bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reação e afirmação
Authors: Melo Tiago Valêncio de
Published: July 2023

Em 1878, com a vitória do Império Russo na Guerra Russo-Turca, um novo cenário se desenhava na geopolítica da Península Balcânica. Após quatro longos séculos de julgo otomano, os povos da península vislumbravam a possibilidade de um novo arranjo político. Contudo, embora teoricamente libertos do domínio de Istambul, os povos da península ainda não poderiam ser considerados como responsáveis por traçar as linhas de seu próprio destino. A estratégica localização da península – localizada na transição entre ocidente e oriente – tornavam a região um palco de disputa das grandes potências. Após 400 anos de controle por uma força externa, o destino dos povos da região estava novamente nas mãos de forças exógenas. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho se propõe a analisar o desenvolvimento do nacionalismo albanês dentro do conturbado e volátil cenário da Península Balcânica, durante a etapa final do século XIX e início do XX. A hipótese apresentada para a pesquisa é a de que o surgimento do nacionalismo albanês consiste em um movimento de caráter reativo, frente a um cenário de ruptura do status quo na região.
Bacharelado em Ciências do Estado
Authors: Carvalho João Pedro Braga de
Published: July 2023

Este artigo pretende mostrar que a dialética da educação jurídica é a chave de compreensão do Bacharelado em Ciências do Estado. Com efeito, percebe-se uma cisão constitutiva na educação jurídica, a saber, a afirmação do bacharelismo humanista cultivado a partir das escolas de direito do Império do Brasil e sua negação do tecnicismo positivista possibilitado pela política educacional do regime militar de 1964. Apesar dos esforços da redemocratização, ainda não houve a reconciliação entre o bacharel e o técnico em direito na educação jurídica, entretanto, o Bacharelado em Ciências do Estado, ao utilizar-se dos auspícios da interdisciplinaridade e da transversalidade, se revela como uma alternativa para a unidade efetiva dessas dimensões apartadas. Enfim, mostramos que é urgente suprassumir a cisão entre humanismo e tecnicismo para que o Brasil seja capaz de fazer frente aos desafios contemporâneos e futuros.
Estado social
Authors: Bucci Maria Paula Dallari
Published: July 2023

O artigo faz uma apresentação sistemática dos vários aspectos do Estado social, organizando categorias, que possam contribuir para uma apreciação mais objetiva do fenômeno, tais como: sentidos, características, instrumentos, tipologias e cronologia. O Estado social é uma experiência histórica, gerada em momentos de guerra e crise profunda, cuja marca é a concertação política, econômica e social. Seu arcabouço jurídico apresenta variações locais significativas, que oscilam entre concepções mais socializantes, de caráter interventivo sobre a economia, a outras conservadoras, protetivas do capital em momentos de crise. Considerado a “mais notável realização de engenharia ou de construção política” (Bresser-Pereira), a edificação do Estado social tem pelo menos três marcas: (1) foi produzida no bojo de lutas políticas, nunca esteve dada de antemão; (2) posições vitoriosas nas disputas resultaram da capacidade de criar consenso em torno de certas ideias condutoras; (3) o direito teve um papel importante em organizar os processos que transformaram essas ideias em práticas institucionalizadas, assim como em modelar as práticas em si, incorporando nelas valores de justiça social, compromisso democrático e direitos fundamentais. Isso foi o que rompeu o desalento resultante de escolhas políticas desastrosas. Considerando as crises dos anos 2010, a reconstrução do Estado demanda ação coletiva, com a renovação de sua capacidade de agir, superando o ceticismo anti-Estado à direita e à esquerda. A metodologia se baseia em análise bibliográfica e de identificação de marcos jurídico-institucionais relevantes.
PENINGKATAN KINERJA BISNIS USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH DENGAN STRATEGI HARGA, PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI DAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN
Authors: Atmaja R.Ferry Bakti , Saputro Seno Hadi , Isnanto R. Burham , Alkodri Ari Amir
Published: July 2023

Abstrac : The role of MSMEs in many developing countries such as Indonesia has difficulty in increasing their output because they are unable to compete with online stores. Pricing strategy is a way to maintain the liquidity of a company. Utilization of Information Technology in MSMEs is needed considering the low utilization of Information Technology caused by low understanding of the benefits of Information Technology. Marketing strategies must be applied to small and medium-sized businesses so that their trade turnover remains stable with innovations and new breakthroughs being carried out. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of pricing strategies, application of technology, and entrepreneurial ability on MSME business performance. The research method was conducted by distributing questionnaires to 110 respondents and using 4 hypotheses. Several tests were conducted including validity test, reliability test, nromality test, multicollinearity test, heteroscedasticity test, coefficient of determination Test, T test and F test. The final result of the study is from the coefficient of determination test has an adjusted R square of 0.602 means that 60.2% of the three variables can explain the variance of business performance variables, for the remaining 39.8% explained other variables. From the calculation of F obtained F count value 56,000 greater than F table 2.69 means that the variable price strategy, application of technology, and entrepreneurial ability have a simultaneous effect on business performance
الشخصية الناضجة لرؤساء الاقسام وعلاقتها بفيض الخبرة لديهم من وجهة نظر التدريسيين
Authors: م. مي علي عباس
Published: July 2023

تمثل الجامعات احدى المؤسسات المهمة لاي مجتمع يسعى نحو التقدم ويعمل ليكون له مكانه بماتقدم للمجتمع من جهود في تنشئة الاجيال واعداد الاختصاصين في مختلف حقول العلم و المعرفة رعبدالحميد واخرون2007} 81) يحتوي هذا المفهوم الواسع على خصائص الشخص وقدراته ودوافعهومزاجه واداؤه ومعتقداته وانفعالاته والنمط المعرفي لديه والجانب الخلقي لسلوكه وصولا الى انه يمثلالمجموع الكلي للسلوك الصادر عن الشخص(1984,215
الذكاء الانفعالي وعلاقته بجودة الحياة لدى طلبة الجامعة
Authors: د.ابتسام راضي
Published: July 2023

تتيح معرفة الفرد بذكائه الانفعالي الفرصة له ليضع نفسه الى جانب الآخرين الذين يتوافق معهم على نحو طبيعيوالبحث عن اعمال تلائمه وتفهم الاشياء التي تجعل من الفرد غير متوافق مع بعض الناس أو مع بعض الأعمال وتعلمطرائق للتعامل مع المصاعب الطبيعية وفهم بعض الأشياء المعينة التي تسبب الضغط النفسي وتعلم طرائق ليصبح الفردأكثر شعوراً بالسلام .

وتعد الجودة الشخصية والمهنية ضرورية للشباب الذين هم بصدد بدء مشروعاتهم الذاتية؛ ويصنفها بعض منالباحثين إلى قدرات ومهارات وسمات رئيسة تتفرع إلى أخرى فرعية مثل :الرؤية؛ المبادرة؛ البديهة؛ الحاجة للإنجاز.الحاجة للاستقلالءو الميل لتحمل قدر معقول من المخاطرة؛ وتحمل المسؤولية؛ هذا فضلا عن إلى مهارات الاتصال والثقةبالنفس؛ والوعي بالذات؛ و الدافعية نحو التعلم بطرائق متنوعة؛ومهارات الإقناع؛ والقدرة على التحمل والتسامح؛ والتخطيطومهارات اتخاذ القراروالقدرة على التركيب؛ ومهارات الإصغاء؛ وجمع المعلومات وتحليلها كذلك مهارات حلالمشكلات؛ وتدوين الملاحظات؛ وإدارة المشروعات؛ وإدارة الفريق وإدارة الوقت؛ والقدرة على الإبداع.
أثر استخدام إستراتيجية تسلق الهضبة في تحصيل مادة الادب لدى طلبة قسم اللغة الكردية
Authors: أ. م. د. مهاباد عبد الكريم احمد
Published: July 2023

اثر استخدام استراتيجية تسلق الهضبة في تحصيل مادة الادب لدى طلبة قسم اللغة الكرديةيرمي هذا البحث الى التعرف على اثر استخدام استراتيجية تسلق الهضبة في تحصيل مادة الادب لدىطلبة قسم اللغة الكردية؛ ولتحقيق هدف البحث اختارت الباحثة بصورة قصدية طلبة المرحلة الثالثةبكلية التربية قسم اللغة الكردية _ جامعة بغداد لتكون ميدان لتطبيق تجربتها وقد بلغ عدد افرادالعينة (56) طالباوطالبة تم توزيعهم عشوائيا الى مجموعتين، مجموعة تجريبية (درست بأستراتيجيةتسلق الهضبة) تألفت(28) طالبا وطالبة ومجموعة ضابطة (درست بالطريقة الاعتيادية)وتألفت من(28) طالباً وطالبة؛ كافأت الباحثة بين مجموعتي البحث في متغير العمر الزمني؛ درجات مادة الادبللعام الدراسي السابق؛ درجات اختبار الذكاء)؛ استغرقت التجربة فصلا دراسيا كاملاً اعدت الباحثةاختباراً تحصيلياً مكونا من (40) فقرة من نوع الاختيار من متعدد والتكميل وقد اتسم بالصدقواستخرج ثباته بواسطة معادلة (الفا _ كرونباخ) وبلغ معامل الثبات (0,80) وعند تحليل النتائجاحصائياً باستعمال الاختبار التائي(!6عا-آ) لعينثين مستقلتين (تبين ان هناك فرقاً ذا دلالة احصائيةولصالح المجموعة التجريبية التي درست باستراتيجية تسلق الهضبةعلى المجموعة الضابطة التيدرست بالطريقة التقليدية .
CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION - A SINGLE CENTRE RISK FACTORS ANALYSIS
Authors: P Sangameshwaran , P Rajapandi , A Eakanathan , Prasadh T P Arun
Published: July 2023

Background and Aim: The most frequent causes of UTIs in patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). There are several risk factors linked to its occurrence. The purpose of this study was to identify contaminated bacteria species and their susceptibility proles to the most widely used antimicrobial drugs, as well as to discover relevant risk factors for urinary tract infections. Methods: From October 2022 to March 2023, the study was carried out at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital.This study comprised 180 catheterized patients from several clinical ICU units. Before and after catheterization, two urine samples were collected from each patient. According to accepted microbiological practises, the samples were cultivated. By using standard identication techniques, isolates were identied. All patients were given the questionnaire, which asked questions about their age, gender, and state of health. Results: The patients' ages ranged from 15 years old at the youngest to 73 years old at the oldest, with a mean age of 37.82 years. Among them, 84 of the patients were women and 96 (53.33%) were men. Only 93 (51.67%) of the 180 catheterized patients displayed noticeable growth. Age, sex, the length of catheterization, and diabetes were discovered to be the signicant risk variables for CAUTI (p 0.05) on multivariate analysis. The urine cultures were all single-microbe cultures. Gram-positive isolated species 24 (25.81%) and Gram-negative isolated species 69 (74.19%) respectively. Most common organism grown in culture was Escherichia coli 27 (29.03%) followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae 18 (19.36%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 12 (12.90%), Enterococcus fecalis 12 (12.90%), Staphylococcus aureus 9(9.67%), Enterobacter spp 6(6.45%), and Citraobacter spp, Acinetobacter spp, Streptococcus spp 3(3.23). Conclusion: Knowing the risk factors that contribute to the development of CAUTI greatly lessens the additional strain on the healthcare system.
IMAGING FINDINGS OF AN INTERESTING CASE OF RETRO-PERITONEAL MASS TURNED OUT TO BE VON RECKLINGHAUSEN DISEASE (MULTIPLE PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMAS)
Authors: Priya. M Lekha , Murugan G.
Published: July 2023

Neurobromatosis is not a single entity but a group of genetically and clinically distinct disorders with few overlapping features. Although they are the most common CNS tumor predisposition syndromes, neurobromas are multisystem disorders with both neoplastic and non- neoplastic manifestations
A STUDY OF CLINICAL AND IMAGING FEATURES OF RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Authors: Madhuri A. , Akhilesh Kumar N. , Sree Ranga Lakshmi G. , Archana B.
Published: July 2023

Purpose : Mucormycosis is a angio-invasive infection caused by group of fungi called Mucormycetes. Global prevalence of Mucormycosis range from 0.2- 95 cases per million population, whereas in India prevalence of Mucormycosis was nearly 140 cases per million population (1). Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a commonest type of mucormycosis in Covid 19 patients who had diabetic history. This study aimed to determine the patients demographics, comorbidities ,presenting symptoms and signs , imaging features, management and outcome. This Study Method : was conducted at ENT and Neurology department in the tertiary care hospital, Hyderabad during the period from May 2021 - July 2021. Out of 684 cases admitted, 72 cases were diagnosed as Rhinocerbral Mucormycosis during this period and were included in the study. After detail history and examination brain imaging was done and treatment given accordingly . Other types of mucormycosis and those who had not give consent were excluded from the study. The mean age at the presentation w Results : as 44.8 years with male preponderance ( 81.95% ). Diabetes mellitus was the most common comorbidity seen in 91.66%. History of steroid usage during covid infection was seen in 45.83% of patients. The most common presentation is swelling of periorbital area /cheek seen in 90.27 % and the most common neurological nding is opthalmoplegia seen in 66.6 %. The most common MRI imaging nding is cavernous sinus involvement in the form of T2/FLAIR Hyperintensity and T1 contrast enhancement seen in 72.2 %. Overall treatment included intravenous amphotericin B and FESS in 100% of patients, Maxillectomy and enucleation done in 16.6 and 13.8 % respectively. 70 patients recovered and 2 died due to sepsis with septic shock.
ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THYROID NODULES BASED ON THYROID IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM (TI-RADS) AND CORRELATION WITH HISTOPATHOLOGY/ CYTOPATHOLOGY.
Authors: Bhumika Bhumika , B. Shahu Sanjay , Mahmud Shadab
Published: July 2023

Background The detection of thyroid nodules has recently increased due to widespread use of ultrasonography. The main concern in the evaluation of thyroid nodules is the detection of malignancy. Ultrasonography is a widely accepted imaging modality for the initial assessment of thyroid nodules and helps in differentiating benign from malignant nodules. FNAC is considered as a reliable and effective method in differentiating benign and malignant nodules. Thyroid nodules show a highly diverse pattern on ultrasonography and there is an overlap between the ultrasound features of various thyroid lesions which causes difculty in classication of these nodules into benign and malignant categories. There is lack of a unied system to classify thyroid lesions clearly into benign and malignant categories. Horvath et al proposed an evaluation system for thyroid nodules called TIRADS (Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System). Objectives 1. To evaluate thyroid nodules using B-Mode and color Doppler ultrasound. 2. To classify these nodules based on TIRADS. 3. To correlate the ndings of ultrasound with ne needle aspiration cytology / histopathology. Materials and methods Patients who were referred to department of radiodiagnosis for USG investigation of thyroid in Pacic Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur, Rajasthan, over the time period from 1st March, 2021 to 30th September, 022.Thyroid nodules were evaluated for various ultrasound features and categorized using the TIRADS. These ndings were correlated with histopathology/ cytopathology ndings. Results Out of 118 patients, 101 were benign and 17 nodules were malignant. The nodules were evaluated for ultrasound features like hypo echogenicity, lobulated or poorly dened margins, micro calcications, taller than wider shape, central or predominant, central pattern of vascularity and solid composition; which showed a statistically signicant association with malignancy (p<0.05). The TIRADS classication has high sensitivity, specicity, and diagnostic accuracy in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules. The risk of malignancy in our study for the TIRADS categories 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 4C and 5 were 0%, 1.5%, 4.8%, 63%, 100% and 100% respectively. Conclusion B mode ultrasound with colour Doppler is the most sensitive and specic imaging modality for initial assessment of thyroid nodules. Using ultrasound; TIRADS helps in differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules and standardizes the evaluation of thyroid nodules.
EFFECTIVENESS OF LIDOCAINE AND ADRENALINE-SOAKED GAUZE VS NORMAL SALINE-SOAKED GAUZE IN MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY POST EXTRACTION BLEEDING - A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Authors: Fathima Jamal Rizwana , M Semmia , S Santhini , T Vaishnavi , Savitha Savitha , Aarthi Aarthi , R Kadhambari
Published: July 2023

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of lidocaine with 1:100000 adrenaline-soaked gauze and normal saline soaked gauze in management of primary post extraction bleeding Methods: Patients that are candidates for dental extraction are chosen for this study who match the inclusion criteria. Under Local anaesthesia, dental extraction carried out as per protocol of the department. Patients were divided into two groups, Group E and C and the selection was single blinded. The extractions were carried out by a single operator. In the EXPERIMENTAL GROUP (n = 50) Pressure gauze soaked in LA solution (Lidocaine with 1:100000 adrenaline) placed in the extraction socket immediately post extraction for haemostatic control and in the CONTROL GROUP (n=50) Pressure gauze soaked in normal saline placed over the extraction socket. For both groups, time of placement of gauze noted. (Ta0) Gauze is reected and status of haemostasis is checked every 5 mins for 20 minutes. (Tax = Ta1/Ta2/Ta3/Ta4) Time of stoppage of bleeding i.e., achievement of haemostasis is noted. (Tax)Time interval (Ta = Tax-Ta0) is measured and readings were tabulated and a statistical analysis was done to check for signicance. Total number of participants recruited for study is Results: 100, of which 50 were male and 50 were female. P-value obtained (0.363)>0.05 -> statistically not signicant.95% condence interval = -01:52 - +04:52 was proved to be statistically not signicant. There was no statistical difference between the meantime interval for management of primary post extraction of the two groups. Thus, we can safely conclude that lidocaine wi Conclusions: th 1:100000 adrenaline-soaked gauze was not an ideal haemostatic agent for control of post extraction bleeding. Many alternate options clinically effective options are available for this the purpose of haemostasis after dental extraction.
“A CLINICAL STUDY ON COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC ALLERGIC RHINOSINUSITIS AND ITS EFFECT ON QUALITY OF LIFE.”
Authors: Kujur Ankita , Kumar Mahawar Deepak , Surage Sanju , Ningwale Sumit , Gupta Shivanshu , Kaushik Rakhi , Gupta Yamini , Verma Jagram , Mundra Aparaajita
Published: July 2023

Introduction Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) has been used for the treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS). It results in improved quality of life in 85% CRS patients. Most recently, Sino Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) questionnaire, developed for the assessment of changes in symptoms and extent of post-operative improvement and quality of life amongst CRS patients. This study was undertaken to evaluate efcacy of surgical management in CRS patients using SNOT-22 questionnaire. Material & methods This prospective, observational study included 55 patients aged 18-50 years with diagnosed to have CRS and who were undergoing FESS for the treatment of CRS. Assessment of severity of symptoms was done using VAS for assessment of severity of nasal symptoms, 4-point scale symptom/severity score and SNOT-22 for assessment of quality of life at pre-operative visit and at 1st month, 2nd month and 3rd month post-operatively. Results The mean age of the subjects was 26.8±8.163 years with male: female ration of 23:32. Nasal discharge as the most common presenting complaint (92.7%) [Figure 1] with predominantly watery (40.0%) or mucoid (38.2%) discharge. Deviated nasal septum, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, middle turbinate hypertrophy was seen in 83.6%, 41.0% and 24.0% patients respectively. A signicant reduction in SNOT-22 score was observed after the FESS [48.0 (37.0-56.0) pre-operatively vs 10.0 (8.0-14.0) at 3 months] (p value <.05). Post-operative CT score [0.0 (0.0-2.0)] was signicantly less than the pre-operative Lund Mackay CT score [4.0 (4.0-10.0)] (p value <.05). FESS also resulted in signicant reduction in symptom severity scores. Conclusion FESS is effective in relieving symptoms of patients with CRS. FESS results in signicant improvement in SNOT-22 score, Symptom severity score, LMCTscore, DNE score and VAS can be observed in patients with CRS at 1-month, 2-month and 3-month follow up
COMPARISON OF FENTANYL AND DEXMEDETOMIDINE AS ADJUVANT TO BUPIVACAINE IN PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATOR GUIDED AXILLARY BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK – A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED DOUBLE BLIND STUDY.
Authors: A Patel Azarabegum , N Syed Afroza , Lalchandani Kavita , Panchal Niyanta
Published: July 2023

Background: Axillary Brachial Plexus Block has gained popularity in forearm surgeries. Addition of adjuvants to local anaesthetics can prolong postoperative analgesia. But there are very few studies comparing Fentanyl and Dexmedetomidine as adjuvants to Bupivacaine in axillary block. Hence we carried out comparative evaluation of two drugs as adjuvants among patients undergoing forearm orthopaedic surgeries. This prospective Methods: randomized double blind study included eighty patients of either gender aged 18 to 60 years, ASA-I/II, scheduled for forearm surgeries divided into two groups of 40 patients each using opaque sealed enveloped technique . BF group: 24 ml volume of 0.25%Bupivacaine+ Fentanyl 1mcg/kg. BD group: 24 ml volume of 0.25%Bupivacaine+ Dexmedetomidine 1mcg/kg. Patients were observed for onset, peak effect, duration of post operative analgesia and perioperative complication, if any. Mean durat Results: ion of post operative analgesia was signicantly prolonged in BD group compared to BF group (1000.77±37.71 vs 795.62±45.69 minutes), (p<0.0001). While onset and effect of complete block was achieved earlier in BF group. Grade 1 post operative sedation score was seen in 10% cases of BD group. There was no signicant haemodynamic disturbances perioperatively. Conclusion: Dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Axillary brachial plexus block for orthopaedic forearm surgeries produced prolonged duration of post-operative analgesia compared to Fentanyl adjuvant without signicant adverse effect.
A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN RURALAREA OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Authors: Chaitanya Darapaneni , R Anil , Srikanth S , Nagaraj Chitra
Published: July 2023

Background: Adolescents are generally considered healthy people in the community and their health aspects are usually neglected. Adolescent population is nearly 1.3 billion worldwide accounting to 16% of the world population (UNICEF). Suicide is the fourth leading causes of death among 15-29 years old. Aim: To assess the prevalence of depression among adolescents in Rural area of AP, to determine factors associated with depression and to assess need for motivational speakers/ school psychologists visit to schools. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study done among adolescents in V.kota region of AP,7 schools and the participants in the school were selected by simple random sampling technique, and after taking written consent, participants were interviewed using questionnaire which consists of sociodemographic details, risk factors assumed to be associated with depression, Becks Depression Inventory, students opinion on the need for motivational speakers and psychologists visit to schools and statistical analysis was done using SPSS. Result: In this study, the prevalence of depression among adolescents was 2.7% and 28.57% (2/7), 57.14% (4/7) and 14.28% (1/7) of the depressed individuals have been found to have Mild, Borderline and Moderate depression. Factors like birth order, family history, family environment, stressful events like interpersonal losses, relationship failure, exposure to suicide, social deprivation/rejection, factors which make individuals feel low and disputes with family/friends/others were found to be statistically associated with depression(p<0.05). About 70.35% of the study participants felt the need for motivational speakers and psychologists visits to schools, around 76.28% of the adolescents were motivated by parents/teachers/friends /relatives/others, and 57.14% of the depressed individuals were not willing to reach out for help. Conclusion: Rural adolescents are also exposed to various risk factors which make them equally vulnerable as of their urban counterparts. There is a need for regular psychologists and motivational speakers visit to schools which helps adolescents in coping with stress thereby decreasing the incidence of depression among them
TO ASSESS NEUROPROTECTIVE ROLE OF RIPASUDIL IN MILD TO MODERATE CASES OF PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA
Authors: Mohan Shalini , Singh Stuti , Khan Perwez , Singh Parul , Patel Namrata , Agarwal Surbhi
Published: July 2023

Glaucoma is a family of multifactorial optic neuropathies characterized by loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) leading to typical optic nerve head (ONH) damage characterized by classical optic disc cupping and distinctive visual eld defects. It is the leading cause of irreversible blindness and was estimated to affect 80 million 1 people worldwide by the end of 2020. Although the pathogenesis of the disease is unknown, it is well established that the main risk factor 2 for glaucoma is elevated Intraocular Pressure (IOP).
A STUDY OF OUTCOME MEASURES OF VARIOUS MODALITIES OF TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER ABSCESS
Authors: N M Srinivas , A. Rohith
Published: July 2023

Aims and Objectives: To determine the outcome measures of various modalities of treatment in patients with liver abscess based on the etiology
and clinical presentation Demographic prole, clinical examination and invest Materials and Methods: igations are done and data will be
collected in the study. Data will be analysed including age, gender, vital signs, symptoms, clinical ndings, ultrasound ndings. Later patients will
divide into pyogenic and amoebic liver abscess on one side ruptured, unruptured on the other side. Initially all the uncomplicated patients are
started on Intravenous antibiotics. If they are responding antibiotics are continued if they are not responding they are assessed by 1. Continue to be
febrile > 48-72hrs, abscess >6cm size, clinical and ultrasonic features of impending perforation transcutaneous drainage is carried out. The patients
will be assessed for the outcome of above-mentioned treatment modalities in terms of clinical examination and investigations like complete blood
count, LFT, PT/INR and review ultrasound ndings. Open drainage is carried out for patients with 1. Thick pus which cannot be aspirated, 2.
Patients with multiple liver abscess, 3. Abscess in left lobe and 4. Ruptured abscess. Treatment of the liver abscess are Results and Conclusion: chosen according to the presentation, ultrasound volume of the abscess cavity and laboratory parameters. Small abscess which are <100cc can be managed by the local antibiotics and conservative management <200cc abscess cavity collections were managed by the transcutaneous aspiration and antibiotics. The abscess cavity ranging from 500-1000cc (Abscess should be treated by percutaneous pigtail catheter insertion. Abscess which are ruptured to peritoneal cavity are managed by open surgical drainage. The outcomes of the treatments are measured by review ultrasound, decrease in the total counts, albumin levels, and also the normalizing values of the total and direct bilirubin.
Real-World Chaos-Based Cryptography Using Synchronised Chua Chaotic Circuits
Authors: Nazarenko Emiliia , Anagnostopoulos Nikolaos Athanasios , Stavrinides Stavros G. , Mexis Nico , Frank Florian , Arul Tolga , Katzenbeisser Stefan
Published: July 2023

This work presents the hardware demonstrator of a secure encryption system based on synchronised Chua chaotic circuits. In particular, the presented encryption system comprises two Chua circuits that are synchronised using a dedicated bidirectional synchronisation line. One of them forms part of the transmitter, while the other of the receiver. Both circuits are tuned to operate in a chaotic mode. The output (chaotic) signal of the first circuit (transmitter) is digitised and then combined with the message to be encrypted, through an XOR gate. The second Chua circuit (receiver) is used for the decryption; the output chaotic signal of this circuit is similarly digitised and combined with the encrypted message to retrieve the original message. Our hardware demonstrator proves that this method can be used in order to provide extremely lightweight real-world, chaos-based cryptographic solutions.

This work was accepted for and presented as a hardware demo at the 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST 2022), held from 27 to 30 June 2022, in Washington, DC, USA.
CNT-PUFs: Highly Robust and Heat-Tolerant Carbon-Nanotube-Based Physical Unclonable Functions for Stable Key Generation
Authors: Böttger Simon , Frank Florian , Anagnostopoulos Nikolaos Athanasios , Mexis Nico , Mohamed Ali , Hartmann Martin , Arul Tolga , Hermann Sascha , Katzenbeisser Stefan
Published: July 2023

In this work, we explore a highly robust and unique Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) based on the stochastic assembly of single-walled Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) integrated within a wafer-level technology. Our work demonstrates that the proposed CNT-based PUFs are exceptionally robust with an average fractional intra-device Hamming distance of 0.01 not only at room temperature, but also under temperatures in the range from 23 degrees Celsius to 120 degrees Celsius. As the number of unstable bits in the examined implementation is extremely low, our devices allow a lightweight and simple error correction, just by a selection of stable cells, thereby diminishing the need for complex error correction. Through a significant number of tests, we demonstrate the capability of novel nanomaterial devices to serve as highly efficient hardware security primitives.
A Novel Beam-Based Positioning Paradigm Via Opportunistic Signal of Future Massive MIMO LEO Satellite Constellations
Authors: Elsanhoury Mahmoud , Koljonen Janne , Elmusrati Mohammed , Kuusniemi Heidi
Published: July 2023

LEO satellites are to be equipped with mMIMO in the near future. Introducing the beam-based positioning paradigm marks the advent of a new research topic that is concerned with exploiting 5G beamforming features of LEO satellites’ communications to infer UT position in Earth’s coordinates. Considering the passive SoO nature of the proposed method, the simulation results (MAE = 0.22 km with 100 satellites) are considered very promising, as positioning is possible even in poor GDOP situations. Furthermore, the proposed method does not require high-accuracy measurements at the receiver side, thus reducing costs and sensitivity to interference. As future work, more sophisticated simulation environment will be built to model mMIMO beamforming components, the communication channel, and various sources of noise and interference. In addition, LEO satellite orbits and realistic mega constellations will be modelled. Additional positioning algorithms will be developed and analyzed for enhanced accuracy and reliability. The proposed ideas within this article are currently under the process of IPR patenting (Finnish patent application number: 20235545).
On the Statistical Property of Hybrid Optical/E-Band Systems
Authors: Ho Siu Wai , Bolding Gerald
Published: July 2023

A hybrid Radio Frequency/Free Space Optical (RF/FSO) communication system exploits the benefits of channel physical layer diversity to improve data rate and link availability. The realisable benefits depend on the respective channel attenuations and their correlation in the presence of degrading effects. The impact of weather on link attenuations is reported in this paper based on empirical data obtained from a hybrid RF/FSO system where the physical paths were near-coincident and the RF was in the E band. The system was operated in six cities (across five countries) around the world and approximately 15,000 hours of logged data, including weather, was available. The weather conditions encountered included dust storms, fog, drizzle, rain, snow, showers and clear skies.

This paper is possibly the first to use empirical data to investigate the correlation between the RF and FSO channels across this range of weather conditions. It reports 1) the distributions of RF attenuation under different FSO channel states; 2) the joint distribution of the RF and FSO attenuations; and 3) the Pearson correlation coefficient and mutual information. A negative non-linear correlation was observed during dust storm and a positive linear correlation was observed during fog and snow.
Innovative Solutions for Respiratory Rate Assessment: Computer Vision-based Estimators for Young Children
Authors: Cañada Carril Juan , Manzanares Ángela , Rodríguez Isabel María , Villaverde Serena , Gutiérrez Jesús , Gijón Manuel , Bueno Itziar , Hermoso Concepción , Rojo Pablo , Cabrera Julián
Published: July 2023

Respiratory diseases in children under the age of two, such as bronchiolitis or pneumonia, are a major cause of emergency consultations in hospital and primary care settings, being also a significant cause of mortality in low-income countries. Early detection of respiratory distress and high respiratory rate is crucial for timely intervention and improved clinical outcomes. In this study, we developed and evaluated two computer vision techniques for respiratory rate estimation in young children. The first technique, remote photoplethysmography, uses changes in skin color due to blood flow modulation to estimate the respiratory rate, while the second technique, designed in this work, uses the motion of a sticker placed on the patient’s abdomen, and captures the variations of the reflected light throughout inhalation and exhalation. Both techniques were tested on a dataset of video recordings of children under the age of two taken in the Hospital 12 de Octubre of Madrid. Our results show that both techniques achieved accurate respiratory rate estimation, being the second technique the one with lower mean absolute error. For high respiratory frequencies, the values of the estimator are less than 3 bpm. These techniques have the potential to be used as low-cost and non-invasive tools for respiratory rate monitoring in low-resource settings, including remote and underserved areas of Africa. Besides, the elaboration of a labeled dataset will serve as potential groundwork for further research in this matter.
A Novel Ku-band Waveguide Phase Shifter based on Piezo-Electric Air Gap Capacitor Tuning Element
Authors: Loutridis Abraham , Vagias Ioannis , Leighton Glenn , Shaw Christopher
Published: July 2023

A tuning element with controllable air gap integrated and implemented in a rectangular Ku-band WR62 waveguide is presented. The proposed tuning element concept, consists of two, top and bottom, thin conductive parallelepiped arms, which are placed in the middle of the rectangular waveguide structure. The bottom arm is bending to control the gap width between the two arms, while the second arm is fixed. The curvature of the bending arm is controlled by a piezoelectric actuator, which affects the phase shift of the re-scattered E-field at the output port. The compact size, low-cost and the easy-to-manufacture proposed design offers considerable phase shift with very low insertion loss, given its electrical size and operational waveband. A prototype, for the distinct frequency band, has been manufactured and measured. The same prototype has been simulated in ANSYS HFSS. The numerical results will be later used to validate the actual electromechanical prototype. 
Unlocking the Potential of a Product using Functional Usage Measurement
Authors: De Suman , Padmanabha Deepak
Published: July 2023

Paper on unlocking potential of a sotware product using functional usage measurement. This paper was presented in ISPMA's SPM Summit India 2023: https://spmsummit.org/s/Unlocking-the-Potential-of-a-Product-using-Functional-Usage.pdf
Solar Deities in the Kuwattalla Ritual Tradition: Epithets and Functions
Authors: Mouton Alice
Published: July 2023

Through the contextual analysis of the occurrences of solar deities in the Kuwattalla ritual texts, we will try to sketch a portrait of these deities, focusing on their functions in the ritual process. Special attention will be paid to the combination of ritual gestures with Luwian incantations, since the latter might help to define the specificities of each member of this divine group.
missionari dell'ordine
Authors: Ravano Lorenzo
Published: July 2023

Review of Matilde Cazzola, I missionari dell’ordine: Pensiero e amministrazione nell’Impero britannico (secoli XVIII-XIX), Bologna: Il Mulino, 2021, reviewed by Lorenzo Ravano
Educating the Catholic People
Authors: Madella Laura
Published: July 2023

Review of David Salomoni, Educating the Catholic People. Religious Orders and Their Schools in Early Modern Italy (1500–1800), Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2022, reviewed by Laura Madella
Making Truth in Early Modern Catholicism
Authors: Frei Elisa
Published: July 2023

Review of Andreea Badea, Bruno Boute, Marco Cavarzere, and Steven Vanden Broecke, eds, Making Truth in Early Modern Catholicism, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2021, reviewed by Elisa Frei
Geografie del tempo. Viaggiatori europei tra i popoli nativi nel Nord America del Settecento
Authors: Giusti Emanuele
Published: July 2023

Review of Giulia Iannuzzi, Geografie del tempo. Viaggiatori europei tra i popoli nativi nel Nord America del Settecento, Rome: Viella, 2022, reviewed by Emanuele Giusti
Studi Kelayakan Aerasi Bertenaga Micro Hydro Power Plant Pada Sarana Air Bersih Berkah Air Dondang
Authors: Nurdin Ahkmad , Kartika Siska Ayu , Pasau Fransye Joni , B A. Asni , K Mayda Waruni , Fitri Aswadul , Kisanjani Alex , Misrianto Misrianto , Harits Dimaz
Published: July 2023

CSR PT. XYZ berencana membangun sebuah fasilitas sistem Aerasi bertenaga Micro Hydro Power Plant di lokasi Sumber Air Berkah Air Dondang. Untuk memastikan kelayakan rencana tersebut, pihak CSR PT. XYZ meminta bantuan kepada Universitas Balikpapan. Ide ini didasari oleh keinginan memanfaatkan sudut elefasi dan jarak antara dua buah kolam penampungan yang telah dibangun sebelumnya. Dalam realitanya, belum ada pengukuran teknik terhadap perencanaan tersebut. Merespon permintaan CSR PT.XYZ, Fakultas Teknologi Industri Universitas Balikpapan segera membentuk Tim untuk melakukan survey dan studi kelayakan. Berdasarkan hasil survey dan analisis Tim, rencana pembangunan fasilitas sistem aerasi bertenaga micro hydro power plant tidak direkomendasikan. Sebab, daya air terpasang lebih kecil dari daya yang dibutuhkan. Hasil survey, temuan lapangan, hasil pembahasan dan masukan alternatif telah dituangkan kedalam laporan studi kelayakan yang diserahkan kepada pihak CSR PT. XYZ selaku pemohon. Diharapkan hasil studi kelayakan ini dapat dipergunakan sebagaimana mestinya oleh pihak CSR PT. XYZ.
Pelatihan Pembibitan Mangrove Bagi Kelompok Peduli Hutan Mangrove Desa Lelilef Waibulan dan Desa Lelilef Sawai
Authors: Lessy Mohammad Ridwan , Supyan Supyan , Bemba Jefry
Published: July 2023

Hutan mangrove memegang peranan penting di wilayah pesisir diantaranya sebagai daerah pemijahan dan tempat mencari makan organisme laut. Selain itu, hutan mangrove juga menjaga garis pantai dari ancaman abrasi. Sayangnya keberadaan hutan mangrove di wilayah Kecamatan Weda Tengah khususnya Desa Lelilef Waibulan dan Desa Lelilef Sawai telah mengalami kerusakan. Oleh karenanya perlu dilakukan suatu program rehabilitasi hutan mangrove yang berbasis masyarakat, dimana masyarakat secara aktif terlibat baik dalam tahap perencanaan, pembibitan, penanaman, monitoring dan evaluasi. Pelatihan ini berfokus pada teknik pembibitan buah mangrove sebelum di tanam dengan tujuan memberikan pemahaman dan pengetahuan yang memadai tentang cara pembibitan dan penyemaian yang baik bagi masyarakat khususnya kelompok masyarakat peduli hutan mangrove. Pelatihan berlangsung selama tiga hari dengan metode pemberian teori di kelas dan praktek lapang dilokasi pembibitan. Hasil pelatihan menunjukan bahwa semua peserta cukup memahami materi yang disampaikan. Hal ini terlihat dari cara anggota kelompok mengaplikasikan teori yang diperoleh di kelas dengan praktek lapang. Namun demikian perlu ada rencana tindak lanjut berupa pelatihan cara penanaman, perawatan dan pendampingan untuk kegiatan monitoring dan evaluasi pertumbuhan mangrove.
Peningkatan Kualitas Pelayanan Keperawatan Melalui Interdisciplinary Rounds
Authors: Meri Dilgu , Mayenti Fitra , Ramadia Arya
Published: July 2023

Sansani Pekanbaru is a hospital located on Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 501, Air Hitam Kec. Payung Sekaki, Pekanbaru City.. Along with the times, Sansani Hospital is required to be able to provide quality services. Quality nursing care is what patients want. One of the efforts to improve the quality of service is through the implementation of the Interdisciplinary Bedside Round which is part of the nursing round. In implementing this program, the proposing team has prepared a method plan that was carried out during the process. The training activities use counseling methods, role play, and mentoring. The results showed that the mean of knowledge before being given training was 6.33 (SD 0.500) and the mean of knowledge after being given training was 6.78 (SD 0.441). The results of the bivariate analysis showed a p value of 0.035 (0.05) which means that there was a significant effect before and after training.
Program Pendampingan Pengendalian Kualitas Dodol “D’Tungku” Melalui Pendekatan Sanitasi Pangan
Authors: Habyba Anik Nur , Kurniawan Wawan , Dewayana Triwulandari Satitidjati , Siami Lailatus , Rotty Ananda Kejora
Published: July 2023

Dodol digolongkan sebagai makanan ringan semi basah bertekstur kenyal serta tidak bertahan lama untuk disimpan karena rentan kontaminasi mikroorganisme. Penanganan dodol mulai dari proses produksi sampai pengemasan perlu mempertimbangkan keamanan pangan agar kualitasnya dapat dipertahankan dan kontaminasi pangan dapat dihindari. Sanitation Standard Process Procedure (SSOP) merupakan salah satu persyaratan utama yang harus dilakukan dalam pengolahan bahan pangan termasuk dodol. Sanitasi pangan menjadi bagian penting dalam proses pengendalian kualitas dodol. Tujuan dilakukan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini (PkM) ini adalah untuk memberikan pedampingan dan pelatihan peningkatan kualitas dodol di usaha dodol betawi “D’Tungku” Hj Muhaya Bojong Gede Bogor. Salah satu penerapan sanitasi pangan secara sederhana dapat dilihat dari pakaian pekerja. Pakaian produksi harus menutupi semua bagian tubuh, sehingga mengurangi adanya kontaminasi yang berasal dari tubuh individu, seperti keringat. Penutup kepala dan masker melengkapi pakaian produksi, dengan fungsi untuk melindungi produk kontaminasi khusunya rambut dan percikan pernapasan. Selain pada saat proses produksi dodol, proses pengemasan juga menjadi bagian penting dalam menjaga kualitas dodol. PkM ini memberikan beberapa usulan alternatif kemasan dodol termasuk kemasan vakum yang bertujuan agar dapat dodol dapat diterima lebih luas. PkM ini diharapkan membawa manfaat terhadap usaha dodol “D’Tungku” Hj Muhaya.
A Socio-pragmatic Study of Apology in Iraqi Non-standard Arabic
Authors: مزهر حسين , رحيم مصعب
Published: July 2023

Apology has been the focus of many studies in west and east. Some of these studies have focused on Arabic, but none of which have dealt with the use of apology in Iraqi non-standard Arabic. Besides, none has concentrated on the social value or gender  differences in the use of such a speech act in Arabic. This study is an attempt to outline the most commonly existent differences between Iraqi males and females in the use of apology strategies. The corpus consists of responses to Discourse Completion Test, which includes three different situations. The informants have been 30 subjects: 15 males and 15 females. The sample is randomly selected from different places in Najaf to be more representative. The survey is written in Arabic to elicit responses that approximate verbal apologies for each different situation.
Documenting the poetry of Lady Fatima Al-Zahra () (d. 11 AH)
Authors: الربيعي عادل
Published: July 2023

There are many poetic verses attributed to Al-Zahra’ (PBUH) in several ways, some of which are heard directly from her (PBUH), and some of them through transmission, and from them through vision, or through intuition and conjecture.The researcher has excluded a number of poems attributed to Al-Zahraa, peace be upon her, which do not include scientific standards, and the approved documentary controls in attributing poetry to its speaker, as will be evident in the research plan.
Hubungan Self-esteem dan Adiksi Media Sosial pada Mahasiswa Kedokteran
Authors: Maharani Callista , Suryani Eva , Mahaputra
Published: July 2023

Media sosial merupakan sarana komunikasi yang sering digunakan oleh masyarakat. Penggunaan media sosial yang cukup tinggi dapat berdampak pada berbagai aspek, salah satunya adalah self-esteem. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan antara self-esteem dengan adiksi media sosial pada mahasiswa kedokteran. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode potong lintang dengan jumlah responden 193 orang yang merupakan mahasiswa preklinik angkatan 2018, 2019, dan 2020 di Kampus Kedokteran Swasta di Jakarta yang diperoleh melalui metode proportionate stratified random sampling. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES) dan Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS). Analisis data menggunakan uji chi-square. Dari 193 responden, 16.1%  mengalami adiksi media sosial ringan, 77.2% mengalami adiksi media sosial sedang, dan 6.7% mengalami adiksi media sosial berat. Ditemukan 76.7% memiliki self-esteem tinggi dan 23.3% memiliki self-esteem rendah. Hasil uji chi-square menunjukkan tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara self-esteem dan adiksi media sosial, p = 0,109 (p > 0,05). Penggunaan media sosial yang bijak dapat menjadi penyebab tidak terdapat hubungan antara self-esteem dan adiksi media sosial.
Expression of Nuclear Factor – kappa B (NF-kB) in Human Breast Cancer Stem Cells (CD 24-/CD 44+) Treated with H2O2 and Its Relationship with Cell Viability
Authors: Kurniawan Hendrik , Wanandi Septelia Inawati , Jusman Sri Widia A
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the highest causes of death from cancer in women in Indonesia. This is partly due to the resistance of ROS-based therapies such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Breast cancer stem cells (cancer stem cells, CSCs) have a role in this resistance mechanism. Previous studies demonstrated the ability of CSC to survive oxidative stress conditions due to rotenone administration. Therefore, in this study an analysis was carried out on the transcription factor NF-kB in breast cancer cells, both CSCs and Non CSCs, related to the role of NF-kB in maintaining the survival of cancer cells under conditions of oxidative stress. Methods: The study was conducted on human breast cancer stem cells (CD24-/CD44+) and non stem cells (CD24-/CD44-) which were given H2O2 at concentrations of 1.1µM, 11µM, and 110µM with control cells not given H2O2. Assessment was carried out on the parameters of NF-kB mRNA expression, and cell viability.  Results: Administration of H2O2 at a concentration of 11µM showed a significant increase in the expression of NFk-B CSCs mRNA compared to non CSCs (p<0.05). As for the viability test results, at all concentrations of H2O2 it appears that CSCs was able to maintain its viability compared to non CSCs which experienced a decrease in viability (p<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, conditions of oxidative stress due to the administration of H2O2 led to an increase in the expression of NF-kB mRNA in CSCs so that cell viability could be maintained.