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Broadly, these experiences are rooted in the colonial history in the North. Understanding patient experiences and including Indigenous patients in health system decision-making can help focus policies and clinical care on cultural safety and equity.We aimed to explore factors for optimizing antimicrobial treatment in emergency departments. A single-day point prevalence survey was conducted on January 18, 2020, in 53 referral/tertiary hospitals in 22 countries. 1957 (17%) of 11557 patients presenting to EDs had infections. The mean qSOFA score was 0.37 ± 0.74. Sepsis (qSOFA ≥ 2) was recorded in 218 (11.1%) patients. The mean qSOFA score was significantly higher in low-middle (1.48 ± 0.963) compared to upper-middle (0.17 ± 0.482) and high-income (0.36 ± 0.714) countries (P  less then  0.001). Eight (3.7%) patients with sepsis were treated as outpatients. The most common diagnoses were upper-respiratory (n = 877, 43.3%), lower-respiratory (n = 316, 16.1%), and lower-urinary (n = 201, 10.3%) infections. 1085 (55.4%) patients received antibiotics. The most-commonly used antibiotics were beta-lactam (BL) and BL inhibitors (n = 307, 15.7%), third-generation cephalosporins (n = 251, 12.8%), and quinolones (n = 204, 10.5%). Irrational antibiotic use and inappropriate hospitalization decisions seemed possible. Patients were more septic in countries with limited resources. Hence, a better organizational scheme is required.The FGF/FGFR system may affect tumor cells and stromal microenvironment through autocrine and paracrine stimulation, thereby significantly promoting oncogene transformation and tumor growth. Abnormal expression of FGFR1 in cells is considered to be the main cause of tumorigenesis and a potential target for the treatment of cancer. In this study, a combination of structure-based drug carriers and molecular docking-based virtual screening was used to screen new potential FGFR1 inhibitors. Forty eight known inhibitors were collected to establish 3 D-QSAR models and pharmacophore models, investigate the relationship between the activity and conformation of compounds, and verify the efficiency of pharmacophore. In Accelrys Discovery Studio 2016, the ZINC database was filtered by Lipinski's Rule of Five and SMART's filtration. Then, Hypo01 was used for virtual screening of ZINC database. Compounds with predicted activity values less than 1 μM were molecularly docked with FGFR1 protein crystals, the docking results were observed, and the interaction between compounds and targets was studied. The absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) and toxicity of potential inhibitors were studied, and a compound with new structural scaffolds were obtained. It could be further studied to explore their better therapeutic effects.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.Objectives. One of the main risk factors involved in increasing driving accidents at night is due to the veiling luminance of the car's headlights reducing the contrast of images in the retina and, thus, reducing the visual performance of drivers. The aim of this study is to investigate the veiling luminance caused by the headlights of the best-selling vehicles in Iran. Methods. Using the Stiles-Holiday disability glare equation, the veiling luminance of headlights of common vehicles at distances of 10-100 m for both high-beam and low-beam modes of oncoming vehicles was measured on a road for healthy (young, middle-aged and older) drivers. Results. Under high-beam illumination, as the cars approached each other, the average illuminance of the car headlights gradually increased. Moreover, age had a significant impact on the veiling luminance. This study also showed that, in same-age groups, the Samand Souren and Peugeot Pars cars had the highest and lowest mean veiling luminance, respectively. Conclusion. The findings showed that the illuminance (at large distances between two cars) and the angle between the source of glare and the eyes of drivers (as two cars approach to each other) have a dominant influence on the disability glare.Youths - defined as children under the age of 18 - are frequently involved in agricultural work. Parental assignment, briefing, and supervision of hazardous farm tasks have an influence on youth safety, yet many youths are injured or killed performing these tasks. This research utilized a qualitative approach to analyze why youths choose to make hazardous decisions regarding grain bin entry and factors that played a role in youths' decisions. Because we know that youth are working on the farm, the study's objective was to examine the parent-youth relationship to determine the conditions under which youth would follow or refuse their parents' orders. OSMI4 Ten students who attended a Midwestern land-grant institution were interviewed. Interviewees had experience working inside grain bins, were highly involved in their family farming operations while under 18 years old, and worked under frequent parental supervision. Interviewees shared conditions where they followed their parents' orders even when they knew the task was unsafe. Moreover, participants indicated when they would refuse orders from parents. Findings showed that the primary source of agricultural safety knowledge came from the interviewees' parents. Interviewees did not necessarily demonstrate a "blind trust" in their parents, as they were not willing to follow all orders they were asked to complete. However, all interviewees indicated that their parents would not ask them to do anything unsafe. Many barriers to farm safety were emphasized by the interviewees, which may contribute to youths choosing to make hazardous decisions regarding grain bin entry under some conditions. The research implications are emphasized relative to youth safety outcomes on family farms.Introduction Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are a serious threat in many Indian states, including Kerala. Community-based decentralized planning and engagement are effective strategies that can make positive behavioral changes to control VBDs. Methods This community-based implementation research was conducted during November 2016 - October 2018 in Alappuzha municipality in Kerala, India. It was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, formative research was conducted to know the community's profile and perceptions and thus to plan and develop an appropriate intervention. Baseline data on some entomological indicators were also collected. These data were used to assess the impact of the intervention by comparing with the post-intervention data. In the second phase, an intervention through the community's engagement was implemented in selected wards. The activities included the formation of community committees and the vector control and source reduction activities with the community engagement and inter-sectoral coordination.