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The Effects of interaction of leadership and followership based on followers’ perceptions: Relationships among leader-member exchange, organizational citizenship behavior, work engagement, and job performance
No full textThe success of an organization cannot depend solely on leaders or followers. In past research, more attention has been paid to leaders. However, the success of an organization may depend more on followers; and even a harmonious relationship between leaders and followers. This study aims to focus on the Interaction of Leadership and Followership (ILF) perceived by different types of followers; the behavioral patterns generated by such interaction; and the impact of their interpersonal interaction on organizational citizenship behavior, work engagement, and job performance. Furthermore, the mediating effect of Leader-Member exchange (LMX) on the relationship among ILF, Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and Job Performance (JP); ILF, Work Engagement (WEng) and job performance. There were four styles of followership matched with four styles of leadership, and 16 groups of leadership and followership style interaction combinations were obtained in this study. The study found the interaction of different leadership and followership had positive, negative, and non-impact on OCB, WEng and JP. Future research can examine the interactions between more different types of leadership and followership characteristics to understand their impact on different working variables, Sand to better understand the impact of the interaction between leaders and followers.</p
How does traditional chinese medicine treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder-A different understanding and treatment strategy
No full textAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, and the incidence in children is increasing year by year. The modern medical field lacks long-acting drugs for the treatment of ADHD and there is an urgent need to investigate new therapeutic drugs or complementary and alternative therapies. Recent studies have found that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has the advantages of individualization, precise efficacy and minimal side effects in improving attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This paper reviews the progress of Chinese medicine in the treatment of ADHD in terms of its understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of ADHD, treatment according to pattern identification and Chinese medicinal preparations.</p
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents seeking dental care for their children
No full textMany changes in routine dental care were implemented to protect dentists and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric dentists face unique challenges in dealing with parental fears and behavioral changes in pediatric patients. Despite the meticulous infection control protocols that dental offices have implemented during the pandemic, they experienced significant reductions in routine recall. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on parents seeking dental care for their children at the Temple Kornberg School of Dentistry (TUKSoD).Parents who currently have their children treated at the TUKSoD were invited to participate in a questionnaire. One hundred and six parents completed the survey anonymously on paper. The survey focused on parents’ attitude changes towards dental care for their children post-pandemic. Bivariate analysis followed by a Two-way ANOVA test was used to calculate the association between the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents of pediatric patients’ decision to seek dental care versus the age of the child. Our results showed that improved dental protocols increased the likelihood of parents bringing their children to the dentist during the COVID pandemic (p < 0.001).The results help pediatric dentists to build trust among their patients during the pandemic. It will also help policymakers understand the pediatric patients’ parents’ concerns and assess their current safety measures. Ultimately, this study will give practitioners more insight into how to handle outbreaks of new COVID-19 variants that may present in the future.</p
Polar and extrahilar renal arteries: A case report
No full textIntroduction: The vascular system has a high frequency of variations, which are of interest to both anatomists and clinicians, as well as surgeons. The renal vasculature is quite variable and given the significant number of variations, the latter has proven difficult to classify. The conflicting terminology is often the cause of a poor understanding of the clinical implications of the presence of such variations. We present a case of bilateral accessory arteries, which can be classified as polar and extrahilar.Background: Variants of the renal artery are a common finding with additional vessels in up to 30% of cases. The supernumerary arteries are of end type and often enter the kidney outside the hilum. The arteries that enter the kidney in its upper or lower pole are referred to as polar arteries. Case report: During a routine dissection of a 73-year-old, female, formalin-fixed cadaver at the department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology at the Medical University of Sofia, we discovered a right inferior polar artery and a left extrahilar renal artery, both originating from the abdominal aorta. The right kidney was located at the level of L1- L2. Conclusion: Accessory renal vessels have been an object of multiple cadaveric and in vivo studies. The terminology and classification of such variations in regard to their origin, course, and site of entrance in the kidney are conflicting and often prove inadequate to convey the clinical and surgical importance of their presence. Knowledge of such variants is of great significance when performing an explorative laparotomy, kidney transplantation, and assessing kidney injury. Such vessels are as well associated with cases of hypertension, hydronephrosis and other conditions.</p
Legal analysis on the protection and development of the spotted seal population from a multi-dimensional perspective
No full textAffected by human activities, the living environment of aquatic wildlife in Bohai Bay and Huanghai Bay of our country is deteriorating day by day. In accordance with the animal protection law and other relevant laws and regulations, our country has formulated an action plan and an action plan for the protection of leopard seals. The Action Plan is based on the multi-dimensional vision of the natural environment, the balance of nature, sustainable development and human care, in 2021, the Leopard Seal is listed as a first-class protected animal in the country. This paper expounds on the survival status of the spotted seal population by searching the judgments of criminal cases, administrative cases and on-the-spot investigation on the judgment network, this paper analyzes the main reasons for the endangered population of spotted seal and puts forward the corresponding protection countermeasures.</p
Bipolar disorder and aging
No full textBipolar disorder is a chronic illness, defined by a succession of depressive and/or manic periods separated by free intervals. Its evolution with aging is marked by a high suicide mortality rate. Bipolar disorders raise the question of their evolution when the age of the subject, in particular with regard to their frequency, their clinical characteristics, their prognosis and their management. The evolution of bipolar disorder with aging poses several difficulties in clinical practice due to its underestimated frequency and its misleading presentation and in particular by the presence of sometimes significant cognitive alterations leading sometimes to dementia.</p
Differential expression of markers of pluripotency and neural/progenitor cells throughout embryonic brain development in mice
No full textKnowledge regarding the spatiotemporal distribution of cells that express pluripotent and Progenitor-Neural Stem Cell Markers (PNSC) is vital for understanding their role in various stages of embryonic brain development. However, there are few data that connect these markers’ expression with the developmental stage in the mouse brain. We investigated the expression of pluripotent cell markers (Oct4, Nanog, and Sox2) and PNSC markers (Sox 1; nestin, vimentin, GFAP) in mice brains on Embryonic (E) days E9.5, E12.5, E15.5 and E18.5 and in the mature adult brain. We observed the expression of all studied markers in rostral and caudal neuropores at E9.5. The cells at E12.5 in primary brain vesicles showed only expression of four markers: Oct4, Sox2, vimentin and nestin. In addition, hindbrain cells express Sox1 and midbrain – Fragilis. The Ventricular Zone (VZ) at E15.5 and E18.5 shared the expression of Oct 4, Sox 2, Sox1, nestin, and GFAP, besides at E18.5 VZ expressed Fragilis. The olfactory bulb (OB) at E18.5 showed the expression of Sox2, Nanog, Fragilis, Nestin, and GFAP. In the adult brain, the sub-VZ (SVZ) showed expression of all studied markers, but not for Sox2 and Nanog; OB is positive for Nestin only, while cerebellum for Sox1 and Sox2. Neuropores in embryonic and the Subventricular Zone (SVZ) in adult brains express the most considerable number of studied markers, suggesting less cell specification. SVZ is a stem cell niche in the adult brain. Oct4, Sox2 and Nestin seem indispensable during brain development and in the adult brain in mice.</p
Dasatinib-Induced Colitis: Risk of misdiagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. A case report and review of the literature
No full textDasatinib is a potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in disease states associated with BCR/ABL 1, approved in 2006 for chronic myeloid leukemia treatment. This agent has been shown to exhibit broad off-target kinase inhibition and immunomodulating properties. These effects may be responsible for common adverse reactions (> 15%) which include immunosuppression, cytopenias, pleural effusion and other fluid retention, diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal side effects.Although gastrointestinal bleeding is a well-documented side effect, the presentation of colitis is an uncommon occurrence.In most cases, it is hemorrhagic colitis, nonspecific colitis, or CMV-related colitis.We report a 34-year-old male patient affected by CML in treatment with Dasatinib for approximately 1 year, who reported chronic diarrhea which progressed to suspected Dasatinib-induced colitis whose clinical, endoscopic, and histological findings overlapped those of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.</p
Study of eban local garlic yield potential using sustainable cultivation technology in the North Central Timor District
No full textThis study aims to determine the effect of the best types of mulch and organic fertilizer on the growth and yield of local Eban garlic. This research was conducted from May to October 2022 on the land of the Melati Women Farmer Group (WFG), Salu Village, West Miomaffo District, North Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, and the Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Timor. The experimental design used was a spit-plot design with three replications. The treatment consists of two factors: The first factor is the use of mulch, which consists of three levels, namely: TO = without mulch; T1 = organic mulch (rice straw mulch); and T2 = inorganic mulch (plastic mulch). The second factor was the use of cow manure, consisting of four levels, namely: P0 = no fertilizer (without treatment), P1 = cow manure (20 t/ha) + rice husk biochar, P2 = cow manure (20 t/ha) + biochar compost, and P3 = cow manure (20 t/ha) + biochar compost tea. The treatment combinations were T0P0, T0P1, T0P2, T0P3, T1P0, T1P1, T1P2, T1P3, T2P0, T2P1, T2P2, and T2P3 with 3 replications, so that 36 units were obtained. The results of the study showed that the combination treatment of straw mulch and cow manure (20 t/ha) plus rice husk biochar gave the best results on the local garlic yield index parameter eban (9.92).</p
Iatrogenic Venous Air Embolism (VAE) in a patient secondary to contrast injection; a rare case
No full textVenous Air Embolism (VAE) can occur in patients while injecting contrast material, we have reported a case of a 26 yrs old patient who came with the complaint of abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever with no known Co-morbid. CT whole abdomen with contrast was performed and the patient was injected with contrast, which resulted in an air embolism. On administration of contrast, air is seen in the hepatic vein which was not seen on plain and delayed images. 93 ml of contrast material was intravenously injected by hand and followed by a drip infusion of 100 ml of contrast material.</p