bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Some improvements but a long way to go: a national survey of local authorities on the provision of social care for people released from prison
Authors: Hargreaves Claire , Roberts Amy , Taylor Wendy , Forsyth Katrina , Robinson Catherine , Shaw Jennifer , Tucker Susan
Published: November 2024

The provision of social care for people in prison in England has historically been lacking. Seeking to address this, the 2014 Care Act clarified that local authorities are responsible for identifying, assessing and meeting prisoners’ social care needs. Against this background, in 2020 we undertook a survey to explore the emerging services for this group. Eighty-six (57%) local authorities responded. A mixed methods approach was taken. Numerical data were analysed through descriptive statistics with comparisons made to the previous survey. An inductive approach to thematic analysis was used to analyse the free text responses. The findings revealed some improvements since the 2015/16 surveys, including the wider introduction of self-referral systems, the success of peer supporters in identifying people in need of social care and greater multi-disciplinary working. However, other issues remained stubbornly persistent, including a dearth of systematic processes to identify those needing social care on release from prison, a lack of timely information sharing and disputes over the sending and receiving authorities’ responsibilities. There were also particular concerns about the shortage of appropriate accommodation for people leaving prison. Perhaps the most striking finding, however, was how little most authorities knew about this population. Building on discussions in previous papers, we explore three ways in which arrangements could be strengthened for this group: the collection of better data, the wider use of release on temporary licence and the greater employment of technology in planning people’s release.
Nine fatal cases of dengue: a case series from an intensive care unit in Sri Lanka
Authors: Ruwanpathirana Pramith , Athukorala Harindri , Palliyaguru Thamalee , Weeratunga Praveen , Priyankara Dilshan
Published: November 2024

Background

The case fatality rate of untreated dengue is 20%; it can be reduced to less than 1% with optimal management. The leading causes of death in dengue patients are shock, bleeding, and acute liver injury. We describe the clinical features of patients who died of dengue and discuss the therapeutic challenges and pitfalls of complicated dengue.

Methods

This retrospective study was done in the intensive care unit (MICU) of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka over 30 months between 2021 and 2023. All patients who died of serologically confirmed dengue were incorporated.

Results

Of the 1722 ICU admissions, 44 (2.6%) patients were treated for dengue—of them, 11 (25.0%) died. Two patients were excluded as their deaths were not directly linked to dengue. Six were females. The average age was 40.2 years. The leading causes of death included shock (n = 5), acute liver failure (n = 6), intracranial bleeding (n = 2), and pulmonary embolism (n = 1). Patient 1 had concomitant leakage and bleeding, which did not respond to fluids or blood products. He developed fluid overload and acute liver failure (ALF) and died of multiorgan dysfunction. Patients 2–5 were in shock for a prolonged period due to leakage ± bleeding. Patients 2–5 developed ALF and lactic acidosis followed by multiorgan dysfunction. Patient 8 developed acute hepatitis and ALF without preceding shock. The patient was treated with immunosuppressants for myasthenia gravis. Patients 6 and 7 experienced intracranial bleeding. Patient 9 died of pulmonary embolism after prolonged ventilation for dengue encephalitis.

Conclusions

Prolonged shock, fluid overload and acute liver failure were common causes of dengue related deaths, in our study. Fluid overload occurred when vigorous crystalloid resuscitation was continued in patients who were poorly responding. A prompt switch to colloids or blood could have prevented overload. Patients who were in shock for a prolonged period become unresponsive to fluid resuscitation. How to manage dengue in patients who take anti-inflammatory drugs, immunomodulators, or antiplatelets is not known. Balancing the bleeding risk of dengue in patients predisposed to bleeding or thrombosis is a challenge.
In vitro modelling of anterior primitive streak patterning with human pluripotent stem cells identifies the path to notochord progenitors
Authors: Robles-Garcia Miguel , Thimonier Chloë , Angoura Konstantina , Ozga Ewa , MacPherson Heather , Blin Guillaume
Published: November 2024

Notochord progenitors (NotoPs) represent a scarce yet crucial embryonic cell population, playing important roles in embryo patterning and eventually giving rise to the cells that form and maintain intervertebral discs. The mechanisms regulating NotoPs emergence are unclear. This knowledge gap persists due to the inherent complexity of cell fate patterning during gastrulation, particularly within the anterior primitive streak (APS), where NotoPs first arise alongside neuro-mesoderm and endoderm. To gain insights into this process, we use micropatterning together with FGF and the WNT pathway activator CHIR9901 to guide the development of human embryonic stem cells into reproducible patterns of APS cell fates. We show that CHIR9901 dosage dictates the downstream dynamics of endogenous TGFβ signalling, which in turn controls cell fate decisions. While sustained NODAL signalling defines endoderm and NODAL inhibition is imperative for neuro-mesoderm emergence, timely inhibition of NODAL signalling with spatial confinement potentiates WNT activity and enables us to generate NotoPs efficiently. Our work elucidates the signalling regimes underpinning NotoP emergence and provides insights into the regulatory mechanisms controlling the balance of APS cell fates during gastrulation.
Bioengineering vascularization
Authors: Landau Shira , Okhovatian Sargol , Zhao Yimu , Liu Chuan , Shakeri Amid , Wang Ying , Ramsay Kaitlyn , Kieda Jennifer , Jiang Richard , Radisic Milica
Published: November 2024

This Review explores the rapidly evolving field of bioengineered vasculature, a key area of focus in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The broad relevance of this topic is attributed to its impacts on a wide range of biological processes, enabling studies in tissue development, fundamental biology and drug discovery, and the applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. We outline the design criteria for bioengineered vasculature and the methodologies for constructing these systems by self-assembly and in microfluidics, organs-on-a-chip and macroscale tubular systems that often rely on biofabrication approaches such as 3D printing. We discuss existing challenges in developing functional vasculature that closely mirrors its native equivalent, including achieving hierarchical branching with organ and vessel-specific endothelial and supporting cells, providing perusable vasculature within organoids and scaling the systems for implantation and direct vascular anastomosis.
Θεσμική διαμόρφωση της λειτουργίας των ΑΕΙ υπό το πρίσμα της νομολογίας του Συμβουλίου Επικρατείας
Authors: Τζελέπη Ελένη
Published: November 2024

Δύο βασικοί πυλώνες εντάσσονται στη δομική ανάλυση της συγκεκριμένης εργασίας, το Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας και τα ανώτατα εκπαιδευτικά ιδρύματα. Ο ένας συντελεί στην ορθή διοικητική και δικαιική λειτουργία και ο άλλος στην εκπαιδευτική, πολιτιστική και αναπτυξιακή συνέχεια του κράτους. Το Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας από τη στιγμή της λειτουργίας του ως ανώτατο διοικητικό δικαστήριο ασκεί έναν εξέχοντα ρόλο μεταξύ άλλων και στη διαχείριση της διοικητικής δικαιοδοσίας και στον τομέα της τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης. Πέραν του ελέγχου συνταγματικότητας των νόμων, η νομολογία του έχει οδηγήσει στη διευκρίνιση νομικών ζητημάτων, στην επίλυση προβλημάτων ερμηνείας των νομοθετικών διατάξεων, στην κάλυψη νομοθετικών κενών. Καίρια ζητήματα που αφορούν τα ΑΕΙ έχουν αποτελέσει αντικείμενο της νομολογίας του ΣτΕ, όπως η αυτοδιοίκηση των ΑΕΙ, η ακαδημαϊκή ελευθερία, η συγκρότηση των εκλεκτορικών σωμάτων για την εκλογή και εξέλιξη των μελών ΔΕΠ, η πρόσβαση στην τριτοβάθμια εκπαίδευση, η καταβολή τελών φοίτησης στα Προγράμματα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών, οι πρυτανικές εκλογές, η θέση των καθηγητών/τριών, η συμμετοχή φοιτητών/τριών και διοικητικού προσωπικού στη διοίκηση των ΑΕΙ. Μέσα από την κριτική επεξεργασία ορισμένων σημαντικών αποφάσεων του Συμβουλίου της Επικρατείας, καταβάλλεται προσπάθεια εξαγωγής συμπερασμάτων ως προς την αποτίμηση της διαχρονικής θεσμικής οργάνωσης των ΑΕΙ υπό το πρίσμα της νομολογίας του ανώτατου διοικητικού δικαστηρίου, όπως εκείνη προκύπτει δια της εφαρμογής των αποφάσεων αυτών. Η σημασία της νομολογίας και το μέγεθος της επιρροής της στη θεσμική οργάνωση των ΑΕΙ διερευνάται ανά θεσμική ενότητα. Στο τέλος μπορεί mutatis mutandis να μην προκύπτει ότι αυτή σε γενικά πλαίσια είναι καθοριστική σε τέτοιο βαθμό, ώστε να αποτελεί καθοδηγητικό φορέα στον χώρο της ανώτατης εκπαίδευσης. Εντούτοις, σε κάποια ζητήματα διατυπώνει μια άποψη, επιλύει με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο διαφορές, επηρεάζοντας σε κάποιο βαθμό τουλάχιστον σε αυτά τα θέματα τον τρόπο οργάνωσης και λειτουργίας των ΑΕΙ.
SEMANTIC SHIFT AS A MECHANISM FOR EXPANDING THE VOCABULARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN VIRTUAL DISCOURSE
Authors: Gavrikova Yuliya S.
Published: November 2024

Background. The article examines the phenomenon of semantic shift and its types in the context of their role in the process of replenishing the vocabulary of virtual discourse. The relevance of this study is due to the fact that this type of discourse is constantly replenished with new vocabulary, which necessitates studying the mechanisms of this process. This paper examines various subtypes of semantic shift as a mechanism for replenishing the vocabulary of the English language within virtual discourse.
The purpose of the work is to study the phenomenon of semantic shift and identify its most frequent types as a way of replenishing the vocabulary of virtual discourse in English.
Materials and methods. The main research method in this work is component analysis, which was used to identify the specifics of the meaning of a new word in comparison with the base word. The continuous directional sampling method was used to select examples of neologisms of modern English-language virtual discourse. The contextual method and quantitative methods were also used.
Results. The results of the study showed that semantic shift is a highly productive way of the emergence of new vocabulary within the framework of the virtual discourse of the English language. The types of semantic shift that are the basis for the emergence of new words are varied and include the following: metaphorical transfer, metonymic transfer, deterioration of meaning, improvement of meaning, narrowing of meaning, expansion of meaning, and hyperbolization of meaning. The most frequent types of semantic shift as a mechanism for the emergence of new vocabulary within the framework of virtual discourse in English were identified, which include metaphorical transfer, metonymic transfer, and deterioration of meaning. The high frequency of the latter is presumably associated with the widespread need to express the communicative intention of criticism in modern virtual discourse and the search by native speakers for new lexical tools to express this intention.
Practical implications. The results obtained can be used for further study of the issues of replenishing the vocabulary of virtual discourse and semantic shift as a way of replenishing the vocabulary of the English language according to various thematic references.
MAIN ASPECTS OF TRAINING SPECIALISTS IN THE INFORMATION SECURITY SPHERE
Authors: Ladonina Elena Yu. , Sytina Nadezhda A.
Published: November 2024

Background. In this article, the authors consider the problem of training specialists in the information security sphere from the point of view of an integrated approach, taking into account disciplinary and interdisciplinary connections. The need for a practical component is proved, allowing for the simulation of real-life situations which contributes to the development of critical thinking and forms the ability to work in a team. When studying Theory and Practice of Information Technology as a part of the general professional training of specialists particular attention is paid to modular training, which ensures the removal of linguistic and methodological difficulties. Traditional and innovative approaches to the educational process are analyzed and individual types of exercises for achieving the learning objectives in each module are described.
The purpose of the study is to confirm the effectiveness of traditional and project-based teaching methods which makes it possible to develop language and communication skills in learning a foreign language as well as to teach how to solve a professionally significant problem in the information security sphere.
Materials and methods. To achieve the goal, the following methods were used: theoretical (analysis of scientific and methodological literature) and empirical (generalization of personal pedagogical experience and experimental training in student groups).
Results. A modular approach and a set of exercises aimed at developing critical thinking and collaboration techniques in the educational process have been tested.
Practical implications. The result of the study is to give recommendations for the use of a modular approach in teaching the discipline Theory and practice of information technology at a university for training specialists in the information security sphere.
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Authors: Pankova S. N. , Kolmogorova K. A.
Published: November 2024

This study is aimed at studying the main aspects of organizational culture and employee motivation. The main purpose of the study is to analyze the articles of modern scientists and identify current trends in domestic research on organizational culture and motivation. We analyze the results of research conducted in various fields – commercial companies, government organizations, educational institutions, internal affairs agencies and industrial enterprises. We also carry out a comparative analysis, systematization and classification of the information received. Special attention is paid to the study of the influence of organizational culture on the non-material motivation of employees. We have analyzed more than forty modern studies over the past five years. As a result, four relevant directions and trends in the study of organizational culture and related phenomena were identified: organizational culture as an element of strategic planning of an enterprise; organizational culture and professional development of personnel in the organization; study of the relationship between organizational culture and socio-psychological climate; study of the relationship between organizational culture and motivation.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY
Authors: Rusakova A. B.
Published: November 2024

The article is devoted to comparative analysis of theoretical foundations of Buddhism and Christianity on the example of the «noble octagonal way» and Christian commandments.  The Noble Eightfold Path in Buddhism offers consistent guidance to lead people to enlightenment and liberation from suffering. In Christian doctrine, the Decalogue of Moses and the two commandments of Christ serve as the moral basis for the ethical compass for individual and social life. The article studies the influence of religious theory on the ethics of Christianity and Buddhism. Both religious systems promote ethical living as an essential component of the path to salvation.
Organization of cooking processes and preparation of semi-finished products for complex culinary products
Authors: Kusova Irina , Fedotova Nellya , Il'dirova Svetlana , Nikitenko Anton
Published: November 2024

The textbook discusses the nutritional value of animal and vegetable products, methods of mechanical processing and production of semi-finished products from it, storage conditions and terms, and control questions.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of secondary vocational education of the latest generation.
For students of secondary vocational education studying in the specialties of 02/3/15 "Cookery and confectionery", 01/43/09 "Cook, pastry chef".
Technology of long-term storage of public catering products
Authors: Vasyukova Anna
Published: November 2024

The educational publication outlines the basics of the discipline "Technology of long-term storage catering products", goals and objectives, the basic conceptual framework, food quality indicators and factors of their formation and preservation; the basics of identification, standardization and certification of food products; nutritional value, chemical composition, classification, assortment of the main food groups. The features of their production technology, storage conditions and shelf life are given.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of secondary vocational education of the latest generation.
For students of secondary vocational educational institutions, students of higher educational institutions, as well as specialists in the field of technology of public catering products, commodity science, expertise of food products, technologists of the food industry.
Accounting and financial accounting
Authors: Sigidov Yuriy , Oksanich Elena , Yasmenko Galina
Published: November 2024

The textbook outlines the most important aspects of accounting for financial accounting of assets, liabilities and capital of an organization, the concept, tasks and functions of accounting, regulatory regulation of accounting in the Russian Federation; describes the subject and method of accounting, types and structure of accounting accounts and rules for the formation of accounting records. The methods of accounting for financial accounting of assets, liabilities and capital of the organization are presented. The basics of the formation of accounting (financial) statements of an economic entity are revealed: its composition, principles and stages of formation, as well as the information content of the main reporting forms.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
For students and teachers of economic specialties, students of postgraduate education, accountants, financiers and managers.
Wolni i zniewoleni. Głosy grup podporządkowanych w historii imperium portugalskiego
Authors: Błoch Agata
Published: November 2024

Książka Wolni i zniewoleni. Głosy grup podporządkowanych w historii imperium portugalskiego to historia ludzi z peryferii kolonialnego imperium portugalskiego. To opowieść o tych, którzy kiedyś zamieszkiwali obszar dzisiejszej Brazylii, Angoli, Gwinei-Bissau oraz atlantyckich archipelagów Wysp Zielonego Przylądka i Wysp Świętego Tomasza. Wśród nich znajdziemy nie tylko ludy autochtoniczne, ale także żydów uciekających przed prześladowaniem religijnym, żydowskich konwertytów czy Muzułmanów oraz Cyganów skazanych wyrokiem sądów inkwizycyjnych i cywilnych, a także czarownice i przestępców. Raz wolni, raz zniewoleni. Ich stopień podporządkowania różnił się w zależności od takich czynników, jak płeć, stopień asymilacji, relacje z panem oraz miejsce w strukturze sieci. Celem tej książki było wydobycie tych głosów i przyjrzenie się, kto aktywnie i świadomie uczestniczył w budowaniu kolonialnego imperium portugalskiego, a kto na zawsze zniknął z kart historii. Czy odtworzenie zdarzeń z punktu widzenia tych najbardziej marginalizowanych pomoże ją zrekonstruować?
Kalekująca nowoczesność a literatura. Dialektyczne przygody u zarania polskiej modernizacji
Authors: Kutrzeba Kacper
Published: November 2024

The aim of the book is to use the analysis of literature created in the times of great transformations of the first half of the 19th century in order to look differently at the beginnings of Polish modernity and to report on its specificity resulting from the semi-peripheral modernisation that was at its origins.
The subordinated position within the world-system results in the modernisation of the semi-periphery already from its starting point, entering a different development trajectory than the one known from the central countries. It is characterised by the "coexistence of asynchronisms" and the tendency to give life again to forms and institutions that seemed to have already been transcended in the progress of history. In this sense, one can say – travesting Karl Marx – that the history of modernisation repeats itself twice: once as a tragedy, the second time as a farce. Since modernisation is the condition of possibility and the driving force of modernity as a broad cultural and social formation, the situation does not differ in the sphere of discursive struggles with the articulation of the new era. In Polish literature of the first half of the 19th century, we find a spontaneous dialectic of radical ideas of the modern breakthrough and ideas that are an anachronistic continuation of the pre-critical thought formation.
"Crippling" modernity is precisely modernity that, despite its objective limitations, such as the lack of an appropriate social base, well-established concepts or developed self-knowledge, boldly attempts to face the challenges of its era, even though, out of necessity, it often makes mistakes and reaches for ideological prostheses or anachronistic discourses. The interpretation of the work of the Polish Romantics proposed in the book presents them as witnesses of the turbulent birth of Polish modernity, and their works as a kind of experimental field where various ways of thinking about the specific modernity of the semi-periphery are tested. The beginning of modernity in Poland is a traumatic birth with all its problems, and not a delayed repetition of the path known from the center of history.
Niezwykli goście Bolesława Chrobrego. Tom 3: Św. Bruno i jego „bracia”
Authors: Urbańczyk Przemysław
Published: November 2024

Adalbert, Otto and Bruno – two bishops and an emperor; two missionaries involved in politics and a politician with missionary ambitions; two moral rigorists and a pragmatist of power; two visionaries of martyrdom and a political visionary. Their intertwining biographies constitute a typical combination of conditions for early medieval elites resulting from the clash of religious orthodoxy with the brutality of everyday life, lofty ideals with political realities, and strategic vision with the pragmatics of short-term actions. Each of them influenced the early history of the Piast state in his own way. Their visits, although in the span of twelve years (997–1009), were links in one chain of interconnected events, strongly entangled in grand politics, going well beyond the Central European arena itself.
Mieszany system wyborczy dla Polski?
Authors: Michalak Bartłomiej
Published: November 2024

Few people know that an attempt to introduce a mixed electoral system in Poland was made at the very beginning of the political transformation process, and the first fully democratic elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland were very close to taking place under such an ordinance. Nevertheless, the failure of this project did not end the discussion on this topic. During over 30 years of the political history of the Third Polish Republic, several different projects and ideas of a mixed system for Poland appeared. This issue is still of public interest. It is therefore worth taking a closer look at mixed systems.

The aim of this book is to analyse all types of mixed electoral systems that can be found in the electoral world, and to answer the question whether – and if so, in what variant and for what purposes - it would be possible to use such an electoral system in Poland. As a result of what, despite so many initiatives aimed at introducing some form of mixed system in Poland, the current proportional system still holds up well? Would a mixed electoral system really be a better solution? And if so, would it be consistent with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland? I also hope that this publication will bring order to the discussion on mixed electoral systems, while debunking several myths and misunderstandings that hinder a reliable debate on changing the electoral system in our country.
W obowiązku. Historia codzienności polskich służących domowych od końca XIX wieku do 1939 roku: rekonesans badawczy
Authors: Grygiel Szymon
Published: November 2024

A hundred years ago, the common fate of many young women from poor families – mainly rural ones – was to work as domestic servants. The surplus of labor in the countryside forced them to leave their family homes and go – as people then said– to "duty". The book presents a multi-faceted picture of the everyday life of Polish domestic servants. Based on the analysis of various types of sources – court records, leaflets, diaries, press, guides and belles-lettres – four main clusters of research problems were considered: relations between domestic servants and employers, working time and time free from duties, living and working conditions of servants, as well as their perspectives and life trajectories. Due to the small amount of sources that directly concern this socio-professional group, the author often looks for information about it on the margins of the main course of considerations contained in the source texts, not hesitating to explore apparently trivial matters. Moreover, he tries to maintain a balance between trying to capture the life of the servants from the inside, i.e. from the perspective of their presumed aspirations, fears and hopes, and showing its various external conditions.
Prezydencjalizacja kampanii wyborczych. Przypadek polskich elekcji parlamentarnych w latach 2005–2019
Authors: Peszyński Wojciech
Published: November 2024

The publication is the first such an extensive analysis of the presidentialization process of Polish parliamentary campaigns, and this fact alone makes it unique and worth reading. It is also a kind of polemic with those authors who, when describing the phenomenon of contemporary election campaigns, prefer the term "personalization" (also: centralized personalization). The author presents his arguments in a clear and convincing way, while providing tools to analyze the evolution of the nature of the election campaign. The advantage of the work is that it is based on the results of empirical research (some of it has not been published so far), conducted successively over a relatively long period (2005–2019), which facilitates comparisons and tracking the evolution of the nature of presidential campaigns, but also allows for the formulation of well-justified conclusions.

(Excerpt from review 1)

The scientific work is cognitive in nature, and it verifies the current state of knowledge in the field of research on election campaigns (see: parliamentary campaigns) in Poland. This study is a systemic approach to many years of tedious research on presidentialism as an interpretive category of electoral struggle mechanisms. The reviewed work can definitely be treated as an undeniable contribution to the science of politics and administration. It is both an important voice in the discussion among Polish scientists and fills a visible gap in the Polish literature on this subject, and it will become required reading in didactic work.

(Excerpt from review 2)
Potencjał innowacyjny jako czynnik rozwoju regionalnego w państwach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej
Authors: Grodzki Tomasz
Published: November 2024

The aim of the research presented in this book is to comprehensively evaluate the innovative potential of particular regions of the Visegrád Group countries and to define the relations between the level of regions’ innovative potential and the level of regional development in years 2008–2017. The results of the research  indicate a high degree of differentiation in innovative potential of regions among Visegrád Group countries. They also prove that it is a relevant factor which positively impacts their economic development. Regional politics should therefore ensure working out and implementing appropriate instruments which would increase the level of innovative potential as well as its exploitation.
Organizacyjne zachowania obywatelskie w kontekście życzliwego przywództwa
Authors: Grego-Planer Dorota
Published: November 2024

The scientific research undertaken in this monograph allowed for the introduction to Polish subject literature of the issue of benevolent leadership, which is built on an ethical foundation and whose roots refer to the positive theory of organisation. Benevolent leadership is a values-based leadership style that combines different approaches to creating organisations that are sensitive to the needs of all stakeholders. A leader's ethical sensitivity, spiritual depth and social commitment can be key success factors in introducing positive change and creating empathetic organisations in the 21st century.

The book indicates that one of the changes that may determine benevolent leadership is an increase in the level of civic behaviours, which the author considers to be individualised and discretionary behaviours of an employee, going beyond the formal scope of his or her duties, not directly subject to the remuneration and evaluation system, leading to better functioning of the organisation.
Wybrane zespoły geriatryczne w ujęciu interdyscyplinarnym
Authors: Husejko Jakub , Radzińska Michalina , Podhorecka Marta , Kędziora-Kornatowska Kornelia
Published: November 2024

The book is the fruit of the scientific work of students gathered around the Department of Geriatrics of the Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, forming the Interdisciplinary Scientific Club of Geriatrics. The main goal of the club is to educate future health care workers in the spirit of a holistic view of elderly patients.

Elderly people often struggle with health problems that can be described as major geriatric syndromes. Very often, these types of ailments are downplayed and associated as typical symptoms occurring in patients later in old age. Very often, they significantly reduce the quality of life of seniors. For this reason, efforts should be made to widely disseminate knowledge about the syndromes in question.
Neofuturzy i futuryści. Kryptohistorie polskiej awangardy
Authors: Baron-Milian Marta
Published: November 2024

The subject of the book is the beginnings of the Polish literary avant-garde, and, together with them, the energy of the first gestures considered futuristic in the opening of the avant-garde revolt. The author attempts to reinterpret them through the prism of the three main characters of the monograph: Jerzy Jankowski, the eternal harbinger of futurism and the disappearing mediator of its later fate, and Anatol Stern and Aleksander Wat, appearing here primarily in the common role of neo-futurists-primitivists. Their unique activity eludes the narrative of the avant-garde as the history of artistic movements, complicates and decenters the image of avant-garde beginnings, and provokes the search for new points of reference. The author's archival research, analyses of press material and interpretations of manifestos, as well as poetic and prose texts, made it possible to reconstruct the earliest manifestations of the Polish avant-garde in the light of the concepts of collectivity, peripherality and the concept of "minor literature". This allowed us to capture the originality of linguistic experiments and the political significance of the futuristic provocations of Jankowski, Stern, and Wat. In each of the described cases, the avant-garde challenges the majority, although each time it sounds different.
Paradoksy apofatyzmu
Authors: Urbańczyk Piotr
Published: November 2024

W monografii przedstawiono trzy logiczne aspekty apofatyzmu: semantyczny, epistemiczny oraz teorio-porządkowy na podstawie trzech najpopularniejszych interpretacji tej doktryny – teologii apofatycznej rozumianej jako teologia milczenia, teologicznego sceptycyzmu oraz mistycyzmu o pochodzeniu neoplatońskim.

Na teologii milczenia ciąży paradoks o charakterystyce zbliżonej do znanych paradoksów semantycznych (na przykład paradoksu kłamcy) – skoro mówimy, że o Bogu nic nie można powiedzieć, właśnie o nim coś powiedzieliśmy, przeczymy zatem sami sobie. Na kartach tej książki przeprowadzono analizy, z których wniosek każe uznać obecne w literatu-rze próby zachowania spójności tej doktryny za niesatysfakcjonujące. Pokazano także, że wykładnia teologicznego sceptycyzmu wyrażona w języku epistemicznej logiki modalnej przybiera postać znanych paradoksów epistemicznych: problemu Moore’a, paradoksu poznawalności Churcha-Fitcha oraz paradoksu wiedzy (znawcy). W końcu ujawniono teologiczne, filozoficzne i logiczne problemy rekonstrukcji neoplatońskiego mistycyzmu w obrębie algebry zbioru potęgowego, wliczając warunki, pod jakimi można w jej ramach wywieść sprzeczność w stylu antynomii Russella. Można uznać, że monografia przedstawia argumentację za tezą, według której paradoksalna samozwrotność stanowi inherentną i niezbywalną własność teologii apofatycznej, zdając przy okazji sprawę z imponującego filozoficznego (i logicznego) potencjału tej doktryny.
Elektryczny romantyzm. Nauka o elektryczności a literatura i filozofia polska pierwszej połowy XIX wieku
Authors: Urbanowicz Piotr
Published: November 2024

Głównym celem autora książki jest znalezienie odpowiedzi na pytanie,
czym była elektryczność dla romantycznych ludzi świata literatury i filozofii badana przez fizyków i chemików u progu XIX wieku w Polsce. Jako obiekt zainteresowania najtęższych umysłów epoki wprowadziła niemały zamęt w gmachu wiedzy wzniesionym na kategorii hierarchii bytów i przyczyniła się do ustanowienia nowych filozofii przyrody. Wbrew pozorom związek między elektrycznością, tym nowym aktorem, który pojawił się w życiu społecznym dzięki zabiegom oświeceniowych filozofów, a intelektualistami doby romantycznej nie był wcale incydentalny. Wręcz przeciwnie – odegrał swoją rolę w konceptualizacji podstawowych kategorii dla ówczesnej teorii politycznej, społecznej i literackiej: narodu, komunikacji, uczucia, dzieła sztuki. Autor, stosując metody archeologii wiedzy Michela Foucaulta, historii nauki Stevena Shapina, studiów nad nauką i technologią Bruna Latoura oraz teorii metafory, rekonstruuje proces powstawania względnie stabilnej formacji dyskursywnej nazwanej „elektrycznym romantyzmem”. Za ukuciem tego pojęcia stanęło przeświadczenie, że w ogromnej mierze to praktyki naukowe były źródłem nowej wrażliwości i zrodzonej z niej szkoły literackiej oraz filozoficznej, której przykładami są dzieła m.in. Adama Mickiewicza, Juliusza Słowackiego czy doktryny filozoficzne Augusta Cieszkowskiego oraz Bronisława Trentowskiego. Badając liczne teksty literackie i filozoficzne epoki romantycznej, artykuły z czasopism naukowych oraz prasy popularyzującej odkrycia i wynalazki, autor stara się opisać procesy krążenia referencji elektryczności, aby wykazać, jak stały się one ważnym budulcem kultury romantycznej.
The effect of corvitin on the impaired indicators of the proteinase-inhibitory system in the kidneys under the conditions of the development of experimental pneumonia and adrenaline damage to the myocardium
Authors: Regeda M. , Shklyarskyi N.
Published: November 2024

Ischemic heart disease and pneumonia are the most common diseases among cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, which are constantly increasing.
To date, the effect of corvitin on the indicators of the proteinase-inhibitory system in the kidneys in experimental pneumonia (EP) and adrenaline damage to the myocardium (APM) has not been studied. Therefore, it became the goal of our research.
The EP was reproduced according to the method of V.N. Shlyapnikov. by infecting animals with staphylococcus. APM was modeled by a single intravenous injection of an adrenaline solution.
The work established a gradual increase in the content of azoalbumin, azocasein and azocollagen against the background of a decrease in the level of alpha1-IP and alpha2-M in the kidneys in EP and APM, which prevailed on the 6th and 14th days of comorbid pathology compared to control.
The use of corvitin led to a corrective effect on the impaired indicators of the proteinase-inhibitory system in the kidneys in EP and APM.
A calcitonin secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with liver metastasis and hepatic vein thrombosis: a case report
Authors: Piłka Nina , Drabczyk Mateusz
Published: November 2024

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNEN), accounting for only 1-2% of all pancreatic tumors, are slow-growing and capable of secreting substances that can cause characteristic clinical syndromes, with an increasing prevalence estimated at around 8-10 million cases per year. We report  the case of  a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with high calcitonin levels and distant metastases without clinical manifestation. The correct diagnosis of a neuroendocrine tumor was established based on histopathologic examination and immunohistochemical  assessment of the expression of neuroendocrine markers. The presence of somatostatin receptors led to the initiation of treatment with somatostatin analogues and radionuclide therapy. No increase in neuroendocrine tumor markers was observed. However, follow-up abdominal CT imaging performed after the completion of radionuclide therapy showed an unsatisfactory response with an increase  of liver metastases and an increase in the size of the primary tumor in the pancreas. Our case report contributes to the literature on the diagnostic challenges of neuroendocrine tumors and highlights the current debate regarding tumor mass cytoreduction.
Konserwatorski palimpsest we wnętrzach Kamienicy Krauzowskiej w Krakowie
Authors: Boba-Dyga Bożena , Bojęś-Białasik Anna , Feć-Sfora Katarzyna
Published: November 2024

Artykuł prezentuje i porównuje trzy zasadniczo różne aranżacje konserwatorskie pomieszczeń na I piętrze w kamienicy Krauzowskiej – siedzibie Towarzystwa Miłośników Historii i Zabytków Krakowa przy ul. św. Jana 12 w Krakowie. Aranżacje zostały opracowane w oparciu o wyniki obszernych badań konserwatorskich – archiwalnych, stratygraficzno-odkrywkowych, architektonicznych i analitycznych. Przez swoją unikatowość i szczególne walory edukacyjne – pokazanie różnych możliwości konserwatorskich w jednym cennym i wielokrotnie przekształcanym obiekcie – miejsce to stało się częścią programu w ramach kształcenia konserwatorów architektury na podyplomowych studiach w Politechnice Krakowskiej oraz pojawia się na szlaku rozmaitych specjalistycznych prezentacji.
Can severe hypertriglyceridemia cause angina in the absence of significant coronary artery lesions?
Authors: Zain Mustafa , Alsaadi Ahmad Rasheed
Published: November 2024

Hyperlipidaemia is considered one of the most common risk factors for ischemic heart disease. Severely elevated triglyceride levels may lead to hyperviscosity which may contribute to endothelial dysfunction, tissue ischemia and chylomicronaemia. This case report features a 39-year-old, non-smoker male with a past medical history of hypertension and no family history of coronary artery disease, who presented to the clinic with angina. The electrocardiogram and echocardiogram were normal. Laboratory tests were normal except for severely elevated triglyceride levels. A dobutamine stress echocardiogram was positive, so the patient underwent coronary angiography which revealed normal coronary arteries with slow flow in all of the coronary arteries (TIMI 2 flow grade). The patient was then discharged on high-intensity statin, fenofibrate, isosorbide mononitrate, nebivolol, and was given lifestyle modification instructions. After 3 months the patient came back to the clinic for follow-up. He was in good general condition and symptom free. Laboratory tests (including lipid profile) were within normal limits.
Integrated clinical academic careers
Authors: Lavery Joanna , Morrell-Scott Nicola
Published: November 2024

In this month's editorial, Joanna Lavery and Nicola Morrell-Scott shed light on integrated clinical academic roles and how they might contribute to cardiology, patient care and the evolution of nursing.
A RE-AIM analysis of a co-designed interactive web-based cardiac rehabilitation programme for rural and remote populations: a descriptive observational prospective implementation study
Authors: Nesbitt Katie , Champion Stephanie , Foote Jonathon W , Gebremichael Lemlem G , Bulamu Norma B , Clark Robyn A , Beleigoli Alline
Published: November 2024

Introduction

Involvement in cardiac rehabilitation programmes reduces death and reoccurring cardiac events, but cardiac rehabilitation attendance is suboptimal globally. The aim of the present project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a co-designed, interactive, web-based cardiac rehabilitation programme as an alternative mode of delivery, as a means of improving access and attendance.

Methods

This study reports on the outcomes from the implementation process evaluation using a descriptive observational prospective study design, guided by the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework.

Results

A total of 828 rural patients were enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation, with 50 choosing the web-based cardiac rehabilitation programme. The web-based cohort's mean age was 60 years (SD ± 11.9) and included 17 (34%) men and 33 (66%) women. The rate of programme completion was higher for usual care than for the web-based cohort (17, 34% vs 553, 71.4%, p=<0.001). The web-based cohort reported a positive overall experience (77.8%). Clinicians reported the web-based programme to be high-quality (71.4%). The fidelity of entry of self-reported data for the web-based cohort was high, with all patients completing a pre-assessment. Web-based programme enrolment was associated with a lower chance of cardiac rehabilitation completion (odds ratio 0.19; 95% confidence interval: 0.10, 0.37; P<0.001) after adjusting for age and gender.

Conclusions

The web-based programme provides an alternative and more flexible mode of cardiac rehabilitation. It has been integrated and successfully used by patients and clinicians, capturing a cohort that may be unable to attend an in-person cardiac rehabilitation programme. Strategies for improving the rate of completion of web-based programmes need further investigation.
Endocarditis: updates for clinical practice
Authors: Bowden Tracey , Gray Cillian , Solomon Saiby , Thomas Ashley , Simpson Maggie
Published: November 2024

Infective endocarditis, or inflammation of the endocardium, is a relatively rare condition with a reported incidence of between 3–10 cases per 100000. However, it is associated with poor patient outcomes including increased morbidity and mortality, increased length of hospital stay, and reduced quality of life, resulting in a significant burden on the healthcare system. Nurses and allied health professionals must be familiar with contemporary evidence-based guidelines to optimise patient care and improve outcomes. This article provides an overview of the European Society of Cardiology 2023 guidelines and recommendations for the management of patients with endocarditis.
Cardiotoxicity-induced heart failure: a call for research
Authors: Gholami Mahdiyeh , O’Keefe-McCarthy Sheila
Published: November 2024

Although heart failure is well understood from a cardiac standpoint, little research examines the patient experience of heart failure post cancer treatment. In this comment, Gholami and O’Keefe‑McCarthy discuss cardiotoxicity‑induced heart failure and the need for further research into this phenomenon
Indirect Effect of Organizational Commitment on The Relationship Between Quality of Work Life and Job Performance Among Academics in Malaysia
Authors: Ehido Amauche , Awang Zainudin , Ibeabuchi Chukwuebuka , Abdul Halim Bahyah
Published: November 2024

Knowledge is increasingly a valuable asset that transfers among nations. This trend has led to challenges in producing the best graduates and competition among organizations to retain these talents. These global trends require skilled and highly productive employees. The Malaysian education sector is no exception to these changes, as academic functions are crucial in universities. The success of universities in accomplishing their goals depends on highly motivated and committed academics. Several past studies have identified the significance of quality of work life (QWL) in building a more committed and productive workforce in the education sector. However, studies on QWL and how organizational commitment (OC) reinforces its effect on job performance (JP) among academics in Malaysian research universities (RUs) are limited. Therefore, this inquiry explores the correlation between QWL, OC, and JP. A questionnaire was utilized for data collection from 387 academics, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. The findings reveal that QWL has a significant influence on OC and JP. Additionally, OC significantly influences JP and partially mediates the relationship between QWL and JP. As a result, improved QWL of the academics is necessary for enhancing their OC and JP.
The Optical and Structural Behavior of Nanocomposite Thin Films of ZnSe:Se Nanocrystals
Authors:   Department of Physical Sciences, Physics Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Manna Chadlia El , Hamed Zied Ben ,   Laboratoire Matériaux Avances et Phénomènes Quantiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, Université Tunis El-Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia, Florence Shanmugaraj Sasi ,   Department of Physical Sciences, Physics Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Hegazy Rabab A. ,   Department of Biology, University College in Darb, Jazan University, Al-Darb, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia, Jaouadi Mohja Hedi ,   Department of Physical Sciences, Physics Division, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box. 114, Jazan, 45142, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bouchriha Habib ,   Laboratoire Matériaux Avances et Phénomènes Quantiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, Université Tunis El-Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
Published: November 2024

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n the present work, ZnSe nanocrystals doped (NCs) with selenium (ZnSe:Se) were synthesized and characterized. The impact of the concentration of ZnSe:Se NCs nanocrystals on the properties of the Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) matrix was studied with a collection of experimental and theoretical investigations of this organic-inorganic hybrid structure. The optical absorption spectra were found to be strongly dependent on the level of ZnSe:Se NCs. Theoretical analysis provided insight into the experimental data for the explanation of energy and charge transfer. The Benesi-Hildebrand diagram was use to prove the complex formation in our layers.