bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Meghökkentő börtönök világszerte
Authors: Ürmösné Simon Gabriella
Published: July 2020

There are many types of penal institutions all over the world. Most of them are overcrowded and harsh, humiliating conditions and mandatory rules surround the inmates. Other prisons swim on the sea or are in picturesque environment over the sea or in one of the Tuscan archipelagos, or in a dukedom. The rest could be represented by five-star penal institutions with all amenities, conveniences and facilities like tennis court, horse riding or swimming in the sea. There are also eco prisons existing with solar panels, bio diesel, recycling, and cultivations. Inmates may live in communities without the supervision of prison wardens and in lack of window-grates, moreover, they can move freely. They can buy their own cells and play with their children, and there are stalls, restaurants, hairdresser’s, and even a hotel in the vicinity of their cells. Other penal institutions accommodate the family members as well, which help children to be bound to their convicted parents, and the penal institution is disguised in order not to show real prison conditions. There are even prisons in the middle of a desert, and inmates are in military tents, dressed in pink clothes to avoid T-shirt thefts. Others are locked in a stone desert or far away in Siberia. While certain penal institutions can locate only two convicts, others may accommodate ten thousand ones. There is a wide spectrum, which can range from the most lenient penal institutions to the strictest ones.
Santiago: ¿Dónde estamos?, ¿Hacia dónde vamos?
Authors: Galetovic Alexander , Jordán Pablo
Published: July 2020

Este trabajo corresponde al capítulo II del libro ""Santiago: Dónde Estamos y Hacia Dónde Vamos"", editado por Alexander Galetovic, publicado por el Centro de Estudios Públicos en 2006.
Rawls y el feminismo
Authors: C. Nussbaum Martha
Published: July 2020

Este artículo se encuentra disponible solamente en la versión impresa de Estudios Públicos debido a que no se cuenta con la autorización para reproducirlo online.
Incidence of prosthetic graft infection following lower limb and open AAA repair surgery at the Manchester Vascular Centre
Authors: Ali Basim
Published: July 2020

Poster Presented at BAPIO Annual Conference London 2019
Reviewed by Subarna Chakravorty PhD & Sunil Daga PhD
Cost utility of unnecessary post-operative bloods tests:
Authors: Ali Basim
Published: July 2020

Poster Presented at BAPIO Annual Conference, London 2019
Reviewed by Subarna Chakravorty PhD & Sunil Daga PhD
Représenter une « organisation terroriste » en Europe : le cas de l’OLP (1967-1974)
Authors: Damien Romain
Published: July 2020

À la fin des années 1960, l’Organisation de la Palestine peut se vanter d’avoir un soutien diplomatique non négligeable sur la scène internationale. Les États arabes, les pays socialistes mais aussi la majorité des pays non-alignés soutiennent la cause des Palestiniens. Pourtant l’OLP reste aux yeux des gouvernements européens une organisation essentiellement terroriste. Cela n’empêche pas l’organisation d’avoir des représentants dans les capitales européennes. Cet article revient sur les conditions de représentation de ces acteurs dont les statuts ambigus les poussent à chercher d’autres voies diplomatiques pour défendre la cause palestinienne.
Associations et chômage en Tunisie. Politiques de l’emploi et stratégies d’insertion dans l’arène du développement de Kasserine
Authors: de Facci Damiano , Sigillò Ester
Published: July 2020

L’article analyse l’émergence d’une arène du développement internationalisée à l’échelle de la ville de Kasserine, axée sur le soutien à l’emploi et reconfigurée selon des logiques spécifiques liées aux opportunités d’insertion ouvertes par l’action associative. L’émergence des associations après la chute du régime de Ben Ali entraîne le recentrement de l’arène du développement kasserinoise sur les questions de l’emploi, traitées non seulement dans le cadre des projets des associations mais aussi dans le cadre même des associations comme prenant part aux dispositifs de politique de l’emploi, encadrés par l’État et financés par les acteurs internationaux. L’article esquisse le cadre d’analyse de l’arène du développement, à partir de l’observation entre les acteurs qui en font partie à l’échelle nationale, notamment les associations, l’État et les acteurs internationaux. Il vise finalement à mettre en lumière comment les stratégies d’insertion des activistes et leur expérience du chômage dans le cas kasserinois façonnent l’arène du développement locale, tout en détournant de manière paradoxale les dispositifs des politiques de l’emploi de l’État et des acteurs internationaux, ainsi que les objectifs de leurs propres projets associatifs.
Russie-Israël : la Syrie, nouveau déterminant de la relation bilatérale
Authors: Delanoë Igor
Published: July 2020

La crise syrienne constitue un nouveau champ investi par la relation russo-israélienne. Même s’il subsiste des divergences de fond qui paraissent indépassables aux Russes et aux Israéliens, le modus operandi qu’ils ont forgé en Syrie reste une nécessité pour les deux acteurs désormais « voisins » au Proche orient. Tel-Aviv a pris acte du fait que, sur fond de désintérêt américain pour la région, la Russie est parvenue à redevenir un acteur sécuritaire de premier plan sur la scène stratégique régionale. Moscou semble pour sa part être « sensible » aux préoccupations sécuritaires qu’éprouve l’État hébreu à l’égard de l’enracinement de la présence iranienne en Syrie. En quête d’un « grand accord » lui permettant de convertir son succès militaire syrien en victoire diplomatique régionale, le Kremlin ne peut toutefois espérer jouer un rôle de premier plan sur le règlement de la question israélo-palestinienne. L’État hébreu, qui bénéficie de la politique proche-orientale de l’administration Trump, n’est pas disposé à accorder un rôle majeur à la Russie sur ce dossier.
L’informatique de gestion : la transformation inaccomplie d’un ensemble de pratiques empiriques en recherche
Authors: Neumann Cédric
Published: July 2020

Dans la deuxième moitié des années 1960, les constructeurs d’ordinateurs, les SSII ainsi que la délégation à l’informatique font de la prise en charge croissante de la formation des informaticiens par l’enseignement supérieur public la solution aux problèmes rencontrés par les entreprises et administrations utilisatrices lors de leur informatisation. Cependant, cette revendication demeure ambiguë car elle s’accompagne parallèlement d’une critique de de l’autonomie des formations universitaires. La position dominante de l’informatique fondamentale dans les cursus universitaires produirait des informaticiens inutilisables par les entreprises. Elle traduirait ainsi l’inadaptation de l’Université aux évolutions économiques et sociales. Dans ces conditions, les politiques publiques de formation à l’informatique ont pour objectif de réduire la part de l’informatique fondamentale dans l’enseignement au profit de l’informatique de gestion. Comme les applications de gestion représentent 80% des utilisations des ordinateurs, il faudrait que l’enseignement de l’informatique de gestion représente 80% des flux d’étudiants en informatique d’ici la fin des années 1970.
Les gestionnaires français et l’organisation de l’économie financière pendant les années 1970-1980
Authors: Jovanovic Franck
Published: July 2020

Cet article analyse un aspect très peu étudié de l’histoire de la pensée managériale en France : le rôle des gestionnaires français dans l’organisation de l’économie financière pendant les années 1970-1980. Si les fondements de l’économie financière ont été posés par des économistes américains dans les années 1960 et 1970, ces idées ont été introduites en France entre la seconde moitié des années 1970 et le début des années 1980 principalement par des gestionnaires français formés au Canada et aux États-Unis. Cet article expose de quelle manière ces gestionnaires ont introduit et structuré ce domaine en France tant au niveau scientifique que pratique. Outre l’analyse de publications et d’archives, cet article s’appuie sur des informations collectées par un sondage et des entrevues auprès des principaux acteurs français de cette période. Il utilise également une base de données originale construite à partir des documents de travail du Centre d’Enseignement Supérieur des Affaires, et des données statistiques originales compilées à partir de documents de l’ European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management . Cet article présente trois principaux résultats. Premièrement, les gestionnaires français ont bénéficié d’un contexte favorable pour introduire la recherche en économie financière. Deuxièmement, à cette époque les contributions des gestionnaires français consistent principalement en une application des modèles américains de la finance de marché «  mainstream  » aux données françaises grâce à la création de bases de données informatiques. Troisièmement, les gestionnaires français ont largement contribué à la performativité de l’économie financière en France.
De la République des Lettres à l’évaluation en double aveugle : une archéologie des revues académiques
Authors: Bazin Yoann , Magne Laurent
Published: July 2020

Le travail de l’enseignant chercheur tel qu’il existe aujourd’hui est très fortement structuré autour de la publication d’articles académiques dans des revues scientifiques. Ces dernières sont en général pilotées par des comités de lecture qui organisent une évaluation des soumissions en double aveugle. S’il existe évidemment des variations et de constantes innovations, cette organisation du travail académique reste fortement institutionnalisée, et de plus en plus mondialisée. Nous proposons ici une archéologie de ces revues en identifiant les moments d’émergence de leurs principales caractéristiques, à savoir : les sociétés savantes et publications périodiques du 17 e siècle, les politiques éditoriales et comités de lecture du 18 e , et enfin l’évaluation en double aveugle qui s’impose à la fin du 20 e . Pour ce faire, une partie de nos analyses historiques se concentrent sur les deux périodiques considérés comme matrices des revues modernes : le Journal des Sçavans français et les Philosophical Transactions britanniques. Il s’agit ici de problématiser l’ensemble de ces caractéristiques en les replaçant dans les contextes où elles ont permis de répondre à des problèmes, tout en faisant l’objet de débats et négociations. Cet article a pour but de contribuer à l’histoire de la pensée managériale, mais également, dans son approche fortement influencée par la pensée foucaldienne, d’alimenter une critique (au sens philosophique) des sciences de gestion comme discipline et comme profession.
Une histoire de la recherche en sciences de Gestion : des racines oubliées aux percées actuelles
Authors: Hatchuel Armand , Poivret Cédric
Published: July 2020

Le texte que vous trouverez ici est le résultat de la réécriture 1 d’un entretien, autour de l’histoire de sciences de gestion, que le Professeur Hatchuel – Professeur en sciences de gestion et théorie de la conception, à MinesParisTech/PSL université, Membre de l’Académie des Technologies – nous a accordé le 11 avril 2019. L’entretien avait duré un peu plus de deux heures et a donné lieu à une retranscription brute, par nos soins, sur un document Word qui représentait 25 pages. Cet entretien fut relativement informel : un guide d’entretien avait été prévu mais il n’a été que très peu utilisé. Nous avons préféré rebondir sur les propos d’Armand Hatchuel plutôt que de le contraindre à rentrer dans des cases qui ne seraient pas nécessairement pertinentes. Quatre thèmes ont émergé de l’analyse de l’entretien : le concept de « gestion », l’histoire de la pensée « gestionnaire » et les auteurs y ayant joué un rôle, les pathologies et les percées actuelles des sciences de gestion et en conclusion quelques éléments d’histoire du CGS de l’Ecole des Mines de Paris (aujourd’hui, MinesParisTech/PSL Université). Les propos tels que retranscrits ici ont été validés par Armand Hatchuel. Les notes de bas de page sont le fait principalement de Cédric Poivret, mais certaines ont été modifiées par Armand Hatchuel.
Réseaux des villes hospitalières : un panorama global
Authors: Lacroix Thomas
Published: July 2020

Au cours de la dernière décennie, le nombre de réseaux de villes créés pour résoudre les problèmes de migration n’a cessé de croître. En s’appuyant sur une base de données incluant 50 réseaux, cet article propose une définition de ce type d’organisation, donne la mesure de leur expansion et analyse les facteurs qui expliquent cette tendance. Ce phénomène s’inscrit dans l’évolution à long terme de la gouvernance locale : les municipalités se voient dotées de responsabilités plus importantes en matière de gestion des populations immigrées. Mais, plus récemment, la « crise migratoire » de 2015-2016 a incité les autorités locales à se mobiliser face à la sécurisation des politiques migratoires. Dans ce contexte, les organisations internationales s’appuient de plus en plus sur ces acteurs locaux pour construire une gouvernance migratoire « transnationale » où les États n’ont pas apporté de réponses adéquates.
Quand les militants font le procès du « délit de solidarité »
Authors: Loiseau Kelly
Published: July 2020

L’année 2018 marque un tournant dans la définition juridique du « délit de solidarité » avec la reconnaissance du principe de fraternité par le Conseil Constitutionnel. À travers l’étude de cette décision, cet article propose une illustration des rapports de forces qui se jouent dans l’arène judiciaire entre d’un côté, les citoyens et associations qui exigent la suppression de ce délit et, de l’autre, l’État guidé par un impératif : celui du contrôle des frontières et de l’immigration illégale.
Aerodynamic Interactions on Airbus Helicopters' Compound Helicopter RACER in Cruise Flight
Authors: Frey Felix , Thiemeier Jakob , Öhrle Constantin , Keßler Manuel , Krämer Ewald
Published: July 2020

With the pursuit of extending the flight envelopes of helicopters toward higher cruise speed, helicopter manufacturers increasingly have come up with nonconventional configurations in recent years. Among these, Airbus Helicopters' RACER (Rapid And Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) is a compound
helicopter equipped with a boxwing and lateral pusher rotors. In combination with the main rotor, these additional components determine the aerodynamic characteristics of the helicopter. Thereby, depending on the flight conditions, their individual performance is influenced by a variety of
interactions. As the understanding of these interactions is vital for the evaluation of the overall system, the respective mutual influence of main rotor, wings, and lateral rotors is analyzed in this paper for cruise flight. For this reason, high-fidelity coupled aerodynamic simulations are
conducted not only for the full RACER configuration but also for reduced setups omitting individual components to isolate the effect of these components on the helicopter's aerodynamic performance.
Blade Tip-Vortices of a Four-Bladed Rotor with Axial Inflow
Authors: Goerttler Andreas , Braukmann Johannes N. , Wolf C. Christian , Gardner Anthony D. , Raffel Markus
Published: July 2020

The vortex system of four rotating and pitching DSA-9A blades was examined numerically and experimentally. Numerical computations were performed using German Aerospace Center (DLR)'s finite-volume solver TAU and were validated against experimental data gathered using particle image
velocimetry carried out at the rotor test facility (RTG) in Göttingen. Algorithms deriving the vortex position, swirl velocity, circulation, and core radius were implemented. Hover-like conditions with a fixed blade pitch were analyzed giving further physical insights of the static vortex
system. These results are used to understand the vortex development for the unsteady pitching conditions, which can be described as a superpositioning of static vortex states. The use of a zonal detached-eddy simulations approach improved physical modeling of the vortex development by resolving
finer scales than URANS. Trimmed cases agree well with differences less than 0.5% in the circulation and swirl velocity.
Unusual Case of Huge Rectal Ameboma Mimicking a Rectal Carcinoma in a Taiwanese Traveler
Authors: Lin Gang-Hua , Lin Yu-Chun , Yu Chun-Wei , Lin Tzu-Chiao , Pu Ta-Wei , Jao Shu-Wen , Hu Je-Ming
Published: July 2020

Invasive protozoan infection with ameboma formation is relatively rare in advanced-modern countries and can be mistakenly diagnosed as a neoplasm, which constitutes the majority of conditions in medical centers. The treatment between rectal ameboma and carcinoma is different, in which the former can be treated by effective medication, and the latter may sustain invasively inconvertible surgical intervention. Herein, we present a case of a 66-year-old man with a travel history to Japan who presented with anal pain and diarrhea secondary to ulcerative rectal mass detected by colonoscopy, which resembled colorectal carcinoma. The mass lesion was later determined histopathologically to be amebic infection caused by invasive Entamoeba histolytica, which had remarkable regression after metronidazole therapy. This case highlights the necessity of complete recognition of ulcerative rectal mass before definitive treatment and inadvertent clues from travel history to achieve a good outcome.
Association of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease with Anxiety, Depression, and Sleep Disorders
Authors: Shanmugapriya S. , Saravanan A. , Shuruthi S. , Dharsini J. Suriya , Saravanan T.
Published: July 2020

Background:

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly associated with impaired quality of life. Chronic symptoms in this highly prevalent disorder could potentially lead to psychological manifestations such as anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders.

Aim:

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the magnitude of association of GERD symptoms based on health-related quality of life (GERD-HRQL) with anxiety, depression, and sleep quality using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study done at a tertiary care hospital in 241 participants. Cases were patients diagnosed with GERD, and the control group was participants who did not have GERD, devoid of all gastrointestinal symptoms according to GERD-HRQL. Data on age, gender, body weight, smoking/alcohol intake, and medication history were obtained from 98 cases and 143 matched control subjects. The three questionnaires, namely, GERD-HRQL, HADS, and PSQI questionnaires were administered by a trained blinded interviewer.

Results:

There was a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001) in the mean score of cases in the HADS depression scale (7.35 ± 3.65); the HADS anxiety scale (9.33 ± 4.51) and the mean global PSQI sleep score (4.62 ± 1.96) compared to the controls. Using Pearson's correlation, heart burn (P = 0.036), and regurgitation scores (P = 0.026), including the global quality of life score (P = 0.003), correlated significantly with the anxiety score. We found a statistically significant correlation between heart burn and poor sleep (P = 0.012) but not for regurgitation (P = 0.772).

Conclusions:

This study highlights the increased risk of anxiety, depression, sleep disorder in GERD, and the significant correlation between HRQL, especially heartburn with anxiety and poor sleep quality. This enlightens that specific screening and treatment strategies targeting such psychological manifestations are imperative for overall improved quality of life in GERD patients.
Evaluation of the Management of Urolithiasis with Clinical Study
Authors: Mukesh Chande  , Jaydeep M Gadhavi
Published: July 2020

Background: Urolithiasis encompasses both renal and ureteric stones. It is estimated that up to 5% of the world population is affected by     this disease and the lifetime risk of getting urinary stone is 8-15%. The aim of this study is to look for epidemiological patterns in the disease distribution, understand the causative factors of the disease and assess the existing surgical modalities of treatment of this disease. Subjects and Methods: In the present study 68 cases of Urolithiasis fulfilling the study parameters were admitted and subsequently operated in Medical College and Research Hospital. Results: 65% of the patients were between age group 18-40. The most common site of urinary calculus was lower 1/3ureter followed by lower pole kidney. Diet, fluid intake, diabetes and obesity were significant predisposing factors for urolithiasis. PCNL was the treatment of choice for renal calculus while ECSWL was treatment of choice in upper ureteric calculi and ureteroscopy for lower ureteric calculi. Conclusion: For renal calculi, PCNL is the best treatment modality as of now, but it is associated with greater post-operative morbidity. For stone less than 1cm size, ECSWL is a good alternative to PCNL, but has poor clearance rate and thus greater need for auxiliary procedure. For ureteric calculi, both ECSWL and ureteroscopy have given good results but ECSWL is better tolerated by the patients.
A Study on Raised Serum LDH Level in Acute Intestinal Obstruction – A Marker of Bowel Gangrene
Authors: Anantha Kumar Nateson  , Suresh Nayak Basavanayak  , Sudarsan Srikanth
Published: July 2020

Background: Bowel gangrene is a major abdominal catastrophe associated with high mortality rate. Intestinal obstruction accounts for 20%   of all surgical emergencies around the world. The present study aims to estimate the LDH levels in patients with acute intestinal obstruction and correlate with bowel viability. Subjects and Methods: In this study, the estimation of serum LDH was conducted in 45 cases of acute intestinal obstruction who were admitted in surgical wards. After fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria the study subjects were recruited. All the cases were thoroughly examined. Time of presentation and onset of symptoms were noted. Under aseptic conditions, 3 ml venous blood samples were collected from the study subjects, centrifuged at 3000 rpm and separated serum sample was used for the estimation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and the estimated value of serum LDH is compared with the viability of the bowel intra operatively. Results: The total number of patients presented with obstruction is 45 out of which 25 were found to have elevated LDH which is about 55.56%. Out of 25 patients presented with elevated LDH, 20 patients found to have gangrenous bowel. 60% presented with abdominal pain and 40% had irreducible swelling. Most commonly associated symptoms are vomiting (84%) followed by abdominal distension (40%), obstipation (36%), pyrexia (24%), blood in stools (8%) and diarrhoea (4%). Per rectal examination showed 76% had normal faecal staining, 12% blood stained faeces and 8% empty. Complications observed were anastomotic leak 8%, wound infection 16%, wound gaping 8%, burst abdomen 8%. Conclusion: The present study results indicate that ischemic changes in any part of the bowel can cause elevation in the serum levels of LDH and a higher value of >1000 IU/L strongly indicates an underlying gangrenous change. It is a less invasive, cost effective and easily available diagnostic tool to diagnose bowel ischemia/gangrene. Hence it is more useful in centres where the diagnostic facilities are limited.
A Single Dose of Antibiotics in Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
Authors: B. Vijay  , Vadala Satish Chandra Reddy
Published: July 2020

Background: Single or multiple-dose regimens of antibiotics may rely on the patient’s medical situation and the patient’s susceptibility to infection. The present study was therefore planned to evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of the single dose of antibiotics in patients undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy. A simple, safe, and non-toxic drug is used for avoiding or eradicating contamination with a certain microorganism. Materials and Methods: The retrospective case study was conducted in Department of General Surgery, Bhaskar Medical College, Yenkapally, Moinabad, Ranga Reddy Dist., Telangana, India from March 2017 -February 2018 among 50 patients scheduled for laparoscopic appendicectomy. Laparoscopic appendicectomy patients were divided into two groups, one group of 30 patients received single dose pre-operative antibiotics and the other group of 20 patients received multiple doses of antibiotics. Results: Out of 50 patients, majority 84% were males and 16% were females. Out of 50 patients, 8 patients had SSI. Out of 50 patients, the majority 76% of the patients reported on day 2 and only 24% reported on day 1 of appendicectomy. 29 patients were discharged after a day stay in the hospital, 93% belonged to the single-dose group and 5% belonged to the multiple-dose group. The remaining 21 patients were discharged on day 2. The majority 95% belonging to the multiple-dose group were discharged on day 2 and 7% belonging to the single-dose group were discharged on day 2 as they have been kept under observation for infection. Conclusion: For basic, uncomplicated acute appendicitis, single dose of prophylactic antibiotics will help in cases of laparoscopic appendicectomy. There is no necessity for the post-operative administration of antibiotics.
Prophylactic Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Hypocalcemia Post-Thyroidectomy
Authors: Vadala Satish Chandra Reddy  , B Vijay
Published: July 2020

Background: Hypocalcemia is a common post-operative complication of Thyroidectomy. This study is aimed to evaluate and treat hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy procedure with routine administration of oral calcium and vitamin D supplements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of oral calcium and vitamin D administration in preventing hypocalcemia post-thyroidectomy. Subjects and Methods: This was a prospective randomized controlled study conducted on 50 patients undergoing total or near total thyroidectomy for benign or malignant disease over the period of one year from February 2017 to January 2018 at Department of General Surgery, Bhaskar Medical College, Yenkapally, Moinabad, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana, India. All the participants were randomly assigned to routinely receive or not receive oral calcium (3 g/d) and vitamin D (1 µg/d) for 2 weeks. Hypocalcemia symptoms and signs and total serum calcium levels were monitored and compared between the 2 groups. Data were presented in the form of statistical tables and charts. SPSS software version 20 was used for statistical analysis. Results: The hypocalcemic symptoms were minimal in the supplement group but more severe in the group not receiving the supplement. Serum calcium levels decreased in both groups after surgery but recovered earlier in the supplement group. Conclusion: In reducing the incidence and severity of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy, routine administration of supplements containing oral calcium and vitamin D has been effective.
Comparison of Multifactor Vs Independent Marker in Predicting Severity of Acute Pancreatitis
Authors: Vijaykumar C Bada
Published: July 2020

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory process with a highly variable clinical course. This study was conducted to compare the multifactor vs independent marker in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. Subjects and Methods: The present study comprised    of 50 patients of acute pancreatitis. In all patients, reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), PMN-Elastase (PMN-E), Procalcitonin (PCT), RANSON”s score, GLASGOW score, APACHE-II score, APACHE-O score and Balthazar’s CTSI score was recorded. Results: There were 45 males and 5 females in the study. There were 12 (22.64%) obese patients in this study. The age of the patients was a significant indicator    to discriminate or predict patients with mild or severe pancreatitis. With an AUROC of 0.6004, it was found that age was a poor predictor       of the severity of acute pancreatitis. Obesity of the patients was a significant indicator to discriminate or predict patients with mild or severe pancreatitis. With an AUROC of 0.6004, it was found that age is a poor predictor of the severity of acute pancreatitis. Organ failure at admission is more likely to reflect severe cases, it is found to be a poor predictor of severity in acute pancreatitis. The mean CTSI score in the study was 3.57 (SD 2.64), with a median of 2 and ranged from 1 to 10. It was higher in severe pancreatitis and a CTSI score of >=3 was significantly associated with patients with acute pancreatitis by bivariate analysis. Conclusion: The authors found that overall, CRP was the best predictor, followed by IL-6, CTSI score, PCT, Glasgow, Ranson’s and APACHE-II. PMN-Elastase, Age, obesity and organ failure at admission are poor predictors of severity of acute pancreatitis.
Prospective Randomized Blinded Study to Compare Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Hernioplasty
Authors: Mohd. Ilyas  , Venkat Vaijnath Cholleti
Published: July 2020

Background: Hernia is one of the common surgical problems. Repair of inguinal hernia is one of the commonest surgical procedures worldwide, irrespective of country, race or socio-economic status and constitutes a major health-care in every country. Subjects and Methods: This is a randomised prospective study done over 50 patients in the department of general surgery of Kamineni hospitals, LB Nagar, Hyderabad during the period of October 2010 to August 2012 with the aim to compare laproscopic inguinal hernia repair and open inguinal hernia repair with regards to post-operative pain, surgical site infections, hospital stay and time taken to return to work, by a randomized study. Results: Compare laparoscopic and mesh inguinal hernia repairs, there is no significant difference in early assessment with regards to duration of operation, post-operative pain, analgesic requirements on the day of surgery and first post-operative day, hospital stay, return to daily and normal activities and post-operative complications. Conclusion: Laparoscopic mesh hernioplasty still remains to be validated with larger number of patients and longer duration of follow up.
To Be Gifted & Talented & BLack (Arkology from the Last Angels of History)
Authors: Francis Sherese
Published: July 2020

"To Be Gifted & Talented & BLack (Arkology from the Last Angels of History" is an autobiomythography response to Rootwork Journal's call. It explores my journey through the educational system and that my greatest learning came after institutional schooling ended for me. Much of my process in this work uses etymology and wordplay, such as interplaying between the roots of ark/arch/archive. For me, wordplay is like speaking in tongues and is a form of remembering buried languages. Language is a form of coding and I want to imagine the possibilities of it beyond conventional ways. After reading works like Amiri Baraka's "Technology & Ethos" and Martin Heidegger's "The Question of Technology," the former thinking of technology through a black centric view and the latter from a white supremacist view, I wanted to write a poem reflecting on science and technology through the black body and earth and Afro-diasporic cultural mytho-history.
Hoodoo, Kentucky, Workers Adminstration Project, Poetry, Black Folklore, Ancestors and Memory
Authors: Wigginton Jasmine
Published: July 2020

A poem about realizing freedom through transformation.

The poem “ ‘Hoodoo’ Inspired by Mamie Hansberry from Christian Country Kentucky” is based on the voice of Mamie Hansberry, a formerly enslaved woman from Kentucky. Hansberry’s words were recorded by historians and archivists who worked for the Workers Project Administration (WPA). The WPA was a Depression-era program where historians and writers went around the South to collect the stories of the former enslaved. This program provided an opportunity for Black voices to be added and centralized in the archives. Despite positive intentions, the archivists were clouded by their own internal bias. Most of the collectors were white Southern males who held strong biases that influenced the topics they chose to explore. For example, Black folklore is featured heavily in the WPA narratives. To the recorder, these beliefs might have been viewed as eccentric and uncivilized. When interacting with Mamie Hansberry, they more than likely prompted her into explaining “Hoodism”. Instead of a simple introduction, however, Hansberry spun an oral rhyming poem, “A snake head an’ er lizard tail, Hoo-doo; Not close den a mile of jail, Hoo-doo.” Through her rhythmic re-telling, she showcases the beauty and power that resides in “Hoodisms”, that was probably lost by the white male listeners.

The archives often offer us silence on Black voices that are women, poor, and rural. If they were recorded, they are often tainted by the bias of our racist and sexist systems, such as in the WPA narratives. Instead of looking to the archives to better tell the stories of my ancestors, I choose to do so through poetry allowing me to reimagine and explore where the archives offer me no assistance. Removing the white male gaze, I give my version of “Hoodism” based on the long line of Kentucky Black women who came before me, like Mamie Hansberry. This is my homage to their voices and stories. Their stories are not lost or forgotten.
A Litany for Survival, A requiem for Love
Authors: hunt derrika l.
Published: July 2020

I wrote the message below as a love letter, a litany for survival, and a requiem for love. Perhaps it is a bricolage of words trying to imagine what it means to convene in the arc, what it means to honor black and sacred sites of revelation. And so I wrote this kaleidoscope of words to fellow graduate students and colleagues during a time of deep crisis. I wrote this because many of us were and still are hurting as we expected the university, a place I have always been told was a site of refuge, to tend to our wounds. Instead, the university, this place that has been constructed as a place of healing, exacerbated already gaping wounds. It was in this crisis that I came to realize that the university is not what I always thought it was, but we, black women, can, and always do turn destruction into something beautiful. Convening in the Ark for me in this context, at this moment means writing as an act of revelation. In that sense, the university is a burial ground of sorts in the way it resembles the holding cell, and all the ways it reproduces the logics of death. I conjure all the ways my foremothers have reclaimed, reimagined, reconfigured, remade this space. I remember all the ways we have turned a burial ground into a garden. Here is an homage to the legacy of growing, cultivating, and making in the site of destruction. Here is a reminder to myself and others that the project of the university was never to love us, it was never designed to be the place for us to find the care and hope we are yearning for. But with our bare hands, we make bloom otherwise.
On Worries and Joy: School Abolition and the Necessity of Ancestral Wisdom
Authors: Stovall David
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this account is not to downplay the severity of the moment (uprisings, global health pandemic, life under capitalism and White supremacy, etc.). To the contrary, I believe that the more informed we are about a situation, the more it pushes us to rethink our resistance. At the same time, I also know it is hard work. More importantly, the work is so intense that it is completely impossible to take it on as a solitary endeavor. Because it requires our collective will, this unique historical moment allows us to rethink abolition and the necessity of collective community care. Both practices allow us to grapple with the intensity of now while building with others to claim our humanity.
PENGARUH STRATEGI POMOSI TERHADAP PENINGKATAN VOLUME PENJUALAN TELUR AYAM PADA PT. JAPFA COMFEED TBK. DI MAKASSAR
Authors: Nurhadi Nurhadi
Published: July 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perkembangan volume penjualan telur ayam dan strategi promosi pada PT. Japfa Comfeed Tbk. Makassar. dan mengetahui pengaruh strategi promosi terhadap volume penjualan telur ayam pada PT. Japfa Comfeed Tbk. Makassar. Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode analisis regresi linier berganda yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh strategi promosi terhadap volume penjualan telur ayam Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam kegiatan operasionalnya, yaitu penjualan telur ayam, PT. Japfa Comfeed Tbk. Makassar menunjukkan peningkatan pada volume penjualannya dengan rata-rata kenaikan pada hasil penjualannya sebesar 11,71 % setiap semester. Dan rata-rata kenaikan biaya iklan setiap semester tercatat sebesart 12,37%, sedangkan rata-rata kenaikan pada biaya promosi penjualan setiap semester adalah sebesar 15,01 %. Berdasarkan hasil analisa regresi diketahui besarnya uji-F statstik secara keseluruhan dimana hasilnya adalah signifikan, karena Fhit 34,31 > Ftab 9,28. Dan Berdasarkan hasil analisis regresi diketahui besarnya uji-t statistik untuk variabel X1 (biaya iklan) terhadap variabel Y (volume penjualan) adalah tidak signifikan karena thit 1,330 < ttab 3,182. Uji-t statistik untuk variabel X2 (biaya promosi penjualan) terhadap variabel Y (volume penjualan) adalah tidak signifikan karena thit 0,675 < ttab 3,182. Hasil koefisien korelasi (R) adalah 0,953 memberikan indikasi bahwa hubungan antar variabel (X1, X2 dan Y) adalah signifikan. Hasil koefisien determinasi (R²) adalah 0,907 atau 90,70%. Dengan hasil tersebut memberikan indikasi bahwa pengaruh variabel X1 dan X2 terhadap variabel Y adalah signifikan. Sedangkan selebihnya 9,30 % adalah pengaruh variabel lain, akan tetapi tidak diteliti.
ANALISIS INTERNAL CONTROL ATAS PENERIMAAN PENDAPATAN PREMI ASURANSI PADA PT. ASURANSI BINA GRIYA UPAKARA MAKASSAR
Authors: Tawakkal Ujianti
Published: July 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk berusaha mencari dan menemukan penjelasan mengenai sistem dan prosedur akuntansi dalam hubungannya dengan internal kontrol perusahaan terhadap penerimaan pendapatan premi asuransi dan untuk menambah pengetahuan bagi penulis dalam bidang sistem internal control penerimaan dan pendapatan premi asuransi. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode Analisis komperatif yang menggambarkan internal control atas penerimaan premi asuransi pada PT. Asuransi Binagriya Upakara di Makassar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa PT. Asuransi Binagriya Upakara adalah perusahaan yang bergerak dalam bidang usaha perasuransian dengan mengadakan penutupan asuransi jiwa dan premi merupakan sumber utama pendapatan perusahaan. Dengan semakin berkembangnya perusahaan ini, maka semakin luas pula ruang lingkup yang diawasi oleh pimpinan perusahaan, sehingga penerapan internal control atas prosedur-prosedur yang telah ditetapkan sangat diperlukan. Struktur organisasi disertai dengan penetapan tugas, wewenang dan tanggung jawab yang jelas merupakan salah satu unsur internal control. Premi sebagai sumber utama pendapatan perusahaan, maka kebenaran perhitungan premi asuransi jiwa merupakan dasar pokok penerapan sistem internal kontrol dari pada prosedur-prosedur penerimaan pendapatan premi selanjutnya. maka untuk memenuhi   hal ini sangat diperlukan pengecekan atas kebenaran perhitungan premi, baik pada bagian yang membuat kwitansi penagihan maupun bagian lainnya.
Emergence of Rohingya Refugee: Present Situation and Future Impact on Local Peoples of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh
Authors: Choudhury Anwar Hossain
Published: July 2020

Rohingya crisis is not a newly emerged problem in Bangladesh. Almost two and half years ago, it has been emerged as a great problem in Bangladesh, because of the quantity of Rohingya refugees. The main objective of the study is to understand the present and future situation of Rohingya refugee at cox’s bazaar in Bangladesh and its impact on local people of cox’s bazar. That will include social strains, political impact, security challenges. Economic effects, environmental destruction etc. The study is based on primary data will be collected from Rohingya refugee from Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. Cox’s bazar to find out the present situation and future impact for emerging Rohingya refugee on local people of cox’s bazar. Which could help to identify the problems of Rohingya refugee for Bangladesh context.
Marriage and Persons with Disabilities – Current Trends and Reflections
Authors: Adhikari Anju
Published: July 2020

Indian society attaches a lot of importance to marriage. Marriage is regarded as one of the most significant life cycle rituals. In traditional Hindu society marriage is considered a sacrament and therefore expected to be for life. It is the most formally recognized institution under which the progeny is accepted. In India marriage is an important institution since it is advised by “dharma” and also gives you a sense of attachment and belonging towards each other. However, marriage seems to be an unattainable goal to many persons with disabilities. The persons with all kinds of physical disabilities have a hard time finding partner for the marriage because many people in the society cannot look beyond the appearance of a disability. Persons with disabilities have abridged marriage prospects, less choice of a partner, higher dowries and greater risk of desertion. There is a paucity of research studies, especially in Indian context to understand the need for marriage and marital concerns of persons with physical disabilities. This empirical research highlights the need and importance of marriage for the persons with physical disabilities. It also suggests the suitable social work intervention model for marriage needs of persons with physical disabilities keeping their specific needs and requirements in mind.
Sociological Implications on Safety of Journalism as a Profession in Nigeria
Authors: Muyideen Ogunmefun Folorunsho , Akeem Raheem Olalekan
Published: July 2020

All over the world, Journalists are known as the fourth realm of the Estate charged with the responsibility of disseminating information to the societal members. Despite the contribution of the noble profession towards nation building, large number of journalist in the past and recent time in Nigeria faces series of challenges ranging from kidnapping, assault, harassment, torture, arbitrary detention, murder, imprisoned at the virtue of saving the nation. The gravity and magnitude of the prevalence insecurity in the profession has gotten to a state of psychological trauma and lost of interest for the profession. Several publications were reviewed; Anomie (Robert Merton) and Situational Crime Prevention (Ronald Clarke) theories were adopted. Qualitative method and purposive sampling technique was adopted in conducting in-depth interviews among 10 public members and 25 journalists from 4 media print Organisations, 3 radio stations and 2 television stations in Nigeria, In Nigeria journalist are faced with numerous insecurity issues and there is an urgent need to readdress the issues to save the nation from retrogressive development. Several recommendations are stated to safe the profession( a) the struggle for the survival of the profession should not be left alone to either the Government or the journalists it should be collectively addressed by all, More so, proactive methods,  deterrence measures target hardening, access and facilitators control  needs to be in placed to tackle the menace
Exploring Women’s Migration from Ukraine to Other Countries from the end of the 1980s to the 2020s
Authors: Koshulko Oksana
Published: July 2020

The paper presents the results of research concerning women’s migration from Ukraine from the end of the 1980s to the 2020s. The paper considers two types of female migration, based on different motives, reasons, outcomes, and means to achieve the realization of their migration plans. The methodology of the paper consists of primary and secondary sources of information. The two types of female migration explored are those taking place in the 1980s and those in the 2020s. The first wave of female migration from Ukraine, from the end of the 1980s to 2000, has been called ‘women attempting to migrate through despair’ and the second wave, from 2000 to 2020, has been called ‘attempts by women to migrate due to need and danger’.
Religion, Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Expediters or Hindrances for Global Peace
Authors: Awada Ghada
Published: July 2020

The purpose of the study was to examine the validity of the argument indicating that the religious nature of the terrorist groups accounts for the increase in the violence of terrorist acts today.  The study also intended to explore the relationship between terrorism and religion and to address whether or not there has been interrelatedness between religion and terrorism. Another purpose was to explore the scope of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and to examine how religion was exploited to disseminate terrorism and eradicate global peace and how the possession of WMD could influence global peace. The study employed a meta-analysis of literature which pointed out the significance of religion and the controversy as to whether or not religion triggered terrorist violence. Incidents such as 9/11, the 2005 London underground attack, Paris attack, and 2019 attack in New Zealand were analyzed to serve the purposes of the study.   The findings showed the main triggers and incentives behind the terrorist attacks waged in the name of religion. Overall, the findings of the study emphasized the influence of religion on terrorism, and vice versa. The study rendered conclusions that delved into infamous attacks and recognized terrorism as caused by religion or perceptions fogged by media and stereotypes.
An African Alternative to Western Cosmological Argument Hopeless Reliance on Ontological Argument
Authors: Luyaluka Kiatezua Lubanzadio
Published: July 2020

This paper demonstrates that as used in Western philosophy cosmological argument relies on ontological argument to jump to its conclusion about the existence of a Supreme-being-creator. Pointing to the failure of the Western cosmological argument, the paper shows that either creation happens within the creator or outside of him. In the first case, the Supreme-being-creator is not immutable; hence, he is not perfect. In the second case a greater being can be conceived which includes creator and creation. Therefore, the Western cosmological argument hopelessly relies on ontological argument to anticipate a priori that the first cause of its conclusion is God, the greatest possible being and a being of maximum perfection. As an alternative to this debunked cosmological argument, this paper offers the kemetic cosmological argument as a valid demonstration of the existence of a Supreme Being absolutely immutable and who is the greatest possible being