bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
LABORATORY CRITERIA OF PERINATAL DAMAGE OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AT PREMATURE NEWBORNS
Authors: Petrashenko Viktoria A. , Loboda Andrii M. , Smiyan Olexandr I. , Popov Sergii V. , Kasyan Svetlana N. , Zaitsev Igor E. , Redko Elena K.
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Fetal and neonatal hypoxia takes a special place among the damaging factors of central nervous system (CNS). All forms of oxygen deficiency are accompanied by the development of bioenergetic hypoxia, which leads to tension of metabolic processes of the organism. Metabolic effect of hypoxia includes stark reduce of mitochondrial activity due to a significant inhibition enzymes of the Krebs cycle: succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). In newborn babies is not always possible to objectively assess the condition of the CNS defeat, because very often the severity of lesions does not correspond to clinical symptoms, especially in premature newborns. So far determination the severity of hypoxic-ischemic CNS lesions is still very actual in modern medicine. More objective method of such an assessment is determine the activity of neurospecific enolase (NSE).
The aim of the paper is to increase the efficiency of diagnosis of hypoxic CNS lesions in premature infants by determining the activity of NSE and study energy supply during
the neonatal period.
Materials and methods: The concentration of NSE, SDH and LDH were determined in 15 conventionally healthy preterm infants (CHPI), which made the comparison group, and
64 premature babies with hypoxic-ischemic CNS lesions, which were divided into three groups: I group – 26 premature children with mild CNS lesions; II group – 20 premature
children with severe hypoxic lesions and low birth weight; III group – 18 premature newborns with severe damage of central nervous system and extremely low birth weight. NSE activity was determined by enzyme immunoassay using reagents of the company «Fujirebio» (Sweden) on an automatic analyzer «Multiscan Plus» company «Labsystems» (Finland). Material for investigation was peripheral venous blood of newborns, which collected by vein punction at morning on an empty stomach.
Results and conclusions: Metabolic effect of hypoxia in premature infants manifested by severe inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory activity, which appears in the reduction of aerobic enzyme activity of SDH and activation serum LDH. During the neonatal period in infants with perinatal hypoxic- ischemic lesions of the CNS levels of the of NSE, SDH and LDG aren’t normalized, that indicated on energy deficiency and requires the development of effective methods of correcting this condition. Perinatal hypoxia in premature neonates causes significant alteration of neuronal membranes and increase concentration in blood such neurospecific protein as NSE, whose concentration correlates with the degree of severity of CNS injury.
COGNITIVE DISABILITY IN ESTROGENECTOMITED AND OLD RATS WITH DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: Tymofiychuk Inga R. , Churpiy Ihor K. , Savchuk Tetiana P. , Boreyko Lilia D. , Slobodian Xenia V.
Published: November 2020

Introduction: In recent years, there have been many works devoted to the study of the effects of sex hormones on cognitive function. Clinical studies have found that in
menopausal women, the tendency to develop type 2 diabetes will increase, the spatial and short-term working memory worsens, and there is a tendency to develop depression. The findings suggest that estrogens are involved in the mechanisms of insulin resistance in tissues, in the synthesis of mediators in the catecholaminergic systems of the brain, but many questions remain unresolved.
The aim: Therefore, the aim of our study was to establish the effect of estrogens on the indices of spatial memory in ovariectomized and old rats against the background of
the development of experimental diabetes.
Materials and methods: The study was conducted on 30 adult rats females 4-5 months and 20 months. The study groups were ovariectomized and reproduced experimental
type 2 diabetes mellitus with protamine sulfate. The study of spatial memory was carried out in an eight-sleeved radial labyrinth.
Results and conclusions: Ovariectomy caused the deterioration of spatial memory relative to the living control group, and diabetes mellitus aggravated pathological changes.
The changes that occur after ovariectomy suggest estrogen involvement in the regulation of cognitive functions.
«Ja do radia wejdę»: Radiowe realizacje Marii Wiercińskiej w latach 1946–1952
Authors: Flader-Rzeszowska Katarzyna
Published: November 2020

Tekst poświęcony jest twórczości Marii Wiercińskiej z lat 1946–1952, kiedy aktorka i reżyserka skupiła się na pracy dla radia, najpierw w Łodzi, potem we Wrocławiu. Źródłem badawczym jest rękopis Wiercińskiej, porządkujący prace radiowe oraz tekst jej słuchowiska Niebezpieczne życie (1935, premiera radiowa w reżyserii Michała Meliny w tym samym roku), dotychczas nieanalizowany i niepublikowany. Zachowany scenariusz pochodzi z 1946, wtedy Wiercińska sama reżyserowała słuchowisko (emisja 1947). Egzemplarz z notatkami i skreśleniami autorki umożliwia prześledzenie, jak rozumiała i realizowała zasady twórczości w nowym medium. Wymienione źródła oraz korespondencja Wiercińskiej potwierdzają, że radio było jej pasją, pokazują miejsce prac radiowych w jej dorobku i wpływ doświadczeń w dziedzinie recytacji na pracę z mikrofonem. Perspektywa mikrohistorii pozwala dokładnie zbadać wybraną formę działalności twórczej artystki nieco zapomnianej. Artykuł poszerza wiedzę o kobietach współtworzących polski teatr w XX wieku.
Nireńska: o kruchości archiwum i ciele tańczącym tu i teraz
Authors: Bojarska Katarzyna
Published: November 2020

Punktem wyjścia do refleksji nad możliwością biografii kobiety – artystki – ocalałej z Zagłady jest zestawienie dwóch projektów będących próbą zmierzenia się z historią życia i sztuką Poli Nireńskiej, które weszły do obiegu mniej więcej w tym samym czasie. Jednym z nich jest projekt artystyczny: współpraca choreografki, tancerki i artystki wizualnej – Druga natura Grzywnowicz / Siniarska / Wolińska, drugim zaś reportaż biograficzny Weroniki Kostyrko zatytułowany Tancerka i Zagłada. Historia Poli Nireńskiej. Autorka rekonstruuje założenia obu projektów, sposób, w jaki traktują one Nireńską, i stawia zasadnicze pytania o sens biografii dziś, uwzględniając najnowsze rozpoznania zarówno z pola pisarstwa biograficznego, jak i z teorii traumy i badań nad Zagładą.
Pretekstem Jaremianka: O biografii, reportażu biograficznym i nie tylko
Authors: Darska Bernadetta
Published: November 2020

Artykuł stanowi próbę krytycznego namysłu nad publikacją Agnieszki Daukszy Jaremianka. Biografia w kontekście współczesnych tendencji w biografistyce. Najważniejsze poruszane wątki to: obecność autora biografii w tekście, osobisty charakter refleksji biograficznej, pytanie o granicę między biografią a reportażem biograficznym oraz związki analizowanej pracy z herstorią.
Analisis Kelayakan Pemberian Kredit Nasabah Koperasi Menggunakan Algoritma C4.5
Authors: Setiawan Rudi
Published: November 2020

Kegiatan Analisa terhadap permohonan pinjaman kredit di koperasi merupkan hal yang penting dilakukan agar tidak terjadi penunggakan pembayaran angsuran dikemudian hari oleh para nasabah, hasil analisa kelayakan pemberian pinjaman menjadi penentu atas permohonan pinjaman yang diajukan, berbagai metode analisa dilakukan untuk memprediksi kelayakan pemberian pinjaman kredit, pada penelitian ini dilakukan analisa kelayakan pemberian pinjaman menggunakan algoritma C4.5, algoritma C4.5 merupakan pengembangan dari algoritma ID3. Pengumpulan data dilakukan di Koperasi simpan pinjam Posdaya melati bukit duri, data diolah menggunakan tools RapidMiner, hasil analisis menunjukkan Area Under Curve yang optimis sebesar 0.971 ini menunjukkan hasil klasifikasi berada pada kategori sangat baik.
New in the Czech Civil Code – Rules on Family Enterprise
Authors: Marek Karel , Janků Martin
Published: November 2020

For more than two decades the family business enterprises of the first generation
(generation of founders) are more and more dominating in the category of today’s Small
and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Czech Republic. The necessary legal background
defining the legal relationships and rights of all participating persons was, however, limited
to general provisions in the Commercial Code that hasn’t solved many of the problems
associated thereto. Only in 2012 the new Czech Civil Code, Act. No 89/2012 Coll., introduced
the institute of family enterprise as completely new term in the Czech Civil law. The present
paper aims to analyse the key rules of this new legal regulation, focusing on significant
aspects of the institute in the context of commercial law and family law, as well as to
highlight the potential weaknesses in the regulation itself.
RECOMBINANT VACCINIA VIRUS VV-GMCSF-LACT FOR HUMAN GLIOBLASTOMA TREATMENT
Authors: Voytova A. , Dmitrieva M. , Kochneva G. , Richter V. , Kuligina E.
Published: November 2020

VV-GMCSF-Last has been shown to have high cytotoxic activity and antitumor efficacy against human glioblastoma in in vitro and in vivo models
INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE AND CARBON SOURCE ON BIOXIDATION OF PYRITE-ARSENOPYRITE CONCENTRATE
Authors: Nechaeva A. , Elkina Y. , Melamud V.
Published: November 2020

The effect of temperature and sources of carbon nutrition on the composition of microbial communities carrying out the biooxidation of gold-bearing sulfide concentrate and on the efficiency of the biooxidation was investigated. It was shown that the use of additional carbon sources makes it possible to influence the activity of the biooxidation process and the composition of microbial populations.
DEVELOPMENT OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE RAPID AND LOW-COST ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE FRESHNESS STATE OF STURGEON SPECIES IMMERSED IN NIGHTSHADE SOLUTION
Authors: Egorov M. , Kondratenko E. , Karoui R.
Published: November 2020

The present study demonstrates the potential of front-face fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with chemometric tools as a rapid and non-destructive method to monitor the freshness level of sturgeon.
RESEARCH OF MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SPECIALIZED PECTIN-CONTAINING MIXTURES IN THE ETHERAL CORRECTION OF THE TROPHOLOGICAL STATUS
Authors: Demidov D. , Oreshkin E.
Published: November 2020

Specialized pectin-containing mixtures have been developed to correct deficiency and underweight, represented by protein-carbohydrate complexes. The effectiveness of the use of ATP in complex therapy for the treatment of deficiency and underweight is proved.
INCLUSION OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES ОF MAGNETITE INTO PROTEIN PARTICLES OF CATALASE
Authors: Balabushevich N. , Vlasova K. , Volodkin D. , Golovin Yu. , Klyachko N.
Published: November 2020

In this work, vaterite microparticles with an immobilized catalase (enzyme) and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) of magnetite, obtained by the co-precipitation method, were used to study the enzyme activity under low frequency alternating magnetic field.
COVID-19 and H1N1 - The two pandemics and their consequences on human life: A Mini-Review
Authors: Fayyaz Ali Muhammad Ali , Iqra Amjad  , Amrat
Published: November 2020

Background: A global  pandemic has always been the after-effect of lessened immunity in the human population. This is a brief narrative review comparing some points of both pandemics. Methods: A comparative study was conducted by data collection through published articles and official websites. Conclusion:  The current pandemic has affected all aspects of life. Psychological issues are dominating in this COVID-19 pandemic especially in six different groups of people. Emergency responses process was slower in COVID-19 pandemic than that of H1N1. H1N1 pandemic of 2009 proved to have a lesser impact on education, traveling, even the mental state of people. COVID-19 and H1N1 infections have most of the similar things but distinctions are very subordinating.
Growth Analysis of Lactobacillus acidophilus Using Different Non-Digestible Carbohydrates
Authors: AL-KAF Haia Abobakr , HUYOP Fahrul Zaman , ZAİNOL Noor Azwani
Published: November 2020

Probiotics are live microorganisms and offer health benefits to the digestive system and used in the production of many fermented foods. Non-digestible carbohydrates are dietary fibers which cannot be digested and absorbed by the small intestine. Strains of Lactobacillus, are among the most common and popular group of probiotics and added to many dairy products and dietary supplements. Besides, Lactobacillus acidophilus can exhibit many useful benefits such as showing thermostability, maintaining the growth activity at a wide pH range, and offering strong inhibition actions against spoilage of food and pathogenic bacteria. Aims of this study are to analyse the ability of non-digestible carbohydrates to act as a carbon source in enhancing the growth activity of L. acidophilus in vitro and to determine which type of non-digestible carbohydrate sources contributed a high biomass production. L. acidophilus was grown on de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) medium. The optical density and pH of the cell biomass produced were measured and cell dry weight was determined. The highest biomass production recorded was for barley 10.02 g. L-1 followed by yam 8.79 g. L-1, 7.17 g. L-1 for garlic, 6.81 g. L-1 for banana and 4.86 g. L-1 for sweet potato, while positive control (glucose) recorded 4.20 g. L-1 of cell biomass. The results also showed a decreasing in the pH values which indicated the formation of lactic acids in the medium after 24 h of incubation at 37°C on rotary shaker set at 200 rpm. The overall results, confirmed that L. acidophilus helps in the hydrolysis of non-digestible carbohydrates and subsequent conversion of the sugars to cell biomass and decrease the pH compared to the negative control (without carbon source). This shows that in future, production of a synbiotic products using these non-digestible carbohydrates and probiotics strains is promising to offer many benefits to human’s health.
IDENTIFICATION OF SECTORAL LOGISTICS SERVICE QUALITY GAPS BY APPLYING SERVQUAL METHOD
Authors: Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė Ieva , Vasilienė-Vasiliauskienė Virgilija , Vasilis Vasiliauskas Aidas
Published: November 2020

Today, simply delivering a product to the right place at the right time is no longer enough. Customers demand more; they demand the full suite of logistics services. Customers thus seek higher-value and additional services, and more, which enable them to compete. Thus, the problem underlying analysis is customers’ growing dissatisfaction with existing services and their quality. Quality of service no longer gives business entities a competitive edge. It is vital for companies to have different activities, to operate in different branches of the economy, and to work with different types of goods. However, despite these differences, they all want to obtain maximum satisfaction from logistics services. With this in mind, the purpose of this article is to present a study examining the impact of logistics service quality on the satisfaction of companies working with different categories of goods Results indicated that different logistics service users do not have the same requirements for logistics service quality. Moreover, it was proved that SERVQUAL method is suitable for identification of sectoral value gaps, which can be applied in practice assuring competitive advantage.
Four new Cyclopina (Copepoda, Cyclopinidae) from South Korea
Authors: Karanovic Tomislav
Published: November 2020

Copepods are well studied in South Korea, with the exception of marine non-parasitic cyclopoids, and especially cyclopinids; only three species were found so far here, and only one of them is endemic. A survey of intertidal interstitial faunas from sandy beaches revealed four endemic members of the genus Cyclopina Claus, 1863, which represents the first record of the largest cyclopinid genus in South Korea. A detailed study of their morphology revealed numerous differences, including in rarely studied cuticular organs. Some of these micro-characters could easily be homologised and showed little intraspecific variability, which might prove invaluable for matching sexes and reconstructing phylogenetic relationships. Cyclopina busanensissp. nov. is described from both sexes collected near Busan (South Coast of South Korea), and is most similar to the only congener from Japan: C. kiraensis Horomi, 1984. Cyclopina koreanasp. nov. is described from both sexes collected near Gangneung (East Coast), and has no close relatives among currently known species. Cyclopina curtijejusp. nov. is described from two females from Jeju (off South Coast); it is possibly closely related to C. smirnovi Herbst, 1982, but the latter is known from a single male from the Russian Far East. Cyclopina widosp. nov. is described from both sexes from Wido (West Coast), and shows numerous reductions in segmentation and armature of appendages, most of them probably a consequence of its diminutive size. A table of 26 discrete and continuous characters commonly used in the taxonomy of this group is provided for 48 valid species and subspecies of Cyclopina.
Verse from the battlefield: Russian poetry of the Great Patriotic War
Authors: Bloshteyn Maria
Published: November 2020

This article considers the historical, political, and cultural contexts of both Russian Soviet and Russian émigré poetry about the second world war. It outlines the reasons for and the foundations of the extraordinarily abundant outpouring of Russian Soviet poems during
the war (unmatched by any other country taking part in the war), including the platforms created by the state to receive and broadcast poetry, the importance of war correspondents, and the role of propaganda. It delineates the way poets were viewed as important allies and moral compasses during
the war (their poems were considered weapons), and shows how and why this was all changed after the war. It also considers the situation in the main émigré literary centres when the war broke out, and the difference in attitudes toward the Soviet Union.
La progesterona en reproducción asistida
Authors:   Fertty. Barcelona, Espinós Juan José
Published: November 2020

Desde su descubrimiento hace ya 100 años, sabemos que la progesterona juega un papel determinante en la implantación y posterior desarrollo del embrión en sus etapas iniciales. Para ello debe ejercer su función en un momento concreto del ciclo reproductivo, durante un tiempo determinado y a concentraciones adecuadas. Su presencia fuera de este contexto se acompañará indefectiblemente de efectos deletéreos en la capacidad reproductiva. Asimismo desde que podemos medir sus concentraciones en sangre periférica y determinar su actividad a nivel endometrial se han utilizado como biosensores de procesos específicos ligados al normal desarrollo del endometrio. Por último, al disponer de ella o de preparados con actividad gestagénica nos permite suplir su deficiencia o incluso sustituir su ausencia. Este volumen trata de ser un compendio de los conocimientos actuales sobre la progesterona en el campo de la Reproducción tanto natural como asistida, desde la fisiología hasta la patología. Su valor se fundamenta en los autores que han intervenido en su redacción, todos ellos lideres nacionales e internacionales en diferentes campos de la Reproducción. Ellos han hecho posible que un tema tan complejo parezca fácil y sencillo a ojos de todos los profesionales interesados en nuestra obra. Espero que su lectura les aporte no solo conocimientos que sean útiles para la práctica clínica habitual sino que abran su curiosidad para explorar nuevas vías que permitan seguir avanzado en este campo.
Cómo evaluar la actividad de la progesterona a nivel endometrial. Del estudio anatomopatológico a la expresión génica
Authors:   IVI Barcelona, IVIRMA, Peñarrubia Alonso Joana
Published: November 2020

El endometrio humano es un tejido único en nuestra especie. Ningún otro prolifera, se diferencia y descama una y otra vez de forma cíclica desde la menarquia hasta la menopausia, experimentando cambios radicales en su biología, endocrinología, estructura y función. Esta transformación cíclica es el resultado directo de su dinamismo y multifuncionalidad: ser receptivo al desarrollo del embrión para, por un lado, permitir la adhesión del blastocisto y la subsiguiente invasión trofoblástica y, por otro lado, evitar la excesiva penetración del trofoblasto en la pared uterina. Y, en caso de ausencia de implantación, descamarse para comenzar un nuevo ciclo en previsión de un potencial embarazo futuro. Esta complejidad explica que la evaluación del endometrio, con la finalidad de comprender y diagnosticar sus anormalidades y de idear tratamientos de estas anomalías, no sea una tarea fácil. En los últimos años, el estudio del endometrio se ha desplazado desde una medicina anatómica basada en la histología, la ecografía y la inmunohistoquímica hacia una medicina molecular fundamentada en la transcriptómica endometrial.
Elevación de progesterona en fase folicular tardía. Causas y consecuencias
Authors:   IVI Valencia, Bosch Aparicio Ernesto
Published: November 2020

Aunque el impacto de niveles elevados de P sérica en la fase folicular tardía sobre el resultado del ciclo de FIV ha sido extensamente descrito, su determinación no está completamente extendida en la práctica clínica. De hecho, algunos autores afirman que no está justificada. En el presente capítulo, se presenta un abordaje diferente del análisis de la relación causa-efecto entre estos dos eventos para demostrar que, efectivamente, el aumento de los niveles de P en la fase folicular tardía da lugar a una disminución de las posibilidades de gestación cuando se realiza una transferencia embrionaria en fresco. A través de los 9 criterios de causalidad de Bradford-Hill, se analiza y demuestra dicha relación de causalidad. Adicionalmente, se presentan los detalles de un estudio que analiza la influencia del tipo de gonadotropina sobre los niveles de P en la fase folicular tardía.
Cómo adaptar la administración de la progesterona en la fase lútea. Variables que influyen en los niveles subóptimos e importancia de la progesterona en el ciclo natural
Authors:   Dexeus Mujer, Coroleu Lletget Buenaventura , Gaggiotti-Marre Sofía ,   Dexeus Mujer, González-Foruria Iñaki ,   Dexeus Mujer, Álvarez Almodóvar Manuel ,   Dexeus Mujer
Published: November 2020

En este capítulo analizamos la importancia de los niveles plasmáticos de P en la fase lútea sobre todo en los ciclos de crioT. Varios grupos han demostrado que los niveles bajos de P en las crioT, usando tratamiento sustitutivo hormonal, incrementan las tasas de aborto y reducen la posibilidad de conseguir el nacimiento de un niño sano. Recogemos dos publicaciones recientes de nuestro grupo en el campo de la P. La primera valora las posibles variables que influyen en los niveles plasmáticos de progesterona, demostrando que uno de los factores que influyen es el haber tenido niveles bajos en anteriores tratamientos. La segunda publicación demuestra por primera vez que los niveles bajos de P también influyen en la tasa de niño nacido cuando realizamos la criotransferencia en ciclo natural. Todos estos trabajos nos llevan a la conclusión de que la determinación de los niveles de progesterona es fundamental para el éxito de las criotransferencias.
Usability, Acceptability, and Adherence Rates of Mobile Application Interventions for Prevention or Treatment of Depression: A Systematic Review
Authors: Rismawan Wawan , Marchira Carla Raymondalexas , Rahmat Ibrahim
Published: November 2020

Mobile health applications (apps) have been growing as a new frontier in mental health care delivery. The objective of the current systematic review was to summarize the evidence regarding usability, acceptability, and adherence rates of mobile app interventions for prevention or treatment of depression. A literature search was conducted in relevant databases, including PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase, for articles published between January 1, 2009, and August 1, 2019. Key terms used for searching included
depression
AND
smartphone
OR
mobile
AND
application
AND
acceptability
OR
feasibility
. Based on a full-text examination, seven studies were included for review. All studies were conducted in developed countries and five studies were developing a mobile app for depression treatment. The current study highlights the need for developers of mobile apps for individuals with mental health care needs to consider user acceptability and adherence rates. Innovation in designing a mobile app for individuals with depression is needed to improve the adherence rates of users. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59
(2), 41–47.]
Blue Balls of Fire and the Ethics of Spectatorship: Verlaine, Yeats, Beckett
Authors: Poulain Alexandra
Published: November 2020

This paper looks at three short dramatic scenes by Paul Verlaine, W. B. Yeats and Samuel Beckett which all pick up that most conventional of theatrical themes, thwarted love, only in a disturbing way, by shifting the focus from the torments of the soul to the painful embodied experience of sexual frustration, and by having it performed not by youthful “star-crossed lovers”, but by ambiguously incarnated revenants, or by decrepit, nearly dead old people. I first suggest that a certain filiation, conscious or not, runs from one of Verlaine’s most famous poems, “Colloque sentimental”, through the dance of the ghosts in Yeats’s “play for dancers” The Dreaming of the Bones, to the “love scene” played out by Nagg and Nell out of their respective dustbins in Beckett’s Endgame. More importantly, I argue that the three pieces ask uncomfortable questions about the ethics of spectatorship and invite us to think critically about the conceptualising of theatre as a “face-to-face encounter with the Other”, a notion inspired by Levinas which has gained currency since the “ethical turn” hit theatre studies in the mid-2000s. This paradigm, I further suggest, is applied inaccurately to the theatrical encounter, especially in such contemporary productions as Milo Rau’s 2019 show Orestes in Mosul, which rather rests on a problematic ethics of empathy, a notion foreign to Levinas. The three scenes by Verlaine, Yeats and Beckett, on the other hand, offer an alternative model of unempathetic spectatorship which, paradoxically, may go further towards allowing the presence of radical Others on the stage.
“Gambling and women don’t mix”: Female Gamblers and the American Dream in Film
Authors: Assouly Julie
Published: November 2020

A metaphorical expression of the myth of the American Dream, gambling — institutionalized in casinos or illegal in underground circles — soon became a fixture of masculine film genres such as westerns and gangster films. As a rule, gambling movies, regardless of their genre, are male-driven films, leaving only secondary parts to female protagonists who usually fall into three categories: good luck charms/helpers (The Cooler, 21), trouble-makers (Casino, Gilda) or purveyors of moral standards (Rounders, The Cincinnati Kid). Conversely, in gambling films featuring women in lead roles, actors are more likely to embody addicts (The Lady Gambles, Even Money), entrepreneurs/professionals (Atlantic City, Molly’s Game) and — more rarely — professional gamblers (Gambling Lady), thus contesting the masculine hegemony usually at play in this type of film. Through a diachronic approach based on sociological and historical facts, this article proposes to consider how female-driven gambling films may offer a possibility for female lead actors to reclaim the ‘male gaze’ and somehow reestablish a form of gender equality by portraying tough, smart, pragmatic women in a traditionally masculine environment. Achieving the American Dream or wasting their lives to addiction, these women contradict enduring clichés conveyed by Hollywood and informed by the Hays code during the classical era.
“The fair play of the world”: Games and Machiavellian Politics in Shakespeare’s King John
Authors: Fang Louise
Published: November 2020

This paper aims at analysing the different metaphors and references drawn from games in Shakespeare’s King John. Far from being neutral, I argue that these images are underpinned by a deeply Machiavellian view of the world and politics. This is particularly perceptible in the extended bowling metaphor used by one of the play’s protagonists, Philip Falconbridge, nicknamed the Bastard, in a soliloquy which leads him to adopt a pragmatic and opportunistic course of action which he will apply throughout the play. This also leads him, and the other characters as well, to resort to acts that are characterised as “foul play” in order to secure victory. Ultimately, ludic references throughout the play give rise to a reflection on the respective roles of chance, or providence, and human agency in shaping history. Although some games, like dice, were often used to suggest a providentialist view of history, the ones we find in King John are “mixed games” in which luck and human agency constantly interact. In that perspective as well, the play seems to echo a Machiavellian outlook on history as expressed in the last chapters of The Prince.
Dynamic Stall Modeling Using Viscous Vortex Particle Method for Coaxial Rotors
Authors: Singh Puneet , Friedmann Peretz P.
Published: November 2020

Dynamic stall is an important source of vibrations on a rotor at high advance ratios. The periodic flow separation and reattachment during dynamic stall generates large unsteady loads. In this study, the flow separation is modeled as the shedding of concentrated vorticity from the leading
edge of the airfoil. The viscous vortex particle method is used to calculate the evolution of the rotor wake. Blade loads are calculated using a reduced order model obtained from computational fluid dynamics, and dynamic stall loads are calculated using the ONERA dynamic stall model. Results
are presented for single main rotor and coaxial rotors at advance ratios of μ = 0.3–0.4. The separated wake modifies the angle of attack distribution on the rotor and hence impacts the hub loads. The results indicate that the separated wake modifies the vibratory hub loads
by 5–10% for a single main rotor at μ = 0.3. The vibratory hub loads for the coaxial rotor are modified by 10–20% at μ = 0.4 with the inclusion of the separated wake. The upper and lower rotor tip path planes are tilted such that the blade and wake interaction
is greater on the retreating side of the upper rotor and decreased on the advancing side.
Systematics and biology of the Ichnestomina, including new genera and species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)
Authors: Perissinotto Renzo
Published: November 2020

The subtribe Ichnestomina, endemic to southern Africa, exhibits a suite of plesiomorphic features that reflects a particularly old evolutionary age among the Goliathini. Sexual dimorphism is extreme and females are generally brachypterous and unable to fly. Also, adult stages do not feed, and therefore remain active for only a few days after emerging from the soil, devoting all their energy reserves to reproduction. Consequently, populations are range-bound to small areas, often completely isolated on high mountain peaks or ridges, leading to rapid speciation. Results of recent investigations and historical data are hereby combined to provide an updated and revised structure of the systematics of this subtribe. As a result, four genera are now recognised in place of the perceived uniformity earlier expressed with much reservation by Holm (1992). This involves the rehabilitation of the original name of Gariep Gory & Percheron, 1833, to accommodate species with fully winged and flying females as well as elongate and incision-free dorsal lobes of parameres (Gariep patera and G. perstriata. It is further proposed that the genus Ichnestoma Gory & Percheron, 1833 be restricted to species with moderate female brachyptery and males with cretaceous markings on their body surface. Consequently, two new genera are erected (Karooida gen. nov., Mzansica gen. nov.) and four species-complexes (Ichnestoma cuspidata, I. albomaculata, Mzansica nasula and M. luridipennis), are added in order to account for key differences among species, including degree of female brachyptery (wing:elytron length ratio), presence/absence of cretaceous markings, aedeagal structure and biogeographic distribution. Eleven new species (Ichnestoma carbonaria sp. nov., I. dealbata sp. nov., I. furcata sp. nov., I. karoominoris sp. nov., I. spatulata sp. nov., Karooida balli sp. nov., K. sagittata sp. nov., Mzansica botswanica sp. nov., M. clarki sp. nov., M. denticulata sp. nov., M. falcipata sp. nov.) are added to the 13 species and three subspecies currently recognised in this subtribe. The three subspecies are elevated to species status (Ichnestoma cochleata stat. nov., I. fuscipennis stat. nov., Karooida kikvorsti comb. et stat. nov.). The diagnostic characters of each taxon are described along with all available knowledge on the habitat characteristics and general biology of each species.
SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity in Asymptomatic Frontline Health Workers in Ibadan, Nigeria
Authors: Olayanju Olatunde , Bamidele Olabisi , Edem Fabian , Eseile Bola , Amoo Abimbola , Nwaokenye Jude , Udeh Chioma , Oluwole Gabriel , Odok Gabriel , Awah Nnaemeka
Published: November 2020

Global health has been thrown into turmoil by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused devastating morbidity and unprecedented loss of life in almost all continents of the world. It was predicted that the magnitude of the pandemic in Africa will be high because of poor health structure and intensely poor living condition, but that has not happened, surprisingly. It was hypothesized that the youthful population and a vastly primed immune system were protective, and many people may have been exposed without coming down with the severe disease. Most of them would have presented in hospitals with other medical conditions and possibly transmit COVID-19 to health workers inadvertently. This study is designed to measure serum SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels in health workers as a marker of latent exposure. Asymptomatic frontline health workers were randomly selected from the University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria; venous blood samples were obtained from them, and the serum SARS-CoV-2 IgG level was determined using ELISA techniques. A proportion of participants with seropositivity were obtained, and factors associated with seropositivity were determined. A total of 133 participants were recruited for this study, and 60 (45.1%) of them were seropositive for SARS-CoV-2. Among the seropositive participants were doctors, nurses, health assistants, laboratory scientists and technicians, and nonmedical staff. Obstetrics, gynecology, and emergency departments had higher odds of seropositivity. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 is very high among frontline health workers, though asymptomatic. This calls for a more stringent precaution against further spread within the hospital environment.
Electrolyte disorders in stable renal allograft recipients
Authors: Beilhack Georg , Lindner Gregor , Funk Georg-Christian , Monteforte Rossella , Schwarz Christoph
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND
Acid base and electrolyte disorders are frequently reported in the early period after renal transplantation. No comprehensive data exist on the prevalence and patterns of, and contributing factors to, electrolyte disturbances in patients with stable long-term allograft function.

METHODS
We analysed 576 renal transplant recipients (serum creatinine level <2.0 mg/dl) in a cross-sectional study to evaluate the prevalence of electrolyte disorders and the risk factors associated with their occurrence.

RESULTS
A total of 369 patients (64%) of all allograft recipients (n = 576) showed at least one electrolyte and acid base disorder. The most abundant disorder was hypomagnesaemia (25%, n = 143), followed by hyperkalaemia (12.8%, n = 74), hypercalcaemia (12%, n = 69), hypophosphataemia (11.6%, n = 67), metabolic acidosis (11.1%, n = 61) and hyponatraemia (9%, n = 52). All other electrolyte disorders were rare (<6%). In most cases the electrolyte disorders could be classified as mild. Forty percent of the cases had a combined disorder, but without a preferential pattern of combinations. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, the most important factors contributing significantly to the occurrence of electrolyte disorders were renal function and concomitant medications.

CONCLUSION
Acid base and electrolyte disorders are frequently observed in stable renal allograft recipients, but are usually mild. A combination of two or more electrolyte abnormalities often occurs, although no predominant pattern of a unique combination of electrolyte disorder is recognizable.
Researching Psychotherapy, the Importance of the Client's View: A Methodological Challenge
Authors: Gordon Neil Scott
Published: November 2020

This paper argues that research approaches which are aimed at developing our understanding of psychotherapy which fail to address the client's interpretation of events will only provide a limited picture of its true nature. The discussion explores the philosophical underpinnings of research in this area through analysing contemporary debates and controversies. The difficulties of defining the term "psychotherapy" are acknowledged while highlighting the centrality of the concept of relationship in current definitions. The question "What is psychotherapy?" is further addressed by offering a brief overview of the theoretical assumptions which influence some current approaches to clinical work. Attention is also given to previous research in psychotherapy which focuses on the client's perspective. This is followed by a discussion of the importance of researching psychotherapy from a range of ontological perspectives based on a critique of the limiting nature of current approaches. A theoretical account of the importance of the clients' perspective is also presented, concluding with an argument for the conduct of research which is more relevant to psychotherapy practice.
Using Nudist-4 in a Preliminary Qualitative Investigation of Postpartum Depression Among African American Women
Authors: Amankwaa Linda
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this paper was to discuss the processes that were used to collect and analyze data in a pilot project on postpartum depression among African-American women. NUD*IST 4 (Richards & Richards, 1997), a computer program, was instrumental to the researcher in coding the preliminary data. Memos of the process and the thoughts of the researcher are sprinkled throughout the paper describing the processes used and decisions that were made during the data collection and analysis processes. Four interviews were conducted and the very first analysis of these these interviews are included in this paper. This paper is a student's journey during the beginning processes of qualitative data collection and analysis.
Navigating the "Seven C's": Curiosity, Confirmation, Comparison, Changing, Collaborating, Critiquing, and Combinations
Authors: Chenail Ronald
Published: November 2020

It is important for researchers to establish a research posture (i.e., the relationship a researcher wants to have with his or her subject or other) (Wolcott, 1992) and making subsequent methodological choices in which all cohere and are consistent with the ascribed posture. By keeping things plumb in this manner, researchers can greatly increase the chances that their projects will be internally coherent and imminently more do-able than those studies which grow out-of-alignment. A method for assessing research posture, the "Seven C's," is presented and a series of questions are introduced to help researchers match their postures with particular research methodologies.
Patterns of Talk: A Micro-Landscape Perspective
Authors: Gale Jerry
Published: November 2020

This paper provides a introduction to conversation analysis. CA is traced from its roots to ethnomethodology, and five features of talk are examined (turn taking procedures, adjacency pairs, presequences, formulations, and accounts). Clinical examples are provided. The relevance of CA to clinicians, researchers and supervisors is also discussed.
Strategies for Conversation and Systems Analysis in Requirements Gathering: A Qualitative View of Analyst-Client Communication
Authors: Urquhart Cathy
Published: November 2020

This paper describes how strategies for conversation and systems analysis may operate in requirements gathering. The emergence of these concepts, whilst using grounded theory techniques to analyse a case study of analyst-client interaction is discussed. The topics of conversation in the case study are analysed and grouped into themes and examined with reference to strategies for conversation and systems analysis. Methodological issues that occur when undertaking qualitative analysis of discourse are also discussed. Finally, some implications for systems analysis practice are outlined.
Las TIC en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del curso de Física
Authors: Argueta Dardón Mario Israel
Published: November 2020

La presente publicación consiste en mostrar la importancia que tienen las TIC en el proceso de Enseñanza Aprendizaje, dar a conocer el nivel de competencia académica, estilos de aprendizaje y estrategias a utilizar según los resultados, empleando una metodología descriptiva y transversal a través de una prueba diagnóstica del curso. Dado el alto nivel de repitencia en el curso de Física de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, este trabajo investiga los posibles indicadores que inciden en el problema que aqueja a la mayoría de los jóvenes ya que el porcentaje de reprobación es superior al 50%. Se estima que los estudiantes no se adaptan rápidamente al cambio entre la educación media y universitaria y, tienen dificultades para organizar su tiempo. Los alumnos, además, carecen de técnicas para estudiar, presentan un bajo nivel de comprensión lectora y la carrera de nivel intermedio no es acorde al perfil de ingreso. De acuerdo con los resultados del trabajo de campo, se obtuvo que un 73% de los estudiantes reprobaron la prueba práctica en el área numérica.  La prueba de Estilos de Aprendizaje del Modelo Honey-Alonso mostró que el 4% de los estudiantes cuentan con un aprendizaje teórico, el 15% con un aprendizaje activo, el 58% con un aprendizaje reflexivo y un 23% con un aprendizaje pragmático. Por ello, se realizó una propuesta didáctica de aplicación para el fortalecimiento del uso de recursos tecnológicos [TIC] y el mejoramiento del proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje de los estudiantes evaluados.
Técnicas andragógicas y su incidencia en la reducción del fracaso educativo
Authors: Pineda González Osberto Alejandro
Published: November 2020

Se presentan los resultados obtenidos al aplicar técnicas andragógicas en la Facultad de Ingeniería en Sistemas, en la extensión departamental de una Universidad Privada en la Ciudad de Guatemala durante el año 2018. El interés al aplicarlas era saber si estas pueden influir positivamente en la disminución del fracaso educativo. Durante el segundo semestre del año 2018 se seleccionó a dos secciones de los cinco cursos donde se identificó que hay más altos índices de deserción y repitencia. A través de un cuasiexperimento en una de las secciones en donde se desarrolló el estudio, se aplicó un estímulo a través de técnicas andragógicas, mientras que en la otra no, lo que permitió verificar que hubo un cambio en la disminución de los índices de fracaso educativo, ocasionados por la deserción y repitencia educativa. La población total fue de 706 estudiantes y se tomó una muestra de 395 estudiantes, que constituyó la totalidad de los sujetos participantes en el estudio. Con los resultados del estudio se logró una disminución del fracaso educativo en los cursos en donde se aplicaron las técnicas andragógicas.
Factores que intervienen en el uso de las plataformas educativas
Authors: Vidal Bazini Dennis Stefany
Published: November 2020

Este artículo tiene como propósito compartir los resultados de un estudio realizado sobre los factores que intervienen en el uso de las plataformas educativas. Se llevó a cabo en la Maestría en Docencia Universitaria, de la Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. La investigación se realizó con el objetivo de profundizar sobre cuáles son los factores que intervienen en el uso y desuso de la plataforma educativa, y analizar si el uso de esta herramienta incide en el proceso educativo. La metodología empleada fue un enfoque cuantitativo y cualitativo, con un diseño de investigación no experimental transversal, con un alcance descriptivo. La población fueron los 52 estudiantes inscritos en la Maestría en Docencia el primer ciclo de la cohorte 2018-2020, jornada domingo; los 3 docentes que impartieron clases en los cursos de la maestría y el especialista encargado de la plataforma en esa fecha. Entre los hallazgos se destaca que casi el 60% de los estudiantes son de la generación “Y”, lo que implica que sus hábitos interactivos giran en torno a las herramientas tecnológicas. En conclusión, se evidenció que los factores que intervienen en el uso de plataformas educativas en el proceso de enseñanza - aprendizaje son: el desconocimiento, factores técnicos, el acceso a internet y el uso adecuado del hardware y software. El uso de las plataformas educativas incide positivamente en el proceso de enseñanza – aprendizaje. Actualmente las plataformas educativas son utilizadas como entornos virtuales de aprendizaje que median adecuadamente el proceso educativo. Para minimizar los factores que intervienen en el uso es adecuado brindar al estudiante espacios como cursos propedéuticos para familiarizarse con este versátil recurso.
Efectos del Estrés Materno Intenso y Prolongado Durante el Embarazo y su Repercusión Sobre el Neurodesarrollo del Feto.
Authors: Brachetti Evelyn , Ruperti Erika , Irigoyen Sylvana , Brito Francisco
Published: November 2020

Objetivos: Evaluar la posible repercusión del estrés materno fuerte y prolongado durante el embarazo sobre el neurodesarrollo del feto. Método Estudio retrospectivo de corte transversal con análisis cuali – cuantitativo de 73 casos de niños entre 1 y 6 años que asistieron a la consulta privada entre enero y junio del 2017 en el que se analizaron motivos de consulta a través de entrevistas, pruebas psicométricas y análisis de datos de historia clínica. Las variables fueron codificadas e ingresados al programa estadístico SPSS versión 22. Se realizaron pruebas de análisis descriptivo e inferencial. Para comprensión de la muestra de estudio se la distribuyó en dos grupos de acuerdo a la variable tipos de embarazos: grupo 1 embarazo no estresado y grupo 2 embarazo estresado. Resultados: se hallaron diferencias significativas entre tipos de embarazo y motivo de consulta (t (62) = 2,78; p=0.007) y signos de lenguaje y tipos de embarazo (t(62)=5.572; p=(0.001) confirmando que los altos índices de estrés tienen alta incidencia en los procesos de neurodesarrollo. Conclusiones: Nuestro estudio ha logrado confirmar la posible repercusión del estrés materno fuerte y prolongado durante el embarazo sobre el neurodesarrollo del feto con posibles repercusiones futuras.