bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Changes of Korean Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Promjene korejskoga obrazovnog sustava i četvrta industrijska revolucija
Authors: Park Yoon-cheol
Published: April 2021

A society’s reality should be reflected in education, that is, educational methods need to keep up with the times. The purpose of this research is to examine the educational methods for the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the education system of Korea. The sample of the research targeted the Korean education system from 1960 to the present in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. A literature review and a descriptive approach were applied to analyze the sample, and the findings indicate that the education system of Korea may be classified into three stages from 1960 to the present. The first stage was nationalism, driven by the government, from 1960 to 1994; the second stage was liberalism, which emphasized autonomy, from 1995 to 2015; and the third stage was creativity for the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, from 2016 to the present. These results indicate that the education stages of nationalism and liberalism still exist in Korea and that past education methods, such as mass education, have not been replaced. The Fourth Industrial Revolution requires fusion and collaboration in the education sector, and a personalized learning system, which values individual talents, experiences and aptitudes, will expectedly be a crucial factor in determining the educational methods of Korea in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as this research suggests.Key words: collaboration; creativity; fusion; mass education; personalized learning system. --- Obrazovne potrebe trebaju odražavati stvarnost društva, a obrazovne metode ići u korak s vremenom. Cilj je ovoga istraživanja ispitati obrazovne metode u vremenu četvrte industrijske revolucije u obrazovnom sustavu Koreje. Uzorkom istraživanja obuhvaćen je korejski obrazovni sustav od 1960. do danas, u kontekstu četvrte industrijske revolucije. Za analizu uzorka korišteni su pregled literature i deskriptivni pristup. Rezultati pokazuju da se u obrazovnom sustavu Koreje od 1960. do danas mogu razlikovati tri stadija: prvi je nacionalizam, potaknut od strane vlade, od 1960. do 1994. godine; drugi je liberalizam, koji je naglašavao autonomiju, od 1995. do 2015. i treći, kreativnost tijekom četvrte industrijske revolucije, od 2016. do danas. Rezultati ovoga istraživanja pokazuju da su obrazovni stadiji nacionalizma i liberalizma još uvijek prisutni u Koreji i da obrazovne metode prošlosti, poput masovnoga obrazovanja, nisu prevladane. Četvrta industrijska revolucija zahtijeva stapanje i suradnju unutar obrazovnoga sektora, a očekuje se da personalizirani sustav učenja, koji vrednuje pojedinačne talente, iskustva i sklonosti, bude obrazovna metoda budućnosti korejskoga obrazovanja. Stoga, ovo istraživanje pokazuje da će personalizirani sustav učenja biti odlučujući čimbenik u određivanju obrazovnih metoda Koreje u periodu četvrte industrijske revolucije. Ključne riječi: kreativnost; masovno obrazovanje; personalizirani sustav učenja; stapanje; suradnja.
The Role of Formal Social Support to Students in the Context of the Social Dimension of Higher Education / Uloga formalne socijalne podrške studentima u kontekstu socijalne dimenzije visokoga obrazovanja
Authors: Šipuš Valentina , Milić Babić Marina
Published: April 2021

This paper aims to present the development of the social dimension of higher education and the importance of developing social support through competent and professional counselling for students. The establishment of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the social dimension of higher education dedicated to student support, ensued from the acknowledged need to advance higher education in the European Union. Along with different measures of student support (such as financial aid, streamlined administrative requirements for admission, institutional support in housing, transportation, food, and health care), social support services, such as guidance and counselling, equally represent a significant aspect of the social dimension. Dedicated institutional structures provide formal social support such as student counselling centres, which offer individual or group counselling and support students in overcoming the challenges of the academic experience. Finally, the activities concerning the social dimension of higher education focus on vulnerable groups, as well as the role and the importance of further developing counselling support at higher education institutions in Croatia.Keywords: counselling, higher education system; students  --- Cilj je rada prikazati razvoj socijalne dimenzije visokoga obrazovanja te važnost razvoja socijalne podrške kroz stručno i profesionalno savjetovanje namijenjeno studentima. Svijest o potrebi unaprjeđenja visokoga obrazovanja u Europskoj uniji vodila je utemeljenju jedinstvenoga područja europskoga obrazovanja tzv. EHEA (European High Educatian Area) i unutar njega, posebnoga područja koje se bavi podrškom studiranju kroz tzv. socijalnu dimenziju visokoga obrazovanja. Uz različite mjere pomoći studentima u vidu financijskih potpora, jednostavnijih i olakšanih administrativnih pravila upisa, institucijske podrške u vidu stanovanja, prijevoza, hrane i zdravstvene pomoći. Važan dio te socijalne dimenzije odnosi se na usluge pružanja socijalne podrške u smislu usmjeravanja i savjetovanja. Formalna socijalna podrška ostvaruje se preko specijaliziranih institucionalnih usluga kao što su studentska savjetovališta koja nude usluge individualnoga ili grupnoga savjetovanja i pomagana studentima u prevladavanju izazova na koje nailaze u akademskom životu. Zaključno rad kroz socijalnu dimenziju visokoga obrazovanja stavlja fokus na ranjive skupine te ulogu i važnost daljnjega razvoja savjetovališne podrške na visokim učilištima u Hrvatskoj.Ključne riječi: savjetovanje; studenti; sustav visokoga obrazovanja
The Importance of Implementing a Multimedia Application Created according to the ADDIE Instructional Design Model in Writing and Reading the Letters of the Alphabet / Važnost primjene multimedijske aplikacije stvorene prema ADDIE modelu za poučavanje pisanja i čitanja slova
Authors: Novalić Fadil , Azizović Emruš , Selimović Faruk , Saračević Muzafer
Published: April 2021

This paper analyzes the impact of multimedia content on success in learning to write and read the letters of the alphabet. For the research purpose and according to the ADDIE model of instructional design, a multimedia application was created for learning to write and read the letters of the alphabet. This paper describes the application interface display, which presents the functions and the parts of the program code. In the focus of the research are the technical possibilities for the use of multimedia application, as well as the impact of its use on the awareness of pupils and teachers on the importance of the introduction of multimedia teaching content. The main research was focused on the effectiveness of learning to write and read the letters of the alphabet and was carried out by comparing the performance of pupils at the end of the school year in two primary schools.Keywords: application; e-learning; education; improving learning. --- U ovom radu ispituje se utjecaj multimedijskoga sadržaja na učenje čitanja i pisanja slova. U svrhu istraživanja izrađena je multimedijska aplikacija za učenje čitanja i pisanja slova, prema ADDIE modelu instrukcijskoga dizajna. U radu je opisana aplikacija prikazom aplikacijskoga sučelja, opisom funkcija i dijelova koda. Istražene su tehničke mogućnosti korištenja multimedijske aplikacije kao i utjecaj njezine uporabe na svijest učenika i nastavnika o važnosti uvođenja multimedijskih nastavnih sadržaja. Glavno se istraživanje odnosi na uspjeh učenja čitanja i pisanja slova, a provedeno je usporedbom postignuća učenika na kraju školske godine u dvije osnovne škole.Ključne riječi: aplikacija; e-učenje; obrazovanje; poboljšavanje nastave.
PE Class Attendance and Engagement in Recreational Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic / Sudjelovanje na nastavi Tjelesne i zdravstvene culture i bavljenje rekreacijskim aktivnostima tijekom pandemije izazvane koronavirusom
Authors: Vrbik Andrea , Vrbik Ivan , Jenko Miholić Srna
Published: April 2021

This study was conducted among 137 male students (average age 16.1) of a vocational high school via an online questionnaire concerning online schooling, PE class participation and participation in recreational (leisure) activities before and during the pandemic lockdown. According to the p-value of the Wilcoxon test (p=0.014), the mean value (3.92:3.61), the mode value (4:3) and the frequency of the mode value (46:48) for the observed variables, the students attended PE classes when they were held regularly significantly more than online PE class. Furthermore, the p-value of the Wilcoxon test (p=0.003), the mean (3.72:3.41), the mode (5:3) and the frequency of the mode (57:46) value indicated that students were significantly more engaged in recreational activities before the lockdown than during the lockdown. In order to encourage physical activity during online schooling, a few possible solutions are presented.Key words: corona virus; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; screen time; youth. --- U ovom istraživanju sudjelovalo je 137 učenika muškoga spola (prosječna dob 16,1) srednje strukovne škole putem upitnika koji se odnosio na online nastavu, sudjelovanja na nastavi Tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture prije i tijekom općega zatvaranja izazvanog koronavirusom, te bavljenje rekreacijskim aktivnostima prije i tijekom općeg zatvaranja. Prema p-vrijednosti Wilcoxonova testa (p = 0,014), aritmetičkoj sredini (3,92 : 3,61), modu (4 : 3) i frekvenciji moda (46 : 48) promatranih varijabli, učenici su pohađali značajno više nastavu Tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture kad se održavala normalno u odnosu na online nastavu. Nadalje, p-vrijednost Wilcoxonova testa (p = 0,003), aritmetička sredina (3,72 : 3,41), mod (5 : 3) i frekvencija moda (57 : 46) upućivali su na značajno veće sudjelovanje u rekreacijskim aktivnostima prije zatvaranja nego tijekom zatvaranja. S ciljem povećanja tjelesne aktivnosti tijekom online nastave, predloženo je nekoliko mogućih rješenja.Ključne riječi: koronavirus; tjelesna aktivnost; sjedilačko ponašanje; vrijeme uz ekran; mladi
Professional subjectivities in ELT & the dichotomy inclusion-exclusion
Authors: Casas Trujillo Jennyfer Paola
Published: April 2021

Most Education systems propose policies in pro of the benefit of society. However, successful application of these is unknown in consequence considering teachers voices is needed to understand the situations in the classroom. This study analyzes some English language teachers’ stories that served the purpose to construct themselves as professionals of language education facing the dichotomy of inclusion and exclusion placed by the mandates of the Colombian education system. The theme of Language Teacher Subjectivities, in this article, is conceptualized and discussed as the alternative’s teachers have within their reach to use their own theories regarding language teaching and learning. Reflecting retrospectively and prospectively on meaningful school experiences related to the language teaching activity to tackle the dichotomy, the research question that guided this study was: What do language teachers’ narratives portray about their professional subjectivities in relation to inclusion? From a narrative perspective, narrative interviews and a professional life history timeline was analyzed using short story analysis focusing on when, when and who as meaningful in the data and finding that the participants comply with the multidimensional view of the subject. The narratives depicted that the corporal dimension, social-affective dimension, cognitive dimension, and ethic-moral dimension are part of the teachers’ professional subjectivities in the frame of Colombian inclusion policy.
Principles of Justice, Conference and Legal Accountability in Divorce Rules
Authors: Olii Masri
Published: April 2021

The Religious Courts, in the last decade (since 2005) or since the implementation of the one roof system of judiciary, have made various improvements in the administration of justice to support efforts to reform the judiciary based on the principles of transparency and accessibility for all. the justice seeker. The Religious Courts are trying to reform several sub-systems in the judicial system that have so far not reflected equal access for justice seekers as well as protection or partiality for the rights and legal access of women, children, and the poor. The results of this study indicate that: the religious court is a place to seek justice and resolve Islamic family law problems, so in providing services to the community, it has the main task of providing fair and humane treatment to justice seekers, providing sympathetic services and assistance needed for justice seekers, and provide effective, efficient, thorough and final settlement of cases so as to satisfy the public.
Media Policymaking at the Core of Anthropological Concerns in South Asia: Community Radio Policies in South Asia: A Deliberative Policy Ecology Approach by Preeti Raghunath, (2020). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
Authors: Charusmita Charusmita
Published: April 2021

Preeti Raghunath’s monograph Community Radio Policies in South Asia examines the Community Radio policymaking process in four South Asian countries – India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka – on Community Radios. This cross-disciplinary project draws from multiple traditions ranging from political economy and history to grounded theory and anthropology and proposes a new theoretical paradigm – the Deliberative Policy Ecology Approach – to study policy formulation in postcolonial societies with a ground-up, holistic perspective in South Asia. The book is published by Palgrave Macmillan as part of their series ‘Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change’. This review of her book discusses her argument and treatment of ethnographic material in the context of scholarship on media anthropology.
The Impact of Cervical Sagittal Slope on Postural Oscillation and Balance
Authors: AKAY Hilal , DEMİREL Adnan , BERK Ejder , NACİTARHAN Vedat , BAYKARA Murat
Published: April 2021

Aim: Static balance and postural oscillation can be affected by different diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate balance disorders with clinical tests and stabilometric measurements in individuals with cervical lordosis loss or cervical kyphosis and to compare the balance state with cervical lordosis individuals.
Material and method: In our study, 102 patients, with cervical lateral radiographs and met criteria for inclusion into the study, who applied to the physical medicine and rehabilitation polyclinic within the last 6 months were evaluated. Patients were divided into 4 groups according to the cervical sagittal slope angles calculated based on the Cobb method. Stabilometric measurements of the patients were performed in 8 different positions (Table 1). In addition, the berg balance scale (BBS) and the activity-specific balance confidence scale (ABC) scores were calculated and the timed up and go test (TUG), the four square step test (FSST) and the functional reach test (FRT) were performed. Statistical significance was accepted as p <0,05 in all statistical evaluations.
Findings: Statistically significant differences were found in the head neutral position (NC) mediolateral oscillation rate, NC mediolateral total oscillation amount, NC anteroposterior oscillation rate, NC anteroposterior total oscillation amount, NC vectorial maximum oscillation amount, NC vectorial total oscillation amount, head in right rotation (HR) anteroposterior maximum oscillation amount, HR anteroposterior oscillation rate, HR anteroposterior total oscillation amount and eyes closed on sponge, head in neutral position (PC) anteroposterior maximum oscillation amount from the stabilometric measurements of the patients participating in the study. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of BBS score, ABC score, TUG and FSST score and FRT.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, while there were significant differences in terms of some posturographic parameters among the patients grouped according to the cervical sagittal slope angles, there was no difference between the groups in terms of some parameters. This result suggests that cervical sagittal slope gradually affects some components of postural performance from lordosis to kyphosis, however, not all components were affected by that.
Video-EEG monitoring in diagnostics and treatment efficacy evaluation in newly-diagnosed generalized epilepsy in adults
Authors: Kozhokaru A. B. , Karlov V. A. , Vlasov P. N. , Orlova A. S.
Published: April 2021

Introduction. Video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring (VEEGM) is an indispensable functional method in epileptology. However, virtually no trials on assessing efficacy of antiepileptic drugs (AED) by using VEEGM are available.Objective: to improve efficacy of EEG-diagnostics and evaluate the epileptiform activity index (EAI) in newly-diagnosed idiopathic generalized epilepsy in adult patients receiving  alproic acid and levetiracetam.Material and methods. T here w ere e nrolled 130 p atients: 6 0 (46.2%) m ales a nd 7 0 (53.8%) f emales w ith n ewlydiagnosedidiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), aged 22.51±8.9 years. All patients underwent VEEGM with quantitative EAI analysis at baseline visit and 1 3, 6 and 12 months later after treatment. Each seizure episode developed during the VEEGM study were assessed for type, time of seizure onset, relation to wake-sleep cycle, duration, ictal EEG pattern followed by diagnosing epileptic syndrome. Valproic acid and levetiracetam were used for initial therapy in groups per 65 patients in each. Treatment efficacy was assessed using parameters such as retention on therapy, absence of seizures, decrease of seizure frequency by >50%, decrease of seizure frequency by <50% – insufficient efficacy.Results. It was found that seizures during baseline VEEGM were recorded in 43.1% (n=56) patients, who were assigned to group 1, whereas remaining 74 (56.9%) patients were assigned to group 2. EAI was significantly higher in patients with seizures recoded at baseline VEEGM, compared to those lacking seizure episodes during initial VEEGM (p<0,001), mean EAI was also higher in group I at second (p<0.001) and third (p<0.001) visits. EAI magnitude at 6 and 12 months of study became virtually comparable in all groups and did not depend on AED prescribed. Treatment efficacy was higher in patients with IGE, with no  eizures recorded during the initial VEEGM.

Conclusion. Long-term VEEGM allows unbiased assessment of treatment dynamics based on EAI analysis. The first 6 months of initial treatment titration in represent most crucial period for patients with newly-diagnosed IGE.
Acute symptomatic seizures during haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Authors: Skiba Ya. B. , Polushin A. Yu. , Prokudin M. Yu. , Vladovskaya M. D. , Kulagin A. D.
Published: April 2021

Acute symptomatic epileptic seizures are one of the complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The etiological factors leading to the development of this complication differ from those in the general population, while the significance of each of them is different depending on the time after transplantation. We analyze the literature data on the role of drugs, metabolic disorders and infectious complications, as well as the structural pathology of the brain substance in the development of acute symptomatic seizures in patients with oncohematological pathology. We also consider the clinical features of symptomatic epileptic seizures and the possible prognostic significance of their development in patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Comment to the article: Shova N.I., Mikhailov V.А., Odintsova G.V. “Suicidal passport” for epilepsy
Authors: Karlov V. A.
Published: April 2021

In order of discussion, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Epilepsy and Paroxysmal Conditions expresses his opinion on the article,  published in No. 4, 2020.
Relação da Regulamentação Brasileira do Leite com a Qualidade deste Produto entre 2000 e 2020: Revisão Bibliográfica, Situação Atual e Tendências
Authors: Luiz Vanot Rogério , Cristina Heringer Veronica , Fagnani Rafael
Published: April 2021

O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a qualidade do leite cru produzido entre os anos de 2000 e 2020 e relacionar esses resultados às exigências das Instruções Normativas, que regulamentam os critérios de identidade e qualidade desse tipo de leite, além de discutir as possíveis tendências relativas à atividade leiteira. Os resultados apontam que ainda não há uniformidade na qualidade do leite cru após quase 20 anos de regulamentações. A melhoria de qualidade também não é nítida em relação aos dados provenientes das publicações científicas, as quais estão concentradas em Minas Gerais, Goiás e Paraná e sem ocorrência nos Estados da região Norte. Verifica-se uma certa dificuldade dos produtores no cumprimento das exigências, principalmente, quando essas se tornaram mais rigorosas, com a publicação de novos limites. Sem incentivos e treinamentos, essa atividade, provavelmente, será exercida cada vez mais por grandes produtores, com um número alto de animais e elevada produtividade.  

 

Palavras chave: Legislação. Leite. Instruções Normativas.

 

Abstract

The objective of this study was conducting a literature review on the raw milk quality produced between 2000 and 2020 and relate these results to the  Normative Instructions requirements that regulate the identity criteria and quality of this type of milk, in addition to discussing the possible trends regarding milk activity. The results indicate that there is still no uniformity in the  raw milk quality after almost 20 years of regulations. The quality improvement related to the data from scientific publications is also not clear, being concentrated in Minas Gerais, Goiás and Paraná and without occurrence in the states of the northern region. There is a certain difficulty for the  producers meeting the requirements, especially when they have become more stringent, with the publication of new limits. Without incentives and training, this activity is likely to be carried out more and more by large producers, with a high number of animals and high productivity.

 

Keywords: Legislation. Milk. Normative Instructions.
Índices Parasitários de Brevimulticaecum sp. (Nematoda: Heterocheilidae) Em Potamotrygon motoro (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) Capturados no Arquipélago do Bailique, Macapá
Authors: Freitas Souza Antonio Carlos , Souza Gama Cecile , Pena da Costa Anderson Luiz , Ferreira Costa Jociel , Carvalho Viana Diego
Published: April 2021

O número de nematódeos descritos em elasmobrânquios é relativamente pequeno, sendo encontrados majoritariamente no trato digestório. Apesar de alguns relatos descritos, a literatura a respeito ainda é considerada escassa principalmente sobre a associação parasita-hospedeiro. Diante disso, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os índices parasitários de larvas Brevimulticaecum sp. na válvula espiral de Potamotrygon motoro provenientes do arquipélago do Bailique, em Macapá no estado do Amapá, Brasil. Registrou-se em 20,41% das raias coletadas a presença de larvas de Brevimulticaecum sp., sendo a intensidade média de 20,10 larvas/peixe e a abundância média de 4,10. São poucos os registros deste parasito em peixes no Brasil, sendo que já foi relatada sua ocorrência no estômago de P. motoro e Potamotrygon falkneri. As diferenças entre os parâmetros parasitários podem ser um indicador de alimentação e/ou diferenças comportamentais entre os sexos. Este é o primeiro estudo sobre nematóides de potamotrigonídeos na região Norte, ampliando o conhecimento da biodiversidade desta região.
 
Palavras-chave: Helmintos. Nematoda; Elasmobrânquio. Válvula Espiral.
 
Abstract
The number of nematodes described in elasmobranchs is relatively small, being found mostly in the digestive tract. Despite some reports described, the literature on this subject is still considered scarce, mainly on the parasite-host association. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the parasitic indices of Brevimulticaecum sp. the Potamotrygon motoro spiral valve from the Bailique archipelago, in Macapá in the state of Amapá, Brazil. Larvae of Brevimulticaecum sp. Were recorded in 20.41% of the rays collected, with an average intensity of 20.10 larvae / fish and an average abundance of 4.10. There are few records of this parasite in fish in Brazil, and its occurrence in the stomach of P. motoro and Potamotrygon falkneri has been reported. Differences between parasitic parameters can be an indicator of diet and / or behavioral differences between genders. This is the first study on potamotrigonid nematodes in the North, expanding knowledge of this region's biodiversity.
 
Keywords: Helminths. Nematoda. Elasmobranchs. Spiral Valve.
Perfil Cromatográfico e Avaliação da Atividade Antimicrobiana de Diferentes Extratos de Pupunha (Bactris gasipaes, Kunth)
Authors: Vasconcelos da Costa Gerodes , Caldas Rocha Waldireny , Dantas Gonzaga de Freitas Adriana
Published: April 2021

As plantas têm sido utilizadas como um importante recurso para sociedade, por possuir propriedades biológicas e químicas. Espécies vegetais oleaginosas estão sendo alvo de diversos trabalhos para estudar o potencial de seus extratos como matéria-prima para elaboração de diversos produtos. Entre essas espécies se destaca a pupunheira (Bactris gasipaes, Kunth). O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar o potencial biológico de diferentes extratos oriundos de frutos da pupunha. Os extratos da pupunha foram obtidos a partir de extratores do tipo Soxhlet, utilizando metanol e hexano como solvente. Os maiores rendimentos obtidos foram de cerca de 27% a 25% extratos para a extração da casca e da polpa do fruto respectivamente. A atividade antimicrobiana foi avaliada em cepas de Escherichia coli (ATCC25922), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC25923) e Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC700603), por meio da técnica de disco difusão. Foram obtidos resultados negativos para algumas amostras de extratos do caroço e positivos para polpa e da casca. Os resultados obtidos demonstram potencial para a presença de substâncias nos extratos analisados com potencial atividade antioxidante e antimicrobiana na pupunha e estes resultados colaboram para novas investigações, e formulações de produtos biotecnológicos envolvendo extratos da pupunha amazônica.

 

Palavras-chave: Perfil Cromatográfico. Atividade Antimicrobiana. Pupunheira. DPPH/TLC.

 

Abstract

Plants have been used as an important resource for the society, as they have biological and chemical properties. Oilseed plant species are the target of several studies that evaluate the potential of their extracts as raw material for various products. Among these species, the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes, Kunth) stands out. The present work aimed to evaluate the biological potential of different extracts from pupunha fruits. The pupunha extracts were obtained from Soxhlet extractors, using methanol and hexane as solvent. The highest yields obtained were about 27% to 25% extracts for the extraction of the peel and pulp of the fruit respectively. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated in strains of Escherichia coli (ATCC25922), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC25923) e Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC700603), using the disk diffusion technique. Negative results were obtained for some samples of core extracts and positive for pulp and peel, after taking the mean and standard deviation of the diameters of the formed halos . The results obtained demonstrate the potential for the presence of substances in the analyzed extracts with potential antioxidant and antimicrobial activity in pupunha and these results collaborate for further investigations, and formulations of biotechnological products involving extracts from the Amazonian pupunha.

 

Key words: Cromatography Profile. Antimicrobial Activity. DPPH/TLC
Effects of Alcohol on Liver Apparent Diffusion Coefficient values: A Single Center Study
Authors: ÖKÇESİZ İzzet , ARTAŞ Hakan , YALNIZ Mehmet
Published: April 2021

Background and Aims: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between liver apparent diffusion coefficient values and potential early-stage liver injury by comparing apparent diffusion coefficient values obtained by liver diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging between individuals with a history of excessive alcohol consumption and healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods: This study enrolled 35 individuals with a history of excessive alcohol consumption and 32 healthy volunteers. In all cases, blood samples were taken to measure biochemical parameters and complete blood count. Upper abdominal magnetic resonance imaging including liver diffusion-weighted imaging was performed. Results: In total, 19 individuals with a history of excessive alcohol consumption and 20 healthy volunteers were included in the study. The mean apparent diffusion coefficient values obtained by high b value (b 1000) diffusion-weighted imaging in individuals with a history of excessive alcohol consumption were lower than those in healthy volunteers. Although no significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of biochemical parameters, hepatic apparent diffusion coefficient values in both groups were positively correlated with international normalized ratio values and negatively correlated with gamma-glutamyl transferase and alkaline phosphatase levels (r = 0.002, r = −0.007, r = −0.049, respectively). Conclusion: Diffusion-weighted imaging is a noninvasive imaging technique that can be used for the detection and follow-up of liver fibrosis induced by alcohol consumption.
The Impact of Airport Construction on Farm Households’ Income
Authors: Matufany Olga Melinda , Istiqomah Istiqomah , Kadarwati Nunik , Purnomo Sodik Dwi
Published: April 2021

Infrastructure development is needed to encourage economic growth. However, infrastructure development requires land acquisition, which may adversely impact the community. This study aims to analyze the impact of Kertajati International Airport construction on the farm households’ income and welfare level. This research data used primary data with a simple random sampling method to select 76 farm households in the most affected village. The analysis techniques were income analysis and paired sample t-test. The results showed that farm income was significantly higher before the airport construction. Nevertheless, off-farm income increased after the airport construction, leading to an insignificant household income difference before and after the land acquisition. As for the prosperity level, on average, the farm households lived below the decent living standard. The results imply the importance of increasing farmers’ capacity so that that compensation funds can be utilized to increase household income.
Use of ebastine a mast cell blocker for treatment of oligozoospermia
Authors: Deeba Farzana , Ishrat Shakeela , Banu Jesmine , Anawary Shaheen Ara , Begum Nurjahan
Published: April 2021

Background: Global infertility prevalence rates are difficult to determine, due to the presence of both male and female factors which complicate any estimate which may only address the woman and an outcome of a pregnancy diagnosis or live birth. Although overall male fertility does not appear to have declined, there is evidence for decline in sperm quality. Sperm count below 15×106 sperm/ml is called oligozoospermia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ebastine on sperm count of oligospermic infertile men.Methods: This was a longitudinal clinical trial study and was conducted in the infertility unit outdoor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka. Bangladesh during the period from January 2015 to December 2015. This study was conducted among the male patients and followed purposive sampling technique. Finally, 334 cases were enrolled in this study.Results: From the total 334 patients in group I, mean sperm count was 10.32±2.71 million/ml in pretreatment and 18.87±9.56 million/ml in post treatment. The difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). In group II, mean sperm count was 10.19±1.75 million/ml in pretreatment and 10.18±1.95 million/ml in post treatment. The difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). 63.9% oligospermic male showed improvement in sperm count in ebastin group and 18.1% in placebo group.Conclusions: Sperm count had significantly improved after three months’ treatment period with ebastin than placebo. Therefore, this study suggested that mast cell blocker ebastine can be helpful than placebo to improve the patients’ sperm count with oligospermia.
Attitude and acceptability of assisted reproductive technology among women in a tertiary hospital in Sokoto, northern Nigeria
Authors: Umar Amina G. , Adamu Aisha N.
Published: April 2021

Background: Infertility couple affects the couple's life, work, health, personality, identity and quality of life. The aim of the study is to determine the attitude and acceptability of assisted reproductive technology among women at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that involved three 350 women attending infertility clinic. They were recruited via convenient sampling method using semi-structured questionnaire. The data obtained was managed using the statistical package for social sciences version 20. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant and the result obtained was presented in charts and tables.Results: Among the 350 women recruited, their ages ranged between 14-58 years with a modal age of 25-35 yeas (58.0%) and a mean of 28.59±6.7. They are mostly (78.6%), of the Hausa/Fulani ethnic group. Almost all (98.9%) of them were married and unto 40.5% of them were in polygamous marriage. Majority, 36.9% had tertiary education, and about same proportion, about half, 51.7%% were gainfully employed. About 60.3% of them were nulliparae with a mean duration of infertility of 5.07±4.8 years. Approximately half, 53.1% had secondary infertility and only about half, 51.4% will accept ART if offered. Unfortunately, among those who declined, majority (40.9%) had no reason for doing so. There was statistically significant association between educational status and acceptance of assisted reproductive technology (ART) at p value 0.02.Conclusions: The acceptance of ART in our environment is influenced by the educational status and number of living children.
Transvaginal ligation of descending branch of uterine artery: could be the first surgical attempt to control post-partum haemorrhage?
Authors: Mitidieri Marco , Picardo Elisa , Tondo Pierluigi , Benedetto Chiara , Danese Saverio
Published: April 2021

Post-partum haemorrhage is the major cause of maternal death worldwide. This severe clinical condition can cause also physical morbidity and psychological distress (anemia, coagulopathy, blood transfusion, anterior pituitary ischemia with delay or failure of lactation, myocardial ischemia, postpartum depression). To date several efforts have been made to prevent and treat this severe condition mainly in three ways: medical, surgical, and interventional radiology even in combination. The surgical approach, needs the knowledge of anatomy of vascular distribution of the uterus. According to Palacios-Jaraquemada the feeding vessels of the body of the uterus is defined S1 area and the lower segment, uterine cervix and upper part of the vagina, S2 area. We report three cases in which the ligation of the descending branch of uterine artery (S2 area) helped the surgeon in the treatment of severe primary post-partum haemorrhage causing a significant reduction in blood loss.
Bone health after menopause: effect of surgical menopaus on bone mineral density and osteoporosis
Authors: Lakshmanan Kavitha , Dhanalakshmi M. G. , Ganesan Anand , Myneni Sindhura
Published: April 2021

Background: Natural menopause or surgical menopause is associated with endocrinological changes and alteration in bone and mineral metabolism. Hence this study was conducted to assess the bone mineral density changes in women with surgical menopause. Methods: This is a prospective observational study conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Sri Ramachandra medical college, which is a tertiary care teaching hospital. 60 women with surgical menopause were included in the study. BMD was assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry at the lumbar spine and hip joint. All the data was entered in Microsoft excel spread sheet and analysed by using SPSS software.Results: Among 60 study subjects, 41 individuals had a normal BMD, 16 had osteopenia, and 3 were diagnosed with osteoporosis. Osteopenia and osteoporosis is significantly higher in patients who had undergone hysterectomy with removal of ovaries. Observations of osteopenia and osteoporosis were significantly higher with increasing number of years post hysterectomy.Conclusions: Prevalence of osteoporosis is high in patients who undergo hysterectomy. Oophorectomy is associated with postoperative bone loss. Targeted management strategies should include routine BMD assessment and hormone therapy improves management of bone health in this population. Further more studies are needed in large populations to test alternative treatments for post oophorectomy osteoporosis.
Twin pregnancies: a retrospective analysis
Authors: Zanjade Tushar S. , Bezbaruah Madhurya , Rai Seema , Mane Jitendra D.
Published: April 2021

Background: This study aims to analyse the maternal and neonatal complications in twin pregnancy at tertiary institute.Methods: This was a retrospective study of multiple pregnancies after 26 weeks gestation at a tertiary teaching hospital between January 2020 to December 2020. Maternal and neonatal data was collected from the labour room delivery register and NICU records.Results: Out of 1212 births during this period, 66 were twin pregnancies with an incidence of 5.54%. Most of women had twinning after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment (77.27%). Thirty-seven (56.06%) women were in the age group of 21-30 years and primigravida contributed to 63.63% of all twin pregnancies. Maternal complications most frequently noticed was hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in 27 (40.90%) women, Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in 24 (36.36%) women, preterm rupture of membranes (PROM)/ preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) in 21 (31.18%) women, Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (IHCP) in 4 (6.06%) women, hypothyroidism in 12 (18.8.1%) women and antepartum hemorrhage (APH) in 4 (6.06%). Caesarean section was performed on 49 (74.25%) women with abnormal presentation as indication in 18 (36.73%). 80.30% women had preterm delivery with 86 (65.15 %) neonates having NICU admission. There was no maternal mortality and 1 (1,16 %) perinatal mortality in NICU admitted neonates.Conclusions: This study reveals with increasing ART treatment the incidence of twin pregnancies is increasing along with its maternal complications like hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, GDM and preterm delivery. Frequent antenatal care for early detection of complications, multi-disciplinary approach is key for favourable outcome.
Feto-maternal outcome in COVID-19 positive patients with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
Authors: Chavan Niranjan N. , Mirza Hera S. , Sonawane Priyanka , Iqbal Umme Ammara
Published: April 2021

Background: Since the first confirmed case in December 2019, the data pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic has been rapidly evolving. In current study, the relation of COVID-19 and its effect on pregnant women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, including symptoms and foetomaternal outcome were studied.Methods: Women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy consecutively admitted for delivery and tested via nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020 were included in the study.Results: In our study, 56 women having hypertensive disorders in pregnancy with COVID-19 infections delivering 60 babies (4 twins), 46.43% were in the age group of <25 years, 51.78 % were <37 weeks gestation. Delivery was by caesarean section in 76.78%. Out of these, 33.92% patients required ICU admission. 40% babies delivered had birth weight of <2.5 kg out of which 13.33% had IUGR and 26.66% were preterm. There was 13.33% stillbirth and 6.66% neonatal deaths. 4 maternal death has been reported.Conclusions: With the current data available it does not appear that pregnant women are at increased risk of severe infection than the general population, but clinicians should be aware of high-risk groups. Women will need to be monitored in their booking maternity units and should be transferred to centres with appropriate neonatal intensive care facilities for delivery. In pregnant women with COVID-19 infection, if maternal illness is not severe, the considerations should be based more on obstetric indications for delivery.
Study of knowledge, attitude and practice of copper T as a method of contraception among antenatal women
Authors: Malhan Richa , Nath Jayati , Bhusan Anil K.
Published: April 2021

Background: Family planning is defined by WHO as a way of thinking and living that is adopted voluntarily, upon the basis of knowledge, attitudes and responsible decisions by individuals and couples, in order to promote the health and welfare of family groups and thus contribute effectively to the social development of a country. The main objective was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding family planning and the practice of contraceptives among the antenatal women.Methods: A hospital based, cross sectional study was conducted in obstetrics and gynaecology department of SGT medical college, hospital and research institute over a period of 6 months. Convenient sampling was used to identify and interview 500 pregnant women, using a semi structured questionnaire. Data was entered and analysed with SPSSv21.Results: In our study, 74.2% participants have the knowledge about Cu-T as a method of contraception and 39% participants considered it a safe and economical method of contraception, 16.2% participants used PPIUCD and 40.2% considered it as unsafe method. Uses of PPIUCD was significantly associated with increasing age, illiteracy and non-working participants. Around one third participants were having uncertain attitude towards use of PPIUCD.Conclusions: In our study we observed that uses of PPIUCD is still lower side and there is a need to be motivate the people for effective and appropriate use of contraceptives when required and arrest the trend towards unwanted pregnancy.
Evaluation of periodontal health among patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome a cross sectional study
Authors: Subbiah Rohini , Sathish Menaka , Diwakar Madankumar Parangimalai
Published: April 2021

Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and periodontal disease are common disorders associated with diabetes and cardiometabolic risk. Recently, some studies have revealed the effect of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on gingival inflammation. This cross-sectional study attempts to assess the periodontal health status and systemic inflammation of women receiving medical treatment for PCOS and women newly diagnosed with PCOS.Methods: A total of 60 participants comprising 30 newly diagnosed patients with PCOS (PCOS-N), 30 patients with PCOS on medical treatment (PCOS-MT) were examined. Periodontal parameters were recorded and compared.Results: This study resulted that the women with newly diagnosed PCOS may have increased prevalence and likelihood for periodontitis, with higher measures of periodontal inflammation and breakdown than those on medical treatment for PCOS.Conclusions: In PCOS females, there is an alteration of various hormone levels in the body. These hormones might act on gingival cells by changing the effectiveness of the epithelial barrier to bacterial injury or by affecting the collagen maintenance and repair.
Attitude to counseling and testing for HIV and knowledge about prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in men accompanying antenatal attendees at a tertiary care hospital in South India
Authors: Krishnamoorthy Nivedita , Navis Fatima Shanthini
Published: April 2021

Background: Parent to child transmission is the second most common route of transmission of HIV in India contributing to 5% of new infections. This is due to underutilization of the components of PPTCT among  pregnant  women . As male partners remain the main decision makers in the family and influence their wife’s behaviour, poor awareness and negative attitude of men towards testing and treatment of HIV is a hindering factor in the successful implementation of the program. Therefore this study was carried out to study the awareness of men regarding HIV and PPTCT and also to assess their attitude towards testing and treatment in an antenatal clinic setting.Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive institution based study conducted in Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India. The study participants were men who accompanied their pregnant wife to the antenatal clinic. A pretested, predesigned questionnaire was used as the survey tool to assess the knowledge of these men about PPTCT services and also to assess their attitude towards HIV testing during pregnancy. The collected data was entered in SPSS and analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: Among participants only 68% were aware that a HIV positive mother could transmit infection to her baby and more than half of the participants were not aware that breast feeding could cause vertical transmission. Nearly 39% of the participants were not aware that mother to child transmission can be curtailed by giving ART during pregnancy. Acceptance for HIV testing was fairly good even before pretest counseling to the extent of 88.6% of the participants. Among the participants who did not want to get tested for  HIV, 52.9% assumed that their HIV status will be the same as that of their wife whereas 29.4% said that they were not comfortable undergoing the test along with their wife.Conclusions: The present study shows that men lacked awareness about the concept of vertical transmission of HIV and also the various aspects of prevention of maternal to child transmission of the infection. Their attitude towards testing was positive even though they were not aware of its implications. Media should be used to create awareness and couple counseling and testing should be promoted in all PPTCT centers thereby increasing the male participation in the PPTCT program.