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Malhotra, R. (2021). Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power. New Delhi: Rupa Publications
Authors: Polcumpally Arun Teja
Published: August 2022

There is a good number of books dwelling on the impact of AI. Not many books are written on the concept of power. Rajiv Malhotra has eloquently written his insights into how AI would change the social fabric which in turn revolutionizes the understanding of the term power. At the onset, this book is meant for general reading and not specifically designed for the social science experts of technology scientists. Accordingly, this work should not be compared with the works of Nick Bostrom, Andrew NG, or KaiFu Lee. This book is structured on the five battlegrounds which are not to be confused with the geopolitical tussles. They represent the Economy and Jobs; Psychology; Global Power, Metaphysics, and India's future. This book appears to have emerged from the authors own philosophical debate between constructivism and material determinism. The author does not explicitly bring the western Science, Technology, and Society (STS) scholarship but builds his constructivism on Indian traditional knowledge systems. Books like Mahabharata, Gita and scholars like Sant Ramdas, Tukaram were frequently quoted. He espouses that the development and deployment of AI must be in congruence with the Indian traditional knowledge. This reminds the new book of Indian External Affairs Minister, Subramanian Jaishankar, in his book also has a similar take when it comes to the designing of foreign policy (Jaishankar, 2020, p. 112).
Allison, Graham T. (2017). Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap? London, United Kingdom: Scribe Publications
Authors: Bhagwagar Rayan V
Published: August 2022

The geopolitical landscape of the world has seen rapid deterioration, in terms of the stability of the existing international system. But even before this deterioration, the international has been termed as being anarchic in nature. The current ‘global disorder’ – as I prefer to refer to it – is witnessing a whirlwind in declining Western power. One can say that we – as an international political community – are at a Y-Junction, where the world makes do with the global hegemony of the United States, where the choices are between another unilaterally-decided world system or a reformed and inclusive multi-lateral one.
Gokhale, Vijay. (2021). Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest. New Delhi, India :
Authors: Panwar Yukti
Published: August 2022

“It has been called many names, but is best known as the Tiananmen Square incident because Tiananmen Square was the stage on which the drama that held the world spellbound for fifty days was performed. The happenings in the square led to the sort of chaos and uncertainty that usually presages a regime change. That did not happen.” (Gokhale, 2021)
Livelihood-related migratory practices of refugee families :
Authors: Chirindza Dério
Published: August 2022

Integration of refugees into host countries' National Education System (NES) is becoming increasingly popular. According to recent scholarly research, efforts to integrate refugees into the NES have proven tough. Existing research on refugee children from both the global south and rich nations has identified a variety of educational barriers for refugee children. Recurrent livelihood-related movement habits are one of these barriers. Urban refugee families migrate often within and outside of the city in quest of better living conditions, disrupting their children's integration into public schools. This study uses qualitative methods and a case study research design to focus on urban refugee children in Maputo and Nampula. Integration of refugee children into host countries' NES is crucial because it has the potential to improve their academic or school continuity, stability, access to high-quality education, local integration, and social development.
India's foreign policy towards Southeast Asia before Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Authors: Hue Quach Thi
Published: August 2022

Historically, Southeast Asia has been the place to come for many countries around the world such as China, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, the UK, France, and the US… But unlike those countries, India has come to Southeast Asia by the way of peace, trade, and religion and it is the country with the oldest relationship with this region. India has had flourishing economic and cultural ties with Southeast Asian countries since pre-colonial times. Although interrupted during the colonial era, the struggles for freedom in India and many Southeast Asian countries led to a sharing of common problems. The spread of the two largest religions, Buddhism and Hinduism, from India through Asia and the adoption of these religions in Southeast Asia laid the groundwork for connections between India and the region. Throughout history, changes in the international and regional context as well as within Southeast Asia and India itself, India's foreign policy towards Southeast Asia before Prime Minister Narendra Modi (before 2014) has constantly been adjusted to suit the new situation. If New Delhi's policy towards Southeast Asia was not clearly defined at first, mainly as the reactions towards regional situations rather than towards the policy, then Indian policies have been adjusted with a focus on the Look East Policy
Cultural Imperialism and the Global South
Authors: Dubey Vivek Mohan
Published: August 2022

This essay addresses the issue of Cultural Imperialism and the National Identities of the countries of the Global South. The binarism in which both of them are portrayed is the main focus of this essay. It tries to conclusively demonstrate the untenability of the same binarism by highlighting the various local worlds that empirically exist in the contemporary world. The overlap of many complex social processes and concepts have been unravelled to refute the popular and faulty understanding of the current human condition that cries out for better explication.
Is the Division between Centre and Periphery of European Integration Inevitable?
Authors: Niedźwiecki Artur
Published: August 2022

The aim of this article is to define the phenomenon of political subjectivity of EU member states in the system of European integration. The article examines basic factors influencing the scale of the above-mentioned attribute. Moreover it discusses the characteristic of the system of European integration and the process of “Europeanization.” The crucial part of this article is the description of the centre, semi-periphery and periphery of the system of European integration and the presentation of the process of appropriation of interdependences by EU member states within the united Europe. This paper argues that political subjectivity entitles EU member state to model the structures of European integration. It allows the participants in the system of European Union to perform the fusion of norms from national to supranational level. The scale of political subjectivity determines the place of EU member state within one of the concentric circles of European integration. One can observe the transfer of regulations from the centre (Western Europe) to the periphery (European Neighbourhood Policy) of the European project.
The Changing Landscape of EU-Asia Relations
Authors: Khandekar Gauri
Published: August 2022

European Union-Asia relations have been progressively developing over the years. The European Union (EU) today is the leading trade partner of many Asian nations and the spectrum of issues falling under the EU’s bilateral relations with countries in Asia spans far and wide. The EU has been a development partner in Asia for decades and is one of Asia’s largest sources of foreign direct investment (FDI), aid and humanitarian assistance. The EU and Asia interact closely on regional and multilateral issues and within multilateral forums. The EU has even constructed developed deeper relationships with some key Asian countries through strategic partnerships: with China, India, Japan, South Korea and Russia. But potential of overall EU-Asia relations remains far from optimum. The EU has been rather late in recognising the rise of Asia and in gearing itself towards this important development. It has ambitions to play a greater political role in complement to its status as a global trading giant, but efforts fall short. In particular, the EU lacks visibility in Asia commensurate to its actual weight. The ongoing financial and economic crisis has further weakened the EU as an actor in Asia. The changing landscape of EU-Asia relations now depends on two important considerations – a dynamically ascendant and economically integrated Asia, and the US’ renewed focus to Asia. This paper examines the EU’s relations with Asia focussing on the Asian partners of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
Japan and ASEAN partnership :
Authors: Ishida Yasuyuki
Published: August 2022

With the development of ASEAN as a regional institution, Japan-ASEAN relations have matured into a strategic partnership based on friendship and cooperation. The long-standing partnership has developed following Japan’s wellknown diplomatic approach, so-called as the Fukuda Doctrine of 1977, toward a “heart-to-heart” relationship. Japan has steadily provided economic cooperation, ODA and various initiatives and funds for ASEAN’s development and its community building including economic infrastructure building, competitive environment for investment, human resource development, technical assistance, education and health care. Recent cooperation projects have extended to disaster management, people-to-people exchange, maritime safety, and ASEAN connectivity. With growing interdependence, Japan and ASEAN regard each other as indispensable partners. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has strengthened the Strategic Partnership further following the Five Principles of Japan’s ASEAN Diplomacy in 2013. Facing China’s expansion and majorpowers’ competition, Japan-ASEAN strategic partnership needs further multilayered cooperation on ASEAN’s community building and connectivity in Southeast Asia as well as on its leading role in ASEAN-centered regional institutions in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
India-Vietnam Strategic Partnership and ASEAN
Authors: Sarma Sanghamitra
Published: August 2022

India Vietnam relations have weathered the pre and post-Cold War world order and have remained unaffected with the disintegration of erstwhile Soviet Union and the emergence of unipolar world. The new configuration which is likely to emerge with China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) and the emergence of an alternate order in the form of BRICS would have an effect on the trajectory of this relations, but given the fact that both countries are balancing their interests between China and the US, it shows that ASEAN centrality would remain core to their interests in the Southeast Asian region for the future. The two countries have joined ASEAN as a member and dialogue partner in 1990s, thereby undermining the Cold War configuration. The two countries have elevated their partnership and are destined to play a more proactive role in ASEAN. This paper outlines the bilateral relationship and argues that ASEAN would be an important platform for interaction and exchange of views between the two nations.
Satoshi Amako, Shunji Matsuoka and Kenji Horiuchi(eds), Regional Integration in East Asia: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives (Tokyo, New York and Paris :
Authors: Moni Monir Hossain
Published: August 2022

This book, which is produced from the Tokyo-based United Nations University Press as the main publisher and distributed to the Washingtonbased Brookings Institution Press as a retail outlet, is actually the result of a five-year long research project completed at the Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (GIARI) under Waseda University’s Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS) (frankly, from where the reviewer earned his highest degree), and largely financed by the so-called Center of Excellence (COE) Program of the Japanese Government Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The coeditors invincibly presume that their volume is an apex of onerous and rigorous study, which unfurls the boundary of a state-of-the-art research as a significant component in the field of Asian regional integration at a deadlock now despite the past rash of regional integration groupings for various circumstances (including historical, political, strategic, economic, social and cultural) at the beginning of the 21st century. But the reviewer does not think so highly of it in all of their purposes, contexts and approaches.
Robert P. Barnidge, Jr., Self-Determination, Statehood, and the Law of Negotiation :
Authors: M C Raghunandan
Published: August 2022

The author of the book with his deep knowledge about international law and negotiations under different UN instruments has put his experience on paper. The book is deep and intense, and it provides a first-hand experience with regard to the changes in negotiations for the full statehood of the state of Palestine. The two sides -Israel and Palestine- have put their arguments based on their interpretations of historical facts and the resulting debate has been clearly projected within the book.

For many, tracing the Israeli-Palestine conflict has been confusing and various observers and scholars have worked hard to find a solution to this historical conflict. Peace agreement has been the centre of the book discussion and the author Robert P. Barnidge, Jr has done a wonderful research on this book which speaks about the historical context of the conflict that evolves around the question of ‘Self-Determination and Statehood’. This book reflects serious research that is based on primary documents, and the academic rigour is visible in effort put by the author in documenting the process, procedure and at the same time giving a complete historical context of the conflict and the negotiation process. The book will be an essential reading to all those involved in peace studies, international negotiations and Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Vietnam-U.S heading for a Strategic Partnership?
Authors: Roy Gitanjali Sinha
Published: August 2022

The relations between the United States of America and Vietnam have been reinvigorated in the recent years and this has led to a change in dynamics reaching an extraordinary level of mutual trust and exchange. The turbulent past between the two countries has left an undeniable scar of the war. The primary reason for the change in relations is due to the rise of an aggressive China especially in the South China Sea. The U.S., its allies and friends bothered by Chinese aggressiveness have brought the U.S. and Vietnam together making China a common bone of contention. US President Donald John Trump has made engagement in the Indo-Pacific region a top priority. In November 2017 on his visit to Vietnam, President Trump outlined his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) where all the countries would prosper side by side respecting the sovereignty and independence of one another. In this context, the article traces the new changes in the dynamics between the U.S. and Vietnam which in all possibility could lead to a strategic partnership between the two. Furthermore, it would lead to the formation of a ‘United States-led coalition with the Quad countries and Vietnam Axis’ in the Indo-Pacific region
Outlining Policy and Assessing Success of Policy
Authors: Toan Dinh The
Published: August 2022

Government policy operates in response to the demands of society. Policy success, the general expectation of any policy-maker, is claimed commonly in political life. That is a general goal for any government in order to prove effectiveness and efficiency in its actions. However, the outcome of policies usually lies somewhere between success and failure. This is because of the three dimensions of policy success and their contradictions. Whilst policy learning is concerned as a tool to assess how policies are working and to move policy toward the achievement of desired goals. The case of banning plastic bags in Australia is an ideal example to investigate how a policy can be successful at different levels
Manuela Lavinas Picq and Markus Thiel(Eds) Sexualities in World Politics: How LGBTQ claims shape International Relations, London: Routledge, 2015
Authors: Mann Deepika
Published: August 2022

The ‘Sexualities in World Politics: How LGBTQ claims shape International Relations’ is a peculiar work which discusses the impact of LGBTQ politics on the study of International Relations (IR) through LGBTQ experiences to the IR system. This book contains an introduction, eight chapters and a conclusion edited by Manuela Lavinas Picq and Markus Thiel. The eight chapters are based on different themes and written by different authors which helps in collaborating vibrant and insightful ideas about inclusion of the LGBTQ community in mainstream politics. The focus of the book is on the subtitle- ‘How LGBTQ claims shape International Relations’, rather than on the title which talks about Sexualities in World Politics. The editors in the introductory chapter introduce the LGBTQ terminology under the startling acronym LGBTIQQ2SA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning, 2-spirited, and allies) along with different elements of LGBTQ perspectives which have an immense impact on the gender studies. The case studies in the book cover a wide range of regions from Europe to the United States and discuss the relations between core, non-core and peripheral countries through different concepts such as war, security, modernity, particularism and universalism. The chapters merely focus on the LGBTQ politics and theories through anthropological and sociological perspective of sexuality and their impact on international politics, rather than the feminist and queer theories
Niall Ferguson, The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, From the Freemasons to Facebook, Penguin Books Limited, Delhi, 2017 , pp 608.
Authors: Malhotra Ankit
Published: August 2022

In the early 1930s, a Jewish man gleefully staring at Der Stürmer, a Nazi propaganda rag baffled his friends. His friends inquired: “Why are you enjoying it so much?” He answers, “if you read Jewish papers, the news is terrible. But, according to this, the news is all good. We control the banks, we control the country and we run the whole world!” Such has been the fate of the Jewish community and especially of the Rothschild Family. A fate which has been marred with hate and envy, which perpetuated itself as a point of discourse and corny theory. Deciphering and de-bunking these theories, Niall Ferguson, through his writings allows readers an alternative and academic perspective. One can string a common thread in the masterful writing of Nial Ferguson as he covers expansive ground citing examples to evidence that networks have existed ever since humanity has. From the structure of the brain to the food chain, from the family tree to freemasonry
Formation of Quad, FONOPS and China’s Expansionist Ambitions.
Authors: Patel Atri
Published: August 2022

Chinese expansionism has posed a serious threat to the free maritime region in the South China sea and has also challenged the interests of other regional countries. In such a situation, America, through several policies like FONOP, has tried to challenge the dominance of Beijing in the region. The firmness to adhere to the diplomatic policy of expansionism by China and the rejection of such claims by the US has resulted in a critical situation in the South China sea. Although FONOP is getting successful in sending clear messages about the US and its allies' rejection of Chinese expansionism, it is not capable enough to neutralise Beijing’s intentions. Hence, FONOP had led to a deadlock between both sides in the region and narrowed the scope of success for expansionist propaganda, leaving few alternatives for a ceasefire in the region of the South China sea.
Non –Traditional Security Approach in International relations :
Authors: Polcumpally Arun Teja
Published: August 2022

This paper explores the phenomenon of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or IS) brides and tries to explain their role in global politics through the International Relations (IR) theories. Further, it argues that the approaches of critical securitization theory would be enriched by accommodating newer agencies into the explanatory models of IR. Historical agency considerations, the emancipation of the Islamic minorities in several countries, and deriving alternatives to the problem are much needed in the 21st century. With all such developments and the rapidly changing geopolitical dynamics, one must re-structure theories in understanding the changed geopolitics. It must answer how the nature and role of ISIS brides is critical in comprehending Middle-Eastern politics, European Islamophobia, etc. The factors mentioned above, even though considered in the traditional approaches, critical securitization theory provides an agency to them. Accordingly, the paper concludes that the critical theories are the product of decades of scientific debates and would be the priority framework to examine the international issues in future
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military, Washington, D.C. :
Authors: Misra Jitendra Nath
Published: August 2022

Revisiting a book written in 2005 is like reading the report of a Truth Commission. This review is a caution, because on every count Husain Haqqani’s observations 16 years ago were prescient. The work is intellectually durable and morally upright. Two points bear mentioning: the partnership between Islamists and Pakistan’s military remains strong, and Pakistan has not abandoned its asymmetric war against India.

Indians don’t have access to Pakistani archives and thus Indian scholarship on Pakistan is like climbing a dark alley. As Pakistani Haqqani proves a credible researcher, using primary sources which makes it difficult to refute his arguments. A former ambassador must be authentically Pakistani but a career in public life may never be retrieved because of the difficult subject he writes about. Even if you embrace only the passion and not the polemics, someone is watching over you.

Haqqani’s reasoned support for return to democracy sets him apart as a conscientious doubter. When many western- educated Muslims embrace religious rage, Haqqani, a cleric’s son, who attended religious schools, went in an unlikely direction, becoming a trenchant critic of the role of religion in politics. He works now from the Hudson Institute in the U.S.; a pity that such talent must remain outside a homeland that needs him.
Addressing Violence by Recording the Casualties of Conflict :
Authors: Minor Elizabeth
Published: August 2022

This paper focuses on casualty recording: the attempted comprehensive, systematic and continuous documentation of individual conflict deaths or the incidents in which these occur, as a way of understanding and addressing conflict violence. The paper proposes that there is a broad field of casualty recording, made up of a connected range of different approaches to this kind of documentation, which can operate both during and post conflict for the benefit of conflict-affected communities. This range of approaches produces information that can serve a variety of purposes, from academic analysis and the development of evidence-based violence reduction policies, to supporting justice and accountability procedures. The information and analysis in this paper is drawn from a survey of 40 casualty recorders, mainly civil-society based, who Oxford Research Group (ORG) interviewed about their work in 2011.
NGOs and Corporations :
Authors: Das Abhishek
Published: August 2022

As the world continues to “flatten” with the advent of globalization and relationships start to consolidate and get intertwined into networks, a significant and much interesting relationship between corporations and NGOs has propped up (Friedman, 2005). Both are becoming increasingly important actors in shaping today's society
Review :
Authors: Sangha Rubaina
Published: August 2022

Rudra Chaudhuri in his book re-tells the United States-India story while challenging the current accounts authored by both American and Indian writers. It looks at the question of the relationship between India and USA in the context of motivational factors of ideas and interests. It also highlights the crucial importance of elites and the bureaucrats in the formation of Indian foreign policy. The book maps out various periods of crisis which reveal the complex manner in which India has sought to pursue both material objectives and ideational values.
India-Pakistan Conflict :
Authors: Mitra Joy
Published: August 2022

The intractable conflict in Kashmir has spoilt the India-Pakistan equation on multiple planes. This intractability has in fact poisoned the entire spectrum of the bilateral relations throughout history. Repeatedly through history India and Pakistan have taken actions that have led them to mutually unsatisfactory and damaging consequences. International relations literature has generally looked at these events in isolation in a post-facto explanation of the rationality behind such actions. But that fails to account for the repeated failure of these states to avoid the lose-lose scenario typical of the prisoner’s dilemma. This paper will try to account for this lacuna by looking at the psychology of the two actors involved in this intractable conflict. It fills that void in international relations literature by looking at India-Pakistan relationship under the lens of prospect theory exploring how the two states of India-Pakistan made their choices through the history and with each event how their perspectives evolved or did not. Evaluation of their psychological status is followed by an analysis of the India-Pakistan dialogue process. The argument being that the dialogue process has failure in-built in it as it fails to address the perceptual loss of assets for Pakistan.
Subnational Diplomacy in Climate Action Plans of Border States in India
Authors: Farhan Syed AA
Published: August 2022

Subnational action on climate change in India is driven by the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC). The idea behind the SAPCCs was to decentralize action beyond the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) especially with regards to the State and Union List. In India, like most other nations, diplomacy and international negotiations remain exclusively in the realm of the central government. But effective response to climate change would require Indian states to engage in bilateral negotiations at least with countries of the same physiography. This should help in exchange and development of technology and creating databases on risk assessment as climate change goes beyond spatial borders and is a shared security issue. The rationale behind the SAPCCs also opens up furthering of the scope of sub-national diplomacy. This article examines the SAPCCs of the Border States and their missions on strategic knowledge of climate change as an example in order to suggest the need for greater subnational action in the form of climate change diplomacy. Relying mostly on document analysis this paper explores whether engagement in subnational diplomacy would maintain the constitutional spirit while pushing the limits of subnational action for climate change in India. It aims to explore climate policy in India’s federal system to understand the extended role the subnational Indian states therein can play.
Debt :
Authors: Gulati Palak
Published: August 2022

Most histories of money are histories of coins and tokens but, coins come and go with empires. Money has much deeper roots in the form of obligation that binds together even the simplest societies. As Brent Ranalli puts it, “It takes an anthropologist to write a truly universal economic history, and that is what David Graeber has accomplished with ‘Debt: The First 5,000 Years’. With its wide scope, Debt offers valuable perspective on contemporary issues. The problem of economic insecurity that makes basic income so urgent today is not a unique feature of modernity or capitalism (though modern technological advances make possible for the first time a universal basic income as a solution), but it has been with us since the development of money per se—that is, financial credit, or debt—at the dawn of civilization.”
Adaptasi Penerapan Nilai-Nilai Ajaran Islam Dalam Konteks Budaya Global
Authors: Fajri Alifia Saffanatus , Adella Reka Ayu
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this writing is to know the application of the value of Islamic teachings in global culture. The method used is library research, which is research that is studied through literature or literature studies. Based on the study of this article it can be concluded that there is a relationship of religion and modern culture, namely vertical to God and horizontal through social piety. Muslim thinkers and Islamic organizations also have an important role to produce quality human resources but still guided by the teachings of the Quran and Hadith. The tendency of multicultural culture can have a negative impact on Islamic values in society. For example, western culture and values are considered modern. While tradition, cultural and religious values are outdated. But the culture of globalization also provides opportunities in the application of religious values such as the easier communication and information between human beings, thus the transformation of the value of Islamic teachings is increasingly widespread.  Keywords: globalization, Islamic values, problems and strategies
Pengaruh Mutu Pelayanan terhadap Tingkat Kepuasan Pasien Rawat Inap di Puskesmas Lapai Kabupaten Kolaka Utara
Authors: Lisna  , Syafar Muhammad , Rifai Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Public services in the health sector can be carried out in hospitals and health centers throughout Indonesia. Community Health Center is a service facility that organizes public health efforts and first-level individual health efforts, by prioritizing promotive and preventive efforts, to achieve the highest public health degree in its working area. The purpose of the study was to influence service quality on the level of satisfaction of inpatients at the Lasusua Public Health Center, North Kolaka Regency in 2021. The type of research used was an analytical survey research with a "cross-sectional" design, where all observed variables were measured simultaneously. when the research took place. The results show that physical evidence affects the level of patient satisfaction with a value of value (0.000) Reliability affects the level of patient satisfaction with a value of value (0.000) Responsiveness affects the level of hospitalization satisfaction with a value of value (0.001), Guarantee affects the level of satisfaction patient satisfaction with a value of value (0.013) Empathy affects the level of patient satisfaction with a value of value (0.000) and the most dominant variable on the level of satisfaction of inpatients at the Lapai Health Center, North Kolaka Regency is physical evidence with an Exp (B) or OR value of 107,823. Suggestions in research are to become information and input for the health office to improve the quality of health services at the puskesmas, can be input for the puskesmas to always continue to improve the quality of services provided to patients in order to achieve patient satisfaction and become reference material and information for research. The next is related to the quality of service to patient satisfaction
Pengaruh Promosi Kesehatan Terhadap Perubahan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat Tatanan Rumah Tangga Di Dusun IV Desa Lawolatu Kecamatan Ngapa Kabupaten Kolaka Utara
Authors: Irna  , Yusuf Andi , Rifai Muhammad
Published: August 2022

Clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) is a collection of behaviors that are carried out on the basis ofawareness as a result of learning that makes someone who makes a person able to help himself in the healthsector and plays an active role in realizing the health of his community. The purpose of the study was todetermine the effect of health promotion on changes in clean and healthy lifestyles in householdarrangements in Hamlet IV, Lawolatu Village, Ngapa District, North Kolaka Regency. The type of researchused is Quasy-Experiment with non-equivalent control group design, the sample in this study is divided into2, namely 20 people as the experimental group and 20 people as the control group using spiral samplingtechnique and questionnaires as research instruments. The results showed that changes in PHBS in terms ofwashing hands with clean water and soap with p value = 0.000, using clean water with p value = 0.007, usinglatrines with p value = 0.001, eradicating larvae with p value = 0.004, physical activity with p value = 0.001,not smoking in the house with p value = 0.004 Conclusion obtained There is an effect of changing PHBSwashing hands with clean water and soap using clean water, using healthy latrines to eradicate larvae athome, doing physical activity, not smoking inside house before and after receiving intervention, researchsuggestions are expected to raise public awareness, especially in the household environment in PHBS as aneffort to prevent disease
A comparative analysis of outcomes of surgical treatment of meniscus injuries in the knee joint in children after meniscectomy and meniscus suture repair
Authors: Pavlova D. D. , Sharkov S. M. , Shalatonin M. P.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The most common modalities of surgical treatment of meniscus injuries in children are meniscectomy and meniscal suture repair. However, indications and contraindications for both approaches in the pediatric practice is one of the most discussed problems. To more precisely define indications and contraindications for resection and meniscus suture repair will optimize management of meniscus injuries in children, thus improving outcomes and preventing early osteoarthritis of the knee joint.Purpose. To analyze outcomes after meniscectomy and meniscus suture repair in children after meniscus injuries.Material and methods. From 2015 till 2020, 120 children were treated in the department of traumatology and orthopedics (Morozovskaya Children's Clinical Hospital) for meniscus injuries. 88 patients (73.3%) from Group 1 had arthroscopic meniscus suture repair. 32 children (26.7%) from the comparison group had meniscectomy. All removed menisci were subjected to histological examination. Outcomes were assessed in 6 and 12 months after the surgery: clinical examination, MRI, radiography, and questionnaires with KOOS-Child and Pedi-IKDC scales.Results. In 6 months after the surgery, the following complaints were registered: after total meniscectomy pain was in 100% of patients; after partial resection of the meniscus pain was in 3.1% of patients. The basic complaint after meniscus suture repair was flexion restriction (10.2%). In 12 months after surgery, complaints were registered in 7 children after total meniscus resection (100% of all total meniscectomies), in 15 children after partial meniscus resection (60% of all partial meniscectomies), and in 14 children after meniscus suture repair (19.4% of all meniscus suture repairs). The assessment of clinical findings before and after meniscus suture repair in 6 and 12 months after the surgery has shown a statistically significant decrease in pain (p0.001), in swelling of the knee joint (p0.001) and relief of flexion restriction (p0.021), if to compare with partial meniscectomy.Conclusion. Unsatisfactory outcomes after total meniscectomy urge to exclude this type of intervention in the pediatric practice. Partial meniscectomy should be performed only if it is a case of multiple and multiplanar, multidirectional complex injury when meniscus repair is technically impossible. Marked cicatricial changes in the meniscus tissue which deform it and do not allow to make an anatomical reconstruction of the joint is also an indication for partial resection. If there are no marked degenerative changes and meniscus suture repair is technically possible, the damaged meniscus should be restored, regardless of the time of its injury and rupture location.
Surgical correction of asymmetric keeled deformity of the chest in children (literature review)
Authors: Elnour A. A.I. , Razumovsky A. Yu.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The purpose of the literature review on surgical treatment of patients with asymmetric keel deformity chest in children - to determine the optimal methods of surgical correction of this pathology.Material and methods. Taking into account the shape, localization and type of severity of the asymmetric keel deformity the data of surgical treatment of children with asymmetric chest deformity using widely known methods of thoracoplasty have been studied. In a comparative aspect, the data on the use of the minimally invasive D. Nuss technique and its modifications are analyzed.Results. It was found that thoracoplasty by the Bairov method is the least effective, in addition, after them the greatest number of postoperative complications (10.5%) in the form of hemo-, pneumo- and hydrothorax was recorded, which significantly increased the period of hospital stay and subsequent rehabilitation of patients. The use of minimally invasive interventions, on the contrary, turned out to be the most effective of all the methods used to correct chest deformities and is characterized by a low percentage of complications, however, long-term postoperative analgesia occurs.Conclusion. Thus, at the present time there is no consensus on the priority of methods of surgical correction of ACDGC, which necessitates further research in this area and improvement of existing and development of new methods of surgical treatment of the pathology in question.
Features of course and treatment of necrotic epifascial phlegmona in children's chicken pox
Authors: Kuzmin A. I. , Barskaya M. A. , Zavyalkin V. A. , Terekhina M. I.
Published: August 2022

Introduction. The most life-threatening bacterial complication of chickenpox in children is necrotizing epifascial phlegmon. The incidence of this disease is 0.01-0.2%. Unsatisfactory results of treatment can be associated with late and erroneous diagnosis, as well as insufficient intensive therapy.The aim is to study the features of the course and treatment of necrotizing epifascial phlegmon with chickenpox in children.Material and methods. An analysis of the treatment of 20 children with necrotizing epifascial phlegmon with chickenpox was carried out. Microbiological and histological studies were performed from the lesion focus, the immune status and the state of hemostasis were studied, and a clinical assessment of the wound process was given on the basis of visual observation.Results. In the study, there were 12 boys and 8 girls among all patients. The most frequent localization of necrotizing epifascial phlegmon in chickenpox was the lower and upper extremities. Of the observed 20 patients with necrotizing epifascial phlegmon at the age from 1 to 7 years, there were 16 children. The development of this disease usually occurred on the 3-5th day of the course of chickenpox. The disease proceeded with a clearly pronounced staging, thrombosis in the vessels of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, followed by necrosis. The severity of the patient's condition depended on the area of skin and subcutaneous tissue lesions. Streptococcus pyogenes was the main causative agent in the inoculation of the lesion separatedfrom the focus. Changes in the immune status for the most part corresponded to those in acute purulent inflammation. Complex treatment with systemic antibacterial and intensive syndromic therapy, active intervention in the lesion focus and the use of modern technologies in the management of wounds and wound defects contributed to the healing of patients and a decrease in mortality.Conclusion. The likelihood of developing necrotic epifascial phlegmon in children with chickenpox is quite high when infected with Streptococcus pyogenes. The course of necrotic epifascial phlegmon with chickenpox in children has a certain sequence: a period of progressive course, a period of necrosis and wound defects, a period of repair. Active early complex treatment with targeted antibacterial and intensive post-syndrome therapy, the use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents, antibiotic-novocaine blockade and incisions in the lesion focus, the use of modern technologies in the management of wounds and wound defects contributed to the healing of patients and the prevention of deaths.
The role of values in road safety culture: Examining the relationship between valuation of freedom to take risk and accident risk among motorcycle riders and car drivers
Authors: Nævestad Tor-Olav , Laiou Alexandra , Yannis George
Published: August 2022

Focus on paternalistic values versus individual freedom is a fundamental theme, which defines the status of road safety in different settings. The present study examines the role of values related to freedom to take risk in traffic in road safety culture based on survey data from car drivers (n = 882) and motorcycle riders (n = 330) from two countries with distinctly different road safety records: Norway, which had the lowest road mortality rate in Europe with 20 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2017, and Greece, which had 69 road deaths per million inhabitants, which was well above the EU average of 50. Contrary to our first hypothesis, we do not find a statistically significant higher valuation of freedom to take risk in traffic among Greek drivers and riders than among drivers and riders from Norway. In line with our second hypothesis, we find that motorcycle riders in both countries value freedom to take risk in traffic significantly higher than car drivers in their country. Regression analyses indicate a relationship between higher valuation of freedom to take risk in traffic and risky rider behaviours, which are related to accident involvement. Our results indicate that values focusing on freedom to take risk have an important role in road safety culture, presumably legitimizing and motivating risky driving/riding. This is in line with previous research, where riders cite freedom as the main enjoyment factor for riding. Previous studies find six times higher accident risk among riders than drivers, which is explained partly by pointing to risky rider behaviours.
Are There Differences between Estimate (Theoretical) and Actual MACC Approaches of Emission Reduction?
Authors: Ali Almihoub Ali Ahmed , Mula Joseph M. , Rahman Mohammad Mafizur
Published: August 2022

The global warming phenomenon has become an international issue which requires effort to avoid and control the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs). At the same time, despite various attempts, developed countries need to put more effort and attention into dealing with this issue. Many studies have been conducted on reducing GHGs globally and nationally. The majority of these studies have focused at a national or sectorial level, particularly in the industrial sector. This study focuses on stationary energy. There are two main ways to reduce GHGs, particularly CO2. One is to replace carbon-based fuels with renewables. The other is to reduce consumption. To achieve further GHG emission reductions, improvements to regarding the use of energy are an emerging area of research that has significant implications for policy. Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies were used for this research. The findings of this research indicate that organisations are seeking a more accurate approach to save energy, reduce emissions, and determine the impact of users.’ Organisations are planning to use management accounting methods such as Marginal abatement cost curves (MACCs) when measuring the cost of abatement or reduction in environmental costs for more effective decision-making. This study developed a concept by using actual data in MACC. The design established support for organisations to meet data accuracy needs.
Onion (Allium cepa L.) Performance as Influenced by Manure and Fertilizer in Titanium Mined Soils
Authors: Muindi Esther Mwende , Wamukota Andrew Wekesa , Mulinge Jackson Muema , Okello Nick , Wekesa Geofrey , Ahmed Hamza
Published: August 2022

Mining is an important economic activity that promotes income generation, job creation, and industrialization globally. In spite its economic importance, it is classified as land degradation form that disrupts natural ecosystem through loss of biota and soil health. Paucity of information regarding the performance of reclaimed mined soils in supporting crop production abound in Kenya. To contribute to this knowledge gap, a study was conducted at Base titanium limited -Kwale to investigate the response of performance of bulb onions (red creole onion variety) to farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer application on post mined soils. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicates Treatments included: inorganic fertilizer, farmyard manure, inorganic fertilizer +farmyard manure and control. Obtained data that included: soil characterization, onion growth and yield parameters was subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) using R packages and means separated using the Fisher’s protected least significant difference (LSD) at (P≤0.05). Results showed that the soils had low TN, exchangeable P, K, S, Bo and Cu levels. Manure+ fertilizer significantly (P≤0.05) increased plant height by 38%, bulb diameter by 44%, neck thickness by 19.5% total bulb yield by 89% and marketable yield by 88% compared to control. A significant positive relationship between manure, fertilizer, fertilizer+ manure with plant height, number of leaves, bulb diameter, neck thickness and total yield was observed indicating that manure + fertilizer can support optimal onion production in these post mined soils. Further research is however, required to ascertain production approaches that promote sustainable soil development and onion yield.
Penerapan QR Code Pada Aplikasi Absensi Karyawan Menggunakan Bootstrap
Authors: Khairina Nadia Luthfiah , Irawan Muhammad Dedi
Published: August 2022

Perkembangan teknologi informasi sangat dibutuhkan saat ini dan memegang peranan penting dalam hampir setiap aspek kehidupan manusia. Hal ini ditandai dengan meningkatnya penggunaan komputer dan internet di berbagai bidang. Salah satunya adalah area kerja, yang dapat mempercepat pekerjaan dan tentunya mengelola data serta menemukan informasi yang dibutuhkan dengan lebih akurat. PT Perkebunan Nusantara II atau biasa disingkat dengan PTPN II adalah anak usaha dari PTPN III yang bergerak dibidang agribisnis perkebunan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membantu perusahaan dalam menyelesaikan sistem absensi yang masih menggunakan cara manual. Aplikasi yang dikembangkan akan menggunakan mySQL, PHP, Codeigniter disertai visio yang digunakan untuk mendesain rancangan aplikasi yang akan dibuat dan kemudian dirancang berdasarkan metode waterfall. Permasalahan yang kelak terjadi seperti ada karyawan yang kelupaan untuk menandatangani absen tetapi ia sudah pulang kerumah alhasil keesokan harinya ia juga menandatangani di kolom absen yang semalam dengan merancang sistem absensi berbasis QR Code untuk lebih memudahkan karyawan dalam melaksanakan absensi serta memudahkan pihak Personalia dalam melakukan rekapan absensi. Aplikasi berhasil berjalan sesuai dengan metode yang diterapkan dengan tahapan-tahapan yaitu analisis kebutuhan, desain sistem, penulisan kode program, pengujian program serta penerapan program dan pemeliharaan.