bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Non-linear analysis of one-way concrete slabs with carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer strips
Authors: Kaya Nalan , Anil Özgür
Published: August 2021

Finite-element (FE) models of one-way spanning reinforced concrete slabs strengthened with carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips were constructed and analysed. The slabs, which had different-sized openings at different locations, were tested by the authors in a previous study. During the FE analysis, the effective failure modes were taken into account and the behaviour of the concrete–CFRP strip interface was modelled using a non-linear cohesive zone material model. The results of the FE analysis and experimental data were compared in terms of the ultimate load capacities of the slabs, load–displacement graphs, stress distributions and failure modes. The modelled results were found to be consistent with the experimental findings. The yield and ultimate shear force capacities, the yield and ultimate displacements and the yield stiffness of the slabs were calculated with average errors of 11.4%, 6.3%, 27.1%, 13.8% and 24.2%, respectively. After verification of the FE model, analyses of four additional slabs, not previously experimentally tested, were performed. An equation between the ultimate load capacity of a slab and opening size was developed based on the modelling results.
Fire resistance of bi-directionally prestressed concrete under extreme fire loading
Authors: Choi Ji-Hun , Yang Dal-Hun , Choi Seung-Jai , Yi Seong-Tae , Kim Jang-Ho Jay
Published: August 2021

Infrastructures such as prestressed concrete containment vessels (PCCVs) and liquid gas storage tanks are constructed as bi-directional prestressed concrete (PSC) structures to ensure outstanding leak-tight storage and shielding performance. However, PSC structures exhibit severe vulnerability to high-temperature fire due to the high-strength concrete used and the application of prestressing (PS) stresses to increase the strength of the structures. The PCCV of a 1400 MW advanced power reactor was selected as the target for study. A scaled-down model of the PCCV outer wall was fabricated and tested to determine its resistance to a standard fire-loading scenario. Furthermore, different PS forces were applied to the specimens to evaluate the effect of concrete confinement on the fire resistance. Test data of temperature distribution, PS force loss and residual strength capacity were obtained. The experimental data were used for calibration of a commercial finite-element simulation program (Midas FEA) for structural fire analysis of real-scale concrete structure and infrastructure. The simulation and test results showed significant similarity and the result trends were accurate.
Risk-targeted seismic design of reinforced concrete moment-resisting-frame buildings
Authors: Khademi Morteza , Mansoori Mohammadreza , Hosseini Mirhamid
Published: August 2021

The seismic design of new structures in Iran is currently based on earthquake hazard maps for a fixed return period of 475 years. However, this can lead to an unequal level of risk due to uncertainty in collapse capacity and differences in hazard curves in different locations. In the work reported in this paper, a risk-targeted approach was used to determine the peak ground acceleration (PGA) for designing reinforced concrete moment-resisting-frame (RC MRF) buildings in four important port cities in southern Iran. The three main parameters considered for determining risk-targeted PGA were the structural fragility curve, the seismic hazard curve and the target annual collapse probability. Nine RC MRF buildings with different geometrical characteristics were evaluated and their fragility curves were extracted. Then, using a risk integral, the annual collapse probability and PGA of the frames were obtained for the studied cities. Comparison of the results showed that an approach proposed in the literature for Europe is in accordance with the results of the approach proposed in this paper.
Numerical study of reliability index of structure rehabilitated with steel shear wall
Authors: Maddahi Mahdiye , Gerami Mohsen , Naderpour Hosein
Published: August 2021

Uncertainties in seismic demand and structural capacity create conservatism in the acceptance criteria of structural performance levels. This conservatism can be reduced and designs optimised by considering and reducing uncertainties. In seismic rehabilitation, a secondary system added to an existing structure has probabilistic parameters that can lead to changes in existing uncertainties. In this work, a steel moment frame was rehabilitated with a steel shear wall (SSW). Structural uncertainties were investigated by considering probabilistic variables of the force–deformation relationship of the SSW. The results showed that structural uncertainty increased the total uncertainty by 2.0–9.3%. Previous studies that have not considered structural uncertainty due to the force–deformation relationship and may not provide results with appropriate conservatism. As a result, the dispersion of the total uncertainties of a structure rehabilitated with a SSW is close to the dispersion value of a moment frame equipped with a brace, but is more than the dispersion value of the moment frame structure. A parametric study of the reliability index was performed based on probabilistic variables. Based on the results, the structural uncertainty reduced the reliability index by 0.57–1.28%.
Simplified design approaches for panel zones in steel special moment frame buildings
Authors: Joju Jones , Goswami Rupen
Published: August 2021

Panel zones (PZs) can be proportioned to be weak, balanced or strong. Damage to steel special moment frames (SMFs) in past earthquakes has highlighted the limitations of weak PZ design, leading to its discontinuation from design practice. Balanced and strong PZ approaches remained acceptable, but the shear demand and capacity for which PZs need to be proportioned to achieve a balanced or strong PZ still remain ambiguous. In this work, three different PZ design approaches were investigated (named PZ-I, PZ-II and PZ-III) by incorporating them in seismic design of selected study buildings. The shearing behaviour of the PZs was evaluated using the results of non-linear analyses, which indicated that PZ-I, PZ-II and PZ-III led to weak, balanced and strong PZ behaviour, respectively. In particular, PZ-I design was found to lead to excessive shearing distortions in the PZ. Thus, in order to either limit or entirely eliminate inelasticity in the PZs of steel SMF buildings, it is appropriate to adopt PZ-II or PZ-III design. It is recommended that adopting the PZ-II design approach would suffice for moment frame buildings in regions of moderate seismicity.
Compressive and shear strength of cob wallettes reinforced with bamboo and steel mesh
Authors: Sangma Sangketa , Tripura Deb Dulal
Published: August 2021

In the present study, a novel experimental programme is conducted to evaluate the compression and shear behaviour of cob wallettes reinforced with bamboo and steel mesh. Three major categories of wallettes were prepared comprising at least three samples for each type for both compression and shear tests. The first category comprises four types of samples: unstabilised, unreinforced cob wallettes (USURCWs), cement-stabilised cob wallettes (CSCWs), coir-fibre-reinforced cob wallettes (CFRCWs) and straw-fibre-reinforced cob wallettes (SFRCWs). In the second and third categories, similar sample types as included in the first category were reinforced with bamboo and steel mesh, respectively. Five per cent fibres and 10% cement (by dry mass of soil) was added to the respective dry soil mixes followed by addition of 33.7% water and thorough mixing. Test results showed that the addition of fibre, cement and bamboo or steel reinforcement prevents brittle failure. Fibre-reinforced samples showed improvement in compressive and shear load capacity by about 5 to 33% and 78 to 107%, respectively, with respect to the USURCWs. Both fibre and cement stabilisation enhance the deformable property of wallettes compared to unreinforced ones. Overall, steel reinforcement exhibited higher load capacity, strength and deformability as compared to bamboo-reinforced samples and samples without bamboo or steel reinforcement. Compressive and shear strength results obtained satisfy the design requirement prescribed in the 1998 New Zealand standard NZS 4297, with the exception of USURCWs and USURCWs reinforced with bamboo mesh.
Banks as Regulated Traders
Authors: Falato Antonio , Iercosan Diana , Zikes Filip
Published: August 2021

Banks use trading as a vehicle to take risk. Using unique high-frequency regulatory data, we estimate the sensitivity of weekly bank trading profits to aggregate equity, fixed-income, credit, currency and commodity risk factors. Our estimates imply that U.S. banks had large trading exposures to equity market risk before the Volcker Rule, which they curtailed afterwards. They also have exposures to credit and currency risk. The results hold up in a quasi-natural experimental design that exploits the phased-in introduction of reporting requirements to address identification. Heterogeneity and placebo tests further corroborate the results. Counterfactual stress-test analyses quantify the financial stability implications.
Agri-environment schemes do not support Brown Hare populations due to inadequate scheme application
Authors: Ujhegyi Nikolett , Keller Norbert , Patkó László , Biró Zsolt , Tóth Bálint , Szemethy László
Published: August 2021

The goal of many agri-environment schemes (AES) is to increase biodiversity in agroecosystems. AES effects are often measured on invertebrates and birds; mammals as indicator species are infrequently targets of such researches. Our goal was to evaluate the local-scale effects of the Hungarian Agri-Environmental Measures (AEM) on the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus), which shows decreasing population trends across Europe. We compared hare abundances and their dropping numbers in AEM and control agricultural arable and grassland fields of 17 game management units in two seasons. We also examined the quality of arable fields based on their margin width and vegetation cover. We found that margin quality was higher in AEM than in the control fields. Control grasslands had higher vegetation quality than the AEM grasslands. We found a significant difference in hare counts between AEM and control arable fields in spring but no difference in autumn. The dropping densities did not differ in any season, treatment category or agroecosystem type. We conclude that the AEM program (2009-2014) in Hungary was not effective for the hare, and this might have been caused by the inadequate or weak application of AEM practices. We provide recommendations for future AEM programs to enhance biodiversity.
APPROACH DIFFERENCES OF ORTHOPEDICS AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS IN CURRENT TREATMENT PRACTICES OF ACUTE TRAUMATIC FIRST TIME ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Authors: ÖZMANEVRA Ramadan , DEMİRKIRAN Nihat Demirhan , ÇAPKIN Sercan , OZKULA Ugur , IŞIN Yağmur , KILIÇ Ali İhsan
Published: August 2021

Objective

Numerous techniques for the reduction of anterior

glenohumeral joint dislocations have been described.

However, there is no consensus on the best technique

for reducing a dislocated glenohumeral joint. This

study aimed to evaluate the approach of emergency

specialists and orthopedic surgeons in the treatment

of acute traumatic first-time anterior shoulder

dislocation.

Material and Methods

Data used in this cross-sectional study were obtained

through a web-based survey from the Turkish

Orthopedics and Traumatology Association mail group

and Emergency Medicine Physicians Association

of Turkey mail group. All orthopedic surgeons

and emergency medicine physicians who were

registered in the database received an information

mail regarding the aim of the questionnaire and a link

to the online survey form (Google Forms, Alphabet

Inc., Mountain View, CA). The survey consisted of 13

questions, which are shown with their corresponding

answer options. The current practices regarding the

management of acute traumatic first-time anterior

shoulder dislocation among orthopedic surgeons

and emergency medicine physicians in Turkey were

evaluated.

Results

A total of 152 orthopedic surgeons and 151 emergency

physicians participated in this survey. The most

common maneuvers used by emergency physicians

to reduce shoulder dislocations were the Hippocrates

technique (19.2%) and Cunningham technique

(19.2%), while orthopedic surgeons preferred the

Hippocrates technique (23.7%) and Kocher technique

(29.6%). It was found that orthopedic surgeons

preferred Kocher and Milch maneuvers more for

shoulder joint dislocation reduction compared to

emergency physicians (p < 0.001 and p = 0.005,

respectively). Both the pre- reduction and postreduction

procedures showed variability between

orthopedic surgeons and emergency physicians.

Conclusion

It would be more appropriate for the emergency

physician and orthopedic surgeons to treat a

patient with shoulder dislocation together as a team

and beneficial to establish a national guideline for

consensus.
Typographical revision and language option in the Evangelium from
Snagov, 1697
Authors: Chirilă Adina , Vieru Roxana
Published: August 2021

The new edition of the Evangelium printed in Snagov, in 1697 (E 1697) is distinguished from the previous ones by two aspects: a) structure of the text – because the accuracy of the biblical references in relation to the moments of the church year is restored and ensured, thus making the correlation between the liturgical book of ecclesiastical use and the archetype-text, the New Testament, divided into chapters; b) linguistic option of the editor, which specifically and consistently aims at the regime of verbal tenses, i.e., the change of the forms of the simple perfect of the basic edition (E 1693) into forms of compound perfect.

Typographical and linguistic differences identified between E 1697 B[ucharest], E 1697 I[ași] and E 1697 V[ienna], of the eleven copies of the book, preserved to this day, indicate the unfolding of some stages in the realization of the edition, a complex and nonlinear editorial and typographical behaviour.
Possibilities of using granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in reproductive medicine. A literature review
Authors: Nguyen Cong Tuan , Niauri Dariko A. , Tapilskaya Natalya I. , Gzgzyan Aleksandr M.
Published: August 2021

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a hematopoietic glycoprotein that promotes proliferation, differentiation and activation of myeloid lineage cells. The abundant presence of G-CSF receptors in the female reproductive system highlights its possible importance in oogenesis, ovulation, implantation, and pregnancy development. This literature review describes the main aspects of G-CSF use in reproductive medicine, such as ovulation induction in women with the luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome, the improvement of folliculogenesis, overcoming repeated implantation failures, therapy of thin endometrium and recurrent pregnancy loss.
Prognosis of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women with different somatotypes
Authors: Tomayeva Kristina G. , Gaidukov Sergey N. , Komissarova Elena N. , Kokoyev Leonid A.
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND: Anemia during pregnancy, undiagnosed and untreated promptly, is the cause of various obstetric complications: spontaneous miscarriages, premature birth, placental insufficiency, obstetric bleeding, ante- and intrapartum fetal death.
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women with different somatotypes and to develop a prognostic model for the pathology onset.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined 390 pregnant women. Somatometry was performed according to the method of R.N. Dorokhov in terms of pregnancy not exceeding 9-10 weeks. Of the examined pregnant women, 110 were of the macrosomatotype, 173 of the meso- and 107 of the microsomatotype. In a clinical blood test, the levels of hemoglobin and red blood cells were determined using well-known methods. Blood iron levels were evaluated by the colorimetric method with ferrozine using a Parma Iron Reagents Kit (Parma Diagnostics Ltd., Russia). Serum hepcidin levels were determined spectrophotometrically using ELISA methods.
RESULTS: Iron deficiency anemia was most commonly detected in pregnant women of the macro- and microsomatotype, when compared to those of the mesosomatotype (p 0.05). There was no severe anemia in the study groups. The levels of hematological parameters (serum iron and serum hepcidin) were significantly higher in the group of pregnant women with latent anemia, compared to the study group without signs of anemia (p 0.05). In the second trimester, iron deficiency anemia occurred in the group of patients with latent anemia. Using multiple regression analysis, a formula was obtained for predicting the onset of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women of different somatotypes.
CONCLUSIONS: Hematological parameters (serum iron and serum hepcidin) should be attributed to markers of iron deficiency anemia and timely predict the onset of pathology. The mathematical formula obtained allows predicting with high accuracy the onset of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women, taking into account the somatotype in the first trimester of pregnancy, and timely preventing the onset of pathology.
Possibilities for predicting prelabor rupture of membranes
Authors: Mudrov Viktor A.
Published: August 2021

Prelabor rupture of membranes occurs in 20% of all pregnancies, while in the structure of preterm labor it occurs in 40% of cases. Particular attention to prelabor rupture of membranes is primarily due to the risk of developing septic complications being increased as the duration of the anhydrous interval increases. Currently, there are no effective methods for preventing prelabor rupture of membranes. Therefore, the timeliness of prevention of fetal respiratory distress syndrome depends on the effectiveness of the prognosis of this condition. The aim of this study was to assess the possibilities for predicting prelabor rupture of membranes. This was achieved by using an analytical method including carrying out a detailed systematic analysis of modern domestic and foreign literature on predicting prelabor rupture of membranes. The study used databases such as eLIBRARY.RU, Scopus, PubMed, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library and FIPS from the creation until December 2020. An integrated approach to assessing the likelihood of prelabor rupture of membranes will allow optimizing the tactics of pregnancy and labor management, which in the future will reduce not only the incidence of maternal and perinatal morbidity, but also the frequency of operative delivery.
Varicocele and its effect on fertility
Authors: Zamyatnin Sergey A. , Gonchar Irina S. , Schmidt Andrey A.
Published: August 2021

Varicocele is recognized as one of the most common urological diseases, but its true prevalence is a matter of debate. In the present study, during a screening examination of 442 young men (mean age 21.6 years), grade I varicocele was detected in 7.2%, grade II in 42.1%, and grade III in 15.2% of men, varicocele was absent only in 35.5% of men. In 41% of cases, varicocele was diagnosed in isolation on the left side, in 36.5% of cases, bilateral varicocele was detected, and in 22.5%, varicose veins of the spermatic cord were detected on the right. Pathozoospermia was found in 47.3% of patients with grade II varicocele and 61.2% with grade III varicocele. The data obtained in the course of the study showed a significant effect of varicocele and its duration on sperm quality, in particular, on sperm morphology.
Chronobiological approach to the treatment of patients with benign prostate hyperplasia and chronic prostatitis: results of a morphological examination
Authors: Kuzmenko Andrey V. , Gyaurgiev Timur A. , Barannikov Ivan I. , Leybovich Boris E.
Published: August 2021

MATERIALS AND METHODS: 60 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and category II chronic prostatitis (NIH, 1995) were examined. The average age of the patients was 60.55.5 years. The patients were divided into two groups of 30 people each. The comparison group (GC) included patients who received standard therapy with drugs from the group of alpha-blockers and fluoroquinolones. The main group (MG) consisted of patients who received standard therapy in combination with physiotherapy sessions with the device SMART-PROST, which were carried out in the acrophase of the chronorhythm. After the end of the course of therapy all patients underwent transurethral resection of the prostate, after which a morphological and morphometric (immunohistochemical) study of the obtained material was carried out.
RESULTS: According to the results of the morphological and morphometric examination of the histological material in patients of the CG and MG, statistically significant differences were revealed in all the studied parameters, which testify to the persistence of signs of the inflammatory process in the CG, while in the MG, the severity of inflammation was significantly lower.
CONCLUSION: According to the results of the study, personalized complex therapy of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia in combination with chronic prostatitis using a combined physiotherapeutic effect of the SMART-PROST device, taking into account the individual chronobiological characteristics of patients, allows to more effectively arrest the inflammatory process in the prostate tissue, which can lead to a decrease in the number of postoperative complications. However, the last statement requires further more detailed study.
Pediatri Ünitelerinde Aile Merkezli Bakım ile Ebeveynlere Sağlanan Destek Düzeyi Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: YILMAZ Hilal , KÖKCÜ DOĞAN Aysel
Published: August 2021

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, pediatri ünitelerinde yatan çocuklara verilen aile merkezli bakım ile ebeveynlere sağlanan destek düzeyi arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Veri toplama aracı olarak “Aile Merkezli Bakım Ölçeği” ve “Ebeveyn Destek Ölçeği” kullanıldı. Araştırmanın örneklemini, İstanbul’da bulunan özel bir vakıf üniversitesi hastanesinin pediatri ünitelerine müracaat eden, üç gün ve üzeri yatış yapmış tüm çocukların araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü 155 ebeveyni oluşturdu.Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan ebeveynlerin %80’i kadındı. Araştırma kapsamında “Aile Merkezli Bakım Ölçeği” “eşleşme yüzdesi” puan ortalaması 70,1±38,9 “Hemşire Ebeveyn Destek Ölçeği” toplam puan ortalaması 84,8±15,2 bulundu. Örneklem grubunda bulunan ebeveynlerin eğitim düzeyi, çalışma durumu, çocuğunun hastanede kalış süresi ve çocuğunun yattığı ünite ile her iki ölçek arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık tespit edildi (p<0,05).Sonuç: Aile merkezli bakım uygulamaları ile ilgili hemşirelerin ebeveynlere ve çocuklara verdikleri bakımdan memnun oldukları, ebeveynlere sağlanan destek düzeyi arttıkça ebeveynlerin aile merkezli bakıma katılımının da arttığı belirlendi. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda hemşireler aile merkezli bakımda ebeveynlerin rolünü kabul etmeli ve ebeveynlere gereksinimleri doğrultusunda destek vermelidir.
Do Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predict the Hardness of Kidney Stone
Authors: KARSLI Onur , ÜSTÜNER Murat , HALAT Ahmed Ömer , ÖZCAN Levent , GOKALP Fatih , KORAŞ Ömer , VOYVODA Bekir , MEMİK Ömür
Published: August 2021

Objective: The Hounsfield unit (HU) is the most common value to assess the stone formation and a predictive factor for the management success. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the prediction of the hardness of the stone using systemic inflammatory response markers.Methods: 192 patients (61 female and 131 male) patients who underwent conventional percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) between 2015 and 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients with malignancy and history of preoperative urinary tract infection were excluded from this study. Patients’ neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and HU of the kidney Stone, which was obtained from NCCT, were recorded to data.Results: The mean age was 47.2 ± 14.11 (11-82) years. The average HU value of the patients’ stones was 1135.47 ± 362.19 (348-2096). The location of the stones was grouped as pelvis (n:64, 33.3%), single calyx (n:14, 7.2%), two calyces (n:93, 48.4%) and staghorn (n:21, 10.9%). In subgroup analysis, when divided by stone location, a negative correlation was found between the HU and N/L ratio in the single calyceal stone group, and a positive correlation was found between the HU and N/L ratio for pelvis and staghorn stones. Among these correlations, only the positive correlation between the HU and N/L ratio in the pelvic stone group was statistically significant (r=0.318, p=0.03). Assuming an arbitrary cut-off value for HU below 1000, there was no significant correlation between NLR and HU (r=0.266, p=0.171). However, HU above 1000, there was a significant positive correlation between NLR and HU (r=0.145, p=0.045).Conclusion: The findings suggest that NLR could be used as a biomarker to choose appropriate management and be helpful to anticipate the hardness of kidney stones by predicting the HU value.
The Effect of Brotizolam Induced Appetite on Serum Ghrelin Levels in Mice
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Atakan , SAĞKAN ÖZTÜRK Aliye
Published: August 2021

Objective: Appetite is affected by the metabolic profile, infections and nutritional shape in domestic animals. Regulation of appetite involves many complex physiological processes. Ghrelin is well known appetite-enhancing hormone. The appetite is also managed by the lateral hypothalamus. On the other hand, the ventromedial nucleus is most commonly associated with satiety. Brotizolam, member of the 1,4-benzodiazepines derivative, is blocking the activity of the ventromedial hypothalamus and used to increase appetite in domestic animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of brotizolam on serum ghrelin levels, enhancer appetite hormone.Methods: A total of 16 mice were equally assigned to two groups as control (0.9% NaCl, IP) and brotizolam (2 μg/kg, IP). Blood samples was collected 30 min after the administration in both groups. Serum ghrelin levels were determined by enzyme linked immunoassay.Results: There was a significance differences between control and brotizolam groups (P<0.001). The results of the study showed that the administration of brotizolam increased serum ghrelin levels.Conclusion: Brotizolam, which suppresses ventromedial hypothalamus and satiety, can activate appetite by activation of the lateral hypothalamus and increase in ghrelin levels.In addition, ghrelin may be used as an endocrine marker of appetite.
Assessment of efficacy of locking compression plate in distal femur fractures
Authors: A. A. Faizal Ali , Karunakaran Govind , Hameed Hijas
Published: August 2021

Background: Distal femur fractures account for an estimated 6% of all femur fractures. Our study aims at evaluating the functional and radiological outcome in distal femur fractures treated with locking compression plate (DF-LCP).Methods: Patients undergoing LCP were assessed postoperatively both functionally and radiologically. Oxford Knee Score was used to assess the functional outcome. With a maximum score of 48, a score of more than 41 is scaled as excellent, 34 to 40 as good functional status, 27 to 33 as fair and score less than 27 as poor functional result.Results: Extra-articular fractures were the commonest (66.7%) type of fractures [simple-6.7%; metaphyseal wedge-20%; metaphyseal complex-40%] followed by complete articular fractures (26.7%) [Simple articular metaphyseal comminution-16.7%; metaphyseal and intra-articular comminution-10%] and partial articular fractures (6.7%) [Medial condyle-3.3%; coronal plane-3.3%]. Most of them had right sided femur injury (66.7%) and had history of fall (70%). Radiologically, 90% exhibited no complications and had united appropriately. Functionally the mean oxford knee score was 41.53±1.69 which ranged from a score of 38 to a maximum of 44. Highest proportion i.e., 63.3% had excellent outcome followed by good functional outcome and none showed fair or poor outcomes.Conclusions: LCP has shown very good radiological and functional outcomes with hundred percent union of the distal femur fractures. Hence it can be used successfully in distal femur fractures.
Effects of metabolic syndrome on pulmonary function tests
Authors: Sachdeva Sidhant , Mohan Gurinder , Grover Sunil , Mahajan Shashi
Published: August 2021

Background: Metabolic syndrome is defined as at least three of the five following medical conditions: central obesity(mandatory), high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high serum triglycerides, and low serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL). It has been shown that obesity causes physiological impairment in respiratory system.Methods: In this observational cross sectional study, 60 patients who fulfilled the IDF criteria for metabolic syndrome were included after applying the exclusion criteria and were subjected to spirometry.Results: Most of the patients had a restrictive pattern (43.3%) (n=26). 33.3% (n=20) of the patients had a mixed pattern while 16.7% (n=10) of the patients had a normal picture. Only 6.7% (n=4) of the patients had an obstructive pattern (p<0.001). Mean value of FEV1 had no correlation with increasing number of components of metabolic syndrome whereas mean value of FVC showed a decreasing trend with increasing number of components of metabolic syndrome. Mean FEV1 of the patients was significantly higher in males (1.82±0.71 L) than females (1.24±0.42 L) (p 0.007). Similarly, the mean FVC was significantly higher in males as compared to females. Mean FVC was 2.45 (±0.86) L in males while females had a mean FVC of 1.65 (±0.49) L (p 0.002).Conclusions: In conclusion, Patients with metabolic syndrome have significant impairment of the pulmonary function with restrictive pattern being the most common one.
Persistence of chemosensory deficiencies in patients of COVID-19: our experience
Authors: Pathak Vivek K. , Nayak Pradeepti , Saxena Rohit , Kalra Rishita
Published: August 2021

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS COV-2) infection has caused a global pandemic that has spread like wildfire throughout the world over a very short period of time. Though it may present with a multitude of symptoms mainly respiratory; neurological symptoms like smell and taste disturbances have emerged with greater frequency and sometimes as the only presentation in mild and moderate cases.

Methods: This study was conducted at a tertiary hospital dedicated to COVID care in Northern India. Approval was sought from the Institutional Ethics Committee before the commencement of the study. Appropriate written and informed consent was obtained from all patients before their induction. All confirmed COVID -19 patients, previously documented to have chemosensory deficits of anosmia and dysgeusia over 3 months were followed up by over a period of 8 weeks. Data was collected on the basis of a comprehensive questionnaire telephonically at intervals of 2 weeks and 8 weeks and recorded.

Results: During the period of study, from a sample of 450 patients, a total of 199 patients complained of chemosensory dysfunction out of which 63.8% were males (Figure 1). A total of 145 patients had dysgeusia and 136 had anosmia with a male preponderance of 62% and 63.9% respectively.

Conclusions: Residual post-COVID symptoms last and whether they may permanently affect quality of life further studies are required.
Programa de Habilidades Sociais e de Vida com Adolescentes em Semiliberdade
Authors: Rocha Carolina Seixas da , Leme Vanessa Barbosa Romera , Fernandes Luana De Mendonça
Published: August 2021

A literatura tem destacado a necessidade de intervenções para a promoção de interações interpessoais e trajetórias de vida positivas para adolescentes em conflito com a lei. O estudo avaliou os efeitos de um Programa de Habilidades Sociais e de Vida (PHSV) no repertório de habilidades sociais, na percepção de apoio social e nas crenças de autoeficácia de adolescentes em medida socioeducativa de semiliberdade. Participaram da intervenção sete adolescentes do sexo masculino com idade entre 14 e 17 anos. O PHSV foi composto por sete encontros e foi avaliado antes e depois por meio dos seguintes instrumentos: Inventário de Habilidades Sociais para Adolescentes; Escala de Percepção de Apoio Social; Escala de Autoeficácia Generalizada. Os dados foram analisados por meio do Método Jacobson & Truax e evidenciaram um aumento no escore geral de habilidades sociais de cinco participantes, sendo que os fatores assertividade e abordagem afetiva tiveram mudança confiável positiva. Conclui-se que o PHSV mostrou alguns indicadores de efetividade, podendo ser considerado como uma alternativa para o desenvolvimento socioemocional dos adolescentes, além de permitir a construção de estratégias de enfrentamento para lidar com os desafios das novas inserções.
Associação Entre Sintomas Depressivos, Ansiosos e Criatividade em Crianças: Um Estudo Exploratório Brasileiro
Authors: Roama Alves Rauni Jandé , Fernandes Rosinilda , Nakano Tatiana De Cássia , Dias Tatiane Lebre , Ciasca Sylvia Maria
Published: August 2021

A presente pesquisa objetivou avaliar as sintomatologias depressivas, ansiosas e a criatividade, bem como verificar suas relações, em um grupo de crianças brasileiras (N = 50). A amostra foi proveniente de escola pública e a faixa etária variou entre 10 e 11 anos (M = 10.36; DP = 0.72). Foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos: Teste de Criatividade Figural Infantil (TCFI), Escala Multidimensional de Ansiedade para Crianças (MASC) e o Inventário de Depressão Infantil (CDI). Os resultados apontaram que quatro crianças (8%) pertencentes à amostra geral apresentaram nota acima da de corte no MASC, porém, no CDI, nenhuma. No TCFI, verificou-se que as classificações dentro da média foram as mais frequentes. Somente houve correlações significativas dentro da amostra do gênero feminino, com correlações positivas e moderadas entre o MASC e o CDI e entre o Fator 2 do TCFI (Emotividade) e o CDI. Principalmente esse último dado revelou que possivelmente características depressivas podem estar relacionadas à criatividade em meninas, ou seja, uma possível dupla-excepcionalidade.
Perfil Sociodemográfico e Clínico dos Usuários de um Ambulatório de Saúde Mental
Authors: Silva Rosilene Pereira da , Paris Feijó Luan , Serrralta Fernanda Barcellos
Published: August 2021

O presente estudo teve como objetivo identificar as características sociodemográficas e clínicas dos usuários de um Ambulatório de Saúde Mental e verificar a possível associação entre intensidade de sintomas com as variáveis sociodemográficas (idade, sexo e escolaridade). Os participantes foram 80 usuários atendidos no Ambulatório de Saúde Mental em Imperatriz/MA. Os instrumentos utilizados para coleta de dados foram o prontuário de cada usuário e o Inventário Breve de Sintomas Psiquiátricos (Brief Symptom Inventory, BSI). Os resultados indicam que os usuários apresentavam idade média de 37,39 (dp = 13,85) anos, são predominantemente do sexo feminino, solteiros e possuem escolaridade superior ao ensino fundamental completo. A maior parte dos pacientes possui diagnóstico de transtornos fóbico-ansiosos. Foram encontradas associações entre diagnóstico psiquiátrico e idade, bem como da severidade dos sintomas psicológicos com idade e escolaridade. Conhecer as características sociodemográficas e clínicas dos usuários pode contribuir para implementação de estratégias terapêuticas adequadas ao perfil.
Violência Obstétrica e Assistência Perinatal na América Latina: Uma Revisão Integrativa
Authors: Abreu Graziele Azevedo , De Souza Josinaldo Furtado , Wanderlei de Azevedo Regina Lígia , Almeida Lima Flávio Lúcio
Published: August 2021

A Violência Obstétrica (VO) refere-se a diversos tipos de violência e danos cometidos por profissionais da saúde na assistência perinatal. Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar as principais formas de violência obstétrica sofridas por mulheres na América Latina. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, realizada em novembro de 2019, na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) nas bases de dados MEDLINE, LILACS, e Index Psi. Periódicos; pesquisou-se ainda na SciELO. Após a aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, 17 artigos foram selecionados. Contatou-se que a VO apresenta-se como uma violência que é ao mesmo tempo de gênero e institucional. E ocorre de diferentes modos, sendo observado 6 categorias. Nesta violência há a objetificação do corpo da mulher e a impossibilidade de manifestação de sua autonomia. A VO ainda é pouco discutida e (re)conhecida como tal, tanto pelas vítimas quanto pelos que a praticam. Por isso, faz-se necessário um maior debate acerca desta violência a fim de pôr em prática uma assistência perinatal humanizada, que respeite os direitos das mulheres.
Digital Humanities in European Research Libraries
Authors: Wilms Lotte
Published: August 2021

Libraries are increasingly becoming involved in digital humanities research beyond the offering of digital collections. This article examines how libraries in Europe deal with this shift in activities and how they compare with libraries in other parts of the world. This article builds on the results of surveys conducted in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the United States and the United Kingdom, and compares them with a survey conducted in Europe. We found that European libraries are mostly active in research supporting activities, such as digitisation and storage, while US libraries often include analysis in their activities. Funding comes from the library’s main budget and non-structural funding in a variety of forms. Staff working in DH roles has a diverse range of titles, with various forms of librarians being the most used. Analytical staff such as GIS specialists are only found in the US survey. All surveyed libraries agree that the biggest skill gap amongst their staff is in technical skills. When looking towards the future, European libraries see the role of digital humanities (or digital scholarship) within the library grow and are making plans to facilitate this change within their organisation by positioning themselves as an attractive research partner, by opening and increasing their digital collections and by improving the internal workings of the library.
PDCA Cycle – Tool for Improvement of the Business Processes – Case Study
Authors: Malega Peter , Daneshjo Naqib , Rudy Vladimír , Drábik Peter
Published: August 2021

The goal of this paper is to find suitable solutions for process optimization using PDCA methodology and quality management tools. It was realized in the company that is oriented on the assembly of key sets, locks and handles. It analyzes chosen assembly processes, their critical points and identifies root causes of problems that might occur during assembly. For this purpose, different quality methods and tools are used. In this paper there are also defined the corrective actions to avoid recurrence of identified problems, implementation of these actions in production process and its standardization.
The Phenomenon of National Security within Postmodern Cultures: Interests, Values, Mentality
Authors: Kryvyzyuk Leonid , Levyk Bohdan , Khrypko Svitlana , Ishchuk Alla
Published: August 2021

The article is devoted to defining the essence of security, particularly national security, its interpretation, main features, structure, and factors. The research focuses on the main concepts of the modern understanding of national security and defines national security according to recent research. The authors have performed a structural and functional analysis of the system of national security of Ukraine, which would be an adequate counteraction to threats to vital national interests. The article examines the multi-vector interpretation and representation of the security phenomenon with an increased focus on the axiological paradigm of postmodern society analysis. The cardinal role of postmodernism is considered as a manifestation of postmodern culture in the value dimension of social-political existence. Postmodernism, on the one hand, enabled new vectors of analytical understanding and perception of the security phenomenon. On the other hand, it introduced an imbalance and determined the crisis factor in the space of classical perception of security guarantors due to violating the established foundations and traditions (especially in the perception of the state institution). The rejection factor is seen as a core feature of postmodern social-political reality. The emphasis is given to the problem of the security standard in the security studies and the idea of the mutual determination of both national interests and national values. The article states the importance and priority of historical memory and the phenomenon of mentality in the context of future analytical discourses in the scope of Ukrainian security studies.
Misinformation in the Information Space of Ukrainian Society during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Denysenko Iryna , Skalatska Olena , Parkhitko Oleg
Published: August 2021

The specificity of misinformation about Covid-19 which was outspread in the media landscape of Ukrainian society was demonstrated in the article. The authors relying on the basics of postmodern theory within interdisciplinary discourse trace the means of forming misinformation and its influence on changing worldview landmarks of humanity. The authors underline that information in the postmodern conception of Jean Baudrillard is also capable to destroy its own content, communication and social ground. Misinformation about Covid-19 is «a stage setting of communication» since it only creates insight into sense and is outspreaded with different channels (traditional and new media) with usage of photographic and video materials, emotional headlines and messages. Fake materials which have been outspreaded in online media and social networks are analyzed in the article. The authors found out that fake messages outspreaded in Ukrainian media refer to the following topic (the origin of Covid-19; frauds under the guise of doctors try to get the money of nationals; fictional money penalties for breaking the rules of quarantine; pseudomedical recommendations for taking some medicines and means of diagnosis Covid-19; statements of public authorities about strengthening the regime of quarantine; the speed of spreading Covid-19 in other countries; insufficient readiness of the Ukrainian society to Covid-19, etc.). It is stated that the quick expansion of misinformation was facilitated by the fact that the nationals of Ukraine took information without criticism, without fact-checking, since they moved to a new space of life of the individual and made «a stage setting of sense».
The Mode of Trust and Experience of Stress in Customs Officers in Ukraine
Authors: Zhanna Virna , Lazorko Olha , Malimon Liudmyla
Published: August 2021

The article presents the author’s position of studying organizational trust in customs service and specific experience of workplace stress that influences its formation. The study sample involved 77 customs officers in the following categories of customs personnel: customs inspectors and passenger inspectors. The scientific value of this study lies in establishing the empirical referents of the relationship between organizational trust and relief of organizational stress in customs officers at different organizational levels. The article proves that the empirical referents of the interrelation of organizational trust and experience of workplace stress in the customs group 3 are at the mezzo-level of organizational trust (concern from management, supported by indicators of organizational culture in the field of communication and management) and at the micro-level (increasing organizational stress in the forms of activity and productivity, the flexibility of behaviour, acceptance of others’ values and indicators of job satisfaction due to the expressed emotional commitment of these employees to their organization). The practical value of the obtained results allows one to understand the nature and the impact of organizational stress and the level of organizational trust on the effectiveness of customs officers’ professional activities. It also makes it possible to develop a further programme of psychological support for this professional group to improve psychological safety and well-being in the workplace.
Sienieńscy herbu Dębno (lubelska gałąź rodu) w XVI i XVII wieku
Authors: Anusik Zbigniew
Published: August 2021

Znana, senatorska rodzina Sienieńskich herbu Dębno nie doczekała się dotąd rzetelnego opracowania genealogicznego. Nieliczne próby przedstawienia genealogii tego rodu należy uznać za nieudane, pełno w nich bowiem różnego rodzaju błędów i przekłamań. W artykule, napisanym na podstawie zakrojonych na szeroką skalę badań archiwalnych, przedstawiono genealogię i dzieje najmniej znanej, lubelskiej linii Sienieńskich. Autor zidentyfikował i opisał dzieje życia kilkudziesięciu potomków Wiktoryna Sienieńskiego (zm. p. 1556). Skorygował i uzupełnił dane biograficzne dwóch przedstawicieli tej linii, którzy doczekali się biogramów w Polskim słowniku biograficznym – kasztelana lubelskiego Zbigniewa (zm. 1633) i tytularnego biskupa maronickiego Dominika (zm. 1743). Drobiazgowo prześledził zawierane przez Sienieńskich związki małżeńskie. Przedstawił też ich sytuację majątkową, jak również najważniejsze fakty z życia najbardziej znaczących przedstawicieli tej linii rodu. Zawarł również kilka uwag bardziej ogólnej natury. Zwrócił uwagę na fakt, że apogeum świetności Sienieńskich z Lubelskiego przypadło na pierwszą połowę XVII w. W drugiej połowie tego stulecia nastąpiło zaś gwałtowne załamanie ich znaczenia i pozycji. Podział dóbr między dziewięciu żyjących w tym czasie mężczyzn doprowadził bowiem do ich relatywnego zubożenia. Sienieńscy stopniowo tracili też swoje posiadłości. Pod koniec XVII w. nie byli już właścicielami żadnego majątku w Lubelskiem.
Nieznane źródło do dziejów parafii w Małogoszczu (inwentarz kościelny z 1786 roku)
Authors: Karkocha Małgorzata
Published: August 2021

Parafia pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny w Małogoszczu (woj. świętokrzyskie) należy do najstarszych na terenie diecezji kieleckiej. Została erygowana w pierwszej połowie XII stulecia, a w 1342 r. hojnie uposażona przez Kazimierza Wielkiego. Od początku XIV w. wchodziła w skład archidiakonatu kurzelowskiego archidiecezji gnieźnieńskiej, trzy stulecia później stała się zaś siedzibą dekanatu. Pierwszy, drewniany kościół parafialny został spalony przez Tatarów w 1259 r. O drugim niewiele wiadomo. Obecna, murowana świątynia została wzniesiona pod koniec XVI w. w stylu renesansowym przez ks. Jakuba Biedę Chrostkowica. Z fundacji tego duchownego powstały w Małogoszczu także dwa inne kościoły: filialny pw. św. Stanisława na wzgórzu Babinek (obecnie cmentarny, w ruinie) i szpitalny pw. św. Krzyża (niezachowany). Podstawę edycji źródła (zamieszczonego na końcu artykułu) stanowi inwentarz plebanii z 1786 r., przechowywany w zbiorach Archiwum Diecezjalnego w Kielcach. Rękopis ten nie był wcześniej publikowany ani wyzyskiwany przez historyków. Opisano w nim plebanię, folwark, zabudowania gospodarcze, browar, dwie karczmy, wyszczególniono żywy i martwy inwentarz. Źródło to w istotny sposób wzbogaca naszą wiedzę o parafii małogoskiej w czasach staropolskich.
Występowanie i zwalczanie chorób zakaźnych na ziemiach polskich w 1807 roku
Authors: Srogosz Tadeusz , Gaidai Olga
Published: August 2021

W 1807 r. największe zagrożenia zdrowotne dla żołnierzy i ludności cywilnej wynikały z prowadzonej wojny. Dlatego zwiększoną zapadalność i śmiertelność zauważamy na bezpośrednim zapleczu armii francuskiej i polskiej walczących na Pomorzu. Natomiast nie były to zagrożenia na skalę spotykaną wcześniej, kiedy trzeba było się borykać z epidemiami dżumy, jak również później, w warunkach epidemii cholery. Zagrożenia zdrowotne mobilizowały władze i środowisko lekarskie do działania. Wydane wówczas zarządzenia i podjęte wysiłki organizacyjne kierowane były zarówno na doraźne zwalczanie i zapobieganie chorobom, jak i tworzenie zrębów przyszłych stosunków sanitarno-zdrowotnych.