bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
29-ти летие начала гибридной агрессии РФ против Республики Молдова в Приднестровье (1992 год) в сравнении с началом аналогичной гибридной агрессии РФ против Украины в Крыму и на Донбассе (2014 год) / 29th anniversary of the beginning of the hybrid aggression of the Russian Federation against the Republic of Moldova in Transnistria (1992) in comparison with the beginning of a similar hybrid aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine in Crimea and Donbass (2014)
Authors: Davidenko Alexandr
Published: November 2021

The hybrid aggression of the Russian Federation against the independent Republic of Moldova in the Transnistrian region in 1992 (Pridnestrov‘ye), and the Ukrainian point of view to that mentioned aggression. The year 2014, the beginning of the aggressive hybrid war of the Russian Federation against independent Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea, and the occupation of parts of the territory of Ukrainian Donetsk and Luhansk regions (Donbass). A common the problem for the World is the lack of a real-world counter mechanism similar to hybrid aggression, stopping such conflicts and resolving them.
A Thermal-Based Fuel-Prediction Method for Intelligent Fire Extinguisher in an Indoor Environment
Authors: Suejantra Teerapong , Chamnongthai Kosin
Published: November 2021

Classification of fuel in the early stage of fire is important to choose the appropriate type of extinguisher for extinguishing fire. This paper proposes a method of fuel prediction based on heat information for intelligent fire extinguisher in an indoor environment. Fire flame in the early stage is first detected based on patterns of differences between consecutive thermal image frames in which temperature grows up rapidly and reveals a sharp positive slope. Then candidate flame boundaries are detected in the thermal image frames during the early stage, and boundary matching is performed among the frames. These matched boundaries are classified as fire flame and fuel class based on LSTM (Long short-term memory) for extinguisher selection. Experiments were performed with 300 samples for classification into four classes of fuel, and the results based on 9:1 training and testing ratio showed 92.142% accuracy.
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS BY THE DOMINANT MANGROVE ASSOCIATE SPECIES OF INDIAN SUNDARBANS
Authors: Mukherjee Pritam , Pramanick Prosenjit , Zaman Sufia , Mitra Abhijit
Published: November 2021

The present study aims to investigate the phytoremediation potential of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) by two dominant mangrove associate species, Suaeda maritima, and Salicornia brachiata, found in the high saline supralittoral zone of Indian Sundarbans in four stations of the Hooghly-Matla estuarine complex during the premonsoon season (May 2019). We found that concentrations of biologically available heavy metals (HMs) in the ambient soil and bioaccumulated HMs within the vegetative plant parts occurred as per the order: Sagar South > Bakkhali > Jharkhali > Bali Island. The order of biologically available and bioaccumulated HMs was Zn > Cu > Pb. Interestingly, the selected HMs display high organ-specificity for both species with the highest enrichment in roots, followed by stems and leaves. We propose that these halophytes could be used as agents of phytoremediation and their farming would be effective in the ecorestoration of this deltaic complex in context to conservative pollutants.
EVALUATION OF SOIL QUALITY OF A COAL MINE AFFECTED FOREST AT CHANGKI, NAGALAND, INDIA
Authors: Semy Khikeya , Singh M. R. , Vats Nishant
Published: November 2021

The present study was conducted at a coal mining affected forest and a non-affected forest to analyze the seasonal changes in soil physico-chemical properties, incorporate additive and weighted soil quality index (SQI) to determine the soil quality and check the affected forest soil pollution status. Comparative SQI shows that the non-affected forest presented higher SQI in all the seasons (winter, spring, summer and autumn). However, in both the forest the seasonal additive and weighted SQI was categorised as autumn > summer > spring > winter and the overall SQI of the soil depth was ranked as 0–10 > 10–20 > 20–30 cm. The Single pollution index (PI) points out that cadmium (Cd) was the main potential contributor to soil pollution while the Pollution load index (PLI) and Nemerow integrated pollution index (NIPI) revealed moderate soil pollution status. The result summarized that coal mining activities can elevate soil deterioration rate, such as loss in soil organic carbon, reduction in nutrient availability, and slowing down the rejuvenating process of forest soil.
3-OGC: Catalog of Gravitational Waves from Compact-binary Mergers
Authors: Nitz Alexander H. , Capano Collin D. , Kumar Sumit , Wang 王 Yi-Fan 一帆 , Kastha Shilpa , Schäfer Marlin , Dhurkunde Rahul , Cabero Miriam
Published: November 2021

We present the third open gravitational-wave catalog (3-OGC) of compact-binary coalescences, based on the analysis of the public LIGO and Virgo data from 2015 through 2019 (O1, O2, O3a). Our updated catalog includes a population of 57 observations, including 4 binary black hole mergers that had not been previously reported. This consists of 55 binary black hole mergers and the 2 binary neutron star mergers, GW170817 and GW190425. We find no additional significant binary neutron star or neutron star–black hole merger events. The most confident new detection is the binary black hole merger GW190925_232845, which was observed by the LIGO–Hanford and Virgo observatories with

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Optical Spectroscopy of Dual Quasar Candidates from the Subaru HSC-SSP program
Authors: Tang Shenli , Silverman John D. , Ding Xuheng , Li Junyao , Lee Khee-Gan , Strauss Michael A. , Goulding Andy , Schramm Malte , Kawinwanichakij Lalitwadee , Xavier Prochaska J. , Hennawi Joseph F. , Imanishi Masatoshi , Iwasawa Kazushi , Toba Yoshiki , Kayo Issha , Oguri Masamune , Matsuoka Yoshiki , Onoue Masafusa , Jahnke Knud , Ichikawa Kohei , Hartwig Tilman , Kashikawa Nobunari , Kawaguchi Toshihiro , Kohno Kotaro , Matsuda Yuichi , Nagao Tohru , Ono Yoshiaki , Ouchi Masami , Shimasaku Kazuhiro , Suh Hyewon , Suzuki Nao , Taniguchi Yoshiaki , Ueda Yoshihiro , Yasuda Naoki
Published: November 2021

We report on a spectroscopic program to search for dual quasars using Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) images of SDSS quasars, which represent an important stage during galaxy mergers. Using Subaru/FOCAS and Gemini-N/GMOS, we identify three new physically associated quasar pairs having projected separations less than 20 kpc, out of 26 observed candidates. These include the discovery of the highest-redshift (z = 3.1) quasar pair with a separation <10 kpc. Based on the sample acquired to date, the success rate of identifying physically associated dual quasars is 19% when excluding stars based on their HSC colors. Using the full sample of six spectroscopically confirmed dual quasars, including three previously published, we find that the black holes in these systems have black hole masses (M
BH ∼ 108−9
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bol ∼ 44.5–47.5 erg s–1) and Eddington ratios (0.01–0.3) similar to single SDSS quasars. We measure the stellar mass of their host galaxies based on 2D image decomposition of the five-band (grizy) optical emission and assess the mass relation between supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their hosts. Dual SMBHs appear to have elevated masses relative to their host galaxies. Thus, mergers may not necessarily align such systems onto the local mass relation, as suggested by the Horizon-AGN simulation. This study suggests that dual luminous quasars are triggered by mergers prior to the final coalescence of the two SMBHs, resulting in early mass growth of the black holes relative to their host galaxies.
X-Ray Emission of the γ-ray-loud Young Radio Galaxy NGC 3894
Authors: Balasubramaniam K. , Stawarz Ł. , Cheung C. C. , Sobolewska M. , Marchenko V. , Thimmappa R. , Król D. Ł. , Migliori G. , Siemiginowska A.
Published: November 2021

The radio source 1146+596 is hosted by the elliptical/S0 galaxy NGC 3894, with a low-luminosity active nucleus. The radio structure is compact, suggesting a very young age for the jets in the system. Recently, the source has been confirmed as a high-energy (HE; >0.1 GeV) γ-ray emitter in the most recent accumulation of Fermi Large Area Telescope data. Here we report on the analysis of the archival Chandra X-ray Observatory data for the central part of the galaxy, consisting of a single 40 ks long exposure. We have found that the core spectrum is best fitted by a combination of an ionized thermal plasma with a temperature of ≃0.8 keV, and a moderately absorbed power-law component (photon index Γ = 1.4 ± 0.4, hydrogen column density N
H/1022 cm−2 = 2.4 ± 0.7). We have also detected the iron Kα line at 6.5 ± 0.1 keV, with a large equivalent width of

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keV. Based on the simulations of Chandra's point-spread function, we have concluded that while the soft thermal component is extended on the scale of the galaxy host, the hard X-ray emission within the narrow photon energy range 6.0–7.0 keV originates within the unresolved core (effectively the central kiloparsec radius). The line is therefore indicative of the X-ray reflection from a cold neutral gas in the central regions of NGC 3894. We discuss the implications of our findings in the context of the X-ray Baldwin effect. NGC 3894 is the first young radio galaxy detected in HE γ-rays with the iron Kα line.
sígame v3: Gas Fragmentation in Postprocessing of Cosmological Simulations for More Accurate Infrared Line Emission Modeling
Authors: Olsen Karen Pardos , Burkhart Blakesley , Mac Low Mordecai-Mark , Treß Robin G. , Greve Thomas R. , Vizgan David , Motka Jay , Borrow Josh , Popping Gergö , Davé Romeel , Smith Rowan J. , Narayanan Desika
Published: November 2021

We present an update to the framework called Simulator of Galaxy Millimeter/submillimeter Emission (sígame). sígame derives line emission in the far-infrared (FIR) for galaxies in particle-based cosmological hydrodynamics simulations by applying radiative transfer and physics recipes via a postprocessing step after completion of the simulation. In this version, a new technique is developed to model higher gas densities by parameterizing the probability distribution function (PDF) of the gas density in higher-resolution simulations run with the pseudo-Lagrangian, Voronoi mesh code arepo. The parameterized PDFs are used as a look-up table, and reach higher densities than in previous work. sígame v3 is tested on redshift z = 0 galaxies drawn from the simba cosmological simulation for eight FIR emission lines tracing vastly different phases of the interstellar medium. This version of sígame includes dust radiative transfer with Skirt and high-resolution photoionization models with Cloudy, the latter sampled according to the density PDF of the arepo simulations to augment the densities in the cosmological simulation. The quartile distributions of the predicted line luminosities overlap with the observed range for nearby galaxies of similar star formation rate (SFR) for all but two emission lines: [O i]63 and CO(3–2), which are overestimated by median factors of 1.3 and 1.0 dex, respectively, compared to the observed line–SFR relation of mixed-type galaxies. We attribute the remaining disagreement with observations to the lack of precise attenuation of the interstellar light on sub-grid scales (≲200 pc) and differences in sample selection.
Mastering the learning curve significantly reduces operative time for laparoscopic treatment of complicated appendicitis
Authors: Nikolovski Andrej , Otljanski Aleksandar , Seljmani Rexhep , Antovic Svetozar , Jankulovski Nikola
Published: November 2021

Laparoscopic appendectomy is the preferred operative method for acute appendicitistreatment. In terms of complicated appendicitis it can be effective in hands of an experiencedlaparoscopist that overwhelmed the learning curve for the method. Aim: Тhis retrospectivestudy examines whether the operative time for laparoscopic appendectomy for complicatedappendicitis is shortened after mastering the learning curve. Material and methods: A totalnumber of 196 patients were operated for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, of whom 77were diagnosed with complicated appendicitis. They were subsequently divided in two groups(laparoscopic and open). Operative time in both groups was measured and the conversionand postoperative complications were noted. Results: Conversion rate was 2.3%. Operativetime was shorter in the laparoscopic group (67.4 ± 22.9 vs. 77.9 ± 17.9 minutes; p = 0.033).Overall postoperative morbidity was 25.97% with wound infection present only in the opengroup (p = 0.018). Intraabdominal abscess occurred in one patient from the laparoscopicgroup (0.38%). Length of hospital stay was shorter in the laparoscopic group (4.3 ± 2.2 vs. 5.7 ± 2.1, p = 0.0052).
Testimoniality: A lexicon of witnesses of Holocaust non-sites of memory in Poland
Authors: Kobielska Maria , Szczepan Aleksandra
Published: November 2021

The authors analyse grassroots modalities of the figure of witness in the communities living in the vicinity of uncommemorated sites of past violence. Testimoniality, understood as the disposition to bear witness, i.e. both the willingness to testify and the ability to provide important information, is discussed in relation to complex, heterogenic and dynamic assemblages that form around the sites in question, comprising both human (neighbours, wardens) and non-human actors (the landscape and biotope, material objects), diverse practices, performative gestures, and relations. The analysis is placed in the context of the debate on the complicated status of the “witness” as a category in the Polish post-war culture of memory, as well as of new relevant categories emerging in both Polish and international scholarship on the Holocaust. The authors conceptually systematise testimonial situations and propose a lexicon of testimonial positions, practices and objects that are grounded in the material gathered in fieldwork during the research project on unmemorialised sites of genocide in Poland. They distinguish: the crown witness, the trustee, the volunteer, the official and the contingent witness, and discuss categories of testimonial gesture, testimonial performance, testimonial object, and testimonial words.
Construire des hôpitaux fonctionnels dans les régions en voie d’industrialisation : collaboration entre les organisations internationales et les entreprises privées (1930-1970)
Authors: Donzé Pierre-Yves
Published: November 2021

Au cours de l’entre-deux-guerres, des médecins et architectes allemands et américains développent un nouveau type d’hôpital fondé sur les principes d’une gestion rationalisée des flux : l’hôpital fonctionnel. Cet article analyse les débuts de leur construction dans les régions en voie d’industrialisation (Amérique latine, Afrique et Asie de l’Est) entre les années 1930 et le début des années 1970. L’attention porte sur les rôles respectifs des organisations internationales, des architectes indépendants et des entreprises privées. La principale conclusion de cette recherche est que le manque d’engagement des organisations internationales a laissé le champ libre à l’action d’individus et d’entreprises privées.
Paradoxes of Socialist Solidarity: Romanian and Czechoslovak Medical Teams in North Korea and Vietnam (1951-1962)
Authors: Iacob Bogdan C.
Published: November 2021

L’aide médicale apportée par les pays d’Europe de l’Est à la République populaire démocratique de Corée et à la République démocratique du Vietnam témoigne de leur volonté de se tailler un rôle mondial en exportant la “modernité socialiste” dans le cadre de la construction des États postcoloniaux. La contribution analyse les expériences parallèles des équipes médicales roumaines et tchécoslovaques dans les deux États d’Asie de l’Est pour souligner la nature paradoxale des soins de santé socialistes : un mélange d’internationalisme, d’autodétermination, d’adaptation aux milieux non européens et de récits quasi-coloniaux sur les pathologies locales.
Stabilizing multiple equilibria and cycles with noisy prediction-based control
Authors: Braverman Elena , Rodkina Alexandra
Published: November 2021

Pulse stabilization of cycles with Prediction-Based Control including noise and stochastic stabilization of maps with multiple equilibrium points is analyzed for continuous but, generally, non-smooth maps. Sufficient conditions of global stabilization are obtained. Introduction of noise can relax restrictions on the control intensity. We estimate how the control can be decreased with noise and verify it numerically.
Decent Work and Economic Growth in the European Union. A partial order analysis of Eurostat SDG 8 data
Authors: Carlsen Lars ,   Awareness Center, Linkøpingvej 35, Trekroner, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Published: November 2021

Decent work and economic growth are regarded as essential elements for the sustainable development of countries. Thus, the Sustainable Development Goal No. 8 (SDG 8) is specifically devoted to this. The present paper reports on partial ordering-based analyses of the main indicators for the 27 European member states for their complying with SDG 8. The analyses are based on five main indicators, real GDP (GDP), investment share of GDP by institutional sectors (INV), young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), employment rate (EmpR) and long-term unemployment rate (LtUR). The analyses comprise 1) an overall analysis taken all five indicators simultaneously into account, 2) the investment profiles of the countries applying investment from business, government of households as indicators and 3) the employment situation in the single countries with the NEET, EmpR and LtUR as indicators, specifically looking at differences between males and females. The data gives rather clear-cut pictures of the general situation in the European Union as well on the investment profiles and employment situation. In all cases the countries are mutually ranked and compared to the population averaged values for the Union (EU27).
On generalized fractional integral operator associated with generalized Bessel-Maitland function
Authors: Ali Rana Safdar ,   Department of Mathematics, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, Batool Saba , Mubeen Shahid , Ali Asad , Rahman Gauhar , Samraiz Muhammad , Nisar Kottakkaran Sooppy , Mohamed Roshan Noor ,   Department of Mathematics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan,   Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan,   Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Science, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Wadi Aldawaser 11991, Saudi Arabia,   Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, P.O. box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Published: November 2021

In this paper, we describe generalized fractional integral operator and its inverse with generalized Bessel-Maitland function (BMF-Ⅴ) as its kernel. We discuss its convergence, boundedness, its relation with other well known fractional operators (Saigo fractional integral operator, Riemann-Liouville fractional operator), and establish its integral transform. Moreover, we have given the relationship of BMF-Ⅴ with Mittag-Leffler functions.
A two-stage stochastic optimization model for the retail multiskilled personnel scheduling problem: a k-chaining policy with $k \ge 2$
Authors: Mercado Yessica Andrea ,   Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Norte, Km. 5 Vía Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, Henao César Augusto , González Virginia I.
Published: November 2021

Considering an uncertain demand, this study evaluates the potential benefits of using a multiskilled workforce through a k-chaining policy with $k \ge 2$. For the service sector and, particularly for the retail industry, we initially propose a deterministic mixed-integer linear programming model that determines how many employees should be multiskilled, in which and how many departments they should be trained, and how their weekly working hours will be assigned. Then, the deterministic model is reformulated using a two-stage stochastic optimization (TSSO) model to explicitly incorporate the uncertain personnel demand. The methodology is tested for a case study using real and simulated data derived from a Chilean retail store. We also compare the TSSO approach solutions with the myopic approaches' solutions (i.e., zero and total multiskilling). The case study is oriented to answer two key questions: how much multiskilling to add and how to add it. Results show that TSSO approach solutions always report maximum reliability for all levels of demand variability considered. It was also observed that, for high levels of demand variability, a k-chaining policy with $k \ge 2$ is more cost-effective than a 2-chaining policy. Finally, to evaluate the conservatism level in the solutions reported by the TSSO approach, two truncation types in the probability density function (pdf) associated with the personnel demand were considered. Results show that, if the pdf is only truncated at zero (more conservative truncation) the levels of required multiskilling are higher than when the pdf is truncated at 5th and 95th percentiles (less conservative truncation).
Spectral enclosures for the damped elastic wave equation
Authors: Cassano Biagio ,   Dipartimento di Matematica, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy, Cossetti Lucrezia , Fanelli Luca ,   Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Viale Lincoln 5, 81100 Caserta, Italy,   Fakultät für Mathematik, Institut für Analysis, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Englerstraße 2, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany,   Ikerbasque & Departamento de Matematicas, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Aptdo. 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
Published: November 2021

In this paper we investigate spectral properties of the damped elastic wave equation. Deducing a correspondence between the eigenvalue problem of this model and the one of Lamé operators with non self-adjoint perturbations, we provide quantitative bounds on the location of the point spectrum in terms of suitable norms of the damping coefficient.
Capitalismo e inmunidad
Authors: Quintana Laura
Published: November 2021

En su best-seller La sociedad del cansancio, Byung-Chul Han sostuvo que el paradigma inmunitario no sería compatible con las formas de desterritorizalización del capitalismo global. En este artículo argumento, contra Han, que el capitalismo que habitamos produce un sinnúmero de dispositivos inmunitarios, y no solo en época de pandemia. En particular, acentúo la dimensión afectiva de estos mecanismos, la configuración del deseo que generan. Al llevar a cabo esta reflexión destaco, en todo caso, la complejidad de lo inmunitario: pues este puede pensarse como sistema de defensa que activa formas de rechazo hacia lo extraño, identificado como riesgo para un cuerpo (individual y social) entendido de manera identitaria (lo que Han llama ‘paradigma inmunitario’). Pero también puede entenderse en términos simbióticos, desde estrategias de protección y cuidado, que no quedan atadas a la preservación de la frontera entre yo y no-yo, lo propio y lo impropio, sino que dependen de una comprensión relacional de la vida.
Althusser y su lectura de Maquiavelo: ideología, república y democracia
Authors: Fajardo Christian
Published: November 2021

Este artículo busca problematizar la oposición entre democracia y república que está en el fundamento de la filosofía política. Siguiendo este horizonte, en primer lugar, se explora la razón que permite al pensamiento político, por un lado, reconocer el mérito de la democracia como acto fundacional de una república, pero, por el otro, desconocer su rol al interior de los cuerpos políticos ya fundados. En segundo lugar, y con la ayuda de la perspectiva de Louis Althusser, se sugiere que ese rol ambiguo y paradójico de la democracia se puede interpretar a la luz de una forma mistificadora de comprender la ideología que está presente en las filosofías políticas más hegemónicas. Finalmente se plantea abordar la relación entre democracia y cuerpo político desde la lectura que hace Althusser de Maquiavelo en su texto Maquiavelo y nosotros.
De Michael Sandel a César Rendueles: ¿es posible criticar la meritocracia en nombre del bien común?
Authors: García Cívico Jesús
Published: November 2021

En la actualidad se han extendido las visiones críticas de la meritocracia al punto de que esta ha venido a identificarse, tanto en el ámbito académico como en el de los medios de comunicación, con una suerte de retórica insolidaria por parte de aquellos privilegiados que enarbolan la idea de mérito individual para eludir obligaciones morales y jurídicas relacionadas con la igualdad. Dos ejemplos de esta corriente son La tiranía del mérito del filósofo norteamericano Michael Sandel, y en nuestro país, el reciente ensayo de César Rendueles Contra la igualdad de oportunidades. Este artículo trata de situar tales críticas en el campo de las percepciones de la meritocracia relativas a una determinada “arrogancia” como cuestión de “estilo” rebatiendo el fondo de esas visiones críticas del mérito. Al mismo tiempo, se apuntan algunas medidas para resolver la tensión que se produce entre los principios de mérito e igualdad.
Preventive Steps Implemented on Geriatric Services in the Primary Health Care Centers during Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Alshaali Anood , Abd ElAziz Soha , Aljaziri Amal , Farid Tamer , Sobhy Mona
Published: November 2021

Background

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the delivery of medical care across the world. The objective of the study is to understand and document the preventive steps implemented on geriatric services in the primary health care centers during COVID-19 pandemic.

Design and methods

This is a retrospective study carried on geriatric services utilization (Geriatric Clinic, Osteoporosis Clinic, Memory and Dementia Clinic) in primary health care centers in Dubai Health Authority in 2020.

Results

The study showed that the overall in person visits for all geriatric service in 2020 declined by almost 70%. The total number of telephone consultations in geriatric clinics, osteoporosis clinics and memory clinics were 1479, 1149 and 104 respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic had led to a reduction in most of the geriatric services including outpatient clinics, screening and referral. Telephone consultation provided a foundation for delivery of the service.

Conclusions

This study reflected the potential for telehealth services to bring benefits and convenience to the geriatric population, even after the end of the pandemic.
Paradoxical Heart Rate Response After Atropine Sulfate Administration in Total Atrioventricular Block Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Rachmi Dita Aulia , Novira Rina Yudha , Mulia Eka Prasetya Budi , Andrianto Andrianto
Published: November 2021

Acute myocardial infarction is sometimes complicated by atrioventricular block. Advanced cardiac life support guideline for the treatment of atrioventricular block suggests early use of atropine. Atropine works as a parasympatholytic drug that enhances SA node automaticity and AV node conduction. We report a case of a male patient with inferior myocardial infarction and total atrioventricular block who showed a marked reduction in heart rate after first and second atropine administration, a paradoxical worsening of the block. Atropine has been associated with some adverse consequences, including proarrhythmic effect, worsening of the high-grade atrioventricular block, and worsening of the ischemic situation. In this case of total atrioventricular block caused by acute myocardial infarction, immediate revascularization can be the only required management. Awareness of this potential adverse reaction will help the clinician make a risk/benefit ratio consideration regarding the use of atropine for certain patients.
Treatment Outcomes of Epinephrine for Traumatic Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Authors: Wongtanasarasin Wachira , Thepchinda Thatchapon , Kasirawat Chayada , Saetiao Suchada , Leungvorawat Jirayupat , Kittivorakanchai Nichanan
Published: November 2021

Introduction:

Despite the standard guidelines stating that giving epinephrine for patients with cardiac arrest is recommended, the clinical benefits of epinephrine for patients with traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are still limited. This study aims to evaluate the benefits of epinephrine administration in traumatic OHCA patients.

Methods:

We searched four electronic databases up to June 30, 2020, without any language restriction in research sources. Studies comparing epinephrine administration for traumatic OHCA patients were included. Two independent authors performed the selection of relevant studies, data extraction, and assessment of the risk of bias. The primary outcome was inhospital survival rate. Secondary outcomes included prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), short-term survival, and favorable neurological outcome. We calculated the odds ratios (ORs) of those outcomes using the Mantel–Haenszel model and assessed the heterogeneity using the I2
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Results:

Four studies were included. The risk of bias of the included studies was low, except for one study in which the risk of bias was fair. All included studies reported the inhospital survival rate. Epinephrine administration during traumatic OHCA might not demonstrate a benefit for inhospital survival (OR: 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.11–3.37). Epinephrine showed no significant improvement in prehospital ROSC (OR: 4.67, 95% CI: 0.66–32.81). In addition, epinephrine might not increase the chance of short-term survival (OR: 1.41, 95% CI: 0.53–3.79).

Conclusion:

The use of epinephrine for traumatic OHCA may not improve either inhospital survival or prehospital ROSC and short-term survival. Epinephrine administration as indicated in standard advanced life support algorithms might not be routinely used in traumatic OHCA.
Chest Compression Fraction and Factors influencing it
Authors: Mathew Deo , Krishnan S. Vimal , Abraham Siju V. , Varghese Salish , Thomas Minu Rose , Palatty Babu Urumese
Published: November 2021

Introduction:

Chest compression fraction (CCF) is the cumulative time spent providing chest compressions divided by the total time taken for the entire resuscitation. Targeting a CCF of at least 60% is intended to limit interruptions in compressions and maximize coronary perfusion during resuscitation. We aimed to identify the mean CCF and its relationship with various factors affecting it.

Methods:

Patients presenting to the emergency department in cardiac arrest at a single center were prospectively included in this study. Resuscitation was provided by trained health-care providers. The feedback device Cprmeter2™ was placed on the patient's sternum at the beginning of resuscitation. The total time taken for the entire resuscitation was noted by the device and CCF calculated.

Results:

The mean CCF was analyzed using descriptive statistics and was found to be 71.60% ± 7.52%. The total duration of resuscitation (R = −0.55, P = < 0.001, min-max, 2.02–34.31, mean 12.25 ± 6.54), number of people giving chest compressions (R = −0.48, P = < 0.001, min-max, 1–6, mean 4.04 ± 1.12), and total number of team members in resuscitation (R = −0.50, P = < 0.001, min-max, 4–10, mean 6.65 ± 1.32) had negative correlation with CCF. Diurnal variation (day, n = 35; mean 69.20% ± 7% and night, n = 20; mean 75.80% ± 5.6%, P = 0.001) and patients receiving defibrillation (receiving n = 10 mean 67.00% ± 4.11% and not receiving n = 45 mean 72.62 ± 7.42%, P = 0.005) were found to significantly affect CCF.

Conclusion:

The mean CCF for cardiac arrest patients was well within the targets of guideline recommendation. CCF decreased when resuscitation lasted longer, during daytime when the defibrillator was used, the total team members increased, and also when the number of people giving chest compressions increased. CCF during resuscitation may improve if there is a focus on improving these factors and requires validation in multicentric settings.
The diagnostic performance of chest computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 compared to polymerase chain reaction
Authors: Shalaka Nader , Gurad Najah , Alawasi Salam , Mansour Nuha , Ali Ala , Elobidy Khaled , Algumati Mohamed , Swisi Hossam , Elhshik Elham , Mukhtar Ziyad , Abojamra Alfitouri
Published: November 2021

OBJECTIVE:

The increasing prevalence of suspected cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting to emergency departments (EDs) requires a rapid and reliable triaging tool. The diagnostic performance of chest computed tomography (CT) has yet to be validated for triaging cases in the ED. We aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of chest CT compared to GeneXpert Xpress Xpert severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test in rapidly diagnosing COVID-19 among patients with respiratory symptoms presenting to the ED.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

This was a retrospective, single-center study at Tripoli University Hospital including cases with respiratory symptoms who underwent chest CT as well as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for suspected COVID-19 between May 18 and August 18, 2020.

RESULTS:

A total of 1240 cases were included, among whom 570 had radiologically evident COVID-19 on chest CT (46%). Five hundred and sixty-five cases had positive PCR results (45.6%), of whom 557 had radiologically evident COVID-19 on chest CT (97.7%). The calculated accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 98%, 98.5%, 98%, 97.7%, and 98.8%, respectively, in relation to the PCR results.

CONCLUSION:

During the current pandemic, chest CT is a quick and reliable diagnostic tool for COVID-19 in the ED.
Enzo Croatto, Vocabolario ampezzano, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1986; XXX + 426 pagine.Enzo Croatto, Vocabolario ampezzano, Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1986; XXX + 426 pagine
Authors: Skubic Mitja
Published: November 2021

Il  prof. Enzo Croatto si dichiara solo coordinatore di questo vocabolario, ma i  suoi meriti non sono pochi. E' vero che ha raccolto oltre alle inchieste dirette anche fonti già pubblicate, soprattutto il vocabolario di Angelo Majoni, pubblicato nel lontano 1929, che ottenne delle lodi da parte del grande conoscitore del lessico e della vita nelle Dolomiti che fu Carlo Battisti; però ha arricchito il vocabolario aggiungendo le inchieste dirette e anche i materiali dell'AIS e del (mai pubblicato) ALI, nonché il materiale che contiene il Vocabolario provvisorio della parlata ampezzana, pubblicato nei fascicoli tra il 1974 e il 1977. Il vocabolario fornisce anche informazioni grammaticali, ad es. sulla formazione del plurale dei nomi o sulle forme verbali le quali, per i così detti verbi irregolari, appaiono per intero
" Mein besonderer Dank gilt..."- : Das Vorwort : Strukturen wissenschaftlicher Dankbarkeit
Authors: Thonhauser-Jursnick Ingo
Published: November 2021

Zu Anfang einige Zeilen, um den etwas lang geratenen Titel und mein Vorhabenzuerläutern: Der Beitrag versteht sich als Fallanalyse auf der Basis einigertheoretischer Grundannahmen aus der Textsortenlinguistik. Jede Bearbeitung eines Themas hateine"Entstehungsgeschichte",undichstellediesebiervoran,dasiedasZielderArbeitselbstkonturiert.
Der Wortschatz als "Wahrheitsvermittler" im außenpolitischen Pressekommentar
Authors: Jesenšek Vida
Published: November 2021

Bekannterweise weist die ausgewählte journalistische Textsorte eine spezifische textuelle Struktur auf; ihre inhaltliche (evaluative) und intentionale Komponente sind zunächst in Kürze zu erläutern. Es zeigt sich, daß die Bewertung als obligatorisches Element eines Kommentartextes textstrukturell und stilistisch-pragmatisch bedingt ist und daß sie im Prinzip mittels Lexik realisiert wird. Das Funktionieren der Lexik als Bewertungsträger wird anschließend aufgrund einer exemplarischen Fallanalyse dargestellt, wobei hauptsächlich Zusammenhänge zwischen textstrukturellen Besonderheiten der Kommentartexte und stilistisch-pragmatischen Eigenschaften der Lexik interessieren.
Korrelationen zwischen Merkmalhaften oder Merkmallosen syntaktischen Varianten und verschiedenen Graden der Textsortenkomplexität
Authors: Petrič Teodor
Published: November 2021

Gemäß der  Grundannahme  über  das  Verhalten  von  sprachlichen  Varianten gilt folgendes (vgl. Orešnik, Snedec, Teržan, Trobevšek-Drobnak 1991: 5-6): 1. Verstärkte Konstruktionen bzw. starke Varianten (d.h. semantisch und/oder funktional komplexere als auch formal komplexere Formen, rezipientenfreundlicher) behaupten sich zumindest im Variantenstadium vorzugsweise in komplexerer grammatischer Umgebung. 2. Geschwächte Konstruktionen bzw. schwache Varianten (d.h. semantisch allgemeinere und/oder funktional undurchsichtigere als auch formal einfachere Formen, produzentenfreundlicher) behaupten sich zumindest im Variantenstadium vorzugsweise in weniger komplexer grammatischer Umgebung. 3. Die Komplexität der grammatischen Umgebung wird hauptsächlich gemäß den Annahmen in der Natürlichkeitstheorie über die Markiertheit bzw. Natürlichkeit sprachlicher Kategorien und Elemente beurteilt (vgl. Mayerthaler 1981, Wurzel 1984, Dressler 1989 und Dotter 1990).
Perspectivas temporales y aspectuales en las obras narrativas de Gabriel García Márquez
Authors: Markič Jasmina
Published: November 2021

En este ártfculo se presenta el uso de algunos recursos lingüísticos que sirven para señalar valores temporales y aspectuales en español con fines narrativos y estilísticos en dos obras de Gabriel García Márquez: en su primera novela La Hojarasca y en su novela más conocida Cien años de  soledad. Marco lingüístico - teórico: Las perspectivas temporales y aspectuales en español se indican con varios recursos lingüísticos. Los más conocidos son los tradicionalmente llamados tiempos verbales que, debido a la confusión a la que se presta el término tiempo, es mejor denominar paradigmas verbales. El término es más adecuado ya que estas formas verbales (paradigmas) no sirven únicamente para expresar el tiempo sino también otras perspectivas (aspectuales, modales, estilísticas, pragmáticas, etc). Además de los mencionados paradigmas verbales hay una serie de construcciones verbales denominadas perífrasis verbales que sirven también para indicar valores temporales y aspectuales.
Analyse linguistique et approches de l'oral - Recueil d'études offert en hommage à Claire Blanche-Benveniste (M.Bilger - K.van den Eynde -F.Gadet, éds.; Leuven/Paris, 1988: Peeters, Orbis/supplementa)
Authors: Pogačnik Vladimir
Published: November 2021

Claire Blanche-Benveniste, l'âme des recherches sur le français parlé, menées depuis une bonne vingtaine d'années à l'Université de Provence, et directrice de recherche à l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, s'est vu offrir récemment cet ouvrage collectif, édité par ses proches collaborateurs Mireille Bilger, Karel van den Eynde et Françoise Gadet, aidés de Piet Mertens pour la mise au point des textes définitifs. Le recueil de contributions qui intéresseront surtout les spécialistes dans le domaine de la description du français oral est paru dans la prestigieuse collection dirigée par Pierre Swiggers qui a enrichi ce projet en élaborant une bibliographie exhaustive des travaux de sa collègue aixoise. "L'ouvrage, organisé en deux grandes parties ("Méthodologie et théorisation" et "Description"), se fixe comme but principal de préciser les concepts fondamentaux et les procédures en linguistique descriptive, dans leur confrontation à la diversité des données, et ce en relation directe avec les travaux de Claire Blanche-Benveniste, mais aussi dans une perspective plus large."
Oggetti diretti e indiretti in Italiano
Authors: Jemej Josip
Published: November 2021

Nella classificazione degli elementi costitutivi della frase le grammatiche italiane, trattando degli oggetti, si limitano di regola agli oggetti diretti, dipendenti cioè da verbi transitivi. Gli oggetti indiretti, ossia preposizionali, vengono relegati  nella numerosa serie dei "complementi indiretti" (puramente semantici). Ciò si riflette poi sulla trat­ tazione  delle  proposizioni oggettive.
Trieste: da lùnedi a Kòsovel
Authors: Merkù Pavle
Published: November 2021

La ritrazione dell'accento tronco di due o tre sillabe è considerato dai più fenomeno tipico del dialettotriestino. II fenomena si ripercuote nell 'onomastica cognominale veneta, ma pure in quella del/'immediato entroterra s/oveno delta città.
Critique de la "Natürlichkeitstheorie": "Natürlichkeit" ou fréquence?
Authors: Mańczak Witold
Published: November 2021

Dans son livre souvent cité, Willi Mayerthaler (1981) a exposé une théorie à laquelle il a donné le nom de «MMT = morphologische Markiertheitstheorie». De même que par exemple Greenberg, Mayerthaler est persuadé que ce n' est pas la fréquence mais le caractère marqué ou non marqué des éléments linguistiques qui joue un rôle primordial dans la langue, comme en témoigne la citation suivante (p. 140): Frequenzargumente lassen sich unseres Erachtens in der morphologietheoretischen Diskussion ... kaum argumentativ einsetzen. Statistik ist ftir den Linguisten ... von unbestrittenem heuristischen Wert, spielt aber in der einmal nachkonstruierten, postheurischen Grammatik keine Rolle mehr, bzw. ist nicht mögliches Element der Strukturbeschreibung irgendwelcher grammatischer Regeln... Keinerlei Statistik erlaubt den Nachweis implikationaler Pattem, es scheinen aber gerade Implikationspattem zu sein, die erworben werden. Auch im Bereich der Sprachvariation ist Frequenz oder dgl... weitgehend ein Epiphänomen ohne explanative Funktion.
La grammaire du français et son historiographie: appréhensions, à deux siècles de distance, d'un objet de débats
Authors: Swiggers Pierre
Published: November 2021

Dans cet article, consacré à l 'historiographie de la grammaire franrçaise, on abordera d'abord le problème de la définition du champ de l'histoire (ou de l'historiographie) de la grammaire franrçaise (et de la linguistique franrçaise). La deuxième partie du texte sera consacrée à un problème central de l' epistémologie historique de la grammaire franrçaise: celui de la "récurrence du fait historique ", problème que je voudrais analyser à travers un cas concret, celui de l 'accueil fait à la grammaire de l 'Académie.
Contatto linguistico e percezione. Per una valutazione delle voci d’origine sarda in tabarchino*
Authors: Toso Fiorenzo
Published: November 2021

Questo saggio intende approfondire il tema del contatto linguistico e dei meccanismi percettivi connessi, esaminando criticamente il problema dell 'interferenza sarda nella parlata ligure-tabarchina di Carloforte e Calasetta. Malgrado l'esistenza di studi specifici su questa varietà, una valutazione complessiva della componente lessicale sarda nelle sue motivazioni storico-linguistiche e sociolinguistiche non è mai stata avanzata; nondimeno, essa assume particolare interesse per quanto attiene non solo ai meccanismi di assunzione dei prestiti, ma anche alia percezione dei fenomeni di contatto da parte dei parlanti.
Measures of topic continuity and the wa-topic in Japanese
Authors: Bekeš Andrej
Published: November 2021

In this paper I examine three statistical measures of topic continuity, i.e., Topic Quotient (TQ), Referential Distance (RD) and Topic Persistence (TP), using the text of a short novel, Rashomon by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. It turns out that these measures are very unreliable as predictors of the WAtopic in Japanese. Even worse, in the case of TP, and for different referents, contradictory results were obtained. At closer inspection it turns out that this is due to the differences in status which referents possess within some segment of a text. What matters is not the numerical frequency of a referent, but its status, i.e., whether it referrs to a topic entity, or, from the expression point of view, to a topic chain of referential forms within the text, or not.
Efficacy of fresh crushed leaves and essential oil of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh on larvae of Dermestes maculatus De Geer insect damage to smoked dried Sardinella aurita "Kétiakh" stored in Senegal
Authors: Gueye Oumar , Fall Néné Gallé , Ndiaye El Hadji Barka , Sene Khamath , Keitta Lassana , Gueye Momar Talla
Published: November 2021

Synthetic pesticides used to protect stored smoked and dried fish often cause enormous damageto human health and the environment. To limit the harms due to the use of these chemicals, it is necessary to find alternative methods. For this purpose, natural substances may constitute a beneficial way. The objective of this work is to study the effect of crushed fresh leaves and essential oil of Eucalyptus camaldulensis on the mortality of the larvae of an insect pest of smoked and dried fish, Sardinella aurita "Kétiakh", Dermestes maculatus (De Geer, 1774). Essential Oil was obtained by steam distillation from Eucalyptus leaves (0.8% w/w) and analyses carried out by GC/FID and GC/MS. For the biological test, fresh crushed leaves and essential oil were tested at different doses at varying treatment times again larvae Dermestes maculates. The results showed that D. maculatus was sensitive for both fresh crushed leaves and the essential oil, the efficacy of which depended on the dose and duration of treatment. The doses of 2 g and 2.5 g of freshly ground leaves showed a high efficiency of 27 to 40%, of mortality respectively. However, for the essential oil, with the increase in the duration of exposure, the highest mortality (33.3%) was recorded after 72 hours of treatment with the 40µl dose and at 120 hours with the 60µl dose. This study showed that fresh crushed leaves and essential oil of Eucalyptus camaldulensis can be considered as an alternative to the use of chemical insecticides in the conservation of smoked and dried Sardinella aurita "Kétiakh" stored in Senegal.