bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
STRATEGI BISNIS KARPET DENGAN METODE SWOT ANALYSIS
Authors: Nurhayati Ai
Published: June 2022

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang strategi bisnis karpet karakter dengan cara mengukur kekuatan, kelemahan, peluang dan ancaman dari bisnis produk karpet yang merupakan produk UMKM di kota Bandung. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threat). Hasil dari penelitian ini dipilih strategi SO (Strength Opportunities) yang tepat untuk mengembangkan bisnis produk karpet karakter untuk UMKM di kota Bandung. Strategi yang disusun adalah meningkatkan mutu produk karpet dengan harga terjangkau, meningkatkan variasi warna, bentuk, gambar produk karpet, serta memperbanyak cabang toko di lokasi yang strategis..Kata kunci :Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, SWOT, UMKM.AbstractThis study aims to design a character carpet business strategy by measuring the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the carpet product business which is a MSME product in the city of Bandung. This research uses SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threat) analysis methods. The results of this study were chosen the right SO (Strength Opportunities) strategy to develop a character carpet product business for MSMEs in the city of Bandung. The strategy developed is to improve the quality of carpet products at affordable prices, to increase the variety of colors, shapes, images of carpet products, and increase the number of store branches in strategic locations.Keywords :Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, SWOT, MSMEs.
Photocatalytic reactors and their scale up: literature review
Authors: Oliveira Amanda Eduarda de , Visioli Luiz Jardel , Enzweiler Heveline
Published: June 2022

Photocatalysis reactions have been extensively studied for the degradation of recalcitrant substances. It is known that the activation of the photocatalyst occurs with the absorption of photons of energy greater than or equal to the band gap, causing electrons from the valence band to be transferred to the conduction band, resulting in a gap in the valence band. On a laboratory scale, many works have already been developed. The most used configuration is the cylindrical reactor, where the light source is placed in the center, immersed in the reaction medium, protected by a quartz cell. Xenon, LED and mercury lamps are the most used due to the wavelength at which they emit electromagnetic radiation. Heterogeneous catalysts are also used to improve the efficiency of the process, but when used dispersed in the medium, there is a difficulty in separating them after the operation, and when used immobilized, there are barriers related to their fixation in the system. For the scale up, a change in the lighting source to sunlight, replacement of quartz by glass, and different ways of reusing the catalysts for greater economy were observed.
OPTIMALISASI QUIZIZZ SEBAGAI GAMIFIKASI PEMBELAJARAN UNTUK MENDUKUNG ADAPTASI TEKNOLOGI BAGI GURU DI SMP NEGERI 21 BULUKUMBA
Authors: Saparuddin Saparuddin , P. Muhiddin , Ismail Ismail , Sahribulan Sahribulan , P Dian Dwi Putri Ulan Sari
Published: June 2022

Adapatasi teknologi merupakan salah satu upaya yang dilakukan untuk menyiapkan guru sebgai pendidik menghadapi peserta didik saat ini yang dijuluki sebagaii generesi Z, generasi yang kesehariannya tidak terlepas dari teknologi seperti gadget, laptop dan internet. Permasalahan guru SMP Negeri 21 Bulukumba adalah belum maksimalnya penggunaan teknologi seperti komputer dan jarigan internet yang ada disekolah sebagai sarana pembelajaran. Umumnya jaringan internet hanya digunakan sebagai sarana untuk download materi berupa ppt maupun video kemudian dipresentasikan secara konvensional di depan kelas. Berdasarkan malasalah ini, maka tim pengabdi menganggap perlu dilakukannya upaya adaptasi teknogi  di dalam pembelajaran berupa pemanfaatan aplikasi quizizz sebahai gamifikasi pembelajaran. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan ini berupa pelatihan dan pendampingan kepada para guru membuat instrument evaluasi dengan menggunakan aplikasi quizizz. Setelah pelaksanaan program, terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan guru di dalam membuat dan memanfaatkan quizizz sebagai sarana pembelajaran berbasis games.
Uso del método potencial natural en la exploración de agua subterránea: caso de estudio Hospital de Olanchito
Authors: Rodriguez M. , Ruiz M. , Ruiz M.
Published: June 2022

Los métodos geofísicos de exploración han sido ampliamente usados para la prospección de agua subterránea, siendo más usados los métodos eléctricos y electromagnéticos, los cuales presentan algunas desventajas como: el alto costo del equipo, distancia requerida en superficie para toma de datos y tiempo de trabajo. En este trabajo exploramos el uso de métodos alternativos a los tradicionales, utilizando el equipo PQWT de reciente aparición en el mercado que se presenta como un equipo de bajo costo, fácil manejo y tiempo rápido para toma de datos, el cual emplea el llamado método de potencial natural para la exploración de agua subterránea. Se logró ubicar un sitio para perforación de un pozo en el Hospital de Olanchito, Yoro, comprobando que la información que provee el equipo combinada siempre con información geológica de la zona puede emplearse para la caracterización de acuíferos.
Simulación numérica de túnel de viento con obstáculos poligonales
Authors: Godoy A. , Vides F.
Published: June 2022

La aproximación cíclica de estado finito (ACEF) es una nueva técnica que utiliza teoría de operadores y algebra lineal para identificación de sistemas y predicción del comportamiento en procesos de sistemas basados en datos. Esta es un área de gran actividad, por sus amplias aplicaciones en la industria de procesos, ingeniería y mecanica cuántica. Se han realizado aplicaciones en modelos como la transmisión de ondas electromagnéticas, los cuales han tenido resultados satisfactorios en el procesamiento de los datos y la predicción del comportamiento de sistemas basados en datos. En este artículo se presentan ejemplos del uso del método ACEF, para la detección de vórtices cíclicos en un túnel de viento, y predicción del comportamiento del sistema en el futuro, usando como obstáculos el diseño de la forma de las alas del edificio Burj Khalifa de Dubai.
Consideraciones para el diseño de un Laboratorio Secundario de Calibración Dosimétrica para la Escuela de Física de la UNAH
Authors: Flores J.
Published: June 2022

La función primordial de un Laboratorio Secundario de Calibración Dosimétrica (LSCD o SSDL por sus siglas en inglés) es proporcionar un servicio de metrología específica para la medición de distintos parámetros vinculados a la radiación ionizante, a través del establecimiento medidas patrón, mediante mecanismo formales y técnicamente trazables, a valores reconocidos y aceptados como reales y exactos.En Honduras el uso de las radiaciones ionizantes se extiende a varias aplicaciones y en particular en el ámbito de las exposiciones médicas han aumentado en número y complejidad con la demanda de nuevos servicios de salud y la implementación de nuevas técnicas médicas. Al tratarse de actividades en las que se expone a personas a la radiación con fines médicos resulta imperativo el establecer controles y mecanismos de aseguramiento de la calidad de los haces de radiación utilizados. Dichos mecanismos de aseguramiento de la calidad requieren de servicios asociados a la metrología de las radiaciones, cuyos costes y manejo generalmente son relativamente altos y complejos respectivamente, e implican ser iniciados mediante la inversión pública. En este documento se presentan de forma resumida las consideraciones hechas para el abordaje de la planificación inicial de un LSCD en Honduras.
Métodos espectrales: algunas aplicaciones en física
Authors: Reyes Marco
Published: June 2022

Los métodos espectrales son herramientas poderosas en las ciencias naturales y en diversas áreas de la ingeniería, el propósito de este trabajo es mostrar como aplicar los métodos espectrales a tres problemas de física, solución de la ecuación de difusión, calculo del tercer coeficiente del virial y su primera y segunda derivada para el potencial de Lennard-Jones modificado de un fluido simple y detección de periodicidad de un sistema mecánico. El enfoque es computacional, considerando que la transformadas requeridas de Fourier, tranformada seno y coseno de Fourier, se pueden implementar fácilmente en su versión rápida en cualquier lenguaje de programación.
Informal Economy and Gender Inequality in Africa
Authors: Joseph Tonuchi , Nevo Chinedu , Nwolisa Chinyere
Published: June 2022

The study investigates the relationship between gender inequality and the growth of the informal sector in Africa. Using Generalised Least Square Approach. it was discovered that gender inequality indices such as equality between males and females in getting jobs in the formal economy under the same or similar circumstances have a significant impact on the growth of the informal economy in the continent. The study concludes that if an adequate effort is not made to address the gender inequality in the continent, especially in formal employment that has forced many females to informal sector employment, the objective of achieving inclusive growth and development in the continent might not be realistic. The study, therefore, recommends that the United Nation and other international organizations should compensate the African women by giving the women at least 60 percent chance in all their employees as a way of increasing the economic and political power of the women in the continent.
Review of Financial Inclusion and Access to Energy in West Africa
Authors: Nwolisa Chinyere U. , Babatope Joshua , Oloyede Betsy , Abiodun Tosin , Ugoji Chinyelu
Published: June 2022

Background: This study examined the relationship between financial inclusion and energy access in West Africa, using panel data from seven countries in the region, namely, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. Methodology: The study employed dataset from the World Bank Development Indicators between 2004 and 2019 where Panel Fixed effect were used to estimate the relationship between energy access and financial inclusion. Specifically, the study estimated access to electricity as a function ATM per 100,000 adults, Bank accounts per 1,000 adults, and domestic credit to the private sector. Findings: The study did not found a strong evidence to conclude that financial inclusion improves access to energy in West Africa. In particular, of all the variables used to measure financial inclusion only ATM per 100,000 adults proved to have a positive relationship with access to energy while the other variables had no impact on access to energy.
Lean Human Resource Initiatives and Employee Performance of Selected Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria
Authors:   Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria, Egbuta O. U.
Published: June 2022

Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in terms of growth and development of an economy. Despite this ostensible relevance of small and medium scale enterprises, it is observed that employee performance level especially in Nigeria is low compared to that of other nations. This is evident in declining workforce productivity, inefficiency, and decreased commitment. These challenges have been attributed to a variety of factors, including poor hiring approach, irregular improvement, and poor teamwork. The impact of lean human resource initiatives on employee performance in selected SMEs in Lagos State, Nigeria, was explored in this research. The survey research design was used in this study. In Lagos State, Nigeria, there were 8,396 small and medium-sized businesses. Sample size of 481 was ascertained using the Research Advisory Table. The participants were identified using a simple random sampling approach. Data was collected from the participants using an adapted and validated questionnaire. Construct ranged from 0.74 to 0.89 for Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficients and study found that 85% of participants responded. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (multiple regression). According to the findings, lean human resource initiatives had a significant impact on employee performance in Lagos, Nigeria.. Employee performance was significantly affected by lean human resource initiatives (Adj.R2 = 0.095; F (5,401) = 9.509, p 0.05). The study concludes that lean human resource initiatives had significant effect on employee performance of SMEs in Lagos Nigeria. The study recommends that small and medium scale enterprise owner/managers should embrace Lean Human Resource initiatives such as selective hiring, continuous improvement, mentoring, cross-functional team, and flexible information system which is geared towards human capital development to improve employee performance and boost their contribution to the organization. Keywords: Continuous Improvement, Employee Performance, Lean Human resource initiative, Mentoring, Selective Hiring.
Contribución al conocimiento de Nymphaea gracilis Zucc. en Aguascalientes, México.
Authors: Sandoval-Ortega Manuel Higinio
Published: June 2022

La familia Nymphaeaceae está constituida por alrededor de tres a seis géneros y 58 a 70 especies dulceacuícolas, en México se distribuyen dos géneros con un total de 13 especies entre las que se encuentra Nymphaea gracilis, que es endémica del país. En Aguascalientes es una especie poco frecuente reportada para los municipios de Aguascalientes, Jesús María y San José de Gracia. El objetivo de este estudio es contribuir al conocimiento de N. gracilis en Aguascalientes, proporcionando una descripción morfológica acompañada de fotografías de estructuras importantes para su identificación, un mapa de distribución y datos históricos. Por medio de bibliografía y ejemplares de herbario se obtuvieron localidades en las que N. gracilis se distribuye dentro del estado, dichas localidades fueron visitadas para tomar fotos de individuos vivos y colectar ejemplares. Con base a la información obtenida de material de herbario y las colectas realizadas se elaboró un mapa de distribución. Un ejemplar de esta especie es una de las primeras colectas botánicas realizadas en el estado. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tecnociencia.v14i1.561
CeO2 modified Ni-MOF as an efficient catalyst for electrocatalytic urea oxidation
Authors: Wang Xiao , Song Shuyan , Zhang Hongjie
Published: June 2022

The development of cost-efficient electrocatalysts for urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is a challenge due to the slow kinetics. In this work, we demonstrated a one-pot hydrothermal synthetic method to fabricate CeO2 modified Ni-MOF nanosheets. When evaluted as UOR catalysts, the 3% CeO2/Ni-MOF possesses outstanding catalytic activity, achieving a current density of 10 mA cm−2 at a low potential of 1.356 V with a small Tafel slope of 13.83 mV dec−1. It is considered that the unique interactions between CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and Ni-MOF nanosheets (NSs) play the significant role in the enhancement of the catalytic performance by inducing the formation of abundant defects and optimized surface states.
Perception Of Physical Therapist Of Lahore Regarding Ethical Issues In Clinical Practice; A Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Khalid Khan Abdullah , Jabbar Saima , Ashraf Iqra , Najeeb Momina , Fatima Navera , Javed Romaisa , Khalid Khan Umer , Anwar Arslan
Published: June 2022

Ethics are broad range of thinking about expressional interdependence behaviors of human being and about situational balance between right and wrong as moral duty. Objective: The purpose of this study was to figure out ethical issues in clinical practice of physical therapy practice. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at various clinical setups in Lahore enrolling practicing physical therapists via non-probability convenience sampling technique. A sample of 249 physical therapists was extracted using sample size calculator (Confidence interval 95%). Participants were selected on the basis of inclusion criteria and responses were recorded using self-structured questionnaire whose content validity was assessed using Lynn, M.R (1986) method. The questionnaire consisted of set of opinions regarding multidimensional aspects of ethics in patient care. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 20. The analysis was based on descriptive statistics such as frequency percentages and measures of central tendency and standard deviation. The multiple responses were calculated regarding collective opinions. Results: Demographics of the participants were expressed in frequency and percentages. The results showed that professional ethics were learned by 174(70.7%) respondents during physical therapy course, by 38 (15.4%) via internet and by 34(13.8%) by other sources.  On average, most of the responses regarding awareness, obligation and inter-professional relationship were reported as moderate to minimum. Conclusions: The study concluded that perception and opinions of physical therapists regarding ethical issues garnered only moderate to minimum concern about clinical practice. However, they identified a huge gap and lack of coordination with other health professional in clinical facility.
Preoperatively Diagnosed Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery (ARSA) as a Predictive Anatomical Signal: Case Report in a Man with Advanced Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Authors: Varzhapetyan A. M. , Varzhapetyan L. A. , Chitchyan A. A. , Petrosyan D. I.
Published: June 2022

Ստորին կոկորդային նյարդի ներվիրահատական վնասումը էնդոկրին վիրաբուժության ծանր բարդություններից է: Չնայած բժշկական գրականության մեջ այս նյարդն անվանվում է հետադարձ կոկորդային նյարդ, 0,6-1,0% դեպքերում այն ունենում է ոչ հետադարձ ընթացք: Այս հազվագյուտ անոմալիան սաղմնաբանորեն կապված է աբերանտ աջ ենթաանրակային զարկերակի հետ: Ներկայացվող աշխատանքում մեր կողմից նկարագրվում է վահանաձեւ գեղձի պապիլյար քաղցկեղ ունեցող տղամարդու մոտ ոչ հետադարձ կոկորդային նյարդի հազվագյուտ կլինիկական դեպք, որտեղ, բացի թիրեոիդէկտոմիայից, ցուցված էր նաև պարանոցային լիմֆոդիսեկցիա: Կրծքավանդակի նախավիրահատական կոնտրաստ համակարգչային շերտագրման ժամանակ հայտնաբերվեց աբերանտ աջ ենթաանրակային զարկերակը, որը աորտայի աղեղի վերջին ձախ ճյուղն էր և անցնում էր կերակրափողի հետևով՝ ձախից աջ: Այս փաստը հիմք դարձավ ենթադրելու, որ կոկորդային նյարդը կարող է ունենալ ոչ հետադարձ ընթացք, որի արդյունքում փոխվեց վիրահատության ընթացքում աջից լիմֆոդիսեկցիայի տակտիկան՝ ստորին կոկորդային նյարդի վնասումից խուսափելու համար: Սկզբում հայտնաբերվեց թափառող և ստորին կոկորդային նյարդերի միացման կետը: Դրանից հետո միայն նյարդի ընթացքի վիզուալ հսկողության տակ կատարվել է աջակողմյան կենտրոնական լիմֆոդիսեկցիա: Տվյալ դեպքը ցույց տվեց, որ նախավիրահատական շրջանում ախտորոշված աբերանտ աջ ենթաանրակային զարկերակը հնարավորություն է տալիս կանխագուշակելու ոչ հետադարձ կոկորդային նյարդի առկայությունը և դրանով իսկ բարձրացնելու թիրեոիդէկտոմիայի և պարանոցային լիմֆոդիսեկցիայի անվտանգությունը:
Personification in education as the tendency of modern education transforming
Authors: Bessonova Ekaterina
Published: June 2022

The article deals with the key guidelines for development of national educational systems in modern world on the basis of analysis of international and local documents. The analysis resulted in the conclusion about the possibility to consider personification as the main tendency in development of modern education.
Problems of Modern Aesthetic Education: the Formation of a New Sensuality
Authors: Konanchuk Svetlana
Published: June 2022

The article examines the problems of the need for transformations in the field of modern aesthetic education associated with the processes of strengthening the virtual component in artistic culture and in the vast social sphere, including the field of education.It is noted that in the conditions of visualization and digitalization of culture, synesthesia as a phenomenon of non-verbal associative thinking becomes an important means of maintaining the integrity of the world perception. The prospects of applying synesthetic methodologies in aesthetics and pedagogy are analyzed.
Comparison of the effectiveness of two combinations of antibiotic used for perioperative prophylactic therapy during radical cystectomy: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Andrijasevic Natasa , Ovčariček Slaven , Butić Iva , Navratil Marta , Mili Bojana
Published: June 2022

Introduction: This retrospective cohort study aimed to compare primary and secondary outcomes of patients undergoing radical cystectomy according to two different perioperative antimicrobial therapy protocols in 2016.
Methods: In this single-center, retrospective cohort study, we investigated data of 104 patients undergoing radical cystectomy due to bladder cancer from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016. According to perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis, patients were divided into two groups: 48 patients received piperacillin/tazobactam 3x4.5 g intravenously (IV) combined with metronidazole 3x500 mg IV, and 56 patients received ceftriaxone 1x2 g IV combined with metronidazole 3x500 mg IV. All patients received the first dose of antibiotics 24 hours prior to the operative procedure, and it continued over the next 48 hours after the procedure. We analyzed and compared data from various primary and secondary outcomes for both groups of patients.
Results: In the group of patients receiving the combination of the piperacillin/tazobactam with metronidazole, the length of postoperative hospitalization was shorter (14 vs. 16 days, Z=2.24957 p=0.02383), leukocyte blood count on the first postoperative day was lower (9.80 vs. 11.15, p=0.01384), and hospital-acquired pneumonia was less common (2.08% vs. 12.5%, p=0.04688) than in the group receiving a combination of ceftriaxone and metronidazole.
Conclusions: In radical cystectomy, perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis protocol using piperacillin/tazobactam combined with metronidazole proved to be more effective than the combination of ceftriaxone with metronidazole.
Споры о признании «иностранным агентом» в зеркале судебных решений за 2020–2022 гг.
Authors:   Институт права и публичной политики, Брикульский Иван
Published: June 2022

The paper addresses the “foreign agents” legislation of the RF and describes its main features. The focal point of the analysis is the extremely broad definition of “political activity”. Analyzing most recent Russian case law, the author comments on the cases of the Institute of Law and Public Policy, “No to Violence” (“Nasiliyu Net”) Center, the “Legal Initiative” and “Civil Initiative against environmental crimes” foundations and other NGOs that have been labeled “foreign agents”. The paper highlights two key problems: (1) absence of criteria for distinguishing between political activities and other types of activities and (2) in many cases courts offer an excessively broad interpretation of provisions of Art. 2 (6) of Federal law “On NGOs”, which state that it’s the fact of receiving foreign financial assistance that matters (irrespective of the goals of such financing). Status of foreign agents as envisaged in the Russian legislation brings up important issues of compliance of this legislation with the constitutional principles of legal certainty and presumption of innocence.
Report on Panel #4 / Mapping European Populism: Populist Radical Right in Europe’s Heartland and the UK
Authors:   European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), Blink Melissa , Robinson Tom
Published: June 2022

This report is based on the fourth panel of ECPS’s monthly panel series called “Mapping European Populism” which was held online in Brussels on May 26, 2022. The panel brought together top-notch populism scholars from three countries in Europe’s heartland, namely Germany, Austria, France, and the UK. As a by-product of this fruitful panel the report consists of brief summaries of the speeches delivered by the speakers.
Researching the Influence of Peer-Reviews in Action Movies Based on Public Opinion
Authors: Ghosh Sudipto , Ahammed Md. Tabil , Afroj Maharin , Islam Md. Moynul , Debnath Sahasa , Hasan Md Rezaul , Bokhari Salauddin
Published: June 2022

Our goal is to be able to answer the questions that have arisen because of our research, "Which characteristics make internet reviews useful?" To address this issue, we used douban.com, a prominent consumer movie review site, to gather online movie reviews. This research creates an internet effect factor reviews framework using data mining methods. The findings show that article qualities do have an impact on users' judgments of intervention effectiveness. The duration of online reviews, optimistic attitude, severe emotional inclination, and review reliability all have a significant beneficial influence on the effectiveness of reviews. Moreover, happy emotions are more beneficial and powerful than bad emotions. The findings also imply that review number moderates the association between online reviews’ high emotional inclination and their effectiveness. The research gives insight into how people assess online reviews, and the
results may aid professionals in developing methods that utilize reviews to forecast commercial success in the market.
”Man kan känna utmattningen i luften”
Authors: Do Mar Pereira Maria
Published: June 2022

Science and higher education have, in many countries, undergone profound changes in recent decades, often leading to the institutionalisation of academic cultures of performativity. These cultures reconceptualise academic work as labour which must aim to achieve the highest possible productivity and profitability, and whose quality can be assessed on the basis of amount of outputs and income generated. In several contexts, these changes transformed longstanding discourses about which kinds of scholars are “excellent” and which disciplines produce valuable knowledge. In this article, I examine how the institutionalisation of performative academic cultures affects the work and lives of scholars in women’s, gender, feminist studies (WGFS), often in paradoxical ways. Drawing on an ethnography of Portuguese academia (conducted between 2008 and 2016), I show that the emphasis on productivity can create possibilities for WGFS, but also make much WGFS work impossible. Many WGFS scholars have been able to use performative academic cultures to expand the space for WGFS. At the same time, however, they are finding several epistemic activities increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to sustain – that is, reading, thinking, peer reviewing, attending academic events – due to intensifying workloads and escalating productivity expectations. This produces a mood of exhaustion, depression and alienation, particularly among women, often disproportionately saddled with the demanding pastoral work that neoliberal universities require but do not reward. I examine this mood and its impacts, arguing that the performative university is both toxic and stimulating, both destructive and seductive, for WGFS. I draw on this paradox to call for debate in WGFS about our ambivalent personal investments in work, our collective working cultures, and our collegial working relationships with each other.
Tala tillbaka, tala som ”other” i domstolsnarrativ om våldtäkt
Authors: Edgren Monica
Published: June 2022

Like a prostitute, a married woman who charges her husband with rape has a special position in defending herself against doubts about coercion and at the same time vindicating her agency. This also applies to the woman who initially agrees with an unknown man to a sexual act which turns into a rape. This article investigates how women in such positions figure in historical and legal contexts, and how they have voiced/expressed themselves in courts in relation to dominant narratives about rape. Out of a larger sample of twentythree rape cases in Swedish courts, all attracting extensive media coverage, I have selected three cases for a detailed study. The examples are not representative, but they allow for in-depth discussions. The selected cases relate to the legislation that applied just before the 1998 Crime Committee and until the 2005 Act. The cases are from the late 1990s until 2007, a period of major societal changes that also affect perceptions of gender and violence. The study examines the presence in Swedish courts of two master narratives about sexual violence that, according to feminist research, dominate in the Western world, and how female plaintiffs respond to these verbally, by silence, and by bodily expression. The first, dominant since the 1980s, is “negate or blame”, that is, rape is understood to be either “just sex”, or the woman carries the blame. The second is “rape trauma”. The analysis relates to bell hook’s book Talking back. The perspective is widened with reference to Michael Bamberg, who argues that even though one always talks within dominant narratives, elements from these are picked up and an alternative speech is improvised. In different ways, women try to navigate against the dominant narratives of negate or blame and of trauma. They may not in full meet the criteria for talking back, but they are in different ways aware that their talk and performances are restrained, which is also a kind of resistance.
The Essence and Basic Parameters of Forensic (Criminalistics) Linguistics
Authors:   Grigol Robakidze University, Berdzenidze Gia , Dekanozishvili Gia
Published: June 2022

The present study examines the structure and brief overview of the basic elements of forensic linguistics, the analysis, history and development of the disciplines contained in it, and the use of linguistic evidence in litigation. Moreover, typical linguistic evidence such as author identification, forensic stylistics, discourse analysis, forensic phonetics, forensic examination, transcription and variation (intra-author and interauthor) are cited. After a brief introduction we will get acquainted with the field that will study general issues, the fields related to the linguistics of forensic expertise. For this purpose, the document section includes expertise, software expertise, semiotics and plagiarism. In addition, the research focuses on descriptive linguistics forensic programs such as forensic linguistics, text types, author, and authoring linguistic examination.
Long-term outcomes of pharyngoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Authors: Olszewska Ewa , Vasilenok Nataliya , Polecka Agnieszka , Stróżyński Adam , Olszewska Natalia , Rogowski Marek , Fiedorczuk Piotr
Published: June 2022

Introduction:  Pharyngoplasty techniques for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have evolved, which improved the understanding of the anatomy, patient selection, and adoption of functional approaches.

 Aim: To analyze long-term results of pharyngoplasty in OSAS patients.

 Material and methods: Between 2007 and 2021, a total of 234 adult patients with OSAS who had previously failed positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy underwent sleep surgery. Of this group, 75 patients met the criteria of a minimum 5-year follow-up. To date, 25 patients completed the follow-up study protocol, including the medical history, visual analog scale (VAS) for snoring loudness, body mass index (BMI), endoscopy of the upper airways, type III sleep study, and standardized questionnaires including Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and EQ-5D-5L Euro – Quality of Life Questionnaire.

 Results: The average period of follow-up was 96.80 ± 30.20 months. The mean age of participants was 54.6 ± 14.02 and the mean BMI 30.28 ± 2.74. Patients underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (n = 21) and expansion sphincterpharyngoplasty (n = 4) between 2008–2015. A long-term improvement in sleep parameters was observed for the mean AHI (29.84 ± 20.06before and 19.45 ± 18.53 after surgery, p = 0.0294), and the median VAS (8.13 before and 3.78 after surgery), mean oxygen saturation during sleep 94,5% (IQR 93.0–95.25), and the median ESS score was 6.17 ± 4.57. The majority of patients reported subjective long-term improvement in sleep quality and a reduction of snoring.

 Conclusions: In OSAS patients who failed PAP therapy, pharyngoplasty may provide a long-term improvement in upper airway obstruction during sleep.
Closing A Temporary Stoma – The Procedure Tactics
Authors: Głuszek Stanisław , Matykiewicz Jarosław
Published: June 2022

The paper presents the results of clinical trials and meta-analyses regarding the closing time of: ileostomy (protective) after primary colorectal resection with anastomosis and colostomy – after Hartman’s surgery. Rectal cancer surgery and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) in inflammatory bowel diseases often involves an ileostomy (temporary protective, preventive), which in a significant proportion of cases is eliminated at different times from the initial surgery. There is a discussion in the literature regarding the selection of the appropriate time of stoma closure, taking into account the experience of many clinical centers. An ileostomy is performed when the entire colon and rectum must be removed, or to protect the colon or ileorectal anastomosis. The creation of a protective stoma reduces the frequency of clinically significant anastomotic leakages and the need for surgical revisions in patients at increased risk of leakage. Also, the time of digestive system reconstruction, i.e., colostomy elimination, after Hartman’s surgery depends on many factors, including the stage of disease and indications for adjuvant treatment. Should it be standard practice to close the stoma early? Based on previous studies and meta-analyses, as well as own experience – it is advisable to individualize the procedure, taking into account many factors that determine the clinical and oncological status (selection of the date – early or deferred, but not as a standard [!]).
Indications for surgical treatment of major salivary glands pathologies with epidemiology analysis in adults – cohort study of 1173 cases
Authors: Kucharska Ewa , Rzepakowska Anna , Cieślik Maja , Wilemska Sandra , Bara Maciej , Osuch-Wójcikiewicz Ewa , Niemczyk Kazimierz
Published: June 2022

Purpose:
The review of indications for surgical treatment of major salivary glands in adults hospitalized in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw.
Materials and methods:
The retrospective analysis was based on the 1173 postoperative histopathological examinations of the salivary glands collected over a period of 10 years (2010-2020).
Analysis included histopathological diagnosis, localization of lesions, multifocality, complete resection, lymph node involvement, as well as demographical data of sex and age.
Results:
Over half (61.38%) of all indications for surgical treatment of the salivary glands were benign tumors (n = 720) with the most common pleomorphic adenoma, which accounted for 33.5% of all cases (n = 393). The next most frequent group of diagnoses were non-neoplastic diseases of the salivary glands, 24.98% of all cases (n = 293). Malignant neoplasms of the salivary glands accounted for 13.64% of all diagnoses (n = 160). Salivary gland diseases slightly predominated among the female sex, with a particularly pronounced predominance in pleomorphic adenoma. Men, on the other hand, were treated more often for malignant neoplasms. The mean age of the patients was the lowest in the group of non-neoplastic diseases of the salivary glands. The mean age of patients with malignant neoplasms was significantly higher than in other pathologies. The largest tumors size was identified for malignant neoplasms. Diseases of the salivary glands treated surgically were most often located in the parotid gland, with the exception of non-neoplastic diseases, which most often involved the submandibular gland.
Conclusions: Surgical management in pathologies of the salivary glands applies to all types of lesions, both neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases. Patients with particular diseases are characterized by a different structure of age, sex and location of changes.
Hyperferritinemia: An Early Predictor of Insulin Resistance and Other Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors:   Department of Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to Be University) Medical College and Hospital, Pune (Maharashtra), India, Diwan Arundhati , Vora Aditya ,   Department of Nephrology, Sunshine Hospital, Secunderabad (Telangana), India, Vaidya Neela ,   Department of Biochemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to Be University) Medical College, Pune (Maharashtra), India, Padwal Meghana ,   Department of Biochemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to Be University) Medical College, Pune (Maharashtra), India, Momin Abdulrahaman ,   Department of Biochemistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to Be University) Medical College, Pune (Maharashtra), India
Published: June 2022

Background: The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is growing globally and has become a significant health burden accounting for 90% of total cases of diabetes. The present study was carried out to determine the interaction of insulin resistance and anemia in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. Material & Methods: Atotal of 110 type 2 diabetic patients were examined, and the laboratory investigations were carried out, including the lipid, anemia, and diabetic profile, along with the calculation of the Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance. Results: Serum ferritin and iron levels showed a significant positive association with Body Mass Index, fasting glucose, postprandial glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), serum insulin levels,Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides and urinary protein/creatinine ratio. However, creatinine was positively associated with ferritin only. The significantly increased BMI, fasting & post-prandial blood glucose, HbA1c, serum ferritin, serum iron, total cholesterol, triglycerides, serum insulin, and urine protein/creatinine ratio were observed in patients with the HOMA-IR values of >3 than the patients with HOMA-IR values of ≤3. Conclusion: Increased serum ferritin levels reflect its role in insulin resistance, poor glycemic control, obesity, dyslipidemia, and complications of T2DM like diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, and diabetic retinopathy. Therefore, hyperferritinemia can be used as an early tool to diagnose insulin resistance before the onset of overt diabetes.
Identifying predictors of treatment outcome in Tuberculosis
Authors:   Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences “Deemed To Be” University, Karad, Pratinidhi Asha , Bhosale Trupti ,   Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences “Deemed To Be” University, Karad, Lale Swapnil ,   District Tuberculosis Unit Satara, Sankpal K M ,   District Tuberculosis Unit Satara, Gaikwad Rajesh ,   District Tuberculosis Unit Satara, Jadhav Alaknanda ,   District Tuberculosis Unit Satara, Dayal Kranti ,   District Tuberculosis Unit Satara
Published: June 2022

Background: Response to the treatment can be gauzed from the symptomatology, anthropometry, clinical parameters, and simple laboratory investigations in patients on anti-tuberculosis treatment as per Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) guidelines. Those who are not showing improvement in the parameters can then be selectively subjected to Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test and further intensive monitoring & follow-up. Materials and Methods:The project was undertaken in the one District of Maharashtra State from July 2017- to December 2018. The experts specifically identified parameters to be monitored in the field and specially trained Senior Treatment Supervisors workers (STS) followed up 100 newly diagnosed patients with Tuberculosis fortnightly during the Intensive Phase and monthly thereafter till completion of the 6-month treatment. Results: There was no significant difference in the patients according to age, sex, religion, education, occupation, and socio-economic status. The increase in weight, body mass index, chest circumference during inspiration and expiration, mid-arm circumference, and hemoglobin from the commencement of treatment to completion showed a significant positive correlation. A negative correlation was found with body temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, lymphocytic count, and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate. There was no correlation with the blood sugar level. Conclusion: This study has observed that objective parameters of gain in weight, reduction of fever, improvement in chest expansion, reduction in pulse and respiratory rate, respiratory rate are significantly associated with favorable outcome after a standard daily regimen under RNTCP. STS workers can easily monitor these parameters during their home visit.
Neuronal circuits of stress and their dynamic interactions: a biopsychological framework
Authors:   Integrative Neuroscience Initiative, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3145, Cacha L.A. , Poznanski R.R.
Published: June 2022

Stress alters neuroendocrine, autonomic, and behavioral processes to cope well with perceived threats that compromise subjective wellbeing. Just as the perception of risk can change the structure and function of brain circuitry, which may result in enduring behavioral changes. There needs to be a greater understanding of how the brain reacts to stress-related disorders and discern how the adaptation mechanisms of the central nervous system under acute stress, as well as how stressinduced adaptation mechanisms are altered under chronic stress conditions that may induce plasticity-related changes in the brain. During this interaction, the brain becomes more capable of resolving stress in a way that is either adaptive or maladaptive, leaving the most critical deficit in the emotion regulation associated with risk for pathological conditions. The essence of this associated risk involves the reciprocal influence between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function, the relay nucleus within the amygdala reactivation, and the hippocampus as essential structures associated with the forebrain pathways mediating stress-induced hormones, and the gammaaminobutyric acid neurotransmitter system as key mechanisms of regulating stress. Understanding how related emotional experiences occur on the neural level and their impact on cognition and behavior entail tracing the interaction between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, the hormones released by these structures, and the neuroendocrine system's reactivity to stress. The interaction between threat-sensitive brain circuitry and the neuroendocrine stress system is crucial to understanding how related emotions arise on the neural level and their impact on cognition and behavior. The hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis is critical in regulating the synthesis and release of endocrine hormones through its interactions with these structures, collectively referred to as the stress response. The stress system is described in its anatomy and physiology and connections to other brain areas and endocrine systems. We explore the current evidence linking stress with pathophysiologic mechanisms implicated in stressful conditions affecting the neuronal circuitry between endocrine, metabolic, gastrointestinal, and immune systems. Examining the biopsychological contributions provides a conceptual framework for understanding the emergence of emotions and stress-related behaviors.
The archetypal molecular patterns of conscious experience are quantum analogs.
Authors:   Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada, Tuszynski J.A. , Poznanski R.R. ,   Integrative Neuroscience Initiative, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3145
Published: June 2022

We define quantum analogs as vibrational excitations of quasiparticles coupled to electromagnetically-mediated resonance energy transfer in water (a crystal lattice). This paper addresses how neural magnetic resonance spectra of the brain’s magnetic field influence dipolar oscillation waves in crystal lattices of interfacial water molecules to produce correlates of phenomenal consciousness. We explore dipolar oscillation waves in hydrophobic protein cavities of aromatic amino acids as a conduit for coherent propagation of vibrational excitation and hydrogen bond distortion associated with phase coherence present in the magnetic field intensity oscillations at a frequency at which the energy switches from its trapped form as excited phonon states to free, cavity-mode magnetic field energy states. A quasi-polaritons that reflect “hydro-ionic waves” is a macroscopic quantum effect of crystal lattice vibrations, consisting of vibron polaritons coupled to ions across the neocortex, except the cerebellum, due to the absence of protein-protein interactions. They are quantum-like at the core and hence can exhibit quantum-like signaling properties when resonant energy is transferred as dipolar waves in hydrophobic protein cavities of aromatic amino acids. This is due to aromatic residue flexibility in molecular electromagnetic resonances. Finally, the archetypal molecular patterning of conscious experiences, which carries an inherent ambiguity necessary for non-contextually applying ‘meaning’ that encompasses cognitive signatures of conscious experience, satisfies the nature of quantum analogs and their transmutative properties.
Tình trạng dinh dưỡng của người bệnh viêm gan điều trị nội trú tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa tỉnh Hòa Bình năm 2020
Authors: Nguyễn Thanh Hải , Phạm Thị Dung , Nguyễn Ngọc Minh , Nguyễn Trọng Hưng
Published: June 2022

Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang trên 102 đối tượng bằng cách phỏng vấn theo bộ câu hỏi và thu thập kết quả xét nghiệm trong bệnh án. Mục tiêu: Đánh giá tình trạng dinh dưỡng (TTDD) của người bệnh viêm gan điều trị nội trú tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa Tỉnh Hòa Bình năm 2020. Kết quả: Tình trạng dinh dưỡng theo BMI: tỷ lệ thiếu năng lượng trường diễn (TNLTD) 9,8%; tỷ lệ đối tượng thừa cân, béo phì (TCBP) là 8,8% và 1,0% đều gặp ở nam giới. 63,7% có tỷ số vòng eo/vòng mông cao. Tình trạng dinh dưỡng theo SGA: 46,1% SDD mức độ nhẹ/vừa (SGA-B) và 2,0% ở mức nặng (SGA-C). Viêm gan cấp có 45,7% SDD nhẹ/vừa; 5,7% SDD nặng. Viêm gan mạn, viêm gan do rượu có tỷ lệ SDD nhẹ/vừa là 37,8% và 56,7%. Tỷ lệ bị thiếu máu cao nhất ở đối tượng viêm gan do rượu, trong đó thiếu máu nhẹ là 23,3%, thiếu máu vừa là 40,0% và 26,7% thiếu máu nặng. Nhóm viêm gan do rượu cũng là nhóm có chỉ số albumin thấp chiếm tỷ lệ cao nhất.  Kết luận: Người bệnh viêm gan có nguy cơ SDD, tỷ lệ thiếu máu, tỷ lệ Albumin thấp cao, đặc biệt là viêm gan do rượu. Cần tăng cường sàng lọc, đánh giá và can thiệp dinh dưỡng thường xuyên tại các khoa lâm sàng, đặc biệt là các nhóm bệnh có nguy cơ cao suy dinh dưỡng.
TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG CỦA TRẺ 0 - 23 THÁNG TUỔI VÀ THỰC HÀNH NUÔI CON BẰNG SỮA MẸ TẠI MỘT SỐ XÃ, HUYỆN BÁT XÁT TỈNH LÀO CAI NĂM 2019
Authors: Phạm Lan Nhi , Huỳnh Nam Phương , Hoàng Thị Thảo Nghiên
Published: June 2022

Với mục tiêu đánh giá tình trạng dinh dưỡng trẻ 0-23 tháng tuổi và thực hành nuôi con bằng sữa mẹ, nghiên cứu: “Tình trạng dinh dưỡng của trẻ 0-23 tháng tuổi và thực hành nuôi con bằng sữa mẹ tại một số xã, huyện Bát Xát tỉnh Lào Cai năm 2019” đã được triển khai từ tháng 04/2018 đến tháng 04/2019. Đây là nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang bằng phương pháp định lượng với cỡ mẫu 236 trẻ 0- 23 tháng tuổi của 3 xã được cân đo để đánh giá tình trạng dinh dưỡng theo Z-Score; 236 bà mẹ của trẻ được hỏi bằng bộ câu hỏi được thiết kế sẵn. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy cả ba xã có tỷ lệ suy dinh dưỡng (SDD) thấp còi là 28,3% (trong đó 18,6% mức độ vừa, 9,7% mức độ nặng), tỷ lệ SDD thấp còi theo nhóm tuổi 0-6, 6-11, 12-23 lần lượt là 10,5%, 23,0%, 41,9%. Thực hành nuôi con bằng sữa mẹ (NCBSM) cũng được thể hiện qua tỷ lệ bú sớm trong giờ đầu sau sinh, bú hoàn toàn trong 6 tháng đầu và bú kéo dài đến 24 tháng tuổi của3 xã lần lượt là 38,6%, 50,9%, 28,6%. Cần tìm hiểu nguyên nhân cụ thể hơn và có những biện pháp can thiệp truyền thông dinh dưỡng đến hiểu biết và thực hành nuôi con của các bà mẹ để giảm tỷ lệ SDD trẻ em ở khu vực này.