bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Origen y significado de las tarjetas de visita en el Perú
Authors: Mori Julca Jason
Published: December 2020

El presente artículo muestra aspectos históricos y características de las tarjetas de visita, trataremos de incluir pautas para el fechado de las mismas tomadas del trabajo de Guillermo C.  Darrah, Curte de V~srfe in ilrineteenfh-Century Photogruphy,' además hacemos referencia al trabajo de Liliana Peñaherrera sobre las tarjetas de visita en el Perú.
Historias que no están en la historia, presos políticos, campos de trabajo y represión durante el franquismo en Andalucía
Authors: Valcuente del Río José María , Del Río Sánchez Ángel
Published: December 2020

El resurgimiento de los estudios que tienen como base la recuperación de la memoria social pone en evidencia cómo en ocasiones, desde la Historiografia oficial, se han dejado de lado no sólo hechos fundamentales para comprender los procesos sociales, sino también importantes sectores de población que no se ven reflejados en los textos. En estas páginas pretendemos analizar la importancia de la memoria oral en la investigación social, un instrumento que se revela fundamental desde dos puntos de vista. Primero, para ampliar nuestra perspectiva desde otras visiones alejadas de los centros de poder y, segundo, como una forma de implicar a la propia población en un proceso de conocimiento que debe ser compartido. Para analizar estos aspectos nos aproximaremos a la investigación que iniciamos en el año 2001 : Recuperando la Memoria de la Historia Social de Andalucía. Un proyecto que incide en las repercusiones de la guerra civil y el franquismo en esta zona española, investigando hechos prácticamente desconocidos en la actualidad para una buena parte de la población. En concreto, nos referimos a los campos de trabajo que fueron creados durante el franquismo para rentabilizar el trabajo de los presos políticos. Es por ello que esta investigación se ha inspirado en una de las obras más importantes desarrolladas por estos trabajadores '~esclavos", nos referimos al Canal del Bajo Guadalquivir. La vida de los presos, las consecuencias de la represión, sus formas de vida, sus mecanismos de resistencia... son los aspectos que más nos interesan. Con este proyecto pretendemos, en definitiva, contribuir al conocimiento de estos hombres y mujeres a través de sus propios testimonios.
Valuación de colecciones en bibliotecas
Authors: Corzo Orlando , Ponce Alejandro
Published: December 2020

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Infocentros y desarrollo rural: reflexiones desde la experiencia de ITDG
Authors: Saravia Miguel
Published: December 2020

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La Gaceta Bibliotecaria del Perú : más que un medio de comunicación, una respuesta a las necesidades de la biblioteca pública
Authors: Martínez Roca Frank Turlis , Alejos Aranda Ruth
Published: December 2020

La  Gaceta Bibliotecaria del Perú, como vocero informativo, testimonia la labor en favor de las bibliotecas públicas del país desde su primer número en 1963 hasta el N° 37, publicado en el año 1987. Después de dieciséis años, reapareció en el 2003 con el N° 38, que sería el último. Por sus páginas pasaron destacados profesionales que enriquecieron la publicación hasta hacerla una herramienta indispensable de consulta y referencia para la labor de los bibliotecarios y bibliotecólogos en la actualidad.
Aproximaciones a la historia del libro y la lectura en el Perú
Authors: Sabino La Torre Magaly Milagros
Published: December 2020

Esta investigación presenta una serie de hechos relevantes para la configuración de la historia del libro y la lectura en el Perú; teniendo como punto de partida la presencia de los españoles en el territorio peruano y la imposición de su cultura, principalmente a través de la evangelización. Se detalla la aparición de los primeros impresos en la capital del virreinato y los momentos de censura inquisitorial que el libro atravesó. Del mismo modo, se describe el proceso que conllevó al desarrollo de las primeras publicaciones periódicas en la ciudad de Lima. Luego de la independencia, se narra el establecimiento de la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú y los acontecimientos que generaron distintas acciones en favor de la promoción del libro y la lectura, tanto en el sector editorial como en el bibliotecario. El estudio finaliza destacando la labor de PROMOLIBRO en los primeros años del siglo XXI, cuyas funciones vienen hoy en día siendo cumplidas por la Dirección del Libro y la Lectura del Ministerio de Cultura.
La memoria impresa. El ex libris en la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú
Authors: Trillo Auqui Gerardo Manuel , Delgado Galván Jhon Elton
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de este estudio es brindar una primera aproximación a la historia de la Biblioteca Nacional a través del ex libris. El devenir accidentado de esta bicentenaria institución, que ha pasado por guerras y siniestros, hace compleja la reconstrucción de su recorrido, por lo que el ex libris se muestra como un medio para ahondar en el conocimiento del desarrollo histórico de la institución. Para conocer el aporte de este tipo de marcas, resulta necesario dar una aproximación a su estudio, su aspecto conceptual, los significados que se le pueden atribuir y el coleccionismo generado alrededor de sí mismo, ámbitos poco conocidos en nuestra bibliografía nacional. Con ello, nos aproximaremos a la historia de la Biblioteca Nacional, por medio de la exposición de los ex libris contenidos en sus colecciones.
Bernardo Monteagudo: primer director de la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú
Authors: Saravia Avilés Roger
Published: December 2020

El presente estudio expone la especial relevancia y relación del prócer sudamericano Bernardo Monteagudo con la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú. El papel de este personaje no solo es significativo a nivel político, sino que trasciende esta y se inserta en la labor cultural del Perú en sus primeros años de vida independiente. El autor hace un estudio de la vida de Bernardo Monteagudo, explicando su origen controversial; su labor política como hombre fuerte de don José de San Martín (1821-1822), y, por último, como primer director de la Biblioteca Nacional del Perú en 1822, para ello recurre a las normas fundacionales de la biblioteca y a una selecta bibliografía. El artículo finaliza resaltando la valoración que hizo Carlos A. Romero, exdirector de la Biblioteca Nacional, el 28 de enero de 1940, cuando lideró una ceremonia y develó una placa en honor a Bernardo Monteagudo.
The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Profitability: A Study of Bank, Finance and Insurance Companies in Sri Lanka
Authors: Muraleetharan Piriya , Velnamby T. , Nimalathasan B.
Published: December 2020

The corporate social responsibility is essential depute in all organization. So all organizations think about how to achieved that their organization goals in this way one of the aspects as CSR. In this studies the effect of CSR on Profitability. This study tested by relation and impact supported on correlation and regression analysis. The data used were draw from 20 Bank finance and insurance companies in Sri Lanka. Panel data analysed by Bank finance and insurance companies CSR reports were analysed for the period of 2012 - 2016. The effect show that Corporate social responsibility reporting of the bank finance and insurance companies accrued during that time period. The results of the study also explained that there is a significant impact on profitability of the companies. This study was conducted in a underdeveloped country with various environment, economic and social aspects as  compared to developed countries.
The Effect of Different Learning Method on the Visual Reaction Time of Hand and Leg in High School Level Tennis Trainees
Authors: Yıldırım Yahya , Kızılet Ali
Published: December 2020

The aim of this study is; to investigate the effects of differential training method on hand and leg visual reaction time in high school tennis trainees. 24 trainees (12 girls, 12 boys) attending a tennis course in a high school participated in the study voluntarily. It was determined that the mean age of the participants was 15.00±0.00 years, their body weight was 63.46±10.64 kg, their height was 1.65±0.06 m, and their body mass index was 23.26±2.91. According to the results of the pre-tests, 2 homogeneous groups of 12 people were created. One group formed the Differential Group (DG), the other the Traditional Group (TG), and each group included 6 girls and 6 boys. The training sessions were held 3 days a week (90 minutes each) and lasted 10 weeks in total. In the study, the visual reaction time (separately for hand and leg) was performed as a pre-test and a post-test using the Fitlight TrainerTM device. Paired Sample t test was used to examine the difference between pre-test and post-test of the same group. Independent Sample t test was used to measure the intergroup interaction between pre-tests and post-tests. To interpret the statistical significance level, p < 0.05 was accepted. As a conclusion; it was observed that both training methods shorten the visual reaction time, but there was no significant difference between the groups in pre-test and post-tests.
WHY IS THE TARGET OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HARD TO BE ACHIEVED? AN ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Yanti Iis Sandra
Published: December 2020

Human Development Index (HDI) is still used for determining the quality of human life in local government. In local government, specially in industrial region, HDI is to hard to be achieved. Bekasi regency as the biggest industrial region of the South-East Asia also has same problem about achieving HDI target annually. With qualitative method, this research tries to identify factors that causing HDI target of Bekasi Regency is not achieved in 2012-2017 period. Some results shows that the factors are natural environment, social environment, and task environment.
Coexistências (in)visíveis entre corpos afro-caribenhos, humanos e divinos
Authors: Bongianino Claudia Fioretti
Published: December 2020

Na vila de Old Bank (localizada na costa atlântica do Panamá), experiências e narrativas sobre parentes, espíritos e bruxos interagem com duas doutrinas cristãs (metodista e adventista), ambas presentes na vila há mais de cem anos e vinculadas ao mesmo processo histórico pelo qual os ancestrais afrocaribenhos da população local chegaram a Old Bank. Com base em pesquisa etnográfica de 14 meses, investigo a maneira como os habitantes locais se relacionam com Deus: esta agência que, embora (in)visível, está fortemente presente na vida deles, inclusive em seus corpos. Ao focar no caso de pessoas batizadas em uma das instituições locais, argumento que elas produzem uma mudança intencional em suas vidas e corpos, transformando a maneira como se relacionam com espíritos, bruxos e parentes – seres cuja presença também é intensa na vida e corpos locais, em especial durante os rituais fúnebres denominados de nain nait. Nesse contexto, reflito sobre os conceitos nativos de pessoa e de corpo, investigando a coexistência que se manifesta em Old Bank entre agências (não)humanas (i)materiais (in)visíveis e a maneira como ela contribui para o debate antropológico sobre parentesco, materialidade, agência e religião no Caribe.
Bourdieu leitor De Kant: ensaio sobre a gênese teórica dos limites da experiência estética na sociologia bourdieusiana
Authors: Malvezzi Amarildo
Published: December 2020

O presente ensaio submete o pensamento estético de Pierre Bourdieu à crítica reflexiva. Para isso, defende o caráter parcial e falho da reflexividade levada a cabo pelo sociólogo francês – especialmente no que diz respeito aos determinantes teóricos de sua abordagem estética –, o que gerou dois problemas: (1) uma visão restrita da relação entre liberdade e estética e (2) a incapacidade de extrair a reflexividade da experiência estética. A crítica objetivadora busca, então, (re)construir a gênese teórica de tais limitações, apontando como Bourdieu, ao invés de romper radicalmente com Kant, leva a cabo uma apropriação do pensamento kantiano. Espera-se que, a partir do Bourdieu leitor de Kant, seja possível revelar como o sociólogo das práticas herdou os problemas típicos da estética do gosto e que, por isso, não pôde expandir a relação entre experiência estética e liberdade, tampouco explicitar a relação entre experiência estética e reflexividade.
Las huellas digitales del comportamiento humano: gustos, neoliberalismo y algoritmos
Authors: Gómez-Barrera Juan Camilo
Published: December 2020

Uma das tarefas consolidadas no trabalho econômico neoliberal foi o estudo do comportamento humano. Isso significou, dentro de múltiplos fatores e conseqüências, o desenvolvimento de um sistema de medição e avaliação desses comportamentos com a intenção de gerar previsões e leituras úteis para o design de mecanismos de produção. Quando combinadas com sistemas tecnológicos, capazes de integrar e executar muitas das abordagens econômicas, as subjetividades foram afetadas, pois já eram objeto de medidas constantes. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar como o estudo do comportamento humano, exemplificado no paladar, foi proposto dentro de uma racionalidade neoliberal. Ao mesmo tempo, o objetivo é ilustrar esse procedimento por meio do botão “Curtir” do Facebook e, a partir daí, propor algumas linhas de interpretação sobre como essa medida, com métodos e ferramentas próprias, afeta as subjetividades contemporâneas.
Morte lenta do ofício: o profissional de rádio diante da racionalização produtiva
Authors: Bicev Jonas Tomazi , Mello e Silva Leonardo Gomes
Published: December 2020

O artigo segue o percurso de uma entrevista em profundidade com um profissional de rádio que expõe as mudanças na atividade em função da modernização produtiva, que racionaliza os modos operatórios e altera o sentido do trabalho para esses profissionais. Na primeira seção, é feita uma breve menção ao contexto de reestruturação produtiva; em seguida, é apresentada a situação do presente contrastada com a do passado, na forma de “dois mundos”. As próximas seções tratam do processo de trabalho, onde é enfatizada a intensificação e o papel da mudança técnica; da luta de classificações entre sonoplasta e operador de som; do mercado de trabalho do profissional da área (onde a figura do PJ ganha relevo); e finalmente da transmissão intra-profissional no interior do ofício. O texto conclui retomando os principais tópicos levantados
French Silk Varieties in Eighteenth Century
Authors: Lu Jialiang , Zhao Feng
Published: December 2020

The design of French silk was very exquisite. Which has formed a clear specification and strict classification system even teaching materials in Eighteenth Century. Based on the existing material objects and teaching materials, this paper systematically sorts out the variety system of French silk fabrics, makes a detailed classification of varieties, and analyzes the political factors of the prosperity and development of French silk industry in the 18th century.
Pluralism and Political Participation of Left-Wing Parties in Jordan
Authors: Al-Adwan Abdalhaleem
Published: December 2020

The left-wing that includes the nationalist, communist, and Ba'athist parties arose in Jordan with the beginning of the kingdom's independence. Its role in opposing the regime doubled after the unity of the two banks and the integration of the Jordanian left-wing with the Palestinian left-wing, participated with other right and middle currents in all stages of participation in parliamentary and pluralistic elections and the formation of the first pluralist democratic government in 1956, which lasted for less than one year and was the reason for its termination after the relationship with the government system worsened. This trend resorted to clandestine work after the dissolution of the government and the parties until 1989, the regime's transition to democratic pluralism, where it participated in multi-party elections with other party currents, calling for the promotion of the values of pluralism, political participation, and the transfer of power. However, it lacked its application in its internal system.
Friendship Group Activities: Voices from Chinese EFL Learners
Authors: Wang Jia
Published: December 2020

Friendship group activities, as one of the learner-centered applications of collaborative learning, promotes learners’ overall abilities and have been warmly welcomed into English as a foreign language (EFL) classes in China. However, because of the complexity of the multi-level classroom life, sometimes this application becomes problematic in the actual practice. To tackle this problem and illustrate the dynamic characteristics of collaborative language learning, further investigation into friendship groups from the students’ perspective is necessary. The present study was conducted through qualitative research with six semi-structured interviews, which aimed to elicit learners’ in-depth views on group work in the actual language classrooms and create a more suitable facilitative classroom environment for future students. The findings show that the fundamental factors, such as culture, teacher guidance and group processing have significantly impacted students’ performance and participation. This impact may have important implications for implementing collaborative language learning in future EFL contexts.
Own experience in the diagnosis and treatment of elongated styloid process syndrome
Authors: Wacławek Magdalena , Pietkiewicz Piotr , Niewiadomski Piotr , Olszewski Jurek
Published: December 2020

Introduction: The aim of the study was to present selected cases with Eagle’s syndrome diagnosed and treated at the Department of Otolaryngology, Laryngological Oncology, Audiology and Phoniatrics, Medical University of Lodz, in the years 2016–2020.
Material and method: Five selected clinical cases with Eagle’s syndrome are presented, including three male patients and two female patients, aged 28 to 42 years.
Results: The prevalence of Eagle’s syndrome was similar for both female and male patients. The carotid artery syndrome, which is characterized by: visual disturbances, unilateral pain located along cervical vessels, headache and migraine, was more common. Lack of proper diagnosis of Eagle’s syndrome often significantly delays the implementation of proper treatment and thus exposes patients to long-term struggle with pain. Our observations have shown that the time between the onset of symptoms and correct diagnosis in patients averaged about five years. 3D-CT scan is the gold standard for detecting Eagle’s syndrome. An intraoral approach was used in surgical treatment. Although this approach offers shorter treatment time and better cosmetic effect, there is also a greater risk of complications associated with limited visibility of the surgical field and infection.
Conclusions: Although styloid syndrome usually occurs bilaterally, these patients reported unilateral symptoms. No correlations were found between the prevalence of Eagle’s syndrome and sex, the length of the styloid process or age, nor side of the body. The best healing effect is obtained by surgical correction/reduction of the elongated styloid process.
Parotid Gland Tumors in Northern Greece: A 7-year Retrospective Study of 207 Patients
Authors: Poutoglidis Alexandros , Tsetsos Nikolaos , Sotiroudi Sotiria , Fyrmpas Georgios , Poutoglidou Frideriki , Vlachtsis Konstantinos
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Parotid gland neoplasms represent a heterogenous group of tumors, either benign or malignant. The diagnosis and management of parotid gland tumors is complicated by their relative infrequency and their diverse biologic behavior.
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiological characteristics, the recurrence rates and the surgical approach employed for parotid gland tumors in Northern Greece.
Material and methods: This is a single-center retrospective study. All patients admitted to the ENT department of “G. Papanikolaou” General Hospital of Thessaloniki from January 2012 to June 2019 with the diagnosis of parotid gland tumor were included in the study. Patients with incomplete charts and patients that underwent revision surgeries were excluded. Chi-squared tests were used to assess the associations between variables.
Results: A total of 207 patients with a mean age of 54.97 (range 16–91) were included in the study. Benign neoplasms accounted for 87.9% of the cases. Warthin’s tumor was the most common neoplasm encountered, with an incidence of 46.8%, followed by pleomorphic adenoma (31.9%). There was a higher incidence of parotid gland tumors in males and smokers (P = 0.025, P = 0.001 respectively). The majority of the patients were treated with an extracapsular resection (60.4%) or with a partial superficial parotidectomy (22.6%). In 12 cases (5.7%), there was a recurrence of the lesion. The most common complications encountered were facial nerve injury, Frey’s syndrome and hematoma formation.
Conclusions: Parotid gland tumors are typically benign, non-aggressive tumors, more frequently seen in men than women. There is a positive association between smoking and parotid gland tumor development. Comprehensive information regarding recurrence and complication rates is presented.
The suitability of scanning electron microscopy in the evaluation of bone structure surfaces and selection of alloplastic materials for facial skeletal reconstruction
Authors: Job Katarzyna , Składzień Jacek
Published: December 2020

Introduction:
Functional and aesthetic problems can arise even from small losses created in the facial skeleton. Injuries and oncological surgeries are the most frequent causes of these losses within the facial skeleton. Advances in surgical interventions have allowed for ever-increasing degrees of resections, increasing oncological radicality as well as treatment effectiveness, providing the patient with the chance for a longer life. However, this subsequently requires the use of even more advanced reconstruction techniques in order to restore quality of life and comfort to the patient, as well as enable their return to professional and social activities. The necessity of reconstructive surgery applies not only to patients with cancer, but also to patients with impaired or failing sensory and organ function as a result of inflammatory conditions, injuries, or non-oncological surgeries.
There are many available reconstruction procedures, which depend on the location of the loss, the type of tissue lost, the degree of loss and patient-dependent factors. Materials used in reconstruction surgeries may include the patients’ tissues when available, and artificial reconstruction materials otherwise.
Material and methods:
The analysis involved fragments of bone tissue removed during surgery. Due to the nature of the medical procedure and the inability to replant the tissue, it was regarded as medical waste. The preparations used were observed under an optical microscope and an electron scanning microscope, and a chemical analysis was performed. The chemical composition of samples was analysed using a low vacuum detector (LVD) at an accelerating voltage of 15 kV and 10 kV and at a spot size of 4 and 3.5. The observations were performed in a secondary electron (SE) detection system.
Results:
Observation of parameters under an optical microscope and of images obtained using an electron scanning microscope showed the presence of typical, compact bone tissue with varied surface shapes in each case (various degrees of unevenness and porosity). Chemical composition analysis confirmed the presence of compounds from the CaO-P2O5-H20 system. The Ca/P (calcium/phosphorus) ratio obtained from the chemical analysis varied from 1.33 to 2.1, and indicated a varied morphology of calcium phosphates forming the bone structures of the facial skeleton.
Conclusions:
1. Calcium phosphates are characterised by excellent biocompatibility because of their chemical affinity to bone, and are ideal for the reconstruction of bone losses within the facial skeleton.
2. Biodegradable polymers have the highest functional potential among several groups of biomaterials used in tissue engineering because of their ability to be tailored individually, in addition to their high biocompatibility.
BioTracker: Ferramenta para rastrear larvas de polvos
Authors: Carlos Paulo , Trindade João Paulo , Souza Anderson Abner de S. , Medeiro Sylvia Lima de Souza , Ribeiro Sidarta , Blanco Wilfredo
Published: December 2020

No campo da biologia, o registro de comportamentos de espécies é tipicamente feito de maneira manual, causando desconforto, imprecisões e dispêndio de tempo. Nessa perspectiva, o objetivo deste trabalho é desenvolver um software que utiliza técnicas de visão computacional para rastrear a locomoção de animais. O programa computacional foi desenvolvido à partir da observação de larvas de Polvos Insularis, uma espécie endêmica nas águas rasas da costa e ilhas oceânicas do norte e nordeste brasileiro. A ferramenta foi desenvolvida na linguagem de programação Python com auxílio da biblioteca código aberto OpenCV. Esta ferramenta permitiu rastrear, em tempo real, a localização das larvas (5-10 animais) com mais de 90% de precisão nos vídeos processados.
Sistema de Computação Paralela e Distribuída Utilizando Raspberry Pi e Apache Hadoop
Authors: Pontes Hemerson , De Medeiros Gilvandro , Borges Joanderson , Maia Helton
Published: December 2020

No contexto de Big Data, o grande fluxo e a complexidade dos dados gerados exigem elevado custo computacional para tarefas de processamento e extração de informação, sendo um desafio concluir tais execuções em tempo hábil para tomadas de decisões técnicas ou empresariais. No entanto, em clusters computacionais, pode-se gerenciar e distribuir pacotes de dados entre diferentes unidades de processamento, tornando-se possível e viável trabalhar com um grande volume de dados, processando-os de forma paralela e distribuída. Portanto, o presente trabalho se dispõe a construir a infraestrutura de um cluster e estudar seu funcionamento utilizando, para isso, a ferramenta Apache Hadoop para o processamento distribuído de dados.
Os Objetos Digitais de Aprendizagem aplicados no Ensino da Matemática
Authors: Cavalcante Maria Da Conceição Jales , Ramalho Welliana Benevides
Published: December 2020

Este artigo tem por objetivo contextualizar o papel das tecnologias e suas aplicações em sala com o ensino da matemática e seus desafios, e aplicar intervenções em uma escola no interior do estado do Rio Grande do Norte, utilizando Objetos Digitais de Aprendizagem (ODA). Para tal, foram necessárias leituras acerca do uso dos ODA no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, visitas à escola, para planejamento junto ao professor de matemática, escolha dos softwares a serem trabalhados e intervenções que encontram-se em andamento.
Die Strategie der Vernetzung
Authors: Walli Thomas
Published: December 2020

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) represents workers' and employers' organisations and other actors of organised civil society in the EU. Its profile of actors and functions in the European multi-level and multi-actor system has not yet been examined. This monograph fills this gap by contrasting the contractual integration of the EESC with its effective participation in the EU policy cycle. The study analyses the EESC's interaction with other political actors at various levels within and outside the EU. The author shows that the EESC has formed strategic networks in order to be perceived and used as an interface between civil society and EU institutions.
Reisetagebuch eines Phänomenologen
Authors: Waldenfels Bernhard
Published: December 2020

The travel diary has its origin in world-wide research and teaching contacts. The history of the phenomenological movement is completed by global geography. Intercultural relations have regard to philosophy, science, art, religion and everyday life. Famous names turn up like Boulez, Derrida, Levinas or Ricœur. Authors like Joyce, Kafka Proust and Kierkegaard appear in their home environment. There are trips crossing the black Harlem. One meets traces of war and violence in the streets of Sarajevo or Bogotà and at the memorial places of Auschwitz, Kaunas or Kiev. The margins of Europe are reached in Istanbul, Tbilisi, Tunis and Jerusalem. The author is an international known phenomenologist.
Textheterotopien von Sabah al-Kharrat Zwayn, Iman Mirsal und Suzanne Alaywan
Authors: Mzhavia Lana
Published: December 2020

In the present work, the literary elaboration of the concept of Foucault's heterotopia is related to the creation of poetically reflected writing concepts and poetic worlds in the texts of three modern Arab female authors, the starting point of which is often place-related vision or obsession with places. In creating the alternative, heterotopic text- worlds, the memory-work motivated by the displacement plays a central role. The attempt at interpretation presented here is inspired by the three Arab female authors in the very opposite written movements of the traditional reading of the past.
The relationship between hemogram parameters with clinical progress in COVID-19 patients
Authors: ERDOGMUŞ KUCUKCAN Nagehan , KUCUKCAN Akif
Published: December 2020

Objective: In the present study, we aimed to show the relationship between the clinical characteristics age, gender, hospitalization time values and hemogram parameters of COVID-19 patients.

Methods: Total 70 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 between April 2020 and June 2020 in a secondary hospital and discharged with healing were retrospectively examined in terms of demographic data, epidemiological properties and hemogram parameters.

Results: The mean age of 70 patients included in the study is 43.8± 17.2 (range, 17 to 87) years; 28 (40%) were female and 42 (60%) were male. The mean hospitalization time of the patients was 6.33 ± 3.05 (range, 1 to 15) days. We observed a significant difference between eosinophil count (p = 0.05) and platelet distribution width (PDW) values (p = 0.032) according to the duration of hospitalization. There was no significant difference between the clinical progress and blood values in general. However, when patients with and without fever were compared, a significant difference was found for mean platelet volume (MPV) (p=0.035) values. Similarly, a statistically significant difference was found between hemoglobin (p = 0.046) and eosinophil number (p = 0.010) when male and female patients were compared.

Conclusion: The relationship between clinical progress and hemogram parameters in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 may be significant for the evaluation of prognosis.
The benefit of surgery on survival for patients with stage 1 and 2 malignant pleural mesothelioma
Authors: OCAK Birol , ŞAHİN Ahmet Bilgehan
Published: December 2020

Objective: Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer. We aim to report our experience of stage 1 and 2 malign pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and investigate the prognostic factors.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 37 patients with clinical stage 1 and 2 MPM in our center and examined radiological findings, demographic characteristics, treatment modalities, survival, and recurrence.

Results: Eighteen of the 37 patients were male, and the mean age of the patients was 59.0 ± 11.2 years. Thirty patients had stage 1 MPM, and 7 patients had stage 2. Seven patients underwent surgery, and 30 patients received induction chemotherapy. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 12.3 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.4-15.1), and the median overall survival (OS) was 24.3 months (95% CI, 15.8-32.8). In multivariate analysis, while gender and surgery had a statistically significant effect on PFS (p=0.01, p=0.01, respectively), both gender and surgery did not significantly affect OS (p=0.15, p=0.08, respectively). Local recurrence occurred in 28 patients, and 7 patients were presented with local recurrence and distant metastasis.

Conclusion: In our study, where the majority of patients were stage 1 and 2, the effect of the surgery was significant.
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in children; 10 years of experience in a single center
Authors: YILMAZ Kamil
Published: December 2020

Objective: Shunt infections are a serious health problem seen in children. Our aim in this study is to investigate the clinical features, bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial treatments of pediatric patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection.

Methods: This retrospective study included 108 pediatric patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection who were followed up in the Pediatric Infection Clinic of Dicle University Medical Faculty between January 2019 and December 2019.

Results: The cases were 48.1% male and 51.9% female. Ventriculoperitoneal were placed in 70.4% of the cases when they were 0-1 months old, and in 15.7% of the cases when they were 2-3 months old. The most common cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation was congenital hydrocephalus (90.7%), followed by central nervous system tumors (5.6%) and central nervous system infections (2.8%). The most common clinical signs and symptoms were fever (91.7%), vomiting (87%), convulsion (49.1%), change of consciousness (50.9%), meninx irritation finding (37.0%), anterior fontanelle cuff (65.7%), shunt leak (57.4%) and abdominal symptoms (62%). The most frequently isolated pathogens from cerebrospinal fluid cultures were Coagulase negative staphylococcus (36.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (14.8%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (13%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (6.5%), Acinetobacter baumannii (16%,) and Escherichia coli (11.1%). The most commonly used antibiotics in treatments were vancomycin (68.5%), meropenem (67.5%), ceftriaxone (45.3%), colimycin (26.8%), amikacin (25%), linezolid (21.2%) and cephotaxime (9.2%). The mortality rate of the patients was 20.4%.

Conclusions: Knowing the risk factors and taking early precautions in ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections can significantly reduce shunt infections, and better results can be obtained by determining the possible pathogens and starting empirical treatment accordingly.
The Monocyte To High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio Predicts The Mortality in Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction Heart Failure
Authors: DERELİ Seçkin
Published: December 2020

Objective: We purposed to evaluate the association between Monocyte To High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio (MHR) and mortality during a year follow-up in patients with reduced efection fraction heart failure (HFrEF).

Method: We included total of 552 patients with HFrEF into the study. The main outcome was mortality at 1-year follow-up. Sociodemographic characteristics, hemogram and biochemical parameters, ejection fractions of patients were recorded. MHR was was computed by splitting monocyte into high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C).

Results: The HFrEF population were seperated into different groups as non-survivors (n=45) and survivors (n=507). When the groups are compared the non-survivors group was older (p=0.04) and chronic renal failure incidence was higher in non-survivors (p=0.001). The MHR was notably higher in the non-survivors group (p=0.000). We have shown that MHR had a positive correlation with mortality (r=0.146 p=0.001). Also higher MHR was found as a strong paramer to predict of mortality (Odds ratio: 2.471, 95% confidence interval: 1.729–4.092, P=0.005). The cut-off values of 6,39 might be applied for predicting the mortality with 88% sensitivity and 97% specificity [Area under curve:0.831 (95% Confidence Interval: 0.799-0.869) p=0.001].

Conclusion: MHR can be used as an easy and usefull tool to predict mortality in HFrEF patients.
Kurkuminin Kök Hücre Koruyucu ve Farklılaştırıcı Etkisinde Hipoksi ile İndüklenen Faktör-1 Alfa’nın Rolü
Authors: İLHAN Süleyman
Published: December 2020

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, zerdeçal bitkisinden elde edilen kurkuminin kök hücre farklılaştırıcı ve hücre koruyucu etkisinin araştırılmasının yanında, hipoksi ile indüklenen faktör-1 alfa (HIF1-α)’nın bu etkideki rolü araştırılmıştır.

Yöntemler: Kurkuminin koruyucu etkisini araştırmak üzere, fare kemik iliği mezenkimal kök hücreleri (KİMKH) kurkuminin artan konsantrasyonları ile (0.5-20 μM) 1 saat ön muamele edildikten sonra hücrelere 24 saat boyunca 400 μM hidrojen peroksit (H2O2) stresi uygulandı. 24 saat sonunda MTT testi ile hücre canlılığı ölçüldü. Oluşan reaktif oksijen türevlerinin (ROT) miktarı ise H2DCFDA boyaması ile belirlendi. Kurkuminin hücre farklılaşması üzerindeki etkilerini belirlemek üzere Alizarin kırmızısı boyası kullanıldı. HIF1-α gen ekspresyon seviyeleri gerçek zamanlı kantitatif polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu kullanılarak belirlendi.

Bulgular: Kurkuminin artan konsantrasyonlarının hücre canlılığı üzerinde etkisinin olmadığı (p>0.05), 0.5 μM kurkuminle 1 saat ön muamele edilen KİMKH’lerin hücre canlılığının ise 400 μM H2O2 uygulanan hücrelere oranla arttığı belirlendi (p
Erkeklerde Meme Kanseri ve Klinik Özellikleri: Tek Merkez Deneyimi
Authors: ORUC Zeynep
Published: December 2020

Giriş: Erkek meme kanseri, kadın meme kanserinden farklı kliniko-patolojik ve immunohistokimyasal özellikler gösteren ve kadın meme kanserine oranla nadir görülen bir hastalıktır.

Yöntemler: 2007-2019 tarihleri arasında Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Tıbbi Onkoloji bölümünde takip ve tedavi edilen erkek meme kanserli hastaların kliniko-patolojik özellikleri, aldıkları tedaviler ve tedavi sonuçları retrospektif olarak incelendi.

Bulgular: İnvaziv meme karsinomu tanılı 50 erkek hasta analiz edildi. Ortalama yaş 63,7 yıl (34-88) idi. Kırk dört (%88) hasta lokal ileri ve metastatik hastalığa sahipti. Hastaların 38’ine (%76) mastektomi uygulanmıştı. En sık görülen histolojik tip %90 oran ile invaziv duktal karsinom idi. Hastaların 40’ında (%80) östrojen reseptör, 41’inde (%82) progesteron reseptör pozitifliği mevcuttu. HER2 overekspresyonu 11(%22) hastada izlenmişti. Küratif cerrahi sonrası hastaların 30’u (%60) adjuvan kemoterapi, 34’ü (%68) adjuvan endokrin tedavi almıştı. Medyan takip süresi 54,5 aydı ( 1-299 ay). Evre I-III olan 39 hastanın 15’inde (%38) remisyonda izlemde iken nüks gelişmişti. Evre I ve II meme kanserli hastalarda medyan sağkalım süresine ulaşılmamışken, evre III ve IV hastalarda medyan sağkalım süresi sırası ile 84 ve 36 aydı. Tek değişkenli ve çok değişkenli analizde sadece aksiller lenf nodu tutulumu, tümör boyutu ve hastalığın evresi sağkalım ile istatistiksel olarak anlamlı şekilde ilişkiliydi.

Sonuç: Çalışmamız erkek meme kanserli hastalarda aksiller lenf nodu metastazının, tümör boyutunun ve hastalık evresinin sağkalımı predikte eden önemli prognostik faktörler olduğunu göstermiştir.
BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN GENRES AND AUDIENCES: INTERACTION IN SCIENCE BLOGS
Authors: Freddi Maria
Published: December 2020

Science blogs have been attracting the attention of linguists, rhetoricians and communications scholars alike as the discourse of science becomes more and more influenced by new digital media and more scientists engage in the practice of blogging for the purposes of knowledge dissemination and public engagement. The paper analyses writer-reader interaction in a corpus of blogs maintained by individual scientists, considering both posts and comments. The analysis is corpus-driven to the extent that it harnesses corpus linguistic tools for frequency observations to detect language patterns of interaction, but tries to interpret frequency in light of linguistic and rhetorical models of audience engagement in science popularization. The findings confirm a tendency of blogs to exploit all of the linguistic strategies of audience involvement already found in the literature, reader pronouns, questions and the conversational style typical of spoken science communication, testifying to the blurring of genres and audiences.
The Presidency of the SFRY on the situation in Kosovo in the first months of 1989
Authors: Dimitrijević Nemanja
Published: December 2020

Yugoslavia was a complex political structure made up of six republics and two autonomous provinces, both within Serbia. In early 1989, the situation in Kosovo was complex. In the middle of March 1989, violent demonstrations began in the cities of the autonomous province of Kosovo. The participants in the demonstrations were Kosovo Albanians. The situation in Kosovo wasdiscussed at the sessions of the Presidency of the SFRY. The paper presents the conclusions and measures taken by the Presidency of the SFRY to normalize the situation in Kosovo. When taking measures to eliminate Albanian nationalism and separatism, the Presidency of the SFRY was guided by the Constitution (1974), but also by considering how the measures would affect internal political relations in Yugoslavia and the international position.
Data on the distribution of Hystrichopsylla orientalis fleas (Siphonaptera) in Lithuania
Authors: Lipatova Indrė
Published: December 2020

The aim of this study was to present data on the distribution of Hystrichopsylla fleas collected from different animals in Lithuania. The study was done by analyzing collections of fleas from 2011 to 2017. A total of 96 fleas of the genus Hystrichopsylla were collected from nine mammalian species (Apodemus flavicollis, Apodemus agrarius, Micromys minutus, Myodes glareolus, Microtus oeconomus, Microtus arvalis, Sorex araneus, Neomys fodiens, and Glis glis). Morphological analysis showed that all fleas were of the species Hystrichopsylla orientalis Smit, 1956.
A brief review: the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in urban and suburban areas
Authors: Snegiriovaitė Justina , Radzijevskaja Jana , Paulauskas Algimantas
Published: December 2020

Ticks are widely distributed blood-sucking ectoparasites and vectors for numerous zoonotic pathogens that cause infectious diseases in humans and animals. The increase in the incidence of tick-borne diseases (TBD) is partially associated with climatic changes, such as shorter and warmer winters, prolonged growing seasons, and also with increasing urbanisation. In recent decades, a rising number of established populations of medically important ticks have been reported in urban and suburban areas such as city parks or suburban forests over many regions in Europe. The transformation of natural ecosystems into urban areas becomes actual significant problem because it could affect the circulation of tick-borne pathogens and increase the risk of infection for humans and domestic animals. Tick-borne pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi s. l., Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, and Babesia spp., have been detected in urban tick populations in Europe. Such places as parks, leisure-time areas, green spaces, and gardens become endemic zones of tick-borne pathogens. This review describes the investigations on the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in urbanised areas conducted in Europe during the last fifteen years (2005–2020).
LOW-COST 3D MODELLING TO INTEGRATE AN EXISTING KARTING CIRCUIT INTO A SIMULATOR USING AERIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY WITH DRONES
Authors: MORER CAMO PAZ , MEDINA ANDONI
Published: December 2020

Vehicle simulators are widely used devices in disciplines such as Formula 1, design of commercial vehicles, military or civil flights, etc. They enable the evaluation of several aspects of a vehicle during the design phase. Driving simulators are composed of a hardware, with which a driver interacts, and a software that contains the mathematical model of the car and the track, being also the responsible for solving the physics between both parties. An important part of this set is the interaction with the circuit where the car should run, especially if it is a real track-based model. In this work a method is proposed for modeling a circuit that involves a low economic cost its integration into a professional simulator located in the Automotive Intelligence Centre – AIC, Amorebieta, Basque Country, Spain. The 3D model presented corresponds to the Vilariño Motorsport Circuit (Olaberria), obtained by aerial photogrammetry with a drone achieving a resolution of 3.4 mm / px) and a maximum error of 50 mm being also a fast and low-cost method with respect to capture systems with LIDAR.

Keywords: Driving Simulator, Formula Student, Arial Photogrammetry, Virtual Environment
REFLECTIONS ON THERMOECONOMICS AS A METHODOLOGICAL TOOL FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN BUILDINGS
Authors: PICALLO PEREZ ANA , HIDALGO BETANZOS JUAN MARIA , ESCUDERO REVILLA CESAR , SALA LIZARRAGA JOSE Mª
Published: December 2020

This work tries to present some reflections that help to understand the bases and the interest of the application of the exergetic analysis method and of thermoeconomics in buildings, both in what refers to their envelope and to their facilities. A brief introduction is made to the concept of exergy and the interest in incorporating the exergetic method in buildings is justified, both from a purely energetic, as well as economic and environmental point of view.
Using exergy as a basis, the foundations of thermoeconomics, a discipline dating back to the sixties of the last century, are presented. Knowledge of the costs of flows in a building as a whole or in its facilities is based on understanding its formation process, from primary resources to final products. Through this work we intend to highlight the advantages of using these methodologies and thus encourage professionals in the building sector to incorporate them into their daily activities

Keywords: Thermoeconomics; exergy analysis; energy efficiency; sustainability in buildings; benefits of second law
THE POTENTIAL OF MATURE PANDAN LEAVES AS A SOURCE OF CHLOROPHYLL FOR NATURAL FOOD COLORANTS
Authors:   Department of Food Technology and Agricultural Products, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Suryani Chatarina Lilis , Wahyuningsih Tutik Dwi ,   Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Supriyadi Supriyadi , Santoso Umar ,   Department of Food Technology and Agricultural Products, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
Published: December 2020

Plant leaves are the primary source of natural colorants for food, mainly due to their chlorophyll content. However, the plant types and the degree of leaf maturity determine the quality and quantity of the chlorophyll. This study aimed to determine the best maturity level of pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.) leaves that serves as potential source of chlorophyll for natural food colorants. Eighty three pandan plants obtained from six different farming locations in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia were used as samples. The leaves were grouped into four levels of maturity using descriptive statistics based on their morphology, anatomy, color, and chlorophyll contents. The results showed that the average number of leaves ranged from 20-24 leaves per plant (at 95% confidence interval), and 96.4% of the plant had a maximum of 24 leaves. The leaf maturity was grouped into (1) young, (2) medium, (3) mature, and (4) over mature, corresponding to leaf number 1-6, 7-12, 13-18, and 19-24, respectively. The higher the leaf maturity, the higher the chlorophyll content. However, the over mature leaves were only slightly different from the mature ones. In addition, pandan leaves have specific flavor and contain carotenoid, phenolic, and flavonoid substances. Anatomically, the mesophyll’s size was greatest in the mature leaves, while the size of chloroplast was not significantly different from medium to over mature leaves. Based on the chlorophyll content and mesophyll size, it was concluded that mature pandan leaves were the best source of chlorophyll, containing chlorophyll of 623.08 mg/100 g dry weight (DW).