bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tajemnice dyplomacji watykańskiej – udział nuncjusza Giovanniego Antonia Davii w elekcji Fryderyka Augusta Wettyna na króla Polski
Authors: Kęder Wojciech
Published: June 2022

Celem artykułu jest ukazanie roli, jaką w elekcji w 1697 r. odegrał nuncjusz Giovanni Antonio Davia. Artykuł napisano na podstawie wydanej i niewy- danej korespondencji nuncjusza Davii z sekretariatem stanu, znajdującej się w Archiwum Watykańskim i Bibliotece Watykańskiej. Po śmierci króla Jana III Sobieskiego elekcja, jaka odbyła się w 1697 r., należała do naj- bardziej skorumpowanych. Wśród szeregu kandydatów najpoważniejsze szanse zdobycia korony mieli syn króla Jana III, Jakub i Ludwik de Bourbon, książę de Conti. Ku zaskoczeniu zgromadzonej na polu elekcyjnym szlachty w ostatnim momencie zgłoszono kandydaturę elektora protestanckiej Saksonii, Fryderyka Augusta Wettyna, który wcześniej dokonał potajemnej konwersji na katolicyzm. Aby dopełnić formalności konwersję Fryderyka Augusta na katolicyzm, zachowywaną od 2 czerwca 1697 r. w sekrecie, musiał uwierzytelnić nuncjusz Davia. Nuncjusz nie uległ naciskom zwolen- ników francuskiej kandydatury dążących do zablokowania elekcji Wettyna i wydał opinię o jej ważności. Z tego powodu został oskarżony przez przeciwników Wettyna o działania niezgodne z prawem, jak również kie- rowanie się prywatnym interesem, gdyż nuncjusz Davia wstawiennictwu Fryderyka Augusta zawdzięczał uwolnienie bratanka z niewoli tureckiej. Należy stwierdzić, iż na skutek splotu różnych okoliczności arcybiskup Davia musiał wystapić w Warszawie w roli, jakiej nie przewidywano dla papieskiego nuncjusza, to znaczy przedstawiciela papieża zachowujące- go wobec wewnętrznych konfliktów neutralne stanowisko. Kandydatura, a następnie konwersja na katolicyzm władcy Saksonii zmusiła nuncjusza do podjęcia działań z jednej strony chwalonych przez stronników saskich, a z drugiej kontestowanych przez zwolenników obozu francuskiego. Wbrew jednak oskarżeniom wysuwanym przez tych ostatnich można się skłonić do sądu, że to nie prywatne motywy, lecz interes Kościoła katolickiego skłoniły nuncjusza do uwierzytelnienia konwersji Fryderyka Augusta Wet- tyna na katolicyzm.
The Polemical Impetus of a Far-Reaching Act
Authors: Isichenko Ihor
Published: June 2022

The aim of this article is to trace the influence of the polemical works of the Jesuit priest Piotr Skarga (1536–1612) on the religious life of Ukraine and on the Ukrainian culture of his era. The writings of Piotr Skarga, Stanislaw Orzechowski, Benedict Herbest, Herasym Smotrytsky, Ivan Vyshensky, and Hypatius Potius are the sources examined in the author’s scholarly study. Works about Skarga and his era by Józef Tretiak, Ludowik Piechnik, Janusz Tazbir, and Stanisław Cieślak, writings about interfaith polemics concern- ing the Union of Brest by Volodymyr Antonovych, Nikolaj Skabalanovich, Stepan Golubev, Vladimir Zavitnevich, Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Hrushevskyi, Kyrylo Studynskyi, Porfyriy Yaremenko, Ihor Mytsko, Borys Gudziak, Vitalii Shevchenko, Leonid Tymoshenko, and Ruslan Tkachuk, as well as courses in the history of Ukrainian literature are analyzed to comprehensively present Skarga’s impact on Ukrainian culture. A comparative methodol- ogy is applied. Skarga’s writing talent was brought out during his stay in Vilnius – one of the centers of Reformation movements in the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth, the residence of Kyiv Orthodox Metropolitans (1416–1795). The multi-confessionalism of Vilnius challenged Skarga. He wrote O jedności Kościoła Bożego (1577) – a book in which he expounds Tridentine ecclesiology, enumerating from his point of view heresies and schisms characteristic of the Orthodox East. He outlines the prospects of returning the Church of Kyiv to unity with the Apostolic See of Rome. In 1596 the Synod of Brest proclaimed union with the Catholic Church. Skarga was present at the synod as an observer and adviser. He pub- lished a documentary description of the synod’s proceedings – the book Synod Brzeski with an appendix – Obrona Synodu Brzeskiego (1597), which defends the canonical validity of the synod, adding a historical retrospec- tive to justify the need to overcome schism. These works became important catalysts in the development of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which proved its viability during the period of persecution and entered the post-communist era as a most creative spiritual force, combining the careful nurturing of local church tradition with the universality of the apostolic mission.
La transdisciplina y la Educación Superior
Authors: Aguilar-Fernández Mario , Escobar Graciela Salgado
Published: June 2022

En la configuración integral de la sociedad entorno a un mundo sustentable, la Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible juega un papel clave, en donde, las Instituciones de Educación Superior se consideran sus principales impulsoras. Si bien, la generación de conocimiento es indispensable para el desarrollo sostenible, también lo es el diálogo entre los diferentes campos del conocimiento, los valores, la participación colectiva y el aprendizaje social. Ante esta condición, la Transdisciplina ha surgido como una solución a los problemas complejos actuales, a través de la cual se busca explorar lo que existe entre y más allá de los límites disciplinarios, abarcando los múltiples niveles de la realidad. Este trabajo hace una revisión de 32 artículos en la frontera del conocimiento, respecto a las publicaciones sobre trandisciplina y Educación Superior en la Web of Science. Se analizó la finalidad y método de cada publicación. Con base en los resultados, el 41% de las investigaciones utilizan el estudio de casos. De manera general, se acentúa en la necesidad de planes, programas y acciones educativas con un enfoque transdisciplinario, que contribuyan a la mejora de las experiencias de Educación Superior y el aprendizaje para hacer frente a este mundo cambiante y complejo.
La práctica profesional como escenario de formación para aprender a convivir
Authors: Morales Bermúdez Javier Mauricio , Heredia Peña Martha Liliana
Published: June 2022

La pertinencia de la formación universitaria en respuesta a las demandas del contexto se evidencia en el ejercicio de la práctica profesional y en el desempeño de los egresados en el medio social y académico. Sin embargo, algunos estudios señalan que los empleadores resaltan la necesidad de fortalecer las competencias blandas incluidas las socioemocionales que son la base de la convivencia social. Este escrito persigue poner en relieve el aprender para convivir desde las relaciones interpersonales para fortalecer el ejercicio de las prácticas profesionales en los diferentes escenarios de actuación. Se parte, de los resultados obtenidos en la investigación realizada con estudiantes de práctica profesional de dos Universidades ubicadas en la ciudad de Bogotá-Colombia, con el propósito de indagar sobre las dificultades y aciertos en el manejo de la comunicación y su incidencia en el relacionamiento interpersonal y la convivencia, como base del buen entendimiento para el logro de los objetivos de la práctica profesional. Entre los resultados cabe destacar que los estudiantes de práctica empresarial cuentan con cursos de formación en habilidades de comunicación y cultura ciudadana, pero estos no han impactado en las habilidades, capacidades y actitudes de los estudiantes al observar dificultades en la expresión oral y en el intercambio de códigos culturales con otras personas en los lugares de práctica. Se concluye la necesidad de revisar las metodologías de los profesores que potencien estas capacidades de interacción y las posibilidades de intercambio de experiencias y conocimientos con otras poblaciones externas y en contextos diversos.

Palabras clave: Convivencia, comunicación, relaciones interpersonales, práctica profesional, educación superior
Dimensiones del Pensamiento Divergente en la formación de los docentes de la Licenciatura en Educación Infantil de la Facultad de Educación de la Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana
Authors: Hernández Cortés Mónica Carolina
Published: June 2022

Esta propuesta de investigación es el resultado de la experiencia compartida en la estrategia de movilidad académica de la Cátedra Itinerante, infancias y paz que se viene efectuando con de diez instituciones de educación superior que tienen programas de Licenciatura en educación infantil de forma presencial en la ciudad de Bogotá y desde la modalidad virtual y distancia tradicional; impactando al territorio colombiano. De esta manera, se logra convocar a las y los estudiantes a asumir una postura de análisis crítico frente a las realidades que permean las prácticas educativas como parte del ejercicio académico que promueve la construcción colectiva de conocimiento. La recolección de la información se da a través de una revisión de documentos institucionales y de fundamentación teórica que articulados a los planteamientos que propone Guilford, (1950) referidos a: a) fluencia o capacidad de generar muchas ideas diferentes; b) flexibilidad y c) originalidad se relacionan con los Planes Analíticos de Curso (PAC) del área fundamentación disciplinar e interdisciplinar del programa.

 

Palabras Clave: Pensamiento Divergente, Currículo, Planes Analíticos de Curso.
Gamificación para el aprendizaje
Authors: Valenzuela Miguel Ángel
Published: June 2022

El mundo entero está experimentando una revolución tecnológica, que atraviesa prácticamente todos los ámbitos de la experiencia humana, especialmente el de la educación.  Es precisamente desde este ámbito (las ciencias educativas) donde se ha constatado que la motivación, la implicación y el autocompromiso, por nombrar algunos aspectos, son la verdadera clave para un aprendizaje significativo. Una alternativa en esta dirección, y que ya están aplicando con éxito muchos profesionales del área, es la llamada gamificación, pero tanto su aparición como su uso no han estado exentos de polémicas. A pesar de la relevancia de este emergente y controvertido recurso educativo, no existen muchas investigaciones en español que sinteticen y ofrezcan una introducción conceptual al mundo de la gamificación en el ámbito del aprendizaje. Basándonos en una revisión conceptual de las teorías existentes en el ámbito del juego y la gamificación, este artículo se propone como una breve guía teórica para introducirse en las implicaciones didácticas que tiene la gamificación como recurso de aprendizaje. A partir de la presente revisión, se constata la importancia social del juego como fenómeno formativo y la pertinencia del uso de la gamificación como recurso didáctico en los contextos de aprendizaje.
Educación Sexual en América Latina: una revisión del estado del arte en Colombia, Chile, México y Uruguay
Authors: Moreno Vargas Sonia Patricia , Santibañez Bravo Marcos Andrés
Published: June 2022

El presente trabajo hace una revisión del estado del arte sobre la educación sexual en Colombia, Chile, México y Uruguay, y muestra los avances en derechos humanos y derechos sexuales y reproductivos en las cuatro naciones. Educar en la sexualidad a las nuevas generaciones ha implicado logros, retrocesos y resistencias, ya que, a través de casi cinco décadas se ha planteado una discusión continua sobre cuáles son los contenidos más apropiados, qué valores se deben fomentar, qué métodos se deben utilizar y quienes deben ser los responsables de llevar a cabo este proceso en los establecimientos educacionales. La legislación y acuerdos internacionales en la materia han servido de referente para la implementación de políticas públicas en salud sexual y reproductiva y de políticas educativas que garanticen el derecho de niñas, niños y adolescentes a recibir una educación sexual de calidad. A pesar de los avances en algunos aspectos como higiene, salubridad y control del crecimiento poblacional, aún falta fortalecer el reconocimiento y vivencia de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, en especial en temas de diversidad sexual y equidad de género, ya que en los colegios se siguen presentando situaciones de bullying hacia niños, niñas y adolescentes con identidades u orientaciones sexuales diversas, así mismo, la violencia de género y el feminicidio siguen siendo una constante para la sociedad latinoamericana.
A study on ways to raise pragmatic awareness in Movie English: Based on L1 translation
Authors:   The English Teathers Association in Korea, Rho Yoon-Ah
Published: June 2022

This paper investigated how to raise pragmatic awareness through movies. Seven undergraduate students participated in this case study: two beginners (A, B), two intermediate learners (C, D), and three advanced learners (E, F, G). The study used movie scripts, with L1 translation of the scripts as the activity to raise participants’ pragmatic awareness. During the translation activity, the researcher instructed the participants implicitly (mainly talking about movie storylines) and explicitly (teacher’s explanation about appropriate language items). The participants completed two tests: recall and awareness. The result showed that all participants were excellent in the recall test regardless of their language fluency. Participants A, C, E, and G tended to focus on language items, but B, D, and F preferred the movie storyline in the awareness test. Also, participant A showed that he could perceive pragmatic awareness even though he was a beginner. Overall, the responses to this activity are subject to individual differences than to English fluency or the differences between implicit or explicit instruction. In addition, the data indicated that L1 translation was a key factor in blurring the boundary between implicit and explicit activities. No participants compartmentalized between implicit and explicit areas in the L1 translation.
An analysis of the effects of English teaching and learning based on interactive read-alouds
Authors:   The English Teathers Association in Korea, Yook Cheong-Min
Published: June 2022

This study examines the impact of an interactive read-aloud program on students’ attitudes toward English language learning and cognition of racial and physical differences. Interactive read-aloud is an instructional context in which the teacher reads aloud a selected picture book to the whole class and strategically provides students with opportunities for discussion and class activities. Sixteen elementary school students participated in an eight-week-long program. They were exposed to interactive readalouds of 16 English picture books. Data was collected through a series of three interviews with participants, interviews with the mothers of three of the participants, and reflective journals kept by three assistant teachers. From the analysis of the data, the study found that 1) the interactive read-aloud program was effective in cultivating positive attitudes toward English language learning by strengthening motivation and boosting confidence, 2) it possibly influenced students to have positive attitudes toward and perceptions of persons with disabilities, but 3) its impact on their attitudes toward and perceptions of racial difference was not ascertained clearly. The study ends with a discussion of implications the findings have for EFL education for children, teacher education programs, and educators in Korea.
Pendekatan Parenting Berbasis Al-Qur’an: Kajian Tematik Atas Ayat-Ayat Komunikasi Orang Tua Dan Anak Usia Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Dalam Qs Luqman Ayat 13-19
Authors: Fawaid Achmad , Hasanah Rif’ah
Published: June 2022

Usia anak Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (6-12 tahun) merupakan usia ketika setiap anak pertama kali memenuhi persyaratan dasar dalam memperoleh pengetahuan, mengembangkan sikap, dan membangun karakter. Dalam hal ini peran orang tua menjadi sangat penting baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung dalam mempengaruhi pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak. Namun, masih jarang ditemukan penelitian yang membahas komunikasi orang tua-anak, baik dalam hal pengasuhan dan pendidikan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana komunikasi parenting yang efektif antara orang tua dan anak yang terdapat dalam QS. Luqman ayat 13-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan tematik, yang berusaha mendeskripsikan pola komunikasi orang tua dan anak di usia MI/SD berdasarkan QS. Luqman ayat 13-19. Penelitian ini menghasil menunjukkan pola komunikasi Luqman dalam mendidik puteranya serta nasehat-nasehat Luqman kepada mereka, antara lain mencakup 1) tidak mempersekutukan Allah SWT, 2) berbakti kepada orang tua, 3) berbuat baik dan beramal sholih, 4) menegakkan amar ma’ruf dan nahi mungkar, 5) berkasih sayang dan lemah lembut, 6) berakhlak mulia dan tidak sombong, 7) dan bertauhid sejak usia muda, karena tauhid adalah nilai terpenting dan dasar dari semua ilmu pengetahuan.
Pemanfaatan Aplikasi Zepeto Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Budaya Islam Untuk Siswa Kelas 4 SD/MI
Authors: Salsabil Safna Alfath , Amanda Dhea , Adilah Raisya Rahma , Aeni Ani Nur
Published: June 2022

Berbagai aplikasi yang berkembang di masa sekarang tentu sangat banyak jenis nya, tidak hanya digunakan sebagai satu fungsi saja, tetapi bisa dimanfaatkan untuk beberapa fungsi. Seperti halnya pada aplikasi zepetto ini selain digunakan sebagai aplikasi game tetapi bisa dimanfaatkan juga sebagai aplikasi pembuat karakter untuk mengembangkan video animasi agar lebih menarik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memanfaatkan dan meneliti kelayakan aplikasi zepetto di dalam pembuatan media pembelajaran berbasis video animasi tentang kebudayaan islam untuk siswa  kelas IV SD/MI yaitu tentang kebudayaan isra mi’raj. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode D&D atau design and development dimana model penelitiannya merupakan studi yang sistematis terhadap proses desain, pengembangan, dan evaluasi dengan tujuan untuk menetapkan dasar empiris dalam penciptaan sebuah produk, data diambil melalui angket,wawancara,serta observasi langsung di sebuah sekolah dasar terhadap guru dan siswa kelas IV SD/MI. Di dalam hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran berbasis video animasi oleh aplikasi zepetto ini mampu menarik minat siswa sehingga lebih antusias ketika akan dilaksanakan pembelajaran dan siswa tidak merasa monoton karena pembelajaran disajikan secara audio visual.
Penggunaan E-Book ASS (Anak Sholeh Sholehah) untuk Meningkatkan Perilaku Hemat Dalam Kehidupan Sehari – hari Untuk Siswa Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Pradita Adnia Rianti , Mustika Della , Ainny Tunny Nur , Aeni Ani Nur
Published: June 2022

E-book adalah sebuah buku yang berbentuk elektronik atau digital yang berisi mengenai informasi , panduan, tutorial, novel, layaknya buku pada umumnya. E - Book (Electronic Book) ini hanya bisa dibuka dan dibaca dengan menggunakan perangkat gadget seperti dengan menggunakan komputer, tablet, dan handphone pintar. Penelitian ini diharapkan dan bertujuan untuk memberikan sebuah pemahaman dan pembelajaran kepada anak SD di daerah Sumedang mengenai bagaimana cara berhemat pada kehidupan sehari-hari serta diharapkan E-Book tersebut dapat / mampu memberikan pembelajaran yang memiliki daya guna bagi subjek penelitian maupun umum. Metode yang kami lakukan yaitu dengan menggunakan metode kuantitatif dan survey melalui google form. Salah satu tujuan adanya E-Book ini ialah agar peserta didik dapat mengetahui bagaimana cara mengunakan E-Book secara online . Pengimplikasian pendidikan mengenai berhemat untuk dapat diajarkan kepada siswa sekolah dasar sangatlah penting mengingat, dengan hal tersebut akan memiliki dampak seperti siswa dapat mengetahui bagaimana cara menabung yang baik, dan cara berhemat.
Persepsi Wirausahawan terhadap Perkembangan Usaha di Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Juneli Juni Artha , Destiani Fanny , Awaliyah Ammalia Syifa , Nugraha Dadan
Published: June 2022

Persepsi diartikan sebagai suatu proses mengenali, menyusun serta menafsirkan suatu informasi guna memberikan pemahaman yang berguna mengenai informasi tersebut. Penelitian ini mengangkat mengenai persepsi wirausahawan terhadap usaha dimasa pandemi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apa saja yang dirasakan wirausahawan terhadap kegiatan usahanya selama pandemi ini. Partisipan pada penelitian ini adalah satu orang wirausahawan dengan kegiatan usaha membuka warung kecil di rumah pribadinya yang berada di wilayah, Kabupaten Sumedang, Jawa Barat. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik kuisioner dan observasi serta dilaksanakan dengan cara wawancara secara langsung kepada pelaku usaha. Pendekatan yang digunakan yaitu pendekatan kualitatif dan desain penelitiannya adalah studi kasus. Masa pandemi saat ini dikatakan membawa dampak buruk bagi pelaku usaha. Sebab, dengan adanya masa pandemi penghasilan yang didapat menjadi berkurang dari yang biasanya. Selain itu, dikarenakan banyaknya orang yang mengalami PHK maka persaingan dagang dilingkungan pun semakin merebak.  Hal tersebut menjadikan pelaku usaha untuk lebih keras lagi memutar pikiran guna menghadapi persaingan pasar dan menstabilkan pendapatan.
Current diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome: A review
Authors: Hidayati Hanik Badriyah , Subadi Imam , Fidiana Fidiana , Puspamaniar Vania Ayu
Published: June 2022

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition when median nerve, located in the carpal tunnel, is being suppressed by the surrounding structure. In 1854, the first clinical narration of median nerve compression in a carpal tunnel was found. CTS causes pain, tingling, and weakness in the half ring finger, middle finger, index finger, and thumb. These complaints lead the patients to seek medical help by a visiting doctor. CTS has become the major cause of upper extremity chronic neuropathic pain. CTS affects women 3.6 times more than men. This would cause high costs in medical treatment, rehabilitation, work hours lost compensation, initial pension costs, and new worker training. This makes CTS as a major problem in the field of employment. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs as a result of chronic repetitive forceful work and other risk factors such as sex, age, heredity, hormonal, and weight. Knowledge of the diagnosis and comprehensive management of CTS are important to the doctor. Recent management based on the newest guidelines are important for clinician knowledge update. Correct diagnosis will lead to appropriate management based on recent CTS guidelines, which in turn will improve the quality of life for patients with CTS. This article will comprehensively discuss the diagnosis and recent management.

Abbreviations:  CTS - Carpal tunnel syndrome; NHIS - National Health Interview Study; EDX - Electrodiagnostic studies; SCT - Scratch Collapse Test; CSA - Cross-sectional area; PRP - Platelet-rich plasma; LLLT - Low-Level Laser Therapy; US – Ultrasound; DN - Dry needling; ECTR - Endoscopic carpal tunnel release; PDI - perineural dextrose injection; BCTQ - Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire

Key word: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS); neuropathy; pain; numbness; safe working environment; human; disease

Citation: Hidayati HB, Subadi I, Fidiana, Puspamaniar VA. Current diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome: A review. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(3):394-404. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i3.1902

Received: August 16, 2021; Reviewed: April 24, 2022; Accepted: April 28, 2022
Accidental extubation in a patient with Pierre-Robin syndrome: a case report
Authors: Czajkowska Karolina , Germanova Liuba , Bettencourt João
Published: June 2022

The Pierre Robin syndrome (PRS) is characterized by a clinical triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis and airway obstruction. These patients frequently require anesthesia for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and may present a significant challenge to the anesthesiologist in charge. The principal difficulties when approaching these patients are related to the airway management.

We present a case of a 4 years old boy with a PRS, scheduled to undergo elective tympanoplasty. We performed an awake intubation with a fiberscope without complications. At the beginning of the surgery we verified an accidental extubation of the patient and we initiated attempts of manual ventilation, but without success. Due to hypoxemia and severe bradycardia, the patient suffered a cardiac arrest. We initiated advanced life support maneuvers and at this point the manual ventilation with a face mask was established. The patient recovered the sinus rhythm and we managed to intubate him again with a fiberscope. In conclusion, in case of patients with PRS it is essential to plan in advance the airway management approach and make sure that after establishing an intubation, the tube is firmly secured, as an accidental extubation might lead to catastrophic events.

Key words: Pediatric anesthesia; Accidental extubation; Perioperative complications; Pierre Robin syndrome; Perioperative cardiac arrest

Citation: Czajkowska K, Germanova L, João Bettencourt J. Accidental extubation in a patient with Pierre-Robin syndrome: a case report. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(3):416-418. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i3.1903

Received: Nov 17, 2019; Reviewed: Dec 10, 2019; Accepted: Dec 28, 2019
Intraperitoneal bupivacaine alone or with dexmedetomidine for post-operative analgesia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective randomized comparative study
Authors: Shankar Shiv , Gupta Bikram Kumar , Singh Madhup Kumar , Pandey Arun Raj , Dwivedi Vandana , Sachan Sumit
Published: June 2022

Background & objetives: Laparoscopic procedures are usually followed by postoperative pain of variable intensity. The pain occurs due to streching of the visceral organs and peritoneum. We compared the antinociceptive effect of intraperitoneal instillation of bupivacaine with a combination of bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine in laparoscopic surgery. We assessed the quality of analgesia, time to the first request of rescue analgesia and total analgesics required in the first 24 h.

Methodology: After institutional ethical committee approval a total of 162 patients were selected, out of which 81 patients were allocated into two groups using table of randomization. Group B received 0.25 % bupivacaine 50 ml with 5 ml normal saline and Group BD received 0.25 % bupivacaine 50 ml plus dexmedetomidine 1 µg/kg diluted in 5 ml of normal saline intraperitoneally.

Results: We found a significant difference between mean VAS scores of the two groups in all time points (p < 0.05). There was significant difference between mean time to the first request for analgesia and the mean total dose for analgesic required (p < 0.05) in between both groups.

Conclusion: We conclude that intraperitoneal instillation of dexmedetomidine 1 µg kg in combination with bupivacaine 0.25% in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy significantly reduces the postoperative pain and analgesic requirement in postoperative period when compared to bupivacaine 0.25% alone.

Abbreviations: VAS – Visual analog scale; NS - Normal saline; PACU - post‑anesthesia care unit; HR – Heart rate;

Key words: Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage; Bupivacaine / administration & dosage; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects; Dexmedetomidine, Intraperitoneal; Bupivacaine; Visual analogue scale; Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative / diagnosis; Pain, Postoperative / etiology; Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control

Citation: Shankar S, Gupta BK, Singh MK, Pandey AR, Dwivedi V, Sachan S. Intraperitoneal bupivacaine alone or with dexmedetomidine for post-operative analgesia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective randomized comparative study. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(3):347-351. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i3.1909

Received: August 09, 2021; Reviewed: November 19, 2021; Accepted: December 09, 2021
A multinational online survey on the current perioperative practice for the management of patients with diabetes mellitus: a descriptive study
Authors: Khan Tariq Hayat , Karim Habib Md Reazaul , Sharma Apurb , Abayadeera Anuja U. , Alam Md Rabiul
Published: June 2022

Background & Objective: Diabetes mellitus is widely prevalent and significantly impacts the perioperative outcome. We aimed to assess the perioperative practice for managing diabetes mellitus patients and variation across different establishments.

Methodology: A questionnaire-based online survey was conducted for the present cross-sectional, multinational study; data collection followed a snowball method and was conducted from November 2020 to January 2021. Responses were presented in absolute number and percentage scale, and response rates among the subgroups were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test; p < 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: Responses from 556 out of 637 from six South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries were analyzed. A considerable amount of practice variation was noted; variation increased as the invasiveness of surgery increased. Perioperative insulin administration strategy and case postponement based on blood sugar level differed between the teaching and non-teaching sectors and private and public sectors. However, a majority (64.8%) of the respondents did not favor postponing a case based on the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level. Confusion and diverse opinions were present even for emergency cases, including postponement based on blood sugar.

Conclusion: There is a wide variation in the perioperative practice for managing diabetes mellitus patients. The variation increases with the increasing invasiveness of surgery. Although there were similar practices between private versus public sectors and teaching versus non-teaching institutions, significant differences were noticed about case postponement, indicating that an authoritative guideline is the need of the hour.

Key words: HbA1c level; Sugar, Cut-off; Sugar level; Anesthesia; Perioperative practice; Hyperglycemia

Trial Registration: The study was an online survey and as per the clinical trial registry of India, it was not required to be registered.

Citation: Karim HMR, Sharma A, Khan TH, Abayadeera AU, Alam MR. A multinational online survey on the current perioperative practice for the management of patients with diabetes mellitus: a descriptive study. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(1):382-390. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i3.1914

Received: April 27, 2021; Reviewed: October 11, 2021; Accepted: December 16, 2021
Exploring the English Language Skills Needed at Engineering Companies
Authors: Aswirawan Maria Yosefina Meinadia Sekar Kinanti , Lawi Ansarullah
Published: June 2022

This paper reports the results of an English language needs analysis carried out at different multinational engineering companies in Batam, Indonesia. Through the implementation of needs analysis questionnaire to 50 engineers from various engineering companies, the perceived importance and frequency of linguistic needs of learners in terms of skills and sub-skills are specified. The results show that most engineers perceived reading as the most important skill, followed by listening, writing, and speaking; whereas, in terms of frequency, reading has also been perceived as the most frequent skill, followed by listening, writing and speaking. Emphasis should be put on receptive skills (a total mean score of 16.048) rather than productive skills (a total mean score of 15.423). However, findings also depict those engineers considered some of the oral communicative event(s) such as reporting work to superiors to be very frequent at work. The implications of the findings indicate that materials design and development should consider the incorporation of workplace scenarios as the basis for activities.
CORRELATION OF TMPRSS2-ERG GENE FUSION STATUS WITH CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN PROSTATE CANCER OF IRAQI PATIENTS
Authors: A. Ammar K. , Altaee M. F.
Published: June 2022

The aim of this study was to establish the existence and interaction of TMPRSS2 – ERG gene fusion status with clinicopathological features of prostate cancer patients. This research consisted of 123 embedded formalin-fixed tissues obtained from the prostate tumor patients. The above gene fusion is detected through the technique of fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) by means of a triple color probe. Seven samples have not been scored due to technical difficulties and 46 patients have fusion (39.6%), while the remaining (70) have not been seen with fusion. Of the 46 fusion-positive, 17 (36%) were caused by ERG-translocation, of the other 29 (63%) were caused by the interstitial segment deletion between the two genes due to their sequential position. In order to find a substantial correlation between 116 patients (fusion took place in 46 and non-fusion in 70) with clinicopathological features, the following findings were calculated: Our findings recorded non-significant correlation at age, BMI and tumor size at which (P-value >0.05).While results showed significant association with: pathological T stage (P value = 0.011), Gleason score (P value = 0.002), perineural invasion (P value = 0.047) and PSA (P value = 0.033). The clinicopathological features which had a considerable correlation with fusion status are very important as they aid the doctors in prognosis and treatment of such tumor.
BIODEGRADATION OF SOME ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS BY LACCASE PRODUCED FROM TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM USING SOLID STATE FERMENTATION
Authors: I. Sura N. , Hashim A. J. , Abood W. M.
Published: June 2022

Trichoderma harzianum produced 5.383 U/mg of laccase in solid state fermentation (SSF) using 10gm of wheat bran as substrate with moisture content 1:0.7 w/v, using  4 plugs×5mm as inoculums size, for 7 days at 28C°. Laccase was partially purified with 7.260 fold and yield 84.01% by ion exchange chromatography DEAE-cellulose. Partially purified laccase had an optimum pH of 4 and was stable in pH range from 3.5 to 5.5. The optimum temperature for laccase activity was 35C° and stability was range from 15 to 35C° with 1h of incubation. The ability of T. harzianum isolate to decolorize textile dyes on solid media appears completely decolorization of Blue dye with concentrations 50,100 and partially decolorized with concentration 150,200 and 250 ppm, while the Yellow dye and Red dye were completely decolorized at 50 ppm concentration. The ability of partial purified laccase to degradation of phenol was completely occurs in concentration 5, 10 but  at 20, 50 and 100 ppm about 90.94%, 93.93%and 36.78% respectively, while furfural degradation  at 5 and 10 ppm  was about 86.84%  and 68.66% respectively which detected using HPLC technique.
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF NEMATODE WORMS PARABRONEMA SKRJABINI IN CAMELS (Camelus dromedaries) IN IRAQ
Authors: Fadhil Ali I. , Abed Houida H. , Fadel S. R. , Al-Zubaidi M.Th. S.
Published: June 2022

The current study was designed for analysis of the pattern of the nucleotide sequence of the tissue DNA isolates based on the ITS2,28SrDNA gene by the traditional polymerase chain reaction. All amplicons were well suited for the prepared primer with size 873 bp . and identical ratio ranged 87.2- 98% of the same species, as included a high similarity of the isolates taken camels in Iran and Iraq related to Parabronema skrjabini . Phylogenic tree inferred the degree of relatedness between 28SrDNA sequences deposited in the international nucleotide bank sequence database (NCBI). The sequence of Parabronema skrjabini was recorded in the Genbank under accession number MT742154.1.
Conductas asociadas al suicidio y su relación con el apoyo social y la sintomatología depresiva
Authors: Santillán Torres Torija Carolina , Eguiluz Romo Luz de Lourdes , Ortiz Texis Zyanya Zazhyl , Campos Martínez Angélica María
Published: June 2022

La mortalidad por suicidio en jóvenes ha aumentado de manera constante en México en los últimos 40 años. El aislamiento es una conducta que suelen presentar los jóvenes con síntomas de depresión, que es el trastorno más frecuente en las personas que han presentado conductas asociadas al suicidio. Por lo que el objetivo del estudio fue conocer la prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva, conocer los niveles de apoyo social, y conocer si hay asociación entre suicidio, depresión y el apoyo social en estudiantes universitarios de licenciaturas del área de la salud, en una muestra de 119 estudiantes de una universidad pública, quienes respondieron a las escalas PHQ-9 (Diez-Quevedo, Rangil, Sánchez-Planell, Kroenke & Spitzer, 2001) y Apoyo social. Como resultados se encontró que hubo niveles de depresión más altos en estudiantes pertenecientes a la comunidad de la diversidad sexual. No se encontró una asociación entre sexo y depresión, aunque la media de los hombres resultó con una puntuación más elevada, comparada con la de las mujeres. En lo que respecta al apoyo social, la población homosexual presentó niveles menores; y en mujeres, el índice es más alto comparado con los hombres. En la población sin intentos previos de suicidio, los participantes presentaron mayor apoyo social y menor índice de depresión. La asociación entre suicidio, depresión y apoyo social; indicó una correlación inversamente proporcional, a mayor apoyo social decrementan, la variable de depresión, así como la variable de intentos suicidas.
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERY FOR A HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC DURING THE ERA OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Gopal NN , Bhardwaj Aman , Singh Amit Kumar , Pandey Satya Deo , Dubey Saurabh Anand , Gupta Pankaj
Published: June 2022

A herniated lumbar disc occurs when the nucleus pulposus or annulus brosis of the disc protrudes beyond the intervertebral disc space. The patient
frequently complains of lower back pain, and radiological evaluation conrms the diagnosis. The most frequent spinal operation is lumbar disc
herniation surgery. The study aims to compare patients' health-related quality of life before and after surgery for a herniated lumbar disc during the
timeframe of the COVID 19 epidemic. Patients who had elective lumbar discectomy at SRN hospital in Prayagraj between September 2020 and
September 2021 were selected for this cross-sectional research. Euroqol (EQ-5D) and VAS scores were used to measure health-related quality of
life. Scores were taken before surgery and again after 6 months of follow-up. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to undertake a
multivariate analysis of the pre-operative ratings. Similarly, 6 months following surgery, an analysis was performed, and a comparison was made.
The major risk factor in patients who did not improve or who had a lower quality of life was smoking. The ndings of our study can be used as part of
a patient's pre-operative agreement to raise awareness and cooperation, as well as to aid rehabilitation during Pandemic times.
CRITICALAPPRAISAL OF MODEL CURRICULUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY INDIA AGAINST ENTRY TO PRACTICE PHYSIOTHERAPY CURRICULUM 2009 CANADA
Authors: Damke Umanjali’s , Prakash Mishra Ved
Published: June 2022

Physiotherapy profession is recognized Globally for its signicant role in improving health and wellbeing and is known for having lucrative careers
abroad. Canada is one of the destinations preferred by Indian physiotherapy students. Indian students need to undergo credential evaluation as the
education has to be substantially equivalent to Canadian educational level in order to register for masters. It is therefore imperative that analysis of
the graduate curriculum of Canada and India needs to be undertaken to address whether the content meets the needs of the curriculum. So, the
content inclusions of the two curricula were analysed and compared for their matchability and Nonmatchability. On comparison it is observed that
the approach availed in the structuring of Canadian Curriculum is integrated teaching Learning approach as against segmented approach in the
Indian curriculum. The competencies segregation in the Canadian Curriculum is therefore observed to be effectively linked with specic
competencies as against the Indian Curriculum which falls short on the said count.
KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF HAND WASHING AMONG HEALTH WORKERS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN KOLKATA
Authors: Imran MD , Dasgupta Indraneel , Das Subhendu
Published: June 2022

Introduction: Nosocomial infections due to poor hand hygiene are a major cause of increasing morbidity, mortality and health care costs among hospitalized patients worldwide. The high prevalence of these infections, as high as 19%, in developing countries poses a challenge to health care providers. Hand hygiene is considered the single most cost-effective public health measure for preventing health care associated infection (HCAI). Aims: To assess the compliance, identify factors inuencing compliance and to study the knowledge, attitude and perceptions associated with HH among health care workers (HCW). Materials and method: This was a single centre cross sectional study from tertiary care hospital in kolkata, India from February 2021 – February – 2022 were included all healthcare workers who are directly involved in management of the patient (Doctors, Nursing stuff, paramedic stuff and group D stuff) in this study. Result: Knowledge about proper and consistent hand washing prevents infections in health facilities was signicantly high in doctor group [49(98.0%)], in nurse group [47(94.05%)] and in others group [43(86.0%)]. (P=0.0488). Knowledge about no need for hand washing for those who perform their activity with caution was signicantly more in others group [13(26.0%)] and in nurse group [3(6.0%)]. (P<0.0001). Doctor had [48(96.0%)] always and [2(4.0%)] usually practice of hand washing about after contact with patients, most of the nursess had always [38(76.0%)], Usually [7(14.0%)], often [3(6.0%)] and somestimes 2(4.0%) practice of hand washing about after contact with patients and lower number of others had [5(10.0%)] often ,[6(12.0%)] somestimes, [18(36.0%)] always and [18(36.0%)] Usually practice of hand washing about after contact with patients but this was statistically signicant (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Majority of the study participants were knowledgeable. However, they had poor practice of hand washing
HYBRID MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY LOOPS – AN EMERGING NEED FOR TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEARTS WITH NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES.
Authors: Kumar Radhakrishnan Pradeep , Ananyajyothi Ambat Gayathri , Nageshwar Rao Pulivarthi , A K Bisoi , Prasad Siva , Murthy Satyanarayana , M R S Satyanarayana , Ravishankar Ravishankar , Srinivas Srinivas , Jeevanandam Valluvan , P Venugopal
Published: June 2022

Circulatory assist devices need to be tested at various levels prior to human implantation. These include numerical simulations, lab and animal
testing, tissue computability prior to human trials that would scale in terms of complexity of indications and participant load. Mock circulatory
loops though not ideal offer the best current equivalents of gold standard for such purposes in the in vitro domain. These could be very simple
hydraulic loops to complex hydraulic loop interface with computers. These need to replicate both right and left circulatory systems coupled with
vascular compliances and resistances. It should recreate the perfusion rates and pressures that exist in normal systemic and pulmonary vasculature
for both normal and heart failure models. These rigs greatly reduce the device evaluation costs by mimicking nature though vasomotor responses in
the normal human body may require complicated evaluation models to be deciphered in future by use of evolving technologies. Following
mechanical evaluation on the mock circulatory loop actual animal testing would give the experimental proof of concept. The basic requirements are
that of a pump, ow channels, compliance chambers with monitoring of pressure and resistance changes using pressure and ow sensors. It serves
as a safe low cost training and evaluating platform. Virtual mock loop simulation tool can simulate the hemodynamics using a lumped-parameter
model for systemic/pulmonary circulation characteristic inputs values for impedance, systolic and diastolic ventricular compliance, beat rate, and
blood volume and characteristics of the cardiac chambers and valves. VML contains several different lumped parameter models for selection and
evaluation. It also stores and organizes data from different origins that makes comparison easier. For new total articial heart models the advantage
of a dual approach emerges with use of hybrid mechanical circulatory loop.
EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUMENT-ASSISTED SOFT TISSUE MOBILIZATION (IASTM) AND CUPPING THERAPY ON NON SPECIFIC NECK PAIN WITH MOBILITY DEFICIT IN DESK JOB PROFESSIONALS
Authors: Jain Piyush , Misra Anand , Pal Akshay , Tiwari Priyanka
Published: June 2022

Background:There is limited evidence available which support that Instrument assisted Mobilization (IASTM) and Cupping Therapy can be used
as an intervention in the management of mechanical Neck Pain.
Study Design: experimental study design & 20 to 50 years of age, both male and female.
Methods: Patients diagnosed in Desk Job Professionals With non-Specic Neck Pain and mobility decit underwent a standard evaluation
including the Neck disability Index (NDI), and active Neck range of motion (ANROM). 100 patients were randomly divided in two groups, to be
st treated with either Conventional therapy or Cupping and IASTM tool approach. Outcomes of treatment were captured on the before treatment 1
th day and after 6 week of the treatment session.
Results: The data was analyzed using sample 't' test In this study after administration of exercises, the Neck Disability index of Desk job
Professionals of both the groups, Aand B were improved. But, Better Disability index experienced by Desk job Professionals of group Athan Desk
Job Professionals of group B. Overall, the pain status was found to be different after administration of exercises in groups.
At post intervention, the mean difference in Neck Disability index among Desk job Professionals between group A and group B were statistically
highly signicant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: In this study the result showed that the Desk job Professionals intervened with Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
(IASTM) and Cupping Therapy with conservative treatment is better and more improved in angles of neck exion and extension, lateral rotation,
bending at right and left sides and neck disability index, than Desk job Professionals treated with conservative treatment alone.
A Novel Recursive Least-Squares Adaptive Method For Streaming Tensor-Train Decomposition With Incomplete Observations
Authors: Thanh Le Trung , abed-meraim karim , Linh-Trung Nguyen , hafiane adel
Published: June 2022

Abstract: Tensor tracking which is referred to as online (adaptive) decomposition of streaming tensors has recently gained much attention in the signal processing community due to the fact that many modern applications generate a huge number of multidimensional data streams over time. In this paper, we propose an effective tensor tracking method via the tensor-train format for decomposing high-order incomplete streaming tensors. On the arrival of new data, the proposed algorithm minimizes a weighted least-squares objective function accounting for both missing values and time-variation constraints on the underlying tensor-train cores, thanks to the recursive least-squares filtering technique and the block coordinate descent framework. Our algorithm is fully capable of tensor tracking from noisy, incomplete, and high-dimensional observations in both static and time-varying environments. Its tracking ability is validated with several experiments on both synthetic and real data.

Code: https://github.com/thanhtbt/ATT-miss/

Comment: Accepted by Signal Processing Journal

 
An Accurate Combined Source Integral Equation for Perfect Electrically Conducting Bodies
Authors: Kornprobst Jonas , Eibert Thomas F.
Published: June 2022

The electric field integral equation (EFIE) for perfect electrically conducting objects is augmented by a weak form combined source side condition. Thereby, the solution of the resulting combined source integral equation (CSIE) is unique and the interior resonance problem is circumvented. The discretization of electric and magnetic surface current densities and the testing of the electric field is solely performed with Rao-Wilton-Glission functions. Simulation results of scattering by a sphere demonstrate the good iterative solver convergence and excellent accuracy, as compared to EFIE as well as magnetic and combined field integral equations.