bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Follow-Up of Tongue Cancer Diagnosed During Pregnancy: A Case Report
Authors: Abadian Khadige
Published: January 2023

Oral cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the head and neck area, which can also be seen during pregnancy. This study was conducted with the aim of following the report of a case of tongue cancer diagnosed during pregnancy. In this study, a 34-year-old woman who was in the 18th week of her first pregnancy noticed an aphthous lesion on her tongue and then developed pain and swelling in her neck and mouth. After biopsy of the lesion, squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue was diagnosed. For this patient, it was decided to undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy after cesarean section in the 33rd week of pregnancy. The treatment for the patient resulted in iodine and the malignant tumor was reduced. 3 years after the completion of the treatment and with follow-up at regular intervals, there is still no sign of disease recurrence in the individual. Therefore, in addition to more investigations in this field and obtaining more results, it seems that follow-up at regular intervals can be a suitable solution to prevent the recurrence of the disease.
Spatial pattern and determinants of early sexual initiation among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia
Authors: Hailegebrea Samuel
Published: January 2023

Background: Early sexual initiation is often considered risky sexual behavior because of its adverse effects like sexually transmitted infection or unintended pregnancy. Thus, in this study, we aimed to assess spatial patterns, and determinants of early age sexual initiation among reproductive women to provide information for the policymakers. Methods: We used cross-sectional data from the 2005-2016 EDHS. We considered all nine regions and two city administrations. We applied multi-level logistic regression for determinants and spatial analysis for their distribution. We used a p-value of less than0.25 to include variables before modeling and a p-value less than0.05 with 95 Percentage CI to declare association. Results: The trend prevalence of early sexual initiation was decreased from 72.90 Percentage to 66.95 Percentage from 2005 to 2016 over the three surveys. Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Benshangul, and Gambella region were hotspots in all 2005, 2011, and 2016 surveys. Eastern Oromia,and Somali had hotspot in 2016 survey. Age, marital status, education, ever had chewed khat, region, and residence were significantly associated with early sexual initiation among reproductive age women. Conclusion: Although we saw decreased early sexual initiation over the three surveys, the problem remained profound in the country and factors like age, marital status, education, ever chewed khat, region, and residence were associated. Enlightening access to education, promotion, and behavioral change among substance users and early marriage were forwarded for improvement by the team to the region holding the problem like in Amhara, Tigray, Afar, and Beneshangul regions.
Assistance for intellectual disability teenager to prevent sexual harassment with educational films at SLB N Semarang
Authors: Aprianti Aprianti , Anggraini Fitria Dewi Puspita , Mubarokah Kismi , Dewi Meryna Puspita
Published: January 2023

Adolescents with intellectual disability who do not have intelligence abilities are vulnerable to sexual harassment when their reproductive systems are developing. Consequently, they lack a comprehensive understanding of reproductive health. This service aims to provide assistance to 38 intellectual disability teenagers at SLB N Semarang. Assistance is carried out through the stages of strengthening cooperation, pre-test, film screening, brainstorming, and post-test. The outcomes revealed that there was an increase in knowledge after the intervention, which took the form of showing a short film about pregnancy prevention (p-value 0.009), with low program effectiveness (gain score 0.29).
Community empowerment in creative healthy food entrepreneurship as strengthening the community economy in Tutul Village
Authors: Indriyani Diyan , Asmuji Asmuji , Cahyanto Triawan Adi , Maharani Astrid , Adriani Sri Wahyuni
Published: January 2023

By developing the community's capacity for entrepreneurship, one of which is in the food business, one can empower the community economically. Tutul Village is a productive village with entrepreneurship activities centered on handicrafts, but there aren't any yet in food sector, especially creative healthy food. The team carried out in activities to improve entrepreneurship skills throughout the third year of the Partner Village Development Program, particularly creative healthy food products for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, toddlers, school-age children, the elderly, and people with chronic diseases. The training participants were 12 prospective entrepreneurs from 4 hamlets in Tutul Village. The five stages of the training were completed with assistance. Assistance in the form of competency improvement, labeling and packaging, assessment of nutritional content, production permits, and marketing. There are 11 healthy food products with creative presentations that are stimulants for prospective entrepreneurs to develop. Prospective entrepreneurs should be highly motivated to launch new food products so that the marketing of creative healthy food products can be easily recognized by the the general public.
Construction of a pergola and flower garden as a selfie spot for prospective new tourist destination bukit mahoni, Bangun Rejo, Kutai Kartanegara
Authors: Putra Hatta Musthafa Adham , Hidayati Zakiah , Rulia Anna , Sukmana Eman
Published: January 2023

Bukit Mahoni is located in Bangun Rejo Village, becoming a candidate for a new tourist destination in Kutai Kartanegara Regency. Capitalizing on the natural potential in the form of a hill overgrown with Mahogany trees, it is encouraging for the local Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) to be promoted as a new tourist spot. This program was carried out in collaboration with the Pokdarwis Mentari Bangun Rejo with the aim of providing support for the readiness of new tourism objects in Bangun Rejo. All activities are carried out by accommodating the needs of tourism infrastructure so as to build appropriate outputs, namely Pergola and Flower Garden. Through this Community Service it is hoped that residents can utilize, maintain and care for the facilities that have been builded.
Marriage and Family Formation in the Contemporary Manggaraian Culture (Flores, Indonesia)
Authors: Gunawan Vinsensius Adi
Published: January 2023

Indonesia, although it is developing rapidly, still offers many traditional circumstances that could be the subject of research.  An example is Manggarai, a region in the western part of Flores Island. When founding a  family,  the  inhabitants  of  Manggarai  still  practice the traditional way (adat).This procedure is based on the local concept that the family not only has a classical meaning as a nuclear family, called kilo, ca kilo or mbaru kilo), but also includes a much wider circle. This is why every path in the process of marriage becomes so urgent, which potentially creates a new relationship of two larger families (woe nelu). These circumstances play an important role in the social and political life of the Manggaraians, even when they live apart from their homeland.
Neurosurgical management of vertebral lesions in pediatric chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: patient series
Authors: Hug Nicholas F. , Purger David A. , Li Daphne , Rinsky Lawrence , Hong David S.
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare pediatric autoinflammatory disorder involving 2 or more inflammatory bone lesions separated in time and space associated with pathological vertebral fractures. There are no current guidelines for the role of pediatric spine surgeons in the management of this condition. The authors demonstrate the importance of close and early involvement of neurosurgeons in caring for patients with CRMO with vertebral involvement.

OBSERVATIONS

Fifty-six pediatric patients with clinical and radiographic evidence of CRMO were identified and clinical, radiographic, laboratory, and histopathological data were reviewed. All were evaluated via Jansson and Bristol CRMO diagnostic criteria. Ten had radiographic evidence of vertebral involvement (17.9%). Nine of these had multifocal disease. Five patients had multiple vertebrae affected. Six patients were evaluated for possible surgical intervention and one required intervention due to vertebra plana leading to a progressive kyphotic deformity and significant spinal canal stenosis.

LESSONS

In conjunction with management by the primary pediatric rheumatology team using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, immunotherapies, and bisphosphonates, given the risk of pathological fractures and potential resulting long-term neurological deficits, the authors recommend close monitoring and management by pediatric spine surgeons for any patient with CRMO with vertebral lesions.
Recurrent abdominal dislodgement of intrathecal pump and utility of infraclavicular site for patients with elevated body mass index: illustrative case
Authors: Buxton Kristin , Morgan Ann , Northam Weston T. , Stone Scellig S. D.
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

Intrathecal baclofen, delivered via implanted pump, has been used to manage spasticity for approximately 40 years. The device is typically subcutaneously or subfascially implanted in the abdominal wall. There are very few cases reported of the pump being implanted in other locations.

OBSERVATIONS

This case describes the complicated course of a patient presenting with multiple episodes of catheter malfunction related to pump flipping in the abdominal pocket. The patient was successfully treated with repositioning of the pump into the infraclavicular fossa.

LESSONS

Infraclavicular placement of the implanted pump allowed for a more secure pocket base for this patient and less strain applied to the pump, minimizing the risk of disruption of pump positioning and interruption of drug delivery.
Św. Benedykt z Nursji jako patron Europy w nauczaniu Jana Pawła II
Authors: Kopeć Adam
Published: January 2023

Współczesna Europa przeżywa poważny kryzys, przejawiający się między innymi w problemach demograficznych oraz w pustce aksjologicznej wywołanej wyrugowaniem religii z wszystkich dziedzin życia. Przyczyny tego kryzysu są znaczne głębsze i nie znajdują się tylko na poziomie gospodarczym i politycznym. Mamy do czynienia z kryzysem tożsamości. Trwają poszukiwania antidotum na tę sytuację. Jednym z autorytetów, który często wypowiadał się na tematy związane z tożsamością Europy, jest Jan Paweł II, który przez niemal dwadzieścia siedem lat pontyfikatu poświęcił tej sprawie wiele inicjatyw, przemówień, homilii i dokumentów. Propozycja papieskiego nauczania dotyczy między innymi odwołania się do dziedzictwa świętych patronów Starego Kontynentu: Benedykta, Cyryla i Metodego, Brygidy Szwedzkiej, Katarzyny Sieneńskiej oraz Teresy Benedykty od Krzyża. Nie chodzi tutaj tylko o przywołanie ich zasług historycznych, ale przede wszystkim o aktualność ich przesłania dla współczesnych Europejczyków. Święty Benedykt, nazywany Zakonodawcą Zachodu, poprzez stworzenie pierwszej reguły zakonnej uczy nas, jak w świecie opanowanym przez konsumpcję dostrzegać to, co jest wieczne. Dzięki wypracowanej regule ora et labora przeciwstawia się panującej dezintegracji i uczy nas właściwego podejścia do pracy ludzkiej. Od niego współczesne społeczeństwa, skażone „kryzysem ojcostwa”, mogą nauczyć się, co znaczy być prawdziwie ojcem.
Evaluation of inhibin-B hormone, FSH, and Testosterone in serum of infertile men
Authors: Al-Khateeb Shatha , Hussein Sabah M. , Ibrahem Dahy Ahmad A. A.
Published: January 2023

Background: Serum levels of inhibinB hormone , FH and testosterone hormone in serum of infertile men and compare the results with the fertile men (cotrols).Thirty patients (infertile men) healthy 14 controls included in this study.mean serum inhibinB ,testosterone and FH level of oligospermia and azoospermia groups were significantly differences than these both control group.Objective: The study was planned to evaluate serum levels of inhibinB hormone , FSH and testosterone hormone in infertile men and compare the results with these fertile men (Controls).Materials & Methods: Thirty patients (infertile men) and 14 healthy controls (fertile men) included in this study, Age range (24 to 45 years). The patients (30) were divided into two groups, oligoospermia and azoospermia.Results: Mean serum inhibinB , testosterone and FSH levels of oligospermia and azoospermia groups were significantly differences than these both control group, while the difference between mean of serum inhibin B ,testosterone and FSH of oligospermia and oligospermia group , was not significant except the FSH (P.value=0.039).Conclusion: The decrease in serum inhibinB and testosterone levels not the increase in the level of FSH hormone in infertile men provide evidence that levels can be used as reliable markers in the diagnostic criteria of male infertility .
Research оn healthcare oxygen measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: latest trends and current priorities
Authors: Баула О. П. , Салій О. О. , Галстян А. Г. , Пазерська Т. В.
Published: January 2023

Medical oxygen is a critically needed medicine in the treatment of coronavirus disease. During out breaks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the needs of health care institutions for medical oxygen increase by 5-6 times. The issue of the reliable functioning of the oxygen supply system of health care institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic is extremely urgent and requires systematic research.

The purpose of the work was to conduct research on measures to provide oxygen to health care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, to establish risk factors in its production and supply, and to determine priority directions for guaranteeing the ability to provide medical assistance in the treatment of coronavirus disease.

The methods of systematic approach, bibliographic, information search, marketing analysis, as well as generalization and analysis were used during the research.

The study showed that medical use of oxygen as a medicine, oxygen produced by medical devices, and technical oxygen was allowed at the state level. Domestic manufacturers produce medical oxygen that meets all regulatory requirements for medicinal products. In Ukraine, 36 drugs based on medical oxygen are registered, the production of which is carried out by 26 enterprises that have licenses for the production of medicinal products. During the pandemic, it was allowed for medical use of technical oxygen, which should meet the quality indicators of medical oxygen. The use of oxygen, which is produced by medical devices, which include oxygen generators and oxygen concentrators, which must meet the requirements of the Technical Regulations, became a significant measure for the expansion of oxygen therapy.

During the implementation of all measures to provide oxygen, there are risks of a national and branch nature, as well as specific risks associated with the characteristics of different types of oxygen (oxygen as a medicine, oxygen produced by medical devices, technical oxygen). The identified list of risks and their analysis in the provision of oxygen to health care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic will provide an opportunity to develop the concept of general risk assessment and risk management processes to guarantee the ability to provide adequate medical care in the treatment of coronavirus disease.
Development conceptual of pharmacoeconomic model of technology for early diagnosis and pharmacotherapy of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Authors: Даценко І. С.
Published: January 2023

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, progressive disease with a poor prognosis in the absence of timely diagnosis and appropriate therapy. Despite significant advances in the treatment of PAH, many patients remain undiagnosed years after the onset of the disease. Evaluation of the implementation of early diagnostic technologies for PAH is increasingly being used to develop economic evidence for health care at the early stages of diagnosis. The development of models of early diagnosis technology for LAH is highly relevant and can be used in the development and management of new medical technologies, as well as to reduce the perceived risks during the implementation of screening programs for LAH diagnosis.

The objective of the paper: Conceptual development of a pharmacoeconomic model of the technology of early diagnosis and pharmacotherapy of PAH.

Our pharmacoeconomic analysis is based on the «cost–effectiveness» model, which reflects the effectiveness and associated costs of implementing diagnostic screening for early detection of patients with PAH. The analysis of input data of the existing health care system was conducted using systematic review, documentary, informational and graphical research methods.

The presented pharmacoeconomic model describes not only the structure of the incidence of PAH in the studied risk group or at the level of the entire population, but also takes into account the pharmacoeconomic evaluation of the complex technology of timely medical care for patients with PAH based on diagnostic screening.

A pharmacoeconomic model of the technology of early diagnosis and pharmacotherapy of pulmonary arterial hypertension was developed, which covered a horizon of 10 years and was conducted from the point of view of the existing health care system, showed that for patients with delayed diagnosis of PAH, the modeling determined the average life expectancy at the level of 4.13 years and 2.08 QALYs.

It has been determined that a diagnostic screening strategy for PAH would be cost–effective compared to no screening at different thresholds of diagnostic cost. However, other factors such as public awareness and acceptance of the screening programme and availability of human resources should be considered.
Chapter V: Abraham H. Maslow: The Mystery of Health
Authors: Gross Larry
Published: January 2023

This case-study occupies, of necessity, an unusual position in the research I am reporting. The reason for this is that the subject of the study is also the sponsor and advisor for the research. Moreover, my general psychological viewpoint and conceptions of creativity and the creative personality have been strongly influenced and greatly stimulated by contact with Abraham Maslow as advisor, teacher and writer. While I think it is accurate to say that the outline which guided the interview was my work, as was the definition of creativity I am using as a vade mecum, his influence certainly extends to these as well. However, it is my belief that this did not create any real difficulties in preparing the case-study.

The interview used for this study took place in two parts. The first, on August 8, 1963, lasted two hours and dealt with sections I and II of the outline (cf. Chapter II); the second, on October 11, 1963, also 2 hours, dealt with sections III, IV and V. In the preparation of this study I am using, besides the recorded interviews, information from writings and other personal communications.
The Impact of Energy Production on the Introduction of ICT and the Growth of AIC in Kazakhstan
Authors: Smagulova Sholpan , Yermukhanbetova Aigerim , Nurgaliyeva Kuralay , Sariya Baimykhanova , Baimukasheva Zhanymgul , Manap Almagul , Koyshinova Gaini , Akimbekova Chulpan
Published: January 2023

The presented work is devoted to the organization of the electric power industry and the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan. Here is given an economic analysis of the production capacity of the development of power plants. It is noted that more than 80% of electricity generation is carried out by coal-fired thermal power plants. Important attention is paid to the significant wear and tear of machinery and equipment at thermal power plants and state district power plants. The key focus of the work is on econometric modeling to identify patterns and quantify the impact of electricity production and digital farms on increasing agricultural production. The results of the regression model are substantiated using the applied statistical package EViews. A medium-term econometric forecast for the development of the agricultural sector is presented, considering the introduction of digital farms. Problems are revealed and measures to stimulate the construction of new energy facilities are considered. Also, proposals were made to enhance the use of investment projects of alternative energy sources in the country. At the same time, an important emphasis is considered at the level of enhanced development of ICT in the energy and agro-industrial complex. It has been established that the digitalization of the energy and agro-industrial complex sectors contributes to the economic growth of Kazakhstan.
LEAN-МЕНЕДЖМЕНТ ЯК ТЕХНОЛОГІЯ УПРАВЛІННЯ ВІТЧИЗНЯНИМИ ПІДПРИЄМСТВАМИ В УМОВАХ КРИЗИ
Authors: Денисюк Олена , Саннікова Світлана
Published: January 2023

Стаття присвячена вивченню використання інструментів LEAN-менеджменту підприємствами в умовах кризи. Саме LEAN-менеджмент дає можливість досягти головних завдань підприємства в умовах кризи по збереженню продуктивності колективу та для максимально якісного використання наявних ресурсів. В статті коротко представлено історію становлення даної філософії, основні принципи, інструменти та концептуальну модель впровадження LEAN-менеджменту на підприємстві. Особливо зосереджено увагу на взаємодії персоналу та менеджменту підприємства щодо досягнення цілей ощадного управління. Обґрунтовано доцільність використання саме LEAN-менеджменту в умовах криз на противагу антикризовому управлінню, оскільки філософія LEAN є більш соціально відповідальною. Також запропоновані першочергові кроки менеджменту підприємства по впровадженню LEAN-управління в умовах кризи.
Determinación de la distribución potencial de bambú Guadua inermis en México
Authors:   Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias. Campo Experimental Tecomán, Tecomán, Colima. México, Orozco-Gutiérrez Gabriela , Flores-Garnica José Germán , Ramírez-Ojeda Gabriela ,   Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias. Campo Experimental Altos de Jalisco, Tepatitlán, Jalisco. México
Published: January 2023

Bamboo species in Mexico have shown specific advantages, due to their multiple uses and rapid growth. Guaduainermis is arobust, structural species with filled culms that make it have great commercial potential. According to this, the purpose of thepresent study was to determine the probability of occurrence of G.inermis, based on three alternatives for the selection of 21environmental variables, for which presence records were used. The generated model defined a good fit with the training data(presence records), since its AUC value was greater than 0.90, implying that the model is better than a random estimate. Thepotential distribution of this species is mainly influenced by altitude (ELEV), so it is found in areas close to coastal regions.Likewise, annual precipitation (BIO12) stood out in the definition of distribution, as did evapotranspiration (ETP) and averageannual temperature (BIO1). This was independent of the three arrangements of environmental variables that were tested. In general,this species of bamboo is in the Gulf of Mexico area and in a smaller portion in the Pacific region. It is noted that the results of thiswork should be interpreted as a good separation between the ideal areas and the inadequate areas for this species of Guadua nativeto Mexico.
Cambios de los contenidos de compuestos fenólicos y capacidad antioxidante durante el envejecimiento de semillas de poblaciones silvestres de Phaseolus vulgaris (fabaceae)
Authors:   Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Zacatenco, Ciudad de México, México, Rosas-Medina Imelda , Colmenero-Robles Aurelio , Chaidez Ana Isabel ,   Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Durango,Durango, México, Naranjo-Jiménez Néstor , Ávila-Reyes José Antonio , Delgado-Alvarado Eli Amanda , Wallander-Compeán Liliana , Almaraz-Abarca Norma
Published: January 2023

In the present study, the variation in the contents of total phenolics, flavonoids, condensed tannins, and iron reducing power of fivewild populations of common bean (Phaseolusvulgaris L.) from the state of Durango, Mexico, was determined every two months,during six months of storage. For comparative purposes, the Negro Bola variety was analyzed in the same manner. The resultsrevealed a decrease in the phenolic compounds levels and in the reducing power for all the samples analyzed, but with importantvariations in the percentages of decrease between samples. The variations found suggest the existence of a high genetic diversityamong the wild forms. The results of the cluster analysis suggest that the variations in the levels of the different phenoliccompounds and in the reducing power were of such a magnitude that they allowed to discriminate between the seeds of differentgenotype at any time of storage, thus they can be useful chemomarkers for the development of quality control tools for commonbean.Keywords: Common bean, seed aging, phenolic content.AÑO 10 NÚMERO 19132 -140CambiosdeloscontenidosdecompuestosfenólicosycapacidadantioxidanteduranteelenvejecimientodesemillasdepoblacionessilvestresdePhaseolusvulgaris(fabaceae)Changes in the contents of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity during the aging of seeds of wildpopulations of Phaseolusvulgaris(Fabaceae).
Experiencias en forestrónica, agromática y agrónica, desde el quehacer del cuerpo académico ITZIT-CA-3 TECNM y CIISCINASYC de la Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
Authors:   Tecnológico Nacional de México Campus Zitácuaro, México, Medina-Tello Carlos , Martínez-Alcantar José Luis , Díaz-González Carlos Alfredo , Castellanos-Serrano Luis Tonatiuh ,   Universidad Autonoma de Chapingo, Texcoco, México
Published: January 2023

Forestonic engineering through a new concept in agricultural, forestry and mechatronic sciences was defined. Forestronicengineering includes the use of telecommunications, computer services, mechanics and electronics, applied jointly to forestry andthe forestry industry, from forests to their reforestation and use, both in forestry and in production and management. of resources.forestry, furniture manufacturing and logistics. Some concrete examples of the wide utility of Forestrónica are: automated controlof forest nurseries, forest satellite geopositioning for forest management, automatic registration of forest inventories with mappingof timber yields and processing of satellite images and UAV ́s.
Neurodegeneración aguda y crónica un continuo en el establecimiento de los desórdenes neurodegenerativos
Authors:   Laboratorio de Neurobiología Celular, DBCyM. Universidad de Guadalajara, México., Marín López Alejandra Guadalupe , Murguía Castillo Justo , Macías Vélez Rafael De Jesús , Rivera Cervantes Martha Catalina
Published: January 2023

As worldwide human population grows in number and gets older, disabilities derived from neurological disorders become morepresent. In addition to the lack of efforts directed to preventive actions against the occurrence and establishment of a neurologicaldisorder, will lead governmental institutions to face an increasing requirement for treatment and rehabilitations programs to dealwith consequences caused by these disorders. Demonstrating the importance that neuroscientists focus on the design of newparadigms that allow the identification of a potential prophylactic and therapeutic treatment for these disorders, is a key step. In thepresent work, authors did an overall bibliographical review and general description of the mechanisms involved on acute andchronic neurodegenerative damage, trying to show the common points on both kind of damage. Therefore, to identify andsubstantiate the key characteristics that link degenerative progression from an acute damage to the establishment of a chronicalneurological disorder. Highlighting the value of early interventions on acute neurological damage, centered on neuroprotection viacell signaling pathways that could mediate or prevent neuronal damage. Consequently, to spot and notice the repercussions andtranscendence that research in therapeutic strategies focus on mimic and potentiate the compensatory response unchained after aneurological damage, is a key factor to find new treatments for these disorders.
Registro histórico de la problemática de la repoblación natural del linaloe Bursera linanoe (La Llave) Rzedowski, Calderón & Medina
Authors:   Instituto Tecnológico de Zitácuaro. Michoacán, México., Medina-Tello Carlos , Gómez-Cárdenas Martín , Castellanos-Bolaños Juan Francisco ,   Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, México., Cruz-Cruz Efraín , Aparicio-López Marlén , Bautista-Bautista Gonzalo ,   Comisión Nacional Forestal. México.,   Instituto Tecnológico Superior de San Miguel El Grande, Tlaxiaco. Oaxaca, México.
Published: January 2023

The linaloe it is a tree that produces a fine resin. Produces essential chemical, aromatic, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and industrialcompounds of high commercial value, only grows in Mexico, in the middle portions of the Papaloapan and Balsas River basins.The excessive use of its wood and its fruit to obtain essential oil, the destruction of the low forest where it lives, disorderly grazingand some environmental and biological constraints have generated an excessively low, discontinuous and sparse naturalrepopulation. The study of the causes of this threatening scenario is scarce and discouraging, insufficient to propose appropriatesolutions. This motivated the present analysis of silvicultural conditions, present regeneration and basic aspects of reproductivebiology in three natural populations from Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero. Very few trees ha-1 (36 to 45) were found, with fewfemales (35%). Diameters ranged from 5 to 35 cm, with maximum heights from 10 to 14 m. The regeneration in Chiautla was 21individuals ha⁻¹, while in Los Cués and Xalitla no regeneration was found. When reviewing the reproductive biological factors ofthe species, it was observed that the stages of flowering, fruiting and seed dispersal are seriously limited by low rainfall and theoccurrence of these in short, rare and irregular pulses. The flowering potential is high and increases with the diameter of the femaletrees, but the conversion of flowers to full and viable fruits produced is limited by the rainfall regime. Germination is notablydecimated by the frugivorous activity of birds and mammals. The new plants are trampled and browsed by livestock and wildmammals. The simultaneous occurrence of some or all of the limitations dangerously endangers populations. Assisted propagationis suggested to guarantee the permanence of the species.
The Reproduction of “Petro-Nationalism” in Ethnic Media: A Case Study of WeChat Public Accounts’ Coverage of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Controversy
Authors: Chen Sibo
Published: January 2023

Over the past 2 decades, Alberta’s bitumen industry has emerged as a major point of contention in Canadian politics, with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) project being a recent controversy that has attracted both domestic and international media attention. This brief research report focuses on news coverage of TMX in a rarely studied form of ethnic media: WeChat newsfeeds (known as “public accounts”) targeting Chinese diasporas across Canadian metropolises. A thematic analysis of TMX-related WeChat articles published between January 2016 and May 2021 reveals an overall negative attitude toward the project’s opponents. This stance is mainly due to WeChat public accounts’ heavy reliance on the Canadian mainstream media’s framing of TMX. As a result, the Canadian mainstream media’s downplay of the climate emergency and decarbonization sets the news agendas of the surveyed WeChat public accounts. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to develop non-English alternative media to engage ethnic minority groups in broader public conversations on climate change mitigation.
Come Chill Out at the Library: Creating Soothing Spaces for Neurodiverse Students
Authors: Boyer Amander , El-Chidiac Amir
Published: January 2023

As more neurodivergent students enroll in college, academic libraries need to examine how accessible their space is for these students. Susquehanna University, a private, four-year college, has many neurodiverse students on our campus. When librarians met with the Counseling and Psychological Services ASD and Neurodiversity student group, they discovered the library was a difficult space for many of them to use. To create a more welcoming space, the library purchased fidget toys for in-library use, created an occupancy counter, and renovated three study rooms into sensory-friendly spaces. Librarians learned a lot from this experience about groups to collaborate with and things to be mindful of when working with neurodiverse students.
A piece of culture: translated Ecuadorian traditional legends
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Moscoso María de Lourdes , Bermeo Sebastián ,   Universidad del Azuay, Peralta Sofía ,   Universidad del Azuay, Bravo Marco ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: January 2023

A tribute to our ancestors, to our culture. This book is inspired by the beautiful traditions of our Ecuador. Culture gives us the most interesting and fascinating stories, which are full of mystery and romance. Yet, translating them was no easy feat. The job was not easy, but for all of us, these legends represent who we are as Ecuadorians, and as International Relations students who represent our country. We want to thank our ancestors for creating, sharing and spreading their passion. Allow this book to help your imagination wander and remember what it feels like to be an Ecuadorian! Enjoy! This book is dedicated to our professor María de Lourdes Moscoso for making this project possible, for creating it, helping it become a reality, and for her work every day making our career a success. 130 páginas ISBN: 978-9942-847-07-2 e-ISBN: 978-9942-847-04-1
Determination of Biochemical Parameters and Growth Response of Clarias gariepinus Fingerlings Fed with Cirina forda Larvae and Telfaria occidentalis Leaves and their Proximate Composition.
Authors: A.M Shittu , O.O Oyegoke , D.A Ayeleke , A.I Amusat
Published: January 2023

The mainpurpose of this research is to investigate the biochemical parameters and growth response of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings fed with Cirina forda larvae and Telfaria occidentalis and the proximate composition of the two leaves. Grounded meals of C. forda larvae and T. occidentalis leaves were administered on C. gariepinus fingerlings at percentage ratio labelled A – H for ten weeks. Each treatment had three replicates and stocked with 10 fingerlings per replicate in 50-litres plastic tank and were fed daily. Blood samples from three randomly selected fish per treatment were obtained and were used to determine biochemical parameters such as Glucose, Cholesterol, Creatinine, Total protein, Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Albumin, Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT) and Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT) respectively using standard laboratory procedures. Blood samples for the analysis were collected in Lithium heparinized bottles to avoid clotting. Seven growth parameters; Final body weight (FBW), Body weight gain (BW), Specific growth rate (SGR), Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), Growth rate (GR), Relative growth rate (RGR), and % Survival rate were determined using their respective formulas. The mean ranges of 23.00 - 60.00 mg/dl, 96.67 – 113.67 mg/dl, 1.10 – 1.60 mg/dl, 3.5 – 5.5 mg/dl and 2.03 - 2.70 mg/dl were obtained for glucose, cholesterol, creatinine, total protein, and albumin. Each mean range did not exceed its respective control value and also fell within the normal physiological range for fish. Diets (A, C, D, E, F and G) had lower SGOT mean range of 238.00 – 360.33 Mmol/l was observed as compared to their control values. Diets that lack C. forda were (E, F, G and H) and each group recorded higher SGPT values than the control. Growth parameters values were highly significant (p<0.05) to those of their respective control values. The present study showed that the compounded diet stand a better chance of replacing conventional fish meal due to their impact on fish performances. However, there were significant differences (p<0.05) in moisture, ash and carbohydrate contents of experimental diets. This study has shown that compounded diets containing C. forda larvae and T. occidentalis leaves elicited comparable values to the conventional feeds.
Heating rate explains species-specific coral bleaching severity during a simulated marine heatwave
Authors: Sahin D , Schoepf V , Filbee-Dexter K , Thomson DP , Radford B , Wernberg T
Published: January 2023

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are becoming more frequent as a consequence of climate change. These discrete events are causing widespread stress and mortality in marine ecosystems, including coral reefs. The heat tolerance of different coral species is often complex and depends on a combination of environmental and biological factors, making accurate predictions of the impact of MHWs on individual species challenging. Heating rate has been shown to influence coral bleaching in Acropora species, but it remains unknown how heating rate influences bleaching in other corals with contrasting morphology and bleaching sensitivities. In this study, we explored the sensitivity of Pocillopora damicornis and Plesiastrea versipora, representing branching and encrusting growth forms, respectively, to heating rate. We experimentally simulated MHWs with slow (0.5°C d-1) and fast (1°C d-1) heating rates and measured physiological responses to quantify changes in coral health, including photochemical efficiency, holobiont metabolism, tissue biomass, chl a, and symbiont density. Our results confirm that heating rate is a good predictor of coral bleaching sensitivity for these species, with faster heating rates causing more severe bleaching and declines in coral health. However, bleaching sensitivity differed between P. damicornis and P. versipora, with P. damicornis more affected by the faster heating rate. The use of heating rate, in addition to other metrics such as duration and intensity of heat, will enhance our capacity to predict the local impact of MHW events and their overarching ecological consequences for coral ecosystems.
The British Plan for the Armenians
Authors: McCarthy Justin
Published: January 2023

Kimberley and Salisbury proposed a project to dismember the Ottoman Empire. In order to gain political support, ministers deceived parliament. The project ignored the demographic realities in Eastern Anatolia, putting power in the hands of a Christian minority. Sultan Abdülhamit II attempted reforms, but was frustrated by weak finances and the impossibility of quickly effecting change, The project failed when other European powers refused to agree to British desires to coerce the sultan.
Political Decentralisation in Centralised Institutional Contexts: The Dilemma of Authoritarian Local Governance in Egypt
Authors: Awad Hani
Published: January 2023

This chapter serves as introductory chapter to clarify the research question and to explain the meaning of upgrading the authoritarian system of local governance. It also provides a brief but critical history of the development of the Egyptian system under three regimes (Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak), and introduces a conceptual framework to understand the logic of its institutional reconfigurations. The chapter provides an overview of the main arguments to prepare the reader for the subsequent four chapters where each analysis will be expanded.
Alternative Local Politics: The Rise and the Fall of the da ʾ wa Movement
Authors: Awad Hani
Published: January 2023

This chapter explores the political dilemma of the Egyptian system of local governance as it tried to come to terms with the emergence of alternative local politics, namely the challenge of Islamic activism, which proved to be more effective in political mobilization compared with the inclusionary frames of the local state. Many dynamics contributed to making authoritarian institutions and networks inefficient in their mobilization capabilities and organization at the local level. The chapter stresses the importance of considering the historical formation of the Arab state in general and the Egyptian state specifically, which made patronage politics a tool of political mobilization, unable to combat the challenge of identity politics despite the unceasing process of upgrading that the regime undertook.
A Regime Trusts No Grassroots: Local Governance Under Sisi: Securitisation, Untrust and Uncertainty
Authors: Awad Hani
Published: January 2023

The epilogue addresses the elements of continuity and change in the politics of local governance in Egypt under the rule of Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. An assessment of the most recent developments in the politics of local governance suggests that the regime is manoeuvring between the strategies of informal centralization and decentralization through manipulating election laws and procedures. Under al-Sisi, furthermore, there are indicators that security agencies, perhaps temporarily, are carrying out tasks that had been undertaken by the dissolved ruling party. The situation requires further scrutiny of local governance.
Rev. Tiyo Soga (1829–71): A Paragon of Early Indigenous Leadership
Authors: Duncan Graham A.
Published: January 2023

This chapter considers the life, work and witness of Rev Tiyo Soga, the first black minister trained in Scotland, his time in Scotland and his subsequent ministry in South Africa. He made a significant contribution to the Scottish mission in South Africa through his writings.
The End of Mission Councils: The Church of Scotland South Africa Joint Council, 1971–81
Authors: Duncan Graham A.
Published: January 2023

As the BPCSA reached years of maturity, it was natural that the role of mission councils be reviewed. In this light and in the context of irregularities it was decided to dissolve the Church of Scotland South Africa Joint Council in 1981.
Must We Burn Cavani? Moral Ambiguity in The Night Porter
Authors: Fuery Kelli
Published: January 2023

This chapter explores Beauvoir’s notion of ambiguity through two essays, Pyrrhus and Cineas (1944) and “Must We Burn Sade?” (1955), which, when placed together, illustrate the early and later inflections of her thinking. Two features of Beauvoir’s notion of ambiguity - our interdependence on others and reciprocal recognition – are explored through the interplay of privilege and violence as it occurs within the erotic experience screened in Liliana Cavani’s The Night Porter (1974). These two concepts are treated as embodied phenomenological and political experiences, through the ambiguous, sadomasochistic relationship of Max (Dirk Bogarde) and Lucia (Charlotte Rampling). This chapter argues Cavani’s use of violence illuminates the destruction and oppression those in positions of power and privilege enjoy and are oblivious to; further, it reads The Night Porter as making an appeal, a demand for action.
Moments of Moral Choice in Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace
Authors: Fuery Kelli
Published: January 2023

This chapter examines Simone de Beauvoir’s framing of adolescence as political and ambiguous lived experience through an analysis of Leave No Trace (Granik 2018). It argues that Debra Granik’s cinematic consideration of adolescence is resonant of Beauvoir’s many phenomenological reflections, presenting a productive, political comment on feminine becoming in the 21st century. For both Granik and Beauvoir, ambiguity forms the foundation of human experience, shedding light on ethical and political aspects of lived experience. As a cornerstone of their respective projects, each uses the textures and nuances of their creative expression to foreground the phenomenological impact of oppressive situations, drawing specific attention to individual situations in order to make plain the consequences for society at large. Using Leave No Trace as example, this chapter considers the character of the cinematic encounter and the affective economy of adolescence as key elements of ambiguous film-going experience.
Habit the Cinematic Encounter: Cheryl Dunye and the ‘Dunyementaries’
Authors: Fuery Kelli
Published: January 2023

This chapter discusses phenomenologies of habit as a way to think through the relationship between racialized vision, situation, and freedom within film experience. It discusses Cheryl Dunye’s disruptive, experimental filmmaking style with respect to Alia Al-Saji’s (2014) phenomenology of hesitation to argue Dunye’s filmmaking as ethico-political action that interrupts complacent viewing habits in the cinematic encounter. Simone de Beauvoir emphasizes ambiguity within the experience of perception as a pointer to the more prevalent ambiguity within the human condition, supporting Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s use of the phenomenological approach that facilitates authentic connections with the world. In other words, becoming enworlded as conscious and reflexive agents requires recognition and acceptance of ambiguous experience. This philosophy is clearly personified in Dunye’s creative practice, which blends various reflexive, participatory and poetic modes to destabilise established narrative and documentary genres, crafting a subtle, yet effective style that celebrates ambiguity in women’s identity.
A New (Ethical) Face on Love: Bad Faith and Claire Denis’s Let the Sunshine In
Authors: Fuery Kelli
Published: January 2023

This chapter examines the existential concept of bad faith in specific relation to the ambiguity that infuses patriarchal love relationships, via Claire Denis’s Let the Sunshine In. It explores Simone de Beauvoir’s writings on women in love (specifically from The Second Sex and her popular essays from the 1950s and 1960s), outlining her critique of marriage and patriarchal love. Beauvoir is interested in the ethical implications of the existence of the Other and differs from Jean-Paul Sartre’s position in her emphasis on emotional experience, outlined in The Ethics of Ambiguity. The chapter discusses the difference between Sartre’s and Beauvoir’s thinking on bad faith, concentrating on Beauvoir’s philosophy of ambiguity and the revisions in her autobiographies. The distinction between their respective positions is most evident in Beauvoir’s recognition of the differences involved between the capacity to think differently, the power to choose the situation and where one’s choice can be realised. Let the Sunshine In portrays characters in emotionally tense situations, and the existentialist concept of bad faith helps to indicate the relational aspect of ambiguity as an exemplar of difficult emotional experience.
Men of Law and Books of Law
Authors: MacQueen Hector L.
Published: January 2023

This chapter examines the ‘men of law’ who figure in later medieval Scottish sources and their books, including in particular Regiam Majestatem and Quoniam Attachiamenta. Although there was no organised secular legal profession in later medieval Scotland comparable to that in contemporary England, the sources show that litigants in the royal and other non-ecclesiastical courts were often represented by laymen, while ecclesiastical lawyers also often appeared in such cases. The royal justiciars and sheriffs were also laymen and it would seem that all these laymen knew the law through experience rather than formal training. Moreover the law was written down in legislation suggesting legal sophistication that is also apparent in the text Regiam Majestatem which, although based on the twelfth-century English text Glanvill, was evidently treated as authoritative by Parliament as well as the courts. The same was true of Quoniam Attachiamenta. Both can therefore be carefully used as a source for the following chapters.