bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Outcomes of Complications of Chronic Otitis Media in Tertiary Care Facilty in Western Uttar Pradeh
Authors: Sarita Gupta  , Preeti Singh  , Piyush Kant Singh  , Harsimrat Singh
Published: December 2022

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the frequency and management of complications of chronic suppurative otitis media(CSOM).Patients and Methods: Out of 376 patients with CSOM, 44 patients (25 males, 19 females; mean age 48.5±3.5 years; range 21to 76 years) meeting study criteria were enrolled in this descriptive cross sectional study which was conducted at the Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Surgery. All newly diagnosed patients having CSOM with complications were enrolled. The complications were treated first. Intracranial abscesseswere evacuated by neurosurgeons. Radical and modified radical mastoidectomy were performed.Results: Majority of the patients presented in the second and third decade of life (21-30 years: 27.27%, 31-40 years: 18.18%).Most of the patients (59.1%) had lower socioeconomic status. Canal wall down mastoidectomy was the most common (79.5%) procedure performed. Cholesteatoma was the most common operative finding (100%). Among extracranial complications, subperiosteal abscess was the most common finding (38.63%), while extradural abscess outnumbered (22.72%) in intracranial complications.Conclusion: Complications of CSOM commonly affect younger people with low socioeconomic status. Collaborating withneurosurgeons may assist in the successful management of this infection.
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Effective Management of Patients with Granulomatous Inflammation in Neoplastic and NonNeoplastic Lesions
Authors: Shabahat Hussain  , Mohammad Frayez
Published: December 2022

Background and Aim: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) plays an important role in the diagnosis of tuberculous inflammation and prevents unnecessary surgery. Cytodiagnosis of tuberculosis depends on the demonstration of epithelioid cell granuloma and caseous necrosis with or without Langhans type of giant cells. Present study was done to assess the usefulness of the cytological study in the diagnosis of granulomatous lesions.Material and Methods: The present study was carried at the department of Pathology at tertiary care hospital over 12 months. Patients fulfilling inclusion criteria will be selected from fine needle aspiration cytology specimens after written consent. A routine stain like Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Papanicolaou (PAP) and Giemsa stain will be done. Two extra unstained slides will be smeared from aspiration material.Results: Total 200 patients with granulomatous inflammation diagnosed on FNAC were taken. Among 200 cases, single swelling was present in 160 cases and multiple swellings were present in 40 cases. Out of which cervical was the commonest site. On FNAC, the nature of aspirate was blood mixed in 123 cases followed by aspiration of pus and cheesy material in 52 and 25 cases respectively. In the present study of 200 cases of granulomatous inflammation on FNAC, tuberculosis was the most common finding in 140 cases (70%). There was an association between AFB positivity and caseation necrosis.Conclusion: FNAC is still a good diagnostic tool in the evaluation of granulomatous lesions. Patients who are not responding to empirical AKT should be considered for other causes of granulomatous inflammation other than TB, and proper workup should be done.
Clinical Spectrum of Mucormycosis among COVID -19 Patients Attending Tertiary Health Care Facility: Hospital based Descriptive Study
Authors: Uma Ganganakurthi  , Rajalingam Vairagyam  , Modini Pandharpurkar
Published: December 2022

Diabetes Mellitus predisposes patients to invasive fungal infections. There has been a recent surge of Mucormycosiswith COVID 19 infection particularly in patients with diabetes. This study aims to study the clinical spectrum ofCAM (COVID -associated Mucormycosis) with diabetes and subsequent outcomes.Material and methods: Descriptive study was conducted among the patients attending Ophthalmology OPD in aTertiary Care Centre in Telangana with COVID Associated Mucormycosis(CAM) from March 2021 to June 2021.Results: Among 200 patients who attended OPD with CAM, Diabetes Mellitus was the most common comorbidity.The majority of the patients had poor glycaemic control with a mean HbA1c of 9.06%. Pre-existingdiabetes mellitus (DM) was present in 84% of cases. Out of the total study population, 89% had prior exposure tohigh dose corticosteroids.Conclusion: The disease has surged in COVID 19 pandemic due to uncontrolled diabetes and impropercorticosteroid use.
Predisposing Factors of Diabetic Foot Amputation among the Diabetic Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Virendrakumar Dhakhada  , Shivendra Dhakhda
Published: December 2022

Background and Aim: Diabetic patients have a 15 to 20 time’s higher risk of amputation than non-diabetic patients.In literature, many factors have been mentioned which affect diabetic foot prevalence and its treatment amongdiabetic patients. Present study was directed to recognize those factors. Identification of those factors would helpto bring down the financial burden over patients and healthcare centers.Material and Methods: Present cross-sectional study was conducted among the diabetic (diabetes type Ⅱ) patients whocame with problems relevant with diabetic foot in the surgical outpatient department of tertiary care institute of India for theduration of 6 months. Three hundred Patients were categorized into two categories based on the treatment advised to them.One category of patients was treated through amputation whereas, other category of patients was treated with antibiotics andwound dressings. A self-structured questionnaire was built to collect the required data from patients. Chi-square was appliedto identify any association.Results: From the total of 300 patients 78 (26%) were advised amputation, whereas, 22 (74%) patients weremanaged conservatively. The correlation between diabetic foot amputation and various factors which includedgender, socioeconomic status, diet modification, blood sugar monitoring, life style, therapy type, smoking(p=0.02), ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease (p=0.001) was statisticallysignificant.Conclusion: The incidence of foot amputation was high among the patients who had male gender, lowereducational status, lower socioeconomic status, longer duration of diabetes, no diet change, no proper blood sugarmonitoring, sedentary type of life style, inadequate therapy, poor compliance with treatment, history of smoking,hypertension, ischemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral neuropathy, and peripheral arterial disease and thesefactors were correlated with incidence of diabetic foot amputation significantly except duration of diabetes.
Eschar as a Sensitive Marker for Scrub Typhus Diagnosis at the Primary Healthcare Level
Authors: B Ramachandran  , Reshmi Subramaniam  , Neetha Latha  , Kavitha Krishnan  , M H Subramaniam  , Ashwini Babu  , A S Girija
Published: December 2022

Background and aim of study: Scrub typhus, a potentially fatal rickettsial disease, is reported from many Indianstates, but mostly from tertiary care centers. This study is distinct as it was undertaken in a primary care center ina rural area. Aim was to observe the age, gender and occupational profile of patients diagnosed with scrub typhusat our center during the period from January 2017-19; to find out about the site and day of appearance of escharwith respect to duration of fever and to note the clinical features and complications of scrub typhus.Methods: Study sample consisted of patients presenting with fever who developed an eschar and positive serologyfor Ig M on the 10th day.Conclusion: A total of 31cases were seen, of which four were children and eighteen were adult females. The“eschar” was picked up within 5 days of onset of fever in 26(84%) cases. There was no mortality. This study isunique also in the large size of the cases from a rural center and short latency to effective treatment. The studyemphasizes the necessity of picking up the eschar by detailed examination in all cases of pyrexia and institutingearly specific treatment.
Changes in Thyroid Hormones Serum Profiles During Late Pregnancy and Post Lambing in the Awassi Sheep
Authors: Mashair Z. Ismail
Published: December 2022

Thyroid gland (TG) function and thyroid hormones (TH) activities are vital to sustaining the productive performanceof sheep. Changes in serum TH concentrations are an indirect measure of the changes in thyroid activity andcirculating TH, which are considered indicators of the metabolic and nutritional status of the animals. PregnantAwassi ewes (n=17) were utilized to assess the changes in the serum profiles of thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH), 3,3’,5-triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4) 4 days prior to lambing (D/BL) and at 2,6,10,14,18 and 22weeks post-lambing (W/PL). Our study revealed the TSH serum profile had gradually and significantly increased(p< 0.05) between 4D/BL and 22W/PL. TSH levels recorded their lowest drop at 4D/BL, while also peaking at22W/PL. TSH levels at 22W/PL was two times as high as the TSH levels at 4D/BL. Here we demonstrated that T3concentration didn’t exhibit a particular trend throughout all intervals and that the T3 levels attained their peaklevels at 2W/PL, while these levels dropped significantly at 14W/PL. Furthermore, we exhibited a significantdecrease in T4 level (p < 0.01) at 6W/PL, while a significant increase (p<0.05) in its level was recorded at l0W/PL. T4 levels did not display any specific pattern; apart from its lowest concentration at 6W/PL and its highest at10W/PL, the T4 levels remained almost in parallel, with minor fluctuations throughout all intervals. Analysis ofthe T4:T3 ratio at various intervals didn’t reveal any specific trend. Our study provides vital elements on the serumprofiles of TH in pre-and postpartum periods, which mirrors physiological changes and allows the monitoringand manipulation of thyroid physiology, to improve animal health and production.
Taxonomic revision of Montina (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Colombia with description of three new species
Authors: Mejia-Soto Andrés , Forero Dimitri , Wolff Marta
Published: December 2022

The Neotropical assassin bug genus Montina Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) is revised for Colombia. Montina has not been adequately explored taxonomically, with its last described species published in 1867. It has ten valid species distributed in tropical areas of Central and South America, but none of them have been formally recorded from Colombia. We describe three new species, M. calarca Mejía-Soto & Forero sp. nov., M. gladiator Mejía-Soto & Forero sp. nov., M. tikuna Mejía-Soto & Forero sp. nov., and report seven species as new records for the country: M. confusa (Stål, 1859), M. distincta (Stål, 1859), M. fumosa (Stål, 1867), M. lobata Stål, 1859, M. ruficornis (Fabricius, 1803), M. scutellaris Stål, 1859, and M. testacea (Stål, 1859). Montina calarca sp. nov. is distinguished by the reddish coloration with black head and legs; densely setose pronotum; connexival margin rounded on segments 4, 5, and 6 without protuberances, connexivum black with a narrow red band on margin; and translucent yellow membrane with hyaline cells and darkened veins. Montina gladiator sp. nov. is distinguished by the red coloration, with black legs, scutellum, and abdomen; connexival margin 4–5 lobed, 6 straight, segments 2–4 with acute posterior process on each segment, connexivum dark brown to black with a narrow red band on its margin. Montina tikuna sp. nov. is distinguished by the reddish-brown coloration, with black scutellum and abdomen; connexival margin nearly straight, segments 2–4 with small posterior acute process, 5–6 with obtuse process, connexivum black; ventral laterotergites only with black scattered erect setae. New characters help delimit Montina and differentiate it from Ploeogaster Amyot & Serville, 1843, its most similar genus. For all species we provide a diagnosis, images, documentation of genitalia, and distribution maps. A key to all the species of Montina is provided.
Attentional capture is modulated by stimulus saliency in visual search as evidenced by event-related potentials and alpha oscillations
Authors: Forschack Norman , Gundlach Christopher , Hillyard Steven , Müller Matthias M.
Published: December 2022

This study used a typical four-item search display to investigate top-down control over attentional capture in an additional singleton paradigm. By manipulating target and distractor color and shape, stimulus saliency relative to the remaining items was systematically varied. One group of participants discriminated the side of a dot within a salient orange target (ST group) presented with green circles (fillers) and a green diamond distractor. A second group discriminated the side of the dot within a green diamond target presented with green circle fillers and a salient orange square distractor (SD group). Results showed faster reaction times and a shorter latency of the N2pc component in the event-related potential (ERP) to the more salient targets in the ST group. Both salient and less salient distractors elicited Pd components of equal amplitude. Behaviorally, no task interference was observed with the less salient distractor, indicating the prevention of attentional capture. However, reaction times were slower in the presence of the salient distractor, which conflicts with the hypothesis that the Pd reflects proactive distractor suppression. Contrary to recent proposals that elicitation of the Pd requires competitive interactions with a target, we found a greater Pd amplitude when the distractor was presented alone. Alpha-band amplitudes decreased during target processing (event-related desynchronization), but no significant amplitude enhancement was observed at electrodes contralateral to distractors regardless of their saliency. The results demonstrate independent neural mechanisms for target and distractor processing and support the view that top-down guidance of attention can be offset (counteracted) by relative stimulus saliency.
PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DANA BANTUAN OPERASIONAL SEKOLAH (BOS) DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 (STUDI PADA MTs SWASTA AL-IHSAN BALEENDAH)
Authors: Regina Silviyanti , Umam Khaerul , Wahyu Fitri Pebriani
Published: December 2022

This study aims to find out how the financial management of BOS funds during the Covid-19 pandemic at Al-Ihsan Baleendah Private MTs. Financial management should receive more attention because if financial management is carried out properly, it will facilitate activities and achieve organizational goals. The theory used in the researcher is Mulyasa's financial management theory which includes (1) Financial Planning, (2) Implementation, and (3) Evaluation. The research method used is descriptive qualitative method. Data collection techniques were carried out by interview, observation and documentation. The data analysis technique used is according to Miles & Huberman which consists of data reduction, data display and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that the management of BOS funds at Al-Ihsan Baleendah Private MTs has been running well and smoothly where in financial planning, the preparation of RKAM at Al-Ihsan Baleendah Private MTs has been in accordance with existing technical instructions. Then in Implementation, the distribution is carried out in two stages or per semester. The use of BOS funds in 2020 has complied with the technical instructions. And at the Evaluation stage, supervision of the management of BOS funds at the Al-Ihsan Baleendah Private MTs in 2020 is carried out by the Madrasah Committee. Meanwhile, the LPJ is evaluated by the Regency Ministry of Religion.
KUALITAS PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI PEMERINTAH DESA ENTALSEWU KECAMATAN BUDURAN KABUPATEN SIDOARJO
Authors: Styo Vicky Pra , Sukmana Hendra
Published: December 2022

The purpose of the study was to analyze and describe the quality of public services in the Entalsewu Village Government, Buduran District, Sidoarjo Regency. The research method was carried out qualitatively with a case study approach. Collecting data by interview, observation and documentation. Data processing with reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The validity of the data with credibility test through triangulation of sources and techniques. The results showed: (1) the ability of human resources: first, skilled in compiling and storing public service files. Second, have a good knowledge of filing and administering services. Third, have a disciplined attitude to work, friendly and fair in service. (2) the facilities and infrastructure used: computers, handtrees, filing cabinets, waiting rooms. (3) service procedures: starting from the head of the neighborhood unit or residents, continued at the village office and other government offices (4) types of public services, namely the management of police records, certificates of inability to education and health, management of loss, birth management, death management, marriage management, business domicile management, business license information processing, moving location management, travel management, people's business credit management, management of decreasing or adding electricity power and managing different names.
PENGARUH PROMOSI JABATAN DAN INSENTIF TERHADAP MOTIVASI KERJA PADA SEKRETARIAT DAERAH KABUPATEN MUSI BANYUASIN
Authors: Udin Sawal
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of promotion and incentives on work motivation at the Regional Secretariat of Musi Banyuasin Regency. The type of research used in this research is quantitative descriptive. The population in this study were employees of the Regional Secretariat of Musi Banyuasin Regency which opened 175 people. The sample in this study used the slovin formula as many as 122 people. Data collection techniques in this study used interviews, observation, library research and questionnaires. Data analysis using SPSS program. results Based on the analysis and discussion described, it can be concluded that the variable of job promotion has a significant effect on work motivation. This means that the promotion position has a positive effect on employees, the better the promotion, the higher the work motivation. Incentive variables have a significant effect on work motivation. This means that the higher the incentives received, the higher the work motivation. Together, the variables of Job Promotion and Incentives have a significant effect on Work Motivation. This means that with the Promotion of Positions and better incentives, it can motivate employees to work optimally and can achieve the goals of an organization.
PENGARUH PENGEMBANGAN KARIR DAN KOMPENSASI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI SATUAN POLISI PAMONG PRAJA KOTA PROBOLINGGO
Authors: Bahri Saiful , Irawan Bachtiar , Tumini Tumini
Published: December 2022

The research was conducted at the Satpol PP Probolinggo city with the aim of knowing how the impact of career development and compensation on performance. This study is a causal associative type, with a purposive sampling approach. Samples were taken as many as 57 employees from a population of 172 Satpol PP employees of Probolinggo city. The results of this study indicate that the Fcount 59.827 >Ftable 3.17 and a significance value of 0.000 <0.05, meaning that career development and compensation together affect performance. Likewise, partially, career development and compensation have a value of thit>ttab with a value of sig < 0.05, meaning that separately career development and compensation have an influence on performance. The contribution of career development and compensation to performance is 68.9%, and 31.1% the influence of other variables outside the study. While the biggest influence on performance is career development with a beta coefficient of 0.700.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH MELALUI PROGRAM BANK SAMPAH DI DINAS LINGKUNGAN HIDUP KABUPATEN BONE BOLANGO
Authors: Abdussamad Juriko , Tui Fenti Prihatini , Mohamad Fatmawati , Dunggio Swastiani
Published: December 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) bagaimana proses Implementasi Kebijakan pengelolaan sampah melalui program bank sampah di Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kabupaten Bone Bolango dilihat dari beberapa aspek (a) aspek tanggung jawab, (b) aspek berkelanjutan, (c) aspek manfaat, (d) aspek nilai ekonomi dan (2) Faktor- faktor yang menentukan keberhasilan kebijakan pengelolaan sampah melalui program bank sampah di Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kabupaten Bone Bolango meliputi, tingkat kepatuhan, kelancaran rutinitas fungsi, kinerja. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif, sedangkan teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang digunakan, diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa (1) proses implementasi kebijakan pengelolaan sampah melalui program bank sampah di Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kabupaten Bone Bolango meliputi, aspek tanggung jawab, aspek berkelanjutan, aspek manfaat, aspek nilai ekonomi secara keseluruhan pada umumnya telah dilakukan dengan baik, tetapi belum efektif dilaksanakan, masih terdapat kendala seperti keterbatasan bangunan bank sampah, keterbatasan sumber daya manusia, belum adanya penggajian, serta minimnya pengawasan pihak pemerintah terhadap bank sampah. (2) faktor-faktor yang menentukan keberhasilan implementasi kebijakan pengelolaan sampah melalui program bank sampah yang meliputi tingkat kepatuhan, kelancaran rutinitas fungsi, dan kinerja. Secara keseluruhan faktor-faktor tersebut belum dilakukan dengan maksimal seperti kurangnya sosialisasi, kurangnya pelatihan dan perlunya peningkatan mengenai sarana dan prasarana, sehingga dapat terpenuhi sesuai dengan harapan dari tujuan sistem bank sampah itu sendiri.
FIRE RESISTANCE OF STEEL BUILDING BEAMS
Authors: Голованов Владимир Ильич , Пехотиков Андрей Владимирович , Крючков Геннадий Игоревич , Новиков Николай Сергеевич
Published: December 2022

Приведены экспериментальные и численные исследования несущей способности стальных балок из сталей классов С255 и С355 при воздействии стандартного температурного режима пожара. Цель исследования - уточнение метода расчета предела огнестойкости изгибаемых стальных балок с учетом неравномерного распределения температуры в поперечном сечении, что позволит повысить точность расчетов и безопасность таких конструкций в практике строительства.

The disadvantage of calculation and analytical methods for determining the fire resistance limits of building metal structures is the lack of practical information on the features of changes in the strength characteristics of the most common building steels at high exposure temperatures and the results of experimental studies to determine the bearing capacity of steel structures under fire exposure. For this purpose there were carried out studies of the strength characteristics of steels with rolled metal samples of C255 and C355 strength classes as well as empirical dependences of the change in the yield strength in the temperature range 20 °C < t < 700 °C were determined, which are necessary to calculate building metal structures for fire resistance. Experiments to determine the actual fire resistance of beams were carried out with class C255 rolled I-beams and class C355 welded I-beams. As controlled characteristic areas of steel temperature change there were taken the following items: the lower flange, the middle of the wall and the upper flange of the average I-section. Graphs of deformation (deflection) in the middle section of the beam under fire exposure are constructed. The calculation of fire resistance limit of bent steel beams was carried out taking into account the uneven distribution of temperature in the cross section. Comparison of experimental data and calculation results by means of the developed model, which takes into account the uneven heating of the section, showed their good agreement (up to 15 %) in terms of the loss of bearing capacity during three-sided heating under standard fire conditions.
FIRE SAFETY PROBLEMS OF THE THERMAL ACCELERATION MODE IN LITHIUM STORAGE BATTERIES
Authors: Смелков Герман Иванович , Пехотиков Виктор Александрович , Боков Геннадий Васильевич , Назаров Антон Александрович
Published: December 2022

На основе анализа результатов многочисленных зарубежных и национальных исследований установлены виды аварийных режимов, вызывающих загорания литиевых аккумуляторных батарей, а также даны рекомендации по их превентивной защите. Рассмотрено такое явление, как тепловой разгон литиевого аккумулятора. Отмечается, что условием возникновения теплового самовоспламенения, т. е. перехода медленной реакции окисления в горение (при определенных условиях - во взрыв) является нагрев смеси до температуры, при которой скорость тепловыделения за счет реакции окисления превышает скорость теплоотвода из зоны горения. Описаны виды испытаний, связанных с явлением теплового разгона литиевых аккумуляторов, и способы предотвращения таких пожаров.

It is difficult to imagine modern life, including the production activities of industrial enterprises, without the use of lithium batteries. They are everywhere: electronics, consumer electronics, cordless tools, electric vehicles, various types of forklifts and electric cars, and much more. In the energy sector, these are energy storage devices (wind, solar) and, of course, uninterruptible power supply devices, taking into account especially important consumers of the first category in terms of power supply reliability, including fire protection systems. But there is a very significant problem, which, to a certain extent, holds back the area expansion of lithium batteries application: the constant increase in the number of fires and even explosions. Data are given on the occurrence of numerous cases of their ignition in the United States, as well as cases of such fires in recent years in transport in the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of foreign and domestic publications, there are considered the classification and operating principles of lithium batteries. Analytical issues of the phenomenon of thermal acceleration in lithium batteries are discussed. A diagram of the battery pack design with various options for battery modules and cell configurations is provided. A separate section of the article is devoted to experimental studies related to the testing of lithium batteries for fire hazard, in accordance with the requirements of national standards. Test methods for overcharging, mechanical damage, thermal and other types of tests are briefly outlined. In the final part of the article there are given ways to prevent fires. The first category contains preventive measures, at which flame retardants are added to polymeric materials for thermal stability of the battery. The second category includes design measures that increase the fault tolerance of lithium batteries and reduce damage when thermal acceleration occurs. There is an installation of shut-off separators, safety valves that respond to excess pressure or temperature, ventilation of the cell, etc.
Association between Parkinson’s disease and proton pump inhibitors therapy in older people
Authors: Lai Shih-Wei
Published: December 2022

Objectives. The study was to explore the association between Parkinson’s disease and proton pump inhibitors use. Methods. A population-based case-control study was conducted to analyze the 2000-2013 database of Taiwan National Health Insurance Program. In total, there were 4280 participants aged ≥ 65 years with newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease as the case group and 4280 sex- and age-matched participants without Parkinson’s disease as the control group. Ever use of proton pump inhibitors was defined as participants who had at least a prescription for proton pump inhibitors before the index date. Never use of proton pump inhibitors was defined as participants who did not have a prescription for proton pump inhibitors before the index date. The odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were used to estimate the association between Parkinson’s disease and proton pump inhibitors use by the logistic regression model. Results. A significant association was detected between Parkinson’s disease and proton pump inhibitors use (odds ratio 1.15, 95% confidence interval 1.04-1.27). Conclusions. An association is found between Parkinson’s disease and proton pump inhibitors use in older people. Other real-world data are required to confirm the clinical impact of proton pump inhibitors therapy on the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
Consideraciones en torno a las transformaciones territoriales en la zona de influencia de la Universidad Nacional de Luján. Apuntes para pensar la consolidación del modelo de los agronegocios
Authors: De Mingo Ana Clara
Published: December 2022

Este artículo analiza las transformaciones territoriales que se desarrollaron en la zona de Luján, provincia de Buenos Aires, en el marco de la profundización del modelo de producción hegemónica denominado como “agronegocios”. Se llevó adelante una estrategia metodológica cuantitativa a partir del análisis de fuentes bibliográficas y de los datos de los censos agropecuarios de 1988, 2002 y 2018. Los hallazgos de este estudio nos muestran que los cambios en la estructura agraria, la reorganización de la vida y el trabajo rural, forman parte de un proceso de producción que consolida un determinado modo de hacer agricultura, un modelo excluyente, insumo dependiente, orientado a la exportación de commodities. Asimismo, en el segundo apartado del trabajo se abordan los procesos de periurbanizaciónen en la zona de estudio, focalizando en el partido de Luján, en función de las intensas transformaciones vinculadas con su cercanía a la ciudad.
Caracterización del sellado del suelo según tipologías residenciales en un contexto de expansión urbana: Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Authors: Montico Anabella , Zapperi Paula Andrea
Published: December 2022

El objetivo del trabajo es analizar el proceso de sellado del suelo a escala microlocal, tomando como caso de estudio el periurbano de Bahía Blanca, Argentina. A través de la interpretación visual de imágenes satelitales y considerando a los barrios residenciales como unidades de análisis se obtuvieron indicadores del sellado del suelo. Estos se correlacionaron con variables representativas de la vegetación, densidad de ocupación e indicadores urbanísticos a través de pruebas de Spearman no paramétricas. Las correlaciones significativas se dieron con la densidad urbana de viviendas, con el porcentaje de lotes vacantes y con el de vegetación leñosa presente. El indicador de intensidad de sellado permitió reconocer a las áreas residenciales cerradas como focos de sellado del suelo.
Evaluación de una estación ferroviaria desafectada como futuro nodo de transporte y desarrollo urbano sostenible (Gran Santa Fe, Argentina)
Authors: Saus María Alejandra , Aguirre Andrés Ignacio , Gauna Gustavo Francisco
Published: December 2022

Con la profundización de las problemáticas de movilidad urbana, han recuperado protagonismo las estrategias de desarrollo orientadas al transporte. Estas argumentan que la ineficiencia del transporte público se debe al modelo de crecimiento disperso y proponen altas densidades mixtas y articuladas a sus corredores. El Estándar DOT del año 2017 es un manual que evalúa y califica áreas de transporte, existentes o proyectadas, según su adecuación a dichas premisas. Dado que el Gran Santa Fe (Argentina) detenta aquellos problemas, el objetivo de este artículo es aplicar la metodología del Estándar a una estación ferroviaria desafectada en dicho aglomerado para evaluar sus fortalezas y debilidades como posible nodo de desarrollo urbano. Enfocando la variable espacial del problema, el artículo se estructura en dos partes: un diagnóstico del caso de estudio y una valoración del área elegida en base a dicho método cuantitativo.
Stratification scolaire à l’école primaire au Maroc
Authors: Ait Ben Assila Rachid
Published: December 2022

L’enseignement primaire au Maroc se caractérise par une stratification de leurs élèves : d’abord, en fonction des caractéristiques sociaux économiques et culturelles, notamment, l’emploi et l’éducation des parents, ensuite, en fonction de l’offre scolaire diversifiée. En effet, les élèves issus des couches sociales modestes ou démunies n’ont pas objectivement les mêmes chances d’accès à des établissements offrant des conditions d’enseignement favorables. Ils sont, condamnés non seulement par leur origine sociale mais aussi et surtout par un système éducatif vacillant qui facilite le traitement inégalitaire et le développement d’une école marginalisée pour les enfants issus des familles démunies. Les disparités socioéconomiques des familles d’élèves et la dualité du secteur d’enseignement se combinent très probablement pour expliquer la stratification scolaire des élèves au Maroc.

Ce texte analyse la manifestation de cette double dualité dans le cycle de l’enseignement primaire à travers l’analyse de la répartition des élèves en fonction des types d’écoles et de leur localité en montrant à quel point, la ségrégation des élèves est très marquée, que ce soit à cause du lieu de résidence, de facteurs économiques ou de la sélection dans le système scolaire.
Pre-COVID19 pandemia vaccines could have a nonspecific effect in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pediatric population
Authors:   Department of Neonatology, Filantropia Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Dima Vlad , Iancu George ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filantropia Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Bohiltea Roxana-Elena ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filantropia Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Stanescu Raluca Mariana ,   “Alessandrescu-Rusescu” National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Bucharest, Romania, Toma Adrian Ioan ,   Memorial Life Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Varlas Valentin-Nicolae ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filantropia Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Davitoiu Ana-Maria ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   “Victor Gomoiu” Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Published: December 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic raised an unexpected challenge for the medicine and pharmaceutical industry. The primary goal in a short timeframe was to fight the spreading of SARS-CoV-2 by any means, starting from social distancing, wearing face masks, and, in the end, finding a vaccine as effective as possible in preventing the virus spread. Studies were published from the first months of the pandemic, trying to show the way that this virus attacks the host and how it is transmitted in communities. Some data were contradictory, but one fact became obvious – children have a lower risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2. Data collected from many studies showed that some vaccines that were already in use before the COVID-19 pandemics are efficient in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this paper, we tried to summarize the nonspecific effects of preexisting vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The impact of asthma in the school environment and the use of telemedicine
Authors:   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, Stanescu Ana Maria Alexandra , Obilisteanu Gabriela Carmen ,   “Nicolae Malaxa” Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Tribus Laura Carina ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania,   Ilfov County Hospital, Ilfov County, Romania, Grajdeanu Ioana Veronica ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: December 2022

Asthma is a common chronic disease in children, especially children from certain ethnic minority groups and those living in poverty. Asthma is also a burden on the health care system, requiring numerous doctor visits, hospitalizations, and urgent interventions, all of which are added to the costs of the treatments. In addition to the burden of symptoms and the high impact due to continuous exacerbations, children with asthma also experience schooling problems. The current therapeutic trend for children with persistent asthma symptoms is to recommend daily preventive anti-inflammatory drugs. In this review, we want to illustrate the impact of asthma in the school environment and the possibility of using interventions for a better quality of life in children with asthma.
Perspectives and practices of Christ-centric art
Authors:   Russian Academy of Arts, Chahal Gor
Published: December 2022

The article defines the term “Christ-centric art”, which characterizes a promising direction of art, setting the vector of the development of modern Christian culture in the post-secular world. The term is then revealed in specific examples from the author's practice of recent years, and describes other representatives, plans and perspectives for this direction.
Icon in the works of Alexander Chashkin
Authors:   Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts, Russian Academy of Arts, Ryndina Anna V.
Published: December 2022

The icon painter Alexander Ivanovich Chashkin is a disciple of the great master Archimandrite Zinon (Theodore). However, Chashkin creates his own individual world in his work, where the Byzantine artistic tradition is reinterpreted and presented to us as a deeply original version of its interpretation. Thus, the modern Greeks, recognizing the Byzantine basis of his iconography, testify to the specialness of his artistic language within the framework of the artist's personal world. A great role in the formation of Alexander Chashkin's work was played by the spiritual essence of icon painting, which he received from the nun Juliania (Sokolova). In his icons, Mr. Chashkin combines the external beauty of the image with a deep inner content.
Surikov and Konchalovsky: closest of kin
Authors:   Ilya Glazunov Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Getashvili Nina V.
Published: December 2022

Vasily Surikov’s and Piotr Konchalovsky’s kinship, the kinship of representatives of different generations of Russian art and various creative aspirations, is considered in the aspect of creative interconnections and in the context of the cultural processes of the early 20th century. Here it should be remembered their similar modus vivendi, and joint trips to Siberia, Surikovʼs homeland, to Krasnoyarsk, and also to Europe – Germany, or France, Spain; common views on classics; their joint work at the art studio of H. Anglada Camarasa in Paris and their sketches done while traveling.
The world of childhood in the magazine “World of Art” (1898-1904)
Authors:   State Russian Museum, Abdullina Darina A.
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the functioning of the theme of childhood and its relationship with the inner world of artists of the late 19 – early 20 centuries in the journal “World of Art”. The author believes that the children's topic in the magazine was expressed in various forms. The children’s theme is presented in the form of reproductions that demonstrate the publishers’ sympathy for the images of the children of certain artists. Children's images appear as illustrations for the Literary Department. In the location and content of images with children, there is a connection with the text, which refers to the “modern art” and the dispute between modern artists and the previous generation of authors. The resemblance of the artist to the child also became the most important characteristic for affirming his innovation, proximity to the views and tastes of the creators of the magazine.
Alexandre Benois and Eugene Lanсeray, uncle and nephew: friends and artistic associates
Authors:   Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts, Pavlinov Pavel S.
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the history of friendship and cooperation between Alexandre Benois (1870–1960) and his elder nephew Eugene Lanceray (1875–1946). Being like-minded, they explored St Petersburg, its suburbs and France. Since 1898, they were participating at group exhibitions and at magazine and book projects. In the 1900s, they worked on the design of theatrical performances, created the interior of the dining room for the exhibition “Contemporary art” (1903). They were helping each other on commissioned artworks. In 1915–1916, they developed monumental panels for the Kazansky railway station in Moscow. Their last meeting took place in France in 1927, but the correspondence continued until 1946 (many fragments of their correspondence were never published before).
Graphic traditions of the “World of art” in the early work of V.M. Konashevich
Authors:   Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts, Russian Academy of Arts, Fomin Dmitry V.
Published: December 2022

The purpose of the article is to concretize and somewhat correct the seemingly indisputable statement about the commitment of one of the most prolific Russian illustrators, V.M. Konashevich, to the graphic tradition of the “World of Art”. The influence of the masters of this circle was particularly evident in the early work of Konashevich (1917-1922). However, even in this period, the artist was not the epigone of the luminaries, he used the discoveries of his older comrades to solve problems that lay outside the circle of their interests, he was looking for his own style. The article compares the experiences of the novice illustrator with the works of the masters of the famous association, analyzes their statements about the works of a younger colleague, as well as Konashevich's opinions about the aesthetics of the “World of Art” and about his own creative path.
Antique images as a subtext in L.S. Bakst's painting “Dinner”
Authors:   Independent scholar, Kotelvas Alexey E.
Published: December 2022

The article attempts to give a new interpretation to the painting “Dinner” by L.S. Bakst. The author claims that both the posture and the mimic gesture of the model are references to the ancient image of the sphinx and the “archaic smile”. The version is confirmed not only through a direct analysis of the model's posture, but also by contextualizing the motives of the painting in the works of Leon Bakst and the artists of his time. As an additional argument, the interpretation is given in the tradition of Carl Jung’s analytical psychology. The image of an insidious woman, according to the author, is the content of Bakst’s own “anima”, a structural component of his psyche. This idea is based on the material of the artist's biography and on comparing the painting "Dinner" with the decorative panel “Terror antiquus”.
Gavriil Sergeev. Views of Istanbul 1793–1794 in the Uglich Museum collection
Authors:   Uglich State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum, Kisteneva Svetlana V.
Published: December 2022

Twelve watercolours by the topographer and videographer Gavriil Sergeev from the Uglich Museum were made during his serving in the Extraordinary Embassy of M.I. Kutuzov to Istanbul (1793–1794). Four of them were added to the report card with the marks of intelligence nature. At the same time these watercolours are of remarkable artistic significance. Their role in the development of the Russian landscape is indisputable. The combination of official tasks and the plein air approach set by them with the experience in mastering the academic tradition and passion for everything East make the artist's work an extremely attractive object for the close study.
World artistic culture of the XXI century. Object-spatial environment and problems of cultural identity
Authors:   Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts, Russian Academy of Arts, Sazikov Alexey V.
Published: December 2022

The article sums up the results of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “World Artistic Culture of the 21st Century. Object-Spatial Environment and Problems of Cultural Identity”, held online on October 22–23, 2021. The origins of the scientific problems of the conference are shown, its most important results are noted. One of the main goals of the conference was to try to select the creative foundations of designing new forms of material-subject environment and related aesthetic ideals and cultural identity from a variety of approaches. The article gives a brief description of the collection of scientific papers published as a result of the conference, and a brief overview of the presentations made.
Özel Spor Salonlarına Düzenli Olarak Devam Eden Kadınların Egzersiz Bağımlılıklarının İncelenmesi
Authors: ÖZSANDIKÇI Kübra , BAŞ Mustafa
Published: December 2022

Araştırma, Bu araştırmanın amacı; özel spor salonlarına düzenli olarak devam eden kadınların egzersiz bağımlılıklarının incelenmesidir.Araştırmada, nicel araştırma desenlerinden tarama (survey) modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini 2021-2022 yılında Trabzon’da faaliyet gösteren özel spor salonlarına üye olup düzenli olarak devam eden kadın katılımcılar; örneklemini ise araştırmaya gönüllü olarak katılmayı kabul eden ve random yöntemiyle belirlenen toplam 134 kadın katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında, kişisel bilgi formu ile Hausenblas ve Downs (2002) un geliştirdiği ve Türkçe uyarlamasını Yeltepe ve İkizler (2007) in yaptığı egzersiz bağımlılığı ölçeği (EBÖ) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 24.00 paket programından yararlanılmıştır. İstatistiksel işlem olarak ise; İkili karşılaştırmalarda Independent- Samples t Test ve çoklu karşılaştırmalarda One-Way ANOVA testi kullanılmış, farkın anlamlı olduğu durumlarda farkın kaynağının tespiti için Post-Hoc (Gabriel, Games-Howell) analizi kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analiz sonuçlarına göre; katılımcıların yaş, haftalık egzersiz sıklığı, günlük egzersiz süresi ve egzersiz bağımlılık tutum değişkenleri ile egzersiz bağımlılığı ölçeği- tolerans kriteri ortalamaları arasında anlamlı bir fark elde edilmiştir (p
A személyi szabadság megvonásának élménye. Gyermekpszichiátriai osztályos és börtönbeli falfirkák szimbólumainak összehasonlító elemzése
Authors: Fliegauf Gergely , Sófi Gyula
Published: December 2022

Aim: Our basic motivation was to classify the graffiti that appearing in our psychiatric ward. We matched the manifestations previously identified in prisons with the data collected in the psychiatric ward according to content and symbolic criteria. We also aimed to uncover evidence of intersections between psychopathological and criminological developmental pathways.Methodology: In our research, we compared symbol systems transmitted by hundreds of graffiti from prisons and psychiatric wards. As a first step, we classified the psychiatric ward graffiti according to their content, and then attempted to find a counterpart of these symbols in prison graffiti. At one point we also analysed the graffiti material: in both places we found graffiti written in blood.Findings: Out of a total of 18 motifs identified, only one was not found in prisons. This was the sign for a call for help. The clear difference between the two types of graffiti was the stronger tendency for symbolism among adolescents with psychiatric disorders. This may mean that repressed impulsivity in adolescents more easily becomes a condensed symbol that substitutes for cognitive content and the underlying higher activation level.Value: We are by no means claiming that all children admitted to psychiatric wards deviate or become delinquent, but we do not exclude the p ossibility, nor do we see the experience of confinement as being entirely the same. Our results shed light on the fact that deviance processes can be interpreted from both a psychopathological and a criminological perspective. We have shown why wall scribbles left in psychiatric wards can be harmful, but we have also indicated what information can be extracted from them.