bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Foot Morphology and its Relationship to Arch Height Index in Asymptomatic Adults Versus Adults Presenting with Foot Pain (Nontraumatic)
Authors: Agrawal Alok Chandra , Siddiqui Abu Ubaida , Sakale Harshal S , John Meryl Rachel
Published: February 2023

Background:

The uniqueness of the human foot, in performing various functions, is intricately associated with different morphological parameters, and arch height index (AHI) is an important parameter for the same. The measurement of AHI has putative clinical implications in correcting the underlying causative factors, which contribute to foot pain. This study was an attempt to investigate these parameters as a correlation among asymptomatic versus patients complaining of foot pain (due to nontraumatic causes).

Methodology:

One hundred asymptomatic and 50 symptomatic adults were engaged in the study after taking prior consent. Various measurements (such as foot length, truncated foot length, foot breadth, arch height – [AH], and AHI) were taken in a standing position. In this study values of foot length, truncated foot length, foot breadth, AH and AHI were compared amongst the two groups. Comparison was done with earlier studies.

Results:

The difference in AH and AHI (P < 0.05) among the asymptomatic versus the foot pain patients, was significant. There was a considerable difference in body weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) affecting AH and AHI. AHI in the case of the symptomatic foot pain adults was 0.18 in both feet, with a standard deviation (SD) of 0.07.

Conclusion:

The AHI has been considered an essential parameter in defining and identifying the potential structural factors that predispose an individual to injuries of the foot. Our results indicate that the mean AHI in the case of foot pain adults (nontraumatic) was 0.18 in both feet, with an SD of 0.07. This is lower as compared to other studies. This can be attributed to the fact that earlier studies have been done on asymptomatic patients only. The present study was done to correlate between normal asymptomatic versus foot pain patients. There was a significant difference in the AH and AHI between our two study groups.
The Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery with Variant Origin and Course
Authors: Sharma Vinay , Panchal Padamjeet , Arya Aruna , Ramesh Babu C. S.
Published: February 2023

The posterior circumflex humeral artery (PCHA) typically emanates from the axillary artery (AxA) that supplies the shoulder region and surrounding structure. During routine dissection, we noticed that a truncus profundocircumflexus arose as a branch of Brachial Artery distal to teres major (TM), which branches into profunda brachii, besides PCHA. This circumflex humeral artery, winding around the TM muscle, coursed superolaterally and reached the quadrangular space for its usual vascular territory. Adequate awareness of such rare variations observed in the present study is pertinent for physicians for quadrangular space syndrome, radiologists to avert misreading of angiographs, and orthopedics in case of trauma to the axilla, shoulder region, and upper arm or during invasive vascular procedures.
Morphological Study of Musculi Pectinati and Crista Terminalis with its Applied Significance in the Human Adult Cadaver
Authors: Keshri Ravi , Ranjan Rajiv
Published: February 2023

Background:

Morphological studies have highlighted the roles of the crista terminalis (CT) and musculi pectinati (MP) in the process behind cardiac arrhythmias. It is also intriguing to explore the notion that structural problems with the CT and MP may be the major anomaly in those who have atrial flutter and may also account for the incidence of atrial flutter even in people with atria that appear to be normal. The aim is to study the cumulative arrangement and morphology of CT and MP in the right atrium of formalin-fixed human cadavers.

Methodology:

Cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted on thirty hearts obtained from formalin-embalmed adult human cadavers of the age range between 25 and 65 years (22 males and 8 females). Anatomical course, arrangements, and variations of CT and MP were observed and noted.

Results:

After meticulous dissection of formalin-fixed human heart, variations associated with the morphological traits of the MP and taenia sagittalis (TS) were observed and recorded. According to the gross anatomical architecture of CT and associated MP, it was classified into six various patterns. Type 1 (MP oriented nearly 90° to CT) was found to be the most common variant, exhibited by 16 (53%) hearts, Type 2 (MP oriented parallel to CT) was noted in 1 (4%), 7 (22%) shown Type 3 (combination of Type 1 and Type 2), Type 4 (branching of the MP) was noted in 2 (7%), Type 5 (interlacing trabeculation) was seen in 3 (10%), whereas Type 6 (prominent muscular column of MP) was present in 1 (4%) of the heart. In addition, the observation on TS (prominent band of MP, seen emerging from CT) was also classified into three groups – Type A (TS was absent) was noted in 15 (50%) hearts was the most common variant, Type B (single trunk of TS) was present in 3 (10%) and Type C (multiple trunks of TS) in 12 (40%) hearts.

Conclusion:

Cardiovascular catheterization frequently results in injury to Type 6 MP and Type B/Type C TS, which have a more intricate arrangement of fibers. Henceforth, collectively the incidence of these clinically relevant variants was a little more than 50%.
Bilateral disc edema
Authors: Mishra Biswajit , Mishra Suchismita , Srija Yamijala Neha , Panigrahi Pradeep Kumar
Published: February 2023

Renal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare clinical disorder in the pediatric population. A 15-year-old female presented with intermittent blurring of vision in both eyes associated with fever, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Fundus examination showed bilateral disc edema. Her blood pressure was 220/110 mmHg. Renal parameters were deranged with bilaterally enlarged kidneys. Renal biopsy was suggestive of epithelioid cell granuloma with Langhans type giant cells. The patient was diagnosed with as a case of refractory hypertension due to tubercular interstitial nephritis with bilateral Grade IV hypertensive retinopathy. She was started on antitubercular therapy and antihypertensives. There was a complete resolution of disc edema 2 months following initiation of therapy. Optic disc edema can be a presenting sign in renal TB. Early diagnosis and prompt referral can be associated with good visual and systemic outcomes.
Pars plana lensectomy and iris-claw Artisan intraocular lens implantation in patients with Marfan syndrome
Authors: Karjou Zahra , Karimi Saeed , Yaghoobi Mohadeseh , Nikkhah Homayoun , Safi Sare
Published: February 2023

RATIONAL:

The rationale of this study was to evaluate the visual and anatomical outcomes of pars plana lensectomy and iris-claw Artisan intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with subluxated crystalline lenses secondary to Marfan syndrome.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

In this retrospective case series, we evaluate the records of 21 eyes of 15 patients with Marfan syndrome and moderate-to-severe crystalline lens subluxation who underwent pars plana lensectomy/anterior vitrectomy and implantation of iris-claw Artisan IOL at referral hospital from September 2015 to October 2019.

RESULTS:

Twenty-one eyes of 15 patients (10 males and five females) with a mean age of 24.47 ± 19.14 years were included. Mean best-corrected visual acuity was improved from 1.17 ± 0.55 logMAR to 0.64 ± 0.71 logMAR at the final follow-up visit (P< 0.001). The mean intraocular pressure did not change significantly (P= 0.971). The final refraction showed a mean sphere of 0.54 ± 2.46 D and a mean cylinder of 0.81 ± 1.03 at the mean axis of 57.92 ± 58.33 degrees. One eye developed rhegmatogenous retinal detachment 2 months after surgery.

CONCLUSIONS:

Pars plana lensectomy and iris-claw Artisan IOL implantation seem to be a useful, impressive, and safe procedure with a low rate of complications in Marfan patients with moderate-to-severe crystalline lens subluxation. Visual acuity was significantly improved with acceptable anatomical and refractive outcomes.
Silent sinus syndrome
Authors: Nivean Pratheeba Devi , Mohammed Sayee T. S. , Nivean M.
Published: February 2023

Silent sinus syndrome is a rare anomaly caused due to hypoventilation in the maxillary sinus. This is mostly unilateral and asymptomatic in majority of patients. Some patients develop complications due to this such as hypoglobus and enophthalmos. The usual age of occurrence is after 30 years. We report this unique case as our patient was very young to develop this.
A rapidly growing pedunculated pilomatrixoma of the eyelid
Authors: Alturkistany Walaa , Alrajeh Mohammed , Alsheikh Osama
Published: February 2023

A pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor originating from a hair follicle that most frequently occurs in the head-and-neck region. It usually presents as a subcutaneous, slow-growing, nodular, painless firm mass. There are few reported cases on eyelid pilomatrixoma. We reporting an unusual presentation of a rapidly growing pedunculated eyelid pilomatrixoma in a 29-year-old female patient. Surgical excision was performed, and histological examination showed a cavity containing proliferating cords of basaloid cells differentiated into eosinophilic keratinized shadow cells confirming the pilomatrixoma diagnosis. Only a few cases with pedunculated eyelid masses have been reported in the literature; pedunculated lesions can be misdiagnosed as vascular tumors or malignancies. Therefore, pilomatrixoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of such a presentation. A complete excisional biopsy of the mass is diagnostic and therapeutic.
Unilateral buried optic nerve head drusen triggering central retinal vein occlusion in young – Discovering an eclipsed entity
Authors: Vallinayagam Muthu Krishnan , Koushik S. , Vaithianathan Amirtha , Sainath Dipika
Published: February 2023

Optic nerve head (ONH) drusen are acellular calcified concretions. Buried drusen manifests as pseudopapilledema. The compressive effects of ONH drusen can rarely precipitate central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The superimposition of pseudopapilledema on disc edema in CRVO poses a diagnostic dilemma. A 40-year-old female without systemic comorbidities presented with resolving CRVO. An exhaustive systemic workup revealed no abnormalities. Ultrasonography demonstrated buried ONH drusen. This unusual etiology must be considered in a young patient in the absence of systemic risk factors, persistence of “nasally conspicuous” disc elevation, and presence of peripapillary hemorrhages. Ultrasonography must be incorporated in the diagnostic armamentarium in a young patient with CRVO.
Gut virome profile in healthy Saudi children
Authors: El Mouzan Mohammad I. , Assiri Asaad A. , Al Sarkhy Ahmed A. , Alasmi Mona M.
Published: February 2023

Background:

The role of viruses is well known in health and disease. The aim of this report was to describe the profile of viruses in the gut of healthy Saudi children.

Methods:

In 20 randomly selected school age children from Riyadh, stool samples were collected in cryovials and stored at −80° C. At the time of analysis, the samples were sent by express mail in a temperature-controlled container to the laboratory in the USA, Viral DNA was isolated and shotgun metagenomic sequencing was performed. The abundance of each organism was expressed as an average relative percentage across the viral phylogenetic tree from phyla to species.

Results:

The median age of the children was 11.3 (range 6.8–15.4) years, and 35% were males. Caudovirales were the most abundant bacteriophage order (77%) and Siphoviridae, Myoviridae, and Podoviridae families predominated, accounting for 41%, 25%, and 11%, respectively. Among the viral bacteriophage species, the most abundant were the Enterobacteria phages.

Conclusion:

The profile and abundance of the gut virome in healthy Saudi children reveal important differences from the literature. Further studies from different populations with larger sample sizes are needed to understand the role of gut viruses in the pathogenesis of disease in general and in the response to fecal microbiota therapy in particular.
Wells, H.G. (1866–1946)
Authors: Balavage Elysia
Published: February 2023

H.G. Wells was a British writer, educator, and social critic. Known as the founder of modern science fiction, Wells created many of the genre’s foundational motifs and concepts. His early experience as a draper’s apprentice motivated Wells to adopt socialism as a political ideology, and he both became a member of the Fabian Society and ran as the Labour Party candidate for London University’s 1922 and 1923 general elections. Wells is formally educated in biology, which informed both his writing and beliefs concerning the state of human society. Unsatisfied with society’s trajectory, Wells was sympathetic to arguments concerning eugenics, a concept that appears in several of his novels. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on four occasions.
al-Yāzijī, Nāṣīf (1800–1871)
Authors: Junge Christian
Published: February 2023

Nāṣīf al-Yāzijī was a Lebanese writer and philologist who contributed to the Nahḍa (‘awakening’), an intellectual current in the long nineteenth century for the renewal of Arab culture. Tremendously erudite in Arabic language and literature, he excelled in many different fields as a poet, philologist, and teacher, but mostly earned his wide reputation from his literary collection Majmaʿ al-baḥrayn (The Confluence of the Two Seas), published in 1856 in Beirut. In this eloquent work he both masters and exceeds the classical narrative and language of the maqāma and thereby expresses a new cultural self-confidence of Christian Arabs in the nineteenth century. While al-Yāzijī’s work has often been disdained by later scholars as merely conservative and traditional, it implants a subcutaneous newness whose innovative potential has yet to be fully explored.
Nortje, Arthur Kenneth (1942–1970)
Authors: Voss Tony
Published: February 2023

From the University of the Western Cape, Arthur Nortje left for Jesus College, Oxford, to which he returned after teaching for two years in Canada. Nortje died older than Keats, younger than Shelley. Nortje has copiousness: all generated from the obsessive observation of self, his poetry shows great formal and thematic variety. Love and loneliness are powerfully and paradoxically intertwined. Exile is a central metaphor, both phenomenal and ontological. In apartheid South Africa ‘lack of belonging was the root of hurt’. The political ambiguity of his exile was sometimes unsettling: on departure from South Africa he was to become one ‘who belongs nowhere, is to nothing/deeply attached’.
Paton, Alan (1903–1988)
Authors: Wittenberg Hermann
Published: February 2023

Alan Paton, born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, in 1903, is one of South Africa’s most widely read writers. His famous novel, Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), has sold millions of copies world-wide, and remains a classic account of the racial injustice in South Africa and the need for reconciliation between black and white. It has been widely translated, with multiple adaptations for the stage and screen. Following the international success of his novel, Paton used his public reputation to make his mark in liberal politics, opposing the apartheid policies of the Nationalist government. He died in 1988, after a long career as writer and campaigner for freedom and social justice.
Ross, W. W. E. (1894–1966)
Authors: Betts G.
Published: February 2023

William Wrightson Eustace Ross was a pioneering modernist poet in Canada in the early twentieth century. He experimented with free verse, Imagism, and Japanese poetic forms, and translated primarily avant-garde works from the original French, German, Greek, and Latin into English. His most famous and anthologised poems were sparse, clean articulations of a scene or image pared down to its most essential features. Ross also experimented with more abstract Surrealist writing techniques, including dream transcription, automatic writing (which he called ‘hypnagogic’, after André Breton), and paragraph-length sketches of analogical or anti-realist scenarios. His literary sketches in the 1930s are often said to be the first prose-poems published in Canada.
Satō, Haruo (1892–1964)
Authors: Kakihara Satoko
Published: February 2023

Satō Haruo was a modern Japanese writer and poet active from the late Meiji to the mid Shōwa era, roughly from the 1910s until his death in 1964. He worked on a wide range of genres, from the novel, poetry, and drama to literary criticism, essay, and biography. He dealt with such issues as love, romance, melancholy, and weariness, being affiliated with literary movements of intellectualism and aestheticism. While he had been concerned with anarchist ideologies at the beginning of his career, he turned more to theories of traditional Japanese beauty towards the end of his career.
Slessor, Kenneth (1901–1971)
Authors: Lang Anouk
Published: February 2023

Kenneth Slessor (born Kenneth Adolphe Schloesser in East Orange, NSW on 27 March 1901, died 30 June 1971) was a major Australian poet, essayist, editor, and journalist. He contributed to Australian letters on a number of fronts: he was a successful journalist, acting as Australia’s official war correspondent during the Second World War, and wrote a number of essays on social and literary topics. He edited the little magazines Vision with Jack Lindsay from 1923 to 1924 and Southerly from 1956 to 1961, collaborated with Jack and Norman Lindsay on the anthology Poetry in Australia (1923), and edited The Penguin Book of Australian Verse (1958).
Ye Si (也斯) (1949–2013)
Authors: Tang Yan
Published: February 2023

Leung Ping-kwan, MH (pen name: Ye Si) was an influential writer, essayist, and scholar in Hong Kong. He became a freelancer in the 1960s, and later obtained his Bachelor’s degree in English at Hong Kong Baptist University. In 1978, he was admitted to the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, San Diego. He completed the doctoral degree in 1984. His dissertation is entitled ‘Aesthetics of Opposition: A Study of the Modernist Generation of Chinese Poets, 1936–1949’. After returning to Hong Kong, he taught in the Department of English Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong. In 1998, he became a professor in the Chinese Department at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. Later on, he worked as the Director of the Centre for Humanities Research at Lingnan University, teaching film, comparative literature, and modernism among other subjects. As a prolific writer and scholar, he has published fiction, poetry, essays, as well as academic works on films, comparative literature, Chinese modernism, and literature in Hong Kong. He died on 5 January 2013.
Ju Ming (1938–)
Authors: Liao Hsin-Tien
Published: February 2023

Ju Ming, also known as Ju Chuantai, is one the most prominent Taiwanese sculptors to have emerged in the latter half of the twentieth century. Born in Miaoli County in northern Taiwan, he originally trained in wood sculpture, carving traditional figures such as those of the Buddha and Mazu, the sea goddess. In 1968, he decided to shift his focus to the depiction of modern themes. He studied with the famous sculptor Yang Yuyu, who suggested he change his name from Ju Chuantai to Ju Ming to signify this change in artistic direction. Ju’s early works explored aspects of Taiwanese folk life, often depicting farmers, domestic animals, or oxcarts. His geometric and abstract style of artistic execution was often compared to the vivid and expressive Xieyi (寫意) brush technique used in Chinese ink-wash painting. His works were also praised for their ability to combine Chinese folk culture and artistic traditions with modern sensibilities. He attracted great attention from both the public and critics at his first solo show at the National Museum of History in 1976. In 1971, following the expulsion of the Republic of China (ROC) from the United Nations, his works were seen as representing Taiwan’s artistic spirit and its nativist cultural movement.
Kliuev, Nikolai Alekseevich (КЛЮЕВ, Николай Алексеевич) (1884–1937)
Authors: Wells David N.
Published: February 2023

A poet of peasant origins who became a prominent figure in the Russian Silver Age, Kliuev grew up in Olenets province to the northeast of St Petersburg, where he was exposed to the religious beliefs of flagellant and other sects as well as Orthodox Christianity. Largely self-educated, he began to publish verse in 1904 and soon attracted the attention of leading symbolist poet Alexander Blok, who promoted his work. Kliuev’s early work was influenced by Symbolism, although at the same time he cultivated a self-consciously ‘peasant’ identity and was close for a while to Sergei Esenin, who acknowledged him as his mentor. Overall, his verse offers a linguistically rich and complex combination of folkloric, religious, and literary themes, which is only now beginning to receive full critical attention. Kliuev rapidly became disillusioned with the revolution of 1917, which he saw as undermining the traditional peasant way of life. After years of hardship, he was arrested in 1934 for attacking collectivisation in his allegorical long poem Pogorelshchina [The Burned Ruins]. He was exiled to the Tomsk region in Siberia, where he was rearrested and executed in 1937. Kliuev was officially rehabilitated in 1957, although none of his poems were republished in Russia until 1977. Several important works, including the long poem Pesn’ o velikoi materi [Song of the Great Mother], were later discovered in the KGB archives.
Société Anonyme
Authors: Anger Jenny
Published: February 2023

The Société Anonyme, Inc., Museum of Modern Art, was an international avant-garde exhibiting society that ran from 1920 to 1950. Founded in New York by Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, the Société sought to educate America about modern art. During its existence the Société organised some eighty-five exhibitions, eighty-five public programmes, and thirty publications. Primarily educational, the Société did not sell art, although it effected introductions among interested parties.
Lagerkvist, Pär (1891-1974)
Authors: Johnsson Henrik
Published: February 2023

Born in Växjö, Sweden, Pär Lagerkvist pursued academic studies at Uppsala University where he befriended artists associated with the avant-garde in Sweden. Lagerkvist visited Paris in 1913 where he studied the Cubism of Picasso. After a trip to Berlin in 1915 and a period spent in Denmark, Lagerkvist returned to Sweden and made his literary debut. Lagerkvist was elected into the Swedish Academy in 1940 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1951.
Stanisław Lem’s Space Flora and Fauna Translated into English
Authors: Salich Hanna
Published: February 2023

The article discusses authorial neologisms coined by Stanislaw Lem and their translation into English on the example of 37 plant and animal names excerpted from the short story entitled “Let Us Save the Universe (An Open Letter from Ijon Tichy)”, which, together with their English equivalents, were subject to comparative analysis. Since these names may create translation problems, the purpose of the analysis was primarily to determine the problem-solving techniques used by the translators, Maria Święcicka-Ziemianek and Joel Stern. Another goal was to make an attempt at explaining their translation choices and to determine the impact of these choices on the way in which the equivalents expressed with neologisms perform their naming function and the function through which they create the narrative world in the target text. Therefore, the article lists the possible causes of translation problems evoked by neologisms and presents the characteristics of the analysed names in terms of translation difficulties they may pose. The analytical material is presented taking into account the relationship between neologisms and their equivalents with the accompanying context and/or illustration. The article provides conclusions on the impact of the techniques used and the elements that determined the final shape of equivalents on the way the naming and creative function of authorial neologisms are reflected in the target text. It also shows the methods of overcoming problems related to translating neologisms into a foreign language.
Is a Crime Novel in Translation Capable of Teaching Us History? A Consideration of the Translations of Śmierć w Breslau [Death In Breslau] and Głowa Minotaura [The Minotaur's Head] by Marek Krajewski
Authors: Skibińska Elżbieta
Published: February 2023

Crime novel is considered one of the most important innovations of the twentieth century in the field of fiction. Together with cinema, television and “elite” literature which often take over some of its features (themes and plots), it plays a significant role in creating the representation of reality proposed to the readers. The investigation described in the novels is set in a context which refers to the real world, in its social, political or historical aspects. The realistic dimension of the crime story makes it a kind of “social document”, which attracts the attention of researchers, including non-literary scholars. Reading crime novels allows them to acquire strictly literary information, but also some knowledge about communities, which leads them to an interpretation of relationships between literature and society. In this paper, the translated crime novel is seen as a special means of enriching the reader’s knowledge of the source culture. The realistic character of the work, which is supposed to fulfil a primarily ludic function, implies a certain tension in the work of the translator, who is led to ask himself: “shall I entertain or shall I entertain and teach”? If realism becomes a constitutive feature of crime fiction, if, as stated by Maryse Petit and Gilles Menegaldo, “under the pretext of attracting a crime novel client, the intention is to give him a history lesson or to make him think about a certain state of society”, the translator may be bound to include in the translation some elements that supplement the “encyclopaedic” knowledge of the target reader. The analysis is based on two novels by Marek Krajewski – his first novel, Death in Breslau (1999), set in the inter-war period, featuring the German policeman Eberhard Mock, and The Minotaur’s Head, published a decade later, which action takes Mock to Lwów in the time when it was a Polish city and makes him befriend a Polish commissioner, Popielski. A comparison of some of their translations (eight for the first book, three for the second) shows differences in the treatment of the historical component of the novels, both in the treatment of selected text elements, as a result of the translator’s project, and in the peritexts, which, however, usually do not depend on the translator, but on the publisher.
Greasy Scummy Sumps: Translating Specialized Terminology in Detective Fiction
Authors: Linder Daniel
Published: February 2023

Fictional texts containing specialized terms pose a challenge for literary translators. Rooted in raw factual accuracy, such terms can nevertheless be used in very expressive ways. Raymond Chandler, for example, used oil industry terminology (bull wheel, derrick, oil field, scum, walking-beam, and especially the term sump), in his first novel The Big Sleep (1939) within intentionally artistic phraseology, involving alliteration, parallel structuring and repetition. The novel was (re)translated into Spanish a number of times (El sueño eterno 1947, 1948?, 1958, 1972 and 2001), enabling an analysis into how different translators met this challenge. Though the published translations reveal a lower frequency of repetition in all cases, as well as inconsistent co-textual use of the terminology and usage of non-terms, omissions and errors, these instances are often qualitatively compensated for with creatively reproduced alliterative elements and added literary devices. This study of a seldomly explored aspect of literary translation shows how professionals are aware of the importance of language for specific purposes in literature and how effective balances between technical accuracy and literary expressiveness can be attained. For theorists who consider that literary and technical translation are separate fields, the results show that literary translators tend to bridge this gap proficiently with both accuracy and literary flair.
Local Genre – Universal Reception? Polish Literary Reportage from the First Two Decades of the 20th Century Read by a French-Speaking Audience
Authors: Łapiński Paweł
Published: February 2023

The article examines the reception of Polish contemporary authors associated with the genre of “literary reportage” among the readers of their French translations. The analysis starts with the assumption taken from the thoughts of Tzvetan Todorov, who claimed that genre – shaping both the author’s writing model and the reader’s horizon of expectations – can be an important mechanism of mediation driving the literary communication. The analysis includes translations of books by Wojciech Tochman, Jacek Hugo- Bader, Mariusz Wilk and Mariusz Szczygieł. In the first part, the publishing peritext is examined, through which French publishers create the perception of Polish authors and the literary genre they can be associated with. The second part of the analysis is devoted to the reception of translations of the above-mentioned authors – both among professional critics and amateur reviewers or readers – with particular emphasis put on the genre classification made by the audience. The summary attempts to determine whether French-speaking readers perceive Polish authors in accordance with the specific rules of “literary reportage” and what role the publishing peritext may play in this process. The issue of marketing potential of the literary genre as an important tool in creating the publisher’s offer is also discussed.
Conventional Regulatory Submission Drawbacks and Strategies to Avoid Them
Authors: Maina Gummadi , Yetukuri Koushik
Published: February 2023

Regardless of the size of your company or the stage of your product development, regulatory filings can be difficult. When creating a regulatory submission for approval, there are several steps and room for error. On the other hand, project leaders who are knowledgeable about regulatory submissions can support the effort to foresee, avoid, reduce, and handle these difficulties. In truth, corporations may be able to handle a lot of these issues. The careful navigation of intricate restrictions established by international health authorities is required for the commercialization of novel pharmaceuticals. Extensive internal and external stakeholder interactions are required for the production of pharmaceuticals, as well as cross-functional team coordination in areas including R&D, QA, clinical research, safety, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, and so forth. At every step of development, companies are in charge of ensuring the security and effectiveness of their medications for human use. To do this, documentation and dossiers must be shared with health authorities regularly. The R&D divisions, CROs, and regulatory agencies of several biopharma, consumer healthcare, and medical device businesses have difficulties in this field. For all businesses to file regulatory filings on time, correctly, and at the appropriate level, there must be clear criteria.
ANALISIS PENGELOLA ALOKASI DANA DESA DI DESA NGAL KECAMATAN UNGAR KABUPATEN KARIMUN TAHUN 2018
Authors: Kurniawan Heri , Muhammad Adji Suradji , Prastya Imam Yudhi
Published: February 2023

Analisis Pengelolaan Alokasi Dana Desa Di Desa Ngal Kecamatan Ungar Kabupaten Karimun Tahun 2018. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan pengelolaan Alokasi Dana Desa (ADD) di Desa Ngal, Kecamatan Ungar, Kabupaten Karimun tahun 2018. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Fokus penelitian pada analisis pengelolaan ADD di Desa Ngal, Kecamatan Ungar, Kabupaten Karimun. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Data yang sudah di dapat dianalisis dengan menggunakan langkah-langkah meliputi pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan pengelolaan ADD di Desa Ngal harus melibatkan tokoh masyarakat saat melakukan MusrembangDes untuk membahas pengelolaan ADD. Adapun dalam mendukung proses pengelolaan ADD Pemerintah Desa Ngal harus memperhatikan kebutuhan masyarakat melaikan keinginan masyarakat serta memperhatikan faktor-faktor pendukung dan penghambat agar pelaksanaan pengelolaan ADD dapat berjalan dengan baik. Selaian itu, Pemerintah Desa Ngal untuk meningkatkan Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) harus melibatkan pemuda-pemuda asal daerah yang berpendidikan tinggi untuk membangun Desa Ngal, Kecamatan Ungar, Kabupaten Karimun.
PARTISIPASI PASANGAN USIA SUBUR DALAM PELAKSANAAN PROGRAM KAMPUNG KELUARGA BERENCANA DI DESA PULAU KERASIAN KABUPATEN KOTABARU
Authors: Oktavianita Irna , Arbain Taufik
Published: February 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penyebab rendahnya partisipasi partisipasi pasangan usia subur dalam pelaksanaan program KB Kampung di Desa Pulau Kokasian Kecamatan Laut Kepulauan Kabupaten Kotabaru. Kemudian diuraikan dan dianalisis dari determinan keberhasilan implementasi implementasi kebijakan publik menurut Edward III yaitu komunikasi, sumber daya, disposisi, struktur birokrasi untuk mencapai tujuan penelitian peneliti menggunakan metode kuantitatif, dengan analisis deskriptif. Variabel yang digunakan adalah komunikasi, sumber daya, disposisi, dan struktur birokrasi. Hasil penelitian dari 37 pertanyaan dianalisis menggunakan analisis parsial yang ditabulasi dan frekuensi menghasilkan analisis pengaruh komunikasi sebesar 33%, sumber daya sebesar 47%, disposisi sebesar 36%, struktur birokrasi sebesar 32%. Kesimpulannya, penyebab paling dominan rendahnya partisipasi pasangan usia subur dalam pelaksanaan program Desa Keluarga Berencana adalah Sumberdaya karena memiliki pengaruh sebesar 47% terhadap rendahnya partisipasi pasangan usia subur dalam pelaksanaan KB Desa. Program di Desa Pulau Kerasian, Kecamatan Pulau Laut Kepulauan, Kabupaten Kotabaru.
INOVASI PELAYANAN KESEHATAN DI RSUD ARIFIN ACHMAD PROVINSI RIAU
Authors: Fristy Winda Sakanah
Published: February 2023

Inovasi Pelayanan Kesehatan di RSUD Arifin Achmad Provinsi Riau. Pelayanan kesehatan adalah pelayanan yang sangat dibutuhkan dan menjadi kebutuhan dasar bagi masyarakat selain sandang, pangan, dan pendidikan.Oleh karena itu pemerintah wajib yang dengan hal ini memberikan pelayanan kesehatan yang baik dan berkualitas kepada masyarakat secara menyeluh dan seadil-adilnya.Salah satu instansi penyelenggara pelayanan publik adalah RSUD Arifin Achmad Provinsi Riau.Inovasi yang dimaksud adalah aplikasi MIRAI (Mobile Information system of RSUD Arifin Achmad).Tujuan diciptakannya aplikasi MIRAI ini adalah untuk memudahkan pasien serta menekan lamanya waktu antrian yang ada di instalasi rawat jalan.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana inovasi pelayanan kesehatan melalui aplikasi MIRAI di RSUD Arifin Achmad Provinsi Riau. Peneltian ini menggunakan teori atribut keberhasilan inovasi oleh Bugge at al, yang mana terdapat enam indikator, yaitu: Governance and innovation (tata kelola inovasi), sources of the ideas for innovation (sumber ide-ide untuk inovasi), innovation culture (budaya inovasi), capabilities and tools (kemampuan alat-alat), objectivies, outcomes, expense, and obstacles (tujuan, hasil, biaya, dan hambatan), collecting innovation data for single innovation (mengumpulkan data inovasi untuk inovasi tunggal). Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi.Pengumpulan data-data yang diperlukan baik data primer maupun sekunder dikumpulkan melalui wawancara, obeservasi, dokumentasi, kemudian dianalisis sehingga dapat ditarik kesimpulan dari masalah peneltian yang ada.Hasil penelitian ini adalah inovasi yang ada belum berjalan dengan baik karena masih terdapat masyarakat yang belum menggunakan aplikasi, dan kurangnya sosialiasi.
STRATEGI PALANG MERAH INDONESIA KOTA TANJUNGPINANG DALAM PENYEDIAAN DARAH
Authors: Yusup Karina
Published: February 2023

Darah merupakan element penting dalam tubuh manusia. Ketersediaan darah sangat penting terlebih saat ini masyakat di dunia khusus nya Indonesia kini sedang melaksanakan jaga jarak fisik sebagai jalan menekan risiko penularan covid-19 dengan cepat. Hal ini berakibat pada menurunnya stok darah sangat dratis di Palang Merah Indonesia Kota Tanjungpinang. Setiap tahun jumlah darah yang diterima tetap tidak dapat memenuhi kebutuhan permintaan darah. Tujuan untuk mengetahui strategi serta faktor penghambat Palang Merah Indonesia Kota Tanjungpinang dalam penyediaan darah. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yaitu pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian tipe strategi adalah startegi program. Strategi program mengedepankan manfaat dari suatu kegiatan yang akan dilakukan. Strategi mencakup bagaimana Palang Merah Indonesia Kota Tanjungpinang memulai tahapan pengenalan program-programnya kepada masyarakat dengan bentuk sosialisasi. Sehingga dengan begitu dampak dari terkenalnya Palang Merah Indonesia Kota Tanjungpinang ini yaitu masyarakat mengetahui dan mengenal lebih jauh untuk lebih memahami dan ikut berpartisiasi dalam setiap kegiatan yang akan dilakukan oleh Palang Merah Indonesia Kota Tanjungpinang (1)Pada proses kebijakan organisasi Palang Merah Indonesia Kota Tanjungpinang dalam penyediaan darah belum optimal, berkaitan kebijakan sudah sesuai standart Palang Merah Indonesia Pusat, terkait pelaksanaan program dan kegiatan seperti sosialisasi sering diadakan namun kurang memperhatikan target dan tidak meluas. (2)Pada proses memotivasi pegawai berkaitan reward dan punishment dalam menjalankan tugas belum optimal. Hal ini berkaitan keterbasan anggaran dalam memberikan reward, namun berkaitan dengan punishment tetap ditegakkan bagi para pegawai yang melanggar aturan. (3)Berkaitan sumber daya manusia dan non manusia juga belum optimal. Berkaitan dengan sumber daya manusia khususnya para petugas ahli dalam mengambil, mengolah hingga pendistribusian darah masih kurang. Sarana dan prasarana sudah hampir memadai, berkaitan finansial masih terbatas dikarenakan anggaran APBD yang terbatas dan hanya mengharapkan Biaya Pengganti Pengolahan Darah dalam membeli bahan medis sekali pakai. Beberapa alat pengolahan darah belum dimiliki secara penuh.Kata Kunci: Strategi, Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), Donor Darah
PENERAPAN PROGRAM GENERASI BERENCANA (GENRE) DI KOTA PALEMBANG
Authors: Aziz Antartila Rezki
Published: February 2023

Program GenRe merupakan strategi pemerintah untuk mengatasi masalah pembangunan manusia khususnya remaja. Program ini berfokus pada pembinaan remaja-remaja Indonesia menjadi remaja visioner yang terhindar dari resiko Triad KRR (Seksualitas, HIV/AIDS, Napza). Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan tipe deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi sedangkan teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan beberapa tahapan antara lain reduksi, pemaparan data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa program ini memiliki dua pendekatan yaitu Bina Keluarga Remaja (BKR) dan Pusat Informasi Konseling (PIK). Program ini dilaksanakan dengan beberapa beberpa strategi antara lain : pendekatan, ramah remaja, pembelajaran, pelembagaan, dan pencapaian. Saran yang diberikan untuk penelitian ini adalah BKKBN Kota Palembang sebaikanya membuat SOP yag lebih jelas untuk melaksanakan program pada saat membuat perencanaan program lebih meningkatkan sosialisasi dengan lembaga terkait untuk mengembangkan program ini karena tidak semua remaja mengetahui keberadaannya, dan mengadakan suatu kegiatan evaluasi berkala untuk mengukur keberhasilan pencapaian targetnya
ANALISIS JEJARING AKTOR DALAM PROGRAM KAMPUNG IKLIM KELURAHAN BUKIT CERMIN KOTA TANJUNGPINANG
Authors: Oktaviana Rezki Feni
Published: February 2023

Program Kampung Iklim (Proklim) sebagai upaya untuk mengurangi perubahan iklim dengan memberdayakan masyarakat setempat untuk turut berkontribusi pada setiap upaya adaptasi dan mitigasi yang dilakukan. Proklim dapat berjalan sukses karena adanya keterlibatan para aktor yaitu aktor Pemerintah, aktor pendukung dan aktor pelaksana yang bersifat partisipatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan peranan aktor yang terlibat di dalam Program Kampung Iklim Khususnya di Proklim Anggrek RW 06 Kelurahan Bukit Cermin Kota Tanjungpinang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu metode penelitian kualitatif. Sumber data yang diperoleh melalui studi lapangan, observasi, pengamatan, wawancara tidak berstruktur, dan dokumentasi. Data dianalisis dengan teknik analisis data melalui reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa didalam interaksi ini adanya keberhasilan penerapan jejaring aktor di dalam Proklim Anggrek RW 06 Kelurahan Bukit Cermin tercapai setelah terbentuknya jaringan aktor yang stabil melalui 4 tahapan translasi: Moment of Problematization (Problematisasi), Moment of Interessement (Penarikan), Moment of Enrollment (Pelibatan), Moment of Mobilization (Mobiliaasi) yang dilakukan oleh para aktor. Obligatory Passage Point (OPP) yaitu DLH Kota Tanjungpinang melakukan perannya sebagai inisiator dan para aktor saling mendelegasikan peran dan wewenang mereka serta senantiasa membimbing dan membina masyarakat dengan aksi mitigasi, aksi adaptasi dan membentuk suatu kelembagaan. Bagi aktor pemerintah dan aktor pendukung sebaiknya melakukan monitoring dan evaluasi secara rutin terhadap aktor pelaksana serta memberi dukungan berupa materil dan non materil. Diharapkan dapat memperkuat ikatan jaringan didalam program sehingga Proklim Anggrek RW 06 dapat berjalan secara kontinu.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENGADAAN BARANG DAN JASA MELALUI SIPLah DI SEKOLAH DASAR KECAMATAN BUKIT BESTARI KOTA TANJUNGPINANG
Authors: Pamilia Syantika Cahya , Muhammad Adji Suradji , Okparizan Okparizan
Published: February 2023

The policy for acquiring school products and services through SIPLah was chosen by the Ministry of Education and Culture to facilitate procuring goods and services easier for schools. The acquisition of products and services is made online through government aid funds, specifically the Dana BOS, such an effort to identify how funds supplied by the government are used by schools. The purpose of this study is to find out how the procurement of school products and services through SIPLah is being implemented at the Bukit Bestari District Elementary School in Tanjungpinang City, as well as the challenges that schools are facing. The data collection techniques were carried out by observation, interviews, and documentation. The collected data is then analyzed through the processes of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.  By using the implementation theory by Grindle, the results indicate that of the 9 indicators, 8 of them have been running optimally, while 1 indicator, namely the degree of change to be achieved, had not run optimally. The obstacles faced are (1) the products or services available in Tanjungpinang City are not complete, (2) If the products and services required are outside of Tanjungpinang City, the schools are responsible for the delivery fees, (3) Schools often do not find the products/services they need, (4) The process of procuring products and services through SIPLah is considered longer than conventionally. (5) Technical taxes that must be paid when transacting with SIPLah partners are still causing problems for schools.
PERANAN PEMERINTAH DALAM PELAYANAN SURAT IZIN USAHA PERDAGANGAN (SIUP) DI KECAMATAN BAYUNG LENCIR KABUPATEN MUSI BANYUASIN
Authors: Wijaya Erlangga
Published: February 2023

Pelayanan Perizinan Usaha Perdagangan (SIUP) di Kecamatan Bayung Lencir Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan penelitian deskriptif, yaitu jenis penelitian yang berusaha menggambarkan fenomena/peristiwa sebagaimana adanya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif adalah suatu proses penelitian dan pemahaman berdasarkan metodologi yang menyelidiki pengumpulan data yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data dalam penelitian kualitatif pada umumnya menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi. Hasil analisis dan temuan di lapangan dari penelitian ini merupakan hasil penelitian yang menunjukkan bahwa dengan menggunakan teori Zeithaml untuk melakukan analisis terdapat 5 indikator yaitu: Pertama, Tangible (Bukti Fisik) dilihat dari penampilan pegawai di melayani pengguna jasa, penampilan petugas pelayanan sangat mempengaruhi kualitas pelayanan yang diberikan. Kedua Kehandalan (Relibity), kemampuan pegawai menggunakan alat dalam proses pelayanan pegawai menggunakan alat bantu dalam proses pelayanan, kemampuan pegawai menggunakan alat dalam proses pelayanan merupakan modal yang sangat penting dalam menunjang kualitas pelayanan sehingga proses pelayanan dapat berjalan dengan baik. Ketiga Ketanggapan (Responsiveness) kemauan karyawan untuk menjadikan pelanggan dan memberikan pelayanan dengan cepat dalam hal ini adalah kesediaan karyawan dalam memberikan pelayanan. Keempat Kepastian (Assurance) adalah pengetahuan pegawai, kesopanan, dan kemampuan pegawai kantor kelurahan di bagian pelayanan terpadu kecamatan Bayung Lencir. Kelima Emphaty (Empati) kesediaan pegawai kantor kelurahan Bayung Lencir untuk memberikan perhatian yang mendalam dan khusus kepada setiap pelanggan.
PENGARUH AKUNTABILITAS, TRANSPARANSI, PENGAWASAN DAN BUDAYA ORGANISASI TERHADAP KINERJA PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI PUSKESMAS SAAT PANDEMI COVID-19 (Studi Empiris pada Puskemas se-Kota Pekanbaru)
Authors: Mulkhadimah Ayu
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji apakah terdapat pengaruh antara akuntabilitas, transparansi, pengawasan dan budaya organisasi terhadap kinerja pelayanan publik di Puskesmas. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh pegawai Puskesmas se-Kota Pekanbaru sebanyak 971 orang. Sampel yang diambil sebanyak 91 pegawai. Metode pengumpulan data ini menggunakan teknik simple random sampling. Uji analisis data menggunakan metode regresi linear berganda dengan bantuan dari SPSS versi 25. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa akuntabilitas, transparansi dan budaya organisai berpengaruh terhadap kinerja pelayanan publik di puskesmas. Sedangkan pengawasan tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja pelayanan publik di puskesmas.
PROMEG: PROGRAM MELEK TEKNOLOGI DI SMP KALIJOGO WATES DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: Aqila Camelle
Published: February 2023

Sistem pembelajaran sekolah telah bertransformasi dan mengikuti era modernisasi seperti yang telah kita rasakan saat ini. Untuk menciptakan generasi yang berkualitas diperlukan adanya tenaga pengajar dan juga support system seperti alat-alat yang berbasis teknologi seperti computer dan sejenisnya untuk membantu pengembangan kemampuan siswa dan dapat belajar bagaimana cara bersosialisasi dengan arus globalisasi. Kegiatan ini menggunakan metode pengabdian terhadap masyarakat dengan cara peneran teknologi. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian penerapan teknologi kepada siswa SMP Kalijogo Wates adalah 5 bulan. Dari sini dapat dilihat bahwa siswa SMP Kalijogo Wates mengalami peningkatan teknologi 40% daripada sebelumnya. Kemudian untuk pengabdian berikutnya diharapkan dapat dilakukan oleh para pelaku penelitian dengan meneliti efektivitas dari teknologi tersebut untuk siswa SMP atau mengembangkan alat-alat teknologi pembelajaran atau aplikasi pembelajaran yang dapat dimanfaatkan oleh siswa SMP. Motivasi siswa dapat didorong dengan beradaptasi dengan teknologi baru. Namun, kesulitan dan hambatan tetap ada selama implementasi.