bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Activities of the Polish Catholic Caritas in Great Britain, Italy and Denmark 1956–1962
Authors: Nir Roman
Published: November 2020

Działalność polskiego Caritas katolickiego w Wielkiej Brytanii, Włoszech i Danii w latach 1956–1962

W 1945 r. ks. Rafał Gogoliński-Elston nawiązał kontakt z arcybiskupem krakowskim księciem Adamem Stefanem Sapiehą i krajową konferencją NCWC w celu niesienia pomocy przez NCWC Polakom w kraju za pośrednictwem Caritas w Polsce. W latach 1946–1948 z magazynów NCWC w Wielkiej Brytanii wysłano do Polski lekarstwa, odzież, żywność o wartości 80 000 dolarów. Do Polski wysłano sześć ciężarówek z darami dla Caritasu, domy dziecka otrzymały koce, pościel, sprzęt kuchenny, artykuły piśmiennicze i biurowe, takie jak papier, ołówki, tusz i maszyny do pisania.W latach 1950–1951 dostarczono do Polski 80 pudeł z lekarstwami i sprzętem medycznym o wartości ponad 10 000 dolarów. W 1952 r. ks. R. Gogoliński-Elston założył w Wielkiej Brytanii polski oddział Caritas. W latach 1952–1957 oddział ten wysłał do Polski 4000 paczek żywnościowych CARE za sumę 40 000 dolarów, 6000 paczek żywnościowych z Departamentu Rolnictwa USA na kwotę 30 000 dolarów. W latach 1950–1960 polska Caritas wsparła paczkami świątecznymi polskich księży, którzy znaleźli się w trudnych warunkach finansowych. Każdego roku w okresie Bożego Narodzenia wysyłano ponad 100 paczek o łącznej wartości ponad 4000 dolarów. Caritas pomagała dzieciom i młodzieży w polskich szkołach katolickich w Wielkiej Brytanii, udzielając także stypendiów uczniom. Sfinansowała 106 obozów letnich dla 2650 dzieci. W listopadzie 1956 r. ks. Gogoliński-Elston założył oddziały polskiej Caritas w Danii i Szwecji. Dania otrzymała środki finansowe na dwie szkoły dla dzieci polskich, 3 ośrodki polonijne, 6 mobilnych bibliotek polskich, na teatr młodzieżowy, a także na działalność polskiego księdza (łącznie 4780 dolarów). Szwecja otrzymała pieniądze na dofinansowanie jedenastu polskich szkół sobotnich, sześciu obwoźnych bibliotek z polskimi książkami, jednego klubu młodzieżowego (łącznie 3890 dolarów).
Wizerunek Jana Pawła II w prasie polonijnej USA na przykładzie ,,Dziennika Związkowego’’ i ,,Nowego Dziennika–Polish Weekly”
Authors: Janowiec Natalia
Published: November 2020

Jan Paweł II był pierwszym w historii papieżem, który doceniał rolę, jaką odgrywają we współczesnym świecie środki masowego przekazu. Traktował media jako nowoczesną formę komunikacji, dzięki której Kościół katolicki mógłby wpływać na kształt życia społecznego i religijnego na świecie.

Niniejszy artykuł jest wstępną analizą wizerunku postaci Jana Pawła II w dwóch polonijnych tytułach prasowych ze Stanów Zjednoczonych: ,,Dzienniku Związkowym” i ,,Nowym Dzienniku–Polish Weekly”. Ze względu na ograniczone ramy tej publikacji przedstawiono jedynie krótką charakterystykę zagadnień, które zakwalifikowano jako istotne dla szerszego rozpoznania i zbadania tematu.
Parafia NSPJ w New Britain i jej duszpasterze na łamach „Dziennika Chicagoskiego” w latach 1894-1920
Authors: Szymański Józef
Published: November 2020

Parafia nowobretańska miała charakter narodowy i personalny, liczyła około 7,5 tys. wiernych, i tak zaprezentowana została na łamach „Dziennika Chicagoskiego”. Jej pierwszy proboszcz, ks. Lucjan Bójnowski, pozostał na tym stanowisku 62 lata (1895-1957). W tym czasie zbudowano kościół drewniany, po 1902 r. murowany, a także szkołę i ochronkę, wydawano gazetę. Wokół tej parafii swoją działalność prowadziły różne towarzystwa religijne, kulturalne i narodowe mające na celu pogłębianie i podtrzymanie polskiej świadomości narodowej wśród emigrantów, więzi ze starym krajem, pogłębianie życia religijnego. Obok pomocy duchowej, uroczystych nabożeństw, parafia polska w New Britain dostarczyła do „błękitnej armii” wielu rekrutów, a także tysiące dolarów pomocy materialnej staremu krajowi. Do armii polskiej we Francji wstąpiło z tej parafii polskiej 290 ochotników. Łącznie do armii polskiej i amerykańskiej wstąpiło 965 Polaków. Z nich 123 oddało życie.

Ogromną rolę odegrała parafia polska przede wszystkim w sprawach odrodzenia poczucia narodowego i odrodzenia niepodległego Państwa Polskiego. Więź emigrantów polskich z Kościołem poza ojczystym krajem kształtowała poczucie tożsamości religijnej i narodowej.
Listy pasterskie, okólniki i inne pisma rektora Polskiej Misji Katolickiej, ks. Leona Łagody, w zbiorach Archiwum PMK w Paryżu
Authors: Zych Sławomir
Published: November 2020

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie działalności Polskiej Misji Katolickiej we Francji na przykładzie pism jej rektora ks. Leona Łagody. Autor dokonuje analizy zawartości tego zbioru, odnoszącego się głównie do lat 1929-1933, a który rzuca światło na aktywność duszpasterską i organizacyjną władz Polskiej Misji Katolickiej we Francji. Dokonuje wyraźnego rozróżnienia na listy, które rektor ks. Leon Łagoda kierował do wiernych, i okólniki, które były tekstami urzędowymi przeznaczonymi dla duchowieństwa. Osobną kategorię stanowią pisma adresowane np. do hierarchów kościelnych lub związane z obchodami uroczystości.
Against the Anthropocene
Authors: LeCain Timothy James
Published: November 2020

The dawning realization that the planet may have entered a new
geological epoch called the Anthropocene could prove transformative.
However, over the course of its brief history, the Anthropocene concept has
often been framed in ways that reinforce, rather than challenge, the
conventional modernist belief in a clear dividing line between human culture
and a largely passive natural world, sharply limiting the concept’s
potential utility. Reflecting the overestimation of human agency and power
inevitably implied by a term that is often popularly translated as the ‘Age
of Humans’, some have already begun to argue that powerful humans can be
trusted to create a so-called ‘Good Anthropocene’ through massive
geo-engineering projects. No deeper re-examination of the human relationship
to the planet is thus necessary or desired. By contrast, this article draws
on emerging neo-materialist theory to suggest a radically different approach
that emphasizes the ways in which humans and their cultures have been
created by and with a powerful material environment. The technologies of the
thermo-industrial revolution are framed not so much as evidence of human
power, but as evidence that the material world has a much greater power to
shape human minds, cultures, and technologies than has heretofore been
recognized by most scholars. From a neo-materialist perspective, the new
geological epoch might be better termed the Carbocene: an age of powerful
carbon-based fuels that have helped to create ways of thinking and acting
that humans now find exceedingly difficult to escape. Might a more humble
and cautious view of a creative and potentially dangerous planet offer a
more effective means of spurring progress in combating global climate change
than the misleading anthropocentrism inherent in a term like the
Anthropocene?
Asthma-derived fibroblast to myofibroblast transition is enhanced in comparison to fibroblasts derived from non-asthmatic patients in 3D in vitro culture due to Smad2/3 signalling
Authors: Wnuk Dawid , Lasota Sławomir , Paw Milena , Madeja Zbigniew , Michalik Marta
Published: November 2020

The basic hallmarks of bronchial asthma, one of the most common chronic diseases occurring in the world, are chronic inflammation, remodelling of the bronchial wall and its hyperresponsiveness to environmental stimuli. It was found out that the fibroblast to myofibroblast transition (FMT), a key phenomenon in subepithelial fibrosis of the bronchial wall, was crucial for the development of asthma. Our previous studies showed that HBFs derived from asthmatic patients cultured in vitro display some inherent features which facilitate their TGF-b-induced FMT. Although usefulness of standard ‘2D’ cultures is invaluable, they have many limitations. As HBFs interact with extracellular matrix proteins in the connective tissue, which can affect the FMT potential, we have decided to expand our ‘2D’ model to in vitro cell cultures in 3D using collagen gels. Our results showed that 1.5 mg/ml concentration of collagen is suitable for HBFs growth, motility, and phenotypic shifts. Moreover, we demonstrated that in the TGF-β1-activated HBF populations derived from asthmatics, the expression of fibrosis-related genes (ACTA2, TAGLN, SERPINE1, COL1A1, FN1 and CCN2) was significantly increased in comparison to the non-asthmatic ones. We also confirmed that it is related to the TGF-β/Smad2/3 profibrotic pathway intensification. In summary, the results of our study undoubtedly demonstrate that HBFs from asthmatics have unique intrinsic features which predispose them, regardless the culture conditions, to the increased FMT under the influence of TGF-β1.
Comparing the effects of different exogenous hormone combinations on seed-derived callus induction in Nicotiana tabacum
Authors: Lang Jakub , Pankowski Jędrzej , Grabarz Piotr , Pluciński Bartosz , Jedynak Paweł
Published: November 2020

Callus from Nicotiana tabacum is used as a model in plant developmental research. We tested several phytohormone (Indoleacetic acid – IAA; 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid – 2,4-D; kinetin – KIN; 6-Benzylaminopurine – BAP) combinations to compare different approaches to callus induction directly from the seeds of Nicotiana tabacum. Callus formation was observed up to 4 weeks after sowing and the most effective were 0.5 mg/L of 2,4-D with 0.25 mg/L of BAP and 2 mg/L 2,4-D with 1 mg/L of BAP. The calli were green, photosynthetically active and after 6 weeks of growth, no stress symptoms (estimated on the basis of fluorescence of chlorophyll a in photosystem II) were noticed.
Symmetries in the Mathematical and Physical Description of Nature
Authors: Gimsa Andreas
Published: November 2020

Symmetries play an essential role in nature. Symmetrical structures are generally perceived as beautiful. Mathematicians and also physicists even regard symmetries in the equations for the mathematical and physical description of the world as an indication of their correctness. The British mathematician Godfrey Harold Hardy [1.] writes: "The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.“ A very interesting example of symmetries in physics has been provided by Emmy Noether, who found that certain system characteristics are preserved during changes (transformations). Emmy Noether derived the propositions of conservation of energy, momentum and angular momentum from the invariance (immutability) of the laws of nature during transformation of time, place and direction. These symmetries and their conservation laws form the foundation of physics. In this publication, further essential symmetries are to be investigated, which relate in particular to the symmetry of energy and information and their effects.
Tuberculosis Diagnostics and Susceptibility in Saudi Arabia’s Western Region
Authors: Qutub Mohammed , Wali Ghassan , Alraddadi Basem , Bahabri Nezar , Aldabbagh Yasser , Zaki Sara , Mehdawi Fahtima , Govindan Prasanth , Vattappillil Anupama , Alamoudi Ebtihal
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Saudi Arabia has a moderate infection rate of tuberculosis (TB) in comparison to other countries in the region. The prevalence of TB varies among different parts of the Kingdom, with its western provinces reporting to have the leading rate of incidence.

Method : In this retrospective study, Acid-fast bacilli smear (AFB), and nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) were performed on all positive cultures from 254 identified TB cases from November 2006 to August 2016 in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Results: From the positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, 99.1% were found to be positive by using NAAT. From the NAAT positive samples, only 36.8% were positive for AFB. TB was predominant among the younger age group (59.4%) compared to the elderly population (35.8%) and pediatrics (4.7%), and it was also observed that males had a higher prevalence of 56.3 % in comparison to females. In regards to the site of infection, 53.1 % were pulmonary and 46.9% from an extrapulmonary. It was noted that resistance to first-line anti-TB drugs individually was found to be 11.0% to Streptomycin, 10.2% to isoniazid, 5.1% to pyrazinamide, 2.4% to Rifampicin, and 1.2% Ethambutol, yet multi-drug resistance (MDR) was found in 2.4% of observed cases.

Conclusion: Young age predominance, low direct smear positivity, increased incidence of the extrapulmonary site of infection, and re-emergence of TB resistance all were observed in our study compared to previous national surveys.
Duplex stainless steel of type UNS S32101 and ferritic stainless steel of type AISI 430 subjected to cathodic hydrogenation
Authors: Oliveira A.M. C. , Paredes R.C. , Godoi W.C. , Vaz A.P.
Published: November 2020

This work presents a study on the duplex stainless steel UNS S32101 and ferritic AISI 430 when subjected to cathodic hydrogenation, to ascertain their behavior under the action of hydrogen. Throughout the research, with the aid of optical (MO), scanning electronics (SEM) and atomic force (AFM) microscopy, both hydrogen embrittlement and pitting corrosion after hydrogenation and degassing in UNS S32101 duplex stainless steel became evident. Subsequently, the X-ray diffraction performed to verify the phase transformations confirmed the transformation of the austenitic phase into the martensitic phase in the duplex steel and confirmed the formation of Cr23C6 precipitates in the ferritic steel. And so, it corroborated with the SEM images, proving the transformation of σ-phase agent of pitting corrosion in duplex steel.
Using the Internationally Recognized Frameworks of Nursing Competences to address the challenges of nurse refugees without documentation
Authors: Cassar Maria
Published: November 2020

Individuals seeking refuge in host countries is a global reality. Some of these individuals are qualified nurses. If, and when, the documents pertaining to a nurse qualification are not presented to the respective authorities of a host country, the challenges for these qualified nurses to secure registration and employment as nurses are numerous and often unsurmountable. Access to higher education opportunities is similarly compromised in the absence of relevant documents. This is happening against the backdrop of a widely reported global shortage of qualified nurses, and an extensive effort and investment to address this shortage in many countries. This paper explores the feasibility and appropriateness of applying internationally recognized frameworks of competences of nurses, to processes which seek to evaluate and verify the nurse training and qualification claimed by refugee nurses. The author seeks to determine whether such frameworks of nurse competences may effectively and efficiently contribute towards initiatives which are geared towards addressing the gap in (qualification) document availability, traceability, verification and reproduction of nurse refugees. A critical consideration of a few existent initiatives is presented in view of exploring, the identification of a tool which may enable a homogenous transnational approach which is consistent across salient parameters.

Received: 16 April 2020Accepted: 31 August 2020
The Procedure for Selection of a Bankruptcy Commissioner for Approval in an Insolvency (Bankruptcy) Case as a Guarantee of Its Independence
Authors:   Degree-Seeking Student of the Department of Entrepreneurial Law of the Ural State Law University, Kononova Lyudmila A.
Published: November 2020

The legislator`s approach to the determination of the means of approval (appointment) of a bankruptcy commissioner in insolvency procedures has changed multiple times. However, the legislator has still not been able to draft fully the efficient legal mechanisms ensuring the independence of a bankruptcy commissioner. The idea of the court`s opportunity to select a bankruptcy commissioner for approval in a bankruptcy case using an independent selection system proposed in legal publications and drafts of amendments to the Law on Bankruptcy seems absolutely justified and quite relevant at the moment.
Limits of Transparency of Justice in Civil Cases
Authors:   PhD (Law), Magomedova Karina K.
Published: November 2020

The article is devoted to the problem of the limits of transparency and their role in ensuring the balance of private and public interests. At all importance and necessity of transparency of justice for modern democratic society, it has certain limits and restrictions. The implementation of justice is always connected with the interests of certain subjects, therefore the right for information about justice and public court of one can conflict to the right and desire of others not to disclose certain information as it can affect their rights and legitimate interests, cause them damage and harm. Based on an understanding of the transparency of justice as information transparency for those individuals who involved in the (a) case and for the public, it is concluded that the limits of transparency for those individuals who involved in the case and the limits of transparency for the public should be distinguished.
Development of Constitutional Laws of Republics in the Post-Soviet Period
Authors:   Head of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of the Bashkir Academy of Public Administration and Management under the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Assistant Professor, Safina Svetlana B.
Published: November 2020

Purpose. Development analysis republic constitutional legislation in the Russian Federation, as well as special aspects of the structure and the content of the republic constitution in the post-Soviet period. Methodology: dialectical method, analysis and synthesis method, rather-legal method, technical legal method. Conclusions. In 1990s the great influence on the republic constitutional legislation has been made by adoption of the state sovereignty declaration and execution of an agreement with the Russian Federation delineation of jurisdiction and mutual power delegation. With regard to that by 2000 republic constitutions have been contained the great number of regulations contravene of federal constitution, hereinafter they have been corrected on the basis of the Russian Federation constitutional court decisions. Meantime the republic constitutional legislation characterizes constitutionality of the Russian Federation, reasonable variety and stability. Scientific and practical significance. There have been found out the main stages of the republic constitutional legislation development. There also have been specified the key facts that were influenced on the republic constitutional legislation content. And the development from the stages of formation to present day has been presented.
Can soybean lipoxygenases be real models for mammalian lipoxygenases? A bioinformatics approach
Authors: CENGİZ Sevilay , CAVAS Levent
Published: November 2020

Soybean lipoxygenases (soybean lipoxygenase-1) has been a well-studied enzyme because it is considered as a model enzyme for mammalian lipoxygenases. In general, the soybean lipoxygenase-1 is used in the test of inhibitory activities of various compounds. The present study provides a bioinformatics approach for comparison of various lipoxygenases in the databases. Their various physical and chemical parameters such as molecular weight, theoretical pI, amino acid composition, aliphatic index and grand average of hydropathicity and the multiple sequence alignments of the lipoxygenases were computed by using several bioinformatics tools. In order to see phylogenetic relation among lipoxygenases, a phylogenetic tree was constructed. The first three most abundant amino acids in soybean lipoxygenase-1 and 15-lipoxygenase (human) are L (10.3 %), S (7.4 %), A (6.7 %) and L (13.3 %), G (7.4 %), V (7.1 %), respectively. According to the phylogenetic tree, the soybean lipoxygenases are within separate clade compared to the mammalian lipoxygenases. In conclusion, soybean lipoxygenase-1 may not fully characterise the human lipoxygenase-15 since there are remarkable sequence-based differences, which are obtained by using bioinformatics tools between soybean lipoxygenase-1 and lipoxygenases from other sources especially from human. In this context, the researchers aware of the problems described above and having similar concerns have begun to use recombinant DNA technology to produce recombinant h-15-LOX enzyme in Escherichia coli.
Forecasting of recurrent atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary veins using preoperative characteristics
Authors: Bondarenko B. B. , Grigoryeva A. V. , Sokolova L. A. , Bart V. A. , Gorlova I. A. , Ivanov S. Yu. , Omelchenko M. Yu.
Published: November 2020

Background. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia. The method of catheter radiofrequency ablation (CRA) of pulmonary veins (PV) does not guarantee the preservation of sinus rhythm. Determination of predictors of AF relapses dictates the need in systemic approach taking into account demographic and clinical-instrumental characteristics of patients.Objective. Determination of preoperative predictors of AF recurrence within 3 year after follow-up CRA PV.

Design and methods. The study included 89 patients (50 men, 39 women; mean age 58 and 62 years respectively) followed during 3 years after CRA PV. The methods of principal components and discriminant analysis were used for analytical purposes.Results. The recurrence of AF was observed in 43 patients (48 %): during the first year — in 18 (43 %), during the second — in 16 (37 %), during the third — in 9 (20 %) cases. By consistently using the methods of descriptive and multivariant statistics a set of the preoperative indicators has been identified that distinguishes patients with AF relapses undergone CRA PV. It consists of the longivity of AF, the state of contractive myocardial function, the presence of ICD, cardioversion in the past and thyroid pathology. The contribution of modified risk factors: SBP level, BMI, tobacco smoking also are valued.Conclusion. Using of multivariant statistics allows to determine preoperative characteristics, which provide optimization of management of patients with AF.
Fiscal and Public Health Impact of a Change in Tobacco Excise Taxes in Ghana
Authors: Ama Pokuaa Fenny , Crentsil Aba Obrumah , Osei Christian Kwaku , Asante Felix Ankomah
Published: November 2020

This working paper predicts the fiscal and public health outcomes from a change in the excise tax structure for cigarettes in Ghana. More than 5,000 people are killed by diseases caused by tobacco every year in Ghana (Tobacco Atlas 2018). Currently the country has a unitary tax administration approach, with a uniform ad valorem tax structure on all excisable products, including tobacco. However, the ECOWAS directive on tobacco control, in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO 2003), recommends a simple tax structure – using a mixed excise system with a minimum specific tax floor to overcome the limitations of an ad valorem system on tobacco products, especially cigarettes. The study therefore simulates mixed tax policy interventions, and assesses their effect on government revenue and public health relative to the current ad valorem tax system. Primary data collection of tobacco prices in three geographical zones of the country was conducted in February 2020, across both rural and urban localities. This was supported with secondary data from national and international databases. Based on the assumption that Ghana adopts a mixed tax structure, the simulation shows that, if the government imposes a specific excise tax of GH₵4.00 (US$0.80) per pack in addition to the current ad valorem rate of 175 per cent of the CIF value, the average retail price of a cigarette pack would increase by 128 per cent, cigarette consumption decrease by 27 per cent, tobacco excise tax revenue increase by 627 per cent, and overall tobacco-related government tax revenue increase by 201 per cent.1 Additionally, there would be significant declines in smoking prevalence (3.3%), smoking intensity (1,448 cigarettes per year), and 3,526 premature smoking-related deaths would be avoided. The paper advocates for a strong tax administration and technical capacity, with continuous commitment by the government to adjust the tax rate in line with the rate of inflation and per capita income growth.
Implementasi Konsep Kampung Tematik sebagai Solusi Permukiman Kumuh di Kauman Jember
Authors: Hartono Ilham Wahyu , Farhan Wafi , Hardiyanti Indy Farha Elya , Dwi Piping , Yoga Nanta Andra
Published: November 2020

Permukiman kumuh adalah masalah kompleks yang sedang dihadapi oleh kota besar maupun berkembang. Secara umum, permukiman kumuh dapat dilihat dari kodisi fisik berupa bangunan, jaringan jalan, sistem drainase, dan pengelolaan sampah. Dilihat dari kondisi sosial ekonomi dimana tingkat kemisikinan dan angka pengangguran tinggi dan terjadi dampak  berupa kondisi kesehatan, sumber penyebaran dan perilaku menyimpang. Munculnya kampung kota berawal dari masyarakat desa yang ingin meningkatkan perekonomianya dengan mencari pekerjaan ke kota. Salah satu kampung kota yang menarik untuk dibahas dan diteliti adalah Kauman Jember. Kauman Jember merupakan permukiman yang terletak di kawasan perkotaan Jembet tepatnya di daerah alun-alun. Kauman Jember merupakan salah satu kawasan yang mencirikan permukiman kumuh. Sehubungan dengan hal tersebut, kondisi lokasi penelitian mememiliki kesaamaan secara fisik dan histroris, Kampung Jodipan Malang memiliki karakteristik yang sama dengan Kampung Kauman, saat ini Kampung Jodipan menjadi kampung smarth living, sebelum menjadi kampung smart living kampung jodipan merupakan permukiman kumuh. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui karakteristik kawasan permukiman kumuh yang terdapat di Kauman dan di korelasikan dengan karakteristik Kawasan Wisata Jodipan dahulu yang kemudian muncul sebuah konsep untuk mengatasi permasalahan kumuh di Kauman dan di korelasikan dengan karakteristik Kawasan Wisata Jodipan dahulu yang kemudian muncul sebuah konsep untuk mengatasi permasalahan kumuh di Kauman. Hasil yang ingin diperoleh dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan Kampung Kauman yang dijadikan kawasan wisata dapat diharapkan menjadi sumber dan potensi kegiatan ekonomi yang dapat dipercaya, termasuk kegiatan sektor lain sehingga lapangan pekerjaan, pendapatan masyarakat dan pendapatan daerah meningkat melalui upaya pengembangan kampung kauman menjadi kampung Tematik warna-warni.
O Papel da Psicopatologia Parental no Desenvolvimento Infantil
Authors: Pereira Ferreira Liliana , Felgueiras Cátia , Pereira Diana , Urbano Neide , Rosa Alda , Coimbra Matos António
Published: November 2020

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The Effectiveness of LenshookeTM Semen Quality Analyzer X1 Pro for Human Semen Analysis
Authors: Agustinus  , Supardi  , Pety Narulita  , Budiono
Published: November 2020

Background: LenshookeTM Semen Quality Analyzer (SQA) X1 Pro is an automated semen analysis. The accuracy of LenshookeTM SQA X1 Pro has never been analyzed with World Health Organization (WHO) standard method. Aim: This study aims to examine whether the LenshookeTM SQA X1 Pro method provides reliable results according to the WHO standard method. Methods: This study was a laboratory analytic observational study using 60 patients in Andrology clinic of Dr. Soetomo Hospital. The concentration, progressive motility (PR), total motile sperm count (TMSC), and morphology results of the LenshookeTM SQA X1 Pro and standard method were analyzed statistically using correlation, Bland Altman, and diagnostic test. Results: Significant correlation between two methods were found in all parameters (concentration: r = 0,970; PR: r = 0,781; TMSC: r = 0,952; morphology: r = 0,568). The mean difference for concentration, PR, TMSC, and morphology between the two examination methods were 1,165 million/ml, 7,05%, 7,584 million/ejaculate, and 2,25%. However, it found that the correlation and agreement were weaker in sample with low number of spermatozoa per high power field. The results revealed a sensitivity of 100%, 81%, and 59% for oligozoospermia, astenozoospermia, and teratozoospermia, respectively. The specificities were shown to be 100%, 74%, and 100% for oligozoospermia, astenozoospermia, and teratozoospermia, respectively. Conclusion: The LenshookeTM SQA X1 Pro gives a reliable result for determining oligozoospermia and asthenozoospermia, but in the situation that the clinicians need the accurate data, standard method should be used.
Vaginismus and Infertility
Authors: Rossy Sintya Marthasari  , A. Marlinata  , Reny I’tishom
Published: November 2020

Background: Vaginismus described as persistent or reccurent difficulties for woman to allow vaginal entry of a penis, a finger or there is often avoidance and anticipation, fear or experience of pain, along with variable involuntary contraction of pelvic muscle.

Reviews: Vaginismus can lead to unconsummated marriage, and also can be hidden caused of infertility. Vaginismus can be categorized as primary (lifelong), patient has never experiences non painful intercourse or secondary (acquired), patient has previously normal but now experience pain. Vaginismus should be considered as part of differential diagnosis in patient who has no satisfaction in sexual intercourse or do not tolerate penetration.  Diagnosis is made by making a good history taking. A variety of intervention have been suggested in some case report study. Effective treatment to vaginismus include sex education, psychosexual therapy, systematic desensitization, anxiolytic and Botulinum Toxin (botox). While there are few controlled studies on the management of vaginismus, they are limited and poorly designed.

Summary: Goal of treatment is not only to achieve pregnancy but also increase quality of life. Either natural or assisted, vaginismus is still have to be cured. A great teamwork is required to successfull therapy.
Black cumin Potential Anticancer effect of Black Cumin seed
(Nigella sativa L.) extracts as determined by Cytotoxicity test
against Larvae of Artemia salina Leach using Brine Shrimp
Lethality Test (BSLT)
Authors: Rasidah  , Aulianshah Vonna
Published: November 2020

Black cumin plant seed or black seed (Nigella sativa L.) is among the most
commonly used spices. This plant is grown mostly for its spicy seeds. Studies have reported
that black cumin seeds have high levels of antioxidant that correlates with anticancer
activities. The current study aims to determine the cytotoxic effect of black seed extracts on
brine shrimp larvae (Artemia salina Leach) using Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT). Black
cumin seed extract was obtained through percolation method using an extraction solvent
(ethanol 96%). The cytotoxicity test was performed at 0 ppm concentration (control) and 10,
50, 100, 250 and 500 ppm concentrations of black seed extracts. We use 10 Brine Shrimp
larvae per tube and repeated the test three times for each test group. Our results show that
ethanolic extract (90%) of black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.) has a strong cytotoxic effect
on Artemia salina larvae with the LC50 value of 107.2 ppm.
Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical investigations on whole
plant of Cleome chelidonii Linn
Authors: Kavitha V. , Vijaya Kirubha T.Shri , Senthamarai R. , Balasubramanian P.
Published: November 2020

Cleome chelidonii Linn. (Family: Capparaceae) is a rare plant grown as perennials
throughout dry seasons and widely distributed as a weed in wet places. However, the plant
having wide therapeutic properties has not been scientifically validated. In present
investigation, the detailed Pharmacognostical study of Cleome chelidonii is carried out to lay
down the standards which could be useful in future experimental studies. The study includes
macroscopy, microscopy, preliminary phytochemical screening, separation and isolation of
plant constituents by chromatographic methods, characterization of isolated plant constituents
and fluorescence analysis, elemental analysis and spectral studies. These studies provided
referential information for correct identification and standardization of this plant material and
to differentiate the plant Cleome chelidonii from other species of Cleome.
Effect of Drying Temperatures on Chemical compounds and
Antioxidant properties of Vitex negundo leaves
Authors: Masayu I Hada , Fauziah A , Pin K Y , Ihsan Safwan K , Shalini M , Fadzureena J , Nor Azah M , Sharmizi I
Published: November 2020

The effect of drying temperature on the leaves of Vitex negundo was determined.
Three levels of temperatures (40, 50 and 60°C) were used in the presented study. The initial
moisture content of the leaves was 69.98%. Continuous drying at the above mentioned
temperature levels was conducted to determine the drying time required to achieve equilibrium
moisture content. The quality of dried leaves was evaluated based on the quantity of agnuside,
a major compound in V. negundo using HPLC analysis. The fastest drying of the leaves was
achieved at 60°C, followed by at 50°C, but HPLC results showed that dried V. negundo
suffered at 40% reduction in agnuside content when drying at 60°C as compared to at 40°C.
Slight reduction of agnuside was found in the sample dried at 50°C as compared to at 40°C.
Whereas, antioxidant results showed that V. negundo leaves have significant level of phenolic
content and the effect of drying at higher temperature has significantly reduce the amount of
phenolics in V. negundo leaves. Total phenolic content of V. negundo leaves was highest at 50
°C drying temperature. Based on the findings of this work, the best convection oven drying
condition for V. negundo leaves was at 50°C with the highest agnuside concentration of
502.224 mg/L and phenolic content of 286.7 ± 11.0 mg GAE/100g.
Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity of Newly Keratinolytic
Bacteria, Azotobacter chroococcum B4
Authors: Mamangkey Jendri , Suryanto Dwi , Munir Erman , Mustopa Apon Zaenal
Published: November 2020

Keratinolyticbacteria of A. chrocoocum B4 was evaluated for its potential of
antibacterial and antioxidant activity. Kirby-Bauer method was used to know antibacterial
potential of B4 againtsStaphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus
pumilus, Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes, Proteus sp., enteropathogenicEscherichia
coli, Enterobactersakazakii, and Salmonella enterica. Antioxydant test was done using DPPH
radical scavenging activity assay with ascorbic acid as a controll. In this study, hydrolysate of
pellet, dialysis, and fraction 25 of B4 keratinase purification of previous study was used for
antibacterial and antioxidant test. The result showed that B4 hydrolysatesinhibited Gram
positive pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes, and
Gram negative Enterobacter sakazakii. All hydrolysates showed to have antioxidant properties
in which fraction 25 showed higher compared to that of others. This study showed poultry
waste-derived keratinase of B4 might be useful as supplementary protein, antibacterial, and
antioxidant in the animal feed formulations.
Seven Years Maintenance Cost of Implant-Retained Overdentures on Ball Versus Locator ® Abutments.
Authors: D'haese Jan , Matthys Carine , Sahak Hamed , Besseler Jos , De Bruyn Hugo
Published: November 2020

Denture wearers often complain about jeopardized function and reduced quality of life due to lack of prosthesis’ retention. Implant retained mandibular overdentures, on 2 non-connected implants (2IOD) are well-proven solutions to overcome these issues. We prospectively assessed 69 patients and scrutinized clinical records until at least 7 years of function. Thirty-six were retained on Locator ® Abutments (LA) and thirty-tree on Ball Abutments (BA). Both systems were compared regarding the type, amount and total cost of required maintenance. One implants was lost, yielding 98.7% survival after 7 years. In total 438 technical issues occurred: 121 (27.35%) in BA and 317 (72.4%) in LA. Out of these, 343 events (78%) were solved chairside: 191 (43.6%) were replacements of retention caps, 113 (25.8%) were minor acrylic repairs, in 26 (5.9%) pressure ulcers had to be relieved and 13 (3%) related to abutments. LA required 179 insert replacements compared to 12 in the BA group. The overall initial treatment cost was 3850 euro. The average total maintenance cost in relation to the initial cost for the LA and BA groups was 19.11% (range 0% - 82.24%) and 18.91% (range 0% - 113.26%) respectively (P=0.540). Conclusions: The 7-years maintenance costs for a 2IOD is acceptable when the patient is regularly checked and professionally maintained. Most events are easily solvable chairside, but a few patients required more expensive interventions, regardless of the type of attachment used.
Case Report - Unstable Angina, Coronary Artery Disease, and Cannabis
Authors: Entler Brian , Shaffer Brian , Davis Garrison , Incitti Marc , Piper Brian
Published: November 2020

Rationale:First discovered in 1990, the endocannabinoid system (ECS) was initially shown to have an intimate relationship with central areas of the nervous system associated with pain, reward, and motivation. Recently, however, the ECS has been extensively implicated in the cardiovascular system with contractility, heart rate, blood pressure, and vasodilation. Emerging data demonstrates modulation of the ECS plays an essential role in cardio metabolic risk, atherosclerosis, and can even limit damage to cardiomyocytes during ischemic events.Patient Concerns:This case describes a 63-year-old male who presented to a primary care physician for a medical cannabis (MC) consult due to unstable angina (UA) not relieved by morphine or cardiac medications; having failed all first- and second-line poly-pharmaceutical therapies. The patient reported frequent, unprovoked, angina and exertional dyspnea.Diagnosis:Having a complex cardiac history, the patient first presented 22 years ago after a suspected myocardial infarction (MI). He re-presented in 2010 and underwent stent placement at that time for inoperable triple-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD) which was identified via percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. UA developed on follow up and, despite medical management over the past 6 years, his UA became progressively debilitating.Interventions and Outcomes:In conjunction with his standard cardiac care, patient had a gradual lessening of UA related pain, including frequency and character, after using an edible form of medical cannabis (MC) (1:1 CBD:THC). Following continued treatment, he ceased long term morphine treatment and describes the pain as no longer crippling. As demonstrated by his exercise tolerance tests, the patient experienced an improved functional capacity and reported an increase in his daily functioning, and overall activity.Lessons:This case uniquely highlights MC in possibly reducing the character, quality, and frequency of UA; while concordantly improving functional cardiac capacity in a patient with CAD. Additional case reports are necessary to verify this.
Monitoring Cardiovascular Medicine Prices as a Tool for Analyzing the Effectiveness of Government Intervetions to Ensure Access to Medicines at the Regional Level
Authors: Razzakova C. M. , Ziganshina L. E.
Published: November 2020

Aim. The aim of our study was to continue a comparative analysis of availability and access to cardiovascular medicines in 2017 and 2018 in the city of Kazan according to the original WHO/HAI methodology to assess the effectiveness of government interventions to ensure access to medicines.Material and methods. We performed a comparative analysis of prices of cardiovascular medicines in 2017 and 2018 in Kazan using the World Health Organization and Health Action International (WHO/HAI) methodology, to assess medicines' availability and affordability to ensure their rational use. We studied availability and prices of 71 cardiovascular medicines in public and private pharmacies in the city of Kazan and analyzed procurement prices of these medicines in hospitals. Also we studied the affordability of medicines, as well as performed pharmacoeconomic cost-minimization analysis for arterial hypertension pharmacotherapy in 2018. For each name, we studied the prices for the original brand and its lowest-priced generic. We compared medicine prices with international reference, delivered by the Management Sciences for Health and by expressing them as median price ratio (MPR).Results. In the public sector, prices of generic medicines were at the level of reference prices with the indicators of MPR 1.14 [0.41-1.84] and 1.17 [0.49-2.21], in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In the private sector, prices of generics reduced 2 times in 2018 compared to 2017, with the decrease in MPR from 2.22 [1.12-3.91] to 1.25 [0.44-2.32], (p<0.05). In the public sector, the affordability indicators of generics were the same in the studied years (Me=0.24 in 2017 and Me=0.26 in 2018). However, in the private sector there was a 2.5 times reduction in the affordability of generics (reduction Me from 0.66 to 0.24, p<0.05) in 2018 compared to 2017. From 2017 to 2018 the affordability of original brands changed from 1.9 to 1.3 in the public sector and from 2.3 to 1.5 in the private sector, but this change was not statistically significant (p>0.05). In 2018, depending on the choice of the medicine the annual course of therapy of hypertension varied from 149 to 28835 rubles.Conclusions. In 2018, the prices of generic cardiovascular medicines, but not of originator brands, reached the level of reference prices in both the public and private sectors of Kazan. According to the WHO/HAI methodology, generic cardiovascular medicines became affordable. In the private sector, there was a reduction in the prices of generic medicines, but not of originator brands, with an improvement of affordability of generics in 2018 compared to 2017.
SEQUENTIAL MULTI-ELEMENT DETERMINATION OF TRACE-METALS IN BIODIESEL SAMPLES USING HR-CS FAAS
Authors: Jesus Alexandre , Zmozinskia Ariane , Laroque Diane , Silva Márcia
Published: November 2020

In this work the feasibility of sequential multi-element determination of Zn, Fe, Mg, Cu, Na, K, Cr, Al and Ca in biodiesel samples by high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS FAAS) was investigated. Biodiesel samples obtained from different sources and different chemical processes were analysed. The samples were diluted with n-propanol and water (1.4 mol L-1 HNO3) to form a microemulsion (ME) before its introduction in the HR-CS FAAS using a flow injection mode. The sample B-01 (obtained from soybean oil) was used for optimisation of the instrumental parameters. The accuracy of the proposed method was checked by analysis of certified reference material (CRM) Conostan BDM2A (for K and Na) and BDM2B (for Ca and Mg) and by comparison with acid digestion and recovery tests (for Zn, Fe, Cu, Cr and Al). The obtained results for CRM analysis showed good agreement with certified values within 95% of confidence (Student’s t-test). Recovery tests values ranged from 87-114%. The method developed for the analysis of biodiesel samples is accurate, simple, fast, and suitable for routine application.
Reduced Graphene Oxide-Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots Nanocomposite Based Dispersive Solid Phase Microextraction for Ultra-Trace Determination of Carbamazepine and Phenobarbital
Authors: Shafiee Ali , Aibaghi Behzad , Zhang Xu
Published: November 2020

This research presents a fast, sensitive, and selective ultrasound-assisted dispersive solid phase microextraction technique for simultaneous preconcentration and determination of ultra-trace amount of carbamazepine and phenobarbital. Reduced graphene oxide sheets decorated with cadmium sulfide quantum dots was synthesized, characterized, and used as a high capacity adsorbent. A high performance liquid chromatography with UV detector (HPLC-UV) instrument with 58:42 composition of methanol:acetic acid/acetate buffer (pH = 5; 0.05 mol L-1) as the mobile phase and set on the wavelength of 230 nm was used to separate and quantify the analytes. In this regard, different parameters affecting adsorption and desorption of the analytes on the surface of the nanocomposite were studied and optimized to maximize the efficiency of the method. The method was linear in the ranges of 0.5-180 and 0.5-140 ng mL−1 (correlation coefficient (r) > 0.999) with limits of detection of 0.19 and 0.24 ng mL−1 for carbamazepine and phenobarbital, respectively. Eventually, to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed method for the determination of pharmaceuticals in biological samples, different real samples including breast milk, urine and human plasma were tested. Obtained recoveries values were within the range of 96.3 ± 2 to 103.7 ± 3.3% which showed satisfactory efficiency.
Fracture and damage model of composite ceramics
Authors: Yu Jinfeng , Cheng Zhaogang , Ni Xinhua , Liu Xiequan , Xu Da
Published: November 2020

It is of great significance to study the damage and fracture mechanism of trigonometrically symmetric eutectic multiphase ceramics with excellent mechanical properties at room temperature and high temperature. According to the microstructure characteristics of inner triangular symmetric eutectic in multiphase ceramics, a two-scale cell model containing triangular symmetric eutectic was established. The fracture stress of cohesive bond in eutectic was calculated by considering the conditions of cohesive bond fracture at interface phase and fiber junction. The damage variable was introduced and combined with cohesive bond fracture stress to establish the microcosmic damage fracture stress model of eutectic Based on the Dugdale Barenblatt model, the damage localization band model is established by introducing the micro damage fracture stress as the residual strength. It is found that with the increase of fiber volume fraction, the strong confinement of interface phase is destroyed, the residual strength decreases and the length of damage localization band increases with the increase of fiber volume fraction. Reducing the damage degree and selecting the appropriate fiber volume content can increase the fracture stress of eutectic, and then reduce the length of damage localization band, increase the threshold value of crack instability propagation, and enhance the material strength.
Bending of a circular flexible plate taking into account the initial curvature
Authors: Mamatova G. U. , Sugirbekova А. K. , Bekaulov N. M.
Published: November 2020

In this article, an analytical solution of the problem of bending a round plate with an initial curvature is obtained. A round plate with an initial curvature as a structural element is widely used, the calculation of which leads to many questions related to the design of round Foundation plates, turbine disks, flexible shaft connections and other. The nonlinear theory of round flexible plates provides the key to explaining the process of loss of stability, which often leads to complete destruction of the structure. Therefore, there is a high need for analytical methods for solving problems of calculating the stress-strain state of round flexible plates, taking into account the initial curvature. These problems are mathematically reduced to differential equations with variable coefficients, the exact solution of which, as a rule, does not exist. Therefore, the construction of analytical solutions to these problems is very relevant.