bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identification of monozygotic twins in the era of next‑generation sequencing
Authors:   Centralne Laboratorium Kryminalistyczne Policji, Masny Aleksander , Wysocka Bożena ,   Centralne Laboratorium Kryminalistyczne Policji
Published: May 2024

Monozygotic twins pose a challenge to forensic science due to the lack of standardized tools to differentiate them within a pair, and thus making it difficult or impossible for a court to determine which of the twins is the perpetrator of the crime. The advent of next‑generation sequencing technologies, whole‑genome sequencing,and analyses of the human epigenome, has opened the way to the identification of monozygotic twins for forensic purposes. The percentage of monozygotic twins that can be differentiated and the level of reliability of results remain an issue open for investigation. Identification of monozygotic twins through whole‑genome sequencing raises doubts in the courts. New technologies raised a number of questions regarding the parameters: the power of differentiation, the level of reliability of the result, validation method and legal issues. New twin identification technologies require adapting to the requirements for forensic methods: verification, validation and standardization, as well as a uniform approach to the interpretation of results, so that they can be widely used in forensics and recognized by courts as reliable evidence.
Digital fingerprint
Authors:   Forensic Laboratory of the Voivodeship Police Headquarters in Szczecin, Fabiszak Maciej
Published: May 2024

Based on the example of activities performed in the Forensic Laboratory of the Police Headquarters in Szczecin in the case of the Central Police Investigation Bureau, the article presents the issue related to the possibility of obtaining investigation material for fingerprint examination in the form of graphic files and video files secured from smartphones with images of fingers and hands. Due to the high quality of a photograph and a single frame from a video, it was possible to positively identify the person, which made it possible to largely substantiate the person’s involvement in the criminal act. The widespread access to smartphones that enable taking and sharing high-quality graphic files, as well as a huge number of photographs and videos shared on the Internet, with increasing frequency, in combination with simple tools for processing video frames and unsophisticated procedures for rescaling traces in AFIS, make a new form of obtaining material for fingerprint identification in the form of a digital fingerprint, and may become more significant.
Possibilities of utilising perpendicular1 and oblique photographs of vehicles to determine dimensions2 and post-crash deformation using photogrammetric transformations
Authors:   Forensic Laboratory of the Voivodeship Police Headquarters in Olsztyn, Sikora Adam
Published: May 2024

The article presents the issue of measuring traces on vehicles by experts directly from photographs. Tests were carried out, including an analysis of the dimensioning accuracy of perpendicular and oblique photographs, and the possibility of using a photogrammetric transformation of a single oblique photograph to restore its perpendicularity1 to the photographed object was examined, so that the photograph was cartometric again.
A Play of the Double
Authors:   Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, COZMA Diana
Published: May 2024

Taking into account that, in Antonin Artaud’s vision, theatre, in order to be revived, has to enter a play of the double, the present paper aims at discussing, succinctly, the notion of the Artaudian double, putting high emphasis on dream. So, theatre is dream, plague, cruelty, alchemical operation, ritual, exorcism, experiment. The link between the physical and the spiritual, in Artaudian metaphors, involves a transfer / transport of the actor and spectator from the lower levels of understanding to higher levels or from the lower energies of the body to subtle energies. When referring to the plague, Christopher Innes calls it a tired metaphor; moreover, he finds that Artaudian metaphors seem to be confusing or to generate confusion in the actor or spectator. Nonetheless, Artaud’s metaphors are revelatory, metaphysical, not asking for a horizontal, rational understanding, but for a vertical, speculative understanding.
The Actor – The Generator Of Living Narrative Structures And Metaphors
Authors:   Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, CURUȚIU-ZOICAȘ Camelia
Published: May 2024

The actor during the process of dramatic creation constantly provokes and elaborates compositions through his own body, voice, thoughts and imagination. He becomes a body in action that expresses and incorporates different typologies/characters, imagines and plays out different situations from countless different perspectives, creates physical and mental actions, forms, represents and signifies, elaborates living narrative structures. The creative process can be diverted by blockages that can arise from multiple causes, but above all from a lack of order in the discourse, of rigour, when the work is based on intuitive and chaotic constructions, or when there is a lack of mastery of the means of scenic expression, theatrical techniques and methods, due to the lack of structure, composition and a concrete language and vocabulary. This work aims to emphasise the importance of knowing the components related to technique, of playing in front of an audience in a controlled, supervised, verified but spontaneous way, of understanding and mastering the various compositional principles, language and specific concepts that describe how actors create and organise space, movement, action, communication, etc. These notions form the vocabulary of stage creation and provide actors with clear tools for working, a system for organising and constructing their own work.
The stage of the radio theater - new metaphorical space
Authors:   Faculty of Arts, Ovidius University from Constanța, ENACHE Dana
Published: May 2024

This research is motivated by theoretical as well as practical, personal examples, explaining why I believe the realm of radio theatre is metaphorical and original. The first part of the article explores three elements of acting technique are presented: Imagination, Voice and Tempo-rhythm. These are inevitably found in radio theatre, showcasing the enduring relevance of the Stanislavski method, which can be a demonstration of the universality over time of the way in which the Russian theoretician thought about the theater. Subsequently, the paper discusses the National Radiophonic Theatre as a beacon of top-quality theatre and delves into the independent radio project Legendele Dobrogei, conducted in Constanța, in which I participated, portraying twenty roles across twenty radio productions. The final section of the article, brings to the attention of the readers what is the role of the actor in the whole story of the radio theater, a story full of metaphors that appear when you look at them with the mind's eye.
Neuro-Aesthetics – Representing the Mind on Stage
Authors:   Theatre and Film Faculty of Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, TEODORESCU Marius-Alexandru
Published: May 2024

This article analyses the challenges of representing the mind on stage, through stage design and acting techniques. To address this particular difficulty, we used our practice as research at Craiova National Theatre in 2019, with the play Under (re)Construction, written by Marco Tesei, and also various examples in both theatre literature and theatre practice, focusing on relevant renditions of the mind on stage in modern theatre. Our conclusions highlight the difficulties, from a director’s point of view, of making the audience understand that a specific section of a play takes part in a character’s mind. Moreover, the study shows that representing the mind on stage equally poses problems to the team of artists involved in the creation of the show.
Dance film from Maya Deren to Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Authors:   George Enescu National University of Arts, VASILIU Emanuel-Alexandru
Published: May 2024

This study sets out to review the most influential creators in the history of dance film, both historical and recent figures. In approaching dance film I was inspired by my own experience in this field, a short dance film, and by my passion about contemporary dance. I see the communication between cinema and dance as capitalising both on corporeal expressive capacity and the technical means of editing, lighting and oratorical accumulation in the sense of a discourse, whose substance need not be epic or narrative. The studied creators demonstrate the primacy of poetry, as it is transposed into movement, in the making of a dance film.
horeography in operetta performances – Case study: The ball of Prince Orlofsky from Die Fledermaus production by Johann Strauss – The Son, act II
Authors:   Spiru Haret University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Bucharest, IORGA Anca
Published: May 2024

Operetta is a musical and dramatic performance similar to, yet shorter than opera, composed to a dramatic libretto with humorous elements. It is a complex production engaging the viewer in an appealing visual and audible experience marked by a harmonious blend of movement, colour and form. From a choreographic perpective, operetta brings a particular approach in that nearly the entire performance consists of planned dance sequences or ample parts of scenic movement. The research topic is the ball organised by Prince Orlofsky of Die Fledermaus (The Bat) operetta by Johann Strauss – The Son, a part of Act II, staged by Matteo Mazzoni, choreographed by Roxana Colceag and acted out by Victor Bucur. The wide range of sequences of dance steps in an operetta performance is due to the themes of such performances which allow and even impose the existence of choreographic moments, on the one hand, and to the rhythmic, danceable music often inspired from various dances specific to the geographical area where the action takes place, on the other. The performers must accurately execute the dance technical elements. The method used in creating the choreographic moment under research is immitation–based learning. Immitation is the best-known and frequently used dance composition means and consists in the reproduction by the performer, as faithfully as possible, of a dance phrase given by the choreographer. The scenic movement and the planned sequences of dance steps are the valuable fruit of the choreographer's searches and of the performers' endeavours towards achieving a flawless creative behaviour on stage, always starting from the director's perspective. In embodying their character, the performer does not truly rely on the external models they refer to, but on a great amount of spontaneity and creativity.
Heart In The Bag, Love In The Sack And Hope Still Alive? The Magical Realism Of Playwright John Cariani. Study On The Metaphor In The Text Almost Maine
Authors:   Lower Danube University, Galati, Faculty of Arts, Theatre and performing arts department, MOGOȘ Oana
Published: May 2024

In the magical universe of the American playwright John Cariani, the explosion of symbols and metaphors completes the creative process of both the actor and the spectator. The ease with which deep themes of human nature are approached is due to the mastery with which references of the soul are used in the identity of real and mundane objects. The characters carry their love in bags, their heart in sacks and their hope in inches. The magical world where the city of Maine exists but does not exist at the same time, is the world where any human dream or thought or need can become reality. The contemporary language of the text brings the soul closer to its organic understanding. One will focus their attention on the inner and outer structures of the characters, on the human themes approached, on the acting tools necessary for the organic assumption of the performance. Almost Maine, a universe of dreams and hopes, was staged in Romania in six theatrical institutions relevant to the contemporary artistic landscape. The space between real and imaginary, concrete and magical outlines the inner world of John Cariani characters.
The Metaphor in movement
Authors:   George Enescu National University of Arts, TĂNASĂ-GACHE Pamela
Published: May 2024

In a world where the right to opinion and freedom of expression endure, freedom, subjectivity, universality, and transdisciplinarity merge and create the particular and specific meanings of metaphors, beyond semantics. But how much freedom does a metaphor actually have? Who gives meaning to metaphors? What is their purpose, and who gives meaning to their purposes? And why can't we abandon metaphorical thinking and speaking in any aspect of our lives? Is there total freedom, or is it just an illusion? If it didn't exist, then there would be no action, no choice, no "doing"; therefore, there would be no free will and no creation. Although the freedom of metaphor is limited not only by the imagination of the person who creates it but also by other factors of human, social, and academic nature, metaphors find their meanings in the fields of activity in which the brain that conceives them operates. In other words, people associate what they hear and perceive with what they know and are interested in; always! In dance, the body of a dancer, through the unarticulated expression of his thoughts and emotions, becomes the metaphor of his language. For it is the mind that creates personality, and personality defines the style of movement and creates the body-metaphor.
Cultural Disrupter on the Edges of the Arctic Archipelago
Authors:   Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dubois Samuel
Published: May 2024

The Hudson Bay Company (HBC) is a prominent enterprise that engaged in fur-trading commerce with various Indigenous nations across North America for most of its history. Though founded in 1670, it was only at in the late nineteenth century that HBC ventured into the Canadian Arctic, north of the 70th parallel. Starting in the 1910s, HBC workers erected several fur-trading posts on Arctic land, often with the help of Inuit individuals. In contrast to whalers mostly confined to their ships, fur traders built land-based architecture that enabled them to live in the Arctic year-round. They then became a new, distinct group of so-called northerners. Through their Western-based structures, fur traders incidentally exposed Inuit communities to diverse materials, building techniques, and cultural norms alien to local traditions—functionally, aesthetically and cosmologically. The fur trade thus ushered in significant transformations in the region’s material, spatialand ontological realities, notably in the built environment.By framing the architecture of HBC fur-trading posts as a cultural disrupter, this paper posits that the physical development of the fur trade in the Canadian Arctic played a pivotal role in instigating a wide-ranging process of process of transculturation in Inuit building practices. In this context, transculturation refers to a process whereby a tangible or intangible element from Western culture blends into the built environment historically associated with Inuit culture, and vice versa. Relying primarily on photographic records, the paper contends that this cultural crossing occurred not only to facilitate functional aspects of northerners’ daily life but also to align with the capitalist imperatives and shifting cultural norms associated with the fur trade industry. Furthermore, the paper suggests that transculturation, manifested in various ways, scales and seasons, contributed significantly to the cultural alienation of Inuit peoples, whose identity is intricately tied to their profound connection and reverence for the Arctic lands.
The Decreative Impulse: The Last Page of Learning from Las Vegas
Authors:   Virginia Tech, Mcgrath Margarita
Published: May 2024

This paper delves into the ‘decreative impulse’ briefly mentioned on the last page of Learning from Las Vegas, unraveling its roots within the disruption of modernism initiated by Venturi and Scott Brown and revitalizing decreation’s disruptive capacity. Tracing a chain of evidence through archives and intellectual connections, the author traces the source of the reference to Venturi, connecting his exposure to New Criticism and teachings of Jean Labatut back to Simone Weil’s theological decreation, transformed by Wallace Stevens. Shifting from historical inquiry to theoretical projection, the author proposes Weil’s call to undo ego as a potential response to challenges to the profession posed by AI integration, climate change, and social justice. While Venturi gently pushed conventions, truly ‘Decreationist architecture’ needs more radical undoing of the profession. This is embodied in contemporary examples such as new Japanese metabolic urbanism and experimental preservation. These resonate with Weil’s concept of generative restraint.The unexpected discovery, in a study sparked by ‘60s disruptors via a book on the Las Vegas strip, is not more neon and spectacle in the desert, but the ascetic ideas of a French mystic – underscoring the potency of interdisciplinary disruptions across criticism, design and religion. Weil’s “less” is no bore” but rather a door opening new architectural possibilities.
Pedagogical Reverberations: A Taxonomy of Design Studio Responses
Authors:   New York City College of Tecnology, CUNY, Hernandez-Feiks Claudia , Chin Ting
Published: May 2024

The impetus for this research derives from our aspiration to gain a deeper understanding of how we can effectively teach students to navigate the design process. Consequently, our endeavors have culminated in the creation of a catalog and taxonomy matrix that attempts to decipher and encode prevalent trajectories in architectural design studio pedagogy. This was achieved through the curation and systematic analysis of project briefs from over fifty design studios used in a wide range of architectural institutions throughout the United States over the past eight years. Each project brief was studied to determine the approach and methodology employed. Based on recurring themes, we categorized the briefs into distinct approaches and created a taxonomy matrix. The catalog serves two primary functions. Firstly, it aims to establish the context of design studio pedagogy by documenting the various approaches employed in studios. Secondly, it categorizes different tactics to examine how these methodologies prepare students to reach the higher tiers of Bloom’s taxonomy, particularly in terms of analyzing and evaluating complex design problem-solving. It is important to note that our research does not advocate for any specific design approach. Instead, it serves as a reference and resource for educators and students, providing insights into current pedagogical approaches while also encouraging critical reflection on our own ideologies. The focus of this paper is to refine and contextualize the catalog within the thematic lexicon and historical forces that influence architectural education. We use the book Architecture School: Three Centuries of Educating Architects in North America as the initial framework for our work but recognize that, as Joan Ockman states in the introduction, it reflects the time when it was written1. Therefore, we also reference more contemporary approaches in architectural studios that are constantly redefined and influenced by current global discourse. As evidenced in the book Radical Pedagogies, particularly during times of urgency, teaching practices are called on to revisit their approaches, experiment, and consider their future evolution.2
Infilling the Missing Middle: Leveraging Scripting Tools to Identify Small-Scale Odd Lots
Authors:   UCLA + USC, Conway Matthew , Imai Nate ,   Texas Tech University
Published: May 2024

Exploring the infill housing capacity of small-scale oddly shaped lots to address cities’ demand for the “missingmiddle,” this paper documents the methods and results of a Spring 2023 second-year Master of Architecture studio. The studio leveraged small-scale odd lots to provide innovative housing solutions for downtown urban areas. The investigation frames the development of digital cartographic tools as a way to disrupt the lack of housing options in many cities today. Students in this course developed custom mapping tools that analyzed GIS data and shape metrics to locate a set of parcels for testing and applying architectural strategies at an urban scale.
Exploring the factors influencing hesitation among textile industry weavers
in adopting digital banking services in India
Authors: MEHER BHARAT KUMAR , ANAND ABHISHEK , BIRAU RAMONA , BĂRBĂCIORU IULIANA CARMEN , FILIP ROBERT DORIN , LUPU GABRIELA ANA MARIA
Published: May 2024

These small textile weavers in this emerging country such as India have been hesitant to adopt digital banking methods.
This is due to a lack of awareness and trust in digital payment systems, as well as a preference for traditional payment
methods. Additionally, many small textile weavers lack the necessary infrastructure, such as smartphones and internet
connectivity, to engage in digital banking. These challenges have created a barrier for small textile weavers to fully
participate in India's growing digital economy. This study is an attempt not only to highlight the various realistic problems
that are responsible for hesitation among textile weavers of India in the usage of digital banking but also to formulate a
suitable model that could depict the significant variables that are responsible for the hesitation in the usage of digital
banking among small textile weavers by using Step-wise regression method. The study relies on primary data collected
by questionnaire from weavers in the top ten states in India based on residence and number of weavers, with 454
weavers participating from various states. The results of the study depict that there are 5 significant factors or predictors
that are responsible for the hesitation among weavers of India in using e-banking namely a sense of insecurity due to
cyber-crime, unaffordability of smartphones, lack of knowledge in operating smartphones, demonstration effect and
network issues.
CORRUPTION RISKS IN BUDGET EXPENDITURES: INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO PREVENTION AND MINIMIZATION
Authors: MALYNIAK Bohdan
Published: May 2024

Introduction. Corruption has remained a key negative phenomenon for a long time, characteristic of budget expenditures. The need to take systemic measures to prevent this phenomenon is primarily due to the need to increase public confidence in the authorities during martial law and to maintain high level relations with Ukraine's international partners.

The purpose of the article is to develop a set of measures aimed at preventing and minimizing corruption risks in the formation and implementation of budget expenditures in Ukraine.

Results. The main vectors of corruption in the use of budgetary funds in such areas as the national economy, the sociopolitical environment, the supply of public goods, public procurement and budget management are systematized. The author argues that it is expedient to use the following tools to counteract corruption risks at the stage of budget expenditures formation: introduction of the integrity declaration of the initiators of budget expenditures, ensuring transparency of budget planning and inclusiveness of the budget process, which is achieved through the participation of civil society organizations, improvement of the procedures for reviewing and approving the budget, which provide for the possibility of analyzing budget expenditures by nongovernmental think tanks, academic institutions and other organizations. It is emphasized that the main efforts to counteract corruption risks at the stage of budget execution should be made in the direction of improving risk-oriented state financial control, improving the antimonopoly response to abuses in the field of budget spending, and increasing the transparency and publicity of the use of budget funds.

Conclusions. Successful counteraction to corruption risks in the area of budgetary funds use is possible only if an integrated approach to preventing and combating corruption is applied at all stages of formation and implementation of budgetary expenditures.
Model for improving organizational and methodological aspects of management accounting of intangible assets and goodwill
Authors: Yasyshena Valentyna , Pylyavets Viktor
Published: May 2024

Introduction. In the conditions of the rapid development of the informatization of the economy and the increased level of competition, there is a need to cover a wider range of objects of intangible origin in management accounting. This is due to the importance of intangible assets (hereinafter referred to as IA) and objects related to them, their growing influence on economic processes, which makes it necessary to improve the methodology and organization of their management accounting.
The purpose of the article is the formation of a comprehensive model that will contribute to the improvement of the methodology and organization of management accounting of ІA and goodwill in the management accounting system.
Research methods. Analysis and synthesis - for studying the object and subject of research; modeling - to determine the influence of factors on the methodology of management accounting of ІA, goodwill and the formation of a complex model; tabular – for presenting groups of analytical accounts of intellectual assets; abstract-logical - for the formation of theoretical generalizations and conclusions.
Research results. The principles and classification features of management accounting of IA and objects related to them are outlined. The concepts of «intellectual capital» and «internal goodwill» have been clarified. The organizational principles of accounting and information provision of the management system of intangible assets have been formed. The analysis of the influence of factors (external, internal) on the functioning of food industry enterprises and the methodology of accounting for ІA and goodwill was carried out. The comprehensive model summarizes the main methodological and organizational directions for improving the management accounting of ІA and objects related to them for food industry enterprises.
Prospects. It is advisable to focus further scientific research on the development of methods for evaluating intellectual assets. This will significantly affect the quality of the formation of the information component about the internal goodwill of the enterprise, the validity of management decisions for the effective use of these objects, and will also serve as a confirmation of the calculation of the value of the enterprise.
Application of the Naive Bayes Algorithm in Twitter Sentiment Analysis of 2024 Vice Presidential Candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka using Rapidminer
Authors: Amini Tasya Aisyah , Setiawan Kiki
Published: May 2024

In the current era of digital democracy, social media sentiment analysis has become a relevant method for understanding public views of political figures. As one of the leading social media platforms, Twitter provides a public space for sharing opinions and expressions regarding political issues. This research aims to classify and measure the accuracy of people's responses to the positive and negative sides. Sentiment analysis was carried out using the Naïve Bayes method using a dataset of 3223 tweets. The final results of this research show that implementing the Naïve Bayes Method in sentiment analysis regarding political dynasty polemics, especially regarding the 2024 Cawapres Gibran Rakabuming Raka, provides an accuracy value of 82.19%. Of the 1696 negative and 112 positive sentiments predicted, there were 462 harmful and 953 positive predicted data. These results indicate that most public responses tend to be detrimental to the Constitutional Court's (MK) decision, which grants political legitimacy to Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the 2024 vice-presidential candidate.
ŽARNYNO MIKROBIOTOS VAIDMUO GYDANT ONKOLOGINES LIGAS
Authors: Lubys Dominykas , Janonytė Ugnė , Morkūnas Egidijus
Published: May 2024

Žarnyno mikrobiota – įvairių žmogaus virškinamojo trakto mikroorganizmų ekobendruomenė. Mikrobiota svarbi ne tik virškinimo sistemos funkcijai. Ji dalyvauja vitaminų sintezės ir vaistų metabolizmo procesuose, už­tikrina apsaugą nuo kenksmingų patogenų, moduliuoja imunologines reakcijas. Dėl visapusės sąsajos su asmens sveikata, mikrobiotos įtaka chemotrapijai (ChT) tampa itin aktualia mokslinių tyrimų tema. Analizuojant mi­krobiotos įtaką ChT efektyvumui ir nepageidaujamam poveikiui (NP), vis daugiau dėmesio skiriama glaudžiųjų jungčių baltymų ypatumams, mikrobiotos ir imuninės sistemos sąveikai bei metabolizmo ir fermentų degradaci­jos savybėms. Šiame straipsnyje apžvelgiami mokslinėje literatūroje aprašomi mikrobiotos mechanizmai, susiję su chemoterapijos efektyvumu ir NP, siekiant išryškinti aktualius vėžio gydymo optimizavimo metodus.
SMALL INCISION LENTICULE EXTRACTION – SMILE
Authors: Manafli Leyla , Galgauskas Saulius
Published: May 2024

Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a new type of refractive surgery, which was approved by FDA only in 2016. The procedure is notable for its small incision size of 2-4mm, absence of flap creation as in LASIK and single laser platform being utilized during procedure. It has only been approved for the treatment of myopia from –1D to -8D and astigmatism up to 3D. The indications for surgery are similar to other refractive surgeries. The procedure consists of 3 steps, which are the following: docking, lenticule dissection and lenticule extraction. SMILE is not associated with many postoperative com­plications, with dry eyes being one of the common ones and at the same time accounting for very little percentage of cases. Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is constantly compared to laser in situ keratomileusis (LA­SIK) as it provides surgeons and patients with similar good postoperative visual outcomes. SMILE is notable for corneal stromal nerves and general corneal integrity preservation. However, SMILE has its own shortcomings and, as an instance it cannot be used in hyperopia or mixed astigmatism.
Sub-Septate Uterus: An Incidental Radiological Finding in a Woman with History of Recurrent Miscarriage. A Case Report
Authors: Obirija Emeka S. , Rasheed M. Wemimo , Okonkwo J. Ebele , Oduola-Owoo Latifat T.
Published: May 2024

Background: The septate uterus, which is the most common Mullerian duct anomaly, results from the abnormal fusion of the Mullerian duct during embryonic life, and it is usually associated with poor obstetric outcomes such as recurrent spontaneous abortions, subfertility, preterm labour, and reproductive failure. A large proportion of the patients that are affected remain asymptomatic owing to lack of indication for abdominal ultrasound before conception, and the problems are mainly detected after several pregnancy losses. The exact aetiology of the septate uterus is unknown but is caused by incomplete resorption of the uterovaginal septum after fusion of the Mullerian duct during embryogenesis.
Case Presentation: We present a 32-year-old Para 0+3 woman referred to the radiology department for ultrasonography and hysterosalpingography (HSG) on account of recurrent miscarriage, which occurs within the first trimester of gestation. She has had three (3) consecutive miscarriages within the last 4 years, of pregnancies which were achieved spontaneously and were lost between the gestational ages of 9-12 weeks. She was investigated with ultrasonography, which demonstrated a bulky uterine appearance with two endometrial cavities that is connected to one cervical canal. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) showed a contrast-filled partly divided uterus with inter-cornual angles of 34º and intercornual distance of 1.92cm. The patient had hysteroscopic septum resection with a satisfactory outcome given addressing other medical problems that could militate against conception and has been on monthly follow-up.
Conclusion: Radiological investigation of patients with recurrent miscarriages is indispensable for optimal evaluation to achieve accurate diagnosis and identify women whose problems are amenable to specialized treatments.
Occurrence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Selected Waste Dumpsites in OtuokeCommunity, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Authors: Ezenwaka Chinonye O. , Okere. Matthew S.
Published: May 2024

Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are global health concerns, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation. Waste dumpsites contribute to STH transmission, polluting soil, groundwater, and air quality in any location where they are situated. This study was carried out to investigate the occurrence of soil-transmitted helminths in selected waste dumpsites in the Otuoke community, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
Methods: 46 soil samples were randomly collected from different dumpsites and analyzed using Zinc sulphate floatation, Baermann technique and concentration method. Eggs and larvae of parasites present were identified morphologically by microscopic examination under x4 and x 10 objective lenses using identification keys. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22 was used to analyze the data at 0.05 significant levels.
Results: The overall rate of contamination was 28.3%. Eggs and larvae of three soil-transmitted helminths were recovered from the soil samples. The species of soil-transmitted helminths encountered in the study were Ascaris spp. 4(8.6%), Hookworm specie 5(10.9%) and Strongyloides spp. 15(32.6%). The most prevalent soil-transmitted helminth recorded in this study was the larvae of Strongyloides spp. Nevertheless, variations in the distribution of soil-transmitted helminths across locations varied significantly (P = 0.035; P<0.05).
Conclusion: The findings suggest a need for a strategic intervention to improve sanitary status precisely in the locations where parasitic contaminations were present, whereas continuous monitoring and preventive measures should be implemented in the locations with no parasitic contamination to prevent the emergence of soil-transmitted helminths infection.
Studies on the Effects of Liming Acidic Soil on Improving Soil Physicochemical Properties and Yield of Crops: A Review
Authors: Abdi Bezuayehu Tola
Published: May 2024

Soil acidity is a major constraint to crop production globally by potentially limiting agricultural productivity and causing environmental challenges, especially in temperate and tropical regions of the world where there is high precipitation. The review article summarizes the works of literature and gathers information on the effects of liming on soil's physicochemical properties and the yield of crops. Soil acidity is caused by natural ways, such as the high amount of precipitation that exceeds evapotranspiration that leaches appreciable amounts of exchangeable bases from the soil surface, weathering, and decomposition of organic matter and by human interference (by the use of nitrogen fertilizer mainly ammonia and urea fertilizers). Application of lime improved soil pH and neutralize the effect of toxic elements. Liming directly improves some physicochemical properties of the soil, such as aggregates, density, and porosity as physical properties and reduction of exchangeable acidity, Al saturation, micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) in the soil solutions, from exchange complex to the levels required and increasing soil pH, exchangeable cations (Na+, K+, Ca+2, and Mg+2) as chemical properties. Soil aggregation, density, and porosity of soil undergo changes with the application of lime. The long-term lime application resulted in increased soil chemical properties. Lime application contributed to increased crop productivity and crop quality. The effects of liming can be explained by the flocculation and cementing action of Calcium ions in the short term. In the long term, increases in productivity induced by liming, result in increasing soil pH, available phosphorus, cation exchange capacity, basic cations, microbial activity, organic carbon, total nitrogen, and decreasing leaching of nutrients, exchangeable aluminum, and acidity, all favoring the physical and chemical properties of the soil.
Study of the Bionomy and the Therapeutic Potential of a Substance Obtained from Spider Venom (Arthropoda: Araneae)
Authors: Marchiori Carlos Henrique , Santana Marco Vinícios de Oliveira , Malheiros Klebert de Paula
Published: May 2024

Venom is present in most spiders in the world, only two groups of venomous spiders are known and their chemical composition varies greatly between species. The vast majority have venom that is not very toxic to the human body, as is the case with crabs. However, the venom of other spiders affects humans more seriously. This manuscript aims to verify the bionomics of spiders and their therapeutic potential (Arthropoda: Araneae). Regarding the type of research source, As for the type of research source, it was worked with scientific articles published in national and international magazines. This type of production is commonly the most valued in all bibliographic production and is the easiest to access. Access to articles was through virtual libraries such as SciELO, the University of São Paulo, Latin American Literature, and the University of Brasília. This library has a specific section for Hymenoptera, with journals and article texts available in full. Considering only this section constitutes a limitation of the study since articles belonging to journals that are part of other sections of the electronic library could also contribute to the discussion of the production of knowledge. However, in principle, within these articles, there could not necessarily be a discussion focused on biology, ecology, and taxonomy.
UVEITIS: OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES.
Authors: Prado Karollyne Francisco , Couto Laís Cristina , Moreira Joyce Emanuelle , Bontempo André Sardinha , Santos João Luiz Duarte
Published: May 2024

Uveitis, an ocular inflammation that affects the uvea, is often associated with rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. This intersection between ophthalmology and rheumatology demands a multidisciplinary approach for adequate diagnosis and treatment. Understanding the ocular manifestations of these rheumatic diseases is crucial to prevent permanent damage to vision and improve patients' quality of life. Objective: This study aims to conduct a systematic review of the literature to analyze the ocular manifestations of rheumatic diseases, with a focus on uveitis, and explore the multidisciplinary approaches used for its management. Methodology: Using the PRISMA checklist, we searched the PubMed, Scielo and Web of Science databases for articles published in the last 10 years. The descriptors used were "uveitis", "rheumatic diseases", "ocular manifestations", "multidisciplinary approach" and "treatment". The inclusion criteria were original studies and reviews that addressed the relationship between uveitis and rheumatic diseases, while the exclusion criteria were duplicate studies, unrelated to the topic and with inadequate methodology. Results: The results highlighted the prevalence of uveitis in several rheumatic diseases, the different types of associated ocular inflammation and the multidisciplinary therapeutic strategies adopted. Effective treatments have been identified to control inflammation and preserve vision, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between ophthalmologists and rheumatologists. Conclusion: A multidisciplinary approach is fundamental in the management of uveitis associated with rheumatic diseases, allowing early diagnosis, effective treatment and prevention of complications. This review highlights the importance of working together between medical specialties to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients affected by this condition.
MANEJO DA HIPERBILIRRUBINEMIA NEONATAL: FOTOTERAPIA E ESTRATÉGIAS DE TRATAMENTO EM PREMATUROS
Authors: Macari Matheus Dal Bosco , Pacheco Nicoly Maciel , Tossatti Iasmine Pereira barreto , Silvério Zenir Evangeline Paster Teixeira , Santos Higor Pichek dos , Gandolfo Letícia Bezerra , Belai Poliana Mazuchini
Published: May 2024

A icterícia neonatal causada pela hiperbilirrubinemia indireta é comum em recém-nascidos, especialmente em bebês prematuros devido ao aumento na produção de glóbulos vermelhos e à imaturidade do fígado. A fototerapia, que transforma a bilirrubina em produtos elimináveis ​​pelo corpo, é o tratamento mais utilizado. Dispositivos modernos, como LEDs azuis, oferecem uma alternativa mais eficaz e menos prejudicial que as lâmpadas fluorescentes tradicionais. Estudos mostram que a fototerapia preventiva pode ser eficaz na redução dos níveis de bilirrubina, especialmente em prematuros de baixo peso ao nascer. No entanto, é importante controlar a exposição à luz para evitar efeitos adversos, especialmente em bebês prematuros, que são mais vulneráveis. Uma abordagem ciclada da fototerapia pode ser promissora, oferecendo resultados semelhantes à terapia contínua, mas com menor exposição à luz. Isso poderia ajudar a prevenir complicações neurológicas e outros problemas associados à hiperbilirrubinemia neonatal.
ABORDAGEM AO PACIENTE COM TRAUMA TORÁCICO: LESÕES E TRATAMENTOS EMERGENCIAIS
Authors: Oliveira Amanda Silva de , Valerio Fabricio Ricardo , Neto Antônio Carlos da Silva Araújo , Dias Aguinaldo Pereira , Ferreira Letícia Beatriz Rodrigues , Guidas Annielly Rodrigues , Campos Adria Melissa Silva , Carmo Alaíne Sttefany Martins do , Biallowons Lauren Lee Schuster , Galvão Nikolas Sivini Borges , Aurélio Salete Martens , Silva Aline Passos da
Published: May 2024

Uma abordagem eficaz ao paciente com trauma torácico é crucial para garantir uma gestão adequada das lesões e o tratamento emergencial. O trauma torácico pode resultar em uma variedade de lesões, desde fraturas de costelas até lacerações pulmonares e contusões cardíacas, exigindo uma avaliação rápida e precisa para determinar a gravidade e iniciar intervenções terapêuticas imediatas. Objetivos: Revisar as principais lesões associadas ao trauma torácico e os tratamentos emergenciais correspondentes, visando melhorar a compreensão e a prática clínica na abordagem desses pacientes.  Materiais e Métodos: Para a obtenção de dados, foram empregados os recursos dos seguintes repositórios: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), PubMed e Literatura Latino-Americana do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS). Uma variedade de fontes, incluindo artigos científicos, monografias e periódicos, foi examinada para extrair informações pertinentes sobre o assunto. Resultados e Discussões: Destaca-se a importância da avaliação rápida e precisa do paciente com trauma torácico para identificar lesões potencialmente graves, como pneumotórax, hemotórax, lesões cardíacas e contusões pulmonares. A discussão enfatiza a necessidade de intervenções emergenciais imediatas, como drenagem torácica, ressuscitação volêmica e suporte ventilatório, para melhorar os desfechos clínicos e reduzir a morbimortalidade associada ao trauma torácico. Além disso, são abordadas considerações adicionais, como a prevenção de complicações, o manejo da dor e a transferência adequada para centros especializados, quando necessário. Conclusão: Em conclusão, uma abordagem sistemática e ágil ao paciente com trauma torácico é essencial para identificar e tratar lesões potencialmente graves de maneira eficaz. A intervenção precoce, incluindo o reconhecimento e a correção de alterações fisiológicas, juntamente com o suporte adequado, pode melhorar significativamente os desfechos clínicos. No entanto, são necessários mais pesquisas e estudos para aprimorar ainda mais os protocolos de manejo e melhorar os resultados para pacientes com trauma torácico.
New coronavirus infection SARS-CoV-2 in adult patients with inborn errors of immunity
Authors: Roppelt Anna A. , Mаrkina Ulyana A. , Bobrikova Elena N. , Кruglova Tatiana S. , Мukhina Olga A. , Lebedkina Marina S. , Andrenova Gerelma V. , Chernov Anton A. , Alekseeva Ekaterina I. , Karaulov Alexander V. , Lysenko Mariana A. , Fomina Daria S.
Published: May 2024

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in patients with primary immunodeficiency, or inborn errors of immunity, are often challenging.
AIM: Description of the COVID-19 course and therapy of adult patients with primary immunodeficiency treated in medical organizations of Moscow Healthcare Department.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed a cohort of 68 patients over 18 years (median ― 35 years) with primary immunodeficiency; 91% of patients have primary immunodeficiency with predominantly antibody deficiencies. Altogether 90 cases of the new СOVID-19 were analyzed: in 68 cases infection occurred for the first time, in 22 cases it recurred. The duration of the disease ranged from 3 to 80 days. Duration of PCR-positivity ranged from 0 to 59 days, median 8 days.
RESULTS: Patients with Wuhan and Delta strains had more severe inflammatory signs according to C-reactive protein and lactate dehydrogenase, in patients with Wuhan lung involvement on CT-scam was larger. In demonstrated group of patients higher C-reactive protein correlated with larger lung involvement, longer duration of the disease and PCR-positivity, significant lymphopenia also correlated with higher C-reactive protein. To our data regularity of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy and IgG trough level didn’t correlate with infection severity and duration of the disease and virus-carriage.
Indirectly, the change in the spectrum of medicine used in patients of the analyzed group coincided with the virus strain evolution. Anti-inflammatory therapy was mainly presented by dexamethasone and antagonists to interleukin 6 or its receptor (anti-IL-6): 55% and 73% for Wuhan, 63% and 50% for Delta, 17% and 39% for Omicron. Then, preference was gradually given to the target anti-cytokine medicine. Etiotropic antiviral therapy was more often used to treat infection caused by Wuhan and Delta strains ― 32% and 38%, respectively (in 17% for Omicron). With shifting toward immunotherapy by specific against COVID-19 immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibody to SARS-CoV-2: 5% and 9% for Wuhan, 0% and 75% for Delta, 48% and 83% for Omicron, respectively. Immune and etiotropic therapy was not carried out in Wuhan in 39%, in Delta in 43%, in Omicron in 41% of cases. The overall mortality rate from COVID-19 in the analyzed group was 3%.
CONCLUSION: Patients with primary immunodeficiency represent a vulnerable group to the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a high risk of not only severe, but also a protracted and undulating course of infection, what must be taken into account for the correct interpretation of the patient's condition and the timely administration of the appropriate therapy.
MAGNETIC ORDER IN LAYERED QUASI-TWO-DIMENTIONAL TELLURATE Li2Ni2TeO6
Authors:   Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B. P. Konstantinov” of National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Fokin Nikita S. , Susloparova Anna E. ,   Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B. P. Konstantinov” of National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurbakov Alexander I. ,   Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B. P. Konstantinov” of National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”
Published: May 2024

By the neutron powder diffraction method at a temperature of 1.5 K, below the Neel temperature ~ 24 K, the features of magnetic ordering in the basic state of layered tellurate Li2Ni2TeO6 synthesized from K2Ni2TeO6 have been established. A model of the spin configuration is proposed, which is a stripe-type structure with propagation vector k = (0.46 0.48 0.40 ). Magnetic moment values for two pairs of Ni2+ atoms M = 2.69(4) μB/Ni2+ and M = 3.05(5) μB/Ni2+ in non-equivalent 8d Vaikov positions in the unit crystal cell. The total of magnetic moment is equal to M = 2.48(5) μB/Ni2+