bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tumor de Buschke-Lowenstein: um relato de caso
Authors: Tiedje Amanda Roepke , Sommacal Luiz Fernando , Elpo Jhonathan Alcides , Vieira Mariana Schmidt , Trapani Júnior Alberto
Published: February 2022

Introdução: O condiloma acuminado gigante, ou tumor de Buschke-Lowenstein, é uma forma rara de apresentação do condiloma acuminado anogenital, doença sexualmente transmissível relacionada ao papilomavírus humano. Relato do caso: Paciente do sexo feminino, 17 anos, portadora de diabetes melito tipo 1, foi admitida na emergência clínica por cetoacidose diabética, e o exame físico evidenciou uma lesão vegetante gigante na região anogenital, de aspecto verrucoso, com cerca de 15 centímetros de diâmetro. A paciente nunca havia procurado avaliação médica anteriormente por conta disso. Foi realizada biópsia da lesão que evidenciou lesão de padrão condilomatoso e com crescimento exofítico e endofítico. A paciente foi submetida a excisão local do tumor. Atualmente encontra-se em seguimento ambulatorial, sem recidiva do tumor até o momento. Conclusão: O tumor de Buschke-Lowenstein é uma variante rara de condiloma, uma lesão tumoral extensa e volumosa na região genital, anal e/ou perianal. Há evidência de que seja causado pelo vírus papiloma humano, estando implicados os tipos 6 e 11. Sua incidência vem aumentando, associada a estados de imunossupressão. Nesses pacientes costumam ser mais agressivo e com alto índice de recidiva. É frequentemente subdiagnosticado por ser clinicamente indistinguível de um condiloma. Apesar de características histológicas benignas, ocorrem transformações em carcinoma verrucoso e carcinoma escamoso celular entre 30–56% dos casos. E tem um comportamento localmente invasor, gerando grande desconforto, constrangimento e prejuízo às atividades diárias do paciente. O tratamento preconizado é a excisão conservadora, porém, em casos graves, pode ser indicada até amputação abdominoperineal, e uma característica muito frequente do tumor de BuschkeLowenstein é a sua tendência em recidivar, com índices de recorrência em torno de 60%. Este caso reforça o papel da imunossupressão e do papilomavírus humano no desenvolvimento e diagnóstico do tumor de Buschke-Lowenstein, bem como da importância do tratamento cirúrgico desses tumores.
Avaliação da resposta ao tratamento para hepatite C crônica em um centro especializado do Sul do Brasil nos anos de 2018 a 2020
Authors: Oizumi Roberto Ferreira , Luz Katy Regina da Silva , Cirico Gisele , Revers Aline Ferreira Leite , Gaboardi Diana Mara , Soares Edina Joana , Horvath Josana Aparecida Dranka , Pitondo Wanila Arroyo Luiz , Weschenfelder Marcia Claudete , Cavalli Luciana Osório
Published: February 2022

Introdução: Os novos antivirais de ação direta modificaram radicalmente o panorama da hepatite C. Medicamentos bem tolerados e seguros, possibilitando tratamentos curtos e eficazes. Objetivo: Avaliar a resposta virológica sustentada dos portadores de hepatite C crônica tratados no Centro Especializado de Doenças Infecto-Parasitárias de Cascavel (PR) de 2018 a 2020 e estratificá-los conforme sexo, idade, genótipo, fibrose hepática e coinfecção com vírus da imunodeficiência humana. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva dos prontuários de pacientes tratados por hepatite C crônica de 01/01/2018 a 31/12/2020 no Centro Especializado de Doenças Infecto-Parasitárias de Cascavel. As informações foram coletadas utilizando uma tabela contendo as variáveis. Os dados foram digitados em planilha eletrônica do programa LibreOffice Calc, procedendo-se à análise descritiva. Resultados: No período avaliado foram tratados 101 pacientes, 64 (63%) homens e 37 (37%) mulheres. Predominou a faixa etária entre 40 e 59 anos com 64 pacientes (63%), 22 (22%) tinham 60 anos ou mais e 15 (15%) entre 18 e 39 anos. Houve predomínio do genótipo 1 com 59 pacientes (58%), seguido pelo genótipo 3 em 39 (39%) e genótipo 2 em 3 (3%). Apenas três pacientes (3%) apresentavam coinfecção por vírus da imunodeficiência humana/vírus da hepatite C. A maioria dos pacientes não apresentava diagnóstico de cirrose hepática, totalizando 84 (83%), enquanto 17 (17%) eram cirróticos. Os tratamentos administrados, em sua maioria, tiveram duração de 12 semanas: 94 (93%). Cinco (5%) tiveram duração de 24 semanas e dois (2%) de oito semanas. Atingiram resposta virológica sustentada 87 pacientes (86%), um paciente (1%) não alcançou resposta virológica sustentada, cinco foram a óbito durante ou poucas semanas após o término do tratamento e oito (8%) não retornaram até o momento para avaliação da resposta. Conclusão: Considerando os pacientes que concluíram o tratamento e realizaram avaliação da resposta virológica sustentada, a taxa encontrada foi de 98,8%, em conformidade com os resultados encontrados na literatura médica.
Perfil epidemiológico do tratamento da sífilis em unidade de saúde de referência em São Luís (MA)
Authors: França Carolina Moreti Câmara , Cantanhede Ana Beatriz Santos , Azevedo Conceição de Maria Pedrozo e Silva de , Santos Carlos Henrique Rodrigues dos , Aires Daniel Cutrim , Ribeiro Júnior José Estevam , Leitão Lara Eliza Sousa , Batista Luis Augusto Silva , Leite Júnior Vitaliano de Oliveira
Published: February 2022

Introdução: A sífilis é uma infecção bacteriana sistêmica de evolução crônica causada pelo agente Treponema pallidum. É uma doença reemergente no Brasil e persiste como um grave problema de saúde pública, e, diante desse impacto, é importante que os municípios reconheçam a gravidade da doença localmente para estabelecer estratégias de ação de diagnóstico e tratamento. Objetivo: Conhecer o perfil clínico-epidemiológico de pacientes infectados por sífilis na Unidade Básica de Saúde Bairro de Fátima. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo observacional, descritivo e retrospectivo, analisando o perfil epidemiológico de casos de sífilis registrados na Unidade Básica de Saúde Bairro de Fátima no período de 2019 a 2020 por meio de registros da unidade. Resultados: Houve 193 casos reportados de sífilis adquirida na unidade de saúde, entre os quais apenas 3% eram de gestantes. A média de idade dos pacientes foi de 40,6 anos (desvio padrão=15,6). Os títulos de Estudo Laboratorial de Doenças Venéreas encontrados nos pacientes que fizeram o exame variaram entre 1 e 8/260, 2 e 1/2.048, destacadamente títulos de 1/64 (22,3%) e 1/2 (17,4%). Entre os pacientes analisados, 62% confirmadamente começaram o tratamento e, desses, 90,8% concluíram, em sua maioria utilizando o fármaco padrão recomendado, penicilina benzatina. Conclusão: O estudo evidencia uma prevalência alta de sífilis na Unidade Básica de Saúde, que capta parte expressiva dos casos de sífilis adquirida do município. Dentro da unidade há um destaque para adultos na faixa etária de 40 anos vindo com títulos de Estudo Laboratorial de Doenças Venéreas em faixas baixas a moderadas, dos quais a maioria conclui o tratamento.
Esquemas de tratamento para sífilis congênita em recémnascidos durante o período de escassez de penicilina em Fortaleza, Nordeste do Brasil
Authors: Rocha Ana Fatima Braga , Araújo Maria Alix Leite , Taylor Melanie M. , Kara Edna O. , Broutet Nathalie Jeanne Nicole , Oliveira Ana Karinne Dantas de
Published: February 2022

Introdução: No ano de 2015, Fortaleza (CE) vivenciou um período de escassez de penicilina (benzatina, cristalina e procaína), necessária para o tratamento das gestantese bebês com sífilis. Objetivo: Identificar os esquemas de tratamentos utilizados para sífilis congênita durante escassez de penicilina. Métodos: Estudo transveral realizado com os nascidos vivos notificados com sífilis congênita no ano de 2015. A coleta ocorreu de junho de 2017 a julho de 2018 a partir das informações das fichas de notificação e prontuários. Consideraram-se tratamento adequado os esquemas propostos nos protolocos nacionais. Este estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética da Universidade de Fortaleza com parecer n. 2.110.189. Resultados: Dos 469 recém-nascidos incluídos nesta análise, 210 (44,8%) foram tratados com um esquema adequado. Como opções terapêuticas alternativas, a ceftriaxona foi utilizada em 65 (13,8%) recém-nascidos, a cefazolina em 15 (3,2%) e a associação de mais de um medicamento em 179 (38,2%). Entre esses últimos, a maioria, 159 (88,8%), recebeu penicilina cristalina como droga inicial para o tratamento. Conclusão: Durante o período de escassez de penicilina em Fortaleza, menos da metade dos nascidos vivos notificados com sífilis congênita foram tratados com esquemas adequados. Os demais receberam tratamento com medicamentos disponíveis no hospital de nascimento incluindo medicamentos que não fazem parte das recomendações nacionais. Preocupa-se com as repercussões desses tratamentos e reforça-se a importância de acompanhamento dessas crianças para avaliar a necessidade de retratamento.
Violência sexual entre imigrantes e refugiados de Goiás: prevalência e fatores associados
Authors: Silva Grazielle Rosa da Costa e , Silva Carla de Almeida , Martins Thaynara Lorrane Silva , Moura Winny Éveny Alves , Montalvão Lorrany Brito , Cunha Karine Alves , Caetano Karlla Antonieta Amorim , Pacheco Leonora Rezende , Teles Sheila Araújo , Carneiro Megmar Aparecida dos Santos
Published: February 2022

Introdução: A migração é inerente à humanidade e, independentemente dos motivos de deslocamento, várias barreiras são enfrentadas pela população imigrante estrangeira e refugiada. A violação de direitos humanos, aqui representada pelos abusos sexuais, vêm aumento nesse grupo emergente e, consequentemente, o risco de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis. Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência do relato de violência sexual entre imigrantes e refugiados de Goiás e seus fatores associados. Métodos: Estudo transversal realizado de julho de 2019 a janeiro de 2020. Participaram 312 imigrantes e refugiados da região do Centro Goiano, Goiás. Foram incluídos indivíduos que relataram já ter iniciado atividade sexual. Todos foram entrevistados a partir de perguntas sobre dados sociodemográficos, imigração e comportamentos sexuais. A relação entre as variáveis preditoras e o relato de violência sexual foi analisada por meio da regressão logística. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Resultados: Participaram 312 indivíduos, sendo 56,4% homens e 43,6% mulheres. A maioria possuía idade entre 30 e 49 anos (51,3%), união estável (53,9%) e escolaridade de 6 a 12 anos (44,1%). Em relação às características de migração, 67,9% eram provenientes do Haiti (67,9%), enquanto 36,3% da Venezuela (26,3%); 23,4% viviam na condição de refugiados e 55,4% estavam no Brasil havia menos de um ano. A prevalência do relato de relação sexual forçada foi de 9,3%. As variáveis ser mulher (odds ratio=3,1, intervalo de confiança 95% 1,3–7,5) e ter feito sexo com parceria sabidamente portadora de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis (odds ratio=7,6, intervalo de confiança 95% 1,6–36) foram associados significativamente à violência sexual. Conclusão: Os dados afirmam uma condição presente de vulnerabilidade entre os imigrantes e refugiados investigados. É importante destacar o processo de feminização da imigração estrangeira e a necessidade de ações de educação em saúde visando ao empoderamento da mulher e à prevenção da saúde sexual.
Association between the use of dating apps and sexually transmitted infections among college students: a literature review
Authors: Langkamer Marcos Filipe Bueno , Mariz Fabiana Nunes de Carvalho , Carmo Carolina Barbosa Carvalho do , Dias Luis Regagnan , Sousa Adriany Brito , Cardoso Nicole Nogueira , Oliveira Cristhiane Campos Marques de , Araújo Carla Nunes de
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Although dating applications (apps) have become increasingly popular, there is a scarcity of information regarding the sexual behavior implications among young adults. Objective: This study aims to investigate the association between the use of dating apps and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among college students. Methods: A literature review was conducted to examine the influence of dating apps usage by college students on risky sexual behavior. The search for suitable studies was carried out on March 2021 with the research database PubMed using the following keywords: sexually transmitted infections, dating applications, sexual behavior, and college students. Studies published during the past 5 years were included. Results: Five articles met the inclusion criteria. The use of dating apps was associated with more sexual partners and the frequency of having multiple sexual partners was higher for men. Besides, men who used dating apps had a lower protective attitude than those who did not use dating apps. In contrast, female dating app users had a higher protective attitude. Most women requested the use of a condom. Moreover, there is an association between being a user of dating apps and having unprotected sexual intercourse with more lifetime sexual partners and having a casual sex partner without using a condom in their sexual intercourse experience. They were less likely to have condom use consistently and more likely not to have used condoms the last time they had sexual intercourse. Not having a condom or trust/repeated encounters and not realizing the necessity of using condoms in sexual intercourse were some of the reasons for unsafe sex. Conclusion: The use of dating apps seems to be associated with a high number of sexual partners and unprotected sexual intercourse, which can be associated with higher susceptibility to STI. University education about risky behaviors and STI is imperative.
Estudo retrospectivo transversal do perfil dos portadores de vírus da imunodeficiência humana do sul do estado do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Silveira Thiago , Oliveira Júnior Reynaldo , Filgueiras Sheila , Eurico Bruno
Published: February 2022

Introdução: A infecção pelo vírus vírus da imunodeficiência humana corresponde a um grande desafio para a saúde pública. Entender a infecção não só a partir de sua fisiopatologia torna-se uma necessidade para o controle da doença. Objetivo: O estudo busca traçar o perfil dos portadores de vírus da imunodeficiência humana/aids na região do Médio Paraíba do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, contribuindo, dessa forma, para o entendimento da infecção nessa região do estado. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em 12 municípios situados na região do Médio Paraíba. Foram utilizados dados extraídos das bases de dados do Departamento de Vigilância e Saúde do Ministério da Saúde a partir dos casos de vírus da imunodeficiência humana/aids notificados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação e declarados no Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade, observando-se recorte temporal de 1980 a 2018. Resultados: O estudo demonstra que a região possui índice elevado da infecção comparado ao Brasil e que os homens são os mais prevalentes à infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana na região, portanto as mulheres são as que mais tardiamente buscam o diagnóstico. No que se refere à raça, os brancos são os mais predominantes e, quanto ao grau de instrução, observa-se que pessoas com menor grau de instrução são as mais acometidas. Aregião ainda conta com uma população jovem infectada perto dos 10% dos infectados e a transmissão vertical ainda é existente. Conclusão: Observa-se que na região deve-se intensificar a educação em saúde para promoção e prevenção da doença, investir na atenção a mulher com vírus da imunodeficiência humana, de modo a reduzir a não adesão e, assim, a transmissão vertical.
Apendicite tuberculosa como a primeira manifestação clínica de aids — relato de caso
Authors: Kuzma Andressa Caroline , Schutz Eduardo Augusto , Guedes Sthefanny Josephine Klein Ottoni , Valadão Winicius Gomes , Santos Caroline Gonçalves dos , Zancanaro Rodrigo Bianchi , Morais Carlos Floriano de , Negrello Elisa Carolina de Almeida , Forgiarini Elaine Aparecida , Moroni Juliana Gerhardt
Published: February 2022

Introdução: A manifestação extrapulmonar da tuberculose apendicular é uma entidade clínica rara, com uma incidência relatada de 0,1–0,6% dos casos, sendo a tuberculose do apêndice causando apendicite aguda ainda menos comum. A tuberculose é hoje a principal causa de óbito por doença infecciosa em pessoas vivendo com vírus da imunodeficiência humana/aids, constituindo um problema de saúde pública em razão de sua morbimortalidade. Objetivo: Relatar caso clínico de coinfecção vírus da imunodeficiência humana e tuberculose apresentando-se como apendicite tuberculosa. Métodos: Estudo descritivo por meio da análise retrospectiva de prontuário médico eletrônico. Resultados: Homem de 23 anos foi admitido em pronto atendimento de hospital de referência apresentando queixas de calafrios, hiporexia, náuseas, vômitos e dor abdominal periumbilical com migração para fossa ilíaca direita, sugerindo apendicite aguda, sendo submetido a apendicectomia. Enquanto aguardava o resultado da biópsia, o paciente evoluiu com tosse seca, febre vespertina e emagrecimento. A tomografia de tórax revelou múltiplos pequenos nódulos, compatíveis com tuberculose miliar. A biópsia do apêndice revelou apendicite granulomatosa, com granulomas com necrose caseosa, teste de bacilos álcool-ácido resistentes positivo e pesquisa de fungos negativa. Em virtude das evidências clínico-patológicas, foi solicitada sorologia para vírus da imunodeficiência humana, com resultado reagente, assim como o Estudo Laboratorial de Doenças Venéreas (1:64) e FTA-ABs. Instituíram-se terapia com benzilpenicilina (sífilis latente tardia) e esquema básico para tuberculose após duas semanas de iniciada terapia antirretroviral, visando minimizar risco de síndrome de reconstituição imune. Quatro meses após houve nova piora, com diagnóstico de tuberculose meníngea, prolongando o esquema de tratamento e com melhora clínica em tratamento ambulatorial. Conclusão: A suspeição clínica de tuberculose como diagnóstico diferencial de apendicite foi essencial para diagnóstico correto e tratamento oportuno do paciente. Uma vez que as infecções sexualmente transmissíveis comumente são diagnosticadas conjuntamente, reforçar políticas públicas de saúde que permitam o diagnóstico precoce do vírus da imunodeficiência humana antes do comprometimento imune severo é fundamental para prevenir infecções oportunistas e evitar a morbimortalidade desses pacientes.
The prophylactic roles of dietary antioxidants for medical radiology workers: A mini-review
Authors: Khattab Mohamed. , Sayed Zeinab , Altaf Rawan. , Yasen Noha , Al Aiashy Ahmed , Alfeqy Hajar , khedr Galal , Atef Shurouk. , Ezzat Doaa , Nafady Mohamed
Published: February 2022

Antioxidants play a very crucial naturally role in our bodies. Still, unfortunately, that is not enough. We need to compensate for the shortage we face by increasing the dietary antioxidants as exogenous sources, especially when there is an exogenous factor-induced oxidative stress as with the medical radiology staff because how much ionizing radiation they are exposed to exceeds the primitive dose limit by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Thus, a suitable uptake of minerals, vitamins, and Combinations of dietary antioxidants through the daily diet and balanced it remains the promising approach without exceeding the uptakes doses that could reverse the positive effects of this approach. This review focuses on the present knowledge about dietary antioxidant sources, mechanisms, effects of the cell components. It critically investigates studies examining the effects of dietary antioxidant supplementation and its role among medical radiology workers.
Specific botanical epithets indicating practical application or impact
Authors: Iliana Alexandrova Ilieva
Published: February 2022

The article discusses a small group of specific botanical epithets that indicate plants’ practical application or impact on the environment. As a part of one larger research on the specific epithets in Botany, this article analyzes the used word-forming methods as well as the particular meaning of the included epithets. The lexemes are alphabetically arranged and accompanied by short etymological notes. The binomial names containing each lexeme are listed after it. The specific epithets discussed in the current research are a valuable source of information about the place and importance of different botanical species in human life and activity through the ages.
COVID-19 and Higher Education in Nigeria: The Present and the Future
Authors: Abosede Catherine , Oresajo Olasunkanmi , Akintola Olugbenga
Published: February 2022

The surge of COVID-19 pandemic in December, 2019 became an issue of concern to everyone globally including Nigerians. Its sporadic spread into the human environment entrenched awful experiences in all facets of life across the countries of the world. This is a type of virus also traceable to animals but now is ravaging the human environment as a new strain of coronavirus that makes it to be zoonotic in nature. To contain the spread of the virus ushered in some preventive policies and strategies in every people’s gathering including higher educational institutions. The alternative option to forestall and contain the spread of the virus in institutions of higher learning was to embrace the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) devices in the teaching and learning activities. Against the background, this study examined the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the present and the future of higher education in Nigeria. It identified the present state of Nigeria’s higher educational institutions in the face of COVID-19 pandemic disease, the use of ICT in the teaching-learning activities in the higher education institutions and what the future of higher educational institutions portends. Arising from all these, conclusion was drawn and recommendations were given to include: Government should be ready to provide more infrastructural facilities such as physical facilities like buildings amongst others; and the ICT facilities/equipment in the tertiary institutions of learning should be upgraded to meet the global standard.
Impact of Sexual Harassment on the Overall Well-Being of Female Senior Non-Teaching Workers of Public Tertiary Institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Fejoh Johnson , Edun Hakeem , Onanuga Paul
Published: February 2022

Cases of inappropriate sexual behaviours have been on the increase in Nigerian society and they transcend age limits and gender of the victims. This study examined the impact of sexual harassment on the overall well-being of female senior non-teaching workers of public tertiary institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria. Three research hypotheses were formulated and a descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population used was 150 female senior non-teaching workers from the selected public tertiary institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 50 samples from each of the selected tertiary institutions. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistic of frequency and percentage while inferential statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that sexual harassment has a significant impact on the overall well-being of female senior non-teaching workers. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that the proprietors of these public institutions should make relevant legislation and regulations to guide against this as there seems to be no specific punishment for sexual harassment in the code of conduct of these institutions aside from lumping it up under general misconduct.
Knowledge, Prevalence and Pattern of Sexual Violence among Students in Lagos State Primary Schools
Authors: Sulaiman Afolasade , Tahir Babatunde , Ifenaike Aderonke
Published: February 2022

This study is a report of the understanding of primary school pupils of the prevalence and forms of sexual violence in Lagos state, Nigeria. The sample for the study consisted of 400 pupils, 188 males and 212 females, aged 6 -12 years, randomly selected from 16 rural/urban primary schools in Lagos State. Knowledge Prevalence and Pattern of Sexual Violence Questionnaire (KPSVQ) was used for data collection. Four research questions guided the study to examine the differences, knowledge, prevalence, pattern, and experience of pupils on sexual violence across age, sex, school type and setting. Results show that pupils in primary schools are well informed of sexual violence and its form; verbal, physical, non-verbal and quid pro quo. Majority of the respondents (79.5%) affirmed that girls are major victims and their major source of information is the media.  Strangers (60.1%), were identified as major perpetrators and willingness to report had a significantly high percentage (59.3%). Significant difference exists in sex and setting on knowledge of child abuse (t (398) = 2.21, p = .03 & 4.68, p = .00 < 0.05) but no age difference (t (398) = .55, p = .59 > 0.05) and no difference was found across sex, age and setting on the experience of child abuse (t (398) =.63, p = .53 > 0.05). No significant difference was also found between setting and reporting (t (398) = 1.63, p = .10 > 0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that the community must rise up to the zero-tolerance policy for all forms of sexual violence, government should ensure the enforcement of all laws on sexual violence particularly that of treating sexual violence as a criminal offence. Since the media is the major source of information, the media should be used for the education and public enlightenment programmes on sexuality education, preventive/defensive strategies, the government must ensure improved power supply to facilitate coverage and every individual must be willing to provide a safe and caring environment for every child.
The Issue of Political Recognition in International Policy: The Case of Kosovo
Authors: ACAR Hasan , BULUT Serhat
Published: February 2022

Due to its geographical and strategic location, the Balkans has become a region where different actors play a role in the historical process. When the physical map of the Balkans is considered, it is seen that Kosovo is also in the center of this region. Therefore, Kosovo is the center of historical events in the Balkans. Kosovo is a young country of today, which is the favorite of the Medieval Serbian State, attaches importance to the ownership and conquest of the Ottoman Empire, has an important place in the disintegration of Yugoslavia and has experienced painful situations during the process of becoming a state. The hypothesis of this study is that although Kosovo has achieved diplomacy with states on the path to recognition, it has not taken an important step towards recognition by international organizations and the entire international community. For this purpose, in the context of current developments, the relations of Kosovo with the states of the region, the strategies to gain the personality of the international community, the diplomatic movements and the reasons for not being recognized by the international community will be discussed.
Ground Water Recharge Techniques in India
Authors: Jha Kumod Ranjan , Kumar Gaurav , Gaur Kanishk , Kumar Dinesh , Bhardwaj Ojesvi
Published: February 2022

This paper is an Enquiry into the modern day techniques for recharging ground water, which are currently being employed in India. This paper also discusses some possible improvements in the current order of things.as we know the ground water is a crucial factor for any nation and for a country like India , where the population is increasing day by day this topic is of paramount importance. This paper gives sufficient material for a thorough overview of the issue.
Geochemical Exploration for Heavy Metals in the Stream Sediments of Okemesi-Ijero Area
Authors: Ayodele Olusiji Samuel
Published: February 2022

The bedrocks and gold mineralization have been widely studied especially, in the southern extension of the Ilesha schist belt, but information regarding stream sediments in the area is rarely available in literature. The present study therefore, focused on stream sediments geochemical survey of Okemesi/Ijero axis within the northern extension of Ilesha schist belt using an integrated approach to elucidate the heavy metals potentials and its possible controlling environmental geological conditions. Detailed geological survey involved lithological and structural assessment of the bedrocks. Thirty-five (35) stream sediment samples were collected at a depth of 20-25cm. Major oxides of the stream sediments for major elements were determined using atomic emission spectroscopy (AES). Trace and rare earth elemental analysis was done using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Data evaluation was carried out using statistical packages for software simulation. Results showed that bedrock types are quartzbiotite-schists, banded-gneiss, granite-gneiss, biotite-gneiss, calc-gneiss, porphyritic granites, charnockites, massive and schistose quartzites, mica-schists. Structural assessment of the bedrocks revealed folds, fractures and veins as products of Precambrian deformations. Sediments have relatively high concentration of heavy metals such as Mn (387-200ppm), Zn(76.5- 18.52ppm), Pb(39.81-20.23ppm), La 36.2-15.5ppm), Cu(12.68-13.65ppm). However, the folds, fractures and veins provided the groundwork for epigenetic type of mineralization in the studied area.
RSM-Based Analysis and Optimization Approach for Chemical Processes
Authors: Jia Bi jue
Published: February 2022

This research addressed a convenient analysis and optimization approach for chemical process based on software simulation, Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and the mathematical software Matlab simultaneously. A case study of CO2 dehydration was used to showcase the capabilities of the model. In this paper, the objective of the model was to analyze the separate effects and interaction effects of factors to total energy cost of the CO2 dehydration process, and obtain explicit formulae between independent parameters and response values. With Matlab, the minimum energy onsumption was determined by optimization of parameter setting.
Blastocystis spp infections among inhabitants of a low income community of Niterói, Rio de
Authors: Adami Yara Leite
Published: February 2022

Blastocystis spp is an anaerobic enteric protozoan food-borne parasitethat remains, until nowadays, subject of controversy. In fact, little is known about its pathogenic potential, genetic diversity, host-parasite interactions and treatment (Kayaet al.; 2007; Tan, 2008). Actually, it is the most frequently found enteroparasite incoproparasitological research and have been implicated in affections such as irritablebowel syndrome, but epidemiological studies are inconclusive (Nagel et al.; 2015).Indeed, some studies have inferred the existence of prevalence rates around 50% indeveloping countries, while in drops to 1.5-10% in developed world. These high taxain developing countries is due, mainly, to precarious living conditions and social andeconomical factors suggesting that transmission increases in communities where basicsanitation is scarce, continuous use of sources of untreated water and contact withdomestic animals. Infections by Blastocystis spp are detected in faecal samples fromassymtomatic and symptomatic individuals and in some epidemiological studies,infected people report abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, vomitus, bloating, anorexiaand dermatological manifestations (Kurt et al.; 2016).The protozoan is pleomorphic and at least four different forms have been reported anddescribed (Tan, 2008). Besides, some advances on the biology of the parasite havebeen achieved as molecular studies based on polimerase chain reaction (PCR) showedthat it has – until now – 17 different subtypes and nine of them able to cause humaninfection. However, despite Blastocystis spp isolates from humans and animals havebeen reported to be morphologically similar, human beings are frequently infected bysubtypes ST1- ST9 (Tan, 2008; Sandpool et al.; 2017).The parasite can be detected through coproparasitological techniques and is verycommon in fresh faecal samples from inhabitants of low income communities
Sustainability Reporting and Financial Performance of Listed Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria
Authors: Umar Maryam Mohammed , Lateef Olumide Mustapha  , Onipe Adabenege Yahaya
Published: February 2022

The non-compliance by firms on sustainable development gave rise to climate degradation and ozone layer depletion. The resultant consequences include pollution, habitat loss, and overexploitation of species and the spread of invasive genes. Yet, very few empirical studies have examined the effects of these on corporate performance. In view of this scenario, this study assesses the effects of sustainability reporting on the financial performance of 26 listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria. The correlational research design was adopted for the study, and secondary data were collected from the annual reports and accounts of the firms for a period of 10 years (2009-2018). Multiple regression techniques used to analyse the data and diagnostic checks and post estimation tests were carried out on the data. The results show that social performance has a significant positive effect on financial performance. Similarly, results show that environmental performance has a significant positive effect on financial performance. However, results show that economic performance has a significant negative effect on financial performance. The study concludes that sustainability reporting is important to corporate financial performance. The study, among others, recommends that management should disclose more social and environmental performance activities and less economic performance activities.
Liquidity Management Requirement and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda: A Case of Bank of Kigali
Authors: Safi Buhangu , Muiruri Paul Munene , Ernest Safari
Published: February 2022

liquidity demands from depositors and borrowers of credit are not too correlated, an intermediary reduces its cash buffer by serving both customers. The study looked at effects of liquidity management requirement  on commercial banks' financial performance in Rwanda a case of the bank of Kigali. The study specifically focused on: effect of credit risk, capital requirement, as well as liquidity requirement on banks' financial performance in Rwanda from 2016 to 2020. This research will help the learner get her master’s degree in finance as it is the requirement to get this degree; not only this but also by going through the literature review, the empirical review, and all steps of the research process, the researcher research skills will be high and empowered for the future field research. The study also provided different recommendations of the strategies that will be necessary and essential to be implemented in banks to achieve their financial performance. The 110 sizes were chosen through systematic random sampling and stratified sampling method from the population, and the data was gathered from respondents through questionnaires; documentary analysis was also used. Data were tabulated, coded, analyzed, and interpreted using SPSS (Version 22.0). The research revealed that at bank of Kigali, use of prudential loan management strategies has a significant positive association with the performance of a bank of Kigali as it is being indicated by the views of liquidity management  requirement  relates positively with financial performance of bank of Kigali and the relationship is significant since (?=0.225, p<0.5; p=0.000).from multiple regression analysis. The research concluded that loan management strategies greatly influences financial performance as justified by the high mean and homogeneity standard deviation of the variables and positive P-Values obtained from multiple regression analysis.
The Effect of Board Independence, Board Size, and Ceo Duality on Jordanian Firm Performance
Authors: Jwailes Ahmad Rajab
Published: February 2022

Board of director characteristics plays a major role in the firms’ performance. From those characteristics, board independence, the board size, and CEO duality were found to be effective in many studies. Therefore, this particular study is an examination of the relationships between three antecedents; board independence, the board size, and CEO duality; and the firms’ performance among the Jordanian listed firms. This study is composing a predictive model of Tobin’s Q based on three BoD antecedents as the independent variables. The regression model has the board independence, board size, and CEO duality as predictors of Tobin’s Q. This article is based on quantitative methods that used regression-based analysis for secondary panel data in the context of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The time span is 10 years from 2008 to 2018 and 180 firms from the non-financial sector are included. The results revealed that the three relationships in the proposed model were found to be significant with board size having the highest negative impact, followed by CEO duality the board independence and both have a positive impact. The study can explain 62.64% of Tobin’s Q variance based on three corporate governance variables that are based on the board of directors' structure. In the future, adding more corporate governance variables such as ownership structure, board meetings, and audit committees will contribute to the proposed conceptual framework.
Geo-Statistical Estimation and Temporal Distribution of Wind Speed Data of Karachi Airport
Authors: Irfan Muhammad , Zubair Salman , Hussain Abid
Published: February 2022

Karachi city is a coastal city near the Arabian sea. Due to its location, wind speed may provide a sustainable small scale wind energy system as well as reduction in power shortage in the city. In this study, wind speed data of Karachi Airport station at 10m height is used to estimate wind speed in the surrounding area with reference to measured wind speed data of the station. This estimated wind speed will then be helpful to assess small scale wind power generation at the unsampled locations. Geo-Statics tool in ArcGIS version 10.1 software was utilised to estimate measured wind speed using different interpolation methods. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse and compare measured and estimated wind speed. The analysis summarises the effectiveness of the estimated wind speed. Time series variations of the wind speed data was also analysed. Temporal mapping showing seasonal variations of the wind speed. The descriptive statistics illustrated a high value of correlation coefficient ‘r’, coefficient of determination R2 which is 99.8% for Ordinary and Universal kriging interpolation methods, while it was calculated 99.6% for Simple kriging. A slightly higher coefficient of variation resulted in Ordinary and Universal kriging methods than the Simple kriging method. The results indicated that all three kriging methods performed better and are more effective to estimate wind speed and wind power in the surrounding area and for Temporal display.
Situación de las agrupaciones folklóricas en tiempos de pandemia
Authors: Cobo Franco Víctor Jesús
Published: February 2022

Desde la llegada del COVID-19 a nuestro país y la declaración del estado de alarma, los colectivos dedicados a la música y danza tradicional vieron como sus actividades (ensayos, actuaciones, festivales) se detuvieron de manera inminente, pero durante este tiempo de pandemia no han estado inactivos pues han sido muchas las actividades y contenidos que han ofrecido a la sociedad de forma telemática a través de múltiples plataformas digitales,  adaptándose así a la nueva normalidad, para continuar con uno de sus objetivos prioritarios como es la difusión y el acercamiento al público de los bienes culturales intangibles que poseen en su saber. En el presente debate se refleja la visión en primera persona de la situación de estos colectivos de música y danza tradicional más conocidos como agrupaciones folklóricas o coros y danzas, analizando la situación de Coros y Danzas La Nacencia del Centro Extremeño en Alcalá de Henares y enriqueciendo además el debate con las entrevistas realizadas a la Asociación de Coros y Danzas Rosa del Azafrán (Consuegra-Toledo), Grupo de Danzas San Sebastián de Reinosa (Reinosa-Cantabria), Asociación Folclórica e Cultural Orballo (Pontedeume-Coruña), Asociación de Coros y Danzas de Cieza (Cieza-Murcia) y Asociación de Coros y Danzas Despertar El Ayer (Villanueva de Alcardete-Toledo), cuyas actividades llevadas a cabo durante este tiempo han buscado nuevas fórmulas y actividades para intentar mantener la música y danza tradicional en el imaginario de la sociedad actual.
Distance learning development in COVID-19 context
Authors: Voitovska Oksana , Kovalova Kaleriia , Kuleshova Viktoriia , Kravchuk Oksana , Moroz Olena
Published: February 2022

The purpose of the article is to evaluate the practice and experience in the development of distance learning forms. Methodology. This article used secondary data from the UK Student Survey (Office of National Statistic COVID-19 Insights Survey (SCIS) during May 4-12 and November 19-29, 2021, to assess trends in the impact of the pandemic on their success. Results. The study found that limitations in higher education due to the spread of the coronavirus have driven the need for online education. In the UK, the most common education form was self-study or distance learning with a lecturer. Its prevalence has decreased as restrictions continue due to the online learning forms development (from 14% to 55%). With the developments, the number of students wishing to continue learning may be related to the adaptation to the new educational environment. In the UK, the combination of different distance learning methods is also changing, and the availability of online materials is increasing. The reduction in the amount of students' group work, the number of pre-recorded lectures or content, and the number of scheduled online classes from 76% to 40% remains negative.
Honey, pollen and propolis in therapeutic treatments for COVID-19
Authors: Zambrano Telly Yarita Macías , Joza Johanna Melissa Aguayo , Cobeña Gladys Varinia Salazar , Anchundia Shirley Elizabeth Pizarro , Zambrano Yesenia Dioselina Macías
Published: February 2022

The study aimed to characterize the therapeutic benefits of honey and other beehive products to determine the feasibility of rural beekeeping production; The research was carried out in 30 apiaries of peasant communities in 7 cantons of the province of Manabí, namely: Portoviejo, Rocafuerte, Bolívar, Santa Ana, Montecristi, Chone and Pichincha; an intentional sampling was applied, the qualitative-quantitative approach, a non-experimental descriptive design; For data collection, the survey technique was applied to beekeepers, the analytical method to perform the analysis of the results of the applied survey. As a result of the bibliographic review, multiple therapeutic benefits of honey, pollen, propolis, apitoxin, royal jelly were obtained, among which their immunomodulatory, antiviral, antimicrobial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, healing properties, among others specific to each product, stand out. The feasibility of the rural beekeeping activity was determined through the cost-benefit analysis whose indicator of 1.95 showed that it is profitable. It was concluded that honey and other products from the hive contribute to preventing, strengthening, and improving the ability to respond to various diseases that afflict human beings, and as a productive activity, it is feasible to implement it to generate income for families.
Yukon’s Carlin-Type Gold Deposits (Rackla Belt, Canada): Main Characteristics and New Insights on Alteration Styles and Geochemistry
Authors: Pinet Nicolas , Sack Patrick , Mercier-Langevin Patrick , Davis William J. , Petts Duane C. , Lavoie Denis , Percival Jeanne B. , Dubé Benoît , Colpron Maurice , Haeri-Ardakani Omid , Brake Virginia I.
Published: February 2022

In central Yukon, the Neoproterozoic to Carboniferous complexly deformed Rackla belt is along the northern boundary of the Selwyn basin. Toward the eastern end of the Rackla belt, a series of gold deposits in the Nadaleen trend exhibit similarities with Carlin-type deposits of the southwestern United States and may represent some of the best examples of this type of mineralization outside Nevada. These replacement-style gold deposits are hosted in two Neoproterozoic carbonate-dominated intervals and in a Paleozoic siltstone/mudstone unit at the contact with less permeable strata. In Neoproterozoic-hosted deposits, mineralized zones are grossly concordant with bedding. Favorable host rocks (including sedimentary units formed through debris flows) form complexly shaped faulted anticlines that constituted mixed stratigraphic/structural traps for mineralizing fluids. This and the association of gold with arsenic-rich pyrite, the common occurrence of realgar/orpiment, alteration styles dominated by decarbonatization of impure carbonate rocks, late Au-stage calcite characterized by a depleted δ18O signature, the very low base metal content and Ag/Au ratio, and enrichment in a series of diagnostic pathfinder elements (Hg, Tl ± Sb, As) are among the key features that are consistent with classification of the eastern Rackla belt as a Carlin-type district.

Mineralization style varies significantly at the centimeter to 10-m scale, indicating that mineralizing fluids exploited permeable pathways, regardless of their sedimentary and/or tectonic origin. Alternating finely laminated limestone, siltstone, and floatstone intervals are the dominant host rocks to mineralization in the Conrad, Sunrise, and Osiris deposits. Premineralization fractures acted as feeders for selective bed replacement, and premineralization calcite vein networks, preferentially dissolved by early acidic fluids, acted as conduits to later gold-bearing fluids. Limited evidence suggests that synmineralization deformation was relatively minor and possibly dominated by oblique strike-slip faulting.
CAN INCLUSIVE CITIES PREVENT THE NEXT PANDEMIC?: (RE) EMERGING DISEASES IN THE CONTEXT OF RURAL-URBAN LINKAGES
Authors: Osayomi T
Published: February 2022

History has obviously shown the mutual relationship between cities and disease outbreaks; how one reshapes or redefines the other and vice versa. The pandemic has amplified a multitude of existing and persistent developmental challenges humanity has been contending with at different scales and magnitude in different parts of the world. Putting to context the disease burden across space (as in the recent pandemic), this study suggests that cities do not exist in isolation; they mutually interact with rural areas for sustenance and livelihoods. This reciprocal relationship is not just critical to the growth and survival of cities but also to disease transmission as it will discussed shortly. Therefore, the paper attempts to address the question of how do pandemics create inclusive cities and how do inclusive cities in turn make or break pandemics? In answering this, the argument of how rural–urban linkages will increase the risk of emerging diseases and can make inclusive cities a far dream was forwarded