bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Resituar a un mal conocido. Georges Valois: un enclave para comprender la crisis del Estado liberal (1889-1928)
Authors: Pubill Brugués Joan
Published: September 2022

A través de los años centrales del itinerario intelectual de Georges Valois (1889-1928), el artículo subraya la ilación entre el desasosiego finisecular y la irrupción del fascismo. El período examinado abarca la construcción de la contrarrevolución francesa, cultura política que Valois contribuyó a modelar gracias a un bagaje intelectual sincrético: primero como republicano y anarquista dreyfusard y después como monárquico en Action française. La base de la investigación la forman diversas fuentes primarias, desde artículos de prensa y revistas, pasando por obras poco conocidas de la extensa producción de Valois y material de los «Fonds Valois» del Centre d’histoire del Institut d’Études Politiques de París. A partir de la biografía histórica, el método de trabajo consiste en analizar los cinco grandes ejes que componen el núcleo de las reflexiones de Valois sobre la crisis de la modernidad: la descreencia en la ideología del progreso, la nocividad de la secularización, el desfallecimiento del cuerpo nacional, el advenimiento de las masas y la corrupción política.
When the Lagoon was frozen over in Venice from A.D. 604 to 2012: evidence from written documentary sources, visual arts and instrumental readings
Authors: Camuffo Dario , Bertolin Chiara , Craievich Alberto , Granziero Rossella , Enzi Silvia
Published: September 2022

The paper reconstructs when the Lagoon of Venice, Italy, was frozen over in the last 1400 years. The paper combines various proxies and instrumental readings, i.e.: written documentary sources since the origin of Venice; evidence from visual arts referring to 1709, 1789 and 1791 as well as some pictures taken in 1929 and 2012; finally, instrumental observations since 1716. A critical revision has been made of all sources in order to reject duplications or exaggerations introduced by late compilations. To this aim the various dating styles, the social and historical context of the city of Venice over time and the combined historical, statistical and climatological criteria necessary to validate data have been considered. The physics of ice formation, the influence of tides, the ice bearing capacity have been useful to interpret data. The passage from proxies to index and temperature in modern units is also discussed. The written sources provide basic information before the instrumental period and made possible a classification of winter severity. The visual arts provide a general view of what happened when the Lagoon was frozen over in the 18th century; in addition, they allow an estimate of the ice slab thickness. Visual arts, however, cannot be used for dating purposes. Finally, the instrumental readings are compared with the proxies in order to improve the interpretation of the above proxies. The result is a comprehensive, critically revised list of the harsh winters in Northern Italy and the meteorological situation responsible for their occurrence.
Water deprivation as military strategy in the Middle East, 3.700 years ago
Authors: Lerberghe Karel Van , Kaniewski David , Abraham Kathleen , Guiot Joël , Campo Elise Van
Published: September 2022

Oil, which sparked the first Gulf War, is not the only liquid resource that may trigger global crises from within a Middle Eastern theater. Water - or the lack of it - could be a cause of future conflicts because it is the most precious natural resource that can be manipulated and controlled by humans. Here, we report the written evidence for the diversion of the Tigris for repression purposes in Iraq, 3700 years ago, during a period marked by precipitation decline. Our study shows the perverted role of human control over water in the Middle East, using freshwater supplies as a weapon of war, especially at times when drought may have affected the inhabitants, leaving them weak and vulnerable. The translation of 75 cuneiform tablets from the Cornell Archive has revealed the development of military forts for the protection of the Babylonian heartland, and has highlighted one of the oldest known attempts to dry up the Mesopotamian marshes to starve the southern lowlands. Independent palaeoenvironmental data and climate modelling show that relatively drier conditions may have increased the efficiency of this military strategy.
Le cours moyen de l’oued El Faouara à Hammamet (Tunisie orientale)
Authors: Oueslati Ameur , Marzougui Wissem
Published: September 2022

L’oued El Faouara est, comme son nom l’indique en arabe, la source jaillissante, le lieu de différents points d’eau exploités depuis l’Antiquité. Cette exploitation s’est faite, sous les romains, par l’intermédiaire d’un barrage et d’un système d’aqueducs qui constituent, de nos jours, des repères intéressants dans la reconstitution de l’évolution des paysages et plus particulièrement de la dynamique des eaux courantes et des formes qui en ont résulté au cours des temps historiques, en particulier des terrasses alluviales. L’une de ces terrasses rappelle la « terrasse historique » évoquée dans différente publications et pourrait, de ce point de vue, paraitre sans originalité particulière. Mais si elle nous a paru mériter de retenir l’attention, c’est à cause de sa localisation, de l’importance de son épaisseur, en comparaison avec la taille très modeste du cours d’eau, et surtout de ses rapports avec les différents ouvrages de l’aménagement hydraulique et leur évolution dans le temps. Notre recherche apporte la preuve que cette terrasse s’est formée sous les yeux des anciens. La contemporanéité, jusqu’ici soupçonnée mais non attestée par des données archéologiques directes en Tunisie, entre l’accumulation et les aménagements est prouvée. Cette recherche fournit, en même temps, des éléments intéressants quant aux rapports qu’entretenaient les sociétés humaines avec leur milieu et leurs réactions aux contraintes liées à la dynamique de ce dernier. Cette publication met aussi en lumière l’apport mutuel des l’archéologie et la géomorphologie. La première a aidé à dater les dépôts et les formes. La seconde a permis de nouvelles précisions sur la chronologique relative des différents aqueducs et ce en considérant, en particulier, leur altitude, leur position par rapport au matériel de la terrasse ainsi que les matériaux accumulés dans leurs canalisations.
Microcrédit et surendettement des femmes de la Haute-Guinée
Authors: Bayo Soumahila
Published: September 2022

Faisant suite à diverses crises d’impayés qui ont ébranlé le secteur de la microfinance dans la période 2009-2012, le surendettement est devenu une préoccupation majeure. Le cas de la Haute-Guinée (République de Guinée) étudié ici en est une illustration. Issu de données qualitatives, cet article met en exergue trois facteurs principaux du surendettement féminin : l’usage du microcrédit pour des dépenses sociales, les aléas commerciaux (exacerbés par le virus Ebola) et les aléas climatiques. Face aux impayés, les institutions de microfinance (IMF) déploient diverses techniques de sanctions sociales (affichage public des photos des emprunteuses, enfermement dans les agences de microfinance, assignation en justice, etc.). Les conséquences de ces diverses sanctions obligent certaines femmes, humiliées et stigmatisées, à migrer vers les zones minières afin de pouvoir rembourser leurs dettes.
Le droit minier face à l’éthique de l’or
Authors: Ayeh Diana
Published: September 2022

Les rapports entre miniers industriels et artisanaux en Afrique de l’Ouest impliquent une multitude de questions éthiques, y compris celle d’un accès « juste » aux mêmes ressources naturelles. Cet article vise à analyser la base éthique à partir de laquelle l’accès aux concessions minières se réalise grâce aux interventions de différents acteurs (artisans miniers, multinationales, gouvernements, etc.). Une étude ethnographique multi-située dans la capitale Ouagadougou et dans l’ouest du Burkina Faso retrace l’histoire d’une concession minière revendiquée à la fois par des parties industrielles et artisanales. Il est démontré que les relations d’accès dépassent les simples catégories de légalité et d’illégalité, notamment en faisant référence aux différents registres de légitimité de certaines pratiques minières.
Le baptistère de ʿAïn el-Maʿmoudiyeh (Palestine méridionale – district d’Hébron)
Authors: Riba Bertrand
Published: September 2022

Le site de ʿAïn el-Maʿmoudiyeh (« la source du baptême »), dans le secteur d’Hébron, présente un baptistère antique alimenté en eau courante, associé aux ruines d’un bâtiment médiéval. On le rapporte traditionnellement aux débuts du ministère de Jean-Baptiste, avant que celui-ci ne déplace son activité sur les rives du Jourdain. L’examen archéologique des installations en place révèle deux phases initiales qui se sont succédé dans la première moitié du vie siècle, mettant en évidence la volonté, de la part d’une communauté monastique de Judée, de pérenniser alors des pratiques anciennes où l’eau vive, étroitement liée à l’idéologie du Salut, se place au cœur des rites en vigueur.
Blockchain Deployment in the Retail Supply Chain
Authors: Madhani Pankaj M.
Published: September 2022

The research aims to explore blockchain adoption for retail supply chain applications using two theoretical perspectives: supply chain capabilities and business value-added. Blockchain deployment in the retail supply chain helps in resolving some of the supply chain problems such as time delays, risks mitigation, information sharing, and product counterfeiting. In this study, various frameworks are conceptualized to understand, synthesize, and determine the value creation process. The research emphasizes that the benefits of blockchain deployment in the retail supply chain are broad-based and include enhanced trust and transparency, cost reduction, automation, increased processing speed, streamlined process, and disintermediation. The research also provides various illustrations to explain how retailers have successfully deployed blockchain technology in retail supply chains and improved their overall performance. Research also discusses the barriers to blockchain deployment in the retail supply chain and provides practical insights for smooth implementation.
Shuffled Shepherd Squirrel Optimization and Fractional LMS Model for In-Network Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: L. Rajesh , H. S. Mohan
Published: September 2022

The wireless sensor network (WSN) is commonly based on small node collaboration. These nodes are specified by wireless communication, low price, and energy consumption. Moreover, the WSN can be utilized to compute pressure, temperature, as well as monitoring health, military supervision, and so on. A variety of WSN applications need to gather data from sensor nodes based on sink. In this paper, shuffled shepherd squirrel optimization (SSSOA) technique is devised for in-network aggregation in WSN. Here, the path is formulated from source node to destination through routing process, and source node broadcasts a packet concurrently to destination. The WSN is initiated, and the suitable cluster head (CH) is selected from all nodes. Consequently, CH is selected based on the developed shuffled shepherd squirrel optimization (SSSOA) method.
Impact of Customer Perception of Value Co-Creation for Personalization in Online Shopping
Authors: Jensolin Abitha Kumari J.  , Gotmare Preeti R.
Published: September 2022

Electronic commerce firms adopt advanced technologies to provide personalization of marketing-mix with data for personalization co-created by consumers. This study explores customer's perception of value co-creation and how it impacts intention to co-create value. Customer perception of value co-creation for personalization in an e-commerce context was operationalized as second order construct comprising of fulfilment, service recovery, price perception, algorithmic fairness, personalization benefits, security, and privacy. Survey results of 638 respondents analyzed using AMOS showed that process quality and relationship quality mediate the relationship between customer's perception of value co-creation and intention to co-create value with relationship quality showing stronger effect. Thus, this study contributes to marketing value co-creation literature and provides implications for practicing managers.
Categorical Data Clustering Using Harmony Search Algorithm for Healthcare Datasets
Authors: Sharma Abha , Kumar Pushpendra , Babulal Kanojia Sindhuben , Obaid Ahmed J. , Patel Harshita
Published: September 2022

Healthcare analytics provide many benefits in healthcare dashboard systems. Healthcare datasets majorly contains categorical attributes. This paper proposed an optimized clustering for healthcare dataset named harmony search based categorical clustering (HSCC). The existing k-modes clustering algorithm is one of the well-known categorical data-clustering algorithm. Since the k-modes algorithm produces local optimal clusters. Generally, researchers use genetic algorithm (GA) based clustering algorithms to converge locally optimal solutions to global optimal solutions. GA has some deficiencies such as premature convergence with low speed. In this paper, harmony search (HS) optimization algorithm used to optimize clustering results. The result shows the proposed HSCC algorithm produced global optimized solution, unbiased and matured results. HSCC produces 98% accuracy for dental and 71% for lung cancer dataset. While GACC produces 95% and 65% accuracy for dental dataset and lung cancer dataset.
Investigating the Receptiveness Attitude of the Patient With Diabetes Retinopathy Towards the Use of Teleophthalmology
Authors: Iloka Chiemelie Benneth , Ekpo Idongesit Aniekan , Rjoub Husam , Iyiola Kolawole , Odugbesan Jamiu Adetola Adetola
Published: September 2022

Research on the attitude of diabetes retinopathy's (DR) patients towards teleophthalmology as a branch of telemedicine has not been examined in developing countries. This article examines the receptiveness attitude of the patients with DR towards the use of teleophthalmology using 400 questionnaires to examine patients in Calabar DR screening center in Cross River State, Nigeria. The hypotheses were tested using multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) as a special case of the structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings in this study indicated high cost and excess time negatively affects patient attitude, information, knowledge, and experience significantly and positively predict patients attitude towards teleophthalmology. Furthermore, the result of the paper shows that convenience and knowledge for 35.7 percent of the receptiveness of patients towards teleophthalmology. This study contributes by identifying that among other factors positive factors to enhance patient's receptive attitude to being diagnosis with diabetes retinopathy through telemedicine.
A New Adaptive Indexing for Real-Time Web Search
Authors: Al-Akashi Falah Hassan Ali , Inkpen Diana
Published: September 2022

Adaptive indexing is an alternative to the self-tuning methods. It is especially useful in the scenario of unpredictable workload, and there is no idle time to invest in index creation. The authors present their ongoing work on a new realistic adaptive indexing that transforms the previous data crawling offline approach to a data-driven online approach. The proposed approach consists of three tasks: topic prediction, resource selection, and results combination and ranking. They work simultaneously to retrieve highly relevant results to the user's query in real time. To make the index highly refreshed and up-to-date, they collected data from highly prominent resources (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, etc.). The empirical results showed that the proposed model is better than the traditional models that work offline and spend hours or days for building the index in different periods. In addition, the experiments showed that the training results are highly relevant for adhoc and diversity tasks.
An Empirical Study on Continuous Usage Intention of Food Delivery Apps
Authors: Jo Donghyuk , Lee Seul-Ki
Published: September 2022

In with the spread of COVID-19, the use of technology-based services that minimize face-to-face is increasing. In this context, the food delivery app (FDA) is characterized by minimizing face-to-face contact in the process of consumers ordering and receiving food. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out the mechanism that affects the intention of continuous use based on PAM for FDA users. The study sample selected residents of Korea who were over 20 years of age and used the FDA at least once in the past three months. Data collection was carried out for about one month from January 18 to February 12, 2020. Structural equation model analysis was conducted using 261 of the collected data. The results are expected to add depth to the research field related to the app-based O2O service area, and to be used as data that can contribute to the establishment of platform business strategies.
Blockchain Application for Cybersecurity in Cyber-Physical Systems
Authors: Mounir Soufyane , Fatani Imade Fahd Eddine
Published: September 2022

Current research in the fields of control architectures, cyber-physical systems (CPS), and the IoT must be brought together in order to ensure the viability of Industry 4.0 (IoT). Industrial systems are increasingly vulnerable, necessitating new approaches to fight and mitigate these risks. As an example of this innovation, blockchain offers an antidote to the cybersecurity concerns of Industry 4,0. This paper examines and discusses blockchain-based cybersecurity for the cyber-physical systems in more detail.
Esiti dei pazienti COVID-19 positivi ricoverati durante la quarta ondata pandemica in relazione alle caratteristiche cliniche e allo stato vaccinale
Authors: Gnerre Paola , Pasquali Mercedes , Aiosa Giuseppe , Daniele Antonio , Crivellari Stefania , Bertolotti Marinella , Salerno Christian , Di Dio Angelo , Pacileo Guglielmo , Maconi Antonio , Marchisio Sara
Published: September 2022

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Long term preservation of motion with artificial cervical disc implants: A comparison between cervical disc replacement and rigid fusion with cage
Authors: Cincu Rafael , Lorente Francisco , Gomez Joaquin , Eiras Jose , Agrawal Amit
Published: September 2022

Background: With the advancement of technologies there is more interest in the maintenance of the spine's biomechanical properties focusing on the preservation of the functional motion segment. In present article we describe our experience with 25 cases managed with artificial cervical discs with 28 Solis cage following cervical discectomy with a mean follow-up period of 7.5 year. Materials and Methods: All surgeries were performed by single surgeon from March 2004 to June 2005 with a follow-up till date. Patients with symptomatic single or multiple level diseases that had no prior cervical surgery were candidates for the study. Cohort demographics were comparable. Standardized clinical outcome measures and radiographic examinations were used at prescribed post-operative intervals to compare the treatment groups. Relief in radicular pain, cervical spine motion, and degenerative changes at follow-up were noted. Results: In a total 53 cases, the mean age in prosthesis group was 47 years (age range: 30-63 years) and mean age in cage group was 44 years (32-62 years). Mean hospital stay was 2.7 days in both the groups. At 4 weeks complete cervical movements could be achieved in 19 cases in artificial disc group. Maintenance of movement after 7.5 years was in 76% of these patients. Lordosis was maintained in all cases till date. There was no mortality or wound infection in our series. Conclusions: We conclude that artificial cervical disc could be an alternative to fixed spinal fusion as it represents the most physiological substitute of disc. However, there is need for further studies to support the use of artificial cervical disc prosthesis.
Choroid plexus papilloma of posterior third ventricle: A case report and review of literature
Authors: Arvind Mishra , Ojha B , Anil Chandra , Singh S , Nagesh Chandra , Chhitij Srivastava
Published: September 2022

Choroid plexus papillomas (CPPs) are rare intracranial neoplasms, especially in the third ventricle. The most common site of presentation of these lesions is in the fourth ventricle in adults and lateral ventricles in children . We report a male child with a posterior third ventricular CPP who presented with the symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed hydrocephalus related to a mass in the posterior third ventricle, occluding the aqueduct of Sylvius. After endoscopic third ventriculostomy, tumor was approached through the infratentorial-supracerebellar approach and completely excised. Pathological examination revealed a typical CPP. This entity should be considered an extremely rare cause of a lesion in the posterior third ventricle.
Juvenile Xanthogranuloma of adult spine: A rare case and review of literature
Authors: Purohit Devendra , Chanduka Amit , Sharma Vinod , Mittal Radhey , Singhvi Shashi
Published: September 2022

Juvenile Xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a rare disorder of central nervous system. It rarely produces compressive myelopathy. On reviewing world literature, we could find only nine cases of this disease involving spine and of which only four cases were in adults' i.e., 18 years and above. We are presenting a case of Spinal JXG in an18-year-old male with thoracic compressive myelopathy presenting as short duration progressive paraparesis. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spine showed mass lesion in epidural space compressing cord from behind without any bony involvement at D7 to D10 vertebral segment. It was isointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2 with no contrast enhancement. D7 to D10 Laminectomy with complete excision of firm epidural mass was carried out. The histopathology with tumor markers confirmed the diagnosis of JXG. Post-operative neurological recovery in this patient was good. His power improved to grade 5/5 with decreased spasticity. Follow-up MRI at 3 months showed no residual tumor. This case appears to be the first in the series with entirely extradural component in adult thoracic spine.
Bilateral large traumatic hemorrhage of the basal ganglion
Authors: Pandey Nityanand , Mahapatra Ashok , Singh Pankaj
Published: September 2022

Traumatic bilateral basal ganglia bleed is extremely rare. It is defined as a hemorrhagic lesion located in the basal ganglia or neighboring structures such as the internal capsule and the thalamus. This report describes a 37-year-old man who had large bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage (BGH) with subdural hematoma and traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. With regards to an etiology of bilateral hemorrhage of the basal ganglia, we could not disclose any possible cause except head injury in spite of full diagnostic work-up. Our final diagnosis was bilateral traumatic BGH (TBGH). The pathomechanism of such injuries is still not clear and it is proposed to be due to shear injury to the lenticulostriate and choroidal arteries. Rather than any features of the TBGH itself, duration of coma and/or associated temporal herniation predicted slower recovery and worse outcome. Bilateral TBGH is an extremely rare entity, compatible with a favorable recovery, if not associated with damage to other cortical and subcortical structures and occurring in isolation. TBGH can be considered as a marker of poor outcome rather than its cause. The BGHs seem to be hemorrhagic contusions resulting from a shearing injury, due to high velocity impact.
Calvarial metastasis from endometrial carcinoma: Case report and review of the literature
Authors: Cecchi Paolo , Kluge Reinhard , Schwarz Andreas
Published: September 2022

Hematogenous bone metastases from endometrial carcinoma are not frequent and their treatment is a matter of debate. We describe an extremely rare case of calvarial metastasis from endometrial carcinoma in an 80-year-old woman treated by means of one-step surgical radical resection and heterologous cranioplasty, along with a review of the literature regarding epidemiology, clinico-radiological features, prognosis, and management of skull metastases.
The effect of avocado seed extract (Persea Americana) on carbide induced hepatoxicity in adult Wistar rats
Authors: Okpala Nneoma V , Adinma Joseph I , Edet Mark M , Ezejindu Damian N
Published: September 2022

Background:

Persea Americana is reported to have medicinal value. Calcium Carbide (CaC2), a fruit-ripening agent, has been shown to be toxic to body organs.

Objective:

To determine the effect of avocado seed extract (ASE) on CaC2-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.

Materials and Methods:

Four experimental groups, each of 5 adult wistar rats were fed respectively with normal diets (group A); 250 mg/kg ASE (group B); 100 mg/kg CaC2 (group C); combination of 100 mg/kg CaC2 and 250 mg/kg ASE – group D. Changes in the rats’ behaviours, body weights, and liver function were assessed over 21 days. Data were analyzed using SPSS. The cumulated rat weights, rat liver weights and serum liver enzyme levels for groups B, C, and D rats were compared with group A.

Results:

Abnormal behavior was most observed in group C rats. Rats in group A showed a significant increase in weight before and three weeks following administration of feeds while rats in groups B, C, and D showed significant decrease in weight – more marked in group C rats. Only the mean liver weights of rats in group C showed significant decrease compared to that in group A, P = 0.001. Similarly, only the cumulated liver enzyme levels of rats in group C demonstrated significant increase when compared to group A rats - indicating hepatotoxicity.

Conclusion:

In this study, hepatotoxicity occurred in CaC2-administered rats. However, the combination of CaC2 and ASE showed no liver toxicity indicating a mitigating effect of ASE to CaC2-induced hepatotoxicity.
Assessment of sociodemographic predictors of iron deficiency among secondary school students in Misau LGA, Bauchi State, Northeastern Nigeria
Authors: Dachi Rufai A , Awwalu Sani , Mustapha Falmata G , Yuguda Saleh , Abdulaziz Hassan , Odebiyi Hassan A
Published: September 2022

Background:

Iron is an essential micronutrient found in red meat, vegetables, and dairy products. Iron deficiency (ID) is associated with poor growth and impaired cognitive development, lowered immunity with increased risk to infectious diseases, and reduced productivity.

Objective:

We determined some sociodemographic predictors of ID among secondary school students in Bauchi State, Northeastern Nigeria.

Materials and Methods:

This was a cross-sectional study of secondary school students in Bauchi State, Northeastern Nigeria. Four hundred and twenty (420) secondary school students were enrolled using stratified sampling with proportional allocation. Data on age, gender, and sociodemographic parameters were collated. Body mass indices (BMIs) were computed while blood was taken for hemoglobin concentration and iron status determination. Collated data were analyzed using JASP 0.11.1.0. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to adjust for possible confounders in the observed significant relationships. Level of significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.

Results:

The mean age of the students was 16.5 ± 1.9 years with females constituting 210 (50.0%). Median (interquartile range) monthly incomes for fathers and mothers were 150 (100, 200) USD and 50 (30, 70) USD, respectively. Median BMI and hemoglobin concentration (Hb) were 17.9 (16.4, 19.6) kg/m2 and 13.7 (12.7, 14.7) g/dL, respectively. Anemia was present in 62 (14.8%) participants, whereas ID was present in 213 (50.71%) participants. There was a statistically significant relationship between reduced intake of meat together with gender and iron status with females having a higher risk of having ID compared with males (P < 0.05).

Conclusion:

Female gender and decreased daily intake of meat are important predictors of ID among secondary school students in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Surgical management prospects for myasthenia gravis in Nigeria
Authors: Ndionuka Ijeoma B , Onwuekwe Ikenna O , Ekenze Stella O , Ezeala-Adikaibe Birinus
Published: September 2022

Background:

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acquired autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by fatigable and variable weakness of skeletal muscles as a result of autoimmune attack on postsynaptic antigenic targets. There is paucity of data on the outcome of treatment options available in resource-poor settings.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to determine the treatment outcome of surgical thymectomy for MG with regard to the local experience in Enugu, southeast Nigeria.

Materials and Methods:

It was a preliminary report of patients with MG seen at the Neurology Clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, from February 2016 to October 2019. The treatment outcomes of the patients were analyzed following thymectomy to determine the effectiveness of the surgical management. Data obtained included patients’ age, response to treatment, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and total hospital stay.

Results:

The mean age of the patients was 35.7 ± 15.1. The mean duration of stay at the ICU was 3.9 ± 4.6 days, while the mean total hospital stay was 12 ± 9.70 days. All the patients (100%) had symptomatic improvement following thymectomy and 40% had remission.

Conclusion:

The general outcome of MG patients following thymectomy was favorable. Thymectomy appears to improve the prognosis of MG in the local setting of Enugu, Nigeria.
Efficacy and Safety of Orally Administered Heat-Killed Lactobacillus Paracasei LCW23 in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis
Authors: Huang Chung-Bin , Wang Ying-Hsiang , Chen Wei-Jen , Tsai Chih-Ming , Kang Chia-Hao , Lin Pai-Yin , Lo Hsin-I , Yu Hong-Ren
Published: September 2022

Objective:

In this study, we primarily evaluated the effects of IMMUPHYLA LCW23 on symptoms of allergic rhinitis. IMMUPHYLA LCW23 is a commercial probiotic product containing the Lactobacillus paracasei LCW23 strain.

Materials and Methods:

Sixty 5–18-year-old children with allergic rhinitis positive for the dust mite-specific bivalent antibody and meeting the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. They were administered 2–4 g of the probiotic product containing L. paracasei LCW23 (2.5 × 109 cells/g; n = 28) or a placebo supplement (n = 32) according to their body weights for 12 weeks. After the treatment period, a self-assessment of allergic rhinitis symptoms in the nose and eyes was performed.

Results:

This study results revealed that 12-week supplementation with IMMUPHYLA LCW23 is safe, with no side effects. In addition, the Pediatric Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (PRQLQ) assessment revealed that the probiotic significantly alleviated general discomfort (P = 0.003) and common symptoms of allergic rhinitis, such as nasal congestion (P = 0.033), runny nose (P = 0.001), and blowing nose (P = 0.008).

Conclusion:

Administration of IMMUPHYLA LCW23 was safe in the long-term follow-up study. The probiotic likely reduced the risk of allergy prevalence, without any major side effects.
Medical comorbidities as predictors of COVID-19 short-term mortality: A historical cohort study in Indonesia
Authors: Taslim Pinzon Rizaldy , Veronica Vanessa
Published: September 2022

Objectives:

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relation of comorbidities to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) short-term mortality.

Materials and Methods:

This was a single-center observational study with a historical cohort method at Bethesda Hospital Yogyakarta, Indonesia. COVID-19 diagnosis was made using reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction on nasopharyngeal swabs. Patient data were obtained from digital medical records and used for Charlson Comorbidity Index assessments. Inhospital mortality was monitored throughout their hospital stay.

Results:

This study enrolled 333 patients. According to the total number of comorbidities in Charlson, 11.7% (n = 39) of patients had no comorbidities; 30.9% (n = 103) of patients had one comorbidity; 20.1% (n = 67) of patients had two comorbidities; and 37.2% (n = 124) of patients had more than three comorbidities. In multivariate analysis, these variables were significantly related to short-term mortality in COVID-19 patients: older age (odds ratio [OR] per year: 1.64; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23–2.19; P 0.001), myocardial infarction (OR: 3.57; 95% CI: 1.49–8.56; P: 0.004), diabetes mellitus (OR: 2.41; 95 CI: 1.17–4.97; P: 0.017), renal disease (OR: 5.18; 95% CI: 2.07–12.97; P < 0.001), and longer duration of stay (OR: 1.20; 95% CI: 1.08–1.32; P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

This study revealed multiple short-term mortality predictors in COVID-19 patients. The coexistence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and renal problem is a significant predictor of short-term mortality in COVID-19 patients.
Genus zero global surfaces of section for Reeb flows and a result of Birkhoff
Authors: Hryniewicz Umberto L. , Salomão Pedro A. S. , Wysocki Krzysztof
Published: September 2022

We exhibit sufficient conditions for a finite collection of periodic orbits of a Reeb flow on a closed

3

-manifold to bound a positive global surface of section with genus zero. These conditions turn out to be

C^\infty

-generically necessary. Moreover, they involve linking assumptions on periodic orbits with Conley–Zehnder index ranging in a finite set determined by the ambient contact geometry. As an application, we re-prove and generalize a classical result of Birkhoff on the existence of annulus-like global surfaces of section for geodesic flows on positively curved

2

-spheres.
Dietary Protein Replacement of Fish Meal with Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal: Effects on Growth, Whole-Body Composition, Digestive Enzyme Activity, Muscle-Growth-Related Gene Expression and Haemato-Biochemical Responses of Juvenile Goldfish, Carassius auratus
Authors: Kamalii Ahilan , Antony Cheryl , Ahilan Baboonsundaram , Uma Arumugam , Prabu Elangovan
Published: September 2022

A 60-day indoor growth trial was carried out to investigate the effects of dietary replacement of fish meal (FM) protein with black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal (BSFLM) at graded concentrations on bio-growth parameters, whole-body chemical composition, digestive enzyme activity, muscle-growth-related gene expression and haemato-biochemical responses of goldfish (Carassius auratus) juveniles. Six isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets were formulated with BSFLM to substitute FM protein at 0 (T0), 20 (T20), 40 (T40), 60 (T60), and 80 (T80), and 100 % (T100). Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of 20 fish (Mean weight: 2.8±0.3 g) per aquaria were fed twice a day. Goldfish juveniles fed the T60 diet exhibited maximum growth and feed utilization. However, escalating the percentage of fishmeal substitution with BSFLM above 60 percent led to a significant reduction in growth and feed utilization. The protease activity and the haemoglobin (Hb) value were high in fishes fed with the T60 diet. The MyoD was upregulated in fish fed T40 and T60 diets, while the myostatin was downregulated in fish-fed T40 and T60 diets. Thus, the fishmeal protein substituted at 60% with BSFLM with an inclusion level of 201 g/kg of diet will be suitable for the goldfish juveniles.
Reformy polityczne i budowa praworządności w dobie informatyzacji
Authors: Hua Lin
Published: September 2022

Political reforms and building the rule of law in the era of computerisation

The Internet, as a basic component of the computerisation process, facilitates the implementation of the political reforms of the Chinese government and the creation of the rule of law as part of this process. Information technologies related to the above-mentioned reforms are characterised by separate elements and technical features. With regard to building the rule of law, it should be analysed from a material and formal point of view. As a tool for creating a system of the rule of law, it can be seen from three perspectives: as a tool for carrying out tasks, a means of supervision and a driving force. When understood as content, they provide information services in the process of building a system of the rule of law, in other words – they provide information to the system, moreover, they ensure the security of information contained therein and the protection of this data. Currently, information technologies, both in formal and material terms, are a huge challenge for the construction of the rule of law in China and, in the future, they should be used in both aspects at the same time.
Przestrzenny rozkład ruchu pociągów towarowych w Polsce na tle zmian na rynku kolejowym w latach 2010-2020
Authors: Bocheński Tadeusz
Published: September 2022

Niniejsze badania opierają się na analizie niepublikowanych danych o średniodobowym ruchu pociągów towarowych po sieci kolejowej zarządzanej przez PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe i PKP Linię Hutniczą Szerokotorową. Przedstawiono także zmiany, jakie zaszły w tym czasie na rynku kolejowych przewozów towarowych w Polsce, dotyczące wielkości i struktury towarowej przewozów, liczby przewoźników i ich udziału w rynku. Dekada 2010-2020 charakteryzowała się nasileniem inwestycji na sieci kolejowej w Polsce, a także dynamicznym rozwojem rynku przewoźników i wewnętrznej konkurencji między nimi. Zmiany te nie przyczyniły się jednak do zwiększenia roli kolei w strukturze gałęziowej transportu. Ruch kolejowy wykazywał tendencję do coraz większej koncentracji na głównych szlakach. Niezmiennie od wielu lat największym ruchem towarowym charakteryzowała się magistrala CE65 łącząca porty Trójmiasta z Górnym Śląskiem i granicą z Czechami. Wpływ na rozkład ruchu kolejowego miały aktualnie prowadzone inwestycje i związane z nimi zamknięcia torowe i trasowanie pociągów objazdami. Abstract: This research is based on the analysis of unpublished data on the average daily traffic of freight trains on the railway network managed by PKP Polish Railway Lines and Broad Gauge Metallurgical Railway Line. The changes that took place at that time on the rail freight market in Poland were also presented in terms of the volume and structure of freight transport, the number of carriers, and their market share. The 2010-2020 decade was characterized by increased investments in the railway network in Poland, as well as the dynamic development of the carrier market and internal competition between them. However, these changes did not contribute to increasing the role of railways in the branch structure of transport. Rail traffic tended to be increasingly concentrated on the main routes. Invariably, for many years, the largest freight traffic was characterized by the CE65 main, connecting the ports of the Tri-City with Upper Silesia and the border with the Czech Republic. The current
Sobre a vida e sobrevida da teoria do bem jurídico: reflexões em diálogo com o livro “Ainda vive a teoria do bem jurídico?”, de Humberto Souza Santos
Authors: SOARES Hugo
Published: September 2022

Departing from the ideas presented in the recently published thesis by Humberto Souza Santos, this paper aims to promote a dialogue about the current state of the legal good’s theory (Rechtsgutslehre). To do so, a critical exam of both the work’s expository and propositional content is undertaken. Discussions about the limiting function of the legal good’s theory, its tensions with the democratic principle, and its vulnerability due to the consolidation of the category of remote harms are included in this context. Likewise, the paper analyzes the recognition of an imponderable sphere of individual autonomy, the upgrade of the requirement of a suitability nexus between the prohibited conduct and the legal good’s violation to the level of a criminalization’s criteria of legitimacy, and the densification of the concept of a legal good worthy of criminal protection. Ultimately, it concludes that the legal good’s theory remains alive and preserves its achievement potential, despite its need for improvements and complements.
KLASIFIKASI FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH DALAM KEHAMILAN TIDAK DIINGINKAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE ALGORITMA DECISION TREE
Authors: Pratiwi Ula Mir'aatunnas , Ibad Mursyidul
Published: September 2022

Unwanted pregnancy (KTD) in Indonesia has increased every year. Unwanted pregnancy is one of the factors causing miscarriage, abortion, low birth weight and premature birth. Of course, this also has an impact on increasing the risk of maternal and child mortality. This research aims toanalyze classificationfactors that influence unwanted pregnancies using the decision tree algorithm method. This research is an non reactive or unobstrusive research. The research design used was cross-sectional using secondary data from the 2019 KKBPK Performance and Accountability Survey (SKAP). The population in this study were couples of childbearing age (PUS) in Indonesia with sample 46,220 currently married women aged 15-49 years. Analysis of the data used in this study using the decision tree CART algorithm. The results of this study indicate thatpThe classification system is formed with an accuracy level of 84.5% on training data, and 84.6% on testing data. The tree construction that was formed resulted in 13 classifications of factors related to KTD with the highest classification (94%) namely PUS who had children who were still alive 2, lived in urban areas, mother's age at first marriage was 25 years, and when family planning decisions were made by themselves. yourself (mother), service provider, spouse (husband).
SOM-FTS: A Hybrid Model for Software Reliability Prediction and MCDM-Based Evaluation
Authors: Kumar Ajay , Kaur Kamaldeep
Published: September 2022

The objective of this study is to propose a hybrid model based on self-organized maps (SOM) and fuzzy time series (FTS) for predicting the reliability of software systems. The proposed SOM-FTS model is compared with eleven traditional machine learning-based models. The problem of selecting a suitable software reliability prediction model is represented as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem. Twelve software reliability prediction models, including the proposed SOM-FTS model, are evaluated using three MCDM methods, four performance measures, and three software failure datasets. The results show that the proposed SOM-FTS model is the most suitable model among the twelve software reliability prediction models on the basis of MCDM ranking.
A University and Middle School Mentor-Scholar Partnership
Authors: Dirienzo Denise , Ball Scott , Proud Robyn
Published: September 2022

The State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) and the Oswego City School district have created a campus-community partnership through a college program that matches SUNY Oswego students as mentors with at-risk youth in grades 7 and 8 in a structured environment in the school district. The structure is academically based for college students to earn credit based on the tenets of mentoring, youth development, and relationship building. The middle school students, or “mentees” come from an at-risk background that is academic, socially, or behaviorally based. The school district recommends students for inclusion in the program. This innovative program includes a course that is rich with the pedagogy of service-learning, builds leadership characteristics and teamwork through course discussions, workshops, and the mentormentee relationship. The community benefits with increased support to at-risk students and building a pipeline between the college and K–12 community. The Mentor-Scholar Program tracks K–12 impact through state assessments, grades, social-school success outcomes, college mentors course evaluations and grades. The program tracks the impact on college students through grade assessment and reflection. The program was formed five years ago and has grown from thirty mentors with sixty mentees to 120 mentors with 300 mentees this past semester. Initial research shows an increase in attendance and GPA for K–12 students enrolled in the program and leadership skill development for college students.
Insights from the College Internship Study
Authors: Hora Matthew
Published: September 2022

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The 'Soft Power' of In-Class Reflection
Authors: Horne Larissa
Published: September 2022

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Reflection Practices in Consulting Projects for the Learner and Instructor
Authors: Koustas Sophia , Blais Chris
Published: September 2022

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An Exploration of Experiential Learning Practices Utilized by STEM Educators
Authors: Threeton Mark D. , Kim Kyungin
Published: September 2022

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Entrepreneurship Education and Experiential Learning in Higher Education
Authors: Koustas Sophia N. , Salehi Elham Shahidi
Published: September 2022

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Promoting Educational Equity
Authors: Li-Grining Christine P. , Roy Amanda , Uriostegui Marbella , Radulescu Maria , Naqi Zahra , Boyer Amanda
Published: September 2022

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Labor Income in DIY During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Mustofa Mustofa
Published: September 2022

This article discusses workers' income in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) during the covid-19 pandemic. The data source used by Sakernas DIY for the August 2021 period with a selected sample of 4,029 workers. The analysis technique used is a regression analysis technique. The results showed that labour income during the Covid-19 period was influenced by education level, work experience, gender, marital status, job training, number of hours worked, digital devices, and work status, with a total effect of 40.5%. Workers with higher levels of education have better earnings. Workers who are equipped with job training have higher earnings. The number of hours affects income positively and significantly. Workers who use digital devices have higher incomes. Self-employment has a negative influence on income during a pandemic.
Negotiating the Cultural Identity of Expatriate Teachers in the Cooperation Education Unit
Authors: Nurhayati Kristina , Ronda Mirza , Widaningsih Titi
Published: September 2022

The phenomenon of international communication (Cross-Cultural) in the field of education is increasingly in demand, especially in the era of globalization. This study aims to describe, understand and find negotiations on the cultural identity of expatriate teachers in cooperative education units (SPK), especially Filipino teachers in their interactions. This research uses a constructivist paradigm and a qualitative approach using the phenomenological method.This study observes the social interactions of Filipino expatriates in the context of intercultural communicators using Face Negotiation theory with 3 key concepts, namely Cultural Identity, Communication Behavior and Facework.Cultural identity in this research is the details of the characteristics or characteristics of a culture that is owned by a group of people whose boundaries are known when compared to the characteristics or characteristics of other cultures. Cultural identity referred to in this study is either scripted or non-scripted communication behavior, this form of behavior is related to the daily life of the individual. And facework in this study focuses more on human communication behavior that is used to build and protect their appearance as well as to protect, build and threaten the faces of others.
SMALL SIZE “DI-2” ACCELERATOR WITH THE PLASMA CURRENT SWITCH AND INDUCTIVE ENERGY ACCUM ULATOR AS A MATERIAL IRRADIATION TEST RIG
Authors: Yuferov V.B. , Skibenko E.I. , Buravilov I.V. , Svichkar А.S. , Ponamoriev А.N. , Katrechko V.V. , Nikulshina V.V.
Published: September 2022

This scientific paper delves into the basic characteristics of the updated “DI-2” accelerator, i.e., currents, voltages and pulse duration as a function of a delay time between the pulses generated by the major pulse current generator (PCG) and the PCG for plasma guns (PG). Consideration was given to the possibility of the use of heavy-current accelerators “VGIK-1” and “DI-2” as test rigs to study the effect of the heavy-current electron beam onto the surface of different materials to modify their physical and chemical properties.