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The Manifesto
Authors: Torrance E.  Paul
Published: May 2024

More than 40 years ago, E. Paul Torrance undertook to study creativity in students and study whether it would predict their creative achievements as adults. He and his colleagues wanted to determine what other factors influence, predict, encourage or sustain their creativity over time. There has never been a longitudinal study of creativity of this magnitude. Its findings will be useful to, and have implications for, several audiences: parents, teachers, counselors—especially vocational counselors—university and college instructors, and educational administrators.

The Manifesto for Children was developed on the basis of the responses of 215 young adults who had attended two elementary schools in Minnesota from 1958 to 1964. They had been administered some creativity tests each year, and they were followed up in 1980. On the basis of their questionnaire responses, the Manifesto was developed to describe their ongoing struggle to maintain their creativity and use their strengths to create their careers and to provide guidance to children. In 1998, they were followed up to assess their creative achievements and to validate the Manifesto. Some of the participants had attained eminence, while others had attained only mediocre careers.
Mentoring Children and Adolescents
Authors: Zimmermann Sandra Hundley , Buckley Maureen A.
Published: May 2024

Written in a clear, straightforward manner, this comprehensive volume offers an overview of the concept of mentoring and information on the role that caring adult-youth relationships play in fostering positive development for young people. The book presents up-to-date research on the efficacy and limitations of mentoring, types of mentoring programs, and key figures in the mentoring movement. It presents accessible information on issues crucial to developing, implementing, and assessing effective mentoring ventures.

Also included are an extensive collection of current, practical resources and a directory of mentoring initiatives, foundations, and organizations. A valuable resource for young people seeking adult connections, this book is also beneficial to school personnel, youth group leaders, directors of volunteer programs, and anyone who cares about young people and youth issues.
Motivation, Emotions, and Leadership
Authors: Maddock Richard , Fulton Richard L.
Published: May 2024

Leadership is motivation and motivation is leadership, say the authors of this important and unique study. The two elements are inseparable, but until now no one has actually conceptualized motivation in a useful way to demonstrate and analyze the connection between it and leadership. The key for leaders is dealing with the emotions that underlie and activate motivation. Maddock and Fulton provide a highly successful, proven, and replicable approach not only to motivate people, but also to train them to lead others. The authors develop an 11 level structure of human motivation that defines and describes motivation in simple, graphic, all-inclusive language. They then show how leaders can use this motivational hierarchy to solve complex problems in the workplace. The result is a blueprint to help executives in all types of organizations manage more effectively, and as they do so, to motivate and truly lead the people who depend on them for guidance and direction.

Maddock and Fulton offer several scenarios to show how their ideas work in practice. In the vertical fix they demonstrate how motives that get out of synch with each other can be re-aligned, eliminating the chaos that would otherwise occur. In the lateral fix they show how a person who may be functioning at the extreme edge of motivation can be moved back toward the center, a place where the person's effect on others is most and best felt. Well documented throughout, their book will be important reading for training and development professionals, specialists in organizational behavior, and executives at all levels in public and private sectors.
Muslim Cultures Today
Authors: Coughlin Kathryn M.
Published: May 2024

There is strong demand for current, accurate, and objective information about Islamic societies and Muslims around the world. This is the first survey for a general audience of key current topics in 16 countries with significant Muslim populations. Each chapter covering a country contains the following narrative elements: Overview (statistics, demographics of followers, brief history of their life there); Political Impact; Women's Status; Special Issues in the News; Notable People (biographical profiles); and Resource Guide, with Suggested Reading, Films/Videos, Websites, and Organizations. The content ties in to World History standards to help analyze connections between globalizing trends in culture in the late 20th century and dynamic assertions of traditional cultural identity and distinctiveness, as well as to the Global Connections part of Social Studies standards.

This will be essential reading for those desiring a one-volume resource about hot spots in the news today. Countries profiled include Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Photos and maps help to put the narrative in perspective.
The Myth of the Out of Character Crime
Authors: Samenow Stanton E.
Published: May 2024

From time to time, into the news burst accounts of regular people who commit crimes that seem totally out of character according to those who know them well. Lee Malvo, one of the D.C. snipers, was known to his friends and family as a smart, promising man. Steven, was a talented, young scientist with no criminal record. No one suspected he was capable of injuring another-until he was arrested for abducting a man, handcuffing him, and threatening to blow off his head with a pistol. What makes these otherwise stable and respected men and women commit crimes? Why do those who know them best not see the signs? Are there clues people can look out for when a person is about to snap? What in the psychological makeup of defendants resulted in their committing crimes? Here, a seasoned forensic psychologist delves into the psyches of these otherwise normal people, whom he has treated and researched for many years.

With first-hand experience interviewing and treating such offenders, Samenow is able to offer numerous case examples of everyday people committing extraordinary crimes. He reveals the significant clues that help to unmask these criminals and the seemingly mundane aspects of their daily lives. The way a person handles money, consumption of alcohol, sexual history, marital conflicts, job history and performance, interests and hobbies, reading preferences, ambitions and goals, and reactions to frustrations all contribute to the factors leading up to the criminal act. By probing into these and other aspects of the offenders' lives, the author finds a context for the crimes they commit. He concludes that the out of character crime does not exist, that the crime is merely the outer manifestation of what lies beneath the surface. By taking readers through the steps necessary to understand these criminals, the author shows how we can all read the signs before it is too late. He uses real life examples in every chapter to illustrate his points and readers will come away with a better understanding of how these criminals operate.
Encyclopedia of Native American Healing
Authors: Lyon William S.
Published: May 2024

This compelling volume explores the various aspects of Native American healing found cross-culturally in North America, including Canadian and Inuit cultures.

InEncyclopedia of Native American Healing, the extensive entries span topics such as renowned healers throughout history in the various cultures; societies and divisions into which healers were categorized; sacred objects employed in healing rituals and how each was used; the different types of healing ceremonies conducted; plants used to increase healing powers; symbolic motifs used in healing rituals; major concepts that form the healing traditions; and major scholars of Native American healing.

This reference work will appeal to the interested layperson as well as students of Native American cultures.
Native American Issues
Authors: Thompson William N.
Published: May 2024

This handbook provides an unbiased, in-depth assessment of the struggles, successes, and status of Native Americans in what is now the United States from the time of the first European settlers to the present.

Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook, Second Editionexplores the history, problems, and contemporary issues faced by peoples of Native American heritage. From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the "Twenty Points" platform advanced by the American Indian Movement in the 1970s to the massive budget cuts of the 1980s, readers will discover how the well-being of Native Americans has been affected by federal and state policies.

Refocusing the first edition's underlying theme of sovereignty to highlight issues related to community, this extensively updated volume addresses the greatest single change in the condition of Native Americans in the last decade—the proliferation of gambling enterprises. Issues such as land claims, use of natural resources, sacred sites, governments, and stereotyping are examined from the perspective of strengthening community.
Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life
Authors: Black Brian C.
Published: May 2024

Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives.

Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century Americaaddresses a wide variety of the environmental issues that impacted the lives of people of all classes, races, and regions: ; The expansion of the National Park system and the increased desire for leisure time spent in the great outdoors ; The devastation of the Dust Bowl and its impetus toward conservation and a greater understanding of ecology ; Grassroots activism and environmental politics from Rachel Carson to Love Canal ; The impact of globalization and its environmental consequences on the daily lives of Americans Part of theDaily Life through Historyseries, this title joinsNature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century Americain a new branch of the series-titles specifically looking at how science innovations impacted daily life.
Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi German
Authors: Doerr Karen
Published: May 2024

Created and used as an instrument of coercion and indoctrination, the Nazi language,Nazi-Deutsch, reveals how the Nazis ruled Germany and German-occupied Europe, fought World War II, and committed mass murder and genocide, employing language to encode and euphemize these actions. Written by two scholars specializing in socio-linguistic and historical issues of the Nazi period, this book provides a unique, extensive, meticulously researched dictionary of the language of the Third Reich. It is an important reference work for English- and German-speaking scholars, students, and teachers of the interwar years, the Nazi era, World War II, and the Holocaust.

The first and only comprehensive German-English dictionary of the Third Reich language, the book provides clear, concise, expert definitions with background information. Using up-to-date research, the book provides access, in a single volume, to a specialized, charged vocabulary, including the terminology of Nazi ideology, propaganda slogans, military terms, ranks and offices, abbreviations and acronyms, euphemisms and code names, Germanized words, slang, chauvinistic and anti-Semitic vocabulary, and racist and sexist slurs. The volume is an indispensable tool for research, study, and reading about World War II and the Holocaust.
New Slavery
Authors: Bales Kevin
Published: May 2024

A shocking account of how slavery continues to afflict millions around the world today—from children in the carpet trade in Asia, to immigrants forced into prostitution in Europe, to domestic workers in the United States and other Western countries.

New Slavery: A Reference Handbookis as scholarly as it is shocking—a gripping account of modern slavery, from Pakistan to Paris, Nepal to New York. From bonded laborers in India and prostitutes in Thailand to illegal domestic workers in Kuwait, Tokyo, and London, this book surveys the grim and violent world of contemporary forced labor, human trafficking, and slavery.

More commonly associated with the horrors of 19th-century cotton plantations or Nazi concentration camps, slave labor remains alive and well. Despite antislavery laws in almost every country, slavery today is booming— fueled by poverty, war, organized crime, and globalization. This book is both a serious study and an essential guide for policy makers, human rights lawyers, labor activists, and all those concerned with the ongoing fight against this timeless evil.
Northern Europe
Authors: Whited Tamara L. , Engels Jens I. , Hoffmann Richard C. , Ibsen Hilde , Verstegen Wybren
Published: May 2024

A fascinating handbook providing a rare synthesis of the environmental history of northern Europe from the Paleolithic era to the present day.

Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on northern Europe's environmental history. Beginning with the Paleolithic period and the recolonization of Europe after the Ice Age, this book maps out the key environmental trends in the history of the region's environment and its interaction with the human population.

The book also highlights how dramatic events outside Europe, such as the Tomboro volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, had dramatic consequences for the region's climate. Given the culturally diverse nature of modern Europe, a vital aspect of the book is its identification of the common themes that unite the interaction of the region's nation-states with the natural environment. Part of ABC-CLIO'sNature and Human Societiesseries, the book enables readers to better grasp the extent of humanity's effect on our world.
On the Fiery March
Authors: Strang G.  Bruce
Published: May 2024

By the 1930s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini reached the conclusion that Italy faced a clear choice: expand its power at the expense of the British and French Empires or face stagnation and decline. He believed that the regimes in the democratic West would not be able to contain their inherent hostility toward fascist dynamism, while their demographic and political weaknesses provided the opportunity for the younger, demographically virile fascist Italy to carve a new empire in the Mediterranean status quo.

Through his intervention in the Spanish Civil War and his attempts to challenge French Power in Europe and British imperial domination of the Middle East and East Africa, Mussolini sought to decisively change Italy's long-standing position as the least of the Great Powers. Although the Pact of Steel did not always function smoothly, Mussolini remained loyal to its principles, eventually throwing Italy into the Second World War, where he would belatedly discover that his regime had signally failed to prepare his legions for fighting in a modern war.
Online Collaborative Learning Communities
Authors: Tu Chih-Hsiun
Published: May 2024

Applicable at every academic level and in any subject, the text offers practical guidelines that are based on effective, current theories, and the extensive online teaching experience of the author. The book details 21 effective designs with guidelines, strategies, examples, and tips to assist readers in designing their own Online Collaborative Learning Community regardless of grade level, or delivery system (online, face-to-face, or mixed).
The Origins of Cultural Differences and Their Impact on Management
Authors: Scarborough Jack
Published: May 2024

In cross cultural settings, the author suggests it is not enough to know that behavior differs across cultures, but also how differences in values drive behaviors. To truly understand the differences among cultures, one must understand their origins, how they emerged on the world stage, the various economic, political, physical, social, and religious forces that shaped them. This is a unique book in that it traces the antecedents of people's behavior and shows readers why cultures differ and includes suggestions for adjusting to these differences. Engrossing and revealing, Scarborough's book will be essential for corporate management and others involved in international commerce, but also for their counterparts in the public sector, who also understand why it is necessary to get along with people from other cultures in the pursuit of mutually beneficial goals.

Scarborough says, There may be no greater, more significant void in the knowledge of educated adults than cross-cultural understanding. My book advances that understanding by explaining the reasonswhybehavior, attitudes, beliefs, and values differ across specific cultures. Its premise is that people who interact with others with different cultural backgrounds, whether in international or culturally diverse domestic settings, are much better prepared if they understand the reasons why people act, talk, think and feel as they do. Instead of being left with just lessons on behavior, to be learned by rote, readers will be able to rely on a substantive understanding of the cultures and societies in which they find themselves, as well as their own good common sense, and in this way work more productively and harmoniously with their counterparts abroad.
The Oryx Resource Guide to El Niño and La Niña
Authors: D'Aleo Joseph S.
Published: May 2024

Fish die. Seagulls starve. Economies wither. And that's just in the coastal villages. El Niño—The Christ Child—and its climatological opposite, La Niña, are global events so powerful and strange they virtually have personalities. Many remember the El Niño seasons of 1982-83 and 1997-98, which brought floods, tornadoes, droughts, and snow to unusual locales. Increased study of these Tropical Pacific phenomena, also known as ENSO (the El Niño and Southern Oscillation), has now enabled scientists to predict the ENSO state as much as 12 to 18 months in advance and has helped to shape weather prediction in general. Here, the basic causes and effects of El Niño and La Niña are carefully chronicled for anyone in search of accurate and current information on these natural phenomena.

Chapters are devoted to the history of ENSO; its influence on global weather and on the United States, including the ecosystem; and how governments and industries worldwide are utilizing new weather data to harness ENSO's economic impact, rather than be saddled by it. A chronology tours key events, from the 15th century diary observations of colonists in Ecuador and Peru to recent events like the devastating El Niño of 1997-98, which was responsible for 23,000 deaths and $33 billion in damages. Biographies of important researchers, illustrations and maps, and an extensive bibliography help make this a total guide to these magnificent natural cycles.
Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities
Authors: Goss Diane B. , Adelizzi Jane Utley
Published: May 2024

In a straightforward and empathetic tone, Adelizzi and Goss sensitively offer support to parents of children with learning disabilities who wish to see their children grow to their full potential. While juggling the complex expectations imposed upon them, parents often combat confusion, anger, fear, sadness, and frustration. This book will help diffuse these overwhelming feelings, empowering parents with the ability to provide the academic and personal support their children need to thrive.

Adelizzi and Goss, who contribute to a unique and highly successful collegiate program for adults with LD/ADD, demystify the very fuzzy world of LD terminology and theory and clarify the complicated process of diagnosis and treatment. They shed light on the way children and adolescents with learning disabilities function in the home environment, in social relationships, and at school. Parents will find new understanding and hope as the authors--with the collective voice of parents and children who deal with LD every day--lead them through the maze of issues they must confront.
The Persian Gulf Crisis
Authors: Yetiv Steve A.
Published: May 2024

Ideal for student research, this book provides a reference guide to the war as well as seven essays analyzing a variety of aspects of the war and its consequences. The essays address questions such as: How did Saddam Hussein become such a major threat and how has he survived the war? How critical was George Bush in driving U.S. and global foreign policy during the crisis? How were key decisions made? Did the war fail or succeed in retrospect? What were its long-run political, economic, strategic and cultural effects? Can collective security work? Is the United Nations likely to be effective in future crises? What lessons can be learned from the crisis? Yetiv draws on primary documents and extensive interviews with many key players such as Colin Powell, James Baker, and Brent Scowcroft, and Arab and European leaders which cast new light on the event.

Following a list of key players and a complete chronology of events, seven essays offer a contemporary perspective on the war: Drama in the Desert; War Erupts in a Storm: The Continuation of Diplomacy by Air and on the Ground; From Truman to Desert Storm: The Rising Eagle in the Persian Gulf; President Bush and Saddam Hussein: A Classic Case of Individuals Driving History; The West Arms a Brutal Dictator: Can Proliferation Be Controlled in the Post-Cold War World?; The United Nations and Collective Security: Was the Gulf War a Model for the Future?; The Impact of the Persian Gulf War. Reference components include a narrative historical overview of the war and biographical profiles of each of the major players in the war. Twelve primary documents include speeches and UN resolutions. A glossary of terms particular to the war and an annotated bibliography complete the work. A selection of photos complements the text. This readable guide is a one-stop source for reference material and in-depth analysis of the key foreign policy event of the 1990s, and should appeal to a broad readership.
Philip K. Dick
Authors: Umland Samuel J.
Published: May 2024

This book contains 11 essays and a comprehensive bibliography. The essays reveal the extent to which Philip K. Dick's personal obsessions pre-figured postmodernist concerns with humanity's self-alienation, cultural and personal paranoia, and the politics of simulation, deceit, and self-deception. The contributors reveal how Dick's ontological concerns, stated in his repeated questioning of What is real?, are also political concerns. Thus, they examine the philosophical and religious foundations on which his work rests, offering much-needed arguments which reveal both his philosophical depth and the extent to which he drew from esoteric and occult religions. His cultural critique also receives significant exposition, as the contributors reveal how Dick's fiction enacts the larger cultural struggles of cold war America, with its conflicting private visions and public realities, and its personal and political loyalties. The contributors argue for the significance of heretofore neglected or marginalized texts of Dick as well, including in their discussions many early short stories from the early 1950s and neglected novels of the mid-1960s, arguing that there is a need to understand how Dick shaped (or misshaped) his fictions so as to reimagine the life of his society.
Pirates and Privateers of the Americas
Authors: Marley David F.
Published: May 2024

This engaging encyclopedia profiles the lives and times of the most colorful buccaneers from the mid-17th to early 18th centuries.

This unique A–Z reference work includes stories of prominent and lesser-known individuals, battles, weapons, ships, fleets, and more. Each entry includes hard to find facts on events that took place on the high seas and in the ports, cities, and settlements of the New World.

Cross-references link related entries, and a bibliography directs readers to additional sources of information.
Popular Psychology
Authors: Cordon Luis A.
Published: May 2024

A lot of what is marketed to the public as psychology is actually quite unscientific. Attempting to counteract the tide of misinformation about what psychology really is,Popular Pscyhology: An Encyclopediais a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the true scientific nature of psychology. Self-help books; television specials; and articles in the popular press all serve to obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which the field of psychology is based. The serious work of the great psychological thinkers and schools of psychological thought is lost to the average person. High school and college students as well as the interested lay reader will want to consult this work to understand what is good in the popular presentation of psycholgy and what is unworthy of serious attention.

A lot of what is marketed to the public as psychology is actually quite unscientific. Attempting to counteract the tide of misinformation about what psychology really is, this book is a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the true scientific nature of psychology. Self-help books; television specials; and articles in the popular press all serve to obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which the field of psychology is based. The serious work of the great psychological thinkers and schools of psychological thought is lost to the average person. High school and college students as well as the interested lay reader will want to consult this work to understand what is good in the popular presentation of psychology and what is unworthy of serious attention.

A unique and especially helful feature ofPopular Pscyhology: An Encyclopediais the Guide to Related Topics. Major topic sections list the individual entries pertinent to that idea. For example, major sections include Biological Bases of Behavior; Drugs and Chemicals; Popular Gurus and Movements; Pseudoscience; Psychological Theories and Ideas; Treatments. There are 121 entries covering such subjects as: acupuncture; alien abduction; aromatherapy; birth order; brainwashing; chemical imbalance; drpressants; Down's Syndrome; emotional intelligence; facilitated communication; Howard Gardner; gingko biloba; insanity defense; intelligence; kava; learning disability; Dr. Phil; mood disorders; Mozart Effect; nervous breakdown; parenting styles; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychiatry; seasonal affective disorder; sleep and dreaming; Tourette Syndrome. Ideas and persons familiar to the general reader or to the high school and college student are discussed in an engaging yet knowledgeable style. A general bibliography as well as further reading following each entry and a complete index make this accessible and informative work a useful addition to any library.
Kahlil Joseph and the Audiovisual Atlantic
Authors: Jackson Joe
Published: May 2024

Kahlil Joseph has collaborated
with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many
others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across
Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker’s disruptive style
– which frequently merges visual representations of transcontinental
experiences with the countercultural energies of Afrodiasporic music –
challenges the Eurocentric biases underpinning Western media. At the same time, his
works generate various contradictions and tensions because they are themselves
products situated within an economic framework of neoliberal capitalism, at once
offering alternative ways of being while, simultaneously, participating in and
thereby sustaining the social structures that they otherwise seek to subvert and
dismantle.

This is the first book-length
study of Kahlil Joseph’s work. Distinguishing the artist’s personal
and professional personas, it traces Joseph’s career trajectory and artistic
output, emphasizing how the director’s construction of a multifaceted
filmmaking persona operates in tandem with his
artworks to challenge fixed, unidimensional or stable notions of identity.

Through biographical study and
deep examinations of the director’s respective transmedia artworks, this book
draws from various discussions shaped by Paul Gilroy’s ground-breaking text
The Black Atlantic (1993). By applying The Black Atlantic’s disruptive audiocentric ideas
to contemporary digital media forms generated by Kahlil Joseph and his peers alike,
this book challenges the latent Eurocentricity on which dominant theorizations of
‘modernity’ – as well as the overlapping fields of Film, Media
and Screen Studies – are grounded. In turn, it offers an alternative
framework for negotiating the paradoxes, contradictions and transnational flows of
our media-saturated present: namely, the Audiovisual Atlantic.
Communicating with Humor: Poetic Exchanges in the L2 Classroom
Authors: Maruki Yasutaka
Published: May 2024

As we strive to improve speaking skills in the L2 classroom, we often aim at “correct,” standardized language over the actual meaning of the spoken words. With less investment in the content, it is difficult for L2 students to appreciate the interactions and enjoy, for example, humor using the target language as they tend to remain continuously passive in the learning process under the pressure to speak accurately. In order to motivate students to communicate with their own voices in a relaxed learning environment, this report introduces a new way of expression and communication using a target language, that is, the use of linked poetry, in which students follow the rules of a mora/syllable pattern and exchange written poetic expressions with one another. This exercise of student-driven word choice in a stress-free setting triggers laughter and enjoyment that increase students’ incentive to appreciate the meaning of each word and the possibility of word combinations in the target language.
Relationship Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and No-Reflow In ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Authors: Ishaq Zeeshan , Ahmed Iftikhar , Nadeem Asif , Aman Nadia , Masoom Muhammad , Kamran Javeria , Saad Mukhtar Muhammad , Akhtar Tasleem
Published: May 2024

Objective: To find the association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and the incidence of no-reflow in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction patients treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Study Design: Analytical Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: At Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Aug 2023 to Feb 2024.
Methodology: Total one hundred and thirty-nine patients who underwent Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention within 24 hours of symptoms onset were enrolled via consecutive sampling for study purpose. RDW values were noted from Complete Blood Count conducted upon the patients' arrival at the emergency department. Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction grading system was utilized to assess the scale of blood flow during angiography. On the basis of mean RDW value, participants were categorized into two groups: Group-I=RDW<14 and Group-II=RDW≥14. Receiver Operating Characteristics curve was generated to evaluate the predictive capability of RDW values for identifying cases of no-reflow. The association of study variables with RDW was assessed by applying Chi-square test, and significance level was set at p<0.05.
Results: Out of 139 participants, 118(84.9%) were males and 21(15.1%) were females. The mean age of study sample was 61.75±10.91 years. 64(46.0%) patients were present in RDW<14 group and 75(53.9%) in RDW≥14 group. Out of 64, the incidence of No Reflow Phenomenon (NRP)/slow flow was 28(43.8%) in Group-I while in Group-II, it was ............
Conclusion: RDW does not independently predict no-reflow.............
Диметилдипиросолил селениддин антиатерогендик таасири
Authors: Солупаева Л.В.
Published: May 2024

В исследовании показано действие биологически активной добавки «Селекор» на липидный обмен в крови лиц экстремальных профессий. Выявлено, что применение таблеток «Селекора», содержащих селен в дозе 20 мкг по 2 таблетки в течение 21-30 суток вызывает достоверное снижение уровня холестерина и его предшественников в крови, что указывает на антиатерогенное действие «Селекора» и позволяет рекомендовать его в качестве дополнительного средства профилактики и лечения больных атеросклерозом

Изилдөө экстремалдык кесиптеги адамдардын канындагы липиддердин алмашуусуна «Селекор» БАДынын таасирин көрсөтөт. Селен камтыган таблеткаларды 20 мкг дозада 2 таблеткадан 21-30 күн колдонуу кандагы холестериндин жана анын прекурсорлорунун деңгээлинин олуттуу төмөндөшүнө алып келери аныкталды, бул «Селекордун» антиатерогендик таасирин көрсөтүп турат жана мүмкүндүк берет. атеросклероз менен ооруган бейтаптарды алдын алуу жана дарылоо үчүн кошумча каражат катары сунуш кылабыз.

The study shows the effect of the biologically active additive «Selecor» on lipid metabolism in the blood of persons of extreme professions. It was revealed that the use of «Selecor» tablets containing selenium at a dose of 20 mcg, two tablets for 21-30 days causes a significant decrease in the level of cholesterol and its precursors in the blood, which indicates the antiatherogenic effect of «Selecor» and allows us to recommend it as an additional means of prevention and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis.
Los cien primeros días del gobierno de ARENA
Authors: ECA: Estudios Centroamericanos
Published: May 2024

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ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 44, No. 490-491, 1989: 631-645.
Разблокирование потенциала: почему юридические лица малого предпринимательства в Казахстане не переходят в категорию средних
Authors: Жусупбеков Саят
Published: May 2024

В контексте активизации экономической динамики, Казахстан стремится к развитию малого и среднего бизнеса (МСБ), но сталкивается с проблемами доступа к финансированию. Это исследование анализирует развитие МСБ в Казахстане с 2012 по 2021 годы и законодательство, регулирующее деятельность предприятий. Основная цель статьи — выявить препятствия для малых предприятий юридической формы в получении кредитов и предложить пути улучшения финансовой поддержки. Результаты указывают на имеющийся потенциал развития юридических лиц малого бизнеса и значительные барьеры, связанные с жесткими требованиями кредитных учреждений и высоким уровнем риска. Оптимизация поддержки малых предприятий юридической формы может способствовать устойчивому развитию экономики Казахстана, увеличению занятости и благосостояния населения.
Analysis of a newly homogenised ozonesonde dataset from Lauder, New Zealand
Authors: Zeng Guang , Querel Richard , Shiona Hisako , Poyraz Deniz , Van Malderen Roeland , Geddes Alex , Smale Penny , Smale Dan , Robinson John , Morgenstern Olaf
Published: May 2024

Abstract. This study presents an updated and homogenised ozone time series covering 34 years (1987–2020) of ozonesonde measurements at Lauder, New Zealand, and attributes vertically resolved ozone trends using a multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis and a chemistry–climate model (CCM). Homogenisation of the time series leads to a marked difference in ozone values before 1997, in which the ozone trends are predominantly negative from the surface to ∼ 30 km, ranging from ∼ −2 % per decade to −13 % per decade, maximising at around 12–13 km, in contrast to the uncorrected time series which shows no clear trends for this period. For the post-2000 period, ozone at Lauder shows negative trends in the stratosphere, maximising just below 20 km (∼ −5 % per decade) despite the fact that stratospheric chlorine and bromine from ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) have both been declining since 1997. However, the ozone trends change from negative for 1987–1999 to positive in the post-2000 period in the free troposphere. The post-2000 ozone trends calculated from the ozonesonde measurements compare well with those derived from the co-located low-vertical-resolution Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) ozone time series. The MLR analysis identifies that the increasing tropopause height, associated with CO2-driven dynamical changes, is the leading factor driving the continuous negative trend in lower-stratospheric ozone at Lauder over the whole observational period, whilst the ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) only contribute to the negative ozone trend in the lower stratosphere over the pre-1999 period. Meanwhile, stratospheric temperature changes contribute significantly to the negative ozone trend above 20 km over the post-2000 period. Furthermore, the chemistry–climate model (CCM) simulations that separate the effects of individual forcings show that the predominantly negative modelled trend in ozone for the 1987–1999 period is driven not only by ODSs but also by increases in greenhouse gases (GHGs), with large but opposing impacts from methane (positive) and CO2 (negative), respectively. Over the 2000–2020 period, the model results show that the CO2 increase is the dominant driver for the negative trend in the lower stratosphere, in agreement with the MLR analysis. Although the model underestimates the observed negative ozone trend in the lower stratosphere for both periods, it clearly shows that CO2-driven dynamical changes have played an increasingly important role in driving the lower-stratospheric ozone trends in the vicinity of Lauder.
Investigating long-term changes in polar stratospheric clouds above Antarctica during past decades: a temperature-based approach using spaceborne lidar detections
Authors: Leroux Mathilde , Noel Vincent
Published: May 2024

Abstract. Polar stratospheric clouds play a significant role in the seasonal thinning of the ozone layer by facilitating the activation of stable chlorine and bromine reservoirs into reactive radicals, as well as prolonging the ozone depletion by removing HNO3 and H2O from the stratosphere by sedimentation. In a context of climate change, the cooling of the lower polar stratosphere could enhance polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) formation and by consequence cause more ozone depletion. There is thus a need to document the evolution of the PSC cover to better understand its impact on the ozone layer. In this article we present a statistical model based on the analysis of the CALIPSO (Cloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) PSC product from 2006 to 2020. The model predicts the daily regionally averaged PSC density by pressure level derived from stratospheric temperatures. Applied to stratospheric temperatures from the CALIPSO PSC product, our model reproduces observed and interannual variations in PSC density well between 10 and 150 hPa over the 2006–2020 period. The model reproduces the PSC seasonal progression well, even during disruptive events like stratospheric sudden warmings, except for years characterized by volcanic eruptions. We also apply our model to gridded temperatures from Modern Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Application (MERRA-2) reanalyses over the complete South Pole region to evaluate changes in PSC season duration over the 1980–2021 period. We find that over the 1980–2000 period, the PSC season gets significantly longer between 30 and 150 hPa. Lengthening of the PSC season from 22 d (30–50 hPa) to 32 d (100–150 hPa) is possibly related to volcanic eruptions occurring over this period. Over 1980–2021, we find that the PSC season gets significantly longer between 30 and 100 hPa, but due to biases in MERRA-2 temperatures, the reliability of these trends is hard to evaluate.
Sensitive infrastructures and people with disabilities – Key issues when strengthening resilience in reconstruction
Authors: Truedinger Alessa , Birkmann Joern , Fleischhauer Mark , Ferreira Celso
Published: May 2024

Abstract. The flood disaster of July 2021 claimed the lives of more than 220 people in Western and Central Europe – particularly severely affected was the Ahr Valley in Germany, where the floods caused at least 135 fatalities, damaged and destroyed more than 9,000 buildings, and caused billions of euros in damage. To prevent such a disaster from happening again, it is crucial not to simply rebuild, but to build up in a way that strengthens resilience to future events. Since time and money are often critical issues in the reconstruction process, it is important to focus on most vulnerable groups as well as critical and sensitive infrastructures, as these need particular attention and support for risk reduction and resilience building within the recovery process. The paper systematizes how critical and sensitive infrastructures are defined. It explores – based on the Ahr Valley flood disaster – how sensitive infrastructures can be identified and how they are treated and discussed in the recovery process. In addition, an easy-to-use framework for risk assessment and the subsequent selection of necessary measures is being developed. A detailed application of the framework assessment is carried out with regard to a school for children with disabilities that is located directly at the river Ahr.
Influence of irrigation on root zone storage capacity estimation
Authors: van Oorschot Fransje , van der Ent Ruud J. , Alessandri Andrea , Hrachowitz Markus
Published: May 2024

Abstract. Vegetation plays a crucial role in regulating the water cycle through transpiration, which is the water flux from the subsurface to the atmosphere via roots. The amount and timing of transpiration is controlled by the interplay of seasonal energy and water supply. The latter strongly depends on the size of the root zone storage capacity (Sr), which represents the maximum accessible volume of water that vegetation can use for transpiration. Sr is primarily influenced by hydroclimatic conditions, as vegetation optimizes its root system in such a way that it guarantees water uptake and overcomes dry periods. Sr estimates are commonly derived from root zone water deficits that result from the phase shift between the seasonal signals of root zone water inflow (i.e., precipitation) and outflow (i.e., evaporation). In irrigated croplands, irrigation water serves as an additional input into the root zone. However, this aspect has been ignored in many studies, and the extent to which irrigation influences Sr estimates has never been comprehensively quantified. In this study, our objective is to quantify the influence of irrigation on Sr and identify the regional differences therein. To this end, we integrated two irrigation methods, based on the respective irrigation water use and irrigated area fractions, into the Sr estimation. We evaluated the effects compared with Sr estimates that do not consider irrigation for a sample of 4856 catchments globally with varying degrees of irrigation activity. Our results show that Sr consistently decreased when considering irrigation, with a larger effect in catchments with a larger irrigated area. For catchments with an irrigated area fraction exceeding 10 %, the median decrease in Sr was 19 and 23 mm for the two methods, corresponding to decreases of 12 % and 15 %, respectively. Sr decreased the most for catchments in tropical climates. However, the relative decrease was the largest in catchments in temperate climates. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that irrigation has a considerable influence on Sr estimates over irrigated croplands. This effect is as strong as the effects of snowmelt that have previously been documented in catchments that have a considerable amount of precipitation falling as snow.
Data-driven policy development of Municipalities Preparation steps for Integrating AI tools in the policymaking process
Authors: Kalliontzi Vagia , Voulgarakis Vasileios , Delinavelli Giacomo
Published: May 2024

Abstract. This paper draws from the experience of the 3-year, Horizon 2020 project, AI4PublicPolicy, and examines the essential actions public municipalities should take to adequately prepare for the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their policy making processes under the scope of the five pilot cities involved in the project. The study explores a range of issues including organisational, technological, and ethical aspects. It also underlines the importance to understand local environments, involve stakeholders, evaluate the relevance and the availability of the data, assess the technological readiness, improve internal capacities and assure legal and ethical compliance. In order to promote transparency and cultivate public trust, the document also emphasizes the significance of elaborating on user-centric, agile and stable AI-based tools and solutions, such as dashboards of Explainable AI (XAI) services. Municipalities may pave their way towards automated, transparent and citizen-centric development of public policies by handling the challenges of AI deployment with the help of the current framework.
Dynamic analysis of the tensegrity structure of a rotary airborne wind energy machine
Authors: Sánchez-Arriaga Gonzalo , Cerrillo-Vacas Álvaro , Unterweger Daniel , Beaupoil Christof
Published: May 2024

Abstract. The dynamic behavior of the tensegrity structure (helix) of a rotary airborne wind energy (RAWE) machine was investigated by combining experimental and numerical techniques. Taking advantage of the slenderness of the helix, a dynamic model for the evolution of its center line and the torsional deformation was developed by using Cosserat theory. The constitutive relations for the axial, bending, and torsional stiffness, which are a fundamental component of the model, were obtained experimentally by carrying out laboratory tests. Three scenarios of increasing complexity were then studied with the numerical tool. Firstly, a stationary solution of the model, i.e., with fixed ends and no rotation, was found numerically and used to verify the correct implementation of a numerical code based on finite elements. The stability analysis of this solution, which corresponds to the state of the structure just after deployment but before operation, showed that the natural periods of longitudinal, lateral, and torsional modes of the RAWE structure under consideration are around 0.03, 0.2, and 0.4 s, respectively. Secondly, the dynamics in nominal operation was investigated by keeping both end tips fixed and implementing a controller that adjusts the torque at the ground to reach a target angular velocity of 120 rpm. Key characteristic variables like the tension and the response times of the helix were obtained. Thirdly, the dynamics of the helix when the lower end is fixed and the upper end is driven in a circular motion of frequency f1 was studied experimentally and numerically. The tension of the helix in the experiment increased for f1 above a certain threshold, and the structure collapsed at f1≈5 Hz. Simulation analysis revealed a resonance of the structure at a higher frequency (around 13 Hz).