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Exploring multilingual Code-Switching in Malaysia through We-Media Perspectives
Authors: Chong Pei Qi , Ting Hie Ling , Chan Jie Yan , Lee Sek Yui , Tay Stephanie Cin Wun
Published: July 2024

With the continuous development of globalization, the close contact of multiple languages has promoted the emergence of a large number of code-switching phenomena. Malaysia has the characteristics of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi religious integration, which determines the phenomenon of multilingual culture in Malaysia. Malaysians use many languages to communicate. Therefore, multilingual code switching has become a unique language communication mode in Malaysia. Starting from the actual situation in Malaysia, this paper uses the video "the way Chinese speak Chinese in Malaysia" from YouTube We-Media as the research object. This paper analyzes the phenomenon of multilingual code switching in the video, analyzes and interprets its causes, so as to make a comprehensive summary of the social language phenomenon in Malaysia.
Influence of Mother Tongue on Phoneme Pronunciation in Speaking Mandarin for IX Grade Students of SMP Tunas Bangsa Makassar
Authors: R. Sarah , Mantasiah R  , Junaeny Arini , Li Yanyan
Published: July 2024

This research is a qualitative descriptive study that aims to obtain data on the influence of mother tongue on the pronunciation of phonemes in speaking Mandarin for class IX students of SMP Tunas Bangsa Makassar. The data of this research is the pronunciation of segmental phonemes including consonants and vowels in Mandarin. The research data was obtained through audio recordings related to the oral test activities carried out by students. The data that has been obtained is then analyzed using an assessment table, conversion table and Foreign Service Institute table. From the results of data analysis, it is known that there is an influence of mother tongue on the pronunciation of phonemes in speaking Mandarin for class IX students of SMP Tunas Bangsa Makassar by obtaining FSI 1+ level, namely in the category of students being able to initiate and follow conversations and socialize on a limited basis.
La adquisición de los demostrativos chinos “zhe” y “na” por los hispanohablantes
Authors: Ziwei Wang , Xiuchuan Lu , Zhi Geng
Published: July 2024

Este trabajo examina los efectos de las diferencias entre los demostrativos chinos y españoles en la adquisición de los demostrativos chinos zhè/nà (这/那) por parte de los hispanohablantes mediante el análisis de un corpus de lengua intermedia autoconstruido, cuestionarios y el método de entrevista, y su combinación con libros de texto chinos populares en las zonas de habla español. Se descubrió que los estudiantes del nivel inicial centran su uso en la deixis situacional; los del nivel intermedio y avanzado, emplean mayormente la deixis contextual, y ambos usan la deixis gramaticalizada. Además, unos de los errores típicos que cometen los del nivel inicial, es la confusión de zhè y nà, zhè ge (这个) y zhè me (这么), zhè/nà y tā (它/他/她), sin embargo, quienes están en el nivel intermedio y avanzado también los cometen. Y el motivo radica en la ignorancia de zhè/nà por parte de los profesores y los manuales de chino, así como algunas explicaciones inapropiadas. Los resultados de este estudio proporcionarán referencias académicas para la enseñanza de zhè/nà a hispanohablantes, y también ofrecemos sugerencias para el diseño de libros de texto de chino y la enseñanza de los profesores en el mundo hispanohablante, con respecto a los demostrativos.
El hilo del pensamiento paisajero en China: del Lago del Oeste a la civilización ecológica en el siglo XXI
Authors: Masnou Morera María José
Published: July 2024

La componente civilizatoria del paisaje en China, justifica el desarrollo de este artículo, por qué la lectura de la naturaleza a través de una cosmología y construcción cultural del paisaje durante siglos, representa una aportación diferencial muy significativa respecto la lectura de la naturaleza y el hombre en la civilización Occidental. Este texto confronta el constructo cultural del paisaje en la historia de la civilización China y el carácter del espacio verde como instrumento regenerador, equilibrante y transformador de ciudades con graves déficits y problemas medioambientales en el siglo XXI.Identificamos la necesidad de conectar el legado cultural distintivo del paisaje de la civilización China y la narrativa del paisaje contemporáneos que enfatizan su valor instrumental como infraestructuras y servicios ecológicos.Se analizarán unos casos, el lago del Oeste y dos proyectos contemporáneos de regeneración urbana, el parque de Xuhui Runway y el parque urbano de Houtan en Shanghai. El lago del Oeste y su entorno en Hangzhou son un referente histórico por sus valores paisajísticos, a los que contribuyen su geografía física, identidad literaria y legibilidad espacial.
Beyond Limits
Authors: Colvin Alex D. , Jackson M. Sebrena , Bullock Angela N.
Published: July 2024

As social work is one of the fastest growing professions, it is crucial to provide future practitioners with the skills and tools needed to address global challenges. As a part of this initiative, social workers must be given the opportunity to take a leading role in the decision-making regarding the use of technologies such as the metaverse in the education of the next generation of social workers. To aid in this process, this article provides an overview of the metaverse and highlights its educational potential. A social work implication for the development of the metaverse can expose students of social work to opportunities to practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities without being limited by time and location.
The Relationship Between Violent Political Rhetoric, Murder Rate, Gun Ownership, and Police Deadly Encounters With Civilians
Authors: Nugent William R. , Khalil Angie
Published: July 2024

Police kill around 1,000 persons annually in the United States. This is a significant issue for social work because of the effects these killings have on individuals and communities. Recent research has shown a positive relationship between violent political rhetoric (VPR) and mass shootings. This study aimed to investigate if a relationship exists between VPR and police violence that results in the death of civilians. This was a secondary analysis of publicly available data on police killings of civilians. The dependent variable was a measure of the number of police violence killings of civilians. Three control variables were included in analyses: monthly gun ownership, monthly average temperature in the U.S., and the annual murder rate in the U.S. An auto-regressive distributed lag error correction time series analysis was used in data analyses, and as a sensitivity check a Poisson time series regression with robust standard errors was also employed. The results showed a positive relationship between VPR and police violence killings of civilians. The principal implication of these findings for social work is that social workers collaborate with professionals in other disciplines to find ways to reduce the use of VPR by politicians and others in the media.
Systematic Investigation of Wavy Surface Roughness Profiles Using Common Roughness Algorithms
Authors: Gray Russell
Published: July 2024

Roughness is an important parameter in rock engineering. Sine wave-based simulated wavy profiles were used to investigate systematic changes of amplitude and frequency on roughness indices. Profiles were 1000 mm in length with amplitude ranging from 0-10 mm and frequency ranging from 0-10 Hz. The roughness algorithms used were Root Mean Square (RMS), Energy, Sinuosity, Z2, Mean Absolute Angle (MAA), and Modified Divider a-Value. Roughness indices were visualized as contour plots. Similarities of the shapes and spacing of the contours as well as the magnitude of the roughness indices prompted the pairing of RMS and Energy algorithms, Z2 and MAA algorithms, and Modified Divider a-Value and Sinuosity algorithms.

Equations were developed to relate the paired roughness algorithms. The process for developing the equations began with producing best-fit surfaces of the roughness indices contour plots and assessing their validity using a tolerable percentage difference of 5% between roughness indices and best-fit surface-derived roughness indices. A translation equation was developed using the paired algorithms' roughness indices and a best-fit surface to the translation equation data. The roughness indices of one of the paired algorithms multiplied by the translation factor yielded the computed roughness indices of the other paired algorithm. The computed roughness indices were compared to the roughness indices using a tolerable percentage of 5%. The equation linking Energy and RMS was successful at estimating the true roughness indices 83.3% of the time for a 5% tolerable difference. The equation linking Z2 and MAA was successful at estimating the true roughness indices 73.8% of the time for a 5% tolerable difference. The equation linking Sinuosity and Modified Divider a-Value was successful at estimating the true roughness indices 86.1% of the time for a 1% tolerable difference.
Hydraulic Conductivity's Impact on Rise of Excess Pore-Water Pressure During Seismic-Induced Liquefaction
Authors: Gunderson Holly
Published: July 2024

Liquefaction is a geohazard causing loss of lives and infrastructure around the world. During earthquakes the shaking of the ground may cause a loss of soil strength that results in the settlement of buildings, landslides, failure of earth dams, amongst other hazards (Liquefaction of Soils During Earthquakes, 1985). Liquefaction is the result of a sudden increase in the pore-water pressure (PWP)— referred to as excess pore-water pressure (EPWP)— in loose, saturated, noncohesive, fine soils during seismic shaking. Due to the small pores and low hydraulic conductivity of these soils, the shaking-induced EPWP has less time to dissipate, leading to the loss of the effective stress and, in turn, frictional shear strength of the soil (referred to as liquefaction). If a soil’s hydraulic conductivity could be increased during seismic shaking, ample time would be afforded for EPWP dissipation. A potential theory, introduced by our research team, is that electromagnetic (EM) waves can increase granular soils’ hydraulic conductivity. This increase can potentially lead to liquefaction mitigation.

This research investigates the relationship between hydraulic conductivity and EPWP buildup, evaluates EM waves’ impact on the EPWP buildup by modifying hydraulic conductivity, and evaluates the potential of EM-induced liquefaction mitigation.

Hydraulic conductivity measurement was performed on natural sand. A series of tests were conducted within a customized box featuring two inner flexible walls (to enable shear deformation) constructed of Plexiglas. Constant-head, ASTM-D2434 (2010) tests were performed to measure the hydraulic conductivity of natural sand samples. All sides of the box containing samples were covered with transparent electrically conductive films, and the medium was excited with electromagnetic waves of various frequencies and power levels— using a radio frequency (RF) signal generator and RF amplifier—to alter the hydraulic conductivity of the soil.

To simulate an earthquake, a shaking table, measuring 11.76 cm × 152.4 cm × 3.81 cm (44 in. × 60 in. × 1.5 in.) excited by a programmable signal generator, was utilized. Additionally, a pore-pressure transducer measured the PWP during experiments. Various experiments were used to evaluate the frequencies and acceleration at which liquefaction occurred. The process was repeated, maintaining consistent seismic frequency and acceleration, to induce excitation of the medium and elevate hydraulic conductivity. Concurrently, the rise of EPWP, the occurrence of liquefaction, and the extent of soil settlement were measured and monitored.
Investigating the Causes of a Landslide in Terra Nativa Subdivision and Designing Slope Stabilization Using Recycled Plastic Pins
Authors: Klamm Clara
Published: July 2024

In early 2016, five homes along Alto Via Court in the Terra Nativa Subdivision of the Boise Foothills began to move. By May of 2016, the street was closed due to safety concerns, and a few years later, the homes were demolished. Despite the heartbreak and legal action that followed the event, a definitive cause of the landslide was never identified. To date, the site remains vacant. This research aims to investigate the potential causes of the slide to help identify the contributing factors that resulted in the mishap. In addition, the research seeks to design a way to stabilize the slope using recycled plastic pins (RPPs), which are durable, slender pins made from recycled materials that can reinforce a slope by driving the pins into the slope face to intercept the sliding surface. Results of the research found that surface runoff and irrigation were the greatest contributors to slope failure. Using average strength values of RPPs, a variety of reinforcement patterns were investigated. RPPs spaced at 3 feet in-plane and out-of-plane over the distance of the entire slope and RPPs spaced at 2 feet only at the slope crest and toe were both successful in bringing the slope factor of safety (FOS) to above 1.5. The 2-foot spacing is recommended due to having the least amount of reinforced area. Material costs to reinforce the entire area are estimated to be approximately 4 million dollars.
Robust Digital Nucleic Acid Memory
Authors: Mortuza Golam Md
Published: July 2024

The rapid growth of data generation from electronic devices has created a critical demand for efficient and sustainable data storage solutions. Traditional storage systems face challenges regarding reliability, energy consumption, and scalability, necessitating the exploration of alternative technologies. This dissertation explores the potential of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) as an alternative storage medium, along with the associated challenges and potential solutions.

This dissertation focuses on Digital Nucleic Acid Memory (dNAM), which utilizes Single Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM) to encode and store data within DNA structures called DNA origami. SMLM surpasses the limitations of light’s diffraction limit, enabling the imaging of biological samples at a molecular scale. The robustness and data density of the dNAM algorithm rely heavily on the accuracy and performance of SMLM. Within dNAM, emitter localization and error correction are crucial steps, and this dissertation primarily focuses on these aspects.

To improve emitter localization in dNAM, Deep Learning (DL) techniques are employed. This dissertation investigates the impact of multi-emitter situations, where multiple emitters are attached during data acquisition. A neural network based image up-sampling algorithm is developed to progressively increase the resolution of the image. The developed algorithm preserves the emitter centroid position while upsampling it to a higher-resolution image, effectively isolating attached emitters. By extracting the emitter centroid positions from multiple resolutions, the dissertation analyzes the impact of attached emitters on localization accuracy.

Additionally, the dissertation addresses the development of an advanced error correction algorithm for dNAM. A preliminary algorithm is initially used to successfully store 20 bytes of digital information in DNA. However, to improve performance and accuracy, the algorithm was enhanced by incorporating the intensity information of each data point. The impact of this addition is thoroughly studied. Furthermore, the error correction algorithm is extended to support arbitrary-shaped 3D/2D DNA origami structures, enabling scalability and versatility.

The findings of this research highlight the potential of DNA as a viable storage medium and shed light on the challenges and solutions specific to dNAM. The incorporation of DL techniques for emitter localization demonstrates improved accuracy and efficiency. Moreover, the advanced error correction algorithm enhances the reliability and capacity of dNAM. These outcomes contribute to the overall robustness and efficiency of dNAM as a data storage method.
Effect of Age on the Mechanical Behavior and Molecular Structure of Human Meniscus
Authors: Nesbitt Derek Q.
Published: July 2024

The knee meniscus is a soft fibrous tissue with a high incidence of injury in older populations. Surgical treatments do not fully restore the functionality of the meniscus, and the meniscus lacks native healing capacity, leading to a 40% increase in the probability of developing osteoarthritis once torn. Meniscus injury prevention is thus paramount to reducing the onset of osteoarthritis. Despite the importance of the meniscus in joint health, its mechanical properties, and how these change with age, are poorly understood. In order to quantify these properties, and how they change with age, we performed uniaxial tensile tests on two age groups of human menisci: under 40 and over 65 years old. We found that tissue from the older donor groups had significantly reduced strength and toughness. We refined the data analysis techniques used in this work to build a free web application to provide to the scientific community to standardize the calculation of mechanical properties found in soft tissue tensile testing, and to provide a convenient tool to reduce the time to analyze data. We then used the mechanical testing data to build and validate a finite element model of tissue failures with continuum damage mechanics. This work showed that using von Mises stress to evolve damage produced excellent fits to the experimental data, and was able to mimic the failure behavior from the previous experiments. Finally, we performed biochemical analysis on the tissue in order to evaluate the changing structure-function relationship with age. This showed changes to the meniscus proteome with age, and that changes to collagen crosslinks correlated to changes to the strength of the tissue. Collectively, this work has detailed potential reasons as to how and why the meniscus becomes more susceptible to tears with age, detailed computational methods to analyze these tears, and provided a tool to further analyze tears of the meniscus and other soft tissues in a lab setting.
The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Female Health at St. Benet Sherehog
Authors: Stout Dallin Daniel
Published: July 2024

Solid particles have recently attracted substantial interest as a thermal transport medium in high-temperature energy storage and thermal energy conversion systems due to their ability to operate at high temperatures (up to 1000 °C). This is especially useful in the concentrating solar power (CSP) industry where solid particles are utilized as heat transfer media. Thermal conductivity of particles in CSP is critically important to the overall heat transfer that occurs within a heat exchanger. A cheap and effective avenue to increase the thermal conductivity of a particle distribution is by reducing its porosity by employing 2 differently sized particles. The thermal conductivity can be increased further by applying a load to the particles. At lower temperatures (20-300 °C), previous work has demonstrated a binary particle distribution has superior thermal conductivity. In this work, the thermal conductivities of HSP binary particle distributions under load are explored at ambient temperatures revealing enhanced thermal conductivity. Furthermore, high temperature (from 300-700 °C) analysis of HSP binary particle distributions are also explored with results being that monodispersed distributions yield higher thermal conductivities due to enhanced surface radiation in larger particles. A bimodal distribution increases packed-bed thermal conductivity only up to around ~400 °C at which monodisperse distributions with larger particles then yield higher thermal conductivities. HSP binary particle thermal conductivity results are compared to current models demonstrating inadequate characterization at high temperatures (> 400 °C) due to the dominant heat transfer mechanism of radiation in larger particles at high temperature. These models are implemented in a numerical model of the Gen3 Particle Pilot Plant (G3P3) 20 kWt prototype heat exchanger constructed by Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) where they can then be validated using SNL’s experimental data from the prototype. From SNL’s experimental data, the ZBS thermal conductivity method is confirmed to be accurate at working G3P3 20 kWt prototype heat exchanger temperatures (290-500 °C) at particle and sCO2 mass flow rates of 100 g/s while the Yagi and Kunii thermal conductivity method is not. Utilizing the validated numerical model and ZBS thermal conductivity method, various binary particle mixtures are simulated at working G3P3 20 kWt prototype heat exchanger temperatures revealing increases in the overall heat transfer coefficient of up to 25% in HSP 16/30-40/70 mixtures as well as increases as high as 40% in CP 20/40-70/140 mixtures when compared to monodispersed particle distributions of the respective mixtures’ large particles. Solid particle thermal conductivity enhancement with binary particle distributions in this way has the potential to be a significant step forward towards the CSP industry’s goal of developing the world’s first 1 MWt heat exchanger through the G3P3 program.
Locating Queer Possibilities
Authors: Taylor Rachel
Published: July 2024

Americans—regardless of their sexual orientation or home state—generally assume that Idaho is hostile towards queer folks. Linking rurality to homophobia and bigotry, they believe queer people are safer and happier in metropolitan settings with visible queer communities. However, the lived experiences of queer Idahoans reveal that LGBTQ+ people have built communities and found belonging around the state, even outside the state’s most populous city, Boise. Whereas queer people in urban areas like San Francisco historically emphasized the ways they differed from the straight public, queer Idahoans found safety and belonging by emphasizing their similarities with straight people. Through archival research including newspaper editorials written by queer folks and their allies, and oral histories collected from Idahoans throughout the state, this thesis explores how queer Idahoans have negotiated their relationship to the Gem State. Queer Idahoans built community based on their beliefs about place, comparing their communities at city, regional, and state levels to how they imagined queer people lived elsewhere. Some queer people found the state’s atmosphere repressive to LGBTQ+ existence, but others found joy and even liberation in the possibilities available in Idaho. This publication is the first academic thesis about queerness in Idaho, a state often neglected by academic analyses.
Transformer Reinforcement Learning Approach to Attack Automatic Fake News Detectors
Authors: Underwood Chandler
Published: July 2024

Misinformation and disinformation disguised in the form of fake news stories have garnered a lot of attention as of late largely because they confuse and often anger the public, leading to a less cohesive society for us all. In response to the ever-growing issue of fake news stories circulating on social media, researchers have crafted various solutions to predict the veracity of stories in hopes of catching illegitimate ones before they can spread. In response to this research area, a newer research area focused on attacking fake news detectors is forming. In this work we have built an adversarial text generator using T5 and reinforcement learning capable of attacking a vast array of fake news detection systems. This work focuses on attacking the state-of-the-art (SOTA) text-based fake news classifier, and we compare our performance directly with the SOTA text-based adversary. Our adversary is more effective than the current SOTA, but we continue to struggle to produce adversarial text that could avoid detection by some other system or human readers.
APIUM GRAVEOLENS EKSTRAKTLARININ LNCaP HÜCRELERİNDE KASPAZ-3, -8, -9 ve APAF-1 ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: Koca Halit Buğra , Köken Tülay , Akan Tülay
Published: July 2024

AMAÇ: Bu çalışmada, prostat kanseri hücre hattı LNCaP hücrelerinde, apium graveolens (kereviz) bitkisinin etanolik ekstraktlarının hücre canlılığı ve apoptoziste rol alan kaspazlar ve apoptoz proteaz aktivasyon faktörü-1 (Apaf-1) üzerine indükleyici/baskılayıcı olarak anti-kanser etkisinin araştırılması amaçlandı.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Çalışmamızda LNCaP hücre hattı kullanıldı. LNCaP hücreleri; 0, 1500, 2000, 2500 μg/mL arasında değişen ve artan konsantrasyonlarda apium graveolens'in etanolik ekstraktları ile muamele edilen 4 gruba ayrıldı. Belirtilen ekstrakt konsantrasyonları LNCaP hücrelerine 24 ve 48 saat ayrı ayrı uygulandı. Uygulama bitiminde hazırlanan hücre lizatından ELISA yöntemiyle; Kaspaz-3, -8, -9 ve Apaf-1 ölçümü yapıldı. Sonuçlar canlı hücre sayılarıyla oranlanarak ng/ml olarak verildi.
BULGULAR: LNCaP prostat kanser hücrelerinin apium graveolens ekstraktları ile 24 ve 48 saatliğine muamelesi kaspaz-3 ve kaspaz-9 düzeylerinde anlamlı bir farklılığa neden olmadı. Bununla birlikte; 24 ve 48 saatlik uygulamada, 2000 ve 2500 μg/ml ekstrakt konsantrasyonlarında kaspaz-8 değerleri kontrol gruplarına göre ve 2500 μg/ml ekstrakt konsantrasyonunda ise Apaf-1 düzeyi kontrol gruplarına göre doza ve zamana bağımlı olarak istatistiksel bakımdan anlamlı artış gösterdi.
SONUÇ: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, apium graveolens bitkisinin etanolik ekstraktlarının uygulandığı LNCaP prostat kanser hücre hattında kaspaz-8 ve Apaf-1 düzeylerini artırarak antikanser ve apoptotik özelliğe sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Bulgularımızı desteklemek için daha ileri in-vitro ve in-vivo çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.
ENDOMETRİAL BİYOPSİ ÖNCESİ KAYGI VE DEPRESYON AĞRI ALGISINI ARTTIRIR MI?
Authors: Çelik Fatih , Yalçınkaya Yılmaz Ayşe
Published: July 2024

AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı, endometriyal küretaj uygulanan kadınlarda işlem öncesi anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerinin ağrı algısı üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek ve bu kadınlarda ağrı algısına katkıda bulunan olası faktörleri araştırmaktır.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Bu çalışmada, anormal uterin kanama nedeniyle endometrial küretaj uygulanan 82 premenopozal kadın gözden geçirildi. Katılımcıların psikolojik durumlarını değerlendirmek amacıyla Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği'nin (HADÖ) Türkçe versiyonu kullanıldı. Hastalardan işlem sırasında ve işlemden 60 dakika sonra hissettikleri ağrıyı görsel analog ölçekte değerlendirmeleri istendi.
BULGULAR: İşlem sırasındaki Vizüel Analog Skala (VAS) puanları, işlem öncesi HADÖ anksiyete puanları (r=0,255, p=0,021) ve depresyon puanları (r=0,424, p=0,001) ile pozitif ve anlamlı korelasyon göstermiştir. İşlemden 60 dakika sonra kaydedilen VAS skorları, işlem öncesi anksiyete skorları (r=0,213, p=0,045) ve depresyon skorları (r=0,191, p=0,046) ile pozitif ve anlamlı korelasyon göstermiştir. İşleme bağlı VAS skorları, hastane içi bekleme süresi (p=0,001) ve anksiyete skorlarından anlamlı derecede etkilenmiştir. (p=0,001). İşlemden 60 dakika sonra kaydedilen VAS skorları, işlem süresinden (p=0,002), anksiyete skorlarından (p=0,128,) ve depresyon skorlarından (p=0,002) anlamlı derecede etkilenmiştir (p= 0,001).
SONUÇ: Kaygılı ve/veya depresif ruh hali endometrial biyopsiye bağlı ağrı algısını arttırabilmektedir. Bekleme süresinin kısaltılması veya bekleme süresi içerisinde hastanın bilgilendirilmesi gibi çeşitli önlemler, işlem öncesi kaygı ve depresyon düzeyinin azaltılmasına yönelik etki göstermesi açısından faydalı olabilir.
A rare case report of hyaline vascular variant of Castleman\\\'s disease
Authors: Rathod Gunvanti , Manohar Sarat , Chand Naveen , Mishra Monika
Published: July 2024

Castleman's disease, is a heterogenous spectrum of lymphoproliferative disorder also known as angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia or giant lymph node hyperplasia, offers a diagnostic dilemma enriched with histological differences. Its manifestations, range from localized to systemic manifestation with progression to fatal disease involving multiple organs. It has 3 histological types- hyaline vascular variant (HVCD), plasma cell variant (PCCD) and mixed hyaline vascular and plasma cell variant. Clinically it can be classified as unicentric and multicentric. Here we report a case of unicentric Castleman disease in a 55 year old woman who presented with a swelling in the posterior aspect of the neck which was radiologically diagnosed as lipoma and histologically to proven to be a unicentric hyaline vascular type of Castleman's disease.
Angiomyomatous hamartoma: Unusual presentation of a rare entity
Authors: Roy Asitava Deb , Singh Shruti , Mala  , Anand Amitabh
Published: July 2024

Angiomyomatous hamartoma (AMH) is a rare benign vascular growth primarily affecting inguinal and femoral lymph nodes (LNs). Here, we present a unique case of AMH manifesting as a submental neck mass, a location seldom reported in literature. A 20-year-old male presented with a palpable midline neck mass adjacent to the hyoid bone. Ultrasonography suggested a partially cystic lesion, prompting consideration of thyroglossal duct cyst or necrotic lymph node. Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) hinted at a benign cystic lesion, potentially a thyroglossal duct cyst. Surgical excision via the Sistrunk approach revealed no cyst but characteristic features of AMH upon histopathological examination. This case underscores the importance of considering AMH in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous nodules in unusual locations and highlights the role of surgical excision for both diagnosis and treatment. Our findings expand the understanding of AMH's clinical presentation and emphasize the necessity of a comprehensive differential diagnosis approach for nodal lesions.
Rifampicin resistance in pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis cases in of children
Authors: Pal Nidhi , Singh Kushal , Tomar Utkarsh Singh , Sahni Ajay Kumar
Published: July 2024

: The prevalence of Rifampicin-resistant MTB/EPTB in children in India is a growing concern. Globally a large proportion of childhood tuberculosis (TB) cases are diagnosed based only on clinical findings. This study was undertaken to measure MTB positivity and their rifampicin resistance rates in different clinical samples from children.

: Different samples of clinically suspected tuberculosis in children were included. All the samples were tested for Tuberculosis positivity and Rifampicin (Rif) resistance by GeneXpert assay.

A total of 1420 samples were received from presumptive TB patients of all age group from February 2023 to January 2024. Total 1420 samples were analyzed for this study, of which 30% were male and 70% were females. Respiratory samples and extra-pulmonary samples were 1261 (88.8%) and 159 (11.2%) respectively. Among 1420, 211(14.86%) samples were from children and among these 75 (35.55%) were found MTB positive and 7 (9.33%) were Rif resistant MTB. Of 75 MTB detected patients, 77.8% and 22.2% MTB detected in female and male children respectively.

There are higher prevalence of Rif resistant MTB in children so it is important for healthcare providers in India to be vigilant in timely diagnosis, individualized treatment and enhance surveillance. It is essential to combat this growing threat and protect the health of children.
Incidence density rate of multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) at a tertiary care teaching hospital: A retrospective cross-sectional study
Authors: Patel Rupal , Joshi Pinal , Patel Naimika , Modi Chirag
Published: July 2024

: Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) has become a major public health concern. Rise of MDROs and their negative consequences on patient’s survival and health care costs need the assessment of their burden and implementation of practices to control their emergence and spread. There is a lack of literature mentioning incidence density rates (IDR) of various MDRO infections in Indian hospitals. Therefore, the study was conducted to determine the infection IDR and trend of various MDROs at a tertiary care teaching hospital. It will serve as a benchmark data for similar facilities using the same surveillance definitions and methodology.

: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using culture data of ten years (January 2014 to December 2023) at Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad. MDRO studied included Methicillin-resistant (MRSA), V (VRE), (CRE), Multidrug-resistant (MDR) spp. and MDR .

A total of 7311 MDRO were detected from 1321793 in-patients, showing the overall IDR of 5.53 per 1000 patients-days. CRE (n = 3056, 42%) was the most common MDRO. The overall IDR per 1000 patient-days of MRSA, VRE, CRE, MDR- ., and MDR- was 0.81, 0.23, 2.31, 1.29 and 0.89 respectively. Overall MDRO IDR has increased from 4.20 to 8.77 from 2014 to 2023. An increasing IDR was observed for MRSA (0.57 to 1.48) and MDR- (0.43 to 1.60). Around 80% of the . were MDR as compared to other MDRO.

MDROs have been identified as a significant problem at our institute showing an increasing trend. We recommend following stringent infection control practices including isolation protocols as well as adherence to hospital antibiotic policy to reduce the burden of MDROs.
economía folk y la ciencia económica
Authors: Ortiz Gutiérrez Luis Enrique
Published: July 2024

El desarrollo de la ciencia ha producido una brecha entre el conocimiento aceptado por las comunidades científicas y las creencias populares. Esto ha preocupado a los científicos al considerar que muchas de esas creencias resultan ser insostenibles. Además de los problemas relativos a la educación y la divulgación científica, el estudio de las creencias folk plantea interesantes interrogantes para la epistemología y las ciencias cognitivas acerca de los procesos de formación y justificación del conocimiento. Este tema tiene también importantes repercusiones en cuanto a las acciones, partiendo de que las creencias folk pueden motivar decisiones erróneas. El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar las creencias folk relativas al ámbito económico, mostrando algunas de sus posibles causas y algunas consecuencias en lo tocante a la toma de decisiones.
Elementos para una revisión epistemológica de la axiomática de Kolmogorov
Authors: Landro Alberto , Gonzalez Mirta L.
Published: July 2024

La literatura sobre la probabilidad ha considerado tradicionalmente ciertos supuestos acerca de cuáles fueron los objetivos y alcances de los Grundbegriffe der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung en el desarrollo de la teoría de la probabilidad. Sin embargo, un análisis detallado de la obra de Kolmogorov, en particular en lo referido a su transcurso por las interpretaciones frecuencista y propensionalista, permitió concluir que las hipótesis planteadas habitualmente en la literatura acerca de que su axiomática se basa en un concepto primitivo de la probabilidad, independiente de cualquier interpretación acerca de la naturaleza del azar, son en general inexactas y que estos desaciertos en la interpretación condujeron a planteos conceptuales y epistemológicos inadecuados.
simio egoísta
Authors: Arias-Vélez Mateo
Published: July 2024

El objetivo de este texto es mostrar que la hipótesis del pensamiento maquiavélico de Tomasello es equivocada. Para ello, presentaré críticas a cuatro puntos fundamentales de esta hipótesis: primero, la afirmación de que los primates no-humanos no pueden atribuir falsas creencias a otros (mindreading o ToM) en contextos cooperativos; segundo, que estos no sienten empatía por individuos fuera de su grupo; tercero, que no tienen sentido de justicia y, por último, que no poseen algún tipo de intencionalidad conjunta. Se concluye que la evidencia científica niega que la cognición de los primates no-humanos haya evolucionado en el contexto de la competencia por la búsqueda de alimentos y que, por ello, su pensamiento sea exclusivamente competitivo e individualista. Por ende, no es posible defender la hipótesis de Tomasello.
Cuestionario de síntomas de condiciones psicosociales que afectan la ejecución de trabajo en alturas
Authors: Garzón Leal Diana Carolina , Giraldo Luna Clara Margarita , Yepes Boada Alexandra , Blanco Briceño Natalia , Ramírez Parra David Andrés , Riveros Pedraza Andrés Fernando
Published: July 2024

El trabajo en alturas presenta riesgos significativos para la seguridad y la salud de los trabajadores, siendo una de las principales causas de lesiones y muertes en el entorno laboral a nivel mundial. Por esta razón, es fundamental analizar y comprender la accidentalidad en el trabajo en alturas, así como implementar medidas preventivas efectivas para proteger la integridad física de los trabajadores.
The Socio-Cultural Aspect of the Development of Soviet Cosmonautics: Modern Historography
Authors: Loginov Eugene I. ,   Orenburg State Pedagogical University
Published: July 2024

The article is a historiographical review of the works of modern researchers whose studies are devoted to the socio-cultural aspect of the development of Soviet cosmonautics. Analyzing domestic and foreign works of recent years, several topics are highlighted, which the authors usually focus on. An attempt is being made to develop and rethink knowledge about the history of Soviet cosmonautics.
GEOSPATIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD MORTALITY RESEARCH IN UKRAINE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENTURY
Authors: Kolomiyets K. V. , Parkhomenko O. H.
Published: July 2024

The demographic situation in Ukraine remains extremely tense, the mortality rate of populatuion is the largest in Europe. Mortality is an extremely informative indicator of public health in particular and level of socio-economic development of the country as a whole. For mortality affects the whole complex of factors: demographic, socio-economic, medical, natural biological, political, environmental, ethnic, etc. The article deals with a child mortality rate used to assess socio-economic development of regions, since child mortality is more sensitive to regional features and living conditions of the population. Today, the problem of reducing child mortality is becoming a special significance against the background of population reduction due to high mortality and low fertility. Dynamics of child mortality indicators for1989 and 2020 by regions. In almost all administrative oblasts, we see a significant reduction in this indicator, this is due not to improve the state of medical care, or the improvement of the socio-economic level of the population of Ukraine, which is primarily due to the decrease in the birth rate of Ukraine and with a general depopulation situation. Such an indicator as mortality of young people aged from 0–18 years in 2020 positive changes in its declining. The considered indicators have a rather pustular territorial differentiation within the regions of Ukraine and is characterized both in spatial and in time ratios less stable than other geodemographic indicators.
Theory of generating energy
Authors: Trivedi Nripesh
Published: July 2024

Theory of generating energy
The Employee Engagement and Job Performance Nexus in a Top Autodealership Company
Authors: Manguerra-Mahusay Sharon Candy , Cornelio Susan
Published: July 2024

This study explored the relationship between employee engagement and job performance within a leading Philippine auto dealership company. A quantitative approach was employed through a survey distributed to 351 employees across various locations. The findings revealed a youthful workforce with near-equal gender distribution and a high proportion holding college degrees. A slight majority reported being single, potentially indicating a preference for flexibility. Furthermore, the largest group had a tenure of 1-5 years, suggesting a sizeable cohort of newer employees.
Employee engagement was perceived to be high indicating a generally motivated and enthusiastic workforce. A significant positive correlation was identified between engagement and job performance, suggesting that more engaged employees perceived themselves as performing at a higher level.  Based on these results, the study proposes actionable recommendations to enhance engagement. These include targeted strategies for the younger demographic, skill development programs for all employees, exploration of flexible work arrangements and well-being initiatives, and fostering a culture of recognition and alignment with the company's mission. By implementing these strategies, the dealership can cultivate a more engaged workforce, leverage its diverse strengths, and achieve sustained high performance.
Los pewenche trashumantes: Adaptación del espacio doméstico temporal como mecanismo natural de resistencia cultural
Authors: Dowling Leal Fernando
Published: July 2024

El espacio geográfico ha sido una de los principales condicionantes para la existencia del ser humano, principalmente porque en él ha desarrollado gran parte de su actividad vital, cuya influencia principal han sido las características biogeográficas y físicas del entorno natural que habita.
Espacios comunales para el Cerro San Eduardo mediante el Diseño Participativo
Authors: Poveda Yolanda
Published: July 2024

Este trabajo pretende presentar las propuestas de espacios comunales para las comunidades de Cerro San Eduardo, territorio de origen informal, aplicando la metodología de investigación-acción-participativa (IAP), y los criterios de la Producción Social del Hábitat, beneficiando a 1000 familias.
Un movimiento transformador: del paradigma de la educación mercantilista en diseño hacia la incorporación de una mirada social*
Authors: Dujovne Maite
Published: July 2024

La sociedad está siendo moldeada por “el tránsito del capitalismo industrial al neoliberalismo financiero”, y es la institución educativa uno de los organismos que debe dar batalla contra el individualismo.
La identidad del diseño en la periferia
Authors: Gaitto Jorge
Published: July 2024

En alusión a la clara diferenciación entre el diseño central y la práctica del diseño en la periferia, se establece un contrapunto que conduce inevitablemente al reconocimiento de una identidad del diseño periférico.
El libro-arte: una propuesta más allá del texto
Authors: Palleiro-Sánchez Pedro
Published: July 2024

Los libros son portadores y transmisores de cultura y, por consiguiente, de conocimiento. Ahora bien, existen muchos tipos de libros y no todos desempeñan las mismas funciones.
Innovación Educativa. Colaboración internacional en investigación de campo en Oaxaca, México
Authors: Dávila Urrutia Sergio , Valdez Chagoya Ana V. , Hernández García Carlos E.
Published: July 2024

Este artículo presenta una innovación educativa que involucró la colaboración entre alumnos de México y Estonia, en una investigación de campo de talleres artesanales y artísticos en Oaxaca, México.
Desarrollo de métodos y herramientas para la industria del envasado: el papel mediador y facilitador del diseño
Authors: Ciravegna Erik , Pletto Davide , Pasini Verónica
Published: July 2024

El envase es un artefacto complejo: es un objeto de uso y un dispositivo de comunicación. Se ha convertido en una interfaz para el consumo y en un importante elemento mediador que activa procesos de contacto entre diferentes actores y contextos.
Responsabilidad socioambiental en la disciplina y práctica del Diseño Gráfico en América Latina
Authors: Saccomanno Pablo A.
Published: July 2024

El presente escrito aborda el impacto ambiental del diseño gráfico en la contemporaneidad latinoamericana, examinando críticamente la relación entre esta disciplina y la degradación medioambiental.
Diseño y fragmentación
Authors: Sánchez Orozco Claudia A.
Published: July 2024

El modo en que pensamos los diseñadores determina qué aspectos de la realidad captamos para integrarlos a nuestras nociones previas y alimentar así nuestro modelo de pensamiento y nuestra disciplina.
Tejiendo un futuro sostenible: avances de la industria textil en materiales y diseño ecológico
Authors: Mendanha Daniel , Nolasco Agata , Cirillo Teresa , Alarcón Castro Jimena , Silva Carla J.
Published: July 2024

La industria textil, un sector clave de la economía global, enfrenta importantes desafíos para lograr la sostenibilidad a largo plazo debido a su impacto ambiental.
Raziskovanje govorjenega umetniškega jezika
Authors: Žavbi Nina
Published: July 2024

V prispevku poskušam prikazati razvoj raziskovanja umetniškega (odrskega) govora na Slovenskem. Osredotočam se na sodobni model raziskovanja, pri katerem kombiniramo slušnozaznavno in akustično analizo. Opredeljujem prednosti takšnega načina in predstavljam strategijo raziskovanja, ki odrski govor preučuje v več korakih: na začetku v razmerju dramskega in uprizoritvenega besedila (ki od dramskega bolj ali manj odstopa zaradi dramaturškega črtanja, dopisovanja, spreminjanja jezikovne zvrstnosti, posodabljanja besedila ipd.), v drugem koraku pa kot govorno izvedbo na odru. Odrski govor se v okviru analize razume kot le eden od uprizoritvenih dejavnikov. Raziskovalne rezultate interdisciplinarno kontekstualizira in tako osmišlja preučevanje umetniškega fenomena odrskega govora, ki povezuje znanost in umetnost.
Poslušati med vrsticami: parlamentarni govor in njegovi zapisi
Authors: Poteko Ina , Stabej Marko , Jošt Kaja
Published: July 2024

Parlamentarni govor je kot dostopen in odprt vir dragocen za raziskovanje v različnih strokah. Na podlagi izrečenega v parlamentu nastajajo zapisi, ki so vključeni v parlamentarne korpuse, pri čemer pa zapisovalne prakse parlamentarnih služb običajno niso razvidne. V prispevku smo predstavili prakso zapisovanja plenarnih sej v Državnem zboru Republike Slovenije med letoma 2010 in 2022 z namenom dokumentiranja procesa. V slovenskem parlamentu nastajata dve verziji: prvi, hitri zapis, ki je objavljen najpozneje pol ure po izrečenem z namenom hitrega dostopa do informacij, a je v njem tudi več nepravilnosti, in drugi, verificiran zapis, ki nastane ob poslušanju posnetka govora z namenom trajne objave, dostopnosti in zagotavljanja celovitih informacij. Primerjalno predstavljamo tudi zapisovalne prakse nekaterih drugih evropskih parlamentov.
Embarazo y parto en contexto urbano
Authors: Cárdenas Clara Matilde
Published: July 2024

El artículo se enfoca en las trayectorias de cuidado y atención del Embarazo, Parto y Post-Parto por las que transitan las mujeres shipibo-konibo de la autodenominada Comunidad Shipiba de Cashahuacra. Esta comunidad se conformó hace casi quince años cuando un grupo de familias de este pueblo indígena amazónico procedente de Ucayali se estableció en la quebrada Cashahuacra (Distrito Santa Eulalia, provincia Huarochirí). Mas que detallar las prácticas y conocimientos de estas  trayectorias, pongo énfasis en destacar cómo este espacio social  en construcción que es  esta comunidad indígena ubicada , caracterizada por la pobreza y una constante  movilidad, imprime su huella en  la conformación  de estas trayectorias en las que  los conocimientos y prácticas de la cultura shipibo-konibo  están vigentes  pero sin rechazar los recursos y cuidados provenientes de la medicina institucional frente a la que existe una mirada crítica y pragmática acorde con lo que significa para una mujer shipibo-konibo ser madre en la ciudad.