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Resisting nationalism in Rompepistas (2009): Pan-national punk attitude in the working class fiction of Kiko Amat
Authors: Van Liew Maria
Published: November 2022

In his third novel, Rompepistas (2009), Catalan writer Kiko Amat creates a semi-autobiographical first-person narrative that observes national crisis as inextricable from geographic and economic issues of migration and constructions/locations of class as markers of identity in Spanish and Catalan national imaginaries. In a context of internal tensions and official discourses of consensus to organize the city in terms of what ‘should’ be visible, a teen narrator describes an emotional punk attitude during the summer of 1987 in post-dictatorial Barcelona in terms of embodying a cultural misdemeanor in Catalan nationalist context. Amat’s affective literary response to the role of ‘foreign’ music in his early life imbues the novel with a soundtrack of a pre-internet, pan-national sense of solidarity among working-class teenagers as the disenfranchised ‘other,’ producing a counter-consensus within official national discourses and unfettered neoliberal urban development plans.
Semiotic landscapes and discourses of protest in Barcelona: Tourism Kills
Authors: Cantero-Exojo Monica
Published: November 2022

This paper considers how the homogeneity of the capitalist narrative of “tourism is good for the economy,” that has been sponsored and perpetuated by the official governmental institutions since the 1960’s Francoism’s desarrollismo period to present day, did not transfer its economic blessings to all social actors. On the contrary, it has generated social conflict, a border of self-interest between the institutional agencies and the local, which has elided possibilities of home-grown prosperity for the locals. The narrative of a homogeneous economic bonanza has created a fantasy that has irrevocably affected the city’s authenticity as an urban space. It has also codified its struggle under pintadas callejeras (written graffiti): “Tourism Kills” written all over the city. This declaration of confrontation presents the citizens of Barcelona with a simple metaphor that represents global mass-tourism as the equivalent of the beginning of the end for the local way of life.
De l’acte d’accusation dans les débats politiques Étude comparative France (2017) vs Suède (2018)
Authors: Roitman Malin , Sullet-Nylander Françoise
Published: November 2022

Cet article s’inscrit dans une série d’études consacrées aux débats présidentiels de l’entre-deux-tours en France. Le débat politique étant l’événement discursif le plus emblématique des démocraties modernes, nous visons ici à comparer deux cultures politiques, celle de la France avec celle de la Suède, à travers une analyse des confrontations à la veille des élections nationales des deux pays : Marine Le Pen et Emmanuel Macron en 2017 et Ulf Kristersson et Stefan Löfven en 2018.

En raison des différences entre les systèmes politiques, les mentalités et les traditions socio-culturelles des deux pays, les modes discursifs des débats diffèrent de manière sensible ; on peut cependant affirmer que, dans chacun des débats, divers actes de langage sont mis en œuvre pour disqualifier l’adversaire, en particulier l’acte d’accusation. L’étude vise à décrire à quel degré et de quelle manière les candidats s’accusent l’un l’autre. Certaines accusations portent sur la mauvaise conduite conversationnelle de l’adversaire, tandis que d’autres constituent de véritables « mises à mort symbolique » de sa personne (Kerbrat-Orecchioni 2017). En nous référant à ce que Goffman (1955) appelle « face threatening acts », utilisés pour attaquer l’image sociale de l’autre dans une interaction, nous nous intéressons aux images socio-culturelles menacées dans les débats politiques.
Análisis de una implementación para la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera con películas y canciones de la Movida madrileña
Authors: Barahona-Mora Azucena , Rico-Martín Ana M
Published: November 2022

El empleo de materiales audiovisuales para la enseñanza de lenguas genera una motivación y unos resultados de aprendizaje en el alumnado dignos de estudio, sobre todo cuando se trata de enseñar la Movida madrileña de los años 80 a través de sus producciones musicales y fílmicas. Con el objetivo de comprobar la efectividad de estos materiales para la adquisición de contenidos lingüísticos y culturales del fenómeno, se analizan los resultados de una implementación didáctica para el aula de español de un centro de educación superior estadounidense. Se trata de un estudio cuasi-experimental con 67 alumnos como grupo experimental y otros 80 como grupo de control. Se empleó un cuestionario elaborado ad hoc como pretest y postest para evaluar los conocimientos socioculturales, lingüísticos y comunicativos adquiridos tras la intervención didáctica en la que se trabajaron materiales auténticos en el grupo experimental. El empleo de estadísticos descriptivos e inferenciales reveló como resultados principales una diferencia muy importante en las dos dimensiones del cuestionario (lingüística y cultural) entre ambos grupos a favor del experimental, que triplicó su propia puntuación global. Según las variables sociodemográficas del grupo experimental, por sexo destacan las mujeres en la dimensión cultural; respecto al origen cultural, no existen diferencias significativas entre los grupos.
Marchello-Nizia, Christiane, Bernard Combettes, Sophie Prévost & Tobias Scheer (2020). Grande Grammaire Historique du Français. Boston/Berlin: De Gruyter
Authors: Garbelli Marta
Published: November 2022

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Schreiben und Erzählen: Transdisziplinäre Perspektiven. Einleitung
Authors: Tienken Susanne , Becker Christine , Merkel Caroline
Published: November 2022

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Joaninha ou l'avatar portugais d'Herculine Barbin
Authors: Curopos Fernando
Published: November 2022

Avec l’abolition de l’Inquisition (1821) et la montée du libéralisme, le Portugal du début du XIXe siècle voit surgir une production de littérature licencieuse. Si les best-sellers du genre sont avant tout des traductions, les écrivains du cru commencent à imiter la littérature libertine française, notamment les ouvrages mettant en scène la débauche au couvent et les amours lesbiennes. Arsénio de Chatenay sera l’un d’eux avec son Os Jogos Lésbios ou os Amores de Joaninha (1877). Néanmoins, son roman préfigure davantage la littérature décadente puisqu’il choisit pour héroïne un(e) hermaphrodite élevée dans un couvent, l’avatar portugais et queer d’Herculine Barbin.
Die (Un)möglichkeit des Seins in Sally Perels Autobiografie Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon
Authors: Tekin Habib
Published: November 2022

Sally Perel is a German-Jewish author and Holocaust survivor. During WW2, he tried to protect himself by camouflaging as an ‘Arian’ member of the Hitler Youth, thereby leading a double life as a perpetrator and victim in one person. In Perel, these two identities got along like fire and water and were still present in the same body.
This article explores Perel’s autobiography entitled Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon, focusing on the representation of life experiences and the depiction of National Socialist mechanisms through the eyes of a contemporary witness. Based on theories by Theodor W. Adorno, this study analyzes Perel’s text as an example of the resistance against forgetting and the conscious memorization of atrocities.
Thus, Perel’s text is regarded against the backdrop of Adorno's theories, such as Erziehung zur Entbarbarisierung, Erziehung zur Mündigkeit, Erziehung nach Auschwitz and Aufarbeitung der Vergangenheit. Subsequently, it is investigated with focus on the (im)possibility of existence. In other words, Perel’s opposing life as a member of the Hitler Youth and a Jew but also his identification with those ethnicities are illustrated in the given paper.
Noun phrase in Nigerian Pidgin English
Authors: Akinlotan Mayowa
Published: November 2022

Works showing the extent to which structural complexity characterizes syntactic structures in contemporary Nigerian Pidgin English are underrepresented in the main literature. For instance no works have shown the extent to which noun phrase (NP), an important syntactic measure of variability and complexity, exhibits variability and complexity, and the extent to which pattern found converges with /diverges from similar linguistic varieties. The present study provides the basic corpus-driven contemporary nature of simple-complex NP structures in NPE, including how factors such as syntactic function and weight explain context where we might find simple or complex NPs. Our results, though tentative, show that NPs in NPE exhibit considerable complexity, which is against simplification hypothesis exemplified in standard Nigerian English.
EFEKTIVITAS EKSTRAK DAUN SERAI (Cymbopogon citratus) UNTUK PENGENDALIAN SERANGAN WERENG HIJAU PADA TANAMAN TERUNG
Authors: Sari Kiky Nurfitri , Prawanto Andika , Rasyid Marzuki , Wildayana Meiyin , Syahrin Akbar
Published: November 2022

Green leafhopper is one of the important pests found in eggplant cultivation, especially in the Solanaceae family. To control the attack of green leafhoppers, in general, farmers will spray pesticides. This activity is an activity that aims to determine the effectiveness of lemongrass leaf extract for controlling green leafhopper attacks on eggplant plants tested. This activity was carried out at the Experimental Field of the Horticultural Crop Cultivation Study Program, Rejang Lebong State Community Academy. This activity was carried out from February to March 2022. In its implementation, this activity used an experimental design with a single Completely Randomized Design where each treatment was P0 (without spraying lemongrass leaf extract), P1 (Spraying Lemongrass Leaf Extract with a Concentration of 100 ml/ L), and P2 (Spraying Lemongrass Leaf Extract with a Concentration of 250 ml/L). the results of observations made it was known that there was a decrease in the population of green leafhoppers on plants after spraying treatment with lemongrass leaf extract. Although the analysis did not show a significantly different effect.
Intra-Organisational Trust and Home Care Services: A Study of the Process of Implementing Trust Based Practices in Municipal Eldercare in Sweden
Authors: Elmersjö Magdalena , Sundin Elisabeth
Published: November 2022

This article contributes to the discussion concerning intra-organisational trust in home care services. The article is based on a study of organisational change and the implementation process for trust-based management in a Swedish municipality. Collection of material involved several organisational levels in the municipality’s home care service and consists of individual interviews, group interviews, observations and a document review. The results show that the municipality has addressed common problems in home care services in Sweden, resolving them with specific solutions that are unique to the municipality. Quality assurance is performed by allowing frontline employees to fully utilise their competences. Management, first line management in particular, is characterised by checks instead of controls. This is in line with the idea of intra-organisational trust and is achieved by building trust between employees with different levels of education and occupations in the organisation. This form of intra- organisational trust is labelled inter-occupational trust. The process of implementing trust-based practices in the municipality is characterised by three quality dimensions: continuity, flexibility and time allocation. These dimensions are central aspects of the arguments for a user’s perspective on collaboration. An important prerequisite in the municipality studied was that organisational change was followed up with adequate resources in the form of working hours, working conditions, education and training.
Reflection on: “Democratic Values in Evaluation Systems – A Circle That Can Be Squared?”
Authors: Bergström Maria
Published: November 2022

I am a senior analyst at the Swedish Research Council and have more than 20 years' experience in the field of evaluation from positions at different Swedish government agencies. I have also been a politician at municipal and regional level for 5 years. In my reflection on the article "Democratic values in evaluation systems – a circle that can be squared?", I will focus on the model for systematic quality work that is described in the article, the similarities with other concepts for implementing evaluation systems, and the challenges of limiting the scope of the evaluations to be defined within the system.
Evaluating the Democratic Quality of Local Democratic Practices – Sampling Seven Frameworks
Authors: Löfgren Karl , Agger Annika
Published: November 2022

There has been an upsurge in more participatory, interactive and citizen-oriented governance practices all around the world since the 1990s. What they all have in common is an emphasis on mobilising citizens and stakeholders affected, strengthening local communities, ensuring efficient planning solutions, and securing enhanced legitimacy for existing governing institutions. Conversely, we have witnessed a growing interest in designing frameworks for evaluating the democratic quality of these innovations, asking questions such as the extent to which they actually are enhancing the quality of democracy? This article juxtaposes seven recent evaluative frameworks developed by academics, which address the question of the democratic quality of these new democratic innovations. The article concludes that there are many overlaps between the different frameworks in terms of criteria with a mix of traditional and more participatory democratic norms at play. Furthermore, it also concludes these evaluative practices in many ways reflect the managerial search for accountability mechanisms in the public sector.
Exit Spirals in Hospital Clinics: Conceptualizing Turnover Contagion Among Nursing Staff
Authors: Selberg Rebecca , Mulinari Paula
Published: November 2022

This article introduces the concept of the exit spiral to conceptualize processes in which poorly functioning hospital clinics or wards enter a phase of decline due to widespread dissatisfaction among staff, prompting turnover contagion. In describing and analyzing cases amassed during observations and interviews, the article provides tools to identify, analyze and halt exit spirals. Once a hospital ward finds itself in an exit spiral, employees experience increased workloads, loss of control and discontent. Managers may react with increased rigidity. Instability, discontinuity, and insufficient knowledge transfer are processes sparked by exit spirals. The article suggests that exit spirals can be halted if management recognizes the depth of organizational decline and directs resources to resolve it. This requires further analysis, stimulation of employee voice, innovation, and flexibility.
Reaching Into the Dark Side of Organisations: The Banality and Emergence of Administrative Evil in the Light of Two Case Examples
Authors: Virtanen Petri , Lehtonen Tommi , Raisio Harri
Published: November 2022

This article uses the tools and distinctions derived from a twofold analysis to develop and refine the perception of administrative evil. First, the general problem of evil is discussed and nuanced, and second, two case examples from the Finnish context are examined and explained – the notion of so-called old boys’ networks and the case of unethical behaviour in a psychiatric hospital. The article defines administrative evil as actions by civil servants and government employees when they do what they are expected to do to fulfil their organisational roles and responsibilities without considering or recognising that they are engaging in or contributing to evil. Based on a conceptual analysis, the article suggests that administrative evil is a middle form between moral and natural evil. This view yields a solid basis for further analysis in which the concept of the banality of evil – as introduced by Hannah Arendt – provides valuable insights. The article is based upon the conviction that the concept of administrative evil offers explanatory power to understand and describe why and how people behave badly and even unethically in organisational contexts. In doing so, the article connects the concept of administrative evil to organisational studies and links the concept with the distinction between types of evil. The paper concludes that a major problem in theorising administrative evil is that the concept (as advanced by Adams and Balfour) has remained isolated and is not an organic part of modern organisation theory.
Balancing Tight Budget Control and Quality Within Social Services in a Danish Municipality
Authors: Bukh Per Nikolaj , Svanholt Anne Kristine
Published: November 2022

This paper examines how managers in a Danish municipality balance tight budgetary control with flexibility when providing quality services. Using the levers of control framework as an analytical lens, the study shows how managers tackle complexities and uncertainties using accounting information and interactive control processes. Furthermore, it demonstrates how control processes enable professional judgments while simultaneously achieving tight budgetary control. While previous research within social services has often emphasised resistance to accounting information, this study shows how interactive control systems facilitate innovation and achieve tight budgetary control.
MYC and TP53 Alterations but Not MAPK Pathway Mutations Are Common Oncogenic Mechanisms in Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcomas
Authors: Frigola Gerard , Bühler Marco , Marginet Marta , Enjuanes Anna , Nadeu Ferran , Papaleo Natalia , Salido Marta , Haralambieva Eugenia , Alamo José , Garcia-Bragado Federico , Álvarez Ramiro , Ramos Rafael , Aldecoa Iban , Campo Elías , Colomo Lluis , Balagué Olga
Published: November 2022

Context.—

Despite their stromal origin, follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) share many functions with hematopoietic system cells. FDC neoplasms are currently classified by the World Health Organization along with those of a histiocytic nature. However, the molecular alterations driving oncogenesis in FDC sarcomas (FDCSs) are beginning to be unveiled and do not seem to concur with those described in histiocytic neoplasms, namely MAPK pathway activation.

Objective.—

To identify molecular alterations driving tumorigenesis in FDCS.

Design.—

We investigated the role of MYC and TP53 in FDC-derived tumor oncogenesis and assessed comprehensively the status of the MAPK pathway in 16 FDCSs, 6 inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT)–like FDCSs, and 8 IPTs.

Results.—

MYC structural alterations (both amplifications and rearrangements) were identified in 5 of 14 FDCSs (35.7%), all associated with MYC overexpression. TP53 mutations were identified in 4 of 14 FDCSs (28.6%), all of which displayed intense and diffuse p53 expression. None of these alterations were identified in any IPT-like FDCSs or in IPT cases. No MAPK pathway gene alterations were identified in any of the cases studied.

Conclusions.—

The presence of MYC and TP53 alterations and the lack of association with Epstein-Barr virus segregate classical FDCS from IPT-like FDCS, pointing at different oncogenic mechanisms in both entities. Our results suggest a possible oncogenic role of MYC and TP53 alterations in FDCS. The absence of MAPK pathway alterations confirms the lack of a significant role of this pathway in the oncogenesis of FDC-derived neoplasms.
An analysis of modelling the ecological importance of modern agricultural landscaping
Authors: Shao Xinran
Published: November 2022

Landscape is an important part of urban ecosystem, and the assessment of landscape ecological importance is important to guide landscape design. The current ecological importance analysis mainly uses the comprehensive index relationship quantification to abstract the corresponding mathematical model, and the sample data interferes with the analysis results. To address the above-mentioned shortcomings, the ecological importance modeling analysis of modern urban landscape design is studied. Based on the calculation of modern urban landscape pattern index, the ecological importance index system of landscape design is established. Using the combination of hierarchical analysis and GIS technology, the index parameters are determined. Using metacellular automata, the ecological importance analysis model was constructed. The results of the case verification show that the constructed analysis model can demonstrate the changes of ecological importance of landscape design more accurately and effectively guide the landscape design.
Design of healthcare industry product appearance
Authors: Li Fei
Published: November 2022

This paper investigates the effect of the design of healthcare industrial products on their appearance. Based on a proposed artificial intelligence algorithm, Industrial Product Design (IPD) enhances or minimizes its form to be attractive to human beings. This paper applies the algorithm to six industrial product types by using an analytical model called “The Dynamic Processes Model” (DPM), developed from a Hybrid Artificial Intelligence System. The results from this study point out that IPD does not have any significant impact on the physical attractiveness of these products; however, it affects their perceived attractiveness and can increase their appeal rating in certain cases. A three-dimensional Otsu threshold segmentation method based on BAS-CS is proposed. Aiming at the problem that the segmentation results of the traditional two-dimensional Otsu threshold segmentation method and the three-dimensional Otsu threshold segmentation method are susceptible to noise, the gray morphology and the three-dimensional Otsu threshold segmentation method are combined to form a three-dimensional gray Otsu model. The three-dimensional gray Otsu model is used to design the fitness function of the BAS-CS algorithm, and the BAS-CS algorithm is used to optimize the fitness function, and the specific implementation scheme and flowchart are given. Experiments verify the effectiveness, high efficiency, noise resistance and versatility of the proposed algorithm.
Serbian court balls in the 19th century and amalgam of the traditional and European culture
Authors: Filipović Milica , Popović Jasna
Published: November 2022

Court balls, organized in Serbia in the 19th century at princely and royal courts, modeled on European ones, were labeled for a certain class of society, which gave these social events a festive note and a certain reputation. By coming to the balls, people had already integrated into the highest cultural ranks and by adopting new elements of behavior they significantly differed from other categories of residents. Therefore, balls of the highest rank were important social events because participation in them proved membership in that circle and superiority over others in every respect. However, although the European cultural pattern dominated the balls, elements of traditional, national culture also appeared in it, in accordance with the general circumstances.
La literatura y su relación con otras disciplinas científicas vista a través de las revistas científicas
Authors: Osca-Lluch Julia , Haba-Osca Julia
Published: November 2022

Among the scientific methodologies used to measure the Science, the Social Network Analysis (SNA) is considered a very useful means to assess the quality of the networks established by the Science. The SNA offers the possibility of simulating the relationships established by different factors, such as the scientific collaboration, the analysis of subjects, or the relationships of scientific journals. The Arts & Humanities Citation Reports (A&HCI) and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) databases of the Web of Science (WoS) have been selected as sources of information. From these databases, we analyze the behavior presented by the 550 journals classified in the different thematic categories of literature. It is proven that the current interdisciplinarity in literature results from collaboration with 11 other scientific branches, among which linguistics and history stand out.

Entre las diversas metodologías científicas para medida de la ciencia, el Análisis de Redes Sociales (ARS) se perfila como un instrumento muy útil para evaluar la calidad de las redes que se pueden establecer desde la ciencia. El ARS permite la simulación de las relaciones que se establecen entre diversos elementos, tal y como pueden ser la colaboración científica, el análisis de materias o las relaciones entre revistas científicas. Se han seleccionado para este trabajo como fuentes de información las bases de datos Arts & Humanities Citation Reports (A&HCI) y Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) de la Web of Science (WoS). Desde estas bases de datos, se analiza el comportamiento presentado por las 550 revistas clasificadas en las diferentes categorías temáticas de literatura. Se comprueba que la interdisciplinariedad actual en literatura resulta de la colaboración con otras 11 ramas científicas, entre las que destacan la lingüística y la historia.
Common demanding conditions among professional high-level military and sport leaders: a cross-contextual qualitative reflexive thematic analysis
Authors: Bencker Andreas , Fors Brandebo Maria , Ivarsson Andreas , Johnson Urban
Published: November 2022

Military and sport have attracted increased research interest separately as two distinctly demanding performance- and leadership-driven contexts. However, cross-contextual psychological research in leadership is lacking. Such research has potential to expose unique cross-fertilising insights into resemblances in leadership challenges among military and sport leaders, transferable to a broader range of contexts. Thus, the current study simultaneously explored high-level military and sport leaders’ real-life experiences of similarities in demanding conditions and their psychological manifestations. Sixteen participants - eight Swedish high-level military leaders and eight Swedish high-level sport leaders, participated in the study. Using a qualitative inductive cross-contextual design enabled in-depth knowledge and transferability. A reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) of sixteen interview transcripts generated four common themes of demanding conditions: (1) Developing organisations: Leading under an extensive workload and responsibility, (2) Managing destructive superiors and subordinates: Standing up for oneself, (3) Taking care of the minds and moods of others: Leading deliberated difficult conversations, and (4) Periods of extreme concentration: Leading critical coordination, decisions, and timing. The findings tie high-level military and sports leaders together into a high-stress and high-stakes leader role invoked to manoeuvre a complex buildup of demanding conditions. Implications are presented.
Keywords: High-level leaders, military, sport, demanding conditions.
Diabetes in the public healthcare sector of four South African provinces: A comparative analysis
Authors: Sahadew N , Pillay S , Singaram VS
Published: November 2022

Background. The growing burden of diabetes has long been under the radar in developing countries such as South Africa (SA). In recent years, there has been an unprecedented and exponential increase in recorded and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) cases. Unreliable data collection, overburdened health systems and poor infrastructure have all proved to be barriers to achieving optimum disease management. The District Health Information System (DHIS) serves as the data collection tool for the SA public healthcare sector. It is used in all nine SA provinces to gather data without individual patient identifiers. Objective. To analyse and compare the DM data collected by the DHIS in the Western Cape (WC), Eastern Cape (EC), KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng provinces of SA. Methods. An audit of diabetes-related data from the DHIS for 2016 was conducted. The data were then analysed using Excel. Time-series and cross-sectional analyses were made possible using pivot tables. Graphics were designed using Thinkcell software. Results. Of the four provinces surveyed, Gauteng recorded the highest incidence of DM, 67% higher than the reported global DM incidence estimate, while the WC had the lowest incidence. A similar pattern was also noted regarding the incidence of DM in people aged <18 years, with Gauteng having the highest and WC the lowest prevalence results. When comparing the number of DM-related consultations conducted in each province, the metropolitan districts were highlighted as hotspots of activity for DM care. This study found a moderate inversely proportional relationship between the incidence of DM in all provinces and education deprivation (p<0.05). Among the provinces that collected data on screening (excluding EC), KZN recorded the highest number of diabetic screenings. Conclusion. Metropolitan areas were highlighted as areas to be targeted, further reinforcing the current connection observed between urbanisation and DM in SA. The presence and recording of screening efforts is an excellent step in the right direction for the SA public healthcare sector and the DHIS. With improved interprovincial co-ordination regarding standardisation of the criteria and specifications of data collection fields, and enhanced training for data officers and primary collection agents, good quality and rich data is a very close possibility.
Incidence and follow-up of persistent lung perfusion abnormalities as a result of suspected air trapping or microthrombosis in non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients during the early half of the pandemic – experience in a tertiary institution in South Afr
Authors: Evbuomwan O , Endres W , Tebieia T , Engelbrecht G
Published: November 2022

Background. Available clinical data have revealed that COVID-19 is associated with a risk of pulmonary microthrombosis and small airway disease, especially in patients with severe disease. These patients present with persistent pulmonary symptoms after recovery, with ventilation and perfusion abnormalities present on several imaging modalities. Few data are available on the occurrence of this complication in patients who earlier presented with a milder form of COVID-19, and their long-term follow-up.Objective. To assess the incidence of persistent lung perfusion abnormalities as a result of suspected air trapping or microthrombosis in non-hospitalised patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The long-term follow-up of these patients will also be investigated.Methods. This was a retrospective study conducted at the nuclear medicine department of Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein. We reviewed the studies of 78 non-hospitalised patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection referred to our department from July 2020 to June 2021 for a perfusion-only single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) study or a ventilation perfusion (VQ) SPECT/CT study. All 78 patients were suspected of having pulmonary embolism, and had raised D-dimer levels, with persistent, worsening or new onset of cardiopulmonary symptoms after the diagnosis of COVID-19. Results. Seventy-eight patients were studied. The median (interquartile range) age was 45 (41 - 58) years and the majority (88.5%) were females. Twenty-two (28.2%) of these patients had matching VQ defects with mosaic attenuation on CT. All 9 of the patients who had follow-up studies had abnormalities that persisted, even after 1 year.Conclusion. We confirm that persistent ventilation and perfusion abnormalities suspicious of small airway disease and pulmonary microthrombosis can occur in non-hospitalised patients diagnosed with a milder form of COVID-19. Our study also shows that these complications remain present even 1 year after the initial diagnosis of COVID-19.
Scholarly publishing in Ukraine since February 24, 2022
Authors: Ostapenko Liudmyla
Published: November 2022

On February 24, 2022, the life of Ukrainians and the world was divided into "BEFORE" and "AFTER" the beginning of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, changing everything, including the scientific field.

The poster shows the challenges Ukrainian publishers faced during the war, using the example of Business Perspectives, a company that publishes 13 academic journals based in the city of Sumy, in eastern Ukraine.

Data are given on the occupation and destruction of educational institutions in the country, which led to the departure abroad or internal displacement of many researchers.

The support of Ukrainian colleagues from the world publishing community is emphasized.
The biological function of m6A methyltransferase KIAA1429 and its role in human disease
Authors: Zhang Xiaoyu , Li Meng jiao , Xia Lei , Zhang Hairong
Published: November 2022

KIAA1429 is a major m6A methyltransferase, which plays important biological and pharmacological roles in both human cancer or non-cancer diseases. KIAA1429 produce a tumorigenic role in various cancers through regulating DAPK3, ID2, GATA3, SMC1A, CDK1, SIRT1 and other targets, promoting cell proliferation, migration, invasion, metastasis and tumor growth . At the same time, KIAA1429 is also effective in non-tumor diseases, such as reproductive system and cardiovascular system diseases. The potential regulatory mechanism of KIAA1429 dependent on m6A modification is related to mRNA, lncRNA, circRNA and miRNAs. In this review, we summarized the current evidence on KIAA1429 in various human cancers or non-cancer diseases and its potential as a prognostic target.
Improvement of Smoke Detector Sensitivity Test Standards
Authors: Jung Su-Bin , Hwang Euy-Hong , Choi Han-Bit , Choi Don-Mook
Published: November 2022

This study was conducted to determine methods for improving sensitivity standards for smoke detectors. The smoke detection theory was theoretically reviewed, and local and international indoor air quality and sensitivity test standards were compared and analyzed. The results showed that the uniformity of the specimen, nonreflection of spatial characteristics, differences in experimental methods, and simple test conditions were limitations for local sensitivity test standards. Small-scale sensitivity tests performed according to Korean standards and Go/No-go tests (actual-scale sensitivity test) according to UL268 were conducted to improve the limitations of the Korean sensitivity test standards. The analysis results showed that carbon monoxide and particulate matter 10.0 could be used as factors when configuring test conditions. The equation between obscuration and selected factors was derived. The enactment of standards related to actual-scale sensitivity tests in Korea and the revision of test conditions by applying the equation of selected factors were proposed to improve sensitivity tests.
Study on the Improvement of Fire-Fighting Tactics for the Stable Supply of Fire Extinguishing Water
Authors: Jang Gyeong-Nam , An Tae-Hoi , Park Woo-Jin , Baek Eun-Sun
Published: November 2022

The connected water pipe facility is an important fire extinguishing facility for supplying fire water to firefighters on the fire floor. However, there are cases where fire water is not supplied quickly, which is also caused by the inability to find the connection water pipe inlet owing to unclear regulations on the installation location of the connection water pipe facility fire safety standards. If the connected water pipe facility is not found, fire-fighting tactics involving ropes are used, which takes a lot of time. To improve this problem, we confirmed experimentally that fire extinguishing water can be quickly and stably delivered to fire suppression personnel using a water outlet (40 A) installed in an indoor fire extinguishing tank on the first floor of an apartment. Through the experimental results, the Fire Safety Standards (NFSC 502) for Connected Water Pipeline Facilities (NFSC 502) proposed a plan to improve the fire safety standards (new) that require installation of water outlets (65 A, rotating) in the indoor firebox on the first floor of the apartment. If the revised fire safety standards are applied to the new building, firefighters who arrive at the site can quickly and stably supply fire water through the connecting water pipe connection port (65 A, rotary type) installed in the indoor fire extinguishing tank.
Association of Bleeding Patterns with Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Patil Ashwini , Shiragur Shobha Shivanand , Gobbur Vijayalaxmi , Mudanur Subhashchandra , Bidri Shailaja , Yaliwal Rajashri , Gudadinni Muttappa Ravasaheb
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Excessive menstruation outside the normal parameters is one of the most common manifestations of hypothyroidism affecting the females. Thyroid disorders, such as hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are associated with late onset puberty, anovulatory cycles and abnormally high incidence of foetal morbidity and mortality. Aim: To study the association of bleeding pattern with thyroid dysfunction among patients with abnormal uterine bleeding. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Shri BM Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India, from October 2012 to June 2014, among 140 female with a provisional diagnosis of abnormal uterine bleeding were subjected to testing for serum Triiodothyronine (T3), Thyroxine (T4), Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) antibodies estimation in their serum. Data was analysed using Chi-square test and the p-value<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Total of 140 patients, with maximum number of patients in the study belonged to the age group 31-40 years (57,40.71%) and 46 (32.8%) patients were para 2. Among different bleeding patterns observed, most common was menorrhagia 62 (44.28%). The prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism was 10 (7.14%), there were five hypothyroid cases (3.5%), and two hyperthyroid cases (1.4%) among 140 cases. The total thyroid disorders associated were 17 (12.14%). Conclusion: In this study association of thyroid dysfunction with AUB has been noted. With early diagnosis of thyroid disorders in AUB patients followed by appropriate treatment, the menstrual irregularities can be resolved and major surgical procedures can be avoided.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Medical Management of Glaucoma: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital at Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Gupta Priyanka , Vats Vatsala , Kakkar Ashish , Dhawan Aeshvarya , Shakeel Tarannum , Jain Monika
Published: November 2022

Introduction: Glaucoma is most common cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Hence, awareness about the disease, importance of drugs effect and its side-effects and accurate method of eye drop instillation is very crucial. Aim: To assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) at the medication, doctor and patient level in clinical practice. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire based study conducted at Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, for duration of two years from July 2020 to June 2022. It included 290 patients diagnosed with glaucoma. They were asked to demonstrate method of instillation of eye drop to assess correct method and to cover a few aspects of questionnaire regarding medication instillation. The statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 21.0. The p-value was determined for questions in the questionnaire using Chi-square test. The p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: About 88 (30.34%) patients were educated about the nature and progression of glaucoma. Punctal occlusion was explained to 40 (13.79%) patients and assisted instillation to 25 (8.62%) patients. Approximately 62 (70.45%) patients were educated about their disease. About 244 (84.14%) patients noticed that their ophthalmologist clinic had a television in Outpatient Department (OPD). Family screening was advised in only 67 (23.1%) of the patients. Only 53 (18.28%) patients were emphasised on strict control of associated systemic illness. Conclusion: Proper patient education about glaucoma and treatment by healthcare provider plays a crucial role. Most of the patients were not educated about method of instillation of drops. Correct instillation of drops was crucial to achieve target Intra Ocular Pressure (IOP), minimising side-effects and reducing the cost of treatment. Family screening and control of associated systemic conditions were often missed by majority of ophthalmologists however, it is important to keep in mind.
The Impact of Pumpkin Seed Extracts on the Histology of the Hypothalamus and Testosterone Level of Alloxan Induced Diabetic Male Rats
Authors: Andrew Udi Onoriode , Godswill Okoro Ogheneyebrorue , Ogagayere Lucky Omamuzo , Efe Ahama Endurance , Mamerhi Enaohwo Taniyowho , Onoriode Igben Vincent-Junior , Ebeye Chris-Ozokor LiLian , Oreva Ogba Grace
Published: November 2022

Objective: Epidemiologic studies and randomized clinical trials demonstrate that type 2 diabetes can be substantially avoided by making dietary and lifestyle changes rather than relying heavily on medications. This study evaluates the ameliorating effect(s) of Telfairia occidentalis seed administration on the histology of the Hypothalamus and testosterone level in normal and Alloxan-induced diabetes in Wistar rats.

Methods: Twenty male Wistar rats, weighing between 120-180 g, were divided into five groups of 4 rats each. Groups 1 and 2 representing Normal Control (NC) and Diabetic Control (DC) received only feed and water. Group 3 normal rats received 300 mg/kg Telfairia occidentalis seed extract; groups 4 and 5 received 50 mg/kg of Metformin and 300 mg/kg of Telfairia occidentalis seed extract respectively.

Results: The result revealed that the administration of Telfairia occidentalis seed extract moderately increased the body weight (16.76±1.75%) significantly at (P<0.05) when compared to normal control (14.06±2.93%) and diabetes significant decrease (-27.68±1.92%) body weight when compared to metformin-treated (-6.11±1.85%) and extract (-5.33±2.18%). The levels of FBG with the extract (60.70±4.88%) and metformin (61.24±6.19%) significantly decreased at (p<0.05) when compared to diabetic control (-64.78±12.51%).The FSH and LH level significantly increased at (p<0.05). Histological changes were also seen in animals of the treated groups.

Conclusion: It is evident that Telfairia occidentalis seed extract contains anti-hyperglycemic agents capable of lowering blood glucose levels.
Assessment of the Potential of Non-timber Forest Products in Livelihoods’ Sustenance of the Flood Proximate Communities of the Indus Basin, Pakistan
Authors: Zubair Muhammad , Karim Mahnoor , Hussain Syed Bilal
Published: November 2022

Flood-proximate communities are the most affected from the destructions caused by floods occurring almost every year in Pakistan. The people in these areas, due to frequent natural calamities, usually have poor economic conditions. These communities mainly rely on conventional income-generating strategies i.e. agriculture, fishing, daily wages etc. But due to natural disasters, these methods end up yielding the least profit, thus different means of income-inducing strategies are needed to explore for the community’s sustainable growth. The current study focuses on the potential of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the region of D I Khan in supporting the livelihoods of the inhabitants. The research utilized a mixed method approach (blend of quantitative and qualitative) through a semi-structured questionnaire aiming to assess the livelihood sustenance of flood proximate communities through NTFPs. A total of 150 respondents were randomly selected from 05 administration units, tehsils. The results revealed that communities in non-flooded areas (NF) used collecting NTFPs mostly for construction material whereas those in flooded areas (F) used it for construction as well as utensil making (F:41 %; NF: 39%; P<0.05; c2: 0.812). Both groups were involved in harvesting and using shrubs such as S. munja, T. latifolia, N. ritchiana, S. sesban and T. dioca and trees such as E. camadulensis, V. nilotica, and D. sissoo for firewood and cottage industry. Both groups were significantly different in meeting their livelihood needs such as their income source and meeting household expenses efficiently (F: 48%; NF: 100 %; P<0.01; c2: 12.03). The present study concludes that the NTFPs sector in flood-proximate areas has been neglected as a profitable income strategy for sustainable livelihood of the poor in this region.
Socio-cultural and Economic Challenges Confronting Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in Kilolo District, Tanzania
Authors: Mfilinge Kaizer C.
Published: November 2022

The well-being of children with physical disabilities is highly dependent on the absence or reduction of the caregiving burden on caregivers. This study aimed to investigate the social, cultural, and economic challenges facing caregivers in the provision of social well-being to children with Physical Disabilities supported by MAWAKI organization in Kilolo District, Iringa region, Tanzania. The study adopted a case study design where interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were used to collect information from the caregivers of children with physical disabilities, MAWAKI organization staff, and Village Executive Officers (VEOs). The thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative information collected from the respondents. From the study findings, it is concluded that the social challenges facing the caregivers of children with physical disabilities include inadequate availability of social programs, marriage conflicts, and poor family relationships. The cultural challenges identified by the study to affect caregivers of children with disabilities were community negative attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs towards children with disabilities. On the other hand, the existence of poor financial support, and the high cost of health and transport services were concluded as the economic challenges facing caregivers of children with physical disabilities. Therefore, the study recommended that caregivers needed to be provided with affordable social and economic support services together with the existence of effective implementation of government policies and laws related to disabled people in Tanzania.
Determination of Horizon, Its Boundary and Depth in the Soil Profiles of North Western Himalayas
Authors: Bashir Owais , Bangroo Shabir Ahmad , Naikoo Nasir Bashir , Mir Aamir Hassan , Kumar Sandeep , Rasool Rehana , Abdullah Hafsa , Mir Lareb , Reshi Omer
Published: November 2022

The scientific study of the soil started almost 70-80 years ago with two school of thoughts, one worked in the lab and others in field. The main aim of the researchers studying in the field was to determine the profiles of soil along with its horizons so as to extent the knowledge on physical, chemical and biological properties. The distinctness of soil with depth means that soil has unique profile. All the soils in the world has some specific depth functions. The change of soil color or soil texture in a soil profile can be considered a good indicator of the soil formation and process and has been used as a proxy for degree of development or soil age. Uniform, gradational and rapidly changing soil textures are examples of soil profile forms used for soil classification. In the current study we studied twelve profiles having four different land uses and observed several horizons having various boundaries. The upper horizons were having diffused and wavy boundaries than the lower horizons. There was seen a clear relationship between the horizons and the various land uses. The study is very important as the soils in Himalayas are not very well developed and are prone to erosion. The study will help researchers and policy makers.