bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
When Do Students Begin to Think That One Has to Be Either a “Math Person” or a “Language Person”? A Meta-Analytic Review
Authors: Wan Sirui , Lauermann Fani , Bailey Drew H , Eccles Jacquelynne
Published: September 2021

Believing that one is either a “math person” or a “language person” can have important implications for students’ engagement and performance in different activities and for their educational and career choices. One important source of information children use to form such self-relevant motivational beliefs are dimensional comparisons; that is, students engage in intraindividual comparisons of their subjective abilities across domains such as math and language arts when making self-evaluations. Despite their fundamental impact on students’ educational outcomes, our understanding of when dimensional comparisons begin to influence children’s self-perceptions, how this influence might change as children grow older, and whether the pattern varies across different types of motivational beliefs is still limited. A meta-analysis of 142 independent samples, 210,954 participants, and 426 effect sizes showed that the correlations between students’ math- and language-related motivational beliefs decreased from r = .32, 95% CI [.26, .37] for Grades 1-4 to r = -.01, 95% CI [-.07, .04] for Grades 9-12/13. A meta-regression revealed a significant moderating effect of students’ grade level on the association between students’ math- and language-related motivational beliefs (b = -.06, 95% CI [-.06, -.05]), indicating an increasing differentiation in these beliefs. Findings generalized over samples across the world and studies using different research designs and held true for motivational constructs such as ability self-concepts and interests. Our results suggest that dimensional comparisons are involved in the formation of students’ domain-specific motivational beliefs across the childhood and adolescent years and that their relative importance increases over the school years.
DANCE AND MOVEMENT IN COUNSELING UNTUK ANAK-ANAK TUNARUNGU
Authors: ruth medeline
Published: September 2021

terapi musik lewat dance and movement in counseling atau dance therapy dapatmemberikan manfaat kepada anak-anak, remaja, dewasa,lansia, terutama individu berkebutuhankhusus. Sebagai pendekatan pengaturan terapeutik, dance and movement adalah premis daribeberapa asumsi teoritikal, yaitu dari literature psikoanalitik, berdasarkan bodywork,perkembangan sebuah teori dan berdasarkan terapi Gestalt. Dance therapy adalah pilihandance and movement sebagai alat psychotherapeutic tools. Dance and movement in counselingmemberikan manfaat pada individu berkebutuhan khusus pada sekelompok anak tunarungu yangdiberikan bimbingan agar mencapai kemampuan sosial-interaktif dan kemampuan meniruberhasil lewat gerakan tangan dan permainan lainnya seperti tarian klasik India, merekamemahaminya lewat bahasa isyarat dan menunjukan 100% kepuasan dalam partisipasi 20 anaklaki-laki dan wanita dengan alat bantu dengar di sekolah Sebastian untuk tunarungu di bawahperlindungan kerajaan yang mulia putra mahkota Maha Vajiralongkom yang mengalami levelpendengaran sekitar 40-55 desibel kelas 10 hingga kelas 12 dalam dance movementchoreography yang dapat digunakan untuk berkomunikasi dengan anak-anak gangguanpendengaran selama performance
A multimodal analysis of sustained attention in younger and older adults
Authors: Robison Matthew Kyle , Diede Nathaniel T. , Nicosia Jessica , Ball Hunter , Bugg Julie
Published: September 2021

Age-related cognitive decline has been attributed to processing speed differences, as well as differences in executive control and response inhibition. However, recent research has shown that healthy older adults have intact, if not superior, sustained attention abilities compared to younger adults. The present study used a combination of reaction time, thought probes, and pupillometry to measure sustained attention in samples of younger and older adults. The reaction time data revealed that, while slightly slower overall, older adults sustained their attention to the task better than younger adults, and did not show a vigilance decrement. Older adults also reported fewer instances of task-unrelated thoughts and reported feeling more motivated and alert than younger adults, despite finding the task more demanding. Additionally, older adults showed larger, albeit later-peaking, task-evoked pupillary responses, corroborating the behavioral and self-report data. Finally, older adults did not show a shallowing of task-evoked pupillary responses across time, corroborating the finding that their reaction times also did not change across time. The present findings are interpreted in light of processing speed theory, resource-depletion theories of vigilance, and recent neurological theories of cognitive aging.
Catolicismo dinámico: una investigación sobre las transformaciones en diferentes aspectos de la Iglesia católica
Authors: Gonzalez Camila
Published: September 2021

Cuando se refieren los cambios y evoluciones del modo de ser católico es importante pensarlos desde varios puntos de vista y cuestiones específicas a los que se dedican, es decir, estos cambios no suceden de un momento a otro en todos los aspectos de la fe católica, sino que son propios de un tiempo y espacio específico. Las transformaciones que ha sufrido la Iglesia católica durante la época contemporánea han demostrado que hay aspectos del catolicismo que responden a las necesidades de la sociedad y los fieles actuales, estas transformaciones contemporáneas han surgido principalmente después del Concilio Vaticano II y de la mano de los papas. Es importante considerar los medios por los que se comparten los diferentes estudios, investigaciones, aportes y descubrimientos en relación con la teología y sus áreas afines. Estos trabajos no solamente son relevantes para exponer las transformaciones anteriormente mencionadas, sino que también crean y mantienen discusiones frente a los temas coyunturales y problemáticas actuales que atraviesan estas áreas del conocimiento, dichas discusiones permiten oxigenar los argumentos y ver puntos de vista diferentes frente a un mismo caso teológico o religioso.
DUALISMO ECONOMICO E MOBILITÀ SOCIALE IN ITALIA. UN CONFRONTO TRA CENTRO-SETTENTRIONALI, MERIDIONALI E IMMIGRATI INTERNI
Authors: Panichella Nazareno
Published: September 2021

This paper studies the association between south-to-north internal geographical mobility and social mobility in Italy. Two issued are analysed: the association between migration and social mobility pathways, comparing the movers with the stayers, i.e. those who did not experienced any episode of geographical mobility; b) whether the effect of south-to-north mobility changes according to gender and education. Analyses are based on the Longitudinal Survey on Italian Households (ILHS) and use Mobility tables and Linear Regression Panel Models with random effects. Results shown that the social mobility of internal migrants are characterized by three main pathways: a) to the urban working class, which concerned the southerners originally from the lower classes, especially the children of peasants and laborers; b) to the white collars, which instead mainly concerned the bourgeois and the white-collar middle class; c) mixed pathways, which involved people from the petty bourgeoisie and the urban working class. Results also shown a gender divide, where a positive effect of geographical mobility is found for men and a negative one for women. Finally, the negative effect among women is confirmed only when they are lower educated.
Tastes, emotions, and social cohesion: Toward a cultural theory of social exchange
Authors: Vanzella-Yang Adam , Abrutyn Seth
Published: September 2021

The Affect Theory of Social Exchange (ATSE) research program has produced cumulative insights on how instrumental exchanges lead to the development of affectual attachments. With its focus on task responsibilities, ATSE leaves space to interrogate how factors not related to task execution are at play in the production of interpersonal bonds. In this paper, we integrate insights from social psychology, cultural sociology and organizational research to develop a theoretical framework suggesting (a) why and how cultural tastes contribute to social cohesion and (b) the conditions under which cultural tastes remain a source of strategic advantage or, worse, symbolic exclusion. Our theory rests on the basic proposition that shared cultural tastes increase the likelihood of experiencing positive emotions, which in turn are key in the development and maintenance of affectual attachments. Variations to this proposition are subsequently introduced, considering culture in declarative and nondeclarative forms.
Factors influencing occlusion therapy in refractive amblyopia
Authors:   Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Hospital, Tumakuru, Karnataka527107, India, Shetty Niharika K , Prathyusha Indireddy ,   Post Graduate, Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Hospital, Tumakuru, Karnataka- 527107, India
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Amblyopia is an of important cause of preventable blindness and early detection with timely rehabilitation can prevent blindness in childhood age. It also carries a higher risk of vision loss in fellow eye. The most common method of treatment to recover the monocular function involves patching the good eye in an effort to reinforce the amblyopic eye to improve. In our study we evaluated the factors affecting occlusion therapy in amblyopia patients in terms of age, gender, amount of refractive error and the time period of occlusion as the influential factor in rehabilitation of amblyopia. Methods: In this observational study, all patients between 3 years to 25 years who attended the ophthalmic OPD at Sri Siddhartha Medical College, a tertiary health care centre for ocular evaluation and diagnosed with amblyopia were included in the study. The patients were evaluated for Visual acuity on Snellens visual acuity chart and then subjected to Refractive error evaluation on Unique RK 800 Autorefractometer. Anterior segment was evaluated on Slit lamp and Fundus examination was done on Direct and indirect ophthalmoscope. Post refraction and Post treatment visual acuity was evaluated for the patients on Snellens visual acuity chart. Results: Total of 42 patients were studied out of which 16 were males and 26 were females. All patients were between 3- 35 years of age, with maximum patients 20 (47. 6%) in the age group of 6 to 15 years. 21 patients (50%) were having a baseline visual acuity in the range of 3 meter finger counting to 6/36. The commonest refractive error was astigmatism 23(54.8%) amongst whom compound myopic astigmatism was commonest in 9 patients (21.4%). In our study the post correction visual acuity improvement was 6/24 to 6/6 which was found in maximum patients 31 (73.8%), which further improved in the post occlusion visual acuity in 35 patients (83.3%) from 6/24 to 6/6. Conclusion: In this study we found myopic astigmatism as the commonest refractive error in anisometropic amblyopias. Though we found a female preponderance, the gender association was not found significant in the visual recovery or the treatment response. A good improvement following occlusion treatment as well as refractive adaptation period
Utilization of Antenatal Care Services in Urban Slums of Nanded City
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Adgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra 422003, India, Pawar Sunita P. , Pardeshi Geeta S. ,   Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India, Gosavi Shriram ,   Associate Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Dhule, Maharashtra 424001, India
Published: September 2021

Background: Complications during pregnancy and delivery are well documented and can be prevented and managed effectively especially with adequate antenatal care. Women in urban slums represent a marginalized community and improving health care utilization in this group remains a challenge. Objective: To study existing antenatal care practices and study the factors associated with it among women of reproductive age group in urban slums of Nanded city. Methods: This is a community based cross sectional descriptive study carried out from March 2010 to April 2011 in which 400 women reporting delivery in past two years were selected using Probability Proportionate Sampling. Data on Sociodemographic factors and different components of antennal care were collected using a Semi structured questionnaire. Analysis was done using chi square test. Results: Among the 400 women included in the study, coverage of full Antenatal care (ANC) services was reported by 80 (20%) respondents. While 381 (95%) women were immunized with Tetanus Toxoid, only 98 (25%) women had consumed 100 or more Iron and Folic acid tablets, 315 (79%) women had three or more antenatal check-ups and 213 (53%) had registered themselves in first trimester of pregnancy. There was significant association between full antenatal care and woman’s education, husband’s education and occupation, religion and socio-economic status of family (<0.05). Conclusion: There is a need to improve the utilization of full antenatal care package among women in urban slums with a special focus on early registration and IFA consumption. Sociodemographic variables of reproductive age group women have impact on utilization of antenatal care services. The risk factors identified for low antenatal care service utilization were low educational status of women and their husbands and low socioeconomic status. Special efforts should be made to motivate this group for antenatal care service utilization
Gastroduodenal Trichobezoar: A case report and literature review
Authors:   Service of general surgery of Auxerre hospital center in France, Katswere Josaphat Paluku , Kumb Alexis Mupepe ,   Medical technic’s institute of Uvira, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bazibuhe Janvier Rugendabanga ,   Service of general surgery of Auxerre hospital center in France, Todalehou Samson ,   Service of general surgery of Auxerre hospital center in France, Chichi Nina Capo ,   University clinic of Pediatric surgery at the national university hospital center Hubert Koutoukou Maga of Cotonou, Benin, Filali Azeddine Mohamad ,   Service of general surgery of Auxerre hospital center in France, Dossou Francis Moïse ,   University clinic of visceral surgery ‘‘B’’ at the national university hospital center Hubert Koutoukou Maga of Cotonou, Benin
Published: September 2021

Gastroduodenal trichobezoar is infrequent. Its diagnosis is easy in the presence of an evocative context. Patients with this condition often have an underlying psychiatric illness and history may not be easily forthcoming. We report a classic case of a 17 year-old patient admitted with acute abdominal pain, vomiting, an upper abdominal mass and anemia. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan suggested the diagnosis of bezoar. Surgical removal of trichobezoar by gastrotomy was performed without complications. Preoperative blood transfusion was admitted, the patient was referred to the department of psychiatry.
Evaluation of outer hair cells function of non-operated ear after mastoid drilling using distortion-product otoacoustic emissions
Authors:   Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, India, Singh Virender , Rakesh BS ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, India, Bharathi MB ,   Professor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, India, Harish Nag Kota ,   Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka 570004, India
Published: September 2021

Aim: To analyze the effect of acoustic and mechanical trauma of drilling on the outer hair cell function of the non operated ear using distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE’s) after mastoidectomy and its relation with the duration of drilling, age, and gender of the patient along with duration and permanency of the effects. Study Design: Observational study. Materials and Methods: Screening DPOAE’s were recorded preoperatively, immediate postoperative period, one hour postoperatively, 1st and 7th postoperative days in the normal ear in 94 patients who underwent tympanomastoidectomy for unilateral chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). DPOAE’s were measured using Neuro-audio-screener (Neurosoft Inc.) at 1.5 KHz, 2.1 KHz, 3.3 KHz, and 4.2 KHz. If DPOAE’s were absent preoperatively, the patients were not evaluated further and patients who had absent DPOAE’s post-operatively were successively followed till DPOAE’s were regained. Results: Of the 94 patients included, in 62 patients DPOAE’s were present preoperatively. Out of these 62, in 30 patients DPOAE’s were absent immediate postoperatively. On repeat testing, DPOAE’s were absent in 20 patients after 1 hour and in 8 patients after 1 day. On re-evaluation of these 8 patients after 1 week all of them had regained the DPOAE’s. In terms of duration of drilling, 66.6% patients in immediate post operative period, 90% patients in 1-hour post operative and 100 % patients on post operative day 1, having absent DPOAE’s had drilling time more than 60 minutes. Patients more than 30 years of age are affected more, but there is no preponderance for any gender. Conclusion: Nonoperated ear does have the effect of acoustic and mechanical trauma by vibration transmitted from another side during drilling of the operative ear mastoid bone. This effect is temporary and depends on the duration of drilling also.
Alterations in Serum Magnesium and Electrocardiographic Variables of Adult Hypertensive Humans
Authors:   Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria, Obidike Naiho Alexander , Toyin Ekwere Ifeoma ,   Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria
Published: September 2021

As the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide, Hypertension has been found to be a major public health challenge with high prevalence in Africans and Nigerians especially with a rapidly growing population. It has been postulated that hypomagnesemia contributes to the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. This study was therefore undertaken to determine the relationship between serum magnesium levels and electrocardiographic changes in adult humans with hypertension. To achieve this, one hundred and sixty two (162) hypertensives were recruited from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Participants’ Blood pressure, electrocardiographic changes, antihypertensive medications and serum magnesium (Mg2+) levels were investigated. Using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and ANOVA, Statistical measures of association (correlation) were conducted on obtained variables. A low incidence of hypomagnesaemia was observed on the average, with a high incidence of patients presenting with abnormal ECG changes; including Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. In addition, only weak correlations were observed for ECG parameter and serum Mg2+levels for sampled subjects, with p-value returning a statistically significant decrease upon comparison of means (Using the One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); Other influences like antihypertensive medications, blood pressure duration and control returned an significant (weak negative) correlation with serum Mg2+ concentration. There is therefore a weak negative correlation between serum magnesium levels and ECG variables, including Q wave duration and QT interval duration in hypertensive adults
Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Some Health Aspects of Children and Adolescents: Evidence Based Review Article
Authors:   Department of Community Health Techniques, Institute of Medical Technology/ Baquba, Middle Technical University (MTU), Diyala, Iraq, Noaman Aqeel Abbas
Published: September 2021

The Wi-Fi devices in mobile phones have a key role in exchanging information and data to show images, audios, videos, and to transfer applications from mobile emitting radio waves. These waves emitted by mobile devices are radiofrequency waves, where many kinds of researches in this field have shown that they negatively affect, especially when using the mobile phone for a long time during the day on the vision and the level of hearing in the young people, as well as the effect on the nervous system caused Headache and muscle aches, as well, it has also been derived from these researches and studies that these waves can cause more depression or psychological stress in children and young users of mobile phones. Moreover, it can cause damage to the brain cells and may have caused a brain tumor even though many studies have not proved it. Also, these studies, which were presented in this article, have concluded that the use of mobile phones, especially late at night, can negatively affect the quality of sleep.
Perception and Practices of ICT Integration in Higher Education Classroom
Authors: Mishra Nirmal Raj
Published: September 2021

ICT integration in pedagogy has created the new discourse in our educational institutions. It has created the teaching learning is more challenging as well as productive. Gaining these insights, this study searched the perception and practices of ICT integration in higher education classroom and its integrating ways in teaching. This study used the qualitative research design whereas applied the phenomenological design to inquiry. For study, I selected the study area and informants through the convenient and purposive sampling respectively. The focus group discussion, in-depth interview and personal introspection helped me to understand the phenomena of ICT. The major finding is that the motivation factor is crucial for integration of ICT tools. The finding showed that ICT tools can integrate in six phases such as motivation, infrastructure development, training, bridge up, implementation, and monitoring. The ICT tools can be integrated through the brainstorming, self-presenting, collaborative, problem-based learning and project-based learning techniques/methods. The successful integration requires the support and training for the teachers and students. It always promotes the learning culture in supportive way and creates the opportunities to access in information to the users.
Process and Practices of Community Participation in School Education of Nepal
Authors: Aryal Shiva
Published: September 2021

Formally, community participation in schools was started after the establishment of democracy. It has really a good influence on development of physical infrastructure and efficient use of local resources for school development. In this context, this article analyses the existing situation of level of participation and struggle of member of SMC experiences while they are working as authority’s persons. It is a drawing upon a grounded theory. The site and sample both are purposive and information was also collected by open-ended interview with real stakeholders. This article argues that poor language and economic status as well as lack of awareness of community people, political intervention and differences between home and school culture are subjected to what fairer terms of difficulty of community participation within schools for backward society with illustration how such problems influence on participatory decision making practice in school. This article emphasizes the need of education policy; it is obviously based on the society’s socio-economic and intellectual capacity.
सूक्ष्म शिक्षणको परिचय, विशेषता, चरणहरू र फाइदा–बेफाइदा [Introduction, Features, Stages and Advantages and Disadvantages of Micro-Teaching]
Authors: भण्डारी मानबहादुर
Published: September 2021

सूक्ष्म शिक्षण भनेको पूव–आभ्यासिक शिक्षण हो जुन वास्तविक कक्षा शिक्षणभन्दा पहिले गरिन्छ । वास्तविक कक्षा शिक्षणमा आवश्यक हुने सीप हाँसिल गर्न–गराउनका निमित्त सूक्ष्म शिक्षण उपयोगी उपाय मानिन्छ । यो छोटो समयमा धेरै तालिम प्राप्त शिक्षकहरू उत्पादन गर्न अपनाइएको शिक्षक तालिमको नयाँ अवधारणा हो । शिक्षाशास्त्रीय दृष्टिले कुनै विषय शिक्षक, प्रशिक्षण वा तालिमका क्रममा प्रशिक्षार्थीहरूलाई वास्तविक कक्षा शिक्षणभन्दा अगाडि सिपालु बनाउन अनिवार्य रूपमा सूक्ष्म शिक्षणमा सहभागी गराइन्छ । नेपालका सन्दर्भमा शिक्षाशास्त्र सङ्कायका उच्च माध्यमिक शिक्षा, स्नातक र स्नातकोत्तर शिक्षाका क्रममा र शिक्षक प्रशिक्षक तालिमका कार्यक्रममा सूक्ष्म शिक्षण कार्यक्रम समावेश गरिएको पाइन्छ । कुनै प्रशिक्षार्थीलाई आवधिक वा पूर्णावधिक शिक्षणमा जानु पूर्व सिपालु बनाएर पठाउनका लागि सूक्ष्म शिक्षण कार्यक्रम सञ्चालन गरिन्छ । यसले प्रशिक्षार्थीहरूमा सीपको दक्षता र मनोबल दुवैको विकास भई शिक्षण कार्यलाई उद्देश्यमुखी, सार्थक र प्रभावकारी बनाउने आघार निर्माण गर्छ । प्रशिक्षार्थीलाई आफ्नो पेसामा सचेत र जागरुक बन्ने प्रेरणा मिल्छ । यसले दक्ष र निपुण शिक्षक उत्पादन गर्न पुनर्बल गर्दछ । वास्तविक शिक्षण, छोट्याइएको शिक्षण, व्यक्तिगत सीप विकासको उपाय, तुरुन्त पृष्ठपोषण प्राप्त हुने, कुशल शिक्षक उत्पादन गर्ने उपाय, नियन्त्रित र नियमशासित शिक्षण, सीपमुखी, उपचारात्मक शिक्षण आदि सूक्ष्म शिक्षणका विशेषताहरू हुन् । सूक्ष्म शिक्षणलाई सीप परिचय, सीप प्रदर्शन, पाठयोजना निर्माण, पाठ शिक्षण, पृष्ठपोषण, पुनर्योजना, पुनर्शिक्षण र पुनर्पृष्ठपोषण प्रदानको चरणमा शिक्षण गर्नु पर्दछ । सूक्ष्म शिक्षणबाट प्रशिक्षार्थीमा आफ्ना शिक्षण दुर्बलता हटाउन, आपसमा सीपको आदानप्रदान गर्न, आत्माविश्वासिलो बन्न, शिक्षण उद्देश्य, विधि, सामग्री आदिको निर्माण, छनोट र प्रयोग सम्बन्धी ज्ञान सीपको विकास गर्ने जस्ता महइभ्वपूर्ण सहयोग प्राप्त हुन्छ ।
A Preliminary Survey of the Eastern Harbor, Alexandria, Egypt, Including a Comparison of Side Scan Sonar and Remote Viewing
Authors: Schwartz Stephan Andrew
Published: September 2021

This paper reports a preliminary survey of one of humanity's most historic harbors--Alexandria, Egypt. It constitutes one phase of a broader joint land/sea examination of the largest and most famous city to bear Alexander the Great's name. The research overall had two goals: 1) to resolve locational uncertainties concerning the city's past configuration, particularly its Ptolemaic antecedents; and 2) to compare electronic remote sensing survey technologies with Remote Viewing generally, and the applications methodology developed by the Mobius Groups specifically. In the area of the Eastern Harbor, the aim of the research was: 1) the location of the ancient shore line; the locaton of and predictive description of several sites including the island of Antirrhodus and the Emporium/Poseidium/Timonium complex; a palace complex associated with Cleopatra; and a further elaboration, both in terms of location and predictive description, of the Pharos lighthouse area; 2) a comparison of Remote Viewing and side scan sonar data after each approach had surveyed the same area. This paper describes the probable location of the Emporium, the Poseidium, and the Timonium, the palace complex of Cleopatra, the island of Antirrhodus, a site at the tip of Fort Sisila (known prevously as Point Lochias), new discoveries pertaining to the lighthouse, andd an associated temple. The most important discovery though is the identification and location of the ancient seawall which extends some 65 meters farther out into the harbor than was previously suspected, and whoe location resolves a key piece in the puzzle of the ancient city's layout. The discoveries reported here were principally the result of Remote Viewing. Except for one clear "hit," side scan sonar proved unproductive because of the large amount of particulate in the water.
Essay Review: On the Borderland of Physics and Psychic Phenomena
Authors: Alvarado Carlos S.
Published: September 2021

In an address presented on August 20, 1891 at the Sixty-First Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science the President of the Association’s Section of Mathematics and Physical Science discussed various scientific developments. The speaker started with brief mentions of Michael Faraday’s centenary, and the death of Wilhelm Weber, and then went on to detailed discussions of a binary system of stars, the discovery of ways to achieve color photography, and the importance of professional systematic physics research leaving behind amateur efforts. Then he changed directions and said he was going to discuss a “topic which is as yet beyond the pale of scientific orthodoxy” (p. 551). The topic, the study of psychic phenomena, was called by the speaker the “borderland of physics and psychology,” an area “bounded on the north by psychology, on the south by physics, on the east by physiology, and on the west by pathology and medicine” (p. 553). “I have spoken,” our speaker continued, “of the apparently direct action of mind on mind, and of a possible action of mind on matter. But the whole region is unexplored territory . . . I care not what the end may be. I do care that inquiry shall be conducted by us” (p. 555, my italics). The speaker was English physicist Oliver J. Lodge (1892; see Figure 1), who by that time was well known for his interest and work in psychical research.1 The “us” in the last quote above was a reference to the community of physicists. Such interest in the topic by some physicists, of which Lodge was a main player, is the subject of the book reviewed here.
A New Case of Scientific Dishonesty in the Field of Parapsychology
Authors: Nahm Michael
Published: September 2021

The present article informs about a case of prolonged scientific dishonesty in the field of parapsychology. It emerged that Alejandro Parra, an active member of the parapsychological community since about three decades, has published substantially plagiarized books and articles since at least 2007. Currently, I am aware of 20 publications that contain plagiarized sections or consist almost entirely of plagiarism. In the following, I present striking examples of such plagiarized texts and provide background information about the development of this case. Parra even presented research results obtained by others as his own research results, which amounts to data fabrication. Therefore, I conclude one cannot trust any of his books and articles. Even Parra’s publications that contain data obtained in surveys or experimental studies must be disregarded by the scientific community unless the validity of their raw data has been very carefully established by examinations performed by others.
Comparación entre las clasificaciones de hiperplasia endometrial. Revisión sistemática y evaluación de calidad
Authors: González Mariño Mario Arturo
Published: September 2021

Antecedentes. La hiperplasia endometrial se clasifica actualmente en hiperplasia sin atipia o benigna y en lesión precancerosa, hiperplasia atípica / neoplasia intraepitelial endometrioide o EIN, según dos sistemas, el de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) que modificó sus anteriores clasificaciones en 2014 -aunque la de 1994 sigue siendo muy usada- y el sistema de neoplasia intraepitelial endometrial (EIN). Aún no está claro qué sistema de clasificación de la hiperplasia endometrial debe utilizarse para el control y tratamiento de las pacientes. Objetivo. Revisar y evaluar metaanálisis que comparen los sistemas de clasificación para la hiperplasia endometrial de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y el sistema EIN. Métodos. Revisión sistemática de estudios de metaanálisis utilizando los términos de búsqueda ‘hiperplasia endometrial’ en las bases de datos PubMed, Embase y Lilacs. Los metaanálisis finalmente seleccionados se calificaron con la herramienta de evaluación AMSTAR 2. Resultados. Se encontraron 154 artículos de los cuales, después de selección y lectura completa, finalmente se extrajeron tres para análisis cualitativo. La calificación de los metaanálisis revisados ​​con la herramienta de evaluación AMSTAR 2 encontró que la confianza general de sus resultados fue críticamente baja. Conclusiones. Los datos muestran que la morfometría objetiva en el sistema EIN es más confiable que los criterios de la OMS para evaluar el riesgo de progresión de la hiperplasia endometrial a cáncer. La comparación entre el sistema de la OMS y el sistema subjetivo de EIN dio como resultado valores pronósticos similares. Otro metaanálisis mostró una clara discrepancia entre el sistema de la OMS de 1994 y el sistema EIN. La evaluación mediante la herramienta de evaluación AMSTAR-2 mostró que la confianza general en los resultados de los estudios evaluados fue críticamente baja.
Disminución de los anticuerpos antitiroideos durante el embarazo en la tiroiditis de Hashimoto
Authors: Garmendia Lorena Fausto
Published: September 2021

Se comunica la disminución del título de anticuerpos antitiroideos en dos casos de tiroiditis de Hashimoto durante el embarazo. A las dos mujeres, de 37 y 32 años de edad, respectivamente, con diagnóstico de tiroiditis de Hashimoto e hipotiroidismo, se les evaluó secuencialmente la función tiroidea y los títulos en sangre de anticuerpos antitiroglobulina (Ac-TG) y antiperoxidasa (Ac-TPO), antes, durante y después del embarazo. Se observó caída progresiva y significativa de ambos anticuerpos durante el embarazo, que no guardó relación con las modificaciones de la función tiroidea. Después del parto hubo un rebrote del título de los anticuerpos antitiroideos. Se concluye que durante el embarazo se produce una disminución de la respuesta inmunitaria en la tiroiditis de Hashimoto.
Influence of Resveratrol on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Naproxen: Involvement of CYP1A2 Inhibition
Authors: Neerati Prasad , K. Maheshwari
Published: September 2021

The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of resveratrol (RSV) on the pharmacokinetics of naproxen (NAP) in rats. A single dose of RSV 30mg/kg was administered once during treatment phase. A single dose of NAP 25mg/kg was administered after RSV treatment. The blood samples were collected after NAP dosing at predetermined time intervals and analyzed by HPLC. In comparison with the control, RSV pretreatment significantly enhanced maximum plasma concentration (Cmax), area under the curve (AUC), and half life (t1/2) and significantly decreased apparent oral clearance (CL/F) and apparent volume of distribution (Vd/F), while there was no significant change observed in time to reach maximum concentration (tmax) of NAP. The results suggest that the altered pharmacokinetics of NAP might be attributed to RSV-mediated inhibition of CYP1A2 enzyme. Therefore, combination therapy of NAP along with RSV may represent a novel approach to reduce dosage and results in reduced gastrointestinal side effects of NAP.
The first record of Clubiona saxatilis C.L. Koch, 1867 (Araneae: Clubionidae) in Poland
Authors:   Department of Zoology, University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland, ROZWAŁKA Robert , STACHOWICZ Jadwiga ,   Department of Chemistry, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin; Poland
Published: September 2021

Clubiona saxatilis C.L. Koch was observed in the Stołowe Mountains (south-western Poland). Its distribution in Europe is here discussed and the morphological features of the males of C. saxatilis C.L. Koch and C. alpicola Kulczyński are illustrated.
Herpetofauna of the opencast mines in Lower Silesia (Poland)
Authors:   Department of Evolutionary Biology & Conservation of Vertebrates, University of Wrocław,  Sienkiewicza 21, WIRGA Monika ,   50-335 Wrocław, Poland, MAJTYKA Tomasz
Published: September 2021

Herpetofauna of opencast mines is poorly known and no comprehensive research has been previously carried out in this field. On the example of Lower Silesia this study aims to investigate this fauna. Observations, conducted in 22 different opencast mines in the eastern, lowland part of Lower Silesia (SW Poland), resulted in identification of a total of 19 species (14 amphibian species and 5 reptile species). No differences in the species composition, taking into account the exploited minerals, were found but the herpetofauna differ slightly after dividing the opencast mines into sandpits and quarries. Some species were recorded exclusively either in sandpits or in quarries. We also found statistically significant differences in the composition of herpetofauna and separately amphibian species as taking into account the status of exploitation of opencast mines. One species occurred primarily in exploited mines and four only in abandoned ones. No statistical differences between the number of species in exploited, recently abandoned and long since abandoned opencast mines.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS MARKET: FISCAL AND REGULATORY ROLE OF TAXATION
Authors: Mykola PASICHNYI
Published: September 2021

Background.The tobacco taxation policy’s fiscal efficiency should be compre­hensively examined, taking into account both the criteria for the amount of the collected tax revenues to the budget system and the specific share of the hidden tax base, which is part of the shadow economy. The analysis of recent research and publications has shown that despite the availability of some scientific investigations, it is advisable to further develop the main provisions on the tobacco excise tax collection for Ukraine, taking the current market trends and the potential threats into account. The aim of this article is to assess the potential development challenges for the domestic tobacco market and to develop both scientific and practical proposals to increase the fiscal and regulatory effectiveness of the excise tax on tobacco and tobacco products. Materials and methods. In the course of research, the system approach, the methods of analytical estimation, synthesis, economic and mathematical modeling, and scientific abstraction were used. Results. The directions for the further improvement in the tobacco excise taxation practice were offered, taking into account its fiscal and regulatory aspects. The modern peculiarities of the development of the tobacco products market in Ukraine were determined. The main causes and consequences of the illicit excisable goods’ production and circulation have been studied. The excise tax potential index’s calculations without the implementation of systematic measures in the field of counteracting the illicit market were presented. The government policy’s vectors in the field of reducing the cigarette market’s shadow segment have been identified. Conclusion. Taking the excisable goods shadow market’s indicators and its expansion potential into account, the balanced adjustments of the state fiscal policy is important. Counteracting the illicit tobacco and tobacco products trafficking is an important element of the national and economic security strategy. It is advisable to systematize the reliable information on the prevalence of smoking, consumer preferences and the relevant products’ consumption intensity in the territorial context, and the illicit market share as well. On the part of the authorized state institutions, the priority measures are modeling the supply and demand for tobacco products; systematization of information on its illegal circulation; description of the modus operandi of the main participants in the shadow market of tobacco and tobacco products; assessment of institutional capacity, transparency and accountability of fiscal and other authorized bodies for counteracting illicit products trafficking.
Simultaneous-onset infectious spondylitis with vertebral fracture mimicking an acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture erroneously treated with balloon kyphoplasty: illustrative case
Authors: Yonezawa Noritaka , Tokuumi Yuji , Komine Nobuhiko , Uto Takaaki , Toribatake Yasumitsu , Murakami Hideki , Demura Satoru , Tsuchiya Hiroyuki
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

Early balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) intervention for acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) has been reported to be more effective than the conservative treatment. However, complications of early BKP intervention are still unknown.

OBSERVATIONS

A 71-year-old patient with OVF of L2 underwent BKP 2 weeks after symptom onset. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiograph were compatible with new L2 OVF. Although computed tomography (CT) images revealed the atypical destruction of lower endplate of L2 as OVF, L2 BKP was planned. After BKP, his back pain improved dramatically. Two weeks after BKP, his lower back pain recurred. MRI and CT confirmed the diagnosis of infectious spondylitis with paravertebral abscess formation. With adequate antibiotic treatment and rehabilitation, he was symptom-free and completely ambulatory without signs of infection.

LESSONS

Signal changes on the fractured vertebral bodies during initial MRI and fractured vertebral instability on radiograph can mislead the surgeon to interpret the infection as a benign compression fracture. If the patients exhibit unusual destruction of the endplate on CT imaging, “simultaneous-onset” spondylitis with vertebral fracture should be included in the differential diagnosis. To determine the strategy for OVF, preoperative biopsy is recommended if simultaneous-onset spondylitis with vertebral fracture is suspected.
Primary intracranial aggressive fibromatosis arising in sella turcica: illustrative case
Authors: Ujifuku Kenta , Sadakata Eisakua , Baba Shiro , Yoshida Koichi , Kamada Kensaku , Morikawa Minoru , Abe Kuniko , Suyama Kazuhiko , Nakazato Yoichi , Shimokawa Isao , Matsuo Takayuki
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

Aggressive fibromatosis is a rare histologically benign but locally infiltrative myofibroblastic tumor. Primary intracranial aggressive fibromatosis (IAF) can exhibit a clinically malignant course.

OBSERVATIONS

A 22-year-old otherwise healthy woman presented with left painful ophthalmoplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a left sellar tumor with cavernous sinus invasion. Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery was performed. The lesion could not be totally resected. An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor was suspected, so steroid pulse therapy was introduced, but it was ineffective. The tumor recurred after a few months, and she complained of visual acuity loss, abducens nerve palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and panhypopituitarism. The lesion was diagnosed as primary IAF by a pathological review. Gamma Knife radiosurgery was performed, and chemotherapies were introduced but ineffective. Her consciousness was disturbed, and MRI showed hypothalamic invasion of the tumor, occlusion and stenosis of carotid arteries, and cerebral stroke. Palliative care was introduced, and she died 32 months after the onset. The autopsy revealed tumor invasion to the cavernous sinus, optic nerve, hypothalamus, pituitary, and tonsillar herniation due to massive cerebral stroke.

LESSONS

Radical resection can be impossible in patients with IAF. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are not always effective for residual lesions. Adjuvant therapy for IAF remains to be explored.
Znaczenie sektora ICT w państwach Unii Europejskiej – analiza klastrowa
Authors: Łada Magdalena
Published: September 2021

Od wielu lat zmiany zachodzące w społeczeństwie i gospodarce mają wyraźnie charakter globalny. Technologie informacyjno-telekomunikacyjne (ICT) przyczyniają się do tych zmian i znajdują odzwierciedlenie w oferowanych produktach oraz usługach. Przedsiębiorstwa sektora ICT szybko dostosowują się do nowych warunków i wymagań społeczeństwa informacyjnego, w którym przetwarzanie informacji z wykorzystaniem technologii informacyjno-telekomunikacyjnej stanowi istotną wartość ekonomiczną, społeczną i kulturową. Mimo prowadzonych badań i systematyzowania informacji na temat sektora ICT wciąż istnieje luka badawcza dotycząca jego znaczenia na arenie międzynarodowej. Powstaje zatem pytanie, jaki wpływ na zrównoważony rozwój ma występowanie klastrów sektora ICT w krajach Unii Europejskiej? Było to przesłanką podjęcia badań umożliwiających określenie stopnia znaczenia sektora w krajach UE. Punktem wyjścia rozważań było zdefiniowanie technologii informacyjno-komunikacyjnej i klastrów. Do oceny sektora wykorzystano: wskaźnik lokalizacji (LQ), wskaźnik specjalizacji (SI) oraz indeks klastra (CI). W wyniku przeprowadzonych badań wskazano czynniki decydujące o wzroście znaczenia sektora w krajach UE.
Servicios ecosistémicos culturales en áreas de relevancia ecológica y cultural. Una comunidad matlatzinca en el centro de México
Authors: Millán-Rojas Laura , Arteaga-Reyes Tizbe T. , Moctezuma-Pérez Sergio , Nava-Bernal Gabino
Published: September 2021

El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar los Servicios Ecosistémicos Culturales (SEC) relacionados con espacios naturales del territorio matlatzinca, en San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México, así como las acciones de conservación que coadyuvan a contrarrestar sus amenazas, dada la relevancia de la labor de la comunidad matlatzinca en torno a la conservación de los ecosistemas y la forma en que han logrado regular el acceso a su territorio, parte del cual se ubica en áreas naturales protegidas. Se aplicaron entrevistas semiestructuradas, entrevistas dirigidas y cartografía social a habitantes de la comunidad. Los principales SEC identificados fueron: de recreación, espirituales y religiosos; estéticos; aquellos que otorgan sentido de identidad y pertenencia a un lugar; los relativos a la herencia cultural, así como los sensoriales o los que ofrecen sentido de bienestar. El valor del estudio radica en que el marco de los servicios ecosistémicos aborda desde una perspectiva no convencional la relación entre sociedad y ambiente; permitiendo, por ejemplo, a través de los SEC la identificación y valoración de los beneficios intangibles que las sociedades obtienen de los ecosistemas. Su principal implicación es la inclusión de la valoración de los SEC en el diseño e instrumentación de políticas de bienestar humano y conservación.
Evidence of Iron Metallurgy at the Okuje Site - from Findings to Presentation in the Exhibition and More
Authors: Bugar Aleksandra
Published: September 2021

This contribution briefly discusses the Okuje archaeological site near Zagreb and the investigated traces of metallurgical activity, i.e. early iron production. As part of the TransFER project, Zagreb’s City Museum participated by presenting material from the Okuje site as comparative material to that investigated at the Podravina archaeological sites and by promoting knowledge to its visitors, chiefly by hosting in Zagreb the Koprivnica City Museum’s exhibition ‘Tajne željeza’ (The Secrets of Iron), simultaneously with its own event ‘Okuj(m)e! – Tragovi rane proizvodnje željeza u Zagrebačkom polju’ (Okuj(m)e! – Traces of early iron production around Zagreb).
Methodological Approach to Detecting Archaeological Sites with Metallurgical Activities on the Territory of the River Drava Basin and the Possibilities of Analysing the Collected Information
Authors: Valent Ivan , Tkalčec Tatjana , Krznar Siniša
Published: September 2021

The first part of this chapter presents the results of field surveys conducted along the Drava River basin during the TransFER project, and the database of those archaeological sites with metallurgical activities created. The second part offers an analysis of the information collected – type and intensity of activities (smelting, smithing, etc.) throughout historical periods.
Anthracological Analysis of Samples from Four Sites with Smelting Activity Around Virje and Hlebine
Authors: Botić Katarina , Culiberg Metka
Published: September 2021

This contribution summarises the results of anthracological analyses conducted on the remains of charcoal from workshop and residential areas extracted during small-scale excavations at four sites around Virje and Hlebine. The aim was to determine wood taxa from iron production workshop contexts and from adjacent residential areas, or from other activities, such as timber construction or production of everyday objects. Further interests included reconstructing the availability of wood as a raw material and understanding the natural environment around the mentioned sites across various periods of their occupation and activities.