bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Whether to Trust Local Government? : From the Good Governance Perspectives
Authors: Mohd Termizi Fatin Nur Farhana , Ridzuan Mohd Rozaimy
Published: January 2023

The public's impression of the overall government structure is greatly influenced by the performance of the local governments. As indicated by Public Complaint Bureau statistics, the operational responsibilities that these local authorities are expected to depict have to some extent fallen short of the public expectations. This could have a negative impact on the public's confidence in their local government. As a result, this study aims to investigate the factors associated to public trust in local government. Purposive sampling was used in this quantitative study, which included 120 Kuantan residents as respondents. As a part of this study, the data was analysed using SPSS 24. Transparency, accountability, and responsiveness were found to be strongly connected with public trust in Kuantan City Council. This study adds to the body of knowledge about the components of good governance and the effect they have on public confidence in local government. It is intended that this study would help the local government in Pahang establish a sound public policy and programme in order to increase the public trust.
The Business Survival of Micro-enterprises in Facing Economic Uncertainty
Authors: Mohamad Zaidi Mohd Akmal Naim , Sapuan Noraina Mazuin , Kusairi Suhal
Published: January 2023

The current economic uncertainty, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, has affected the global socio-economy. In Malaysia, to curb the spread of Covid-19 viruses, the government has implemented the Movement Control Order (MCO). This action has caused many SMEs (including micro-enterprises) not to be able to continue their operations as usual, mainly due to cash flow problems, operational instability and supply chain disruptions. Micro-enterprises are a significant contributor to local economic development. Hence, business continuity strategies are essential for these enterprises to continue and survive in the market. The government has introduced various methods to support these businesses. Meanwhile, virtuous strategic planning and management can improve the management's governance and integrity in making accurate decisions to achieve their goals. The implementation of digital marketing can upsurge the sale of micro-enterprises. This study intended to examine the relationship between government support, governance & strategic planning, operational restructuring and digital marketing with micro-enterprises business survival. This study uses a quantitative method with a total of 135 respondents among the owner of micro-enterprises in Complex Pekan Rabu, Kedah. Government support, governance & strategic planning and digital marketing were found to be survival determinants factors during the covid-19 pandemic.
Dainos by Martin Ludwig Rhesa and other Lithuanian Heritage in Moscow
Authors: Rekašiūtė Kotryna
Published: January 2023

The State Public Historical Library of Russia is storing some significant 18th and 19th century Lithuanian publications related with Prussian Lithuania. They include a copy of the first edition (1825) of the first collection of Lithuanian folk songs Dainos oder Litthauische Volkslieder (en. Dainos [lt. Songs] or Lithuanian Folk Songs) by Martin Ludwig Rhesa (1776–1840) which used to belong to one of reviewers of this publication. On the grounds of the provenience inscriptions, the article is striving to establish the former owners of the copy of the first ever Lithuanian collection of songs and to discuss some of the Lithuanian culture publications related with Prussian Lithuania stored at the Russian Historical Library. The full list of the Lituanistics related publications and their library classification sygnatures are presented in the Annex to this article.
Odinian Sources of Simonas Daukantas
Authors: Bončkutė Roma
Published: January 2023

The article discusses the sources used by the national Lithuanian historian Simonas Daukantas (1793–1864) which determined the inclusion of Odin in the ranks of Lithuanian/Baltic cultural heroes in the work BUDĄ Senowęs-Lëtuwiû Kalnienû ĩr Ƶámajtiû (en. The Character of the Ancient Lithuanians–Highlanders and Lowlanders, 1845). The first source discussed is the article “De l’ère primitive des législations sacerdotales” (“On the legislative power of the priests of primeval times”) published in the magazine “Le Catholique” in 1826, on which S. Daukantas mainly relied when discussing the figure of Odin. Upon investigation, this source does not consider Odin to be the hero of the Baltic people, either. It is speculated that S. Daukantas was impressed by the laconic biography of Odin and the note added at the end that the royal families of Saxony and Denmark, the Merovingian dynasty and the Lombard princes included Odin in their genealogy. S. Daukantas analogously states that Odin is also a Lithuanian hero because, even ‘now’, there are people with the surname Odinas living in Lithuania and Samogitia. Actually, S. Daukantas’s mother was née Odinaitė.This article further discusses two other sources: Geschichte Preußens (1827, vol. 1) by Johannes Voigt (1786–1863), and Geschichte von Littauen, Kurland und Liefland (1785) by Ludwig Albrecht Gebhardi (1735–1802). It was determined that only J. Voigt briefly indicated that Odin founded Asgard near Daugava. S. Daukantas adopted this opinion in his work.On February 12, 1845, in a letter to Teodoras Narbutas (1784–1864), S. Daukantas reproached him for not including Odin in the ranks of Lithuanian cultural heroes and mentioned Le Catholique and Jntrodukcyi Maleta do historyi Dunskiej as important sources for the research pertaining to the possible Baltic origins of Odin. This inspires a hypothesis that S. Daukantas made a mistake in specifying the name of the Swiss-born historian Paul Henri Mallet because he did not write about Odin as a Lithuanian/Baltic hero in his work on Danish history. The article investigates which author’s introduction to a book on Danish history led S. Daukantas to a belief that he found information about the Lithuanian/Baltic Odin. It must have been an authoritative historian because S. Daukantas did not change his opinion about Odin when he wrote Pasakojimas apej Wejkałus Lietuwiû tautos senowie (Stories about Events in Ancient Lithuania, 1850) and emphasized that Northern writers refer to Odin as having lived and worked in Lithuania. After getting acquainted with Peter Friedrich Suhm’s introduction (Einleitung oder kritische Muthmaſsungen über die teste Abstammung und Geschichte der Nordischen Nation) to Geschichte der Dänen (1803), the study reaches the conclusion that it determined S. Daukantas’s decision about Odin’s Baltic origins. It is likely that an interdisciplinary study of the figure of Odin would finally allow us to confirm or reject this belief of S. Daukantas.
The State of Digitization of Documentary Heritage in Scientific Libraries of Ukraine
Authors: Shevchenko Maryna , Solianyk Alla
Published: January 2023

Based on the survey results of the leading scientific libraries of Ukraine, the article reveals the current trends in the digitization of library collections. The authors explore the current state of search services for digitized documents by libraries; user access modes to digital copies of documents (public, restricted, local); the ways to register the users for access to full-text digital repositories. The necessity of adopting the National Program for Digitization of Documentation Heritage and its implementation at the corporate level is substantiated. Recommendations for improving the efficiency of digitization of documents by libraries of Ukraine, improving search tools and user-friendly access to digital repositories are given.
The Structure of Postal Routes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th–18th Centuries∗
Authors: Čelkis Tomas
Published: January 2023

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the postal route system of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th–18th centuries. The first postal route connected Vilnius and Krakow in 1562 – weekly postal services were rendered. In 1669, postal carriages started running from Moscow to Vilnius and then further on through Tilsit to Königsberg. The GDL postal route network underwent its largest expansion in the 18th century. An important postal line proceeded along the route of Warsaw – Grodno – Kaunas – Jelgava – Riga. Part of it coincided with the Warsaw – Vilnius route; at Ratnyčia, the postal carriage would turn northeast and continue via Merkinė and Varėna to Vilnius. From Vilnius, one postal route led to Königsberg via Kaunas, and another to Moscow; there are also data about a postal line to Polotsk. Another crossroads of the GDL’s postal routes was Grodno. The routes leading from Warsaw to Kaunas, Vilnius, and Riga intersected there. Separate lines to Lublin and Slonim were in operation; one of the postal routes led to the border of the Russian Empire. The network of the GDL’s postal routes also consisted of other roads. The location of some of them were subject to change due to the political situation, natural disasters, and seasonal practicability.
In memoriam dr. Algis Povilas Kasperavičius (1942–2022)
Authors: Jakubčionis Algirdas
Published: January 2023

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Resuperficialización de la rótula en el reemplazo primario total de rodilla: estudio comparativo a dos años de seguimiento
Authors: Martínez Saúl , Ron-Translateur Tamy , Cantor Erika , Palacio Julio César
Published: January 2023

Objetivo: Comparar los resultados funcionales del reemplazo total de rodilla con resuperficialización de rótula o sin resuperficialización, con dos años de seguimiento.

Materiales y Métodos: Estudio observacional retrospectivo de grupos comparativos de pacientes con osteoartritis sometidos a un reemplazo total de rodilla primario con resuperficialización de rótula o sin este procedimiento, entre enero de 2014 y diciembre de 2016,  dos centros de Colombia. A todos se les colocó una prótesis cementada Optetrak®. La función se evaluó previo cirugía y a los dos años mediante las escalas Knee Society Score (KSS), Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) y Oxford Knee Score (OKS).

Resultados: Se incluyeron 206 reemplazos totales de rodilla: 94 (grupo con resuperficialización) y 112 (grupo sin resuperficialización). La media de la edad en la cohorte de estudio era de 66.9 ± 9.7 años y el 76,7% (n = 155) eran mujeres. El tiempo quirúrgico fue más prolongado en el grupo con resuperficialización (mediana 100 min, RIC 90-110) que en el otro grupo (mediana 85 min, RIC 70-90; p <0,001). Aunque se observó una mejoría funcional antes del reemplazo total de rodilla y después, en ambos grupos, el cambio en el KSS clínico, el KSS funcional y el OKS fue mejor en el grupo con resuperficialización (p <0,05).

Conclusiones: La resuperficialización de rótula durante el reemplazo total de rodilla se asoció a mejores resultados funcionales a los dos años. No obstante, los pacientes sin resuperficialización también refirieron una mejoría funcional después del reemplazo total de rodilla.Nivel de Evidencia: III
Fractura aislada del hueso grande asociada a quiste traumático sinovial: presentación de un caso en un niño
Authors: Parada Avendaño Isabel , Gil Albarova Jorge
Published: January 2023

Introducción: Las fracturas aisladas del hueso grande son muy infrecuentes en los niños y se producen por traumatismos de alta energía. Pueden pasar desapercibidas en la valoración inicial y las radiografías solo permiten identificar las lesiones en huesos osificados, por lo que son necesarias pruebas complementarias, como la resonancia magnética, para descartar posibles lesiones del carpo asociadas, sobre todo en menores de 10 años. Se presenta el caso de una fractura aislada del hueso grande con aparición de quiste sinovial por causa traumática en un paciente pediátrico, tratado mediante inmovilización con yeso antebraquial durante cuatro semanas, con buena evolución.

Conclusión: El manejo de estos casos depende de la gravedad de la lesión y, aunque por lo común evolucionan bien con un tratamiento conservador, su diagnóstico precoz permite elegir la mejor opción yevitar posibles complicaciones, como la falta de consolidación o la necrosis avascular.Nivel de Evidencia: IV
Hemangioma capilar en el hallux: presentación de un caso
Authors: Rega Leonel Ariel
Published: January 2023

Introducción: Los hemangiomas son neoplasias benignas que se originan de células endoteliales; rara vez resultan malignos. El síntoma más común es el dolor, porque el hemangioma comprime un tronco nervioso cercano o un nervio directamente. Presentamos un caso de hemangioma en una región muy poco frecuente. Se trata de una mujer de 35 años que presentaba una tumoración friable, de coloración marrón, dolorosa, en la región distal del hallux, con aumento de tamaño en los últimos meses. Se realizó la exéresis completa de la tumoración. El diagnóstico anatomopatológico fue hemangioma capilar. No se observó recidiva luego de 36 meses de seguimiento.

Conclusión: Frente a estas neoplasias, se recomienda la exéresis de la pieza y su posterior estudio.Nivel de Evidencia: IV
Prótesis unicompartimental de rodilla. Resultados clínico-radiográficos y análisis de la supervivencia del implante
Authors: Marquina Moraleda Vicente , Gastaldi Gema , Fuentes Sara , Colomina Rafael , Jover Pablo , Hernández Lorenzo
Published: January 2023

Objetivo: Evaluar los resultados clínicos y radiográficos en pacientes sometidos a artroplastia unicompartimental de rodilla, así como la tasa de complicaciones y la supervivencia del implante.

Materiales y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo de 68 pacientes consecutivos (70 rodillas) sometidos a artroplastia unicompartimental de rodilla entre 2013 y 2020, con un seguimiento medio de 57.7 meses (rango 24-105) y una media de la edad de 61 años (rango 34-79). El 46,5% eran hombres. El índice demasa corporal medio era de 29,9 (rango 20-39). El diagnóstico más frecuente fue la artrosis del compartimento femorotibial medial con un varo <7°. Los resultados se evaluaron con la escala analógica visual para dolor y el Knee Society Score (KSS). Se evaluó la incidencia de complicaciones y la tasa de supervivencia del implante.

Resultados: La disminución media en la escala analógica visual para dolor fue de 4,4 ± 1,9. Las puntuaciones medias posoperatorias en las escalas funcional y clínica del KSS fueron de 77,4 ± 13,7 y 70,2 ± 17,7, respectivamente. La tasa de complicaciones posquirúrgicas fue del 7% (5 casos). La tasa de reintervención quirúrgica fue del 15,5% (11 pacientes): nueve casos por persistencia del dolor, uno por rigidez articular y otro por aflojamiento aséptico.

Conclusiones: La artroplastia unicompartimental de rodilla es una opción terapéutica eficaz para pacientescon gonartrosis unicompartimental de rodilla; se logran buenos resultados clínicos con una aceptable tasa de complicaciones; sin embargo, la tasa de revisión del implante es considerable.

Nivel de Evidencia: IV
Reemplazo total de rodilla asistido por el robot ROSA
Authors: Zuain Andrés , Costantini Julián , Yacuzzi Carlos , Costa Paz Matías
Published: January 2023

El reemplazo total de rodilla es un procedimiento con excelentes resultados, siempre y cuando se alcancen los objetivos de alineación y balance ligamentario. El confort y el bienestar posoperatorios se logran mediante un implante adecuado para cada paciente y el correcto posicionamiento de la prótesis. El sistema robótico ROSA utiliza información recolectada antes de la cirugía y durante esta, y le otorga al cirujano las herramientas necesarias para reproducir la anatomía específica de cada paciente. De esta manera, se logran implantes personalizados basados en los reparos anatómicos de cada individuo y en una planificación apartir de datos biométricos concretos.

Nivel de Evidencia: IV
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Childbearing Adult and Newborn
Authors: Donovan Bridget , Spiel Melissa
Published: January 2023

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often affects people in their childbearing years and has implications for pregnancy outcomes, particularly as related to increased risk of preterm delivery and effects of immunosuppressive medications on the fetus. Ideally, people with IBD should attempt conception at a time when their disease is in remission to optimize pregnancy outcomes and reduce risks of flares. Generally, pregnant individuals should continue immunosuppressive medications throughout gestation in an attempt to control the disease. Maternal risks of IBD in pregnancy include exacerbated anemia, disease flare, cesarean delivery, and treatment risks. Fetal and neonatal risks include preterm birth, low birthweight, and medication exposures. There are too few clinical trials that include pregnant or breastfeeding patients to analyze the risk/benefit profile of immunosuppressive medications for IBD treatment during pregnancy, limiting the amount of data available to guide medical treatment in this population. More studies are needed on IBD therapies, particularly as more biologics are developed and become the mainstay of treatment. Neonatal clinicians should be aware of in utero medication exposure to help guide decisions regarding newborn care.
Developing Student-Inclusive Characters Through Al-Quran and Ḥadīth
Authors: Qotadah Hudzaifah Achmad , Achmad Adang Darmawan , Syafri Iqbal , Al-Anshary Abdurrahman Achmad , Syarifah Ma’isyatusy
Published: January 2023

Education is a fundamentally important social activity, and its major objective is to improve the social environment. Therefore, education that focuses on establishing an inclusive and open attitude, particularly in matters of religion, is essential, particularly in the lives of people who live in a society with a varied range of beliefs and practices. Hence, the primary objective of this research is to analyze how developing student-inclusive characters through learning Quran and ḥadīth. The research employed a full qualitative method and data documentation through the semi-structured interview method by using Bahasa Indonesia, which was then analyzed descriptively. The interview took place at MAN 1 Yogyakarta and it involved various participants. Based on the findings of the research, it is possible to develop student-inclusive characters through the study of Quranic verses and ḥadīth texts by employing three practices; the historical approach, values examination, and case analysis. Thus, students will confidently be able to form groups of individuals who live in harmony, and it may provide a means of resolving various problems and hatred.
The Existence of Religious Studies in Sharia Regions: West Sumatra and Aceh
Authors: Ahmad Sulthan , Wahyuni Dwi , Hidayat Muhammad
Published: January 2023

So far, there have been many studies on the dynamics and development of the religious studies in Indonesia. In general, the study covers at least two major themes, namely historical development studies and methodological studies. Generally, the existing studies are dominantly based on the development and reflection of the Religious Studies in Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Bandung. However, it is not common to discuss religious studies in other areas such as West Sumatra and Aceh, which are sharia regions in Indonesia. This paper aims to find out how the existence of the Department of Religious Studies at UIN Imam Bonjol Padang and UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh. Using a case study qualitative research method, this article shows that the Department of Religious Studies, both UIN Imam Bonjol Padang and UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh, still exist in their respective regions. Although the two Department are still not well known by the public, the contribution of the two Department to religious life has provided a place to balance the religious life of the people of West Sumatra and Aceh. The real contributions that have been made to the Department of Religious Studies at UIN Imam Bonjol Padang and UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh in West Sumatra and Aceh are, first, increasing religious inclusiveness; second, the driving force of religious moderation; third, activists of the discourse of tolerance; fourth, increasing inter-religious dialogue.
Education of Gifted Children: Lithuanian Teachers’ Attitudes and Experience
Authors: Grakauskaitė-Karkockienė Daiva , Sičiūnienė Viktorija
Published: January 2023

Gifted children’s education is one of the most relevant pedagogical and psychological problemsin education worldwide. The inclusion of gifted education programs in schools depends on theeducational system and teachers’ education and experiences. This study explores Lithuanianteachers’ view and experiences regarding the education of gifted children. A total of 500 teachers,representing 45 schools in Lithuania, participated in a written survey. Study data were collectedthrough written responses to a survey which included: questions regarding experiences workingwith gifted children (12 questions) and respondents’ demographics. The questions with responsechoices provided explored the areas of respondents’ experiences in gifted education, including theapplication of gifted children’s education programs in their school; work experience with giftedstudents; and preparation and willingness to work with gifted children. Reflecting on the results,it’s clear that Lithuanian teachers face great difficulties in educating gifted children, dependingon both external/objective conditions (funding, appropriate atmosphere, working conditions,cooperation among teachers) and’ subjective experiences (well-being, emotional state, evaluation,and feeling of the significance of their work).
Guided Discovery Instructional Strategy and Students’ Attainment in Financial Accounting Concepts
Authors: Taiwo Wale-Fadairo , IGE Olugbenga A.
Published: January 2023

This research examined the efficacies of guided discovery and lecture method on the academic attainment of students in Financial Accounting concepts. The non-randomized pre-test, post-test, control group quasi-experimental design was adopted, while the intervening variables of gender were varied as male and female, and socio-economic status at high, middle, and low levels. This study presents the teaching prospects of guided discovery instructional strategy for improving students’ academic attainment in Financial Accounting.
Study of the Energy Efficiency of an Urban E-Bike Charged with a Standalone Photovoltaic Solar Charging Station and its Compliance with the Ecuadorian Grid Code No. ARCERNNR – 002/20
Authors: Iñiguez-Morán Vinicio , Villa-Ávila Edisson , Ochoa-Correa Danny , Larco-Barros Ciro , Sempertegui-Álvarez Rodrigo
Published: January 2023

E-bikes are an emerging sustainable means of transportation, if adopted massively, they can help face the challenges of human mobility in urban centers worldwide. In Cuenca, Ecuador, the local government built cycle routes (13.47 km) connecting strategic points to facilitate and encourage sustainable mobility. However, the effective implementation of the electromobility strategies at a large scale entails impacts on the power grid, like the increase in the energy demand and the possible decrease of the energy quality due to the harmonic distortion that characterizes the battery's charging current. This research aims to obtain a primary input to evaluate such impacts through an energy efficiency study of an urban e-bike charged by a standalone solar photovoltaic charging station implemented in the Microgrid Laboratory of Universidad de Cuenca. The methodology includes the experimental characterization of the battery's charging regime, the vehicle's energy efficiency calculation, and the evaluation of its compliance with Ecuadorian grid code No. ARCERNNR – 002/20. Results show that the battery's charger performs a charging regime standardized by German regulations, delivering 92% of charge in 4.82 hours. The e-bike's calculated average energy efficiency is 2.18 kWh/100 miles or 73.77 m/Wh, and a fuel economy of 1545.1 MPGe. Finally, the magnitude of the first four odd harmonic components and the total harmonic distortion of the charging current exceeds the limits established by the grid code in force.
Prediction of Arrhythmias and Acute Myocardial Infarctions using Machine Learning
Authors: Patiño Darwin , Medina Jorge , Silva Ricardo , Guijarro Alfonso , Rodríguez José
Published: January 2023

Cardiovascular diseases such as Acute Myocardial Infarction is one of the 3 leading causes of death in the world according to WHO data, in the same way cardiac arrhythmias are very common diseases today, such as atrial fibrillation. The ECG electrocardiogram is the means of cardiac diagnosis that is used in a standardized way throughout the world. Machine learning models are very helpful in classification and prediction problems. Applied to the field of health, ANN, and CNN artificial and neural networks, added to tree-based models such as XGBoost, are of vital help in the prevention and control of heart disease. The present study aims to compare and evaluate learning based on ANN, CNN and XGBoost algorithms by using the Physionet MIT-BIH and PTB ECG databases, which provide ECGs classified with Arrhythmias and Acute Myocardial Infarctions respectively. The learning times and the percentage of Accuracy of the 3 algorithms in the 2 databases are compared separately, and finally the data are crossed to compare the validity and safety of the learning prediction.
Brazil at COP26: Political and Scientific Disputes Under a Post-Truth Government
Authors: Fleury Lorena , Monteiro Marko , Duarte Tiago
Published: January 2023

Global climate negotiations were again in the spotlight at Glasgow’s COP26 meeting in November 2021, drawing attention to the urgency of the climate crisis and to the need to find long term solutions. While Brazil has been a protagonist of such negotiations for decades, since 2019 the country has abdicated its leadership role, adopting a reactive stance to the environmental agenda. This shift is illustrative of the centrality of scientific disputes in government projects in conflict in Brazil. Since the election of Jair Bolsonaro, attacks on science have gained strength and institutionalized a position largely critical to existing scientific consensus about climate and the environment in the government. Together with the dismantling of Brazil’s environmental regulations—put in place also by the Bolsonaro government—those attacks on science have strained both its local capacities to curb deforestation (the source of most of the country’s emissions) and deepened inequalities and injustices ingrained in Brazilian society. In summary, we argue that STS can participate in finding a way out of the current political and social crisis and resisting the dismantling of a once robust environmental governance framework by unpacking the centrality of scientific production in disputes over climate and the environment.
La enseñanza universitaria de la gramática en Cataluña y Mallorca (1598-1717): una perspectiva comparada
Authors: Ramis Barceló Rafael
Published: January 2023

Este artículo estudia en perspectiva comparada la enseñanza de la Gramática en las Universidades municipales de Cataluña y de Mallorca desde finales del siglo XVI hasta 1717, y se demuestra que en las Universidades de Barcelona, Gerona y Vic se asentó la enseñanza a partir de la Gramática de Nebrija, la Sintaxis de Erasmo y los Coloquios de Vives, mientras que en Mallorca, al consolidarse la Universidad en 1692, con diversas escuelas y centros, hubo una mayor flexibilidad.
Mestres, llibres i imposicions lingüístiques als territoris de parla catalana als segles XVIII i XIX (Maestros, libros e imposiciones lingüísticas en los territorios de habla catalana en los siglos XVIII y XIX)
Authors: Sureda Garcia Bernat
Published: January 2023

Des del final del segle XVIII i al llarg del segle XIX s’estén l’escolarització generalitzada. Al mateix temps a Espanya, al llarg d’aquest procés, el català estarà exclòs de les escoles. Aquesta circumstància provoca una situació anòmala que obliga els mestres a ensenyar en una llengua que no és la de la majoria de la població. Com a resposta a aquesta imposició, els mateixos professionals de l’ensenyament desenvoluparan un corpus de teories, pràctiques, estratègies i mètodes. En primer lloc pretengueren racionalitzar aquesta situació i posteriorment també la qüestionaren per defensar la necessitat que el català no fos exclòs de les escoles i que, fins i tot, es convertís en la llengua vehicular de l’ensenyament
Las gramáticas escolares en los siglos XVIII y XIX en Mallorca y Menorca: tradición metodológica versus innovación
Authors: Calafat Vila Rosa
Published: January 2023

En el siglo XVIII la actividad legislativa para estandarizar el idioma español producía en el entorno castellano gramáticas escolares que arrinconaban al latín a favor de la lengua viva, en la estela de la Real Academia Española. Sin embargo, en Mallorca y Menorca se continuaría con el tradicional método de Sempere, el cultivo del latín como resistencia a la gramática española. Aunque las versiones del clásico valenciano a medida que aumentaba la presión estatal sustituían la lengua vulgar de apoyo, el catalán por el castellano, no se alcanzarían las cotas máximas de hispanización propias de la época. Analizamos sociolingüísticamente, con una mirada atenta al didactismo, las gramáticas y los cuadernos escolares en uso en las dos islas hasta mediados del siglo XIX: las versiones manuscritas del Sempere en catalán en Menorca, y las adaptaciones en catalán y castellano presentes en las aulas mallorquinas: analogías y diferencias. Se pretende demostrar que el continuismo metodológico en la educación escolar permitió al catalán la pervivencia en las aulas más allá de 1821, año de la asignaturización obligatoria del castellano.
Monosodyum Glumatın Fizyolojik Etkileri
Authors: PEKMEZEKMEK Ayper
Published: January 2023

Mono sodyum glutamat (MSG) 1800’lü yıllardan beri lezzet artırıcı katkı maddesi olarak, işlenmiş ve paketlenmiş tuzlu veya tatlı gıdalarda kullanılmaktadır.
Yapılan birçok çalışma MSG kullanımının çok sayıda yapısal ve fonksiyonel bozukluklara yol açabileceğini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Son yıllarda MSG
kullanımının çok artması gıda güvenliği konusunda endişelerinde artmasına neden olmuştur.
Strategie dyskursywne w obszarze onimicznym tekstu wobec wielokulturowości jako cechy współczesnego podróżopisarstwa
Authors: Rejter Artur
Published: January 2023

Modern travel literature is the research material used in the article, and particularly how it represents a particular vision of multiculturalism. One can make use of contemporary travel reports as an example of nowadays very popular branch of literature relating to other cultures, thereby confirming the consequential status of multiculturalism as a socio-cultural aspect. As the methodological basis of the work, modern literary and cultural onomastics, and onomastics of discourse have been selected. Discourse is understood as a communication phenomenon of a higher level, concentrating various components and not only verbal ones. Furthermore, it is motivated by social, ideological, and cultural factors which are manifested in different forms. The crucial methodological context is the adoption of discourse linguistics as an extensive research program that can help to create the additional context of the proper names observed in travel literature. The aim of the work is to highlight the main discourse strategies concerning the multiculturalism aspects of proper names present in modern travel literature. Three primary strategies were identified i.e. assimilation, exoticisation and neutralisation. Depending on the strategy adopted, the proper name relates to the ideological level of discourse to a varying degree, it also profiles the Known–Other/Strange relation, approximates given cultures or reflects their disparateness. As one can see, the research has identified many different points of liaison between proper names and the ideology of the text and, what is more, the creation of the world in a chosen discourse. Moreover, it confirms the thesis that proper names, analyzed on the discourse level, requires a context approach revealing its whole semantic and functional potential in microtext as well as macrotext.
Detection of Trickbot and Emotet Banking Trojans with Machine Learning
Authors: ÇELİK Rüveyda , GEZER Ali
Published: January 2023

Internet banking is getting more popular with the increasing number and demand of online banking customers. Almost all transactions that could be performed in bank branches could also be realized through internet banking. Internet banking, which has become widespread with the increasing use of the Internet, has also led to an increase in cases of financial fraud. This has made the protection of personal data and the security of banking services more important than ever. It is very important for institutions and organizations providing online banking services to take security measures in their systems. Cybercriminals target internet users with methods such as malware infection, botnets, spam, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering that they use and develop every day. Therefore, there are always potential risks in using internet banking. Banking viruses commonly used by cybercriminals today are TrickBot and Emotet. Nowadays TrickBot and Emotet are popular banking trojans which gives hard times for online banking customers. Their primary goal is to steal user’s banking and personal information. In this study, we will investigate the behavior analysis and new tricks of TrickBot and Emotet banking viruses, which use different methods to compromise the security of online banking customers. We benefited WEKA program to detect these banking viruses. In addition to this, we also focused on the detection of TrickBot and Emotet Banking viruses with using Random Tree, J48, Naive Bayes, SMO Techniques.
Clinical follow up of renal transplant recipients with COVID-19: a case series
Authors: GÜZEL Efraim , BAYDAR TOPRAK Oya , SAYGIDEĞER Yasemin , HANTA İsmail , PAYDAS Saime , KAYA Bülent , TAŞOVA Yeşim
Published: January 2023

COVID-19 has been recognized to become a worldwide health concern at an alarming rate over time and to be more progressive and fatal in specific risk populations. This study aims to determine the clinical features of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KTRxs) and contribute to the regulation of these patients’ immunosuppressive treatments and COVID-19 treatment protocols. The trial comprised eleven KTRxs with COVID-19. Immunosuppressive treatments such as antimetabolite cessation, calcineurin inhibitor dosage adjustments based on blood levels, and low-dose corticosteroids were all controlled. All patients received antiviral medication and low-molecular-weight-heparin (LMWH) as part of initial treatment. The steroid dose was then raised, and anti-cytokine therapies were provided in the setting of clinical worsening. The mean age of the patients was 50.3±11.2 years and 8 (73%) of them were male. The average time since transplantion was 6.82±3.34 years. Due to COVID-19 progression, the steroid dosage was raised in eight patients, anakinra and tocilizumab was added in five and one of the patients respectively. In five (%45) patients, the need for critical care arose and plasmapheresis was used in three of them. At the end of the follow-up, nine of our patients had made a complete recovery, whereas two (18.2%) had perished. Consistent with the literature, the data in presented study may also support the severe and fatal course of COVID-19 in KTRxs. It may be proposed that KTRxs with COVID-19 should be admitted to the hospital and constantly monitored, and certain effective management techniques should be initiated early depending on clinical circumstances.
Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of severe postoperative edema and ecchymosis in open rhinoplasty surgery
Authors: BEŞİR Ahmet , TUĞCUGİL Ersagun , AKDOĞAN Ali , LİVAOĞLU Murat
Published: January 2023

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and severe postoperative edema and ecchymosis after open rhinoplasty.

Materials and Methods: The study was carried out retrospectively in 165 ASA I-II patients aged 18-45 years who underwent open rhinoplasty in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The patients were grouped based on their scores on the edema and ecchymosis scales. The degree of edema and ecchymosis was considered “minimal” (Group M) in those scoring 0-2 points and “severe” (Group S) in those scoring 3-4 points. Periorbital edema and ecchymosis of the patients in both groups were scored based on the digital photographs taken on the 1st postoperative day.

Results: There was no significant difference in the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients grouped according to the degree of edema and ecchymosis. The optimal cut-off value of NLR was 2.1 (AUC = 0.747, Sensitivity = 0.666, Specificity = 0.707) for edema and 1.5 (AUC = 0.747, Sensitivity = 0.869, Specificity = 0.470) for ecchymosis. Multivariable analyzes for the development of edema and ecchymosis identified NLR (4.67 [2.38-9.40] and 6.54 [3.02-15.08, respectively) as a statistically significant independent prognostic factor.

Conclusion: This study identified preoperative NLR as a predictor value of severe postoperative edema and ecchymosis after open rhinoplasty.
Surgical and conservative treatment results of penile fracture: single-center experience
Authors: KASAP Yusuf , CEVİZ Kazım , POLAT Muhammed Emin , BOYACI Lütfi İhsan , ÇELİK Mecit , ŞENEL Samet , UZUN Emre
Published: January 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışmada penil fraktürde cerrahi tedavinin komplikasyon olarak daha avantajlı olduğu ancak cerrahi sonrasında da özellikle ikinci kez cerrahi gerektirecek kadar ciddi komplikasyonların görülebileceğini göstermek amaçlandı.

Gereç ve Yöntem: 05.04.2019 ve 28.07.2021 tarihleri arasında penil fraktür tanısı konulan 31 hastanın verileri retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. 3 hasta verilerine ulaşılamaması nedeni ile dışlandı. Penil fraktür onarımı yapılan 21 hasta grup 1 ve cerrahi istemediğinden konservatif olarak izlenen 7 hasta grup 2 olarak iki gruba ayrıldı. Penil fraktür nedenleri, acil servise başvuru süreleri, ultrasonografik (USG) görüntülemeleri incelendi. Tüm hastalar cerrahi veya konservatif tedavinin altıncı ayında IIEF-15 formu ile değerlendirildi. Ayrıca operasyondan sonra penil nodül ve kurvatür, ağrılı ereksiyon açısından değerlendirildi.

Bulgular: Grup 1 için median yaş 43±14,52 Grup 2 için 47±14,71 idi. Grup 1 hastalar için tunika defekti 7,02±3,26, grup 2 için 6,85±4,98 idi. İki grup arasında komplikasyon ve erektil disfonkisyon (ED) varlığı karşılaştırıldığında Grup 2 de anlamlı olarak daha fazla komplikasyon geliştiği ve daha fazla ED’ ye neden olduğu saptandı.

Sonuç: Penil fraktürün komplikasyon olarak daha az olan tedavisi cerrahi tedavidir ancak cerrahi tedavinin de ikinci kez cerrahi müdahale gerektirecek komplikasyonlara neden olabileceği unutulmamalıdır.
The burden of cerebral palsy in Pakistan: an insight into demographic and preventive plan
Authors: RAFİQUE Ammara
Published: January 2023

The burden of cerebral palsy in Pakistan: an insight into demographic and preventive plan
Adalimumab induced severe paradoxical psoriasis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis
Authors: ZEKEY Emre , KARABAGLİ Pinar , SAYLAM KURTİPEK Gülcan
Published: January 2023

Anti-tumor necrosis factor (Anti-TNF)’s have been used frequently in rheumatology and dermatology. These drugs may couse psoriasiform lesions paradoxically. In this report, ankylosing spondylitis patient who developed severe paradoxical psoriasis while being treated with adalimumab was discussed.
Relationship between thyroid function tests and small for gestational age in preterm newborns
Authors: YILDIZ Duran , ÇAKIR Ufuk , TUĞCU Ali Ulaş , TAYMAN Cüneyt
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and clinical outcomes in preterm, small for gestational age (SGA) infants.

Materials and Methods: The premature newborns (gestational age of ≤30 weeks) were divided into two groups as SGA and non-SGA. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (fT4) levels, the frequency of congenital hypothyroidism (CH), demographic and clinical characteristics, morbidity and mortality rate were compared between the groups.

Results: A total of 430 premature newborns, 72 in the SGA group and 358 in the non-SGA group were included. The frequency of CH, morbidity, demographic and clinical characteristics were similar between two groups. The mortality rate was higher in SGA (36.1%) than in non-SGA group (13.6%). Serum fT4 level was lower in SGA group (1.04±0.30 ng/dl) compared to the non-SGA group (1.24±0.33 ng/dl). The serum TSH level was higher in SGA group (9.91 ± 5.6 uIU/L) than in non-SGA group (6.6 ± 5.2 uIU/L).

Conclusion: The frequency of thyroid dysfunction was higher in preterm SGA infants compared to non-SGA, which was due to transiently high TSH and low fT4 concentrations. Therefore, thyroid function tests should be monitored periodically in preterm and SGA infants.
Impact of LSVT-BIG ® on functional mobility, walking, dexterity, and quality of life in Parkinson's disease
Authors: TURGAY Türkan , EKMEKYAPAR FIRAT Yasemin , SOĞAN Seval Selver , GÜNEL Pınar
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the LSVT-BIG ® (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Big) technique on functional mobility, dexterity, and quality of life in Parkinson's disease (PD).

Materials and Methods: Fifteen patients with Parkinson's disease (9 males, and 6 females, aged 40-75 years; Hoehn & Yahr Stages I-III) completed a 4-week LSVT-BIG training program for 1 hour/session, 4 sessions per week. Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) was used in measuring patients' quality of life at the beginning (t0) and at the end (t1) of the rehabilitation program. Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT) was used for dexterity. 10 Meter Walking Test (10MWT), Timed-Up-and-Go Test (TUG), and Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Test (5XSST) were used for assessing functional mobility. After 4 weeks, all participants were retested.

Results: After 4 weeks of LSVT-BIG therapy, a statistically significant improvement was found in PDQ-39 mobility, activities of daily living, emotional state, stigma, cognition, communication, physical discomfort, and general scores after exercise compared to before. There was no statistically significant change in the PDQ-39 social support score after exercise compared to before. In addition, functional mobility improved as indicated by the TUG test, 5XSST, 10MWT (and dexterity by NHPT on the left.

Conclusion: LSVT-BIG training may be a new therapeutic option for better walking, functional mobility, and manual capability performance and for enhancing the quality of life in PD. Randomized controlled trials with bigger sizes are needed to evaluate the effect of the LSVT-BIG rehabilitation program on reducing motor and non-motor impairments in patients with PD.
Pakistan floods: an insight into health hazards and preventive measures
Authors: RAFİQUE Ammara , SOHAİL Nida , SARFARAZ Yousra
Published: January 2023

This letter is an insight into health hazards caused by the recent flooding and preventive measures in Pakistan.
A case of normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism presenting with a mass in the oral cavity and accompanying incidental papillary thyroid carcinoma
Authors: TOPUZ Emek , TÜZÜN Dilek , ÖZBAY Ümit Nur , ŞAHİN Murat , KARA İrfan
Published: January 2023

Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an endocrine disorder characterized by high secretion of parathyroid hormone. Brown tumor is one of the skeletal manifestations of HPT. Its overall prevalence is low (about 0.1%). Involvement of facial bones is extremely rare. The mandible is involved in 4.5% of cases. Primary HPT (PHPT)with vitamin D deficiency worsens the clinical course. Parathyroid adenoma is detected in ectopic places with a rate of 8.5%. 0.2% is intrathyroidal, 2% is located in different neck regions, 4.1% is in the upper mediastinum, and 2.2% is in the lower mediastinum. The prevalence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in PHPT patients has been reported to range from 2% to 15%. In the literature, incidentally detected papillary thyroid cancer in patients with hyperparathyroidism was detected in patients who underwent total thyroidectomy associated with intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma.

In this article, we present a case of incidental papillary thyroid carcinoma with ectopic parathyroid adenoma accompanied by severe vitamin D, and diagnosed during accompanying surgery following a brown tumor was considered after primary hyperparathyroidism was detected. However, the patient was admitted with a mass in the oral cavity, diagnosed before as a pyogenic granuloma with a delayed diagnosis without considering brown tumor because it was normocalcemic. It is the first case in the literature of papillary thyroid carcinoma detected incidentally with ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the thyrothymic region.
Assessment of land use and cover in the Sucuru Watershed using Google Earth Engine
Authors: Sousa José Hugo Simplicio de , Moreira Amanda Rezende , Nascimento Abdalan Andrade do , Ribeiro George do Nascimento , Oliveira Neto Jose Nunes de , Prado Júnior Leonardo Souza do
Published: January 2023

Human activities modify the natural characteristics of numerous watersheds worldwide. Google Earth Engine provides tools for the analysis of land use and natural resources. In this work, we classify current land use and cover in the Sucuru watershed, Paraíba, Brazil. We compared the accuracy of five supervised classification algorithms of Google Earth Engine. Classifiers based on Decision Trees, such as the Classification and Regression Trees (CART) and Random Forest (RF), showed the best accuracy and visual inspection values. The Google Earth Engine is a powerful tool for analysis of large-scale environmental data, monitoring land use changes, and providing information for sustainable management.
Prevalence of Elder Abuse and its Related Factors among Elderly Referring to Social Security Outpatient Clinic in Yasouj, Iran
Authors: Papi Shahab , Akbari Samad , Foroughan Mahshid , Zanjari Nasibeh , Moghadasi Amir Mohamad , Zandieh Zhale
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Elder abuse is a major public health concern worldwide. Considering the high prevalence of misbehavior towards the elderly, this study investigated the prevalence of elder abuse and its related factors among the elderly people in Yasouj, Iran in 2021.
 
Methods: Using a convenience sampling method, this cross-sectional study included 299 older adults aged over 60 years referring to the Social Security Outpatient Clinic in Yasouj. To collect data, we used the Domestic Elder Abuse Questionnaire. To analyze the data, chi-square and multiple logistic regression statistical tests were used.
 
Results: Of the participants, 55.2 % reported at least one type of misbehavior. While psychological misbehavior had the highest prevalence (41.8 %), rejection had the lowest prevalence (10.7 %). Multiple regression analysis showed that elder abuse was statistically associated with higher educational status (p = 0.002), lower economic status (p = 0.002), and single people reported a higher rate of elder abuse (p = 0.001).
 
Conclusion: According to our results, more than half of the participants reported at least one type of elder abuse, and psychological abuse was the most common type of abuse experienced by the elderly. Since elder abuse can have serious effects on the health and well-being of the elderly, it is critical to identify the related risk factors. Furthermore, it is essential to implement screening programs to increase the awareness of the elderly and caregivers.