bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HOW EFFICIENT CAN SENTINEL-2 DATA HELP SPATIAL MAPPING OF MUCILAGE EVENT IN THE MARMARA SEA?
Authors: Sunar F. , Dervisoglu A. , Yagmur N. , Colak E. , Kuzyaka E. , Mutlu S.
Published: May 2022

Abstract. With the repetition of mucilage event, which is triggered by many different anthropogenic, climatic and microbiological factors, in the Marmara Sea in 2021, the importance of water quality in the seas has come to the fore again. To present the spatial distribution of the mucilage, a feasibility study has been carried out with point-based water quality measurements and remote sensing data. In-situ measurements are collected routinely within the scope of the Integrated Marine Pollution Monitoring Program (DEN-IZ) which was conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey - Marmara Research Center (TUBITAK-MAM). In this preliminary study, 16 in-situ measurements, 5 of which were taken from water containing mucilage, on 29 April 2021 in the Gulf of Gemlik were used. Then, univariate regression analyzes were performed in two different scenarios (i.e. 5 mucilage points and all in-situ points) with Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and in-situ water quality measurements for 2 different parameters (i.e. chlorophyll-a – Chl-a) and turbidity). According to R2 and accuracy assessment measures (f- and t- statistics etc.), the most suitable models were determined for two scenarios and two parameters. Finally, the performances of the selected models were tested with 2 different in-situ measurements and satellite images (dated 22 and 27 April) taken from dates close to the data set used; and it was concluded that the models created with 16 points were successful for both Chl-a and turbidity estimation for this preliminary study.
LOCATION DISCOVERY OF VECTOR DATA UPDATE DRIVEN BY MAP IMAGE TILES FOR NATIONAL GEO-INFORMATION SERVICE PLATFORM
Authors: Wang Z. , Huang W. , Zhang H. , Wang C. , Tang D. , Zheng X. , Ding L.
Published: May 2022

Abstract. With the popularization of geographic information data applications, new requirements are put forward for the rapid update of vector data. The overall update of vector data is expensive and time-consuming. Therefore, we need to use various technical means to intelligently sense the changes of geographical entities and realize the active monitoring of the changes of vector data. In this paper, the building layers that are closely related to human beings and gradually become active geographic entities with the urbanization process are selected to monitor the location of the vector data to be updated. This paper first trains the model using single building layer tiles and image tiles. Then, based on the trained model, the location where the building layer tiles are inconsistent with the image tiles is found in the area to be detected. According to different situations, we set different thresholds to find the position to be updated in the vector data. After manual discrimination, the overall accuracy of the method proposed in this paper is 89%. This paper provides new insights into the update discovery of vector data. In addition, by further improving the boundary accuracy of extracted buildings, the extracted building results can be directly applied to the fusion update of vector data.
UKIS-CSMASK: A PYTHON PACKAGE FOR MULTI-SENSOR CLOUD AND CLOUD SHADOW SEGMENTATION
Authors: Wieland M. , Fichtner F. , Martinis S.
Published: May 2022

Abstract. Cloud and cloud shadow segmentation is a crucial pre-processing step for any application that uses multi-spectral satellite images. In particular, time-critical disaster applications, require accurate and immediate cloud and cloud shadow masks while being able to adapt to possibly large variations caused by different sensor characteristics, scene properties or atmospheric conditions. This study introduces the newly developed open-source Python package ukis-csmask for cloud and cloud shadow segmentation in multi-spectral satellite images. Segmentation with ukis-csmask is performed with a pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network based on a U-Net architecture. It works directly on Level-1C data, eliminating the need for prior atmospheric correction. Images need to be in top of atmosphere reflectance and include at least the Blue, Green, Red, NIR, SWIR1 and SWIR2 spectral bands. We provide a performance evaluation on a recent benchmark dataset for cloud and cloud shadow segmentation and proof the generalization ability of our method across multiple satellites (Landsat-5, Landsat-7, Landsat-8, Landsat-9 and Sentinel-2). We also show the influence of augmentation and image bands on the segmentation performance and compare it to the widely used Fmask algorithm and a Random Forest classifier. Compared to previous work in this direction, our study focuses on multi-sensor generalization ability, simplicity and efficiency and provides a ready-to-use software package that has been thoroughly tested.
The Role of Islamic Education Philosophy in Education
Authors: Zulfaqor Muhammad Sayyid
Published: May 2022

This journal discusses "The Role of Islamic Educational Philosophy in Education)". The problems in this journal are related to the role of Islamic educational philosophy in education. How the philosophy of Islamic education plays a good role in the world of education. This study uses a qualitative method with a Research Library on each book and other long files that can support the research in this journal. The results of the research First, the philosophy of Islamic education, produces a clue to the problems in Islamic education, the result of such deep thought, and attempts to explore the problem. Second, the philosophy of Islamic education, provides a certain view of human discussion in Islam. Third, analysis Regarding the nature of life and human life in the philosophy of Islamic education, has a conclusion that humans in this case have a potential from innate when they exist and must be grown and developed.
Physiological Responses and Technical-Tactical Performance of Youth Basketball Players: A Brief Comparison between 3x3 and 5x5 Basketball
Authors: Figueira Bruno , Mateus Nuno , Esteves Pedro , Dadelienė Rūta , Paulauskas Rūtenis
Published: May 2022

This study aims to examine youth players’ physiological responses and technical-tactical performance when playing simulated 3x3 and 5x5 basketball games. Fifteen well-trained male basketball players (16.6 ± 0.2 years old) participated in scrimmage basketball games under two different conditions: 3x3 (half-court) and 5x5 (full-court). The players’ heart rate, muscle oxygen saturation and total hemoglobin data were collected and computed to describe physiological responses, while video analysis was used to characterize their technical-tactical performance. A Bayesian one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to quantify the predictive influence of both game conditions on the physiological and the technical-tactical variables. The results indicated that different game conditions influenced the players’ physiological responses slightly, as only hemoglobin sample entropy increased between the 3x3 and 5x5 game scenarios. Conversely, statistical differences in most of the technical-tactical variables were moderate and decisive in favour of the game condition model. Overall, this study emphasizes that playing 3x3 and 5x5 basketball games lead to relatively negligible differences in the players’ physiological response but pronounced variations in their technical-tactical performance. Therefore, important implications may be drawn to the applied field as the specificity of technical-tactical adaptations when playing 3x3 or 5x5 formats should be considered by basketball coaches to better design the training sessions for players that fall within our sample age category.
Narrativas de ficción para relatar una pandemia. Análisis y recepción de Diarios de la cuarentena (Televisión Española, 2020)
Authors: Chicharro-Merayo Mar , Gil-Gascón Fátima , Arce García Sergio
Published: May 2022

Este trabajo analiza las relaciones entre ficción televisiva y pandemia en España, a través del estudio de un caso: Historias de la cuarentena (Televisión Española, 2020). Creada, producida y consumida en el escenario de la crisis del Covid-19, esta comedia de situación es un producto absolutamente coyuntural en el que confluyen tanto la visualidad como los temas televisivos hegemónicos de la crisis. El trabajo incide en el contenido, analizándolo, a través de la técnica de la lectura interpretativa, para profundizar en la narrativa y la visualidad del relato. Pero también recoge su recepción en Twitter: los comentarios, los emisores más destacados, la valoración de los usuarios, o las emociones vinculadas a los tuits serán desgranadas para identificar los significados de la teleserie para los públicos. Los resultados inciden en cómo las lecturas de la serie han sido eminentemente políticas, y menos humorísticas de lo que la narrativa pretendía.
Classification of the Sardinian pine woodlands
Authors: Calvia Giacomo , Bonari Gianmaria , Angiolini Claudia , Farris Emmanuele , Fenu Giuseppe , Bacchetta Gianluigi
Published: May 2022

Mediterranean pine woodlands are one of the most common wooded vegetation types across the Mediterranean Basin and are included in two habitats of European interest as they have great conservation importance. We studied the woodlands of the class Pinetea halepensis dominated by Pinus halepensis, P. pinaster, and P. pinea in Sardinia (Italy) with the aim to clarify their syntaxonomic position. We compiled a dataset of 66 original vegetation relevés, complemented with the holotypes of similar vegetation types formerly described for Italy and Corsica (France). We classified P. halepensis woodlands, native to the Island of San Pietro, to the association Erico arboreae-Pinetum halepensis. We classified P. halepensis woodlands growing on limestones of the south-western coast of Sardinia to the new association Smilaco asperae-Pinetum halepensis and woodlands typical of coastal dunes to the new association Asparago horridi-Pinetum halepensis. We also described the north-eastern Sardinia P. pinaster woodlands as the new association Arbuto unedonis-Pinetum pinastri, of which we recognised two new subassociations, typicum and cephalantheretosum longifoliae, ecologically distinguished by the xerophilous and mesophilous conditions, respectively. Furthermore, we classified P. pinea woodlands, putatively native only to stabilised sand dunes of south-western Sardinia, in the new association Querco calliprini-Pinetum pineae. This study represents the first complete survey and classification of Sardinian pine woodlands, allowing a better understanding of their ecology, floristic composition and differences with other Mediterranean pine woodlands.
Amor Mundi and Saving the Circumstance: Loving a technoscientific world according to José Ortega y Gasset and Hannah Arendt
Authors: Castleton Alexander
Published: May 2022

José Ortega y Gasset and Hannah Arendt were two thinkers influenced by the phenomenological tradition for whom worldly experiences within a specific circumstance were essential to what it means to be human. This article, first, examines Arendt’s ‘amor mundi’ and Ortega’s ‘salvation of circumstance’. It then moves on to investigate some of Ortega y Gasset’s and Arendt’s notions about science, technology, and the concomitant bureaucratization and technocratization of the world, discussing love for the world within an increasingly technologically-mediated.
Seeing Across Disciplines: An Experiment in Visual Literacy across Higher Education
Authors: Appel Heidi , Deetsch Michael
Published: May 2022

Visual literacy touches all academic disciplines, yet integrating it into higher education across curricula is challenging, particularly because visual literacy is traditionally associated with specific disciplines such as art, education, and communications. We describe an interdisciplinary faculty-led effort to bring visual literacy into the entire curriculum at the University of Toledo in collaboration with the Toledo Museum of Art. Given the value of ACRL visual literacy student learning outcomes to students of all majors and the complexities of introducing new courses, we chose a flexible model of curriculum modules that faculty could adapt as needed. We supplemented curriculum modules with the visual literacy exercises developed by the TMA. We used multiple venues to make faculty aware of these resources, including presentations at faculty meetings, workshops, and open houses. The history, design, promotion, and success of this effort are discussed.
Learner-Generated Visualizations and Their Evaluation: A Generative Learning Perspective
Authors: Cerreto Frank , Lee Jung
Published: May 2022

According to the generative learning model, learning with understanding is a generative process. During this process, humans construct meanings by creating mental structures to store and retrieve new information and building processes to relate new information to prior knowledge. This article provides a theoretical framework of learner-generated visualizations from text through the lens of generative learning and discusses the evaluation of student-generated work, movie trailers. Once students generate their own visualizations, evaluating their products is complex. To facilitate this evaluation, we adapted Richard Mayer’s SOI Model (Select, Organize, and Integrate) describing the cognitive stages involved in generative learning in multimedia development. The application of the model to the evaluation of student work and an analysis of student reflections is discussed.
Stress among Medical Students Presented with an EEG at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Authors: Siripongpan Areerat , Namkunee Theeranit , Uthansakul Peerapong , Jumphoo Talit , Duangmanee Pumin
Published: May 2022

Purpose

A high level of stress among medical students is perceived as stress caused by strenuous medical programs and medical school is an extremely stressful environment, to begin with. For this reason, identifying stressors facing medical students is expected to enhance medical school lecturers’ understanding, leading to a provision of assistance for adequate supervision. The purposes of this study were to investigate stress levels in daily life and the electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics during daily life and pre-examination period of 2nd-year medical students at Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Thailand, and to compare the EEG characteristics between these two periods.

Methods

Medical Student Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ) was used as a research instrument to collect data from sixty medical students. After that, EEG was administered in two periods for these studies (in daily life (baseline) and pre-examination 1 week). Paired t-test was used for analyzing the difference in the EEG characteristics in the 2 periods.

Results

The results indicated that the stress levels among medical students were mild (3.33%), moderate (53.33%), and high (43.33%). Academic Related Stressor (ARS) was found to be the main cause of stress among the subjects. All had a beta wave in 2 periods.

Conclusion

In conclusion, stress among medical students can alter brain function as measured by EEG. The findings could assist medical schools in better understanding medical students’ stress levels and planning how to teach in order to improve student achievement.
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Female Secondary School students in Ar Rass City, Qassim Region
Authors: Alharbi Wjdan , Jahan Saulat
Published: May 2022

Background

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic gastrointestinal condition associated with many modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.

Objectives

To determine the prevalence of IBS and the associated risk factors among female secondary school students in Ar Rass city, Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to August 2021 among female students attending government secondary schools at Ar Rass city, Qassim region. Two schools were selected by simple random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire using Google Form, submitted to the WhatsApp groups of the students, gathered personal data, and behavioral, lifestyle and health background characteristics of the participants. The questionnaire included Rome IV criteria for IBS diagnosis.

Results

Out of 612 invited students, 429 responded (response rate: 70.1%). Twenty-eight incomplete questionnaires were excluded leading to 401 participants in the final analysis. The mean (± SD) age of study participants was 17.3 (±2.05) years. The overall prevalence of IBS was 21.4% (n=86); 11.7% (n=47) were already diagnosed; however, 9.7% (n=39) were newly detected in our survey. The factors associated with IBS included frequent consumption of soft drinks (p=0.016), low vegetable consumption (p=0.003), poor mental health (p<0.0001), family history of IBS (p<0.0001) and history of chronic disease (p<0.0001).

Conclusion

IBS is prevalent among female secondary school students in Ar Rass city. Unhealthy diet and poor mental health are associated with IBS. Creating awareness regarding IBS and about importance of healthy lifestyle is recommended. School staff need to be trained to promote the physical and mental health of the students.
An Evaluation on The Problem of Digital Addiction in Youth
Authors: YURDUSEVEN EVCİ Vildan
Published: May 2022

There are approximately 65.8 million internets, 60 million social media, and 77 million mobile users in Turkey. The usage time of digital media connected to the Internet is increasing gradually. According to the research, the time that young people use these channels during the Covid-19 pandemic period has doubled. Some young people who use digital media can neglect their responsibilities and develop wrong attitudes and behaviors in online environments. As a result of this, material and moral damage may also occur. For this reason, strategies should be determined on the correct, limited, and beneficial use of online and offline digital environments. The purpose of this article is to explain the causes of digital addiction caused by excessive use of digital media, the risks it poses to young people, and some precautions that can be taken by examining previous studies. The study is a compilation study. First of all, by scanning the literature, it is focused on what are the inevitable situations of digital addiction in digital environments. The causes of addiction along with problematic internet use are discussed. In addition to making life easier, digital media also provides information about the negative effects of academic failure, loss of self-esteem, stress, depression, and anxiety on young people. Then, intervention studies aimed at preventing, protecting against, and getting rid of digital addiction are mentioned, which support the limited, useful, and productive use of digital media, and also support digital addiction prevention. It is thought that this study will be a study that will be applied to those who serve in the field such as teachers, sociologists, psychologists, media, marketing, and engineers who research useful, limited, productive use of digital platforms, especially to academics who research digital addiction.
Analysıng Teachıng Materıals at Socıal Studıes Teachıng Programs ın Turkey
Authors: YALÇIN Ali
Published: May 2022

The aim of this research is to state historical development of the teaching materials at the social studies teaching programs ( 1924, 1930, 1948, 1968, 1990, 2005, 2018). For this reason, it has a historical research feature. This study is figured with circumstances that is qualitative research method. Datas are collected with the method of the document review and it is analysed according to the descriptive analyse technique . In consequence of these analysis, it has coded intended to the names of the materials, and then it is sum up and interpreted. According to the these findings there are 6 teaching materials at 1924 first school program. It is determined 33 teaching materials in 1930, 51 ones in 1948, 43 ones in 1968, 13 ones in 1990, 70 teaching materials in 2005, 21 ones in 2018. It can be said that educatıon conditions and opportunities are effective in the historical development of the materials that used in teaching programs in social studies. It is determined that material numbers have increased from past to nowadays. It ıs seen that the materials used from 1924 to 1990 has the similar material names. Hovewer it can said that various materials are added to the program with the help of 2005 social studies programmes and the developments of the education and and digital programmes. In accordance with these results, the reflexions of materials are stated in the program can be examined comperatively.
TALENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN NEPALESE COMMERCIAL BANKS
Authors:   Global College International, Gautam Kishor
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of talent management practices and impact of talent management practices on organizational performance. To test the research hypotheses, cross-sectional data were used. In addition, ordinary least square method was used to analyze 252 sample responses from commercial banks operating in Kathmandu valley using a convenience sampling technique. The findings suggested that talent management practices affect a bank’s performance concerning their managing client, customer complaints, company reputation, the productivity of employee, and commitment issues.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON BRAND PREFERENCE IN PURCHASING DECISIONS OF HAND SANITIZERS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL
Authors:   Global College International, Arora Akshay , Shrestha Abhisekh ,   Global College International
Published: May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to nearly every nation around the world. As governments struggle with lockdown measures to control the virus spread, national economies and businesses are affected by loss. Nepal also suffered from corona virus and has surpassed all the expectations. As sanitizer demand increased many sanitizer manufacturing companies were facing difficulty in supplying adequate sanitizers in market which create panic hoarding. Also newly emerged sanitizer companies were taking undue advantages of the spiked market demands by selling low quality hand sanitizers and exposing consumers to buying such products. The main purpose of this study was to find out how a pandemic affected brand preference in purchase decision of hand sanitizer in Kathmandu, Nepal. For collecting empirical data, PMO Model was built on basic of branding theory and the consumer behavior theory. Qualitative approaches were used for research and analysis where sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with Nepalese customers. The findings indicate aspects of price, quality, risk and loyalty were tied to the pandemic within the context of the health aspect of the COVID-19 virus. While large shifts have been preferred in sanitizer brands due to unavailable of stocks, there are also large changes in health consciousness and qualitative demands on sanitizer brands due to the pandemic affecting brand preference
EFFECT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF BBA PROGRAM OF TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY IN KATHMANDU VALLEY
Authors: Shrestha Subash , Bista Birendra
Published: May 2022

This study analyses the effects of TQM practices on organizational performance relating the practices of BBA programs in Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the effect of top management commitment on organizational performance, to examine the effect of employee training on organizational performance, to assess the effect of employee involvement on organizational performance, to examine the effect of customer focus on organizational performance. The quantitative research design with structure questionnaire was used. The sample sizes of 172 respondents were drawn with random sampling method from total of 18 BBA colleges in Kathmandu valley. The result of the study reveal that top management commitment, employee involvement, customer focus and employee training are positively associated with organizational performance and supports the hypothesis that TQM practices significantly affect organizational performance consequently, evoked that there is a need to focus on TQM for improving university performance. The study recommends that future studies should test the effects of the other elements of TQM practices on organizational performance.
NEPALESE NETWORKING BUSINESS STARTUPS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
Authors: Koirala Deepak , Duwadi Navin
Published: May 2022

The research aims to identify the business networking practices used by Nepalese startups on international expansion. It encompasses the factor that stop the Nepalese startup to become global. The research provides the answer to specific business strategies adopted by the Nepalese startups to expand themselves in the international market. The research methodology used in this study is qualitative research. The findings of this research show that people are optimistic towards business networking practices that Nepalese startup used when expanding their business in the international market and challenge faced by Nepalese startup during expansion. This study shows specific business strategies applied by and current status of Nepalese startups. Similarly, use of local knowledge, skills, IP, innovation as well as other things are major factors that are responsible for expanding international business network. The Startups should focus on collaboration as well as joint venturing strategy while expanding their business through international business network. The additional factors like funding, vision, language, culture & tradition, international trade policy, etc. are responsible for international business network.
VERGİ AHLAKINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER: VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ LİSANS ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: ÖZTÜRKÇÜ AKÇAY Aysel , PINAR Rezzan
Published: May 2022

Verginin yasal zorunluluk yoluyla ve karşılıksız olarak alınması çoğunlukla mükellefler tarafından hoş karşılanmamakta ve bu durum mükelleflerin vergiden kaçınma ile vergi kaçırma gibi istenmeyen tutum ve davranışlar sergilemesine neden olabilmektedir. Bu anlamda vergi ödeme konusunda içsel bir motivasyon olarak görülen vergi ahlakı, mükelleflerin üzerine düşen yükümlülüklerini yerine getirmede önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi’nde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin vergi ahlak düzeyini etkileyen faktörlerin neler olduğunu tespit etmektir. Tesadüfi örneklem yöntemi kullanılarak ulaşılan 284 öğrenciye online anket uygulaması yapılmış ve elde edilen veriler SPSS 22 paket programı aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada güvenilirlik analizi, bağımsız örneklem t-testi, tek yönlü ANOVA testi ve korelasyon analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre, ankete en çok katılımı sağlayanların kadın katılımcılar olduğu gözlemlenmiş ve t-testi sonuçlarına göre cinsiyet değişkeni ile vergi ahlakını etkileyen ekonomik ve sosyo-kültürel faktörler arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca vergi ahlakını etkileyen ekonomik, ahlaki ve psikolojik, sosyo-kültürel demografik, siyasi ve vergi yönetimi boyutları arasındaki ilişkiye bakıldığında ise boyutlar arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişki olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, Van ili ve Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi özelinde bireylerin vergi ahlakını etkileyen faktörleri araştıran ilk çalışma olması sebebiyle önem taşımaktadır. Araştırma bulguları doğrultusunda bireylere ve araştırmacılara faydalı olacağı düşünülen birtakım önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
TÜRKİYE’DE SİYASİ PARTİLERİN BİREYSEL SİLAHLANMAYA BAKIŞI
Authors: TUNCEL Gökhan , ACAR Alpcan
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de 2002–2021 arası dönemde parlamentoda grubu bulunan siyasi partilerin bireysel silahlanmaya bakışı irdelenmektedir. Çalışmada öncelikle kavramsal düzeyde silahlanma konusu, bireyleri silahlanmaya iten nedenler ile Türkiye’deki bireysel silahlanma düzeyi ele alınmaktadır. Sonrasında ise, ülkedeki siyasi partilerin bireysel silahlanmaya yönelik yaklaşımları, milletvekillerinin yasama faaliyetleri üzerinden değerlendirilmektedir. Toplumsal güvenliği tehdit eden bireysel silahlanmanın engellenmesi veya azaltılmasına yönelik siyasi partilerin sorumluluk üstlenmesi gerekliliğin de ötesinde bir zorunluluk halini almıştır. Türkiye’de pek çok sorun gibi, bireysel silahlanma sorunu üzerinde de siyaset kurumunun bütünselliği ve devamlılığı bulunan bir politika geliştirememesi, konuyu tepkisel bir yaklaşımla ele alması söz konusudur. Ayrıca, toplumun bütün katmanlarını olumsuz etkileyen bireysel silahlanma konusunda, siyasi partilerin birlikte hareket etmemesi, sorunun toplumsal etkisini daha da artırmaktadır. Çalışmada siyasi partilerin bireysel silahlanmaya yönelik ilgi düzeyleri belirlendikten sonra, konuyu gündemine alan siyasi partilerin yaklaşımları farklı yönleriyle tartışılmaktadır.
DÜŞÜK MALİYETLİ HAVAYOLU İŞLETMELERİNDE BULANIK VERİ ZARFLAMA ANALİZİ İLE FİNANSAL VE OPERASYONEL ETKİNLİK ÖLÇÜMÜ
Authors: ASKER Veysi
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı, dünyanın çeşitli bölgelerine uçuş faaliyeti gerçekleştiren ve düşük maliyetli iş modelini benimsemiş olan havayolu işletmelerinin finansal ve operasyonal açıdan etkinliklerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır. Bu doğrultuda düşük maliyetli iş modelini uygulayan 17 havayolu işletmesinin 2013-2017 dönemine ait finansal ve operasyonel açıdan etkinlik ölçümü bulanık veri zarflama analizi tekniği ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Finansal ve operasyonel açıdan girdi ve çıktı değişkenlerinin kullanıldığı analiz aşamasında Wang, Greatbanks ve Yang (2005) tarafından önerilmiş olan model kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda finansal açıdan 3 havayolu işletmesinin, operasyonel açıdan ise 8 havayolu işletmesinin tüm dönem boyunca ve tüm (Alfa) kesim düzeylerinde etkin çıktığı tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte tüm dönem boyunca hem finansal hem de operasyonel açıdan 3 havayolu işletmesinin etkin olduğu görülürken 1 havayolu işletmesinin etkin olmadığı görülmüştür. Her iki açıdan da tüm dönem boyunca etkin çıkan havayolu işletmelerinin Avrupa ve Asya merkezli faaliyet gösteren havayolu işletmeleri olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
EKONOMİK ÖZGÜRLÜK ENDEKSİ, İNSANİ GELİŞME ENDEKSİ VE EKOLOJİK AYAK İZİ: E7 ÜLKELERİ İÇİN AMPİRİK BİR ANALİZ
Authors: BUCAK Çağla
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışmada 2000-2017 döneminde E7 ülkelerinde (Çin, Hindistan, Brezilya, Rusya, Türkiye, Meksika ve Endonezya) ekonomik özgürlük endeksinin ve ekolojik ayak izinin insani gelişme endeksi üzerindeki etkisi ve ekonomik özgürlük endeksinin ve insani gelişme endeksinin ekolojik ayak izi üzerindeki etkisi panel veri analizi yöntemleri kullanılarak analiz edilmektedir. Yapılan analiz sonucunda seriler arasında yatay kesit bağımlılığının olduğu görülmüş, değişkenlerin heterojen olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Westerlund ECM eşbütünleşme testinin sonucuna göre seriler arasında uzun dönemli bir eşbütünleşme ilişkisi söz konusudur. Ortak İlişkili Etkiler (Common Correlated Effect- CCE) tahminine ait sonuçlara göre ekonomik özgürlük endeksi %1 arttığında insani gelişme endeksi %0.07 artmaktadır. İnsani gelişme endeksinde görülen %1’lik artış ekolojik ayak izini %2,38 artırmakta, ekonomik özgürlük endeksi %1 arttığında ise ekolojik ayak izi %0,35 azalmaktadır.
Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia Following Cardiac Operations
Authors: Shi-Min Yuan Shi-Min Yuan
Published: May 2022

Acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI) is an uncommon but sometimes lethal sequel after heart operations. However, no definite diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines have been established so far. It has been reported that AMI occurs on postoperative day six after cardiac operation, with non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia being the main mechanism leading to AMI. Furthermore, the treatment choices are primarily conservative, including angiography and papaverine infused at 30-60 mg/hour through an angiographic catheter. Others include fluid expansion and antibiotic and anticoagulant treatments. Nevertheless, urgent exploratory laparoscopy or even laparotomy is warranted for patients with peritoneal signs. The surgical principles for treating AMI are bowel resection, embolectomy/thrombectomy and endarterectomy with or without antegrade percutaneous stenting, aiming at restoring blood flow to the superior mesenteric artery. Still, the prognosis is poor, with an overall mortality rate of 71.8%. Therefore, an early suspicion leading to the diagnosis of postoperative AMI is crucial for improving patients’ outcomes.

 
Dialysis Access Created Using Double-horseshoe versus Continuous Circular Polypropylene Suture
Authors: Chih-Hsien Lee Chih-Hsien Lee
Published: May 2022

Background: Although haemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a common treatment for chronic renal failure, the most common causes of early failure can be attributed to the anastomosis site. This study compared the safety, efficacy, and failure rates of anastomoses created using traditional continuous circular polypropylene suture versus double-horseshoe suture. Methods: This retrospective clinical study used data from general district hospital patients who received either continuous circular polypropylene suture (n = 72; age: 62.6 ± 13.2 years) or double-horseshoe polypropylene suture (n= 185; age: 62.5 ± 12.2 years) between January 2010 and December 2015. Results: Preoperatively, more patients in the double-horseshoe suture group had poor (i.e. < 3 mm) vein quality(circular group 5.6% vs. double-horseshoe group 33%) and poor (i.e., calcification, atheroma formation) artery quality (circular group 1.4% vs. double-horseshoe group 11.4%). The reintervention rates for outflow vein stenosis were 62.5% and 100% in the circular and double-horseshoe groups, respectively. The double-horseshoe group did not require percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) at the anastomosis site. Conclusions: Switching from circular to double-horseshoe anastomosis resulted in a PTA rate of 0%. Thus, although patients in the double-horseshoe group had no stenosis over the anastomosis site, poor vein quality, and poor artery quality, it was still possible to use a native vessel to create an AVF without increasing PTA rates.

 
Hyperglycemia Augmented Neuropathic Pain Involving the HMGB1/TLR4 Inflammatory Axis
Authors: 張正一 張正一 , Cheng-Yi Chang Ping-Ho Pan , Ping-Ho Pan Tzu-Hsuan Liu , Tzu-Hsuan Liu 吳志正 , Chih-Cheng Wu Chih-Jen Hung , Chih-Jen Hung Wen-Ying Chen , Wen-Ying Chen 廖素蘭 , Su-Lan Liao Yu-Fang Chen , Yu-Fang Chen 陳春榮
Published: May 2022

Peripheral neuropathy, accompanied by chronic neuropathic pain, is among the frequent and debilitating complications of diabetes. Hyperglycemia is a risk factor for neuropathic pain, but the pathological mechanisms are unclear. The high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1)/toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) inflammatory axis is strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain,so we examined how hyperglycemia influences the HMGB1/TLR4 axis and behavioural manifestations of hyperalgesia in the Sprague-Dawley rat sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI) model. Short-term hyperglycemia induced by streptozotocin significantly augmented mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in CCI model rats compared to normoglycemic CCI model rats.These augmented nociceptive behaviours were associated with increased immune cell infiltration and activation, cytokine production and expression levels of TLR4 and HMGB1, as well as with reduced Sirt1 expression in spinal cord dorsal horn and sciatic nerve. High glucose also enhanced HMGB1/TLR4 inflammatory axis activity and cytokine production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Our results suggest that hyperglycemia predisposes individuals with peripheral nerve injury to neuropathic pain, in part through enhancement of Sirt1/HMGB1/TLR4 signalling and ensuing neuroinflammation.

 
Unsuccessful Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Case Report
Authors: Chen-Lung Chien Chen-Lung Chien , Chen-Lung Chien 范洪春 , Hueng-Chuen Fan 金忠孝 , Jong-Shiaw Jin John Hsu
Published: May 2022

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the most common cause of death from childbirth and is commonly treated with transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE). However, TAE failure could occur in the form of intractable PPH with uncontrolled bleeding. Here we report the case of a 36-year-old female who developed PPH post-delivery and was treated with TAE. The bilateral internal iliac and uterine arteries were first catheterised, after which embolisation of the bilateral uterine and internal iliac arteries was performed with Gelfoam particles, and the blood flow of the vessels was markedly reduced after the embolisation. However, the patient’s blood pressure remained low (about 60/40 mmHg) after TAE, necessitating a subtotal hysterectomy. In this report, related studies on the risk factors and treatments for PPH and the risk factors for the clinical failure of TAE are discussed.

 
Brown-Sequard Syndrome After Radiofrequency Therapy of the Left C3 Medial Branch
Authors: Yu-ting Lin Yu-ting Lin
Published: May 2022

A 59-year-old woman presented with a 5-year history of neck pain and intractable headache radiating from the occipital region to the supra-orbital region. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a C5–6 herniated intervertebral disc and bulging disc at C4–5. Left C3 medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy was performed. Although the procedure was uneventful, the patient developed a cervical spinal cord haemorrhage that caused Brown–Séquard syndrome. The haemorrhage was presumably caused by iatrogenic injury of a radicular artery during the procedure.

 
Cerebellar Hemorrhage Presented as Torsades de Pointes
Authors: Kuo-Cheng Wang Kuo-Cheng Wang , Kuo-Cheng Wang Shou-Yen Chen
Published: May 2022

A 67-year-old female with a history of hypertension was presented to the emergency department with headache and vomiting. She fell into a coma soon after her arrival and had a cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was immediately performed, and epinephrine was given every 3 min. Her initial rhythm was pulseless electrical activity,which later developed into Torsades de Pointes (TdP). However, TdP was misinterpreted as ventricular fibrillation (VF).Amiodarone was given for sustained wide QRS complex arrhythmia. After the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC),a brain computed tomography scan showed a cerebellar haemorrhage. It may be difficult to distinguish TdP from VF during resuscitation since electrocardiographic artefacts could mislead health care providers. In this case, TdP may be related to catecholamine-induced cardiac injury, brain stem compression or adrenergic effects of epinephrine.Furthermore, this case report emphasises the importance of brain computed tomography for patients who suddenly collapsed in emergency departments; even a lethal arrhythmia was initially noted.

 
Endoscopic Appearance of an Oesophageal Squamous Papilloma in a Taiwanese Adolescent Female
Authors: Shu-Wei Hu Shu-Wei Hu
Published: May 2022

The oesophageal squamous papilloma, which is a rare epithelial lesion in children, may be caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease or human papillomavirus infection. We report the case of a 17-year-old adolescent female with nausea and epigastric pain for 3 weeks. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy detected a polypoid flowershaped lesion in the mid-oesophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Pathology report confirmed the diagnosis of oesophageal squamous papilloma.

 
The Intercept That Changed the Game Forever: Fifty Years of Buckley v Tutty
Authors: Dabscheck Braham
Published: May 2022

The thirteenth of December 2021 marked the fiftieth anniversary of Buckley v Tutty where the High Court of Australia, in upholding an earlier ruling of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Tutty v Buckley, found the New South Wales Rugby League’s retain and transfer system to be an unreasonable restraint of trade. The article points to the long-term importance of this decision, especially it being endorsed by lower courts and tribunals in striking down similar employment rules. Prior to the case, Justice Hardie of the Supreme Court of New South Wales found in Elford v Buckley that the NSWRL’s retain and transfer system was not an unreasonable restraint of trade. The article will examine the differences in approach of Justice Hardie in Elford and the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia, respectively, in Tutty. The article begins with a brief analysis of Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition which established the modern restraint of trade doctrine. It explores the meaning of ‘carrying on trade’ under this doctrine. It contrasts two possible meanings; ‘absolute freedom’ (subject to contractual and legislative norms) and ‘Hobsonian freedom’. This distinction is used to explain the differences between the Elford and Tutty courts. The article provides an examination of the decisions of courts in previous sports cases – Walker v Crystal Place Football Club, Hawick v Flegg, Eastham v Newcastle United Football Club and Nagle v Feilden – in reaching an understanding of the decision making of the respective courts.
Rezension von: Das Wirtembergische Urkundenbuch
Authors: Bauer Hermann , Königliches Haus- und Staatsarchiv (Stuttgart)
Published: May 2022

Wirtembergisches Urkundenbuch. Herausgegeben von dem Königl. Staatsarchiv in Stuttgart. Stuttgart: Köhler, 1849. XX, 458 Seiten.
ATUAÇÃO DA FISIOTERAPIA RESPIRATÓRIA NA BRONQUIOLITE VIRAL AGUDA VOLTADA AO PÚBLICO PEDIÁTRICO
Authors: Zandoná Gisele da Silva Peixoto , Araujo Priscilla de Figueiredo , Silva Alisson Alexandre da
Published: May 2022

OBJETIVO: Identificar a importância da fisioterapia respiratória no tratamento da Bronquiolite Viral Aguda em todos os estágios da doença no público pediátrico. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Trata-se de uma revisão narrativa que descreve os manejos que a fisioterapia respiratória pode proporcionar no tratamento da Bronquiolite Viral Aguda em pediatria. Foi realizada uma revisão narrativa tendo como critérios de inclusão: os publicados no Science Direct, na Pubmed e no portal Profisio entre os anos de 2000 a 2021 e que descrevessem a atuação da fisioterapia respiratória baseada em evidências. Critérios de exclusão: as publicações que não atendiam os critérios de elegibilidade tais como: fisioterapia associada a outras estratégias de tratamento, fisioterapia em adultos ou que não mencionassem as técnicas respiratórias em pediatria. No total foram pré-selecionados 25 artigos e excluídos 2, dos quais não atendiam aos critérios. RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: Alguns achados na literatura, trazem que a utilização de técnicas fisioterapêuticas classificadas como não convencionais, tem se mostrado eficazes na prática clínica, principalmente em pacientes hospitalizados. Em contrapartida, os desafios na indicação das técnicas conforme as fases (aguda, subaguda ou crônica) é motivo de questionamento e discussão entre outras categorias profissionais, que muitas vezes contra indicam a fisioterapia respiratória independentemente da fase da doença, na justificativa de que ela não trará benefícios ao paciente. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: Embora a fisioterapia respiratória não seja muitas vezes indicada, ela é um excelente auxiliar no tratamento da Bronquiolite Viral Aguda.
The Vernacular Evidence of the Maltese Islands: the Case of the Ethnic Girna and the Hybrid Hovel
Authors:   Yerevan State University, Archaeology and Ethnography Institute, A. Said-Zammit George
Published: May 2022

The present paper reveals aspects of the rural landscape of the Maltese islands, situated in the central part of the Mediterranean Sea. This landscape is endowed with a unique vernacular heritage which comprises a variety of ethnic structures including the razzett (farmhouse), the mitħnatar-riħ (windmill), numerous troglodyte dwellings, an extensive number of masonry dwellings and wayside churches, amongst others. Two specific examples of native structures are considered: the girna (corbelled stone hut) and the hybrid hovel, the latter consisting of two principal parts: a masonry façade and a troglodyte interior. The archaeological evidence and historical records suggest that, since the late Middle Ages, both examples were apparently used as abodes, where humans and animals coinhabited the same domestic spaces. The analysis demonstrates that the girna and the hybrid hovel, despite their restricted internal spaces, were an arena of vibrant socio-economic human activity.
Аргандене ‒ армянская богиня царства Коммагене
Authors:   Институт археологии и этнографии НАН РА, Петросян Эмма
Published: May 2022

В лапидарной греческой надписи (G) страны Коммагене упоминается священная территория богини Аргандене в Арсамее-на-Евфрате, где почитаются предки Антиоха I. Если считать теоним Аргандене этниконом прихрамовой территории, как например, Сипилене (от горы Сипил), Диктина (от горы Дикта) и др., то община с армянским населением в округе Аргандене, гора (совр. Гергер) и пещеры-святилища должны были называться Арганд. Мотивация номинаций выявила ряд трансформаций-кодов. Геологический код – сакральная гора Арганд; символика утвари – кувшин, солонка; календарный цикл – праздник Матери цветов (Ам-барАмбарцум); цветовой код – белый (лилия), красный (мак); растительный код – ромашка, полынь (Hamardzman tzaghik); социальный статус – невеста; фетиш – жребий, судьба; дублер богини – кукла Арус, судьба; астральный код – звезда Арусяк; одористический код – благовония; медицинский код (врачевательная функция) – родовспомогательница; сакральный образ – Аргандене, Мария Богородица; гастрономический код – обрядовая каша. Трансформации-коды позволяют утверждать: 1. Богиня Аргандене – Великая Матерь, покровительница рожениц, древнеармянская богиня плодородия. 2. Богиня Аргандене – самая архаичная среди всех богинь Коммагенского царства: Тихе, Геры Телейи и Артемиды Диктины, поскольку семантика ее имени արգանդ-argand-матка (чрево) указывает на то, что это не прозвище, а сам предмет почитания.
Sinema ve Paganizm İlişkisi Bağlamında Türk Sinemasında Pagan Kadın Temsilleri: Tarkan Filmleri Örneği
Authors: TOSUN Akıl Fikret
Published: May 2022

Sinema ve paganizm ilişkisi sinema tarihinin ilk yıllarına dayanmaktadır. Paganizmin kendi doğasına içkin özellikleri ve pagan kadın karakterler sinema ve sinema seyircisi için ilgi çekici olmuşlardır. Benzer duruma Türk Sinemasında da rastlanılmaktadır. Özellikle Sezgin Burak tarafından bir Hun Türk askeri olarak yaratılan Tarkan adlı kurgusal çizgi roman içerisinde barındırdığı büyücü, cadı, vampir cadı, savaşçı, baştan çıkarıcı pagan kadın karakterlerle 1969 - 1973 yılları arasında Arzu film tarafından beş kez sinemaya uyarlanmıştır. Tarkan adlı kurgusal çizgi roman ve dolayısıyla Tarkan film serisi M.S. 5. yüzyılda yaşamış olan Büyük Hun İmparatoru Atilla döneminde geçen ve çeşitli imparatorlukları ve krallıkları konu alan farklı öyküleri içermektedir. Tarkan filmlerinin vizyona girdiği dönem siyasal, toplumsal ve kültürel olarak kaotik bir dönemdir. Bu kaotik dönemde Tarkan film serisi seyircinin ilgisini çekmeyi başarmış ve gişede başarı kazanmıştır. Bu makalede sinema ve paganizm ilişkisi çerçevesinde Dünya sinemasındaki örnekleri ile birlikte Arzu film tarafından gerçekleştirilen Tarkan filmlerindeki pagan kadın temsiller ve bu temsillerin Türk sineması üzerindeki etkileri incelenmektedir.