bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparaison, systèmes et modèles dans l’œuvre doctrinale de Jonas Meyer, pionnier du droit public comparé
Authors: Soleil Sylvain
Published: January 2024

Les juristes ont longtemps confondu les concepts de système juridique et de modèle juridique. Pour les scientifiques, un système est une structuration des éléments singuliers et complexes de la réalité, des relations qui unissent ces divers éléments (combinaison, relations de causes à effets, cohérence, etc.) et des lois et des propriétés qui régissent ces relations. Un modèle est le produit d’une modélisation qui consiste à proposer une représentation de la réalité en choisissant, parmi ses traits d’identité (ou critères), les plus pertinents afin d’en faire un bon outil de compréhension, de réflexion et d’action.Cette clarification s’impose dès la fin du xixe siècle chez les mathématiciens, biologistes et physiciens, avant de s’imposer, au milieu du siècle suivant, parmi les économistes, les sociologues et les psychologues. Rien de tel en droit. Pour les juristes, jusqu’à l’extrême fin du xxe siècle, le substantif modèle renvoie toujours à l’imitation, tandis que le substantif système renvoie au concept de représentation simplifié de la réalité, bref à ce que tous les autres appellent un modèle. L’œuvre de Jonas Meyer, un comparatiste célèbre en son temps (1780-1834), permet de suivre l’histoire de ces deux concepts-clefs du droit comparé.
La crise sanitaire : aspects juridiques franco-brésiliens
Authors: Barbin Émilie , Menezes de Almeida Fernando
Published: January 2024

La comparaison entre la France et le Brésil dans le traitement juridique de la crise sanitaire révèle des tendances communes, particulièrement sur le plan matériel. En revanche, des divergences apparaissent sur le plan institutionnel, lesquelles s’expliquent par la structure organisationnelle propre à chaque pays, mais également par leur contexte politique. Alors qu’en France une tendance à la centralisation du pouvoir a pu être observée, au Brésil les insuffisances du pouvoir central ont conduit à revaloriser le rôle des acteurs locaux et à donner toute sa force à la fonction de contre-pouvoir endossée par le pouvoir judiciaire. La crise sanitaire a ainsi fait émerger de nouveaux rapports de force institutionnels, ravivant des enjeux de légitimité.
Le droit public comparé en Amérique latine
Authors: Cerda-Guzman Carolina
Published: January 2024

L’Amérique latine est indéniablement une terre de comparatisme. Ce constat est particulièrement vrai en droit public, dans la mesure où, dans les différents pays de la zone, cette branche du droit s’est souvent construite à travers l’importation d’objets juridiques étrangers. Malgré cette historicité, la pratique de la comparaison y demeure hétérogène, compliquant toute entreprise de systématisation. Pour contourner cet obstacle, l’article propose une approche plus exploratoire, à travers l’analyse des cinq grands traits de ce droit public comparé. Celui-ci apparaît congénital (c’est-à-dire, intrinsèquement lié à son contexte de naissance), total (dans le sens où tout y est comparé car tout est comparable), instrumental (dans la mesure où la comparaison y a des finalités claires), mais aussi, à certains égards, pathologique (puisqu’il a pu conduire à des impasses), expliquant les efforts plus récents de renouvellement (avec une prise en compte accrue des cultures juridiques nationales).
La cessation anticipée du mandat des juges constitutionnels dans les États d’Afrique francophone
Authors: Bikoro Jean Mermoz
Published: January 2024

L’importance de la juridiction constitutionnelle et la place centrale qu’elle occupe dans le constitutionnalisme contemporain nécessitent que celle-ci puisse fonctionner de manière ininterrompue. C’est ainsi qu’au-delà du service public ou du pouvoir exécutif, on peut aussi envisager la continuité de la juridiction constitutionnelle. Cependant, cet idéal de continuité ne peut être réalisé que si les textes qui la régissent aménagent la cessation anticipée du mandat de ses juges. En Afrique noire francophone, les législations des différents États tentent d’identifier les causes et d’envisager les remèdes de manière à lui permettre de toujours exercer ses fonctions sans que le départ ou le décès d’un juge ait une incidence sur son office.
A Look at the Problem of Slumps and Urban Transformation Studies In the World Through the Analysis of Some Examples In Ankara
Authors: KOÇ Varol
Published: January 2024

Recently, due to the accelerating urban population growth, the urban population rate has exceeded the rural population rate worldwide. Much of this increase is due to the Global South and East, with a significant portion of the population living in urban informal settlements. Therefore, urban transformation is inevitable for the rehabilitation of cities. However, squatting is a type of settlement that the states generally turn a blind eye to, and thus implicitly support for decades. The same states, this time, are trying to transform the same slums, which gained value especially in proportion to their proximity to growing cities.However, it should not be forgotten that in urban transformation, the balance between financialization of housing, dispossession and humane housing rights of slum settlers must be carefully and fairly. In this study, it has been tried to make determinations about the causes of the problem and to bring suggestions for solutions through some examples of slums and urban transformation from the world and Turkey in particular Ankara.
COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF PEM FUEL CELL UNDER DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS
Authors: SEDERYN Tomasz , SKAWIŃSKA Małgorzata
Published: January 2024

PEM fuel cells are one of the most promising sources of electrical energy and also have interesting properties. This research is purely theoretical and based on ANSYS Fluent software. Thus, the next step of the research should be the comparison of the solutions to other models and experimental results. The PEM fuel cell can be used as an energy source in the near future in a much more common way, although there are few modifications required, such as increasing efficiency and reducing production costs.
In general, a three-dimensional steady-state model of the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell implemented in Fluent was used to study a single channel flow inside such a PEMFC. The analysis concerns an aspect, that seems to be overlooked in this type of analysis, namely the influence of the substrate flow rate on the quality and efficiency of the chemical reaction, and thus on the value of the generated current for a given voltage. In addition, attention is also paid to the problem of the possible influence of the flow model - laminar or turbulent on the mentioned reaction rate. Such theoretical research is very useful and very much needed to design a new PEM fuel cells, utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool to statically monitor its performance for different boundary conditions.
EFFICIENCY COMPARISON OF NETWORKS IN HANDWRITTEN LATIN CHARACTERS RECOGNITION WITH DIACRITICS
Authors: ŁUKASIK Edyta , FLIS Wiktor
Published: January 2024

The aim of the article is to analyze and compare the performance and accuracy of architectures with a different number of parameters on the example of a set of handwritten Latin characters from the Polish Handwritten Characters Database (PHCD). It is a database of handwriting scans containing letters of the Latin alphabet as well as diacritics characteristic of the Polish language. Each class in the PHCD dataset contains 6,000 scans for each character. The research was carried out on six proposed architectures and compared with the architecture from the literature. Each of the models was trained for 50 epochs, and then the accuracy of prediction was measured on a separate test set. The experiment thus constructed was repeated 20 times for each model. Accuracy, number of parameters and number of floating-point operations performed by the network were compared. The research was conducted on subsets such as uppercase letters, lowercase letters, lowercase letters with diacritics, and a subset of all available characters. The relationship between the number of parameters and the accuracy of the model was indicated. Among the examined architectures, those that significantly improved the prediction accuracy at the expense of a larger network size were selected, and a network with a similar prediction accuracy as the base one, but with twice as many model parameters was selected.
Behaviors of higher-order modes in I.H.P. SAW devices and discussion of their suppression
Authors: Nakagawa Ryo , Ozasa Motoki , Michigami Akira , Iwamoto Hideki
Published: January 2024

In this work, behaviors of higher-order modes in an I.H.P. SAW device with a layered LiTaO3/SiO2/SiN/Si substrate are investigated, and techniques for their suppression are discussed. First, variation of the higher-order mode responses with structural parameters are analyzed using two-dimensional FEM. Then, on the basis of the calculated data, structural parameters are determined for higher-order modes suppression while retaining the main mode characteristics. In addition, the effectiveness of the optimized structure is confirmed using measured data from a fabricated one-port resonator and filters. In the measured data, it is shown that higher-order modes in a specific frequency range are successfully suppressed, while the main made characteristics, such as Bode-Q, bandwidth, and TCF, are almost equivalent to those of conventional I.H.P. SAW resonators and filters.
Acousto-thermal birefringence of iron(III) chloride using ultrasound flexural standing wave
Authors: Kuroda Yuma , Emoto Akira , Koyama Daisuke
Published: January 2024

Small, thin devices that can realize high-speed light modulation are important in the imaging and sensing technology fields. In this paper, a combination of iron(III) chloride and ultrasound was proposed to modulate the spatial distribution of the iron(III) chloride layer’s refractive index. An ultrasound cell containing an iron(III) chloride layer and two ultrasound transducers was fabricated to investigate the variations in the refractive index under ultrasonication. The maximum change in the material’s birefringence was observed at the center of the cell, indicating that thermal generation caused by the ultrasound vibration induced this phenomenon.
High-speed photography of gas release from bioactive glass
Authors: Postema Michiel , Carlson Craig S. , Anderton Nicole , Xinyue Hu , Yamasaku Momoka , Petit Laeticia , Massera Jonathan , Kudo Nobuki
Published: January 2024

Bioactive glass has been of interest for applications in bone regeneration. Floating bioactive glass particles were observed to sink in ultrasound. The purpose of this study was to qualify and quantify bubble formation from floating bioactive glass particles. Water droplets containing borosilicate glass 13-93B20 particles, where 20% of the SiO2 was replaced with B2O3, of dimensions <38 μm were subjected to pulsed ultrasound, whilst being video-recorded at high speed. Measured radial expansions >20 μm corresponded to cavitation nuclei of initial radius 0.6 μm. This study provides experimental evidence that gas trapped inside bioactive glass may be released using high-amplitude ultrasound pulses.
The Influence of Flexible Work Arrangements toward Loyalty and Innovative Work Behavior Mediated by Work-Life Balance
Authors: Astriani Iis , Muafi Muafi
Published: January 2024

Uncertain situations are very vulnerable for organizations maintaining their activities. Organizations must have a strategy to maintain the availability of human resources. One of the strategies carried out by the organization is to create flexible work arrangements which are predicted to be a solution in the future to increase job satisfaction, commitment, and work-life balance and encourage employees to provide higher performance and innovation. This study used PLS (Partial Least Square) analysis tools and a sample size of 117 respondents. The results showed that flexible work arrangements affect work-life balance, loyalty, and innovative work behavior. Furthermore, work-life balance mediates the relationship of flexible work arrangements towards loyalty as well as mediates the relationship of flexible work arrangements towards innovative work behavior. This study was conducted to determine work flexibility and its relationship towards loyalty and innovative work behavior with the object of research of lecturers at Qamarul Huda Badarrudin University, Central Lombok.
Mediating Factor of Strategy Business in the Relationship between Environmental and Business Performance
Authors: Wibowo Prasetio Ari , Ali Juhary , Budiman Johan
Published: January 2024

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the internal and external business environment on the formulation of business strategy, the impact of business strategy on business performance, and the impact of the internal and external business environment on the performance of the Service and Creative Industry Cluster MSMEs in DKI Jakarta. This study employs a quantitative approach to research, collecting data through observation and interviews and processing primary data derived from respondents' questionnaire responses. Using SEM-PLS 3 Version, the validity test, the reliability test, outer loading, the inner model fit (R-Square), the significance test (hypothesis test), and the F-Square Test are then utilized to assess the study data. F-square of 0.409 > f-square of 0.35, the External Environment has a moderate influence on Business Strategy. The moderate influence of the Internal Environment on the Outcome of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, as indicated by the F-Square value of 0.29, is accompanied by a modest effect. The finding from this research indicates that the service and creative industry cluster MSME actors in DKI Jakarta formulate business strategies to become Prospector, Analysts, Low-Cost Defender, and Different Defender based on or have different external environmental backgrounds in terms of demography, politics/law, economic conditions, and the technology used to run their respective businesses.
Pengaruh Sikap Konsumen dan Lifestyle Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Coffeeshop Melalui Keputusan Pembelian pada Mahasiswa di Kota Pekanbaru
Authors: Hardiansyah Wira , Suryani Susie
Published: January 2024

Penelitian ini menilai bagaimana sikap dan gaya hidup konsumen berdampak pada tingkat kepuasan mahasiswa yang tinggal di Kota Pekanbaru dalam memilih kafe. Metodologi penelitian yang digunakan bersifat kuantitatif, dan pemilihan partisipan dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode non-probabilitas. metode pengambilan sampel. Temuan investigasi ini mengungkapkan bahwa sikap dan gaya hidup konsumen mempunyai pengaruh besar terhadap kepuasan pelanggan di kafe, baik secara langsung maupun melalui faktor mediasi. Lebih jauh lagi, dalam kaitannya dengan aspek kepuasan pelanggan, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar, khususnya 83,3%, tingkat kepuasan pelanggan disebabkan oleh sikap dan gaya hidup konsumen, sedangkan 16,7% sisanya disebabkan oleh variabel yang belum dieksplorasi. Selain itu, nilai R-square pada aspek keputusan pembelian sebesar 82,6% menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar pengaruh terhadap keputusan pembelian juga berasal dari sikap dan gaya hidup konsumen, sedangkan sisanya sebesar 17,4% dipengaruhi oleh faktor eksternal yang tidak termasuk dalam lingkup ini. riset.
Analisis Penerapan Model UTAUT2 (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) terhadap Perilaku Pengguna Mobile Banking: Studi Kasus Mahasiswa Pengguna Mobile Banking di Pekanbaru
Authors: Putri Dian Milenia , Sundari Eva
Published: January 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi penggunaan Model UTAUT (Unified Theory Of Acceptance And Use Of Technology) dalam hubungannya dengan perilaku pengguna Mobile Banking. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menguji sejauh mana pengaruh konstruk UTAUT2, yaitu performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating condition, hedonic motivation, price value, dan habit behavior terhadap perilaku penggunaan dengan konstruk niat perilaku sebagai perantara. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis jalur. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner yang diisi oleh pengguna Mobile Banking di Pekanbaru. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Performance Expectancy, Social Influence, dan Habit Behavior tidak memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Niat Perilaku. Sementara itu, Effort Expectancy berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Niat Perilaku, dan Facilitating Condition, Hedonic Motivation, dan Price Value berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Niat Perilaku. Facilitating Condition dan Niat Perilaku berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Perilaku Penggunaan, sementara Habit Behavior tidak memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Perilaku Penggunaan.
HUBUNGAN POSISI KERJA DENGAN KELUHAN NYERI PUNGGUNG BAWAH PADA PEKERJA DI PT SELOMIX MADIUN
Authors: Septrianingrum Dhea , Ari Wibowo Pipid , Widiarini Retno
Published: January 2024

Suatu aspek yang penting untuk dipertimbangkan di dalam kesehatan kerja adalah penyakit yang disebabkan oleh faktor kerja, atau yang dikenal dengan istilah Penyakit Akibat Kerja (PAK). Masalah yang terjadi pada PT Selomix Madiun yaitu adanya keluhan nyeri punggung bawah yang dialami oleh pekerja di PT Selomix Madiun. Menurut WHO 2019 menunjukan bahwa 33% penduduk di Negara berkembang mengalami nyeri punggung bawah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis hubungan Posisi Kerja dengan keluhan nyeri punggung bawah pada pekerja di PT Selomix Madiun. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kuantitatif observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 30 responden pada pekerja di PT Selomix Madiun. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan total sampling, dengan sampel sebanyak 30 responden. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji korelasi kendall’s tau-b. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara posisi kerja dengan keluhan nyeri punggung bawah dengan nilai sig = 0,009 < 0,05 dengan nilai Corellation Coefficient (CC) sebesar 0,428. Hasilnya yaitu ada hubungan antara posisi kerja dengan keluhan nyeri punggung bawah pada pekerja di PT Selomix Madiun. Guna meminimalisir terjadinya keluhan nyeri punggung, para pekerja diharapkan memperhatikan posisi kerja dengan baik dan memanfaatkan waktu istirahat yang ada dengan sebaik mungkin

Kata kunci: nyeri punggung bawah, penyakit akibat kerja, posisi kerja
TELAAH PUSTAKA: PERAN AG-PTFE (PELAPIS KATETER URINE) UNTUK MENCEGAH CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION (CAUTI)
Authors: Addienul Haq Satria , Devita Gunardi Wani , Rosadini Pasaribu Donna Mesina , Sumbayak Erma Mexcorry
Published: January 2024

Biofilm pada kateter merupakan salah satu penyebab terjadinya Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI). Telaah pustaka ini bertujuan mengetahui manfaat dan efektivitas pelapisan antibiofilm pada kateter urine dalam mencegah CAUTI. Pustaka yang dihimpun dalam telaah ini diperoleh melalui database electronic seperti Proquest dan PubMed menggunakan beberapa kata kunci yaitu, antibiofilm, biofilm, catheter, dan CAUTI. Semua jurnal yang diperoleh diseleksi menggunakan kriteria yang telah ditentukan, seperti artikel penelitian eksperimental, tahun publikasi kurang dari 10 tahun, dan penelitian menggunakan lapisan antibakteri pada permukaan kateter. Delapan jurnal hasil seleksi digunakan sebagai acuan utama pada telaah pustaka ini. Efektivitas yang baik dalam mencegah terbentuknya biofilm ditunjukkan oleh beberapa antibiofilm berikut, yakni, Amino Selulosa-nanosphere (ACNS), Chlorhexidine-nanosphere (CHX-NS), Ag/Poli-p-xylylenen hydrophilic (Ag/PPX-N), Perak-polytetrafluoroethylene (AG- PTFE), Perak-nanopartikel (Ag-NPs), Sodium selenite, dan Octenidine Dihydrochloride (OH). Bakteriuria dapat dihambat dalam waktu lama (> 30 hari) oleh antibiofilm Perak-polytetrafluoroethylene (AG- PTFE). Hal tersebut menunjukkan bahwa pelapisan kateter menggunakan antibiofilm memiliki potensi dalam mencegah terjadinya bakteriuria dan terbentuknya biofilm penyebab CAUTI.

Kata Kunci: antibiofilm, CAUTI, kateter
MANFAAT LATIHAN FISIK PADA PENANGANAN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Authors: Halimsetiono Elita
Published: January 2024

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) adalah penyakit yang ditandai dengan berkurangnya saturasi oksigen akibat episode berulang dari penghentian atau tidak cukupnya aliran udara di saluran napas bagian atas selama tidur. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) merupakan pengobatan pilihan OSA, namun pengobatan CPAP secara terus menerus tidak dapat ditoleransi oleh semua pasien OSA, dan sering kali tidak cocok untuk kasus OSA ringan, sehingga perlu adanya pendekatan baru dalam penanganan OSA. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran tentang manfaat latihan fisik pada penanganan OSA. Artikel ini bersifat studi literatur dengan sumber data berasal dari jurnal internasional berbahasa Inggris yang terbit pada tahun 2014-2023 yang pencariannya melalui database pada PubMed, ScienceDirect, Springer, dan Google Scholar. Hasilnya didapatkan bahwa latihan fisik secara signifikan dapat meningkatkan tonus otot dilator saluran napas bagian atas, mengurangi akumulasi cairan di leher, meningkatkan fase tidur gelombang lambat, mengurangi berat badan, mengurangi respons inflamasi sistemik, dan memperbaiki fungsi kognitif pada pasien OSA. Kesimpulannya adalah latihan fisik memberikan manfaat pada perbaikan kasus OSA sesuai temuan di atas, sehingga dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai salah satu metode pada penanganan OSA.

Kata kunci: latihan fisik, latihan olahraga, obstructive sleep apnea
PELUANG PENGEMBANGAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PADA RADIOTERAPI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Amda Julfa Muhammad , Waskita Arya Adhiyaksa , Saputra Ade , Rianto Sugeng
Published: January 2024

Teknologi radioterapi berkembang dengan pesat seiring dengan pemanfaatan artificial intelligence pada setiap tahapan-tahapan radioterapi, sehingga diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan dan kesuksesan dalam melaksanakan radioterapi. Indonesia merupakan negara yang sangat berpeluang untuk mengembangkan radioterapi untuk mengurangi risiko kematian masyarakat yang diakibatkan oleh kanker. Pada artikel ini disampaikan penelitian-penelitian terkait pendekatan artificial intelligence yang diintegrasikan pada tahapan diagnostik, pengkonturan, perencanaan, treatment, quality assurance, dan prediksi hasil pada radioterapi. Sehingga penelitian-penelitian tersebut dapat dikembangkan dan diimplementasikan pada fasilitas radioterapi di Indonesia.

Kata kunci: artificial intelligence, radioterapi, segmentasi, treatment planning system
LISONIY SHAXS VA UNING SHAKLLANISHIDA IJTIMOIY OMILNING O‘RNI
Authors: UMURZAKOVA Markhabo
Published: January 2024

Lisoniy shaxs tushunchasi ko‘p qirrali bo‘lib, uni tilshunoslikning pragmalingvistika, psixolingvistika, sotsiolingvistika, kognitiv tilshunoslik, lingvokultrologiya kabi sohalar o‘rganadi. Tilshunoslikda shu sohalarning kesishmasida nisbatan yangi soha lingvopersonologiya shakllandi. Har bir til egasi alohida shaxs sifatida tildan foydalanish imkoniyatlarini o‘ziga xos tarzda namoyon qiladi. Uning til ko‘nikmalarini egallashida turli omillar, xususan, sotsial omillarning ham o‘rni bor. Ushbu maqolada shunday omillardan biri oilaning lisoniy shaxsning namoyon bo‘lishidagi o‘rni masalasiga e’tibor qaratildi. Insonning shaxs bo‘lib shakllanishida oilaning o‘rni qanchalik muhim bo‘lsa, uning lisoniy shaxs sifatida shakllanishida ham oiladagi muhit muhim sanaladi. Oila mansub bo‘lgan jamoaning madaniy an’analari, axloqiy muhit, diniy mansublik, yashash joyi, ota-ona lisoniy shaxsi, ota-onaning kasb-kori, mutolaa madaniyati, qo‘shnilar bilan munosabati kabilar lisoniy shaxsning shakllanishida muhim sanaladi. Lisoniy shaxs deganda, faqat nutq yarata oladigan va uni tushunadigan shaxs emas, uning grammatik xususiyatlarini ham biladigan, ifoda imkoniyatlarini yuzaga chiqara oladigan, o‘ziga xos nutq tuza oladigan til egasi nazarda tutiladi. Maqolada badiiy diskursda lisoniy shaxsning namoyon bo‘lishida oilaning ta’siri, uni ifodalashda matn yaratuvchining mahorati masalasiga e’tibor qaratilgan.
PEDIATRIC PITYRIASIS LICHENOIDES CHRONICA: A CASE REPORT
Authors: Grover Shubhang , Grover Sanjiv
Published: January 2024

Pityriasis Lichenoides encompasses a continuum from Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta (PLEVA) to Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica
(PLC). A wide variety of clinical conditions need to be differentiated from the chronic form of the disease. Though the exact etiology is unknown,
there is no specic treatment and the duration of the disease unpredictable and it is thought to be self-limiting. A pediatric case of PLC with
remitting and relapsing course is presented for its rarity.
SUBCUTANEOUS FILARIASIS - UNCOMMON PRESENTATION AT DIFFERENT ANATOMICAL SITES- A CASE SERIES
Authors: Joseph Anu Mary , Jayakumar Nithya , AA Cerin , M Sitalakshmi
Published: January 2024

Filariasis is a zoonotic infection, humans are infected through the mosquito bites and are terminal host. Dirolariasis in humans and animals are
expected to increase as the range and number of mosquitoes increases. We are reporting the subcutaneous dirolariasis in forearm, forehead, and
eye in kerala state. Excision was done for these lesions which demonstrated the dirolarial worm. Death of these worms bring about intense
inammatory response, so careful grossing of the specimen is needed to identify the organism.
“CLINICAL STUDY OF CENTCHROMAN FOR ITS CONTRACEPTIVE BENEFITS”
Authors: Sarmalkar Meenal , Chatterjee Mrinal , Mehendale Madhuri
Published: January 2024

Background: Centchroman is a new type of contraceptive that works by preventing the fertilized egg from implanting, effectively preventing
pregnancy. The objective of the study was to know about the acceptability, contraceptive efcacy, and safety mainly on postpartum, post-abortal
patients seeking this method of contraception. Materials and Methods:Aprospective observational study was conducted in the Family Planning
Department of a Tertiary Care Centre for 18 months, from July 2020 to December 2021. The study involved monitoring 100 patients who were
receiving Centchroman. Results: Most of the women (48%) belonged to the age bracket of 19-24 years. The average age of the women was
25.40±3.2 years. The most common acceptors were primipara (47%) followed by second para (37%) and third para was only 10%. About 48% had
undergone either abortion or medical termination of pregnancy, or were in the postpartum period. Maximum (99%) patients used Centchroman for
1 month. The discontinuation rate was 70%. The major cause for discontinuation was non-compliance with the drug (24 %). The major menstrual
complaints were delayed menstrual cycle (17%) and irregular cycle in 7%. Very few side effects were observed in total 10% of patients. 21% of
acceptors who had menorrhagia before, had less blood loss when they were started on Centchroman as compared to their previous cycles. Of the
100 women, pregnancy occurred in 1 woman. Pearl index calculated for Centchroman was 1. Conclusion: Centchroman is a safe non-steroidal,
non-hormonal oral, weekly contraceptive used for delaying, spacing, and limiting birth of pregnancies. It does not alter the metabolism of
carbohydrate or lipid and is a safe contraceptive that can be used in women where the steroid pills are contraindicated or should be avoided.
Cytogenetics of Diphysa americana (Mill.) M.Sousa (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae-dalbergioid clade), a rare species from the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico
Authors: Tapia-Pastrana Fernando
Published: January 2024

Diphysa Jacq. is an essentially Mexican and Central American genus that includes 21 species and only one cytogenetic report. In this work, a surface spread and air-drying method was used to obtain the karyotype of Diphysa americana (Mill) M.Sousa, a rare native tree that grows in a coastal town in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Metaphase cells showed a 2n = 20, consistent with the predominant diploid number in the dalbergioid clade. This number contrasts with a previously reported 2n = 16. The karyotypic formula 5m + 5sm, first proposed for a species of the genus, denotes a slightly asymmetric karyotype. The presence of secondary constrictions associated with satellites on the short arms of a pair of sm chromosomes and other cytogenetic parameters require studies in other species of the genus to verify their taxonomic utility. In addition, cells in prometaphase exhibited a circular fragment of unknown origin like that observed in a species of the genus Aeschynomene, also dalbergioid. This fragment could be related to extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) observed in other plants. Diphysa is a small, cytogenetically favorable genus, and further studies will exhibit the karyotypic diversity that underlies its diversification.
Signe Hebbe. Un’amicizia svedese di Adelaide Ristori
Authors: Perrelli Franco
Published: January 2024

Signe Hebbe (1837-1925) was one of the most prominent Swedish actresses and singers. Since her stays in Paris, in the mid-1960s, having a deep admiration for Adelaide Ristori, she became her friend and pupil. Around this intimate friendship, in 1880, there was a possibility that Ristori could act a historical drama by Ibsen, which unfortunately did not happen. Following the teachings of Ristori, as well as of Lamperti and Ernesto Rossi, Hebbe introduced an acting style considered more realistic for the categories of the time and as a pedagogue, between 1877 and 1925, contributed to form a generation of important Swedish artists, transmitting the fundamental lesson of her Italian teachers to the mid-20th century.
Medea sulla scena moderna. La tragedia di Ernest Legouvé nell’allestimento parigino di Adelaide Ristori
Authors: Puccio Francesco
Published: January 2024

After composing Adrienne Lecouvreur, a drama co-written with Eugène Scribe and starring Rachel, Ernest Legouvé wrote a Médée for her. But the great actress, although she had already agreed to play the part of the protagonist, decided to give it up. The tragedy was then made famous by Adelaide Ristori who, in 1856, staged it at the Théâtre des Italiens in Paris in a translation by the poet Giuseppe Montanelli. The drama, taken on tour to the major international theatres, was repeated for many years, gaining an extraordinary consensus of public and critics and becoming, as Ristori herself noted in Ricordi, a veritable «workhorse» of her repertoire. In writing the text, in fact, Legouvé had chosen a dramaturgical key that would give life to a character far from the Euripidean model: her Medea, despite being guilty of a terrible infanticide, would not have to appear as a negative heroine, but rather as a woman betrayed and abandoned, and above all as a mother forced to renounce the love of her children. The aim of this contribution is to analyse the performance of the tragedy in its Parisian debut, as a specific case study and as an opportunity to reflect on Ristori’s work as an actress on her character, in the perspective of an accentuation of the maternal dimension.
Summaries
Authors: AAVV
Published: January 2024

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Education in Time of War. Beyond simplifications
Authors: Vaccarelli Alessandro , Zizioli Elena
Published: January 2024

L’educazione in tempo di guerra. Al di là delle semplificazioni.
On the connectivity in the central nervous system and the age-induced changes of its network organization
Authors: Guidolin Diego , Tortorella Cinzia , De Caro Raffaele , Agnati Luigi
Published: January 2024

Intercellular communication plays a crucial role as the structural substrate for the brain functions. It occurs according to two main processes, namely wiring transmission, i.e. the transmission of signals through physical contacts between cells, and volume transmission, i.e. the chemical signal diffusion along the interstitial fluid pathways. Intercellular communication represents the main rationale for the emerging field of connectomics, defined as the comprehensive study of all aspects of central nervous system connectivity, aimed at creating a comprehensive map (connectome) of the cellular networks in the brain to better understand brain functions. A consensus exists that the brain connectome structure follows a hierarchical or nested architecture, and macro-, meso- and microscales have been defined. Available data on network organization at these different miniaturization levels will be here briefly reviewed. The connectome, however, is also a dynamical entity, undergoing changes during lifetime. Thus, a specific focus will be maintained on the changes the network organization undergoes during normal aging.
Motor behavioural tests for phenotype evaluation of mouse models of ataxia: the case of Marinesco-Sjögren Syndrome
Authors: Ruggieri Anna Giulia , Sallese Michele
Published: January 2024

Ataxias are a clinically relevant group of neurological diseases characterized by impaired motor coordination that affects both static and dynamic control of body movements. Among the autosomal recessive ataxias there is Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome (MSS). The main clinical signs of MSS are incoordination with cerebellar atrophy, and myopathy associated to hypotonia. Mouse models of MSS (e.g. woozy mouse) closely mimic human pathology and are widely used to study this disease. In fact, the woozy mouse was helpful in understanding that molecular alteration occurs before clinical signs. To data, several motor behavioural tests have been developed including rotarod, beam walking, and grip-strength. Some of these tests were effective to reveal MSS ataxia only at specific stages of the disease. To achieve these results, it is important to apply the most appropriate motor behavioural tests that are able to sensitively assess the specific phenotype. However, the administration of additional motor tests would be useful to better define the coordination and motor problems in MSS. Cognitive tests should also be considered to examine whether the woozy model has mental retardation. In conclusion, motor and cognitive tests are essential for the assessment of disease stage and future therapies in ataxias, including MSS.
Flora of Borneo: The vascular plant genera
Authors: Yeng Wong Sin
Published: January 2024

A checklist of all genera of ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, and angiosperms that are found in Borneo is presented. The native, introduced, and endemic status for all taxa is given. This checklist comprises 271 families: 39 families (ferns and fern allies), 5 families (gymnosperms), and 227 families (angiosperms) of 1877 genera and 12590 species. There are 1592 native genera, 192 introduced genera, 73 endemic genera, and 20 genera with both native and introduced species present.
Ripensare le mappe argomentative nei nuovi contesti multimodali: una revisione narrativa della letteratura
Authors: Raffaghelli Juliana , Crudele Francesca
Published: January 2024

With the emergence of medial and dynamic contexts, influenced by the invisible presence of the post-digital, the need for digital and transmedial literacy is arising, necessarily challenging education and training. It is essential to explore teaching strategies to support critical understanding beyond the static information. The argument maps, originally developed and tested in static information contexts, can be thought of as effective in emerging dynamic textual forms. Based on these premises, a narrative review of the literature was conducted. Three conceptual nodes have been identified, developed in specific essays and related bibliographies: a) the first relating to the educational concern on argumentative logic, from oral to written argumentation; b) the second relating to the argumentative maps, as a tool to support argumentative skills; c) the third focused on an ontological problematic in defining the argumentative text, from analog to multimodal. Starting from these three conceptual nodes, an initial conceptual response to the following research question was made: Can argumentative maps be applied in new media contexts (digital, transmedial, data literacy)? The interconnection between the three nodes highlighted the relevance of argumentation in the new media society and suggested an empirical investigation into the use of argumentative maps for digital literacy.
(Re)thinking gender in cyber-violence. Insights from awareness-raising campaigns on online violence against women and girls in Italy
Authors: Gius Chiara
Published: January 2024

Online violence against women and girls, known as cyber-VAWG, is a phenomenon that exacerbates dynamics of discrimination, marginalization, and exclusion of women from society. This is recognized as a form of violence with profound social, cultural, and economic consequences (EIGE, 2017; EU Parliament, 2021; Goulds et al., 2020). Rather than being an isolated phenomenon, cyber-violence is part of the continuum of violence, emphasizing how its various manifestations stem from a common cultural root and are inherently connected to each other. This study, by analyzing various Italian awareness campaigns focused on cyber-violence against women and girls, highlights the essentiality of a media-educational approach that integrates a gender perspective into the creation of media literacy pathways specifically aimed at digital environments. This integration proves fundamental in promoting media-educational strategies that do not just focus on developing skills but also consider the social and cultural context in which digital practices take shape (Cho, 2022; Taddeo & Tirocchi, 2014; Tirocchi, 2013).
Editoriale
Authors: Cappello Gianna , Ranieri Maria
Published: January 2024

Presentazione del numero 14 vol.2 del 2023 a cura di Gianna Cappello e Maria Ranieri, Editors della rivista Media Education.
The making of a feminist urban space and commons: the case of Montevideo’s Plaza las Pioneras
Authors: Levy Charmain
Published: January 2024

Inaugurated in March 2020 in Montevideo (Uruguay), the Plaza las Pioneras is a new minimalist public space in tribute of Uruguay’s feminists or “pioneers”.  It is both a city managed public square and an adjacent building given by the city to an assembly of six feminist collectives to administrate and use for the common good. It a rare example of an urban feminist space and commons. This article argues that conditions specific to the political, social and temporal context in Montevideo led to the creation of the Plaza. The goal of this article is to analyse process around the creation and development of the Plaza as well as the actors involved, their role, dynamics and intentions. It also aims at using this case study to enhance the concept of feminist urban commons. This article is based on documentary research, 13 interviews and participatory observation that took place in November 2022 in Montevideo. It finds that the context specific conditions in which it emerged as well as the process led to its feminist nature and goals. This also shaped how it is used by feminist collectives to advance their own goals. This case study is important to understanding the production process of feminist urban spaces and commons, their contribution to the feminist movement and to a feminist city. It implies that leadership at the municipal level is key, as are horizontal partnerships between government and the feminist movement.
Women’s gaze on the city
Authors: Muxí Martínez Zaida
Published: January 2024

The gaze the city has traditionally been observed with is that of the flâneur, a man who walks the streets and observes urban movement and change from an external position. Such extraneousness and remoteness do not match the female experience, characterised instead by a gaze that unveils and empathises. Because of their gendered bodies and gender roles, women have never historically read, nor do they read the city as foreign and distant, but – holistically and empathically – in tangible terms of life, commitment, bodies. Through a historical overview of women and their proposals on the city, the article reflects on the different position women have taken in the construction of knowledge and in their approach to planning.
Poised Between Order and Conflict: What Future for the Smart City?
Authors: Gurashi Romina
Published: January 2024

The aim of this study is to reflect on how the longstanding contradiction between order and conflict in urban contexts is now articulated in the context of smart cities. Apparently, smart cities are the best place to live in order to enjoy greater capacity for choice, self-determination, well-being and independence. But is this really the case? Are smart cities and their technological drift towards increasingly wider spaces of order and control really able to guarantee wide spaces of freedom? What role does or can conflict play? Through the analysis of various case studies (Qatar, China and Ukraine), we will try to improve our understanding of the dichotomous relationship between order and conflict both from an internal perspective within the city and from an external perspective (i.e. when attacks from outside occur). The study will proceed through a preliminary analysis of the state of the art on the smart city literature in order to grasp what are the “promises” that this model of development brings with it and the criticalities connected to its development. At a later stage, we will proceed to focus on issues related to the problems of social order and conflict both from an internal and external perspective.
Materiali per una sociologia dell’amicizia
Authors: Bettin Lattes Gianfranco
Published: January 2024

The excessive individualisation that characterises our age deprives and deforms social relations, and gives rise to painful loneliness and other forms of malaise. The sociological study of friendship, which is unfortunately still underdeveloped, makes it possible to analyse in depth the complexity of contemporary subjectivity and the problems it faces. This essay revisits the contributions of a classical author, Georg Simmel, and two contemporary authors, Birgitta Nedelmann and Francesco Alberoni. The interweaving of their analyses, based on different methodologies, shows how friendship remains a fundamental and indispensable resource for human existence, even in so-called modernity. The analytical elements described here are intended to stimulate further studies towards a more systematic sociology of friendship.
Role of Bio-Fertilizers in Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Production
Authors: Tamiru Gezahign
Published: January 2024

Bio-fertilizer are an important component of integrated nutrients management. Microorganisms that are used as bio-fertilizer components include; nitrogen fixers (N-fixer), potassium and phosphorus solubilizers, growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), endo and ecto mycorrhizal fungi, cyanobacteria and other useful microscopic organisms. The use of bio-fertilizers leads to improved nutrients, water uptake, plant growth and plant tolerance to abiotic and biotic factors. This biological fertilizers would play a key role in productivity and sustainability of soil and also in protecting the environment as eco-friendly and cost effective inputs for the small holder farmers. Adding of the nutrients through the natural processes of nitrogen fixation, solubilizing phosphorus, and stimulating plant growth through the synthesis of growth-promoting substances are a good way to sustain our agricultural systems. Soil management strategies today are mainly dependent on inorganic chemical-based fertilizers, which cause a serious threat to human health and the environment. Bio-fertilizer has been identified as an alternative for increasing soil fertility and crop production in sustainable farming. The exploitation of beneficial microbes as bio-fertilizers has become of paramount importance in agricultural sector due to their potential role in food safety and sustainable crop production.
The Factors Influencing the Administration of Cognitive Development Education for 5-6-Year-Old Children in Preschool through Experiential Activities
Authors: Huong Nguyen Thi , Huyen Nguyen Thi Thanh
Published: January 2024

This article focuses on researching and analyzing crucial factors influencing the administration of cognitive development education for 5-6-year-old children in Preschool. The study concentrates on the impact of the learning environment on children's cognitive development. This encompasses not only physical space but also social elements, interaction with peers, the spatial arrangement conducive to learning, and the infrastructure of the school. Additionally, the author emphasizes the roles of teachers and parents in supporting and fostering children's cognitive development. Furthermore, the study identifies the influence of Preschool administration staff in implementing educational administration functions. Based on this foundation, the author proposes two solutions for managing cognitive developmental education for 5-6-year-olds in Preschool.
Supervisors Teaching Variables and Students’ Performance in Post Graduate Thesis and Dissertation in Public Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria
Authors: Henry Emmanuel Bassey , Ojating Henry Anhari , Justina Orienweze , Bassey Asoquo, Umo
Published: January 2024

This study focus on investigating supervisors’ teaching variables and students’ performance in post graduate thesis and dissertation in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select 406 theses and dissertations from a population of 3,912 using proportionality of 10.37% with Faculty as basis of stratification. Theses and Dissertations supervisor variables scale (TADSVS) was used to amass information from the respondents, while the Simple Linear Regression Analysis was used to analyse the date collected from the field. The first finding showed that there is no statistical significant influence of supervisors’ years of tertiary institution teaching experience on students’ performance in post graduate theses and dissertations. This means that students’ performance in their final year research work is the same (equal) for those supervised by the low, moderate and high experienced lecturers. The finding of the second hypothesis showed that Supervisors’ area of specialization significantly influences students’ performance in theses and dissertations in Cross River State, Nigeria. That is, thesis performance is not equal across supervisors’ specialization. Based on the foregoing findings, the study recommends the need to assign an experience supervisor to supervise post graduate students’ research theses and dissertation for excellent performance since supervisors’ years of tertiary teaching experience significantly influence students’ performance in post graduate research theses and dissertation among universities students in Cross River State, Nigeria.