bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Retiform hemangioendothelioma of the breast in a man with 18F-flurodeoxyglucose accumulation on positron emission tomography: a case report
Authors: Ogura Kaoru , Shibasaki Yoko , Honda Satoshi , Akita Hidetaka , Aoki Nobuhiko , Chong Ja-Mun , Motoi Toru
Published: April 2023

Background

Retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) is a rare, intermediate-grade vascular tumor that often arises in the trunk and extremities. The clinical and radiological features of RH remain largely unknown.

Case presentation

A male patient in his 70s presented with shortness of breath on exertion, and computed tomography incidentally revealed a tumor in his right breast. Positron emission tomography (PET) revealed moderate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the tumor. RH was observed in the resected specimens. Three months after surgery, the patient was free of local recurrence and distant metastasis.

Conclusions

RH was found in the male breast and was accompanied by FDG uptake on PET. PET may be useful in diagnosing RH. Although metastasis is rare in RH, local recurrence may occur, and careful follow-up is required.
Intraoperative imaging in hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials and observational studies
Authors: Lecoultre Yannic , Danek Jan , Rompen Ingmar F. , van de Wall Bryan J. M. , Haefeli Pascal C. , Beeres Frank J. P. , Babst Reto , Link Björn C.
Published: April 2023

Background

Intraoperative fluoroscopy (IFC) is gaining popularity in total hip arthroplasty (THA), with the aim to achieve better component positioning and therefore eventually reduced revision rates. This meta-analysis investigated the benefit of IFC by comparing it to intraoperative assessment alone. The primary outcome was component positioning and the secondary outcomes included complications and revision rates.

Methods

PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for both randomized clinical trials (RCT) and observational studies. Effect estimates for radiographic cup position, offset/leg length difference and outliers from a safe zone were pooled across studies using random effects models and presented as a weighted odds ratio (OR) with a corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI).

Results

A total of 10 observational studies involving 1,394 patients were included. No randomized trials were found. IFC showed no significant reduction in acetabular cup position (inclination and anteversion), offset, leg-length discrepancies, revision (none reported) or overall complication rates.

Conclusion

The current meta-analysis found no differences in cup positioning, offset, leg length discrepancy, the incidence of complications or revision surgery. It should be acknowledged that the included studies were generally performed by experienced surgeons. The benefit of intraoperative fluoroscopy might become more evident at an early phase of the learning curve for this procedure. Therefore, its role has yet to be defined.
A pigmented lesion of the auricle and its significance: a case report
Authors: Rajendiran Abinaya , Amalanathan Sophia , Kishore Prathiba , Sinhasan Sankappa P. , Kumar Satish , Colbert Kumaran Alias Ramesh
Published: April 2023

Background

A pigmented lesion that progressively increases in size anywhere in the body is a matter of concern, and when it presents in the ear, it has various differential diagnosis, one among them being a benign nevus. In this case report, we present a rare and interesting case of a pigmented lesion in the aural concha and review the literature of the same.

Case presentation

A 40-year-old male presented with pigmented right aural conchal growth with easy bruising of 1-year duration. Initial evaluation reported as a possible hemangioma, and excision biopsy revealed a compound nevus.

Conclusion

Despite its rarity, we should consider compound nevus as a differential diagnosis of pigmented external ear lesions. Histopathological examination is considered confirmatory; hence, excision biopsy is the treatment of choice.
Readymade-image-sentence: protest aesthetics in a time of democracy post-1989
Authors: McInneny Anthony
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACTJacques Rancière perceives the image as what is sayable and visible and 20C film montage as an Image-sentence: the closest proximity of parallel realities (Rancière 2007). Prohibited from public view, Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 Readymade revolution is re-membered in a photographic image: a fountain-urinal. On the mourning after WWII, George Orwell noted readymade-sentences of what could(n’t) be said (Duchamp 1997). Captured by Rene Magritte, the treachery of a painted-word-image-thought, could have been a film about what it wasn’t (Flavia, 2014). About now, Walter Benjamin saw an optical unconscious in the photograph miraculously inverting the awe of culture and nature. (Benjamin 2004) After 1989, Bruno Latour held this modern Constitution as equally anti-modern (before ever having been modern) and postmodern, after which there would be nothing, except the digital image (Latour 1993). Before this, Situationist International and Fluxus showed life as the other side art. Keep your coins, I want change, read millennial graffiti’s signature anonymity . With no True North, this portfolio-essay presents an Image of protest aesthetics in a time of democracy post-1989. Before, from a North in the South; after from southern hemisphere parallels; in-between from a South in the North. Overarching is a Pacific mirror. Each readymade-image-sentence has four cartoons and four, 200-word max. abstract captions.Keywords –  aesthetics, protest, city, North-South, East-West
Towards a Discussion of the Generative Condition of the Architectural Model
Authors: Couto Duarte João , Belo Rodeia Teresa
Published: April 2023

This paper proposes reflection on the model’s place in the definition of the architect’s thought. The representation – and, accordingly, the model, too – is assumed as an instance where the design thought becomes comprehensible, and not just something else that can be communicated. The generative condition of the model is assumed, and decisive for this is the recognition of the radical distinction that will always exist between the model and its object. Both the apparent natural proximity between the model and the architectural objects, whereby said proximity is the result of the three-dimensionality and the building dimension that both share, and the apparent natural concordance between the model and the architect's thought are called into question. Because the aim is to understand ‘how’ an architect thinks, and not 'what' they think when they use a model, the reflection is executed from a perspective of a horizon of ‘anteriority’, an ‘anteriority’ that is ontological and not merely chronological. The model will be examined as a means of ordering the design thought, that is, as a way of giving it existence. This reflection results from the crossing of previous research on the model and on drawing (Anonymous, 2016; Anonymous, 2017). The paper proposes a confrontation of the ‘generative power’ of the drawing, identified by Robin Evans (1997b), with the ‘generative effect’' of the model explored by Peter Eisenman (1981a; 1981b). The principle of ‘logical Argumentation’, as defined by Groat and Wang (2002), is assumed as the method of inquiry.
A STUDY OF EXPERIENTIAL ARCHEOLOGY OF A POEM BY FERNANDO PESSOA
Authors: Motaianu Mihaela
Published: April 2023

This paper describes an experiential archaeology project carried out in three cities in Portugal, Mação, Tomar and Lisbon and analyses, from a poetic perspective, the effects of Time on matter using psychogeography as a method of exploring the urban landscape.In this case psychogeography was used to experience a poem by the great Portuguese modernist writer and poet Fernando Pessoa, in the same way an observer experiences a cityscape. Photographs of ruins that show traces of degradation caused by the passage of time are presented in the form of four condensed visual narratives that visualise four different versions of the poem's verses.
Fragments and light, two perspectives of contemporary glass engraving
Authors: Stelea Ioana Andreea
Published: April 2023

Double Portfolio of Dan Popovici and Ioana Stelea
PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEMORY
Authors: Moctezuma Moreno Nayeli Fabiola
Published: April 2023

This paper intends to analyze the relationship between memory, aesthetics, and politics in Gustavo Germano Ausencias’s (Absences) series. The text will consist of three parts. In the first section, it is presented a brief journey from photography as a “mirror with memory” to photography as art. The second section reviews the political power of the image during the post-dictatorship. The third section makes a brief analysis of photography as artistic creation and memory builder, as well as its political function, through Gustavo Germano’s photographic essay Ausencias (Absences).
PHOTOGRAPHY AS ANTI-MEMORY
Authors: Kangelaris Fotis
Published: April 2023

It is widely known that photography is related to memory. The invention of photography was inextricably linked to memory, as a more effective and direct way than painting. A more effective and direct way to depict the object to be remembered such as the rulers’ portraits or the painted depictions of animals and plants that navigators met while discovering the world, always having a painter with them. However, in the present study, we attempt to show that the innermost reason for the invention and use of photography was never related to memory, and if it was related, the reason was to make us forget what we were aiming to remember. The inner cause of photography’s position in human history and art was: 1) To bring us into contact with the invisible: to that, photography is analysed through philosophy’s prism and especially as Romanticism’s offspring that attempts to go beyond reality and connect us with alterity and the invisible which dictates the visible. 2) To offer a sense of reality to the structural void on which the human psyche is composed: to that, photography is analysed through the prism of psychoanalysis as a symbolic mirror of the photographer’s and viewer’s psyche, a process based on the “mirror stage” (Lacan, 1966). 3) To make us forget: to that, photography is analysed through an anthropological regard where, via common mechanisms which are related to Magic, the photographer and the viewer have the potential to surpass reality’s flow through amnesia.
THE PICTURE AS A RESULT OF MEMORY IN NEMERE KEREZSI'`S ART
Authors: Anastasiei Iolanda
Published: April 2023

In this paper I focus on a case study concerning Nemere Kerezsi’s artistic approach presented in the exhibition Nemere Kerezsi: Thiemann-Etüde (Quadro Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, 13th of May – 24th of June 2022). The aim of this article is to analyze the close relationship between memory and image, starting from the way the artist observes and researches the memory and narratives created around places, which he claims as the central resource for the creation of his works present in the Thiemann-Etüde exhibition. The artist systematically starts from the micro framework of personal memories and narratives, which are then recorded and reproduced, through suggestive images, for the macro framework of the Anthropocene topic of the current history. Thus, the theoretical debates on the issue of the Anthropocene are relevant in this context, because the artist captures through a diversified visual language (video, photography, sculpture, installation etc.) the cultural-artificial intervention of man on nature and the consequences of this intrusion. Starting from the premise that the natural environment and history present themselves more and more as a result built on the basis of the interconnection of people who fabricate communities, Nemere Kerezsi developed his artistic approach similar to anthropological research. Namely, the artist collects subtle data about the personal memory of different places he’s visited, in order to generate the “image of an experience”.
BALANCE OF PRIVATE IMAGE AND MEMORY
Authors: Kotamanidou Nina
Published: April 2023

The invention of photography was followed by its extensive usage as visual documentation of any possible scene, by nature, human, object or event. The watchful eye of the camera was hailed as an impassive observer of facts, a witness that tells no lies entrusted with the preservation of public and personal histories. Under these assumptions it was connected with the crystallization of collective memory as well as the wide initiation of private archiving in the form of the family album, especially when easy-to-use camera technology became commercially affordable. In this short essay, accepting a line of continuity between snapshots and networked photographs despite technological and cultural ruptures, their attributes and uses will be held accountable for providing a mediated, visual shelter to notions of personal and collective memory. Although this kind of imagery is deemed non-art, my approach is conducted as an art-fuelled investigation, with a mind to set a field of potent exchanges between memory function and images for cultural negotiation. For that, using interdisciplinary discursive analysis I will look at the evolution of photographic imagery from snapshot to networked within a branch of personal, self-produced representations that have affected both our autobiographical referencing and collective remembrance. The notion of memory, as the performative interaction between person, technology, media and narrative will be seen against snapshot and networked photography as an informal, meaning-making tactic. In particular, network photography is acknowledged mainly through its manifestations on visual posts on Facebook or Instagram. While snapshots as a genre satisfied the need to handle privately the visual documentation of our past and allegedly keep time frozen, networked photographs establish memory in fluidity as remembrance of the present moment just-turned-into-past. The above positioning prompts a bipartite question: (a) do networked photographs support memory on a personal and collective level in ways similar to snapshot culture, and (b) in the advent of changes has the flow of memory been altered?
PHOTOGRAPHY OF TIME
Authors: Coșniceru Nicolae
Published: April 2023

Seeing the configuration of a place firsthand, we can believe that it has always been like that and we don’t ask ourselves questions about how it looked five years ago or 20 years ago and what processes and changes have taken place. It is possible that it was an unhealthy place and became a point of attraction where the community could spend time and carry out cultural or recreational activities, or it was a protected natural site and interventions beyond the limit of the law would have transformed it into an industrial, residential or commercial area, which led to overcrowding and pollution. Documentaries of the respective place taken at different times can help preserve local history and bring the community awareness of the recent history and the changes that have taken place. They will claim a lost inheritance if this is the case and if social promoters will campaign in this sense. But above all, they need to know the context in which they are. Because they were the object of my study or because I accidentally encountered places that had undergone significant changes and had previous documentation, I proposed to provide documents of organic changes or actions that must be under the lens of criticism. I am motivated by the need to draw attention to the worrying aspects of everyday life, before being too late for public reactions. In a country with a fragile democracy where the authorities do not hear the voice of civil society, I want to bring to the public conscience the negative aspects that are happening here and now, which can have significant implications for the present and future of the population.
REVITALIZATION OF CULTURAL IDENTITY USING SIGNS-SYMBOLS
Authors: Moțăianu Cornelia
Published: April 2023

The preoccupation of many scholars to save the Romanian cultural heritage has been a constant topic. Architects, archaeologists, historians, art historians, and designers compete to preserve the image of the past and the spiritual richness of tradition with the help of various modern technological tools. Visual design is increasingly used in cultural projects. This project of visual design, of revitalizing the cultural identity of a village, wants, not only to bring unknown information about the culture of a place, but is also an invitation to preserve the fascinating value of the identity of the traditional society, represented by the crafts and folk customs that have survived until today. By synthesizing the essence of traditional patterns inherited from the past, an intuitive system of visual identity represented by signs has resulted, which introduced the interested public to the cultural and historical atmosphere of the researched region. These signs become symbolic representations of the village’s tangible and intangible heritage. A sign-symbol was created for each element of the local tradition, which will be part of the infographic that will concisely present certain cultural processes.
Μορφομετρική και ιστολογική μελέτη των ωοθηκών σε ελληνικό πληθυσμό προερχόμενη από νεκροτομικό υλικό
Authors: Γιοβαννοπούλου Ειρήνη-Μαρία
Published: April 2023

Σκοπός: Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης ήταν η συσχέτιση κλινικών παραμέτρων όπως η ηλικία, το προηγούμενο γυναικολογικό και μαιευτικό ιστορικό με τα μορφομετρικά και ιστοπαθολογικά χαρακτηριστικά των ωοθηκών σε δείγματα προερχόμενα από τον ελληνικό πληθυσμό, καθώς και η διεξαγωγή σύγκρισης ανάλογα με την εντόπιση, για την ανίχνευση πιθανών σημαντικών βιολογικών διαφοροποιήσεων. Υλικά και Μέθοδος Στη μελέτη συμπεριλήφθηκαν 31 παρασκευάσματα ωοθηκών , προερχόμενα από γυναίκες ηλικίας από 16 έως 49 ετών με σταθερό εμμηνορυσιακό κύκλο. Τα παρασκευάσματα συλλέχθηκαν από το Νοέμβριο 2016 έως το Νοέμβριο 2021 στο 1. Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Δ.Π.Θ.) από το Εργαστήριο Παθολογικής Ανατομικής Δ.Π.Θ. και το Εργαστήριο Ιατροδικαστικής και Τοξικολογίας Δ.Π.Θ. και στο 2. Παθολογοανατομικό Εργαστήριο του Γενικού Νοσοκομείου Ελευσίνας «Θριάσιο». Τα παρασκευάσματα μετά τη συλλογή τους τοποθετήθηκαν σε υδατικό διάλυμα φορμαλδεΰδης συγκέντρωσης 10% για μονιμοποίηση και μεταφέρθηκαν για περαιτέρω επεξεργασία στο Εργαστήριο Παθολογικής Ανατομικής του Δ.Π.Θ. Αποτελέσματα: Το σχήμα στις περισσότερες περιπτώσεις ήταν οβάλ, με τα ποσοστά να είναι παρόμοια και ίσα με 77,8% δεξιά και 92,3% αριστερά, αντίστοιχα (p=0.368) και το κυρίαρχο χρώμα ήταν το λευκωπό με συχνότητα 38.9% δεξιά και 46.2% αριστερά, (p>0.999). Οι ωοθήκες με εντόπιση δεξιά είχαν σημαντικά μεγαλύτερο μήκος, πλάτος και όγκο, σε σύγκριση με τις αριστερές (p = 0.018, 0.040 και 0.050 , αντίστοιχα). Ο ωοθηκικός όγκος συσχετίστηκε θετικά με τον αριθμό αρχέγονων/πρωτογενών και δευτερογενών ωοθυλακίων στις ιστοπαθολογικές μετρήσεις (rho= 0,5/ p= 0,004 και rho=0,37/p=0,046, αντίστοιχα) και αρνητικά με την ηλικία (rho = - 0,45 , p= 0,011). Ο αριθμός των μετρούμενων αρχέγονων και πρωτογενών ωοθυλακίων συσχετίστηκε σημαντικά αρνητικά με την ηλικία και το ιστορικό προηγούμενης καισαρικής τομής ( rho= -0,5 / p= 0,004 και rho= -0,41/p=0,026, αντίστοιχα).Συμπεράσματα: Οι ωοθήκες με εντόπιση δεξιά είχαν σημαντικά μεγαλύτερο μήκος, πλάτος και όγκο, σε σύγκριση με αυτές που εντοπίζονταν αριστερά. Τα μορφομετρικά χαρακτηριστικά των ωοθηκών και παράγοντες από το μαιευτικό-γυναικολογικό ιστορικό φαίνεται να σχετίζονται με τον αριθμό αρχέγονων και πρωτογενών ωοθυλακίων στην ιστοπαθολογική εξέταση.
Η σάτιρα κατά την περίοδο της δικτατορίας 1967-1974
Authors: Κολύδας Γρηγόριος
Published: April 2023

Θεωρήσαμε επιστημονικά ενδιαφέρον να ασχοληθούμε διεξοδικά με την δικτατορία της περιόδου 1967-1974, προσπαθώντας να διαλευκάνουμε αν και σε ποιο βαθμό το γελοιογραφικό σκίτσο, οι παραστάσεις της επιθεώρησης και οι κινηματογραφικές ταινίες οι οποίες ανήκουν στο είδος της κωμωδίας, συνέβαλαν στην γέννηση τάσεων αντίδρασης στον ελληνικό λαό εναντίον του αυταρχικού καθεστώτος.Η προσπάθεια μας μπορεί ερευνητικά να ενταχθεί στα ευρύτερα πεδία της πολιτικής και πολιτισμικής ιστορίας, ενώ αναπόφευκτα απασχολείται με αντικείμενα όπως η νεότερη ελληνική πολιτική ιστορία, η ιστορία του θεάτρου, του Τύπου, του κινηματογράφου, η ιστορία της Λογοκρισίας κλπ.
Peculiarities of changes in endogenous intoxication indicators in the dynamics of the experimental periodontitis development
Authors: Olekshij P. , Regeda M.
Published: April 2023

The aim of our work was to investigate the peculiarities of changes in endogenous intoxication rates: medium mass molecules (MMM) and erythrocyte intoxication index (EII) in the blood of guinea pigs in the experimental periodontitis formation.The results of biochemical studies showed that at all stages of the development of experimental periodontitis, there is a consistent increase in the degree of endogenous intoxication with their dominance on the 15 th  day of the experiment relative to the control, namely, the content of medium-mass molecules (МMМ254, МMМ280) and the erythrocyte intoxication index (EII) increased in blood, respectively, by 24.8% (р≤0.05), 28.2% (р≤0.05) and 34.7% (р≤0.05) compared to the first group of animals, which indicates an increase in the processes and the important role of metabolites of endogenous intoxication and their participation in the mechanisms of formation of experimental periodontitis.
Available drugs during of military state: social-economic strategies of functioning reimbursumen’t system
Authors: Peklina G. , Kovalevskaya L. , Antipov N. , Peklina S. , Smirnova A.
Published: April 2023

The Russian aggresion against Ukraine became a new reality in the XXI century and definitely shook the whole World. New realities are forcing all spheres of science and practice to work harder and develop, that is why philosophers of law are tended to call war “the driving force of progress”. Our modern life in the condition of war proves, that the technical and scientific progress as it is, is created and developed on thousands and millions of destroyed human lives. But, in order to make a warring society to move successfully forward, save as many innocent lives as possible and meet basic needs of a particularly vulnerable polutation, it is not only army, which is supposed to work for 100%, but also “home front workers” has to try harder. The current war has dimished an understanding of difference between quintiles of population, especially, if we are taking into account differences between beneficiaries of the Affordable Medicines Program (AM). At the beginning of the War, all beneficiaries of the AM, despite of level of their well-being had to suffer equally because of the short-term period of medicines’ shortage due to destroyed infrastructure of cities and regions. They were afraid that those highly necessary medicines would not return to the pharmacies neither in the sphere of the AM, nor even for normal sale. Because of the aforementioned force-majeure, most of people were not even assured that their basic needs will be met, especially were worried those ones, who have been active users of the AM for a long period of time.

However, despite of the aforementioned destruction of the insfrastrucutre, the commons fears and dangers of war, the AM has not stopped working. On the contrary, it has become even more successful and progressive. The need to react quickly to the circumstances that took place, forced to achieve long-term plans of the AM creators in a very short time. Thus, the pilot program has finally fit into the general outline of the life support and health care system of Ukraine and became perhaps the most progressive in the whole Europe.

But, nevertheless, the progress is definitely not standing still, the situation remains critical, the humanitarian catastrophe is becoming more and more real today, and, thus, the AM opens new promising ways of development for the coming month and years. In fact, our study was devoted to the analysis of the changes that took place since February 24, 2022, as well as promising directions for the development of AM, which are mostly dictated by the newly created humaniatrian crises in the current article.
The linguistic and communicative aspect of the professional communication of doctors
Authors: Rusalkina L. , Grigoriev E.
Published: April 2023

Implementation of the process of speaking is impossible without communication, that is, the sequence of transmission and reception of information. Approximately half of the doctor's working time is spent on meetings, telephone conversations, communication with patients and colleagues. The ability to speak is his professional duty. A doctor, who knows how to speak creates the impression of an expert in his field, inspires trust in patients, which is a guarantee of successful treatment results.

A high level of development of professional communication skills will largely determine the effectiveness of a doctor's work, his ability to logically and reasonably express his opinions, establish relationships with colleagues, and create a positive social and psychological microclimate in the team. At the same time, mistakes made in professional communication can hinder the effective performance of a doctor's duties and negatively affect his career. The basis of conflicts that reduce the creative potential of medical personnel is a low level of communicative competence caused by the lack of knowledge about communication and the corresponding communicative skills.

The main goal of this work is a comprehensive consideration of the linguistic and communicative aspect of the professional communication of doctors. The methods of work involve the study of the mentioned phenomenon of linguistic and communicative skills of doctors, systematization, and correction of the acquired knowledge.
Videothoracoscopic splanchnicectomy as a method of treatment of the chronic pain syndromes in pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis
Authors: Ziętara Karolina , Oskroba Aleksander , Pawełczak Natalia , Orzechowska Aleksandra , Pawlina Mateusz , Kowalczyk Ilona , Zielonka Bartłomiej , Stawikowski Cezary , Pawłowski Piotr , Raksa Karolina
Published: April 2023

Background: Chronic pain is a serious problem occurring in patients suffering from pancreatic cancer or chronic pancreatitis. It often contributes to anorexia and significantly deteriorates the quality of life, including the possibility of shortening the survival of such patients. Thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy is a surgical procedure consisted of the excision of the major thoracic visceral nerve or its branches, which attend the transmission of pain stimuli from the abdominal viscera. 

Aim of the study: The study aim is to indicate benefits of videothoracoscopic splanchnicectomy as a procedure performed in chronic pain management in patients suffering from pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis. 

Material and methods: The literature available in the databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar and polish scientific journals was reviewed, using the following keywords: videothoracoscopic splanchnicectomy, pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis.

Results and conclusions: Videothoracoscopic splanchnicectomy is a minimally invasive yet highly effective surgical procedure, which allows to avoid traumatizing procedures such as thoracotomy or laparotomy in patients suffering from a severe chronic pain associated with pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis and other conditions. Moreover it contributes to a statistically significant decrease in pain intensity and considerably improves the quality of patients’ lives.
Obrona czy krytyka?
Authors: Orzeł Joanna
Published: April 2023

W XVIII w. w dziełach drukowanych trwała dyskusja nad prawdziwością najdawniejszych dziejów Polski. Zarówno głosy krytykujące wiarę w Lecha, Krakusa czy Piasta, jak i broniące sarmackiej wizji przeszłości państwa polskiego znalazły swoje odzwierciedlenie w rękopiśmiennych księgach szlacheckich. Obrońcy tradycji najczęściej w sposób emocjonalny obwiniali historyków, głównie niemieckich, o celowe zniekształcanie historii Polski. Odrzucający mityczne pochodzenie byli znacznie bardziej lakoniczni, uznając najdawniejszą przeszłość państwa za „bajeczną”.
Encyklopedia ruchu narodowego. Organizacje, wydarzenia, pojęcia, t. 1, red. K. Kawęcki, Warszawa 2022, ss. 330
Authors: Zychowicz Damian
Published: April 2023

Encyklopedia ruchu narodowego. Organizacje, wydarzenia, pojęcia  (t. 1, red. K. Kawęcki, Warszawa 2022) to jedna z najnowszych publikacji wydanych przez Instytut Dziedzictwa Myśli Narodowej im. Romana Dmowskiego i Ignacego Jana Paderweskiego. Jest to publikacją o charakterze słownikowym, obejmująca, zgodnie z tytułem, szeroki wachlarz zagadnień. Cechą charakterystyczną dla tej pozycji jest niezwykla obszerność haseł oraz bogata bibliografia, ale jednocześnie nie jest ona wolna od wad i błędów redakcyjnych, które na szczęście nie przekreślają jej wartości merytorycznej.
Interorganizational Systems and Supply Chain Agility in Uncertain Environments: The Mediation Role of Supply Chain Collaboration
Authors: Zhou Jingmei , Xu Ting , Chiao Yuchi , Fang Yulin
Published: April 2023

The economy is recovering in today’s postpandemic phase, but uncertainties such as supply chain disruptions remain a top risk. Environmental uncertainty creates the need for swift supply chain adjustments in response to these external changes. Supply chain agility (SCA) has been recognized as a key capability for firms working to achieve superior performance in uncertain business environments. SCA is challenging to achieve, however, because it requires the firm and its supply chain partners to collaborate closely yet flexibly across organizational boundaries. Considering interorganizational systems (IOS) have been widely deployed to establish digital connections across organizational boundaries, this study aims to explore to what extent and how IOS as boundary objects, characterized by standardization and adaptability, affect SCA under different levels of environmental uncertainty. This study provides guidance for information technology (IT) and business directors on how to achieve SCA through the design or implementation of IOS, provides guidance for business directors on how to invest more effectively to capture opportunities and deal with risks, and advises business and IT directors on how to respond appropriately to different levels of environmental uncertainty (e.g., IT directors should design adaptive IOS and business directors should invest in supply chain collaboration when environmental uncertainty is high).
Do Incentives to Review Help the Market? Evidence from a Field Experiment on Airbnb
Authors: Fradkin Andrey , Holtz David
Published: April 2023

We study a field experiment of an incentivized review program on Airbnb and quantify its impact on reviewing behavior and market outcomes.
Does longer peripheral intravenous catheter length optimise antimicrobial delivery? Protocol for the LEADER study
Authors: Corley Amanda , O’Brien Catherine , Larsen Emily , Peach Hannah , Rickard Claire , Hewer Barbara , Pearse India , Fenn Mary , Cocksedge Ruth , Marsh Nicole
Published: April 2023

Background: Hospitalised patients receiving intravenous antimicrobial therapy require a reliable device through which this is delivered. Short peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the default device for antimicrobial therapy but up to half fail before therapy completion, leading to suboptimal drug dosing, patient distress from repeated insertions, and increased healthcare costs. This study will investigate the use of long PIVCs to determine if they are more reliable at delivering antimicrobial therapy. Methods: A two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial of hospitalised adults requiring at least 3 days of peripherally compatible intravenous antimicrobials. Participants will be randomised to a short (<4 cm) or long (4.5-6.4 cm) PIVC. After interim analysis ( n=70) for feasibility and safety, 192 participants will be recruited. Primary outcome is disruption to antimicrobial administration from all-cause PIVC failure. Secondary outcomes include: number of devices to complete therapy, patient-reported pain and satisfaction, and a cost analysis. Ethical and regulatory approvals have been received.
Taking action
Authors: Goldenberg Gemma
Published: April 2023

One nursery group has embedded theory into its everyday practice by co-locating an early years consultant on the premises of one of its settings to work on staff development. By Gemma Goldenberg
Let’s go to... the Discovery Museum
Authors: Baird Amy
Published: April 2023

This Tyneside museum is currently running chemistry-focused sessions for the under-fives, and today’s topic is magnets. By EYFS museum educator Amy Baird
Too Much to Carry?
Authors: Jozwiak Gabriella
Published: April 2023

Our panel discusses how to support staff who may be feeling the strain when it comes to physically meeting the additional needs of some children. By Gabriella Jozwiak
Formulation and Evaluation of Tea tree/ Rosemary Essential oil-based Microemulsion for Antimicrobial Activity
Authors: Malik* Pooja , Upadhyay Prashant
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: This research aims to prepare microemulsion from Tea Tree and Rosemary essential oil to treat gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial infections. A phase titration has been used to make the proposed microemulsion, which contained 71% water, 23% of a 1:1 mixture of propylene glycol (surfactant), tween 80 (co-surfactant), and 6% of tea tree/rosemary essential oil. In Rosemary essential oil pale yellowish transparent microemulsion, droplet size, zeta potential, and polydispersity index (PDI) of 58.9, 883.6, and 0.678, respectively, showed a stable microemulsion. Tea tree oil loaded in a light, clear microemulsion with zeta potential, droplet size, and polydispersity index (PDI) values of 265.9, 746.8, and 0.987, respectively, indicated a stable microemulsion. The RMO/TTO micro emulsion's viscosity was 1.844/1.933 cps, and its pH ranged from 4.69 to 5.59. The formulation was determined to be a safe, reliable, and effective one in light and good in stability experiments. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans can all be treated using a microemulsion that contains 6% tea tree oil and rosemary oil by agar well diffusion method. Both the EOs-based microemulsion showed more zone of inhibition against Escherichia coli and Candida albicans while Staphylococcus aureus is the less susceptible zone of inhibition. The microemulsion formulation's minimum inhibitory concentration was effective against Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, and E. coli on all physiological parameters. It can be concluded that TTO/RMO essential oil-loaded microemulsion is considered a promising substitute for the current gram-positive and gram-negative regimens.
Purification and Structural Characterization of an Antimicrobial Compound, Lipoxazolidinone a Produced by a Lactobacillus Apis YMP3
Authors: Kumar Dayanidhi Satish , Venkatachalam Palanisamy
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: Strains of Vibrio cholerae are one among the most causative and serious disease causing human pathogenic agents, its infections are caused mostly by ingesting contaminated water and/or food. According to the recent estimates, between 1.3 and 4.0 million individuals are infected all around the world every year. The lactic acid bacteria are an important class of probiotics microbes have their ability to produce diversified bioactive compounds, hence this study focused on the identification of a promising antimicrobial agent from a Lactobacillus apis YMP3. This strain was cultured on MRS broth and the cell free supernatant was ethyl acetate extracted for the antimicrobial agent. The crude extract was further purified with C18 silica gel column chromatography and structurally characterized by FT-IR, NMR, GC and MS/MS spectrum. The chemistry of the compound was confirmed as Lipoxazolidinone A which has the IUPAC name of (2E)-5-butyl-2-[(E)-4-methyl-2-oxoundec-3-enylidene]-1,3-oxazolidin-4-one. This is the first report of Lipoxazolidinone A produced by a bacterium, L. apis YMP3 which was originally isolated from yoghurt. This finding expands the scope of identifying more promising bioactive compounds from probiotic Lactobacillus sp., further, this systematic procedure for purification of this antimicrobial agent stood as the baseline data for more elaborate therapeutic studies in future.
Anti Fungal Activity of Green Synthesized Copper Nanoparticles Using Plant Extract of Bryophyllum Pinnatum (Lam.) and Polyalthia Longifolia (Sonn.)
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Authors: Hanisha R Hanisha R , Udayakumar R Udayakumar R , Selvayogesh S Selvayogesh S , Keerthivasan P Keerthivasan P , Gnanasekaran R Gnanasekaran R
Published: April 2023

Plant-mediated nano-fabrication is a new area of nanotechnology that is preferred to traditional methods due to its advantages in terms of safety, cost efficiency, environmental friendliness, and biocompatibility. In the current study, copper chloride and copper sulphate are used as precursor materials to examine the effectiveness of green synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles using the plants Bryophyllum pinnatum (lam.) and Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) . Comparative study on the efficiency of the synthesized Copper oxide nanoparticles against each precursor has been studied. Different spectroscopic and microscopic characterization techniques such as UV- Visible spectrophotometer, X- ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) were performed to confirm the presence of copper oxide nanoparticles. UV –vis spectrophotometer results confirmed the existence of copper oxide nanoparticles using Copper chloride and Copper sulphate precursor showed absorption at 235nm and 575nm respectively. X- Ray Diffraction results showed crystalline structure of the particles with three peaks at (111), (200) & (220) which confirmed the presence of copper oxide nanoparticle for both the precursors. FTIR results supported the existence of several functional groups involved in capping, reducing, and stabilizing copper oxide nanoparticles. The SEM image showed that the copper oxide nanoparticles were spherical in shape and ranged in size from 40 to 90 nm. Further, the Anti-fungal and Anti-bacterial activity of the synthesized nanoparticle for both the copper chloride and copper sulphate precursor were studied. The Study shown maximum zone of inhibition at 100µg/ml as 18mm and 25mm respectively against Galactomyces geotrichum. As a result of the high biological potentials and powerful Antifungal activity, the green synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles can be exploited in phytopathology to combat plant infections.
Anethum Graveolens L. Microgreen Incorporated Pulse-Based Gluten-Free Crackers: A Potential Functional Snack
Authors: P G Keerthana , Subaratinam R Subaratinam R
Published: April 2023

ABSTRACT: Crackers were formulated with pulse flours – Chickpea and Pea along with the incorporation of Anethum Graveolens L. microgreens to develop an end product that is rich in protein, fibre, and micronutrients, gluten-free and low in glycemic index. Microgreens are tiny greens that are often harvested in an immature state that are loaded with innumerable benefits thus, Anethum Graveolens L. was utilized as a part of the study. The main goal was to develop a gluten-free snack that was rich in micronutrients due to the lack of availability of such products in the market. The crackers were inflicted to different analyses that included – sensory analysis, physicochemical analysis, proximate analysis, antioxidant analysis (DPPH Radical Scavenging Activity-DRSA and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power- FRAP) , texture analysis, microbial analysis, and shelf-life analysis. Results exhibited that the crackers had a remarkable consumer acceptance, were nutrient-dense, had potential antioxidant activity, minimal microbial activity, and had an extended shelf-life. The crackers weighed 3.0±1.0g per unit and the average pH of the crackers was 6.09±0.34. They were rich in protein (28.4g), dietary fibre (3.99g) micronutrients, high in antioxidants (DRSA-21.4% and FRAP-575.71 µM Fe(II)/g), and had low fat (9.19g) content per 100g of the crackers. Thus, the Anethum graveolens L. microgreen incorporated pulse-based gluten-free crackers are an ideal snack with phenomenal potential.
Non Union Distal Femur Fracture: Causes and Management Options
Authors: Maheshwari Puneet , Maheshwari Pramod
Published: April 2023

Distal femur fractures are common but complex fractures and often are associated with complications. The cases of failure may be secondary to mechanical failure or biological failure. The current review offers overview of these complications and tips and tricks on how to manage these complications. Keywords: Distal Femur Fractures, Complications, Surgical management
Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Boytchev Treatment
Authors: Benabdallah Otman , Khamlichi Ahmed
Published: April 2023

Background: Utilized since 1951, the Boytchev procedure is an open anterior repair, performed for the treatment of anterior gleno-humeral instability, which involves rerouting the muscles that attach the coracoid process deep to the subscapularis muscle between this and the capsule. The tip of the coracoid with its muscles is reattached to its base in the anatomical position. Method: We conducted a prospective study of twenty patients with recurrent shoulder dislocations who were treated by the Boytchev procedure. All are men, with an average age of 29.2 years (age range from 17 to 42 years). 14 patients were affected on the right shoulder, 6 on the left. All had a clinical history of recurrent dislocation . We also performed a search of all published articles in the literature (16),17 studies including our series, with the aim of estimating, via a statistical analysis, to shed light on the post-operative results of recurrent anterior dislocations of the shoulder, for determining the reliability of this technique and possible specific risk factors that might lead to recurrence. Results: Evaluated using the Rowe score in our series, 19 patients had excellent and good results; one patient, who suffered a recurrence, had a poor result in terms of stability. Another patient developed osteoarthrosis. For the 17 studies, the number of patients is 477 with 485 dislocated shoulders. The rate of recurrence is 7.33% .In 12 studies, the rate is 2%, versus 21.08% in 5 studies with a significant difference (1-p=99.89%). Concerning the gradation of results, we have 441 excellent and good results and 44 fair and poor (91% versus 9% with p=>99.9% which is also very significant). Conclusion: The Boytchev procedure exhibits low recurrence rates in compiled studies and so can be considered a reliable surgical technique. Keywords: Shoulder recurrent dislocation, Boytchev treatment
The Screw Intra-medullary Elastic Nail Fixation in fresh Displaced Mid Shaft Clavicle Fractures – Technical note
Authors: Gadegone Wasudeo , Lokhande Vijayanad , Salphale Yogesh
Published: April 2023

Conservative treatment remains the gold standard in treatment of simple undisplaced midshaft clavicle fractures, but for displaced and comminuted fractures surgical intervention is appropriate especially in young active adults. Surgical stabilisation can be achieved using either a plate or an intramedullary device. One of dreaded complication of intramedullary device in migration of the implant. We have used a screw intramedullary device with screw mechanism at one end which can get hold in the medial cancellous bone, thus preventing chances of migration. This report describes the technique of using the screw intramedullary nail for displace clavicle fracture. Keywords: clavicle fracture, intramedullary nailing.
MODERN DIAGNOSTIC POSSIBILITIES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF POSTERIOR EYE DISEASES WITH ULTRA-WIDEFIELD IMAGING
Authors:   Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland, Szabelska Paulina , Mędrzycka Justyna ,   Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland, Różycki Radosław ,   Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland, Gołębiewska Joanna ,   Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Ultra-widefield retinal imaging is a modern method of imaging the posterior segment of the eye that enables scanning of the entire far periphery of retina. Our study presents the diagnostic possibilities of this technique using Optos California to illustrate pathology anywhere in the retina and provide clinical data from the retinal surface through the choroid.
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF BRAIN PERFUSION OBTAINED WITH ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING METHOD (ASL) USED TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES IN MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS
Authors:   Institute of Radioelectronics and Multimedia Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland, Kędziora Anna , Kacprzak Michał ,   Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, Piątkowska-Janko Ewa ,   Institute of Radioelectronics and Multimedia Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Earlier studies demonstrated that obesity was associated with lower cerebral perfusion in obese participants, as compared to participants at normal weight, especially in frontal grey matter regions. On the other hand, type 2 diabetes is a common co-morbid condition among obese patients, and it is associated per se with brain structural and metabolic abnormalities that are related to lower cerebral blood flow (CBF). Unfortunately, only two studies evaluated the effects on co-morbid T2D on CBF, one of them in adolescent population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish a pipeline process to quantify CBF images that were obtained in an independent project evaluating brain abnormalities associated with morbid obesity and their resolution with intragastric balloon – an invasive method to reduce weight. Furthermore, we compared CBF between obese patients with and without type 2 diabetes, as well as controls at normal weight. Methods: A processing pipeline utilizing SPM12 toolbox and digital maps (AAL, Brodmann) was established to automatically pre-process scans and toolbox REX was used to prepare data for statistical analysis. We used it to analyze data for six morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes T2D (O-T2D) (average age = 48.5 ± 7.9, average body weight = 125.0 ± 29.8 kg, average BMI = 42.0 ± 9.4), eight morbidly obese patients without T2D (O-NT2D) (average age = 39.1 ± 16.1, average body weight = 138.2 ± 14.9 kg, average BMI = 50.2 ± 6.5) and eight healthy controls with normal weight (CON) (average age = 43.5 ± 11.5, average body weight = 67.4 ± 14.6 kg, average BMI = 23.4 ± 3.5). All studies were performed at the CNS Lab MRI Centre, NIBBE. Results: These preliminary analyses demonstrated lower cerebral blood flow in frontal cortex in obese patients with T2D, as compared to obese patients without T2D and controls. Conclusion: A pipeline to numerically process ASL-CBF data was created and used to analyse the small dataset. The analyses indicated that not morbid obesity per se, but morbid obesity combined with co-morbid type 2 diabetes is associated with widespread reductions in cerebral perfusion. The results are in line with other studies that were limited to subjects with lower stages of overweight and obesity. We believe that this methodology may be applied to study changes in brain perfusion evoked by simulated hypergravity with Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) device placed within a magnetic resonance scanner or perfusion changes induced by hypoxia.