bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Monocyte Platelet Aggregates in Children with Kawasaki Disease- a Preliminary Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in North-West India
Authors: Vignesh Pandiarajan , Rawat Amit , Shandilya Jitendra Kumar , Sachdeva Man Updesh Singh , Ahluwalia Jasmina , Singh Surjit
Published: July 2020

Background:Platelet activation is an integral part of pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease (KD). However, there is paucity of literature on flow-cytometry based assessment of platelet activation in KD. We aimed to analyse monocyte-platelet aggregates (MPAs), one of the sensitive markers for platelet activation, by flow cytometry in children with Kawasaki disease (KD).Findings:In this single-centre prospective study, we have enrolled 14 children with KD and results were compared with age-matched febrile (n = 15) and healthy (n = 13) controls. After gating monocytes in side-scatter plot, MPAs were identified based on CD14 and CD41 expression. Two (2) ml of blood samples for children with KD were collected at 3 phases of illness- acute stage before start of intravenous immunoglobulin or aspirin, 24 hours after completion of IVIg infusion, and 3 months after acute episode of KD.Children with KD had a significantly higher MPA% values [Median (IQR)- 41.3% (26.6, 52.7)] when compared with febrile [Median (IQR)- 5.98% (2.98-9.72)] and normal [Median (IQR)- 4.48% (2.57-5.59)] controls, p<0.01. On follow-up, the MPA% showed a gradual decline in children with KD, but even at 3 months, the value [Median (IQR)- 7.55% (4.15-14.6)] was higher compared to healthy controls [Median (IQR)- 4.48% (2.57-5.59)].Conclusions:Our results suggest that MPA% was significantly elevated in acute stages in children with KD and activated platelets may continue to persist even after systemic inflammation has subsided. Future studies are warranted whether objective evidence of platelet activation may guide the use of immunomodulatory and anti-platelet therapy in KD.
Low-grade chronic inflammation is attenuated by exercise in obese adults through down-regulation of ASC gene: a pilot study
Authors: Barrón-Cabrera Elisa , González-Becerra Karina , Rosales-Chávez Gustavo , Mora-Jiménez Alondra , Hernández-Cañaveral Iván , Martinez-Lopez Erika
Published: July 2020

Background
Several factors are related to lifestyle behaviors, like physical inactivity and unbalanced diets, which increase the risk of developing obesity and thus represent an important health problem worldwide. Obesity is characterized by low-grade chronic inflammation and an excess of adipose tissue. The ASC protein is part of the NLRP3 inflammasome, a cytosolic multiprotein complex that is associated with inflammation and metabolic alterations.
Purpose
To evaluate the effect of a moderate-intensity structured exercise intervention on ASC gene expression and inflammatory markers in obese adults.
Methods
Thirty-seven obese individuals aged 25 to 50 years were randomized to the diet-exercise group or diet-group. The participants underwent a 4-month follow-up. Electrical bioimpedance was used for body composition analysis. Biochemical data were analyzed by dry chemistry and insulin levels by ELISA. Gene expression from peripheral blood was performed using real-time PCR. Dietary data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed using the Nutritionist Pro™ software. Quantification of cytokines was conducted using Bio-Plex Pro™ Human cytokine. The Astrand-Ryhming test was used to estimate the maximum oxygen volume and design the moderate-intensity structured exercise program.
Results
After the intervention, both study groups significantly improved body composition (decrease weight, fat mass, waist circumference and abdominal obesity, p < 0.05). Besides, the diet-exercise group significantly decreased ASC mRNA expression, MCP-1, and MIP-1β inflammatory cytokines compared to the diet-group (p < 0.05). While in the diet- group, MCP-1 and IL-8 exhibited significantly decreased levels (p < 0.05). In the diet-exercise group, a positive correlation between the atherogenic index and waist circumference was found (r = 0.822, p = 0.011), and a negative correlation was observed between the delta of ASC mRNA expression and IL-10 levels at the end of the intervention (r=-0.627, p = 0.019).
Conclusion
Low-grade chronic inflammation was attenuated through individualized exercise prescription and our findings highlight the role of the ASC gene in the inflammation of obese adults.
Selectional removal of the harmful gypsum weathering layer on the calcareous stone heritages
Authors: Liu Yan , Zhang Kun , Yang Fuwei
Published: July 2020

A novel method for the selectional removal of the harmful gypsum weathering layer on the calcareous stone heritages was studied. By this method, the gypsum weathering layer was cleared away and the carbonate substrate of the calcareous stone was left intact at the same time. The removal effect was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), capillary suction and color difference measurement. This selectional removal method will be highly helpful for the conservation of the surface weathering calcareous stone relics.
18F-VUIIS1009B Features a Superior Imaging Performance to 18F-DPA-714 in TSPO Density Characterization for Neuroinflammatory PET Imaging
Authors: Huang Chen , Ding Fan , Hu Zhoumi , Wang Mengxin , Peng Wenxian , Li Wei , Wang Cheng , Tang Dewei
Published: July 2020

Purpose

Translocator protein (TSPO), an out-mitochondrial membrane protein, is regarded as a key biomarker for neuroinflammation in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we aim to evaluate two highly specific TSPO radiotracers 18F-VUIIS1009A and 18F-VUIIS1009B in a mild cerebral ischemic rat model, and to compare their in vivo performance to the well-established TSPO probe 18F-DPA-714 for neuroinflammation imaging. With multiple graphic analytical methods tested and macro parameters determined, we propose to find a suitable and best quantification method to profile neuroinflammation and measure TSPO density with the three TSPO radiotracers.
Methods

Cerebral ischemia rat model was created and imaged using 18F-VUIIS1009A, 18F-VUIIS1009B and 18F-DPA-714. Displacement studies using cold analogs were performed to evaluate the binding specificities of 18F-VUIIS1009A and 18F-VUIIS1009B individually. Imaging analysis using arterial plasma input functions (AIFs) was employed to generate Logan plots and parametric images of total distribution volume (VT) for each radiotracer. Reference Logan model using healthy brain as a reference region was introduced to generate parametric images for binding potential (BPND).
Results

When compared to 18F-DPA-714, 18F-VUIIS1009B demonstrated higher in vitro binding specificity, binding potential (BPND) and distribution volume ratio (DVR). Parameter images of BPND and VT also indicate 18F-VUIIS1009B has a superior imaging profile when compared with other two radiotracers in TSPO imaging. Correlation analysis between BPND for 18F-VUIIS1009B and 18F-DPA-714 also indicates 18F-VUIIS1009B is more sensitive than 18F-DPA-714 in TSPO density measurement.
Conclusions

This study demonstrates the superiority of 18F-VUIIS1009B to 18F-VUIIS1009A and 18F-DPA-714 in the neuroinflammation imaging. It also demonstrates that 18F-VUIIS1009B PET imaging coupled with parameter mapping (VT and BPND) and graphic analysis holds great promise for neuroinflammation characterization and TSPO density measurement.
Comparison of reliability of measurements among fetal facial profile parameters by operators with different levels of experience at 15-23 weeks of gestation
Authors: Suwanrath Chitkasaem , Sawaddisan Rapphon , Booncharoen Pitchaya
Published: July 2020

Background

Mandible anomalies are associated with many syndromes. Various methods have been proposed to assess fetal mandibles with different reliability. This study aimed to compare the reliability of measurements among five fetal facial profile parameters by operators with different levels of experience, at 15–23 weeks of gestation in Thai fetuses.
Methods

An observational study was prospectively conducted. The inferior facial angle (IFA), anteroposterior mandibular diameter (APD), mandible width (MD), maxilla width (MX) and mandible length (ML) were measured in 123 normal fetuses, using 2D ultrasonography, by 3 operators with different levels of experience. Each participant was examined by 2 operators. Each operator performed three independent measurements for each parameter and was blinded to the results of the other. Reliability of measurement was evaluated using intraclass correlation coefficient for both intraobserver and interobserver variabilities. Bland-Altman analysis was used to evaluate the agreement between operators’ measurements.
Results

The success rate of ML measurement was highest (100%) among the five parameters for all operators. Failure of MX measurement was high in fetuses at a gestational age of less than 18 weeks. Intraobserver variabilities of APD, MD, MX and ML measurements were excellent for all operators (ICC 0.958–0.986), while those of IFA measurement was moderate to excellent (0.560–0.923), depending on the operators’ experience. Interobserver variabilities varied between pairs of operators; only 2 parameters, APD and ML, showed excellent interobserver variabilities for both pairs of operators (ICC > 0.9) with good agreement. Interobserver variabilities of MX measurements for both pairs of operators were good (ICC 0.606–0.709), while MD was excellent for operator 1 and 2 (ICC 0.867), but moderate for operator 1 and 3 (ICC 0.576) and IFA was good for operator 1 and 2 (ICC 0.602), but poor for operator 1 and 3 (ICC 0.128).
Conclusions

The reliability of ML measurement was the highest, followed by APD, while IFA was the lowest, among the 5 parameters. ML and APD measurements were feasible and reproducible, whereas MX measurement was limited in fetuses with a gestational age of less than 18 weeks. Additionally, reliability of IFA measurement depended on the operator’s experience.
Der Blick fürs Wesentliche
Authors: Wolf Paul , Sydow Steve , Pieper Jöran , Friedenberg Stefan
Published: July 2020

Reicht es aus, wenn Lehrende Zeit und Energie darauf verwenden, qualitativ hochwertige Lehr- und Lernmaterialien zu erstellen, oder sollten sie auch (mehr) Zeit darauf verwenden, den Studierenden das effektive und effiziente Lesen bzw. Betrachten dieses Materials zu vermitteln? Darf davon ausgegangen werden, dass die Studierenden diese Fähigkeiten ohnehin bereits mitbringen? Im Rahmen einer qualitativen Eye-Tracking-Studie mit Novizen und Experten wurde diese Fragestellung am Beispiel einer Rechnernetze-Grafik untersucht. Mit Hilfe eines eigenentwickelten Werkzeugs zur Generierung von Areas-of-Interest-Sequenzdiagrammen wurden die gewonnenen Messergebnisse ausgewertet. Im Resultat zeigten sich deutliche Unterschiede hinsichtlich der Betrachtungsweisen. Nicht nur das Vorgehen, sondern auch die Informationsaufnahme unterschieden sich prägnant. Im Folgenden werden die Studie, der theoretische Hintergrund, die gewonnenen Ergebnisse sowie das eigenentwickelte Analysewerkzeug für Messungen aus Eye-Tracking-Studien vorgestellt.
Primary anatomic reconstruction in upper and lower lips: case report
Authors: Hadad Henrique , Jesus Laís Kawamata de , Santos Ana Flávia Piquera , Capalbo-Silva Rodrigo , Mendes Bruno Coelho , Reis Breno Fernandes dos , Mulinari-Santos Gabriel , Souza Francisley Ávila de
Published: July 2020

Extensive lip injuries reconstructions require a strategy of treatment. First, the strategy can follow the anatomical references in order to closure the injury reestablishing the lip functions. This article report a reconstruction of an extensive lip injury after a convulsion and a fall in height in a male patient. The lip reconstruction by anatomical reconstruction was effective for immediate structural maintenance and allowed a favorable healing for the second surgical stage.Descriptors: Lip; Wounds and Injuries; Surgery, Oral.ReferencesMatin MB, Dillon J. Lip reconstruction. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2014;26(3):335-57.Lubek JE, Ord RA. Lip reconstruction. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2013;25(2):103-14.Cakmak MA, Cinal H, Barin EZ, Sakat MS, Karaduman H, Tan O. Total lower lip. reconstruction with functional gracilis free muscle flap. J Craniofac Surg. 2018;29(3):735-37.Larrabee YC, Moyer JS. Reconstruction of mohs defects of the lips and chin. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2017;25(3):427-42.Coppit GL, Lin DT, Burkey BB. Current concepts in lip reconstruction. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004;12(4):281-87.Daraei P, Calligas JP, Katz E, Etra JW, Sethna AB. Reconstruction of upper lip avulsion after dog bite: case report and review of literature. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014;35(2):219-25.Sanniec KJ, Carboy JA, Thornton JF. Simplifying Lip Reconstruction: An Algorithmic Approach. In Semin Plast Surg. 2018;32(2):69-74.Neligan PC. Strategies in lip reconstruction. Clin Plast Surg. 2009;36(3):477-85.Bai S, Li RW, Xu ZF, Duan WY, Liu FY, Sun CF. Total and near-total lower lip reconstruction: 20 years experience. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2015;43(3):367-72.Ogawa R. Surgery for scar revision and reduction: from primary closure to flap surgery. Burns Trauma. 2019;7:7 doi: 10.1186/s41038-019-0144-5.Siqueira EJ, Alvarez GS, Laitano FF, Martins PDE, Oliveira MP. Estratégias em reconstrução do lábio inferior. Rev Bras Cir Plást.2012;27(4):536-41.Estlander JA. Eine methode aus der einen lippe substanzverluste der anderen zu erstzen. Arch Klin Chir. 1872;14:622. Reprinted in English in Plast Reconstr Surg. 1968;42:361.Robotti E, Righi B, Carminati M, Ortelli L, Bonfirraro PP, Devalle L et al. Oral commissure reconstruction with orbicularis oris elastic musculomucosal flaps. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2010;63(3):431-39.Yamauchi M, Yotsuyanagi T, Ezoe K, Saito T, Yokoi K, Urushidate S. Estlander flap combined with an extended upper lip flap technique for large defects of lower lip with oral commissure. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2009;62(8):997-1003.
Švietimo įstaigų vadovų kasmetinės veiklos vertinimo situacija
Authors: Padgurskytė Vaida
Published: July 2020

Pastaraisiais metais įvyko svarbių pokyčių, atnaujinant švietimo sistemą visuose jos lygmenyse: nuo ikimokyklinio ugdymo iki aukštojo mokslo. Įgyvendinant švietimo reformas, keičiasi ir situacija bendrojo ugdymo mokyklų sektoriuje. Kasmet didėja lūkesčiai švietimo įstaigoms ir reikalavimai švietimo institucijų vadovams. Šiandien švietimo vadovo veikla ir reikalavimai jai yra pasikeitę iš esmės. Vadovai veikia laikydamiesi veiklos standartų. Instituciniame segmente aktualus vadovo veiklos vertinimas, siekiant tobulinti savo kaip vadovo-lyderio veiklą, gerinant organizacijos veiklos rezultatus, mokymosi programų efektyvumą, plėtojant ir valdant žmogiškuosius išteklius, puoselėjant organizacijos įvaizdį, gerinant mokinių pasiekimų rezultatus.
The influence of anesthesia and analgesia on the formation of chronic pain syndrome in patients undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty. Article
Authors: Politov Mikhail E. , Panov N. V. , Ovechkin A. M. , Sokologorsky S. V.
Published: July 2020

Introduction. Total knee and hip replacement surgery for stages 3–4 of osteoarthritis often complicated by chronic postoperative pain syndrome (CPOP).

Objectives. The aim of the study was to choosing anesthesia that lid to decries the incidence of CPOP.

Materials and methods. The study included 104 patients over 65 years old who underwent total knee or hip arthroplasty. Patients were divided into two groups: combined spinal-epidural anesthesia and extended epidural analgesia (CSEA) — 53 patients; general anesthesia and multicomponent postoperative analgesia (GA) — 51 patients. The Western Ontario MacMaster (WOMAC) scale and The Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions (DN4) scale was used. Indicators were evaluated in 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. We also assess the area of the hyperalgesia zone in the early postoperative period.

Results. The WOMAC score was 85.7 ± 9.99 points in the CSEA group and 99.0 ± 11.68 in the GA group 3 months after surgery (p < 0.01), 81.3 ± 10.19 versus 93, 8 ± 11.31 after 6 months (p < 0.01) and 78.7 ± 10.48 versus 89.9 ± 10.77 after a year (p < 0.01). The formation of CPOP was observed in 16 (15.4 %) patients, 4 (7.5 %) patients in the CSEA group and 12 (23.53 %) patients in the GA group (p < 0.05). The neuropathic component of chronic pain was observed in 10 (62.5 %) patients, somewhat less often in the CSEA group (p > 0.05).

In patients with advanced CPOP, it was noted that the area of the secondary hyperalgesia zone in the first two days after surgery was significantly larger. The hyperalgesia zone was significantly smaller in patients with CSEA.

Conclusions. Performing knee or hip joint replacement using CSEA compared with GA without a regional component is associated with a lower risk of developing CPOP syndrome and better functional rehabilitation.
Assessment and identification of predictors of performance of early rehabilitation of patients in the general intensive care unit. Article
Authors: Andreychenko Sergey A. , Bychinin M. V. , Klypa T. V.
Published: July 2020

Introduction. Currently, there are no universal criteria for assessing the volume of predicted functional recovery of patients during rehabilitation in intensive care units. Objective. To identify independent predictors of efficiency of rehabilitation of patients after a critical illness. Materials and methods. The study was conducted on the basis of a general ICU in 2017–2019. Patients with a short course of rehabilitation (≤ 7 days), deep impairment of consciousness (≤ 7 points on the Glasgow coma scale), decompensated multiple organ failure were excluded from the study. Clinical and laboratory data of 82 patients were retrospectively analyzed, including baseline severity of the condition, degree of functional independence and mobility, assessment of neurological deficit, incidence of depression and delirium, duration of mechanical ventilation and terms of hospitalization. We used a calculated indicator to analyze the effectiveness of rehabilitation — the rehabilitation potential index (RPI). Patients were assigned to the group of effective rehabilitation (ER) or ineffective rehabilitation (IR) depending on the level of RPI. Results. The duration of mechanical ventilation, the frequency of impaired consciousness and the duration of hospitalization were higher in the IR group than in the ER group. Сonsciousness impairment was found to be an independent predictor of low efficacy of the rehabilitation (odds ratio 4.53; confidence interval 95 % 1.63–12.6; p < 0.05). Conclusions. RPI can be used as a tool for assessing the effectiveness of rehabilitation of patients after a critical illness. The duration of mechanical ventilation has a negative effect on the functional outcome at discharge from the intensive care unit. The initial level of consciousness can be a benchmark for predicting the effectiveness of rehabilitation. Further prospective studies are needed to identify predictors of the effectiveness of early rehabilitation.
Cardiac depression in severe acute pancreatitis: development mechanisms and possible treatment approaches. Review
Authors: Ershov A. V. , Andreenkov Vyacheslav S. , Manasova Z. Sh.
Published: July 2020

Cardiac depression, also known as myocardial depression, is one of the typical complications of severe acute pancreatitis. The review describes modern views on the mechanism of development of this phenomenon; the place of the term «myocardial depression factor» at the current stage of study of the problem was discussed; pathogenetic factors of myocardial depression requiring further study have been identified. An attempt to consider cardiac depression as a phenomenon involving the whole cardiovascular system, rather than the heart along, was made. Each pathophysiological factor is examined in terms of the possibility of clinical use.
Redox Processes in Early Earth Accretion and in Terrestrial Bodies
Authors: Righter Kevin , Herd Christopher D. K. , Boujibar Asmaa
Published: July 2020

The Earth is a unique rocky planet with liquid water at the surface and an oxygen-rich atmosphere, consequences of its particular accretion history. The earliest accreting bodies were small and could be either differentiated and undifferentiated; later larger bodies had formed cores and mantles with distinct properties. In addition, there may have been an overall trend of early reduced and later oxidized material accreting to form the Earth. This paper provides an overview—based on natural materials in our Earthbound sample collections, experimental studies on those samples, and calculations and numerical simulations of differentiation processes—of planetary accretion, core–mantle equilibration, mantle redox processes, and redox variations in Earth, Mars, and other terrestrial bodies.
Long memory investigation during demonetization in India
Authors: Ghosh Bikramaditya , J. S. Saleema , Oak Aniruddha , K. S. Manu , R. Sangeetha
Published: July 2020

Long-range dependence (LRD) in financial markets remains a key factor in determining whether there is market memory, herding traces, or a bubble in the economy. Usually referred to as ‘Long Memory’, LRD has remained a key parameter even today since the mid-1970s. In November 2016, a sudden and drastic demonetization measure took place in the Indian market, aimed at curbing money laundering and terrorist funding. This study is an attempt to identify market behavior using long-range dependence during those few days in demonetization. Besides, it tries to identify nascent traces of bubble and embedded herding during that time. Auto Regressive Fractionally Integrated Moving Average (ARFIMA) is used for three consecutive days around the event. Tick-by-tick data from CNX Nifty High Frequency Trading (CNX Nifty HFT) is used for three consecutive days around demonetization (approximately, 5000 data points from morning trading sessions on each of the three days). The results show a clear and profound presence of herd behavior in all three data sets. The herd intensity remained similar, indicating a unique mixture of both ‘Noah Effect’ and ‘Joseph Effect’, proving a clear regime switch. However, the results on the event day show stable and prominent herding. Mandelbrot’s specified effects were tested on an uncertain and sudden financial event in India and proved to function perfectly.
Impact of Industry 4.0 on labor productivity in the Slovak Republic
Authors: Grenčíková Adriana , Kordoš Marcel , Berkovic Vladislav
Published: July 2020

The Fourth Industrial Revolution bears major technological, demographic, and socio-economic changes affecting nearly every area in business. Within the human resources area, both a surplus of labor and the creation of brand new professions are to be expected. Industry 4.0 concept significantly affects labor productivity in individual countries and does not miss the Slovak Republic either. All segments of the labor market, not just industrial enterprises, will be affected. The present study aims to analyze the possible development of labor productivity in Slovak companies and determine its development in the next period, considering the decreasing number of working-age populations in terms of the fallouts on creation and termination of jobs and occupations. The questionnaire carried out in 319 enterprises in the Slovak Republic with a received response of 228 was a key research tool used to analyze the results of the survey. The findings show that although the labor force within the Slovak labor market will not increase, the labor force will decrease due to unfavorable demographic development. The overall productivity in Slovak companies will increase due to the new technologies implementation. The results have proved that the Industry 4.0 concept will significantly affect labor productivity in the world economy and the Slovak Republic. In particular, the recommendations aim to draw attention to changes in job structure and the need to reform the education system because of Industry 4.0 requirements. Acknowledgments This paper was supported by the Slovak Ministry of Education’s Scientific grant agency VEGA: “The impact of Industry 4.0 on jobs structure changes”. Project registration number: [Reg. No.: 1/0430/18]. This paper was supported by the Slovak Ministry of Education’s Scientific grant agency VEGA: “Assessment changes in the qualitative structure of international economic relations under the influence of Industry 4.0 with implications for the EU and Slovak economic policies”. Project registration number: [Reg. No.: 1/0462/20].
Tanárképzők digitális kompetenciájának mérése – a DigCompEdu adaptálása a hazai felsőoktatási környezetre
Authors: Horváth László , Misley Helga , Hülber László , Papp-Danka Adrienn , M. Pintér Tibor , Dringó-Horváth Ida
Published: July 2020

A magyarországi felsőoktatás digitális megújulása kulcsfontosságú a minőségi tanárképzésben. Nemcsak az eszközhasználat, hanem az oktatásban résztvevők digitális kompetenciáit illetően is. Kutatásunk a DigCompEdu kérdőív magyarországi adaptációján elvégzett kérdőíves kutatás eredményeit mutatja be a digitális kompetenciák, az intézményi támogatottság, illetve a tanárképzésben résztvevők önreflexiói mentén. Tanulmányunk a digitális fordulat oktatásban tapasztalható bemutatása után részletesebb elemzést nyújtja a hazai tanárképzés digitális kompetenciáit illetően, arra keresve a választ, hogy a DigCompEdu által mért kompetenciák viszonyában milyen helyet foglal el a magyar felsőoktatás egy szeglete, a keretrendszer által leírt kompetenciák közül melyek a tanárképzésben részt vevő oktatók erősségei, illetve gyenge pontjai. Emellett nagy hangsúlyt fektetünk a tanárképzésben oktatók önreflektív tevékenységének bemutatására, valamint a digitális kompetenciák megléte és az önreflexió gyakorlása közötti összefüggésekre, illetve a tanári IKT-kompetenciák meglétének és az intézményi támogatottság közötti összefüggésekre is. Jelen elemzések az oktatási helyzetet és az oktatók digitális kompetenciáit egy, a Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem ITK Kutató- és Továbbképző Központ Oktatásinformatika a felsőoktatásban elnevezésű projekt keretében zajló oktatáspedagógiai fejlesztések első, felmérő lépései.
A gyermekkor felszabadítása Czóbel Béla festészetében I.
Authors: Támba Renátó
Published: July 2020

Tanulmányomban a Nyolcak tagjaként is ismert Czóbel Béla leánygyermek-ábrázolásainak elemzésére vállalkozom, az azok mögött húzódó eszme- és művelődéstörténeti hatások feltárására, a korszak progresszív (gyermektanulmányi és reformpedagógiai eredetű) gyermekségretorikai szólamaiból érkező hatások feltérképezésére törekedve, a Nyolcakat meghatározó szellem- és társadalomtudományi tájékozódásból kiindulva. Czóbel esztétikai megfontolásainak hátterében egy radikális, a társadalmi konvenciókkal való szembeszegülést magában foglaló társadalom- és emberszemlélet áll, s ebből fakadóan közvetlenül összekapcsolhatók egymással az elemzések kompozíció- és stílusanalízisre vonatkozó szempontjai, valamint a gyermekszemlélet vizsgálatának aspektusai, a Panofsky-féle ikonográfiai-ikonológia által nyújtott elemzési struktúra mentén elindulva. Tanulmányomban választ keresek arra, hogy miképp, milyen eszközök révén fejeződik ki a művész szemléletében munkáló társadalom-, ember- és gyermekszemlélet, a polgári nevelés valóságára vonatkozó reflexió szintjén mozogva.
TOMBS OF IMOGIRI KINGS: COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP OF FUNCTIONAL THEORY
Authors: Aarifah Fadhlinaa Afiifatul , Zain Muhammad Izzul Haq
Published: July 2020

This paper discusses the functional analysis that occurred around the Tombs of Imogiri Kings. It is to examine why many people willingly come to the tombs of Imogiri Kings while there are many objects of the tour in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this study was to determine the community's perspective on the tomb and its functions using Malinowski's theory analysis. Malinowski developed a functional theory with the understanding that culture is a standpoint with all the activities carried out actually intended to satisfy a series of instinctual needs of human beings related to human life. This research uses a qualitative method, which is written descriptively. The methods of data collection include field studies such as data collection methods include field studies by direct observation of the symptoms in the tombs of the Imogiri kings, conducting interviews with people involved in tomb activities, conducting participant-observers, following a number of rituals there, and literature study. The results of this study indicate that some community perspectives on the tombs of Imogiri kings that are considered sacred are formed from several factors such as history and mystical stories. This centralization then forms certain cultures and beliefs that have certain functions to fulfill the needs of human instincts as Malinowski's theory.
QUESTIONING THE “KOREAN WAVED” HIJAB STYLE IN INDONESIA: A CONTEMPORARY QUR’ANIC APPROACH
Authors: Taufik Egi Tanadi , Mufidatunrofiah Siti , Al Amin Nazifatul Ummy
Published: July 2020

Innovations on hijab have implications for the expansion of its users. Thus it encourages the growth of new identities for hijab which are then expressed by enriching its style, form, color tone, and fabric. The cultivation of hijab throughs the pop-culture of Korea arose and known as the “Korean waved” hijab. This paper has an opportunity to elaborate on hijab’s contemporary progression worldwide. It reflects the Korean pop-culture and identifies the authenticity of the tradition of wearing the hijab in Indonesia. It problematizes the issue of Korean hijab style and how the Quran responds to it. The research framework used a sequential exploratory model henceforth resulting in a scientific response to the phenomenon of Korea's creative industries in the making of an authentic Indonesian hijab model. The results answered the challenges of the vision of "Making Indonesia 4.0" in developing the industrial sector of textile in Indonesia by tracing ethical, aesthetical, and economic modes of hijab.
CONTESTING ISLAMIC SPIRIT AND ISLAMIC FORMALIZATION: GUS DUR PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Khasanah Faizatun
Published: July 2020

In today’s context, Islamic values seem to be allied from Moslem’s life, but the symbol of formal Islam looks always presented in many representations, as well as the people of politic and economic’ world are always using Islamic symbols to direct public opinion. The reason is probably due to religious symbol becomes one of the most effective determinants in this regard. These actual facts are contradicted with the idea of Islam formulated by Gus Dur. He has proposed the idea of Islamic Spirit. That’s why? I would like to propose two questions: what is the contextual meaning of Gus Dur's thoughts about Islamic Spirit, and what if the idea is juxtaposed to the emergence of extreme Islamic thought. For this sake, I use critical-analysis method. The result has shown that the context of Gus Dur’s thought was the emergence of the idea of formalizing Islamic Sharia into the constitutions of the state, Indonesia, after the fall of Soeharto’s new order. Then, Gus Dur tried to countering these new ideologies of Islamic formalization. Islam, based on Gus Dur perspective, is encouraging people to be performing any good deed. To be a good Muslim, someone has no need to do good deed in the name of Islam, but he could be enough having a humanism visions. Therefore, there is no need to formalizing Islam
Investigation of paracetamol degradation using LED and UV-C photo-reactors
Authors: Nascimento Graziele Elisandra do , Soares Oliveira Marcos André , da Rocha Santana Rayany Magali , Ribeiro Beatriz Galdino , Silva Sales Deivson Cesar , Rodríguez-Díaz Joan Manuel , Napoleão Daniella Carla , da Motta Sobrinho Mauricio Alves , Duarte Marta Maria Menezes Bezerra
Published: July 2020

This work investigates the efficiency of LED and UV-C photo-reactors for paracetamol degradation using advanced oxidative processes. Among the evaluated processes, photo-Fenton was the most efficient for both radiations. Degradations greater than 81% (λ 197 nm) and 91% (λ 243 nm) were obtained in the kinetic study. These degradations were also observed by means of the reduction in the peaks in both spectral scanning and high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. The good fit of the Chan and Chu kinetic model shows that the degradation reaction has pseudo-first order behavior. Toxicity tests did not indicate the inhibition of growth of Lactuca sativa seeds and Escherichia coli bacterium. However, the growth of strains of the Salmonella enteritidis bacterium was inhibited in all the samples, demonstrating that only this bacterium was sensitive to solutions. The proposed empirical models obtained from the 24 factorial designs were able to predict paracetamol degradation. These models could, at the same levels assessed, be used to predict the percentage of degradation in studies using other organic compounds. The LED and UV-C photo-reactors were, when employing the photo-Fenton process, able to degrade paracetamol, thus highlighting the efficiency of LED radiation when its power (three times smaller) is compared to that of UV-C radiation.
A NEW GENUS OF THE FEATHER MITE FAMILY PROCTOPHYLLODIDAE (ACARIFORMES: ANALGOIDEA) FROM WOODCREEPERS (PASSERIFORMES: FURNARIIDAE: DENDROCOLAPTINAE) IN THE NEOTROPICS
Authors: Mironov Sergey V. , Sergio Bermúdez
Published: July 2020

A new feather mite genus Dendrocolaptobius gen. n. belonging to the Nycteridocaulus generic group (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae) is described. The genus includes two species associated with woodcreepers (Furnariidae: Dendrocopaptinae): Dendrocolaptobius cuneiformis (Mironov, 2017) comb. n. previously described from Sittasomus griseicapillus (Vieillot) in Costa Rica; and D. lepidocolapti sp. n. described herein from Lepidocolaptes souleyetii (Lafresnaye) in Panama. The new genus Dendrocolaptobius is clearly distinguished from the other genera of the Nycteridocaulus group in having an inverted genital arch and enlarged bow-shaped basal sclerite in males and the copulatory opening situated dorsally on the lobar region in females.
REDESCRIPTION OF HYPOASPISELLA SPICULIFER (BERLESE, 1918) COMB. N. (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA: LAELAPIDAE) FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Joharchi Omid , Hugo-Coetzee Elizabeth , Ermilov Sergey G. , Khaustov Alexander A.
Published: July 2020

Hypoaspisella spiculifer comb. n. is redescribed on the basis of adult females, collected from soil in South Africa. Hypoaspisella spiculifer fits well with the current concept of the genus Hypoaspisella Bernhard. The chelicerae of this species are similar to those of free-living mites, suggesting that it may be a predator of small soil invertebrates.
Wiara w teologii Josepha Ratzingera/Benedykta XVI
Authors: Panaro Antonio
Published: July 2020

Wiarę należy określić przede wszystkim w kategoriach charytologicznych – jest ona łaską, darmo danym darem. Koncepcja wiary Josepha Ratzingera/Benedykta XVI burzy przekonania tych, którzy za bardzo humanizują wiarę, koncentrując się przesadnie na akcie ludzkim, nadprzyrodzoność wiary pozostawiając na drugim planie. Ratzinger daje pierwszeństwo inicjatywie Boga. Wiara jest przestrzenią nadprzyrodzoną, w której spotykają się mysterium człowieka i Mysterium Boga – to, co Boskie w człowieku. Wiara jest tym misterium, które człowieka obejmuje i przenika tak, że Bóg przez łaskę nadprzyrodzoną może się dostać do jego wnętrza. Jest ona tym, co udoskonala człowieka, stanowiącego już dla siebie samego pewnego rodzaju tajemnicy. W doktrynie chrześcijańskiej bowiem przedmiot wiary to nie abstrakcyjna i teoretyczna formuła. Przedmiotem wiary jest osoba – Jezus Chrystus. Wiara dla chrześcijanina jest ostatecznie osobistym spotkaniem z Jezusem z Nazaretu. „U początku bycia chrześcijaninem nie ma decyzji etycznej czy jakiejś wielkiej idei, ale jest natomiast spotkanie z wydarzeniem, z Osobą, która nadaje życiu nową perspektywę, a tym samym decydujące ukierunkowanie” (Deus Caritas est,1).
The Blessed Virgin Mary As Our Mother. The Lucan Marian Perspective
Authors: Kabatha Zachary Ndegwa
Published: July 2020

The person of the Blessed Virgin Mary among Christians has been throughout Christian tradition a source of inspiration as far as the Christian faith is concerned. Many papal Encyclicals, Apostolic exhortations, conciliar and post conciliar documents have all made reference to our blessed mother due to her close proximity to her son our Lord Jesus Christ. She is thus not a foreigner to the people of faith. The modern man today looks forward for a person who is both faithful and trustworthy to accompany him or her in the earthly life and offer an assurance of everlasting joy. Examining the role of Mary in the writings of St Luke in the New Testament we see Mary as the one who fits in this desire of the modern man. Her role as a mother in the Luke’s view is very central in understanding the notion of companionship. However many people today do not understand Mary to be a faithful companion, perhaps this is due to the misunderstanding of Mary’s position in the Salvation History. Moreover the Sacred Scriptures from the infancy narratives to the neophyte church in Acts of the Apostles Mary makes a journey of faith with Jesus and his disciples. Thus in this article we examine briefly the companionship of the blessed Mary to the Word of God as we invoke her companionship to our Christians today on their pilgrimage to the Promised Land.
Premises Of Creation In The Light Of The Psschal Eevent
Authors: Ciećko Szymon Krzysztof
Published: July 2020

Author gives an answer to the question of how to understand creation in the light of Passover by referring primarily to the reflections by a contemporary Italian philosopher and theologian Giuseppe Maria Zanghí. The substance of the article consists of three points: the Easter trinitology, the ontological implications of the Paschal event and the premise of creation in the perspective of the Paschal event.
The idea of the common good and the reason of state in the teaching of Primate Wyszyński
Authors: Łatka Rafał
Published: July 2020

The notions of common good and the reason of state were always present, usually in a joint way, in the teachings of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. They came to the foreground, especially in the periods of post-war crises in Poland, moments of growing social tension. Despite the fact that the primate did not want to be a politician, because the main sphere of his activity was concern for the souls of Poles, he became a statesman, for whom the welfare of Poland and Poles was the primary task. This was largely due to the primate’s concern for the broadly understood common good – Poland as a subject of common concern for all members of society, regardless of their views. Most importantly, Cardinal Wyszyński was able to look at the political situation without ideological bias or obstinancy. If he believed that communists somehow work for the common good and care about the fate of society, he supported their activity (an example of this could be the fight against social pathologies – especially alcoholism).
Citizens obligations towards the state in the context of the homiletics of the Primate of Poland Stefan Wyszyński
Authors: Nęcek Robert
Published: July 2020

To sum up present considerations, it should be stated that the homiletic message of the Primate of Poland Stefan Wyszyński is clear and unabiguous. His communicative and language competences were the basis for the accurate and comprehensible presentation of citizens’ obligations to the state. In the context of entirety of the Primate’s of Poland message, the renewal of the state community also requires a renewal of personal and social life. Therefore, at this moment – as the Cardinal noted on December 10, 1980 – „the blessed hour of examination of conscience has come to our Homeland... Everyone should do an examination of his or her conscience, asking oneself what are the reasons of such drama experienced by our contemporary Homeland"
To what extent could the Polish People’s Republic be considered a Polish state? The analysis of the problem in the historical context of views of Primate Wyszyński
Authors: Skibiński Paweł
Published: July 2020

Card. Stefan Wyszyński, being both the Primate of Poland and the highest social authority, in the period of People’s Republic of Poland, independent of the communist authorities, was an important point of reference influencing public opinions and social attitudes in our country. His attitude towards the state, which was the People’s Republic of Poland, is extremely important for understanding not only his decisions at particular stages of relations between the communist state and the Church, but also allows us to better understand the specific character of the PRL as a political system, its relationship with the communist party and with the Soviet center of the communist bloc, and to what extent it represented the Polish nation as a political community. Analysis of the Primate’s attitude with regard to important political events (elections to the communist Sejm, his attitude to political breakthroughs and social events – especially social resistance against communist regime), supplemented with an analysis of the Primate’s homiletics, allows me to formulate the thesis that the Primate of the Millennium considered the PRL as a Polish state, however he regarded it as degenerated through the structures of external dependence on the USSR and the ideological domination of the communist party – PZPR. In conclusion, the People’s Republic of Poland was a Polish state that fulfilled some of the needs of the Polish nation, regarded as a fundamental political community, but it was still far from being perfect. However, the fact that – in his view – People’s Republic of Poland was actually the Polish state, was highly significant. It imposed on Catholics a moral obligation to participate in social life, in a space inaccessible to the communist party, and to undertake all efforts to prevent the threat of external military intervention of the USSR and its allies.
Patriotic education in the teaching of God’s servant – Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński
Authors: Rynio Alina
Published: July 2020

The presented text is an attempt to demonstrate understanding and realisation of patriotic education in the teaching of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński Primate of Poland It brings closer the significance of the very notion as well as it demonstrates attitudes and behaviours generated by this understanding. The publication focuses our attention on the genesis of such comprehended patriotism and education. The final part of the analyses concerns the practical aspect of patriotic education and brings closer the figure of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński as a teacher of a Christian view on education, Polish nature and Poles. What results from the conducted analyses and observations is the fact that remembrance and familiarity with a pedagogical message of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński – a remarkable Primate of the Millennium concerned about ethical-moral foundations of social life, may assist contemporarily living nations and people, and generations of Poles, in particular and those who will be their continuators – in preserving identity in the personal, social, national, cultural and ecclesiastic dimensions.
The role of women in patriotic teaching of Primate Stefan Wyszyński. The outline of the problem
Authors: Mackiewicz Beata
Published: July 2020

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in his Primatial teaching was often returning to the issue of the female world. This issue was discussed against changing socioeconomic conditions. He did not remain, however, at the level of analysis, but entrusted women with specific tasks. He strongly emphasised the role of women, their tasks in a family, professional, social and even in political life. He entrusted this social group with keeping guard over the fulfilment of Jasna Góra (Eng. Luminous Mount) Vows of the Polish Nation from 1956. Thereby, he called women to defend life, accept life, to realise their main vocation – maternity. He stated that the future of nation is largely dependent on women, on the way of educating a young generation, transferred values. He also called women to fight for sobriety of their families, for order in these families. He thought that women should be involved in social and political life, although simultaneously he warned against dangers, which they have to wisely omit. Being aware of these dangers, Primate Wyszyński was looking for a role model, which would be worth imitating. He was portraying Mary, Virgin and Mother, Her cooperation with Jesus to them. He stated that the contemporary world also needs a harmonious cooperation of men and women.
Masovia in prediction of Primate Stefan Wyszyński
Authors: Graczyk Waldemar
Published: July 2020

Primate of Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, in his teaching paid special attention to such notions as Church and Homeland. He focused on the value of the event, which was the Baptism of Poland in 966. Masovia was one of the stops on which the Nation’s faith was awakened, as well as the awareness of free and responsible man, creating history based on law and morality of the Decalogue. Primate was visiting Płock many times, during different occasions. He was preaching a word, which like the biblical grain was supposed to fall on the soil of human hearts and bring fruit. Historical and cultural role of Masovia, as a borough constituting an integral part of Polish state since its beginning and its contribution to culturalreligious development of Poland, was particularly emphasised during two Primate’s speeches: during millennial solemnities in 1966 and during the jubilee of a diocese in 1975. Primate Stefan Wyszyński, while talking about Masovia, emphasised its high position in building the State and the Church. Invoking figures, important for Masovia (bishops, priests, princes), he always pointed to the values, which they represented, and which were timeless. What Primate of Poland Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński said in Płock Masovia and about Masovia was fully reflected in the words of the Saint John Paul II uttered on 7 VI 1991 during his stay in Płock – “Płock has profoundly rooted in the history of Poland and the Church” – emphasising the role of this city, the capital of historical Masovia, in the millennial history of our Homeland.
Concern and action. Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and West Pomerania
Authors: Stanuch Zbigniew
Published: July 2020

While analysing the attitude of Primate of Poland Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński to West Pomerania, we may enumerate three basic aspects. Firstly, the role which Cardinal played by fulfilling the post of the ordinary of the ordinariate of Gorzów. He was then interested, among others, in the provision of the continuity of management in this territory. Secondly, mainly thanks to his efforts and involvement of bishops of Gorzów, they succeeded in 1972 in dividing the big apostolic administration of Gorzów into three smaller dioceses. Thirdly, the issue concerning the relation with the Christians from West Pomerania is equally significant. Primate was very frequently visiting this region. In the opinion of the author of the article, the words “Concern and action” reflect best his interest in the fate of the Christians, who appeared after the war in the so-called Regained Lands.