bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ideowe zmagania Stefana Kisielewskiego z polskim komunizmem
Authors: Kuniński Miłowit
Published: November 2020

Stefan Kisielewski’s intellectual struggle with Polish communism: Stefan Kisielewski (1911–1991) a Polish novelist, composer, music critic, essayist, feature writer and a politician, was an exceptional personage in post‑World War II Poland. In his features, published in Tygodnik Powszechny since 1945, in a light, ironic and allusive way to prevent censorship, he described the Polish reality that his readers were acquainted with, in a way that revealed the real causes of the phenomena he observed. The truth was simple: the communist reality was the result of politico‑economic system that was imposed based on a Marxist theory of economy. Kisielewski’s criticism of communism was not just a matter of a keen observation and sensible conclusions; it was based on his studies of Marxism that he began before World War II. In turn, in Wilhelm Röpke’s Die Gesellschaftskrisis der Gegenwart (1942), he found an accurate characterisation of the socialist economy and an explanation for its non‑functioning. The second important reason for his criticism of communism was Kisielewski’s Catholicism, which operated as a counter‑balance to Marxism, combined with the idea of a liberal‑democratic regime. In his later years, Kisielewski criticised the social teachings of the Catholic Church, and suggested a new idea that they were based on “the theology of profit” (a prefiguration of the encyclical Centesimus Annus) as an ideological justification of the attitudes necessary for the functioning of the market economy in Poland. He even suggested the implementation of a dictatorship to avoid long parliamentary democratic procedures, and in this way to establish a quick and effective market economy on the ruins of socialism.
Liberalizm wobec polaryzacji politycznych
Authors: Majcherek Janusz A.
Published: November 2020

Liberalism and political polarization: The customary classification of the ideological doctri‑ nes in democratic systems, which expanded along a left–right axis, is nowadays obsolescent and has been deconstructed. At the same time, the close and strong connection between de‑ mocracy and liberalism, on which the primary model of liberal democracy was established, has been broken in many places of the world. The emerging of illiberal democracies has made the liberal component the main criterion for the classification of contemporary political systems, instead of dividing them into democratic and nondemocratic systems as before. Numerous ideological options could also be classified as being contrary to the liberal one. Liberalism has thus become important in the typologies and analyses of contemporary political systems and ideological options as the opposite to those systems on many new axes.
Between nothing and a promise of eternity. Reading Alain Badiou’s Black
Authors: Khutsishvili Kristina
Published: November 2020

The book explores narratives of black: brings black into different contexts, compares it with white and other colours of spectrum, reflects on the underneath meanings hidden by black. It is a piece of art that is difficult to be classified by genre: it may be a collection of short stories, an autobiography, an essay. Belonging to both literary and philosophic contexts, this book is not “heavy”, both literally and metaphorically, but filled with unusual observations and reflections on meanings hidden behind the colours.
Philosophy as transformative practice: a proposal for a new concept of philosophy that better suits philosophy education
Authors: Thomas Phillipp
Published: November 2020

The source of the following considerations is the observation that academic philosophy at universities does not fit well with philosophy education processes, e.g., those at school. Both sides seem to be separate from each other. I assume that the two areas rely on two very different concepts of philosophy. To work out a concept of philosophy more appropriate to the educational context, I methodically apply the practical turn to our philosophising in very different contexts. Moreover, I elaborate that it is precisely the modern scientific paradigm that underlies philosophy as scientific practice and that the former represents a problematic con-striction of philosophising in educational contexts. For where the ideal is objective scientific knowledge — from which everything subjective has been removed — there can be no deeper transformation of the subject through philosophy. My thesis is that philosophy is better suited to the educational context as transformative and not as scientific practice. As a consequence, the question arises as to whether the study of philosophy on teacher training courses needs a new impulse in the direction of philosophy as transformative practice.
About the usefulness and harmfulness of forgetting the German guilt
Authors: Wójs Paweł
Published: November 2020

The distinction between kinds of guilt has not lost its power to illuminate matters, and it remains a great tool to study the consequences of forgetting guilt of any kind. Karl Jaspers made the distinction between kinds of guilt mainly to ease the Germans coping with guilt, as all of them were blamed for the evil that happened under Adolf Hitler. Jaspers believed that in using this distinction the German nation could have come back to its origins, and thus purified, take its part in the possible future unity of the world and of all mankind. But soon after World War II ended, a confluence of political, social, psychological and philosophical factors contributed to a situation in which a large number of culprits were not brought to account: criminals were rarely rightly punished. In addition, many Germans believing in the ideology of National Socialism felt no guilt in terms of morality; they downplayed the political guilt; they negated the very existence of the metaphysical guilt. The process of forgetting guilt occurred.
Effect Of Behavior Leadership And Job Satisfaction To Organization Commitment Through Employee Trust As Variable Mediating In Pt.Bram
Authors: Diatmono Prastiyo
Published: November 2020

The Problem of this research is organization commitment as a part an important strategy for deciding the follow-up of a strategic plan that is influenced by leadership behavior, job satisfaction through employee trust as a mediating variable in which there is a gap between theoretical and actual. The results obtained by the company that can change its decision in a certain period have an impact on the organization's commitments that have been previously set. The purpose of this research is to know effect of effect of behavior and job satisfaction on organization commitment through trust employee as mediating variable   in PT. BRAM.  The methodology of this research was testing hypothesis. The data used were primary data collected from questionnaire. The samples consisted of 110 employees PT. BRAM, which were determined through purposive sampling method. The data were analyzed through Structural Equation Model (SEM) of PLS 2.0. The finding and contribution in this research that leadership behavior and job satisfaction had a direct effect on employee trust and employee trust had direct effect on organization commitment. Research implication of this research finding            PT. BRAM to make strategies planning with implementation involving good leadership behavior, employee job satisfaction and employee trust as mediating on organization commitment.
Credence as Mediated Variables between Social Connection Usage and Electronic Communicationof Mouth (E-COM) towards AcquireResolveEntanglement in Jakarta Setting
Authors: Arafah Willy , Sembiring Jessy Rut Meliasna , Imran Budiman
Published: November 2020

Perkembangan dunia digital semakin pesat membuat produk-produk terkenal begitu cepat, dan sampai informasi ada di tangan pemakai, mereka dihadapkan pada berbagai pilihan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan mereka. Investigasi ini dimaksudkan untuk meneliti bagaimana Kredensi memediasi pengaruh penggunaan. Koneksi Sosial, Komunikasi Elektronik dari Mulut menuju Acquire Resolve Entanglement di Coffee Shop Lokal di Jakarta. Sampel yang digunakan adalah 200 pemakai yang menikmati Tuku Coffee Shop, Below Stairs, Kalyan Coffee dan Kulo Coffee. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Hasil investigasi ini menunjukkan bahwa Penggunaan Sambungan Sosial memiliki bobot positif terhadap pertumbuhan.
Analysis of Human Capital in Talent Management Program, Training and Development to Improve Employee Competence Case Study in BSG Group
Authors: Diatmono Prastiyo , Mariam Siti , Ramli Abdul Haeba
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this research was to understand human capital analysis to talent management program, training and development to improvement employees competency. It was a qualitative research with an case study method conduct at BSG Group (6 companies) in 2019. The data were collected through participant observation using interview, observation, document study, and recording. The data analysis to understand management program was run with the company to make strategic changes to improve employees competency approach to human capital, including: (1) talent management, (2) training and development, using balance scorecard as measurement quality. The findings lead to the recommendation to make change talent management program, training and development to enhancement employees competency in linking the company's business strategy that can create an increase  job productivity and company profits in accordance with the intended purpose the support and commitment of top management and empower to all employees synergistically.
Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance
Authors: Nurdiansyah Rezki , Mariam Siti , Ameido Muhammad Asrar , Ramli Abdul Haeba
Published: November 2020

This investigation goals to anatomize the influence of work motivation on employee performance intercede by employee job satisfaction. The data is obtained directly through distributing questionnaires via google docs and whatsapp to employees who work at Bank Rakyat Indonesia. The number of respondents in this determination was 160 people. The results of hypothesis testing show : Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, job satisfaction and employee performance through job satisfaction, then Job satisfaction has a positive effect and significant on employee performance.
Vólvulo gástrico
Authors:   Servicio de Imagenología. Hospital de Clínicas. UDELAR. Montevideo. Uruguay., Mandacen Micaela ,   Servicio de Cirugía Esófago Gástrica. Hospital Central de las Fuerzas Armadas. Montevideo. Uruguay., Varela Vega Martín , Madera Fabio
Published: November 2020

Presentamos el caso de una paciente de sexo femenino de 81 años con un aceptable estado general, que consulta en la emergencia por dolor abdominal tipo cólico intenso acompañado de vómitos profusos de todo lo ingerido, sin bilis, de 5 días de evolución. Como antecedentes relevantes, la paciente refiere episodios similares en los últimos dos años, y ser portadora de una hernia hiatal.
Cáncer palatosinusal t4a/b: extensión de las resecciones oncológicas
Authors:   Hospital de Oncología María Curie. Buenos Aires, Argentina, Simkin David O. , Pardo Hugo A. , Rubino Alejandro , González Aguilar Osvaldo , Omeñuk Gastón , Montserrat Pujadas Bigi María
Published: November 2020

Background: the problems of reconstructive surgery for the midface are variable and can be very complex. The anatomical proximity of the midface to the orbit, base of the skull and maxillary sinuses is a challenge for the surgeon who must perform a curative resection. Objective: The aim of this presentation is to report the survival rate and disease-free interval in T4a and T4b neoplasms of the palate and paranasal sinuses consecutively resected over a 30-year period. Material and methods: Surgery was extended to the orbit in 85.2%, the skull in 8.3%, the neck in 18.7% and the parotid gland in 7.3%. Soft tissue reconstruction was performed using free flaps in 32.5%, muscle flaps in 21.6%, local flaps in 20.2%, musculocutaneous flaps in 14.7% and skin flaps in 11.3%. Results: Local and general complications were reported, and 4/203 patients (2%) died. At 5 years, overall survival was 62.5% and disease-free survival was 53%. Univariate analysis revealed that lack of previous treatment was significantly associated with recurrence and squamous cell carcinoma was a predictor of survival. Conclusions: The indication of exenteration is mandatory in the presence of ophthalmoplegia or involvement of the orbital content. Survival at 5 years is acceptable, considering the advanced stages of the disease. In some patients, previous treatments were
Oncocitoma suprarrenal
Authors:   Corporación Médica de Canelones (COMECA) Clínica Quirúrgica. Uruguay, Chinelli Javier ,   Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de la República. Hospital Maciel. Montevideo, Uruguay, Rodríguez Gustavo , Laca Elisa
Published: November 2020

Oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma is an extremely rare tumor, with only 150 cases reported in the literature. A 48-year-old male patient, with right adrenalectomy due to a 7-cm non-functional adrenal inciden- taloma. From a clinical imaging point of view, oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma cannot be distinguished from other more common adrenal tumors; therefore, the diagnostic confirmation is histological. It is rarely malignant, and the accepted treatment is laparoscopic adrenalectomy. In our case, two minor histological criteria classify it as a potentially malignant tumor.
La técnica de Mabit para la hidatidosis. Una revisión centenaria
Authors:   Exprofesor Titular de Cirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Esteva Hugo
Published: November 2020

The paper published by Sebastián Mabit in France describing what he called his technique for the surgical treatment of hydatid cysts, and the previous thesis of one of its trainees, share a group of patients operated by Mabit in the Hospital Francés of Buenos Aires at the end of the 19th century. There are some doubts about the origin of such technique due to differences in the description of the operations. These differences are described below.
A Call for Public Participation in the Treaty-making Process in South Africa: What can South Africa Learn from the Kingdom of Thailand?
Authors: Phooko Retselisitsoe
Published: November 2020

On 2 August 2002 South Africa signed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Tribunal and the Rules of Procedure Thereof, thus effectively recognising and accepting the jurisdiction of the SADC Tribunal. Among the cases received by the SADC Tribunal was a complaint involving allegations of human rights violations by the government of Zimbabwe. It ruled that the government of Zimbabwe had violated human rights. Consequently, Zimbabwe mounted a politico-legal challenge against the existence of the Tribunal. This resulted in the review of the role and functions of the Tribunal in 2011 which resulted in the Tribunal being barred from receiving new cases or proceeding with the cases that were already before it. Furthermore, on 18 August 2014, the SADC Summit adopted and signed the 2014 Protocol on the Tribunal in the SADC which disturbingly limits personal jurisdiction by denying individual access to the envisaged Tribunal, thus reducing it to an inter-state judicial forum. This article critically looks at the decision of 18 August 2014, specifically the legal implications of the Republic of South Africa’s signing of the 2014 Protocol outside the permissible procedure contained in article 37 of the SADC Protocol on the Tribunal. It proposes that South Africa should correct this democratic deficit by introducing public participation in treaty-making processes in order to prevent a future situation where the executive unilaterally withdraws from an international treaty that is meant to protect human rights at a regional level. To achieve this, this article makes a comparative study between South Africa and the Kingdom of Thailand to learn of any best practices from the latter.
The Interaction between Section 233 of the South African Constitution and the Commentaries to the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital
Authors: Jansen van Rensburg Enelia
Published: November 2020

The Commentaries to the OECD’s Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital are at times consulted by South African courts when double taxation agreements are interpreted. The question considered in this article is the nature of the interaction, if any, between these Commentaries and section 233 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Section 233 requires a court to prefer a reasonable interpretation of legislation that is consistent with international law over other interpretations that are not consistent with international law. The contribution analyses various aspects of the wording of section 233, including the meaning of the phrase ‘international law’. It points out the various roles that transnational sources may play with regard to section 233, for example these sources may either constitute the ‘international law’ to which section 233 refers, or they may be aids to the interpretation of those sources that constitute ‘international law’. The contribution considers which of these roles the Commentaries are most likely to play for purposes of section 233.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR
Authors:   Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad, Russia, Sergeev L.I. , Mnatsakanyan R.A. ,   Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad, Russia
Published: November 2020

The results of fisheries are effects of important economic and social importance. Therefore, the problems of the development of the fishing industry occupy a special place in economic policy at all levels of government. There is a fairly large set of measures for such a policy. Nevertheless, the scale and complexity of the problems in the fishing industry in our country necessitates a further search for optimal forms of interaction between the state and the organizations of the fishing business. The basis of interaction can be the PPP mechanism — one of the generally recognized ways to solve complex socio-economic problems. The purpose of this article is to develop an approach to the organization of financial management of PPP projects in the field of fisheries. The theoretical basis of the work is the provisions of the methodology of financial planning and project finance management. The article discusses the financial and economic aspects of PPP projects in the fishing industry. A multilevel model for organizing financial planning of such projects is proposed, recommendations are given on its practical application and the selection of tools that serve as its filling. It is concluded that the goal of financial planning of PPP projects in the fishing industry is to ensure long-term sustainable development of enterprises, consistent with the priorities and goals of social development. The scientific novelty of the work done is to systematize the views on PPP finance management and develop on this basis an approach to organizing a financial planning system within the framework of PPP projects taking into account the specifics of the fishing industry. The practical value of the results of this study is determined by the possibility of using them to develop measures of state economic policy in the field of the fishery complex, in particular, in the formation of state and regional target programs, as well as in the implementation of PPP mechanisms in the industry. It seems that the detailed study of financial planning tools and the development of practice-oriented methods that ensure the effectiveness of the PPP financial management system in the fishing industry can become a promising area for further research.
NATIONAL MODELS OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors:   State University of Management, Moscow, Russia, Pustokhin D.A. , Pustokhina I.V. ,   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Published: November 2020

The article is devoted to one of the most discussed topics of our time – corporate social responsibility (hereinafter – CSR). Discussions about the functions of business, its role in the development of society have been going on for several decades and do not lose their relevance to this day. Moreover, the implementation of CSR involves going beyond the statutory standards of business conduct. Companies strive to establish relations with the society and invest in its development, to strengthen its reputation, to harmonize the so-called «habitat». However, socially responsible behavior involves diverting part of the financial resources to solve tasks that are not directly related to making a profit. Striving for prosperity in the long term encourages companies to find a balance between the need to invest in the social sphere and possible economic results. Aware of the fact that CSR can be not just a «gesture of goodwill», but also a serious tool for competition, companies actively include its principles in corporate strategy. One can say with confidence that CSR today is a global phenomenon, a practice that is being introduced in countries with different levels of political and social development. Within the framework of this paper, the concept of the national CSR model is revealed. The article provides a comparative analysis of the national models of CSR developed in Western countries. Their main similarities and differences are determined. Based on the results of the comparative analysis, the authors propose recommendations on the formation of the Russian CSR model for state structures, the private sector, the media, the society as a whole.
Avaliação da assistência puerperal no âmbito da atenção básica
Authors: Honorato Mikellayne Barbosa , Campos Rayanne Lúcia de Oliveira , Araújo Maisa Gonçalves de , Silva Érika Maria Alves da , Melo Priscila Santos Alves , Alves Danielle Santos
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Avaliar a assistência puerperal no âmbito da rede de atenção básica de saúde. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, desenvolvido em nove Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS), em um munícipio do PE. Para o cálculo da amostra, foi utilizada uma amostragem estratificada e adotada a prevalência de 50%, admitindo o estudo de populações finitas. A amostra final foi de 156 prontuários. Resultados: As puérperas apresentaram idade entre 15 a 35 anos (84,1%), estado civil solteira (39,2%) e a maioria concluiu o ensino médio (26,3%). Dos 156 prontuários avaliados, em 114 havia consulta de puerpério documentada, com cobertura de 73,1%, sendo a maioria (55,8%) realizada por enfermeiros. Houve uma elevada predominância de ausência de registros de sinais vitais e condutas realizadas. Conclusão: Observou-se que grande parte das mulheres teve acesso a consulta puerperal, porém, atenta-se para os registros precários dos prontuários.  Faz-se necessário a realização de mais pesquisas, para uma melhor compreensão do cenário abordado e identificação das causas das falhas de registros.
BLOCKADE OF THE CYTOKINE STORM IN SEVERE SARS-COV-2 INFECTION: DRUG SUPPRESSION OR EXTRACORPOREAL ELIMINATION?
Authors:   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Yakubtsevich R. E.
Published: November 2020

Background: The urgency of the treatment of severe COVID-19 is due to high mortality rate both in general patient population (6.4%) and in patients in intensive care units (25.8%). The cytokine storm is a pathological condition leading to high mortality. There are 2 approaches to reducing inflammatory cytokines in blood: blocking their production by drugs and extracorporeal removal. However, the choice is rather challenging.Purpose: A literature analysis was carried out to study modern approaches to prescribing medications and using extracorporeal detoxification for the blockade of the cytokine storm in severe COVID-19 patients.Material and methods: A total of 47 literature sources were analyzed.Results: The obtained information on modern methods of blocking the cytokine storm in severe COVID-19 infection indicates the effectiveness of both tocilizumab and selective anticytokine hemosorption as well as plasmapheresis and methods of renal replacement therapy.Conclusion: Based on our clinical observations, it was found out that not only drug suppression of inflammatory cytokines but also methods of extracorporeal blood purification can be effective in the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN: LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors:   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Maхimovich N. A. , Luksha A. V. ,   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus
Published: November 2020

Background. In modern society, there is an intensive increase in the incidence of arterial hypertension among young people, which is mainly due to lifestyle characteristics and related risk factors.Objective: to analyze the results of scientific researches of domestic and foreign authors regarding the study of risk factors in the development of arterial hypertension in children.Material and methods. A qualitative analysis of the current literature data on the risk factors for arterial hypertension and its prevention has been carried out.Results. It has been established that the occurrence of arterial hypertension in childhood is due to not only hereditary, but also a number of environmental risk factors.Conclusions. Further researches are needed to study new and established risk factors that must be considered when conducting primary prevention of the disease in children at high risk.
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION USING STRUCTURED EXERCISE
Authors:   Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Mental Health, Minsk, Belarus, Skugareuskaya M. M. , Shylava A. V. ,   Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Mental Health, Minsk, Belarus, Yaglouskaya A. V. ,   Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus, Bergel I. Yu. ,   Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Mental Health, Minsk, Belarus, Vanda E. S. ,   Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Mental Health, Minsk, Belarus
Published: November 2020

Objective. The effectiveness of structured physical activity in depressive disorders treatment depends on various factors. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of exercise on anxiety, depression and quality of life and sleep in complex treatment of depressive disorders depending on the patient’s gender.Material and methods. A total of 187 patients with depression were examined and treated: 107 in the main group and 80 in the comparison group, among them 34 men (average age 38 ± 11.7 years) and 153 women (43.2 ± 13.2 years). The physical exercises program included cardio training as well as strength, endurance and flexibility exercises.Results and conclusions. Inclusion of structured physical activity in treatment allows reducing depression and anxiety symptoms in both men and women more effectively. In women the positive effect on emotional state and psychological component of quality of life was less pronounced, while quality of sleep (associated with breathing, snoring, temperature discomfort) improved to a greater extent.
DYNAMICS OF THE CONTENT OF WATER-ELECTROLYTE EXCHANGE IN PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY DURING PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD
Authors:   Mogilev Emergency City Hospital, Mogilev, Belarus, Markevich D. P. , Marochkov A. V. ,   Mogilev Regional Hospital, Mogilev, Belarus, Livinskaya V. A. ,   Belarusian-Russian University, Mogilev, Belarus
Published: November 2020

Objective. To study the dynamics of the content of sodium, potassium, chloride, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and iron of the serum and determine the possibility of their use as prognostic criteria for the outcome of treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Material and methods. Two groups were formed of 76 patients with TBI. Group 1 - 46 patients with a favorable outcome of treatment, group 2-30 patients with an adverse outcome. Serum electrolytes between groups were compared during the first 10 days after craniotomy at 7 stages of the study.Results. Between groups of patients differences in the content of K+ at the initial stage of the study (1-2 hours before surgery); Na+ and Cl- at stage 2 of the study (11 (6; 17) hours after surgery) and iron at 5-7 stages of the study (at the 5th, 7th and 10th day after the operation) were revealed. At all stages of the study when comparing groups of patients by the content of phosphorus, magnesium and calcium in the blood serum no significant differences were revealed.Conclusion. The best predictor of an adverse TBI outcome was serum iron on the 5th day after surgery – 2.5 (1.9; 5.2) mmol/l, AUC=0.73, Se=68.8, Sp=60%; on the 7th day after the operation - 3.7 (2.6; 4.3) mmol/l, AUC=0.73,Se=64.7%, Sp=72%; on the 10th day after the operation, 3.6 (1.9; 5.7) μmol/l, AUC=0.69, Se=73.7%, Sp=52.4%.
ROLE OF SURVEYS IN JUNIOR FOREIGN STUDENTS’ ADAPTATION AT THE MEDICAL FACULTY FOR INTERNATIONAL
Authors:   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, Hushchyna L. N. , Stenko A. A. ,   Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus
Published: November 2020

The article presents and analyses the main results of the survey performed among 1-year students of the Medical Faculty for International Students at the higher education institution “Grodno State Medical University”.The aim of the survey was to clarify international students’ motivation on admission to our University, the cause for choice of our educational institution, factors aggravating successful studying in the first year and the level of students’ trust to the staff dealing with them for providing effective assistance in adaptation of international students to their new educational as well as social and cultural environment.92.74% international students have entered our University due to their vocation and are motived to obtain higher medical education as to become a doctor and treat sick people has been their dream.
Prevalence and Correlation of Depression in Patients Suffering From Type 2 diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Mohammed Osama Akhtar  , Syed Saud Ahmed  , Zohair Jamil Gazzaz  , Danyah Rizwanulla Sheriff
Published: November 2020

Depression is one of the commonest psychiatric disorders and is a prominent reason for major health problems worldwide. The prevalence and the dysfunction, morbidity, suffering, and economic burden. Depression can lead to upsurge in the health-seeking performance, diminished excellence of life and increased propensity for desperate tendencies. In the majority of the cases, the affected patients report late and owing to various scales of assessing depression, patients with depressive disorder are often undertreated. As per the Global Burden of Disease report the prevalence of depression is 1.9% among men and 3.2% for women and the overall one-year prevalence increases to 5.8% in men and 9.5% in women. Given the existing epidemiological evolution and demographic, the impact of unhappiness can be tremendous by 2020 with the burden of depression at about 5.7% of all the illnesses. The morbidity bearing will be so huge that and it would be the most important reason for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), next only to ischemic heart disease. This education expected at to assess the prevalence and correlates of depression among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and impact of treatment on diabetic status, glycemic quality and control of life after 6 months. The scales used in this study was Mini international neuropsychiatric interview – 6.0 , Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D), WHO Quality Of Life (WHO-QOL) – BREF scales, Morisky 8-item Medication Adherence Questionnaire. The study has highlighted the prevalence of depression in the study population, positive impact of depression on the treatment compliance, glycemic control and quality of life of the affected patients.
THERMAL STRESS ANALYSIS OF INTEGRATED COMBUSTION ENGINE PISTON USING CAE TOOLS (ALUMINUM SILICON ALLOY, ALUMINUM SILICON ALLOY STEEL)
Authors: Sathishkumar S. , Kannan M. , Sankarlal R.L.
Published: November 2020

The main indention of this research work is to investigate and analyze the stress distribution of piston at actual engine Condition. In this paper thermal stress analysis is done by two different materials Aluminum Silicon alloy and Aluminum Silicon alloy steel. The parameter used for the analysis is operating temperature and material properties of piston. In I.C(internal combustion) Engine piston is most complex and significant part therefore for smooth running of vehicle piston should be in proper working condition. Piston fails mainly Due to mechanical stresses and thermal stresses. Analysis of piston is done with boundary conditions and uneven temperature distribution from piston head to skirt. The analysis predicts that due to temperature whether the top surface of the piston may be damaged during the operating conditions, because damaged parts are so expensive to replace and generally are not easily available. The CAD model is created Using CATIA V5 R20 software. CAD model is then imported into ANSYS12 software for geometry and meshing purpose. The FEA Performed by also using ANSYS14.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF WHEAT STRAW CHOPPER BLOWER
Authors: Noor Rana Shahzad , Hussain Fiaz , Saad Abu , Umair Muhammad
Published: November 2020

The combine harvesters compete only with the crops, leaving large stubbles and machine-thrown straw on the ground. Removing wheat residues from the field can be very costly and laborious, farmers generally burn this left-over straw for cultivation operation of subsequent crop. Wheat straw chopper is an agricultural resource conservation environment friendly technology to collect stubbles from combine-harvested wheat fields. Currently, this technology is being used but, not evaluated in fields intensively. Therefore, the main the purpose of this study was to assess the wheat straw chopper output at Rana Agric after combine-harvested wheat, Jatoi estate, Punjab and the economies of this machine. Four different wheat varieties Sehar-2006, Lasani, Faisalabad-2008 and Punjab-2011 were in the test fields. Wheat straw chopper was operated with 75 hp tractor at two selected forward speeds 1.5 and 3.5km h-1. Results showed that the average effective field range of the chopper was 0.3 to 0.7 ha h-1 and 65 percent field efficiency. For the chaff the approximate volume recovered was 2234 kg ha-1. The running cost for the Chopper setup was $41.24 ha-1. The total value of the chaff and grain recovered was $216 ha-1 (@$0.1 kg-1) and $17.13 ha-1 (@$0.25 kg-1) respectively. The net savings for the wheat straw chopper were 192$ha-1. Wheat straw chopper has proven to be an effective technology which is gaining popularity in combined harvested wheat fields to save chaff and increase farmers ‘ income.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF AIRBORNE DUST GENERATION DURING POWDER FREE FALLING
Authors: Azhar Nur Anis Liyana , Rani Siti Ilyani
Published: November 2020

Powder handling produces airborne dust to the surrounding that can poses various hazards to peoples, industrial facilities and environment. This paper describes an experimental set up to examine the airborne dust generated in free falling of powders from a conveyor belt and investigates the influence of particle properties on the drop heights and conveying velocities to the formation of airborne dust. For this purpose, a dust generation measurement device was fabricated to quantify the amount of the airborne dust. It is found that the powder properties, drop height and conveying velocity have strong influence to the amount of airborne dust generated during free falling.
Implications of UN Security Council Sanctions for Russia – North Korea Economic Relations
Authors:   Institute of Far Eastern Studies RAS, Zakharova L. V.
Published: November 2020

The UN Security Council imposed tough economic sanctions against the DPRK in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests in 2016-2017. They placed considerable strain on economic relations with North Korea. Prior to the introduction of the new international restrictions, economic relations between the Russian Federation and the DPRK had been mainly represented by trade, the Hasan-Rajin joint transport and logistics project, temporary labor migration of North Korean citizens to work in Russia, and humanitarian assistance from the Russian Federation. New investment cooperation projects had also been discussed (for example, in infrastructure and energy spheres), as well as the construction of an motor-way bridge between the two countries. The article evaluates the consequences of the UN Security Council sanctions against the DPRK for the main areas of Russian-North Korean economic relations. Moscow managed to exclude the Khasan-Rajin railway project from the UN Security Council resolutions as the Russian side had invested more than $ 250 million in it. Since 2018 the joint venture, however, has faced serious problems in ensuring the necessary volume of freight to handle. Due to the UNSC sanctions, mutually beneficial cooperation in attracting workers from the DPRK to Russia had to be terminated by the end of 2019. At the same time, bilateral trade, which cut in half in 2018, showed a yoy growth of more than 40 % in 2019, primarily due to an increase in Russian exports. The supply of the Russian humanitarian aid also continued.
How could N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antagonists Lead to Excitation Instead of Inhibition?
Authors: Su Tonghui , Lu Yi , Geng Yang , Lu Wei , Chen Yelin
Published: November 2020

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are a family of ionotropic glutamate receptors mainly known to mediate excitatory synaptic transmission and plasticity. Interestingly, low-dose NMDAR antagonists lead to increased, instead of decreased, functional connectivity; and they could cause schizophrenia- and/or antidepressant-like behavior in both humans and rodents. In addition, human genetic evidences indicate that NMDAR loss of function mutations underlie certain forms of epilepsy, a disease featured with abnormal brain hyperactivity. Together, they all suggest that under certain conditions, NMDAR activation actually lead to inhibition, but not excitation, of the global neuronal network. Apparently, these phenomena are rather counterintuitive to the receptor's basic role in mediating excitatory synaptic transmission. How could it happen? Recently, this has become a crucial question in order to fully understand the complexity of NMDAR function, particularly in disease. Over the past decades, different theories have been proposed to address this question. These include theories of “NMDARs on inhibitory neurons are more sensitive to antagonism”, or “basal NMDAR activity actually inhibits excitatory synapse”, etc. Our review summarizes these efforts, and also provides an introduction of NMDARs, inhibitory neurons, and their relationships with the related diseases. Advances in the development of novel NMDAR pharmacological tools, particularly positive allosteric modulators, are also included to provide insights into potential intervention strategies.
Investigation of Operative Skills and Cranioplasty Complications using Biomimetic Bone (Nano-Hap/Collagen Composites)
Authors: Chen Tuoyu , Chen Lin , Pan Xin , Xue Chaoqiang , Zhang Qinglin , Zhang Yuqi
Published: November 2020

The aim of the current study was to investigate the operation skills and complications associated with skull defect repair using biomimetic bone (nano-hap/collagen composites). Clinical data from 45 patients with skull defects who underwent cranioplasty with biomimetic bone from January 2014 to January 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients participated in follow-up visits from 8 months to 3 years postoperatively. Cranioplasties were successful in all 45 patients, but 17 patients (20 cases) presented various complications, including subcutaneous hydrops (14 cases), biomimetic bone fixation loosening (4 cases), wound indolence (1 case), and biomimetic bone fragmentation (1 case). Cranioplasty complications in surgeries using biomimetic bone are more common in children than in adults. Understanding the physicochemical properties of biomimetic bone and the normal developmental process in children, as well as mastering the appropriate surgical skills and implementing the effective preventive measures are all ways to reduce and control the incidence of complications associated with biomimetic bone cranioplasty.
Changes of Synaptic Structures Associated with Learning, Memory and Diseases
Authors: Yang Yang , Lu Ju , Zuo Yi
Published: November 2020

Synaptic plasticity is widely believed to be the cellular basis of learning and memory. It is influenced by various factors including development, sensory experiences, and brain disorders. Long-term synaptic plasticity is accompanied by protein synthesis and trafficking, leading to structural changes of the synapse. In this review, we focus on the synaptic structural plasticity, which has mainly been studied with in vivo two-photon laser scanning microscopy. We also discuss how a special type of synapses, the multi-contact synapses (including those formed by multi-synaptic boutons and multi-synaptic spines), are associated with experience and learning.
The effect of early-stage public health policies in the transmission of COVID-19 for South American countries
Authors: Valcarcel Bryan , Avilez Jose L. , Torres-Roman J. Smith , Poterico Julio A. , Bazalar-Palacios Janina , Vecchia Carlo La
Published: November 2020

Objectives. The analysis of transmission dynamics is crucial to determine whether mitigation or suppression measures reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study sought to estimate the basic (R0) and time-varying (Rt) reproduction number of COVID-19 and contrast the public health measures for ten South American countries.

Methods. Data was obtained from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Country-specific R0 values during the first two weeks of the outbreak and Rt values after 90 days were estimated.

Results. Countries used a combination of isolation, physical distancing, quarantine, and community-wide containment measures to staunch the spread of COVID-19 at different points in time. R0 ranged from 1.52 (95% confidence interval: 1.13-1.99) in Venezuela to 3.83 (3.04-4.75) in Chile, whereas Rt after 90 days ranged from 0.71 (95% credible interval: 0.39-1.05) in Uruguay to 1.20 (1.19-1.20) in Brazil. Different R0 and Rt values may be related to the testing capacity of each country.

Conclusion. R0 in the early phase of the outbreak varied across the South American countries. The public health measures adopted in the initial period of the pandemic appear to have reduced Rt over time in each country, albeit to different levels.
Indigenous Cultural Knowledge for Therapeutic Landscape Design
Authors: McIntosh Jacqueline , Marques Bruno , Hatton William
Published: November 2020

The meanings of place and the relationship between place and health have culturally specific dimensions. This is of particular importance for indigenous people and communities as often regarding landscape as part of a circle of life, establishing a holistic perspective about health and wellbeing. The indigenous Māori of Aotearoa/New Zealand contend that their relationship with the land shapes how the cultural, spiritual, emotional, physical, and social wellbeing of people and communities are expressed. Few studies have explored the influence of the cultural beliefs and values on health, in particular the intricate link between land and health. This chapter broadens the understanding of therapeutic landscapes through the exploration of specific cultural dimensions. It contributes to the expanding body of research focusing on the role of therapeutic landscapes and their role in shaping health, through the development of new research methods.
TOURISM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IS INCREASING, NEW JOBS WILL INCREASE INCOMES AND LIVING STANDARDS
Authors:   Samarkand economy and service institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Sattarova N.T.
Published: November 2020

One of the important issues of today is the development of the tourism industry with great potential for solving in the near future.The development of the tourism sector will create new jobs, diversify the economy,accelerate the development of regions, increase foreign exchange earnings, increase incomes and living standards
Solar Tracker Elektro-Pneumatik Berbasis Kendali Fuzzy
Authors: Setiadi Budi
Published: November 2020

ABSTRAKSalah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi daya keluaran listrik dari panel surya adalah posisi dan tingkat penyerapan sinar UV (Ultraviolet) dari matahari. Penggunaan aktuator motor servo untuk solar tracker membebani listrik yang dihasilkan dari pembangkit internal panel surya. Pada penelitian ini dirancang solar tracker menggunakan silinder pneumatik sebagai pengganti aktuator motor servo. Sedangkan, sensor UV digunakan untuk memantau sudut pergerakan matahari. Nilai error dan Δerror dari hasil pengolahan data sensor UV menjadi masukan bagi sistem pengambilan keputusan berbasis kendali fuzzy. Keluaran sistem pengambilan keputusan ini mengatur pergerakan posisi silinder pneumatik naik, turun, atau stop. Pengujian perangkat bekerja dengan baik, menghasilkan respon dinamik overshoot 5,3 % dan error steady state 1,6 %.Kata kunci: ultraviolet, pneumatik, fuzzy, overshoot, errorABSTRACTOne of the factors that affect the electrical output power of solar panels is the position and the absorption level of UV (Ultraviolet) rays from the sun. The use of a servo motor actuator for solar trackers burdens the generated electricity from the solar panels internal generator. In this study, a solar tracker was designed using a pneumatic cylinder as a replacement for the servo motor actuator. While a UV sensor was used to monitor the angle of the sun’s movement. The error and Δerror values from UV sensor data processing results become an input for decision-making systems based on fuzzy control. The output of this decision-making system regulates the movement of the position of the pneumatic cylinder up, down, or stopping. The test device worked properly, resulting in a dynamic response overshoot of 5.3% and a steady-state error of 1.6%.Keywords: ultraviolet, pneumatic, fuzzy, overshoot, error
Emergence of carbapenem-resistant ST131 Escherichia coli carrying blaOXA-244 in Germany, 2019 to 2020
Authors: Welker Sybille , Boutin Sébastien , Miethke Thomas , Heeg Klaus , Nurjadi Dennis
Published: November 2020

The dissemination of carbapenem-producing Gram-negative bacteria is a major public health concern. We report the first detection of OXA-244-producing ST131 O16:H5 Escherichia coli in three patients from two tertiary hospitals in the south-west of Germany. OXA-244 is emerging in Europe. Because of detection challenges, OXA-244-producing E. coli may be under-reported. The emergence of carbapenem resistance in a globally circulating high-risk clone, such as ST131 E. coli is of clinical relevance and should be monitored closely.