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The purpose of this case is to bring some tips to conduct a qualitative systematic review and present its results in a manuscript for publication. Bibliographic research is carried out to contextualize studies and to sensitize researchers in important issues highlighted by the literature regarding a topic of concern. Contextualization is the essence of any research. It is the starting point on the basis in which the study will be pertinent and contribute to the existing knowledge. It raises awareness among researchers between the aspects of a particular topic that have already drawn the attention on the literature. Systematic reviews are a way to conduct a bibliographic research that implies the use of electronic database and a search strategy to find out information about a particular issue. They constitute a research itself. In particular, qualitative systematic reviews are useful to explore a subjective topic (perceptions, opinions, expectations, and conceptualizations) with the aim of fully understanding it in its diversity. This allows researchers to select papers that bring qualitative information about a particular issue. The selected studies are subsequently analyzed in the light of appropriate methodology. To publish a qualitative systematic review, the research process and results should be appropriately presented in a manuscript. This should include a flow diagram of the search strategy, a summary of selected articles, and a table of their quality appraisal. A qualitative systematic review manuscript should also address the use of triangulation techniques and the analysis process.

Background: Tattoo inks have been reported to elicit allergic contact dermatitis. Objectives: To investigate the labels and the contents of metals and pigments in tattoo inks, considering restrictions within the European Union. Methods: 73 tattoo inks currently available on the market, either bought or donated (already used), were investigated for trace metals and pigments by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight tandem mass spectrometry. Results: 93% of the bought tattoo inks violated European legal requirements on labeling. 50% of the tattoo inks declared at least one pigment ingredient wrongly. 61% inks contained pigments of concern, especially for red inks. Iron, aluminium, titanium, and copper (most in green/blue inks) were the main metals detected in the inks. The level of metal impurities was only in a few cases exceeding current restriction limits. Total chromium (0.35-139 µg/g) and nickel (0.1-41 µg/g) were found in almost all samples. The levels of iron, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, zinc, lead, and arsenic were found to significantly covary. Conclusions: It is important for tattoo ink manufacturers to follow the regulations and decrease nickel and chromium impurities, to prevent contact allergy and toxic reactions among the users. ; QC 20211124

Background Tattoo inks have been reported to elicit allergic contact dermatitis. Objectives To investigate the labels and the contents of metals and pigments in tattoo inks, considering restrictions within the European Union. Methods Seventy-three tattoo inks currently available on the market, either bought or donated (already used), were investigated for trace metals and pigments by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight tandem mass spectrometry. Results Ninety-three percent of the bought tattoo inks violated European, legal requirements on labeling. Fifty percent of the tattoo inks declared at least one pigment ingredient incorrectly. Sixty-one percent of the inks contained pigments of concern, especially red inks. Iron, aluminium, titanium, and copper (most in green/blue inks) were the main metals detected in the inks. The level of metal impurities exceeded current restriction limits in only a few cases. Total chromium (0.35-139 μg/g) and nickel (0.1-41 μg/g) were found in almost all samples. The levels of iron, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, zinc, lead, and arsenic were found to covary significantly. Conclusions To prevent contact allergy and toxic reactions among users it is important for tattoo ink manufacturers to follow the regulations and decrease nickel and chromium impurities.

Background Tattoo inks have been reported to elicit allergic contact dermatitis. Objectives To investigate the labels and the contents of metals and pigments in tattoo inks, considering restrictions within the European Union. Methods Seventy-three tattoo inks currently available on the market, either bought or donated (already used), were investigated for trace metals and pigments by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight tandem mass spectrometry. Results Ninety-three percent of the bought tattoo inks violated European, legal requirements on labeling. Fifty percent of the tattoo inks declared at least one pigment ingredient incorrectly. Sixty-one percent of the inks contained pigments of concern, especially red inks. Iron, aluminium, titanium, and copper (most in green/blue inks) were the main metals detected in the inks. The level of metal impurities exceeded current restriction limits in only a few cases. Total chromium (0.35-139 μg/g) and nickel (0.1-41 μg/g) were found in almost all samples. The levels of iron, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, zinc, lead, and arsenic were found to covary significantly. Conclusions To prevent contact allergy and toxic reactions among users it is important for tattoo ink manufacturers to follow the regulations and decrease nickel and chromium impurities. ; Version of record

AbstractThis study takes a discursive approach (cf. Watts 1989, 2008; Locher 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012; Locher and Watts 2005, 2008; Mills 2011; van der Bom and Mills 2015), to analyze online postings as social behavior for use in other/second language (im)politeness instruction. The criteria for inclusion are authenticity, complexity, diversity and feasibility. This means the postings need to (1) be created for a social purpose, not an instructional one; (2) be pragmatically rich and exemplify evaluations of (in)appropriate behavior; (3) illustrate variety in their underlying social norms and values; as well as (4) lend themselves to examination by learners and provoke reflection in conjunction with participatory learning activities. The analysis found that postings from online fora can meet these criteria and identifies (a manageable number of) posts for which participatory learning activities were developed. In combination the posts and the activities are used to enhance awareness of the complexity of (im)politeness in social encounters, especially in intercultural interactions, and the omnipresent and emergent nature of (im)politeness. They have been used in a university setting to sensitize the L2 learner to differences in the views, judgments and negotiations of what constitutes polite or impolite behavior between as well as within speech communities.

Education programs for divorcing and separating parents are a valuable vehicle for providing to parents the awareness, knowledge, and skills that can lead to a smoother transition and healthier outcomes for their children. Attention to safety concerns in referral guidelines, administrative protocols, and curriculum content is integral to the efficacious and responsible delivery of parent education. This article examines the recent experience of New York State in developing guidelines for safety and quality assurance in parent education programs.

Inside Transracial Adoption is an accessible, authoritative guide on how to navigate the challenges that parents can face with the adoption of a child from a different race and culture. It is an invaluable guide for parents - whether considering transracial adoption for the first time or experienced veterans - or the people who support them

La reflexión sobre la praxis de un caso reflejada en el presente artículo es el resultado de un insight profesional tras más de 15 años de profesión. En concreto la voz y el sentir tras los resultados inesperados y equidistantes de los objetivos planteados durante la intervención de un caso de desprotección de una persona mayor y su cuidadora en la Región de Murcia, municipio de Alcantarilla. Se trata del atrevimiento a hacer una parada en seco como límite del maremágnum de acción de una profesión carente de tiempo para la reflexión, sumergida en la exigencia propia y del Sistema y a la inversa que se ve reflejada en las intervenciones de los casos con la mayor o menor reclamación en función de algunos factores como por ejemplo la categoría del colectivo de intervención, el espíritu crítico del profesional y de manera fundamental la violencia estructural y silenciosa que ejerce el Sistema, donde el profesional entra en un sopor existencial camuflado en la eficacia de la acción. Acción que se exige y a su vez es asumida cual cómplice anestésico. El resultado son intervenciones exprés, usuarios no escuchados con demandas reales no atendidas. Sin embargo el desenlace de los casos una vez más supondrá una lección profesional y de vida, poniendo delante la problemática realidad de la necesidad subjetiva no declarada del sujeto.
El presente artículo pone de relieve El Tiempo como protagonista de la intervención y no el tiempo Khronos de llegar al objetivo planificado sino el tiempo Kairos de las partes o sujetos intervinientes imprescindible para la toma de conciencia y la responsabilidad del profesional y de los sujetos de intervención sobre la verdadera necesidad que no es otra que la realidad de la práctica cotidiana.