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Primary Politics
Authors: Kamarck Elaine C.
Published: September 2024

The 2024 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this fourth edition of Elaine Kamarck’s Primary Politics will be there to help make sense of them. Updated to include the 2020 election, it will once again be the guide to understanding the modern nominating system that gave the American electorate a choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

In Primary Politics, political insider Elaine Kamarck explains how the presidential nomination process became the often baffling system we have today, including the “robot rule.” Her focus is the largely untold story of how presidential candidates since the early 1970s have sought to alter the rules in their favor and how their failures and successes have led to even more change. She describes how candidates have sought to manipulate the sequencing of primaries to their advantage and how Iowa and New Hampshire came to dominate the system. She analyzes the rules that are used to translate votes into delegates, paying special attention to the Democrats’ twenty-year fight over proportional representation and some of its arcana.

Drawing on meticulous research, interviews with key figures in both parties, and years of experience, this book explores one of the most important questions in American politics—how we narrow the list of presidential candidates every four years.
Food on Foot
Authors: Güzey Demet
Published: September 2024

What did great adventurers eat during their expeditions to the far corners of the world? How did they view the role of food in their survival and wellbeing? What about hikers and backpackers today who set out to enjoy nature, pushing their own boundaries of comfort for adventure. How does food impact their experience? And what do they have in common with pilgrims and soldiers?

Food is a significant element of our relationship with nature. Whether a historical expedition or a weekend camping trip, a journey made on foot requires sustenance. Without mastering our relationship with food we would have not been to the South Pole or summited Mt. Everest or expanded to the west of America. However, in the reporting of these expeditions so far food has rarely taken a central role. It is possible to take a different stance and look at our time on trails with food as the leading character.

Here, Demet Güzey offers a fun and interesting read on the social and cultural history, developments and challenges in food on trails and in the wild. She explores personal accounts, news articles and anecdotes to highlight how food has accompanied us in mountaineering, desert travel, and pilgrimage, in the army or on the street. From tinned foods to foraging in the wild, worm-infested hardtack to palate-dulling army rations, loss of appetite in high altitude to starvation at the trenches, no stone is left unturned in this tour of how we manage food on foot, and how disasters happen when we do not manage it so well. Readers will delight in both the stories of many of the famous explorations and the more current journeys.
Historical Dictionary of Morocco
Authors: Boum Aomar , Park Thomas K.
Published: September 2024

A historical reference work on Morocco must take as its subject al-maghrib al-aqsa (the far west) as the Arabic scholars have generally referred to the approximate region of present-day Morocco, roughly the north-west corner of Africa but at times including much of the Iberian peninsula, because the modern nation-state is a relatively recent creation owing much to events in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. External influences on Morocco tend to come across the narrow straits of Gibraltar to the north, from the east along the Mediterranean litoral, or up from the Sahara. In each case, access is constrained by geography and continued control from outside the region has been difficult to manage over the long term. Although many of the dynasties that came to power in Morocco conquered much broader regions, history and topology have so conspired that there is still more coherence to an historical focus on al-maghrib al-aqsa than is the case for most modern nation-states.

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Morocco contains a chronology, an introduction, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Morocco.
The Ethics of Horror
Authors: Burke Michael J.
Published: September 2024

The Ethics of Horror: Spectral Alterity in Twenty-First Century Horror Film examines the theme of spectral haunting in contemporary American horror cinema through the lens of ethical responsibility. Arguing that moral obligation can manifest as terror to the complacent self, the text extracts this dimension of ethics in twenty-first century horror films. Drawing on the ethical theories of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, which posit the asymmetrical obligation of the self to the other, Michael Burke highlights how recent horror films portray spectral antagonists as ethical others that hound protagonists and summon them to an accountability that they can neither evade nor ever completely fulfill. Burke observes the resulting destabilization of notions of ethical responsibility and justice in a variety of contemporary horror subgenres, including technohorror, haunted house and zombie films.
Echoes of Harbin
Authors: Ben-Canaan Dan
Published: September 2024

Echoes of Harbin: Reflections on Space and Time of a Vanished Community in Manchuria deals with Harbin, a Chinese city that was established by Russians in 1898 and was a home for 38 different national ethnic communities for more than 60 years. Among the communities, and second in size, was the Jewish community. This book exposes several areas that have contributed to the Jewish experience in China, particularly in Harbin, and paints a revealing picture of what a Jewish community in an alien land was and how it functioned in a space that was shared with other communities. While it starts with a unique space called Manchuria that had its mark on the town of Harbin, it uncovers the active and productive life of a community that wished for a haven but found unrest and hostilities and had to look for it elsewhere.
The American Film Institute and the Cultural Politics of Experimental and Independent Cinema
Authors: Ramirez Gracia
Published: September 2024

This book examines the role that the American Film Institute (AFI) had in supporting experimental and independent cinema at a key moment of change in the history of American film. Weaving a rich historical narrative, Ramirez argues that the Cold War struggle for cultural supremacy motivated the creation of the federally-funded AFI. Exploring the intersection of business interests and political objectives, Ramirez demonstrates how the AFI’s approach to experimental and independent cinema was marked by an interest in promoting innovative aesthetics and protecting the creative freedom of filmmakers but lacked the attention to distribution and exhibition that would strengthen the viability of experimental and independent filmmaking as professional practices. Scholars of film, history, and American studies will find this work particularly useful.
Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism
Authors: Gunter Michael M.
Published: September 2024

Michael M. Gunter explains why Recep Tayyip Erdogan—the current populist, charismatic, but divisive president of Turkey and arguably the most consequential Turkish leader since Kemal Ataturk—was again reelected in May 2023 despite so many negative factors working against him such as a terribly faltering economy, deadly earthquake, and authoritarian reputation, among others. Gunter analyzes how several different domestic and especially foreign initiatives contributed to his continuing electoral success. Gunter introduces succinctly Erdogan’s storied advancement to authoritarianism, how, although an Islamist, he triumphed by eventually humbling the long-ruling, secular Kemalists and even more powerful military who had up to then been the ultimate arbitrator of Turkish politics. Erdogan's Path to Authoritarianism: The Continuing Journey will introduce the consequences of the long-running Kurdish PKK problem, the failed coup attempt in July 2016, neo-Ottomanism, transnational Islamist organizations and pro-Turkish militias such as the Diyanet and SADAT, , as well as back to the Kurds, although this time in Syrian Kurdistan, also known as Rojava. In addition, this book analyzes Erdogan’s many other foreign initiatives regarding Iraq, the EU, Arab Spring, Israel, NATO, Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran, among others. The final chapter specifically analyzes the May 2023 presidential elections and how Erdogan won.
Impact of biological therapies on laboratory outcomes and FEV1 in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma with chronic rhinosinusitis: a real-life study from Saudi Arabia
Authors: Abu Elhassan Usama , Al-Mani Salihah Y. , Alqahtani Saad M. A. , Elnamaky Medhat , Alfaifi Abdulaziz , Alshehri Mohammed A. , Alasiri Haneen A. , Kadasah Ali S. , Musleh Abdullah , Alshafa Fawwaz A. , Qureshi Muhammad S. S. , Assiri Abdulmohsen Y. , Falqi Abdulrahman I. , Asiri Bader I. , Ahmed Haider M. O. , Alshehry Saleem , Abdalla Abdelrahman M.
Published: September 2024

Background: Few studies have addressed the effects of biological therapies on laboratory outcomes and changes in FEV1 in patients with severe asthma (SA) and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We aimed to study the effect of three biological therapies on laboratory outcomes and FEV1 in Saudi Arabian patients with SA and CRS. Methods: From March to September 2022, a retrospective observational cohort study was undertaken at the severe asthma clinics of the Armed Forces Hospital—Southern Region (AFHSR) and King Khalid University Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia, to delineate the effects of 3 biological therapies (benralizumab, dupilumab, and omalizumab) in adults with SA and concomitant CRS in terms of FEV1 and laboratory parameters (serum IgE and eosinophilic counts). Results: Eighty patients were enrolled, with a mean age of 46.68. There were 45 (56%) females and 35 (44%) males. There were significant improvements in FEV1 and laboratory parameters (serum IgE and eosinophilic counts) after 6 &12 months of biological therapies compared to pre-biological therapies (p<0.001, each). The response was different among different biological therapies. The improvements in FEV1, serum IgE, and eosinophilic counts were manifest with benralizumab and dupilumab but not with omalizumab. Conclusions: Results from the first study from two large Saudi Arabian tertiary centers for patients with severe asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis agree with and support those of worldwide real-life ones. One-year follow-up of patients with SA and CRS showed the effectiveness of benralizumab and dupilumab, but not omalizumab, regarding FEV1, serum IgE, and eosinophilic counts. Further prospective multicenter studies are warranted.
Vindicating Liberalism?
Authors: Frohnen Bruce P. ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: September 2024

In The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics, Kody Cooper and Justin Dyer argue, based on convincing evidence, that there was substantial consensus among Americans at the time of the Revolution concerning the reality of God, virtue, and basic rules for a just social order. Unfortunately, their narrow focus on Revolutionary debates and a few passages from the Declaration of Independence distorts their analysis of the American constitutional order. The result is a narrow, ahistorical blueprint for reshaping society remarkably consistent with the Progressive vision they reject. In the end they produce yet another “vindication” of an idealized liberalism that looks appealing in contrast to racist policies and institutions but provides no real basis for reviving the order, justice, and freedom of our inevitably flawed but historically grounded tradition.
Liberal Psychology and the Decline of Christianity
Authors: Bruns Jacob ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: September 2024

This paper attempts to trace the theoretical roots, as well as the practical consequences, of mid-century psychology—exemplified by Carl Rogers—into Protestant and Catholic churches in America. Drawing largely on Rogers himself, it argues that liberal psychology takes on a different view of man than that which is part and parcel of Christianity. Next, citing Alan Petigny’s book The Permissive Society, it traces the history of Rogers’s thought and its popularity both in Christianity and in the larger American culture. Lastly, it investigates the ways in which Rogers’s psychology—in the form of “client-centered therapy”—made its way into the churches.
The Perennial Teaching of the Church on Usury
Authors: Houston Robert ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: September 2024

There exists a popular misconception that the Catholic Church has changed its teaching on usury. Often this supposed change is cited as justification for altering Church teaching in other areas. Famously, John T. Noonan used this line of logic to argue for a change in the teaching on contraception.1 (“Authority, Usury and Contraception,” 16[1] [1966]: 55–79). More recently members of the clergy have used this logic to justify a reexamination of the Church’s teaching on sodomy. The purpose of this paper is to clearly articulate the principles that serve as the foundation of the Church’s teaching on usury and to show that these principles have never changed. The Church’s teaching on usury is well-defined and has been proclaimed consistently by the Fathers, Doctors, Councils, and Popes for centuries. Integral to understanding the Church’s teaching on usury are the important distinctions the Church has been careful to make and define. These distinctions include the difference between investment and consumption loans, between interest and usury, and between compensation for loss and profit. This discussion will include the importance of understanding relevant extrinsic titles possible in a loan contract and the resulting claims such extrinsic titles would have to just compensation.
Rancangan Bangun Prototipe Monitoring dan Kontrol Pompa Air Pengisian Tandon Air Tempat Wudhu Dengan Sumber Air Sumur Gali
Authors: Chandra Yudi , Radwitya Erick , Suwanda Ivan
Published: September 2024

Air mempunyai peranan penting dalam kelangsungan makhluk hidup di bumi. Air akan sangat bermanfaat bagi kehidupan di bumi, salah satunya yaitu tempat ibadah bagi umat muslim. Hampir semua tempat ibadah menggunakan tandon untuk menampung air, namun tidak semua tempat ibadah mendapatkan sumber air dari Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum (PDAM) salah satunya Mesjid Ashabul Yamin yang terletak di Desa Suka Maju. Pengurus Mesjid harus menunggu pada saat pengisian tandon air untuk mengontrol dari kepenuhan air pada tandon dan juga kekeringan air pada sumur gali yang bisa mengakibatkan kerusakan pada pompa air. Dari hasil diskusi tersebut muncul keinginan untuk memudahkan /meringankan kerja dari pengurus mesjid dengan melakukan penelitian monitoring dan kontrol pompa air yang digunakan sehingga pada saat tandon penuh pompa akan mati dan apabila air pada sumur gali kosong pompa juga akan mati. Adapun tahapan yang dilakukan untuk mecapai tujuan yang diharapkan yaitu melakukan studi literatur, perancangan perangkat lunak dan keras, perakitan prototipe dan melakukan pengujian. Target dari hasil penelitian ini adalah prototipe monitoring dan kontrol pompa air berupa 2 penampunagn air yang mana 1 sebagai sumber air dan 1 lagi sebagai tandon air, pompa akan bekerja pada saat air pada tandon air berisi 20% keatas dan air pada sumber air berisi 50% ke atas dan pompa akan mati apabila air pada tandon air penuh (100%) atau air pada sumber air dalam kondisi 20%. Penelitian ini kedepannya diharapkan dapat diimplementasikan langsung ke Mesjid Ashabul Yamin Desa Suka Maju.
Histologic Features of Liver Injury Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Messenger RNA Vaccines
Authors: Obeng Rebecca C. , Escobar David J. , Vadasz Brian , Zheng Wei , Ju Jennifer Y. , Booth Adam L. , Yang Guang-Yu , Al Diffalha Sameer , Dhall Deepti , Westerhoff Maria , Xue Yue
Published: September 2024

Context.—

Many drugs can induce liver injury; however, vaccine-induced liver injury is a rare phenomenon. SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are now widely administered, and clinical evidence of liver injury has been reported.

Objective.—

To characterize the histologic features of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated liver injury.

Design.—

Thirteen liver biopsies from 12 patients with elevated liver enzymes clinically favored to be secondary to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine were identified between 2021 and 2022. Demographics, clinical information, and histologic features of liver biopsies were reviewed.

Results.—

All patients (median age, 58 years; M:F = 4:8) received at least 1 dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines (7 Pfizer and 5 Moderna). Four patients had a history of liver disease. Nine patients developed symptoms between 1 day and 2 months after receiving the vaccine dose. Viral serologies were negative. Drug-induced liver injury was thought to be less likely clinically in the 3 patients who had started new medications. Autoimmune antibodies were detected in 9 patients. Moderate to severe active hepatitis was the dominant histologic pattern of injury (9 of 13 biopsies; 69%). Resolving hepatitis, cholestatic hepatitic injury, and bile duct injury were identified in 1 biopsy each. All patients recovered spontaneously or with steroid therapy except one patient who developed autoimmune hepatitis.

Conclusions.—

Moderate to severe active hepatitis is commonly observed in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated liver injury, and female patients may be more susceptible to injury. Liver injury resolves spontaneously or with steroid treatment. In rare cases, these vaccines may trigger an underlying immune condition.
Mafia Nigeriana
Authors: Nazzaro Sergio
Published: September 2024

A máfia nigeriana é um dos fenómenos criminosos mais perigosos presentes em Itália, e não só. A sua difusão é global, do Mediterrâneo à Europa, dos Estados Unidos ao Extremo Oriente. Um fenómeno criminoso mafioso pouco conhecido, embora muitas vezes nos noticiários, pouco investigado, com raras excepções e sobretudo considerado, erradamente, um fenómeno emergente, embora a sua difusão tenha décadas de raízes, mas só agora é começando a vislumbrar o perigo.
Cultura, Género e Direitos Humanos: Perspectivas contrastantes do Norte global e do Sul global
Authors: Martin Barradas Antónia
Published: September 2024

Serão abordados os conceitos de gênero, cultura e direitos humanos presentes no livro de Sally Merry sobre a evolução do movimento internacional de violência contra as mulheres. O trabalho de Merry será então construtivamente contrastado e comparado com a ideia de Hanna Rosin envolvendo o fim dos homens e a ascensão das mulheres. Serão analisadas as ideias sobre o Norte global e o Sul global de ambos os autores, nomeadamente, através da forma como o gênero é definido, tanto para as mulheres como para os homens, não só à escala local, mas também à escala global.
Funcionalidad física según el cuestionario de salud SF-36 en pacientes sometidos a artrodesis tibiotalocalcánea con enclavado endomedular retrógrado en una clínica universitaria de Colombia
Authors: Ortiz-Martínez Juan Guillermo , Montiel-Fernandez María Andrea , Pérez-Gutiérrez Christian Yothuel , Bodu-Lamberti Edgar Manuel , Polo María Fernanda
Published: September 2024

Introducción. La artrodesis tibiotalocalcánea (TTC) es una cirugía que se realiza para aliviar el dolor y mantener o mejorar la funcionalidad en pacientes con artrosis de tobillo.
Objetivo. Evaluar la funcionalidad física, medida con el cuestionario de salud SF-36, en pacientes en los que se realizó artrodesis TTC con enclavado endomedular retrógrado (EER).
Metodología. Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo realizado en 8 pacientes (<15 años) sometidos a artrodesis TTC con EER (abordaje lateral y uso de clavo de artrodesis de retropié Expert) en una clínica universitaria de Chía (Colombia) entre 2010 y 2018, a quienes en septiembre de 2020 se les administró telefónicamente la versión validada al español del cuestionario de salud SF-36 (versión Rand). Además, se recolectaron datos sociodemográficos y clínicos mediante la revisión de sus historias clínicas.
Resultados. La edad promedio de los participantes fue 58,5 años y 62,5% (n=5) eran mujeres. El puntaje global en el cuestionario SF-36 fue 56,07±19,67 y en los componentes salud física y salud mental, 45,14±33,12 y 67,0±24,73, respectivamente. En lo que respecta a los resultados de las 8 dimensiones del cuestionario, se observaron resultados favorables en las dimensiones funcionalidad social (84,5±19,69), rol emocional (75,0±29,65), salud mental (66,0±15,71), dolor corporal (57,5±29,39) y funcionalidad física (53,75±33,77). En las dimensiones salud general, vitalidad y rol físico los puntajes fueron 47,5±16,90, 42,5±9,25 y 21,87±41,05, respectivamente.
Conclusiones. Los pacientes llevados a artrodesis TTC con EER en la institución presentaron limitación en actividades físicas a ≥2 años de la cirugía; sin embargo, los desenlaces fueron favorables en las dimensiones rol emocional, salud mental, funcionalidad social, funcionalidad física y dolor corporal.
The Role of Cognitive Architectures in the Modelling of Human Virtue
Authors: Watts Fraser
Published: September 2024

There has been increasing interest in virtue, both from the perspective of theology, and from human sciences such as psychology. This paper focuses on the possibility of modelling human virtue computationally, in terms of a particular cognitive architecture, Philip Barnard’s Interacting Cognitive Subsystems. It is unusual in being a macro cognitive architecture; it has been formulated with a computational level of precision; and its evolutionary development has been described. Though it is possible that computers could acquire virtue in a distinctive way, the focus here is on modelling human-like virtue. That needs to be grounded in empirical research on human moral functioning, and research is discussed on two main topics: whether or not virtue functions as a cross-situational, characterological trait; and the tendency of virtue to fragment into components such as values and behaviour which are only weakly connected. An important feature of Interacting Cognitive Subsystems is the distinction between two different modes of central cognition, one intuitive-embodied and the other conceptual. The interplay between these two different modes of cognition in the acquisition of virtue is discussed.
NAVIGATING WORKPLACE CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE SUCCESS A Comprehensive Research Framework across Diverse Industries
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Saraih Ummi Naiemah , Abdullah Sharmini
Published: September 2024

This groundbreaking book, 'Navigating Workplace Challenges and Strategies for Future Success: A Comprehensive Research Framework across Diverse Industries gives a comprehensive research framework exploring complexities in the modern workplace. Nine thought-provoking chapters shed light on crucial issues confronting businesses and employees in the digital age in various industries such as education, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive and electronics. This collection provides vital insights for talent management, employee well-being and strategic decision-making in the digital age to foster long-term growth. At the same time, this book can be used as a reference by researchers to fine-tune the relevant theories for each of the offered research frameworks and variables in each chapter. It also focuses on the available instruments for all of the chosen variables for the investigation.
Pemberian Makanan Tambahan (PMT) Pada Balita Kurang Gizi di Posyandu Meulati Desa Geundot Kecamatan Jangka Kabupaten Bireuen
Authors: Halim Amanda Dwinata , Bukhari Bukhari , Sri Wahyuni  , Mahlia Ulfa Mahlia Ulfa , Sherina Molec Sherina Molec , Raudha Azzahra Raudha Azzahra , Rahmalia
Published: September 2024

Gizi buruk di anak ialah masalah serius di Indonesia. Anak menggunakan gizi buruk memiliki risiko tumbuh kembang baik secara fisik maupun intelektual. Pemerintah beserta Kementerian Kesehatan sudah mengeluarkan kebijakan buat menurunkan jumlah anak gizi buruk  hingga stunting dengan acara anugerah kuliner Tambahan (PMT). Konseling PMT artinya kuliner tambahan yang diberikan kepada anak yang disediakan oleh kader Posyandu. Penelitian ini dilakukan buat mengetahui pemberian makanan tambahan (PMT) terhadap masalah berat badan anak di Posyandu Meulati Desa Geundot Kecamatan Jangka Kabupaten Bireuen selama 14 hari kepada 15 orang anak dengan menyampaikan donasi berupa kuliner Tambahan (PMT) serta pemantauan dengan mengukur berat badan dan  tinggi badan anak gizi buruk . Penelitian ini menggunakan metode naratif kualitatif buat menjelaskan rangkaian proses pendampingan dan  pemantauan terhadap akibat yang diperoleh. dari penelitian tadi diperoleh akibat bahwa 10 dari 15 anak mengalami penambahan berat badan dan  tinggi badan, sedangkan 5 anak lainnya mengalami penurunan berat badan.
Efektivitas Pemberian Ankle Pump Exercise Dan Elevasi Kaki Pada Pasien CKD Untuk Menurunkan Derajat Edema Di Ruang Nusa Indah RSUD Kraton
Authors: Kartikasari Dian , Nur Annisa Mukharoma , Sutanti Sutanti
Published: September 2024

Penyakit Ginjal Kronis atau Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), dikenal sebagai penyakit ginjal adalah suatu kondisi yang mempengaruhi ginjal yang telah mengalami kerusakan, gangguan fungsional, atau bahkan masalah struktural. Masalah umum pada pasien CKD stadium V adalah volume cairan yang tinggi dan menyebabkan edema baik di ekstremitas atas maupun ekstremitas bawah. Perawat dapat melakukan upaya untuk menurunkan edema, terutama odema ekstremitas bawah atau odema perifer adalah dengan melakukan terapi Latihan pompa pergelangan kaki (ankle pump exercise) dan elevasi kaki. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas pemberian ankle pump exercise dan elevasi kaki untuk mengurangi edema.Penelitian ini menerapkan dari metode evidence based in nursing (EBN) yaitu terapi ankle pump exercise dan elevasi kaki pada 1 pasien CKD dengan edema yang diukur sebelum dan setelah dilakukan terapi.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terapi ankle pump exercise dan elevasi kaki mempunyai hasil yang positif terhadap derajat edema dengan hasil edema derajat 3 dengan kedalaman 6 mm dan Kembali <60 detik dari yang awalnya edema derajat 4 dengan kedalaman 8 mm dan Kembali 3 menit.Penelitian ini menunjukan adanya penurunan derajat edema oleh karena itu diharapkan penerapan ini dapat menjadi referensi pihak rumah sakit untuk menggunakan terapi pada penderita edema.
Meningkatkan Kreativitas Anak Usia Dini Dengan EksplorasiLingkungandi TK Nurhakam
Authors: Khaerunnisa Melia , Kurniawaty Lia , Kasih Delina
Published: September 2024

Pembelajaran yang bersifat formal dan struktual dan hanya mengedepankan kepada model calistung bagian anak usia dini membuat kurangnya kreativitas anak dalam pembelajaran dan membuat anak merasa bosan dan jenuh. Maka peneliti menggunakan eksplorasi lingkungan dalam pembelajaran. Penelitian Tindakan kelas ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kreativitas anak setelah di lakukan pembelajaran dengan cara eksplorasi lingkungan di Tk Nurhakam. Penelitian Tindakan kelasini menggunakan model Kemmis & Mc Taggart, di mana setiap siklusnya menggunakan Tahap perencanaan, tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Bila siklus I belum mencapai nilai kriteriamaka di lanjutkan kepada Siklus II bila di siklu II sudah mencapai nilai rata rata kriteria maka penelitian di hentikan Berdasarkan hasil yang di peroleh selama pelaksanaan Penelitian Tindakan kelas dari Prasiklus persentasesi wamasih rendah di bawah nilai rata rata hasil kolaboratif dengan para guru mencapai 48,75 %. Pada Siklus I setelah di terapkan metode pembelajaran dengan cara Eksplorasi Lingkungan mengalami peningkatan menjadi 62,2 %. Karena belum mencapat 80% maka di lanjutkan ke Siklus II. Pada siklus II rata ratamencapai 80,2% sudah termasukkriteriabaik.
Editorial
Authors: Jaikin Mario S.
Published: September 2024

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Ependimomas Intracraneales en Pediatría: enfoque clínico-quirúrgico
Authors: Molina Silvina , Díaz Verónica Alejandra , Tello Brogiolo Nicolás , D’ Agustini Marcelo
Published: September 2024

Introducción: El ependimoma ocupa el tercer lugar entre los tumores del encéfalo en pediatría siendo más frecuente la localización infratentorial. Los mejores resultados se obtuvieron con resecciones quirúrgicas completas seguidas de radioterapia. En niños pequeños se requieren otras estrategias terapéuticas, como radioterapia de intensidad modulada y las que surgirán de la nueva clasificación de la OMS. Esto ha generado una disminución significativa en el daño neurológica. La nueva clasificación de la OMS basada en localización, histopatología y determinaciones moleculares permitirá estratificar y adecuar tratamientos.El objetivo de este estudio es identificar factores clínico-quirúrgicos relacionados con el pronóstico.Materiales y métodos: Análisis transversal, observacional y retrospectivo teniendo en cuenta la edad, el sexo, el porcentaje de exéresis y la evolución de los pacientes con diagnóstico de Ependimoma intracraneano tratados por los Servicios de Neurocirugía y Oncología del HIAEP “Superiora Sor María Ludovica” entre el año 2011 y el  2020. Los datos fueron obtenidos del análisis de las historias clínicas con consentimiento previo.Resultados: Se incluye ron 12 pacientes con media de edad 5,7 años. Localización: 10 infratentoriales, 2 supratentoriales. La media de edad fue de 5,7 años y 10 fueron varones. Los supratentoriales presentaron al diagnóstico: hemiparesia y alteración de la marcha. Se obtuvo exéresis completa en todos los casos (2) Prevaleció el subtipo anaplásico OMS III. Un paciente recibió radioterapia por presencia de fusión RELA. Ambos se encuentran vivos. A nivel infratentorial predominó la HTE. La exéresis fue subtotal en 6 casos. El subtipo predominante fue OMS II. Los menores de 1 año recibieron quimioterapia. Todos recibieron radioterapia local. Fallecieron 4 pacientes, 1 por recidiva metastásica, el resto por complicaciones posquirúrgicas. De los 6 pacientes vivos la media de seguimiento fue de 49.83 meses (r 21- 85), 2 reciben tratamiento por recidiva siendo menores de 1 año al diagnóstico y, presentando subtipo anaplásico OMS III.Conclusiones: La menor edad, la localización infratentorial y el subtipo anaplásico se relacionaron con mayor morbimortalidad. El grado de resección tiene influencia decisiva en el pronóstico. Se requiere de intervención multidisciplinaria para diseñar la mejor estrategia terapéutica.
Dispositivo de embolización para el tratamiento de aneurismas intracraneales complejos: seguimiento clínico e imagenológico
Authors: Villasante Francisco , Navarro Fernando , Pereira Mariano , Moya Hernán , Catalá Andrés , Ceciliano Alejandro
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: Evaluar la eficacia y seguridad del dispositivo de embolización Derivo (DED).
Materiales y método: Se analizaron 58 casos de pacientes embolizados con DED. El criterio de valoración principal fue evaluar la eficacia de oclusión total a los 6 y 12 meses mediante resonancia magnética y angiografía digital cerebral. El criterio de valoración secundaria fue evaluar la ausencia de eventos adversos durante el seguimiento.
Resultados: Entre Abril de 2016 y Mayo de 2020, 66 aneurismas intracraneales en 58 pacientes fueron tratados en diferentes centros de NRI. La colocación del dispositivo de embolización Derivo fue técnicamente exitoso en todos los pacientes. La mayoría de los aneurismas (95,2%) se localizaron en la arteria carótida interna y el diámetro medio fue de 3.7 mm. A los 6 meses, el 82 % aneurismas alcanzaron el criterio de valoración principal del estudio, y el 97,2% cumplieron el criterio de valoración principal del estudio a los 12 meses. La morfología del aneurisma y la presencia de una rama que surge del saco predijeron la persistencia. Un seguimiento prolongado predijo la oclusión total. De los 58 pacientes incluidos, 56 (96,5%) fueron tratados sin efectos adversos durante el seguimiento.
Conclusiones: El Dispositivo de Embolización Derivo es seguro y eficaz para el tratamiento de los aneurismas intracraneales complejos, los mejores resultados de oclusión se obtienen en el seguimiento alejado.
Experiencia inicial: tratamiento endovascular de aneurismas cerebrales con Neurostent Accero
Authors: Gonzalez Quaranta María Virginia , Ypa María Paula , Semper Juan Pablo , Miranda Juan Carlos
Published: September 2024

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Transferencia nerviosa de nervio accesorio-espinal a supraescapular: comparación de vía anterior versus vía posterior. Presentación de una serie y revisión de la literatura.
Authors: Martinez Benia Fernando
Published: September 2024

Resumen:
Introducción y objetivos: en más del 90% de las lesiones traumáticas del plexo braquial se observa una afectación de la motilidad y estabilidad del hombro. Por ello, un alto número de pacientes requerirán algún tipo de cirugía para intentar estabilizar el hombro y recuperar abducción y rotación externa. Los objetivos de este trabajo son: 1) comparar los resultados de la neurotización del nervio supraescapular con fascículos del nervio accesorio espinal, por vía anterior y por vía posterior; 2) realizar una revisión de la literatura sobre el tema.
Material y métodos: revisión retrospectiva de historias clínicas de pacientes operados por el autor entre 2009 y 2013. Los criterios de inclusión fueron: seguimiento mínimo 12 meses, neurotización espinal supraescapular como único procedomiento de reinervación del hombro.
Resultados: se operaron 32 pacientes, de los cuales 13 cumplian con los criterios de inclusión. Se trató de 13 hombres de entre 17 y 52 años (promedio 26 años) con trauma cerrado. Cinco se operaron por vía anterior logrando estabilización de hombro y una abducción promedio de 60 grados. Solo uno logró rotación externa de 30 grados. Ocho se operaron por vía posterior logrando estabilización de hombro y una abducción promedio de 69,9 grados. Cuatro lograron una rotación externa entre 28 y 55 grados.
Discusión y conclusiones: La literatura disponible avala el uso de la vía posterior para casos de referencia tardía o posibilidad de doble lesión (en el plexo y la escotadura escapular), dado que la reinervación es algo mas precoz que con la vía anterior. Igualmente, la vía posterior ofrece mejor recuperación (aunque no ideal) de rotación externa de hombro. Nuestra serie es concordante con lo publicado.
Paquimeningitis crónica hipertrófica en paciente portadora de válvula ventrículo peritoneal ¿Causa o coincidencia?
Authors: ORTEGA MARTINEZ MARTA
Published: September 2024

Introducción: La paquimeningitis crónica hipertrófica (PCH) se caracteriza por un engrosamiento difuso de origen inflamatorio de la duramadre craneal o espinal. Su forma idiopática, cuyo diagnóstico es de exclusión, se ha relacionado con las enfermedades por depósito de IgG4. Se manifiesta con una cefalea rebelde con afectación de pares craneales y, ocasionalmente, aumento de la presión intracraneal, hiperproteinorraquia y pleocitosis. Su diagnóstico diferencial se realiza con numerosas enfermedades granulomatosas y autoinmunes y precisa una biopsia meníngea con hallazgos compatibles. En pacientes con derivación de LCR, el diagnóstico es difícil pues comparte neuroimagen con el síndrome de hipotensión licuoral. Caso clínico: Mujer de 46 años que presenta cefalea rebelde de varios días de evolución asociada a hipertensión intracraneal, papiledema y pérdida visual. Antecedente de hipertensión intracraneal benigna tratada mediante derivación ventrículo peritoneal 15 años antes. La sospecha inicial fue de malfunción valvular, pero la paciente solo respondía a tratamiento con esteroides y las revisiones valvulares no fueron efectivas. La RM mostró engrosamiento dural con captación de contraste. La biopsia meningea mostró infiltrado linfoplasmocitario y fibrosis. Tras el diagnóstico de PCH se instauró tratamiento crónico con metilprednisolona. Actualmente se mantiene estable, con déficits neurológicos en pares craneales y cefalea diaria. Conclusiones: la PCH presenta neuroimagen similar al síndrome de hipotensión licuoral, por lo que en un paciente con antecedente de derivación de LCR el diagnóstico puede ser un reto. No podemos descartar un origen secundario de la PCH.
Cavernomas incidentales en mi consultorio
Authors: García Colmena Fernando
Published: September 2024

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Cavernomas: Manejo en consultorio
Authors: Platas Marcelo
Published: September 2024

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Obituario Dra. Radaban
Authors: DE NEUROCIRUJANOS COLEGIO ARGENTINO
Published: September 2024

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OBITUARIO: Dra. Alejandra Teresa Rabadán
Authors: Silvia Berner
Published: September 2024

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Advancing Robotics and Control Systems in West Africa: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine Kampala International University Uganda, Jessica Ezea Chinonye
Published: September 2024

Robotics and control systems are poised to significantly impact West Africa's socio-economic landscape, offering transformative potential across various sectors. This review examines the current state, challenges, and future directions of robotics and control systems in the region. Robotics technology, while still in its nascent stage in West Africa, presents opportunities for substantial advancements in agriculture, industry, and healthcare. Key areas of focus include the fundamental algebraic methods used in robotics, such as kinematics, dynamic modeling, and control theory, which underpin the design and optimization of robotic systems. The review highlights the potential applications of robotics in agriculture, where automation can enhance productivity and efficiency, and in healthcare, where surgical robots and rehabilitation devices offer improved patient outcomes. However, significant barriers such as limited access to advanced technology, high costs, and inadequate infrastructure pose challenges to widespread adoption. Training and capacity building are critical for fostering a skilled workforce and advancing the robotics industry. Investment in education, specialized training, and international collaborations can address current limitations and support the development of a robust robotics ecosystem. Looking ahead, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, collaborative robots, and advanced sensing are expected to drive future innovations. Strategic initiatives, including government policies, infrastructure development, and innovation hubs, are essential to realizing the full potential of robotics in West Africa. By overcoming existing challenges and leveraging opportunities for growth, the region can harness robotics and control systems to drive economic development and improve quality of life. Keywords: Robotics, Control Systems, West Africa, Opportunities, Challenges, Future Directions.
Integrating Traditional and Modern Survey Methods: A Comparative Study of East African Practices
Authors:   Faculty of Business and Management Kampala International University Uganda, vMwesigwa R. K.
Published: September 2024

As East Africa experiences rapid urbanization and development, the integration of traditional and modern survey methods emerges as a crucial strategy for enhancing land surveying practices. This review article explores the complementary strengths of traditional methods, rooted in local knowledge and cultural practices, and modern technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and drone-based surveys. The study examines the importance of integrating these approaches to improve data accuracy, cultural relevance, and community acceptance. Through comparative analysis and case studies from Kenya and Tanzania, the article highlights the benefits and challenges of combining these methodologies. The review is based on an extensive examination of existing literature and field studies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the topic. Addressing technological, financial, regulatory, and social barriers is essential for realizing the potential of this integrated approach, which can significantly enhance urban planning, infrastructure development, and sustainable land management in East Africa. Keywords: Traditional Survey Methods, Modern Survey Technologies, GIS Integration, Drone Surveys, Land Management
Examining the Law Guiding Prostitution in Uganda from the Lens of Kabalagala Parish-Makindye Division
Authors:   School of Law, Kampala International University, Uganda, Sarah Karungi
Published: September 2024

This study examines the law guiding prostitution in Uganda. The study revealed that the increasing incidents of prostitution are clear evidence that the enforcement of laws against prostitution in Uganda is ineffective as it is like containing smoke while leaving the fire burning underneath. Based on these findings, the study calls for the authorities to engage social sciences experts to find out the real causes of prostitution and their probable solutions because ‘customers’ include married people. Without this, prostitution will be here to stay despite its being against the law and morals. More so, a combination of programmes that expand income-generating opportunities needs to be developed both in the short and long term. Furthermore, prostitutes should be called upon through their advocating organization placed in vocational training courses, and given parallel forms of support for involvement in entrepreneurial activities. Similarly, continuous training needs analysis should be undertaken for prostitutes to determine appropriate skills to be imparted for productive work. Finally, behavioral change programmes should be continued to discourage and eliminate risky behaviors in the communities, in the form of live drama performances, audio and visual materials, and recreation activities targeting both community members and prostitutes. Keywords: Anti-prostitution laws, Poverty, Prostitution, Sexual exploitation, Unemployment, Victimhood
Historicidade da televisão no sul cearense: vestígios nas páginas do noticiário ‘Tribuna de Juàzeiro’ entre 1966 e 1968
Authors: Gomes de Souza José Jullian
Published: September 2024

Este estudo investiga a presença da televisão nessa localidade a partir dos vestígios documentais no noticiário impresso “Tribuna de Juàzeiro”, entre os anos de 1966 a 1968. Para a realização do estudo, utilizamos a pesquisa qualitativa, bibliográfica, análise documental e pesquisa histórica. A coleta de dados ocorreu a partir do material armazenado de um pesquisador da região. Com o estudo, podemos compreender a importância da eletrificação para o sul cearense para a implantação e expansão do sinal televisivo no Cariri cearense, bem como dos interesses políticos em aproximar a região norte e a região sul do Ceará tendo como projeto de governo o processo de desenvolvimento e industrialização que foi vinculado com a interiorização da televisão no estado.
Time to update the CLOCKSS?
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: September 2024

The day today is Tuesday 11th June 2024. It marks at least 193 days now since the subscription access journal

Heterocycles

(e-ISSN: 1881-0942) was taken offline by its publisher. Published since 1973, it is a “key” journal in chemistry and contains over 17,000 articles which have been cited at least 164,000 times. The journal is preserved in the CLOCKSS archive.
The Analysis of Research Trends in Community Design
Authors:   Art·Design Research Institute of Kyung-Hee University, Park Jiyoung , Lee Chang-Hyun
Published: September 2024

Community design in South Korea has developed into a theory emphasizing practice as keywords such as urban regeneration and resident participation have become important institutionally and politically. The implications derived from the research are as follows: (1) Community design in South Korea began to emerge for integrated regional revitalization through economic, social, and cultural approaches, moving away from existing physical environment improvement projects. (2) Hot topic shows that the concept of community design and the welfare perspective from the view of culture are considered as an crucial part. (3) Related keywords such as brand, company, marketing, shopping mall, region, and change derived from Topics 19 and 21 are community design, as in the case of the successful rebranding of a local business mentioned in the introduction of this research. It can be interpreted that this new business model is being built.
A Study on the Application of Optical Illusions in Indie Games Through Comparative Analysis with Paintings
Authors:   Art·Design Research Institute of Kyung-Hee University, Lin Jing , Chang Woo-Rin
Published: September 2024

The combination of optical illusions and indie games has great potential for artistic expression. Based on optical illusions, this study examines the interaction between players and optical illusions in indie games, and focuses on optical illusions in contemporary indie games, which are compared and analyzed with paintings by artists such as Escher, Andrea Pozzo, Josef Alberts, and Luca Giordano to analyze the formative method that applies optical illusions in indie game art. Based on the development of indie games that use optical illusions formatively, four optical illusions are summarized: optical illusion of contradictory space, active viewpoint transformation of players, subjective visual perception of transformation, and reconstruction of light and shadow. Representative and influential indie games including “Monument Valley,” “Echochrome,” “Watch,” “Trick Art Dungeon,” “Shadowmatic,” “Superliminal,” and “Kubic” were selected and analyzed. As a result of comparing these independent games and artworks, it was concluded that modern optical independent video games should stimulate players' aesthetic cognitive function by properly fusing a simple screen, simple color use, and the complexity of optical space. If the 'circulation' and 'infinite' characteristics of optical illusions are dynamically applied through video games, it can be expected that a new formative art combined with interaction will be born.
A Comparative Study Between South Korea and EU on ESG Legal Regulations and Management in the Fashion industry
Authors:   Art·Design Research Institute of Kyung-Hee University, Kim Myeong Seung , Lee Jin Hwa
Published: September 2024

The purposes of this study are to compare Environment·Social·Governance(hence, ESG)-related regulations between the EU and South Korea affecting the domestic fashion industry, and to suggest a method for optimizing ESG management of domestic fashion companies by comparing the characteristics with ESG strategies of the EU and South Korean fashion companies. To achieve the purposes, a scoping review was implemented in terms of Arksey & O'Malley (2005)'s procedure. The findings are as follows: 1) The current Korea's sustainability disclosure guidelines are not systematically established compared to the EU. 2) Korea has not been legislated on sustainability disclosures. 3) There are some inadequate parts in the ESG sustainability management reports of domestic fashion companies. 4) ESG practice cases and risk response strategies of domestic fashion companies are being superficially dealt with. 5) ESG management strategies should be derived and integrated more systematically. 6) Objective ESG indicators are needed to introduce an integrated ESG management strategy. From the findings, it was suggested that Korea should quickly come up with effective and specific measures so that fashion companies can respond quickly to the ESG paradigm by preparing ESG-related policies and regulations.