bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CSR and Consumer Loyalty: Moderating Role of Consumer Characteristics: A comparative study of the banking Industry
Authors: Mirza Farhan , Hasan Ali , Younas Sohail , Ghazi Babar Riaz
Published: February 2023

This study analyses corporate social responsibility (CSR) with consumer loyalty in the banking industry. Specifically, our study empirically demonstrates the mediating role of Consumer Trust with Consumer demographics as a moderator. Through the quantitative analysis of an online survey,five hypotheseswere tested. These hypotheses were approved after the attestation of a structural equation model. Our findings revealed that CSR positively impacts consumer loyalty with the mediating role of consumer trust,whileconsumer demographics have multi-group moderation. Our study determines how consumers are more loyal to Pakistan's banking industry and how the trust level has increased due to CSR. Meanwhile,this research provides a better view of how CSR positively impacts consumer loyalty, and their trust level increases the level of commitment when consumers are facilitated with CSR activities. This study will help financial institutions raise their customers due to working on CSR. So the banking sector can expand its customer base level due by focusing on and implementing CSR
Susceptibility of Multi-resistant Gram-negative Bacilli in Singapore to Tigecycline as Tested by Agar Dilution
Authors: Tan Thean-Yen , Ng Lily SY
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Tigecycline is an antibiotic belonging to the glycylcycline class with in vitro activity against most Gram-negative bacteria, other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This study investigated the in vitro activity of tigecycline against multi-resistant isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter spp. isolated from clinical specimens in Singapore.

Materials and Methods: Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) to tigecycline were determined for 173 isolates of multi-resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Enterobacter spp. and Acinetobacter spp. using agar dilution.

Results: The MIC required to inhibit the growth of 90% of organisms varied from 0.5 to 4 mg/L for the study isolates. Based on a resistance breakpoint of ≥8 mg/L, resistance rates varied from 0% to 9%.

Conclusions: Tigecycline demonstrates good in vitro activity against multi-resistant strains of Enterobacteriaceae, with more variable activity against multi-resistant strains of Acinetobacter spp.

Key words: Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacteriaceae, Microbial sensitivity tests
Efficacy of Low-dose Ketoconazole in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Patients at the National Cancer Centre and The Cancer Institute, Singapore
Authors: Ngo Lynette SM , Yeo Angeline
Published: February 2023

Introduction: The advent of prostate specific antigen (PSA) has resulted in an increased incidence of early detection of prostate cancer recurrence. Patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) become hormone-resistant after 18 to 24 months. In patients with biochemical failure, where there is a rise in PSA but no objective evidence of metastases, or in whom there are small volume metastases but who are asymptomatic, there is no standard of care after ADT. Ketoconazole, an antimycotic which affects the synthesis of androgens and other steroids, has shown direct cytotoxic effects in prostate cancer cell lines in in-vitro studies. This study describes our experience with ketoconazole treatment for hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC).

Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of HRPC patients given ketoconazole at the National Cancer Centre and The Cancer Institute from 2004 to 2005 was performed. All eligible patients had histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the prostate and a rising PSA level despite ADT with orchidectomy or luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist therapy. All patients received 200 mg of ketoconazole thrice daily. Response was defined as a decline in PSA of at least 50% from the pre-treatment level and confirmed by a second PSA value 4 or more weeks later. The endpoints evaluated were the presence and duration of a response and the toxicity profile of the treatment.

Results: A total of 32 patients with HRPC were treated with ketoconazole. Twelve (38%) of the 32 patients had a greater than 50% decrease in their PSA values. The median duration of response was 6.75 months. The median time to reach PSA nadir was 3.5 months. Five patients continue to exhibit progression-free response at the time of writing. Ketoconazole was generally well tolerated. Eighteen (56%) patients recorded mild toxicities related to ketoconazole. There were no grade 3 or 4 toxicities.

Key words: Androgen deprivation therapy, Prostate specific antigen
Arteriovenous Fistula Aneurysm – Plicate, Not Ligate
Authors: Lo Hong-Yee , Tan Seco-Guan
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) created for haemodialysis can be complicated by aneurysm formation.

Clinical Picture: Ligation of the fistula is often required to prevent aneurysmal rupture and the life-threatening haemorrhage that ensues. Other methods of treatment involve using foreign bodies like mesh and grafts.
Treatment: We describe a new method in the treatment of this condition – plication. It involves plicating the excess free wall of the aneurysm with sutures and does not require resection or anastomosis.

Outcome: Early results show that this method shrinks the aneurysm size and reduces the risk of haemorrhage.

Conclusion: The AVF can continue to be used and the patient is spared the agony of having to go through the entire cycle of creating a new vascular access site.

Key words: Complications, Kidney dialysis
Late Complications Following Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: The Need for Long-term Follow-Up
Authors: Ho Kay Woon , Tan Ru San , Wong Keng Yean , Tan Teng Hong , Shankar Sriram , Tan Ju Le
Published: February 2023

Introduction: We report a series of operated tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients focusing on complications and outcomes.

Materials and Methods: Data from TOF patients seen at our centre’s adult congenital heart disease clinic was analysed.

Results: There were 21 patients: the mean age was 32.2 ± 12.4 years; the age at first operation was 9.0 ± 7.9 years; the mean postoperative follow-up duration was 23.5 ± 12.1 years; and the current New York Heart Association (NYHA) status: I, 82%; II, 4%; III, 14%. Fourteen patients had complete operative notes. All these patients underwent total TOF correction; 2 had staged aortopulmonary shunt with total correction at a mean of 3.2 years later, pulmonary artery patch augmentation in 8 patients and pulmonary valvotomy in 8 patients. Three patients required pulmonary valve homograft replacement for severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR) at 13, 28 and 36 years after the initial corrective operation. Current investigations: RBBB on ECG (91%), QRS duration 137 ± 29 ms. Echocardiography showed dilated right ventricular end-diastolic (RVED) diameters (3.2 ± 0.8 cm); severe PR (67%), residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) (42%) and VSD patch leakage (9%). Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) (8 patients) showed dilated RVED volumes 252.6 ± 93.8 mL, indexed RV volume 165.7 ± 34.8 mL; RV systolic function was preserved in most patients with a RV ejection fraction of 49.5 ± 5.7%. One patient had atrial tachycardia and another had frequent non-sustained ventricular tachycardia that required radiofrequency ablation.

Conclusion: Patients with TOF who had full corrective surgery during childhood are now surviving into adulthood. Many challenges arising from complications in the postoperative period remain. It is imperative that adult TOF patients should have regular followup to monitor development and subsequent management of these complications.

Key words: Cardiovascular abnormalities, Congenital, Heart defects
Should Beta-Blockers Still be Used as Initial Antihypertensive Agents in Uncomplicated Hypertension?
Authors: Wu Akira
Published: February 2023

Beta-blockers have long being used as first-line therapy for hypertension as their use had resulted in a reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in controlled clinical trials. A recent meta-analysis comparing beta-blockers to all other anti-hypertensive drugs taken together has found that stroke reduction was sub-optimal. Specifically, atenolol was associated with a 26% higher risk of stroke compared with other drugs. Several reasons may explain the less favourable outcomes with beta-blocker therapy. These include some adverse metabolic abnormalities such as dyslipidaemia and new-onset diabetes, and less effective reduction of central aortic compared with brachial blood pressure. Newer beta-blockers such as carvedilol or nebivolol are better tolerated. These beta-blockers have a vasodilating effect, which may beneficially affect systolic blood pressure in the aorta. Their long-term cardiovascular outcome in hypertension is still not known. Further studies would be required to show that stroke is adequately reduced by these newer beta-blockers. In conclusion, beta-blockers should not be the first drugs of choice in the management of uncomplicated hypertension. They may be used in addition to other antihypertensive agents to achieve blood pressure goals. However, in patients with angina pectoris, a previous myocardial infarction, heart failure and certain dysrhythmias, beta-blockers still play an important role.

Key words: Central aortic pressure, Stroke
Concomitant Use of Midazolam and Buprenorphine and its Implications Among Drug Users in Singapore
Authors: Ng Wei-Ling , Mythily Subramaniam , Song Guo , Chan Yiong-Huak , Winslow Munidasa
Published: February 2023

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of benzodiazepine (BZD) abuse among intravenous opioid users in Singapore. Materials and Methods: Eligibility criteria for inclusion in this study were all intravenous buprenorphine abusers, who presented to the Community Addictions Management Programme (CAMP) over a 1-year period from February 2005 to January 2006. One hundred and twenty subjects, who consented to the study, completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire and underwent blood test for blood-borne viral infections. Results: The age of the 120 subjects ranged from 20 to 64 years, with a mean age of 39.0 (SD 8.0) years. The majority of the participants were male (90.0%); 48.3% were Chinese. Ninety-eight (81.7%) patients were using BZDs concomitantly. Midazolam was the most commonly used BZD. Buprenorphine abusers who were concomitantly using BZDs were significantly younger and reported an earlier age of onset of illicit drug abuse as compared to those not using BZDs. Those abusing BZDs were more likely to share syringes (x 2 = 5.8, P = 0.02), and were more likely to be seropositive for hepatitis C virus (x 2 = 4.3, P = 0.04). Conclusions: This study highlights the extreme caution that needs to be exercised in prescribing BZDs to all patients in general and patients with injecting drug use or histories of drug abuse in particular. At a public health level, general practitioners (GPs) who prescribe buprenorphine should have compulsory training which highlights the potential dangers of abuse and concomitant abuse of BZDs. Key words: Benzodiazepine, Intravenous drug use, Needle sharing, Singapore
Hip Fractures in the Elderly: The Impact of Comorbid Illnesses on Hospitalisation Costs
Authors: Chen Li-Tat , Lee Janise AY , Chua Benjamin SY , Howe Tet-Sen
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Hip fractures in the elderly are associated with multiple comorbidities.

Materials and Methods: We prospectively surveyed and went through all relevant medical records of 70 consecutive patients admitted to Singapore General Hospital following either a cervical or intertrochanteric femoral fracture from late February to May 2004. The total hospitalisation cost for each patient was calculated based on the costs of inpatient care up to the point of discharge. Regression modeling was performed on the 7 commonest age-related conditions (based on our data), to determine the impact of each comorbidity on total costs.

Results: The average age of the cohort was 77.24 years. The median length of stay was 13.6 days. In patients without comorbidities, the mean hospitalisation cost was S$9347.5 ± 1719.6. With the presence of comorbidities, the mean cost increased to S$11,502.3 ± 6024.3. In univariate modeling, dementia added the largest amount to total costs [S$5398; 95% confidence interval (CI), S$1273 to S$9523; P <0.05]. The presence of diabetes (S$758; 95% CI, S$2051 to S$3566), hypertension (S$644; 95% CI, S$1986 to S$3274) and osteoarthritis (S$915; 95% CI, S$3721 to S$1891) did not significantly add to total costs. When controlled for multiple comorbidities, dementia retained its significance in adding to total costs (S$6178; 95% CI, S$1795 to S$10,562; P = 0.006).

Conclusion and Discussion: Hip fracture patients with comorbidities incurred higher hospitalisation costs. Cost-containment strategies in hip fracture patients should not only examine the number of comorbidities but also the type of disease.

Key words: Costs, Comorbidities, Elderly, Hip Fractures, Length of stay
Capacity Planning of New Product in PT Perkebunan Nusantara VIII (Oolong Tea)
Authors:   School of Business Administration, Bandung Institute of Technology, Azis Hadi Rahmanul , M.S.M. Dr. Yuanita Handayati, ,   School of Business Administration, Bandung Institute of Technology
Published: February 2023

In early 2021 PTPN VIII began producing a new product based on consumer demand, namely oolong tea, within an estimated contract worth IDR 6.000.000.000 of 150 tons. Thus, the firm should be prepared related to the garden and the factory to produce the oolong tea. This research uses a quantitative descriptive method by analyzing the capacity of the garden to provide the raw material for oolong tea; in the process of oolong tea production, the garden can provide 2.5 tons per day, exceeding the calculation of 1.9 tons. However, the machine used for the production process is inadequate. The machine’s capacity is only available to produce 106.78 tons per year, which is below consumer demand. It requires the firm to add three rotary dryer machines. Adding three machines meant oolong tea production reached 150 tons only in 13 hours and 25 minutes. Adding these machines also requires the firm to invest as much as IDR 540,000,000; by this investment value of the machine, the payback period will return in 4,4 years with the machine durability more than 25 years.
Optimizing Investment Portfolio of a State-Owned Company Pension Fund
Authors:   Insitute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia, Uli Wira Natanel , Rahadi Raden Aswin ,   Insitute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia
Published: February 2023

The Pension Fund of PT Pos Indonesia (Dapenpos) is considering cutting off all its stock from the portfolio and trying to find the optimal portfolio to increase the funding ratio level. This research is using Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) by Markowitz to solve the current issue faced by the company by optimizing company’s current portfolio, company’s stock universe, and optimizing modified portfolio of company. Portfolio optimization of the company is complying to the OJK regulation as well as company’s investment direction with constant government bond proportion of 30% and unchanged proportion of both direct investment and property assets. The historical existing portfolio of Dapenpos from 2017 to 2021 has an expected return of 8.83% with standard deviation of 3.45%, so it is suggested that both mutual fund and stock portfolio should be emptied and reallocated to time deposit and corporate bond. The efficient frontier from current portfolio optimization indicated that Dapenpos could get a higher return of 9.31% by choosing portfolio above the optimal frontier. The optimal LQ45 index has a range of return from 6.90% as its Global Minimum Variance (GMV) to 27.46% as its optimal portfolio suggestion. GMV LQ45 is the preferable portfolio to modify the existing portfolio, with an optimal modified portfolio expected retrurn’s range of 7.37% to 9.28%. The decision of the fund manager to cut all the stock from its portfolio is validated by MPT tools with strategic reallocation to time deposit and corporate bond in gaining potential higher return with similar risk.
Simplification: A Case of Phonetic Salience of Consonant Clusters in Marathi
Authors: M. Ahire Milind , Barku Pedhekar Varsha
Published: February 2023

Abstract:
Second/foreign language learning has myriad repercussions upon the way/s a learner tries to learn it. The most striking is how the new language sounds to the learner. Interestingly, the new language sounds both familiar and different. This is unique to all languages sharing language universals. A learner uses strategies to simplify the words of second/foreign language. In doing so, he/she adds phonetic features of his/her native language. The purpose of this research article is to observe native speakers of Ahirani (a dialect of Marathi) making use of English words with obstruent clusters and way/s of simplifying them. It would talk on possible reasons for simplification. The study is observational-analytical in nature. A datasheet as a tool was used to note the English words spoken by the speakers exhibiting cluster simplification. The data collected shows how they adapt English words (pronunciation) to fulfill their purpose of informal communication. The author subscribed to the contrast-based approach to cluster simplification in light of cluster simplification by speakers of Marathi. The author commented on variations in producing consonant clusters of English, simplification processes adapted and morphophonemic environment contributing to simplification. The study observed epenthesis, deletion, vowel shortening, vowel change, as the most frequent strategies used by the participants.
Keywords: Consonant, Cluster Simplification, Phonetic Environment, Marathi/Ahirani
Book Review: Tjakie Naudé & Daniel Visser (eds) The Future of the Law of Contract: Essays in Honour of Dale Hutchison (2021)
Authors: Lubbe Gerhard
Published: February 2023

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The respiratory exercise significance in the olfaction restoration in the postcovid period
Authors: Nikolenko V. N. , Sankova M. V. , Zoller M. V. , Oganesyan M. V. , Zilov V. G. , Garkavy D. A. , Strizhkov A. E.
Published: February 2023

One of the pathognomonic COVID‑19 signs, occurring in 85‑98% of patients, is olfactory dysfunction, developing in the absence of pronounced inflammation and edema of the nasal mucosa. A promising medicine direction that helps restore microcirculation, increase blood oxygenation, improve metabolism and regenerate olfactory epithelial cells is the Nadi Shodhana breathing exercise technique.

Objective: To assess the possibilities of using the pranayama technique as a method of restorative olfactory treatment in the post‑covid period.

Materials and methods: 79 persons aged 22 to 68 years with olfactory disturbances occurring at COVID‑19 and persisting in the post‑covid period were examined. As a restorative treatment for olfactory disorders, the patients of the main group were offered a course of Nadi Shodhana breathing exercises, which is an alternate nostril breathing. Breathing training consisted of three such cycles performed three times a day at the same time for 15 days. The possibility of using the pranayama technique was assessed according to the visual analog scale. The control group consisted of 74 patients with olfactory disorders after COVID‑19 comparable in sex and age with the main group.

Results: Olfactory disorders are characteristic of post‑COVID patients. Using Nadi Shodhana breathing exercise course can significantly reduce the olfactory dysfunction level in this patient category. It was showen that the pranayama technique is more effective in people under 40 years of age. It was also established that the olfaction restoration largely depends on the duration of the dysfunction period.

Conclusion: The study results make it possible to recommend the using breathing exercises in patients underwent COVID‑19 to restore olfaction in the post‑COVID period.
The combination of traditional cardiorespiratory markers during treadmill testing “to failure” in athletes, depending on professional activity
Authors: Pustovoyt V. I. , Balakin E. I. , Khan A. V. , Murtazin A. A. , Maksjutov N. F. , Merkulova P. S. , Kubyshev K. A.
Published: February 2023

Exercise tolerance test with the use of the spiroergometry technique is a reliable diagnostic method which provides objective information about cardiorespiratory system condition when performing physical activity. Both new and traditional, well-proven cardiorespiratory markers obtained in the process of treadmill testing “to failure”, are described in this article. The nature of the influence of physical exertion on the indicators of cardiorespiratory system functional activity is presented. The interpretation for planning and subsequent monitoring of the training process in athletes of various professional activities is proposed.
Somatotypological characteristics of athletes of various sports
Authors: Vybornaya K. V.
Published: February 2023

Objective: currently, many researchers are evaluating the morphological parameters of athletes in order to determine the morphofunctional status, which is only a small part of a comprehensive survey devoted, for example, to assessing nutrition or sports achievements. However, the primary task of sports morphology remains the search for “preferred” or “reference” somatotypes characteristic of a particular sport, since the key to sports success is not only the most effective fitness and endurance, but also the morphological status characteristic of a particular sport (anthropometric indicators, body composition and somatotypological profile).

Purpose of the study: to summarize the data available to date, based on the results of original studies related to sports somatotypology.

Materials and methods: to solve the tasks set, an analysis of the scientific and methodological literature devoted to the somatotypological characteristics of athletes of various groups and sports was used. 29 literature sources were analyzed, the data of literary (15) and own (14) studies on the problem of sports somatotypology were summarized.

Results: the summary tables contain the somatotypological characteristics of athletes according to the time periods of work on determining the somatotypological profile of athletes. Table 1 presents the results of examinations by Mrtirosov Eduard Georgievich, a leading specialist in the field of functional and sports morphology, whose research dates back to the 1980s — 2000s. Table 2 contains a few results of studies conducted over the past 10 years, in which, as in the studies of Martirosov E.G., emphasis was placed on an integrated approach to assessing the physical development of athletes. Table 3 shows the result of studies carried out as part of the work of the Laboratory of Sports Anthropology and Nutrition (since January 2022 — the Laboratory of Anthroponutriology and Sports Nutrition) of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Federal Research Center of Nutrition and Biotechnology" from 2018 to 2021, affecting some groups of sports, with the aim of determining the dynamics of the components of the somatotype of athletes depending on gender, age, sport, weight category, as well as playing roles.
Supply Chain Technical Alliances and Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
Authors: Rajab Fatuma , Ngugi Patrick , Kiarie David
Published: February 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of supply chain technical alliances on performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya

Methodology: The correlational research design was used in carrying out the study.  The study used Fisher’s formula to sample 234 manufacturing firms from the total population of 596 registered in Kenya Association of Manufacturers directory. The respondents of the study included managers in all 234 selected manufacturing firms. This research utilized a structured questionnaire to collect data. The study used SPSS version 25.0 to code, process and to carry out descriptive and inferential analysis. The analysed data was displayed using tables, graphs, and bar charts.

Results: Supply chain technical alliances has positive and significant relationship with performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya at p<0.05. This implies that upholding and enhancing supply chain technical alliances activities leads to improvements in performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The regression model established that the R value was 0.651 while the R2 was 0.423 which indicated that the variability of the supply chain technical alliances on the performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya could be explained by up to 63.1% of the model and the P-value was 0.000<0.05. This implies that the model was fit to determine the relationship between supply chain technical alliances and performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya and therein make conclusions and recommendations.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: While the existing Social exchange theory of supply chain technical alliances used in this study was validated, the study recommends that managers in each manufacturing firm need to consider having supply chain technical alliances strategies in place as it leads to high organizational performance. The firms should ensure they collaborate with other firms on technical skills, sharing technology and acquired knowledge.  The study recommended that manufacturing firms policy makers need to establish a policy framework to expedite effective strategies for supply chain technical alliances adoption to facilitate performance of their business operations.
Особенности определения адвокатской тайны в судебной практике США
Authors: Хакимова Камола
Published: February 2023

В данной статье автором на основе сравнительного анализа изучены различные подходы и доктрины определения адвокатской тайны в США. Кроме того, автором приведено историческое происхождение понятия «адвокатская тайна». Проанализированы судебные прецеденты, связанные с определением критериев адвокатской тайны и ее пределов. По результатам изучения особенностей и критериев адвокатской тайны, автором дано универсальное определение данного понятия.
Айрим МДҲ дaвлaтлaри жинoят-прoцeссуaл қонунчилигида прeюдицияни қўллаш мaсaлaлaри
Authors: Уралов Сарбон
Published: February 2023

Тадқиқотнинг вазифалари белгиланган мақсадни амалга оширишга қаратилган бўлиб,  жиноят процессида суд ҳужжaтлaрининг мaжбурийлиги хусусияти илмий-назарий жиҳатдан таҳлил қилинди, жинoят-прoцeссуaл ҳуқуқидa прeюдиция тушунчaси вa ушбу институтнинг ривожланиш тaриxи ўрганилди, қoнуний кучгa киргaн суд қaрoрлaрининг прeюдициaл aҳaмияти аниқланган, суд прoцeссидa прeюдицияни қўллaшнинг зарурий шартлари ёритиб берилди. Суд муҳокамасидa исбoт қилиш прeдмeти вa доирасини тадқиқ қилиш орқали хорижий мамлакатлар тажрибаси ўрганилди.
Effects of Soil Resistivity Variation with Depth on Crop Yield in a Typical Sedimentary Terrain: A Geophysical Method Application in Agricultural Practice
Authors: S. O. Salufu , I. Aigbedion
Published: February 2023

Accurate knowledge of soil fertility is required to promote global food security for life sustenance. Literatures have shown that electrical resistivity method is effective for agricultural site selection without passing through the rigor of soil test. However, the factor responsible for inconsistence in resistivity signature with soil fertility from one place to another, effect of soil texture and depth variation on crop yield are the questions this work geared at providing answers. Ten Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) were done across the study area using Schlumberger array. Res1Dinvers was used for the inversion model, using Least Square method. Twenty soil samples were obtained in the VES points, two samples per point. One samples each at first and second layer. Result of the resistivity showed that areas with high-excellent crop yield have resistivity signature above 500 Ωm while areas with low yield are characterized by values less than 500 Ωm. In both areas of low and high-excellent crop yield, the result of geochemical analysis indicated that Nitrogen, phosphate, and Potassium varied as 59-61%, 43-54mg/kg and 49-51mg/kg, respectively except for organic matter content that was above 3.8% in the first layer have high-excellent yield while low yield soil showed less than 3.8% in their first layer and even if the second layer’s organic matter is above 3.8%. This study has shown that organic matter has significant effect on soil resistivity signature than others soil nutrients (Phosphate, Potassium and Nitrogen). The study shows that soil’s first layer (0-0.3m) is the most suitable depth good for soil minerals occurrence for optimum agricultural output, soil texture affect soil fertility and geological terrain is responsible for resistivity signature inconsistency with soil fertility.
Nonlinear Sociophysics, Quantum Sociology, and Multiply Connected Topological Economics
Authors: Chang Yi-Fang
Published: February 2023

First, nonlinear sociophysics and the nonlinear whole sociology are researched, which have chaos, fractal, etc. Second, quantum sociology is discussed. We propose that its bases are the extensive quantum theory and the social individual-wave duality. Third, we research the double solutions of some nonlinear equations with soliton and chaos, and the possible social meaning of chaos. On the one hand, chaos may correspond to the spread of ideas, the popularization of information, etc. On the other hand, it corresponds to the economic crisis and various social crises, etc. Fourth, chaos in corruption is discussed by mathematics. Fifth, we propose the multiply connected topological economics, in which the confidence relations and the influence functions represent various interacting strengths of different families, cliques, and systems of organization. This has a fractal structure. We propose the binary periods of the political economy by the complex function and the elliptic functions. Various applications of the mathematical and physical method are the important developing direction of modern social sciences.
RELAÇÃO ENTRE A COVID-19, RETORNO AO TRABALHO E PRESENTEÍSMO APÓS A MATERNIDADE
Authors: Mesquita Françoise de , Aragão Ailton de Souza , Oliveira Nunila Ferreira de
Published: February 2023

Objetivos: conhecer o índice do presenteísmo e analisar as dimensões da saúde da trabalhadora, após o evento da maternidade correlacionando à pandemia Covid-19. Metodologia: pesquisa desenvolvida com servidoras efetivas de uma instituição federal de ensino, mulheres e mães que gozaram de licença maternidade entre 2014 e 2019. Utilizou-se como instrumento de pesquisa o questionário Work Limitations Questionnaire e duas questões dissertativas. A coleta de dados foi online. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados no programa SPSS e a análise qualitativa através de análise temática de conteúdo. Resultados: houve predominância (54,7%) de mulheres com nível técnico médio. O maior índice de presenteísmo (16,54) foi em servidoras com nível técnico médio. As mudanças ocasionadas na dinâmica laboral, associadas ao medo da transmissão do vírus e a adequação aos serviços na modalidade Home office durante a pandemia, afetaram a saúde física e mental. Conclusões: analisando as dimensões da saúde da trabalhadora após o evento da maternidade percebeu-se que as demandas e responsabilidades aumentam sobremaneira, impactando na produtividade laboral, na sua saúde física e mental. E, ao correlacionar a pandemia Covid-19 com o retorno ao trabalho após a maternidade ficou evidente o rompimento com as redes de apoio, que intensificaram a sobrecarga dessas mulheres.
DEFENSORIAS PÚBLICAS, DEMOCRACIA E ACESSO À JUSTIÇA NA AMÉRICA LATINA
Authors: Oliveira Calixto de Jesus Letícia , Alves de Jesus Gustavo
Published: February 2023

Acesso à Justiça e Democracia são temas correlatos, nesse contexto o artigo trata dos sistemas jurídicos nas democracias latino-americanas, o papel atribuído às Defensorias Públicas na região no acesso à justiça e o modelo de estruturação por elas adotados. O trabalho conclui que apesar da mesma nomenclatura, as instituições são distintas em escopo de atuação, prerrogativas, estruturação e missões, destacando as semelhanças e diferenças entre as defensorias dos países que apresentam a maior demanda na região: Brasil, Chile, Peru e Uruguai. Conclui-se que dentre os países analisados a busca pelo serviço público de assistência jurídica somente ocupa, em regra, a quarta posição dentre as opções disponíveis, independente do escopo de atuação, abrangência territorial ou quantidade de profissionais disponíveis e que a maior incidência de resolução de conflitos se dá em autocomposições quando possível. Também como regra os jurisdicionados entendem que o resultado de processos tende a ser justo, a justiça lenta, que os processos não são necessariamente caros e que questões financeiras não são apontadas como dificuldade para resolução do problema.
AVALIAÇÃO DOS ATRIBUTOS DO SOLO SUBMETIDOS A DIFERENTES USOS E MANEJOS DO SOLO NO SEMIÁRIDO PARAIBANO
Authors: De Sousa Ramos Renata , Pereira Junior Ednaldo Barbosa , Nonato Moreira Joserlan , Roserlândio Botão Nogueira Francisco , Jones da Silva João , De Sales Oliveira Filho Francisco , Batista Silva Rodrigues Marília Hortência , Alberto Lins Cassimiro Carlos
Published: February 2023

Estudar as dinâmicas das propriedades dos solos é um processo importante em áreas em que o solo é submetido a diferentes práticas, pois pode indicar alternativas de manejo, além de possibilitar estimativas de respostas dos atributos do solo em função de determinadas práticas realizadas. O trabalho foi realizado em duas etapas, para condução da pesquisa se fez a seleção de quatro ambientes, sendo uma Área de Preservação Permanente (APP), a Agrofloresta (A), uma Área pastejo ovino (APO) e o Pomar da Goiabeira (PG). Depois de realizada a  primeira etapa (seleção e caracterização),  foi conduzida a segunda, que consistiu na divisão das áreas de estudos em cinco partes iguais, equivalente às repetições, dentro de cada uma foram coletadas três amostras simples para formar uma amostra composta coletada nas profundidades 0 – 20 cm, sendo analisados os atributos químicos a seguir: pH, fósforo, potássio, sódio, cálcio, magnésio e matéria orgânica, determinadas no laboratório de solo, água e planta do Instituto Federal da Paraíba – Campus Sousa. O delineamento experimental seguido foi o inteiramente casualizado (DIC), para a coleta do solo sobre os atributos químicos, sendo considerados como tratamentos os quatros sistemas de uso do solo como T1=área de preservação permanente (APP), T2= agrofloresta (A), T3= área pastejo ovino (APO) e T4= pomar da goiabeira (PG) com cinco repetições. As melhores características químicas do solo foram expressas pelos sistemas de acordo com as seguinte ordem: Àrea de Preservação Pemanente (APP), seguido por Agrofloresta (A), Pomar de goiabeira (PG) e área pastejo ovino (APO).
BİST Kimya, Petrol Kauçuk ve Plastik Mamulleri Sektöründe SECA Yöntemi ile Finansal Performans Ölçümü
Authors: ERSOY Nazlı
Published: February 2023

Bu çalışmada, Borsa İstanbul (BIST) Kimya, Petrol Kauçuk ve Plastik Ürünler sektöründeki firmaların finansal performansının Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) yöntemi ile ölçülmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, 39 firmanın 2021 yılı finansal performansı belirlenen finansal oranlar temelinde Simultaneous Evaluation of Criteria and Alternative (SECA) yöntemi ile ölçülmüştür. SECA yöntemi ile kriterlerin ağırlıkları ve alternatiflerin performans sıralamaları eş zamanlı olarak belirlenmiştir. Sonuçların güvenilirliğini ve sağlamlığını test etmek amacıyla duyarlılık analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir ve SECA modeli ile elde edilen sonuçlar Method based on the Removal Effects of Criteria (MEREC) tabanlı Simple Additive Weighting (SAW), Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS), Range of Value (ROV) ve Biswas ve Saha ÇKKV modelleri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Son aşamada ise rasyonel bir sıralama elde etmek için Copeland yöntemine başvurulmuştur. Copeland yöntemi ile elde edilen sıralama sonunda finansal performans bakımından ilk üç sırada ANGEN, ALKIM, ACSEL firmalarının yer aldığı tespit edilmiştir. Kullanılan modelin finansal performans ölçümü için uygun olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Görsel İletişim Tasarımında Görsel Algı Kuramlarının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: YILMAZ Ayça , KAYA Asuman
Published: February 2023

Görsel iletişim süreci içerisinde bireyin karşı karşıya kaldığı uyaranları algılama sürecinin nasıl gerçekleştiğinin seçilen reklam görselleri üzerinden ve görsel algı kuramları çerçevesinde açıklanması amaçlanan çalışmada, iki araştırmacı tarafından konuya uygunluğu gözetilerek, anlam bütünlüğünü desteklediği belirlenen altı adet reklam görseli amaçlı örneklem yoluyla seçilerek değerlendirilmiştir. Seçim yapılırken incelenecek örneklerin çalışmanın literatür taraması bölümünde ortaya konulan altı farklı görsel algı kuramını açıklayacak nitelikte ve uluslararası reklam kampanyaları içerisinde etki yaratan önemli reklam çalışmaları olduğundan emin olunmuştur. Görseller değerlendirilirken öncelikle kim tarafından yapıldığı, kullanıldığı reklam kampanyasının amacı vb. künye bilgilerine yer verilmiştir. İkinci olarak seçilen görsellerin tamamı semiyotik olarak ele alınmıştır. Bu bağlamda her bir görselin düz ve yan anlamları üzerinde durulmuştur. Üçüncü ve son olarak ise seçilen örnekler, ilgili görsel algı kuramları çerçevesinde analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında seçilen görsel örneklere ilişkin bulgular Gestalt algı kuramı, olasılıklı işlevselcilik kuramı, bilişimsel algı kuramı, yapılandırmacı algı kuramı (amprizim), doğrudan algı ve ekolojik optik kuramı, nörofizyolojik algı kuramı başlıkları altında açıklanmıştır. Çalışmada bireyin karşı karşıya kaldığı uyaranları algılama sürecinin nasıl gerçekleştiği sorusunun cevabı görsel algı kuramları ile ortaya konularak reklam görselleri üzerinden açıklanmaktadır. Algının nasıl şekillendiğinin bilinmesi aktarılmak istenilen mesajın kurgulanması ve ortak görsel anlam üretiminin nasıl sağlanacağının bilinmesi anlamında önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmanın verileri altı farklı görsel algılama kuramı çerçevesinde incelenmiştir.
T53: A Mystery Gene
Authors: Mr. Mahesh H Mohite  , Miss. Vaishnavi S. Jadhav  , Mr. Pavan M. Mali  , Miss. Mayuri J. Bhosale  , Mr. Deepkamal L. Saroj
Published: February 2023

T53 A regulatory protein which controls the cell division also it acts as tumour suppresser. That means it controls the cell division to avoid the uncontrolled division of cell to resist the growth of tumour . it is located in the nucleolus of the cell throughout the body here it is directly attached to the DNA . when the DNA gets damaged by some of the reasons this gene plays an crucial role , it repairs the damaged DNA or the cell will go under apoptosis . if the DNA can be repaired the he p53 activates the other proteins to fix damage . if the damage can’t be reversed it prevents the DNA replication and cell from dividing to prevent formation of tumour.
Seven-year experience in a low vision rehabilitation clinic at a tertiary referral center
Authors: Riazi Abbas , Gharebaghi Reza , Heidary Fatemeh
Published: February 2023

Background: Low vision is a major public health concern worldwide. This study was aimed at describing the characteristics of patients who had visited a low-vision rehabilitation clinic.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed the medical records of patients with low vision attending a low-vision rehabilitation clinic at a tertiary referral center over 7 years. Inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of vision impairment and availability of complete records. We extracted the following data from each record: age, sex, education level, employment status, chief complaints concerning vision, associated ocular diseases, uncorrected distance and near visual acuities, best-corrected distance and near visual acuities, statuses of previous and current prescribed optical devices, and cooperation status of patients during the optometric examination.

Results: We enrolled a total of 567 patients, including 338 (59.6%) men and 229 (40.4%) women, with a mean (standard deviation) age of 40.46 (28.34) years. Most (98.4%) participants were cooperative, with a high rate of unemployment (90.5%) and low education level. Half (49.2%) of the patients had moderate visual impairment. Retinal pathologies, mainly congenital (28.4%), and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD; 26.5%) were common causes of low vision. Difficulty in reading was the most frequent complaint (22.9%), and a combination of difficulties in reading, writing, and facial recognition was recorded in 54.7% of the patients. Other functional complaints were reported by at least 5% of the patients. Our multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the likelihood of difficulties in performing in-house activities, reading, facial recognition and social interaction, and driving increased per 10-year increment in age, with odds ratios of 1.39, 1.31, 1.24, and 1.22, respectively (all P < 0.05). The likelihood of reporting three complaints (reading, writing, and facial recognition together) increased per 0.1-logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution increment in the best-corrected distance visual acuity of the better eye, with an odds ratio of 2.05 (P < 0.05). In addition, men were more likely to experience difficulties in driving and reading, while women were more likely to experience difficulties in facial recognition and social interaction or in-house activities (all P < 0.05). Optical devices for distance or near vision were prescribed to most patients.

Conclusions: Most patients were men and unemployed. The most common category of low vision was moderate impairment. Retinal conditions, mainly congenital ones and ARMD, were the most frequent causes. A combination of difficulties in reading, writing, and facial recognition was the most common complaint. Optometrists should address these findings during rehabilitation therapy to treat patients with low vision.
Applications of morphological regionalization in urban conservation: the case of Bulaq Abulela, Cairo
Authors: AlSadaty Aliaa
Published: February 2023

The absence of a reliable tool to support local authorities in the process of boundary delimitation of significant urban areas is one of the major problems facing urban heritage conservation. This paper explores and introduces potentials of applying the concept of urban regions, and methods of urban regionalization, as a new approach to better inform processes of delimitation of significant urban areas in Cairo, Egypt. This is an important step towards urban conservation in a city where strong pressures of urbanization and the eradication of traditional and historic urban fabric represent a major threat. By tracing the morphological transformation of the historic quarter of Bulaq Abulela, then applying the morphological regionalization process to a selected area of study, several important historical urban gains that are not included within the national protection boundaries, are revealed. This calls for revisiting current local protection boundaries of the historic quarter, as well as a revision of the adopted local processes of protection boundaries delimitation in general. It also calls for the application of morphological regionalization in processes of boundary delimitation for urban conservation areas.
Reconsidering the morphological understanding of traditional Chinese cities: a study of the early spatial modernization of Suzhou, 1880–1949
Authors: Fu Shulan , Wang Jiaqi , Sun Guoqing
Published: February 2023

Based on the mapping of nine historical maps of the ancient capital of Suzhou from 1880 to 1949, this paper examines the early spatial modernization of Suzhou in the late-Qing and Republican eras. The mapping is interpreted as four periods to provide a coherent narrative for the spatial transformation of Suzhou, following a discussion of its historico-geographical features and morphological influences that define the course of the city’s modernity by extracting three key components: the modern road network, public building utilizations of significant modernity, and the growth and fringe of built-up areas. To do so the paper draws upon current debates on the feasibility of urban morphological study of Chinese cities in early-modern times, particularly the idea that applications of typical urban morphological approaches are more limited than those of comparable studies in Europe, to provide a new approach to observe the morphological features and spatial cognition of Chinese traditional cities.
The urban form of ancient Chinese capital cities
Authors: Liu Cui , Jin Luoyu , Yao Ji , Zhang Yiting , Guo Yiyao , Oliveira Vítor
Published: February 2023

Chinese civilization is unique in terms of longevity, lasting from the late-third millennium BC to the twenty-first century, without interruption. Despite the recent interest on Chinese urban form, knowledge on the subject remains insufficient, lacking both a comprehensive framework and particular contributions on different aspects of its urban forms, agents, and processes of change. This paper addresses the second of these two challenges, contributing to the morphological description and explanation of ancient Chinese capital cities, specifically, the so-called four great Ancient Capitals of China – Luoyang, Xi’an, Nanjing, and Beijing. Due to the scarcity of sources and the complexity of these cities, the paper proposes a simplified analysis of the town plan, including the reading of street systems, plot patterns and building arrangements. This simplified analysis of the town plan can be used as a first approach to understand the physical form of a city. A comparison between the four cities is offered, identifying what is ‘particular’ about them and what is ‘general’, or common, to other ancient Chinese capital cities.
Las citas de Virgilio en Lágrimas de Jeremías castellanas de Quevedo
Authors: Amo Lozano Milagros del
Published: February 2023

RESUMEN:
En este artículo se analizan los lugares en los que Quevedo aporta en su comentario a los "Trenos" una o varias citas virgilianas y se indaga la función que en cada caso el autor les asigna.

ABSTRACT:
This article analyses the places in which Quevedo contributes one or more Virgilian quotations in his commentary on the "Trenos" and explores the function that the author assigns to them in each case.