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Investigation of thermal and wear behaviour of 3D printed PA-12 nylon polymer spur gears
Authors: KALANİ Anand , VADHER Jeetendrakumar , SHARMA Siddhartha , JANİ Rita
Published: September 2022

The study investigates the potential of 3D –printed gears of PA-12 Nylon material which are intended for use in polymer gearing. The gears are made through an additive manufacturing process known SLS (Selective Laser Sintering). Thermal and wear characteristics this set of gears is investigated at varying torque values of 1.6, 2.0, and 2.4 Nm in combination to varying rpm of 800, 1000, 1200 and 1400. The gears are subjected to 1 x 106 load cycles. The gear failed due to a rise in contact surface at 1400 rpm and 2.4 Nm torque. At high torque, there is a decrease in the durability of gear. The specific wear rate is more at low rotational speed in comparison to high speed. At low torque and low rotational speed, there is not any significant sign of failure and gears operate smoothly.
Protein and Lipid Composition of Duckweeds (Landoltia punctata and Wolffia arrhiza) Grown in a Controlled Cultivation System
Authors: Sembada Anca Awal , Faizal Ahmad
Published: September 2022

Background and Objectives: Duckweed is a common aquatic angiosperm and is consumed by humans in Southeast Asia. Due in part to their high protein content, duckweeds have been identified as a potential human food source. Here, we conducted a preliminary study to quantify and characterize the protein and lipid content of two species of duckweed, Wolffia arrhiza and Landoltia punctata. Materials and Methods: The plants were grown for 9 days in a controlled cultivation system and proteins were extracted into n-hexane with a Soxhlet extractor. Amino acids were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography and all eight essential amino acids were present in both species at concentrations comparable to those in legumes. Lipids from the protein extraction residue were recovered and the fatty acids analyzed by gas chromatography. Results: The protein content was 0.14±0.03 and 0.17±0.01 g protein/g dry biomass and the total lipid content was 0.06±0.01 and 0.09±0.01 g lipid/g dry biomass for L. punctata and W. arrhiza, respectively. Most of the FAs were polyunsaturated, specifically, 58.38% of the total FA Methyl Esters (FAME) for L. punctata and 44.46% of the total FAME for W. arrhiza were polyunsaturated. Among these, most were omega-3 FAs, representing 44.93 and 22.17% of the total FAME in L. punctata and Wolffia arrhiza, respectively. The FAs obtained were mostly long-chain (13-22 C). Conclusion: L. punctata and W. arrhiza have a high content of both proteins and FAs, contain the essential amino acids and a considerable amount of omega-3. We consider that these results support the potential for these duckweed species to serve as a source of proteins and lipids in human food.
An End to Shadow Banning? Transparency rights in the Digital Services Act between content moderation and curation
Authors: Leerssen Paddy
Published: September 2022

Now available in open access at Computer Law & Security Review: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2023.105790. This paper offers a legal perspective on the phenomenon of shadow banning: content moderation sanctions which are undetectable to those affected. Drawing on recent social science research, it connects current concerns about shadow banning to novel visibility management techniques in content moderation, such as delisting and demotion. Conventional moderation techniques such as outright content removal or account suspension can be observed by those affected, but these new visibility often cannot. This lends newfound significance to the legal question of moderation transparency rights. The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) is analysed in this light, as the first major legislation to regulate transparency of visibility remedies. In effect, its due process framework prohibits shadow banning with only limited exceptions. In doing so, the DSA surfaces tensions between two competing models for content moderation: as rule-bound administration or as adversarial security conflict. I discuss possible interpretations and trade-offs for this regime, and then turn to a more fundamental problem: how to define visibility reduction as a category of content moderation actions. The concept of visibility reduction or ‘demotions’ is central to both the shadow banning imaginary and to the DSA's safeguards, but its meaning is far from straightforward. Responding to claims that demotion is entirely relative, and therefore not actionable as a category of content moderation sanctions, I show how visibility reduction can still be regulated when defined as ex post adjustments to engagement-based relevance scores. Still, regulating demotion in this way will not cover all exercises of ranking power, since it manifests not only in individual cases of moderation but also through structural acts of content curation; not just by reducing visibility, but by producing visibility.
Hippocampal neuronal integrity and functional connectivity within the default mode network in mild cognitive impairment: a multimodal investigation
Authors: DeMayo Marilena M , Lv Jinglei , Duffy Shantel L , D'Souza Arkiev , Mowszowski Loren , Naismith Sharon , Calamante Fernando
Published: September 2022

Background. In older people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), the relationship between early changes in functional connectivity and in vivo changes in key neurometabolites is not known. Two established correlates of MCI diagnosis are decreased in N-Acetylaspartate (NAA) in the hippocampus, indicative of decreased neuronal integrity, and changes in the Default Mode Network (DMN) functional network. If and how these measures interrelate is yet to be established, and this understanding may provide insight into the processes underpinning observed cognitive decline. Objectives. To determine the relationship between NAA levels in the left hippocampus and functional connectivity within the DMN in an aging cohort.Methods. In a sample of 51 MCI participants and 30 controls, hippocampal NAA was determined using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and DMN connectivity was quantified using resting state functional MRI. The association between hippocampal NAA and the DMN functional connectivity was tested independently within in the MCI and separately within the control group.Results. In the DMN, we showed a significant inverse association between functional connectivity and hippocampal NAA in 20 specific brain connections for patients with MCI. This was despite no evidence of any associations in the healthy control group or group differences in either of these measures alone. Conclusions. This study suggests that decreased neuronal integrity in the hippocampus is associated with functional change within the DMN for those with MCI, in contrast to healthy older adults. These results highlight the potential of multimodal investigations to better understand the processes associated with cognitive decline.
Epidemiological Distribution of Risk Factors Contributing to Symptomatic Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Diyala Province, Iraq
Authors: Noaman Aqeel Abbas , Mohammed Sarmad Qassim , Dhahir Nasser Kareem
Published: September 2022

Helicobacter pylori is a worldwide spread bacterium, that invades the submucosal membrane of the stomach via feco-oral or feco-fecal transmission, causing several gastric and duodenal diseases. The study aims to assess risk factors for the symptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection and their epidemiological distribution. A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2020 to May 2021 in Baquba, Iraq. It was conducted on a sample of outpatient patients who complain of various symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders, where the sample size was 194 patients, their ages ranged from 15 to 70 years, the main characteristics taken up in the study included age, sex, and place of residence, smoking status. H. pylori infection was recognized by identifying anti-H. Pylori (IgG) in patient serum using the ELISA technique. Chi-squared and Binomial tests were adopted to assess the difference between study variables. The study shows that the highest rate of infection was among patients aged 15-30 years (45.7%), most patients were females (66.3%), and the majority of them (68.5%) were rural dwellers. In conclusion, younger ages, female gender, rural dwellers, non-smokers, and those who complained of stomach pain were significantly associated with the helicobacter pylori infection.
City Branding Bangkok as Creative City of Design
Authors: Prayudi  , Ardhanariswari Kartika Ayu , Probosari Ninik
Published: September 2022

UNESCO announced on 30 October that Bangkok was designated as a ‘Creative City of Design’. The important issue towards the strategic planning for developing economy of the country is the policy of Creative City. This important initiative or policy of the Creative City had driven from Creative Economy or the economy with creativity. The purpose of th is study is to analysecity branding on Bangkok as Creative City. The result of the research express three main components of communication city branding in Bangkok as Creative city is primary communication, secondary communication and tertiary communication. Primary communication city branding through implementation of providing of landscape, infrastructure, and behaviour. Secondary communication city branding through implementation of promotional programs at some marketing and promotion, public relations, and design. Tertiary communication with the application of WOM at media.
Southern Senegambia in the World System Dynamics: from Medieval to the Atlantic Era
Authors: Touray Ensa
Published: September 2022

This paper seeks to identify the shift in the focus of academic scholarship in the use of theoretical and conceptual tools of inquiry in the examination of restructuring world economy within the framework of world system analysis. It further focuses on the rapid social, political, and economic transformation and change as consequence of the Malian political hegemony that led to the reinforcement of Mandinka-speaking cultural and political domination through the establishment of Kabu and other Manding principalities along the banks of The Gambia River prior to the expansion of European capitalist economic advancement in the fifteenth century. It also demonstrates the manifest transformation after the withdrawal of the Malian imperial control and the subsequent rise of the Atlantic trading system, which facilitated the establishment of capitalist world economy that also gave rise to European competition over the control of strategic viable commercial sphere of influence in Southern Senegambia.
The Qwantify app dataset: A remote experience sampling study of desire, emotion, and well-being
Authors: Wilson-Mendenhall Christine , Condon Paul , Hasenkamp Wendy , MacKerron George , Quigley Karen , Barrett Lisa Feldman
Published: September 2022

Experiences of desire – the feeling of wanting to have, do, or experience something – are pervasive and varied. Recent theoretical advances draw attention to characterizing this variation. Thus, this study investigated experiences of desire in everyday life and co-occurring social, physical, and emotional states, including facets of emotional experiences known to be related to well-being (e.g., perceived loneliness and stress). The Qwantify app was designed to run a remote experience sampling study. Through the app, participants were randomly alerted during their daily life to report on their experience in the moment. During the data collection period, any individual could download the freely available Qwantify app and participate in the study, without providing identifying information or communicating with researchers. Similar to other remote experience sampling studies, an incentive for participants to engage in the study was unlocking visualizations of their own data. Over 600 participants downloaded the app, completed the sign-up process, and responded to at least one experience sampling alert. Approximately 40% of these participants went on to respond to 50 alerts. The purpose of this report is to describe this experience sampling dataset such that it can be used to test a variety of hypotheses, including hypotheses regarding individual differences.
Does the speaker’s eye gaze facilitate infants’ word segmentation from continuous speech? An ERP study
Authors: Çetinçelik Melis , Rowland Caroline F , Snijders Tineke M.
Published: September 2022

The environment in which infants learn language is multimodal and rich with social cues. Yet, the effects of such cues, such as eye contact, on early speech perception have not been closely examined. This study assessed the role of ostensive speech, signalled through speaker’s eye gaze direction, on infants’ word segmentation abilities. A familiarisation-then-test paradigm was used while electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded. Ten-month-old Dutch-learning infants were familiarised with audio-visual stories in which a speaker recited four sentences with one repeated target word. The speaker addressed them either with direct or with averted gaze while speaking. In the test phase following each story, infants heard familiar and novel words presented via audio-only. Infants’ familiarity with the words was assessed using event-related potentials (ERPs). As predicted, infants showed a negative-going ERP familiarity effect to the familiarised words relative to the novel words over left-frontal electrodes. This word familiarity effect did not differ as a function of the speaker’s gaze in the familiarisation phase, but there was an unexpected positive-going early ERP familiarity effect over central and right fronto-central electrodes in the direct gaze condition only. This study provides electrophysiological evidence that infants can segment words from audio-visual speech, regardless of the ostensiveness of the speaker’s communication. However, the speaker’s gaze direction seems to influence the processing of familiar words. Further research is needed to fully understand the implications of this finding.
Effects of stress on pain in females using a mobile health app in the Russia- Ukraine conflict
Authors: Kazlou Aliaksandr , Bornukova Kateryna , Wickham Aidan , Slaykovskiy Vladimir , Peven Kimberly , Klepchukova Anna , Ponzo Sonia , Garfinkel Sarah
Published: September 2022

The chronic and acute effects of stress can have divergent effects on health; long-term effects are associated with detrimental physical and mental health sequelae, while acute effects may be advantageous in the short-term. Stress-induced analgesia, the attenuation of pain perception due to stress, is a well-known phenomenon that has yet to be systematically investigated under ecological conditions. Using Flo, a women’s health and wellbeing app and menstrual cycle tracker, with a world-wide monthly active usership of more than 57 million, women in Ukraine were monitored for their reporting of stress, pain and affective symptoms before, and immediately after, the onset of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. To avoid potential selection (attrition) or collider bias, we rely on a sample of 87,315 users who were actively logging multiple symptoms before and after the start of the war. We found an inverse relationship between stress and pain, whereby higher reports of stress predicted lower rates of pain. Stress did not influence any other physiological symptoms with a similar magnitude, nor did any other symptom have a similar effect on pain. This relationship generally decreased in magnitude in countries neighbouring and surrounding Ukraine, with Ukraine serving as the epicentre. These findings help characterise the relationship between stress and health in a real-world setting.
Perceiving the “smallest” or “largest” multi-digit number: A novel numeric-scale end effect
Authors: Lozin Mariya , Pinhas Michal
Published: September 2022

The ability to recognize the smallest/largest objects or numbers in our environment is an essential cognitive skill, however, little is known about perceiving multi-digit numbers as end-values. The present study examined end effects in multi-digit numbers and whether such effects are impacted by number length, which captures the numeric scale (e.g., tens, hundreds). Across four experiments (N = 120, 100, 80, and 120, respectively), participants performed three types of numerical comparisons: same-scale comparisons between end-values and non-end-values (e.g., 100 vs. 200), different-scale comparisons between end-values and non-end-values (e.g., 1,000 vs. 200), and same-scale comparisons of non-end-values (e.g., 300 vs. 200). The type of the end-value (i.e., lower/upper) and overall numerical range used in each experiment varied. The results revealed: (1) a novel numeric-scale end effect, characterized by a relatively small end effect for comparisons between non-end-values and end-values from an adjacent numeric scale, and a larger, consistently-sized end effect for comparisons between non-end-values and end-values from non-adjacent numeric scales ( 2 scales), (2) absent or weak end effects in same-scale multi-digit number comparisons, and (3) replication of the lower end effect for single-digit comparisons to the end-value 1. These results reveal differential processing of numbers from adjacent versus non-adjacent numeric scales. We rule out a psychophysical explanation for our findings and instead provide a syntactic explanation based on the perceptual dominance of the numeric scale component and the way it manifests in the counting process. We conclude that a number’s scale plays a crucial role in evaluating multi-digit number magnitude.
Tools and techniques
Authors:   Department of Management, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Dosi Clio , Lozzi Roberta ,   Department of Management, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Vignoli Matteo ,   Department of Management, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Published: September 2022

Th is chapter is a catalog presenting the selected tools (all presented in Table 4.1 in Chapter 4), involving an in-depth look at all the tools that a PCD course introduces to students. Th e tools are ordered alphabetically and presented according to stage (Self-Reflection, Professional Identity Defi nition, Career Scenarios Exploration, Career Prototyping and Testing). Each tool description is organized around four points: 1) short description; 2) benefits for students (what the student gains with a successful application of the tool); 3) usage scenario (how to run the activity from a teacher’s perspective and how to execute it from a student’s perspective); and 4) practical instructions (suggestions for a better implementation of the tool gleaned from the authors’ experience with various tests).
BE(A)ST – an agile approach to discover, experiment, and learn
Authors:   Rzeszów University of Technology, Jakieła Jacek , Świętoniowska Joanna ,   University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Wójcik Joanna ,   University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów
Published: September 2022

Nowadays, careers are becoming a series of ‘temporal projects’ that serve personal and professional development. Future employees, in order to be eff ective and effi cient in career design, should be able to quickly prototype, test, and revise professional development plans in an agile and continuous manner. Th erefore, modern career developers need a proper mindset, framework, and set of tools. Th is new way of thinking about career and undertaking professional development actions should be shaped as early as possible, preferably already during formal education at the university, if not earlier. Th is chapter presents the foundations of the BE Aware STudent approach (BE(A)ST). It takes into consideration the discussion on the dynamics of job market changes and its infl uence on career development as outlined in Chapter 1. Th e conclusions from the previous chapter show that career development nowadays can be considered as a wicked problem. Th ese insights have set the stage for the main motivations, objectives, and structure of the BE(A)ST approach, as well as the key benefi ts to all stakeholders. Th e chapter also presents comparative analysis that has been carried out with regard to BE(A)ST vs. traditional and modern career development frameworks foundations. As the BE(A)ST methodology is fully agile and user-centric, the fi nal part of the chapter discusses its innovativeness in these areas from the perspective of Design Th inking and Agile frameworks.
Local Markers: Canada’s First World War Military Nurse Casualties
Authors: Dodd Dianne
Published: September 2022

Some 60-plus Canadian women who served as nursing sisters in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) in the Great War died during their service and constituted the first female casualties of the new Canadian nation. Initially praised for their courage, but soon forgotten, professional nurses fit uneasily within the post-war dichotomy of male soldiers and mother-mourners. Seeing themselves as soldiers, nurses sought to highlight their service and their role in opening the way for a greater role for women in the Canadian military. In this article, the author examines commemorative initiatives for these nurse casualties at the local level, where personal and community sentiments were more likely to be expressed than at the national level. Official bodies, principally the Imperial (later Commonwealth) War Graves Commission (WGC) and the Canadian military, bestowed military funerals and WGC tombstones on nurses – something that surprised many community and family observers. Still, in according nurses identical treatment to their male counterparts, officials ignored their role as the first female military officers. Nurses themselves and their families, colleagues, and communities showed no such reticence. Families added personal inscriptions onto uniform WGC tombstones, which provided a window of understanding on early nurse/military officers’ view of their service, and erected their own tombstones and plaques. Communities afforded nurses a prominent role in local initiatives, often placing nurses’ names at the head of town cenotaphs. They also told their stories at local museums, kept their records, and even featured them in performance art. Towns, colleagues, local historians, families, and artists, enriched by the record keeping and devotion of nurses’ descendants, have ensured the nurses’ stories have been kept alive.
Mastery motivational climate intervention: Motor and social benefits for children with and without disabilities
Authors: Pick Rosiane Karine , Valentini Nadia Cristina
Published: September 2022

This mixed-design study examined the effects of a mastery motivational climate intervention on the motor and social skills of underserved children with and without disabilities. A mastery climate was implemented for the intervention group consistent with the TARGET structure. Children, 24 children with disabilities (12 boys, 12 girls) and 52 without disabilities (31 boys, 21 girls), were assessed with the Test of Gross Motor Development –second edition pre-and post-intervention. Along with the intervention, social skills were assessed using a qualitative approach; a checklist with five levels of personal e social responsibility behavior was used. Results showed that mastery motivational climate intervention was effective in promoting positive changes in locomotor and object control scores; the intervention group also showed higher performance in the post-intervention than the control group. Along with the intervention, the children in the mastery motivational climate group also adopted higher personal and social responsibility levels during the lessons. Positive correlations were observed between children’s motor development and their levels of responsibility. The mastery motivational climate intervention promotes positive motor and social skills changes for children living in vulnerability.
The Outcome of Rectal Cancer Patients During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Authors:   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, BOBIRCA Florin-Teodor , DUMITRESCU Dan ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, BELEGA Lidia ,   “Dr. I. Cantacuzino” Clinical Hospital, Surgery Department, BOBIRCA Anca ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, PATRASCU Traian ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: September 2022

Introduction: Rectal cancer is a complex pathology that requires a multidisciplinary approach according to current guidelines, and surgery is one of the main stages of treatment, the type of intervention being established in relation to the location of the tumor at the rectal level. Material and method: The present study aims to analyze the diagnostic features, study the evolution, treatment and complications of patients with rectal cancer in a period marked by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. After completing the inclusion criteria, but also the exclusion group, the remaining group consisted of 55 patients with rectal cancer. Results: For the 55 patients, abdominal-pelvic rectal amputation was performed in 17 cases, rectosigmoid resection with colostomy in 13 cases, and rectosigmoid resection with anastomosis in 25 cases. It was also taken into account that the access to medical services was delayed compared to the pre-pandemic period, the increase of the time interval between the treatment stages being an important aspect of the study. Complications associated with surgery have been reported in 13 patients, the most common being the pelvic abscess. Conclusions: The results of the study show a high incidence rate in the age group 60-69 years, with a predominance of males, a delay in making the diagnosis of certainty, an extension of the period from the beginning of neoadjuvant treatment to access to surgery, and the rate of postoperative complications is similar to that described in other studies conducted during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, but also outside it.
Implementasi Kebijakan Kota Layak Anak Dalam Upaya Pemenuhan Hak Anak Selama Pandemi Covid-19 Di Provinsi DKI Jakarta
Authors: Rachmawati  , Irfan Ridwan Maksum
Published: September 2022

Implementasi Kebijakan Kota Layak Anak dalam Upaya Pemenuhan Hak Anak selama Pandemi Covid-19 di Provinsi DKI Jakarta dilalui dari tahapan Pelaksanaan, Hasil (Output) dan Dampak (Outcomes). Pada Tahap pelaksanaan upaya pemenuhan hak anak selama pandemi covid-19 masih berpedoman kepada RPJMD dan Rencana Kinerja dari setiap SKPD/UKPD dan lembaga, Kebijakan Kota Layak sudah terlihat dan dirasakan seperti adanya Kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilaksanakan dalam upaya pemenuhan kebutuhan anak selama Pandemi Covid-19. Sedangkan dari sisi dampak (outcome) pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta dapat memenuhi dan mengaspirasi seluruh hak-hak anak untuk menciptakan kondisi yang kondusif bagi anak untuk dapat bertumbuh. Faktor yang mempengaruhi Kebijakan Kota Layak Anak dalam Upaya Pemenuhan Hak Anak selama Pandemi Covid-19   antara lain adalah sikap dan komitmen pemerintah  yang kuat terhadap penerapan Kebijakan Kota Layak Anak. faktor yang menghambat antara lain: (1) hubungan antar organisasi; komunikasi, dan koordinasi belum terjalin baik antara Tim Gugus Tugas Kota Layak Anak; (2) belum adanya kesadaran dari Gugus Tugas Kota Layak Anak dalam hal tugas, fungsi dan tanggungjawab serta Standar Operasional Prosedur (SOP) yang jelas dalam mewujudkan Kota Layak Anak; (3) terbatasnya sumber daya antara lain anggaran untuk mendukung Kota Layak Anak dan Upaya pemenuhan Hak Anak selama Pandemi Covid-19, (4) Partisipasi Orang tua dan Masyarakat sampai saat ini belum terlihat maksimal guna mendukung upaya pemenuhan hak anak selama Pandemi Covid-19.
Motivasi Kerja Pada Guru di Sekolah Ditinjau Dari Gender
Authors: Amna Naila , Syahputra Yuda
Published: September 2022

This study aims to describe the differences in teacher work motivation in terms of gender in North Sumatra. This research is a comparative study on educators in Sumatra. The sample in this study amounted to 98 teachers (male = 30.6%; female = 69.4%), the teachers who became the research sample were aged 25-58 years with a length of service as educators 1-5 years = 42.8%; 6-10 Years = 8.2%; 11-15 Years = 15.3%; 16-20 Years = 17.3%; > 20 years = 16.3. Sampling using incidental sampling technique (non-probability sampling). Data were collected through two questionnaires, including the work motivation instrument developed from the Vroom (1964) theory which consisted of 12 items. The analytical technique used was the Independent Sample t-Test with the help of JASP Version 0.14.1.0. The results show that there are differences in the work motivation of male and female teachers as evidenced by the difference in the mean (1.966), male teachers have higher work motivation than female teachers. However, there is no significant difference in the work motivation of male and female teachers as evidenced by the p-value> 0.05, namely sig = 0.061.
Pengujian Sifat Psikometri Skala Relational Aggression (RA) Versi Indonesia: Rasch Measurement Tool
Authors: Syahputra Yuda , Afdal Afdal
Published: September 2022

This study aims to validate by measuring the psychometric properties of the Indonesian version of the Relational Aggression (RA) scale. The study used a survey method and was collected from December 2019 to January 2020 and involved 241 participants in Indonesia (14 to 18 years). In this study the Rasch model was used to measure the psychometric properties of 17 RA items, with the help of WINSTEPS 3.73. The results of this study indicate that RA fulfills the psychometric measurement aspect by providing evidence as a valid and reliable instrument, with a very good item reliability value (.98) and sufficient person reliability (.75), and a Cronbach alpha value (KR-20) of (.81), meaning that the quality of the items is very good for revealing relational aggression. Furthermore, the results are reinforced by the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) value of the residual of 45.2%, meaning that the items in RA are representative for measuring relational aggression. The implications of this RA research can be accepted by researchers for collecting data or information related to the problem of relational aggression in Indonesia.
Therapeutic potentials associated with biological properties of Juniper berry oil (Juniperus communis L.) and its therapeutic use in several diseases – A Review
Authors: Albrecht Uwe W , Madisch Ahmed
Published: September 2022

Juniperus communis L. is a plant that belongs to the Cupressaceae family. It grows as either a shrub or small tree and is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, including northern Europe, Asia, and America. The berries are an efficient source of several bioactive structures. This review article will focus on the current status of the therapeutic use of juniper berry essential oil, which is presently indicated as a herbal medicinal treatment for dyspepsia. Interest in plant-based medicinal products is growing, and therefore it is important that accessible, up-to-date research is available to patients. Many plants are a natural source of therapeutic structures and can therefore often provide an alternative to synthetic pharmacology. A main constituent of juniper berry oil is α-pinene, a highly active structure which has been shown in in vitro and in vivo studies to possess several biological activities. This review sums up the available reports and indications which describe the function and value of juniper berry essential oil and especially, the constituent α-pinene as a potential candidate in several disorders and inflammatory conditions.Keywords: Juniperus communis, dyspepsia, juniper berry oil, Antioxidant activity, Antibacterial activity, Anti-inflammatory activity
Zugehörigkeit und Teilhabe junger Frauen im Übergang in die Arbeitswelt
Authors: Wéber Júlia
Published: September 2022

Der erwerbsbezogene Übergang bildet eine zentrale Herausforderung für die Soziale Arbeit. Im Mittelpunkt der qualitativen Untersuchung von Júlia Wéber stehen Teilhabe- und Zugehörigkeitskonstruktionen junger Adressatinnen der Jugendhilfe und Arbeitsvermittlung an der Schwelle der Arbeitswelt. Vier exemplarische Übergangsverläufe zwischen Selbststeuerung und institutionellem Eingriff werden in den Kontext aktueller gesellschaftlicher Machtverhältnisse eingebettet und unter Rekurs auf ausgewählte Ansätze der subjektorientierten Übergangsforschung, der Adoleszenz- und Anerkennungsforschung diskutiert.
Transatlantische Sicherheit in der „Zeitenwende“
Authors: Varwick Johannes
Published: September 2022

Europa galt vielen als Hort der Stabilität und des Friedens in einer ansonsten chaotischen und gewaltsamen Welt. Diese sicherheitspolitische Lage hat sich drastisch verändert. Zu den dramatischen Entwicklungen, die dem Begriff „Zeitenwende“ zugrunde liegen, gehört vor allem der völkerrechtswidrige Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine im Februar 2022. Dieser berührt die europäische und internationale Sicherheit unmittelbar. Er erzwingt eine Prüfung, ob und inwieweit bisherige Gewissheiten in der internationalen Konfliktvermeidung und -lösung überholt sind – und mithin grundlegender Anpassungsbedarf besteht. Kern einer Zeitenwende ist, dass es ein Davor und ein Danach gibt – und das Danach anders aussieht. Zugleich gibt es aber auch eine Pfadabhängigkeit, die es erschwert, auf Veränderungen angemessen zu reagieren. Dies ist im Bereich der europäischen und transatlantischen Sicherheitspolitik besonders relevant.
Die Stellung des Politikunterrichts an Berufsschulen. Eine Analyse prägender Rahmendokumente für das Leitfach der politischen Bildung
Authors: Engartner Christine
Published: September 2022

Im Beitrag wird argumentiert, dass auf einer bildungspolitischen Ebene eine zunehmende Verdrängung allgemeinbildender – und damit zwangsläufig auch politisch bildender – Perspektiven in der Berufsschule zu beobachten ist. Neben der Beschreibung allgemeiner den Bildungsbereich betreffender Tendenzen, die eine Vernachlässigung politischer Bildung begünstigen, werden zwei kürzlich aktualisierte bildungspolitisch relevante Dokumente hinsichtlich ihres Bildungs- und Politikverständnisses analysiert.
Comparison of tolterodine, trospium chloride, solifenacin treatments and its side effects on patients with pure urinary and mixed incontinence
Authors: ÖZGÜRLÜK İzzet , ÜNLÜBİLGİN Eylem , DÖLEN İsmail
Published: September 2022

Objective: Urinary incontinence is defined as urinary incontinence that is a social or hygienic problem and can be objectively demonstrated. It is aimed to compare tolterodine, trospium chloride and solifenacin treatments, and its side effects on patients who have complaints of pure urinary and mixed incontinence.

Material and Method: Totally 98 patients, who applied to Ankara Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Gynecology Training and Research Hospital, Urogynecology Outpatient Clinic between November 2009 and October 2010 with compliants of urinary incontinence and met the criteria to participate in the research, have been included in this study.

Results: A significant improvement in each three of the drug group at third and six months was determined. Solifenacin is generally more effective than the other two treatments. When total values of UDI-6 (Urinary Distress Inventory) survey is analysed, it is seen that each of three antimuscarinic drug group ensured improvement on symptoms at the end of the third month as not to be different from the improvement at the six month. Each three antimuscarinic drug group has a significant therapeutic effect on the IIQ-7 (Incontinence Impact Questionnaire) survey which questions the life quality. Whereas complaints of constipation was seen more at patients that use tolterodine and trospium chloride, there was not a significant difference despite a slight increase in the solifenacin group (p>0.05). It is determined that solifenacin caused desert mouth less than the other two drug groups

Conclusion: Tolterodine, trospium chloride and solifenacin as anticholinergic drugs meaningfully reduced the activity of bladder and increased the quality of life. Drug therapy provided an effective and efficient improvement on incontinence.
Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis for segmental humerus fractures with a helical plate. Which distal fixation—the anterior or lateral—is superior?
Authors: BAŞAL Özgür , ERDAĞ Yigit , PEHLİVANOĞLU Tuna , AKAR Abdulhalim , DİNÇER Recep , AYDOGAN Mehmet
Published: September 2022

Aim: In order to achieve adequate stability in segmental humerus fractures, the PHILOS fixation with minimal invasive approach comes into use instead of conventional plating. However, according to the AO classification, 12C type segmental humerus fractures treated with minimally an invasive method are prone to complications. The purpose of this prospective study is to compare functional outcomes and complication rates following two different angled helical PHILOS plate fixation.
Material and Method: This multicenter study is a prospective review of cases with a final follow-up outcome. Twenty-two patients with AO 12-C humerus fractures underwent PHILOS fixation with contoured PHILOS plates between January 2016 and June 2019. Patients evaluated in two groups. Group 1 consisted 12 patients who were treated with a 30° helical plate and Group 2 consisted 10 patients who were treated with 70° helical plate. Clinical outcomes were noted according to the Constant-Murley scoring system.
Results: The mean age of patients treated in groups 1 and 2 were 49±15.8 and 50.7±17, respectively. Fractures healed in an average of 13.1±3.9 weeks in Group 1 and 13.8±3.1week in Group 2, respectively. The mean follow-up period of the patients was 18±6.1months in Group 1 and 22±4.2 months in Group 2. Mean Constant-Murley scores at final follow-up were 88±2.7 and 90±2.5 in Groups 1 and 2 respectively (p=.665). Radial nerve neuropraxia was seen in 2 cases in Group 1, and a sensorial injury of the musculocutaneous nerve was seen in 1 patient in Group 2 (p=.365).
Conclusion: Similar union rates and successful clinical results were obtained from both groups. However, this study suggests that the 70° angled helical PHILOS technique could be performed relatively easily in AO 12-C fractures with fewer complication rates. Musculocutaneous nerve affliction can be as functionally destructive as radial nerve affliction.
The relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome
Authors: GÜRKAN Naziye , AĞAR Mehmet , GÜRBÜZ Tuğba
Published: September 2022

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) causes endocrine disorders that affect the functioning of the reproductive system and the body's metabolic system. Bowel movement disorders and abdominal pain are common complaints of PCOS patients. Few studies have been performed on the relationship between PCOS and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and the association between the two syndromes is unclear.

Material and Method: In the study, 72 patients were enrolled at gynecology and obstetric clinic in Turkey. The control group were (n=34) and women with PCOS (n=38). IBS diagnosis was made by using Roma IV criteria.

Results: The results showed that IBS prevalence was similar in PCOS (52%) and the control group (50%) (p>0.05). No statistically significant association was found between IBS-PCOS and non-IBS-PCOS in terms of gastrointestinal symptoms (p=0.685). These symptoms were associated with PCOS rather than IBS. Significant differences have been observed between IBS-PCOS and non-IBS-PCOS for fasting insulin (FI), luteinizing hormone (LH) and Homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (p
Evaluating mental health literacy in a university hospital: A cross-sectional study
Authors: KORKUT Burcu , KALEM Pınar , İNCİ Habibe , MİRZA Ahmet , CİNDORUK İshak Oğuz , SUNAY Didem
Published: September 2022

Objective: Mental state and social condition are integrally linked to a person’s physical health. The present study investigates the mental health literacy levels of patients aged 30–50 years who presented to the outpatient clinics of training and research hospital, as well as the relationship between mental health literacy and sociodemographic characteristics.

Material and Method: This cross-sectional study included 522 patients aged 30–50 years who presented to the Adult Outpatient Clinics of Karabuk University Training and Research Hospital between October and December 2021. The participants were administered a two-part, 33-item face-to-face questionnaire, in which the first part included 11 items assessing sociodemographic characteristics, and the second part included a 22-item scale comprising three (knowledge, belief, and resource-oriented) subscales for the measurement of the level of Mental Health Literacy (MHL).

Results: The mean scores of knowledge, belief and resource-oriented subscales were 8.92±0.98, 1.16±0.92 and 3.37±0.71, respectively, and the mean total MHL scale score was 13.46±1.39. The participants' education level, employment status, financial status, presence of chronic and psychiatric diseases, and psychiatric medication were significantly associated with the MHL scale scores (p=0.013, p=0.023, p=0.024, p=0.000, p=0.000 and p= 0.000, respectively).

Conclusion: As the level of MHL increases, so does the person’s awareness of the symptoms of mental health disorders and the correct use of appropriate treatment resources. It is believed that training programs aimed at improving mental health literacy will improve health-related social outcomes, thereby reducing the burden of disease.
Effects of DPP-4 inhibitors on brain natriuretic peptide, neuropeptide Y, glucagon like peptide-1, substance P levels and global longitudinal strain measurements in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Authors: ASFUROGLU KALKAN Emra , AYDOĞAN Berna  İmge , DINÇER İrem , GÜLLÜ Sevim
Published: September 2022

Introduction: Previously, a significant relationship between saxagliptin treatment and increased rate of hospitalization for congestive heart failure was reported. We aimed to investigate effects of vildagliptin and saxagliptin on brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), substance P (SP), glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) levels and left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS), assessed by 3-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in uncontrolled type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Material and method: Thirty seven uncontrolled T2DM (HbA1c>7,5%) patients who were recently prescribed to either vildagliptin 50 mg BID (n=21) or saxagliptin 5 mg QD (n=16) were included in this study. Levels of BNP, NPY, SP, GLP-1 levels were measured at admission, first and third months of treatment. GLS was measured at admission and third month.

Results: In whole group, BNP and NPY values increased significantly at third month of treatment (p< 0.001, 0.004; respectively). In the vildagliptin group, BNP and NPY values increased significantly at third month of treatment (p=0.02 and p=0.04, respectively). In the saxagliptin group only BNP levels increased significantly (p=0.015). In both groups; SP, GLP-1 levels and GLS measurements did not change significantly during follow-up period.

Conclusion: The current study demonstrated that treatment with saxagliptin and vildagliptin, was associated with increased levels of BNP and NPY levels. No evidence of subclinical myocardial damage or cardiac dysfunction could be detected by GLS measurements. Since our study population had no previous clinical cardiac disorders, increases in BNP and NPY levels with these two DPP4 inhibitors can be considered as a safety signal.
Analysis of the factors that affect survival among patients who developed subcutaneous emphysema monitored on COVID-19 diagnosis: single-centred research
Authors: DİREK Tamer , İNAN Kubilay , ŞENGÜL İNAN Merve , ŞAHİN Mehmet Furkan , AYTEKİN ÇELİK İlknur , KARAOGLANOGLU Nurettin
Published: September 2022

Aim: The COVID-19 patients with pulmonary involvement frequently develop pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema due to barotrauma. Reviewing the literature, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema it can be observed among ICU patients due to the pulmonary involvement of the COVID-19 disease, and therefore, can cause mortality and morbidity. This study aims to analyse the factors that affect mortality in COVID-19 patients in ICUs who develop subcutaneous emphysema.
Material and Method: A total of 854 COVID-19 patients who were consulted from all branches in the Chest Surgery Clinic of Ankara City Hospital between September 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics, comorbid diseases and COVID-related tests (LDH, D-dimer, procalcitonin, ferritin, CRP, IL-6, lymphocyte percentage and neutrophil and lymphocyte ratio) imaging results and survival of 66 patients with subcutaneous emphysema were analyzed.
Results: Of the patients, 41 (62%) were male and 25 (38%) were female. The mean age was 63 years. 55 (83%) of these patients were followed up with invasive ventilation support due to general health impairment, increased oxygen demand and heart problems. Age, intubation and NLR were found to be statistically significant in terms of survival and death, on survival. It was discovered that age and intubation variables could be risk factors. The mortality rates were 1.01 times higher for the elderly compared to the younger patients and 13.8 times higher for the intubated compared to the non-intubated patients.
Conclusion: Age of patient and intubation can be regarded as risk factors for mortality in COVID-19 patients with subcutaneous emphysema, monitored in ICUs. Furthermore, comorbid diseases increase mortality rates.
The role of MPV/albumin ratio in determining disease severity in acute cholangitis in the emergency medicine
Authors: ŞAHİNER Enes Seyda , SUREL Aziz , İNAN Osman , YILMAZ ÇAKMAK Nuray , ALTIPARMAK Emin , ATEŞ İhsan
Published: September 2022

Background: We aimed to examine the relationship of mean platelet volume (MPV) / albumin ratio (MAR) with disease and disease severity in patients with acute cholangitis.
Material and Method: Cases older than 18 years of age, who applied to the emergency department and were diagnosed with acute cholangitis after detailed evaluation were included in the study.Tokyo 2018 criteria are used to determine the severity of acute cholangitis.
Result: There was a positive correlation between MAR levels and Tokyo severity,and increased MAR levels were determined as an independent predictor for each risk group.The cut-off value of the MAR level in predicting moderate risk compared to the mild risk group was found to be >20.9% with 73.3% sensitivity and 70.6% specificity (AUC±SE=0.785±0.03; +PV= 51.3%, -PV= 86.2%; p< 0.001). The cut-off value of the MAR level in predicting severe risk compared to the moderate risk group was found to be >23.2% with 77.2% sensitivity and 59.1% specificity (AUC±SE=0.744±0.03; +PV= 64.5%, -PV= 72.9%; p<0.001).Mean MAR levels were found to be higher in patients admitted to the ICU compared to those who were not admitted (25.2±6.0 vs 21.3±4.6; p<0.001) and increased MAR levels were a potential risk factor for mortality (HR= 1.09; p<0.001).
Conclusion: We found that the MAR level is a very good marker in determining the severity of acute cholangitis.