bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigation into the viability of the properties of porous glass-ceramics produced from granite dust and maize cob for use in thermal insulation of external walls of residential buildings
Authors: Odewole Oluwagbenga Peter , Kashim Isah Bolaji , Akinbogun Tolulope Lawrence
Published: July 2022

Given the enormous need for cost-effective wall insulation materials in the developing countries and Nigeria specifically, this study, explores the viability of porous glass-ceramics production from granite dust and maize cob using one-step sintering technology. The chemical compositions of the locally sourced materials used including granite dust, ball clay and maize cob were obtained using XRF. 300µm of granite dust and ball clay as well as 425µm of maize cob powder were used. Different amount of granite dust and maize cob powder were mixed with constant amount of a mixture of NaOH and Na2SiO3 in three different groupings to formulate the porous glass-ceramics samples. The formulated samples were uniaxially pressed at 10MPa and sintered in a gas kiln at 850oC for 3 hours. The sintered samples were subjected to experimental tests. The results showed water absorption, apparent porosity, bulk density, compressive strength and thermal conductivity of 25.6%–46.7%, 43.5%–75%, 1.45g/cm3 –1.9g/cm3, 0.7MPa–9.7MPa and 0.11W/m.K–0.53W/m.K respectively. The mineralogical properties of the sintered samples were obtained using XRD. The results indicated a viable material for use in thermal insulation of residential buildings.
Grzech pierworodny dziś. Próba reinterpretacji dogmatu w obliczu wyzwań współczesności
Authors:   Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paryż, Baran Wojciech
Published: July 2022

The Catholic doctrine on original sin was dogmatized in the 16th century at the Council of Trent. Since then a lot has changed: the way of interpreting the first chapters of the Book of Genesis, the scientific paradigm describing the beginning of the world and human existence on earth, and finally the philo-sophical paradigm. This situation has contributed to various contemporary reinterpretations of the truth about original sin, despite the conservative posi-tion of the Church’s Magisterium. Among the various trends of contemporary reinterpretations of the doctrine of original sin, the author puts himself in the trend of reinterpretation based on the redemption story and tries to present the dogmatized teaching of the Church, taking into account the problems of the contemporary vision of the world and the scientific paradigm.
Benedykta XVI perspektywa dialogu miłości Stwórcy ze stworzeniem
Authors:   Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Proniewski Andrzej
Published: July 2022

Man was created by God in the image of God (Gen 1,27) in a dialogue of love. The article, edited on the basis of the sources of Benedict XVI’s theology of creation, treats as the subject of analysis the qualitative interpretation of love revealed by God in the act of creation and present in the history of mankind with the passage of time until the fulfillment of the history of the world. God’s activity cannot be enclosed in the clasp of human logic, because mercy is its content. Man called by God to communion with Him is surrounded by caring merciful love that does not deprive him of freedom and decisions that do not always correspond to God’s logic. Pope Benedict XVI reveals God as creator consistently responsible for the gift of human life formed in love and oriented towards existential fulfillment by man. At the same time, he draws attention to the need, which created man must be guided by, to discover His presence in human existence with the commitment of man’s own free will. God’s love is the source of continual transformation into His image, to finally become one with Him. Man’s acknowledgment of this Truth and adherence to it with mind and heart is a guarantee of the realization of God’s plan of love.
Cardiovascular risk factors in mild adrenal autonomous cortisol secretion in a Caucasian population
Authors: Adamska Agnieszka , Ulychnyi Vitalii , Siewko Katarzyna , Popławska-Kita Anna , Szelachowska Małgorzata , Adamski Marcin , Buczyńska Angelika , Krętowski Adam Jacek
Published: July 2022

Cardiovascular risk factors could be present in mild adrenal autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS). However, the most frequent cardiovascular risk factors in MACS have not been established. The aim of the presseent study was to analyse the difference in cardiovascular risk factors in patients with MACS in comparison to those with non-functioning adrenal tumour (NFAT). A total of 295 patients with adrenal incidentaloma were included in this retrospective study. We divided our group into those who showed suppression in 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (DST) (NFAT) (serum cortisol level ≤1.8 μg/dL) and those who did not show suppression in the DST (MACS) (serum concentration of cortisol > 1.8 μg/dL and ≤5 μg/dL). In the studied groups, we analysed the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, prediabetes, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular events. In our study, 18.9% of patients were defined as MACS. Importantly, T2DM was diagnosed in 41% of MACS vs 23% of NFAT (P < 0.01) and higher frequency of occurrence of hyperlipidaemia in NFAT (72.4%) vs MACS (53.6%) (P = 0.01) was observed. We did not observed differences in the frequency of obesity, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, prediabetes, atrial fibrillation, stroke, ST and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and coronary angioplasty between patients with MACS and NFAT (all P > 0.05; respectively). In MACS, T2DM is more prevalent than in NFAT; hyperlipidaemia is more prevalent in NFAT. Accordingly, no differences were found in the incidence of obesity, hypertension, prediabetes, chronic kidney disease between studied groups as well as cardiovascular events.
Сучасні підходи відновної терапії після інсульту
Authors: Горопашна Сніжана , Горошко Вікторія
Published: July 2022

Інсульт є другою причиною смертності та інвалідності у світі. Щорічно реєструється близько 6,5 мільйонів смертей, поступаючись лише ішемічній хворобі серця. Україна є однією з перших в Європі за рівнем цереброваскулярної захворюваності та смертності: щорічно реєструється близько 100-110 тис. інсультів (96 978 за даними Центру медичної статистики МОЗ України у 2017 році). За статистикою, 30-40% хворих на інсульт помирають протягом перших 30 днів, до 50% – протягом 1 року, 20-40% – потребують сторонньої допомоги (12,5% первинної інвалідності), і лише 10% продовжують повноцінне життя. Кожен наступний інсульт погіршує якість життя і ускладнює перебіг супутніх захворювань. Мета дослідження: дослідити проблему інсульту, сформувати поетапний план реабілітації хворих після інсульту, описати максимально повне відновлення та запобігання ускладнень.
Recurrent neural network model for music generation
Authors:   NTUU ", Komarskiy O.C. ,   KPI", Doroshenko А.Yu. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine
Published: July 2022

The paper considers the possibility of generating musical compositions using recurrent neural networks. Two approaches to the generation of musical works are proposed and considered, namely using the method of notes and the method of chords. The research of both methods was carried out, and their advantages and disadvantages were formulated. As a result it was decided to use the method of notes as the main one for music generation. The process of searching and processing data for learning a music neural network is described in detail, the algorithm for converting data from MIDI format to your own text for use in a neural network is considered in detail. The learning process of the neural network was also described, and the learning speed was compared using GPUs and CPUs, as a result of which it was determined that learning takes place faster using a graphics processor, in some cases 5.5 times. As a result of testing the operation of the neural network, it was determined that the optimal characteristics of the recurrent neural network for music generation is a network consisting of 4 LSTM layers, each with a dimension of 600 neurons. As music generation cannot be assessed by objective characteristics, a special focus group survey was conducted to assess quality. It shows that music generated by a neural network received almost the same marks as music. written by a man. It should be considered as a great result. It was also determined that it was difficult for the survey participants to correctly identify the author of a musical work, since they correctly identified the authors in only 58% of cases. The proposed solution allows to easily generate musical compositions without human intervention.
The link between EU households' digitalization and growth factors. What does data (not) reveal?
Authors: Kutasi Gábor , Czeczeli Vivien , Várpalotai Viktor
Published: July 2022

Households supply the workforce for the modern economy, increasingly based on information and communication technology (IT). The access of households to e-devices and e-channels has been continuously growing in the last two decades. The aim of the study is to reflect these theoretical concepts with data-based, econometric causality analysis. Specifically, this study investigates whether the digitalization of households is a factor in their macroeconomic and behavioural indicators. In other words, does households' access to digital devices and channels determine rates of employment, productivity (TFP), level of savings, disposable income, per capita GDP or the growth ratio of GDP, and even such institutional indicators as political stability? The methodology employed is panel Granger causality analysis and Dumitrescu-Hurlin test, and the regional scope is the EU. Causality is tested between the households' digitalization and their macroeconomic, consumer behaviour or institutional indicators using panel Granger causality tests.
Pyrenula chlorospila (Nyl.) Arnold (Pyrenulaceae), a new addition to lichen biota of India
Authors: Biswas Suparna , Daimari Rebecca , Islary Pungbili , Nayaka Sanjeeva , Upreti Dalip Kumar , Kumar Sarma Pranjit
Published: July 2022

Climatic conditions and physical features of the Eastern Himalayan region encompasses a rich diversity of lichen biota. However, the region’s lichens are still far from extensively explored. Here, we study the genus Pyrenula Ach. from the Dhubri district of Assam in North-East India. Twelve species of Pyrenula have been recorded, of which one of the species, P. chlorospila (Nyl.) Arnold, is a newly reported from India. Morphotaxonomic comments on this species, emphasizing its distribution, are provided. 
Semiconductor spintronics with Co2-Heusler compounds
Authors: Hamaya Kohei , Yamada Michihiro
Published: July 2022

Ferromagnetic Co2-Heusler compounds showing high spin polarization have been utilized as spin injectors and detectors for III–V and Group-IV semiconductors. In this article, we first describe the progress in the crystal growth of Co2-Heusler films on GaAs(001) and Ge(111) by low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy. Next, some examples of electrical spin injection from Co2-Heusler contacts into GaAs and Ge through Schottky-tunnel barriers are introduced. Thanks to those efforts, it was found that Co2-Heusler compounds are useful for the realization of spin injection, transport, and detection in GaAs and Ge at room temperature. However, to achieve highly efficient spin transport, it is very important to suppress the interfacial out-diffusion of GaAs or Ge into the Co2-Heusler layer near the heterojunction. Recent progress in high-quality Co2-Heusler/Ge heterojunctions has demonstrated two-terminal magnetoresistance ratios of more than 0.1% at room temperature even for semiconductor spintronic device structures. The approach using Co2-Heusler compounds provides a powerful solution to the need for simultaneous achievement of highly efficient spin injection and low electric power at the source and drain contacts in semiconductor devices such as a spin MOSFET.

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Morphological variation and haplotype diversity of \(\textit{Halimeda macroloba}\) and \(\textit{H. opuntia}\) (Chlorophyta: Halimedaceae) from Southern Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Trung Hieu , Nguyen Nhat Nhu Thuy , Nguyen Xuan Thuy , Nguyen Vy Xuan
Published: July 2022

Plasticity in morphology is a common phenomenon of aquatic plants. Halimeda (Chlorophyta: Halimedaceae) is usually supersaturated with calcium carbonate and is found in tropical and subtropical regions. Among members of Halimeda, both species including Halimeda macroloba and H. opuntia, often occur in different habitats. Haplotype diversity and network of Halimeda were reported in the different sea and oceanic systems. However, there are no reports of the genetic diversity of Halimeda in Vietnamese waters. This present study carried out sample collections along the coast of Southern Viet Nam, including the coast sites, offshore islands, and Spratly (Truong Sa) islands. External morphological and anatomical characteristics of two dominant species, Halimeda macroloba and H. opuntia, were caparisoned. The genetic marker tufA was applied to find the haplotype diversity and network among Vietnamese and worldwide populations. The results showed that high morphology exists in both species. In contrast, the genetic variation in H. macroloba is very low, and H. opuntia tends to form a distinct group. We suggest that more samples of two species from other locations in Northern Vietnam be included.
Macrobenthic community status at coastal cage aquaculture area in Xuan Dai bay, Phu Yen province, Vietnam
Authors: Phan Thi Kim Hong , Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu , Nguyen An Khang , Dao Tan Hoc , Hua Thai Tuyen , Mai Xuan Dat , Ho Thi Hoa
Published: July 2022

Lobster cage culture started around 1990 in Xuan Dai bay and grew fast in recent years, contributing significantly to the socio-economic development of the region. But the impact on the ecological environment of cage culture operation also needs to consider. This paper points out the status of the macrobenthic community, studied at two stations inside the cage culture area (X1, X2) and one reference station (Xr) in the non-cage culture area. A total of 90 samples with 5 replicate samples per station were collected in six surveys during the dry and rainy seasons from June 2019 to May 2020. These samples were classified and recorded into 80 taxa belonging to 49 families and 5 classes. The class Polychaetes had the most diverse species composition with 53 taxa (66% of the total number of taxa). The crustacean group had 14 taxa (18%) belonging to 13 families; Molluscs had 9 taxa (11%) belonging to 6 families of class Bivalvia. The echinoderms had 4 taxa (5%). Capitella capitata, a species known as an indicator of organic pollution, was recorded in both stations of the culture area but was not present at the reference station. Furthermore, some dominant species presented in the culture stations such as Cossura longocirrata (contributed 43.52% in station X1) and Ceratonereis sp. (contributed 27.57% in station X2). These species are considered opportunistic species that can adapt to disturbed environmental conditions. Significantly, the species of echinoderms group were only recorded in the reference station. The species composition was only about 24% similar to those at the cage culture stations. The species richness index (D) values ranged from 1.50 (X2.6) to 6.82 (Xr.3). The diversity index (H′) varied from 0.88 (X2.4) to 2.98 (Xr.3). The evenness index (J) had the lowest average value at station X2 (J = 0.59 ± 0.20) and the highest value at the reference station Xr (J = 0.78 ± 0.03). The indices D, H′ and J of the macrobenthic community at the reference stations have higher average values compared to those estimated at cage culture stations. These results proved cage culture activities have gradually impacted the benthic fauna, reduced biodiversity, and encouraged the appearance of opportunistic species. Thus, further studies on the macrobenthic community dynamic with ecological criteria are necessary to establish a set of biological indicators to monitor the environmental quality of the coastal aquaculture area.
Fluctuation of associated microbial with building reef corals \(\textit{Acropora}\) sp. from Hang Rai, Ninh Thuan
Authors: Pham Thi Mien , Nguyen Kim Hanh , Phan Minh Thu , Nguyen Minh Hieu , Vo Hai Thi , Nguyen Trinh Duc Hieu , Hoang Trung Du , Nguyen Huu Huan
Published: July 2022

El Niño and the prolonged warm sea surface temperature significantly impacted coral reefs and caused coral bleaching in some parts of the world. This study evaluated the density of symbiotic algae and bacteria associated with the three coral species, namely Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora muricata, and Acropora robusta, collected in Hang Rai, Ninh Thuan in May, June, August 2016, and June 2017. The number of zooxanthellae with each coral species was statistically significant and correlated with several environmental factors, suggesting that symbiotic algae could play a key role in coral health. The number of associated microbial with the three coral species was significantly different; they tended to depend on sampling time rather than coral species-specific. At the time of ENSO (2016), the difference in the total associated bacteria with all three coral species was statistically significant. While the total number of related bacteria with all three species of coral collected in 2017 did not differ from the total of bacteria in ambient water. In conclusion, symbiotic algae tend to be species-specific, whereas bacteria fluctuate significantly over sampling time. Studying the molecular issues of microalgae, the presence, the role of some groups of bacteria involved in the N, C, P, and S cycles, and the influence of environmental parameters should also be encouraged to understand the relationship of coral holobiont better.
Clinical Case of Drug Allergy to Enzyme Replacement Therapy in a Patient with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II
Authors: Levina Julia G. , Vashakmadze Nato D. , Namazova-Baranova Leyla S. , Vishneva Elena A. , Karaseva Mariya S. , Zhurkova Natalia V. , Efendieva Kamilla E. , Alekseeva Anna A. , Kalugina Vera G. , Zaz’yan Artur V.
Published: July 2022

Background. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with iduronate-2-sulfatase recombinant forms (idursulfase and idursulfase beta) is effective for the management of mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II). Patients with Hunter syndrome require lifelong ERT that can negate endogenous enzyme deficiency. However, hypersensitivity reactions may occur during ERT, and they significantly complicate the implementation of vital therapy.

Clinical case description. This article describes clinical case of a child with hypersensitivity reaction to ERT. The patient with confirmed diagnosis of MPS II was administrated with idursulfase. Then, the drug was replaced with idursulfase beta due to the allergic reaction. Thus, even after the drug change, side effects maintained without sustained improvement with underlying glucocorticosteroids (GCS), antihistamines and with decreased infusion rate. Concerning the vital need to continue ERT, this patient with drug allergy to this pharmacotherapeutic group was further administered with combined therapy of cyclosporine and omalizumab. Personalised protocol for the administration of idursulfase beta with desensitization was developed. Such experience was firstly described In Russian patient.

Conclusion. The presented personalised combination therapy made it possible to prevent hypersensitivity reactions during ERT in the patient with MPS II.
Clinical Cases: Diagnostic Errors of Mastocytosis Cutaneous Forms in Children
Authors: Aslamazyan Lianna K. , Efendieva Kamilla E. , Alekseeva Anna A. , Levina Julia G. , Pankova Alina R.
Published: July 2022

Background. Mastocytosis refers to the group of rare diseases with pathological mast cells accumulation in tissues. Although diagnosis of cutaneous mastocytosis is not usually difficult for experienced physicians, misdiagnosis is possible.

Clinical cases description. The authors describe two clinical cases of patients with mastocytosis cutaneous form, observed due to the skin rashes and without any correctly established diagnosis.

Conclusion. Patients with mastocytosis require specific living conditions and regular dynamic monitoring to prevent disease progression and complications development.
Impact of Instagram Usage Intensity on Self-Esteem among Preclinical Medical Students
Authors: Sekarlangit Maria Christina , Ridjab Denio Adrianus , Suryani Eva , Juliawati Dwi Jani
Published: July 2022

Background: Instagram is one of the social media that is growing rapidly in Indonesia. However, the impact of Instagram usage intensity, especially on the users’ emotional well-being, is still unclear. This study aimed to explore the impact of the intensity of using Instagram on the self-esteem among preclinical medical students in Jakarta. Methods: This study was an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional approach in preclinical medical students in Jakarta, Indonesia, conducted from January 2020 to January 2021. Sampling was performed by stratified random sampling followed by simple random sampling. Instagram usage intensity and self-esteem were measured using the Instagram Intensity Scale Questionnaire (IISQ) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test. Results: Of the108 students, 45.4% had used Instagram above the usage intensity average (average 3.01), of whom 30.6% had low self-esteem (15 out of 49). There was a significant relationship between Instagram usage intensity and self-esteem (p=0.031). Conclusion: Instagram usage intensity has an impact on the self-esteem of preclinical medical students. Further studies are needed to explore this issue, as to see other contributing factors and a larger population with different characteristics.
Association of Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy Outcomes
Authors: Sukoco Timoty Krisna , Hidayat Dini , Judistiani Raden Tina Dewi
Published: July 2022

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing globally, causing various possible disorders and complications. Maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality might potentially be affected by maternal obesity. This study aimed to evaluate the association between maternal obesity and pregnancy outcomes. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was part of a larger cohort study performed from July 2016 to July 2017 in West Java, including 223 pregnant women with normal fetuses, who were obese or non-obese pre-pregnancy. Underweight women were excluded. Data on pregnancy outcomes consisting of Caesarean section, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membrane (PROM), preterm birth, post-term birth, small for gestational age (SGA), and large for gestational age (LGA) were collected. The association with maternal obesity was analyzed using the Fisher’s Exact Test to determine the association with a 95% confidence interval, and a p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: There was an association between maternal obesity and Caesarean section, with an increased risk in obese mothers compared to non-obese mothers (RR 2.398 CI 1.328-4.329). There was no significant association between maternal obesity and preeclampsia, PROM, preterm birth, post-term birth, SGA, and LGA. Conclusion: Maternal obesity is associated with Caesarean section. A more comprehensive approach is essential for obese pregnant women to ensure the health of both the mother and the infant.
HEBO: An Empirical Study of Assumptions in Bayesian Optimisation
Authors: Cowen-Rivers Alexander I. , Lyu Wenlong , Tutunov Rasul , Wang Zhi , Grosnit Antoine , Griffiths Ryan Rhys , Maraval Alexandre Max , Jianye Hao , Wang Jun , Peters Jan , Bou-Ammar Haitham
Published: July 2022

In this work we rigorously analyse assumptions inherent to black-box optimisation hyper-parameter tuning tasks. Our results on the Bayesmark benchmark indicate that heteroscedasticity and non-stationarity pose significant challenges for black-box optimisers. Based on these findings, we propose a Heteroscedastic and Evolutionary Bayesian Optimisation solver (HEBO). HEBO performs non-linear input and output warping, admits exact marginal log-likelihood optimisation and is robust to the values of learned parameters. We demonstrate HEBO’s empirical efficacy on the NeurIPS 2020 Black-Box Optimisation challenge, where HEBO placed first. Upon further analysis, we observe that HEBO significantly outperforms existing black-box optimisers on 108 machine learning hyperparameter tuning tasks comprising the Bayesmark benchmark. Our findings indicate that the majority of hyper-parameter tuning tasks exhibit heteroscedasticity and non-stationarity, multiobjective acquisition ensembles with Pareto front solutions improve queried configurations, and robust acquisition maximisers afford empirical advantages relative to their non-robust counterparts. We hope these findings may serve as guiding principles for practitioners of Bayesian optimisation.
Survey Responses Indicating Improved Perceptions of Discount Window Usage Align with Observed Borrowing Behavior
Authors: Roberts Abigail M.
Published: July 2022

In this note, we examine borrowing activity through the discount window's primary credit program subsequent to the program changes made in March 2020 to assess the extent to which banks' behavior appeared consistent with their reported views of the discount window. Views were collected from 80 banks in the September 2020 Senior Financial Officer Survey (SFOS).
Bottlenecks, Shortages, and Soaring Prices in the U.S. Economy
Authors: Datta Deepa D. , Rua Gisela , Feiveson Laura , Peneva Ekaterina
Published: July 2022

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sweeping production constraints, combined with surging demand in some industries, have led to shortages, severe congestion, and soaring prices. What will it take for these bottlenecks to resolve and for price pressures to ease?
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Published: July 2022

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Authors: Dhekne Herschel , R Pfeffer Suzanne
Published: July 2022

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Promotion of Prostitution Services on Social Media
Authors:   Padjadjaran University, Indonesia, Juditha Christiany , Maryani Eni ,   Padjadjaran University, Indonesia, Abdullah Aceng ,   Padjadjaran University, Indonesia, Setiawati Rahmi ,   Indonesia University
Published: July 2022

If in the past, promotion of sexual services was done face to face – on the streets or brothels – but now it has turned to social media. Data shows that online prostitution continues to increase because it can be accessed easily on social media. Social media, with its more open communication, is considered adequate for the promotion of commercial sex services. The purpose of this study is to get an overview of the interaction and communication with regards to online promotion of prostitutions on social media. Netnography is the research method chosen. The results of the study concluded that in the interaction regarding prostitution on social media and communication between fellow perpetrators is very open and vulgar. Commercial sex workers and pimps are the main promoters of the services offered. The message conveyed includes the services offered, ways of payment, and rules of the game accompanied by terms and conditions that are commonly used among actors. The use of the hashtag (#) by service providers helps facilitate the promotion and search for customers. In addition to the timelines used by actors, social media commentary, and the direct message (DM) feature are also used for communication purposes. Furthermore, if there has been an agreement between the actors, an extension of the private communication is continued through instant messaging such as talking about time, location of the service, payment and sharing of testimonials from previous customers. Keywords: Communication, cyber, interaction, online prostitution, social media.
Social Media Visual Framing towards Political Participation: An Analysis on BERSIH 2.0
Authors:   Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Mohd Fathir Mohd Firdauz , Mohd Lokman Anitawati ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Abd Kadir Shamsiah ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Sualman Ismail ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Published: July 2022

The political atmosphere in Malaysia had witnessed a growing trend of social movement organisations and protests. The recent attention is on the phenomenal record usage of social media platforms as tools to spread political ideology. The multimodal nature of social media has made it an efficient tool where users can post textual information as well as visual materials to reach out to its audience. This article sets out to examine the visual strategy of one of the largest political social movements in Malaysia, the BERSIH movement, within a social media setting. Building on the existing work on visual framing, it asks: How were issues visually portrayed on the BERSIH social media account during the peak of the movement in Malaysia? In this context, Facebook was chosen as the social media platform analysed as it is the main social media used by the movement. Adapting on the level of visual framing, a content analysis was done to a sample of 59 (N=59) top liked photos posted on the Bersih 2.0 Official Facebook account which received more than 0.5% engagement rate (ER= >0.5%). The findings showed that at the denotative level, the main forms of visuals used were photos of protesters, followed by posters and photos of important individuals. The findings also showed that at the connotative level, the main frame highlighted was ‘solidarity’ followed by ‘call for action’ in the form of direct and symbolic visuals. Keywords: Visual framing, framing, social movement, political communication, social media.
Evaluation of Factors Influencing Audience Perception of Nollywood Movies
Authors:   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Badru Abdulhamid , Hashim Hasrul ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Adisa R. M. ,   University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Published: July 2022

The Nollywood phenomenon has remarkably become an international moviemaking culture, serving as one of the determinants of Nigerian perception formation on social and educational behaviours. Globalisation in the film industry impacts audience taste and perception, not only in the global free market but also among niche audiences. This audience segmentation occurred due to globalisation, enabling cross-border production or transnational cinema. This research investigates how the Nollywood audience in Nigeria perceives its movies and the factors that influence their perception. Audience perceptive elements in this research are classified as tripartite (education, entertainment, information). Using a semi-structured questionnaire, 387 were distributed, but only 367 were valid. The study employs a descriptive and regression analysis to showcase the frequency of audience perception and compare how effectively the factors affect audience perception. Based on the descriptive analysis, the results showed that Nollywood movies are mostly entertainment, followed by educative and informative. In addition, the regression results revealed that factors such as the level of income, occupation, tribe, the language of movies watched, triggers watching movies, genre, streaming platforms, time (weekdays, weekends, and times watching movies in a week) significantly influenced audience perception. Whereas time constraints (watching during weekdays and weekends) weakly influence audience perception. The findings suggest a need for Nollywood movies to pay more attention to audience expectations and experience in their dissemination to enhance audience perception of the movie industry. Keywords: Audience perception, education, entertainment, information, media studies, Nollywood.
The Portrayal of Women in Persuasive Advertisement: Semiotic Analysis of Deeja Cosmetic TV Commercial
Authors:   University Malaya, Mohd Jafar Noor Hanan , Mohd Adnan Hamedi ,   University Malaya, Ahmad Rosliza ,   Universiti Selangor
Published: July 2022

The purpose of advertising is to effectively promote items or services so that people will buy them. Repetition of viewing to the advertisement for the desired product strengthens purchasing habits. However, advertisements frequently contain sexual and objectification of women. This study aims to analyse the ethical decision-making that occurs due to the information presented using the micro and macro text of beauty product commercials. Thus, this study employs a social semiotics model to comprehend emotional strategies and contentious images by examining the process, effects, and consequence of ethical judgment; they function as mechanisms for propagating specific social culture and ethical values. Despite several past research studies attempting to discover beauty products' ideology using social semiotic analysis, no significant progress has been made to explore the studies on local beauty products. Therefore, a semiotic analysis will be used to obtain the data, as it is the most effective way of comprehending how meaning is produced in text. This research exclusively focuses on how Deeja Cosmetic advertisements employ female portrayal and the specific creative strategies the advertisers utilise to persuade and control their customers. From the analysis, women were presented inferiorly relative to their personalities and roles. At the same time, the findings indicate advertisers portray women as an object of desire to persuade the audience for the brand recall. Keywords: Advertisement, ethics, women objectification, sex appeal, female figure.
Data Privacy Rights and Bankers’ Business Interests in Nigeria: Reflections on Opportunities, Challenges and Legal Reforms
Authors: Abdulkadir Abdulkadir Bolaji , Sambo Abdulfatai Oladapo
Published: July 2022

Data (Personal Information), the oil of the digital age, has taken the centre stage due to increasing use of technology in almost all human endeavours. This is not unconnected to the large scale unlawful usage of people’s data by cyber criminals. This is particularly the situation in banking sector. Yet, Nigeria seems to be lagging behind in its efforts to protect this right through effective legislative framework to protect individual information from unlawful and unauthorised possession or use. Nonetheless, efforts are on top gear at the global level to stem this ugly tide. Therefore, this paper seeks to investigate the Data Protection challenges in the Nigerian banking sector with critical analysis of the current legal framework for the protection of personal information in the Nigerian banking sector. Using doctrinal methods where primary and secondary sources of legal materials were subjected to content analysis, the study found that legal architecture on data protection in Nigeria is weak and ineffective in stemming the tide of the challenges posed by data challenges. It was also concluded that effective legal framework on data protection is necessary for the enjoyment of the opportunities of this digital age. The study thus recommended that there should be effective data protection legislation in Nigeria particularly in the banking sector that would protect data privacy as well as the legitimate business interests of bankers.
Repositioning the Bar and the Bench in Quest for National Development
Authors: Imam Ibrahim , Olasupo Egbewole Abdulwahab
Published: July 2022

This paper investigates the contributions of the Bench (judges) and the Bar (Legal Practitioners) to development in Nigeria with particular emphasis on economic growth. The exploration is borne out of the mirage of challenges militating against implementation of development economic policies in the country and in particular is the incontestability of phenomenon of dispute, which inadvertently affects economic growth. In the realm of development, it is contended that the extent of judicial independence, complemented with a vibrant legal practitioner in the discharge of their respective constitutional responsibilities correlate with economic growth. In respect of the Bar, aside from representing clients in courts they contribute to economic growth and development through completing business and contractual obligations and commercial transactions, resolving disputes, facilitating the flow of funds and investments, encouraging innovation through the protection of intellectual property rights, and advising entrepreneurs on viable business solutions. Thus, a better and strong performing judiciary and lawyers without interference have shown to lead to more developed economy, associated with rapid growth of large, small, and medium businesses in the economy. While dispute is inevitable, in the sphere of economy, the right of contending parties to institute action or defend in courts as well as the right of the parties to be represented by legal practitioners makes the institution of the judiciary and the bar significant. This paper, which employs doctrinal research method, explores the constitutional mandates of the Bar and the Bench as agents of justice administration to determine the institutions contributions to development. The paper found that the Bar and the Bench have roles to play in propelling developmental economic strategies and implementations by making sure that due process and democratic norms are revered. It is concluded that for Bar and Bench to contribute to development there must be harmonious relationship between the without compromising justice.
Infecção de corrente sanguínea associada a cateter venoso central: incidência, agentes etiológicos e resistência bacteriana
Authors: Da Silva Dias Gisele Cristiane , Resende Jaqueline , De Souza Fontes Astrídia Marília , Araújo Lucio Borges de , Röder Denise Von Dolinger de Brito
Published: July 2022

Introdução: A Infecção de Corrente Sanguínea associada a Cateter Venoso Central (ICS-CVC) é um grave evento adverso em unidades críticas. Objetivo: Avaliar a taxa de ICS-CVC de um Centro de Terapia Intensiva de Adultos (CTI) e suas Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTIs) especializadas, destacando os agentes etiológicos e perfil de resistência. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo observacional, retrospectivo e descritivo, de análise documental com abordagem quantitativa dos prontuários de pacientes admitidos no período de 01 de março de 2016 a 31 de agosto de 2016 em um hospital na cidade de Uberlândia-MG, Brasil. Resultados: Foram identificados 30 casos de ICS-CVC num total de 4.265 pacientes-dia e 3.373 dispositivos-dia. A densidade de incidência de ICS-CVC no CTI de Adultos foi de 8,90 por 1.000 dispositivos-dia. A densidade de utilização do CVC foi de 0,79. Os indicadores de ICS-CVC foram calculados separadamente para as UTIs especializadas. Na UTI Cirúrgica, a densidade de incidência foi de 7,52 por 1.000 dispositivos-dia, na UTI Neurológica 14,88 por 1.000 dispositivos-dia e na UTI Clínica 5,85 por 1.000 dispositivos-dia. O Acinetobacter baumannii foi o agente mais frequente (15,2%) entre os micro-organismos identificados, seguido por Staphylococcus aureus (12,1%) e Staphylococcus epidermidis (12,1%). A resistência à oxacilina foi encontrada em 100% das cepas de Staphylococcus coagulase-negativa e em 25% de cepas de Staphylococcus aureus. Para as enterobactérias, a resistência às cefalosporinas de amplo espectro foi de 62,5% e aos carbapenêmicos foi de 25%. Para não fermentadores, a resistência aos carbapenêmicos foi de 75%. Conclusão: Os resultados demonstraram diferenças nas taxas de ICS-CVC entre as UTIs especializadas. Os patógenos gram-negativos destacaram-se como os agentes etiológicos mais frequentemente isolados. Os percentuais de bactérias gram-negativas resistentes aos carbapenêmicos e às cefalosporinas de amplo espectro foram maiores que o relatado por outros autores. Esses achados reforçam a importância da vigilância epidemiológica de acordo com o tipo de UTI.
RADIATION SITUATION ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION IN THE BALTIC SEA
Authors: Savkina Elina A. , Sklyarova Lyudmila V. , Podboronova Alexandra G. , Zharikov Mikhail , Perelygin Ivan V.
Published: July 2022

The review is devoted to the analysis of scientific publications, as well as regulatory legal acts and documents in the field of radioecology and radiation situation assessment in the Baltic Sea. To date, certain areas of the Baltic Sea are classified as environmentally unfavorable in terms of a number of harmful (polluting) substances that have a negative impact on the environment, including radiation conditions.
The article deals with two main aspects of radioecology problems: international and regional (Russian) within the Baltic Sea. Potentially hazardous objects and the main radioecological problems that are relevant at this time and require scientific and practical solutions have been analyzed.
The objects of negative impact in the course of the study were taken into account generally accepted four main components with different concentrations of pollutants: water, organisms and suspended organic matter, sediments and surface film.
Having studied and analyzed the statistical data of scientific research using the methods of generalized data processing, systematization and comparative analysis, a general conclusion about modern approaches to assessing and predicting the radiation situation in the Baltic Sea has been drawn.
In our opinion, improving the efficiency of systems for ensuring radioecological safety is relevant at the present time and requires a constant and comprehensive analysis of its state, which may allow timely assessment and forecasting of the radiation situation in the Baltic Sea.
Secondly, it is necessary to combine the efforts of the scientific community, public organizations and practicing professionals of industrial corporations from all countries of the region, which will increase the level of environmental safety of the Baltic Sea.
Comparative analysis of the results of correction of congenital spinal deformity in isolated semivertebrae in preschool and primary school-age children
Authors: Vissarionov Sergey V. , Filippova Alexandra N. , Kokushin Dmitriy N. , Khardikov Mikhail A. , Ryzhikov Dmitriy V. , Shabunin Anton S. , Serikov Valeriy V.
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND: Despite a detailed study of the natural development of congenital spinal deformity in isolated semivertebrae and methods of surgical correction of this pathology, some issues remain unclear. The age at which surgical correction of congenital spinal deformity should be performed is a debated issue among specialists.
AIM: To conduct a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of correction of spinal deformity in children with congenital kyphoscoliosis with isolated semivertebrae of preschool and primary school-age children.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included 26 patients aged 21 months to 69 months (10 girls and 16 boys) with congenital kyphoscoliosis caused by an isolated semivertebra. The patients underwent partial or complete resection of the semivertebral disk with adjacent intervertebral disks from dorsal or combined access, correction and stabilization of congenital spinal deformity with a posterior multisupport metal structure. Participants were sectioned into two age groups: the first group children under 4 years (14 children), the second group children 6 years and older (12 children).
RESULTS: Metal fixation during surgical treatment in children of primary school age as well as in preschool children was carried out in the majority of cases polysegmentarily. Regarding the choice of surgical treatment access, dorsal surgical access was more often preferred in the second group of patients. The duration of surgical intervention and volume of blood loss between different age groups were similar with dorsal and combined access. In the group of preschool children, destabilization of the metal structure was noted in the early postoperative period when performing control radiographs after surgical treatment in three cases. In the second group, spinal deformity of dysplastic genesis after surgical treatment was detected in three cases.
CONCLUSIONS: The effectiveness of surgical treatment of congenital deformity is significantly higher in younger children compared to that in school-age patients.
Differentiated approach to the treatment of patients with consequences of multiple localization hematogenic osteomyelitis (Clinical observation)
Authors: Garkavenko Yuriy E. , Belokrylov NIkolay M.
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND: Disseminated osteomyelitis in children leads to the demise of many joints. Osteolysis of the head and femoral neck leads to the complete degradation of the hip joint, while the possibilities of organ-preserving disorders are extremely rare. Damage to the epiphyseal zone during growth causes deformation and dysfunction of the joints of other segments, which requires staged treatment.
CLINICAL CASE: We presented the case of a patient with multiple consequences of epiphyseal osteomyelitis with pathological dislocation of the hips as a result of osteolysis of the heads and necks of the femur. Arthroplasty was performed successively at the age of 7 and 8 using demineralized bone and cartilage allografts according to the method stipulated by the Institute G.I. Turner with shortening osteotomies of the hips. At the age of 13, lengthening of the left femur was performed with correction of the axis of the affected segment of the lower limb.
DISCUSSION: Many authors refrain from or do not have the opportunity to use organ-preserving surgical aids, relying on early endoprosthetics for pathological dislocations. However, the lifespan of a joint and endoprosthesis makes it necessary to look for ways to extend the functional suitability of musculoskeletal system, especially during the growth phase of a child. In our opinion, the use of organ-preserving interventions at the level of the hip and other segments in children with the consequences of osteomyelitis is recommended. The possibility of elongation at the level of segments, where arthroplasty was performed was earlier with preservation of ones own tissues. Correction of the axis and alignment of the length of the limbs can be effectively carried out on previously operated segments subject to certain technical features.
CONCLUSIONS: Bilateral arthroplasty of the proximal femur with demineralized cartilage allografts in osteomyelitis is a completely acceptable option for organ-preserving interventions. It is possible to effectively lengthen and correct the previously operated femur while maintaining good limb function. Ultimately, the expediency, the nature of surgical interventions, and the choice of a segment for correction in such patients are determined by the characteristics of the functional adaptation of the affected segment(s).