bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Field evaluation of UASD Bt-cotton Event-78 based early segregating generations for cotton leaf hopper
Authors: M. Aralikatti Pushpa , S. Maralappanavar Manjula , Gangavati Lakshmi , Immadi Shobha , S. B. Patil
Published: July 2024

UASD Bt cotton Event-78 based early segregating generations (F2 & F3) derived from three diverse crosses were evaluated for field incidence of cotton leaf hopper during kharif-2021 & 2022 at Agricultural Research Station, UAS, Dharwad. A total 600 F2 plants from the crosses viz., UASD Bt-78 х DHS-29, UASDBt-78 х Suvin and Suvin х UASD Bt-78 were screened of which 103,100 and 102 plants respective to the three crosses were found to be resistant. The segregation of F2 population for the jassid tolerance deciphered the implicit “Inhibitory epistasis” mechanism of host plant resistance. Further evaluation of F3 families of these crosses leads to identification of 103 resistant lines from all the three crosses, the mean leafhopper population ranges from 0.67- 2.67 leafhoppers / 3 leaves with the LHRI score of 1.
The Moderating Effects of Emotio Sharing in the Relationship Between Coaching leadership and Organizational Commitment of Service Industry Workers
Authors: Kang Moon Sil , Kim Yoon Sook ,   Academic Society of Global Business Administration
Published: July 2024

This research aims to explore coaching leadership and investigate the moderating influence of emotion sharing on the structural connections between coaching leadership sub-factors—direction, competency development, feedback, relationship building—and organizational commitment. Data analysis was conducted through surveys collected from 268 service industry employees in Jeju.
The findings indicate, firstly, that coaching leadership sub-factors such as direction, competency development, and feedback positively influence organizational commitment. Secondly, it was revealed that emotion sharing partially moderates the relationship between coaching leadership and organizational commitment. From an academic standpoint, this study examines how emotion sharing moderates coaching leadership and organizational commitment within the service industry. The practical implications are the development and implementation of programs that cnhance the core competencies of coaching leadership in the service industry. As a factor promoting coaching leadership, a plan to enhance organizational commitment by improving should be devised.
Prevalence of Xerophthalmia in Rural Children of Latur, Maharashtra
Authors: Dipak Jaiswal Smital , S. Mohite Uday , S. Gosavi Vivek , Kulkarni Mayur
Published: July 2024

Purpose To ascertain the prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among rural children in Latur, Maharashtra.  Methods The study was conducted in a community setting and used a cross-sectional design, meaning data was collected at a single point in time. A total of 1,604 children aged 0- 15 years from rural areas in Latur, Maharashtra, participated in the study. Participants were chosen using a simple random sampling method, ensuring each child in the population had an equal chance of being selected. Data collection involved a pretested structured questionnaire, which helps ensure consistency and reliability in the responses, and ophthalmic examinations to check for Vitamin A deficiency.  Results The study found an overall Xerophthalmia prevalence of 5.6%. In children under six years old, the prevalence of Bitot's spots was 2.1%, compared to 4.2% in children over six. Older children were more frequently affected by Xerophthalmia. Factors contributing to Xerophthalmia included low income, poor consumption of fruits and vegetables, febrile illnesses, and lack of immunization. Additionally, the study noted that dietary patterns and economic status significantly influenced the prevalence of VAD. Children from lower-income families and those with limited access to nutritious foods were at a higher risk.  Conclusion The findings suggest a declining trend in Vitamin A deficiency, with a milder form of Xerophthalmia and a 2.1% prevalence of Bitot's spots among children under six years old. The higher prevalence of Xerophthalmia in older children highlights the need to strengthen Vitamin A prophylaxis programs and promote health education to improve dietary diversity. It is essential to ensure the inclusion of vegetables and fruits in children's diets to maintain better Vitamin A status across all age groups.
Evaluation of Infectivity and Immunogenicity of Sugar Stabilized Nairobi Sheep Disease Vaccine
Authors: P. Muriuki Ngari , Nyamache A. K , O. Ateya Leonard , S. Binepal Yatinder , Wasonga Caroline , M. Kiraithe Muthamia , G. D Ithinji
Published: July 2024

This work presents a cost-effective approach that can tremendously reduce the financial and logistical burden for vaccine delivery. Strict requirement of a cold chain account about 80% of the total cost of vaccination program. This research paper detail the use of inexpensive FDA approved biocompatible sugars for stabilizing inactivated Nairobi sheep disease virus vaccine. We evaluated sugar additives that improve the storage and maintain the antigenic properties of inactivated vaccine. Low concentrations of trehalose and sucrose maintain the residual infectivity of the virus. Nairobi sheep disease virus vaccine was lyophilized in trehalose and sucrose and subjected to accelerated stability test at temperatures; 25 0C, 37 0C and 40 0C. Results of this study showed the sugar stabilizers can retain residual infectivity for 14 days at 400C. Stabilization effect of trehalose and sucrose preserve the efficacy of inactivated vaccine stored at 40 0C for despite loss of infectivity.
Potency of Strawberry Extract (Fragaria X Annanassa) as Stain Removal Strips Against Extrinsic Stain on the Surface of the Teeth of Adolescents Aged 18-25 Years
Authors: Fitri Elmalia , Suwondo Ari , . Supriyana , Kamelia Emma
Published: July 2024

Extrinsic stain is a staining of teeth that is attached directly to the surface of the tooth. Disorders caused by stains are causing aesthetic problems that can have a considerable psychological impact, especially if they occur in the anterior tooth. Stains are difficult to clean just by brushing your teeth. Utilizing natural strawberry ingredients as Stain Removel Strips for an alternative to cleaning extrinsic stains on the surface of teeth. Objective: Proven administration of Stain Removal Strips strawberry extract (Fragaria x Ananassa) effectively cleans extrinsic stains on the surface of teeth. Method: This study used the Quasy experimental method with a pretest posttest design with control group. Research sampling was carried out by purposive sampling. The sample consisted of 20 people divided into 2 groups. The control group with 6% hydrogen peroxide strips and the intervention group with 40% strawberry extract stain removal strips twice a day with a duration of 30 minutes for 7 days. Results: The results showed that giving strawberry extract Stain Removal Strips was 40% effective in cleaning extrinsic stains on day 3 and day 7 against extrinsic stains on the tooth surface with values of p = 0.009 and p = 0.002 (p < 0.05) compared to the control group. Conclusion: Stain Removal Strips 40% strawberry extract has potential as an alternative to cleaning extrinsic stains on tooth surfaces.
IMPLEMENTASI SISTEM INFORMASI DESA DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA PEGAWAI KANTOR DESA KEPATIHAN KECAMATAN MENGANTI
Authors: OCTAVIA IMELDA INKA , SUPROBOWATI DEWI
Published: July 2024

Implementasi sistem informasi desa di desa kepatihan yaitu mengimplementasikan sistem informasi desa di Desa kepatihan dari pengimplementasian itu desa kepatihan bisa meningkatkan kinerja pegawai dan menguntungkan bagi masyarakat dalam keterbukaan informasi. Penelitian in bertujuan untuk mengetahui Implementasi sistem informasi desa di desa kepatihan kecamatan menganti kabupaten gresik. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 10 (sepuluh) orang yang di tentunya ikut terlibat dalam sistem informasi desa. Hasil penelitian terdiri dari empat aspek yaitu: 1) Komunikasi Kurang sesuai khususnya sosialisasi kepada masyarakat belum optimal dalam menggunakan sistem infromasi desa sepenuhnya terutama dibagian layanan mandiri, 2) Sumberdaya sudah sesuai memiliki peningkatan kinerja khususnya dalam pelayanan dan untuk mengoperasikan sistem informasi desa, sarana dan prasarana yang digunakan sudah memadai, 3) Struktur Birokrasi terdiri dari SOP dan fragmentasi sudah terlaksana sesuai dengan aturan yang berlaku, 4) Disposisi sudah sesuai dengan adanya dukungan dari kepala desa beserta masyarakat. Adapun faktor pendukung yaitu struktur birokrasi sudah berjalan sesuai aturan,kinerja pegawai meningkat terutama dibagian pelayanan, sarana dan prasarana yang digunakan sudah memadai, dan disposisi mendapatkan dukungan dari kepala desa dan masyarakat, faktor penghambat yaitu komunikasi sudah berjalan meskipun belum optimal.
AKUNTABILITAS DAN TRANSPARASI PENGELOLAAN ALOKASI DANA KELURAHAN DI KELURAHAN MADE KECAMATAN SAMBIKEREP KOTA SURABAYA
Authors: QAK MIFTAKHUL , SUPRIYANTO SUPRIYANTO
Published: July 2024

Penelitian ini berangkat dari pengamatan awal yang dilakukan oleh peneliti dan berdasarkan kasus yang banyak di temui dimedia massa. Masih sering ditemui permasalahan terkait korupsi yang ada di Indonesia yang berakibat pada kualitas pembangunan fasilitas yang ada di beberapa daerah. Dan kelurahan made merupakan salah satu kelurahan yang ada di kecamatan sambikerep kota surabaya yang mendapatkan anggaran dana kelurahan dari pemerintah kota. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana akuntabilitas dan transparansi dalam pengelolaan dana kelurahan di kelurahan made kecamatan sambikerep kota surabaya. Jenis metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif. Informan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 4 (empat) informan yang terdiri dari pegawai kantor kelurahan made yakni kasi trantibum, RW di wilayah kelurahan made serta masyarakat made. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini adalah dokumentasi dan wawancara. Teknik analisisis yaitu melalui redukasi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan atau verifikasi data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan dana Kelurahan Made sudah akuntabel telah memenuhi prinsip akuntabilitas mulai tahap perencanaan, pelaksanaan serta pertanggungjawaban. Hal itu dapat ditunjukkan dengan adanya laporan pada setiap kegiatan yang dijalankan dalam melaksanakan pengelolaan alokasi dana kelurahan. Kelurahan Made selalu berpedoman pada aturan yang berlaku dan sesuai dengan usulan atau kebutuhan dari masyarakat yang di sampaikan melalui musyawarah dan selalu melakukan evaluasi ketika menjalankan program atau kegiatan. Kelurahan Made telah melaksanakan prinsip transpransi dalam pengelolaan dana kelurahan meskipun masih belum optimal dalam penyampaian informasi terkait proses pengelolaan alokasi dana kelurahan. Hal ini disebabkan karena Kelurahan Made masih belum mengoptimalkan media website kelurahan untuk menyampaikan infomasi dalam pengelolaan dana kelurahan termasuk tidak adanya banner atau papan informasi yang dapat diakses di Kelurahan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa transparansi dalam pengelolaan dana kelurahan, Kelurahan Made belum sepenuhnya efektif dikarenakan dalam beberapa indikator pengukur transparansi masih belum diterapkan secara optimal pada proses pengelolaan alokasi dana kelurahan.
IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM RUMAH PADAT KARYA (STUDI DI VIADUCT BY GUBENG)
Authors: YUNIAR NANDA VITA , ASTUTI INDRI
Published: July 2024

Nanda Vita Yuniar, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Wijaya Putra, Surabaya, Agustus 2023, Implementasi Program Rumah Padat Karya (Studi Di Viaduct By Gubeng). Penelitian ini di lakukan di viaduct by gubeng yang berada di Jl. Nias no.110, Kecamatan Gubeng, Kota Surabaya dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui implementasi program rumah padat karya (studi di viaduct by gubeng) dan apa saja faktor penghambat dan juga pendukung program rumah padat karya (studi di viaduct by gubeng). Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Kemudian jenis yang di pakai adalah deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini yaitu observasi, wawancara, dan juga dokumnetasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini yang menggunakan teori Charles O. Jones ialah implementasi program rumah padat karya(studi di viaduct by gubeng) belum bisa di katakan berjalan sepenuhnya di karenakan masih terdapat beberapa kendala yang di hadapi 1) Pada aspek organisasi, dapat di katakana sudah cukup memadai pada struktur organisasi, sumber daya manusia dan juga metodenya, sedangkan untuk sarana dan prasarananya belum bisa di katakan memadai, dan hal tersebut harus di upayakan secara mandiri oleh tim di viaduct by gubeng. 2) Pada aspek interpretasi, di ketahui bahwa dalam mensosialisasikan program rumah padat karya viaduct by gubeng sudah berjalan dengan cukup baik. 3) Pada aspek penerapan, saat ini usaha yang berjalan dengan cukup baik hanya pada pengelolaan cafe, Sedangkan untuk usaha barbershop belum berjalan dengan optimal di karenakan sepi peminat, dan untuk usaha cuci motor & mobil untuk sementara di tiadakan mengingat tempatnya yang di jadikan lahan parkir. Faktor yang menghambat yang pertama ialah kurangnya prasarana yang di gunakan untuk usaha cuci moto & mobil, yang ke dua ialah kurangnya minat GAMIS(keluarga miskin) pada usaha barbershop, yang ke tiga ialah kurangnya updating pada media sosialnya, dan yang ke empat yaitu kurangnya konsistensi GAMIS(keluarga miskin) dalam menerapkan SOP. Kemudian faktor yang mendukung ialah sumber daya manusianya sudah memadai atau bisa di katakan pendamping yang memberikan keterampilan kepada GAMIS (keluarga miskin).
KEPUASAN KERJA SEBAGAI PREDIKTOR INTENSI TURNOVER DI RSI SULTAN AGUNG BANJARBARU
Authors: Pasha Aghnina Abdalia , Ariani Lita , Julaibib Julaibib
Published: July 2024

Sumber daya manusia (SDM) merupakan aset di sebuah perusahaan dalam mengembangkan perusahaan agar tidak terjadinya masalah turnover intention pegawai, salah satu faktor penyebab turnover intention adalah kepuasan kerja. Tujuan penelitian ini, untuk mengetahui apakah kepuasan kerja pegawai berpengaruh terhadap turnover intention pegawai. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif korelasional. Partisipan penelitian ini berjumlah 81 orang dan pengambilan data dilakukan secara daring dengan teknik purposive sampling. Data diolah menggunakan analisis regresi linear sederhana. Hasil analisis menunjukkan adanya pengaruh negatif signifikan, artinya semakin tinggi kepuasan kerja akan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap semakin rendah turnover intention.  Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, pihak RSI Sultan Agung Banjarbaru diharapkan agar melakukan upaya-upaya untuk meningkatkan kepuasan kerja, seperti memberikan penghargaan, menyediakan pelatihan, membangun hubungan baik antara atasan dan bawahan, serta menciptakan lingkungan kerja yang menyenangkan, sehingga stabilitas tenaga kerja di RSI Sultan Agung Banjarbaru meningkat.
ANALISIS PENGARUH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TERHADAP INOVASI KERJA KARYAWAN DI JAKARTA
Authors: Amanda Vania , Basaria Debora , Fahlevi Reza
Published: July 2024

Organisasi merupakan entitas bisnis terstruktur yang memiliki tujuan, namun perkembangan zaman menjadi tantangan bagi organisasi dalam mencapainya. Oleh karena itu, organisasi membutuhkan Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) yang berkualitas melalui tingkat employee engagement yang tinggi untuk menciptakan innovative work behavior. Innovative work behavior adalah minat karyawan dalam mengeksplorasi ide atau pemecahan masalah baru hingga mengimplementasikan untuk keuntungan organisasi. Employee engagement diartikan sebagai karyawan yang memaksimalkan kemampuan fisik, kognitif, dan emosional dalam melaksanakan aktivitasnya untuk mencapai kesuksesan organisasi. Dengan SDM yang memiliki sikap employee engagement dan innovative work behavior, organisasi dapat mempertahankan relevansi produk atau jasa di tengah perkembangan zaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan antara employee engagement dan innovative work behavior pada karyawan di Jakarta. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif deskriptif, dengan kuesioner yang disebarkan kepada 155 karyawan di wilayah Jakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif yang signifikan antara employee engagement dan innovative work behavior pada karyawan di Jakarta, dengan nilai r= 0.423, p < 0.05. Temuan ini menegaskan pentingnya meningkatkan employee engagement untuk mendorong perilaku kerja inovatif dalam organisasi, khususnya di wilayah yang dinamis seperti Jakarta.
AN APPROACH OF WEB STIFFENER CALCULATION IN THIN-WALLED COLUMNS
Authors: Stulpinas Mantas , Daniūnas Alfonsas
Published: July 2024

This article presents an analytical approach for calculating web stiffeners in thin-walled columns. A novel method is introduced, which treats each bending point in the cross-section web as a separate stiffener. The advantages of this calculation method are discussed, highlighting its increased versatility in designing cross-section geometry. The load-bearing strength of axially compressed thin-walled closed cross-section columns, calculated using this method, is compared to analytical calculations based on the Eurocode 3-1-3 methodology and to the finite element method analysis. Calculation results of columns with cross-sections including shallow web stiffeners were up to 9.22% less conservative when compared to the Eurocode 3-1-3 methodology. The results demonstrate great compliance of the proposed method for column crosssections with deep stiffeners. Finite element method (FEM) analysis was performed to verify the calculated load bearing strengths of the columns according to both calculation methodologies. FEM analysis confirmed the reliance of the calculated results and showed, that the load bearing strengths calculated using the newly presented methodology were ranging from 88.77% to 97.86% of load bearing strength calculated using finite element method. These results proved, that the proposed method provides an accurate load bearing strength of thin-walled columns with web stiffeners.
Existential risk from transformative AI: an economic perspective
Authors: Growiec Jakub
Published: July 2024

The prospective arrival of transformative artificial intelligence (TAI) will be a filter for the human civilization – a threshold beyond which it will either strongly accelerate its growth, or vanish. Historical evidence on technological progress in AI capabilities and economic incentives to pursue it suggest that TAI will most likely be developed in just one to four decades. In contrast, theoretical problems of AI alignment, needed to be solved in order for TAI to be “friendly” towards humans rather than cause our extinction, appear difficult and impossible to solve by mechanically increasing the amount of compute. This means that transformative AI poses an imminent existential risk to the humankind which ought to be urgently addressed. Starting from this premise, this paper provides new economic perspectives on discussions surrounding the issue: whether addressing existential risks is cost effective and fair towards the contemporary poor, whether it constitutes “Pascal’s mugging”, how to quantify risks that have never materialized in the past, how discounting affects our assessment of existential risk, and how to include the prospects of upcoming singularity in economic forecasts. The paper also suggests possible policy actions, such as ramping up public funding on research on existential risks and AI safety, and improving regulation of the AI sector, preferably within a global policy framework.
Histopathological findings and diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis, confirmed by PCR, in an endemic region of Brazil
Authors: Pena Heber P , Belo Vinícius S , Fontes Igor dC , De Melo Saulo N , Soares Paulo HA , Santos Ingrid M , Leitão Tiago J , Costa Maria Zélia dO , Teixeira-Neto Rafael G , Da Silva Eduardo S , Xavier-Junior José Cândido C
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is difficult, and the correct use of histopathological criteria can be useful in clinical practice. The present study evaluates the association between histopathological findings and the results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in clinically suspected cases of CL.
Methodology: Skin samples were received in a laboratory from an endemic region of Brazil for over nine years. Associations were analyzed by means of the Chi square test with a 5% level of significance.
Results: Of the 222 examined samples, 190 (85.6%) tested positive by PCR. All 25 cases identified by microscopic examination also tested positive by PCR. Except for the more intense inflammatory infiltrate, all other evaluated histological variables (ulceration, epidermal hyperplasia, hyperkeratosis, presence of granuloma, neutrophils, histiocytes, lymphocytes, plasmocytes, and necrosis) were not significantly associated with PCR positivity.
Conclusions: The intensity of the inflammatory infiltrate is a good indicator of the occurrence of CL. Histopathological aspects are useful to increase the predictive values of CL diagnoses, but PCR is still necessary to confirm or exclude the disease.
Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from clinical specimens and oysters in Thailand
Authors: Tewawong Nipaporn , Kowaboot Siriporn , Kengkarn Sudaporn , Thawornwan Unchana , Ramasoota Pongrama , Suthienkul Orasa
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a common pathogen that can cause seafood-borne gastroenteritis in humans. We determined the prevalence and characteristics of V. parahaemolyticus isolated from clinical specimens and oysters in Thailand.
Methodology: Isolates of V. parahaemolyticus from clinical specimens (n = 77) and oysters (n = 224) were identified by biochemical testing, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, and serotyping. The toxin genes, antimicrobial resistance, and β-lactamase production were determined.
Results: A total of 301 isolates were confirmed as V. parahaemolyticus by PCR using specific primers for the toxR gene. The majority of clinical isolates carried the tdh+/trh− genotype (82.1%), and one of each isolate was tdh−/trh+ and tdh+/trh+ genotypes. One isolate from oyster contained the tdh gene and another had the trh gene. Twenty-six serotypes were characterized among these isolates, and O3:K6 was the most common (37.7%), followed by OUT:KUT, and O4:K9. In 2010, most clinical and oyster isolates were susceptible to antibiotics, with the exception of ampicillin. In 2012, clinical isolates were not susceptible to cephalothin (52.4%), streptomycin (95.2%), amikacin (66.6%), kanamycin (61.9%), and erythromycin (95.2%), significantly more frequently than in 2010. More than 95% of isolates that were not susceptible to ampicillin produced β-lactamase enzymes.
Conclusions: We found toxin genes in two oyster isolates, and the clinical isolates that were initially determined to be resistant to several antibiotics. Toxin genes and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of V. parahaemolyticus from seafood and environment should be continually monitored to determine the spread of toxin and antimicrobial resistance genes.
Coexistence of β-lactamase genes and biofilm forming potential among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Arif Maqsood , Asif Amina , Nazeer Kiran , Sultan Sikander , Riaz Saba
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Our goal was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance due to beta-lactamase genes and virulent determinants (biofilm-forming ability) expressed by Acinetobacter collected from health settings in Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted for the molecular characterization of carbapenemases and biofilm-producing strains of Acinetobacter spp.
Methodology: Two twenty-three imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter isolates were analyzed from 2020 to 2023.The combination disk test and modified hodge test were performed. Biofilm forming ability was determined by polystyrene tube assay. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for virulent and biofilm-forming genes, and 16S rRNA sequencing were performed.
Results: 118 (52.9%) carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter (CR-AB) were isolated from wounds and pus, 121 (54.2%) from males, and 92 (41.2%) from 26-50-years-olds. More than 80% of strains produced β-lactamases and carbapenemases. Based on the PCR amplification of the ITS gene, 174 (78.0%) CR-AB strains were identified from CR-Acinetobacter non-baumannii (ANB). Most CR-AB were strong and moderate biofilm producers. Genetic analysis revealed the blaOXA-23, blaTEM, blaCTX-M blaNDM-1 and blaVIM were prevalent in CR-AB with frequencies 91 (94.8%), 68 (70.8%), 19 (19.7%), 53 (55.2%), 2 (2.0%) respectively. Among virulence genes, OmpA was dominant in CR-AB isolates from wound (83, 86.4%), csuE 63 (80.7%) from non-wound specimens and significantly correlated with blaNDM and blaOXA genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed three different clades for strains based on specimens.
Conclusions: CR-AB was highly prevalent in Pakistan and associated with wound infections. The genes, blaOXA-23, blaTEM, blaCTX-M, and blaNDM-1 were detected in CR-AB. Most CR-AB were strong biofilm producers with virulent genes OmpA and csuE.
Six-year evaluation of device-associated nosocomial infections in intensive care units
Authors: Mert Duygu , Çalışkan Demirkıran Burcu , İskender Gülşen , Avşar Zuhal , Timuroğlu Arif , Binay Songül , Aşkın Tuğba , Ertek Mustafa
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Invasive device-associated nosocomial infections commonly occur in intensive care units (ICUs). These infections include intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with invasive device-associated nosocomial infections based on the underlying diseases of the patients and antibiotic resistance profiles of the pathogens causing the infections detected in the ICU in our hospital over a five-year period.
Methodology: Invasive device-associated infections (CRBSI, VAP, and CAUTI) were detected retrospectively by the laboratory- and clinic-based active surveillance system according to the criteria of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in patients hospitalized in the ICU of the tertiary hospital between 1 January 2018 and 30 June 2023.
Results: A total of 425 invasive device-associated nosocomial infections and 441 culture results were detected (179 CRBSI, 176 VAP, 70 CAUTI). Out of them, 57 (13.4%) patients had hematological malignancy, 145 (34.1%) had solid organ malignancy, and 223 (52.5%) had no histopathologic diagnosis of any malignancy. An increase in extended-spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenem resistance in pathogens was detected during the study period.
Conclusions: Antibiotic resistance of the Gram-negative bacteria associated with invasive device-associated infections increased during the study period. Antimicrobial stewardship will reduce rates of nosocomial infections, reduce mortality, and shorten hospital stay. Long-term catheterization and unnecessary antibiotic use should be avoided.
Methodology of a hierarchical and automated failure analysis and its advantages
Authors: Ergün Levent , Hainbach Roman Müller , Butzmann Stefan
Published: July 2024

Several industries, particularly the automotive sector, are increasingly incorporating more electronics into their products. As a result, these products are becoming more complex and difficult to analyze. This complexity poses a significant challenge for manufacturers in proving the functional safety of their products. Not only do random faults present risks, but component tolerances can also lead to unexpected safety hazards. Current methods are struggling to keep pace with these challenges. We have identified key issues with existing methods and introduce a new approach that leverages computer automation and a model-based framework to enhance the process. We explain how this new method not only improves upon existing practices but also introduces additional capabilities.

In this paper, we examine methods for proving the functional safety of electronic systems. We begin by identifying the challenges associated with current established methods. Next, we introduce our new approach, which relies heavily on computer assistance and offers novel techniques for conducting broader and more in-depth analyses of these systems. We then explain a new workflow that utilizes this approach. To illustrate its application, we provide a demonstrative example. Our conclusion summarizes our findings and results, and we share our thoughts on potential future developments.
Yabu's formulae for hypergeometric $ _3F_2 $-series through Whipple's quadratic transformations
Authors: Chen Marta Na , Chu Wenchang
Published: July 2024

By means of Whipple's quadratic transformations, two classes of hypergeometric $ _3F_2 $-series are expressed in terms of the Lerch transcendent function. Several difficult series with a free variable are explicitly evaluated in closed form, including Yabu's three remarkable identities.
Razvoj ujemalnih tipov samostalnikov srednjega spola v slovenščini
Authors: Sušnik Miha
Published: July 2024

V prispevku je najprej eksplicitno predstavljen teoretični pristop k slovničnemu spolu tako z vidika istodobnega opisa kot razvoja spolskih sistemov, v drugem delu pa so preko t. i. ujemalnih tipov (tj. tipov zvez samostalnika in ujemalnih besed glede na njihove oblikovne in oblikoskladenjske značilnosti) opisane osnove silnice razvoja srednjega spola v slovenskem jeziku. Čeprav lahko marsikatero rešitev zgolj ponovimo po Oblaku (1888; 1890), Tesnièru (1925b) in Ramovšu (1935; 1952), ostaja nerešenih vprašanj o razvoju srednjega spola v slovenščini kljub večji količini danes dostopnega gradiva še veliko.
Perinatally Acquired HIV: Viral Evolution and its Implications for Adolescents
Authors: Bonnewit Isabella
Published: July 2024

This literature review explores the implications of viral evolution on the health outcomes of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV, offering recommendations for enhancing public health practices. Since the emergence of HIV in the 1980s, perinatal transmission from parent to child has become increasingly prevalent in developing countries. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has greatly improved the life expectancy of children with perinatally acquired HIV, allowing them to reach adolescence. ART plays a critical role in suppressing HIV and reducing the risk of transmission. Nevertheless, low adherence or lack of treatment can lead to viral evolution and drug resistance, posing significant threats to adolescents. Challenges faced by adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV are multifaceted, including increased viral evolution and difficulties in adhering to ART. The impact of stigma, behavioral factors, and social and familial dynamics contribute to low adherence rates. Global inequities and systems-level challenges further complicate the situation, particularly in resource-limited settings. Adequate public health infrastructure and innovative approaches, such as long-acting injectable ART, are imperative to address these structural barriers and reduce drug resistance among adolescents. Comprehensive data collection and longitudinal studies are needed to understand the long-term consequences of perinatally acquired HIV and its impact on viral evolution. A multidisciplinary approach involving healthcare providers, virologists, and social scientists is crucial to meeting global HIV goals and addressing the specific needs of this vulnerable population.
The Effects of Stigma Against HIV and Tuberculosis on Healthcare-Seeking Behavior Among Tibetan Refugees in Dharamshala, India
Authors: Powell Isabel , Siraj Abid , Kurian Chris
Published: July 2024

Patients who experience more severe symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis are associated with having greater socioeconomic challenges or higher social barrier scores (SBS). Inflammatory Bowel Disease describes two conditions, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, characterized by gastrointestinal (GI) tract inflammation. Ulcerative Colitis is a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) characterized by large intestine inflammation. Research has shown that multiple social determinants of health (SDOH) hinder achieving desirable health outcomes in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease community. These include financial strains, poor health literacy, and lack of access to education. Additionally, social barriers disproportionately affect non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic people.
Colonial discourse in the history of Marburg university collections
Authors: Brömer Rainer , Franke Edith , Halbmayer Ernst , Pommerening Tanja , Rodemeier Susanne , Schweitzer de Palacios Dagmar , Weber Katrin
Published: July 2024

Four collections that originated in the context of formal or informal colonialism served as hosts for the workshop on “Decolonizing academic disciplines and collections” at the University of Marburg: the pharmacognostic, anatomical, and ethnographic collection and the Museum of Religions. Historically, the related academic disciplines had grown based on the study of items often appropriated against the will of source communities. Decolonizing has to go beyond the material aspect of negotiating the future treatment of collections, by examining the role of colonial injustice and transcending Eurocentric taxonomies of academic knowledge as well as pursuing ways of advocacy for the communities of origin. This opening article sets the scene of academic collections within which the rest of the discussions are conducted.
Colonial collections, restitution and issues of inequality
Authors: Beurden Jos van
Published: July 2024

This contribution raises three questions about collections from colonial regions. One is about the division of the power over the provenance research into such collections between the Global North and the Global South. A second is about the silence of art dealers and private collectors in the Global North about their possessions and how they were acquired, which makes it hard for former colonies to know about them. The third is about how governments in the Global South on the one hand and traditional royal houses, communities of origin and other sub-statal actors on the other deal with collections after their return.
Framing participatory methods in provenance research: From the restitution of objects to a collaborative production of knowledge
Authors: Kuever Jan
Published: July 2024

Provenance research on European museum collections of colonial origin is a process of knowledge production from the reconstruction of collection items’ trajectories and the memories and meanings attached to them, often envisioning an eventual restitution to their supposed communities of origin. This paper examines how this process of examining and possibly returning physical relics of colonial extraction risks reproducing colonial knowledge and its accessibility. In order to counter this risk, it proposes a conceptual shift towards participatory approaches of engaging the scholarly as well as local communities on both sides in sharing and developing knowledge about and from the collections and creating equitable mutual access to the different layers of the produced knowledge. The thoughts presented here are supported with examples and experiences from collaborative field research on selected object collections from German museums in possible communities of origin in Tanzania.
Provenance research: Entangled histories of objects from Asia and Oceania in the missionary museum “Forum der Völker”
Authors: Tjoa-Bonatz Mai Lin
Published: July 2024

In the missionary museum “Forum der Völker”, founded by the Franciscan religious order, ethnographic objects – in particular ritual implements or religious art – were transferred to a Christian context by reinterpreting them as counter-images for the missionary task. Missionaries commodified devices of local worship and showed an ambivalence towards human remains and weapons. The museum’s collection was extended in the past thirty years by private collections, including objects obtained by the military from the colonial period or of antiquities theft by art lovers. The initial provenance research in the museum used archive material, gathered information by studying the objects and conducted interviews with relevant actors. The implication of the findings revealed unclear changes of ownership and various potentially sensitive acquisition contexts that offers an orientation in how to deal with objects of problematic provenance in a missionary context.
Collections off the grid, but in a net: In search for (de)colonial issues of South-Asian paintings
Authors: Widmer Caroline
Published: July 2024

The starting point of this contribution is the observation that paintings and drawings from the Indian-Pakistani cultural area are rarely discussed in the context of decolonization of museums and their holdings. What can be seen in the discourse of media is constituted in public and national interests, but even more in a systematic institutional blindness. Contrary to sculptures, the paintings and drawings were traditionally private property and had no viewing practice in a public sphere. Although I argue that the property changes leading to the entrance of those paintings and drawing into (Western) art collections and academic scholarship are strongly linked to problematic issues of colonial heritage and power imbalance. Further I support that museums do well to consider not only provenance related research but also their exhibition practices as approaches to decolonization.
Transformation in the National Museum of Indonesia: Never-ending decolonisation
Authors: Estudiantin Nusi Lisabilla
Published: July 2024

Colonial practices in Indonesia that lasted for hundreds of years greatly influenced various aspects of life in a nation. In the postcolonial era, the phenomenon of decolonisation developed in the former colonial countries. One of the decolonising issues that has been on the rise lately is decolonising in museums, including in Indonesia. The National Museum of Indonesia is the largest and most comprehensive museum in Indonesia. After independence, the National Museum did not change its appearance and narrative. Colonial thoughts and perspectives are very strong in this museum. The decolonising of museums in Indonesia is often associated with national identity and pride as an Indonesian nation which leads to the strengthening of national character. Decolonising a museum by changing its face requires a long process and is not an easy thing to do in practice. Gradually, efforts to decolonise the National Museum of Indonesia began in 2004 and have continued to this day.
L’expérience de la ville chez Thomas Clerc, entre flânerie et quadrillage
Authors: Grosso Alessandro
Published: July 2024

La diffusion des enquêtes contemporaines dans la littérature française reflète la transformation de l’image de l’écrivain à l’époque actuelle. Laurent Demanze, qui a étudié le phénomène, a montré que ces pratiques sont sous-tendues par le désir symbolique de se confronter au monde social, en abandonnant l’isolement de l’écriture. Exemple type d’exploration urbaine, Le Dixième Arrondissement de Thomas Clerc illustre la démarche d’un enquêteur contemporain, enclin à recourir nonchalamment aux outils des disciplines des sciences humaines pour se confronter au monde d’une manière à la fois désabusée et ludique. À travers son récit, Clerc ne se contente pas de documenter et de représenter des aspects négligés ou invisibles de l’espace urbain, il interroge aussi son propre statut d’écrivain dans une tentative incessante de le réinventer. Pour ce faire, comme l’article entend le démontrer, il amalgame différentes scénographies auctoriales : enquêteur, dandy, lettré. Sa méthode, inspirée des protocoles expérimentaux de Georges Perec, se moque des grandes ambitions des sciences sociales tout en offrant une perspective nouvelle, voire ironique, sur le rôle de l’écrivain dans la société d’aujourd’hui.
Mémoires viatiques : Simone de Beauvoir, se dire par le voyage
Authors: Martin Tiphaine
Published: July 2024

Notre article s’interroge sur la manière d’écrire le voyage et s’écrire quand on est une femme, et qu’on s’appelle Simone de Beauvoir. En effet, Simone de Beauvoir est connue comme écrivaine, mais non comme écrivaine voyageuse. Nous analysons ici les rouages de son écriture mémorielle, qui sont forcément viatiques. Les références au voyage sont omniprésentes, couvrant l’ensemble des domaines artistiques, intellectuels et politiques. Beauvoir centre son récit mémoriel sur la construction d’un soi en mouvement, d’abord en imagination, essentiellement par les livres, puis, de plus en plus, par le voyage lui-même. Lorsqu’elle s’écrit en voyage, elle efface progressivement les disparités biologiques femme/homme pour se montrer en individu qui marche, prend le train ou l’avion, proposant un récit de soi qui va au-delà de la biologie. Ce récit de soi est écrit de plus en plus à chaud, le temps entre le vécu et l’écriture se réduit, d’où la teinte de plus en plus sombre de l’écriture mémorielle, gangrenée par les amours finissantes et le poids de la Guerre d’Algérie, Beauvoir se situant aux côtés des résistant·es algérien·nes, pour la décolonisation et la fin de l’empire français. Voyager, pour Beauvoir, est s’engager contre le patriarcat et à gauche de l’échiquier politique.
André Breton à la recherche de la clé des situations
Authors: Poisson Antoine
Published: July 2024

Cet article propose une réflexion sur les usages des savoirs par Breton pour l’auto-constitution du sujet. « Nageur entre les mots » selon l’expression de Michel Foucault, il utilise de manière subjective et parcellaire plusieurs corpus (psychanalyse, psychiatrie, marxisme, spiritualités extra-occidentales) pour refonder un moi heurté par l’absence de signification du monde. L’article étudie l’horizon romantique de ce refus d’une science objective et rationnelle, pour y préférer l’expérience subjective comme ordre de vérité du monde, au travers du détournement de processus scientifiques. Cette dimension prendra toute son ampleur dans les textes autobiographiques de Breton, qui revitalisent le moi à la recherche d’une hypothétique fusion entre le magma de l’inconscient et le signe objectif : le texte et le monde, enfin, se confondent.
Présent des écrivains chamans
Authors: Préclaire Florian
Published: July 2024

Jeune chercheur associé au centre de recherche THALIM, Florian Préclaire est écrivain, professeur agrégé de Lettres modernes, et docteur en littérature de l’Université Paris-3 Sorbonne Nouvelle. Il est l’auteur d’une thèse intitulée « Recommencer le monde, poétiques du récit dans les œuvres de Marie-Hélène Lafon, Laurent Mauvignier, Pierre Michon et Jean Rouaud. », ainsi que d’une vingtaine d’articles universitaires, principalement sur les œuvres de Pierre Michon et de Laurent Mauvignier. Ses travaux récents portent sur l’écopoétique. Son œuvre littéraire est publiée aux éditions Actes Sud.Au xxe siècle, les surréalistes inaugurent le tissage d’un lien entre écriture et expérience de la transe. Par l’entremise des travaux d’ethnologues, le fil qui lie l’expérience chamanique au travail de l’écrivain court jusqu’au xxie siècle. Appliqué à dérouler ce fil, notre étude embrasse un large empan chronologique, depuis les années 1950 au cours desquelles paraît Les Derniers Rois de Thulé jusqu’à l’immédiat contemporain. Du second xxe siècle à aujourd’hui, l’œuvre de Jean Malaurie est de celles qui accomplissent la passation entre l’époque des surréalistes et le temps des recommencements, où l’attrait pour les rituels sorciers se donne à lire dans le post-exotisme d’Antoine Volodine ainsi que les œuvres de Christian Garcin, de Pierre Michon ou de Laurent Mauvignier. Autant d’auteurs qui illustrent l’apparentement de l’expérience chamanique avec l’entreprise de refaire monde. Nombreux sont en effet les lieux de rencontre entre une littérature qui s’essaie à recommencer le monde et une pratique magique qui offre de renouer avec l’univers : l’une et l’autre élisent comme territoire soit le Nord ou les terres du Levant, manifestent la volonté de plonger dans l’obscur et inclinent à la psalmodie. Puis, au-delà de s’ordonner selon des rites apparentés, leur commune vocation psychopompe édicte qu’elles partagent un même horizon métaphysique.
Les questions féministes dans les revues occitanistes des années 1968 : entre revendications et négociations
Authors: Courgeon Camille
Published: July 2024

Aquest article abòrda lo biais que lo moviment occitan tractèt las questions feministas dins los ans de l'après-1968. En s'apiejant sus tres revistas de contengut cultural e politic pròchas del moviment, Lutte occitane, Per noste, et Fòrabanda, l’article mòstra cossí las posturas feministas de cada revista contribuisson al dialòg de l’occitanisme amb los autres moviments socials del periòd, politicament engatjats a gauche, coma o èran los moviments feministas. D'autra part, l'article analisa lo biais que las particularitats editorialas e los posicionaments de cada grop a regard del biais que las revistas rendon compte de negociacions e de debats a l'entorn d'aquestas questions dins l’occitanisme del temps, tant coma participan a la difusion de las revindicacions feministas e occitanistas, e a la creacion d'encastres novèls de reflexions pel moviment.
« Le baiser / De la cellule vivante »
Authors: Ringuedé Yohann
Published: July 2024

Jean Richepin, dans ses premiers recueils (La Chanson des gueux [1876, puis 1881], Les Caresses [1877], Les Blasphèmes [1884] et La Mer [1886]), développe une œuvre poétique qui vise à choquer le monde bourgeois, en remettant en cause de façon systématique les conventions sociales. Alimenté par une connaissance intime des systèmes philosophiques contemporains ainsi que par une maîtrise des théories évolutionnistes qui se redéfinissent sans cesse tout au long du siècle, le poète à tendance libertaire invente une poésie qui laisse toute sa place à une forme d’élan vital qui lui permet de développer ses vues sociales, politiques, scientifiques, philosophiques, et surtout poétologiques.