bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Method for Plotting Disease Drug Analysis and Its Complications by Combining Sources of Scientific Documents Using Deep Learning Method with Drug Repurposing: Case Study Metformin
Authors: Rezaei Zahra , Eslami Behnaz
Published: November 2022

Drugs for medical purposes aim at saving one’s life and improving their life quality. Side effects or adverse drug reactions (ADRs) on patients are studied as an important issue in pharmacology. In order to prevent the adverse drug effects, clinical trials are conducted on the drug production process, but the process of these trials is very costly and time consuming. So, various text mining methods are used to identify ADRs on scientific documents and articles. Using existing articles in the reference websites such as PubMed to predict an effective drug in the disease is a vital way to declare the drug effective. However, the effective integration of biomedical literature and biological drug network information is one of the major challenges in diagnosing a new drug. In this study, we use medical text documents to train the BioBERT model so that we can use it to discover potential drugs for treating diseases. Then, we are able to create a graphical network of drugs and their side effects with this method as well as it provides us with an opportunity to identify effective drugs that have been used in many diseases so far while having the ability to be used effectively on other diseases.
STEAM Implementation in Preschool and Primary School Education: Experiences from Six Countries
Authors: Delia Voicu Camelia , Ampartzaki Maria , Yilmaz Dogan Zuhal , Kalogiannakis Michail
Published: November 2022

This chapter presents a survey focusing on pre-primary and primary STEAM education in six countries. The survey sought to identify: (a) the perceptions of teachers, parents, and professionals from STEM and the Arts (hereafter STEAM professionals) about the STEAM approach; (b) teachers’ training needs; (c) teachers’, parents’, STEAM professionals’ perceptions of the value of the STEAM’s role in increasing the participation of young girls and disadvantaged students in STEM. Data was collected through focus-group interviews and were qualitatively analyzed. Results showed that teachers, STEAM professionals, and most of the parents had positive perceptions of the STEAM approach; they believed that it increases children’s motivation and engagement in learning, regardless of the child’s gender; it increases creativity, self-confidence and offers good learning opportunities for both boys and girls, taking into consideration their emotional and social abilities. The main difficulties identified were related to curriculum limitations, school infrastructure, and lack of resources, experience, and training in the STEAM approach. Teachers highlighted the need of training on the STEAM philosophy, essential concepts, and specific methods; access to STEAM-specific digital resources/software; practical training/seminars or blended learning training. Student teachers emphasized the need for more STEAM lessons in their initial training.
Mesenchymal Stem Cell-based Cytotherapy for Osteoarthritis Management: State of the Art
Authors: Zhang Leisheng , Han Zhihai , Han Zhongchao , Cai Hui
Published: November 2022

Osteoarthritis (OA), a principal and challenging disorder of articular cartilage, has been regarded as the most frequent and prevalent chronic disease of degenerative joints, which is caused by multiple factors including aging, trauma, overweight, joint deformity and congenital abnormality, together with the increase in life expectancy. In spite of considerable improvements that have been obtained by conducting multidisciplinary therapies such as surgical procedures and anti-inflammatory drugs, the pathogenesis and efficacy of OA with functional losses and degeneration are still elusively complicated for ascertainment. Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs), also termed as multipotent mesenchymal progenitor/precursor cells, skeletal stem cells, or medicinal signaling cells, are heterogeneous cell populations with hematopoietic-supporting and immunomodulatory properties, together with multilineage differentiation property. For decades, investigators have illuminated the application of the advantaged and promising sources with/without remarkable biomaterials for the treatment of recurrent and refractory disorders including OA. In this chapter, we mainly concentrate on the current progress of MSC-based cytotherapy in both preclinical study and clinical practice as well as the promising prospective and critical challenges in the field, which will conformably benefit the administration of OA in future.
Epileptic Focus in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Structure, Organization, and Pathophysiology
Authors: M. Zabrodskaya Yulia , N. Gaykova Olga , V. Alexandrov Mikhail , M. Paramonova Natalia , A. Sitovskaya Darya , V. Litovchenko Anastasya , V. Sokolova Tatiana , E. Cherenkova Sofiia , D. Bazhanova Elena
Published: November 2022

The chapter focuses on how different cutting-edge techniques can be used to study electrophysiological, pathomorphological, and biochemical changes in the “epileptic focus” area of the cerebral cortex and white matter to see how epileptic seizures become drug-resistant and how it affects the other regions of the brain. The authors highlight the significance of neuroinflammation and apoptosis in the epilepsy pathogenesis providing EEG characteristics and describing structural changes in the cortex and white matter under such conditions as focal cortical dysplasia and epileptic leukoencephalopathy. Particular focus is given to structural and functional changes in the hippocampus and the role of hippocampal sclerosis in epilepsy. Key conceptions regarding the epileptic focus formation are outlined.
A Review on Cyclic Voltammetric Investigation of Toxic Heavy Metals
Authors: Rajendrachari Shashanka , Kenchappa Somashekharappa Kiran , Shrinivas Mahale Rayappa , Vasanth Shamanth , Peramenahalli Chikkegouda Sharath
Published: November 2022

Heavy metals are one of the toxic pollutants threatening the human kind by causing various health issues. The detection of such polutants are of important environmental concern and we need a real-time monitoring equipment. Many researchers have established a number of approaches for the detection of these heavy metals so far. But, the development of one time use sensors for the quick, and real time detection of toxic heavy metals is in great demand. The electrochemical methods like cyclic voltammetry, is proved to be one of the best and popular methods, and are preferred over other electrochemical methods because of its high sensitivity, selectivity, anti-fouling, quick and accurate detection. In the present book chapter, we will discuss the various modifiers used to detect the arsenic, cadmium, and lead heavy metals using cyclic voltammetry.
Long-Term Follow-up of Transcatheter Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in Children, and Comparison of Single-Hole Versus Multi-holes Ventricular Septal Defects
Authors: Mortezaeian Hojjat , Farshidgohar Mina , Vesal Ahmad , Alizadeh Behzad , Khalili Yasaman , Meraji Mahmood , Haas Nikolaus
Published: November 2022

Background: Evaluation of complications after transcatheter ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure in long-term follow-up and large samples of children is limited. Objectives: We compared the residual shunt after transcatheter closure in VSDs with a single hole and multiple holes, a new task that has not been done so far. Methods: This retrospective study included all patients who underwent transcatheter device closure for VSD in a tertiary cardiovascular center from 2009 to 2020. Follow-up evaluation using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed at 1, 6, 12 months, and annually after the procedure. Results: A total of 409 patients underwent transcatheter VSD closure. The mean age was 7 years (2 - 15 years), and the median follow-up duration was 48 months (1 - 10 years). The number of patients with a singular VSD was 259 (63.4%), and those with multiple exit holes were 150 (36.6%). The incidence of a residual shunt immediately after implantation was significantly higher in VSDs with multiple holes than those with a single hole (P = 0.008). During the follow-up, the residual shunts decreased in the group of VSDs with a single hole. Forty-five patients (11%) and 16 patients (4%) had a new-onset of mild and moderate tricuspid regurgitation (TR), respectively, and it decreased dramatically over time. Only 1 patient showed a new-onset mild aortic regurgitation (AR). The most crucial complication shown in 2 patients was a persistent complete heart block. Conclusions: Ventricular septal defects with multiple exit holes are a risk factor for a residual shunt. After transcatheter VSD closure, the residual shunt in patients with a multiple-hole VSD was significantly higher (P = 0.008). Although TR may increase during the procedure, it decreases dramatically over time. Interestingly, patients who had pre-procedure tricuspid or aortic regurgitation disappeared after 2 years of the procedure. The most important complication was a complete heart block in 2 patients.
DEAFinitely English
Authors: Sedláčková Jitka , Tóthová Lenka , Nunn Nicola , Yang JunHui
Published: November 2022

The intention of this resource pack is to contribute to the language education of Deaf, deaf and hard of hearing (D/d/hh) students in post-secondary education. In general terms, the materials provide theoretical background for teaching languages ​​to D/d/hh students and their engagement in study stays abroad as well as practical booklets, which focus on the possibilities of teaching reading, writing and developing study skills in D/d/hh learners.
Regulace tvorby obchodní firmy
Authors: Pokorná Jarmila , Večerková Eva
Published: November 2022

The article briefly describes requirements on firm name formation according to the former legal regulation in the Commercial Code and compares it with the effective legal state. The article points out that the effective legal regulation provides a free area for the free will of entrepreneurs in the process of firm name formation. The area is limited primarily by the forbiddance of mistakability and deceptiveness of firm name. The article analyses the interpretation of the forbiddance in court decision making. It deals with distinguishing firms of entrepreneurs – natural persons and entrepreneurs (juridical persons), with the distinctiveness of the information about the legal form of companies and the requirement of the specific relation between the juridical person and the person whose name is incorporated in the firm name of the juridical person.
Změny obsahu závazků
Authors: Štenglová Ivana
Published: November 2022

The paper discusses the legal regulation of changes in the content of obligations in the Civil Code, specifically private and cumulative novation and settlement, and deals with some interpretation problems of this regulation.
Mobilní telefon jako autorskoprávní problém
Authors: Telec Ivo
Published: November 2022

The right to remuneration in connection with the reproduction of copyright works and certain other protected objects for the personal use of a natural person or a legal person’s own internal needs is determined directly by the Czech Copyright Act. However, the details are already set out in a decree of the Czech Ministry of Culture. Related to this is the legal question whether this decree also applies to mobile phones that have a built-in memory. The answer to this legal question is that this is right. We start from a narrow interpretation of the exception for “mobile phones”. The exception provided for in the Decree therefore applies only to those types of mobile phones, which do not have a built-in electronic memory to such a technical extent that they serve as a data repository, especially of copyright works and other objects protected by the Copyright Act.
Je spravodlivo upravené vyvažovanie záujmov v konkurze?
Authors: Ďurica Milan
Published: November 2022

The article deals with changes in Slovak insolvency law which relate to the enforceability of legal acts in a small bankruptcy and in a bankruptcy for the debt of a natural person. The author analyzes in particular the effects of the transfer of active legitimacy of the filing of the action for avoidance of the legal act (Actio Pauliana) from the bankruptcy trustee to the creditor and the possibility of the creditor to oppose even in the case of an unenforceable claim. The article also deals with other changes that should be eligible to enable the creditor to satisfy a claim from the property of a third party acquired on the basis of an unenforceable legal act. In addition to interpretative guidelines for problematic legislation, it also offers an overall assessment of the effectiveness of these changes.
Mezi uchou a bujabézou
Authors: Eliáš Karel
Published: November 2022

The paper examines the civil law codifications in twenty-two countries of Central Eastern Europe, in the area between Germany and Russia. It analyses the reasons for the emergence of major codifications in this area, where the decisive part was played by the 1811 General Civil Code, and notes the import of the French Code civil to parts of contemporary Poland and Lithuania. It considers the period between the World Wars, when many of the renewed and newly established states attempted to make their own codifications, which were successful only in Albania and Latvia. In the following section, he points to alternative conception of lawmaking and the concept of the legal system in the Soviet Union, forced by Vyshinsky, which resulted in the doctrine of separate branches of law denying the universal function of civil law. This concept was imported into the Soviet sphere of influence won in the Second World War. From 1990 onwards, a turn took place and new tendencies have not yet ended. Of these states, half have become members of the European Union, five others have the candidate status.
Jazykové zakotvení práva a srovnání národních práv s jazyky samotnými
Authors: Křepelka Filip
Published: November 2022

Pressure on the Anglicisation of Academia has profound consequences for the law as a subject of study and research. A language does not only serve for the description of the law but also for its creation and implementation. Law relies on a particular language. At the faculties of law, law of particular countries, with its specifics, is studied by students and researched by teachers. Despite globalisation, international law is only a supplement. Comparative law and the cooperation of legal practitioners provide evidence for this separateness. Foreign law is only enrichment. Excessive Anglicisation introduced the Angloamerican approaches to the law itself and its research.
Instructional Strategies to Enhance Dermoscopic Image Interpretation Education: A Review of the Literature
Authors: Tran Tiffaney , Ternov Niels K. , Weber Jochen , Barata Catarina , Berry Elizabeth G. , Doan Hung Q. , Marghoob Ashfaq A. , Seiverling Elizabeth V. , Sinclair Shelly , Stein Jennifer A. , Stoos Elizabeth R. , Tolsgaard Martin G. , Wolfensperger Maya , Braun Ralph P. , Nelson Kelly C.
Published: November 2022

Introduction: In image interpretation education, many educators have shifted away from traditional methods that involve passive instruction and fragmented learning to interactive ones that promote active engagement and integrated knowledge. By training pattern recognition skills in an effective manner, these interactive approaches provide a promising direction for dermoscopy education.
Objectives: A narrative review of the literature was performed to probe emerging directions in medical image interpretation education that may support dermoscopy education. This article represents the second of a two-part review series.
Methods: To promote innovation in dermoscopy education, the International Skin Imaging Collaboration (ISIC) assembled an Education Working Group that comprises international dermoscopy experts and educational scientists. Based on a preliminary literature review and their experiences as educators, the group developed and refined a list of innovative approaches through multiple rounds of discussion and feedback. For each approach, literature searches were performed for relevant articles.
Results: Through a consensus-based approach, the group identified a number of theory-based approaches, as discussed in the first part of this series. The group also acknowledged the role of motivation, metacognition, and early failures in optimizing the learning process. Other promising teaching tools included gamification, social media, and perceptual and adaptive learning modules (PALMs).
Conclusions: Over the years, many dermoscopy educators may have intuitively adopted these instructional strategies in response to learner feedback, personal observations, and changes in the learning environment. For dermoscopy training, PALMs may be especially valuable in that they provide immediate feedback and adapt the training schedule to the individual’s performance.
A compendium of risk and needs tools for assessing male youths at-risk to and/or who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviors
Authors: Jung Sandy , Thomas Mackenzie L.
Published: November 2022

Using a standardized, validated risk assessment tool is an integral part of risk management and should be employed to evaluate a youth who is at risk to and/or has engaged in sexually abusive behaviors. Risk and needs tools are needed to inform critical decisions about the allocation of services and the areas that should be targeted in treatment and supervision. Although practitioners have a number of published tools to their avail, it is often less practical to discover the type of tool, where to access the tool, information regarding its psychometric properties, and how to access relevant training. This paper offers a brief compendium of youth-applied risk tools specific to male youths who are at risk to and/or who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviors; specifically, a description of the tool and its psychometric properties, along with where practitioners may access these tools and any relevant training in using these tools, are summarized. In light of the challenges that exist when assessing risk among youths, caveats and considerations are also explored.
Københavns Internationale Teater – en banebryder for scenekunst
Authors: Winkelhorn Kathrine
Published: November 2022

Copenhagen Interanational Theatre – breaking new grounds in performing artsMetropolis is organized by Copenhagen International Theater (KIT), which has been the primary driving force behind international, cross-disciplinary performing arts in Denmark since 1980 with festivals, seminars, workshops, and residencies. KIT has organized the legendary Fools Festivals, Dancin’ City, Images of Africa, Sommerscene, Dancin’ World, New Circus Festival, etc. as a major international platform in the Nordic countries.  Presently KIT is working as an art-based metropolitan laboratory for the performative, site-specific and international art.
Udvidelse af dramatikerens kampzone
Authors: Thygesen Mads
Published: November 2022

The playwright’s expanded battlefieldThis essay examines some of the main ideas and visions that have formed the basis for the education of playwriting in Denmark. Thygesen describes the development of the national school of playwriting and shows how the curriculum and methodology relates to the expanded field of playwriting in Denmark and abroad.
Komiska inslag i Ibsens samtidsdramer: Den postmoderne Ibsen
Authors: Heed Sven Åke
Published: November 2022

Sven Åke Heed diskuterer de seneste års tendens til at tilpasse Ibsens dramatik til en postmoderne æstetik gennem strategier som parodi og recycling. Heed viser, at de postmoderne opsætninger åbner for komiske elementer, som allerede er indskrevet i Ibsens tekster, men som ikke tidligere er blevet tillagt stor vægt.
Hedda – troll og tragisk skikkelse
Authors: Kittang Atle
Published: November 2022

Atle Kittang tager afsæt i de modstridende opfattelser af Hedda skikkelsen, både fra samtidskritikken (Georg Brandes, Gerhard Gran, Lou Andreas-Salomé) og fra nyere kritik (Theodor W. Adorno, Harold Bloom). Hedda Gabler er skiftevis blevet fremstillet som dæmonisk destruktiv og som tragisk offer. I opposition til disse ensidige læsninger argumenterer Kittang for et dobbeltblik på Hedda. Hedda er nok en dødsfigur, men dramaet rummer samtidig en heroisk vision om skønhed og vitalitet, der havarerer sammen med dets hovedperson. Som Ibsen selv har udtalt: »hos Hedda ligger dyb poesi i bunnen«.
Gåden Hedda
Authors: Andersen Elin
Published: November 2022

Elin Andersen præsenterer og karakteriserer fire helt aktuelle og meget forskellige nyopsætninger fra foråret 2006 – Terje Mærlis Hedda Gabler på Aalborg Teater, Peter Langdals Hedda på Betty Nansen teatret, Stefan Kimmigs Hedda Gabler på Thalia teatret i Hamburg og Thomas Ostermeiers på Schaubühne am Leniner Platz i Berlin. Andersen benytter sammenligningen af disse forestillinger til at diskutere den mystiske Heddas gådefulde appel.
Hvilken Ibsen?
Authors: Christoffersen Erik Exe
Published: November 2022

Anmeldelsert af aktuelle teoretiske afhandlinger om Ibsens moderne dramatik
»Dobbeltkontrakten« og kunstnerisk ytringsfrihed i L’Impromptu de Versailles af Molière
Authors: Kuhlmann Annelis
Published: November 2022

In her analysis of Molière’s play L’Impromptu de Versailles from 1663, Annelis Kuhlmann explores the nature of the »double contract« between the playwright and his audience. In doing so, she draws attention to the theatricality of the play and its conspicuous staging of reality and fiction.
»Jeg kan lide, når teatret spiller med åbne kort«
Authors: Thygesen Mads
Published: November 2022

Taking Roland Barthes’ distinction: »theater minus text = theatricality« as a point of departure, Mads Thygesen discusses the relationship between theatricality and enunciation in one of the most recent works by German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig, Auf der Greifwalder Straße (2006).
Øyeblikkets dramaturgi
Authors: Hovik Lise
Published: November 2022

In this article, Lise Hovik investigates the correlation between children’s play and improvisation with inspiration from the phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Under the heading: »dramaturgy of the moment«, Hovik describes different kinds of children’s theatre where both actors and child engage in improvisation.
Den dybtgående orden, der kaldes turbulens
Authors: Barba Eugenio , Skeel Ulrik
Published: November 2022

In this essay on the three faces of dramaturgy, Eugenio Barba reflects on his theatrical works.
Serendipitet og kulturforvaltning
Authors: Larsen Svend
Published: November 2022

Svend Larsens udgangspunkt er en bog om serendipitet skrevet af to amerikanske sociologer Robert Merton og Elinor Barber: The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity og han foretager herfra overvejelser om begrebets anvendelighed i kulturforvaltning og specielt biblioteksvæsenet.
Den dybtgående orden, der kaldes turbulens
Authors: Barba Eugenio , Skeel Ulrik
Published: November 2022

Artiklen af Eugenio Barba, leder af Odin Teatret vedrører teatrets kunstneriske arbejde med serendipitet.
Dramaturgisk navigation
Authors: Hansen Pil
Published: November 2022

An example of practice based research in the field between developmental and production dramaturgy in Canada and Denmark.
Redaktionelt forord
Authors: Aarhus University Department of Dramaturgy
Published: November 2022

Med Teaterpolitik og teaterledelse præsenterer vi et tema, hvor det kunstneriske umiddelbart glider i baggrunden. Det gør vi med en tro på, at de teaterpolitiske og organisatoriske rammer i sidste ender har en afgørende betydning for det kunstneriske...
The Evidence of Things Translated
Authors: Verdickt Remo
Published: November 2022

For several years now, James Baldwin’s life, portrait, and work have
enjoyed a central place in the public eye. Although social and audiovisual media
have made significant contributions to Baldwin’s return to the cultural
and political limelight, the circulation of his published writings remains a
vital part of the author’s ubiquity. Moreover, since Baldwin’s
omnipresence in bookstores transcends an American or even Anglophone context,
this international and multilingual circulation contributes to Baldwin’s
world literary standing, as befits the self-described
“transatlantic commuter.” This article moves beyond the customary
approach to Baldwin’s published success by tracing presently circulating
European translations of his work. The article examines the historical
developments in Baldwin’s European circulation-through-translation from
the time of his death (1987) up until the present, including brief discussions
of the French, Italian, and West German translations from the 1960s onward. Of
special interest are the pioneering and dominant roles that French and Italian
publishers have played since the late 1990s, and the acceleration in circulation
that took place across the continent in the wake of the films I Am Not
Your Negro and If Beale Street Could Talk. The
article concludes with a few remarks on the translation strategies of several
key publishers in France, Italy, Germany, and Romania.
“This Music Begins on the Auction Block”
Authors: Friedberg Josh
Published: November 2022

One theme in James Baldwin’s work that has gained increasing attention in
the last quarter-century is music. What has been missing from this discussion,
however, has been a thematic survey of Baldwin’s writing on music and its
implications for the twenty-first century. This article focuses on select
music-centered texts to examine what Baldwin’s ideas about music reveal
about history in our own times. Multiple themes in his writing show how racial
slavery creates—in the present tense—differences in experiences
and musical expression between people constructed as Black and as white.
Baldwin’s writing illuminates the significance of racial slavery in
American music history even beyond genres associated with Black Americans.
Making Experiences Our Own
Authors: Njaka Ijeoma N.
Published: November 2022

The author reviews the 2021 production of James Baldwin’s play,
The Amen Corner, as directed by Whitney White at
Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. After situating the experience of
engaging with Baldwin’s art through a constructivist approach to
art-based education and learning design, the piece turns to considering the
impact of various interpretive materials and the director’s artistic
vision in the production. White’s decision to include an epigraph in the
production leaves a notable impact, particularly in conversation with
Baldwin’s essays, “Why I Stopped Hating Shakespeare” and
“The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity.”
Hidden in Plain Sight
Authors: Folch Albert
Published: November 2022

Stories behind essential microfluidic devices, from the inkjet printer to DNA sequencing chip.

Often hidden from view, microfluidics underlies a variety of devices that are essential to our lives, from inkjet printers to glucometers for the monitoring of diabetes. Microfluidics—which refers to the technology of miniature fluidic devices and the study of fluids at submillimeter levels—is invisible to most of us because it is hidden beneath ingenious user interfaces. In this book, Albert Folch, a leading researcher in microfluidics, describes the development and use of key microfluidic devices. He explains not only the technology but also the efforts, teams, places, and circumstances that enabled these inventions.

Folch reports, for example, that the inkjet printer was one of the first microfluidic devices invented, and traces its roots back to nineteenth-century discoveries in the behavior of fluid jets. He also describes how rapid speed microfluidic DNA sequencers have enabled the sequencing of animal, plant, and microbial species genomes; organs on chips facilitate direct tests of drugs on human tissue, leapfrogging over the usual stage of animal testing; at-home pregnancy tests are based on clever microfluidic principles; microfluidics can be used to detect cancer cells in the early stages of metastasis; and the same technology that shoots droplets of ink on paper in inkjet printers enables 3D printers to dispense layers of polymers. Folch tells the stories behind these devices in an engaging style, accessible to nonspecialists. More than 100 color illustrations show readers amazing images of microfluids under the microscope.
‘Please tell me about an idea you would love to realise’
Authors: Sjøvoll Vibeke
Published: November 2022

Choosing to pursue one design idea usually requires leaving several others behind. As a design teacher, I have experienced this at close range making me curious about what design students choose not to do and why. In this study, I look at my students’ design ideation from the perspective of care and look at the reasons for them abandoning their design ideas. Through this perspective, I will probe the role that the notion of risk plays in students’ management or processing of ideas. The findings are based on an empirical study using students’ reflections on abandoned ideas as data. Such explorations can bring some of the regulations that students are subjected to into the foreground, thus exposing how the edu­cational system and teachers like myself affect the students’ sense of freedom, hampering their ability to experiment with their ideas. Creating awareness about students’ abandoned ideas in new and attentive ways can play an active role in strengthening the students’ contact with and ownership of their hopes and motivations. This can make a difference in the ongoing negotiations, re-negotiations and struggles about what good design education ought to be.
Teachers’ pedagogical tact in craft-art learning situations
Authors: Ojala Milla , Karppinen Seija , Syrjäläinen Erja , Kokko Sirpa
Published: November 2022

The goal of this research is to explore how teachers’ pedagogical tact occurs in craft-art learning situations, in the context of Finnish Basic Education in the Arts, by using the grounded theory (GT) method. The theoretical concepts—the term pathic, pedagogical tact and self-determination theory (SDT) and the key concepts autonomy, competence and relatedness—have been chosen based on how they supported the data analysis. The data consisted of five stimulated recall interviews with teachers. The GT analysis revealed that teachers’ pedagogical tact manifested itself in pathic perceiving, acting and interacting. The teachers supported students’ autonomy, relatedness and competence in craft-art learning by creating an open atmosphere and caring relationships with the students to support their sense of ownership and personal resources. The results provide conceptual understanding of craft-art pedagogy.
Bokanmeldelse. Digitale medier og materialitet
Authors: Søyland Lovise
Published: November 2022

Jon Hoems bok er høyst aktuell, og et etterlengtet og viktig bidrag som åpner opp nye forståelser, per­spektiver og muligheter knyttet til digitale medier og materialitet. Hoem løfter fram ulike eksisterende syn og forståelseshorisonter som vi kan bruke til å nærme oss materialitet. Det er ikke bare de fysiske omgivelsene og materialene vi har rundt oss som har en materialitet som kan sanses og erfares. Hoem stiller viktige spørsmål som: Hva skjer når grunnleggende betingelser for hvordan vi sanser endres, og hvordan sanser vi det immaterielle? Samspillet mellom materialer, digitale teknologier og mennesker – og hvilke skapende handlingsmuligheter som ligger i dette koblingsfeltet, er noe av det mest sentrale ved boka. Hoem går i bredden både på hvordan vi kan forstå digital materialitet som uttrykk og som ulike representasjonsformer.
Европейский заговорный сюжет о трех добрых братьях и его белорусские продолжения
Authors:   Center for Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research National Academy of Sciences, Belarus, Valodzina Tatsiana
Published: November 2022

The three good brothers (lat. Tres boni fratres) motif constitutes the basis of many European medieval charms against bleeding and wounds. Its oldest versions point to its connections to the Christian culture in Greek and Latin cultural spheres. The motif recounts the story of the three brothers’ departure to the Promised Land in order to find the herbs to stop the bleeding. They meet Christ on the Mount of Olives, and he advises them to take sheep’s wool, moisten it with olive oil and apply it to the wound. In oral texts the main scheme is simplified, some structural and semantic elements are omitted while the others are added. The chapter discusses Belarusian versions of this motif. In addition to the charms that explicitly describe the path of the three male characters who collect herbs to help the patient on Mount Zion, the image of three brothers in Belarusian folklore is included in a number of universal charms motifs: they are in the sacred center and help the patient all together or individually; they know nothing and do nothing except for helping the sick; they are on their way to the patient. A distinctive feature of the Belarusian tradition is that the three brothers can be impersonated by three demonological characters, who, however, play the role of the hosts of the loci or helpers in the local tradition. The authority of the motif, apparently, is based on its attribution to Christ himself, who personally shared medical knowledge with the wandering healers.
Шуточное событие как часть интернет-фольклора
Authors:   Department of Folkloristics, Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia, Kalda Mare
Published: November 2022

As new folklore phenomena are emerging in the Internet communication, it is possible to find their analogues from the era before the computer-mediated communication came into existence. The Internet and its social media platforms offer opportunities to make grassroots creative products and activities – that would not otherwise receive wider attention – visible. This is especially true of pranks and practical jokes as in the pre-digital era these folklore genres involved short-lived singular actions that were quickly forgotten after they had taken place. In November 2018, as a response to Facebook enabling to create online meeting spaces for various events, a series of fake events was launched on this social media platform. They were announced exactly like any other Facebook events, but were not actually intended to be performed. These series of events that have obvious folkloric qualities are viewed as a process from a folkloristic perspective. The analysis focuses on various aspects of fake events – the genre of these actions, the formation of the series of events, the dialogue between the participants and the interested in the comments sections, but also the peculiarities of co-created content. Moreover, the article briefly touches upon the reactions to these events by outsiders. The article attempts to frame the groups of internet users that temporarily gathered around the events within concept of event community, and traces which stages of the formation and operation of an event community occur in the fake events. In a broader context, the author discusses the similarities between the parodies that lie at the forefront of the fake events initiated by social media users’ communities and the Renaissance carnivals on public city square.
Народный стих в русском стиховедении XVIII – начала XIX века: белорусская перспектива
Authors:   Center for Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research National Academy of Sciences, Belarus, Paciupa Jury
Published: November 2022

The article traces how the theories of folk poetry were formed in poetry studies in the 18 th – early 19 th centuries, which had a direct or indirect impact on Belarusian poetry studies. As a starting point, ancient ideas about poetry as hierarchy of levels: accent-syllabic, where syllables are united in feet, and intonational-phrasal, where colons are organised in periods, are studied. On this background individual judgments and treatises of V. K. Trediakovsky, who was the first to implement antic metrics for Russian folklore interpretation, of N. A. Lvov, who proposed the metrics of wider scale (Russian mode), of A. Kh. Vostokov, the founder of scientific exploring of folklore verse, who replaced into theory the colon (‘prosodic period’) rejected by Trediakovsky, and who discovered the law of expiratory accents which defines the laws of metrics, by D. P. Samsonov, who marked the consistent patterns of the alternation of ictuses of different power, by D. N. Dubensky, who used different metric scales for the same text, by A. M. Kubarev who discovered the obligation of constant and prohibition of re-accentuation as well as invariant (‘musical’) and variant (‘prosaic’) stress, are analyzed and collated. It is noted which laws, structural elements and levels of the verse were taken or not taken into account by these or those theoreticians and in what way the theories complemented each other. In conclusion, the author compares the attitude of the authors of the treatises to the law of accents distancing.
Comparison of Kinesio Taping and Nerve Flossing Technique on Balance, Gait and Ankle Flexibility in Diabetic Neuropathy
Authors: Rajbhor Basudeo , Gupta Aarti , Kumar Saurabh
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) is the most frequent neuropathy in developed countries, with a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms. Kinesiology Tape (KT) is a thin, stretchy, elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive almost identical to human skin in both thickness and elasticity. Nerve Flossing Technique (NFT) is an alternation of combined movements of atleast two joints. Aim: To assess and compare the effects of KT and NFT on diabetic neuropathy patients’ balance, gait and ankle flexibility. Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted in Outpatient Department of Physiotherapy at SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India, from March 2021 to May 2021. Total 20 diabetic neuropathy patients were conveniently included from the hospital environment and were divided into two treatment groups. Group A (KT) included 10 patients, kinesio taping along with conventional physiotherapy and group B (NFT) included 10 patients, nerve flossing technique along with conventional physiotherapy. In both the groups, treatment was provided for three days a week for two weeks to improve their balance, gait and ankle flexibility. Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) scores were utilised to assess balance and gait, and a universal goniometer was used to assess ankle Range Of Motion (ROM). Data was analysed by using Independent and Paired t-test. Results: The mean age in group A was 55.3±5.056 years and in group B was 55±4.714 years and there was no significant difference (t=0.137, p-value=0.892). There was a significant difference in POMA score in both the groups (t=-5.344, p-value<0.001) after two weeks of treatment. Ankle joint ROM was improved in group B than group A. Conclusion: The study concludes that KT improves balance and gait more than NFT, whereas NFT improves ankle range of motion more than KT in diabetic neuropathic patients.
Psychosocial Impact of Pandemic and State Imposed Lockdown on Caregivers of Patients Presenting with Respiratory Complaints Mimicking COVID-19: A Short-term Follow-up Study
Authors: Garg Ravi Kumar , Garg Kranti , Chopra Vishal , Gupta Nitin , Bharti Roopesh
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Pandemics and subsequent lockdowns affect mental health of different subgroups of populations. In Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19), caregivers of those patients who have respiratory complaints is one such subgroup which is more vulnerable to disturbances in mental health, because of the fear that their patient’s respiratory symptoms could be because of COVID-19. Aim: To assess the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 and subsequent state imposed lockdown on the caregivers of patients presenting with respiratory complaints and also to evaluate the effect of relaxation of lockdown after following-up them over a period of time. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India (tertiary care institute), from April 2020 to June 2020. Baseline assessment was done using socio-demographic performa, lockdown related questionnaire {3 domains, summed as total score (Lockdown)}, COVID-19 related questionnaire {Total score (COVID-19)} and General Health Questionnaire-12-Hindi version (GHQ-12). Reassessment was done twice i.e., at 11-15 days and 41-45 days after relaxation of lockdown. Quality Of Life (QOL) at first and second follow-up versus pre-lockdown times (score A and C) and first follow-up versus un-lockdown (score B) was also noted. Analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM, SPSS)version 22.0. Results: Mean age of the participants was 40.2±11.812 years with maximum caregivers 25 (41.7%) aged between 31- 40 years. Majority (83.3%) were men. Psychological distress was experienced in 50% of caregivers at baseline and 23.7% caregivers at first follow-up (p-value=0.001). Worry for COVID19 (p-value=0.035), Domain 1 scores (p-value <0.001), Domain 2 scores (p-value=0.003), Domain 3 scores (p-value=0.001), and Total score Lockdown (p-value <0.001) decreased significantly at first follow-up. Mean C score was significantly better than mean A score (p-value <0.001). Baseline psychological distress was significantly more in those with worry for COVID-19 (p-value=0.018), poorer scores of domains 1 (p-value=0.005), domains 2 (p-value <0.001), domains 3 (p-value <0.001), total score (Lockdown) (p-value <0.001) and total score (COVID-19) (p-value=0.010). Follow-up psychological distress was more in those with “worry for COVID-19” (p-value <0.001), negative thoughts (p-value=0.001), poorer follow-up scores of three domains, total score (Lockdown), mean A, B and C scores (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Caregivers experienced extreme levels of psychological distress, which decreased, but persisted even after relaxation in lockdown.
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF DUSHTA VRANA WITH PRAKSHALAN KARMA: A CASE REPORT
Authors: Singh Parvinder , Reddy Vasudeva , Chaturvedi Ashutosh
Published: November 2022

A condition where the tissues in the body are destroyed selectively and after repair, discoloration occurs leaving a scar for a lifetime is known as a wound or Vrana. The management and healing process of wounds regardless of their tissue types or the incite injury are described in Ayurveda. Through this knowledge the surgeons are able to manipulate wounds which helps in achieving optimal results in a short period. Non healing ulcers can be correlated with Dushta Vrana in Ayurveda. The word prakshalana means washing. Prakshalana karma is a procedure where medicated decoction is poured over the affected area. In dushta Vrana, this procedure helps in cleaning the wound from the dirt, infection, and germs. It also hastens the wound healing process as it helps in quick renewal of the cells. In the present case report of dushta vrana, a detailed history of the patient with all necessary clinical and physical examination and laboratory investigations were carried out. The patient was admitted in the hospital and treated with external procedure like prakshalana karma along with other internal medications. The wound showed maximum improvement after the Prakshalana karma with improvement in other symptoms as well as the healing of the wound.
Digital Readiness, Academic Motivation, Learning Strategies: A Structural Approach to Motivation in Writing Performance of Freshmen College Students
Authors: Porque Eufemia B. , Napil Melissa C.
Published: November 2022

Aims: To determine the best influencing motivation in the writing performance of students in Region 12, in the Philippines.

Study Design: This research used the descriptive-causal design.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted among freshmen students from different universities in Region 12 during the school year 2021-2022.

Methodology: The respondents of the study were 400 selected freshmen students from different universities in Region 12. The respondents were chosen using stratified random sampling.  

Results: The results of the study showed that the level of digital readiness, academic motivation, learning strategies, and motivation in writing performance were high. Likewise, the data revealed that digital readiness, academic motivation, and learning strategies had a significant relationship with motivation in students' performance. The result of structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed three exogenous variables which had significant influences as predictors of motivation in writing performance. However, among the five models, model 5 appeared to be the most suitable model of motivation in writing performance because all its indices met the set criteria against the obtained model fit value.

Conclusion: The high level of digital readiness implies that have conducted the foundation regarding the use of digital equipment. Likewise, the high level of academic motivation among students indicates that teachers ensure that there are feedbacks that the students receive regarding the submitted work so that they can be guided in what they are doing. The high level of learning strategies is contributed to the teachers’ having consultation time so that students can ask questions about things they do not understand well. Lastly, the student's high level of motivation in writing indicates that teachers used different writing strategies. The study implies that the writing performance of freshmen college students is better achieved if it is anchored on digital readiness, academic motivation, and learning strategies.
Selected Organisational Capabilities Affecting Implementation of ERP Systems
Authors: Ngala Derrick , Mwendo Daniel , Njenga Adrian Kamotho
Published: November 2022

This research sought to find out the influence of top management support on ERP Implementation; find out the impact of business processes reengineering on ERP Implementation; identify the impact of ICT Infrastructure on ERP Implementation; and establish the influence of tacit knowledge users (user involvement) on ERP Implementation. The study used descriptive research design, where it obtained a sample size of 70 respondents and selected the respondents using stratified proportionate sampling. The study data collected from primary sources using structured questionnaire directly administered to the respondents based on the drop and pick method. Data was analysed using quantitative analysis to produce descriptive statistics followed by inferential analysis for estimating a model and it results represented using figures and tables and explained using narrative and its data analysis assisted by SPSS software. The study concludes that; there is a positive and significant relationship between top management support and ERP Implementation; business processes reengineering positively significantly influences ERP Implementation, Information communication technology infrastructure has a significant moderate influence on its ERP implementation, and tacit knowledge users have significant moderate influence on ERP Implementation. The study recommends that UN-Habitat should; clearly spell out the role of top management involvement, review its business process policy to accommodate various system development activities improves existing ICT infrastructure to match the proposed requirement of the vendor to implement ERP system; and acquire the appropriate tacit knowledge users for ERP implementation possessing.