bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Subjektive Einschätzungen zur Bearbeitung einer Leseaufgabe in Ruhe und mit einem Hintergrundgeräusch
Authors:   Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA), Dortmund, Sukowski Helga
Published: August 2022

Subjective assessments of working on a reading task in silence and with background noise Background: The use of cognitive tasks is a typical approach to investigate the effects of noise on cognitive performance among employees. In a laboratory study on this topic, the performance measurements were complemented by subjective assessments to gain an insight into how participants experienced task processing in different acoustic conditions. Methods: In a study designed to investigate training effects on a proofreading task, all 51 participants gave subjective assessments on four aspects of task processing (effort, concentration, self-assessed performance, disturbance) after completing the task. The scales ranging from 0 to 100 were presented twice in the repeated measurement design. Participants were assigned either to a group working on the proofreading task twice in silence (“silence group”) or twice with speech as a background sound (“speech group”). Results: The analyses of variance carried out separately for each aspect revealed no significant differences between the assessments at the two points of measurement but, on average, participants in the “speech group” reported significantly more effort, more disturbance, less concentration, and a lower self-assessed performance than participants in the “silence group”. The correlation between the assessments in both test runs was clearly visible in all questions (r > 0.05 respectively), whilst the interrelation between the subjective assessments and the measured task performance varied between all four questions. Conclusion: Although performance measurements sometimes show only small effects of potentially adverse noise, the results from the subjective assessments produced a clear outcome, underlining the necessity to protect employees from unwanted noise at the workplace in order to minimise disturbance or effort and to allow concentrated working. Keywords: noise – sounds – proofreading – reading – subjective assessments
SPORCULARDA PROBİYOTİK TAKVİYESİ VE MİKROBİYATANIN PERFORMANSA ETKİSİ
Authors: KUYULU BOZDOĞAN Fatma Bengü , TAZEOĞLU Aybala
Published: August 2022

Sporcular arasında beslenme, antrenmanı, performansı ve egzersiz sonrası toparlanmayı destekleyen önemli bir rol oynar. Araştırmalar öncelikle, atletik görüntüyü destekleyen diyetin etkilerine odaklanmıştır; ancak bağırsak mikrobiyotasının oynadığı rol çok ihmal edilmiştir. Ortaya çıkan kanıtlar, bağırsak mikrobiyota bileşimi ile fiziksel aktivite arasında bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir, bu da bağırsak mikrobiyota bileşimindeki değişikliklerin konağın fiziksel performansına katkıda bulunabileceğini düşündürmektedir. Probiyotikler, bağırsak mikrobiyota bileşimini/işlevini faydalı bir şekilde etkilemek için potansiyel bir aracı temsil ederler, ancak aynı zamanda konağın genel sağlığını da etkileyebilir. Bu derlemede, fiziksel aktivite ve bağırsak mikrobiyotası arasındaki karşılıklı etkileşimleri inceleyen mevcut çalışmalara genel bir bakış sunuyoruz. Probiyotiklerin fiziksel performans, egzersiz sonrası toparlanma ve sporcular arasındaki bilişsel sonuçlar üzerindeki etkilerini destekleyen klinik kanıtları daha da değerlendiriyoruz. Ek olarak, probiyotiklerin egzersiz sonuçlarını etkilediği etki mekanizmalarını tartışıyoruz.
REKABETÇİ SALDIRGANLIK VE ÖFKEDE PROSOSYAL VE ANTİSOSYAL DAVRANIŞLARIN ROLÜ
Authors: YAZICI Ömer Faruk
Published: August 2022

Spor alanındaki tüm paydaşlar için kontrolsüz öfke ve agresif davranışlar yıkıcı sonuçlara yol açabilir ve bu davranışları değerlendirmek zordur. Buradan hareketle araştırmanın amacı rekabetçi saldırganlık ve öfkede prososyal ve antisosyal davranışların rolünü belirlemek ve bazı değişkenlere göre ilişkilerini incelemektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 172 kadın (Ortyaş=20,64±2,52), 281 erkek (Ortyaş=21,95±4,94) olmak üzere toplam 453 sporcu-öğrenci (Ortyaş=21,45±4,22) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada “Sporda Saldırganlık ve Öfke Ölçeği” ve “Sporda Prososyal ve Antisosyal Davranış Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi için çoklu doğrusal regresyon ve MANOVA testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularında erkeklerde ve alkol kullananlarda rakibe ve takım arkadaşına karşı antisosyal davranış, saldırganlık ve öfke ortalamalarının yüksek olduğu, sigara kullananlarda ise rakibe karşı antisosyal davranış ortalamalarının yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Araştırmanın diğer önemli bir sonucu ise sporda saldırganlık ve öfke ile prososyal davranışlar arasında negatif, antisosyal davranışlar ile pozitif ilişkiler olduğudur. Ayrıca, prososyal ve antisosyal davranışlar, sporda saldırganlık ve öfkede toplam varyansın %33’ünü açıklamaktadır. Özellikle antisosyal davranışların etkisinin sporda saldırganlık ve öfkeyi belirlemede yüksek olduğu söylenebilir.
Cognitive competence: comparing learning between traditional classroom and active classroom
Authors: Cotta Rosângela Minardi Mitre , Ferreira Emily de Souza , Do Prado Rogério Elias Gomes , Cavalier Samantha Bicalho de Oliveira , Da Costa Glauce Dias , Moreira Tiago Ricardo
Published: August 2022

INTRODUCTION: The new student profile has required new formats of teaching and learning, with interconnected knowledge based on a pedagogical practice founded on reflection OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze how students evaluate what they learned using the of the Concept Map associated with the Inverted Classroom in the teaching, learning and assessment process compared to the Traditional Classroom. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A cross-sectional study carried out with 90 students at a public university in Brazil in the years of 2016 to 2018. For data collection the authors used a high reliability tool based on the Likert scale of 4 points containing questions regarding the competences to be developed by the students. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test was performed and the Wilcoxon test was used to identify the differences between the two methods. The level of significance was 5%. RESULTS: The mean attributed to each of the two investigated methods was significantly higher (p <0.001) in the Concept Map with Flipped Classroom (3.38) than in the Traditional Classroom (2.75). CONCLUSIONS: While the Concept Map favors the process of meaningful learning with comprehension, integration and assimilation of content in an autonomous and co-responsible form by the students, the Traditional Classroom is based on the passive memorization of the content given by the teachers. Because of this, it is suggested that, the Concept Map with a Flipped Classroom according to the perception of the students was more effective when compared to the Traditional Classroom, by providing the assimilation, interpretation and integration of the contents.
In infectious diseases, Echinacea comes to the rescue
Authors: Mahira Amirova , Mahbuba Nabi Valiyeva
Published: August 2022

E. purpurea has amazing medicinal properties that effectively deal with human diseases. Today, we find frightening figures in the WHO news about the increase in coronavirus infection and the number of deaths. This article presents a simple way of self-defense by increasing the body’s immune reactivity. In order to alleviate the condition and prevent not only COVID but also a variety of viral, as well as bacterial, and fungal infections, doctors can use the ornamental plant Echinacea (E.), which was once used by the indigenous people of America, the Indians, for almost all occasions. This article presents a small list of important biologically active components of E. and the range of their use, as well as a simple recipe for making a healing solution.
Análise de viabilidade econômica da implantação de um sistema fotovoltaico em uma propriedade rural
Authors: Nespolo Sabrina , Gama Bruna Carlim da , Guerra Vanessa Santin , Batista Victoria Dallagnol , Lopes Victoria de Matos , Lima José Donizetti de
Published: August 2022

O presente estudo teve como finalidade analisar a viabilidade econômica (VE) da instalação de um sistema fotovoltaico em uma pequena propriedade rural, localizada na região Sudoeste do Paraná. O ponto de partida foi estimar os custos de implantação, manutenção e operação do sistema e projetar as economias decorrentes desse Projeto de Investimento Agropecuário (PIA). Na sequência, o estudo promoveu uma análise de VE do PIA, utilizando a Metodologia Multi-índice Ampliada (MMIA), em conjunto com a Simulação de Monte Carlo (SMC) via aplicativo de acesso livre $AVEPI®. O procedimento de uso conjunto da MMIA e SMC é considerado uma abordagem moderna e consistente para subsidiar a tomada de decisão de investimentos. Da análise dos indicadores da MMIA depreende-se que o PIA apresenta grau de retorno médio, níveis de riscos e sensibilidades baixos. Por outro lado, a SMC mostrou que, dentro da variabilidade considerada, não há possibilidade desse PIA gerar prejuízo financeiro para a propriedade. Além disso, os indicadores de riscos extremos VaR (Value at Risk) e CVaR (Condicional VaR), ao nível de 5%, gerados por meio de 100.000 cenários aleatórios via SMC, produziram valores expressivos à realidade da unidade de produção familiar. A análise desses resultados permite indicar a VE do PIA, sendo recomendada a sua imediata implantação.
Azospirillum brasiliense associado com nitrogênio no desempenho da cultura do milho
Authors: Pavani Vinicius , Korber Luana Patrícia Pinto , Hister Jhonatan Rafael Wendling Hartmann , Barreiro Marco Antônio Bacellar , Missio Robson Fernando , Grange Luciana
Published: August 2022

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência do A. brasiliense, associado a diferentes doses de N em cobertura, no desempenho agronômico do milho e nos atributos biológicos do solo. O experimento foi conduzido seguindo o delineamento em blocos casualizados, com 4 repetições e os seguintes tratamentos: T1) Somente sob inoculação com A. brasiliense na dose comercial (AZO); T2) Somente sob aplicação de 150 kg ha-1 de N em cobertura; T3) AZO + 50 kg ha-1 N em cobertura; T4) AZO + 100 kg ha-1 de N em cobertura; T5) AZO + 150 kg ha-1 de N em cobertura; T6) Controle (sem inoculação e sem N de cobertura). Foram avaliados: altura de planta (ALT), altura de inserção de espiga (AIE), número de grãos por fileira (NGF), massa seca da parte aérea (MSPA), respiração basal do solo (RBS), unidades formadoras de colônia (UFC), diversidade morfológica bacteriana e produtividade (PROD). Os valores de RBS indicam que, nas condições padrões do solo (T6), havia uma maior atividade metabólica que foi equacionada pela adubação de N de cobertura isolada (T2) e associada na AZO + 100 kg ha-1 (T4). Sob AZO + N cobertura a 150 kg ha-1, foi observado aumento da RBS com redução da produtividade em relação ao T4. Não houve diferenças significativas para os dados de densidade bacteriana (UFC), mas o estudo de diversidade revelou que a adubação com cama aviária contribuiu para a manutenção do equilíbrio biológico do solo. Por isso, o sistema acabou sofrendo pouca influência dos tratamentos experimentais, no entanto, a produtividade do T6 (6200 kg ha-1) foi a menor dentre todos os tratamentos. Considerando todos os aspectos avaliados, o T4 sob inoculação de A. brasiliense + N cobertura a 100 kg ha-1 foi o que apresentou os melhores resultados biológicos e agronômicos, diferenciando significativamente dos demais com a maior produtividade alcançada (8500 kg ha-1).
Direitos da Personalidade: Terminologias, Estrutura e Recepção
Authors: Ikeda Walter Lucas , Teixeira Rodrigo Valente Giublin
Published: August 2022

Os direitos da personalidade já foram incorporados nas práticas forenses e encontram-se cada vez mais disseminados no debate acadêmico. Ambas as esferas costumam utilizar uma fórmula sintética de que os direitos da personalidade são proteções da pessoa fundamentada pela dignidade da pessoa humana, deixando um campo teórico pressuposto de terminologias, estrutura e recepção. Dessa maneira, a pergunta de pesquisa que orienta esta investigação é: qual o campo teórico pressuposto dos direitos da personalidade? A hipótese que se trabalha é que o resgate do campo teórico pressuposto é condição de possibilidade para o desenvolvimento dos direitos da personalidade no cenário nacional. O objetivo geral da pesquisa é analisar um panorama com as distinções de termos adjacentes aos direitos da personalidade e a topografia teórica em que se encontram, com a finalidade de qualificar o debate do instituto. Dessa forma, estabelecem-se dois objetivos específicos, que se coadunam com a estrutura do artigo em duas seções: a) distinguir a semântica das principais terminologias utilizadas vinculadas à expressão direitos da personalidade; e b) verificar a recepção dos direitos da personalidade no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro. O método utilizado é o hipotético-dedutivo, delineando as terminologias e teorias adjacentes para formação de um quadro teórico no qual se inserem os direitos da personalidade. Ao final da investigação, os resultados apontam a necessidade de se resgatar ou reativar alguns debates teóricos que influenciam nossas percepções e práticas dos direitos da personalidade para integral defesa da pessoa.
Repercusiones Constitucionales Derivadas de las Crisis Mundiales Actuales: Nuevas Prospectivas
Authors: López Zúñiga Noé
Published: August 2022

Y el futuro de la democracia y la búsqueda de la consolidación del Estado de derecho, implica debatir la efectividad de los derechos humanos en tiempos de crisis, guerras y pandemias, lo que representa el mayor desafío al que nos enfrentamos actualmente como sociedad global, sobre todo. desarrollo de políticas públicas y la falta de un rumbo general para aliviar el sufrimiento de las personas, como consecuencia del desequilibrio económico, la injusta distribución de la riqueza, y las desigualdades generadas por la globalización y los errores que confluyeron el advenimiento e instalación de la modelo económico neoliberal; esto a pesar de que, en gran medida, los derechos humanos se han convertido en derechos fundamentales, debido a su constitucionalización y pleno reconocimiento en la mayoría de las constituciones occidentales. Por tanto, durante una crisis, y especialmente de un derivado del SARS-CoV2, denominado COVID-19, considerado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud - OMS, como una pandemia, es importante abordar las repercusiones que han tenido sobre los efectos de la Globalización en sus constituciones y sus instituciones, especialmente en el catálogo de derechos humanos, dado que ciertos derechos humanos han pasado a formar parte de los derechos positivos, no implican, como lo denuncia Ferrajoli. Misma democracia”, sino en cambio, si necesariamente implica el derecho. Esta decisión mencionada por Ferrajoli ha tenido un análisis profundo en los últimos tiempos, y ha traído reformas estructurales a los constitucionales modernos, principalmente a los derechos fundamentales y sus leyes y procedimientos de garantía, lo que ha implicado un nuevo orden constitucional, más las demandas de un mundo global, y sobre todo, las recomendaciones de la Organización de Naciones Unidas.
Mirada Legislativa nº 201 - La Protección y el Tratamiento de Datos Personales: El Derecho Humano a la Privacidad y a la Intimidad
Authors: Sánchez Ramírez María Cristina
Published: August 2022

Los principales puntos abordados son: a) El apartado A, fracción II del artículo 6 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos protege la información relativa a la vida privada y datos personales; b) La Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares establece definiciones, sujetos obligados, derechos, sanciones y procedimiento para garantizar la privacidad y el derecho a la autodeterminación informativa de las personas; c) La Ley General de Protección de Datos Personales en posesión de Sujetos Obligados establece que los sujetos obligados en la protección de datos personales están en el ámbito federal, estatal y municipal, además de los órganos de los Poderes Ejecutivo, Legislativo y Judicial, órganos autónomos, partidos políticos, fideicomisos y fondos públicos, sindicatos y cualquier otra persona física o moral que reciba y ejerza recursos públicos o realice actos de autoridad; d) El Código Penal Federal tipifica los delitos que se pueden cometer en perjuicio de los datos personales; e) El Pleno del Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales resolvió mil 900 medios de impugnación en materia de protección de datos personales en posesión de sujetos obligados, cifra que representó un incremento de 8.5 por ciento con respecto al período anterior correspondiente a octubre 2018-septiembre 2019; f) La legislación española es una de las más avanzadas en la protección de datos personales y servicios digitales al contener disposiciones relativas a protección de menores en Internet; derecho a la rectificación y actualización de informaciones; derecho a la intimidad; derecho al olvido y derecho al testamento digital entre otras; g) En la LXIV Legislatura se han presentado catorce iniciativas para modificar o adicionar la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares y la Ley General de Protección de Datos Personales en posesión de Sujetos Obligados.
Construtivismo Lógico-Semântico como Metódica para Estudo do Direito
Authors: Del Padre Tomé Fabiana , Messias Adriano Luiz Batista
Published: August 2022

O presente artigo pretende distinguir os âmbitos em que é utilizada a linguagem nas acepções ontológicas e na Filosofia do Direito, como mero instrumento, um meio de descobrimento da realidade e da verdade, aparente ou não, tecendo críticas à posição de que por meio da intuição, do método, da lógica e de todos instrumentais cognoscitivos seria possível chegar à racionalidade, impingindo a aceitação da verdade. Demonstrará que tal raciocínio consubstancia-se em sofisma, e que somente por meio da linguagem tem-se o conhecimento como algo objetivado, criando aquilo que é real e capaz, igualmente, de desconstituir o real, criando novas realidades, sendo a única racionalidade possível, e fundante da corrente formada pelo Constructivismo Lógico-Semântico. Tais incursões terão, ao final, grandes repercussões no estudo do direito.
Chronic unilateral anterior nodular scleritis with local inflammation of the ciliary body associated with the varicella-zoster virus
Authors: Kovaleva Luydmila A. , Krichevskaya Galina I. , Davydova Galina A. , Zaitseva Alina A.
Published: August 2022

AIM: To analyze the etiopathogenesis, clinical features, and treatment algorithm for chronic unilateral anterior nodular scleritis with local inflammation of the ciliary body to increase medical alertness to the herpetic etiology of the disease in the absence of extraocular manifestations of herpes infection, reduce the disease duration, and increase the effectiveness of treatment.
RESULTS: Features of etiopathogenesis were analyzed. The characteristic clinical symptoms of chronic nodular scleritis, local anterior cyclitis, and pars planitis caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) were described. The etiological role of VZV has been established based on high levels of VZV-IgG antibodies, presence of VZV-gE-IgG antibodies (markers of active virus replication), and effectiveness of antiherpetic therapy.
DISCUSSION: The surgical removal of a melanocytic skin nevus with skin autotransplantation in the paraorbital region of the left eye, in the zone of innervation of the first branch of the trigeminal nerve, contributed to the reactivation of the ophthalmic herpes and the development of anterior nodular scleritis of the left eye. An intensive long-term ineffective therapy with corticosteroids and antibacterial drugs in the absence of etiotropic treatment caused a chronic course of anterior nodular scleritis, spread of the inflammatory process to the ciliary body, and development of local anterior cyclitis and pars planitis of herpetic etiology in a 17-year-old child.
CONCLUSION: Maximum medical alertness and early and accurate clinical differential diagnosis between scleritis associated with immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases and herpesvirus infections are necessary since the expansion of the range and number of anti-inflammatory drugs used in the absence of positive dynamics from their use leads to a chronic disease course, damage not only to deep layers of the sclera but also the spread of inflammation to the deeper layers of the eyeball, a decrease in visual acuity, undesirable effects of local glucocorticoid therapy, and an increase in intraocular pressure and development of cataracts. With any scleritis resistant to conventional treatment, the likelihood of a herpetic etiology of the inflammatory process and laboratory diagnosis of ophthalmic herpes should be considered. In the absence of a specialized laboratory, for etiological diagnosis, the possibility of ex juvantibus antiviral therapy should be considered. The described clinical symptoms of chronic nodular scleritis with local lesions of the ciliary body contribute to the early diagnosis of ophthalmoherpes, which allows the timely initiation of antiviral therapy with an antiherpetic effect, prevents the development of a chronic disease course, occurrence of complications, and preservation and/or restoration of visual acuity.
Analog Games on Digital Tabletops
Authors:   , Loring-Albright Greg , Hakanen Ernest
Published: August 2022

Digital adaptations of tabletop games, while predating the COVID-19 pandemic, became popular among tabletop gaming hobbyists during pandemic-associated lockdowns. This study analyzes analog, tabletop games and their digital adaptations. Using observations of gameplay sessions, analysis of game rules and components, and interviews with players, it assesses the media environment of tabletop games both in-person and online (via digital adaptations). It theorizes the agentic capacities of human players and media entities (the games themselves; the various other media that constitute the media environment) as existing in a productive tension that shapes the media environment. Findings highlight the specific media environment of in-person tabletop gameplay; the specific media environment of digital tabletop gameplay; the ways in which players work with and against commercial entities (e.g. game publishers) to access digital adaptations; the power of the game-as-media to shape the media environment; the importance of players' socialized identities and the ways in which these shape the media environment; and the negotiation that players must undertake to navigate game and interface rules. This study sheds light on the particular qualities of tabletop games, both in-person and digitally adapted, and proposes areas for further research on this understudied topic.
As Seen on TV
Authors:   , Harris Coby , McHugh Michelle
Published: August 2022

Family life has been a staple of the sitcom genre since its inception. Still, the ubiquity of the ideal suburban family that first appeared in the mid-1950s has stayed a part of the genre and continues to impact how viewers perceive the average American family. The increased availability of old sitcoms on streaming services has created a need to better understand the impact of these depictions. The Disney+ limited series WandaVision (2021) provides a perfect basis to understand this role. Through an in-depth analysis of this series, this study examines the evolution of the sitcom family, from the picture-perfect 1950s to the present day, the roles each depiction served for their contemporary audiences, and the effects they have on the viewers of today. Using the concepts of Media Effects and Social Learning Theory to analyze the character of Wanda Maximoff, this study addresses what can happen when sitcoms' unrealistic idea of normalcy impacts the lives of viewers. This analysis, along with the results of the quantitative survey conducted and expert interviews, will provide industry professionals with an understanding of the importance of recognizing their media's impact on viewers.
The Role of Social Media Marketing in the Development of Arts Higher Education Schools in Philadelphia
Authors:   , Chen Yutong , Yau Pamela
Published: August 2022

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, arts organizations have suffered tremendous shocks and challenges, such as loss of audience, rapid transition of art forms, health risks, and forced closures. As arts organizations prepare to reopen during the recovery from COVID-19, new questions arise: how to attract lost audiences, and how to expand the range of customers? Developing innovative marketing strategies is essential for arts organizations seeking to answer these questions. Digitalization has changed our lives dramatically, and marketing models are constantly changing as a result. In this changing context, arts organization managers are beginning to notice and value social media marketing models. My research uses four prominent Philadelphia institutions of higher education in the arts as case studies to analyze and investigate their existing social media marketing strategies and the current state of operations on different social media platforms. Firsthand data and feedback have been obtained by interviewing marketing department personnel from these four organizations and by monitoring interactions on their social media posts. Using a qualitative research approach to explore the role of social media in art institutions of higher education, I confirmed that social media marketing, and Instagram in particular, has contributed to the growth of art institutions.
Effectiveness of mammogram and ultra-sonogram in the diagnosis of breast cancer in asymptomatic women at Central Karnataka
Authors: Byadgi Sunil S. , Kumar Vijay , Heggeri Pramod , Patil Nagaraj V. , Yerriswamy Parvathareddy , Jayasimha V. L. , Somashekar Nishanth , C. S. Vinodkumar
Published: August 2022

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women around the world. Some occult breast cancers can be missed when using ultrasound or mammogram alone. Considering this background, the study was performed to highlight the improved diagnostic efficacy of identifying breast cancer when using both ultrasound and mammogram as a combined modality.Methods: A total of 150 cases of suspected breast cancer were studied over a period of 2 years. Ultrasonography, and mammography were done by two independent radiologists and the results were analyzed. The patients were tested for BRCA1/2 gene mutations. Histopathology was done finally to confirm the diagnoses.Results: The 39 cases out of 150 asymptomatic women screened for breast cancer showed that they were positive for breast cancer by histopathology and 38 were positive by mammogram and ultra-sonogram. Cancer was prominently diagnosed in the age group of more than 40 years (92.3%) and 82.1% of women were in premenopausal stage. High BMI had a statistically significant correlation with breast cancer. The 71.7% of breast cancer cases were obese and 25.6% were overweight individuals. 89.7% of breast cancer cases were from the urban population. Detection of mutation in the BRCA gene showed 28 cases with a mutation in the BRCA-1 gene and 4 cases with a mutation in the BRCA-2 gene.Conclusions: The study confirms that mammography in addition to ultrasonography improves the sensitivity of detection of occult breast cancer in asymptomatic women.
Krajowy Rejestr Mediatorów – rozważania na temat przyszłej regulacji w perspektywie prawnoporównawczej
Authors: Dąbrowski Marek
Published: August 2022

Przedmiotem artykułu są rozważania na temat przyszłej regulacji dotyczącej Krajowego Rejestru Mediatorów (KRM), który w 2023 r. zastąpi listy stałych mediatorów. W artykule sformułowano koncepcje rozwiązań normatywnych, mogących stanowić materiał do wykorzystania na etapie prac legislacyjnych związanych z utworzeniem rejestru, zapoczątkowując dyskusję nad jego kształtem. Ponadto wskazano możliwe rozwiązania legislacyjne, począwszy od kształtu rejestru, poprzez kryteria, charakter oraz sposób weryfikacji wniosku o wpis do KRM. Wyniki badań wskazują, że utworzenie rejestru może być znaczącym krokiem w kierunku profesjonalizacji mediatorów, o ile nie będzie stanowiło zabiegu czysto technicznego, a regulacja będzie miała charakter kompleksowy, usuwając ugruntowane negatywne doświadczenia skutków dotychczasowych regulacji, aby rejestr stanowił gwarancję, że osoby do niego wpisane są należycie przygotowane do prowadzenia mediacji.
Editorial for the Special Issue “Spatial and regional aspects of health”
Authors: Renner Anna-Theresa , Santos Rita , Pongiglione Benedetta , Hoffmann Roman
Published: August 2022

The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic highlights, more than ever, the necessity of scientific research to inform policy action. During such a crisis it is vital that any measures taken by policy makers mitigate the consequences of risks without causing long-lasting social and economic harm. Spatial aspects play an important role here: knowledge about the spread of a disease through space and social networks, the effectiveness of different policy responses, and the economic and social implications for the population are of particular relevance. As any policy action is embedded in its institutional and social environment, not every measure is effective in all contexts. Moreover, infectious diseases can spread at different speed in different places, requiring tailored interventions. Careful evaluation and comparison of different settings, including the organization of the healthcare systems and the geographic and demographic characteristics of a region or country, is therefore essential. The COVID-19 pandemic has made manifest the importance of the spatial and geographical dimension of health, however, the relevance of this interlinkage is not limited to the spread of contagious diseases. Differences in accessibility of services between urban and rural regions, the varying costs of access to healthcare for different (socioeconomic) groups of the population, the impact of these on healthcare utilization, and environmental shocks on population health are just a few examples illustrating the close link between space, socioeconomic factors and health.

This special issue of REGION is presented in two parts. In the first part, papers explore the spread and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economy. In the second part, papers investigate regional and spatial aspects of the healthcare sector with a focus on health disparities.
The Influence of Sharia Banks’ Corporate Image and Sharia Service Standardization on the Intention to Recommend to Others: The Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction
Authors: Warsito Chandra , Solikhin Iin , Farhah Nida Umi , Wibisono Dhika Dzulkarnain
Published: August 2022

Grounded in marketing theory, the current study aims to investigate the role of corporate image and service standardization on the intention to recommend to others, as well as the role of customer satisfaction as a mediator. Following a quantitative research design, the cross-sectional field survey was conducted on a sample of 200 customers of Islamic banks in Indonesia. The data were analyzed through SmartPLS and SPSS to test the proposed hypotheses, and the results revealed a positive significant impact of Sharia banking image and Sharia service standardization on people’s intention to recommend the service to others. Similarly, customer satisfaction also revealed a positive impact on the intention to make recommendations. Additionally, the mediation of customer satisfaction rendered significant support from study results as proposed in the theoretical model. The study is incremental in Islamic banking literature for integrating and testing a unique theoretical framework in an Indonesian context. Several theoretical and policy implications as well as future research directions are suggested.
Smart Charging for Electric Ride-Hailing Vehicles using Renewables: A San Francisco Case Study
Authors: Mitova Stefania , Henao Alejandro , Kahsar Rudy , Farmer Carson JQ
Published: August 2022

Charging large fleets of electric ride-hailing vehicles (ERVs) is a complex matter that could serve different objectives: lower carbon dioxide emissions, lower monetary expenditures, or maximize solar photovoltaics (PV) energy consumption. Currently, it is unclear how each of those objectives could impact the business and performance of a ride-hailing fleet. In order to fill this gap, this article employs a dynamic transportation model: a smart charging simulation that combines agent-based, discrete-event, and system dynamic modelling by comparing the above-mentioned objectives in separate scenarios. The results show that each scenario successfully manages to shift between 34% and 87% of all load to hours of the day when the objectives of those scenarios are met. Therefore, in comparison to the baseline, smart charging can save between 5% and 26% of monthly emissions and between 4% and 57% of monthly expenditures. The solar PV scenario, however, results in the highest savings, while ensuring profitable economics via net metering in the short- as well as long term. Finally, the sensitivity analysis points to important trade-offs between several fleet performance metrics. The article concludes by giving business and policy recommendations for maximising the economic, energy and environmental efficiency of large ERV fleets.
Performance Evaluation of Network Intrusion Detection System for Detecting Zero-Day Attacks: SNORT-XSS Algorithm
Authors: Mishra Srinivas , Pradhan Sateesh Kumar , Rath Subhendu Kumar
Published: August 2022

The main objective of Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems is to provide a method of detecting and preventing malicious behaviors in a network system to minimize the harm caused by attackers. In this article, a survey of the techniques applied for the identification and classification of attacks based on KDD Cup’99 and DARPA data set is discussed, and from the open issues a new and a proficient method called SNORT-XSS algorithm is anticipated and implemented that can recognize and classify real time intrusions including zero day attacks. For this research, the SNORT open source tool developed by CISCO Systems was used to describe rules from the existing data collected from DARPA and KDD Cup’99 dataset. Fuzzy Reasoning system is applied to organize the rules into fuzzy sets that reduces true negative and false positive rate. The advantage of Feed Forward Neural Network with Back Propagation of Errors from Artificial Neuron Networks is considered for training, validating and testing the proposed system. The experimental results achieved by preprocessing anomalous behaviors in a network and the detection rate of zero-day attacks or novel attacks were very promising and were beyond expectations. The precision values of the proposed model were 98.93% and 98.89% respectively, and detection rate of Probe and DoS attacks were greater than 98%. The false positive and true negative rate is almost negligible. It was noticed that the best categorization was acquired at epoch numbers from 50 to 55 with a mean squared error of 0.004.
Pre-Harvest Foliar Application Effects of Mineral Nutrients on Yield, Quality and Shelf Life of Broccoli
Authors: Tarafder Sushanta Kumar , Biswas Mrityunjoy , Mondal Asit Baran
Published: August 2022

This study was conducted at the farmer’s field of Jashore Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh during the Rabi seasons of 2020-2021 to evaluate pre-harvest foliar application effects of mineral nutrients on yield, quality and shelf life of broccoli. The experiment was designed in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), including three replications and seven treatments for field study which were: T1=control, T2=Ca@o.30%, T3=B@o.30%), T4= Zn@o.30%, T5=Mo@o.30%, T6=Mn@o.30%, and T7= (Ca+B+Zn+Mo+Mn)@o.30%. In order to determine the shelf life of broccoli, a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was conducted with three replications considering three factors; (i) pre-harvest foliar application of mineral nutrient sources; (ii) room temperature along with storage materials, and (iii) cold storage along with storage materials that were used accordingly. Findings revealed that the effects of pre-harvest foliar application of mineral nutrients had a significant influence on the yield, post-harvest quality, and shelf life of broccoli. The treatment T7 (Ca+B+Zn+Mo+Mn)@o.30% produced significantly in all respects of yield contributing attributes denoting curd length, diameter, and marketable curd yield of broccoli. The same treatment effectively increased post-harvest quality attributes such as color, compactness, texture, dry matter, fats, carbohydrates, energy, vitamin C, antioxidants, and phenols content in the curd. In addition, the treatment also recorded the highest shelf life of 7.25 days at room temperature (14-240c with RH 60-65%) and 24.33 days at cold storage (40c with RH 90-95%) conditions within a High-Density Polyethylene (HDP; 15 micron) Vacuum pack.
Halal Cluster Design Interaction: Is It Important For Enhancing Product Quality Perception?
Authors: Masnita Yolanda , Puspitasari Pipie
Published: August 2022

This study focuses on the perception of product quality influencing consumers to buy halal food products due to a better processing and purchasing concept. Hence, the consumers not only obtain halal food from the substance or product itself but also the process and acquisition. Structured surveys and interviews were conducted on 319 general public in Indonesia's major cities. There were 6 hypotheses proposed and tested to analyze the halal cluster's effect on Product Quality. This study shows that service, health standards, and organization perceptions moderated by Halal Cluster Design influence consumers to purchase quality halal food products. The study focuses on consumer perceptions, such as service, hygiene, and health, as well as the existence of a cluster design for granting halal certificates and logistics, which ultimately influence consumers in purchasing decisions. This research proves that the halalness of food is shown by its substance, process and acquisition. Consumers purchase quality halal food products based on product quality perceptions. This include service, health, organizational perceptions, and a halal cluster design as standardization in the production process.
Methylene Blue Protects Against Acute Ethanol-Induced Oxidative Stress and Organ Damage
Authors: Abdel-Salam Omar M.E. , Youness Eman R. , Morsy Fatma A , Sleem Amany Ameen
Published: August 2022

Ethanol (EtOH) intake is an important global health problem which affects many organs such as the brain, liver and stomach. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of the redox dye methylene blue (MethyB) on oxidative stress and histologic damage to the liver, gastric mucosa, and brain induced high dose ethanol (EtOH). Male rats were treated with EtOH (2 ml/rat, 96%) via intragastric route (for two consecutive days). MethyB (20 or 40 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) was given immediately after EtOH administration. The control group received saline. Rats were euthanized three hours after the last treatment. Brain and liver levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), and paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) as well as brain 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) were determined. Histopathological assessment of brain, liver and gastric damage was done. Results indicated that compared to saline treated animals, EtOH caused significant increase in MDA, along with decreased GSH and PON-1 activity in brain and liver. Additionally, it significantly increased 5-LOX and decreased brain BChE activity. The EtOH group showed the presence of dead and red neurons, and damage of glial cells. The liver exhibited vacuolar degeneration, apoptotic hepatocytes and foci of necrosis. The gastric mucosa showed areas of tissue damage, mucosal atrophy, and loss of normal architecture of glandular cells. The EtOH induced biochemical and histopathological alterations were alleviated after treatment with MethyB at a dose-dependent manner. These results demonstrate that MethyB is able to protect against from acute effects of EtOH on brain, liver and gastric tissue via an antioxidant action. MethyB might be of value in reducing tissue injury in acute EtOH intoxication.
The Anti-obesity Agent d-norpseudoephedrine Protects Against Rotenone-induced Parkinson’s Disease in Mice
Authors: M.E.Abdel-Salam Omar , El-Shamarka Marwa El-Sayed , Shaffie Nermeen
Published: August 2022

The effect of the ephedrine derivative D-norpseudoephedrine on rotenone-induced Parkinson’s disease in mice was studied. Mice received subcutaneous injections of rotenone (1.5 mg/kg, every other day for two weeks) and were treated with the vehicle, L-dopa (25 mg/kg) or pseudoephedrine at doses of 1.8, 5.4 and 10.8 mg/kg once daily orally. Brain levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH) and nitric oxide (NO) were determined and histopathological study of the brain was done. Motor testing included stair, wire hanging and wood walking tests. Results indicated that ompared with vehicle controls, rotenone caused significant increases in brain MDA and NO along with GSH depletion. Rotenone impaired neuromuscular strength, and motor balance and coordination. There were also marked decrease in size and number of substantia nigra pigmented cells and deeply stained neurons and karyorrhexis in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Treatment with pseudoephedrine reduced brain MDA, NO and increased GSH levels and improved motor performance. Furthermore, pseudoephedrine prevented substantia nigra dopaminergic cell death and neurodegeneration in the cortex and hippocampus brain regions in a dose-dependent manner. These data suggest that pseudoephedrine might prove of benefit adjunctive therapy of Parkinson’s disease.
Halal Practices on the Shrimp Paste Processing Industries for Business Development in Rokan Hilir, Riau Indonesia
Authors: Hendri Ridar , Yulinda Eni , Yolandika Clara
Published: August 2022

This survey research aims to analyse the application of halal practices on the terasi (shrimp paste) processing industry in Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia. The location was determined purposively because it is the centre of the largest shrimp paste processing industry in the province. There’re 10 of 54 the total shrimp paste processing companies were sampled: two large companies, two medium companies, and six small companies. Data was collected by interviewing the owner of the company as a respondent, using a questionnaire guide. Data of halal practices refer to the Halal Fatwa Standardization of the Indonesian Ulema Council, include: manufacturer management, physical facilities, production equipment facilities, processing procedure, and storage procedures. Data processing used descriptive statistical methods with SPSS version 25. The results showed that the halal practices application level on the shrimp paste processing industries in Rokan Hilir was still low, the average is only 67.10%. The application rate showed that large companies (69.66%), small companies (50.66%), and medium (94.98%). The low application of halal practices in shrimp processing large-companies, because the owner come from non-Muslim circles so they don't understand well the principles of halal. Meanwhile in small companies, it’s caused by limited capital, especially to build processing facilities whose quality’s standard and could be well controlled. This phenomenon’s worried because it could threaten the sustainability of the shrimp paste processing industry in Rokan Hilir in the future. The last, the products’re marketed to Java Island, Indonesia and Malaysia, which are Muslim dominantly.
Developing the Halal Nutrition Model
Authors: Latif Mariam Abdul , Rahman Suhaimi Ab.
Published: August 2022

Protecting the future population and the people’s welfare, as mentioned in the “Maqasid Shariah” or the aims of Islamic Law, is very important in view of the increasing negative behaviours existing in today’s societies at large. This research is aimed at studying on halal halal food consumed by the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and his eating practices which will impact any person’s health. Some foods mentioned in the Quran and Hadith were studied to associate the relationship of halal food and health. The method used is reviewing journals, the Qur’an and Hadith and conduct cross referencing. It is concluded that the Halal Nutrition Model is in line with the Malaysian Healthy Plate whereby it is actually suitable and befitting the halal nutrition but the whole model has to be without the haram elements which are blood, pork, carrion and liquor to provide proper nutrition guidelines for quality and better consumption of halal food for the future population.
L 'État et l 'économie en post pandemie. Nouveaux et vieux défis théoriques et pratiques
Authors: Frąckowiak Waldemar
Published: August 2022

Où ira le monde, quels rôles et quelles relations seront formés entre l ' État et l ' économie face à la mondialisation redéfinie, à l ' internet global, à la croissance des risques et des incertitudes et aux turbulences économiques, écologiques et épidémiques périodiques ? Est-ce que seule une version modifiée du mécanisme de marché existant émergera sur la base d ' un ancien paradigme : « plus, plus vite, mieux » ? Ou les changements seront si profonds que le monde social et économique suivra un nouveau paradigme ? Les réponses à ces questions sont des problèmes de plus grand défi intellectuel dans cet article. Pour trouver la réponse : « quel État dans quelle économie ? » trois problèmes ultérieurs sont considérés : -- l ' identification des principales conclusions de la pensée économique sur le rôle de l ' État et de l ' économie au cours des 2500 dernières années, -- la capacité des doctrines socio-économiques de premier plan fonctionnant dans la pratique européenne et américaine à faire face efficacement aux défis à venir en particulier les attentes sociales, -- les nouveaux défis auxquels sont confrontés les États, les économies et les sociétés du point de vue du développement économique mondial futur (le cas polonais est inclus). Du point de vue méthodologique, les postulats et les conclusions de l ' article reposent sur une approche holistique fusionnant les principaux courants de la théorie de l ' économie avec l ' institutionnalisme, la théorie de l ' organisation et de la gestion, la sociologie et la science politique. Sur la base des recherches effectuées, la conclusion générale a été tirée que la révision de la philosophie économique, du rôle et des relations entre l ' État et l ' économie est nécessaire. L ' économie basée sur le paradigme existant est dominée par la primauté des objectifs économiques et quantitatifs tandis que les objectifs sociaux et qualitatifs sont sous-évalués. Ces objectifs doivent être équivalents, interdépendants, co-significatifs et contribuer au bien-être et à la qualité de vie attendus. De plus, l ' équilibre, l ' harmonie et l ' adéquation du capital économique, social et institutionnel sont nécessaires. Outre la stimulation d ' une croissance économique, c ' est une tâche principale de l ' État. Il est également nécessaire d ' avoir une économie fondée sur la liberté, l ' égalité et la concurrence et ces valeurs doivent être protégées par l ' État. à son tour, il faut que l ' État soit au-dessus du marché en cas d ' échec et lorsqu ' il réalise d ' importants objectifs sociaux visant à améliorer la qualité de vie. L ' État qui est hors de l ' organisation de classe avec une philosophie de vie neutre et à la fois une organisation de la coercition sociale consentie seulement dans une mesure où il a suffisamment de capacité pour atteindre des objectifs nationaux, sociaux et économiques.