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SOCIO-CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS ISSUES FACED BY PAKISTANI MIGRANTS IN SPAIN
Authors:   Department of Sociology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Fatima Syeda Aiman , Jabeen Sadia ,   Department of Sociology, Virtual University of Pakistan
Published: February 2023

The study focuses on the socio-cultural and religious issues faced by Pakistani migrants living in Spain. The main research objectives were to explore the initial; issues faced by migrants in Spain, the socio-cultural and religious challenges faced by Pakistani migrants in Spain and the way Pakistani migrant ensure their own cultural identity. The qualitative research design based on an interpretive school of thought was used. By using purposive sampling method, in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 Pakistani migrants. With the help of thematic analysis, the data was analyzed. Some major themes derive from analysis were socioeconomic issue a prime reason of migration, language a big barrier in settling down to the community, residential issues faced by Pakistani migrants in Spain, religious bias and discrimination towards Pakistani migrants, social bias and cultural issues faced by Pakistani children at school. The study concluded that Pakistani migrants face socio-cultural and religious discrimination and were in a struggle to maintain their own cultural identity. Keywords: Migration, Europe and Spain, Pakistani Migrants, Socio-cultural and religious challenges, language barriers, Culture differences, Living style.
LA JUSTICIA FEMINISTA ANTICOLONIAL: CLAVES INTERDISCIPLINARIAS PARA INCIDIR EN EL DERECHO PATRIARCAL DE UN CAPITALISMO NEO-CONSERVADOR
Authors: Villavicencio Erandi
Published: February 2023

Se busca con este artículo decodificar el mensa-je de la impunidad sobre la violencia de género en la región lati-noamericana, ante la reacción que objetualiza al derecho como un ente intransformable y no como producto de relaciones de po-der históricamente instituidas y que se mantienen grabadas en el cuerpo-territorio de mujeres latinoamericanas quienes, a su vez, se enfrentan a dichas relaciones desde lo que llamamos el naci-miento de una justicia feminista anticolonial. Algunas de sus ca-racterísticas se configu an en diversos grupos de mujeres por toda América Latina, como son los de México, Colombia y Ecuador: (1) el cuestionamiento a la victimización/culpabilización social sobre las agredidas, a la revictimización estatal y a la precariedad que produce el sistema; (2) la resignificación de la igualdad de dere-chos desde las prácticas autónomas de resolución de confli tos y reparación integral comunitaria del daño pero no desde el poder saber jurídico sino desde la defensa de la sensibilidad humana; (3) creación de una sanación comunitaria y prácticas de autocuida-do personal como estrategias situadas de autorreconocimiento; (4) La interseccionalidad como horizonte político de sistemas ju-diciales plurales y autónomos frente al paradigma carcelario de las sociedades de control. Se busca visibilizar las estrategias de autodefensa que las mujeres utilizan en territorios de conflicto –sobre todo a partir de lo aprendido en las dictaduras y regímenes militares, confli tos territoriales y fuego cruzado de contrainsurgencia y paramilitarismo; militarización; despojo; desplazamiento y genocidio perpetrado a través de la violencia sexual como estrategia de guerra en los cuerpos de las mujeres. La propia reacción del estado y la criminalización social de las luchas feministas demuestra la necesaria politización de relaciones de poder en todo nivel; hace evidente el colonialismo interno y revisita la modernidad que actualizó al patriarcado de la región con un derecho consecuente y un capitalismo neoconsevador.
Fruits of Migration: Seeing Punjabi Diaspora through its Stories
Authors: Dr. Neeta Kumari
Published: February 2023

Displacement for survival, perhaps since the inception of life on the earth, has been a marked feature of the animal kingdom—be it birds, mammals, reptiles, or human beings. However, these are only human beings who migrate not just for survival but also for a better life. In this very context, the present paper deliberates on the migration of Punjabis to England, America, and Canada through some of the short stories in Punjabi produced by the migrants settled in these countries. The stories have been taken from an anthology titled Punjabi Parvasian Dian Kahanian (The Stories from Migrant Punjabis), edited by Jinder and Baldev Singh Baddan. The selected stories bring forth the diasporic people’s desires, sometimes lust also, to enjoy the riches and the glamorous life of the western countries and their struggles for success in foreign lands. This literary response is a collection of mixed experiences. On the one hand, it exhibits bewilderment at the incompatibility with the new culture, a sense of alienation, and the sacrifices of health and ethics to reach prosperity; on the other, it brings forth how the migrants learn to explore themselves, gain independence (especially women) and shed their weaknesses and narrow attitudes in the new liberal environments. This study also includes the problem of illegal migration, the vice of greed behind it, the resultant fear and frustration, and how it results in turning humans into not-less-than-beasts.
The Unhealing Scars: ‘Her’ Narratives of Partition
Authors: Dr. Trayee Sinha
Published: February 2023

Literature reflects society in various ways. Displacement implies crisis of identity. The history of colonialism has occupied a large space in portraying the displacement of individuals across cultures. It has left a wound in everybody’s heart since driving an individual away from his/her native land is synonymous to deprive him/her of the right to breathe. Partition narratives form the part and parcel of displacement as a separate branch of studies. When a nation is fractured the trauma of losing one’s land creates a wound in the psyche and it has been contextualized by various writers during the pre and post phases of partition. They have focused on the physical, mental, social and above all the psychological wounds of individuals who have lost their native land. The documentation of partition narratives is of various layers and gender discourse is a significant component of this. Partition has revealed the hidden wounds of women’s bodies which have always been the site of oppression. They were abducted, raped, mutilated and they have been left as mere living beings. The present paper attempts to explore the effect of partition on women through the analysis of short stories written by Shobha Rao. Urvashi Butalia, Nivedita Menon, Kamla Bhasin have been extensively exploring the displacement of women in the context of partition and their narratives focus on the traumatic experiences of displacement and how that reduce their identities since they are merely considered as ‘bodies’. Shobha Rao, known as an American novelist immigrating from India has extensively focused on women’s oppression in various contexts. In the collection of short stories called An Unrestored Woman Rao is concentrating on the abducted women being returned to their own lands in the context of the Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Act in 1949. The proposed paper is going to examine Rao’s texts in the context of partition to trace the nature of displacement, trauma and quest to find their own identity.
Space Art: My Trajectory
Authors: Kac Eduardo
Published: February 2023

This essay traces the author’s trajectory in space art. It starts in 1986, when he first conceived of a holographic poem to be flown to deep space (scheduled for liftoff in 2023), and continues into the twenty-first century through several works, including Inner Telescope, realized with the cooperation of French astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017. The author discusses his theoretical and practical involvement with space-related materials and processes. Special attention is given to his space artwork Adsum, conceived for the Moon.
“Man needs it so”: Roman Catholicism inThe Blithedale Romance
Authors: Sweet Nancy
Published: February 2023

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1852 novel The Blithedale Romance abounds with allusions to Roman Catholicism, which signal the novel’s engagement with the nineteenth-century Catholic-Protestant theological debate, especially as pertains to private judgment, communitarianism, and redemption. Written a decade after Hawthorne’s experience at Brook Farm, a utopian community where residents discoursed earnestly on Catholicism, The Blithedale Romance explores Protestant characters’ conceptualizations of Catholicism and its forms, but also their commitment to Protestant private judgment and individualism. Nearly six years after publication of Blithedale, Hawthorne would offer his most direct reflections on Roman Catholicism in the notebooks he composed during his first and only visit to Italy. By placing Hawthorne’s discussion of Catholic architecture, sacrament, and liturgy in his French and Italian Notebooks alongside his allusions to Catholic forms in The Blithedale Romance, we find Hawthorne’s vision of a latent, organic Catholicism haunting Americans spiritually adrift in a post-Reformation world.
The Goths & Other Stories
Authors: Zamler-Carhart Tis Kaoru
Published: February 2023

In the winter of 476 AD, the Ostrogoths, hungry and exhausted from wandering for months along the barren confines of the Byzantine Empire, wrote to Emperor Zeno in Constantinople requesting permission to enter the walled city of Epidaurum and just kinda crash and charge their phones. Closer to home, Orpheus walks Eurydice through a suburban refrigerator, Abidjan has 12,756 streets with no way to go from one to another, and the poetics of car accidents, capitalist consumption, and anarchist terrorism unfold at a Southern California car dealership.

Readers of all centuries will feel at home in this book, as an apocalypse of tax law and classical mythology quietly descends upon their living room and reveals a medieval theology of design, theater, and light.

The Goths & Other Stories is a collection of short works at the intersection of prose fiction, experimental poetry, philosophy, and design theory. The book’s six stories are set in different times and places—sometimes within the same narrative—but have in common a slippery approach to the boundaries between fiction and theory, between ontological planes, between the comical and the moral. Together they also form a treatise on the nature of writing as a branch of design—one whose medium is easier to reveal than to define.
Efficacy and Safety of Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone Acetonide in Cases of Resistant Diabetic Macular Edema
Authors: Ahmad Yasir , Memon Saud Ul Hassan , Bhatti Shahid Anwar , Nawaz Faisal , Ahmad Waleed , Saleem Maria
Published: February 2023

Background and Aim: Patients with diabetes are at risk of losing their vision due to diabetic macular edema (DME). Symptoms of diabetic macular edema occur as fluid leaks from retinal vessels into the surrounding neural retina due to hypoglycemia-induced damage to the blood-retina barrier. The current study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide in resistant diabetic macular edema cases. Patients and Methods: This interventional case series was carried out on 32 diabetic macular edema cases in the Department of Ophthalmology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar during the period from April 2019 to September 2019. All the patients above 16 years of age with Type-1 DM or Type-2 DM were enrolled in this study. Intraocular Pressure (IOP), Baseline Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA), and Central Subfield Thickness (CST) were determined and recorded. Post-SCTA follow-up was done in one and three months. During follow-up, the measured clinical factors were noted and analyzed in SPSS version 26. Results: Of the total 32 diabetic macular edema cases, 15 (46.9%) were male and 17 (53.1%) were females. The overall mean age was 48.64 ± 8.72 years. The frequency of prior injections received were 6.2 with maximum 12 and minimum four. CST pre-injection mean value was 612.8 ± 198.3 um and CST post-injection mean value at one and three months was 308.6± 62.6 um and 302.72± 58.64 um respectively. Statistical significance was found in pre and post one-month CST injections. The BCVA pre-injection and post-injection mean value at one and three months was 0.8 ± 0.19 and 0.49 ± 0.29 and 0.39 ± 0.20 respectively. At the one and three months post injection, there was statistical significance for both pre and post injection CST. A mean IOP of 12.32 mmHg was recorded pre-injection. Previously, 14.82 mmHg and 14.48 mmHg of intraocular pressure were recorded respectively after one and three months of injection. Conclusion: The present study found that Triamcinolone Acetonide (TA) was administered for anatomical and functional improvement. OCT macular thickness can be improved and refractory diabetic macular edema can be reduced using SCT. Keywords: Resistant diabetic macular edema, Efficacy, Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone
Incidence of Retinopathy in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Bhatti Shahid Anwar , Ahmad Hafiz Muhammad , Khan Muhammad Ayub , Babar Zaheer Uddin , Rafe Abdul , Ahmad Waleed
Published: February 2023

Aim: To determine the incidence of retinopathy in patients newly diagnosed with type-II diabetes mellitus. Place and Duration: Alshifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi and Ophthalmology Department, CMH, Lahore for six-months duration from January 2022 to June 2022. Methods: The study included 200 individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed within the previous two months and selected with non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Diabetes was diagnosed on the basis of two consecutive values of random blood glucose (RBS), fasting blood glucose (FBS) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HBA1c)> 200 mg / dL according to the following criteria defined by the World Organization (WHO) which was revised in 1999 and 2006. All patients underwent detailed examination of the retina for diabetic retinopathy evaluation using biomicroscopic slit lamp and +90 Diopter lens. SPSS-21.0 was used for the data analysis. For each variable, descriptive statistics were calculated. Results: 200 patients in total were enrolled in this study. The participants ranged in age from 31 to 60 years, with the majority were in the 4th decade (mean age: 51.50 ± 9.02). 30 individuals (15%) with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes had diabetic retinopathy. From 30 patients of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus; the background retinopathy was seen in 18 (60%) of patients, pre proliferative retinopathy was observed in 8 (26.7%) of patients and proliferative retinopathy was seen in 3 (13.3%). Patients with diabetic retinopathy had a HbA1C (%) of 9.8± 1.2, while those without the diabetic retinopathy had HbA1c of 7.1 ± 2.2. Conclusions: We found that the incidence of retinopathy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes is 15%, which underlines the value of a comprehensive ophthalmological assessment of all diabetic patients at diagnosis. Keywords: Retinopathy, Type-II diabetes mellitus and incidence.
Coronary Artery Disease Patients have an Abnormally High Frequency of Aberrant Lipid Profiles
Authors: Yaqoob Naveed , Afridi Muhammad Saeed , Butt Muhammad Ahmad Raza , Khan Muhammad Suleman , Khalid Fahad , Tareen Mujeebullah
Published: February 2023

Objective: The study was conducted with the aim to estimate the frequency of abnormal lipid distribution in patients with coronary artery disease. Study design: cross sectional, comparative study Place and duration: This study was conducted at Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Pakistan and Rashid Latif Medical College Lahore in the period from April, 2022 to September, 2022. Methodology: A total of one hundred and thirty two participants of both genders were selected as the study population on obeying the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study. Participants were distributed in the two comparable groups with 92 CHD patients in case group and 40 healthy people in control group. An informed written consent was signed by all the participants to record patients detailed demographics age, sex and body mass index. Blood sample was taken from each participant to analyze the lipid profile. Frequency of lipid profile (cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C and VLDL) were measured using commercially available kits. The entire data was analyzed via SPSS 24.0. Results: Among the total participants, the majority were males (75.8%) while females were (24.2%). Most of the participants were aged > 60 (36.4%), while participants had BMI >25kg/m2 were (56.8%). Majority of the participants were married (64.4%). In the case group, mean TC(>200mg/dl) was 263.91± 23.73, mean TG(>150mg/dl) was 210.71± 42.17, mean HDLc(<40mg/dl) was 47.44±5.91 and mean LDLc(>130mg/dl) was 99.88±20.73 respectively. Case group with CAD showed the majority of males (70.65%) while 29.35% were females. Conclusion: In the given study, it was found that the frequency of abnormal lipid profile (TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C) concentrations were considerably higher in the patients with coronary artery disease. Total cholesterol and serum triglyceride were significantly higher than LDL-C and HDL-C. Moreover, males were more likely to had lipid profile abnormalities than females. Keywords: lipid profile, abnormalities, CAD, frequency
Assessment of Preparedness of Dental Graduates and Postgraduates in the Management of Medical Emergencies
Authors: Ain Qurat Ul , Haroon Saad , Butt Zainab Qasim , Gilani Saqlain Bin Syed , Ahmed Sufyan , Sattar Danish Bin
Published: February 2023

Objective: This study aimed to assess the type of training concerning the management of medical emergencies, received by house officers and postgraduate trainees in different dental teaching institutes of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was distributed in different dental teaching hospitals in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It contained questions regarding what type of training they received, and whether they perceived that the training was sufficient when it was needed during a medical emergency. Data was analyzed by SPSS and frequencies were recorded. Results: All participants had received either theoretical or practical training. Less than 20% of house officers and postgraduate trainees perceived that they have handled a medical emergency ‘well’. Conclusion: This shows that our current curriculum is focused on the ‘theory’ and lacks practical training which leads to underprepared practitioners. To improve their skills, students should undergo drills and artificial and simulation-based training. Keywords: Medical emergency, CPR, BLS, dental practice
Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients with Beta Thalassemia after Multiple Transfusions at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Syed Fareeha Naseer , Kashif Nadia , Khan Mubashir Razzaq , Memon Fayaz Ahmed , Jabbar Muhammad Zubair , Palleti Sujith Kumar
Published: February 2023

Aim: To assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus among patients of beta-thalassemia. Methods: We enrolled 200 patients of beta-thalassemia in this observational cross sectional study conducted at Department of Pathology, Jinnah Medical College/District Specialist Naseerullah Babar Memorial Hospital, Peshawar in the duration from March, 2022 to August, 2022. We determined the frequency of HCV in beta-thalassemia patients and assessed the association of HCV with age groups and number of blood transfusions. Chi Square test was used for association keeping P value at < 0.05 as statistically significant. Results: Patients’ average age recorded was 11.07±4.98 years. Male patients were 53.5% while the female patients were 46.5%. The frequency of HCV in our study was 37 (18.5%). HCV was significantly associated the number of blood transfusion < 7. Conclusion: Patients of beta-thalassemia are at higher risk of having. The frequency of hepatitis C virus in our study was 37 (18.5%). Keywords: Beta-thalassemia, Hepatitis C virus, Prevalence
The Relationship Between Sportsmanship and Happiness: A Research on Martial Arts Athletes
Authors: ÖZSARI Arif , KARA Mehmet , ÇETIN Mehmet Çağrı , KARA Nuriye Şeyma
Published: February 2023

This study was carried out to determine and reveal the contribution of martial arts to mental health such as sportsmanship and happiness as well as physical health. The present study, conducted with the participation of Taekwondo and kickboxing branch sportsmen, aims to examine the relationship between sportsmanship and happiness. The population of the study consists of licensed taekwondo and kickboxing branch sportsmen, while the sample group consists of 198 taekwondo and 166 kickbox players, selected by sampling method, who have accepted to voluntarily participate in the study (Age, M=15,00 ± Sd= 2.98). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed for the research scales. In addition to descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analyses were also included within the scope of the relational model. As a result, we can say that there are positive relationships between sportsmanship orientation and happiness, their commitment to sportsmanship values increases, their happiness shall also increase.
Rezension von: Alt, Franz; von Weizsäcker, Ernst Ulrich, Der Planet ist geplündert
Authors: Wolf Reinhard , Alt Franz , Weizsäcker Ernst Ulrich von
Published: February 2023

Franz Alt und Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker: Der Planet ist geplündert – Was wir jetzt tun müssen Hirzel-Verlag Stuttgart 2022. 208 Seiten. Hardcover 22,00 €. ISBN 978-3-7776-3020-5
Bradyarrhythmia in acute massive pulmonary embolism
Authors: Wei Tan Jia , Parekh Jay , Shukla Anant
Published: February 2023

Pulmonary embolism (PE) can present with a variety of electrocardiographic findings. Bradycardia is a rare finding in acute PE, which typically manifests with sinus tachycardia. Bradycardia in acute PE might arise from the physiologic Bezold–Jarisch reflex, which describes the constellation of bradycardia, peripheral vasodilation, and hypotension. We report the case of a woman in her 60s who was admitted initially for submassive PE and found to have sinus bradycardia. She had progressed to massive PE with acute worsening of atrioventricular conduction block in the setting of atrial flutter. Her bradyarrhythmia resolved and hemodynamics improved after catheter directed thrombolysis. This case revisits the pathophysiology of Bezold–Jarisch reflex, and the importance of recognizing that it signifies an underlying pathologic insult, especially a life-threatening one like PE.
MULTI-PERIOD ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS MODELING WITH UNCERTAINTY LT AND PARTIAL BACKORDERING
Authors: Sadeghi Haibatolah , Golbaghi Mehdi
Published: February 2023

In this paper deals with material requirement planning for a three levels production and assembly system with several types of components and one type of product, in multi periods. We assume that components lead-times are probabilistic. A MRP approach with periodic order quantity (POQ) policy is used for planning of components. We consider a new approach for modeling MRP when all components lead-times are probabilistic and in this model consider to partial backordering and defect rate for all components in MRP models, which has apparently not been studied before. The objective is minimizing sum of the all components holding cost, final product partial backordering cost, final product holding cost and setup costs. The main policies in this model determine the periodic order quantity, and planned lead-times. Monte-Carlo simulation used to generate numerous scenarios based on the components lead-time, and by using Monte-Carlo simulation, we can find the suitable solution for this problem.
ONLINE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SYSTEM ON MOBILE DEVICES FOR EFFECTIVE AND SECURE BIOMETRIC
Authors: Singh Sandeep , Kaur Sandeep
Published: February 2023

Handwritten signature is that the most generally accepted biometric to biometric identification. The projected on-line written signature verification system consists principally of 3 phases: Signal preprocessing, feature extraction, and have matching. Steps for confirming on-line written signature during this system begin with extracting dynamic knowledge (x and y positions) of points that forming the signature. Pen-movement angles and speed square measure then derived from pen position knowledge. To scale back variations in pen-position and pen-movement angles spatial property, knowledge is normalized. Options of the signature will be extracted victimization projected feature extraction methodology. Such as each signature a novel feature are extracted and this can be amount victimization quantization step size vector. To verify the check signature Manhattan distance (score) are taken between the check signature and therefore the reference signature. If score is a smaller amount than the predefined threshold then the check signature same is claimed to be real signature and if score is over the predefined threshold then it's said to be cast signature.
REAL TIME OPERATION ON E-BUSINESS CREDIT EVALUATION BASED ON SENTIMENT EXCAVATION
Authors: Anand Mrs. Priya , Dr. T M Bhraguram
Published: February 2023

To expand the purchasers find out about the credit of E-trade item merchants and the buy rate of the Etrade clients, E-business credit assessment shows in view of the assessment mining calculation was advanced. Remove the component words and perspectives from the items and client surveys, and after that make utilization of factual and quantitative approach to examine them. Meanwhile, an acknowledge assessment demonstrate for exchange time-recurrence can be set up, which can be utilized to examine the vender's credit of E-business clients. Through the try, this model was checked to have certain practicability and legitimacy in E-business credit assessment.
THE HOW, ENERGY FROM CHAOS BECOMES DISCRETE - MONADS
Authors: Georgallid Markos
Published: February 2023

All above happen in , Material-Point , where the Positive ⊕ constituent , is Eternally self-rolling   on the Negative ⊝ constituent , with Angular-Velocity , w , in Infinite Spherical traces , either at Great -circles  or Small-circles , or any other close Spherical-curve , and by Applying all laws of Mechanics into this Energy - Chaos , is thus created the → First – Discrete – Energy - monad , which is the Material Point  i.e. , the Quantum of Physics and ,  of all Energy- Space -Universe .
KEY ASPECT OF SAFETY AT WORK: A COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Cristina Arcuri Maria , Gandolfi Gino , Melloni Riccardo
Published: February 2023

Safety at work is a challeging issue for firms and governments worldwide. This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on occupational accidents. We analyze causes of injury and risk factors, economic and social consequences, Occupational Health and Safety Management System areas of priority and effectiveness of interventions. We highlight the key role of workers and of prevention programs. Accident prevention is a means of reducing negative effects of accidents and increasing productivity. Furthermore, prevention can raise creditworthiness and lower insurance premiums.
A RELATIVE INVESTIGATORY ANALYSIS ON ANT COLONY ALGORITHM AND GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR FEATURE SELECTION
Authors: Kar Udit Narayan
Published: February 2023

Feature subset selection is used as a common technique in data pre-processing for pattern recognition, machine learning and data mining has attracted much attention in recent years. A good feature selection method can reduce the cost of feature measurement and increase classifier efficiency and classification accuracy. One approach in the feature selection area is employing population based optimization algorithms such as Genetic Algorithm (GA)-based method and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) based method. In this paper ant colony optimization algorithm (ACO) is compared to Genetic algorithm (GA) using feature selection. Finally a comparative study is done to know the pros and cons of the work done.
Comparison of percutaneous vs. open cystolithotomy for urinary bladder stone in pediatric population
Authors: Ahmad Tariq , Rehman Ijaz Ur , Suria Bilal , Rafi Ahsan , Khan Muhammad Javed
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Urinary Bladder stone can result in variety of lower urinary tract symptoms. Bladder stone is common in extreme of ages i.e. pediatric population and geriatic population. Overall prevelance of the disease is not that high. With increase in health care facilities and screening investigations like ultrasound, this condition is easily diagnosed. Traditionally just like renal or ureteric stones open cystolithotomy was the treatment of choice but with advancement in endourological instruments and miniturization it is now frequently dealt by minimally invasive techniques like percutaneous cystolithotomy. The aim of our study was to compare the results of urinary bladder stone surgical managements. Methods: After ERC approval we conducted this descriptive retrospective study. For data collection record of pediatric patients admitted in Urology Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar Pakistan during the period from April 2022 to January 2023 was used. 110 pediatric patients with urinary bladder (UB) stones who underwent surgery were enrolled in our study. According to type of intervention, patients were stratified into two groups, (Group O) underwent open cystolithotomy, and (Group P) underwent endo-urological treatment via the percutaneous route.60 patients underwent open cystolithotomy (OCL), while 50 patients  underwent percutaneous cystolithotomy (PCCL).
The Effects of Different End Tidal CO2 Values on Hemodynamics and Surgery in Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
Authors: GÖKBULUT ÖZASLAN Nihal , ÇETİNKAYA ETHEMOĞLU Filiz Banu
Published: February 2023

Objective : We aimed to examine the effect of different intervals of end tidal CO2 ( etCO2 ) values on hemodynamics and surgery in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.
Material and Methods: Two groups were evaluated retrospectively according to the maximum etCO2 values at the time of sellar resection. Group 1: 21 patients, etCO 2 =25-37 mmHg and Group 2: 21 patients, etCO 2=38-50 mmHg. The demographic characteristics, mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), etCO2 , pCO2 at the time of anesthesia induction, sellar excision moment and pre-extubation periods , total amount of bleeding, ease of surgery (good-moderate-bad) obtained from computer records, anesthesia receipts and surgical reports.
Results: There was no difference between the two groups in terms of demographic data, complications or bleeding. A relationship was found between arterial pCO2 at the time of sellar excision. Surgical satisfaction was evaluated as "good" in 9 patients in Group 1 and 12 patients in Group 2.
Conclusion: High etCO 2 values (38-50 mmHg) facilitated surgical excision of the mass and did not affect hemodynamics. Surgery has increased satisfaction. Keeping EtCO2 slightly higher than normal may be a good choice in these cases. Well-designed prospective studies are needed.
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Oxidative Balance in Lung, Liver and Heart: Rat Sepsis Model
Authors: KOCABAŞ Rahim , ULUKAYA Sinan Oğuzhan , CİHAN Eyüp Fatih , YOSUNKAYA Alper
Published: February 2023

Aim: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Early intervention in sepsis is vital and research on the subject continues. Having sedative, analgesic, and anxiolytic properties, Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a potent lipophilic α2‐adrenoceptor agonist with imidazole structure. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of studies on the organ protective effects of DEX. Unlike other studies, in this project proposal, it was aimed to investigate the effect of DEX applied in different periods of sepsis on the oxidative stress index in the lungs, liver and heart.

Material and methods: The study was approved by the Necmettin Erbakan University Experimental Animals Ethics Committee (2020 – 017). In the study, 50 female wistar albino rats were used as experimental animals. Animals were divided into five groups: 1st group: SHAM (n:10), 2nd group: SEPSIS (n:10), 3rd group: DEX (PreDEX, n:10) applied 30 minutes before cecal ligation puncture (CLP) procedure, group 4: DEX administered 12 hours after CLP (Post12DEX, n:10), group 5: DEX administered 24 hours after CLP (Post24DEX, n:10).

Results: In liver and heart tissues, the decrease in total antioxidant status (TAS) levels in the SEPSIS group was statistically significant compared to the Post12DEX (p
Uncharted pathways of the Southern Ocean’s sink of carbon dioxide
Authors: Castro Bieito Fernández
Published: February 2023

Uncharted pathways of the Southern Ocean’s sink of carbon dioxide

The Southern Ocean sequesters vast amounts of carbon and heat from the atmosphere, thereby mitigating climate warming. This exchange occurs mainly during winter when intense mixing brings large volumes of deep water into contact with the atmosphere. SO-CUP investigates the magnitude and drivers of carbon uptake with novel wintertime observations made available recently with the deployment of autonomous profiling floats.
Catch plastic litter before it reaches the ocean
Authors: Klinkenberg Laura
Published: February 2023

Catch plastic litter before it reaches the ocean

Increased global production and poor waste management have led to a build-up of plastic litter in the world’s oceans. This has devastating effects on ecosystems and marine life. The flow of plastics into the oceans occurs through a variety of pathways, but rivers are one of the largest contributors. The LIFE SouPLess project aims to develop technology to catch plastics from rivers before they spread to the seas and oceans. It is a 4.5 years project (July 2018 – December 2022). Three main links of the chain of riverine plastic recovery will be tackled: from locating plastic hotspots with a dedicated numerical model to effectively collecting the plastics with systems and finding sustainable and cost-effective solutions for post-processing the collected litter.
Existing problems and the future of electric aircraft
Authors: Peng Xiao , Xu Haoming
Published: February 2023

At present, the air traffic becomes more and more important to people’s daily life and the aviation industry has exposed to many problems to be solved. Now, the air bus have become one of the most significant way of transportation and its high fossil fuel costs and low efficient overwhelmed people. Electric planes are seen as one of the solutions because many advantages they have although there still exist lots of difficulties. This article explores the advantages of electric aircraft: the reason why it is fabricated and the problems along with the process and what the future is be like. This paper represents many factors of the all-electric plane’s edges like the efficiency and the environmental friendliness. The study sums up a comprehensible conclusion about this transport. As for the difficulties, the essay also describes the electric propulsion system of an all-electric jet and analyses the reasons why it has not yet been successfully commercialized including the specific energy of the battery, capacity, temperature and other problems. People will focus on them in the future and this report will provide some information. This article shows that while there are still too many difficulties for scientists to make a practical one, people have made some breakthrough through past few years, and people will soon fabricate the real one.
A Balanced OTA ECG Amplifier and Its Development Directions
Authors: Ao Yunfu
Published: February 2023

Electrocardiograph (ECG) is a technology that uses an electrocardiograph to record the electrical activity change pattern generated by each cardiac cycle of the heart from the body surface. It is a simple test that can be used to check  heart's rhythm and electrical activity of human. The amplifying and filtering of the ECG signal is the most important part of ECG signal procedures and this paper shows a balanced OTA that can fully remove the 50hz noise from the power line. Due to cost performance for the real situation in the hospital and industrial cost, the balanced OTA filter in this paper is simple and cannot guarantee a long stable use when it is implemented on an ECG machine with other models. This paper will show two different ways to increase gain and power efficiency which are using fully differential OTA and using higher bandwidth.
Research on the application of electrode materials for batteries
Authors: Liu Zixuan
Published: February 2023

In the world, ecological environment and energy problems seriously restrict the sustainable development of each country and society. Therefore, it is essential to eliminate fossil energy dependence and develop and utilise new energy, especially in electric vehicles. This requires the use of secondary batteries to achieve efficient energy storage. In this paper, several potential energy storage technologies Ni-HM, Li-ion and PEMFC, are compared, and the application prospect, existing problems and the primary performance of these three battery technologies are analysed. This paper examines the standard preparation technology, reaction mechanism, background and advantages and disadvantages of these three kinds of batteries. Then the problems faced by the application of these three battery technologies, including specific energy, energy density, specific power, energy storage cost, cycle life, energy efficiency, safety, etc., are analysed, and through the main performance comparison of these three battery technologies, to provide a new idea in the battery area. Through the analysis and comparison of these batteries, the Li-ion battery has the greatest all-around performance, so it is also the optimal solution to solve environmental and energy problems. Secondly, Ni-MH batteries in all aspects of the commission are very general; the current technology still lacks competitiveness, and many vital areas need further research. Finally, the PEMFC have significant advantages in energy density, energy storage cost, and specific energy, so this technology is a potential technology worthy of further study.
Composition analysis and classification prediction of ancient glass
Authors: Chen Jieyin
Published: February 2023

Ancient glass is easily affected by environmental factors, which cause chemical changes between glass composition and environmental substances and leads to weathering. Analysis of the chemical composition of the ancient glass plays an important role in the study of the Silk Road. To study the composition of glass relics, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine the chemical composition of different glass types; A decision tree was established to explore and visualize the classification rules of glass types, and the sensitivity analysis of subclass classification was carried out by setting the value of chemical composition content of cultural relics sampling points from -10% to 10%. It was found that high potash glass was most sensitive to SiO2, and lead-barium glass was most sensitive to PbO. Finally, based on the random forest algorithm, the sensitivity of the model is analyzed. According to the experimental hypothesis and data validation, it is proved that the comprehensive model has good robustness, and can accurately and quickly analyze and identify the chemical composition of ancient glass.
Composition analysis and identification of ancient glass objects based on LightGBM
Authors: Chen Quanming , Zhu Guoxing , Zhang Quanfu
Published: February 2023

In this paper, for a batch of existing data related to ancient glass objects in China, by analyzing the relationship between the basic information of cultural relics and the information of chemical composition detected by cultural relics, a prediction model that can predict the chemical composition data before weathering by the chemical composition data after weathering is established, a classification model based on the existing data is built to simulate the original classification law, and the model is used to identify the type of unclassified cultural relics, and then by The importance of the feature selects barium oxide as a criterion for subcategory classification. The proportion of chemical composition of the classified glass artifacts was determined by feature engineering to determine whether the 0 in the detection data was filled in artificially, and it was used as a new feature to reduce the impact of extreme data 0 on the model. The data were then used for model training to obtain the LightGBM classification model. The mean value of the chemical components with the highest feature importance in the model was selected as the criterion for subclass classification, and the values in each class were divided into 2 subclasses. The chemical components with the top 3 feature importance were subjected to sensitivity analysis, and sensitivity judgments were made by the indicators of the model. After first performing feature engineering on the data information of the unknown category of artifacts, the type identification output results were performed using the classification model built in Problem 2. The top 3 chemical components of importance in the model were selected to let their values fluctuate up and down by 5%, and the model indicator curves were plotted for sensitivity analysis.
The Valorisation of an Ancient Traditional Practice for the Promotion of Rural and Sustainable Tourism: The “Tracing of the Straight Furrow” in Central and Southern Italy
Authors:   Fondazione Sistema Irpinia, 83100 Avellino, Italy,   These authors contributed equally to this work., Sisto Michele , Cresta Angela ,   Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods, University of Sannio, Palazzo de Simone, 82100 Benevento, Italy,   These authors contributed equally to this work.
Published: February 2023

The aim of this original contribution is to present the procedures and process initiated by some municipalities in inland areas for the inclusion of an ancient rural tradition, practiced in south-central Italy—the “Tracing of the straight furrow”—in the “National Register of Rural Landscapes of Historic Interest, Agricultural Practices and Traditional Knowledge”. The registry proposes to identify and catalog in a database the rural landscapes, practices and knowledge worthy of importance to safeguard their integrity and vulnerability. The article describes the research activity that was implemented to record the practice, and also wants to show that the standard procedure prepared by the Ministry cannot consist only of desk analysis (data collection, and preparation of the required dossier). Indeed, there is a need to initiate a process that, starting with the proposing institutions, involves local actors and communities who are familiar with traditional places and practices. Citizen participation in this decision-making process that implements the area’s tourism-cultural development policies is also essential to consolidate intra-generational and local relationships: desk analysis is thus enriched by field analysis. This makes it possible to highlight problems/potentialities and help in the selection of contextualized solutions to encourage adherence to initiatives especially after recognition of traditional practice in the National Register.
Ranking Renewable Energy Alternatives by using Triangular Neutrosophic Sets Integrated with MCDM
Authors:   Zagazig University, Shaibet an Nakareyah, Zagazig, 44519 Ash Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, Ali Ahmed M.
Published: February 2023

In this age of ecological sustainability, energy planning has grown more complicated as a result of the inclusion of numerous standards, including technological, political, financial, and environmental considerations. As a result, this places significant limitations on the ability of policymakers to independently and covertly optimize energy sources, which is particularly problematic for rural populations. In contrast, the constraints imposed by the topography of the land on renewable energy (REEN) systems, which are for the most part dispersed across the natural environment, make energy planning more difficult. In these kinds of situations, decision analysis plays a crucial part in the process of creating these kinds of systems by taking into account a wide range of requirements and goals, even at fragmented levels of digitization. Many criterion decision making, often known as MCDM, is a subfield of operational research that focuses on finding optimum outcomes in complicated situations that include various measures, competing goals, and multiple criteria. Because it enables decision-makers to make choices while simultaneously taking into account all of the standards and goals, this tool is gaining traction in the area of energy planning, which is one of the reasons why it is becoming more famous. In this paper, the TOPSIS MCDM methodology is integrated with the triangular neutrosophic sets to rank and select best source of REEN in Egypt. The neutrosophic sets used due to incomplete and uncertainty in this ranking.
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Authors: Harrington Ingrid
Published: February 2023

To all our Journal’s readers and followers, a warm welcome to our first issue of 2023! I hope this year promises to be more fulfilling, enjoyable and productive than previous years for us all. In this issue, we learn from papers on higher education practices by authors from Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Morocco, and Jordan just to name a few, share their focus on teaching, learning and assessment in education, and issues of training and human resources in industry and learning institutions.
Video Annotation as a Supporting Tool for Video-based Learning in Teacher Training – A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Von Wachter Jana-Kristin , Lewalter Doris
Published: February 2023

Digital video annotation tools, which allow users to add synchronized comments to video content, have gained significant attention in teacher education in recent years. However, there is no overview of the research on the use of annotations, their implementation in teacher training and their effect on the development of professional competencies as a result of using video annotations as a supporting tool for video-based learning. In order to fill this gap, this paper reports on the results of a systematic literature review which was carried out to determine 1) how video annotations were implemented in studies in educational settings, 2) which professional competencies were investigated to be further developed with the aid of video annotations in these studies, and 3) which learning outcomes were reported in the selected studies. A total of 18 eligible studies, published between 2014 and 2022, were identified via database search and cross-referencing. A qualitative content analysis of these studies showed that video annotations were generally used to perform one or more of three functions, these being feedback, communication, and documentation, while they also enabled a deeper content knowledge of teaching, reflective skills, and professional vision, and facilitated social integration and recognition. The convincing evidence of the positive effect of using video annotation as a supporting tool in video teacher training prove them to be a powerful tool supporting the development of professional vision and other teaching skills. The use of video annotation tools in educational settings points towards further research as well.