bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CREATINE ON MANY PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL SCALES IN MALE RABBITS
Authors: A. ALWAN Nawras , Aboud AL-MASOUDI Eman , M. KUDAYER Alia
Published: June 2023

Creatine is a substance found naturally in body tissues, especially in the muscles and brain. Creatine is found in the diet, especially in seafood and red meat, and is commonly used to increase muscle mass and improve exercise performance in humans. This research was design to evaluate the effects of creatine administration on many physiological and biochemical parameters. In the method design, 24 mature adult male rabbits are divided at random into four groups as the following: G1 (Group of control): six mature adult of male rabbits orally administered distilled H2O (1ml/animal) by gavage daily, G2 mature adult of male rabbits were orally administration creatine monohydrate (1ml/kg BW) by gavage daily. G 3 mature adult of male rabbits were orally administration creatine monohydrate (2ml/kg BW) by gavage daily. While G4 adult male rabbits were orally administration creatine monohydrate (3ml/kg BW). After 30-days of administration, the rabbits were anaesthetized and blood samples were collected for determination thyroid hormones, liver enzymes, lipid profiles and kidney function (determined by urea, creatinine levels) and serum total protein levels, in the results, the groups that received 1, 2 and 3 ml of creatinine significantly increased but more over increased in group treated with 3 ml of creatinine in all studied parameters such as T4 hormones, liver enzymes, urea, creatinine levels and all lipid profile except TSH, T3, HDL, total protein concentration decreased significantly compared to the control group. In conclusions, the creatine has harmful effect on biochemical and physiological parameters in the creatine-treated group (3ml). In the conclusion that an adverse effect of creatine on the functions of the thyroid gland, liver and kidneys increases in these organs with increase doses.
FRONTIERS IN EARLY DETECTION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Authors: Ibrahim HUSSAIN Hussain , Ali SALMAN Ruqayah , S. MUTLAK Shaimaa
Published: June 2023

It is the most common cancer in the world, and in the United States it is the fifth most common. It is common for liver cancer patients to be diagnosed at an advanced stage, which has a negative impact on their prognosis. Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) account for more than 90% of all liver cancer cases, and chemotherapy and immunotherapy are the most effective treatments. Patients with liver cancer need new therapeutic choices. It's possible that natural chemicals and/or nanotechnology can improve patient outcomes while minimizing negative effects. Improved treatment options can lead to better outcomes. This study concludes by highlighting a few of the challenges people with liver cancer face, as well as some promising new treatments.
Hipertensión intracraneal idiopática asociada a infección por COVID 19
Authors: Therán León Juan Sebastián , Dulcey Sarmiento Luis Andrés , Esteban Badillo Laura Yibeth
Published: June 2023

Se presenta el caso de una paciente adulta joven con antecedente de ovario poliquístico e infección reciente por COVID 19 que inicia con cuadro de astenopia y visión borrosa junto con cefalea, se realiza fondo de ojo con papiledema bilateral, estudios de laboratorio y neuro imagen sin hallazgos positivos, también punción lumbar con presión de apertura elevada por lo que se diagnostica hipertensión intracraneal idiopática con posterior mejoría post punción.
NIKAIA (İZNİK) SURLARININ MİMARİSİ; ANITSAL KAPILAR, DUVARLAR VE BURÇLAR
Authors: KULELİ Ayşe Esin
Published: June 2023

İznik, Helenistik, Roma, Bizans, Selçuklu ve Osmanlı dönemlerine tarihlenen çok katmanlı kültürel mirası ile önemli bir antik kenttir.

İznik şehrinin savunma sistemine ihtiyaç duymadığı Roma Barışı (MÖ 27-MÖ 180) döneminde, kente girişi simgeleyen anıtsal kapılar, kentin ana yol akslarının bitimine gelecek şekilde inşa edilmiştir (MS 78-79). Ancak MS 250’li yıllarda Gotların saldırılarından sonra, Gallienus (253-268) ve Gothicus (268-269) dönemlerinde surların yapımına ihtiyaç duyulmuştur. Geç dönemde Lascaris (1205-1222), Vatatzes (1222-1254) ana surların dışına, dış surlar inşa ederek kentin korunması için önemli müdahalelerde bulunmuşlardır. 1330'da İznik, Türk Sultanı Orhan tarafından fethedilmiştir.

Nikaia savunma sistemi, ana surlar, sonradan eklenen dış sur duvarları, kapılar, burçlar ve dış çeperdeki hendekten oluşmaktadır. Savunma sisteminin ilk etabı olan ana surlar, dıştaki sur duvarları yapıldıktan sonra iç sur niteliği kazanmış olup, bu araştırmanın konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu duvarlar, tarihsel süreçte onarım, yeniden yapım gibi müdahaleler gördüğü için, farklı dönemlere ait izleri yansıtmaktadır.

Yaklaşık 5 km uzunluğundaki ana sur sistemi tarihi süreçte gerçekleştirilen onarım, rekonstrüksiyon, genişletme, güçlendirme gibi müdahaleler görmekle birlikte, mimarisi incelendiğinde yapının halen anıtsal niteliğini koruduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Sur duvarlarının ve burçların yapımında kullanılan yapı malzemeleri ve sistemleri, yapım dönemine göre farklılıklar göstermektedir.

Araştırma kapsamında, İznik surlarının ana sur/ iç sur olarak inşa edilen duvarlarında yer alan anıtsal kapıların, sur duvarlarının ve burçların genel mimari nitelikleri anlatılmıştır. Ayrıca, yapıların yerinde yapılan incelemeleri sırasında yapım sistemi ve malzeme kullanımı konusunda birbirinden farklılaştığı tespit edilen detaylar irdelenmiş, araştırmada ulaşılan ve üretilen verilerin araştırmacılarla paylaşılması amaçlanmıştır.
The Porous Museum
Authors: Nicolescu Gabriela
Published: June 2023

The Porous Museum examines questions of museum practice, aesthetics and politics through a focused study of The National Museum of the Romanian Peasant in Bucharest. The museum has functioned successively as a museum of art, a communist museum, the headquarters of the communist secret police, and a museum of folk art. Gabriela Nicolescu traces the museum’s spectacular biography and follows the transformation of its practices and aesthetics through three very different political regimes in the 20th and early 21st century: monarchist, socialist and post-socialist.

Nicolescu’s fascinating study starts with a focus on a dumped and smashed statue of the revolutionary figureheads Marx, Engels and Lenin in the museum’s rear yard as an expression of the complicated journey of modern Romania. She considers questions of recycling and rupture, with some exhibits and practices carried over from one regime to another, and others discarded in favour of the completely new. Through this process, the museum can been seen as a microcosm of the wider nation state and the ways in which the past is remembered or rejected.

The interdependency of politics, ethics and aesthetics that Nicolescu terms ‘porosity’ is an attribute of museums all over the world. Applying original anthropological research to key ethnographic museums in Romania and elsewhere in Europe, the book moves beyond regional and media stereotypes by arguing for the influence of local oral histories on national history.
Domicide
Authors: Azzouz Ammar
Published: June 2023

The city of Homs, like so many places in Syria, has suffered mass destruction since the war began in 2011. So far, the architectural response to the crisis has focused on ‘cultural heritage’, ancient architecture, and the external displacement of refugees, often neglecting the everyday lives of Syrians and the buildings that make up their homes and communities. In Domicide, Ammar Azzouz uses the notion of the ‘home’ to address the destruction in cities like Homs, the displacement of Syrian people both externally and internally, and to explore how cities can be rebuilt without causing further damage to the communities that live there.

Drawing on interviews with those working in the built environment professions, both inside and outside of Syria, but also Syrians from other backgrounds who have become ‘architects’ in their own way as they were forced to repair and rebuild their homes by themselves, Domicide offers fresh insight into the role of the architect during time of war, and explores how the future reconstruction of cities should mirror the wants and needs, the traditions and ways of living, of local communities. Focusing on Homs but offering a blueprint for other urban areas of conflict across Syria and the wider world, the book is essential reading for researchers in architecture, urban planning, heritage studies and conflict studies.

This book deals with the mass destruction of the built environment in Syria, and the displacement of millions of people from their home since 2011. It builds on the term domicide that refers to the widespread and the deliberate destruction of home both at the time of war and peace. The book brings the struggle of people impacted by domicide closer to the conversations about violence and the built environment. It engages with two parallels of Syrians: Syrians inside Syria, and Syrians outside Syria who construct their imagined homelands in their exile. By bringing their narratives of home loss, grief and struggle, the book refuses to separate the questions of architecture, destruction and reconstruction from the people whose lives have been transformed by war. Domicide in war and peace traces the erasure and destruction of tangible history from the demolition of cultural heritage sites before the start of the revolution, to the razing of entire neighbourhoods to ground at the time of war. It also explores how the emerging reconstruction plans weaponise the built environment through the waves of destruction and displacement they bring with them. By looking at the violence against the built environment throughout the lens of time, this book traces the relationship between domicide at the time of war and ‘peace’. This work is the first comprehensive book of its kind as it builds on the narratives and voices of impacted communities in Syria. It offers an original perspective to those seeking to better understand domicide in Syria.
Body Count’s Body Count
Authors: Apatoff Ben
Published: June 2023

Years before movements like Black Lives Matter and Afropunk became world-changing political and cultural forces, a band of punk and metal dissidents made a record that confronted white supremacy and police brutality while shattering musical boundaries. On their debut album, Body Count attacked preconceived notions about race and music in the United States, but the US was not ready. The album’s controversial lyrical content sparked protests and boycotts, was publicly denounced by the President and Vice President of the United States, and was subjected to nationwide campaigns to pull the record from stores. The record was pulled, and the single “Cop Killer” was removed from future pressings. But decades later, Body Count looks more and more prescient, a depiction of an America its lawmakers didn't want to examine, that needed to be examined for them.

Body Count’s Body Count tracks how a team of LA misfits released a musically and thematically defiant album that still sounds revolutionary today. In the 2020s, Body Count is releasing some of their most acclaimed music, playing to large audiences and even winning a Grammy. This is the story of how and underappreciated band overcame powerful adversaries to reshape America’s cultural conversation.
Feminist Posthumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction Film and Media
Authors: Empey Julia A. , Kilbourn Russell J. A.
Published: June 2023

Feminist Posthumanism in Contemporary Science Fiction Film and Media: From Annihilation to High Life and Beyond places posthumanism and feminist theory into dialogue with contemporary science fiction film and media. This essay collection is intimately invested in the debates around the posthuman and the critical posthumanities within a feminist critical-theoretical framework.

In this posthumanist light, science fiction as a genre allows for new imaginings of human-technological relations, while it can also be the site of a critique of human exceptionalism and essentialism. In this way, science fiction affords unique opportunities for the scholarly investigation of the relevance and relative applicability of specific posthumanist themes and questions in a particularly rich and wide-ranging popular cultural field of production. One of the reasons for this suitability is the genre’s historically longstanding relationship with the critical investigation of gender, specifically the position and relative empowerment of women.

The original analyses presented here pay close attention to audiovisual style (including game mechanics), facilitating the critical interrogation of the issues and questions around posthumanism. Where typically the mention of SF in the posthumanist context calls to mind a whole set of (often clichéd) tropes—the cyborg, technologically augmented bodies, AI subjectivities, etc.—this volume’s thirteen chapters analyze specific examples of contemporary SF cinema that engage in meaningful ways with the burgeoning field of critical posthumanism, and that utilize such films to interrogate posthumanist and feminist as well as humanistic ideas.
Effects of different rehabilitation training on balance function in stroke patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors: Liu Hui , Yin Hongbo , Yi Yunhao , Liu Chengjiang , Li Chunlin
Published: June 2023

Approximately 83% of people who have had a stroke have some degree of balance dysfunction. Rehabilitation training is an effective means to improve the balance function of stroke patients.The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess which of the eight rehabilitation training was more effective in promoting balance recovery.Relevant studies were searched in eight database species. Data extraction was carried out by two independent researchers.The improvement in balance function included in the study was measured using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Meta-analysis results showed that the clinical effectiveness in promoting balance recovery in stroke patients were ranked as follows: core stability training（odds ratio(OR) = 14.98 , 95% confidence interval (CI): 8.18–27.44) > whole-body vibration training（OR= 10.27 , 95%CI: 4.36–24.18).This results suggested that core stability was more beneficial for improving balance function in stroke patients.
Congress and Countersubversion in the 20th Century: Aspects and Legacies
Authors: Durant David
Published: June 2023

The core of this book consists of essays originally posted on the blog of the Cold War and Internal Security (CWIS) Collection, belonging to Academic Library Services, East Carolina University. The end result is a collection of 24 self-contained chapters, organized into five chronological/topical sections, covering various aspects of the efforts of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and other 20th Century congressional committees investigating real or alleged subversion. These entries have been revised, updated, and merged as needed. There is also an introductory essay that explores the broader history of congressional countersubversive investigations. Each brief essay contains its own list of sources. The entries span a variety of topics from the birth of congressional countersubversive investigations in the First World War and aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution, all the way up to Russian election influence efforts in 2016-2020, and congressional investigations of white nationalism. Topics covered in-between include the origins of the House Un-American Activities Committee, the tragic injustice that was the internment of Japanese-Americans in World War Two, various aspects of McCarthyism and the Red Scare, especially the role of congressional committees such as HUAC, the 1960 Martin/Mitchell affair, the Black Panthers, and aspects of the broader Cold War espionage and political/information struggle. This volume is intended to provide an overview and guide to further research for students, members of the public, and professional scholars.
A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Fall Prevention Interventions for Community-Dwelling Older People
Authors: Yılmaz Medine , Agartioglu Kundakci Gamze , Sozmen Melih Kaan
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this article was to identify the best cost-effective fall prevention measures for 65-year-old and older community-dwelling older adults. Eligibility criteria included being 65 or older, residing in the community, experiencing primary or recurrent falls, and evaluating the cost-effectiveness of any fall prevention intervention. Web of Science, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Compliance Database, Cinahl Plus, Ovid (Medline), PubMed, ProQuest, Wiley Online, National Health Services Economic Evaluation Databases, EBSCOhost, and PubMed databases were scanned for this study. The risk of bias in cost-effectiveness study reviews was assessed using the Consensus Health Economics Criteria checklist and the Review Manager software. Thus, twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria (multifactorial program: 12, exercises program: 6, home assessment program: 3, vitamin D supplement: 1). Analyzing those research results, it was revealed that preventive interventions were cost-effective, cost-saving, or cost-beneficial in 17 of them. The Falls Rehabilitation Program, the Home Hazard Reduction Program, and the Community-Based Interventions Targeting Falls Prevention were identified as net cost savings in studies suggesting the assessment of treatments.
AKTIVITAS ANTIOKSIDAN DARI EKSTRAK ETANOL KULIT BATANG SUKUN (Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zom) Fosberg
Authors: Hasti Syilfia , Makbul Raoda
Published: June 2023

Telah dilakukan penelitian tentang  Aktivitas Antioksidan Menggunakan Metode DPPH pada Ekstrak Etanol Kulit Batang Sukun (Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zom) Fosberg. Uji aktivitas antioksidan  dengan pembanding vitamin C.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas antioksidan ekstrak etanol kulit batang sukun (Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zom). Hasil uji antioksidan ekstrak etanol kulit batang sukun (Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zom) Fosberg memiliki nilai IC50 133.98 µg/ml dengan kategori sedang.
Mist cannon trucks can exacerbate the formation of water-soluble organic aerosol and PM2.5 pollution in the road environment
Authors: Xu Yu , Dong Xin-Ni , He Chen , Wu Dai-She , Xiao Hong-Wei , Xiao Hua-Yun
Published: June 2023

Abstract. Mist cannon trucks have been widely applied in megacities in China
to reduce the road dust, since they are considered to be more water saving
and efficient than the traditional sprinkling trucks. However, their effect
on the formation of water-soluble organic compounds and the pollution
control of fine particles (PM2.5) remains unknown. We characterized the
variations of chemical compositions in PM2.5 collected on the road
sides during the simulated operations of mist cannon truck and traditional
sprinkling truck via Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass
spectrometry and ion chromatography. The mass concentrations of
water-soluble organic carbon in PM2.5 showed a significant increase
(62 %–70 %) after air spraying. Furthermore, we found that water-soluble
organic compounds, particularly organic nitrates, increased significantly
via the interactions of reactive gas-phase organics, atmospheric oxidants
and aerosol liquid water after air spraying, although the air spraying had a
better effect on suppressing road dust than the ground aspersion. Moreover,
the formation of PM2.5 on the road segment where the mist cannon truck
passed by was promoted, with an increase of up to 13 % in mass
concentration after 25–35 min, on average. Thus, the application of
mist cannon trucks potentially worsens the road atmospheric environment
through the increase in PM2.5 levels and the production of a large
number of water-soluble organic compounds in PM2.5. The overall results
provide not only valuable insights to the formation processes of
water-soluble organic compounds associated with aerosol liquid water in the
road environment but also management strategies to regulate the operation of
mist cannon trucks in China.
Geospatial modelling of large-wood supply to rivers: a state-of-the-art model comparison in Swiss mountain river catchments
Authors: Steeb Nicolas , Ruiz-Villanueva Virginia , Badoux Alexandre , Rickli Christian , Mini Andrea , Stoffel Markus , Rickenmann Dieter
Published: June 2023

Abstract. Different models have been used in science and practice to identify instream large-wood (LW) sources and to estimate LW supply to rivers. This
contribution reviews the existing models proposed in the last 35 years and compares two of the most recent geographic information system (GIS)-based models by applying them to 40 catchments in Switzerland. Both models, which we call here the empirical GIS approach (EGA) and fuzzy-logic GIS approach (FGA), consider landslides, debris flows, bank erosion, and mobilization of instream wood as recruitment processes and compute volumetric estimates of LW supply based on three different scenarios of process frequency and magnitude. Despite being developed following similar concepts and fed with similar input data, the results from the two models differ markedly. In general, estimated supply wood volumes were larger in each of the scenarios when computed with the FGA and lower with the EGA models. Landslides were the dominant process identified by the EGA, whereas bank erosion was the predominant process according to the FGA model. These differences are discussed, and results are compared to available observations coming from a unique database. Regardless of the limitations of these models, they are useful tools for hazard assessment, the design of infrastructure, and other management strategies.
Scenario-based multi-risk assessment from existing single-hazard vulnerability models. An application to consecutive earthquakes and tsunamis in Lima, Peru
Authors: Gómez Zapata Juan Camilo , Pittore Massimiliano , Brinckmann Nils , Lizarazo-Marriaga Juan , Medina Sergio , Tarque Nicola , Cotton Fabrice
Published: June 2023

Abstract. Multi-hazard risk assessments for building portfolios
exposed to earthquake shaking followed by a tsunami are usually based on
empirical vulnerability models calibrated on post-event surveys of damaged
buildings. The applicability of these models cannot easily be extrapolated
to other regions of larger/smaller events. Moreover, the quantitative
evaluation of the damages related to each of the hazard types
(disaggregation) is impossible. To investigate cumulative damage on extended building portfolios, this study proposes an alternative and modular method to probabilistically integrate sets of single-hazard vulnerability models
that are constantly being developed and calibrated by experts from various
research fields to be used within a multi-risk context. This method is based
on the proposal of state-dependent fragility functions for the triggered
hazard to account for the pre-existing damage and the harmonisation of
building classes and damage states through their taxonomic characterisation, which is transversal to any hazard-dependent vulnerability. This modular assemblage also allows us to separate the economic losses expected for each scenario on building portfolios subjected to cascading hazards. We
demonstrate its application by assessing the economic losses expected for
the residential building stock of Lima, Peru, a megacity commonly exposed to
consecutive earthquake and tsunami scenarios. We show the importance of
accounting for damage accumulation on extended building portfolios while
observing a dependency between the earthquake magnitude and the direct
economic losses derived for each hazard scenario. For the commonly exposed
residential building stock of Lima exposed to both perils, we find that
classical tsunami empirical fragility functions lead to underestimations of predicted losses for lower magnitudes (Mw) and large overestimations for larger Mw events in comparison to our state-dependent models and cumulative-damage method.
Generalized analytical body force model for actuator disc computations of wind turbines
Authors: Sørensen Jens N.
Published: June 2023

Abstract. A new generalized analytical model for representing body forces in numerical actuator disc models of wind turbines is proposed and compared to results from a blade element momentum (BEM) model. The model is an extension of a previously developed load model, which was based on the rotor disc being subject to a constant circulation, modified for tip and root effects, corresponding to an optimum design case. By adding a parabolic circulation distribution, corresponding to a solid-body approach of the flow in the near wake, it is possible to take into account losses associated with off-design cases, corresponding to pitch regulation at high wind speeds. The advantage of the model is that it does not depend on any detailed knowledge concerning the actual wind turbine being analysed but only requires information about the thrust coefficient and tip-speed ratio. The model is validated for different wind turbines operating under a wide range of operating conditions. The comparisons show generally an excellent agreement with the BEM model even at very small thrust coefficients and tip-speed ratios.
Web 2.0 Araçlarının Temel Eğitimde Kullanımına Yönelik Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: IŞIK Zeliha , KARAL Yasemin
Published: June 2023

Web 2.0 araçlarının kullanımı, eğitimin her kademesinde giderek yaygınlaşmaktadır. İlköğretim düzeyinde bulunan öğrenciler için bu araçların kullanımı önemli yararlar sağlayabilir. Bu kapsamda alan yazına bakıldığında öğrencilerin performansları üzerindeki etkilerin irdelendiği çalışmaların yanında ilgi, motivasyon, iletişim ve etkileşim üzerindeki etkilerin irdelendiği görülmektedir. Her eğitim düzeyinde olduğu gibi ilköğretim düzeyinde de bu araçların uygun yöntem ve tekniklerle sınıfa getirilmesi önem arz etmektedir. Her bir aracın ilgili disiplin, müfredat ve konularla ideal şekilde ilişkilendirilmesi ve öğrenci özellikleri dikkate alınarak planlamaların yapılması elzemdir. Sunulan çalışmada, farklı dersler ve öğretim programları çerçevesinde temel eğitimde ideal olarak kullanılabilecek Web 2.0 araçlarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Durum çalışması, yöntem olarak belirlenmiştir. Sınıf öğretmenlerinin görüşlerine başvurulan çalışmada çevrimiçi anket kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılar uygun örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. 36 öğretmenin görüş belirttiği anket verileri incelenmiş ve nitel analize tabi tutulmuştur. Web 2.0 araçlarının derslerin derinleştirme ve değerlendirme aşamalarında daha çok kullanıldığı belirlenmiştir. Farklı ders ve sınıf düzeylerine bağlı olarak ön plana çıkan ve verimli şekilde kullanılabilecek araçlar belirlenmiştir.
Effects of Stott's Pilates Versus Yogic Exercise in Fibromyalgia Patients
Authors: G Soniya , K Anantharaj , Dhasaradharaman Kannan
Published: June 2023

Background and purpose: Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common condition characterized by chronic musculoskeletal pain and a reduced pain threshold as well as hyperalgesia and alloydenia. It is an non-articular pain syndrome presenting with tender points. Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic pain disorder with an unknown cause. Physical injuries, emotional trauma (or) viral infections may set off the disorder. The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of stott's pilates exercise versus yogic exercise in fibromyalgia patients.
Method: 30 subjects who underwent inclusion criteria were selected and randomized 15 subjects each into stott's pilates and yogic exercise group. pilates group received stott's pilates while yogic exercise group received yoga aasanas for duration of four sessions per week for 4 weeks. A Numeric pain rating scale to measure pain and Fatigue severity scale to measure fatigue severity were used.
Results: Analysis using Independent ‘t’ test found that there is no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between stott's pilates and yogic exercise on reducing pain and fatigue severity, however the percentage of change in improvement was greater in pilates group.
Conclusion: Based on the results, this study concluded that stott's pilates exercise was effective in reduction of pain and fatigue severity in fibromyalgia patients.

Key words: Fibromyalgia syndrome, Stott's pilates exercise, Yogic exercise, Numeric pain rating scale, Fatigue severity scale.
Knowledge of the Risk Factors and Prevention of Deep Vein Thromboembolism Among Adults Attending Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State
Authors: M.N. Okwudishu , I.C. Ilo
Published: June 2023

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a significant public health issue affecting thousands of patients globally and is accountable for a high number of hospitalizations annually. This study assessed the knowledge of the risk factors and prevention of deep vein thromboembolism among adults attending Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A sample size of 420 respondents was involved in this descriptive cross-sectional study. Data were collected using structured questionnaire. Research questions were answered using frequencies and percentages. Hypotheses were tested using X2 test. Results showed that only 31.9% of participants had previous knowledge of DVT. Obesity/overweight (72.4%), long travel for more than 6 hours whether by car or plane (66.6%), and excess duration of sitting (55.7%) were the most well-known risk factors. Only about 37 (8.8%) of the respondents knew that DVT occurs when the patient relaxes most of the time in bed, and the most known symptoms were: pain and discomfort 272 (64.7%), local pain in the leg 244 (58.1%), or redness of the affected skin 213 (50.7%). The overall knowledge level of the risk factors of DVT among the respondents showed that only 2% had good knowledge, 30% had fair knowledge and 68% had no knowledge. Most of the respondents 217 (51.6%) knew that DVT is dangerous and may lead to death. The level of knowledge of the risk factors of DVT is highest among the younger aged, individuals who were employed and those who had higher level of education. Poor knowledge necessitates community education programmes about risk factors, signs and symptoms, and squeal of deep vein thromboembolism.
Electoral Violence and Political Instability in Nigeria: Implication for National Cohesion
Authors: M.H. Deinibiteim , B.K. Samuel
Published: June 2023

Nigeria had her first election in 1922 under the Clifford’s Constitution. Since then, under different dispensations, elections are held to fill various positions in both the legislative and executive arms of government. Elections in Nigeria are largely characterized with violence leading to loss of lives and wanton destruction of properties. Also, political parties are adorned with ethnic and regional colouration. Consequently, voters are largely ethnically and regionally biased in an attempt to put into office “one of their own.” This is the principal basis for the widespread electoral violence witnessed since independence in 1960. Successive governments have made frantic efforts to de-ethnicize and de-regionalize political contests and consequently achieve violence free and credible elections, particularly since the commencement of the Fourth Republic. These efforts have not achieved much in terms of stemming the occurrence of electoral violence. The corollary is fragmentation of the polity along ethno-religious and regional lines, thereby creating political instability and attendant inhibition of national cohesion since independence, six decades ago. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to show that electoral violence and the resultant political instability negatively affect national cohesion. The study adopted the State Compromise Paradigm to explain the need for sincerity among the political leaders of the different ethnic groups in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities in order to achieve national cohesion. The study relied mainly on secondary data focusing on political instability and weak national cohesion in the country. The study revealed that efforts at de-ethnicizing and de-regionalizing political contests as well as discouragement of violence in political contestation with ethno-religious bias had not yielded much positive results in the country. The paper concludes that unless and until electoral contestation in Nigeria is violence free, enduring political stability and national cohesion may remain unattainable. The study recommends, among other things, that state institutions should function for the benefit of all citizens, political leaders should avoid fanning the embers of ethnicity during elections and government should put in motion a sincere policy and programme for national cohesion.
Utilization of National Health Insurance Scheme Among Healthcare Professionals in Federal Medical Centre Asaba Delta State
Authors: J.I. Egonu , I.C. Ilo
Published: June 2023

The difficulties encountered in out of pocket financing of healthcare have compelled the introduction of prepaid health insurance in many countries, including Nigeria. This is borne out of a universal and equitable healthcare cover as a fundamental human right. This study assessed the utilization of the National Health Insurance Scheme among healthcare professionals in Federal Medical Centre Asaba. Descriptive cross sectional survey design was used. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A sample size of 271 respondents who met the inclusion criteria participated in the study. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. A pilot study was carried out with a reliability index of 0.86 after face and content validation. Frequencies, percentages and chi-square were used for descriptive and inferential statistics for data analysis. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents (92.3%) registered with NHIS. A greater proportion of the healthcare professionals have utilized the scheme. Higher level of education was found to be significantly associated with utilization of NHIS. Conversely, no association was found between healthcare professionals’ gender and their utilization of NHIS. Findings revealed a high rate of utilization of the NHIS among respondents that were enrolled and a reduction in out of pocket payment for healthcare under the NHIS. Based on the above, healthcare providers should be subjected to seminars and workshops to enlighten them on the importance of enrolling with the scheme. Intensified campaigns should emphasize on the objective, and benefits of the scheme, using the mass media as a way of reaching a vast majority of the workforce.
Entrepreneurial intention among Colombian university students: A theory of planned behavior analysis in Colombia
Authors:   Escuela de Administración de Empresas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Blanco-Mesa Fabio ,   Avenida Central Del Norte 39-115, Niño-Amézquita Daniela ,   Escuela de Administración de Empresas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Avenida Central Del Norte 39-115, Gutiérrez-Ayala Jhancarlos ,   Escuela de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia. Avenida Central Del Norte 39-115
Published: June 2023

Studies on entrepreneurship have used several approaches, among which, research on entrepreneurial intention (EI) can be highlighted. Studies on EI help researchers better understand entrepreneurial behavior. In this sense, one of the most relevant frameworks in EI studies is the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), which stands out for its predictive capacity, mainly in a university context. The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between the variables of Personal Attitudes (PAs), Subjective Norms (SNs), and Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC) with respect to the EI of university students in Colombia. For this purpose, we constructed a model that integrates the elements of the TPB with EI with reference to the validated instrument of the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Student's Survey (GUESSS) project applied to a sample of 12,383 students. The estimation of the model uses structural equations (SEMs) by means of Partial Least Squares-Path Modelling (PLS-PM). The findings show that PAs and PBC are determinants of EI, while SNs have no direct influence; however, their effects are indirect. These results have implications for how to promote entrepreneurship in emerging economies through the university environment. The results indicate that the development of students' capabilities is essential for entrepreneurship and its incorporation into the university's knowledge transfer model.
Implementing Holistic and Humanistic Approaches in a Remote Flipped English Translation Module
Authors: Taglialatela Antonio
Published: June 2023

A holistic approach encourages meaningful learning, creativity, risk-taking, and mutual empathy within a learning environment and challenges the traditional pedagogical approaches based on mono-referential methods. Rethinking these approaches entails placing learners at the core of the teaching process, including their inner personal spheres. Grounded in a case study of an Italian university setting, this study underlines the contribution to learner centrality of holistic and humanistic approaches to flipped learning and suggests how to implement such an approach in a remote English translation module. The study was conducted via a structured questionnaire completed anonymously by 148 Italian students aged 18–19 at the end of their English module. The outcomes highlight the students’ appreciation of the holistic approach combined with a humanistic teaching approach (HTA), which they perceived as pushing the boundaries of formal, mono-referential teacher–learner relationships while maintaining these roles. The present study thus holds implications for the wider teacher community regarding the benefits and challenges of implementing flipped learning with an HTA in other translation courses or modules. Rather than simply guiding and assisting students in learning for themselves, teachers have a crucial role as holistic learning facilitators. By redesigning a typical flipped learning class, the study enhances teachers’ awareness of this role and provides insightful suggestions on how a holistic approach can be applied in remote English translation teaching.
Resenha: A vez e a voz das crianças:
Authors: Andrade de Oliveira Menezes Eunice
Published: June 2023

Trata-se da resenha crítica do livro "A vez e a voz das crianças: escutas antropológicas e poéticas das infâncias", de Adriana Friedmann.
Metamorfoses formativas em contextos de pandemia
Authors: Conte Elaine , Devechi Catia Piccolo Viero , Moraes Aline Maria de Oliveira Weber , Silveira Carla Dias da
Published: June 2023

O artigo discute a relação entre educação, controle e tecnologias digitais, a partir das experiências projetadas durante a pandemia. Problematiza os possíveis desdobramentos da ação pedagógica frente às novas funcionalidades da máquina, do controle do trabalho pedagógico que foi normalizado com o ensino remoto emergencial. O debate aponta para (1) o legado da pandemia e a consequente ausência do lugar da autoridade pedagógica decorrente da violência sistêmica e operacional implementada; (2) a perda do poder pedagógico como sintoma da incapacidade de coordenar práticas dialógicas com o outro no sistema operacional digital; e (3) as dificuldades do professor em tornar o seu saber válido e gerar (auto)confiança no contexto caótico, de ressurgimento da barbárie, de urgências e violências externas. Tais metamorfoses são de extrema relevância para dar visibilidade às reconfigurações do campo.
Indícios de aprendizagens metacognitivas em uma disciplina de pós-graduação
Authors: Corrêa Nancy Nazareth Gatzke , Juvanelli Caio , Meneguete Hemilyn da Silva
Published: June 2023

Neste artigo, está apresentada uma análise dos indícios da percepção da aprendizagem metacognitiva de estudantes de pós-graduação em Ensino de Ciências e Educação Matemática, buscando evidenciar conexões presentes nas narrativas apresentadas por esses estudantes ao responderem a um questionário autoavaliativo ao final de uma disciplina, com os domínios da metacognição apresentados em pesquisas anteriores. O questionário foi composto por 24 questões, construídas com o propósito de elucidar os indícios da percepção da aprendizagem metacognitiva dos estudantes e organizado para proporcionar condições de reflexão no processo de aprendizagem. Pode-se afirmar, a partir das respostas analisadas, que os domínios da metacognição, assim como as habilidades metacognitivas, foram evidenciados e se complementam por meio da reflexão metacognitiva permitindo que a experiência metacognitiva acione habilidades metacognitivas e assim reorganize o conhecimento metacognitivo, este interage com a experiência metacognitiva influenciando e provocando manifestações em um fluxo reflexivo constante de aprendizagem e autoconhecimento.
Comparison of Malignant and Non-malignant Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistulae Management Strategies and Outcomes
Authors: Baloch Munir Ahmad , Din Najam-ud- , Munir Shahida , Ismail Shazia , Ahmad Nazir
Published: June 2023

Aim: To compare the malignant and non-malignant acquired tracheoesophageal fistulae management strategies. Study design: Prospective study Place and duration of study: Bolan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Quetta from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022. Methodology: Sixty patients suffering from tracheoesophageal fistulae were enrolled. The patients were then divided into two groups where depending upon convenient sampling the first group was named as malignant while second was non-malignant group. The underlying etiology of each patient was recorded and assessments of clinical conditions were made through imaging and endoscopic techniques. The preoperative, intraoperative and stenting management strategies were applied on the enrolled cases. Single, double stenting was based on case to case. Results: The mean age of the cases with benign tracheoesophageal fistula was 10.5±1.2 years while those having malignant tracheoesophageal fistula was 51.2±6.5 years. There were total 20 cases of tracheoesophageal fistula with nonmalignant diagnosis while 40 cases with malignant tracheoesophageal fistula. Within the primary outcomes of the cases the preoperative mortality was higher in non-malignant cases than malignant while morbidity was much higher in the malignant cases with 35% in that presenting fistula recurrence. Practical Implication: Malignancy appeared to be the main cause of TEF in patients and their survival chances are also less. Conclusion: Stenting is best managing strategy in patients with improved survival rate malignant as well as non-malignant cases. Keywords: Malignancy, Fistula, Esophagus, Ventilator, Stenting
Comparison of the Frequency of Neonatal Anemia in Early Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Babies at Term
Authors: Mukhtar Shaista , Bashir Nimra , Sabir Farzana , Akram Sara , Akhtar Nasreen , Salam Rohana , Saeed Shazia
Published: June 2023

Aim: To compare frequency of the anemia in neonates in early versus delayed umbilical cordclamping in term infants. Study design: Randomized controlled trial. Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Divisional Headquarters Hospital Mirpur AJK from 30th January 2021 to 29th July 2021. Methodology: The study enrolled 96infants which were delivered at term within the gestational range of 37-41 weeks (as assessed on LMP). Those infants who were born to diabetic, sepsis mother or with inborn metabolic errors, jaundice neonatorum or Rh incompatibility and PROM were excluded from the study. Then selected women were placed randomly into two equal groups i.e. Group A (early cord clamping) & Group B(delayed cord clamping) by lottery method. Respective group selection was performed through randomization. In group a neonates, early cord clamping (cord clamping within 15 seconds of birth) was done while in group B neonates, delayed cord clamping (cord clamping after 3 minutes of birth) was done. In both groups, blood sample of all infants was sent after 6 hours of birth for hematocrit level measurement and neonatal anemia was noted. Results: The mean age in years of patients in group A was calculated as 26.52±5.17 while in group B it was calculated as 27.17±3.89. The age of 80.21% patients was within 18 to 30 years and the mean gestational age was determined as 39.23±1.48 weeks. The mean gestational age in group A was 39.25±1.48 weeks and in group B was 39.21±1.49 weeks. Frequency of neonatal anemia in group A (early cord clamp) versus group B (delayed umbilical cord clamping) was 11 (22.92%) and 04 (8.33%) respectively with p-value of 0.049. Practical Implication: we recommend that delayed umbilical cord clamping should be preferred in our routine practice for prevention of neonatal anemia. Conclusion: This study concluded that the neonatal anemia is high after early cord clamping in infants at term as compared to delayed cord clamping Keywords: Cord Clamping, Delayed, Anemia.
Frequency of CSF Leak after Primary Repair of Incidental Durotomy in Lumbar Spine Surgery with use of Fibrin Glue
Authors: Sultan Ahmed , Jang Farhan Fateh , Malik Amna
Published: June 2023

Aim: To find the frequency of CSF leakage after primary repair of incidental durotomy in lumbar spine surgery with use of fibrin glue. Study Design: Descriptive case series. Place and duration of study: Neurosurgery Unit 2, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore from 25-02-2021 to 25-08-2021. Methodology: Sixty five patients admitted for lumbar spine surgery and informed written consent was taken. All the cases were operated in elective operation theatre. Valsalva maneuver was performed per-operatively in all patients to assess CSF leakage. In all patients having incidental durotomy diagnosed per-operatively, primary repair with Prolene 4-0 was done and sealed with fribrin glue. Patients were examined on daily basis for CSF leakage. In case of no complication, patient was discharged on day 07 after surgery. In case of CSF leakage on clinical examination, MRI spine was done. After discharge, patient was followed in OPD on weekly basis for 30 days. CSF leak was done as per operational definition. Results: Total of 65 patients, 41(63.1%) were in age group of 16-40 years and 187(36.9%) were in age group of 41-75 years and mean age was calculated as 38.93±11.47 years. There were 44(67.7%) were male whereas 21(32.2%) were females. Frequency of CSF leakage was 9(13.8%) after primary repair of incidental durotomy in lumbar spine surgery with use of fibrin glue. Practical Implication: We found that frequency of CSF leakage was 13.8% after primary repair of incidental durotomy in lumbar spine surgery with use of fibrin glue. The rate of CSF leakage is low. Therefore, we concluded that fibrin glue is useful for the treatment of incidental durotomy in lumber spine surgery. Conclusion: This study showed that the CSF leakage was 13.8%. As the rate of CSF leakage is low. Therefore, we concluded that fibrin glue is useful for the treatment of incidental durotomy in lumbar spine surgery. Keywords: Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Incidental Durotomy, Lumbar Spine Surgery.
Determination of chemical content of Lemna minor L. by GC-MS and investigation of antioxidant activity
Authors: YİYİT DOĞAN Sema , ATASAGUN Sibel , ERGÖNÜL Mehmet Borga
Published: June 2023

Lemna minor L. has been traditionally used for a long time for its analgesic, antipyretic, vitamin C supplement, astringent, antipruritic effects. Although there are many heavy metal removals using L. minor, unfortunately, biological activity studies are very limited. In this study, the chemical content and total phenol content, DPPH removal, metal chelation (Fe2+) and β-Carotene-lycopene methods of the L. minor macrophyte we obtained from Turkey were determined by GC-MS. The results of the study showed that our plant contains 25 different essential oils and has a high phenol content. In addition, 72% DPPH removal of L.minor was determined when it had 71% iron chelating ability. As a result of our study, it has been revealed that the L. minor we use is an effective antioxidant. It is thought that its usability in the fields of food and medicine can be investigated with further studies.