bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
To Assess the Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome in Students of Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana
Authors: Lakshit Pasricha  , Nitin Batra  , Rohan Kapoor
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND

Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) also referred to as Digital Eye Strain, describes a group of eye and vision-related problems that result from prolonged computer, tablet or cell phone usage. Ever since the advent of the COVID pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the amount of time spent in front of the screen, be it for online classes or working from home. We wanted to assess the prevalence of computer vision syndrome among medical, dental, nursing and physiotherapy students of Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana.

METHODS

This was a prospective study conducted for one month among students aged 18-22 years. A total of 75 students were randomly selected from the four colleges namely Christian Medical College, Christian Dental College, College of Physiotherapy and College of Nursing, Ludhiana. The questionnaire was filled and the responses were noted. The responses were then compared to the ocular surface disease index (OSDI). The students were divided into 4 groups namely No / Mild / Moderate and Severe disease. The students belonging to the groups mild, moderate and severe disease were sent to the Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana for evaluation and further management of CVS.

RESULTS

The study showed that the prevalence of CVS was 48 %, 34.7 %, 12 % and 5.3 % for no disease, mild disease, moderate disease, and severe disease respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

The prevalence of CVS in our study was found to be 52.0%.
Duodenal Hematoma – A Rare Cause of Obstruction
Authors: Supriya Pinto  , Caren D’Souza  , Deepak Shanbhag
Published: September 2022

Upper gastrointestinal bleed is a surgical emergency and so is bowel obstruction. However, a massive upper gastrointestinal bleed forming a large hematoma in the lumen of the bowel and presenting with obstruction is a rare event. The hematoma in the bowel is more often noted in the small intestine and is usually intramural, either following trauma or anticoagulation treatment, with few reported cases in literature for intraluminal hematoma. We present a case of large duodenal hematoma extending up to the duodenojejunal flexure causing bowel obstruction and obstructive jaundice due to its compression over the ampulla of Vater.
história de cidadania e conservação das águas brasileiras:
Authors: Ribeiro Claudia , Pereira Elenita Malta
Published: September 2022

A entrevista aborda dimensões relevantes do caminho de atuação cidadã, profissional e intelectual do engenheiro e historiador Luiz Antonio Timm Grassi. O depoimento foi concedido em dezembro de 2019 e seu conteúdo foi revisado pelo entrevistado e pelas autoras em fevereiro de 2022. A publicação acadêmica constitui ação epistêmica no campo da história oral, sendo conduzida por intermédio de conversa com questões semiestruturadas, complementada por pesquisa bibliográfica e de arquivos e integrando a pesquisa que faz parte do projeto “Água, Saúde e Ambiente na História de Projetos de Desenvolvimento no Brasil do Século XX”, liderado por equipe da Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/COC-Fiocruz. Como principal resultado, tem-se a reconstituição histórica de uma vida profissionalmente dedicada às lutas em torno da proteção das águas no sul do Brasil, visando a instituição legal de um sistema público e participativo de sua gestão.
“Amarela maldita”
Authors: Siqueira Geison
Published: September 2022

O presente artigo pretende discutir o papel da imprensa do Rio de janeiro, mais especificamente o jornal Correio Mercantil, como local de debate sobre a epidemia de 1850 e suas funestas consequências para a população da cidade. Ao usar a imprensa como fonte para a compreensão das representações e idealizações sociais do enfrentamento estatal à epidemia e as discussões feitas por leitores em publicações a pedido, o trabalho pretende explorar o aspecto ambíguo e complementar de um jornal que tem uma agenda política e partidária evidente ao mesmo tempo que reflete e dialoga com as representações cotidianas da rotina de uma cidade.
Enfermedad e Higiene en la Ciudad de México (1912-1920): miradas desde la prensa durante la Revolución Mexicana
Authors: Aguilar Morelos Torres
Published: September 2022

El artículo pretende resaltar en forma escueta las principales enfermedades que afectaron a los habitantes de la ciudad de México entre 1912 y 1920. Además, se propone mostrar cómo estos problemas generaron una amplia respuesta por parte de los médicos y los higienistas de la época, consistente tanto en medidas prácticas -por ejemplo, campañas y brigadas-, como en actividades de divulgación -tales como cursos, charlas y conferencias-, las cuales procuraban generar hábitos higiénicos y una conciencia de prevención de la enfermedad entre la población. Y, por último, desde un enfoque metodológico, ofrece una perspectiva centrada primordialmente en la mirada de la prensa, y en algunas publicaciones de la época.
Seeking an hygienic city: public works and urban development. Guadalajara, México, 1890-1912
Authors: García Juan Hugo Sánches
Published: September 2022

El artículo estudia el papel del ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Guadalajara en los esfuerzos por crear una ciudad higiénica a finales del siglo XIX. Se analizan dos obras públicas de infraestructura sanitaria: el suministro de agua potable y alcantarillado por una parte y el embovedado del río de San Juan de Dios, por la otra. Con base en fuentes municipales y estatales es posible afirmar que los gobiernos locales fueron clave en la administración de los servicios públicos modernos.
Muerte y enfermedad en una ciudad episcopal: el cólera morbus en Puebla (1849-1850)
Authors: Rosas Sergio
Published: September 2022

El objetivo de este artículo es reconstruir y analizar la manera en que las autoridades civiles y religiosas de Puebla (México) enfrentaron la epidemia de cólera morbus en 1850, para comprender a partir del estudio de una ciudad la manera en que las autoridades locales mexicanas enfrentaron uno de los episodios epidémicos más importantes del siglo XIX. A través de una amplia revisión documental de los archivos del ayuntamiento y el cabildo catedralicio de Puebla, la hipótesis de esta investigación es que la respuesta al cólera en Puebla durante el brote de 1850 estuvo condicionada por el carácter de aquella urbe como ciudad episcopal, esto es, por ser la sede de un obispado y ser el asiento del Cabildo catedralicio, lo que dio una especial importancia a las decisiones que las autoridades eclesiásticas tomaron para controlar el cólera durante los meses de mayor propagación, e impregnaron de religiosidad y devoción la respuesta a la epidemia.
Exploring the correlation between votes for Bolsonaro and deaths by Covid-19 in Brazil, 2018-2022
Authors: Ramos Rodrigo Ramos , Schincariol Vitor Eduardo
Published: September 2022

The article describes the following aspects regarding the pandemic of Covid-19 in Brazil: 1. the positive statistical correlation between votes for Bolsonaro in the 2018’s presidential elections and deaths caused by Covid-19, at the descriptive level of federal units; 2. the uncorrelated relation between votes for Bolsonaro and the popular adhesion to the vaccination campaign after June 2021; 3. the drop in death rates after June 2021 and the persistence of the correlation between proportional deaths and votes after it. In light of this empirical analysis, we suggest some paths for future historical and sociological research on the causal mechanisms for this apparent association.
Band Ligation Resolves Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Overlying Esophageal Varix
Authors: Hadley Steven M. , Patel Neej J. , Gardner Timothy B.
Published: September 2022

When early-stage esophageal cancer overlies an esophageal varix, endoscopic mucosal resection is not safe because of risk of variceal bleeding. We report a 59-year-old man with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis and an 8 mm Stage I adenocarcinoma in the distal esophagus overlying a large varix. After a multidisciplinary review, we performed band ligation of the nodular adenocarcinoma and varix. On follow-up upper endoscopy 2 months after banding, no evidence of residual adenocarcinoma was visualized. Pathologic biopsies returned negative for malignancy. Band ligation of early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma may prove an effective option for patients who have nodular malignancies overlying an esophageal varix.
A Small Blemish: Isotretinoin-Induced Microscopic Colitis
Authors: Dukate Loren R. , Pak Kevin , O'Connell William , Junga Zachary
Published: September 2022

Microscopic colitis is a form of colonic inflammation that presents with chronic nonbloody diarrhea that can only be diagnosed histologically with biopsies obtained during colonoscopy. We report a rare case of isotretinoin-induced microscopic colitis in a patient who was prescribed this medication for nodular acne with a 1-year history of nonbloody diarrhea, bloating, cramping, and foul-smelling gas. Cessation of this medication in addition to initiating treatment with budesonide resulted in remission of the patient's symptoms. The presence of chronic diarrhea in patients who are taking isotretinoin should raise suspicion for this condition and warrant further investigation.
Massive Gastric Bleed 20 Years After Splenopneumopexy
Authors: Abulawi Ahmad , Al-Tarbsheh Ali H. , Bui Rosa , Richter Seth
Published: September 2022

Splenopneumopexy is an anastomosis performed for patients with portal hypertension secondary to veno-occlusive disease of the portal, splenic, or mesenteric veins. We present a case of an adult gentleman who presented with melena and was found to have pseudoaneurysm almost 20 years after his procedure. We also describe the clinical, laboratory, endoscopic, and radiological workup conducted to diagnose and manage gastric bleeding in this rare complication.
A Boundary-Based Ground-Point Filtering Method for Photogrammetric Point-Cloud Data
Authors: Ayazi Seyed Mohammad , SaadatSeresht Mohammad
Published: September 2022

Ground-point filtering from point-cloud data is an important process in remote sensing and the photogrammetric map-production line, especially in generating digital elevation models from airborne lidar and aerial photogrammetric point-cloud data. In this article, a new and simple boundary-based
method is proposed for ground-point filtering from the photogrammetric point-cloud data. The proposed method uses the local height difference to extract the boundaries of objects. Then the extracted boundary points are traced to generate polygons around the borders of any objects on the ground.
Finally, the points located inside these polygons, which are classified as non-ground points, are filtered. The experimental results on the photogrammetric point cloud show that the proposed method can adapt to complex environments. The total error of the proposed method is about 8.96%, which
is promising in these challenging data sets. Moreover, the proposed method is compared with cloth simulation filtering, multi-scale curvature classification, and gLiDAR methods and gives better results.
Impacto medioambiental y socioeconómico en la salud generado por la minería artesanal del oro en Colombia
Authors: López Jiménez Claudia Liliana , Velásquez Bonilla Néstor Javier , Mejía Restrepo Juan Carlos , Mesa Giraldo Carlos Felipe
Published: September 2022

Introducción: Este artículo de revisión sistemática describe el impacto medioambiental y socioeconómico en salud generado por la minería artesanal del oro en Colombia. Para el estudio, se tuvieron en cuenta artículos publicados entre 2010 y 2019. El objetivo de esta revisión bibliográfica es describir el Impacto medioambiental y socioeconómico en la salud generado por la minería artesanal del oro en Colombia. Materiales y métodos: Trabajo construido mediante revisión sistemática, usando los siguientes descriptores: minería, sector informal, riesgo a la salud, condiciones de salud. Para esta búsqueda se utilizaron las bases de datos Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, Publindex, así como la normatividad colombiana. Resultados: Se desarrollan las categorías, ambiental, socioeconómico y salud. En la categoría ambiental se detalla información sobre sostenibilidad ambiental, manejo de vertimientos, pruebas fisicoquímicas y control gubernamental; En la categoría socioeconómica, se describen los dilemas entre minería y medio ambiente, el dilema entre pequeña minería o artesanal y minería a gran escala o industrializada, y el conflicto social y económico; la tercera categoría, salud, se analizan las afectaciones y la percepción de la población sobre los daños en la salud, la protección laboral, la innovación social y las oportunidades de cambio para una producción más limpia y saludable. Conclusiones: Los estudios realizados están concentrados principalmente en el departamento de Antioquia evidenciando la necesidad de realizar investigaciones en otras zonas del país. A pesar de que en Colombia existe legislación minera, se requiere que el gobierno establezca medidas efectivas de control, capacite y socialice a los mineros, sobre métodos adecuados de procesamiento del oro, garantizado el desarrollo ambiental, social y protección laboral.
Escolares participantes y no participantes de un programa de integración escolar de un establecimiento educacional públicode la provincia del Biobío (Chile) presentan un similar estado nutricional, condición física y rendimiento académico
Authors: Gutierrez María Aurora , Valdebenito Jacqueline , Valdés Carrasco Rosina , Robles Illesca David , Reyes-Molina Daniel , Zapata Lamana Rafael
Published: September 2022

Introducción: Existe amplia evidencia sobre escolares chilenos con altos niveles de sobrepeso-obesidad, un bajo nivel de actividad física y de condición física. Sin embargo, existe escasa evidencia que compare el estado nutricional, actividad física y condición física entre escolares participantes y no participantes de un programa de integración escolar. Objetivo: Analizar diferencias en el estado nutricional, la condición física y el rendimiento escolar entre escolares de tercero a quinto año básico participantes y no participantes de un programa de integración escolar de un establecimiento educacional público de la provincia del Biobío, Chile. Materiales y métodos: Estudio transversal, descriptivo y correlacional. Una muestra por conveniencia de 107 escolares fue analizada. Se midió el estado nutricional, la condición física. Además, para evaluar el rendimiento escolar se obtuvieron los promedios de notas de lenguaje y matemáticas. Resultados: Se reportó una prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad ligeramente superiores a valores de referencia nacional. No existieron diferencias significativas entre el estado nutricional, condición física y rendimiento académico para los escolares participantes y no participantes del programa de integración escolar. Adicionalmente, los escolares con mayor índice de masa corporal tenían un promedio más bajo en la asignatura de lenguaje y comunicación. Conclusiones: La similitud en los niveles de estado nutricional, condición física y rendimiento escolar, así como la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad asociada a un bajo rendimiento académico, debe tenerse en cuenta al momento de diseñar e implementar campañas de promoción de actividad física en escolares.
Conducta tabáquica en estudiantes universitarios en Tunja (Boyacá)
Authors: Roa Cubaque Marcela América , Rojas Laverde María del Pilar , Wilches Wilches Myriam Roció , Umbacía Salas Flor Ángela , Pirachicán Soto Leidy Carolina
Published: September 2022

Objetivo:Determinar el grado dependencia al tabaquismo y la motivación a la cesación del consumo de tabaco en estudiantes fumadores de una institución universitaria en la ciudad de Tunja(Boyacá).Materiales y métodos:Estudio transversal analítico con fase correlacional,con muestreo probabilístico por conglomerados.La identificación de la conducta tabaquica se realizó a través de los instrumentos de Fagerström y Richmond,en relación con la medición de los niveles de concentración de monóxido de carbono a través de cooximetría de pulso.Resultados:En los79 estudiantes se observó una edad promedio de21 años,siendo en la mayoría del sexo masculino(86%),con un consumo de cigarrillo en promedio de4.2 años.Se pudo establecer que el82.3%[IC95%:73.4–91.1]de los estudiantes fumaron menos de 10 cigarrillos al día,con un grado leve correspondiente al89%[IC95%:81.0-94.9]quienes se caracterizaron por fumar5 o menos paquetes de cigarrillos al año.De igual manera el 82%[IC95%:73.4–89.9] de los fumadores se clasificaron como moderados y el 94%[IC95%:87.3–98.7] de ellos son poco dependientes a la nicotina.De igual forma se estableció que solo el 32.91%[IC95%:24.1–43.0] presento alto grado de motivación para dejar de fumar.En relación con el nivel de porcentaje de saturación de monóxido de carbono en promedio fue de 6% (DE 2.2),existiendo relación directamente proporcional con el grado y la clasificación del fumador determinada a través del método de Wilcoxon (P=0.00).Conclusión:Se identificó que la mayoría de los participantes presentan moderada motivación para la cesación del consumo,por lo tanto,es necesario incentivar el inicio de programas de deshabituación tabáquica que impacten la calidad de vida en adultos jóvenes,así mismo,en la reducción de la morbi/mortalidad por enfermedades respiratorias crónicas a futuro.
Determinantes sociales de la salud relacionados con la morbilidad materna extrema departamento de Sucre 2018-2019
Authors: Corrales Aldana Laciar Silvano , Arroyo Herrera Sasky , Galván Borja David
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: Describir los determinantes sociales de la salud relacionados con la aparición de Morbilidad Materna extrema en gestantes de una institución de salud del departamento de Sucre durante los años 2018 – 2019. Materiales y métodos: Estudio mixto con fuentes secundarias (Sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica), observación directa en los sitios de residencia y la aplicación de una entrevista semiestructurada al grupo de sobrevivientes. Resultados: La incidencia del evento fue de 1.4 % de gestantes atendidas. El promedio de edad fue de 24 años, pertenece a una etnia el 37.5%, proceden de área rural el 69.7 %, con niveles educativos bajos (38 %), conviviendo en unión libre (68.7 %), Primigestantes (56.2 %), ingreso tardío a los controles prenatales (68.7 %), promedio de asistencias de 3.5 controles. Los Determinantes que guardan relación estadística para la aparición del evento fueron: nivel educativo, la pertenencia étnica, tenencia de compañero sentimental y número de controles a los que asiste. La calidad de los servicios de salud, la pobreza, inaccesibilidad geográfica y barreras administrativas de las aseguradoras fueron las más destacadas para las gestantes. Conclusión: El evento se da principalmente en gestantes jóvenes, con bajo nivel educativo y de zonas rurales, los determinantes que se asociaron fueron: la etnia, el número de controles prenatales a los que asiste, el nivel educativo y el estado conyugal; para las gestantes con Morbilidad materna los bajos ingresos económicos, la inaccesibilidad a los servicios de salud y la mala calidad en la prestación de estos fueron los más importantes.
Piezoelectric Performance of Microbial Chitosan Thin Film Derived from Aspergillus oryzae
Authors: Bin Zamli Muhamad Izzuddin , Akmal M. H. Maziati , Ahmad Farah B , Hisham Firzanah
Published: September 2022

In this study, chitosan thin film derived from Aspergillus oryzae cell walls was fabricated and characterised. First, the chitosan from the fungal biomass was extracted (0.18 g/g) with 52.25% of degree of deacetylation obtained through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Subsequently, several parameters of the chitosan thin film fabrication were optimised, including chitosan solution volume and drying temperature. Resultantly, the highest mechanical quality factor (3.22±0.012), the lowest dissipation factor (0.327±0.0003) and the best tensile strength (13.35±0.045 MPa) were obtained when pure chitosan was dissolved in 35 ml of 0.25 M formic acid and dried at 60 ˚C. In addition, the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis presented a fine chitosan agglomerate distributed in the formic acid. The optimised fabricated, fungal-derived chitosan thin film was validated, recording a mechanical quality factor of 3.68 and dissipation factor of 0.248; both values were comparable to the synthetic polymer, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thin film. Thus, fungal-derived chitosan thin film can potentially be used as a piezoelectric material.
Teaching English to children with special educational needs Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UP, 2020
Authors: Nowak Sabina
Published: September 2022

Review: Teaching English to children with special educational needs Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UP, 2020
Analogie historyczne w działaniu politycznym. Casus Kazachstanu
Authors: Kuryłowicz Michał
Published: September 2022

Artykuł stanowi próbę określenia roli, jaką w działaniu politycznym przywództwa Kazachstanu odgrywają analogie historyczne. Porównanie okoliczności dojścia do władzy dwóch liderów politycznych: Nursułtana Nazarbajewa oraz Kasyma Żomarta Tokajewa, a także zestawienie wykorzystywanych przez nich mechanizmów budowy własnej pozycji służy udzieleniu odpowiedzi na pytanie o istnienie specyficznego „kazachskiego” wariantu sukcesji władzy w obrębie tradycyjnego dla Azji Centralnej modelu silnie spersonalizowanego i opierającego się na więziach nieformalnych systemu rządów.
In silico and in vivo analysis of TIPE1 expression in diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Authors: Shen Pei , Shen Xianjuan , Chen Guo , Zhao Chunmei , Cai Hua , Xu Xinxin , Duan Yinong , Wang Xudong , Ju Shaoqing
Published: September 2022

TIPE1 is a gene in the TNFAIP8 family involved in immune regulation and tumorigenesis. Although previous studies demonstrated that TIPE1 might play different roles in different tumors, its expression and role in lymphoma are unclear. Here we observed TIPE1 expression in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Two microarrays containing 96 tumor tissue specimens were obtained from the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University biobank. All specimens came from patients with a clear pathological diagnosis of lymphoma, lymphadenitis, breast cancer, or bladder cancer, and we performed immunohistochemical experiments on these tissue specimens. GEPIA and TIMER platforms were used for bioinformatic analyses. We found higher TIPE1 expression in tumor tissues from patients with lymphoma compared with those with lymphadenitis, breast cancer, or bladder cancer. The GEPIA and TIMER analyses revealed that TIPE1 was upregulated in DLBCL tissues but not in invasive breast carcinoma, urothelial bladder carcinoma, or liver hepatocellular carcinoma tissues. TIPE1 expression was irrelevant for pathological stage, overall survival, or DLBCL immune infiltration levels. However, TIPE1 expression was correlated with MKI67 expression in DLBCL. Overall, TIPE1’s high expression levels in DLBCL may contribute to tumor growth in DLBCL.
The potential effect of the Rumex vesicarius water seeds extract treatment on mice before and during pregnancy on the serum enzymes and the histology of kidney and liver
Authors: Alhimaidi Ahmad R. , Ammari Aiman A. , Okla Mohammad K. , Alghadi Muath Q. , Amran Ramzi A. , Rady Ahmed M. , Al-Malahi Nawal M. , Alhimaidi Mohammed A.
Published: September 2022

Rumex vesicarius (R. vesicarius or RV) is an annual plant having rounded leaves, with flowers containing seeds. RV protects liver, resists cancer, and removes free radicals in cells. The aim of this study was to illustrate the effect of the R. vesicarius water seeds extract (RVWSE) treatment on mice before and during pregnancy, and its action on the liver and kidney histology and enzymes, aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase, the blood urea nitrogen, the creatinine, and the uric acid. The seeds of R. vesicarius were collected, extracted, and its component analyzed via Gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Mice treated with 10 mg kg−1 RVWSE via feeding tube for 1 week before mating, or during pregnancy. The number of offspring or litter size was recorded and the blood sample was collected at the end of the experiment to test the kidney and liver enzymes, and their histology. Results showed that RVWSE contains different phytochemicals consisting of some hexane and chloroform compounds. The fertility rate of 1st treated pre-pregnancy group is 30% and the 2nd group is 35%. The offspring rate of 1st treated group showed higher new born rate (8 new born/female) than 2nd treated group (5.4 new born/female). The blood enzyme levels of the kidney and liver showed some variation between the two groups and their histology illustrates some non-significant variation between the treated and control groups of mice. The implications of the results of this study illustrate the safe use of the RVWSE, its effectiveness in improving mice fertility, and positive impact on biomarker of serum enzymes of liver and kidney with their histopathology.
Gitelman syndrome diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy: a case report and literature review
Authors: Cao Yang , Hu Dan , Yun Peng , Huang Xinwei , Chen Yan , Li Fangping
Published: September 2022

Objectives

Gitelman syndrome is a rare salt-losing tubulopathy caused by inactivating mutations in the SLC12A3 gene, which is expressed in the distal convoluted tubule and accounts for 5–10% of renal sodium reabsorption. Atypical symptoms and insidious conditions generally delay diagnosis until childhood or even adulthood. Here, we report the case of a 22-year-old Chinese woman who was admitted to our endocrinology department for severe hypokalemia during pregnancy.

Case presentation

The patient had no specific symptoms but exhibited hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria, hyperreninemia, hyperaldosteronism, and normal blood pressure. Together, these symptoms indicated the clinical diagnosis of Gitelman syndrome, which was confirmed by genetic analysis. Many drugs have limited safety data during early pregnancy, and optimum potassium and magnesium levels are necessary for a successful pregnancy.

Conclusions

Diagnosis and management of Gitelman syndrome are crucial during pregnancy to ensure the safety of the mother and fetus, especially during the first trimester.
Level of non-conventional lipid parameters and its comparative analysis with TSH in subclinical hypothyroidism
Authors: Bansal Sanjiv Kumar , Suri Arpita , Suryan Varsha , Singh Naveen Kumar , Barman Smita
Published: September 2022

Objectives

The objective of this study is to estimate lipid parameters in subclinical hypothyroidism and correlate it with TSH.

Methods

Forty newly diagnosed cases of subclinical hypothyroidism and Forty age and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited for the study. Blood samples were collected from them and serum lipid profile (i.e. HDL, LDL, TG, serum total cholesterol) of the subjects was estimated by standard photometric methods in a fully auto-analyzer (MINDRAY BS-300) using commercially available kits and VLDL cholesterol was calculated using the Friedewald’s formula. While serum Ox-LDL, Lipoprotein A, Apolipoprotein A1 and Apo B were estimated by using commercial kit based on enzyme-linked immmunosorbent assay.

Results

The parameters such as Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL), lipoprotein (a), apolipoprotein A1, apolipoprotein B and small dense lipoprotein (sd LDL) were significantly increased in subclinical hypothyroid cases when compared with the control subjects (p<0.0001). In present study results showed significant positive correlations of serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) with Ox-LDL (r=0.85, p<0.01), sd LDL (r=0.71, p<0.01).

Conclusions

The present study focuses on the role of Ox-LDL, sd-LDL Lipoprotein A, Apolipoprotein A1 and Apo B that are sensitive indicators of atherogenic dyslipidemia in subclinical hypothyroidism and can serve as a better & novel risk factor for CAD.
Should “Psychodynamics” Cease to Exist?
Authors: Shapiro Michael
Published: September 2022

This article considers the use of the term psychodynamics. I reflect on a recent exchange with a reviewer who suggested that the adjective psychodynamic is the preferred term, and I make a case for the importance of the noun form. The implication of the elimination of the noun form may have far-reaching unconscious meaning about the perception of psychodynamics, and whether psychodynamics exists only when there is conscious effort of its application, such as in outpatient psychotherapy. This has bearing on how psychodynamics is currently taught in training programs and perhaps the role of psychodynamics in larger practice.
Comparing Psychoanalytic Process in Consulting Room and Teleconference: A Naturally Occurring Controlled Experiment
Authors: Johnson Sarah J. , Hulsey Timothy L. , Gray Sheila Hafter
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND: In response to COVID-19, clinicians migrated psychoanalyses to videoconference platforms, creating an opportunity for a controlled empirical study in which only the site varied. HYPOTHESES: There will be no differences in the quality of the psychoanalytic process (QAP) in the consulting room (CR) and in videoconference (VC). Individuals' defensive functioning (adaptive style) will be associated with their capacity to maintain the analytic process when treatment moves from CR to VC. Underlying was the concept that empirical research of clinical psychoanalysis is possible. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: Forty psychoanalysts of all ranks in the Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education, Inc., accredited programs contributed 50 cases. Participants scored QAP at each site on a 0-to-100 scale. They reported patients' characteristic defense mechanisms using the Defensive Functioning Scale (DFS). DATA ANALYSIS: To minimize bias, investigators calculated median DFS scores from data provided by clinicians. They compared QAP scores in CR and VC for the entire group without and with DFS scores, and for each DFS level (when feasible) using the related-samples Wilcoxon signed-rank test. FINDINGS: There was no difference in QAP between CR and VC for the group as a whole; but QAP of the Minor Image Distorting group degraded significantly from CR to VC. This was the only group showing a significant difference. CONCLUSIONS: While statistical significance may not reflect clinical significance, individual differences in adaptation to telepsychoanalysis warrant further study. Empirical research of phenomena occurring naturally in clinical psychoanalysis appears feasible.
Trans-Subjectivities: The Analyst's Attempts to Classify and Their Effects on Countertransference
Authors: Glocer Fiorini Leticia
Published: September 2022

The author focuses on trans-identities within the broader field of trans-subjectivities while arguing that subjectivity should be considered within the conceptual framework of a heterogeneous and plural subject. The analyst's eagerness to classify gender and sex or typify pathology in a Manichean manner is an inevitable consequence of binary thought. This provokes undesired countertransference effects and creates obstacles to listening in the analytic session. The following contribution reexamines several notions to offer a renewed perspective on the concept of the subject, the Oedipus complex, the desire for a child, the categories of difference and diversity, and the blind spots of binary logic, among others. This reconsideration may in turn elucidate our comprehension of gender and sexual diversities. In this context, the author stresses the need to approach trans-identities and trans-subjectivities with a nonbinary logic based on a rhizomatous way of thinking.
Beyond Fear and Pity
Authors: Gherovici Patricia
Published: September 2022

This essay attempts to expand the traditional model of negative countertransference by giving it a Lacanian twist. The author uses theories and concepts from Freud, Winnicott, and Lacan in order to explore the affective dimension of countertransference in two cases of trans-identified patients. In the first case, the author shows that wanting to do good was counterproductive, while in the second vignette maintaining a position of neutrality allowed the author to go beyond fear and pity, which led to a dynamic resolution.
Boys Don't Cry: On the Radical Unsaturation of Gender Dichotomy
Authors: Amir Dana
Published: September 2022

Using Deleuze and Guattari's concepts of “becoming” and the “rhizome,” as well as Bion's discussion of the interaction between the “establishment” and the “messianic idea,” the author analyzes Boys Don't Cry (1999), a film that presents the story of a young transgender man who was raped and murdered. The author focuses on how the radical unsaturation of gender dichotomy may turn into an unbearable threat as it turns the linear, hierarchical “tree-like” relations of body and mind into a process of deterritorialization.
AS ATIVIDADES DO SETOR DE TURISMO SOB A PERSPECTIVA DOS OBJETIVOS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL (ODS) DA ONU
Authors: Flores Soares Patrick , Zanini de Paula Fábio , Maria Righi Dotto Dalva
Published: September 2022

Este estudo tem como objetivo verificar a conformidade das ações realizadas pelas diversas atividades do setor de turismo, em relação aos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável (Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) definidos pela Organização das Nações Unidas, presentes no documento Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals – Journey to 2030. Por meio de um estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, utilizando uma amostragem não-probabilística por conveniência, foi realizada uma pesquisa para verificar a percepção dos estudantes de cursos de turismo (técnico, tecnólogo ou bacharel) representando nove Estados do Brasil. Como resultados constatou-se que o quesito que apresentou a menor conformidade (as ações do setor estão aquém do necessário) foi “acabar com a pobreza em todas as suas formas em todos os lugares” e a afirmativa considerada a que apresenta uma maior contribuição das atividades das empresas de turismo foi “garantir educação de qualidade, inclusiva e equitativa, e promover a aprendizagem ao longo de toda a vida para todos”.  Em relação a todos as SDGs, verificou-se que ainda é necessário mais comprometimento e esforço por parte dos envolvidos na cadeia produtiva do setor de turismo, para minimizar os impactos negativos e ampliar a contribuição em todos os aspectos relacionados à sustentabilidade.
POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS SUSTENTÁVEIS
Authors: Bier Wingert Éverli , Bonato Samuel , Albrecht Cristina , Luiz de Moura Gilnei , De Campos Junges Vanessa
Published: September 2022

Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar alternativas de políticas públicas sustentáveis para municípios de pequeno porte nas regiões da Serra e Vale do Caí, no Rio Grande do Sul. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa e exploratória, a partir de entrevistas em profundidade. Os resultados evidenciam que existem políticas públicas sustentáveis nos municípios investigados, contudo, há muito trabalho a se desenvolver em busca de cidades mais sustentáveis, considerando tanto o papel do poder público quanto da comunidade em geral. O poder público se tornou um impulsionador da adoção de políticas públicas de sustentabilidade, especialmente se houver algum tipo de incentivos nos municípios. Assim, atrela-se a importância da sustentabilidade com alguma forma de reconhecimento aos indivíduos que se engajam na causa. Entretanto, destaca-se aqui que o poder público é o agente que deve atender as demandas da sociedade, a qual deve possuir interesse em tais práticas, sejam elas envolvidas com benefícios ou não. Portanto, a pesquisa retrata de modo geral o contexto de municípios de pequeno porte e o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas, reforçando a importância de tais discussões, especialmente sobre a própria conceituação do que significa a sustentabilidade e o quanto é abrangente.
Housing the past: Victorian houses in neo - Victorian fiction
Authors:   Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, Kucała Bożena
Published: September 2022

As argued, among others, by Gaston Bachelard in The Poetics of Space (1958), a house which has been inhabited over a period of time becomes a composite of its physical structure and the mental space created by its residents’ thoughts, dreams and memories. This article analyses two contemporary novels in which houses as tangible manifestations of temporally remote experience provide a link to the Vic-torian past. Lauren Willig’s That Summer (2014) and Kate Beaufoy’s Another Heartbeat in the House (2015) represent the same type of neo-Victorian fiction: their plots are composed of two strands, one set in the modern age and the other in the nineteenth century, and in the course of each story parallels and conver-gences are revealed between the two ages and the two casts of characters. The article argues that both novels are also typical “romances of the archive” – as defined by Suzanne Keen (2001) − in which the ma-terial legacy of the past triggers a personally motivated inquiry, leading contemporary characters to un-cover certain bygone mysteries, and, crucially, to recognise the past’s continuing appeal and relevance.
Australia as an (in)hospitable home in Peter Carey’s A Long Way from Home (2017)
Authors:   Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, Klonowska Barbara
Published: September 2022

The concepts of “house” and “home” constitute two poles of experience which negotiate the space between economic and emotional safety. Associated with material well-being and personal rela-tionships, they may serve as litmus-paper tests to probe the economic and personal situation of people living on a given territory. The last to-date novel by the Australian novelist Peter Carey, A Long Way from Home (2017), takes up the issue of Australia as a metaphorical home to diverse groups of people: the white descendants of British colonisers, post-WWII survivors and immigrants, and the indigenous Aboriginal inhabitants of the continent. Employing the plot of the all-around-the-country car race, the novel shows how the land, seemingly homely and open to everybody, may be read as a palimpsest of trauma and pain, and quite inhospitable to many of its inhabitants. Referring to the concepts of the picaresque and chronotope, this article will argue that both the metaphoric and the literal meaning of the concepts of house and home are employed in the novel to disclose and discuss the internal and immigration policy of the Australia of the 1950s.
Identity and transnationalism: Narrating the Haitian - American home in selected works by Edwidge Danticat
Authors:   Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, Dudek Mateusz
Published: September 2022

In contemporary discourses, the lives of migrants are often marginalised and silenced. For this reason, bringing the theme of migrants’ identities to the foreground in literary research appears to be increasingly important. This article discusses the experiences of Haitian immigrants to the US as nar-rated by the Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat. I explore the theme of making a transnational home in her novel Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994) and short stories from the collection Everything Inside(2019). The analysis is based on a combination of two theories: Steven Vertovec’s theory of transnation-alism and Paul Ricoeur’s philosophy of narrative identity, which enable interpreting intergenerational identity changes, certain methods of cultural reproduction, and “little” cultural cross-connectedness of “family and household” (Vertovec 2009: 3-18) in the context of personal identity understood as formed through narratives. This article focuses on the transition from a Haitian home to an American one as an important part of identity-formation processes. It also views a migrant’s journey as still incomplete after coming to the US and requiring “emplotting” (De Fina 2003: 17) its fragmented events into stories. The article attempts to demonstrate intangible ways of creating a transnational home and domestic methods of narrating and negotiating one’s cultural identity in Danticat’s fiction. I claim that Danticat’s works narrate personal experiences to generate a “refigured” understanding of time and transnational ties within the family sphere.
Social Conservation of Local Wisdom on Samin Tribes at Kudus Regency Indonesia
Authors: Lestari Eta Yuni , Wijayanti Tutik
Published: September 2022

Social conservation values are very important to be maintained and preserved. Social conservation values are the source of Indonesians character. Social conservation values comes from the values of local wisdom that exist in each ethnic, and Indonesian community, one of them is the Samin Tribe. This study aims to find the local wisdom values of the Samin community that are threatened with extinction due to modernization. This study uses a qualitative method, with the process of collecting data carried out through interviews with local leaders of the Samin community in Kudus Regency. Interviews were conducted to explore hereditary social activities about beliefs, traditions, social interactions and livelihoods. The results showed that the Samin Community conserved social values in the form of teachings that must be abandoned and teachings that should be done. Some teachings that should not be carried out are prohibitions of slander, greed, irritability, accusation without proof, jealousy, being bad towards others, accusing, stealing, picking or taking something that is still integrated with the main part, finding other people's things. The teaching that must be done is understanding the property itself, being honest, obeying the teachings, and getting along well. The values of the local wisdom of the Samin community can not only be applied to the local people of the Samin tribe, but can be implemented nationally and globally. Globally, the wisdom value of the Samin community can create world peace.
Traditional Fishermen in the Development of the Coastal Tourism Area in Sumatera Barat
Authors: Putra Rinaldi Eka
Published: September 2022

Mandeh tourism area is a tourist area located on the coast, which was developed into a major tourist destination in the Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra Province. The Mandeh area people are mostly poor fishermen who depend on fishing by fishing. The development of the mandeh area as a tourist destination besides providing economic opportunities for the fishing community also requires the ability to adapt to respond to these changes. This study aims to analyze how traditional fishermen adapt to the development of the Mandeh tourism area to improve their standard of living. The research uses a qualitative approach, the data is taken by in-depth interviews, observations, and document studies. Interviews were conducted with traditional fishermen as informants. The study was conducted in the Mandeh area, on Carocok Beach, Pesisir Selatan Regency. The results showed that the adaptive capacity of traditional fishing communities was quite high, fishermen were quite responsive to environmental changes that occurred in the Mandeh area through a variety of strategies. The strategy carried out by traditional fishermen is to utilize social relationships in the community, take advantage of new economic opportunities, change the Fishing Area or "Fishing-Ground", change or add fishing gear involving family members in making a living. The development of tourism in the Mandeh Tourism Area has an impact on the people in the Mandeh Area, especially on the social structure of fishermen. These impacts include the emergence of social organizations formed to provide service needs for tourists who gave birth to new fishing organizations, namely tourism fishermen. Keywords:
Out of Crisis: Maintaining Hegemony through Rambu Solo Ritual in Toraja
Authors: Handayani Rivi , Ahimsa-Putra Heddy Shri , Budiman Christian
Published: September 2022

Rambu Solo ritual has been an inseparable part of the Toraja people for hundreds of years. Nevertheless, this luxurious funeral ritual had experienced various organic crises as new social forces emerged. Using ethnographic methods, this paper attempts to explore how traditional leaders of Toraja maintain the existence of this ritual. Using Gramsciâ€™s theory of hegemony, this article argues that their efforts were carried out in three phases. Firstly, political awareness phase, namely as aristocrat elites, they legitimized the feudal and religious authority of Aluk Todolo belief system that supported the Rambu Solo ritual through modern political strategies; secondly, the phase of solidarity of interests which carried out by negotiating and building commitment with social forces opposing the Rambu Solo ritual; and third, the phase of reaching consensus from the subaltern group is done by involving them in the Pasilaga Tedong betting, one of a series of Rambu Solo rituals where they see it as a medium to show empathy for grieving families rather than betting.
The Implementation of Multicultural- Based Sociology Learning in Senior High School
Authors: Rochana Totok
Published: September 2022

This study examines the implementation ofÂ multicultural-based sociology learningÂ inÂ senior high school.Â The objectives of this studyÂ are:Â (1) To describe the sociology learning that is carried out currently;Â and (2) to describe the implementation of multicultural-based sociology learning.Â This studyÂ employed a qualitative approach to produce a description and analysis of findings.Â The subjects of the study were sociology teachers in Kendal Regency.Â The type of data collection was both in the form of quantitative data and qualitative data.Â The data were collected using observation and interview guidelines.Â DataÂ analysisÂ usedÂ descriptive qualitative analysis with interactive techniques.Â The current implementation of sociology learning is based on the learning objectives of sociology, namely to develop sociology knowledgeÂ and practice to improve studentsâ€™ social skills.Â Based on theÂ objectivesÂ of sociology learning, it influences theÂ learning approaches, models,Â methods, media and resources, and assessment.Â The implementation of multicultural-based sociology learning is based on the goal of multicultural learning. The learning is addressed asÂ an effort to developÂ students' abilityÂ Â  to viewÂ Â Â different cultures and toÂ be positive towards cultural, racial, and ethnic differences.Â Based on these learning objectives, the implementation of sociology learning differs in termsÂ of learning approaches, models, methods, and assessments.
Exploiting of Natural Resources as Livelihoods of The Border Citizens in The Sebatik Island, North Kalimantan
Authors: Brata Nugroho Trisnu , Wicaksono Harto , Pramono Didi
Published: September 2022

This study aims to discuss social values of political-economic activities in the community that lives in a village located on the state border and to study the narration of the community toward the existence of the state. This research uses a qualitative method, and the data is collected through observation and interview. The research location is in Sungai Limau Village, Sebatik Tengah District, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan Province. This paper shows that in Sebatik Island, especially in Sungai Limau Village, there is a change in the environment . There are many banana trees in that village. In the beginning, bananas are considered to have low economic value. But then, there is a creative idea from one of the local people, which is initiating a processed banana. After being processed, bananas turn out to have higher economic value. They see a marketing opportunity in Tawau City, Sabah, Malaysia, across the state border, and it is hard for them to go through the border. For the local people, the state border is no longer considered a â€˜sacred areaâ€™ and forbidden to enter. Based on the research, it can be concluded that the environment may seem to have limitations in fulfilling people's needs, but then, there is actually hidden potential of natural resources that can be processed to meet their needs.