bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The influence of school principal supervision, motivation, and work satisfaction on teachers’ performance
Authors: Suriagiri Suriagiri , Akrim A. , Norhapizah Norhapizah
Published: August 2022

This paper aims to explore the relationship between school principal supervision, motivation and work satisfaction vis-a-vis teacher’s performance in Indonesian education system. The accountability and quality assurance mechanism developed by the Indonesian government in the form of principal supervision works and directly impacts teacher’s performance. It binds teacher to follow predefined patterns and if they deviate, they can face penalties. Moreover, motivation is linked with choice of profession and excellence in profession. Motivation can be drawn from monetary benefits, power associated with profession and prestige, or social status and respect. It has been observed that teachers are usually demotivated by lack of monetary and social benefits. It has been noted that teacher’s performance enhances dramatically when they’=are not under undue pressure and are given their due liberty. Performance also increases when work place environment is suitable for nurturing the professional and personal skills of teachers. Furthermore, teachers are well motivated when they receive approval from their supervisors and when their colleagues were more cooperative. This also compensates for the lower monetary benefits and prestige associated with teaching. Data is collected from teaching sector of Indonesia via questionnaires. This study will help in ensuring a bright educational future for next generation in Indonesia.

 

Keywords: Principal Supervision, Work Satisfaction, Motivation, Teacher Performance
Identificación de la Funcionalidad en el Paciente Mexicano con Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica
Authors: García Medina Nadia Edith , Salgado-Corpus Alejandra , Pedroza-Vargas María Eustolia , Castellanos-Vázquez Ivonne Lidia , Sánchez-León Ingrid , Hernández-Valle Verónica
Published: August 2022

Introdución: La Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrofica (ELA), es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa que afecta a la neurona motora superior e inferior . Se manifiesta con debilidad progresiva y no tiene cura, por lo que todos aquellos que la padecen mueren. Los pacientes mueren a consecuencia de la pérdida de movimiento de los músculos respiratorios. La escala revisada de clasificación funcional de ELA es utilizada para evaluar la progresión de los síntomas y determina la perdida de habilidad para realizar actividades de la vida diaria e incrementa su estado de dependencia. Objetivos: Describir las características del paciente mexicano con ELA, así como su nivel de funcionalidad. Métodos: Un total de 14 pacientes con ELA participaron. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de una ficha de identificación y la escala revisada ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R). Resultados: El puntaje promedio obtenido en la ALSFRS-R fue 28.3 ± 10.3. 72% de los pacientes recibían a tención por parte de 4-5 diferentes profesionales de la salud. Conclusión: Este estudio demuestra la importancia de identificar, mediante una escala, el nivel de funcionalidad en pacientes con ELA y así proporcionar un plan de tratamiento para mantener las capacidades funcionales del paciente.
Understanding the effects of maternal environment in controlling seed dormancy
Authors:   Cátedra de Cultivos Industriales, IFEVA-Facultad de Agronomía (CONICET/UBA), Argentina, Benech-Arnold Roberto L. , Rodríguez M. Verónica ,   Cátedra de Fisiología Vegetal, IFEVA-Facultad de Agronomía (CONICET/UBA), Argentina, Batlla Diego ,   Cátedra de Cerealicultura, IFEVA-Facultad de Agronomía (CONICET/UBA), Argentina, Fernández Farnocchia Rocío ,   Cátedra de Cultivos Industriales, IFEVA-Facultad de Agronomía (CONICET/UBA), Argentina
Published: August 2022

The maternal environment explored by the developing seed has decisive importance in shaping the seed dormancy phenotype. Although these effects have started to be recognized several decades ago, only in recent years we began to understand the underlying mechanisms through which the environmental signals perceived by the mother plant are translated into a particular dormancy phenotype. On the other hand, there is an increasing body of evidence suggesting the adaptive significance of maternal effects on dormancy which certainly have been shaped by natural selection to act as precise devices to maximize phenotypic fitness in response to environmental uncertainty or heterogeneity. These maternal effects on dormancy have obvious implications also for agricultural production. Taking into account these effects to design agricultural practices that minimize dormancy adverse effects on crop production, should be part of a bulk of strategies towards a more sustainable agriculture.
Advances in seed phenotyping using X-ray imaging
Authors:   GEVES, France, Hamdy Sherif , Charrier Aurélie ,   GEVES, France, Le Corre Laurence ,   GEVES, France, Rasti Pejman ,   Université d’Angers, France,   École d’ingénieur Informatique et Environnement (ESAIP), France, Rousseau David ,   Université d’Angers, France
Published: August 2022

In this chapter, we propose a panel of the imaging techniques dedicated to seed phenotyping. While review articles exist for most of these imaging techniques, X-Ray imaging, which can be considered as the most important one, still lacks of a synthetic overview. This is the focus on X-Ray imaging for seed that we propose in this chapter. We detail the workflow for this imaging modality and indicate the main parameters of importance to produce optimal image and extract the information they carry. We discuss the current literature on the topic and provide perspective for a wider dissemination in seed technologies. The chapter also provides some information on future trends in the direction of machine learning and gives links to additional material for video tutorials and datasets.
Examining the Effects of Perceived Parental Attitudes on the Social Interest Level in College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem
Authors: AKYILDIZ Merve , GÜNGÖR Abdi
Published: August 2022

Social interest refers to the individual's sense of community and social benefit. Especially for university students, social interest is important in terms of their developmental period and their efforts to gain a place in society. Therefore, it would be helpful to investigate the factors potentially affecting the social interest levels of university students. This study aimed to investigate the effects of perceived parental attitudes and self-esteem on social interest levels in university students. In addition, this study aimed to examine the mediating roles of self-esteem on the relationship between parental attitudes and social interest. The participants included 438 volunteer university students. The data were collected using the Demographic Information Form, Social Interest Index, Parental Attitude Scale, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The hypothesis model was tested using path analysis and bootstrapping method. The results showed that self-esteem partially mediated the effect of democratic attitude on social interest and fully mediated the effects of authoritarian attitude on social interest. The results also revealed that the protective attitude did not have a direct or indirect effect on social interest. The results were discussed along with the theoretical framework and previous findings, and suggestions for future research were presented.
FLUORESCENCE-HISTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RAT’S UTERINE MAST CELLS DURING ITS POSTPARTUM INVOLUTION
Authors: Dindyaev Sergey V. , Kasatkin Denis V.
Published: August 2022

The uterus is a unique organ of its kind due to the constant remodeling during the reproductive period of the tissues that make it up. Violations of the involution processes occurring in this organ after part can cause the development of pathological conditions of the uterus. The relevance of the study is determined by the active participation of biogenic amines in the regulation of tissue homeostasis and uterine histogenesis. The aim of the work was to study the patterns of spatial cooperation of mast cells in the uterus of rats and the content of catecholamine, serotonin and histamine in them during the postpartum period. Using fluorescent-histochemical methods, mast cells of the uterus of rats were studied in 100 outbred female rats of reproductive age, divided into 11 groups according to the postpartum period. The study was performed on cryostat sections of preparations of the uterine body. The density of the spatial distribution of endometrial and myometrium mast cells was assessed. The content of histamine, serotonin and catecholamine was determined by cytospectrofluorimetry in conventional units of the recording device in the cells. As a result of the study, it was found that the density of the spatial distribution of fluorescent mast cells in the mucosa and muscular layers of the uterine body is minimal on the first day after childbirth. The largest number of mast cells is observed on the 10th day after birth. The content of histamine, serotonin and catecholamine in the mast cells of the myometrium of the uterine body is maximum on the first day after birth and gradually decreasing, reaching the lowest values ​​on the 10–15th day of postpartum involution. Mast cells of the endometrium are characterized by a higher saturation of serotonin and catecholamine compared to the myometrium. In tissue basophils of the myometrium, a higher level of histamine is noted. Correlations of changes in the content of bio amines have been established. The density of the spatial distribution of mast cells of the endometrium and myometrium and the content of neurotransmitter bioamines in them during the postpartum involution of the uterus changes unidirectional, despite regional differences. It is possible that mast cells contribute to the restoration of sympathetic innervation of the uterus in the postpartum period.
TO THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROSTOV BRANCH OF THE SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL SOCIETY OF ANATOMISTS, HISTOLOGISTS AND EMBRYOLOGISTS OF RUSSIA
Authors: Chaplygina Elena V. , Kaplunova Olga A. , Markevich Alla V. , Kuchieva Margarita B. , Sozykin Alexander A.
Published: August 2022

The article is devoted to the history of the formation and development of the Rostov branch of the Scientific Medical Society of Anatomists, Histologists and Embryologists (SMSAHE) of Russia. The Rostov branch of the society originates from the Scientific Society of Anatomy and Anthropology, the first meeting of which took place on September 15, 1921. The leading role in the formation of the branch belongs to the graduate of the Military Medical Academy, Head of the Department of Normal Anatomy of the Don University (currently Rostov State Medical University), Professor Konstantin Yatsuta. Honorary members of the society were well-known Russian anatomists - professors Vladimir Vorobyov, Pyotr Karuzin, Vladimir Tonkov and Viktor Shevkunenko. At all stages of the activity of the scientific society, the continuity of generations, the preservation and enhancement of knowledge in the field of anatomy and histology can be traced. The scientific achievements of the members of the department during the centuries of history are reflected. The main scientific areas of activity of the Rostov Department in different periods were comparative, age and veterinary anatomy, histology and embryology, the study of the cardiovascular system in health and in some diseases, as well as the anatomical variability of organs using modern methods of medical imaging. Throughout the years of work, representatives of the Rostov branch took an active part in the work of the All-Union, and then the All-Russian Congresses of Anatomists, Histologists and Embryologists, scientific international conferences, congresses, symposiums, developed international cooperation in the field of morphology. Over the years of work of the Rostov branch of the SMSAHE, an authoritative school of morphologists has been formed. The 100th Anniversary of the Rostov branch of SMSAHE is celebrating, having highly professional medical personnel, four full professors, seventeen docents, three candidates of medical sciences. Pupils of the Rostov Anatomical School subsequently headed the departments of anatomy in many cities of Russia and of other countries. At present, several generations of scientists work in the staff of the Rostov branch of SMSAHE, which ensures the continuity of generations.
VERIFICATION OF THE STROMAL CELL FACTOR SDF-1 IN THE GRAVIDAR ENDOMETRIUM IN MISSED MISCARRIAGE AFTER THE USE OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Tral' Tat'yana G. , Tolibova Gulrukhsor Kh.
Published: August 2022

The immunological factor in the genesis of reproductive losses, including the use of in vitro fertilization technologies, remains not completely clear due to the multiple pathogenetic mechanisms of immunological interactions in the mother-placenta-fetus system. The purpose of this study is to study the expression of the factor SDF-1 (stromal cell-derived factor) in the endometrium during missed miscarriage using in vitro fertilization technologies. Abortive material 5-8 weeks’ old was studied using in vitro fertilization technologies with different variants of gravidar transformation of the endometrium. A total of 92 samples were studied, of which 77 were abortive material from a missed miscarriage after the use of in vitro fertilization technologies and 15 were samples of abortive material from a pregnancy terminated surgically. A histological study was performed by staining with hematoxylin and eosin with a description of the variants of gravidar transformation of the stroma and endometrial glands and an immunohistochemical study of the SDF-1 factor in the endometrium of the examined groups. Based on the histological picture, depending on the morphological variant of the transformation of the endometrium, 5 groups of cases were formed: complete transformation of the stroma and glands of the endometrium and stroma with glands of the secretory type; incomplete transformation of the stroma with glands of the secretory type, proliferative type, with both types and the control group of observations. The expression area of ​​the marker in the endometrium (glands and stroma) was determined by morphometry. The results of the study showed a significant decrease in the expression of SDF-1 in the glands of the compact layer of the endometrium, regardless of the options for its transformation after the use of in vitro fertilization technologies, which is probably associated with a violation of the synthesis of the SDF-1 chemokine by glandulocytes at the stage of cyclic transformation of the endometrium. A significant increase in the expression of SDF-1 in the stroma of the endometrium is due to the initial violation of the its morphological and functional state in patients with infertility. Verification of stromal cell factor in the endometrium at the stage of pregravidar preparation will allow to correct this stage of the application of in vitro fertilization technologies for patients with endometrial dysfunction.
MOLECULAR GENETIC CHANGES IN THE TESTIS TISSUES OF COVID-19 PATIENTS
Authors: Demyashkin Grigory A. , Boldyrev Dmitry V. , Shchekin Vladimir I. , Zhiganova Marianna S.
Published: August 2022

Despite some progress in studying the impact of COVID-19 infection on the human body, many issues related to emerging pathological processes after the transfer of the disease, as well as the development of the so-called «post-COVID» syndrome, remain unresolved. One such issue is the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on male fertility. The results of previous studies in this direction are contradictory, and therefore at the moment there is no clear evidence of direct damage to male gonads by coronavirus. Thus, the hypothesis of potential testicular targeting for SARS-CoV-2 needs to be confirmed. The aim of the study was to assess the molecular genetic profile of samples of testicular tissue preparations from patients with COVID-19. Testicular tissue samples from patients with confirmed COVID-19 (n=96, age 25-91 years) were studied by real-time polymerase chain reaction to determine the expression of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA and genes encoding protein complexes of ACE- 2 and Furin. The exclusion criteria were: mumps, infertility, sepsis, bacterial infection, carriage of HIV, hepatitis B and C, Epstein-Barr. The control of observations (n=20) consisted of archival paraffin blocks of autopsy material of normal testicles, obtained no later than 6 hours after the declaration of biological death, without macroscopic signs of the presence of an inflammatory and / or tumor process, all patients of this subgroup were fertile and had not previously been exposed to toxins or drugs. As a result of the study, in patients affected by COVID-19, the presence of the genetic material of the coronavirus in the testicles was recorded. In addition, an increased expression of ACE-2 and Furin was found in the testicular tissue, which determines favorable conditions for SARS-CoV-2 damage. Thus, based on the results of PCR testing of testicular tissue preparations for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA, assessment of the expression of ACE-2 and Furin, it is possible to assert with a high probability the potential targeting him on male germ cells, Sertoli and Leydig cells.
FEATURES OF THE STRUCTURE OF INTRANASAL STRUCTURES AT DIFFERENT FORMS OF THE NOSE CAVITY ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Authors: Neronov Roman V. , Gaivoronsky Aleksey I. , Gaivoronsky Ivan V. , Nichiporuk Gennady I.
Published: August 2022

Computed tomography of the skull has undeniable advantages over classical craniometric studies. With its help, it is possible to carry out a reliable assessment of the topographic and anatomical relationships of intranasal structures, which is especially important in choosing the tactics and extent of surgical intervention in a number of diseases of the upper respiratory tract, as well as computer modeling of various conditions in rhinology. For their successful implementation, precise knowledge of the morphometric parameters of the nasal cavity and intranasal structures is important. The purpose of the study was to determine the morphometric parameters of the nasal cavity and intranasal structures using computed tomography data, to determine the main features of their structure in narrow (leptocavitary), medium (mesocavitary) and wide (platycavitary) forms. A morphometric evaluation of computed tomograms of the head of 200 men and 198 women was performed, on which the shape of the nasal cavity, topographic-anatomical and morphometric characteristics of intranasal structures were evaluated. Computed tomography was performed on a spiral computed tomograph. The studies were performed in the axial scanning plane with a slice thickness of 0,625 mm and the same interval between them. Typical differences in the sizes of the nasal cavity and intranasal structures, as well as a number of parameters characterizing their topographic-anatomical relationships and angular characteristics with different forms of the nasal cavity, were revealed. In both male and female groups, the wide form of the nasal cavity, in contrast to the narrow one, is characterized by a decrease in the height of the nasal cavity in the anterior and posterior sections, a short middle turbinate, a greater angle of inclination of the main plate and a greater angle of inclination of its free end, a wide anterior end of the middle turbinate, narrow middle nasal passage, greater angle of inclination of the clivus. In persons with a mesocavitary form, the described craniometric signs have intermediate values. It is shown that the nasal cavity in women is distinguished by the largest number of craniometric features with a high degree of variability. The revealed features of the structure of intranasal structures should be taken into account when performing rhinosurgical and neurosurgical interventions.
PROFESSOR OLEG SOTNIKOV – TO 85 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
Authors: Sergeeva Svetlana S. , Markov Igor I.
Published: August 2022

Congratulatory article dedicated to the 85th Anniversary of the Doctor of Medical Sciences, the Leader Scientific Employee, the Honored Worker of the Science of the Russian Federation, the Scientific Employee of the Group of the Neuron Functional Morphology and Physiology of the Scientific Department of Visceral Systems Physiology of the Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Oleg S. Sotnikov.
THE RELEVANCE OF THE APPLYING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL TEACHING PROGRAMS AT THE MORPHOLOGICAL DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES
Authors: Garmaeva Darima K. , Khayrullin Radik M. , Balandina Irina A. , Supil'nikov Aleksei A. , Medvedeva Nadezhda N. , Derevtsova Svetlana N. , Starchik Dmitry A. , Udochkina Larisa A. , Beisembaev Anvar A.
Published: August 2022

Traditions in the education of any country have always been the basis for building a national educational system, since only folk traditions accepted in society and tested by life are axiomatic. The need to meet the current and future needs of society, the economy, and the labor market forces the departments of medical universities to seriously transform teaching programs, technologies, and educational policy in general to meet the current and dynamically changing demands of society. This article aims to summarize the experience of creating, implementing and developing additional teaching programs at the morphological departments of medical universities in Russia and neighboring countries. As materials for the study, the content of the reports of the interregional workshop «Relevance of the implementation of additional teaching programs in anatomical departments» within the framework of the XII National Congress with international participation «Ecology and human health in the North» (December 2, 2021, Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Analysis of the materials presented at the workshop showed that all additional teaching programs implemented at the departments or on the scale of the university can be implemented at the pre-university stage, at the level of all specialist courses, residency in various clinical specialties and advanced training in the system of continuing medical education. In the conditions of growing competition in the market of educational services, the search for sources of additional funding, medical universities are actively transforming, striving to meet the needs of specialists of all levels of training. forgings. Under these conditions, the classical departments of fundamental medical education are faced with the urgent task of finding new directions for increasing effective activity, including full-scale participation in the implementation of various levels of additional teaching programs, including undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At the same time, the introduction of new teaching programs and forms of education should not destroy the classical methods and approaches, the effectiveness of which has been tested by time, primarily with the use of classical anatomical preparations and technologies.
SOMATOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE OFFSPRING OF LABORATORY MICE UNDER PRENATAL EXPOSURE OF SYNESTROL
Authors: Sulaymanova Rimma T.
Published: August 2022

Exposure to synthetic estrogens and hormones in the prenatal period affects the formation, morphogenesis, and growth of the gonads in male and female offspring. The aim of the work is to study the somatometric parameters of the born offspring of laboratory mice under the influence of a synthetic analogue of estrogen - synestrol by injection the drug to their mothers during pregnancy. On the 11th day of pregnancy, laboratory female mice underwent a single intramuscular injection of various doses of a synthetic analogue of estrogen - synestrol. The intact group of females remained without any effect (physiological pregnancy), the control group of females was injected with the solvent of the drug - olive oil at a dose of 0,2 μg/kg (n=5) in volume equal to injected volumes of different doses of the drug, the first experimental group was injected once , intramuscularly synestrol in the form of a 2% oil solution at a dose of 25 mcg/kg (n=5), the second experimental group at a dose of 40 mcg/kg (n=5), the third experimental group at a dose of 50 mcg/kg (n=5). In the resulting offspring, somatometric studies of body weight, body length, tail length, head length and width, anogenital distance at the age of 1 month of postnatal development were carried out, the obtained parameters of the offspring of the experimental and control groups were compared in pairs with similar parameters of the offspring of the intact group of animals. As a result of the study, it was found that in male offspring under the prenatal exposure to synestrol, a dose-dependent decrease in both weight and body length occurs, while there are no similar changes in female offspring. The distance between the bases of the auricles (width of the head) in the female offspring increases significantly in all experimental groups. The anogenital distance in the offspring of the experimental groups decreased regardless of animal sex. The results obtained prove that the hormonal background of pregnancy can have a significant effect on the somatometric parameters of offspring in the early period of postnatal ontogenesis in laboratory mice.
Parental repartnering and child well-being: What role does coresidence play?
Authors: Kuhlemann Jana , Krapf Sandra
Published: August 2022

Objective: The paper examines the effects of parental repartnering (including residential and nonresidential partnerships) on children’s well-being.
Background: An increasing number of children experience the repartnering of their parents. While previous research has focused on coresidential repartnering, this paper also considers the transition to a steady nonresidential (living apart together – LAT) partnership of formerly single parents. Specifically, the paper examines whether these transitions differ in their effect on children.
Method: This study uses data from the German Family Panel (pairfam) to analyze the effects of parental repartnering on children’s emotional and behavioral well-being. The children in the sample were seven to 16 years old. Individual fixed effects regressions were estimated for two types of parental partnership transitions: the formation of a LAT partnership and the formation of a coresidential partnership.
Results: The results show that children's emotional symptoms increased in response to both parental LAT repartnering and coresidential repartnering, whereas children’s conduct problems increased only in response to parental coresidential repartnering.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that the formation of a nonresidential partnership by a parent can affect children's emotional well-being, and thus should be considered when analyzing post-separation family development.
Quality Assessment of Seven Brands of Albendazole Tablets Marketed in Yemen
Authors: Othman Gamil Q.
Published: August 2022

Objective: To assess certain quality control parameters for seven brands of albendazole tablets obtained from different retail pharmacies.

Methods: The physicochemical properties and active ingredientsofseven randomly selectedbrands of albendazole tablets were assessed weight uniformity, hardness, friability, disintegration and dissolution

Results: All seven albendazole brands met the British Pharmacopeia (BP) quality control standards of weight uniformity, friability and the active ingredient content. Five brands met the BP disintegration criterion,whereas only two brands complied with the BP quality control parameters of the dissolution specifications.

Conclusions: Out of the seven brands of albendazole (400 mg) tablets, only two fulfillthe BP quality control standards and show physicochemicalquivalence. This emphasizes the need for regular assessment of marketed drugs to assure equivalenceof these drugs to their innovators.
Berberine Chloride and Hyperthermia Promote Osterix Expression and Suppress Cell Cycle Genes in Osteosarcoma Cells
Authors: Nashiry Mohammed Ali , AL-Khateeb Alyaa R Rajih , Froemming Gabriele
Published: August 2022

Objectives: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of berberine chloride and various heat conditions on the gene expression of Osterix, RUNX-2, RANKL, CDK2, CDK4, IL-6 and IL-11.

Methods:  Six groups of cells were treated with hyperthermia for 1 h: Two groups at mild, two at moderate and two at severe hyperthermia (39, 43 and 45°C respectively). Berberine chloride (80 µg/mL) was selected for treating one group of mild, moderate and severe hyperthermia (combination). All treated groups were recovered at 37°C for 24 h. Another exposure for hyperthermia (1 h) and recovery for 3 h at 37°C were applied.

Results: The expression of Osterix was highly upregulated in all groups except in the severe hyperthermia and mild hyperthermia with berberine groups. Only the mild hyperthermia without berberine induced a slight increase in the expression of RUNX2, whereas severe hyperthermia alone suppressed the levels on a significant manner. Berberine alone was more effective in significantly up-regulating RANKL expression. On the other hand, CDK2 mRNA was downregulated in all groups. CDK4 showed a similar regulation in the mild hyperthermia group with control, but the expression was downregulated in the other groups, especially in severe hyperthermia the expression was significantly downregulated (p<0.5). IL-6 was upregulated highly and significantly in the group of berberine and all groups of combinations, whereas mild and moderate hyperthermia stimulated significant expression of IL-11 mRNA.

Conclusion:  These results suggest that hyperthermia and berberine chloride can promote osteosarcoma cells differentiation and arrest cell-cycle.
Malaria Research Priorities in Yemen: Paving the Way for Malaria Elimination
Authors: Abdul-Ghani Rashad
Published: August 2022

Malaria represents a major health problem in Yemen, and it appears that the efforts devoted to its control and elimination only tackle the tip of malaria iceberg. There is an evident gap between research activities and control efforts reflected by the fact that efforts and funding allocation are mainly directed to control activities. Research on basic, clinical and epidemiological aspects of the disease, which could serve elimination efforts, is rather ignored. This can simply be observed by searching online scientific databases, where the majority of published articles are of researchers and post-graduate students. Therefore, organized and collaborative research activities intended to serve the efforts to eliminate the disease are urgently needed, with a fair allocation of funds between research and control activities. The present editorial highlights research priorities needed to pave the way for malaria elimination and the need for bridging the existing gap between research and control strategies.
An Overview of COVID-19 Patients in RSUD Bhakti Dharma Husada Surabaya from September 2020 to June 2021
Authors: Trisnawati Yunika , Firman Suryadi Rahman
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has been lasting more than a year. Until now, research on the analysis of an overview of COVID-19patients has not been carried out at RSUD Bhakti Dharma Husada Surabaya. This study aims to describe the COVID-19 cases in RSUD Bhakti Dharma Husada Surabaya about the gender of patients, highest number of patients, the most recovered patient, the highest death rate occurred, and Case Fatality rate (CFR). This study is a descriptive observational study with a case series approach. The data used in this study were COVID-19 data from the application of online Hospital ditjen yankes from September 2020 to June 2021. The majority of COVID-19 cases occured in women (53.04 %). The COVID-19 patients mostly came to the hospital in June 2021, about 241. The most recovered patients in Oktober were 255 patients. The highest death rates occurred in June 2021 ware 47 patients. Case Fatality rate (CFR) is at 5.79 % because in June 2021 the health facilities were full, and cause patients did not get help quickly. Many patients have been forced to self-isolate at home so that they have worsened and ﬁ nally died. Most COVID-19 patients who were treated at the RSUD Bhakti Dharma Husada Surabaya from 2020 to June 2021 occurred in women and the most patients who were admitted was in June 2021.
Correlation Between Risk of Febrile Neutropenia Based on Rondinelli Score with Clinical Outcomes in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients
Authors: Alifadiningrat Dianira Hanum Febia , Puspitasari Dwiyanti , Hernaningsih Yetti
Published: August 2022

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is the most severe complication in patients with blood cancer and chemotherapy. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of cancer in children and the most common cause of febrile neutropenia. The low number of neutrophils in ALL patients due to lymphoblast cancer cells and the toxicity of chemotherapy makes patients susceptible to infection which, if not treated immediately, can lead to death. Early risk assessment for infectious complications in FN patients is needed to increase clinician awareness in high-risk patients and eliminate unnecessary therapy for low-risk patients. The Rondinelli scoring system is a reasonably good instrument for predicting severe infectious complications in pediatric patients with ALL who have febrile neutropenia. This study aims to determine the relationship between the risk category for febrile neutropenia (FN) based on the Rondinelli score with clinical outcomes in FN patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in the Hematology-Oncology division of the child health department of RSUD Dr. Soetomo. This analytic observational study used secondary data FN patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) implementing a total sampling. From 30 samples of pediatric ALL patients with febrile neutropenia at Dr. Soetomo Hospital for June 2018-June 2020 it was found 17 patients (56.7%) had a moderate risk score category, and 13 others were in a low-risk category (43.3 %). Patients were dominated by moderate and severe severity of neutropenia respectively, 43.3%, had neutropenia for 1-7 days (50%), fever less than seven days (66.7%), had a length of stay of 8-14 days, and 15-30 days 33.3% each. Conclusion from this research is that there was a signiﬁ cant relationship between the Rondinelli score category in pediatric ALL patients with FN with the severity of neutropenia p=0.037; R=0.383), duration of neutropenia (p=0.021; R=0.420), duration of fever (p=0.000; R=0.618), and length of stay (p-value 0.005; R=0.496).
The Longevity of Aedes aegypti Larvae in Several Water Sources in Surabaya
Authors: Antonio Ayrton Widiastara  , Gabriel Pedro Mudjianto  , Etik Ainun Rohmah  , Hengki Anggara Putra  , Martha Indah Widia Ningtyas  , Sri Wijayanti Sulistyawati  , Suhintam Pusarawati  , Fitriah  , Kasiyama Desi Indriyani  , Alpha Fardah Athiyyah  , Basuki Sukmawati
Published: August 2022

Aedes aegypti transmits the dengue virus that causes Dengue Viring the high number of DVI cases is the existing breeding places of Ae. aegypti. The water sources used by the community and the surrounding environment are essential media for living Ae. aegypti larvae. This recent study aimed to detect the longevity of Ae. aegypti larvae in diﬀ erent water sources in Surabaya and the killing eﬀect of temephos. An analytical observational and experimental study was conducted in August-September 2021. Twenty-instar III Ae. aegypti larvae were put in each 100 ml beaker glass containing diﬀ erent water sources, such as rain, well, mineral, new and used bath water, and antiseptic soapy water. Fungi in water sources were examined. Two groups were set with and without temephos, the ﬁnal temephos concentration was of 0.00001 ppm. Live Ae. aegypti larvae, pupae, mosquitoes were observed every 24 hours for seven days without feeding. Living larvae were still found on Day 7 in all water sources with and without temephos. There were more larvae live in soapy water without temephos, particularly on Day 2 to Day 6, compared to other water sources either without or with temephos. In contrast, many larvae died in mineral water with temephos. Some larvae turned into pupae, started on Day 1. Pupae and mosquitoes were mostly found in rain water with temephos. Ae. aegypti larvae survived better in soapy water either with or without temephos. Temephos seemed to be eﬀective to kill Ae. aegypti larvae in mineral water, and might induce larvae in turning to pupae and mosquitoes quickly at low concentration.
Characteristics of Chronic Sinusitis Based on Non-Contrast CT Scan at the ENT-Head and Neck Surgery Polyclinic of Regional General Hospital Dr. Zainoel Abidin Banda Aceh
Authors: Putra Teuku Romi Imansyah , Teuku Husni T.R  , Hesti Anandini Sariningrum  , Dhiatama Endalif
Published: August 2022

Chronic sinusitis is a long-term inﬂ ammation that occurs in the nasal and paranasal mucosa for 12 weeks. Non-contrast CT scan is gold standard in diagnosing chronic sinusitis. This study aims to determine the characteristics of chronic sinusitis based on non-contrast CT scan at the ENT-Head and Neck Surgery Polyclinic of RSUDZA Banda Aceh in 2019. This research was a descriptive study with retrospective data, medical record. The sample of this study was taken by consecutive sampling method in October 2020 and obtained 111 samples. The results showed that most patients with chronic sinusitis were 30-39 years), as many as 42 people (37.8%). Most of the sexes suﬀ ering from chronic sinusitis were women, as many as 59 people (53.2%). Based on the non-contrast CT scan, the location of the sinuses most aﬀ ected was the maxillary sinuses, as many as 110 people (99.1%). The number of sinuses that were most aﬀ ected was single sinusitis, which was 58 people (52.3%). Most patients with chronic sinusitis without polyps were found, as many as 89 people (80.2%). The most common anatomical variation found was septal deviation as many as 25 people (22.5%). The conclusions in this study indicate that women, late adulthood, maxillary sinus, single sinusitis, chronic sinusitis without nasal polyps, and septal deviation are characteristics of chronic sinusitis patients based on non-contrast CT scan.
Turkey’s Humanitarian Policy towards Post-Soviet States
Authors: Svistunova I.
Published: August 2022

Humanitarian policy is an important tool of Ankara’s strategy towards the post-Soviet states. A number of state institutions in Turkey contribute to the development of ties with the Turkic and Muslim peoples of the former Soviet republics. Ankara participates in international development assistance to the countries of the region and at the same time builds bilateral ties with them. Turkish policy comprises assistance programs in the fields of education and culture, which contribute to the development of the idea of the historical unity of the Turkic peoples.
Preparation for Constitutional Reform in Byelorussia in 2022
Authors: Gronsky A.
Published: August 2022

The Byelorussian authorities began planning changes to the Byelorussian constitution back in 2016. In 2019, statements on amendments to the current constitution began to sound more often. At the same time, the Byelorussian opposition started talking about its draft constitution. The political crisis of 2020 has intensified the preparation of amendments to the constitution. The official authorities and the opposition developed their own versions of the constitution. The opposition proposed its own version of the constitution earlier, but this option did not arouse widespread interest. The government prepared its own version at the end of 2021. On February 27, 2022 a referendum was held at which the updated constitution was adopted.
Changes in Polish society in the light of the physicians’ correspondence to Seweryn Gałęzowski (1801-1878) kept in the Polish Library in Paris
Authors: Magowska Anita , Pękacka-Falkowska Katarzyna
Published: August 2022

Artykuł przedstawia kontekst społeczny korespondencji prowadzonej przez lekarzy zamieszkałych w zaborach pruskim i rosyjskim z przebywającym na emigracji w Paryżu Sewerynem Gałęzowskim (1801-1878). Analizą objęto kilka listów przechowanych w Bibliotece Polskiej w Paryżu. Ich treść dowodziła wymiany dóbr materialnych (pomoc finansowa nadsyłana z ziem polskich dla Szkoły Narodowej Polskiej w Paryżu) na niematerialne (pobyty szkoleniowe w Paryżu). Nawet jeżeli były to fakty jednostkowe, trzeba uznać, że przynajmniej niektórzy przedstawiciele Wielkiej Emigracji przyczyniali się do modernizacji życia społecznego i gospodarczego na ziemiach polskich.
Działania medyków na rzecz małej i wielkiej ojczyzny (XIX-XX wiek), red. Wojciech Ślusarczyk, Gabriela Frischke, Roksana Wilczyńska, Toruń 2020, ss. 268. ISBN 978-83-231-4421-2
Authors: Magowska Anita
Published: August 2022

Recenzja
Physicians’ life in the Russian partition in the light of Jozef Bielinski's correspondence
Authors: Magowska Anita
Published: August 2022

Artykuł stanowi komentarz do przytoczonej poniżej korespondencji Józefa Bielińskiego (1848-1926) – lekarza. W Bibliotece Wróblewskich Litewskiej Akademii Nauk w Wilnie zachowały się bruliony zawierające brudnopisy listów Bielińskiego z lat 1876-1878 i korespondencja do niego kierowana z tego okresu. Wszystkie listy są źródłem wiedzy o życiu polskich lekarzy w zaborze rosyjskim w ostatnim ćwierćwieczu XIX w. Józef Bieliński nie był Litwinem, pochodził z Lubrańca koło Włocławka. Po ukończeniu studiów lekarskich na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim, został skierowany do walki z epidemią cholery w pobliskim miasteczku Kałuszyn. Gdy został tam lekarzem miejskim, z czym łączyła się bardzo niskie wynagrodzenie, mając na utrzymaniu żonę i rodziców, zaczął szukać lepiej płatnej posady. Został dobrowolnie lekarzem w Chołunicy w guberni wiackiej, gdzie Rosjanie zsyłali polskich więźniów politycznych. Przytoczone listy dostarczają szczegółowej wiedzy o warunkach życia i pracy lekarzy polskich w głębi Rosji.
A memory about my father, doctor Albin Bandurski
Authors: Bandurski Wojciech
Published: August 2022

Artykuł przedstawia życie i działalność zawodową dr. Albina Bandurskiego (1905-1994), chirurga pracującego w Poznaniu i Zielonej Górze, znanego z zainteresowań historią medycyny i z tłumaczenia trzech książek Jürgena Thorwalda. Ma charakter wspomnienia, został napisany przez prof. Wojciecha Bandurskiego, jego syna.
International Online Shopping: Countries Development Level Matter in Marketing Chinese Brands?
Authors: N'da Karamoko K.E.H. , Ge Jiaoju , Fan Ren Ji , Wang Jia
Published: August 2022

Until now, the literature on Chinese International Online Shopping (CIOS) (B2C export from China) mainly concentrated on the potential income that it constitutes for Chinese international trade. However, regarding International Online Consumers' (IOCs) purchase behaviors, research does not provide insight into the impact of Countries' Level of Economic Development (CLED) on the IOCs' preferences and choices about Chinese brands. Based on 9971 purchases about Chinese mobile phone brands, countries' macroeconomic data, and a multinomial logistics model (MLM), we examined IOCs' preferences and choices about Chinese brands. The result shows that the CLED influences IOCs' preferences and choices. Consequently, accounting of CLED in consumers’ preferences and choices introduces a new dimension in understanding IOCs' behaviors and attitudes towards Chinese mobile phone brands. This work contributes to Chinese brands' globalization research from the perspective of CLED. Such a model can be used to guide e-retailers and brand managers.
Methods to Construct Biological Neural Circuits
Authors: Lissek Thomas
Published: August 2022

Recent biotechnological innovations make feasible the new paradigm of creating biological neural circuits de novo. With advances in protein, cell and tissue engineering techniques, as well as cellular reprogramming methods, we are entering an era where the construction of neural circuits can open completely new ways for studying nervous systems and for treating nervous system disorders. I explore here three technologies, namely cellular engraftment, neuronal reprogramming and transsynaptic molecule engineering, and delineate how they are being used in a variety of basic research and translational medicine contexts. In basic neuroscience, neural circuit construction methods are enabling ways to study causality in neural development (e.g. neural precursor differentiation and migration) and circuit function (e.g. excitation/inhibition balance, neural population dynamics). In translational neuroscience, they are providing opportunities for the targeted correction of circuit malfunction in brain disorders, both psychiatric (e.g. schizophrenia) and neurological (e.g. Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as epilepsy). I discuss the challenges that these methods currently face, such as targeting specificity and cell survival, and outline future paths and opportunities to realize the full potential of technologies for creating new biological neural circuits.
Batch mode treatment of wastewater from the Maroua artisanal tannery using silica extracted from rice husks and silica/sand mixture
Authors: Dangwang Dikdim Jean Marie , Vaimata Djinsi Germain , Cornelius Tsamo
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACT. Tanning activity consumes high volumes of water resulting in large volumes of highly colored polluted wastewater being discharged to the environment. In this study, the discoloration of the wastewater of the local artisanal tannery using SiO2 synthesized from rice husks and silica/sand mixture at different process conditions was investigated. The results revealed that the discoloration process is favorable for both adsorbents at 35oC with maximum of 61% for sand/SiO2 mixture system and 64% for SiO2 system. The presence of NaCl electrolyte enhanced the discoloration for both adsorbents increasing from 44% for sand/SiO2 mixture at 0 NaCl to 72% at 0.5M NaCl and from 49% for SiO2 system at 0 NaCl to 63 % at 0.5M NaCl. Increasing the amount of sand from 0.2 to 1 g at fixed SiO2 of 0.1 g in sand/SiO2 mixture showed discoloration from 40-41 % while increasing SiO2 in SiO2 alone system from 0.05 to 0.5 g had a discoloration of 45-71%. Results of this study shows that sand a very abundant local and worldwide material can be complemented with silica in a very low cost tannery wastewater discoloration process.

Keywords:

Tannery, Wastewater, Silica, Sand, Discoloration
Unlocked: Art and Experiences from Inside Virginia
Authors: Johnson Sylvester
Published: August 2022

Among the approximately 25,000 people currently incarcerated in the Commonwealth of Virginia are mothers, fathers, siblings, and youths, who, like all other human beings, have stories to tell, ideas to share, and questions that can take on a life of their own in the way that all literature can do. With this biannual journal, we seek to amplify the voices of the incarcerated in our state through their poems, spoken word, personal reflections, and artwork. In doing so, we not only lift the concerns and creativity of those behind bars, but we also provide a healing space where imagination and talent serve to restore and empower. Art humanizes, engages, makes us think, and creates connections. It has always been a powerful agent for change if we just unlock it.