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Delineation of ADPRHL2 Variants: Report of Two New Patients with Review of the Literature.

ADPRHL2 is involved in posttranslational modification and is known to have a role in physiological functions such as cell signaling, DNA repair, gene control, cell death, and response to stress. Recently, a group of neurological disorders due to ADPRHL2 variants is described, characterized by childhood-onset, stress-induced variable movement disorders, neuropathy, seizures, and neurodegenerative course. We present the diagnostic pathway of two pediatric patients with episodic dystonia and ataxia, who later had a neurodegenerative course complicated by central hypoventilation syndrome due to the same homozygous ADPRHL2 variant. We conducted a systematic literature search and data extraction procedure following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2020 statement in terms of patients with ADPRHL2 variants, from 2018 up to 3 February, 2023. In total, 12 articles describing 47 patients were included in the final analysis. Median age at symptom onset was 2 (0.7-25) years, with the most common presenting symptoms being gait problems (n = 19, 40.4%), seizures (n = 16, 34%), ataxia (n = 13, 27.6%), and weakness (n = 10, 21.2%). Triggering factors (28/47; 59.5%) and regression (28/43; 60.4%), axonal polyneuropathy (9/23; 39.1%), and cerebral and cerebellar atrophy with white matter changes (28/36; 77.7%) were the other clues. The fatality rate and median age of death were 44.6% (n = 21) and 7 (2-34) years, respectively. ADPRHL2 variants should be considered in the context of episodic, stress-induced pediatric and adult-onset movement disorders and seizures.

Drug-related Offences in India: Observations and Insights from the Secondary Analysis of the Data from the National Crimes Record Bureau

Background: People who use psychoactive substances that are illicit have increased chances of coming into contact with the law enforcement and criminal justice systems for different reasons. The problem statement in terms of the need for healthcare services for such people is yet to be defined and quantified in India. Methods: We used the data collected by the National Crimes Record Bureau for the years 1986 to 2021. We assessed the profile of offences registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 1985 over the successive years in India. We also made comparisons between the offences for possession for personal use/consumption and for trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances at the national level and at the level of states and union territories in the country. Results: The percentage of these arrests, charge sheets and convictions as part of total Special and Local Laws (SLL) has increased over the years, showing a positive monotonic trend. A large percentage of those arrested were males. A higher percentage of females were arrested and charge-sheeted for trafficking than for personal use or consumption. The percentage of total persons arrested, charge-sheeted and convicted for possession of drugs for personal use/consumption was greater than that of those arrested for possession of drugs for trafficking for all years from 2017 to 2021. There were significant associations between gender and the types of offense. The highest rates of offences were reported from some north-western states, north-eastern states and Kerala. Conclusion: The findings help us make a strong argument in favour of strengthening the health sector response for people who use psychoactive substances and are in contact with the law enforcement and criminal justice systems in the country.

Financial statements’ reliability affects firms’ performance: A case of Vietnam

This paper aims to estimate the effect of the reliability of financial statements on listed firms’ performance in Vietnam, especially on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, from 2015 to 2022. Based on International Financial Reporting Standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and theories, reliability is a key attribute of information quality in financial statements. Besides, using the quantitative method of feasible generalized least squares (FGLS), the findings show that reliability positively affects listed firms’ performance with a confidence interval of 95%. On the platform of agency theory, the reliability of financial statements is considered a tool to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of managers and the board of directors to external users, while stakeholder theory considers the advantages of the disclosure of reliable financial statements in terms of gaining performance.

THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL AUDIT IN ENSURING THE RELIABILITY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audit of financial statements is positioned as an integral part of an unbiased assessment and control of financial activities. It is aimed at ensuring their reliability and compliance with generally accepted standards. It is necessary to actualize the role of financial audits due to the dynamics of conditions and factors affecting companies' activities. This study aims to substantiate the role of financial audits as a guarantee of financial statements' reliability. Furthermore, the article seeks to develop proposals for improving financial audit methodology. The research was carried out by using general scientific methods of cognition. These include logical and structural analysis, comparison, abstraction, specification, and generalization. The study examines the role of financial audits in ensuring the reliability and accuracy of financial statements in terms of the directionality and functionality of the phenomenon under study. The authors paid special attention to the identification of financial audit's place in the management paradigm under current economic realities. The article generalized the essence of financial statement audit and analyzed its procedures. The authors highlighted the potential risks related to the phenomena of improper implementation of the financial statement audit or neglect of the need for its conduct. In particular, it has been established that the primary negative consequences of such phenomena will affect investment planning and financial stability. The study proves that due to the unstable economic environment, an effective financial audit serves as a prerequisite for improving the quality of financial reporting and optimizing the sectoral management paradigm.

Semi-continuity in real analytic families

For a real analytic family of almost complex structures (M,Jt), t∈T, on an even dimensional compact real analytic manifold M, we prove upper semi-continuity with respect to t of the dimension of the space of Δ∂‾t-harmonic (p,q)-forms in Zariski sense. More general statements in terms of the dimension of the kernel of a family of self-adjoint strongly elliptic operators on a vector bundle over a manifold in real analytic settings are proved.

MP45-12 SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN YOUNG WOMEN WITH RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

You have accessJournal of UrologyCME1 Apr 2023MP45-12 SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN YOUNG WOMEN WITH RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS Alison Schulz, Justin Loloi, Eden Axler, and Nitya Abraham Alison SchulzAlison Schulz More articles by this author , Justin LoloiJustin Loloi More articles by this author , Eden AxlerEden Axler More articles by this author , and Nitya AbrahamNitya Abraham More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003291.12AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: In young women, the risk factor most commonly associated with recurrent UTIs (rUTIs) is sexual intercourse. However, few studies have subsequently analyzed the effect of rUTIs on women’s sexual health. Thus, we investigated whether young women with rUTIs experience sexual dysfunction. METHODS: Between May – Sept 2022, a survey was posted on 5 subreddits (r/Healthyhooha, r/Interstitialcystitis, r/CUTI, r/WomensHealth and r/badwomensanatomy) with questions pertaining to demographics, rUTI history and the Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-r). Women answered statements in terms of rUTI frequency and severity, with a scale from 0 (never) to 4 (always). A score ≥11 indicated female sexual dysfunction (FSD), categorized as mild (11 – 20), mild-moderate (21 – 30), moderate (31 – 40) and severe (≥41). Women between 18 – 35 years, not currently pregnant, and who had UTIs at least every 3-4 months were included. Statistical analysis was performed by Kruskal–Wallis, Chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests. RESULTS: One hundred sixty-six women completed the survey and 135 (81.3%) met inclusion criteria. Average age±SD was 26.8±5 years, a majority self-identified as white (84.2%), and over half had a comorbidity (59.3%). Approximately 50% of women experienced UTIs every 3-4 months, 36% every month, and 14% every week. Women had rUTIs for an average±SD of 8.6±8.2 years. Over half (60%) experienced a UTI-related complication requiring hospitalization. In the FSDS-r portion, frustration about sexual problems received the highest average score (2.86/4) and low sexual desire had the lowest score (1.84/4). More than a third of women responded that they frequently avoid sex due to sexual distress (40.7%) and are frequently worried about sex (43.7%). We found that 124 (91.9%) participants qualified as having FSD, with an average score of 31.3±12.5. In terms of FSD severity, 12.1% had mild, 27.4% mild-moderate, 33.9% moderate and 26.6% severe. We found a significant difference between the number of UTI years and FSD severity (p = 0.032). CONCLUSIONS: In our study, over 90% of young women with rUTIs qualified as having FSD measured by FSDS-r. Our findings highlight the importance of screening women who experience rUTIs for sexual dysfunction, and providing them with tools to prevent future UTIs, hopefully avoiding long-term consequences and improving overall sexual health. Source of Funding: N/A © 2023 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 209Issue Supplement 4April 2023Page: e625 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2023 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Alison Schulz More articles by this author Justin Loloi More articles by this author Eden Axler More articles by this author Nitya Abraham More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...

Determining and regulating scope of practice for health care professionals: A participatory, multiple stakeholder approach.

Scope of practice varies between health professions and states. To explore stakeholders' preferences for determining and regulating health care professionals' scopes of practice. Stakeholders in medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, including practitioners, leaders of professional associations, regulatory board members, and healthcare executives, were recruited via professional organizations, social media, and snowball sampling. Stakeholder preferences were collected using concept mapping, an integrated mixed methods approach which includes 1) brainstorming of statements and 2) sorting and rating of statements. Multidimensional scaling, hierarchical cluster analysis, and Mann Whitney-U tests were used for analysis. Thirty participants generated and sorted statements regarding preferences for scope of practice, creating eight clusters: 1) accountability to prioritize patient safety, 2) standardization, 3) collaborative regulation, 4) intra-professional regulation, 5) federal versus state, 6) role of non-health care professionals, 7) prioritization of patient outcomes, and 8) health care professional training and education. Fifty-seven participants rated statements in terms of importance and feasibility. Physicians and non-physicians held similar views on 68.5% (n=37) and 81.5% (n=44) of statements, respectively for importance and feasibility. The statements in the standardization and health care professional training and education clusters were perceived as the most important and feasible across stakeholder types.

Truth or lie: Exploring the language of deception.

Lying appears in everyday oral and written communication. As a consequence, detecting it on the basis of linguistic analysis is particularly important. Our study aimed to verify whether the differences between true and false statements in terms of complexity and sentiment that were reported in previous studies can be confirmed using tools dedicated to measuring those factors. Further, we investigated whether linguistic features that differentiate true and false utterances in English-namely utterance length, concreteness, and particular parts-of-speech-are also present in the Polish language. We analyzed nearly 1,500 true and false statements, half of which were transcripts while the other half were written statements. Our results show that false statements are less complex in terms of vocabulary, are more concise and concrete, and have more positive words and fewer negative words. We found no significant differences between spoken and written lies. Using this data, we built classifiers to automatically distinguish true from false utterances, achieving an accuracy of 60%. Our results provide a significant contribution to previous conclusions regarding linguistic deception indicators.

Zakonska i profesionalna računovodstvena regulativa kao strateške komponente kvaliteta finansijskih izveštaja

The basic aim of the research in this paper is to answer the question of whether the financial statements defined by the legislation in the Republic of Serbia, based on the IASB IAS/IFRS project implementation, could be comparable with the EU financial statements in terms of quality. The main reason for this research is to point out the necessity of including other international accounting regulations, such as EU Directive 34, for financial reporting harmonization and standardization needs. The research results show that the existing legal accounting regulations implementation defined by the IFRS has become the limiting factor for financial reporting quality. Additionally, the research results indicate the need to overcome the existing concept of technically oriented accounting and consider a broader, more completely expressed power of financial reporting that includes other non-financial determinants. In order to reach the set aim, the methodology used in this paper includes qualitative research based on secondary data sources. On that basis, the first part of the paper provides an indicator analysis that illustrates the existing financial reporting quality situation as a result of legal and professional accounting regulations implementation in the Republic of Serbia. In the second part of the paper, based on the research results, we provide suggestions for improving accounting regulations for financial reporting quality needs.

Analisis Kinerja Keuangan Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Ulun Tanjung, Desa Kerobokan, Kabupaten Badung, Bali

The Financial Performance Analysis of Rural Cooperative of Ulun Tanjung, in Kerobokan, District Badung Regency, Bali
 Financial performance analysis was carried out to determine the financial performance of KUD Ulun Tanjung. The research objective was determine financial performance of KUD Ulun Tanjung in terms of liquidity, solvency, activity, and profitability ratio, as well as to analyze the development of balance sheets and income statements in terms of trend and common size analysis. Data processed of the research were sourced from secondary data, financial statements of KUD Ulun Tanjung in 2017-2021 and also literature related to this research. The types of data used in this research are qualitative and quantitative data. Data collection is done by documentation, interviews, and literature study. Data analysis used ratio analysis, trend analysis, and common size. The results of the research show that the financial performance of KUD Ulun Tanjung is in a condition that tends to decline during the Covid-19 pandemic. The trend analysis of KUD Ulun Tanjung tends to experience a declining percentage during the Covid-19 pandemic. The common size also experiences a percentage that tends to decrease during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, KUD Ulun Tanjung needs to reduce the amount of debt and receivables and maximize its own capital, income, and use of assets to stabilize its financial performance.

Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity and Job Performance among Supervisors: With Special Reference to Selected Apparel Companies in Sri Lanka

<p class="Default">The apparel industry takes a more significant position than other industries that contribute to major income sources in Sri Lanka. Apparel firms mostly rely on the performance of their workforce. However, the problems with regard to job roles are reducing the job performance of the operational level employees, including supervisory employees. They engage in most of the activities that are beyond their responsibility, which results in role conflict and role ambiguity that directly affects their own job performance. Thus, this research study aimed at identifying the relationship and impact of role conflict and role ambiguity on job performance among supervisors in the selected apparel industry in Sri Lanka. The research model was developed from the existing literature regarding the study area. The data were collected from 75 operational level employees-supervisors in three apparel firms using simple random sampling method. Primary data collection was done by using a self-administrated questionnaire, which included 31 statements in terms of role conflict, role ambiguity, and job performance with a Five-Point Likert Scale. The dataset was analyzed based on descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis through SPSS. The findings revealed that supervisors in the selected three apparel firms experienced a high level of role conflict and role ambiguity, and that both role conflict and role ambiguity variables are positively correlated with job performance. Furthermore, role conflict and role ambiguity positively impact on job performance. Future researchers may assess some other variables that can have an impact on employee job performance.

FINANCIAL REPORT ANALYSIS OF THE JENEPONTO REGENCY REGIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR 2021

Financial reports are organized reports that detail a reporting entity's financial situation and transactions. The purpose of financial reports is to provide users with valuable information about the financial condition, budget execution, cash flows, and financial performance of a reporting business in order for them to make and evaluate resource allocation decisions. Consequently, local government financial reports (LKPD) are financial reports prepared by a local government (PPKD by merging financial reports issued by each SKPD), which is a form of local government accountability to the public about the management of state finances. Specifically, the objective of local government financial reports is to provide valuable information for decision making and to establish the reporting entity's accountability for the entrusted resources. Regional Government Financial Reports are analyzed for Regional Government Financial Reports (LKPD). This analysis can be used to help users of financial statements in terms of how to understand financial reports, interpret numbers in financial reports, evaluate financial reports and use financial information for decision making. With the analysis of these financial statements, users of financial reports will obtain information regarding regional financial accountability, regional wealth, and local government financial performance. This study uses descriptive research methods with a qualitative approach and literature analysis or literature study as a data collection technique. This financial report analysis focuses on financial reports that utilize an analytical technique to identify and understand existing issues and opportunities so that they will be very useful in making a decision.

A Content analysis of the vision and mission statements of top ten leading Universities in Africa

The vision and mission statements have the groundwork of any corporate strategy because they help to guide the institution’s mode of operation, develop a common purpose, foster a culture of mutual expectations, and also facilitate leadership styles. In more specific term, the vision and mission statement characterizes the most significant steps to be taken or completed by the university’s decision-maker. To accomplish this study, a sample of the top 10 African universities was analyzed using the Atlas.ti and the list was obtained from the Times Higher Education and the world’s best university ranking of 2022 in terms of their prestige and rivalry with other universities around the world. The findings highlight significant differences between the top 10 African universities’ vision statements and mission statements in terms that the vision statement trend toward a global influence which a deep drive for research and the mission statement was typically longer than the vision statement. However, this study fills a gap in the current literature in regard to universities in Africa by analyzing the vision and mission statements to determine their strategic intent. Altogether, the study contributes to the growing body of knowledge in the field of strategic management for universities in Africa.

Investigation of Topographical Alterations in Titanium-Zirconium-Alloy Implant Threads following Er:YAG Irradiation.

The aim of the current experimental study was to comparatively assess the surface alterations in titanium and titanium-zirconium alloy implants in terms of thread pitch topography after irradiation with an Er:YAG laser, which is recommended in the literature for its sterilizing effect in the treatment of contaminated implant surfaces. Roxolid® and SLA® (Sand-blasted, Large-grit, Acid-etched) implants from Straumann® company with the same macro topography were investigated. The surface treatment was carried out using a wavelength of 2940 nm, 60 s irradiation time, a frequency of 10 Hz, and energies between 120 mJ and 250 mJ. The alterations were quantitatively analyzed by conducting roughness analysis via white light interferometry and qualitatively using SEM images. Roxolid® could particularly maintain its surface topography at a level of 160 mJ. At an energy level of 250 mJ, the surface properties of the pitch could be significantly altered for the first time. Compared to the Standard Plus dental implants studied, no distinct removal of the material from the surface was detected. The alloy properties of Roxolid® confirm the manufacturer's statement in terms of stability and could offer advantages in peri-implantitis management if decontamination has been selected. However, as a part of a respective strategy, smoothening of a Roxolid® implant surface requires a significantly higher energy level compared to SLA-Standard® dental implants.

Weakest preconditioned goto axiom

This paper presents an axiom for goto statements in terms of Dijkstra's weakest (liberal) precondition model. We give a detailed comparison of our axiom with Arbib and Alagic's approach and argue that the latter is actually flawed even if it offers a goto axiom that has widely been cited and adopted.

Changes caused by different cooking methods in some physicochemical properties, antioxidant activity, and mineral composition of various vegetables

In this study, it is aimed to determine how different cooking processes (boiled (B), steamed (S), pressure boiled (PB), and pressure steamed (PS)) cause changes in various vegetables (potato, carrot, beet root, black carrot, celery, turnip, and sweet potato). The different process had a very significant effect (p < 0.01) on the L*, a*, b*, C*, H°, dry matter content, total soluble solids (TSS), ash content, pH, and titratable acidity values of vegetables. The process and vegetable kind were found to have a very significant effect (p < 0.01) on vitamin C and total phenolic content (TPC) of vegetables. It was revealed that the vitamin C was preserved better in S and PS than B vegetables. Except all PB, B, S sweet potato and cooked celery the TPC of other samples decreased at different rates (6.12%–88.30%) with cooking. It was found that the antioxidant activity (AA) of vegetables decreased with the process. It was determined that the mineral compositions of vegetables cooked with different methods were significantly different (p < 0.01) from raw vegetables, except for Fe. A positive correlation was detected between the samples' AA and color values. As a result, it was revealed that S vegetables preserved their color values better and the AA values of S vegetables were closest to raw vegetables. Novelty Impact Statement In terms of healthy nutrition, the differences in the characteristics of the food cooked with the heat treatment process in cooked foods has recently aroused an increasing interest. The study showed that physical and chemical properties, total phenolic content, and antioxidant properties were interrelated with different vegetables and different cooking methods. This was due to the different compositions and cooking techniques of vegetables, which determine the cell wall integrity and solubility of cell components during heat treatments. It was determined that the properties of steamed beetroot and black carrot were better preserved among different vegetables cooked with four different cooking methods (boiled, steamed, pressure boiled, and pressure steamed). The antioxidant activity of vegetables decreased with the treatment. Except for Fe, the mineral compositions of vegetables cooked by different methods were significantly different from raw vegetables. As a result, it was revealed that steamed vegetables preserved their color values better and the antioxidant activity values of steamed vegetables were closest to raw vegetables.

(Tazmin) Spoken Discourses Signs in the Qur’an (An Analytical Approach to Selected (Models) Samples of Verses)

This study deals with a one sample of the Qur’anic verses that has been mentioned in the Qur’an (in the tongues of) according to those who say it (spoken discourse).The idea of the study was based on the disclosure of the (time marks) , approximate dates of these statements in terms of being said in (one) single context and position, or was it spoken in different stages of time. The Qur’an collected it all at once. The study has demonstrated two types of contextual signs of binding, which can be learned by knowing the sequence of statements in one time context, or separate them at different times,These signs can (settle) solve a controversy(surrounding) concerning the interpretation of some of the(citzens) ordinary people in which the spoken( letters) discourse was mentioned. These signs can also reveal a new aspect of (the tightening) making the Qur’anic wording more sound and solid.

Social status predicts different mating and reproductive success for men and women in China: evidence from the 2010–2017 CGSS data

Evolutionary psychological theories posit that higher social status is conducive to men’s reproductive success. Extant research from historical records, small scale societies, as well as industrialized societies, support this hypothesis. However, the relationship between status difference between spouses and reproductive success has been investigated less. Moreover, even fewer studies have directly compared the effect of status and status difference between spouses on reproductive success in men and women. Using data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) conducted between 2010 and 2017 (N = 55,875; 28,931 women) and operationalizing social status as standardized income and educational level (compared with same-sex peers), we examined how social status and relative status between spouses impact men’s and women’s mating and reproductive success. We found that (1) men with higher social status were more likely to have long-term mating (being in a marriage and/or not going through marriage disruption) and reproductive success, mainly through having a lower risk of childlessness; (2) women with higher social status were less likely to have mating and reproductive success; and (3) relative status between spouses had an impact on the couple’s reproductive success so that couples, where the husband had higher status compared to the wife, had higher reproductive success. Thus, social status positively impacted men’s reproductive success, but relative status between spouses also affected mating and impacted childbearing decisions.Significance statementIn terms of standardized educational level and income among peers, social status positively predicts men’s mating and reproductive success in contemporary China. However, while a higher social status increases the probability of having at least one child, it does not predict a greater number of children for men. A status difference between spouses, on the other hand, consistently predicts having children. Thus, the higher the husband’s status relative to his wife, the greater the likelihood of having the first, second, and third children. The current results suggest that when examining the effect of status on mating and reproduction, social status and status within a family should be considered. We also stress the importance of exploring the potential proximate mechanisms by which a status difference influences childbearing decisions.

A Four-Valued Logical Framework for Reasoning About Fiction

In view of the limitations of classical, free, and modal logics to deal with fictional names, we develop in this paper a four-valued logical framework that we see as a promising strategy for modeling contexts of reasoning in which those names occur. Specifically, we propose to evaluate statements in terms of factual and fictional truth values in such a way that, say, declaring ‘Socrates is a man’ to be true does not come down to the same thing as declaring ‘Sherlock Holmes is a man’ to be so. As a result, our framework is capable of representing reasoning involving fictional characters that avoids evaluating statements according to the same semantic standards. The framework encompasses two logics that differ according to alternative ways one may interpret the relationships among the factual and fictional truth values.

Factors Affecting Disclosure of Internet Financial Reporting in The Government of The Bangka Belitung Islands

This study aims to examine the disclosure of regional financial statements in terms of political competition, government complexity and level of financial dependence. The research conducted is an empirical study. Empirical studies were conducted using secondary data obtained from observations. The research subjects are districts and cities in the province of the islands of Bangka Belitung, totaling 6 districts and 1 city. The object of research is the size, wealth, complexity, regional dependence and political competition on the disclosure of Internet Financial Reporting. The population of this study is all regencies and cities in the Province of the Bangka Belitung Islands from 2017 to 2020. The sample used in this study is a saturated sample where all members of the population are used as samples. The results show that the size of the local government does not affect the disclosure of internet financial reporting, the wealth of the local government has an effect on the disclosure of internet financial reporting, political competition has no effect on the disclosure of internet financial reporting and regional complexity has no effect on the disclosure of internet financial reporting.