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Risk Management Strategies for the Banking Sector to Cope with the Emerging Challenges
Authors:   Bar-Ilan University, Kedarya Tomer , Elalouf Amir ,   Bar-Ilan University
Published: October 2023

The banking industry is facing unprecedented challenges, including cybersecurity threats, the need for rapid technology upgrades, a high degree of uncertainty, aggressive entry of technology giants into the financial market, and others. Like most traditional sectors, banks are trying to keep up with the pace of change, monitor emerging risks, and adjust their development strategies. The article analyzes the emerging trends for the banking sector globally and, in particular, in the context of Israel. Interviews with representatives of the most influential national banks formed the information basis of the study. Shifts in corporate strategies, requests for new business models and «working with the future» were identified. The results emphasize the importance of an integrated, holistic approach to risk management and may be useful for banks not only in Israel, but also in other countries and regions.
Cybersecurity and Strategic Management
Authors:   Sekolah Tinggi Intelijen Negara, Gunawan Budi , Ratmono Barito Mulyo ,   Sekolah Tinggi Intelijen Negara, Abdullah Ade Gafar ,   Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Published: October 2023

Against the backdrop of rapidly evolving technologies and increasingly complex communications networks, cybersecurity is becoming a key aspect of strategic planning. Protecting information, financial, reputational and other assets from increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyberattacks depends on the ability to develop and continually update a comprehensive, proactive approach that takes into account a wide range of factors. The state of national cybersecurity has become one of the key indicators of the level of development along with «classic» indicators (GDP, etc.). The recently emerged research area of «cybersecurity economics» is constantly being enriched with new knowledge and approaches.The article analyzes the risks to the cybersecurity system at different levels and the main measures to strengthen it, and assesses the dynamics of management trends. Key competencies relevant for professionals in this field are outlined.
Neurological Properties to Circumvent AI’s Error Reduction Impasse
Authors: Thaddeus JA Kobylarz , Erik J Kobylarz
Published: October 2023

Our paper proposes significant changes to AI technology. We believe this is necessary because current implementations have stagnated at average error rates of approximately 8%. Implementers hope that further improvements will lower error rates to 5% by 2025. This would require 1028 floating-point operations, which is not possible with today’s algorithms and computer technology. Even errors of 5% are excessive for many practical applications. The current AI implementations have ignominious errors. Near bankruptcy of a prominent real estate corporation, and the obligatory resignation of an elected government official resulted from AI errors. The causation errors were ludicrous and unlikely performed by humans. Applications of AI are therefore limited to those for which errors are nugatory. In contrast, the human brain’s capabilities and efficiency are astonishing. In significant contrast to current AI models, the human brain is impressive in terms of its relatively small size (adult average 79 in3), weight (approximately 4#), and power consumption (nominally 15W). We feel that this implies that AI technology needs to adopt excluded neurological properties. The current AI neuron model is an overly simplified linear model, which was proposed about 70 years ago. We propose emulating the neurological neuron’s nonlinear capabilities. The versatility of the improved AI model would be many orders of magnitude beyond that of the currently implemented linear neuron models. Also, the proposed neurological properties are of neural plasticity. Specifically, we describe the neurological associative learning aspect of neuroplasticity, partitioning associative plasticity into “inter-association” (neural network structure), and “intra-association” (neuron functioning).
Yale Murine TMC - Immunofluorescence Protocol v1
Authors: Youm Yun-Hee , Liu Yufeng , Deep Dixit Vishwa
Published: October 2023

Immunofluorescence staining of mouse tissues
Skill-basierte Intralogistik
Authors: Blumhofer Benjamin , Ritter Alexandra , Jungbluth Simon , Hermann Jesko , Ruskowski Martin
Published: October 2023

Um Produkte zwischen Produktionsmodulen und autonomen mobilen Roboter (AMR) austauschen zu können werden aktuell komplexe Individuallösungen entwickelt. Diese sind auf einer zentralen Steuerung mit statisch vorprogrammierten Abläufen und einer physischen Positionierung des AMR umgesetzt. Diese Lösungen sind häufig nicht auf andere Implementierungen übertragbar und sehr aufwendig. Mit dem Konzept der Skill-basierten Produktion wird in diesem Artikel gezeigt, wie eine herstellerunabhängige und resiliente Übergabe, auf Basis einer dezentralen Kommunikation, realisiert werden kann.
Intellectual migration, industrialization, and educational reform in Colombia: Juan Luis Consuegra de la Cruz’s case
Authors: Garces Beatriz , Osorio Marisol , Varela Olga
Published: October 2023

This paper remarks the noteworthy role of the European intellectual migration of the first decades of the 20th century in the configuration of higher education linked to industry in Antioquia, Colombia. We use as a case study the Spanish chemical and industrial engineer Juan Luis Consuegra de la Cruz, who was the first dean of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, and one of the personalities who contributed to the advancement of governmental entities focused on economic and social development in Colombia. The primary sources used to reconstruct the case derive from historical archives, mainly university archives, and the press of the time. Studies on the impact and consequences of migratory phenomenon on the Colombia industrialization, and particularly in Antioquia, are scarce. The obtained results are consistent with the hypothesis about the close relationship between intellectual migration, educational reforms, and industrialization in Latin America during the period under review.
Arabic-speaking Older Immigrants’ Views on Risk Factors for Elder Abuse
Authors: Guruge Sepali , Boutmira Souhail , Sidani Souraya , Leung Ernest
Published: October 2023

Elder abuse is a central concern in Canada’s aging population. Our qualitative findings from a mixed methods study on risk factors for elder abuse in Toronto Arabic-speaking immigrant communities identified key risk factors that make these older adults vulnerable to elder abuse. These factors intersect at the individual (e.g., language barrier), community (e.g., discrimination), and societal (e.g., lack of access to employment) levels. The results can inform strategies to mitigate elder abuse in Arabic-speaking communities.
Creating an innovative primary school Mathematics teaching environment: The case of Eastern Cape Province
Authors: Jojo Zingiswa Mybert Monica
Published: October 2023

Today’s learner population is diverse and replete with situational, personal, emotional, and learning challenges that inevitably find their way into the mathematics classroom. This paper draws from a project intended to investigate issues of classroom practice in mathematics used, extrapolate, or improve on them for the better development of teachers and learners’ meaningful understanding of intermediate and senior phase mathematics in a district in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa during the COVID-19 lockdown period. A qualitative approach in which three teachers were interviewed has been used. Results indicated that teachers benefited from technology informed collaborations with other teachers on WhatsApp groups and used those experiences to promote learning in their own environments. Moreover, it was observed that teachers modified their instructional strategies, shared mathematics teaching practices through WhatsApp, and engagements using online tools easily accessible to their learners.
Interpretation of pV graphics
Authors: Lingefjärd Thomas
Published: October 2023

Thermodynamic processes are often presented in so called P-V diagrams and the processes are often isobaric, isochoric, isothermal, and adiabatic. The purpose of the qualitative research reported here was to explore students’ reasoning and interpretation of P-V diagrams that were presented by the help of GeoGebra. The research group had 15 students and the control group had 12 students. The control group were not given any dynamical explanation of the PV diagrams but were taught with static images in the same text book as the research group. The thermodynamics in Physics 1 at the Swedish gymnasium level is normally done within 2 weeks.  We allocated 3 weeks and 10 hours for the thermodynamics to be taught and then gave all 27 students a short test. At the end of the Physics 1 course, we also gave a test with two questions from the thermodynamics. It seems that the students who were given the opportunity to dynamically change the content of the PV diagram benefit more from the teaching compared to the control group.
The didactic transposition of the fundamental theorem of calculus
Authors: Topphol Vegard
Published: October 2023

Using the tools of praxeological analysis and didactical transposition analysis, the treatments of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus in one Norwegian, Grade 13 textbook is analysed, with a particular focus on the development of the logos block of the FTC. The terms structure, functioning and utility, first introduced by Chevallard in 2022, is further to describe different dimensions of the mathematical object at stake. Through the analysis, a lack in the logos relating to the concept of integrability is identified in the textbook, and consequences of this is explored in relation to a set of tasks found in the book.
“The inevitable moral upheaval” and the idea of revolution in Russian social and political thought of the 19th – early 20th century
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg State University, Evlampiev I.I.
Published: October 2023

The article examines the relationship between the concepts of moral and religious upheaval and political revolution in Russian philosophy of the 19th – early 20th century. The genesis of the concept of moral upheaval is traced in detail in the reflections of P.Ya. Chaadaev, A.I. Herzen, F.M. Dostoevsky, V.S. Solovyov and L.N. Tolstoy. It is shown that Russian thinkers believed that the central element of this upheaval was the religious renewal of life, which consisted in replacing false church Christianity with true (gnostic) Christianity. Particular attention is paid to Herzen's idea that the highest goal of social development, which has religious significance, is artistic culture, therefore any revolution is fruitful only if it leads to the strengthening of the value of culture. Based on the later works of N.A. Berdyaev it is shown that the idea of revolution has a religious justification, but it is fundamentally different for its Western and Russian versions. It is concluded that Herzen and Berdyaev understand the Western version of the idea of revolution and the associated ideology of liberalism as a rationalization of the Catholic worldview which is directed against the development of culture and creativity in man, therefore, having triumphed in Europe, liberalism deprived it of the possibility of the upheaval and led to its cultural and spiritual degradation. The main result of the article is the idea that the Russian version of the idea of revolution which is a form of rationalization of Gnostic Christian religiosity left for a person the possibility of creativity and “re-creation” of the world, although only in the rational form of scientific and technological progress. That is why the revolution and the communist ideology did not have such negative consequences for Russia as the liberal ideology had for the West. As a final result it is shown that Russia and even more so Europe, will only embark on a fruitful path of spiritual development when they finally overcome the idea of revolution and make that moral and religious upheaval that Russian thinkers spoke about.
Pushkin in the historiosophical dispute between Ivan Aksakov and Vladimir Solovyov
Authors:   Yaroslav the Wise Novgorod State University, Vikhrova N.N.
Published: October 2023

The article compares the approaches of I. Aksakov and Vl. Solovyov to comprehend the phenomenon of Pushkin's creativity in the process of the formation of national identity. The statement of the problem is connected with the need to clarify the question of the genesis of the concept of national self-denial by Vl. Solovyov, opposed to the Slavophile idea of national self-consciousness, which he mistakenly associated with national “exclusivity”, nationalism. The starting point of the historiosophical dispute between Aksakov and Solovyov was the Pushkin celebrations of 1880 and Dostoevsky's speech, which Aksakov perceived as a “triumph” of Slavophilism, and Solovyov as a defeat of the Slavophile idea in favor of joining world Christian history. At the same time, the central argument for the historical beneficence of “national self-denial” for Solovyov is two iconic figures of Russian history: Pushkin and Peter I. It is noted that the attitude of I. Aksakov and Vl. Solovyov to Pushkin evolved in a peculiar way and had both points of irreconcilable divergence and intersection. It is proved that the late Solovyov, developing the foundations of his “moral philosophy”, considering the phenomenon of Pushkin's creativity from a moral and aesthetic position, came closest to Aksakov's idea of Pushkin's place in the historical and cultural process of national self-consciousness.
К истории газеты «День»: неизвестные письма И.С. Аксакова Н.П. Игнатьеву (1863 г.)
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkinskij Dom) Russian Academy of Sciences, Fetisenko O.L.
Published: October 2023

A short article serves as an introduction to the publication of unknown archival documents, which add vivid details to the ideas about I.S. Aksakov as an editor and publisher of Slavophile newspapers, established in historical science. The choice of texts for publication was due to two reasons: the coincidence of the 200th anniversary of Aksakov and the 160th anniversary of the Polish riot (1863–1864), as well as the fact that the published epistolary documents are addressed to a historical figure, Aksakov’s being acquainted with to much more late time – the end of the 1870s. Emphasizing the research interest in two topics (the history of Slavophil periodicals and the reflection of the Polish question in it), the author highlights the significance of 1863 in the biography of Aksakov and in the existence of his newspaper Den’. The article gives a brief overview of the content of the surviving 13 letters to N.P. Ignatiev (1832–1908) and makes the necessary clarifications on the subject of the letters of 1863 (Polish question, public life, the fight against censorship). In the appendix to the article, three letters from Aksakov to Ignatiev were published for the first time.
Poetics of Prose of Vyacheslav Ivanov of the End of the 19th – Beginning of the 20th Century: Artistic Philosophy and the Discovery of Esthesis
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University, Titarenko S.D.
Published: October 2023

This paper is the study of the early philosophical prose of the Russian symbolism theorist Vyacheslav Ivanov during the period of the 1880-s–1900-s. This issue has been understudied and requires approach based on interdisciplinary methods. The materials from the writer's archive and publications reflecting the development of his prose, characterized by a synthesis of philosophical, religious and artistic principles characteristic of the poetics of Russian symbolism, are analyzed. The materials analyzed include early prosaic sketches of Ivanov, fragments of his so-called Intellectual Diary, religious, philosophical, literary and critical essays, articles and other works. Emphasis is placed on the principles of forming a metaphysical discourse, as well as the genre dynamics of Ivanov’s early prose, which can be characterized by essay type of writing and the increasing importance of the philosophical parts. These works are compared to his prose of the early 1900-s published in the “Vesy” journal. It is concluded that Ivanov’s prosaic manner is characterized by the poetic and cultural discourse and his thesaurus is based on the metaphysical language of images. The important components of this discourse include principles of ancient aesthetics of thought and the revitalization of text via various metaphors. A vital role is played by esthesis as one of the methods of philosophical perception and aesthetic reflection of the sensual world. The texts of the Old and New Testaments and the Christian tradition prove to have an essential impact. The influence of works by Aristotle, Plato, B. Pascal, J. W. Goethe, V. Solovyov, F. Nietzsche on the development of metaphysical language of Ivanov’s prose is noted. The conclusion is made that the author’s early prose is the result of attaining an individual style, reflecting the phenomenology of the symbolist consciousness.
The Role of the Body in Pandemic Geographies of Encounter: Anti-Restriction Protesters Between Collective Action and Political Violence
Authors: Knierbein Sabine , Pfeifer Richard
Published: October 2023

This article looks at public anti-restriction protests by framing public space as a vital component of urban life. It argues that the body is rarely introduced as a scale of spatial analysis and usually plays a more prominent role in the subfields of social movement or public space studies, which often tend to focus on the transformative and emancipatory side of urban encounters. By integrating a corporeal perspective, the article aims at understanding how the body transforms political passions into individual agency and collective action. Focusing on the Covid-19-crisis-related protests, particularly the anti-restriction protests, the study examines from different angles how a socially heterogeneous group consisting of both radicals and sceptics joined together, in anger, in an atypical coalition concerning state interventions in their very personal spaces. Based on a literature review of secondary sources on anti-restriction protests and an empirical analysis of media coverage of a key event in Vienna, the study identifies a gap in the theorisation of ambivalent geographies of encounter whose impacts range between collective action and political violence. To frame our key hypothesis, considering the body as a scale in spatial analysis is needed for future socio-spatial research to grasp new and pressing urban phenomena of social change. By bridging empirical observation, methodological considerations and conceptual reflection, this article contributes to an understanding of social change through less romanticised modes of analysis of geographies of encounter with a particular take on embodied space.
Departures From the Norm: Innovative Planning for Inclusive Manufacturing
Authors: Pendras Mark , Nolan Adam , Williams Ashleigh
Published: October 2023

For decades, urban development strategies that privilege narrowly defined “creative” sectors, and anachronistic zoning policies have been the norm in US cities, bringing persistent displacement pressures to manufacturing businesses. However, as cities have faced mounting concerns over inequality, affordability, and diversity, recent scholarship has begun to revisit the importance of urban industry, identifying key contributions that industrial enterprises make to cities. The challenge is finding the right strategies that can preserve, enhance, and potentially expand existing urban industrial space. This article takes up that challenge in three ways: (a) by calling attention to long-standing industrial planning norms that have simultaneously disadvantaged communities of color and undermined awareness of and support for urban manufacturing, (b) by exploring “innovations” that depart from those norms by prioritizing “inclusion” and “visibility” in their planning efforts, and (c) by taking an expansive approach to “planning” that seeks lessons from beyond the formal planning establishment. Drawing from emerging scholarship, research and policy reports, program documents, and interviews with key participants, this article gathers lessons from two industrial planning examples—in San Francisco, CA and Buffalo, NY—that help reveal existing barriers to industrial retention, help reimagine the role and place of manufacturing in the city, and ultimately help to foster more inclusive urban development in the US.
The Research of the Historical Works of I. Franko: Modern Ukrainian Historiography
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Konta Rostyslav , Mokhnatiuk Ihor ,   Kyiv international University
Published: October 2023

The article examines the coverage of I. Franko’s historical research in modern Ukrainian historiography. The authors emphasize that until recently, this problem was covered quite tendentially in Soviet historiography. It was a secondary and not so important topic in the assessment of the scientist’s legacy compared to his achievements as a writer, poet, essayist, translator, public and political figure. Soviet studies were built on the basis of Marxist-Leninist methodology. Emphasis was placed on the scientist’s political beliefs, which were presented through the prism of the fight against Ukrainian «bourgeois nationalists». The research of diaspora scientists differed significantly from the Soviet ideological analogues. But in these studies, the problem of scientific research of I. Franko’s historical views was not excreted into a separate topic. Only in the studies of modern Ukrainian scientists this problem rise to the conceptual level and receive comprehensive coverage. In the writings of modern Ukrainian scientists, we can trace both criticism of previous assessments of Ivan Franko’s historical scientific heritage, attempts to form a general vision of the scientist’s historical worldview and prospects for further research into his historical scientific heritage.
Personal Security Concepts of Law Students
Authors: Krasnyanskaya T.M. , Tylets V.G.
Published: October 2023

The work is aimed at identifying the structural, substantive and comparative features of personal security concepts of law students. The results of an empirical study conducted on a sample of students studying in a legal specialty are presented. The study (N=120) involved respondents aged 18 to 21 years (M=19.7±1.3), of which 81.7% were male. The main research method used is the method of free associations. The results were processed using the simplest mathematical statistics (finding averages, spread, percentage distribution) and a nonparametric method — the Pearson criterion χ2. The obtained results showed that law students have personal security concepts that are built according to a similar scheme, including, depending on the focus on danger/security, elements of "wrong/right actions", "undesirable/desirable future", "negative/positive reality", "bad/good people". These concepts are differentiated depending on their correlation with the household or professional sphere, differing in the dominance of objectivity/ subjectivity and internality / externality; they contain signs of professionalism and are associated with manifestations of the Self-concept of personality. The results of the study have explanatory potential for cases of security violations by lawyers in everyday life and in the profession.
Self-Administered Gentle Yoga and Yoga Breathing Intervention Improves Burden and Stress Biomarkers in Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia
Authors: Balasubramanian Sundaravadivel , Mueller Martina , Madisetti Mohan , Hendrix Katharine , Kelechi Teresa J.
Published: October 2023

Family caregivers of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are the fastest growing group of informal healthcare providers in the United States. These individuals experience high levels of stress and physical and psychosocial symptoms related to their caregiving role. We provided 20 ADRD caregivers (≥ 55 years of age) with training and access to a mobile health app for at-home practice of gentle yoga and yoga breathing exercises. Here, we report secondary outcomes, including changes in caregiver physical and mental function, burden, fatigue, sleep, and biological stress markers (salivary cortisol and 1,5-anhydroglucitol [1,5-AG] assays) from Baseline (Week 1) to Study End (Week 12). Self-reported questionnaire data were collected online via the Research Electronic Data Capture system, and biomarker data were collected via saliva samples. Results supported indications for slight improvement in outcomes of caregiving burden among ADRD caregivers using the gentle yoga and yoga breathing app. Furthermore, slight improvements in mental health were observed; the greatest gains were made by those reporting higher burden and having family members with more severe dementias. Findings indicate that those experiencing the greatest improvement in caregiver burden scores spent the most time doing gentle yoga and yoga breathing exercises. Salivary stress biomarkers moved in a favorable direction (decreased cortisol; increased 1,5-AG) among caregivers practicing the exercises most often. This is among the first studies of gentle yoga and yoga breathing exercises for relieving ADRD caregiver burden and the first we are aware of to incorporate stress biomarker measurement.
Experiencias de usuarios y familiares sobre la atención recibida en centros de salud mental comunitaria de Lima y Callao durante la pandemia de la COVID-19
Authors: Cusihuaman-Lope Noelia , Vilela-Estrada Ana L. , Cavero Victoria , Villarreal-Zegarra David , Diez-Canseco Francisco
Published: October 2023

Objetivos. Comprender las experiencias de usuarios nuevos y continuadores de los Centros de Salud Mental Comunitaria (CSMC) de Lima y Callao, y de  sus familiares, en relación a la atención en salud mental que recibieron durante la pandemia de la COVID-19. Materiales y métodos. Estudio cualitativo realizado entre septiembre del 2021 y febrero del 2022, en el que se entrevistó a 24 usuarios y familiares que interactuaron con los servicios brindados por tres CSMC de Lima y uno del Callao, durante la pandemia de la COVID-19. Se realizó un análisis temático de las entrevistas transcritas. Resultados. Los informantes percibieron que la pandemia exacerbó los síntomas de las personas con problemas de salud mental. Durante la pandemia, las atenciones de salud mental se apoyaron en el uso de tecnología, principalmente de llamadas telefónicas, las que sirvieron para monitorear el estado emocional y el tratamiento farmacológico de los usuarios, así como para programar y recordar citas. Los usuarios destacan que las llamadas telefónicas frecuentes les hicieron sentirse acompañados y resaltan el compromiso de los trabajadores de los CSMC. Como dificultades, reportan el incremento en  la demanda de atención, problemas para acceder a videollamadas, y menor calidad en las atenciones virtuales. Conclusiones. La COVID-19 impactó emocionalmente a las personas con problemas de salud mental, a su vez, los servicios de los CSMC vieron afectada la modalidad (presencial o virtual), recursos, frecuencia, tiempo y calidad de la atención, encontrando limitaciones y beneficios en el uso de la tecnología.
Noticias de suicidio en canales de televisión peruanos: evaluación del cumplimiento de las recomendaciones de la OMS para su notificación
Authors: Broncano-Rivera Kelly , Contreras-Pizarro Carlos H. , Valle Rubén
Published: October 2023

Objetivo. Determinar el cumplimiento a las recomendaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) de las noticias sobre suicidio emitidas por canales de la televisión peruana. Materiales y métodos. Estudio cuantitativo y descriptivo. La unidad de análisis fueron las noticias de suicidio emitidas por ocho canales de televisión peruana durante los años 2020 y 2021. Las noticias se clasificaron en tres categorías: noticias sobre suicidio, intento de suicidio y prevención del suicidio. Se utilizó un instrumento de evaluación compuesto por las recomendaciones de la OMS. Resultados. Se analizaron un total de 126 noticias. Ninguna de estas noticias cumplió en su totalidad con las recomendaciones de la OMS. Las noticias sobre suicidio o intento de suicidio cumplieron con 4 de 13 recomendaciones, siendo la recomendación más acatada la de evitar publicar notas suicidas (97,4%), mientras que la menos cumplida fue la de instruir a la población sobre el suicidio y su prevención, y no difundir mitos (0,9%). Las noticias de prevención de suicidio cumplieron 5 de 7 recomendaciones. Conclusiones. Las noticias sobre suicidio emitidas en la televisión peruana en los años 2020 y 2021 mostraron un bajo cumplimiento a las recomendaciones de la OMS. Los profesionales de la comunicación tienen un rol fundamental en la prevención del suicidio, limitando la información sensible y difundiendoinformación de ayuda. Es fundamental el conocimiento de estas recomendaciones por los comunicadores, y el trabajo conjunto entre el equipo periodístico y los profesionales de la salud mental en la comunicación de noticias relacionadas con el suicidio.
Síndrome Overlapping fenotípico cerebro-craneal: acrania, meroanencefalia, hidra-meroanencefalia
Authors: Hernández Aguirre Enio Armando
Published: October 2023

Introducción: Se trata de un recién nacido de género femenino con características craneofaciales de Acrania y Meroanencefalia, cuya tomografía axial reporta “Anencefalia, hidrocefalia, cerebelo normal y tallo cerebral normal”
Objetivos: Establecer los criterios para realizar un diagnóstico académico correcto de la expresión clínica que compromete malformaciones del cerebro y cráneo con base en la regulación morfogenética de estos dos campos.
Métodos: Investigación bibliográfica sobre el “overlapping” fenotípico de la patología y de los principales genes que regulan estos campos morfogenéticos, y las opiniones de médicos genetistas con experticia.
Resultados:  El diagnóstico del caso clínico es una Hidra-Meroanencefalia por tener líquido amniótico en una cavidad sin cerebro con presencia del cráneo y del tallo cerebral. Las impresiones diagnóstica que pueden resultar por alteraciones en el desarrollo de estos dos campos morfogenéticos son: Acrania con Mero-anencefalia, Acrania sin Mero-anencefalia, Holo-acrania con Exencefalia y Lisencefalia e Hidra-Meroanencefalia.
Conclusiones: En la expresión de la patología hay dos campos morfogenéticos diferentes (cerebro y óseo-craneal). Los genes BMP4 y 7 pueden estar implicados en la Acrania. Los genes MKX1, BF1 y ligando/PACAP que inician la neurogénesis pueden estar implicados en la Meroanencefalia. Los genes MCPH1, ASPM, CDK5RAP2 y CENPJ están implicados en el tamaño del cerebro.
Gene-by-Environment Interaction in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Depression: The Role of Hepatic Transaminases
Authors: Manusov Eron , Diego Vincent , Abrego Edward , Herklotz Kathryn , Almeida Marcio , Mao Xi , Laston Sandra , Blangero John , Blangero Sarah
Published: October 2023

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a range of liver conditions, from benign fatty accumulation to severe fibrosis. The global prevalence of NAFLD has risen to 25-30%, with variations across ethnic groups. NAFLD may advance to hepatocellular carcinoma, increases cardiovascular risk, is associated with chronic kidney disease, and is an independent metabolic disease risk factor. Assessment methods for liver health include liver biopsy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE by FibroScan). Hepatic transaminases are cost-effective and minimally invasive liver health assessment methods options. This study focuses on the interaction between genetic factors underlying the traits (hepatic transaminases and the FibroScan results) on the one hand and the environment (depression) on the other. We examined 525 individuals at risk for metabolic disorders. We utilized variance components models and likelihood-based statistical inference to examine potential GxE interactions in markers of NAFLD, including aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and the AST/ALT ratio, and Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE by FibroScan). We calculated the Fibroscan-AST (FAST) score (a score that identifies the risk of progressive non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and screened for depression using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). We identified significant G x E interactions for AST/ALT ratio x BDI-II, but not AST, ALT, or the FAST score. Our findings support that genetic factors play a role in hepatic transaminases, especially the AST/ALT ratio, with depression influencing this relationship. These insights contribute to understanding the complex interplay of genetics, environment, and liver health, potentially guiding future personalized interventions.
Experimental investigation for the decisive role of vehicles in the air pollution of arak city in Iran and presenting the related solutions to reduce the air pollution
Authors: AHMADİ Seyyed Alireza , SAFIKHANI Hamed , KÖTEN Hasan , KARAGÖZ Yasin
Published: October 2023

In the World, in many of the large and industrial cities air quality is in a dire situation, and air pollution is considered a major problem. The first step in reducing the level of pollutants is to acquire enough detailed information about these pollutants, including the type, amount, and the rate of annual occurrence. In this study, the data obtained from the existing air quality measuring stations throughout the city of Arak in Iran have been used to conduct an accurate investigation and to perform hourly, daily, monthly, and annual analyses of various pollutants. The hourly analysis of the data collected from the Shariati square station at the downstream of the prevailing wind, which include the collective pollutions of the refinery, petrochemical plant, thermal power plant and the pollution generated by the vehicles in a high-traffic area, with regards to the annual calendar and the variation of pollutants during official holidays, indicates the determining share of vehicles in the air pollution of the city of Arak. Considering the effective role of vehicles in the extensive air pollution of this city, some policies have been suggested for reducing the level of air pollution. As a result of this study, using the stated transportation model the level of pollution in this city is considered to reduce, correcting the city streets and routes from engineering per-spective. Also, results showed that the role of industry and vehicles on the air pollution and the pollution points in Arak city in ratio. The levels of all the pollutants like CO, NOx, PM2.5, O3 and SO2 measured by a station at the downstream and resulted about 3ppm, 20ppb, 10, 40ppb and 4 as a ratio respectively. Lastly, result of model was reported at the end of this paper in term of the optimization of the Arak city residential area.
Experimental investigation of double-glazed double-pass solar airheater (DG-DPSAH) with multi-v ribs having trapezoidal roughness geometry
Authors: MOR Swati , KUMAR Niraj , SACHDEVA Gulshan
Published: October 2023

In this study, roughness in the form of multi-V ribs having trapezoidal slots were crafted over the surface of absorber plate for enhancing the heat transfer rate in a solar air heater. An ex-perimental setup was designed and fabricated for demonstrating the performance of this plate with respect to smooth absorber plate. The setup has a double glazed-double pass air flow arrangement. The experiments were conducted under Indian climatic conditions (Latitude = 28.53˚N and Longitude = 77.39˚E) in September and October 2021 at various rates of air flow through the duct. The results of the roughened absorber plate were compared with the smooth absorber plate. It shows that the multi-V ribs with trapezoidal slots have higher efficacy as compared to smooth absorber plate in the order of 10.42% at an air flow rate of 0.078 kg/s. In addition, the present data of proposed roughness were also compared with data of various roughness available in the literature. It was found that the maximum thermo-hydraulic perfor-mance parameter of the proposed roughness texture is higher than other shapes of roughness texture. It was also found that the combination of double-glass cover and double-pass arrange-ment with the proposed roughness geometry increases the efficiency of the solar air heater at least by one order of the present solar air heating system.
Clinical profile of infective endocarditis: a single centre experience
Authors: Munsi M. Abu Sayed , Akter Maher , Sayeed M. Abu
Published: October 2023

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is an illness which still has a high rate of morbidity and mortality despite the availability of improved diagnostic and treatment amenities in the developing world. With an increasing number of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergoing corrective treatments, improved pediatric intensive care, better antimicrobial treatments, and a relative decrease in rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over the years, the epidemiology of pediatric IE in Bangladesh may be undergoing a change. The present study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory profile and outcome of IE among selected patients.
Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 35 patient of IE from January 2020 to December 2021, who were admitted in pediatric cardiology department, Bangladesh Shishu hospital and institute were enrolled in this study which was diagnosed according to modified Duke criteria.
Results: There were 35 children diagnosed with IE during this period. The mean age at presentation was 84 months (range: 2-216 months). CHD (n=28/35, 80%) was the most common predisposing condition. A total of 20 % (7/35) patients had no preexisting structural heart disease. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common etiological agent. Blood culture positive IE was (n=18, 51.4%), blood culture-negative IE was (n=17, 48.6 %). Six patients (17.1%) died during the hospital stay.
Conclusions: Increasingly younger children are being diagnosed with IE in Bangladesh and a significant number of them are in the setting of a structurally normal heart.
Evidencias Convergentes de la Escala BIL de Amor Romántico: Avance
Authors: Muñoz Olano Juan
Published: October 2023

El presente es un informe de los avances en el estudio de las evidencias de validez psicométrica de la escala Estar Enamorado (por sus siglas en inglés – BIL), creada por Fisher (2004). Es un cuestionario empleado originalmente para evaluar la concomitante actividad cerebral relacionada, que ha permitido comprobar importantes aspectos evolutivos del amor romántico. La muestra fue estratificada (n = 591), con participantes entre los 18 y 35 años, un intervalo relevante para problemas emocionales y conductuales relacionados con el amor. La gran mayoría informaron haber estado enamorados (99 %). Como principales resultados, se encontraron una correlación moderada y significativa entre las puntuaciones en BIL y en la Escala Triangular del Amor (STLS) (r Pearson = ,465; p < ,0001), buenos índices de confiabilidad (v.g., Alfa Cronbach total = ,83) y la existencia de tres componentes principales acordes con el modelo teórico propuesto. Finalmente, se concluye que el cuestionario evidencia parámetros de validez interna y externa; no obstante, hace falta continuar el estudio para comprender más a fondo sus capacidades predictivas.
La intervención comunitaria como herramienta en el desarrollo de pequeños negocios asociados del sector urbano-marginal del distrito de Cayma
Authors: Soza Herrera Juan , Fuentes Hadueh Yusfiye
Published: October 2023

El objetivo de la presente investigación es plasmar un programa de intervención comunitaria sobre la base de la teoría de Kotler y Amstrong, que demuestra que, al proporcionar capacitación en marketing a los empleados de una empresa, se puede agregar valor a la compañía al mejorar las relaciones con los clientes y aumentar los ingresos. Además, busca proporcionar herramientas a personas que no tienen acceso a ellas, lo que es crucial para una dirección y gestión efectiva de las empresas a largo plazo. La presente investigación es de tipo explicativo secuencial, ya que se recopilan y analizan datos cuantitativos y cualitativos. El programa de intervención constó de 5 etapas y las capacitaciones se llevaron a cabo en cuatro fechas. Según los hallazgos, se observó un aumento significativo en los ingresos mensuales después de la intervención comunitaria en el sector urbano-marginal del distrito de Cayma, lo que sugiere que esta estrategia es efectiva para incrementar las ventas de los negocios.
Aplicación de las figuras de los administradores de hecho y ocultos en las compañías tradicionales ecuatorianas: sobre la necesidad de su regulación
Authors: Landívar Chávez Mateo Vicente
Published: October 2023

Este trabajo exploró las metodologías axiológica y deductiva para analizar la utilidad de la adopción de las figuras de administradores ocultos, o a la sombra, y de administradores de hecho. Si bien el escenario ecuatoriano actual las reconoce para todas las compañías mercantiles, la implementación es reciente ya que, anteriormente, eran reconocidas únicamente en el contexto de las sociedades por acciones simplificadas. Su regulación ha proporcionado mayor seguridad jurídica para socios, accionistas y demás personas relacionadas con una compañía. De acuerdo con esta investigación, el reconocimiento de estas figuras en las compañías tradicionales permite mitigar el problema de agencia que se evidencia con mayor frecuencia en Ecuador y Latinoamérica: aquel conflicto entre socios controladores y no controladores. Para contextualizar a estas figuras se utilizaron como referencia las definiciones encontradas en decisiones jurisprudenciales del Reino Unido, así como legislaciones de la Unión Europea y ejemplos más cercanos como Colombia. El análisis concluyó que la implementación de estas figuras es, en efecto, sumamente valiosa.
daño en las acciones de wrongful conception y su reparación en el ordenamiento jurídico ecuatoriano
Authors: Ruiz Mera Oswaldo , Campana Luis Felipe , Marín Juan Francisco
Published: October 2023

En el ordenamiento jurídico ecuatoriano no existe un marco normativo aplicable a los supuestos de reclamación por daños relacionados con la vida. Entre estos tipos de daños, aquellos que derivan de casos de anticoncepción fallida o wrongful conception requieren un análisis particularmente exhaustivo, a riesgo de considerar la existencia misma de una persona como un menoscabo patrimonial o extrapatrimonial. Así, ante el perjuicio que implica, no la vida misma de un niño o niña no deseado, sino las lesiones a derechos reproductivos y al patrimonio de los progenitores a causa de considerables gastos adicionales en los que se ven obligados a incurrir, se evidencia la necesidad de dar una solución uniforme para este tipo de casos de mala praxis médica, así como la propuesta de un estándar razonable para la reparación de estos daños.
Siza en Panticosa. Poética del abandono
Authors: Bergera Iñaki
Published: October 2023

No es fácil encontrar un enclave donde se plasme con tanta intensidad la relación —tensionada en este caso— entre arquitectura y territorio. En realidad, Panticosa es más que un territorio o un lugar: es un paisaje como tal, construido a partir de esa hibridación entre una naturaleza excelsa y la construcción y antropización humana.
Does Workplace Friendship Influence Organizational Identification? The Mediator Role of Positive Affectivity
Authors: Çınar Esra
Published: October 2023

This study aimed to investigate the mediator effect of positive affectivity on the relationship between workplace friendship and organizational identification within the framework of the broaden-and-built theory. In this context, data were collected from 205 people working in different sectors such as education, health, and information technologies, and the hypotheses of the research were tested. The relationships between the variables were examined by correlation and hierarchical regression analysis. Hayes's (2013) PROCESS macro program was used for the mediation test in the research. The findings showed that workplace friendship significantly and positively predicts organizational identification. In addition, a positive relationship has been found between positive affectivity and workplace friendship and organizational identification. Finally, positive affectivity was found to partially mediate the relationship between workplace friendship and organizational identification.
Yönetici Nezaketsizliğinin Örgütsel Vatandaşlık Davranışına Etkisi: Psikolojik Sözleşme İhlali ve Ahlaki Çözülmenin Aracılık Rolü
Authors: Doğan Selen , Karaçelebi Fatma Gül
Published: October 2023

Nezaket, insan ilişkilerinde kilit rol oynamaktadır. Örgütler bağlamında konu ele alındığında nezaketin örgütün işleyişinde aynı şekilde önemli yer tuttuğu görülmektedir. Çalışanların yöneticileri ile ilişkilerinde yaşadığı veya gözlemlediği nazik davranışlar tüm örgüte yayıldığı gibi nezaketsiz ve kaba davranışlarda aynı şekilde sirayet etmektedir. Nezaketsizlik kaynaklı olumsuzluklar örgütün çalışma düzenini bozabilmekte ve çalışan-örgüt ilişkisini zedeleyebilmektedir. Buradan hareketle bu çalışmada yönetici nezaketsizliğinin örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışına etkisinde psikolojik sözleşme ihlali ve ahlaki çözülmenin aracılık rolü incelenmiştir. Araştırma Konya, Karaman, Yozgat ve Niğde illerinde bulunan 509 kamu kurumu çalışanı üzerinde yapılmıştır. Veriler Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, yönetici nezaketsizliğinin psikolojik sözleşme ihlali ve ahlaki çözülme üzerinden örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışını etkilediğini göstermektedir.
Formation of active knowledge on the application of innovation in student sports
Authors:   ITMO University, Zubchenko Vitaly G.
Published: October 2023

Nowadays, innovative technological solutions are rarely used in student sports. The potential of such solutions is in the optimization of various conditions of athletes, ranging from recovery to performance at competitions. The article discusses the construction of a system of educational activity of students from understanding their knowledge about innovation for sports to creating individual methods of influencing the body and brain using technological solutions. The result of this approach is the formation of an active position among students, where their model of cognition is the technologically oriented construction. The further development of this approach may be the creation of student communities for the exchange of experience in the implementation of various technological solutions in various sports.
On prevention of myopia progression for students in physical education classes
Authors:   Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I. P. Pavlov, Proshlyakov Vladimir D. , Ponomareva Galina V. ,   Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I. P. Pavlov, Kotova Galina V. ,   Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I. P. Pavlov, Levina Elena A. ,   Ryazan State Medical University named after Academician I. P. Pavlov
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of frequency of such a deviation in the state of health among students as myopia, which develops more often in young people with a large visual load and poor physical development. Based on the available literature data, the results of the previous studies and many years of personal practical experience, the authors believe that in the conditions of the university, the most accessible and really effective way to prevent the onset and progression of myopia is to convince all students of the need to regularly perform long running loads of low intensity. Long running increases not only the level of physical performance, but also strengthens all the connective tissue formations of the body, which include the eye.