bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FORENSIC SPEAKER PROFILING FROM THE SAMPLE IN ЕNGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE – VOWEL DURATION ANALYSIS
Authors: Tomić Kristina , Milenković Katarina
Published: January 2022

Forensic speaker profiling is a procedure employed in criminal cases where there is a voice recording of the criminal, but there is no suspect. It encompasses determining the age, gender, origin or socio- economic status of the recorded speaker (Rose 2002; Kašić, Đorđević 2009a; Jessen 2010). One of the challenges of modern forensic phonetic science is speaker profiling from the voice sample in a foreign language. In the current research, we analyzed the vowel duration of five speakers from Novi Sad and five speakers from Niš, when they were speaking spontaneously in their mother tongue, Serbian, and in a foreign lan- guage, English. We compared the quantity of vowels of each group of speakers within-language and across languages. The acoustic analysis of vowels was performed manually in Praat (Boersma, Weenink 2018), by looking at the spectrogram and waveform of the recordings. To test the difference in means of two groups of data, we used the Welch t-test (Welch 1947). Our results show that urban speakers from Niš and Novi Sad do not exhibit statistically significant differences in the duration of their English vowels. However, certain duration relations that exist between vowels may be indicative of one’s native dialect.
ČISTO NAČINSKE JEDINICE U POČETNOJ NASTAVI SRPSKOG KAO STRANOG JEZIKA
Authors:   Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of Kragujevac, Serbia, Spasić Nataša
Published: January 2022

The system of dependent clauses has numerous inconsistencies in classification and ter- minology. The subject of the paper includes syntactic structures of different hierarchical lev- els: adverbs, syntagms, prepositional phrases, present participle and dependent clauses. Their semantic content has a meaningful component of manner. The research is based on a corpus of textbooks intended for learning Serbian as a foreign language using a structural-semantic approach. The aim was to find and summarize these structures and suggest which of them can be processed at the beginner level of language learning. The paper focuses on structures of manner as a subject of syntactic and methodological research in Serbian as a foreign language and provides a brief overview of research on this topic on the corpus of Serbian textbooks. The study gives a review of papers dedicated to the form and semantics, as well as the functions of these language units emphasizing their contri- bution to the teaching and individual progress of foreign students. It allows for utter consider- ation of the system of dependent clauses and their types in the language in question as a whole.
INVESTIGATING READING COMPREHENSION PROCESSES IN ESP EDUCATION
Authors:   College of Applied Professional Studies, Vranje, Stanojević Gocić Maja
Published: January 2022

Reading is regarded as a cognitive process of meaning construction, or an interactive process that comprises low-level processes of word recognition and high-level processing of ideas. Schema theory implies the meaning of а text is not embedded in the text itself; it is actually created in an active manner through interaction between the reader and the text, in which readers use their world knowledge to decode text meaning. Accordingly, readers bring their ideas, experience and previously gained knowledge into reading comprehension processes. The attainment of specific reading goals, including main idea comprehension and extracting specific information from the text, requires the employment of various reading strategies. In that sense, strategic behavior is deployed by proficient readers; it enables them to facilitate and improve text comprehension, which is the ultimate aim of the reading skill. 10 ESP students of the College of Applied Professional Studies in Vranje took part in this research as respondents. After completing their reading comprehension assignments, students reported on those tasks by virtue of think-aloud protocols. This type of research may provide an insight into specific problems students encounter during text processing activities, as well as strategies they employ to resolve them, which would facilitate the evaluation of reading performance and progress monitoring. The results imply that strategic training would enable ESP students to efficiently attain both general and specific reading goals.
UTICAJ SOCIODEMOGRAFSKIH FAKTORA NA MORALNI RAZVOJ DECE BEZ RODITELjSKOG STARANjA ZAŠTIĆENIH PORODIČNIM SMEŠTAJEM U HRANITELjSKOJ PORODICI
Authors:   University of Niš, Faculty of Philosophy, Jevtić Bisera
Published: January 2022

The foster family is the primary agent of socialization in which the child’s personality without parental care is formed and shaped. In the existing social system, in which moral and social values are devalued, a particular challenge and task for today’s family is the moral devel- opment and moral education of its youngest members. The theoretical part of the paper not only presents the most important theoretical postulates and implications concerning moral development, but it also presents the characteristics of children without parental care as a par- ticularly sensitive target group. The foster care institution is presented as a temporary, alterna- tive, socially organized form of protection intended for children without parental care. In the empirical part of the paper, we study the influence of socio-demographic factors that describe the foster family and the child in foster care at the stage of moral judgment of the child pro- tected by this form of protection. The research was conducted to determine the relationship between the specific socio-demographic factors of the foster family and the foster child with the stage of moral reasoning of the child protected by this form of protection. The results of the research found in the empirical part of the paper indicate that the socio-demographic factors of the foster parent and the child are reflected only at certain stages of the child’s moral reasoning at foster care in the positive or negative direction, while at other stages, the correla- tions of the positive and negative directions were not obtained. The results obtained testify to the great heterogeneity of the foster care network and the individual specificities of children deprived of parental care, which implies the need and requirement to respect these specifics and to raise the criteria in the assessment of families who are motivated to foster care and to provide better foster carers training in order to meet one of the most important tasks, i.e. the moral development of the children they are directly caring for. Considering, on the one hand, the axiological dimension that moral education plays in the formation of the moral character of children and young people, the role that the current family arrangement as the primary agent of socialization plays in the moral development of children and, on the other hand, very little research on the moral development of children without parental care, through the realization of this research, we have recognized the contribution to the actualization of this problem of individual and social significance.
ZAŠTO JE ANDRIĆ UBIO VUKA? (NARATIVNA EMPATIJA U PRIPOVECI „ASKA I VUK” IVE ANDRIĆA)
Authors: Bečejski Mirjana
Published: January 2022

There are two main objectives of this paper. The first one, more general and partly liter- ary-theoretical, is to show, within the author’s wider study of narrative empathy and using Andrić’s short story “Aska and the Wolf ” as an example, that what is important for this concept is not whether it deals with documentary or fictional stories, but whether the author has and by which means convinced us of the life truthfulness they convey, that is, whether the aesthetic form and the represented experience of his characters have and to what extent activated neuro- logical regions of the readers responsible for empathy. A methodological approach to “the text as world” is equally applicable to both fictional and documentary narration since the worlds are essentially imaginary in both cases. Reality represents a framework for understanding textual universes; likewise the world of fiction can be a telescope for understanding reality. The second objective of this paper is linked to this: to finally ask the question why the shepherds, i.e. why Andrić had to kill the wolf. The destiny of the wolf – not only in this sto- ry-parable where narrative empathy is an excuse for the cruel hand of justice – becomes para- digmatic for one view of the world in which there is no forgiveness and redemption for a mur- derer. If the writer had allowed art to win over the evil in the wolf, if he had left the wolf alive, the short story would have definitely become multilayered, but it would have betrayed that view of the world and the empathic-altruistic expectations of the victim. But would it betray a “naive reader”, who it is meant for? Our answer is that it would not since it turned out that that youngest reader is not as naive as it might seem at first sight and that narrative empathy represents above all and before all a reader’s response to the cry for humanity.
BARICCO E JAPRISOT TRA STORIA E MEMORIA-TRAUMA TRANSGENERAZIONALE
Authors:   University of Niš, Faculty of Arts, Petrović Ljiljana
Published: January 2022

Sebastien Japrisot nel romanzo Una lunga domenica di passioni (Une longue dimanche de fiançailles) e Alessandro Baricco in Questa storia trattano lo stesso tema – la Prima guerra mondiale. I due romanzi sono caratterizzati da una specifica carica emotiva e da un realismo nelle descrizioni. Dato che entrambi gli scrittori non sono stati contemporanei degli eventi descritti, rimane poco chiaro quali siano state le fonti su cui è basata la loro narrazione. Infatti, il lettore non comprende se le due storie siano state costruite soltanto sui resti materiali, volontariamente cercati, di un’epoca passata, o se gli autori siano stati in contatto diretto e spontaneo con un “portatore vivente della memoria”. A questo proposito si esaminano le attuali teorie sulla memoria e le situazioni familiari degli autori. Si scopre che ognuno di questi due scrittori è cresciuto accanto a un nonno che aveva partecipato alla Prima guerra mondiale e ne era uscito con traumi specifici. Un’ulteriore analisi mette in luce, da un lato, la somiglianza tra i personaggi dei romanzi, i loro destini, i caratteri e gli atteggiamenti, e dall’altro i destini, i caratteri e gli atteggiamenti dei nonni di Japrisot e Baricco. Seguendo questa traccia, si esplora la possibilità della trasmissione transgenerazionale dei traumi di guerra subita da questi scrittori, concentrandosi soprattutto sul concetto di postmemoria di Marianne Hirsh. Viene esaminato anche il ruolo della narrazione nella liberazione dal trauma.
Tietze syndrome - a case report of 20 year old male patient with steroid induced tinea incognito
Authors: Bhavya Sri  , Soha Sanobar , P Akhil Susmith , Vadluri Prathyusha
Published: January 2022

Tietze syndrome is a self-limiting, rare and benign condition that might be mistaken with potentially fatal chest diseases and misdiagnosed mostly as costochondritis.  This disease is most often diagnosed in young individuals under the age of 40, with painful, localized inflammation.Tinea incognito is a ringworm infection that has been altered by corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive medications. Corticosteroids are administered for pre-existing illness or are used incorrectly for the treatment of tinea. We report a case of 20years old male patient admitted in emergency department with complaints of chest pain and SOB with normal ECG while neutrophils, ESR, CRP have found to be abnormal. Patient has been using steroids and itraconazole for maculopapular rashes in lower limb since 1year. Other diagnostic methods such as CT, MRI should be performed to avoid misdiagnosis.  He was prescribed with NSAIDS, antifungals, antihistamines and other supportive measures which helped him to relieve from pain. Proper diagnostic criteria and early diagnosis remain challenging tasks, resulting in undue treatment costs for patients. Before confirming a diagnosis, other underlying diseases should be ruled out.
Ethnobotanical and pharmacological profile of galinsoga parviflora
Authors: R Bharathi D , Bhat Waseem Hussain , Mani Rupesh Kumar , Ahmed Syed Sagheer , Dinesan Aiswarya , Pavithran Amina , George Della Mariya
Published: January 2022

Galinsoga parviflora is a member of the Astraceaea family. Widely distributed in Central and South America, Europe, the West Indies, Mexico, Australia, Africa, and Asia are all home to it. In Asia it is mainly found in different areas of Pakistan. The herb is used in traditional medicines for wound healing, blood coagulation issues, colds, flu, toothaches, and other ailments, disorders of the skin and eyes. Galinsoga parviflora's therapeutic powers are attributed to the presence of a variety of secondary metabolites. The plant is non-toxic and utilised as livestock feed.It is also used as a vegetable in soups and salads by humans.Antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory nematicidal, urease, alpa-glucosidase activity, anti-cytotoxic anti-hyperglycemic, respectively properties have been observed in crude extracts and pure chemicals obtained.More than thirty-eight chemicals constituents have been isolated from Galinsoga praviflora. The current study focuses on Galinsoga parviflora's ethno-medicinal usage, isolated natural components, and biological activity.
Drug utilization study on pediatric pneumonia patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital
Authors: SK Ashmi , Y Hafeeza
Published: January 2022

Background: Pneumonia remains the prime infectious disease that increases the mortality rate among children under five claimed the lives of nearly 1.5 million children in 2015. Mortality due to childhood pneumonia is linked to the prevalence and relapse increases and usage of antibiotics is more. In such circumstances, the main.
Aim: The Aim of the study was to assess the utilization of drugs and to spot the factors that contribute to the pediatric pneumonia patients at tertiary care teaching hospitals.
Material and methods: A prospective, observational study was conducted from May 2021 to October 2021Overall 310 prescriptions were collected, 204 patients were included in the study based on inclusion criteria and data was collected from a proforma and by using WHO prescribing indicators study is analyzed.
Results: Age group with pneumonia of<5years was 171 patients, followed by 33 patients between 6-8years.The male children constituted the major portion i.e. 120(58.82%) followed by female children were 84(41.18%). Distribution of drugs per prescription, majority of prescriptions with<5 drugs i.e., 110(56%) followed by 82 prescriptions with 5-10 drugs constituted (43%), this indicates the polypharmacy and 1 prescription with >10 drugs i.e., (1%). The distribution of antibiotics where majorly preferred drug in penicillin’s were amoxiclav- 164(59.20%), least preferred was piperacillin/tazobactam-9(3.28%), followed by cefotaxime-38(13.71%), ceftriaxone -17(6.13%), amikacin- 31(11.19%),  and azithromycin- 18(6.49%).
Conclusion: In our study, we observed an irrational use of antibiotics and polypharmacy of drugs in the treatment of pediatric pneumonia.
The osteoporosis treatment by gene therapy: a current approach and challenges
Authors: D Riyakumari P , S Shreya M. S , Harsh Trivedi
Published: January 2022

Osteoporosis is a worldwide disease characterized by reduction of bone mass and alteration of bone architecture resulting in increased bone fragility and increased fracture risk. Although it is seen in all age groups, gender, and races, it is more common in Caucasians (white race), older people, and women. With an aging population and longer life span, osteoporosis is increasingly becoming a global epidemic. Currently, it has been estimated that more than 200 million people are suffering from osteoporosis. Moreover, osteoporosis results in a decreased quality of life, increased disability-adjusted life span, and big financial burden to health insurance systems of countries that are responsible for the care of such patients. Therefore, increasing awareness in medical field, which, in turn, facilitates increase awareness of the normal populace, will be effective in preventing this epidemic.
Un acercamiento a las representaciones sociales del cambio climático
Authors: Calixto Flores Raúl
Published: January 2022

En las Universidades cada vez es mas común tratar sobre temas ambientales, cambio climático y sustentabilidad, lo que se pretende es incorporar en los sujetos un sentido de responsabilidad y participación activa en la solución de los problemas ambientales para que de esa manera contribuyan a la formación de una ciudadanía ambiental. Se requiere formar a los estudiantes de educación superior en una ciudadanía ambiental que pueda adaptarse al cambio, con base en el respeto a la diversidad e interculturalidad. El cambio climático es uno de fenómenos y de los principales problemas ambientales que ya ha sido identificado, estudiado e investigado con una perspectiva pedagógica en el campo de la educación ambiental, propiciando mejores condiciones sociales y ambientales del país. Es esencial contar con estudiantes de educación superior comprometidos con el cuidado del medio ambiente, e impulsores estrategias y practicas sustentables. La UNAM es la punta de lanza en el abordaje de contenidos ambientales generando una dinámica en las IES en México, que ha permitido conocer los trabajos de investigación relacionados con la educación ambiental y el cambio climático. En esta investigación se describen los componentes de las representaciones sociales del cambio climático de una muestra de estudiantes de la UNAM, esta delimitada por un estudio exploratorio, ya que se da cuenta de un hecho poco estudiado y las técnicas empleadas dan la posibilidad del manejo de datos cualitativos y cuantitativos, con lo cual se enriquece el análisis. El estudio presenta los resultados de una investigación sobre el pensamiento social de una muestra de alumnos de cinco licenciaturas: Arquitectura, Administración, Pedagogía, Psicología y Sociología, tomando como institución académica a la UNAM, donde se realizó un acercamiento a las representaciones sociales del cambio climático.
Pedagogía de tecnología educativa en la educación de adultos : entrevistas a estudiantes, profesores y diseñadores sobre la plataforma virtual
Authors: Siders Vogt Terrence Nevin
Published: January 2022

Considerando las nuevas tendencias educativas y a través de buenas practicas desde un enfoque de investigación-acción, se desarrolla una línea de trabajo orientada al diseño curricular de nuevas ofertas educativas relacionadas con el campo de la Educación de Personas Jóvenes y Adultas, el informe muestra los avances en la investigación en 2015 sobre las generaciones que cursaron el Diplomado en Prácticas Educativas con Adultos Mayores. Un aspecto novedoso y central en la aplicación de este programa educativo ha sido la inclusión de la plataforma de enseñanza en línea Moodle como medio de aprendizaje. Por medio de entrevistas se hizo una valoración acerca de si los modelos pedagógicos, curriculares y de formación profesional, fueron instrumentados de manera adecuada, y de acuerdo al objetivo especifico de la obra, que consiste profundizar en la revisión teórica de las tendencias de los modelos pedagógicos, curriculares y de formación a nivel de la educación superior. Una vez completado el análisis de los instrumentos analizados, finaliza con las conclusiones y recomendaciones que se orientan a dinamizar el uso de las tecnologías para la formación permanente, entre el profesorado del diplomado y las educadoras.
Double heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Case series, genetics and Cascade screening of families
Authors: Yen Hoang Thi , Anh Vu Duc , Yen Le Thi , Dung Dang Thi Ngoc
Published: January 2022

Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder of lipoprotein metabolism characterized by high levels of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) in the blood. Studies identified more than 1,000 mutations of the LDLR gene in FH patients with incidence rates between 1: 500 and 1: 300. The mutation that occurs primarily in: LDLR, apoB, PCSK9, LDLRAP1 genes, 80% of which were detected the LDLR gene mutation. Nowaday, FH disease has not been paid much attention, leading to a delay in treatment. 

Objectives: identify mutations in other family members of the patient FH. 

Subjects and Methods: 14 family members of FH patients were gene analyzed, identified mutations on exons 4, 9 LDLR genes.

Results: 11/15 family members carrying heterozygous mutations on exon 4 and exon 9 of LDLR gene. Patient and 1 family member detected and treated late, leading to complications of myocardial infarction. Conclusion: Therefore, Cascade screening of patient's family members has an important role in early detection, genetic counseling and treatment, even in cases where pedigree members do not have xanthomas and no increase or slight increase in blood lipids. This is the basis for early counseling and treatment for members with mutations, reducing the risk of coronary artery diseases in the future.
Blood pressure screening in midlife aids in prediction of dementia later in life
Authors: Linn Moberg  , Leppert Jerzy , Simon Liljeström  , Mattias Rehn  , Kilander Lena , Abbas Chabok
Published: January 2022

Background: There is substantial evidence that midlife hypertension is a risk factor for late life dementia. Our aim was to investigate if even high blood pressure at a single timepoint in midlife can predict an increased risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), or vascular dementia (VaD) later in life.

Methods: The community-based study population comprised 30,102 dementia-free individuals from the Westmannia Cardiovascular Risk Factors Study. The participants were aged 40 or 50 years when the health examination took place in 1990–2000. Diagnose registers from both hospitals and primary healthcare centers were used to identify individuals who after inclusion to the study developed dementia. The association between midlife high blood pressure (defined as systolic blood pressure >140 and/or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg) at a single timepoint and dementia was adjusted for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose, education, smoking, and physical activity level. Multivariate binary cox regression analyses were used.

Results: After a mean follow-up time of 24 years resulting in 662,244 person/years, 761 (2.5%) individuals had been diagnosed with dementia. Midlife high blood pressure at a single timepoint predicted all-cause dementia (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02–1.45) and VaD (HR: 2.10, 95% CI: 1.47–3.00) but not AD (HR: 1.06, 95% CI: 0.81–1.38).

Conclusion: This study suggests that even midlife high blood pressure at a single timepoint predicts all-cause dementia and more than doubles the risk for VaD later in life independently of established confounders. Even though there was no such association with AD, this strengthens the importance of midlife health examinations in order to identify individuals with hypertension and initiate treatment.
Analytical Solutions of Fuzzy Linear Differential Equations in the Conformable Setting
Authors: Younus Awais , Asif Muhammad , Atta Usama , Bashir Tehmina , Abdeljawad Thabet
Published: January 2022

In this paper, we provide the generalization of two predefined concepts under the name fuzzy conformable differential equations. We solve the fuzzy conformable ordinary differential equations under the strongly generalized conformable derivative. For the order $\Psi$, we use two methods. The first technique is to resolve a fuzzy conformable differential equation into two systems of differential equations according to the two types of derivatives. The second method solves fuzzy conformable differential equations of order $\Psi$ by a variation of the constant formula. Moreover, we generalize our results to solve fuzzy conformable ordinary differential equations of a higher order. Further, we provide some examples in each section for the sake of demonstration of our results.
A note on some Ostrowski type inequalities via Generalized Exponentially Convexity
Authors: Tariq Muhammad , Jamshed Nasir Jamshed Nasir , Sahoo Soubhagya Kumar , Mallah Ayaz Ali
Published: January 2022

In this paper, we define and investigate generalized exponential type convex functions namely exponentially $s$--convex function. In the support of this newly introduced idea, we attain the algebraic properties of this function, and furthermore, in the frame of simple calculus, we explore and attain the novel kind of Ostrowski type inequalities.
Some fixed point results of F-Contraction mapping in D-metric spaces by Samet’s method
Authors: Afshari Hojjat , ALEOMRANINEJAD SEYED MOHAMMAD ALI
Published: January 2022

The aim of this paper is to study the F-contraction mapping introduced by Wardowski to obtain fixed point results by method of Samet in generalized complete metric spaces. Our findings extend the results announced by Samet methods and some other works in generalized metric spaces.
Modeling the impact of campaign program on the prevalence of anemia in children under five
Authors: Islam Md. Azmir Ibne
Published: January 2022

Anemia, a global health problem, is increasing worldwide and affecting both developed and developingcountries. Being a blood disorder, anemia may occur in any stages of life but it is quite common in childrenunder the age of five. Globally, iron deficiency is the supreme contributor towards the onset of anemia. In thispaper, a general model based on the dynamics of anemia among children under five is formulated. The populationis divided in three classes such as susceptible, affected and treated. A time-dependent control measurenamely campaign program is considered. The model has an equilibrium point and the stability of the pointis analyzed. Moreover, sensitivity of the equilibrium point is also performed to discover the critical parameters.Numerical simulations are carried out to observe the dynamic behavior of the model. Results showthat campaign program is effective in minimizing the disease progression. The number of child patients andyearly deaths significantly decrease with accelerated campaign program that is implemented earlier whereastermination of the applied measure may upturn the burden. Findings also reveal that application of controlmeasure helps to reduce the prevalence of anemia but may not eliminate the disease.
An Analysis of India’s Trade Flow with BIMSTEC nations- A Gravity Model Approach
Authors: RAI SUNIL , Paswan Anand Shankar , Jha Dr. S.N.
Published: January 2022

At present, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) represent 22 percent of the global population and carries immense economic promise, with a combined GDP worth $ 3.5 trillion (2018). BIMSTEC have India as the largest economy of the group followed by Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Bhutan. The paper tries to examine the impact of determinants of trade, on trading pattern of India with the BIMSTEC nations, by employing an augmented gravity model on panel data, since its formation for the period of 22 years i.e., from 1997-2018. The paper tries to examine the India’s trade flow within BIMSTEC trading bloc by implying augmented gravity model followed by Egger (2000,2002), Baltagi et al. (2003) and Serlenga and Shin (2007). Several checks have been performed to imply the presence of serial correlation, heteroscedasticity and contemporaneous correlation in the panels. Many other preliminary tests have also been performed to know the crosssectional dependency, stationarity, panel co-integration and normality of variables. The simple panel OLS estimation technique has been used conduct Regression. The study finds out that Heckscher-Ohlin- Samuelson theorem explain the India’s pattern of trade with the bloc. The variables GDP, per capita GDP, Trade GDP ratio, common border and belonging to BIMSTEC has positive impact on the trade between the India and country j. While tax and distance are negatively correlated with total trade of the nations as per our expectations.
Transmedia Storytelling towards an Expanded Teaching of Reading in Distance Learning
Authors: Guadaña Roma Marian F.
Published: January 2022

This study is focused on looking into the acceptance level of the teachers relative to transmedia storytelling, views on the modification of reading tasks and activities through transmedia storytelling, and integration of transmedia storytelling in reading tasks and activities. This study focuses and limits only in describing the acceptance level of language teachers as to transmedia storytelling and on knowing the teachers’ thoughts on modification of reading tasks and activities. The study used descriptive research design wherein the data were analyzed through a modified questionnaire on the level of acceptance and thematic analysis wherein responses were analyzed using open-ended questionnaire for thoughts and views on transmedia storytelling modifications and integration. The results of the study show a positive acceptance of transmedia storytelling among teachers. Furthermore, it was emphasized that transmedia storytelling is a beneficial and educational strategy for teaching reading and integration should be done through adapting and designing various media platforms. This action research presented a new reading strategy for language teachers that can be used in distance learning aimed for a contextualized and expanded teaching and learning of reading through a matrix that include selected and applicable reading texts in Grades 7-10 with transmedia storytelling media platforms.
Covid-19 Crisis Communication Management in Morocco: Investigating Male and Female Publics’ Perceptions and Assessments of Moroccan Public Authorities’ Crisis Response Strategies
Authors: Aboulghazi Hanane
Published: January 2022

The present research paper examines how Moroccan political public authorities’ communication strategies influence Moroccan male and female publics’ feedback, and the perception of government’s crisis response strategies in light of a new atmosphere, a new condition at the pandemic time of the coronavirus Covid-19. The  data is collected  from 132 Moroccan internet users via online survey. It was conducted between May and June, 2020, after the declaration of the state of emergency, the present study gathered concrete information and viewpoints regarding Moroccan male and female internet users’ feedback about political leaders’ communication strategies, trust in different sources and media channels, and perception of the Moroccan political leaders’ crisis communication management.  The findings of the study have revealed that younger male and female publics, who got news from social media, had negative views of authority messages, and expressed more negative opinions of the government’s crisis response and communication strategies as weeks went by. Therefore, trust in public authorities’ decreased as the crisis evolves. Other age group, 60 years or older of the respondents get information about the crisis from institutional political sources and mainstream news media, which have been more aligned with authorities’ information at the start of the health crisis. In addition, women have used multiple media platforms, but they have less direct access to information than do men. While some  progress has been made in  women’s political use of information and news consumption during the outbreak on social media,  on  the  overall,  the  participation  of  women  in both feedback and news consumption is still very limited in Morocco.
Interview Giancarlo Mazzanti
Authors: Palmero Iglesias Luis Manuel , Bernardo Graziella
Published: January 2022

Giancarlo Mazzanti, (Barranquilla, Colombia), is one of the best architects on the current scene. Founder of El Equipo Mazzanti, his architecture promotes the values of development and social equity with projects that generate transformations and positive effects on the community. His work is multidisciplinary, ground-breaking, and multifunctional. He has developed and built educational, residential, urban improvement and social projects of great power and attractiveness, making him a reference architect on a global scale.
The early effect of dapagliflozin on strain and tissue Doppler parameters of diastolic function in diabetic patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Authors: Maragkoudakis Spyridon , Marketou Maria , Katsi Vasiliki , Patrianakos Alexandros , Tsigkriki Labrini , Mamaloukaki Maria , Tsioufis Kostas , Kochiadakis George , Parthenakis Fragkiskos
Published: January 2022

Introduction

Heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) remains a challenging problem due to its high mortality rate. The PARADIGM HF trial and a new class of drugs – angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs) – managed to change the current perception of HF treatment by reducing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity as well as HF hospitalizations compared with enalapril and have emerged as an evidence-based therapy for HFrEF. Another novelty in HF therapy is dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) which decreased the rates of cardiac death and worsening of HF in the DAPA-HF trial, when added in other guideline recommended therapy. A recent study evaluated the potency of dapagliflozin in terms of mortality and deterioration of HF, in patients taking sacubitril/valsartan and in patients who were naive.

Material and methods

A prospective cohort study of 30 symptomatic HF patients with EF < 35% (aged 65 ±10 years) was conducted. Diabetic (2TDM) patients of NYHA status II–III, previously treated with ARNI, -blocker, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) were included. Dapagliflozin was added to their therapy.

Results

Echocardiographic evaluation revealed improvement of both conventional tissue Doppler and diastolic strain parameters by dapagliflozin addition on HF therapy.

Conclusions

Dapagliflozin impact on diastolic function may explain the symptom amelioration and the improvement of quality of life. And more specifically, the ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity to global strain rate at the early filling phase of diastole (E/SRE)may be considered a reliable index of HF therapy responders.
One-year mortality rates after minor and major amputations of the lower limbs
Authors: de Godoy Jose M. Pereira , Giroldo Tazinaffo Germano , Gomes Abreu Christo Barbara Lasmine , Guerreiro Godoy Maria de Fátima
Published: January 2022

Introduction

Critical limb ischemia is the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease. The anatomic and clinical severity of the disease is often heterogeneous and the choice of treatment is affected by different clinical and patient-related factors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the mortality rate in a period of 1 year following minor and major amputations and compare the rates with that related to major amputation of lower limbs in 2005.

Material and methods

A cross-sectional study evaluated minor and major amputations of the lower limbs at the School Hospital affiliated with the São Jose do Rio Preto School of Medicine in the period from July 2018 to July 2019. It was conducted using the charts of 233 patients who had undergone minor and major amputations of the lower limbs.

Results

The 1-year mortality rate was analyzed among 108 patients submitted to minor amputations and the mortality rate of 80 patients submitted to major amputations in 2019 was compared to that among 50 patients submitted to major amputations in 2005.

Conclusions

Significant 1-year mortality rates were found following minor and major amputations, with a higher rate among patients submitted to the latter procedure. Moreover, there has been no reduction in the mortality rate among patients submitted to major amputation in the past 15 years.
Change in hospitalization rates following transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion
Authors: Mohammed Moghniuddin , Kattel Sharma , Ahsan Irfan , J. Samdani Abdul , Rai Devesh , Chand Swati , Bandyopadhyay Dhrubajyoti , Ranka Sagar , Noheria Amit , K. Gupta Sanjaya
Published: January 2022

Introduction

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is recommended in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who have contraindications to or are intolerant of long-term oral anticoagulants (OAC), but its impact on hospitalization rates has not been well described. The objective of our study is to describe the incidence of all-cause, bleeding-related, and thrombosis-related hospitalizations before and after LAAO.

Material and methods

We used the Nationwide Readmission Database to include patients aged ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of AF who underwent transcatheter LAAO during the months of February-November in each year between 2016 and 2018. Patients who died during the index procedure or had missing length of hospital stay or mortality information were excluded.

Results

A total of 27,633 patients were included (median age: 77 years, 41% female) with an average pre- and post-LAAO monitoring period of 6.5 and 5.5 months respectively. Of these, 10,808 (39.1%) patients had one or more admissions prior to the procedure compared to 7,196 (26.0%) after the procedure. There was a 26% reduction in incidence of all-cause admissions (rate ratio (RR) = 0.74, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.71–0.76; p < 0.001), 49% reduction in bleeding-related admissions (RR = 0.51, 95% CI: 0.48–0.55; p < 0.001), and 71% reduction in thrombosis-related readmissions (RR = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.26–0.33; p < 0.001) after LAAO.

Conclusions

In a contemporary, nationally representative dataset, we found that LAAO is associated with a significant decrease in all-cause, bleeding-related, and thrombosis-related admissions. These findings lend support to the current use of transcatheter LAAO in clinical practice for patients with contraindications to OAC and/or at high risk of bleeding.
A COMPARISON OF PARAMETRIC MORTALITY MODELS TO GRADUATE URBAN AND RURAL MORTALITY
Authors: Barakzai Mushtaq Ahmad Khan , Burney Aqil
Published: January 2022

This study examine twenty-nine parametric mortality models and assess their
suitability for graduating mortality rates of urban and rural areas in Pakistan.
Grouped age specific mortality rates of rural and urban populations for the
year 2019 are used. The data is collected from the website of National
Institute of Population Studies which conduct Maternal Mortality Survey in
Pakistan on regular basis. The parametric mortality models were applied to
rural and urban mortality data. We used R software to estimate the model’s
parameters and assess their suitability for urban and rural populations. The
suitability of these models was assessed by using 3 different loss functions.
Our analyses found that the fourth type of Heligman-Polard’s model with
loss function 3 provides reliable results for graduating the mortality of rural
population while second type of Carriere model with loss function 3 produce
best results for graduating the urban mortality of Pakistan. Based on two
models, mortality rates of urban and rural population have been graduated
over age range 0-85. We suggest the use the graduated mortality rates of
urban and rural areas for pricing life insurance products in rural and urban
areas respectively. In addition, graduated mortality rates are also suggested
for use in calculation of life insurance liabilities.
Anaesthetic preconditioning and its role in protecting patients at risk of myocardial ischaemia
Authors: Duggie Alastair , McDermott Jacob
Published: January 2022

Ischaemic preconditioning is a phenomenon where prior minor ischaemic events allows organs to better withstand further episodes of ischaemia. Preconditioning downgrades the effects of ischaemia from necrosis to apoptosis to cell survival. It occurs in a wide variety of tissues, but it is most widely studied in the heart, and it occurs after a range of stimuli including hypoxia and the use of volatile anaesthetic agents. In this article, we look at the basic science, mechanisms, and potential uses of preconditioning.
SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KALKINMA ODAKLI DİJİTALLEŞME BELİRLEYİCİLERİNİN VERİMLİLİK ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİNİN YAPAY SİNİR AĞLARI İLE SINIFLANDIRILMASI
Authors: DEMİRKIRAN Senem , BEYOĞLU Ayça , TERZİOĞLU Mehmet Kenan , YAŞAR Aysu
Published: January 2022

Amaç: Dijital dönüşüm sürecinde dijitalleşme ve dijitalleşmenin verimlilik üzerindeki etkisinin teorik ve pratik olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır.
Yöntem: 2005-2020 yıllık dönemleri kapsamında, Türkiye’de verimlilik üzerinde etkili olan dijitalleşme sürecini niteleyen değişkenlerin ortaya konması ve önem sıralamalarının gerçekleştirilmesinde yapay sinir ağ mimarisi kulanılmaktadır.
Bulgular: Dijitalleşme süreci çerçevesinde hem sosyo-ekonomik ortamın oluşturulması hem de önem düzeylerinden yola çıkılarak verimlilik artışının teşvik edilmesi sonucunda kapsayıcı sürdürülebilir kalkınma potansiyeline katkı sağlanabileceği bulgusu elde edilmektedir.
Özgünlük: Dijitalleşmenin etkilerine ilişkin bu ampirik çalışmanın, konuyu inceleme şekli ve yapılan detaylı ampirik analizler kapsamında farklı modelleme tekniğinin ele alınması sonucunda alanında ilk olma özelliği ile literatüre katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.
Tindak Tutur Dalam Novel Natisha Karya Khrisna Pabichara (Kajian Pragmatik)
Authors: Tantra Faqih Syah
Published: January 2022

Penelitian ini mengangkat analisis tindak tutur dalam novel Natisha Karya Khrisna Pabichara dengan menggunakan kajian pragmatik untuk mendeskripsikan makna tuturan yang digunakan para tokoh dalam novel tersebut. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini (1) Mendeskripsikan tindak tutur lokusi pada novel Natisha Karya Khrisna Pabichar, (2) Mendeksripsikan tindak tutur ilokusi pada novel Natisha karya Khrisna Pabichara, dan (3) Mendeskripsikan tindak tutur perlokusi dalam novel Natisha karya Khrisna Pabichara. Analisis ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan metode penelitian deskriptif. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik observasi, teknik pustaka, teknik baca, dan teknik catat. Analisis data dilakukan dengan cara reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan/verifikasi data. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat menyimpulkan bahwa terdapat tindak tutur lokusi, ilokusi, dan perlokusi dalam dialog novel Natisha Karya Khrisna Pabichara. Tindak tutur lokusi dalam novel Natisha karya Khrisna Pabichara berupa lokusi deklaratif, interogatif, dan imperatif. Tindak tutur ilokusi dalam novel Natisha Karya Khrisna Pabichara berupa tindak tutur asertif, direktif, komisif, ekspresif, dan deklaratif. Terdapat pula tindak tutur perlokusi pada novel Natisha karya Khrisna Pabichara. Hal tersebut sangat relevan dengan kajian pragmatik dam novel Natisha karya Khrisna Pabichara karena dalam novel tersebut menceritakan cinta segitiga antara Tutu, seorang pria tumajai (orang kebanyakan) yang punya mata bathin, dengan Natisha, wanita karaeng (bangsawan) yang menjadi tambatan hati Tutu dan Rangka, pria sahabat Tutu yang ternyata menyimpan dendam. Novel ini merupakan novel dilatarbelakangi oleh krisis ekonomi pada tahun 1998, kekacauan terjadi di Sulawesi. Novel ini diracik dari khazanah tradisi, disajikan dalam narasi-narasi tak terperi.
Pengaruh Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Kemampuan Melakukan Aktivitas Sehari-Hari pada Penderita Pasca Stroke Non Hemoragic di Rumah Sakit Pelamonia Makassar
Authors: Suwardi Suwardi
Published: January 2022

Tujuan penelitian untuk untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Kemampuan Melakukan Aktivitas Sehari-hari Pada Penderita Pasca Stroke Non Hemoragic. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Rumah Sakit Pelamonia Makassar. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Deskriptif Analitik dengan desain cross sectional. Teknik pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini dengan Accedental sampling. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 40 orang yang keseluruhannya adalah semua penderita Pasca Stroke Non Hemoragic yang ada di Rumah Sakit Pelamonia. Pengambilan data melalui kuesioner.  Analisis data dilakukan secara analisis univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan uji chi square. Hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh kemampuan aktifitas sehari-hari dengan pasca stroke non hemoragic (p=0,000), ada pengaruh dukungan keluarga  dengan pasca stroke non hemoragic (p=0,000). Hasil analisis bivariat, Chis-Quer p (asymp.Sig)= < 0,05, yang berarti signifikan. Maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Saran diharapkan kepada keluarga menciptakan situasi yang tenang, serta menciptakan aktivitas yang bermanfaat untuk kemandirian orang pasca stroke.
Effects of the Withania somnifera supplementation on sports performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Didio Fábio Pieluhowski , Duarte André Rodrigues , Stefani Giuseppe Potrick
Published: January 2022

Background: Withania somnifera has been used as an ergogenic resource in recent years. In this scenario, a systematic literature review is justified to compile the findings in the scientific literature and to evaluate the methodological quality of these investigations. Aims: Our objective with this review was to evaluate the effects of Withania somnifera supplementation on sports performance in physical exercise practitioners. Material and Methods: This systematic literature review with meta-analysis addresses the effects of Withania somnifera supplementation on sports performance. Results: Of the parameters evaluated in the articles, the maximum oxygen uptake was shown to improve significantly in the three studies in which it was evaluated. Maximum strength was not influenced by the supplementation. Conclusions: The results of the present systematic literature review showed evidence that the supplementation of Withania somnifera over 500 mg to 1,250 mg before or after exercise can improve physical performance.

Keywords: Withania, Sports, Dietary Supplements, Athletic Performance.
PROFIL BERPIKIR REFLEKTIF SISWA BERGAYA KOGNITIF VISUALIZER DENGAN KEMAMPUAN MATEMATIKA TINGGI DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL HOTS
Authors: Widadah Soffil Widadah
Published: January 2022

Kegagalan siswa dalam menyelesaikan soal HOTS secara garis besar bisa  disebabkan oleh tidak bertindaknya siswa sesuai dengan pengalaman pribadi, tidak menganalisis dan mengaklasifikasi pengetahuan untuk mengevaluasi tindakan, serta tidak merenungkan atau memikirkan kembali apa yang telah dilakukan untuk mengambil kesimpulan. Hal tersebut merupakan fase berpikir reflektif, di mana berpikir reflektif merupakan proses mengumpulkan informasi dan berpikir logis untuk membuat keputusan dan mengevaluasi keputusan yang telah diambil. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan profil berpikir reflektif siswa bergaya kognitif Visualizaer berkemampuan matematika tinggi dalam menyelesaikan soal HOTS. Penelitian yang dilakukan secara eksploartif ini mengahasilkan data bahwa subjek tidak bisa menyelesaikan soal dengan berbagai cara, artinya subjek tidak memenuhi satu indikator dari lima indikator berpikir reflektif. Dengan demikian dapat dikatakan pada fase berpikir reflektif subjek belum menganalisis dan mengklasifikasi pengetahuan untuk mengevaluasi tindakan