Physiotherapy students’ perceptions of ageing – Playing narratives as a pedagogical innovation

Introduction and objectivesThere is a considerable lack of structure in training health professionals in geriatrics. The narratives can promote a collaborative reflection on different topics and might be used as a pedagogic strategy for undergraduate health students. This study aimed to explore the adoption of new perspectives on ageing after the implementation of dynamic narratives in the first graduate year for physiotherapy students.Materials and methodsAn exploratory qualitative study was performed. Participants were included if they were: ≥18 years old, physiotherapy students and agreed to participate. Physiotherapy students (n = 44) were recruited from the School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Two gaming sessions were performed to help students, as narrators, express their visions and ways to deal with the geriatrics field. Students’ perspectives about ageing at baseline (T1) and after the narratives experience (T2) were collected by answering the following question: What is your perception regarding ageing? Two evaluators were involved in qualitative data analysis by performing: (i) an individual analysis of themes/subthemes and a discussion meeting to evaluate discrepancies and to reach a consensus.ResultsNegative perceptions about ageing were referred 39 times at T1 (most of them related to restriction; deterioration subthemes). There were no negative perceptions registered at T2. Positive perceptions increased at T2, from n = 39 to n = 52, and three new subthemes emerged (beginning of something, fighting ageism, challenge).ConclusionThis study demonstrated the potential of narrative-based experiences as a desirable pedagogic methodology (board games-oriented) for geriatric education in undergraduate health students.     

互联网教育对超声住培教学的影响及思考

目的分析互联网教育对超声专业住培医师教学的影响。方法将我科接受超声专业住院医师规范化培训的50名住培医师为研究对象,其中以2019年1~4月的住培医师为对照组,以2020年1~4月的住培医师为实验组。对照组以传统教学方式教学,实验组以互联网教学为主要教学方式,两组住培医师通过考试成绩(笔试及技能)及问卷调查方法评估不同时期超声规范化培训的教学效果结果实验组的笔试和技能考核成绩低于对照组(P<0.05),考试通过率低于对照组(P<0.05)。从两组的问卷调查结果显示,实验组的住培医师认为在激发学习兴趣、提升交流能力、提高技能操作、满意带教老师、师生互动良好5个方面的肯定评价低于对照组(P<0.05);两组住培医师在关注人文关怀、临床思维培养2个方面比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);两组在培养自学能力方面的肯定评价比较,实验组明显高于对照组(P<0.05)。与对照组比较,教师对实验组的教学气氛活跃、住培医师态度积极性及检查操作规范、报告书写规范4个方面的评价较低(P<0.05);教师对两组的课程安排与进度合理性的评价无差异性(P>0.05)。结论短期研究结果显示,以互联网教学为主的教学方式对超声住培教学质量造成一定负面影响,需加以教育经验总结,为今后教学工作的改进奠定基础。     

Noncommunicable disease outcomes and the effects of vertical and horizontal health aid

Foreign health aid forms a substantial portion of health spending in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It can be either vertical (funds earmarked for specific diseases) or horizontal (funds used for broad health sector strengthening). Historically, most health aid has been disbursed vertically toward key infectious diseases, with minimal allocations to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). High NCD burden in LMICs underscores a need for increased assistance toward NCD objectives, but evidence on the outcomes of health aid for NCDs is sparse. We obtained annual data on cause-specific deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for four leading NCDs across 116 countries, 2000–2016, and evaluated the relationship between these indicators and vertical and horizontal health aid using country fixed-effects models with 1-to-5-year lagged effects. After adjusting for fixed and time-variant country heterogeneity, vertical assistance for NCDs was significantly associated with subsequent reductions in NCD morbidity and mortality, particularly for persons under age 70 and for cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases. An additional dollar in per-capita NCD vertical assistance corresponded to reductions in the average annual NCD burden of 7,459 DALYs/281 deaths after one year, 7,728 DALYs/319 deaths after two years, and 8,957 DALYs/346 deaths after three years. The findings suggest that vertical assistance for NCD programs may be an appropriate mechanism for addressing short-term NCD needs in LMICs, where it may help to fill health sector gaps in NCD care, but longer-term evaluation is needed for assessing the role of horizontal assistance.     

Cloning of the ferrireductase that may be involved in iron transport in the small intestine: revisiting Crane's controversial oxidoreductase

Abstract

Objectives

Oxidative stress and inflammation have been reported to be higher in subjects with depression, but it is unclear whether this is due to inadequate dietary antioxidant intake or the pathophysiology of depression. The aim of this study was to assess the association between dietary and serum antioxidant status with depression scales in young male university students.

Methods

This research was a case–control study carried out on 60 male university students (30 students diagnosed with depression and 30 matched healthy controls). Beck Depression Inventory-II was used to assess the major depressive disorder (MDD) scales. A semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire and 2-day 24-h recalls were used for dietary assessment. Dietary and serum total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentrations were also measured.

Results

MDD subjects consumed less fruits (P < 0.05), legumes (P < 0.001), nuts and seeds (P = 0.003), vitamin C (P = 0.005), beta carotene (P < 0.001), lutein, and zeaxanthin (P = 0.006) than the controls. Moreover, the depressed group had lower serum TAC levels than their controls (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in serum hs-CRP concentrations and dietary TAC levels between the study groups.

Discussion

Students with depression had significantly lower intake of dietary antioxidants. However, dietary TAC and serum hs-CRP levels were not significantly different between depressed and normal university male students. Intake of foods rich in antioxidants is encouraged in male students.     

右美托咪定在小儿气管异物取出术中的应用

目的：观察右美托咪定在气管异物取出术中对患儿呼吸、循环及术后恢复情况的影响。方法：40例行气管异物取出术患,随机分为右美托咪定组（D组）（n=20）和生理盐水组（S组）（n=20）,分别在麻醉诱导前10min静脉输注右美托咪定0.8μg/kg和等容量的生理盐水,输注时间为10min。术中高频射流呼吸机给氧,保持患儿自主呼吸,泵注丙泊酚和瑞芬太尼维持麻醉。结果：D组患儿术中屏气、咳嗽、喉痉挛、术中SP02〈90%显著低于S组（P〈0.05）;D组丙泊酚及瑞芬太尼用量减少（P〈0.05）。结论：在气管异物取出术中应用右美托咪定有很大的优势,对呼吸系统影响小,血流动力学平稳,术后并发症少。     

项目式“微生物学实验”教学模式的构建与实践

微生物学实验是生物类各专业的一门重要的专业基础课程,微生物学实验技术是学生认识微生物、改造微生物和利用微生物的重要方法。课程组结合优质教学资源,以及先进仪器设备和网络技术的助力加持,构建了项目式"微生物学实验"教学模式。通过项目实验的科学设计、实施和评价,对实验教学进行了一系列的改革实践与探索,提高了实验教学效果和效率,使学生对微生物学研究有了更系统的认识,对培养学生的综合实践能力和科学研究思维起到了积极有效的促进作用。     

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情对高校微生物学教学带来的挑战与发展机遇

突如其来的新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情使得网上在线教学成为这段时间的唯一教学方式。这一方面给高校的广大师生提出了新的挑战,但同时也给近年来一直进行的高等教育开放式教育教学改革发展潮流按下了加速键。《微生物学通报》以"第十七届全国微生物学教学和科研及成果产业化研讨会"为契机邀稿组织出版的这期"高等院校教学主题刊",很好地反映了近年来在开放式教育形势下我国微生物学教学改革与人才培养的最新进展和发展态势,其中也有文章介绍了疫情期间选择和使用线上教学技术的经验。期望该主题刊的出版有助于进一步促进广大微生物学教师强化互联网意识,打造"互联网+"思维,重塑课堂教学形态,通过广大教师间的教改经验交流与合作,进一步促进我国微生物学课程建设水平与教学质量的全面提升。     

生物工程实验教学改革的探索

为了满足社会对于生物工程创新型、工程型复合人才的需要, 本文针对专业实验课程进行了改革与探索, 通过优化实验教学体系、改革生产实习与毕业论文环节和构建课外实验等措施, 建立了以培养学生创新能力、工程意识和解决问题能力为目的的创新实验教学模式, 使学生对于生物工程理论知识和前沿科技有了更好地理解, 有效地改善了实验教学的效果。     

基于显微数码互动系统的微生物形态实验教学改革与实践

微生物形态实验是微生物学实验的重要组成部分,为生物类专业学生了解微观世界的窗口.结合微生物形态实验教学的实际情况,将显微数码互动系统引入到微生物形态实验教学,实践证明改革不仅有效提升了实验教学质量,培养了学生的实践动手能力和创新能力,同时还有助于建立更为完善的实验考核方法.     

Teaching ethnic and racial relations: some comments on Michael Banton

Banton's critique of race and ethnic relations highlights differences between the U.K. and the U.S.A. The interplay between ethnic politics and the teaching of the subject in the universities reflects differing reactions to the demise of Marxism, the impact of globalization and the growth of transnationalism. In America, anthropology, economics, cultural studies and conflict resolution have had a mixed impact on the field, but an examination of textbooks over the past thirty years - as well as Banton's prolific scholarship - suggests that most of the core problems remain the same.