bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fair Lending for Cannabis Banking Justice
Authors: Seymour Benjamin
Published: August 2021

This Comment offers a fair lending solution to promote racial equity in cannabis banking reform: amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to ensure individuals previously arrested, charged, or convicted for selling, cultivating, or possessing marijuana will not therefore be precluded from loans to start legal cannabis businesses. Given disparities in the criminal enforcement of marijuana laws, this amendment would provide racial justice benefits, while also encouraging entrepreneurship. As a market-based social justice effort, this amendment offers a bipartisan approach to one of the most vexing and contentious issues in marijuana banking reform.

Part II of this Comment briefly surveys the federal statutes that have led to an under-banked cannabis industry and discusses the costs of cash for marijuana businesses. It then examines prior reforms proposed by academics, executive-branch officials, and legislators. Part III explores the racial equity concerns that these proposals fail to address, while Part IV offers a fair lending approach for justice in marijuana banking reform.
Życie w cieniu elektrowni atomowej (Fukushima – dziesięć lat później)
Authors: Loska Krzysztof
Published: August 2021

Tematem artykułu są filmy poświęcone skutkom skażenia promieniotwórczego, do którego doszło w marcu 2011 r. w wyniku awarii elektrowni atomowej Fukushima Daiichi. Wychodząc od koncepcji katastrofy w ujęciu francuskich filozofów – Jacques’a Derridy, Maurice’a Blanchota i Jeana-Luca Nancy’ego – autor skupia się na sposobach przedstawia­nia tego tematu w japońskich filmach dokumentalnych i fabularnych, których twórcy próbowali uczynić widzialnym to, co niewyobrażalne, mierzyli się z dylematami etycznymi oraz zastanawiali się nad kwestią odpowiedzialności człowieka za otaczający świat i klęski żywiołowe spowodowane jego działalnością.
„Mój świat wypełnia ogień i krew” – „Mad Max: Na drodze gniewu” i semantyczne gry z postapokaliptycznym brudem
Authors: Kowalczyk Marcin
Published: August 2021

Założenia formalne kina postapokaliptycznego wymuszają określoną estetykę, której dominantę często stanowi brud przeciwstawiany domniemanej czystości świata sprzed katastrofy. Przykładem realizacji tej strategii jest film Mad Max: Na drodze gniewu (Mad Max: Fury Road, reż. George Miller, 2015). Autor wskazuje wszakże, że dzieło Millera ujawnia ciekawą ambiwalencję: sugerując prawomocność typowej dla tego nurtu opozycji brud-czystość i jednocześnie ją unieważnia. W omawianym filmie można bowiem dostrzec trzy różne systemy znaczeniowe ufundowane na tych kategoriach. Pierwszy wynika z przyjęcia konwencji, a dwa następne są oryginalną wizją autorską i stanowią udaną próbę przezwyciężenia typowych uwikłań znaczeniowych świata postapokaliptycznego. W artykule zostały wykorzystane m.in. metody semiotycznej analizy filmu zaproponowanej przez Rolanda Barthes’a, a także ustalenia Mary Douglas dotyczące kategorii brudu i czystości w kulturze.
„To jest twój człowiek – idź z nim”. O zakłóconej identyfikacji w filmach Alana Clarke’a
Authors: Kosińska Karolina
Published: August 2021

W późnych filmach Alana Clarke’a – m.in. Made in Britain (1983), Christine (1987), Słoń (Elephant, 1989) – ujawnia się skrystalizowana, dojrzała strategia twórcza reżysera. Określają ją: skrajna redukcja i repetycyjność narracji, podkreślenie kompulsywności działań postaci, skupienie na aspektach behawioralnych przy radykalnym odrzuceniu psychologii. Strategia ta realizuje się przede wszystkim w długich, „chodzonych” ujęciach, a jej efektem jest doświadczenie cielesne, niemal transowe i specyficzna relacja widza z postaciami, a także – w konsekwencji – z samym ciałem filmu. Clarke zmusza oglądającego do nieustannego kontaktu z figurą człowieka obecną na ekranie, a jednocześnie metodycznie pozbawia go możliwości identyfikacji z nią. Autorka tematyzuje tę zakłóconą identyfikację, analizując kolejne filmy reżysera, a także lokując je w kontekście swoiście antycypujących styl Clarke’a Notatek o kinematografie Roberta Bressona oraz koncepcji teoretycznych Jennifer M. Barker dotyczących cielesnego odbioru kina.
Table des matières
Authors: Rutkowska Teresa
Published: August 2021

Francuski spis treści.
Entre la oralidad y la escritura: una poética del poder en Yo el Supremo, de Augusto Roa Bastos
Authors: Aguilera Navarrete Flor Esther
Published: August 2021

En el presente artículo se reflexiona sobre la lucha de poder que se configura en Yo el Supremo (1974), del escritor paraguayo Augusto Roa Bastos, a través de la oralidad y la escritura, siguiendo como marco metodológico, principalmente, los estudios de Mijaíl Bajtín y Ángel Rama. Con dicha dicotomía se plantea la relación de tensión entre la presencia conflictiva del guaraní, lengua relegada a la condición de oralidad, y el uso del español, lengua símbolo de colonización y dominio, para explicar que Yo, el Supremo presenta una crítica mordaz a cómo la cultura nativa del Paraguay se ha relegado. Ello evidencia un discurso transgresor, destinado a romper el canon, la escritura oficial que, según la novela, se ha impuesto por la dominación escrituraria.
Del diario a la epifanía: una lectura posautónoma de La novela luminosa de Mario Levrero
Authors: González Velazco Diego
Published: August 2021

La obra de Mario Levrero ha generado varios debates por su construcción narrativa, el uso de un sinsentido que recuerda a Lewis Carroll en ciertos casos y, en el caso de La novela luminosa, la escritura de un trabajo reflexivo en forma de diario íntimo. Este trabajo explica una lectura crítica de La novela luminosa de Mario Levrero, desde una concepción que va más allá de la autonomía literaria, es decir, la concepción de posautonomía, propuesta de Josefina Ludmer; para hablar de la aparición de nuevas escrituras y formas de leer críticas que se construyen a partir de una retórica del testimonio, pensada desde la teórica Beatriz Sarlo. Configurándose así territorialidades y temporalidades del presente, donde el pasado se rememora y el futuro se ha perdido. De igual manera, se indaga en la construcción de una neoepifanía, concepto de Óscar Brando, por parte del autor-narrador sobre la muerte, que se da a partir de las nuevas concepciones de temporalidad y preceptos de la posmodernidad.
QUALITY OF ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: PRACTICE, QUESTIONS OF THEORY
Authors:   Doctor of Economics, Professor, Moscow, Russia, VERSAN V. G.
Published: August 2021

The article notes the low quality of economic and production management in Russia. The reasons for this and ways to eliminate them are established. It is shown that the global trends of socio-economic development are not fully reflected in the theory of economic and production management. The ways of developing a management model based on improving the quality of interaction between people and economic entities are proposed. The concept of interaction in relation to socio-economic processes is revealed. The ways of minimizing management costs are considered.
METHODS OF ENSURING OPTIMAL PRODUCTION PRODUCTIVITY AT ENTERPRISES
Authors:   Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Finance and Credit, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia, TITOVA O. V.
Published: August 2021

The article shows that modern production systems must be able to perform various machining operations and quickly adapt to changes in consumer demand. When planning processes, only the capabilities of production resources are taken into account, but not their quantity, availability and condition. Plans created under these conditions can easily become ineffective or invalid. Changes to the original process plans or even redevelopment then become commonplace at the production floor level. This will significantly affect the productivity of production systems and industrial enterprises.
ROLE OF CLUSTERS IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Authors:   Graduate Student, Moscow Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, POCHKIN E. O.
Published: August 2021

The article shows that regional economic development organizations often declare the presence of several clusters in the region; it is advisable to approach cluster practice from the point of view of an organization working with several clusters, rather than using a single (successful) cluster initiative.
Changes in the biochemical composition and the numbers of somatic cells in cow milk during the summer period of animal keeping
Authors:   Junior Researcher, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Farm Animals, All-Russia Research Institute of Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst, Dubrovitsy, Russian Federation, Savina A. A. , Voronina O. A. ,   Candidate of Biological Sciences, Veterinary Doctor, Senior Researcher of the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, All-Russia Research Institute of Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst, Dubrovitsy, Russian Federation, Zaytsev S. Yu. ,   Doctor of Biological Sciences, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor, Leading Researcher at the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, All-Russia Research Institute of Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L. K. Ernst, Dubrovitsy, Russian Federation
Published: August 2021

The aim of the work was to study the main biochemical parameters, including the measurements of the total amount of water-soluble antioxidants by the amperometric method, milk samples and the number of somatic cells in the milk of black-and-white cows in the summer period of animal keeping. In the work, the total amount of water-soluble antioxidants (TAWSA) was assessed by the amperometric method (on the TsvetYauza 01-AA device) and the average values of the component composition of milk for two groups of cows, which were formed by the number of somatic cells (NSC). Milk of mastitis cows causes food poisoning, that is why two groups were formed according to the NSC values: 1) less than 100 thousand units/ml; 2) from 100 to 700 thousand units/ml, in milk samples of black-and-white cows of the Moscow region that was used as raw material. The TAWSA values for 11 samples of milk from cows in group 1 ranged from 20,9 mg/g to 41,4 mg/g (average value 27,8±5,1 mg/g); mass fraction of fat (MFF) – 4,95±0,80%; protein mass fraction (PMF) – 3,13±0,27%; milk yield is about 20,5±4,1 L/day. Found correlations between TAWSA and the following parameters of milk: MFF – –0,25; PMF – +0,30; SOMO – –0,39; milk yield – +0,146. The TAWSA values for 16 milk samples of cows in group 2 ranged from 18,8 mg/g to 29,5 mg/g (average value 23,6±2,1 mg/g); MFF – 4.77±0.39%; PMF – 3,36±0,22%; milk yield about 20,0±3,1 L/ day. Found correlations between TAWSA and the following parameters of milk: MFF – –0,37; PMF – +0,11; SOMO – –0,32; milk yield – –0,12. The data obtained are of great importance both in assessing the physiological and biochemical status and the state of the antioxidant defense system of the cow’s organism.
Phenoptosis and evolution of the living
Authors:   Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin, Moscow, Russian Federation, Romodin L. A. , Martynova A. V. ,   Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin, Moscow, Russian Federation, Larionova I. S. ,   Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Social and Humanitarian Sciences, Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin, Moscow, Russian Federation, Nagiev G. G. ,   Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Social and Humanitarian Sciences, Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: August 2021

The article considers the program of the death of an organism – phenoptosis, programmed in the genes, provides a classification of this phenomenon, and also provides examples for each of its types.
Acupuncture Treatment for Insomnia and its Effect on Serum TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β levels
Authors: Lu Yangjia , Lai Chun , Lu Pingang , Peng Yuewen , Bao Zhongming , Luo Hongmin
Published: August 2021

The incidence of insomnia is increasing, and acupuncture is known to have a favorable therapeutic effect on insomnia, but its treatment mechanism is unclear. Patients with insomnia were recruited and randomly divided into an acupuncture treatment group and a control group using a single-blind,
random number table. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score, sleep-related parameters (SE, SA, and TST), and levels of inflammatory response factors IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α were analyzed. The baseline data of the two groups were not significantly
different and were comparable. Acupuncture treatment significantly improved patient PSQI (P < 0.05) and ISI scores (P < 0.05), as well as SE, SA, and TST (P < 0.05). Levels of TNF-α and IL-1β were increased (all P < 0.05), while IL-6 levels were decreased (P < 0.05),
lasting for at least 4 weeks. Acupuncture treatment can increase the serum levels of TNF-α and IL-1β, decrease IL-6 levels, and improve insomnia symptoms.
Effect of Peace Interventions on Students’ Peacebuilding Attitudes at Secondary School Level
Authors: Sadia Shaukat  , Kiran Shahzadi  , Umme-Farwa  , Samina Safdar
Published: August 2021

It is the need of the hour to incorporate peace promotion as one of the significant features of the educational institutions in Pakistan. The present study explores the impact of a peace promotion intervention, with control and experimental groups, in order to understand if specific planned activities can significantly improve the peacebuilding attitudes of students. The study is experimental in nature, administering a pre-test and a post-test for both the control and experimental groups. Two equal samples (n=69) of 10th-grade (secondary school) students were selected — using a random sampling technique — for the control and experimental groups. The results of this study indicated that peace interventions — comprising games, hands-on activities, and dialogues — contributed significantly to improving the peace-building attitudes of the students in the experimental group. In addition, the female students of the experimental group exhibited a greater improvement in their peace building attitudes in the post-test phase as compared to their male counterparts. Furthermore, the study also reveals that the female students in the control group also depicted improvement in the post-test. This research presents implications for policymakers and educationists that need to be considered when introducing peace promotion activities into the (secondary) school curriculum. This article argues that practical activities — targeted to inculcate peaceful behavior in the students — can serve as important tools in establishing an environment of peace in society in general.
Geological mapping of Mesozoic deposits along the eastern margin of the R0nne Graben, offshore Bornholm, Denmark
Authors: Jensen Jørn Bo , Hamann Niels Erik
Published: August 2021

Detailed shallow seismic investigations of the eastern R0nne Graben, offshore Bomholm have resulted in the recognition of characteristic seismic facies which are subdivided into seismostratigraphic units.
The seismostratigraphic units are correlated with known lithostratigraphic units on Bomholm, thus permitting detailed geological mapping along the eastern margin of the Rønne Graben.
In contrast to the sequence on Bomholm, it appears that there was continuous sedimentation from the R0nne Formation (Lower Jurassic) to the Rabekke Formation (Lower Cretaceous), while the Robbedale and Jydegard Formations (Lower Cretaceous) are absent in the R0nne Graben. In the area mapped in detail the youngest Pre-Quaternary sediments are the Arnager Greensand, the Amager Limestone and the Bavnodde Greensand Formations (Upper Cretaceous).
All the Mesozoic deposits were affected by transpressional tectonic activity during the Upper Cretace­ous - Lower Tertiary.
The structural relationships show a characteristic pattern consisting of the main fault on the eastern side of the Rønne Graben and a system of en echelon reverse faults. This pattern probably formed as a result of northeast-southwest wrench movements in a compressional dextral strike slip system.
In situ transport characterization of magnetic states in Nb/Co superconductor/ferromagnet heterostructures
Authors: Kapran Olena M , Morari Roman , Golod Taras , Borodianskyi Evgenii A , Boian Vladimir , Prepelita Andrei , Klenov Nikolay , Sidorenko Anatoli S , Krasnov Vladimir M
Published: August 2021

Employment of the non-trivial proximity effect in superconductor/ferromagnet (S/F) heterostructures for the creation of novel superconducting devices requires accurate control of magnetic states in complex thin-film multilayers. In this work, we study experimentally in-plane transport properties of microstructured Nb/Co multilayers. We apply various transport characterization techniques, including magnetoresistance, Hall effect, and the first-order-reversal-curves (FORC) analysis. We demonstrate how FORC can be used for detailed in situ characterization of magnetic states. It reveals that upon reduction of the external field, the magnetization in ferromagnetic layers first rotates in a coherent scissor-like manner, then switches abruptly into the antiparallel state and after that splits into the polydomain state, which gradually turns into the opposite parallel state. The polydomain state is manifested by a profound enhancement of resistance caused by a flux-flow phenomenon, triggered by domain stray fields. The scissor state represents the noncollinear magnetic state in which the unconventional odd-frequency spin-triplet order parameter should appear. The non-hysteretic nature of this state allows for reversible tuning of the magnetic orientation. Thus, we identify the range of parameters and the procedure for in situ control of devices based on S/F heterostructures.
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF CYLINDRICAL BATTERIES IN CHILDREN – INTERVENTIONAL OR CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT?
Authors:   “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania, Păduraru Gabriela , Nichita Andreea-Mădălina ,   Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinical Department, “Sf. Maria” Clinical Emergency Children’s Hospital, Iasi, Romania, Filip Florin ,   “Sf. Ioan cel Nou” Hospital, Suceava, Romania, Tataranu Elena ,   “Sf. Ioan cel Nou” Hospital, Suceava, Romania, Diaconescu Smaranda ,   Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinical Department, “Sf. Maria” Clinical Emergency Children’s Hospital, Iasi, Romania
Published: August 2021

Ingestion of cylindrical batteries is a rare condition in children. There are no clear guidelines regarding the appropriate management of this condition. We present 2 such cases; one patient required endoscopic removal of the battery, while in the other one the battery passed spontaneously. We recommend that such cases be admitted for monitoring and treated on an individual basis, according to the clinical picture, X-ray data and the availability of pediatric emergency endoscopy.
LAPAROSCOPIC STAPLER APPENDECTOMY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Authors:   Ponderas Academic Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Dobrițoiu Daniela , Stoica Alin ,   Ponderas Academic Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Tudorache Simona-Gabriela ,   Ponderas Academic Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   Faculty of Medicine, “Titu Maiorescu” University, Bucharest, Romania, Ion Laura-Mihaela ,   Ponderas Academic Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   Faculty of Medicine, “Titu Maiorescu” University, Bucharest, Romania, Floricel Iunia-Carla ,   Faculty of Medicine, “Titu Maiorescu” University, Bucharest, Romania
Published: August 2021

Introduction. Acute appendicitis is the most frequent cause of surgical abdominal pain in children. There are multiple variants of surgical treatment of acute appendicitis, including laparoscopic stapler appendectomy. Aim. We proposed to present our experience regarding laparoscopic stapler appendectomy as an alternative treatment method in children diagnosed with appendicitis. Material and method. In this retrospective descriptive, observational study we analyzed the data of children admitted with appendicitis to Ponderas Academic Hospital between January 2018 and October 2020. Results. 78 laparoscopic appendectomies were performed in children with ages of 3 to 16 years old. Of these, 70 were performed using mechanical suturing devices. Time of surgery was 77 minutes in 2018, 76 minutes in 2019 and 91 minutes in 2020. In 2020 the number of complicated appendicitis was double than in 2019 and six times higher than in 2018 but time of surgery was smaller in these cases in 2020 with longer hospital stay. Conclusions. In 2020 we observed that was a smaller number of patients operated, with higher time of surgery, length of hospital stay, more complicated appendicitis (regarding drainage usage) but with smaller time of surgery in these complicated cases which indicates the effectiveness of using the stapler.
Electro-Thermal Modeling of Power IGBT Module Cooled by A Heat Pipe Cooling System
Authors: Améni Driss  , Samah Maalej  , Mohamed Chaker Zaghdoudi
Published: August 2021

This paper deals with the development of an electro-thermal model of an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) with a water-cooled heat pipe cooling system. Firstly, a thermal model of the heat pipe cooling system is proposed. Then, an electro-thermal model of the IGBT is developed to predict the junction temperature variations in transient operation. The thermal model of the IGBT is determined on the base of the thermal-capacitance lumped method. The electrical model of the IGBT is developed by considering the effect of the junction temperature on its static electrical parameters. Finally, the electro-thermal model is considered in a boost converter application. The model predictions show the effectiveness of the heat pipe cooling system for different commutation frequencies. It is proved that the heat pipe cooling system can keep the junction temperature of the IGBT at values allowing safe operation.
PROPENSÃO À AUTOMAÇÃO DAS TAREFAS OCUPACIONAIS NO BRASIL
Authors: Kubota Luis Claudio , Maciente Aguinaldo Nogueira
Published: August 2021

Este artigo expõe o difícil debate sobre a automação e a extinção de postos de trabalho no futuro próximo. Utilizando uma metodologia inovadora, a pesquisa ordenou as ocupações do mercado de trabalho brasileiro no que concerne ao potencial de automação, além de quantificar e classificar os empregos formais no Brasil em
termos de risco de automação. O artigo também reconstruiu a evolução histórica da composição do emprego formal entre 2003 e 2017, segundo quartis de potencial de automação da ocupação, vislumbrando identificar o risco geral de automação no mercado de trabalho formal do país.
Densidades de siembra en sistemas de producción de café a libre exposición solar en el departamento del Huila
Authors: Rendón José Raúl , Jaramillo-Jiménez Alexander
Published: August 2021

El departamento del Huila posee características de oferta climática y propiedades de suelos con un alto potencial para el cultivo de café, ya sea acompañado de árboles de sombrío en aquellas zonas con mayores limitantes por déficit hídrico, o en sistemas establecidos a plena exposición solar en los sitios que cuentan con una mejor distribución de las lluvias en el año. La densidad de siembra para la caficultura de la zona Norte del departamento, en sistemas a plena exposición solar, tiene la opción de escalarse hasta 10.000 plantas/ ha con variedades de café de porte bajo como Cenicafé 1 y Castillo Zona Sur; si los terrenos son de alto grado de pendiente una densidad de siembra de 8.000 plantas/ ha, establecida con un arreglo espacial rectangular, es adecuada para el desplazamiento de los operarios y facilita la logística en la cosecha. Los ciclos de producción con estas densidades de siembra se proyectan para una edad promedio de seis años.
Magnetic Field Draping of the Heliopause and Its Consequences for Radio Emission in the Very Local Interstellar Medium
Authors: Pogorelov N. V. , Fraternale F. , Kim T. K. , Burlaga L. F. , Gurnett D. A.
Published: August 2021

We discuss the observations and simulations related to the interaction of the solar wind (SW) and local interstellar medium (LISM), and the interstellar magnetic field draping around the heliopause (HP). This Letter sheds light on some processes that are not directly seen in the Voyager data. Special attention is paid to the magnetic field behavior at the HP crossing, penetration of shocks, and compression waves across the HP, and their merging in the LISM surrounding it. Modeling identifies forward and reverse shocks propagating through the heliosheath. Voyager data shows that the magnetic field strength experiences a jump at the HP, while the elevation and azimuthal angles are continuous across it. We show that our prior numerical results are in agreement with the Voyager data, if the heliospheric magnetic field is not assumed unipolar. The simulations confirm the importance of taking into account time dependencies of the SW flow, including the presence of transient structures and magnetohydrodynamic instabilities. For the first time, we provide the heliospheric community with the Alfvén speed distribution observed by Voyagers, which shows that it is unexpectedly small and decreases with distance from the HP. This is of critical importance for the identification of physical mechanisms responsible for the Langmuir wave and radio emission generation behind the HP. The data shows that outward-propagating, subcritical shocks traversing the LISM have a rather wide dissipation structure, which raises questions about their ability to reflect electrons as collisionless shocks can do.
A Corotating Group of Dwarf Galaxies around NGC 2750 as a Centaurus A Analog
Authors: Paudel Sanjaya , Yoon Suk-Jin , Smith Rory
Published: August 2021

We study a low-mass spiral galaxy NGC 2750 (∼5 times less massive than the Milky Way), located ∼40 Mpc away in a sparse region that hosts seven satellite galaxies within a projected distance of 150 Kpc. Among them six are star-forming dwarfs with stellar masses of >≈107
M
⊙ and one is an early-type dwarf with a stellar mass of 2.6 × 106
M
⊙. The star-forming dwarfs are gas rich, with gas mass fractions as high as Log(M
H i
/M
*) = 1.2 and their star formation rates vary between 0.03 and 0.35 M
⊙ yr−1. The projected distances and measured radial velocities of the six star-forming satellites provide a high probability that they are members of the group. The radial velocity distribution of the six satellites exhibits evidence of a systematic corotation. We devise a method to quantify such a corotation signal by calculating the correlation coefficient between satellites’ relative line-of-sight velocities (ΔV
r) and their sky-projected distances from the host (R
p). For the NGC 2750 system, we show a clear correlation between ΔV
r and R
p, with a Pearson’s R correlation coefficient c = 0.90 and p-value = 0.005. We compare the NGC 2750 system with the Centaurus A (NGC 5128) system, a previously known corotating group, and conclude that the former could be a small version of the latter but is located in an isolated field, away from the influence of the large-scale structure. The results open up opportunities to explore the galactic anisotropy phenomenon on a low-mass scale and in a rarified environment.
Seeing-sorted Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph U-band Imaging of the GOODS-south Field*
Authors: Otteson Lillian , McCabe Tyler , Ashcraft Teresa A. , Windhorst Rogier A. , Jansen Rolf A. , Cohen Seth H. , Nonino Mario , Paris Diego , Grazian Andrea , Fontana Adriano , Giallongo Emanuele , Speziali Roberto , Testa Vincenzo , Boutsia Konstantina , Koekemoer Anton , O’Connell Robert W. , Rutkowski Michael J. , Ryan Russell E. , Scarlata Claudia , Teplitz Harry
Published: August 2021

We present the optimal resolution and optimal depth U-filter mosaics using the seeing-sorted method of Ashcraft et al. on deep, ground-based U-bandimaging of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey South field as part of the near-UV imaging program UVCANDELS. We use the U-bandimages obtained with the VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph on the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope by Nonino et al. Our best resolution mosaic includes images with a seeing full-width half maximum (FWHM) ≤ 0.″8, and encompasses 50% of the data. Our best depth mosaic includes images with FWHM ≤ 1.″5, corresponding to 100% of the data. Prior to being combined, the source fluxes in each individual background-subtracted image are corrected to match a 3D-HST photometric catalog of the same field to correct variations in the U-band zero-points. These mosaics provide deep U-banddata complementary to the UVCANDELS HST WFC3 F275W and ACS F435W images. We assess the depth of both U-bandmosaics.
Monitoring and Prevention the Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infection during Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review and Perspective Algorithm
Authors: Dmitriyeva Mariya , Kozhakhmetov Saken K. , Turebayev Dulat K. , Urazova Saltanat N. , Omarov Talgat M. , Igissinov Nurbek S. , Toleubayev Medet T.
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic leads to significant changes in the healthcare system and undermining best practices for maintaining a diabetic limb. A large number of patients with diabetic foot are left without timely medical care and are at increased risk of complications, hospitalization, lower limb amputation, and death. A new paradigm must be adopted for the transition from inpatient care to community-based care. The introduction of a pandemic remote management for patients with diabetic foot ulcer includes an assessment of the risk of complications through telemedicine and further stratification of patients according to the developed algorithm.

METHODS: A literature review was performed for articles related to telemedicine. We used PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, and Ovid MEDLINE to search published articles. We used the following keywords: “Telemedicine,” “diabetes mellitus,” “COVID-19,” “diabetic foot ulcer,” and “remote monitoring.”

RESULTS: Implementation of the proposed pandemic care includes telemedicine for remote monitoring and treatment of patients with diabetic foot ulcers, as well as an algorithm for determining the risk of diabetic ulcer infection and patient management tactics according to the identified risk.

CONCLUSION: The management of patients with diabetic foot ulcers during a pandemic includes the following goals – to reduce the burden on the health-care system, maintain the safety and functionality of diabetic foot at home, and reduce the risk of COVID-19 in patients with diabetic foot ulcers.
Knowledge Regarding Coronavirus Disease-19 Related to Nutritional Practices in Residents of Medan City, Indonesia
Authors: Natalia Debora , Sari Dina Keumala , Ardiansyah Rizky , Fadinie Wulan
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new type of disease, which has never been identified in humans. Some of the primary symptoms are associated with acute respiratory disorders, namely, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. A person’s nutritional status affects the risk of infection and the clinical course of COVID-19. Knowledge is an important domain for the formation of a person’s behavior, because actions based on knowledge are more important than actions or behaviors that are not based on knowledge.

AIM: This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge about COVID-19 and the balanced nutritional behavior of the people of Medan City.

METHODS: This was a descriptive analytical study, with a cross-sectional research design. The study samples consisted of Medan City residents, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria based on the convenient sampling method. The primary data in this study were drawn from a research questionnaire, which was filled out online.

RESULTS: From 200 of the research samples analyzed, 88% had a good level of knowledge towards COVID-19, 59% had a good level of nutrition practices. There was no significant difference between mean score and results for knowledge of COVID-19 and nutritional practices based on certain demographic characteristics. The relationship analysis showed p = 0.22; prevalence ratio = 2.711; and confidence interval 95%= 1.123–6.541 with a correlation value of 0.161.

CONCLUSIONS: There was a weak positive relationship between knowledge regarding COVID-19 and nutritional practices in residents of Medan City, Indonesia.
Admissions and In-hospital Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndromes during Corona Virus Disease 19 Pandemic in Albania
Authors: Simoni Leonard , Alimehmeti Ilir , Ceka Astrit , Tafaj Ermir , Gina Mirald , Dibra Alban , Goda Artan
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Cardiologists and surveys from all over the world have reported an important drop in admissions of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and related coronary procedures during the outbreak of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID 19) pandemic.
AIM: We investigated the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on hospitalizations for ACS and related invasive procedures in a country with low COVID 19 incidence.
METHODS: We conducted a single-center, observational retrospective study including all consecutive patients admitted for ACS in the Cardiology Department of University Hospital Center Mother Theresa from March 9, 2020 (1st day of application of social distance measures) to April 30th (period of total lockdown). Patients admitted in the same time period in 2019 served as controls. All data were collected from the medical files. Admissions were classified as ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST-elevation ACS (NSTEACS). Total and weekly admissions and invasive procedures were assessed. Mean incidence difference (MID) in weekly ACS admissions and procedures was also calculated.
RESULTS: Overall, 781 patients were included in this analysis: 321 patients (37%) were admitted during study period and 550 patients (63%) were admitted during the control period (overall reduction of 41.6%; weekly MID of 28.6 (95% confidence interval [CI] 13.3 to 44.0; p = 0.001). The occurrence of all ACS types was reduced: STEMI, by 28.1%; weekly MID 7.3 [0.6-15.2]; p = 0.048]; NSTEACS by 50.5%, weekly MID 19.1 [13.9-24.4]; p < 0.001]. Invasive procedures were also reduced: coronary angiography by 42.5%, weekly MID 26.6 [13.4-39.2]; p = 0.001]; percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by 42.3%, weekly MID 16.1 [5.9-26.3], p = 0.004]. Compared to 2019, during the COVID-19 period, there was a 2.4 fold increase in the inhospital death (3% vs 7.2%) with a significant weekly MID 1.4 [0.2-2.7) P=0.032]. A 2.6-fold increase in the occurrence of cardiogenic shock was also observed (13.1% vs. 5.1%, p < 0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS: The admissions for ACS and invasive revascularization procedures were significantly reduced, whereas the death rate was increased during COVID 19 pandemic outbreak in Albania compared with the same period in 2019.
Levels of Interleukin 6 as a Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenic Patients Receiving Combination Therapy of Typical and Atypical Antipsychotics
Authors: Saidah Syamsuddin , Sonny Lisal T. , Lilik Haryani , Burhanuddin Bahar , Haerani Rasyid , Wempy Thioritz
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that causes disability and is often accompanied by physical illness. Based on the American Heart Association criteria, metabolic syndrome is common in schizophrenic patients, with a prevalence of 43% in Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness. The metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia results from the side effects of antipsychotics. The metabolic syndrome will also show high levels of IL-6. This situation can have biological implications, which can then affect the health of schizophrenic patients.

AIM: This study aims to determine serum IL-6 levels as a predictor of metabolic syndrome in patients with metabolic syndrome due to side effects of using antipsychotic therapy.

METHODS: This prospective cohort study was not randomized, with the number of subjects was 28 schizophrenic patients who were evenly divided into two groups, namely, the group receiving atypical and typical combination therapy. Therapy was given to both groups for 3 months, and measurements and checks of bodyweight, abdominal circumference, blood pressure, BMI, TG, GDP, and Il-6 levels were carried out at baseline and 3rd month. Comparative and correlation tests were carried out between groups.

RESULTS: Some schizophrenic patients were categorized as metabolic syndrome and not a metabolic syndrome in both therapy groups (p < 0.020). However, atypical antipsychotic drug combinations are more likely to experience the metabolic syndrome. There was a change in the mean Il-6 levels at baseline and the 3rd month in both groups (p < 0.0001). There was a more excellent mean value of IL-6 levels at 3rd month with metabolic syndrome than those without metabolic syndrome. There was a greater mean value of IL-6 levels at third month with metabolic syndrome compared with those without metabolic syndrome in the haloperidol and chlorpromazine groups (p <0.005), the risperidone and clozapine groups (p <0.002).

CONCLUSION: Metabolic syndrome is more common in schizophrenic patients receiving atypical than typical combination therapy. The body’s response to the metabolic syndrome results in an increase in IL-6 levels due to an inflammatory process in visceral fat which accumulates due to weight gain due to the administration of antipsychotics. In schizophrenic patients with metabolic syndrome, IL-6 levels are higher than those without metabolic syndrome, so that IL-6 levels can be used as a predictor of metabolic syndrome in schizophrenic patients receiving antipsychotic therapy.
Point of Care Ultrasound Use by Interns in Emergency Department
Authors: Ienghong Kamonwon , Suzuki Takaaki , Tiamkao Somsak , Gaysonsiri Dhanu , Bhudhisawasdi Vajarabhongsa , Apiratwarakul Korakot
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is required for use in many instances on a daily basis in the hospital, especially in the emergency department and other specialty treatment areas. While interns play a crucial role in running emergency services in Thailand, the POCUS usage of interns has not been well studied.
METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study of the interns who worked at the Department of Emergency Medicine, a tertiary university hospital in Khon Kaen, Thailand between July 2020 and April 2021. The seven questions survey about participants’ experiences performing POCUS examinations was conceived and carried out by the research team. The primary aim of this study is to identify the frequency of POCUS examinations performed by interns in this or any other given rotation.
RESULTS: The response rate was 81.25% with the frequency of POCUS examinations per physician coming in at 2.5 per shift. It should be noted that examinations occurred primarily during the morning shift (79%) and were for diagnostic purposes (100%). The highest POCUS use cases (80%) were found to take place for abdominal examinations and the most commonly used POCUS application was the FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) examination (92%). The confidence level was rated as 3/5. The primary barrier to performing POCUS was lack of knowledge or ultrasound training (47%).
CONCLUSIONS: POCUS is often used by interns though less than in some other specialties. The type of POCUS application employed was limited due to lack of training and the primary obstacle for POCUS use in the emergency department was patient overcrowding.
Effect of Dementia Training on Knowledge and Attitude Among Long-Term Care Staff in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Mulyani Sri , David Saifullah Azam
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: The number of patients with dementia has increased globally. Caring for these patients is very challenging and demanding. There are many patients with dementia in long-term care facilities in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. However, most staff members do not have proper training regarding how to care for patients with dementia.

AIM: This research aimed to investigate the effect of dementia care skills training on knowledge and attitudes about dementia among long-term care staff in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

METHODS: A pre-experimental study was conducted using a one-group pre-test and post-test method. There were 30 staff members in a long-term care facility in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, who participated in this study in July 2019. Training given was the Dementia Care Skills 18 h version for care workers provided by Alzheimer’s Indonesia by two certified trainers. Outcomes measured were knowledge and attitudes of the participants, which were measured using the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale and Dementia Attitude Scale. Data were analyzed using paired and independent t-tests as well as Pearson correlation tests.

RESULTS: The results showed that staff knowledge of dementia (t = 4.78, p = 0.000) and attitudes toward persons with dementia (t = 3.27, p = 0.003) were improved significantly after the dementia training provided by the Alzheimer’s Indonesia trainers.

CONCLUSIONS: Training in dementia care can improve knowledge and attitude of long-term care staff. This study recommends that dementia care skills training be provided for staff and nurses in long-term care to improve their knowledge and attitudes regarding patients with dementia and their care.
Evaluation of Visual Function Requirements for Public Jobs in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Moafa Majid A. , Alghamdi Waleed , Alluwimi Mohammed , Aldakhil Sulaiman , Abuallut Ismail , Alghamdi Mansour , Alrasheed Saif
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Certain occupations and career paths require potential candidates who meet certain visual standards that allow them to apply or hold realistic possibilities for career advancement.

AIM: This study aims to assess the visual function requirements for public jobs in Saudi Arabia and compare them with international standards.

METHODS: Interview with eye care specialists in the fields of optometry and ophthalmology was conducted. This interview was consisted of seven pre-approved questions on current vision health requirements for eyesight-dependent careers.

RESULTS: Interview responses revealed the existence of several visual requirements which were visual acuity, color vision, and visual field. These requirements are essential for various government jobs and functions, with examinations of applicants being necessary for acceptance of a vacancy or subsequent career progression.

CONCLUSION: Many government positions of employment require predefined level visual standards which are not widely known. Defining what these standards are and making them publicly accessible will aid both future candidates in better planning their employment options and specialists in providing the required standards on request.
Increase Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha decreased Serum Cholesterol Level, but not Albumin, in Hemodialysis Patients with Non-Fibrotic Hepatitis C Infection
Authors: Supriyadi Rudi , Agustanti Nenny , Adisuhanto Marcella
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C infection could increase the morbidity and mortality of chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis by enhancing the inflammatory process. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-a) is the main regulator of the inflammatory cascade, which could induce malnutrition and suppress cholesterol and albumin production in the liver.

AIM: Therefore, this study aimed to determine the correlation between serum TNF-a level with serum albumin and cholesterol levels in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis with and without hepatitis C infection.

METHODS: This research was an analytical cross-sectional study. The sample of this study consisted of patients undergoing routine hemodialysis at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, in February 2020. The sample selection was using a random sampling method and analyzed with the Spearman rank correlation test.

RESULTS: One hundred nineteen patients were divided into two groups, with hepatitis C infection (n=53) and without hepatitis C infection (n=66). The median value of serum TNF-α _was higher in the hepatitis C infection group compared to the group without hepatitis c infection (31.86 pg/ml vs 11.71 pg/ml, p <0.001). There was a correlation between serum TNF-α _and cholesterol in the hepatitis C infection (r = -0.246; p = 0.039) and without hepatitis c infection group (r = -0.256; p = 0.022). After adjusting with the duration of hemodialysis, this association was found to be significant in patients without Hepatitis C infection (p = 0.02) and borderline significant in patients with Hepatitis C infection (p = 0.09). There was no correlation between TNF-α _with albumin in both hepatitis C infection group (r = 0.082; p = 0.281) and without hepatitis C infection (r = -0.168; p = 0.094).

CONCLUSION: Serum TNF-α _negatively correlates with cholesterol levels in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis with and without hepatitis C infection. However, there was no correlation between TNF-α _and albumin level in both groups.
Transformation of Consumption Behavior of the Poor in the Case of Malnutrition: Health Sociology Study with Participatory Approach in Makassar City, Indonesia
Authors: Alim Andi , Agustang Andi , Adam Arlin
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Poor families understand, interpret, and interpret the balanced nutritional content of food and drinks consumed daily according to their experiences and the environment that hits them. The assumption of this research assumes that there is a change in consumption behaviour due to the knowledge of the poor which is formed by advertisements with very high exposure and frequency every day.AIM: This study aims to explore the transformation of consumer behaviour that causes the process of malnutrition and the framework of capitalism in marginalizing the poor to fulfil their nutritional needs. METHODS: This study uses qualitative research methods with a critical approach paradigm. RESULTS: This study found that malnutrition among the poor in Makassar City is caused by the wrong knowledge of the community in understanding nutritious food. Meanwhile, children's tastes are formed based on environmental influences which are generally constructed by industrially processed foods. Another finding is that the framework of capitalism in marginalizing the poor to fulfil their nutritional needs operates in the form of massification of industrial processed food and beverage products; the intensity of advertising for nutritious food products, the presence of online food ordering technology; the construction of the lifestyle of the person who belongs; and the emergence of outlets/shops serving fast food. CONCLUSIONS: The critical paradigm used in this study produces sociological actions that need to be taken to avoid the trap of food capitalism for poor families through community empowerment movements towards healthy shopping behaviours.