bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran PDEODE (Predict-Discuss-Explain-Observe-Discuss-Explain) Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Pada Konsep Pencemaran Lingkungan Kelas X MIPA SMA Negeri 5 Kota Cirebon
Authors: Heryani Suci
Published: June 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) Mengkaji penerapan strategi Active Learning tipe Everyone is A Teacher Here, (2) Mengkaji perbedaan hasil belajar biologi antar siswa, dan (3) Mengkaji respon siswa terhadap penerapan strategi Active Learning tipe Everyone is A Teacher Here. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah pretest dan posttest, observasi, dan angket. Sampel penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X-8 (kelas eksperimen) dan kelas X-5 (kelas Kontrol) MAN Cirebon 1 dengan purposive sampling. Data hasil penelitian kemudian dianalisis melalui uji normalitas, homogenitas, dan uji T. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Aktivitas siswa meningkat setelah diterapkan strategi Active Learning tipe Everyone is A Teacher Here dengan menggunakan video animasi sebagian besar berada pada kategori baik dengan rata-rata persentasi pencapaian sebesar 30,54%, (2) Terdapat perbedaan peningkatan hasil belajar antara siswa yang menerapkan strategi Active Learning tipe Everyone is A Teacher Here dengan yang menerapkan ceramah, (3) Sikap siswa terhadap penerapan menerapkan strategi Active Learning tipe Everyone is A Teacher Here sebagian besar termasuk dalam kategori kuat dengan persentasi sebesar 75,90%. Siswa memberikan sikap yang baik terhadap penerapan strategi Active Learning tipe Everyone is A Teacher Here pada materi masalah lingkungan.
ANALISA KADAR PROTEIN DAN MIKROBIOLOGI BUMBU BUBUK PENYEDAP RASA BERBAHAN DASAR DAGING IKAN YANG BERBEDA
Authors: Novianti Teni
Published: June 2022

Cita rasa yang terdapat pada daging ikan dapat dikembangkan menjadi olahan seperti bumbu penyedap rasa.  Ikan Kembung (Rastrelliger sp) dan Ikan Layang (Decapterus sp) merupakan salah satu bahan pangan yang mempunyai rasa yang kuat dan menambah nilai gizi pangan seperti protein. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kadar mutu protein dan mutu mikrobiologi dari daging ikan yang berbeda.  Prosedur pada penelitian ini terdiri dari beberapa tahap yaitu pembuatan pembuatan penyedap rasa alami dari daging ikan kembung dan ikan layang, analisa kadar protein dan analisis total mikroba.  Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa bumbu bubuk penyedap rasa terbaik terdapat pada sampel berbahan dasar daging ikan layang dengan kadar protein sebesar 58,26 %, Angka Lempeng Total (ALT) sebesar 7,3 x 103 koloni/gr dan Coliform  < 3 APM/gr.
MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF FERROFLUID FLOW IN A HEATED MICROCHANNEL WITH PERMEABLE WALLS
Authors: Kefene Mesfin , Makinde Daniel , Enyadene Lemi
Published: June 2022

In this paper, we analyze the combined effects of magnetic field, nanoparticles volume fractions, variable viscosity of unsteady ferrofluid flow in a microchannel with parallel permeable walls oriented horizontally whose temperatures are held asymmetrically. Using similarity transformation process, the governing Navier-Stokeâ€™s, energy equations and the associated initial boundary conditions (IBCs) are reduced to a set of dimensionless nonlinear partial differential equations with IBCs. The numerical method used for solving these equations is semi-discretization via centered finite difference with Runge-Kutta Fehlberg integration techniques. The effects of pertinent parameters on dimensionless fluid velocity, temperature, skin friction, Nusselt number are analyzed through graphical depiction using MAPLE software.
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTROMYOGRAPHY SENSOR ACTUATED PROSTHETIC ARM
Authors: Ahsan Prof. Dr. Md. Shamim , Hasan Kazi Mahmud
Published: June 2022

Replacement of missing arms by an active prosthetic arm can improve the quality of life of an amputee. We demonstrate the development of a prosthetic arm by analyzing the electromyography (EMG) signals received from the EMG sensor connected to the muscles of a cleft arm to support disabled people. The prosthetic arm was designed using SolidWorks simulator. After convincing simulation results, we developed the prosthetic arm using 3D printing technology. The robust prosthetic arm was made of polymer for light weight and long durability. We analyzed the EMG signals of different muscles such as forearm and bicep received from several people of different gender and age group. Based on the EMG data, we designed the control unit of the prosthetic arm. Furthermore, we investigated the performance of the EMG sensor actuated prosthetic arm. We believe that, the proposed EMG sensor based prosthetic arm can perform almost like a normal arm.
The Embodiment of the New Woman: Advertisements’ Mobilization of Women’s Bodies Through Co-Optation of Feminist Ideologies
Authors: Baldo-Cubelo Julienne
Published: June 2022

This paper stands on an important feminist notion of “embodiment” which considers the body not just as part of a body-mind dualism but as an essential site for political and personal emancipation. It then proceeds to critique the concept of embodiment of the New Woman as a co-opted notion in twenty (20) beauty product advertisements aired on Philippine free TV from 2010 to 2014. Co-optation in representations is a process of borrowing only surface elements of a progressive philosophy/theory such as feminism while ignoring its other, more important, ideas. New Woman, on the other hand, is a social construction of the modern woman who is supposedly making wise and empowered choices in life. The analysis focuses on how feminism has been co-opted in what the author labels as a “depoliticization project” in these beauty product advertisements.
Internet Literacy: Levels of Literacy Among Selected Filipinos Across Economic Classes
Authors: Portus Lourdes
Published: June 2022

This research probed into the way the Internet had affected the rich and the poor, the young and the old. It investigated selected groups’ initiation into the Internet and how the technology was acquired, appreciated, given meaning and interpretation. Using the Social Construction of Technology Theory, the study revealed that the impact of the Internet on the informants depended on various literacy states where they were located, i.e., Awareness and Acquisition State, the Interpretive State and the Critical State. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions, found that economic standing and age were not factors in reaching the different states of Internet literacy. The comparative study on the acquisition, interpretation and critical regard on the Internet provided insights on the role it played in changing the ways the informants communicate and relate with one another and how they construct meanings and identities reflected in their experiences and ability to adapt and reinvent the technology as appropriate to their particular circumstances.
Visual Artists as Literary Artists: Fantasy and Folklore in 1950s Komiks-to-Film Adaptations
Authors: Arriola Joyce
Published: June 2022

This paper explores how the komiks creator and the filmmaker became the “other” literary artists in the 1950s through the komiks penned during the era and the film adaptations that were drawn from said materials. This paper trains its focus on the deployment of the fantasy genre and the folkloric elements in both the source text and the target text. A great number of the elements from the fantasy genre have been appropriated from foreign models while the folkloric elements were scooped from earlier folk narratives in the Philippines. From komiks, the stories underwent another process of generic mediation through the cinematic adaptation of the pre-existing texts. This process of sourcing fantasy and folklore from komiks to film will be exemplified through sample extant texts such as Tulisang Pugot (1953) and Tucydides (1954), both the Liwayway komiks series and the films by Sampaguita Pictures, Inc. and LVN Pictures, Inc. respectively. The central aim of the paper is to project the role of komiks creator and the filmmaker in representing the “national-popular” life in the 1950s, namely: (1) as “appropriator” of foreign impulses; (2) as “localizer” of borrowed/imported materials; and (3) as “indigenizer” of stories by melding the foreign and the folkloric. The paper will then examine the participation of the visual artists—once obscured and traditionally dismissed as marginal—in reconstituting popular literary consciousness in their time and unofficially doubling as public “intellectuals” of their generation.
The Epal Effect: A Theory-Based Assessment of the “Bawal ang Epal Dito” Campaign for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
Authors: Solis Randy Jay , Baldo-Cubelo Julienne
Published: June 2022

The “Bawal ang Epal Dito” (BAED) campaign was implemented to prevent politicians from taking advantage of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to further their political ambitions. Election campaigns were subject to assessment in preparation for the May 2016 national elections. Assessment covered: (a) the extent and nature of BAED campaign beneficiaries and stake-holders’ awareness, knowledge, and behaviors; (b) channels and messages of the campaign; and (c) its efficiency; (d) and participation in the implementation of the campaign. This research employed a campaign evaluation research design, and used focus group discussion as its main method. The study shows that there are varying levels of awareness, knowledge, and behaviors among the campaign’s primary and secondary audiences. Finally, it is in the matter of efficiency and participation that the campaign was perceived to have fared worst. Recommendations were generated for the enhancement of the BAED campaign for future implementation.
IMPACT OF OPTIMISM & RESILIENCE ON SUBJECTIVE WELLBEING IN ILL INDIVIDUALS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors:   Department of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Bilal Ahmad , Aslam Saira ,   Department of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Masood Sana ,   Department of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACT This research was conducted to examine the impact of optimism and resilience on subjective wellbeing of those individuals who were suffering from any medical illness during COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, survey via questionnaire was conducted on different age groups from 16 to 25 years and a total of 405 responses were received in which 60% were women and students were major portion of sample size. Results showed that there was a weak to moderate significant positive correlation between the three variables. Also, the resilience and optimism significantly predicted the subjective wellbeing. Results also showed that men had better sense of wellbeing as compared to women. This research helps in understanding the effects of pandemic on already ill patients and how these variables impacting their lives and helping them to cope with their illness and pandemic. Keywords: Pandemic, Optimism, Resilience, Wellbeing, Illness.
EXPLORING BADAL AS ZEEST-O-RIWAJ IN PUKHTUN CULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF FEMALES OF VILLAGE GALOCH, SWAT
Authors:   Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, . Rahila , Alam Rao Nadeem ,   Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Published: June 2022

This paper deals with an often-discussed theme ‘Badal’ or revenge among Pashtuns. Albeit; this paper provides the insights into a gendered domain of ‘Badal’ that is the cultural and ritualistic aspect of reciprocity. There are multiple lenses that could be used to explore the ontology of this gendered ‘Badal’; including symbolic violence or the reciprocity through gift and exchange. This paper will explore these layers of epistemological meanings that are embedded in Pashtun Zeest-o-Riwaj or the Pashtun culture and rituals. Badal is what completes a Pashtun; making of Pashtun needs to be understood in its idiosyncratic feature of extended self through his or her commune. Personal identities are submerged and masked by the family or clan identities that constitute the communal and national identity for Pashtuns. This paper is based on the ethnographic fieldwork done in a Yousafzai Pashtun community in the rural setting of Swat district in post-Taliban era. The study brings forth the women centric accounts of Badal or reciprocity in a Pashtun cultural setting. In addition, it probed the question of latent symbolic violence that is either sustained or resisted by the Pashtun womenfolk. It provides hermeneutical insights to the gendered explanations of ghairat (often translated as shame). Even the educated women are involved in domestic chores rather than being employed in a formal setting; therefore, they are usually involved in this strategic reciprocal praxis. Badal as reciprocity is often a skipped topic when etic studies tried to understand the Pakhtunwali. Albeit, when an emic perspective of this ethnography explored the Badal from female perspective; new insights about burden and invisible symbolic violence were made overt. Keywords: Pukhtun, Pukhtunwali, Zeest-o-Riwaj, Badal, Swat, Honor & Taunt.
ОNE-YEAR CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE CARIES-PREVENTIVE EFFECT OF GLASS-IONOMER SEALANT ON NEWLY ERUPTED FIRST PERMANENT MOLARS IN CHILDREN
Authors:   Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria., Shtereva Lilyana , Dimitrova Mariana ,   Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria., Kondeva Veselina ,   Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Published: June 2022

Background: Dental sealant is a material that is applied to pits and fissures in order to prevent the occurrence of occlusal dental caries. The caries-prophylactic effect of sealants on a glass-ionomer basis has not been sufficiently studied, which motivates us to conduct our research. Purpose; To monitor the caries-preventive effect of a glass-ionomer-based sealant after silanization of the newly erupted first permanent molars in children aged 5-6 years. Materials and methods: We started the study with 78 healthy, newly erupted first permanent molars (silanized with Fuji triage, GC), the follow-up was performed at 3,6 and 12 months by visual method on the ICDAS II system, diagnostics under magnification using VistaCam Macro and modified Ryge criteria. After recoding the data obtained from monitoring the occlusal surfaces of the newly erupted first permanent molars, we performed a frequency analysis of the data depending on the absence or presence of caries. Results: In the group of 5-6-year-olds after the application of glass-ionomer-based sealant in the newly erupted first permanent molars, one year after application of the sealant, we assessedver 95% of the examined surfaces as healthy with all diagnostic methods that we used. Conclusion: Glass-ionomer cements used for silanization are the main tool of choice when it is impossible to control moisture, as is the case with newly erupted molars. Despite their significantly low retention, they provide an excellentaries-prophylactic effect.
Do Institutions Cause Growth? Theory and Evidence from some Selected OIC Countries
Authors: Rawashdeh Osamah Hussien Madi , Azid Toseef , Tahir Muhammad
Published: June 2022

The main purpose behind this empirical investigation was to establish a relationship between institutional factors and economic growth. For this purpose, a sample of 40 countries belonging to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is utilized. Panel data for the period 2002-2018 is collected from internationally reliable sources and suitable econometric tools are employed for the estimation purpose. Results revealed that indeed institutional factors matter for achieving higher economic growth. Control of corruption is found to be the main driving forces behind the economic growth of OIC countries. Similarly, constrains both executive and political are detrimental for economic growth. Rule of law and government effectiveness have played a positive role in the growth process; however, they are insignificant statistically. The control variables such as trade openness and mean years of schooling have played their expected positive role in economic growth. Moreover, employment level of the labor force and capital stock have impacted economic growth of these countries positively but insignificantly. The study recommends that countries belonging to the OIC shall move towards control corruption and relax constrains related to both executive and political regime and bring improvement in government and rule of law in order to speed up the process of economic growth. This study has provided detailed understanding about the role of institutions in economic growth both empirically and theoretically for OIC member countries for the first time.
Análise das áreas com risco de inundações urbanas e escorregamentos de terra em três bairros do município de Jundiaí/SP
Authors: Da Costa Andresa Marques , De Oliveira Natália Ester Gomes , Leal Verônica Ferreira de Barros , Molena Caio , Melillo Raquel Carnivalle Silva , Soares Edimar Rodrigues
Published: June 2022

A ocupação inadequada do solo resulta em sérios danos ambientais para a população, como   inundações e escorregamentos de terra, além de causar prejuízos sociais e econômicos. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as áreas com risco de inundações urbanas e escorregamentos em três bairros do município de Jundiaí/SP, com intuito de contribuir com a discussão sobre as ações já implementadas, além de recomendações que sirvam como ponto de partida para futuras formulações de políticas públicas. Os bairros estudados foram Jd. Tamoio, Jd. das Tulipas e Jd. São Camilo. A metodologia adotada envolveu a contextualização e reconhecimento das áreas, identificação de risco; setorização/zoneamento/mapeamento; visitas de campo e propostas de intervenções. As ocupações irregulares estão entre as condicionantes antrópicas mais expressivas na deflagração do risco. Intervenções importantes já foram realizadas pela Defesa Civil do Município - instalação da escada hidráulica, piscinões e sistema de alerta, resultando em melhorias significativas. Entretanto, a quantidade de famílias, a abrangência dos bairros e as condições das ocupações trazem a complexidade e a necessidade de mais intervenções. Por fim, propõe-se como medidas essenciais: educação e conscientização da população local para os riscos de dispensa de lixo e entulho em locais inadequados, bem como para procedimentos em situações de perigo; ação de retirada de entulho e lixo e de programa de manutenção de limpeza; construção de canaletas que direcionem a água pluvial para a escada hidráulica e a ampliação ou construção de nova escada; ampliação e manutenção da rede de esgoto; remanejamento das famílias com moradias em área de risco 4, com posterior demolição das instalações e remoção de entulhos, além de recomposição vegetal da área para proteção do solo a amenização do grau de risco destas áreas e, finalmente, a instalação de um sistema sonoro de alerta para quando houver perigo de escorregamento e inundações.
Három neotropikus lepkefaj eseti felbukkanása Magyarországon (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Nymphalidae)
Authors: Tóth Balázs , Katona Gergely , Bálint Zsolt
Published: June 2022

Az Antichloris eriphia (Fabricius, 1777) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) nőstény imágóját gyűjtötték 1986-ban egy raktárépületben, feltehetően banánszállítmánnyal érkezett. Elpusztult Cissura decora Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) nőstény imágót találtak Észak-Magyarországon, alkatrészeket tartalmazó csomagban. Virágokon szívogató Siproeta epaphus (Latreille, 1813) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) hím példányt figyeltek meg, majd gyűjtöttek be a budapesti Margit-szigeten. A lepke valószínűleg a Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert lepkeházából szökött meg. A bizonyítópéldányok a Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum Lepkegyűjteményében kerültek elhelyezésre. A kimutatott fajok a neotropikus régióban honosak, megtelepedésük Európában valószínűtlen, ezért nem tekinthetők a hazai fauna tagjainak. Nyolc ábrával.
Transakcja zbliżeniowa zrealizowana cudzą kartą płatniczą do kwoty niewymagającej autoryzacji kodem PIN – kradzież (art. 278 § 1 KK, art. 119 § 1 KW) czy kradzież z włamaniem (art. 279 § 1 KK)?
Authors: Szajna Arkadiusz
Published: June 2022

The aim of this publication is to present the issues related to the legal qualification of an act consisting in making a payment with someone else’s payment card in the form of a contactless payment (up to an amount that does not require authorization with a PIN code) by a person who came into possession of the card against the will of its owner. After analyzing the literature and jurisprudence, the author concludes that the theft under the Penal Code or the Code of Petty Offences should be taken into account when classifying the act in law. The indication of the legal provision from the Criminal Code and the Code of Petty Offences results from the fact that theft is a halved act, where the quantum that separates the theft into a crime and an petty offence is the amount of PLN 500.
Znamiona strony przedmiotowej przestępstwa faworyzowania wierzycieli
Authors: Troczyński Krzysztof
Published: June 2022

The paper discusses the problems connected with the subject signs of offence of favoring creditors. Regarding this matter it is particularly important to find the sanctioned norm whose violation may result in criminal liability under the art. 302 § 1 of the Penal Code. For this purpose it is necessary to refer to norms lying outside criminal law, namely to the norms of civil and economic law. The analysis of the norms of the Code of Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Law and the Code of Commercial Companies leads to the conclusion that, in fact, there are no legal norms that would allow the reconstruction of the order in which the debtor shall satisfy his creditors. For this reason it is not possible to apply discussed provision of law correctly, which raises the question of the legitimacy of its existence within current legal system
Glosa do wyroku Sądu Okręgowego w Legnicy z 9 grudnia 2020 r., IV Kz 285/20
Authors: Kłak Czesław
Published: June 2022

Glosa dotyczy pozycji procesowej pokrzywdzonego w postępowaniu nakazowym w sprawach o wykroczenia. Zdaniem autora w obecnym stanie prawnym odpis wy roku nakazowego w sprawach o wykroczenia należy w każdym wypadku doręczyć pokrzywdzonemu, który może złożyć w terminie 7 dni od doręczania wyroku, nie później niż jednocześnie ze sprzeciwem od wyroku nakazowego, oświadczenie, że będzie działał w charakterze oskarżyciela posiłkowego. Nowelizacja kodeksu postępowania karnego z 19 lipca 2019 r. wprowadziła generalny obowiązek doręczania odpisu wyroku nakazowego każdemu pokrzywdzonemu i dotyczy to także postępowania nakazowego w sprawach o wykroczenia. W konsekwencji przewidziano szczególny tryb uzyskania statusu oskarżyciela posiłkowego.
黃銅基板上電化學沉積 ZnO 薄膜之製程參數對微觀結構與壓電特性之影響
Authors: 黃浚峰 黃浚峰 , Chun-Feng Huang 李昆達
Published: June 2022

由於地球資源銳減且汙染日益嚴重，為了解決能源短缺及環境汙染等問題，本研究以低成本及低汙染的電化學沉積法在黃銅基板上製備無毒性的氧化鋅薄膜，並探討不同製程參數所製成的氧化鋅薄膜。如以不同電壓在基板上利用不同的沉積時間、電解液所成長出的氧化鋅薄膜之表面形貌及結晶性差異，及後續熱處理的影響。最後分析不同製程參數所製成的氧化鋅薄膜之壓電特性。從結果中可見，在黃銅基板上所製備出的氧化鋅薄膜皆呈現奈米柱的形貌，藉由提升沉積電壓及沉積時間，可有效提升氧化鋅奈米柱之排列性、形貌對稱性、結晶性。透過控制沉積電壓及電解液，則可有效控制氧化鋅的表面形及成長方向性。而後續 400°C、500°C 的退火熱處理，可有效減少晶體中的缺陷，並有助於提升氧化鋅的結晶性。最後，在壓電測試方面，可觀察到當氧化鋅(002)峰的結晶性的提升，能有效增加氧化鋅壓電元件輸出能力，並發現以沉積電壓為 2.350 V及 0.025 M Zn(NO3)2 + 0.025 M HMTA 的電解液於黃銅基板上進行電化學沉積 2 小時所製備出的氧化鋅壓電元件具有最佳的壓電輸出能力，在 30 Hz 的環境下，其電壓及功率可分別輸出達 2.86 V 及 375 mW。此外，經由後續的退火熱處理雖然能有效提升氧化鋅薄膜的結晶性，但受基板機械性質劣化的影響，導致氧化鋅壓電元件的輸出能力無法達到預期提升的效果。

 

Due to the severe environmental pollution and shortage of energy resources, the development of green energy has emerged drastically. In this study, the low-cost and lowpollution electrochemical deposition method was used to prepare non-toxic zinc oxide films on brass substrates, and piezoelectric devices were fabricated by zinc oxide with the piezoelectric properties to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. In the results, the zinc oxide films prepared on the brass substrate were produced with the structures of nanorods. With the increases of the deposition voltage and deposition time, the alignment, morphological symmetry, and crystallinity of the zinc oxide nanorods could be effectively improved. By tuning the deposition voltage and electrolyte concentration, the surface morphology and the growth direction of zinc oxide could be well controlled. In addition, the annealing with the temperature of 400°C and 500°C could reduce the crystal defects and improve the crystallinity of zinc oxide. Finally, in the tests of piezoelectric devices, it could be observed that when the crystallinity of the zinc oxide (002) peak is improved, the output capability of the piezoelectric device could be increased simultaneously. While 2.350 V and 0.025 M Zn(NO3)2 + 0.025 MHMTA was used as the deposition voltage and the electrolyte in a electrochemical deposition on brass substrate for 2 hours, a device with the best piezoelectric property could be obtained. Furthermore, the subsequent annealing could significantly improve the crystallinity of the zinc oxide film. However, due to the influence of the mechanical properties of the substrate, the output capability of the piezoelectric device could not be achieved.

 
How to Approach the “Other”? Historical Arguments in the Slovak Debate on Asylum
Authors: Walther Eva-Maria
Published: June 2022

In Slovakia as in other Visegrád countries, the question of whether to accept asylum seekers polarized the public sphere in 2015 and continues to cause controversy, with proponents and opponents standing irreconcilably against each other. This article focuses on historical encounters with otherness that are recounted and utilized argumentatively in this debate, examining the diverging cultural approaches to difference that underlie the two positions. Building on ethnographic fieldwork in the Slovak asylum system, and taking a close look at public discourse, the article analyzes the four historical references that are deployed most frequently in such arguments: the Ottoman conquest, the social situation of Roma, Slovak emigration, and multiculturalism in the interwar period. The interpretations of history generated from these episodes differ: not only in their moral evaluation of difference as something desirable or dangerous but also in their base assumption with respect to whether diversity is normal or an anomaly and whether it is something that can be prevented or reversed, as opposed to something that must be acknowledged and managed.
Frequency of Bacterial Vaginosis and its Fetomaternal Consequences: A prospective study
Authors: Khan Shaza , Iqbal Muhammad Asim , Munir Ayesha , Gul Pari Imam , Mumtaz Asma , Aslam Mian Adnan
Published: June 2022

Aim: To evaluate the incidence rate of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women and to ascertain its obstetric consequences. Study design: A prospective, cohort study Place & duration of study: From 3rd June 2020 to 3rd June 2021 in the gynecology department of Nishtar Medical Hospital. Methodology: A total of 250 pregnant women who have surpassed their 10 weeks of gestation were included in the study. Vaginal swab samples were collected and microbiological testing was performed. Nugent scores and Amsel's composite criteria were used for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis and classifying women into bacterial vaginosis, non-bacterial vaginosis, and intermediate bacterial vaginosis. A mid-sample urine sample was also cultured to diagnose urinary tract infection in analyzed women. All women were then followed-up during the remaining pregnancy course for adverse antenatal events and newborn conditions were also observed. Results: Out of the total of 250 women, 19.2% were diagnosed positive for bacterial vaginosis. Candidiasis was the second-largest reported infection among the analyzed women affecting 4.8% of women. Bacterial vaginosis was significantly higher in women aged between 18-25 years, in nulliparous women, and those in lower social class (p<0.05). Abortion (6.25%), preterm labor (43.7%), premature rupture of membranes (PROM) (27%), and puerperal pyrexia (4.1%) were the most considerable adverse outcomes and were significantly higher in the bacterial vaginosis group. Conclusion: Bacterial vaginosis is significantly higher in pregnant women and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as abortion, preterm labor, puerperal pyrexia, and premature rupture of membranes. Keywords: Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal infections, pregnant women, urinary tract infection, fetomaternal outcomes
Association between Left Ventricular Thrombus Formation and Adverse Outcomes in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction Patients who had Undergone Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Hussain Saadat , Kabeer Hafiz Abdul , Shahzad Amir , Aslam Mian Adnan
Published: June 2022

Aim: To investigate the association between left ventricular thrombosis (LVT) and adverse cardio-cerebrovascular events in anterior acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients who had undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Study design: A retrospective study. Study place and duration: From 22nd Oct 2020 to 22nd Oct 2021 at the Cardiology department of Ch.Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology Multan. Methodology: The study included patients who were identified with anterior acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and received primary percutaneous intervention within the first 12 hours following onset. Patients were specifically evaluated for being treated with oral vitamin K antagonists (VKA) at discharge along with their assessment of the international normalized ratio (INR). The primary endpoint was considered as the occurrence of major cardio-cerebrovascular events, the secondary endpoint was the resolution of thrombus in LVT patients within 1 year. Results: 4(6.6%) patients were diagnosed with LVT within a month after disease onset and 56(93%) without LVT. During one year follow up, 6(10%) patients without LVT and 1(22%) patient with LVT had gone through MACCE event at least once. According to univariate analysis, LVT is related to an increase in the risk of MACCE events. The rate of heart failure differed significantly (OR = 3.42, 95% CI (1.3-4.6)). Within a year of onset, LVT was an independent predictor of MACCE (HR =2.3, 95% CI (1.11-6.40)). Moreover, in patients with INR ≥ 2 risk of MACCE was less as compared to those with INR < 2. Conclusion: LVT is an independent predictor of 1 year adverse cardio-cerebrovascular events in subjects with ant-AMI who had undergone PPCI. Within therapeutic range ≥2 treatment consists of triple therapy. It can potentially reduce the rate of MACCE events and increase the dissolution of the thrombosis. Keywords: Left venous thrombosis, anterior myocardial infarction, adverse coronary outcomes, primary cutaneous infarction,
Comparison of Pre and Post Tonsillectomy Clinical Assessment of Weight with Increase in Weight in Children
Authors: Naeem M . , Javaid Waqas , Akbar Raana A. , Andleeb Hira , Bukhari Syed T. , Munir Sultan B. , Fatima Maryam , Sarwar Mirza M.
Published: June 2022

Background: Tonsils and adenoid are part of local immunity near the entrance of respiratory and digestive tracts. However they may become infected and can be a source of chronic or recurrent infections and can lead to OSAS if enlarged. In case of significant morbidity surgical resection is indicated. Aim: To study the relationship between tonsillectomy and increase in weight in children. Setting: ENT Unit II of Fatima Jinnah Medical University and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore Duration: 1st February 2021 to 31st January 2022. Study design: Quasi experimental study Method: All patients of 5 to 9 years of age with history of recurrent tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome were included. Total of 88 patients selected with non probability convenient sampling. Clinical assessment was done for recurrent and chronic tonsillitis and tonsil hypertrophy causing OSAS. Pre operative weight measured and compared with post operative weight at 3 months follow up. Results: Out of 88 participants 74(84.1%) have recurrent tonsillitis and 75(85.2%) have OSAS. Mean pre operative weight was 16.6591 kg and mean post operative weight was 19.8182 kg. Paired sample t test was applied and p value was calculated which was statistically significant. Conclusion: There is a significant increase in weight after tonsillectomy in children at 3 months follow up that is beneficial in terms of quality of life, school performances, behavior and mental well being. Keywords: Recurrent tonsillitis, Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, Tonsillectomy, Nocturnal enuresis, Chronic tonsillitis.
Hypoalbuminemia in COVID-19 patients: A Predictor of Poor Outcome
Authors: Hashmi Mubashar Sultan , Ashraf Mudassar , Aslam Umbreen , Khalid Muhammad Sohail , Nawaz Zahra , Rana Muhammad Asim
Published: June 2022

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly spread to become a pandemic. Most studies demonstrate that increased liver enzymes in COVID-19 have little clinical relevance. In severe COVID-19, lower albumin levels are seen. Aim: To see how hypoalbuminemia levels affect the COVID-19 patients. Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and duration of study: Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore and Bahria International Hospital, Lahore from 10th January 2021 to 17th September 2021. Methodology: Sixty-seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 on RT-PCR were recruited. They were further divided into two groups. Group N (normal albumin levels) had thirty-six participants whereas group HA (hypoalbuminemia) contained thirty-one participants. Both males and females of all age groups, having complete medical records were included. Biochemical variables were noted from the medical record within 48 to 72 hours after admission. Twenty eight days follow up was done to note the mortality. Patients having incomplete medical records who expired within 2 days after admission were excluded. Results: A significantly higher number of deaths, lymphopenia, hypertensive, diabetics, and asthmatic participants were found in Group HA as compared to Group N. Hypoalbuminemia is mostly seen in older age and biochemical variables such as total leukocyte count and, neutrophils were elevated, whereas lower levels of lymphocytes were found in group HA. Lower lymphocytes and higher creatinine levels are the most prevalent predictors of mortality. The Pearson’s correlation of albumin with lymphocytes showed a positive correlation and inverse correlation with TLC, Neutrophil counts, CRP levels Conclusion: The group HA is associated with higher mortality and increased levels of prognostic factors of mortality. Keywords: Hypoalbuminemia, SARS-CoV-2, Mortality, Predictive importance, Therapeutic benefits, Inflammatory markers
Risk Assessment of Hepatitis B Patients of Northern Areas of Pakistan: A case control study
Authors: Jadoon Alamzeb , Khan Muhammad Adil , Safdar Muhammad , Marwat Zahid Irfan , Gohier Ayesha , Farooq Muhammad Umer , Marwat Safdar Irfan
Published: June 2022

Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) is a common chronic viral disease that affects liver. About 7% people worldwide are infected with HBV with the majority of the cases seen in developing countries with limited medical facilities. It is a blood-borne disease and contributing factors for risk assessment varies from place to place. Aim: To acquire key factors for risk assessment of hepatitis B patients of the northern area of Pakistan. Methods: A case-control study was done among the patients visiting Ayub Teaching Hospital for a regular checkup. The sample included 80 cases and 80 controls by the non-probability convenient method. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS 23. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, p values and odds ratio were calculated. Results: A total of 160 subjects were included in this study(80 controls & 80 cases of HBV. Mean age for cases was 38.74±13.597 years. Odds ratios and p values were calculated for different factors. The odds ratio for a history of blood transfusion, sharing toothbrushes, eliciting injectable drugs, history of recent dental procedure and surgical procedure were 1.581, 1.116, 2.206, 1.581 and 1.165 respectively. Conclusion: Although not significant, yet, low socioeconomic status, family history and piercing ears/nose and tattoos resulted in a higher percentage ascontributing factors of HBV infection. In Northern areas of Pakistan, these factors for risk assessment of hepatitis B should be kept in mind and proper disease awareness and primary prevention program should be observed. Keywords: Hepatitis B virus (HBV), risk assessment, Northern areas, KPK, Pakistan.
Role of High Power Laser Therapy on Pain Reduction in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Authors: Qayyum Hafiz Ammar , Arsalan Syed Asadullah , Tanveer Fahad , Ahmad Ashfaq , . Javaria , Gilani Syed Amir
Published: June 2022

Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome also known as chondromalacia patella is a very common musculoskeletal disorder in adolescents and athletes. The underlying cause of PFPS is unknown, but some medical experts believe that pain in the knee area is caused by other soft tissue, muscular, and biomechanical abnormalities. If PFPS is not treated in a controlled manner, then it can cause quadriceps muscle weakness. PFPS affects both adults and teens with a prevalence rate of 23% for most people. The prevalence of PFPS is higher for women compared to men. Usually, the diagnosis of PFPS is slow because there is a cluster of signs and symptoms. Aim: To determine the effects of high power laser therapy on pain reduction in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Methodology: It is a RCT (randomized controlled trial). There were two groups i.e. Control group (routine physiotherapy) and treatment group(routine physiotherapy + Hi power laser therapy) with 33 patients in each group (total of 66 participants of study). VAS scoring was used to interpret the data. The data was analyzed statistically and then was compared to study the difference between two groups. Results: The data was statistically analyzed and showed the difference between two groups of the study. The value of P is less than 0.05 which was considered significant. Conclusion: It is concluded that the patients who receive HPLT (high power laser therapy) along with routine physiotherapy showed better results and progress in pain reduction than those who only receive routine physiotherapy treatment. Keywords: High Power Laser therapy, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Visual Analogue Scale
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter Pylori in Plaque Psoriasis at Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Iram Samra , Rahman Atiya , Shafiq Omar , Anwar Ayesha , Rafique Shamaila , Tahir Moizza , Malik Naveed Akhtar
Published: June 2022

Background: Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory skin disorder whose aetiology is largely unknown. Several microorganisms, including Helicobacter pylori, have been identified as triggering factors for the disease. Aims: To determine the frequency of seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in chronic plaque psoriasis and to determine any relationship between sero-positivity to H. pylori and severity of chronic plaque psoriasis. Study design: Cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: Department of Dermatology, Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi from 1st September 2020 to 31st March 2021. Methods: Eighty three patients of chronic plaque psoriasis were enrolled. Psoriasis Area Severity Index was calculated in each patient to determine the severity of psoriasis. Seroprevalence was confirmed by IgG anti H. pylori antibody in sera detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Results: Mean age was 46.67±15.32 years. Majority of the patients, 46(55.42%) were between 46 to 70 years of age. Sixty three (75.90%) were males and 20(24.10%) were females. Sixty four (77.11%) of the patients showed sero-positivity to underlying helicobacter pylori infection. Frequency of seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori increased with severity of plaque psoriasis (p=0.0001). Conclusion: Chronic plaque psoriasis is associated with high frequency of H. pylori infection and statistically significant correlation was found between severity of psoriasis and underlying H. pylori infection. Keywords: Psoriasis, Chronic plaque psoriasis, H. pylori, Infection, Frequency, Association
Frequency of Preterm Labour in Women Presenting with Short Interpregnancy Interval
Authors: . Rukhsana , Khan Farzana , Ramzan Summiya , Kamal Rehana , Khan Roona
Published: June 2022

Background: Short interpregnancy intervals have an adverse effect on maternal and neonatal outcome. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of preterm labour in women presenting with short interpregnancy interval. Aim: To determine the frequency of preterm labour in women presenting with short interpregnancy interval. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit 2, Sandeman Hospital, Quetta from 8th December 2018 to 8th June 2019. Methodology: One hundred and ninety three patients were enrolled. After taking informed written consent history and clinical examination was done and all the follow-ups were monitored till the complete 37 weeks of gestation or the outcome i.e. preterm labour. Result: The mean age of mothers was 27.057±3.942 years. The mean interpregnancy interval was 14.880±2.084 months. The preterm labour was noted in 32 women (16.6%). Conclusion: Short interpregnancy interval was commonly observed in preterm labour. Awareness programs and family planning would prove advantageous in minimizing its associated risk both for mother and the newborn. Keywords: Preterm labour, Small for gestation age, Awareness programs, Pregnancy interval
تقييم المناهج التعليمية الرقمية من وجهة نظر طلبة كلية التربية في جامعة حماة
Authors: عدنان الحسن أسماء
Published: June 2022

هدف الدراسة الحالية إلى تقييم المناهج التعليمية الرقمية من وجهة نظر الطلبة مستخدمي هذه المناهج، وتعرف الفروق تبعاً لمتغيرات (النوع الاجتماعي، والبرنامج الجامعي، والسنة الدراسية)، وكذلك تعرف أسباب عدم استخدام بقية الطلبة لهذه المناهج. استخدم المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتكونت العينة من (408) طالباً وطالبة، واستخدمت أداة الاستبانة لتقييم المناهج التعليمية الرقمية والمكونة من (25) بنداً، وبينت النتائج: أن تقييم المناهج التعليمية الرقمية من وجهة نظر العينة جاء بمستوى متوسط، وجاء بُعد (مضمون المناهج التعليمية الرقمية) في المرتبة الأولى يليه بُعد (طريقة عرض المناهج التعليمية الرقمية). ولا يوجد فرق دال إحصائياً بين متوسطي درجات أفراد العينة على الاستبانة تبعاً لمتغير النوع الاجتماعي، بينما يوجد فرق دال إحصائياً تبعاً لمتغير السنة الدراسية، لصالح طلبة السنة الرابعة. ولا يوجد فرق دال إحصائياً بين متوسطي درجات أفراد العينة على الاستبانة ككل وعلى بُعد (طريقة عرض المناهج التعليمية الرقمية) تبعاً لمتغير البرنامج الجامعي، بينما وجد فرق دال إحصائياً على بُعد (مضمون المناهج التعليمية الرقمية) لصالح البرنامج الجامعي رياض الأطفال. السبب الأول لعدم استخدام بعض الطلبة المناهج التعليمية الرقمية كان مشكلات شبكة الإنترنت بنسبة (73.8%). أوصت الدراسة الحالية بإجراء دورات تدريبية لأعضاء الهيئة التعليمية بهدف تدريبهم على كيفية إعداد المناهج التعليمية الرقمية وتنمية مهاراتهم، وتعديل المناهج وتطويرها وتحديثها من حين لآخر لتكون مناسبة للتطبيق المحوسب، والاطلاع على خبرات الدول الأخرى التي اعتمدت على هذا النوع من التعليم.
The Effect of Salt Percentage Difference on the Nutritional Quality of Fermented Climbing Perch (Anabas Testudineus Bloch) Wadi from Central Kalimantan
Authors: Senas Petrus
Published: June 2022

Wadi is a traditional fish fermentation product in semi-wet whole fish, a bit black (close to the colour of fresh fish), chewy texture with a distinctive aroma of fermented fish salty taste. Wadi is processed by dry salting in a tightly closed container with a high salt concentration (> 25%) at room temperature for 7 days to several months until the aroma of the wadi is formed. This study aims to determine the effect of giving different salt levels to the nutrition of fermented climbing perch fish wadi. The design used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. This study showed that the higher salt content in the body of fish affects increasing levels of ash, carbohydrates and lowering the content of water, protein, and fat.
Impacts of Insurgency and Sensationalism on Eco-tourist Decision Making (TDM)
Authors: Dar Hafizullah , Najar Parwaiz Ahmad
Published: June 2022

The research questions of this qualitative study focuses on learning about the impacts of insurgency and sensationalism on Eco-TDM in the Kashmir valley. Thematic Analysis and Content analysis research techniques were adopted to conduct this study. It is evident from the findings that insurgency and sensationalism have negative impacts on Eco-TDM. (Rajgarhya, 2020). Studies clarified that Sensationalism does have influence on Eco-TDM more than insurgency (Frye, William, 2005). According to results, the existence of insurgency and sensationalism in the Valley has changed the perception of eco-tourists critically concerning the image of Kashmir as a safe tourist destination. Sensationalism nullifies the positive thoughts, images, and feelings of tourists and compels them to reconsider their decision towards the destination visit.
Biportal endoscopic surgery for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine
Authors:   N.N. Priorov Central Institute for Trauma and Orthopedics of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Pereverzev Vladimir S , Shvets Vladimir V ,   N.N. Priorov Central Institute for Trauma and Orthopedics of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Chernova Nadezhda A ,   N.N. Priorov Central Institute for Trauma and Orthopedics of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Published: June 2022

Biportal endoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive innovative method of treatment, where two ports are used, one for visualization, the other for surgical instruments. In this article we describe the biportal endoscopic technique for laminectomy and discectomy, as well as discuss the features of these interventions in degenerative diseases of the spine.
130 Years since the Writing of the First Guide to the Methodology of the Bulgarian Language
Authors:   Institure of Literature, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Mihaylov Petar
Published: June 2022

The reason for writing is the 130th anniversary of the appearance of this first methodology, studying our native language. It turns out that the ideas and observations shared by Vela Blagoeva are working and important for our era - terminology such as: reading literacy, functional literacy, are particularly relevant. The connection between a specific literary work of art and its linguistic analysis is an aspiration of the overall teaching of BEL. The idea of systematization in the educational process is a requirement that is fundamental in our methodological work today. V. Blagoeva's work is the production, the compilation of a complete student written text. The practical direction in the guide proposed by the author is the main aspiration of our pedagogical work today. Of interest is the connection between picture and language sense, interpretation, speaking skills.