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Culture and Customs of Portugal
Authors: Cunha Carlos A. , Cunha Rhonda
Published: December 2023

This descriptive analysis of contemporary Portuguese culture from a historical perspective covers topics ranging from art, cuisine, and music to government, politics, and religion.

Portugal is evolving quickly as an integrated part of modern Europe. What was until the mid-1970s an old-world society, where 80 percent of the economy was controlled by an oligarchy of eight elite families, is now increasingly a model of an advanced European state. Portugal now ranks highly among the countries of the world in level of globalization and quality of life; it even boasts one of the best-developed renewable energy infrastructures of any developed country.

Despite such widespread modernization, however, "old country" Portuguese traditions persist in the political realms, as well as the traditional lifestyles that endure in the countryside. Culture and Customs of Portugal devotes careful attention to such topics as Portuguese holidays, media, marriage, gender roles, architecture, and education, providing readers with a full account of Portugal's rich heritage and modern culture. The drastic changes in the nation following the 1974 military coup that overthrew a 48-year dictatorship receive special attention.
Daily Life in Maya Civilization
Authors: Sharer Robert J.
Published: December 2023

Experience daily life in Maya civilization, from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Narrative chapters describe Mayan political life, economy, social structure, religion, writing, warfare, and scientific methods. Readers will explore the Mayan calendar, counting system, hunting and gathering methods, language, and family roles and relationships. A revised and expanded edition based on the latest archaeological research, this volume offers new interpretations and corrects popular misconceptions, and shows how the Maya adapted to their environment and preserved their culture and language over thousands of years. Over 60 photos and illustrations, several of new archaeological sites, enhance the material, and an expanded resource center bibliography includes web sites and DVDs for further study. The closing chapter discusses what Maya civilization means for us today and what we can learn from Maya achievements and failures. A first-stop reference source for any student of Latin American and Native American history and culture.
Dead Celebrities, Living Icons
Authors: Ebert John David
Published: December 2023

This in-depth series of literary portraits studies celebrities who died in famous and tragic ways�ways that still resonate as archetypal death scenarios in present day.

We know their likes and dislikes, admire their talents, envy them for daring to be what we can't or what we won't. When they are snatched from us, we feel a personal loss and an unwillingness to let go. And so we transform these mere human beings into icons whose stars often shine in death even more brilliantly than in life.

Dead Celebrities, Living Icons: Tragedy and Fame in the Age of the Multimedia Superstar explores this phenomenon through a series of essays on 14 men and women who are, arguably, the most famous people of the 20th and early 21st centuries. The book covers the epoch of the celebrity beginning in the 1930s with Howard Hughes and Walt Disney and continues to the present day with the life and death of MichaelJackson. Far more than just a collection of biographies, Dead Celebrities, Living Icons documents the philosophical importance and significance of the contemporary cult of the celebrity and analyzes the tragic consequences of a human life lived in the glare of the media spotlight.
Death Gods
Authors: Abel Ernest L.
Published: December 2023

In cultures throughout human history people have believed that some part of themselves continued to exist after they died. Part of that belief is that living can influence what happens to the dead in the afterlife, and the dead can return from the afterlife to affect the living. Death Gods: An Encyclopedia of the Rulers, Evil Spirits, and Geographies of the Dead describes the many ways the afterlife—especially that part of the afterlife commonly known as Hell—has been characterized in myths from around the world. The hundreds of entries provide readers with a guide to the afterlife as portrayed in these myths - its geography, its rulers, its inhabitants, how they got there, and what happens after their arrival. While the Devil is a prominent resident and ruler of the afterworld in many religions, especially Christianity, this book examines many other versions of Hell whether presided over by the Devil, Hades, or one of the many other rulers of the dead.

Death Gods provides concise encyclopedic entries on all aspects of the mythology of the afterlife: The underworlds form the myths of cultures from across the globe—for example, Xibalba, the underworld of the Quiche Maya; Di Yu, the underground realm of the dead in Chinese mythology; the gods and demons of the afterlife—the Hindu god of death and justice Yama; Ahriman, the evil twin of the benevolent god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrian mythology; Buso, the invisible ghouls who haunt graveyards and feed on human corpses in Philippine mythology. The volume includes an extensive bibliography of the most useful resources for understanding the mythology of death and the afterlife.
Eco-Warriors, Nihilistic Terrorists, and the Environment
Authors: Likar Lawrence E.
Published: December 2023

The first book to thoroughly address the topic, this volume examines the ideologies, tactics, and goals of environmental terrorists and offers a security planning methodology to defend against their attacks.

To counter eco-terrorism, we must understand why it occurs. Eco-Warriors, Nihilistic Terrorists, and the Environment is a comprehensive examination of the vulnerability of the natural environment, of its nexus with the strategic goals of terrorists, and of a security-planning methodology that can prevent or ameliorate environmentally linked attacks.

The first book to comprehensively address the prevention of environmentally focused terrorism, this work looks at the environment and the private and government facilities that impact it as assets to be protected. Focusing on the capability of lone-wolf terrorists and small, self-radicalizing cells to commit effective violent acts, security expert Lawrence E. Likar furnishes personality and operational profiles of both nihilistic and eco-warrior terrorists, showcasing an essential component of the behavioral-science-based, security-planning methodology he promotes. Most critically, the book addresses the gap in current security-planning methodology and literature, and it reveals novel intelligence-gathering techniques, operational procedures, and countermeasures designed to defend against attacks.
The Entrepreneurial Spirit of African American Inventors
Authors: Sluby Patricia Carter
Published: December 2023

This book not only documents the valuable contributions of African American thinkers, inventors, and entrepreneurs past and present, but also puts these achievements into context of the obstacles these innovators faced because of their race.

Successful entrepreneurs and inventors share valuable characteristics like self-confidence, perseverance, and the ability to conceptualize unrealized solutions or opportunities. However, another personality trait has been required for African Americans wishing to become business owners, creative thinkers, or patent holders: a willingness to overcome the additional barriers placed before them because of their race, especially in the era before civil rights.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit of African American Inventors provides historical accounts of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship among black Americans, from the 19th century to the present day. The author examines how these individuals stimulated industry, business activity, and research, helping shape the world as we know it and setting the precedent for the minority business tradition in the United States. This book also sheds light on fascinating advances made in metallurgy, medicine, architecture, and other fields that supply further examples of scientific inquiry and business acumen among African Americans.
Global Organized Crime
Authors: Roth Mitchel P.
Published: December 2023

This book offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look into the major activities, groups, causes, and policing strategies related to global organized crime.

Global Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook examines global organized crime dating back to its 17th-century roots. Unlike most works on the subject, which take a parochial approach by concentrating on individual countries or regions, this book uniquely details the impact of 21st-century globalization on such groups and their activities.

Exploring the continuum of international organized crime and related developments from its early beginnings to the present era, the book also looks at the complicated issues that continue to influence its growth. It covers the impact of the end of the Cold War, immigration, the global drug trade, weapons sales, human smuggling and trafficking, the convergence of funding sources, and the effects of technology. What especially distinguishes this book is the connections it makes between organized crime activities and failed states, civil wars, political transitions, regional conflicts, and terrorist groups.
God, Science, and Designer Genes
Authors: Stober Spencer S. , Yarri Donna
Published: December 2023

A biologist and a Christian theologian examine the scientific and philosophical implications and potential impacts of genetic technologies.

God, Science, and Designer Genes: An Exploration of Emerging Technologies provides a unique approach to the central ethical dilemma in contemporary science, offering both an up-to-date account of the current state of genetic technologies and insightful discussions of the moral/theological questions these technologies raise.

Coauthored by professors of biology and theology, God, Science, and Designer Genes examines a range of from-the-headlines issues, including the relationship between science and religion, "designing" our children, stem-cell research, cloning, genetics and behavior, genetics and privacy, and using genetic technologies for social justice. Who should benefit—personally and financially—from DNA technology? Who might be harmed? How do we protect individual rights and guard against discrimination? How will embryo modification affect the identity of those so modified? God, Science, and Designer Genes gives readers an eloquent, thoughtful, and objective foundation for considering these and other questions about the potential conflict between scientific achievement, personal faith, and social responsibility.
The Great Depression and New Deal
Authors: DiNunzio Mario R.
Published: December 2023

The political ideas that resulted from confronting the crisis of the Great Depression and the New Deal of the early 20th century reshaped America. This documentary history collects a range of primary sources to illuminate this critical period in U.S. history.

This accessibly written work provides a wide range of primary documents, offering American history students and teachers alike a handy reference volume that examines all important aspects of the Great Depression and New Deal—a core curriculum topic. By modeling how an expert scholar interacts with primary sources, the book enables readers to pick apart and critically evaluate firsthand the key documents chronicling this major American movement.

The book leads with an introductory essay that outlines the scope of the volume, explains how the primary documents were selected, and identifies thematic trends and controversies. Annotations by scholars translate difficult passages into language that is easily comprehensible to modern readers and compare key passages throughout, encouraging the reader to cross-reference documents within the volume and connect the dots between them. Readers will be able to interpret the flow of events during the Great Depression, assess the legislative and executive actions that attempted to deal with the economic crisis, and perceive the differences between the fiscal ideas of Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt.
Green Savings
Authors: Brown Marilyn A. , Wang Yu
Published: December 2023

This landmark work lauds the benefits of decreased energy consumption, investigating its relationship to public policy and analyzing its potential billion-dollar benefits to the U.S. economy. U.S. consumers tend to use energy indiscriminately?something they may no longer be able to do with impunity. This game-changing book asserts that reducing energy consumption should be a frontline strategy to address global climate change, threats to energy security, and the challenge of grid reliability. The book supports two bold arguments: that policies motivating greater investment in high energy efficiency should be a priority, and that energy efficiency can help the nation in times of crisis. To make their case for the necessity of prioritizing demand reduction, the authors examine the policies and markets operating in a number of leading cities, states, and nations across the globe to uncover the keys to their success. These examples show how demand-side strategies can significantly reduce pollution, cut costs, and make the electric grid more resilient. The authors explain why these technologies are not widely adopted and assess the potential savings they can produce. The book will be an eye-opener for policymakers, energy professionals, and the public as it demonstrates how cost-effective demand reduction policies can improve air quality, strengthen electricity markets, and generate jobs.
The History of India
Authors: McLeod John
Published: December 2023

This accessible, narrative account follows Indian history over its 9,000 year trajectory, from the ancient Harappans to today, emphasizing events and issues of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Written for high school students and general readers who have little background on the world’s largest democracy, this second edition of a popular work provides an objective overview of Indian history with a particular focus on the modern nation. Approximately half of the book deals with developments since the beginning of the 20th century, with new chapters covering events and issues that made news between 2002 and 2014.

Readers can learn about the Bollywood craze, 21st-century economic growth, and concerns about the safety and equality of women today, as well as about such traditional topics as Buddhism and Hinduism, the Mughal Dynasty, and the British East India Company. Caste politics and the establishment of the Republic of India are covered, as is the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Completely revised and expanded, the second edition features fresh content throughout and includes photographs that were not in the earlier volume. The Notable Figures section, Appendix of Leaders, timeline, and glossary are also updated, and the bibliography now features electronic resources for students.
The History of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Bowen Wayne H.
Published: December 2023

The revised edition of this comprehensive survey follows the political, military, religious, economic, and diplomatic history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from pre-Muhammad times to the present day.

With its huge oil reserves and notoriety regarding human rights issues, Saudi Arabia has long been a country in the global spotlight. This book traces the long history of this desert region, from the times before the creation of Saudi Arabia, to the political activities of the modern Saudi state, to recent developments in Arab and Muslim culture, enabling readers to grasp the country’s key importance in 21st-century global politics.

Educator and author Wayne H. Bowen provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of Saudi Arabia’s history that makes clear this nation’s political and economic significance as well as its vital role in the history and development of Islam. The second edition includes the most notable events from the past 10 years, such as King Abdullah’s economic reforms after the 2011 Arab Spring protests and the passing of a law allowing women to vote. Organized chronologically, the revised edition contains updated appendices, an expanded bibliography featuring electronic resources, and new photographs and maps.
A History of the Birth Control Movement in America
Authors: Engelman Peter C.
Published: December 2023

This narrative history of one of the most far-reaching social movements in the 20th century shows how it defied the law and made the use of contraception an acceptable social practice—and a necessary component of modern healthcare.

A History of the Birth Control Movement in America tells the extraordinary story of a group of reformers dedicated to making contraception legal, accessible, and acceptable. The engrossing tale details how Margaret Sanger’s campaign beginning in 1914 to challenge anti-obscenity laws criminalizing the distribution of contraceptive information grew into one of the most far-reaching social reform movements in American history.

The book opens with a discussion of the history of birth control methods and the criminalization of contraception and abortion in the 19th century. Its core, however, is an exciting narrative of the campaign in the 20th century, vividly recalling the arrests and indictments, banned publications, imprisonments, confiscations, clinic raids, mass meetings, and courtroom dramas that publicized the cause across the nation. Attention is paid to the movement's thorny alliances with medicine and eugenics and especially to its success in precipitating a profound shift in sexual attitudes that turned the use of contraception into an acceptable social and medical practice. Finally, the birth control movement is linked to court-won privacy protections and the present-day movement for reproductive rights.
Islamic Fundamentalism
Authors: Davidson Lawrence
Published: December 2023

This review of the evolution of Islamic fundamentalism and Western-Muslim relations—from the events of September 11, 2001, to the present day—offers insight into the movement's historical roots and growing contemporary influence.

Given the volatile nature of relations between the Middle East and the Western world, many Westerners, particularly Americans, have a skewed view of what comprises Islamic fundamentalism. Many wonder, are these beliefs based in religious doctrine, political motivations, or even irrational rhetoric? This book offers a highly accessible introduction to the topic that covers the movement's origins, goals, and doctrine, and shows how it has developed into the modern force we see on today's global stage. The third edition includes important updates as well as a new chapter on the recent wave of demonstrations and protests known as the Arab Spring.

Organized both chronologically and topically, Islamic Fundamentalism: An Introduction, Third Edition reviews the basis for the Islamic and Muslim worldviews, examines the modern phenomenon of Islamic fundamentalism through the development of the Muslim states of Iran and Saudi Arabia, and analyzes the Western view of this ideology. A chronology, glossary, and primary documents accompany the text.
Leonidas and the kings of Sparta
Authors: Bradford Alfred S.
Published: December 2023

This pivotal history of the kings of Sparta not only describes their critical leadership in war, but also documents the waxing and waning of their social, political, and religious powers in the Spartan state.

The Spartans have seemingly never gone out of interest, serving as mythic icons who exemplify fearlessness and an unwillingness to give in against impossible odds. Yet most are unaware of the true nature of the Spartan leaders—the fact that the kings maintained their position of power for 600 years by their willingness to compromise, even if it meant giving up some of their power, for example.

Organized in a logical and chronological order, Leonidas and the Kings of Sparta: Mightiest Warriors, Fairest Kingdom describes the legendary origins of the dual kingship in Sparta, documents the many reigning eras of the kings, and then concludes with the time when the kingship was abolished six centuries later. The book examines the kings' roles in war and battle, in religion, in the social life of the city, and in formulating Spartan policy both at home and abroad. No other book on Sparta has concentrated on describing the role of the kings—and their absolutely essential contributions to Spartan society in general.
Military Justice
Authors: Morris Lawrence J.
Published: December 2023

Public, press, and academic interest in the military justice system has increased over the past generation. This is a result of several high-profile trials (the Sergeant Major of the Army and Kelly Flinn, among many others), a popular TV show (even if it was Navy JAGs), and broader public attention to and interest in the military, stemming from the post-Cold War prominence of the military (Gulf War I, Balkans, and post-9/11 operations). In addition, some of the more prominent cases from the war in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib and detainee cases, as well as the GTMO military commissions, have kept military justice in the news. There are many misconceptions about the rudiments of the military justice system. Many perceive severity where there is none (though there are features that differ from the civilian system, sometimes unfavorably for the accused), and few are aware of its unique protections and features. Senators Lott and McConnell were not unique in the inaccurate perceptions they publicly stated about military justice during hearings on military tribunals. This volume would accomplish two main purposes: (1) provide comprehensive, accurate, and current information about the military justice system and related disciplinary features, written in laymen's language; and (2) explain the system through some illustrative or engaging anecdotes (e.g., the trials of Billy Mitchell, William Calley, and the World War II Nazi saboteurs, whose capture and trial provide the basis for today's Guantanamo-based trials of suspected terrorists).
The New Nicaragua
Authors: Hendrix Steven E.
Published: December 2023

An insider's look at the changes going on in Nicaragua—the internal political maneuvering of Daniel Ortega, the responses by the United States, and the success of recent American pro-democracy civil society efforts there.

At the time of Ortega's return to the presidency, attorney and award-winning author Steven Hendrix was on the ground in Nicaragua working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. The New Nicaragua: Lessons in Development, Democracy, and Nation-Building for the United States is Hendrix's eyewitness account of the changes going on there.

What Hendrix found in the new Nicaragua is a decidedly mixed bag: a presidential campaign marked by dirty tricks and backroom deals, yet an election held under the first neutral comprehensive observation ever in the developing world; an overt effort to appease the United States even while attempting to undermine U.S. policy in the region. Yet despite this, Hendrix saw U.S. pro-democracy, civil society efforts succeed, disproving the many skeptics who doubt that nation-building is even possible.
The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans
Authors: Stecker Frederick
Published: December 2023

In this book, the presidential debates of 2000, 2004, and 2008 are analyzed in terms of linguistics, rhetoric, and religious context to offer a unique perspective on the styles, beliefs, and strategies of the two major parties and their candidates.

In The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans: How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debate, a veteran minister analyzes the religious metaphors Republicans use at the podium and alleges that the party deliberately employs blaming tactics, fear metaphors, and coded references to apocalyptic judgment to sway undecided voters.

Over the past 40 years, Frederick Stecker charges, the Republican Party has created fear for political expediency. Stecker's book traces the development of the Republican rhetoric of polarization and applies the linguistics-based "nation-as-a-family" political typology of George Lakoff to an analysis of the presidential debates of 2000, 2004, and 2008. He demonstrates how Republican candidates select their language and metaphors to signal adherence to rigid belief systems and simple, black-and-white choices in domestic and foreign policy.
Politics and America in Crisis
Authors: Green Michael
Published: December 2023

This book unravels the political developments that made the Civil War unavoidable.

Politics and America in Crisis: The Coming of the Civil War examines the developments between 1846 and 1861 that pushed the nation to war to see what they reveal about the North, the South, the people leading them, and the issues separating them.

As shown here, in the decade and a half before the actual outbreak of the war, the mostly southern Democratic Party’s fortunes veered from a presidential election victory in 1852 to the shocking loss of Abraham Lincoln in 1860—an event that marked the coming of age of the young antislavery Republican Party. In examining that sharp reversal, Politics and America in Crisis covers a wide range of key events, including efforts to ban slavery in territories won in the Mexican-American War, the Dred Scott decision, and John Brown's raids.
The Politics of Selfishness
Authors: Nevins Esq. Paul L.
Published: December 2023

In this thought-provoking book, the author argues that a preoccupation with the self and its solitary concerns—a mindset that is Locke’s legacy—is at the root of America's present political and economic problems.

John Locke was an English philosopher who is regarded as the “father of liberalism.” His thinking had a profound influence on political philosophy; in fact, the founding fathers who drafted the Constitution of the United States based a portion of its content upon Locke’s tenets. However, it can be argued that these Lockean concepts are ill-adapted to realities of the modern world, and as such are the root cause of dysfunction in our body politic today—and are hampering the Obama administration’s attempts to effect change.

This book traces the evolution of liberalism as a political philosophy in England and the United States from the 18th century to today. The author presents a series of historical and contemporary studies that illustrate how John Locke’s political philosophy of antisocial individualism continues to affect modern American culture. Additionally, this book attempts to address why American “conservatives” are actually liberal, how American “liberals” can also be deemed liberal, to provide direction in getting American politics moving again, and restore the American dream for ourselves and our children.
Poesis in Extremis
Authors: Feldman Daniel , Sicher Efraim
Published: December 2023

How can genocide be witnessed through imaginative literature? How can the Holocaust affect readers who were not there?

Reading the work of major figures such as Elie Wiesel, Paul Celan, Avrom Sutzkever, Ida Fink, Wladyslaw Szlengel, Itzhak Katzenelson, and Czeslaw Milosz, Poesis in Extremis poses fundamental questions about how prose and poetry are written under extreme conditions, either in real time or immediately after the Holocaust.

Framed by discussion of truth in fiction and fiction as truth, with Wiesel’s French literary memoir Night as an entry point, this innovative book explores the blurred boundary of fact and fiction in Holocaust literature in order to ask to what extent poetry and fiction can serve as testimony and what might be the criteria for literary witnessing. Wartime writing in particular tests the limits of “poesis in extremis” when poets faced their own annihilation and wrote in the hope that their words, like a message in a bottle, would somehow reach readers.
The Bildungsroman in a Genocidal Age
Authors: Curthoys Ned
Published: December 2023

The Bildungsroman in a Genocidal Age argues that the humanist ideal of Bildung, the cultivation of the potentialities of the self through self-reflection, travel, and varied social intercourse, has been revitalized in an age of genocidal violence. It examines the Bildungsroman as a flourishing intermedial genre encompassing contemporary historical fiction, historical feature films, and children’s and YA literature. Analysing a number of highly influential novels and films about the Holocaust and World War II (WWII), the book argues that the narrative strategies of the Bildungsroman, which includes a swerve away from ‘home’ and its parochialism and moral certainties, has contributed to shaping audience perceptions of traumatic histories and their ethical implications in the twenty-first century.

The Bildungsroman in a Genocidal Age examines some of the most keenly discussed, and controversial historical fictions of recent decades including The Remains of the Day (1989), The Kindly Ones (2006, English trans. 2009), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006), and Margarethe von Trotta’s biopic Hannah Arendt (2012). It argues that in portraying a protagonist who defers or refuses a prescribed social destiny, these novels and films are sensitive to the ‘Eichmann problematic’ of the ‘banality of evil’ as formulated by Hannah Arendt. These Bildungsromane, the study suggests, are designed to address the problem of the social reproduction of normative, unimaginative, and conformist mindsets that can enable totalitarian politics and genocidal policies.
The Sound of Silence
Authors: Epton Nancy
Published: December 2023

The Sound of Silence, provides an in-depth analysis of the sensory elements that are integral to cinematic narratives, asserting that silence is a fruitful enigma which encourages activity in a contemporary audience that is often all too passive.

The German Expressionist era may have been brief, but the shadows cast since its end nonetheless loom large. The silhouetted, cigar-wielding men of film noir and their respectively dark, doom-laden haunts mirror the angst-inducing atmospheres of their forebearers, while also introducing the now-familiar figure of the silent hero. Considering the numerous silent hero actors in film history, there’s one that stands out in the 21st century like no other: Ryan Gosling. His later career has seen some of the most iconic silent heroes of the past decade, with films such as Drive, Only God Forgives, Blade Runner 2049 and First Man cementing him as the go-to guy for a monosyllabic, taciturn and moody hero whose actions speak louder than words.

This book argues that it is Gosling’s expressive capabilities that keep audiences compelled by his performances. With the use of non-verbal silence – combined with its counterbalance, sound – a more active, emotive audience response can be achieved. Looking further into this idea through theorists such as Michel Chion and Susan Sontag, the book demonstrates that the sound of silence is one of the most meaningful cinematic sounds of all.
ĐÁNH GIÁ BƯỚC ĐẦU PHƯƠNG PHÁP LỌC MÀNG BỤNG SỚM DÀNH CHO BỆNH NHÂN SUY THẬN MẠN GIAI ĐOẠN CUỐI TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH
Authors: Huỳnh Ngọc Phương Thảo , Trần Minh Hoàng , Dương Đức Viễn , Trần Thị Trang , Hoàng Ngọc Lan Hương
Published: December 2023

Mục tiêu: Khảo sát phương pháp lọc màng bụng (LMB) sớm dành cho bệnh nhân suy thận mạn giai đoạn cuối (STMGĐC) tại Bệnh viện Đại học Y Dược TPHCM. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu đoàn hệ tiến cứu, mô tả các bệnh nhân (BN) STMGĐC chưa có kế hoạch lọc máu trước đó, LMB sớm được định nghĩa trong vòng 2 tuần sau khi đặt catheter, thực hiện từ tháng 11 năm 2020 đến tháng 05 năm 2023. Bệnh nhân thỏa tiêu chuẩn nhận vào và tiêu chuẩn loại trừ sẽ được ghi nhận các thông số kê toa LMB , tỉ lệ biến chứng trong tháng đầu và hai tháng kế tiếp, kết cục ngắn hạn sau 3 tháng. Kết quả: 68 BN LMB sớm được đưa vào nghiên cứu (tuổi trung bình 59,63±12,9; nữ:nam là 3:2). Trung vị số ngày chờ (khoảng thời gian từ lúc đặt catheter đến lúc bắt đầu thay dịch) là 4 ngày (tứ phân vị 4-5). Bệnh nhân được LMB bằng máy tự động ở tư thế nằm với đặc điểm kê toa ngày đầu tiên như sau: thể tích dịch châm ban đầu là 600 mL, thời gian 6 giờ, thể tích trao đổi là 5000 mL/ngày. Trong tháng đầu, có 19,1 % BN có biến chứng (10,3% liên quan nhiễm khuẩn và 14,7% liên quan cơ học). Trong 3 tháng đầu, có 8 BN bị suy chức năng catheter phải mổ lại (5 trường hợp do vòi trứng

chui vào catheter và 3 trường hợp do mạc nối bám). Kết cục ngắn hạn 3 tháng có 100% BN tiếp tục LMB với các chỉ số sinh hoá cải thiện (ure, hemoglobin, albumin máu). Kết luận: Lọc màng bụng sớm là phương pháp điều trị an toàn, hiệu quả và dễ tiếp cận đối với BN STMGĐC chưa có kế hoạch lọc máu.
CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY DURING TIMBER HARVESTING
Authors: Сураев П.Н. , Мишкина И.А. , Осипенко А.Е. , Панин И.А. , Залесов С.В. , Платонов Е.П.
Published: December 2023

Проанализирована классификация применяемых на территории Российской Федерации видов (способов) рубок спелых и перестойных насаждений. Отмечается, что наибольшее влияние на условия обитания оказывают сплошнолесосечные рубки большой площади. Вызванные их проведением изменения экологических условий могут привести к сокращению биологического разнообразия и исчезновению редких и исчезающих видов. Минимизировать отрицательные последствия сплошнолесосечных рубок можно путем снижения максимально допустимой вырубаемой площади и сохранения, помимо обсеменителей, объектов биологического разнообразия, т. е. ключевых биотопов и ключевых элементов древостоя. Выборочные рубки в отличие от сплошнолесосечных формируют разновозрастные насаждения с мозаичной структурой. Последнее увеличивает количество стаций для обитания, а следовательно, и многообразие видов в лесных фитоценозах. Таким образом, выборочные рубки, проводимые в соответствии с требованиями действующих нормативных документов, позволяют не только сохранить, но и расширить биологическое разнообразие. Результаты исследования вошли в нормативно-технические документы по сохранению биологического разнообразия при заготовке древесины в Свердловской области и Пермском крае.

The article touches upon the analysis of classiﬁ cation used on the territory of the Russian Federation types of cutting for mature and overmature plantations. It is noted that the clear cutting of a large area has the greatest impact on habitat conditions. The changes of environmental conditions caused by them can lead to disappearance of the most sensitive species. That is they create a real danger of a bidogical diversity reduction and of rare and endangered species disappearance. It is possible to minimize the negative consequences of clear cutting by reducing the maximum allowable cut area and preserving in addition seeding objects of biological diversity that is key biotopes and key elements of the forest stands. Selective cuttings, unlike clear cutting, form plantations of different ages with a mosaic structure. The latter increases the number of stations for habitation and consequently the diversity of species in forest phytocenoses. They selective cuttings carried out in accordance with the requirements of the current regulatory document allow not only to preserve, but also to expand biological diversity. The results of the study were included in the regulatory-technical documents on the conservation of biological diversity during timber harvesting in the Sverdlovsk Region and the Perm Territory.
On the issue of technical and economic assessment of the effectiveness of the technology for the preparation of feed products using soy-grain composite mixtures
Authors:   Far Eastern State Agrarian University, Varaksin Sergej , Markin Dmitrij , Samuylo Victor
Published: December 2023

Finding the most profitable economic ways is associated with providing farm animals with the necessary amount of nutrients in their feed rations. By reducing feed costs and using plant resources in the Far East, it is possible to reduce the cost of livestock products and increase their competitiveness. One such plant resource is soybean. Soybeans and soy products increase their productivity and also help maintain this industry at a high level. The rational use of soybean grain and its processed products is associated not only with the presence of protein, minerals, fat and vitamins in its composition, but it is also necessary to ensure an increase in the palatability of soybeans and the bioavailability of protein. It is possible to increase animal productivity by using soybean products in diets. After analyzing the literature, a generalized structural and functional diagram of the process of preparing feed products using soybean-grain compositions was compiled During the research, the economic efficiency of the production of new types of feed products and a model for technical and economic assessment of efficiency were determined. Keywords: SOY-GRAIN COMPOSITE MIXTURES, HIGH-PROTEIN FEED PRODUCTS
The Role Of The Young Generation In Stunting Prevention To Create Superior Human Resources In Abang Village, Abang District, Karangasem Regency
Authors: Marhaeni A.A.I.N , Nyoman Yuliarmi Ni , Jati Primajana Dewa , Pradnyadewi Diah , Ketut Sudibia I , Kadek Eka Jayanthi Ni , Sinthya Aryasthini M Made , Nyoman Reni Suasih Ni , Santana Putra A Made
Published: December 2023

Addressing and reducing the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia, supported by the reduction of stunting in various regions throughout the country, is a highly relevant program in achieving Indonesia's vision for 2045 as declared by the President of the Republic of Indonesia. In realizing this vision, the program to reduce the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia becomes highly relevant to achieve this overarching goal. Therefore, all elements of society, in accordance with their respective roles, can contribute to supporting the realization of Indonesia's advanced vision. Hence, studies regarding the condition of stunting in its various dimensions become very important and relevant. The purpose of this Community Engagement activity is to: 1) Analyze the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of young generations in stunting prevention in a rural village; 2) Enhance the role of young generations in stunting prevention in their village. The Community Engagement activity was conducted in Abang Village, Karangasem Regency. This regency was chosen because it has the highest prevalence of stunting among the regencies in Bali Province. The activity involved young people in the village, known as "Sekehe Teruna Teruni," as participants in the event, which provided Communication, Information, and Education (KIE) related to stunting prevention. There were three resource persons for this activity, including an academic, a healthcare professional, and a Family Planning field educator. After the socialization, an evaluation was conducted on the participants, and the results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The analysis revealed the following: 1) About 70% of the participants had heard of the stunting phenomenon, while the remaining 30% had not. Approximately 96% of the participants increased their knowledge about stunting after the KIE, with only about 4% not experiencing an increase in their knowledge. This increase in knowledge influenced their attitudes, making them more willing to participate in stunting prevention through family planning, 2) Data analysis indicated that all participants, 100%, expressed their intent to plan the number of children they would have when they get married according to their economic and other capabilities. Generasi muda berperan penting dalam penurunan/ pencegahan stunting karena generasi muda ini yang akan melahirkan anak-anak nantinya sehingga dapat dijaga kualitas anak yang dilahirkan sehingga stunting dapat dicegah/ diturunkan dengan peran dari generasi muda tersebut.
OKUL YÖNETİCİLERİNİN LİDERLİK ROLLERİNE İLİŞKİN YAPILAN YÜKSEK LİSANS TEZLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: YILDIRIM Hatice , HAN Bünyamin
Published: December 2023

Okullar, dünyada meydana gelen çeşitli değişikliklerden etkilenmektedir. Bu değişikliklerin okul yapılarına nasıl yansıtılacağını sağlamak, okul müdürlerinin sorumluluğu haline gelmiştir. Bu nedenle, okul müdürlerinin liderlik niteliklerini güncellemeleri beklenmektedir. Okullarda etkili iletişimin sağlanması ve olumlu bir okul ikliminin oluşturulması, paydaşların birbirleriyle ve dış çevreleriyle olan çeşitli etkileşimlerinde okul müdürlerinin olumlu ya da olumsuz bir etki yarattığı görülmektedir. Etkili okulların oluşturulması, paydaşların motive olmaları ve sağlıklı bir şekilde ilerlemeleri okul müdürünün liderlik becerilerini kullanabilmesi ile ilişkilidir. Bu çalışma, okul yöneticilerinin liderlik rollerine odaklanan yüksek lisans tezlerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. 2018-2022 yıllarını kapsayan bu araştırmada, liderlik konusunda yapılmış 37 yüksek lisans tezi içerik analiziyle incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman incelemesi kullanılmıştır. Belirlenen kategorilerin frekansları ve oranlı frekansları hesaplanmıştır. Yapılan tez incelemesi sonuçları, okul liderlerinin liderlik rollerini ve bu özelliklere özgü davranışları sergileme düzeylerinin artmasının performansı da artırdığını göstermektedir. İncelenen tezlerde, okul yöneticilerinin liderlik rollerinin olumlu bir okul iklimi oluşturmada önemli bir rol oynadığı vurgulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları, geleneksel yönetim modelinin yetersiz olduğunu göstererek, okul müdürlerinin liderlik, örnek kişilik ve davranışlarıyla çevrelerini etkileyebilen eğitim yöneticileri olmaları için çeşitli çalışmalar yapılması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Okul müdürlerinin, geleneksel yöneticilik rollerinden vazgeçip çağın gereksinimlerine uyum sağlayabilecek genel geliştirme ve tamamlama eğitimi alması önerilmektedir. Ayrıca, okul müdürlerine okulu geliştirmelerine ve liderlik becerilerini geliştirmelerine olanak tanıyan eğitimler ve seminerler düzenlenmesi de önerilmektedir.
Tipping points in ocean and atmosphere circulations
Authors: Loriani Sina , Aksenov Yevgeny , Armstrong McKay David , Bala Govindasamy , Born Andreas , Chiessi Cristiano M. , Dijkstra Henk , Donges Jonathan F. , Drijfhout Sybren , England Matthew H. , Fedorov Alexey V. , Jackson Laura , Kornhuber Kai , Messori Gabriele , Pausata Francesco , Rynders Stefanie , Salée Jean-Baptiste , Sinha Bablu , Sherwood Steven , Swingedouw Didier , Tharammal Thejna
Published: December 2023

Abstract. In this review, we assess scientific evidence for tipping points in ocean and atmosphere circulations. The warming of oceans, modified wind patterns and increasing freshwater influx from melting ice hold the potential to disrupt established circulation patterns. The literature provides evidence for oceanic tipping points in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre (SPG), and the Antarctic Overturning Circulation, which may collapse under warmer and ‘fresher’ (i.e. less salty) conditions. A slowdown or collapse of these oceanic circulations would have far-reaching consequences for the rest of the climate system and could lead to strong impacts on human societies and the biosphere. Among the atmospheric circulation systems considered, we classify the West African monsoon as a tipping system. Its abrupt changes in the past have led to vastly different vegetation states of the Sahara (e.g. “green Sahara” states). Evidence about tipping of the monsoon systems over South America and Asia is limited however, there are multiple potential sources of destabilisation, including large-scale deforestation, air pollution, and shifts in other circulation patterns (in particular the AMOC). Although theoretically possible, there is currently little indication for tipping points in tropical clouds or mid-latitude atmospheric circulations. Similarly, tipping towards a more extreme or persistent state of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is currently not fully supported by models and observations. While the tipping thresholds for many of these systems are uncertain, tipping could have severe socio-environmental consequences. Stabilising Earth’s climate (along with minimising other environmental pressures, like aerosol pollution and ecosystem degradation) is critical for reducing the likelihood of reaching tipping points in the ocean-atmosphere system.
Detailed Examination of Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere Composition Change from DCOTSS Airborne Observations of Active Convection on 31 May 2022
Authors: Gordon Andrea E. , Homeyer Cameron R. , Smith Jessica B. , Ueyama Rei , Dean-Day Jonathan M. , Atlas Elliot L. , Smith Kate , Pittman Jasna V. , Sayres David S. , Wilmouth David M. , Pandey Apoorva , St. Clair Jason M. , Hanisco Thomas F. , Hare Jennifer , Hannun Reem A. , Wofsy Steven , Daube Bruce C. , Donnelly Stephen
Published: December 2023

Abstract. Tropopause-overshooting convection in the midlatitudes provides a rapid transport pathway for air from the lower troposphere to reach the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS), and can result in the formation of above-anvil cirrus plumes (AACPs) that significantly hydrate the stratosphere. Such UTLS composition changes alter the radiation budget and impact climate. Novel in situ observations from the NASA Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere (DCOTSS) field campaign are used in this study to examine UTLS impacts from AACP-generating overshooting convection. Namely, a research flight on 31 May 2022 sampled active convection over the state of Oklahoma for more than three hours with the NASA ER-2 high-altitude research aircraft. An AACP was bisected during this flight, providing the first such extensive in situ sampling of this phenomenon. The convective observations reveal pronounced changes in air mass composition and stratospheric hydration up to altitudes of 2.3 km above the tropopause and concentrations more than double background levels. Unique dynamic and trace gas signatures were found within the AACP, including enhanced vertical mixing near the AACP edge and a positive correlation between water vapor and ozone. Moreover, the water vapor enhancement within the AACP was found to be limited to the saturation mixing ratio of the low temperature overshoot and AACP air. Comparison with all remaining DCOTSS flights demonstrates that the 31 May 2022 flight had some of the largest tropospheric tracer and water vapor perturbations in the stratosphere and within the AACP.
Observed change and the extent of coherence in the Gulf Stream system
Authors: Asbjørnsen Helene , Eldevik Tor , Skrefsrud Johanne , Johnson Helen L. , Sanchez-Franks Alejandra
Published: December 2023

Abstract. By transporting warm and salty water poleward, the Gulf Stream system maintains a mild climate in northwestern Europe while also facilitating the dense water formation that feeds the deep ocean. The sensitivity of North Atlantic circulation to future greenhouse gas emissions seen in climate models has prompted an increasing effort to monitor the various ocean circulation components in recent decades. Here, we synthesise available ocean transport measurements from several observational programs in the North Atlantic and Nordic Seas, as well as an ocean state estimate (ECCOv4-r4), for an enhanced understanding of the Gulf Stream and its poleward extensions as an interconnected circulation system. We see limited coherence between the records on interannual time scales, highlighting the local oceanic response to atmospheric circulation patterns and variable recirculation time scales within the gyres. On decadal time scales, we find a weakening subtropical circulation between the mid-2000s and mid-2010s, while the inflow and circulation in the Nordic Seas remained stable. Differing decadal trends in the subtropics, subpolar North Atlantic, and Nordic Seas warrant caution in using observational records at a single latitude to infer large-scale circulation change.