bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Potential impacts of cable bacteria activity on hard-shelled benthic foraminifera: a prelude to implications for their interpretation as bioindicators or paleoproxies
Authors: Daviray Maxime , Geslin Emmanuelle , Risgaard-Petersen Nils , Scholz Vincent V. , Fouet Marie , Metzger Edouard
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Cable bacteria (CB) are filamentous bacteria coupling sulphide oxidation to oxygen reduction over centimetre distances. This bacterial activity generates a strong pH gradient within the first few centimetres of the sediment that affects the microhabitats occupied by benthic foraminifera. Hard-shelled foraminifera are protists able to build a calcareous or agglutinated shell (called “test”). Here we study the impact of sediment acidification induced by CB activity (CBA) on calcareous test preservation. For this study, sediment cores were sampled in the macrotidal Auray estuary located on the French Atlantic coast. Living and dead foraminifera were quantified (until 5-cm depth) and discriminated using the Cell-TrackerTM Green vital marker. CBA was assessed with pH and oxygen profiles combined with quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR). On two different intertidal mudflats, volumetric filament densities have been measured. They were comparable to those observed in the literature for coastal environments, with 7.4 ± 0.4 and 74.4 ± 5.0 m.cm−3 per bulk sediment respectively. Highly contrasting CBA (from low to very intense) were described with lowest pH at 5.8. This seems to lead to various dissolution stages of the foraminiferal calcareous test from intact to fully dissolved tests revealing the organic lining. The dissolution scale is based on observations of living Ammonia spp. and Haynesina germanica specimens under a Scanning Electronic Microscope. Furthermore, dead foraminiferal assemblages showed a strong calcareous test loss and an organic lining accumulation throughout depth under low pH, hampering the test preservation in deep sediment. These changes in both living and dead foraminiferal assemblages imply that CB must be strongly considered in ecological monitoring and historical studies using foraminifera as bioindicator and paleoenvironmental proxy.
Upper-ocean temperature characteristics in the subantarctic southeastern Pacific based on biomarker reconstructions
Authors: Hagemann Julia Rieke , Lembke-Jene Lester , Lamy Frank , Vorrath Maria-Elena , Kaiser Jérôme , Müller Juliane , Arz Helge W. , Hefter Jens , Jaeschke Andrea , Ruggieri Nicoletta , Tiedemann Ralf
Published: September 2023

Abstract. As remnants of living organisms, alkenones and isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether lipids (isoGDGTs) are widely used biomarkers for determining ocean water temperatures from the past. The organisms that these proxy carriers stem from are influenced by a number of environmental parameters, such as water depth, nutrient availability, light conditions, or seasonality, which all may significantly bias the calibration to ambient water temperatures. Reliable temperature determinations thus remain challenging, especially in higher latitudes and for undersampled regions. We analyzed 33 sediment surface samples from the southern Chilean continental margin and the Drake Passage for alkenones and isoGDGTs and compared the results with gridded instrumental reference data from the World Ocean Atlas 2005 (WOA05) and previously published data from an extended study area covering the central and western South Pacific towards the Aotearoa / New Zealand continental margin. We show that for alkenone-derived sea surface temperatures (SSTs), the widely used global core-top calibration of Müller et al. (1998) yields the smallest deviation of the WOA05-based SSTs. On the contrary, the calibration of Sikes et al. (1997), determined for higher latitudes and summer SSTs, overestimates modern WOA05-based SSTs in both the annual mean and summer. Our alkenone SSTs show a slight seasonal shift of ∼ 1 ∘C at the southern Chilean margin and up to ∼ 2 ∘C in the Drake Passage towards austral summer SSTs. Samples in the central South Pacific, on the other hand, reflect an annual mean signal. We show that for isoGDGT-based temperatures, the subsurface calibration of Kim et al. (2012a) best reflects temperatures from the WOA05 in areas north of the Subantarctic Front (SAF). Temperatures south of the SAF are, in contrast, significantly overestimated by up to 14 ∘C, irrespective of the applied calibration. In addition, we used the GDGT [2]/[3] ratios, which give an indication of the production depth of the isoGDGTs and/or potential influences from land. Our samples reflect a subsurface (0–200 m water depth) rather than a surface (0–50 m water depth) signal in the entire study area and show a correlation with the monthly dust distribution in the South Pacific, indicating terrigenous influences. The overestimation of isoGDGT surface and subsurface temperatures south of the SAF highlights the need for a reassessment of existing calibrations in the polar Southern Ocean. Therefore, we suggest a modified Southern Ocean tetraether index (TEX86)-based calibration for surface and subsurface temperatures, which shows a lower temperature sensitivity and yields principally lower absolute temperatures, which align more closely with WOA05-derived values and also OH–isoGDGT-derived temperatures.
The Teddy tool v1.1: temporal disaggregation of daily climate model data for climate impact analysis
Authors: Zabel Florian , Poschlod Benjamin
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Climate models provide the required input data for global or regional climate impact analysis in temporally aggregated form, often in daily resolution to save space on data servers. Today, many impact models work with daily data; however, sub-daily climate information is becoming increasingly important for more and more models from different sectors, such as the agricultural, water, and energy sectors. Therefore, the open-source Teddy tool (temporal disaggregation of daily climate model data) has been developed to disaggregate (temporally downscale) daily climate data to sub-daily hourly values. Here, we describe and validate the temporal disaggregation, which is based on the choice of daily climate analogues. In this study, we apply the Teddy tool to disaggregate bias-corrected climate model data from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). We choose to disaggregate temperature, precipitation, humidity, longwave radiation,
shortwave radiation, surface pressure, and wind speed. As a reference, globally available bias-corrected hourly reanalysis WFDE5 (WATCH Forcing Data methodology applied to ERA5) data from 1980–2019 are used to take specific local and seasonal features of the empirical diurnal profiles into account. For a given location and day within the climate model data, the Teddy tool screens the reference data set to find the most similar meteorological day based on rank statistics. The diurnal profile of the reference data is then applied on the climate model. The physical dependency between variables is preserved, since the diurnal profile of all variables is taken from the same, most similar meteorological day of the historical reanalysis dataset. Mass and energy are strictly preserved by the Teddy tool to exactly reproduce the daily values from the climate models. For evaluation, we aggregate the hourly WFDE5 data to daily values and apply the Teddy tool for disaggregation. Thereby, we compare the original hourly data with the data disaggregated by Teddy. We perform a sensitivity analysis of different time window sizes used for finding the most similar
meteorological day in the past. In addition, we perform a cross-validation
and autocorrelation analysis for 30 globally distributed samples around the
world that represent different climate zones. The validation shows that Teddy is able to reproduce historical diurnal courses with high correlations >0.9 for all variables, except for wind speed (>0.75) and precipitation (>0.5). We discuss the limitations of the method regarding the reproduction of precipitation extremes, interday connectivity, and disaggregation of end-of-century projections with strong
warming. Depending on the use case, sub-daily data provided by the Teddy tool could make climate impact assessments more robust and reliable.
Climate-change impact on reservoir evaporation and water availability in a tropical sub-humid region, north-eastern Brazil
Authors: Rodrigues Gláuber Pontes , Brosinsky Arlena , Rodrigues Ítalo Sampaio , Mamede George Leite , de Araújo José Carlos
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The potential effects of climatic changes on water resources are crucial to be assessed, particularly in dry regions such as Northeast Brazil (1 million km2), where water supply is highly reliant on open-water reservoirs. This study analyses the impact of evaporation (by the Penman method) on water availability for four scenarios based on two regional climatic models (Eta-CanESM2 and Eta-MIROC5) under the Representative Concentration Pathways 4.5 and 8.5. We compared the water availability in the period of 2071–2100 with that of the historical period (1961–2005). The scenarios derived from the Eta-CanESM2 model indicate an increase in dry season evaporative rate (2 % and 6 %, respectively) by the end of the century. Unlike the above scenarios, the ones derived from the Eta-MIROC5 model both show a decrease in dry season evaporative rate of −2 %. Consequently, for a 90 % reliability level, the expected reservoir capacity to supply water with high reliability is reduced in 80 %. It is reasonable to state that both patterns of future evaporation in the reservoirs may prove to be plausible. Because model-based projections of climate impact on water resources can be quite divergent, it is necessary to develop adaptations that do not need quantitative projections of changes in hydrological variables, but rather ranges of projected values. Our analysis shows how open water reservoirs might be impacted by climate change in dry regions. These findings complement a body of knowledge on estimation of water availability in a changing climate and provide new data and insights on water management in reservoir-dependent drylands.
Dynamic wind farm flow control using free-vortex wake models
Authors: van den Broek Maarten J. , Becker Marcus , Sanderse Benjamin , van Wingerden Jan-Willem
Published: September 2023

Abstract. A novel dynamic economic model-predictive control strategy is presented that improves wind farm power production and reduces the additional demands of wake steering on yaw actuation when compared to an industry state-of-the-art reference controller. The novel controller takes a distributed approach to yaw control optimisation using a free-vortex wake model. An actuator-disc representation of the wind turbine is employed and adapted to the wind-farm scale by modelling secondary effects of wake steering and connecting individual turbines through a directed graph network. The economic model-predictive control problem is solved on a receding horizon using gradient-based optimisation, demonstrating sufficient performance for realising real-time control. The novel controller is tested in a large-eddy simulation environment and compared against a state-of-the-art look-up table approach based on steady-state model optimisation. Under realistic variations in wind direction and wind speed, the novel controller yields additional gains in power production during transients as well as a reduction in yaw actuator usage.
Does The Classic of Mountains and Seas Knowledge Promote Educational Tourism to Mountain Destinations? Critical Role of Place Familiarity and Attractiveness
Authors: Huang Muhan , Sirivesmas Veerawat
Published: September 2023

This study investigated the relationship between knowledge of the Classic of Mountains and Seas (or Shan Hai Jing), and educational tourism to mountain destinations, and explored the moderating effects of place familiarity and attractiveness on this relationship. The sample consisted of 309 students from Beijing and Shanghai, China, and PLS-SEM was used for analysis. The study found that knowledge of Shan Hai Jing significantly affected educational tourism to mountain destinations, supporting the first hypothesis. This suggests that promoting knowledge of Shan Hai Jing can be an effective strategy for encouraging educational tourism to mountain destinations. Additionally, the study found that place attractiveness significantly moderated the relationship between knowledge of Shan Hai Jing and educational tourism to mountain destinations, supporting the second hypothesis. This highlights the importance of destination attractiveness in promoting educational tourism and suggests that destination marketers should focus on highlighting the attractiveness of mountain destinations. However, the third hypothesis, which proposed that place familiarity would significantly moderate the relationship between knowledge of Shan Hai Jing and educational tourism, was not supported. This suggests that familiarity with the destination may not be a key factor in influencing educational tourism. Overall, the findings suggest that promoting knowledge of Shan Hai Jing and emphasizing the attractiveness of mountain destinations can be effective strategies for encouraging educational tourism. This has important implications for tourism marketing and management and highlights the need to consider destination attributes when promoting educational tourism.
A Novel Achilles Tendon Repair Technique Utilizing a Bio-Composite Scaffold for a Sub-Acute Tear
Authors:   Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey, Patrizio Harrison A. , Lutz Rex W. ,   Jefferson Health New Jersey, Stratford, New Jersey, Middleton Charles J. ,   Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey, Bianco Lauryn ,   Inspira Health Network, Vineland, New Jersey, McMillan Sean ,   Virtua Willingboro and Camden Campuses, Virtua Health System, Marlton, New Jersey
Published: September 2023

Achilles tendon ruptures are prevalent musculoskeletal injuries accounting for 20% of all large tendon ruptures with a re-rupture rate of 2.1–8.8%. Ineffectual management of these injuries can lead to a significant loss in push-off strength and overall ankle function. The field of orthopedic surgery has shown an increasing interest in biologic augmentation. Encouraged by its success in various other applications, this approach holds promise for potentially enhancing outcomes in Achilles tendon repairs, especially in poor tendon tissue. The BioBrace® (ConMed, New Haven, Connecticut) is a biocomposite scaffold made of highly porous type I collagen and bioresorbable poly (L-Lactide) (PLLA) microfilaments. It can be applied in conjunction with Achilles tendon repair or reconstruction. It provides immediate strength to the augmented repair upon implantation and simultaneously promotes new, organized tissue growth throughout its resorptive phase. Here, we outline a technique to effectively augment an acute Achilles tendon repair utilizing the BioBrace® reinforced bio-inductive implant.
Działalność kard. Augusta Hlonda jako wysłannika papieskiego na Ziemiach Odzyskanych w 1945 r.
Authors: Pietrzak Jerzy
Published: September 2023

Pierwszą wiadomość o wyjeździe kard. Augusta Hlonda z Rzymu do Polski przekazał w świat rzymski korespondent agencji Reutera. Donosił on, że 11 VII 1945 r. prymas Polski opuścił Wieczne Miasto i wraca do kraju jako „specjalny wysłannik papieża”. Historyk pragnący opracować działalność kard. Hlonda jako wysłannika papieskiego na Ziemiach Odzyskanych staje w obliczu trudności typowych dla badań dziejów najnowszych, m. in. niedostępności wielu materiałów źródłowych, a nawet braku rozeznania, na ile się one zachowały. W tej sytuacji szczególnie cenne są wspomnienia. Niniejszy artykuł powstał na podstawie „Acta Hlondiana”, prasy, materiałów wspomnieniowych oraz na podstawie licznych pisemnych i ustnych relacji świadków wydarzeń.
Kardynał August Hlond, prymas Polski, założycielem zakonu
Authors: Kamiński Czesław
Published: September 2023

Kardynał August Hlond jako Prymas Polski otoczył swoją troską duszpasterstwo emigracyjne. Dla jego potrzeb założył Towarzystwo Chrystusowe dla Polskich Wychodźców. Zostawił po sobie dzieło, które podjęło jego wielką troskę o duszę polskiego wychodźcy. Księża i bracia z wspomnianego Towarzystwa według wskazań wielkiego prymasa pracują na wszystkich terenach emigracji polskiej. Tej tematyce poświęcono niniejszy artykuł.
Choosing the Optimal Variant of the Shape and Relative Area of the Blade of the Wind Wheel of a Low-power Wind Power Plant
Authors:   NCJSC «Toraighyrov University», Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Lomov Street, 64,, NURKIMBAYEV Sagynysh , SHUMEYKO Ivan ,   NCJSC «Toraighyrov University», Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Lomov Street, 64,, KASENOV Asylbek ,   NCJSC «Toraighyrov University», Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Lomov Street, 64,
Published: September 2023

The creation and use of renewable energy sources, in particular, wind turbines, creates favorable conditions for sustainable socio-economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In this paper, attention is focused on improving the efficiency of wind power and wind-lifting installations of low power. The purpose of the work is to study the parameters of the wind wheel of a low-power wind power plant. The main tasks set in this study consist of: conducting a study of the dependence of the torque of the rotational speed and power developed by the wind wheel on its design parameters, namely: the shape of the blade (its design), the number of blades, the angle of installation and the relative area of the blade. In addition, a comparative analysis of the efficiency of wind wheels without a fairing and with a fairing was carried out. The study was carried out on existing models using a wind tunnel. In this article, the optimal design parameters of the wind wheel are identified; the number of blades is eight, the installation angle is 15°, the relative area of the blade is 0.05.
FODDER GRASSES AND FODDER LANDS OF RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN
Authors: Трофимов Илья , Trofimova L.S.  , Teberdiev D.M.  , Koshen B.
Published: September 2023

Feed production has traditionally been the most important basis for the viability, sustainability and security of Russia and Kazakhstan. This is the most large-scale, multifunctional and system-forming branch of agriculture, linking it into a single whole. Based on the use of materials of study, assessment, mapping, zoning, conducted by the authors, literary and stock sources, an overview of the main forage grasses and forage lands of Russia and Kazakhstan is given. A comparison of the feed production of the studied territories with the United States and other countries, where much attention is paid to pastures, is given. Pasture use is the least labor-intensive. With rational use and care, pastures provide the cheapest and most complete feed. Some lands are impractical or even impossible to use for field crops, but they are quite suitable for pasture use. Therefore, the use of international experience is certainly useful. Forage production is a system of improvement and rational use of natural forage lands, creation and use of sown hayfields and pastures, cultivation of forage crops on arable land in the system of crop rotations, seed production of forage crops. Forage lands are agricultural lands, the vegetation cover of which is used for feeding agricultural animals. Fodder grasses − these are annual and perennial herbaceous plants used for animal feed. Forage plants also include semi-shrubs, shrubs, shrubs and trees. Forage plants can be used in the form of green feed, hay, silage, haylage, grass flour, pellets or briquettes. Forage grasses grow on natural forage lands, are cultivated in field and forage crop rotations. Forage grasses are divided into 4 economic and botanical groups: cereals, legumes, sedge and various grasses.
ВЛИЯНИЕ СКАРМЛИВАНИЯ ФЕЛУЦЕНА БЫЧКАМ КАЗАХСКОЙ БЕЛОГОЛОВОЙ ПОРОДЫ НА ОСОБЕННОСТИ ТЕЛОСЛОЖЕНИЯ
Authors: Косилов Владимир , Курохтина Дарья
Published: September 2023

Полученные результаты свидетельствуют о положительном влиянии абсорбируемой добавки на формирование всех статей тела, что подтверждается величиной основных статей тела. Так по окончании выращивания в 18 - месячном возрасте молодняк контрольной группы, в рацион которого не вводилась испытуемая добавка, уступая бычкам II-IV опытных групп по величине индекса растянутости на 2,2-3,2%, широкогрудости – на 2,2-3,5%, глубокогрудости – на 1,9-3,0%, массивности – на 2,0-4,4%. Характерно, что наибольший эффект дало использование Фелуцена в дозе 125 г на одно животное в сутки. Бычки этой группы отличались более крупным форматом телосложения, растянутостью туловища, хорошо развитой её третью.
Greening the pillars of pharmaceuticals: Sustainable supplier selection in emerging economies
Authors: Siddiquee M.M Fahim , Shaha Pritom Kumar , Hasin Ahsan Akhtar
Published: September 2023

The pharmaceutical industry is vital for global health, supplying necessary medicines, yet its conventional supply chain has notable environmental and social impacts. Amid a growing sustainability focus across sectors, the pharmaceutical industry must also adopt sustainable practices throughout its supply chain. This includes lessening its ecological impact, curbing waste, and endorsing social responsibility. Assessing a supplier's environmental performance, or "green performance," is of great interest. This involves gauging their eco-friendly actions like energy efficiency, waste management, and carbon footprint reduction. Metrics cover certifications, resource conservation, and responsible sourcing. In a study within a renowned Bangladeshi pharmaceutical firm, a key drugs manufacturer, seven criteria were used to evaluate suppliers' green performance. For this multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) task, the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) was applied, considering a fuzzy environment. It ranked alternative suppliers via a widely used approach using linguistic terms expressed as Triangular Fuzzy Numbers (TFN). Important weights were determined via the Center of Area (COA) method. The study revealed supplier 4 as the top performer in green performance among five alternatives. This study introduces an innovative strategy for manufacturing decision-makers to choose the most suitable green supplier. It's anticipated to aid decision-makers in emerging economy pharmaceutical industries, facilitating the efficient evaluation of economically viable and environmentally sustainable suppliers for the long term.
Prioritizing big data applications in E-commerce considering sustainable development indicators
Authors: Fozooni Ali , Nazari Sousan , Jamalpur Ali
Published: September 2023

During the Covid-19 pandemic, when strict restrictions were imposed to protect public health, e-commerce played a significant role in providing products on time. E-commerce technology and big data analytics enable companies to gain competitive advantages and respond to customers more efficiently. To make e-commerce more sustainable, the three dimensions of sustainability must be met, otherwise it can have negative consequences that lead to ecosystem destruction. Thus, e-commerce must learn how to effectively manage certain aspects of sustainability and adapt its operations to achieve balance. E-commerce's impact on sustainability can be measured in three pillars: economic, social and environmental and achieving a balance among these is the ultimate goal of sustainable development. Although the sustainability issue and big data analytics have gained increasing popularity in recent years, there is still a gap in evaluating applications of big data based on sustainable development indicators. In this study, we used a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making technique combining fuzzy TOPSIS and BWM to assess big data applications in e-commerce considering sustainable development indicators. The results showed environmental sustainability and energy consumption efficiency received the highest weight for the main pillars and sub criteria of sustainability indicators. Coordinating and monitoring supply chain processes, innovating product, process and business models, and creating new products and services are the top three applications of big data in e-commerce considering sustainable development indicators. E-commerce managers and experts can make better decisions about sustainable approaches by prioritizing big data applications based on sustainable development indicators. In addition, the proposed approach can also be used to evaluate big data analytics in other industries that consider sustainable development indicators.
Ambulatório de Saúde Integral para travestis e transexuais de Diadema (DiaTrans)
Authors: Yamaçake Alexandre , Romão Vanessa Ribeiro , Prata Mayki , Rocha Elaine , Santos Dandara , Vilela Maria Cláudia
Published: September 2023

Este artigo narra a formação do Ambulatório de Saude Integral para População de Travestis e Transexuais no Municipio de Diadema(DiaTrans), primeiro servigo de atenção a este publico na regido do ABC, na Grande São Paulo. A experiéncia nas atividades deprevenção, promoção e proteção e as ações em campo que nos permitiram a atenção recorrente a esta população, considerandosuas especificidades, possibilitaram a reflexão e a verificação das condutas, fluxos que vão além do processo transexualizador realizado pelo SUS e do acompanhamento hormonal, o que colaborou para a confecção de uma política de atenção a sua saúde integral e regulamentações acerca do uso do nome social desta população no município de Diadema.
Anestezistlerin Pratikte Premedikasyon Uygulamalarının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ALTINBAŞ Ali
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Premedikasyon, anestezi hekiminin ameliyat öncesinde hastayı ziyaret ederek uygulanılacak işlemlerle ilgili hastanın bilgilendirilmesi, endişe halinin giderilmesi ve uygun farmakolojik ajanların seçilerek hastaya uygulanması işlemlerini kapsamaktadır. Biz de çalışmamızda anestezistlerin pratikte yoğun tempoda çalışma esnasında premedikasyon uygulamalarını değerlendirmeyi amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Etik kurul onayı alındıktan sonra Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği’ ne başvurularak derneğe kayıtlı hekimlere mail yoluyla 22 sorudan oluşan anket formu gönderildi. Anket formunda katılımcıların yaş, cinsiyet, meslek yılı gibi demografik verilerinin yanı sıra premedikasyon için hangi ilacın tercih edildiği, veriliş yöntemi, ne zaman uygulandığı gibi premedikasyon uygulamaları hakkında sorular yer aldı.
Bulgular: Çalışmamıza anket sorularının tümünü cevaplayan 210 Anestezi hekimi dahil edildi. Hekimlerin %71,4’ünün ameliyat öncesi premedikasyon işlemini uyguladığı, %28,6’sının ise uygulamadığı görüldü. Çalışmamızda daha önce ameliyat geçmişi olan, kendisinde ve ailesinde operasyon öncesi premedikasyon uygulanılan hekimlerin, premedikasyon işlemlerini daha fazla tercih ettiği istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (p<0,05 tüm değerler için). Katılımcıların %49,3’ü preoperatif odada, %28’ i hasta ameliyathaneye getirilmeden önce serviste, %22,7’si ise ameliyat odasında, hastalarına premedikasyon işlemini uyguladıklarını belirtti. Premedikasyon uygulamama nedenine bakıldığında katılımcıların; %53,3’ü zaman yetersizliği ve iş yükü fazlalığı, %33,3’ü komplikasyon gelişme ihtimali, %13,3’ü ise hekim yetersizliği şeklinde yanıtladıkları görüldü.
Sonuç: Hasta konforunun artırılması için premedikasyon işleminin anesteziyologlar tarafından daha fazla uygulanması gerektiği kanaatindeyiz.
Coexistence of Ipsilateral Sacroiliitis and Simple Cyst in the Iliac Bone: A Case Report
Authors: KIRAÇ ÜNAL Zeynep , SEZER Methiye Kübra , TURAN Aynur , BAL Ajda
Published: September 2023

Here, a 36-year-old female patient with inflammatory sacroiliitis and simple bone cyst of the ipsilateral iliac bone is presented. Simple bone cysts occur in the developing skeleton, usually asymptomatic; however, they are benign lytic bone lesions that can cause pathological fractures. The prevalence of simple bone cysts in the whole body has been reported as 0.30/100000. Only 2% of these rare cysts are found in the pelvis, and according to our knowledge, it is the first case in which iliac simple bone cyst is seen together with sacroiliitis on the same side.
Can the Neutrophil-to-Platelet Ratio Be Used to Predict Postoperative Mortality in Geriatric Patients with Hip Fractures?
Authors: SEZER AKMAN Tuğçehan , SELÇUK KUŞDERCİ Hatice , KEHRİBAR Lokman , AKMAN Bahattin Çağdaş , ŞEN Ahmet
Published: September 2023

Objective: Hip fracture is a condition frequently encountered in geriatric patients and is correlated with high postoperative mortality and morbidity. Numerous factors may impact mortality, but recent studies have focused on its correlation with inflammation. The neutrophil-to-platelet ratio has been evaluated as a systemic inflammation marker. The aim of our study was to examine the correlation between preoperative neutrophil-to-platelet ratio (NPR) values and postoperative one-year mortality in geriatric patients with hip fractures.
Material and Method: In our retrospective, multicenter study, 50 patients over 65 years of age who had undergone hip fracture surgery under spinal anesthesia were examined. Patients’ preoperative neutrophil-to-platelet ratio values at the time of hospitalization, age, gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists scores, fracture types, comorbidities, durations of surgery, lengths of hospital stay, and survival in the postoperative one-year period were checked.
Results: The mean age of all the patients was 85.44 ± 6.93 years. Of the patients, 60% were female (n = 30), and 40% were male (n = 20). The optimal cut-off value for preoperative neutrophil-to-platelet ratio was specified as 38.286. The length of hospital stay was 8.94 ± 3.05 in the deceased patients and 6.94 ± 2.63 days (p = 0.02) in the surviving group. The mortality rate was higher in men than in women (p = 0.01).
Conclusion: A preoperative neutrophil-to-platelet ratio value over 38.286 is an indicator of postoperative one-year mortality in elderly hip fracture patients. Additionally, length of hospital stay and the male gender were revealed to be correlated with mortality.
Sezaryen Oranlarının Robson On Grup Sınıflandırılması İle Değerlendirilmesi: Sezeryan Oranları Azaltılabilir Mi?
Authors: ÜNSAL Mehmet , ZORLU Uğurcan , AKTEMUR Gizem , VANLI TONYALI Nazan , DİKTAŞ Elif Gülşah , BASTEMUR Ayse Gulcin , KİYKAC ALTİNBAS Sadiman , ALTUN ENSARİ Tuğba
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Üçüncü basamak bir doğum hastanesinde bir yılda gerçekleşen sezaryen doğumların Robson On Gruplu Sınıflandırma Sistemi kullanılarak analiz edilmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntem: 1 Ocak 2019 - 31 Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında hastanemiz doğum salonuna kabul edilip, hastanemizde doğum yapmış olan ve herhangi bir obstetrik risk faktö rü olmayan gebeler çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmamız retrospektif olarak dizayn edilmiştir.

Bulgular: Çalışmada 10781 doğuma ait veriler incelendi. Bu doğumların 4391’i sezaryen doğum ile gerçekleşmiştir. Tüm doğumlar içerisinde sezaryen doğum oranı %40,7’dir. Sezaryen doğum yapan gebelerin %9,3’lük kısmı Robson sınıflandırmasına göre birinci grupta, %13,6’sı Robson sınıflandırılmasına göre ikinci grupta yer almıştır. Sezaryen doğum yapan gebelerin %12,1’lik kısmı Robson sınıflandırmasına göre üçüncü grupta, %10,8’i dördüncü gruptadır. Grup 5, grup 6 ve grup 7’nin tüm sezaryen doğumlardaki oranları sırasıyla % 47,7, %2,5 ve %2,6’dır. Robson sınıflandırmasına göre Grup 9 ’un tüm sezaryen doğumlar arasındaki oranı ise %1,4’tür.

Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, hastanelerin yıllık Robson On Gruplu Sınıflandırma Sistemi Formundaki yüzdelere gö re sezaryen doğumlarının izlenmesi ve değerlendirilmesi, kendi sezaryen eylem planlarını hazırlamaları ve belirledikleri sezaryen hedefine gö re kalite notlarının değerlendirilmesi de sezaryen oranının azaltılması hedefine katkı sağlayacaktır.
Integrated Electrocoagulation/Ultrafiltration-Membrane Distillation-Crystallization for Treating Hydraulic Fracturing Produced Water
Authors: Wickramasinghe Ranil
Published: September 2023

In this work, produced water (PW) generated from hydraulic fracturing was treated using an integrated electrocoagulation/ultrafiltration, membrane distillation and crystallization processes (EC/UF-MDC). The focus of this work was to determine the feasibility of this integrated process for increasing water recovery. The results of this work suggest that optimizing the various unit operations in this integrated process could be used to recover PW.
All membrane based separation processes suffer from membrane fouling. Pretreatment of the feed is essential to suppress fouling of the membrane. Here electrocoagulation (EC) followed by ultrafiltration (UF) was used to achieve high removal efficiency of both total suspended solids (TSS) and total organic carbon (TOC). Dissolved organic compounds are known to foul the hydrophobic membrane used in MD. In this study, a significant reduction in membrane fouling was obtained, which can lead to a long-term durability of MD system. In addition, the use of membrane distillation crystallization (MDC) can help mitigate the scale formation. Crystallization in the feed tank was used to suppress scale formation on the MD membrane. The integrated EC/UF-MDC process can have a potential impact on Water Resources/Oil Gas Companies. By treating and reusing PW, preservation of surface and groundwater forming 80% of the water utilized in hydraulic fracturing could be achieved. In addition, treating PW will reduce the amount of PW directly disposed in Class II disposal wells, which further address the main cause of earthquakes.
Assessment of the Russıan-Japanese war of 1904–1905 from the poınt of vıew of the Ottoman empıre
Authors: Gökhan A. , Litvin A. A.
Published: September 2023

The article reveals the origin of the Turkish-Japanese relations, and analyzes conditions, under which they were developed. Influence of the Russian-Japanese war (1904–1905) on the Ottoman  Empire  is  considered.  First  diplomatic  contacts  between  the  Ottoman  Empire  and  Japan started with visits of representatives of the Japanese authorities to Istanbul for the purpose of acquaintance to Ottomans. As a result of mutual visits between two states their friendly relations began to develop. Despite the fact, that before the Russian-Japanese war (1904–1905) many top-level diplomatic visits between Ottomans and Japanese were made, no political and military agreement between two countries was signed. The Russian-Japanese war had a huge impact on the Ottoman Empire, and for the whole world. Though this war didn't influence domestic policy of the Ottoman Empire, its course was watched closely by both Ottoman statesmen, and the public. On the one hand, successive defeats in the wars with the Russian Empire in the 19th century caused psychological decline of the Ottoman Empire, but on the other hand, the results of the Russian-Japanese War showed the Turks, that it was also possible to win the Russian Empire, which was considered invincible. The Turkish people were encouraged by the defeat of the Russian Empire in the war, and the Turkish government even thought about creating an alliance  with  Japan.  Before and after  the Russian-Japanese  War  (1904–1905),  Sultan  Abdul-Hamid  II always made decisions, considering the subsequent positive and negative consequences of a possible Turkish-Japanese alliance, as a result of which Russia would be surrounded from the east, and that this alliance could aggravate relations with Russia.
Mnemosine contra Epimeteo. El recuerdo y el olvido mediático en la sociedad contemporánea
Authors:   Universidad de La Sabana, Penagos Carreño Julián
Published: September 2023

Este libro plantea la hipótesis de que el desarrollo de los medios y las tecnologías de la comunicación han intensificado la visibilidad de la experiencia vivida individual, recreando la transmisión del recuerdo. Solo que, en este caso, el recuerdo se produce como información y no como memoria. Una información en serie, en virtud de la alta proporción de visibilidad de la experiencia individual, lo que representaría una gran producción y consumo de varias memorias autobiográficas. Este fenómeno se encuadra en la reconfiguración de los conceptos de tiempo y espacio como marcos sociales y generales de memoria. Lo que ha producido la revalidación del presente como el "régimen de historicidad" predominante, en donde el olvido tiene un protagonismo especial debido a los débiles vínculos que las representaciones mediáticas pueden construir con el pasado.
Comunicación estratégica e innovación abierta. Relaciones para compartir conocimiento en organizaciones empresariales
Authors:   Universidad de La Sabana, Preciado Hoyos Ángela
Published: September 2023

Innovar abarca un ejercicio intenso de búsqueda de conocimiento, allí donde esté, para traer nuevas ideas a las organizaciones o llevar las propias a quienes las puedan requerir. Esto ha hecho que cambie la manera de ver a los grupos de personas con los que se relacionan las compañías, los cuales pueden ser fuentes de iniciativas y aportar conocimientos desde sus experiencias y desde los ambientes en los que se mueven. Con el cambio en las formas de relación, surge la consciencia de que la comunicación con públicos y stakeholders se inicia en el momento en que nacen los proyectos, a partir de los cuales se establecen relaciones de largo plazo en la búsqueda de solución a los problemas y no apenas al final, cuando se decide que la innovación ha prosperado y solo queda divulgarla. En este libro se estudian las relaciones que se dan entre las organizaciones y grupos externos a ellas en procesos de innovación abierta, un análisis que incluye el estudio de formas de comunicación estratégica, que es la requerida cuando se persiguen innovaciones disruptivas.
Teaching in Digital Age: College of Education Students and in-Service Teachers’ Confidence in Integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in their Educational Practice
Authors: Almisad Budour  Almisad M. , Aleidan Ayda A. , Alsaffar Rabab D.
Published: September 2023

The current study aims to examine college of education students’ and in-service teachers’ confidence in integrating information and communication technology (ICT) into their educational practice. In addition, the study examined the variations in participants’’ confidence in integrating ICT into the educational practice based on a set of variables. The study followed a descriptive research design in which a questionnaire instrument was used to collect data. The questionnaire was developed based on Technology Integration Confidence Scale (TICS). Two hundred thirty-eight Kuwaiti college of education students and 85 in-service teachers completed the questionnaire. The results showed that the confidence level of college of education students and in-service teachers in integrating ICT into their educational practice is ranging between "fairly" to "quite” confident. In addition, in the favor of the students, the findings showed that there were statistically significant differences between the college of education students and in-service teachers in only one dimension out of the five dimensions of TICS which was the technology application dimension. Furthermore, the results showed there were no significant variations in the participants’ confidence in integrating ICT into educational practice based on their demographic variables. A series of recommendations were presented in light of the findings.
Kern
Authors: Beaulieu Derek
Published: September 2023

Proposed as a collection of imaginary logos for the corporate sponsors of Borges’s Library of Babel, Kern balances on a precipice between the visual and nonsensical, offering poems just out of meaning’s reach. Using dry-transfer lettering, Derek Beaulieu made these concrete pieces by hand, building the images gesturally in response to shapes and patterns in the letters themselves. This is poetry closer to architecture and design than confession, in which letters are released from their usual semantic duties as they slide into unexpected affinities and new patterns. Kern highlights the gaps inside what we see and what we know, filling the familiar with the singular and the just seen with the faintly remembered.
TÜRKİYE’DE MUHASEBE MESLEĞİNDE E-MUHASEBE UYGULAMALARI
Authors: Bulut Nurcan , Buyruk Akbaba Ayşe Nur
Published: September 2023

E-dönüşüm sonucunda birçok alanda olduğu gibi muhasebe mesleğinde de teknolojik tabanlı değişim yaşanmıştır. Bilgi teknolojilerinin muhasebe mesleğinde uygulanması uzun bir zaman dilimini kapsamaktadır. Covid-19 pandemi döneminde birçok uygulamanın uzaktan olması ve teknoloji tabanlı uygulamaların yaygın kullanılması ile bu süreç hızlanmıştır. E-muhasebe uygulamalarında başlangıçta temel uygulamalar üzerine çalışmalar yapılmış, sonrasında daha kapsamlı uygulanması zorunlu hale getirilmiştir. Çalışmada, Türkiye’de muhasebe mesleğinde e-muhasebe uygulamalarının gelişim süreci ele alınmış, muhasebe mesleği açısından uygulanma düzeyi tespit edilerek, eksik kalınan konular hakkında öneriler sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla çalışmada; kavramsal bilgilere yer verilmiş, araştırma kısmında e-muhasebe uygulamalarının uygulanma düzeyi incelenmiştir. Nitel veri toplama yöntemlerinden doküman/belge incelemesi yapılmıştır. Gelir İdaresi Başkanlığı’nın (GİB) son beş yıla ait faaliyet raporları incelenmiş, e-muhasebe uygulamalarına ilişkin bilgilere göre karşılaştırmalı analiz yapılarak, gelişim süreci değerlendirilmiştir. Raporların incelenmesi sonucunda; ilk yıllarda hedeflenen uygulama düzeyine ulaşılamamış, son yıllarda artış yaşandığı tespit edilmiştir. Bunun temel sebebi; Covid-19 pandemisinin etkisinin olduğu ve son yıllarda uygulanma zorunluluğunun getirilmesidir.
Mas, afinal, o que é Turismo, Geoturismo, Turismo de Natureza, Turismo de Aventura, Ecoturismo e Turismo Rural?
Authors: Oliveira Maria da Paz da Cruz Vitorio de , Aquino Cláudia Maria Sabóia de , Aquino Renê Pedro de
Published: September 2023

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a definição dos segmentos turísticos, a saber: o geoturismo, o turismo de natureza, o turismo de aventura, o ecoturismo e o turismo rural, com vistas a uma melhor compreensão destes termos. Para atingir o objetivo desta pesquisa, foi realizada uma revisão de literatura em livros, artigos científicos, monografias, dissertações, teses e documentos técnicos, considerando os distintos segmentos turísticos. Os dados foram levantados a partir da base de dados do serviço de busca Google Acadêmico, bem como da Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD). Conclui-se que, por meio da revisão de literatura, identificamos que os termos turismo, geoturismo, turismo de natureza, turismo de aventura e ecoturismo apresentam certa semelhança conceitual, enquanto o turismo rural se diferencia destes segmentos. Contudo, é relevante também destacar que o turismo de aventura e mesmo o turismo de natureza podem eventualmente realizar atividades turísticas que não contemplem os princípios da conservação e da sustentabilidade, como defendem o geoturismo e o ecoturismo.
Povos indígenas do Oiapoque e a (in) segurança na fronteira Brasil - França
Authors: Portilho Alexandre Marcondys Ribeiro , Freitas Priscila Barbosa
Published: September 2023

Este artigo teve como objetivo contextualizar as territorialidades dos povos indígenas diante das fragilidades ocasionadas pelo contexto de fronteira no Rio Oiapoque, que marca a divisa entre o Brasil e a Guiana Francesa. Nessa região, diversas atividades ilícitas afetam as comunidades indígenas, e a efetividade das políticas públicas de segurança para enfrentar essas inseguranças é limitada devido a fatores socioeconômicos e à falta de diálogo transfronteiriço entre as autoridades competentes dos Estados (Brasil-Guiana Francesa/França) e os povos indígenas que habitam essa fronteira
Os Discursos de violência contra a mulher no correio de Aracaju (1906–1914):
Authors: Guimarães Alice Batista , Souza Antonio Clarindo Barbosa de
Published: September 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo destacar a natureza qualitativa da pesquisa sobre os discursos de violência contra a mulher presentes no jornal Correio de Aracaju, abrangendo o período entre os anos de 1906 e 1914. A abordagem metodológica adotada será a análise do discurso, dando prioridade à análise de frases, anedotas, crônicas, contos e, quando possível, notícias que contenham representações sobre as mulheres, assim como discursos relacionados à violência. O referencial teórico adotado inclui o conceito de representação, conforme trabalhado por Chartier (1991; 2002) e Pesavento (2007); a perspectiva de gênero, conforme apresentada por Scott (1990); e o entendimento da violência, baseado nas abordagens de Bourdieu (2021) e Chauí (1985). Considerando a abordagem qualitativa adotada, a bibliografia utilizada inclui obras de Demo (1998), Gil (2010), Gill (2015), além de Lefèvre e Lefèvre (2003).
THE PREVALENCE OF IDENTITY CRISIS AMONG YOUTHS AND SOCIAL WORKER INTERVENTION IN IKENNE LGA OF OGUN STATE
Authors: Agbon Azorondu Abigail , Ikechukwu  Emejuru PhD Peter , Francis Uwagbale Raymond , Ocheze Happiness Adesanya
Published: September 2023

Identity crisis has become a global concern in recent years. Several authors have researched around the subject in the field of psychology, social works and public health. Currently, several studies are being conducted to discover new methods to handle the issue of identity crisis especially among youths in secondary schools. As a result, this paper appraises prevalence of identity crisis among youths in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The paper adopted correlational survey design to appraise the pattern of relationship between self-efficacy, parental supports, peer influence, internet usage and sense of identity among youths. The paper studied two hundred and sixty youths (121 Males and 139 Females) between 15-25 years (x = 13.05 and SD = 14.2) were drawn from youths in Ikenne LGA using simple random sampling technique in four stages. Results showed that youth sense of identity has negative relationship with self-efficacy (r = -.441 and p<.05) and positive relationship with peer influence (r = .253 and p<.05). The was no significant relationship with parental supports and internet usage on identity crisis. Multiple regression analysis showed that independent variables contributed 21% of the variance in youth’s identity crisis. Self-efficacy was most potent (? = -409; t (258) = .6963; p<0.05) contributing in predicting identity crisis. The paper concluded that identity crisis is mostly prevalent among the youths in Ikenne due to parental neglect as a result of busy schedule at work. Also, social workers are suitable intermediaries between youths who have lost their identity and their self-discovery. The paper recommends that secondary school administration in Ikenne LGA should make efforts toward educating their students in aspect managing frustration and lack of concentration which are identified behaviours that affect the youths. Social workers should educate parents and caregivers on the causes and effects of identity crisis in other to help reduce the rate of occurrence among the youths.