bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sağlık Alanında Öğrenim Gören Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinin Afet Konusundaki Bilgi Tutum ve Davranışları: Tanımlayıcı Bir Araştırma
Authors: ÖZ AYŞE , ÖZMEN TARIK
Published: April 2024

Amaç: Sağlık alanında öğrenim gören meslek yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin afet konusundaki bilgi tutum ve davranışlarının belirlenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı nitelikte olan bu çalışma 362 öğrenci (282 kız, 80 erkek) ile gerçekleştirildi. Öğrencilerin sosyodemografik özellikleri, afet hakkındaki bilgileri, Genel Afet Hazırlık İnanç Ölçeği (GAHİÖ) “google survey” aracı ile sorgulandı. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerden %51,1’inin afet gördüğü ve en çok görülen afet çeşidinin %40,6 oranı ile deprem olduğu anlaşıldı. Öğrencilerin %19,1’inin yaşadıkları yerde afet acil durum planı varlığından haberdar oldukları, % 44,8’inin yaşadıkları yerde dolap, ayna, mobilya vb. eşyaların sabitlenmiş olduğu, %24,6’sının yaşadıkları yerde acil durum/afet çantasının olduğu, %65,7’sinin afetler ile ilgili eğitim aldığı tespit edildi. Öğrencilerin GAHİÖ toplam puan ortalaması 154,46±9,83 olarak hesaplandı. GAHİÖ puan ortalamasına göre erkekler ve kızlar arasında (p=0,146), öğrenim gördükleri programlar arasında (p=0,290), herhangi bir afetle karşılaşan öğrenciler ve karşılaşmayanlar arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı (p=0,265). Fakat, GAHİÖ puan ortalamasının afetler konusunda eğitim gören öğrencilerin görmeyenlere göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek (p=0,011) olduğu tespit edildi. Sonuç: Bireylerin daha önce afet geçirmiş olmaları afetlere hazırlık konusunda yeterli donanıma sahip olduklarını göstermeyebilir, fakat afetler konusunda eğitim alan bireyler eğitim almayanlara göre afet durumunda daha doğru hareketlerde bulunabilirler. Sağlık alanında öğrenim gören meslek yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin afetler konusunda teorik ve uygulamalı eğitimler ile bilgi düzeylerinin artırılması, afetlere daha hazırlıklı olmaları ve afetlere müdahalede önemli rol alabilmeleri açısından çok önemlidir.
A Case of Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia in a 1-Year Old Filipino Male
Authors:   Department of Dermatology, East Avenue Medical Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100 Metro Manila, Philippines, C Valerio Maria Criselda , Mercado-Garcia Janella Cristin S ,   Department of Dermatology, East Avenue Medical Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100 Metro Manila, Philippines, Parro-Mallari Athena Emmanuelle M ,   Department of Dermatology, East Avenue Medical Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100 Metro Manila, Philippines
Published: April 2024

Introduction: Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (HED) is the most common Ectodermal Dysplasia, a group of rare, inherited multisystemic disorders exhibiting developmental aberrations in ectodermal structures including the hair, teeth, nails, and sebaceous and sweat glands. HED is commonly X-linked, presenting with abnormalities of the hair and teeth accompanied by inability to sweat. This case report aims to present a case of X-linked HED in a 1-yearold Filipino male. Case Report: A 1-year-old Filipino male presented with reduced sweating since birth and heat intolerance. He had scalp and facial papules, slowly growing, sparse eyebrow and scalp hair, periorbital wrinkling with hyperpigmentation, everted lips, frontal bossing, absent tooth, and negative palmoplantar starchiodine test. Maternal male relatives had similar symptoms while females had little to no symptoms. He was diagnosed with HED. Skin punch biopsy with immunohistochemistry showed absence of eccrine glands on the plantar skin, which strengthened the diagnosis. Management of symptoms was mainly supportive and involved multidisciplinary collaboration with Pediatrics, Otorhinolaryngology, Dentistry, and Nutrition and Dietetics. Conclusion: This report underscores the critical role of Dermatologists in identifying key clinical signs of HED, which primarily relies on clinical assessment. A high level of suspicion is warranted when abnormalities in hair, teeth, and sweating are evident. It is crucial to consider other potential features in patients with symptoms of hypotrichosis, hypodontia and hypohidrosis, due to the varied manifestations of the disease. Early detection, comprehensive supportive treatment, and patient education are vital for improving the quality of life for those affected by HED.
Pharmacological Therapeutic Potential in Breast Cancer through Calcium Influx Pathways
Authors:   Apollo College of Pharmacy, India, Sonwani Hari
Published: April 2024

Numerous cellular processes, including the release of neurotransmitters and the contraction of muscles, are largely triggered and regulated by Ca2+ inflow via Ca2+ permeable ion channels. In addition, Ca2+ influx regulates cellular migration and proliferation, two mechanisms linked to cancer. This study focuses on calcium influx in breast cancer cells and discusses how future drugs for breast cancer therapy may be pharmacological modulators of particular Ca2+ influx channels. Certain breast tumors have altered expression of particular calcium permeable ion channels. Such alterations may occasionally be connected to the prognosis and subtype of breast cancer. These days, models both in vivo and in vitro have assisted in identifying particular Ca2+ channels that are crucial for the growth and invasiveness of cancerous breast cells. Nonetheless, additional research is still needed to fully understand several features of Ca2+ influx in breast cancer. These include figuring out the processes behind the changed expression and the best treatment plan to target breast cancer cells via particular Ca2+ channels. In the upcoming ten years, research should concentrate on the function of Ca2+ influx in mechanisms other than the migration and proliferation of breast cancer cells
The Role of Shame and Traumatic Stress in Paranoia
Authors:   Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Tyler, USA, Maitra Anwesha , Dennis R. Combs ,   Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Tyler, USA, R.  Basso Michael ,   Mayo Clinic, USA
Published: April 2024

Paranoia and persecutory delusions comprise the symptoms of established disorders such as schizophrenia in clinical populations. Paranoia is believed to exist on a continuum within the general population as well. There is limited research on the possible underpinnings of paranoia, but theoretical models of paranoia suggest that negative life events, trauma, negative views of the self and others, and emotional distress are important factors. Specifically, shame and traumatic life events/stress has been extensively entwined with the development of paranoid ideations among individuals. In this study, we explored the role of internal and external shame along with traumatic stress as it related to paranoia and emotional distress in a sample of ninety college students. Results showed that all variables were modestly correlated but further analysis showed that only external shame was related to the presence of paranoid ideation; internal shame was linked to anxiety and depression. Implications for the role of shame in paranoia are discussed.
The Adaptation and Content Validity of an Instrument to Examine the Attitudes and Perceptions of HIV Self-Testing Among the Young Population in Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Health and Human Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences,  Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, USA, Uzoaru Florida , Collins Linda ,   Department of Health and Human Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences,  Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, USA, Ross Levi ,   Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies, College of Nursing and Health Sciences,  Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, USA, Nwaozuru Ucheoma ,   Wake Forest School of Medicine, Division of Public Health Science, Raleigh, North Carolina,  USA
Published: April 2024

Background: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been a stigmatized illness as well as a medical condition. Attitudes toward HIV/AIDS testing have been shown to suggest an individual’s predisposition to test for HIV. The objectives of this study were to develop an instrument examining the attitudes towards HIV/AIDS by adapting and validating the HIV Antibody Testing Attitude Scale for use in HIV self-testing among young people in Nigeria.
Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of the Community towards Ebola Virus Disease in an Urban Setting in Western Uganda
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, Tamale Elvis , Nankya Shanitah ,   Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, Mulungi Jonathan ,   Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, Malinga Paddy ,   Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, Nsubuga Allan ,   Seed Global Health, Boston, Massachusetts, US, MK Prisca ,   Emergency Care Society of Uganda (ECSU), Uganda
Published: April 2024

Background: Epidemics are devastating as they cause mortality, and morbidity and are associated with a lot of stigma. Uganda experienced an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) for 4 months from September 2022 to January 2023. Ebola Virus, from the filoviridae family, is a highly contagious viral hemorrhagic infection with a mortality rate of up to 90%. Of 164 cases, 18 were health workers, of whom 7 died. Health professions students formed a part of these health workers, and are frontline providers in managing epidemics through community interventions such as prevention, preparedness, and emergency response. They are often involved in initial clinical care, and are also custodians of knowledge, availing a large workforce that can be leveraged amongst their non-medical communities. This project targeted prevention, preparedness, and response to the current and future EVD epidemics within Mbarara through capacity building and information sharing led by health professional students.
Válaszkísérletek az induló modernizációra. A puszta toposza a századforduló irodalmában 1. (Justh Zsigmond)
Authors:   Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, PAPP Ágnes Klára
Published: April 2024

This presentation is part of a broader research project, in which I will examine the representation of the puszta as a typical motif of the national image in Hungarian literature. Through analyses of different works, I will trace how Hungarian literature of the first half of the twentieth century deconstructs this image that was woven around the representation of the Puszta in Hungarian literature from Romanticism onwards. In this presentation, I will examine the naturalistic narratives of turn-of-the-century short story writers, who can be seen as the precursors of the twentieth-century change of perspective, focusing mainly on the work of Zsigmond Justh.
Sub semnul lui Saturn. O interpretare ezoterică a două romane de Tamás Deák
Authors:   Sapientia Erdélyi Magyar Tudományegyetem, TRIFESCU Valentin , PĂUNESCU Alexandru ,   Romániai Asztrológusok Egyesülete
Published: April 2024

The present exposé aims to place esoteric, predominantly astrological indicators in the work of Tamás Deák. The author captures the hypostasis of a man living under the sign of Saturn. We see how the life of an adult marked with the energy of a restrictive but at the same time benefic planet unfolds in the sphere of human relationships and in the individual’s psychological life. Tamás Deák creates a universe that seems grey to the untrained eye. But this universe contains a multitude of multicoloured nuances of subjective experiences. The destiny of the individual suppressed by their own existence but free from the bonds of others seems exciting and seductive. The character ruled by Saturn illustrates only a part of the personality that contemporary man tends to repress. The author’s work is all the more important because the time in which it is published is itself restrictive, like Saturn. But this does not limit the individual in expressing their own being, sexuality, intuition, subtle knowledge. For all these reasons, Tamás Deák recovers for the modern man what he has forgotten or lost.
A magyarok képe a lengyel filmben
Authors:   Varsói Egyetem, GRAD Marcin , GRZESZAK Anna ,   Varsói Egyetem, KALETA Damian ,   Varsói Egyetem
Published: April 2024

Polish films regularly feature Hungarian or Hungarian-speaking characters. Usually they are third-rate characters, but the way they are portrayed says a lot about the way Poles see Hungarians and their language. The aim of our presentation is to reconstruct the image of Hungarians and the Hungarian language in Polish feature films. We will try to answer the following questions: 1) in what context do the Hungarian characters appear? 2) what attributes do they have? 3) in what context does the Hungarian language appear? 4) which features of the Hungarian language are highlighted? 5) what stereotypes about Hungarians, Hungary, and the Hungarian language are portrayed in the “Hungarian” film excerpts 6) why are these excerpts humorous, and what is the source of the humour. The material analysed consists of 20 Polish feature films and series produced in Poland between 1946 and 2022.
A humor és játékosság mint Silviu Purcărete színházának interkulturális elemei – Példákkal a temesvári Az ember tragédiája rendezéséből
Authors:   Babeş–Bolyai Tudományegyetem, BÖJTHE Pál
Published: April 2024

Silviu Purcărete’s career as a director began in the 1970s. The first part of his career could not develop to its full potential because of an oppressive political system. After 1989, he had the opportunity to show his work to foreign audiences. The international career has continued since then and has been mostly successful. Thanks to the director’s openness, one of the watchwords of his stage productions in different countries could be interculturality. The main characteristic of Silviu Purcărete’s theatre is variety. To write my paper, I have chosen two of the many options: humour and playfulness.
Ipostazele unui cavaler medieval în opere de artă
Authors:   Sapientia Erdélyi Magyar Tudományegyetem, TAPODI Zsuzsa
Published: April 2024

"László I (Sainct Ladislau, 1040–1095) is the most popular of the Hungarian saints, a true medieval athleta Christi, who fought against the pagan Cumaeans and Pechenegs. His name is linked in Hungarian folklore with the legend of the formation of the Turda Gorge, saying that the land was opened between the king and the Cumaeans who pursued him. Another episode of his legend is immortalized by the murals of thirty churches in Transylvania, which capture the duel with the Cumaean host for the release of the kidnapped girl. The message of the legend is the triumph of Christianity over the pagans. At the same time, the freckles bear a much older and universal symbolism: the triumph of light over darkness. A romantic reinterpretation by Mihály Vörösmarty from 1825 evokes the battle presented on the frieze from a unique perspective, which is related to a scene presented in the church of Sepsikilyén (Chileni). A reincarnation of the legend of Prince Csaba is the miracle of this holy king. The Hun prince descends into the Milky Way to help his Szekler descendants whenever they need support. According to this legend, the equestrian statue of King László of Oradea comes to life and appears at the head of the Hungarian armies during their battle with the Tatars in 1241. János Arany’s 1853 poem reinterprets this legend. The paper tries to find answers to the following questions: what was the symbolism of the figure of the king when the friezes were made? what did it mean to evoke him in the period of national Romanticism? what do these works of art represent from the perspective of the contemporary receiver?"
Tanuld meg vagy tanuld el! – Magyar névutók és igekötők román nyelvi ekvivalensei
Authors:   Bukaresti Egyetem, PUPP Réka
Published: April 2024

"Hungarian as a foreign language is a great challenge for Romanian-speaking students, as they have to absorb a foreign culture along with a completely foreign structure and function. Discovering a new language is also discovering a new culture. These two presuppose and complement each other. I have talked and written many times over the years about several pitfalls of learning Hungarian descriptive grammar and the possibilities of avoiding these pitfalls, but there are always new questions that have not yet been discussed. In this thesis, I would like to talk about relation words among the Hungarian word species groups, especially two relation words of morphological nature, the postpositions, and the verb particles, pointing out at the same time the means of expression of these words in Romanian. In Hungarian, the vocabulary group of relation words includes words whose autonomy is relative, temporary, and their function is sometimes very diverse. For example, verb particles range from concrete directional notation to abstract use, often accompanied by a change of meaning or nuance of verb approach (Szili 2011, p. 187). Among the general characteristics of relation words, I would like to emphasize that the communicative-pragmatic meaning of these words is primary (Keszler 2000: 69–71), and therefore they play an important and nuanced role in communication."
Media Framing of Women’s Issues on Television Continental (TVC)’s Your View and its Influence on Public Perception in Nigeria
Authors: Ololade Esther Adewunmi, , Oluwaseun Samuel Aleshinloye,
Published: April 2024

This study investigates the media framing of women’s issues on Television Continental (TVC)’s Your View and its influence on public perception. The study objectives include determining the extent of women’s issues covered by the show, analyzing the framing of women’s issues, identifying factors influencing the framing, and investigating women’s perceptions of the framing in shaping public discourse. The study was guided by the Framing Theory, Priming Theory, and Feminist Theory. The study utilized a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research methods. Content analysis, in-depth interviews, and surveys were used to gather and examine data. Purposive sampling was used to select items and participants based on specific criteria. The study analyzed a total of 25 episodes of the television show Your View on TVC, spanning a period of 6 months from May 29th, 2023, to November 10th, 2023. In addition, 71 questionnaires were administered to women who had been part of the live audience at any of the episodes, and 3 in-depth interviews were conducted with crew members. Findings from the study provide valuable insights into the portrayal of women’s issues on Your View and the show’s influence on public discourse. It highlights the need for media programs to promote gender equality, challenge stereotypes, and ensure inclusive representation of women.
The Exergame Roles in Physical Activity Adherence among Pre-Service Teachers: A Follow-Up Study
Authors: Zulkifli Ahmad Fahim
Published: April 2024

This study is designed to determine students’ use of exergame and physical activity (PA) adherence levels using the PA Adherence Questionnaire. Specifically, this study focuses on the exergame’s role in promoting higher PA levels among participants. Additionally, this study would also attempt to identify the main factors in exergame that influence PA adherence as well as using several modifiable factors to propose practical strategies to improve and maintain lifetime PA. This follow-up study involves a quantitative approach with the same students in the initial study (i.e., 33 participants, mix-genders with an age range between 20-25 years old) comprising undergraduate-level physical and health education (PHE), biology, and chemistry students at a local university in central peninsular Malaysia. The researcher used a questionnaire as the instrument to evaluate this follow-up study. Furthermore, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) (version 28.0) was utilised to analyse the variables in this study. The majority of participants fall into the “adherence possible” with the minority falling into the “adherence likely” categories in the PA adherence ratings. Specifically, participants tend to associate exergame with space and freedom when engaging in PA. Although social support values were generally high, receiving support from the lecturers was rated the highest followed by friends and family respectively. Nonetheless, knowledge, skills, and self-esteem were interdependent factors which could also determine the likelihood of PA adherence.
Beyond Likes and Shares: Unveiling the Sequential Mediation of Brand Equity, Loyalty, Image, and Awareness in Social Media Marketing's Influence on Repurchase Intentions for High-Tech Products.
Authors: Laveen Kumar K , Anjani Devi S
Published: April 2024

This study aims to investigate the impact of social media marketing activities (SMMA) on repurchase intention (RPI) with the mediating effect of brand equity (BE), Brand loyalty (BL), Brand image (BI), and Brand awareness (BA) on high-tech products. This study utilized a purposive sampling technique. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire technique from 385 consumers. The descriptive data analysis through SPSS and hypothesis testing through SMART PLS (3.330). The results demonstrate that SMMA positively influences RPI. Additionally, BL, BA, and BI positively mediate the relationship between the SMMA and RPI. Finally, BE negatively mediates the relationship between SMMA and RPI. In theory, it enhances our comprehension of the mechanisms by which SMM impacts consumer behaviour, illuminating the intermediate functions of brand-related notions. In essence, the results provide useful information for marketers who want to use social media platforms efficiently to increase the likelihood of customers buying high-tech products again.
An Android Application on EduConnect
Authors: Anand Jugnake  , Arya Agasti  , Prof. Darshan Khirekar
Published: April 2024

EduConnect is an Android application designed to bridge the gap between traditional learning methods and the convenience of mobile technology. It empowers students by providing them with a centralized platform to access essential academic resources, including syllabuses, notes, and question papers. This research paper delves into the functionalities, potential benefits, and considerations for the EduConnect application. Findings indicate that EduConnect positively influences students' study habits and academic performance by providing convenient access to syllabi, notes, and question papers. Users appreciate the platform's user-friendly interface, comprehensive content repository, and collaborative features for sharing study materials. However, challenges such as content quality, relevance, and platform stability are identified as areas for improvement.
Overall, this research contributes to the understanding of how mobile applications can support and augment educational experiences in the digital era. Insights gleaned from this study can inform the design and development of future iterations of EduConnect, as well as similar educational technology solutions, to better meet the evolving needs of students and educators in the modern learning landscape
Review on Herbal Toothpaste
Authors: Neha P. Danavale  , Neha K. Shivtar  , R. A. Sonawane
Published: April 2024

Herbal toothpaste is also one of the products which are available in the market & we can used in our daily life. People are either stick to old brands and keep trying it or buying without knowing the real effect of product. Herbal toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used to clean and maintain the aesthetic and health of teeth. Toothpaste is designed to target specific issues inside the mouth, like whitening teeth, eliminating food debris, prevent from caries & reducing sensitivity. Toothpaste is a part of our daily oral hygiene routine. Many dentists recommend to use herbal toothpaste to treat disorders like sensitivity and chronic gingivitis etc. In recent year dental caries is the most common health problem in the world. Azadirachta Indica also known as neem is being used in India from ancient as a toothbrush in oral hygiene. Herbal toothpaste is containing numerous herbs like Ginger, Amala, Clove, Neem, & Peppermint which have the ability to remove the plaque, freshen our breath and also prevent various gum diseases. Herbal toothpaste gives the significant action like fluorinated chemical toothpaste. Fluorinated toothpaste leads to fluorosis which weaken the bone for this purpose herbal toothpaste is the best choice for adults and children. There are numerous products available in the market as anticaries and antiplaque effect. Toothpaste protects, cleans and polishes teeth. It makes oral hygiene more efficient. Review says that the herbal toothpaste contain herbs also gives same effect like chemical toothpaste
ROLE OF GENDER IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE NGABERE LANGUAGE IN SITIO PRADO, INDIGENOUS AREA
Authors: Guevara Iricenia , Cabrera Gonzalo , Suleiman Nader , Sanjur Nadila
Published: April 2024

Language plays a significant role in our daily lives and is an essential part of our identity as human beings and members of society. It holds unique views, patterns, and beliefs distinct from its speakers; as Amery (2019) noted, when a minority group speaks a different language, they can choose to keep using it, become bilingual, or switch to the dominant language. The first option is language maintenance, where the community collectively chooses to keep using their traditional language(s) (Fasold, 1984).  The second option is bilingualism, where individuals use both languages in different contexts for cognitive and social reasons, as Grosjean (2008) and García (2009) pointed out. Bilingualism is excellent for professional development and preserving heritage languages. Some Indian communities in America face language extinction, but some indigenous areas in Panama have successfully preserved their cultural heritage for centuries. A study was done to see if women in indigenous communities are less likely to use heritage languages than men. Participants took an oral and written exam and were asked which language they preferred for daily conversations. The study had support from a bilingual facilitator. The study was conducted with a sample of 120 people of legal age, including 60 men and 60 women, from the local area of Sitio Prado. Results showed that, as hypothesized, women are more conservative in the Ngäbere language than men by a small margin of difference of 3% in the preference level in using the Ngäbere language. It was also shown that both women and men are more conservative in their mother tongue between the ages of 24 and 29. Preserving the Ngäbere language is crucial for future generations and their cultural identity. It should be introduced into the formal education system.
Evaluating the Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Therapies on Pericardial Effusion and Patient Survival
Authors: Albulushi Arif , Al-Asmi Shabib , Al-Abri Moosa , Al-Farhan Hatem
Published: April 2024

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) therapies on the incidence of pericardial effusion and its prognostic implications for patient survival. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 60 patients diagnosed with PAH at a high-volume tertiary care center, treated with intravenous or subcutaneous prostanoids. Data were collected from 2015 to 2019, including echocardiographic assessments, right heart catheterization, World Health Organization functional class evaluations, six-minute walk distance tests, and biomarkers such as brain natriuretic peptide and N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide. Follow-up was conducted at least 90 days post-treatment initiation. Results: Pericardial effusion was observed in 31.7% of patients before therapy. Patients with moderate to large effusions had a significantly higher mortality risk (HR = 1.92; 95% CI 1.1–44.78; p =0.0044), while small effusions appeared protective (HR = 0.27; 95% CI 0.15–0.48; p =0.006). Survival rates declined from 89% at one year to 71% at three years post-therapy, with effusion presence correlating with more severe PAH manifestations. Conclusions: Initial pericardial effusion severity is a critical predictor of mortality in PAH patients. Early assessment and stratified management of pericardial effusion are essential for optimizing therapeutic outcomes in PAH management. Future research should explore targeted interventions for managing pericardial effusion to improve patient prognosis.
Iran under the Mongols
Authors: Aigle Denise
Published: April 2024

What were the effects of Mongol rule in Iran? This book focuses on Shiraz and the province of Fars to provide a detailed political, social and economic history of Ilkhanid rule from the first Mongol invasions in 1220 until the end of the Injuid Dynasty in 1357. Using a vast collection of sources, Denise Aigle combines local and global approaches to integrate the history of the province into the whole administrative system. Central is the thesis that Mongol rule caused a break in traditional administrative patterns. A dual administrative system was set up, consisting of both Mongol and local Persian personnel, directed from the court. Charting the fortunes of each successive ruler, her research shows that the failings of individual rulers, as well as intriguing by Persian notables, were the principal reasons for Shiraz and Fars’s economic decline under the Mongols in comparison with the more successful neighbouring province of Kirman. Iran Under the Mongols is a vital contribution to our understanding of the effects of Mongol rule in Iran.
God Dies by the Nile and Other Novels
Authors: Saadawi Nawal El
Published: April 2024

Three classic novels by renowned feminist writer and activist Nawal El Saadawi.

A peasant family is torn apart by a village mayor and his lackies in God Dies by the Nile, Saadawi’s dark parable of poverty, female exploitation, injustice and religious hypocrisy in rural Egypt.

In Searching the disappearance of her lover causes Fouda to question everything.

Circling Song is a hypnotic meditation on gender, class and state violence told through the story of two mysterious twins.
Children’s Emotions in Europe, 1500–1900
Authors: Dekker Jeroen J. H.
Published: April 2024

This book gives you the historical sensation of coming face to face with the bodily expression and regulation of children's emotions over time. The study does this by encouraging you to look through the eyes of well-known artists, like Albrecht Dürer, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Jan Steen, Antony van Dyck, Rembrandt, and Titian in early modern Europe, and Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin, Thomas Lawrence,Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Philipp Otto Runge, Willem Bartel van der Kooi, Paul Gauguin, Auguste Renoir, and Jozef Israëls in the late 18th and 19th centuries. These sources are supplemented by works from less-famous artists, as well as popular emblem books, child-advice manuals, observations from the emerging child sciences, and personal documents.

Jeroen Dekker observes children's emotions mainly in the child's world and in the domestic emotional space, and connects them with history's ongoing, underlying discourse on education and the emotions. This discourse was developed by theologians, philosophers, and moralists like Augustine, Aquinas, Erasmus, Descartes, Jacob Cats, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, by Romantic educationalists like Friedrich Fröbel and Ellen Key, and by scientists like Charles Darwin and William James who emphasized the biological instead of the moral fundament of children's emotions.

The story of children's emotions is told in the context of cultural movements like the Renaissance, Humanism, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the starting Age of Child Science. Children's Emotions in Europe, 1500 - 1900 crucially highlights the continuous co-existence of regulation-oriented and child-oriented educational views on children's emotions.
Helmets and Body Armour in New Kingdom Egypt
Authors: Pollastrini Alberto Maria , Crist Walter , Dunn-Vaturi Anne-Elizabeth , de Voogt Alex , Shaw Ian , Mairs Rachel , Muratov Maya , Saretta Phyllis , Grajetzki Wolfram , Grajetzki Wolfram , Anthony Flora Brooke , Hollis Susan Tower , Quirke Stephen , Nielsen Nicky , Grajetzki Wolfram , Eaton-Krauss Marianne , Gillam Robyn
Published: April 2024

This book examines the dynamics around the introduction and spread of helmets and body armour throughout Egypt during the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties. It argues that the word ‘introduction’ is the best term to define this phenomenon because these types of military equipment were not in fact Egyptian technological innovations, but initially appeared at the end of the Bronze Age following the Hurrian expansion in the Middle East before being dispersed throughout the surrounding territories.

The analysis focuses particularly on a survey of iconographic, archaeological and lexicographic attestations from a wide range of surviving material evidence and literary sources. On the basis of the collated data, it provides as accurate a perspective as possible on how the helmet and the cuirass were introduced and propagated, their impact on warfare and their possible role in ideology across the chronological span of the New Kingdom. Pollastrini also draws productive comparisons between the Egyptian data and contemporary attestations from the Middle East and the Aegean region in order to underpin the ‘international’ dynamics at play. In doing so it both encourages a broader ancient-historical perspective that sets New Kingdom Egypt within its contemporary context, and sheds new light on developments in the military history and warfare of the period.
Greek Myths for a Post-Truth World
Authors: Gabriel Yiannis
Published: April 2024

Yiannis Gabriel examines what ancient Greek myths can teach us about the troubles and challenges of our ‘post-truth’ times: environmental degradation, mass migration, war, inequality, exclusion, authoritarianism and perplexing technological possibilities. It shows how Greek myths continue to stir our emotions and shape our experiences, while also assuming new meanings in contemporary culture that suggest a diversity of possible answers to questions that preoccupy us today. In addition to acting as fountains of meaning when meaning is precarious and fragmented, Greek myths have a therapeutic power connecting us to the predicaments that humans have faced across the ages.

Across centuries and millennia, Cassandra makes her unheeded prophecies and Pandora unleashes fresh troubles from her box. Yet, each age discovers new meaning and value in old stories, and different myths come into prominence as they address the aspirations and anxieties of each. Using ten ancient myths as his points of departure, Yiannis Gabriel invites readers to think and experience the world we inhabit mythologically – to engage with emotions and symbolism that lurk deeply inside old texts and to consider different courses of action, both individual and collective. In addition to providing intellectual stimulation, the book shows that Greek myths can be a source of practical wisdom and re-assurance that we so badly need in our times.

This book examines what ancient Greek myths can teach us about the troubles and challenges of our post-truth times: environmental degradation, mass migration, war, inequality, exclusion, authoritarianism, and perplexing technological possibilities. It shows how Greek myths continue to stir our emotions and shape our experiences, while also assuming new meanings in contemporary culture that suggest a diversity of possible answers to questions that preoccupy us today. In addition to acting as fountains of meaning when meaning is precarious and fragmented, Greek myths have a therapeutic power connecting us to the predicaments that humans have faced across the ages.

Across centuries and millennia, Cassandra makes her unheeded prophecies and Pandora unleashes fresh troubles from her box. Yet, each age discovers new meaning and value in old stories, and different myths come into prominence as they address the aspirations and anxieties of each. Using ten ancient myths as his points of departure, the author invites his readers to think and experience the world we inhabit mythologically – to engage with emotions and symbolism that lurk deeply inside old texts and to consider different courses of action, individual and collective, they open up. In addition to providing intellectual stimulation, the book shows that Greek myths can be a source of practical wisdom and re-assurance that we so badly need in our times.
Queer Anatomies
Authors: Sappol Michael
Published: April 2024

In centuries past, sexual body parts and same-sex desire were unmentionables debarred from polite conversation and printed discourse. Yet one scientific discipline–anatomy–had license to represent and narrate the intimate details of the human body–anus and genitals included. Figured within the frame of an anatomical plate, presentations of dissected bodies and body parts were often soberly technical. But just as often monstrous, provocative, flirtatious, theatrical, beautiful, and even sensual. beautiful, and even sensual Queer Anatomies explores overlooked examples of erotic expression within 18th and 19th-century anatomical imagery. It uncovers the subtle eroticism of certain anatomical illustrations, and the queerness of the men who made, used, and collected them.

As a foundational subject for physicians, surgeons, and artists in 18th- and 19th-century Europe, anatomy was a privileged, male-dominated domain. Artistic and medical competence depended on a deep knowledge of anatomy and offered cultural legitimacy, healing authority, and aesthetic discernment to those who practiced it. The anatomical image could serve as a virtual queer space, a private or shared closet, or a men’s club. Serious anatomical subjects were charged with erotic, often homoerotic, undertones.

Taking in brilliant works by Gautier Dagoty, William Cheselden, and Joseph Maclise, and many others, Queer Anatomies assembles a lost archive of queer expression–113 illustrations, in full-colour reproduction–that range from images of nudes, dissected bodies, penises, vaginas, rectums, hands, faces, and skin, to scenes of male viewers gazing upon works of art governed by anatomical principles. Yet the men who produced and savored illustrated anatomies were reticent, closeted. Diving into these textual and representational spaces via essayistic reflection, Queer Anatomies decodes their words and images, even their silences. With a range of close readings and comparison of key images, this book unearths the connections between medical history, connoisseurship, queer studies, and art history and the understudied relationship between anatomy and desire.
A People Betrayed
Authors: Melvern Linda
Published: April 2024

Following thirty years of research, including research into recently declassified government archives, this newly revised and expanded edition of Linda Melvern’s classic of investigative journalism reveals how policymakers continue to refuse to properly acknowledge their responsibilities under international law. The new edition includes copious new material reckoning with the information that came to light during the 2022 trial of Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financier of the genocide. This new evidence feeds not only into a revised chronology and a wholly new section on the build-up to the genocide, but also into a new appendix that lists the six major genocide memorial sites in Rwanda along with now-incontrovertible details of the massacres that occurred there.

Throughout it all, Melvern reveals in unmatched detail the scale, speed, and intensity of the unfolding genocide, and she exposes the Western governments and individuals who could have prevented what was happening if only they had chosen to act. What emerges is a shocking indictment of how Rwanda was ignored in 1994 and of how it is misremembered in the West today—an indictment that renders all the more poignant Melvern's accounts of the unrecognised heroism of those who stayed on during the violence, from volunteer peacekeepers to NGO workers.
The Racket
Authors: Kennard Matt
Published: April 2024

While working for the Financial Times, investigative journalist Matt Kennard had unbridled access to the crème de la crème of the global elite. From slanging matches with Henry Kissinger to afternoon coffees with the man who captured Che Guevara, Kennard spent four years gathering extraordinarily honest testimony from the horse's mouth on how the global economic system works away from the convenient myths. It left him with only one conclusion: the world as we know it is run by an exclusive class of American racketeers who operate with virtually unlimited weapons and money, and a reach much too close to home.

Owing to the very nature of the Financial Times, however, Kennard was not able to publish these findings as part of his day job. Enter The Racket, now in a fully updated second edition. This tell-all book, reported from all corners of the world, will transform everything you thought you knew about how the world works—and in whose interests. Kennard reports not only from across the United States, but from the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. In doing so he provides startlingly clear and concrete evidence of unchecked, high-level, interrelated systems of exploitation all over the world. At the same time, through encounters with high-profile opponents of the racket such as Thom Yorke, Damon Albarn, and Gael García Bernal, Kennard offers a glimpse of a developing resistance, which needs to win.
The Tale of Genji through Contemporary Manga
Authors: Miyake Lynne K.
Published: April 2024

This groundbreaking study examines the unlikely merger of two Japanese cultural phenomena, an 11th-century aristocratic text and contemporary manga comics. It explores the ways in which the manga versions of The Tale of Genji use gender, sexuality, and desire to challenge perceptions of reading and readership, morality and ethics, and what is translatable from one culture to another.

Lynne K. Miyake shows that, through their girls, ladies, Boy Love, boys and young men, and informational comics remediations of the tale, the manga Genjis visually, narratively, and affectively rework male and female gazes; Miyake reveals how they gently inject humor, eroticize, gender flip, queer, and simultaneously re-inscribe and challenge heteronormative gender norms. The first full-length study of Genji manga, this book analyses these adaptations within manga studies and the historical and cultural moments that fashioned and sustained them. It also interrogates the circumscribed, in-group aristocratic society and the consumer and production practices of the Heian society that come full circle in the manga versions.

The Tale of Genji through Contemporary Manga utilizes western queer, feminist, sexuality and gender theory and Japanese cultural practices to illuminate the ways in which the Genji tale redeploys itself. Yet it also provides much needed context and explanation regarding the charges of appropriation of prepubescent (fe)male and gay bodies and the utilization of (sexual) violence mounted against Genji manga-and manga and anime in general once they went global.
A History of Hygiene in Modern France
Authors: Zdatny Steven
Published: April 2024

This book tells the story of an epochal change in the human condition that was part of what is often thought of as ‘modernization’ —a process that remade culture and society in France in the 19th and 20th centuries. Hygiene, Steven Zdatny convincingly contends, was that change. He reflects on how the development of hygiene: changed the way people thought about and treated their bodies; put an end to age-old afflictions and brought comfort where discomfort had been the unavoidable companion of existence; and helped produce a tripling of life expectancy.

The book considers how the evolution of hygiene produced a society where people washed often, changed their clothes every day, lived without lice and scabies, and performed their natural functions indoors. It reflects on developments in industrial plumbing, public education, government investment, the invention of new products to keep bodies and homes clean, and a parallel makeover in the expectations, sensibilities, and practices about what is ‘proper’ and what is disgusting. These developments, the study reveals, were not steady and did not happen everywhere at the same pace. But in the fullness of time, they produced a revolution in the human condition.
Marine Life of the Mediterranean
Authors: Wood Lawson
Published: April 2024

A new and updated edition of this popular title covering the fishes, invertebrates and other marine life of the Mediterranean Sea.

Almost entirely enclosed by land, the Mediterranean Sea is surrounded by many popular wildlife destinations, including Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Gibraltar, Greece and Turkey. From sharks and turtles to algae and sponges, Marine Life of the Mediterranean reveals the fascinating wealth of sea life found in this diverse region.

Featuring more than 290 species of fish, corals and other vertebrates and invertebrates, each species account includes key information on identification, habitats, diet and behaviour. Recommendations on where to go scuba diving, as well as important information on dangerous marine life, conservation zones and marine protected areas are also included.

This compact and easy-to-follow guidebook – illustrated with colour photographs taken in a number of unique and exotic locations – is an essential companion for divers, snorkellers and underwater photographers visiting the area.
Hedges
Authors: Wolton Robert
Published: April 2024

An absorbing celebration of the ecology, biology and cultural history of the rich hedgerow heritage in the British Isles.

Much of the UK is intensively farmed, and in such landscapes hedges are often the only refuge for wildlife. In addition to providing shelter, protection and food for animals, they also connect and bind together the patches of habitat that do remain, as well as playing vital roles in soil conservation and flood prevention – in short, they are vital for nature’s recovery.

In Hedges, Robert Wolton brings together decades of research, while also incorporating personal experiences from his farm in Devon, to explore the ecology, nature conservation and wider environmental values of our hedges. From improving water quality and producing wood fuel as a renewable energy source to the use of hedges in boosting crop pollination, this engaging and authoritative book will help to inspire people to value and look after the remarkably rich hedgerow heritage we have in the British Isles.

Containing more than 300 photographs and figures, this latest addition to the British Wildlife Collection is a comprehensive commentary on hedges and our relationship with them.
Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa
Authors: Barnes Keith , Stevenson Terry , Fanshawe John
Published: April 2024

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa.

Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna.

The latest in the Helm Field Guide series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world's leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice; distribution maps for each species are also included.

Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.