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PENYULUHAN TENTANG PENGGUNAAN METODE KONTRASEPSI JANGKA PANJANG (MKJP) PADA WANITA USIA SUBUR
Authors: Anggriani Yunita , Komalasari Komalasari , Isnaini Maulia Isnaini , Agustina Rika , Putri Nopi Anggista , Umar Mareza Yolanda , Ayu Juwita Desri , Wardani Psiari Kusuma , Karini Elsy Juni Andri
Published: July 2024

Long Term Contraceptive Method (MKJP) is a contraceptive method that works for a long time and has high effectiveness in preventing pregnancy. The use of contraception is one of the effective efforts in the Family Planning Program to control fertility or suppress population growth. In its implementation, efforts are made to ensure that all contraceptive methods or devices provided or offered to the public provide optimal benefits. In choosing a method, a woman must consider various factors, including health factors, potential side effects of a method, and the consequences of unwanted pregnancy. However, contraceptive use among women at young and old ages (risk age) is much lower than for women aged 20-39 years (non-risk age). Family Planning (KB) participants are women of childbearing age (WUS), one of whom uses contraceptive methods/methods for the purpose of preventing pregnancy or better known as acceptors. This community service implementation was carried out in Kediri Village Gading Rejo Districtand followed by 25 women of childbearing age. The methods used in health education are lecture, discussion and question and answer methods using flip sheets. It can be concluded that the education day regarding the use of MKJP can increase awareness and interest among women of childbearing age to choose to use long-term contraceptive methods and understand the many benefits of using long-term contraceptive methods.
PERBANDINGAN KUALITAS FITUR PEMBELIAN TIKET KONSER BLIBLI.COM DAN TIKET.COM MENGGUNAKAN METODE LOAD TESTING
Authors: Mutmainnah Khonsa , Ihsan Ahmad Nur
Published: July 2024

Mengikuti perkembangan zaman yang mulai memanfaatkan teknologi untuk menjadi sarana bisnis dan promosi, pembelian tiket konser online berbasis website juga sudah mulai digunakan promotor konser untuk teknis pembelian tiket. Pada pembelian tiket konser musisi berskala besar, penggemar rela menunggu tiket berjam-jam sebelum penjualan tiket resmi dibuka pada laman e-commerce. Ketika proses berlangsung, terjadi error pada website dikarenakan traffic pengguna yang terlalu tinggi. Perlu adanya pengujian kualitas kinerja pada e-commerce penjualan tiket konser, untuk dapat mengetahui website mana yang dapat menerima request pengguna dalam jumlah yang besar saat pembelian tiket konser. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengujian ini adalah load testing. Parameter yang diuji pada pengujian ini ada 4. Parameter tersebut adalah: average time, throughput, standar deviasi, dan persentase error. Hasil dari pengujian tersebut menunjukkan bahwa blibli.com mendapatkan hasil yang cukup stabil dengan kecepatan, throughput, dan standar deviasi yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan tiket.com. Namun pada parameter persentase error, blibli.com mendapatkan nilai tinggi mencapai 99% sehingga hasil tersebut membuktikan bahwa kualitas blibli.com dinilai tidak baik. Sebanyak 99% sampel yang dikirimkan ke server blibli.com mengalami error. Sedangkan rata-rata persentase error tiket.com mencapai 86,4%. Kedua website dapat melakukan perbaikan server website menggunakan metode Load Balancing, agar kualitas yang diberikan kepada pengguna website lebih maksimal.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE TAX AUTHORITIES ACTIVITIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF MODERN CHALLENGES AND THREATS
Authors: SYDOROVYCH Olena
Published: July 2024

Introduction. The task of formation an effective anti-crisis strategy for public finance management, is an integral part of Ukraine’s international obligations in the field of fiscal policy, customs and tax administration. It is impossible without the implementation of a system of measures to improve the efficiency of procedures for mobilizing state revenues by tax and customs authorities. This tasks is very important for simultaneous ensuring parity relations between the state, tax bodies and taxpayers on the basis of transparency, openness and effectiveness of management procedures.

The purpose of the article is to investigate the strategic vectors of the modernization of the Ukrainians tax authorities in the system of bodies that implement the state financial policy, outlining the existing challenges and threats, goals and conceptual provisions of transformations of the tax authorities in the past and at the current stage of operation, as well as identifying priorities of their further reformation.

Results. In the result of the conducted research of the pragmatics of the implementation of the strategic tasks of tax authorities in the conditions of existing challenges and threats, tax authorities’ reform strategies were chronologically systematized with the identification of the goals, tasks and priorities of each of them in a certain period of time. The existing results and obstacles to the effective implementation of strategic and tactical measures of reforming tax authorities in the system of bodies implementing state financial policy are outlined. It was established, that despite to the influence of unprecedented external and internal factors such as: russia’s military aggression, the consequences of the loss of part of the territories, production potential, the decline of business and foreign economic activity, the irreversible consequences of the post-pandemic recovery, the activity of the Ukrainian tax authorities is characterized by an increase in the efficiency of functioning, optimization of management, personnel, digital and information and communication processes.
Analisis Perbandingan Kinerja Refrigeran R134a dan MC-22 pada AC Split
Authors: Mastur  , Nana Supriyana  , Warso  , Sutarno
Published: July 2024

AC (Air Conditioner) is one of the cooling machines, whose use is currently increasing. One important component that helps cooling the AC (Air Conditioner) is the refrigerant. Refrigerant is a kind of material or substance in the form of liquid and gas which is usually flowed in the refrigeration machine installation. The purpose of this study was to determine the performance (COP), electrical energy consumption, and cooling rate from the use of refrigerants R134a and MC-22. The independent variables in this research are refrigerant R134a and refrigerant MC-22. The dependent variable in this study is COP (Coefficient of Performance), electrical energy consumption, and cooling rate. The control variable in this study was using time variations. The research material is refrigerant R134a and MC-22 The results of this study showed that R134a refrigerant has a better COP value than MC-22 refrigerant, where the COP value at 60 minutes for R134a refrigerant is 8.6 while for MC-22 refrigerant is 8.0. At 60 minutes the use of refrigerant R134a, the electrical energy used is 385.00 W.h. Meanwhile, 60 minutes of the use of refrigerant MC-22, the electrical energy used is 455.40 W.h.
Rancang Bangun Alat Pengemas Biji Kopi Otomatis Berbasis Arduino Uno
Authors: . Zaenurrohman , Julian Nurachman Wijaya  , Sugeng Dwi Riyanto  , Hera Susanti
Published: July 2024

Before coffee products are marketed, packaging is generally carried out first. Apart from protecting against damage, the packaging also aims to make it easier to carry while traveling. The conventional packaging process is quite time and energy consuming. This results in the packaging process being less efficient. With an automatic packaging system, it is hoped that it will make things easier and save time and energy. Automatic coffee bean packaging tools are built using several electronic devices. Arduino Uno is used as a controller, a load cell sensor to weigh the coffee packaging, a DS18B20 temperature sensor to measure the temperature of the packaging sealer and a proximity sensor to detect plastic packaging. In the actuator section, a servo motor is used to open the coffee bean reservoir valve (hopper tank), a DC motor is used to pull the packaging plastic and a stepper motor is used to press the packaging plastic. The plastic press is equipped with a heating mechanism using nickel wire so that the two layers of plastic can stick together. An LCD module is used to display information on the weight value of the coffee packaging, the temperature value of the sealer and the status of the packaging process. From the test results, it is known that the coffee bean packaging tool is capable of packaging coffee beans automatically. Coffee beans can be packaged in plastic with the weight and length of the packaging according to the design with a success rate of up to 87.5%
Gestión ineficiente de un proceso de inducción
Authors: Morales Aragón Alejandra Mariel , Villarroel Siles Marcial
Published: July 2024

PROBLEMA: La gestión del talento humano gestiona la secuencia de procesos dirigidos a generar motivación y productividad para maximizar el rendimiento de los empleados y alcanzar los objetivos de la empresa. Un proceso importante es la inducción, que se refiere a la incorporación de los nuevos empleados a la organización de manera efectiva. El problema surge ante la ausencia de un programa de inducción para el personal de reciente contratación, generando que los trabajadores desconozcan información general de la empresa e información específica de su área y puesto de trabajo, que genera desmotivación del personal, baja productividad y errores frecuentes involuntarios. OBJETIVO: Diagnosticar la gestión del proceso de inducción en un supermercado de Bolivia. MÉTODO: Se aborda la fase de diagnóstico a través de la revisión bibliográfica y documental de la empresa, la aplicación de una encuesta, el procesamiento y análisis de la información. RESULTADOS: Los hallazgos se obtuvieron a partir de la aplicación de una encuesta aplicada a una población de 28 trabajadores que corresponde al 60 % del personal. Donde el proceso inductivo en la empresa, se realiza de manera informal, con información en el transcurso del tiempo de trabajo. Sin embargo, destacando la disposición de trabajadores con antigüedad en la empresa para retroalimentar y mejorar la experiencia de nuevos trabajadores. CONCLUSIÓN: Es crucial la implementación de un proceso de inducción definido y estructurado,  que refleje la formalidad de un entrenamiento efectivo, alineado con la cultura organizacional.
Social Capital Contribution to Community Development, Analysis in the Two Main Urban Centers of Colombia
Authors: Jimenez Manuel Fernando Cabrera , Rios Yessica Adriana Peña
Published: July 2024

Next, the main objective is to identify the incidence of the generation and accumulation of social capital in community development. In the two main economic centers of Colombia (Bogotá and Medellin), descriptive research is carried out with quantitative analysis based on The collection of official data in four official measurements carried out in the country, this study starts by recognizing an accumulated low at the national level in the official measurements of social capital in recent decades, an incident factor in low social cohesion, and therefore poor level of generation of social fabric created from associativity, this being an agent incident in the development of a territory in terms of development.
Outcomes of Cystodistension for Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Monocentric Analysis
Authors: Boughaleb Abdelmounim , Tariqi Reda , Abdallah Hussein , Ziani Idriss , Boualaoui Imad , Ibrahimi Ahmed , Sayegh Hachem El , Nouini Yassine
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is a chronic condition characterized by pelvic pain and urinary urgency/frequency. While the exact cause of BPS is unknown, various treatment options exist. This study aimed to evaluate bladder hydrodistension's short- and long-term efficacy in BPS patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis of four female BPS patients treated with bladder hydrodistension over 10 years was conducted. Symptoms, cystoscopy findings, and treatment outcomes were reviewed. Results: The average patient age was 40 years. All patients reported pain, with an average of 13 daytime and 3 nighttime urinary voids per day. Hydrodistension improved symptoms in 75% of patients, reducing daytime frequency and nocturia. Cystoscopy after hydrodistension revealed Hunner's ulcers in one patient and petechiae in three. One patient required a second hydrodistension. Transient worsening of symptoms and hematuria occurred in one patient each. Discussion: Bladder hydrodistension appears to be a safe and effective treatment for BPS, improving symptoms in most patients in our study. The findings are consistent with previous reports suggesting. Our study adds to the growing body of evidence supporting hydrodistension as a valuable tool in managing BPS. Conclusion: Bladder hydrodistension is a simple and minimally invasive technique that has proven its efficacy with a low complication rate. Our findings support the existing literature on the benefits of hydrodistension for BPS.
To Evaluate the Role of Comorbidities in the Development of Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
Authors: Hasan Dr. Mahmud Javed , Ray Dr. Nitai Chandra , Bhowmick Dr. Lipon Kanti
Published: July 2024

Background: Indeed, AKI is a common complication in ICU patients, and it is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality as well as healthcare costs. Recognizing AKI risk factors in LMIC settings is important for intervention approaches. Objectives: The objectives of this study are as follows: To determine the incidence of AKI based on RIFLE criteria among the critically ill patients in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh and to analyze the impact of the presence of comorbidities on the development of AKI in these patients. Methods: This prospective observational study was carried out at the ICU of Community Based Medical College in Bangladesh from January to December 2023. The target subjects were adult patients who were admitted to the ICU for a period of 24 to 48 hours. Patients with AKI were categorized using RIFLE criteria based on serum creatinine and urine output. For the univariate and multivariate logistic regression, demographic data, comorbidities, and clinical characteristics were collected. Results: In the present study of 22 patients with a mean age of 42.16 years and 63.6% of male patients, 86.4 percent of the patients had AKI according to both serum creatinine and urine output criteria. Sepsis/septic shock ([OR] 2. 2, [CI] 0. 8–5. 8) and cardiac etiology ([OR] 2. 7, [CI] 1. 0–7.1) were significant predictors of AKI. The study revealed that respiratory disease [OR. = 3.56, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.33–38.78] and hematologic malignancy [OR. = 4.20, 95% CI: 0.40–43.82] were the comorbid conditions most closely associated with AKI. Conclusions: This research shows a very high prevalence rate of AKI among the clients in critical conditions in Bangladesh. Sepsis, cardiac dysfunction, respiratory disease, and hematologic malignancies emerged as significant factors. The results are therefore informative for programs aimed at improving AKI awareness, early detection activities, and prevention efforts in low-resource settings.
Evolution of Morality
Authors: Rutherford Matthew
Published: July 2024

Morality is essential to human identity. Since Darwin and Wallace proposed natural selection to explain the complexities of organisms, evolutionary biologists have sought explanations for all aspects of human nature including morality. One way to establish how far morality is exclusive to humans is to examine moral precursors in closely-related species. The advantage of such a characteristic initially seems contrary to the ‘selfish’ process of natural selection, however various ways in which such a trait has adaptive value have been proposed. Also, the extent to which morality is actually part of human identity, a product of sophisticated human culture rather than being hard-wired into our minds by evolutionary process, is a fascinating and current area of scientific dialogue.
Muriel Spark as Auto-Biographer in Curriculum Vitae
Authors: Kirkwood Anna
Published: July 2024

Examining Muriel Spark’s main aims as an auto-biographer in her work Curriculum Vitae brings important resources in the exploration of the genre of autobiographical writing. This, with theoretical engagement, allows consideration of the critical issues surrounding the roles of author and reader in the construction of the literary self. Spark demands the reader participate in the construction of textual meaning; overturning the conventions of autobiography, satirising its claims to omniscience and highlighting the impossibility of an authentic voice with regards to the self.
Casualties of Industrialisation in Glasgow
Authors: Gavin Amanda
Published: July 2024

The Victorian era saw the colossal growth of Glasgow as an industrial city; some prospered but many more suffered the ravages of industrial capitalism. This paper will focus on a figure that came to symbolise the social dislocation of this era - the ‘prostitute’. The definition of the ‘prostitute’ far exceeded a meaning of ‘sex worker’ and encompassed a meaning of a working class woman who subverted middle class norms without necessarily being sexually active. We will explore who the ‘prostitute’ was in practise and argue that ‘juvenile delinquents’ were politically ‘prostitutes’. We will draw parallels between preventative industrial schools and adult reformatories such as Magdalene Homes, arguing that they had the same functionality. The paper aims to highlight the resistance of working class women to these attempts at social control and ultimately concludes that they retained a morality that was distinctly their own.
From ‘salt of the earth’ to ‘enemy within’
Authors: MacLeod Bryony
Published: July 2024

The aim of this paper is to examine the defeat of the 1984-1985 miners’ strike and assess whether an alternative strategy could have yielded a successful outcome for the miners, or if the writing was on the wall from the outset. It will look at the consequences of the government’s ideological neoliberal victory and the long-term ramifications for the relationship between the British state and worker, arguing that the Thatcher government purposefully dismantled and discredited the trade union movement, entrenching the values of meritocracy and a flexible labour market in the British economy. The legacy of these events can be seen in the suppression of wages and stagnation in improvement of living standards, greatly damaging the economic autonomy and community integrity of working class communities in the initial aftermath. The result of this was widespread intergenerational poverty, extending also to encompass middle class professionals in the 21st century.
“At its best […] Imagist poetry is about […] the porous threshold between inner and outer, abstract and concrete, the intimate and the glitteringly impersonal” (McGuiness)
Authors: Dromgoole Siofra
Published: July 2024

This essay proposes that the way H.D.’s poetry negotiates gender is possible by means of her liminal poetics. After discussing Turner’s concept of liminality and its pertinence to H.D., it will look at how her poetics can be considered liminal; simultaneous to evolving an understanding of what a liminal poetics might be. It will use Barthes’s The Pleasure of the Text to argue that in “Garden” and “Eurydice”, H.D. disrupts the reader’s expectations of poetry—and thus attempts to disrupt their relations with the world.
Moving towards a world without frontiers
Authors: Rodriguez Ruiz Miguel
Published: July 2024

Rojava is a region in Northern Syria, which, after its abandonment by the Syrian government in 2011 following the outbreak of the Civil War, has undergone a profound social and political transformation carried out by its Kurdish population, who are a majority in the region. The aim of this article is to analyse to what extent these transformations constitute a true social revolution which have shifted the focus towards gender equality, direct democracy, diversity and sustainability. This is done not only by looking at the scholarly work surrounding Rojava, which allows us to understand the project more thoroughly and critically than through media coverage and self-representation; but also, by analysing the works of the two most influential thinkers of the movement: Murray Bookchin and Abdullah Öcalan. Simultaneously. The article also analyses some of the limits of the project in Rojava and some of the negative comments it has received from recent scholarly work.
Women in the Zulu state
Authors: Sørlie Torunn
Published: July 2024

The cult of personality of Shaka Zulu and the conception of masculinity that characterises it, has today become a symbol of the patriarchal nature of pre-colonial states in Southern Africa. These states were supposedly constructed in a way that enslaved women through the system of polygamous marriage, with a form of reverse-dowry known as Lobola, acting as payment for the bride-to-be. However, this narrative relies on two questionable premises. Firstly, that the concept of marriage as defined by the European Christian church is the comparative through which polygamy should be linguistically and culturally translated. And secondly, that the institution of polygamy only placed men in a position of authority and power. This essay aims to explore these premises through questioning the way in which the narrative of Zulu masculinity has allowed for the construction of a historiography that has ignored the political and economic structures of polygamy. Furthermore, I will explore the idea of all-female polygamous unions, and what their role within the centralised state structure of the Zulu state might tell us about the role of women - even prior to Shaka Zulu’s consolidation of power. My aim is to allow for an informed reflection on cause and affect of gender-based inequality and the role of masculinity within post-colonial societies through investigating the pre-colonial past.
Modern Solar Navigation Techniques
Authors: Bodas Gallego Alberto
Published: July 2024

Navigation by sea has proven difficult due to the absence of distinct markers for guidance. One solution for longer journeys was to track the position of celestial bodies as a navigational method, which has become more reliable as mathematical models improved over time. This essay aims to explore the mathematical methods behind modern solar navigation techniques and illustrate how these models are highly useful to describe and predict real-life scenarios.
Temporal Shifts in Singapore
Authors: Pinnamaraju Samarth
Published: July 2024

Singapore’s relationship with colonialism has long been fraught with resentment while simultaneously being unable to detach itself from its identity as a former British colony. Colonial officer Sir Stamford Raffles is regarded as a national icon, after whom the Raffles Hospital, Raffles Institution and business district Raffles Place are named after. Along the Singapore River is a white marble statue of Raffles, with the plaque reading “On this historic site, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles first landed in Singapore on 28th January 1819, and with genius and perception changed the destiny of Singapore from an obscure fishing village to a great seaport and modern metropolis.” Yet, there have been efforts to counter Western influence in Singapore, to justify illiberal or anti-democratic policies or simply to cultivate a synthetic national identity amongst a majority immigrant population with no primordial connection to the land. It is then necessary to investigate the origins of this strange relationship with the British: a desire to either defend the colonists or to declare Western values as wholly irreconcilable to ours, and therefore need to be rejected.
Violated Voices
Authors: Zlatar Ally
Published: July 2024

This paper examines the ways in which contemporary female musicians use their art to explore the impact of sexual violence. Through the utilisation of qualitative research and thematic analysis, the study analyses the lyrics of songs written by seven artists: Lady Gaga, Natalie Grant, Tori Amos, Ashe, Rapsody, Jolin Tsai and Ana Tijoux. The analysis focuses on examining several key themes such as the use of metaphor, the psychological experiences of survivors, and the representation of marginalised voices in the lyrics. The findings of the study highlight the powerful role that music can play in giving voice to the experiences of survivors and challenging cultural narratives that contribute to rape culture.
Content sensitivity warning: themes of sexual assault, violence and trauma.
Resistance Through Repurposing
Authors: Appleby Melamed Maia
Published: July 2024

This paper provides a historical overview of the contemporary philosophy of Xenofeminism, and assesses how it theorises the intersections between feminism, technology, and futurity. By approaching 21st century feminist theory through the central tool of ‘repurposing’, Xenofeminism is established through its ability to adapt past feminist ideology for use in the present day. This paper will firstly evaluate how technologies developed as part of second wave feminism and ideologies of 1990’s cyberfeminism can be seen as key precursors to Xenofeminism; the paper will also consider the value and adaptability of past movements for contemporary notions of feminism as an intersectional practice. An overview of the three central lines of enquiry of Xenofeminism – ‘techno-materialism’, ‘anti-naturalism’ and ‘gender abolition’ – shall be situated within Helen Hester’s indispensable and explanatory text, Xenofeminism (2018). Ultimately this paper will contribute to the slowly emerging academic enquiry into Xenofeminism, identifying it as a productive and inclusive philosophy which remains grounded to the prevailing enquiry into the potential technology has to liberate women from systems of oppression.
Scotland is Fucked
Authors: Szilágyi Anikó
Published: July 2024

Welsh and Drennan’s work demonstrates significant changes in the literary depiction of the Scottish nation. Moving away from traditional counter-colonial and separatist rhetoric, they direct attention to the problem of consumerism as a new colonising power. Their discourse is permeated by violence, which is also made manifest on a thematic level. Drennan’s novel inverts the implications of the treatment of violence by suggesting that it can be both self-inflicted and self-indulgent.
Back to the Drawing Board
Authors: Opfer James
Published: July 2024

Animation has long occupied the sidelines of cinema. As its essence resides not in the ability to capture the world as it really is but in an artistic representation of reality, conventional animation has often been discarded as an outdated by-product of cinema’s early technological development. However, with advances in digital animation, live-action film is becoming increasingly reliant on computer-generated images as a tool to manipulate the on-screen image, whether to subtly tweak aesthetics or to create entire scenes. The relationship between animation and live-action cinema is therefore changing. Some fear that, as a result, cinema will lose its credibility as an authoritative medium; that the hand of the digital animator will detract from cinema’s ability to effectively showcase the ‘real’. With reference to films containing varying degrees of digital manipulation, this paper will look at the effect that this hybridisation has on both animation and live-action cinema, and will show that, although it may detract from cinema’s authoritative nature, it also frees filmmakers from the constraints of conventional cinematic apparatus, allowing for the creation of new and exciting styles.
Self Under Extreme Conditions in Virginia Woolf’s Writing
Authors: Macdonald-Washington Gemma
Published: July 2024

In her writings, Virginia Woolf illustrates the struggles of the individual under extreme conditions through the prism of the self: the crux of the individual. Psychoanalysis, as advanced by Freud and Lacan, in addition to more recent theories of gender performativity, will afford comment on Woolf’s texts and the nature of selfhood. Ultimately, the self is shown to be compromised by social restraints and patriarchal impositions; this is reflected both in terms of Woolf’s characters and in terms of the individual female artist. As a corrective to the repressions of patriarchy, Woolf advocates an androgynous selfhood.
Landmark developments in the understanding of Neanderthal Disappearance
Authors: Davidson Lauren
Published: July 2024

This essay deals with the evidence and theories surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals from the archaeological record. The essay charts the development of our understanding of this event while assessing the media’s portrayal of archaeological findings. It first addresses the early and stereotypical explanations of Neanderthal extinction by modern human colonisation, a view which was well-suited to contemporary thinking, but lacked evidence. It then discusses the Multi-Regional Evolution theory which suggests that Neanderthals evolved into modern humans and how this theory was disproved using absolute dating techniques. A substantial review of genetic evidence follows, showing that we cannot draw dramatic conclusions from ancient DNA despite numerous attempts by the media to do so. A model which allows Neanderthal extinction to have been a non-catastrophic result of modern humans’ superiority is discussed, followed by a number of studies which propose slight adaptability advantages in AMH. Lastly the work of paleoclimatologists is considered, which is shown to be scientifically sound and allows us to think of Neanderthals as just another ancient species. This allows the essay to conclude that there is no one decisive reason why AMH replaced Neanderthals and that there are a number of technologies which have the potential to give us a broader understanding.
Extremities of the Borderlands
Authors: Sexon Sophie
Published: July 2024

Writing from the border of Mexico and America, Gloria Anzaldúa and Sandra Cisneros are two Mexican female authors that have embraced poetry, prose and word art to articulate the ‘Chicana’ experience of life. Both writers engage with the concept of the ‘border’ within their work, both physical and theoretical. Through literary analysis of the work of these writers, more can be understood about the pressures and expectations that are placed upon the Chicana subject. The Chicana subject lives a life within a liminal space, within two or more cultures. A struggle to assimilate both Anglo and Mexican ideologies and mythologies is articulated by both of these writers. Cisneros and Anzaldúa overcome the dichotomies of North and South, male and female, Spanish and English by engaging in the act of ‘revisionist’ writing, adopting various forms and languages in their style to articulate the experience of the ‘borderland’ subject.
Puccini’s Tosca as a representation of a freethinker’s struggle against the corrupted power of the church
Authors: Verhagen Veerle
Published: July 2024

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), the famous Italian composer, has been described as a cynic towards the Catholic Church, despite having been brought up in arguably one of the most Catholic countries of Europe. The Church was equally mistrusting of him, especially after the first performances of Tosca, one of his most famous works. In this opera his antipathy towards the Catholic Church as an institution is expressed clearly through the narrative, where the struggle of the individual against the corrupted power of the Church is represented as a personal struggle between two individuals who represent the opposite sides of this conflict. However, a more interesting aspect is how Puccini has employed musical techniques to dramatise the power struggle and reflect the shifting of power from one character to the other.
Sound Symbolism
Authors: Young Freya
Published: July 2024

Over 100 years ago Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure proposed that, aside from onomatopoeia, there is no logical relationship between words and their meanings. This article aims to gather and analyse the mounting evidence that has emerged over the last century that overrules this assertion. From the books we escape to, to the inescapable marketing language surrounding us; from the names we call our children, to how children learn language: sound symbolism pervades everyday life in more ways than is probably realised. It becomes apparent that the mind’s perception of meaning may be influenced by the sounds of words themselves. By consequence, it seems that some of the roots of language may not be as illogical as Saussure thought; this article considers the possibility of there being a neurological explanation behind ‘sound symbolism’.
Peake’s Palette
Authors: White Maggie
Published: July 2024

Mervyn Peake’s 1947 novel Titus Groan continually defies genre recognition. Scholar Farah Mendlesohn, however, places it decisively in the category of immersive fantasy. Building on Mendlesohn’s categorization, I further illustrate Peake’s mastery of immersive fantasy in Titus Groan by analysing a symbol imbedded in the text: a green light. This article reaches across media to frame Peake’s descriptive strategies in the context of his role as a visual artist, particularly in his use of abstracted imagery to depict a collective mental and emotional experience between his characters. This, paired with prophetic language surrounding the green light, gestures to the presence of spiritual forces in Peake’s fictional world. I begin by outlining the art historical context in which Peake worked, concentrating on the philosophies of Peake’s artistic contemporaries and the connections between abstract art and notions of universal spiritual forces. I then closely analyse the green light in Titus Groan, linking Peake’s descriptive mode to these philosophies. Finally, I explore narrative evidence for connecting these abstract descriptions of the green light to a spiritual agent at work in the novel—an assertion which heightens an understanding of Peake’s meticulous worldbuilding. Pulling from fantasy scholarship, art historical writings, and inter-artistic theory, this cross-media study argues that Titus Groan, in addition to its oft-viewed physical setting and vibrant characters, houses an observable spiritual plane—into which the green light provides an entry point for the reader. The first study to identify Titus Groan’s green light as a repeated and significant symbol, this article bolsters an understanding of Peake as an immersive fantasy worldbuilder by focusing on the first book of the Gormenghast trilogy. With its narrow focus on Titus Groan and the symbol of the green light, this article alerts scholars to the existence of Peake’s unobserved worldbuilding exertions and forms a basis for further study of the trilogy.
PERAN PENGRAJIN ANYAMAN TALI MEIWA UNTUK MENGURANGI PENGGUNAAN KANTONG PLASTIK KOTA PALEMBANG
Authors: Nofrima Sanny , Apriyadi Apriyadi
Published: July 2024

Tali Meiwa merupakan tali sintetis yang biasa digunakan untuk membuat jaring ikan, yang memiliki keunggulan tahan lama, kuat dan mudah diolah menjadi produk. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran pengrajin meiwa dalam mengurangi penggunaan kantong plastik di kota Palembang. Metode penelitian dengan analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dengan  wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan dokumentasi dari berbagai informan yang merupakan pengrajin anyaman Tali Meiwa di Lorong Lama, Plaju, Palembang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengrajin  meiwa berperan penting dalam mengurangi penggunaan kantong plastik di kota Palembang karena: 1) memberikan produk alternatif yang ramah lingkungan dan memberikan edukasi dan kesadaran masyarakat tentang bahaya kantong plastik dan manfaat anyaman tali meiwa 2) Pemberdayaan perempuan sebagai wirausaha kreatif di bidang anyaman, 3) Meningkatkan kesejahteraan ekonomi keluarga dan masyarakat sekitar melalui kerajinan anyaman. Pengrajin  meiwa berperan positif dalam mengurangi penggunaan kantong plastik di Kota Palembang, selain itu mampu menghasilkan produk yang bermanfaat bagi lingkungan, tetapi juga memberikan kontribusi positif bagi ekonomi  masyarakat. Pengrajin Meiwa dapat menjadi contoh bagi masyarakat lain dalam mengembangkan usaha inovatif berbasis sumber daya lokal.
Unobvious long-term effects of COVID-19 for kidneys. The literature review
Authors: Fedulkina V. A. , Artamonova A. A.
Published: July 2024

The impact of COVID-19 on the course of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has already been confirmed by researchers around the world. Basically, studying kidney damage in COVID-19, the authors pay attention to the new coronavirus infection in terms of the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) or mortality from it in patients with existing CKD, especially patients receiving hemodialysis or having a transplanted kidney, providing an analysis of mortality, risks and forecasts. However, there is still no published description of how this infection can affect the function of kidneys that did not have signs of CKD before COVID-19. Currently, studies devoted to the analysis of long-term results of observation and treatment of such patients are especially scarce. The review examines foreign and domestic studies concerning both the influence of chronic kidney disease on the severity of coronavirus infection and the risks of developing kidney disease after COVID-19, including the development of acute kidney injury and in the long term. This approach can highlight the relevance of timely identification of patients with developing CKD in the early stages among patients with COVID-19 for the purpose of their further follow-up and timely prescription of nephroprotective therapy. The search for literature sources was carried out using PubMed, Science Direct, eLibrary using the keywords “coronavirus”, “COVID-19”, “SARS-CoV-2”, “acute kidney injury”, “chronic kidney disease” and their combinations covering publications from 2019 to 2023 in Russian and English.
Nutritional disorders and survival rate of elderly and geriatric patients with CKD 3B-5 stage
Authors: Zaripova E. G. , Almukhametova A. I. , Maksudova A. N.
Published: July 2024

BACKGROUND. The prevalence of CKD in the population of the elderly and geriatric patients is varies from 23.4% to 35.8%. Nutritional status was recognized as an important factor of CKD prognosis. One of the factors affecting their survival is nutritional status. There have not been many studies on the effect of eating disorders on the survival of elderly and senile patients with CKD.

THE AIM: to assess the impact of nutritional status on the survival of elderly patients with CKD stages 3b-5.

PATIENTS AND METHODS. We’ve studied 190 people with CKD stages 3b-5 (eGFR<45 ml/min/m2) with an average age of 76 [67;86]. Exclusion criteria’s: dialysis, acute cardiovascular disorders, oncology, and psychiatric disorders. Nutritional status was assessed by Subjective Global Assessment scale, the 5-year risk of the death was evaluated absolute by the Bansal scale. The duration of study - 36 month.

RESULTS. In the group of elderly and geriatric patients with CKD stages 3b-5, normal nutritional status was determined in 40.1% of patients, mild to moderate malnutrition in 54.7%, and protein-energy wasting (PEW) in 5.2%; up to 2.8% of patients were underweight. The best 3-year survival rate was observed in patients with normal nutritional status, mild nutritional status disorders and obesity, the worst survival rate - in patients with PEW and underweight (p<0,001).  In the group of patients with CKD stage 4 the average Bansal score scale was 8 points, which corresponds to 69% of the absolute risk of death within 5 years; in patients with CKD stage 5, the average score was also 8 [7, 8].

CONCLUSION. In the group of elderly and geriatric patients with CKD stage 3b-5 and PEW survival rate was significantly lower than in patients without nutritional disorders and mild nutritional disorders; we didn’t find correlation between the estimated absolute risk of death according to the Bansal scale and actual survival in 3-year observation period.
Myocardial remodeling in wistar rats with renal dysfunction fed a high-salt diet
Authors: Hasun M. H. , Ivanova G. T. , Parastaeva M. M. , Bogdanova E. O. , Rumyantsev A. Sh. , Kucher A. G. , Orlova S. A. , Beresneva O. N.
Published: July 2024

BACKGROUND. Dietary adjustment is an important point in the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, at present, the effect of a diet with a high NaCl content on the state of the cardiovascular system in patients with early stages of CKD has not been sufficiently studied.

The AIM: to evaluate blood pressure levels and changes in the myocardium of Wistar rats with early stage renal dysfunction fed a high-salt diet for a long time.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was performed on male Wistar rats. The control group consisted of sham-operated animals (LO-group), receiving a standard diet (0.34 % NaCl), the second – rats subjected to resection of ¾ of the kidney parenchyma, receiving a standard diet (NE-group), the third – rats, subjected to ¾ NE, receiving high sodium diet (4  % NaCl, NE+HSD). After 4 months, the rats were assessed for blood pressure (BP), levels of urea, creatinine, sodium in the blood serum, daily diuresis, albumin content in the urine, myocardial mass index (IMM) and left ventricular myocardial mass index (IMLV), and a histological examination of the myocardium was performed.

RESULTS: In rats with kidney dysfunction, an increase in blood pressure was detected, most pronounced in the NE+HSD group. In rats of this group, albumin excretion, connective tissue volume, arterial diameter, thickness of the adventitia and media of myocardial vessels increased relative to the indicators of rats with NE receiving a standard diet. IMLV in NE+HSD rats was higher by 16.4 %, and IMM by 10.9 % than in animals with NE on a standard diet. The groups with NE did not differ from each other in the content of urea and creatinine in the blood serum, although these indicators were higher than in LO animals. There were no differences between groups in serum sodium levels.

CONCLUSION: Prolonged consumption of a diet with a high content of table salt contributes to the development of the initial stages of CKD in Wistar rats, promotes blood pressure growth and myocardial remodeling, manifested primarily in the progression of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis.
Socialization of Sports Massage for Visitors of Pakui Park in Makassar City
Authors: Zainuddin M. Said , Usman Arifuddin , Awaluddin  , Badaru Benny , Imran Hasanuddin M.
Published: July 2024

This study investigates the impact of sport massage socialization on the knowledge and interest of visitors to Pakui Park in engaging in physical activity. A total of 100 visitors, comprising 50 men and 50 women, participated in this study. The results reveal that sport massage socialization significantly enhances the knowledge and interest of visitors to Pakui Park in participating in physical activity. Furthermore, the socialization of sport massage improves visitors' understanding of the benefits of sport massage in preventing injuries and enhancing physical performance. The findings suggest that sport massage socialization is an effective strategy for promoting physical activity and a healthy lifestyle among visitors to Pakui Park. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on the role of sport massage in promoting physical activity and provides insights for policymakers, health professionals, and park administrators to develop targeted interventions aimed at encouraging visitors to engage in regular physical activity and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Análisis del modelo operacional y de negocio para la implementación de UAVs en logística de distribución.
Authors: Nosedal Jenaro , Bataltescu Tatiana
Published: July 2024

La cadena de suministro es un conjunto de actividades, medios e instalaciones de distribución necesarios para llevar a cabo desde la elaboración y fabricación, hasta la venta de un producto; la eficiente gestión de esta permite a las empresas aumentar su productividad y rentabilidad. Pero, cuando estas actividades, medios o instalaciones presentan limitaciones para seguir incrementando la eficiencia, es necesario buscar otros métodos o tecnologías que implican innovación. Para la logística, uno de estos métodos más prometedores de los últimos años son los vehículos aéreos no tripulados o UAVs (por sus siglas en inglés), comúnmente conocidos por drones. En este documento se revisan algunos los factores para tener en cuenta en su implementación, y se presenta un estudio de viabilidad de su aplicación en un caso real para envíos de urgencia entre una empresa proveedora de autopartes y la empresa cliente, dedicada a la manufactura final de los vehículos.
THE FEMTEXT- A GENDERED PERSPECTIVE OF AI
Authors: Bhumika Chavda  , Dr. Harsha Abhishek Gandhi  , Dr. Ramkrishna
Published: July 2024

Sustainable development, as described by the Brundtland Report, involves catering to contemporary needs without impairing future generations' ability to satisfy their own. This principle is not just theoretical; it has pressing practical implications across social, economic, and environmental realms, all of which need considerable attention. Gender Equality is one of these crucial aspects. Although Artificial Intelligence is increasingly being spotlighted by countries and respected international organizations like the United Nations, UNICEF, and UNESCO, the connections between AI, Gender, and Sustainable Development are seldom discussed. Furthermore, the literature rarely addresses the aspects of education and the Gender Pay gap within this framework. This paper aims to provide a succinct depiction of the benefits and limitations of AI in promoting Gender Equality. Additionally, the research explores the importance of AI in addressing the Gender pay gap and its potential impact on achieving SDG 8 by 2030. What sets this paper apart is its consideration of the behavioral dimension, specifically examining the involvement of men in advancing Gender Equality, acknowledging their long-standing societal privileges.
KEYWORDS: Gender Equality, Artificial Intelligence, Education, Sustainable Development Goals, Pay Gap
LOCATING AND RANKING DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRIES IN AFGHANISTAN BY USING FAHP AND FTOPSIS METHODS
Authors: Saleh Mohammad salehy  , Mohammad Bashir Aimaq  , Masoud Haqbin
Published: July 2024

Due to the growth of steel industry in the world, the rich resources of ore, Abundance of inputs required by the iron and steel industry and higher demand for steel in Afghanistan, the idea of designing and locating development plans in the field of iron and steel industry was created. To increase existing competitive advantages and gaining the most added value for Afghanistan requires suitable locations. In this paper, six cases as criteria and nineteen cases as sub-criteria that have a greater impact on the construction of iron and steel industries, selected after interviews with experts. The questionnaires have been arranged and distributed by google-forms and interviews have been conducted with experts. The weights of the criteria and sub-criteria were calculated based on the results of the questionnaires and using the FAHP. Then by using the FTOPSIS, the plans are ranked based on the similarity index. As a result, which the Bamyan has come in first position and Kandahar has come in recent position of development planning to invest. In the end, for more accuracy and correctness of the research after completing all preconditions, sensibility analysis among options according criteria and sub-criteria has been done in five scenarios.
KEYWORDS: Afghanistan, Fuzz Multi-criteria decision making, FAHP, FTOPSIS, Iron and steel plans, Locating, Sensibility analysis.