bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intermittent vs. continuous swimming training on adipokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines in metabolic syndrome experimental model
Authors: Nayebifar Shila , Nakhaei Hossein , Kakhki Zohreh Borhani , Ghasemi Elham
Published: August 2023

Objectives

In this study, metabolic syndrome-affected rats were studied to examine how intermittent and continuous swimming training influenced adipokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines.

Methods

Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomized in this experimental study into four groups (n=8), including normal control (NC), metabolic syndrome (MS), continuous swimming training with metabolic syndrome (CT-MS: load 0–3% body mass, 5 d/wk, for 8 weeks), and intermittent swimming training with metabolic syndrome (IT-MS: load 5–16% body mass, 5 d/wk, for 8 weeks). The serum levels of metrnl, adipolin, irisin, leptin, TNF-α, and IL-6 were measured using the ELISA test.

Results

The IT-MS and NC groups exhibited significantly lower leptin concentrations than the CT-MS group (p=0.001). The irisin, meteorin, and adipolin serum levels increased significantly in CT-MS and IT relative to the NC and CT-MS groups (p=0.001), with the changes being more pronounced in the IT group (p=0.05). TNF-α and IL-6 were inclined in the CT-MS group compared with the other three groups (p=0.001), while IL-6 was increased in the IT group (p=0.024).

Conclusions

Intermittent swimming is more effective than continuous swimming training in improving adipokines in rats with metabolic syndrome.
When Women’s Work Disappears: Marriage and Fertility Decisions in Peru
Authors: Mansour Hani , Medina Pamela , Velásquez Andrea
Published: August 2023

This paper studies the gendered labor market and demographic effects of trade liberalization in Peru. To identify these effects, we use variation in the exposure of local labor markets to import competition from China based on their baseline industrial composition. On average, the increase in Chinese imports during 1998–2008 led to a persistent decline in the employment share of low-educated female workers but had smaller and transitory effects on the employment of low-educated men. In contrast to the predictions of Becker’s model of household specialization, we find that the increase in import competition during this period increased the share of single low-educated people and decreased their marriage rates. There is little evidence that import competition affected fertility decisions. The results highlight the role of gains from joint consumption in marriage formation.
On Emergence, Again
Authors: Ferrari Francesco Maria , Bickhard Mark H.
Published: August 2023

The aim of the present paper is twofold. First, we are interested in assessing the validity of one version of Kim’s argument against genuine higher level causation. Second, we discuss Wilson’s proposal to consider a weaker notion of emergence as genuinely metaphysical and compatible with Non-Reductive Physicalism. Our conclusion is that both proposals fail: the first in preempting genuine (strong) emergent causation, whereas the second in ensuring a genuinely metaphysical status to weak emergence. After all, Wilson’s proposal strongly depends on the success of Kim’s, not only because it takes it as valid but, also, because in pursuing its own weaker model it shares the presuppositions that led Kim’s to failure. At the end of the day, Wilson’s conception of genuine weak emergence either breaks causal closure or is merely stipulative, namely confined at the descriptive level.
Nasal fluid sample as a reliable matrix for determination of cytokine levels in childhood asthma
Authors: Doulatpanah Mojtaba , Kocamanoğlu Meltem , Sözmen Eser Yıldırım , Öztürk Gökçen Kartal , Demir Esen , Gülen Figen , Akçay Yasemin
Published: August 2023

Objectives

Childhood asthma is a chronic disease with high incidence worldwide. As a lifelong disease, asthma has episodes. Inflammation continues to occur in the clinical remission of asthma. It can be difficult to diagnose childhood asthma, especially in clinical remission. We hypothesized that some cytokines secreted to nasal fluid from the airway during inflammation might help diagnose clinical remission of asthma. Moreover, sampling nasal fluid is an easy and non-invasive procedure, so it may be a preferable sampling method.

Methods

We measured levels of some interleukins (ILs), which are IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-33, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), periostin and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) by Luminex magnetic bead-based immunoassay in nasal fluid and in serum of asthmatic children in clinical remission.

Results

We found that IL-5, IL-6, IL-33, and periostin had elevated levels in nasal fluid. IL-5 and IL-33 had increased levels in the nasal fluid of the patients with immunoglobulin E (IgE) high and low phenotypes. While the nasal fluid TSLP levels were positively correlated with most of the increased serum cytokine levels of non-allergic asthmatic children, the nasal fluid GM-CSF levels were positively correlated with most of the increased serum cytokine levels of the allergic asthmatic children.

Conclusions

IL-5, IL-6, IL-33, and periostin had elevated levels in the nasal fluid of the patients in clinical remission. The nasal fluid GM-CSF levels of the allergic patients and nasal fluid TSLP levels of the non-allergic patients had a positive correlation with most of the serum cytokine levels. Thus, our results showed that nasal fluid might be a preferable biological sample to diagnose asthma in children.
NEW APPROACHES TO THE SECURITY OF GERMANY’S ENERGY SECTOR UNDER CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Baranov Yaroslav
Published: August 2023

The article examines current views of German leadership on ensuring security of energy sector amid the deteriorating political and economic situation in Europe. The issues of reliable and available energy supply became particularly relevant for Germany in 2022. The problem of energy security came to the forefront of the agenda due to the country’s high dependence on imports of fossil energy resources from Russia. The German government took measures aimed at solving this issue including through strengthening control over energy infrastructure. Diversification of energy consumption implied the creation of new infrastructure facilities, securing which has become of great importance for the country’s economy. Special attention is given to the response of German authorities to the explosions on the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. This terrorist attack has drawn Berlin’s attention to the problem of protecting energy infrastructure, including at sea. The author analyzes Berlin’s positions in the field of energy sector security, identifies the key directions of German energy policy. The article concludes that the existing approaches of the German authorities to the protection of infrastructure facilities in energy sector require rethinking. These conclusions are important for understanding German security policy. They can be reflected in new official strategic planning documents.
NORTHERN SEA ROUTE: ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Zhuravel Valery
Published: August 2023

It is noted that the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is characterised by the legal support of its maritime activities, the implementation of measures to ensure the safety of navigation, the growth of cargo traffic, the improvement of its manageability through the advancement of infrastructure, technologies, forecast estimates, human resources, and the elimination (weakening) of the imposed sanctions restrictions against the Russian Federation. The article analyses the NSR Development Plan until 2035 (dated August 1, 2022, №2115-r), highlights its features and novelty, and emphasises that it comprehensively and systematically reveals the priority areas for its development for the first time and implementation of its transport and logistics potential. It is noted that since the nuclear icebreaker fleet is already quite outdated today, it is necessary to commission new icebreakers. It is hoped that the NSR will strengthen the existing partnership relations of the Russian Federation with other states interested in its functioning. Attention is drawn to the influence of the NSR on the development of the territories of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and the strengthening of security in the North. The article concludes that the problems of the NSR will require new technological solutions to reduce risks and increase the efficiency of its operation during the year
SOME LESSONS FROM EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF UKRAINE
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Mironenko Victor
Published: August 2023

The article is devoted to how the events of 2022 and early 2023. influenced the process of integration of Ukraine economic and political space of the European Union. She would hardly have survived without the assistance of the EU member states. For it, the question of the forms, pace and timing of European integration for Kyiv has evolved from much theoretical to practical and urgent. The speed of its restoration will also depend on the answer to this question, and the future of the EU, its «strategic autonomy» will depend on how and when the armed conflict and political crisis in Eastern Europe will end. How everything that has happened to Ukraine during this time has affected the process of its integration with the EU is difficult to assess unequivocally. On the one hand, one of its main conditions - achieving a level of development comparable to other EU countries, economic and political-legal compatibility, geopolitical risks have increased as well. The armed conflict has exacerbated the ongoing difficulties of transformation. On the other hand, doubts about the viability of the Ukrainian state, the stability of its foreign policy orientation have eased, mutual rapprochement has accelerated at the economic, political and (due to mass emigration to EU member states) even at the personal levels. There is an obvious need to rethink and clarify the objectives of the relevant policy, the possibilities, ways and timing of their achievement.
THE ROLE OF THE BUCHAREST NINE ON THE EASTERN FLANK OF NATO
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Shishelina Lyubov
Published: August 2023

The article examines the evolution both on a pan-European and regional scale of one of the most frequently mentioned associations of the countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe in connection with the conflict in Ukraine – the «Bucharest Nine» (Bucharest Format). Comparing two militarized regional organizations – the Visegrad Battle Group (VBG) and the «Bucharest Nine», the author comes to the conclusion that the latter has actually replaced the Visegrad countries as a military structure in a specific geopolitical situation (in one region there cannot be two structures duplicating each other under the auspices of Poland), and the political activity of Trimorye. The «Nine» in a specific historical period is much more in line with the strategic goals of Poland than any other of the structures existing in the region, especially since it is developing against the backdrop of a general trend towards rapprochement between Central Europe and the Western Balkans. At the same time, there is also a «division of labor» between the «Visegrad Four» and the «Bucharest Nine». If the first structure took over, among others, the functions of the coordinator of the positions of Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic on the eve of the EU summits, then the second – the tasks of the regional coordinator of NATO. However, its functions do not yet include the establishment of specific military interaction, as in the case of the AFG. Its goals at this stage are rather military-political.
THE ISSUE OF THE CULTURAL POLICY AND DIPLOMACY OF THE EUROPEAN MICROSTATES
Authors:   UrFU, Tabarintseva-Romanova Ksenia
Published: August 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the cultural policy and diplomacy of the microstates, namely: the Principality of Monaco, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino. In the introduction, the author briefly describes the concepts of cultural policy and cultural diplomacy and highlights the problem of insufficiently studied microstates. In the first part of the work, the main institutions that implement the cultural policy of the above states are considered. Further, based on reports provided by countries within the framework of the Compendium, the participation of countries in such international organizations as UNESCO and the Council of Europe is studied. In conclusion, conclusions are drawn that microstates attach particular importance to the development and promotion of their own culture at the international level. For their status, they actively and successfully participate in the activities of specialized international organizations, in the protection and promotion of national languages, in the development of cultural cooperation at the regional level.
THE ROLE OF PROTESTANTISM IN THE DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE VISEGRAD FOUR
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Ivanov Pavel
Published: August 2023

The article examines the influence of Protestant churches on the process of democratic transformation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic & Slovakia after the fall of the communist regime. The author analyzes the specifics of the Protestant understanding of economic, social & political political spheres of life in the context of building a free market, civil society & democracy in post-Soviet countries. The reasons for their victories & failures in Eastern Europe, their potential, evolution and place in society are revealed. Conclusions are drawn about the problem of the development of Protestantism due to the influence of traditional record churches, xenophobia, secularization and violation of principles of religious freedom. Also their role in instilling society with Western models of behavior and the correlation between religious consciousness and crisis are conditioned.
PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN MONTENEGRO
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Kandel Pavel
Published: August 2023

The article discusses the prerequisites and results of the presidential (19.03 – 02.04.2023) and early parliamentary elections (11.06.2023) in Montenegro. It analyses the dispositions of the electorate in view of the polls data and the election results. The results of the vote are interpreted: the defeat of the long-term ruler of the country M. Djukanovic in the struggle for the post of the head of the state and the loss of his party’s dominant position in the Assembly. An explanation is given of the reasons for the resounding success of the newly created movement «Europe Now!» and the preservation of relatively strong positions by the Democratic Party of Socialists. Suggestions have been made about the possible composition of the new ruling coalition and government. The forecast is given of the foreign policy orientation of the future cabinet and the prospects of Montenegro’s early admission to the EU. It is stated that in any development no change in the general anti-Russian vector of foreign policy is expected.
ERDOGAN STAYS: PROSPECTS FOR TURKEY’S RELATIONS WITH THE US, EU AND RUSSIA. PART 1
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Shumilin Alexander
Published: August 2023

In the second round on May 28, 2023, Turkish presidential candidate R.T. Erdogan defeated his rival. The victory was expected, but by no means triumphant, as the supporters of the current government hoped. This insignificant advantage was achieved, according to the author, due to the successes in Erdogan’s foreign policy. Thus, the main task was solved, in the name of which he sought to create the image of a «Strong Turkey», aggravating relations with his partners in NATO and the EU – the extension and strengthening of his own power. In this article, the author focuses on the question: will Erdogan also base his third term through a «tough» (forceful) policy or will he soften relations with partners in the alliance and the EU? An analysis of the available material gives grounds to believe that today Ankara is working for a second option (reducing tension) in relations with partners. The contours of this line appear quite clearly. The author also puts a question – what can Ankara’s progress in this direction mean for its relations with Moscow?
«THERMAL COUP» OF VICE-CHANCELLOR R. HABECK: CONSEQUENCES FOR GERMANY’s ECONOMICS AND POLITICS
Authors:   Institute of Europe, RAS, Belov Vladislav
Published: August 2023

In the face of new challenges for the energy transition, since spring 2022, the German Cabinet of Ministers has been paying special attention to the energy saving of buildings, which are one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection has consistently increased the mandatory use of renewable energy sources for heating and electricity consumption. Since the beginning of 2023, at the initiative of its head, at the same time acting vice-chancellor, R. Habeck, a mechanism for the preferential use of heat pumps as a strategic basis for the so-called thermal transition has been discussed at the government level. The peculiarity was the absence of a traditional organized public discussion in such cases with the involvement of specialized interest groups. Moreover, facts of internal lobbying at the level of one of the state secretaries of the ministry were revealed. In April, the government coalition proposed a draft to make a number of qualitative changes to the Law on the Energy of Buildings. It provoked sharp criticism and rejection from the Free Democratic Party, the expert and business community, as well as representatives of federal subjects. Against this background, German and foreign manufacturers of heat pumps have stepped up efforts to conquer new market niches. The article examines the essence of the amendments proposed by the coalition, the prospects for their adoption, the content of criticism of the bill by specialized associations and unions, the possible consequences of the future law for economic and economic political processes in Germany.
THE GERMAN POWER INDUSTRY UNDER CONDITIONS OF ENERGY CRISIS: THE PRICE OF RELIABILITY. PART 2
Authors:   MGIMO University, Meden Nataliya
Published: August 2023

The first part of the paper includes a discussion on the impact the energy crisis had on the German power industry and what measures the government has taken to ensure a reliable energy supply. Reliability, efficiency and sustainability make up the «Triangle of Aims» of the energy policy of a country. The second half of the paper is dedicated to the measures that the federal government took during the acute phase of the energy crisis in terms of the second aim. We discuss three main aspects. Firstly, we show the changes in the structure of pricing for two categories of consumers: householders and non-household consumers. Secondly, we demonstrate the formation of the price on the electricity spot market. Lastly, we elaborate on the ways the government could influence the level of prices and to what extent these possibilities have been used in accordance with the rules of the European Union. The crisis showed the readiness of the government to take costly measures such as zeroing the taxes that are due under the Renewable Energy Act, giving a lump sum payment to the employed, the students and the pensioners, refusing to increase the cost of CO2 emission certificates, providing business benefits and subsidies and enforcing a gas and electricity price brake. For the period after the end of the «price brake», the government is considering subsidizing prices for export-oriented production that implements the climate goals. These plans confirm the existence of the «shadow budget» that was formed for overcoming the consequences of the pandemic
John Eccles’s Collection of Songs (1704) and John Walsh’s Publishing Model in the Early Eighteenth Century
Authors: Howard Alan
Published: August 2023

Reviewing Eric Harbeson’s edition of John Eccles’s Judgment of Paris (1702)—part of the ongoing Works of John Eccles published by A-R Editions—Bryan White recently called for a careful appraisal of the composer’s anthology A Collection of Songs for One Two and Three Voices (1704) in order to understand better its relationship with other sources. This article takes up White’s challenge through close analysis of the 1704 Songs, focusing on the songs Walsh had published prior to Eccles’s collection. It is this aspect that makes the Songs fundamentally different from Purcell’s Orpheus Britannicus (1698) and Blow’s Amphion Anglicus (1700), both of which were typeset ex nihilo. By contrast, about one-third of the 1704 Songs not only had been previously published by Walsh but were also reprinted from the very same plates, although with frequent corrections, compositional revisions, and standardized peritextual materials (page numbering, titles and attributions, etc.). As such, the Songs offers a unique window into the editorial process in the latter stages of its preparation. After detailing the publication history of the Songs, I show that Eccles must have taken a proactive role in preparing the publication, and I examine the evidence for his musical input. The conclusions drawn from this analysis have broader implications for Walsh’s working methods, in particular the relationship between his separate songsheets of ca. 1700 and the composite publications that increasingly dominated his catalog in the first two decades of the new century.
Sun the Mother and Moon the Father
Authors: Ališauskienė Milda
Published: August 2023

This article discusses the construction of gender roles in contemporary Baltic Paganism through a case study of teachings and everyday practices among female members of the Ancient Baltic Religious Association Romuva in contemporary Lithuania. Reconstructionist Pagan religious groups usually represent a traditionalist worldview, while the impact of feminist ideas is mostly observed within goddess-oriented Pagan traditions like Wicca. Romuva represents a mixture of the two concerning gender roles. One of the main factors in this mixture is the influence, in her person and ideas, of archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994), probably the only Lithuanian representative of second-wave feminism. Interviews with Romuva female members conducted in 2021 show that their conceptions of preferred gender roles and family practices varied. Factors like the interviewee’s age and education, experiences of Soviet so-called “gender equality policies,” and social conservatism all made an impact on them.
Presentation of new onset type 1 diabetes with diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemia after a single dose of nivolumab and ipilimumab
Authors: Stathi Dimitra , Hussain Sufyan , Crawley Danielle , Karalliedde Janaka
Published: August 2023

A Caucasian man in his 60s with recent diagnosis of metastatic renal cell carcinoma presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of severe polyuria, polydipsia and fatigue and 1-day history of confusion, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Investigations revealed an overlap of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS). He had received the first dose of immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab 3 weeks prior to this attendance. New-onset type 1 diabetes (T1DM) was confirmed based on the clinical features at presentation, seropositivity for glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies and significant insulin deficiency. He is currently on a multiple daily injections of insulin and uses intermittent-scanned glucose monitoring. Given the irreversible impact on beta-cell function and clinical response with insulin resulting in improved diabetes control, immunotherapy was resumed for his metastatic cancer with good radiological response. Although rare, new-onset T1DM can present with DKA and HSS overlap after a single dose of nivolumab/ipilimumab in individuals without pre-existing history of diabetes.

Learning points

Although rare, new onset of T1DM after immunotherapy can present with DKA and HSS overlap after a single dose of nivolumab/ipilimumab in individuals without pre-existing history of diabetes and normal glycaemic parameters.

Due to the irreversible destruction of beta-cells, treatment with steroids is not indicated in contrast to other settings such as immunotherapy-induced hypophysitis.

Presence of low c-peptide levels post-acute presentation is indicative of an irreversible impact on beta-cell function and supports resuming immunotherapy given the significant benefits on cancer prognosis.

Clinicians must maintain a high index of suspicion in regards to diagnosis and management of new-onset type 1 diabetes and advice patients on reporting symptoms suggestive of diabetes and/or diabetes-related hyperglycaemic emergencies.
Alternativas de manejo de la pudrición blanda del tomate mediante el uso de levaduras
Authors: García Murillo Paulo Germán
Published: August 2023

En un estudio previo se determinó el alto potencial de control biológico de la levadura Pichia onychis cepa Lv027 contra Rhizopus stolonifer causante de la pudrición húmeda en tomate en la poscosecha. Por lo que el propósito de este trabajo fue establecer la concentración mínima efectiva de la cepa Lv027, determinar el tiempo óptimo de aplicación de la cepa Lv027, evaluar in vitro e in planta los efectos de la competencia por nutrientes y espacio de esta misma cepa contra R. stolonifer y observar la interacción de la cepa Lv027 en presencia de las esporangiosporas del mencionado fitopatógeno. En el primer ensayo, se seleccionó la concentración de 1x107células*ml-1 de la cepa Lv027, ya que presentó valores de antagonismo contra R. stolonifer de 86,2% a 6°C a 20°C de 85,1%. En el segundo, se estableció que al inocular la cepa Lv027 de la levadura mínimo 18 h antes que el fitopatógeno, se alcanza niveles de antagonismo del 88,0% a 6°C y del 100% a 20°C. En el tercero,  se determinó el efecto de la cepa Lv027 sobre el crecimiento del micelio de R. stolonifer mediante la medición del peso seco, al ser ambos microorganismos cultivados al mismo tiempo en un medio sintético suplementado, con glucosa, fructosa y sacarosa, encontrándose una reducción de peso seco del micelio de R. stolonifer de 83,0%, 28,0% y 62,2% respectivamente; los anteriores resultados sugieren que la cepa Lv027 es más eficiente que R. stolonifer para la utilización de los mencionados azúcares como fuentes de carbono, reduciendo el crecimiento de este fitopatógeno. De otra parte,  en las heridas hechas en frutos de tomate e inoculadas con la levadura antagonista y el fitopatógeno, se observa reducción en el desarrollo del tubo germinativo de las esporangiosporas de R. stolonifer  a las 6 h de 19,0%, siendo éste muy inferior al producido por el fitopatógeno en ausencia de la cepa Lv027, en donde alcanza un valor promedio de 85,0%; a las 12 h, se observó la misma tendencia, pero con valores germinación de las esporangiosporas de R. stolonifer del 15,0% en presencia de la cepa Lv027,  pero en ausencia de esta las esporangiosporas del fitopatógeno alcanzan un 92,0% de germinación. De acuerdo con los resultados presentados en los bioensayos, la concentración mínima efectiva de la cepa Lv027 es de 1x107células*ml-1 a 6°C y 20°C, la aplicación de la cepa Lv027, se debe realizar de forma preventiva con un mínimo tiempo de aplicación de 18 h. A partir de los resultados, también se evidencia fenómenos de competencia por nutrientes (carbohidratos) entre la cepa Lv027 de P. onychis frente a R. stolonifer, lo que se evidencia en el reducido desarrollo del micelio y baja germinación de las esporangiosporas del fitopatógeno en presencia de la cepa Lv027. Se sugiere, realizar futuros ensayos con esta levadura antagonista en condiciones comerciales de poscosecha de tomate.
Valoración de los elementos urbanos y ambientales en torno al río Jordán en Tunja (Colombia)
Authors: Quintero González Julián Rodrigo , Ramírez Sosa Yohana Andrea
Published: August 2023

El presente trabajo expone la valoración del principal río urbano de la ciudad de Tunja, en Colombia, el Río Jordán. El objetivo es valorar las condiciones de los elementos urbanos y ambientales en torno al curso de agua. La metodología se orienta a la valoración de aspectos físicos como el mobiliario urbano, los elementos naturales y la infraestructura existente; además de la señalización, del uso y apropiación del espacio, y de los procesos geológicos de inestabilidad en laderas. Los resultados permiten señalar la existencia de espacios no aptos para la disposición del mobiliario urbano, un uso y apropiación del espacio deficiente, algunos elementos naturales sin mantenimiento, una infraestructura existente aceptable y amenazas de bajo riesgo caracterizadas por la erosión, el hundimiento y el agrietamiento. Se concluye sobre la necesidad de disponer de un adecuado mobiliario urbano para contrarrestar el bajo uso del espacio, asimismo sobre la aplicabilidad de la metodología cualitativa-cuantitativa propuesta, y la posibilidad del uso de métodos de reverdecimiento para tratar los problemas de estabilidad.
Análisis reflexivo-comparativo entre las concepciones docentes y la competencia indagación
Authors: Méndez Mercado Daniel Eduardo , Lora Pacheco Luis Carlos , Díaz Vega Nohemí
Published: August 2023

La investigación tiene como objetivo comparar las relaciones teóricas, conceptuales y metodológicas de la competencia indagación con las concepciones que tienen los docentes de ciencias naturales de la Institución Educativa Rural Zapata del departamento de Antioquia y su influencia en las prácticas de aula. El trabajo de campo se enmarca en una investigación comparativa con un diseño transeccional contemporáneo univariable de fuente mixta, siguiendo las fases que identifican esta investigación: fase descriptiva, fase analítica y fase comparativa. Las técnicas para recolectar la información fueron la entrevista en profundidad, la observación y sistematización en diarios de campo de los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, y la triangulación, las cuales permitieron caracterizar las concepciones, comprobar su materialización en las prácticas de aula y compararlas con los referentes teóricos que sustentan la estructura de la competencia indagación. Los resultados demostraron que existe una correspondencia entre las declaraciones docentes y los procesos de enseñanza, pero cierta discrepancia entre la teoría establecida y las concepciones. Por tanto, se concluye que los docentes de ciencias naturales tienen acercamientos parciales sobre aspectos conceptuales y metodológicos de la competencia que se materializan en sus prácticas pedagógicas, generando así un proceso de formación en ciencias que está en los niveles iniciales y que requiere de un mejoramiento.
Implicaciones de un sistema académico integrado para instituciones de educación superior multicampus
Authors: González Gil Eduardo , Fonseca Ortiz Lina María , Hernández Barriga Fabiola Inés
Published: August 2023

La Universidad Santo Tomás, primer Claustro Universitario delpaís, contempla dentro de sus principios generales: la autonomíauniversitaria, la universalidad, el humanismo, la confianza y el biencomún (Estatuto Orgánico, 2018), que cobran significado al definir elSistema Académico Integrado -sai- usta Multicampus. En los últimos25 años se estructuraron y consolidaron procesos institucionalesen clave de gestión de la educación, pertinencia y calidad, que selegitiman en 2016 al recibir del Ministerio de Educación Nacional-MEN-, la resolución de acreditación de Alta Calidad Multicampus. Con la Acreditación, la usta desde la metodología de investigación-acción, promovió escenarios que coadyuvaron a la unificación de políticas, lineamientos, proyectos, procesos y procedimientos, asícomo al diseño de rutas metodológicas, en clave de la identidadinstitucional, la autonomía educativa y el reconocimiento de ladiversidad nacional donde hace presencia, a través de sus campusuniversitarios, aspectos que se confirman en 2022, con la renovaciónde acreditación institucional en Alta Calidad Multicampus. Comoresultado, se destaca que la usta es pionera en el abordaje,desarrollo e implementación de un -SAI-, favoreciendo la planeaciónde la educación, la articulación de las funciones universitarias a nivelnacional en el marco de la calidad institucional, con el objetivo depromover la formación integral de las personas, constituyéndoseen escuela de aprendizaje desde el ejercicio democrático para elliderazgo y la gobernanza institucional.
Delinquency of the Russian military during the Russian-Ukrainian war as an archetypal manifestation of Russian society
Authors:   Master of Public Administration Kyiv, Ukraine, Ponomarenko L. V.
Published: August 2023

The paper considers the problem of Russian war crimes in Ukraine in the context of the archetypal approach, in particular, the peculiarities of the influence of Russian society on the delinquent character of the Russian occupation forces. During the research, it was established that the manifestations of delinquency in the Russian military are criminal in nature, they are an integral part of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and are directed mainly against the civilian population. The origin of modern Russian ideology and its dangers for modernity are determined. Based on historical examples, a comparison of the consequences of the delinquency of fascist and racist ideologies and the manifestation of the latter during hostilities was made. The psychological portrait of the Russian army is considered in the context of a representative sample of Russian society. An archetypal analysis of the latter’s genesis is carried out, and the archetype of the Horde is identified, which has had a decisive influence on the development of modern Russian society. The author traced the impact of the Horde archetype on the modern Russian state system, state-building processes and society in general. The channels of influence of the Horde archetype on the formation of the Russian army and its relations with the crimes committed by the Russian military on the territory of Ukraine were studied. The phenomenon of the influential leader and its correspondence to the archetype of the Horde are analysed. The paper determined how the Horde archetype affects the perception of other nations and nationalities by Russians, how “Russian collectivism” relates to responsibility, and what is the basis for the Russians’ justification of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. In conclusion, the cardinal changes that have taken place in the perception of the war and the enemy in Ukrainian society are noted, and the leading role of the analysis of basic Russian archetypes for effective resistance to Russian military and semantic aggression is determined. Further directions of archetypal research in the context of the “Russian issue” are outlined.
The Management of Children and Youth With Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Emergencies
Authors: Saidinejad Mohsen , Duffy Susan , Wallin Dina , Hoffmann Jennifer A. , Joseph Madeline M. , Schieferle Uhlenbrock Jennifer , Brown Kathleen , Waseem Muhammad , Snow Sally , Andrew Madeline , Kuo Alice A. , Sulton Carmen , Chun Thomas , Lee Lois K. ,   AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Conners Gregory P. , Callahan James , Gross Toni , Joseph Madeline M. , Lee Lois K. , Mack Elizabeth , Marin Jennifer , Mazor Suzan , Paul Ronald , Timm Nathan , Cicero Mark , Dietrich Ann , Eisenberg Andrew , Fallat Mary , Tellez Sue ,   AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, Dietrich Ann M. , Alade Kiyetta H. , Amato Christopher S. , Atanelov Zaza , Auerbach Marc , Barata Isabel A. , Benjamin Lee S. , Berg Kathleen T. , Brown Kathleen , Chang Cindy , Chow Jessica , Chumpitazi Corrie E. , Claudius Ilene A. , Easter Joshua , Foster Ashley , Fox Sean M. , Gausche-Hill Marianne , Gerardi Michael J. , Goodloe Jeffrey M. , Heniff Melanie , Homme James (Jim) L. , Ishimine Paul T. , John Susan D. , Joseph Madeline M. , Hiu-Fung Lam Samuel , Lawson Simone L. , Lee Moon O. , Li Joyce , Lin Sophia D. , Martini Dyllon Ivy , Mellick Larry Bruce , Mendez Donna , Petrack Emory M. , Rice Lauren , Rose Emily A. , Ruttan Timothy , Saidinejad Mohsen , Santillanes Genevieve , Simpson Joelle N. , Sivasankar Shyam M. , Slubowski Daniel , Sorrentino Annalise , Stoner Michael J. , Sulton Carmen D. , Valente Jonathan H. , Vora Samreen , Wall Jessica J. , Wallin Dina , Walls Theresa A. , Waseem Muhammad , Woolridge Dale P. , Shahid Sam ,   EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION Pediatric Committee, Miller Roberta , Wood Elyssa , Lowery Tasha , Cohen Julie , VanStanton Rebecca , Hill Lisa , Stone Elizabeth , Johnson Domenique
Published: August 2023

Mental and behavioral health (MBH) visits of children and youth to emergency departments are increasing in the United States. Reasons for these visits range from suicidal ideation, self-harm, and eating and substance use disorders to behavioral outbursts, aggression, and psychosis. Despite the increase in prevalence of these conditions, the capacity of the health care system to screen, diagnose, and manage these patients continues to decline. Several social determinants also contribute to great disparities in child and adolescent (youth) health, which affect MBH outcomes. In addition, resources and space for emergency physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and prehospital practitioners to manage these patients remain limited and inconsistent throughout the United States, as is financial compensation and payment for such services. This technical report discusses the role of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, and provides guidance for the management of acute MBH emergencies in children and youth. Unintentional ingestions and substance use disorder are not within the scope of this report and are not specifically discussed.
[Traducción al español] Adaptaciones morfológicas en respuesta al ejercicio crónico en los tejidos osteomusculares: una revisión sistemática
Authors: León Felix , Mestre Andres , Priego Lorelu , Vera Juan Carlos
Published: August 2023

Hasta la fecha, no existe una revisión sistemática que resuma las adaptaciones morfológicas del sistema osteomuscular en respuesta al ejercicio crónico. La presente seleccionó artículos originales, con fecha de publicación de 2000 a 2020, idioma de publicación en inglés, con una clara intervención de ejercicio y que presentaran un cambio morfológico en el tejido estudiado. Participantes humanos independientemente de la edad, el género o condición de salud. Se identificaron 2819 registros. Después de eliminar los duplicados, la selección de títulos y resúmenes y la revisión de texto completo, se incluyeron 67 registros en el análisis final (6 para disco intervertebral, 6 para cartílago, 36 para hueso, 2 para ligamento, 9 para tendón y 7 para músculo). Los resultados destacan que las intervenciones más utilizadas fueron ejercicio aeróbico, contra resistencia y pliométrico. La población abarcó desde niños y personas sanas activas hasta personas con alguna condición de salud. Se concluye que, como respuesta al ejercicio crónico, existen adaptaciones morfológicas en los tejidos del sistema musculoesquelético que pueden variar desde un aumento de rigidez hasta un aumento de área. Aunque los tejidos pueden adaptarse, aún quedan varias preguntas, como la dosis y tipo de ejercicio óptimo, si pueden ocurrir adaptaciones en un tejido lesionado y las implicaciones funcionales de estas adaptaciones. La investigación futura debe abordar estas preguntas.
Acciones del Estado para el enfrentamiento de la COVID-19 en Costa Rica
Authors: Fallas Jiménez Yessenia Isabel
Published: August 2023

Introducción: La emergencia de un nuevo coronavirus a finales del año 2019, cuyos primeros casos en Costa Rica fueros detectados en marzo del año siguiente, colocó desafíos importantes tanto a nivel individual como colectivo. Específicamente el Estado debió desarrollar, en pocos meses, alternativas de enfrentamiento que no se limitaron al ámbito sanitario, sino que requirieron la intervención en el plano de la asistencia y la seguridad social, entre otras acciones de política pública.
Objetivo: El texto a continuación expone una primera aproximación a las acciones del Estado costarricense para el enfrentamiento de la crisis por la COVID-19, para lo cual se considera necesario entender la dinámica del proceso histórico de acumulación de capital más amplio, dentro del cual esta crisis se desarrolló.
Metodología: Dado el hecho de que las informaciones sobre este tema surgen de forma acelerada, se consideró fundamental el uso del análisis hemerográfico y documental para la realización de este texto.
Resultados: El texto evidencia que las acciones de política pública giraron, principalmente, en el ámbito sanitario, así como en el plano de la asistencia económica; esta última tuvo un fuerte componente dirigido a las empresas nacionales que se vieron afectadas por la COVID-19.
Conclusión: Como parte de esta reflexión, se concluye prestando atención a la necesidad de fortalecer los sistemas de seguridad y asistencia social dirigidos a los sujetos individuales y familias como una forma de estructurar la política pública en el país.
Nakayama esophagoduodenostomy as a reconstructive stage after gastrectomy for gastric cancer complicated by acute bleeding and Krukenberg metastases. Clinical case
Authors:   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ivanchov P.V. , Hychka S.H. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Prudnikova O.B. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine,, Peresh Ye.Ye. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: August 2023

Purpose - on a clinical case to justify the technical aspects of applying the Nakayama esophago-duodenostomy as a reconstructive stage after gastrectomy for gastric cancer complicated by acute bleeding and Krukenberg metastases. Clinical case. Patient O., born in 1975, was being treated for stomach cancer complicated by moderate acute bleeding and Krukenberg metastases in the surgery department No. 3 of the Kyiv City Emergency Clinical Hospital. The patient general clinical, special laboratory and instrumental research methods were carried out (electrocardiography, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, ultrasound examination of the organs of the abdominal cavity and small pelvis, computer tomography of the organs of the abdominal cavity and small pelvis with intravenous contrast). The patient had cancer of the cardiac part of the stomach, complicated by moderate gastrointestinal bleeding with the presence of Krukenberg metastases, in connection with which the patient underwent surgery in the early delayed period according to a unique method - gastrectomy with lymphodissection in the volume of D2+ and overlapping esophageal-duodenal anastomosis according to the Nakayama type in the modification of the clinic. The patient was discharged in a satisfactory condition on the 10th day after surgery under the supervision of an oncologist and a surgeon at her place of residence. During the dynamic observation for 12 months, she felt satisfactory. Conclusions. Using the example of a clinical case, the technical aspects of applying the Nakayama esophagoduodenostomy as a reconstructive stage after gastrectomy for gastric cancer complicated by acute bleeding and Krukenberg metastases are substantiated. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
Congenital midline cervical cleft (literature survey and description of own clinical observations)
Authors:   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Lukiianets O.O. , Sasiuk A.I. ,   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Konoplitskyi V.S. ,   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Marunkevych Ya.Yu. ,   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Pedorenko K.A. ,   Communal non-commercial enterprise «Vinnytsia Regional Pathological Bureau of the Vinnytsia Regional Council», Ukraine
Published: August 2023

Midline cervical cleft - (synonym: webbed neck, pterygium colli medianum, neck ugliness), belongs to rare congenital defects which, unfortunately, have not been widely covered in the specialized medical literature at the modern stage of the development of medicine. It is confirmed by the fact that until 2014 according to the literature search there were a little over 100 detailed descriptions of the respective pathology. Purpose - to summarize the experience accumulated by experts in order to understand deeper all the aspects of Congenital midline cervical cleft, to introduce the present position of this rare congenital malformation to colleagues, to learn the structural parts of this pathology and the tactic for its treatment. The article represents the last data from scientific literature about Congenital midline cervical cleft and the analytic results of the two medical cases with this congenital malformation in children. Studying these cases, we used general clinical tests and histological research for the removal tissues. Conclusions. The current lack of information on the midline cervical cleft as well as the results of histological examinations in different clinical cases confirm the necessity of further study of this rare congenital defect. In this case, a deeper analysis of embryological, genetic and environmental factors influencing the process of formation of this pathology can be of help. In our opinion, performing the surgery becomes appropriate before two-year age in order to prevent the relapse of this pathology and severe neck contractures in the future. The study was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki declaration. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.