bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A quantitative case study of secondary school students’ level of statistical thinking
Authors: Mohamad Hasim Salbiah , Rosli Roslinda , Halim Lilia
Published: March 2024

In the 21st century, statistical thinking has become necessary for all citizens as this skill is vital for societal literacy. Students with statistical thinking will grasp and apply the problem’s context to develop research and draw conclusions, as well as the coherence of the whole process from asking questions to collecting data, evaluating, and testing hypotheses. Although statistical thinking is increasingly in demand in various emerging vocations, students and teachers find statistics challenging to understand. Thus, the study examines the level of statistical thinking of the process of describing data, organizing and reducing data, representing data, and analyzing and interpreting data among high school students based on gender. The statistical thinking test modification of the framework validation test, code, and subprocess reference was used to collect research data from 35 grade 10 students. The research data were statistically analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences version 23 software through descriptive and inferential statistics, specifically an independent t-test analysis. The findings revealed that none of the students achieved an analytical level of understanding; instead, their general statistical thinking skills were at the transitional level, followed by the idiosyncratic and quantitative levels. The findings also demonstrated no statistically significant gender-related disparities in students’ statistical thinking. The study proposes several recommendations, including the necessity of connecting statistical activities to the reality of students’ life and area of study and emphasizing practical rather than theoretical aspects.
High mobility box protein-1 may be a new biomarker in active interstitial lung disease of systemic sclerosis
Authors: Yildirim Derya , Alp Gizem Tugce , Kilicarslan Hikmet , Vasi Ibrahim , Kucuk Hamit
Published: March 2024

Introduction: To investigate the significance of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) levels as both an immune and inflammatory mediator in systemic sclerosis (SSC) patients with interstitial lung disease (SSC-ILD) and whether HMGB1 levels could be a biomarker for progression and disease activity.

Materials & methods: Our study included 27 patients diagnosed with SSC according to the 2013 ACR/EULAR classification criteria, along with 12 healthy controls (HC). Among the patients with a diagnosis of SSC, they were further categorized into two groups based on the presence of ILD with 19 patients having lung involvement and eight patients without. In ILD-positive group, the activity of the involvement was assessed using the simple Goh algorithm. Serum levels of HMGB1 were evaluated in all groups using ELISA method.

Results: Significantly higher serum HMGB1 levels were found in patients with SSC-ILD active disease when compared to those with inactive ILD involvement and HC (14.01 mg/dl vs. 7.87 mg/dl and 8.04 mg/dl).

Conclusions: Serum HMGB1 levels reflect the disease activity in SSC-ILD. HMGB1 could be used for a potential biomarker for detecting active lung disease.
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency
Authors: Zielinski C
Published: March 2024

Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders, and health professionals to recognise that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis and must be tackled together to preserve health and avoid catastrophe. This overall environmental crisis is now so severe as to be a global health emergency. 

The world is currently responding to the climate crisis and the nature crisis as if they were separate challenges. This is a dangerous mistake. The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change is about to be held in Dubai while the 16th COP on biodiversity is due to be held in Turkey in 2024. The research communities that provide the evidence for the two COPs are unfortunately largely separate, but they were brought together for a workshop in 2020 when they concluded that: “Only by considering climate and biodiversity as parts of the same complex problem…can solutions be developed that avoid maladaptation and maximize the beneficial outcomes.”
The Influence Current Ratio, Return on Equity and Debt to Equity Ratio toward Price Book Value
Authors: Silma Nazma Alaika , Handayani Anita
Published: March 2024

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of Current Ratio, Return on Equity and Debt to Equity Ratio on Price to Book Value in service companies in the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism sub-sector which are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2017- 2021 period. This study uses the theory of Financial Management related to the current ratio, Return On Equity debt to equity ratio and Price to Book Value. The approach used in this study is to use an associative approach and the type of data used is quantitative. The population in this study were 49 service companies in the hotel, restaurant and tourism sub-sector. The number of samples is 13 service companies in the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism sub-sector using pure positive sampling technique. The data analysis method used multiple linear regression analysis techniques, with the SPSS 27.0 application tool. The results showed that the current ratio has a negative and insignificant effect on Price to Book Value, Return on Equity has a positive and significant effect on Price to Book Value and the Debt to equity ratio has a negative and insignificant effect on Price to Book Value, in Service companies in the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism sub-sector which are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

Keywords : Current Ratio, Return on Equity, Debt To Equity Ratio, Price to Book Value.
KEPEMIMPINAN DAN SPIRITUALITAS: STUDI KEPEMIMPINAN KH. ABDURRAHMAN WAHID
Authors: Firdaus Rifqi
Published: March 2024

Spiritual leadership is leadership that brings worldly matters to the ukhrowi (divine) dimension. who is able to inspire, influence through setting an example, and serve with compassion. One of the nation's leading figures and also a Muslim intellectual, namely KH. Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur. This research is in the nature of a literature study, where the researcher is to obtain the results of an in-depth study related to literature on Spiritual Leadership, Gus Dur's leadership study. His views on various issues are always assessed with Islamic universalism which prioritizes spiritual values. In his leadership he strictly prohibited Islam from using violence because Islam is a peaceful religion. However, he allowed using violence when the situation was urgent. But as long as the path of peace can still be pursued, he forbids using violence, because Islam is a religion that is rahmatan lil alamin. In the political field, for Gus Dur, democracy means equal rights and status of every citizen before the law, regardless of differences in ethnicity, religion, gender and language. Gus Dur's thoughts on religious tolerance not only use products of traditional Islamic thought, but also emphasize the use of methodology (manhaj), legal theory (ushul fiqh), and legal rules (Qawa'id Fiqhiyah) in the framework of making a synthesis to give birth to new ideas as an effort responding to actual changes in society so that conflict between religions can be avoided.
Subject-language integrated teaching of English for students in energy specializations
Authors: Annenkova Arina Vladimirovna , Klibanova Yuliya Yurievna , Mukhomedzyanova Irina Nikolaevna
Published: March 2024

The aim of the research is to assess the effectiveness of the developed integrated course of a foreign language and physics aimed at enhancing communicative and general professional competencies among energy field students with a basic level of English proficiency. The article sequentially describes the outcomes of integrating the foreign language and physics course into the educational process for energy field students, including statistical data analysis of experimental teaching and provides examples of tasks. The research novelty lies in the development of a fundamentally new concept of teaching professionally-oriented foreign language at the university, wherein students not only learn terminology related to their future specialization and work with professionally-oriented texts but study technical disciplines in English based on the knowledge system and patterns of these disciplines. In other words, the content of the professionally-oriented foreign language course consists of modules from the physics and technical discipline block. It should be noted that the same topics and modules are simultaneously studied in Russian and during the physics course. The research establishes that with a proper synchronization of educational materials from different blocks of the curriculum, a high level of student competence in solving professional communicative tasks in a foreign language can be achieved.
Future translators’ training to render words and phrases representing characters’ kinesic movements in fiction from one language to another
Authors: Guliyants Anna Borisovna , Guliyants Svetlana Borisovna
Published: March 2024

The study aims to justify the need to train future translators to render words and phrases representing characters’ kinesic movements in fiction from one language to another, as well as to propose a corresponding training methodology. The article specifies what a kineme is, indicates its role in fiction and substantiates the importance of its correct translation. An algorithm for translating such words and phrases is presented for the first time. The scientific novelty of the study lies in describing a methodology for training students how to translate words and phrases representing characters’ kinesic movements in fiction. As a result, the article lists the difficulties faced by translators when rendering kinemes from one language to another, presents the algorithm for translating such words and phrases and provides examples of tasks for its successful integration into the educational process, describes the results of testing the developed methodology.
Fostering students’ definitions and images in parallelism and perpendicularity: A paper folding activity
Authors: Catman-Aksoy Emine , Isiksal-Bostan Mine
Published: March 2024

This study investigated the effect of a paper folding activity prepared to develop the sixth-grade students’ concept definitions and images of parallelism and perpendicularity concepts. The study also examined how the concept definition and images changed after the paper folding activity. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used. A one-group pre-/post-test design revealed that the paper folding activity had a significant positive effect on students’ concept definitions and images. In addition, the interviews after pre- and post-tests indicated that the students’ personal concept definitions of parallelism and perpendicularity of two lines/line segments began to match the formal concept definitions of these concepts after the paper folding activity. Lastly, missing and mis-in concept image situations, encountered generally in the pre-test, were observed less after the paper folding activity.
Railway education in Orenburg region: origins and prospects
Authors: Aleksenko Maya , Popov Anatoly , Malakhovа Olga
Published: March 2024

2021 and 2022 are anniversary years for railway educational institutions of the Orenburg region. The Orenburg Technical School of Railway Transport, created in response to the socio-cultural and professional order of society and the state in 1921, has become strategically important in the training of professional railway personnel in the region. Orenburg Institute of Railways is a branch of Samara State University of Railways, celebrated the 65th anniversary in 2022, has become a forge of personnel specialists with higher technical education for the enterprises of the railway sector of the region and the country as a whole.
PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS: THE CASE OF SUBTOTAL PULMONARY PARENCHYMA INVOLVEMENT
Authors:   SO “National institute of phthisiology and pulmonology named after F. G. Yanovsky NAMS of Ukraine”, Gavrysyuk V. K. , Dziublyk Y. O. , Vlasova N. A. , Bychkovsky V. B. , Pendalchuk N. V. , Musienko N. M. , Liskina I. V.
Published: March 2024

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare pulmonary disease, characterized by the intraalveolar accumulation of surfactant-like lipoprotein substance. There are three forms of the disease: autoimmune (formerly known as idiopathic), secondary and congenital PAP. The disturbances of surfactant metabolism (protein-lipoid complex secreted by type II pneumocytes) play the crucial role in the development of the disease. Surfactant decreases a surface tension of alveoli and prevents its collapse at the end of the expiration and takes part in protection against infections as well. Surfactant is inactivated through the transformation into the surface-inactive aggregates, which are mainly absorbed by type II pneumocytes. The rest of surfactant are catabolized by alveolar macrophages (AM). This process is regulated by cytokines, especially granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) being the most important of them. Disturbances of interrelation between GM-CSF and cellular receptors blocks the signals to effector cells for surfactant deactivation. This is resulted in excessive accumulation of surfactant in alveoli. General lavage of the lung is a standard method of symptomatic management of PAP. Contemporary pathogenesis treatment uses two approaches — increasing the clearance of surfactant by means of exogenous GM-CSF administration and decreasing the level of GM-CSF antibodies using the rituximab and plasmapheresis. Due to the use of broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) 5-year survival rate of th patients reaches 95 %. The mortality depends on the area of lung lesion and reversely correlated with the timely diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of subtotal lung parenchyma lesion associated with severe respiratory failure in 46 years old patient. Three series of BAL (5 procedures in each with 1-2 months interval) were performed using the limited volume of lavage fluid due to the severity of the patient’s condition. The results was an improvement of clinical condition, resolution of respiratory failure, significant reduction of the size of the lesions, improved lung transparency on CT scan, restoration of lung diffusion and total lung capacity. Conclusion. Therapeutic BAL is an effective method of PAP management. The outcome of clinical case presented and our many years experience confirm not only the effectiveness of conventional BAL with reduced lavage volume application but also a safety of fiberoptic bronchoscopy, especially in patients with subtotal involvement of lung parenchyma. Key words: pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, subtotal pulmonary parenchyma involvement, pulmonary bronchoalveolar lavage, efficiency.
Association between Vitamin D Receptor Fokl and Bsml Gene Polymorphism and Diabetes Mellitus in Nepalese Population
Authors: Sah Anil Kumar , Dahal Melina , Baniya Sandip , Pyakurel Santoshi , Rai Sonu , Maharjan Lasta , Bista Susmita , Budha Keshab Raj , Lohani Biraj , Poudel Prakash , Poudyel Pragati , Rauniyar Bajrangi
Published: March 2024

Vitamin D being involved in the secretion of insulin is a known fact. Moreover, studies have shown that steroids might be a factor in influencing insulin sensitivity. Vitamin D receptor (VDR), a factor required for genetic regulation involving vitamin D, thus can be regarded as a good candidate for Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Several studies have been conducted on the association between VDR polymorphism and the risk of DM but did not provide clear-cut answers. This study was conducted to search for the involvement of FokI and BsmI polymorphisms of the VDR gene with DM in a Nepalese population. A total of 200 blood samples were collected; 100 from clinically diagnosed DM patients and 100 from healthy controls. DNA was extracted from blood by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis, where FokI and BsmI primers as well as restriction enzymes were used. After restriction digestion, SNPs of FokI (T/C) [rs2228570] and BsmI (A/G) [rs1544410] were assayed using agarose gel electrophoresis. As patients and controls were likened for genotype distribution and allelic frequencies, it was found that the frequency of VDR gene BsmI rs1544410 differed significantly (p < 0.05, each) between cases and control whereas A allele was dominant (91%) in healthy controls with Odd ratio (OR) of 0.55, unlike VDR Fokl were not significantly associated between subjects and control. The data obtained from this research suggests that the VDR gene (especially BsmI) is associated with the risk of DM.
An Integrative Approach to Sociology of Disability: A Theoretical Recommendation
Authors: Subedi Tek Nath
Published: March 2024

A common assertion on disability is that people with disability have disadvantaged living. They are disadvantaged because they have physical, intellectual or sensory impairments, and are exposed to a number of barriers. Furthermore, the combined role of impairment as internal and barrier as external aspect of disability cannot be overruled. Notwithstanding the fact that both impairment and barriers contribute, although not equally, to disabling an individual, key approaches to disability such as Medical Sociology and Disability Studies have tended to reject the aggregate role of impairment and barriers in disabling people; one has to either take side of Medical Sociology and suppose impairment as the key kernel of disability, or relate with Disability Studies and acknowledge social barriers as the sole spirit of disability. This paper however rejects the parochial extremes of both approaches, and assumes impairment and barriers as common determinants of disabling condition. I argue that the types of impairment impede individuals to carry out physical and intellectual work, and existing social barriers reduce their chances of utilizing existent strength thereby pushing them to more difficulties. To conclude, an integrative approach is necessary to enrich disability as a specialized field of sociological inquiry.
Land Rights Movements in Nepal: Investigating Mobilization Strategies within a Political Landscape
Authors: Gurung Ram
Published: March 2024

This paper explores nations' political influence on social movement organizations. It focuses on the activities of National Land Rights Forum (NLRF), the largest land rights organization of Nepal. Effective mobilization of movement depends on organization's ability to align with the current political landscape, but is less emphasized by the global south social movement studies, which are focused on analyzing historical triggers and socioeconomic consequences with references to state policies. This paper takes survey-based open-ended interviews with 27 stakeholders, including the leaders and participants of NLRF’s land rights movement. The NLRF’s experiences on mobilization provided a strategic understanding of its adaptation to country's political milieu by leveraging the state-initiated major political events, which could be seen as opportunities to incorporate their concerns with state agendas. Furthermore, the Maoist-led insurgency in the past had fueled for the land rights movements, particularly the NLRF’s priority in organizing and unifying individuals who had similar political and economic identities. The mobilization strategies for land rights movement highlight the contextual variation on how current political landscape shapes the adaptive systems and practices of movement organizations.
Anglophone Literature for Children and Juvenile Readers
Authors: Pokrivčáková Silvia
Published: March 2024

The textbook Anglophone Literature for Children and Juvenile Readers is meant as a thorough and easy-to-use outline of this burgeoning field of literary study. It is intended mainly for university students – future teachers of English as a foreign language at preliminary, elementary and secondary schools. It can be useful for in-service teachers of English as well as for all those who are interested in children’s literature written in the English language. The book consists of 9 chapters, each designed as a relatively self-contained text. It provides readers with a basic knowledge of history and most British and American children’s literature works. Although it covers literary genres from the very oldest ones – fables, myths, folk tales, nursery rhymes – up to the latest innovations in the field, the emphasis lies on the 19th and 20th centuries classics. The textbook has been written primarily to support students' (and teachers') knowledge of literature written for and read by children and young readers. However, the secondary motivation was to open the window to the vivid, colourful and sometimes magic world of literary stories and characters which create the skeleton of English-speaking cultures.
Vasudeva as the Charioteer Krishna in Siddhartha: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Mohit  , Bhateja Parul
Published: March 2024

Siddhartha (1922), a novel by Hermann Hesse, a German-Swiss writer and poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1946) “inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style” (wiki), presents a spiritual journey of self-discovery and enlightenment undertaken by its eponymous protagonist. Throughout his quest, Siddhartha encounters various individuals who play significant roles in his transformation. One such character is Vasudeva, a ferryman, who shares several parallels with the mythical figure of Krishna, the charioteer from the Bhagavad Gita. This research paper aims to explore and analyse the similarities between Vasudeva and Krishna, examining their roles as charioteers, mentors, and spiritual guides, and how their teachings influence Siddhartha’s path towards enlightenment. It investigates how the author’s exposure to Hindu and Buddhist thought might have contributed to the development of Vasudeva’s character as an embodiment of Krishna’s wisdom and compassion and offers a fresh perspective on Hermann Hesse’s masterpiece, revealing how the integration of Eastern religious concepts enriches the story and reinforces its timeless message of self-discovery and transcendence.
The Transition from Letter Grading to Modified Pass-Fail Grading at a College of Veterinary Medicine: A Narrative Inquiry of Student Experiences
Authors: Walker Grayson K. , Posner Lysa P. , Nelson Laura L. , Watson Jesse S.
Published: March 2024

Compared with traditional letter grading, pass/fail grading is an assessment approach that can alter the educational environment and enhance student wellbeing without compromising education quality. Little is known about the experiences of students during the transition from traditional grading to pass/fail grading. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an abrupt move to modified pass-fail (MPF) grading at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (NCSU-CVM), followed by a decision to permanently adopt MPF grading for the entire core pre-clinical doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) curriculum. This study employed a narrative inquiry of surveys and interviews to facilitate deep understanding of student perspectives during the transition to MPF grading. Focus was placed on understanding what this transition meant for DVM students in terms of life and learning quality. Our analysis identified seven key themes that captured student experiences, which were generally positive, during this transition: education culture, student perceptions of instructor impact, shift from extrinsic to intrinsic valuation of curricular content, competitiveness for external merit-based opportunities, use of letter grading and MPF in a single semester, student recommendations, and wellbeing. Through exploration of these themes and presentation of concerns identified in students’ stories, this study provides guidance for other programs considering revision of their own assessment frameworks.
4 La alternativa educativa intercultural wixárika
Authors: Barba Ramírez Alondra , Landey Román Rocío , Hernández Valdés Oscar Gonzalo
Published: March 2024

Un concepto relativamente nuevo, la educación intercultural, no descubre una nueva cosa. Y es que la experiencia de educación indígena tiene tan larga trayectoria como la vida misma de los pueblos originarios en México y en América Latina. Sin embargo, las nuevas realidades nacionales e internacionales y de los propios pueblos indígenas, de manera especial el avance notable que han tenido algunos de ellos en la vida política de los países, han obligado a retomar y actualizar el paradigma básico de la educación para los pueblos indígenas. Por supuesto, los replanteamientos se han producido tanto desde la perspectiva oficial como desde las mismas comunidades indígenas, como expresión del derecho que tienen de decidir las formas más pertinentes de educación para sus nuevas generaciones. Derecho, además, reconocido por la legislación nacional e internacional.
3 Conflictos relacionales y de tarea Su incidencia y gestión en la empresa
Authors: Sánchez García Bernardo
Published: March 2024

Los conflictos son inherentes al desarrollo de la vida de hombres y mujeres y, por extensión, a la existencia de las empresas. La mayoría de las interacciones humanas se caracterizan por el desacuerdo y el conflicto, y las que tienen lugar en las organizaciones, no son la excepción. Lo normal es vivir en medio del conflicto interno o externo. El conflicto en las empresas ha sido el foco de numerosos estudios empíricos y ha asumido funciones de importancia en las teorías generales de la gestión y del comportamiento organizacional.
ГУЦУЛЬСЬКА КОСМОГОНІЧНА ЛЕГЕНДА: ЕТНОЛІНГВАЛЬНИЙ ВИМІР
Authors: Барчук Володимир
Published: March 2024

Мета. Стаття присвячена дослідженню етномовної свідомості етнічної групи українців Карпат – гуцулів. Матеріалом статті є космогонічна легенда «Сонце и місєць, зерниці», записана Петром Шекериком-Дониковим і вміщена в його книзі «Рік полудь звичєїв и віровань гуцулів», у якій відображено погляд на творення небесних світил. Об’єктом аналізу у пропонованій праці є репрезентовані у тексті легенди компоненти мовної свідомости особистости, що в єдности визначають її ментально-світоглядні та духовно-ціннісні постулати: міфологеми, символи, концепти, меми. Мета статті – встановити на основі аналізу лінгвокультурних одиниць особливості сфери сакрального в етномовному духовному просторі гуцулів.

Дослідницька методика. Ключовим методом дослідження є описовий. Водночас використано порівняльно-типологічний аналіз структурно-семантичного та аксіологічного аспектів аналізованих одиниць. Зіставний метод дав можливість акцентувати увагу на загальних та специфічних ознаках етнолінгвальних одиниць. Контекстуальний аналіз дозволив встановити ключові етномовні одиниці, визначити їхнє місце та роль у цілісній космогонічній картині світу гуцулів.

Результати. Дослідження дало змогу виявити міфологеми, символи, концепти та меми, які складають цілісну тканину легенди та визначають світоглядні орієнтири в інтерпретації космогонічної історії світу. Встановлено, що творення та буття небесних тіл (місяця і зір) є сакральним дійством, глибоко і органічно пов’язаним із людиною, її природою та особливостями буття. У називальних міфологемах, а також символах і концептах відбито дихотомію світу, життя якого визначають разом і Бог, і Арідник. Людина є відображенням і втіленням цієї дихотомії та визначає стан та буття небесних тіл. Антропоцентризм світогляду гуцулів виходить за межі місця їхнього буття – землі, а сама вона вплетена в історію та буття всесвіту.

Наукова новизна. Здійснено цілісний аналіз етнолінгвістичних одиниць у тексті космогонічної легенди гуцулів «Сонце и місєць, зерниці». Використано авторську концепцію структури мовної свідомості мовної особистості для аналізу та опису ментально-світоглядної та духовної сфер в етномовній картині світу.

Практичне значення. Матеріал дослідження є джерелом етнолінгвістичних знань, може бути використаний для цілісного опрацювання етномовного феномена гуцульщини, у когнітивній лінгвістиці, психолінгвістичних дослідженнях етносу, під час опису сфери сакрального, а також як матеріал для лексикографічного опрацювання гуцульського говору.
ЛІНГВАЛІЗАЦІЯ ОБРАЗУ ДРУЖИНИ У ТВОРАХ ВАСИЛЯ СТЕФАНИКА
Authors: Брус Марія
Published: March 2024

Мета: У статті схарактеризовано категорію фемінітивності як фрагмент вивчення мовної картини світу і концептуальної картини світу, що стали ключовими поняттями сучасної когнітивної лінгвістики. Об’єктом дослідження вибрано загальні назви осіб жіночого роду, які виражають статус дружини в українській мові та відображають чимало давніх і теперішніх процесів лінгвалізації образу дружини.

Методологія дослідження: За джерело взято творчість українського письменника Василя Стефаника – репрезентанта західноукраїнського варіанта літературної мови та покутського говору південно-західного наріччя, де значною мірою локалізовані та врізноманітнені архаїчні й сучасні мовні засоби, і зокрема ті, що стосуються вираження образу дружини. У лексичному вимірі це певна кількість семантичних одиниць, що усталилася з глибокої давнини в українській мові та збереглися переважно в діалектному мовленні. Але відтворення їх дає змогу усвідомити картину формування знать та уявлень в українській концептуальній картині світу образу жінки стосовно свого чоловіка, а також пізнати засоби і способи його втілення в українській мовній картині світу.
Isolated Case of a Slot in the Anterior Leaflet of the Mitral Valve Revealed by Mitral Insufficiency
Authors:   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery A of Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco, J Rhissassi , AM Idrissa , H Bouhdadi , H Wazaren , J Briki , Y Saadouni , A El Idrissi , C Benlafqih , R Sayah , M Laaroussi
Published: March 2024

Isolated mitral clefting is a rare congenital cause of mitral insufficiency. Surgical management is dominated by mitral plasty, which, despite a lack of robust studies, has produced satisfactory results.
Hemodialysis-Related Infections: A 4-Year Surveillance
Authors: Darayon Rungtip , Kanphet Tarika , Dandecha Phongsak , Jamulitrat Silom
Published: March 2024

Objective: To analyze the results from the surveillance of hemodialysis-related infections.Material and Methods: Data was prospectively gathered from outpatients attending a hemodialysis unit from April 2019 until March 2023. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Dialysis Event Surveillance was used to identify three types of infection-related dialysis events. Event rates were calculated and stratified by vascular access type, standardized infection ratios for bloodstream infections (BSI), intravenous antimicrobial starts, and described pathogens identified among BSI.Results: A total of 2,288 patient-month follow-ups were included. There were 79 infection-related dialysis events (24 BSI; 46 intravenous antimicrobial starts, nine pus, redness, or increased swelling at the vascular access site). The incidence of BSI per 100 patient-months was 1.05 (0.59 arteriovenous fistula, 0.83 arteriovenous graft, and 2.22 central venous catheter). Seventeen BSI were vascular access-related. Access-related BSI per 100 patient-months was 0.74 (0.39 arteriovenous fistula, 0.41 arteriovenous graft, and 1.85 central venous catheter). Intravenous antimicrobial starts per 100 patient-months was 2.01 (0.98 arteriovenous fistula, 2.62 arteriovenous graft, and 3.14 central venous catheter). Most events occurred in patients with a central venous catheter. When benchmarked with the 2014 NHSN, the standardized infection ratio of BSI, access-related BSI, and intravenous antimicrobial starts were 1.40, 1.26, and 0.55, respectively. The most serious outcome was BSI; resulting in 83.3% hospitalizations, 25% loss of vascular access, and 15.8% deaths. Conclusion: Surveillance of infection-related dialysis events is important for prevention. These events were highest among patients with a central venous catheter compared with other vascular access types.
Social display in the Curaçao Whiptail (Cnemidophorus murinus Laurenti)
Authors: Senter Philip
Published: March 2024

Three teiid species (Squamata: Teiidae) are endemic to the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) of the former Netherlands Antilles: the Aruba Whiptail (Cnemidophorus arubensis) of Aruba, the Bonaire Whiptail (C. ruthveni) of Bonaire and Klein-Bonaire, and the Curaçao Whiptail (C. murinus) of Curaçao and Klein-Curaçao. Before now, social displays have been described only for one of these three species: C. ruthveni (Baird et al. 2003). All three species engage in an arm-waving display that involves forelimb circumduction (Baird et al. 2003; van Buurt 2005; van Buurt 2011), which conveys social signals to conspecifics in some iguanian and lacertid lizard species (Carpenter et al. 1970; Verbeek 1972; Mitchell 1973). However, this behavior in the ABC island species of Cnemidophorus has not been shown to have a social function (Baird et al. 2003). Instead, experimental evidence demonstrates that in C. ruthveni it functions as a pursuit deterrent display that is performed in response to approaching humans, whom the lizard may view as potential predators (Cooper et al. 2004), although there are not yet any published reports of C. ruthveni performing the display in response to the approach of a non-human predator. My observations and those of others (van Buurt 2011) also confirm that in C. arubensis the display is performed in response to approaching humans.
THE BRESSONIANS
Authors: Morari Codruţa
Published: March 2024

How should we understand film authorship in an era when the idea of the solitary and sovereign auteur has come under attack, with critics proclaiming the death of the author and the end of cinema? The Bressonians provides an answer in the form of a strikingly original study of Bresson and his influence on the work of filmmakers Jean Eustache and Maurice Pialat. Extending the discourse of authorship beyond the idea of a singular visionary, it explores how the imperatives of excellence function within cinema’s pluralistic community. Bresson’s example offered both an artistic legacy and a creative burden within which filmmakers reckoned in different, often arduous, and altogether compelling ways.
ETHNOGRAPHY IN THE RAW
Authors: Moeran Brian
Published: March 2024

Ethnography in the Raw describes the author’s encounters with the Philippine family into which he has married, his wife’s friends and acquaintances, and their lives in a remote rural village in the rice basin of Luzon, about 130 miles northeast of Manila. The book links detailed descriptions of his Philippine family with cultural practices such as circumcision, marriage and cockfights combined with theoretical musings on the concepts of sacrifice, social exchange, patron-client relations, food, and religious symbolism. It is both anthropological fieldwork ‘in the raw,’ and an incisive analysis of contemporary Philippine society and culture.
On Heated Tobacco Products and the Importance of Science-Based Assessments and Product Classification
Authors: Wade Carrie , Nordlund Markus , Baker Gizelle
Published: March 2024

Proper assessment of heated tobacco products (HTPs), which are alternatives to cigarettes that heat rather than burn tobacco, is necessary to gain a full understanding of both the potential risks and benefits of these newer products. This includes understanding differences in HTP aerosol compared to cigarette smoke. Recent publications have attempted to characterize HTP emissions in order to provide guidance on relative risk and classification. However, improper representation of studies and misinterpretation of how products are designed and used has led to confusion about the relative risk of HTPs compared to cigarettes. This commentary provides clarification on these important issues with a focus on classification of emissions from the device.
Stock Estimation Trial From Spatio-temporal Limited Data of Six Commercial Species in the Middle Madeira River, Southwest Amazon
Authors: Hister Lourenço Igor , Braz Vaz Marcos André , dos Anjos Marcelo Rodrigues
Published: March 2024

This short communication note is an attempt to evaluate the fish stocks of six commercially significant species in the middle Madeira River, Southwest Amazon, by using refined fisheries data and an adapted catch effort method. Through daily monitoring at the Humaitá station from May 2018 to April 2019, it examines the catchability and stock estimates for S_emaprochilodus insignis, Mylossoma aureum, Mylossoma duriventre, Prochilodus nigricans, Brycon amazonicus, _and _Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum_. Despite the observed low model adjustments and the influence of capture site diversity, significant p-values indicate less than 7% exploitation of the estimated fish populations, suggesting under-exploration and potential for sustainable growth in the region’s fishing activities. However, the study emphasizes cautious interpretation due to unaccounted factors like seasonality, highlighting the necessity for longer data series and consideration of Amazonian peculiarities in future research. This effort contributes to understanding the sustainable management and conservation needs of Amazonian fish resources amidst environmental and human impacts.
Enhancing Supply Chain Management Risk Mitigation: A House of Risk Methodology Applied to Brick Manufacturing in Aceh Besar Regency
Authors: Rani Hafnidar A , Amin Jurisman , Syuhada Ridha , Mubarak Muhammad Hafidz , Shafly Aqsha Muhammad
Published: March 2024

Effective supply chain management is imperative for the seamless operation of manufacturing facilities, ensuring the timely delivery of goods and services to customers. However, the inherent complexity of supply chain systems introduces various risks and uncertainties that can significantly impact factory performance and the broader business sector. This research addresses the challenges faced by a brick manufacturing factory in Aceh Besar Regency, highlighting the absence of a well-structured risk management framework, inadequate mitigation planning, and suboptimal risk identification methods within the supply chain. To address these shortcomings, this study employs the House of Risk (HoR) methodology, utilizing it to identify risk events and agents within the supply chain. Mitigation strategies are designed based on the Aggregate Risk Potential (ARP). Data for the study were gathered through interviews and questionnaires completed by 12 respondents from three brick manufacturing factories and consumers. A combined quantitative and qualitative analysis approach, incorporating severity and occurrence risk levels assessed by each respondent, was used. The application of the Supply Chain Operation Reference (SCOR) model revealed 21 risk events and 23 risk agents. Notably, risk agents such as adverse weather conditions, weak contractual agreements with suppliers, adverse weather during production and delivery processes, and damaged products displayed the highest ARP values (649, 826, 1521, 473, 276) across key business processes (plan, source, make, deliver, return). In response to these findings, proposed mitigation strategies include executing tasks during inclement weather, managing raw material inventory, establishing fair long-term contractual agreements with suppliers, selecting appropriate transportation during adverse weather, and choosing high-quality suppliers. This research contributes to the field of supply chain management by addressing gaps in risk mitigation within the brick manufacturing sector. The combination of the HoR methodology and ARP provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, thereby enhancing the resilience of the supply chain. The results are particularly relevant for practitioners seeking effective strategies to manage risks in brick manufacturing and other similar industries.
Hipolojik Politika: Siyasal Bir Düşünür Olarak Roland Barthes
Authors: Yılmaz Adem
Published: March 2024

Roland Barthes’a, kendisinin deyimiyle siyasal bir olarak kulak verme pratiği olan bu çalışma, onun düşüncesinde üstü kapalı fakat saplantılı bir şekilde yer alan siyaset ve siyasal kavramlarını somutlaştırma çabasıdır. Bu somutlaştırma pratiği içinde çalışma, Barthes’ı kendine özgü bir okumaya tabi tutarken hem onun düşüncesine sinmiş siyasal kavramının izlerini takip etmekte hem de bu izlerde karşılaştığı Heideggerci uğrakları işaret etme uğraşında olacaktır. Nitekim Barthes’a dair siyasal bir okuma ya düşünürü dönemselleştiren bir okuma gerçekleştirmekte ya da bütünüyle onun ideoloji kavramına odaklanmaktadır. Bu çalışma, kendi okuması bağlamında, Barthes’ın siyaset kavramının siyasal-olanın bozulmaya uğrayıp tekrara düştüğü bir çerçeveleme, bu çerçevelemenin mesafesizliği içinde öznelliklerin taşlaşarak konumlandığı boşluksuz ve ölü bir süreç olduğunu iddia etmektedir. Barthes’da siyasal kavramı ise hazzın hem koşulu hem de uğrağı olan sıfır derecenin mutlak mesafesinde vuku bulan, bizatihi bu mesafesinin kendisi olan hipolojik politikadır.
Narrative Space and Transtextual Dialogues in Emma Donoghue’s 'Kissing the Witch'
Authors: Hatipoğlu Gülden
Published: March 2024

This article aims to introduce a critical reading of the narrative space of Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by the Irish author Emma Donoghue. In this collection of rewritten fairy tales, Donoghue not only thematically reimagines the popular classical fairy tales penned by Grimms, Beaumont, Perrault and Andersen, she also makes the protagonist/narrator of each story the narratee of the next one, allowing for a dialogue between diverse figures from oral and written tradition across cultures. The narrative strategy and framing technique deployed by Donoghue enables a transtextual space of gathering where previously objectified and focalized female characters of canonical tales engage in dialogue through storytelling. The possibilities offered by this transtextual agency of rewriting will be explored from a narratological perspective, paying particular attention to gender-informed politics of reimagining canonical narratives. As examples of “rewriting as displacement”, according to Doležel’s categorization, the tales in Kissing the Witch create story-worlds that affirm transgression and flow against all forms of stabilizing and restricting mechanisms of normativity. Talking back to the canon and literary convention through first-person narratives of classical fairy tale characters, the collection offers an unsettling example of the liberating potential of storytelling against ossified and ossifying power mechanisms.
The Representation of the Oriental Exotic through Multiple Races in 'Kyng Alisaunder'
Authors: Belenli Ali
Published: March 2024

Orientalism as a term defining the relationship between the East and the West had been in circulation before the seminal work of Edward Said with the same name. As Said theorized the systematic othering done by the West towards the East he touched upon multiple aspects of this approach, one of them being the representation of the exotic. Exploring the medieval romance Kyng Alisaunder in terms of exoticism from an orientalist perspective and reflecting upon the representations of the Eastern people is the primary aim of this article. Extrapolating information based on the representations within the romance, it becomes clear to see the West is using exoticism to other the East and the Easterners while trying to create a sense of self. The examples that the romance provides are abundant in presenting the approach of the West towards the East and they provide insight into the early stages of orientalism in the contemporary sense of the concept. This article centres on why and how these exotic representations can be realised as orientalist.
1830-1906 Yılları Arasında Denizli Merkez Nüfusu Üzerine İnceleme
Authors: Karabıyık Hümeyra
Published: March 2024

Osmanlı Devleti’nin nüfusunu ele alan çalışmalar için nüfus defterleri, tahrir ve temettuât defterleri ile salnameler oldukça elzem kaynaklardır. Osmanlı’nın kuruluşundan itibaren, fethedilen bölgelerdeki arazisinin tespiti, bu bölgelerdeki vergi mükellefi ve asker olacak erkek nüfusun belirlenmesi için tahrirler düzenlenmiştir. Bu sayede tahrir defterleri oluşmuştur. Tahrirler belli zamanlarda, belli bölgelerde yapıldığı için düzenli ve ülkenin tamamını kapsayacak şekilde tutulamamıştır. Buna rağmen adı geçen defterler sayesinde klasik dönem için, belli bir bölgenin nüfusunu ve nüfusunda meydana gelen değişimleri incelemek mümkündür. Tahrir defterlerinin Osmanlı nüfusunun tespitine katkısı yadsınamaz bir gerçektir. Osmanlı Devleti’nde ilk nüfus sayımının kuruluştan 5 asır kadar sonra yapılabildiği görülmektedir. Sayım, Sultan II. Mahmut [1808-39] devrinde Yeniçeri Ocağı’nın yerine kurulan yeni orduya asker sağlamak ve vergi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Erkek nüfusun kaydedildiği bu sayım, Osmanlı Devleti’ndeki nüfusu tam olarak yansıtmasa da genel olarak ülke demografisi hakkında bilgi sahibi olmamızı sağlamaktadır. Keza 1844-45 yılında tutulan temettuât defterleri, hâne reisi sayısından yola çıkılarak nüfus tahmininde bulunmamızı sağlayan önemli kaynaklardan biridir. Ayrıca salnamelerden de Osmanlı nüfus çalışmalarında faydalanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada nüfus ve temettuât defterleri ile vilâyet salnamelerinden yararlanılmıştır. Bu kaynaklardan elde edilen veriler ışığında 1830 ila 1906 yılları arasında Denizli kentinin köy ve mahallelerinin nüfusu ele alınmıştır. Çalışmada tablolara da yer verilerek elde edilen verilerin analizine gidilmiştir. Ayrıca faydalanılan kaynaklara göre bölgedeki doğum ve ölüm sayıları verilmiştir. Bununla birlikte medreselerdeki erkek nüfus, hanlarda kalan Müslüman ve gayrimüslim erkek nüfus ile aşiretlerin erkek nüfusu hakkında da bilgi verilerek değerlendirmeler yapıldı. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ele alınan dönemde Denizli kentinin demografik durumunu ortaya koyarak nüfus alanında yapılan çalışmalara ve Denizli tarihine katkıda bulunmaktır.
Telgrafın Tellerinde Aranan Hak: Ladik’teki Batum Muhacirlerinden İstanbul’a Telgraflar (1881-1889)
Authors: Güneş Mahir Melih
Published: March 2024

Bu makale, 1877-1878 Osmanlı Rus Savaşı’ndan sonra Amasya’ya bağlı bir kaza olan Ladik’e göç etmek zorunda kalan Batum muhacirlerinin barınma, beslenme ve çalışma gibi en temel ihtiyaçlar konusundaki şikayetlerini telgrafla İstanbul’a iletmeye çalışmalarını incelemektedir. 20 hane civarında olan muhacirler, telgrafın henüz olmadığı Ladik’te, yerel otorite mercilerinde çözüm bulamadıkları sorunlarını kolektif bir biçimde Babıali’ye iletmek için bulundukları yerden ayrılarak en yakın telgraf merkezlerinin olduğu Samsun ve Amasya’ya gitmişlerdir. Bu girişim Anadolu’ya henüz 20 yıl önce girmeye başlayan telgraf teknolojisinin bir şikayet mekanizması olarak kullanılmasında kendine has bir örnek teşkil etmektedir. Osmanlı Devleti’nde gözlemlenebilen pek çok benzer örnek, telgraf teknolojilerinin hali hazırda kurulduğu, kullanımının yaygınlaşmaya başladığı coğrafyalarda tespit edilebilirken Ladik’teki muhacirlerin durumları bu bakımdan ayrışmaktadır. Ladik’i ve Ladik’e iskan ettirilen Batum muhacirlerini farklı kılan husus o dönemde Ladik’te telgraf iletişimini mümkün kılacak herhangi bir altyapı çalışmasının henüz yapılmamış olmasıdır. 1881 ve 1889 yılları arasında Muhacirin Komisyonu’na gönderilen telgraflar sayesinde devlet, Sivas Vilayet Meclisi’ne muhacirlerin şartlarında iyileştirmeler yapılmasına yönelik emirler vermiştir. Bu durum telgrafın yerel otoriteyi ve yerelin şikayet mercilerini teğet geçerek doğrudan İstanbul’a ulaşabilmeyi sağlayan bir araç olmasının yanında devlet-toplum ilişkisi bağlamında ne denli yapıcı bir rol üstlendiğini göstermesi açısından da oldukça önemlidir.