IntroductionThe present study aimed at investigating the readability of online sources on hereditary hearing impairment (HHI).MethodsIn August 2022, the search terms “hereditary hearing impairment”, “genetic deafness”, hereditary hearing loss”, and “sensorineural hearing loss of genetic origin” were entered into the Google search engine and educational materials were determined. The first 50 websites were determined for each search. The double hits were removed and websites with only graphics or tables were excluded. Websites were categorized into either a professional society, a clinical practice or a general health information website. The readability tests to evaluate the websites included: Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch–Kincaid grade level, Gunning–Fog Index, Simple Measure of Gobbledygook, Coleman–Liau Index, Automated Readability Index.ResultsTwentynine websites were included and categorized as from 4 professional societies, 11 from clinical practices and 14 providing general information. All analyzed websites required higher reading levels than sixth grade. On average 12–16 years of education is required to read and understand the websites focused on HHI. Although general health information websites have better readability, the difference was not statistically significant.DiscussionThe readability scores of every type of online educational materials on HHI are above the recommended level indicating that not all patients and parents can comprehend the information they seek for on these websites.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the preoperative diagnostic value of modified systemic inflammation score (mSIS) in predicting the presence of malignancy in patients with indeterminate thyroid nodules. Material and Methods: It is a retrospective study. Three hundred and sixty eight patients who underwent thyroid lobectomy were screened. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to modified SIS; mSIS 0 for those were albumin (alb) ≥ 4.0 gr/dL and lymphocyte monocyte ratio (LMR) ≥ 3.4, mSIS 1 for those were alb<4.0 gr/dL or LMR<3.4, mSIS 2 for those were alb<4.0 gr/dL and LMR<3.4. According to the results of the postoperative pathology, the patients were divided into two groups as benign and malignant. Results: The malignancy was found in 24 patients in histopathological examination. Ten (41.7%) of these were micropapillary, 8 (33.3%) were papillary, and 6 (25%) were follicular carcinomas. There was no difference between the malignant and benign groups in terms of LMR and albumin values. mSIS 0 had a 65% malignancy rate, mSIS 1 69.2%, and mSIS 2 66.6%. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups. Conclusion: MSIS may not be a predictor of malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules. Further studies are needed to understand this issue.
Purpose:To evaluate YouTube's usefulness as a source of information concerning pediatric tracheostomy care. Materials and Methods: On August 10, 2022, the top 50 YouTube search results for "pediatric tracheostomy care" were displayed. Each “video was evaluated by a jury of three otolaryngologists with at least 2 years of professional experience in pediatric otolaryngology using DISCERN, scoring system of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and the Global Quality Score (GQS). Results:After exclusion criteria 24 videos were evaluated. Fifteen of the evaluated videos were produced by health professionals, and the other nine videos were produced by independent users. The average duration of the video was 337.5 seconds, varying between 82 seconds and 1364 seconds. The average Discern score of videos produced by health professionals was 38.9 ± 13, compared to 36.6 ± 14 for independent users. The mean JAMA score was 1.04 ± 0.68 for health professionals and 1.11 ± 0.94 for independent users. The GQS score was 2.82 ± 0.73 for health professionals and 3.19 ± 0.84 for independent users. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups for Discern, JAMA, and GQS scoring. Conclusion:YouTube does not seem to be a good option for parents to get useful information about pediatric tracheostomy care at this time. Health professionals should provide websites with high-quality materials to improve awareness of pediatric tracheostomy care.
تطرّق هذا البحث إلى جوانب الصلة والتلازم والترابط بين علوم اللغة العربيّة و علم أصول الفقه، ثمّ بيان الصّلة والعلاقة بين أصول الفقه وعلم البلاغة، كما ذكرت هذه الدراسة علاقة الاتفاق والاختلاف بين الأصوليّين وعلماء اللغة العربيّة، وأشارت إلى تفرّد الأصوليّين في بعض المباحث والمسائل اللغويّة، موضّحة أنّ تناول الأصوليّين للمباحث اللغويّة والبلاغيّة أمر بديهيّ معهود، منشؤه يعود لكون اللغة العربيّة وسيلة للعلوم الشرعيّة، وأن فهم معاني الخطاب الشرعيّ مبني أساساً على مكونات الخطاب العربيّ اللغويّة والسياقيّة والدلاليّة. جاءت هذه الدراسة في خمسة فصول : الفصل الأول تناول العلاقة الاستمداديّة بين أصول الفقه واللغة العربيّة ، وتطرق إلى ترتيب المقدِّمات الأصوليّة اللغويّة، وأما الفصل الثاني؛ فكان في منهجيّة علماء الأصول ومسالكهم في المباحث والمبادئ اللغويّة، أما الفصل الثالث؛ فكان في الموضوعات والمباحث اللغويّة والبلاغيّة التي ذكرها الأصوليّون في مقدّماتهم ومسائلهم اللغويّة، وخصصت هذه الدراسة الفصل الرابع للمباحث اللغويّة بين علماء الأصول وعلماء اللغة والبلاغة، وخُتمت هذه الدراسة بالفصل الخامس المتعلّق بالمؤلفات المطبوعة، والتي اهتمّت بالصلة والعلاقة بين علم أصول الفقه واللغة العربيّة.
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