bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Why do Universities Rankings have Such Different Lists?
Authors:   REMIT, Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal, Sobral Sónia Rolland
Published: November 2021

University rankings feature lists of higher education institutions ranked by item and weight. As they are available in the internet, they can be consulted by anyone wishing to find the best universities: students who want to enter higher education, teachers and researchers looking for new positions and governments/investors who want to fund the best. The lists are easy to consult and available to everyone. There are different classifications which are published: some are global, some are subdivided by areas, and others are only for one country. The results are very different from each other because they follow different systems. Many of the rankings have a huge number of Asian (mainly Chinese) universities in top positions while others consist mostly of American universities. This article compares the lists of computer science universities that appear in the rankings and analyzes the criteria for creating each of these rankings. Our goal is to understand why there are so many differences and which rankings favor each type of investigation. There is a direct relationship between the massive presence of top Asian universities and the total dependence on WebOfScience publications. The same is not true when the data source is the Scopus database.
A rare presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus with lupus hepatitis
Authors: P. Sushrutha K. , Basavanagowda Thanuja , R. Savitha M. , S. Prashanth , Ramu A.
Published: November 2021

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem inflammation and the presence of circulating autoantibodies directed against self-antigens. Prevalence of SLE in children and adolescents is 1-6 per 100,000 population. Liver dysfunction occurs in approximately in 50-60% of the patients with SLE.And the incidence of lupus hepatitis in diagnosed SLE patients is 9.3%. We are reporting a case of 11-year-old female child who presented with fever, skin rashes, oral ulcers, irritability and positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) with deranged liver function test (LFT) in the form of elevated transaminases, bilirubin level and altered coagulation profile. Hepatitis serology was negative, with low C3 levels, diagnosed as SLE with lupus hepatitis with lupus nephritis stage IV with psychosis. Clinical improvement along with improvement in terms of laboratory findings was seen on corticosteroids therapy. It is important to differentiate lupus hepatitis from autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) as AIH presents similar to lupus hepatitis, has poor prognosis. While lupus hepatitis being rare cause for mortality in patients with SLE has good response with early intervention with corticosteroids therapy.
An uncommon organism causing necrotizing pneumonia in a toddler
Authors: B. Manju Reka S. , Arunagirinathan Arulkumaran , Chandrasekaran Anupriya , S. Yuvarajan
Published: November 2021

Necrotizing pneumonia (NP) is an uncommon complication of bacterial pneumonia in children, which must be looked into if a severe pneumonia has poor response to recommended antibiotics. The present case is a toddler with NP in whom fever and cough persisted despite treatment with first-line antimicrobial therapy, computed tomography (CT) scan revealed consolidation with multiple cavities, pseudomonas aeruginosa was the pathogen isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage, which a very uncommon organism is causing NP. Community acquired necrotizing pneumonia caused by pseudomonas is not reported in paediatric population. Hence, we report this case.
Hematological changes in hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in adults
Authors: Chauhan Seema G , Kadgi Nalini V , Nakate Leena A
Published: November 2021

Thyroid function disorders are among the most common endocrine diseases. Thyroid disorders can cause certain forms of anemia, more commonly in hypothyroidism. Slightly decreased TLC, relative neutropenia, relative lymphocytosis or relative eosinophilia may be found in thyroid disorders. These observations confirmed the association between thyroid gland dysfunction and hemopoiesis.

1) To study the pattern of hematological changes in thyroid dysfunction 2) To correlate thyroid function tests with complete blood count & red cell indices findings 3) To correlate complete blood count investigations and peripheral blood smear findings with serum TSH levels.

It was an Observational study conducted during 18 months of period from March 2018 to October 2019 with 100 subjects of hypothyroidism, 80 subjects of hyperthyroidism and 100 euthyroid subjects as control group. CBC was done on automated cell counter. PBS was stained with Leishman stain and observed under microscope. TFTwas done by immunoassay method.

It was done with SPSS Software.

: Predominance of female was seen in hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Significant decrease was seen in RBC, Hb, HCT, MCV and MCH in hypothyroid group, while in hyperthyroid group RBC, Hb and HCT were significantly decreased as compared with euthyroid control group. Both groups showed significant increase in RDW as compared with control group.

It is important to carefully evaluate the thyroid hormones in cases of unexplained anemias. So, periodic evaluation for probable hematological changes should be done in all the patients with hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
Cuando se legaliza el despotismo el derecho fracasa: una perspectiva jurídica
Authors: Zegarra Ramos Abel
Published: November 2021

Dos grupos económicos extranjeros se han posicionado en el mercado nacional, gracias a una resolución ministerial del año 2010 que permitió que solamente se pueda utilizar oxígeno medicinal con una concentración de 99 % o 100 % para inhalación humana. Sin embargo, para cumplir con la producción de tales concentraciones, deberían utilizar implementos costosos y los empresarios nacionales no tendrían la capacidad de proveer cantidades suficientes para la comercialización, sobre todo en los centros hospitalarios. Con estas medidas se promueve el mercantilismo que eleva los costos y acaba con el libre mercado.
Estudio socio-técnico del uso de energías renovables como alternativa de iluminación en las comunidades de las zonas no interconectadas
Authors: Muñoz-Arias Catalina , Villamil-Villar Byron , Restrepo-Álvarez Andrés , Bolívar-Chaves Omar
Published: November 2021

En Colombia un gran número de familias viven en condiciones de necesidades básicas insatisfechas, en particular, aquellas que se derivan de la ausencia o discontinuidad del servicio de energía eléctrica. El proyecto desarrollado alrededor de esta situación presta especial atención a la iluminación y cómo su ausencia o presencia intermitente modifica los hábitos dentro del hogar en las zonas no interconectadas (ZNI). Estas ZNI son clasificadas por el Gobierno nacional como áreas del territorio quepor su lejanía de los principales cascos urbanos o las dificultades topográficas locales, están fuera del sistema nacional de tendido eléctrico. Se reportan los resultados del trabajo de campo con familias en diferentes ZNI con características geográficas variadas; con base en estos testimonios y experiencias, además de la revisión de propuestas de diseño existentes, se establecen tanto los requerimientos y las determinantes como las cualidades y características que debe tener una propuesta adaptada a los usos, costumbres y condiciones en estos territorios en Colombia, fomentando al mismo tiempo una relación no destructiva con el ecosistema en las ZNI. De este modo se sientan las bases para el desarrollo de propuestas de diseño para la iluminación en los hogares de las ZNI que permitan construir hábitos saludables, satisfacer necesidades básicas y mejorar sus condiciones de vida.
Diseño de una herramienta computacional para el análisis termodinámico de motores de combustión interna tipo Otto
Authors: Valencia-Cañola Santiago , Téllez-Soleiman Khalleb Nadim , Kadowaki-Jiménez Tadashi , Bustamante-Chaverra Carlos Andrés
Published: November 2021

Se obtiene una completa descripción del comportamiento termodinámico de un motor tipo Otto en función del ángulo de giro del eje mediante un código en lenguaje Python. A partir de los resultados, se estiman indicadores de alta relevancia técnica como la presión efectiva indicada, la potencia específica de freno, el consumo específico de combustible y la eficiencia volumétrica. El método propuesto soluciona balances de masa y energía en estado transitorio incluyendo flujo compresible a través de las válvulas y velocidad de combustión. La validación del código implementado se realiza mediante comparación con mediciones experimentales para funcionamiento de motor en modo de arrastre y a condiciones de velocidad angular constante. Empleando la metodología desarrollada, se encuentran resultados más realistas para, entre otros indicadores, la eficiencia térmica, eficiencia volumétrica y la presión media efectiva, y es posible predecir de manera precisa y eficiente el comportamiento termodinámico de motores tipo Otto.
A comparative analysis of resistance models for austenitic stainless steel girders subjected to concentrated loads
Authors: Graciano-Gallego Carlos Alberto , Loaiza Nelson , Casanova Euro
Published: November 2021

The increasing use of stainless steel in construction has led to the need of developing resistance models for structural elements made of this material. Unlike carbon steels, stainless steel alloys exhibit stress-strain curves with a pronounced strain hardening capacity and reasonable ductility that should be considered in the design. This difference in behavior makes the formulations used for carbon steel conservative when designing with stainless steel. Therefore, this paper presents a comparative analysis of resistance models for slender austenitic stainless-steel beams subject to concentrated loads. First, the failure mechanisms of stainless-steel beams are presented using a nonlinear finite element model. From this validated numerical model, a database obtained from a parametric analysis that covers a wide range of geometries is presented. Subsequently, this database is used to perform a comparison between various resistance models available in the literature. These models correspond to both international design codes and models obtained through machine learning. Finally, the numerical results show considerable improvement in the predicted ultimate resistances for slender stainless steel plate girders subjected to patch loading.
Multiple Mechanical Ventilation: historical review and cost analysis
Authors: Quintero-Gamboa Yina Faizully , Aguirre-Rodríguez Carlos Andrés , Ibarra-Picón Aradeisy , Rua-Ramírez Edwin , Medina-Bejarano Edwin Gilberto
Published: November 2021

In times of crisis in public health where the resources available in the hospital network are scarce and these must be used to the fullest, innovative ideas arise, which allow multiplying the use of existing resources, as artificial mechanical ventilators can be. These can be used in more than one patient, by attaching a device to distribute the mixture of air and oxygen from the ventilator being used simultaneously (multiple mechanical ventilation). This idea, although innovative, has generated controversy among the medical community, as many fear for the safety of their patients, because attaching such devices to the ventilator loses control over the mechanical ventilation variables of each patient and can only maintain general vigilance over the ventilator. These misgivings about the device have led several researchers to take on the task of verifying the reliability of this flow splitter connector. It is for this reason that this article presents a thorough review of the studies carried out on the subject and additionally shows an analysis of comparative costs between the acquisition of a mechanical ventilator and the flow division system.
Impact of Using Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) Models for Arabic Dialogue Acts Identification
Authors: Joukhadar Alaa , Ghneim Nada , Rebdawi Ghaida
Published: November 2021

In Human-Computer dialogue systems, the correct identification of the intent underlying a speaker's utterance is crucial to the success of a dialogue. Several researches have studied the Dialogue Act Classification (DAC) task to identify Dialogue Acts (DA) for different languages. Recently, the emergence of Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) models, enabled establishing state-of-the-art results for a variety of natural language processing tasks in different languages. Very few researches have been done in the Arabic Dialogue acts identification task. The BERT representation model has not been studied yet in Arabic Dialogue acts detection task. In this paper, we propose a model using BERT language representation to identify Arabic Dialogue Acts. We explore the impact of using different BERT models: AraBERT Original (v0.1, v1), AraBERT Base (v0.2, and v2) and AraBERT Large (v0.2, and v2), which are pretrained on different Arabic corpora (different in size, morphological segmentation, language model window, …). The comparison was performed on two available Arabic datasets. Using AraBERTv0.2-base model for dialogue representations outperformed all other pretrained models. Moreover, we compared the performance of AraBERTv0.2-base model to the state-of-the-art approaches applied on the two datasets. The comparison showed that this representation model outperformed the performance both state-of-the-art models.
The Effectiveness of Adjunctive Mindfulness Therapy with a Unified Protocol on the Emotional Disorders and Sleep Problems of Adolescents
Authors: Sarallahi Mahnaz , Ahmadi Roya , Soltanabadi Samaneh , Farnoodimehr Roya , Foroughi Aliakbar
Published: November 2021

Background and Objective: The results of different studies have indicated the comorbidity between emotional disorders and sleep problems. However, no study has compared the outcome of mindfulness and unified protocol on the emotional problems and the sleep quality of the adolescents with emotional disorders.
Materials and Methods: The current investigation was a quasi-experimental study with a control group, which was conducted in 2019. The participants included adolescents with emotional disorders in control (n = 15) and experimental (n = 16) groups. Both groups received 14 sessions of therapy. The assessments were performed in three stages: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. The measurements included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED).
Results: The mean age of the participants in the experimental and control groups was 13.06 and 13.05 years, respectively. Given the results, both treatments alleviated the sleep and emotional problems of the adolescents diagnosed with emotional disorders. However, the combined treatment of mindfulness and the unified protocol led to more improvements. The calculated effect size of this treatment was 0.21 for sleep quality and 0.24 for the SCARED questionnaire.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, utilizing mindfulness as a supplementary therapeutic method can enhance the chances of reductions in the emotional problems and the improvements of sleep quality in the adolescents with emotional disorders.
Viral and Bacterial Infections, Including COVID-19, and Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
Authors: Banafsheh Alemohammad Zahra , Sadeghniiat Haghighi Khosro , Najaf Arezu , Amirifard Hamed
Published: November 2021

The article's abstract is not available.
Evaluation of the Effects of Different Composite Types on the Shear Bond Strength: An in vitro Study
Authors: Shahrabi Mahdi , Seraj Behnam , Milani Shabnam , Rezaei Taleshi Seyde Fateme , Yaghoubirad Sara , Ebrahimi Zahra
Published: November 2021

Introduction: The aim of this in vitro study was to determine and compare the shear bond strength (SBS) of two types of composites.
Material and Methods: Twenty cylindrical samples were prepared and divided into two control and case groups. The case group consisted of 10 cylindrical samples of two types of composites (3M and Vivadent), and the control group, which was divided into two subgroups of 5, included only one type of composite (3M or Vivadent). After preparation, the samples were transferred to the Instron device for testing the SBS. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 15 software using Smirnov-Kolmogorov test for studying the normal distribution of data and t-student test for independent populations.
Results: Heliomolar (Ivoclar-Vivadent) composite (microfill) showed the lowest SBS, but the difference was not significant (P>0.05). The highest SBS was for Filtek Z100 (3M ESPE) composite. There were no fracture lines in the interface of the two composites.
Conclusion: This confirms that proper use of adhesives can prevent fracture in the interface of different composites. So, using two different composite brands on each other does not reduce the bond strength between them.
Seroepidemiological Study of Hepatitis A in Medical Students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2019
Authors: Shirazinia Saman , Shayan Navid Reza , Ghiyasi Moghaddam Negin , Ameli Nima , Alian Shahriar , Davoodi Lotfollah
Published: November 2021

Introduction: Hepatitis A (HA) is a common infectious disease caused by the HA virus that primarily affects the liver. We need to determine the safety status and infection rate in the community. Therefore, we decided to study the Seroepidemiological of HA in medical students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2019.Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study prospectively examining anti-HAV antibodies in medical students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2019. Patient demographic data, laboratory results of anti-HAV IgG and vaccination history were recorded. Four cc of blood were drawn from each student for the anti-HAV IgG test and after the test was performed. Data were analyzed using SPSS 24 software.Results: One hundred and fifty-five students were interviewed. The mean age (standard deviation) of the students in this study was 23.81 (1.47) years. Ninety-nine (63.9%) of the students were male. Therefore, it was caused by previous infection with HAV and 120 (77.4%) cases were considered susceptible individuals whose serum anti-HAV IgG was negative. This was not seen to be statistically significant (P=0.754). According to the test, 77.4% of the predictions were correct. None of the variables of sex, age, history of underlying disease, place of residence, and history of travel had a significant effect on the incidence and positivity of anti-HAV IgG.Conclusion: This study showed that the incidence of anti-HAV IgG was positive in 22.6% of the students, which is much lower than previous studies. This may be due to the higher level of health in this segment of the population.
ISOLATION AND STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF THE MUTANT FORM OF N-TERMINAL CATALYTIC MODULE OF BOS TAURUS TYROSYL-tRNA SYNTHETASE WITH REPLACEMENT OF Trp 40 AND Trp 87 BY ALANINE
Authors: Zayets V. N. , Kolomiiets L. A. , Tsuvarev О. Yu. , Kornelyuk A. I.
Published: November 2021

Aim. Isolation and analysis of the structure of the mutant monotryptophan protein mini BtTyrRS for study of conformational changes of the enzyme at the stage of interaction with tRNA using fluorescence spectroscopy and determination of the effect of tryptophan residues in position 40 and 87 in its structure on the functional properties of the enzyme. Methods. Electrophoresis, metal-chelating affinity chromatography, fluorescence spectroscopy, spatial structure modeling. Results. It was found that the replacement of two codons of Trp by codons of Ala in the cloned cDNA mini BtTyrRS does not affect the synthesis of the mutant form of the enzyme in E. coli strain BL21 (DE3) pLysE. The yield of affinity purified protein on Ni-NTA agarose is on average 3.5 mg per 100 ml of culture medium. Computer modeling of the structure and fluorescence spectroscopy of the monotryptophan form of mini BtTyrRS indicates a compact structure of the mutant enzyme, in which Trp 283 is in an immobilized microenvironment. Conclusions. Affinity purified on Ni-NTA agarose mutant monotryptophan protein mini TyrRS have been obtained which is suitable for fluorescent studies of structural-dynamic and functional properties of the enzyme.
MICROBIOLOGICAL AND SANITARY - CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTEWATER FROM PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Authors: Gudzenko T. V. , Gorshkova O. G. , Voliuvach O. V. , Burlaka T. V. , Metelitsina I. P.
Published: November 2021

Aim. Оssessment of wastewater from a pharmaceutical company according to sanitary-microbiological and chemical indicators to determine the method of treatment and remediation of them from pollutants and pathogens. Methods. In sanitary and bacteriological studies, classical microbiological methods were used to determine the total microbial number of pathogenic bacteria. Determination of the concentration of ammonium, nitrite and nitrate in wastewater samples from a pharmaceutical company was carried out spectrophotometrically using the chemical reaction of ions to Nessler's reagent, Griss reagent, and phenol sulfide acid. The content of heavy metal ions was determined by the method of electrothermal AAS using the device "Saturn-2", by the photometric method using 4-aminoantipyrine – phenol, by the extraction-photometric method – by surfactants, by the method of infrared spectrometry – by petroleum hydrocarbons. Results. It was experimentally confirmed that the total microbial count in wastewater samples from a pharmaceutical company slightly exceeded the standard value. The BGKP index and the E. coli index were within the normal range. The pathogenic bacteria Salmonella moscow and Klebsiella pneumoniae were found in the wastewater of pharmaceutical company. The contamination of pharmaceutical stock can be judged by the 8.5 times excess of the concentration of ammonium ions in them compared to the MPC. The results of chemical analysis of wastewater samples from a pharmaceutical company indicate their multicomponent composition.Of the heavy metal ions, ions of zinc, copper, lead, hexavalent chromium and cadmium were mainly detected. With the exception of cadmium ions, the concentration of heavy metal ions was 1.4–7.2 times higher than the MPC norm. Anionic surfactants predominated in pharmaceutical stocks – their concentration was 8.2 ± 0.7 mg/dm3. The level of phenolic and oil pollution of wastewater was minimal in comparison with the content of anionic surfactants, which could be caused by the activity of aboriginal strains of bacteria-destructors with a high phenolic capacity. Conclusion. The results of sanitary-microbiological and chemical analysis of wastewaters of a pharmaceutical company indicate their multicomponent nature and environmental hazard – they contain pathogenic bacteria Salmonella moscow and Klebsiella pneumoniae and pollutants of various nature: heavy metal ions Cu (II), Cr (VI) and Pb (II) at a concentration of 36.0 ± 14 μg/dm3, 3.0 ± 0.4 μg/dm3 and 14.0 ± 0.7 μg/dm3, respectively, and organic pollutants – phenol, oil products and anionic surfactants at a concentration of 0.003 ± 0.0006 mg/dm3, 0.81 ± 0.05 mg/dm3 and 8.2 ± 0.7 mg/dm3, respectively. Werecommend to carry out a comprehensive purification of wastewater from a pharmaceutical company from phenol, heavy metal ions [Cu (II), Cr (VI), Zn (II)], oil products, anionic surfactants and pathogens.
Effect of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) powder on oxidative stability and sensory characteristics of broiler meat
Authors:   University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Adeyemi KD , Olorunsanya AO ,   Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Nigeria
Published: November 2021

Antioxidant potency of graded levels of tomato powder in cooked and raw broiler meat under refrigerated storage was evaluated and compared with that of Butylated Hydroxyl Anisole (BHA), a synthetic antioxidant. To a separate 200g of minced broiler meat, 0% (control), 0.5%, 1% and 1.5% of tomato powder were applied. A positive control was prepared with 0.15% of BHA in a separate 200g of minced broiler meat. Each sample was divided into 16 parts of 12.5g each. Eight of these were cooked in a microwave oven for 11/2 minutes while the other eight parts were left raw. The samples were packaged in different nylon bags, with labeling corresponding to the treatment applied and then stored in a refrigerator at 40C. Oxidative stability of the cooked samples was monitored for 6 days at two-day intervals while that of raw samples was monitored for 9 days at three-day intervals. A forty-member team was constituted to form the taste panel and was instructed on the parameters to adjudge using a five point Hedonic scale. The result showed that all additives and BHA reduced lipid oxidation in broiler meat. This was shown by lower TBARS values in meat samples with additives compared to meat samples without additive. There were significant differences (P<0.05) in the TBARS values of cooked and raw meat samples. There was a general increase in lipid oxidation as storage day progress. However, the increment was more pronounced in cooked meat samples than the raw meat samples. The result revealed that 0.5% and 1.5% tomato powder exhibited higher antioxidant potency (P<0.05) than BHA in the cooked and raw samples respectively. The control samples were the most susceptible to lipid oxidation. Sensory scores revealed that all levels of tomato powder improved the color, flavor, juiciness, tenderness and overall acceptability of broiler meat. Tomato powder could therefore, be used as a cheap, readily available and safe source of natural antioxidant to protect broiler meat from lipid oxidation and improve its sensory characteristics.
Comparative study of piscine and non-piscine pituitary extract and ovulin for inducing spawning in catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
Authors:   University of Lagos, Nigeria, Ayoola SO , Kuton MP , Chukwu SC
Published: November 2021

The study examined the effect of synthetic hormone (Ovulin), piscine hormone (Clarias gariepinus), pituitary extract and non-piscine; frog (Haplobutrachus occipitalis)pituitary extracts. The study was carried out in the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos state Nigeria. The broodstocks (Clarias gariepinus) were purchased from a private fish farm at Bariga in Lagos state and were transported in plastic can containing water. The temperature of the water was reducing by addition of ice block which helped to minimize stress on the fish. Hatchery raised 12 months gravid broodstocks were selected. All broodstocks were selected by external morphological characteristics. Female fish were selected on the basis of ovarian biopsy. The study lasted 65 days. Twelve gravid female and twelve mature male of C. gariepinus with body weight range of 500g to 1100g were used. The spawn weight was determined by estimating the mean weight of eggs used to achieve percent (%) fertilization. The ovulation rate was estimated from the weight of eggs released as a percentage of the total weight of the ovary. The percent fertilization was estimated from the surviving embryos 10 hours after fertilization. The percent (%) hatching was the number of hatched fry relative to the fertilized eggs, while the percent (%) survival was the number of surviving fry after 14 days of feeding with mixed artemia and artificial diets. The result showed that ovulin performed significantly better (p< 0.05) in all the parameters investigated. The randomized analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for the parameters investigated in the three hormonal materials shows percentage fertilization of 67.00±3.61%, 60.70±4.49% and 56.25±5.44%, percentage hatchability of 90.61±6.43%, 60.70±4.50%, and 56.26±5.46% and 69.33±5.13%, 61.67±10.41% and47.67±2.52% of survival rate were recorded for ovulin, fish pituitary and frog pituitary, respectively. Comparative cost benefit analysis shows that ovulin, which recorded better results was higher in terms of cost effectiveness compare to fish pituitary and especially that of frog which is both cheaper and available in our environment. Although for ease of handling and better result in terms of hatchability, fertilization and survival rate ovulin is highly recommended to hatchery users.
“Brought up to Live Double Lives”: Intelligence and Espionage as Literary and Philosophical Figures in Ciaran Carson’s Exchange Place and For All We Know
Authors: Czemiel Grzegorz
Published: November 2021

The article examines the figure of the spy—alongside themes related to espionage—as employed in two books by the Northern Irish writer Ciaran Carson (1948–2019): the volume of poems For All We Know (2008) and the novel Exchange Place (2012). Carson’s oeuvre is permeated with the Troubles and he has been hailed one of key writers to convey the experience of living in a modern surveillance state. His depiction of Belfast thematizes questions of terrorism, the insecurity and anxiety it causes in everyday life, as well as the unceasing games of appearances and the different ways of verifying or revising identities. In Carson’s later work, however, these aspects acquire greater philosophical depth as the author uses the themes of doubles, spies, and makeshift identities to discuss writing itself, the construction of subjectivity, and the dialogic relationship with the other. Taking a cue from Paul Ricoeur’s and Julia Kristeva’s conceptions of “oneself as another,” the article examines how Carson’s spy-figures can be read as metaphors for processes of self-discovery and identity-formation, tied to the notion of “self-othering.” Carson employs the figure of the spy—who juggles identities by “donning” different clothes or languages—to scrutinize how one ventures into the dangerous territory of writing, translation and love, as well as to reconsider notions of originality and self-mastery. Ultimately, Carson conceptualizes literature as specially marked by deceptions and metamorphoses, defining in these terms the human condition.
“. . .delivered from the lie of being truth”: The Affective Force of Disinformation, Stickiness and Dissensus in Randy Ribay’s Patron Saints of Nothing
Authors: Pacheco Vincent , De Chavez Jeremy
Published: November 2021

Waged in 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has claimed over 20,000 lives according to human rights groups. The Duterte administration’s own count is significantly lower: around 6,000. The huge discrepancy between the government’s official count and that of arguably more impartial organizations about something as concretely material as body count is symptomatic of how disinformation is central to the Duterte administration and how it can sustain the approval of the majority of the Philippine electorate. We suggest that Duterte’s populist politics generates what Boler and Davis (2018) call “affective feedback loops,” which create emotional and informational ecosystems that facilitate smooth algorithmic governance. We turn to Patron Saints of Nothing, a recently published novel by Randy Ribay about a Filipino-American who goes back to the Philippines to uncover the truth behind the death of his cousin. Jay’s journey into the “heart of darkness” as a “hyphenated” individual (Filipino-American) allows him access to locally networked subjectivities but not its affective entanglements. Throughout the novel, he encounters numerous versions of the circumstances of Jun’s demise and the truth remains elusive at the end of the novel. We argue that despite the constant distortion of fact and fiction in the novel, what remains relatively stable or “sticky” throughout the novel are the letters from Jun Reguero that Jay carries with him back to the Philippines. We suggest that these letters can potentially serve as a form of “dissensus” that challenges the constant redistribution of the sensible in the novel.
From Romero to Romeo—Shakespeare’s Star-Crossed Lovers Meeting Zombedy in Jonathan Levine’s Warm Bodies
Authors: Cieślak Magdalena
Published: November 2021

Since their first screen appearances in the 1930s, zombies have enjoyed immense cinematic popularity. Defined by Romero’s 1968 Night of the Living Dead as mindless, violent, decaying and infectious, they successfully function as ultimate fiends in horror films. Yet, even those morbid undead started evolving into more appealing, individualized and even sympathetic characters, especially when the comic potential of zombies is explored. To allow a zombie to become a romantic protagonist, however, one that can love and be loved by a human, another evolutionary step had to be taken, one fostered by a literary association.

This paper analyzes Jonathan Levine’s Warm Bodies, a 2013 film adaptation of Isaac Marion’s zombie novel inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It examines how Shakespeare’s Romeo helps transform the already evolved cinematic zombie into a romantic protagonist, and how Shakespearean love tragedy, with its rich visual cinematic legacy, can successfully locate a zombie narrative in the romantic comedy convention. Presenting the case of Shakespeare intersecting the zombie horror tradition, this paper illustrates the synergic exchanges of literary icons and the cinematic monstrous.
Hercule Poirot and the Tricky Performers of Stereotypes in Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express
Authors: Eckert Kenneth
Published: November 2021

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (1934) remains well-read, and its hero Hercule Poirot continues to enjoy popular currency. Yet the text has not aged well due to some of its now clichéd plot developments and dialogue, as well as Christie’s depiction of class, ethnic and national prejudices in it and her other novels. This study hopes to re-energize discussion on Murder by finding defensible reasons for its apparent flaws. Not only do the stereotypical behaviors of the passengers narratively distract Poirot and the reader from a solution, but their flaws serve as foils against which Poirot’s heroic gravitas and cultural values are positively contrasted. Further, criticism often misses the point that the passengers are performing their behaviors, and if so, the deployment of stereotypes as only acted performances destabilizes them as permanent aspects of national or ethnic identity. Can Murder then be read as an anti-racist text?
Griselda’s Afterlife, or the Relationship between Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, Chaucer’s The Clerk’s Tale and the Tale of Magic
Authors: Wicher Andrzej
Published: November 2021

Some influence of Chaucer’s The Clerk’s Tale, also known as the story of the patient Griselda, on Shakespeare, and particularly on The Winter’s Tale, has long been recognized. It seems, however, that the matter deserves further attention because the echoes of The Clerk’s Tale seem scattered among a number of Shakespeare’s plays, especially the later ones. The experimental nature of this phenomenon consists in the fact that Griselda-like characters do not strike the reader, especially perhaps the Renaissance reader, as good protagonists of a tragedy, or even a problem comedy. The Aristotelian conception of the tragic hero does not seem to fit Griselda because there is no “tragic fault” in her: she is completely innocent. It was thus a bold decision on the part of Shakespeare to use this archetype as a corner stone of at least some of his plays.
Conceptualizing In-Text “Kshetra”: Postcolonial Allahabad’s Cultural Geography in Neelum Saran Gour’s Allahabad Aria and Invisible Ink
Authors: Das Chhandita , Tripathi Priyanka
Published: November 2021

Literary renditions of cities have always gravitated towards the spatial imagination and its ethical counterpart outside the textual space. This paper explores the multicultural geography of the North Indian city Allahabad (recently renamed Prayagraj) observed through Neelum Saran Gour’s postcolonial narratives Allahabad Aria and Invisible Ink, projecting the narrative alignment of spatial aesthetics and cultural ethics. Interrogating the spatial dimensions of a “narrative world” within narrative theory (Ryan) and its interdisciplinary crossover with cultural geography (Sauer; Mitchell; Anderson et al.), the article seeks to examine Gour’s literary city not simply as an objective homogeneous representation, but as a “kshetra” of spatio-cultural cosmos of lived traditions, memories, experiences and collective attitudes of its people, in the context of E. V. Ramakrishnan’s theoretical reflections. The article proposes new possibilities of adapting the Indian concept “kshetra” to spatial literary studies; its aim is also to suggest a new source of knowledge about the city of Allahabad through a community introspection of “doing culture” in the texts, bringing into view people’s shared experiences, beliefs, religious practices and traditions as offshoots of the postcolonial ethos. The article aims to re-contextualize the city’s longstanding multicultural ethics in the contemporary times of crisis, which may affect a shift in the city’s relevance: from regional concern to large-scale significance within ethnically diverse South Asian countries and beyond.
Ethnobotanical And Bioeconomy Study Of Kedung Pedut Vegetation By Javanese Community In Kulon Progo Yogyakarta
Authors: Rudin Nur Ahmad , Rahmawati Rini , Hidayat Mohammad Bayu , Sawajir Muhamad Ujang , Pramono Bondan Agung
Published: November 2021

Kedung Pedut is a natural waterfall located in Menoreh Highland, Kulon Progo, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia at altitude of 529 masl. Kedung Pedut has special natural vegetation characteristics, but since 2015 tourism developments was changing the composition of vegetation in this area. This makes the ethnobotany and biobased economy study are important. Therefore, this study aims to determine the abundance and utilization of vegetation in Kedung Pedut area by Javanese community in Kulon Progo and potential utilization of various vegetation in the future. The study was carried out by grid lines method and interview. Location of vegetation sampling was along the banks of river. Identification of vegetation was carried out on tree growthform. Data analysis was done by literature studies. The results of study identified 25 species of standing vegetation in Kedung Pedut. Tree vegetation with the greatest abundance are Swietenia mahagoni (4048.05 ind/ha), Paraserianthes falcataria (1700.18 ind/ha), Cocos nucifera (1484.29 ind/ha), Bambusa blumeana (782.62 ind/ha), and Tectona grandis (701.66 ind/ha). Potential utilization of vegetation in Kedung Pedut area by Javanese community in Kulon Progo based on the development of technology and science are for medicines, agroforestry, food and beverage industry, natural dyes, furniture industry, germplasm conservation, and conservation of environment
La perspectiva de los docentes sobre el uso de las TIC en la enseñanza del idioma inglés en los grados de educación primaria en colegios particulares en Lima Metropolitana
Authors:   , Del Castillo Carrasco Fiorella , Vegas Aguinaga María Claudia , Velásquez Valencia Mayra Alejandra
Published: November 2021

Actualmente, la relación entre la tecnología y educación es más estrecha que nunca. Esto parece saberlo una gran cantidad de países en el mundo, ya que diversos estudios encontrados demuestran que se están realizando grandes esfuerzos por incorporar las TIC en sus sistemas educativos para la enseñanza de inglés. En el Perú, el desarrollo tecnológico ha sido un proceso más lento y los estudios sobre su impacto en la educación no son tan abundantes. El presente estudio permitió analizar el uso de las TIC en la enseñanza del idioma inglés en los grados de educación primaria en los colegios particulares de Lima Metropolitana y el valor que tienen desde la perspectiva de los docentes. Se realizó una investigación cualitativa de tipo exploratorio basada en los factores que influyen en los docentes para hacer uso de las herramientas TIC. Estos factores se dividieron en dos grupos: los factores personales y los externos. Los factores personales muestran la relación entre alumnos y docentes, mientras que los externos están ligados a las instituciones educativas donde laboran. Para realizarlo, se aplicó la entrevista a 15 docentes de siete instituciones educativas de Lima.
Operating results of the Arkhangelsk seismic network over the past five years and its contribution to the Arctic seismic monitoring
Authors:   N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research UB RAS, Turova A. P. , Morozova E. R.
Published: November 2021

The Federal Research Center for the Integrated Study of the Arctic named after N. P. Laverov, conducts monitoring of the Western Sector of the Russian Arctic on the basis of the Arkhangelsk Seismic Network (ASN). We presented data on the number of earthquakes registered by ASN stations for 2016—2020, diagrams of the distribution of the number of events by magnitude, and also a map of the spatial distribution of earthquake epicenters. We examined operating results of the Kolba seismic station opened in 2020 as a part of ASN in the Dixon Village of the Taimyr Dolgan-Nenets district of the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia. The obtained results demonstrated the contribution of the Arkhangelsk seismic network to the formation of modern ideas about the Arctic seismicity.
Pre-hospital management of traumatic hemorrhagic shock: lessons of modern warfare (a literature review)
Authors:   Novosibirsk State University, Rovenskih D.N. , Usov S.A. ,   Army General Yakovlev Novosibirsk Military Institute of National Guard Forces of the Russian Federation
Published: November 2021

The review presents recommendations for pre-hospital management of traumatic haemorrhagic shock (PHMTHS), details of its performance, criteria for evaluation of efficacy and results of application. The main principles of PHMTHS developed during military activity of armed forces of the USA and their allies in Iraq and Afghanistan were: controlled hypotension, early infusion of tranexamic acid and the priority of blood loss replacement via transfusion. PHMTHS performed according to the stated principles leads to a significant decrease in the number of lethal outcome cases. This offers prospects for application of similar tactics of pre-hospital management in civilian medicine.
A case of diagnosis of light chain proximal tubulopathy in a kidney transplant patient
Authors:   Krasnoyarsk State Territorial Bureau of Pathology, Garkusha T.A. , Bykhanova E.A. ,   Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Gappoev S.V. ,   Krasnoyarsk State Territorial Bureau of Pathology, Khorzhevskii V.A. ,   Krasnoyarsk State Territorial Bureau of Pathology, Levkovich L.G. ,   Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
Published: November 2021

Light chain proximal tubulopathy (LCPT) is a disease characterised by accumulation of monoclonal immunoglobulins produced by tumour clones of plasma cells or B-lymphocytes in the epithelium of proximal renal tubules. One of LCPT forms is the crystal one, against the background of which epithelium of proximal renal tubules accumulates crystal structures of different sizes and shapes. This work presents an observation of a kidney transplant patient with crystal LCPT. The patient was admitted with azotaemia and underwent renal biopsy in order to establish the diagnosis. Morphological analysis drew attention to necrosis of epithelium of proximal renal tubules. Electron microscopy visualised crystal structures, immunohistochemical analysis of which revealed their monotypy in relation to lambda light chains of immunoglobulins. LCPT was diagnosed based on the comparison of the morphological picture and clinical data.
A rare observation of rosette-forming glioneuronal tumour of the fourth ventricle: a clinical case and literature review
Authors:   Clinical Hospital № 1 Medsi, Gavrilov A.G. , Odamanov D.A. ,   Clinical Hospital № 1 Medsi, Shugai S.V. ,   Clinical Hospital № 1 Medsi, Abdurakhimov F.D. ,   Clinical Hospital № 1 Medsi, Shumovsky V.K. ,   Clinical Hospital № 1 Medsi
Published: November 2021

Rosette-forming glioneuronal tumour (RGNT) is a rare primary tumour of the central nervous system with a low degree of malignancy. Using such databases as PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar as well as terms “rosette and forming and glioneuronal”, we found 153 RGNT cases dated 2002-2020. Low occurrence of the disease and absence of specific symptoms make it possible to perform a differential diagnosis judging from the clinical picture. Clinical manifestations of the disease are rather variable and depend on the tumour location. Magnet-resonance tomography is the leading method for diagnosis of such disease. The article presents a case of successful treatment of a patient RGNT of the fourth ventricle. Subtotal resection of the tumour was performed due to its diffuse growth. Tumour residue is subject to dynamic follow-up observation
Perspetiva dos formadores
Authors: Cortes Tanisse Paes Bóvio Barcelos , Martins Analice de Oliveira , Souza Carlos Henrique Medeiros de
Published: November 2021

Ao considerar que as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação, suas mediações e linguagens, impulsionam desafios para os processos formativos, o artigo ambienta as reflexões a partir da necessidade de conhecer como temáticas das TICs e seus desdobramentos (Cultura midiática, Cultura digital) são inseridos nas licenciaturas, sob a perspectiva da Midiaeducação. Para isso, verifica-se a abordagem curricular da Educação para as mídias em licenciaturas dos cursos de Letras (Português-Literaturas) por meio das três dimensões midiaeducativa: metodológico-instrumental, lcrítica e expressivo-produtiva, nas seguintes Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) públicas: UERJ, UFRJ, UFF, UFRRJ, UNIRIO e IFF, com utilização de questionários direcionados aos coordenadores do curso e professores das disciplinas sobre temáticas relacionadas as TICs. Os resultados constataram que o tema é ainda pouco explorado nas licenciaturas, seguindo uma introdução curricular disciplinar com viés metodológico e crítico, e descentralizado do eixo principal formativo.
Avaliação da interferência de uma abordagem educativa sobre o uso do smartphone por mestrandos da área da saúde
Authors: Loureiro Luciana Drumond , Souza Luciane Zanin de , Flório Flávia Martão
Published: November 2021

O objetivo deste estudo experimental longitudinal foi avaliar a interferência de uma abordagem educativa no padrão de uso do smartphone e dependência de internet por mestrandos da área da saúde. A amostra foi composta por 18 mestrandos em Saúde Coletiva. Foram utilizados 01 aplicativo de smartphone (UBhind) que verificou o padrão de uso deste; e 02 questionários: sócio econômico e o Teste de Dependência de Internet (TDI). Os dados foram coletados em sala de aula em 3 momentos diferentes (T0, T1, T2). No início do módulo de aula T1, houve uma abordagem educativa sobre o uso do smartphone, risco de dependência de internet e prejuízos. Realizou-se análises descritivas para as variáveis e modelos lineares generalizados para medidas repetidas no tempo, nível de significância de 5%. Encontrou-se um uso de smartphone médio de 4,4h (T0), 4h (T1) e 4,5h (T2); frequência de checagem de 92,3 vezes (T0), 86,3 (T1) e 90,5 (T2); pico de uso a noite; e, nos smartphones (Android), WhatsApp foi o aplicativo mais utilizado, totalizando 45% do tempo no smartphone, enquanto o uso mínimo de internet representou 75%. O teste de dependência de internet apresentou aumento de 42,9% (T0) para 50% (T2) de usuários sem risco de dependência, porém a porcentagem de usuários problemáticos (médio e alto risco) se manteve em 14,3%. Concluiu-se que a abordagem educativa realizada não foi suficiente para alterar o padrão de uso do smartphone e nem reduzir a quantidade de usuários problemáticos de internet.