bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fiction and the Real World: The Aesthetic Experience of Theatre
Authors: Piccione Caterina
Published: September 2022

In what sense can aesthetic experience be considered an opportunity for the development of personal identity, cognitive abilities, and emotions? Theatre proves to be an important field of investigation to approach this question. During a theatrical experience, the connection between fiction and reality can take the form of active cooperation between author, actor, and spectator. A better understanding of this point can be drawn by pointing out three kinds of spectator: we can distinguish a critical spectator, an emotional spectator, and an instinctual spectator, who respectively represent: the imaginative and hermeneutic attitude; empathy and fictional emotions; the unconscious satisfaction of drives. So far, a parallel can be established between literature and theatre. However, these two aesthetic experiences are profoundly different: the type of immersion provided by the theatrical experience differs from reading, because the presence of the characters is physical and actual. The pragmatic theatrical framework is the same as that which underlies childhood games. This means that the public too is to some extent called to play, i.e. to act. To appreciate the implications of this thesis, a preliminary analysis of the performance Reality (Deflorian and Tagliarini 2012) is offered, examining how its experience contributes to the development of the spectating subject.
Local Adaptation and Cultural Exclusion: Thirty Years of Tablighi Jamaat in China
Authors: Tang Shuxian
Published: September 2022

Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) is a transnational Islamic revival movement that originated in India in the 1920s. Its most distinctive feature is that the secular missionary group composed of 5-10 people travels among Muslims who are considered to have “weak beliefs”, and they try to return their weakened religious practice to the right path in this way. After nearly a hundred years of global dissemination, the movement has now become a relatively successful transnational Islamic missionary movement in the world today, and has had a certain social impact in West Africa, North Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and some European countries and regions. The movement has been in China for more than thirty years since it was introduced in the early 1980s, but there is no academic paper dedicated to its social practice in China. This paper adopts the anthropological fieldwork method, and conducts a long-term follow-up study on TJ activities in Northwest China, North China, Southwest China and other areas from 2011 to 2021. Part of the fieldwork data from Pakistan during 2018-2019 when I was there, it verified the specific time of TJ was introduced into China and the specific situation of its initial dissemination, in addition, this paper rationally divided three important stages of its dissemination in China and living state, at the same time, it demonstrates the specific characteristics of TJ in different periods in China.
Commentary on the Impact of Teacher Appearance and Age on Student Attitudes
Authors: Pennington Colin G.
Published: September 2022

Early research in the psychological and social development of students has explored the effect of a teacher’s appearance on physical education students’ learning and perceptions of the teacher. Initial studies of this nature suggested that teachers’ appearance, clothing, and fitness influenced students’ perceptions of teachers’ instructional ability. The purpose of this commentary is to review and summarize the literature relative to teacher age and appearance to provide considerations for sport pedagogists, K-12 educators, and health professionals while teaching students about the concept of age-related stereotypes and healthy aging. A thorough literature review was conducted using search terms related to age, youthful age-related stereotypes, and youthful perceptions of healthy aging. Themes were categorized into logical categories. College, middle school, and elementary school students favor being taught by younger teachers. Research on perceptions of age and aging in general has indicated that a bias against older individuals is evident in very young children and becomes stronger as they age and enter adolescence. Furthermore, research has also indicated that children, adults, and youth often regard older individuals negatively. It is important to further assess how the reduction of age stereotypes among youth influences the attitudes and behaviors of youth. Schools can play a significant role in influencing the perceptions children have of the elderly and the aging process. They have the resources and capabilities to integrate material on healthy aging into their curricula as well as to introduce students to older individuals, thus reinforcing the view of aging as a more positive experience.
Differences in Reading by the Retention Status of English Learners: A Texas, Statewide Investigation
Authors: Hatfield Joshua L , Slate John R
Published: September 2022

In this study, the degree to which Kindergarten retention was related to the reading performance of English Learners in Grade 3 was addressed. Through inferential statistical analyses of Texas statewide data, statistically significant differences were yielded between English Learners who had been retained in Kindergarten and their counterparts who had not been retained in Kindergarten.  English Learners who had been retained in Kindergarten performed statistically significantly poorer on the Approaches Grade Level standard, the Meets Grade Level standard, and the Masters Grade Level standard on the Texas mandated assessment in Grade 3 than did English Learners who had not been retained. Clearly, retention in Kindergarten of these English Learners did not yield the intended outcomes.  Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.
The Digital Paradigm Shift: Challenges faced by HBCU sport management programs in light of modernization
Authors: Perry Jason , Anderson Alex J. , Ohrberg N. Jonas
Published: September 2022

Sport Management as an academic field has experienced a significant expansion and transformation over the last four decades. With an increased influence of modernization such as new learning technologies and virtual learning, educators in the field have been forced to adapt instructional design, course delivery, and realign sport management curriculum with the demands of the present-day sport industry. This paradigm shift has fostered significant growth in sport management degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Leaders of these programs aim to meet the evolving needs of students in the areas of academic preparation and career readiness. However, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that serve marginalized populations have experienced challenges as they strive to maintain robust academic sport management programming, foster student engagement, and prepare students for careers in the sports industry.  These challenges are heightened in part due to various institutional disparities experienced by HBCUs.  The purpose of this theoretical paper is to examine the impact that the paradigm shift has had on HBCU sport management programs and to discuss the outlook of these programs in lieu of modernization within sport management as both a profession and academic field.
“Thus Should Have Been Our Travels”: Elizabeth Bishop and James Merrill’s Complete Correspondence
Authors: Leubner Ben
Published: September 2022

This article argues for the importance of the friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and James Merrill when it came to each poet’s ongoing professional development, especially during the 1970s, when their friendship was at its height. The article contends that not only was Bishop instrumental in Merrill’s poetic development, as has already been well-established, but that Merrill was equally influential to Bishop in her last decade, a point that has yet to be made. Through a reading of their correspondence across three decades, in addition to readings of several of their travel poems, the article reveals the significant extent to which the two poets took comfort not only in each other, but in each other’s work, as well.
‘Food-Faddish’-ing: Elizabeth Bishop and Cooking-up Identity
Authors: Mulholland Eilish
Published: September 2022

Utilizing food studies theory, this article accordingly uncovers how the deliberate attention afforded the discussion and identification of food within Elizabeth Bishop’s work such as her 1953 short story “Gwendolyn” and her poem “A Miracle for Breakfast” are an attempt to use food as a navigational tool. Concerning questions of gender, sexuality, personal identity and power, these registers of craving, appetite and food-centric imagery reveal a strong relationship between Bishop’s sense of individuality and the social dimensions of food.
A Gadamerian-Hermeneutic Reflection on T. S. Eliot and W. B. Yeats’s Poetics
Authors: Elass Hicham
Published: September 2022

This article investigates the hermeneutical dimension of T. S. Eliot and W. B. Yeats’s poetics vis-à-vis H.-G. Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics. The study stems from a remarkable observation that Eliot and Yeats not only anticipate what Gadamer has systematically explained in his philosophical project, but they also present a new kind of poetry that can easily yield itself to a Gadamerian reading—one that is primarily based on the principle of hermeneutical situation and dialogue. The article strives for a critical study that focuses on the relevance of Gadamer’s hermeneutics to reading and interpreting the poetry of Eliot and Yeats, as well as uncovering the underlying kinship between their hermeneutic reflection on the nature of poetry, truth, history, and understanding. The analysis undertaken has yielded interesting results, bestowing Eliot and Yeats as poets-philosophers who are genuinely aware of what Gadamer has advanced in his philosophy. This hermeneutic consciousness ingrained in Eliot and Yeats’s thoughts is the main motive that drives them to experiment with tradition, myth, symbolism, and musicality, in order to provide the reader with dialogic poetry, which Gadamer himself highly admires for its ability to facilitate the disclosure of truth.
To Leave or Not to Leave, That Is the Question: Discussing Notions of Particularity in “Breaking the Cycle” through the Lens of Feminist Literary Theory
Authors: Atiyat Reem , Momani Islam Al
Published: September 2022

This article presents a comparative investigation of intimate partner violence centering on the analysis of Breaking the Cycle (Zane 2005). The article addresses incest as both a pattern of intimate partner violence and a factor that influences the abused character’s decision to desert her perpetrator, putting an end to a seemingly endless cycle of violence. In this respect, incest is examined as one among other resistance factors that stress the necessity for the victim to take counteraction to end the cycle of violence within an intimate relationship once the safety of the abused woman’s children is at stake. The literary works discussed constitute the raw material for examination since they highlight different patterns of intimate partner violence against women and the factors that impact a woman’s decision to leave an abusive intimate relationship. The analytical approach adopted is that of qualitative content analysis. A central concern in this article is to voice the victim’s struggle and efforts to escape her violent marriage from a feminist perspective, highlighting the particularity of her experience rather than its generalizability, which has not been addressed in the available research on literary domestic violence studies to date.
Rezension von: Hartmann, Wolfgang, Das Burgenrätsel Miltenberg–Freudenberg und die treuen Weiber von Weinsberg
Authors: Rückert Peter , Hartmann Wolfgang
Published: September 2022

Wolfgang Hartmann, Das Burgenrätsel Miltenberg – Freudenberg und die treuen Weiber von Weinsberg. Auf den Spuren der Herren von Dürn vom Kloster Amorbach zum ersten Stauferkönig. Neustadt an der Aisch: VDS-Verlagsdruckerei Schmid 2021. 278 S., zahlr. Farb- und s/w Abb. ISBN 978-3-9816592-2-1. Geb. € 29,80
Rezension von: Schlenker, Max, Fördern, Feiern, Verbote
Authors: Theil Bernhard , Schlenker Max
Published: September 2022

Max Schlenker, Fördern, Feiern, Verbote. Studien zum Wallfahrtswesen in der Markgrafschaft Baden-Baden (1535 – 1771). Ubstadt-Weiher: verlag regionalkultur 2020. 397 S. ISBN 978-3-95505-235-5, Kart. € 39,80
TECHNOLOGY OF YOGURT PECTIN WITH PRODUCTION
Authors: Амирханова А.Ш. , Жексенбай Н. , Кизатова М.Ж. , Искакова Г.К. , Пронина Ю.Г. , Набиева Ж.С. , Омаркулова Ж.К. , Бахтыбеккызы Ш.
Published: September 2022

С древних времен известно, что состояние организма человека, его работоспособность, сопротивляемость неблагоприятным факторам окружающей среды в значительной степени определяются его питанием, то есть поступлением в организм необходимых питательных и минеральных веществ в качестве биологического и энергетического материала. Особое значение в решении проблемы полноценного питания имеют кисломолочные продукты, обладающие целым рядом полезных свойств. Исходя из этого целью настоящей статьи является разработка рецептур и технологические стадий производства пектиносодержащих йогуртов с применением низкоэтерифицированного свекловичного пектинового концентрата. На основании исследований физико-химических, микробиологических и показателей безопасности установлен количество молочнокислых бактерий сохранялось не ниже 2,3*107 на протяжении 15 суток, наибольшее количество молочнокислых бактерий сохранилось в йогуртах по рецептуре № 2, 5, 8. А также были разработаный технологические стадий йогурта функционального назначения, включающего пастеризацию молока, его охлаждение, внесение закваски, внесение растительных наполнителей, сквашивание смеси и ее охлаждение, созревание, разлив.

Since ancient times, it has been known that the state of the human body, including with its performance, resistance to adverse environmental factors are largely determined by its nutrition, which is the intake of essential nutrients and minerals into the body as a biological and energy material. Of particular importance in solving the problem of proper nutrition are fermented milk products, which have a number of useful properties. Based on this, the purpose of this article is to develop recipes and technological stages for the production of pectin-containing yogurts using low-esterified beet pectin concentrate. Based on studies of physico-chemical, microbiological and safety indicators, the number of lactic acid bacteria remained at least 2.3 *107 for 15 days, the largest number of lactic acid bacteria remained in yoghurts according to recipe No. 2, 5, 8. Technological stages of functional yogurt have also been developed, including pasteurization of milk, its cooling, introduction of sourdough, introduction of vegetable fillers, fermentation of the mixture and its cooling, maturation, bottling.
PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF THE GENUS MALUS MILL. (REVIEW)
Authors: САТМБЕКОВА Д.К. , ИБРАХИМ К.М. , АЛИМСЕИТОВА Ж.К. , АЛИМОВА У.С. , МАДЖИТОВА М.А.
Published: September 2022

Лекарственное растительное сырье, содержащее ценные биологически активные вещества, было и остается в центре внимания исследователей, занимающихся разработкой лекарственных средств из растительного сырья. Популярность препаратов растительного происхождения объясняется целым рядом преимуществ, характерных для фитопрепаратов, особенно меньшее количество побочных эффектов. Одним из лекарственных растений, потенциал которого с позиции современной медицины и фармации раскрыт далеко не в полной мере, является Malus sieversii. Так, накопился ряд вопросов относительно полноты и доказательности сведений по химическому составу и решения проблемы стандартизации сырья данного растения. Поэтому перспективными и первоочередными направлениями являются углубленное изучение данного растения как источника сырья биологически активных соединений. Основные структурные классы яблок (Malus sp., Rosaceae) включают полифенолы, полисахариды (пектин), фитостеролы и пентациклические тритерпены, а также витамины и микроэлементы, которые дополняют питательные свойства яблочных плодов. Исследования в данной работе посвящена изучению химического состава плодов дикорастущих сортов яблони произрастающих в Национальном Парке «Тарбагатай». Исследуемые виды яблонь отличаются высоким содержанием полифенолов, пектина, фитостеролов, пентациклических тритерпенов, в связи с чем они обладают антиоксидантными, противораковыми и противовоспалительными свойствами.

Medicinal plant raw materials containing valuable biologically active substances have been and remain in the focus of attention of researchers engaged in the development of medicinal products from plant raw materials. The popularity of herbal preparations is explained by a number of advantages characteristic of herbal medicines, especially fewer side effects. One of the medicinal plants whose potential from the standpoint of modern medicine and pharmacy is not fully disclosed is Malus sieversii. So, a number of questions have accumulated regarding the completeness and evidence of information on the chemical composition and solving the problem of standardization of raw materials of this plant. Therefore, promising and priority areas are in-depth study of this plant as a source of raw materials of biologically active compounds. The main structural classes of apples (Malus sp., Rosaceae) include polyphenols, polysaccharides (pectin), phytosterols and pentacyclic triterpenes, as well as vitamins and trace elements that complement the nutritional properties of apple fruits. Research in this paper is devoted to the study of the chemical composition of the fruits of wild apple varieties growing in the Tarbagatai National Park. The studied apple tree species are characterized by a high content of polyphenols, pectin, phytosterols, pentacyclic triterpenes, and therefore they have antioxidant, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties.
PHACOMORPHIC GLAUCOMA: LITERARY REVIEW
Authors: ЖУМАГЕЛЬДИЕВА Ф.Е. , ТЕЛЕУОВА Т.С. , КАНАТБЕК Г. , УАЛИЕВА Т.Ж. , САГЫНДЫКОВА Н.Т.
Published: September 2022

В данной статье рассматривается проблема факоморфической глаукомы. Факоморфическая глаукома развивается вследствие вторичного закрытия угла передней камеры, которая вызывается незрелой возрастной катарактой. Данный вид глаукомы чаще встречается у лиц с короткими параметрами глазного яблока, особенно в азиатских странах. К сожалению из-за позднего обращения пациентов за медицинской помощи, развивается атрофия зрительного нерва. Цель этого обзора - осветить эпидемиологию, факторы риска, диагностику, варианты лечения и зрительные прогнозы факоморфической глаукомы.

This article discusses the problem of phacomorphic glaucoma. Phacomorphic glaucoma develops due to secondary closure of the anterior chamber angle, which is caused by immature age-related cataracts. This type of glaucoma is more common in individuals with short eyeball parameters, especially in Asian countries. Unfortunately, optic atrophy develops because of patients' late application for medical care. The purpose of this review is to highlight the epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment options, and visual prognosis of phacomorphic glaucoma.
PROBLEMS OF POLYPHARMACY AMONG PEOPLE OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE IN THE CITY OF KYZYLORDA
Authors: Ермуханова Л.С. , Шаикова К.М. , Киматова К.Н. , Абдикадирова И.Т. , Назарбаева Р.К. , Жексенова А.Н. , Курганбекова М.Б. , Тажбенова С.Т.
Published: September 2022

В статье рассмотрены принципы рациональной фармакотерапии при необоснованном одновременном применении нескольких лекарственных средств. В настоящее время быстрыми темпами развивается разработка многих лекарственных средств, способных, с одной стороны, улучшить состояние больного, а с другой стороны, нанести существенный вред здоровью. Нами было проведено разовое горизонтальное исследование фармакотерапии у пожилых людей, в ходе которого не было обнаружено явной полипрагмазии у пожилых людей, что свидетельствует о минимальном риске и безопасности терапии.

The article considers the principles of rational pharmacotherapy in the case of unsustainable simultaneous use of several drugs. At the present time, the development of many drugs at a rapid pace is developing, with the help of one side, to improve the condition of the patient, and with the other side, to inflict physical harm. We underwent a horizontal study of pharmacotherapy in the elderly, which was not detected in the open polypragma of the elderly, which testifies to the minimal risk and safety of therapy.
Análisis de series de tiempo de las ondas atrapadas a la costa y la clorofila-a satelital en el ecosistema de la corriente de Humboldt
Authors: Arellano Cinthia , Quispe Carlos , Tam Jorge
Published: September 2022

Los procesos físicos tienen un impacto en la dinámica oceánica y en la productividad primaria de los ecosistemas marinos, en particular dentro de los ecosistemas del Borde Este. En el presente trabajo se realizó un análisis estadístico entre la dinámica física y la productividad primaria. Para ello, se estudió una franja costera de 200 km de ancho a lo largo de la costa peruana, dentro del Norte Ecosistema de la Corriente de Humboldt, para el periodo 2008 - 2015. Para reducir la dimensionalidad de los datos y caracterizar la variabilidad temporal se aplicaron análisis de Función Ortogonal Empírica (FOE) y análisis de ondículas. Los resultados mostraron que la primera Función Ortogonal Empírica (FOE1) del nivel medio del mar (NMM) representa más del 76% de la varianza a lo largo de la costa. El análisis de ondículas indicó que la frecuencia que identifica las ondas atrapadas a la costa fue de alrededor de 53 días. La velocidad de la OAC es de ~1,9 m.s-1, por lo que el tiempo que demora en pasar a lo largo de la costa peruana es de 10 días, aproximadamente. Para la temperatura superficial del mar (TSM), la FOE1 explica el 68% de la varianza total. En el caso de la clorofila-a (CHLO) la FOE1 mostró mayor variabilidad dentro de la influencia de la OAC. Se encontró buena relación entre el paso de las OACs y la TSM, sin embargo, en el caso de la CHLO, a pesar de tener picos energéticos dentro del rango de propagación de la OAC, la correlación cruzada mostró un desfase de 4 días, con una correlación de 0,2. Por lo tanto, la variabilidad de la CHLO se encuentra afectada por otros procesos físicos que ocurren en el rango de 30 y 60 días.
An Evaluative Study of Decentralization Practices of Head Teachers in District Kech Balochistan
Authors: Hussain Abid , Ali Asghar , Ali Saqib , Memon Sanam
Published: September 2022

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the decentralization practices of head teacher at District Kech Balochistan. The nature of the study was quantitative and survey type. The population is comprised of 78 of which 45 Boys and 30 Girls’ Secondary Schools, DEO Male, DOE Female and Divisional Director School. There are total 78 Girls and Boys Secondary School in Kech. Pilot testing was done in 10 schools out of 78. Questionnaire was used as research tool. The questionnaire was comprised of closed-ended questions. The reliability of these tools were calculated through SPSS (Version, 22). After finalizing and pilot testing, the questionnaire was distributed to the respondent for collecting data. The questionnaires were served through postage, email by hand in face-to-face meeting by the researcher to the respondent. The questionnaire was scrutinized for errors and omission, ambiguity and relevance. The reliability was calculated through SPSS (Version, 22). After finalizing and pilot testing from 10 head teachers out of 75, the questionnaire were distributed among respondents for collecting data. After their feedback and views, questionnaires were improved.  The data were obtained through questionnaires and analyzed by using, Chi square, percentage and mean.
Drop-Out Phenomena at Secondary School Level: A Case Study of Factors of Drop-Out
Authors: Ali Asghar , Ali Saqib , Hussain Abid
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting dropout phenomena at secondary level of district Kech. Quantitative approach was used in this study. The design of the study was descriptive and survey type. The population of the study was consisted of 26 heads of school, 104 teachers, 156 drop out students (male and female) and their parents. By using universal  sampling 100% (26) head teachers were selected and by using purposive sampling 50 % (52) secondary school teachers 50% (78) dropped out students during 2013 to 2016 both male and female and their parents were selected. Two tools were used in the study for data collection. Questionnaire was used for head teachers, secondary school teachers and drop out students. The data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed through descriptive statistics (Percentage, Frequency, Mean Score). It was recommended that, for over age children (dropouts) non formal curriculum should be introduced in government schools. For the enhancement of professional capabilities, need base refresher courses, workshops and seminars should be organized for head-teachers and teachers. Follow-up programs would be arranged to bring back dropped out students into school.
The Role of CPEC in Pakistan’s progression. Pakistan’s mechanism to resolve the disputes under the ADR system
Authors: Abbas Rashida , Qasim Muhammad
Published: September 2022

The fundamental goal of this study is to evaluate the CPEC's role in Pakistan's economic, cultural, and regional development, as well as its significance for China. Also, in the event that a dispute emerges between the two countries, to analyze the dispute resolution systems, as well as the other numerous options available to resolve the problem. The first section of the study highlights the significance and future breadth of China's investment through the CPEC Initiative, as well as the predicted advantages for both countries, i.e., Pakistan and China. The second part explains how Pakistan can endeavor to cope with all challenges, particularly choosing best in interest mechanisms to resolve investment and commercial disputes under its horizon or scope for a better and well-defined mechanism of resolving any future disputes. Moreover, the last part analyses how Pakistan can develop strategies if the conflict goes in an international forum to avoid the situation Pakistan is facing in the Rekodiq case.
Delay in Promotions Process of High School Teachers: A Mixed Method Study of School Administration Practices in Govt. of Sindh Pakistan
Authors: Kandhro Abdul Rauf , Dahri Dr. Khadim Hussain , Shabroz Dr. Shabroz
Published: September 2022

School administration in Pakistan is a dilapidated system which need of a paradigm change from bureaucratic to pedagogical leadership. The promotion of senior high school teachers to administrative positions is a transform of role from teaching to administration. The present study aims at to investigate hierarchy of promotions of the posts of head teachers (School Administration Officers) are in BPS 17, up to BPS -20. The stratified random sampling techniques used to collect data from (n= 71), male and female teachers, and, (n= 328) boys and (n=213) girls Government secondary and Higher Secondary Schools at district Karachi central. The mixed method research design, the quantitative approach, surveys were conducted while in qualitative part In-depth semi structured interviews were collected. The study finding reveals that the managerial style and its relationship with head teacher directly impact on official and environment of the school. It is also recommended that the promotion related problem must be addressed properly and a comprehensive policies and plans must be implemented for administrative practices.  This study will help to improving teachers and particularly schools to create an educational culture at Sindh in Pakistan.
Effect of 7 E’S Model on Problem Solving Ability of Students in Mathematics at Secondary Level
Authors: Hussain Zaheer , Mehmood Dr. Sheikh Tariq , Aslam Asghar Prof. Dr. Muhammad
Published: September 2022

The utmost and unique aim of the research was to find out the effect of teaching using 7E’s model against conventional method of teaching. The design of the study was pretest-posttest control group. Sixty students of mathematics enrolled in 10th class of Government High School Bhakral, Rawalpindi were selected purposively. Experimental group students were given treatment using 7E’s model while control group students were instructed using conventional method of teaching. Pretest-posttest were used as data collection instrument. Three hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA. Independent sample t-test showed that there was a significant difference in the mean scores of experimental and control groups. 7E’s model proved more effective than the conventional method of teaching. Findings and conclusions would be beneficial for the educationist and curriculum wing for the development and implementation process of new approaches for the upbringing of classroom practices.
Assessment of risks with acute ischemic stroke in association with CRP levels
Authors: Bodepudi Sahithi , Chalasani Dantesh
Published: September 2022

Background: There is growing evidence of the prognostic importance of C-reactive protein (CRP) in ischemic stroke. However, the independent value of CRP at different stages after stroke has not been established. Therefore, we assessed the prognostic values of CRP in ischemic stroke. C- reactive protein (CRP), an acute phase reactant and a marker for underlying systemic inflammation has been reported to be elevated in acute coronary syndromes. It has been reported that concentrations of C-reactive protein is directly correlated with the presence and severity of atherosclerosis and are predictors of coronary events and mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes.  Aims and Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to systematically and critically review the relationship between CRP and long-term functional outcome in ischemic stroke patients to evaluate the current state of the literature and also risks involved in it.  Materials and methods: This is a prospective study carried out in the Department of Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapettai, Chengalpet, Tamilnadu. Personal history regarding dietary habits, smoking, alcohol consumption and tobacco chewing were noted. NIH Stroke Scale was assessed in all patients to assess the neurological disability and its prognosis.
incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis in post COVID-19 unvaccinated patients
Authors: Patel Sanyamee , Patel Prashilkumar , Mehta Ayushi , Patel Ishan , Thakor Shubham , Lumbhani Om
Published: September 2022

Background and Aim: Viral infections have also been associated with the presence of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes mellitus. SARS-CoV-2 gains entry into human cells by binding its spike protein to the membrane protein angiotensinconverting enzyme 2 (ACE2). It has recently been reported that the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis is increased in COVID-19 patients during the acute illness. However; whether or not myocarditis and pericarditis after the recovery period are a part of the long COVID-19 syndrome is yet unknown. Hence, we studied the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis in COVID-19 patients after recovering from the acute infection. Material and Methods: We retrieved records of all adult patients (age ≥ 18 years) who had a documented positive COVID-19 PCR test (n = 500) for the period of 1 year. A control group was created from a cohort of adult patients with at least one negative COVID-19 From this pool of patients, the control cohort was created by 3:1 matching of age (±2 years) and gender. Total 1000 patients in control group were selected.
Ultrasonographic asessment of uterine fibroids at ikeja medical centre in Lagos State, Nigeria
Authors: Anibor Ese , Ikubor Joyce Ekeme , Obaroefe Martins , Adah Sylvia Ifeyinwa
Published: September 2022

Background: Uterine fibroids or uterine leiomyoma is a common pathology which poses a major public health concern to women being the most frequent benign gynecologic tumor in pre-menopausal women.  Pelvic ultrasonography is the predominant diagnostic tool and first line imaging tool because of its sensitivity and specificity aside from its other advantages. This study aimed at evaluating the sonographic patterns of uterine leiomyoma of women seen at Ikeja Medical Centre, Lagos and to ascertain the relationship between age and the occurrence of uterine leiomyoma. Methodology: This study employed a descriptive cross sectional study design and retrospective reviewed the medical records of patients referred for pelvic ultrasound scans. Using purposive sampling technique, data of patients with ultrasonographic diagnosis of uterine fibroids were retrieved and studied. Results: Findings from this study showed patients within 31-40 years (103, 47.9%) being the most prevalent with cases of uterine fibroid while the least observed were those within 51-60 years (7, 3.3%). Investigations also depicted anterior part of the uterus (48.4%) been the most prevalent location for uterine fibroid with intramural fibroid (80.9%) been the most prevalent type and majority of the uterine fibroid observed been less than 2000mm2(56.7%).
Cancer narratives, communitas and liminality
Authors: Rana Shalini , Pandya Digvijay
Published: September 2022

The present study is based on the qualitative exploration of Cancer narratives through the lens of Liminality, the theory that was proposed by Arthur Van Gennep. It was further explored by Victor Turner. The Cancer narratives also show that the cancer patients go through a mental condition called pre-liminal, liminal and post-liminal stages. The liminal stage proves, "a neither here nor there," kind of stage. The study also aims at finding out the how illness can bring a change in an individual's perspective of life. It also aims at finding out whether the disease has been studied in the right perspective. Besides how communitas helps in understanding the cancer condition because those who are not in the lethal range of cancer don't understand what a cancer sufferer has to go through. How cancer influences people of different age, gender and stages of life is also the objective of the study? How the doctors who treat cancer patients feel about their patients because the patients come to the doctor for hope and assurance?
Detection of coxsackie virus B and measurement level of Tumor necrosis factor alpha in patients suffered in T1DM with coxsackie virus infection
Authors: Rafiq Meraj Nadhom , Hussein Humam Kasem
Published: September 2022

Objective. Infection with Coxsackie virus. This virus that damages pancreatic cells, has long been linked to the onset of insulin-dependent diabetic mellitus (IDDM). Pro-inflammatory cytokines can be produced as a result of this illness. Tumor necrosis factor-a is one of these pro-inflammatory cytokines. Materials and Methods. Blood sample were collected from 180 Iraqi participants. Ninety of them is type 1 diabetic patients and other 90 is healthy control .both groups were tested for the incidence of Coxsackie virus B IgG. So the patients groups is divided to two groups according to sero positivity of CVB-IgG .all 180 patients tested to measure of level of TNF-α. Results. The Results showed increasing in levels of TNF-α in CBV positive Type 1 Diabetes mellitus was (34.85 ± 11.00 pg/ml). The level of this interleukin in Type 1 Diabetes mellitus negative to that virus was (26.16 ± 7.79 pg/ml). While the results of this interleukin in control group was (13.82 ± 3.93 pg/ml) with p-value 0. Conclusion. The concentration of TNF-α, according to results, has been shown to be associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus patients infected with CVB-IgG and diabetic patients without CVB.
Effect of positional role on isokinetic muscles torque production of selected movements of basketball players
Authors: Kumar Dinesh , Das Rajdeep
Published: September 2022

The present study compare the isokinetic torque production of major movements like knee extension, shoulder flexion and elbow extension among different playing position players in basketball and to find out whether positional role effect the muscular strength attribute of players.21 national level basketball players participated in the study voluntarily. For each player measurement of height, weight, age, and training age were taken, the test of isokinetic exercise for knee extension, shoulder flexion, and elbow extension was performed. The study found that the center performs significantly better than forward and guard players for knee extension and shoulder flexion movement and forward perform significantly better than guard for the same. No significant difference was found for elbow extension movement, but after normalization of isokinetic peak torque with body size, comparison of relative isokinetic peak torque showed that center and forward significantly perform better than guard players for isokinetic knee extension movement at 60os-1, whereas guard and forward players significantly perform better than a center player for elbow extension movement at 60os-1. Normalization for body size nullifies the significant difference in isokinetic peak torque produced for shoulder flexion movement at 60os-1.
Prescribing pattern of NSAIDs in migraine patients of Neurology OPD at a tertiary care hospital in Bhubaneswar
Authors: Nayak S K , Sahu P K
Published: September 2022

NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are the most commonly used drugs in treatment of migraine. The present study is conducted to evaluate prescription patterns of NSAIDs in migraine patients in neurology OPD of a tertiary care hospital in Bhubaneswar. NSAIDs were prescribed to 30% of patients with complaint of headache and migration visiting Neurology OPD. 47.61% of migraine patients have received NSAID. 80.7% patients receiving NSAIDs were female. The median age of patients was 34 years. The average number of NSAIDs per prescription was 1.01. The present study showed the use of NSAIDs like Naproxen, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Paracetamol, Diclofenac and Etoricoxib. Naproxen was the most common NSAIDs prescribed. About 7% of patients were prescribed with NSAIDs from the National List of Essential medicines, 2015. All NSAIDs were administered by oral route. The average cost of NSAIDs per patient was 128.53 INR. Only 10.3% of NSAIDs were co-prescribed with proton pump inhibitors.
Funerals in the book Al-Bayan by Al-Omrani (558 AH) and the three aspects of jurisprudence issues according to the Shafi’is
Authors: Abdullah Samara Atallah Turki , Daoud Amjad Mageeb
Published: September 2022

This research includes a comparative study of the issues related to the funeral book mentioned by Sheikh Al-Amrani in his book Al-Bayan in Imam El-Shafei doctrine, which was renowned as Saheb Al Bayan; he outlined the jurisprudence aspects related to funeral issues by mentioning the owner of that opinion. During this research, a brief overview of the life of Imam Al-Omrani - may Allah have mercy on him - was shown, followed by funeral issues, mainly since funeral matters are concerned with the shrouding of the dead when the heirs differ and the minimum number of worshipers by which the obligation to pray on the deceased is dropped. Therefore, it requires a deep study based on the Holy Qur’an and the honorable Sunnah, then mentioning the opinions of the jurists - may Allah have mercy on them - and their evidence to reach the correct saying in the funeral book. After that, the research was divided into an introduction, two chapters, and a conclusion.
Effect of duration of delayed cord clamping on serum bilirubin hematocrit and hemodynamic status in neonates
Authors: Dubey Ankita , Vishwakarma Kshama , Patel Saurabh Kumar , Guleri Sunil Kant , Bajaj Naresh
Published: September 2022

Introduction:DCC is a common practice with several benefits. The benefits of DCC are decreased risk of anemia, less incidence of periventricular leukomalacia, less incidence of NEC. This study tries to compare the effect of different duration of delayed cord clamping on serum bilirubin, hematocrit and hemodynamic status of a neonate. Material and method:A prospective study was done over a span of one year comprising of 150 full term neonates. After obtaining consent prior before delivary females who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to 3 groups.For group 1 the cord was clamped at a duration of 30 sec, 60 sec for group 2 and 120 sec for group 3. Exact time of delayed clamping was recorded using a stop watch. Serum bilirubin and hematocrit level and parameters like respiratory rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time and temperature was assessed at day three. Results: Group 1 showed a mean hematocrit % of 41.51 (SD 10.28). Group 2 showed mean hematocrit % of 45.11 (9.4) and mean hematocrit % of group 3 was 45.64 (8.37).
Design and evaluate the mebendazole taste mask chewable tablets using ion exchange resin Kyron T-114
Authors: Barde Lokesh , Mahajan Nilesh , Jangra Sarita , Meher Abhishek , Deshmukh Nitin
Published: September 2022

The aim of this research was to mask the bitter taste of Mebendazole using ion exchange resin and to formulate a taste masked chewable tablet. Kyron T-114 was used as a taste masking agent which was containing cross-linked polyacrylic backbone was used as taste masking agents. The drug resin complex was prepared by complexation of drug with resin using batch method. Maximum drug loading capacity of resins Kyron T-114 was calculated then Drug Resin Complexes were optimized by effect of drug resin ratio, Effect of stirring time. Effect of soaking time, effect of temperature and effect of pH on drug loading. Drug resin complex was evaluated for FTIR studies, drug release at salivary pH 6.8 and dissolution of drug resin complex at gastric pH. Taste masked chewable tablets of Mebendazole were prepared by direct compression method. Post compression evaluations used such as thickness, diameter, weight variation, hardness, disintegrating test, content uniformity test and in vitro dissolution test.
Effect of serum magnesium, and copper in breast carcinoma patients: A comparative cross sectional study in tertiary care hospital, Madhya Pradesh, India
Authors: Kumar Nethala Ravi , John Abhay , Pimpalkar Siddharth D. , Tiwari Amit Kumar
Published: September 2022

Background: In our country, there has been little study on breast cancer individuals during and progression of the cancer on magnesium, and copper have not been considered in existing studies. Aim: To determine the effect of serum magnesium, and copper in breast cancer subjects and to compare them with the apparently healthy controls. Methods: Lately diagnosed female subjects with breast cancer in the age group of 40-60 years were included in the study. Apparently healthy controls were selected from the group of people who were attending for annual health check-up and found to be healthy. Results: On comparison between the two groups, the present study observed that serum copper level was lower in case of apparently healthy controls than breast cancer subjects. Comparing between the groups of serum magnesium level, the present study observed significant difference. Similarly, the serum copper level was also found to be significantly differed when compared between the two groups. Conclusion: The altered values of magnesium and copper are responsible for the initiation of breast cancer. In addition, present study implies that serum copper can be used as biomarkers for early identification and diagnosis of breast cancer.
Novel hybrid approach based on combination of textural features and clinical parameters for reliable prediction of thyroid malignancy
Authors: Panwar Sarika A. , Munot Mousami V. , Mane Pradeep B. , Deshpande Pallavi S. , Kanwade Archana B.
Published: September 2022

The dramatic increase in thyroid cancer, particularly among the younger population demands development of an automated decision support system for timely and reliable prognosis of the disease so as to facilitate improved chances of recovery in the subjects.  While numerous methods are already reported by the researchers for the detection of Thyroid malignancy, the most crucial parameter of Thyroid Malignancy Index (TMI) has received very less attention. TMI is of paramount importance in diagnosis and treatment of the patients having malignant thyroid and its consideration is therefore inevitable. This research aims to develop an automated and a reliable decision support system for detection of thyroid malignancy.  The proposed hybrid approach incorporates a novel combination of texture features and clinically observable parameters to initially identify a malignant thyroid tumor using support vector machines and further predicts its TMI value, thus exhibiting a performance like a trained radiologist. Publically available database comprising of 99 cases and 134 ultrasound images are used to validate the superiority of the proposed approach. Apt consideration and reliable prediction of the TMI in this research makes the designed approach novel and marks a mega leap towards its practical deployment in the clinical environment.
Correlation of depression, anxiety and stress level on dry eye disease severity
Authors: Citradewi Anak Agung Ayu Diah , Widiana I Gede Raka , Susila Ni Ketut Niti , Djelantik Anak Agung Ayu Sukartini
Published: September 2022

Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease of the tears and ocular surface. Dry eye disease is an important public health problem which lead to ocular discomfort and disrupt on the patient’s daily activity. The prevalence of DED varies with age and demographic between 5,5% - 50,1% and increased with age and has been associated with chronic illness such as diabetes melitus and hypertension. This study to investigate the correlation between DED with depression, anxiety and stress. Research location at Sanglah Hospital eye policlinic in Denpasar-Bali with 93 sample were analyzed. Data was analyzed to get correlation between DED and depression, anxiety and stress with sex, education, work, and chronic illness used SPSS program. Ninety-three patients admitted to eye policlinic, mostly female 50 (53,8%) with median age 45,00 ±12,445. The correlation between DED and depression, anxiety and stress showed inversely correlation. The correlation between OSDI score with depression, anxiety and stress showed positive correlation (depression r 0,27, p=0,008; anxiety r 0,31, p= 0,003; stress r 0,29, p=0,004). There are correlation of OSDI score with depression, anxiety and stress but not correlated with objective DED tests. Higher OSDI score was correlated with higher depression, anxiety and stress score.