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Kumpulan Cerpen Terjemahan Amerika Latin
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Mohamad Nazel Hashim
Published: September 2024

For this group of translated short stories, the translator has selected 12 short stories from authors from Latin America such as Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Uruguay. These short stories are found to delve into the socio-culture of the people in those countries. It has been translated as closely as possible as it was presented in the original short stories, which are strong with the radiation of a related culture, namely Latin America which is colored with a variety of issues and questions. For example, the author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis who produced the short story 'Psychiatrist' is a classic author from Brazil who often brings the background of his nation's culture in his works. One thing that readers need to be aware of is that these translated short stories are more than 50 years old, but still fresh with the things highlighted. Reading the translated short stories in this book is like entering a strange but beautiful world in terms of the delivery style. The old and foreign worlds come together to form a contemporary, fresh experience that carries socio-cultural and political messages that are encouraging but exciting.
Kebijakan Pemerintah Dalam Menangani Kemiskinan di Kota Tangerang
Authors: Maulida Firtia Azzahra , Amelia Mega , Khikmawanto Khikmawanto
Published: September 2024

Kemiskinan merupakan permasalahan kompleks yang dihadapi oleh banyak kota besar di Indonesia, termasuk Kota Tangerang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kebijakan pemerintah Kota Tangerang dalam menangani kemiskinan. Dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemerintah Kota Tangerang telah menerapkan berbagai kebijakan untuk mengatasi kemiskinan, meliputi program bantuan sosial terpadu, pemberdayaan UMKM, peningkatan akses pendidikan dan kesehatan, perbaikan infrastruktur dasar dan program pemberdayaan masyarakat berbasis komunitas. Implementasi kebijakan ini telah menunjukkan penurunan angka kemiskinan, namun masih menghadapi tantangan dalam hal koordinasi dalam lintas sektor, ketetapan sasaran, dan keberlanjutan program. Diperlukan pendekatan yang lebih terintegrasi dan partisipatif dalam perumusan dan implementasi kebijakan menangani kemisinan di Kota Tangerang. Rekomendasi yang diusulkan meliputi penguatan basis data terpadu, peningkatan kapasitas aparatur, dan perlibatan aktif masyarakat dalam setiap tahapan program
Pengaruh Kesadaran Merek, Keterlibatan Konsumen Dan Kepercayaan Merek Terhadap Loyalitas Konsumen
Authors: Violita Nada Hermansya Vennes , Aditya Dana
Published: September 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kesadaran merek, keterlibatan konsumen, dan kepercayaan merek terhadap loyalitas konsumen studi kasus pada event Anget Sari “Blusukan Kampung” di kelurahan Dukuh Pakis RW 03. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keberasilan dari event Anget Sari Blusukan Kampung di RW 03 Kelurahan Dukuh Pakis Kota Surabaya yang diadakan oleh PT. Forisa Nusapersada. Diketahui bahwa PT. Forisa Nusapersada menerapkan strategi pemasaran below the line (BTL) untuk memenangkanpersaingan pasar dan meningkatkan loyalitas kosumen. Diperoleh hasil bahwa ketiga variabel independen ini memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap loyalitas konsumen, dengan keterlibatan konsumen memberikan kontribusi terbesar. Hal ini sejalan dengan teori pemasaran yang menyatakan bahwa keterlibatan konsumen yang tinggi dapat meningkatkan ikatan emosional dan keterikatan dengan merek, sehingga mendorong loyalitas yang lebih besar. Kesadaran merek dan kepercayaan merek juga terbukti signifikan, namun dengan pengaruh yang lebih kecil dibandingkan keterlibatan konsumen.
The Fragile Home of a Precarious Girl: A Butlerian Study of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. Part II
Authors: Farah Bakhsh Ladan
Published: September 2024

This section of the article consists of three analytic discussions (“Illusion,” “Unemployment,” “Absence of a Father Figure”) and further probes into social and cultural factors that make the protagonist of Williams’s play precarious in Butlerian sense of the term. This survey attributes five reasons to Laura’s precariousness, which also involve, and at times are generated or intensified by her mother, her brother, and her suitor. These precarity agencies, which are in one way or another interrelated, include gender (in a patriarchal society), lameness, pipe dreams, inability to work (in a capitalist milieu), and the absence of an authoritative and supportive man. Laura is a misfit both domestically and socially in the sense that physically, financially, and sexually, she fails to abide by the social norms set by the normative power which privileges men over women and those who can work and pay tax over those who cannot.
Cezar Baltag: encryptions, symbols, digressions in the context of the Ceausist regime
Authors: Gotca Rodica
Published: September 2024

This article presents the connection between the poetry of the sixties generation and the Ceausius regime, in particular, the work of Cezar Baltag and the influences of the censorship of the political regime on the way in which the poet structured his speech, how he defined his voice within the fabricated aestheticism of that periods (in which he debuted), how he endured individually. For Romanian literature, the communist regime proved to be not only a limiting factor, but also a catalyst for a series of literary experiments, practiced by writers who tried to avoid propagandist writing, thus creating a new type of poetry, included in the admissible formulations. In order not to be condemned to silence, Cezar Baltag also made concessions to the regime, thus his first books: The Golden Commune (1960) and Planetary Dream (1964) represent an expensive tribute, which he later acknowledged. But what makes the writer valuable is the fact that he has preserved his cultural and artistic identity thanks to an adapted poetic formula – a saving hermeticism, which combines playful elements, which appear in Madonna of Mulberry, Defeats, Calling the Name, concepts from the esoteric sciences, from mythology, fairy tale and folklore. His hermeticism and the metaphysics addressed in his texts proved to be saviors for the poet’s spirit, and the central themes in Baltag’s lyrics have a strong individual nuance, of the poet’s personality. Which presents him as an extremely important writer, both for the lyric of that period and for the contemporary one.
The theme in the creation of artist Inga Edu
Authors: Procop Natalia
Published: September 2024

The article deals with the theme of the works addressed in the creation of Inga Edu, which established itself in the artistic life of the Republic of Moldova and Romania in the early 2000s. Practicing oil painting and pastel, the artist frequently approaches the genres of landscape and still life. The theme of the outdoor landscape is very varied: from medieval Romanian cities and European civilizations to today’s Chișinău. The capital becomes a motif in the painting at different times and moods of the day. Thus, we find the city in the rain in “Rainy Day”, the nocturnal city in “Night in the City”, the blooming city in “Spring in Chișinău”. All these themes are found in both stages of the artist’s creation, only the approach changes. The first period of creation is characterized by figurative compositions in which the sensitivity typical of impressionists persists, achieving chiaroscuro, spatial perspective, light direction, drawing perfection, consonance, etc. The second period, the experimental one, stands out for the decorative treatment of the composition with pure colors in which halftones are timidly preserved. It is certain that although Inga Edu resorts to abstractionism in some works, she does not completely abandon the figurative. Having a predilection for oil and pastel painting, Inga Edu does not try to imitate reality, but meditates, choosing the most valuable elements.
Resources For Using R With Screen Readers
Authors: Hare Liz
Published: September 2024

R is a language and environment for statistical computing.There are several tools and approaches for interacting with R, but not all are accessible with screen readers.This guide provides an overview of the tools and techniques available to screen reader users across different operating systems, with practical tips and resources to help them navigate the R environment.This guide may not be complete, but I hope it serves as a valuable starting
What Do You Do With an Idea?
Authors: Krause Gladys H. , Finchum Caroline Utne , Borja Maria-Emilia
Published: September 2024

In a mathematics class where students are encouraged to freely share ideas, the room brims with diverse thoughts. How do students and teachers use them? Let’s follow a group of multilingual students and teachers to see what they did with an idea!
“Missing the Promise of Mathematical Modeling”
Authors: Hakes Emma
Published: September 2024

From the Archives highlights articles from NCTM’s legacy journals, previously discussed during MTLT Teacher Talk.
Problems to Ponder
Authors: Lu Yaomingxin , Nowak Kate
Published: September 2024

Problems to Ponder provides 28 varying, classroom-ready mathematics problems that collectively span PK–12, arranged in the order of the grade level. Answers to the problems are available online. Individuals are encouraged to submit a problem or a collection of problems directly to mtlt@nctm.org. If published, the authors of problems will be acknowledged.
Finanzielle Nachwirkungen einer politischen Trennung
Authors: Knapp Jakob , Veelken Clara
Published: September 2024

Ein Stadtratsabgeordneter verlässt seine langjährige politische Heimat Die Linke, um gemeinsam mit Frau Dr. Wagenknecht und ihren Gefährten das verheißungsvolle Land der Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit zu finden. Der Kreisverband – über den Austritt wenig erfreut – macht nun sog. Mandatsträgerbeiträge auch nach dem Ende der Parteimitgliedschaft gerichtlich geltend – und zwar auf Grundlage einer beidseitig unterzeichneten, vorformulierten „Abrede über die Abführung von Mandatsträger*innen-Beiträgen“ sowie kaskadenartiger Verweisungen in Satzungen der verschiedenen Gliederungsebenen. Es dürfte kaum bei diesem Einzelfall bleiben.
Interpretable learning predicts miscarriage using pre-pregnancy serum metabolites
Authors: Tang Linchen , Wang Zhilong , Xu Xianghong , Yuan Yawei , Hao Fan , Chen An , Wu Shengnan , Li Wenxuan , Han Yanqiang , Sun Jiaxue , Tao Kehao , Liu Zeying , Wei Zhiyun , Li Jinjin , Jin Liping
Published: September 2024

In preconception counseling, there has been a lack of quantitative approaches to predict the outcome of an upcoming pregnancy, which would greatly benefit women and society. By applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence algorithms to clinical and metabolome data from 481 women, we have, for the first time, proposed a pre-pregnancy classifier that predicts miscarriage with a high precision rate of 87%. Our embedded feature engineering revealed the critical impact of serum histidine level, further supported by its elevation in recurrent spontaneous miscarriage (RSM). Mechanistically, elevated histidine level, combined with compromised diamine oxidase (DAO) expression, led to a fatal accumulation of histamine at the maternal-fetal interface (157 specimens from 113 donors). Additionally, a high-histidine diet induced significant embryo loss in mice without causing malabsorption of other amino acids. This pilot study shows promise in predicting pregnancy outcomes prior to conception, opening an important window for early warning that is particularly meaningful given the global decline in birth rates.
A proposed system for using augmented reality technology in actor training
Authors: Hayder Jaafar Aldaghlawy
Published: September 2024

The Aim of this Article is to propose an innovative system that combines augmented reality technology with actor training methodologies to enhance actors' skills, emotional depth, and adaptability. By integrating immersive experiences, real-time feedback, and interactive simulations, this approach aims to revolutionize the field of actor education in the evolving landscape of performing arts.AR technology can transform actor education by providing immersive experiences, immediate feedback, and interactive simulations. Augmented reality (AR) technology superimposes virtual information onto the physical environment, creating a dynamic and immersive experience. It enables prompt assessment of performance, augmenting capabilities and tactics. Augmented reality (AR) interactive simulations can improve actor training by fully engaging performers in intricate situations, promoting flexibility and profound emotional expression. The conventional techniques employed in actor training are constrained by various factors, including the absence of fully immersive experiences, constraints on time and financial resources, and the absence of prompt feedback. Integrating augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies into actor training enhances the training experience by introducing greater dynamism and variety, enhancing overall performance. This novel method of actor education provides fresh prospects for enhancing skills and performance.
Long-Term Tumor Stability After First-Line Treatment With Larotrectinib in an Infant With NTRK2 Fusion–Positive High-Grade Glioma
Authors: Simoneau Jillian , Robertson Patricia , Muraszko Karin , Maher Cormac O. , Garton Hugh , Calvert Rebecca , Koschmann Carl , Upadhyaya Santhosh A. , Mody Rajen , Brown Noah , Kumar-Sinha Chandan , Parmar Hemant , Camelo-Piragua Sandra , Franson Andrea T.
Published: September 2024

Tissue-agnostic, molecularly targeted therapies are becoming increasingly common in cancer treatment. The molecular drivers of some classes and subclasses of tumors are rapidly being uncovered in an era of deep tumor sequencing occurring at the time of diagnosis. When and how targeted therapies should fit within up-front cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiation paradigms is yet to be determined, because many of them have been studied in single-arm studies in patients with relapsed or refractory cancer. Infant high-grade gliomas (HGGs) are biologically and clinically distinct from older child and adult HGGs, and are divided into 3 molecular subgroups. Group 1 infant HGGs are driven by receptor tyrosine kinase fusions, most commonly harboring an ALK, ROS1, NTRK, or MET fusion. Both larotrectinib and entrectinib are tropomyosin receptor kinase inhibitors with tissue-agnostic approvals for the treatment of patients with solid tumors harboring an NTRK fusion. This report discusses an 11-month-old female who presented with infantile spasms, found to have an unresectable, NTRK fusion–positive infant HGG. Larotrectinib was prescribed when the NTRK fusion was identified at diagnosis, and without additional intervention to date, the patient has continued with stable disease for >3 years. The only adverse event experienced was grade 1 aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase elevations. The patient has a normal neurologic examination, is developing age-appropriately in all domains (gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language, and social-emotional). She is no longer on antiseizure medications. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with an infantile HGG receiving targeted therapy as first-line treatment with prolonged stable disease. A prospective study of larotrectinib in patients with newly diagnosed infant HGG is ongoing, and will hopefully help answer questions about durability of response, the need for additional therapies, and long-term toxicities seen with TRK inhibitors.
Legitimisation of Violence against Heretics in 11th and 12th-Century Catholic Narratives
Authors: Valodzina Aliaksandra
Published: September 2024

The article explores 11th-12th-century anti-heretical polemics, aimed at justifying violence against heretics before it was legally sanctioned. Mediaeval authors argued that condemned heretics deliberately chose damnation, likening their actions to suicide, the gravest sin. The clergy viewed unrepentant heretics not as martyrs but as suicides, tainted with pride and vainglory. Ordeals and miracles were cited to affirm guilt, particularly in cases of burning the accused. Other fates did not demand any additional legitimisation. These narratives aimed to assert the righteousness of the Church and the inevitability of apostate retribution, helping to delineate the Church-heretic boundary and restore societal equilibrium.
Fistulización de prótesis de vena cava inferior a segunda porción de duodeno: reporte de un caso
Authors: Fernández Luis
Published: September 2024

Presentamos un raro caso de un paciente quien fue intervenido quirúrgicamente hace 18 años por un tumor retroperitoneal de células germinales que ameritó la colocación de prótesis de Dacron en la vena Cava inferior la cual se fistulizó a segunda porción de duodeno.
Eficacia de la rehabilitación anorrectal con manometría de alta resolución en mujeres con incontinencia fecal
Authors: Louis Pérez Cesar , Cañizalez Génesis , Louis Chad Cesar
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: Evaluar la eficacia de la rehabilitación anorrectal guiado con manometría de alta resolución en mujeres con incontinencia fecal que acudieron a la Unidad de Motilidad Digestiva y Neurogastroenterología del Hospital de Clínicas Caracas Métodos: Estudio prospectivo, comparativo y longitudinal, que incluyó 13 pacientes con diagnóstico de incontinencia fecal, se comparó la escala de Wexner antes y después de la rehabilitación, se realizó la comparación de los valores de la presión de contracción sostenida antes y después, y se relacionaron las variables de la manometría de alta resolución (presión basal, presión de contracción sostenida, sensibilidad anorrectal) con la mejoría clínica de las pacientes posterior a la rehabilitación. Se consideró un contraste estadísticamente significativo si p<0,05. Resultados: Para las 13 pacientes el rango etario comprendió desde los 32 hasta los 93 años de edad, el 50 % se encontraron por encima de los 67 años. La presión de contracción sostenida antes y después: 118,79 ± 83,497 mmHg y 131,56 ± 89,006 mmHg respectivamente, p=0.0002. Primer deseo antes y después: 48,462 ± 49,64 ml y 30,00 ± 39,158 ml, p=0.0042. La media para el puntaje de la escala de Wexner antes y después fue de 13,385 ± 4,1541 y 5,4615 ± 5,4561 puntos respectivamente, p=0.0036. El puntaje de incontinencia mayor antes y después obtuvo una media de 1,07 ± 0,3997 y 0,6154 ± 0,3309 puntos, p=0.0195; para incontinencia menor a líquidos antes y después: 3,3077 ± 0,3649 y 1,3077 ± 0,3279 puntos, p=0.0018 y para incontinencia menor a gases antes y después: 2,138 ± 0,5412 y 1,0769 ± 0,3662 puntos, p=0.0124. La relación entre pacientes con y sin neuropatía del nervio pudendo y la mejoría clínica después de la rehabilitación expone que el 100 % de las pacientes con neuropatía mejoraron clínicamente y el 87,5 % de las pacientes sin neuropatía, p=0.4106 (no significativo). Al relacionar las pacientes con y sin neuropatía del nervio pudendo con la mejoría de la sensibilidad rectal (primer deseo) después de la rehabilitación se obtuvo que el 100 % de las pacientes con neuropatía mejoraron la sensibilidad y el 75 % de las pacientes sin neuropatía, p=0.2242 (no significativo). Conclusiones: La rehabilitación anorrectal guiada con manometría de alta resolución mejora los síntomas de la incontinencia fecal, mejora los 3 tipos de incontinencia (a sólidos, líquidos y gases) y mejora la calidad de vida de las pacientes. A demás aumenta de forma significativa la presión de contracción sostenida, mejora la sensibilidad rectal (primer deseo) y la mejoría clínica se presenta independientemente si existe o no el diagnóstico asociado de neuropatía del nervio pudendo.
On the Question of Correlation of Criminal Procedure and Penal Enforcement Legislation
Authors: Nikolyuk Viacheslav
Published: September 2024

The article shows the intersectoral links of criminal procedure and penal enforcement legislation, combined at the theoretical level into a single block “legislation on combating crime”. The author examines the correlation of criminal procedure and penal enforcement legislation, continuing the research he started at the end of the last century on this issue. The issues of interaction between the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal Executive Code of the Russian Federation are insufficiently studied in legal science, despite the existence of fragmentary links between these codified laws. The factor uniting criminal procedure and penal enforcement legislation is a special criminal enforcement proceedings designed to resolve issues arising during the execution of punishments and other measures of criminal legal impact, and not the main criminal procedure proceedings (criminal proceedings). The purpose and objectives of the study. Identification of the legal nature of the activities regulated by Chapter 47 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation “Execution of sentence”, determination of the possibility and prospects of moving from the Criminal Procedure Code to the Criminal Executive Code the norms of this chapter as the legal basis of criminal executive proceedings carried out outside the criminal case. The methodological basis of the research is the provisions of the general theory of humanities, general theory of law and procedural legal branches. General scientific and private scientific research methods (logical, historical, analysis, synthesis, system-structural, formal-legal, comparative-legal, interpretation or legal interpretation of legal norms) were used in the preparation of the article. The results obtained and the main conclusions. The problem of the correlation of criminal procedure and penal enforcement law at the moment has actually transformed into the problem of choosing a branch of law, a specific codified law that should regulate the activities of the court to consider and resolve issues related to the execution of punishment. Having a criminal-executive nature and being additional to the main criminal proceedings, the criminal-executive proceedings did not receive an appropriate detailed legal regulation within the Criminal Procedure Code, which once again emphasized its specificity and autonomy in the criminal process. In the new legal realities, it makes practical sense to return to the discussion of the problem of determining its place in the penal enforcement legislation.
Welcome Speech at the Opening XIII International Congress of Comparative Law “Modern Comparative Law: Traditions, Innovations, Prospects”
Authors: Khabrieva Thalia Y.
Published: September 2024

T. Y. Khabrieva's speech at the opening of the XIII International Congress of Comparative Law "Modern Comparative Law: Traditions, innovations, prospects".
Digital Rights and Digital Currency: Comparative Legal Research
Authors: Zainutdinova Elizaveta
Published: September 2024

Currently, states are improving their regulatory framework for the development of the digital economy. The lack of unity of formulations and definitions hinders the development of uniform approaches and effective cross-border operations. The purpose of the study is to analyze the ways and means of legal regulation in relation to such objects of rights as digital rights and digital currency, their respective analogues in foreign jurisdictions. The tasks of the study are solved: 1) analysis of legislation, doctrine and law enforcement practice of jurisdictions, the experience of legal regulation of which seems to be the most in demand; 2) study of specific measures and methods of legal regulation; 3) comparison of measures and methods of legal regulation used; 4) proposal of measures and methods of legal regulation for the domestic legislator. Comparative legal method and formal legal method were used to compare the experience of various jurisdictions and formulate the peculiarities of legal regulation, as well as the method of legal modeling and methods of synthesis, analysis, induction, deduction, comparison, analogy, etc. The approaches in jurisdictions differ according to the following criteria: whether or not special legislative norms have been adopted on digital rights and digital currency, whether there is law enforcement practice on the turnover of digital rights and digital currency and what trends are observed in this area, how flexible is the current legal regulation to reflect the peculiarities of the digital economy. The attention of the Russian legislator should be drawn to the experience of functioning of regulatory sandboxes, as well as to the existing models of legal regulation of the turnover of digital rights and digital currency and resulting legal consequences. While developing law enforcement practice in the Russian Federation, it is necessary to pay attention to the experience of jurisdictions that are faced with disputes in this area. The experience of licensing cryptocurrency and related activities in foreign jurisdictions should be taken into account, since it introduced digital rights and digital currency into legal turnover and helped to formulate requirements for professional participants in the market.
The Loss of Chance Doctrine: Comparative Legal Review of the Theory Application
Authors: Kozlov Ilya
Published: September 2024

The article provides an analysis used abroad to solve problems associated with the complicated causality theory. This theory is known as the “loss of chance doctrine” and is one of the cases of complicated causation. In Russia, scientific publications on this topic have only recently begun to appear, besides, isolated glimpses of the use of this doctrine have begun to appear in judicial practice. In general, the this theory is considered applicable to situations where both the actions of the defendant and the risk under the control of the victim can equally possibly act as a possible cause of harm. The reason for this uncertainty is the limited possibilities of human cognition, since it is objectively impossible to establish whether or not the victim would have realized his chance if he had not been deprived of it. The compensation awarded to the victim in such a case is calculated in proportion to the quantitative reduction of chances. According to the author, it is extremely useful to consider the potential of applying the doctrine of loss of chance in the domestic legal order based on the study of international experience in its use. The study used the dialectical method of cognition, as well as linguistic and comparative legal methods. The article demonstrates how various legal systems relate to the loss of chance doctrine and in what form it is reflected in judicial practice. In some legal systems (France, USA, Great Britain), the theory is recognized and actively applied by the courts, since it is believed that only with its help it is possible to fairly resolve situations in the development of which chances interfere. In other legal systems (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), this theory is sharply rejected, and the search for solutions takes place within the framework of traditional views on causality in law.
Judicial Interpretation of International Treaties (Based on the Practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the UN International Court of Justice)
Authors: Berg Lana
Published: September 2024

In international law, the interpretation of international treaties plays an important role and is of fundamental importance for ensuring stability and justice in international relations. This complex process, as the practice of dispute resolution bodies shows, is the art of resolving contradictions in the interpretation of norms and principles of international law. Commonly, the cause of a dispute between two or more States regarding the application of an international treaty is the different positions of these States regarding the meaning of the provisions of the treaty in question. Likewise, judges often disagree on matters of interpretation, leading to the prevalence of dissenting opinions in the international judiciary system. The purpose of this article is to examine to what extent the practice of the ICJ demonstrates a special understanding of the rules set out in articles 31—33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties; the sources it relies upon when applying these rules, whether it applies other principles of interpretation not explicitly provided for in these articles. The objectives of the article are to summarize the practice of the Permanent Court of International Justice and the International Court of Justice in the field of interpretation, to identify common features in their approaches to the interpretation of international treaties and to analyze their development over time. Understanding the complex process of judicial interpretation, in which the Court disagrees with the Vienna Rules of Interpretation or develops them, allows us to complement domestic scientific research in recent years, in which the interpretation of international treaties is considered from a more practical point of view.
Analysis of Service Tariffs and Customer Participation in the Purchase Decision of Prepaid Electricity Services at PT. PLN (Persero) Ulp Medan Kota Mediated by Corporate Image
Authors: Verianni Sinaga  , Mesra b  , Elfitra Desy Surya
Published: September 2024

This study aims to test and analyze the influence of service tariffs and customer participation on the purchase decision of prepaid electricity services at PT PLN (Persero) ULP Medan Kota and test and analyze the influence of service tariffs and customer participation on the purchase decision of prepaid electricity services at PT PLN (Persero) ULP Medan Kota mediated by the company's image.  The type of research is quantitative, with an associative approach.  The types of data used are primary and secondary.  Data collection techniques with questionnaires and interviews. The sample of this study was taken by the Purposive Sampling method with the desired respondent criteria being customers who had visited the PLN (Persero) ULP Medan Kota office more than 2 times.  The results of the study show that service tariffs and customer participation have a positive and significant effect on the decision to purchase prepaid electricity services at PT PLN (Persero) ULP Medan Kota, service tariffs and customer participation have a positive and significant effect on the decision to purchase prepaid electricity services at PT PLN (Persero) ULP Medan Kota which is mediated by the company's image.
Is Mmassive Pulmonary Embolism the Cause of Achilles’ Death?
Authors:   Yuzuncuyil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases, Van, Turkiye, Askar Selvi , Karadas Bilvanisi Sevdegul ,   Yuzuncuyil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Diseases, Van, Turkiye, Kara Hatice ,   Yuzuncuyil Uiversitesity, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine,Van, Turkiye, Tanrıkulu Merhamet , Askar Muntecep ,   Yuzuncuyil Uiversitesity, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardıology, Van, Turkiye
Published: September 2024

The Achilles tendon, named after Achilles, the son of Thetis,the goddess of water according to the Homeric epic,classically ruptures in the third decade and beyond during a sudden jumping movement move. The Achilles tendon is the thickest and strongest tendon in the human body. It has been said that Achilles, the god of war, was killed by an arrow in his Achilles tendon,but this could not have caused his death. Achilles’ mother She held him by the back of one of his heels and bathed him in the water of immortality.Although mythology argues that the part of the Achilles that does not come into contact with the water of immortality causes death, current literature states that Achilles tendon injuries cannot be a cause of death. In this study, we present a case of a patient who died with massive pulmonary embolism after Achilles tendon rupture in our clinic
Comparison of the Effects of Task Oriented Balance Training Versus Blindfolded Balance Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: N. Sudha , Rajalaxmi V.
Published: September 2024

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to find the efficacy of task oriented balance training and blindfold balance training to improve postural balance in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Materials and Methods: A comparative study was done with 20 samples. The study was conducted in kriston clinic. The duration of treatment was 8 weeks. Both male and female individuals with Parkinson’s disease in concern about falling, instability and balance problem, between the age group of 50-55 were included. PD with other neurologic diagnosis, severe impairments, cardiac problem, uncooperative are excluded. The measurements were taken using Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Berg balance scale (BBS). Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and outcome measures, 20 subjects with Parkinson disease (PD) were divided into two groups. Group A- 10 subjects were treated by using Blind folded balance training and Group B-10 subjects were treated by using Task Oriented balance training. Before the onset of treatment protocol, the technique was explained to the patients and informed concern was taken from the patients. The baseline measurements were taken by using Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Berg balance scale (BBS). The procedure was done by performing Blind folded balance training for 4 times a week for 8 weeks for group A and Task Oriented balance training is performed for 4 times a week for 8 weeks for group B. After the study, pre and post test measurement were taken and compared using Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Berg balance scale (BBS).The collected data were tabulated and analyzed using IBM SPSS VERSION 20.0 SOFTWARE. The collected data were analyzed and tabulated with the descriptive and inferential statistics. For the descriptive statistics, the mean and standard deviation were calculated and for the inferential statistics, the parametric variables were treated with t-test. The results were tabulated and the results were plotted accordingly. Results: On comparing pre test and post test values within the Group A and B on Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Berg balance scale (BBS) shows significant difference in mean values at p< 0.005. Conclusions: This study concluded that blindfolded balance training is effective in improving Balance in Parkinson’s disease patients with balance impairment, when compared to task oriented balance training.
Impact of COVID-19 on Caregiver Burden among Parents of Differently Abled Children: A Survey
Authors: Chandran Ramya , Alagesan Jagatheesan
Published: September 2024

Introduction: During COVID19 outbreak, parents of differently abled children have to quit their institutional rehabilitation session as a result of pandemic. Many factors lead to depressing experience on caregiver’s mental health, burden, and health status. Caregiver Health Self-Assessment Questionnaire will be helpful in determining the mental behavior and health risk of parents or caregivers of developmentally delayed individuals. Objective: The present study was aimed to examine the impact of COVID19 on caregivers of differently abled children and to compare the burden, stress, and health status of differently abled children’s parents in terms of gender and different age group. Methodology: From the period of October 2020 to March 2021, 30 caregivers of 30 differently abled children’s who were under developmental therapy in child developmental center in Saveetha medical college and hospital were asked to participate in the study through telephonic interview. Results: The mean stress and health status scores among parents of Female children (8 and 7.18) were much higher than parents of male children (5.73 and 4.52). On comparing the age groups, parents of preschool had high caregiver burden and stress mean value of 10 and 7.37, the mean value of school and toddler age group is (8.75, 6.28) and (6.57, 7) parents of infant age group scores lowest burden score compared to the others. Conclusion: Caregivers of differently abled children’s experiences burden, stress and health issues. Children with developmental disability were completely dependent on their caregivers on activities of daily living and decline in their health also inversely have an impact on health status of the caregivers. Our team is working out with home-based exercises facilitated through tele consultation and handouts to reduce the possible impact of COVID19 on these children and caregivers.
Los sistemas de costos y su impacto en la sostenibilidad de las MIPYMES
Authors:   Universidad Veracruzana, Vargas Rubín Héctor Julián , Murrieta Martínez Natalia ,   Universidad Veracruzana, López Castro Elda Magdalena ,   Universidad Veracruzana
Published: September 2024

El siglo XXI trajo consigo profundos cambios y dinámicas de trabajo para la sociedad en general. La necesidad de contar con nuevos satisfactores acordes a estos cambios y dinámicas ha obligado a las organizaciones a responder de manera rápida y eficiente a estos desafíos. En esta nueva dinámica, las organizaciones se enfrentan al reto de ofrecer productos y servicios que no solo atiendan las demandas de sus consumidores, sino que en sus procesos permitan ofrecer satisfactores a todas las partes interesadas, tanto internas como externas, en un entorno donde los recursos son escasos. El estudio y la mitigación de los impactos negativos de nuestras acciones sobre el medioambiente son cada vez más necesarios. Asimismo, una organización que desea desarrollarse en este nuevo paradigma debe vislumbrarse como motor del desarrollo social y, por supuesto, económico.
Collective security system
Authors: Coslet Nicolae
Published: September 2024

The prevention of armed conflicts and the maintenance of peace and security has always been on the agenda of states. In this respect, initially military alliances and later collective security organizations were created to respond to these challenges. This study aims to elucidate the system of collective security carried out in relevant organizations that may have a universal or regional character.
IMPACTO DE UMA INTERVENÇÃO INCENTIVADORA NA ADESÃO AO TRATAMENTO DE INDÍVIDUOS COM DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2
Authors: De Oliveira Peixoto Portes Mileny , Dos Santos Louredo Sarah , Henrique Gonçalves Almada Bruno , Lacerda da Costa e Silva Izabela , Soares de Carvalho Arlete , Neves Gonçalves Gleisy Kelly , Coimbra Pontes Maia Flávia
Published: September 2024

Introdução: A adesão medicamentosa desempenha um papel crucial na eficácia do tratamento do diabetes mellitus (DM). O esquecimento, a falta de conhecimentos sobre a doença ou sobre os medicamentos contribuem para baixa adesão. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a viabilidade de uma intervenção utilizando mensagens via aplicativo de celular para incentivar a adesão ao tratamento em pacientes com DM2. Método: Foi realizado um estudo piloto experimental, prospectivo e longitudinal com 43 pacientes com DM2, divididos em três grupos: um grupo controle que não recebeu mensagens, um grupo que recebeu mensagens mensalmente e outro que recebeu mensagens três vezes por semana. Avaliou-se a adesão ao tratamento, qualidade de vida e parâmetros metabólicos. Resultados: O tempo médio de diagnóstico foi maior que 10 anos, a maioria dos pacientes tinha conhecimento sobre o DM, mas muitos não praticavam atividades físicas e tinham hemoglobina glicada e índice de massa corporal (IMC) inadequados. O esquecimento foi identificado como o principal fator associado à baixa adesão medicamentosa. O grupo que recebeu mensagens três vezes por semana apresentou melhora na qualidade de vida e uma redução clinicamente significativa na hemoglobina glicada após a intervenção, embora sem significância estatística. Conclusão: As mídias sociais, como o Whatsapp®, podem ser ferramentas eficazes na promoção da saúde e na melhoria da adesão ao tratamento em pacientes com DM2. Esta pesquisa demonstrou a viabilidade de implementação de programas de intervenção via aplicativos de celular em serviços de saúde voltados para pacientes com DM2.
Electronic component identification system based on FPGA and machine learning
Authors: Huang Wei , Hu Hongshuo , Wu Hulin , Zhou Shuzhen
Published: September 2024

Due to the large number and small size of electronic components, the identification speed is slow and the accuracy is low. This research develops an electronic component identification system based on FPGA and machine learning technology. The core of the system is FPGA, combined with an efficient image processing unit to achieve parallel acceleration of machine learning model calculations. To extract features, we use Hu matrix methods that are robust to position translation, size scaling, and image rotation, which are then used as input data for the convolutional neural network. The network consists of 8 layers and uses ReLU activation function. Experiments show that the system shows a high degree of accuracy and processing speed in different types of part identification, with an average accuracy of 99.15% and an average time of 551.5 milliseconds. The use of FPGA resources and experimental results verify the effectiveness and superior performance of the system. The system has wide application potential in the field of industrial automation, and has certain popularization value in providing efficient and accurate identification of electronic components.
Application of Computer Simulation Technology in Green Low-carbon Building Design
Authors: Huang Jianjie
Published: September 2024

With the continuous progress and development of society, people's requirements for the quality of life are getting higher and higher. In this context, more and more people are paying attention to green and low-carbon building design. This article aims to introduce the issues that need to be paid attention to when applying computer simulation technology in the construction industry. First, this paper explains in detail the impact of using advanced means to optimize energy-saving design. Then, this paper analyzes and discusses how to combine computer simulation technology with green and low-carbon building design, and designs a green and low-carbon building design model based on computer simulation technology. In this paper, the simulation technology is tested and designed. The test results show that the number of calculations is between 4210 and 4986, the simulation efficiency is between 93% and 98%, and the throughput is between 31546 k and 39861 k. At the same time, the read and write speed of the computer is between 3% and 6%, which can guarantee the normal operation of the technology.
Zinc-Aluminum Co-catalyzed Hydroboration of Epoxides for Synthesis of Primary Alcohols
Authors: Yao Yixuan , Shang Hongyan , Tian Yuanyu
Published: September 2024

Herein, a novel hydroboration of epoxides catalyzed by zinc- and aluminum- based catalysts was presented here for the efficient and selective synthesis of primary alcohols. This reaction was operationally simple and environmentally friendliness. Furthermore, it was found that various primary alcohols could be obtained with high yield and selectivity under mild conditions by using stoichiometric HBpin as boron source. Mechanistic studies and control experiments were proposed, leading to the consequence that zinc- and aluminum- based catalysts accelerated the isomerization of epoxides to form aldehydes, which were further hydrogenated to organoboron compounds by metal catalysts and HBpin, and subsequently hydrolyzed to primary alcohols.
Research on Thermal Analysis and Optimization of a Certain Type of Antenna Orbit Based on NX TMG and HFSS Co-Simulation
Authors: Hu Liang , Zhao Hongbin , Zhang Huyong , Li Hongchao
Published: September 2024

Antennas on satellites in orbit must withstand periodic and non-uniform thermal environments, which directly affect the quality of satellite communication. Given known satellite orbit parameters and attitude, a finite element model of the antenna temperature field is established using NX TMG software to calculate the transient temperature field of the antenna in orbit. Thermal control modeling is performed on areas of the antenna that experience high or low temperatures, and through iterative optimization, Determine the thermal control plan for antennas. Subsequently, the temperature field is applied to the antenna structure’s finite element model, and the thermal deformation of the antenna is obtained using NX Nastran. The deformed antenna model is then imported into HFSS software to solve for changes in electrical performance indicators,  thereby determining whether the antenna can function normally under the conditions of an in-orbit, non-uniform temperature field.
Ethanol graded extraction and physicochemical properties of pectin from blacken Hawthorn
Authors: Zhang Huiyao , Li Zhixin , Zhu Chuanhe
Published: September 2024

In this study, four pectin fractions (BHP20, BHP40, BHP60, BHP80) were successfully extracted and separated from blacken hawthorn using hot water extraction and ethanol graded precipitation. The physicochemical properties of BHP fractions were analyzed using various characterization methods. The results revealed that the color of pectin extracted after blackening process was obviously deepened, and the pectin fractions were degraded. The molecular weight, esterification degree and galacturonic acid content of BHP fractions decreased with the increase of ethanol concentration. Furthermore, the composition and proportion of monosaccharides differed significantly. Our findings offer a theoretical foundation for characterizing and utilizing blacken hawthorn pectin, thereby facilitating its high-value utilization.
Analysis of Several Pieces of Inscriptions in the Oracle Bones in the South of Xiaotun
Authors: Song Dandan
Published: September 2024

The contents of oracle bone Practice-Carving  in YinShang dynasties are extensive and numerous, covering almost most divination events and contents, but the study of Oracle bone Practice-Carving has not been paid enough attention. Although it is practiced, it can sometimes provide some valuable information. Through the analysis of several pieces of Practice-Carving about the Oracle Bones in the South of Xiaotun(It's called Tunnan for short)，the analysis method and research value of Practice-Carving are demonstrated.
Film Review: The Ark and the Darkness. Produced by Sevenfold Films and Genesis Apologetics
Authors: Weierbach Daniel J.
Published: September 2024

A review of The Ark and the Darkness. Produced by Sevenfold Films and Genesis Apologetics, 2024.