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The Role of Computer Games in Teaching Object-Oriented Programming in High Schools - Code Combat as a Game Approach
Authors: Karram Omar
Published: April 2021

Computer games are an effective approach that enhances student’s motivation and innovation. Many modern teaching strategies have been implemented in the process of teaching different subjects such as learn to do, explore to learn, cognitive and meta-cognitive learning, and gamification. Gamification is an effective approach to make a positive change in students' behavior and attitude towards learning, to improve their motivation and engagement. This paper presents the role of computer games in enhancing high schools computer science students’ motivation and engagement through gamification. It’s illustrated the implementation of Code Combat as a teaching model for teaching object-oriented programming (OOP) which considered a tough topic in the computer science field. Code-Combat is a gamification platform that uses games elements to make coding interesting and engaging for students. It consists of different levels, where each level covers a specific topic in computer science and structures based on object oriented methodology such as(variables, conditions, loops and recursion).
An Arduino-based Low-Cost Hardware for Temperature Control
Authors: Daoud Amine
Published: April 2021

This paper describes a simple digital temperature control system where the popular LM35DZ sensor is used to sense the temperature of a resistive heating element and to provide a feedback to an Arduino microcontroller board. By subtracting the measured temperature from the desired temperature, a value of error is then processed by a conventional PID controller which provides an adjustment signal and drives a bipolar junction transistor in order to minimize or remove that error by a simple ON/OFF switching of the power to the heating element. The control is also done using logic controllers such as ON/OFF and hysteresis controllers. The evaluation of each controller performance is based on rise time, overshoot, steady state error and the most common performance criterion which is the integral of the absolute value of the error. Besides that, the arduino integrated development environment (IDE) software is used to write the program code. Moreover, other languages are used to program the Arduino such as Matlab support package for Arduino hardware, Flowcode IDE and mBlock.
The Performance of Estimators for Generalization of Crack Distribution
Authors: Mamuangbon Supitcha , Budsaba Kamon , Volodin Andrei
Published: April 2021

In this research, we propose a new four parameter family of distributions called Generalized Crack distribution. We generalizes the family three parameter Crack distribution. The Generalized Crack distribution is a mixture of two parameter Inverse Gaussian distribution, Length-Biased Inverse Gaussian distribution, Twice Length-Biased Inverse Gaussian distribution, and adding one more weight parameter . It is a special case for , where and is the weighted parameter. We investigate the properties of Generalized Crack distribution including first four moments, parameters estimation by using the maximum likelihood estimators and method of moment estimation. Evaluate the performance of the estimators by using bias. The results of simulation are presented in numerically and graphically.
Big Data Process Engineering under Manifold Coordinate Systems
Authors: Riznyk Volodymyr
Published: April 2021

This paper involves techniques for improving the quality indices of big data process engineering with respect to high-performance coded design, transmission speed, and reliability under manifold coordinate systems. The system formed with limited number of basis vectors. The set of modular sums of the vectors including themselves form t-dimensional toroidal coordinate grid over the toroid, and the basis is sub-set of general number of grid coordinate set. These design techniques make it possible to configure high performance information technology for big data coding design and vector signal processing. The underlying mathematical principles relate to the optimal placement of structural elements in spatially or temporally distributed systems by the appropriate algebraic constructions based on cyclic groups in extensions of Galois fields, and development of the scientific basis for optimal solutions for wide classes of technological problems in big data process engineering and computer science.
The Ability to Interact with Schizophrenic Patients through Socialization Group Activity Therapy
Authors: Pardede Jek Amidos , Ramadia Arya
Published: April 2021

Social isolation is a disorder of interpersonal relationships that occurs due to an inflexible personality, whichcauses maladaptive behavior and interferes with one’s function in relationships. One of the nursing actionsfor schizophrenic patients with social isolation is Socialization Group Activity Therapy. Socialization GroupActivity Therapy is an effort to facilitate socialization skills in schizophrenia patients with social relationshipproblems. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of socialization group activity therapy onthe ability to interact with schizophrenic clients. The research design used one group pre-post test design,the sampling technique used was purposive sampling and the total sample was 21 respondents. The abilityto interact socially was measured using a questionnaire sheet before and after therapy using a paired sampletest. The analysis showed that there was a significant effect with p = 0.014 (p <0.05). The conclusion is thatSocialization Group Activity Therapy is one of the effective therapies to improve the interaction ability ofschizophrenic patients.
The Deadly Duo-A Combination of Allergy and Acute Coronary Syndrome A Case of Kounis Syndrome Type 1.
Authors: Rajappan Ramkumar , Wilson Bivin , Priya Kubendiran  , Rajpal K.Abhaichand  , Abhishek Kasha
Published: April 2021

Kounis syndromewas first described by Kounis and Zavras in 1991, as the concurrent occurrence ofacute coronary events with an allergic or a hypersensitivity response. Mast cell activation and release ofinflammatory mediators have shown to induce coronary spasm, plaque erosion and even stent thrombosis.A 41 years old male, smoker was admitted with chest discomfort and features suggestive of myocardialinfarction. His ECG showed ST elevation and T inversion in I, aVL. High sensitive troponin I was elevatedand echocardiogram was normal. Four days ago, he had a history of redness and itching all over the bodyand was treated for allergic dermatitis. He had a family history of urticaria also. Coronary angiogramrevealed no major flow limiting coronary artery disease. Kounis syndrome type 1 was diagnosed and he wasdischarged on oral steroids and cardiac drugs. We always have to think of Kounis syndrome when treatinga young patient with allergy or anaphylaxis and concurrent acute coronary syndrome. Prompt recognition isimportant as treatment is significantly different.
A Rare Case of Pneumonia and Haemoptysis Caused by Citrobactor Freundii in a Young Immunocompetent Male
Authors: Sushil Upadhyay
Published: April 2021

Citrobacter infections are often nosocomially acquired, seen in patients with significant underlying diseasesand isolates are commonly drug-resistant.A rare clinical syndrome of haemoptysis with underlyingpneumonia caused by Citrobactor freundii in a immunocompetent young male is presented.
Association of Glycated Hemoglobin and Dyslipidemia Inpatients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a K.M.C.H. Katihar, Bihar-A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional and Descriptive Study
Authors: Amresh Kumar  , Jiut Ram Keshari  , Manish Kumar
Published: April 2021

Introduction: Dyslipidemia is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease in diabetesmellitusType2.The aim of the study was to understand the pattern of dyslipidemia and its association withglycated hemoglobin (HBA1C) among Type 2 diabetic.Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study to assess the relationship betweenglycemic control (as reflected by HBA1C) and serum lipid profile in Type2 diabetic patients which includeda total of 200 Type2 diabetic patients (104 males; 96 females; mean age years 62.91). Venous blood sampleswere collected from all the patients after at least 8 h fasting.Results: HBA1C, fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein(HDL) cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were analyzed. In male and femalepatient, serum levels of HBA1C, FBG, and LDL were not significantly different. As compared to males,female patients showed significantly higher serum cholesterol and HDL but significantly lower TG levels.Correlation between HBA1C and FBG was highly significant in this study. Both HBA1C and FBG exhibiteddirect correlations with cholesterol, TG, and LDL and inverse correlation with HDL; the magnitude ofsignificance for all these lipid parameters being greater with HBAIC than FBG. There was a linearrelationship between HBA1C and dyslipidemia. The levels of serum cholesterol and TG were significantlyhigher and of HDL significantly lower in patients with worse glycemic control as compared to patients withgood glycemic control.Conclusion: The findings of this study clearly showed that HBA1C is not only a useful biomarker of longtermglycemic control but also a good predictor of lipid profile.
The Relationship between Self-Confidence in Learning and Clinical Educators’ Characteristics by Nursing Students
Authors: Mohamed Abdelkader Abeer , Abed El-Aty Naglaa Saad , Abdelrahman Safaa Mohamed
Published: April 2021

Background: Student nurses need to building up self-confidence in learning in order to cope with thecomplex clinical situations. Individuals with self-confidence be certain of themselves to have the capabilityto manage a situation or provide nursing care in accurate, relevant and efficient method. Equipping studentnurses to provide patients care in getting more complicated healthcare setting is a challenge face nursinginstructor, self-confidence is one of the important determinants of successful learning.Objectives: The aim of the present study is to identify the relationship between Self-confidence in learningand clinical educators’ characteristics by nursing students.Method: Correlation research design was utilized in the present study. A convenience sample of 179nursing students was included in the study. The Nursing Clinical Teacher Effectiveness Inventory and Self-Confidence in Learning scale were used to collect the data.Results: The results of the study showed that the majority of study participants had high level of selfconfidence in learning. Also, the participants reported that their clinical educators had high level of teachingabilities, nursing competences, and personal traits. Moreover, significant positive relationship was existedbetween self-confidence in learning and clinical educators’ characteristics.Conclusion: Self-confidence in learning is an essential goal in nursing education. Assessing clinicalcompetence and investigating factors influencing it might be helpful in increasing Self-confidence of nursingstudents.
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practices Regarding the Importance of Play Activities among the Mothers of Under Five Children During attending OPD in the Selected Hospital, Bardoli, Gujarat
Authors: Pravinchandra Parmar Archita , Beth Manjunath
Published: April 2021

Background: Play constitutes an essential parameter of the normal psychosomatic development of children,as well as their statutory right. Play is the most important activity of a child’s life.METHOD: in this researchstudy a quantitative approach with Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted. 50mothers of under five children were selected by using non-probability convenient sampling technique.Structured interview schedule and inventory checklist both were used to collect data from the subjects.Planned teaching programme was organized to educate the mothers regarding importance of play activitiesfollowed by posttest. data was analysed by using descriptive and interferential statistics such as standarddeviation, chi- test, and paired ‘t’ test. RESULT: The pre-test knowledge scores showed that majority ofrespondents 37 (74%) had average knowledge, 13 (26%) had good knowledge and posttest knowledgescores showed that 46(92%) had good knowledge, 4 (8%) had average knowledge. The pretest practicescores showed that majority of respondents 38 (76%) had average practice, 12 (24%) had good practiceand posttest practice scores showed that 48 (96%) had good practice, 2 (4%) had average practice. paired tvalue of knowledge and practice was 13.72 and 18.54 was greater than tabulated value 1.991 at 0.05 level ofsignificance.The study results depicts that, there was significant association between the post-test knowledgescore and type of family and birth order of child. And there was also significant association between post-testpractice score and education.
The Distribution Pattern of Covid-19 in Indonesia: Study Using Spatial Autocorelation
Authors: Mahmudah  , Azizah R. , Kusumaningtyas Warih , Talib Latif Mohd. , Fitrahanjani Cendana , Haniyah Ramadhani Fairuz
Published: April 2021

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The spread of several types ofdiseases, including COVID-19, is influenced by location or spatial factor. The purpose of this research wasto examine the spatial relationship among the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia. Secondary data is usedfrom the Indonesian Ministry of Health website. The data analyzed was the cumulative number of positivecases of COVID-19 in Indonesia until October 19th, 2020. Spatial Autocorrelation, Moran’s Index, andLocal indicators of spatial association (LISA) were used to examine these relationships. Geoda softwarewas used in performing spatial statistical analysis. The spread of the cumulative number of COVID-19cases in Indonesia is spatially related, with a Moran’s Index value of 0.251. Four provinces have significantLISA scores, namely South Sumatra, Banten, West Java, and South Sulawesi. South Sumatera is relativelysafe since it is located in the an area with relatively low COVID-19 cases. West Java is perilouse with highCOVID-19 cases and surrounded by an area with a high number of cases. Banten needs to be vigilant ofthe high number of cases’ possibility since the surrounded area can be the main influence. South Sulawesihas a very high number of COVID-19 cases, which can be the new source of infection for the surroundingareas. The Indonesian government needs to act on a regulation in order to decrease COVID-19 distributionby limiting people’s commute between provinces.
Textile Workers and Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Anthropo- Medical Analysis
Authors: Jaiswal Ajeet
Published: April 2021

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are quite common work associated health problem amongsttextile workers. Work-related musculoskeletaldisorders are conditions in which: The work environment andperformance of work contribute significantly to the condition; and/or the condition is made worse or persistslonger due to working conditions, textile workers may be denied of their fundamental basic rightsand not muchimportance is given to their health. Textileworkers are among the maximumsusceptible as they must have towork for lengthy hoursor duration in perilous posture.Objectives: Present paper aims to study the anthropo-medical profile of textile workers especially in thecontext of musculoskeletal disorders among the textile workers.Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 215 workers working in textile industriesespecially silk sarees (Banarsi saress) of district Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh over a period of more than threemonths. Data collection was done after taking the ethical clearance using a semi-structured interviewschedule and statistical analysis was done using SPSS.Results: The result of this study shows that there were 48.5 percent of respondents found to be sufferingfrom musculoskeletal disorders. The most common affected site was low back and shoulder. Most of theworkers experienced that their pain occurred occasionally during heavy workload.Conclusion: Hence, the musculoskeletal disorders were found to be associated in age group, sex andeducational status. So, Health problems among textile workers are one of the areas of public health concernin the country. Reducing the work strain and providing a supportive workplace environment will have afavorable impact on work productivity.
The Effect of Trataka Yoga Kriya on Visual Evoked Potential In Myopes
Authors: S Sushma , K Dixit Uday
Published: April 2021

Aim of Study: To evaluate the effects of Trataka yoga on Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) in myopic subjectsMethodology: Out of 36 myopes recruited for the study, 25 subjects were considered for statistical analysis.Visual Evoked Potential was recorded before and after an intervention of Trataka yoga kriya for 3 weeks.Results: The study showed that there was no significant statistical change in P100 latency pre and postintervention with mean readings of 95.25 and 95.79ms pre and post intervention respectively for the left eyeand 95.15 and 96.4ms pre and post intervention respectively for right eye.Conclusion: Our study concluded that Trataka yoga has no significant effect on VEP but better designedstudies need to be done on a larger sample to confirm these findings and study the above associationaccurately.
Early Physiotherapy Intervention of a Patient with Acute Intermittent Porphyria-A Single Case Study
Authors: K Patel Jagruti , Patel Nilima
Published: April 2021

Background: The Porphyrias are metabolic disorders, each resulting from the deficiency of a specific enzymein the heme biosynthetic pathway. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant inbornerror characterized by decreased activity of porphobilinogen (PBG) deaminase leading to increased levelsof haem precursors, namely amino levulinic acid (ALA) and PBG. The major manifestations of theacutehepatic porphyrias are neurologic- neuropathic abdominal pain, peripheral motor neuropathy, and mentaldisturbanceswith attacks often precipitated by steroid, hormones, certain drugs, and nutrition influences.Purpose: Intensive care measures and a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach are essentialbut thereis lessdocumented evidence are available.If this aspect is incorporated early in the rehabilitation programme, thenthe functional recovery in such will be better.so the aim of the study is to find how Early Physiotherapyintervention using Comprehensive need based Approach to improve the functional status of porphyriapatient.Key Points of Case: A 17 years old male patient wasdiagnosed with acute intermittent Porphyria. Havingthe history of abdominal pain since last 3 months with family history of AIP which was diagnosed very late.A detailed Physical and Neurological examination of this patient was taken. Along with medical treatment,early physiotherapy intervention using comprehensive need base approach was being given to the patient.The Barthel Index was taken to assess the functional status of the patient and Berg Balance Scale was takento assess balance on admission and subsequent follow-ups. Post-intervention follow-ups were taken at 6weeks and 12 weeks period.Conclusion: A clinically significant improvement was found on Barthel Index and Berg Balance Scale.Early Physiotherapy intervention using a Comprehensive need based Approach is highly recommended toimprove the functional status of a patient with porphyria
PENGARUH SUHU DAN LAMA PENYANGRAIAN TERHADAPKERAKTERISTIK SIFAT FISIK, KIMIA DAN ORGANOLEPTIKPADA SEDUHAN BIJI KOPI ROBUSTA, TEMPUR, JEPARA, JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Halim Mansyur Ali , Masrukan Masrukan , Darmawan Eman
Published: April 2021

Penyangraian adalah proses pembentukan aroma dan citarasa pada biji kopi yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan suhu yang tinggi. Saat ini masih sedikit data tentang bagaimana proses penyangraian yang tepat untuk menghasilkan produk kopi yang berkualitas. Sehingga terdapat beberapa kasus kurangnya penyesuaian suhu dan lamanya proses penyangraian yang dapat menyebabkan penurunan mutu akibat over roast. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh suhu dan lama penyangraian terhadap perubahan sifat fisik, kimia dan organoleptik kopi Robusta Tempur. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) Faktorial dengan perlakuan variasi suhu dan lama penyangraian yang terdiri dari tiga taraf, yaitu suhu penyangraian terdiri dari tiga taraf, yaitu suhu 190°C, 200°C, dan 210°C sedangkan lama penyangraian terdiri dari tiga taraf, yaitu 5 menit, 10 menit, dan 15 menit. Setiap perlakuan dilakukan tiga kali ulangan sehingga diperoleh 27 (dua puluh tujuh) satuan percobaan. Hasil analisis sidik ragam (ANOVA) menunjukkan bahwa variasi suhu dan lama penyangraian berpengaruh nyata terhadap rendemen, kadar air, kadar abu, kadar lemak dan kadar kafein kopi Robusta Tempur, tetapi tidak pada kadar asam total, protein dan karbohidrat. Perlakuan penyangraian biji kopi pada suhu 190°C dan lama penyangraian 5 menit menghasilkan kadar air akhir kopi robusta sebesar 2,01%. Perlakuan penyangraian biji kopi pada suhu 200°C dan lama penyangraian 15 menit menghasilkan kadar kafein akhir kopi Robusta, Tempur sebesar 1,67%. Berdasarkan uji organoleptik, kopi Robusta Tempur yang paling disukai panelis adalah kopi yang disangrai pada suhu 190˚C dengan lama penyangraian 10 menit. Sifat fisik dan kimia kopi robusta tempur adalah kadar air 2.01%, kadar abu 8,76%, kadar asam total 0,68%, kadar protein 13,77%, karbohidrat 68,77%, kadar lemak 13,25% dan kafein 1,67%.
ANALYSIS OF THE PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF LICENSING IN THE FIELD OF FIRE SAFETY
Authors: Воевода Сергей Семёнович , Зенкова Ирина Фёдоровна
Published: April 2021

В статье рассмотрена возможность внесения изменений в лицензионные требования, касающиеся подтверждения квалификации работников, состоящих в штате соискателей лицензии (лицензиатов). Выполнение указанных требований обязательно при намерении осуществлять (осуществлении) деятельность по тушению пожаров в населенных пунктах, на производственных объектах и объектах инфраструктуры, а также деятельность по монтажу, техническому обслуживанию и ремонту средств обеспечения пожарной безопасности зданий и сооружений. Проведен анализ введенных в действие в рамках реализации «регуляторной гильотины» положений о лицензировании видов деятельности в области пожарной безопасности, утвержденных постановлениями Правительства Российской Федерации. Кроме того, с использованием положений нормативных правовых актов Российской Федерации и нормативных документов проанализирован общий механизм формирования системы независимой оценки квалификации, в том числе в области пожарной безопасности, рассмотрены перспективы внесения изменений в лицензионные требования. Сделан вывод о том, что характер прогнозируемых изменений должен соответствовать общему направлению развития Национальной системы квалификаций. В статье исследовано также современное положение дел с формированием профессиональных стандартов в области пожарной безопасности, разработка которых закреплена за Советом по профессиональным квалификациям в области обеспечения безопасности в чрезвычайных ситуациях.

The article considers the possibility of amending the licensing requirements regarding the confirmation of the qualifications of permanent employees who are the license applicants (licensees). Fulfillment of the specified requirements is mandatory if it is intended to carry out (implement) fire fighting activities in settlements, at industrial facilities and infrastructure facilities, as well as activities for installation, maintenance and repair of fire safety facilities for buildings and structures. The analysis of regulations on licensing of fire safety activities, approved by the resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation is carried out. These regulations are implemented as part of realization of “regulatory guillotine”. Furthermore, the general mechanism for formation of the system for independent qualification assessment, including in the field of fire safety is analyzed as well as the prospects for amending licensing requirements were considered. The above mentioned analysis is carried out using the provisions of regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation and regulatory documents. It is concluded that the nature of predictable changes should correspond to the general direction of development of the unified National qualification system. The article also considers the current state of formation stages of professional standards in the field of fire safety. The development of such standards is assigned to the Council for professional qualifications in the field of safety in emergency situations.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA TRANSFER PROTOCOL WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES WITHIN FIRE NOTIFICATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Authors: Порошин Алексей Александрович , Попонин Кирилл Александрович , Королева Вера Владимировна , Сизонова Наталья Александровна
Published: April 2021

Рассмотрены вопросы разработки требований к протоколу обмена данными в системах передачи извещений о пожаре. Разработка требований связана с необходимостью организации информационной совместимости систем передачи извещений о пожаре различных производителей с автоматизированным рабочим местом диспетчера пожарно-спасательного подразделения. Предложен базовый состав информационных данных протокола обмена. Определен общий и минимально необходимый состав информационных атрибутов базы данных по объектам защиты, устанавливаемой на автоматизированном рабочем месте диспетчера пожарно-спасательного подразделения.

The issues of elaboration of requirements for data transfer protocol in fire notification transmission systems are considered. The elaboration of requirements is related to the necessity of informational compatibility between fire notification transmission systems of various manufacturers and automated workstation of fire-and-rescue unit dispatcher. The basic structure of information data of the transfer protocol is proposed. The general and minimum required structure of information attributes of the database of objects of protection is determined. This database is installed at the automated workstation of the of fire-and-rescue unit dispatcher.
Pancreatitis aguda inducida por SARS-CoV-2: Serie de 3 casos.
Authors: Coronado Ana Karina , Daza T Carlos , Alvarado Kira
Published: April 2021

Desde la aparición de los primeros casos por Síndrome respiratorio agudo severo 2 ( SARS-CoV 2) surge el desafío de comprender su amplio espectro clínico de síntomas y secuelas, siendo una prioridad para el sistema de salud. Los síntomas más frecuentes son fiebre, tos, mialgia y dificultad respiratorio. Sin embargo, se ha descrito que el SARS-CoV 2 puede presentarse con síntomas gastrointestinales. Entre ellos hiporexia, náuseas, vómitos, diarrea, aumento de transaminasas y pancreatitis. Presentamos una serie de 3 casos de pancreatitis aguda por COVID-19 en pacientes pediátricos.
Desafío diagnóstico
Authors: Levy Zafrani Jacqueline
Published: April 2021

Paciente femenina de 10 años, con antecedentes de inmunodeficiencia combinada severa, hospitalizada hace un mes con cuadro de fiebre diaria sin predominio horario, con picos hasta 40.0ºC y adenopatías generalizadas. Tratada con antibióticos de amplio espectro sin mejoría y manejada con tratamiento antituberculoso empírico de primera línea en ocasiones anteriores por cuadro similar.
Al examen físico:
Paciente estable, decaída y febril. Cardiopulmonar bien, abdomen ligeramente globoso, con hepatoesplenomegalia. Adenopatías generalizadas. En piel se observa, al borde de la fosa nasal izquierda y en área central submandibular lesión costrosa de aspecto necrótico, y en área facial adyacente al ojo, pequeña lesión umbilicada, con eritema adyacente.
El hemograma mostraba pancitopenia.
TAC toraco-abdominal: Adenopatías mediastínicas, axilares, retroperitoneales y mesentéricas. Hepatoesplenomegalia difusa. Atelectasias bibasales.

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Ectima gangrenoso
Histoplasmosis diseminada
Tuberculosis cutánea multidrogo resistente
Cromoblastomicosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Manifested as Pancytopenia during Tuberculosis Treatment
Authors: Bae Won , Kang Jieun , Park So-Hee , Kang Hyung Koo , Koo Hyeon-Kyoung , Park Hye Kyeong , Lee Sung-Soon
Published: April 2021

A 49-year-old Chinese woman presented to Ilsan Paik Hospital emergency department with fever and general weakness. Chest computed tomography revealed cavity and peribronchial nodules and consolidation in the right upper lobe. A diagnosis of suspected active tuberculosis was made. A review of the patient’s medication prescribed at another hospital indicated that she had been taking antituberculosis medication for several months. Initially, the patient had anemia and mild thrombocytopenia. In addition, she developed leukopenia and her thrombocytopenia worsened. After discontinuing the antituberculosis medication, her pancytopenia initially improved, but was aggravated again after starting on antituberculosis drugs. Despite discontinuing the antituberculosis medication again, her pancytopenia progressed. As she had a high anti-nuclear antibody titer, another systemic disease was suspected. She was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and her leukopenia and thrombocytopenia improved after initiation of treatment with systemic steroids and antimalarial drugs.
Le pluralisme juridique au Canada : l'exemple de l'adoption coutumière
Authors: Grammond Sébastien , Guay Christiane
Published: April 2021

Résumé Adoptant la perspective du pluralisme juridique, le présent texte cherche d'abord à faire ressortir les principaux traits de l'institution que l'on appelle « adoption coutumière » chez certains peuples autochtones du Canada. Il retrace ensuite les efforts des tribunaux, puis ceux du législateur, afin d'établir une interface respectueuse entre le droit étatique et le droit autochtone et de permettre la reconnaissance de l'« adoption coutumière » tout en respectant sa spécificité.
Obama et le domaine des Mères
Authors: Réjouis Rose
Published: April 2021

La seconde autobiographie de Barack Obama, Une terre promise , met au jour une trajectoire politique et personnelle ponctuée d’« embardées ». Elle révèle également l’importance de la figure de la mère dans l’inconscient collectif des Américains.
Accueil en éclats
Authors: Legrand Dorothée , Piette Manon
Published: April 2021

L’accueil suppose une considération attentive de l’autre, qui accepte de s’exposer à sa singularité. Si une telle éthique de l’hospitalité reste possible, elle est compromise par les politiques de la peur mises en place, par exemple, dans la gestion migratoire.
« Je t’aime, moi non plus »
Authors: Prochasson Christophe
Published: April 2021

Tandis que la gauche socialiste a fait de l’État le principal acteur de la transformation sociale, la droite libérale en critique les lourdeurs administratives mais y voit le moyen d’assurer l’ordre public. La France souffre ainsi du face-à-face entre État et société, que l’on pourrait rompre en démocratisant le premier.
De la démocratie en France
Authors: Blondiaux Loïc
Published: April 2021

En France, les mouvements sociaux récents expriment une crise démocratique, à laquelle le gouvernement répond par la violence ou des faux-semblants de participation. Il importe donc de réformer nos institutions pour redonner une place à la délibération.
L’apatridie dans le Golfe : temporiser et marchander
Authors: Beaugrand Claire
Published: April 2021

Au lendemain des indépendances dans les pays du Golfe, des dizaines de milliers de personnes, souvent nomades et bientôt désignées par le terme bidun , ont été exclues de la nationalité des nouveaux États, dans lesquels elles pouvaient pourtant vivre depuis des décennies. Dans ces pays où les populations étrangères l’emportent sur les nationaux, les voies de la naturalisation sont tellement étroites qu’elle en devient impossible, maintenant les biduns en situation d’apatridie. Pour remédier à ce phénomène, des solutions pour le moins originales ont été envisagées sans qu’un débat de fond ne soit impulsé.
Un entrepreneuriat local à l’ombre de la politique industrielle en Éthiopie
Authors: Ambrosetti David , Harre Dominique
Published: April 2021

L’article dépeint une histoire de l’entrepreneuriat en Éthiopie délaissée par les écrits généralement focalisés sur les priorités industrielles de l’État. Il s’appuie sur la typologie de Peter Evans (1995) relative aux différents rôles de l’État dans la transformation industrielle pour interroger la faible place accordée dans la littérature aux alliances étatiques avec l’entrepreneuriat local. Grâce à un travail attentif aux sources primaires disponibles, il décrit un entrepreneuriat particulier, celui des résidents étrangers, qui ont joué le rôle d’embryon de l’entrepreneuriat local, dans le commerce mais également dans l’industrie, et qui ont bénéficié de la bienveillance de l’État, servant d’allié prudent et discret aux politiques économiques des régimes successifs.
Speculative Societies – Towards a new Research Agenda
Authors: Reinhard Manuel
Published: April 2021

En ces temps d’avenir perdu, les sociétés sont des sociétés spéculatives, qu’elles le veuillent ou non. Alors que la crise financière de 2007–2008 s’est transformée en une myriade de crises politiques dans les années qui ont suivies. En effet, l’esprit d’un âge néo-biedermeierien et les programmes politiques axés sur la stabilité sont devenus le modus operandi de l’Occident dans les contextes économiques et bien au-delà. Le désenchantement du néolibéralisme et son eschatologie politique dans un large éventail de domaines socioculturels perdurent des deux côtés de l’Atlantique, tout autant que l’aporie des sociétés qui tentent de sauver le statu quo même si celui-ci avait perdu son chemin. En conséquence, les sociétés actuelles seraient, même sans le désirer, des sociétés spéculatives. Des éclaircissements sur la notion même de spéculation apparaissent alors nécessaires. Cet article vise à offrir ces éclaircissements. Pour cela, cet article s’appuie sur le cadre réglementaire d’après-crise de Bâle III. Cette analyse philosophique est d’autant plus éclairante si le « désarmement de la politique » (Habermas 2018, ma traduction) au nom de politiques prétendument inévitables, à vocation sécuritaire et stable, peut constituer l’objet de critique. Cet article est, par conséquent, une esquisse philosophique. Ce qui suit est une série de réflexions sur le concept de spéculation au-delà des frontières de la compréhension financière ou économique actuelle et, enfin, de minuscules manifestes sur la façon dont les études philosophiques et autres pourraient mobiliser et affiner ce concept. Tout d’abord cet article offre une histoire conceptuelle de la notion de spéculation (section deux). Dans un deuxième temps, les effets instables de l’aporie de stabilité concernant des régularisations financières sont analysés (section trois). Enfin, les bases pour un renouveau du concept de spéculation, utile pour la philosophie et qui maîtrise les apories des sociétés spéculatives, sont développées (section quatre). Si la philosophie ne peut prévenir la pensée d’être parfois large et incertaine, la philosophie peut sans doute être appréhendée comme un « hybride onto-épistémique-éthique », en recourant à la notion de spéculation. C’est ce que cet article suggère : offrir un langage qui pourrait permettre de penser la « spécularisation » des mondes sociaux en ce début du xxi   e  siècle. C’est à dire, le passage de la politique des classes à la politique identitaire (représentant les cultures plutôt que les classes), du capitalisme industriel à la politique culturelle (vendre des valeurs au détriment des fonctions) et des acteurs rationalisés au conservateur (choisir entre des identités à la place des préférences).
Politique et gouvernementalité gestionnaire : une lecture arendtienne
Authors: Metzger Jean-Luc
Published: April 2021

Dans quelle mesure la « crise » actuelle de la politique (taux d’abstention élevé, décrédibilisation du personnel politique, etc.) est-elle liée à la mise en œuvre des politiques macroéconomiques ? Pour répondre, nous présentons, tout d’abord, ce que nous entendons par gouvernementalité gestionnaire. Puis, nous élaborons, à partir des travaux d’Hannah Arendt sur les promesses de la politique, un cadre pour analyser l’agir politique. Enfin, en mobilisant ce cadre, nous suggérons qu’en réduisant la diversité des points de vue et en ravivant des rapports de dépendance, la gouvernementalité gestionnaire peut constituer l’un des facteurs de la crise. Code JEL : M10.
Comfort in Australia’s Unproductive North and the Attendant Anxiety of Tropical Cyclones
Authors: Plaat Deborah van der
Published: April 2021

In 1922, the Commonwealth Bank opened in Cairns, North Queensland, on the corner of Abbott and Spence Street, not far from the Esplanade and the waters of the Trinity Inlet. A single-story timber building, “bolted together” and pinned to the ground by sunken concrete piers, the structure was described in the local press as “cyclone proof” and the strongest timber building in Australia. Cooled by fifty exhaust vents and simplex windows, the banking chamber also met the requirements of its tropical context and was described as an “ideal office interior” in which the “health and fitness of the staff have been considered in all essentials from first class sanitation to an up-to-date ventilation system.”In this paper the entanglement of comfort—the health and fitness of the bank’s workers, both physical and psychological—with the bank’s design—both tropical and cyclone proof—will be examined. I will argue that the Commonwealth Bank was an early example of a commercial building designed to respond to tropical cyclones, a common occurrence in Northern Australia, but one which had little impact on the planning and construction of buildings at this time. While the bank was built to replace an earlier, smaller building inadequate to the institution’s needs, it was also a direct response to a catastrophic cyclone—the strongest on record—which hit Cairns and surrounding districts on February 2, 1920. Devastating the city and neighboring towns, the cyclone produced a significant storm surge, described in the press as a “tidal wave,” that inundated the city’s central business district, including Abbott Street, where the bank building was located. The structural properties and technical innovations of the new building effectively addressed the anxieties that this event, and subsequent cyclone seasons, would continue to evoke.It will also be argued that the bank building and its widely publicized innovations were part of a larger campaign by the institution (and other northern businesses) to attract staff from the cooler southern parts of Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne), and particularly men (managers and accountants) with wives and children. Promising both safety and comfort for its workers and their families, the bank, it will be argued, also sought to counter the popular conviction that Northern Australia was not suitable for settlement and must remain empty and unproductive. This was achieved by the banking corporation through the national promotion of the lifestyles (and especially sporting activities) of the bank workers, the climatic suitability of the bank buildings, and the technical innovations that ensured it was “cyclone proof.”
Noblesse bretonne en déclassement social au xixe siècle
Authors: Ploquin-Claret Nathalie
Published: April 2021

Tout au long du xixe siècle plus de 5 000 « lettres de demandes de secours » ont été adressées au ministère de l'Intérieur par la noblesse de l'Ancien Régime ; parmi ces pétitionnaires, il apparaît qu’une quarantaine de familles appartient à la noblesse bretonne. Ces familles en cours d'appauvrissement présentent plusieurs caractéristiques : en majorité de noblesse ancienne, ces nobles bretons sont surtout originaires des Côtes-du-Nord et du Finistère. Des situations de pauvreté datant de l'Ancien Régime existent, mais la plupart ont été dépossédés durant les évènements révolutionnaires. Les femmes isolées apparaissent davantage sujettes au déclin social. Certains pétitionnaires, ou quelques membres de leur famille, ont émigré vers Paris et y sont décédés.
Le partenariat école-musée en éducation relative à l’environnement : analyse et perspectives
Authors: Fortin-Debart Cécile
Published: April 2021

La plupart des musées de sciences abordent dans leurs expositions et, ou animations des thématiques environnementales et proposent aux scolaires divers programmes éducatifs. Le but de cet article est d’analyser cette offre muséale et de souligner la nécessité, pour développer un véritable contrat didactique entre les partenaires, de proposer aux enseignants et aux responsables pédagogiques de musées une formation spécifique. De plus, l’auteur s’interroge sur les potentialités des musées de sciences à développer une éducation relative à l’environnement réflexive, à travers la notion de débat au sein des expositions scientifiques.
Orientalism as Caliphator Cognitive Warfare
Authors: Landes Richard A.
Published: April 2021

When Edward Said wrote Orientalism, he was defending the honor of the Western “other,” especially that of his fellow Arabs. Three years later, he published a book on Western media coverage of the Iranian revolution of 1979, in which he applied many of the principles he worked out in orientalism to Western journalists' coverage of events in 1979. It is probable that Said did not know that 1979 was 1400 in the Muslim calendar, and that it marked the dawn of modern global jihad and the drive for a global caliphate. It is also probable that Said had no idea that his attack on the West for their “racist” attitudes towards his fellow Arabs actually paralyzed the West's ability to deal with the cognitive war about to come. This chapter will analyze the way in which Said's honor-driven analysis worked to the benefit of those working towards a global caliphate, warriors whose values and goals were the exact opposite of what he espoused in his post-colonial work. The problems with the Western reception of Saïd continue to haunt democracies and progressive efforts.
Constructing and Reconstructing Orientalism
Authors: Nicha Andrade Julijana
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the chapter is to show that orientalism is a dynamic construct that simultaneously represents continuity and change. The hypothesis outlines that contemporary artists build upon 18th century symbols to reconstruct orientalist art, hence reproducing the constructed, stereotypical neo-orientalist or self-orientalist imagery. The hypothesis is seen to be true as the intimate artwork of Zahrin Kahlo, Lalla Essaydi, Eric Parnes, and Yasmina Bouziane shows that contemporary orientalist artists are using recurring symbols to depict their self-identity, even though they appropriate those symbols in an act of resistance to depict social change. A more productive path of expression may be one of authenticity rather than a recreation of existing imagery in the attempt to deconstruct it. Even though the continuity of the construct is obvious, change is granular and not as pronounced.
The Difference Between the Western Reflections of Disaster News and Orientalist Perspectives
Authors: Pembecioğlu Nilüfer , Gündüz Uğur
Published: April 2021

The women issue is important not only in Western but also in Eastern cultures. Positioned in between the East and West, Turkey always provides an interesting collection of cases and data. Apart from the daily consumption of the women images and realities, the image of the women is also mobile when it comes to the press, and thus, this mobility is extended worldwide through the new media possibilities in the age of information. However, the contradictory images of the different cultures were displayed in the history of media as well. This chapter aims to put forward how the positioning of women in the past took place specifically in the case of Titanic news on the press of the time. The chapter questions the similarities and differences of handling women in news comparing and contrasting the Western journalism of the time and Ottoman press coverage.
Tracing Orientalism in the Image of the Country Reflected by the Media
Authors: Bitirim Okmeydan Selin
Published: April 2021

This chapter focuses on the relationship between Orientalism and country image, and the effect of the orientalist approach reflected in the media on the country image. The image of a country is especially affected by the representations reflected in the media. Therefore, media, where discourses and images are produced and shared, play major roles in the formation and consolidation of the country's image. A country that is generally featured in the media with negative images appears as a result of the orientalist approach towards countries marginalized by the West. Turkey is seen as the other by the West. This study features the authentic reflections of the orientalist view of Turkey in the media and the effect of these reflections on the country's image with contemporary examples. Thus, this study based on literature review and case study method is aimed to reveal traces of Orientalism in Turkey's image in the Western media.
Reflections of Orientalism and Modernism in the Film Hamam by Ferzan Özpetek
Authors: Pembecioğlu Nilüfer , Akgün Çomak Nebahat
Published: April 2021

Having the visual and linguistic text of the film Hamam as the main data, the chapter discusses how the values are attributed to the images of orientalism and modernism and how these attributions affect the meaning, value, and consumption of the messages. Not only the cultural codes as Barthes mentioned were deciphered through the qualitative and descriptive methodology mainly following the discourse analysis, but also the chapter relies upon the data analysis making use of the 12T's approach inspired by Stoller and Grabe's Six-T's Approach for Content-Based Instruction. In this research, each T refers to a different perspective that controls the quality of the sample questioned and helps to establish consistency, cohesion, and coherence of the text. These T's put forward how the reflections of orientalism and modernism were scattered in the film Hamam and how Western images vs. Orientalism were put in a complementary and counteracting way helps to shape the new identities.
Orientalist Representations of Antakya (Antioch-on-the-Orontes) in Digital Media Narrations
Authors: Guder Feride Zeynep , Atay Tulay
Published: April 2021

This study aims to criticize the definition and misinterpretation of “the East-the Orient” in the scope of Antakya city according to Orientalist approach and to analyze how this approach put into practice by the narration of the Westerners via scrutinizing digital media platforms. To uncover this dominant narration, Said's Orientalist theory has been explored for the main arguments of the study. With the help of cognitive semiotics benchmarks, three digital media platforms are analyzed to indicate how Orientalist perspectives dominate the narration and representation of Antakya. Although the city conveys modern lifestyle and outlook, these perspectives are omitted, and these narrations fail to represent the core and unique characteristics of Antakya. Examples found in digital media prove the lack of such representations, including particularly the absence of images, narrations, and portrayals of inhabitants. In conclusion, close and critical reading of digital tourism genres are recommended, and although these platforms are new and digital, the way they narrate have echoes of the old.