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The spatial and temporal variability of hydrological drought in the Polish Carpathians
Authors: Baran-Gurgul Katarzyna
Published: May 2022

The aim of the study was to evaluate the climate and geographic factors controlling the hydrological drought of the rivers located in the Upper Vistula catchment in the Polish Carpathians. Drought was identified based on the daily flow (based on water stage measered once a day at 6 UTC) series dating from between 1975 and 2019 at 49 gauging cross-sections. Four physico-geographical regions were identified in the Polish Carpathians and spatial variabilities of the basic drought characteristics were developed within these regions. Such spatial distributions were treated as maps indicating drought hazard areas in the region. In addition, an analysis was undertaken to study the seasonality of the start and end times of the drought (all in the multi-annual period), the longest duration of droughts, the droughts of the highest volume in multi-annual period, as well as the number of drought days. Multi-annual variability of the number of drought days was also analysed.

The results suggest that droughts in the Polish Carpathians are events characteristic of summer and autumn, whereas in the Tatra Mountains and the Podhale region - of autumn and winter. The greatest hazard of a prolonged and high-volume drought occurs in the Podhale region and the Tatra Mountains, while the lowest hazard is observed in the Bieszczady Mountains and the eastern part of the studied area.
Performance analysis of rectangular SIT (sediment invert trap) for stormwater drainage system
Authors: Beg Salman , Kaushal Deo Raj
Published: May 2022

Deposition of solid particles in the stormwater sewers reduces the discharging capacity, causing inundation. A sediment invert trap (SIT) is an option that can be installed at the bottom of the stormwater sewer drain to intercept the flowing solid particles. In the present study performance of rectangular SIT were analyzed experimentally and computationally. Variation of particle trapping efficiency of rectangular SIT fitted at the bottom of the open channel flume has been studied under the interpretation of invert trap depth, flow depth, particle size, particle shape, and slot width. To predict the flow field and trap efficiency of a rectangular invert trap, 2D-VOF-DPM-CFD modelling has been carried out using ANSYS Fluent 2020 R1 software. For velocity field determination, the volume of fluid (VOF) model was used along with realizable k-є turbulence model. To predict particle trap efficiency, stochastic discrete phase model (DPM) was utilized. From experimental study and CFD modeling, it has been found that the particle trap efficiency of rectangular invert trap varied with change in the depth of invert trap, sediment size, shape factor, depth of flow and slot width. Consideration of particle shape in terms of shape factor in the modeling of solid-phase through DPM validated the CFD predicted results with those obtained experimentally with mean absolute percent error (MAPE) of 2.68%, 3.99% and 6.6% for sewer solid size ranges SS1, SS2, and SS3 respectively at all flow depths for both slot widths considered in this study.
A Multifaceted Method of Analyzing the Amount of Expenditures on Mine Liquidation Processes in SRK S.A.
Authors: Chmiela Andrzej , Smoliło Janusz , Gajdzik Marta
Published: May 2022

The liquidation of the mine is the last and natural stage of mining activity. The activities related to the revitalization and restructuring of hard coal mines are carried out by Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A. (SRK S.A.), as the legal successor of previous mining operations. The implementation of the mine liquidation process has not been the subject of scientific research so far aimed at rationalization and minimization of the costs incurred. Activities leading to the liquidation of the mining plants are the procedural nature, however, the mine liquidation is always a single case which has a result in diversifying the size of outlays. The support for the implementation of the process approach in the issue of mine liquidation in terms of rationalization and minimization of the costs incurred in SRK S.A. was to develop a method of managing the costs of liquidation processes with the software for evaluation of its size. The proposed method signals to the designer that the estimated cost of the process of liquidation of another mining plant deviates from the average values previously worked out by SRK S.A. The range of acceptable values results from the assumed coefficient of data variation.
Research on the Environmental Impact of Industrial Noise Emitted By Mine and Mining Plants
Authors: Mocek Piotr
Published: May 2022

The article presents the results of measurements of environmental noise accompanying the operation of devices operated in surface facilities of hard coal mines and noise generated in technological processes related to the loading and transport of spoil and materials necessary for production. The research results presented in the article are part of the program of “Consequences of excessive noise in the mining environment of hard coal mines”, the overarching goal of which is to reduce the emission of industrial noise. The research described in the article, carried out using the sampling method, was introduced in order to determine the actual values of noise levels emitted to the external environment from mines and mining plants, as well as to identify the acoustic power levels of devices and processes constituting the main sources of noise in mines. The obtained results showed that mines and mining plants are often not fully aware of the scale of the environmental impact of undesirable noise they emit. Therefore, the current periodic measurements of environmental noise should be replaced with permanent monitoring, which will be beneficial not only for the environment, residents of housing estates located near mines, but also for the mining plants themselves.
Writing in a Pre-Christian Mode: Boethius, Beowulf, Lord of the Rings, and Till We Have Faces
Authors: Markos Louis
Published: May 2022

In this essay, I compare and contrast how Boethius (in Consolation of Philosophy), the author of Beowulf, J. R. R. Tolkien (in The Lord of the Rings), and C. S. Lewis (in Till We Have Faces) found ways to integrate their Christian theological and philosophical beliefs into a work that is set in a time and place that possesses the general revelation of creation, conscience, reason, and desire, but lacks the special revelation of Christ and the Bible. I begin by using Lewis’s own analysis of the Consolation in his Discarded Image to discuss what it means for a Christian author to write in a pre-Christian mode. I find a model for such writing in Ecclesiastes, and discuss how Boethius, while confining himself to the pagan wisdom of Greece and Rome, points the way from philosophical consolation to theological transformation. I then use Tolkien’s ‘Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics’ to unpack the distinction between the author’s Christian faith and the purely pagan consolation he offers to his characters, and locate that dynamic in the epic itself. Next, I explore how Tolkien, in imitation of Beowulf, balances a deep sense of loss and fatalism with an intimation of a higher providence guiding all. Finally, I show how Lewis, in imitation of Boethius, finds in the pagan world of his novel seeds of a greater revelation to come.
Phenomenology and the Transformation of the Modern Novel
Authors: Cools Arthur
Published: May 2022

This article examines in what way and to what extent phenomenological philosophy has given rise to a new understanding of the modern novel and to a transformation of its narrative techniques. The starting point for this examination is the claim, made by Merleau-Ponty in “Metaphysics and the Novel”, according to which, in phenomenological philosophy, the task of philosophy is inextricably bound to that of literature. I examine this claim in two ways. First, I situate it historically with regard to the modern novel’s characteristic realism. Then, I show how the phenomenological attitude – formulated by Husserl as a methodological device in distinction with the natural attitude – transforms the novel’s narrative technics. Sartre’s first novel, La Nausée, constitutes an exemplary case to assess this transformation. Combining these two ways, I argue that the claim made by Merleau-Ponty is paradoxical: on the one hand, the intrinsic connection between phenomenological philosophy and literature promotes the cognitive value of the modern novel, but on the other hand, it breaks with the conventions of the novel form and initiates a fragmented writing.
The contribution of “time novels” to a phenomenology of temporality. Thomas Mann, Martin Heidegger, and our experience of time
Authors: Jaran François
Published: May 2022

This paper insists on similarities between Heidegger’s presentation of Dasein’s authentic understanding of time in Being and Time (§§ 79-80) and Thomas Mann’s attempts to “narrate time itself” in The Magic Mountain. It shows that Thomas Mann’s temporal experiments can contribute to a phenomenology of temporality, not merely by “illustrating” philosophical theses, but also by achieving something that goes beyond any phenomenological consideration on time: the enactment of fundamental temporal experiences.
Efecto del jugo de zarzamora sobre los patrones conductuales de nado y el número de neuronas en la región cg1 de Ratas Wistar
Authors: Ramírez Lagunas Katya Alexa , Vargas Moreno Isidro , Herrera Meza Socorro , Rodríguez Landa Juan Francisco , Puga Olguín Abraham , Fernández Demeneghi Rafael
Published: May 2022

El estrés puede predisponer al desarrollo de trastornos psiquiátricos como la depresión. El consumo de frutos rojos ha sido asociado a un bajo riesgo padecer depresión, debido a su alto contenido de polifenoles y antocianinas. El presente estudio evaluó el efecto del jugo de zarzamora sobre la conducta tipo depresión y el número de neuronas en la región Cg1 de la corteza prefrontal de la rata. Se utilizaron 44 ratas macho Wistar divididas en 5 grupos: vehículo, zarzamora baja y alta, fluoxetina y diazepam. Los efectos se evaluaron en las pruebas de campo abierto y nado forzado. Para el análisis histológico se realizó la tinción de violeta de cresilo. El grupo tratado con la dosis alta de zarzamora produjo efectos tipo antidepresivo y un mayor número de neuronas en la región Cg1. Los resultados sugieren que el jugo de zarzamora pudiera prevenir el desarrollo de trastornos psiquiátricos asociados al estrés.
The Interests of the Population of the Municipality from the Position of Dialectical Trinity
Authors: Kozlova N. V.
Published: May 2022

This article examines the interests of the population of municipalities as a constitutional and legal category on the basis of a dialectical approach. The scientific novelty is their consideration in the trinity of spiritual and moral values, energy and information needs and material and technical well-being of the population. The synergetic effectiveness of this trinity is substantiated through the direct stable connection of the elements of the triad. Harmony between all interests is important for improving the quality of life in municipalities. Therefore, strategic planning documents should be consolidated, affecting all three groups of needs of the population and providing for their synchronized provision by each level of public authority, only in this case it is possible to achieve the main constitutional goal – the effective solution of tasks in the interests of the population by public authorities.
Legal Regime of the Results of Digital Fabrication
Authors: Bogustov A. A.
Published: May 2022

The article explores the possibility of recognizing the results of digital fabrication as objects of intellectual property rights. The conclusion is that the legal regime of the results of digital fabrication is determined by the absence of distinctive features of the objects of copyright, which does not prevent recognition of their objects of neighbouring rights. The legal regime for the results of digital fabrication should include the protection of the rights of persons who have rights to character or image that is the basis for digital fabrication. The original subject of digital fabrication is a person who has the right to use as a basis for the use of digital fabrication technology (such as a protected character or image) and a software product with AI features.
Terms of Appeal and Cassation Appeal in Civil Cases: Novelties of Science and Practice
Authors: Serioznova O. A.
Published: May 2022

This article is devoted to topical issues of procedural science and practice that arise when exercising the right to protection in civil proceedings. Despite the relatively recent changes made to civil and arbitration procedural legislation, their practical implementation still requires detailed explanations from both the judicial community and science.

Certain provisions on the statute of limitations also continue to cause discussions despite their seemingly detailed elaboration.

The article includes consideration of such issues as determining the deadlines for filing appeals and cassation complaints in civil cases, namely the procedure for calculating them; grounds for restoring missed deadlines (justification of the validity of the reasons for missing the procedural deadline for individuals and legal entities, the concept of "objective circumstances", procedural reasons, error with the court, errors in the complaint); provisions on the limitation period for certain types of transactions. It should be noted that the act of the highest judicial instance considered in the article also clarified the procedure for appeal, both providing for the stage of appeal, and bypassing its direct appeal to the cassation instance and further to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation; the procedure for presenting new evidence in cases where this was previously unreasonably refused; the scope of verification of the judicial act on the complaint (in whole or in part) was determined.
Persistent chyluria following renal cryoablation: A case report
Authors: Thompson Tyler Scott , Heithaus Robert Evans , Vogel Jeffrey , Su Li-Ming
Published: May 2022

Chyluria is a rare complication following renal intervention including partial nephrectomy and percutaneous ablation. To date, there are no reported cases of chyluria following renal cryoablation. An 82-year-old female patient at our institution underwent CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation for a renal cell carcinoma and presented with macroscopic fat in the urine 5 months after cryoablation. Presenting symptoms were polyuria, dysuria, and cloudy white urine. CT showed a fat-urine level in the ureter and bladder most consistent with chyluria. The patient experienced several episodes of presumptive lower urinary tract infection following diagnosis for which she was treated medically. Follow-up CT imaging 5 months post-diagnosis revealed persistent fat-fluid level in the collecting system and bladder. Operators performing renal cryoablation should be aware of the clinical and imaging manifestations of this complication.
Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Munro Scale in Italian
Authors:   Regina Montis Regalis Hospital Mondovi, Italy, Bruno Renato , Bertolino Diego , Garbarino Elio , Munro Cassendra , Barison Michela , Dal Molin Alberto
Published: May 2022

BACKGROUND: The Munro Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale for Perioperative Patients – Adult (Munro scale) is a pressure ulcer/injury risk assessment scale for adult surgical patients. It consists of 3 sections relating to the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods. It is not available in Italian. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to translate the Munro scale into Italian and assess its cross-cultural content and face validity. METHODS: The translation and cross-cultural adaptation process adhered to World Health Organization guidelines including forward translation, expert review, and back translation. Health care professionals with a minimum of 5 years of experience working in the operating rooms of different hospitals in northern Italy were invited to participate in a content and face validation of the translated instrument. Content validity was evaluated by rating the relevance of each scale item using a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (not relevant) to 4 (very relevant). Face validity (comprehensibility and clarity) was also measured using a 4-point rating scale. RESULTS: Expert agreement of the translated instrument reached a Fleiss’ kappa of 0.95. The content validity index was 0.91, and all items had a score ≥ 3 for clarity and comprehensibility. CONCLUSION: The Italian version of the Munro scale can be used safely to assess patient risk of injuries during the perioperative period in Italy. The translation and validation study results confirmed that the Italian version was consistent with the original version. Further testing, including prospective validation, is needed.
Hospital and Geriatric Settings: A Comparison of Prevalence, Anatomical Locations, and Interventions
Authors:   stitute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Osmancevic Selvedina , Eglseer Doris ,   Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Bauer Silvia ,   Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Hoedl Manuela ,   Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Published: May 2022

BACKGROUND: Skin conditions and dermatological diseases (eg, intertrigo) in older patients are common in clinical practice. In addition to the negative impact on the patient’s health, diseases such as intertrigo place a financial burden on the health care system. PURPOSE: The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to compare the prevalence, anatomical locations, and applied interventions of intertrigo in patients in hospitals and geriatric institutions. METHODS: The authors report the outcome of a secondary data analysis of data collected from 2012 to 2016 from the Nursing Quality Measurement 2.0. This is an annually conducted cross-sectional multicenter study. Descriptive statistics and statistical tests were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Of patients in the hospital, 2.4% (n = 15,152) had intertrigo compared with 3.4% (n = 3743) of patients in geriatric institutions. In general, expert consultation was the least used intervention for the treatment of intertrigo in hospitals (6.1%, n = 359) and geriatric institutions (9.8%, n = 122). CONCLUSION: Independent of the setting, considering the worldwide climate change, the authors expect that the number of patients with intertrigo will be increasing. Therefore, they highly recommend implementing standardized skin assessments for moisture-associated skin damage to identify intertrigo as early as possible. Moreover, as the consultation of experts was seldom used in both settings, advances in the interdisciplinary and interprofessional management of moisture-associated skin damages are needed.
Factors Associated With Pressure Injury Development in Older Hospitalized Patients: A Prospective Descriptive Study
Authors:   First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Li Jing , Lin Zheng ,   First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Mei Kewen ,   First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Zhao Jing ,   First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Published: May 2022

BACKGROUND: Pressure injuries (PIs) can occur in immobile patients, with advancing age increasing the risk of their development. PURPOSE: To investigate factors associated with the development of PIs in older patients who were hospitalized. METHODS: A prospective descriptive study was conducted in August and September 2018 at the Department of Geriatrics, Jiangsu Province Hospital, China. Hospitalized patients aged 65 years and older were enrolled and monitored for 1 month. RESULTS: Pressure injuries developed in 20 participants (16.7%). Patients in whom PIs developed showed lower hemoglobin levels, thinner skinfold thickness, higher sacrococcygeal pressure, higher Ohura-Hotta scale scores, lower Braden scale scores, lower body mass index, and lower albumin levels compared with those in whom PIs did not develop. Multivariate analysis showed that higher sacrococcygeal pressure (odds ratio [OR] = 1.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00-1.11, P = .045), lower Braden scale score (OR = 0.66; 95% CI, 0.48-0.92; P = .012), and lower albumin level (OR = 0.66; 95% CI, 0.49-0.89; P = .006) were independent predictors of PIs. CONCLUSION: Additional studies are needed to evaluate sacrococcygeal pressure, Braden scale score, and albumin levels as independent predictors of PIs in older hospitalized patients.
Measures of Skin Turgor in Humans: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Authors:   Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Goehring Meri , Farran Joni ,   Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ingles-Laughlin Courtney ,   Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Benedista-Seelman Sarah ,   Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Williams Betsy ,   Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Published: May 2022

BACKGROUND: Many studies use similar methods to measure skin turgor, but there is no gold standard method that is being followed in clinics or hospitals. PURPOSE: The purpose of this systematic review was to determine if there is any consistent method to measure skin turgor in humans that is valid and reliable. METHODS: Topics of interest for turgor assessment included dehydration; skin integrity, including wounds and skin flaps; and fluid/electrolyte balance for adults 18 years and older. PubMed, ProQuest Medical, SPORTDiscus, PEDro, Web of Science Core Collection, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature complete databases were utilized. Levels of evidence were established with 2011 Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine scale. Methodological rigor was assessed with Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies checklist. Two researchers graded rigor and level of evidence with a third researcher serving as a tie-breaker. RESULTS: Thirteen articles were included in the final analysis. Some researchers used skin turgor as a measure but did not give details regarding specifically how this measure was used. The pinch test was the most commonly used measure of skin turgor. There were 4 articles ranked as evidence level 2, 1 article as evidence level 3, and 8 articles as evidence level 4. Rigor scores ranged from 3 to 13/14. CONCLUSION: Skin turgor may not be the best assessment tool for some conditions or purposes in adults, such as dehydration, which could lead to a medical emergency.
Des chaînons manquants dans une sémiotique écologique : le cas des animaux
Authors: Marrone Gianfranco
Published: May 2022

Pour approcher le problème très délicat de la relation entre la sémiotique et le discours de l’écologie, il conviendrait de poser d’abord la question des quatre niveaux de la recherche sur la signification, pour les appliquer aux travaux en cours sur l’animalité et la zoosémiotique. Le but sera de reconstruire les fortes différences théoriques et épistémologiques parmi un certain nombre de sémioticiens.
Image du corps brûlé et matière du film
Authors: Acquarelli Luca
Published: May 2022

L’article analyse un cas spécifique de remontage artistique d’images d’archives concernant la violence de la guerre coloniale. En particulier, il s’agit d’une série de séquences concernant les effets du gaz moutarde utilisé par l’armée de l'air italienne pendant la guerre italo-éthiopienne de 1935-36. Comment montrer ces images sans tomber dans le risque de spectacularisation de la violence et tout en préservant une intention de dénonciation historique ? La stratégie artistique des deux cinéastes Gianikian et Ricci Lucchi, auteurs des films d'archives qui composent ce travail de remontage et de « refilmage », est ici analysée en proposant un regard interdisciplinaire sur son effet critique.
La violence dans les interactions : les pratiques de la cancel culture et du lynchage en ligne
Authors: SANTOS Flavia Karla Ribeiro , MOREIRA Patricia Veronica , PORTELA Jean Cristtus
Published: May 2022

On examine ici les pratiques de la cancel culture et du lynchage virtuel, comme versions contemporaines de la « justice sauvage ». Sur la base des pratiques sémiotiques et des formes de vie, nous analysons, au sein d’énoncés virtuels, comment les pratiques inhérentes à la forme de vie de la violence sur les réseaux sociaux se déploient en scènes de la violence symbolique. Destinée à la destruction de l’image publique, cette violence se matérialise par l’agression psychique de la personne dont la réputation a été détruite. Par conséquent, ces pratiques sont menées dans un environnement virtuel, panoptique, par les utilisateurs des réseaux sociaux qui, pathémisés par les passions de malveillance en raison du comportement de l’autre, assument les rôles actantiels des juges, des jurys et des bourreaux, et sanctionnent l’accusé par des punitions qui visent à l’anéantissement moral du sujet.
Dinamiche di violenza nella pratica mistica del digiuno
Authors: Ponzo Jenny
Published: May 2022

Questo articolo si concentra su un corpus di agiografie che riguardano mistiche vissute tra il Medioevo e il XX secolo e caratterizzate da pratiche di digiuno estremo. Le storie di queste donne hanno dei tratti comuni che ci permettono di riconoscere una forma di vita specifica (Fontanille). L’analisi esplora, all’interno della categoria della violenza, alcuni aspetti degli stili esperienziali, della prassi e pratici (Colas-Blaise) che formano questa forma di vita. L’adozione di questa prospettiva e l’applicazione delle teorie semiotiche e delle riflessioni di Barthes, Eco, Kristeva, De Certeau, Deleuze e Marin permettono di far luce sulle sfaccettature dell’erotica del dolore, sul ruolo ambivalente del corpo, sul tema dell’obbedienza e sull’anticonformismo di queste figure.
Régimes de réaction à la violence sur le stade de football
Authors: BASSILUA Anicet
Published: May 2022

La violence sur le stade de football correspond à des gestes techniques à caractère brutal ou à des provocations verbales. Exercée sur un joueur, elle peut avoir pour but de freiner son action ou d’instabiliser son rôle thématique, impliquant une sorte de faire faire à un sujet : la réaction de Z. Zidane, expulsé du terrain en 2006 à la suite de son coup de tête en réponse à une provocation, manifeste un anti-programme. Or, en tant qu’opération visant à transformer localement le monde, la violence dans le football n’atteint pas toujours son but. Ses effets sont incertains. À sa potentialité performative (effets possibles) doivent correspondre les modalités de sa réception (effets réels). À partir des propositions de Landowski, l’article propose quatre régimes de réaction à l’action violente (affirmation, repli, confrontation et subordination) susceptibles de gérer les tensions dans ce type d’interaction.
Machine-Learning Prediction of the Computed Band Gaps of Double Perovskite Materials
Authors: Zhang Junfei , Li Yueqi , Zhou Xinbo
Published: May 2022

Conventional electronic structure methods based on density functional theory (DFT) suffer from not only high computational cost that scales cubically with the number of electrons, but also limited accuracy arising from the approximations of the exchange-correlation functional. In particular, the latter issue is particularly severe for insulators and semiconductors, whose band gaps are systematically underestimated by DFT. Surrogate methods based on machine learning has garnered much attention as a viable alternative to bypass these limitations, especially in prediction of solid-state band gaps. Here, we construct a random forest regression model for band gaps of double perovskite materials, using a dataset of 1306 band gaps computed with the GLLBSC (Gritsenko, van Leeuwen, van Lenthe, and Baerends solid correlation) functional. Among the 20 physical features employed, we find that the bulk modulus, superconductivity temperature, and cation electronegativity exhibit the highest importance scores, consistent with the physics of the underlying electronic structure. Using the top 10 features, a model accuracy of 85.6% with a root mean square error of 0.64 eV is obtained, comparable to a previous study employing kernel ridge regression. Our results attest to the potential of machine learning regressions for rapid screening of promising candidate functional materials.
Sources, Occurrence, and Removal of Microplastic/Nanoplastic in landfill leachate: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Kabir Mosarrat Samiha , Zhao Renzun , Zhang Lifeng , Wang Hong , Luster-Teasley Stephanie
Published: May 2022

Due to a massive amount of plastic waste from municipal and industrial sources accumulates in landfills, landfill leachate is becoming a significant reservoir of microplastic (MPs)/ Nanoplastics (NPs), and MPs/NPs in landfill leachate released to the environment can pose detrimental effects on humans and biota. This study critically reviewed most available up-to-date scientific literature on MPs/NPs in landfill leachate and provides the state-of-the-science regarding their detection and quantification, occurrence and characteristics, and remediation. MPs/NPs in landfill leachate can be classified into primary source that is in micro- or nano- scale when manufactured, and secondary source that is made as regular sized plastic but fragmented in to micro- or nano- scale in landfills. In the global scale, the concentration of MPs/NPs in raw and treated landfill leachate varied between 0-382 item/L and 0-2.7 item/L, respectively. Occurrence of MPs/NPs in raw landfill leachate is largely related to the local plastic waste production and solid waste management practice. Among all types of polymers, low-density and high-density polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), are the four most abundant MPs/NPs polymers in landfill leachate worldwide. Though the color of MPs/NPs primarily depends on their parent plastic waste, the dominance of light color in MPs/NPs in leachate is a sign of long-term degradation in landfills. The identified morphologies of MPs/NPs in leachate from all literatures have the highest abundance of fiber and fragments. Depending on the treatment technique, leachate treatment processes can achieve removal rate from 3 to 100% for MPs/NPs. Also, the critical review provides unique perspectives for MPs/NPs in landfill leachate regarding remediation, ultimate disposal, fate and transport among engineering systems, standardized detection methods, source reduction, etc. The landfill-WWTP loop and bioreactor landfills create unique challenges and opportunities for the management of landfill leachate induced MPs/NPs.
Selective Naked-eyes Chemosensing of Cu2+ ions using Chitosan-CdS Quantum Dots Biohybrid
Authors: Abdelhamid Hani Nasser , Algethami Faisal K. , Saidi Ilyes , Ben Jannet Hichem , Khairy Mohamed , Abdulkhair Babiker Y. , Al-Ghamdi Youssef O.
Published: May 2022

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) quantum dots (QDs) were homogeneously embedded into chitosan (CTS), denoted as CdS/CTS, via an in-situ solvothermal method. The intact structure of the synthesized materials was preserved via separating the materials using freeze-drying. The materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HR-TEM), scanning TEM (STEM), dispersive energy X-ray (EDX) for elemental analysis and mapping, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), nitrogen adsorp-tion-desorption isotherms, thermogravimetric analysis, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). The synthesis procedure offered CdS QDs with 1-7 nm (average particle size of 3.2 nm). The functional groups of CTS modulate the in-situ growth of CdS QDs and prevent the agglomeration of CdS QDs, offering homogenous distribution inside CTS. CdS/CTS QDs can also be used for naked-eye detection of heavy metals with high selectivity toward copper (Cu2+) ions. The mechanism of interactions between Cu2+ ions and CdS/CTS QDs was further studied
High-resolution computed tomography in the diagnosis of fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: A review
Authors: Kuleshov Dmitrii A. , Tyurin Igor E.
Published: May 2022

Aim. Assess the detection of rare computed tomographic features and their combination to detect cases of fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). A retrospective analysis of data from high-resolution computed tomography of the lungs was performed in 52 patients with fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (fHP), in whom the clinical diagnosis was confirmed by morphological examination of lung biopsy. The analysis of the identified changes was carried out by qualitative and quantitative methods. The study included signs common to non-fibrotic and fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis of HP, including ground glass symptom, mosaic density, centrilobular lesions, and emphysema. Separately, features related to pulmonary fibrosis in fHP, such as reticular changes, traction bronchiectasis, and honeycombing, were analyzed. In addition, the distribution parameters of these signs were determined separately in the cranio-caudal direction and in the axial plane. To search for combinations of tomographic features that are significant in the diagnosis, a correlation analysis of the identified changes was carried out.
Materials and methods. The revealed CT-signs of fHP in most cases correspond to the clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of HP. However, in fHP, signs were found with a high frequency that did not correspond to the typical picture of HP, in particular, the "ground glass" symptom. On the contrary, a relatively low percentage of occurrence was observed in relation to centrilobular lesions and "mosaic density", which were also an important part of the typical HP pattern. Emphysema, which is not included in any of the HP patterns, was noted with a relatively high frequency, and in some cases was combined with the "honeycomb lung" symptom. The greatest strength of the correlation was found in such combinations of signs as "frosted glass" + reticular changes; "frosted glass" + "mosaic density"; reticular changes + "mosaic density"; emphysema + centrilobular foci, as well as reticular changes + bronchiectasis. These combinations occurred with a relatively high frequency among the examined patients.
Results. Most of the identified changes correspond to current recommendations for the diagnosis of HP. A weak correlation between the signs does not allow us to identify combinations of signs with sufficient reliability that can help in the early diagnosis of HP.
Тherapy сorrection of concerned chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a patient with first identified pulmonary tuberculosis. Case report
Authors: Bagisheva Natalia V. , Mordyk Anna V. , Trukhan Dmitry I. , Viktorova Inna A. , Moiseeva Marina V.
Published: May 2022

Chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in some cases are comorbid conditions characterized by a more severe course of each of the diseases and worsening the prognosis for the patient. Additional efforts from the doctor are required when pulmonary tuberculosis is added in this category of patients to improve treatment outcomes. A clinical example of the correction of therapy for chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis is given.
Grupowe rozliczanie VAT – polska perspektywa
Authors: Tratkiewicz Tomasz
Published: May 2022

Przedmiot badań: W opracowaniu podjęto badanie przepisów wspólnotowych w zakresie grupowego rozliczania VAT. Przeanalizowano również motywy przyjęcia rozwiązań grupowego rozliczania VAT w wybranych państwach członkowskich UE oraz zbadano okoliczności przyjęcia tych rozwiązań w Polsce. Ponadto, dokonano analizy uchwalonych w 2021 r. w Polsce przepisów w zakresie grupowego rozliczania VAT w kontekście doświadczeń wynikających z rozwiązań wybranych państw członkowskich UE.

Cel badawczy: Rozpoznając motywy wprowadzenia możliwości grupowego rozliczania VAT na poziomie wspólnotowym oraz rozwiązań wybranych państw członkowskich UE, zbadano sposób implementacji stosownych przepisów w Polsce. Dokonano nie tylko oceny samych regulacji prawnych czy interpretacji tych przepisów, ale przede wszystkim zaproponowano zmiany, które powinny przyczynić się do bardziej efektywnej realizacji rozwiązań dyrektywy VAT w omawianym obszarze w Polsce.

Metoda badawcza: W artykule posłużono się metodą logiczno-językowej analizy materiału normatywnego, którą uzupełniono w niezbędnym zakresie o metodę historyczno-porównawczą.

Wyniki: Zidentyfikowano obszary w polskich przepisach dotyczących grup VAT, które wymagają doprecyzowania lub uzupełnienia. W szczególności zwrócono uwagę na potrzebę zmiany przepisów w zakresie koncepcji opodatkowania czynności w grupie, stosowania współczynnika w odliczeniu VAT naliczonego w grupie i dostosowania przepisów dotyczących ewidencji, w tym ewidencji za pomocą kas rejestrujących.
Long-term unemployment in Poland between 2015 and 2019
Authors: Kucharski Leszek , Kwiatkowski Eugeniusz
Published: May 2022

Background: This article presents an attempt to capture trends in long-term unemployment, determine its structure and intensity regarding labour force groups, and identify factors that contributed to long-term unemployment in Poland between 2015 and 2019.

Research purpose: An economic, multifaceted analysis of long-term unemployment in Poland in the years of economic upturn from 2015 to 2019.

Methods: An empirical analysis using quarterly aggregate and individual data on unemployment sourced from LFS conducted from 2015 to 2019. Non-parametric and parametric methods (a logit model) were also used.

Conclusions: The highest probability of long-term unemployment compared with the base categories characterised people aged 45 or older, people with junior secondary, elementary or incomplete elementary education, the unemployed seeking jobs through labour offices, urban residents, and the residents of voivodeships other than the Mazowieckie voivodeship (excluding Lubelskie). The lowest risk of long-term unemployment compared with the base categories occurred among people aged up to 24 years, higher education graduates, and people with postsecondary and secondary education, married people, active-job seekers, and the residents of the Lubelskie voivodeship.
DUSP4 protects BRAF- and NRAS-mutant melanoma from oncogene overdose through modulation of MITF
Authors: Gutierrez-Prat Nuria , Zuberer Hedwig L , Mangano Luca , Karimaddini Zahra , Wolf Luise , Tyanova Stefka , Wellinger Lisa C , Marbach Daniel , Griesser Vera , Pettazzoni Piergiorgio , Bischoff James R , Rohle Daniel , Palladino Chiara , Vivanco Igor
Published: May 2022

MAPK inhibitors (MAPKi) remain an important component of the standard of care for metastatic melanoma. However, acquired resistance to these drugs limits their therapeutic benefit. Tumor cells can become refractory to MAPKi by reactivation of ERK. When this happens, tumors often become sensitive to drug withdrawal. This drug addiction phenotype results from the hyperactivation of the oncogenic pathway, a phenomenon commonly referred to as oncogene overdose. Several feedback mechanisms are involved in regulating ERK signaling. However, the genes that serve as gatekeepers of oncogene overdose in mutant melanoma remain unknown. Here, we demonstrate that depletion of the ERK phosphatase, DUSP4, leads to toxic levels of MAPK activation in both drug-naive and drug-resistant mutant melanoma cells. Importantly, ERK hyperactivation is associated with down-regulation of lineage-defining genes including MITF. Our results offer an alternative therapeutic strategy to treat mutant melanoma patients with acquired MAPKi resistance and those unable to tolerate MAPKi.
COVID-19 Patients with Hepatic Complications During the Third Wave of Pandemic in Egypt
Authors: Fahmy Alzhraa M , Elgendy Marwa O , Khalaf Ahmed M , Abdelrahman Mona A , Abdelrahim Mohamed EA , El-Gendy Ahmed O
Published: May 2022

COVID-19 is a respiratory infection that has lately begun to affect other vital organs, including the heart, kidney, and liver. The purpose of this study was to investigate the hepatic complications in COVID-19 patients and the risk of being admitted to ICU or facing death. Methodology: Comorbidities (hypertension and diabetes), COVID-19 symptoms, laboratory findings (ALT level, AST level, and albumin), complications during hospitalization, treatment protocol used, and survival outcomes were all studied in 200 COVID-19 infected Egyptian patients who had virological symptoms and were followed up until they recovered or died. It was found that older people and those with higher blood glucose levels have a higher risk of developing liver-associated COVID-19 disorders. Also, the majority of patients who developed liver complications in the course of the infection had high mortality rates. Patients with diabetes, hypertension, or hepatic disease are at higher risk of ICU admission or death. Hence, it is important to pay attention to these problems in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 to develop a suitable individualized treatment protocol. There was also a correlation between the mortality in COVID-19 patients and both, high blood glucose and liver enzyme levels. It can be attributed to the correlation between diabetes and liver disease as every disease may be a complication to the other; moreover, COVID-19 may lead to increased blood sugar levels in addition to ALT and AST levels. Another theory is that COVID-19 may affect the liver and hence people with chronic liver disease.
Descriptive of Coronary Vessel Lesions Number in DM and non-DM Patients Based on CAG
Authors: Setiabudi Edwin , Baskara Dimas P
Published: May 2022

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) adalah keadaan hiperglikemia kronis yang disebabkan oleh tidak adekuatnya sekresi insulin atau akibat gagal respons insulin, merupakan salah satu faktor resiko penyakit jantung koroner (Coronary Arterial Disease, CAD). Kondisi CAD disebabkan oleh penumpukan plak di dinding arteri yang memasok darah ke jantung (disebut arteri koroner) dan bagian tubuh lainnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk membandingkan severitas lesi koroner pasien DM dan non-DM yang disertai dengan CAD. Desain penelitian deskriptif menggunakan subjek percobaan sebanyak 229 orang, subjek yang terlibat diseleksi berdasarkan kriteria inklusi dan ekslusi yang sudah ditentukan. Hasil penelitian didapatkan kelompok DM lebih banyak yang mengalami Triple Vessel Disease (TVD) (47,83% vs. 35,92%) dibandingkan kelompok non-DM, sedangkan angka Single Vessel Disease (SVD) lebih kecil (17,38% vs. 26,70%). Simpulan dari penelitian, pasien DM memiliki severitas lesi koroner lebih tinggi dibandingkan pasien non-DM yang dibuktikan dengan banyaknya TVD pada pemeriksaan dengan angiografi koroner.Kata kunci: penyakit jantung koroner, diabetes mellitus, non-diabetes mellitus; kor-angiografi, triple vessel disease
Incidence of Cleft Lip with or without Cleft Palate at Yayasan Pembina Penderita Celah Bibir dan Langit-Langit (YPPCBL) in 2016-2019
Authors: Fitrie Resqiyah N I , Hidayat Marlianti , Dahliana Lia
Published: May 2022

Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is a congenital anomalies condition when a baby’s lips and/or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to find out the incidence of cleft lip patients with or without cleft palate registered to Yayasan Pembina Penderita Celah Bibir dan Langit-Langit (YPPCBL) Bandung, West Java in 2016-2019 based on the form of sex, age at the registry, cleft type, and area. This study was retrospective descriptive. Data were collected through the medical records periods of 2016-2019 and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2013 and SPSS 25th. There were 933 data included in the inclusion criteria. The number of patients was at most in 2018, as many as 283 people. The most common patient is male (58,1%), the most common cleft type is left unilateral complete cleft lip and palate (18,4%), the most common patient aged 0-1 year (53,2%), the most of patients was from West Java (92,5%). In conclusion, the incidence of cleft lip with or without cleft palate in 2016-2019 tends to fluctuate with the male sex being the most. Most patient came with the best age standard for cleft management and came from West Java with left unilateral complete cleft lip and palate.

Keywords: cleft lip; cleft palate; cleft lip and palate; incidence
Knowledge Level of The Bhayangkari Members in West Java Regional Police About The Middle Ear Infection In Children
Authors: Boesoirie Shinta F , Aroeman Nur A , Purwanto Bambang , Tria Arif
Published: May 2022

Otitis media is an inflammation of the middle ear mucosa that affects part or all of the ear. A good knowledge level will help reduce the incidence of middle ear inflammation and its sequel in children. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of knowledge of Bhayangkara members in the West Java Regional Police concerning middle ear inflammation in children. The descriptive methods along with the cross-sectional design of the online google form questionnaire. Respondents were given 16 questions regarding the inflammation of the middle ear in children. The questionnaire was completed by 289 people who met the criteria for inclusion and exclusion. The result of knowledge level showed as follows: good: 40,5% (n=166), moderate: 46,8%(n=134) and poor: 13,6%(n=39). The average score is 79,4±9,4. According to this study, Bhayangkara members in the west java regional police have a good understanding of middle ear infection in children. There is a need for more information about the definition and causes of middle ear inflammation in children. 

Keywords: inflammation of the middle ear; children; knowledge level
Anatomía de la órbita: estructuras en detalle y zonas de riesgo para procedimientos en la práctica dermatológica
Authors: Toquica Alejandra , Barrera Juan Camilo , Acosta Álvaro
Published: May 2022

El conocimiento preciso de la anatomía de la órbita es importante para la realización de procedimientos quirúrgicos y no quirúrgicos o mínimamente invasivos en dermatología.
Al ser una región facial con una red vascular compleja, dependiente del sistema carotídeo externo e interno, debe ser abordada de forma cautelosa, teniendo en cuenta las zonas de riesgo para complicaciones.
Pápulas con bordes hiperqueratósicos en áreas fotoexpuestas: ¿qué aporta la dermatoscopia?
Authors: Bonilla Juan Diego , Alzate Brayan Kavir , Motta Adriana
Published: May 2022

Las poroqueratosis son grupo de dermatosis infrecuentes (heredadas o adquiridas). Su variante más usual es la poroqueratosis actínica superficial diseminada. Sin ayuda del estudio histopatológico, su diagnóstico continúa siendo un reto en dermatología. Recientemente, la dermatoscopia ha aportado ayuda en su correcto reconocimiento y monitorización. Exponemos la utilidad de su empleo y su correlación histológica.