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Gender equity and mosquito-borne diseases: approach from the humanities
Authors: Verdecia Tamayo Manuel de Jesús , Escalona Pardo Eduardo
Published: July 2023

The article offers a vision of how gender equality is related to diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, from the perspective of the object of study, within the framework of the Humanities. The authors critically review the plurality of concepts, the scope and limits around "gender equity" to describe the persistence of dissent regarding the consensus around this definition. The article exposes the scenario set by the emergence of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes today. The authors' analysis contains the links, connections and common logic of articulation and development on the power of action (praxis) of gender equity, within the framework of these diseases, to transform discriminatory experiences from the perspective of the humanities. . They conclude that gender equality becomes an urgent and necessary need for the prevention, control and effective management of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, since it is essential to transform the conditions of vulnerability of girls and women, needing to transform human nature in pursuit of introduce expert criteria from the humanities to introduce cultural changes and in the ways of thinking, feeling and acting of people and of humanity as a whole.
Impact of cataract surgery on the quality of life of patients with advanced glaucoma
Authors: D’stefano Gabriel
Published: July 2023

Aim: To describe changes in the quality of life and visual performance of advanced glaucoma patients after lensectomy. Materials and methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients with advanced glaucoma requiring cataract surgery between March and September 2018 at the Glaucoma Service of Hospital Oftalmológico Santa Lucía. Advanced glaucoma was defined as present when there was a cup/disc ratio > 0.8, visual field damage within 10 degrees of central fixation or a temporal visual field remnant. Standard phacoemulsification surgery with intraocular lens implantation was performed. An adapted low-vision quality of life questionnaire was administered before surgery and one month postoperatively. Results: A total of 9 patients (6 women and 3 men) were included. The age range was 29 to 88 (mean: 71 years). Visual acuity improved in most cases and there was an improvement of sensitivity in mean deviation and model standard deviation, as well as in the areas of quality of life evaluated. Conclusion: Cataract surgery should be considered as an alternative in cases of advanced glaucoma and stable intraocular pressure, since a substantial benefit in the function and quality of life of patients has been observed.
Light adjustable lens in a post-lasik patient
Authors: Bruns Nicholas J
Published: July 2023

The Light Adjustable Lens is a newly approved lens that can be altered in-vivo after cataract surgery to address residual refractive error. This is done through highly specific ultraviolet light applications two weeks post-operatively. Patients require 2-5 total light adjustments. The ability to adjust the lens allows patients to more confidently participate in the surgical process while customizing their refractive status. Patients who have previously undergone corneal refractive surgery can provide an added challenge to cataract surgeons. Because of induced changes in corneal structure, intraocular lens calculations can be more difficult, ultimately leading to variability in refractive outcome. The light adjustable lens is sure to change how surgeons and optometrists counsel and manage patients pre- and post-operatively. The case described below details the structure and functionality of the light adjustable lens as well as a clinical application in a post-LASIK patient.
Uveopathies: a new look at etiopathogenesis and treatment
Authors: Dmytrivna Rudkovska Oksana
Published: July 2023

Currently, the cause of uveopathies is unknown, there is no radical treatment. The final of these diseases is blindness from glaucoma. The author developed a hypothesis of the etiopathogenesis of uveopathies, according to which the trigger of these diseases is the weakness of accommodation caused by the genetically determined excessively small distance between the ciliary body and the equator of the lens. The following approaches to solving the problem of uveopathies are proposed: a). formation of laser mydriasis (at the initial stages of the process); b). surgical expansion of the ring of the ciliary body - the formation of supraciliary non-penetrating sclerectomies (imitation of anterior staphyloma of the sclera in neglected myopia and glaucoma); in). phacoemulsification of the lens with IOL implantation (optimal final refraction of the artificial eye - simple myopic direct type astigmatism up to 1.5 diopters). It is assumed that these operations will affect the trigger of uveopathy - a genetically determined weakness of accommodation, Uveopathies (Fuchs' syndrome, essential mesodermal progressive dystrophy of the iris, glaucoma-cyclitic crisis) are not fully understood diseases.
Current ethical dilemmas in obstetrical practice and some suggestions regarding how to resolve them
Authors: Howe Edmund
Published: July 2023

As new ethical conundrums arise in obstetrics, providers are ever-increasingly challenged with having to know the best means of resolving these problems since Roe v. Wade was overturned. New ethical challenges have arisen, for example, as to how clinicians should respond when patients would need to travel to another state to get an abortion. A second illustrative example involves minors. In some states in the U.S., these patients legally can request permission from a judge to have an abortion without their having to tell their parents. If these adolescents don’t know this, providers must decide whether they should take initiative to inform them of this possibility and if so, when. This question is still more challenging when these patients, too, live in a state that does not allow them the option of abortion. Providers confronted with ethical problems such as those above may struggle to determine how to best resolve these dilemmas. This piece will review some key and especially more subtle, ethical approaches that providers may face to better resolve them. Initially, I will highlight approaches to resolving ethical outcomes that providers may not know or may overlook. These will include how providers may best apply both core ethical principles and an additional, adjunctive framework, known as the care perspective or ethics of care. I will provide specific examples to illustrate each
Upfront appendectomy vs interval appendectomy in acute appendicitis with mass formation in pediatric age group: Little difference in major outcome
Authors: Widatella Hussam , Abdulmanan Ahmed , Abdelraheem Ibraheem , Atwan Fadi , Paran Sri
Published: July 2023

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare Conservative treatment followed by Interval Appendicectomy, versus Emergency Appendicectomy for the management of appendicular masses in children. Methods: Retrospective review of all appendicectomy performed in Tallaght university hospital, in Paediatric Surgery Department between January 2013 and June 2016. We included 397 procedures of Appendicectomy, among those, 16% (n=64) were diagnosed as appendicular masses. Cases were classified into two groups. Group I included those who were managed conservatively and then underwent Interval Appendicectomy after 6 to 8 weeks, (n=20) 31.3%. Group II included those who were managed with Emergency Appendicectomy, (n=44) 68.8%. The outcomes in the two groups were compared based on three parameters; the duration of hospital stay, the duration of Intravenous Antibiotics and post-operative morbidities. Results: We found that the median duration of hospitalization in group I was significantly longer than in group II (10 days vs 5 days, P<0.0001). The mean duration of antibiotic therapy in group I was also significantly longer than in group II (10.4±3.17 days) vs (5.19±2.53 days), P<0.0001). Nevertheless, the overall complication rate in Group I was similar to that of group II (38.1% vs 25.6%, P=0.304). Conclusion: No major difference in outcomes between the conservative and emergency operative approaches in managing appendicular mass in children. However, operative management is more cost-effective with less duration of hospital stay, as compared to the conservative approach.
Prevalence of risk of falls in a permanent geriatric stay
Authors: Cantu Sanchez Claudia Marcela
Published: July 2023

Aging or also called the normal process of changes that are related to the passage of time starts from when we are born and continues throughout life, and old age is the final phase of life. It is a gradual and adaptive process of a biological, psychological and social type, produced as a consequence of genetically programmed changes, history, lifestyles, environment and social conditions in which the elderly live. On the other hand, old age is a stage of life whose beginning is established by society, which is why the United Nations Organization agreed that, in developing countries, people aged 60 and over are classified as older adults. Within the present work, it is intended to obtain a diagnosis on the prevalence of falls in which the current situation of patients in a permanent geriatric stay located in Irapuato, Guanajuato is shown. This is considered important because during aging structural and functional changes occur in different organs and systems. For this reason, as health professionals, we must know the normal morphological and functional changes of physiological aging, and thus guide the elderly to adapt and improve their lifestyle.
Digital and inclusive pedagogical competences of educators
Authors: García Tartera Francisco J
Published: July 2023

Teacher training focuses on generic technologies such as the European framework DigCompEdu, but special education students face them without being inclusive or adapted. DIPCE seeks to design inclusive learning activities where scientific and professional disciplines (pedagogy and didactics of the subject) and inclusive practices are added into a coherent whole. It was based on a selection of European countries by geographical location and a descriptive investigation taking samples from more than 8 educational centers and more than 50 teachers from each partner country. A model has been developed to incorporate digital resources and novel pedagogical approaches into teaching practices. A set of tools is being compiled that offers the means to create accessible and inclusive digital learning content to implement digital education practices. The results on how to transform conventional lessons to their digital format are being well received by teachers.
Relationship between indoor air quality and space design for human health
Authors: Rico-García Sanyern Y
Published: July 2023

Although the globalized world in which we live brings technological facilities that favour adaptation to the system, it also entails a disconnection between human beings and the context in which they live. This results in the adoption of patterns and trends that reduce people's quality of life, such as the disconnection between outdoor air pollution and indoor environments. Therefore, this opinion document aims to provide a perspective on the problem and answer the question of whether initiatives to mitigate this phenomenon and educate people about the relationship between indoor air quality and space design are an optimal strategy within the system's framework.
Paradoxes of credible elections in Nigeria
Authors: Oboh Godwin Ehiarekhian
Published: July 2023

This study examines the influence of public awareness campaign on electoral process in Nigeria. The paper used the conflict theory to explain the role of the political elite in the conduct of elections in Nigeria. The writers reviewed contemporary literature and empirical studies on election to bridge possible gap in knowledge between this research and the previous research on election studies. The paper adopted the survey method, and reviewed primary data on public perception of elections in Nigeria. The data extracted from questionnaires and hypotheses were analyzed and tested using chi-square (c2) statistical tool. There would normally be a relationship between public awareness of election and voters’ commitment to the success of the election. This study however, revealed that there was no correlation between public awareness of election processes and voters’ knowledge of their role in elections in Nigeria. So, there will be need for the Nigerian electoral commission to investigate why awareness campaign on elections appears to be ineffective in Nigeria.
ФАХОВА ТЕРМІНОЛОГІЯ – НЕОБХІДНИЙ ЕЛЕМЕНТ БУДЬ-ЯКОЇ ГАЛУЗІ ВИРОБНИЦТВА
Authors: Віват Г. І. , Філіпенко О. І.
Published: July 2023

У статті обґрунтовано значення фахової термінології у будь-якій галузі науки, культури, техніки. Простудійовано також питання стандартизації термінології, тобто вироблення термінів-еталонів, термінів-зразків, унормування термінології в межах однієї країни (якщо це національний стандарт) або в межах групи країн (якщо це міжнародний стандарт). Безпосередньо здійснено комплексне дослідження шляхів формування та становлення окремих термінів у галузі виробництва й переробки зернової продукції, таких як «зла́ки» [zlа́ky], «зернó» [zernó], «збіжжя» [zbijjia], «бóрошно» [bóroshno], «крупа́» [krupа́], «су́ржик» [surjyk]. Зроблено зауваги до варіювання терміну «хліб» [hlib] в українській та інших слов’янських мовах. Звернено також увагу на процес детермінологізації деяких слів української мови, зокрема, на термін «мука́» [mukа́]. Простежено й шляхи становлення та адаптації термінів «пироги́» [pyrohу́], «варе́ники» [varе́nyky] в українській та інших слов’янських мовах. У процесі студій було використано досвід деяких попередніх дослідників, академічні словники та іншу історичну документацію. Прикметним є й те, що для доведення раціональності обговорюваного матеріалу приклади було взято як із наукової літератури, так і з художніх творів, зокрема поетичних, різних авторів української та інших слов’янських мов. Таким чином, результатом роботи стало всебічне обґрунтування шляхів термінотворення та детермінологізації окремих сегментів зернопереробної та борошномельної галузі виробництва (зла́ки [zlа́ky], збіжжя [zbijjia],су́ржик [surjyk], хліб [hlib], мука́ [mukа́], бóрошно [bóroshno], крупа́ [krupа́], пироги́ [pyrohу́], варе́ники [varе́nyky]) в українській мові та в деяких інших слов’янських мовах. Плідним також вважаємо студіювання процесу термінологізації в українській мові та справи стандартизації термінів у світовій практиці й розгляд його особливостей в українській мові, оскільки цей процес в українській мові вважаємо незакінченим і таким, що потребує подальшого пильного опрацювання. Вказано також на перспективні шляхи для подальшого опрацювання та оприявнення репрезентованої в цій статті тематики.
Penerapan augmented reality sebagai media digital marketing di masa Pandemi Covid 19 pada pengusaha penginapan di Malino
Authors: Nawir Fadliyani , Hamdat Aminuddin
Published: July 2023

The Covid 19 pandemic has had a major impact on industries in Indonesia, especially the tourism sector. Due to large-scale social restrictions making community activities very limited, lodging in tourist areas is empty of visitors. The purpose of this Community Service activity is to provide education about augmented reality technology that can be adopted for marketing media on social media so that lodging entrepreneurs can provide new value for their consumers during this pandemic. The method used in this Community Service activity is the presentation of the augmented reality application for the interior of the inn, workshops on the use of the application, digital marketing techniques on social media that are directly practiced by the speakers and participants which are ended by discussion and question and answer. The results of this service activity are videos produced from augmented reality technology in accordance with the interior of each inn from the participants.
Pemanfaatan media sosial online dan strategi konten untuk meningkatkan pemasaran UMKM ESM collection
Authors: Suhandiah Sri , Widyasari Aprilia Aryanti
Published: July 2023

Covid-19 pandemic not only strike people health, but it also affects the economic aspect. The pandemic also hit the MSMEs, especially ESM Collection, which have decreasing selling due to it only running in the offline store. Not having online marketing media, lack of skill and knowledge in utilizing social media for marketing strategy are the main issues that ESM Collection faces. This community service activity aims to help ESM Collection to overcome its difficulties. Those issues were solved through training and mentoring in using social media Instagram to do online marketing and content marketing strategy. This event is divided into three steps. Firstly, is developing a training guidebook, secondly training to use the marketing application and evaluate it. Lastly is mentoring. Instagram training is given to ESM Collection staff in two days, and mentoring is one month. The result of this event is the guidebook helps the participants to follow the training, and the training method can increase their knowledge to use Instagram as marketing media. Furthermore, through mentoring participants can upgrade their skill to implementing content strategy on Instagram. All in all, ESM Collection now can utilize Instagram as their online marketing media to apply the content marketing strategy to widen their market and increase their sales.
Implementasi manajemen risiko keuangan pada UMKM Batik selama pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Santoso Rudi , Erstiawan Martinus Sony
Published: July 2023

COVID-19 has had an impact on the Indonesian economy. MSMEs are one of the parties experiencing systematic risk caused by Covid-19. Some MSMEs went bankrupt, and others were able to survive. MSMEs that can survive must continue to struggle during difficulties. One of the efforts to avoid this systematic risk is to apply risk management. This Community Service activity aims to provide knowledge, insight, and skills, especially batik UMKM players in Sekoto, Badas District, Kediri Regency. The knowledge provided is about business risk management. Risk management is closely related to financial management. The results of the activity indicated an increase in the literacy of batik MSMEs in terms of implementing financial risk in facing future systematic risks.
Neoliberalism and the Rhetorical Use of Creativity
Authors: Martín Martínez Almudena
Published: July 2023

The subjects discussed in the article are the curious use of the term creativity by neoliberalism, how this has had an effect on educational policies in recent years, and how this effect can be counteracted by suggesting an option in a critical educational model. We characterize the concept of creativity applying a multidisciplinary approach with an analytical foundation that diverges with the perceptions coined by the business speech in the latest decades. Because of this disparity, we question the manner in which pedagogy ought to use creativity for the best development of students’ critical capacity, which allows them to criticize the strategies and the objectives of their learning process, as well as willingly animate their subjectivity and foment their critical thought. In relation to the methodology, for all the phases of this documentary research project, we have worked with a bibliographical review of sources which, due to their concrete theme and academic impact, are more relevant for the idea and purposes.
Long-term treatment results of hydronephrosis in children operated in their first year of life. A systematic review
Authors: Bebenina Anastasia A. , Mokrushina Olga G. , Levitskaya Marina V. , Shumikhin Vasily , Erokhina Nadezhda O. , Agavelyan Anzhelika E.
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: Congenital stenosis of the ureterоpelvic junction is the most common cause of hydronephrosis in children.
AIM: This systematic review aimed to search and analyze modern literature from 1998 to 2021 on the treatment and postoperative follow-up of children with severe hydronephrosis in the first year of life and study the long-term results.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Literary sources were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, and eLibrary databases. The following keywords were used to search for English sources: congenital hydronephrosis, severe hydronephrosis, operative treatment, uretero-pelvic junction obstruction infant, children, neonatal, and infancy. Five full-text articles that meet the criteria were included for analysis.
RESULTS: A total of 355 patients were included in the publications. Antenatal screening was described only in two studies. The average age of children at the time of surgery was five months (one to six months). All the authors noted that due to pyeloplasty in the first year of life, the renal parenchyma exhibited a significant increase in thickness; the indicators in dynamics increased by an average of 1.5 times during the year. The size of the renal pelvis decreased by 50%67%. The data of radioisotope scintigraphy were variable; however, in the long-term period, improvement in renal function was noted in all publications.
CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review shows the long-term results of early pyeloplasty in congenital hydronephrosis in young children. A significant decrease in the pelvis and an increase in the thickness of the parenchyma were observed, both of which are an advantage for the restoration of renal function. However, no single algorithm can predict the recovery of renal parenchyma. An accurate assessment of renal parenchymal function should be confirmed by a prospective, randomized, long-term, follow-up study with a large number of cases.
Use of ICG navigation in organ-preserving resections of ovarian teratomas in children
Authors: Kozlov Yury A. , Poloyan Simon S. , Marchuk Andrei A. , Rozhanskii Alexander P. , Byrgazov Anton A. , Muravev Sergey A. , Kovalkov Konstantin A. , Kapuller Vadim M. , Narkevich Artem N.
Published: July 2023

This study presents the first experience of indocyanine green imaging for ovarian tumors in girls to show how the development of new imaging technologies can change the treatment of this pathology.
A retrospective analysis was conducted on the case histories of a 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl with ovarian teratomas who were admitted with complaints of discomfort and pain in the lower abdomen. Ultrasound and computed tomography of the abdominal cavity revealed tumors with sizes of 40 42 38 and 60 54 38 mm in the right ovary for one girl and in the left ovary for the other girl. No increase in the concentration of tumor markers (alpha-fetoprotein, -chorionic gonadotropin, and Cancer Antigen 125) was recorded. Operations for the diagnosis of ovarian teratoma were performed laparoscopically using fluoroscopic control. The use of indocyanine green imaging was effective in determining the boundaries of the tumor and healthy ovarian tissues, making it possible to perform organ-sparing surgery. During the surgical intervention, no complications were observed in the form of bleeding from the ovarian parenchyma or damage to neighboring organs. Histological diagnosis established that the neoplasms belong to mature teratomas. The length of hospital stay was three days. Ultrasound examination performed six months after surgery showed no signs of disease recurrence. One of the patients exhibited regeneration of ovarian tissues comparable with the size of the contralateral ovary. In another girl, the affected ovary was about half the size.
Thus, organ-preserving surgical treatment for ovarian teratomas in children is the method of choice. A fundamental innovation is the use of indocyanine green fluorescence technology to determine the boundaries of the spread of the tumor in order to resect it within healthy tissues.
To the 75th Anniversary of Vladimir G. Bairov
Authors: Kagantsov Ilya M. , Sukhotskaya Anna A.
Published: July 2023

The paper describes the professional activities and merits of the pediatric surgeon Vladimir G. Bairov, in celebration of his anniversary.
In memory of Evgeny Ya. Gatkin (02.01.1954 – 27.12.2022)
Authors: Guseva Natalia B.
Published: July 2023

Information about the untimely deceased pediatric surgeon, doctor of medical sciences, Evgeny Ya. Gatkin.
Digital forensics – A gain to dentistry
Authors: Vishnurao Sowmya Gujjar
Published: July 2023

The ability of machines to carry out tasks that typically involve human intelligence is known as artificial intelligence (AI). It is a development in computer science that solves a number of intricate problems that are currently plaguing society. These models have shown to be a breakthrough in terms of delivering trustworthy information for decision making, and their main benefit is that they offer logic for clinical decision making. Consequently, AI may play a big part in forensic dentistry (FO). In order to serve the welfares of justice, FO entails the examination, assessment, administration, and presentation of dental evidence in criminal or civil cases. It is an essential component of forensic science that is key to the identification of people, whether they are living or dead. In terms of gathering, evaluating, and reporting evidence, digital forensics has successfully and consistently supplanted traditional forensic investigations. Therefore, learning and understanding in this area are necessary.
Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease on Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging Manifesting With Typical Pulvinar or Hockey Stick Sign
Authors: Halefoglu Ahmet Mesrur
Published: July 2023

Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressing fatal neurodegenerative disease and can manifest with a rapidly progressive cognitive decline, ataxia, behavioral changes, visual disturbances and myoclonus. In our case report, we described a 68-year-old woman presented with rapid cognitive decline, gait disturbance, and cerebellar symptoms. Her laboratory and CSF examinations were found within normal limits. EEG examination revealed generalized periodic sharp and slow wave complexes. She underwent MRI examination including DWI. On DWI, restricted diffusion was detected at bilateral fronto-parietal and temporo-occipital lobes involving cingulate gyrus and bilateral basal ganglia and thalamic regions. The typical bilateral restricted diffusion areas in the medial pulvinar nuclei of the medial called as pulvinar sign or hockey stick sign were also found. DWI plays a crucial role in the diagnosis of CJD, because restricted diffusion abnormalities could be detected within a couple of weeks after the onset of disease symptoms and even before the manifestation of periodic triphasic waves on EEG. Hence, in this case report, we would like to emphasize the invaluable role of DWI in the early diagnosis of CJD cases.
Managers’ Lived Experience with Technology in the Mortgage Industry, During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Gerbersgagen Maria , Alexander SPATH I Shaun
Published: July 2023

This research paper aimed to explore how managers describe their experiences of technology usage within the mortgage industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study used a purposive sampling technique with eight participants who were mortgage industry managers over the age of 25 and had at least five years of experience managing during and after the pandemic. Data collection involved 60-90 minute semi-structured interviews, and Leavitt’s Diamond, a system model developed by Harold Leavitt in 1965, was used to create the four central themes of Structure, Technology, Tasks, and People. The Giorgi five-step descriptive phenomenological approach was used for eidetic analysis, which allowed for a reduction of the main constituents and their connections. The study’s findings can contribute to mortgage management with technology and offer insight into how managers, structures, technologies, and tasks integrate to increase sustainability.
The Effect of Innovation on The Sustainable Performance: Evidence from Ethiopian Construction Sector in the Post-Pandemic Era
Authors: Gashaw Tadesse Mahlet , Zhen Li
Published: July 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has imposed challenges on several industries, including construction firms in Ethiopia. This industry has encountered the issue of enhancing its services to ensure the long-term sustainability of its activities. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of service innovation on the sustainable performance of Ethiopian construction firms. while considering information systems and employee productivity as mediating variables and innovation capability as moderators. Therefore, this study includes several managerial aspects and explores knowledge across various disciplines. 160 valid questionnaires were received and processed, and a linear structural equation model (LISREL) was used for investigation. It is found that employee productivity and information systems have mediating effects on the positive relationship between service innovation and sustainable performance. In conclusion, service innovation driven by information systems can enable construction companies in enhancing their sustainable performance by optimizing processes, minimizing waste, and maximizing resource efficiency. By leveraging information technology and employee productivity, construction companies can lower their environmental footprint and increase their profitability. According to the results of the study, service innovation to improve performance in construction firms needs to enforce the use of information systems and rely on its employees. In addition, the conclusions of this study can also provide a reference for other companies in other industries on innovation and operational decision-making in developing countries.
Investigating the Effect of Drivers’ Training Courses on Commercial Drivers’ Success Rate for Qualification
Authors: Mahmoudabadi Abbas , Pourhossein Ghazimahalleh Fatemeh
Published: July 2023

In training and examining professional drivers who serve as commercial drivers for trucks and coaches, studying the effects of training courses on their success rate for professional qualifications is a crucial concern for transport authorities in developing training programs. To this purpose, the statistical methods of Kolmogorov-Smirnov and paired two-sample mean analysis have been utilized to investigate the statistical similarity of success rates for two groups of drivers who receive permission by taking training courses and those who receive it without taking training courses. Data for commercial drivers across twenty-one provinces of the West-Asian country of Iran has been collected for a year and categorized into two groups and twenty-one observations. The results revealed that their distribution functions and the mean success rates are not different for the two groups of drivers. Since the results of success rates are the same, 1) training courses do not have enough efficiency to affect success rates, or 2) exams could not adequately evaluate the skill and knowledge of drivers. Therefore, transport authorities are recommended to redesign training courses and exams for drivers interested in serving as commercial drivers.
Influence of Brand Activities through Social Media on Consumer Awareness
Authors: Tchelidze Lasha
Published: July 2023

Due to its unique characteristics, digital marketing has become increasingly popular worldwide. The process has been made easier by digitalization, and social media channels have substantially increased the potential to enhance brand awareness. This plays a critical role in a brand’s position in the minds of consumers and is one of the most crucial stages of the Hierarchy Effects Model. Effective brand awareness is the starting point, and without it, it is impossible to improve a brand’s reputation or increase sales volume. Brand awareness is divided into “top of mind,” “unaided,” and “aided” conditions. Social media platforms, especially Facebook, offer specific campaign goals that are a possible way to improve brand awareness among customers and enhance the brand’s position in their consciousness. These campaigns provide companies with a particular metric, which is the estimated ad recall lift rate. This metric enables companies to understand how many people read the advertisement and how many of them will remember what they have read. However, the metric is quite general and does not take into account the various stages of brand awareness. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate how much the advertisement improves brand awareness and leads to purchases. It is also crucial to understand the importance of the frequency of the same campaigns on Facebook. This article aims to investigate the level of influence of brand activities through Facebook on consumers’ awareness and to what extent the platform has contributed to the process. Structured questionnaires were distributed to 54 respondents in Georgia to analyze their behavior and evaluate whether frequent activities on Facebook improved the position of the brand in consumers’ awareness. According to the results, frequent advertisements and brand activities have a considerable influence on consumers’ awareness, and it can be said that such activities directly provide the possibility of “unaided” brand awareness. However, it is essential to pay close attention to post impressions. The same activities on the same day have the potential to bring substantial negative consequences. Brands are recommended to deliver the same ads to the same consumers a maximum of three times per day to avoid negative consequences and snubs from consumers.
Podlasie jako region pogranicza
Authors: Barwiński Marek
Published: July 2023

W artykule przedstawiono wieloaspektowy wymiar pełnienia przez Podlasie funkcji pogranicza politycznego, cywilizacyjnego, narodowościowego, wyznaniowego, językowego i kulturowego. Poza omówieniem cech i procesów typowych dla obszarów pograniczy oraz przedstawieniem historycznych, geograficznych i politycznych uwarunkowań uformowania się na Podlasiu szerokiej strefy zróżnicowanego pogranicza, poddano także analizie współczesne przemiany struktury etniczno-religijnej mieszkańców tego regionu oraz konsekwencje zmian sytuacji geopolitycznej (zwłaszcza w kontekście rozszerzenia Unii Europejskiej) dla postrzegania Podlasia w kategoriach regionu pogranicza.
Mądrość dziecka. Predyspozycje - przejawy - perspektywy wspierania
Authors: Płóciennik Elżbieta
Published: July 2023

Kolejna publikacja z serii „Edukacja dla Mądrości”, inspirowanej koncepcją i dokonaniami Roberta J. Sternberga (teaching for wisdom), stanowi syntetyczne i zarazem nowe ujęcie kategorii mądrości dziecka. Oparta została na wynikach badań własnych autorki przeprowadzonych wśród starszych dzieci przedszkolnych. Czytelnik znajdzie tu przegląd zagadnień teoretycznych związanych z pojmowaniem kategorii mądrości – autorka ilustruje wielość znaczeń przypisywanych temu pojęciu, a także liczne uwarunkowania procesu dochodzenia do mądrości. Zagadnieniom teoretycznym towarzyszy część prezentująca wyniki własnych nowatorskich badań autorki opartych na samodzielnie skonstruowanych narzędziach badawczych. “Przedstawione wnioski stanowią bogaty, świetny i poznawczo wartościowy materiał, także dla praktyki pedagogicznej, co odzwierciedlają umieszczone na końcu postulaty, przydatne tym bardziej, że poruszany problem ma kluczowe znaczenie dla edukacji i dużą nośność dla praktyki. Celne powiązanie uzyskanych wyników z postulatami pedagogicznymi daje świadectwo znajomości realiów, problemów i sposobów funkcjonowania współczesnego przedszkola.” Z recenzji prof. dr hab. Iwony Czai-Chudyby
The Authentic Materials for Teaching English to Young Learners: Teachers’ Perception
Authors: Erlina Dian , Retno Winda , Holandyah Muhamad , Marzulina Lenny , Herizal Herizal
Published: July 2023

This qualitative research aimed to find out the teachers' perception toward the use of authentic materials in teaching English to young learners at the Islamic elementary schools in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The participants of this research were English teachers from several Islamic elementary schools in Palembang. They were selected through the implementation of a purposeful sampling technique. The research data were obtained through one-on-one interviews with open-ended questions. This research utilized thematic analysis procedures to analyze the interview data and member checking to validate the accuracy of the findings. The results indicated that the teachers had a positive perception toward the use of authentic materials in their English classroom activities and tasks. Using authentic materials helped improve the students’ language ability and their enthusiasm for learning English. However, the teachers still faced several difficulties in selecting the appropriate existing authentic materials for their students. It implied that teachers need to make some adaptations to using existing authentic materials to attain greater appropriateness from the materials to suit their students’ specific needs and characteristics to facilitate effective English learning.
“Do you know, I have thought of giving up the world to the Pope…”: the anti-Catholic layer of the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky “Demons”
Authors: Iudakhin Artem A.
Published: July 2023

We analyzed the anti-Catholic discourse of the novel by F.M. Dostoevsky “Demons” (1872). The object of the study is the religious and confessional views of F.M. Dostoevsky in the aspect of the writer’s polemics with Catholicism and the papacy. The research methodology is based on the principles of comparative and contextual analysis. The interdisciplinary nature of the study is due to the appeal to theological, philosophical, religious-confessional and socio-political issues. The materials of the study were the text of the novel “Demons”, handwritten editions and draft notes to the novel, as well as external to F.M. Dostoevsky’s sources are historiosophical, polemical, historical literature, etc. In the course of an ideological content of “Demons” consistent review, the author identified three areas of anti-Catholic polemics implemented by the writer on the novel pages: anthropotheistic, Christological and socio-political. All three aspects are concentrated in the complex image of Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin – a demon, a man-god, an antichrist and novel world impostor. The motive of the worldwide Catholic conspiracy threatening Russia is displayed in the political constructions of Pyotr Stepanovich Verkhovensky. The practical significance of the results of the study lies in the possibility of their further use in a comprehensive study of F.M. Dostoevsky’s religious and historiosophical system of views, as well as by introducing the results obtained into the educational process for conducting seminars on the history of Russian literature.
Stress factors in the work of regional mass media journalist (on the material of the Penza and Rostov regions)
Authors: Zueva Galina S. , Dubover Mikhail A.
Published: July 2023

The relevance of research is due to the need to study the characteristics of professional stress of mass media workers in 2022 in connection with work in a tense geopolitical situation. The purpose is to identify the key stress factors for the regional mass media journalists (on the basis of the Penza and Rostov regions). The leading method is the anonymous survey “Stress in the profession of a journalist”. It turned out that journalists, on average, assess the level of stress in their profession at 6.75 points out of 10, the journalists (91 % of surveyed), regardless of age, rate the workload as high or very high. The topics that cause the most stress for journalists are the special military operation in Ukraine, politics, crime and accidents, social aspects – tragedies: conversations with the families of the dead and injured (especially children), IDPs, as well as housing and communal services, health. The process of working in the mass media also seems stressful due to multitasking and tight deadlines for submission of materials, emotionally difficult communication with the heroes of complex topics. The organization of work in the editorial office in some cases also becomes a stress factor for journalists: 15 % of respondents noted that relations in the team in 2022 became more tense and called management in their editorial office ineffective. The current situation dictates the need for a comprehensive study on the problem of journalistic stress, including in the regional aspect, so in the future you can study the recommendations of psychologists, which are regularly given in professional media (“Journalist” magazine and on the portal “Sdelano.Media”). The results of research are used in the classes on the psychology of mass communications (media psychology) for students-journalists (bachelor’s degree).
Criteria for Selecting Carbon Subsurface and Ocean Storage Site in Developing Countries: A Review
Authors: Mwenketishi Gregory Tarteh , Rahmanian Nejat , Benkreira Hadj
Published: July 2023

Important first phases in the process of implementing CO2 subsurface and ocean storage projects include selecting of best possible location(s) for CO2 storage, site selection evaluation. Sites must fulfil a number of criteria that boil down to the following basics: they must be able to accept the desired volume of CO2 at the rate at which it is supplied from the CO2 source(s); they must as well be safe and reliable; and must comply with regulatory and other societal requirements. They also must have at least public acceptance and be based on sound financial analysis. Site geology; hydrogeological, pressure, and geothermal regimes; land features; location, climate, and access, etc. can all be refined from these basic criteria. In addition to aiding in site selection, site characterization is essential for other purposes, such as foreseeing the fate and impacts of the injected CO2, and informing subsequent phases of site development, including design, permitting, operation, monitoring, and eventual abandonment.
According to data from the IEA, in 2022, emissions from Africa and Asia's emerging markets and developing economies, excluding China's, increased by 4.2%, which is equivalent to 206 million tonnes of CO2 and were higher than those from developed economies. Coal-fired power generation was responsible for more than half of the rise in emissions that were recorded in the region. The difficulty of achieving sustainable socio-economic progress in the developing countries is entwined with the work of reducing CO2 emissions, which is a demanding project for the economy. Organisations from developing countries, such as Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, and Nigeria, have formed partnerships with organisations in other countries for lessons learn and investment within the climate change arena. The basaltic rocks, coal seams, depleted oil and gas reservoirs, soils, deep saline aquifers, and sedimentary basins that developing countries (Bangladesh, Cameroon, India, and Nigeria etc) possesses all contribute to the individual country's significant geological sequestration potential. There are limited or no carbon capture and storage or clean development mechanism projects running in these countries at this time.
The site selection and characterization procedure are not complete without an estimate of the storage capacity of a storage location. Estimating storage capacity relies on volumetric estimates because a site must accept the planned volume of CO2 during the active injection period. As more and more applications make use of site characterization, so too does the body of written material on the topic. As the science of CO2 storage develops, regulatory requirements are implemented, field experience grows, and the economics of CO2 capture and storage improve, so too will site selection and characterisation change.
Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Protection
Authors: Valgimigli Luca
Published: July 2023

Lipid peroxidation (LP) is the most important type of oxidative-radical damage in biological systems, owing to its interplay with ferroptosis and to its role in secondary damage to other biomolecules, such as proteins. The chemistry of LP and its biological consequences are reviewed with focus on the kinetics of the various processes, which helps understand the mechanisms and efficacy of antioxidant strategies. The main types of antioxidants are discussed in terms of structure-activity rationalization, with focus on mechanism and kinetics, as well as on their potential role in modulating ferroptosis. Phenols, pyri(mi)dinols, antioxidants based on heavy chalcogens (Se and Te), diarylamines, ascorbate and others are addressed, along with the latest unconventional antioxidant strategies based on the double-sided role of the superoxide/hydroperoxyl radical system.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Solution to Malaria Fatalities In Africa: An Exploratory Review
Authors: Ogbaga Ignatius
Published: July 2023

Malaria remains a primary public health challenge in Africa, and there is growing interest in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to raise malaria interventions. This research examines the possible influence, challenges, and recommendations for implementing AI-based personalized malaria interventions in Africa. AI offers several opportunities in malaria management, including early detection and prediction of outbreaks, improved diagnosis, personalized interventions, optimal treatment recommendations, surveillance and response, resource optimization, and research innovation. However, the implementation of AI in malaria interventions faces various challenges. These include data availability and quality, infrastructure and resource constraints, contextual relevance and generalizability, ethical and privacy considerations, integration into healthcare workflows, and the need to build trust and acceptance among stakeholders. To address these challenges, it is recommended to strengthen data infrastructure, build local capacity in AI technologies, contextualize AI models to local settings, address ethical considerations, establish monitoring and evaluation frameworks, promote collaboration and knowledge sharing, and secure sustainable funding and long-term commitment. By considering these recommendations, stakeholders can work towards implementing AI-based personalized malaria interventions in Africa that can contribute to improving malaria control outcomes, reducing the weight of the disease, and advancing public health in the region.