bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KAFKAS İSLAM ORDUSUNUN AZERBAYCAN’DAKİ FAALİYETLERİ
Authors: KESKİN Alev
Published: February 2024

Birinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında Rusya Bolşevik İhtilali’yle savaştan çekilmiş ve savaş şartları nedeniyle büyük bir ekonomik darboğaza düşmüştür. Bu nedenle Azerbaycan’daki Bakü petrolleri Sovyet Rusya için önem arz etmiştir. Bu doğrultuda Rusya, Stephan Şaumyan liderliğinde Ermenileri örgütleyerek Azeri yönetimini devirmiş ve Bakü’yü ele geçirmiştir. Ermeniler kısa sürede Azerbaycan’da terör ve baskı yöntemlerine başvurmuşlar ve birçok Müslüman’ı katletmişlerdir. Katliam hareketleri karşısında Azerbaycan zaman zaman Osmanlı Devleti’nden askerî yardım talebinde bulunmuştur. Azerbaycan en son 4 Haziran 1918 tarihinde Batum Konferansı’nda Osmanlı Devleti ile imzaladığı anlaşmaya dayanarak Osmanlı Devleti’nden bir kez daha askerî yardım talep etmiştir. Bu anlaşma Osmanlı Devleti’nce Azerbaycan’a askerî yardım amacıyla teşkil edilen Kafkas İslam Ordusunun Azerbaycan’daki varlığının hukuki zeminini oluşturmuştur. Nuri Paşa Komutasındaki Kafkas İslam Ordusu Azerbaycan’da gerçekleştirdiği birçok askerî harekât neticesinde Ermeni ilerleyişini durdurmuş ve Bakü’yü kurtarmıştır. Ancak sonrasında imzalanan Mondros Mütarekesi hükümlerince ele geçirdiği toprakları tahliye etmek zorunda kalmıştır.

Bu çalışma kapsamında, Osmanlı Devleti’nin Azerbaycan’a yaptığı yardımın siyasi ve askerî süreci, Kafkas İslam Ordusunun Azerbaycan’daki faaliyetleri ve gelinen son nokta itibarıyla askerî kazanımlarından vazgeçerek Azerbaycan’dan çekilmek zorunda kalması MSB Arşiv ve Askerî Tarih Daire Başkanlığı (ATASE) Arşivi ve basılı kaynaklar ışığında detaylı olarak incelenecektir.
Clinical indications and limitations of gestational ultrasonography in bitches – literature review
Authors: Ueno Gil Elaine Mayumi , Ayres Garcia Daniela Aparecida , Rodrigues Froes Tilde
Published: February 2024

Different issues arise during the course of gestational ultrasound in female dogs. Such questions are correlated: the diagnostic confirmation of pregnancy, the calculation of gestational age, the evaluation of the number of fetuses and the diagnosis of fetal suffering. However, not all of these questions have simple answers, because some difficulties faced by the examiner during the procedure may generate uncertainty in the result. The physiological, pathophysiological and clinical characteristics need to be considered in order to avoid errors due to misinterpretation of diagnostic findings. The aim of this paper is to expose the limitations of ultrasound in pregnant bitches and show the possibilities of certain technological innovations associated with ultrasonography for attaining an accurate diagnosis.
Secondary inflammatory mammary carcinoma with intracranial metastasis in a bitch – case report
Authors: Rocha Ribeiro Lorena Gabriela , Estrela-Lima Alessandra , da Costa Neto João Moreira , Moreira Eduardo Luiz Trindade , Silveira de Carvalho Rosana de Deus , D’Assis Mário Jorge Melhor Heine , Martins Filho Emanoel Ferreira , Cassali Geovanni Dantas
Published: February 2024

The inflammatory mammary carcinoma (IMC) of female dogs or the inflammatory breast cancer (IBR) of women is an uncommon and extremely aggressive neoplasm that has the poorest prognosis among mammary tumors. The survival rate is low by the early development of metastases in distant organs or hematological abnormalities, such as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). This report describes a case of secondary IMC in a mixed-breed bitch with a 21-day survival history. Multiple sites of neoplastic dissemination were observed during necropsy, especially intracranial metastases with extensive cerebral hemorrhage. Anatomical and histopathological features were suggestive of septicemia. The diagnosis of tumor and secondary sites were based on histopathology and immunohistochemistry in histological sections of the central nervous system.
Effect of probiotic feed supplementation on skin ulceration syndrome in Apostichopus japonicus
Authors: Li Cai-Yun , Li Xiao-Ai , Tan Lin-Tao , Zhang Ning , Li Yang , Hu Ming , Xu Tao
Published: February 2024

Skin ulceration syndrome is among the most harmful diseases in sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus). The annual loss due to this disease is more than 1 billion dollars, which seriously affected the healthy and sustainable development of A. japonicus. In this paper, animals were divided into 4 experimental groups: a control group given basic feed, experimental groups with 1% Lactobacillus, 1% Bacillus, 1% mixture with 0.5% Lactobacillus and 0.5% Bacillus added to the basic feed. After feeding for 60 days, the samples were taken to analyze the growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, and immune indexes of A. japonicus. Furthermore, the resistance to the skin ulceration syndrome of A. japonicus was analyzed. The results showed that the probiotics promoted the growth performance of A. japonicus, the weight gain rate of the control group was 120.08±12.07%, the weight gain rate of the Lactobacillus group was 152.11±10.06%, the weight gain rate of the Bacillus group was 148.03±9.88%, and the weight gain rate of the mixed bacteria group was as high as 210.11±19.41%. The digestive enzyme activities in the intestinal tract of A. japonicus increased significantly in the probiotic-added groups, and the mixed bacteria were more effective in enhancing the digestive enzyme activities than single Bacillus and Lactobacillus. In addition, the probiotics could significantly increase the phagocytosis rate of the body cavity cells of A. japonicus. The phagocytic rate of Lactobacillus and Bacillus subtilis was comparable; the mixed probiotics were significantly higher than those of single probiotics, and this phagocytic rate gradually increased over time. After Vibrio splendidus and Pseudoalteromonas infection, the mortality rate of A. japonicus in the probiotic-added group was reduced, which indicated that probiotics could improve the immunity of A. japonicus, and the ability to resist the infection of Vibrio splendidus and Pseudoalteromonas was enhanced. Bacillus exhibits superior antimicrobial ability compared to Lactobacillus, and the mixed strain displays the most effective antimicrobial properties. This study provided a scientific basis for effectively preventing and controlling skin ulceration syndrome in the aquaculture of A. japonicus.
Craniectomía descompresiva, una alternativa de tratamiento. Caso clínico
Authors: Expósito Lara Alexander , Gómez Leiva Berlis , Durán Gil Larisa
Published: February 2024

Introducción: El Trauma Cráneo Encefálico Grave (TCE), continúa siendo un problema de preocupación para las autoridades sanitarias a nivel mundial. A pesar de las diferentes publicaciones existen divergencias en la toma de desición en aplicar la Craniectomía descompresiva (Cd). En el presente trabajo se describe caso clínico portador de Hematoma Epidural (HE), Hipertensión Endocraneana (HE), intervenido quirúrgicamente donde la información fue tomada de la historia clínica realizada en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Hospital Andino del Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador, previa obtención del consentimiento informado. Presentación del caso: Paciente femenina de 18 años de  edad que sufre Trauma craneoencefálico grave, hematoma epidural con efecto de  masa y edema cerebral. Sometida a craniectomía descompresiva y tratamiento neurointensivo. Estadía  en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos de seis días,  evolución  favorable, ausencia de secuelas neurológicas. Conclusiones: La Craniectomía descompresiva mejora la Hipertensión endocraneana, disminuye la estadía UCI, y los días de ventilación mecánica, sin embargo los estudios actuales demuestran que esta intervención no mejora resultados finales. La Craniectomía Descompresiva primaria, en centros de escasos recursos de neuromonitoreo, puede constituir un proceder salvador. La craniectomía descompresiva está indicada en la segunda línea de tratamiento según la American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
TBC Epiglótica como causa infrecuente de Odinofagia. Reporte de caso
Authors: Mayorga Alejandro Sebastián , Vilaña Icaza Juan Carlos , Zuñiga Silva Wilson , Zárate Zapata Angélica
Published: February 2024

Introducción: la tuberculosis epiglótica  constituye una entidad rara, cuya frecuencia ha experimentado un aumento en los últimos años, secundaria al desarrollo de nuevos métodos diagnósticos y el incremento en la esperanza de vida. Típicamente se presenta en personas inmunocomprometidas, siendo más frecuentes los casos secundarios a una infección primaria pulmonar.

Presentación de caso: paciente adulto mayor que consulta por odinofagia y pérdida de peso de varios meses de evolución, se diagnosticó el cuadro inicialmente como una infección respiratoria alta. Al no presentar mejoría es referido al servicio de gastroenterología donde se realizó endoscopia digestiva alta, en la que se evidenció una lesión granulomatosa a nivel de epiglotis. Por histopatología se  confirma diagnóstico de tuberculosis.

Conclusiones: la tuberculosis epiglótica es una entidad rara, representando menos del 1% de las causas de tuberculosis extra pulmonar.
Tratamiento funcional de la lesión de ligamento cruzado anterior de la rodilla: una revisión
Authors: Orozco Brito David Cristóbal , Rosero Ordóñez Shirley Fernanda , Flores Brito Pedro Renato
Published: February 2024

Introducción: la ruptura del ligamento cruzado anterior de la rodilla es una de las lesiones que se presenta frecuentemente en las personas que realizan deporte o actividad física. Objetivo: comparar los tratamientos funcionales utilizados para la recuperación de la ruptura de ligamento cruzado anterior. Metodología: se realizó una revisión bibliográfica de artículos científicos publicados desde enero del 2000 hasta enero de 2018. Las bases de datos consultadas fueron Medline, Scopus y Scielo. Utilizando las siguientes palabras claves: lesión de rodilla, ligamento cruzado anterior, rehabilitación funcional. Se seleccionaron aquellos estudios en los que se hubiese analizado lesiones de ligamento cruzado anterior en cualquier disciplina deportiva. Resultados: se encontró seis estudios, todos de aplicación en los diferentes niveles de experimentación (pre-, cuasi- y experimental).  Discusión y conclusiones: el ejercicio funcional, prescrito de una manera individualizada, con un seguimiento mediante test apropiados que se realicen antes durante y después de la rehabilitación de lesiones del ligamento cruzado anterior reduce los tiempos de recuperación de la lesión.
La evolución de la malnutrición infantil en Chimborazo: Entre progresos y desafíos
Authors: Rivera Vásquez Jairo Israel , Olarte Benavides Stephany Carolina
Published: February 2024

Introducción: La malnutrición infantil en Chimborazo es un tema crítico, con una de las tasas de prevalencia de desnutrición crónica más altas del país, afectando a cerca del 35% de los menores de cinco años, y con un sobrepeso cercano al promedio nacional. Objetivo: Examinar la evolución de la malnutrición infantil en Chimborazo, lo que incluye desnutrición crónica y sobrepeso, sus particularidades, progresos y desafíos. Métodos: El estudio es ecológico longitudinal, utiliza datos de las Encuestas de Condiciones de vida 1999-2006-2014. Los datos se analizan a través de regresión. Resultados: La evolución de la malnutrición infantil se asocia con una reducción sostenida de la desnutrición crónica, un aumento del sobrepeso infantil y determinantes dinámicos. Conclusiones: La malnutrición infantil en Chimborazo se relaciona con determinantes sociales y personales, los cuales cambian en el tiempo y afectan el desarrollo como libertad.
Enfermedad de Addison secundaria a adrenalitis infecciosa por tuberculosis: reporte de caso clínico
Authors: Ortega Castillo Héctor Fabían , Lema Carrera Mirian Ernestina
Published: February 2024

Introducción: La enfermedad de Addison también conocida como insuficiencia suprarrenal primaria, se caracteriza por la disminución en la producción de las hormonas de la corteza suprarrenal. Su etiología es variada siendo la tuberculosis una de las principales causas infecciosas. Presentación del caso: paciente masculino de 31 años de edad con antecedente de tuberculosis hace 13 años. Inicialmente ingresado al servicio de urología por dolor testicular, náuseas que llegan al vómito, con diagnóstico de orquiepididimitis, al examen físico llama la atención hiperpigmentación de  encías, lengua, manos, pies y región inguinogenital, por lo que es valorado por médico internista, quien sospecha en diagnóstico presuntivo de enfermedad de Addison secundaria a adrenalitis infecciosa por tuberculosis. Se confirma el diagnóstico mediante los análisis de laboratorio: cortisol y hormona adrenocorticotropina (ACTH), además de demostrarse la presencia de Mycobacterium tuberculosis en orina, mediante cultivos seriados. Se inicia el tratamiento antifímico según protocolo nacional y corticoterapia, con adecuada respuesta del paciente. Conclusión: El reconocimiento de las características clínicas de la enfermedad de Addison, al igual que identificar la etiología son componentes esenciales para un oportuno tratamiento y reducción de las complicaciones, mejorando así el pronóstico y sobrevida de estos pacientes.
OTITIS media crónica supurada complicada
Authors: Padrón Estupiñán Maria del Carmen , Doimeadios Rodríguez Zulma , Sagué Larrea Jorge Luis
Published: February 2024

Se  describe  el  caso  clínico  de  una  paciente  de  18  años  de  edad,  con  antecedentes  de  otitis media crónica  supurada.  Fue  ingresada  en  el  Servicio  de  Otorrinolaringología  del  Hospital Provincial Docente  Clinicoquirúrgico  "V.I.  Lenin  de  Holguín"  por  sospecha  clínica  de  complicación  de  su enfermedad de base. Se le indicaron estudios según se requieren en estos casos y antibioticoterapia endovenosa.  Se  comprobó  el  diagnóstico  de  otitis  media  crónica  supurada  con  complicación endocraneana  siendo  sometida  de  urgencia  a  tratamiento  quirúrgico  (antroaticotomía),  teniendo evolución favorable y egresando a los 19 días fuera de peligro.
TEST de virus papiloma humano como método de screening primario para el diagnóstico de neoplasias de cérvix uterino
Authors: Naranjo Logroño Iván Enrique , Rea Darwin , Romero Lisbeth , Rubio Jorge , Sañaicela Jessica , Vallejo Jennyfer , Yucailla Jessenia , Zabala Adrián
Published: February 2024

La detección del cáncer cervicouterino mediante citología ha ido disminuyendo su incidencia en un 50%.  Los  métodos  moleculares  que  detectan  la  presencia  de  HPV,  consisten  en  la  amplificación específica del DNA viral. La prueba de captura de Híbridos Hybrid Capture II (HC–II),(11), es un método  semicuantitativo  no  radiactivo,  basado  en  la  hibridación  del  DNA  de  HPV  con  sondas  de RNA,  y  en  el  que  se  usan  anticuerpos  monoclonales  específicos  que  luego  se  revelan  por quimioluminiscencia.  A  través  de  este  método  se  detectaron  cinco  genotipos  de  bajo  riesgo (6,11,42,43,44) y trece de alto riesgo (13,16,18,31,33,35,39,45,51,52,56,58,59 y 68).

Objetivo:

exponer  test  de  HPV  como  método  de  cribado  primario  para  diagnóstico  temprano  de genotipos de alto riesgo del HPV.

Métodos:  se  realizó  una  revisión  sobre  el  Test  de  virus  papiloma  humano  como  método  de

screening  primario  para  el  diagnóstico  de  neoplasias  de  cérvix  uterino  en  Internet.    La  búsqueda abarcó  artículos  publicados  en  los  últimos  10  años.  Se    consultaron    las    bases    de    datos    de  sistemas  referativos,    como    MEDLINE,    PubMed,  Elsevier,  Cochrane    y    SciELO    con    la  utilización  de  varios descriptores tanto en inglés como en español.  Se obtuvieron 27 artículos.
Acción biológica de la terapia fotodinámica en el cáncer de próstata
Authors: Sagué Doimeadios Kenia , Gómez Leyva Berlis , Díaz Armas María Teresa
Published: February 2024

El cáncer de próstata órgano confinado se ha beneficiado en los últimos años de la terapia fotodinámica (TFD) consistente en la administración de energía por medio de luz con longitud de onda determinada, que al contactocon el oxígeno produce radicales libres productores de daño tisular en las células cancerosas. Entre los fotosensibilizadores más empleados se encuentra el medicamento TOOKAD® (Paladium bacteriumchlorophile)una solución con para el uso intravenoso. Realizamos una revisión bibliográfica de varios ensayos clínicos en relación con su utilización clínica. Su aplicación en el cáncer de próstata localizado es muy alentador. Noobstante, las estadísticas demostrables por ensayos clínicos aleatorizados deben mejorar y demostrar la mejoría en términos de supervivencia, así como calidad de vida, para ello deberá confirmarse el control del cáncer.
Perfil epidemiológico de Nitiluisa, Calpi, Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador, 2017
Authors: Bonifaz Guamán Ximena , Soria de Mesa Bruno , Fuentes Saltos Gladis
Published: February 2024

El objetivo del presente estudio fue realizar un perfil epidemiológico del estado de salud de la población perteneciente al área de salud de Nitiluisa en Calpi, cantón Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo. Para ello se realizó una revisión documental y estadística de los reportes diarios de la consulta externa del dispensario de Nitiluisa adscrito al Seguro Social Campesino, entre enero y diciembre de 2017. Esta información fue complementada con bibliografía extraida de bases de datos del Ministerio de Salud Pública de Ecuador y del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social, Medline articles mediante Pubmed y Scielo, usándose las siguientes palabras clave: perfil epidemiológico, dispensario de salud, planes de intervención, modelo de atención integral de salud en español e inglés. Se observó que la población perteneciente al área de salud de Nitiluisa en su mayoría se autoidentificó como índigena y una minoría como mestiza. El porcentaje de mujeres fue mayor que el de hombres y la población en su mayoría estuvo compuesta por adolescentes y adultos jóvenes. Entre las enfermedades más comunes que se identificaron faringitis (29%), amigdalitis (15%), infecciones del sistema urinario (10%), gastritis (9%) y parasitosis intestinales (7%). El levantamiento del un perfil epidemiológico en Nitiluisa ha permitido conocer la composición demográfica de la población y caracterizar sus poblemas de salud, con miras a poder implementar futuros planes de intervención.
An evaluative study of the induction policy’s impact on teachers’ performance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Ullah Zahid , Saeed Muhammad , Kayani Muhammad Munir
Published: February 2024

This research aimed to analyse the performance of teachers who have received a professional educational degree versus those who have not, as per the new induction policy introduced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2019. Data were collected from 20 male teachers using the nonparticipant observation technique and ten principals via semi-structured interviews. Participants were selected through convenient sampling from 10 different primary schools in the Dir Upper district. The quantitative data were analysed using the independent sample t-test, while thematic analysis was used for the interviewed data. The findings showed a significant difference in teachers' performance with and without professional degrees for teaching and management skills. However, no significant difference was found in teachers' performance with and without professional degrees for discipline and regularity and interpersonal relations between teachers with and without professional degrees. The study suggests that teachers' performance can be improved by providing them with training in a real classroom environment with a robust monitoring mechanism while ensuring high discipline and regularity in the school. Further, to enhance interpersonal relationships, teachers must be educated on the significance of teamwork, cooperative work within the school, integration of modern information and communication technology (ICT), and interactive and student-centred teaching pedagogies.
Challenges and Opportunities of Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice in the Face of Climate Change and Ecological Crisis in Japan
Authors: Takada Misaki
Published: February 2024

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate challenges and opportunities of environmental sustainability and social justice in the face of climate change and ecological crisis in Japan

Methodology: This study adopted a desk methodology. A desk study research design is commonly known as secondary data collection. This is basically collecting data from existing resources preferably because of its low cost advantage as compared to a field research. Our current study looked into already published studies and reports as the data was easily accessed through online journals and libraries.

Findings: Japan faces challenges in environmental sustainability and social justice due to its reliance on fossil fuels and an aging population. Transitioning to renewables and addressing healthcare for the elderly are critical. However, Japan's technological prowess presents opportunities for cleaner energy solutions. The country's strong sense of community can aid social justice efforts during climate-related disasters, promising a more sustainable and equitable future.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Environmental justice theory, ecological modernization theory & political ecology theory may be used to anchor future studies on challenges and opportunities of environmental sustainability and social justice in the face of climate change and ecological crisis in Japan. Policymakers and practitioners should adopt integrated strategies that consider both environmental sustainability and social justice in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. Governments and international organizations should incorporate environmental justice principles into climate policies, ensuring that marginalized communities have equitable access to environmental benefits and are protected from environmental harms.
Сохранение элементов нематериального культурного наследия в Узбекистане (на примере Ферганской долины)
Authors: Хасанова Манзура
Published: February 2024

В статье исследуются элементы нематериального культурного наследия Узбекистана. Особое внимание уделено таким элементам, как катта ашула, танавар и технике изготовления тканей адраса и атласа. Автор предоставляет детальную информацию об истории традиций и обычаев узбекского народа, а также освещает происхождение и значение созданных ими элементов культурного наследия.
Features of the concept of "destiny" in English and Uzbek proverbs
Authors: Abduraximova Farida
Published: February 2024

In this article, the role of the concepts found in English and Uzbek proverbs, and the peculiarity, application and importance of the concept of "Fate" are highlighted.
Chet tili darslarida tarqatma materiallarni bolalarning qiziqishidan kelib chiqqan holda shakllantirish
Authors: Yuldoshov Abror
Published: February 2024

Ushbu maqolada chet tili darslarida tarqatma materiallarni bolalarning qiziqishidan kelib chiqqan holda shakllantirish, bolalarlarning faolligini rag'batlantirish, faol ishtirokni rag'batlantirish, nazorat ostidagi ta’limga hissa qo‘shish, mavzu bo'yicha ishtirok etish va boshqalar to’g’risida yozilgan.
Problems of countering the legalization of proceeds from criminal activity (on the example of the Kingdom of Bahrain)
Authors: Sobitova Umidakhon
Published: February 2024

This article examines the challenges of combating money laundering and terrorist financing in offshore territories of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Additionally, it reveals the methods and mechanisms of money laundering within this jurisdiction. It also provides examples from notable cases. The article analyzes the Basel AML Index indicators, part of a study by the Basel Institute under the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program Network. These indicators cover a broad spectrum of risk factors, each with its own focus and scope. The rating's calculation is based on indicators organized into five main categories, each weighted differently.
The ambos of the Christian basilicas within the province of Scythia
Authors: IAŢCU Ioan
Published: February 2024

Considered an element of Oriental tradition, the ambo is a rare presence within the liturgical furniture in the Christian basilicas of this province situated between the Danube and the Black Sea. The archaeological discoveries have underlined the presence of this essential element within the Christian service, mostly in the centres situated along the western Black Sea coast, both Romanian and Bulgarian (Histria, Tomis, Bizone, Topola). Hence, traces of certain ambos in the paving of some Christian basilicas (Histria, Zaldapa) have been discovered, as well as a series of elements from balustrades, made of Proconnesus marble and decorated with Christian symbols (Tomis). This study underlines the presence of the axial, Constantinopolitan ambo, diffused mainly in the 6th century AD.
The Roman military diploma discovered at Atmageaua Tătărască – Sarsânlar (Zafirovo, Bulgaria)
Authors: MATEI-POPESCU Florian
Published: February 2024

A tabella II of a Roman military diploma, copied after an imperial constitution issued in AD 54 (CIL XVI 3) is published once again in these pages. On the basis of archival information and new research on the table, kept by the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest, the article provides a reconstruction of the text and short histories of the mentioned military units.
INSECURITY AND TERRORISTS’ THREATS OF ATTACKS ON SELECTED NIGERIAN CITIES: IMPLICATIONS ON LAGOS RESIDENTS’ CONCERNS FOR SAFETY AND THE CITY SECURITY PLANNING
Authors: Badiora Adewumi Israel , Aborisade Richard Abayomi
Published: February 2024

Terrorism is common but limited to certain towns in Nigeria. However, the nomenclature seems to be changing as security intelligence has it that terrorist groups are planning attacks targeting Lagos, and other notable cities. This study therefore examines concerns for safety among residents and implications on individual and city-level security planning in Lagos. The official wards as demarcated by the Independent National Electoral Commission represent clusters from which at least a respondent was randomly selected. The study’s respondents were selected from 49 (one of every five wards {20%}) wards out of 245 wards in Lagos. In the selected wards, at least two respondents were randomly selected. A total of 288 residents participated in the survey, but, only 134 respondents accurately completed the questionnaire used in this analysis, representing a 58.7% response rate. Results show that 78% of the respondents were concerned about their safety while some 90% took precaution by avoiding certain places and activities. Findings show significant relations between awareness of the planned attacks, concerns for safety, and precautionary behaviour among respondents. Besides, results show that respondents’ socio-economic characteristics, neighbourhood environmental design, and past crime victimisation mediate concerns for safety and security behaviour. The study concludes that the emergence of this security intelligence in the public domain has further contributed to the increasing fear and residents’ mobility change. The study recommends among others policing strategies, a new urbanism, where urban planning and design strategies are applied to make attacks more difficult to carry out in soft spaces and places.
Desenvolvimento Profissional dos Professores de Ciências: em defesa de uma visão sistémica
Authors: Cachapuz António
Published: February 2024

Um dos problemas no estudo do Desenvolvimento Profissional dos Professores de Ciências (DPPC) é o seu caráter fragmentado dificultando uma visão estratégica e definição de prioridades. A finalidade do estudo é refletir criticamente sobre o DPPC numa análise cruzada envolvendo o triângulo pesquisa/formação/reflexão docente. A análise é organizada em torno de três questões interligadas: de que modos a pesquisa pode apoiar o DPPC? Como promover uma visão sistémica da formação docente em ciências? Que problemáticas é desejável priorizar em apoio à reflexão crítica dos professores de ciências, e como? O estudo dirige-se a professores de ciências (ensino não superior) e formadores de professores visando estimular o debate e sugerir possíveis melhorias. A abordagem metodológica seguiu uma perspetiva de pesquisa qualitativa de natureza interpretativa e o processo de análise usou técnicas de análise documental de fontes diversas. Elabora-se um racional de diferentes configurações da pesquisa e suas implicações, esclarece-se o papel de diferentes contextos e dispositivos de formação com potencial sistémico e apresentam-se estratégias de apoio à reflexão docente sobre o pensamento crítico e interdisciplinaridade.
PALAVRAS - CHAVE: Desenvolvimento Profissional; Professores; Ciências
Desenvolvimento profissional de educadores em/para Clubes de ciências: compreensões a partir da histõria da Rede Municipal de ensino de Blumenau – SC
Authors: Rodrigues Fernanda , Tomio Daniela Tomio
Published: February 2024

Nesta pesquisa articula-se compreensões sobre um percurso histórico de 30 anos de funcionamento do projeto Clubes de Ciências na Rede Municipal de Educação de Blumenau com dimensões ao desenvolvimento profissional dos seus educadores clubistas. Ao investigar essa história, na perspectiva dos seus coordenadores, espera-se contribuir para o campo de estudos de desenvolvimento profissional no contexto da Educação Não Formal (ENF), especialmente nos Clubes de Ciências. Diante disso, com o objetivo de compreender os processos do desenvolvimento profissional de educadores que atuam nessa rede, foram gerados dados com coordenadores clubistas por meio de grupos de discussão e investigação documental. Para interpretações, foram sistematizadas seis fases de funcionamento dos Clubes ao longo da sua história e identificados aspectos individuais e coletivos, da prática, identidade e formação profissional. Com o estudo de caso pode-se depreender que desenvolver-se como educador em/para Clube de Ciências envolve as especificidades da ENF e da educação científica em interface com percursos formativos nas dimensões: compartilhar, cocriar, conectar, colaborar, comprometer e continuar formando-se em processos permanentes, bem como planejados pelas instituições promotoras a fim de demarcar a valorização desses profissionais, o compromisso com a educação científica dos estudantes e o lugar do Clube de Ciências nas políticas educacionais.
Loss of identity in T.S. Eliot's poems selected poems
Authors: Mahmood Thaqif Ahmed , Mohammed Salih Obaid
Published: February 2024

T. S. Eliot is often regarded as one of the best writers of the 20th century. The realities and pain of modern civilization after war are embodied in his creative works dealing with the aftermath of war and loss of identity, which earn him the Nobel prize in literature. There are several poems by this author that capture the experience of the contemporary man. There are three parts to this paper. The first part of this essay discusses the life and work of T. S. Eliot, the critical acclaim that his works have received, and the prestigious literary award that he has won. In the second part, we look at what makes contemporary poetry distinct. How T. S. Eliot enhances the characteristics that current poets employ to produce their poetry. The third section is a collection of Eliot's poems that reflect on and depict modern human life and the modern man's loss of identity, including "The Hollow Man," "The Waste Land," and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," all of which were written after World War II. The poem "Prelude," which alludes to a musical overture to a contemporary day, is a perfect example. Eliot's poetry as a whole reflects the reality and sorrow of contemporary man's identity crisis. The study's conclusion summarizes its findings, which focused on how T.S. Eliot's poetry deals with themes of identity loss, the hardship of living, and solitude in the years after World War II.
Anxiety and Wonder
Authors: Balaska Maria
Published: February 2024

At times, we find ourselves unexpectedly immersed in a mood that lacks any clear object or identifiable cause. These uncanny moments tend to be hastily dismissed as inconsequential, left without explanation. Maria Balaska examines two such cases: wonder and anxiety – what it means to prepare for them, what life may look like after experiencing them, and what insights we can take from those experiences.

For Kierkegaard anxiety is a door to freedom, for Heidegger wonder is a distress that opens us to the truth of Being, and for Wittgenstein wonder and anxiety are deeply connected to the ethical. Drawing on themes from these thinkers and bringing them into dialogue, Balaska argues that in our encounters with nothing we encounter the very potential of our existence. Most importantly, we confront what is most inconspicuous and fundamental about the human condition and what makes it possible to encounter anything at all: our distinct capacity for making sense of things.
Jimmy Carter in the White House
Authors: Green Robert K.
Published: February 2024

This fresh examination of Carter’s presidency (1977-1981), the first in over twenty years, sheds new light on his time in office, reflecting on his domestic record, his key policies on the economy, civil rights, and energy, and challenging misconceptions about his character and leadership.

The success of Jimmy Carter’s post-presidential career and the scandals of his successors, have begun to generate a nostalgic view of Carter’s time in the White House. This book looks at his presidency during a time of ideological conflict in the US political landscape, between liberalism and rising conservatism, embodied respectively by Kennedy and Reagan, Carter’s efforts to hold the centre or non-ideological, moral position, and the impact of his character, particularly his faith, on how he exercised power in Washington. In doing so, it reveals new interpretations of his leadership style, and its impact on his time in office.
Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics
Authors: Çolak Erdem
Published: February 2024

This is the first monograph fully dedicated to critically investigating the political, economic, artistic, urban and societal relationships of Manifesta - European Biennial of Contemporary Art, a European nomadic biennial initiated in the post-Cold War era. Despite being one of the most important recurrent exhibitions taking place in Europe, surprisingly little has been written about it since the mid-2000s. Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics provides a deeply-researched and engaging analysis of the critically overlooked Manifesta exhibitions, as well as their changing goals and discourse since the first edition in 1996.

The book is split into four parts, divided by theme and following the exhibitions chronologically. Providing a comprehensive overview of one of the most important biennials in Europe, Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics investigates the relationship between large-scale art exhibitions, culture-led regeneration and urban transformation. It is essential reading for students and researchers of exhibition and curatorial studies, art history and cultural studies.
Wild Woman
Authors: Forrester Philippa
Published: February 2024

An engaging blend of conservation stories and humorous, personal anecdotes from Philippa Forrester about women who, like her, choose to live and work in the wild.

Surviving in the wilderness has long been associated with men, and conservation and environmental biology have traditionally been male-dominated subjects. Yet many remarkable women also choose to live and work in wild and challenging landscapes.

In Wild Woman, Philippa Forrester considers the grit and determination required for women to maintain connections to wildlife and shares stories of female conservation heroes and other extraordinary wild women working in nature.

Talking to women from around the world, Philippa studies and celebrates what it means to be a wild woman. From the sixteenth-century botanist who was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe to modern-day women responding to bear attacks in Yellowstone, working to rewild reserves in South Africa, photographing Caribou in the Arctic and more, Philippa examines how these women benefit from a life spent in the wilderness and also considers what the natural world gains from them.

Relating some of her own experiences from three decades spent travelling around the world and working in some of the wildest places on Earth, Philippa asks: what does it take for a woman to live or work in the wild?
Into the Metaverse
Authors: Hackl Cathy
Published: February 2024

An illuminating insight into the Metaverse - what it is, how it works, and and why it will soon be playing a major role in business, technology and society.

In Into the Metaverse, Cathy Hackl, a globally recognized futurist and one of the world’s first Chief Metaverse Officers, shares her insights on what companies need to do to harness the next iteration of the internet - the metaverse. In this book you’ll find a wealth of information on issues such as:

- What is the metaverse and what it means for your brand, organization or company

- How to make money in the metaverse through understanding the underlying concepts behind it such as gaming, synthetic media, spatial computing and artificial intelligence.

- How to lead in the metaverse through industries that are already forging ahead, such as fashion and marketing.

- Who should manage the metaverse function within your organization and why some companies should consider creating a role for a Chief Metaverse Officer.

- Finally, how to protect the metaverse and action steps you can take towards the future.

Essential reading for any executive, Into the Metaverse, will reshape how you think about the internet and its place for those who want to lead successful businesses, today and into the future. If the internet was first used to connect us to information, and then developed into a social media forum to connect people, then Web3, which connects people, places and things, will help enable the successor state to today’s mobile internet - the Metaverse. It will bring together and merge our physical and digital lives, and - in the same way that social media upended our lives and our businesses - the Metaverse will shake things up even more. Into the Metaverse is the essential business guide to understanding the ground-breaking technologies that enable this monumental shift and the opportunities it presents from a business and societal perspective.
Buyers’ Remedies in International Sales Law
Authors: Beheshti Reza
Published: February 2024

An authoritative, in-depth examination of remedies in international sales of manufactured goods, this book provides a detailed analysis of the remedies available to a commercial buyer.

The book concentrates on four prominent legal regimes, namely the UK sales law, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG), the American Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2016 (UPICC).

It surveys the remedies available to a commercial buyer in the event that a seller fails to fulfil the contractual obligations stipulated by an international sales transaction of manufactured goods. The remedies investigated are self-help remedies, including suspension of performance and termination; monetary remedies, including damages and price reduction; and performance remedies including specific performance and the right to cure.

Providing access to, and analysis of, cases and arbitral decisions from all over the world, the book scrutinises the strengths and weaknesses of buyers’ remedies through comparative and normative examination.
Ted Turner
Authors: O’Connor Michael
Published: February 2024

This book chronicles the life story of Ted Turner—cable television mogul, successful baseball team owner, and fascinating public figure.

Ted Turner: A Biography tells the story of a man whose wide range of accomplishments have led to a Man of the Year award from Time magazine, induction into the Advertising Hall of Fame, and numerous awards and honorary degrees for humanitarian, philanthropic, and environmental activism.

Ted Turner shows how this remarkable, unpredictable man built the risky purchase of a small Atlanta UHF station into a cable television juggernaut, as well as how Turner transformed the Atlanta Braves from a lowly franchise to one of baseball’s most popular and successful teams. The book also highlights other fascinating aspects of Turner’s life, including his record-breaking career as a yachtsman, his extraordinary efforts to save the American bison, his headline-making marriage to Jane Fonda, and his sometimes contradictory, often controversial public persona.
Teen Life in Europe
Authors: Steinberg Shirley R.
Published: February 2024

Teens in European countries have a number of similarities. But, because Europe consists of such a diverse group of countries, differences do exist. These differences can be attributed to a variety of economies, geographies, and politics. American teens will find a special interest in the region, as it is the region in the world most similar to their own culture.

Each chapter covers a country in the region, and is written by a native of that country. The 12 countries profiled are Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. Each chapter concludes with a resource guide providing print and electronic sources for additional research.
Teenage Sex and Pregnancy
Authors: Males Mike A.
Published: February 2024

This detailed, exhaustively documented account shows how and why just about everyone in today’s teen pregnancy debate is wrong—often disastrously so.

Teenage Sex and Pregnancy: Modern Myths, Unsexy Realities presents a unique view of its subject by analyzing the extensive myths and fears that surround discussion of teenage sex and pregnancy, including their relationship to popular culture, poverty, adult sexual behaviors, and anxieties toward the increasingly public roles of young women.

Award-winning author Mike Males argues that today’s discussions rely largely on falsehoods and the suppression of crucial realities. His work details a new view of popular culture as a largely beneficial feature of teens’ lives and presents a carefully documented analysis demolishing destructive myths about the “new girl.” Debunking popular arguments, he shows that the “teen sex” debate is mired in interest-group talking points that ignore difficult realities to advance politically attuned agendas. It’s time, he writes, to modernize the discussion, recognizing that teens act in ways consistent with their interests, with the sexual behaviors of adults, and with the school and job opportunities afforded them.
Tuberculosis
Authors: Dyer Carol A.
Published: February 2024

This thought-provoking biography of tuberculosis presents medical, historical, and social perspectives on this reemergent threat.

Tuberculosis is a complicated medical condition that has a rich and important history, a distinctive social context, and an active and destructive present. The disease appears in Greek literature as early as 460 BCE and was a favorite of 19th-century novelists whose heroines often succumbed to "consumption." Through history, the development of TB diagnosis and treatment has been synonymous with events in the development of medicine.

Tuberculosis presents TB from the perspective of the people and events that shaped its past and the factors that influence its current global state. The book begins with an essay discussing the importance of the social factors that influence the transmission and progression of TB. The following eight chapters focus on disease-specific information, historical and biographical perspectives, influence on the arts, the current state of TB in the world, and future directions. Throughout, medical information about the disease is intertwined with a historical and cultural perspective to illustrate the state of the disease today.
Turning the World Upside Down
Authors: York Neil L.
Published: February 2024

York illustrates how Revolutionary Americans founded an empire as well as a nation, and how they saw the two as inseparable. While they had rejected Britain and denounced power politics, they would engage in realpolitik and mimic Britain as they built their empire of liberty. England had become Great Britain as an imperial nation, and Britons believed that their empire promised much to all fortunate enough to be part of it. Colonial Americans shared that belief and sense of pride. But as clashing interests and changing identities put them at odds with the prevailing view in London, dissident colonists displaced Anglo-American exceptionalism with their own sense of place and purpose, an American vision of manifest destiny.

Revolutionary Americans wanted to believe that creating a new nation meant that they had left behind the old problems of empire. What they discovered was that the basic problems of empire unavoidably came with them into the new union. They too found it difficult to build a union in the midst of rival interests and competing ideologies. Ironically, they learned that they could only succeed by aping the balance of power politics used by Britain that they had only recently decried.
Under the Eagle's Claw
Authors: Kofas Jon
Published: February 2024

The record shows that the United States often acts as if it has license to disregard the sovereign rights of other peoples and nations. Kofas argues the United States has used Greece as a means of satisfying its own interests for the past half-century, and that Greece has suffered mightily at the hands of its protector. The United States has deemed this strategically situated nation too important to its own geopolitical ambitions to allow it to realize the democratic freedoms so often espoused.

Because of U.S. pressure, Greeks have been subjected to authoritarian regimes and have carried huge military budgets that have significantly weakened social programs. Kofas shows that Greece's own domestic and international interests were consistently subordinated to America's.
Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic
Authors: Benton Sarah A.
Published: February 2024

Who is the typical alcoholic among the 12.5 million living in the United States now? Many, if not most of us when asked that question, would envision a skid row bum or someone at least out of work or with little education locked into a low-skill, low-paying job. But that is not accurate, according to the results of a national study released in June, 2007 by the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The NIAAA determined that alcoholics in the United States really fall into five subtypes, including nearly 20 percent who are highly functional alcoholics, well-educated with good incomes. They include corporate presidents, powerful politicians, police, lawyers, doctors, scientists, and other highly-skilled, highly-educated people who are middle- to high-income and by most accounts successful. In this unprecedented book, mental health counselor Sarah Benton takes us into the worlds and minds of so-called high-functioning alcoholics, to understand how people so intelligent and achievement-oriented get drawn into states in which they secretly cannot control their liquor consumption but still manage to excel in their careers.

The book includes a look at celebrity alcoholics like singer Eric Clapton and actor/comedian Robin Williams, as well as alcoholics in high positions including Chris Albrecht, former Chairman and CEO of HBO. Other high-profile people included in this book are Miss USA 2007 Tara Conner and football legend Joe Namath. With her own story of alcoholism and her recovery woven into the text, Benton takes us into the lives and challenges of these well-educated and successful people, seeking to understand how, when, and why they became addicted, as well as the reasons their alcoholism is, for most, so hard to admit, cope with, and recover from.