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Effects of announcing a vocabulary test before reading a glossed text on reading behaviors and vocabulary acquisition: An eye-tracking study
Authors: Kim Hayoung , Choi Sungmook , Kweon Soo-Ok
Published: January 2023

Glosses provide an effective way of fostering second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition. Expanding on previous research, we explored how a vocabulary test announcement prior to reading a glossed text influences the reading behaviors and subsequent vocabulary acquisition of L2 learners. The participants of this study comprised 65 Korean undergraduate students. The participants were assigned to either a vocabulary test announcement (TA) or a no test announcement (NTA) group. Thereafter, the researchers read to the participants a short story containing 16 glossed words displayed in the bottom margin. The students’ responses to the reading comprehension test and a battery of vocabulary tests (i.e., form recall, meaning recall, and meaning recognition) were captured immediately and one week after the assessments. The results showed that while processing in-text target words and marginal glosses, no variation in eye-tracking measures (e.g., gaze duration and total reading time) was observed among the TA and NTA groups. In contrast, the TA group spent significantly longer time fixating on bottom-margin target words than the NTA group during eye-tracking measures. Regardless of the testing phase, the vocabulary test results showed that only the form recall scores in the TA group were significantly higher than the NTA group. However, the differences in meaning recall and recognition scores were not significant. Collectively, these results suggest that vocabulary test announcements likely enhance the favorable effects of glossed text, particularly through promoting visual word form acquisition. However, the effects do not strengthen form-meaning associations without compromising L2 learners’ reading comprehension.
Parents’ Metaphorical Perceptions Towards Adolescents and Being the Parent of a Adolescent
Authors: ÇETİN GÜNDÜZ Hicran , TARHAN Sinem
Published: January 2023

This study examined the metaphorical perceptions of parents with adolescent children towards adolescents and being the parent of a teenager. The qualitative study participants consisted of 102 parents whose children were at the 8-12 grade level in Ankara. The data were collected in the spring term of the 2019-2020 academic year. The participant parents were asked to fill in the blanks: "I think, today's adolescents are like ... because ……" and "Being the parent of a teenager is like … because ……...". The themes that described adolescents involved egocentrism, sense of self and identity, storm and stress view, autonomy seek, and the effects of technology. The themes associated with being the parent of a teenager included patience, parents as a guide/supervisor, and negative affectivity. The findings were discussed in light of different views in the relevant literature.
A network-based correlation research between element electronegativity and node importance
Authors: Liu Runzhan , Chen Xihua , Mao Guoyong , Zhang Ning
Published: January 2023

Abstracted from real compounds, chemical elements can be considered a system tied by chemical bonds (or bonding relationships) between two elements, namely the chemical element and chemical bond system. Then, elements, bonds and their properties can be studied from the view of complex networks. Based on the previous work, we introduce bond polarity to judge edge direction and select four electronegativity scales to build the directed chemical bond networks. Taking node importance and element electronegativity as an example, we discuss the relationships of properties between chemistry and networks. Through quantitative analysis, the importance scale changing trends in all networks are found to follow the similar periodic laws. And there exist statistically significant correlations between most of scale pairs. The further analysis proves the similar chemical meanings between above two scales. All these conclusions are unassociated with specific electronegativity scales, even if their networks have different nodes and edges, which prove the rationality and universality of the proposed method. Our research gives a network explanation on element electronegativity, and we can study more objects and chemical properties from the view of complex networks.
WorldFAIR Chemistry: Making IUPAC Assets FAIR
Authors: McEwen Leah , Mustafa Fatima
Published: January 2023

“Having chemical terminology and data available in the digital environment using standard file formats and standard identifiers will increase accessibly and interoperability of data by both humans and machines.”
A novel class of bipolar soft separation axioms concerning crisp points
Authors: Asaad Baravan A. , Musa Sagvan Y.
Published: January 2023

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Exploring immediate and prolonged effects of collaborative writing on young learners’ texts: L2 versus FL
Authors: Villarreal Izaskun , Martínez-Sánchez Amaia
Published: January 2023

Context or the teaching/learning environment has only recently been recognized as a mediating variable in L2/FL written performance. These studies are multisite and have not yet targeted another feature of context: the sociolinguistic status of the target language. Likewise, scarce research exists examining the prolonged effects of collaboration. The present classroom-based study fills this void by investigating the effects of collaboration on the (a) jointly written texts; (b) subsequent individual texts; and (c) texts written in two distinct sociolinguistic status target languages of two groups of 11–12-year-old Spanish primary education students. Distributed into a control (CG) (N = 17) and an experimental group (EG) (N = 10 pairs), they wrote three descriptive texts in each language, L2 Basque and FL English: the first and third individually and the second one individually by the CG and in pairs by the EG. The texts were examined qualitatively with a rubric and quantitatively for fluency and accuracy measures. Immediate and prolonged effects of collaboration were observed on accuracy, while fluency decreased and global qualitative scores varied very little. Additionally, unlike in the CG, language-dependent differences were not attested in the EG which suggests that collaborative writing is an expedient tool to increase attention to language and limit the mediating effects of the learning context.
A novel deep learning-based brain tumor detection using the Bagging ensemble with K-nearest neighbor
Authors: Archana K. V. , Komarasamy G.
Published: January 2023

In the case of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging, image processing is crucial. In the medical industry, MRI images are commonly used to analyze and diagnose tumor growth in the body. A number of successful brain tumor identification and classification procedures have been developed by various experts. Existing approaches face a number of obstacles, including detection time, accuracy, and tumor size. Early detection of brain tumors improves options for treatment and patient survival rates. Manually segmenting brain tumors from a significant number of MRI data for brain tumor diagnosis is a tough and time-consuming task. Automatic image segmentation of brain tumors is required. The objective of this study is to evaluate the degree of accuracy and simplify the medical picture segmentation procedure used to identify the type of brain tumor from MRI results. Additionally, this work suggests a novel method for identifying brain malignancies utilizing the Bagging Ensemble with K-Nearest Neighbor (BKNN) in order to raise the KNN’s accuracy and quality rate. For image segmentation, a U-Net architecture is utilized first, followed by a bagging-based k-NN prediction algorithm for classification. The goal of employing U-Net is to improve the accuracy and uniformity of parameter distribution in the layers. Each decision tree is fitted on a little different training dataset during classification, and the bagged decision trees are effective since each tree has minor differences and generates slightly different skilled predictions. The overall classification accuracy was up to 97.7 percent, confirming the efficiency of the suggested strategy for distinguishing normal and pathological tissues from brain MR images; this is greater than the methods that are already in use.
Identity, language socialization, and family language policies in dialect contact: the case of Argentinean immigrants in Malaga, Spain
Authors: von Essen María Clara
Published: January 2023

This paper explores from a qualitative and quantitative approach, the complex interactions between second dialect accommodation or acquisition, language socialization, ideologies, family language policies, and identity, among Argentinean immigrants living in Malaga, Spain (n = 72). We found that family language policies – and more specifically mothers’ language policies and their stances towards both varieties in contact – shape their children’s development, connect with their formal school success, determine D1 maintenance, and even affect identity projection. We also found discrepancies between conservative family language policies and linguistic production: what families try to do with language does not always match their own linguistic performance. Through the analysis of different language components – phonological, morpho-syntactic, and lexical – we conclude that linguistic accommodation or second dialect acquisition does not always follow a linear path to assimilation, but it is related to early stages of exposure and formal education in the D2 community (optimal age acquisition period), takes place to improve mutual intelligibility, derives from both unconscious and conscious decisions to change D1, and allows speakers to showcase different identities through accommodation or divergence.
Crystal structure of 3,3′-(1,4-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(1-allyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) bis(hexafluoro phosphate)(V), C10H12F6N2P
Authors: Yuan Kun , Wu Su-Qin , Nie Xu-Liang , Xiong Wan-Ming , Chen Jing
Published: January 2023

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China content on TikTok: the influence of social media videos on national image
Authors: Highhouse Cole Henry
Published: January 2023

Purpose

With the recent social phenomenon that TikTok has transformed the media landscape and fundamentally changed the way that people interact with content, this study explores and examines the ways in which this new type of personalized and often raw content can present an image of China.

Design/methodology

This study uses a content analysis to first explore the type of China content on TikTok, followed by a survey attempting to find connections between national image of China and social media consumption habits.

Findings

The most viewed China related TikToks portray the country and people in a largely positive or neutral tone, with seemingly diverse content. National image was positively correlated with participant’s perceived authenticity of China related content, liking to the videos shown, and positive perception of U.S./China relations.

Practical implications

Nations may become increasingly concerned with the way they are portrayed on social media and how it can be used as a tool to form images and opinions. While these content platforms continue to transform, there will be a continuous need to reevaluate the power and potential they have.

Social implications

The study explores how TikTok can be used as a tool for understanding others in different countries and cultures that people may otherwise never interact with.

Originality/value

This study contributes to the growing literature on TikTok during a time when it is at the forefront of popular culture.
Small States and COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Multilateralism
Authors: Briffa Hillary
Published: January 2023

This article tests one of the core theses in the burgeoning literature on small states, which asserts that small states must seek shelter within larger organizations or in partnership with large states in order to mitigate their inherent vulnerabilities and build resilience against externally originating shocks. This article tests this theory by conducting comparative case study analysis to investigate how small states have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the extent to which small states have been seeking shelter that is economic, political, and societal from existing multilateral frameworks, as well as the conditions under which they are developing new work-arounds when the existing multilateral arrangements have not functioned as intended. These ad hoc multilateral and minilateral arrangements, necessitated by the crisis, have filled the gap when the expected benefits of collective security have not been forthcoming from long-standing frameworks, yet they also reveal how a more unified and proactive approach to remedying the failings of existing, credible multilateral frameworks would serve to maximize and spread the benefits more widely, rather than fragmenting efforts and unevenly distributing the gains. Consequently, while the conclusion acknowledges small state successes in coalition building, innovation, flexibility, and proactivity in harnessing multilateralism or developing sovereign initiatives to respond to this crisis in the short term, it also highlights several emergent problems that will require shoring up and remedying the failings of existing regional and international multilateral mechanisms in the long term. The article closes by offering several recommendations, including the critical necessity of commitment from large counterparts to overhaul international financial mechanisms to ensure that no small states get left behind in the pandemic recovery.
Vizualno čitanje Gospića i Like u ilustriranom tjedniku Svijet (1926. – 1936.)
Authors: Došen Antonia
Published: January 2023

A critical analysis of the journal Svijet (World) offers us an introspection in Lika’s everyday life which, despite local newspapers being published in Lika, was not visually represented in the media of the time and without a wider context except the political one. The Zagreb ilustrated weekly journal Svijet offered a glimpse into the social reality of that time and contextualization of a smaller setting within wider Croatian and European events. For the first time in this paper, the names of local Gospić photographers Đuro Verson, Ivan Rubčić and Matija Maksimović are mentioned, which is a significant contribution to understanding the history of professional and amateur photography in Croatia. The notes also include selected bibliography of Lika in the weekly Svijet as a valuable source to all researchers. The aim is to show, interpret and elucidate Lika and its inhabitants from the perspective of Zagreb’s popular press of the interwar period.
Zdravstvena zaštita i zdravstvene ustanove u Lici i Karlobagu do početka Domovinskog rata
Authors: Prpić Lara
Published: January 2023

Začeci svojevrsne zdravstvene zaštite stanovništva u Lici i Karlobagu vezani su za djelatnost praktičara narodne medicine, o čemu dijelom svjedoče sačuvane Karlobaške ljekaruše iz 1603. i 1707. godine. Institucionalizacija zdravstva na tom području započinje u 18. stoljeću kada je u Karlobagu formirana zdravstvena služba, odnosno Zdravstveni ured za kontrolu kretanja brodova, ljudi i robe s ciljem sprječavanja unosa zaraze i suzbijanja epidemija kuge, sifilisa i drugih zaraznih bolesti, a u Lici tzv. sanitarni kordon, koji je u medicinskoj i općoj povijesti poznat kao jedan od najučinkovitijih, ali i najskupljih sustava preventivne zdravstvene zaštite od zaraznih bolesti. U radu se donosi pregled povijesnog razvoja zdravstvenih institucija na predmetnom području s posebnim osvrtom na sačuvano arhivsko gradivo nastalo njihovim djelovanjem do početka Domovinskog rata.
Lika i lovinački kraj u fototeci kulturne baštine Ministarstva kulture i medija
Authors: Grković Sanja
Published: January 2023

The cultural heritage photo library of the Ministry of Culture and Media testifies to Lika, with its rich heritage depositing and recording tangible and intangible traces of continuous human presence in this area from the earliest times, being very attractive both to organized heritage safeguards and bystanders as well as researchers of broad profiles. The landscapes, monuments and people of Lika were the true focus of their intellect and an inexhaustible inspiration to their eye. Among them are photographer Vaso Margetić, archaeologist, museologist and conservator Josip Brunšmid, historian and archivist Emil Laszowski, young educator Ivan Rubčić and museologist and conservator Većeslav Heneberg.
Usmenoknjiževna građa iz Lovinca i okolice u zbirkama Instituta za etnologiju i folkloristiku
Authors: Marks Ljiljana
Published: January 2023

Maja Bošković-Stulli, Nikola Bonifačić Rožin, Ivan Ivančan and Stjepan Stepanov, then researchers of the Institute of Folk Art (later the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research), conducted field research in Lovinac and its surroundings in 1955 and partly in 1956. Each of them primarily researched his or her specific topic, but, as it was done at the time, he or she also recorded everything that belonged to broader ethnological and folkloristic topics. Therefore, traditions, beliefs, fairy tales, prayers, intercessions, lyrical and epic poems are found in unequal proportions in all collections. It was a very early systematic field research, their methodology was still in its infancy, and mostly everything that anyone found was recorded. Records of local people were often taken without critical distance and later verification. These researches are extremely important today due to the abundance of material that has been collected despite the lack of data on performances, listeners, context, distribution, popularity of individual performers, and human destinies. Oral material is presented from different research focuses of individual researchers / writers (tales, legends, beliefs, prayers, intercessions, charms, songs).
Hrvatskoćirilični rukopis kao spomenik hrvatske jezičnopovijesne i kulturne baštine
Authors: Vigato Ivica
Published: January 2023

Državni arhiv u Zadru u fondu Mletački dragoman čuva mnoge rukopise pisane hrvatskom ćirilicom. Mnogi od tih spisa odnose se na korespondenciju između mletačke i osmanske vlasti o pograničnim incidentima na tadašnjoj mletačkoturskoj granici. Za potrebe ovoga rada iz spomenutoga fonda izabran je spis pohranjen u kutiji br. 10. na poziciji 57/87 iz 1680. godine kojim gračački kapetan Muharem Gešain izvještava zadarskoga generala o incidentu koji su prouzročili Udbinjani otevši troje djece i stoku. Iz rukopisa se također doznaje kako je ovo odmazda za postupak Vinjerčana koji su prethodno Udbinjanima na pašnjacima Velebita i u području Krupe iznad Žegara pomorili i oteli stoku. Riječ je o razdoblju nakon Kandijskoga rata u kojem je Venecija proširila svoje posjede u Dalmaciji (Linea Nani), a unutar Mletačke Republike našla su se i neka mjesta zadarskoga zaleđa koja se spominju u dokumentu. Ovaj hrvatskoćirilični rukopis poslužio je autoru da prouči grafolingvističke, fonološke, morfološke, sintaktičke i leksičke posebnosti, uobičajene u neposrednoj komunikaciji predstavnika vlasti tadašnjih dviju država. Jezična analiza pružila je autoru priliku da barem u nekim segmentima predoči kulturološke osobitosti ljudi zadarskoga zaleđa u razdoblju čestih mletačko-turskih sukoba i ratova. Također, na primjeru ovoga rukopisa autor želi pokazati kako je svaki spis pohranjen u arhivima naša kulturna baština. A da bi ta baština zaista bila naša, moramo je poznavati, razumjeti i od nje učiti.
DIFFERENCES OF EUPHEMIA PHENOMENON BY GENDER AND AGE
Authors: Bakhriddionova Dildora
Published: January 2023

This article analyzes the scientific views on gender and age differences in the phenomenon of Euphemia. The object of analysis is the concept of "toilet", and in this case, the euphemistic combinations used in English and Uzbek languages are discussed. Examples of the euphemistic phenomena analyzed in both languages by gender and age are analyzed. Also, opinions on the importance of using euphemisms in society are given. Through these examples, it is thought that the place of euphemism in human communication is incomparable.
SOME FEATURES OF THE MEANING “LITERARY TEXT” IN THE PRAGMALINGUISTIC ASPECT
Authors: Сулейманова Наргиза , Ўткирова Шаҳзода
Published: January 2023

In this research, it is defined that in the world scientific linguistic literature until this time the main concept is “language processes are connected with thinking, mentality processes” and it is proved that a language of fiction should be considered from the point of national character that transmits by words. Through the scientific views and opinions in the article, especially the main: to characterize a word as a means that delivers a national culture and ethnic features gives an opportunity to define the peculiarities of readers’ perception.
Wooden door preferences based on lifestyle theory and consumer behaviour theory
Authors: Zhou Chengmin , Wang Qiyu , Kaner Jake , Lv Yixin
Published: January 2023

This paper analyses users with different lifestyles and consumer behaviour, and then segments wooden door users with different consumer preferences, to inspire wooden door companies in their product design and further research on wooden doors. In this paper, a wooden door user research questionnaire was created based on Lifestyle Theory and Consumer Behaviour Theory, and data collection was completed at Nanjing Forestry University. The collected data were analysed using cluster analysis, factor analysis, cross-over analysis, and other analysis methods. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to simplify the analysis model and process the data, and finally the wooden door users were divided into four categories. The categories were trendy home users, budget-conscious sensible users, basic needs users, and impulsive enjoyable users. Male users were found to be more likely to be “trendy home users” and “impulsive enjoyable users,” while female users were more likely to be “budget-conscious sensible users” and “trendy home users.” For the number of users, the “trendy home users” were the most numerous, followed by the “budget-conscious sensible users.” The age of wooden door users in this study was mainly distributed between 21 to 30 years old, of which “freelancers” accounted for the highest percentage.
Microbiology Culture Results and Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Patients With Lymphadenitis
Authors: Martin Ashley M. , DeVine Mackenzie N. , Kempa Mollie , Parker Sarah K. , MacBrayne Christine E.
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND

Bacterial lymphadenitis is a common reason for antibiotic treatment and hospitalization in children. The literature available addressing the bacterial etiology of lymphadenitis recommends the use of narrow-spectrum agents to cover common pathogens. We suspect that patients at our institution receive unnecessarily broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents. The primary objective of this study was to characterize the microbiology and antibiotic use in lymphadenitis patients.

METHODS

Retrospective review of children admitted over a 10-year period with an International Classification of Diseases Ninth or Tenth Edition code for lymphadenitis. Patients were included if they were <18 years old, admitted to the inpatient ward, and had intraoperative lymph node cultures collected.

RESULTS

A total of 131 patients admitted with lymphadenitis had lymph node cultures collected and were included. Seventy-two (72/131; 55%) patients had positive lymph node culture results with pathogenic bacteria. The predominant pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus (56/72; 77.8%) and Streptococcus pyogenes (10/72; 13.9%). The most common inpatient empirical regimen was ampicillin-sulbactam. Of the 72 patients with typical pathogens identified, 80.6% were sensitive to a first-generation cephalosporin, whereas 86.1% were sensitive to a β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor.

CONCLUSION

Patients presenting to our institution with acute bacterial lymphadenitis were predominantly found to have methicillin-susceptible S. aureus lymphadenitis that could be empirically treated with cefazolin. At our institution, there is little advantage to the most commonly used broad-spectrum agent, ampicillin-sulbactam.
Medición y evaluación de seis criterios de sostenibilidad urbana (aspecto físico), en Bucaramanga, Colombia
Authors: Mesa García Sandra Cecilia
Published: January 2023

La investigación propone una metodología para la medición y evaluación de seis criterios de sostenibilidad urbana y aspecto físico (morfología), como aproximación válida para la determinación de la calidad de desarrollo urbano, aplicada a una ciudad intermedia colombiana: Bucaramanga. Resulta estratégico tener como objetivo la medición a través de indicadores de sostenibilidad, con miras a determinar problemáticas ambientales particularizadas y diferentes, posiblemente, en los ámbitos nacional o latinoamericano, con un enfoque de sostenibilidad y de forma urbana (aspecto físico-morfológico). La fundamentación teórica parte de instrumentos científicos. En este sentido, los indicadores son capaces de analizar las cualidades del paisaje urbano, a partir de sus elementos morfológicos, de configuración de los espacios de la ciudad. Se trata de la realización de un producto sistémico y metodológico, una tabla de criterios (escala, accesibilidad, conectividad, densidad, diversidad y nodalidad), segmentos, unidades y referentes de evaluación que pueden aplicarse en diferentes paisajes urbanos y sirven como matriz de análisis en la comprensión de tejidos urbanos. Se analizan dieciséis muestras de tejidos urbanos. Según la medición y la evaluación de datos, cuatro de estas cumplen criterios de sostenibilidad, diez apenas cumplen y dos no cumplen, lo cual deja claro un panorama escueto en cuanto a sostenibilidad urbana, aspecto físico-morfológico en Bucaramanga.
Movilización social en pandemia: las protestas de septiembre del 2020 en Bogotá
Authors: Barrera García Angie Daniela
Published: January 2023

Durante las noches del 9 al 14 de septiembre del 2020 quedó en evidencia cómo, a pesar de las medidas de restricción a la movilidad defendidas por los gobiernos local y nacional en el marco de la pandemia generada por el coronavirus, no es posible impedir el surgimiento de movilizaciones sociales o detener los reclamos de la ciudadanía en el espacio público. En este sentido, gran parte de los ciudadanos del —no oficial pero existente— área metropolitana de Bogotá salieron a las calles a manifestarse contra el abuso policial que llevó a la muerte de Javier Ordóñez. Con este contexto, el presente artículo de reflexión realiza un seguimiento de prensa y un análisis documental sobre los movimientos sociales y el espacio urbano, lo cual permite responder preguntas tales como ¿por qué se dan este tipo de manifestaciones aun durante el confinamiento?, ¿qué se está cuestionando?, ¿de dónde vienen?, ¿cómo se organizaron?, y ¿hacia dónde se dirigen estas expresiones de la ciudadanía? En este propósito se consideran cuatro puntos. Primero, la contextualización de la situación política en Bogotá para septiembre del 2020. Segundo, la reflexión sobre los movimientos sociales a partir de dos fotografías tomadas el 11 de septiembre del 2020. Tercero, un análisis desde el marco teórico de la trialéctica espacial de Edward Soja. Cuarto, se vislumbran algunas conclusiones que apuntan a la relación entre ciudadanía y espacio público como un punto de encuentro para la crítica y la construcción de nuevos proyectos de sociedad.
Distribución de Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) en zonas de producción citrícola de Panamá
Authors: Atencio-Valdespino Randy , Aguilera-Cogley Vidal , Barba-Alvarado Anovel , Ramos Iván , Collantes-González Rubén , Lezcano José
Published: January 2023

Introducción. El psílido asiático (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) es el principal vector de la bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus que causa la enfermedad de Huanglongbing (HLB) en los cítricos en Panamá. Objetivo. Determinar la distribución geográfica y las plantas hospederas del psílido asiático dentro de las zonas citrícolas de Panamá. Materiales y métodos. El estudio se desarrolló de junio a octubre de 2021, a través de un muestreo sistemático dentro de 46 localidades asociadas a cítricos comerciales y huertos familiares en siete provincias de Panamá. En cada planta se procedió a embolsar con una bolsa plástica de cierre mágico dos brotes nuevos de ≈10 cm de largo para capturar los especímenes e introducirlos dentro de viales plásticos de 2 mm con alcohol al 95 % para su posterior identificación. La variable de estudio incluyó el conteo del número total de especímenes y los datos fueron analizados de manera porcentual. Resultados. Del total de 73 muestras colectadas, la presencia del psílido asiático se confirmó en un 21,92 % (dieciséis muestras), resultó positiva su presencia en las provincias de Chiriquí, Coclé, Herrera, Panamá y Panamá Oeste, en alturas desde los 17 hasta 1080 m s. n. m. No hubo presencia del psílido en las provincias de Los Santos y Veraguas. De las dieciséis muestras que resultaron positivas, el 50 % pertenecieron a la planta de mirto, seguida por la naranja (18,75 %) y el limón criollo (12,50 %). Conclusiones. La distribución del psílido asiático vector del HLB en parcelas de cítricos comerciales y de huertos familiares en las principales zonas citrícolas en Panamá, se presentó diferentes alturas sobre el nivel del mar, asociado a la presencia de plantas hospederas como mirto, naranja y limón criollo.
What did Constantine learn in 325? Constantine’s theological declarations before, at and after Nicaea
Authors: Morales Xavier
Published: January 2023

The analysis of the corpus of letters of the emperor Constantine, in particular, the one he addressed to the synod of Arles in 314, the one he addressed to the Church of Nicomedia in 325 and the one he addressed to Arius in 333, and of Eusebius of Caesarea’s account of the Synod of Nicaea in 325, allows to evaluate the evolution of the theological representations of the first Christian emperor. Constantine’s interest was not only political, but he also was able to listen to and understand the theological milestones of the controversy.
Reformulation of Da’wah Communication Paradigm in the Post-Pandemic Era
Authors: Ries Dyah Fitriyah  , Sokhi Huda  , Abd. Mujib Adnan  , Tantan Hermansah  , Athik Hidayatul Ummah
Published: January 2023

This study focuses on examining the challenges and needs for the reformulation of the da'wah and communication paradigm in the post-pandemic era. Through a qualitative approach, the results of this study show that in the post-pandemic era, da'wah requires a redefinition and reformulation of paradigms, known as the happy da'wah paradigm, namely placing happiness in the experience of the da'wah process and the practice of religious teachings, not on the purpose of da'wah. The performance of the activity system is directed to "offer" the da'wah message, not to "impose" the message. The appearance and performance of this system is packaged in an attractive, creative, innovative, supportive and affirmative communication pattern by utilizing information technology as an efficient communication medium.
Nahdlatul Ulama dan Praktik Deradikalisasi di Media Online
Authors: Said Romadlan
Published: January 2023

This study focuses on deradicalization practices carried out by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) through NU Online media (nu.or.id), to dismantle power relations in deradicalization practices in particular. The research method uses Foucault's Critical Discourse Analysis, which emphasizes two elements, namely discourse practice and dominant-marginal discourse. The results of the study show, first, deradicalization has become the dominant discourse in nu.or.id as the right measure to overcome radicalism. Deradicalization practices at NU's online media are carried out by proposing deradicalization regional regulations (Raperda), workshops and seminars, reciting Kitab, and meetings of interfaith leaders. Second, the power relations in deradicalization practices carried out by NU are influenced by NU's power relations with the government. The results of this study confirm the existence of a strategic role for NU's online mediain in disseminating the idea of deradicalization to overcome radicalism in Indonesia.
Profile of a patient with stable coronary artery disease and impaired muscle status
Authors: Kokov A. N. , Masenko A. I. , Kareeva A. I. , Krivoshapova K. E. , Barbarash O. L.
Published: January 2023

Aim. To determine the clinical profile of a patient with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and impaired muscle status.

Material and methods. The study included 387 patients with stable CAD who had indications for open myocardial revascularization. Quantification of muscle tissue was carried out using computed tomography. Comparative analysis of clinical and anamnestic characteristics of groups of patients with sarcopenia (n=152) and those with normal muscle status (n=235) was performed.

Results. Signs of sarcopenia were found in 39,3% of patients with stable CAD. In the group of sarcopenia and the group with normal muscle status, there was a predominance of males — 86,2 and 64,7% (p=0,01), the presence of hypercholesterolemia — 51,3 and 31,1% (p=0,02), type 2 diabetes — 21,1 and 28,1% (p=0,06), multivessel CAD — 25,6 and 17,8% of cases (p=0,018), respectively. In sarcopenia, a 4 times longer history of diabetes was noted (p=0,01) and a 2,3 times longer duration of CAD (p=0,03). The prevalence of obesity in sarcopenia was 3,4 times less (p=0,003). Correlation analysis showed the relationship of muscle status with age (r=-0,674; p=0,002), duration of CAD history (r=-0,582; p=0,001) and diabetes (r=-0,748; p<0,001).

Conclusion. The clinical and anamnestic profile of a patient with stable CAD and sarcopenia is characterized by an association of decreased muscle mass with male sex, hypercholesterolemia, multivessel coronary CAD, a long-term history of type 2 diabetes and angina.
Male and female mortality rates due to acute types of coronary artery disease in five-year age groups in the Russian Federation: what do the numbers mean?
Authors: Samorodskaya I. V. , Bubnova M. G. , Akulova O. A. , Drapkina O. M.
Published: January 2023

Aim. To assess mortality rates due to acute types of coronary artery disease (CAD) in five-year age groups (20-85+ years) and the contribution to all-cause mortality in 2019-2020.

Material and methods. From the Center for Demographic Research of the Russian Economic School, data on all-cause and acute CAD mortality rates were selected (codes: I21.0-9; I22.0-9; I20, I24.1-9) in five-year age groups (from 20-24 years to the group 85+ inclusive) of men and women per 1 million population in 2019 and 2020. The contribution (in %) of acute types of CAD to all-cause mortality, the contribution of each disease to mortality, and the ratio of male/female mortality rates were determined.

Results. The contribution of all acute types of CAD to all-cause mortality among men of different 5-year age groups ranges from 1,2 to 7,9% (50-54 years), among women from 0,9 to 5,5% (65-69 years) and has the character parabolic dependence on age. In each subsequent 5-year age groups, mortality rates due to acute CAD is higher compared to the previous one. However, in age groups up to 60 years, the share of "other forms of acute CAD" prevails (from 51% to 100%), and after 60 years — myocardial infarction (MI) (from 56% to 78%). For all acute types of CAD in 2019-2020, mortality rate among men is higher than among women: a maximum of 25 times from recurrent MI in age group of 40-44 years in 2020; 7 times — from acute MI in age group of 40-44 years in 2019; and 4,5 times from "other forms of acute CAD" in age group of 50-54 years in 2019. In 2020, compared to 2019, there was an increase in mortality from all acute CAD, with the exception of age group of 25-29 years among women and 20-34 years among men.

Conclusion. The identified structural age-sex features of mortality from acute CAD may be due to approaches to diagnosis and identification of various CAD forms as the cause of death and require the creation in the Russian Federation of a methodological protocol or algorithm for determining the cause of death of various acute types of CAD.
Medical treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases during the first year after hospitalization for COVID-19
Authors: Kutishenko N. P. , Lukyanov M. M. , Martsevich S. Yu. , Pulin A. A. , Andreenko E. Yu. , Voronina V. P. , Dindikova V. A. , Dmitrieva N. A. , Kudryavtseva M. M. , Lerman O. V. , Makoveeva A. N. , Okshina E. Yu. , Smirnov А. А. , Belova E. N. , Klyashtorny V. G. , Kudryashov E. V. , Karpov O. E. , Drapkina O. M.
Published: January 2023

Aim. To evaluate the medical treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) during the first year of follow-up after hospitalization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a prospective registry.

Material and methods. The material for the study was obtained from the database of the TARGET-VIP inhospital registry. The registry included 1130 people. Of 863 patients discharged from the hospital with a diagnosis of COVID-19, 473 (548%) patients with CVD were selected, and 31 (40,8%) patients were selected from 76 patients in whom the diagnosis of COVID-19 was not confirmed with CVD.

Results. At the stage of discharge from the hospital, the quality of therapy for CVD was insufficient on average, the frequency of proper prescriptions was 59,5%. During the first year, there was a significant trend towards a decrease in the prevalence of antihypertensive therapy for hypertension (p=0,018), anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (p<0,001) and an increase in prescribing angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers for heart failure (p=0,037). The average prevalence of prescribing proper cardiovascular pharmacotherapy after 30-60 days and 6 months of follow-up was significantly less than at discharge from the hospital. In both groups of patients, when comparing the average frequency of compliance with proper prescriptions at all follow-up periods, as well as when comparing these indicators between groups, no significant differences were found, with the exception of the stage of 30-60 days after discharge from the hospital (p=0,009).

Conclusion. In the TARGET-VIP registry after discharge from the hospital, the prevalence of proper appointments for CVD was insufficient. During the first year of observation, patients with CVD showed a significant decrease in the frequency of proper prescription of antihypertensive therapy for hypertension and anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation. When comparing groups of patients with confirmed and non-confirmed COVID-19, a higher average rate of adherence to proper prescriptions was found in patients with confirmed COVID-19. However, significant differences were found only 30-60 days after discharge.
System for digital character recognition, extraction and structuring of medical data with the formation of a cloud-based electronic health records
Authors: Komkov A. A. , Mazaev V. P. , Ryazanova S. V. , Kobak A. A.
Published: January 2023

The use of available systems for obtaining structured data from primary medical information is based on the use of various technologies, including digital transformation of primary data for the formation of electronic health records. The purpose of the work was to outline the structure and benefits of using the RuPatient electronic health record (EHR), created to automate the work with medical data, digital character recognition and building an algorithm for communicating with patients. The created RuPatient EHR automates the processing of medical documents using image digitization and optical character recognition and the formation of a database. The developed program code that combines modules into a single web service is registered as intellectual property. The web service is a client-server application with the ability to access the interface through a browser from a smartphone, tablet, laptop, and personal computer. The service contains an interface part (Frontend), a functional part, with the possibility of expanding with separate modules (Backend), and databases for storing information about patients. The developed service provides standardization and digitalization of documents of patient-doctor visits and is a tool for convenient remote communication between a patient and a doctor via the built-in chat. The RuPatient EHR serves as a convenient tool for standardizing medical information in digital form and is designed to help the doctor and the patient in organizing treatment and preventive interaction.
Changes in NT-proBNP levels in patients with sinus tachycardia after COVID-19
Authors: Podzolkov V. I. , Bragina A. E. , Tarzimanova A. I. , Vargina T. S. , Ogibenina E. S. , Shvedov I. I. , Bykova E. E. , Ivannikov A. A.
Published: January 2023

Aim. To evaluate the changes of the N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentration in patients with sinus tachycardia after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during ivabradine monotherapy or in combination with β-blockers (BBs) compared to BB monotherapy.

Material and methods. This randomized comparative study included 90 patients discharged from the hospital after an acute period of COVID-19. The main group (n=60) included patients who received ivabradine monotherapy or in combination with BB in addition to standard therapy, while the control group (n=30) — standard therapy in combination with BB. The follow-up period lasted 24 weeks. Serum NT-proBNP concentration was determined by enzyme immunoassay at the first and last visit (0 and 24 weeks). Statistical processing was performed using STATISTICA 8.0 software. The level of statistical significance was p<0,05.

Results. A significant decrease in heart rate (HR) and NT-proBNP concentration was noted in both groups. The achievement rate of maximum recommended BB doses was 9,1% in the main group and 20% in the control group. Among individuals who did not achieve the maximum recommended doses of BB, the HR and NT-proBNP concentration were significantly higher in the control group as follows: 72 [66; 75] vs 68 [66; 75] bpm (p=0,028) and 55,5 [47,3; 88,8] vs 43,3 [31,0; 55,5] pg/ml, respectively (p=0,041).

Conclusion. We showed that therapy with ivabradine and betablockers helps to reduce the level of NT-proBNP against the background of HR decrease in patients after COVID-19, and ivabradine allows to achieve a more pronounced decrease in heart rate and NT-proBNP level in patients with failure to achieve the maximum recommended BB doses.
Indicators of carbohydrate metabolism in a patient with dyslipidemia and impaired fasting glycemia receiving pitavastatin: a case report
Authors: Nekrasov A. A. , Timoshchenko E. S. , Cherneva D. V. , Volovatova I. N. , Nekrasova T. A.
Published: January 2023

Statins have diabetogenic properties. Pitavastatin is currently considered the only drug in this group that combines high lipid-correcting activity with the absence of a negative effect on carbohydrate metabolism. The article presents a case of correction of carbohydrate metabolism indicators against the background of pitavastatin therapy in a patient with dyslipidemia and impaired fasting glycemia. The optimal algorithms for the examination and treatment of such patients are discussed on the example of this patient.
HYBRID MACHINE LEARNING MODEL APPLIED TO PHASE INVERSION PREDICTION IN LIQUID-LIQUID PIPE FLOW
Authors: Bazon Pedro B. , Castro-Bolivar Johann E. , Ruiz-Diaz C. M. , Hernández-Cely Marlon M. , Rodriguez Oscar M. H.
Published: January 2023

One of the current challenges in two-phase flow is the characterization of phase inversion in the oil and gas industry. Empirical and semi-empirical models have been developed by several researchers, allowing limited predictions through correlations. Recently, models obtained with application of artificial intelligence techniques, such as artificial neural networks, have become a promising alternative to identify flow patterns and their transition boundaries. This work's aim is to develop a hybrid model that identifies the phase inversion transition from oil-in-water to water-in-oil flow in vertical pipes. It is based on recent models found in the literature and logistic regression models based on artificial neural networks, for which information was obtained from the literature. The proposed hybrid model achieved an RMSE ≈ 0.0834, thus being an efficient contribution to the identification of phase inversion in oil-water two-phase flow.
Effects of push–pull injection–suction spacing on sand biocementation treatment
Authors: Omoregie Armstrong Ighodalo , Ong Dominic Ek Leong , Li Phua Ye , Senian Nurnajwani , Hei Ngu Lock , Esnault-Filet Annette , Muda Khalida , Nissom Peter Morin
Published: January 2023

The process of ureolysis-driven biocementation is used to improve granular soils. The precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) crystals results from the reactions of urease generated by ureolytic bacteria and chemical reagents, which strengthen or bind soil particles together. Using a lab-based scaled physical model, this study investigated the influence of selected spacing intervals (107, 214 and 321 mm) on the effectiveness of biocementation through the injection–suction or ‘push–pull’ approach. Polystyrene moulds were used to create soil specimens. These were then injected with six cycles of treatment solutions at the intervals stated. The compressive strengths and calcium carbonate contents of the biocemented soil specimens were measured after curing. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and effluent analysis (pH and ammonium measurements) were also performed. The biocemented soil specimens with different spacing intervals obtained compressive strengths of 2.53 ± 1.06 to 4.2 ± 2.3 MPa, while the calcium carbonate contents were from 2.78 ± 0.3 to 11.16 ± 1.5%. The elemental compositions and bonding of calcium carbonate precipitates in the biocemented soil were confirmed by EDS and FTIR spectra, while SEM micrographs revealed chip-like and irregular rhombohedral crystal forms. The results demonstrated that injection spacing had an effect on biocemented soil treated by microbially induced carbonate precipitation.