bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Factores de riesgo de cáncer de cérvix en mujeres de 35 a 45 años atendidas en el Hospital Julio C. Perrando entre 2012-2013
Authors: Alvarenga Cecilia Ruth , Sandoval Itatí Pamela , Auchter Mónica
Published: March 2021

El cáncer de cuello uterino es un tipo frecuente de neoplasia en mujeres, y consiste en una enfermedad en la cual se encuentran células malignas en los tejidos del cuello uterino. Es la principal causa de muerte en mujeres por ser el segundo cáncer con mayor incidencia en el mundo junto con el cáncer de mama.
Se plantea un estudio analítico de casos y controles teniendo por objetivo establecer la relación entre las infecciones genitales por HPV, la infección genital por clamidia, la multiparidad y el uso de anticonceptivos hormonales con la aparición de cáncer de cérvix en mujeres 35 a 45 años atendidas en el Hospital Julio C. Perrando en el periodo comprendido entre el 1 de enero del 2012 al 31 de diciembre del 2013.
Se realizó una investigación utilizando un instrumento de recolección de datos que se aplicó en 30 unidades del grupo caso y 90 unidades del grupo control.
Se determinó que las pacientes multíparas tienen 3 veces más probabilidad de desarrollar cáncer de cérvix que las no multíparas. Las mujeres con infecciones genitales por HPV 2,54 más probabilidad de tener cáncer de cérvix
En cuanto a la infección por clamidia aumentaba 1,62 veces las probabilidades de cáncer de cuello. Fueron significativas las relaciones de padecer cáncer de cuello con el uso de anticonceptivos hormonales (OR de 1,48). Se concluyó que la multipariedad, uso de anticonceptivos hormonales, infecciones genitales por HPV y Clamidia, se asocia con mayor riesgo de contraer cáncer de cérvix.
Factores de riesgo asociados a la aparición del linfedema en las pacientes mastectomizadas atendidas en el servicio de oncología del Hospital Julio C. Perrando entre los años 2011 y 2012
Authors: García Vanesa E. , Ruiz Elsa A. , Medina Oscar A. , García de Camacho Silvia
Published: March 2021

Se realizó una investigación cuantitativa, analítica de casos y controles, retrospectiva, transversal y observacional que tuvo como objetivo establecer la relación entre grupo etario, nivel de instrucción, tipo de cirugía, número de ganglios extirpados y la aparición del linfedema dentro del año posterior a la cirugía en pacientes mastectomizadas.
Las unidades de análisis fueron pacientes mastectomizadas atendidas en el Servicio de Oncología del Hospital Julio C. Perrando de la Ciudad de Resistencia Chaco, entre 2011 y 2012.
Los resultados mostraron que las pacientes mastectomizadas del grupo etario de 51 a 65 años tuvieron 1,22 veces más probabilidades de presentar linfedema; luego del año posterior a la cirugía.
En cuanto al nivel de instrucción incompleto se asoció a la aparición del linfedema, presentándose como un factor de protección con un OR de 0,17 siendo estadísticamente significativo.
Respecto al tipo de cirugía realizada, se constató que las pacientes que recibieron mastectomía radical obtuvieron un OR de 1,90 representó un factor de riesgo este tipo de cirugía; en cambio, las pacientes intervenidas quirúrgicamente con extirpación de más de 5 ganglios obtuvieron un OR de 2,5 presentándose como factor de riesgo para padecer linfedema.
Mortalidad por enfermedades infecciosas en la Provincia del Chaco durante el período 1999-2012
Authors: Flores Barros María E. , Zorzo Liliana , Ribeiro Pedro , Genero Sebastian , Palladino Alberto C.
Published: March 2021

Las enfermedades infecciosas han constituido la mayor causa de muerte a nivel mundial hasta principios del siglo XX, luego de lo cual se observó una disminución relacionada a los avances en las condiciones de vida de la población, la farmacología y las mejoras del medio ambiente, entre otras causas. Las condiciones socio-económicas son determinantes de la salud de la población y a pesar de los avances observados en los últimos años, la provincia del Chaco es una de las más pobres del país. Se realizó este trabajo con el objetivo de describir la mortalidad por causas infecciosas en la provincia durante el periodo 1999-2012 considerando la especial situación de vulnerabilidad de la misma. Se trata de un diseño de tipo ecológico, utilizando como unidad de análisis las defunciones registradas en la dirección de estadísticas sanitarias y vitales de la provincia del Chaco. Se calculó la proporción de muertes según edad por causas infecciosas y la mortalidad proporcional del período. Se realizó la asignación proporcional considerando las muertes mal definidas según año y edad, y las tasas calculadas se denominan tasas corregidas. Del total de muertes, 12,6% correspondieron a enfermedades infecciosas. Considerando la tasa de mortalidad corregida y estratificada por edad, se observó un gradiente ascendente a partir de los 5 años de edad; y mayor riesgo en el grupo de 75 años o más. La tendencia de la tasa ajustada a la edad y corregida reconoció un aumento 3,2% por año sin puntos de quiebre en el periodo. La tendencia de aumento no fue uniforme según la edad, dado que existió una tendencia decreciente en los menores de 24 años. La mortalidad por enfermedades infecciosas se encuentra en aumento y afecta especialmente a los mayores de 24 años.
Enfermedades raras: síndrome de Berardinelli-Seip presentación de un caso
Authors: Servin Roxana , Benítez Amanda , Ferreiro María Elena , Avalos Manuel , Cáceres Cammarata Maria Itatí
Published: March 2021

El síndrome de Berardinelli - Seip es una lipodistrofia generalizada congénita con niveles elevados de hormona del crecimiento y de lípidos séricos. Se trata de un trastorno autosómico recesivo extremadamente raro, con una prevalencia estimada de menos de un caso por cada 1.000.000 personas. Fue descrita inicialmente por Berardinelli en 1954. En 1963 Seip y Trygstad descubren la seipina, cuya mutación produce el síndrome. No se conoce la etiología, pero se sabe que es ocasionada en parte por la incapacidad de ciertos adipocitos para mantener la acumulación de grasa. Los factores asociados con el síndrome incluyen: tendencia a desarrollar resistencia a la insulina, diabetes e hipertrigliceridemia. El diagnóstico de la enfermedad es principalmente clínico. El tratamiento se basa en el control de las enfermedades asociadas.
Optimization of Sea Defense Strategy Through Operation of the Hospital Auxiliary Vessel to Support National Defense
Authors:   Universitas Pertahanan, Indonesia, Widiarto Setyawan , Sudibyo Sudibyo , Prakoso Lukman Yudho , Suhirwan Suhirwan , Suhardono Edi , Warka I Wayan , D.A.R Deni
Published: March 2021

The dynamics of the strategic environment at the global, regional and national levels give rise to various types of threats, both military and non-military threats, encouraging to optimize the Indonesian Sea Defense Strategy (SDS) which has the characteristics of an archipelagic country. In accordance with peaceful conditions, the optimization of SDS is more appropriate if it is directed at the military operations other than war, which in this study focuses on the operation of Hospital Auxiliary Vessel (HAV). There were problems related to the ineffective HAV operation, because it was used for material transportation and border operations. Its operation doesn’t provide public health services in isolated, frontier and outermost areas. The purpose of this study is to analyze and explain the implementation and to formulate strategies to optimize SDS through the operation of HAV in order to support national defense. The research used is descriptive qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The data were obtained from interviews at the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health and Indonesian Navy Headquarters. The results of the studied that SDS through the operation of HAV was implemented quite well, but the operating time often exceeded the initial plan due to the limited number of HAV and their crew. The conclusion from this research is necessary for optimization of SDS which is emphasized on the Sea Control Strategy in accordance with the strategy development on the ends, ways and means components.
Exercise Modulation of Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate and Pulse Rate in Undergraduate Students
Authors:   Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria, O. Taiwo E. , A. Thanni L. O.
Published: March 2021

Background: Physical Activity improves the functional capacity of the circulatory system with minimum myocardium stress. Objectives: This study was designed to assess exercise modulation and sex difference of blood pressure (BP), respiratory rate (RR) and pulse rate (PR) of selected undergraduate students. Design: This study involved 360 students selected using convenience sampling method, aged between 18 and 35 years. Lecturers and postgraduate students were exempted from the study. BP was measured using Sphygmomanometer before exercise and 30 minutes interval during exercise for two hours. Bicycle Ergometer was used as the exercise apparatus. Stop watch was used to measure PR and RR. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: In total, 360 subjects, 180 males and 180 females, were included in the study. The mean SBP at baseline was 111.59 mmHg±0.35. It reduced to 96.99 mmHg±0.36 after 120 minutes of exercise (p=0.000). The mean DBP at baseline was 69.78mmHg±0.32. It reduced to 56.01mmHg±0.30 after 120 minutes of exercise (p=0.000). The mean Respiratory Rate (RR) at baseline was 15.91 cycles/ minute±0.11. It increased to 28.82 cycles/minute±0.21 after 120 minutes of exercise (p=0.000). The mean Rate Pulse Pressure (RPP) at baseline was 8322.35 mmHg. cycles/ minute±0.05 It increased to 12033.55mmHg.cycles/minute±0.21 after 120 minutes of exercise (p=0.000). Moreover, the male-female relationships showed that the SBP, DBP, RR and RPP were significantly lower in female than male subjects (p=0.000). Conclusions: Exercise reduces SBP and DBP. This reduction is greater among females.
Kolonyanın İşlevi: Dünü ve Bugünü
Authors: SÖZEN ŞAHNE Bilge , YUMRUKAYA Leyla , YEĞENOĞLU Selen
Published: March 2021

Amaç: Bu çalışma kapsamında, kültürel olarak kullanımının yanı sıra, sağlıkla ilgili tüketimi COVID -19 pandemisi sürecinde sıkça gündeme gelen bir ürün olan “kolonya”nın tarihsel süreçteki gelişiminin, hem literatür hem de Türkiye’nin en eski üreticilerinden Sabahattin Tuncer’le yapılan derinlemesine görüşme bulguları doğrultusunda ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Kolonya ile ilgili yapılan literatür taramasına ek olarak, gerçekleştirilen derinlemesine görüşme ve kaynak incelemesi doğrultusunda içerikte yer alan ilgili kelimelerin sıkları belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra, elde edilen bulgular tematik olarak sınıflandırılarak sunulmuştur. Bulgular: Derinlemesine görüşmeden (DG) elde edilen bulgular ve incelenen kitap bölümünde (KB) “kolonya”dan (%1,39 DG - %2,23 KB) sonra, sıklık açısından “koku”nun (%1,1 DG - %2,05 KB) geldiği görülmektedir. Hem görüşme hem de ilgili kitap bölümü; kolonya özelinde incelendiğinde; Tuncer’in ve ailesinin kolonyaya verdiği emek, kolonyanın üretim süreci, önemi ve kullanımı temaları ortaya çıkmaktadır.Sonuç: Kolonyanın bugüne gelmesini sağlayan kişilerin gösterdikleri çabalarla, geleneksel değerine sahip çıkmak mümkün olmuş; özellikle toplumsal önem taşıyan olaylarda, temizlik alanında farklılaşan özelliği ile bu değer daha ileriye taşınmıştır. Gelecek dönemlerde, ürün ve marka çeşitliliğinin ve gelişen çalışmaların etkisiyle gerek Türkiye’de gerek dünyada, kolonyanın daha sık adı duyulan bir ürün olacağına inanılmaktadır.
Elevating Teachers' Professional Capital: Effects of Teachers' Engagement in Professional Learning and Job Satisfaction
Authors: Belay Sintayehu , Melese Solomon , Seifu Amera
Published: March 2021

Building Teachers' Professional Capital @ Primary Schools through Positive School Climate & Professional Identities
Applying a Framework for Analyzing the Roles and Relationships of Cybermediaries on Selected Middle East Cases
Authors: FATHELRAHMAN ADIL
Published: March 2021

e-commerce
adoption has caused the marketplace to undergo transformation from
intermediation as in the case of traditional retailers who help selling goods
for bricks-and-mortar companies, to the disintermediation stage that has
resulted from companies selling their products directly over the internet, to
the current stage of reintermediation realizing the importance of Internet
Intermediaries that have caused disruption to the traditional supply chain and
gave rise to new business models. It is evident how Internet Intermediaries –known
as cybermediaries - are playing an important role in the internet marketplace
and how they generate revenues from their activities and revolutionize the way suppliers
manage their supply chain. Past research noted that despite the emergence of
new e-commerce business models, little has been done to investigate these
business models. In the context of this research (Middle East), it becomes
increasingly important to investigate the existing cybermediaries business
models which is useful to new entrants to ecommerce fields. Based on a
framework adopted from Barnesa and Hinton (2007), business models of selected
Middle East cybermediaries and their characteristics will be revealed,
evaluated, and documented. Having a clear idea about business models is
beneficial for online startup companies as well as existing businesses (Chaffey, 2015).
Asuhan Keperawatan Jiwa Pada Tn.C Dengan Gangguan Proses Pikir: Waham Somatik
Authors: TUMANGGOR SAROKA
Published: March 2021

Gangguan proses pikir : waham merupakan suatu keyakinan yang sangat mustahil dan dipegang teguh walaupun tidak memiliki bukti-bukti yang jelas, dan walaupun semua orang tidak percaya dengan keyakinannya. Waham sendiri terbagi menjadi lima macam, yaitu waham kebesaran, waham curiga, waham keagamaan, waham somatik, dan waham nihilistik. Gangguan proses pikir waham ini adalah gejala positif dari skizofrenia dan biasanya orang yang memiliki gejala tersebut akan melakukan hal-hal yang sesuai dengan jenis wahamnya, yaitu dengan memiliki rasa curiga yang tinggi terhadap diri sendiri maupun orang lain, merasa memiliki kekuasaan yang besar, merasa mempunyai kekuatan yang luar biasa jauh diatas manusia pada umumnya, merasa dirinya mempunyai penyakit yang sangat parah atau dapat menular ke orang lain, serta menganggap dirinya sudah meninggal
KONSEP EKONOMI PADA MASA RASULULLAH NABI MUHAMMAD SAW
Authors: Hasniar
Published: March 2021

tugas pertemuan ketiga sejarah pemikiran ekonomi islam artikel hasniar
KONSEP EKONOMI PADA MASA RASULULLAH (SRI MAGHFIRAH 90100118029)
Authors: Maghfirah Sri
Published: March 2021

Ekonomi Islam biasa disebut juga dengan istilah ekonomi syariah yang dimana merujukpada suatu pedoman yaitu prinsip syariah. Ekonomi Islam merupakan ilmu dan aplikasi dariaturan agama Islam yang dapat mencegah kebathilan dalam menghasilkan sumber dayamateriel sehingga mewujudkan kepuasan masyarakat dan dapat menjalankan perintah Allahserta mentaati aturan masyarakat. Ilmu ekonomi Islam kontemporer muncul pada tahun 1970-an, namun pemikiran tentang ekonomi Islam sebenarnya telah muncul pada masa RasulullahSAW.
Hermann Grid Optical Illusion and The Rebelling Dots of Reality
Authors: Das Krishanu Kumar
Published: March 2021

In 1870, Ludimar Hermann reported an optical illusion that has been popularized thereafter after his name. In this Hermann Grid illusion, we see either white grid upon the background of complete black or black grid on the background of complete white. If we watch the grid, we see blobs of darkness or blobs of white smudges appearing at the intersections of the white or black grid respectively that are more prominent at peripheral view. A number of approaches to explain this illusion have been ventured in course of time. In this article, we will take the endeavor to explain it from the angle of familiarity with the previous associated memories of grid views. To summarize our view, we can say that we see Hermann grid illusion because of the impossibility of the Hermann grid in reality.
Konsep Ekonomi para masa Rasulullah
Authors: Musfira Ainun
Published: March 2021

Artikel konsep ekonomi pada masa rasulullah
Leadership Styles Dimensions and Organizational Commitment Nexus: Evidence from a Public Sector in Nigeria
Authors: Jekelle Helen Elena
Published: March 2021

Scholarly works have shown that one of the outstanding factors of organizational commitment has been leadership, which relates to the style adopted by the leader and the impact it has on the commitment level of employees for performance. The aim of this research was to explore the effect of leadership styles on organizational commitment. Transformational, transactional, and laissez faire styles of leadership were examined. A cross-sectional survey of 151 employees at a public sector agency in Abuja, Nigeria, was conducted. The research employed a quantitative approach to the collection of data using questionnaire administration. All questionnaire items were assessed using the five-point Likert scale. Inferential statistics in research was carried out using multiple regression technique to substantiate the survey findings. Based on the Great man theory, Contingency theory and Behavioural theory, the study confirms that transformational, transactional and laissez faire leadership styles and organizational commitment were statistically associated. In terms of contribution to the model, the explanatory variables jointly contributed 68.2 percent in explaining organizational commitment. On individual contribution, transformational leadership style contributed the most, 58.6 percent to the model while transactional leadership style contributed 11.8 percent to the model and finally laissez-faire leadership style contributed 11.2 percent to organizational commitment in the study context. The study therefore recommends that AEA should use continuous transformational leadership style practices to sustain high employee commitment and organizational effectiveness. Also, AEA should apply a bit of both transactional and laissez faire leadership styles from time to time depending on the situation of things at the workplace as there is no particular leadership style that is one-size fit all but depends on situation at hand. One realistic implication that could be learned from this study is that in order to minimize employee turnover, managers need to implement affirmative strategies that will benefit the establishment.
Proposal of an estimator of the Hurst parameter for a self-similar process representative of the degree of randomness of the recorded traffic in IEEE 802.3-2005 networks
Authors: Millán Ginno
Published: March 2021

An hypothesis for the existence of a process with long term memory structure, that represents the independence between the degree of randomness of the traffic generated by the sources and the pattern of traffic stream exhibited by the network is presented, discussed and developed. This methodology is offered as a new and alternative way of approaching the estimation of performance and the design of computer networks ruled by the standard IEEE 802.3-2005.
Analysis of the Effect of Business Intelligence on Competitive Advantage through Knowledge Sharing and Organizational Innovation in Export Companies
Authors: Kusmantini Titik , Mardiana Tri , Pramudita Rendy
Published: March 2021

This study aims to analyze the effect of business intelligence on competitive advantage through knowledge sharing and organizational innovation in export companies in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The list of companies was obtained from the Industry and Trade Office. The variables used in this research were business intelligence, competitive advantage, knowledge sharing, and organizational innovation. This study uses a sample of 83 companies, using puporsive sampling technique and data analysis techniques using Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of this study indicate that Business Intelligence has a positive effect on three other variables, namely knowledge sharing, organizational innovation, and competitive advantage, and that knowledge sharing and organizational innovation have a positive effect on competitive advantage. In addition, knowledge sharing and organizational innovation are able to mediate the effect of Business Intelligence on competitive advantage.
Studi Meningkatkan Kepercayaan Diri Anak Untuk Memimpin
Authors: Pretty
Published: March 2021

Tujuan dari tulisan ini adalah untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang baik tentangmeningkatkan kepercayaan diri anak dan memimpin, sangat penting dalam diri seseorang untukmemiliki keberanian diri untuk memimpin, dalam diri seseorang sangat penting untukmenanamkan sikap seorang pemimpin. Penelitian tentang studi meningkatkan kepercayan dirianak untuk memimpin, menggunakan studi pustaka menurut Zed adalah serangkaian kegiatanyang berkenaan dengan metode pengumpulan data pustaka, membaca dan mencatat sertamengelolah bahan penelitian. Dan menurut Sugito kepustakaan berfungsi sebagai dasar ilmiahterhadap permasalahan yang dicoba. Dasar ilmia in sangat penting dan harus dipahami karnayang dilakukan adalah penelitian ilmiah, bukan sekedar mencoba-coba (trial and error)1 Setiaporang pemimpin, karna kepemimpinan itu sudah ada dalam diri seseorang sejak lahir, olehkarena itu semua orang pemimpin dan setiap orang membutukan orang lain untuk memotivasi,dan memberi semangat, jadi kepemimpinan yang sudah ada dalam diri seseorang harus dikembangkan, dengan cara menumbukan rasa percaya diri individu.
Konsep Ekonomi Pada Masa Nabi Muhammad Saw
Authors: Hikmah Nur
Published: March 2021

Nabi Muhammad Saw sebagai seorang rasul mengambil beberapa kebijakan terkait masalah yang muncul pada saat itu, seperti masalah hukum (fiqih), masalah kemasyarakatan, masalah politik (siyasah), hingga masalah ekonomi (muamalah). Sistem ekonomi Islam yang dijalankan oleh Nabi Muhammad Saw merupakan sistem ekonomi yang dibangun dengan nilai-nilai Alquran.Adapun kebijakan-kebijakan yang telah diterapkan oleh Nabi Muhammad Saw dijadikan sebagai pedoman oleh para khulafau rasyidin dalam mengatur masalah-masalah ekonomi pada masa pemerintahan mereka.
Tugas 1 sejarah perekonomian Indonesia
Authors: Shidiq Fajri
Published: March 2021

Tugas Artikel Fajri Shidiq
KESENJANGAN ORANG TUA DALAM MEMBANGUN SIKAP KEPEMIMPINAN ANAK
Authors: Harefa Asnita Berkati
Published: March 2021

Keluarga merupakan suatu tempat dalam meningkatkan kemampuan anggota keluarga termasuk pembentukan sikap seorang anak. Beberapa kesalahan terjadi dalam mendidik anak dalam keluarga dengan pola asuh yang kurang tepat yang dilakukan orangtua. Penulis menggunakan metode kepustakaan dalam menganalisis kesenjangan orangtua dalam membangun sikap kepemimpinan anak. Orangtua memberikan pengaruh yang sangat cepat dalam setiap diri anak, melalui pola asuh dan teladan yang diberikan orangtua setiap harinya kepada anak. Membangun sikap kepemimpinan dalam diri anak salah satu faktornya ialah bagaimana peran orangtua dalam menerapkan pendidikan pada anak di dalam suatu keluarga.
Infants’ preference for speech is stable across the first year of life: Meta-analytic evidence
Authors: Issard Cécile , Tsuji Sho , Cristia Alejandrina
Published: March 2021

Previous work suggested that humans’ sophisticated speech perception abilities stem from an early capacity to pay attention to speech in the auditory environment. Previous studies have therefore tested if infants prefer speech to other sounds at a variety of ages, but provided contrasted results. In this paper, we make the hypothesis that speech is initially encoded similarly to other natural or vocal sounds, and that infants tune to speech during the first year of life as they acquire their native language. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a meta-analysis of experiments testing speech preference in infants, sorting experiments by whether they used native or foreign speech on the one hand, and vocal or non-vocal, natural or artificial sound on the other hand. Synthesizing data from 775 infants across 38 experiments, we found a medium effect size, confirming at the scale of the literature that infants reliably prefer speech over other sounds. However, this preference was not significantly moderated by the language used, nor vocal quality, or naturalness of the competitor. Strinkingly, we found no effect of age: infants showed the same strength of preference throughout the first year of life. Speech therefore appears to be preferred from birth, even to other natural or vocal sounds. These results suggest that speech is processed in a specific way by an innate dedicated system, dictinct from other sounds processing.
Spatial and Functional Relations of Indigenous Farms Around La Cocha Lagoon in Southern Colombia
Authors: Ceballos Carlos
Published: March 2021

Regarding global environmental crisis, the effort of various institutions to reduce hunger have not yet been enough. The dominant model of extensive agro-industry reveals a serious problem of instability, due to the use of agrochemicals and the non-rotation of crops. In this context, the academic community is increasingly interested in alternative agricultural models such as indigenous agriculture. Indigenous communities from the Andes have inherited highly complex agroecological systems whose practices for stability could be replicated in other agricultural models around the world. This qualitative research focuses on the functional and / or spatial relations of the traditional indigenous farms of the Quillacinga ethnic group in southern Colombia and seeks to verify that their practices coincide with what is exposed in authority texts. These relations and their role in the stability of soil fertility are explained through diagrams. The information collected can be expanded and contrasted with other studies on other Andean ethnic groups. These studies would seek to make a contribution to reduce the instability of the extensive agro-industrial model and potentially contribute to reduce hunger in the world.
Social microclimates and well-being
Authors: Courtney Andrea L , Baltiansky Dean , Fang Wicia , Roshanaei Mahnaz , Aybas Yunus , Samuels Natalie , Wetchler Everett , Wu Zhengxuan , Jackson Matthew O. , zaki jamil
Published: March 2021

Direct social ties bolster mental health; do ambient features of local communities also play a role? This work takes advantage of university students’ assignment to different local networks—or “social microclimates”—to probe this question. We quantify the collective impact of individual, social network, and microclimate factors in the well-being of a cohort of first-year college students. Students who belonged to emotionally stable and tight-knit microclimates reported reduced psychological distress, even when controlling for factors such as personality and personal social ties. Although rarely discussed or acknowledged in the policies that create them, social microclimates are consequential to mental health, especially during life transitions.
Measuring toddlers non-symbolic number processing
Authors: Lindskog Marcus , Simms Victoria
Published: March 2021

Much research has investigated children’s non-symbolic number processing and its relation to mathematical ability. However, surprisingly few studies have investigated performance in 18-36 month-olds, where symbolic number concepts begin to emerge, and the extent results indicate poor performance. We tested 74 2 - 3.5 year-olds recruited from two sites (Ulster and Uppsala). They completed a novel dot-comparison task where children were shown, but not verbally instructed, how pushing a more numerous array resulted in reward and a Give-N task. Overall, participants performed above chance on the dot comparison task, indicating that non-symbolic number processing skills can be measured in toddlers without verbal instructions. We found no relation between performance on the non-symbolic number processing task and knower-level. Our results warrant two conclusions. First, verbal instructions involving the concept of more are not necessary to measure non-symbolic number processing skills in young children. Second, the development of a symbolic number concept seems independent of the development of non-symbolic comparison skills but may become artificially related when researchers use quantifiers such as “more” to measure the former.
Late to the Party? Agile Methods in British and German Government Institutions
Authors: Kupi Maximilian
Published: March 2021

This thesis project developed an online data collection and analysis system to trace the evolution and spread of agile methods in British and German government institutions. Agile methods are rooted in the software development departments of the private sector and are characterised by an iterative development process that focuses on the user. As the digital transformation gains ground in the public sector, these methods are also becoming more relevant to government institutions. Yet, public management literature still lacks an understanding of the temporal and spatial evolution of this development. To fill this research gap, this study analysed the occurrence of agile methods related keywords on British and German government websites over time. A total of 49 government domains were crawled and 171,569 potentially agile related pages downloaded. After preprocessing (e.g. extracting the publishing organisation’s name and the publishing date) and cleaning the data, 451 relevant sites were left. The analysis showed that the number of agile related sites published by government institutions as well as the number of government domains publishing agile sites increased over time and particularly in recent years (289% increase in number of published sites from 2017 to 2019). Furthermore, it revealed that 84% of agile sites also mention digital transformation related keywords. German federal and state level institutions published a total of 74 agile related pages, the first one in 2015, and the most active bodies turned out to be the Federal Ministry of Labour & Social Aairs and the state of Baden-Württemberg. The Federal Government Office and the Bavarian government lead in terms of most detailed methods description. On the other hand, Britons have been discussing agile methods on their government web presences since 2011 (380 pages in total), while the lead institutions in terms of number of sites published are the Government Digital Service and the Cabinet Office. With regard to the depth of agile methods descriptions the leaders are the Home Office and the Education & Skills Funding Agency. When comparing British and German central government ministerial departments, the wide lead – in terms of all three, quantity, timing, and depth – of the British institutions becomes apparent. To catch up, Germans should more strongly acknowledge the strategic relevance of agile methods for government’s digital transformation, and consider establishing distinct lighthouse institutions that internally push the application of agile methods and openly talk about it so that other institutions can follow. Future work could include further relevant actors such as NGOs, consultancies or media outlets in the analysis to possibly reveal who ”drives” the adoption of agile methods in government institutions.
A Cognitive Analysis of Si Mohand’s Translated Poetry L’Amitié Bafouée
Authors: MECHAT Kahina , YASSINE Souryana
Published: March 2021

Kabyle oral poetry is the spirit of Kabyle literature. Si Mohand’s poetry was and still is the subject of many studies. The current research is Cognitive and analytical and aims to explain the English translated version of poem 16 taken from L’Amitié Bafouée, using schema theory, following Semino’s (2014) proposed approach to poetry analysis. Terminologies advanced by Schank and Abelson (1977), Schank’s Dynamic Memory (1982), and Cook’s Schema Refreshment (1994), will be used in the analysis. The study’s significance is firstly shown through its corpus, i.e. previous works dealing with Si Mohand’s poetry mostly made use of either the French or Kabyle versions. And secondly, through the use of a combination of terminologies advanced by the previously mentioned scholars. The study aims to answer the following main question: what is the main scene projected by the poem? And the following sub-question: what is the impact of culturally translated metaphors on readers? Results show that nine scripts need to be activated to form the betrayal Scene. Moreover, the use of literal translation in cultural metaphors specifically, led to difficulties in activating appropriate scripts in order to allow understanding to take place. In fact, understanding is determined by the reader’s background knowledge. The current analysis can also be used in translation assessment, detecting cultural misunderstandings, comparative studies of poetry, and can even be introduced to teaching.
Pip’s Ego Oscillations in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations
Authors: Saoudi Bechir , Al-Eid Fahad , Al-Break Noura Mohammed , Al-Samih Rahaf Saad , Al-Hammad Tarfah Abdullah
Published: March 2021

This research project studies Pip’s ego fluctuations in Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. Freud’s division of the human psyche into id, ego and superego is appropriate for the analysis of the rise and fall of the hero in his pursuit to attain gentlemanhood. Four main questions have been addressed: First, what makes up Pip’s id? Second, what are the main components of his superego? Third, does Pip’s ego succeed or fail in striking a balance between his id and superego? In what ways does it fail? And fourth, how does Pip’s ego eventually succeed in striking a balance between his id and superego? The study finds out that Pip’s id is demonstrated through his fascination with high-class lifestyle and relinquishment of common life. It shows that his superego is constructed from the hurdles that prevent him from pursuing gentlemanhood, namely past common life restraints and present high class deficiencies. It also demonstrates how Pip’s faulty ego comes as a result of his frustration at high class lifestyles and resentment of his old common life. The study eventually reveals that two important factors contribute to the success of Pip’s ego: His reconciliation with the past and appreciation of the present in order to have more realistic expectations of the future.
“Fuel Burns Mixed with Seawater”: The Relationship between the Refugee Tragedy and the Ecological Crisis in the Mediterranean Sea in Khaled Mattawa’s Mare Nostrum (2019)
Authors: Basnawi Ashwaq
Published: March 2021

With environmental sustainability gaining more attention in contemporary literature, Arab-American poets have begun to focus on the connection between nature and current Middle Eastern and North African politics. Khaled Mattawa’s fifth collection of poems, Mare Nostrum (2019), discusses the twenty-first-century refugee crisis in the Mediterranean through the effects of economics and environmental destruction on both humans and marine ecosystems alike. This paper aims to examine the Mediterranean migrant tragedy’s entanglement with its ecological crisis in Mattawa’s poems. The study seeks to answer the question: can an analysis of Mare Nostrum (2019) illustrate a parallel between humans’ oppression and the environment? A postcolonial ecocritical lens can explore this connection by looking at the “changing relationship between people, animals, and environment . . . that can be recuperated for anticolonial critique” (Huggan and Tiffin 12). The study’s significance exists in showing the destructive impact of political crises that extend beyond human displacement to become an ecological issue that threatens marine ecosystems. The study’s findings reveal that Mattawa’s poems illustrate that the environmental and humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean is a result of both economic and political instability.
Maya Angelou’s Battle with Alienation in I know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Authors: Zaini Qudsia , Khan Mohsin Hasan
Published: March 2021

e themes of the existential crisis have been central in taking up their work in different domains of human experience and exhibit the force of departure from the so-called standardized norms and values of a society. These themes have been taken up by many authors of African American origin. This paper attempts to represent and explain the theme of alienation through an in-depth analysis of Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The crisis of identity, gender, consciousness, and everything seemingly comes to question in the powerful narratives of these kinds of writings. One such African American author is Maya Angelou. She is one of those who take these themes with great force and tries to free herself from the shackles of the so-called canonized versions of human values and seeks to explore a world in which she recreates an establishment of her new perspectives and freedom of humanity. The paper concludes by showing the struggles for recognition and self-awareness and developing onto a stronger woman pushed by her feeling of alienation.
Should Ghana Legalize the Commercial Use of Motor Bikes and Tricycles as Means of Public Transport? A Case Study of Five Selected Regions in Ghana
Authors: Jack John Kwane Adu , Amoah Emmanuel K. S. , Hope Eric , Okyere Frimpong
Published: March 2021

In the wave of raging debate, even on the floor of parliament, as to whether it would be expedient to commercialize Bikes’ usage in Ghana, it is important to look at its benefits or otherwise. Hence, the study sought to show whether Ghana should legalize the commercial use of motor cycles and tricycles operations. The design was a descriptive study which used quantitative tool to show public acceptance or rejection of commercializing the use of motorcycles and tricycles in Ghana. The study was based on the use of questionnaires for the data collection and were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The sample population considered was Five (5) Regions in Ghana which are Central, Greater Accra, Bono, Bono East and Northern Regions. Questionnaires of 460 were drawn for the study. It was found out, among others, that many of the riders do not possess licenses; riders are aware of robbery incidents perpetuated by their colleagues; police harassments and passenger pressure are strong reasons for not observing traffic regulations; unfavorable road architecture; the activity is a good source of income. It was therefore recommended that, the okada/pragia/keke/motor king/motor kia operations should be legalized for commercial use with regulations and strict compliance by actors or operators.
Anachronism in Geoffrey Hill’s “Mercian Hymns”
Authors: Ismael Nadia Ali
Published: March 2021

As Jeffrey Wainwright (2005) notes, “it is apparent that [Geoffrey] Hill’s poetry has always known history very well indeed” (n.p.). Throughout his works, including the Mercian Hymns, historical events and figures play a central role. When references to the past make their way into literature, the resulting allusions often broaden the work’s depth, increasing not just the richness of the symbolic interpretation but also rooting the work into a multidisciplinary conversation, bringing events from different points along the human timeline into the conversation. When anachronism occurs, the intentionality plays a role in determining the significance not just of the instance but, potentially, the work as a whole. This paper explores how Hill puts anachronism to intentional use in the Mercian Hymns, with an enduring impact on the meanings that emerge for the reader, depending on the reader’s cultural perspective.
A Postcolonial Scrutiny of the Media Imperialism in Wajahat Ali’s The Domestic Crusaders
Authors: Samman Maram Mohammed
Published: March 2021

The paper reevaluates Wajahat Ali’s play The Domestic Crusaders through the postcolonial views of Edward Said. It explores the role of the Western media in the classification and alienation of Muslims according to racist misconceptions. Despite the differences in their respective approaches, the two texts—Ali’s The Domestic Crusaders and Said’s Covering Islam—denounce the media’s role in the distortion of the portrayals of Islam and Muslims. Accordingly, the study aims at discussing the two texts through a postcolonial viewpoint in relation to the media’s role in the spread of Islamophobia. Extracts from both texts will be provided to explicitly or implicitly epitomize the dilemma of the Muslim society after 9/11. The paper explores how the media exploit the fear, ignorance, or vulnerabilities of the global audience. The paper proves that the crusades against Islam deliberately and erroneously describe it as a source of violence and primitiveness that threatens humankind.
Development of communication skills in a bilingual child of Czech-Vietnamese origin in preschool age from the viewpoint of speech pathology
Authors: Teofilová Tereza , Mironova Tabachová Jana , Vitásková Kateřina
Published: March 2021

The article describes the experience of conducting speech therapy with a bilingual (sequential bilingualism) boy of Vietnamese origin in preschool age. The authors identify main differences between Czech and Vietnamese, and also point to specific linguistic interference occurring in the case of a Vietnamese-speaking person learning Czech. The aim of the authors is to describe the development of the boy’s language skills and the possibilities for his language development in kindergarten and during preparatory classes for school education. Speech therapy aimed at supporting the development of communication skills lasted seven months and involved the inclusion of multi-sensory games and activities to support various language levels. Particular emphasis was placed on auditory differentiation (including vowel quantity), auditory memory and phonological awareness (including the division of words into syllables and the analysis and synthesis of sounds).
Epigenetic Changes in Malignant Uveal Melanoma and Possibilities of Their Therapeutic Targeting
Authors: Smolková Božena , Demková Lucia
Published: March 2021

Uveal melanoma (UM) is a deadly cancer that leads to metastatic disease in more than 50 % of the patients. Despite the improvement in the treatment of primary disease, there is still no effective therapy to prevent the development of metastases. Therefore, the disease requires intensive research to identify new treatment strategies.

In preclinical UM models, epigenetic drugs have been shown to increase the sensitivity of resistant tumour cells to treatment. The successful use of histone deacetylase inhibitors, which induced cell cycle arrest, reprogramming consistent with melanocyte differentiation and inhibition of tumour growth in preclinical models, demonstrates the role of epigenetic regulation in UM metastasis. Identification of epigenetic changes associated with UM development an progression could contribute to the discovery of more effective drugs that, in combination with traditional approaches, may yield better therapeutic results for high-risk patients.
Late follow-up of Persistent Truncus Arteriosus, after one-stage Repair, with Right Ventricular Remodeling.
Authors: Maluf Miguel
Published: March 2021

We report long-term outcome after one-stage, surgical repair, in a two months-old girl with persistent truncus arteriosus type I, II. The operation was carried out with the remodeling of the right ventricle, using a swine bicuspid pulmonary prosthesis. Twenty-six years later, the patient is in excellent clinical condition, CF I (NYHA), with normal peripheral oxygen saturation. Recent invasive and not invasive imaging show: absence of intracardiac shunt and growing of the right ventricle outlet tract and discrete double lesion of the pulmonary valve. The pulmonary flow directed uniformly for both lungs. In selected cases, the long-term prognosis of patients with persistent truncus arteriosus, undergoing early surgical repair, avoiding the use of valved conduit, makes for an excellent evolution, without new interventions. Endovascular procedures, now well standardized, for the implantation of a pulmonary valve stent, through a catheter, will allow an effective approach, in the presence of late obstructions, in patients who have undergone right ventricular remodeling, without the use of valved conduits.
DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN TURKEY-CHINA RELATIONS: PERSPECTIVES AND DIFFICULTIES OF COOPERATION
Authors:   Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO), Svistunova Irina
Published: March 2021

Turkey and China are increasingly active in developing their bilateral relations, which comprise different areas of cooperation. Economic and political influence of China provides growing interest of Turkish government in deepening relations with Beijing. At the same time a unique geographic position of Turkey with its access to different regions attracts China. All these factors specify the possibilities for deepening and diversifying of Turkey- China relations. The Uygur issue remains the key source of disagreement between Ankara and Beijing, but the parties tries to downplay its effect on the prospects of bilateral relations.
LOBBYING OF THE TURKISH INTERESTS IN THE U.S. UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF D. TRUMP
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of sciences (MOSCOW), Grafov Dmitry
Published: March 2021

The author analyzes the structure of the Turkish lobby in the U.S. and main issues of PR and GR support of the Turkey’s interests in Washington. The activities of the Turkish- American Caucus in the Congress and some Turkish- American NGOs are also considered. Sources of primary information are reports for the years 2018–19 of a registered foreign agents in accordance with The Foreign Agents Registration Act, 1938. There are three main directions of lobbying the Turkish interests in the U.S.: • threats related to large- scale economic sanctions for the invasion of Kurdish areas of Syria in 2019; • problems that arise after purchasing the Russia’s C-400 ground-to-air missiles and lead to a discord between NATO allies and Turkey; • Turkey and the U.S. face tough decisions on relations after President Erdogan aims to eliminate preacher Gulen that is hiding in the U.S., and accused by the Turkish authorities of involvement in the attempted coup in Turkey in 2016. There are other issues in Turkish- American relations that are being served by lobbyists: the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the decision of the Trump’s administration in 2018 to raise import tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum as well as the White House’s and Turkish opposition blames Erdogan’s regime for violation of human rights and civil freedoms. The author’s conclusion is that the attempts to lobby the Turkish interests with the obvious tensions between Trump and Erdogan have little chance of success. As it is known, Turkey was a political competition tool for the U.S. and USSR in era. But nowadays President Erdogan tries to revise patron- client state relationship with the U. S. Moreover the Turkey’s interests have not been represented by lobbyists in a way that does not contradict the U.S. interests. Only the delivery information to the lawmakers doesn’t guarantee to desirable decisions.
ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND AFGHANISTAN. PROSPECTS FOR AFGHANISTAN’S COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of sciences (MOSCOW), Poya Sameullah
Published: March 2021

Analysis of the brief history of the 18-year stay of the United States and NATO in Afghanistan shows that all threats (military- political related to drug trafficking, export of terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism) come from this country. Special attention should be paid to the processes taking place in this country and around it in the near future. Otherwise, the situation in the near future may radically change, unfortunately, first of all, to the disadvantage of the countries of the region and Russia.
THE PHENOMENON OF ANTI-ART AND POSSIBLE TRENDS IN ITS DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Maloshenko Angela
Published: March 2021

The article contains a discussion about the role of anti-art in modern culture, its paradoxical nature in connection with the rethinking of the concept of «art», as well as its significance in the world market today. Trends and prospects of its development and its role in the history of the world community. All conclusions and conclusions are made on the basis of observations and articles presented in this work, and are their logical generalization, which allows us to present a real picture of the development of modern art.