bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Neurotization of the facial nerve as an effective way to treat paralysis of mimic muscles
Authors: Skaliitchouk Bogdan V. , Gaivoronsky Alexey I. , Vinogradov Vyacheslav V. , Svistov Dmitriy V.
Published: November 2022

Pathologies of the facial nerve are one of the most common types of pathology of the peripheral nervous system. In the structure of lesions of the cranial nerves, this pathology occupies the first place. The clinical picture of facial nerve damage of various genesis is rather monotonous and manifests itself as persistent paresis or paralysis of the facial muscles. The literature describes a large number of different highly effective techniques aimed at restoring the function of the facial nerve and mimic muscles, examples of which are numerous conservative and surgical methods for the treatment of facial nerve neuropathy. The review presents the most common method of mimic muscles paralysis surgical treatment facial nerve neurotization. The essence of this surgical intervention is in suturing to the affected facial nerve the trunk or a portion of individual fibers of the intact nerve-neurotic, which can be the hypoglossal, masticatory, phrenic, accessory, glossopharyngeal nerves, as well as the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve and the anterior branches of the C2C3 cervical nerves. Currently, options for the combined use of various donor nerves and autoextensions are gaining popularity among neurosurgeons, due to more favorable results in restoring the function of the facial nerve, as well as with an individual approach to each patient. The main stages of neurotization of the facial nerve include the isolation and intersection of the facial nerve, the isolation and intersection of the trunk or individual fibers of the neurotizer, the execution of the suture of the nerve in the end to end or end to side method. Particular attention should be paid to the most innovative method of facial nerve neurotization facial nerve cross-plasty, during which an anastomosis between the damaged and intact facial nerves using autotransplants from the gastrocnemius nerve or a free muscle graft, including the tender muscle and the anterior branch of the obturator nerve is performed. The process of restoring facial nerve function and regressing characteristic symptoms takes a long period of time and requires specialized restorative treatment.
Hablar de COVID-19: aportes a la construcción de una memoria colectiva de la sindemia desde la alimentación
Authors: Aguirre Patricia
Published: November 2022

Este trabajo se pregunta por qué las nueve pandemias que afectaron a millones de personas desde la última mitad del siglo XX no se inscribieron en la memoria colectiva pese a su gravedad y difusión. Propone leer la pandemia de COVID-19 como componente de la sindemia enfermedades infecciosas-cambio climático-malnutrición, y genera un relato de los orígenes, desarrollo y perspectivas del COVID-19 dentro de la dinámica del sistema alimentario global y los sistemas económico-políticos nacionales, señalando componentes y relaciones. Advierte que, como en el caso del cambio climático o la malnutrición (desnutrición-obesidad), las pandemias son subproductos conocidos y esperables del funcionamiento del sistema sociopolítico que, al igual que en los otros componentes de la sindemia, la naturalización de las causas y la individualización de las consecuencias conspiran contra la creación de una narrativa que vaya más allá de admitir cambios cosméticos.
Highest Needs Review: What matters to stakeholders
Authors:   NZCER, Wylie Cathy
Published: November 2022

Produced by the Ministry of Education, the Highest Needs Review is to ensure that children and young people with the highest needs for learning support achieve their full potential through positive education outcomes and that they receive the right support, when they need it, and for as long as they need it.
Locally generated Hermitian C1-splines on triangular meshes
Authors: Stachó László
Published: November 2022

We classify all possible local linear procedures on triangular meshes resulting in polynomial C1-spline functions with affinely uniform shape conditions for the basic functions at the edges, and fitting the 9 value and gradient data at the vertices of the mesh triangles. There is a unique procedure among them with shape functions and basic polynomials of degree 5 and all other admissible procedures are its perturbations with higher degree.
An integral equation in partially ordered sets
Authors: Shahsavari Mosa , Razani Abdolrahman , Abbasi Ghasem
Published: November 2022

Here, some fixed point theorems in partially ordered spaces are proved. As an application, the existence of a solution of an integral equation is obtained.
Existence of solutions for third order multi point impulsive boundary value problems on time scales
Authors: Georgiev Svetlin G. , Akgöl Sibel. D. , Kus M. Eymen
Published: November 2022

In this paper, we obtain sufficient conditions for existence of solutions of a third order m-point impulsive boundary value problem on time scales. To the best of our knowledge, there is hardly any work dealing with third order multi point dynamic impulsive BVPs. The reason may be the complex arguments caused by both impulsive perturbations and calculations on time scales. As an application, we give an example demonstrating our results.
Prothrombin Gene Polymorphism (G20210A) among Sudanese Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Khartoum State, 2022
Authors: Hasssan Manasik siddig , Abd Algader Abubker Alsiddig , Almahy Abdallah Esraa Kamal , Ibrahim Wessam Salah , Hamed Sawsan A. , Gassoum Alsadig , Merghani Maye  M. , Alabid Tyseer , Ibrahim Asim Eltyeb , Babiker Nihad alsadig
Published: November 2022

Background

Intracranial hemorrhage is the third most frequent cause of cerebrovascular disease, also known as cerebral bleed, intraparenchymal bleed and hemorrhagic stroke. This study was designed to detect the possible present of factor II   polymorphism (G20210A) among Sudanese patients with Intercereberal hemorrhage.

Material and method

This study was cross sectional hospital-based study,conducted at the research laboratory of the national center of neurological sciences (NCNS), Khartoum, Sudan during the period June 2022 to August 2022.It included all patients attended with intracerebral hemorrhage, demographic data ( age , gender, associated disease ). DNA extraction was done from blood of all patients and control.PCR for factor prothrombin gene was done and thus Sanger sequencing.

Results:

The PCR results showed; 100% positive forfactor II gene. And sequencing result showed base bare exchange in factor II gene G to A (G20210A)polymorphism .

Conclusion

Factor II gene polymorphism (G20210A) was detected and might be association with Intercereberal hemorrhage among Sudanese patients
Socialna varnost oseb z invalidnostjo v Republiki Sloveniji – ali je zagotovljeno varstvo pred revščino?
Authors: Murgel Jasna
Published: November 2022

Po vsem svetu se osebe z invalidnostjo spoprijemajo s slabšim zdravstvenim stanjem, nižjimi dosežki v izobraževanju, nižjo stopnjo zaposlenosti in višjo stopnjo revščine kot osebe brez invalidnosti. Avtorica v prispevku predstavlja prejemke oseb z invalidnostjo, do katerih so upravičeni po slovenski zakonodaji s področja zaposlovanja in socialnega varstva. Opisano ureditev analizira v luči vprašanja, ali obstoječa politika na področju socialnega varstva in zaposlovanja oseb z invalidnostjo tem osebam dejansko zagotavlja varstvo pred drsenjem pod prag revščine. Težišče prispevka je na dejanskem zagotavljanju ustrezne življenjske ravni in socialnega varstva kot predpogojev za uresničevanje vseh ostalih človekovih pravic, določenih s Konvencijo o pravicah invalidov (MKPI).
Evropska socialna listina (spremenjena): pravica do varstva pred revščino in socialno izključenostjo je temeljna socialna pravica
Authors: Končar Polonca
Published: November 2022

Prispevek se osredotoča na Evropsko socialno listino (spremenjeno), s katero je bila pravica do varstva pred revščino in socialno izključenostjo vključena med mednarodno priznane socialne pravice. S pravnega vidika je pomembno poznavanje zahtev, ki izhajajo iz omenjene mednarodne pogodbe za države, ki jih zavezuje Listina v svojem 30. členu. Bistvo zahtev je dvojno: odpravljanje revščine in socialne izključenosti s pomočjo usklajenih ukrepov, ki spodbujajo dostop do drugih, v Listini določenih socialnih pravic, na drugi strani pa spremljanje in nadzor nad učinkovitostjo izvajanih ukrepov ter prilagajanje konkretnim okoliščinam.
Varstvo pred revščino v okviru prava Sveta Evrope in Evropske unije
Authors: Polajžar Aljoša , Lajlar Lina
Published: November 2022

Avtorja v prispevku predstavita pravne učinke pravnih virov v okviru evropskega pravnega okvirja, ki so namenjeni boju proti revščini. Poseben poudarek je namenjen predstavitvi človekovih (ekonomskih in socialnih) pravic druge generacije, ki jih v okviru Sveta Evrope vsebujejo Evropska socialna listina (MESL) in Evropska konvencija o varstvu človekovih pravic (EKČP) – v okviru prava EU pa PDEU, Evropski steber socialnih pravic (ESSP) ter Listina EU o temeljnih pravicah (Listina). Nadalje so na kratko navedeni drugi pravni viri na ravni EU, ki so namenjeni boju proti revščini in del socialne politike EU. Avtorja ugotavljata, da so pravni viri in določbe na ravni EU ter v okviru Sveta Evrope številne, vendar z omejenimi neposrednimi pravnimi učinki (iztožljivostjo) za posameznike. Zato je za pravno varstvo ekonomsko-socialnih pravic posameznika poglavitnega pomena sprejem ustreznih politik in pravnih aktov na nacionalni ravni – ob upoštevanju vseh zavezujočih nadnacionalnih (evropskih) pravnih virov. V tej luči bi veljalo razmisliti o dodatni krepitvi sistemov za pravno varstvo (iztožljivost) posameznikovih socialnih in ekonomskih pravic tudi na ravni Sveta Evrope in EU.
Undergraduate student performance in an accounting sciences program: An analysis on the use of emergency remote teaching
Authors: Correa Vasconcelos Everson , Gomes de Gomes Débora , Tristão Pâmela Amado , Nunes Oleiro Walter , Costa Quintana Alexandre
Published: November 2022

This study aims to analyze the variation in academic performance of undergraduate students enrolled in the Accounting Sciences course of a public, federal university of Southern Brazil between the second academic semester of 2019 and the first semester of 2020. The research was documentary and descriptive, following a quantitative approach. The sample was composed of data from 281 students. Quantitative data analysis was carried out through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Results indicate that the implementation of emergency remote teaching due to social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic did not impact student performance. However, analyzing the students’ enrollment semester shows variation in the academic performance in 2017, which may be explored further by future research. Thus, this research contributes to understanding the new teaching model, supplying managers, students, teachers, and institutions new data regarding this issue.
Literature review on the application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technologies in e-Government
Authors: Machado de Freitas Marcelo , Silva da Rosa Fabricia
Published: November 2022

Governments are spending a considerable amount of resources to digitalize their many services. The purpose of this research was to conduct a systematic review of e-Government acceptance papers that used the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technologies (UTAUT) as the theoretical background. From the 1529 articles using UTAUT (from 2003 to 2019), we selected the 41 most cited papers that were related to e-Government acceptance. All 41 articles were fully read to understand research gaps. We found that only a few studies have been faithful to the original UTAUT model. Although improving the theory with new variables is important, the validation of the original model also is. Constructs such as trust, quality of information, quality of service, and quality of the system, despite not being original from UTAUT seminal paper, were often integrated into the model to predict individuals’ behavioral acceptance. Our findings are important to understand that as different technologies have different users and different purposes, different constructs might help to explain the individual behavior about using or not those technologies. By highlighting the research gaps, our paper guides future work on the use of UTAUT as a theoretical lens for the acceptance of e-Government.
Control of Root-knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita and Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis on Chickpea
Authors: Anver Suhail
Published: November 2022

Background: The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood and reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis (Linford and Oliveiro) have been found consistently associated with plant damage and reduced yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), important pulse (grain legume) crop of India. Methods: Seeds of chickpea were soaked in S, S/2, S/4 extracts of rice polish and 0.1, 0.3, 0.5% solution of pyridoxine for 4 h. Four treated seeds were sown in each pot. Three week old plants were inoculated with 5000 M. incognita or R. reniformis larvae. Result: The root-knot nematode M. incognita and reniform nematode, R. reniformis caused significant reduction in different growth parameters (length and weight of plant, number of pods), chlorophyll content of leaf and water absorption of roots. Similar effects were also observed in plants raised from seeds soaked in different concentrations of water soluble fractions (WSF) of rice polish and pyridoxine solutions, however, the reductions were of comparatively lesser extent. Higher concentrations of the solutions were more effective as compared to lower ones and pyridoxine was more beneficial than WSF for improving plant growth and reducing disease incidence.
SWOT Analysis of Dairy Processing Supply Chain of JMF using Analytical Hierarchy Process
Authors: Mandi Kalyan , Chakravarty Ritu , Ponnusamy K. , Kadian K.S. , Dixit A.K. , Singh Magan , Misra A.K.
Published: November 2022

Background: Jharkhand State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (JMF) plays crucial role in processing of raw milk procured from the member-producers across the Jharkhand State and contributes to dairy development. The current study investigates the critical factors in JMF’s dairy supply chain, specifically the processing unit and offers an initial decision framework for its implications. Methods: To summarise the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of the milk processing system in JMF, the necessary data were collected from dairy producer members, including dairy farmers, executives and key informants of processing units. This includes identifying the dairy industry’s objectives as well as the internal and external critical factors (CFs). Because SWOT analysis provides no investigative basis for evaluating the priorities of CFs, the analytic hierarchy process is used to define the priorities of identified CFs. The CFs have also been sorted in the order of importance. Result: The findings of this study show that fully computerised system with self-automation facilities; high operational cost for processing liquid milk; development of new product and value addition; high labour cost or shortage of labour are the major strength, weakness, opportunity and threat of JMF, respectively. Further, the SWOT-based methodology provides critical sensitivity in assessing supply chain strategies for the dairy cooperative like JMF.
Utilization of Finger Millet in Traditional Recipes of Tribal for Household Nutritional Security in Jharkhand
Authors: Sinha Rekha , Sharma Bindu
Published: November 2022

Background: Each region has its own traditional food habits. One of the ways to combat malnutrition is through enriching the traditional recipes, which are liked and accepted by the population. Thus, value addition was given to traditional recipes by incorporating finger millet for nutritional security of tribal in Jharkhand.
Methods: Two popular recipes of tribal namely Laddoo and Dhuska were selected under study for enrichment through incorporation of finger millet to provide micronutrient security to selected population. Many initial trials were conducted during the year 2017-18 in the laboratory to standardize the extent of incorporation. The developed recipes were tested organoleptically by a panel of twenty semi trained judges using 9-point hedonic rating scale. Both finger millet enriched recipes were analyzed for proximate composition, Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn and β- carotene.
Result: Two types of laddoo were tried out and score of majority of sensory characteristics fell in the category of ‘Liked very much’ where as majority of organoleptic characteristics of finger millet incorporated dhuska were in the Category of ‘Moderately Liked’. Incorporation of finger millet enhanced the content of total mineral, fiber, Ca, Cu, Zn and β carotene.
Morpho-sensory Evaluation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Varieties in the Low Lands of North Shewa Zone
Authors: Kebede Zerihun , Geto Getaneh , Desalegn Fiseha , Managido Demise
Published: November 2022

Background: Though sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is one of the internationally as well as nationally important root crops. Its production is challenged with various bottlenecks. Lack of planting materials, shortage of farmer preferred varieties, poor extension system among many other constraints. This study was conducted to assess the performance and test of different orange fleshed sweet potato varieties in participatory approach in the lowlands of North shewa. Methods: Evaluation of eight varieties was carried out in main cropping season using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Number of roots per plant, root weight per plant, root length, root diameter, marketable and total root yield were measured and analyzed using the GLM procedure of SAS version 9.2. Moreover, farmers’ perception assessment and sensory analysis which had an important constituency in the selection process were done using pairwise matrix and hedonic scale, respectively. Result: Except root length, all the traits showed significant difference between varieties. Variety Kulfo gave the highest root yield (38.8 t ha-1) and root diameter (98.8 mm); whereas the lowest root yield (22.1 t ha-1) and root diameter (64.5 mm) were recorded from varieties Teo jet and Delvia, respectively. Farmers were also selecting varieties Lords, Cicilia and Birtukane. Panelists selected Bela, Birtukane and Kulfo as the best varieties. Hence, varieties Kulfo, Lords and Birtukane were recommended for further popularization to boost the production and productivity of the crop for production the lowlands of north shewa and other similar agro-ecologies.
Correlation of Certain Biochemical Constituents of Seminal Plasma with Semen Characteristics in Pantja Buck
Authors: Dhara Souvik , Thakur Swati , Anwar Sk Md Sadique , Sharma Mridula , Houzha R. , Sharma R.K. , Gupta H.P.
Published: November 2022

Background: Pantja is a dual purpose indigenous goat breed, reared in Tarai region of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. There is a lack of thorough study about the seminal characteristics of this goat breed. Hence, the present study was conducted to evaluate the level of certain biochemical constituents and their relationship with macroscopical and microscopical semen characteristics in Pantja buck. Methods: A total thirty two ejaculates from four sexually mature Pantja buck were analysed. The ejaculates were evaluated for volume (0.36±0.06 ml), mass activity (4.47±0.22), concentration (3.54±0.13 x 109/ml), individual motility (85.28±1.17%), viability (88.28±0.78%), morphological abnormalities (4.70±0.17%), plasma membrane integrity (86.31±0.62%) and acrosome integrity (94.31±1.05%) by standard semen evaluation protocol. Seminal plasma ALT (18.10±0.45 U/L), AST (124.04±0.86 U/L), ALP (49.98±0.38 U/L), LDH (216.36±1.78 U/L), GSH-Px (10.90±0.21 U/ml), MDA (2.14±0.05 nmol/ml), albumin (2.29±0.03 gm/dl), globulin (2.52±0.02 gm/dl), total proteins (4.81±0.05 gm/dl), calcium (11.07±0.18 mg/dl) and phosphorus (12.34±0.20 mg/dl) were determined spectrophotometrically. Two tailed Pearson’s correlation was applied to check the relationship among the above attributes. Result: A significant correlation was observed among the biochemical constituents of seminal plasma and seminal attributes of Pantja bucks. The selected biochemical constituents also showed significant correlation with each other.
Efficacy of Silver Coated Foley’s Catheter in Comparison with Latex Foley’s Catheter for Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance and Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Obstructive Urolithiasis of Male Buffalo Calves
Authors: Saini Dishant , Tiwari Deepak Kumar , Arora Neeraj , Kumar Gaurav , Chhabra Rajesh , Talukdar Saurabh , Sharma Satbir
Published: November 2022

Background: Foley’s catheters are widely used for treating obstructive urolithiasis and are often associated with high rate of urinary tract infections. The urinary catheters act as a platform for colonization and biofilm formation by pathogens, leads to increasing the risk of catheter associated bacterial infections. Methods: The present study was aimed to address the antimicrobial activity and biofilm inhibition effect of silver Foley’s catheter in male buffalo calves suffering from obstructive urolithiasis. The study was conducted on twelve male buffalo calves suffering from obstructive urolithiasis, randomly divided into two groups irrespective of their age viz., group I (latex Foley’s catheter treatment) and group II (silver hydrogel coated Foley’s catheter treatment). Cultural examination and antibiotic sensitivity of cultured bacteria from the urine passed through fixed urinary catheter was performed at 0th, 7th, 14th and 28th postoperative days in both the groups. Result: There was significant reduction in growth of bacteria like Streptococcus, Staphylococcus and E. coli bacterial colony formation on blood agar and MacConkey lactose agar, respectively in silver catheter group as compare to latex catheter group from day 0 to day 28th. The zone of inhibition was more pronounced for both antibiotics viz., Cefotaxime and Ceftriaxone (upto 24 mm) in urine samples collected from silver hydrogel coated Foley’s catheter as compared to latex Foley’s catheter indicating its biofilm inhibition effect on bacteria. Silver-hydrogel Foley’s Catheter are more cost-effective as compare to latex Foley’s catheter.
UncensoredLibrary Project: astrategy to circumvent censorship in countries predatory of press freedom
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Cavalcanti Marcycleis , Siebra Sandra ,   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brufem Leilah ,   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pajeú Hélio ,   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Published: November 2022

Introduction: The UncensoredLibrary is a virtual anti-censorship library, created in 2020 within the game Minecraft by Reporters WithoutBorders to circumvent censorship in countries where access to information is restricted.Objective: Its purposeis to discuss The Uncensored Library as a means of access to censored information in countries identified as limiting freedom of the press; examine their adequacy and the characteristics of virtual libraries and reflect on the application of content curation in their collection composition. Methodology: As a method, an exploratory study of a theoretical nature was undertaken, configured as a casestudy. Systematic observation, bibliographic and documentary research were usedfor data collection.Result:verifies it can be characterized as a virtual library with limitations. In the construction of the collection,it is noticed that a still rustic form of content curation has been applied, but that the process has the potentialto be applied in other initiativesof this kind.Conclusion: The Uncensored Library has limitations on access to hosted items, however, it achieves the purpose of sharing censored articles in countries predatory of press freedom
Expanding the therapeutic options for Zenker’s diverticulum: from open diverticulectomy to transoral septoplasty
Authors: Scardino Andrea , Siboni Stefano , Milito Pamela , Bonavina Luigi
Published: November 2022

Significant technical changes and a shift toward a transoral approach have occurred in the management of Zenker’s diverticulum over the past three decades. Transoral stapling is already an established and commonly performed procedure. Zenker peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM) and Zenker peroral endoscopy septotomy (Z-POES) are innovative techniques that are rapidly spreading and replacing more traditional therapeutic options. This review provides an overview of the current status of minimally invasive transoral management to assess whether a tailored approach is feasible and safe and may improve quality of life and reduce recurrence rates.
Ethics of the use of dead human bodies in anatomy teaching in India
Authors: Sreenivasan Srividya , Sreenivasan V
Published: November 2022

The study of the human anatomy predominantly requires the use of remains of the dead. Unclaimed bodies are easily available in India; however, there is a lack of clear ethical guidelines governing their transport and exchange. We raise pertinent questions about the ethical implications of using unclaimed bodies in teaching anatomy, their transport, transfer and storage, ethical and legal issues regarding the voluntary donation of bodies and dry human bones, as well as the commercial aspects of body donation. We also examine existing practices in anatomy departments in India, and explore the available legal safeguards. We detail practical and ethical challenges in the existing practices and safeguards and attempt to provide solutions.
On Nonlinear Oscillations of a Time-Periodic Hamiltonian System at a 2:1:1 Resonance
Authors:   Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), Kholostova O. V.
Published: November 2022

We consider the motions of a near-autonomous Hamiltonian system $2\pi$-periodic in time, with two degrees of freedom, in a neighborhood of a trivial equilibrium. A multiple parametric resonance is assumed to occur for a certain set of system parameters in the autonomous case, for which the frequencies of small linear oscillations are equal to two and one, and the resonant point of the parameter space belongs to the region of sufficient stability conditions. Under certain restrictions on the structure of the Hamiltonian of perturbed motion, nonlinear oscillations of the system in the vicinity of the equilibrium are studied for parameter values from a small neighborhood of the resonant point. Analytical boundaries of parametric resonance regions are obtained, which arise in the presence of secondary resonances in the transformed linear system (the cases of zero frequency and equal frequencies). The general case, for which the parameter values do not belong to the parametric resonance regions and their small neighborhoods, and both cases of secondary resonances are considered. The question of the existence of resonant periodic motions of the system is solved, and their linear stability is studied. Two- and three-frequency conditionally periodic motions are described. As an application, nonlinear resonant oscillations of a dynamically symmetric satellite (rigid body) relative to the center of mass in the vicinity of its cylindrical precession in a weakly elliptical orbit are investigated.
Strategic Communication and Public Engagement: The UAE E-Brainstorming Session
Authors: Badran Badran A.
Published: November 2022

In the context of the conferenceâ€™s topic of â€˜Strategic Communication and Public Engagementâ€™ comes this case study, which illustrates the creative use of social media in crowdsourcing ideas from the public with the goal of formulating government policy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Unlike the usual model of top-down policy formulation in many developing countries, the UAE government adopted an experiment entitled â€˜The UAE Brainstorming Sessionâ€™, which is the countryâ€™s first technology-based citizen engagement event that leveraged the highly popular social media platforms to elicit ideas and suggestions about public services. Specifically, two under-performing national sectors were targeted; public health and education. Citizens and residents were invited to identify the main issues in these two sectors and offer their suggestions to address them. The UAE Prime Minister personally tweeted inviting everyone to participate. The public response to this initiative was substantial, with 82,000 new ideas delivered by several social media channels. A ministerial committee then shortlisted the best ideas, suggestions, and these were subsequently discussed in a strategic cabinet retreat. The next step was government approval of several initiatives, which were subsequently implemented. Lessons learned from this case study can be beneficial to many countries that are considering similar technology-based initiatives that utilize popular and accessible social media as public policy tools and instruments of citizen engagement.Keywords: Strategic Communication; Citizen Engagement; Social Media; United Arab Emirates Government.
Serial Editions in the Publisher Repertoire of Children’s Books of Udmurtia of the XIX–XXI Centuries
Authors: Pavlova I. F.
Published: November 2022

The sociocultural aspect of modern national book publishing is associated with the changing role of the book in society. A study of the development of a children’s book in Udmurtia in 1847–2010, an analysis of its repertoire, which includes more than 3,000 bibliographic entries, showed from various aspects that in the period under review, a children’s book develops very unevenly. No one has studied the trends in the genesis of serial publications for children in Udmurtia. An analysis of this problem will help to identify the direction of the publishing repertoire, the target and readership of a children’s book in different periods of its development, as well as enrich knowledge on the history of the region’s books, and increase interest in the national and domestic culture of the republic.The purpose of this article is to study the trends in the development of book series for children and youth of the Udmurt Republic throughout its historical existence in the 19th – early 21st centuries.The study of the repertoire of children’s books in Udmurtia, as a fundamental basis for the study of the cultural development of the people over a large historical period, made it possible to identify 80 series addressed to children of all ages, from preschool to high school students. We have considered all publications included in a certain series; its target and readership; the number of series in each historical period of time, the number of publications and the total circulation included in a certain series are determined; the origins of the series in a certain historical period are traced within the framework of the events that took place at that time and appropriate conclusions are drawn. The practical significance of such a study lies in the fact that it allows a comprehensive study of the process of regional and national book publishing in Udmurtia, taking into account the experience of the past and improving the publishing repertoire of the present.
Historiography of Book Distribution in Siberian-Far Eastern Region (Soviet, Post-Soviet Periods)
Authors: Alshevskaya O. N.
Published: November 2022

The problems of book distribution are less developed in comparison with other branches of book business. In most works, book distribution was not the subject of an independent comprehensive study, but was considered in generalizing works as an element of book business, book culture, book business of a particular region in different historical periods, or its individual aspects were the subject of study. Based on chronological and conceptual approaches, the article summarizes historiographical information on the main aspects of the functioning of channels for the sale of printed products in the Siberian-Far Eastern region in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. The article describes the historiography of the problem within the framework of encyclopedic, scientific and educational publications; characterizes the contribution of individual book scholars to the development of problems; summarizes the aspect studies of book distribution; describes regional historical and book studies. The purpose of the article is to analyze the available historiographical array on the problem, the tasks are to determine the directions of research that have become traditional; to identify the least studied issues for their further study. The relevance and importance of the conducted historiographical analysis are determined, on the one hand, by the insufficient theoretical elaboration of the topic, the lack of fundamental research, in general, the importance of a comprehensive generalization and analysis of disparate and fragmentary general and applied research and materials; on the other hand, the need to identify patterns and features, problems and trends in the development of book distribution, due to its important role in the promotion of the book and reading, in the development of infrastructure for reading the region and the country as a whole. The author comes to the conclusion that despite the large number of publications, they do not form a holistic view on the book distribution in the region as an important part of the book business and an element of the infrastructure for reading
The Reader and the Library in the Context of Communication between Science and Society
Authors: Kurmysheva L. K. , Pleshakova M. A. , Kalyuzhnaya T. A.
Published: November 2022

The dissemination of scientific knowledge is one of the urgent social tasks today. As part of the interaction between science and society, representatives of the scientific environment create information content, the dissemination of which becomes the task of social institutions, including libraries. The article deeply analyzes part of the results of a survey of readers of public libraries concerning the possibility of the latter’s participation in the communication of science and society in any possible form. The material for the study was a questionnaire survey on the attitude of readers of public libraries to science, conducted in March – April 2022 within the framework of the research project “The current state and trends in the development of communications between Russian science and society”. The opinion of readers of Novosibirsk public libraries is studied, concerning priority ways of obtaining information about scientific achievements, attending popular scientific events and opportunities for access to modern scientific knowledge through the library, while considerable attention is paid to mass events as a form of interaction of communicators in the field of science with society. The following conclusions were made in the study: readers of public libraries are loyal to the potential of libraries for the development of communication between science and society; for them, the library as a means of obtaining information is second after Internet in importance; the library can be considered as one of the platforms for visiting popular science events, and its efforts to strengthen communication links between science and society. They should be aimed at more active cooperation with representatives of the scientific world.
Acute toxicity of the herbicide karmex (diuron) in Macrobrachium acanthurus and M. olfersii prawns
Authors:   Universidad nacional autónoma de México FES Iztacala, Cházaro-Olvera Sergio , Montoya-Mendoza Jesús ,   Universidad nacional autónoma de México FES Iztacala, Castañeda-Chavez María del Refugio ,   Universidad nacional autónoma de México FES Iztacala, Lango-Reynoso Fabiola ,   Universidad nacional autónoma de México FES Iztacala, Chaparro-Medina Vanesa ,   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Published: November 2022

Farmers have increased the production of food by using chemical substances such as diuron; however, these components affect the water quality and the species found in these ecosystems. Macrobrachium acanthurus and M. olfersii postlarvae present in the estuary of Río Jamapa, Veracruz were collected to measure the LC50 and LD50 using the herbicide Karmex (diuron: (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea [DCMU]). The captures of the prawns were made with light traps. Acute toxicity bioassays were carried out at 96 h to determine the mean lethal concentration (LC50). In the experimental design, a geometric series was used considering the control and five concentrations of the herbicide (1.75, 3.5, 6.99, 14, and 28 mg/L). The data analysis was carried out with the Probit method. A maximum LC50 of 10.233 mg/L and LD50 of 8.221 mg/L of Karmex were obtained for M. acanthurus and a maximum LC50 of 9.242 mg/L and LD50 of 7.504 mg/L of Karmex were obtained for M. olfersii. The average lethal concentration was consistent with those of other crustaceans, such as Artemia salina and Daphnia. Based on the response in the bioassays, Macrobrachium acanthurus and M. olfersii postlarvae can be used in toxicology studies.
A New Understanding of Serum Creatinine Levels as a Predictive Factor of Mortality Outcomes in Aortic Disease
Authors: Banceu Cosmin , Harpa Marius , Deac Radu , Brinzaniuc Klara , Tilea Ioan , Varga Andreea , Szabo Dan Alexandru , Banceu Diana , Cristutiu Daiana , Stoica Alexandra , Oprean Marvin , Suciu Horatiu
Published: November 2022

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication that can occur after cardiac surgery and requires ongoing research in light of the exponential expansion of technological advancements and knowledge in medicine. In this study, we aim to evaluate the outcomes of treated electives of emergency aortic disease with high serum creatinine levels (SCr). Methods: The cohort includes 183 patients, all of whom have an aortic disease and whose SCr levels were checked upon admission on the first day in the intensive care unit (ICU) and upon discharge from the hospital. We examined the correlation of SCr levels with in-hospital mortality and immediate mortality at least six months after discharge as well as with cross-clamp time and bypass time.Results: A high SCr level upon admission is a significant predictive factor of n-hospital mortality (p = 0.001) but not immediate mortality (p = 0.409). A statistically significant correlation was also observed between elevated SCr level on the first day of ICU and aortic disease (p = 0.041) but not immediate mortality (p = 0.119). We observed a significant correlation between aortic disease and in-hospital mortality (p < 0.001), but no correlation was found between high SCr level on the first day of ICU and immediate mortality (p = 0.119). The cross-clamp time is statistically significant correlated with elevated SCr level (p = 0.013) and in-hospital mortality (p = 0.001) but not immediate mortality (p = 0.847). Furthermore, the bypass time is negatively correlated with a high SCr level on the first day of ICU (p = 0.090), in-hospital mortality (p = 0.410), and immediate mortality (p = 0.625). We also found that aortic disease is not correlated with elevated creatinine levels at ICU discharge (p = 0.152) or long-term mortality (p = 0.106). Conclusions: Although this study only included a small portion of the elaborate aspects of surgical and medical management developed around cardiac patients who received invasive treatment, the conclusions reached are nevertheless clearly relevant, as evidenced by the significantly correlations uncovered. In order to manage AKI after AAS and improve the outcome, the SCr level could be used as a marker for renoprotective strategy. Moving forward, these results serve as a first step in motivating us to expand the range of our research, collect newly relevant data, and use it to benefit patients.
A Pilot Study Indicates an Essential Link between a Mild Deterioration in Excretory Kidney Function and the Risk of Neutropenia during Cancer Chemotherapy
Authors: Stryczyńska-Mirocha Adriana , Łącki-Zynzeling Stanisław , Borówka Maciej , Niemir Zofia Irena , Kozak Sylwia , Owczarek Aleksander Jerzy , Chudek Jerzy
Published: November 2022

Neutropenia is a common adverse event during myelosuppressive oncological chemotherapy, predisposing to febrile neutropenia (FN). Patients with coexisting moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of FN, included in the guidelines for the primary prophylaxis of FN. However, this does not include mild kidney function impairment with esti-mated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 60–89 ml/min/1.73m2. This prospective study analyzed the risk of neutropenia in patients on chemotherapy without indication for the primary prophy-laxis of FN. The study enrolled 38 patients starting chemotherapy, including 26 (68.4%) patients aged 65 years or more. The median duration of follow-up was 76 days. The methodology of cre-atinine assessment enabled the use of the newly recommended CKD-EPI formula for identifying patients with a mild reduction of glomerular filtration. Sixteen (42.1%) patients developed at least G2 neutropenia without episodes of FN. Only five (13.1%) patients had eGFR<60ml/min/1.73m2, while 15 (62.5%) eGFR< 90ml/min/1.73m2. The relative risk of neutro-penia in patients with impaired eGFR was over six times higher than in patients with eGFR>90 ml/min/1.73m2 (RR=6.08; 95%CI:1.45–27.29; p< 0.01). Our observation indicates that even a mild reduction in eGFR is a risk factor for the development of neutropenia and a potential risk factor for FN.
A Semi- Automatic Framework for the Development and Analysis of Selective Natural Language Ontologies
Authors: Ishaq Muhammad , Khan Asfandyar , Khan Arshad
Published: November 2022

The goal of the next generation World Wide Web is machine readability through linked databases. To improve web search, integration, and mining in local languages like Urdu, there is a growing need to develop ontologies and vocabulary in these languages. The majority of people use the web in local languages for agriculture, social media interaction, news, etc. How to create agents for the integration of web data. In our country, the literacy ratio is very low and IT literacy is negligible. More comprehensive information for its target audience is only possible through the World Wide Web. Our first target is to improve and enhance the use of social media and the web in local languages. That will encourage its constructive use in Urdu for society and the economy. The Web in natural languages is the source of income for small and medium enterprises. The semantic web is concerned with linked databases and structured data. In this work, we are focused on some selected ontologies to be translated into natural languages. Expertise in Ontology Engineering helps us in job production. Ontology Engineering has extensive freelancing opportunities. Only if the web is correctly interpreted in regional languages is an economic boost achievable. A standardized foundation for data sharing and reuse on the internet is provided by the Semantic Web. In other words, a group of standards and technology that enables computers to comprehend the semantics (meaning) of material on the Web.
Terahertz Kerr Effect of Liquids
Authors: Zhang Minghao , Zhang Liangliang , Xiao Wen , Zhang Cunlin
Published: November 2022

In recent years, various optical measurement technologies such as far-infrared spectroscopy, low-frequency Raman spectroscopy, optical Kerr effect spectroscopy, and two-dimensional Raman-terahertz spectroscopy have developed vigorously. By comparing the complementary aspects detected by various linear and nonlinear spectroscopic techniques, a coherent picture emerges from studies of dynamics in water. Numerous molecular dynamics experiments and theoretical investigations have demonstrated low-frequency molecular motions in liquid water. For example, intermolecular hydrogen bond vibration, molecular reorientation motion, and the interaction between molecule/ionic solute and hydrogen bond all occur in the THz region, which are closely related to their physical/chemical properties and structural dynamics. However, precise probing of various modes of motion is difficult due to the complexity of the collective and cooperative motion of molecules and the spectral overlap of related modes. With the development of THz optical technology, current state-of-the-art THz sources can generate pulsed electric fields with peak intensities on the order of ~MV/cm. Such strong fields make it possible to use THz waves as the driving light source for nonlinear polarization of the medium, which in turn leads to the development of the emerging terahertz Kerr effect (TKE) spectroscopy technique. Many low-frequency molecular motion modes, such as the collective directional motion of molecules and the cooperative motion under the constraint of weak intermolecular interactions, are resonantly excited to unprecedentedly strong amplitudes driven by the THz electric field. Thereby the collected responses are increased. The TKE technique thus creates an interesting prospect for investigating low-frequency dynamics in these media. In view of this, this paper firstly summarizes the research work on the measurement mechanism of TKE spectroscopy by taking the solid material without low-frequency molecular dynamics process as an example. Starting from the principle of TKE technology and the exploration of the properties of solid matter using this technology, its application in the exploration of low-frequency molecular dynamics of liquid water and aqueous solutions is introduced. Liquid water is considered the building block of life and possesses many extraordinary physical and biochemical properties. Its hydrogen bonding network plays a crucial role in these properties. It is generally believed that the ability of water to form complex hydrogen-bonding networks is the main reason for its various kinetic and thermodynamic properties that are different from other liquids. However, the exact structure of the hydrogen-bonding network, the spatial extent of its existence, and the associated timescale are not known. And the relevant spectral information of the basic properties of the reaction water is still not known. Therefore, it is of great significance to evaluate the hydrogen bond-related kinetic properties of liquid water by optical means.
Reinforcement Learning Based Vocal Fold Localization in Preoperative Neck CT for Injection Laryngoplasty
Authors: Abdullah Al Walid , Cha Wonjae , Yun Il Dong
Published: November 2022

Transcutaneous injection laryngoplasty is a well-known procedure for treating paralyzed vocal fold by injecting augmentation material into it. Hence, vocal fold localization plays a vital role in the preoperative planning as the fold location is required to determine the optimal injection route. In this communication, we propose a mirror environment based reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm for localizing the right and left vocal folds in preoperative neck CT. RL-based methods commonly showed noteworthy outcome in general anatomic landmark localization problem in the recent years. However, such methods suggest training individual agent for localizing each fold, though the right and left vocal folds are located in close proximity and have high feature-similarity. Utilizing the lateral symmetry between the right and left vocal folds, the proposed mirror environment allows for a single agent for localizing both the folds by treating the left fold as a flipped version of the right fold. Thus, localization of both folds can be trained using a single training session which utilizes the inter-fold correlation and avoids redundant feature learning. Experiment with 120 CT volumes showed improved localization performance and training efficiency of the proposed method compared with the standard RL method.