bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Innovation in the tourism industry through personalization for the case of Thessaloniki: Tourist types and their role in development strategies
Authors: Alexandra Gkoulgkoutsika  , Ioanna Papaioannou  , Christina Paraskevopoulou  , Vassilios Tsekeridis
Published: August 2022

The tourism industry has been one of the most significant and fastest-growing globally. The pandemic of COVID-19 had a crucial and unprecedented impact on tourism, from which it is currently trying to recover. Innovations and technology are among the most vital tools for this recovery. In order to effectively utilize and employ technological innovations, they need to be targeted toward the trends and desires of consumer demands, which are increasingly pointing to personalized experiences and products. Personalisation can significantly benefit businesses and improve consumer satisfaction, especially in tourism. To this end, the present paper explores tourist types through qualitative and quantitative analyses and formulates ten “personas” based on their unique technological, social, economic, and cultural traits and behaviour. Overall, tourists are open to the locality, willing to participate in events, taste local cuisine and interact with the local population. They consider security and quality as essential preconditions of visiting a destination. Cultural tourism appears as the most favoured scope of travelling. The individual types of tourists presented can play an essential role in implementing strategic planning and are necessary for creating personalized tourism products and experiences. The analysis focuses on the city of Thessaloniki (the second-largest city in Greece). The results are further utilized for creating personalized city tours through a newly developed innovative mobile application.
串流運動：新冠疫情下臺灣運動紀錄片之發展脈絡與契機
Authors: 安碧芸 安碧芸
Published: August 2022

在疫情期間，講述籃球的《最後之舞》（The Last Dance）紀錄片掀起一股觀看風潮，本研究藉此契機，梳理臺灣運動紀錄片發展的歷史脈絡與社會條件，再則透過文本分析及深度訪談，發掘未來可能的發展方向及策略。研究發現，臺灣運動紀錄片拍攝項目雖以「棒球」居多，但整體上仍具備多樣性與獨特性；議題則多偏向於偏鄉青少年教育困境及運動輸贏「價值」，不若國外同類型影片的取材廣泛。而在臺灣訂閱式影音串流平臺間，因為強烈的商業考量，被播放的本土運動紀錄片重覆性極高，因此實難做為發展臺灣運動文化的常態播映管道，一如在主流院線播放；拍攝、行銷等關注者應當依據影片特性及目的，將規模較小且具專業特色的影音串流平臺，以及社群影片分享平臺納入推廣選項，以達到觸及更多網路觀眾之目的。

 

The popularity of the basketball documentary The Last Dance during the pandemic was the inspiration for this study to examine the historical context and social conditions for the development of sports documentaries in Taiwan. This study explored the possible directions and strategies of future development for Taiwanese sports documentaries through textual analysis and in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that baseball was the most popular type of sports in Taiwan’s sports documentaries, although the overall types of sports presented in the films were diversified and unique. The issues presented in the documentaries centered mostly on the education for rural youth and the values of winnings and sportsmanship and were not as diversified as those in the foreign sports documentaries. Due to business concerns, the available Taiwanese sports documentaries on the Taiwanese subscription-based streaming platforms overlapped highly. For the purpose of developing sports culture in Taiwan, subscription-based streaming platforms and mainstream movie theaters should not be the primary venues for Taiwanese sports documentaries. Filmmakers and marketing professionals should consider the characteristics and objectives for each documentary film and include small-scale documentary streaming platforms and social media video platforms as options of screening venues in order to reach more online audience.

 
新聞事業與戰爭責任：論日本「思想的科學研究會」之新聞思想
Authors: 林鴻亦 林鴻亦
Published: August 2022

本文以卓南生2020年的專著《東亞新聞事業論》為起點，論述聚焦在「新聞學的戰爭責任」上；這焦點既是卓南生新聞史研究、時事評析，以及新聞教育的關鍵前提，更是了解當代日本不可或缺的實質範疇。戰前，日本新聞學著重傳播效能，許多菁英投身軍國主義宣傳，但在戰後，這批專業人士卻「轉向」成為協助美國建設民主日本、大眾傳播的執行要員；一時之間，言語雖能表達，但在傳播過程中無法有效傳達意義的「傳播隔閡」卻在大眾中普及開來。圍繞著1946年出版的雜誌《思想的科學》而於1949年成立的研究會，正是掌握這段歷史的關鍵角色，也能成為理解卓南生書寫脈絡的背景。結論揭示二戰後的新聞學如何成為日本的思想史課題，以有效參與當代文化建構的歷史變局。

 

Starting from Toh Lam Seng’s latest book titled “East Asian Journalism”, this study focused on the war responsibility of journalism, which is the key premise of Toh’s journalism history research, current affairs commentary, and journalism education, as well as the substantive domain that facilitates the understanding of contemporary Japan. Before World War II, Japanese journalism focused on the effectiveness of communication with many elites devoting themselves to militarism propaganda. However, after World War II, these elites became key executives in assisting the United States in turning Japan into a democracy with mass communication. However, at that time, a “communication gap” emerged among the general public as a result of ineffective delivery of meanings during the communication process despite the use of language for transmission of information. In order to grasp the history of this period, it is crucial to understand the key role played by the magazine Shiso no Kagaku (1946) and later by the Society for the Shiso no Kagaku (1949). This also constitutes the context in which Toh’s writings can be understood. The conclusion revealed how journalism after World War II became a subject of Japan’s intellectual history, which allows for its effective participation in the historical changes in contemporary cultural construction.

 
從巴赫汀學圈對佛洛伊德主義的批判論「對話論」另解：以變性敘事為例
Authors: 王孝勇 王孝勇
Published: August 2022

本研究旨在從巴赫汀學圈對於佛洛伊德主義的批判，推敲「對話論」的另條解釋路徑與應用性，亦即心理—衝突模式的對話。首先，透過對Freudianism: A Critical Sketch一書進行理論回顧與批判閱讀，本研究將指出Bakhtin針對精神分析恐懼歷史、去意識化的評述雖揭櫫「對話論」的社會—互動性和互為主體性，卻恐難以擺脫某種決定論的結構主義觀。有鑑於此，Bakhtin「行為意識形態」的觀點則有助於重拾對主體內在話語與自我意識的強調。在此，維繫「我—經驗」在本體論上不同於「我們—經驗」的物質性並非本質主義，而是從「自我與他者的對話」轉向「自我與自我的關係」，並推敲後者所體現的心理—衝突如何凝聚其無法「轉化為」外在話語的語藝處境或困境。變性敘事得適切地說明此理論模式。

 

This study aims to revive an alternative approach to theorize “dialogue” from the Bakhtin Circle’s critique of Freudianism and elaborates that how the psychic-conflictual model of dialogue can be employed to analyze transsexual narratives. The study begins by providing a theoretical review and critical reading on Freudianism: A Critical Sketch by Vološinov. Although Bakhtin criticized Freudianism as having the tendencies of “distrust of consciousness” and “fear of history” and emphasized the importance of social interaction and intersubjectivity in the theory of dialogue, Bakhtin’s theories, paradoxically, cannot escape from the trap of deterministic structuralism. In light of this, the study argues that Bakhtin’s idea of “behavior ideology” is useful in re-examining the emphasis on the inner speech and self-consciousness of the subject. Here, the ontological materiality that makes the “I-experience” different from the “We-experience” is never an endorsement of essentialism. It is a shift from “the dialogue of self and other” to “the intrapersonal dialogue.” The study shows the rhetorical situation or predicament of how the inner speech of subject cannot successfully “turn into” outward speech and elaborates on how in the case of transsexual narratives this will be re-problematized and analyzed with the psychic-conflictual model.

 
一起同學當媽媽：婦幼社群閱聽人之醫用協商與共能知識
Authors: 平雨晨 平雨晨
Published: August 2022

過往在婦幼傳播裡，醫療專家論述往往指導其中，建構母職典範；今日，隨著社會變遷與知識普及，母職實踐已多所變化，社群媒體與平台更讓這種情況蓬勃開展，但也帶來風險與挑戰。本文以兩個婦幼官網討論區資料進行文本分析，提煉共能知識（co-empowermental knowledge）。研究發現有三：（一）在閱聽人研究上，媽媽閱聽人以社群網路共構的母體知識，實踐主體意識共同覺醒，以及科學知識相互賦能等多重意義；（二）在媒體傳播演變裡，她們的知識來源與主體性再轉移，從口耳相傳到媒體中介，反映出臺灣母職非正式支持系統的演變；（三）在醫用關係中，新世紀女性可以在更自由的環境中使用知識、參與消費、實踐自我，然而也需要新時代的各類專家協助，共能知識將開展新一波的「醫」用協商。

 

Within the discourse of motherhood, medical expertise often played a dominant role, possessing the power to construct the image of ideal motherhood. However, the rise of social media altered the way people receive information and complicated the relations between expert opinions and actual mothering practice. This paper employs text analysis to examine the “co-empowermental knowledge” shared by the users of two online mothering forums. The major findings are as follows: first, in terms of audience studies, the mothers in the forums are practicing collective consciousness awakening and mutual empowerment by using knowledge they have co-constructed on social media. Second, along with the evolution of media, the sources of knowledge of the mothers and their subjectivity have shifted again and again, from oral tradition to media-based knowledge. This shift also illustrated the evolutionary path of informal support systems for mothers in Taiwan. Third, in terms of professional-user relationship, women in the new era enjoy more freedom to apply knowledge, to participate in consumption, and to pursue self-realization. At the same time, they also need help from the experts of the new era. The co-empowermental knowledge will begin a new wave of professional-user negotiation.

 
Eve Tucker
Authors: Rothfeld Anne
Published: August 2022

Evelyn Tucker, a Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFA&A) representative, worked in the US military–occupied zone of Austria, investigating and restituting Nazi-plundered, Austrian-owned cultural property between 1946 and 1949. Her experiences remain hidden despite passing references in the scholarship covering Allied restitution of Nazi-looted, Jewish-owned cultural property, as the literature focuses on postwar Germany, not Austria. She attempted to openly criticize the US Army for the thefts by blaming the Army’s appalling behavior on its lack of understanding US restitution efforts. However, she was incapable of stopping this gross negligence, and her condemnation of the Army led to her dismissal. I argue that contentious political divisions within the Allies’ policymaking in occupied Austria stalled Tucker’s restitution investigations, thus her work deserves critical investigation. Tucker defied expectations, and a thoughtful analysis of her contributions to the restitution process helps us gain a clearer appreciation of the political and cultural chaos of occupied Austria. In relationship to that gap, my archival research sheds light on the underappreciated role of Eve Tucker in her fight for rightful restitution.
Building a Presence along the Danube: A Fresh Look at OSS and SSU Austria in 1945 and 1946
Authors: Bare Duncan , Beer Siegfried
Published: August 2022

This article assesses the activities of US intelligence services in early Cold War Austria along four separate, albeit linked axes. The organizations under observation, namely, Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and Strategic Services Unit (SSU) Austria, as well as (to a lesser extent) Central Intelligence Group (CIG) Austria, are explored differently than as in the past, cast not as cogs within a larger intelligence machinery directed from Washington, DC (headquarters) but rather as relatively autonomous producers of regional intelligence that was disseminated locally, laterally, and up the inner-organizational chain of command (“the field”). Key to discovering how OSS, SSU, and CIG evolved in Austria (rather than as the result of changes effected in Washington, DC, or its surroundings) are the interactions between middle management in Austria and senior leadership in Washington, several of whom were former “field” men (or women) themselves. Austrian-based staffing and reporting, operational successes and failures, as well as biographical sketches of several key individuals in question are presented, allowing for fresh insights into how each organization actually operated in Austria to be gained. Through studying these aspects jointly, the authors posit the emergence of a unique intelligence culture among US intelligence officers shaped by their shared Austrian experience, perhaps denoting a more efficient and fruitful approach to local and regional peculiarities.
Records and Resources: Finding the History of Disability and Institutionalization at the Pennsylvania State Archives
Authors: Stump Tyler
Published: August 2022

This article discusses archival materials currently held by the Pennsylvania State Archives that are useful for studying the history of disability and institutionalization. The vast majority of these resources contain administrative, patient, and related records from state hospitals and state centers that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has operated from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Hellbound Train: The Beginning of the Pennsylvania State Institutional System for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Authors: Simon Elliott W. , Ruswick Brent J.
Published: August 2022

A train left Greenwood Station outside Philadelphia on April 20, 1897. It carried 153 people from the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children (now Elwyn) to the first government-operated facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Pennsylvania: the State Institution for Feeble-Minded of Western Pennsylvania at Polk (now Polk Training Center). Since 1852 Elwyn, a privately operated school, served as the only long-term out-of-home option in Pennsylvania designed specifically for people with intellectual disabilities. Over the ensuing decades, Polk became part of a statewide institutional system that during the 1960s housed over 13,000 people. Written amidst the context of these state institutions closing in recent years, this article details their beginnings and the lives of the 153 people on that train. Previously unexamined Elwyn and Polk archival material present these stories in the context of the emergent clinical, economic, moral, and political forces that promoted the institutional model.
Parents, Superintendents, and Lawmakers in the Creation of Institutions for the Feeble-Minded, 1876–1916
Authors: Jirik Katrina Nancy
Published: August 2022

The time span between 1876 and 1916 was important in establishing America’s institutions for the feeble-minded. The public rhetoric of the institutional superintendents advocated eugenic principles in determining admission to an institution. The views of parents, legislators, and concerned others is a neglected, yet important, perspective. While superintendents had some influence over who was accepted into the institution, they were not in control of the pool of applicants from which admission decisions were made. This work focuses on, but is not exclusively about, New Jersey. Parents who were unable to pay the costs had to supply reasons for applying for warrants to have the New Jersey state government pay the fees. In addition, at least until 1916, even superintendents, when determining admissions, based many of their decisions on multiple considerations (not just the eugenic ones that were prominent in their public rhetoric). The institutional records are valuable resources for gaining a more nuanced understanding of the rise of centers for the feeble-minded.
Realities of Life in an Institution
Authors: Schreiner Mary B.
Published: August 2022

Pennsylvania citizens who were residents of Pennhurst, a state institution opened in 1908 for the “feeble-minded” of society, had unique life experiences. These experiences might seem ordinary but are extraordinary until one considers the setting in which they occurred or when one grasps the profound meaning of what happened there. Interviews with survivors of life in this institution, along with close examination of available archival records about others who lived at Pennhurst, yielded stories and memories that unveiled surprising realities about people with disabilities, both yesterday and today.
Temple University’s Intellectual Disability Collections: Collaboration, Education, and Engagement
Authors: Fialkowski Kathryn , Sly Margery N. , Sonneborn Lisa
Published: August 2022

Framed by the context of the Intellectual Disability Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, this article highlights perspectives of three practitioners at Temple University as they discuss the complexities of building the documentary record of a movement through both the disability rights collections in the Special Collection Research Center and oral histories through the Visionary Voices program, creative engagement in history with the public, and using humanistic approaches to education in interdisciplinary programming. Each of the authors discusses the benefits of collaboration and the questions that evolve from centering work on humanistic issues and lived experience.
Visual art exhibition: An agent for political stability in Nigeria
Authors: Idibeke Amos John  , Ndem Emmanuel Joseph  , Edem Etim Peters
Published: August 2022

Visual Arts exhibition, by its nature, holds a mirror up to society, reflecting its interests and concerns while at the same time challenging its ideologies and preconceptions. With the state of political instability in Nigeria today, artists through the medium of visual art exhibition have distinct role to play that may ensure that those factors that accelerate instability be curtailed. The problem this paper addresses is that, these roles played by visual art through exhibitions are being overlooked and not recognized by some artists in Nigeria and the non-artist alike, of which, this paper is aimed at portraying. Information was gathered using primary and secondary sources and the findings made shows that visual art exhibition can serve as an agent for fostering political stability in Nigeria.
Rezension von: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg; Beuckers, Klaus Gereon (Hrsg.), Kloster Großcomburg
Authors: Krüger Jürgen , Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten  , Beuckers Klaus Gereon
Published: August 2022

Kloster Großcomburg, Neue Forschungen, hg. von den Staatlichen Schlössern und Gärten Baden-Württemberg und Klaus Gereon Beuckers unter Mitarbeit von Sören Groß. Regensburg: Schnell und Steiner 2019. 472 S. mit 17 s/w und 209 farb. Ill., 13 Grundrissen, 8 Planbeilagen. ISBN 978-3-7954-3442-7. € 35,–
Rezension von: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.), Kloster Heiligkreuztal
Authors: Beuckers Klaus Gereon , Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser und Gärten
Published: August 2022

Kloster Heiligkreuztal. Geistliche Frauen im Mittelalter, hg. von den Staatlichen Schlössern und Gärten Baden-Württemberg. Oppenheim: Nünnerich-Asmus Verlag 2019. 272 S. ISBN 978-3-96176-136-4. € 27,–
Rezension von: Fürst zu Fürstenberg, Heinrich; Wilts, Andreas (Hrsg.), Max Egon II. zu Fürstenberg
Authors: Fritz Eberhard , Fürstenberg Heinrich , Wilts Andreas
Published: August 2022

Heinrich Fürst zu Fürstenberg / Andreas Wilts (Hg.), Max Egon II. zu Fürstenberg – Fürst, Soldat, Mäzen. Ostfildern: Jan Thorbecke 2019. 463 S. ISBN 978-3-7995-1369-2. € 45,–
Rezension von: Mühlhausen, Walter, Friedrich Ebert - sein Leben in Bildern
Authors: Fliegauf Uwe , Mühlhausen Walter
Published: August 2022

Walter Mühlhausen, Friedrich Ebert. Sein Leben in Bildern. Ostfildern: Jan Thorbecke 2019. 272 S., 425 Abb. ISBN 978-3-7995-1371-5. Geb. € 38,–
Rezension von: Frieß, Peer, Zwischen Kooperation und Widerstand
Authors: Wüst Wolfgang , Frieß Peer
Published: August 2022

Peer Frieß, Zwischen Kooperation und Widerstand. Die oberschwäbischen Reichsstädte in der Krise des Fürstenaufstandes von 1552 (Oberschwaben – Forschungen zu Landschaft, Geschichte und Kultur, Bd. 2). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 2019. 256 S., 15 Abb. ISBN 978-3-17-036529-2. Geb. € 29,–
Rezension von: Reutlinger Geschichtsblätter, NF 58 (2019)
Authors: Herrmann Christian
Published: August 2022

Reutlinger Geschichtsblätter, NF 58 (2019), hg. vom Stadtarchiv Reutlingen und Reutlinger Geschichtsverein e. V. 2020. 271 S., zahlr. Abb. ISSN 0486-5901. € 20,–
Rezension von: Schrenk, Christhard; Wanner, Peter (Hrsg.), Heilbronn 1933 ff.
Authors: Kitzing Michael , Schrenk Christhard , Wanner Peter
Published: August 2022

Christhard Schrenk / Peter Wanner (Hg.), Heilbronn 1933 ff. Beiträge zum Nationalsozialismus in der Stadtgeschichte (Quellen und Forschungen zur Geschichte der Stadt Heilbronn, Bd. 24). Heilbronn: Stadtarchiv Heilbronn 2020. 502 S., Ill. ISBN 978-3-940646-30-9. € 25,–
Rezension von: Ehmer, Hermann, Helfenberg
Authors: Knauer Nicolai , Ehmer Hermann
Published: August 2022

Hermann Ehmer, Helfenberg – Geschichte von Burg, Schloß und Weiler. Ostfildern: Jan Thorbecke 2019. 350 S. mit 120 teils farb. Abb. und 5 Stammtafeln. ISBN 978-3-7995-1458-3. Geb. € 30,–
Rezension von: Müller, Roland (Hrsg.), Killesberg
Authors: Gerber Helmut , Müller Roland
Published: August 2022

Roland Müller (Hg.), Killesberg. Reichsgartenschau – Gartendenkmal – Gedenkort (Veröffentlichungen des Archivs der Stadt Stuttgart, Bd. 113), Stuttgart/Ubstadt-Weiher: verlag regionalkultur 2020. 144 S., mit 93 z. T. farb. Abb. ISBN 978-3-95505-185-3. Fester Einband. € 19,90
Rezension von: Jahrbuch für Buch- und Bibliotheksgeschichte, Bd. 5
Authors: Brinkhus Gerd
Published: August 2022

Jahrbuch für Buch- und Bibliotheksgeschichte, Bd. 5, hg. von Uwe Jochum, Bernhard Lübbers, Armin Schlechter und Bettina Wagner. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter 2020. 230 S. ISBN 978-3-8253-4747-5. € 48,–
Rezension von: Strohm, Christoph (Hrsg.), Württemberg I (1548–1570)
Authors: Ehmer Hermann , Strohm Christoph
Published: August 2022

Theologenbriefwechsel im Südwesten des Reichs in der Frühen Neuzeit (1550 – 1620). Kritische Auswahledition, Bd. 1: Württemberg I (1548 – 1570), im Auftrag der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften hg. von Christoph Strohm (Quellen und Forschungen zur Reformationsgeschichte, Bd. 96). Gütersloher Verlagshaus 2020. 824 S. ISBN 978-3-579-05979-2. Geb. € 198,–
Rezension von: Engelke, Thomas (Hrsg.), Nr. 8430–8976 (Buchstaben P/Q)
Authors: Weber Raimund J. , Engelke Thomas
Published: August 2022

Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, Reichskammergericht, Bd. 20, Nr. 8430 – 8976 (Buchstaben P/Q), bearb. von Thomas Engelke (Bayerische Archivinventare, Bd. 50/20). München: 2019. XI, 742 S. ISBN 978-3-938831-65-6. Brosch. € 28,–
Formation of Dependent Communication Regime of Ukraine: United States Impact
Authors: Tikhonov Yu. P.
Published: August 2022

The article is devoted to the issues of the influence of external actors on country communication modes and their dependence as the result. This influence is a consequence of the unsettled global communication, which allows hegemons to influence states and country communication modes in the field of information and communication exchange. The communication regime of Ukraine, which was not previously the subject of scientific research, and its formation under the influence of external actors are of particular importance in the context of the current geopolitical situation. Based on the designed system criteria of dependence of the communication mode, which include the commonality of the past and its influence on the modern structure of communication, the language of communication (actual and official), the presence of preferences / restrictions on the activities of communication channels, the participation of foreign actors in rulemaking, the development of strategies in the field of information and communication exchange, dependence on external decision-making centers, communication coverage (territory control, broadcast to the whole territory), investments and financing of the communication sphere, ownership of communication media, the author analyzes the impact of the United States on the communication regime of Ukraine. The influence revealed as a result testifies not only to the dependence of the communication regime, but also in the context of the current conjuncture of international relations allows us to judge the fragmentation of the communication regime of Ukraine under the influence of external actors, which in the future will not contribute to the formation of a single stable information and communication space in Ukraine.
The Russian Globalization Project in the XX Century. Anatomy of a Military-Political Strategy
Authors: Skorospelov P. P.
Published: August 2022

The article discusses the main components of the military-political strategy of Russia in the «short» 20th century – from 1900 to 1991. Special attention is paid to how the foreign policy and the use of Armed Forces were planned. Reconstructing the intellectual ideas that created the framework of the foreign and military policy of the Russian state at that time, the author focuses on the elements that unite the leaders of Russia of the 20th century from Nikolai Romanov to Mikhail Gorbachev. Such issues as the «globalization» of the USSR in world affairs, relations with neighboring Asian centers of power, such as China and Iran, the sphere of «special state interests» of the USSR in Eastern Europe are discussed in the work. The evolution of Russian military strategy in the 20th century is studied: from betting on victory in the World War in the first half of the century to focusing on the actions of expeditionary groups during the Cold War. The article analyzes in detail the strategic deterrence measures carried out by the Armed Forces of the USSR in the 1950-1970. The issue of the resources of military-political strategy is considered separately.
Universality of the «Elightenment Project» for the West and the East
Authors: Yakovlev A. I.
Published: August 2022

The article is devoted to the problem of the emergence and disclosure of the potential of modern industrial society as the implementation of the European «Enlightenment project» in the XVIII-XX centuries. The main principles and stages of the formation of an integral ideological and political system, which served as the ideological basis for the emergence of a model of modern industrial society in Western European countries, and in the future - the spread of this model around the world as a normative one, are shown. At the same time, by the end of the 20th century, the universality of the “Enlightenment project" gradually raised doubts in non-Western societies that did not experience the fundamental upheavals of the Reformation and bourgeois revolutions, but remained faithful to the original foundations of their civilizations. In turn, in the Western «core» of modern society, the potential of the «Enlightenment project» was completed, during which its ideals came into conflict with its principles. In the 21st century, the development of a new project that meets the conditions of the technological revolution and the features of a multipolar world system becomes an urgent task.
State Policy on Railway Transport of Late 2019 – Early 2022: Challenges for Sustainability and Stability
Authors: Tcheremin G. D.
Published: August 2022

The article deals with the problems of state policy in the field of railway transport. Are analyzed two approaches to the state policy in the field of railway transport, the forms of ownership in the situation of sanctions on railway transport and competitors close to it – first of all, this is the aviation transport. The question is about the effectiveness of public policy to achieve the stability and sustainability of transport. The article analyzes the goals, implementation, and effectiveness of the state policy in the field of railway transport from the end of 2019 to the beginning of 2022 under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions. The question of the role of ideology in the formation of the concept of public policy and the ways of its implementation is raised. The role of the driver, conductor and police for security on the territory of transport, including in the conditions of a pandemic, is being studied. A comparative analysis of the goals of state programs is carried out.
الصحة النفسية خلال فترة التعلم عن بعد لدى طلبة جامعة الشرقية في ضوء بعض المتغيرات
Authors: الصوافية جوخة , البوسعيدي هدى , بن قويدر أمينة
Published: August 2022

هدفت الدراسة للكشف عن مستوى الصحة النفسية خلال فترة التعلم عن بعد لدى طلبة جامعة الشرقية، والتحقق من الفروق في الصحة النفسية تبعًا لمتغيرات (الجنس، السنة الدراسية، والتخصص)، اتبعت الباحثات المنهج الوصفي للإجابة عن أسئلة الدراسة، حيث تكونت عينة الدراسة من (413) طالب وطالبة حيث كان عدد الذكور= 24، والإناث= 389، وقد تم تطبيق مقياس الصحة النفسية لسيد يوسف بعد التأكد من الصدق والثبات للمقياس، توصلت نتائج الدراسة أن مستوى الصحة النفسية بلغ (11.40) ويعتبر مستوى "جيد"،  كما أظهرت النتائج انه لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في مستوى الصحة النفسية تعزى لمتغيري (الجنس، والسنة الدراسية)، ولكن يوجد فروق في مستوى الصحة النفسية تعزى لمتغير(التخصص) لصالح التخصصات الإنسانية والأدبية.
معوقات تطبيق التعليم المدمج في ظل جائحة كورونا والحلول المقترحة من وجهة نظر معلمي مدارس التعليم ما بعد الأساسي بسلطنة عمان
Authors: الصقرية رابعة
Published: August 2022

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تقصي معوقات تطبيق التعليم المدمج في ظل جائحة كورونا والحلول المقترحة من وجهة نظر معلمي مدارس التعليم ما بعد الأساسي بسلطنة عمان. باستخدام المنهج النوعي تم إجراء مقابلات جمعية عن بُعد مع مجموعات بؤرية مكونة من 20 معلما ومعلمة. أشارت النتائج إلى وجود معوقات في اربعة جوانب وهي: التكنولوجية ثم التربوية ثم المادية ثم البشرية؛ حيث كانت أبرز المعوقات: ضعف شبكات الانترنت، وعدم تغطيتها لبعض الأماكن، وعدم امتلاك الجميع حواسيب خاصة بهم، ونقص الدعم الفني عند الحاجة إليه، وعدم قناعة بعض المعلمين بالتعليم المدمج، وعدم امتلاك المهارات اللازمة لتطبيقه. كما اشارت النتائج إلى تقديم أفراد العينة مجموعة من الحلول من أبرزها: تقوية شبكة الانترنت، وتوفير حواسيب بأسعار مدعومة، ونشر الوعي بأهمية التعليم المدمج. في ضوء هذه النتائج خرجت الدراسة بعدد من التوصيات والمقترحات..
Pattern of ophthalmological and orthopaedic manifestations in pediatric patients of torticollis presenting to the tertiary care hospital of north India
Authors: Jabeen Asma , Maqbool Sumaira , Basit Abdul , Ayoub Idrees , Arfee Sakib
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Deformity of the neck and limited motion are commonly seen in pediatric orthopedics. The problem may be simply due to an intrinsic cervical issue or may be the manifestation of other underlying problems. To make a diagnosis of the nature and cause of neck deformity in the newborn is very important. Congenital torticollis is a condition that results in the deviation of a child’s head to one side, with accompanying limitation in the range of motion of the neck. Aims and objective: Objective: To investigate the clinical features and outcome of congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) with passive neck motion limitation according to whether the finding on ultrasonography (US) is normal or abnormal. Material and methods: A total of 32 patients with Congenital Muscular Torticollis (CMT) who met eligibility criteria were included: age at presentation 6 month to 1 year, limitation of passive neck rotation or lateral flexion were included in this study. Patients underwent physiotherapy and were followed-up monthly. The clinical research with torticollis at the Variety Center for Craniofacial Rehabilitation was done from 2019 to 2021 retrospectively. Clinical records, standardized medical photographs, and cephalometric radiographs of the affected patients were examined.
A study of prescription pattern of drugs used in the treatment of osteoarthritis in tertiary care teaching hospitals
Authors: Kumar Mukesh , Dutta Shaktibala , Sharma Jyotsna , Lote Vaishali Babasaheb
Published: August 2022

Background: Evaluation of drug utilization patterns need to be done consistently to facilitate obligatory modifications in prescription pattern of drug to hike the therapeutic benefit and  to lessen  the adverse effects. Osteoarthritis (OA) is becoming growingly acknowledged as a leading reason of chronic pain and lower limb disability amid  the elderly people . There are a very few studies which assess the pattern of drug utilization in newly diagnosed osteoarthritis.  So the aim & objective of this research is to study  & analyze the recent trends in pattern of drug prescription  in newly diagnosed  osteoarthritis patients .  Methods : It was  Prospective, Observational study , newly diagnosed patients with osteoarthritis were enrolled in the study considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data was recorded in a specially designed proforma . Results: NSAIDs were most common prescribed class of drugs which were used in all prescriptions. Paracetamol was used in   73% prescriptions   but always in combination with NSAIDs. Tramadol was used in   6%prescriptions.   Corticosteroids were used in 7% of  prescriptions.  SYSADOAs were used in    13.5% prescriptions.   Non-pharmacological measures like physiotherapy is not   advised to any patient.
comparative study to assess the impact of school culture on psychosocial attributes of vedic and non-vedic school students
Authors: Sharma Rajendra , Bhardwaj Deepesh , Sharma Bhartendra , Parashar Hemendra , Sharma Jagdish , Sharma Vikas
Published: August 2022

Youth plays an exceptional part in the advancement of a nation. They turn over political and social structure of their land. United Nations Alliance of Civilization (2013) likewise called youth as the “Pivotal Pool of Talent, Ideas and Energy”. They represent the most rigid fragment of any nation’s population. In a more extensive sense, youth are the pillars of any nation’s future as expressed by the former Indian president. Nowadays, with rapid westernization and urbanization youth are becoming more fixated to superficiality as well as negativity which cause many psychological as well as mental issues like: depression, migraine, insomnia etc. Such a situation is alarming for the individual as well as to its society. Globally, the incidents and intensity of emotional health problems among early adolescents is at a steep rise. The negative energies like stress, depression, laziness, betrayal etc. are getting dominant and if left untouched then it may lead to serious consequences in future by negatively affecting school performance, social and emotional life. It is an experimental intervention study which shows that the Vedic school culture plays an important role in developing positive psychosocial attributes.
UPLC method development and validation for simultaneous determination of amlodipine besylate and enalapril maleate in drug products
Authors: Vuyyala Gopinadh , Reddy D. Rama Sekhara
Published: August 2022

Objective: A simple, Accurate, precise method was developed for the simultaneous estimation of the Amlodipine besylate and Enalapril maleate in pharmaceutical dosage form. Methods: Chromatogram was run through BEH C18 column (2.1 × 50mm i.d., 1.7 μm particle size). Mobile phase containing methanol: 1N HCl (1:1) was pumped through column at a flow rate of 1ml/min. Temperature was maintained at Ambient. Optimized wavelength for Amlodipine besylate and Enalapril maleate was 272 nm. Results:  Retention time of Amlodipine besylate and Enalapril maleate were found to be 1.04 min and 0.59 min. The % purity of Amlodipine besylate and Enalapril maleate was found to be 100.03 % and 99.75 % respectively. The system suitability parameters for Amlodipine besylate and Enalapril maleate such as theoretical plates were found to be 5659.11 and 3214.07. the resolution was found to be 4.58,2.91. The linearity study for Amlodipine besylate and Enalapril maleate was found in concentration range of 10μg-50 μg and 10 μg-50 μg and correlation coefficient (r2) was found to be 0.999 and 0.999, % mean recovery was found to be 97.41 % and 95.5 %, %RSD for repeatability was 0.73 and 0.66 %.
Impact of product maturity on competitive advantage
Authors: Peter Ofili N. , Uzor Onoye H. , Judith Aloamaka
Published: August 2022

In recent years the concept of competitive advantage has taken centre stage in discussions of business strategy; that is why one of the major challenges organizations face today is how to have a competitive advantage. In most cases, a stand-out product will do the job, since products are perceived as both highly relevant and meaningfully, the ability for any one product to stand out in a competitive category will guarantee the success of such an organization. While there are numerous ways to differentiate brands, identifying meaningful product-driven differentiators can be especially fruitful in gaining and sustaining a competitive advantage. Product maturity is when a firm or brand has grown to the point where it outperforms rival brands in the provision of a feature(s) such that it faces reduced sensitivity for other features. This study used a sample of 150 respondents to provide evidence on the relationship between product maturity and firms' competitive advantage in Nigeria. The study employed the ordinary least square (OLS) regression analysis. This study finds a positive and significant relationship between product maturity and firms' competitive advantage, as well as a positive and significant relationship between product differentiation and competitive advantage. This study, therefore, recommends that.
Nurses' knowledge and practice regarding care of patients undergoing chest tube
Authors: Elsaoudy Noura Elsaid Ibrahim , Mahmoud Furat Hussein , Elmaged Rasha Awad A.
Published: August 2022

Chest tube is a postoperative therapeutic intervention widely applied to the respiratory tract and cardiothoracic care. -Aim: To assess nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding care of patients undergoing chest tube. Design: A descriptive exploratory study design was used _Setting: Intensive Care Unit, Surgical and Operational Departments, in El-Mahalla Chest Hospital, and El-Mahalla Cardiac Center. Sample: A convenient sample of all available nurses (60 nurses) who work with patient undergoing chest tube. Tools: 1) Self-administered interview questionnaire consists of two parts part 1: Nurse’s demographic data characteristics, part 2: Nurse’s knowledge about chest tube. Tool 2) Observational checklist. Results: Findings of the present study showed that more than one third of the studied nurses had average knowledge regarding management of patient with chest tube drainage. While one third and less than one quarterbof them had poor and good knowledge, respectively. Conclusion: the majority of the studied nurses had insufficient knowledge and practice regarding management of patient with chest tube drainage. Recommendations: Development of in-service training programs to maintain efficient performance of nurses Replication of the study on a larger sample and in different geographical areas in Egypt for generalization of findings.
Design and development of loteprednol etabonate nanodispersion for ophthalmic drug delivery
Authors: Babar M R , Dhamale P S
Published: August 2022

Postoperative inflammation after cataract surgery can prolong visual recovery time, increase the treatment burden and elevate the risk of poor visual outcomes. Corticosteroids are potent anti-inflammatory agents that have been used successfully for decades to treat ocular inflammation. However, the side effects associated with topical corticosteroids including increased intraocular pressure, risk of cataract formation after long-term use, and decreased resistance to infection are of major concerns. Amongst the available topical corticosteroids Loteprednol Etabonate (LE), an ester-based corticosteroid has been selected for studies. The aim of the present study was to develop Loteprednol etabonate loaded nanodispersion for treatment of steroid responsive inflammatory conditions of eye with objectives of reducing the frequency of administration and increasing the solubility of drug. Non-solvent method was used to formulate nanodispersion. The formulation was assessed for particle size and polydispersity index, drug content, surface morphology, isotonicity, test of sterility, in-vitro & ex-vivo release. Mean particle size and PI of optimized batch was found to be 50±10nm and PI 0.2±0.1. No microbial growth was observed in optimized formulation during sterility testing and the formulation was isotonic when compared with marketed formulation and plain blood cells.
Correlation of fasting and postprandial triglyceride levels and carotid artery intimal medial thickness in type 2 diabetic patients
Authors: Anjum Sumaiya , Niranjan M R , Thejashwini A , Suneetha D K
Published: August 2022

Background: Although the prevalence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide, the prevalence of type 2 DM is rising more rapidly, because of sedentary lifestyle, increasing obesity   and increased life expectancy. Objectives: To study correlation between fasting and postprandial triglyceride levels and Carotid artery intimal medial thickness (CIMT) in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. Material and Methods: This cross sectional observation study was done in Department of General Medicine, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India during January 2019 to June 2020.   Sample size was 50 and Simple Random sampling method was used. Results: The mean carotid IMT of subjects with postprandial triglycerides < 200 with normal fasting triglyceride was 0.92±0.33.  The  mean  carotid  IMT  of  subjects with  postprandial  triglyceride  200-299 with  normal  fasting  triglyceride  was 1.52±0.57. The mean carotid IMT of subjects with postprandial triglycerides ≥300 with normal fasting triglycerides was 1.66±0.45. Conclusion: postprandial hypertriglyceridemia, despite normal fasting triglyceride levels, may be an independent risk factor for early atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes. Hence evaluating not only for FTG but also PPTG level during clinical assessment of patients with type 2 diabetes is important.
Correlation of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) with thyroid hormones (TSH, Free T3 & Free T4) in the patients of subclinical hypothyroidism
Authors: Shahrukh Mohammad , Masood Tariq , Saxena Shikha
Published: August 2022

Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is a minor form of hypothyroidism caused by a high TSH level. TNF-α one of the suggested parameters to detect thyroid disorders, it is involved in various purposes such as inflammatory skin disease, cardiovascular function, endothelial dysfunction etc. Objective: The goal of this research was to determine the relationship between Tumor necrosis factors-α and thyroid profile in subclinical hypothyroidism, including its predictive value. Method: The current study included 200 patients and 200 controls who consulted the outpatient departments of Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences in Dehradun and Rohilkhand Medical College Hospital in Bareilly. These participants' biochemical parameters (TSH, FT3, FT4, & TNF-) were investigated using the ELISA method. Result: TNF-α level was found to be comparatively greater in cases (mean ± SD value- 38.66 ±37.59) of subclinical hypothyroidism as compared to controls (mean ± SD value- 3.47±3.29) in the study. Conclusion: The current investigation found that TNF- played a significant role. TNF- α effective marker to find out the thyroid disorder but TSH is far more effective than TNF-α to detect thyroid abnormalities.
Fostering a healthy organizational performance through entrepreneurship capital of the service industry in Nigeria
Authors: Mogbolu Ngozi
Published: August 2022

The study investigated entrepreneurship capital and organizational performance in the service industry. The study gathered data from the National Pension Commission from 2004 to 2019 to estimate entrepreneurial capital and organizational performance in the service industry (NPC). The study hypothesis was: that there is no significant difference between entrepreneurship capital and organizational performance in the service industry. A P-Value of 0.05 was used to determine the level of significance.  However, the public sector pension contributions amount was the dependent variable. The study adopted linear regression the model with Minitab and also used SPSS for ANOVA analysis this is to further confirm if there will be variations in the result of the two analyses. It was revealed in the study that there is a significant difference between entrepreneurial capital and organisational performance in the service industry which is a clear indication that the alternate hypothesis is accepted as the sig =0.00 which is less than 0.05 level of significance. As a result, the study made the following recommendation: Since gathering resources is another step in the entrepreneurial process, entrepreneurial should be objective in resources. For business undertakings, daily operations including capital land, human resources, and so forth are necessary.
Eco-friendly indicators and management innovation adoption
Authors: Japhet Mordi , Tuni Ijoya Christopher , Chukwudi Okoh Joseph
Published: August 2022

The main aim of this study was to identify the eco-friendly factors responsible for property buyers’ choice of residential location, including single-family houses and apartments. The following objectives were formulated: analysis of consumers' residential preferences based on their personal experience supports a more reliable evaluation of individual attributes of a residential location. This paper overviews the existing literature on the subject and analyzes primary data collected by the computer-assisted web-interviewing (CAWI) method. The questionnaire developed by the authors was completed by 269 public servants. The respondents evaluated the quality of their residential environment and identified environmental factors that could influence their health. The data were processed statistically to reveal that price is the most important factor behind the residential location choice. Other factors identified by the respondents included a sense of security and a quiet neighbourhood. High scenic value was regarded as a moderately important factor, although its significance was recognized by the majority of the respondents.
Factors affecting the academic achievement of the talented students at Ilam University of Medical Sciences
Authors: Otaghi Masoumeh , Valizadeh Reza , Sayehmiri Kourosh , Tavan Hamed
Published: August 2022

Introduction: By identifying the factors affecting the academic achievement of students, several major goals can be achieved; including the training of high literacy and adequate science, the purpose of this study is to determine the factors affecting the academic achievement of the talented students in Ilam University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: The study was a descriptive-analytic study. The research tool was a questionnaire of 24 questions. It has a comprehensive domain (5 questions), an educator (7 questions), a field of educational environment (5 questions), Family domain (3 questions) and socio-economic domain (4 questions). How to score each question based on Likert scale 5 options (very low = 1 point, low = 2 points, average = 3 points, high = 4 points and much = 5 points). SPSS V 19 software was used to analyze the data. Results: 34 (68%) girls and 16 (32%) were male.
KNEE extension lag
Authors: Kumar Vikram , Kumar Kamlesh , Arora Sakshi
Published: August 2022

In a study involving 34 patients, researchers looked at how knee extension lag correlated with other measures of injured and healthy limbs. The average flexion force was found to be greater than the average extension force in the injured extremity, and there was no difference between the means of flexion and extension force. This study also found that the extension lag was unrelated to squatting depth, extension force, flexion force, circumference at the joint line, circumference 5 and 15 centimeters cephalad to the patella pole, and active or passive knee flexion. When compared to a control group of patients with healthy rotational movements, these medians showed significant variation. Comparisons between patient groups suggest a connection between quadriceps weakness and knee extension lag, but no other factors have been found to correlate with this finding. Researchers recommend recruiting participants with extension lags greater than 30 in order to increase the likelihood of discovering such links.