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ENSINO ENCANTADO DE CIÊNCIAS: APORTES DECOLONIAIS DAS MACUMBAS E ENCRUZILHADAS
Authors: Rebello Thiago José , Lima Rogério Mendes de , Meirelles Rosane Moreira Silva de
Published: July 2022

O conceito de colonialidade repercute a presença dos padrões racistas de poder do colonialismo na realidade contemporânea. Baseado na Epistemologia das Macumbas e na Pedagogia das Encruzilhadas - pensadas por Luiz Rufino e Luiz Antônio Simas, este trabalho propõe o ensino encantado de ciências: uma possibilidade de transgressão da colonialidade por meio do ensino de Ciências. Primeiro, posiciona-se a obra de Simas e Rufino dentro do pensamento decolonial. Em seguida, são discutidos os fundamentos da Epistemologia das Macumbas e da Pedagogia das Encruzilhadas, com destaque para os conceitos de encantamento e cruzo. Conclui-se propondo o ensino encantado de ciências como projeto pautado na crítica à ocidentalidade e na construção da interculturalidade a partir das macumbas brasileiras.
Mobilising sustainable, water-resilient communities in the UK: evidence and engagement across scales
Authors: Ward Sarah , Paling Nick , Rogers Andrew
Published: July 2022

How does society engage public and community support for and co-create action on climate and environmental change, resilient water management and sustainable critical infrastructure? The answer to this often-asked question, as expected, is not simple yet also not complicated – just a complex layering of scales and dimensions from engineering, environmental and social sciences, science communication and intergenerational recognition that there is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach – just as with technical infrastructures. With these perspectives in mind, this paper shares best practice on mobilising the co-creation of sustainable water-resilient communities in the south-west of England, UK. Consideration of evidence and engagement across multiple scales and dimensions is positioned through exploration and evaluation of projects undertaken through the Westcountry Rivers Trust’s Water Resilient Communities programme in two counties (Devon and Somerset). The projects cover town-based sustainable drainage systems (Sudss) co-created with residents, school-based Sudss co-created with children and teachers and a Water Resilience Summit and associated hub co-created with communities and businesses. Over 400 people were directly engaged in exploring, planning and co-creating different aspects, which met the intended objectives. Learning points were uncovered and reflected on to take forward into future projects to enable further mobilisation of sustainable water-resilient communities.
Pore-water pressure and liquefaction response of layered fine soils undergoing cementation
Authors: Alainachi Imad , Fall Mamadou
Published: July 2022

Cemented paste backfill (CPB) is fine-grained soil undergoing cementation. It is widely used in mining operations for ground support and tailings disposal. In the field, CPB may be placed in one layer (continuous filing), or multiple layers (discontinuous or sequential filling). Until now, no studies have addressed the effect of the different filling strategies on the CPB response during cyclic events by using the shaking table technique. This paper presents new findings regarding the effect of the different filling strategies of CPB on its geotechnical response to dynamic loading. Samples were prepared with different scenarios, including one layered-CPB sample (discontinuous filling), in which each layer was cured for a different duration, and two unlayered-CPB samples (continuous filling), one of which was cured for 2.5 h and the other for 4.0 h. All samples were exposed to the same cyclic loading conditions using a one-dimensional shaking table. Geotechnical parameters, including pore-water pressure, settlement, volumetric water content and liquefaction susceptibility, were monitored or determined before, during and after shaking. The results indicate that layered-CPB samples are resistant to liquefaction under the studied loading conditions, while the unlayered-CPB samples are prone to liquefaction under the studied conditions when they are cured for less than 4.0 h.
Concevoir une orthographe pour le banda, langue oubanguienne de Centrafrique
Authors: DIKI-KIDIRI Marcel
Published: July 2022

Pour écrire une langue qui n'a jamais été écrite ou qui n'a pas d'orthographe normalisée, de nombreuses décisions doivent être prises, dont certaines peuvent impacter durablement la langue. De nombreux paramètres doivent être pris en compte, notamment les aspects linguistiques, pragmatiques, technologiques, esthétiques, culturelles et sociales, car l'orthographe est une norme conventionnelle qui manifeste une variété standardisée acceptée par tous les locuteurs comme une norme visible de la langue. Une langue aussi répandue que le banda comporte inévitablement de nombreuses variétés dialectales qui n'empêchent pas totalement la compréhension mutuelle. Son orthographe doit être suffisamment souple pour convenir à toutes les variétés, même si pour y parvenir, il faut envisager quelques concessions légères bien définies. Seule la production massive d’une littérature abondante et variée permettra d’affiner et de consolider l’orthographe pour en faire un standard à enseigner pour apprendre le banda.
Les enjeux de l'enseignement bilingue en Afrique francophone
Authors: SOMÉ Kogh Pascal
Published: July 2022

Le Burkina Faso est un jeune État moderne indépendant de l’Afrique de l’Ouest qui porte encore les stigmates de la colonisation à bien des égards. Pays francophone et multilingue, son système scolaire, à bout de souffle, est caractérisé par une domination sans partage du français dans l’enseignement formel, malgré une longue expérimentation de l’enseignement bilingue dont la pertinence est pourtant avérée et reconnue de nos jours. Dans cet article, nous nous proposons de faire le point sur la littérature relative à cette question et de mettre en relief les enjeux de l’enseignement bilingue, facteur d’intégration linguistique, socio-culturelle, économique et politique, au Burkina Faso.
Rapid diagnosis in thyroid tumors by using touch cytology
Authors: Suzan Seno , Adnan Almarrawi , Mohannad Nasani , Safa Alhalabi
Published: July 2022

The study aims to assess the role of imprint cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules and compare it with paraffin Section in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions. It included 40 patients who visited Private Hospitals in Aleppo during the period from April to December 2021. The results indicated that there were 19 patients with thyroid cancer, representing 47.5%, of whom 14 were diagnosed with Papillary Carcinoma, with a percentage of 35%, and 5 cases with Follicular Carcinoma, with a percentage of 12.5%, while the remaining cases included 21 patients with Benign Adenomas at a rate of 52.5%, including 11 cases of Hashimoto’s disease at a rate of 27.5% and 10 cases of Benign Follicular Tumors at a rate of 25%. These results were compared with Paraffin Sections and reached sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy in diagnosis for this technology, 94.73%, 95.23% and 95%, respectively, and the positive predictive value was 94.73%, while the negative predictive value was 95.23%. The results also indicated that this technology is fast in determining the Histologic Grading of Tumor Differentiation, but it does not determine the Histological Type. It also indicated that there was a significant association between gender and the incidence of thyroid tumors, while no significant statistical evidence was observed between age and the possibility of thyroid cancers.
An assessment of indigenous knowledge of apitherapy in the Oromia region, Ethiopia
Authors: Meseret Gemeda , Deressa Kebebe , Teferi Demto
Published: July 2022

Apitherapy is the use of bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, bee venom, and wax is used to prevent or treat illness and promote healing. The objectives of this study are to assess and document indigenous knowledge on the medicinal values of bee products in Ethiopia and generate baseline information on indigenous practices of the medicinal value of beehive products for further study. This study was conducted in beekeeping potential areas of Oromia Regional state by selecting seven zones and from each zone two districts and a total of 14 districts (Woreda) based on their potential for beekeeping, the existence of long-aged bee-keepers and accessibility. using a purposive sampling method and questionnaires were distributed to the elders and well-known traditional healers of the study areas. In answering the questionnaires 22-100 ages dwellers or respondents participated. The survey was conducted in 7 zones namely Jimma, Ilu ababora, West wollega, East wollega, East Shoa, West shoa, and Buno Bedele. Simple descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data obtained by collected questionnaires. The result of the study showed that 49.3% of Apis mellifera honey and 31.9% of stingless bee honey, majorly used bee products for apitherapy, and 70.3 % of the bee products used using traditional collection method. According to this study’s results, the traditional drug was prepared from honey in liquid form which comprises the biggest portion mark of 63.4% of respondents. The majority of the respondents strongly agree with bee products as a treatment for different diseases such as asthma, cough, common cold, TB, and wounds. A major challenge faced during using of bee products as medicine is the absence of awareness of apitherapy as it was reported by 28.8%. of the respondents. Thus, it can be concluded that bee products are well-known apitherapy in the Oromia region and it was recommended that awareness creation of bee products as apitherapy and further research on the medicinal value of beehive products for confirmation as medicine for different diseases since it may be a solution for various diseases resisting modern drugs.
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Disfaji ile Prezente Olan Plummer-Vinson Sendromu
Authors: GÖKÇE Ali , DİKEÇ GÖKÇE Burcu , UYANIKOĞLU Ahmet
Published: July 2022

Plummer-Vinson sendromu (PVS), disfaji, demir eksikliği anemisi ve özofagusta web ile karakterize nadir görülen bir sendromdur. Katı ve sıvı gıdaları
yutma güçlüğü, halsizlik, yorgunluk, bulantı, kusma, kilo kaybı şikayetleri ile polikliniğimize başvuran, PVS teşhisi konulan, gastroskopik balon dilatasyonu
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Investigation of Genotoxic Damage in Overweight Individuals Using the Comet Assay
Authors: GÖNEY Gülşen , HALİSDEMİR Muhammed Oğuz
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjective: Research has revealed that obesity changed the repair mechanism of DNA chain breaks. Also, the increase in body mass index is found out to be associated with genomic instability. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the possible genotoxic damage of overweight individuals.Material and Methods: In the present study the level of genotoxic damage was calculated in Turkish adult peripheral blood samples using Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis assay. The results of possible DNA damage levels belonging to overweight people were compared statistically by SPSS analysis program with the results of normal-weight people.Results: Fifty five volunteers (21 normal weight and 34 overweight); 23 women, mean age=30.13±7.97 and 32 men, mean age=38.13±10.63 participated in the study. Tail moment is an average of 1.21±0.45 in all individuals. Tail moment value was found of overweight people as 1.29±0.46. When this value was compared with the results of individuals with normal weight (1.09±0.40), statistically no significant difference was determined (p>0.05). According to results, no significant difference was found between the increase in body mass index and DNA damage (p>0.05).Conclusion: The present study is the first study which gives information about the level of DNA damage relation with being overweight in adults of Turkey. In the presented study, it was determined that there was no relationship between body mass index and genotoxic damage according to the findings of the comet assay, and we recommended that new studies should be conducted in the future to investigate the level of DNA damage with different genotoxicity tests.
The Relationship between Intensive Care Nurses’ Attitudes towards the Elderly and Their Use of Physical Restraints
Authors: KILIÇ Gülşen , POLAT Ülkü
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the attitudes among intensive care nurses towards older people and the use of physical restraints.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed between February-April 2016. The study designed in survey method was conducted on 107 nurses working in intensive care units of three hospitals. In the study, data were collected by using the “Survey Form”, “ The Scale for Measuring Nurses’ Knowledge Level, Attitudes and Practices regarding the Use of Physical Restraints” and Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS).Results: The average scores of intensive care nurses regarding the use of physical restraints were found to be 7.22±1.59 for their knowledge, 31.60±5.80 for their attitudes and 37.64±2.99 with respect to the practice of restraining devices. Their average score regarding the Ageism Attitude Scale, on the other hand, was 86.13±9.44. There was no correlation between the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of the nurses about the use of physical restraint and their attitudes towards the elderly.Conclusion: It was found that the knowledge level of the nurses about the use of physical restraints wkaas good, their attitudes were positive and their practices were sufficient, and their attitudes towards the elderly were positive. It is thought that intensive care nurses consider physical restraint practice as a part of the care to ensure the safety of the elderly patient.
An Improved Fully Homomorphic Encryption Scheme for Cloud Computing
Authors: Baharon Mohd Rizuan , Shi Qi , Abdollah Mohd Faizal , S.M.M YASSIN S.M.WARUSIA MOHAMED , Idris Ariff
Published: July 2022

Business in cloud computing is very popular among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). By leveraging services from the cloud, such companies can migrate all of their in-house operations to cloud at low costs with minimum IT facility requirements such as desktop machines and the Internet. Even though the cloud promises tremendous advantages in terms of computing resources and storage spaces, some of the companies are still reluctant to adopt such a technology because of security concerns. To overcome such problems, a fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) scheme with improved efficiency can be implemented as the scheme allows computation on encrypted data without decryption. In this paper, we propose an improved FHE scheme that uses a symmetric key for encryption together with a protocol to implement the scheme. Furthermore, we also provide an analysis regarding to the noise growth in the processed ciphertext and squashing technique that is required to reduce the noise. This analysis is essential to improve the efficiency of the scheme as the squashing technique is time-consuming.
Influence of noise load when using audio headphones on the psycho-physiological state of young people
Authors: Martiusheva Valentina I.
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND: Every modern person, especially residents of cities and metropolitan areas, is exposed daily to numerous negative factors. One of the most significant factors is noise and loud sounds. In addition to industrial noise, many people voluntarily increase the noise load through headphones, which affects negatively not only the auditory function but also the psycho-emotional and psycho-physiological state while listening to loud music. In addition to a direct effect on the ears, loud sounds affect the central nervous system, various parts of the brain, change the normal processes of higher nervous activities, and lead to impaired cognitive functions.
AIM: The study aimed to examine the effect of using various portable electronic devices equipped with headphones on the psycho-physiological state of young people.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in 20182019 at the Department of Hygiene of the Izhevsk State Medical Academy. The survey involved 440 school and university students aged 1022 years. All respondents were distributed into two groups depending on the use of headphones. The survey was conducted using a developed questionnaire consisting of 24 questions with pre-formulated answers.
RESULTS: Adverse psycho-physiological manifestations, as well as impaired cognitive functions of the brain, are registered among people who regularly use headphones 2.6 and 3.8 times more often, respectively, than those students who do not use audio headphones in everyday life. The high level of negative psycho-physiological manifestations and impairments of cognitive functions is due to the use of audio headphones at a volume significantly higher than normal values.
CONCLUSIONS: Daily uncontrolled use of portable electronic devices equipped with headphones has a negative effect not only on the psycho-physiological state but also on the cognitive functions of the brain of young people.
Blood serum concentration of troponin in patients with COVID-19 of various severities
Authors: Kovtyukh Irina V. , Gendlin Gennady E. , Nikitin Igor G. , Nikitin Aleksey E. , Aleshenko Natalya L. , Roginko Olga A.
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND: The search for available predictors of hospital survival and mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic is an urgent problem.
AIM: The study aimed to determine the role of troponin in the immediate prognosis of patients with COVID-19.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 85 patients with a new coronavirus infection upon admission, who underwent a blood test for troponin. All patients underwent an echocardiographic study according to a standard protocol, and the effect of troponin levels on nosocomial survival and mortality rates, correlation of this indicator with the left ventricular ejection fraction, degree of pulmonary hypertension, laboratory parameters, and degree of respiratory failure determined by computed tomography of the lungs and oxygen saturation indicators were analyzed. Correlation analysis with autopsy parameters was performed.
RESULTS: A high level of troponin indicated the worst prognosis of patients during hospitalization. The laboratory marker level correlated significantly with the parameters of the left ventricular ejection fraction. Its highest level was determined in patients with type 1 myocardial infarction. Troponin was not correlated with the degree of respiratory failure, as well as the state of the myocardium in the autopsy material.
CONCLUSIONS: Determining the troponin levels as a routine laboratory marker can be recommended for stratifying the risk of myocardial damage in patients with COVID-19 during hospitalization.
Endovascular correction of postinfarction ventricular septal defect: own successful experience
Authors: Zhuraliev Muzaffar Zh. , Nagaeva Gulnora A. , Li Vasily N. , Buranova Nozima D. , Akhmedov Hasan A. , Rakhmonov Khurshid K. , Olimov Khasan A. , Sabirov Sherzot N. , Sodikov Jamshid K. , Nabiev Jakhongir A.
Published: July 2022

Despite the current development of cardiology, postinfarction rupture of the interventricular septum (IVS) is one of the most hazardous, life-threatening complications of acute myocardial infarction. The paper describes a clinical case of a 63-year-old female patient with a history of an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by IVS rupture. The difficulties in the management of this patient and a comparative analysis of our treatment strategy with the available modern literature data on this issue are also presented.
Legal Translation: Professional Activities at the Periphery of the Juridical Field
Authors: Maslovskaya Elena V.
Published: July 2022

The relevance of this topic is defined by the growing involvement of legal interpreters in legal proceedings. This article aims to study the peculiarities of the professional activities of interpreters in criminal legal proceedings involving migrants from post-Soviet states. The main characteristics of the field of legal translation are analyzed, and the peculiarities of the recruitment of legal interpreters and their interaction with the procedural parties in courts of different jurisdictions are revealed. The theoretical framework of the study is composed of Pierre Bourdieus sociological theory, including his analysis of the juridical field, and contemporary approaches in the anthropology of professions. The main empirical methods include semi-structured interviews and nonparticipant observation. The study singles out the criteria of stratification of legal interpreters, and demonstrates how the institutional and sociocultural contexts influence the professional activities of interpreters. The forms of interaction of interpreters with procedural parties and the judge were analyzed, demonstrating the costs of communication between the interpreters and different actors of the juridical field. According to the results, legal interpreters follow informal rules that have been formed in the process of their everyday interaction with their main clients law enforcement bodies. Structural and epistemic disagreements between jurists and interpreters were revealed. The research data also demonstrate that interpreters are not full-fledged actors of the juridical field, but they fulfill a technical function within that field. A conclusion is made about the weak structuring of the field of legal translation and predominance of precarious employment of actors of this field. The revealed problems could be solved by the institutionalization of the expert position of court interpreters.
Disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT System: Possible Legal Risks
Authors: Sedova Daria A.
Published: July 2022

There has been talk for a long time about the possible disconnection of the Russian Federation from the SWIFT system. On one hand, it is a promising vector of development, because it allows the Russian Federation to advance in the digital market. It opens opportunities to offer alternatives to existing foreign technologies and systems, and introduce fintech into the companies activities. On the other hand, the national system is currently vulnerable to foreign digital giants, among which, of course, are the United States and China. External developments and technologies may harm national systems in the near future, which in turn may violate the right of the Russian Federation to digital sovereignty. How relevant the issue of digital sovereignty is now can be judged by how many states are trying to limit the influence of external actors in every possible way. These states include Austria, Germany, and some other EU countries. Therefore, the issue of ensuring national security and protecting digital sovereignty is currently critical, and will require a definite answer in the near future.
Community College Students in English for Academic Purposes Programs
Authors:   , Nissing Angela Kay , Kong Peggy Ann
Published: July 2022

Although community colleges strongly espouse student-centered approaches, the actual experience of student populations remains a source of information and insight that needs to be tapped. English Language Learners (ELLs) in particular, with diverse backgrounds, needs, and experiences, need to have those experiences heard and accounted for. Much recent research reports that ELLs experience community college English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses negatively, but more research is needed to complete this picture. One important factor may be the students' language mindset and how it relates to their overall experience in these programs. It is important to conduct further research into this area so that community colleges may better support this diverse population. This purpose of this mixed-methods case study was to explore the experiences of ELLs in one specific EAP program, and examine any existing relationship between that experience and language-learning mindset. Stemming from a transformative, pragmatic social constructivist framework, the following research question and sub-questions guided this study: 1. What is the relationship between the experiences of ELLs in a community college EAP program and their language learning mindsets? a. How do ELLs describe their experiences in the EAP program? b. What beliefs and attitudes do ELLs share about language learning? c. To what extent does language learning mindset correlate with the student experience in the EAP program? Using a convergent mixed methods case study approach, this study surveyed a purposeful sample of approximately 70 ELLs who either were completing their last semester of EAP coursework, or who had completed the EAP program and were enrolled in first-year English composition classes. This survey used Likert-scale questions and open-ended questions to determine factors constituting the student experience in EAP, and to examine connections between language-learning mindset and that experience. Eight semi-structured interviews with ELLs brought to the study more depth and insight about their experiences and mindsets. Convergences among the qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed to develop the findings, which were then member checked by a focus group. The study found that growth mindsets do relate to how students experience their EAP coursework. It was also found that relationships with EAP program faculty are fundamental to the ELL student experience of EAP programming. Overall, however, though some patterns and trends were found, it is not surprising that such a diverse group of students was found to have diverse experiences. Keywords: English for Academic Purposes; language learning mindset; mindset research; community college; English language learner; ESL; mixed methods case study; higher education
Augmented Reality Character Companions in Theme Parks
Authors:   , Bornmann Malcolm Philip , Polyak Emil
Published: July 2022

This thesis examines a potential technological future of convergence, where the physical attributes of a theme park guest experience are infused with Augmented Reality Character Companions as a result of the mass adoption of smart glasses into everyday life. The exploration of this topic begins with an overview of related subject areas, transitions to a case study analysis, and concludes with a speculative design approach to blue sky ideation that details specific scenarios of user experience, recommending best implementation practices. Through these explorations, it is ultimately recommended that Augmented Reality Character Companions be implemented into theme parks around the world as they can provide personalized and memorable brand experiences, mitigate common pain points in the theme park guest experience, and leverage cutting-edge technologies that will expand storytelling capabilities. With an overarching goal of contributing to growing industry conversations around the topic of Augmented Reality, this thesis ends with a request for others to build off the presented research, offering insight into where future work could take place.
The role of the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus and pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide in binge-type eating
Authors:   , Curtis Genevieve Rose , Barson Jessica R , Raghupathi Ramesh
Published: July 2022

Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States, with more women affected than men. Both clinically and pre-clinically, it is characterized by the consumption of large amounts of food in a discrete time period. Currently, there are few effective pharmacological treatments for this disorder, so identification of novel pharmacotherapeutic targets is an urgent need. The neuropeptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP), is densely expressed as its less-ubiquitous peptide isoform, PACAP-27, in the limbic paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT). While both PACAP and the PVT have independently been implicated in feeding behavior, they have not collectively been examined for their role in binge-type eating. This thesis examines the involvement of PVT PACAP in binge-type eating behavior. In both mice and rats, baseline gene expression of PVT PACAP was greater in females than in males. In rats, females were also found to have a significantly greater percentage of both PACAP-27+ and PACAP-38+ cells in the PVT than males. When mice were given limited access to Milk Chocolate Ensure Plus®, they developed binge-type eating - consuming significantly more calories during a 2-hour period of access than mice with access to chow only, and escalating their intake across sessions. Females engaged in this binge-type eating to a greater extent than males. Examining PVT PACAP gene expression in binge-type eating revealed that, in females, levels of PVT PACAP mRNA decreased immediately before a binge, while in males, they increased following a history of binge-type eating. Chemogenetic enhancement of PVT PACAP+ cell activity in binge eating mice inhibited binge-type eating, without influencing intake of simultaneously-available chow. These PVT PACAP+ cells innervated other limbic regions, including the nucleus accumbens shell and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Together, the results of this thesis suggests that PACAP in the PVT may be an endogenous inhibitor of binge-type eating, likely acting through projections to other limbic brain regions. Thus, manipulation of the PVT PACAP system, particularly PACAP-27, which is not densely expressed outside of the PVT, should be investigated for its ability to ameliorate binge-type eating.
Exploring Students with Disabilities' Experiences and Perceptions of Assistive Technology Use in a Postsecondary Education Environment
Authors:   , Dickey Dawn D. , Sloand Janet Marie
Published: July 2022

Within the past 20 years, postsecondary institutions have seen an increase in the enrollment of students with disabilities. The purpose of this concurrent transformative mixed methods study was to examine the perceptions of students with disabilities on assistive technology use in the postsecondary educational environment while considering existing practices, policies, and procedures used to address potential barriers. Using a social justice framework grounded within the Critical Theory constructivist paradigm, 179 undergraduate students with disabilities at a college of technology in Pennsylvania were invited to complete a survey to gain insight on perceived factors impacting assistive technology use. The researcher then conducted semi-structured interviews of 13 participants with different levels of self-rated proficiency of assistive technology use. Interviewees then participated in either a follow up focus group or one-on-one with this researcher. Research questions that guided this study included: 1) What do students with disabilities in a postsecondary educational environment perceive are factors that impact effective assistive technology use?, 2) How do students with disabilities describe the impact of assistive technology use on their experience in the postsecondary education setting?, and 3) How do students with disabilities view the effectiveness of support and services currently available in the postsecondary environment regarding effective assistive technology use?. Findings and results of this study lead to several conclusions of what students with disabilities perceive are factors impacting their assistive technology use in the postsecondary environment today. These include: 1) availability and ease of use of assistive technology, 2) limited experience and training with technology when transitioning to postsecondary education, 4) limited accessibility and universal design practices, and 5) and personal/emotional impact of disability. This study offers recommendations for developing practices, policies, and procedures to meet the needs of students with disabilities in the postsecondary environment. These include introducing assistive technology services and supports to students much earlier in their academic career, establishing collaborative advocacy teams in the postsecondary environment to strengthen the overall support offered to students for the duration of their studies, advancements and availability of technology, and building Universal Design and accessibility into the infrastructure at postsecondary institutions.
Operation and Calibration of Right-Side-Up Bubble Chambers at ~keV Thresholds
Authors:   , Bressler Matthew John , Neilson Russell G
Published: July 2022

As dark matter continues to evade direct detection, we continue to develop new technologies and revive old ones to search for its rare interactions with ordinary matter. Bubble chambers are one such technology, now used for dark matter searches for over a decade by COUPP and its descendant PICO. The Drexel Bubble Chamber (DBC) was PICO's first freon-filled bubble chamber without a buffer layer of water. Following its successful operation as a proof-of-concept prototype, gamma calibration data was collected in the DBC in two separate experiments to directly test new models for electron recoil bubble nucleation developed by PICO based on data from defunct bubble chambers. These calibrations show that we now understand bubble nucleation by electron recoils in pure and contaminated C3F8 enough to make accurate predictions of the gamma backgrounds in future dark matter searches and to explain the past seemingly-anomalous calibrations. With slightly different dark matter search goals, the Scintillating Bubble Chamber (SBC) collaboration has begun building bubble chambers containing liquid noble target fluids, which allow for the collection of scintillation light accompanying bubble nucleation for energy reconstruction. A xenon-filled prototype bubble chamber shows the ability to operate at nuclear recoil detection thresholds near 1 keV, while maintaining insensitivity to bubble nucleation by gammas. We are now building two 10 kg argon bubble chambers with the goal of operating at sub-keV nuclear recoil thresholds to attain sensitivity to ~1 GeV/c^2 dark matter. The hydraulic and electronic systems for the calibration chamber are operational and we are preparing to test the cooling system before beginning full bubble chamber operation. After a brief introduction and motivation on the topic of dark matter, I will give a technical description of the DBC and its operational success, then show results of the gamma calibrations in pure C3F8 and C3F8 doped with O(10 ppm) xenon. The second half of this thesis focuses on scintillating bubble chambers, beginning with new results from the xenon bubble chamber, then moving to a literature review on the topic of argon bubble chambers, and finally the progress on SBC's argon bubble chambers and sensitivity projections for SBC dark matter searches.
Effects of Pistacia terebinthus L. Subsp. palaestina and Rhus coriaria L. Plants on Some Biochemical Parameters of Brain Tissue of Sprague-Dawley Rats in Experimental Breast Cancer Model
Authors: ERDEM ERİŞİR Figen , KİREÇCİ Oğuz Ayhan , ÖZŞAHİN Ayşe Dilek , YILMAZ Prof. Dr.  Ökkeş
Published: July 2022

In this study, the therapeutic effects of Pistacia terebinthus L. subsp. Palaestina (terebinth) and Rhus coriaria L (sumac) plants on DMBA-induced breast cancer in 66 female Sprague-Dawley rats were investigated through biochemical analysis. The rats were divided into 6 groups as Control, DMBA (7.12-Dimethylbenzanthracene), PT (terebinth), RC (sumac), PT+DMBA and RC+DMBA. DMBA was administered to 8-week-old rats via gavage, a single dose of 80 mg/kg according to body weight. Aqueous extracts of terebinth and sumac were given orally to rats in antioxidant groups 3 days a week.

In biochemical studies, changes in activities of the antioxidant enzymes CAT (catalase), GST (glutathione transferase), and SOD (superoxide dismutase) in brain tissues as well as total protein, MDA (malondialdehyde), GSH (glutathione), fatty acid, and vitamin levels were determined. Total protein levels generally reduced in the DMBA group compared to the control group (p
Effect of Different Bacterial Fertilizers on Soil Carbon Mineralization
Authors: EKİCİ İpek , SANI Zahraddeen , DİNCER Sadik
Published: July 2022

In this study, aimed to investigate the effect of bacterial fertilizer: A (Bacillus spp., Trichoderma spp. ), B (Azorhizobium, Azotobacter and Azospirillum) and C (Azotobacter spp., Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas putida) on soil carbon mineralization. On the application of A, B and C bacterial fertilizers on the sterilized control soil, whose initial carbon mineralization rates is 1.1%, mineralization rates of 5.12%, 3.54%, and 10.78% were respectively recorded. According to these results, it was observed that the application of bacterial fertilizer increased the carbon mineralization rate of the sterilized control soil by 365.45%, 221.82% and 880%, respectively. A carbon mineralization rate of 7.03%, 6.15% and 12.95% was recorded in the non-sterilized soil sample whose initial carbon mineralization rate is 5.1%, thereby increasing the mineralization rate by 25.31%, 9.63% and 130.84%. The application of the bacterial fertilizer to the soil was found to increase the soil carbon mineralization rate. It is recommended to incorporate bacterial fertilizers with CO2- sequestering materials, such as biochar, to mitigate the fluctuations in the natural balance due to carbon release.
LUMBOSACRAL TRANSITIONAL VERTEBRA: DOES IT ACCELERATE END PLATE DEGENERATION ?
Authors: Hızal Mustafa , Gökkuş Halil
Published: July 2022

OBJECTIVE: Lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) which is one of the most common congenital abnormalities of lumbosacral junction is usually detected incidentally. LSTV may increase the motion above transitional segment and be associated with early degeneration. Degeneration of lumbar spine may be a result of normal aging, as well as a pathological process that affects nucleus pulposus and vertebral end plates, which is called intervertebral osteochondrosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between intervertebral osteochondrosis and lumbosacral transitional vertebra.MATERIAL AND METHODS: We included 492 patients into the study and divided them into two groups depending on presence of LSTV. Patients without LSTV were counted as the control group. Patients in LSTV group was also classified into two groups as sacralized and lumbarized depending on the level of transitional vertebra. We noted the presence of spondylolisthesis, osteochondrosis, Modic signal changes, low back pain and nerve root symptoms in all groups. We compared osteochondrosis prevalences at one level above from transitional vertebrae to the same levels in patients without transitional vertebrae. We compared age distribution and frequency of sypmtoms in two groups.RESULTS: We detected Modic type 2 signal changes and intervertebral osteochondrosis more common in LSTV group (42.7% vs 28.7% and 67.1% vs. 38.3%, p<0.05). Intervertebral osteochondrosis prevelance at L4-5 in sacralized patients (52.7%), and at L5-S1 in lumbarized patients (63%) was found significantly higher than other levels and the same levels in control group (21.4% and 24.6%). Patients with low back pain were more common in the LSTV group and were seen at younger age (p <0.05).CONCLUSIONS: As a result of our study, we found that LSTV is associated with intervertebral osteochondrosis and Modic type 2 changes. Patients with transitional vertebrae tend to present with lower back pain at an earlier age due to abnormal load transfer in the vertebral column.
TIP FAKÜLTESİ ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE İNTERNET BAĞIMLILIĞI, PROBLEMLİ SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMI, ANKSİYETE, DEPRESYON VE SOSYODEMOGRAFİK DEĞİŞKENLER ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ
Authors: Üzer Ahmet , Kurtses Gürsoy Betül
Published: July 2022

AMAÇ: İnternet kullanımı hayatı birçok alanda kolaylaştırırken, aşırı ve sık kullanımı ile ilişkili olumsuz sonuçları da artmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, internette geçirilen zamanların büyük kısmını oluşturan sosyal medyayı sık ve kontrolsüz kullanmanın olumsuz psikososyal sonuçları üzerine yapılan araştırmalar da dikkat çekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, kesitsel olarak değerlendirilen üniversite öğrencilerinde İnternet Bağımlılığı (İB), Problemli Sosyal Medya Kullanımı (PSMK), depresyon, anksiyete ve sosyodemografik özellikler arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir.GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Araştırmamıza Sosyal Medya Bozukluğu Ölçeği (SMBÖ), İnternet Bağımlılığı Testi (İBT) ve Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği'ni (HAD) dolduran 196 Tıp Fakültesi öğrencisi [122’si (% 62.2) kadın, yaş ortalaması 21.33 ± 1.92 yıl] katıldı.BULGULAR: Sonuçlar, katılımcıların %26.5’inde orta düzeyde İB bulunduğunu, PSMK puanlarının (RO: 1.276, %95 GA: 1.187-1.372) ve düzenli sportif aktivite eksiliğinin (RO: 3.003, %95 GA: 1.107-8.144) İB için risk oluşturduğunu gösterdi. Çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi ise İB’nın, PSMK puanları (%49 varyans) ve anksiyete (%6 varyans) tarafından bağımsız şekilde yordandığını gösterdi.SONUÇ: Araştırmamızın sonuçları genç yetişkinlerde aşırı sosyal medya kullanımının ve anksiyetenin İB ile anlamlı ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Düzenli spor alışkanlığının bedensel sağlığa olan katkısının yanında anksiyete ve bağımlılık gibi önemli psikiyatrik sorunlarla olan ilişkisinin daha iyi aydınlatılması, bağımlılık önleme programlarına katkı sağlayabilir.
A rare case report of fibrous dysplasia of maxillary bone causing progressive vision loss: Case report
Authors: Nagar Jitendra , Joshi Sandeep , Verma Rakesh Kumar , Patel Arun Kumar , Deora Kapil Nath , Sharma Gopal
Published: July 2022

Fibrous dysplasia is a benign tumor of bone, uncommonly affecting the maxilla, congenital, recurrent character and etiology unknown, caused by a bone modeling disorder in which normal bone is replaced by immature fibrous tissue. The lesion may involve one or more bones being the maxilla the facial bone more affected. We report a case of monostotic variety fibrous dysplasia in a male patient complaining of progressive swelling in rt maxilla that compress the inferior orbital bone and finally produce significant loss of vision. In this case, Computed Tomography (CT) was the main radiographic examination to demonstrate the extension and radiodensity that the lesion assumes in the craniofacial bones, being therefore of fundamental importance in the surgical planning and in the longitudinal follow-up of the operated patient. The diagnosis was confirmed by anatopathology and the treatment of choice was removal of the tumor [total maxillectomy in this case followed by reconstruction of palate and defect. This article also aims to review the main clinical, radiological, histopathological, differential diagnosis and Fibrous dysplasia treatment.
Effect of Graphite Addition on Aluminum Hybrid Matrix Composite by Powder Metallurgy Method
Authors: Syahid Muhammad , Hayat Azwar , Aswar
Published: July 2022

The requirement for optimal strength and lightweight materials is a challenge in today's automotive industry. In this study, the synthesis of aluminum matrix hybrid composites containing magnesium and copper with the addition of graphite 0, 1, 3, and 5% by volume was carried out using powder metallurgy techniques and investigated the effect of the treatment given. The investigation of composite properties was carried out by testing density, porosity, hardness, wear rate, XRD, and SEM investigations integrated with EDS. Optimal conditions indicated composite with a content of 5% volume of graphite with the lowest porosity level of 5.10%, the relative density of 88.67%, and the highest hardness at 50.37 HV, followed by superior wear resistance. This result is supported by observing secondary phase formation and microstructure through XRD and SEM-EDS. The addition of graphite in the composite supports optimizing physical and mechanical properties as a lightweight composite. It deserves to be considered as an alternative material for automotive components.