A Marriage Education Program to Address an Education Gap Affecting Those Not Participating in Premarital Education

The importance of developing tools and programs within the local congregation to strengthen marriages is of the highest necessity. With an increasing movement away in society from the truths and purposes of God, marriages are under increased stress in modern culture. This societal stress is on all marriages, including those of Christians. This project creates a curriculum and education program to teach married couples and individuals that may or may not have had premarital education. The project is designed in part to meet an observed gap in marriage education at the local level. The project showed a considerable success rate in its ability to strengthen awareness in key areas of marriage understanding. The Three Forks Church of Christ’s current ministry and those within the congregation have greatly benefitted by the research done within this project, and the anticipation is that additional families will be strengthened by the efforts that extend from this project in the future

MSW students’ attitudes towards incarcerated individuals

There is an unequivocally high incarceration rate amongst socially, economically, and politically vulnerable individuals including racial minorities, the impoverished, and the mentally ill (Creswell & Poth, 2017). This has resulted in jails and prisons becoming the leading mental health service provider in the United States. As a result, the incarcerated have required extensive services from social workers, which continues to impact the profession. The purpose of this study is to describe MSW students’ attitudes towards incarcerated individuals because attitudes towards prisoners are a major determinant of a prisoner’s success in becoming successfully reintegrated back into society (Park, 2009). The researcher recruited MSW students from six California State universities using an online survey to collect students’ demographic information, education, and experience with prisoners, and their attitudes towards prisoners (ATP). The total sample consisted of N = 202 MSW students and based on their responses, students’ race, religion, location, education, and experience with prisoners significantly varied with their attitudes towards prisoners. Education and experience with prisoners were the strongest predictors of favorable attitudes towards prisoners. With this information in mind, the present study declares a need for educating MSW students to work with prisoners to ensure that those who work with this population are fully accepting and advocate for social justice and reintegration

Биофизика зрительной сенсорной системы человека

Зрительная сенсорная система – это система, которая воспринимает излучение видимого спектра, после чего формируется изображение предметов окружающей среды в виде определенных ощущений (сенсорных чувств)

A ferrous oxalate mediated photo-Fenton system: Toward an increased biodegradability of indigo dyed wastewaters

This study assessed the applicability of a ferrous oxalate mediated photo-Fenton pretreatment for indigo-dyed wastewaters as to produce a biodegradable enough effluent, likely of being derived to conventional biological processes. The photochemical treatment was performed with ferrous oxalate and hydrogen peroxide in a Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) under batch operation conditions. The reaction was studied at natural pH conditions (5–6) with indigo concentrations in the range of 6.67–33.33 mg L−1, using a fixed oxalate-to-iron mass ratio (C2O42−/Fe2+ = 35) and assessing the system's biodegradability at low (257 mg L−1) and high (1280 mg L−1) H2O2 concentrations. In order to seek the optimal conditions for the treatment of indigo dyed wastewaters, an experimental design consisting in a statistical surface response approach was carried out. This analysis revealed that the best removal efficiencies for Total Organic Carbon (TOC) were obtained for low peroxide doses. In general it was observed that after 20 kJ L−1, almost every treated effluent increased its biodegradability from a BOD5/COD value of 0.4. This increase in the biodegradability was confirmed by the presence of short chain carboxylic acids as intermediate products and by the mineralization of organic nitrogen into nitrate. Finally, an overall decrease in the LC50 for Artemia salina indicated a successful detoxification of the effluent

Nanoporous Carbon Composites for Water Remediation

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are known for their superior surface properties such as surface area and porosity. Thermal decomposition of MOFs may lead to nanoporous carbon composites. These composites can be further used in various application areas. Environmental remediation is one of the most popular areas for using these composites. Nowadays, nanoporous carbon composites are used generally in supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, and sensors. Besides the aforementioned application areas, these materials can be used as adsorbents, photocatalysts, and nanomotors. In this review, the preparation methods of nanoporous carbon materials will be explained and their use in environmental remediation will be summarized. The future perspectives of nanoporous carbon composites will be also discussed

Designing integrated care services in the Republic of Moldova – experiences of the Healthy Life Project

Healthy Life project, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy Nicolae Testemitanu, Republic of Moldova, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, SwitzerlandDriven by the increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, WHO has launched its Global Framework for Integrated People centred Health Services (IPCHS) during the 2016 World Health Assembly [1]. This approach combines the horizontal integration of health, social and community services centred around people’s needs with the vertical organization of a specialized referral system with the aim to improve the quality of live for patients suffering from chronic disease – as well as for the people who take care of them. Health promotion and NCD risk reduction play an important role in this approach. The Republic of Moldova supported by the Swiss Cooperation Office (SCO) through the Healthy Life Project, is working to decentralize and integrate the management of NCDs; to improve the quality of integrated services; to reduce NCD risk and to strengthen peoples’ health-seeking behavior. Initial data show that there are significant gaps in terms service quality, such as insufficient medical equipment (24% in health centres (HC) and 37% in family doctors’ offices (FDO)) and particularly for medical supplies (44% HC and 75% FDO) [2]. There are some weaknesses in clinical consultations but clinical history taking and recording was quite common. Health promotion activities are limited, particularly in FDOs with more than a third (37.5%) not having a plan or training staff to carry out respective activities. The Healthy Life Project combines risk reduction and demand side interventions (health promotion, risk reduction and improved health-seeking behavior), with improved targeting of provider services (community nursing, care-taker support, better self-management, improvement of quality of care, service integration, people-centred planning of health interventions). Integrating people centred services means amongst others to be highly familiar with peoples’ needs (both patients and care-providers), to plan and evaluate services in a participatory manner; prioritize targeted interventions; provide high quality services and foster partnering amongst and across service providers, patients, care-takers and communities in the wider sense. Community nursing plays a key role in integrated care systems by forming the interface between community and people’s needs, coordinating and informing service providers, participatory services planning for patients in need (case-management) and helping patients and care-takers to self-manage their conditions. The Healthy Life project supports the development of a consistent community nursing concept and helps build staff capacity with regards to integrated care. Local authorities play a key role in prioritizing the health of their people and mobilizing expertise to reduce public health risk factors and establish healthy communities. Linking health, social and complementary services (e.g. palliative care, physical and social mobilization of chronically ill) in one planning framework improves responsiveness of services to people’s needs (e.g. case management). The project supports the development of health and service profiles to identify priorities and needs in terms of information gasps, areas to promote health, but also the identification of relevant services at community and rayon levels, which will lead to health action plans guiding priority activities. With regards to quality of care, basic equipment that is needed to implement the key clinical protocols at PHC level will be provided to the pilot rayon’s. This will be accompanied by capacity building measures and the introduction of peer exchanges as well as facility-based continuous quality improvement “projects”. Capacity building on updated NCD guidelines (e.g. WHO PEN protocols are another important pillar towards quality of care. The 2017 quality of care study shows that up to 28% of primary care facilities have not received any training on relevant guidelines during the last year with a clear geographic disadvantage of the north of the country. Main focus is to provide comprehensive services for the management of NCDs and to reduce the likelihood of unnecessary hospitalization [3]. The Viatasan project supports the newly created National Agency for Public Health and its substructures by building expertise in health promotion and risk reduction activities at national and rayon levels. This expertise will strengthen intersectoral planning (e.g. with health, social, community and other relevant services and together with people’s representatives), coordination and implementation capacity of Rayon Health Councils based on jointly developed health action plans. Jointly with the National Agency for Public Health highly practical and skills based training activities in health promotion will be conducted to enable rayon and community level actors to plan, implement and evaluate their own health promotion activities. Community interventions such as local health promotion activities, interventions towards the development of “healthy communities” are also supported in form of small projects. The Healthy Life Project supports the Moldovan Government to strengthen its primary care services to cope with the increasing burden of NCDs. Using the conceptual framework of “Integrated People centred Health Services (IPCHS)” promoted by WHO it facilitates the reform of services, and the empowerment of patients, care-takers, families and communities to be knowledgeable about health risk and individual risk behavior in order to form a care partnership, with the aim of improving quality of life. Local authorities play a strong role to organize and provide coordinate platforms for interventions from health, social and complementary services and create healthy communities. The primary health team in health centers and family doctor’s offices are the health experts to manage NCDs, reduce the likelihood of hospitalization and coordinate expert services around patient’s needs following a more patient centred and less professional group centred approach

The feather epithelium contributes to the dissemination and ecology of clade 2.3.4.4b H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in ducks

Immature feathers are known replication sites for high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) in poultry. However, it is unclear whether feathers play an active role in viral transmission. This study aims to investigate the contribution of the feather epithelium to the dissemination of clade 2.3.4.4b goose/Guangdong/1996 lineage H5 HPAIVs in the environment, based on natural and experimental infections of domestic mule and Muscovy ducks. During the 2016–2022 outbreaks, H5 HPAIVs exhibited persistent and marked feather epitheliotropism in naturally infected commercial ducks. Infection of the feather epithelium resulted in epithelial necrosis and disruption, as well as the production and environmental shedding of infectious virions. Viral and feather antigens colocalized in dust samples obtained from poultry barns housing naturally infected birds. In summary, the feather epithelium contributes to viral replication, and it is a likely source of environmental infectious material. This underestimated excretion route could greatly impact the ecology of HPAIVs, facilitating airborne and preening-related infections within a flock, and promoting prolonged viral infectivity and long-distance viral transmission between poultry farms.This study was performed in the framework of the “Chaire de Biosécurité et Santé Aviaires”, hosted by the National Veterinary College of Toulouse (ENVT) and funded by the Direction Generale de l’Alimentation, Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire, France. The animal experiment was partially funded by the Veterinary Biocontained facility Network (VetBioNet) [EU Grant Agreement INFRA-2016-1 N°731014].info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The feather epithelium contributes to the dissemination and ecology of clade 2.3.4.4b H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in ducks

Immature feathers are known replication sites for high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) in poultry. However, it is unclear whether feathers play an active role in viral transmission. This study aims to investigate the contribution of the feather epithelium to the dissemination of clade 2.3.4.4b goose/Guangdong/1996 lineage H5 HPAIVs in the environment, based on natural and experimental infections of domestic mule and Muscovy ducks. During the 2016-2022 outbreaks, H5 HPAIVs exhibited persistent and marked feather epitheliotropism in naturally infected commercial ducks. Infection of the feather epithelium resulted in epithelial necrosis and disruption, as well as the production and environmental shedding of infectious virions. Viral and feather antigens colocalized in dust samples obtained from poultry barns housing naturally infected birds. In summary, the feather epithelium contributes to viral replication, and it is a likely source of environmental infectious material. This underestimated excretion route could greatly impact the ecology of HPAIVs, facilitating airborne and preening-related infections within a flock, and promoting prolonged viral infectivity and long-distance viral transmission between poultry farms