bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Influence on the SARS-CoV 2 in management of the acute appendicitis
Authors: Gras-Gómez CM , Moya-Forcén J , Ruiz-Pardo J , Estébanez-Ferrero B , Reina-Duarte AJ
Published: February 2023

Objetivo:Determinar la influencia del SARS-CoV-2 en el tratamiento de la apendicitis aguda.

Introducción: Nuestro hospital tuvo que reorganizarse para poder asumir el aumento de las necesidades asistenciales provocadas por el SARS-CoV-2, esto influyó en el manejo de patologías urgentes como la apendicitis aguda.

Material y método: Estudio retrospectivo donde se incluyeron pacientes intervenidos por apendicitis aguda entre febrero de 2019 y enero de 2021. Los pacientes fueron divididos en dos grupos (pre-SARS-CoV-2 entre febrero de 2019 y enero de 2020 y SARS-CoV-2 entre febrero de 2020 y enero de 2021).

Resultados:432 pacientes intervenidos de apendicitis aguda, se excluyeron del estudio 14 pacientes por no cumplir criterios de inclusión. 221 pacientes se incluyeron en el grupo pre-SARS-CoV-2 y 197 en el SARS-CoV-2. Ambos grupos eran comparables en edad, sexo, riesgo quirúrgico y comorbilidades. La mediana de tiempo hasta consultar en Urgencias y tiempo de espera hasta el diagnóstico y tratamiento definitivo fue mayor en el grupo SARS-CoV-2 (2,01±2,838 días y 15,10±7,543 horas en el primer grupo y 2,61±2,941 y 19,21±6,528 horas en el grupo SARS-CoV-2 con una p de 0.034 y 0.0001 respectivamente), que provocó un mayor porcentaje de apendicitis evolucionas en el segundo grupo (p<0.001) y un aumento de complicaciones postoperatorias (p=0.008), que sin embargo, no se tradujo en una mayor estancia, reintervenciones o reingresos.

Conclusiones: La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 ha provocado un aumento en el tiempo hasta la consulta, diagnóstico y tratamiento de pacientes con apendicitis aguda en nuestro hospital.
Lichtenstein hernioplasty updates and recommendations. How do we do it?
Authors: García-Córdova CE , Flandes-Aguilar IE , Ramírez-Buensuceso-Conde NA , Farell-Rivas J
Published: February 2023

La hernia inguinal es el tipo de hernia más común en el mundo y es una de las cirugías más frecuentemente realizadas por el cirujano general a nivel mundial. Este tipo de hernias es 8-10 veces más común en hombres que en mujeres.

La técnica de Lichtenstein es la técnica abierta sin tensión más utilizada y recomendada por las guías internacionales, esto debido a que es una técnica sin tensión, con baja tasa de recurrencia, bajo costo, mínimamente invasiva, reproducible y con una curva de aprendizaje menor que los abordajes laparoscópicos. Este artículo describe los aspectos importantes de la técnica y actualizaciones sobre la misma y cómo hemos adaptado lo anterior a nuestra práctica diaria en una institución pública de alta especialidad.
REVISIONISM: CHALLENGING THE CANON THROUGH THE REVISIONARY NARRATIVES OF WIDE SARGASSO SEA AND FOE
Authors: Manzoor Khan Mozam ul
Published: February 2023

Revisionism is the exercise of revising or reforming of one’s point of view to a previously held belief or accepted viewpoint of a situation. In literature, revisionism is the retreading of a canonical text through a different point of view. Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea is one such retelling of the story of the canonical text of Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, from the viewpoint of the minor character Bertha Mason. While Jane Eyre tells the story of a simple girl, Jane Eyre, and the happy ending of her romantic narrative, this paper will study Wide Sargasso Sea as a revisionary text that picks up the minor narrative of Bertha Mason as Antoinette, a Creole heiress, making it a tragic feminist grand narrative of postcolonial response to the romantic tale of Jane Eyre. Similarly, J. M. Coetzee’s novel Foe is a revisionary text based on the canonical text Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Placing a woman in a male dominated world, the novel Foe highlights the issues of patriarchal oppression, colonial oppression, authorial tyranny, and language and power, which remain hidden in the romantic canonical narrative of Crusoe’s adventurous life and his valorous escape from the island where he was stranded for twenty eight years. This paper will trace the difference of a woman’s life and journey than a man’s in a world ruled by patriarchal laws. Moreover, this paper will establish the novel Foe as a revisionary text that retells Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe from a realistic and colonial point of view instead of a heroic tale.
PARENTING STYLE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AMONG KASHMIRI ADOLESCENTS
Authors: Tahir Syed Inshaallah , Rasool Insha , Bashir Rukhsana , Jan Tasleema
Published: February 2023

Adolescence is the most vulnerable stage of life, and children at this age require greater parental attention, care, love, and support. In today's world, young minds spend a lot of time on the internet. One of the simplest approaches is to use social media, which incorporates media and social connectivity sites. Social networking has become an important element of many young people's life nowadays. The majority of people use social media without thinking about the influence it has on their lives, whether positive or negative. We are more concerned with our virtual friends than the folks with whom we interact on a daily basis in today's techno-culture. Parenting is a complex and diverse task that entails a number of different behaviors that interact to influence children's prospects both individually and collectively (Darling, 1999). The current study aimed to examine parenting style and adolescent social media addiction. According to the findings, Kashmiri adolescents are subjected to authoritarian parenting approaches and are moderately addicted to social media. Male and female adolesc ents were found equally addicted to social media but the difference on the basis of locale (urban vs rural) and type of family (joint vs nuclear) was found to be significant.
KHALED HOSSEINI’S A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS: INTERSECTIONS OF HISTORY, MEMORY AND CULTURE
Authors: Shalini M. Sakkthi , Aruna Marie Josephine
Published: February 2023

Memory studies as an interdisciplinary approach uses memory as a tool for remembering the traumatic experiences. Khaled Hosseini’s text A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) narrates the events of the past by combining history, culture and politics in the South Asian context and it also explains about the gender and religion in particular the lives of women under Islamic regime. The novel is set in the historical era of Afghanistan during soviet invasion and until the Taliban occupation. The theme revolves around the struggles and challenges of the people at times of war and invasion. Through the protagonists’ Mariam and Lalia’s struggle against the patriarchal clutches, Khaled Hosseini symbolizes Afghan people’s desire for independence. Mariam and Lalia undergo cultural trauma, the former traumatizes due to the internal displacement and by the vigorous imposition of religious practices, and the latter suffers from trauma through the forceful external migration and also by the memories of homeland. Khaled Hosseini as a diaspora writer describes the ancient history and cultural practices of Afghanistan. This shows his individual and cultural memory towards his native land. The research argument takes into account the intersection of trauma and memory in the interpretation of the literary text as it represents the interrelated and complimentary fields of study since 1990s. Trauma is considered as the act of remembering, thus this paper tends to highlight the traumatic histories embedded in the culture of oppression.
An Hα Impression of Lyα Galaxies at z ≃ 6 with Deep JWST/NIRCam Imaging
Authors: Ning Yuanhang , Cai Zheng , Jiang Linhua , Lin Xiaojing , Fu Shuqi , Spinoso Daniele
Published: February 2023

We present a study of seven spectroscopically confirmed (Lyα-emitting) galaxies at redshift z ≃ 6 using the JWST/NIRCam imaging data. These galaxies, with a wide range of Lyα luminosities, were recently observed in a series of NIRCam broad and medium bands. We constrain the rest-frame UV/optical continua and measure the Hα line emission of the galaxies using the combination of JWST/NIRCam and archival HST/WFC3 infrared photometry. We further estimate the escape fractions of their Lyα photons (

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ion,0 (Hz erg−1) > 26. Our results support the scenario that Lyα galaxies may have served as an important contributor to cosmic reionization. Blue and bright Lyα galaxies are excellent targets for JWST follow-up spectroscopic observations.
The monotone traveling wave solution of a bistable three-species competition system via unconstrained neural networks
Authors: Cho Sung Woong , Hwang Sunwoo , Hwang Hyung Ju
Published: February 2023

In this paper, we approximate traveling wave solutions via artificial neural networks. Finding traveling wave solutions can be interpreted as a forward-inverse problem that solves a differential equation without knowing the exact speed. In general, we require additional restrictions to ensure the uniqueness of traveling wave solutions that satisfy boundary and initial conditions. This paper is based on the theoretical results that the bistable three-species competition system has a unique traveling wave solution on the premise of the monotonicity of the solution. Since the original monotonic neural networks are not smooth functions, they are not suitable for representing solutions of differential equations. We propose a method of approximating a monotone solution via a neural network representing a primitive function of another positive function. In the numerical integration, the operator learning-based neural network resolved the issue of differentiability by replacing the quadrature rule. We also provide theoretical results that a small training loss implies a convergence to a real solution. The set of functions neural networks can represent is dense in the solution space, so the results suggest the convergence of neural networks with appropriate training. We validate that the proposed method works successfully for the cases where the wave speed is identical to zero. Our monotonic neural network achieves a small error, suggesting that an accurate speed and solution can be estimated when the sign of wave speed is known.
Cassius Dion : nouvelles lectures
Authors: Fromentin Valérie , Bertrand Estelle , Coltelloni-Trannoy Michèle , Molin Michel , Urso Gianpaolo
Published: February 2023

L’Histoire romaine écrite en grec par Cassius Dion (c. 160-235 p.C.), qui compte quatre-vingts livres et couvre dix siècles, est une source d’importance capitale pour les spécialistes du monde gréco-romain.  Elle demeure toutefois mal connue et incomplètement étudiée car les aléas de la transmission du texte, parvenu à nous en partie sous forme fragmentaire, ont longtemps freiné la réalisation d'enquêtes transversales menées à l'échelle de l'œuvre entière.
Uithuiszettingen in Brussel: hoeveel, wie en waar?
Authors: Godart Pernelle , Swyngedouw Eva , Criekingen Mathieu Van , Heur Bas van
Published: February 2023

Combien de ménages sont-ils expulsés de leur logement chaque année à Bruxelles ? Que sait-on du profil des locataires expulsés et des bailleurs ayant requis une expulsion ? Certaines parties de la ville sont-elles plus touchées que d’autres ? Alors qu’elles constituent un cas extrême de privation du droit au logement, les expulsions de logement à Bruxelles y sont encore très peu documentées. Cet article vise à pallier ce manque de connaissances en fournissant une photographie complète des expulsions judiciaires sur une année (2018) pour l’ensemble de la Région bruxelloise. Les résultats obtenus soulignent l’importance de questionner l’absence de production institutionnelle de données sur les expulsions de logement, dans une ville où la production et l’allocation des logements est largement dominée par des mécanismes de marché.
Transferring Deceased Bodies, Building Transnational Communities. The Case of Kyrgyz and Tajik Migrants in Russia
Authors: Cleuziou Juliette , Ismailbekova Aksana
Published: February 2023

Based on ethnographic fieldwork with Central Asian hometown organisations in Russia, this paper focuses on the interplay of funerary practices and the construction of transnational communities among Kyrgyz and Tajik immigrants. In particular, the authors examine how good death and the moral economy of death are enacted in a transnational setting and contribute to reinforcing forms of “transnational moral territoriality” (Lacroix, 2019). Through experiential learning on the ground, community leaders have learnt to take care of and send home a deceased fellow citizen, organising routine procedures and emergency funds. In doing so, they actively contribute to the stabilisation of transnational community practices. Inspired by the growing anthropological literature on transnational community building elsewhere, the authors contribute to this body of scholarship by focusing on post-Soviet hometown associations (whose members sometimes refer to themselves as “activists”), their impact on migrants’ daily lives, as well as community-building and death-related practices abroad that are socially, culturally, or economically significant.
Photoacoustic Imaging for Human Brain Diseases
Authors: Yang Xi , Chen Yun-Hsuan , Sawan Mohamad
Published: February 2023

Brain diseases need advanced detection methods to diagnosis abnormalities. Advanced imaging techniques have been developed and applied in different stages for several requirements related to anatomical, functional, and metabolic imaging for the human brain. Among them, photoacoustic imaging has the advantages of high resolution and deep penetration with rich optical contrast, which plays an important role in brain imaging. The characteristic of photoacoustic imaging brings the opportunity for different objects with multi-scale observation in the human brain. In this chapter, the authors introduce the principle and theory of photoacoustic imaging, review the modality of the present photoacoustic imaging systems and applications for brain diseases, and summarize the trends of this imaging technique.
Predicting ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Using Rough Set and Random Forest Model
Authors: Nayak Rudra Kalyan , Tripathy Ramamani
Published: February 2023

In reality, all homosapiens species benefit greatly from the function of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins. Many studies have focused specifically on the drug transporter prediction because to the recent advancements in biology. Machine learning and soft computing with data mining methodologies have been used to identify valid motif sequences from biological datasets in general. In this work, the authors analysed the research on the ABC transporter with the prediction of cellular cholesterol. This research is focused on this new area, as ABC transporters are frequently employed as pharmacological targets. In this instance, the authors have focused on the ABC transporter's legitimate signature motif involving plasma membrane cholesterol. The authors used an unique hybrid model that is rough set with random forest for the prediction of motif structure that has clinical significance for predicting relevant motif sequences.
Cognitive Systems for Dark Web Cyber Delinquent Association Malignant Data Crawling
Authors: Rawat Romil , Mahor Vinod , Álvarez Josefa Díaz , Ch´avez Francisco
Published: February 2023

The limits of user visibility have been exceeded by the internet. The “dark web” or “dark net” refers to certain unknown portions of the web that cannot be found using standard search methods. A number of automated techniques are being explored to extract for crawling the concealed data. All users can freely interact on the surface web. Account credentials may be found on the dark web (DW), a hub for anonymized data, is a haven for terrorists and cybercriminals to promote their message and engage in illegal commerce. Officials in covert security and cyberpolicing are always trying to track down delinquent chains or hints. To find DW delinquents, the exercise may take 6–12 years. The suggested effort gives specialists an outline for building the automated engine for crawling all hazardous information from associated sources as well as data from DW crawling and shadow economy area scenarios.
Evaluating a Framework for Implementing IT Governance in Uganda's Higher Institutions of Learning
Authors: Ndagire Lillian , Maiga Gilbert , Oyo Benedict , Basuta James
Published: February 2023

The reliance on IT in day-to-day organization activities raises concern about how to deal with its increasing complexity. Managing IT necessitates implementing IT governance to realize the benefits of IT use. However, there is a lack of suitable frameworks to implement IT governance. For higher institutions of learning (HILs) in Uganda, the case is not different; hence, there is need to provide a framework to implement IT governance in Uganda's HILs. This paper therefore applies design science research principles to evaluate a framework for implementing IT governance in HILs in the context of Uganda. It was mainly achieved using a previous study in this environment as a basis. Framework evaluation was conducted using case study and expert opinion methods. Contrarily, the evaluation criteria was based on the framework understandability, ease of use, usefulness, and completeness. Results from the evaluation showed the framework satisfactorily implements IT governance in Uganda's HILs.
PRNU Anonymous Algorithm Used for Privacy Protection in Biometric Authentication Systems
Authors: Li Jian , Zhang Xiaobo , Ma Bin , Yang Meihong , Wang Chunpeng , Liu Yang , Cui Xinan , Yang Xiaotong
Published: February 2023

The photo response non-uniformity (PRNU) is used to connect an image to its source sensor. In this paper, researchers propose a PRNU anonymity method based on image segmentation to cut the relationship between the image and its source camera. According to the distribution rule of PRNU in the high and low frequency band of the image, the high and low frequency information of the part is also processed differently, which ensures the quality of the output image to a large extent. Experiments on the datasets show that the proposed method can preserve the biometric characteristics of the device while maintaining the anonymity of the device. Comparing with prior art, peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and cosine similarity are improved by 1.9 dB and 0.02 points, respectively.
Influence of operating conditions on thermal requirements in gas turbine blades
Authors: F.A.F Monhol , L.R. Marconi , C.P.S. Silva
Published: February 2023

Gas turbines are thermal machines with applications in various areas, such as in the transportation and power generation sector, and in various engineering fields. The overall performance of such equipment can be improved by increasing the allowable thermal limit on the blades of its rotors through internal cooling technologies. By means of a thermodynamic modeling of the process and the use of the finite difference method, it was possible to evaluate how the mass flow of air diverted from the compressor, pressure ratio, environmental conditions, the efficiencies and conditions of the equipment that compose the turbine, affect the thermal demands of gas turbines. With the study in question, it was possible to estimate the maximum temperature at which turbine blades will be subjected and at what locality this fact will occur. The maximum temperature of the gas turbine is one of the factors limiting the maximum power that the turbine can offer. Higher values for compression ratio are desirable in gas turbine, since they allow higher efficiencies, however, higher becomes the average blade temperature, causing an increase of thermal load on the components of the expansion turbine, especially in the blades of the first stage, because they are in direct contact with the hot gases leaving the combustion chamber. On the other hand, by varying the cooling flow, from 10% to 20% of the incoming mass flow of the compressor, it was possible to verify that the blade obtained a cooling of up to 130K. In addition, excess air and its inlet thermal conditions, as well as the type of fuel used, have a major influence on turbine thermal requirements. These results are therefore of great value, when what is desired for the gas turbines are intelligent cooling techniques, lower maintenance costs and longer service life.
Expanding Boundaries from a Supply Chain Perspective: Determinants of Backward Integration Through Mergers and Acquisitions.
Authors:   , Dümpelfeld Patrick
Published: February 2023

Based on the combined perspective of the transaction cost theory (TCT), the resource-based view (RBV) and the extended resource-based view (ERBV), this thesis presents an analysis of the influence of identified potential determinants of vertical integration on backward integration with suppliers through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The objectives of the work are to identify and examine determinants that may have an impact on backward integration through M&A and to create a conceptual model that can be used to explain and examine the determinants of such integration through M&A. Drawing on an extensive literature review, six hypotheses were derived. These test the relationship between the determinants of vertical integration, namely asset specificity, environmental uncertainty, transaction frequency, closeness of competences, the VRIN criteria of the supplier, and the VRIN criteria of the supplier's supplier base, and backward integration through M&A. An empirical, quantitative study was conducted in the form of a self-administered online questionnaire addressing the research aim of the thesis. This was sent to managers and decision-makers, who included procurement managers, supply chain managers, chief procurement officers, and supply chain-related consultants. The survey ultimately reached 445 potential respondents and 122 responses were received. The statistics support the positive and significant impact of asset specificity and closeness between the buyer’s competences and those required for a specific activity performed by a supplier. The study contributes to the literature by showing that together ERBV, RVB, and TCT contribute to research on the determinants of vertical integration. The constructs examined, particularly asset specificity and closeness of competence, are ones that predict the suitability of M&A with suppliers within the context of vertical integration. The results are also of relevance for practitioners, helping them to consider and appropriately assess such influencing factors when making decisions about company boundaries.
EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES IN BORRELIA BURGDORFERI INFESTATION IN DOGS
Authors: IVĂNESCU Maria Larisa , Marinescu Gabriela , Miron Liviu Dan
Published: February 2023

Borreliosis or Lyme disease is a disease transmitted by ixodidae ticks during feeding on blood (Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis in the USA, Ixodes persulcatus in Asia, Ixodes ricinus in Europe) and is widespread in the entire northern hemisphere. In Romania, the geographic distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato was 1.4% in 41 counties, with a prevalence between 0.75–18.8%. B. burgdorferi sensu lato. had a prevalence of 3.8%, being found inside ticks in 55 of 183 localities. Successful treatment and full recovery can only be achieved through early diagnosis. The clinical and serologic diagnosis of Lyme disease is particularly difficult because of the phenotypic heterogeneity within and among spirochete species. A case study is presented in this paper: an eight-year-old male Yorkshire terrier dog, which was diagnosed positive for Lyme disease, based on a test which uses a peptide called C6 and which comes from the VlsE protein of B. burgdorferi, used to detect antibodies in dogs. The results demonstrate the reliability of the commercial SNAP 4Dx Plus Test for B. burgdorferi, which uses C6 to differentiate antibodies produced by natural infection from antibodies formed after vaccination. In addition, using real-time PCR, the diagnosis was negative, confirming the results from the literature, according to which the PCR technique is only recommended for research, the positivity percentage being low, especially when the sample is blood (0.1%). We conclude that the tests for the detection of antibodies specific to Lyme disease are recommended and useful.
Caracterização da composição de cerveja e de destilado de cerveja e desenvolvimento de um método de triagem simples para determinação de dietilenoglicol por cromatografia gasosa
Authors:   , Azevedo Mariane Martins
Published: February 2023

A cerveja e o destilado da cerveja são amostras muito complexas e para analisar esse tipo de matriz por cromatografia gasosa (GC) é necessário um pré-tratamento das amostras. A microextração em fase sólida no headspace (HS-SPME) é umas dessas técnicas de pré-tratamento mais utilizadas para a determinação da composição voláteis dos alimentos. Além dos compostos voláteis, a presença de compostos semi- voláteis nessas matrizes também deve ser investigada. Portanto, os objetivos deste trabalho foram caracterizar uma cerveja e um destilado de cerveja por GC usando a técnica HS-SPME, propor diferentes técnicas de preparo de amostra para extração de compostos da cerveja, bem como otimizar e validar um método de triagem para análise de Dietilenoglicol (DEG). O método HS-SPME com análise por GC equipado com um detector por ionização em chama (GC-FID) possibilitou a extração e análise de 8 compostos voláteis da cerveja e do destilado de cerveja. Ao considerar o estudo com diferentes técnicas de extração com análise por GC-MS em amostras de cerveja, ao utilizar a HS-SPME, foi identificado 14 compostos, com a extração líquido-líquido com partição em baixa temperatura (LLE/LTP) foi possível identificar 32 compostos na cerveja, enquanto que a hifenação das técnicas LLE/LTP com a DLLME (microextração líquido-líquido dispersiva) permitiu identificar 53 compostos nos diferentes ensaios otimizados, as mesmas extraíram diferentes compostos em sua maioria e a melhor técnica a ser utilizada vai depender do grupo funcional do composto a ser identificado. Já o estudo para a determinação de dietilenoglicol (DEG) em amostras de cerveja um método de triagem empregando a LLE/LTP e análise por GC- FID foi otimizado, validado, aplicado em 28 amostras de cervejas, e as amostras consideradas suspeitas, analisadas por GC-MS detectou o DEG em três dessas amostras, na qual apenas uma estava acima do limite de quantificação. Palavras-chave: Cerveja. Compostos voláteis e não voláteis. Dietilenoglicol. Preparo de amostra. Cromatografia gasosa.
Correlation of Lacunar Infarct on Head Ct Scan with Dysarthria in Haji Adam Malik General Hospital in 2019
Authors: Asysyarif Abdurrahman , Daulay Elvita Rahmi , Ritarwan Kiking
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Stroke is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in Indonesia. Dysarthria is a symptom that can be seen from stroke. These symptoms occur in 15% of stroke events. Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder. Atypical lacunar stroke (ALS) is a stroke subtype that rarely occurs in one in 14 lacunar strokes or occurs in 6.8% of lacunar strokes, where isolated dysarthria or dysarthria facial paresis is the most common form of presentation.
Method: This study is an observational analytic study with a case-control type of research with the aim of knowing the relationship between CT scan images of lacunar infarcts and dysarthria in ischemic stroke patients. The population in this study were all medical records of stroke patients who went to the Department of Neurology at the Haji Adam Malik General Hospital (RSUPHAM) Medan for a period of one year from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 who underwent a head CT scan for 18 patients.
Results: The subjects on the CT scan results of lacunar infarction with dysarthria 18 people (72%), and 7 people (28%) on the CT scan results there is no lacunar infarction. The same number and percentage were also found in the non-chivalrous control group. The test results obtained p value = 1,000 and odd ratio = 1.00, in other words there is no significant relationship between lacunar infarct and dysarthria.
Conclusion: No significant relationship was found between the incidence of lacunar infarction and the incidence of dysarthria. The population with the most lacunar infarcts is men, hypertension, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, smoking and diabetes.
Prevalence of Malaria and Anemia among Children under 10 Years Attending Rural Hospital Doka, Kaduna State between January to December, 2020
Authors: Ajan Brian
Published: February 2023

Purpose: The study is aimed at determining the prevalence of plasmodiasis and anemia among children under age 10 in selected rural communities that attended Rural hospital, Doka.

Methodology: A total of 255 thick film stained slides using the Giemsa staining technique were observed using the malaria microscopy method.  Haematocrit was estimated using the centrifugation method having considered the age and sex of the participants.

Findings:   A total of 204 children representing 80% of the study participants were positive for malaria parasites. Malaria prevalence was heterogeneous and no significance was observed with sex. The prevalence in this study was throughout the year and was not dependent on season. The prevalence of anemia was 59.2% among 151 participants with a value of P<0.05 which is a strong indication that malaria is a risk factor for anemia

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The prevalence of malaria and anemia was very high based on this study. Hence, there is urgent need for massive intervention of insecticide- treated mosquito nets as well as health education in their mother’s tongue so as  to identify signs and symptoms of malaria and as well as taking the right measures.
Mültecilik odaklı çocuk öykülerini eğitimde nasıl kullanabiliriz pedagojik çerçeve önerisi
Authors: Çayır Kenan , İşler Miray
Published: February 2023

Son yıllarda mülteciliği odağa alan çocuk edebiyatı kitaplarının sayısında bir artış oldu. Bu kitapların bazıları farklı dillerden çevrilirken, bazıları Türkçe yayımlandı. Bu kitaplar mültecilik konusunu sınıflarında ele almak isteyen bazı öğretmenler tarafından eğitsel amaçla kullanılmaktadır. Ancak Türkçe literatürde bu öykülerin eğitsel amaçla nasıl kullanılabileceğine yönelik pedagojik kaynaklar çok sınırlıdır. Yapılan akademik çalışmaların çoğu ise genelde öykü incelemesine odaklanmaktadır. Bu yazının amacı mültecilik temalı öykü kitaplarının eğitimde nasıl kullanabileceğine dair bir kavramsal çerçeve sunmaktır. Yazıda mültecilerin noksanlığını ya da farklılığını vurgulayan bir pedagoji yerine, hâkim normun sınırlarını sorgulayan norm-eleştirel bir pedagojinin önemine dikkat çekilmektedir.
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Authors: Erdoğan Emre
Published: February 2023

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Özel dosya: kent hakkı, kamusal alan, feminist şehircilik
Authors: Tunç Aslı , Çiçekoğlu Feride , Kütükçüoğlu Burcu
Published: February 2023

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Situating feminist urbanism within planning education in Turkey: a pre-manifesto
Authors: Kurt Özman Ebru , Karamuk Ayşe Gümeç , Aygün Oğur Aysun , Güven Güney Büşra , Karabulut A. Eymen , Tepeli Türel Özlem , Bayar Rümeysa , Özdemir Zeynep
Published: February 2023

Kariyerinin başındaki araştırmacılardan oluşan kadın yazarların ele aldığı bu makalede feminist şehirciliğin kent planlama eğitimindeki yeri incelenmektedir. Bu konumlandırma, otoetnografik bir bakış açısı kullanılarak yazarların deneyimlerindeki ‘ikilemler’ ve ‘aydınlanma anları (epifaniler)’ aracılığıyla yapılmaktadır. Çalışma, toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğine sahip kentsel alanlar yaratma arayışında, planlama eğitim, öğretim ve uygulama deneyimlerinin feminist içgörüleri barındırmak için neler sunabileceğini araştırmaktadır. Ayrıca, kişiselleştirilmiş anlatıların detaylı analizi yoluyla, planlamada feminist şehircilik konusunda yetkinlik yaratmadaki zorlukları ve potansiyelleri ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Araştırmamızın, kapsayıcı kentsel planlamanın yükselişi için ‘planlama’ kitlelerini kışkırtacak bir ön manifesto görevi görmesini beklemekteyiz.
A kontextus dicsérete – avagy a közgazdaságtan állapotáról Farkas Beáta A közgazdasági gondolkodás rövid története (Akadémiai Kiadó, 2022, 488 oldal) című könyve kapcsán
Authors: Bod Péter Ákos
Published: February 2023

A közgazdasági elméletek története idővel háttérbe szorult az egyetemi képzésben, a gyors technológiai és piaci változások nyomán a gazdasági szereplők számára is úgy látszott, hogy a korábbi elméleti viták már nem relevánsak. A pénzügyi, majd pedig a nem gazdasági válságok, valamint a szabadkereskedelemmel, piaci versennyel szembeni társadalmi kritikák felerősödése miatt viszont újraéledtek a közgazdasági gondolkodókat régóta foglalkoztató vitatémák, mint az állam és a piac kapcsolata, a globális kereskedelmi és pénzügyi nyitottság kérdése. Farkas Beáta monográfiája alapos áttekintést ad a gazdaságelmélet kiemelkedő művelőinek munkásságáról, a főbb gazdaságelméleti iskolákról, kitér arra a történelmi korra és társadalmi közegre is, amelyben a mai elméleti tudásanyagot gazdagító szellemi eredmények megszülettek. A jelenlegi domináns gazdaságelmélet sokat befogadott a korábban periferikusnak számító irányzatokból, így a viselkedéselméleti, intézményi gazdaságtanból, a gazdaságföldrajzi, gazdaságtörténeti, jóléti iskolákból. Kérdéses azonban, hogy a mai gazdaságelméleti főirány mennyire képes befolyásolni az üzleti döntéshozók, gazdaságpolitikusok nézeteit, miként hat ki a gazdasági életre, annak irányítóira.
Teaching Methods and Strategies on Learners’ Motivation in English Language Lectures in Higher Education in Kenya
Authors: Gudu Benter Oseno , Jesse Napwora Wekesa
Published: February 2023

Purpose: This paper sought to determine the teaching methods and strategies increasing learners’ motivation in English language lectures at the university level. The study was based on social cultural theory of learning.

Methodology: The study adopted quantitative design, descriptive statistics method to understand the problem at hand. The target population consisted of 375 Bachelor of Education Arts students. Simple random sampling was used to sample 100 third year Bachelor of Education (Arts) students in a public university. Questionnaires and document analysis of research articles were used to collect raw data from 100 students. The data was analyzed using SPSS computer package.

Findings:              The teaching methods that highly motivated students were explanation, discussion, interactive lectures and demonstration, teaching methods that moderately motivated learners were task-based method, case study and communicative language teaching and least motivating was audio lingual method. Highly motivating teaching strategies were group discussion and presentation, CATs and drama and moderately motivating teaching strategies were class assignments, debate, term paper assignments, pair work and dialogues.

Recommendation: Based on the study findings the study recommends that lecturers to strive to determine their learner’s needs and specific learning styles in order to adopt the correct teaching methods and strategies that motivate them to learn English language.
Are Indian ADR Premiums Mispriced?
Authors: Kumar Umesh Kumar
Published: February 2023

Purpose: Indian ADRs have been observed to trade at premiums to the price of the underlying shares flouting the law of one price theorem. Therefore, it becomes imperative to investigate whether the observed premiums are mispricing or investor demand. This paper examines the Indian ADRs trading at a significant premium for an extended period.

Methodology: The paper studies all ten Indian ADRs traded from 2001 to 2006. It uses NYSE Trade and Quote Database to compute order imbalance for analysis of the mispricing. It employs multivariate regression models to examine the premiums.

Findings: The results suggest that Indian ADR returns are closely associated with the underlying market returns. Premiums are negatively related to the underlying stock returns. The ADR prices only adjust partially to the prices of the underlying stock. The ADR and underlying stock have a separate process for price formation in their respective markets. Using order imbalance of small and total trades of ADRs, this study shows that Indian ADR premiums are significantly and positively related to the buy demand of investors. Overall, the results support the idea that investor demand drives the Indian ADR premiums and is not mispriced.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy, and Practice: The study provides valuable information on the same security traded in different trading locations and market segmentations. It offers insight into an emerging market stock listed in the most developed financial markets. It expands the literature on order imbalanced and dual-listed securities, particularly for ADRs. The order imbalance can be decomposed into short- and long-run components, showing how both parts influence ADR returns and premiums/discounts.
Natural Herbs as a Anticancer Drugs
Authors: Kamble S. U.  , Sanjay K. Bais  , Anjali D. Unhale
Published: February 2023

One of the signs of cancer is uncontrolled cell growth. According to the type of affected cell, there are several distinct types of cancer. Cancer causes harm to the body when aberrant cells develop out of control and become tumours, lumps, or masses of tissue. Some of the most significant contemporary treatments available are chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. But there are a lot of unfavourable side effects associated with this medicine, such as baldness and bone marrow cell loss. As a result, a new drug is necessary to treat the malignancy. Some compounds derived from plants may have anticancer characteristics, according to several studies. Secondary metabolites produced by the plant are being investigated for possible anticancer effects.
Phishing Website Detection using Machine Learning
Authors: T. Vyvaswini  , Mr. P. P Nagaraja Rao  , B. Kousalya  , G. Pallavi  , S. Abdullal  , P. Siddartha
Published: February 2023

Phishing is a common attack on credulous people by making them to disclose their unique information using counterfeit websites. The objective of phishing website URLs is to purloin the personal information like user name, passwords and online banking transactions. Phishers use the websites which are visually and semantically similar to those real websites. As technology continues to grow, phishing techniques started to progress rapidly and this needs to be prevented by using anti-phishing mechanisms to detect phishing. Machine learning is a powerful tool used to strive against phishing attacks. In this article, we proposed 5 different algorithms in machine learning to analyse the URLs. The accuracy of the Existing method is approximately 94%, and we have implemented it as 95.235% in the Proposed method. Here we used 5 classifiers which are Random Forest Classifier, AdaBoost Classifier, XGBoost Classifier, Support Vector Machine, Gradient Boosting Classifier. Among all these Classifiers, Random Forest Classifier gives the highest accuracy.
Identifying Cognitive Impairment in the Acute Care Hospital Setting: Finding an Appropriate Screening Tool
Authors: Casey Kelly , Sim Erin , Lavezza Annette , Iannuzzi Kristen , Friedman Lisa Aronson , Hoyer Erik H. , Young Daniel L.
Published: February 2023

Importance: Identifying cognitive impairment in adults in acute care is essential so that providers can address functional deficits and plan for safe discharge. Occupational therapy practitioners play an essential role in screening for, evaluating, and treating cognitive impairment.

Objective: To test and compare the psychometrics and feasibility of three cognitive screens and select the ideal screen for use in acute care.

Design: Prospective mixed methods.

Setting: Acute care hospital.

Participants: Fifty adults.

Outcomes and Measures: We examined the interrater reliability, administration time, and usability of the Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool Short Form (BCAT–SF), the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care “6-Clicks” Applied Cognitive Inpatient Short Form (AM-PAC ACISF), and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). We compared the construct validity, sensitivity, and specificity of the BCAT–SF and AM-PAC ACISF with those of the MoCA.

Results: Interrater reliability was good to excellent; ICCs were .98 for the MoCA, .97 for the BCAT–SF, and .86 for the AM-PAC ACISF. The BCAT–SF and the AM-PAC ACISF both had 100% sensitivity, and specificity was 74% for the BCAT–SF and 98% for the AM-PAC ACISF. The optimal cutoff score for cognitive impairment on the AM-PAC ACISF was <22. Administration time of the AM-PAC ACISF (1.0 min) was significantly less than that of the BCAT–SF (5.0 min) and the MoCA (13.3 min; p < .001).

Conclusions and Relevance: Each screen demonstrated acceptable reliability and construct validity. The AM-PAC ACISF had the optimum mix of performance and feasibility for the fast-paced acute care setting.

What This Article Adds: Early identification of cognitive impairment using the AM-PAC ACISF can allow for timely occupational therapy intervention in acute care settings.
Attentional Engagement During Mobile Application Skill Learning Among Patients With Memory Impairment: A Case Series Exploration
Authors: Vasquez Brandon P. , Lloyd-Kuzik Andrew , Santiago Anna Theresa , Shahaf Goded , Lass Jordan W.
Published: February 2023

Importance: Attentional engagement is essential for successful cognitive rehabilitation, but little is known about longitudinal interactions with skill learning.

Objective: To examine how attentional engagement is associated with mobile application skill learning for memory compensation. We hypothesized that patients with greater functional capacity would demonstrate faster learning and attentional engagement drop with skill acquisition, whereas patients with lesser functional capacity would have to maintain attentional engagement to progress throughout training.

Design: A case series approach was used with longitudinal skill learning and electroencephalographic (EEG) data recorded across multiple trials and sessions of mobile calendar application training.

Setting: The study was run in a hospital-based neuropsychology clinic.

Participants: Seven participants (5 with acquired brain injury, 1 with mild cognitive impairment, and 1 healthy older adult) were recruited.

Intervention: Mobile application operation was trained for the purpose of memory compensation. Skill learning was facilitated through a structured rehabilitation protocol, including large amounts of guided practice with the integration of errorless learning.

Outcomes and Measures: We quantified learning using the proportion of application steps completed independently at each session. We measured attentional engagement using an EEG marker: the Brain Engagement Index.

Results: For fast learners, attentional engagement generally decreased as mobile application learning progressed. In contrast, slow learners exhibited stable engagement over time with consistent, yet much slower, progress in skill learning.

Conclusions and Relevance: The present data indicate that when cognitive impairment is more substantial, skill learning may involve greater attentional engagement.

What This Article Adds: Patients undergoing memory rehabilitation may benefit from methods to enhance attentional engagement during skill learning when executive dysfunction is a considerable element of their cognitive profile. Monitoring attentional engagement during cognitive rehabilitation may be useful in identifying and addressing barriers to learning in real time.
Tutela emancipatória. Doi: 10.5020/2317-2150.2002.v07n1p57
Authors: Alencar Antonio Carlos Mendonça de
Published: February 2023

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de exortar os operadores do Direito para outras interpretações no contexto da antecipação de tutela, principalmente quanto à responsabilidade relativa aos efeitos da medida e sua abrangência.
Defensoria Pública e transformação social. Doi: 10.5020/2317-2150.2005.v10n1p01
Authors: Rocha Amélia Soares da
Published: February 2023

A cidadania no Brasil. A relação entre o Estado e o cidadão. Importância do Ministério Público, da Magistratura e da Defensoria Pública para a realização da Justiça. O acesso à Justiça em contraposição ao acesso ao Judiciário.
Estágio em direito: a contribuição do novo projeto pedagógico do curso de direito da UNIFOR. Doi: 10.5020/2317-2150.2003.v08n1p01
Authors: Holanda Ana Paula Araújo de
Published: February 2023

O presente artigo trata da análise do projeto pedagógico do Curso de Direito da UNIFOR, sob o prisma do estágio em direito em sua dimensão simulada e real, com o objetivo de demonstrar a prática pedagógica inovadora, desenvolvida da aprendizagem baseada em problemas, e sua conseqüente aplicação em casos reais.
A doutrina do consentimento informado: do direito fundamental à informação aos limites da capacidade de anuir no uso das técnicas de reprodução assistida. Doi: 10.5020/2317-2150.2009.v14n1p42
Authors: Sales Gabrielle Bezerra
Published: February 2023

O trabalho aborda a especificidade das práticas biomédicas de reprodução humana assistida face à sistemática constitucional. Há um estudo da doutrina do consentimento informado em função da existência e supremacia do princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana como proteção maior dos desdobramentos do direito à vida, à saúde, à integridade física e à informação. Interessa aos estudiosos da Bioética, do Direito Civil e do Direito Constitucional, analisando a integral tutela à vida, prevista na Constituição Federal de 1988, particularmente quanto à obrigatoriedade de consentimento livre e esclarecido nas investigações em seres humanos e no uso das técnicas de reprodução assistida.
A escola na atualidade e a mediação escolar. Doi:10.5020/2317-2150.2007.v12.ed.esp.p122
Authors: Sales Lília Maria de Morais
Published: February 2023

A violência e a exclusão escolar são problemas, atualmente, enfrentados pelas escolas brasileiras, havendo necessidade de se construir medidas concretas e eficazes de inclusão e pacificação. A mediação escolar se apresenta como um dos instrumentos de solução de conflitos que se fundamenta na comunicação ativa, na cooperação e no diálogo consciente para a solução de controvérsias. Incentiva a inclusão daqueles envolvidos no conflito, por meio da comunicação, tratando-os como protagonistas daquele momento. Propõe-se, portanto, a implementação da mediação de conflitos no âmbito escolar, pois representa uma prática que reconhece e trata a violência psicológica, cria formas de interação entre os segmentos da escola, organiza a escola de modo a proporcionar o respeito mútuo, tendo cada aluno, professor e funcionário sua dignidade reconhecida e o entendimento da dignidade do outro, preparando-se para o exercício da cidadania por meio da convivência pacífica.