bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigating The Arabic Teachers Efficacy to Become a Driving Teacher
Authors: Wahdah Nurul , Hamidah Hamidah , Mubarak Mahfuz Rizqi , Nurtianto Lukman
Published: July 2023

This study aims to investigate the efficacy aspects of Central Kalimantan Arabic teachers, such as level, strength, and generality to become a driving teacher. This study used a mixed method by combining qualitative and quantitative designs (concurrent triangulation) by recruiting 19 (nineteen) Arabic teachers at Madrasah Aliyah level from several districts/cities in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia. The results of this study indicated that the three aspects of the Arabic teachers already have high self-efficacy to become a driving teacher with an average score of 3.79. This is based on their enthusiasm to learn how to use IT in the teaching process and their ability to instill character education and be able to be flexible in dealing with diverse student behavior. However, some difficulties arise from aspects of strength such as difficulties in reflecting and evaluating student-centered learning outcomes and involving the students’ parents.
O estágio no processo de formação identitária do professor do campo
Authors: Paludo Nádia de Paula Pessôa , Pereira Lima Lucimar , Luiz Lopes Sérgio
Published: July 2023

O presente artigo trata da formação identitária do professor da educação do campo, a partir da narrativa de discentes do curso de Licenciatura em Educação do Campo da Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR), com o objetivo de identificar a contribuição do estágio no processo de formação desses educadores. Educar nessa localidade exige do profissional o reconhecimento de sua própria identidade, para que a sua atuação seja pautada na valorização e respeito aos povos do campo, levando em consideração a realidade local e a diversidade da população. Este artigo é resultante de uma pesquisa qualitativa, realizada com quatro discentes matriculados na disciplina de estágio em Ensino de História do 5º semestre, cuja coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista semiestruturada online. Os dados foram submetidos ao método de análise de conteúdo descrito por Bardin (2016). O estudo mostrou que o estágio contribui para a formação identitária do professor, mas evidenciou dificuldades dos discentes em expressar seu entendimento sobre o assunto, devido a desafios durante a realização do estágio, que ocorreu de forma remota em decorrência da pandemia de Covid-19.
The role of electronic leaflets in improving access to medication-related information
Authors: Blöndal Anna Bryndís , Magnússon Einar , Ravera Silvia
Published: July 2023

Background: Language discrepancies may create barriers to healthcare, compromise the quality of care and worsen health outcomes. This study explored what European countries currently do to ensure that foreign patients receive sufficient information about their medications if they do not understand the country's national language. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to the delegates of two Council of Europe committees. The recipients were asked to provide insights on how their country facilitates access to the necessary product information when patients do not understand the national language. Results: Seventeen out of 39 delegates completed the questionnaire. The majority of the respondents indicated that all healthcare professionals experience difficulties in providing guidance and advice to foreign patients. The results also showed that different methods are used nationally to present the necessary information to foreigners. Finally, the observations from this survey suggested that electronic leaflets in the patient's primary language could be a valuable option to improve access to medication-related information. Conclusions: Healthcare professionals seem to encounter challenges in providing foreign patients with information associated with medication use. Electronic leaflets can be one of the tools for improving communication between these patients and healthcare professionals to ensure that medicines are used safely and effectively.
A Quantitative Analysis for Prioritizing Success Elements in Agile Logistics Applications: The Case of Giresun and Ordu
Authors: KORUCUK Selçuk , KARAMAŞA Çağlar , DEMİR Ezgi , MEMİŞ Salih
Published: July 2023

In today's competitive market conditions, it is not enough to produce high-quality products at the cheapest price. Businesses are expected to deliver the product to the end user round the clock and around the world. One effective way to achieve this is through effective logistics management (Büyükçetin, 2003). Recently, agility has become a frequently discussed topic when it comes to creating an effective logistics management system. The word agility has become synonymous with a strategic response to the survival of businesses in today's competitive environment. However, it should be noted that every business has its unique philosophy and operates under the influence of different environmental factors. Therefore, there is no single agility concept that is suitable for all businesses or every situation (İlhan, 2007). Creating an agile logistics strategy can be achieved not only by minor changes but also by completely differentiating the methods of performing activities (Gunesakaran,1999). The creation of this differentiation depends on various success factors. The success factors of agile logistics considered in this study include: “Managing Change and Uncertainty”, “Flexibility and Responsiveness in Service”, “Increasing the Value Shown to the Customer”, “Information Technologies”, “Flexible Human Resources” and “Building Collaborations Among Service Providers”. These factors play a crucial role in the success of businesses and can increase their competitiveness. The absence of studies in the literature regarding the ranking of the success factors in agile logistics applications points to the important contribution of this study to the literature.To address this research gap, this study aims to rank the success factors of agile logistics practices in logistics firms in Giresun and Ordu provinces. The ranking will be done using the Spherical fuzzy sets based AHP. By prioritizing these success factors, businesses can identify the areas they need to focus on and improve, ultimately enhancing their competitiveness and success in the market.
Time series forecasting of the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical assessment in retrospect
Authors: GÜNGÖR Murat
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic is perceived by many to have run its course, and forecasting its progress is no longer a topic of much interest to policymakers and researchers as it once was. Nevertheless, in order to take lessons from this extraordinary two and a half years, it still makes sense to have a critical look at the vast body of literature formed thereon, and perform comprehensive analyses in retrospect. The present study is directed towards that goal. It is distinguished from others by encompassing all of the following features simultaneously: (i) time series of 10 of the most affected countries are considered; (ii) forecasting for two types of periods, namely days and weeks, are analyzed; (iii) a wide range of exponential smoothing, autoregressive integrated moving average, and neural network autoregression models are compared by means of automatic selection procedures; (iv) basic methods for benchmarking purposes as well as mathematical transformations for data adjustment are taken into account; and (v) several test and training data sizes are examined. Our experiments show that the performance of common time series forecasting methods is highly sensitive to parameter selection, bound to deteriorate dramatically as the forecasting horizon extends, and sometimes fails to be better than that of even the simplest alternatives. We contend that the reliableness of time series forecasting of COVID-19, even for a few weeks ahead, is open to debate. Policymakers must exercise extreme caution before they make their decisions utilizing a time series forecast of such pandemics.
Color Barcodes from Debut to Present: A Broad Survey on the State of the Art
Authors: SİRMEN Refik Tanju , ÜSTÜNDAĞ Berk
Published: July 2023

Efficiently transferring information, which is of major importance for almost all engineering systems, requires a data representative appropriate to maintain the density and consistency of the information dispatched. As such a machine-readable representation of data, barcodes are one of the most recognized and powerful instruments of the purpose in every domain. Likewise, from the perspective of engineering, colors are excellent sources of information exchange, since the transmission of color connotes the conveyance of its entire scalar attributes in the same spatial channel component. Exerting colors on barcodes as an effective way of bursting the data conveyance capacity has been an active area of research for over 50 years. Significant progress has been achieved through efforts in this regard. It is also envisagable that the evident evolution in related technologies exoterically empowers the enhancement of color barcode capabilities as capacity and reliability, thereby further encouraging prospected research in this direction.

Herein, a comprehensive survey of the studies on this main area of interest is presented. To help better acquainted with the field, also a taxonomy of the peculiar interference sources and distortion effects is provided, besides, the 3D barcoding process itself and the research areas are described. Most of the relevant works from debut to the present are broadly examined. Rather than presenting a timeline, studies that pertain to similar issues are addressed together. Amongst those related, premising or pivotal ones are preferably cited as far as feasible. Moreover, all perused works are analyzed by the research areas and the results are presented. Also, the issues relatively more prominent as affecting the performance of the whole process are specified. In the conclusion, some of the research subjects that appear open, scarce, or require further elaboration were remarked on as well. It is anticipated this study to contribute to the efforts toward leveraging color in barcodes.
Workflow for bulk RNAseq of human fallopian tube and uterine endomyometrium v1
Authors: Lindsay-Hewett Scott
Published: July 2023

Described here is the workflow used by the Female Reproductive Tissue Mapping Center at UCSD to generate bulk RNAseq data from human fallopian tube and uterine endomyometrium.
Cleaning Protocol for Running Bacterial Samples on CytoFLEX S in Tube Mode v1
Authors: C Tijerina Jamie
Published: July 2023

The CytoFLEX S analyzer, like most other flow cytometers and cell sorters, was designed to run primarily mammalian cells. The acceptable threshold for carryover generally is <1% and this can be achieved with no special cleaning protocols between samples when running mammalian cells. However, this does not hold true for bacterial cells. In testing with K-12 E. coli cells, it was found that the carryover between samples was between 2% to nearly 4% without any special cleaning protocol between samples. This level of carryover can interfere with results. This protocol was tested and developed to reduce carryover for K-12 E. coli or other bacterial samples to an acceptable threshold as low as .3% (<1%), to guard against contamination of the instrument which could lead to the formation of biofilms, and to prevent damage to the tube/plate switch mechanism.
Using a Sonicator Bath to Clean the Nozzle on a BD FACS Aria II/III/Fusion, SONY SY3200, or Other Instrumentation with Similarly Sized Nozzles v1
Authors: C Tijerina Jamie
Published: July 2023

Sonicating the nozzle is an important step when dealing with clogs on a cell sorter. In sorters where the nozzle positioning is not fixed, such as a Sony SY3200, sonicating and removing the nozzle may not be as frequent of an occurrence. However, a safe and effective protocol to clean the nozzle remains very important. On instrumentation like the Aria II/III/Fusion, sonicating the nozzle can be a daily occurrence as it needs to be done before the stream is started, and it may need to be done in the middle of a sort if the sample clogs during the run. Certain precautions need to be taken during this process if there is a need to remove a clog caused by a BSL2 or higher sample. The safety of the instrument operator is of the utmost importance during this process. Additionally, most institutions require SOPs for this process which take biosafety into account. This protocol for sonicating takes operator safety, as well as institutional requirements into account, while providing an effective method of cleaning the nozzle or removing a sample clog without causing damage to the nozzle.
Pemanfaatan smartphone dalam menciptakan animasi stop motion sebagai alternatif media ajar guru SMK Multimedia
Authors: Sari Maya Purnama , Rinjani Dian , Permana Fahmi Candra , Sari Intan Permata , Hidayah Nurul
Published: July 2023

Community Service based on research results in 2019, the results of the applied research are the basic techniques of creating an illustrated digital image into animation with the characteristics of a flat-space-time image and the basic stopmotion video editing techniques applied using a smartphone. The stopmotion technique is a basis that can be utilized optimally, the Covid-19 pandemic situation which limits the use of school computer laboratory facilities is a learning obstacle for students who do not have personal computers. The practical use of smartphones is able to produce good stopmotion video animation works, so the training focuses on SMK Multimedia teachers. The goal is that teachers can optimize smartphones to create stopmotion video animations as a way of learning for their students. The action review method is used so that the implementation of effective and solution training uses eight steps, namely problem identification, problem formulation, alternative identification, alternative determination, planning, program implementation, monitoring, evaluation and action review. The target audience is SMK Karya Budi's Multimedia Department, Cilenuyi District, Bandung Regency, totaling 11 people consisting of 5 expertise teachers and 6 adaptive normative teachers. The training is conducted offline and online. The results of the evaluation show that the teacher needs the help of video tutorials to repeat the training more, but overall the teacher is able to create animation from illustration images of the features of flat-space-time images and stop motion video editing using applications on smartphones.
Pengenalan desain komunikasi visual dan animasi dalam dunia industri untuk pelajar Sekolah Menengah Atas
Authors: Yurisma Dhika Yuan , Prasetya Ardian Jaya
Published: July 2023

In the development of the creative economy in Indonesia, visual communication design was able to contribute 579.3 billion Rupiah in 2016, but this only contributed 0.06% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of all creative industry sub-sectors. Visual Communication Design is a branch of design science that studies communication concepts and creative expression, techniques and media by utilizing visual or visual elements to convey messages for specific purposes (information or persuasion purposes, namely influencing behavior). There are many things that can be learned in the world of DKV, one of which is animation. This service program aims to introduce high school and vocational students to the world of DKV and animation science in the industrial world. The material presented includes basic knowledge of DKV, animation and job opportunities. Socialization is carried out online using the zoom application. So that the participants who attended could cover all of Indonesia. At the end of the activity a questionnaire will be given to find out the participants' understanding, as much as 92% of participants understand the material presented. In the final conclusion, students have gained an understanding of the world of DKV and animation as one of their considerations in determining their further education.
Rancang bangun aplikasi berbasis augmented reality dengan tema alat musik tradisional Indonesia sebagai media pembelajaran di sekolah dasar
Authors: Puspita Annisa , Andrean Ari , Fauzi Farhan Fathurrohman
Published: July 2023

Currently learning is done online. So that the quality of the teaching and learning process does not decrease, teachers must innovate in learning by utilizing information and communication technology. This study aims to create an augmented reality-based application with the theme of traditional Indonesian musical instruments that can be used as learning media on theme 1, sub-theme 1, learning 1, in grade 4 elementary school. The method used in this research is the Multimedia Development Life Cycle and the Literature Study method. The result of this research is an augmented reality-based interactive learning application that can be used on the android platform, along with a boardgame which is an additional component of the application. The application is distributed to a non-governmental organization called Rumah Pelangi Indonesia, and the 090 Cibiru State Elementary School which will later be used as learning media for students there.
Pelatihan inovasi produk olahan jamur tiram di desa Solokuro kabupaten Lamongan
Authors: Arifatin Fais Wahidatul , Effendi Farid , Sari Diana Novita , Septiana Adelia Asti
Published: July 2023

In today's era, innovation in any case is a demand. No exception innovating in a processed product. Solokuro village is one of the villages in Lamongan district. Oyster mushroom itself is not a new food ingredient for local residents. Although most of them are rice and corn farmers, some are farming oyster mushrooms. One of them is Jaya Mulia Solokuro (JMS) as one of the SMEs in Solokuro village that cultivates oyster mushrooms, and has partners in the cultivation and marketing of oyster mushrooms themselves. JMS only sells oyster mushrooms to traders, shop owners or other partners. Although sometimes the harvest of oyster mushrooms is abundant, the farmers only focus on selling mushrooms. With limited insight in the processing of oyster mushrooms, the team of writers motivated to do community service through this training. This training was attended by 62 residents on 27 August 2021 at the Solokuro village hall. The purpose of this training is to provide insight and explore the potential of the surrounding community to be more innovative, especially in terms of processing oyster mushrooms. From the results of the study, it is showed that the Solokuro village community can increase their creativity in entrepreneurship.
Strategi pengembangan kawasan wisata green bay beach di kabupaten Banyuwangi Jawa Timur
Authors: Fianto Achmad Yanu Alif , Daniswara Raissa
Published: July 2023

One of the strategies to be able to help the tourism industry players, especially marine tourism which is the main potential of the Indonesian tourism industry, is more emphasized on the ability to identify various development possibilities. Therefore, this community service activity is carried out by implementing a series of processes starting from identifying threats and opportunities from the external side as well as weaknesses and strengths on the internal side to the elaboration of community-based tourism development. The series of processes include observation and problem identification, analysis and formulation of tourism development strategies. This community service activity was carried out in the Green Bay Beach Tourism area in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java. This method of implementing community activities is focused on formulating a tourism development strategy based on a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis. This community service activity resulted in several recommendations for tourism development in the Green Bay Beach Tourism area. The results of the strategy formulation from this activity can be continued in a more holistic community service activity scheme in order to provide insight and knowledge regarding the development of tourism area strategies.
Pendampingan pembuatan abon jantung pisang pada kelompok ibu PKK di Desa Semperiuk A
Authors: Wahyu Wahyu , Amira Amira , Anggraini Anggraini , Ariska Ariska , Puspita Ayu Febby , Talia Mia , Kurniawati Novia Pipit , Agustian Rendi , Kristiandi Kiki
Published: July 2023

Semperiuk A Village is one of the villages located in South Jawai District, Sambas Regency with a population density of 475.17/Km. The results of the village are agricultural commodities in the form of bananas, rice, deep coconuts, vegetables and fruits. Based on the potential of the region that bananas are the main commodity. However, the community in Semperiuk A Village has no product development that can be developed optimally. The purpose of this research is to increase the village's ability to make processed products, besides that this assistance is a product that is favored by the local village and becomes a product that can improve the economy in Semperiuk A Village, South Jawai District. The stages in this activity are divided into two, namely: 1. The preparation stage which includes the initial process of asking for permission to provide assistance in Semperiuk A Village. 2. The implementation stages of the activities carried out by the accompanying participants and respondents totaling 10 PKK women. The result of this activity is that this superior product of banana heart shredded has the potential to be consumed as an effort to diversify food. The PKK women will also plan for the banana heart shredded product to be the flagship product of Semperiuk A Village. The results of this mentoring activity can be used as a benchmark for local communities to take advantage of the potential of the land in their respective areas.
Pelatihan media e-learning classroom untuk guru SMKN 1 Peureulak Timur
Authors: Karo Karo Ichwanul Muslim , Astuti Widi , Dharayani Ramanti
Published: July 2023

One of the sectors affected by the covid-19 pandemic is the education sector. SMKN 1 Peureulak Timur as the only vocational high school in Peureulak Timur sub-district, East Aceh must continue to provide education services for all students of the best quality. One of the efforts to improve educating and teaching skills for teachers at SMKN 1 Peureulak Timur is by providing e-learning training. One of the e-learning media that is often used is Goggle Classroom because of its complete features and quite easy to operate. Therefore, the activity that will be carried out at this community dedication is Google Classroom training. It is hoped that after receiving this Google Classroom training, teachers of SMKN 1 Peureulak Timur can improve their performance in facing the Industrial Revolution 4.0.
Edukasi berlogika di era digital bagi masyarakat
Authors: Maulana Yoppy Mirza
Published: July 2023

Thinking is a mental activity to compile an idea in making a conclusion. One of the thinking skills that is always considered in a person's life in acting is the ability to think logically. Thinking logically or logically is a thinking activity that is in accordance with reason, rational or reasonable, which results in correct decisions. In this digital era, it is very easy to interact with other people with social media. However, interacting with other people requires good thinking and logic so that it can provide good actions. In the digital era, it is also easier to receive abundant information, but how to choose that information so that there are no logical fallacy. Therefore, the purpose of this community service is to educate the public in terms of logic in the digital era from three perspectives, namely the perspective of biopsychology, psychology, and logic. The learning method is lecture, discussion, question and answer, and it is done online. Based on the results of feedback from participants, that the usefulness of this education got an average score of 30.5% and very good 62.5%, meaning that it adds insight for participants. Besides being useful, this education can also provide solutions to improve thinking and logic, this is done during the interaction between speakers and participants. During the interaction, they discussed real case studies such as computer repair service employees in completing computer repair services and students when planning further studies. The case study solution uses a lateral thinking model approach with the support of mind map software.
Penggunaan teknologi informasi untuk mengelola data imunisasi dan gizi pada posyandu Kureksari kecamatan Waru Sidoarjo
Authors: Slamet Slamet , Martono Siswo , Widana P I Gusti Alit , Darmawan Ferdiansyah
Published: July 2023

Posyandu is one of the main programs of the Government of Indonesia related to public health services, especially for the health of infants, toddlers and pregnant women. Routine activities carried out by posyandu include monitoring pregnant women, monitoring growth and providing immunizations for infants, toddlers and pregnant women. Posyandu is usually driven by selected cadres with guidance from health workers in their area. The Sakura Posyandu located in Kureksari Village, Waru District, Sidoarjo Regency has activities that empower and provide convenience to the community in obtaining basic health services. The main goal is to reduce maternal and infant mortality. In the management of immunization and nutrition data, the data input process is still carried out in two stages, namely by entering the cadres' books and maternal and child health books. This often results in redundancy and data loss, in addition to inefficient time and asynchronous data between the original and stored data. Therefore, it is necessary to apply immunization and nutrition data management at the Sakura Posyandu to facilitate the management of the data they have. As a result, the processing process becomes more efficient, there is no duplicate data and data retrieval becomes faster.
Making a website as a marketing effort for Kuro Potret SMEs
Authors: Soebijono Tony , Erstiawan Martinus Sony , Saputra Aldi Irwantono
Published: July 2023

Kuro Potret is a Small Medium Entreprise (SME) located in Sidoarjo which is engaged in photography and videography services. Until now Kuro Potret SME only does marketing through social media, and has problems marketing its services. To make purchase order for photography or videography services, a customer must still have to contact and meet directly with this SME, then the SME will record service orders and schedule their services manually. Based on these problems, a website-based marketing application is needed for Kuro Potret SME, which can record and schedule photography service orders. The method used in implementing this marketing application is direct training to the community as the end user in Kuro Potret SME teams. The results achieved are: From the Kuro Potret SME side, the satisfaction level of using the application is 90% while 10% states that the application needs to be equipped with better training modules. But from the consumer side of the 30 application users, 80% of marketing application users find it helpful to get to know the Kuro Potret SME more closely, 20% of application users say that the appearance still needs to be improved. From 80% of users, 25% order photography services to this SME.
Modern ideas about metaepiphyseal osteomyelitis. Review
Authors: Grishaev Vadim V. , Shamsiev Azamat M.
Published: July 2023

This paper presents a review of domestic and foreign literature on the issues of diagnosis and treatment of young children with metaepiphyseal osteomyelitis, the changes in the immune system and cytokine levels, and the targeted correction of the disorders that have arisen. This work aims to highlight modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of metaepiphyseal osteomyelitis in young children with emphasis on the changes in the immune status of the patient.
Literary search was performed in the databases in Russian eLibrary.ru, English Medline, Web of Science, and PubMed using the following keywords: metaepiphyseal osteomyelitis, infants, immune system, cytokines, interleukins, and roncoleukin. A total of 405 papers were found, of which 66 were fully consistent with the purpose of our study and thus selected for the analysis.
Results showed that the search for effective methods for the early diagnosis of the osteomyelitic process in young children continues to be relevant; no study has provided a complete picture of the severity of the pathological process. Although numerous studies have been performed, no consensus has been achieved in assessing the significance of changes in the parameters of the immune system and its cytokine link during the development of metaepiphyseal osteomyelitis. The data indicated a positive effect of the use of recombinant interleukin-2 in the complex treatment of a number of diseases, especially in young children with various pathological conditions. Metaepiphyseal osteomyelitis in young children is an urgent problem in pediatric surgery largely due to the increase in the number of children with reduced immuno-biological reactivity, which requires the use of effective immunocorrection agents as part of the complex etiotropic and pathogenetic treatment. This approach applies to such powerful means of immunocorrection as recombinant cytokine preparations.
Results of treatment for the posttraumatic neuropathies of peripheral nerves of the upper limb in children
Authors: Smirnov Alexander A. , Rybchenok Vsevolod V. , Alexandrov Alexander V. , Goncharuk Pavel V. , Idris Lamiya Ya. , Khagurov Ruslan A. , Evdokimov Alexander N. , Knyazeva Nataliya A.
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve injuries are severe types of injury with potential life-long impairment, which is crucial in the pediatric population. Considering the lack of literature on pediatric nerve lesions, we analyzed the results of treatment for children with injuries of the peripheral nerves of the upper extremities in the Department of Microsurgery of the N.F. Filatov Children's City Clinical Hospital.
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the results of treatment for children with injuries of the peripheral nerves of the upper limb and to establish the relationship between the recovery of the function of the upper limb and the time elapsed from the moment of injury to surgery.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2017 to 2021, 114 patients with injuries of the peripheral nerves of the upper limb were treated in the Department of Microsurgery. The following data were extracted from the case histories and at the follow-up appointment: age, gender, level of damage, type of surgical intervention, period from the moment of injury to surgical intervention, and postoperative recovery of peripheral nerve functions. For the assessment of the sensory function of the nerves, a discriminatory two-point sensitivity test (Weber Test) and the Grigorovich scale were used. Electromyographic and ultrasound studies were also performed. Subjective feelings were assessed using the QuickDash questionnaire. The digital data were subjected to statistical processing.
RESULTS: Analysis of the results of treatment for children with different periods from the moment of injury to surgery found no differences among the groups up to 14 days and more than 14 days (p 0.05). For further data analysis, the patients were divided into four groups depending on the period from the moment of injury to surgery: 1) up to 3 months, 2) from 3 to 6 months, 3) from 6 to 12 months, and 4) more than 12 months. No differences were found in the results (p 0.05). According to the evaluation of the effect of age on the recovery of peripheral nerve function, better recovery of sensitivity was observed at the age of up to 11 years compared with at the age of more than 11 years (p 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Considering the lack of statistically significant differences in the results of treatment for children at various times from the moment of injury to surgery, we can conclude that a period of more than 12 months from the moment of injury to surgery does not influence the achievement of satisfactory results of reconstructive surgical interventions for peripheral nerves in children.
In memory of Anatoly P. Zilber (13.02.1931 – 25.04.2023)
Authors: Lekmanov Andrey U.
Published: July 2023

Information about the life path of the founder of domestic anesthesiology and resuscitation, Professor Anatoly P. Zilber.
The influence of peptide bioregulators on the resistance of the organism to adverse effects
Authors: Kim Aleksey E.
Published: July 2023

The article explores the potential of using peptide bioregulators-cytomedins to enhance the bodys resistance against adverse environmental influences. The study examines scientific literature on the general mechanisms of action of peptide bioregulators, their main clinical effects, and applications. Furthermore, it analyzes the results of research on their activity in individuals with signs of asthenia and reduced immunoreactivity under various adverse conditions, such as hypoxia, hyperthermia, and exposure to aviation and space flight factors, deep-sea diving, and the challenging environment of the Arctic zone.
The research indicates that a single intranasal administration of cortexin, epithalamin, thymogen, and prostatilen in low doses contributes to an increase in the tolerance of adverse effects. Additionally, their short-term use shows delayed positive effects, reflecting their impact on the level of nonspecific resistance of the organism. The specific effects of these drugs depend on the type of adverse effect and the organ tropism of each drug.
Alkaline hydrogen peroxide solutions: expectorant, pyolytic, mucolytic, haemolytic, oxygen-releasing, and decolorizing effects
Authors: Fisher Evgenii L. , Urakov Aleksandr L. , Samorodov Aleksandr V. , Bashirov Ilnur I. , Shabanov Petr D.
Published: July 2023

The local action of hydrogen peroxide solutions on such dense biological masses, such as pus, mucus, sputum, and blood clots, is influenced not only by the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide but also by the alkalinity of the solution and the temperature of the interaction medium. Increasing the solutions temperature from 24C26C to 45C55C and its alkalinity from pH 7.0 to 8.48.5 enhances the pyolytic, mucolytic, hemolytic, bleaching, and oxygen-releasing activity of hydrogen peroxide solutions. Simple heating achieves the desired level of hyperthermia, while the addition of sodium bicarbonate provides the indicated alkalinity.
Hyperthermia, according to the laws of physics, reduces the viscosity of biological masses, increasing their fluidity, permeability to the antiseptic solution, miscibility, and solubility in it. Furthermore, hyperthermia accelerates the rate of chemical, physicochemical, and biochemical processes, according to the Arrhenius law. The elevated temperature of interacting media speeds up the alkaline saponification process of proteins and protein-lipid complexes, which constitute the colloidal basis of biological masses. Additionally, hyperthermia intensifies the enzymatic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas, facilitated by the enzyme catalase present in most biological masses. The released molecular oxygen generates gas bubbles that mimic cold boiling, leading to the explosion of biological masses, transforming them into a fluffy white foam.
Oxygen in an alkaline environment oxidizes biological pigments, including hemoglobin and its metabolites of different colors, resulting in their discoloration.
State Recognition and the Dangers of Race Shifting
Authors: Leroux Darryl
Published: July 2023

This article examines the claims to an Indigenous identity made by the four state-recognized Abenaki tribes in Vermont through an analysis of their petition for federal acknowledgement (1982–2005) and applications for state recognition (2010–2012). A detailed analysis of their claims demonstrates that the tribes are not Abenaki, but instead, represent the descendants of French Canadians who immigrated to the Champlain Valley of northwestern Vermont in the mid-nineteenth century. In this case study of what the anthropologist Circe Sturm has called “race shifting,” I demonstrate how the politics of recognition, which do not include the kin-making and relations of Indigenous nations, serve the interests of settler colonialism under the guise of decolonization. I attribute the emergence of race shifting along three vectors: the move away from white identity post-Civil Rights era; the lack of a tribal presence in Vermont; and the flaws in the state recognition process.
Building Silver Bridges: Paranormal Apparitions, Settler Heritage, and Indigenous Erasure in the Ohio River Valley
Authors: Montgomery Ramírez Paul Edward
Published: July 2023

"Paranormal heritage" is contested and should be understood as bridging conceptual divides within dark heritage studies and settler colonial studies. Through historic/fictitious narratives, regional legends, and fortean research this article examines paranormal heritage in the Ohio River Valley, connected to the cryptozoological figure of Mothman, as a continued weaving of settler heritage. Using decolonial and Indigenous theory, it argues that through weaving certain paranormal heritages Indigenous stories and landscapes are usurped, and Indigenous Peoples and Title are erased to ‘indigenize’ settler populations. Paranormal settler heritages require attention for their role in the logic of elimination and settler moves to innocence.
Episiotomy in Modern Obstetrics OR Episiotomy: It's Time to Stop Cutting!
Authors: Amorim Melania , Katz Leila , Catharina Anna
Published: July 2023

Episiotomy consists of incising the perineum to widen the birth canal. It was historically introduced into medical practice in the 18th century. The purpose of the episiotomy would be to reduce the probability of severe perineal lacerations, while the association with the forceps would minimize the risk of fetal trauma and hypoxia, which was accepted for a long time as an indisputable truth. The use of episiotomy spread enormously after the recommendations of famous obstetricians and began to be used on a larger scale in several countries since the 20th century, although there was no reliable scientific evidence of its effectiveness and safety. In the last decades well-conducted clinical studies on the subject were published and the routine use of episiotomy was questioned. Despite of methodological limitations, the first studies contributed to reduce its practice, including the important participation of women's movements and active childbirth campaigns arguing about the episiotomy use. Current evidence shows that routine episiotomy is not supported in clinical practice and a recent World Health Organization (WHO) guideline strongly recommends against it. However, a lack of knowledge remains as the role of episiotomy in obstetric emergencies and, considering the present evidence, what would be the real benefits for performing an episiotomy. This review aims to show the current state of the art running through the historical background of episiotomy and techniques, analyzing its use worldwide in obstetric practice and discussing the published studies concerning the necessity, the effectiveness, and the consequences of the procedure. Ultimately, regarding the accumulated evidence shown, the authors express their conclusions about the use of episiotomy in obstetric modern practice and the possible strategies to reduce its rates.
Teledentistry – An oral radiology perspective
Authors: Ganguly Ribhu , Umapathy Deepak , Misra Neeta
Published: July 2023

Telemedicine is a rapidly evolving field in the present scenario. Teledentistry is considered as a subset of telemedicine that utilizes telecommunication network and for transfer of relevant clinical data and images for dental diagnosis and treatment planning. Tele-oral-radiology is considered as a subspeciality of Teleradiology and is still in an emerging phase in many nations including India. Adoption of Teleradiology practices enable the Teleradiologist to enjoy the freedom of working from any location and alleviates the problem of overnight specialty coverage. Even though teleradiology has numerous advantages it is bound for certain limitations as well. Literature reports have found tele-oral-radiology to be beneficial in aiding general dental practitioners in the diagnosis and interpretation of oral and maxillofacial radiographs. The aim of this paper is to provide a brief about Tele-Oral-Radiology practice.
Comparison of posterior superior alveolar and greater palatine nerve block with local infiltration for extraction of maxillary molars in oral surgery – A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Moin Ayesha , Shafath Adil , Kale Saurabh
Published: July 2023

Administration of local anesthetic drug that prevents pain during dental treatment is of absolute importance. Act of injecting local anesthetic should be nonpainful and atraumatic. The maxilla is very porous and highly vascular. Therefore, anesthesia of maxillary teeth can be accomplished more easily than with mandibular teeth. The aim of this study is to determine the anesthetic efficacy of the conventional technique of posterior superior alveolar (PSA) and greater palatine nerve(GP) block anesthesia as compared to the buccal and palatal technique in terms of pain during injection, after extraction, after 15mins of the procedure and quality of anesthesia during the extraction procedure. The study also intends to determine the incidence of positive aspiration in the infiltration technique.

This randomized clinical study was carried out on 154 patients who reported to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences & Hospital Bangalore, requiring extraction of maxillary second and third molar teeth. The patients received anesthesia using the conventional nerve block technique and infiltration technique randomly on each side of the mouth. Patients were assessed for pain during the injection, after extraction, and after 15mins of the procedure with each technique using Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The patients were also assessed for pain using the Verbal Response Scale (VRS). The positive aspiration was assessed for each technique. During tooth extraction, quality of anesthesia was assessed using an eight-point category rating scale.

The results obtained were analyzed using Chi-square test. It was concluded that the buccal infiltration technique is less painful for the patient as compared to the posterior superior alveolar nerve block. This technique has a lower frequency of positive aspiration as compared with the PSA nerve block. However, the PSA nerve block technique provides better-quality of anesthesia.

It can be concluded that the infiltration technique appears to be a successful alternative with additional advantages, as compared to the nerve block technique.
Seminal Histone Deacetylase, Fructose and Serum Reproductive Hormones as Diagnostic Marker in Sub-Groups of Infertile Males
Authors: Olooto Wasiu E , Adenusi Hammed A , Soola Joseph O , Ayodele Monisola A , Agidigbi Frank E
Published: July 2023

Accurate diagnosis of the cause of infertility assists in the choice of treatment modalities and amelioration of the associated psychosocial problems. The research was carried out using 75 infertile males and 75 males with proven fertility as controls. The anthropometrics (weight, height) were measured and body mass index (BMI) computed. Venous blood was collected from each participant, allowed to clot, and centrifuged to obtain the serum which was analysed for testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations. Semen was collected by masturbation and analysed for sperm quality, seminal fructose concentration, and histone deacetylase (HDAC) activities. A non-significant difference (P>0.05) in weight, height, and BMI; a significant increase (P<0.05) in ejaculated volume, serum LH, FSH, seminal fructose concentrations and HDAC activities; and a decrease in sperm count, sperm motility, serum testosterone concentration was observed among subgroups of infertile men. A direct and significant correlation exists between seminal HDAC activities and fructose concentration. Also, an inverse non-significant correlation exists between HDAC activities and spermatozoa motility. Base on the result obtained from this study, it can be concluded that measuring seminal fructose and HDAC activities in addition to routine biochemical and biophysical parameters will assist in diagnostic work up in subgroups of male infertility.
Identifying the Most Important Factors in Determining the Osteoporosis in Women Using Data Mining Techniques
Authors: Salamat Mohammad Reza , Salamat Amir Hossein , Sattari Mohammad , Saeedbakhsh Saeed , Asgari Mehdi
Published: July 2023

Osteoporosis is one of the primary causes of disability and mortality in the elderly. If osteoporosis's significant features can be identified, the risk of developing this disease will be reduced. In recent years, data mining approaches have become a suitable tool for medical researchers. This study applied data mining methods to identify osteoporosis’s significant features. This study applied data from women having osteoporosis or osteopenia in the period 2011-2019 in the Osteoporosis Diagnosis Center, Isfahan, Iran. Data mining methods such as linear regression, naïve bayes, decision tree, support vector machine, random forest, and neural network were implemented on the dataset. This study consisted of 8258 patients’ information, of which 1482 had osteoporosis. The results showed that the support vector machine, decision tree, neural network are the best method based on accuracy, precision, and AUC measures. Six candidate features were age, weight, back pain, low activity, menopause date, and previous fracture. Support vector machine, decision tree, and neural network are the best candidate techniques for predicting osteoporosis. Thin older people are more at risk of osteoporosis than other people. Yet, people with middleweight and middle age are at lower risk of osteoporosis.
Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Polymorphisms on Adolescent Obesity
Authors: Maralani Mahafarin , Cankaya Tufan , Ataman Esra , Tokgoz Yavuz , Kaytankas Erkan , Arslan Nur , Baradaran Behzad , Hajiasgharzadeh Khalil , Ulgenalp Ayfer
Published: July 2023

Obesity is becoming a concerning disease in developing countries. Like other multifactorial diseases, genetics plays a substantial role in the development of this disease. We tried to investigate genetic variations (mutation/polymorphism) of GLP-1R gene in children diagnosed with obesity and to identify their possible connections with obesity and other conditions. Genomic DNA was extracted from 162 overweight/obese patients and 100 controls. Later, full exon sequencing and association studies were carried out. Three polymorphisms and one mutation were detected in the fourth and fifth exons of the GLP-1R gene. Some variations were detected in three cases from which 1/3 had non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) but none showed insulin resistance (IR). There were also statistically meaningful results for ‘Odds Ratio’ among different genotypes and allele frequencies in groups with NAFLD and/or IR. In addition, there was an increase in risk for NAFLD and a decrease in risk for IR. In the homozygous group, also the prospect of IR was double declined. Patients with the A allele of this polymorphism showed a drop in risk for IR as well. GLP-1R polymorphisms could influence obesity and diabetes and thus the functional analysis of the GLP-1R polymorphisms is benevolent.
Tracheal Bronchus: Case Report
Authors: Mohammadi Susan , Sharifi Ramiar , Motavasel Ehsan , Hesam Shariati Mohammad Bakhtiar
Published: July 2023

A tracheal bronchus is a congenital anomaly that is often asymptomatic but can be associated with a respiratory infection and chest pain. It is more common in men and the right lung and is seen between the carina and the cricoid cartilage. If it is asymptomatic, it does not need treatment and may be associated with other disorders such as Down syndrome. It is often diagnosed accidentally in bronchoscopy and bronchography. The left tracheal bronchus is often associated with brain abnormalities. In this study, we report a 37-year-old man who was referred to a hospital with coronavirus disease, and CT scans revealed RT tracheal bronchus abnormalities.