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Understanding Female Sexual Dysfunction

Sexuality is an integral part of our human existence. It is more than a source of pleasure—it is a source of fulfillment, emotional connection, intimacy and empowerment. Unfortunately, for many women worldwide, a satisfying and fulfilling sex life is thwarted by sexual dysfunction. Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is an all too common and often very distressing condition that encompasses a wide range of difficulties, and affects women of all ages and backgrounds. This condition is characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to achieve sexual satisfaction, causing the woman distress. This is a complex issue as the causes can be quite varied and sometimes elusive. The contributing factors we evaluate include physical (hormones, chronic illnesses, medication side effects), psychological (anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues) and social (cultural or religious beliefs). Women who experience FSD are often distressed, experiencing relationship strain as a result, and their overall quality of life is impacted. This is a topic that is still shrouded in shame and stigma, leaving many women unable to discuss or uncomfortable discussing their difficulties even with healthcare professionals. We need to empower women with knowledge, encourage them to discuss their sexuality, and provide help and support. As health professionals, we need to play our part in the destigmatization and normalization of sexual wellness.

How does the built environment affect patient safety in relation to physical activity? Experiences at a rehabilitation center

Physical activity benefits patients in rehabilitation yet comes with various safety issues. The built environment impacts on both safety and physical activity. We aim to explore the role of the built environment in safety issues related to being physically active in rehabilitation. We conducted a case study at a free-standing rehabilitation center for patients with Multiple Sclerosis, neurologic, or locomotor issues. Patients participated in two interviews supported by activity tracking data. Care professionals participated in focus group interviews respectively with two therapists and four head nurses. Accessibility and physical barriers, visual connections and (in)dependence, and spatial familiarity are important themes when identifying aspects of the built environment in relation to reducing safety issues patients encounter during physical activity. Raising awareness about each of these among care and design professionals could help them to balance safety issues in relation to physical activity and to communicate about them in a nuanced way.

A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Postpartum Depression at a Tertiary Care Center in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.

Background Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant public health concern globally characterized by a spectrum of mood disturbances ranging from mild mood swings to severe depressive episodes initiating within four weeks post childbirth and potentially persisting up to 12 months. Besides affecting the mother, it also affects the mental health and development of the babies born to affected mothers. Despite its considerable burden and potential adverse effects on both maternal and child well-being, PPD often goes undetected and untreated. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2024 to March 2024 at a tertiary care center in Gorakhpur to assess PPD in 280 postpartum women. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score≥ 10 was used to confirm depression. Data collection involved a pretested, structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The prevalence of PPD was 12.14%. Age and education were significant sociodemographic risk factors (p < 0.05). In psychosocial factors, adverse life events (p < 0.001), wishing for a male child but giving birth to a female (p = 0.01), domestic violence (p = 0.005), relationship issues, an alcoholic spouse (p = 0.01), and poor in-law relations (p < 0.001) were found to be linked to PPD. Obstetric factors such as complicated antenatal history, physical illness, cesarean section, complicated intranatal history, and postpartum complications were also found to be important factors. Conclusion PPD affects many women, emphasizing the need for effective measures. Initiatives like the appointment of healthcare counselors and PPD screening programs in healthcare settings are essential to detect and support affected mothers.

Effects of Peer-victimization on High School Students' Mental Health: Examining the Moderating Role of Teacher-student Relationship

Interpersonal relationship issues are one of the main factors affecting adolescent mental health, with peer-victimization attracting significant attention due to its widespread negative impact. This research investigates the impact of peer-victimization on psychological symptoms among high school students and assesses the moderating influence of teacher-student relationships. 337 high school students completed a questionnaire consisting of the Peer-Victimization Scale, the Teacher-Student Relationship Questionnaire, and the Chinese Adolescent Mental Health Scale. The results revealed that peer-victimization is significantly positively correlated with psychological symptoms in high school students. Furthermore, teacher-student relationships were found to weaken peer-victimization’s negative effect on psychological symptoms. When high school students under peer-victimization, a good teacher-student relationship can provide protection.

Century of the East and Peaceful coexistence of China and India: Moderating role of Belt and Road Initiative in Emerging Asian Economies

The study focusses on historical perspective, contemporary historical perspective as well as futurologist perspective of Sino-India relations, economic development and bilateral trade. The economic growth has been examined with the interaction effect of Belt &amp; Road Initiative. The purpose of this study is to find out the reasons of correlation between Sino-India economic growth patterns for last two thousand years as well as making recommendations for the optimal level of the relations in the region in the emerging century of East. The study further aims to examine the cross-country impact of infrastructure development on other countries. A total of thirty countries which are a part of Belt and Road Initiative were selected. The data is collected from World Bank Database from 1990 to 2019 (n=900). The data were analyzed using penal data regression models (fixed random effect regression models) to test the effect of macro-economic variables on economic growth, while hierarchical moderated regression analysis was used to determine the moderating effect of Belt and Road Initiative on the economic growth of participating economies. Belt &amp; Road Initiative significantly moderate the relationship of economic growth with its factors. Therefore, we conclude that Belt &amp; Road is pivotal for economic growth of region. In the century of Asia, China and India must understand that trade cooperation and congenial relations with in the region is beneficial for all the stakeholders in Asian Region while West and USA want to utilize India to halt the progress in the region and converting India a leading state to fight with China in the best interest of West. The only resolvable issues in Sino-India relations are border marketing in Tibrt, Arnachal Perdesh and Kashmir which are not only hampering the economic growth of these areas but also deviating the focus from economic growth towards militarization of the region. The limitations of this article is that the idea of Belt &amp; Road was initiated in 2013 and different countries have joined BRI in different years. We have taken only those countries which have become a part of BRI till 2017. Another limitation is that we have selected few macroeconomic and social variables to test their effect on economic growth. We have selected those variables which are important for developing economies since majority of countries in BRI are developing. It is a unique study from the perspective, that it is using the available and estimated GDP of last two thousand years to find out the correlation between China’s and India’s economic growth and based on empirical analysis rather than theoretical one, suggesting the optimal level of relationship between China and India, why active participation of Betl &amp; Road Initiative (BRI) by India is necessary for India’s growth.

Assessment of Behavioral Disorders in Iranian Children with Functional Constipation

Background: Functional constipation (FC) is a common issue in pediatric healthcare, causing significant physical and emotional distress for patients and their families. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of behavioral issues in children diagnosed with functional constipation, exploring their characteristics and relationship with various factors. Methods: We conducted a case-control study involving 107 children and adolescents (aged 2 to 18 years) with chronic functional constipation as the case group and 107 children without this condition as the control group. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was employed to evaluate different aspects of behavioral patterns. Results: The comparison of various behavioral components assessed by the SDQ between the case and control groups revealed significantly higher average scores for emotional symptoms (0.85 ± 0.81 vs. 0.55 ± 1.03, P = 0.019), peer relationship problems (1.76 ± 2.23 vs. 0.76 ± 1.18, P = 0.001), and prosocial behavior (8.12 ± 1.87 vs. 7.42 ± 1.64, P = 0.002) in children with chronic functional constipation. Within the chronic constipation group, peer relationship issues were more common in boys, whereas girls exhibited more problems with prosocial behavior. Moreover, issues related to hyperactivity/inattention and prosocial behavior were more frequent in older children with chronic constipation. Conclusions: Chronic functional constipation in children is strongly associated with behavioral changes and problems, which are influenced by the demographic and anthropometric features of the patients.

Work–family conflict and spouse’s job performance: when detaching from home is key

ABSTRACT Work–family conflict (WFC) is a common experience which frequently affects employees’ performance and wellbeing. But among dual-earner couples, is it possible that employees’ WFC relates to spouses’ job performance? Why does this occur and what are the associated consequences? Drawing on crossover literature and the stressor–detachment model, we explore a number of crossover and spillover effects. Specifically, we propose that employees’ WFC negatively affects spouses’ home detachment and job performance on the next day (crossover effects), which relates to spouses’ lower work detachment (spillover effects). We conducted a diary study among 145 working couples who responded to a daily survey over five consecutive working days (N = 1450 occasions). Our results from multilevel analyses largely supported our hypotheses. Employees’ WFC predicted lower home detachment of spouses on the following day, which, in turn, negatively affected spouses’ performance and work detachment. These findings show that WFC affects spouses beyond the family domain and that detachment from family-related issues is key to performing well and disconnecting from work.

Certain aspects of the problems of establishing marital and family relations according to the law of ancient eastern countries

It is pointed out that the issue of marriage and family relations of the Ancient World era and, in particular, Ancient Eastern societies, has always been in the field of view of domestic and foreign researchers. Such scientific interest in it is quite understandable in view of the need to clarify the essence of the emergence of the institution of the family, the factors that determined the evolution of this social phenomenon, the adjustment of the legal regulation of this process in the direction of optimizing marital and family relations in accordance with the level of development of society at each of the its stages. One cannot but agree, in this connection, with the opinion of the famous American philosopher of German origin, Felix Adler, that «the family is a society in miniature, on the integrity of which depends the safety of the entire large human society».&#x0D; The article is devoted to the analysis of certain aspects of the process of formation of marriage and family institutions under the law of the countries of the Ancient East. An attempt was made to reveal certain regularities of this process, in particular, the nature of the family as a social institution, marriage as a form of its realization in the oldest local civilizations of the Near East known to science. A partial comparative and legal analysis of the features of this segment of social relations in certain states of the Ancient East was carried out and the factors that, in the opinion of the author, determined these features were outlined.&#x0D; In a broad context, it was established that family, marriage, as a form of its implementation, are dynamic social institutions that are directly dependent on the level of development of society. Therefore, their form and content must correspond to the nature of social relations, establish the principles that are dominant in this society, while ensuring its harmonious development.

Підвищення ефективності правового регулювання фіксації ушкоджень нанесених військовослужбовцям у ході бойових дій

In the context of the norms of international humanitarian law, the article examines the improvement of the effectiveness of the legal regulation of recording injuries inflicted on servicemen during hostilities. The object of the study is the legal regulation of recording injuries inflicted on servicemen during armed conflicts. The subject of the study is the development of norms used during armed conflicts to record injuries to servicemen. The research was carried out based on the dialectical method of cognition with the use of historical, comparative-legal, systemic-structural and formal-logical methods, which together made it possible to investigate issues in a holistic relationship. It is noted that the systematic implementation of the norms of international humanitarian law regarding the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of War Victims of 1949 and Additional Protocols I, II to them of 1977 are implementations taking into account the peculiarities of national legal systems. The norms of international conventions on international humanitarian law in the context of the protection of servicemen wounded during hostilities and current national legislation on these issues have been analyzed. At the same time, in international humanitarian law and, accordingly, in national legislation, there are no norms that regulate responsibility for inflicting wounds on military personnel during hostilities. It is not regulated in the legal relationship of informing about events related to the wounding of a serviceman in the context of criminal and criminal procedural law at the national and international levels. The submitted proposals on supplementing the Criminal Code of Ukraine with regulations on liability for injury to servicemen during hostilities will contribute to the development of legislation that will complement current international conventions on international humanitarian law.

Geogebra untuk Pengantar Pembelajaran Integral Tentu

Nowadays there are many technologies that can be utilized to support the educational process, including in the teaching of mathematics. In integral material, the usual approach involves explaining mathematical operations, giving an example, and doing the task. Students are not taught in-depth concepts about how integrals are obtained and the related issues with integrals. All of this could be due to the lack of use of media that supports stimulation and visualization of mathematics learning. One of the media that answers this problem is Geogebra. This article is a literature study that discusses the Geogebra application as an introduction to integral learning. Beside that, example of using Geogebra as a learning media to help students understand integral concepts are also presented.

Artificial Intelligence-based Legal Application for Resolving Issues Related to Live-In Relationship

INTRODUCTION: The societal landscape in India has witnessed a very transformative shift in the perspectives on relationships, with an increasing prevalence of live-in couples challenging the traditional norms of marriage. However, this ongoing trend has brought about a huge surge in legal complexities, including recognition, partner rights, property disputes, and inheritance issues. This study proposed an innovative approach that leveraged the potential of Artificial Intelligence and Automatic speech recognition for the registration and redressal of live-in relationship matters.&#x0D; OBJECTIVES: This research explores and seeks for the optimization of the resolution of live-in relationship disputes which occurs in the legal perspective with the help of an AI-based platform. The primary goal of this research was to overcome the physical barriers while ensuring the correct accessibility to legal procedures for the registration and addressing of the grievances related to live-in relationships. &#x0D; METHODS: Here, the methodology followed, starting from the thorough review which was conducted using different resources from Scopus, PubMed, and ResearchGate. This research explored the increasing complaints and varying victim counts in live-in relationship cases. This finally attributed to these issues to a lack of physical access to legal remedies.&#x0D; RESULTS: This study also emphasized the major significance of AI-driven redressal processes in the real-time alleviation of the hurdles and challenges associated with live-in relationship cases. The proposed framework and platform aimed to offer an alternative means for the individuals who were unable to physically approach the authorities, facilitating a more efficient and seamless way of legal resolution more quickly.&#x0D; CONCLUSION: This study advocates for the integration of AI and AST technologies in the legal domain, specifically for addressing live-in relationship issues. The implementation of such a system had the potential to bridge gaps in its accessibility, thereby contributing to a more inclusive and efficient legal framework for individuals who are passionately involved in live-in relationships.

A content analysis of the frequency of fat talk in Walt Disney animation films (1937–2021)

PurposePrevious research demonstrates a consistent association between the media and body and eating related issues in children. Recent research has highlighted a role for “fat talk” to describe discourses around body size and food. One key source of media information is Disney animation films, yet to date no research study has explored the verbal content of this genre.Design/methodology/approachThe present study used a content analysis to examine fat talk in Disney animation films (1937–2021; n = 53) with a focus on the frequency of fat talk, changes over time and differences between the genders and heroic statuses of the givers and receivers of fat talk. Fat talk was defined as relating to both body size and food and could be either positive or negative.FindingsResults revealed that there was more negative than positive fat talk per film; no significant changes over time; males were the givers of significantly more positive and negative fat talk than females and were also the receivers of more negative fat talk; good characters were the givers and receivers of more positive and negative fat talk and more self-directed negative fat talk than bad characters.Practical implicationsThe results are discussed in terms of possible legislation and parenting interventions to minimise the harm of this genre on young children.Originality/valueDisney animation films may not be as benign as often thought.

Understanding the Sustainable Mechanisms of Poverty Alleviation Resettlement in China’s Developed Regions under the Background of Land Relocation: Drivers, Paths and Outcomes

In the context of land relocation, poverty alleviation resettlement (PAR) is considered an effective approach to improve the man–land relationship and development issues. However, current studies pay little attention to PAR and its spillover effects within developed regions. Furthermore, the complete mechanism chain has received little research concentration. Thus, employing a qualitative survey, this study aims to investigate the overall mechanisms of developed regions’ PAR in the context of land relocation. The study will deal with the following questions: Why does PAR occur in developed regions? How does the resettlement approach to poverty alleviation (i.e., paths)? What are the effects of resettlement on poverty alleviation, including its own effects and spillover effects? Through answering these questions, this study will highlight PAR in developed regions and investigate the spillovers from social, economic and ecological perspectives. Particularly, a comprehensive mechanism analysis framework for PAR will be presented to motivate future studies. Results indicate that PAR is generally caused by ecological poverty alleviation, geological disaster prevention and county town urbanisation promotion and that emigration and resettlement are the paths to PAR. In addition, the direct outcome is the overall rise in the number of resettlers over time, and the spillovers show the sustainable collaboration of economic, social and ecological dimensions. These findings will influence future land reform and housing initiatives.

Australian men's help-seeking pathways for anxiety

Globally, there has been a substantial increase in the number of men being diagnosed with anxiety disorders. Despite this, men's mental health research often focusses on uncovering why men don't, rather than why they do, seek help. Within this context, men's help-seeking pathways for anxiety are poorly understood. This study mapped the help-seeking pathways of 419 Australian-based men for anxiety. Respondents 16 to 77 years-old (M = 40.92 years, SD = 15.36) reported multiple instances of help-seeking (n = 321, 77%) elaborating on their drivers for help-seeking via an open-text qualitative survey. Thematic analysis of men's responses was used to generate three themes, first detailing common tipping points of men's anxiety (namely relationship issues and work stress), and second, the reclusive causes and consequences of men's anxiety (burdensome symptoms and unmet expectations). These two themes converged into a third theme of help-seeking where defeatist (i.e., resigned abandonment self-management strategies) or defiant (proactive motivation in reaction to new events) motivations propelled men into either assisted or solitary help-seeking pathways. The current study findings afford important insights about the drivers that lead men to seek help for anxiety across the life course. Interventions targeting men's help-seeking for anxiety should accentuate the potential benefits of community-based mental health treatment within the context of men's social connectedness. Such interventions would also benefit from leveraging positive masculine ideals including strength, emotional-control and competition which can be both a barrier to, and driver for, help-seeking in the context of men's anxiety.

Assessment of the seasonal trends of air pollution: A case study of Gurugram city, Haryana, India

Introduction: The air pollution is a significant environmental issue that profoundly impacts urban areas and their surrounding regions. The processes involved in air pollution are complex, as primary pollutants are released into the atmosphere and then transported by the action of wind. Primary pollutants may undergo chemical reactions, change phases, and eventually be eliminated from the atmosphere through dry and wet deposition.&#x0D; Materials and methods: The Air Quality Index (AQI) has been used to analyse the variations in the AQI over a span of three years (2019-2021) for Gurugram city. The study aimed to quantify the changes in the AQI values on seasonal basis (winter, summer, and monsoon).&#x0D; Results: The results show that there has been a slight improvement in the air quality in certain areas, but it still remains critical. Therefore, it highlights the need for continued and concerted efforts to address the issue of air pollution. The deteriorating air quality poses severe threats, including the potential alteration into the natural state of atmospheric composition, besides health- related issues.&#x0D; Conclusion: It is closely linked to adverse health effects, such as respiratory problems, increased instances of asthma, cancer, and even leads to mortality in extreme cases. The measurements from four monitoring sites namely Seva Sadan, Sector-51, Gawal Pahari, and Manesar, were analysed and a comparison of seasonal trends among these sites were also attempted.

Comparative Analysis of Sustainable Livestock Development as a Source of Livelihood to Farmers of Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir

This research focuses on the development of livestock and related issues in two Indian states. The increasing demand for meat and milk in these two states is placing a great deal of stress on the natural resource base. Additionally, a large portion of the land in these states is farmed for animal feed, specifically cereals. In terms of economic output, livestock production in these two states has the potential to overtake all other agricultural activities. In these two states, livestock has helped people's economic standing. However, several challenges are impeding the growth of cattle in the states, such as issues related to deforestation, overgrazing, and degradation, the "involution" of mixed farming systems, and waste management in areas with high animal concentration. Measures that only address the external symptoms of environmental damage will never produce the same results as policies that focus on the underlying causes of the problem. Demand must be considered when setting the price of livestock products to achieve sustainable development in livestock specie-mix. There is a lot of room for technological development, which could result in reduced resource consumption per unit of output and increased livestock production.

Discussion on pathological diagnosis of vascular diseases based on ISSVA classification

The diagnosis of vascular diseases is not only about distinguishing neoplastic or non-neoplastic lesions, but also focusing more on emphasizing the essence of the disease, namely the presence or absence of endothelial cell proliferation, and further to distinguishing true hemangioma tumors or vascular malformation. This article is based on the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) classification, which is widely used in clinical practice, and discusses the related pathological diagnosis issues of vascular diseases.

Locating Resilience in Ancient Urban Networks

One of the striking features of ancient Mediterranean urbanism is the capacity of individual cities to weather all kinds of shocks, from earthquakes, floods, droughts, plagues, and crop failures to sieges and violent shifts in political gravity. This is all the more remarkable given the environmental precarity of ancient Mediterranean life, and the relative instability of so many of the political entities that ruled them. This paper considers these issues in relation to resilience. Resilience theory was developed in the 1970s to investigate why some ecosystems were better able than others to withstand external pressures. Resilient systems “absorb shocks”, “spring back”, or simply “adapt” after major disruptions. The idea has been borrowed by social scientists, including archaeologists and town planners. This paper will ask where resilience is to be located in the ancient world, and will consider the role of urban economics, networks and imperial polities in promoting resilient cities in antiquity.

THE DURATION OF THE IMPACT OF THE “INVESTOR FEAR INDEX” ON THE RUSSIAN STOCK MARKET

In the process of investing during the period of expectation of a new global economic crisis, it is important to sell existing shares on time. In this regard, the topic of research on the impact of the “investor fear index” on the Russian stock market is relevant. The purpose of the research is to establish the duration of the impact of the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) on the American and Russian stock markets. To achieve this goal, the following tasks have been solved: theoretical issues of the VIX relationship with stock markets, global economic crises, risk-free assets, monetary incentives have been considered; an appropriate research methodology has been selected; economic and mathematical models have been built reflecting the relationship of the stock markets of the United States and Russia with the “investor fear index”. The results of the study work showed that after the impact of high values of the “investor fear index”, signaling the onset of a new global economic crisis, the Russian stock market will recover and grow within twelve years, the price of shares of Sberbank PJSC — within seven years, the price of shares of Gazprom PJSC — within four years. The results of tainted have practical importance for long-term investors.

Analysis of British Foreign Policy Forming the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) Security Alliance in 2021

Security has become a significant issue in international relations because it involves aspects of territorial protection, peacekeeping, economic stability, and other elements that influence the lives of countries worldwide. In international relations, security involves a deep understanding of threats, conflicts, and strategies to maintain peace and stability at regional and global levels. This research aims to analyze state behavior in the context of security cooperation, focusing on the UK's participation in the AUKUS security alliance formed in 2021. The UK's decision to join AUKUS was driven by two main factors, namely national role conceptions and role prescriptions. This research pays special attention to the uniqueness of Britain's participation in this alliance, considering its geographical position in the North Atlantic region, not in the Indo-Pacific region, which is the main focus of AUKUS. This analysis will provide valuable insight for the Indonesian Government in addressing security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region related to forming the AUKUS alliance. By understanding the motivational factors driving UK participation, this research can contribute to formulating more effective policies addressing regional and global security challenges.