bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Open-source 3D-printed terahertz pulse time-domain holographic detection module
Authors: Grachev Yaroslav V. , Kokliushkin Vladimir A. , Petrov Nikolay V.
Published: December 2021

We present a holographic detection module to measure the spatially resolved distribution of pulsed terahertz field in a single scan by a motorized translation stage, responsible for the time delay. All mounts of the optical elements of the module are easily reproduced by 3D printing and attached to the optical cage system. The latter greatly simplifies the measurement procedure, allowing the experimenter to move and adjust the detection system as a single device. The developed mounts are made universal and can be used in other setups. We have made 3D models available as open-source hardware. The module is based on an electro-optical detection scheme with wide-aperture ZnTe crystal, crossed polarizers, and a matrix photodetector. The validation of its operability was performed with two experiments to measure the spatial distribution of the unperturbed field from the generator and the vortex field formed by the spiral phase plate. Optical vortices with multiple topological charges of 2–4 were detected on spectral components in the range from 0.3 to 1.1 THz. In addition, we have detailed the alignment process of terahertz imaging systems.
Method to analyze effects of low-level laser therapy on biological cells with a digital holographic microscope
Authors: Baczewska Maria , Stępień Piotr , Mazur Martyna , Krauze Wojciech , Nowak Natalia , Szymański Jędrzej , Kujawińska Małgorzata
Published: December 2021

Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a therapeutic tool that uses the photobiochemical interaction between light and tissue. Its effectiveness is controversial due to a strong dependence on dosimetric parameters. In this work, we demonstrate that digital holographic microscopy is an effective label-free imaging technique to analyze the effects of LLLT on biological cells, and we propose the full methodology to create correct synthetic aperture phase maps for further extensive, highly accurate statistical analysis. The proposed methodology has been designed to provide a basis for many other biological experiments using quantitative phase imaging. We use SHSY-5Y and HaCaT cells irradiated with different doses of red light for the experiment. The analysis shows quantitative changes in cell dry mass density and the projected cell surface in response to different radiation doses.
Homodyne laser vibrometer modified by an LCVR for measurement at the nanometer level
Authors: Fu Haijin , Xinkang Xiong , Wang Zheng , Hu Pengcheng , Wang Ke , Tan Jiubin
Published: December 2021

The existence of periodic nonlinear error restricts the performance of
the homodyne laser vibrometer in sub-fringe amplitude vibration
measurement. A homodyne laser vibrometer with nanoscale-amplitude
detectability by using a liquid crystal variable retarder (LCVR) is
proposed. The LCVR introduces an extra variation of optical path
difference larger than the laser wavelength to acquire a full ellipse
so that the nonlinearity correction parameters could be pre-extracted.
The experiments showed that the nonlinear error could be well
suppressed with the correction process based on the pre-extracted
parameters, and the detectable minimum amplitude is less than 1 nm. In
addition, measurement of vibration with the reflectivity of measured
targets down to 0.048% was achieved with an automatic-gain-control
module.
Thin lens narcissus model in infrared lens design with cooled detectors
Authors: Aslan Serhat Hasan , Yerli Sinan Kaan
Published: December 2021

A mathematical model of the narcissus effect in infrared lenses with cooled detectors is discussed. The proposed model enables optical designers to take the narcissus performance of infrared lenses into consideration in the thin lens predesign stage. Third order thin lens aberration theory is the basis for the newly proposed narcissus analysis. Two narcissus metrics are defined in terms of structural parameters of the infrared lens to be designed. The metrics provide an indirect way of controlling narcissus performance in thin lens predesign. A long wave infrared lens is discussed from a narcissus perspective within the proposed model as an example. It is shown that the proposed narcissus model is a very effective way of controlling narcissus performance, starting from the early stages of lens design.
Reversibly controlled infrared transparency of conjugated polymer films incorporated into a compact electrochemical cell structure
Authors: Unuma Takeya , Ishizaka Yuya
Published: December 2021

We demonstrate a reversible control of the mid-infrared (mid-IR) transparency of conjugated polymer films in a compact electrochemical cell structure with planar IR-transparent electrodes. The mid-IR absorbance of up to more than 1.0 is observed when a 1.0 µm thick polythiophene layer is electrochemically doped with an ionic liquid under variable bias voltage. Furthermore, the doping and dedoping processes can be repeated with reproductive absorbance spectra, in contrast to the conventional one-way chemical doping. Our device structure works for actively variable attenuation filters in the mid-IR region and can also be extended potentially to the terahertz region.
We’re all in this together: Focus on community attenuates effects of pandemic-related financial hardship on reactance to COVID-19 public health regulations
Authors: Knapp Michael E. , Partington Lindsey C. , Hodge Ryan T. , Ugarte Elisa , Hastings Paul D.
Published: December 2021

There has been resistance to COVID-19 public health restrictions partly due to changes and reductions in work, resulting in financial stress. Psychological reactance theory posits that such restrictions to personal freedoms result in anger, defiance, and motivation to restore freedom. In an online study (N = 301), we manipulated the target of COVID-19 restrictions as impacting self or community. We hypothesized that (a) greater pandemic-related financial stress would predict greater reactance, (b) the self-focused restriction condition would elicit greater reactance than the community-focused restriction condition, (c) reactance would be greatest for financially-stressed individuals in the self-focused condition, and (d) greater reactance would predict lower adherence to social distancing guidelines. Independent of political orientation and sense of community, greater financial stress predicted greater reactance only in the self-focused condition; the community-focused condition attenuated this association. Additionally, greater reactance was associated with lower social distancing behavior. These findings suggest that economic hardship exacerbates negative responses to continued personal freedom loss. Community-focused COVID-19 health messaging may be better received during continued pandemic conditions.
Factors influencing help-seeking by those who have experienced intimate partner violence: Results from a New Zealand population-based study
Authors: Malihi Zarintaj , Fanslow Janet L. , Hashemi Ladan , Gulliver Pauline , McIntosh Tracey
Published: December 2021

Background

There is limited information about what influences help-seeking following experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). This study investigated determinants of formal and informal help-seeking by those who had experienced lifetime physical, sexual or psychological IPV.

Methods

A cross-sectional population-based New Zealand study conducted from 2017 to 2019 recruited 2,887 participants (1,464 women and 1,423 men) aged 16 years and older. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. Of these, 1,373 participants experienced physical, sexual or psychological IPV. Two series of logistic regressions were conducted: 1) comparing those who sought help with those who did not, and 2) comparing those who had not sought help with those who sought informal help only, or with those who also sought formal help.

Results

Of the 1,373 participants who reported experience of physical, sexual or psychological IPV 835 participants (71.3% of women and 49.0% of men) sought some form of help. In both genders self-reported physical and mental health or work-related IPV impacts were significantly associated with help-seeking. Experiencing only one form of IPV was associated with lower odds of seeking formal help by women (Adjusted odds ratio = 0.38; 95%CI = 0.15, 0.92 for physical/sexual only and AOR = 0.37, 95%CI = 0.22, 0.64 for psychological only) compared to those experiencing concurrent types of IPV.

Conclusion and implications

Although there were gender differences in help-seeking, for both women and men the experience of greater impacts associated with IPV exposure increased the likelihood of help-seeking. Agencies providing services for people who are experiencing IPV need to be equipped to identify and respond to multiple forms of IPV, and prepared to address the suite of impacts experienced.
Epidemiological analysis of intramuscular hemorrhage of respiratory and accessory respiratory muscles in fatal drowning cases
Authors: Onitsuka Daiko , Nakamae Takuma , Katsuyama Midori , Miyamoto Machiko , Higo Eri , Yatsushiro Masahiko , Hayashi Takahito
Published: December 2021

The postmortem diagnosis of drowning death and understanding the mechanisms leading to drowning require a comprehensive judgment based on numerous morphological findings in order to determine the pathogenesis and epidemiological characteristics of the findings. Effortful breathing during the drowning process can result in intramuscular hemorrhage in respiratory and accessory respiratory muscles. However, the characteristics of this phenomenon have not been investigated. We analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of 145 cases diagnosed as drowning, in which hemorrhage, not due to trauma, was found in the respiratory muscles and accessory respiratory muscles. Hemorrhage was observed in 31.7% of these cases, and the incidence did not differ by gender or drowning location. The frequency of hemorrhage was significantly higher in months with a mean temperature below 20°C than in months above 20°C, suggesting a relationship between the occurrence of hemorrhage and low environmental temperature. Moreover, the frequency of hemorrhage was significantly higher in the elderly (aged ≥65 years) compared to those <65 years old. In the elderly, the weakening of muscles due to aging may contribute to the susceptibility for intramuscular hemorrhage. Moreover, these intramuscular hemorrhages do not need to be considered in cases of a potential bleeding tendency due to disease such as cirrhosis or medication such as anticoagulants. Our results indicate that intramuscular hemorrhage in respiratory and accessory respiratory muscles can serve as an additional criterion to differentiate between fatal drowning and other causes of death, as long as no cutaneous or subcutaneous hematomas above the muscles with hemorrhages are observed. In addition, the epidemiological features that such intramuscular hemorrhage is more common in cold environments and in the elderly may provide useful information for the differentiation.
Cryotherapy in extra-abdominal desmoid tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Vora Bimal Mayur Kumar , Munk Peter L. , Somasundaram Nagavalli , Ouellette Hugue A. , Mallinson Paul I. , Sheikh Adnan , Abdul Kadir Hanis , Tan Tien Jin , Yan Yet Yen
Published: December 2021

Introduction

Desmoid tumor is a locally-invasive neoplasm that causes significant morbidity. There is recent interest in cryotherapy for treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. This systematic review assesses evidence on safety and efficacy of cryotherapy in the treatment of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors.

Materials and methods

The systematic review was conducted with reference to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Literature search was performed using MEDLINE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. 9 full text papers were reviewed and meta-analysis was performed for measures of safety, efficacy and symptom relief.

Results

The estimated pooled proportion of major and minor complications was 4.2% (95% CI, 1.8–9.6; I 2 = 0%) and 10.2% (95% CI, 5.7–17.8; I 2 = 0%) respectively. The estimated pooled proportion of non-progressive disease rate of all studies was 85.8% (95% CI, 73.4–93.0; I 2 = 32.9%). The estimated progression free survival rate at 1 year was 84.5% (95% CI:74.6–95.8) and 78.0% at 3 years (95% CI: 63.8–95.3). As for pain control, the estimated pooled proportion of patients with decrease in visual analogue scale (VAS) > = 3 for those with VAS > = 3 before treatment for 2 studies was 87.5% (95% CI, 0.06–100; I 2 = 71.5%) while 37.5% to 96.9% of patients were reported to have experienced partial or complete symptom relief in the other studies.

Conclusion

Cryotherapy is a safe and effective treatment modality for extra-abdominal desmoid tumors with efficacy similar to those treated with traditional strategies in the short to medium term.
Voluntary wheel running behaviour as a tool to assess the severity in a mouse pancreatic cancer model
Authors: Weegh Nora , Zentrich Eva , Zechner Dietmar , Struve Birgitta , Wassermann Laura , Talbot Steven Roger , Kumstel Simone , Heider Miriam , Vollmar Brigitte , Bleich André , Häger Christine
Published: December 2021

Laboratory animals frequently undergo routine experimental procedures such as handling, restraining and injections. However, as a known source of stress, these procedures potentially impact study outcome and data quality. In the present study, we, therefore, performed an evidence-based severity assessment of experimental procedures used in a pancreatic cancer model including surgical tumour induction and subsequent chemotherapeutic treatment via repeated intraperitoneal injections. Cancer cell injection into the pancreas was performed during a laparotomy under general anaesthesia. After a four-day recovery phase, mice received either drug treatment (galloflavin and metformin) or the respective vehicle substances via daily intraperitoneal injections. In addition to clinical scoring, an automated home-cage monitoring system was used to assess voluntary wheel running (VWR) behaviour as an indicator of impaired well-being. After surgery, slightly elevated clinical scores and minimal body weight reductions, but significantly decreased VWR behaviour were observed. During therapy, body weight declined in response to chemotherapy, but not after vehicle substance injection, while VWR activity was decreased in both cases. VWR behaviour differed between treatment groups and revealed altered nightly activity patterns. In summary, by monitoring VWR a high impact of repeated injections on the well-being of mice was revealed and substance effects on well-being were distinguishable. However, no differences in tumour growth between treatment groups were observed. This might be due to the severity of the procedures uncovered in this study, as exaggerated stress responses are potentially confounding factors in preclinical studies. Finally, VWR was a more sensitive indicator of impairment than clinical scoring in this model.
Seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-Cov-2 in the high impacted sub-district in Jakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Herlinda Olivia , Bella Adrianna , Kusnadi Gita , Swasthika Nurshadrina Dimitri , Thoriq Akbar Mochamad , Nida Sofwatun , Salama Ngabila , Ariawan Iwan , Saminarsih Diah
Published: December 2021

Background

Understanding the actual prevalence of COVID-19 transmission in the community is vital for strategic responses to the pandemic. This study aims to estimate the actual infection of COVID-19 through a seroprevalence survey and to predict infection fatality rate (IFR) in Tanjung Priok, the hardest-hit sub-district by the COVID-19 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Methods

We conducted a venous blood sampling (phlebotomy) to 3,196 individuals in Tanjung Priok between Nov 23, 2020, and Feb 19, 2021 to detect their antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Using an enumerator-administered questionnaire, we collected data on the respondents’ demographic characteristics, COVID-19 test history, COVID-19 symptoms in the last 14 days, comorbidities, and protective behaviours during the last month. We employed descriptive analysis to estimate the seroprevalence and IFR.

Findings

The prevalence of Antibody against SARS-CoV-2 was 28.52% (95% CI 25.44–31.81%), with the result being higher in females than males (OR 1.20; 95% CI 1.02–1.42). By the end of the data collection (February 9, 2021), the cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Tanjung Priok were reported to be experienced by 9,861 people (2.4%). Those aged 45–65 were more likely to be seropositive than 15–19 years old (OR 1.42; 95% CI 1.05–1.92). Nearly one third (31%) of the subjects who developed at least one COVID-19 symptom in the last 14 days of the data collection were seropositive. The estimated IFR was 0.08% (95% CI 0.07–0.09), with a higher figure recorded in males (0.09; 95% CI 0.08–0.10) than females (0.07; 95% CI 0.06–0.08), and oldest age group (45–65) (0.21; 95% CI 0.18–0.23) than other younger groups.

Conclusion

An under-reporting issue was found between the estimated COVID-19 seroprevalence and the reported cumulative cases in Tanjung Priok. More efforts are required to amplify epidemiological surveillance by the provincial and local governments.
El devenir del testimonio: memoria y autoficción en Diario de una princesa montonera. 110% verdad (2021) de Mariana Eva Perez.
Authors: Ruiz Isabel , Sáenz Gimena
Published: December 2021

El presente artículo propone analizar los cruces entre «memoria», «testimonio» y «autoficción» en Diario de una princesa montonera. 110% de verdad (2021) de Mariana Eva Perez. El desplazamiento de la «verdad» a la «autenticidad» del testimonio inaugura, en Latinoamérica, una reconfiguración ética en donde el valor reside ahora en la opción formal, perceptual, que trastoca las categorías de «ficción» y «testimonio». Desajustado de su inscripción genérica de «diario», indaga en las políticas de la memoria de la última dictadura militar argentina (1976–1983) en clave irónica. La Princesa Montonera, como dispositivo autoficcional, parodiza las estrategias institucionales de reconstrucción del pasado, en disputa con una «cultura de la memoria» (Huyssen, 2007).
Intertextualidad: literatura y cine
Authors: De Lauretis Teresa
Published: December 2021

El presente artículo trata de algunos usos de la intertextualidad entre el cine y la literatura. I Walked with a Zombie (1943) es la segunda de las nueve películas producidas por Val Lewton que dieron forma al género de terror y tuvieron una influencia duradera en el lenguaje cinematográfico. La película, que replantea la clásica novela victoriana Jane Eyre en un escenario caribeño, esboza las fallas del proceso colonizador europeo mucho antes de la llegada de los estudios postcoloniales. La novela parcialmente autobiográfica de Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), reformula Jane Eyre desde una perspectiva feminista y poscolonial por medio del punto de vista de «la loca del ático». En la novela El beso de la mujer araña (de Manuel Puig), el cine y las películas, incluida I Walked with a Zombie, constituyen el medio intertextual para la creación del personaje literario y la figura de un amor que no tiene nombre.
Estudio transversal: Prevalencia de arritmias cardiacas supraventriculares y factores asociados en pacientes adultos atendidos en consulta cardiológica. Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca, 2018
Authors: Rojas Fernández Eugenia Carolina , López Rodríguez Javier Arturo , Roldan Fernández José Vicente
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: Cardiac arrhythmias are cardiovascular diseases, caused by disturbances in the initiation or conduction of electrical stimuli. The timely detection of these alterations is crucial, since in the long term it improves the quality of life of people suffering from these pathologies. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of supraventricular cardiac arrhythmias and their associated factors in adult patients treated in the outpatient clinic of the cardiology unit of Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca, 2018. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlation study was carried out with a sample of 608 patients older than 18 years, at the mentioned Institution, who underwent electrocardiography during 2018. We studied the variables: nutritional status, arterial hypertension, diabetes, smoking, used drugs; age and sex; presence of supraventricular arrhythmia. We used Chi Square test to search for an association between the qualitative variables; considering statistical significance a p <0.05. RESULTS: of 608 patients, 57.1% were women; 61.84% were under 65 years of age. 43.9% were overweight, 27.6% had normal body mass index (BMI). Chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes had a frequency of 44.4% and 16% respectively. The prevalence of supraventricular arrhythmias was 3.8%. Atrial fibrillation was the most frequent supraventricular arrhythmia with 47.8%, followed by sinus arrhythmia with 26.08%. There was a higher prevalence of supraventricular arrhythmias in females than males (4.6% vs 2.7%), in overweight or obese patients than in those with normal BMI (4.4% vs 2.3%), in hypertensive patients than in those who didn’t suffer from hypertension ( 5.2% vs 2.7%), in patients who used antithyroid drugs than in those who didn’t use them (50% vs 3.6%); however, no statistically significant association was found with any of these variables. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of supraventricular arrhythmias was 3.8%. The most common cardiac arrhythmia was atrial fibrillation followed by sinus arrhythmia. No statistically significant association was found between the frequency of supraventricular arrhythmias and the variables studied.
Reporte de un caso clínico: Reimplante de mano
Authors: Maldonado Carrasco Claudia Lucía , Espinoza Espinoza Manuel Edmundo , Idrovo Carrasco Rómulo Augusto , Tinoco Cazorla Luis Alberto
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: The upper limb plays a vital role in our daily function; injuries to this vital structure can result in devastating consequences to functional, psychological and social well-being; especially traumatic amputations of the upper limb are challenging to manage and deciding which patients would benefit from limb salvage versus amputation is critical. CASE REPORTS: A 52-year-old male patient, who suffered a traumatic partial amputation in the distal third of his right forearm with an industrial machine, presenting an ulnar and radius fracture, with severe soft tissue injuries, who underwent a replantation surgery after 12 hours of ischemia. EVOLUTION: Patient presented good postsurgical outcome. 24 hours after surgery he presented normal Allen’s test results, adequate temperature, pink coloration, hypoesthesia and 2/5 muscle strength in the injured limb. He was discharged 7 days after surgery with follow-up and rehabilitation prescription. The percutaneous needles were removed 13 weeks after, with proper bone healing of the fracture. 5 months after surgery, he presented a DASH Score of 60.83. CONCLUSION: The replantation field has become very sophisticated in recent years; the decision to perform replantation of the amputated limb must be individualized to each patient, based on several established factors such as the characteristics of the injury, patient related factors, and the functional recovery capacity.
Hiperplasia Fibrosa Inflamatoria: Reporte de un caso
Authors: García Orellana Brian Andrés , León Vintimilla María de Lourdes , Cornejo Córdova Martha Alejandra
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia associated with the use of removable dental prosthesis (IFH) is an adaptive lesion caused by long-term trauma exerted by a poorly adapted removable prosthesis on the oral mucosa, usually in the vestibular sulcus. Its diagnosis and treatment is imperative, due to its potential to cause discomfort to the patient, altering aesthetics, phonectics and chewing. CASE REPORTS: A 41-year-old denture wearer woman was referred due to discomfort in the right lower vestibular sulcus, the clinical examination showed a bilobed enlargement with an invagination where the edge of the prosthesis fits, the patient has worn the prosthesis for 15 years. EVOLUTION: Resection with scalpel (conventional technique) was performed. The histopathological examination reported inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia and a new total removable bimaxillary prosthesis was made for the patient. CONCLUSIONS: HFI is one of the main oral lesions in older adults denture wearers and it causes aesthetic and functional alterations; it is produced by the constant irritation caused by the settlement of the prosthesis borders on the mucovestibular sulcus as a consequence of alveolar resorption. Treatment is meant to eliminate the injury and its etiology; the absence of lesions on the mucosa and the bottom of the sulcus is completely necessary.
Qanun Jinayat And Sharia Police: A New Violence In The Context Of Gender In Aceh Indonesia
Authors: Hasni Khairul
Published: December 2021

Polisi Syariah Qanun Jinayat (Hukum Pidana Islam) didasarkan pada UU Syariah No.11 / 2006 tentang Pemerintahan Aceh. Qanun Jinayat adalah aturan untuk melindungi harkat dan martabat manusia serta menjaga dan melindungi masyarakat Aceh agar tetap mengikuti ajaran Islam. Polisi Syariah kemudian bertugas melakukan operasi terkait penerapan Hukum Syariah. Tugas tersebut dilakukan dengan memantau kota, mengendalikan, dan melakukan razia di tempat-tempat yang dinilai melanggar syariah di Aceh. Di antara kasus-kasus yang terjadi di Aceh yang terkait dengan Qanun Jinayat, ada yang melibatkan adat istiadat di mana Polisi Syariah kemudian menyerahkan kasus-kasus Qanun Jinayat ke pengadilan adat untuk diselesaikan. Wacana Perda (peraturan daerah) menjadi perbincangan di kalangan masyarakat Aceh. Beberapa aspek berkontribusi pada perluasan sistematis penelitian data, wawancara, dan observasi. Oleh karena itu, makalah ini mengeksplorasi otoritas politik baru terkait Qanun Jinayat, di mana pemerintah Aceh memiliki kewenangan eksklusif terkait Polisi Syariah. Moralitas kejahatan dan pengalaman gender melalui Peraturan Daerah berpotensi menimbulkan kekerasan dan diskriminasi terhadap perempuan di Provinsi ini.[Sharia police of Qanun Jinayat (Islamic Criminal Law) is based on the Sharia Law No.11/ 2006 on the Governance of Aceh. Qanun Jinayat is a rule to protect the dignity and human and keep and protect the people of Aceh from staying following the Islamic teachings. Sharia Police focuses on conducting operations in the context of implementing Sharia Law. The service is carried out by monitoring the city, controlling, and conducting raids in places deemed to violate the Sharia in Aceh. Among the cases that occurred in Aceh in the context of Qanun Jinayat, some involve the adat (traditional custom) in the implementation, in which Sharia Police then gives the Qanun Jinayat cases to the custom courts to be resolved. In Aceh, the discourses of Perda (local regulation) become the debates among the people of Aceh. Several aspects contribute to the systematic expansion of data research, interviews, and observation. Hence, the paper explores the significance of the new political authority regarding Qanun Jinayat, in which the Aceh government has exclusive authority in the implementation of the Sharia Police. A morality of crime and gender experience through regulated by the Regional Regulation can create violence and discrimination against women in this province.]
Peran Perempuan Hindu Hare Krishna: Problematika Kelompok Narayana Smrti Ashram, D.I. Yogyakarta
Authors: Ahmad Diki
Published: December 2021

Artikel ini membahas peran perempuan Hare Krishna dalam memaknai darma ajaran di Narayana Smrti Ashram D.I. Yogyakarta. Perempuan dalam kitab suci Hare Krishna dan Bhagavad Gita sebagai sosok rendah dan lemah. Posisi ini menilai perempuan harus dilindungi, dikontrol, dan dibatasi kebebasannya. Namun, seiring berjalan waktu, perubahan tentang makana perempuan mempunyai peran penting dalam pembinaan dan pemberdayaan karir dalam optimalisasi kemampuan SDM. Artikel ini membahas feminisme dalam rana ajaran agama. Teori analisis gender Mansour Fakih dan teori variabel pola Talcott Parsons adalah pisau analisis wacana teks agama dalam kritik feminisme. Dalam teori tersebut menyimpulkan pola kedudukan perempuan dalam ajaran sanyasin (guru spiritual) pada varnaashramadharma. Berangkat dari budaya, norma, nilai, dan keyakinan, para perempuan Hare Krishna menghiasi peran dalam berbagai kesempatan baik dalam rumah tangga dan peran keagama seperti tokoh agama.[The article discusses the role of the woman Hare Krishna in interpreting the knowledge of Narayana Smrti Ashram D.I. Yogyakarta. In the Kitab of Hare Krishna and Bhagavad Gita, women are as lowly and weak. The position assesses that women must be protected, controlled, and put freedom limited. However, women meaning have an important role in fostering and empowering careers in optimizing human resource capabilities. This article discusses feminism in terms of religious faith. Mansour Fakih's theory and Talcott Parsons' theory of variable patterns are the blades of discourse analysis of religious texts in criticism of feminism. In deep theory concludes the women's position in the meaning of sanyasin in varnaashramadharma. Departing from culture, norms, values, and beliefs, Hare Krishna women adorn roles in various occasions both in household and in religious roles such as religious leaders.]
COVID 19 Outbreaks on the Growth of Self Servicing Technology Using Digital Payments
Authors: Kannan R. Rajesh , Vasantha S.
Published: December 2021

In comparison to any other International crisis, Covid19 was sudden and did not leave much time for individuals or Governments to prepare in terms of the impact it had on healthcare infrastructure or trade-in various sectors. The modern world is highly connected and stopping the inter-country movement of people is very difficult. Given the rapid increase of cases, Covid19 was declared as a pandemic and for lack of any other viable option, most Governments chose the way of locking down the economy. There was little information on how Covid19 spreads mortality rate or recovery rate, etc. Impetus on social distancing forced people to get wary of any contact including the exchange of cash which in turn resulted in the rapid adoption of alternate measures such as digital payments. Supply chain management was badly hit and demand for essential products and services increased significantly. Although overall volumes of digital payments went down due to adverse impact on several sectors, its usage as a replacement of cash increased significantly. This sudden increase and adoption by people who are not technology-savvy gave rise to frauds and cyber-attacks. Thus there arose a need for stringent regulations, the evolution of technology, and enhanced user education. There has been a significant push by the Government for achieving a cashless economy and digital payments surely will provide robust support for this objective. RBI has also proposed a self-regulatory body for digital payment and has taken initiatives like making NEFT available 24*7 and removing applicable charges. There are rising impetus and applications of digital payment technologies in day-to-day and business-related trade transactions.
Prosecutorial Discretion in Tackling the Cryptocurrency Crime in Indonesia
Authors: budi Priyam , Sinaga Henry Dianto Pardamean
Published: December 2021

Data, reports, and information show that cryptocurrency has supported certain parties as a convenience, whereas the purpose of cryptocurrency is to minimize the weaknesses of conventional money systems in international relations in the current era of globalization. Countries that cannot represent or apply autonomous law in facing cryptocurrency challenges, because it is feared it is increasingly difficult to overcome global cryptocurrency crime. It is precisely in eradicating cryptocurrency crime, law enforcement authorities, priorities of prosecutors who have the highest supremacy in the field of prosecution and other discretion in law enforcement must be dynamic in law enforcement against facilitators from responses to social needs and aspirations, in accordance with legal considerations must acknowledge the wishes of the community and agree in achieving substantive justice. Considering that virtual currency has been banned in Indonesia but crypto-asset trading on the futures exchange has been in force, responsive discretionary prosecutions are needed in combating cryptocurrency crime in Indonesia. Liability that exceeds liability based on faults, namely strict liability, vicarious liability, and secondary liability to any parties that cause cryptocurrency crime can be applied to the mechanism of "follow the money" and "trace the information and communication technologies (ICTs) footprint". It is hoped that prosecution discretion by the prosecutor can reach to the monitoring of suspicious "nodes" and monitoring the registration of ICTs that are vulnerable to cryptocurrency crimes, such as laptops, cellphones, computers, and SIM cards, in providing a deterrent effect to the perpetrators of cryptocurrency crime.
Entrepreneurship Orientation and Entrepreneurship Culture and the Performance of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Calabar Metropolis - Nigeria
Authors: Obeten Okoi, Innocent , Innocent Okoi, Comfort , Manyo Takon, Samuel , Billy Orok, Akaninyene , Gabriel Emori, Enya , Okang Owui, Hycenth
Published: December 2021

The study empirically examined entrepreneurship orientation, entrepreneurship culture and performance of small and medium-scale enterprises in Calabar Metropolis. The major objective of the paper was to explore how strategic entrepreneurship practices affect the accomplishment of SMEs goals in Cross River State. The study was anchored on Resource-based theory (RBT). The study used survey research design. Survey research design was employed, and a population of one thousand, two hundred and ninety-four (1294) employees were involved. The study utilized Taro Yamane formula to determine the sample size of 400 employees. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling method. The paper used multiple linear regression technique in testing the two hypotheses. The study revealed a positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and growth of SMEs. Furthermore, it was found that entrepreneurial culture has a negative effect on profitability of SMEs. Also, it was found that strategic resource management has significant effect on the quality of products of SMEs. The researcher supported various findings with suggestions among other things that the managers should continuously incorporate new decision-making strategies, procedures and behaviour that will put the organization into an advantageous position into entering new or established markets with new or existing goods or services. It was also recommended among others that entrepreneurial culture should be strengthened by managers of SMEs in Cross River State in pursuit of firm’s performance as well as yielding to the economic growth of Nigeria.
The Main Component of Smart Tourism: A Principal Component Analysis Approach
Authors: Meiyanti Ruci , Sensuse Dana Indra , Sucahyo Yudho Giri
Published: December 2021

Introduction. The establishment of a smart tourism model is indispensable for the effectiveness of tourism development and management supported by advances in information and communication technology. The successful implementation of smart tourism is determined by the smart tourism model. Determination of the main components has a significant role in building an effective model. The purpose of this study, to determine the main components forming a smart tourism model using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). PCA is used to compress variables by reducing the number of dimensions, without losing much information. Method This research method is a quantitative method using SPSS software version 22. Result. The result obtained 9 main components, namely stakeholders, infrastructure, goals, resources, activities, challenges, innovation in various applications, strategies, and use of information and communication technologies. Conclusion. Those main components are expected to construct a smart tourism model with components that are comprehensive, interrelated, and adaptable.
Webology: An Analysis of Citation Pattern
Authors: Kadam Dr. Santosh Dnyanobarao , Bhusawar Shankar Chandrakant
Published: December 2021

Efforts were made to analyze 5807 citations of Webology published during 2004 to 2019. The citations were classified on the basis of type of material which clearly indicates that periodicals and web resources were the most popular type of resources used by the authors for writing research papers. The study found that out of 5807 citations 2580 citations were authored by the single author and single authorship pattern was found as the most popular authorship pattern among the authors. The study founds the two oldest citations were from the books which were published before 1900. The findings of the study show the notable change in the use of type of resources being used for writing the research papers. The results of the study shoes that use the of periodicals and web resources for writing research papers was increased from 1951 and onward. The study also presented the list of the twenty five highly cited journals, ten highly cited authors, fifteen highly cited web links and five highly cited books.
The Leadership Traits: Analysing the Role of Harpreet Singh Bedi in the Film Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
Authors: Tandon Pallavi , Mishra Dr. Shikha , Mehta Dr. Jyotsna Diwan
Published: December 2021

This descriptive and analytical paper on leader traits of Harpreet Singh Bedi, protagonist of the film Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year aims to identify leader traits of Bedi and study its impact on organization, employees and customers. The paper comprises of extensive secondary literature on leaderships traits and critical analysis of the film in order to establish the link between positive leadership, organization and customer satisfaction. A highly motivated and positive leader influence and motivates his team, helps the business to grow, organization to flourish and customers to remain satisfied and loyal.
Creation of a Forecasting Information System in Epidemiology based on Mathematical Modeling
Authors: Takuadina Aliya , Kintonova Aliya , Tabriz Nurlan , Knaus Anna , Demidchik Natalya
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the problem of using mathematical methods for forecasting the tuberculosis epidemic in Kazakhstan using the example of the Karaganda region. The introduction of the article reflects the problem of forecasting tuberculosis in Kazakhstan. The main part of the article reflects the results of the analysis of mathematical methods for forecasting and data processing technology, describes the mathematical analysis of epidemiological indicators made with the SPSS statistical program, describes the factors affecting the incidence among contact persons, and calculates the correlation coefficient. The article shows the importance of mathematical modeling and the importance of developing a specific mathematical model that describes the spread of infection among the population.
The subject matter of arbitral tribunals in the resolutions of the Permanent Council (1776–1788)
Authors: Głuszak Marcin
Published: December 2021

Original version: Problematyka sądownictwa polubownego w rezolucjach Rady Nieustającej (1776–1788), “Czasopismo Prawno-Historyczne” [Journal of Legal and Historical Sciences], 2016, vol. 68, issue 2, pp. 85–108.
W drodze do narratologii historycznej
Authors: Igoriewicz Tiupa Walerij
Published: December 2021

The paper presents the concept of fundamentally new direction in the field of narratological studies – historical narratology. The author suggests turning to the research experience accumulated in Russian historical poetics by A. Veselovsky, P. Ricoeur’s and W. Schmid works. Narratology is seen as a theory of forming, storing and transmitting the event experience of the presence of the human self in the world. In particular, the work deals with diegetic picture of the world, with the historical dynamics of the most important types of narrative intrigue, and with the ethos of narrative. The most important characteristics of narrative are integrated into the concept of narrative strategy of a particular discourse. The emergence, spread and coexistence of narrative strategies in the diachronic dimension of the culture of storytelling as a form of human communication is at the core of research interest in historical narratology.
Akt założycielski polskiego strukturalizmu immanentnego: Juliusza Kleinera Treść i forma w poezji
Authors: Obremski Krzysztof
Published: December 2021

In Polish literary studies methodology, Kleiner’s status as entirely marginal, if not anachronistic, can be justified only on one condition, namely if we overlook the study Content and form in poetry (“Przegląd Warszawski” 1922, r. 2, vol. 2, pp. 323–333), for it can be read as the rejected cornerstone of Polish immanent structuralism. Due to the ambiguity of the term “structuralism”, it is necessary to define its meaning here: it will be determined by the historical context, i.e. the Course in General Linguistics (first edition: 1916). Adopting Janusz Sławiński’s terminology, we may add that it is a rejected cornerstone of immanent (“unconscious”) structuralism not a formulated one.
Dramat, dramaturgia, dramatologia – retroperspektywy
Authors: Kosiński Dariusz
Published: December 2021

The article is an attempt to reconsider, reinterpret and, at the same time, summarize the concepts of dramaturgy and dramatology as they were developed by the author mainly in his research realized within the framework of the Chair of Drama and then the Chair of Performance Studies at the Jagiellonian University. Despite the fact that efforts to establish a broad understanding of drama and dramaturgy that is not restricted to art but is used to analyse and interpret performative aspects of social life were not fully successful, the main goal of the article is to support this idea by claiming the need for a ‘return to dramatology’.
Dramaturgia muzyczna
Authors: Wąchocka Ewa
Published: December 2021

In her paper, Ewa Wąchocka examines the phenomenon of recent dramatic works becoming increasingly more ‘musical’ and the terminological shift it brought about, i.e. the inclusion of the term ‘musical dramaturgy’ in writing for the stage. The author argues that far from being limited to the sounds of speech and language in general, musicality also encompasses a variety of non-musical sounds, the unravelling of the play’s narrative and the psychological makeup of its characters; it also penetrates deeply into the structure of the text. In the analysis of plays by W. Murek, A. Grzegorzewska, and S. Bogacz, the author demonstrates how essential the inspirations sourced from musical culture are for recent dramatic works: the 20th-century experiments with music, the discovery of how potent sound expression can be, or the most technologically advanced methods of sound reproduction. By presenting the many and varied dramatic strategies, the author shows that contemporary playwrights not only use musicality to represent the sound landscape of the world but, first and foremost, to create the ontology of an internally conflicted world.
Dramaturgia nowych mediów i performans postcyfrowy. Projektowanie doświadczeń użytkownika we współczesnych sztukach performatywnych
Authors: Kłeczek Jakub
Published: December 2021

The paper aims to answer the question – to what extent is the current reflection on user experience design in performing arts still valid? The text discusses the concept of post-digital performance (Causey); and the phenomenon of user experience design in the face of new media dramaturgy (Eckersall, Grehan, Scheer). From the perspective of these concepts and phenomena, I describe two works (To Like or Not to Like by Interrobang and Karen by Blast Theory). The text complements the discussion on performance artists’ approaches to media technologies. In this paper, I describe the changes in designing the relationships of performers and users (individualization and personalization) and the contexts of everyday media practices in artists’ strategies.
Audiodescription des arts plastiques. Autoportrait de Dora Maar
Authors: Wendorff Anna
Published: December 2021

The article addresses the problem of intersemiotic translation: translating images into words. The first part deals with the issue of image hermeneutics. Following this, eye tracking research is briefly described and museum audio description for the blind and visually impaired is introduced. A case study of Self-portrait of Dora Maar is carried out, highlighting the importance of sight in the artist’s work. The text tries to answer the following questions: Who and using which techniques and strategies should translate images into words for recipients with visual disabilities, so that the translation is satisfactory and adapted to their perception? How to provide a visually impaired person with an aesthetic experience without imposing our own perception of the image on them?
Traduire l’Ekphrasis. Le cas des Fleurs du mal de Baudelaire en Iran
Authors: Habibifar Elnaz
Published: December 2021

Cultural exchanges between Iran and France started over three centuries ago. In spite of the strong relationship between the two countries, some books such as Les Fleurs du mal (Flowers of Evil) went unnoticed in Iranian society. In addition to the literary value of the book, we propose to study ekphrasis in Baudelaire’s poems and its translation into Persian. Its meaning being that of a general description an artwork (imaginary or real), the term ekphrasis belongs to an interdisciplinary field of literature and art where the textual challenges we face may vary from one to another. To narrow down our study, we will focus on four chosen poems that have a minimum of two published translations in Persian, thus allowing the opportunity for a comparative study. These chosen poems, “La Beauté”, “L’Invitation au voyage”, “Les Plaintes d’un Icare” and “Femmes damnées” (“Delphine et Hippolyte”) as well as our corpus translation in Persian, are being studied and analysed through Descriptive Translation Studies. The analysis focuses on the ekphrastic aspect of these poems, their translations into Persian through syntactic and semantic levels and the influence of culture and society on the translation.
Le traducteur et son image. Étude des couvertures d’ouvrages de traductologie
Authors: Skibińska Elżbieta
Published: December 2021

The front cover of a book usually contains the title, the authors’names, the publisher’s logo and an illustration. All these elements announce the content of the book, and the paraverbal elements (illustration, typographical arrangement…) can also be used to awaken the curiosity of the potential reader. This article deals with the reproductions of art works chosen by the editors for the front covers of Translation Studies books. Cover illustrations are treated here as a kind of “definition of translator’s work through a pictorial metaphor”, i.e. as a representation of how translation can be understood or as an indication of its important features. The analysis of these illustrations shows the various means used by the publishers of Translation Studies books to define translation through pictures.