bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparative evaluation of airway dynamics in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia with controlled ventilation using ProSeal laryngeal mask airway, I-Gel™ and Baska mask
Authors: Kumar Brijender , Gupta Bhanu , Thakur Aman , Rana Shelly , Garg Mohini , Nehria Maninder
Published: December 2022

Background and Aims:

TheProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) and I-Gel™ are second-generation supraglottic airway devices (SADs). The Baska mask is a SAD having a non-inflatable cuff with a tendency to increase the perilaryngeal seal with an increase in airway pressures. This study compared the efficacy of I-Gel™, PLMA and Baska mask with respect to airway dynamics in patients scheduled for laparoscopic surgeries under general anaesthesia (GA).

Methods:

Ninety patients, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II, aged 20–65 years scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy under GA were enroled. The patients were randomised into three groups: Group P (n = 30): airway secured using PLMA, Group I (n = 30): airway secured using I-Gel™ and Group B (n = 30): airway secured using Baska mask. The primary outcome was the change in dynamic compliance, and the secondary outcomes included insertion time, changes in peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) and oropharyngeal leak pressure (OLP) at different time intervals.

Results:

After insertion of the SADs, the dynamic compliance was highest in group B and least in the group I (p = 0.01). The maximum decrease in dynamic compliance was observed in group I. The insertion time for SAD placement was more in group P. The group B had least PIP as compared to groups P, I at insertion. After carboperitonium, groups P and B had comparable PIP, and group I had highest PIP (p = 0.001). OLP was highest in group B, whereas group I had least OLP.

Conclusion:

The airway dynamics are better maintained with Baska mask as compared to the PLMA and I-Gel™.
Tooth adornments, gems, and grills
Authors: Kaur Harpuneet
Published: December 2022

For many years and until now, tooth ornaments have been used as ornaments. Trends in dental jewelry right now include twinkles and dazzlers. They often consist of special glass or precious stone covered in an incredibly thin coating of multicarat gold plating. Glass crystals set on a thin layer of aluminum foil make up the tooth gems, which come in a variety of attractive colors. Accessories known as grills are used to mask the wearer's teeth. Gold, silver, or other metals are used to make grills, and the wearer has the option of adding stones to them. A person may occasionally have tooth loss as a result of issues with dental jewelry, such as tooth fracture and gum recession, plaque buildup, aspiration, allergy, or chronic injury to the neighboring teeth or mucosa. However, these problems can be minimized and the tooth gem will remain on the tooth for a longer amount of time if a person practices appropriate oral hygiene. Before inserting such structures, it is essential from a dental standpoint to advise patients of any possible risks and negative effects.
Referral and counter-referral practices in obstetric emergencies among health-care providers in selected health facilities in Plateau state, Nigeria
Authors: NSEMO Alberta David , MALAU Samuel Mahan Zakka , OJONG Idang Neji
Published: December 2022

Objective:

This study aimed to examine the referral and counter-referral practices in obstetric emergencies among health-care providers in selected health facilities in Plateau state of Nigeria.

Materials and Methods:

A concurrent embedded descriptive mixed method consisting of both quantitative and qualitative methods was adopted for the study. Participants (104) were recruited using multistage sampling and 8 participants using purposive sampling techniques for quantitative and qualitative aspects of the study, respectively. The three-phase delay model directed the study. A self-developed structured questionnaire and an in-depth interview guide were used to elicit quantitative and qualitative responses from the participants. Quantitative instrument was tested for reliability, while the qualitative instrument went through the rigors of qualitative data.

Results:

Findings revealed low level of referral and counter-referral practices as only 19 (18.27%) and 30 (28.85%), respectively, of care providers referred patients above 10 times in a year. The study also revealed inadequate human and material resources for referrals and counter-referrals. The mean on barriers to referral was 2.90, which was above the cutoff of mean of 2.50, which indicates that the barriers are militating against referral and counter-referral in obstetric emergencies.

Conclusions:

Low levels of referral and counter-referral practices are identified with inadequate resources among others posing as barriers. Therefore, provision of standard operational procedures/protocols in every health-care facility as well as provision of adequate material and skilled human resources among others is recommended to enhance referral and counter-referral network in obstetric emergencies. There is also a need for teamwork and synergy among all stakeholders in the referral chain.
Nurses and nursing students' knowledge regarding blood transfusion
Authors: GAUR Rakhi , MUDGAL Shiv Kumar , SUYAL Neha , SHARMA Suresh Kumar , AGARWAL Rajat , RAJ Ritu , JITENDER Chaturvedi
Published: December 2022

Objective:

The objective of this study is to measure and compare the knowledge of nursing students and nurses on blood transfusion in an Indian context.

Materials and Methods:

The present comparative, cross-sectional study enrolled 296 nurses and 177 nursing students through a purposive sampling from a medical university hospital and different nursing institutions. The data were collected in the month of June and July of year 2021, using a self-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire had two sections: Section-I contained demographic data (8 items for nurses and 5 for students) and section-II included 26 items that assessed nurses' and nursing students' knowledge on blood transfusion.

Results:

Findings indicated that nurses and nursing students had insufficient knowledge about blood transfusion. Nurses, however, had significantly greater total blood transfusion knowledge scores than nursing students (16.51 ± 3.85 vs. 12.10 ± 3.28; P < 0.001). The marital status (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =0.456, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.244, 0.853; P = 0.037), educational level (AOR = 5.072, 95% CI 1.982, 9.634 (P = 0.003); AOR = 6.540, 95% CI 2.54, 16.871; P = 0.001) and work experience (AOR = 0.216, 95% CI 0.067, 0.702 [P = 0.037]; AOR = 0.331, 95% CI 0.135, 0.811; P = 0.013) were the significant predictors of the level of knowledge among nurses. The attendance in any educational programme on blood transfusion (AOR = 0.225, 95% CI: 0.062, 0.818; P = 0.041) was a significant predictor of the level of knowledge among nursing students.

Conclusion:

Nurses and nursing students have unsatisfactory knowledge on blood transfusion; emphasizing the critical need for immediate and successful teaching activities in this area.
Nursing perspective of Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Gout with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Authors: LI Suqian , WANG Chun , LU Lin , TANG Ling , WANG Huaxin
Published: December 2022

Gout is a common rheumatism and its long-term recurrent attacks can cause joint destruction and deformity, even disability, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Chinese medicine plays a unique advantage in the treatment and rehabilitation of gout. To further standardize the diagnosis and treatment of gout with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine issued the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Gout with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in August 2021. Expert recommendations were made on the etiology and pathogenesis; diagnosis and classification standards; patient health management; and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment, prevention, and nursing of gout. This article interprets the guidelines from the nursing point of view, focusing on the detailed explanation of diet care, functional exercise, and appropriate techniques of traditional Chinese medicine for gout, in order to provide better clinical reference for high-quality nursing services for gout patients.
Detection of Freezing of Gait Episodes in Patients with Parkinson's Disease Using Electroencephalography and Motion Sensors
Authors: Eliiyi Ugur , Kahraman Turhan , Genç Arzu , Keskinoglu Pembe , Özkurt Ahmet , Dönmez Berril Çolakoglu
Published: December 2022

Objective:

Freezing of gait (FOG) is an important concern for both patients with Parkinson's disease (pwPD) and physicians. In this study, we aimed to introduce a study protocol and our initial data. The data were subsequently used in machine learning models to detect FOG episodes using brain activity signals and motion data in the laboratory setting using complex FOG-evoking activities in a sample of pwPD with and without FOG compared with age-matched healthy controls.

Subjects and Methods:

An experimental task to evoke a FOG episode was designed. This experimental task was tested on two pwPD with FOG in “on” and “off” periods and one healthy control. Brain activity signals and motion data were collected simultaneously using electroencephalography (EEG) and inertial measurement units (IMUs).

Results:

The whole procedure took about 2 h, during which around 30 min were spent on walking tasks, involving 35 complete tours in the designed 8-m hallway by pwPD. Both EEG and IMUs sensor data could be collected, accompanied by FOG episode data marked by the neurologist. The video recordings of the patient's walking tasks were checked and reanalyzed by the neurologist sometime after the data experiment for marking the beginnings and ends of the observed FOG episodes more precisely. In the end, 24 stops were marked as FOG, which corresponded to 11% of the sensor data collected during the walking tasks.

Conclusion:

The designed FOG-evoking task protocol could be performed without any adverse effects, and it created enough FOG episodes for analysis. EEG and motion sensor data could be successfully collected without any significant artifacts.
Larva Currens: Report of Seven Cases and Literature Review
Authors: Tian Yuan , Monsel Gentiane , Paris Luc , Danis Martin , Caumes Eric
Published: December 2022

Strongyloidiasis is a frequent and often unrecognized parasitic disease because of the frequently asymptomatic nature and lack of sensitivity of diagnostic tests. Under conditions of immunosuppression (particularly systemic corticosteroid treatment), potentially fatal dissemination may occur. Thus, prevention and early diagnosis are important. Larva currens is a rare and pathognomonic cutaneous sign of strongyloidiasis, but is poorly described because of its unpredictable and fleeting occurrence. We report seven imported cases of larva currens seen in Paris between 1990 and 2020. We illustrate the clinical and biological features of this specific but uncommon sign of strongyloidiasis with clinical pictures. There were three males and four females, aged between 29 and 58 years. There were five migrants from endemic countries, one tourist and one expatriate. Digestive disorders were the main extracutaneous signs. All patients had eosinophilia above 0.5 G/L. All cases were confirmed by stool tests. All were cured with ivermectin. The rapidity and the short duration of the creeping eruption distinguish it from other parasitoses. Ivermectin is a treatment of choice. The key point is to think about preventing disseminated strongyloidiasis before giving corticosteroids not only among migrants but also among expatriates and tourists in endemic countries.
Seroprevalence of Chikungunya in an Asymptomatic Adult Population in North and South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Authors: A. Jalloh Mohammed , Artika I Made , P. Dewi Yora , Syafruddin Din , Idris Irfan , B.B. Bernadus Janno , Telew Agustevie , S. Purwanto Diana , D. Rosita Yoeke , Antonjaya Ungke , S.A. Myint Khin
Published: December 2022

Chikungunya (CHIK) is an emerging and reemerging infectious disease of public health importance in Indonesia. Information on the asymptomatic and true burden of CHIK virus (CHIKV) infections is limited. We assayed 1,092 healthy population samples, collected in North and South Sulawesi between 2019 and 2020, for antibodies against CHIKV. Blood samples were screened by IgM and IgG ELISAs and quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay. CHIKV IgG seroprevalence in North and South Sulawesi was 53.2% and 53.9%, respectively. The overall prevalence of anti-CHIKV IgM antibody was 12.9%. Molecular testing of blood donors revealed 0.66% (2/300) were positive for CHIKV qRT-PCR. Our study provides new insights into the CHIKV endemicity situation in the eastern part of Indonesia and warrants the need for further systematic surveillance considering there is no treatment or vaccine for CHIK infection.
Performance Assessment of a Lateral Flow Rapid Test (SsRapid®) Compared with Two Commercial ELISAs in Detecting Strongyloides Infection
Authors: Anuar Nor Suhada , Rahumatullah Anizah , Samsudin Norashikin , Mohamed Zeehaida , Osman Emelia , Zakaria Nik Zairi , Ahmad Hussain , Noordin Rahmah
Published: December 2022

Approximately 600 million people worldwide are infected with Strongyloides stercoralis. Many diagnostic laboratories use serology to detect the infection. SsRapid® is a prototype IgG4 lateral flow test based on NIE recombinant protein. We compared SsRapid with two commercial IgG-ELISAs (Bordier and Euroimmun) using five sera groups (G1–5, N = 170). Healthy individuals from nonendemic areas (G1, N = 33) and Strongyloides larvae-positive patients (G2, N = 20) showed no significant difference (P > 0.05) among the three assays. The group of other parasitic infections (G3) showed that SsRapid results were more concordant with Bordier ELISA (73%, 35/48) than Euroimmun ELISA (65%, 31/48). In corticosteroid-treated cancer patients who were polymerase chain reaction–positive for Strongyloides (G4, N = 25), SsRapid showed a higher detection rate (28%, 7/25) than both ELISAs (4%, 1/25). Meanwhile, SsRapid showed significantly less infection prevalence among the endemic area population (G5) than the ELISAs. Overall, SsRapid showed good performance in detecting Strongyloides infection compared with the commercial IgG-ELISAs.
The scourge of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and religious beliefs in Nigeria: matters arising
Authors: Atoi Ewere Nelson
Published: December 2022

COVID-19 is the most recent deadly disease currently ravaging human lives, causing serious socio-economic hardship and generating different religious responses the world over. The various responses and interpretations given to COVID-19 by religious believers in Nigeria necessitate an appraisal of this subject-matter. Therefore, this essay examines the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic and religious beliefs in Nigeria with a view to analyse the responses of religious believers to the outbreak of the disease. Data was obtained from existing literature, media reports and observations. Content, critical and constructive methods of analysis were used for data interpretation. The paper avers that Nigerian religious believers express both positive and negative responses with regards to the outbreak, containment and treatment of COVID-19. While some religious believers acknowledged the reality of corona virus and gave the government necessary assistance in tackling the menace, others denied its reality and formulate different conspiracy theories to fault government actions and scientific solutions regarding the containment and treatment of COVID-19. The paper submits that emerging evidences have shown that COVID-19 is real, as such; Nigerians should create a synergy between religion and science in finding lasting solution to the problems emanating from the outbreak of the disease.
The impact of globalizationon on youth development and early childhood education in Nigeria
Authors: Unya Ikenna Ukpabi , Onya Ugochi , Aare Abiola
Published: December 2022

Globalization is a technology driven process that has brought about the shrinkage of the world into a global village, thereby expanding connectivity of all forms of interactions. The concept is being promoted by the Western industrial nations and scholars as capable of increasing global wealth, peace, reduction of poverty and inequalities within and among nations. However, its implementations have had series of consequences – some good, some bad and some unintended. The developing regions of the world are yet to maximally benefit from the promises of globalization. Its negative impact outweighs the positive sides. The paper explores different perspectives about globalization and its implications for youth development and early childhood education in Nigeria. The aim of the study is to examine the impact of globalization on youth development and childhood education in Nigeria. Basically, this work is primarily qualitative, utilizing mostly secondary sources of data such as books, journal publications, among others; all considered relevant in understanding the concept of globalization and its impact on youth and early childhood education in Nigeria. The findings reveal that the youths and children are being affected negatively by globalization and thus, recommends, that the education policy makers and curriculum planners should construct an adequate and appropriate global curriculum to enable learners have a solid education foundation that will equip them with what it takes to acquire a global based knowledge. Again, the government should embark on aggressive job creation and improvement of positive access to information to widen their skills.
Biblical paradigm for continuous management of Covid 19: an expository analysis of Exodus 12: 1-13 in the Nigerian context
Authors: Olukayode Ogunrinade Adewale , Olurokan Emmanuel Olowoyeye , Kolade Samuel Oluwasegun
Published: December 2022

The droning of the novel coronavirus pandemic has drummed hard around the globe. Experts have come to terms on the ravaging effects of the virus and the way forward. The popular mythical indifferences of coronavirus amongst Nigeria leading to unrealistic perception of the presence of the pandemic is crucial for the study. Currently, the initial threats and emotions fashioned around the presence of the virus is not as magnified, as it was during its inception. This abrupt relaxation is not the same in the Western world, where there are continuous awareness and protocols, regarding the virus. Stakeholders have tended to look at the issue from socio-psychological dynamics without complementing it with the spirituality of the biblical paradigm in making the guidelines sacrosanct for the religious mindset of the Nigerian people. The study adopts descriptive and expository methods of data analysis. The study will further create awareness of the biblical paradigm for the continuous management of coronavirus in Nigeria. It is discovered that there is a blend of measurements promoted by secular dynamics that are in conformity with Exodus 12 for disease control. This can be used for the management of coronavirus in Nigeria where the reality of the virus is becoming oblivious in social, religious and economic interaction. This paper therefore, recommend firmness and compliance towards the effective outcome of the pandemic control through collaborative efforts and constant reminders by the government and the church.
Tasavvuf Tabakâtında Sûfînin Görünümü: Amr b. Osman el-Mekkî Özelinde Bir İnceleme
Authors: KAHVE Ömer Faruk
Published: December 2022

Tasavvufun ilim olma süreci ve sistematik biçimde ıstılahlarının ortaya konulması diğer ilimlerden bazı noktalarda farklılık arz eder. Bunların en önemlilerinden biri ıstılahların oluşumu sürecindeki kavramları kullanmış sûfîlerin söylemleri ve bu söylemleri etrafında sürdürdükleri amelî yaşantılarıdır. Bu anlamda tasavvufî tabakât eserlerinde zikredilen malumatın tasavvufu hem amelî hem de nazarî olarak ele alabilmeye imkân sağladığı söylenebilir. Bilhassa erken dönemde yaşamış sûfîlerin söz ve fiillerinden mürekkeb anlayışları, tasavvufun ilim olma sürecinin değerlendirilmesi açısından büyük önem arz etmektedir. Cüneyd-i Bağdâdî’nin çağdaşı olan Amr b. Osman el-Mekkî de bu açıdan erken dönemde yaşamış önemli bir mutasavvıftır. Bir mutasavvıf olarak el-Mekkî hakkındaki bilgilerin hem diğer İslâmî ilimlerle irtibatı hususunda hem de yaşadığı coğrafyanın ve dönemin tasavvuf anlayışını yansıtması bakımından önemli veriler sunabileceği düşünülmüştür. Böylece bu makalede öncelik, tabakât eserlerinde el-Mekkî hakkında verilen bilgilerin incelenmesidir. Bu inceleme neticesinde onun hayatı, şahsiyeti, kavramsal olarak üzerinde durduğu tasavvuf anlayışı tespit edilmeye çalışılacak ve tasavvuf tarihindeki yerine dair izlenimlere yer verilecektir. Bunun yanı sıra çalışmanın sûfî tabakâtında bir mutasavvıfın nasıl ele alındığı konusunda fikir verebileceği düşünülmektedir.
Psycho-Social, Cultural, Historical and Islamic Dynamics of Sufi Orders in Africa
Authors: ÖZKÖSE Kadir
Published: December 2022

In terms of Sufi studies, African geography has not been subjected to sufficient examination, both in the Islamic world and in the western world. Studies and researches are also mostly at the level of popular publications. In the works of Western researchers, the subject has not gone beyond reporting. Many western researchers approached Africa within the framework of the orientalist approach and plunged the continent into a whirlpool of marginalization. There is a need for new and appropriate academic studies in order to reveal the mystical accumulation in the continent based on both western and Islamic sources. Based on this fact, we are trying to deal with the activities of the sects that we focus on in our study, particularly in Africa. Our article will be evaluated under six sub-titles. In this context, firstly, the findings on the pioneers of the sufi orders in the field of science, morality and trade in Africa will be revealed. In the second stage, the understanding of al Tariqa al Mohammadi adopted by the sufi orders in Africa will be emphasized. As a third point, determinations will be made about the role of sufi orders in the spread of Islam in Africa. The fourth issue to be discussed will be the efforts of the sufi orders to keep the Islamic culture and civilization alive in Africa. In the fifth dimension, the struggle of the sufi orders against imperialism will be mentioned. In the final analysis, the contributions of sects to social life will be examined.
CÁC YẾU TỐ ẢNH HƯỞNG ĐẾN Ý ĐỊNH TIẾP TỤC HỌC TRỰC TUYẾN CỦA SINH VIÊN CÁC TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC TẠI THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH
Authors: NGUYỄN NGỌC HIỀN  , NGUYỄN THỊ HẠNH UYÊN
Published: December 2022

Việc học tập trực tuyến tạo ra khả năng học tập suốt đời, thúc đẩy cơ hội phát triển giáo dục một cách bình đẳng, góp phần nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục trong một xã hội dựa trên tri thức. Nghiên cứu này sử dụng kết hợp lý thuyết chấp nhận và sử dụng công nghệ (UTAUT), lý thuyết phù hợp nhiệm vụ với công nghệ (TTF) và sự hài lòng của sinh viên để điều tra các yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến ý định tiếp tục học trực tuyến của sinh viên sau khi đại dịch covid -19 được kiểm soát. Dựa trên dữ liệu thu thập được từ 752 sinh viên đang học đại học tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Mô hình cấu trúc tuyến tính (SEM) được sử dựng để đánh giá và kiểm định mô hình. Kết quả cho thấy rằng, kỳ vọng hiệu quả, kỳ vọng nỗ lực, ảnh hưởng xã hội, và sự hài lòng là những yếu tố dự đoán quan trọng đến ý định tiếp tục học trực tuyến của sinh viên đại học. Điều kiện thuận lợi và sự phù hợp nhiệm vụ với công nghệ có ảnh hưởng gián tiếp đến ý định tiếp tục thông qua sự hài lòng. Các phát hiện giúp các nhà nghiên cứu và các nhà thực hành hiểu rõ hơn về ý định tiếp tục học trực tuyến của sinh viên đại học.
The Road to Improve Energy Efficiency vs. the Role of Corruption: A Dynamic Quantile Exploration
Authors: Tao Miaomiao , Goh Lim Thye
Published: December 2022

We provide fresh evidence on the effect of corruption on energy efficiency and its regional heterogeneity in China by using a dynamic quantile panel regression model. We find that: (1) there are large differences in energy efficiency across Chinese provinces; (2) corruption significantly dampens energy efficiency at the national level, while the effect is heterogeneous at the regional level.
Toplumsal İnşa Alanı Olarak Mensturasyon: Kadınların Deneyimlerindeki Baskı ve Mücadelenin Çözümlenmesi
Authors: YILMAZBİLEK Merve
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışma kadınların mensturasyon dönemlerindeki deneyimlerinin ataerkil kapitalizmle ilişkisi ele almayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda kadınların toplumsal bir inşa alanı olan mensturasyonu nasıl deneyimlediklerini, bu deneyimlerdeki baskı ögelerini ve kadınların bu baskıyla mücadele edip edemediklerini sorgulamaktadır. Feminist metodolojiye dayanan bu çalışmada yirmi bir kadınla derinlemesine görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Biyolojik bir süreç olan mensturasyonun kadınlar için nasıl toplumsal ve kültürel bir inşa haline geldiği ve hangi güç ilişkilerini içerdiği feminist metodolojinin ilkelerine dayanarak çözümlenmiştir. Mensturasyon tıp alanının dışında sosyolojik ve feminist bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirilirken kadın bilgisi odak noktası olmuştur. Çalışma boyunca mensturasyonu kadınların anlamlandırmasının, deneyimlemesinin ataerkil ideoloji ve kapitalist sistemle ilişkisi kurulmuştur.
Göçmen Kadının Öznelliği Tartışması Üzerine
Authors: ŞENSES ÖZCAN Nazlı , GENCOGLU Funda
Published: December 2022

Özellikle feminist bir bakışla kadın araştırmacılar tarafından gerçekleştirilen çalışmalarda hem kadın göçmenlerin deneyimlerinin özgünlüğünden söz etmenin kaçınılmazlığı ve vazgeçilmezliği hem de bunun ‘ötekileştirme’ tuzağına düşmeden yapılması konusunda azami dikkat gösterme çabası vurgulanmaktadır. Bu nedenle, bu yaklaşımla yapılan çalışmalarda özne, öznellik ve göçmen kadının özne olma hali gibi kavramlara dair tartışmalar son yıllarda giderek artan şekilde ön plana çıkmaktadır. Bizim bu makalede yapmak istediğimiz genel olarak göç olgusu, özel olarak kadın göçmenler hakkındaki literatürde sıkça karşılaşmakta olduğumuz bu kavramları anlamlandırmaya çalışmaktır. Bu doğrultuda, eleştirel bir literatür analizi yapıyor ve analizimizin birinci boyutunda, göçmen (ve) kadın olmanın göç sürecinde tecrübe ve/veya mücadele edilmesi gereken süreçleri ve iktidar ilişkilerini nasıl farklılaştırdığını analiz edip durumun özgünlüğünü görünür kılan çalışmaların bir haritasını çıkarıyoruz. İkinci aşamada ise bu koşullar içerisindeki öznenin nasıl tepki verdiği, ne hissettiği, ne yarattığı yani kısaca kendini nasıl var ettiği üzerine bir kavrayış geliştirmemizi sağlayan çalışmalara odaklanıyoruz. Bu iki boyutlu analizle hem göçmen kadınlar hakkındaki literatürün şimdiye kadarki gelişimini haritalandırmış hem de an itibariyle literatürün neye ihtiyaç duyduğunu tespit etmiş olmayı umuyoruz. Sonuçta, literatürdeki bu ihtiyacın kadın göçmenlerin içinde bulundukları koşulları oluşturan iktidar ilişkilerini nasıl tecrübe ettikleri ve/veya onlarla nasıl mücadele ettikleri, nasıl başa çıktıklarına dair sözlerinin ve öz-değerlendirmelerinin daha fazla duyulması/görülmesi olduğunu iddia ediyoruz.
Urban Blue-Green Conundrum: A 10-City Study on the Impacts of Urbanization on Natural Infrastructure in India
Authors: Goswami Sahana , Basak Samrat , Malik Aakash , Bhagat Palanichamy Raj
Published: December 2022

This paper discusses impacts of urbanization on natural infrastructure in India’s 10 most populated. Urbanization today is disconnected from the natural environment causing negative outcomes, such as water scarcity, increased groundwater stress, and urban flooding. Using scientific evidence to accurately identify the correlations between urbanization, loss of natural infrastructure, and increasing climate shocks and stresses can enable the state and municipal authorities to strengthen urban planning and development in the future.
PANİK BOZUKLUKTA BİLİŞSEL DAVRANIŞÇI TERAPİ ÜZERİNE DERLEME: BİR VAKA SUNUMU
Authors: TOPRAK Fahrettin , KARAAZİZ Meryem
Published: December 2022

Panik bozukluk bireyin yaşantısında işlevselliğini bozan, kişide herhangi bir yerde ortaya çıkan ani, yineleyen, korku dolu panik ataklarla seyreden ve gelecekte yaşayacağını tahmin ettiği ataklara ilişkin yoğun endişe hissettiği bir kaygı bozukluğudur. Bu endişeler nedeniyle kişinin davranışlarında atakları engelleyecek veya bunlardan kaçmaya çalışacak şekilde değişiklikler meydana gelmektedir. Bilişsel davranışçı terapi (BDT) kişinin düşüncelerinin olaylara bakış açsının, olayları algılayış şeklinin duygularına ve davranışlarına sebep olduğu kuramına dayanan bir terapi çeşididir. Duygudurum, kişilik bozuklukları, anksiyete, psikotik bozuklar gibi çeşitli bozuklukların tedavisinde kullanılan bir terapi yöntemidir. Bilişsel davranışçı terapi diğer kaygı bozukluklarında olduğu gibi panik bozuklukta da uygulanan bir tedavi yöntemi olarak kabul görmektedir. Bu olgu sunumunda DSM-5 tanı kriterlerine göre panik bozukluk belirtileri gösteren 48 yaşında, evli bir kadın hastanın bilişsel davranışçı terapi yöntemiyle tedavi süreci ele alınmaya çalışılmıştır. Bunun için hastanın panik atak belirtileriyle başa çıkabilmesi adına davranışsal bir yöntem ile beden duygularına ilişkin yanlış yorumlamalarının yerine bilişsel bir yaklaşım açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır.
THE EFFECTS OF WOMAN AS MANAGER PERCEPTIONS OF CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR EMPLOYESS ON ORGAIZATIONAL CLIMATE
Authors: ODUNCU Fulya , YILDIZ İncilay
Published: December 2022

Kadının yönetimdeki yeri her geçen gün daha fazla önem kazanıyor. Bu nedenle kadın yöneticilere bakış açısını değerlendirmek gerekir. Bu çalışma sivil havacılık sektöründe çalışan kadınlara odaklanmıştır. Örgüt iklimi, işletmenin çalışanlarını etkileyen önemli bir kriterdir. Örgüt iklimi, örgütlerdeki ruh halinin ne olduğunu tanımlar. Örgüt iklimi olumlu olduğunda çalışanların bağlılığının arttığını, olumsuz olduğunda bağlılığın azaldığını düşünüyoruz. Çalışmanın amacı, sivil havacılık sektöründe çalışan kişilerin kadın yöneticilere bakış açılarını ve bu bakış açılarının organizasyonlarındaki iklimi nasıl etkilediğini araştırmaktır. İstatistiksel analiz sonucunda: Sivil havacılık sektörü çalışanlarının kadın yöneticilerin algısı üzerinde etkisinin olduğu ve kadın yöneticilerin algı boyutlarının örgüt iklimi üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Do Parents Talk to Their Adolescent Children about Sex?—Findings from a Community Survey in Singapore
Authors: Hu Yun , Wong Mee Lian , V Prema , Wong Mun Loke , Fong Ngan Phoon , Tsai Fen Fang , K Vijaya
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections have increased sharply among adolescents both locally and internationally in recent years. Parents play an important role in their children’s sexual health development. An integral part of this includes effective parent-child sexuality communication. Materials and Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional community-based household survey was conducted in Singapore between August 2008 and March 2009 to assess parents’/caregivers’ attitudes and practices regarding caregiver-child sexuality communication. With an overall response rate of 81.4%, 1169 questionnaires from parents/caregivers of children aged 10 to 17 years were analysed. Results: Almost all (94.2%) the caregivers were parents. A majority (>80%) of caregivers considered talking to their children about sexuality issues such as abstinence, consequences of premarital sex and condom use as important. However, a significantly lower percentage (about 60%) felt comfortable and confident doing so. Only 8.3% among them discussed sexual health issues with their children very often, 37.2% sometimes, 22.0% seldom/hardly ever (once or twice) and 32.5% never, in the past year. In the multivariate analysis, caregiver-child sexuality communication was significantly associated with caregivers’ relationship to children, ethnicity, educational level, and their perceived levels of comfort and confidence in sexuality communication. Conclusion: Caregivers generally felt it was important but were significantly much less comfortable and confident talking about sexuality issues with their children, which leads to a lower frequency of caregiver-child sexuality communication. Educational programmes on adolescent sexual health targeting parents/caregivers are needed. They must be equipped with skills and provided with resources to enable them to talk to their adolescent children about sexuality.

Key words: Abstinence, Condom use, Confidence level, Importance, Parent-child sexuality communication
Male Breast Cancer in Singapore: 15 Years of Experience at a Single Tertiary Institution
Authors: Teo Jin Yao , Tan Puay Hoon , Yong Wei Sean
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Male breast cancer is a rare disease entity, with little data from the Southeast Asian perspective. Hence, this study aims to review the data from our local experience in order to better delineate the disease characteristics in our population. Materials and Methods: Male patients with histologically proven breast cancer were identified from a prospectively collected database. The clinical, histopathological and survival data were reviewed retrospectively and analysed. Results: Twenty-one patients were identified. The median age at diagnosis was 68 years. Eighteen patients underwent simple mastectomy with curative intent, with the remaining patients having metastatic disease at presentation. Almost half of the patients presented with stage III or IV disease. At the time of analysis, median overall survival was 50 months and median disease-free survival was 47.5 months. None of the patients had any documented family history or risk factors for male breast cancer. Conclusion: The disease appears to be a sporadic and rare occurrence in the local male population. A high index of suspicion should be maintained in males presented with a unilateral breast lump so that appropriate treatment can be instituted.

Key words: Asian, Clinical characteristics, Prognosis, Treatment
Yöneticilerin İletişim Sürecinde Yaşadığı Problemler; Tekstil Sektörü Bağlamında Nitel Bir Araştırma
Authors: YILDIRIM Mehmet , ERTÜRK Mustafa İsmail
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışmada tekstil sektöründeki yöneticilerin iletişim sürecinde yaşadığı problemler nitel araştırma yöntemi tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu amaçla Adıyaman Organize Sanayi Bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren tekstil işletmelerinin yöneticileri ile yüz yüze görüşmeler yapılarak içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Elde edilen bulgulara göre yöneticiler tarafından tekstil sektörü açısından iletişimin önemli bir kavram olarak algılandığı, yöneticilerin kendilerini iletişim kurma açısından yeterli gördükleri, iletişim sorunlarının büyük çoğunluğunun çalışan kaynaklı olduğunu düşündükleri, iletişim sürecinde karşılaşılan en büyük problemlerin başında çalışanların iş yeri davranış normlarına uyumsuzlukları olarak değerlendirdikleri, sorunların tespiti için dilek ve şikayet kutusunun en çok kullanılan araç olduğu görülmektedir. Araştırma çerçevesinden bulgular detaylı bir biçimde yorumlanmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur
Aspects of Economic Warfare – Causes and Consequences
Authors: KRC Miroslav , HYNKOVA Vendula
Published: December 2022

This paper is partly devoted to defining economic warfare and its position in the system of international relations. The role of economic warfare in shaping internal and external policies of s country is described in selected examples using the historical-logical method. The article provides a typology of the elements of trade warfare. Based on the analysis of selected determinants, the latest facts of trade warfare after the year 2015 are analysed. The treatise concludes: a trade war in one sector of the economy may spread into other sectors, whereas economic warfare is a priori waged against an economy.
Actividad repelente e insecticida de dos aceites esenciales de Piper del
Nor-Occidente del Pacífico Colombiano
Authors: Torralbo Cabrera Yuris Patricia , Pino Benítez Nayive , Stashenko Elena E.
Published: December 2022

Introducción: El uso inapropiado de plaguicidas en alimentos y la resistencia que las plagas han adquirido frente a estos, han traído consigo problemas de salud pública; con el objetivo de disminuir el empleo de estas sustancias nocivas, se han realizado estudios biológicos con productos vegetales (aceites esenciales) los cuales han demostrado ser eficaces para controlar diferentes organismos. Objetivos: Esta investigación tiene como objetivo determinar la actividad repelente e insécticida de dos aceites esenciales del género Piper, procedentes del nor-occidente del Pacifico colombiano, sobre insectos que atacan productos almacenados. Materiales y métodos: Los aceites esenciales fueron extraidos por hidrodestilación convencional, la actividad repelente se trabajó aplicando el metodo de área de preferencia para la actividad insecticida por dispersión de gas, donde se obtuvieron los porcentajes de repelencia y mortalidad. Resultados: Se encontró a Piper obrutum como el aceite esencial más activo, presentando a la concentración de 1µL/cm2 porcentaje de repelencia de 85% y registrando una mortalidad del 25% a la concentración de 500µL/mL y 72h de exposición; mientras que, Piper littorale a este tiempo de exposición, produce una tasa de mortalidad mayor, con un porcentaje de 40%, pero la repelencia para esta especie fue menor con el 70% de los insectos repelidos. Conclusiones: Se infiere de esta investigación, que los aceites esenciales de Piper obrutum y Piper littorale poseen mejores propiedades repelentes que insecticidas y pueden emplearse en el desarrollo de repelentes, que se apliquen en el control integrado de plagas de productos almacenados.
الاعتماد على الأبحاث الطبية المنشورة في الغرب في بناء الحكم الشرعي
Authors: ALJASEM Baha Eddin
Published: December 2022

مع التطور الذي تشهده العلوم في مجالاتها المختلفة عموماً، والمجال الطبي خصوصاً، تزداد حاجة الفقيه إلى سماع آراء المختصين ومطالعة أبحاثهم يوماً بعد يوم من أجل التصوّر الصحيح للنوازل وبناء الحكم الشرعي المناسب، إلا أنَّ تفوق الغرب في العلوم الطبية وقيامهم بمعظم الدراسات في هذا المجال فتح الباب للسؤال عن مدى إمكانية الاعتماد على هذه الدراسات في بناء الحكم الشرعي. يهدف البحث إلى بيان أهم المسائل التي يحتاج فيها الفقيه إلى رأي الطبيب، وعرض مذاهب الفقهاء وأدلتهم في قبول قول الطبيب غير المسلم، واستعراض واقع النشر في الدراسات الطبية في الغرب، ومدى إمكانية الاعتماد عليها في بناء الحكم الشرعي. وقد اتُّبِعَ في هذه الدراسة المنهج الاستقرائي التحليلي المقارن. وتوصل البحث إلى أنَّ القواعد الشرعية لا تمنع الاستفادة من العلوم التجريبية التي قام بها غير المسلمين، إلا أنَّ هنالك العديد من مظاهر الفساد في النشر العلمي في الغرب، يوجب على الفقيه المزيد من التحري قبل الوصول إلى الحكم النهائي
Mehmet Macit Sevgili, İmamü’l-Haremeyn Cüveynî
Authors: DEMİR Hasan
Published: December 2022

İslam medeniyetinde gerek yaptığı çalışmalarla gerekse yetiştirdiği öğrencilerle sonraki kuşakları etkileyip kayda değer hizmetler ifa eden ilmî şahsiyetler bulunmaktadır. Bunlardan biri Gazzâlî (ö. 505/1111) ve Kiyâ el-Herrâsî (ö. 504/1110) gibi âlimleri yetiştiren, ömrü ilim ve tedrisât ile geçen, kelâm, fıkıh, usûl-i fıkıh gibi alanlarla iştigâl eden hemen herkesin kendisinden bir şekilde yararlandığı İmâmü’l-Haremeyn el-Cüveynî’dir. (ö. 478/1085) Değerlendirmesini yaptığımız çalışmada da Cüveynî’nin hayatı ve ilmi kişiliği kapsamlı olarak ele alınmaktadır.
Perceptions of Teachers and Learners of the Effects of COVID-19 on the Teaching and Learning process in Selected Secondary Schools in Kapiri- Mposhi District, Zambia
Authors: Kabeta Rachel , Chilinga Givers , Sakakombe Leonard
Published: December 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of teachers and learners of the effects of Covid-19 on the teaching and learning process in the selected secondary schools in Kapiri- Mposhi District. 

Methodology: Ten schools were selected using random sampling from the urban and rural parts of the district, from which a total of 197 participants comprising 100 grade 9 and 12 learners and 97 teachers, were sampled. A questionnaire, face to face interviews and focus group discussions were also used to collect data for this study.

Findings: The findings of the study revealed that COVID-19 was viewed to have had affected the teaching and learning negatively, as it was considered to have led to negative effects such as the closure of schools, loss of learning time, ineffective teaching and learning, poor or unequal access to learning opportunities, especially between learners in the urban and rural located schools regarding online learning. Out of 197 respondents, most of the participants (90.9%) agreed that COVID-19 may lead to unequal access to educational resources, and also that school closures may negatively impact teaching and learning outcomes, especially for the underprivileged. Further, 88.8%, 87.3%, 86.8% and 85.8% of the respondents were of the opinion that learners may substantially lag behind especially in reading and mathematical subjects, stigmatization of infected learners and staff may heighten absenteeism, school closures may put strain on parents and teachers to provide childcare and manage distance (remote) learning while learners were out of school, and risky behavior may increase that may lead to increased teenage pregnancies and substance abuse among learners, respectively.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study contributes to literature by providing more insight on how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the teaching and learning in the selected schools, it provides knowledge and insights which could also be used to understand the effect of the pandemic on education in general and thus help in finding solutions for such emergencies in future.
De-pathologizing Photographs
Authors: Wolthers Louise
Published: December 2022

The 1920s was formative for the systematic use of photography in interconnected sciences such as racial biology, criminology, and psychiatry through widespread physiognomic classifications of body types, where deviance was “written on the skin”. The internationally distributed and highly influential publication Swedish Folk Types: An image gallery arranged according to race biological principles (1919) by racial biologist Herman Lundborg is an example of this. A small number of hitherto under-researched portraits labeled women as “manly types” and men as “female types”. Deriving from different sources, these photographs and inscriptions point to the role of photography in the constructions of gender and sexuality in interwar science and eugenics. They reflect complex intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality as well as various scientific intersections and contexts. Furthermore, in a queer, suggestive contextualization the portraits also relate to the affirming, photographic representations of non-normative bodies in the period’s emerging, progressive sexuality research.
Dennis M. Read, R. H. Cromek, Engraver, Editor, and Entrepreneur
Authors: Gourlay Alexander S.
Published: December 2022

Going back more than thirty years, Dennis Read has published articles large and small about the activities of Blake’s associate Robert Hartley Cromek (1770–1812); in the most important of these, “The Rival Canterbury Pilgrims of Blake and Cromek: Herculean Figures in the Carpet” (Modern Philology, 1988), he showed that contrary to the account assembled by Gilchrist and echoed by most of Blake’s subsequent biographers, who hold that Cromek stole the idea from Blake, Blake’s Chaucer picture and engraving were conceived and created in response to the painting by Thomas Stothard and the projected engraving after it. Now Read has gathered together much of what else he has found out about Cromek in a more comprehensive biography that concentrates on the busy final decade of Cromek’s life, arguing persuasively that Cromek has been (somewhat) misunderstood.
G. A. Rosso, The Religion of Empire: Political Theology in Blake’s Prophetic Symbolism
Authors: Yoder R. Paul
Published: December 2022

In The Religion of Empire: Political Theology in Blake’s Prophetic Symbolism, G. A. Rosso makes a strong, systematic case for the importance of the character Rahab in Blake’s three longest poems, The Four Zoas, Milton a Poem, and Jerusalem the Emanation of the Giant Albion. It is an interesting case because Rahab is a relatively late arrival into Blake’s work, and, as Rosso himself admits, she “never speaks directly in Blake’s entire corpus” (185). Nonetheless, in an introduction and six chapters he logically and clearly moves from Rahab’s roots in the Bible to what he sees as the character’s initial appearance in Night VII of The Four Zoas as the “Shadowy Female,” her increasing ascendancy through Milton and Jerusalem, and her crucial role as part of the “dark Hermaphrodite” that menaces Albion in Jerusalem.
Sheila A. Spector, The Evolution of Blake’s Myth
Authors: Yoder R. Paul
Published: December 2022

Spector has spent much of her career championing a “canon of rejected knowledge” that she describes in her book as having been “extirpated from the bibliographies of acceptable resources” (330). The Evolution of Blake’s Myth is her most ambitious and persuasive statement yet on the importance of esoteric or “hidden” traditions, largely Kabbalistic, to Blake’s work. Spector discusses almost all of Blake’s illuminated books and a good number of his paintings; she also develops a vocabulary for Blake’s composite art that allows for a consistently integrated discussion of text and design.
Erasmus Darwin, The Botanic Garden, ed. Adam Komisaruk and Allison Dushane
Authors: Gourlay Alexander S.
Published: December 2022

Blake evidently read parts of The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles, and certainly helped to illustrate it. The most striking verbal and pictorial responses in Blake are found in the Songs, The Book of Thel, and other early works, but if we count faint echoes of Darwin’s peculiar hybrid of natural science and poetry, his influence can be detected even in late projects, like Jerusalem. In Blake’s distinctive appropriative procedure, images were often derived from verbal sources and vice versa, as in the title page of Thel, in which he draws on Darwin’s Ovid-based account of the apparent sexual destruction of Anemone, the windflower, by Zephyr, the west wind.
“Seen in my visions”: Klüver Form-Constant Visual Hallucinations in William Blake’s Paintings and Illuminated Books
Authors: Worrall David
Published: December 2022

This essay introduces a novel method for assigning the incidence of Klüver form-constants, one type of visual hallucination, to their occurrence in Blake’s visual art. It also outlines a specific neurophysiology for some of the events that Blake referred to as “visions.” In short, I will argue that Blake’s paintings, including the designs in the illuminated books, suggest that he experienced Klüver form-constant visual hallucinations beginning no later than 1793 and possibly as early as c. 1780. These entoptic percepts were first described and classified in 1926 by the biological psychologist Heinrich Klüver (1897–​1979). Klüver form-constants have neural correlates. They would have appeared to Blake, with his eyes open or closed, as self-luminous geometric patterns on his retina. Their distinctive geometric patterns enable the identification of their presence in Blake’s art and allow an association to be made between their occurrence and the origins of his creative processes. Form-constants were one of several visual and auditory phenomena he called “visions.” The methodology employed here, when used in conjunction with Martin Butlin’s catalogue raisonné and other scholarship on the materiality of Blake’s art, holds out the potential of charting the incidence, prevalence, and distribution of this specific type of “visionary” creative origin in Blake’s artistic output. It offers the possibility of disaggregating the neural basis of Blake’s “visions” and analyzing their individual phenomenological characteristics.