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TUMAČENJA ENGLESKOG PREZENT PERFEKTA: GLAGOLSKO VREME, FAZA, GLAGOLSKI VID
Authors: Novakov Predrag
Published: May 2022

Because of the complexity of its meanings and uses, different linguists within their theoretical approaches discussed English present perfect as tense, phase or verbal aspect, thus giving priority to one of the components of its usage over the others. Therefore, the first part of this paper briefly outlines the assumptions of these three alternative approaches and the second checks their adequacy with the examples from a contemporary literary text. After the analysis of the examples, the final part of the paper presents arguments in favour of one of these approaches (verbal aspect), both from the theoretical standpoint (definitions of verbal aspect, tense and phase) as well as from the standpoint of the usage of English present perfect in the concrete language material.
ГЕНДЕРНИ АСПЕКТ ОПИСИВАЊА СОМАТИЗАМА – АЛТЕРНАТИВНИ ПРИСТУПИ (НА ПЛАНУ РУСКОГ И СРПСКОГ ЈЕЗИКА)
Authors: Јовић Емилија
Published: May 2022

The paper examines the influence of the gender category in the consciousness of Russian speakers on material referring to the thematic group of somatisms. Starting from the idea of the non-isomorphic representation of grammatical categories in the language and consciousness of the speakers, we will try to point out the dependence of speech and experimental realization of somatisms on the gender marking which does not agree with the realization of the gender category in that group of lexemes. Thus, in this paper we analyze how the gender marking of somatisms is expressed in Russian and Serbian. For the given research, the delimitation of gender as a biological and sociocultural category, anthropocentrism of the gender category, as well as its relation to the morphological category of gender, are of the greatest importance. By analyzing the phraseology of the Russian and Serbian languages in the gender sense, we can conclude that in both languages there is a certain relationship with men and women. Certain stereotypes are outlined in the language, according to which certain characteristics and notions refer only to the referent-man or the referent-woman.
СЕМАНТИЧКА АНАЛИЗА ЛЕКСЕМА СА ЗНАЧЕЊЕМ „ЗАОВА” У ГОВОРИМА ПРИЗРЕНСКО-ТИМОЧКЕ ДИЈАЛЕКАТСКЕ ОБЛАСТИ
Authors: Савић Грујић Ана
Published: May 2022

The paper presents alternative terms used to address a husband’s sister, other than the term snaha, in the speech of the Prizren-Timok dialect area, from a lexicalsemantic point of view. The material for analysis was taken from dialect dictionaries and expanded to include data compiled for the first volume of the Serbian Dialectical Atlas. The motivation for analyzing this topic stemmed from the fact that dictionaries contain several different phonetic images of the lexeme zaova or sister-in-law along with quite a few alternative (usually metaphorical) names based on the collective expression of the linguistic community. The recorded nomination units were described based on the semantic data confirmed in the dictionaries, and therefore viewed as part of the semantic groups established by M. Bjeletić (1996: 97), which we then modified in accordance with our material: nominations which denote social status (status within the family, prestigious occupations, titles), nominations which denote positive human features (physical and psychological), nominations which occur based on the names originating from various realia, nominations which originated from the names of plants, nominations which originated from the names of animals. The aim of this paper was to use a lexical-semantic analysis to determine the cultural specificities (beliefs, rituals, symbols, etc.) interwoven into the semantic content of the given nominations, as well as the specific relationships of the speech representatives towards a certain segment of their environment.
АЛТЕРНАТИВНА УПОТРЕБА ЛЕКСЕМА СА ЗНАЧЕЊЕМ НЕДОВОЉНОСТИ НЕЧЕГА У СРПСКОМ ЈЕЗИКУ (НА ПРИМЕРУ ПРИДЕВА МРШАВ И ЊЕГОВИХ СИНОНИМА)
Authors: Миланов Наташа
Published: May 2022

The paper examines the polysemantic structure of the charitable adjective mršav and the possibility of using it as an alternative to other adjectives with the meaning of insufficiency. All lexemes with the secondary meaning of scarcity can alternatively be used to denote a wide range of phenomena, which is one of the most important features of lexemes with a charitable meaning. Charitability can be expressed lexically (with various adjectives and their derivatives), but also formatively, by adding different prefixes to the adjective base. In the analysis of the meaning of the adjective mršav, we started with the situation given in the descriptive dictionaries of the Serbian language. The dominance of this adjective in denoting the properties of living beings of certain bodily characteristics is also indicated by the non-existence of a true synonym, but also by the large number of alternative adjectives that can replace it in the mentioned meaning. Most of these alternative adjectives are marked with normative qualifiers or are stylistically colored, so they are used in more expressive phrases concerning the body structure of living beings. The large number of synonyms in the adjective’s secondary meanings indicate it being a broad-meaning lexeme, which is used to describe all kinds of shortcomings, indicating scarcity within different areas of reality. The secondary meanings of the adjective mršav usually indicate an undesirable property of the term, which is also true for many other polysemantic adjectives in the Serbian language.
DYSPHEMISMS IN BRITISH PRINT MEDIA – INEVITABLE NEGATIVE ALTERNATIVE OR TREND?
Authors: Gorčević Admir
Published: May 2022

Dysphemisms, expressions motivated by hatred, contempt, fear, or envy, appear when a neutrally or positively keyed expression is deliberately replaced with another with negative associations. The use of dysphemisms in mass media largely creates an image of society and social life. This language, being short, sharp and clear, adapted to and suitable for readership with diverse social status and sensibility, should not include dysphemisms for their negative character, although we infrequently come across them. We have presumed dysphemisms to be used in every kind of newspaper, at a different level and frequency. The research is based on identification, classification and analysis of dysphemisms used in British newspapers (The broadsheet papers - The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Times, and the tabloids - The Sun, The Mirror and The Daily Mail). In order to show their frequency in everyday discourse, the examples found in the media have been cross-checked against the native language corpora – British National Corpus (BNC) and Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). The results show that all processed newspapers and magazines contain dysphemisms, depending on the type and format. Low quality tabloids and sensationalist press use them more frequently (with a higher level of offence) than the informative press with better quality content.
O ALTERNATIVNOM UOKVIRAVANJU DOGAĐAJA U NOVINAMA
Authors: Stepanov Strahinja
Published: May 2022

In this paper the author combines two frame theories – framing in communicology (media studies) and (Fillmore’s) frame semantics – in order to show how one event – the protest of taxi drivers in the autumn of 2019 – is alternatively portrayed and written about in three different daily newspapers. From the undertaken analysis, it can be established which surface frameworks (Lakoff’s term) appeared in newspaper reports on the protests. If these surface frameworks are connected with Entman’s understanding of media frames and framing, then it can be stated that different media, i.e. dailies, also suggest different views of the represented event, i.e. they frame the protest differently, but they also contain some common features. After all, how does one write about a two-week taxi drivers’ protest? Is it really possible to repeat the same story every time, to state the same reasons that led to the protest, is it possible to avoid reporting on what was happening on the streets day by day? Of course, the answer is no. Thus, it was shown that in the Novosti daily paper oppressive-inhibitory frames (disenfranchisement of citizens, harassment, turning citizens into “hostages”, conflicts with fellow citizens, etc.) were dominant. In this newspaper the effects of the taxi drivers’ protest on the everyday life of (most) Belgradians were the focus of attention. Therefore, the citizens were given an important place in the reports, with the thematic role of patients in the texts or actors who suffer because of the protests. From this it can be concluded that in Novosti, more often than in other papers, owing to such delegitimizing framing, the protest was evaluated negatively. There were similar or identical frames in Politika as well, but also those frames that put the protests in the foreground and the reasons that led to them, and even the issue of responsibility / nonreaction of the state was recognized. Although delegitimization was evident here too, more understanding was shown for the protests (i.e. reasons for protesting), and the oversights and inadequate handling of the situation by the institutions were also pointed out. Finally, in the daily newspaper Danas, more often than in the two aforementioned newspapers, the protest frame itself appeared, with the conspicuous absence / suppression of the second participant – citizens (as victims of the taxi drivers’ protests), therefore, in a way, legitimizing the protests (affirmative framing), but also, in later reporting, with some types of inhibitory frames (which apparently appear in all three newspapers).
TEACHING AS AN ALTERNATIVE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO BECOME TEACHERS BEFORE AND AFTER THE PRACTICUM
Authors: Đorđević Ana
Published: May 2022

The paper explores the changes in English language students’ levels and types of motivation to become teachers as a result of their practice teaching. Prior to it, a total of 72 final year students of English language, literature and culture filled in a questionnaire aimed at determining their level of interest in teaching in various educational settings, the reasons for and against teaching in state schools and the extent to which different aspects of their teacher education courses have prepared them for the upcoming practicum. By examining the correlations between individual scores and the students’ corresponding academic achievement and by comparing the groups with and without previous teaching experience, we sought to create a profile of a student with a typically high/low level of motivation. The qualitative part of the study, based on a thematic analysis of the portfolios submitted by 28 students who started their practice teaching before the Covid-19 induced lockdown, revealed an increased interest in teaching in state schools after the practicum, mainly as a result of their enhanced intrinsic motivation to teach, reduced teachingrelated anxiety levels and modified self-perceived teaching ability beliefs.
THE ROLE OF ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODS IN COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING
Authors: Marinković Ivana , Pešić Dragana
Published: May 2022

Foreign language instruction has suffered significant methodological changes due to the shift to student-centred learning and communicative language teaching. However, language assessment still defies these changes. The tendency to use summative assessment methods is contradictory to the desired development of students’ communicative competence. This gap must be bridged in order to motivate students to participate in communicative activities and achieve the determined outcomes, which calls for the introduction of alternative assessment methods. This paper aims to determine the effectiveness of self- and peer assessment of oral presentations at the tertiary level of education, and whether they can yield results compatible with teachers’ rating of student performance. This research uses a case-study approach with a questionnaire designed to assess the content and organisation of oral presentations, the speaker’s language use, manner and interaction with the audience. The research results not only indicate whether the alternative methods provide qualitative information as a necessary complement to summative assessment, but also how successful they could be as motivation boosters and what additional steps should be taken to make them more reliable and valid indicators of student performance.
CAN “ACCESS” FRAMEWORK OFFER A FRESH ALTERNATIVE TO TEACHING TARGET SOUNDS PRODUCTION? - AN EXAMPLE OF POSTALVEOLAR SEQUENCES
Authors: Jerotijević Tišma Danica
Published: May 2022

The present paper investigates the effects of the ACCESS framework (Gatbonton & Segalowitz, 2005) in teaching L2 sound production, in this particular case the production of /tr/-/dr/ postalveolar sequences by Serbian EFL learners. The given postalveolar sequences represent an ongoing sound change, especially in the General American variety, where the retracted plosive allophonic variation seems to approach complete affrication (e.g. Magloughlin, 2018), thus representing an interesting phenomenon of variable pronunciation particularly relevant for second language acquisition. Serbian EFL learners likewise demonstrate variable production of these particular sound sequences, probably due to the influence of L1. The chosen ACCESS framework incorporates both form-focused instruction and communicative aspects of language learning, and it seemed suitable for the type of training the participants needed at the particular stage of learning. The study included an experiment with preand post-test production testing, including sentence list recordings of target sounds in the initial position. The experimental period lasted three months and included an experimental and a control group at B1 level CEFR. The results show positive effects of the applied instruction on the production of postalveolar sequences, especially / tr/. The obtained results underscore significant pedagogical implications, particularly regarding the amount and type of phonetic instruction in the Serbian EFL setting.
PRESUPPOSITION PROJECTION AND ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT OF FOCUS: A CASE OF COGNITIVE FACTIVE VERBS IN SERBIAN
Authors: Živković Ema
Published: May 2022

The aim of the present study is to contribute to the growing body of research on projective meaning. We take projection to be the ability of projective content to remain constant under different entailment-cancelling operators, such as negation, modals, conditionals and questions. The goal of the conducted experiment was to examine the projection behavior of presuppositions triggered by three cognitive factive verbs in Serbian: otkriti (to discover), primetiti (to notice) and saznati (to find out). Furthermore, we investigated whether the projection of presuppositions triggered by cognitive factives depended on information structure, i.e., whether alternative placements of focus (on the trigger itself and on the presupposed complement) would trigger alternative readings in terms of presupposition projection, so we manipulated the prosody of the target utterances. The participants were presented with aural stimuli which included a trigger placed in the antecedent of a conditional. Their task was to judge whether the negation of the relevant content was possible. The results indicated that presuppositions triggered by cognitive factive verbs in Serbian showed a high probability to project out of conditionals. It was also shown that different cognitive factive verbs were associated with similar probabilities to project. Finally, alternative placement of focus marked by prosodic prominence did not influence the projection of the content of cognitive factive verbs in a significant way.
РУСКЕ БЕЗЛИЧНЕ РЕЧЕНИЦЕ БЕЗ ИЗРАЖЕНОГ ВРШИОЦА РАДЊЕ И МОГУЋЕ АЛТЕРНАТИВЕ У СРПСКОМ ПРЕВОДУ
Authors: Вељковић Маја
Published: May 2022

Impersonal sentences in the Russian language can have a logical subject in their structure, most often in the dative, which does not always have to be expressed, but can be established on the basis of a broader context, which distinguishes these sentences from impersonal sentences that are not extended by the determinant. The performer in Russian impersonal sentences, except for the dative without a preposition, can be expressed by a genitive with or without a preposition, an instrumental, and there are also examples of a direct object in the accusative without a preposition. While Russian impersonal sentences without a logical subject are most often translated into impersonal sentences, for Russian impersonal sentences with a logical subject, whether expressed or not, in Serbian we usually find translation equivalents in the form of two-part personal complete or incomplete sentences. The research confirmed the existence of a certain deviation from the observed regularities: impersonal sentences as a function of Serbian translation equivalents can also appear in cases when Russian impersonal sentences are extended by a subject determinant, expressed or unspoken. These are mostly special phrases with verbs that are stylistically marked. However, even in these cases, there is often an alternative possibility of translation in the form of a subject-predicate sentence. It is assumed that it is important to make (not always) a clear distinction between Russian impersonal sentences that do not have a performer in their structure, more precisely: between sentences that are not expanded by a subject determinant and impersonal sentences that have a performer but in which it is omitted. This difference can certainly be justified by the similarity that exists between Russian impersonal sentences with the expressed and unexpressed performer, both in the structure of the sentences themselves and in their Serbian translation equivalents. Further research can show to what extent and in what way the lexical meaning of predicates and verbs can affect expressiveness or inexpressiveness, in other words: existence or nonexistence of a logical subject in Russian impersonal sentences which would certainly further clarify this important syntactic specificity and provide translators with new possibilities and alternatives for a more accurate, clearer and, of course, even better translation.
TIŠINA KAO ALTERNATIVA U KNJIŽEVNOM TEKSTU
Authors: Gordić Petković Vladislava
Published: May 2022

With their sharp focus on the surface form, with every sentence pared down to the bone, and with the microscopic attention to detail, where every word carries a lot of weight, the writers who deliberately choose to deal with silence, lacunae and gaps in speech and discourse regularly provoke attention and interest. Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Carver among others created a language, both symbolic and journalistic, in which external reality resonates with connotative meaning. They invented a prose style consisting of plain but powerful words and simple but artfully structured syntax. One might think that women writers choose minimalism as the best way to present the mystery of human life. Many of them aim at the direct presentation of the object and the use of language which was endowed with silence and carefully stripped of any ornaments that could be misleading. Praised as a careful observer of the urban landscape and intimate relationships that are presented in sharp detail and followed by an open-ended resolution, Ann Beattie is ready to take any formal risk. The characters in her stories written during the eighties and the nineties seem almost unable to communicate, too fragile and inarticulate to handle the duress they are exposed to. Although considered to lack the scope of the novel and accused of being fragmentary and subjective, short story can use its brevity to claim its kinship to poetry and yet not violate its realistic frame. Declaring the need for compression, the form combines the increased rigor in detail selection and word choice with an emphasis on suggestive language and distribution of silence, in order to convey emotion and render judgment within the confines of its generically limited space.
JOE SACCO’S SAFE AREA GORAŽDE AS AN ALTERNATIVE COMIC
Authors: Matović Tijana
Published: May 2022

In this paper, Joe Sacco’s journalistic comic Safe Area Goražde: War in Eastern Bosnia 1992–95 (2000) is framed as an alternative comic and explored through the lenses of postmodernist self-referentiality of the author’s avatar in the comic and by employing the notions from trauma studies which relate to the controversial and complex representation of trauma. The alternative comics’ rejection of commonplace formulae, experimentation with genres (especially in terms of exploring the limits of autobiography), and insistence on (geo)political and international themes, all come into play in the analysis of Safe Area Goražde. Whereas notions relevant to trauma studies – the unclaimed truth of traumatic memory (Caruth), the textualization of its context (Felman), and the reframing of recognizable narrative conventions (Luckhurst) – contribute to a diversified exploration of Sacco’s comic as a graphic trauma narrative.
THE PERSONAL IS POETRY: MEŠA SELIMOVIĆ’S DERVIŠ I SMRT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Authors: Burgund Nicole
Published: May 2022

Following the death of his brother, Meša Selimović spent years trying to compose a nonfiction account of his experience of the event; the results, however, always seemed too raw, private, and unruly, so he set about learning to write novels, sensing that this was the proper destiny for the work. The culmination of this effort, The Dervish and Death (Derviš i smrt), can thus be read as a testament to the problem of autobiographical writing: the search for an adequate, personal language that will be both relevant to others and pliant enough to convey lived intensity. By examining the novel through the lens of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language, as well as Wittgenstein’s own autobiographical reticence, this essay attempts to show how the frustrations of creating a cohesive nonfiction account of life events may find their solution in a different form: an amorphous narrative comprising tangles, hallucinations, and fragments. In the end, this rather unlikely pairing of authors attempts to shed light on how each navigates boundaries of sense and nonsense, order and disorder, and truth and falsehood.
IS A LIFE SAVED BY A COURT ORDER REALLY A LIFE SAVED? ART AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE RENOUNCED RELIGION IN IAN MCEWAN’S THE CHILDREN ACT
Authors: Nešić Marija
Published: May 2022

A contemporary British writer Ian McEwan, a committed liberal-humanist and non-believer, has been identified as a supporter and representative of the New Atheist Movement, which emerged in the wake of 9/11. Focusing on the opposing realms of religion and private life, The Children Act puts responsibility on the court and its judge Fiona to protect Adam from his and his parents’ religion for the secular mind is the one that makes reasonable judgements as opposed to religiously inhumane canons. At the crucial moment, all but unprecedented in McEwan’s, art acts as an alternative, a surrogate to religion. Religion is denounced and Adam’s life is saved. Unfortunately, the deliverance is not long-lasting. Fiona offers nothing in religion’s place to fill the void, defined by Viktor Frankl as an existential vacuum. On their way to proving they are self-determining, McEwan’s characters, both those endowed with scientific rationalism and those endowed with artistic spirituality, continue to crave a complement, an alternative faith, their own will-to-meaning.
КЛАСИЧНЕ НАУКЕ, ГРЧКА ТРАГЕДИЈА И КОНФЛИКТ ЕУРИПИДОВЕ МЕДЕЈЕ: ФЕМИНИСТИЧКA КЊИЖЕВНA КРИТИKА КАО КОРЕКТИВНА ПЕРСПЕКТИВА
Authors: Шијаковић Маиданик Ђурђина
Published: May 2022

In this paper, I first concisely present the Classics and then bring up the contribution of feminist literary criticism to the studies of Greek tragedy, in detail, especially the contribution to the criticism of Euripides. I support the view with the example of interpretation of Medea’s conflict before and after the influence of the feminist and gender studies’ perspectives in this branch. While suggesting a possible new path for the interpretation of Euripides’ Medea supported by the concept of positionality, in the article I conclude that feminist readings of classical Greek literature serve as a corrective alternative perspective and as a revitalization of classical cultural heritage.
АЛТЕРНАТИВНИ ТЕАТАР КОМЕДИЈЕ ДЕЛ АРТЕ И ЊЕГОВ УТИЦАЈ НА ШЕКСПИРОВЕ КОМЕДИЈЕ КОМЕДИЈА ЗАБУНА, УКРОЋЕНА ГОРОПАД И БУРА
Authors: Аксентијевић Христина
Published: May 2022

This paper examines the relation between the Italian comedy tradition and work by Shakespeare, with a special reference to the plays The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Tempest and their connection with the alternative theater of comedy del arte. The Del Arte Theater, as a kind of alternative Italian theatrical phenomenon, represents a complex artistic organism on the Renaissance and Baroque stage, whose predecessors included fragments and forms of the most diverse sources of the comic tradition. The patterns adopted, combined with the authentic signature of Italian Renaissance culture and artistic life embodied the functionality of a new type on stage, special theatrical aesthetics and a theatrical phenomenon that shakes the foundations of the comic tradition to the present day. The basic theoretical foundation of the paper is based on methodologies whose scientific focus is oriented towards cultural and literary-historical aspects of research. The aim of the paper is to explore the literary and artistic existence of the genre of comedy del arte in the context of work by Shakespeare, especially in the domain of his comedies
НА МЕЂИ ЕРОСОВИХ АЛТЕРНАТИВА
Authors: Јосиповић Јована
Published: May 2022

In the interpretation of eroticism within different literary and cultural-historical approaches, two alternative variants stand out, which derive from polarity as an ontological property of eros. Starting from dynamic polarity as the primary property of eros, the paper discusses the duality of the mythical god Eros. That eros property is viewed as a reflection within the cultural environment (of the Neolithic farmer) on the basis of Plato’s writings, archaeological and ethnological material and erotological and psychological literature. Through the example of love with obstacles in folk ballads and romances, the paper shows the two poles of eros aspirations, emphasizing the importance of an integrative approach that observes eros alternatives through cosmic balance of both the procreative and romantically mystical eros principle.
ПОЕТИЧКЕ АЛТЕРНАТИВЕ ЕРОТСКОГ ГОВОРА У ПРИПОВЕТКАМА БОРЕ СТАНКОВИЋА
Authors: Солеша Биљана
Published: May 2022

The subject matter of this paper is the poetics of erotic experience in the short stories of Bora Stanković. Controlled and censored thematization of the erotic in Serbian literature of the period of Realism and its restrictive rhetoric conditioned the need for the application of various alternative procedures in the poetics of erotic writing. The hardship of the hero obsessed with love suffering and desire under the pressure of the rigid norms of patriarchal morality is one of the frequent orientations in the storytelling prose of Bora Stanković. The intimate conflict of the hero grows into a tense personal drama, and the suppressed “Eros” assumes its destructive form with a tragic outcome. The theoretical and methodological framework of the paper encompasses the views of S. Freud, G. Bataille, M. Epstein, V. Jerotić and J. Striković. The paper investigates the functions of a lyrical folk poem, body language, silence and description of nature as alternative procedures to the poetics of the erotic in the short stories The Old Days, In the Night-time, Stanoja, The Deceased Man’s Wife, In the Vineyard and A Withered Rose. The paper aims to contribute to a more comprehensive consideration of the poetics of Bora Stanković through identifying the aesthetic effect of the given procedures at the level of metaphorization, symbolisation and sublimation.
Violência sexual infantil: uma análise sobre os danos psicológicos ao menor vítima de abuso sexual, e o amparo legal sobre a criança e ao adolescente
Authors: Santos Wellida Priscilla Oliveira , Cortizo Vitor Martins
Published: May 2022

A presente pesquisa é qualitativa e tem como método a revisão de literatura, realizada por meio da leitura de doutrinas, jurisprudências, artigos científicos e dentre outras fontes de informação, a temática aqui delimitada é: violência sexual infantil: uma análise sobre os danos psicológicos ao menor vítima de abuso sexual, e o amparo legal sobre a criança e ao adolescente. Para uma compreensão mais efetiva da questão, dividiu-se a pesquisa em três seções, a primeira aborda acerca do abuso sexual, traçando uma análise a respeito de sua conceituação, na segunda seção, discorre-se sobre o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente e por fim, na última seção, apresentam-se os danos psicológicos ao infante vítima de abusos sexual. Conclui-se que, de fato há uma série de mecanismos que buscam resguardar as crianças e os adolescentes, no entanto, os abusos sexuais ainda têm ocorrido com frequência.
Pachydermoperisotosis: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Kitture Dr. Aishwarya , Gadekar Dr. Mithila , Wagh Dr. Anamika , Gosavi Dr. Ramesh
Published: May 2022

Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) is a rare disorder with variable presentation and it is characterized by clubbing of the fingers (acropachia), skeletal changes (periostosis), thickening of the skin (pachyderma), and excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis). Clinical presentations of PDP can be confused with secondary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid acropachy, and acromegaly.We report a patient with complete PDP.
Surgical Technique in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
Authors: Furtado Leopoldo Mandic Ferreira , Da Costa Val Filho José Aloysio , Dantas dos Santos Aieska Kellen Dantas , Simas Rayane Toledo , Ferreira João Paulo Uvera
Published: May 2022

The surgical correction of non-syndromic and syndromic craniosynostoses (CS) presents several challenges mainly related to the complexity of skull reconstruction, along with the risk of blood loss. Moreover, the surgical team has the commitment to achieve pleasant cosmetic results while minimizing morbimortality. Additionally, several strategies and instruments have been developed to handle this concern, such as technical surgery with minimal bleeding and piezo surgery and technique to obtain more bone autografts and minimize bone healing disturbances. This study was designed to present such techniques in a comprehensive revision of literature and describe them in a step-by-step fashion according to the current state of the art and the experience of pediatric neurosurgery in a single Brazilian institution.
What the time has taught about Hyperteleorbitism
Authors: Cardim Vera Lúcia Nocchi , Silva Alessandra
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Hypertelorbitism is a clinical feature that may be present in various types of pathologies and  degrees of manifestation. Observing the evolution of techniques over time and understanding the specific characteristics of each case demonstrates the difficulty of establishing treatment protocols.

Material and method: Retrospective analysis of over 150 cases of hypertelorbitism operated on over 44 years by the main author. The increased interorbital distance had varied etiologies: dysplasia, meningoencephaloceles, and dysostosis. 

Results: Retrusion of the facial middle third throughout growth in congenital hypertelorbitism was present in both dysplasia and dysostosis groups. In cases of early treatment with Tessier's glasses osteotomy there was zygomaticmaxillary atrophy with trapping of tooth germs. The cases of grade III and IV Hyperteleorbitism, with or without meningoencephalocele, which were treated without concomitant skullcap expansion, evolved to endocranial hypertension and required further treatment. Retrospective evaluation of their CT scans revealed craniosynostosis of one or more sutures, associated with predominant dysplasia. Patients treated after adolescence showed more stable late postoperative results.

Discussion: Hypertelorbitism is a clinical feature that may be present in various types of pathologies and in varying degrees of intensity. Many treatment options have been proposed over the past 50 years. The opportunity to watch and experience the evolution of these techniques made it possible to choose the most appropriate treatment for each patient's clinical characteristics.

Conclusion: Due to the variability of manifestation of hypertelorbitism, the massification of procedures and the establishment of treatment protocols are quite limited.
Right Peri-insular Hemispherotomy: 2-dimensional operative video
Authors: Formentin Cleiton , Fernandes Joaquim Andrei , Tedeschi Helder , Ghizoni Enrico
Published: May 2022

This is a surgical technique video of a right peri-insular hemispherotomy in a child with Rasmussen’s encephalitis. The patient is a 5-year-old boy with focal onset impaired awareness seizures started 6 months before surgery, developing different subtypes of focal seizures and evolving to drug-resistant epilepsy. In neurological examination, he already had a left-sided hemiparesis with pyramidal signs. Magnetic resonance imaging showed right-sided cortical atrophy and fronto-insular subcortical hyperintensity signal areas. The preoperative electroencephalogram revealed frequent right-sided central mid temporal spikes. The history and complementary exams raised a hypothesis of Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a rare neurological condition, characterized by unilateral chronic inflammation of the cerebral cortex, causing drug-resistant epilepsy, and evolving to progressive neurological decline1. The hemispherotomy is an effective procedure aimed to isolate the entire hemisphere functionally with minimal removal of brain tissue, and remains the only cure for seizures caused by Rasmussen’s encephalitis2,3. Long-term seizure freedom may be achieved in around 80% of patients and improves quality of life4. It’s already accepted that briefer duration of epilepsy preceding the surgery is associated to better adaptive functioning postoperatively due to the high neuroplasticity of young patients4. Three years after surgery, the patient remains seizure free, walking without help.
Aneurysms in childhood: literature review and cases description
Authors: Gonsalves Daniel Gregório , Pereira Manuela Guedes , De Aguiar Pedro Henrique Simm Pires , Cobucci Fernanda Lopes Rocha , Crusius Marcelo Ughini , Dezena Roberto Alexandre , De Aguiar Paulo Henrique Pires
Published: May 2022

Introduction: In the aneurysm disease, children aneurysms do not represent a majority of the diagnosis. Associated conditions should be monitored, including aortic coarctation, polycystic kidney disease, fibromuscular dysplasia, tuberous sclerosis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Marfan syndrome. They can present as congenital, infectious, or traumatic. Case report: We describe a series of five cases of aneurysms in patients ranging from 15 to 17 years of age whose aneurysms were found on examination. In most cases, patients were asymptomatic and did not have predisposing syndromes. Surgery was the treatment of choice in all cases. No patient had a recurrence in the following years of radiographic follow-up. Methodology: This is a literature review and case series analysis with a narrative-descriptive approach. The database for the search was PubMed®, which were used to search for articles with the subject descriptors brain, aneurysms, pediatric and child. Between the descriptors, the boolean operator and was used.  Discussion: Aneurysms can be classified by their size and morphology, as well as having a predilection for anterior circulation. The most common symptom observed in our pediatric series of 5 patients was migraine or chronic headache (60%), followed by asymptomatic patients  (40%). Three of five patients (60%) in this study were previously hypertensive without other comorbidity, while 40% of the cases were totally healthy. Conclusion: Pediatric intracranial aneurysms are relatively rare diseases, corresponding to 1.6 to 7% of intracranial aneurysms across all age groups. They require accurate and detailed diagnosis, which need to be assessed and managed in a multidisciplinary team.
Qualificação do acolhimento como parte da estratégia das equipes de saúde bucal no Ceará
Authors: Dantas Igor Eufrásio , Lima Lara Costa , Cardoso Anna Thais Martins , De Oliveira Carlos Augusto Moreira , De Sousa Gabrielle Oliveira , Ribeiro Mateus Alves , De Oliveira Sara Rabelo , Marques Paulo Leonardo Ponte
Published: May 2022

Este artigo objetivou analisar a qualificação do acolhimento das Equipes de Saúde Bucal no estado do Ceará. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de cunho quantitativo, utilizando-se de dados secundários coletados a partir do 3° ciclo de avaliação externa do Programa Nacional de Melhoria do Acesso e de Qualidade da Atenção Básica (PMAQ-AB) efetuado no primeiro semestre de 2019. Foram coletados os dados referentes ao acolhimento das equipes de saúde bucal, organizados no módulo VI da planilha: “Equipes Saúde Bucal Brasil” no período de agosto a outubro de 2020, sendo eles analisados por método de estatística descritiva. Os resultados mostram que aproximadamente 99% das equipes realizam o acolhimento no Ceará, uma avaliação positiva quanto ao uso do acolhimento como tecnologia leve que objetiva um atendimento humanizado. No entanto, evidenciou-se falhas quanto a sua plena execução, como se observa nos dados obtidos na Região de Sobral, que obteve 73% de positividade quanto ao preparo prévio para a realização do acolhimento. Concluiu-se que apesar da avaliação positiva sobre o número de equipes que realizam acolhimento, o estudo evidenciou a necessidade de ampliação da abrangência do PMAQ-AB, além de padronização e calibração dos métodos utilizados para realizar o acolhimento, buscando-se uma maior qualidade do atendimento e satisfação do usuário do serviço público.
Analisis Modal Sosial (Trust, Network, and Norms) Rumah Tangga Petani Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di Desa Pasirtalaga, Kecamatan Telagasari, Kabupaten Karawang
Authors: Azzahra Fatimah , Sulandjari Kuswarini
Published: May 2022

Pandemi Covid-19 yang melanda di seluruh dunia memberikan dampak yang cukup signifikan bagi masyarakat, tak terkecuali rumah tangga petani di Desa Pasirtalaga, Kecematan Telagasari, Kabupaten Karawang. Virus covid-19 dan juga kebijakan pemerintah berupa PPKM dapat menjadi stressor yang menyebabkan rumah tangga petani dalam kondisi krisis. Modal sosial merupakan salah satu buffer capacity rumah tangga petani yang dapat menjadi tumpuan saat kondisi krisis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis modal sosial rumah tangga petani dilihat dari unsur-unsur modal sosial yaitu norma, jaringan, dan kepercayaan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode kuantitatif yang didukung dengan data kualitatif. Responden berjumlah 40 rumah tangga petani yang ditentukan dengan metode purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa modal sosial rumah tangga petani di Desa Pasirtalaga bernilai tinggi, khususnya pada tingkat kepatuhan terhadap norma, dan tingkat kepercayaan terhadap lingkungan sosial. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa modal sosial sangat penting bagi rumah tangga petani di Desa Pasirtalaga saat pandemi covid-19.
Clinical and epidemiological aspects of Bovine Cryptosporidiosis and contributions to health-disease process in population
Authors: Da Silva Sérgio Eustáquio Lemos , Balduino Samantha Cristine , Ribeiro Kethlen Tainah Xavier , Menezes Ruthele Camata , Freitas Maria Luísa Mauricio , Marra Maria Luísa Nasciutti
Published: May 2022

Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution, caused by protozoa of the Cryptosporidium genus. In cattle, the main species involved is Cryptosporidium parvum, considered to be an important agent that causes diarrhea in naturally infected neonates, which can lead to death. This article sought to investigate and describe, based on a literature search, aspects related to the epidemiological chain, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prophylaxis of bovine cryptosporidiosis (CB), in order to improve knowledge of the health-disease process in the population. The results showed that the disease is transmitted by the oro-fecal route, through the ingestion of food and water contaminated by sporulated oocysts of the agent. The asymptomatic picture is related to infection of the abomasum by Cryptosporidium andersoni in adult animals and by Cryptosporidium bovis or cervid genotype in weaned calves. Symptomatic symptoms usually appear in calves up to 30 days of age. The morbidity and mortality of the disease are high and low, respectively, affecting mainly lactating animals. It was concluded that investigations related to CB are fundamental to establish the clinical diagnosis and control and prevention measures of the disease.
Perbaikan Proses Produksi Minuman Markisa di Bantar Gebang
Authors: Lutfi Alhazami
Published: May 2022

Passion fruit is a fruit that can grow in tropical climates like Brazil. Indonesia also has the same climate so that passion fruit in Indonesia can also grow. Passion fruit does not have a long storage time because of its high water content. Therefore, passion fruit juice is an alternative that can be consumed longer. With a fairly high water content, there is a need for special handling that needs to be taught to the public to increase the durability of passion fruit syrup products. Various methods such as adding additives have also been carried out, but the results can affect fruit juice. Therefore, in this community service, the passion fruit drink was preserved by heat treatment using a heater and a cooker. This activity was carried out with the Bantar Gebang community at the Tunas Mulya Natural School. The result of this activity was that previously the production and preservation process for passion fruit drinks could only last up to 3 days, but with a different process and cooking utensils, the drinks can last up to 7 days outside the refrigerator
SGLT2 Inhibitors and the Associated Risk of Genito Mycotic Infections – A Narrative Review
Authors:   MBBS, DTCD, Dr. VRE Research Laboratories, Shre E.S. Dr. Sharanya
Published: May 2022

The increased prevalence of Diabetes mellitus, the comorbid associations and complications among the global population has led to a dependency for treatment options with multiple modalities. One such option is the SGLT2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) class of drugs. SGLT2i have been demonstrated to improve glycemic control while providing cardiovascular (CV) and renal benefits in patients with T2DM. SGLT2 inhibitors comprising of canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, ertugliflozin and remogliflozin are indicated in T2DM individuals with CV complications or chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although generally well tolerated, they pose some important safety concerns. The most common side effect of SGLT2i administration being Genital Mycotic Infections (GMI) and Symptomatic Volume Depletion. Meta-analysis and large clinical trials have reported an incidence of 2.5% to 6.5% of GMI, and a 4-6-fold increased risk of GMI among patients on SGLT2i. This narrative review evaluates the recent literature on SGLT2i and the incidence and severity of GMI. The review aims to help guide health care professionals involved in clinical care for patients on SGLT2 inhibitors. The existing literature evidence suggests that the GMI associated with SGLT2i therapy are generally mild and respond well to the conventional treatment. Major risk factors of infection are female, poor hygiene, prior infection, and uncircumscribed men. Perineal hygiene and treatment with standard antifungal agents could effectively decrease the incidence of such infections and may not warrant strict discontinuation of SGLT2i therapy. Active patient participation and awareness during treatment initiation is helpful in early recognition of symptoms and timely interventions.
Integrated Management System Based on Risk Process Implementation in Start-Up Company (Superspring) To Maximize the Cost Efficiency
Authors:   SBM ITB, Iswanty Arcindy
Published: May 2022

Risk and opportunity always come like two sides of a coin. The greater the risk, the higher the possibility of return obtained, or even the possibility of failure if it is not anticipated from the start. So the risk must be managed so as to minimize the impact that will be experienced. This research aims to explore the implementation of risk management in start-up company cost efficiency. Start from the business processes identification, risk and opportunity identification, risk analysis, and risk treatment. The risk and opportunity for improvement will be converted into financial conversion or calculated by the financial impact (on value). And finally, the cost comparison of existing costs with the implementation of risk control and implementation of improvement opportunities will be carried out. Using the process approach ISO 9001, risk approach ISO 31000, and FMEA, the company is ideal to implement risk management to make it cost-efficient. Based on the calculation done from the core process (the sales process, the IT process, the technical process, the warehouse and logistic process, and the customer service process) analysis, is shown that all over the risk decrease is about 65.54% (from inherent risk to residual risk) and the cost efficiency is about 315%.
Efficacy of Technology-Assisted Personalized Nutrition Therapy in Managing Malnutrition Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials
Authors:   universitas indonesia faculty of medicine maroonda Raya ,ponduk cina,besi,Depok 10424, Dirjayanto Valerie Josephine
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Malnutrition including obesity has long been an urgent health issue worldwide, but COVID-19 has put more challenges to its management. Aided with technology, personalized nutrition is a novel potential solution. Therefore, this paper aims to evaluate the efficacy of technology-assisted personalized nutrition therapy in managing nutrition problems. Methods: We conducted literature screening through databases including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, ScienceDirect, EBSCOHost, and Google Scholar, searching for clinical trials implementing technology-assisted personalized nutrition therapy up to August 2021. Quality of studies were evaluated using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 tool and converted to AHRQ standards. We conducted qualitative extraction and quantitative analysis of mean differences using Review Manager 5.4 in inverse variance, random-effects model and whenever possible, subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed. Results: Our search yielded 9 studies with 5,173 participants. Technology-assisted personalized nutrition, delivered through web, mobile, or telephone-based approaches, is proven effective in improving anthropometric outcomes including weight (pooled MD: -0.82; 95%CI:-1.30—0.35; p=0.0007) and BMI of (pooled MD: -1.30; 95%CI:-1.97—0.62; p<0.00001) of the target participants. Improvements in dietary pattern is also significant as seen in better intakes of fruits and vegetables (pooled MD: 0.86; 95%CI:0.18-1.53; p=0.01), reduction of saturated fat and sweetened beverages, as well as general diet scores. Additionally, markers of inflammation, oxidative stress, total cholesterol, and blood glucose of participants also decreased significantly with the intervention. Conclusion: Technology-assisted personalized nutrition is proven to be more effective compared to previous population-based intervention, thus supporting its potential use in clinical settings.