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    Grammatical Error Analysis On The Spontaneous Speech Produced By Students Of English

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    Sastra, Lusi Vera. (2014). Grammatical Error Analysis on the Spontaneous Speech Produced by Students of English. English Study Program, Department of Languages and Literature, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Universitas Brawijaya. Supervisor: Endang Sasanti Co-supervisor: Tantri Refa Indhiarti.Keywords: error analysis, error, speech, types of error.Language plays a very important role in communication. One of the languages that are mostly used in this world is English. English spreads globally because it has empowerment and imperialism in the past, which brought English all over the world to be an International language. In Indonesia, English becomes a compulsory and Indonesians are required learning English through education system policy. In the process of learning, Indonesian students surely make errors. It is understandable since the rule of Bahasa Indonesia and English is different. This research aims, first, to identify the types of errors and second, to find the most frequent error in the students' speech produced by the seventh semester students of English Study Program of Universitas Brawijaya. This research was designed by using descriptive qualitative approach and document analysis to answer the problem of the study. The data were collected from the transcript of thirty students' speech which contains errors produced by the seventh semester students of Study Program of English Universias Brawijaya. In collecting the data, the researcher selected the participants who got good grade minimum B and above in their structure class and then asked them to give spontaneous speech in limited time minimally one minute with the topics that have given by the researcher. The researcher analyzed the data by using the theory of Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by Dulay, Burt, and Krashen (1982). The results of this research showed that the students made some types of errors when they produce their speech. Those errors are omission (37%), addition (27%), misformation (35%) and misordering (1%). Omission was divided into five types, addition into six types, misformation into six types and the last is misordering. The researcher suggests the next researchers who want to conduct the similar research uses the different object and analyze the errors with other theories. Another suggestion is to use the similar theory but with different object

    Cladribine Tablets Mode of Action, Learning from the Pandemic: A Narrative Review

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    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system, characterized by chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative processes. MS management relies on disease-modifying drugs that suppress/modulate the immune system. Cladribine tablets (CladT) have been approved by different health authorities for patients with various forms of relapsing MS. The drug has been demonstrated to deplete CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, with a higher effect described in the former, and to decrease total CD19+, CD20+, and naive B-cell counts. COVID-19 is expected to become endemic, suggesting its potential infection risk for immuno-compromised patients, including MS patients treated with disease-modifying drugs. We report here the available data on disease-modifying drug-treated-MS patients and COVID-19 infection and vaccination, with a focus on CladT. MS patients treated with CladT are not at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19. While anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is recommended in all MS patients with guidelines addressing vaccination timing according to the different disease-modifying drugs, no vaccination timing restrictions seem to be necessary for cladribine, based on its mechanism of action and available evidence. Published data suggest that CladT treatment does not impact the production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination, possibly due to its relative sparing effect on naïve B-cells and the rapid B-cell reconstitution following treatment. Slightly lower specific T-cell responses are likely not impacting the risk of breakthrough COVID-19. It could be stated that cladribine’s transient effect on innate immune cells likely contributes to maintaining an adequate first line of defense against the SARS-CoV-2 virus

    Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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    BACKGROUND: Rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are rising globally and there is concern that increased migration is contributing to the burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe. However, the effect of migration on the burden of AMR in Europe has not yet been comprehensively examined. Therefore, we did a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and synthesise data for AMR carriage or infection in migrants to Europe to examine differences in patterns of AMR across migrant groups and in different settings. METHODS: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus with no language restrictions from Jan 1, 2000, to Jan 18, 2017, for primary data from observational studies reporting antibacterial resistance in common bacterial pathogens among migrants to 21 European Union-15 and European Economic Area countries. To be eligible for inclusion, studies had to report data on carriage or infection with laboratory-confirmed antibiotic-resistant organisms in migrant populations. We extracted data from eligible studies and assessed quality using piloted, standardised forms. We did not examine drug resistance in tuberculosis and excluded articles solely reporting on this parameter. We also excluded articles in which migrant status was determined by ethnicity, country of birth of participants' parents, or was not defined, and articles in which data were not disaggregated by migrant status. Outcomes were carriage of or infection with antibiotic-resistant organisms. We used random-effects models to calculate the pooled prevalence of each outcome. The study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016043681. FINDINGS: We identified 2274 articles, of which 23 observational studies reporting on antibiotic resistance in 2319 migrants were included. The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or AMR infection in migrants was 25·4% (95% CI 19·1-31·8; I2 =98%), including meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (7·8%, 4·8-10·7; I2 =92%) and antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (27·2%, 17·6-36·8; I2 =94%). The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or infection was higher in refugees and asylum seekers (33·0%, 18·3-47·6; I2 =98%) than in other migrant groups (6·6%, 1·8-11·3; I2 =92%). The pooled prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms was slightly higher in high-migrant community settings (33·1%, 11·1-55·1; I2 =96%) than in migrants in hospitals (24·3%, 16·1-32·6; I2 =98%). We did not find evidence of high rates of transmission of AMR from migrant to host populations. INTERPRETATION: Migrants are exposed to conditions favouring the emergence of drug resistance during transit and in host countries in Europe. Increased antibiotic resistance among refugees and asylum seekers and in high-migrant community settings (such as refugee camps and detention facilities) highlights the need for improved living conditions, access to health care, and initiatives to facilitate detection of and appropriate high-quality treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections during transit and in host countries. Protocols for the prevention and control of infection and for antibiotic surveillance need to be integrated in all aspects of health care, which should be accessible for all migrant groups, and should target determinants of AMR before, during, and after migration. FUNDING: UK National Institute for Health Research Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare Charity, the Wellcome Trust, and UK National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimictobial Resistance at Imperial College London

    Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study

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    Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully understood. We quantified the burden of SSI after gastrointestinal surgery in countries in all parts of the world. Methods: This international, prospective, multicentre cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency gastrointestinal resection within 2-week time periods at any health-care facility in any country. Countries with participating centres were stratified into high-income, middle-income, and low-income groups according to the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). Data variables from the GlobalSurg 1 study and other studies that have been found to affect the likelihood of SSI were entered into risk adjustment models. The primary outcome measure was the 30-day SSI incidence (defined by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for superficial and deep incisional SSI). Relationships with explanatory variables were examined using Bayesian multilevel logistic regression models. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02662231. Findings: Between Jan 4, 2016, and July 31, 2016, 13 265 records were submitted for analysis. 12 539 patients from 343 hospitals in 66 countries were included. 7339 (58·5%) patient were from high-HDI countries (193 hospitals in 30 countries), 3918 (31·2%) patients were from middle-HDI countries (82 hospitals in 18 countries), and 1282 (10·2%) patients were from low-HDI countries (68 hospitals in 18 countries). In total, 1538 (12·3%) patients had SSI within 30 days of surgery. The incidence of SSI varied between countries with high (691 [9·4%] of 7339 patients), middle (549 [14·0%] of 3918 patients), and low (298 [23·2%] of 1282) HDI (p < 0·001). The highest SSI incidence in each HDI group was after dirty surgery (102 [17·8%] of 574 patients in high-HDI countries; 74 [31·4%] of 236 patients in middle-HDI countries; 72 [39·8%] of 181 patients in low-HDI countries). Following risk factor adjustment, patients in low-HDI countries were at greatest risk of SSI (adjusted odds ratio 1·60, 95% credible interval 1·05–2·37; p=0·030). 132 (21·6%) of 610 patients with an SSI and a microbiology culture result had an infection that was resistant to the prophylactic antibiotic used. Resistant infections were detected in 49 (16·6%) of 295 patients in high-HDI countries, in 37 (19·8%) of 187 patients in middle-HDI countries, and in 46 (35·9%) of 128 patients in low-HDI countries (p < 0·001). Interpretation: Countries with a low HDI carry a disproportionately greater burden of SSI than countries with a middle or high HDI and might have higher rates of antibiotic resistance. In view of WHO recommendations on SSI prevention that highlight the absence of high-quality interventional research, urgent, pragmatic, randomised trials based in LMICs are needed to assess measures aiming to reduce this preventable complication

    Education to legality and doping

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    When planning actions to prevent doping in the general population, public health operators may collide against the interests of criminal organizations involved in illicit trafficking of drugs. In addition to technical and professional expertise, or clinical and pharmacological skills, also a deep knowledge of legal and social issues is strongly required to face the problem and assure the effectiveness of the preventive actions. Sports competitions, athletes training or adapted physical activity may all represent conditions and environments at risk for misusing or abusing drugs and dietary supplements. A correct approach to sport and physical activity implies respect of competition rules, attention to own body limits and knowledge of risk factors. Health education campaigns and preventive actions should also consider education to legality in the different settings. The comprehension of the complex net that is available to access doping, locally or globally through online Internet sites, is essential as well as the awareness of the huge economic burden of crime interests behind the illicit trafficking of drugs. A modern whole rounded approach needs to consider doping not only as a violation of sport rules but also of the own body health, representing almost a form of addiction involving individuals and communities, and being supported by crime. Within this frame, doping is considered not just as a sport violation or a risk factor for individual's health, but as a disease of the society, in the society, against the society. A peculiar equilibrium seems to prevail between crime external pressures and resigned internal acceptance, according to the 'mafia hypothesis' model, where hosts accept parasitism to avoid retaliation. Here, main contributes and topics from the Erice 53rd Course are summarized and reviewed, providing links and references for further studies in the field. Health education and education to legality represent two sides of a same question, concerning both the general population and the health authorities. In conclusion, education to legality is a key component for prevention of doping and a priority for public health operators involved in protecting population health

    Education to legality and doping

    No full text
    When planning actions to prevent doping in the general population, public health operators may collide against the interests of criminal organizations involved in illicit trafficking of drugs. In addition to technical and professional expertise, or clinical and pharmacological skills, also a deep knowledge of legal and social issues is strongly required to face the problem and assure the effectiveness of the preventive actions. Sports competitions, athletes training or adapted physical activity may all represent conditions and environments at risk for misusing or abusing drugs and dietary supplements. A correct approach to sport and physical activity implies respect of competition rules, attention to own body limits and knowledge of risk factors. Health education campaigns and preventive actions should also consider education to legality in the different settings. The comprehension of the complex net that is available to access doping, locally or globally through online Internet sites, is essential as well as the awareness of the huge economic burden of crime interests behind the illicit trafficking of drugs. A modern whole rounded approach needs to consider doping not only as a violation of sport rules but also of the own body health, representing almost a form of addiction involving individuals and communities, and being supported by crime. Within this frame, doping is considered not just as a sport violation or a risk factor for individual's health, but as a disease of the society, in the society, against the society. A peculiar equilibrium seems to prevail between crime external pressures and resigned internal acceptance, according to the 'mafia hypothesis' model, where hosts accept parasitism to avoid retaliation. Here, main contributes and topics from the Erice 53rd Course are summarized and reviewed, providing links and references for further studies in the field. Health education and education to legality represent two sides of a same question, concerning both the general population and the health authorities. In conclusion, education to legality is a key component for prevention of doping and a priority for public health operators involved in protecting population health
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