Identificação de critérios eficazes no desempenho financeiro (fp) de empresas petroquímicas iranianas

This study was conducted to identify the factors effective in FP of the petrochemical companies in the stock market. The study was descriptive and causal-comparative conducted using fuzzy technique. The sample size was nine experts in the petrochemical industry with full command over the preparation of financial statements and offering reports on the preparation of the minutes of financial statements and financial ratios. They also had a high ability in analysis of financial statements to gain more profit or to reduce the related costs. The result of the interview with these experts was the identification of the six main indices: investment with a weighted average of 0.372 ranked first, and operational costs of the company with a weighted average of 0.185 ranked the second, operational costs on equity with a weighted average of 0.121 ranked third, ROA with a weighted average of 0.111 ranked fourth, ROE with a weighted average of 0.108 ranked fifth rank, P/E with a weighted average of 0.103 ranked sixth.Este estudio se utilizó para identificar los factores efectivos en el FP de las empresas petroquímicas en el mercado de mercado. El estudio fue descriptivo y causal-comparativo de uso de la técnica de fuzzy. La muestra fue un experto experto en la industria petroquímica con un completo comando sobre la preparación de las declaraciones de responsabilidad y los informes de la preparación de los minutos de las declaraciones financieras y las ratificaciones. También han tenido una alta capacidad en el análisis de las declaraciones financieras para obtener más beneficios o reducir los costes de los productos. El resultado de la entrevista con estos expertos fue la identificación de los seis principales índices: investment con una ponderación promedio de 0.372 en primer lugar, y los costes operativos de la empresa con una media ponderada de 0.185, el segundo, de acuerdo con el nivel medio de 0.121 de tercero, ROA con una ponderación promedio de 0.111 de cuarto de cuarto, ROE con una ponderación promedio de 0.108 rango de rango, P / E con una media ponderada de 0.103 anuncio sexto.Este estudo foi realizado para identificar os fatores efetivos em FP das empresas petroquímicas no mercado de ações. O estudo foi descritivo e causal-comparativo, realizado por meio da técnica fuzzy. O tamanho da amostra foi de nove especialistas da indústria petroquímica, com total controle sobre a elaboração de demonstrações contábeis e relatórios sobre a elaboração das atas das demonstrações contábeis e índices financeiros. Eles também tinham uma alta capacidade de análise das demonstrações financeiras para obter mais lucros ou reduzir os custos relacionados. O resultado da entrevista com esses especialistas foi a identificação dos seis principais índices: o investimento com uma média ponderada de 0,372 ficou em primeiro lugar, e os custos operacionais da empresa com uma média ponderada de 0,185 classificaram o segundo, custos operacionais com um média de 0,121 ficou em terceiro lugar, ROA com média ponderada de 0,111 ficou em quarto lugar, ROE com média ponderada de 0,108 em quinto lugar, P/E com média ponderada de 0,103 em sexto lugar

A web-based gamification of upper extremity robotic rehabilitation

In recent years, gamification has become very popular for rehabilitating different cognitive and motor problems. It has been shown that rehabilitation is effective when it starts early enough and it is intensive and repetitive. However, the success of rehabilitation depends also on the motivation and perseverance of patients during treatment. Adding serious games to the rehabilitation procedure will help the patients to overcome the monotonicity of the treatment procedure. On the other hand, if a variety of games can be used with a robotic rehabilitation system, it will help to define tasks with different levels of difficulty with greater variety. In this paper we introduce a procedure for connecting a rehabilitation robot to several web-based games. In other words, an interface is designed that connects the robot to a computer through a USB port. To validate the usefulness of the proposed approach, a researcher designed survey was used to get feedback from several users. The results demonstrate that having several games besides rehabilitation makes the procedure of rehabilitation entertaining.Comment: 2021 International Serious Games Symposium (ISGS

Um estudo sobre a relação entre os esquemas desadaptativos precoces, a inteligência emocional e a automutilação em adolescentes estudantes das escolas secundárias de Teerã entre 2017 e 2018

One of the aspects of quality of life is the quality of mental health which is included in lack of fear, anxiety, and depression. The quality of mental health is one of the important variables in positive psychology which reflects the individuals’ psychological health. Emotional intelligence and stress coping strategies are among the important variables that according to various researches play a significant role in the relation between the factors related to personality and their psychological consequences.The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between the early maladaptive schemas and emotional intelligence with self-harm of adolescent girls in Tehran high schools between 2017 and 2018. The findings of the research showed that there is a significant relation between the two schemas of emotional deprivation and sacrifice with self-harm but there is not a significant relation between the other schemas and the adolescent girls’ self-harm.Uno de los aspectos de la calidad de vida es la calidad de la salud mental que se incluye en la falta de miedo, ansiedad y depresión. La calidad de la salud mental es una de las variables importantes en la psicología positiva que refleja la salud psicológica de los individuos. La inteligencia emocional y las estrategias de afrontamiento del estrés son algunas de las variables importantes que, según diversas investigaciones, desempeñan un papel importante en la relación entre los factores relacionados con la personalidad y sus consecuencias psicológicas.El propósito de este estudio es investigar la relación entre los esquemas de mala adaptación temprana y la inteligencia emocional con autolesiones de las adolescentes en las escuelas secundarias de Teherán entre 2017 y 2018. Los resultados de la investigación mostraron que existe una relación significativa entre los dos esquemas de privación emocional y sacrificio con autolesión, pero no existe una relación significativa entre los otros esquemas y la autolesión de las adolescentes.Um dos aspectos da qualidade de vida é a qualidade da saúde mental incluída na falta de medo, ansiedade e depressão. A qualidade da saúde mental é uma das variáveis importantes na psicologia positiva que reflete a saúde psicológica dos indivíduos. A inteligência emocional e as estratégias de enfrentamento do estresse estão entre as variáveis importantes que, de acordo com várias pesquisas, desempenham um papel significativo na relação entre os fatores relacionados à personalidade e suas consequências psicológicas.O objetivo deste estudo é investigar a relação entre os esquemas desadaptativos precoces e a inteligência emocional com autoflagelação de adolescentes do ensino médio de Teerã entre 2017 e 2018. Os resultados da pesquisa mostraram que existe uma relação significativa entre os dois esquemas. de privação emocional e sacrifício com autoflagelação, mas não há uma relação significativa entre os outros esquemas e a automutilação das adolescentes

Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases

Postdural puncture headache and cerebral subdural hematoma are among complications of spinal anesthesia with some common characteristics; however misdiagnosis of these two could result in a catastrophic outcome or prevent unwanted results by urgent interventions. With the purpose of increasing awareness of such complications and a speedy diagnosis, we report two cases of postspinal anesthesia headache that was timely diagnosed as cerebral subdural hematoma and prevented the likelihood of a disastrous outcome

Selection in Fat-tailed Sheep Based on Two Traits of Fat-tail and Body Weight versus Single-trait Total Body Weight

ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to compare several selection strategies and to find a method of selection permitting improvement in body weight with possible decrease or, if possible, slight increase in fat tail weight. Stochastic simulation was used to produce a flock of 10 breeding rams and 250 breeding ewes with four lambs per ewe. A total of 1000 lambs were produced for five consecutive non-overlapping generations. Data were simulated using a two trait model. Both single trait and two trait models were used under phenotypic and genetic selection. In two trait selection, economic weights were used to construct the selection indices. A range of covariance components were used for generating data and different sets of economic weights were applied to test the sensitivity of different selection strategies to these parameters. With low heritability for both traits, the least genetic trend was achieved for tail weight with phenotypic selection index. Highest aggregate genotype was obtained with two trait genetic method. With increased heritability for tail weight and under single trait selection, an increase in total body weight fully coincided with increased genetic trend in fat tail weight. The highest aggregate genotype and the lowest genetic trend in fat tail weight was obtained when negative economic weight was applied to fat tail weight. When high heritability was used for simulation, the two trait genetic selection model performed the best. However, when two trait genetic evaluation is not practical, the best alternative would be to use two trait phenotypic selection based on economic weights for the two traits

Comparison of the Response of the Right Ventricle with Endovascular Occlusion and Surgical Closure in Adults with Atrial Septal Defect One Year After Intervention

Background Use of the Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) for the closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) has recently become the procedure of choice, while earlier the only treatment for ASD was surgical closure. This study compares the right ventricular indices of the ASO group with the surgical closure group one year after intervention in adults. Methods From January 2008 to February 2010, 38 patients with isolated atrial septal defect of the secundum type one year after surgical (n = 20, age = 27 ± 4 years, 13 females, 7 males) or Amplatzer septal occluder closure (n = 18, age = 25 ± 4 years, 12 females, 6 males) were studied. At the same time, thirty-one age-matched normal subjects (age = 26 ± 6 years, 23 females, 9 males) were included as the control group. Strain and strain rate of the right ventricle were measured. Results The mean values of strain of the midportion were −26% ± 11.7%, −8.9% ± 4.2%, and 24.5% ± 7.4% ( P < 0.001). Strain rates of the midportion were −2.19 ± 0.6 s −1 , −1.2 ± 0.4 s −1 , −1.9 ± 0.6 s −1 ( P < 0.001) in ASO, surgery, and control groups, respectively. Conclusion This study showed that the right ventricle might show better performance in the ASO than the surgery group in adults with ASD in midterm follow-up

Family History of Alzheimer’s Disease Increases the Risk of COVID-19 Positivity: A SUMS Employees Cohort-based Study

Background: Substantial data indicate that genetic and environmental factors play a key role in determining the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Moreover, it is known that having relatives with AD increases the risk of developing this disease.Objective: This study is aimed at investigating whether having a family history of AD, may increase the risk of COVID-19 in a cohort-based study.Material and Methods: Participants of this retrospective cohort study were previously enrolled in the SUMS Employees Cohort (SUMSEC). All participants including those whose SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed by positive PCR test and chest CT scan were requested to respond to interviewer-administered questionnaires. Moreover, AD was diagnosed via memory and thinking impairment, concentration problems, confusion with location, and problems in finishing daily tasks.Results: The total numbers of female and male participants with a family history of AD were 463 and 222 individuals, respectively. When all types of family history of AD were considered, a 51.3% increase was found in the relative frequency of the participants with both family history of AD and confirmed COVID-19 compared with those only with a family history of AD. Conclusion: Despite the limitations of our study, and from a broader perspective, our findings can further support the concept that AD risk haplotypes including APOE are linked to the same morbidities from cardiovascular disease and obesity that increase vulnerability to COVID-19. Given this consideration, millions of APOE ε4 carriers around the globe should be advised to take additional precautions to prevent life-threatening diseases such as COVID-19

Effect of topical honey application along with intralesional injection of glucantime in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in Iran. Although many treatments have been suggested for this disease, there hasn't been an effective and safe treatment yet. Regarding the healing effect of honey in the chronic ulcers and its reported therapeutic effect in cutaneous leishmaniasis, we performed a study to better evaluate the efficacy of honey in cutaneous leishmaniasis and its final scar.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In a prospective clinical trial, 100 patients with confirmed cutaneous leishmaniasis were selected and randomized into 2 groups. Group A were treated with topical honey twice daily along with intralesional injection of glucantime once weekly until complete healing of the ulcer or for maximum of 6 weeks. Group B were treated with intralesional injection of glucantime alone until complete healing of the ulcer or for a maximum of 6 weeks, too. The patients were followed for 4 months. The collected data were analyzed statistically using statistical tests including Chi-square, Mann Whitney and Kaplan – Mayer tests.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this study, 45 patients that had cutaneous leishmaniasis were treated with intralesional glucantime alone and 45 patients were treated with topical honey and glucantime . Ten patients left out the study. In the glucantime alone treated group, 32 patients (71.1%) had complete cure whereas in the group treated with both glucantime & topical honey, 23 patients (51.1%) achieved complete cure. This difference was significant statistically (p = 0.04).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Further studies to better clarify the efficacy of honey in cutaneous leishmaniasis is needed. We suggest that in another study, the efficacy of honey with standardized level of antibacterial activity is evaluated against cutaneous leishmaniasis.</p

The unfinished agenda of communicable diseases among children and adolescents before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

BACKGROUND: Communicable disease control has long been a focus of global health policy. There have been substantial reductions in the burden and mortality of communicable diseases among children younger than 5 years, but we know less about this burden in older children and adolescents, and it is unclear whether current programmes and policies remain aligned with targets for intervention. This knowledge is especially important for policy and programmes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to use the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 to systematically characterise the burden of communicable diseases across childhood and adolescence. METHODS: In this systematic analysis of the GBD study from 1990 to 2019, all communicable diseases and their manifestations as modelled within GBD 2019 were included, categorised as 16 subgroups of common diseases or presentations. Data were reported for absolute count, prevalence, and incidence across measures of cause-specific mortality (deaths and years of life lost), disability (years lived with disability [YLDs]), and disease burden (disability-adjusted life-years [DALYs]) for children and adolescents aged 0-24 years. Data were reported across the Socio-demographic Index (SDI) and across time (1990-2019), and for 204 countries and territories. For HIV, we reported the mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR) as a measure of health system performance. FINDINGS: In 2019, there were 3·0 million deaths and 30·0 million years of healthy life lost to disability (as measured by YLDs), corresponding to 288·4 million DALYs from communicable diseases among children and adolescents globally (57·3% of total communicable disease burden across all ages). Over time, there has been a shift in communicable disease burden from young children to older children and adolescents (largely driven by the considerable reductions in children younger than 5 years and slower progress elsewhere), although children younger than 5 years still accounted for most of the communicable disease burden in 2019. Disease burden and mortality were predominantly in low-SDI settings, with high and high-middle SDI settings also having an appreciable burden of communicable disease morbidity (4·0 million YLDs in 2019 alone). Three cause groups (enteric infections, lower-respiratory-tract infections, and malaria) accounted for 59·8% of the global communicable disease burden in children and adolescents, with tuberculosis and HIV both emerging as important causes during adolescence. HIV was the only cause for which disease burden increased over time, particularly in children and adolescents older than 5 years, and especially in females. Excess MIRs for HIV were observed for males aged 15-19 years in low-SDI settings. INTERPRETATION: Our analysis supports continued policy focus on enteric infections and lower-respiratory-tract infections, with orientation to children younger than 5 years in settings of low socioeconomic development. However, efforts should also be targeted to other conditions, particularly HIV, given its increased burden in older children and adolescents. Older children and adolescents also experience a large burden of communicable disease, further highlighting the need for efforts to extend beyond the first 5 years of life. Our analysis also identified substantial morbidity caused by communicable diseases affecting child and adolescent health across the world. FUNDING: The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence for Driving Investment in Global Adolescent Health and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation