bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Are Buffy-coat Pooled Platelet Concentrates an Effective Alternative to Apheresis Platelet Concentrates? An In vitro Analysis at a Tertiary Care Center in Northern India
Authors: Agarwal Prashant , Jain Ashish , Elhence Priti , Verma Anupam
Published: September 2023

Background:

There is a need for platelet products to have the best quality. Apheresis platelet concentrates (PCs) obtained from single-donors PCs (SD-PCs) are considered best but have issues such as feasibility and cost. Buffy-coat pooled PCs (BCP-PCs) are considered an alternative to SD-PCs. This study compares BCP-PCs and SD-PCs for in vitro quality parameters and their changes during storage.

Materials and Methods:

Fifteen units of BCP-PCs and 15 units of SD-PCs were prepared. In this study, a pool of five buffy coats was prepared. Fifteen units of BCP-PCs were analyzed on day 1 and day 5 of storage, while 15 SD-PCs were analyzed on day 1 while ten units on day 5. The parameters analyzed were volume, hematological parameters, pH, swirling, and sterility.

Results:

The mean platelets count of SD-PCs was found to be significantly higher as compared to BCP-PCs. White blood cells (WBCs) contamination was significantly lower in BCP-PCs as compared to SD-PCs. The mean pH and mean platelet volume of SD-PCs were significantly lower than BCP-PCs. During storage, the mean platelets count of BCP-PCs was decreased significantly while that of SD-PCs nonsignificantly. The mean WBCs count and pH decreased in both BCP-PCs and SD-PCs significantly. All units in both types of PCs were sterile.

Conclusion:

Platelet yield was significantly better in SD-PCs, while mean WBCs contamination was significantly lower in BCP-PCs. BCP-PCs may be preferred in place of SD-PCs in case of nonavailability of apheresis, difficulty in finding a willing donor, or when the cost is of consideration.
Development of a High Penetration Safe Irrigant from Withania somnifera
Authors: Parhar Manreet , Bansal Parveen
Published: September 2023

Background:

Herbal medicine is regaining a strong position in health care by virtue of better safety and minimal toxicity as compared to conventional chemotherapies. It is making a place in dental care in the form of various toothpastes, lotions, and mouthwashes. It has been analyzed that very few discrete herbal irrigants have an action comparable to that of sodium hypochlorite. No data about any study on penetration depth and penetration area for herbal-based irrigants used in root canal treatment are available.

Aim:

The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of Withania somnifera extracts by assessing its penetration depth and area inside dentinal tubules using a confocal laser scanning microscope.

Materials and Methods:

Freshly extracted 25 maxillary central incisors were divided into three groups: Group 1: W. somnifera; Group 2: sodium hypochlorite; and Group 3: distilled water.

Results:

W. somnifera showed better results with respect to penetration depth and area inside the dentinal tubules thansodium hypochlorite.

Conclusion:

From the study, it can be concluded that W. somnifera extract-based irrigant may be used as an alternative to sodium hypochlorite-based irrigant. It also shows that more herbal drugs need such types of screening and incorporation in dental practice to reduce the potential side effects of the conventional drugs used in daily practice.
Appendiceal neoplasms: Suspected findings and reports of 14 cases
Authors: Yilmaz Serhan , Bolukbasi Hakan
Published: September 2023

Background:

Neoplastic lesions of the vermiform appendix are still considered to be rare, some studies suggest that appendix cancer may be on the rise, with an estimated incidence of 0.08–0.1% of all appendiceal specimens. The lifetime incidence of malignant appendiceal tumors ranges from 0.2 to 0.5%.

Patients and Methods:

Our study is applied at the Department of General Surgery at tertiary training and research hospital; 14 patients who had appendectomy or right hemicolectomy between December 2015 and April 2020 were evaluated.

Results:

The mean age of the patients was 52.3 ± 15.1 (range, 26–79) years. Gender of the patients were: five (35.7%) men and nine (64.3%) women. The clinical diagnosis was appendicitis without suspected findings in 11 (78.6%), appendicitis with suspected findings (appendiceal mass, etc.) in three (21.4%) of the patients, and there is no patient with asymptomatic or other rare findings. Surgeries applied for the patients were: nine (64.3%) underwent open appendectomy, four (28.6%) underwent laparoscopic appendectomy, and one (7.1%) underwent open right hemicolectomy. Histopathologic results were as follows: five (35.7%) neuroendocrine neoplasm, eight (57.1%), noninvasive mucinous neoplasm, and one (7.1%) adenocarcinoma.

Conclusion:

While diagnosis and management of appendiceal pathology, surgeons should be familiar with suspected findings of appendiceal tumors and discuss them with patients to the possibility of histopathologic results.
Evaluation of effect of consumption of probiotics on the gingival and periodontal health status in children undergoing chemotherapy
Authors: Hambire Chaitali , Hambire Umesh
Published: September 2023

Background:

Probiotics consist of live microbes. They do not have any adverse effects on health. They provide nutritive benefits to individuals when ingested in adequate quantities. The most common oral infections of the oral cavity are those affecting the periodontal and dental tissues.

Aims and Objectives:

1) To evaluate the antimicrobial role of oral probiotics against microorganisms involved in infections of periodontal and dental tissues. 2) To evaluate the state of health of gingival and periodontal tissues of children undergoing chemotherapy after the use of oral probiotics.

Materials and Methods:

60 children, between the age group of 3 and 15 years, undergoing chemotherapy were randomly distributed under control and probiotics administered test group for 90 days. The gingival, periodontal, and oral hygiene statuses were evaluated along with their caries activity test. The parameters were measured at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 days intervals. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 18.0.

Results:

The oral probiotics consumption significantly reduced the plaque accumulation between days of observation among those in the treatment group (P < 0.05). There was a significant improvement in the gingival and periodontal status in the tested group (P < 0.05). Snyder test was conducted to assess caries activity. Score 1 was found in 10 children, score 2 in eight children. Score 3 was not found in any child under the study group.

Conclusion:

The results show that the regular consumption of oral probiotics significantly reduces plaque accumulation, calculus formation, and caries activity among the test group.
Regulatory role of miRNAs on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in tumorigenesis of glioblastoma
Authors: Rahmani Farzad , Hashemian Pedram , Tabrizi Ayda Tadayyon , Ghorbani Zeynab , Ziaeemehr Aghigh , Alijannejad Sajede , Ferns Gordon A , Avan Amir , Shahidsales Soodabeh
Published: September 2023

Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive tumors in the brain with high mortality worldwide. Despite recent advances in therapeutic strategies, the survival rate remains low in patients with GBM. The pathogenesis of GBM is a very complicated process involving various genetic mutations affecting several oncogenic signaling pathways like Wnt/β-catenin axis. Overactivation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is associated with decreased survival and poor prognosis in patients with GBM. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) were shown to play important roles in the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and tumorigenesis by modulating the expression of their target genes. Aberrant expression of miRNAs were reported in various human malignancies including GBM, breast, colorectal, liver, and prostate cancers, but little is known about their cellular mechanisms. Therefore, recognition of the expression profile and regulatory effects of miRNAs on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway may offer a novel approach for the classification, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients with GBM. This review summarizes previous data on the modulatory role of miRNAs on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway implicated in tumorigenesis of GBM.
Evaluation of Serum Zinc Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients and its Correlation with Glycosylated Hemoglobin and Overt Diabetic Complications
Authors: Bhiwgade Rahul Dilip , Bitey Shobhana Amol , Bitey Amol , Hiwarkar Suraj Ramesh
Published: September 2023

Background:

Diabetes mellitus is the most prevalent disease in worldwide. It is characterized by hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and relative insulin deficiency. The goal of this study is to estimate serum zinc levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and correlation between serum zinc levels, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, and complications in type 2 diabetes patients.

Aims and Objectives:

To estimate serum zinc levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, study correlation between serum zinc levels and HbA1c levels, and compare serum zinc levels, HbA1c, and overt diabetic complications.

Materials and Methods:

This prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary center. Diagnosed 100 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus were taken and detailed examination was done. Serum zinc levels were estimated by absorption spectrophotometry, and HbA1c levels were estimated using high-performance liquid chromatography method. Statistical software STATA version 14.0 was used for data analysis.

Results:

The mean age of the patients was 49.6 ± 11.18 years with a male: female ratio of 2.1:1. Mean serum zinc levels in males with macrovascular complications were 43.65 ± 14.55 μg/dl, significantly lower than the mean serum zinc levels in females 67.31 ± 18.84 μg/dl, P < 0.0001. Serum zinc levels were low in patients with microvascular complications and macrovascular complications, which were statistically significant P < 0.0001 and an inverse correlation was observed between HbA1c levels and serum zinc levels (r = −0.4456, P < 0.0001).

Conclusion:

Low serum zinc levels associated with micro- and macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus. This study revealed an inverse relationship between HbA1c and serum zinc concentration in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hypothyroid Subjects: A Cross-sectional Comparative Study
Authors: Patel Maharshi , Acharya Sourya , Kumar Sunil
Published: September 2023

Background:

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease. NAFLD has become the leading cause of liver disease globally. Hypothyroidism is a major factor in the development of NAFLD. Thus, the current investigation aimed to estimate the prevalence of NAFLD in individuals with hypothyroidism.

Materials and Methods:

This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on 142 patients who qualified for the eligibility criteria. Proper history, examination, anthropometric measurements, and biochemical parameters were estimated. The collected data were entered in Excel and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science 25 version developed by IBM (International Business Machine), IBM is a USA based company and the Student’s t-test and the Chi-square test were applied.

Results:

In this study, 12.6% of the treated subjects had fatty liver and 59.15% of the untreated subjects had fatty liver. From these untreated cases, fatty liver was found in 17.6% of subclinical hypothyroid subjects and 41.5% of overt hypothyroid subjects. There was a significant association between thyroid status and fatty liver (χ2 = 68.046, P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

We have found that NAFLD is more prevalent in untreated hypothyroid subjects. The severity of NAFLD is more in patients with overt hypothyroidism. Early treatment with thyroxine can prevent the progression of the fatty liver and grave consequences such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis.
Evaluation of Electrocardiographic Repolarization Parameters in Patients who Received Ribociclib and Palbociclib Therapy
Authors: Erdal Gülçin Sahingöz , Karabulut Dilay , Yildiz Cennet , Isiksacan Nilgun , Oflar Ersan , Çaglar Fatma Nihan Turhan , Pirhan Osman , Sinoplu Hasan Ali , Katkat Fahrettin , Tural Deniz
Published: September 2023

Introduction:

Ribociclib and palbociclib are the inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 activity which have been used in the treatment of metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer. QT interval prolongation has been the main reported adverse effect in Phase III trials of ribociclib and palbociclib therapy. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate electrocardiographic (ECG) changes in patients who received palbociclib and ribociclib therapy.

Materials and Methods:

Sixty women with metastatic HR-positive, human epidermal growth factor-2-negative breast cancer were included in the study. Baseline ECG and echocardiographic examinations of these patients were done. Second control electrocardiogram was obtained on the 14th day of first-cycle therapy. PR interval, corrected QT (QTc) interval, QT dispersion (QTD), and QRS duration were calculated.

Results:

Heart rate, PR interval, QRS, QT, QTc, QTD, and corrected QTD duration did not differ before and after CDK 4/6 treatment. Two patients who received ribociclib and palbociclib treatment had basal QTc duration higher than 450 ms (458 ms and 465 ms, respectively). The 14th-day QTc intervals of these patients were found to be 318 ms and 406 ms, respectively. After CDK 4/6 treatment, only two patients had QTc interval of 469 ms and 507 ms. The mean change of QTc interval before and during the 14th day of CDK 4/6 therapy was 7.38 ± 35.049 ms. When palbociclib and ribociclib treatments were analyzed separately, the baseline and 14th day of QTc interval were 415 ± 31.5 versus 428.11 ± 24.52 and 416.13 ± 26.05 versus 420.07 ± 31.32 ms, respectively.

Conclusions:

Ribociclib and palbociclib treatment was associated with a small statistically insignificant increase in QTc interval. Physicians should be aware of the side effect of these treatments.
Global structure of positive solutions for a fourth-order boundary value problem with singular data
Authors: Ma Ruyun , Zhao Zhongzi , Ma Mantang
Published: September 2023

We are concerned with a problem described the deformation of a simply supported beam of the form

u^{(4)}(x)+c(x)u(x) + \sum^p_{i=1}c_i\delta(x-x_i)u(x) = \lambda a(u(x)) + \lambda\sum^q_{j=1}a_j(u(x))\delta(x-y_j),

u(0)=u(1)=u''(0)=u''(1)=0,

for

x\in (0,1)

, where

\lambda

is a positive parameter,

c\in C([0, 1],\mathbb{R})

,

c_i \in \mathbb{R}

,

a, a_j\in C([0,\infty),[0,\infty))

,

i = 1, 2, \ldots, p

,

j= 1, 2, \ldots, q

,

p, q \in \mathbb{N}

. The Dirac delta impulses

\delta = \delta(x)

are applied at given points

0 < x_1 < x_2 <\cdots < x_p < 1

and

0 < y_1 < y_2 < \cdots < y_q < 1

. We investigate the global structure of positive solutions by the global bifurcation techniques.
Can one recognize a function from its graph?
Authors: Appell Jürgen , Chlebowicz Agnieszka , Reinwand Simon , Rzepka Beata
Published: September 2023

We analyse the “interplay” between analytical properties of a real function on a metric space, on the one hand, and topological properties of its graph, on the other. In particular, we study functions with closed, compact, connected, pathwise connected, or locally connected graphs, and we give nine conditions on the graph which are equivalent to the continuity of a function. A main emphasis is put on examples and counterexamples which illustrate how significant our hypotheses are, and how far sufficient conditions are from being necessary.
Sign changing solutions for critical double phase problems with variable exponent
Authors: Papageorgiou Nikolaos S. , Vetro Francesca , Winkert Patrick
Published: September 2023

In this paper, we deal with a double phase problem with variable exponent and a right-hand side consisting of a Carathéodory perturbation defined only locally and of a critical term. We stress that the presence of the critical term inhibits the possibility to apply results of the critical point theory to the corresponding energy functional. Instead, we use suitable cut-off functions and truncation techniques in order to work with a coercive functional. Then, using variational tools and an appropriate auxiliary coercive problem, we can produce a sequence of sign changing solutions to our main problem converging to

0

in

L^{\infty}

and in the Musielakk–Orlicz Sobolev space.
Типичные расширения эргодических систем
Authors: Ryzhikov Valerii Valentinovich
Published: September 2023

Статья посвящена задачам о типичных свойствах расширений динамических систем с инвариантной мерой. Доказано, что типичные расширения сохраняют сингулярность спектра, свойство перемешивания и некоторые другие асимптотические свойства. Обнаружено, что сохранение алгебраических свойств, вообще говоря, зависит от статистических свойств базы. Установлено, что $P$-энтропия типичного расширения принимает бесконечное значение. Это дает новое доказательство результата Вейса, Глазнера, Остина, Тувено о недоминантности детерминированных действий. Рассмотрены типичные измеримые семейства автоморфизмов вероятностного пространства. В асимптотическом поведении представителей типичного семейства показан их динамический конформизм вместе с динамическим индивидуализмом. Библиография: 15 названий.
О собственных функциях существенного спектра модельной задачи для оператора Шрeдингера с сингулярным потенциалом
Authors: Lyalinov Mikhail Anatol'evich
Published: September 2023

В работе изучаются обобщенные собственные функции непрерывного (существенного) спектра для операторе Шрeдингера с сингулярным $\delta$-потенциалом, имеющим носитель на сторонах угла на плоскости. Задача для такого оператора возникает в квантовомеханических моделях о разрушении состояний двух квантовых частиц, связанных точечным взаимодействием, при отражении одной из них потенциальным барьером. В работе предложен подход, который позволяет строить интегральные представления для собственных функций в терминах решения функционально-разностного уравнения со спектральным параметром. Решения такого уравнения изучаются посредством редукции к интегральному и исследования спектральных свойств соответствующего интегрального оператора. Построена асимптотика собственной функции на больших расстояниях и ей придан физический смысл с точки зрения волнового рассеяния.
Предложенный подход может быть применен для изучения собственных функций в широком круге родственных задач для оператора Шрeдингера с сингулярным потенциалом.
Библиография: 17 названий.
Изгибаемые в плоскости полные двудольные графы
Authors: Kovalev Mikhail Dmitrievich , Orevkov Stepan Yur'evich
Published: September 2023

Полный двудольный граф $K_{3,3}$, рассматриваемый как шарнирная конструкция в плоскости с шарнирами в вершинах и стержнями постоянной длины в качестве ребер, в общем случае допускает лишь движения как жесткого целого, т.е. является неизгибаемым. Два экзотических типа его изгибаемости были найдены в 1899 г. Диксоном. С тех пор в ряде работ различных авторов вопрос об изгибаемости в плоскости полных двудольных графов $K_{m,n}$ был решен почти для всех пар $(m,n)$. В настоящей работе этот вопрос решен для всех полных двудольных графов как в евклидовой плоскости, так и на плоскости Лобачевского, и на сфере. Даны полные и независимые от предыдущих работ доказательства без сложных компьютерных вычислений, схожие во всех трех случаях: евклидовом, гиперболическом и сферическом.
Библиография: 11 названий.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) System Design Checklist
Authors:   AE-4 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Committee
Published: September 2023

This checklist is to be used by project personnel to assure that factors required for adequate system electromagnetic compatibility are considered and incorporated into a program. It provides a ready reference of EMC management and documentation requirements for a particular program from preproposal thru acquisition. When considered with individual equipments comprising the system and the electromagnetic operational environment in which the system will operate, the checklist will aid in the preparation of an EMC analysis. The analysis will facilitate the development of system- dependent EMC criteria and detailed system, subsystem, and equipment design requirements ensuring electromagnetic compatibility.

It should be noted that all subjects are not covered and that all items listed may not be required on a given program.
Steel, Corrosion and Heat Resistant, Bars, Wire, Forgings, Mechanical
Tubing, Rings and Forging Stock 18Cr - 11Ni - 0.60Cb (Nb) (347) Premium Aircraft
Quality, Consumable Electrode Melted Solution Heat Treated
Authors:   AMS F Corrosion and Heat Resistant Alloys Committee
Published: September 2023

This specification covers a corrosion- and heat-resistant steel in the form of bars, wire, forgings, mechanical tubing, flash welded rings, and stock for forging or flash welded rings.
Storage Batteries
Authors:   Starter Battery Standards Committee
Published: September 2023

This SAE Standard serves as a guide for testing procedures of automotive 12 V storage batteries. The information contained herein was originally developed based on traditional ICE operation but can be more broadly applicable to other vehicle architectures. Although the test procedures contained herein are written from the standpoint of a 12 V nominal battery, they can be scaled for batteries with different nominal voltages.
Investigation of the Effect of Pilates Exercises on Postural Stability and Fear of Birth in Pregnancy
Authors: BULGUROĞLU Halil İbrahim , BULGUROĞLU Merve , ÖZKUL Çağla , GÜÇLÜ GÜNDÜZ Arzu
Published: September 2023

Objective: Physiological and psychological changes are observed in the female body during pregnancy. These changes can lead to some changes that can affect the pregnancy process in women. Our study aims to understand how pilates training affects core stability, balance, and fear of childbirth levels in pregnant women.
Method: In our randomized controlled study, fifty-eight volunteer pregnant women aged 18-35 years, who completed the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, 31 in the Pilates and 27 in the control group, were included. The Pilates group was given pilates exercises for eight weeks, two days a week, 1 hour a day, by a physiotherapist. An 8-week home program consisting of breathing exercises was given to the control group. Core stability, balance, and fear of birth were assessed before and after eight weeks of training.
Results: Statistically significant improvements were observed in the Sahrman Core stability test scores in the Pilates group (p<0.05), while a decrease was observed in the control group results (p < 0.05). Postural stability was preserved in the Pilates group even improved in the right foot test (p<0.05). No change was observed in the control group (p > 0.05). When the The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire A measurement results were compared, a statistically significant difference was found in favor of the pilates group with a large effect size (F=27.693; p<0.001, ηp2=0.374).
Conclusion: The results showed that pilates exercises applied during pregnancy could improve women's core stability and balance levels and reduce their fear of childbirth.
Pandemide Gençlerde Kronotip ve Hedonik Açlık ile Yaşam Tarzı ve Beslenme Durumu İlişkisi
Authors: AYDOĞDU Gökçe Sueda , KÖKSAL Eda
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışma gençlerin kronotip ve hedonik açlık durumlarının COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde yaşam tarzı ve beslenme durumu ile ilişkisini değerlendirmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür.
Yöntem: Çalışma bir üniversitede öğrenim gören 216 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışmadaki veriler; bireylerin sosyo-demografik bilgilerini, beslenme alışkanlıklarını, beyana dayalı antropometrik ölçümlerini ve Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi ile pandemi sürecindeki Besin Gücü Ölçeği ve Sabahçıl Akşamcıl testini içeren online anket yoluyla toplanmıştır. Bireylerin pandemi öncesi bir günlük olağan besin tüketim kaydı ve pandemi sürecinde 24 saatlik geriye dönük besin tüketim kaydı da alınmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmada bireylerin pandemi sürecinde ara öğün sayısında, vücut ağırlığında, beden kütle indeksinde, uyku süresinde anlamlı bir artış ve uyku kalitesinde kötüleşme olduğu, ana öğün sayısında ise azalma olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Kadınların pandemi sürecinde posa alımının, erkeklerin ise enerjinin proteinden gelen yüzdesinin azaldığı saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Pandemi sürecinde hedonik açlığı olan ara tip ve akşamcıl bireylerin vücut ağırlığında, beden kütle indeksinde, uyku süresinde ve ara öğün sayısında; hedonik açlığı olmayan bireylerde ise sabahçıl olanlarının vücut ağırlığı ve beden kütle indeksinde, ara tip olanların ise sadece uyku süresinde artış saptanmıştır (p<0.05).
Sonuç: Pandemi sürecinde genç bireylerin kronotip ve hedonik açlık durumları yaşam tarzını etkilemektedir ve yaşam tarzı değişikliklerine yönelik öneriler belirlenirken bireylerin kronotipleri ve hedonik açlık durumları da değerlendirilmelidir.
Özel Sağlık Sigortasına Sahip Bireylerin Sağlık Hizmeti Kullanımının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: GÜDÜK Özden , İŞCİ Emre , TARIM Mehveş
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Özel sağlık sigortası, kamusal bir katkı olmaksızın bireylerin kendisinin ya da işverenlerin çalışanları adına finansmanını üstlendikleri, çoğunlukla bir yıllık dönemler halinde yapılan sözleşmeler ile kapsamının ve şartlarının belirlendiği bir sağlık sigortası çeşididir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; özel sağlık sigortasına sahip bireylerin sağlık hizmeti kullanımlarını değerlendirmek ve etkileyen faktörleri incelemektir.
Yöntem: İstanbul ve Ankara illerinde özel sağlık sigortasına sahip 393 bireye anket uygulanarak veri elde edilmiştir. Bireylerin son 12 ay içinde kullandığı sağlık hizmetleri; ayaktan sağlık hizmeti, yatarak sağlık hizmeti, cerrahi işlem (ameliyat), acil servis başvurusu ve sağlık kontrolü (check-up) olmak üzere beş kategori altında incelenmiştir. Bireylerin sosyo-ekonomik özellikleri, kronik hastalık varlığı ve özel sağlık sigortasına dair özelliklerinin sağlık hizmeti üzerine etkisi araştırılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların son bir yıl içinde kullandığı sağlık hizmeti medyanı 3’tür (ortalama 3.88±4.13; min: 0 – max: 31). Kadınlar, 36-45 yaş grubundakiler ve 1-3 yıldır özel sağlık sigortasına sahip olanların ayaktan sağlık hizmeti kullanımı; kronik hastalığı olanların yatarak sağlık hizmeti kullanımı; 18- 25 yaş arası gruptakilerin acil sağlık hizmeti kullanımı; Ankara’da yaşayanlar, 36-45 yaş arası olanlar ve 10 yıldan uzun süredir özel sağlık sigortasına sahip olanların sağlık kontrolü yaptırma ortalaması daha yüksektir.
Sonuç: Bireylerin sosyodemografik özellikleri, sağlık durumları ve özel sağlık sigortasına dair özellikler sağlık hizmeti kullanımını etkileyebilmektedir.
Machine Learning Software for the Detection of Violence from CCTV Live Footage
Authors: Nithin Sai Adupa , Siva Prasad Kowdodi
Published: September 2023

Automated CCTV analytics have become a potent resource for boosting public safety. The software program, which has sophisticated video analytics capabilities, isintroduced in this paper. The software program can instantly identify situations and notify concerned agencies such as the police and medical staff. Software processes video in three different ways: live streaming from external links, video uploaded from a computer, and real-time video from security cameras. Using past data for analysis, it scans CCTV feeds from public spaces for instances of violent crime, theft, burglary, and other crimes. The software’s key features are real-time CCTV stream analysis, alarm and report generatingand database updatingfor prompt response by the nearest police station.This software has the potential to significantly improve public safety measures by enabling proactive incident detection and real-time response, which will improve law enforcement operations.The software Program boasts key features such as real-time CCTV stream analysis, the instantaneous generation of alarms and reports, and seamless database updates accessible to the nearest police station for immediate response. This software's potential to significantly enhance public safety measures lies in its capacity to enable proactive incident detection and real-time responses, promising to optimize law enforcement operations and overall security.
Radiological Effects Assessment in East Baghdad Oil Field, Southern Area
Authors: Ibrahim Maryam , Ali Kamal
Published: September 2023

Radiological assessment for the East Baghdad oilfield-southern part was conducted in the current study. 10 samples (scale, soil, sludge, water, and oil) from the different stages of oil production were collected. 232Th, 226Ra, and 40K in the samples were analyzed with 40% efficiency for Gamma spectrometry. system based on HPGe. The findings indicated that the examined sites exhibit comparatively lower levels of NORM contamination, in contrast to other global oilfields. Nevertheless, certain areas, particularly those within separation stages, demonstrate relatively elevated NORM concentrations exceeding the global average in soil and sludge. The maximum value of 226Ra, 232Th, was found in sludge sample the findings indicated that over 70% of the sampled locations exhibited concentrations of Norm that surpassed the worldwide average values. The highest exposure dose rate readings within the study areas reached 0.13 µSv/h, which exceeds the worldwide dose rate of 58 nGy/h as reported by UNSCEAR. Radiation exposure dose and hazard indices were calculated using the concentrations of 232Th,226Ra and 40K within samples. Indeed, the indices encompass various factors, these metrics provide a comprehensive understanding of the radiation exposure and associated risks. The study indicated that the relatively more contaminated stages within the oil production stages are the 1st separation stage, desalter stage and the waste pit stage where the higher concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and exposure rates are recorded. Generally, the site exposes dose rate within an acceptable rate. Generally, the values of all hazard indices indicate that samples of some locations have values higher than the values recommended by UNSCEAR and ICRP.
Geology, Pb and S Isotope Geochemistry, and Genesis of the Na Bop-Pu Sap Lead-Zinc Deposit in the Cho Don area, Northeastern Vietnam
Authors: Hung Khuong , Troung Le , Awadh Salih , Thang Ta , Dac Ngo , Du Nguyen
Published: September 2023

The Na Bop-Pu Sap Pb-Zn ore bodies represent a typical vein-type lead-zinc deposit situated in the Cho Don area and are currently being extracted for their lead and zinc resources. This deposit is characterized by its significant scale and quality and is considered one of the prominent lead-zinc deposits in the Cho Don area. Despite its significance, this deposit has not received adequate attention, resulting in limited knowledge of its geology, mineralization, and deposit genesis model. To address this knowledge gap, our study utilized several methodologies, including field surveying, ore mineral analysis under a microscope, and S and Pb isotopic geochemistry. By employing these approaches, we were able to obtain specific insights into the origin of mineralization and the deposit model. Our field survey suggests that the ore deposits are formed as Pb-Zn-bearing veins along Devonian shale, claystone, and limestone faults. Microscopic analyses of the veins reveal the presence of galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, and pyrrhotite as ore minerals, and quartz, calcite, dolomite, and chalcedony as gangue minerals. Sulfur-isotope values (δ34SCDT) of galena 5.3 to 0.1‰ (average 2.8‰), sphalerite 6.8 to 2.5‰ (average 5.3‰), and pyrite 5.8 to 4.1‰ (average 4.9‰) indicate that the sulfide mineralization may be related to a deep source, possibly originating from magmatic activity in the region and contaminated by carbonate-bearing marine sedimentary rocks. Lead-isotope studies indicate a model age of 598-424 Ma for the lead reservoir, consistent with the possible presence of local source rocks containing sulfur. The lead and sulfur in the ore veins were probably contaminated by Devonian carbonate-bearing marine sedimentary rocks and leached from Neoproterozoic to Cambrian magmatic activity. The lead-zinc deposits in Na Bop-Pu Sap do not display any Mississippi valley-type (MVT) or Sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX) lead-zinc deposit characteristics, as they appear to be related to shear zone-hosted lead-zinc deposits.
Lithofacies and Clay Mineral Analysis of the Upper Cenomanian Ms'ad Formation, Rutbah Area, Western Iraq
Authors: Jubeir Solaf , Faiyad Abed , Mohammed Ibrahim
Published: September 2023

The Cenomanian succession in Rutbah City, western Iraq, is composed of siliciclastic carbonate with multicolored paleosoil layers that refer to unconformity surfaces within the Ms'ad Formation. The current study will examine the clay mineralogy and facies to determine the source of these clay minerals and depositional settings. Fifteen carbonate facies have been identified as three distinct facies associations (FA1–FA3). These FAs are supratidal to intertidal (FA1), semi-restricted lagoon (FA2), and shallow open subtidal ramp with patches of a rudist-bivalve reef (FA3). The reported Multispirina Iranica-Nezzat simplex-Chrysalidina gradata assemblage Zone within the Ms'ad Formation indicated the Cenomanian age. Clay mineral analysis displays three distinctive clay mineral assemblages; kaolinite-dominated with illite (assemblage A), R0-dominated (smectite-rich illite/smectite mixed layers) with kaolinite and illite (assemblage B), and illite-dominated (illite and illite-rich illite/smectite mixed layers) with kaolinite and R0 (assemblage C). Most of these clays are detrital, generated by weathering source rocks (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) under various paleoclimatic circumstances. The Kaolinite-dominated assemblage A represents intense chemical weathering from hot, humid circumstances. Smectite-dominated R0 assemblages were created by weathering alkaline rocks in flat pedogenic soils with seasonal humidity. The source of clay minerals in the studied region was subject to a dry climate towards the end of the Cenomanian period, which encouraged physical weathering and the production of illite-rich assemblages.
Biostratigraphy of the Mauddud Formation from selected Boreholes, central Iraq
Authors: Shakir Luay , Mousa Anwar
Published: September 2023

The Mauddud Formation was one of the important and widespread Lower Cretaceous period formations in Iraq. It has been studied in three wells (EB. 55, EB. 58, and EB. 59) within the East Baghdad Oil Field, Baghdad, central Iraq. 280 thin sections were studied by microscope to determine fauna, the formation composed of limestone and dolomitized limestone in some parts which tends to be marl in some parts, forty species and genus of benthic foraminifera have been identified beside algae and other fossils, three biozones have been identified in the range which is: Orbitolina qatarica range zone (Late Albian), Orbitolina sefini range zone (Late Albian – Early Cenomanian) and Orbitolina concava range zone (Early Cenomanian), The age of the Mauddud Formation was determined using these three biozones, and it was then suggested that the formation was Late Albian–Early Cenomanian based on careful comparison and correlation with foraminifera species found locally and globally.
Petrophysical Properties and Identification of Electrofacies from Well Log Data of Nahr Umr Formation in Subba Oilfield, Southern Iraq
Authors: Al-Ghanim Sura , Al-Jaberi Mohanad , Al-Najim Fahad
Published: September 2023

The main purpose of this study is to identify electrofacies and evaluate the petrophysical properties of the Nahr Umr Formation in four wells: A, B, C, and D in the Subba oilfield, southern Iraq. The petrophysical properties, such as shale volume, porosity, water saturation, hydrocarbon saturation, and bulk water volume, were computed and interpreted using Techlog software. According to the interpretation of density, neutron, and gamma ray sonic logs and deep resistivity logs using the IPSOM technique, four electrofacies were identified as sandstone, shaly sand, sandy shale, and shale electrofacies. The formation was divided into three parts based on well log interpretation and petrophysical analysis: the upper part, middle part, and lower part Interpretation of formation lithology and petrophysical parameters shows that the lower part consists mainly sandy shale with layers of sandstone and shale high porosity and high oil saturation whereas middle part consists mainly of sandstone, alternating with thin bedded of sandy shale and shale with high porosity and medium oil saturation. The upper part consists mainly of a sandy shale alternating with shale and shaly sand with high porosity, hydrocarbon saturation, and lower water saturation.
Reservoir Quality Related to Diagenetic Development in the Carbonate Mishrif Formation: A Case Study from the X Oilfield, Southern Iraq
Authors: Idan Rami , Salih Amani
Published: September 2023

The Middle Cretaceous Mishrif Formation is considered as the main productive reservoir, southern of Iraq. The rudist-bearing productive zones are characterized by high heterogeneity due to the effects of diagenesis and the depositional environment. The Mishrif Formation represents a carbonate succession which deposited through the Middle Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Early Turonian) within the main retrogressive depositional period succession. This research is identifying the effect of each diagenetic process on the reservoir properties by using the utility of core data and thin sections collaborated with the well logs data along the wells X-46, X-41 and X-42 in the X oilfield. The Mishrif Formation have been subjected into various diagenetic processes such as micritization, neomorphism, dissolution, cementation, dolomitization and pressure solution or stylolitization. Effect of eight diagenetic processes have been recognized in the Mishrif Formation, these processes have affected constructively and destructively on the reservoir quality of the Mishrif Formation; dissolution and fractures have been affected positively, while micritization, cementation, dolomitization, compaction, bioturbation and neomorphism have a negative affect. The porosity logs (Neutron, Density and Sonic) and Gamma ray log are interpreted to find the porosity and clay content to determine the reservoir quality. The porosity results show a wide variation, the primary porosity is decreased in the well X-46 at the depth of 2300-2450 due to the cementation while the secondary porosity is enhanced due to the dissolution and fractures. In well X-42, at the depth of 2225-2400 m there is an increasing in the porosity due to the increasing of grains to clay ratio, while in the X-42 at the middle to the upper parts, the porosity is very low due to cementation, compaction and micritization processes as well as the high content of clay. In general, the porosity is enhanced in the reefal zones due to the geometry nature of the pore throat which increasing both of the effective porosity and permeability.
Indian art critic and artist Om Chand Handa: main directions of creativity
Authors: Белокурова С.М.
Published: September 2023

Статья посвящена творчеству известного индийского историка, культуролога Ом Чанд Ханды. Автор ставит целью ввести новый материал в оборот отечественной науки, поскольку труды профессора Ханды до 2015 года не публиковались в России. В статье рассматривается спектр научных интересов, методология исследовательской деятельности ученого, дается обзор нескольких статей и монографий, а также краткие биографические сведения. Автор статьи отдельно останавливается на творческой стороне работы профессора Ханды, который сопровождает исследования собственными графическими иллюстрациями. Анализируются несколько графических листов из альбома «Glimpses of Western Himalaya. Pen Drawings and Description of Majestic Mountains, Verdant Valleys and Marvelous Monuments» с точки зрения их художественной насыщенности, композиционной выразительности и технического мастерства. В заключение делается вывод о том, что Ом Чанд Ханда представляет собой яркий пример синтетической личности ученого-художника, имеющего два уровня восприятия произведения искусства: логический и эмоциональный, которые не соперничают между собой, но дополняют друг друга.

The article is devoted to the work of the famous Indian historian and cultural scientist Om Chand Handa. The author aims to introduce new material into the circulation of domestic science, since the works of Professor Handa were not published in Russia until 2015. The article examines the range of scientific interests of the scientist, the methodology of his research activities, provides an overview of several articles and monographs, as well as brief biographical information about the scientist. The author of this article dwells specifically on the creative component of the work of Professor Handa, who accompanies the research with his own graphic works. The article analyses several graphic sheets from the album “Glimpses of Western Himalaya. Pen Drawings and Description of Majestic Mountains, Verdant Valleys and Marvellous Monuments” in terms of their artistic richness, compositional expressiveness and technical skill. In conclusion, it is concluded that the work of Om Chand Handa is a vivid example of the synthetic personality of a scientist-artist who has two levels of perception of a work of art: logical and emotional, which do not compete with each other, but complement each other.
Artistic forms of the Siberian Ice Age as a way of self-identification of man and society: objects of personal ornamentation
Authors: Лбова Л.В.
Published: September 2023

Исследование древнейших форм мобильного искусства ледниковой эпохи в Сибири позволяет в составе археологических коллекций выделить три группы предметов: персональные (личные) украшения, предметы престижного характера (предметы обмена в том числе), коллекцию объемной скульптуры (антропоморфные и зооморфные образы). Гипотезы, которые ранее предлагались исследователями об эстетической, хозяйственно-бытовой, магико-ритуальной и т. д. функциях древнейшего мобильного искусства (артефактов с признаками художественного творчества), продолжают развиваться на основе новых инструментальных и когнитивных возможностей. В статье предлагается гипотеза понимания предметов личной (персональной орнаментации, или «украшения») как способа самоидентификации или самоописания человека и сообщества. Исследования построены на результатах технико-морфологического, типологического, микроскопического анализа предметов, а также последующих кросскультурных аналогий. Мультидисциплинарные исследования мобильной пластики древнейшего искусства из археологических и этнографических музейных коллекций Сибири и Дальнего Востока представляют возможности реконструкции таких форм творчества как свидетельств самоидентификации (гендерной, социальной, этнокультурной).

Research of the oldest forms of Prehistory portable art of the Ice Age in Siberia allows to distinguish three groups of objects: personal jewellery, objects of prestigious character (objects of exchange including), collection of volumetric sculpture (anthropomorphic and zoomorphic images). Hypotheses that were previously proposed by researchers about the aesthetic, household, magic-ritual, etc. functions of the Prehistory portable art (artifacts with signs of artistic creativity) continue to develop on the basis of new instrumental and cognitive capabilities. The paper proposes a hypothesis of understanding personal objects (personal ornamentation, or “decoration”) as a way of self-identification or self-description of a person and a community. The research is based on the results of technical-morphological, typological, microscopic analysis of objects, and subsequent cross-cultural analogies. Multidisciplinary studies of the mobile plastics of Prehistory art from the archaeological and ethnographic museum collections of Siberia and the Far East present the possibility of reconstructing such forms of creativity as evidence of self-identification (gender, social, ethno-cultural).
Idealization in art
Authors: Иванов А.В.
Published: September 2023

В статье анализируется понятие идеализации. Разбираются различные смыслы, которые в него вкладываются. Особое внимание уделяется истолкованию идеализации в немецкой классической философии, особенно в философском наследии Шеллинга. По Шеллингу, процесс идеализации подразумевает художественное постижение и выражение идеальной сущности вещей, людей и событий через ее явленность в образно-символической форме. Идеализация противостоит, с одной стороны, натурализму в искусстве, а с другой, рационалистическим идеализациям действительности в смысле ее приукрашивания. Показывается присутствие художественной идеализации в различных жанрах изобразительного искусства: натюрморте, пейзаже, портрете, исторических полотнах.

The article analyses the concept of idealization. The various meanings that are put into it are being analysed. Special attention is paid to the interpretation of idealization in German classical philosophy, especially in Schelling’s philosophical heritage. According to Schelling, the process of idealization implies comprehension and artistic discovery of the ideal essence of things, people and events through its manifestation in figurative and symbolic form. Schelling's idealization opposes, on the one hand, naturalism in art, and, on the other, its rationalistic idealizations of reality in the sense of its embellishment. It is shown the existence of artistic idealization in various genres of fine arts: still-life, landscape, portrait, historical canvases.
Expressionism in painting: philosophical reflections
Authors: Фотиева И.В.
Published: September 2023

Статья посвящена философским аспектам экспрессионизма в живописи первой половины XX века. Рассмотрены истоки и предшественники экспрессионизма, философские школы и основные идеи, на которые опирались представители данного направления, показано их своеобразное преломление в работах теоретиков экспрессионизма и в произведениях ведущих художников. Выявлены различные и часто противоречивые интерпретации ряда основных идей, в том числе идеи единства мира и роли чувства в художественном творчестве. Отмечено, что само стремление экспрессионистов понять природу художественного творчества, сущность и специфику искусства; осознать его место не только в рамках человеческой культуры, но и самого Бытия заслуживает внимания и что многие вопросы, поднятые экспрессионистами, сегодня незаслуженно ушли на второй план в исследованиях не только искусствоведов, но и представителей философии искусства, хотя здесь огромное пространство для дальнейших исследований.

The article is devoted to the philosophical aspects of the expressionism in painting in the first half of the 20th century. The origins and predecessors of expressionism, philosophical schools and the main ideas on which the representatives of this direction relied are considered. Their peculiar refraction in the works of the theorists of expressionism and in the works of leading artists is shown. Various and often contradictory interpretations of a number of basic ideas are revealed, including the idea of the unity of the world and the role of feeling in artistic creativity. It is noted that the very desire of expressionists to understand the nature of artistic creativity, the essence and specificity of art; to realize its place not only within the framework of human culture, but also of Being itself deserves attention. Many questions raised by expressionists today have undeservedly gone by the wayside in the studies of not only art historians, but also representatives of the philosophy of art, although there is a huge space for further research.