Yoga as a treatment for low back pain a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Background: Low back pain is very common and has a tremendous economic impact. With the prevalence and incidence of low back pain on the rise, individuals are turning to alternative treatments. Yoga is the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine treatment for low back pain and it is not fully certain how effective this method is for resolving the symptoms. Objectives: The purpose of this manuscript is to systematically review the current literature for randomized controlled trials that assess the outcomes of yoga intervention in individuals with low back pain. Methods: An electronic database search was performed to analyze studies. To be included in the review, the studies were required to be a randomized controlled trial, published in English, present in a peer reviewed journal, identify yoga as the primary treatment focus for low back pain in at least one group, and included participants with at least a 12 week history of low back pain. Results: A search of the databases revealed 177 articles, of which, 8 met the inclusion criteria. Conclusions: Yoga intervention appears to be effective in alleviating symptoms brought on by low back pain. Yoga was either demonstrated to significantly improve quality of life and reduce disability, stress, depression, and medication usage associated with low back pain in 6 of the 8 analyzed trials. More research is necessary to account for the lack of between-group differences in two trials

Evaluating the efficacy of fertilisers derived from human excreta in agriculture and their perception in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Sustainable food production to achieve food security and increased access to safely managed sanitation are major global challenges. Treating human excreta and producing safe nutrient-rich soil amendments is an effective way of creating an incentive to tackle these two challenges. This research analysed the quality of fertilisers produced from human excreta and evaluated their acceptability within the local market. Antananarivo (Madagascar) was the field site for crop trial and three different fertilisers derived from human excreta were used to grow maize: digestate, compost and vermicompost, each derived from the previous one. The three fertilisers had different characteristics: nutrients were more concentrated in compost (23 g/kg) and vermicompost (11 g/kg) and mineralisation stages varied between them but did not cause any detrimental effect to crop yield. When compared to chemical fertilisers, the three human excreta derived fertilisers resulted in comparable yield which is encouraging. A series of 81 interviews were also carried out with farmers of the peri-urban area of Antananarivo, which highlighted the importance of characterising the market, identifying users’ perceived needs and developing a product responding to these. The majority of local farmers perceived human excreta derived fertilisers as acceptable and gave great importance to their texture and general appearance. In this study, both the field trials and interviews suggest that there is a good potential to produce fertilisers from human excreta, which have a positive effect on crops and can be adopted in the local market

Promoting Evidence-Based Practice and Information Literacy through an Undergraduate Nursing Journal Club

In order to strengthen the evidence-based practice and information literacy curriculum in the Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) program, a nursing instructor and reference librarian collaborated to pilot an undergraduate nursing journal club as part of a nursing research course. Pre- and post-test surveys were administered to a cohort of pre-licensure students in their third year of study, who were enrolled in the course. Non-generalizable survey results showed that after students participated in several journal club sessions, they were more confident in their ability to locate and critique research. However, the students’ reading behaviors, workforce preparedness, and familiarity with research related to their clinical areas did not seem to improve at the conclusion of the activity. Additional research is necessary to determine what effect journal clubs have on student learning in the undergraduate nursing classroom

Estrés en padres con hijos de educación básica especial, durante el aislamiento social, Chiclayo, 2020

El cambio tan abrupto que trajo consigo el aislamiento social como medida preventiva frente al coronavirus ha desencadenado problemas de salud mental en todas las familias. El estrés parental, producto de la cuarentena extendida, ha sido un factor de influencia significativa en el comportamiento de los padres y se ha evidenciado más en aquellos que tienen hijos con necesidades especiales, colocando a sus hijos en una situación de vulnerabilidad que podría exacerbar las características de su discapacidad. Por lo tanto, este estudio tiene por objetivo determinar la frecuencia de estrés parental en padres con hijos de educación básica especial, identificandolo según dimensiones y características sociodemográficas, además de reconocer los sucesos estresantes percibidos durante el aislamiento social. Para ello, se realizó un estudio no experimental, transversal de tipo descriptivo, utilizando el Cuestionario de Estrés Parental versión abreviada de Sánchez-Griñán (2015) en padres de familia con hijos que presenten necesidades educativas especiales asociadas a discapacidad pertenecientes a un CEBE en Chiclayo. Los resultados siguieron una distribución de frecuencias arrojando cantidades elevadas en cuanto al estrés significativamente clínico, sobre todo en las dimensiones de interacción disfuncional padre-hijo y niño difícil. Las mujeres presentaron frecuencias elevadas en cuanto al estrés significativamente clínico, al igual que los casados y separados, de igual manera, ocurrió con quienes tenían hijos con síndrome de down, discapacidad intelectual y trastorno de espectro autista. La muerte de un familiar cercano fue el evento estresor más significativo

Estrés en padres con hijos que presentan discapacidad

Cada vez existen más investigaciones acerca del estrés parental, sin embargo muy pocas en relación al estrés percibido por los padres cuyos hijos presenten discapacidad, sesgando los planes de intervención en estas familias. Por lo tanto este estudio tiene por objetivo explicar la base teórica del estrés en padres con hijos que presentan discapacidad, definiendo, caracterizando e identificando los factores mediadores del estrés en estos padres. Para ello, se realizó un estudio de revisión conceptual, consultando diversas bases de datos que incluyan aquella información teórica y empírica, en español o inglés, relacionada a la variable y las características de la población, y se excluyeron aquellos estudios con variables que influyan directamente en el estrés parental. La información fue sintetizada y ordenada con una categoría de análisis: base teórica, seleccionándose definiciones, características y factores mediadores. Se encontró que la base teórica existente permitió definir al estrés en padres con hijos que presenten discapacidad, además de evidencia teórica para identificar los factores estresores y protectores en estos padres

Dissemination of Goss’s Wilt of Corn and Epiphytic Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis from Inoculum Point Sources

Goss’s wilt of corn, caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis, has reemerged since 2006 as an economically important disease of corn in in the Midwestern United States. In 2012 and 2013, field plot studies were conducted with a pathogenic, rifampicin-resistant C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis isolate and a Goss’s wilt-susceptible corn hybrid to monitor epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis population densities and the temporal and spatial spread of Goss’s wilt incidence originating from inoculum point sources. The randomized complete block trial included three treatments: noninoculated control, inoculum point sources established by wound inoculation, and inoculum point sources consisting of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis-infested corn residue. Epiphytic C. michiganensissubsp. nebraskensis was detected on asymptomatic corn leaves collected up to 2.5 m away from inoculum sources at 15 days after inoculation in both years. The percentage of asymptomatic leaf samples on which epiphytic C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis was detected increased until mid-August in both years, and reached 90, 55, and 35% in wound-, residue-, and noninoculated plots, respectively, in 2012; and 50, 11, and 2%, respectively, in 2013. Although both growing seasons were drier than normal, Goss’s wilt incidence increased over time and space from all C. michiganensissubsp. nebraskensis point sources. Plots infested with C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis residue had final Goss’s wilt incidence of 7.5 and 1.8% in 2012 and 2013, respectively; plots with a wound-inoculated source had final Goss’s wilt incidence of 16.6 and 14.0% in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Our findings suggest that relatively recent outbreaks of Goss’s wilt in new regions of the United States may be the result of a gradual, nondetected buildup of C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensisinoculum in fields

Análisis crítico de las conciliaciones extrajudiciales en los procesos de alimentos en Los Olivos, Lima 2022

El trabajo de investigación titulado: “Análisis crítico de las conciliaciones extrajudiciales en los procesos de alimentos en Los Olivos, Lima 2022”, ha tenido como objetivo general: Analizar la importancia de la conciliación extrajudicial como medio alternativo de solución de conflictos en los procesos de alimentos en Los Olivos Lima 2022. Con relación al aspecto metodológico, la investigación es de un enfoque cualitativo, de tipo básica con un diseño de teoría fundamentada, y nivel descriptivo. Los métodos de análisis utilizados son: inductivo, descriptivo, interpretativo, comparativo y hermenéutico. Por otro lado, la técnica que se empleó para la recolección de datos fue la entrevista y análisis documental, siendo los instrumentos aplicados la guía de la entrevista a 5 participantes y la guía de análisis documental a 9 fuentes documental. Se concluyó, que la conciliación extrajudicial es importante para solucionar los conflictos en los procesos de alimentos y que debe existir una norma que refuerce y le dé la importancia jurídica