bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of pH and temperature on swelling Behaviour of tamarind gum
Authors: Panda Braja B. , Sahoo Rudra N. , Nayak Nilamadhab , Mallick Subrata
Published: November 2021

Natural gum tamarind is a plant polysaccharide extracted from seeds endosperm of the plant, Tamarindus indica Linn. Thin film of the gum was prepared by direct compression method. The prepared film was investigated for the effect of pH and temperature on solvent uptake property of film by gravimetric method. Different swelling parameters such as mass swelling ratio (MSR), equilibrium swelling ratio (ESR), equilibrium swelling ratio (ESw) and the equilibrium water content (EWC) were studied. It was found that swelling parameters were influenced by different pH and temperature conditions. The results suggested that the water content in equilibrium state was similar to body fluid. The gum converted to a high viscous gel of pseudo plastic characteristics in different pH conditions and the mechanism of continuous diffusion of solvent molecules into tablet during swelling was a non fickian and followed a second order kinetics.
Spermatogenic and Leydig Cells Induced Hyperlipidemia: A Review
Authors: Widhiantara I Gede , Putri Permatasari Anak Agung Ayu , Sutirta Yasa I Wayan Putu
Published: November 2021

Lipids are macromolecules that are very important in cell metabolism. Dietary changes and tendency to consume foods high in fat causes hyperlipidemia that increase the risk of various blood vessel abnormalities to the reproductive system. In men, normal reproductive function is closely related to the presence of the testes with the cells in them and the normal secretion of the hormone testosterone. There have been many studies on male experimental animals using high fat induction which prove that there is high fat in the circulatory system which results in metabolic and physiological disorders in the body, especially enzymes related to reproductive function, decreased secretion of reproductive hormones and abnormal structure of spermatozoa cells and degeneration of Leydig cells. Therefore, this review provides a review of the effect of high fat diets on reproductive cells, especially spermatogenic cells and Leydig cells.
Treatment of Skin Cancer by Topical Drug Delivery of Nanoparticles:
A Review
Authors: Singh Navdeep , Sondhi Shivi , Sharma Sanyam , Singh Dheeraj , Koundal Vishal , Goyal Kamya , Jindal Shammy
Published: November 2021

Nanoparticles offer novel openings for the management of dermal diseases. The skin being a largest organ of the body poses a barrier to all the delivery system including nanoparticles to permeate deep in to the cells or tissues. This barrier was ruptured in case of skin trauma or injury and also in the case of skin cancer. This conditions of the skin allowed the nanoparticles to permeate through the skin for the treatment of cancer. Worldwide research is going in to the formulation and development of the Nano carrier for the dermal delivery through the skin. But the little or negligible technology transfer occur from the R&D to Industry for the treatment of skin cancer using nanoparticles. The main aim of review is to discuss about the basic fundamentals of cancer with relate to dermal delivery of drug through Nanoparticles. The nanotechnologies for dermal delivery of drugs were explained for their effective tool for skin cancer. In this review types of skin cancer with various nanotechnologies were discussed along with pathology of disease and various therapies used. Further we had discussed challenges in developing the nanoparticles for the treatment in the skin cancer therapy. Finally various therapies like Chemotherapies, Immunotherapy, Gene therapy, Nano carriers combined with physical methods and Laser irradiation therapies were summarized.
Các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến ý định sử dụng công nghệ Web 2.0 trong dạy học của sinh viên Sư phạm Tiếng Anh, Trường Đại học Đà Lạt
Authors: Nguyễn Thị Thuỳ Dung , Trần Tâm Ái , Nguyễn Thị Ánh Minh
Published: November 2021

Bài báo trình bày các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến ý định sử dụng công nghệ Web 2.0 trong dạy học của sinh viên Sư phạm Tiếng Anh, Trường Đại học Đà Lạt. Dữ liệu được thu thập thông qua khảo sát bằng bảng hỏi và phân tích dựa trên khung lý thuyết diễn dịch hành vi có hoạch định [8] bằng thống kê mô tả, hồi quy và suy luận. Kết quả, các yếu tố chính tác động đến ý định sử dụng công nghệ Web 2.0 trong dạy học của sinh viên gồm thái độ, chuẩn chủ quan và nhận thức kiểm soát hành vi. Đa số sinh viên có ý định ứng dụng công nghệ Web 2.0 do lợi ích đa chiều của chúng nhưng lo ngại sẽ gặp những khó khăn nhất định như điều kiện cơ sở vật chất hay yếu tố về con người.
Phân tích các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến động cơ du lịch của du khách quốc tế đến thành phố Cần Thơ
Authors: Võ Hồng Phượng , Trương Bích Hoà
Published: November 2021

Nghiên cứu thực hiện khảo sát 108 du khách quốc tế đến thành phố Cần Thơ về động cơ lựa chọn điểm đến. Phương pháp nhân tố khám phá được sử dụng để xác định khách du lịch quốc tế đến thành phố Cần Thơ ảnh hưởng bởi 7 nhóm động cơ du lịch được chia thành 4 nhóm động cơ đẩy là Sự rời đi và khám phá; Nhu cầu cá nhân; Nghỉ ngơi, thư giãn; Tăng kiến thức và mối quan hệ; và 3 nhóm động cơ kéo là An ninh an toàn; Sự thu hút; Các hoạt động và sự kiện. Từ đó, đề xuất được 2 nhóm giải pháp tác động vào yếu tố đẩy và yếu tố kéo để thu hút du khách quốc tế đến thành phố Cần Thơ trong thời gian tới.
Đánh giá hiệu quả sản xuất xoài ba màu tại huyện Chợ Mới, tỉnh An Giang
Authors: Trương Văn Tấn
Published: November 2021

Nghiên cứu với mục tiêu đánh giá hiệu quả sản xuất và xác định yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến hiệu quả sản xuất xoài ba màu tại huyện Chợ Mới, tỉnh An Giang. Phương pháp màng bao dữ liệu được sử dụng để đo lường hiệu quả sản xuất. Mô hình Tobit được nghiên cứu sử dụng để xác định yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến hiệu quả sản xuất. Dựa vào kết quả, nghiên cứu khuyến nghị 03 giải pháp để nâng cao hiệu quả sản xuất gồm ứng dụng khoa học - kỹ thuật vào sản xuất, tăng cường trao đổi kinh nghiệm và nâng cao trình độ chuyên môn.
Lựa chọn các chỉ tiêu đánh giá trình độ thể lực chuyên môn cho nam vận động viên vật tự do lứa tuổi 15-16 tỉnh Đồng Nai
Authors: Nguyễn Thái Bình , Dương Văn Phương , Nguyễn Bình An
Published: November 2021

Kết quả nghiên cứu qua ba bước lựa chọn đảm bảo tính khoa học, tính logic và khách quan kết quả bài viết đã lựa chọn được 10 test (Ngã cầu sau bốc một 30s (sl); Gồng vọt 30s (sl); Sườn quắp thủ 30s (sl); Bó đầu đánh ra sau 30s (sl); Cầu vồng xoay tối đa (sl); Phản xạ bốc 15s (sl); Bốc đôi 30s (sl); Quấn quật 30s (sl); Bật cầu tối đa (sl); Thoát bò tại chỗ tối đa (sl) đảm bảo đủ độ tin cậy và tính thông báo để đánh giá trình độ thể lực chuyên môn cho nam vận động viên vật tự do trẻ 15-16 tuổi tỉnh Đồng Nai.
Chân dung người lính biển trong tiểu thuyết Biển xanh màu lá của Nguyễn Xuân Thủy
Authors: Nguyễn Thị Kiều Oanh , Huỳnh Thị Mỹ Linh
Published: November 2021

Nguyễn Xuân Thủy là một trong số những nhà văn trẻ của văn học Việt Nam đầu thế kỷ XXI. Tên tuổi của anh gắn liền với tiểu thuyết “Biển xanh màu lá”. Tác phẩm này đã nhận được Giải C, giải thưởng Báo chí - Văn học nghệ thuật của Bộ quốc phòng (2004-2009). Bài viết nhằm phân tích các giá trị về phương diện nội dung của tác phẩm, đó là bức chân dung hiện thực đời sống sinh động của người lính biển với những khó khăn, vất vả từ đời sống vật chất đến đời sống tinh thần. Tuy nhiên, họ vẫn kiên cường vượt lên hoàn cảnh và khẳng định được phẩm chất của người lính kiên trung, mạnh mẽ và anh hùng.
Điều khiển nhiệt độ lò nhiệt ứng dụng giải thuật PID số
Authors: Đặng Thế Nhân , Nguyễn Phong Lưu , Nguyễn Văn Đông Hải
Published: November 2021

Lò nhiệt là mô hình phi tuyến. Đặc trưng của lò nhiệt là khâu quán tính nhiệt. Lò nhiệt đạt tới nhiệt độ cần cung cấp, mất thời gian khá dài. Hiện nay, đã có rất nhiều thuật toán có thể áp dụng để điều khiển hệ thống lò nhiệt này, điển hình là thuật toán PID. Có các phương pháp tiêu biểu để tìm thông số PID như phương pháp Ziegler-Nichols thứ nhất và thứ hai. Ngoài ra, còn phân biệt giữa PID liên tục và PID số (rời rạc). Ở bài báo này, nhóm tác giả nghiên cứu phương pháp điều khiển PID số tại Phòng nghiên cứu Sư phạm kỹ thuật Hồ Chí Minh. Giải thuật có hiệu quả thông qua mô phỏng bằng phần mềm Matlab/Simulink và thực nghiệm trên mô hình thực.
Vấn đề cải cách, xây dựng quân đội trong các phong trào Duy Tân ở châu Á (Nhật Bản, Trung Quốc, Thái Lan) thời cận đại
Authors: Lê Thị Anh Đào
Published: November 2021

Ba công cuộc duy tân, cải cách ở châu Á (Nhật Bản, Thái Lan và Trung Quốc) vào nửa sau thế kỷ XIX đầu thế kỷ XX đã làm thay đổi căn bản sức mạnh, vị trí của các nước đó. Đặc biệt, một trong những nội dung cải cách quan trọng của Nhật Bản, Thái Lan và Trung Quốc, đó là cải cách quân đội đã góp phần tạo nên sức mạnh quốc gia, làm tăng khả năng phòng thủ cũng như đối mặt với các nước phương Tây. Tuy các biện pháp cải cách, xây dựng quân đội của mỗi nước có những điểm khác nhau và kết quả khác nhau, nhưng nhìn chung đây là một sự thay đổi lớn về tầm nhìn cũng như xác định rõ vai trò quan trọng của quân đội trong việc duy trì và bảo vệ an ninh, chủ quyền của dân tộc. Cải cách và xây dựng quân đội ở ba nước được xem là một trong những nhân tố tạo nên sức mạnh nội lực, góp phần đưa đến việc gìn giữ nền độc lập của Nhật Bản, Thái Lan lúc bấy giờ.
Efeito do óleo de pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) sobre a composição corporal e a pressão arterial de adultos fisicamente ativos: um estudo quasi-experimental
Authors: Oliveira Pedro Ferreira Alves , Pereira Mariana Soares , Pereira Lucas Amaral , Leite Mateus Medeiros , Dutra Maurílio Tiradentes
Published: November 2021

O exercício físico é conhecido por promover vários benefícios à saúde. Juntamente com a suplementação com óleo de uma fruta muito conhecida na região central da América do Sul, o pequi, argumenta-se que determinadas adaptações ao exercício físico podem ser potencializadas, como a melhora da composição corporal e a redução da pressão arterial. No entanto, poucos estudos estão disponíveis sobre esse assunto e não são conclusivos. Objetivo: investigar o efeito da suplementação com óleo de pequi associada à prática de exercícios físicos na composição corporal e na pressão arterial de indivíduos saudáveis. Métodos: Vinte e três sujeitos (30,2 ± 5,7 anos, 1,66 ± 0,09 m, 71,5 ± 15,4 Kg) foram alocados em dois grupos: exercício com suplementação (ExeS, n = 11) e exercício sem suplementação (Exe , n = 12). O ExeS e o Exe realizaram pelo menos duas sessões de exercícios por semana por um período de trinta dias. Além disso, o ExeS foi suplementado com 400mg / dia de cápsulas de óleo de pequi. A composição corporal e a pressão arterial foram analisadas antes e após a intervenção. As diferenças entre os grupos foram avaliadas por análise de variância de medidas repetidas adotando P <0,05. Resultados: O percentual de gordura corporal não diferiu (P> 0,05) entre ExeS e Exe, respectivamente, antes (31,5 ± 11,0% vs 31,9 ± 9,9%) e depois (30,9 ± 10,5% vs 31,5 ± 10,6%) da intervenção. A massa muscular e a pressão arterial também não apresentaram alterações significativas (P> 0,05) intra e intergrupos em ambos os momentos. Conclusão: a suplementação com óleo de pequi (400mg / dia) por trinta dias não influencia a composição corporal e a pressão arterial de indivíduos saudáveis ​​e fisicamente ativos.
Introgressão assistida por marcadores de genes de resistência às cercosporioses em linhagens de amendoim
Authors: Suassuna Taís de Moraes Falleiro , Custódio Adriana Regina , Heuert Jair , Suassuna Nelson Dias , Moretzsohn Márcio de Carvalho , Xavier Maxuel Fellipe Nunes
Published: November 2021

As cercosporioses estão entre as principais doenças foliares do amendoim, comprometendo a produtividade das lavouras. O controle químico com fungicidas é a principal tática de manejo desta doença, uma vez que a resistência, quando encontrada no amendoim cultivado, é apenas moderada. Entre as espécies silvestres com maiores níveis de resistência, Arachis cardenasii tem tido destaque, gerando linhagens e cultivares resistentes em diversos países, embora A. batizocoi e A. magna também possam contribuir para elevar os níveis atuais de resistência. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a resistência às cercosporioses de 45 progênies e linhagens derivadas de A. batizocoi e A. magna combinadas com A. cardenasii, sendo testemunhas as cultivares BRS 421 OL e IAC OL3. Foi empregado o delineamento em blocos incompletos, em dois ensaios: primeiro ensaio composto por 12 genótipos avaliados em blocos completos casualizados com três repetições; segundo ensaio sem delineamento, composto por 35 genótipos. A severidade foi avaliada em campo, sob alta pressão de cercosporioses, sem controle com fungicidas, por meio de escala de notas. Os dados foram analisados como delineamento em blocos incompletos-grupos de experimentos por meio de modelos mistos (REML/BLUP). Foi observada resistência completa às cercosporioses (nota 1) na linhagem F4 2020-3108. Outras seis linhagens tiveram valores de severidade inferiores ou iguais a 2. Todas estas linhagens de pré-melhoramento foram selecionadas na safra 2019-20 em progênies interespecíficas e genotipadas com marcadores moleculares ligados a QTLs associados à resistência oriunda de A. cardenasii. No entanto, características agronômicas como tamanho das sementes, ciclo e hábito de crescimento ainda não são adequadas para o cultivo comercial, havendo a necessidade de novo ciclo de hibridação com cultivares e linhagens produtivas, visando ao desenvolvimento de cultivares com maiores níveis de resistência. Foram identificadas seis linhagens de pré-melhoramento com altos níveis de resistência às cercosporioses, provenientes das espécies A. cardenasii, A. magna, e A. batizocoi.
Tailored vs. Standard Curriculum and General English Achievement: A Study of Teachers’ Views
Authors: Hekmatshoar Tabari Bizhan , Rahimy Ramin
Published: November 2021

This study was conducted in two phases. The first one is the preliminary phase aimed at tailoring the standard curriculum based on learners’ needs analysis. The second one is the main phase, intended to evaluate the tailored curriculum based on teachers’ views. The participants in the preliminary phase of the study (tailoring the curriculum) were 346 non-native male and female undergraduate students who received the same Pre-Requisite General English course at their first semester in university. They were studying different majors, including Accounting, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The participants in the main phase (evaluation of the tailored curriculum by teachers) were 10 non-native male (7) and female (3) teachers who taught the Pre-Requisite General English course through the tailored curriculum. The findings of the study supported the hypothesis that the teachers have a positive attitude toward using the tailored curriculum in teaching the Pre-Requisite General English course. It seems that the implementation of this tailored program, which is based on learner-needs-analysis, can enhance the effectiveness of the English for General Purposes (EGP) course, compared to the standard one.
The Effects of Emotional Labour, Job Characteristics and Job Demands on Job Burnout with Counterproductive Behaviour in Hermina Hospital Depok, West Java, Indonesia
Authors: Utami Putri Sera Causalita , Setiadi Iwan Kresna , Mulyono Santoso Iman
Published: November 2021

The quantitative research method is used in this research that aims to determine the effects of emotional labour, job characteristics and job demands on job burnout with counterproductive behaviour. The respondents in this research are nurses with a population of 160. The size of the sample was taken as much as 100 respondents, with a probability sampling method specifically for simple random sampling. The questionnaire was used for data collection. The analysis technique used in this research is the analysis PLS (Partial Least Square) method. The results of this study indicate that (1) emotional labour has an effect on job burnout with a path coefficient of 0.751. (2) job characteristics have an effect on job burnout with a path coefficient of 0.231 (3) job burnout has an effect on counterproductive behaviour with a path coefficient of 0.951 and (4) job demands have an effect on job burnout with a path coefficient of 0.687.
دور الصحافة الالكترونية في نشر قضايا الهجرة (دراسة تحليلية لصحيفة الانتباهة الالكترونية السودانية )
Authors: أحمد التجاني د. آباء
Published: November 2021

This study aimed at answering the research questions on the ways of this newspaper participation in the transmission of the information which is presented in all types of newspaper writing, reviewing the issues which concern the visitors. Some 110 editing stuffs were on the immigration and Sudanese who work abroad, representing the study sample in the context of the study duration.

The study used the historical and descriptive methodologies, selecting a sample of the study society, because it is difficult to represent all the society in the study. It also used the content analysis for the sample of the study representing types of editing which transmitted in (Al-Intibahah) electronic newspaper during the first five months of 2013.

The important results of the analysis are: most of the writing types are the reports, most of the samples  concentrated on the social field, most of them are on negative attitudes on the Sudanese  immigrants and their immigration for working abroad and most of the writing types had negative stance towards the immigration and immigrants' issues.
Exposure to Bullying, Childhood Trauma, and Violence in Video Games Among Perpetrators of Mass Homicides: A Brief Report
Authors: Sanchez Miranda , Ferguson Christopher
Published: November 2021

Perpetrators of mass homicides have often been believed to have experienced certain events in their childhoods that may have led to their crimes. Among the issues that were considered in this study were childhood trauma, which included abuse history, and history of childhood bullying. Another issue that was examined was whether they played violent video games as a child. Exposure to these variables were compared between a sample of 169 male firearm mass homicide perpetrators and preexisting research samples of the same age and gender who had not committed mass murders. Analyses were preregistered. Hypotheses that were tested included whether mass homicide perpetrators had experienced more childhood abuse, more childhood bullying or played more violent video games compared to matched samples. Results suggest that mass homicide perpetrators had experienced more abuse than other individuals, but not bullying. By contrast, mass homicide perpetrators had played fewer violent video games than had matched samples. These results seem to match previous data on mass homicide perpetrators.
Margery Brown’s Air-Age Utopia for American Women
Authors: Erisman Fred
Published: November 2021

Among the women pilots prominent during the American between-the-wars years, Margery Brown (1892–1961) set no records and made no thrilling flights. During the “Golden Age of American Aviation” (1925–40), however, she published eight articles that established her as an articulate voice advocating aviation as a benefit to America’s women. She postulated a technologically based utopia in which the transformative power of aviation would bring about a new freedom for those women who chose to embrace it. Flight would allow women to demonstrate their ability to master a new and sophisticated technology. They would gain moral discipline and would shed the cultural limitations that had for so long held them back. They would abolish gender discrimination in the air, achieving a transcendent degree of liberation and a new freedom, all gained through the agency of flight.
A Nostalgic Return to the Future: The Utopian Dialectic in Hao Jingfang’s Vagabonds
Authors: Lyu Guangzhao
Published: November 2021

As one of the most representative writers of contemporary Chinese science fiction, Hao Jingfang is well known for her world-building that blends the characteristics of both utopia and dystopia, especially in Vagabonds. In line with the classic utopian dialectic in Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, Hao Jingfang has also set up two opposing worlds: the libertarian Earth that welcomes market competition and individualistic pursuit for capital and the egalitarian Martian Republic built upon scarcity and under the supervision of a central archive system that provides social welfare and protection. However, neither of the two societies is “perfect” enough to be called a true utopia. People in both societies see the other world as the negation of their own, though this, again, simply traps them in an unending cycle of “negating to negation.” Through such a process of negative hermeneutics, Vagabonds provides a dialectical paradigm with which to interrogate China’s postsocialist transition since the 1990s while invoking a utopian hope for a post-postsocialist alternative for China.
Incidence of various dental anomalies in population of Taxilla, Pakistan
Authors: Malik Saman , Hassan Faiqa , Farooq Muhammad , Haq Usman ul , Faisal Amna , Kayani Saqib Ghafoor
Published: November 2021

Background: There are different types of teeth anomalies that effects the people of different regional populations. Aim: To determine the occurrence of dental anomalies in patients of Taxila that visit our college for routine dental procedures. Methods: The study was retrospective and was conducted on periapical intraoral radiographs of patients between the ages of 15 to 35 years, with no gender discrimination at Dental College HITEC-IMS. Results: We collected data from 450 periapical intraoral radiographs that were taken in last six months (i.e. 15th January 2021 till 15th July 2021) in dental radiology department. Conclusion: The dental anomalies that were found in the population of taxila were impacted teeth, missing teeth, rotated tooth, supernumerary teeth (mesiodens), root dilacerations, peg lateral, taurodontism and hypercementosis. Keywords: Root anomalies, dental anomalies, periapical radiograph
Comparison of Empirical Treatment Versus Advanced Medical Care in Treatment of Burns of Domestic Violence
Authors: Usmani Suada , Munir Javaid , Buzdar Zulfiqar Ali , Abassi Tariq , Haq Zia ul , Zaman Fakhar uz
Published: November 2021

Background: Fires and burns incidence are on constant rise. Efforts had been made since very ancient times to curb such debilitating injuries resulting from domestic violence, vitriol incidences, accidents and mishaps. Treating the burns always had been an intricate matter of concern. Since primitive times the treatment modalities had been changed over and over in the search of best available options. Aim: To compare the efficacy of empirical treatment with that of advanced medical care among the victims of burns. Methods: The study comprised of 300 cases of burns presented from January to December 2020 in Accidents and Emergency Department of the Jannah Hospital Lahore for empirical treatment and those managed in the Burn Center of Jannah Hospital Lahore for advanced medical care of burns. Those who have been referred from periphery and could not get advanced medical care or had their wound healed when brought to above set-up were considered as treated as empirically managed burn victims. Results: The comparative analysis of empirical therapy and advanced medical care revealed significant difference when observed among the literacy level and medium of burns with 0.000 value of p. While no significance difference was observed when analysis was carried out for age and gender with a p value of 0.187 and 0.496 respectively. Keywords: Empirical, Advanced Medical Care, Burns, Age, Gender, Literacy level, Medium of Burns
Comparison of post-operative pain after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal mesh repair of indirect inguinal hernia with tacker
Authors: Hussain Shahid , Shabbir Asiya , Asif Muhammad
Published: November 2021

Objectives: To compare the post-operative pain after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal mesh repair of indirect inguinal hernia with tacker and without tacker fixation. Materials & Methods: This comparative study was done at Surgical Department of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from May 2020 to November 2020 over the period of 6 months. Total 182 patients with indirect inguinal hernia, having age range from 20 to 60 either male or female were selected. In group A patients, laparoscopic TEP mesh repair of inguinal hernia without tacker fixation was done while in group B patients, laparoscopic TEP mesh repair of inguinal hernia with tacker fixation was done. Patients were assessed for post-operative pain and outcome (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) at 1 month follow up. Results: Average of patients was 41.33 ± 12.37 years and 40.83 ± 12.04 years in group A and group B. Out of 182 patients, 170 (93.41%) were males and 12 (6.59%) were females. Mean post-operative pain in Group A was 1.46 ± 1.50 while in Group B was 1.77 ± 2.08 (p-value=0.2505). Satisfactory outcome was noted in 84 (92.31%) patients and 67 (73.63%) patients of group A and B and the difference was significant (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Results of this study showed that there is a significant difference of satisfactory outcome (less post-operative pain) between the non-fixation and fixation group. Difference of satisfactory outcome was also significant between male patients, diabetics and obese patients of both groups. Keywords: Inguinal hernia, laparoscopic, mesh, tacker fixation
Comparison of Perinatal Outcome (Low Birth Weight, Preterm Delivery) in Women with <6 Month Versus 12-17 Months of IBI
Authors: Arshad Andleeb , Javaid Misbah Kausar , Rehman Abida
Published: November 2021

Objectives: To compare the perinatal outcome (low birth weight, preterm delivery) in women with <6 month versus 12-17 months of interpregnancy birth interval. Material and methods: This Cohort study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lahore General Hospital Lahore from March 2020 to September 2020. Total 420 patients with age range 18-40 years, singleton pregnancy, women with previous live birth, parity 1-4 and Gestational age > 28 weeks assessed on LMP were selected for this study. Patients were divided into two groups (A & B) according to their inter-pregnancy interval i.e. <6 months group labelled as A group and 12-17 months group labelled as B group. All patients in both groups will be followed till delivery and the perinatal outcome i.e. preterm delivery (birth occurred before completion of 37 weeks of gestation) and low birth weight (those babies whose weight less than 2.5 Kg at the time of birth) were noted. Results: The mean age of women in group A was 26.73 ± 6.56 years and in group B was 26.73 ± 6.56 years. The perinatal outcome was preterm delivery in 189 (90.0%) and low birth weight babies in 143 (68.10%) women of <6 months while in 12-17 months interpregnancy interval, it was noted in 111 (52.86%) and 102 (48.57%) women respectively Conclusion: Our study concluded that appropriate inter pregnancy interval could reduce the rate of preterm delivery and low birth weight babies and optimal interval associated with the lowest risk of adverse perinatal outcome was 12-17 months. Keywords: Birth spacing, short interval, preterm delivery, low birth weight.
DIFICULDADES ENFRENTADAS E FATORES DE RISCO ASSOCIADOS À UMA GESTAÇÃO NA ADOLESCÊNCIA: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Nascimento Gabriela Tamirys Batista do , Silva Renata Ribeiro da , Silva Jackeline Dantas da , Santana Josefa Luciana Gomes de , Santos Kawana Rose Nascimento dos , Ferreira Sherdlla Kettering de Lima , Pereira Emanuela Batista Ferreira e , Martins Priscila Diniz de Carvalho , Mendonça Márcia Andréa Albuquerque Santos de , Cruz Elisabeth Lima Dias da
Published: November 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar os fatores de riscos relacionados à gravidez na adolescência e as dificuldades enfrentadas por essas gestantes. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada através de uma busca feita nas bases de dados Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Base de Dados de Enfermagem (BDEnf) e na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), a partir do cruzamento dos descritores de saúde (DECS): assistência de enfermagem, promoção da saúde, educação sexual, gravidez na adolescência e fatores de risco. Foram pré-selecionados 77 artigos após realizar a leitura do título e do resumo, posteriormente realizou-se a leitura completa de cada um deles de forma criteriosa, excluindo aqueles que não correspondiam ao objetivo do estudo, restando no total 7 artigos. Dentre os principais fatores de riscos e dificuldades que as adolescentes gestantes podem enfrentar, identificou-se maior risco de complicações e morte materna, probabilidade de aborto, possibilidade de parto prematuro, saída da escola precocemente, conflitos com a família, ausência de um companheiro, além de problemas psicossociais e econômicos. Através deste estudo foi possível observar a existência de um conjunto de dificuldades e riscos associados à uma gestação na adolescência, com implicações tanto na saúde da mãe, quanto na do bebê, além da influência de forma direta que este evento tem sobre o desenvolvimento típico da idade.
DETECTION OF FACE MASK USING DEEP LEARNING
Authors: Bansal Manak , Manaswi Manaswi , Kumar Pankaj , Kaushik Jyoti
Published: November 2021

As we know, the COVID-19 pandemic additionally referred to as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus sickness since 2019. This infectious disease was first detected in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Symptoms of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from none to severe health problem. The virus spreads chiefly through the air when individuals are close to one another. It transmits from an infected individual through the droplets as they breathe, cough, sneeze or speak and these droplets then enters another individual via their mouth, nose, or eyes. It might also spread via contaminated surfaces. Individuals stay infectious for up to 2 weeks and can spread the virus albeit they do not have symptoms. As of 1st November 2021, more than 200 million cases are confirmed, with more than 500 million deaths due to COVID-19. The pandemic has been the reason for global social and economic disruption, including the largest global recession since the Great Depression. The recommended preventive measures include social distancing, carrying a mask publicly, ventilation and air-filtering, hand washing, covering one‟s mouth when sneezing or coughing and self-isolation for individuals exposed. In present endeavour therefore, the author has attempted to make one thing associated with it, that's deciding whether a dividual is carrying a mask or not. The complete investigations area unit distributed in various chapters that embody the current thesis. The performance of our model will be evaluated in precision, accuracy, recall, specificity, and sensitivity that demonstrate the practical application of this model. The system performs with an accuracy of 99.88%, precision of 99.49%, sensitivity of 99.77%, and specificity of 99.6. Thus, this model tracks if people are using masks or not in real-time using a device camera. This model can be used with the current camera infrastructure to enable this tool which can be used in various public places such as markets or railway stations or offices etc. Keywords: Covid-19, Face Mask Detection, Convolutional Neural Network, MobileNetV2, Precaution.
Control glucémico en pacientes con diabetes mellitus de una consulta especializada en Manizales
Authors: Melo-Polo Melissa Alejandra , Guapacha-Ramirez Juliana Andrea , Rincón-Betancur Andrés Camilo , Hincapié Cordoba Daniel Alberto , Giraldo González Germán Camilo , De la Portilla Maya Darío Arturo , Chacón Cardona Jose Arnoby
Published: November 2021

Contexto. La hiperglucemia crónica ha sido vinculada al desarrollo de complicaciones agudas y crónicas, por eso una de las intervenciones principales es mantener un control glucémico apropiado para cada paciente. A pesar de esto, la información al respecto continúa siendo limitada.
Objetivo. Describir el control glucémico en los pacientes con diabetes mellitus y explorar su comportamiento con base en otras variables clínicas.
Metodología. Evaluación de una cohorte de pacientes diabéticos de una consulta de endocrinología, evaluados desde enero del 2014 a diciembre del 2018. Se hizo un análisis descriptivo de variables sociodemográficas y clínicas. Los datos fueron recolectados de las historias clínicas y las características fueron analizadas mediante frecuencias y promedios.
Resultados. De los 661 pacientes, el 27?% de los DM1 (diabetes mellitus tipo 1) y el 47,7?% de los DM2 (diabetes mellitus tipo 2) tenían un control glucémico adecuado. Al valorar la duración de la enfermedad, el mayor porcentaje de DM1 con un control glucémico adecuado (42?%) tenía un diagnóstico reciente (menos de cinco años) al igual que en los DM2 (41?%).En cuanto a las complicaciones microvasculares, la presentación más frecuente fue la neuropatía periférica en ambos grupos de diabéticos que tenían un buen control glucémico (8?% de los DM1 y 12?% de los DM2); de las complicaciones macrovasculares solo hubo un caso de EAP en los DM1 en el grupo de un control glucémico inadecuado, mientras que en los DM2 el 9,7?% de pacientes con un control glucémico adecuado tenía registro de enfermedad arterial coronaria (EAC); finalmente al considerar el tratamiento hipoglucemiante, la terapia con insulina basal/bolo fue la más utilizada en los DM1 en ambos grupos de control glucémico, mientras que en los DM2 con un buen control glucémico las terapias más usadas fueron la metformina (6,4?%) y la metformina/IDPP4 en el 8?%.
Conclusiones. Menos de la mitad de la población del estudio tenía un control glucémico adecuado, el grupo más grande bajo esta clasificación fueron los que tenían un diagnóstico reciente. Hubo una baja frecuencia de complicaciones microvasculares y macrovasculares, incluso en el grupo que tenían un control glucémico inadecuado. Ambos grupos de diabéticos con un control glucémico inadecuado registraron una mayor frecuencia de hipoglucemias, demostrando que una medición de HbA1c es insuficiente para definir el control glucémico.
Inmunosenescencia, multimorbilidad, fragilidad y COVID-19
Authors: Gutiérrez Cortes William Arbey
Published: November 2021

Objetivo. La pandemia por el covid-19 ha causado un aumento significativo en las hospitalizaciones y muertes por neumonía con enfermedad multiorgánica. Al tener en cuenta que las personas mayores han sido las más afectadas con la pandemia y que su alta mortalidad es debido a condiciones propias de la edad avanzada como son la fragilidad, la multimorbilidad y la inmunosenescencia, se propone describir brevemente estas variables y su relación con la mortalidad.
Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática en bases de datos como PubMed y Scopus, con base en artículos de inmunosenescencia, multimorbilidad, fragilidad y covid-19 en el último año. Se utilizaron los términos MeSH de alta frecuencia, los cuales fueron: coronavirus, covid-19, frailty, immunosenescence, multimorbidity, sarcopenia. Se obtuvo un total de 500 artículos, se filtró por fecha, edad, lenguaje y tipo de artículo, obteniendo 50 artículos para la revisión.
Discusión. El covid-19 representa una gran amenaza para las personas mayores. Esto es particularmente cierto en personas con fragilidad y multimorbilidad.
Conclusión. Se reconoce que la pandemia requerirá esfuerzos permanentes en un marco de tiempo incierto, por lo que diferentes autores han llamado la atención en cuatro objetivos: primero, hacer más investigación clínica en personas mayores; segundo, vinculación de geriatras para la toma de decisiones en pacientes complejos; tercero, conocimiento de las necesidades de las poblaciones vulnerables; cuarto, enfatizar en la importancia de enfoques centrados en la persona que promulgen el respeto por la autonomía, la justicia y la beneficencia.
Gota de difícil manejo: a propósito de un caso
Authors: Flórez Romero Andres , Vargas Juan José , Guevara-Pacheco Diana Patricia
Published: November 2021

La gota es una artritis inflamatoria causada por la acumulación excesiva de cristales de urato monosódico a nivel tisular, predominando la afectación articular. Sus manifestaciones clínicas son variadas, condicionando usualmente un curso crónico de la enfermedad. El diagnóstico se realiza mediante el conjunto de hallazgos clínicos, bioquímicos e imagenológicos. El tratamiento se basa en medidas no farmacológicas y farmacológicas, dentro de los que se describen los inhibidores de xantina oxidasa y los uricosuricos. Se describe un caso de un paciente masculino con artritis gotosa de difícil manejo e hiperuricemia refractaria.
Revisión de nefropatía diabética
Authors: Gutiérrez-Montenegro Lina María , Ortiz-Peralta Daniela , Bueno-López Jorge Eduardo , Parra-Charris Andrés Eduardo , Murillo-Moreno Luz Ángela , Celis-Regalado Luis Gustavo
Published: November 2021

Objetivo: realizar una revisión de la literatura respecto a la nefropatía diabética y exponer las estrategias farmacológicas y no farmacológicas basadas en la evidencia más recientes para prevenir la progresión de la enfermedad renal crónica en los pacientes diabéticos.

Método: se realizó una revisión de la literatura mediante búsqueda bibliográfica en la base de datos PubMed, utilizando cinco términos MeSH que permitieran responder a nuestro objetivo.

Conclusión: la enfermedad renal es una complicación frecuente en los pacientes que padecen diabetes. Hasta el momento no existe una forma específica aplicable a todos los pacientes que permita predecir con precisión quién desarrollará la enfermedad renal terminal. Se conocen algunos factores que precipitan y otros que retardan la progresión de esta entidad, en la actualidad existen varias alternativas terapéuticas para disminuir la progresión del deterioro renal en los pacientes con diabetes.
LATERAL PEG-SHAPED INCISIVE AESTHETIC TREATMENT WITH INDIRECT VENEER RESTORATION USING CERAMO POLYMER RESTORATION
Authors: Patria Nawawi Azkya , Nusantari Suzan , Adenan Aprilia , Rikmasari Rasmi
Published: November 2021

Peg shape is one of the abnormalities of dental anatomy, i.e. tooth size is smaller than average and tapered shape. These peg-shaped teeth are often found in the maxillary lateral incisors and third molars. The form on the lateral incisor often causes aesthetic problems because of its anterior position. One of the treatments for peg-shaped teeth is Veneer. Case report: 26 years old woman had a peg-shaped shape on both lateral incisors. Indirect veneer aesthetic treatment was performed using Ceramage to correct the form and cover the diastema to achieve better aesthetics. Wax-up is done to see the suitability of the shape and proportion of the Veneer. Patients get a visual picture of the expected treatment results. The treatment results in Ceramage gave an excellent condition in improving the shape of the Peg-shaped incisor. The veneer colour resembles natural teeth, and the patient is satisfied with the treatment results. Ceramage can be used as a treatment option for anterior teeth with deformities. Ceramage Veneer is an alternative that can be done to improve the aesthetic appearance at a more economical cost for anterior teeth.
ANTERIOR MAXILLARY IMMEDIATE IMPLANT AFTER EXTRACTION WITH CLOSE LOADING TEMPORARY CROWN
Authors: Lidya Ichawana Dewi , Aquaries Mirza
Published: November 2021

Immediate implant placement after extraction is a dental implant treatment procedure reported in several case studies with satisfactory results for patients and less crestal bone loss around the implant. This case report describes the method of immediate implant placement after extraction. It directs temporary crown placement in a female patient with failed post-endodontic treatment restoration on the maxillary incisor. The procedure was performed under local anesthesia, preceded by tooth extraction and socket cleaning post-extraction, followed by the implant and bone grafting procedure, then finalized by provisionalization. The immediate implant procedure is a simple and time-saving technique. No second surgery is required, such as delayed implant procedure, but the operator's good analytical, diagnostic, and planning skills in its implementation.
ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF LERAK FRUIT ETHANOL EXTRACT (Sapindus rarak DC) AND 2% CHLORHEXIDINE IN Enterococcus faecalis
Authors: Widyasari Ratih , Fathon Irfan , Satria Darwis Rudi , Endrowahyudi Hartanto
Published: November 2021

The failure of a root canal treatment can be caused by the facultative anaerobic bacteria Enterococcus faecalis, which should be eliminated throughout root canal irrigation. Chlorhexidine 2% is a popular antibacterial liquid used in root canal irrigation. Natural substances can also be used to make antibacterial irrigation liquids. One natural substance with antibacterial properties is lerak fruit extract (Sapindus rarak DC), containing 28 per cent of saponins, alkaloid compounds, polyphenols, antioxidant chemicals, and flavonoid groups and tannins. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of 25% lerak fruit extract (Sapindus rarak DC) against E. faecalis compared to 2% Chlorhexidine. This study is a pure experimental study using the agar diffusion method against three experimental groups chlorhexidine 2% as a positive control, lerak fruit extract (Sapindus rarak DC) as a treatment group, and aquadest as a negative control. Each group was repeated ten times on Muller Hinton Agar (MHA) media which was applied using a paper disc. Then the diameter of the inhibition zone was calculated using a caliper. The results in this study, 25% lerak (Sapindus rarak DC) fruit extract had an average inhibition zone diameter of 11.775 mm, and an average inhibition zone diameter of 2% chlorhexidine was 19.745 mm. The difference in the diameter of the inhibition zone was significantly different in all groups. Conclusion ethanol extract of lerak fruit (Sapindus rarak DC) 25% can inhibit the growth of E. faecalis and can be used as an alternative to other antimicrobial agents as disinfection of root canal irrigation.
Prevention and Management of Platinum Compounds-Induced Neurotoxicity
Authors: Hassan Marouf Bushra , Mahmood Ali Mayyadah
Published: November 2021

Oncologists considered platinum-based medicines as potent cytotoxic agents. Despite their efficacy in combination chemotherapy regimens for many solid tumors, they have many substantial side effects that limit their use. There is no known prophylactic strategy for platinum drugs-induced neurotoxicity, which limit a therapeutic dose benefit. This review highlights the etiology of platinum-drugs-induced neuropathy, and covers the preventative and therapeutic options for cancer patients. It focuses on clinical studies conducted between 2010 and 2020. Loss of functional indications such as touch, vibration and joint location, as well as diminished or missing deep tendon reflexes in the upper and lower limbs are all markers of neurotoxicity. These side effects may last for months or years after treatment, lower quality of life, and creating a substantial survivorship issue. DNA damage, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, dysregulation of intracellular signaling, impairment of voltage gated ion channel function, and neuro-inflammation have all been proposed as mechanisms for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). There are no proven pharmaceutical or nutritional therapies to prevent CIPN. Several anti-CIPN medications have been investigated, but either had no effect or had an effect in a limited sample study. Supportive care medications such anti-epileptics and antidepressants are used to treat CIPN.
Early Minoan settlement landscapes. A preliminary study of Cretan Early Bronze Age settlements and their relative spatial distribution
Authors:   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Daróczi Tibor-Tamás
Published: November 2021

This paper presents a preliminary examination of the settlement landscape in the Early Minoan period, analysing individual changes within each phase of the Early Bronze Age on Crete island, as well as changes occurring from one phase to another. Furthermore, it seeks to tackle the chronological limitations and possibilities, in an attempt to contribute to our understanding of Early Minoan social and demographic dynamics and relations at an island-wide level. The main goal is to provide a useful tool for the further research of Minoan habitation patterns and a better understanding of the background from which the later palatial systems emerged and developed.
Vexatissimi nummi: 500 Jahre numismatische Forschung zu den Kosōn-Münzen
Authors:   Universität Wien, Mitthof Fritz
Published: November 2021

Die Kosōn-Münzen, die erstmals 1520 von Erasmus von Rotterdam erwähnt werden, geben der Forschung bis auf den heutigen Tag Rätsel auf. Der Beitrag verfolgt das Ziel, die Entwicklung des gelehrten bzw. wissenschaftlichen Diskurses zu diesen Münzen vom Zeitalter des Humanismus bis in die moderne Forschung nachzuzeichnen. Es werden zunächst die derzeit bekannten Münztypen (ein Gold-Stater in drei Varianten und zwei Silber- Drachmen) und ihre Fundgeschichte beschrieben, die mit Sarmizegetusa Regia und der Zone der Orăștie-Berge im südwestlichen Siebenbürgen verbunden ist. Sodann werden in diachroner Reihenfolge die Deutungen vorgestellt, die sich zu diesen Münzen in der numismatischen Literatur des 16.–19. Jh. finden. Im Anschluss hieran wird die Entwicklung der Forschung zu dieser Thematik seit dem frühen 20. Jh. skizziert und der aktuelle Forschungsstand zusammengefasst. Abschließend werden neue Beobachtungen und Überlegungen zur Deutung der Kosōn-Münzen und zu ihrem historischen Kontext vorgestellt, die sich aus der laufenden Forschungsarbeit des FWF-Projektes P 23975-G21 ergeben haben. In diesem Zusammenhang werden auch bislang unbekannte Dokumente der Habsburger Verwaltung des Großfürstentums Siebenbürgen aus der Zeit um 1800 angeführt.
Observations on the prosopography of the urban centers of Dacia Porolissensis
Authors:   Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Varga Rada
Published: November 2021

The current paper is an account on the prosopography of the main urban centers of Dacia Porolissensis – Napoca, Potaissa and Porolissum. The objective is detailing on the epigraphic habits of each city, as well as noting their position within the realities of Roman Dacia, from comparative and statistical points of view. Nonetheless, we will try to go beyond figures and see what lies behind the epigraphic patterns of representation, when we can talk about hazard and when we can actually see glimpses of social realities and specific mentalities. Structurally, the paper will first present the contextualized image of prosopographical data, and will then focus on a couple of specific details and case studies extracted from each city.
Small finds from Colonia Dacica Sarmizegetusa
Authors:   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Nemeti Irina
Published: November 2021

The present article repertories a series of small Roman artifacts discovered by chance in the area of the municipality of Sarmizegetusa (Hunedoara County). The items are jewelry and dress accessories, toiletries, items of military equipment and harness, and items with utilitarian functions.
Addenda: Einige Bemerkungen zu spätantiken Silber- und Goldbarren
Authors:   Universität Osnabrück, Wiegels Rainer
Published: November 2021

In 2003, 2014 and 2015 we published two basic studies and a further paper on Roman silver and gold bars with stamps, hallmarks or other types of signatures of late antiquity. A characteristic feature of silver bars of this period is their double-axe shape. However, this form is not a canonical one in all periods of this era. In the center of the analysis of known Roman gold bars there stood in particular the findings of Crasna and Feldioara in Romania in the shape of ‘sealing wax sticks’. This paper aims to add some supplementary remarks on several details that had not taken sufficient account in our earlier publications. Moreover, we shall give hints to new finds and depositories of older findings unknown so far. Finally, we shall draw attention on possible or real forgeries of the recent past.