Happy Years Research Articles

Maternal-Fetal Medicine: The Journey Thus Far and Way Forward

Maternal-Fetal Medicine: The Journey Thus Far and Way Forward

An Immensely happy, educative, eruditive and prosperous new year.

An Immensely happy, educative, eruditive and prosperous new year.

90 Years Old Academician Felix Ivanovich Ershov

December 10, 2021 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth and 65 years of the scientific activity of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Felix Ivanovich Ershov. F.I. Ershov is a prominent scientist-virologist, popularizer of science, known in our country and abroad, one of the leading experts on the problem of interferon and its inducers. Staff members of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after Honorary Academician N.F. Gamaleya, friends, colleagues and students sincerely congratulate Felix Ivanovich Ershov on his anniversary and wish him new creative successes, health, long and happy years of life!

Advanced Materials Congress in 2017

Dear Readers, A very Happy New Year 2017!International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM, www.iaamonline.org) is pleased to announce cruise congress in Asia, Europe and America in year 2017 with collaboration of VBRI Press AB, Sweden (www.vbripress.com). The goal of congresses is to provide a global platform for researchers and engineers coming from academia and industry to present their research results and activities in the field of fundamental and interdisciplinary research of materials science and technology.

A long way to go

International Journal of High Dilution Research (IJHDR, HD) published by Groupe International de Recherche sur I'Infinitésimal (GIRI), is a well-established name in homeopathy. HD started its journey under the able guidance Dr. Carlos Renato Zacharias in 2008, and since then the journal achieved the three most important attributes for a scientific publication: readability, respect, and citation. 
 
 GIRI and Dr. Zacharias has now entrusted me with the responsibility of maintaining HD standards and carrying on the tradition of timely and quality publications. It is a matter of honour for me to join as the new Editor-in-chief of HD. I am grateful and humbled for this entrust GIRI has bestowed upon me. My association with HD editorial members Dr. Zacharias, Dr. Leoni Bonamin and Dr. Silivia Waisse has been a learning experience, and I aim to fully use this experience, to meet the new expectations. 
 
 In the next few years we aim to achieve new milestones for HD. One of the important and controversial issues with a journal now a day is the impact factor (IF). Many a times, IF and indexing remains a barrier between authors and a journal, particularly in academic peers and recruitment bylaws, although the issue is fiercely debated worldwide. 
 
 IF should not be the only matter of concern while submission of an article to a journal. It is worth quoting here that “Editors desiring to increase their influence will need to focus on a fast and friendly submission and review process, early online and speedy print publication, and encourage the rapid turnaround of high-quality peer reviews [1]”. But nonetheless, we are ready to deal IF issue in a logical and ethical way. Our aim is now to get HD indexed in major biomedical databases in next couple of years.
 
 Second important issue is the transition of HD to its own dedicated domain i.e. www.highdilution.org, which we have successfully achieved. We aim that this will hasten the online publication and sharing easy, quick and personalised. We also expect that this step will encourage more submissions, in an easy and quick manner. Our open access policy and quick review allows wider dissemination of the published work.
 
 Down the line our next major objective would be to increase the reader/author participation in HD. Book review, thesis indexing, case discussions and forums are few of popular scientific communication and we aim to explore these options for the HD through our online platform.
 
 Another important issue for a journal is quality and interesting article. A scientific article cannot be cooked, rather it is the reflection of research and efforts one puts in. HD not only supports publications of quality articles, but also believes in taking remedial measures. In next few years our target is to educate fraternity about scientific study design, research methodology, conduct, analysis, and publication.
 
 Together with Dr. Zacharias, I would like to welcome the new editorial committee members who begin their tenures with me. Most of the existing members will continue in their positions, as their experience of the last few years is invaluable. I would also like to thank all our readers, authors, and reviewers for their support of the journal. Our aim to be the pre-eminent bio-medical journal is only possible with your contributions.
 
 Wishing our readers a very happy and prosperous year 2015!

Minimalist Design in the Age of Archive Fever

Minimalist Design in the Age of Archive Fever

Uralsky, M. (2019). <i>Mark Aldanov. A writer, a public figure and a gentleman of Russian emigration</i>. Prefaced by S. Pesterev and S. Garciano. St. Petersburg: Aleteya. (In Russ.)

This first biographical account of M. Aldanov was authored by M. Uralsky, a writer of documentary prose. While not a strict academic publication, the book shows a thorough approach to selection of the material and verification of facts and introduces hitherto unknown documents, thus qualifying as a compelling piece of scholarly research. The book’s three parts are dedicated to key periods of Aldanov’s life: ‘A young Aldanov — happy years’ (1886–1917), ‘A historical novelist of Russian emigration’ (1919–1940), and ‘The twilight of life and work’ (1947–1957). Uralsky uncovered a number of new materials relating to Aldanov’s childhood and adolescence and his work in emigration, completing a reconstruction of the writer’s life. The biographer examines Aldanov’s personality as an artist, a literary critic, a journalist and a scholar. The book’s leitmotif is to actualise Aldanov’s idea of writers dedicating themselves to kalokagathia — the ‘moral beauty.’

In celebration of the 70thbirthday of Peter Klüfers

In celebration of the 70^thbirthday of Peter Klüfers

Editorial note: Welcome to the year 2021 and Volume 24

On behalf of the editors and the editorial board of African Journal of Nephrology (AJN), I wish all our readers, authors and reviewers a very happy New Year. This year could not have come soon enough after we all experienced a turbulent 2020 which was marked by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the worst in recent memory. I request that we all take a minute to reflect on and honour those colleagues and family members who passed away in 2020. In particular, I wish to mention Dr Anthony Were, who was the current AFRAN president, Prof Mohamed Abdullah, the second AFRAN President, and Prof Jacob Plange-Rule, from Ghana. We will forever be grateful for their contributions to nephrology in Africa. Of the 2020 publications, I wish to highlight the guidelines for treatment of COVID-19 in Africa. This important document was the product of a fruitful continent-wide collaboration and outlines an approach to the management of COVID-19 in patients with kidney disease in Africa. We are very pleased to announce that the South African Department of Higher Education and Training has now included Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)-listed journals among those which qualify for research subsidies for South African authors. AJN achieved inclusion into DOAJ in 2019. Running the Journal is a collective effort. I wish to acknowledge all who contributed in years past, including our founding editor, the late Prof Maher Ramzy, and I wish to thank our current editorial team, Deputy Editor Prof Razeen Davids, Associate Editors Prof Faiçal Jarraya, Dr Fergus Caskey and Prof Sarala Naicker, and all our authors, reviewers and readers. Finally, as we start the New Year in the middle of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wish a successful and safe New Year to all. Alain G AssoungaEditor-in-Chief

Editorial 2021: Letter from the Board of the Journal of Sylva Indonesiana (JSI)

This letter is a second editorial in the fourth year of Journal of Sylva Indonesiana (JSI)’s establishment. This editorial contains messages from the boards, comprised of a former and a chief editor of this journal, about development of this journal, statistics of the published articles, acknowledgment, and closing remarks. JSI has been accredited by Ministry of Research and Technology, Republic of Indonesia with third rank (Sinta 3) since first volume of the publication. During the development of this journal, 25 scientific articles and 1 editorial have been published with peer-reviewed. Classification according to aim and scope of this journal resulted in study field of sylviculture as the major (20%) of forestry and natural resources theme, while the other fields maintained their relative portion. Acknowledgments have been conveyed to contributors of this journal (authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and readers). Closing remarks were consisted of condolence news, a glimmer of hope to return a normal post pandemic situation, and of course a wish all contributors a very happy, healthy and successful year of 2021.

Gyandev Punyadev Sheth

Gyandev Punyadev Sheth was born in India. He and his wife, Jyotika, moved to England in 1973 after initial ophthalmology training in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He spent further happy years in...

This issue of Acta Feb 2021

This issue of Acta Feb 2021

Reflections on the New Year

Executive Report| February 2021 Reflections on the New Year Paul Pomerantz Paul Pomerantz Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor February 2021, Vol. 85, 9. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000733796.55050.d8 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Paul Pomerantz; Reflections on the New Year. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:9 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000733796.55050.d8 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: advocacy, central venous catheters, community, covid-19, economics, immunity, internet, internship and residency, medical devices, medical residencies Happy belated New Year. We thought 2020 would never be behind us. 2021 will be better, maybe significantly. I am preparing this column in early December at a particularly grim time. COVID-19 is peaking, with new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths seeming to rise daily. The pandemic has brought about the worst economic crisis in our lifetime and has occurred against a backdrop of social and political strife. It is very likely as this February issue hits, the situation will still be difficult. An article published on December 4 in The Atlantic, “The U.S. Has Passed the Hospital Breaking Point,” described the difficult winter ahead. However, the concluding paragraph acknowledged: Our members and ASA have certainly risen to the challenge and are well positioned for the future. In my circle of medical society executives, we note how the pandemic has changed our organizations. It has challenged us to be nimble, to... You do not currently have access to this content.

Professor Dr. Thomas M. Klapötke

Professor Dr. Thomas M. Klapötke

Psychological assistance to junior schoolchildren who are internally displaced from eastern Ukraine

The article examines the impact of military action in the east of the country on the trends of future specialists in the field of psychology with younger scholars. This problem is quite relevant today, as a large number of parents with children have been forced to leave the eastern regions of the country. However, there are now areas of work that are currently being mastered by student psychologists. Also, the article presents areas for improving professional skills given the geopolitical situation within the country. Ways to improve the professional training of students are offered. It is no secret that Ukrainian society is experiencing a period of crisis, which is associated with many factors. One of the most important factors is the armed conflict in the east of our country. It is bitter that this action has divided not only society and politicians, but also families. With statistics from the UN, we can say that there are now about 1.198 million migrants from the eastern region of the country. Of these, about 253 thousand children, and how many are left there? How many children do not have the opportunity to see their relatives, play with peers or even go to school? And how many of them know what war is. It is safe to say that they have had a terrible childhood, because the hybrid war has left them no chance for happy years in safety and peace. About 250 children have died in the east since the beginning of 2014. We should not forget that the districts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts are one of the busiest in terms of the number of explosives and mines in the world. The children who stayed there, and there are more than 220,000 of them, do not even have the opportunity to play quietly on the playgrounds, because they are mined. This is only according to the UN. We can only focus on these figures, not state with confidence. In addition to these data, during the anti-terrorist operation and environmental protection, human rights activists recorded at least a dozen cases when military facilities and facilities of armed groups were located within 500 meters from kindergartens and schools, or directly on their territory. Such circumstances are not psychologically favorable for children, so we wonder how a modern practical psychologist can positively influence and help them achieve a normal life.

Memos

Memos

We won't slow down

Team Pharmacy enters 2021 on a roll. In the face of our lifetimes' most formidable public health emergency, the federal government relaxed restrictions on pharmacists' patient-care authorities andfreed pharmacy compounders to mitigate drug shortages. These policies give pharmacists a chance to prove the value of their contributions to health care, in good times and bad. In 2021, we'll fight to expand and make permanent regulations that improve patient outcomes and keep communities safe. In December, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8–0 in favor of patients over pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) greed. By upholding an Arkansas law that requires the drug middlemen to reimburse all pharmacies fairly, the Court empowered other states looking to end shady PBM business practices that starve pharmacies and rob patients of access to care. This year, APhA will keep pushing for PBM transparency at the federal and state levels. National media attention to pharmacy workplace conditions that threaten patient safety opened the door for a real conversation on where the system has gone wrong, and how we can make it right. Preventing potentially deadly medication errors requires nothing less than an overhaul of payment models that disincentivize patient care and lead to burnout and despair for pharmacists. There are ways to make quality care profitable, and we'll pull out all the stops to make them happen. We've got your back. In 2021, APhA launches a new strategic agenda that includes preserving the testing and immunizing authorities the federal government granted during the pandemic, as well as pursuing other authorities necessary to meet our patients' and communities' needs; ensuring that pharmacists' well-being and patients' safety are prioritized over volume and speed; securing reimbursement for pharmacist-provided services for Medicare Part B beneficiaries at the federal level and for beneficiaries of public and private plans at the state level; and advancing payment reform that sustains patient access to pharmacy products and services. We'll also unveil enhanced engagement structures to keep our members connected, supported, and active. Pharmacy is on the move, but we've still got a lot of ground to cover. Setbacks and successes are a package deal, and it's up to us to press on no matter what obstacles lay in our path. I have every reason to believe we'll make it. I'm blown away by what APhA staff and members were able to achieve under 2020's unreal circumstances. Thank you for all you do and have done. We will tackle whatever lies ahead together—and we'll win. From all of us at APhA, have a healthy and happy new year.

Editorial Comment: Journal of Regenerative Science: A Step Towards a More Biological Future

Journal of Regenerative Science: A Step towards a more Biological Future Biology defines and forms basis of every disease and treatment modality, it is the fundamental on which the entire science of medicine stands upon. Restoration of Biology is essentially the core principle of Regenerative medicine. Regenerative Medicine is defined as “Regenerative Medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field of research and clinical applications focused on the repair, replacement or regeneration of cells, tissues or organs to restore impaired function resulting from any cause, including congenital defects, disease, trauma and aging.” [1]. From the definition is clear the optimal restoration of functional biology is the aim of Regenerative medicine as opposed to clinical medicine where most of the focus lies on treating the symptoms or the external causative factors. Regenerative medicine is a multidisciplinary branch which includes principles from engineering as well as biological sciences to utilise the innate ability of body to heal itself. A major part of this branch is dedicated to harvesting this ability while other parts are focussed on enhancing this ability or even replacing this ability by artificial means. The fact that earliest use of regenerative medicine was in early 1900 to prolong life or more specifically to slow the aging process. Although the term Regenerative medicine was coined in 1992 it was made popular only in 1999 and has seen the attention as well as applications in the field grow exponentially since then [2]. The scope of regenerative medicine is ever expanding but broadly focused on tissue engineering and tissue regeneration [3]. The Journal of Regenerative Science will focus more on tissue regeneration part, although advances and research in tissue engineering will receive special attention. When talks about this journal started few months back with Dr Daniel Moya, we were talking mostly in terms of tissue regeneration specifically non-invasive tissue regeneration using shockwaves. We had together conducted special webinars and scheduled talk on Shockwave therapies on our portal OrthoTV where we go incredible response to the concept. Feedback from viewers and especially orthopaedic surgeons was fantastic. We realised that this specific branch of regenerative medicine can be utilised quite effectively in musculoskeletal areas and would create a lot of positive impact on patient outcomes too. From this realisation stemmed the idea of creating a dedicated academic platform in form of Journal of Regenerative Science. It took us time to solidify the idea and find people who are as passionate as us about the subject. It is our great privilege to introduce the Editorial board of the Journal with the launch of first issue of JRS. We planned the first issue in two months and thanks to great effort by every author, we were able to bring out the first issue is a very short time. The issue is an excellent collection of invited articles form experts from across the globe and we are sure that reader will find value in reading these articles. Regenerative science is a very futuristic branch, and it is still in its development phase. This is the stage where both the branch and the practitioner of the branch need to support each other through good research. For any new branch, current research is the foundation on which the future will be decided on. JRS is aimed to provide a peer reviewed platform where researchers can publish their research and help in growth of the specialty. JRS editorial board and reviewers list consists of great experts in the field and more will be joining us. This will help in maintaining highest quality of articles and publication in the Journal. At the same time, we wish to keep the focus of the articles to practical patient care too. Keeping both the academic as well as clinical aspect in mind we would like to extend an open invitation to all researchers in the field of Regenerative science to submit their work to the Journal. The first issue is in your hands, and it is a work of lot of Love and hard work form authors and the editorial team. We sincerely hope that you will enjoy reading the articles and send us your feedback. Wishing you a Very Safe and Happy New Year. Dr. Ashok Shyam, MS Ortho

Editorial

Black holes play a very prominent role in nowadays physics. For the discovery of a supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy and for the theoretical description of black holes, the three physicists Reinhard Genzel, Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose were honored by the Physics Nobel Prize of the year 2020. However, black holes are still very mysterious objects, both seen from theoretical, fundamental physics and concerning their role in astrophysics and the evolution of the Universe. There are several key questions: What is the quantum nature of black holes? In particular can one derive, possibly based on the holographic principle, a quantum description of black holes that provides a clue to the black hole information puzzle? New calculations of the so-called Page-curve, which describes the entropy of a decaying black hole, including the contribution of entanglement islands and gravitational wormholes opened up a promising avenue in the better understanding of Hawking radiation. Black holes and black hole decays also play a very prominent role in the ongoing swampland discussion about quantum gravity. Furthermore, can primordial black holes serve as viable dark matter candidates? We expect that the field black holes and their interrelation to quantum information, astrophysics and cosmology will further evolve during the next years and will give further new insights into the quantum nature of black holes and their role in the evolution of the universe. I wish all authors and readers of "Fortschritte der Physik” a happy and successful new year 2021.

In honor of Hartmut Karl Lichtenthaler

We honor here Hartmut Karl Lichtenthaler, a pioneer of plant physiology, plant biochemistry, plant biophysics, plant molecular biology, and stress physiology. His contributions to the ingenious use of chlorophyll a fluorescence imaging in understanding the physiological processes in leaves stand out. We wish him many happy and productive years of research and educating others.