bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Perspektif Para Peneliti Senior Tentang Penyusunan Latar Belakang Penelitian yang Baik
Authors: Muspawi Mohamad , Hidayat Ahmad , Yosefa Anti , Ronansyah Muhamad Fajar , Nurmawan M.
Published: November 2023

Some final year students experience difficulties in writing scientific papers which lie in the preparation of research backgrounds. The purpose of this research is to describe the steps and strategies in writing the research background. The research methodology used was descriptive qualitative by interviewing senior researchers from the Jambi University Postgraduate Program. The results of the study show that to start conducting research, the first step is to find and determine the problem to be studied. Second, supported by supporting theory. And third, determine the purpose and usefulness of the research . The problems encountered by the authors are the beginning of a series of scientific paper writing. The problem is a phenomenon that occurs in the environment to be studied and is a reality in the field that looks different from what is expected. The background is supported by supporting theories and the aims and benefits of the research. In writing scientific papers contained in the research background.
Analisis Modal Kerja dan Likuiditas pada Perusahaan Healthcare yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia
Authors: Tantry Almirah Adine Nala , Armansyah Rohmad Fuad
Published: November 2023

Profitability is a measure of the effectiveness and efficiency of business management with the ability to generate profits. The purpose of this research is to examine and describe the effect of working capital turnover, cash turnover, accounts receivable turnover, inventory turnover and liquidity on profitability. The number of samples is 80 data with purposive sampling criteria. The analysis technique used is the F test, R-squared test, and multiple liniear regression with the t hypothesis test. The result showed inventory turnover had a significant negative effect on profitability, while liquidity had a significanr positive effect on profitability. On the other hand, working capital turnover, cash turnover and account receivable turnover do not have a significant effect on profitability.
Perlindungan Data Pribadi Mengenai Kebocoran Data Dalam Lingkup Cyber Crime Sebagai Kejahatan Transnasional
Authors: Silalahi Putri Hasian , Dameria Fiorella Angella , Dameria Fiorella Angella
Published: November 2023

In this era of globalization, internet technology is growing rapidly from time to time. The right to privacy data is part of the privacy rights inherent in every individual. Until now the internet can be used as a new tool to commit a crime, especially cyber crime. The network is broad and can break through the barriers of national borders, enabling the occurrence of a cyber crime that can be carried out by crossing national borders or better known as transnational crime. This cyber crime can cause great losses both material and non-material. Moreover, cyber crime that is transnational in nature makes cyber crime require special treatment to handle it. Indonesia carried out two handlings both externally and internally. Externally, Indonesia and the National Police cooperate with the Australian Federal Police. Meanwhile, internally Indonesia formed institutions such as Id-SIRTII, Trust+positive, the birth of the European Union Convention On Cybercrime Bill, Cyber Defense Competition, Development of Cyber Defense. External handling is carried out by the Indonesian government to overcome Cyber crime that is across national borders.
Kajian Kriminologis Ekploitasi Kemisikan dalam Pengemisan di Media Sosial
Authors: Isnawan Fuadi
Published: November 2023

Technological developments in society as a real impact on life cannot be denied anymore. Apart from being able to bring good benefits or impacts, the phenomenon of this technological development can create various things that have never existed before. Especially when associated with earning income on social media as existing technological developments. The phenomenon that has emerged recently is the phenomenon of online begging in social media which is rife. This phenomenon makes some content creators tempted to earn money in a much easier way by relying on the compassion of their audience. In this paper, we will examine the reasons behind this action and what efforts can be made to overcome this. The method used is a normative juridical method which will examine the criminological factors behind this begging phenomenon on social media. It will also examine the various efforts made to overcome it. From this paper it is found that the poverty factor is the main driving factor. Besides that, the popularity factor in a short time and low awareness and legal compliance in the community are driving forces for this to happen. Efforts are made by instilling morals in society, legal counseling and the use of criminal law strictly.
Pelaksanaan Pembagian Harta Warisan Di Desa Tuntungan II Kecamatan Pancur Batu Kabupaten Deli Serdang Menurut Hukum Adat
Authors: Dari Nayu Triska Wulan , Rani Diana
Published: November 2023

This inheritance law cannot be separated from human life itself because this inheritance law is very closely related between parents and children in terms of property that will be owned or given by their children. Therefore, related to the problem of heirs, they should know about who is called an heir, then the rights and obligations that must be accepted by heirs and the grouping of heirs in inheritance law so as to reduce the existence of misunderstandings between heirs with one another in distribution of inheritance in society. In the distribution of inheritance on inheritance in general, it must be fairly regulated based on the law that applies in the inheritance process. Therefore, the distribution of inherited assets should fulfill the elements of justice and achieve peace in the distribution of inherited assets because it is the most important thing so as not to cause legal consequences in the future. The research method is empirical legal research type, library data sources and field research. The sampling technique is used by purposive sampling. Data collection techniques are interviews and library research as well as qualitative analysis. The results of the research are the implementation of the distribution of inheritance in Tuntungan II Village, Pancur Batu District, Deli Serdang Regency according to customary law, the karo village community still uses two applicable laws, namely the national law (KUHPerdata) and customary law where the customary law prioritizes the distribution to male heirs rather than female heirs and the obstacles faced in implementing the distribution of inheritance in Tuntungan II Village, Pancur Batu District, Deli Serdang Regency according to customary law is patrilineal or prioritizing the distribution of heirs to men then raises the greedy nature of male heirs and a sense of unfairness from female heirs, causing disputes / disputes between the two.
The Contemporary Small Press: Making Publishing Visible
Authors: Markowicz Marcin
Published: November 2023

Georgina Colby, Kaja Marczewska, and Leigh Wilson(eds.), The Contemporary Small Press: Making Publishing Visible(London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), 281 pp. US $126 (Softcover) ISBN 978-3-03-048783-6
Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Resistant Pattern among Patients with Nosocomial Pneumonia
Authors: Jahan Israt , Wadud Armane , Khalilullah Ibrahim , Ahmad Jubayer , Saha Heemel
Published: November 2023

Background & objective: The development of nosocomial pneumonia represents an imbalance between normal host defenses and the ability of microorganisms to colonize and then invade the lower respiratory tract. Although some common bacteria are involved in nosocomial infection, bacteriological profile differs from geographical location and setting of the hospital. The present study was therefore, carried out to identify the common causative organisms of nosocomial pneumonia and determine their antibiotic sensitivity in BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 110 subjects with nosocomial pneumonia admitted in the ICU over a period of six months from January 2021 to June 2021 were consecutively included in the study. Samples included (blood, urine, sputum/tracheal aspirate wound swab etc.) were cultured in standard media for isolation of potential pathogens. From 110 subjects 110 samples were collected. Isolates were identified by standard FAN method. For each isolate antibiotic susceptibility was performed by Kirby Bauer disk diffusion technique. Isolates with intermediate susceptibility were considered resistant.
Result: The mean age of the sampled population was 55.6 ±13.6 (range:38-65) years. Among 110 study subjects, 68(61.8%) were male and 42 (38.2%) were female in the study population. Patients with nosocomial pneumonia were presented with raised temperature (100%), leukocytosis (86.3%), tachycardia (82.7%) and tachypnoea (70.9%). Out of 110 samples, microorganisms were isolated from 102 samples (92.9%). Growth revealed Pseudomonas (28.4%), Acinetobacter (42.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (3.9%), Enterococcus (4.9%), E. coli (6.7%), Klebsiella (5.9%), Enterobacter (3.9%), Citrobacter (1.9%) and Candida sp. (1.9%). From culture sensitivity test, it was found that majority (90%) of the isolated organisms were resistant to Quinolones and 3rd generation cephalosporin. Majority of the E coli and Klebsiella were less resistant (9.6% and 14.3%) to Imipenem. Colistin resistance was less than 50%. Piperacillin and Tazobactam combination showed less than 50% resistance in case of Acinetobacter and Klebsiella.
Conclusion: The study concluded that as patients with nosocomial pneumonia admitted in ICU are already ill, it would be unwise to wait for result of antibiotic sensitivity test and it is recommended that Colistin or Imipenem or Piperacillin and Tazobactam combination should be stared to save the life of the patients and then start suitable antibiotic after obtaining culture –sensitivity result.
Ibrahim Card Med J 2022; 12 (1): 35-39
Childhood malignancies in Bangladesh: Challenges and solutions
Authors: Morshed AKM Amirul
Published: November 2023

Abstract not available
Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2017) Vol. 8 (1): 1-3
Typhoid ulcer causing massive per-rectal bleeding : A rare case report
Authors: Deeba Musrat Rahman , Sayeed Ahmed , Sabbir Imran Rahman
Published: November 2023

We report a case of typhoid ulcer with severe life-threatening bleeding and discuss the management of this extremely uncommon entity. As a complication of typhoid fever, an eleven year old boy from Dhaka, Bangladesh developed massive fresh bleeding per rectum. Although there is no practical way of predicting the occurrence of such rare complications, we emphasize in this case report the wide array of pathologies that can result from typhoid fever.

Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2017) Vol. 8 (1): 38-40
Paediatric inguinal herniotomy with and without exploration of inguinal canal
Authors: Uddin S M Borhan , Wahed Md Abdul , Rahman Md Tahidur , Mohammad Sakil , Alam Md Touhid , Salahuddin Md
Published: November 2023

Paediatric inguinal herniotomy can be done with exploration of inguinal canal and without exploration of inguinal canal. The External Oblique Aponeurosis (EOA) should be closed if herniotomy was done by exploration of inguinal canal. On the other hand, herniotomy can be performed through superficial inguinal ring without exploration of inguinal canal; because superficial and deep inguinal ring were superimposed in pediatric patient.
This prospective study was carried out in the department of Pediatric Surgery, M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital & other private hospitals in Dinajpur from July 2013 to June 2017.Total number of the patients were 180. Among them herniotomy were done without exploration (group A) of inguinal canal in 90 patients and with exploration (group B) in 90 patients. Age ranged from 1 month to 10 years in both groups. Mean time was taken to complete the operation were 23 minutes and 29 minutes in group A & group B respectively. Results were uneventful in 85 and 83 patients in group A & group B respectively. Superficial wound infection occurred in 01 in group A and 02 patients of group B. Scrotal swelling occurred in 04 and 05 patients in group A and group B respectively.
No recurrence or death was occurred in both groups of patients. The overall outcome of inguinal herniotomy was found better in group A patients. So Pediatric inguinal herniotomy without exploration of inguinal canal could be a better option than that of conventional procedure.
Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2017) Vol. 8 (2): 43-46
Evaluation of post-operative outcome in different surgical management for benign adnexal mass in children
Authors: Khan Sifat Zereen , Hasina Kaniz , Khan Jaglul Gaffer , Alam S M Shafiqul
Published: November 2023

Background: An adnexal mass in pediatric age group is a rare entity. The differential diagnosis includes ovarian lesions, tubal or paratubal lesions, non-gynecologic lesions, and lesions related to infection or pregnancy. Presenting symptoms vary and may include acute abdominal pain, mass effect, and less commonly, precocious puberty and vaginal bleeding. Most of these lesions represent benign pathology, but malignant lesions are also a possibility, and appropriate surgical and postoperative management is essential. It is important for clinicians caring for these patients to understand the differential diagnosis of an adnexal mass, to facilitate correct management (whether surgical or nonsurgical) and necessary referrals where appropriate. Timely management can lessen initial morbidity & preserve fertility in future.
Objective: The overall objective of this study is to evaluate post-operative outcome in different surgical management for benign adnexal mass in children.
Materials and Methods: We are conducting a prospective observational study with the intention to observe the postoperative periods of 30 purposively selected patients having surgical management for adnexal mass in multiple centres in Dhaka city, over a period of 24 months from January, 2017 to December, 2018. Children upto 14 years of age with benign adnexal mass are planned to be selected as study subjects. After detailed history taking and thorough physical examination, all children are subjected to investigate for Blood for TC, DC, Hb%, CXR PA view, Urine R/M/E, Serum creatinine, USG of whole abdomen with pelvis special attention towards uterus and adnexae, áFP, âHCG, LDH, CA-125, CT scan of whole abdomen preoperatively. Information on post operative complications eg, post operative pain by age appropriate pain scale 0, 3rd and 8th POD, vomiting, wound infection, wound dehiscence and wound C/S report (if infection occurs) documented. Length of hospital stay is noted. Biopsy report of excised adnexal mass is reviewed. Informed written consent from parents or legal guardian is taken after describing the study objectives. Ethical clearance has been sought from the Ethical Committee of Dhaka Medical College and CMH, Dhaka.
Results: Total 15 patients are studied till now. From this limited data we have observed that there has been apparently minimum difference among different surgical management for benign adnexal mass regarding postoperative outcome.
Conclusion: This is an on-going study. Specific conclusion could not be drawn at this early stage.
Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2017) Vol. 8 (2): 52-57
Superficial surgical site infections: A comparative study between elective and emergency gastrointestinal surgeries in children
Authors: Adil Syed Abdul , Alam Md Mahbubul , Majumder Partha Sarathy , Hasina Kaniz , Hossain Tahmina
Published: November 2023

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are an important cause of healthcare-associated infections. They complicate the postoperative course of a significant proportion of general abdominal surgical patients and are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Risks associated with SSIs are related to both host and perioperative factors. Although intrinsic factors in patients - such as age, underlying illness and site of the procedure - increase the risk, the quality of care delivered during the perioperative period is critical to preventing SSI.
The aim and objective of this study was to compare the incidence (percentage) of superficial surgical site infections in elective and emergency gastrointestinal surgeries.
Method: In this comparative study, a total number of 60 cases were taken purposively from January, 2015 to December, 2016 in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka. All the patients, fulfilling the inclusion criteria, were enrolled for emergency gastrointestinal surgery (Group A) and elective gastrointestinal surgery (Group B). For assessing development of SSIs in post operative patients and evaluating the outcome of emergency gastrointestinal surgery, comparison was made with the patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal surgery. ASEPSIS wound scoring method for assessment of wound infections was used during postoperative period.
Result: In this study, 20 (66.6%) patients were male in emergency operative group (group A) and 16 (53.3%) patients were male in elective operative group (group B). Age range was 19 days to 12 years in emergency operative group and 10 months to 11 years in elective operative group. In group A out of 30 patients, 6 developed wound infection (20 %) and in group B out of 30 patients, 2 developed wound infection (6.67%). Chi-square test revealed a p value of 0.74 which was > 0.05. So the difference was not significant. Total 5 cases had growth of microorganisms in wound swab in group A and 1 case had growth in group B. Among 5 cases of group A, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonus aeruginosa observed in 1, 3, 1 cases respectively. Only 1 case of Escherichia coli was observed in group B.
 Conclusion: There is no statistical difference in superficial surgical site infections between elective and emergency gastrointestinal surgeries in this study
Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2017) Vol. 8 (2): 58-62
Parametric Research of Granular Flow in Silos: A Micro- Mechanical Approach
Authors: Rivera David , Ávila Alvaro , Ávila Carlos
Published: November 2023

El estudio del material granular almacenado en silos se lo ha realizado habitualmente con las formulaciones de la mecánica del medio continuo y los elementos finitos. Sin embargo, existen diversas limitaciones al cuantificar la interacción entre partículas y su comportamiento individual. Por lo tanto, se plantea la utilización del método del elemento discreto (DEM) para evitar las limitaciones intrínsecas de modelos continuos en el análisis del flujo de maíz (materia granular) durante los procesos de descarga en silos. El elemento discreto es una eficaz herramienta mecánico-computacional que permite modelar ensambles granulares al considerar sus propiedades físicas y mecánicas tanto al nivel individual como de conglomerado. En esta investigación, los ensambles diseñados son representaciones numéricas de granos de maíz almacenado en silos. Los resultados de las simulaciones se cuantifican en términos de perfiles de velocidad, cadenas de fuerza, esfuerzos en las paredes del silo, y deformaciones del conglomerado granular. Uno de los principales hallazgos de esta investigación es la importancia del ángulo de reposo del maíz en la descarga de silos ya que los esfuerzos, deformaciones y cadenas de fuerza varían dependiendo de este valor (27°).
Análisis del Retardo en la Transmisión de Secuencia de Tramas en Redes Inalámbricas de Sensores Lineales Usando iACK
Authors: Egas Carlos
Published: November 2023

La transmisión confiable con bajo retardo y baja potencia son parámetros que deben cumplirse en el diseño de redes inalámbricas de sensores lineales con múltiples saltos que operan con el protocolo IEEE 802.15.4. Para minimizar el retardo por procesamiento en el nodo debido a la confirmación de la recepción de la trama, se utiliza la confirmación implícita en lugar de la confirmación explícita manteniendo la misma confiabilidad, lo que permite minimizar los retardos de extremo a extremo en redes multisalto con topología lineal con cientos de nodos. Se analiza matemáticamente los retardos cuando un nodo tiene que transmitir o retransmitir secuencias de tramas en topologías lineales utilizando una confirmación implícita y explícita, y se los compara con los resultados obtenidos en un prototipo de red construido para tal efecto. El análisis revela que el uso de la confirmación implícita en la transmisión de secuencias de tramas en topologías lineales disminuye el retardo por procesamiento en el nodo sensor y el retardo de extremo a extremo.
PENERAPAN DAN EVALUASI SISTEM INFORMASI AKADEMK SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI SIWARAK WETAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE WATERFALL
Authors: Rizaldy Andra Aulia
Published: November 2023

Perkembangan dunia teknologi merupakan suatu hal yang memang tidak bisa ditolak dalam era globalisasi. Pengolahan data akademik secara konvensional dalam bidang pendidikan tidak lagi cukup untuk meningkatkan mutu pendidikan, termasuk di salah satu sekolah di Kecamatan Tambak, Kabupaten Banyumas merupakan sekolah dasar negeri dan saat ini belum memiliki sistem informasi akademik secara online. Pada penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuat sistem informasi akademik agar dapat menangani proses akademik yang terdigitalisasi di SD Siwarak Wetan Kecamatan Tambak Kabupaten Banyumas menggunakan metode waterfall supaya hasilnya sesuai dengan apa yang diinginkan pengguna. Selain itu dapat melakukan evaluasi akhir sistem informasi akademik menggunakan metode pengujian blackbox testing, supaya sistem diuji secara fungsionalitas suatu sistem dapat berjalan dengan baik serta diterima oleh pengguna. Pembuatan website sistem infomasi akademik SD Negeri Siwarak Wetan menggunakan metode pengembangan waterfall yang dibagi menjadi lima tahapan yaitu analisis kebutuhan, desain, pengimplementasian, tes perangkat lunak, dan juga pemeliharaan. Analisis kebutuhan dibagi menjadi beberapa tahapan yaitu mengidentifikasi suatu masalah, studi literatur untuk mencari referensi, pengumpulan data, serta analisis yaitu membuat kerangka jalanya sistem informasi akademik, serta mendesain basis data kemudian diimplementasikan menggunakan Bahasa pemrograman PHP dan CodeIgniter, dengan metode Blackbox sebagai pengujian. Dari hasil yang didapat, kelayakan sistem dengan semua role mendapatkan nilai kelayakan sangat baik dengan hasil persentase kelayakan 100%. Adapun juga tentang pemeliharaan yang digunakan untuk memantau sehingga tidak terjadi bug atau error pada sistem. Pada akhirnya penelitian ini dapat menghasilkan sebuah sistem informasi yang dapat menangani sesuai dengan kebutuhan pengguna yaitu guru serta operator SD Negeri Siwarak Wetan.
Sustainable Rural Tourism: Kajian Potensi dan Dampak Desa Sukowilangun menuju Desa Wisata
Authors: Cahyaningsih Diyah Sukanti , Tutuko Pindo , Sufiyanto Sufiyanto , Widayati Sri
Published: November 2023

This research is initial research that aims to provide direction for village assistance activities towards tourism villages within the framework of Sustainable Rural Tourism. Community development and empowerment form the basis of this activity. By prioritizing the wishes, hopes, and participation of the community, this research maps out the potential and impacts that can occur with the existence of a tourism village. From these potentials and impacts, researchers conducted a qualitative analysis by providing five alternative developments that could be carried out in assisting Sukowilangun Village to become a tourist village. Through one of the developmental approaches, a holistic approach, participatory learning, empowerment of management, action research, or synergy and network analysis, it is hoped that village servants or assistants towards sustainable tourism villages will have the direction of planning, implementing, and evaluating programs properly so that the concept of village development is within the framework of Sustainable Rural Tourism can be achieved. The results of this study have been applied to the early stages of community service, with a holistic approach, servants can map the main potential, namely culture. Culture is the main wealth and strength to be developed further in supporting natural and other potentials towards Tourism Villages.ABSTRAKKegiatan ini merupakan penelitian awal yang bertujuan memberikan arah bagi kegiatan pendampingan desa menuju desa wisata dalam kerangka Sustainable Rural Tourism. Pembangunan dan pemberdayaan masyarakat menjadi dasar kegiatan ini. Dengan mengutamakan keinginan, harapan dan partisipasi masyarakat, penelitian ini memetakan potensi dan dampak yang dapat terjadi dengan adanya desa wisata. Dari potensi dan dampak tersebut, peneliti melakukan analisi kualitatif dengan memberikan lima alternative pengembangan yang dapat dilakukan dalam mendampingi Desa Sukowilangun menuju Desa wisata. Melalui salah satu dari analisis pengembangan  holistic approach, participatory learning, empowerment of management, action research, atau sinergy and network, diharapkan pengabdi atau pendamping desa menuju Desa Wisata berkelanjutan memiliki arah penetapan perencanaan, implementasi hingga evaluasi program dengan baik sehingga konsep pengembangan desa dalam kerangka Sustainable Rural Tourism dapat dicapai. Hasil penelitian ini telah diterapkan pada tahap awal pengabdian, dengan pendekatan holistic, pengabdi mampu memetakan potensi utama yaitu budaya. Budaya menjadi kekayaan dan kekuatan utama untuk dikembangkan lebih jauh dalam mendukung potensi alam dan lainnya menuju Desa Wisata.
Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Quality Education in Oyo State Secondary School
Authors: Opesemowo Oluwaseyi Aina Gbolade
Published: November 2023

The study developed a scale to measure the quality of education in Oyo State secondary schools. It also determined the scale’s factor structure, construct validity, and reliability. The population comprised all secondary school teachers in Oyo State, from which a sample of 630 teachers participated. Relevant items were generated from the literature and assembled after professional moderation. An instrument titled “Quality of Education Questionnaire” was used to elicit data from the teachers. Data collected were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis and other psychometric methods. The results revealed three factors: school facilities and management, students’/staff development and school policy, and students’ engagement. In all, 27 items were retained using Horn’s (1965) parallel analysis of the item reduction procedure. McDonald Omega and Cronbach Alpha coefficients for the final scale items were 0.78 and 0.79, respectively. The study demonstrated that the instrument possesses adequate psychometric properties that are appropriate and capable of measuring the quality of education in Oyo State secondary schools.
Auditory Skills in English Language Learning and the Use of Technological Devices as Strategies
Authors: Bonilla Jurado Diego , Guevara Cesar , Jordan Alba Jordan , Pérez Castillo Danny
Published: November 2023

This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the impact of a discovery strategy on the English listening skills of 56 tenth grade students of the Glenn Doman Educational Unit. The participants were divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 28 students in each. The standardized PET B1 level English test was used as the evaluation instrument, which assesses four language skills: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and speaking. The results indicated that, after two months of implementation of the discovery strategy in the experimental group, there was a significant improvement in listening skills, with an increase from 3% to 29% in the percentage of students with a very good level. While in the control group an improvement was also observed, although less pronounced. These findings suggest that the discovery strategy is effective in improving students' English listening skills. For future studies, it would be relevant to explore the long-term impact of this strategy on students' language skills, as well as its effectiveness in different educational and cultural contexts.
A New Aminoglycoside from Hylocereus polyrhizus
Authors: CT Chang , CM Liu , HC Yeh , WJ Li , HT Li , SL Liu , CY Chen
Published: November 2023

A new aminoglycoside, pitayaoside A (2-((-5′-(aminomethoxy)-3′,4′- dihydroxy-2′-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2 H-pyran-2′-yl)oxy)-6- (hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2 H-pyran-3,4,5-triol) (1) was isolated from the fruits of Hylocereus polyrhizus (pitaya). The structure was elucidated on the basis of physical and spectral analysis.
Evaluation of Laboratory Parameters in Stroke Patients Based on Decompressive Craniectomy Timing
Authors: Acir Ibrahim , Erdogan Haci Ali , Gobel Mert , Yayla Vildan
Published: November 2023

Background: Decompressive craniectomy reduces mortality and morbidity in ischemic stroke patients with malignant cerebral edema. Prognostic markers such as red cell distribution width, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, and platelet count are needed to predict the timing of decompressive surgery in ischemic stroke patients. Sodium, a parameter that changes before and after decompression surgery, may also be a factor to consider when assessing the patient's prognosis and deciding whether to proceed with surgery. In this study, we aimed to examine the changes in laboratory parameters in stroke patients according to the time of decompression surgery. Material and Method: At our stroke center, 52 patients were diagnosed with stroke and underwent decompressive craniectomy. The patients were divided into four groups based on their decompression time (the first 24 hours, 24-48 hours, 48-72 hours, and after 72 hours). The width of the red cell distribution, platelet count, neutrophillymphocyte ratios, and sodium levels were calculated and compared between groups and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores are all listed. Results: The patients had a mean age of 62 ± 11 years, with 31 males and 21 females. The patients' admission, 24th hour, and post-operative sodium levels were not significantly different. The patients' admission, 24th hour, and post-op RDW did not differ statistically significantly. The 24th hour NLR levels of the groups differed significantly (p=0.049). Conclusion: There is a need for laboratory measurements that can estimate the time required for decompression surgery. Nevertheless, no significant difference between groups was observed in our study, which investigated at RDW, NLR, platelet count, and sodium levels.
Non-Traumatic Abdominal Surgical Emergencies in the Field of HIV: A Series of 22 Cases in the Visceral and Digestive Surgery Department of the Siguiri Prefectural Hospital
Authors: Guirassy Mariama II , Mariame Keita Doubany , Diakite Moussa , Keita Nouhan , Naby Fofana , Soriba Camara Naby
Published: November 2023

Introduction: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological-clinical and therapeutic aspects of abdominal surgical emergencies on the ground of HIV in the department of visceral and digestive surgery of the prefectural hospital of Siguiri. Method: This was a descriptive prospective study which concerned patients operated on for abdominal surgical emergencies in the field of HIV, carried out in the visceral and digestive surgery department of the Siguiri prefectural hospital. Results: Out of a total of 88 cases of abdominal surgical emergencies operated on during our study, we collected 22 cases on HIV ground, i.e. 25%. The female sex dominated, including 14 women against 8 men, i.e. a sex ratio of 0.6 with an average age of 35 years. Miners were the most affected socio-professional layer, i.e. 31.80%, followed by traders and housewives, i.e. 27.30% each. HIV type I affected 77.27% against 22.73%. There were 41% of our patients who knew their serological status among which 66.66% were on ARV treatment and 33.33% were not on ARV treatment. The symptomatology was dominated by abdominal pain in 100% followed by fever in 77.27%. Appendicitis accounted for 40.09% followed by generalized acute peritonitis in 31.82%. The management was medico-surgical with pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative resuscitation. The average length of hospitalization was 7 days. The postoperative course was favorable in 45.45%, we recorded 36.36% parietal suppuration and the mortality rate was 13.64%. Conclusion: Abdominal surgical emergencies in the field of HIV remain a major health problem in terms of care. The clinical pictures are dominated by acute appendicitis and generalized acute peritonitis.
An Innovative PN HPT™-based Medical Device for the Therapy of Deteriorated Periocular Skin Quality
Authors: Palmieri Isabella Pia , Moro Leda , Fraone Nadia , De Luca Carmen , Prussia Carolina
Published: November 2023

Objective: Polynucleotides Highly Purified Technology (PN HPT™) hydrate the extracellular matrix and fill the depressed dermal spaces in the periocular areas with skin quality problems; moreover, PN HPT™ replenish the nucleotide precursor pool. Within a long-term monitoring program, the questionnaire-based survey aimed to confirm the profile of known side effects and contraindications. Methods: Survey base: A real-world cohort of 48 ambulatory outpatients with periocular skin quality problems after a three-session intradermal injection cycle with 15 mg of PN HPT™- based gel in disposable syringes PLINEST eye, Mastelli S.r.l., Sanremo, Italy). Study purpose: Confirming the PN HPT™ persisting efficacy and safety in improving facial and periocular skin quality and texture. Assessment tools: Investigator-assessed Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale (WSRS) and investigator- and subject assessed Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) at baseline and four weeks after the last PN HPT™ intradermal injection. Results: The mean whole-cohort WSRS score improved from 3.3 ± 0.93 at baseline to 1.8 ± 0.90 at the final follow up visit (–45.5%, p<0.0001), including in the 39 cohort outpatients with hypotrophic skin (–46.9%, p<0.0001). According to investigators, 87.5% of cohort subjects and outpatients were GAIS responders, with 50% “Much improved” or “Very much improved”. “Much improved” and “Very much improved” were the self-assessed GAIS ratings for 56.3% of surveyed subjects. Limitations: Brief overall follow-up, lack of a control group. Conclusion: PN HPT™ retain the usual excellent value and safety in improving skin quality in the periocular region with no variations over time and no differences in subjects with correctly structured or hypotrophic skin.
Histiocytomas and Fibromas, For Surgeons
Authors: Abdulrauf Badr MI , Basharaheel Hadeel A
Published: November 2023

In regard to soft tissue tumors, surgeons are often confronted with final pathological diagnosis and terms that might be unfamiliar and alarming, such as Histiocytoma and its variants. Pathologic versus clinical titles to Histiocytomas do differ however a simplified description and classification for surgeons is being discussed and recommended. The common Dermato-fibroma is the cutaneous benign version of Histiocytoma. Atypical fibrous histiocytoma and the Deeply located histiocytoma categories can be benign or malignant.
Management of Inguinal Hernia at a District Hospital: About 328 Cases at the Prefectural Hospital of Siguiri - Guinea
Authors: MS BARRY , D Camara , B Barry , M Doumbouya , AT Diallo , A TOURE
Published: November 2023

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the management of inguinal hernias in the general surgery department of Siguiri. Methodology: This was a retrospective descriptive study conducted over a period of 2 years (January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022) in the surgery department of the Prefectural Hospital of Siguiri, Guinea. The study included all patients admitted to the department and treated for inguinal hernias during the study period. Results: During the study period, 1248 surgical procedures were performed, of which 328 (26.28%) were for inguinal hernias. The average age was 37.39 years. Males were the most affected, accounting for 91.5% (n=300). Farmers were the most common occupational group at 31.7% (n=104). Clinical signs were predominantly characterized by pain (41.46%, n=136), vomiting (14.63%, n=48), and inguinal or inguinoscrotal swelling (92.7%, n=304). The right side accounted for 39% (n=128) of cases, and hernias were bilateral in 15.9% (n=15.9%). General anesthesia and local anesthesia were the most commonly used, with 55.18% (n=181) and 29.83% (n=98), respectively. The surgical technique used was Bassini's hernia repair in 92.7% (n=304) of cases. Postoperative outcomes were uneventful in 91.5% (n=300) of cases. However, there were recorded complications such as scrotal hematoma in 4.9% (n=16) and surgical site infection in 1.8% (n=6). Conclusion: Inguinal hernia remains a common pathology. The Bassini technique was the most commonly used surgical technique. Adherence to aseptic principles and meticulous dissection of nerve structures are key factors in improving postoperative morbidity.
İmam Mâtürîdî’nin Şiîlik Eleştirisi: Bedâ Düşüncesi Örneği
Authors: Koçak Yusuf
Published: November 2023

Allah’ın belli bir şekilde vuku bulacağını haber verdiği bir olayın daha sonra başka bir şekilde gerçekleşmesi anlamına gelen bedâ anlayışı itikadi İslam mezhepleri arasında tartışmalı konuların başında gelmektedir. Çalışmamız Şîa’nın ortaya attığı bedâ inancını temellendirmeye çalışırken te’vil ettiği ayetlere, İmam Mâtürîdî’nin yaklaşımını ele almaktadır. Amacımız İmam Mâtürîdî’nin ilgili ayetleri hangi yöntemi kullanarak te’vil ettiğini ve bununla birlikte Şîa’nın bedâ ile ilgili ayetleri te’villerinde kullandığı yöntemi nasıl reddettiğini ortaya koymaktır. Bir Ehl-i Sünnet âlimi olan İmam Mâtürîdî’nin, Şîa’nın ayırıcı özelliklerinden olan bu anlayışa dair telakkileri İslam Mezhepler Tarihi disiplini açısından çok önemlidir. Bedâ anlayışının İmam Mâtürîdî’deki yansımalarını, kaleme aldığı tefsir kitabında tespit edilebilmekteyiz. Bu nedenle çalışmamız İmam Mâtürîdî’nin Teʾvîlâtü’l-Ḳurʾân eseri çerçevesinde şekillenecektir. İmam Mâtürîdî, Teʾvîlâtü’l-Ḳurʾân‘da kendi fikirlerini ön plana çıkarırken zaman zaman diğer mezheplerin telakkilerine de cevap vermektedir. Bu anlamda ele aldığı konulardan biri de bedâ anlayışıdır. O, tefsirinde Şîa’nın bedâ anlayışını açık bir şekilde reddetmektedir. Şîa’nın bedâ inancını desteklemek için ayetleri te’vil ediş şekillerini benimsememiş, ilgili ayetleri çok farklı bir şekilde yorumlamıştır. Böylece Şîa’dan farklı düşündüğünü ortaya koymuştur.
Burnerverse
Authors: St John Graham , Vitos Botond
Published: November 2023

Otherwise known as Black Rock City, Burning Man is a remote fire-arts gathering in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert that has catalyzed a global movement. An ephemeral community flowering in a desert, Burning Man is also a cultural proliferation of events that model and mutate the Black Rock City prototype worldwide. Cyclical and augmentative, replicable and mutable, Burning Man has evolved from a small cultural event into a transformative event culture. This article presents research from a longitudinal project addressing the ostensible “transformational” quality of Burning Man and its cultural archipelago of events. Informed by the complex spatialization inherent to Michel Foucault’s “heterotopia,” it navigates the “hyper-liminal” dynamics of two “regional events” and their organization models: Midburn (Israel) and the Borderland (Nordic). The heterotopic process promotes insight on disparate practices within cultural “other spaces”: here, Black Rock City and the events, or “burns,” it has spawned. Tracking the storied career of the Burning Man ethos known as the “10 Principles” as this is transmitted via “ritualesque” and “carnivalesque” performances, the article sheds light on ways local circumstances refract, filter, and mutate Burner culture, from carbon-copied transplants to innovative independent solutions. In other words, the article explores how this transformative cultural movement undergoes transformation, specifically addressing how, as they mimic and mutate the prototype and its principles, regional burns are contexts for authorization and subversion. This multi-sited navigation of burn event spaces that are imitative and imaginative, and of a principled culture that is mirrored and contested, offers a unique contribution to the study of “transfestive” event cultures.
What Happens Stays
Authors: Rus Annemarije
Published: November 2023

Although celebration is a classic anthropological subject, little research has been done on party holidays. After high school graduation, Dutch youth head to Lloret de Mar in Spain for a party holiday to losgaan, or get loose. This term implies the breaking of boundaries, a sense of liberation and freedom. But to get loose, you need to hold on: to friends, a holiday lover, gender and nationality identifications, and to your phone. The visual ethnographic film titled Lloret ’18 invites you to question the freedom implied in nightlife, tag along with Dutch youth on their adventures and reflections, and consider the ways social media shapes our realities. This article considers the value of ethnographic filming in a party setting as well as the ethical issues that its practice raises. (Watch the film.)
Traveling to Audiences
Authors: Sendra Estrella
Published: November 2023

As African countries gained independence, filmmakers saw cinema as a weapon for decolonization. With the increasing disappearance of cinema venues following the global economic crisis of the 1970s, however, films were rarely able to reach local audiences. In the twenty-first century, especially since 2010, new audience-centered curatorial and managerial approaches have turned film festivals into key platforms for introducing African cinema to local audiences. This article investigates one of these approaches, namely, the decentralization of festival spaces, using one Senegalese film festival as a case study. Instead of asking audiences to travel to a festival venue, the Festival Films Femmes Afrique—the first film festival in Senegal dedicated to films about women—travels to local audiences, offering a variety of free activities across a wide range of venues and spaces. This study relies on data visualization methods as well as practice-based ethnographic research. The focus on the decentralization of festival spaces seeks to encourage further research on creative curatorial and managerial strategies to build and engage with diverse audiences, by increasing the accessibility of programs and boosting the circulation of films that are often marginalized in global distribution platforms.
Uninvited Host
Authors: Ferrão R. Benedito , Ferrão Angela , De Sa Maria Vanessa
Published: November 2023

Despite its history as a favored destination for hippies from the West in the 1960s and 1970s, present-day party tourism in Goa largely attracts Indian travelers. This is a product of the post-1990s liberalization of the Indian economy, coupled with the exoticization of Goa, which has rendered it a pleasure periphery to the subcontinent. Such difference, and attraction, occurs because, unlike most of the rest of the India that annexed Goa, the region was a Portuguese colony until 1961. Goa’s Lusitanization suggests a more liberal milieu, social gatherings with music and dancing being commonplace culturally, for example. While tourism has become an economic mainstay in Goa, the party economy pays little heed to Goans and their culture, treating the land as a place where fun is paramount and local concerns, including environmental ones, are sidelined.
On-demand electrically controlled melatonin release from PEDOT/SNP composite improves quality of chronic neural recording
Authors: Zhu Ying , Yang Yuxi , Ni Gongang , Li Shijin , Liu Wei , Gao Zhongbao , Zhang Xiao , Zhang Qi , Wang Changyong , Zhou Jin
Published: November 2023

Long-time and high-quality signal acquisition performance from implantable electrodes is the key to establish stable and efficient brain-computer interface (BCI) connections. The chronic performance of implantable electrodes is hindered by the inflammatory response of brain tissue. In order to solve the material limitation of biological interface electrodes, we designed sulfonated silica nanoparticles (SNPs) as the dopant of Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) to modify the implantable electrodes. In this work, melatonin (MT) loaded SNPs were incorporated in PEDOT via electrochemical deposition on nickel-chromium (Ni-Cr) alloy electrode and carbon nanotube (CNT) fiber electrodes, without affecting the acute neural signal recording capacity. After coating with PEDOT/SNP-MT, the charge storage capacity of both electrodes was significantly increased, and the electrochemical impedance at 1 kHz of the Ni-Cr alloy electrodes was significantly reduced, while that of the CNT electrodes was significantly increased. In addition, this study inspected the effect of electrically triggered MT release every other day on the quality and longevity of neural recording from implanted neural electrodes in rat hippocampus for 1 month. Both MT modified Ni-Cr alloy electrodes and CNT electrodes showed significantly higher spike amplitude after 26-day recording. Significantly, the histological studies showed that the number of astrocytes around the implanted Ni-Cr alloy electrodes was significantly reduced after MT release. These results demonstrate the potent outcome of PEDOT/SNP-MT treatment in improving the chronic neural recording quality possibly through its anti-inflammatory property.
Mechanical properties of epithelial cells in domes investigated using atomic force microscopy
Authors: Shigemura Kenta , Kuribayashi-Shigetomi Kaori , Tanaka Ryosuke , Yamasaki Haruka , Okajima Takaharu
Published: November 2023

As epithelial cells in vitro reach a highly confluent state, the cells often form a microscale dome-like architecture that encloses a fluid-filled lumen. The domes are stabilized by mechanical stress and luminal pressure. However, the mechanical properties of cells that form epithelial domes remain poorly characterized at the single-cell level. In this study, we used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to measure the mechanical properties of cells forming epithelial domes. AFM showed that the apparent Young’s modulus of cells in domes was significantly higher when compared with that in the surrounding monolayer. AFM also showed that the stiffness and tension of cells in domes were positively correlated with the apical cell area, depending on the degree of cell stretching. This correlation disappeared when actin filaments were depolymerized or when the ATPase activity of myosin II was inhibited, which often led to a large fluctuation in dome formation. The results indicated that heterogeneous actomyosin structures organized by stretching single cells played a crucial role in stabilizing dome formation. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanical properties of three-dimensional deformable tissue explored using AFM at the single-cell level.