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Crisis, Sociology and Agency in 1970s Hungarian Documentary Cinema
Authors: Győri Zsolt
Published: August 2022

This article explores synergies between Hungarian critical sociology in the 1960–70s and the documentary films made in Balázs Béla Stúdió in the same period. It treats the rationalization of social phenomena as a battle ground for meaning and claims that both representatives of the social sciences and filmmakers, on the one hand, called upon deficient social mechanisms and the inner contradictions of existing socialism and, on the other hand, pointed to the discrepancy between ideological and empirical perceptions of reality as the root cause of the crisis characterizing the consolidated Kádár regime. Adopting Clifford Geertz’s conceptual matrix of the experience-near and the experience-distant production of social meaningfulness, the article explores how sociologists and makers of sociographic documentaries alike resisted the prevailing epistemic regime, more specifically how they punctured and undermined the ideological meanings of such concepts as maternity, the Romani, and cooperative democracy.1
Do Audit and Accounting Practices Matter for Greenfield FDI Inflows?
Authors: Stojanović Jovana , Srbinoski Bojan , Denčić-Mihajlov Ksenija
Published: August 2022

The study examines how the strength of the application of audit and accounting standards, as a component of the institutional infrastructure, affects the greenfield FDI in the four countries of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia over a twelve-year period (2006-2017). Using standard panel data econometric techniques, we conclude that stronger application of audit and accounting standards has a positive impact on attracting greenfield FDI, and that the strength of the application seems to be more important in stable business conditions. Our results are relevant to policy makers, as they point to the need for constant improvement in the accounting and audit system, thus encouraging better transparency and lower transaction costs for investors.
The Impact of the Exchange Rate on Balance of Payments in Algeria: An ARDL Model Approach
Authors: Djamal Dekkiche , Yassine Mimouni , Soufyane Bouguetaia
Published: August 2022

This study aims at examining the extent to which the exchange rate impacts on balance of payments in Algeria (BoP) during the period 1980-2019, using the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and the Error Correction Model (ECM). This approach tests the presence of a long-run relationship between the variables.A set of relevant variables, in addition to exchange rate, were used to include real interest rate, oil price, GDP per capita, Government expenditure, and inflation rate, based on previous studies of the subject. The results indicate the existance of a long-run equilibrium relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The exchange rate has a negative impact on the balance of payments in the short-run.
Implementation of Waste Management Program: Case Study of Self–Government Unit of Bački Petrovac in Serbia
Authors: Valenćiková Marina
Published: August 2022

As part of the negotiations for EU accession, the Republic of Serbia through Chapter 27 (Poglavlje 27 u Srbiji: Napredak pod ključem(1)), has begun the process of establishing a waste management system and adapting it to the goals and acquis communautaire(2). The key document in Serbia that aims for environmental awareness is called the Waste Management Program of the Republic of Serbia. Followed by the Waste Management Program of the Republic of Serbia, the Regional Waste Management Plan for 2019–2028 has been created and is addressing waste management and establishing a Regional Centre in the city of Novi Sad for Waste Management. Furthermore, the Local Waste Management Plan for the self–government unit of Bački Petrovac has been adopted in May 2021.
Diversity of leaf morphometric parameters in natural Greek populations of Arbutus unedo
Authors: Politi Despoina Eleni , Phil Aravanopoulos Filippos A.
Published: August 2022

This paper investigates leaf morphology variation of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) within and between two natural contrasting populations of significant latitudinal difference (Kassandreia, Chalkidiki and Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese). This study employed 11 leaf size and shape parameters, recorded by image processing and analyzing software. The results showed that in the measurements of central tendency (parameter means) the northern population of Kassandreia presented the highest values, while in contrast the highest values in the measurements of spread were found in the southern population of Ancient Olympia. Moreover, statistically significant differences between populations were detected in leaf size, but not in leaf shape parameters. Results are discussed in the context of their value in studying quantitative population differentiation and laying the basis of more advanced studies.
Reframing the Economic Rationale of Music Publishers’ Relationships with Rights Management Entities – Shifting to a Systematic Approach
Authors: Miller Mihail , Klingner Stephan
Published: August 2022

As international competition and cooperation in collective rights management evolves, the ecosystem of rights management entities grows. Consequently, the scope of inter-RME organisation across copyright management channels is becoming more complex and thus difficult to manage. Based on the insights of interviews with nine German music publishers and the best practices specified in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library standard for supplier management, this paper re-conceptualises a unified model for RME Relationship Management for music publishers.
Navigation Situation Assessment of Autonomous Surface Vehicles in a Cooperative Hunting Environment
Authors: Zhang Wenjun , Wang Fuqiang , Gao Qiqiang , Qu Xingru
Published: August 2022

This paper proposes a navigation situation assessment method for autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) in a cooperative hunting environment. By virtue of the repulsion function expressed in the artificial potential field, the navigation situation of hunting ASVs and target ASVs is firstly described. And the hunting situation is also constructed to describe the cooperative hunting. Based on the navigation situation and the hunting situation, a navigation situation assessment method for cooperative hunting of multiple ASVs is designed, where the number of hunting vehicles and the hunting radius can be successfully computed. Simulation results show that this proposed situation assessment method can give an optimised formation pattern and provide an effective reference for cooperative hunting of ASVs.
Investigation of the Characteristics of a Low-Emission Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Operating on a Mixture of Natural Gas and Hydrogen
Authors: Serbin Serhiy , Burunsuz Kateryna , Chen Daifen , Kowalski Jerzy
Published: August 2022

This article is devoted to the investigation of the characteristics of a low-emission gas turbine combustion chamber, which can be used in Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels and operates on a mixture of natural gas and hydrogen. A new approach is proposed for modelling the processes of burning out a mixture of natural gas with hydrogen under preliminary mixing conditions in gaseous fuel with an oxidizer in the channels of radial-axial swirlers of flame tubes. The proposed kinetic hydrocarbon combustion scheme is used in three-dimensional calculations for a cannular combustion chamber of a 25 MW gas turbine engine for two combustion models: the Finite-Rate/Eddy-Dissipation and the Eddy Dissipation Concept. It was found that, for the investigated combustion chamber, the range of stable operations, without the formation of a flashback zone in the channels of radial-axial swirlers, is determined by the hydrogen content in the mixture, which is less than 25-30% (by volume). For the operating modes of the chamber without the formation of a flashback zone inside the swirler channels, the emissions of nitrogen oxide NO and carbon monoxide CO do not exceed the values corresponding to modern environmental requirements for emissions of toxic components by gas turbine engines.
Weather Routing System Architecture Using Onboard Data Collection and Route Optimisation
Authors: Szłapczyńska Joanna , Vettor Roberto , Szłapczyński Rafał , Łącki Mirosław , Życzkowski Marcin , Hinostroza Miguel A. , Santos Fernando P. , Tycholiz Wojciech , Soares C. Guedes
Published: August 2022

This paper describes the architecture of a weather routing system consisting of two key elements: onboard monitoring and route optimiser sub-systems. The former is responsible for collecting various onboard measurements, such as current ship position or ship motion variables. These data, when gathered and processed, are then used for fine-tuning a ship model. The model, together with weather forecasts, is utilised by a multi-objective route optimiser to estimate forecasted ship responses during the voyage. The route optimiser has been developed in a client-server architecture to reallocate all necessary high-tech resources to the server side and keep the client software as simple and light as possible. The system also includes a module responsible for optimising transmission costs, to reduce onboard transmission during the voyage. The entire solution has been deployed onboard the demonstrator ship ‘Monte da Guia’ and tested during its operations at sea.
University Outreach, Indigenous Knowledge, and Education: A Project with the Pataxó in Brazil
Authors: COSTA Francisco , FIGUEIRA-CARDOSO Samuel
Published: August 2022

University outreach in Brazil is a way of inserting external society into the procedures and activities developed in the academic field. The objective of this study was to investigate the interaction between the Pataxó indigenous community and a Brazilian higher education institution for the implementation of a university outreach action. This action aimed to promote the training of teachers of this indigenous group to work in multigrade classrooms. The project’s construction began in 2018 through an institutional partnership involving the city hall of Porto Seguro, the Pataxó community, and the Federal Institute of Bahia. Based on the protagonism of the indigenous groups, the role of the higher education institution in programs involving traditional communities is discussed. The result indicates that the protagonism of the traditional community does not take away the powers of the institution that will offer the training but adds quality to an equitable relationship with the different sectors of Brazilian society.
The Effects of Homeownership on Wealth Distribution
Authors: ČERMÁKOVÁ Klára , HROMADA Eduard , FILHO Eduardo Aguiar Henrique , KRULICKÝ Tomáš
Published: August 2022

Within the broader context of new dimensions of poverty such as housing poverty, energy poverty, etc., this article describes dependencies between household income, real estate ownership and socio-economic trends. We argue that income is not the principal determinant for home ownership rate, but rather recent lifestyle changes can better explain the homeownership decreasing trend in developed economies. Job mobility, family formation determinants and demographical trends seem to find well-supported basis in literature and data. Using data for the US states we have proved that the decreasing rate of home ownership may be explained by social aspects of changing lifestyle such as increasing share of population moving from rural areas to cities, age of marriage, divorce rate, career-oriented lifestyle, rather than by the frequently cited price-income ratio. We have also observed a short-term correlation between financing availability and homeownership rate, but we conclude that property prices would adjust to lose monetary policy without any long-term effect on homeownership rate. It results that government or monetary policies aimed to cushion the housing unavailability (recently increasing value of price-income) ratio may distort the housing market. We propose a new insight in the housing availability discussion.
Users’ Feedback about a Digital Well-Being System
Authors: KAHYA ÖZYİRMİDOKUZ Esra , STOICA Eduard Alexandru , UYAR Kumru
Published: August 2022

In this research, we investigated the users’ feedback to understand the requirements of Turkish users of a digital well-being system which maximizes users’ happiness. We focus on the software features that persuade digital well-being system users to increase their happiness. Fifteen digital addicted university students participated to the surveys and in the interviews. A simple wireframe was designed to share a content-intensive simple image. Users focused on features. In addition, the participants gave feedback about the system while using the application about their happiness. Users’ needs were asked depending on the users’ feedback. Based on users' feedback, we list the software features they would like to have in their digital well-being system to manage their happiness.
Abdome agudo obstrutivo por hérnia paraduodenal esquerda: relato de caso
Authors: Marques Batista Carlos Augusto , De Souza Coutinho Laís , Fernandes Rêgo Jodson , Baylão Penna Mariana , Ferreira de Paula Joaquim
Published: August 2022

Introdução: A hérnia paraduodenal ocorre quando há uma falha na rotação do segmento pré-arterial do intestino médio, em torno da 10ª semana de vida embrionária. Os sintomas serão, consequentemente, característicos de obstrução intestinal. A real incidência das hérnias paraduodenais é desconhecida, sendo que raramente o diagnóstico de uma hérnia interna ocorre no pré-operatório. Objetivo: Este trabalho tem como objetivo geral apresentar um caso sobre abdome agudo obstrutivo por hérnia paraduodenal esquerda. Relato de caso: Homem de 47 anos, sem comorbidades e sem história de cirurgias prévias, deu entrada no Hospital Escola de Valença (HEV) apresentando quadro de dor abdominal inicialmente em hipocôndrio esquerdo e epigástrio, de forte intensidade, de início súbito, do tipo cólica, constante e de piora progressiva. Foi submetido a laparotomia exploradora. Discussão: A hérnia pela fossa de Landzert é rara, o seu diagnóstico normalmente é realizado durante laparotomia/laparoscopia exploradora; a redução do conteúdo herniário e o fechamento do orifício herniário constituem a conduta primordial. No presente caso foi realizado o fechamento do orifício da hérnia. Conclusão: A hérnia paraduodenal é uma patologia rara, que necessita de diagnóstico e tratamento precoces, afim de reduzir sua morbimortalidade em decorrência de possíveis complicações. No caso apresentado, logo após o diagnóstico de obstrução intestinal mecânica, foi indicado laparotomia exploradora e correção do defeito anatômico.
Remoção de um hábito deletério associado ao uso de aparelho ortopédico funcional na correção da mordida aberta anterior: um relato de caso
Authors: Reis Vanessa Fontes dos , Sacramento Conceição João Carlos
Published: August 2022

Introdução: No mundo moderno devemos lançar mão de métodos e planejamentos funcionais para correção de hábitos para funcionais e logo, correção de máoclusões. A remoção desses hábitos e o uso do aparelho ortopédico tende a corrigir oclusões não satisfatórias. Objetivo: Este artigo tem como objetivo relatar uma experiência de um caso clínico de fechamento de mordida aberta anterior a partir da associação da remoção da chupeta e o uso funcional de um aparelho ortopédico móvel com grade. Relato de Caso: Trata se de um relato de caso de uma criança do sexo feminino 8 anos de idade, com dentição mista. O tratamento foi durante 5 meses com associação da remoção da chupeta e o uso do aparelho ortopédico funcional removível com expansor e grade. Conclusão: A mordida aberta anterior representa um desafio terapêutico aos ortopedistas e ortodontistas, já que em muitas situações as crianças resistem à remoção do hábito assim como o uso contínuo do aparelho ortopédico funcional. Com a associação dessas duas técnicas, remoção do hábito da chupeta e o uso funcional frequente do aparelho ortopédico, notou-se resultados satisfatórios, tanto funcionais como estéticos em 5 meses.
Os deslocamentos da noção de infância na racionalidade neoliberal: uma análise sobre as políticas curriculares contemporâneas para a educação infantil
Authors: Cruz Amanda Porto da , Mota Maria Renata Alonso
Published: August 2022

O artigo é um recorte de uma pesquisa que objetivou analisar os deslocamentos do conceito infância nas políticas curriculares contemporâneas para a Educação Infantil. Para isso, foram analisados documentos oficiais que estão em vigor para esta etapa da Educação Básica: as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para a Educação Infantil – DCNEI (2009) e a Base Nacional Comum Curricular - BNCC (2017a). A realização dessa pesquisa se pautou na perspectiva pós-estruturalista, com as contribuições de Michel Foucault, sendo utilizado o governamento como ferramenta analítica e a noção de governamentalidade como grade de análise. As análises dos documentos procuram evidenciar os deslocamentos da compreensão de uma infância de direitos, nas DCNEI, para a noção de uma infância competente, presente na BNCC.
O papel do discurso nos processos de constituição identitária do surdo: um olhar da análise crítica do discurso
Authors: Oliveira Derli Machado de , Oliveira Daisy Mara Moreira de
Published: August 2022

Este trabalho, de abordagem qualitativa, cuja metodologia utilizada é a revisão bibliográfica, analisa, a partir das funções identitária, relacional e ideacional (FAIRCLOUGH, 2008), o papel do discurso nos processos de constituição identitária do surdo, com base em autores como Strobel (2008), Perlin (2010), Skliar (2010), entre outros, que narram eventos históricos e discursivos que contribuíram para a construção da identidade surda desde a Antiguidade até a Pós-modernidade. Os resultados apontam que, historicamente, dois discursos se confrontaram, um referendado pelo ouvinte, que naturalizou uma representação identitária estigmatizada e estereotipada do surdo, e outro construído a partir do próprio surdo, que resultou na ressignificação da sua identidade.
A meta 6 do Plano Nacional de Educação (2014 - 2024) na rede municipal de Fortaleza
Authors: Fortunatti Keifer , Sousa Ruani Cordeiro de , Vidal Eloisa Maia
Published: August 2022

O artigo analisa a política de educação em tempo integral na rede municipal de Fortaleza no período de 2014 a 2020, visando o cumprimento da meta 6 do Plano Nacional de Educação. Trata-se de um estudo de caso de natureza quantitativa, com uso de estatística descritiva e dados das Sinopses Estatísticas da Educação Básica do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira e da Secretaria Municipal de Educação. Os resultados mostram que a rede municipal atingiu os indicadores previstos na meta 6 por meio de diferentes estratégias para a oferta de educação em tempo integral já no início da vigência do Plano, incluindo a diversificação de programas de jornada ampliada como o Mais Educação e outros, próprios da rede municipal, e a criação de escolas de tempo integral.
Projeto “Vivenciando o cuidado de si e do outro na/para a docência”: algumas vivências e impressões
Authors: Azeredo Luciana Aparecida Silva de
Published: August 2022

Este relato compartilha vivências e impressões do Projeto Vivenciando o cuidado de si e do outro na/para a docência, cujo intuito é discutir e vivenciar a importância do cuidado de si no campo educacional, tendo como principais bases teóricas o não-saber socrático e o cuidado de si foucaultiano, partindo do pressuposto de que o cuidado de si pode auxiliar os docentes a melhor gerir o mal-estar na/da educação. São relatados os 15 encontros iniciais e impressões relativas à importância da problematização do modo vida neoliberal; à reflexão sobre os discursos que permeiam a educação e suas implicações na/para a subjetividade docente e discente; à constatação de que muitos professores vivem “a mesma história” e que é possível, juntos, encontrar brechas para vivenciar a docência de outros modos.
Intimations of a Spiritual New Age: V. Socio-Cultural Bases of a Globalizing Neo-Shamanism and its Relation to Climate Crisis: Possibilities, Inevitabilities, Barriers
Authors: Hunt Harry T.
Published: August 2022

Extending this series of papers on a futural spirituality, and considering the numinous as an inherent human capacity for an awe that confers a sense of all-inclusive meaning, communality, and humility, the question arises whether, in the face of a secularization of traditional world religions, globalization of a techno/capitalist economy of perpetual commodification of planet and person, and a widening sense of loss of meaning and higher purpose, some collective re-newal of the sense of the sacred might be possible —or not. While Jung, Toynbee, and Sorokin regarded such a movement as inevitable, bringing forward to the degree possible the full spectrum of the numinous in an originary ur-shamanism, Bourguignon, Weber, and the later Heidegger foresaw its necessary blockage by the unique complexity and hyper-rationalism of a globalizing materialist economy. The further question becomes whether any such renewal would be constrained to the more “adjustive” movements of Stoicism/Neoplatonism and much of current New Age spirituality—as mainly mirroring the hyper-individualism of Rome and modernity. Or, might it open toward the more revolutionary impact of an early Christianity, and in the present as the futural neo-shamanism variously anticipated by Jung, Reich, Toynbee, and Heidegger? Could such a neo-shamanism, especially as energized by the collective use of now widely available entheogens, resacralize planet and nature in time to address this looming crisis of a human generated climate change and help to inspire its containment?
Meditation-Induced After Death Communication: A Contemporary Modality for Grief Therapy
Authors: Wassie Neda
Published: August 2022

Meditation-induced after death communication (MI-ADC) was introduced as a potential modality for grief therapy. Traditional and contemporary approaches were compared in order to evaluate effective paradigms and theories of bereavement. The Continuing Bonds theory of attachment emerged as an adaptive framework for grief therapy, especially with attention to meaning-making and the strength of continued bonds. Considerations were implemented from research in psychomanteum, mediumship, and induced after death communication. Specifically, visual stimuli and timing of after death communications were emphasized. The discussion was encouraging for the conceptualization of MI-ADC as an effective construct and as an inquiry for empirical research.
Brain Activity During Paired and Individual Mindfulness Meditation: A Controlled EEG Study
Authors: Engelbregt Hessel , Alderse Bass Hugo F. , de Grauw Sietske , Berend Deign Jan
Published: August 2022

Objective: In this study, we evaluated brain electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in healthy participants during the performance of paired and individual mindfulness meditation (MM). We hypothesized that EEG activity is differentially affected by meditation in pairs compared to individual meditation. Methods: A total of 20 healthy female university students (mean age 19.54 years, SD =1.53) with no prior experience in MM participated in this study. All participants had to perform a 5-minute MM task together and individually while the other participant was in rest or performing a concentration task (control condition). To exclude social interaction as main factor, participants were separated from their research partner by an opaque screen while instructions were given through headphones. Brain electroencephalographic (EEG) activity from each individual student was measured during all conditions. Results: The main findings indicate that left-frontal alpha and theta spectral EEG power was significantly higher during the paired MM condition compared to individual MM and control condition. Conclusions: This controlled MM study demonstrates differences in brain activity between practicing mindfulness in pairs compared to practicing it individually. We conclude that the increased alpha and theta EEG power during paired MM may be associated with social facilitation or the activation of "theory of mind." The results invite further reflection on interpersonal communication and mindfulness.
MYOCARDITIS ON THE BACKGROUND OF COVID-19: ANALYSIS OF A CLINICAL CASE
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Bezdenezhnikh Anastasia Ivanovna , Simonyan Moris Edikovich , Chebanu Alina  Konstantinovna
Published: August 2022

Currently, the diagnosis of viral myocarditis against the background of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is still controversial, since the clinical manifestations of this pathology are nonspecific, which creates certain difficulties for diagnosis and treatment
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSUMPTION OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS BY ADULT INDIGENOUS AND ALIEN POPULATIONS OF THE FAR NORTH
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Allaguzhin Timur Rustemovich
Published: August 2022

Meat is the most important component of modern human nutrition, containing essential amino acids for building complete proteins, animal fats, B vitamins, in particular, vitamin B12 is found only in meat, as well as vitamins A, D, etc., and bioelements Fe, Ca, P, Cu, Mg, Se, etc. In 85 adult residents of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (26-42 years old), of which 38 indigenous and 47 non-indigenous residents, the questionnaire method revealed the frequency of consumption of various types of meat and meat products. It was found that the indigenous population of the YNAO ate deer meat 7 times more often against the background of less consumption of beef (4 times), pork (7.3 times), poultry meat (2 times) and meat products (4 times less). 5 times) in comparison with the alien inhabitants of the Far North. Thus, in the diet of the natives of the Far North, deer meat, which is more valuable in terms of macro- and micronutrient composition, is 7 times more likely to be present in comparison with non-indigenous residents of the YaNAO.
CHANGES IN THE HEART THAT OCCUR DURING THE ASTRONAUT'S STAY IN SPACE
Authors:   Ryazan State Medical University, Fedoskina Alexandra Konstantinovna , Yanykina Kseniya Vyacheslavovna
Published: August 2022

Finding a person in weightlessness can lead to various changes in his body, including in the work of the cardiovascular system. It is known that in space conditions the heart changes its shape, becoming more rounded, which can lead to the development of a number of disorders in its activity. However, these changes are reversible if the heart has been prepared for such loads and its changes have not reached a critical level.
THE EFFECT OF ZEOLITES ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF THE BODY UNDER STRESS
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Yumaguzina Elvina Idelevna
Published: August 2022

The effect of zeolites on reducing the risk of thrombosis was assessed. The possibility of using zeolites as a means of correcting the processes of blood clotting has been studied. It was revealed that natural zeolites suppress the development of coagulopathy.
CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN
Authors:   Surgut State University, Somova Tatyana Mikhailovna , Ilyin Vladislav Sergeevich
Published: August 2022

The Corona Virus Disease 2019 pandemic arose at the end of December 2019 in the People's Republic of China in Hubei Province and continues to the present. According to the World Health Organization, children are less infected than the adult population, or are infected in the same way, but have a less pronounced clinic. It is worth noting that in children with an aggravated premorbid background, the disease can occur in severe forms with the manifestation of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome, pneumonia, complicated respiratory insufficiency, as well as a high risk of death.
THE EFFECT OF COMORBID PATHOLOGY ON THE COURSE OF SARS-COV-2 INFECTI
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Suleymanova Tamila Rustamovna , Mamеdova Konul Adil kyzy , Sosnovskaya Evgeniya Valeryevna ,   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy,   District clinical hospital
Published: August 2022

The influence of comorbid conditions on the course of a new coronavirus infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is becoming an urgent problem for healthcare. There is more and more information confirming that the severity of COVID-19 depends on the presence of comorbid conditions in the patient. This work is devoted to the analysis of outcomes from covid - 19 in patients with comorbid pathology
FEATURES OF THE COURSE OF ENDOCRINOPATHIES DURING COVID-19 ON THE EXAMPLE OF CLINICAL OBSERVATION
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Andreeva Karina Vladimirovna , Smyshlyaeva Elina Borisovna , Vishnyak Diana  Anatolyevna
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrates that outbreaks of new viral infections continue to be an urgent problem for global health. The study of the mechanisms of influence of SARS-CoV-2 on the endocrine system is currently at the start;. A clinical case of the development of endocrinopathy after a coronavirus infection is presented.
IMPACT OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMOKING ON THE RISK OF PRETERM BIRTH AND OTHER MAJOR OBSTETRIC SYNDROMES
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Chernaya Ekaterina Evgenyevna , Kasparova Angelika Eduardovna , Yanin Vladimir Leonidovich , Chegus Larisa Alexeyevna , Iusi Elena Stanislavovna
Published: August 2022

Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of infant and neonatal mortality. Progressive placental and hypertensive disorders and pre-eclampsia often increase the proportion of induced preterm births. The study aims. There is conflicting evidence in the literature about the association of active and passive smoking with the risk of these gestational complications. The present study analysed the complications of pregnancy in smoking and non-smoking women according to the timing of delivery. According to the results, smoking is a significant risk factor for preterm birth, placental and hypertensive disorders. The chances of severe pre-eclampsia and fetal growth retardation were higher in women who smoked. The likelihood of these complications increases with the duration of smoking.
CLINICAL CASE OF EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
Authors:   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Ogurtsova Alina Vadimovna , Kosarenko Ekaterina Sergeevna ,   Regional Clinical Hospital Khanty-Mansiysk,   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Zuevskaya Tayiana Valeryrvna ,   Khanty-Mansiysk State Medical Academy, Ivanova Evgenia Nikolaevna ,   Regional Clinical Hospital Khanty-Mansiysk
Published: August 2022

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg – Strauss granulomatosis) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by eosinophilic, granulomatous inflammation in combination with necrotizing vasculitis, predominantly affecting small and medium-sized vessels and most often manifested by damage to the respiratory tract. The nonspecificity of symptoms of eosinophilic granulomatosis at the onset of the disease and the similarity of symptoms with other vasculitis, systemic, infectious and neoplastic diseases makes it difficult to make a diagnosis. The paper presents a clinical case demonstrating the difficulties of differential diagnosis of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis with other systemic diseases.
ANALISIS MANAJEMEN STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN INDUSTRI TAHU SKALA MENENGAH DIKOTA PADANG
Authors: Fadli Atqonnul , Taib Gunarif , Nazir Novizar
Published: August 2022

Industri tahu di kota Padang mengalami keterbatasan dalam mengembangkan usahanya. Hal ini dikarenakan pelaku usaha tidak memahami faktor internal yaitu kekuatan dan kelemahan serta faktor eksternal yaitu peluang dan ancaman dari usaha tersebut. Tujuan penelitian adalah (1) Menganalisis faktor internal dan eksternal yang berpengaruh terhadap industri tahu, (2) Mendapatkan beberapa poin strategi pada industri tahu, serta (3) Menganalisis prioritas strategi mana yang paling efektif diterapkan dalam mengembangkan industri tahu dikota Padang. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi dan wawancara. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan matriks Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE), External Factor Evaluation (EFE), Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) dan Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). Hasil analisa yang telah dilakukan didapatkan nilai IFE 3.55 dan EFE 3.46. Adapun dari analisi SWOT didapatkan 9 alternatif strategi. Berdasarkan analisa matriks QSPM prioritas strategi yang paling cocok untuk diterapkan adalah dari aspek pemasaran yaitu memperluas wilayah penjualan ke luar daerah dan pasar-pasar modern seperti supermarket, rumah makan, catering-catering, rumah sakit, panti asuhan, dan lain lain.
KAJIAN KANDUNGAN VITAMIN C, SIFAT FISIKOKIMIA, DAN SENSORI SELAI MANGGA ALPUKAT
Authors: Mujid Abdul , Rohmayanti Titi , Aminullah Aminullah
Published: August 2022

Selai merupakan makanan semi padat yang terbuat dari gula, pektin dan asam sitrat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari pengaruh dari suhu dan lama pemasakan terhadap perubahan kandungan vitamin C, sifat fisikokimia, dan kesukaan selai mangga alpukat, serta mendapatkan proses pengolahan selai terpilih. Metode penelitian meliputi pengujian kadar vitamin C pada buah mangga alpukat dan pembuatan selai mangga alpukat dengan melibatkan suhu pemasakan (70ºC, 75ºC dan 80ºC) dan lama pemasakan (15, 20 dan 25 menit) melalui rancangan acak lengkap faktorial dengan dua kali pengulangan. Analisis produk selai meliputi kadar vitamin C, kadar air, pH, total padatan terlarut (TPT), dan viskositas yang kemudian dibandingkan dengan selai buah komersil dan selanjutnya dilakukan uji hedonik pada parameter warna, rasa, aroma, dan kemudahan oles. Kadar vitamin C pada buah mangga alpukat menunjukkan nilai sebesar 41,523±4,894 mg/per 100 gram bahan. Kemudian, diperoleh hasil bahwa terjadi penurunan kadar vitamin C selai dibandingkan dengan buahnya sebesar 39-66%. Selain itu, hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan suhu dan lama pemasakan dapat menurunkan kadar vitamin C dan kadar air, namun meningkatkan pH, TPT, dan viskositas selai secara signifikan. Proses pemasakan selai terpilih melalui pembandingan vitamin C dan sifat fisikokimia selai buah komersil adalah selai yang diolah pada suhu 70ºC selama 20 menit dan 25 menit serta suhu 75ºC selama 20 menit. Berdasarkan analisis kesukaan dari ketiga selai ini, selai yang diolah pada suhu 70ºC selama 20 menit merupakan selai terpilih yang mangandung vitamin C 22,43 mg/100g, viskositas 11650±42 cP, kadar air 37,10±0,13%, pH 3,407±0,001, dan TPT 53,5±0,7%.
SUBSTITUSI TEPUNG SUKUN SEBAGAI SUMBER SERAT UNTUK PENINGKATAN KUALITAS FLACKY CRACKERS
Authors: Chandra Zefanya Agatha , Swasti Yuliana Rani , Pranata Franciscus Sinung
Published: August 2022

Flaky crackers adalah crackers dengan tekstur berlapis. Penggunaan terigu dapat digantikan dengan tepung sukun untuk meningkatkan kualitas crackers. Tepung sukun memiliki kandungan serat 8,06 %. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk peningkatan kualitas fisik, kimia dan mikrobiologis flaky crackers dengan adanya substitusi tepung sukun. Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) menggunakan 4 variasi terigu dan tepung sukun yaitu 100:0 (K), 90:10 (A), 80:20 (B), 70:30 (C). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa adanya pengaruh terhadap uji kimia, warna, tekstur, serta uji mikrobiologi yaitu meliputi perhitungan angka lempeng total (ALT) dan angka kapang khamir setelah dilakukan substitusi tepung sukun pada flaky crackers. Produk flaky crackers perlakuan 80:20 (B) menghasilkan kualitas paling baik dengan kadar air 5,35 %, abu 2,52 %, protein 8,41 %, serat tidak larut 0,48 %, serat larut 1,20 %, angka lempeng total 3,72 log koloni/gram dan angka kapang khamir 1,43 log koloni/gram.
PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI SONIC BLOOM UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRODUKTIVITAS TANAMAN SAWI
Authors: Putri Renny Eka , Arlius Feri , Wulandari Elroza , Fahmy Khandra
Published: August 2022

Sonic bloom adalah teknologi yang menggabungkan gelombang suara frekuensi tinggi dan nutrisi organik, yang ditujukan untuk pertumbuhan tanaman yang lebih baik guna meningkatkan produktivitasnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menerapkan teknologi sonic bloom pada tanaman sawi untuk meningkatkan produktifitas tanaman. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan dua perlakuan meliputi pemaparan gelombang akuistik sebesar frekuensi (2000 Hz dan 3000 Hz) dan lama pemaparan (1 jam/hari, 2 jam/hari dan 3 jam/hari). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh pemberian frekuensi gelombang akuistik terhadap pertumbuhan tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, panjang daun, lebar daun, luas daun dan berat panen tanaman sawi hijau (Brassica juncea L.). Pemberian frekuansi gelombang akuistik sebesar 3000 Hz sangat berpengaruh terhadap parameter pertumbuhan tanaman jika dilakukan pemaparan selama 1 jam. Teknologi sonic bloom ini diharapkan dapat membantu petani dalam meningkatkan produktifitas tanamannya. Teknologi ini dapat diterapkan pada vertical farming sehingga produktifitas menjadi sangat optimal.
OPTIMALISASI SUBSTITUSI TEPUNG MOCAF (Modified Cassava Flour) DAN TEPUNG LABU KUNING (Cucurbita Moschata) TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK DONAT
Authors: Dari Wulan , Sianipar Werlina Devinsky Olivia , Restika Ririt , Arziyah Dewi
Published: August 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui formulasi terbaik dari substitusi tepung labu kuning dan tepung mocaf terhadap karakteristik donat. Formulasi tepung labu kuning dan tepung mocaf pada pembuatan donat dengan membuat berbagai variasi campuran dengan 4 perlakuan perbandingan tepung labu kuning dan tepung mocaf yaitu A (Tepung Labu Kuning  :Tepung Mocaf  90 % : 10%), B (Tepung Labu Kuning  : Tepung Mocaf 75% : 15%), C (Tepung Labu Kuning  : Tepung Mocaf 60% : 30%), D (Tepung Labu Kuning  : Tepung Mocaf 55% : 35%). Selanjutnya adonan yang sudah diberi perlakuan dilanjutkan dengan penggorengan. Masing-masing perlakuan dibuat dengan 3 kali ulangan, sehingga didapatkan 12 unit sampel yang akan dianalisis. Data yang diperoleh selanjutnya dilakukan uji Anova. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh perlakuan terbaik adalah pada perlakuan D  yaitu dengan perbandingan konsentrasi tepung labu kuning 60% dan tepung mocaf 30 %. Hasil analisis karakteristik produk berdasarkan nilai kadar air adalah sebesar 12,27%, kadar abu 1,67% , kandungan kalori 3.894,85 kal/g.
A Review of Pathfinding in Game Development
Authors: Pardede Sara Lutami , Athallah Fadel Ramli , Huda Yahya Nur , Zain Fikri Dzulfiqar
Published: August 2022

Pathfinding is one important method in many studies or works that consists of autonomous movement, such as robot, game, transportation, and so on. Pathfinding aims to find the most efficient route for the related autonomous entity. To date, there are many algorithms regarding to the pathfinding. Especially, there are four well-known pathfinding algorithms: A*, Theta*, Dijkstra, and Breadth First Search (BFS). Due to this circumstance, this work aims to observe and review these four well-known algorithms deeper. The discussion consists of the conceptual model or framework, the formalization, and the implementation. The result shows that these algorithms have been implemented in many game so that they are promising to be used in the future game development.
Artificial Intelligence as an Element of a Digital Relationship
Authors: Ryzhkova Ekaterina Aleksandrovna , Ryzhkova Evgeniya Konstantinovna
Published: August 2022

Today, the essence of digital law is reduced to the regulation of a new digital form of old relations. In these conditions, the artificial intelligence should be considered innovative, the regulation of which is only at the initial stage. Due to the fact that the process of learning artificial intelligence has already moved to the level of self-learning, the classical approach to determining the subject of digital relations seems debatable. Thus, the issue of endowing artificial intelligence with legal personality will become one of the key issues in the next decade. The rapid development and application of new technologies requires its thorough regulation, and first of all, in matters of responsibility. The analysis of the development of information technologies in the field of artificial intelligence presented in this paper allows us to conclude that a clear legal regulation is a prerequisite for the development of relations using artificial intelligence. The evolution of digital technologies, their specificity and wide application in all spheres of society requires innovations in law. It seems necessary to develop the theoretical and legal foundations of this technical concept, to shift digital algorithms into legal norms in order to protect the rights and freedoms of human and citizen, public and private interests, society and the state.
Spontaneous regression of a posterior fossa meningioma: A case report
Authors: Takada Maya , Yanaka Kiyoyuki , Nakamura Kazuhiro , Akimoto Ken , Takeda Hayato , Ishikawa Eiichi
Published: August 2022

Background:

Since most incidentally discovered meningiomas grow or remain unchanged, spontaneous regression is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of posterior fossa meningioma showing spontaneous regression.

Case Description:

A 55-year-old female was referred to our hospital because she was diagnosed with a left posterior fossa meningioma (diameter: 1.6 cm) during a brain check-up. The patient was followed up on periodic magnetic resonance imaging studies. Tumor size remained almost unchanged for 2 years but then began to regress. Twelve years after the initial examination, the tumor diameter idiopathically decreased from 1.6 cm to 1.1 cm while the tumor volume decreased from 2.3 cm3 to 0.5 cm3 (about 1/4th the original size). Postmenopausal hormonal imbalances may have been associated with the observed spontaneous regression.

Conclusion:

Understanding the natural history of meningiomas is essential for a better selection of treatment approaches or appropriate follow-up. This case may provide new insights into the progression of meningiomas.
Unexpected findings during colon cancer surgery: A rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Authors: Ishimaru Naoki , Fujikawa Hirohisa , Fujikawa Hirohisa , Niwa Kazuya
Published: August 2022

Background:

Complications such as infections and obstructions of the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt are common. However, VP shunt trapped on the serosal side of colon cancer is rare, and there is no clear treatment strategy.

Case Description:

A 72-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of constipation, diarrhea, and weight loss. His medical history consisted of subarachnoid hemorrhage and hydrocephalus 13 years earlier, for which endovascular coiling and VP shunting were performed. Colonoscopy showed a sigmoid mass, the biopsy of which revealed tubular adenocarcinoma. Computed tomography demonstrated circumferential wall thickening of the sigmoid colon without evidence of metastasis, with the lesion surrounding the tip of the VP shunt. He underwent laparoscopic surgery for sigmoid colon cancer. Unexpectedly, the VP shunt was trapped in the serous side of the tumor, and both the shunt and tumor were excised. Microscopic examination revealed inflammation and fibrosis, but no cancer cells were found in the serosa surrounding the embedded VP shunt tip.

Conclusion:

Bowel perforation due to a VP shunt is a rare but emergency condition. If the perforation occurs around cancerous tissue, it must be handled with extreme care; excising the shunt along with the tumor may be the safest treatment method. Clinicians need to pay attention to the end of the VP shunt when performing surgery for patients with cancer and VP shunt.
Progressive superficial siderosis from Chronic CSF leak as a long-term complication of cervical anterior corpectomy: A case report and review of the literature
Authors: McMahon Pierce W. , Loewenstern Joshua , Girgis Peter , Tsiouris Apostolos John , Fink Matthew , Härtl Roger , Salama Gayle
Published: August 2022

Background:

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system (SSCNS) is a rare progressive neurological disorder resulting from chronic subarachnoid hemorrhage and subsequent subpial hemosiderin deposition. A prolonged cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a known cause of SSCNS. We present a novel case where progressive SSCNS resulted from a chronic CSF leak related to an anterior cervical corpectomy.

Case Description:

A 73-year-old man presented with gait ataxia and progressive hearing loss. Thirteen years before, he had undergone a combined anterior-posterior cervical decompression for symptomatic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). The presenting MR imaging showed extensive superficial siderosis and focal spinal cord herniation at the site of a ventral dural defect at the corpectomy site. A CT myelogram showed extensive CSF leakage into the corpectomy surgical site and a communicating pseudomeningocele in the anterior neck.

Conclusion:

This is the first reported case of progressive SSCNS as a long-term complication of an anterior cervical corpectomy for OPLL. Clinicians should be aware of SSCNS secondary to a chronic CSF leak in patients with a prior corpectomy.
In vivo goat brain model for neurosurgical training
Authors: Onoda Keisuke , Fujiwara Ren , Sashida Ryohei , Hirokawa Yu , Wakamiya Tomihiro , Michiwaki Yuhei , Tanaka Tatsuya , Shimoji Kazuaki , Suehiro Eiichi , Yamane Fumitaka , Kawashima Masatou , Matsuno Akira
Published: August 2022

Background:

Novice neurosurgeons require neurosurgical technique training, but the current method is demanding and time consuming. Therefore, it is crucial to perform training using an appropriate and informative method. In this report, we describe our attempts to provide training in neurosurgical techniques using goat in vivo brain model and to demonstrate the effectiveness of this model.

Methods:

Under general anesthesia, the surgery was performed on a male goat in the prone position. A midline liner skin incision was made in the scalp, six burr holes were drilled, a craniectomy was performed, and the dura was incised in an arcuate fashion. We attempted the interhemispheric approach and a retrosigmoid approach.

Results:

It was confirmed that common neurosurgical approaches are achievable in this model. Furthermore, anatomical structures such as nerves and blood vessels were similar to those of humans. Moreover, the goat brain was similar in color and texture to that of humans.

Conclusion:

Unlike a cadaver brain, in vivo brain requires hemostasis and careful dissection, which provides the surgeons a realistic experience of actual neurosurgery.
MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING OF ENTERPRISES – THE WORLD AND POLAND. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Leśniewski Michał Adam , Dziekański Paweł , Puchała Jan
Published: August 2022

The development of marketing activities of enterprises is manifested in numerous concepts that enable them to gain and maintain a competitive advantage on the market. One of such concepts is multi-level marketing, which is a form of goods distribution, i.e. reaching the customer directly in order to sell products / services to him. An important element of multi-level marketing is that it avoids the classic forms of distribution in the form of wholesalers, shops or salesmen. The aim of the study is to present the importance of multi-level marketing in enterprise management in a market economy. The study is based on a study of the literature of the subject enriching the achievements of management and quality sciences.