bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
POTENSI PENINGKATAN PRODUKSI PISANG DALAM MENDUKUNG KEMANDIRIAN PANGAN DI DESA GEDANG-GEDANG KECAMATAN BATUPUTIH KABUPATEN SUMENEP
Authors: Hamzah Amir , Muchtar R.P. Much. , Sumitro Eko Adi
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine the potential for increasing banana production in Gedang Gedang Village, Batuputih District, Sumenep Regency based on the support of internal factors and external environmental factors in Batuputih District, Sumenep Regency. The sample in this study as research subjects were 20 people taken from a population of less than 100. The data analysis used was IFE and EFE matrix analysis and SWOT analysis. The results showed that the results of the internal factor analysis obtained the weighted value of the strength factor score was 1.837 and for the weakness factor was 0.762 with a total weighted score of 2.599. This proves that internally (strengths and weaknesses) are classified as good (strong) in improving and developing banana farming in Gedang-Gedang Village. While the results of the analysis of external factors, the opportunity factor has a weight of 1.637 and the threat factor has a weighted value of 1.402 with a total external factor of 3.039. This shows that the ability to respond to opportunities in developing banana farming and being able to face threats is good. The results of the SWOT analysis on the potential strategy for increasing banana farming in Gedang-Gedang Village, Batuputih Sub-district, it is known that the proposed strategy can be concluded that the S-O (Strength-Opportunities) Strategy is to improve the banana farming system technique through training to get higher quality results and expand the network. product marketing.
Pengaruh Rasio Jambu Merah Dan Santan Kelapa Terhadap Mutu Kimia Dan Mutu Fisik Mellorine Jambu Biji Merah
Authors: Azizah Wafa’ Amatul , Devi Mazarana , Issutarti Issutarti
Published: May 2023

Mellorine is one of various types of ice cream, but has a composition that is not the same as ice cream in general. The difference between mellorine and ice cream lies in the use of fat. Ice cream uses milk fat, while mellorine uses vegetable fat. One of the fats that can be used is coconut milk. The manufacture of mellorine utilizes the abundant production of red guava fruit, in addition to adding to the taste of red guava it is also expected to increase the nutritional value of mellorine. The purpose of this study was to examine the chemical properties, namely fat content, Vitamin C, dietary fiber, and pH and physical properties, namely overrun, and melting speed. The results showed that the fat content showed a significant difference which ranged from 3.49%-5.9%, the Vitamin C content ranged from 36.67mg/100g-48.67mg/100g, while the dietary fiber content ranged from 12.75%. -15.54%, and pH did not show any difference. The results of the physical test showed that there was a significant difference in the overrun, which ranged from 52%-71.5%, and the melting speed ranged from 54.5 minutes to 63 minutes.
Improved body resistance and mental health in students undergoing hypoxic training wearing insulating gas masks
Authors: Pyatibrat A. O. , Ziambetov V. V. , Tsikunova N. S. , Nazyrov R. K. , Shibaeva A. G.
Published: May 2023

Relevance. Improving mental health of professionals working in extreme environments are an urgent step towards improved health of the urban population.Objective. The aim is to evaluate the long–term efficiency of hypoxic training wearing a filter gas mask in terms of mental health.Methods. Mental health assessment was carried out using Spielberger–Khanin questionnaire and the Lusher test. The correlation between the indicators showing changes in the level of anxiety, vital lung capacity and the number of trunk lifts were calculated for the two groups of students, each including 50 participants. Group 1 used a filter gas mask while doing physical exercises within their hypoxic training, whereas Group 2 performed similar amount of exercises without wearing a gas mask.Results and discussion. Group 1 showed a significant decrease in the level of anxiety and a trend towards having less students with future pursuits and hopes for the best. By the end of the study, moderate negative correlations of reactive anxiety with an increase in the vital lung capacity (r = –0.43; p < 0.05) and the number of trunk lifts in supine position (r= –0.37; p < 0.05) was found in Group 1. Factor analysis in both groups revealed restructured functional body reserves during physical training.Conclusion. Hypoxic training in students throughout the academic year allowed to significantly increase the vital lung capacity, physical resilience, satisfaction, pursuits and positive perception of the future, while reducing the level of anxiety.
Los disturbios del género: experiencia y escritura en La rosa muerta y Mi vida junto a Enrique Gómez Carrillo de Aurora Cáceres
Authors: Vicens María
Published: May 2023

Separated by more than a decade, La rosa muerta (1914) and Mi vida junto a Enrique Gómez Carrillo (1929) establish nevertheless a delayed dialogue in time and space. This dialogue has as its central axis the various modes that Cáceres found to narrate her intimacy in a world that was going through a profound modernization process, which included new sexual-affective roles, like that one of the first decades of the 20th century. What to tell and how to tell it become in this context two fundamental problems from which the author will explore multiple ways of intertwining her writings with her own life, modeling in this process stories that investigate female sexuality and desire, denounce the moral codes that subdue women and recover the value of experience to ward off death.
Destruir y construir. La escritura como irrupción y contienda en Ricardo Zelarayán
Authors: D'Alessandro María Natalia
Published: May 2023

En este artículo propongo que la escritura de Ricardo Zelarayán se levanta contra toda concepción orgánica y homogénea de la literatura argentina como cuerpo total; genera fracturas sobre la idea de “campo cultural argentino” y postula nuevas reparticiones de los espacios literarios. En este sentido, pienso que sus textos escenifican una crisis del canon, del mercado editorial, de la tradición literaria y de cualquier otra idea de “centro” en el campo de la literatura argentina. Además, sus textos se instalan siempre en una crisis de lo nacional, lo provincial y lo regional. En este artículo, trabajaré con una serie de textos: “Postfacio con deudas” de La obsesión del espacio; “Inútiles reflexiones de Odracir Nayarález” de Lata peinada; “Registro Fílmico” y “Ricardo Zelarayán”, incluidos en el libro Zelarayán. Estos textos me ayudarán a indagar en las ideas de contienda e irrupción como diseño de su escritura.
“Vivir de un modo más agradable en un mundo cada vez más lleno de sorpresas desagradables”: la relectura de How to Cook a Wolf de M. F. K. Fisher durante el confinamiento de 2020
Authors: Flores Jurado Julieta
Published: May 2023

M. F. K. Fisher’s food memoirs have been interpreted as works that possess literary status. Fisher’s 1942 book How to Cook a Wolf, a collection of essays about food rationing during World War II, became popular again during the 2020 lockdown because it provided a timely reflection on the domestic kitchen as a shelter in uncertain times. Thisarticle includes an overview of food writing as a genre and considers the relevance of Fisher’s book through the concepts of healthism and hypervigilant subject, which areinvolved in contemporary discourses on eating and the human body. My analysis aims to demonstrate that How to Cook a Wolf invites its readers to reconcile with their appetite and their corporeality and to chase the new perils away with the delight and soothing ability to eat amid periods of crisis.
Ideologies and Discourses: Extreme Narratives in Extreme Metal Music
Authors: Radovanović Bojana
Published: May 2023

Historically speaking, metal music has always been about provoking a strong reaction. Depending on the characteristics of different sub-genres, one can focus on the sound, technique, visual appearance, and furthermore, the ideologies and ideas that are the foundation for each of the sub-genres. Although the majority of the metal community rejects accusations of being racially intolerant, some ideologies of extreme sub-genres (such as black metal) are in fact formed around the ideas of self-conscious elitism expressed through interest in pagan mythology, racism, Nazism and fascism. There has been much interest in the Nazi era within the extreme metal scene thus influencing other sub-genres and artists. The aim of this paper is to examine various appearances of extreme narratives such as Nazism and racism in different sub-genres of metal, bearing in mind variations dependent on geographical, political, and other factors.
Propuesta de mejora de la enseñanza de la fonética para los estudiantes hispanohablantes y sinohablantes.

Authors: Pan Ling
Published: May 2023

La enseñanza tanto del chino como del español tiene cada vez una mayor presencia en las instituciones educativas de una gran cantidad de países. No obstante, el aprendizaje de estos dos idiomas supone un gran reto tanto para los estudiantes chinos como para los hispanohablantes, sobre todo en lo que refiere a la pronunciación en las etapas iniciales del aprendizaje. En este artículo se van a realizar una serie de propuestas para mejorar la enseñanza de algunos fonemas aprovechando las similitudes que encontramos tanto en el chino como en el español.
Study of Neuromarketing in Consumer Behavior due to Product Logos Color Changes Effect
Authors: Rahmadani Denta , Fauzi Hilman , Lubis Reza Armanda , Ariyanti Maya
Published: May 2023

Consumer behavior can be detected by conducting surveys, but this method lacks the depth of analysis to measure consumer behavior. By utilizing technological and scientific advances through the study of neuroscience, especially in neuromarketing, it is hoped to improve the ability to analyze consumer behavior. Neuromarketing has been widely used to measure consumer behavior through several stimuli, including logo colors. Neuromarketing to the human brain's response is done using electroencephalography (EEG) signal analysis. Data collection was carried out on six students aged 19-24 years. Subjects were given a stimulus of five original logo colors and five logo colors recolored with the number of questions in three sessions. Pre-processing uses a butterwort horde four bandpass filter with a theta-band frequency band in the frequency range of 4-8 Hz. Data on color changes using questionnaires and EEG signal data is processed on spatial and spectral domains to view active areas of short-term memory. The result obtained is the effect of the change in logo color on consumer memory and the active location of short-term memory on the logo's color. Using spatial selection, the number of channels was reduced from 16 to 4 channels or by 75%. The selected channels are in the memory and visual areas.
On the question of the prospects of cross-border right-wing populism in the European Union
Authors: Strakevich Anastasia
Published: May 2023

The research subject is the prospects of cross-border cooperation of European political actors defined in public and academic discourse as “right-wing populists”. Within the corresponding national context, right-wing populists fight for the reversion to the mythical past, celebrate “the common man”, and strive for finding simple solutions to complex problems, at the same time appealing to their potential electorate as to the “chosen”, privileged group. The author of the research wonders to what extent such political guidelines hamper successful cross-border cooperation. Based on theoretical conclusions and empirical data, the author uses the method of modeling and develops an original model of political behavior of a right-wing political party. The author considers the historical data through the lens of the approaches which had become classical: the idea of natural inconsistency of national priorities of right-wing populists and the opposing idea of the linkage between the external strategy of right-wing populists and the internal success. Combining theoretical approaches with his own model, the author makes a discouraging forecast for right-wing populists. According to the research results, the discrepancy of the positive agenda of the parties, and the typical understanding of their privileged position will hardly allow them to create a stable coalition. It is supposed that the tendency will be reproduced in terms of a populust agenda being in opposition. Any attempt to assume a wide normalization of populist concepts will lead, in the author’s opinion, to the paradox: having lost their protest component, populists stop being themselves.   
Protestant churches and sects as a political factor in Latin America
Authors: Galibina-Lebedeva Elena Sergeevna
Published: May 2023

In recent years, the role of protestant churches in the political life of Latin American countries has significantly grown. We can even talk about a specific regional phenomenon. The research object in this article is the modern political activity of Protestant churches in the region, and the research object is Latin American society. The author analyzes the participation of religious institutions in the latest electoral period of 2018 - 2019 using the example of presidential campaigns in Brazil and Mexico. Special attention is given to the fact that churches are becoming the subjects of political process influencing the reformation of public opinion and providing the secular authorities with massive support. The author concludes that during the presidential election in Brazil the largest local evangelical Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) gave significant support to the far-right candidate J. Bolsonaro, while in Mexico, the victory of the center-left politician López Obrador wouldn’t be possible without the active participation of the National Association of Evangelical Christian Churches (Confraternice). This Mexican politician has become the first democratically-elected leftist president. Of particular interest is also the analysis of internal and foreign policy of the leaders of Brazil and Mexico supported by the local evangelical communities. The topicality of the scientific problem is determined by the fact that in terms of a crisis of traditional political ideologies, economic and humanitarian crisis, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, religion is becoming the only secure basis, and the influence of its cults on the formation of public opinion will be undoubtedly growing.   
Analysis of modern media texts in Swahili language using the methods of corpus linguistics
Authors: Grushina Oksana Andreevna
Published: May 2023

This article examines the application of corpus linguistics techniques for analyzing modern media texts in Swahili language. The language of mass media is representative and productive for the analysis and extraction of terms referred to the various spheres of speech use. The subject of this research is the peculiarities of determination of simple and compound medical terms and phrases in the Swahili language media texts by analyzing data on the frequency of using n-gram. To undertake this study, the author comprised the body of media texts based on the materials of Mtanzania newspaper published in 2014-2019. The methods of corpus linguistics and computer analysis were applied for collection of materials and analysis of the acquired data. The results of the conducted research demonstrated the effectiveness of the use of extraction technique if the relevant simple and compound medical terms by analyzing the body of media texts of the section Afya na Jamii, healthcare and social sphere using the UNIX system. An undeniable advantage of analysis of the body of media texts is the use of a “living” language with lexical saturation relevant for the present time. The obtained results may find future practical application: after processing by the lexicographers and experts in the area of medicine, the discovered terms and phrases can be used for composing specialized thematic dictionaries in Swahili language.
Lexical means of the comic in humorous stories of N. N. Nosov
Authors: Shi Yuqing
Published: May 2023

This article is dedicated to examination of lexical means of the comic in humorous stories of Nikolay Nosov. The article conducts systemic analysis, examines the achievement of comic potential in writer’s approaches via specific examples: irony, paradox, personification, tautology, and words formed in accordance with children etymology. The question is raised on the distinctness of Nosov’s humor and its lexical expression. Special attention is given to the analysis of psychology and behavior of the characters in particular situations, as well as determination of the original child’s way of thinking that differs from the adults. The scientific novelty is defined by an attempt of systemic analysis of lexical means for creating comic effect in the humorous stories of Nikolay Nosov. The relevance of this work on the one hand is substantiated by continued interest of the Russian and foreign researchers to the works of N. Nosov, and on the other – consists in comprehension of the insufficiently studied lexical means of the comic in his stories. The conducted analysis demonstrates the peculiarity of Nosov’s humor in creating comic effect, revelation of character of the heroes, and specificities of the children’s way of thinking.
Metaphysical concept of intemperance in the novel by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin “The Golovlyov Family”
Authors: Liashenko Tatiana
Published: May 2023

The subject of this research is the theme of intemperance in the novel by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin “The Golovlyov Family”. The theme of intemperance is important for grasping the ideological content of this work, because it comes up more than once and associated with an entire range of characters. In literature and folklore, intemperance sequentially correlates with the theme of cognizing the truth and adoration of a woman. In the ancient practices of initiation, alcohol consumption carried a ritual nature, conducing the transformed state of mind. The presented in the article archetypical approach towards the literary text is based on the ideas of Carl Gustav Jung, as well as advanced in the writings of Russian and foreign literary scholars. The novelty of the conducted consists in the fact that the motif of intemperance in the novel “The Golovlyov Family” is examined from the perspective of archetypical approach for the first time, which allows determining the semantic universalities instilled in this work. The author comes to the conclusion that Saltykov-Shchedrin describes intemperance as a mystery, in which the dichotomy “abased – elevated” manifests in an unambiguous unity.
The Restitution of Truth in Painting: Vincent Van Gogh's "Shoes" and their Explication in the Philosophy of Jacques Derrida.
Authors: Gaynutdinov Timur Rashidovich
Published: May 2023

Using Jacques Derrida's polylogue "Restitution, From truth to size" as a starting point of analysis, the article examines the problem of truth in painting. Derrida, referring to the famous dispute between Martin Heidegger and Meyer Sсhapiro over Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Shoes", not only reconstructs the details of this correspondence discussion, which stretched for many years, but also makes a sharp criticism of academic discourse, both philosophical and art criticism, equally limited in its total claim to knowledge truth in painting. Derrida comes to the conclusion that despite the external differences and internal opposition, the positions of Heidegger and Sсhapiro are completely in tune. Recreating the main directions of Derrida's analysis, the author reveals the idea of the "restitution of truth" in painting, embedding it in a more general philosophical context of the deconstruction of art. Restitution is inevitably associated with the appropriation and re-attribution of the meanings and images of an artistic work. This is exactly what happened in the "mirror speculation" of Heidegger and Sсhapiro, who sought to appropriate the truth of the "shoes" from Van Gogh's painting. Heidegger puts the shoes "on the ground", gives them to a peasant woman, Shapiro writes about their belonging to the artist Vincent himself, but, in the end, both famous professors only project their own identity onto Van Gogh's painting and force them to tell their truth, while embedding it in the framework of academic discourse.
Rasgos melódicos de la expresión de la alegría en el español L2 hablado por inmigrantes sinohablantes residentes en Madrid (España)
Authors: Sun Shaohua , Herrero Fernández Cristina
Published: May 2023

Ser capaces de expresar las emociones en la lengua de comunicación de un lugar de migración puede facilitar considerablemente la plena participación de los inmigrantes en la sociedad de acogida. Sin embargo, los planes de enseñanza de lenguas elaborados expresamente para migrantes no suelen centrarse en este aspecto y, en consecuencia, estos suelen experimentar dificultades a la hora de expresar las emociones que sienten o pretenden transmitir. Recientemente se ha señalado la necesidad de incorporar la enseñanza de la entonación emocional en el aula de ELE (Carbajal-Carrera et al., 2020) con el objetivo de evitar malentendidos interculturales (Dewaele, 2010), dado que en la expresión de las emociones en español, la melodía parece tener un papel fundamental (Garrido, 2011; Padilla, 2020). El presente estudio tiene como objetivo describir los rasgos melódicos de la expresión de la alegría en el español L2 hablado por inmigrantes sinohablantes residentes en la Comunidad de Madrid. 10 participantes sinohablantes (mujeres de nivel B1 residentes en Madrid) leyeron 10 enunciados simulando sentir alegría (10 enunciados x 1 emocione x 10 participantes). Dichos enunciados fueron analizados melódicamente utilizando el método de Análisis Melódico del Habla (Cantero, 2002; Cantero y Font-Rotchés, 2009). Tras el análisis cualitativo de los datos se han encontrado cinco patrones melódicos de la expresión de alegría..
Análisis prosódico de los marcadores discursivos en la conversación coloquial
Authors: Mateo Ruiz Miguel , Cantero Serena Francisco J.
Published: May 2023

En este trabajo, presentamos los resultados de un estudio en curso de los diferentes rasgos prosódicos (melódicos, dinámicos y rítmicos) de los marcadores discursivos de una conversación coloquial del corpus Val.Es.Co. Se trata de un análisis multidimensional, de los datos que expresan las relaciones entre los parámetros físicos de primer orden (el tono y la intensidad) de los centros fónicos de los segmentos tonales y las distancias entre ellos, la duración (CANTERO, 2019a). Asimismo, establecemos la relación de este análisis acústico con la propuesta interactivo-funcional (HIDALGO, 2019), que presenta puntos de convergencia con la propuesta de Cantero y supone un punto de partida imprescindible para el estudio de la entonación y de la prosodia de la interacción coloquial. A partir del análisis de las correlaciones existentes entre los citados parámetros acústicos, en nuestros resultados observamos que el desajuste entre ellos (tono, intensidad, duración) caracteriza significativamente los marcadores con valor enfático, “afectivo”.
Differentiating Shock Associated with Multi-inflammatory Syndrome in COVID-19 and Dengue – A Case Report
Authors: Singh Rajesh Kumar , Mukherjee Subhayan , Paul Prateep
Published: May 2023

In India where dengue is endemic, differentiating dengue shock and shock due to multi-inflammatory syndrome in COVID become important. Only a few case reports of such cases are present in the literature and we describe a child who was being managed as dengue developed shock and fitted in definition of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). She had positive for dengue NS1 and had raised COVID-19 antibodies. Her capillary refill time was prolonged and her blood pressure was 72/37 mm of Hg. In view of shock, she was given fluid bolus and started on adrenaline infusion. She was given intravenous immunoglobulin and methyl prednisolone. With this management, she improved. When we consider type of shock in dengue, it is narrow pulse pressure, while in our child, this was wide pulse pressure. Hence, we decided to treat with inotropes after initial fluid bolus of 20 mL/kg. We conclude that while differentiating dengue shock from MIS-C shock, pulse pressure may be important adjunct.
Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Associated with Testicular Non-seminomatous Germ Cell Tumour (NSGCT): A Unique Paraneoplastic Presentation
Authors: Shivarudraiah Shivashankara Swamy Mathighatta , Jain Arpit , Goyal Sumit , Patnaik Nivedita , Goyal Jitin
Published: May 2023

Paraneoplastic syndrome (PNS) is the rare manifestation of malignancy which presents as remote systemic features unrelated to direct tumour involvement. Often PNS can be the only presenting symptom of the cancer and may warrant search for underlying malignancy. Immune response against malignant cells sometimes cross reacts and destroys the normal cells. PNS can manifest at any point of time in course of malignancy, either it may presage diagnosis, or at relapse settings. Successful treatment of the malignancy is the key in managing PNS. Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) is a common presentation of haematological malignancy, but rarely reported with malignant solid tumours. We, hereby, illustrate a rare association of AIHA as PNS in a case of testicular non-seminomatous germ cell tumour and its management along with review of literature. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such a case to be reported in the literature.
Preeclampsia: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact on Mother and Fetus
Authors: Shandilya Vaibhav , Sinha Neiketa , Rani Sandhya
Published: May 2023

Objectives:

Preeclampsia is one of the most common hypertensive disorders in pregnancy accounting for >50,000 maternal deaths, and over 500,000 fetal deaths worldwide. The incidence of preeclampsia is estimated to be 7 times higher in developing countries like India. Women with preeclampsia are several folds more likely to contract cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, and thromboembolism later in life. This study aims to record the prevalence of preeclampsia, examine the incidence of various associated risk factors and document, and analyze the effects preeclampsia has on the mother and fetus.

Materials and Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted. Five hundred pregnant women were randomly selected based on availability of medical records. Prevalence of preeclampsia was identified in them and the preeclamptic population was further studied for various risk factors and epidemiological factors. The impact on mother and fetus was also studied. The data obtained from the medical records were entered into MS excel and variables were expressed as frequency and proportions. Analysis was done on SPSS 26.0 and major data were subjected to Chi-square test for determining significance.

Results:

Out of a total of 500 pregnant women, 31 developed preeclampsia; hence, the prevalence of preeclampsia was found to be 6.2%. Of the 31 preeclamptic women, majority belonged to the 20–29 age group (51.6%), 19 (61.2%) had a pre-pregnancy body mass index >23, thus being classified as overweight or obese. Thirteen of these 19 (41.9%) were obese class 1, while 5 (16.1%) were obese class 2. Only two patients were multiparous, while nulliparous and primiparous women accounted for 48.38 and 45.16% of preeclamptic women. Twenty of the 31 women had preeclampsia with severe features and this was found to be significantly associated with delivering a baby having lower birth weight (P < 0.05). A significant 45.1% (14 of the 31 women) had to undergo preterm delivery and 48.38% of the preeclamptic women terminated pregnancy by a lower segment cesarean section. Two of the women were also diagnosed with elevated liver enzymes and low platelets syndrome. With respect to the fetal outcomes, 48.4% of infants had low birth weight. Intrauterine fetal death, fetal growth restriction, and cleft lip and palate were also documented in few neonates.

Conclusion:

Preeclampsia has a high morbidity and mortality rate as well as an increased risk for future cardiovascular diseases. Hence, risk factors which are in an individual’s self-control such as weight must be modified to prevent unfavorable complications. Pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia should be identified and high-quality antenatal care should be given to minimize the complications of preeclampsia both for the mother and the fetus. More research avenues must be explored on this subject so that enhanced treatment and management options can emerge.
Lactate Clearance – A surrogate for Mortality in Cardiogenic Shock
Authors: Nandikonda Abhinay Reddy , Lakshmi V. S. Bharathi
Published: May 2023

Objectives:

Raised blood lactate levels are strongly associated with mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock. Recent practices of the early identification and initiation of mechanical circulatory support have improved outcomes in cardiogenic shock, but therapeutic targets to guide real-time clinical decision making are lacking. Recent evidence suggests that the degree and rate at which blood lactate levels decrease after the initiation of treatment is important in patient prognosis. With this background, lactate clearance has been suggested as a potential treatment target due to its independent association with morality.

Materials and Methods:

Lactate levels were measured at baseline and at 6, 12, and 24 h. Patients were grouped into survivors and non-survivors based on in-hospital mortality. Patients who had normal lactate (<2.0 mmoL/L) at baseline were excluded from the study. Statistical analysis done using appropriate tests.

Results:

Absolute lactate levels were compared between groups at baseline and 6, 12, and 24 h. Lactate clearance was calculated at 6, 12, and 24 h among survivors and non-survivors. In total, 90 patients were enrolled, and 65 (72.2%) of them survived to hospital discharge. Absolute blood lactate levels were 4.71 ± 1.36 mmoL/lit in survivors and 6.17 ± 2.88 mmoL/lit in non-survivors at baseline (P = 0.007). The mean lactate clearance at 6 h was 12.22 ± 85.96% in survivors and 12.98 ± 30.97% in non-survivors (P = 0.3). At 24 h, the mean lactate clearance was 54.63 ± 22.34% and 26.34 ± 19.3% in survivors and non-survivors, respectively (P < 0.01).

Conclusion:

Survivors had significantly greater lactate clearance at 12 and 24 h compared with non-survivors, suggesting that lactate clearance is an important prognostic marker in cardiogenic shock. These results further support the validity of lactate clearance as an appropriate surrogate for mortality and as a potential therapeutic target in clinical practice. Especially in centers lacking invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
Closure of skin with simple interrupted Prolene suturing versus subcuticular continuous Monocryl suturing after ORIF of distal radius fractures
Authors: Jáuregui Alfonso G. , Ruiz Maria del Carmen G. , Lemus Miguel B. , Gonzalez César J. S. , Huerta Fatima D. , Rivas Carlos M. , Jaramillo-Zamora Cristofer , Rincon Laura C. L.
Published: May 2023

Objectives:

The aim of the study was to assess the effects of subcuticular absorbable versus interrupted nonabsorbable sutures for skin closure after distal radius fracture (DRF) fixation surgery in adults on post-operative pain, hand function, scar satisfaction, wound inflammation, and adverse events.

Methods:

A retrospective study was conducted with 65 patients undergoing DRF surgical treatment between March 2022 and December 2022. Patients were divided into two groups: Traditional interrupted suture with Prolene® (n = 27) and subcuticular continuous suture with Monocryl® (n = 38). Pain intensity, complications, and cosmetics were evaluated.

Results:

Subcuticular continuous suture with Monocryl® was superior to traditional interrupted suture with Prolene® in terms of the number of complications and esthetic and functional outcomes.

Conclusion:

This study concluded that the subcuticular suturing with absorbable monofilament Monocryl® proved advantageous compared to simple interrupted suturing with Prolene® because it presented better results regarding pain intensity and esthetic results, with fewer complications.
Usefulness of cyst-subarachnoid shunt using syringo-subarachnoid shunt tube for symptomatic enlarging ventriculus terminalis: A case report and review of the literature
Authors: Shigekawa Seiji , Matsui Seishi , Inoue Akihiro , Shinohara Naoki , Kunieda Takeharu
Published: May 2023

Background:

The ventriculus terminalis (VT) is a cystic embryological remnant of the conus medullaris that usually regresses after birth. This structure rarely persists into adulthood and may produce neurological symptoms. We recently encountered three cases of symptomatic enlarging VT.

Case Description:

The three female patients were 78, 64, and 67 years old. Symptoms included pain, numbness, motor weakness, and frequent urination that gradually worsened. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cystic dilatations of slow growing VT. These patients showed marked improvement after cyst-subarachnoid shunt using a syringo-subarachnoid shunt tube.

Conclusion:

Symptomatic enlarging VT is an extremely rare cause of conus medullaris syndrome and the optimal treatment strategy remains unclear. Surgical management may thus be appropriate for patients with symptomatic enlarging VT.
Acupuncture-exacerbated Pyoderma Gangrenosum Associated With IgG Multiple Myeloma
Authors: Lyu Jiajie , Wang Sun , Zhang Hanshuo , Liu Shengxiu
Published: May 2023

Introduction. PG is an uncommon, noninfectious neutrophilic dermatosis. Very few cases of bullous PG as the first manifestation of IgG myeloma have been reported. HE4, a novel marker for human cancers, may be a promising marker of bone destruction and disease progression in patients with hematologic malignancies and PG lesions. Case Report. The authors report a case of a 49-year-old female who presented with painful patches located on the lower extremities for the past 5 months, and then had lesions that rapidly progressed to necrotic ulcers after unregulated acupuncture therapy. During the treatment procedure, underlying IgG κ-type myeloma was diagnosed. After the diagnosis was confirmed, the patient underwent chemotherapy, and the lesions started to heal and gradually showed scarring. The current report also discusses the potential value of HE4 as applied to malignancies that present with PG and bone destruction. Conclusions. Once the diagnosis of the underlying systemic disease is confirmed, patients with PG should simultaneously receive aggressive treatment for the primary disease. More emphasis should be put on HE4 regarding the progression of monoclonal gammopathy-related PG with bone destruction to provide new ideas to understand the pathogenesis of this disease.
THE INFLUENCE OF INTERNATIONALITY AND LOCATION ON DISCLOSURE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL: A STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors: Rahayu Nika Esti , Sudaryono Eko Arief
Published: May 2023

ABSTRACTThe research examines the effect of internationality and location on intellectual capital disclosure on the official website. The research method uses a quantitative approach with a total sample of 85 State Universities registered with UniRank 2021. Data analysis techniques use multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that structural capital became the most dominant component of intellectual capital. The variables of internationality and location positively affect the disclosure of intellectual capital. The limitations of this study are that the samples and research variables still need to be improved. Despite the limitations, this study has practical implications as a reference for universities on the importance of internationality and location to the disclosure of intellectual capital.ABSTRAKPenelitan bertujuan menguji pengaruh internationality dan lokasi terhadap pengungkapan modal intelektual pada situs web resmi. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 85 Perguruan Tinggi Negeri yang terdaftar UniRank 2021. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa structural capitalÂ  menjadi komponen modal intelektual yang paling dominan diungkapkan. Variabel internationality dan lokasi berpengaruh positif terhadap pengungkapan modal intelektual. Keterbatasan penelitian ini yaitu sampel dan variabel penelitian masih terbatas. Terlepas dari keterbatasan yang ada, penelitian ini berimplikasi praktis sebagai referensi untuk perguruan tinggi tentang pentingnya aspek internationality dan lokasi terhadap pengungkapan modal intelektual.
Phytochemical screening, antioxidant activity and identification of active phytochemical compounds of Scutellaria wightiana Benth. an endemic plant to peninsular India
Authors: Thaniarasu R. , Anitha A.
Published: May 2023

The present investigation focuses on Scutellaria wightiana for their phytochemical and biological activities. In this investigation, ethanolic extracts of S. wightiana was tested for their phytochemical attributes by qualitative methods such as preliminary screening, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), antioxidant, antibacterial and bioactive compound properties. The bactericidal activity of the plant extract was evaluated using both gram+ve and gram-ve bacteria by disc diffusion method. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of the leaf extract showed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, phenols, tannins, diterpenes, flavonoids, proteins and amino acids. FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of various functional groups like alcohols, phenols, alkanes, amines, nitrogen groups and carboxylic acids. The DPPH IC50 value of ethanol extract was found to be 576.48 μg/mL and that of the hydroxyl radical scavenging activity was observed 310.87 μg/mL at the concentration of 1000 μg/ml. FRAP antioxidant capacity was found to be 88.70 μmoles/mg. Antibacterial activity of ethanol extract was higher for Staphylococcus aureus with 16 mm zone of inhibition. GC-MS results displayed various phytochemical constituents which are crucially acknowledged for their pharmacological activities.
Microbial Fuel Cell
Authors: Jha S. , Sharma P. , Prakash A.
Published: May 2023

There is global crisis due to fuel depletion and environmental pollution. The dependency on fossils for fuels is unsustainable due to its finite nature, so researchers are studying alternative sources of energy that are renewable in nature. A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is the device used to generate energy by converting chemical energy into electrical energy by the series of catalytic reactions of anaerobic microorganisms. Recently MFC are in the developing phase due to the use of biodegradable substances for fuel. Not only does it produce electricity but it has many other applications as well like wastewater treatment, biohydrogen production and biosensors. It is based on various parameters and has several configurations for the higher energy output. This review studies about MFCs history, working, types, components, designs, factors affecting the MFCs, applications and its future scope.
Nile Red staining for nanoplastic quantification: Overcoming the challenge of false positive counts due to fluorescent aggregates
Authors: Chatterjee Swarupa , Krolis Eva , Molenaar Robert , Claessens Mireille , Blum Christian
Published: May 2023

The true extent of plastic particle pollution is largely unknown, particularly for particles <1 µm (na-noplastics), as they are difficult to detect. Here, we expand the Nile Red (NR) staining approach often used to visualize microplastics to the quantification of nanoplastics. Using NR staining for nanoplastic quantification is largely unexplored due to the formation of fluorescent NR aggregates which cause false positive counts in single particle counting. Here, we study the number and size of the NR aggregates formed as a function of NR concentration and show that with decreasing NR concentration, the number and size of the NR aggregates drop. At nanomolar concentrations, the number of NR aggregates is low, while staining of nanoplastics at these concentrations still results in signals that are sufficiently bright for single particle detection. To challenge and verify our ap-proach, we spiked a drinking water sample with known amounts of nanoplastics. After quantifica-tion of the total amount of NR positive particles and considering NR aggregates and the added amounts of nanoplastics, we find a stable number of NR positive particles for the drinking water sample, thus verifying our approach. To demonstrate the direct applicability of our method, with-out any pre-analytical treatment, we determined the number of NR positive particles in different drinking water samples. In water obtained from plastic bottles and plastic-lined cartons, we detect-ed approximately 250 particles/nL, which is well above the level of detection of our method. In tap water, we found approximately 10 times fewer NR positive nanoparticles. Our study demonstrates that staining at nM NR concentrations combined with a careful characterization of the number of NR aggregates in solution allows for using single-particle counting for nanoplastic quantification in water samples. We foresee that this approach can contribute to filling the gap in knowledge on the abundance of nanoplastics.
Mapping peptide-protein interactions by amine-reactive cleavable photoaffinity reagents
Authors: Korovesis Dimitris , Beard Hester , Gaspar Vanessa , Chen Suyuan , Zahedi Rene , Verhelst Steven
Published: May 2023

Photoaffinity labeling followed by tandem mass spectrometry is an often used strategy to identify protein targets of small molecule drugs or drug candidates, which -- under ideal conditions -- enables the identification of the actual drug binding site. In case of bioactive peptides, however, identifying the distinct binding site is hampered because of complex fragmentation patterns during tandem mass spectrometry. We here report the development and use of small cleavable photoaffinity reagents that allow functionalization of bioactive peptides for light-induced covalent binding to their protein targets. Upon cleavage of the covalently linked peptide drug, a chemical remnant of a defined mass remains on the bound amino acid which is then used to unambiguously identify the drug binding site. Applying our approach to known peptide-drug/protein pairs with reported crystal structures, such as the calmodulin-mellitin interaction, we were able to validate the identified binding sites based on structural models. Overall, our cleavable photoaffinity labeling strategy represents a powerful tool to enable the identification of protein targets and specific binding sites of a wide variety of bioactive peptides in the future.
A Sustainable One-Pot Preparation Method for Very High Porous Solids Loading Paper Membranes
Authors: Tignol Pierre , Pimenta Vanessa , Dupont Anne-Laurence , Carvalho Silvia , Nouar Farid , Pinto Moises , SERRE Christian , Lavédrine Bertrand
Published: May 2023

Owing to their high porosity and tunability, porous solids such as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Zeolites and Activated Carbons (ACs) are of great interest in various fields for instance gas separation, catalysis, water and air purification, among others. These materials are usually in powder form and need to be shaped in some practical way that does not modify their intrinsic property (i.e. porosity). Making porous, freestanding and flexible membranes is a shaping strategy. However, high loadings (> 70 wt %) can challenge mechanical properties. We have developed a new sustainable and simple method that combines two cellulosic fibrous structures of different size to form a high porous solids loading (>70 wt %) paper membrane: softwood bleached kraft fibres (S) and nano-fibrillated cellulose (NFC). This dual fiber system produces a synergistic effect, where S provides flexibility while NFC acts as a nanostructuring and mechanical strengthening agent with an optimal S:NFC=1:2 ratio. This method can be applied for the preparation of membranes with the mechanical properties of paper and unhampered adsorption properties with a wide range of porous solids (MOFs, ACs, Zeolites). As a first application example, the capture of volatile organic compounds is demonstrated with MIL-100(Fe) paper membrane, an iron trimesate MOF
From waste to energy - Photocatalytic anaerobic degradation of microplastics to generate hydrogen
Authors: Weiss Morten , Marschall Roland
Published: May 2023

Microplastics are very prominent pollutants in our environment, and the reduction of microplastics waste is a major responsibility for our society. Here, microplastics are used as hydrogen source to generate the green energy carrier hydrogen from anaerobic photocatalysis. Using P25 TiO2 as typical photocatalyst, we show that as used model microplastics can act as solid sources for hydrogen. The highest hydrogen evolution rate was observed when LDPE or PET were used, leading to stable hydrogen evolution for several hours.
Incorporating short data into large mixed-frequency VARs for regional nowcasting
Authors: Koop Gary , McIntyre Stuart , Mitchell James , Poon Aubrey , Wu Ping
Published: May 2023

Interest in regional economic issues coupled with advances in administrative data is driving the creation of new regional economic data. Many of these data series could be useful for nowcasting regional economic activity, but they suffer from a short (albeit constantly expanding) time series which makes incorporating them into nowcasting models problematic. Regional nowcasting is already challenging because the release delay on regional data tends to be greater than that at the national level, and "short" data imply a "ragged edge" at both the beginning and the end of regional data sets, which adds a further complication. In this paper, via an application to the UK, we develop methods to include a wide range of short data into a regional mixed-frequency VAR model. These short data include hitherto unexploited regional VAT turnover data. We address the problem of the ragged edge at both the beginning and end of our sample by estimating regional factors using different missing data algorithms that we then incorporate into our mixed-frequency VAR model. We find that nowcasts of regional output growth are generally improved when we condition them on the factors, but only when the regional nowcasts are produced before the national (UK-wide) output growth data are published.
Big Data in marketing analytics: opportunities and problems of use
Authors: Lehenchuk S.F. , Zavalii T.O.
Published: May 2023

The relevance of conducting research in the direction of using Big Data to improve marketing activities has been grounded. A bibliometric analysis of publications on the subject of «Big Data and marketing» in the scientometric database Scopus has been carried out. The main aspects of using Big Data in marketing analytics have been grounded. The main advantages of using Big Data in marketing analytics have been analyzed. The prospects and opportunities for the development of marketing analytics based on the use of Big Data have been identified and characterized (improvement of interaction with customers; improved positioning of brands; optimization of the marketing budget; improvement of the effectiveness of predictive analytics). The main problems of using Big Data for the development of marketing analytics have been described (objective limitation of the use of Big Data; the time gap between the occurrence and receipt of processed data for decision-making; storage and processing of streaming data; the need to acquire new competencies by employees of the marketing department; the need to improve the structure of the marketing department).