bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BASELINE VULNERABILITY AND INPATIENT FRAILTY STATUS IN RELATION TO ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN A SURGICAL COHORT
Authors: LIN H.-S. , PEEL N.M. , HUBBARD R.E.
Published: June 2021

This study aimed to derive measures of baseline vulnerability and inpatient frailty in elderly surgical patients and to study their association with adverse post-operative outcomes. Data from comprehensive geriatric assessment of 208 general surgical and orthopaedic patients aged 70 and over admitted to four acute hospitals in Queensland, Australia, were analysed to derive a baseline and inpatient Frailty Index (FI). The association of these indices with adverse outcomes was examined in logistic regression. The mean (SD) baseline FI was 0.19 (0.09) compared to 0.26 (0.12) on admission, with a predominant increase in domains related to functional status. Both baseline and inpatient FI were significant predictors of one year mortality, inpatient delirium, and a composite adverse outcome, after adjusting for age, sex and acuity of surgery. In summary, detecting baseline frailty pre-hospitalisation may be useful to trigger the implementation of supportive and preventative measures in hospital.
FRAILTY AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS OF ALL AGES
Authors: MCADAMS-DEMARCO M.A. , YING H. , OLORUNDARE I. , KING E.A. , DESAI N. , DAGHER N. , LONZE B. , MONTGOMERY R. , WALSTON J. , SEGEV D.L.
Published: June 2021

Background: Frailty is associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older adults and worse clinical outcomes in adults of all ages with end stage renal disease (ESRD). It is unclear whether frail adults of all ages with ESRD are more likely to experience worse HRQOL. Objective: The goal of this study was to identify factors associated with worsening HRQOL in this population. Design, setting and measurements: We studied 233 adults of all ages with ESRD enrolled (11/2009-11/2013) in a longitudinal cohort study. Frailty status was measured at enrollment and HRQOL was reported (Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair or Poor) at the initial assessment and follow-up (median follow-up 9.4 months). We studied factors associated with Fair/Poor HRQOL at follow-up using logistic regression and factors associated with HRQOL change using multinomial regression. All models were adjusted for age, sex, race, education, BMI, diabetes status, history of a previous transplant, type of dialysis and time between assessments. Results: Fair/Poor HRQOL was reported by 28% at initial assessment and 33% at follow-up. 47.2% of participants had stable HRQOL, 22.8% better HRQOL, and 30.0% worse HRQOL at follow-up (P<0.001). In adjusted models, only frailty was associated with Fair/Poor HRQOL at follow-up (OR: 2.79, 95% CI: 1.32-5.90) and worsening HRQOL at follow-up (RR: 2.91, 95%CI: 1.08-7.80). Conclusions: Frail adults of all ages with ESRD are more likely to experience fair/poor HRQOL and worsening HRQOL over time. Frailty represents a state of decreased physiologic reserve that impacts not only clinical outcomes but also the patient-centered outcome of HRQOL.
FRAILTY IN GENERAL PRACTICE
Authors: LETRILLIART L. , OUSTRIC S.
Published: June 2021

Western countries are currently undergoing a period of demographic and epidemiologic transition. The prevalence of chronic comorbidities and dependency rises with life expectancy (1). It is possible to identify persons at increased risk of fall, hospitalization, dependency, or death (2). The “frailty” of these persons reflects their physiological age. Frailty prevention concerns all adults and mainly relies on nutritional education, including physical activity and diet (3).
MEASURING ACTIVITY PERFORMANCE OF CONTINUING CARE RESIDENTS USING THE ACTIVPAL: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Authors: CHAN C.S. , SLAUGHTER S.E. , JONES C.A. , WAGG A.S.
Published: June 2021

Few studies have measured the activity patterns of continuing care residents using objective, uniaxial, accelerometers such as the activPAL. This exploratory study described the activity performance of continuing care residents and explored the correlation of activity performance with grip strength, falls and mobility. Data were gathered from 24 continuing care residents. Participants (82.3 ± 5.8 years of age), wore the activPAL an average of 12.60 hours per day (SD = 0.96) and were stepping for a median of 0.47 hours (25th and 75th percentiles = 0.31, 0.81) with a median step count of 1906 steps (25th and 75th percentiles = 1216, 3420). Participants were inactive (sitting/lying/standing) for a mean 11.99 hours (SD = 1.03). No statistically significant correlations were identified between activity performance (active time, inactive time or step count) and grip strength, falls or mobility. Ambulatory older adults in continuing care centres were more sedentary compared to community-dwelling older adults or older adults with cancer.
THE EMERGENCE OF FRAILTY MAY LEAD TO A STATE OF BURNT OUT TYPE 2 DIABETES
Authors: ABDELHAFIZ A.H. , KOAY L. , SINCLAIR A.J.
Published: June 2021

Ageing is associated with hyperglycaemic tendency due to the change in body composition leading to accumulation of visceral fat and increased insulin resistance on the one hand and reduced insulin secretion due to decreased number and function of the β-cells of the pancreas on the other. However, with the emergence of frailty there may be a tendency towards normoglycaemia or even hypoglycaemia due to malnutrition, weight loss and reduced physiologic reserve. This shift in glucose metabolism induced by frailty may change the natural history of type 2 diabetes from a progressive to a regressive course. Studies which showed increased risk of mortality with low HbA1c included frail patients in the lower HbA1c categories and healthier patients in the higher HbA1c categories suggesting that frailty is a possible confounding factor. Therefore, hypoglycemia may be a prognostic tool to identify vulnerable patients who may be at increased risk of mortality. The metabolic changes of insulin/glucose dynamics associated with frailty need further research.
Episodios Bogotanos
Authors: Duarte Romero Edwin Alberto
Published: June 2021

A partir de las experiencias y vivencias en el hábitat Bogotano, se crean diálogos, se reflexiona sobre algunos sucesos que irrumpen lo cotidiano, como ir en el transporte público, en donde el juego de cambiar los objetos de su entorno natural crea otras formas y visiones de la capital. Lo anterior, se refiere a una narración que retoma parte de las experiencias del diario vivir, siendo el objeto el que ayuda a configurar nuestras realidades y también convirtiéndose en el mediador para nuestros recuerdos individuales o colectivos. De tal manera que, es importante comentar lo cotidiano, confinados en el espectro del vacío. Se propone, relatar cómo el vacío crea algunas realidades, por medio de identificar algunos signos y símbolos los cuales interpretan la memoria o un nihilismo en las prácticas cotidianas, para luego desvincular el significado de los objetos que nos circundan para ir creando nuestro propio contexto o ciudad. Por último, se comenta el proceso creativo de un capitalino que se nutre de caminar las calles, realizar visitas a exposiciones, proponer espacios de diálogo con la ciudadanía y realizar estudios sobre el cuadrado, este último se tiene en cuenta para la realización de diferentes composiciones gráficas.
Subjetividad, literatura y poesía testimonial: las voces de las infancias en contextos de conflicto armado en Colombia
Authors: Suárez Galvis Viviana
Published: June 2021

Este artículo presenta un estado del arte acerca de las memorias que la literatura y la poética testimonial han construido sobre las infancias en ecologías caracterizadas por la violencia política y el conflicto armado. El balance llevado a cabo muestra cómo la comprensión de las condiciones en las que los niños y niñas configuran sus subjetividades se constituye en una problemática de interés que interroga las relaciones entre las categorías de sujeto, política y cultura con retos importantes para el campo de la educación en Colombia. Además, que la literatura y la poesía testimonial son expresiones estético- culturales que permiten no solo activar memorias individuales y colectivas, sino transformar escenarios educativos a través de un nuevo horizonte de significación en el que surgen los sentires constreñidos por la dureza de la guerra.
A Study on Quality of Work Life of Employees in LPG Bottling Plant
Authors: Nanjundeswaraswamy T. S. , Renuka Swamy Devappa , Srinivasaiah Rashmi
Published: June 2021

Goal: Quality of Work Life (QWL) draws more attention in the present context, and it is a multidimensional construct. The oil and gas industries have realized the significance of employees' QWL to retain and attract a talented workforce in the competitive job market. This study examines the status of QWL of employees in the LPG Bottling Industry.

Design / Methodology / Approach: A measuring scale was designed and validated to evaluate the employees QWL   working in the LPG bottling plant. The data for the study was gathered from 435 employees working in four LPG bottling industries. Using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), predominant components of QWL are identified. With the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), the designed scale is validated. With percentage analysis and chi-square analysis, the data was analyzed, and meaningful inferences were drawn.  

Results: EFA and CFA resulted in four components of QWL with 19 items representing superior model fit. The model fit indices reported from the model namely Chi-Square value = 399.020; CMIN = 2.978, AGFI = 0.900; CFI = 0.937; GFI = 0.915; IFI = 0.938; NFI = 0.909; TLI = 0.920 and RMSEA = 0.068 are in the acceptable range. 51.5% of the respondents expressed to be satisfied with present condition of QWL. The research outcome revealed that among demographical characteristics, nature of activities significantly impacts on the status of QWL of employees.

Limitations of the investigation: The data was collected from 435 employees working in four industries because of time constraints. 

Practical implications: This research's outcome will help the policymakers of LPG Bottling industries to implement QWL interventions for improving the work-life of employees.

Originality/value: The present paper is one among the few studies carried out in the oil and gas sector as minimal research has been done in this area.
Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography for Detecting Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Authors: Li Rongjuan , Xie Jinjie , Jiang Bo , Sun Zhonghua , Wang Lvya , Leng Zhaoting , Wang Yueli , Yang Ya
Published: June 2021

Myocardial ischemia and left ventricular dysfunction have been documented in young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia. We investigated whether speckle-tracking echocardiography can be used to detect subclinically impaired global and regional myocardial function in patients with this lipid disorder.

This single-center study included 47 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and 37 healthy control subjects who underwent transthoracic Doppler echocardiography and speckle-tracking echocardiography from January 2003 through December 2016. Conventional echocardiographic and strain parameters in the 2 groups were analyzed and compared.

Left ventricular dimensions were significantly larger at end-diastole (P=0.02) and end-systole (P=0.013), left ventricular walls were significantly thicker (P <0.0001), and the early transmitral/early diastolic mitral annular velocity ratio was significantly higher (P=0.006) in the patient group than in the control group. In the patient group, global longitudinal and circumferential strain values were significantly lower (P <0.0001) and global radial strain values significantly higher (P=0.006); all segmental longitudinal strain (P <0.04) and most segmental circumferential strain values (P ≤0.01) were significantly lower; and some segmental radial strains, especially at the apex, were significantly higher (P ≤0.04). However, average longitudinal, circumferential, and radial strains in the different segments of the 3 main coronary artery territories were significantly lower in the patient group (P <0.01). Global longitudinal strain (r=0.561; P=0.001) and global circumferential strain (r=0.565; P <0.0001) were inversely correlated with low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

We conclude that speckle-tracking echocardiography can be used to detect subclinical global and regional systolic abnormalities in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Uncertainties and trends in the forest policy framework in Sierra Leone: an overview of forest sustainability challenges in the post-independence era
Authors: Fayiah M.
Published: June 2021

Sierr a Leone is part of the Upper Guinean Forests with a climate that enhances great floral biodiversity. The exploitation of forest resources in Sierra Leone has seen a steady increase over the years while the establishment of forest plantations has witnessed a drastic decline. The
relationship between forest exploitation and plantation forest decline is broadly assumed to be influenced by population growth, weak forest policies, legislatures, forest management and monitoring policies over the past century. The paper examines forests status and forest resources policy
evolution since the pre-colonial era but pays particular attention to policies developed from 1988, in the post-colonial era, and the challenges facing their implementation. The paper highlights major challenges facing the healthy and sustainable growth of forest resources in Sierra Leone.
The challenges range from the attachment of the Forestry Division to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS), the overlap in ministerial mandates about forest protection, corrupt government officials, poverty, illegal logging, inadequate funding and staff, natural disaster
and outdated forestry instruments. Natural factors such as climate change, drought, and landslides are considered among the issues affecting the sustainable expansion of forest resources in Sierra Leone. A flowchart of forest sustainability challenges in Sierra Leone was designed, and classified
forest challenges into natural and man-made causes. The inability of the Forestry Division to become an independent body and the continued reliance of the Division on the 1988 Forestry Act to make informed decisions in the 21st century is serving as a major barrier in sustaining forests resources
in Sierra Leone. Improving forest management in the country requires the collective efforts of both national and international forests protections entities and organizations. Sound forests conservation policies and adequate funding and staffing can strengthen the Forestry Division in enforcing
its constitutional mandates. Adopting the best practices models from countries such as China, India and the USA will help towards the goal of managing forest resources sustainably for current and future generations.
India's environmental policy standoff: reimagining stakeholder engagement spaces
Authors: Tambe S. , French L. , Wyborn C. , Scarlett L. , Defries R. , Nagendra H. , Kulkarni H. , Srivastava P. , Agrawal N.K. , Rathore B.M.S. , Kinhal G.
Published: June 2021

Various stakeholders from science, policy and practice aspire to shape public policy. What are the engagement spaces they operate in, and what are the characteristics of these spaces and the implications for effective policy making? The literature on the public policy formulation process
in developing countries is sparse, and this study attempts to bridge this gap. We analyzed India's recent environmental policy making engagements using the lens of 'policy spaces'. We found that strong civil society coalitions have successfully 'claimed' the policy making space. Conventional
policy making operating in 'closed' and 'invited' spaces is yet to accept this change, resulting in frequent standoffs. However, when policies emanated from the 'deliberative' space, there have been successes as well. The policy development space has consequently become contested, with nature
conservation, forest-based livelihoods and corporate interests all staking their claim. To break this impasse, we recommend a graduation from confrontational and authoritative engagement approaches to deliberative arenas.
Preparing ABSN students for early entry and success in the clinical setting: flipping both class and skills lab with the Socratic Method
Authors: Harlan Melissa Dawn , Beach Michael , Blazeck Alice
Published: June 2021

Objectives

Accelerated Second Degree BSN (ABSN) students have limited time to gain expertise. Reaching competency in skills takes weeks, delaying the application and mastery of skills in clinical practice. Our objective is to describe how our ABSN program fundamentals of nursing course enhances learning effectiveness and prepares students for successful entry into nursing.

Methods

Using the Socratic Method and flipping the classroom and skills lab, with deliberate practice techniques, ABSN students quickly gain competence in core aspects of nursing. Rapid acquisition of competence early in the program allows for a meaningful clinical experience.

Results

NCLEX pass rates for our ABSN graduates averaged 93.84% over the past 4 years, and students report high levels of satisfaction with the program.

Conclusions

Using the Socratic Method in a flipped classroom and skills lab provides an environment that engages students, fosters NCLEX success, and supports development of clinical judgment critical for positive patient outcomes.
“Look at What They’ve Turned Us Into”: Reading the Story of Lot’s Daughters with Trauma Theory and The Handmaid’s Tale
Authors: Cobb Kirsi
Published: June 2021

The story of Lot’s daughters’ incest with their father in Genesis 19:30–38 has been variously understood as a myth, a trickster tale, and an androcentric phantasy. In this paper, I will use insights gained from trauma theory, as well as from the characters of Emily and Moira in the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, to evaluate the daughters’ actions. Studying the characters in the final form of the text, the women undergo traumatic experiences as their father offers their bodies to be raped (Gen. 19:7–8) and they witness the destruction of their home (Gen. 19:24–25). Consequently, they engage in what could be described as a traumatic re-enactment with their father, where the roles of the perpetrator and the victim are reversed, and the continuation of the patriarchal line is simultaneously guaranteed. Read in conjunction with the fates of Emily and Moira, the daughters’ experience could be summarized in Emily’s observation, “Look at what they’ve turned us into.” In the lives of all the women, the experience of cumulative and direct trauma influenced their decision making as well as the choices they had available. This leaves the audience in a moment of uncertainty, where evaluating the women’s actions becomes a complex, even an impossible prospect.
NADİR BİR ŞEKER OLAN D-ALLÜLOZUN BESLENMEDE KULLANIM İMKANLARI VE ÜRETİM YÖNTEMLERİ
Authors: ÖZHANLI Hazal , BİLGİN Duygu , MUTLU Ceren , ERBAS Mustafa
Published: June 2021

Şekerler; duyusal olarak tatlı tada sahip, suda çözünürlüğü yüksek ve molekül ağırlıkları düşük karbonhidratlar olarak tanımlanabilir. Doğada yüksek miktarda bulunan şekerler yaygın şekerler ve düşük miktarda bulunan şekerler ise nadir şekerler olarak adlandırılırlar. Nadir bir şeker olan D-allüloz, D-fruktozun 3. karbondan epimerik izomeridir. D-allüloz aynı zamanda D-glikoza eşdeğer tatlı tada, oldukça düşük enerji içeriğine ve glisemik indeks değerine sahip olması gibi özellikleri ile de gıda teknolojisinde kullanım potansiyeline sahip bir bileşendir. D-allülozun diğer endüstriyel şekerlere alternatif bir bileşen olarak kullanımı için doğal kaynakları yetersizdir. Bu nedenle D-allülozun diğer yaygın heksoz şekerlerden üretilmesi gerekmektedir. D-allülozun en genel üretim yöntemi; D-fruktozun, D-tagatoz 3-epimeraz veya D-allüloz 3-epimeraz enzimleri ile D-allüloza dönüştürülmesidir. Bu çalışmada; D-allülozun bazı özellikleri, sağlık üzerine etkileri, üretim yöntemleri ve gıdalarda kullanım potansiyeli derlenmiştir.
Touch Probe Measurement in Dimensional Metrology: A Review
Authors: Sadaoui S.E. , Phan N.D.M.
Published: June 2021

Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are the standard displacement systems used for measurements in dimensional metrology. Since measurement with a touch probe mounted on a CMM provides high accuracy, repeatability, and reliability, it has been widely used for mechanical part inspection in manufacturing. The inspection process requires the use of several sensor orientations and optimal positioning of the part in order to measure all features. Recently, the field of probing path planning has become a huge and active research field. In this paper, various techniques aimed at generating the probe paths for part inspection are reviewed. Multiple issues related to the positioning of the part to maximise accessibility, analysis of probe accessibility to measure all inspection features, optimisation of the measurement sequence, distribution of measurement points, and collision avoidance are mentioned. The common research approaches and potential algorithms in this field are also discussed in this paper.
The Use of Short-Term Compressed Air Supercharging in a Combustion Engine with Spark Ignition
Authors: Mamala Jarosław Janusz , Praznowski K. , Kołodziej S. , Ligus G.
Published: June 2021

The powertrain is a very important subassembly in a car and is responsible not only for the automotive industry’s impact on the environment but also for the safety of people travelling by car and performing overtaking manoeuvres and joining traffic. In general, the powertrain is a combination of the drive unit and drive transmission, wherein the drive unit is responsible for the available driving force in the car’s wheels and for the car’s ability to accelerate when the throttle pedal is rapidly pressed at a constant gearbox ratio. The availability of the driving force reserve in the powertrain is the most important issue for the reason of safety of the people travelling by car. In the case of drive unit what they are of the combustion engines, the rapid pressing of the throttle pedal in the car acceleration process leads to a temporary deficiency in the driving force and in the powertrain’s output. The deficiency in the driving force has a negative impact on acceleration and driving comfort. In this paper, the authors assessed and analysed two different short-term compressed air supercharging systems for combustion engines with air supplied from a high-pressure tank. The analysis covered the response of the combustion engine with spark ignition to the gradual increase in pressure in the air-intake system. The assumption is that the applied short-term compressed air supercharging system could improve the driving force during the phase of the engine’s increasing crankshaft rotational speed. This helps to achieve the improved passenger car acceleration dynamics, depending on the supercharging method and throttle pedal exertion. When analysing the car’s acceleration dynamics, expressed by the shorter time of increasing the longitudinal speed from initial to final, it was possible to shorten the acceleration time. It is also possible to observe an improved driving force behaviour, especially during the first phase of acceleration.
Enhancing the Durability of Connecting Rod of a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine
Authors: Ismail Islam , Abdelrazek Elsayed , Ismail Mostafa , Emara Ahmed
Published: June 2021

This paper investigates the mechanical loads resulting from the combustion pressure and dynamic inertia and their effects on the connecting rod of a direct injection turbocharged diesel engine. The main purpose is to enhance the durability of the connecting rod in order to withstand more engine power increase. The distribution of the axial (compressive/tensile) stress, deformation, and safety factors are calculated in order to predict any possible mechanical failure. The finite element routine is used by ANSYS Workbench to analyse the loading on the connecting rod model. The current study is applied to the connecting rod of a 300 hp diesel engine in order to increase the engine power by 17%. The connecting rod operates safely and withstands the applied loads until the power increase reaches 72%. The most stressed points are at the connecting rod shank, while less stressed are experienced at the big end. Calculations show that introducing some changes to the connecting rod geometry may result in decreasing the excessive stresses. These changes include increasing the thickness of the shank cross-section, increasing the fillets radii and slightly reducing the dimensions of the big end in order to maintain the same mass. The new geometry could significantly reduce the maximum stress by 25.5% with an insignificant reduction in the total mass of the connecting rod.
Effect of Sintering Temperature on the Physical Properties of Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 Prepared by Solid-State Reaction
Authors: Rusiyanto R. , Widodo R.D. , Al-Janan D.H. , Rohmah K. , Parlaungan Siregar Januar , Nugroho A. , Fitriyana D.F.
Published: June 2021

Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) ceramic materials are widely used in electronic devices due to their stable operation at high temperatures, high tunability, low tangent loss, low DC leakage, and alterable curie temperatures. While pure BST materials are usually produced at high sintering temperatures (1250 °C), there are limited studies on the temperature and duration of the sintering process to produce pure BST, synthesised from micro or even nano-sized raw materials. This study aims to determine the effective sintering temperature for producing pure BST material using a mixture of raw materials with a mean particle size of 0.4 μm after milled for 58 hours. The BaCO3, SrCO3, and TiO2 materials as raw materials for Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 synthesis were milled for 58 hours to produce a homogeneous mixture with a mean particle size of 0.4 μm. Sintering was carried out in a temperature range of 500-1100 °C for 1 hour. This study investigates the impact of sintering temperature on the physical properties and the purity of Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 powder using the x-ray diffraction method. The results showed that the Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 phase was formed at a sintering temperature of 700 °C. Pure BST material was formed at the sintering temperature of 1000 °C with a crystallite size of 41 nm. Whereas at a higher sintering temperature (1100 °C), the pure BST material formed produced a larger crystallite, sized at 43 nm with cubic structure. The synthesis temperature and duration recorded in this research are lower than recorded in the BST material preparation using the solid-state method. The results of this study indicate that the sintering temperature greatly affects the purity, crystal system and crystallite size of the Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 material produced. The sintering temperature of 1100 °C produces Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3 material with the best physical properties because it has a cubic-shaped crystal system and the largest crystal size.
25-Hydroxylase vitamin D deficiency in 27 Saudi Arabian subjects: a clinical and molecular report on CYP2R1 mutations
Authors: Bakhamis Sarah , Imtiaz Faiqa , Ramzan Khushnooda , De Vol Edward , Al-Sagheir Osamah , Al-Rajhi Abdulrahman , Alashwal Abdullah , Bin Abbas Bassam , Sakati Nadia , Al-Sagheir Afaf
Published: June 2021

Vitamin D deficiency remains a major cause of rickets worldwide. Nutritional factors are the major cause and less commonly, inheritance causes. Recently, CYP2R1 has been reported as a major factor for 25-hydroxylation contributing to the inherited forms of vitamin D deficiency. We conducted a prospective cohort study at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to review cases with 25-hydroxylase deficiency and describe their clinical, biochemical, and molecular genetic features. We analyzed 27 patients from nine different families who presented with low 25-OH vitamin D and not responding to usual treatment. Genetic testing identified two mutations: c.367+1G>A (12/27 patients) and c.768dupT (15/27 patients), where 18 patients were homozygous for their identified mutation and 9 patients were heterozygous. Both groups had similar clinical manifestations ranging in severity, but none of the patients with the heterozygous mutation had hypocalcemic manifestations. Thirteen out of 18 homozygous patients and all the heterozygous patients responded to high doses of vitamin D treatment, but they regressed after decreasing the dose, requiring lifelong therapy. Five out of 18 homozygous patients required calcitriol to improve their biochemical data, whereas none of the heterozygous patients and patients who carried the c.367+1G>A mutation required calcitriol treatment. To date, this is the largest cohort series analyzing CYP2R1-related 25-hydroxylase deficiency worldwide, supporting its major role in 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D. It is suggested that a higher percentage of CYP2R1 mutations might be found in the Saudi population. We believe that our study will help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of similar cases in the future.
Selim Demirci. Kriz Döneminde Hadis ve Yorum Haçlı ve Moğol Saldırıları Gölgesinde Hadis Âlimleri. İstanbul: İLEM Yayınları 2020, 274 sayfa.
Authors: DUMAN Ayşe Nur
Published: June 2021

Türkiye’de hadis alanındaki akademik çalışmalar genellikle hicri ilk üç asrı konu edinirken sonraki dönemlere dair araştırmalar henüz yeterli seviyede değildir. Bu noktada Selim Demirci’nin Kriz Döneminde Hadis ve Yorum: Haçlı ve Moğol Saldırıları Gölgesinde Hadis Âlimleri isimli eseri, hadis ilminin hicri 7. ve 8. asırlarını konu edinmesi ve Memlükler dönemindeki hadis faaliyetleri hakkındaki çalışmalara katkı sağlaması bakımından önemlidir. Üç bölümden oluşan eserin Giriş’inde konu, amaç, yöntem, kaynaklar, kavramsal ve tarihî çerçeve hakkında bilgi verilir. Birinci Bölüm’de hicri 7. ve 8. asırlardaki hadis çalışmalarının genel seyri ve bunlara etki eden faktörler incelenir. Çalışmanın İkinci Bölüm’ü mezkûr dönemdeki hadis şerhlerinin ayırt edici özelliklerine, Üçüncü Bölüm’ü ise dönemin karakteristik olaylarının hadis şerhleri ya da yorumlarındaki yansımalarına ayrılmıştır.
Labour productivity in the sustainable development of wood-based industry: A case for the European Union countries
Authors: Grzegorzewska Emilia , Sedliačiková Mariana
Published: June 2021

Labour productivity is one of the key factors determining the wood-based industry development and competitiveness. This study assessed the importance of human resources and labour productivity in the furniture sector in the European Union (EU) countries. A cluster analysis and multivariate linear ordering analysis were conducted. The EU15, especially Germany, Denmark, and United Kingdom, demonstrate a higher labour productivity and offer even four-fold higher wages to the employees than some EU13 countries. It results in a relatively high share of labour costs in the production. However, in some countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the importance of furniture production for the national economy and the job market was high. To maintain the sustainable development of the EU market, decreasing the regional differences is essential. Additionally, the existing competitive advantage of selected EU13 countries resulting from relatively low labour costs can be insufficient to maintain the current rate of production growth and furniture exports. The results of the study provide a precious source of information for entrepreneurs, managers, and government. They will help the production enterprises identify the areas to be made more efficient by taking important decisions to enhance competitiveness and design the future path of sustainable furniture sector development.
ПРО СПОСІБ ЗНАХОДЖЕННЯ ПАРАМЕТРІВ РУЙНУВАННЯ ДЛЯ ТРІЩИН МІЖ ДВОМА МАТЕРІАЛАМИ
Authors: Mikhail O. V. , Loboda V. V.
Published: June 2021

Запропонована модель для визначення параметрів руйнування тріщини зсуву, що виникає біля кутових точок області, складеної із двох різнорідних прямокутників різного розміру. Модель основана на введенні зон пластичності на продовженні тріщини та знаходженні локальної та глобальної складових швидкості звільнення енергії. Комбінація цих складових дозволяє без знаходження довжини пластичної зони знайти необхідний критичний параметр, що визначає розвиток тріщини. Підтвердження запропонованої методики продемонстровано шляхом застосування аналогічної моделі для тріщини типу І в однорідному матеріалі.
МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ПОВЕДІНКИ ЕЛЕМЕНТІВ, ВИГОТОВЛЕНИХ ІЗ МАТЕРІАЛІВ З ПАМ’ЯТТЮ ФОРМИ ПРИ ЗНАЧНИХ ДЕФОРМАЦІЯХ
Authors: Steblyanko P.A. , Domichev K.E. , Petrov A.D.
Published: June 2021

Досліджено поведінку функціонально-неоднорідних матеріалів на прикладі матеріалів з пам’яттю форми при значних деформаціях (до 15%). Для розв’язання задач моделювання поведінки тіл із функціонально-неоднорідних матеріалів при великих деформаціях обов’язковою умовою є врахування нелінійності. При побудові фізичних співвідношень передбачається, що деформація в точці представлена як сума пружної складової, стрибка деформації при фазовому переході, пластичної деформації та деформації, яка викликана змінами температури. Задача розглядається в геометрично нелінійній постановці. При розв’язанні задачі пружно-пластичності враховується нелінійність в рівняннях руху (при деформаціях від 7% до 15%).
“All or nothing”
Authors: Bonfá-Araujo Bruno , Hauck Filho Nelson
Published: June 2021

In the current study, we investigated the unique associations between dichotomous thinking, extreme response style (ERS), and the Dark Triad of personality, namely, Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. We hypothesized that dichotomous thinking would exhibit a positive effect on ERS, and that dichotomous thinking would be positively associated with the Dark Triad even after accounting for ERS. Participants were 488 adults with a mean age of 29.54 years (SD = 10.38). Results confirmed dichotomous thinking positively predicts ERS, that the relationship between dichotomous thinking and the Dark Triad domains remains positive and significant even after accounting for ERS. Moreover, ERS manifested weak negative associations with the Dark Triad, with a significant relationship only with psychopathy. Findings from the current study help expand the understanding of both the substantive nature of response styles and the cognitive processes underlying the Dark Triad of personality.
Emotional eating
Authors: Decker Roberto , Pinhatti Marcelle Matiazo , DeCastro Thiago Gomes , Bizarro Lisiane
Published: June 2021

Emotional Eating (EE) is defined as eating under the influence of negative emotions, and is associated with Eating Disorders, impulsivity, depression and weight gain. However, previous literature is not clear regarding how these variables explain EE. The present study aimed to identify predictors of EE and its relationship to impulsivity, depression, eating style, and weight status in young adults. Sex differences in eating style were examined, and differences in EE between obese/overweight and normal/underweight individuals were tested. Two-hundred college students completed online questionnaires assessing all variables. Low inhibitory control, depression symptoms, female sex, and higher body mass index significantly predicted scores on EE. Obese/overweight and female participants presented increased EE. Correlation analysis evidenced positive associations between EE, Uncontrolled Eating, body mass, and low inhibitory control. Results indicate that EE is related to psychological factors such as impulsivity and depression, and to biological factors, such as sex and body mass.
Bifactor analysis of the rosenberg self-esteem scale in morbid obesity
Authors: Hernandez José Augusto Evangelho , França Lúcia Helena de Pinho Freitas , Medeiro Sandra Aparecida
Published: June 2021

Self-esteem is a set of feelings and thoughts a person has about his/her own worth and competence, which is reflected in a positive or negative attitude toward himself/herself. This study examined the factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale with scores of 288 obese brazilian women waiting for bariatric surgery. Psychometric studies have found controversial results regarding the factor structure of this measure with samples from different profiles. In this investigation, the unifactor, two-oblique-factor and bifactor models were tested by Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The results clearly support the existence of a single dimension for the scale, but also for the method effects relating to the positively and negatively worded items. Further investigations with the inclusion of obese males are suggested.
Dispositivi della Normatività
Authors: Do Amaral Augusto Jobim , Ferraro José Luís
Published: June 2021

O presente texto constitui-se como resenha do livro Dispositivi della Normatività, de Antonio Tucci, professor da Università degli Studi di Salerno, Itália. Ao longo da obra, Tucci joga luzes sobre a questão da norma, da normalização e dos dispositivos de segurança, inserindo temas como o da soberania — referente às questões fronteiriças —, da identidade e da cidadania —, ao abordar questões relacionadas aos processos de subjetivação e à necessária reespacialização do espaço político, em um panorama da governamentalidade biopolítica.
Fostering creativity in the classroom.
Authors: Echegoyen Sanz Yolanda , Martín-Ezpeleta Antonio
Published: June 2021

Aim. The aim of this work is to present a qualitative analysis of the movie proposals prepared by preservice teachers in the context of an educational experience around the ecofeminist movement. The responses to a final questionnaire about sustainability awareness are also analysed.

Methods. The participants were 47 alumni of the Grades of Early Childhood Education and Primary Education at a Spanish university. After a lecture about ecofeminism and reading a series of fragments of the young literature novel Yabarí by Lola Robles (2017), preservice teachers had to prepare the proposal for an ecofeminist movie, with a synopsis, plot, characters description, cast, and the script for a key scene. To assess the experience the students completed a questionnaire about different aspects of the proposal at the end of the semester, along with a validated questionnaire about sustainability awareness.

Results and conclusion. The analysis of the ecofeminist movies prepared and the responses to the questionnaires shows how the students were able to assimilate the ecofeminist thesis and incorporate them to their reflection about sustainability. This is also manifested in the results of the “Attitudes toward Sustainable Development scale”, which indicate a high level of sustainability attitudes in these preservice teachers, with no differences between genders. The creativity of these preservice teachers is evident in the variety of approaches to the topic in the different movies proposed. We can conclude that the ecofeminist topic is relevant in the classroom because it contributes to enhancing the ethical debate and driving the teaching-learning process in an interdisciplinary manner, perfectly aligned with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.
Same and Other: from Plato to Kierkegaard. A reading of a metaphysical thesis in an existencial key
Authors: Binetti María José , KRÁLIK ROMAN , Tkáčová Hedviga , Roubalova Marie
Published: June 2021

Aim. In his Kierkegaardian studies Jean Wahl states that there is a fundamental convergence between Plato and Søren Kierkegaard focused on the notions of identity and difference. Wahl suggests a sort of transposition of platonic metaphysics into the sphere of personal subjectivity. This paper intends to explain this passage from the same to the other from Plato to Kierkegaard.
Concept. The article explains the passage from the same to the other from Plato to Kierkegaard. In both authors, the categories of being or not being, identity and difference, unity and multiplicity, becoming and rest explain the dynamic nature of the real.
Results and conclusion. In both authors, the categories mensioned above explain the dynamic nature of the real. But while Plato applies these categories to the inteligibile word, Kierkegaard applies them to individual freedom, which supports reality as a whole.
Cognitive value. Both searches lead to a single speculative answer and culminate in the same metaphysical categorisation, which applies analogously to everything real. Indeed, being and non-being, identity and difference, oneness and otherness, rest and becoming, explain the dialectic, intensive and relational dynamism of entia. At the same time, they essentially determine the power of human existence, infinitely possible and forever depending on the absolute.
Remote qualitative interviews
Authors: Łątkowski Mikołaj
Published: June 2021

Aim. The aim of this article is to contribute towards a wider analysis of remote qualitative interviews taking into consideration the context of qualitative research as a social practice, which is often overlooked in the body of literature.
Methods. The study is based on twelve in-depth interviews with qualitative researchers conducted by the author. The data is analysed with the focus on social aspects of qualitative interviews which engage the interviewee and the interviewer alike.
Results and conclusion. The analysis shows that, from the perspective of the researcher, the social aspects of qualitative interviews constitute an important part of the research method. The interview is a meeting that combines methodological features with the attitude of involved people. Researchers are accustomed to in-person interviews and from that perspective, they evaluate possible losses caused by remote research. However, as they self-reflect, this is not always an inherent feature of the new media but rather a question of how they are used and by whom. The interview is a meeting that utilises communication habits and experiences from both sides of the conversation – the interviewer and the interviewee. It is important to take this fact into consideration while analysing the potential of remote interviews, especially when social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is changing our communication habits.
Cognitive value. The remote qualitative interviews are often described from the perspective of usability and effectiveness. This article describes researchers as a part of the research process who have their own attitudes and experiences in conducting research. From the perspective of social practices, these are almost as important as the knowledge and attitude of interviewees and they also affect the results of the research process.
Teaching a foreign language for professional purposes: peculiarities of legal terms used in teaching the language of a speciality for international specialists
Authors: Samorodova Ekaterina , Belyaeva Irina , Birova Jana , Ogorodov Mikhaïl
Published: June 2021

Aim. One of the most important tasks which precedes the setting of goals for teaching a foreign language of a specialty and the selection of methods for achieving them is to identify the competencies that a qualified specialist must master. Therefore, the authors of this article see the need to set the following research tasks: the identification of professional competencies in the professional discourse of international affairs; the allocation of competencies among those that require the knowledge of a foreign language; and determination of the language material necessary for studying the specialty in the language lessons for international affairs.
Methods. The empirical methods of our research comprise studying and analysis of the works of Russian and foreign scientists and teachers working in the related fields; and interviewing specialists in the international sphere who have graduated from the faculties and institutes of international relations, international law, world politics and economics in the form of an anonymous questionnaire. Theoretical methods include analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalisation, deduction, and induction.
Results. A study based on the analysis of a survey completed by international specialists showed that a large number of professionals in the field of international relations, international law, politics, and economics use legal terminology in their work more often than others. Among the professional skills that are required in their work, the respondents named negotiation, business dialogue, and correspondence.
Conclusion. A recent study has shown that disciplines such as international law must be included in the language training program for international specialists as diplomates and lawyers.
Exploring achievement goals tendencies in students: the link between achievement goals and types of motivation
Authors: Grajcevci Albulene , Shala Arif
Published: June 2021

Aim. This research explored the link between motivation types and achievement goals. More specifically the research focuses on exploring goal endorsements among learners as well as their correlation with motivation.Methods. The sample of 600 participants was gathered among students enrolled in private (N= 156) institutions and public universities (N=444). The study was a quantitative one and utilized the Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ-R) as well as the Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation scales (Lepper, Corpus, &Iyengar, 2005).Results. The results stipulate that achievement goals are closely linked to situation factors such as university and department. Supporting the premise of fluidity of goal constructs. Ultimately, mastery approach, performance approach and performance avoidance goals did not discriminate between types of motivation, with three goals being positivelycorrelated to both types of motivation. Mastery avoidance goals were not correlated to any of the motivation types (intrinsic or extrinsic), but they showed a tendency to be negatively correlated to extrinsic motivation, a correlation that was not significant.Conclusion. Present research reveals that there are significant differences among participants in goal adoption according to year of study. Specifically, as expected first year students were significantly more mastery oriented than participants attending the second and third year of studies. Gender differences were also evident, with female students reporting higher levels of mastery orientation compared to male students. Finally, the inconclusive results regarding motivation types and achievement goals need future studies to reestablish the stipulated link