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Objectives: The current study aimed to detect the BOS prevalence and determinants among residents working during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in an Egyptian tertiary university referral hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study evaluating the working period from June to November 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic second wave, through a five sections questionnaire evaluating: 1 − sociodemographic characteristics, 2 − job characteristics, 3 − negative thoughts related to their job, 4 − resident's health problems, and 5 − evaluating BOS through Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale (including emotional exhaustion [EE], depersonalization [DP], and personal accomplishment [PA] as subscales). Results: We included 230 residents with a median age of 27 years. The median MBI sub-scales (IQ Range) values were 30.0 (20, 39), 21.0 (15, 30), and 29.5 (22, 36) for EE, DP, and PA, respectively. About 51.0% and 83.0% of the residents were high in EE and DP, while 8.7% were low in PA. The median EE and DP were higher in younger age (⩽27 years; p = .002 and .024), males ( p = .001 and <.001), working >90 hours weekly ( p = .016 and <.001), exposure to harassment ( p < .001), and having COVID-19 infection ( p = .002 and .001). Residents working in surgical departments reported higher DP scores than those in non-surgical departments ( p = .03). There was a mild positive correlation between working hours per week and the total scores in EE and DP, r = .24 ( p < .001) and r = .23 ( p = .001) respectively, while it was found to have a negative correlation with the PA ( r = −.133 and p = .044). Conclusions: The BOS is evident and considerably high among the residents working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Younger age, males, working in surgical departments, and those who got COVID-19 infection were most vulnerable.

AbstractMangrove areas are considered the most retention zone for heavy metal pollution as it work as an edge that aggregates land and sea sediments. This study aims to examine if the heavy metals' existence in the mangrove sediment is related to contamination or natural resources. In addition, it gives an interpretation of the origin of these metals along the Egyptian Red Sea coast. Twenty-two samples of mangrove sediments were collected and then, analyzed for metals (Mn, Ni, Cu, Fe, Cd, Ag, and Pb) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). Integration between the in-situ data, contamination indices, and remote sensing and geographical information science (GIS), and multivariate statistical analysis techniques (PCA) were analyzed to assess and clarify the spatial origin of heavy metals in sediment at a regional scale. The average concentration of heavy metals from mangrove sediments were shown to be substantially lower than the referenced value, ranging from moderate to significant except the levels of Ag were very high. The heavy metals concentrations were expected to be naturally origin rather than anthropogenic and that be confirmed by mapping of Red Sea alteration zones spots. These alteration zones are parallel to mangrove sites and rich by several mineralization types including heavy metals that are carried by flooding to the coastline. Remote sensing and GIS techniques successfully contributed to interpreting the pattern of the origin of heavy metals and discharging systems that control the heavy metals concentration along the Red Sea coast.

Hasta el momento actual, la Inmigración ha venido abordándose bajo un enfoque estrictamente laboral o administrativo, fundamentado en los flujos que el mercado de trabajo demandaba. En menor medida desde la perspectiva del ejercicio de la ciudadanía de las personas inmigrantes, que han venido a buscar una nueva vida en Andalucía, ni en la consideración de que, además, ello le supone ejercer derechos básicos y contribuir a enriquecer y dar nuevas perspectivas y valores a nuestra sociedad civil. Desde este enfoque, el capital social que supone la Inmigración resulta necesario e imprescindible en los procesos de participación y empoderamiento de la sociedad civil de nuestra democracia. Para determinar una estrategia y encontrar las herramientas más adecuadas que nos permitan avanzar en este sentido, es para lo que hemos impulsado el proyecto "Participación y Diversidad" y los dos foros de indagación y debate participativo, que se han celebrado en Sevilla y en Granada entre octubre y noviembre de 2013 y cuyos resultados tienen ustedes en este libro. Por lo general, las personas inmigrantes sólo son llamadas a participar de los asuntos públicos cuando éstos tienen que ver con el tema específico de la inmigración. Pero, en este caso, hemos querido ir más allá abordando la cuestión de la inmigración no en términos particulares sino en relación con su papel en el conjunto de nuestra sociedad, en el procomún; trabajando sobre ese capital social que aportan y sobre el papel ciudadano que desempeñan -o que queremos que aporten y desempeñen las personas inmigrantes. En definitiva, trabajar sobre la participación real y efectiva en nuestra sociedad civil, de las personas que vienen de otros países (de la UE, países desarrollados o en vías de desarrollo) y con otras visiones del mundo, a compartir espacio y vida con nosotros, en igualdad con los andaluces y las andaluzas de origen. ; Pp. (1-129)