bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
INTERVENTIONAL STUDY ON EFFECTS AND ISSUES RELATED TO USE OF DHUMAPANA PROCEDURE USING SPECIALLY PREPARED DHUMAVARTI
Authors: Mehta Bhakti , Joshi Nitesh
Published: March 2022

Introduction: In Ayurveda, Dhumapana is mentioned as preventive, as well as curative procedure which gives strength to head region and sense
organs; cures upper respiratory tract diseases. In today's era, world is facing various problems like pollution, COVID-19, stress etc. In such
problems simple procedure like Dhumapana can be very effective. Objective: To study the effects and issues related to use of dhumapana
procedure. In this study, Material and Method: Dhumavarti (stick prepared with medicated powders) was prepared by using specic procedure
followed through generations and given to 12 subjects. Dhumapana procedure was demonstrated to each subject. Efcacy and issues related to use
Dhumapana procedure were observed. Effectiveness of Result: Dhumavarti after 21 days of use against common ailments like rhinitis, rhinorrhea,
cough, cold, headache etc. was found to be good. But subjects were not able to get habituated because of the problems faced during the procedure
like, following instructions regarding Dhumavarti use, usage and storage. Discussion: Dhumapana can be effective procedure as prevention and
cure in URTIs as it clears the sinuses and prevents it from infections. It can be used as preventive measure for COVID-19. It can be used as a
Dhupana to cleanse the air. As per desired effects, the medicines can be altered. Subjects found it difcult to follow instructions regarding place,
posture, time etc. and problems like placing; lighting- delighting, messy handling, storing etc. might have hampered the effectiveness.
Conclusion: Effectiveness against URTI's was found to be satisfactory. Issues related to usage and storage of Dhumavarti can be tackled and
efcacy can be increased though clinical trials.
A RARE CASE OF PREGNANCY IN THE RUDIMENTARY UTERINE HORN
Authors: Ravi Chetan , Kawale Snehal
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND: An unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary horn is a uterine anomaly resulting from the incomplete development of one of the
Mullerian ducts and an incomplete fusion with the banana shaped contralateral side, normally developed horn. In 83% of patients, the rudimentary
horn has no direct connection to the endometrial cavity of normal horn. Pregnancy in rudimentary horn is a rare clinical condition with a reported
incidence of 1 in 1, 00,000-1, 40,000 pregnancies. It is postulated that the sperm or fertilized ovum migrates transperitoneally from the contralateral
tube to the tube connected to rudimentary horn and eventually implanted into the endometrial cavity of that rudimentary horn. Usually the
diagnosis may missed and may present as an emergency with hemoperitonium. Therefore this case highlights the importance of early ultrasound in
detecting uterine anomalies and need for high clinical suspicion.
FETOMATERNAL OUTCOME IN OBSTETRIC PATIENTS REQUIRING CRITICAL CARE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
Authors: Avinash Khade Shweta , Shailesh Sarmalkar Meenal , dave Disha , Nayak Arun Harishchandra
Published: March 2022

This retrospective observational study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at LTMMC & LTMGH Sion, Mumbai for a
duration of 12 months (from January 2020 till December 2020). Aim: To study fetomaternal outcome in obstetric patients requiring critical care in
tertiary care hospitals. Inclusion criteria: All the patients admitted and delivered or operated and transferred to the surgical ICU ward.
Methodology: Data collected from case records and medical record books of hospitals. Result: In this study, a total of 139 obstetric patients were
admitted in ICU which constituted 1.98 % of total deliveries and 1.1 % of ICU admissions. Major obstetric causes of ICU admission were
hypertensive disorder of pregnancy(35.9%), haemorrhage(28%), ectopic pregnancy( 11.5%). There were 11 maternal deaths.
IMAGING IN GOSSYPIBOMA
Authors: Singh Shreshtha , Vani Kavita , Chumber Shishir
Published: March 2022

Gossypiboma is rare. The imaging ndings, though characteristic, are subtle. Radiologists need to be well versed with the imaging appearances on
different modalities. The same are detailed herein and we discuss how Gossypiboma can be diagnosed and the preventive steps that surgeons need
to be aware of. A 30 years old female presented with long standing symptoms of abdominal lump and pain, conrmed by imaging to be a
gossypiboma.
CONCURRENT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY VERSUS ACCELERATED RADIOTHERAPY AFTER INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY IN INOPERABLE STAGE III NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA: A PROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE STUD
Authors: Roy Arabinda , Biswas Linkon , Sarkar Ratan , Biswas Koustav
Published: March 2022

INTRODUCTION: There is considerable debate over ideal treatment approach for inoperable stage III non-small cell lung carcinoma.
Accelerated radiotherapy is an emerging modality based on it's radio-biological advantage of inhibiting accelerated repopulation and negate the
development of radioresistance. .Our study was aimed at comparing the response rate and toxicity pattern between concurrent chemoradiotherapy and accelerated radiotherapy in non-resectable stage III NSCLC patient who have already received induction chemotherapy.
MATERIALAND METHODS: Patients with histologically proven non-metastatic, inoperable stage III Non-small cell carcinoma of lung were
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randomized into two groups and was given three cycles of induction chemotherapy with paclitxel (175mg/m ) and cisplatin (80mg/m ). After that
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patients of control arm received EBRT at a dose of 66Gy (2Gy/fraction/day, 5 days in a week) with concurrent cisplatin (40mg/m ) weekly and
patients of study arm received EBRT alone at a dose of 66 Gy (2 Gy /fraction/day, 6 days in a week).Patients were evaluated weekly for acute
toxicity during radiation therapy, then six weeks after completion of treatment for response assessment and thereafter every three months for at
least twelve months .
RESULTS: Overall response rate (Complete response+ Partial response) was higher in study arm (62.5% VS 69.5%,p-value 0.963). Signicantly
less higher grade of acute pharyngeal and esophageal toxicity was seen in accelerated radiotherapy arm(45.8% vs 13%,p-value 0.033) than
concurrent chemoradiotherapy arm. DFS,PFS were comparable between two arms.
CONCLUSION: In the treatment of inoperable stage III NSCLC, after induction chemotherapy both the Accelerated radiotherapy and concurrent
chemoradiotherapy were comparable in terms of loco-regional control, toxicity prole, disease free survival and progression free survival.
TROPONIN ONLY MANCHESTER ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME(T-MAC) SCORE AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
Authors: Khuraijam Sweta , Gangurde Alok , Shinde Varsha
Published: March 2022

Chest pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in the Emergency Department(ED).We aimed to apply Troponin only-Manchester
Acute Coronary(T-MAC) Score as a diagnostic risk stratication to 'rule in' and 'rule out' Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS) at triage.
Methods: This study was undertaken in the Emergency Department of a tertiary care Hospital. A sample size of 50 patients presenting with acute
chest pain were evaluated and assigned a probability of ACS using the T-MAC rule, electrocardigraphy(ECG) ndings, contemporary Troponin-I
levels and clinical symptoms. As per the rule, patients were stratied into low risk, moderate risk and high risk.
Results: Of the 50 patients who presented with chest pain in the ED with a male:female ratio of 2.5:1, ~22% were High Risk patients and were sent
for immediate intervention to the Cardiac care unit,~70% were Moderate risk patients, they were admitted to the ward for further evaluation and
intervention, ~8% were Low risk patients and were discharged after a period of 24 Hrs observation. Out of the 50 patients, 1 patient was discharged
against medical advice. The ROC analysis found under AUC(Area under curve) is 0.964 with p<0.05, with cut off value for TMAC study is 4.
Conclusions: With the ROC analysis found under AUC of 0.964, the TMAC Score can be applied as a good tool for evaluation of chest pain
patients and as an aid in the clinical judgement for the diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department
COMPARISON BETWEEN PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF ARTICULAR BRANCHES OF OBTURATOR AND FEMORAL NERVES AND INTRAARTICULAR STEROID INJECTION IN MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HIP PAIN IN OSTEOARTHRITIS OF HIP: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY
Authors: Opo Tasso , Joy Singh Akoijam , Nilachandra Singh Longjam , Rajkumari Kanti , Chabungbam Margaret , Moirangthem Monica , Selina Devi Khwairakpam , Kami Rasaily Prashant
Published: March 2022

Objective:- To compare the effectiveness between the radiofrequency ablation of articular branches of obturator and femoral nerves and intraarticular steroid injection for treatment of chronic hip pain secondary to Osteoarthritis(OA)
Methods:- Forty two patients with hip OA were included in a prospective, randomised controlled trial, which were distributed in two group. The
study group (group A) received radiofrequency ablation(RFA) of sensory branches of femoral and obturator nerve, while the control group(group
B) received intra-articular steroid. Outcome measures used were VAS and WOMAC, assessment were done at baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks and 24
weeks post procedure. All analyses were based on intention-to-treat using SPSS, version 21. There was signicant improvement of VAS Results:-
score in both groups (p<0.05) in all follow-up period. However at 12 weeks and 24 weeks group A showed more signicant improvement when
compared to Group B. The WOMAC score at 4 weeks follow-up shows no signicant difference in improvement for both pain and function in both
group. However at 12 weeks and 24 weeks, group A showed a signicant improvement (p<0.05) compared to group B.
Conclusions: Both RFA and intra-articular steroid injection reduces pain in hip OA. However, results of radiofrequency ablation in this study
provides longer duration of pain reduction and functional improvement. Hence RFA can be preferred over intra-articular steroid injection for
treatment modality.
Estudio sobre ansiedad en Residentes de Medicina Interna durante la pandemia de Covid-19, Guatemala
Authors: Racancoj Astrid , Pérez Cesar , Salguero Cesia , Moreno Christy , Duarte Iris , Xicará José , Arias José , Méndez Manuel , Del-Valle Manuel , Orozco Selvin
Published: March 2022

Objetivo: estudiar el Trastorno de Ansiedad Generalizada en médicos residentes de Medicina Interna de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), durante la pandemia de Covid-19. Material y métodos: estudio analítico de corte transversal, no experimental, cuantitativo, en médicos residentes de Medicina interna de la USAC, en el hospital Roosevelt de Guatemala.. Se tomó la población total de médicos residentes que se encontraban laborando al momento del estudio, con previa autorización por medio de consentimiento informado, con un total de 42 participantes. Se recolectaron datos por medio de encuesta virtual utilizando la escala GAD-7 que consta de 7 preguntas, las cuales permiten clasificar los tipos de ansiedad. Resultados: de los 42 participantes se reporta: ansiedad moderada en 40.48% (n=17) y ansiedad severa en 30.95% (n=13). Predominaron el sexo femenino y el grupo etario de 26 a 30 años de edad. Discusión: es el primer trabajo con interés investigativo en encontrar síntomas de  ansiedad causado por la pandemia Covid-19 en personal de salud en Guatemala. Al igual que en los estudios revisados en la literatura, se evidenció que el 90% del personal estudiado presenta síntomas de ansiedad, siendo el nivel moderado en 31%. La población bajo estudio se dividió según año en curso de residencia, evidenciando al personal de primer y segundo año como el más afectado. En comparación con los estudios revisados, no existe diferencia significativa de  ansiedad entre sexos (masculino 45% y femenino 55%).
Predictores de mortalidad intrahospitalaria en infarto agudo al miocardio con elevación del segmento ST
Authors: Gómez José
Published: March 2022

Objetivo: establecer los predictores de mortalidad intrahospitalaria en pacientes con infarto agudo al miocardio con elevación del segmento ST (IAMCEST) ingresados en medicina interna del Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala,  de enero de 2015 a diciembre de 2018. Introducción: las enfermedades cardiovasculares representan la primera causa de morbimortalidad en Latinoamérica. Según datos del Hospital Roosevelt, anualmente consultan al servicio de urgencias 1,677 pacientes por dolor precordial, representando la sexta causa de morbilidad, con incidencia de IAM de 10.3%, de los cuales el 38.8% fueron  IAMCEST. Material y métodos: estudio analítico de casos y controles. Se utilizó simulación de tablas de contingencia con software G*Power 3.1.7. Se determinaron los OR utilizando tablas de contingencia con software EPIDAT y SPSS, evaluando asociación significativa bivariante e intervalos de confianza y análisis multivariante. Resultados: Basados en revisión de expedientes clínicos, se compararon 61 casos con 61 controles, con resultados según análisis bivariante:  Edad > 65 años (OR 4.7; IC 95% 1.8-9.3), sexo femenino (OR 5.7; IC 95% 2.6-8.4), antecedente de HTA (OR 2.8; IC 1.1-7.4), >12 horas de evolución de los síntomas (OR 2.4; IC 95% 1.1-2.9), hipotensión arterial (OR  8.3; IC 95% 3.1-10.2), taquicardia (OR 5.4; IC 95% 3.5-8.2),  clasificación de Killip & Kimball IV (OR 8.5; IC 95% 4.2-10.6), arritmias (OR 6.1; IC 95% 4.4-9.5), infecciones nosocomiales (OR 4.7; IC 95% 1.2-5.7), paro cardiorrespiratorio (OR 9.2; IC 95% 4.2-13.8). Discusión: los predictores de mortalidad intrahospitalaria para IAMCEST fueron: Edad > 65 años, sexo femenino, antecedente de HTA, > 12 horas de evolución de los síntomas, hipotensión arterial, taquicardia, clasificación Killip & Kimball III/IV, infecciones nosocomiales, arritmias y paro cardiorespiratorio.
Vyačeslav Ivanov Between Dante and Dionysus. The Poet’s Visionary Experience of 1908 and the Problem of Triple Unions
Authors: Kayanidi Leonid Gennadievich
Published: March 2022

The article examines the symbolist poet Vyačeslav Ivanov’s visionary experience in the context of his poetic creativity and life-creating practices. Ivanov's visionary experience, inspired by the death of his wife Lidija Zinov’eva-Annibal, was not only reflected in his artistic work, but also influenced by his poetic imagery. In the vision, Ivanov, together with his winged deceased wife Lidija, communicates with a fiery heart, and then communicates with Lidija's daughter Vera, who is then placed in the heart of her mother. We assert that the vision of Ivanov makes use of not only Dante's symbolics (represented in his “New Life”), but also mystical-Dionysian symbolics, connected to a mythological story about the tearing of Dionysus-Zagreus by the Titans. This becomes obvious when comparing the poet's visionary experience with the poem “The Dream of Melampus”, in which for the first time the mystery-Dionysian plot is most fully expressed. Some of the motifs of Ivanov’s vision are associated with the symbolism of the macrocosm and microcosm, expressed in the spiritual verse “The Dream of the Desert Mother”. The visionary experience of Ivanov is included in the context of the so-called triple unions – Ivanov's mystical-utopian project aimed at forming a new spiritual and social order based on the mystical unity of human souls. The marriage with Vera Schwarzalon, the desirability of which is expressed in a visionary form, is perceived as a union of not two, but three. At the same time, Vera acts as the earthly embodiment of Lidija, who had gone into the transcendent spheres. Marriage with Vera becomes a way of establishing a death-conquering love affair with Lidija and performs a theurgic function: the reunion of the transcendent-spiritual with the empirically real. The difference from the triple unions with Sergej Gorodeckij and Margarita Sabašnikova is only that the union with Vera becomes a means of overcoming not mystical disunity, but death.
“Revoljucija že byla prekrasna, stichijna”: Nikolaj Nikitin’s Noč’
Authors: Albanese Noemi
Published: March 2022

Despite being one of the lesser known Serapion Brothers, Nikolai Nikitin had a brilliant early career. He was acclaimed by M. Gorky and the critic A. Voronsky as a very promising writer, able to convey the spirit of the post-revolutionary period, also in light of his personal experience as a volunteer in the Red Army. The first phase of his literary production dates from 1922 to 1924. In the texts of this period the thematic focus is mainly on the experience of the revolution, while, stylistically, they are characterized by a highly evocative and musical language that reveals the influence of A. Bely’s Simfonii. The article focuses on the long story (povest’) Noch’, edited and redacted three times during 1923, more than any of Nikitin’s novels. Being the most redacted and revised piece of Nikitin’s long fiction, the povest’ offers the possibility to investigate the relationship between the author and Voronsky who, more than anyone else, had a great impact on the young writer. The povest’ focuses on the battle between two trains, one white (called “L.G. Kornilov”) and one red (the “N. 14-7, Béla Kun”). In the first edition, the result of the battle is not conveyed to the reader; the only outcome is destruction and pain, and this caused a very negative and passionate reaction from critics and readers. The comparison of the three redactions of the povest’ shows the direction of the revisions, which started from a merely stylistic point of view and then moved to a more ideological layer, clarifying the result of the battle (now undoubtedly assigned to the Red Army) and highlighting the stichijnyj but deeply legitimate character of the Revolution itself. Starting from 1924, Nikitin will no longer participate in the meetings of the Serapion Brothers, and his poetics and chosen topics will change as well, moving in the stylistic and ideological direction that will be formalized in 1934 under the name of Socialist Realism.
M. Łaziński, Wykłady o aspekcie polskiego czasownika, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2020, pp. 315.
Authors: Gebert Lucyna
Published: March 2022

Book Review
Č.Dž. de Mikelis, Židovstvujuščie. Novgorodsko-moskovskaja eres’ xv veka i rannjaja Reformacija, perevod A.V. Byčkovoj, Novgorodskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet im. Jaroslava Mudrogo, Velikij Novgorod 2021, pp. 210.
Authors: Mazzitelli Gabriele
Published: March 2022

Book Review
F. Venturi, Il populismo russo, I-III, Mimesis, Milano 2021, pp. cxxix-375, 479, 460.
Authors: Raskina Raissa
Published: March 2022

Book Review
Foreword
Authors: Brogi Bercoff Giovanna , Bartolini Maria Grazia , Siedina Giovanna
Published: March 2022

The present issue collects six articles written by leading specialists in Ukrainian Modernist literature on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Ukrainian writer and poet Lesja Ukrajinka.
Kepemimpinan Transformasional dan Efikasi Kolektif Karyawan Selama Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Hastika Danella Victoria Putri , Hidayati Diana Savitri , Syakarofath Nandy Agustin
Published: March 2022

Kebijakan work from home (WFH) selama pandemi Covid-19 di Indonesia membawa dampak perubahan diberbagai bidang khususnya di dunia industri dimana banyak pekerjaan yang melibatkan kerjasama tim. Keberhasilan kerjasama tim dalam menyelesaikan tugas dan pekerjaan membutuhkan efikasi kolektif, yaitu sebuah keyakinan bersama sebuah tim untuk dapat menuntaskan dengan baik terkait pekerjaan yang sedang ditangani. Menurut berbagai studi salah satu faktor penentu kuatnya efikasi kolektif disebabkan oleh kepemimpinan transformasional, yaitu kemampuan pemimpin di dalam memberdayakan anggotanya dengan optimal. Tujuan penelitian ini berusaha mengungkap bagaimana peran kepemimpinan transformasional terhadap efikasi kolektif karyawan selama WFH. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 152 karyawan yang bekerja di perusahaan milik negara (BUMN) dan perusahaan milik swasta (BUMS) di daerah Jawa Timur yang diperoleh menggunakan teknik random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah skala kepemimpinan transformasional dan skala efikasi kolektif. Berdasarkan uji regresi linier sederhana didapatkan data bahwa ada peran kepemimpinan transformasional terhadap efikasi kolektif karyawan selama WFH (R=0.350, P=0,000<0,005). Artinya kepemimpinan transformasional mampu memprediski efikasi kolektif karyawan dalam menuntaskan pekerjaan yang ditangani. Kontribusi sumbangan efektif kepemimpinan transformasional terhadap efikasi kolektif karyawan dalam penelitian ini sebesar 12,3%
Kebosanan Akademik dan Kecanduan Gadget Selama Pandemi Covid-19 Pada Remaja
Authors: Khan Muhammad Ravi , Aiyuda Nurul , Fadhli Muhammad
Published: March 2022

Kecanduan gadget menggambarkan perilaku seseorang yang berlebihan atau kompulsif dalam menggunakan gadget. Perilaku ini dapat berpengaruh pada kehidupan sehari-hari, serta memungkinkan terjadinya masalah aspek sosial, emosional, mental, dan kultural. Diantara faktor yang dapat memengaruhi terjadinya kecanduan gadget adalah kebosanan akademik. Kebosanan akademik adalah keadaan gairah yang tidak optimal dalam dunia pendidikan, kurangnya minat dan motivasi belajar, tuntutan melebihi kemampuan individu dan kelelahan akibat kurangnya keterlibatan dengan rangsangan di lingkungan. Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kebosanan akademik dengan kecanduan gadget selama pandemic Covid-19 pada remaja. Subjek yang terlibat dalam penelitian ini diperoleh menggunakan teknik purposive sampling sehingga menghimpun sebanyak 306 remaja yang berusia 13-17 tahun (106 laki-laki dan 200 perempuan) di Pekanbaru. Dua buah skala digunakan dalam pengumpulan data, yaitu skala kebosanan akademik dan skala kecanduan gadget. Hasil  yang signifikan ditemukan dalam penelitian ini yaitu adanya hubungan antara kebosanan akademik dengan kecanduan gadget pada remaja di Pekanbaru, yang berarti bahwa tinggi atau rendahnya kebosanan akademik memiliki korelasi dengan kecanduan gadget, dengan demikian hipotesis penelitian diterima.
Termografinin Sığır Ayak Hastalıklarının Tanısında Kullanımı
Authors: DÜZGÜN Adem , ASLAN Loğman
Published: March 2022

Bu çalışmada sığırların ayak hastalıklarının tanısında, termal kameranın farklı ortam sıcaklıklarında kullanılabilirliğinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın materyalini 12 farklı işletmede bulunan, 1 yaşın üzerinde, 200 dişi sığır oluşturmuştur. Termal kamera ile ön ve arka ayakların coroner band bölgesinin dorsalinden görüntülenerek, sıcaklıkları ölçülmüştür. Aynı bireylere ait sağlıklı ayaklar arasında istatistik olarak anlamlı bir sıcaklık farkı yokken, hasta bireylerin sağlıklı ve hasta ayakları arasında belirgin bir sıcaklık farkının olduğu, bu sıcaklık farkının; ön ayaklarda, 11.75±5.03 °C iken arka ayaklarda, 10.96±4.45 °C olduğu bulunmuştur. Sağlıklı ayaklar için yapılan istatistik analizi sonucu, ortam sıcaklığında meydana gelecek 1 °C’lik değişikliğin, ayaklarda ortalama 1.14±0.10 °C’lik bir değişikliğe yol açtığını göstermiş ve bu değişim miktarı istatistik olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p
Let us talk: shaping linguistic well-being through differentiated tasks and conversation – report
Authors:   Graduate School, Bulacan State University, the Philippines, Nanquil Luisito M.
Published: March 2022

In the new setting filled with anxiety and stress as encountered by many learners, it is but necessary that language teachers and other specialisms should recognize and respect the health, emotions, and well-being of learners by using conversation and differentiated tasks to help and assist them feel care, respect, and inclusion even on the flexible learning climate and environment. Language instruction faces a lot of challenges nowadays, especially, in the 21st century education. It is not easy to hold the attention of our learners. The teacher has to experiment a lot of approaches and strategies to make the class attentive and receptive. But these efforts are futile if the teacher fails to meet basic needs of learners such as classroom conditions, instructional design, and linguistic wellbeing. Having a thought of these situations, this article aims to provide insights in the form of strategies and techniques that could be used by the language teachers to provide effective and engaging classroom environments in language teaching that will consider and shape linguistic wellbeing. / Key words: linguistic wellbeing, conversation, differentiated instruction, language teaching
Considerations for Private Equity Firms When Utilizing Chapter 11 New Value Deals
Authors: Wilde Alexandra
Published: March 2022

The new value exception to the Chapter 11 absolute priority rule provides a narrow avenue for equity holders to retain an equity interest in a reorganized company over the objections of senior creditors and interest holders. With the increasing number of Chapter 11 reorganization filings by private equity owned companies, private equity firms may be interested in exploring ways to retain their equity ownership in the debtor company. This Note explores the unique implications a private equity firm may encounter when attempting to utilize the new value exception as a last resort to maintain ownership in a debtor company. Part II of this Note briefly explains how the absolute priority rule functions. Furthermore, this section discusses the case law development of the new value exception. Part III then analyzes the particular challenges and considerations a private equity firm may face when attempting to meet each of the new value exception requirements. Ultimately, this section demonstrates that private equity firms hold a unique position among debtor-reorganized companies, which may aid them in obtaining new equity ownership through the new value exception. Part IV therefore concludes that private equity firms may be able to take advantage of this exception, but they must tread cautiously in light of an absence of case law guidance and the ambiguous legislation surrounding the new value exception.
The Meaning of the Market Myth
Authors: Means Benjamin
Published: March 2022

This Book Review contends that the perfectly rational market may be a myth, not just in the sense of a false or over-simplified account of reality, but also in the deeper, anthropological sense of cultural explanation. Part I describes how rational-market theories were developed by financial economists and applied to Wall Street, sometimes without adequate appreciation for the difference between simplified economic models and real-world behavior. Part II contends that if the rational-market theory has met with acceptance that outstrips its empirical support, the favorable reception may be explained in part by the theory’s congruence with broader normative views about laissez faire social ordering.
Student Intellectual Property Issues on the Entrepreneurial Campus
Authors: Pilz Bryce
Published: March 2022

This article examines issues that are more frequently arising for universities concerning intellectual property in student inventions. It seeks to identify the issue, explain the underlying law, identify actual and proposed solutions to these issues, and explain the legal ramifications of these potential solutions.
Regulation of Private Equity in Brazil: Policy Questions Presented and Critique
Authors: Guy Shannon
Published: March 2022

In this note, I explore some of the policy questions affecting Brazil’s private equity industry that the country must tackle. In Part II, Section A, I begin by asking the threshold question of whether the Brazilian government should play an active role in encouraging the growth of the private equity industry. I resolve that Brazil should play an active role in encouraging the industry’s growth to encourage several possible benefits to the real economy. Private equity may benefit the economy by providing job growth and job preservation, improved access to credit for firms that would not otherwise have funds, and improved access to talented managers. Further, private equity may be an effective screening mechanisms for selecting good companies. In Part II, Section B, I ask whether Brazil has successfully encouraged the growth of the private equity industry, or has set policies that stifle its growth. By applying Ribeiro et al.’s “supply” and “demand” factors, which lead to private equity growth in the Brazilian context, I conclude that Brazil has done a commendable job creating a regulatory environment that bolsters the growth of the private equity industry, but that lowering interest rates and the costs associated with starting a business would help the industry to expand further. In Part III, Section C, I ask whether the Brazilian government should play an active role in regulating its nascent private equity industry, and conclude that Brazil should proactively regulate the industry, in certain areas, because the benefits of good governance outweigh the costs associated with added regulatory compliance. In Section D, I ask which actors are best suited to create and enforce private equity regulations—government agencies or self-regulating agencies. I conclude that the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission does not, at present, provide sufficient oversight of the private equity industry, and that the self-regulatory agencies, like ANBIMA, ABVCAP, and BM&FBOVESPA cannot adequately enforce their own regulations due to conflicts of interest. In Part III, I critique Brazil’s current regulatory policies. I ask which risks Brazilian regulators should focus on mitigating, and try to assess their effectiveness at regulating each risk. In eight sections, I explore different risks that a robust private equity industry could pose for Brazil: (1) increased leverage in the capital markets, (2) market abuse problems, (3) conflicts of interest, (4) transparency risks, (5) overall market efficiency risks, (6) market access risks, (7) systemic risk to capital markets, and (8) risks for qualified investors. I conclude that of these risks, Brazilian regulators should focus primarily on market-abuse risks, conflicts of interest, and transparency issues, and that, at present increased regulation for the other enumerated risks is either unnecessary or impractical. Part IV Concludes.
Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses for Shareholder-Corporation Disputes
Authors: Hartlieb Garry
Published: March 2022

Investor litigation is an increasingly vexatious field of law. Nearly every time a significant change of control or corporate ownership occurs, plaintiffs’ attorneys file standardized complaints to set in motion class action suits. Ultimately, the settlements shareholders receive fail to achieve the practical effects that parties on both sides desire. Shareholders may receive pennies on the dollar of what they allege was lost by corporate wrongdoing, and, in some cases, shareholders may not receive monetary recovery as the settlement requires only that the corporation to make changes to its governing documents. These suits distract directors and management from the core operational aspects of their business. Corporations will pay enormous fees to attorneys and experts to defend against the suits. Often times, as a result of director and officer liability insurance, neither corporations nor directors pay damages out of pocket, making it unlikely that the suits serve a deterrent function, one of the principal policy goals behind allowing for such suits.
Dual-Class Capital Structures: A Legal, Theoretical & Empirical Buy-Side Analysis
Authors: McKinnon Christopher
Published: March 2022

“The advantage of a dual-class share structure is that it protects entrepreneurial management from the demands of ordinary shareholders. The disadvantage of a dual-class share structure is that it protects entrepreneurial management from the demands of shareholders.” Issuing dual classes of stock has become hotly debated since two major events transpired in 2014: (1) Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion and (2) Alibaba chose to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) instead of the Hong Kong Exchange. Because dual-class managers, like those at Facebook and Alibaba, retain a controlling voting block, their decisions are immune from activist investors or others who disagree with corporate actions. This protection allowed Mark Zuckerberg to acquire WhatsApp at an enormous price that stockholders may have resisted, and it is why Alibaba chose to list on the NYSE even though its stockholders may have found the Hong Kong Exchange to be a more natural fit. This Comment seeks to determine whether the one-man decisional structures at Facebook and Alibaba—accomplished through dual classes of stock—allow such managers to undertake, what the market perceives to be, value-destroying transactions more often than their single-class counterparts.
Rebutting the Fraud on the Market Presumption in Securities Fraud Class Actions: Halliburton II Opens the Door
Authors: Schwartz Victor , Appel Christopher
Published: March 2022

In Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. (Halliburton II), the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the validity of the “fraud on the market” presumption underlying securities fraud class action litigation. This presumption is vital to bringing suits as class actions because it excuses plaintiffs from proving individual reliance on an alleged corporate misstatement on the theory that any public statements made by the company are incorporated into its stock price and consequently relied upon by all investors. Thus, the Court’s decision to uphold the validity of the presumption has been hailed as a significant victory for those who bring securities fraud class actions. Overlooked by many commentators is the fact that in addition to upholding the fraud on the market presumption, the Court established a new avenue for defendants to rebut the presumption at the class certification stage of a case. Defendants can now rebut the presumption before a class is certified by presenting evidence that an alleged corporate misstatement had no impact on the price of the stock. This ruling is significant because securities fraud class actions, as a practical matter, often settle after a class has been certified. This article examines what that ruling could mean for modern securities fraud class action litigation.
Measuring the Impact of Campaign Finance on Congressional Voting: A Machine Learning Approach
Authors:   Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, Lalisse Matthias
Published: March 2022

How much does money drive legislative outcomes in the United States? In this article, we use aggregated campaign finance data as well as a Transformer based text embedding model to predict roll call votes for legislation in the US Congress with more than 90% accuracy. In a series of model comparisons in which the input feature sets are varied, we investigate the extent to which campaign finance is predictive of voting behavior in comparison with variables like partisan affiliation. We find that the financial interests backing a legislator’s campaigns are independently predictive in both chambers of Congress, but also uncover a sizable asymmetry between the Senate and the House of Representatives. These findings are cross-referenced with a Representational Similarity Analysis (RSA) linking legislators’ financial and voting records, in which we show that “legislators who vote together get paid together”, again discovering an asymmetry between the House and the Senate in the additional predictive power of campaign finance once party is accounted for. We suggest an explanation of these facts in terms of Thomas Ferguson’s Investment Theory of Party Competition: due to a number of structural differences between the House and Senate, but chiefly the lower amortized cost of obtaining individuated influence with Senators, political investors prefer operating on the House using the party as a proxy.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESERVICE ENGLISH TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF WATCHING ENGLISH VIDEO ON YOUTUBE AS A HABIT AND LISTENING SKILL ACHIEVEMENT
Authors: Irana Nur Anggi , Hayati Rita , Kurniawan Dedi
Published: March 2022

Watching English videos on YouTube is one of the alternatives in order to improve students’ listening comprehension. The aim of this study is to discover whether or not there is a significant correlation between the perception of habit of watching English videos on YouTube and listening skill achievement. The participants of the study were 51 students of English Education Study Program in Palembang. There were two instruments used: (1) The Habit of Watching English Videos on YouTube Questionnaire, and (2) listening mastery score from listening course they took. The data were then analysed using Pearson Product Moment in SPSS 25. The results show that there is no significant correlation between the habit of watching English videos on YouTube and listening mastery of the students, r(49) = - .26, p < .01. This study also provided discussions and recommendations for future research.
An Analytical Approach to an Elastic Circular Rod Equation
Authors: PİNAR Zehra
Published: March 2022

The size-dependent longitudinal and torsional dynamic problems for small-scaled rods have importance in two-phase media. The special case of the elastic rod equation such as magneto-electro circular equation are seen in the literature commonly, but in this work, the generalized form of the nonlinear elastic circular equation, which was not studied in the literature, is considered. The exact solutions are obtained via Mathieu approximation method with a novel proposed ansatz. Obtained solutions are discussed and illustrated in details. We believe that the proposed results will be key part of further analytical and numerical studies for waves in the dispersive medium with reaction.
SOFTWARE MODULE DEDICATED TO STUDENTS FOR DESIGNING THE WRAPPING OF THREE-PHASE MONITORED ROTARY ELECTRICAL MACHINES WITH A DIAMETER STEP AND A WHOLE NUMBER OF NOTCHES ON THE POLE AND PHASE
Authors:   University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CHIRILĂ Aurel-Ionuț , DEACONU Ioan-Dragoș ,   University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest Faculty of Electrical Engineering, STĂNCESCU CÎRSTOIU Adelina-Maria ,   University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest Faculty of Electrical Engineering, BACIU George-Adrian ,   University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest Faculty of Electrical Engineering, IONESCU Andreea-Roxana ,   University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest Faculty of Electrical Engineering, POPESCU Sergiu Valentin ,   S.C. ELECTROTEHNICA Echipamente Electrice SA
Published: March 2022

This paper presents a software module that was developed to assist in the design of the radial section geometry of the stator of a three-phase rotary electric machine. In this regard, the designer must provide values ​​regarding the main dimensions of the stator components such as: inside and outside stator diameter, width and height of the stator notch isthmus, stator notch height, stator tooth width, air gap, etc. This program allows in addition to the automatic generation of stator geometry and the distribution of the magnetic field in the air gap of the three-phase rotary electric machine in a program based on the finite element method, but also the ability to graph or save in a file with numerical data and other sizes.
MIMO INDUCTIVE COUPLING FOR HIGH POWER WIRELESS SYSTEMS
Authors:   Academia de Stiinte Tehnice din România, MARINESCU Andrei , TUDORACHE Tiberiu ,   "University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest Faculty of Electrical Engineering", VINTILĂ Adrian ,   ICMET
Published: March 2022

Transmitter component of high power inductive wireless transmission systems for electric busses and trucks should be embedded in the road to ensure a free circulation of vehicles and to ensure a good mechanical resistance of the pavement, in the charging region, similar to the rest of the road. In such application, ferrites cannot be envisaged as magnetic flux concentrators due to their fragility. An adequate solution to replace the ferrites consists in using magnetic concrete as magnetic field concentrator for wireless inductive transmission system. This solution is analyzed in this paper and used for an MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output) inductive wireless power system based on Double-D structure coils, for a transferred power of 125 kW, corresponding to the standard project SAE J2954-2, sufficient for an electric bus for 50 persons. The Finite Element analysis carried out in the paper has the objective of determining the useful and parasitic magnetic coupling parameters of the proposed inductive power transfer system
Numerical aerodynamic analysis of a reflexed airfoil, N60R, in ground effect with regression models
Authors:   Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom 73170, Thailand, Thianwiboon M.
Published: March 2022

Flight in the vicinity of the ground is known to be more efficient than flight in a free air stream. However, a nose-down pitching moment created by a typical cambered airfoil generally increases due to ground effect. Thus, a larger tail for the aircraft is required to remain stable, which creates more drag and reduces the efficiency. The pitching moment in the ground effect becomes more complicated because it varies with height above the ground. Thus, the reflexed or S-shaped airfoil was introduced to overcome this effect. The addition of reflex reduces the lift of the airfoil, but it is required for improved stability. This study applied computational fluid dynamics to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of a reflexed airfoil, N60R, in ground effect over a range of angles of attack from 0° to 20° at a Reynolds number from 0.8106 to 5106 and ground clearance from 5% to 150% of the chord. The numerical results reveal that the boundary layer close to the ground affects the lift, drag, pitching moment coefficients, and center of pressure. As the airfoil operates close to the ground, the lift increased due to a higher pressure build up under the airfoil. Except for a relatively low angle of attack (less than 2°), the lift decreases with a reduction in ground clearance due to loss of upper surface suction. The maximum lift-to-drag ratio, approximately 120, occurred at an angle of attack of 6° and ground clearance of 5%. In summary, this study presents the aerodynamic characteristics of the reflexed airfoil, N60R, over a wide range of angles of attack, Reynolds numbers and ground clearance. Furthermore, regression models for each characteristic were developed and can be used to predict the coefficients of the N60R without the need for consuming time in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis.
Stressing Out About Being Genuine: Reflections on a First Advising Session
Authors: Brown Tina
Published: March 2022

In this reflective paper I examine one of my first experiences conducting an advising session as part of a course on advising in language learning. Using a narrative approach, I put the session in context, give a brief summary of it, then focus on a specific interesting moment from the session to examine in detail. In particular I reflect on the importance I placed on feeling genuine while trying to learn and practice advising strategies and how this was a significant worry for me throughout the advising course. Lastly, I touch on the most noteworthy lesson I learned, that attending the conversation is the most important part of an advising session, and how I plan to apply this lesson to future interactions. This paper may benefit those who are new to language learning advising or who have an interest in how new advisors navigate the process.
Understanding Business Event Experiences: The Mediating Roles of Eventscape and Business Goal Accomplishment
Authors: Io Man-U
Published: March 2022

Business event attendees always have their business goals to achieve when attending a business event, and hence it is worthwhile to investigate whether and to what extent event experiential benefits can help accomplish attendees' business goals and enhance their perceived eventscape
and satisfaction. This study investigates the roles of attendees' business goal accomplishment and perceived eventscape in the relationship between event experiential benefits and satisfaction. Based on a quantitative survey for an annually held trade fair and business conference in Macao,
a conceptual model and hypotheses are proposed and examined. The results reveal the multimediating roles of the eventscape and business goal accomplishment in the relationships between the three-dimensional experiential benefits and attendees' satisfaction. The findings indicate how the event
experiential benefits, eventscape, and business goal accomplishment interacted with each other to determine attendees' satisfaction. This study has discussed its theoretical implications and managerial suggestions for enhancing attendees' experiences with business events.
THE PROBLEM OF TRADITIONAL FAIR FOLK PUPPET THEATER IN SERBIA: "KUKU TODOR", 1904-2021
Authors:   Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Vucenovic A.
Published: March 2022

During globalization and general universalization in society, issues of originality of certain forms and typology of heroes are raised, and not only in the theater, including puppet theater, but in all areas of culture. All this is an integral part of the process of searching for one's own national identity. The problem of traditionality is present in many segments of the culture of all peoples, including the Serbs. The issue of authenticity and tradition of the folk puppet theater "Kuku Todor" in Serbia, due to numerous reasons, is still far from being resolved. The words “tradition, traditional type, traditional hero…” are often mentioned in the context of this theater and its main character in Serbia. But what is behind this? Where did it come from among the Serbs, and why, when exactly do they return to it? What makes Kuku Todor a member of the great world brotherhood of puppet comedy heroes of folk theaters and in what ways do we find deviations from them? In this article, we partially consider the long-standing phenomenon of categorizing this performance as part of a tradition in Serbian theatrical culture, despite the lack of fixation of such a phenomenon in science. We will try to find answers to the questions before us, taking into account the historical facts related to the continuous wars in the Balkan spaces and,above all, in Serbia, which we are talking about.
"MIRACLE DIAGONAL" IN SPATIAL ORIENTATION: FROM THE HUMORAL THEORY AND THE CONCEPT OF ELEMENTS IN THE VASTU-VIDYA TO COMPOSITION IN PAINTING
Authors:   Samara State Transport University, Denisov D.V.
Published: March 2022

This article continues the consideration of the systemic, structural and functional aspects of the spatial model of the ancient Indian Vastu-vidya. On the one hand, the Vastu-Vidya localizes the maximum of the elements in the intermediate sectors of space. The main direction in it is assigned to the North-East. This orientation coincides with the orientation to the magnetic pole of the Earth, which is significant for the spatial orientation of many species of the animal world. On the other hand, the concept of the elements correlates with the ancient concept of four liquids, the ancient humoral theory used in medicine, and also for the definition of the four temperaments. In the course of the analysis, the author establishes the commonality of the spatial models of the Vastu-Vidya and the Permian bronze casts describing the flight of the shaman from the lower world to the upper world, as well as traditional images of the plan of the sacral structures. The application of the concept of "miraculous" diagonals to the analysis of the composition of paintings, functional zoning and geopolitics allows us to draw attention to an important element of the traditional worldview that has been lost by modern civilization.