Infectious complications of shunt systems in children from the region of upper silesia treated in the years 2000-2010

Zygmunt Agata, Szefczyk-Polowczyk Lucyna, Mandera Marek. Infectious complications of shunt systems in children from the region of upper silesia treated in the years 2000-2010. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(5):205-212. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.17590http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%285%29%3A205-212https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/559813http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17590Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011 – 2014 http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive Deklaracja.Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie.Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r.The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014).© The Author (s) 2015;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 15.02.2015. Revised 27.04.2015. Accepted: 08.05.2015. INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF SHUNT SYSTEMS IN CHILDREN FROM THE REGION OF UPPER SILESIA TREATED IN THE YEARS 2000-2010 Agata Zygmunt1, Lucyna Szefczyk-Polowczyk2, Marek Mandera3 1Studium Doktoranckie, Wydział Lekarski, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach2Studium Doktoranckie, Wydział Farmaceutyczny z Oddziałem Medycyny Labolatoryjnej, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach3Klinika Neurochirurgii Dziecięcej Szpitala Klinicznego Nr 6 Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego Górnośląskiego Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka w Katowicach Pierwszy autor: Agata ZygmuntAdres do korespondencji: Katowice 40-477 ul. Gościnna 5d/24Tel kontaktowy: 668 068 676Adres e-mail: [email protected] AbstractIntroduction. Infections of shunt systems are still a major problem in pediatric neurosurgery. They are the cause of 19% of all revision within 10 years of implantation of the shunt. Aim. The aim of the study was infectious complications in patients of the Pediatric Neurosurgery operated on for hydrocephalus in 2000-2010 in Katowice. Material and methods. In order to implement the above assumptions medical records were reviewed of patients hospitalized in the Pediatric Neurosurgery in Katowice in the years 2000 - 2010. Results. First shunt implantation were performed in children under the 3 months of age. Infectious complications occurred in 5.2% of patients operated on for hydrocephalus in 10 years. Conclusion. Shunt system infections occurred most often in children up to the age of 6 months. The most common infectious agent in the test was staphylococcus epidermidis. Key words: infection, shunt system, the etiological agent, shunt implantation, infectious complications

Wpływ diety na występowanie chorób nowotworowych = The impact of diet on the occurrence of tumor diseases

Pudło Hanna, Respondek Malwina, Szefczyk-Polowczyk Lucyna, Wengel-Woźny Karina. Wpływ diety na występowanie chorób nowotworowych = The impact of diet on the occurrence of tumor diseases. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(9):549-558. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI10.5281/zenodo.31473http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.31473http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%289%29%3A549-558https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/635198Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011–2014http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive Deklaracja.Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie.Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r.The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014).© The Author (s) 2015;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 26.08.2015. Revised 05.09.2015. Accepted: 27.09.2015. Wpływ diety na występowanie chorób nowotworowychThe impact of diet on the occurrence of tumor diseases Hanna Pudło1, Malwina Respondek1, Lucyna Szefczyk-Polowczyk2, Karina Wengel-Woźny3 1Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, Studium Doktoranckie Wydział Zdrowia Publicznego w Bytomiu, Polska2Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, Studium Doktoranckie Wydział Farmaceutyczny z Oddziałem Medycyny Laboratoryjnej w Sosnowcu, Polska3Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, Studium Doktoranckie Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu w Katowicach, Polska 1Medical University of Silesia, Ph.D. Department of Public Health in Bytom, Poland2Medical University of Silesia, Ph.D. Department of Pharmacy with the Divisionof Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Poland3Medical University of Silesia, Ph.D. Department of Health Sciences in Katowice, Poland3  Słowa kluczowe: dieta, nowotwory, zachorowanie.Key words: diet, cancer, disease. Streszczenie Od wielu lat w Polsce obserwuje się szybki wzrost zachorowań na nowotwory. Zachorowalność na nowotwory wzrasta na całym świecie.  Komitet Ekspertów WHO, podsumowując stan wiedzy o epidemiologii nowotworów złośliwych, stwierdził, że znaczna ich część jest wynikiem stylu życia i środowiska. Ocenia się, że ok. 20–30 % wszystkich nowotworów złośliwych to nowotwory dietozależne, w rozwoju których istotne znaczenie mają czynniki żywieniowe. Celem pracy jest analiza żywieniowych czynników występowania nowotworów oraz identyfikacja zagrożeń wynikających z diety. Znajomość czynników ryzyka występowania raka może umożliwić stworzenie zaleceń żywieniowych w terapii antynowotworowej. Liczne badania potwierdzają wpływ diety na powstawanie oraz rozwój choroby nowotworowej dlatego istotna wydaje się profilaktyka chorób nowotworowych poprzez szerzenie wiedzy na temat właściwych zachowań zdrowotnych, w tym również odpowiednich nawyków żywieniowych. Ryzyko występowania raka może być modyfikowane poprzez m. in utrzymanie prawidłowej masy ciała, spożywania odpowiedniej ilości warzyw i owoców, unikanie alkoholu. Należy dążyć do wprowadzania edukacji żywieniowej już u dzieci i młodzieży co może pozwolić na ograniczenie występowania nowotworów dieto zależnych. Badania dowodzą, że osoby z wysokim poziomem wiedzy na temat profilaktyki chorób nowotworowych podejmują korzystniejsze zachowania zdrowotne. AbstractFor many years Poland has seen a rapid increase in the incidence of cancer. The incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide. WHO Expert Committee, summing up the state of knowledge about the epidemiology of malignant tumors, said that much of it is the result of lifestyle and environment. It is estimated that approx. 20-30% of all malignant cancers diet related, the development of which are important nutritional factors. The aim of the study was to analyze the nutritional factors for the appearance of cancer and the identification of risks from the diet. Knowledge of the risk factors for cancer may enable the creation of the Dietary Guidelines for antitumor therapy. Numerous studies confirm the impact of diet on the formation and progression of cancer because it seems relevant to the prevention of cancer by raising awareness about relevant health behaviors, including proper eating habits. The risk of cancer can be modified by m. In maintaining a healthy body weight, eating the right amount of fruits and vegetables, avoiding alcohol. The aim should be to introduce nutritional education already in children and adolescents which could eventually allow the reduction of tumors diethoxy subsidiaries. Studies have shown that people with high levels of knowledge about cancer prevention undertake more favorable health behavior

Parents’ education and awareness of the environmental health hazards for children

Introduction. Environmental health hazards can include, among others, exposure to heavy metals (lead, cadmium), pesticides, dioxins, impurities in toys, tobacco smoke and indoor air pollution. Children are continually developing, which points to the need to recognize them as a group particularly vulnerable to the adverse health effects of environmental factors on health. The aim of this study is to examine the awareness of parents living in the province of Silesia in the field of health hazards occurring in home and children’s play area and check if awareness depends on the education of the parents. Material and methods. The research method was an initial questionnaire containing questions about the health risks associated with children’s playground, exposure to heavy metals, dangerous or potentially dangerous toys, exposure to tobacco smoke in the living AREA and harmful substances indoors and outdoors. The study included 218 parents from the province of Silesia. Results. Regardless of education 75% of those surveyed mistakenly believe that children’s exposure indoors is lower than outdoors. More than half of parents with primary education or/vocational and 1/3 of people with higher education do not see the problem of children's exposure to heavy metals. The main route of exposure of children to heavy metals, according to parents with primary education or vocational training is the skin. About 5% of parents with higher and 25% of respondents with primary/ vocational education, smoke cigarettes with a child. Conclusions. The results indicate that the higher the level of education of the parents, the greater awareness of children's environmental health hazards, but knowledge in this area is still fragmented and needs to be completed.Wstęp. Do środowiskowych zagrożeń zdrowia zaliczyć można m.in. narażenie na metale ciężkie (ołów, kadm), pestycydy, dioksyny, zanieczyszczenia występujące w zabawkach, dym tytoniowy oraz zanieczyszczenia wewnątrz pomieszczeń. Organizmy dzieci są w fazie ciągłego rozwoju, co wskazuje na konieczność uznania ich za grupę szczególnie wrażliwą na działanie niekorzystnych dla zdrowia czynników środowiskowych. Celem badania było zbadanie świadomości rodziców zamieszkujących woj. śląskie w zakresie zagrożeń zdrowia występujących w miejscach przebywania i zabaw dzieci oraz sprawdzenie czy świadomość ta zależy od wykształcenia rodziców. Materiał i metody. Metodą badawczą był autorski kwestionariusz zawierający pytania dotyczące ryzyka zdrowotnego związanego z miejscem zabaw dzieci, narażenia na metale ciężkie, szkodliwości zabawek, narażenia na dym tytoniowy w miejscu bytowania oraz na substancje szkodliwe wewnątrz i na zewnątrz pomieszczeń. Badaniem objęto 218 rodziców z województwa śląskiego. Wyniki. Niezależnie od wykształcenia 75% ankietowanych mylnie uważa, że narażenie dzieci wewnątrz pomieszczeń jest mniejsze niż na zewnątrz. Ponad połowa rodziców z wykształceniem podstawowym/zawodowym i 1/3 osób z wyższym wykształceniem nie dostrzega problemu narażenia dzieci na metale ciężkie. Główną drogą narażenia dzieci na metale ciężkie zdaniem 20% rodziców z wykształceniem podstawowym/zawodowym jest skóra. Około 5% rodziców z wyższym i 25% ankietowanych z podstawowym/zawodowym wykształceniem pali papierosy przy dziecku. Wnioski. Wyniki badań wskazują, że im wyższy poziom wykształcenia rodziców tym większa świadomość odnośnie środowiskowych zagrożeń zdrowia dzieci, jednakże wiedza z tego zakresu wciąż jest fragmentaryczna i wymaga uzupełnienia

The Mechanism of Phosphoryl Transfer Reaction and the Role of Active Site Residues on the Basis of Ribokinase-Like Kinases

The role of ribokinase-like carbohydrate kinases consists in ATP dependent phosphorylation of small molecules containing hydroxymethyl group. Although they differ substantially in structural terms and exhibit a broad substrate specificity, some family-wide conserved features can be distinguished suggesting the common mode of action. 4-methyl-5-β-hydroxyethylthiazole kinase (Thz kinase) was chosen as a representative model and the mechanism proposed in X-ray crystal structure paper provided the basis for calculations. In particular, the possible role of several active site residues (Arg121 and Cys198 among others) and of the two magnesium ions was examined. Static and dynamic catalytic fields for the reaction were generated revealing the most favourable environment for the preferential transition state stabilization. An attempt to model the phosphoryl transfer reaction as well as to investigate the influence of the cysteine residue on the reaction course at the semiempirical PM3 level of theory was undertaken

Structure of Alkylimidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids at the Interface with Vacuum and WaterA Molecular Dynamics Study

Ionic liquid (IL) interfaces with vacuum and water are studied by means of classical molecular dynamics simulations. Five ILs are compared: [C₂mim]­[TfO], [C₁₂mim]­[TfO], [C₂mim]­[NTf₂], [C₈mim]­[NTf₂] and [C₁₂mim]­[NTf₂], where [C₂mim], [C₈mim] and [C₁₂mim] stand for 1-ethyl-, 1-octyl- and 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium cation. Physical propertiesdensity, thermal expansion coefficient, compressibility, surface tension, heat of vaporization, self-diffusion coefficient, electric conductivity and viscosityare calculated and validated against experimental values. The structure of the interfaces is compared in terms of the orientation of the molecules and segregation into layers. It is observed that ILs with short alkyl chains orient at the surface; however, there is no single preferred orientation. ILs with longer chains, on the other hand, orient with alkyl chains protruding into the vacuum at the IL/vacuum interface and into the bulk IL, at the IL/water interface. Anions and water molecules tend to associate with polar imidazolium groups

Stress in the teaching profession

Wengel-Woźny Karina, Szefczyk-Polowczyk Lucyna, Zygmunt Agata. Stress in the teaching profession. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(6):191-210. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18491 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%286%29%3A191-210 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/564786 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18491 Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011 – 2014 http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive   Deklaracja. Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie. Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r. The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014). © The Author (s) 2015; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 21.04.2015. Revised 28.05.2015. Accepted: 10.06.2015.   STRESS IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION   Karina Wengel-Woźny1, Lucyna Szefczyk-Polowczyk2, Agata Zygmunt3   Medical University of Silesia 1Doctoral Studies, School of Health Sciences in Katowice 2Doctoral Studies, School of Farmacy with the Devision of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec 3Doctoral Studies, School of Medicine in Katowice   Adres do korespondencji: Łowoszów, 46-300 ,ul. Krzywa 16 Adres e-mail: [email protected]   Abstract Introduction. Teaching profession dates back to ancient times, when formulation of an ideal of a man with comprehensively developed personality was primarily based on such values as wisdom and knowledge. The profession of a teacher/master was influenced by many factors and underwent numerous transformations over the centuries. Aim. The aim is to assess the impact of stress and burnout at work and functioning of the teachers. Material and methods. The survey was conducted using a proprietary questionnaire consisting of 21 questions, in which the respondent select one of the following answers. The study assured full anonymity. The survey was conducted among a group of randomly selected teacher of primary, middle and secondary schools operating in the province of Opole. Results. As a result of conducted research it appeared that 54% of respondents many times a week feel stress related to their work. There are 28% of surveyed to sense nervous tension due to their professional occupation. 10% among them admit to experience this kind of stress up to twice a week whereas 8% of them tend to feel stressed once a week or less often.  Conclusions. It is obvious that stress cannot be totally eliminated out of teacher profession. However we can reduce its size by applying a number of tools. These can be following: Implementation of educational programs dedicated for teachers- programs which aim at minimizing consequences of stress on teacher’s health and life as well as on their environment. Organizing of workshops of “coping with stress” and with difficult situations; education of behaving in situations of “overload”. The change of system of educating teachers and gaining professional competences.   Key words: stress, teacher, teaching profession, occupational burnout