Migrant female sex workers (MFSW) are at a high and increasing risk of HIV infection and may also be a source of transmission. In Northern Thailand, most MSFW are Shan ethnic nationals from Myanmar. This study aims to understand how the risks of HIV infection and transmission are perceived and acted upon by Shan MFSW living with HIV who remain active in sex work. The paper employs a narrative approach, offering insight into the lives of eight Shan MFSW living with HIV in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Their risk behaviors are examined, from when they first entered sex work through to becoming HIV-positive and adopting antiretroviral treatment, as well as the reasons for continuing sex work. The findings reveal several ways in which stigmatized identities and life conditions influence risk perceptions and behaviors of Shan MFSW. Shan MFSW exemplify biopolitical vulnerability as female migrants, and sex workers in addition to living with HIV and the constraints of poverty, and limited education and skills. Understanding the complexities in their life conditions suggested several ways to improve care for them.This study examined how a racially and socioeconomically diverse group of caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) responds to national standard measures of family-centered care (FCC) and care coordination (CC) and what aspects of quality care are missing from these measures. Based on survey and interview data collected from 70 caregivers who have a child with ASD that receive services at a community-based autism clinic located in Atlanta, GA, we compared proportions of answers to FCC and CC questions to national and state representative data using chi-square analyses and contextualized our findings through a thematic analysis of qualitative interviews. Compared to national- and state-level data, the Atlanta autism clinic data had a higher percentage of participants who identified as Black, relied on public health insurance, and lived below 200% of the federal poverty line. The Atlanta autism clinic responses were significantly more positive in four measures of FCC but significantly less effective in two CC measures, including a lower reported percentage who received CC and greater reported percentage who needed extra help. Qualitative data revealed a range of positive meanings and challenges associated with FCC and identified areas of help needed beyond CC, including physical and mental health care and emotional connection, especially for low-income single Black female caregivers. Our mixed-method approach identified strengths in FCC, barriers to CC, and suggestions for developing more pragmatic questions in national surveys that address experiences of quality-of-care among low-income, racial minority families of children with ASD. During pulmonary segmentectomy, identification of the target segment is essential. We used bronchoscopic jet ventilation (BJV) to delineate the intersegmental plane by selectively sending air into the target segment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with BJV failure. Data were retrospectively collected from 48 patients who underwent pulmonary segmentectomy with BJV between March 2014 and May 2019 at a single center. Data were compared between BJV succeeded cases and failed cases. In 13 cases (27%), BJV were unsuccessful. The Brinkman index was significantly higher in failed cases (962 ± 965 failed vs. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/OSI-906.html 395 ± 415 successful, P = 0.0067). The success rate was significantly lower when BJV was applied to the posterior basal segmental bronchus (B10) (B10 1/5 (20%) vs others 34/43 (79%), P = 0.015). Long-term smoking and the bronchus corresponding to the posterior basal segment might make successful performance of BJV difficult. Long-term smoking and the bronchus corresponding to the posterior basal segment might make successful performance of BJV difficult.Art therapy and art psychotherapy are often offered in Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS). We aimed to review the evidence regarding art therapy and art psychotherapy in children attending mental health services. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO (CINHAL®Complete) following PRISMA guidelines, using the search terms ("creative therapy" OR "art therapy") AND (child* OR adolescent OR teen*). We excluded review articles, articles which included adults, articles which were not written in English and articles without outcome measures. We identified 17 articles which are included in our review synthesis. We described these in two groups-ten articles regarding the treatment of children with a psychiatric diagnosis and seven regarding the treatment of children with psychiatric symptoms, but no formal diagnosis. The studies varied in terms of the type of art therapy/psychotherapy delivered, underlying conditions and outcome measures. Many were case studies/case series or small quasi-experimental studies; there were few randomised controlled trials and no replication studies. However, there was some evidence that art therapy or art psychotherapy may benefit children who have experienced trauma or who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. There is extensive literature regarding art therapy/psychotherapy in children but limited empirical papers regarding its use in children attending mental health services. There is some evidence that art therapy or art psychotherapy may benefit children who have experienced trauma. Further research is required, and it may be beneficial if studies could be replicated in different locations.This work studies the effects of different bromide-based ionic liquids, with phosphonium and ammonium cations, towards several environmental biomodels Daphnia magna, Allivibrio fischeri, Raphidocelis subcapitata. Results indicate that toxicity clearly depends on the biomodel, Allivibrio fischeri being the least sensitive one while Daphnia magna is more severely affected in the presence of the studied ionic liquids. In most of the cases, phosphonium moieties are less toxic than ammonium ionic liquids. Furthermore, a prediction about the oral toxicity and carcinogenicity of the studied ionic liquids has been also carried out, showing that these chemical structures may suggest significant toxicity but not present genotoxic or nongenotoxic carcinogenicity.