bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Risk factors for post-endoscopic retrograde pancreatography pancreatitis in malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction: a retrospective single-center study
Authors: Mamontov I.М. , Tamm Т.І. , Kramarenko К.О. , Rjabushhenko D.D. , Sytnik D.A. , Nepomniashchyi V.V.
Published: August 2023

Background. Decompression interventions under the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the method of choice in malignant extrahepatic biliary obstruction (MEHBO). Acute pancreatitis is the most common complication of ERCP. Many studies have been performed to identify the risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP). However, these works in general include the analysis of ERCP in patients with various causes of biliary obstruction without subdividing patients with malignant obstruction.

Purpose.The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for PEP in patients with MEHBO.

Materials and Methods. A retrospective analysis of 100 cases of ERCP in MEHBO was done. PEP was in 2 patients, and 14 patients had hyperamylasemia (HA). The following factors were analyzed: gender, age, level of MEHBO, obstruction of the main pancreatic duct (MPD), total bilirubin level, history of endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (EPST), periampullary diverticulum, successful ERCP, primary selective biliary cannulation, catheterization and/or contrast injection into MPD, Precut EPST, successful decompression.

Results and discussion. Univariate analysis showed that PEP is associated with an obstruction at the level of the proximal and middle third of the hepaticocholedochus (p = 0.004) and with absence of MPD obstruction (p = 0.022); female gender (p = 0.012), obstruction at the level of the proximal and middle third of the hepaticocholedochus (p < 0.001), absence of MPD obstruction (p < 0.001), catheterization and/or contrast injection into MPD (p = 0.040) are associated with PEP or hyperamylasemia (HA); female gender (p = 0.024), obstruction at the level of the proximal and middle third of the hepaticocholedochus (p < 0.001), absence of MPD obstruction (p=0.006), catheterization and/or contrast injection into MPD (p = 0.035), successful decompression (p = 0.004) are associated with HA. Multivariate regression analysis showed that, for PEP and for PEP or HA as well as for HA, the risk factors are obstruction at the level of the proximal and middle third of the hepaticocholedochus (p = 0.005; p < 0.001; p < 0.001, respectively) and absence of MPD obstruction (p = 0.022; p < 0.001; p = 0.008, respectively). Female gender is a risk factor for PEP or HA and HA (p = 0.011; p = 0.028, respectively), and catheterization and/or contrast injection into MPD are risk factors for PEP or HA (p = 0.04). Conclusion. Development of PEP in MEHBO depends on the localization of a tumor and involvement of the pancreas. The risk factors for PEP in MEHBO are tumor localization at the level of the middle and proximal third of the hepaticocholedochus and absence of MPD obstruction.
Preliminary agronomic evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes under saline soil conditions of Yaguachi, Ecuador
Authors: Medina Litardo Reina , Carrillo Zenteno Manuel , Acosta Velazco Luís , Pérez- Almeida Iris , Duran-Mera Christian , García Mendoza Pedro José
Published: August 2023

Soil salinity is considered one of the main abiotic stresses that affect rice cultivation throughout the world. The main objective of this study was to carry out the preliminary agronomic evaluation of five commercial rice varieties (INIAP11, INIAP14, SFL-011, INIAP-FL-Arenillas and Fedearroz-60) under saline soil conditions in Yaguachi, Guayas, Ecuador.
A completely randomized block design was used to estimate the agronomic response of the materials by quantifying grain yield t.ha-1 (Yield), number of tillers.m-2 (TN), plant height at harvest (PH), number of panicles.m-2 (NPM), panicle length (PL), number of grains/panicle (NGP), number of filled grains/panicle (NFG), number of vain grains (NVG), weight of 1000 grain (P1000) and content of chlorophyll at 30 (C30D) and 60 (C60D) days.
The analysis of variance reflected a high phenotypic diversity among the varieties studied, showing adequate adaptation to the level of salinity contained in the soil used for the study. The INIAP-FL-Arenillas, INIAP14, INIAP11 and FEDEARROZ-60 varieties were the genotypes with the best responses under the study conditions, expressed in higher productivity levels.
The results also suggest the need to continue evaluating these varieties with and without saline stress conditions, to discriminate the effect of genotype by environment interaction and confirm the level of tolerance to saline stress present in these genotypes, optimizing the selection of the appropriate germplasm in breeding programs, aiming to obtaining genotypes tolerant to saline soils.
Ayurveda Management of Shweta Pradara (Leucorrhoea) - A Case Study.
Authors: Meher Krishna , Meher Sudeshna
Published: August 2023

The greatest method to prevent sickness is to adopt healthy behaviours. But nowadays, healthy living is seldom ever practised due to the complexity of a woman's everyday existence. A woman's vaginal health is just as vital as her general health. A lady in good health is a guarantee of a long life. Every stage and period of a woman's life involves both physical and psychological transitions. She also has a dual obligation to take care of her family and her career. She must thus be in great physical and mental condition. A healthy yoni is essential to a woman's ability to live a safe, healthy, and confident life. Inflammation of the vagina can be brought on by an infection or a shift in the usual ratio of yeast and bacteria in the vagina. Shweta pradara is a bothersome symptom that can be a complication in various disorders. Shweta Pradara is a symptom, not a disease, hence its etiopathogenesis would coincide with that of the primary illness. It is possible to say that it is an Apana Vayuregional Kaphaja disease. White discharge can also result from infections in the uterus and vagina caused by certain organisms. Shamana Chikitsa and Yoni Prakshalana treated a female patient with Shweta Pradara. With the foregoing regimen, she had significant symptom alleviation.
Comprehensive Study of Beej, Beejbhag andBeejbhagavyavw.s.r Genetics –A Review Article.
Authors: Kumari Priyanka , Mishra Vikas , Kumar Guddu Birendra , Sundar Gupta Shyam
Published: August 2023

Genetics is the science of genes, genetic variation and heredity in the organism. Genetics is thought to be a new branch of science evolved during 19thcentury. Gregor Mendel was the first who developed principle of inheritance and had described the transmission of genetic traits fromgeneration to generation. Although some concepts of genetics have been described in Ayurveda which is Upavedaof Atharvaveda and thousands of years old texts. Ayurveda has been cited the concepts of Beeja, Beejbhag, Beejbhagavyavawhich influence the prakriti of individual and vitiation of these units cause deformity in the progeny. Acharya Charaka, Sushrut and Vagbhataall have described many genetic deformities in Sharir sthan. All three Acharyas of our Brihattrayehave brief description about formation of foetus, growth of foetus, foetal deformity, disorders of pregnancy, Adibalapravrittadisease etc.
PESTISIDA GADUNG RACUN DAN DAUN SENTANG ATASI SERANGAN KEONG MAS PADA PADI SAWAH
Authors: Mawardiana Mawardiana , Karnilawati Karnilawati , Mardani Mardani
Published: August 2023

Mengatasi serangan hama keong mas di tanaman padi sawah dengan gadung racun dan daun sentang merupakan tindakan petani untuk mendukung pertanian organik yang berkelanjutan.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas ekstrak gadung racun dan daun sentang dalam mengatasi serangan hama keong mas di  padi sawah. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Gampong Lameue Baro Kecamatan Sakti Kabupaten Pidie. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) pola faktorial, ada 2 faktor yang diteliti yaitu faktor ekstrak gadung racun (G) dan Ekstrak daun sentang (S) Faktor ekstrak gadung racun terdiri dari 3 taraf yaitu G0 =  0 %r. G1=  20%, G2 = 40% dan faktor ekstrak daun sentang terdiri dari 3 tarap yaitu S0= 0%,  S1 = 20%, S2= 40%. Parameter yang diamati : intensitas serangan hama dan  hasil per hektar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak gadung racun  dan ekstrak daun sentang  berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap intensitas serangan hama umur 10, 15,20 HST dan hasil per hektar dan terjadi interaksi yang nyata antara keduanya.  Pemberian ekstrak gadung racun dan ekstrak daun sentang dapat menurunkan intensitas serangan hama keong mas   mencapai 37,78%  dan  peningkatan hasil panen mencapai 0,80 ton ha-1. Kata kunci: Pestisida nabati; hama keong mas; padi
Mucins: an overview of functions and biological activity
Authors: GÜNDOĞDU Habibe , KARADAĞ SARI Ebru
Published: August 2023

This review aims to provide novel evidence on the function of mucins in defense of epithelia and to spot mucin changes in the epithelial surface.

High molecular weight glycoproteins known as mucins are distinguished by their substantial O-glycosylation. The cell surface-associated mucins are divided into two categories as surface and gel-forming mucins. These are among the significant mucins expressed by the surface epithelia. Recent developments in functional assays have evaluated their functions in preserving corneal, conjunctival, respiratory, and digestive epithelia. The presentation includes changes in mucin and mucin O-glycan production in epithelial surface illnesses, including infection, non-autoimmune dry eye, autoimmune dry eye, and allergy.

Mucins are high molecular weight glycoproteins characterized by their extensive O-glycosylation. Recent advances using functional assays have allowed the examination of their roles in protecting epithelial tissues. Alterations in mucin and mucin O-glycan biosynthesis in epithelial surface disorders, including allergy, non-autoimmune dry eye, cancers, and infection, are presented.
REALIDADE AUMENTADA APLICADA AO ENSINO DE BIOLOGIA: UM RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA EM UMA ESCOLA PÚBLICA DE ENSINO MÉDIO DO INTERIOR DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS - BRASIL
Authors: Carneiro de Menezes Antonia Thainá , Silva dos Santos Amanda , Antunes Franciano , Oliveira dos Santos Everton , Ponciano Paulino Marlon
Published: August 2023

Este trabalho apresenta um relato de experiência realizado em uma escola estadual do interior do Amazonas durante o estágio supervisionado obrigatório aos cursos de licenciatura. Visto que proporciona ao graduando seu primeiro contato entre aluno-professor, por meio da observação, coparticipação e regência, proporcionando aos licenciados em computação vivenciar a dinâmica do trabalho docente, utilizando as tecnologias de informática na educação, relacionado teoria e prática. No primeiro momento foi realizada a observação das aulas ministradas pelo professor supervisor, para a identificação do assunto que os alunos tivessem dificuldades, para assim apresentar um plano de aula para o professor, tendo como material metodológico a tecnologia. Assim, foi concluído que os alunos tinham poucas aulas práticas, no entanto, seria uma ótima oportunidade para aplicar Realidade Aumentada para o ensino do conteúdo da Anatomia Humana, permitindo aos discentes uma aula atrativa e engajada. Conclui-se que a tecnologia trabalhada ao fim do Estágio Supervisionado II possibilita diversas formas para uma grande extensão no ensino, podendo atrair a atenção dos alunos e assim tornando o processo de ensino-aprendizagem mais eficiente e prazeroso.
From Utopian Dream to Dystopian Nightmare: A Protopian Response to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Authors: Shekhar Chander , Jha Smita
Published: August 2023

This article examines the idea of protopia as propounded in Kevin Kelly’s The Inevitable (2016), which is anticipated in Mark Twain’s novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889). Contrarily, Hank Morgan, the protagonist, feigns to achieve utopia, to secure power and privilege, not to realize utopia itself. However, Kelly’s suggestion of technology as the center of civilization takes us toward the state of protopia. Unfortunately, it is misused for mass extermination in the novel. Drawing critical insights from Fick, Hansen, Lieberman, Dobski, and Kleinerman, this article investigates the scope of protopian response through reader-response theory and attempts to highlight how Hank’s techno-politics (pure) is in resonation with Twain’s protopian vision. It further reveals how it is corrupted by practical politics (impure) for power and comfort, for which Twain criticizes Hank. This research provides a blueprint for thinking through and avoiding the abuses of technoscientific power that the novel so horrifically puts on display for future readers. It endeavors to unearth the protopian reading scope to re-read this dystopian novel as a narrative of progress. This paper argues that to achieve the quintessential goal of humanity, protopia appears to be an appropriate model since utopia is unachievable.
Credit Card Fraud Detection using Machine Learning and Data Mining Techniques - a Literature Survey
Authors: Rai M. Devicharan , S. N. Jagadeesha
Published: August 2023

Purpose: To understand the algorithms used in Credit Card Fraud Detection (CCFD) using Machine Learning (ML) and Data Mining (DM) techniques, Review key findings in the area and come up with research gaps or unresolved problem. To become knowledgeable about the current discussions in the area of ML and DM.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The survey on CCFD using ML and DM was conducted based on data from academic papers, web articles, conference proceedings, journals and other sources. Information is reviewed and analysed.
Results/Findings: Identification of credit card fraud is essential for protecting a person's or an organization's assets. Even though we have various safeguards in place to prevent fraudulent activity, con artists may develop a method to get around the checkpoints. We must create straightforward and efficient algorithms employing ML and DM to anticipate fraudulent activities in advance.
Originality/Value: Study of ML and DM algorithms in CCFD from diverse sources is done. This area needs study due to recent methods by fraudsters in digital crime have developed. The information acquired will be helpful for creating new methodologies or improving the outcomes of current algorithms.
Type of Paper: Literature Review.
Perceived Organization Supports and Organization Identification on Work Outcomes of Chinese Teachers in Thailand
Authors: Cui Jianming , Suntrayuth Sid
Published: August 2023

More and more Chinese instructors come to Thailand to teach, which promotes Chinese education in Thailand. However, problems, like a lack of teaching experience, job turnover, low performance, satisfaction, etc. also come out. Based on this situation this study investigates the effect of perceived support on their work outcomes. This paper analyzes the situation of Chinese teachers in Thai schools through a questionnaire. Further, it explores the current situation and problems of Chinese teachers in Thailand combined with a literature research method. The results show that perceived organizational support has a significant positive impact on work outcomes. In contrast, it has a significant positive impact on job performance but no significant impact on job satisfaction. The influence of perceived supervisor support on work outcomes is also significant. Whether for Chinese teachers’ job performance or job satisfaction, it has a significant positive impact. Organizational-based self-esteem moderates the effect of perceived organizational support on work outcomes. However, it did not moderate the impact of perceived colleague support on job satisfaction. From the perspective of perceived organization support, we construct the conceptual model of perceived organization support, coworker support, superior support and job satisfaction and performance to reveal the impact mechanism of perceived organization support on job satisfaction, and performance. We also test the moderating effect of organizational-based self-esteem on the influence of independent variables on dependent variables.
Computer-Assisted Vocabulary Learning for Thai Deaf Students: A Case Study of Sot Suksa School for the Deaf
Authors: Moxon Simon
Published: August 2023

In a world without sound, learning to communicate, read, write, and expand one’s vocabulary requires a community of expert communicators in sign language. For many deaf individuals in Thailand who are born into hearing-abled families, access to the expert assistance they need to learn communication skills does not begin until their first years of compulsory education. By that time, academically, they are already many years behind their hearing-abled peers. The present study employed an experimental research design to investigate the influence of computer-assisted language learning technology, DeafReader, on the vocabulary skills of deaf students in Thailand. After a six-week intervention, one-way ANOVA analysis showed no significant difference in pre-test and post-test scores between the treatment and control groups. Additional analysis found a significant difference in performance between male and female students. Age differences in the acquisition of foundation language skills between genders were considered to be an influencing factor in the results of this study. The author concludes that students may have lacked the basic language skills needed for technology intervention to be effective. The author recommends examining the effects on an older age group and exploring the use of DeafReader as a learning tool for fingerspelling, sign language, and mapping text to sign.
Cozinhas Solidárias do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (MTST): Solidariedade e reconstrução da esfera pública (2021-2022)
Authors: De Sordi Denise
Published: August 2023

Este artigo analisa, a partir de dados de observação em campo e entrevistas, o desenvolvimento e o papel das Cozinhas Solidárias do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (MTST) entre os anos de 2021 e 2022, período marcado pelo retorno do Brasil ao Mapa da Fome e pelo processo de ampliação da parcela de trabalhadores em condição de pobreza. A partir da Cozinha Solidária da Lapa, no Rio de Janeiro, o desenvolvimento das Cozinhas Solidárias é analisado em relação ao processo de arrefecimento da esfera pública, orientado pelas reformas nos programas e políticas sociais da primeira década dos anos 2000 e agravado pelo processo de erosão democrática aberto a partir dos anos de 2015 e 2016. A partir da caracterização do projeto das Cozinhas Solidárias e seu desenvolvimento, espera-se indicar formas pelas quais a temática da “fome” tomou o cenário público, de modo diferente do que ocorreu no início dos anos 2000 e nos anos de 1990, conferindo coesão a reorganização às mobilizações populares. Nota-se que a articulação das Cozinhas Solidárias, de forma conectada a um projeto de sociedade derivado de um movimento social organizado, intenciona questionar as formas de combate à fome e à pobreza que não alteram a organização das relações sociais, através de ações de mobilização popular pautada pela solidariedade social com o objetivo de reconstrução da esfera pública como espaço de fazer política, provocando inflexões para o desenvolvimento de políticas sociais de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional e Soberania Alimentar.
Fashion: Seductive Play
Authors: Fink Eugen
Published: August 2023

In Germany, 1969, Eugen Fink's Fashion: Seductive Play was published. This first English language edition, updated with an introduction by Stefano Marino and Giovanni Matteucci, makes available Fink’s philosophical investigation into fashion to an English-speaking audience. One of the greatest figures in the “phenomenological movement,” Fink here investigates fashion at various philosophical levels - aesthetic, ethical, social - and in relationship to other forms of human culture, especially contemporary culture.

Although there have been many transformations and changes in the world of fashion since the late 1960s, from prêt-à-porter to fast fashion, fashion’s connection to both high culture and popular culture, and the new relationship between fashion and the advent of social media, Fink’s insights allow wide-ranging and far-reaching inquiries into fashion's philosophical essence. Fink's extraordinary lucidity and his unique conceptual capacities have made his work crucial to the study of the philosophy of fashion today. His work, like that of Simmel’s, Veblen’s or Benjamin’s, is as essential and important now as when it was first published.
Radical Intimacy in Contemporary Art
Authors: Moscovitch Keren
Published: August 2023

Radical Intimacy in Contemporary Art focuses on practices that operate at the edges of sexuality and its socially sanctioned expressions. Using psychoanalysis and object-oriented feminism, Keren Moscovitch focuses on the work of several contemporary, provocative artists to initiate a dialogue on the role of intimacy in challenging and reimagining ideology.

Moscovitch suggests that intimacy has played an under-appreciated role in the shifting of social and political consciousness. She explores the work of Leigh Ledare, Genesis P-Orridge, Ellen Jong, Barbara DeGenevieve, Joseph Maida and Lorraine O’Grady, who, through their radical practices, engage in such consciousness shifting in elegant, surprising, and provocative ways. Guided by the feminist psychoanalytic canon of Julia Kristeva throughout, as well as being informed by the philosophy of Luce Irigaray and the critical theory of Judith Butler, Moscovitch situates these artists in the emerging lineage of feminist new materialism. She argues that the instability of intimacy leads to radical and performative objecthood in their work that acts as a powerful expression of revolt. Through this line of argumentation, Moscovitch joins a growing group of philosophers exploring object-oriented theories and practices as a new language for a new era. In this era, the hegemony of subjectivity has been toppled, and a new world of human ontology is built creatively, expressively and in the spirit of revolt.
Analogical Thinking in Architecture
Authors: Chupin Jean-Pierre
Published: August 2023

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the rich and persistent use of analogical thinking in the built environment. Since the turn of the 21st century, “design thinking” has permeated many fields outside of the design disciplines. It is expected to succeed whenever disciplinary boundaries need to be transcended in order to think “outside the box.” This book argues that these qualities have long been supported by “analogical thinking”—an agile way of reasoning in which think the unknown through the familiar.

The book is organized into four case studies: the first reviews analogical models that have been at the heart of design thinking representations from the 1960s to the present day; the second investigates the staying power of biological analogies; the third explores the paradoxical imaginary of "analogous cities" as a means of integrating contemporary architecture with heritage contexts; while the fourth unpacks the critical and theoretical potential of linguistic metaphors and visual comparisons in architectural discourse.

Comparing views on the role of analogies and metaphors by prominent voices in architecture and related disciplines from the 17th century to the present, the book shows how the “analogical world of the project” is revealed as a wide-open field of creative and cognitive interactions. These visual and textual operations are explained through 36 analogical plates which can be read as an inter-text demonstrating how analogy has the power to reconcile design and theories.
Staging Ancient Greek Plays
Authors: Ewans Michael
Published: August 2023

Merging the theoretical framework with the practical elements of staging an ancient Greek play, this indispensable guide offers directors and actors an excellent starting point for mounting their production.

Considering the conditions of ancient Greek performance and the conventions of the Greek theatre, the book examines large questions, including those related to ancient Greek values, myth and the individual (‘characterization’), and the gods and fate – all of which must be taken into consideration when approaching a contemporary production.

This practical guide also explores with analysed examples, the issues that today’s theatre-makers should consider in order to successfully stage ancient Greek drama.

These topics include:
- choice of translation- setting- costumes- masks- mode of delivery- acting style for both tragedy and comedy- handling of the chorus- solutions to staging Greek drama
’70s Teen Pop
Authors: Jasmine Lucretia Tye
Published: August 2023

Teen pop is a sub-genre of popular music marketed to tweens and teens. Its melodic yearning and veneer of sincerity appeal to an emerging romantic eroticism and autonomy. But tweens and teens buy music that isn’t primarily marketed to them, too. Teen pop encompasses several kinds of musical styles, not limiting itself to just one—teen pop wants to play.

During the 1970s, teen pop sometimes worked subversively, challenging the status quo it seemed to represent. Male pop stars such as David Cassidy were shown suggestively in popular magazines and female pop stars such as Cher had their own TV shows. Teen magazines, pin-ups, comics, films, and TV programs provided luscious visual stereo, promoting fashion styles, lingo, and dance moves, signaling individual identity but also community. The music provided a way for young people to believe they had something all their own, an authenticity experimenting with sexuality and social conduct, all dressed up in glitter and satin, blue jeans and boom boxes, torn fishnets and safety pins and, magically, their dreams. Cartoon pop and made-for-TV bands! Bubblegum pop! Glam! Hip hop! Hard rock and pop rock and stadium rock! Punk! Disco! Teen pop reinforced aspects of the counterculture it absorbed as the music kept playing—and playing back.

Although it’s very difficult to attain and maintain social progress and play it forward—there are so many tragedies—'70s Teen Pop examines how liberation and a true counterculture can be possible through music.
Presidents and Mass Incarceration
Authors: Mancillas Linda K.
Published: August 2023

Mandatory minimum sentencing; "three-strikes-and-you're-out" legislation; harsher sentences and less parole and probation. The result of draconian criminal justice policies in the last six decades is that the United States is the largest incarcerator in the world, surpassing Russia and China, with significant overrepresentation of African Americans and Latinos in U.S. prisons, especially for low-level, nonviolent drug offenses.

Presidents and Mass Incarceration: Choices at the Top, Repercussions at the Bottom shows how American presidents from Lyndon B. Johnson to Donald J. Trump have operated as significant political criminal justice entrepreneurs and how the leadership choices made at the top by these chief executives continue to have severe repercussions for the citizens at the lowest levels of our communities. Author Linda K. Mancillas references State of the Union Addresses, presidential initiatives, laws passed by Congress, Supreme Court decisions, and public opinion on high-profile crime events to assemble a cohesive framework of data that supports each president's impact on the incarceration explosion. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation for the complexity and magnitude of the political, economic, and societal issue of over-imprisonment that both the federal and state governments are attempting to address.
The Puzzle of the American Economy
Authors: Pisano Mark A.
Published: August 2023

This book explains how sweeping demographic changes have resulted in the ineffectiveness of recent monetary and fiscal policies, and it identifies corrective actions that will start to reverse the trends of low economic growth and widespread government deficits.

The field of demographics does not focus on the economic impacts and the funding issues resulting from demographic change. Similarly, economics does not take into account demographic changes. The omissions in both fields are negatively impacting the nation: income reductions caused by demographic changes that have not been accounted for are so large that current fiscal policies are not able to mitigate them. The Puzzle of the American Economy: How Changing Demographics Will Affect Our Future and Influence Our Politics exposes the factors that are undermining the nation's prospects for improving the rate of economic growth and keeping up with citizens' needs for government-provided services.

Author Mark A. Pisano explains the hidden drag on the economy that has led to the ineffectiveness of recent monetary and fiscal policies, how uncertainty in economic policymaking is affecting America politically as well as at the individual household level, and why those who are adversely impacted are becoming politically disaffected. He also presents an agenda for corrective individual action. Readers will understand how the results of changes in demographics will last for decades and extend beyond the United States to many developed countries?particularly Japan and nations in Europe?as well as to some developing countries. The book will be of value to students studying macro and micro economics; those in public policy at all levels of government, public administration, and governmental budgeting; and anyone attempting to understand the current dilemma in economic policymaking and our disjointed political process.
Relax, It’s Just Sex
Authors: Spurr Leslie
Published: August 2023

Surveying the many forms of non-possessive intimate relationships, this book explains how these alternative lifestyle arrangements work, psychologically, and describes the benefits and risks for those involved within contemporary contexts such as swinging, threesomes, polyamory, and recreational sex clubs.

The thought that one could have sex with outsiders with the consent and support of your spouse or significant other, and still love and make love with your primary partner, is a radical notion for most men and women. And yet, an increasing number of married and unmarried couples are doing just this, and their relationships are flourishing as a result. Relax, It's Just Sex: Understanding Non-Possessive Intimate Relationships examines a relatively new form of intimate relationship that is increasingly popular among contemporary couples and singles. The book introduces the term "non-possessive intimate relationships" and shows from a psychological perspective how these arrangements work, emotionally and cognitively, for the individuals involved.

Licensed clinical psychologist and relationship therapist Leslie Spurr, PhD, explores the psychologically issues involved and then takes a close look at various examples of the non-possessive intimate relationship style within several, mostly covert, contexts, in which relationship partners agree to provide each other with the freedom to engage intimately with outsiders. Written in a nontechnical, accessible style, Relax, It's Just Sex uses humor and references to popular culture, including films, novels, and songs, to engage the reader in content that is primarily informative but also entertaining. This important and eye-opening book makes clear the significance and reasons for the growing popularity of the non-possessive intimate relationship phenomenon and explains why and how this "lovestyle" may constitute a sexual revolution.
Today’s Foreign Policy Issues
Authors: Rubenzer Trevor
Published: August 2023

Trevor Rubenzer, PhD, is associate professor of political science at the University of South Carolina Upstate.
Treaty of Versailles
Authors: Beckenbaugh Lisa L.
Published: August 2023

An indispensable resource on the Treaty of Versailles, one of the most influential and controversial documents in history, this book explains how the treaty tried to solve the complex issues that emerged from the destruction of World War I. This carefully curated primary source collection includes roughly 60 documents related to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. By collecting all of the most significant documents in one volume, it allows readers to hear the original arguments surrounding the treaty and to explore the voices of the people involved at the Paris Peace Conference. Moreover, it allows readers to engage with the documents so as to better understand the complex motivations and issues coming out of World War I and highlights the differences between the victors and identifies the problems many countries had with the treaty before it was even signed.

The documents are organized in chronological order, providing a blueprint to help students to understand all of the significant events that led to the treaty, as well as the vast repercussions of the treaty itself. In addition to the Treaty of Versailles itself, documents include such significant primary sources as the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the Balfour Declaration, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and Germany's response to the treaty.
Exploring World History through Geography
Authors: Dunbar Julie Crea
Published: August 2023

Exploring World History through Geography: From the Cradle of Civilization to a Globalized World takes readers on a fascinating and unique journey through time from many of the earliest world civilizations right into the 21st century.

From the early civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia to our present-day globalized society, readers will learn how humans interacted—and still interact—with the environment around them, as well as the environment's role in not only shaping the society's world view but enabling the building of socially stratified and successful civilizations. Not your run-of-the-mill world history tome, this book examines world history through the closely related discipline of geography.

The civilizations and events represented in the book, while not exhaustive, were selected to highlight geographic themes and areas of study. Upon completing the book, readers should have a firm understanding of the expansive, cross-curricular study of geography—from the study of world cultures and history to politics to the environment and Earth's physical processes. In addition, they will have a new understanding of the relevance of geography to not only human history but contemporary events, as well as their day-to-day lives. By presenting this history from a slightly different, geographic point of view, Exploring World History through Geography will inspire fresh curiosity in the world, both past and present.
American Women’s History on Film
Authors: Welch Rosanne , Lamphier Peg A.
Published: August 2023

By exploring a range of films about American women, this book offers readers an opportunity to engage in both history and film in a new way, embracing representation, diversity, and historical context.

Throughout film history, stories of women achieving in American history appear few and far between compared to the many epic tales of male achievement. This book focuses largely on films written by women and about women who tackled the humanist issues of their day and mostly won.

Films about women are important for all viewers of all genders because they remind us that the American Experience is not just male and white. This book examines 10 films, featuring diverse depictions of women and women's history, and encourages readers to discern how and where these films deviate from historical accuracy. Covering films from the 1950s all the way to the 2010s, this text is invaluable for students and general readers who wish to interrogate the way women's history appears on the big screen.
Food Cultures of Japan
Authors: Jacob Jeanne
Published: August 2023

This addition to the Global Kitchen series explores the cuisine of Japan, from culinary history and important ingredients to essential daily and special meals.

When we think of Japanese food in the United States, certain images come to mind: sushi, ramen, and hibachi restaurants. But what is food like in this island nation? What do people eat and drink every day? Are food concerns similar to those in the United States, where obesity is a major issue?

This volume offers comprehensive coverage on the cuisine of Japan. Readers will learn about the history of food in the country, influential ingredients that play an important role in daily cooking and consumption, meals and dishes for every occasion, and what food is like when dining out or stopping for snacks from street vendors. An additional chapter examines food issues and dietary concerns. Recipes accompany every chapter. A chronology, glossary, sidebars, and bibliography round out the work.
Haunted Histories in America
Authors: Hendricks Nancy
Published: August 2023

If you believe in ghosts, you're in good company. Haunted Histories brings America's most ghostly locales to life, illuminating their role in shaping U.S. history and detailing how they became the nation's most feared places.

Haunted Histories takes readers on a state-by-state journey across the United States, exploring the nation's most feared places. Along the way, the text introduces readers to new ghostly tales and takes a fresh look at familiar stories and locations, with an eye to history. From well-known spooky spots like Salem, Massachusetts, to such lesser-known ones as the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon, where spirits are supposedly trapped, readers will discover not only where America's most haunted places are but also why they are said to be haunted. The ghosts of the doomed Donner Party allow readers to experience the arduous and often deadly journey of America's westward wagon trains, while different kinds of "spirits" haunting old distilleries allow readers to discover how whiskey almost derailed the new American nation before it was born.

This book can be studied for academic purposes as a historical reference, used as a source for classroom assignments, or simply read for the pleasure of a great story.
The New Era Of The 1920s
Authors: Olson James S. , Gumpert Mariah
Published: August 2023

This invaluable resource covers all aspects of 1920s political, artistic, popular, and economic culture in America, supporting the AP U.S. history curriculum through topical and biographical entries, primary documents, sample documents-based essay questions, and period-specific learning objectives.

The 1920s, despite President Harding's "return to normalcy," were a time of both great cultural and social advancement as well as various forms of oppression in the United States. Bookended in history by two world wars, this period saw the rise of tabloid journalism and mass media; the banning and reinstatement of alcohol; the advent of voting rights for women and Native Americans; movements such as the Red Scare, labor strikes, the Harlem Renaissance, and racial protests; and the global reorganization that occurred as the major powers fumbled their way through postwar foreign policy and the League of Nations. Almost no element of U.S. society was untouched.

The New Era of the 1920s: Key Themes and Documents provides high school students taking the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history course and undergraduates taking a lower level American history survey course with an invaluable study guide and targeted test preparation material. Much more than just an AP test-taking study guide, this new title in ABC-CLIO's Unlocking American History series is a true reference source for the societal, political, and economic history of a specific period covered in the AP U.S. history course. Readers will also benefit from features designed for student exam preparation, such as a sample documents-based essay question and period-specific learning objectives that are in alignment with the 2014 AP U.S. History Curriculum Framework.
Effect of neurodynamic mobilization techniques in patients with diabetic neuropathy
Authors: Alshimy Ahmed Magdy , Ibrahim Saied Mohamed , Osama Lamis Ahmed , Metwally Hosam Magdy
Published: August 2023

Purpose.

Neurodynamic mobilization is a set of passive or active movements aimed at restoring the neural system’s ability to bear the normal compressive, friction, and tensile stresses encountered in daily life. This study aimed to investigate the effect of neurodynamic mobilization on sensory and motor nerve conduction studies, pain, and functional activity in patients with type 2 diabetic neuropathy (DN).

Methods.

A total of 42 patients were randomly assigned to the neurodynamic mobilization group (NMG) or selected therapy program group (STPG). Electrophysiological measurements for median sensory and tibial motor nerve conduction velocity, and functional activity were conducted using the Katz Index of Independence, while pain was evaluated using the visual analogue scale.

Results.

Improvement was noted in the post-treatment median sensory (p = 0.002) and tibial motor (p < 0.001) nerve conduction velocity, functional activity (p < 0.001), and pain (p < 0.001), and a statistically significant difference was demonstrated for the NMG, but not for the STPG.

Conclusions.

Neurodynamic mobilization improved the sensory and motor nerve conduction velocity, functional activity, and pain in patients with type 2 DN.
Acute effect of bounce drop jump and countermovement drop jump with and without additional load on jump performance parameters and reactive strength index on young gymnasts
Authors: Dallas George , Dallas Costas , Pappas Panagiotis , Paradisis Giorgos
Published: August 2023

Purpose.

Reactive strength index defines an athlete’s stretch-shortening cycle function and rebound capabilities. The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of two types of drop jumps (bounce drop jump: BDJ and countermovement drop jump: CDJ) on the jump parameters and reactive strength index under two different conditions (with and without additional load) from different drop box heights.

Methods.

Twelve female artistic gymnasts aged 10–12 years old volunteered to participate in this study. Drop jumps (DJ) were performed from 20-, 25-, 30, and 35-cm heights under two conditions: without additional load (FREE) and with additional load (VEST).

Results.

No interaction effect was found between the drop jump height, drop jump type and condition parameters, between the drop jump type and load parameters, or between the drop jump height and condition parameters. However, an interaction effect was observed between the drop jump type and load parameters for the reactive strength index. The drop box height (DBH) did not affect any of the dependent variables and the drop jump type with the VEST condition was more effective in improving the examined variables.

Conclusions.

The CDJ produces a lower reduction in the jump height under both the FREE and VEST conditions from different DBHs with an optimum DBH of 30 cm, while stiffness can be improved with both types of jumps from a DBH 25 cm. The characteristics of jumps, such as BDJ and CDJ and DBH, are determinants of the resulting jump height.
STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING MANAGEMENT DURING PANDEMIC IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION CLASS
Authors: Nurazizah Hega
Published: August 2023

This study aims to determine students' perceptions of limited face-to-face learning during the COVID-19 pandemic at SMAN 1 Singaparna in the 2021/2022 academic year. The research method used is a qualitative method with a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection techniques in the form of an open questionnaire to class XI MIPA 4 AND XI MIPA 5, especially in the subject of Islamic education SMAN 1 Singaparna. The results showed that the students towards this limited face-to-face learning were very enthusiastic. With limited face-to-face learning, students can return to school and interact with teachers and their peers, can directly receive lessons from the teacher, and can discuss related lessons learned. This makes the learning process more enjoyable. The learning delivered by the teacher is easier to understand because the teacher explains directly not only giving assignments so that this limited face-to-face learning is the right solution to the problems faced by students during distance learning
Penggunaan Thariqah Mubasyarah sebagai Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab yang Efektif
Authors: Rahmah Risa Rabiatur , Muzdalifah Azizatul , Wijaya Mu’alim
Published: August 2023

Learning Arabic was part of the pesantren development program in Indonesia. The success of a study depends on the method used. The purpose of this research was to find out how far the mubasyarah congregation can be used for higher education. This research conducted through a literature review, collecting several empirical documents. The result indicated that the tarekat mubasyarah was a method of learning Arabic that did not use the mother tongue, Tariqah mubasyarah was a demonstration of language learning through tutukata, with an emphasis on mastery of mufrodat in everyday life. The active participation of teachers and students was an indication of successful learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using Tariqoh Mubasyarah to overcome the low maharoh al Kalam in learning Arabic.

Keywords: Direct Method, Higher Education, Learning Arabic
Propostas de Melhorias pela Gestão por Processos ao Atendimento de Unidade da Defensoria Pública
Authors: Nóbrega Vitor
Published: August 2023

Objetivo: identificar problemas e elaborar propostas de melhorias no atendimento cí­vel às pessoas assistidas por uma unidade da Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo por meio da teoria da gestão por processos.Método/Abordagem: estudo de caso único e incorporado, pelo qual, com base em ob­servação direta e na análise documental, mapearam-se os processos do atendimento cível de uma unidade da Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo, para então, utili­zando-se da teoria da gestão por processos, identificar potenciais problemas e solu­ções.Contribuições teóricas/práticas/sociais: foram identificados 14 potenciais problemas e propostas 12 potenciais soluções para o atendimento cível da unidade da Defensoria Pública do Estado de São Paulo analisada.Originalidade/relevância: aplicação da teoria da gestão por processos em órgão pú­blico estadual visando a melhoria do atendimento às pessoas assistidas pela institui­ção.
PENGARUH MEDIA SOSIAL DAN GAYA HIDUP TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK SOPHIE MARTIN DI KOTA KLATEN
Authors: Verayani Rahma Nur Damasita  , Nur Hidayat Erwan
Published: August 2023

The research conducted is survey research, the data collected are secondary data and primary data by taking people in the city of Klaten who are members of the WhatsApp business platform as the object of research. Data collection is in the form of a list of questions (questionnaires) both open and closed questions. The results of the research using the IBM SPSS version 28.0 program stated that social media has a very strong influence on purchasing decisions for Sophie Martin products in the city of Klaten as evidenced by the number of consumers who buy and know about Sophie Martin products through social media as much as 37%. Meanwhile, lifestyle has an influence on purchasing decisions for Sophie Martin products. While the correlation analysis states that lifestyle affects 22.5%. So it can be concluded that social media has a greater effect on purchasing decisions for Sophie Martin products.