bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
AKUNTABILITAS PELAYANAN PUBLIK DALAM PEMBUATAN SURAT IZIN MENGEMUDI DI POLRES KEDIRI TAHUN 2018-2019
Authors: Maghfirani Intan Regina , Khozin Muhammad
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui akuntabilitas pelayanan publik dalam pembuatan SIM dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pelayanan publik di Polres Kediri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa akuntabilitas pelayanan publik di Polres Kediri sudah dapat dikatakan baik dan sesuai dengan Standar Operasional Prosedur (SOP). Selain itu, terdapat faktor-faktor yang mendukung dan menghambat proses pelayanan publik di Polres Kediri.
KUALITAS PELAYANAN E-KTP DI KECAMATAN CIPUTAT TIMUR KOTA TANGERANG SELATAN
Authors: Pradietya Dimas Chairrizal  , WD Tuti Retnowati
Published: February 2022

The launch of the electronic residence card (e-KTP) program has caught the attention of various regional governments in Indonesia, including the South Tangerang City Government. However, after 2011 it was found that many people had not recorded their e-KTP in East Ciputat District, this condition raised questions about the number of residents who had not changed their residence cards. So it is necessary to know the quality of e-KTP services, which is also the purpose of the research. The approach in this study used a qualitative descriptive approach, and data collection used interview, observation, and documentation techniques. From the data on field findings and analysis of the dimensions of service quality, it can be said that the e-KTP service in East Ciputat District is in good quality. Dimensions of Responsiveness (responsiveness), Assurance (guarantee), and Empathy (attention) e-KTP services are implemented and get a good response. The Responsiveness dimension can be seen from employees who are informative and communicative in the e-KTP service process, the Assurance dimension is reflected in the responsibility of employees to ensure the comfort and security of data on e-KTP recipients, and the Empathy dimension is seen from the attention and politeness to the population and the use of good language in e-KTP service. In the Tangibility dimension, there are good facilities and infrastructure, but there is still a lack of information facilities and inadequate parking facilities. Furthermore, in the Reliability sector, there was a delay in receiving e-KTP, so that residents had to wait several days to get an e-KTP.
Gambaran Kesehatan Mental Ibu Hamil di Puskesmas Pangkajene
Authors:   Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Hikmah Nurul , Sani Andi
Published: February 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused a public health crisis but also social, demographic and economic as well as psychosocial effects. Anxiety caused during pregnancy has a negative impact on pregnancy, such as increasing the risk of preeclampsia, depression, nausea, vomiting and even causing premature labor or negative miscarriage, including pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to determine the mental health picture of pregnant women during the covid 19 pandemic. This study is a quantitative study with a descriptive approach. The population is pregnant women who come to visit for antenatal care activities. The number of samples in this study was 117 pregnant women obtained using the Lameshow formula. the source of data is primary data from interviews using questionnaires while secondary data from MCH data at puskesmas, health offices and related journals. The results of this study found that the description of mental health disorders that occurred in Pangkajene Health Center was 35 people suffering from depression (29.9%), anxiety as many as 52 (44.4%) and stress as many as 21 people (17.1%). It is expected that the officers at the community health service center, namely midwives, doctors and nurses, will not only carry out physical examinations but also provide counseling services for pregnant women who have mental health disorders.
Naphthoquinones in Pygmy Sundews (Drosera sect. Bryastrum)
Authors: Schlauer Jan , Fleischmann Andreas
Published: February 2022

A detailed study of 44 accessions representing 38 taxa (76% of the diversity known at present) of pygmy sundews (Drosera sect. Bryastrum) reveals the first naphthoquinone patterns in this lineage, in which previous studies have not yielded reliable evidence for naphthoquinones. While most samples do not display detectable amounts of naphthoquinones as previously reported for the group, ramentaceone is detected in three mutually related taxa, and both ramentaceone and its regio-isomer plumbagin is present in all accessions investigated of D. pulchella.
Waukauyengtipu and Uchii River Uplands Expedition 2019 – report with photographic observations of carnivorous flora of the Paruima territory in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana
Authors: Wrazidlo Mateusz
Published: February 2022

An expedition to the territory of Paruima and its vicinities was organized between January 3-12, 2019. The objective was to visit the areas belonging to the Guyanese outreach of the Gran Sabana (Eng. “Great Savanna”) in the vicinity of the Uchii River (aka Utshi River) near the Venezuelan border and to reach the underexplored summit of the Waukauyengtipu plateau. The aim of the expedition was to make botanical observations with the main focus of reviewing local carnivorous plant species occurrences, as well as to assess the feasibility of the area for carrying out future scientific research and implementing small-scale eco-tourism activities in the territories belonging to the Pemón Arekuna community of Paruima. The expedition resulted in making interesting observations regarding the unique flora of the Guiana Highlands found around the areas of the Uchii River uplands in the Gran Sabana and on Waukauyengtipu.
On the infrageneric classification of Pinguicula
Authors: Fleischmann Andreas
Published: February 2022

In this article, the morphology-based “traditional” infrageneric classification of the genus Pinguicula is opposed to “modern”, phylogeny-based concepts. But concepts are compared and illustrated, and a new infrageneric concept of four sections for the Central American evolutionary linage of Pinguicula is proposed.
New cultivars
Authors: Mehle Giacomo , Jiménez Juan Camilo Páez , Rodríguez Maribel Bohórquez , Jiménez Juan Camilo Páez , Fox Aidan , Alcock Gary , Leach Carl , Daskalov Dimitar , Geurts Mark
Published: February 2022

Eight new carnivorous plant cultivars are named and described: Cephalotus 'Tom Thumb', Dionaea 'Carboni Ardenti', Dionaea 'F.S. Colombian Dwarf Caiman', Dionaea 'F.S. Anemone', Dionaea 'Periscope', Nepenthes 'Candy Apple', Sarracenia 'Joker', Sarracenia 'White Beast'
EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF DYNAMIC MR DEFECOGRAPHY IN COMPARISON WITH EVACUATION PROCTOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH CONSTIPATION
Authors: Noola Busabong , Prueksaritanond Thepasit , Saengruang-Orn Supakajee
Published: February 2022

Background: Chronic constipation is very common, affecting 10.9% of Asian population. The etiology of constipation is also very variable and can be classified as functional or structural. The structural constipation can be examined with physical examination and colonoscopy while those without structural causes can be further evaluated with physiologic tests. The current gold standard physiologic test for constipation is evacuation proctography. However dynamic MR defecography has gained reputation as a useful tool in the evaluation of constipation as a less invasive test that spare the radiation exposure and provide better anatomy and interaction of pelvic organs. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic accuracy of dynamic MR defecography (MR-D) with evacuation proctography (EP) in assessment of the patients who present with constipation. Materials and methods: From August 2012 to January 2013, 19 patients who required EP to assess the cause of constipation were enrolled in this study. All of these patients were asked to undergo MR-D. The images from MR-D and EP were reviewed by a radiologist expert in gastrointestinal radiology. Features evaluated included the presence and degree of anterior rectocele, rectoanal intussusception, sigmoidocele, increased fixed perineal descent and increased dynamic perineal descent. Results: No statistical difference was observed in terms of the prevalence of abnormalities detected by both EP and MR-D in this study. The sensitivity of MR-D in detecting of rectoanal intussusception, anterior rectocele and increased dynamic perineal descent was 36.4%, 64.3% and 80%, while the specificity were 87.5%, 80% and 50% respectively. The overall sensitivity and specificity of MR-D in detection of any abnormalities were 56.7% and 86.2% respectively. Sigmoidocele and increased fixed perineal descent were not found in any patients enrolled in this study. Conclusions: MR-D has lower sensitivity than EP in detection of anterior rectocele and much lower when it comes to detection of rectoanal intussusception. On the other hand, it has high sensitivity in finding increased dynamic perineal descent due to its intrinsic property. Although it is less invasive than EP in terms of radiation exposure, our method of MR-D shows no better diagnostic accuracy than that of EP. MR-D may have better role in evaluation of anterior portion of pelvic organ which cannot be examined by EP.
NOVEL DAX-1 (NR0B1) MUTATION IN A THAI BOY WITH X-LINKED ADRENAL HYPOPLASIA CONGENITA (AHC): A FIRST REPORT
Authors: Phatarakijnirund Voraluck , Numbenjapon Nawaporn , Chantrathammachart Piriya , Boonyawat Boonchai
Published: February 2022

Background:Adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC) is a rare inherited disorder of adrenal development resulting in hypoplasia of adrenal gland and inability to produce glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and sex steroids. X-linked AHC is the most common form and is caused by mutation of the DAX1 gene. Here we report a case of 4-year-old Thai boy with X-linked AHC, the first case of genetically confirmed novel DAX1 mutation in Thailand. Patient and Method:A 4-year-old Thai boy presented with fever and vomiting for 3 days. He was the fifth child of unrelated parents. The past medical history was unremarkable except his skin had been progressively more pigmented since early infancy. Physical examination revealed normal genital development and addisonian hyperpigmentation which prominent at skin crease, gum and knuckles. Laboratory investigations showed hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and hypochloremia. Hormonal evaluation revealed low baseline cortisol level which is not rising after 250 mg ACTH stimulation test. ACTH level and plasma renin activity were elevated. A diagnosis of X-linked AHC was established. Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy were initiated. Molecular analysis by direct DNA sequencing of the DAX1 gene was performed in the patient and family members. Result:Mutation analysis revealed a novel hemizygous GG deletion (c.1148_1149delGG) resulting in a premature termination codon at the position 387 (p.Gly383Aspfs*5). This frameshift mutation was predicted to encode a truncated DAX1 protein missing a portion of ligand binding domain. The mutation identified in our proband was inherited from his carrier mother. Conclusion:We report a case of classical X-linked AHC with established a novel frameshift mutation in the DAX1 gene. Genetic analysisis important not only for diagnostic confirmation in the index case but also for carrier detection in his mother which provided a proper management and appropriate genetic counseling for this famity.
SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF PIOGLITAZONE AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS RECEIVING LONG TERM HEMODIALYSIS
Authors: Limwatthana Chetsuda , Satirapoj Bancha
Published: February 2022

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) frequently causes end stage renal disease (ESRD). Glucose-lowering treatment options for patients with T2DM with ESRD are limited. Thiazolidinedione is an oral glucose lowering agent used to treat patients with ESRD. We evaluated the potential for pioglitazone in combination with other hypoglycemic medications among patients with T2DM receiving long term hemodialysis Objectives: To evaluate the safety and efficiency of pioglitazone among patients with ESRD receiving hemodialysis. Methods: The retrospective study was conducted in the outpatient clinic of Phramongkutklao Hospital during 2006 and 2015. HemoglobinA1C (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), body weight, hematocrit and history of diagnosed chronic heart failure were evaluated after starting medication and 1 year of follow-up Results: Data for hemodialysis patients on pioglitazone were analyzed (n=50). Mean FPG changes from baseline were -28.8+-80.0 mg/dL after 12 weeks (p=0.018) and -59.2+-80.0 mg/dL after 12 months of treatment (p < 0.001). Mean HbA1c changes from baseline were also-0.25+-1.62% after 12 weeks (p=0.318) and -1.52+-1.77% after 12 months of treatment (p < 0.001). The differences in mean body weight (63.2+-13.0 kg; p= 0.139) and hematocrit (33.4+-5.5 vs. 33.6+-5.3; p= 0.929) at baseline and 12 months were not significant, while episodes of congestive heart failure were low (4%). No serious adverse effects such as hypoglycemia with hospitalization or liver failure were observed in any of the patients Conclusion: These data suggest that adding pioglitazone to standard hypoglycemic agents patients with T2DM undergoing hemodialysis glucose control and was well tolerated
EFFICACY OF WEEKLY INTRA-ARTICULAR LOW-MOLECULAR SODIUM HYALURONATE INJECTION FOR THREE WEEKS IN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: OPEN, RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Authors: Sutthapakti Burin , Tremtrakranpol Witoon , Wanitcharoenporn Wiboon
Published: February 2022

The primary objective of this study was to determine whether the three-weekly injectionsimprove knee pain and patients’ quality of life. The secondary objective was to assess patients’ compliance to treatment and risks related to the three-weekly injections of Hyalagan®.The authors conducted a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritisknee participants aged 50 years or older with Kellgren-Lawrence grade I to III or early osteoarthritis kneewere randomized to intra-articular injection of three-weekly doses (the intervention group; n = 50) or five-weekly doses of Hyalagan®(the control group; n = 50). The outcomes of the study were measured at baseline, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 weeks post-treatment. The weight-bearing after 50 foot-walking and patients’ quality of life at the baseline measured by visual analog scale(VAS) and Thai short form 36 (SF-36) health survey score were not significantly different between the two groups (p = 0.430 and 0.239, respectively). The VAS was statistically lowerat the 1st and 2nd week in the three-weekly intra-articularinjections group(p = 0.009 and 0.005, respectively). The evaluation of overall changes in the SF-36 scores also revealed that patients in the three weekly injection group had a higher quality of life compared to the other group (p = 0.0001). The numbers of loss to follow-up in the intervention group were significantly lower than the control group (2 cases vs.7 cases, p < 0.05) . And no complication related to intra-articular injection was found in the two treatment groups.In conclusion, the results of this present study support the hypothesized superiority of managing pain associated with knee OA and increasing patients’ quality of life in thethree weekly injections over the conservative management of the five weekly injections. More importantly, the safety of the treatment has been warranted.
HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION FOLLOWING NONCEMENTED HIP REPLACEMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY USING MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGERY VS. CONVENTIONAL ANTEROLATERAL APPROACH
Authors: Chinkam-akrapat Piyapong
Published: February 2022

Background:  A conventional anterolateral approach was previously a remedy for total hip replacement. Currently, an intermuscular approach is relatively safe, provides excellent exposure and causes less soft tissue damage than the traditional approach.

Objective: The study aimed to compare heterotopic ossification (HO) between minimal invasive surgery (MIS) and conventional anterolateral approach among patients having   noncemented total hip replacement.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among 47 patients (52 sites) with noncemented total hip replacement who were randomly divided in 2 groups. The first group received treatment with MIS whereas the second group received the conventional anterolateral approach. The incidence of HO was recorded and followed-up for a minimum of 12 months. The demographic data of both groups were analyzed using the chi-square test and the discrete data were analyzed using the chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test.

Results: The incidence of HO in the MIS and conventional anterolateral approach group were within 37.9 and 56.5%, respectively. After 12 months of followed-up, the incidence of HO in the MIS group did not significantly differ compared with that of the conventional group (p=0.291). Severe HO was within 13.79 and 8.69%, respectively (p=0.682) and neither group required further surgery.

Conclusion:  The MIS group showed a lower incidence of HO than that found in the conventional anterolateral approach group without statistical significance.
EVALUATION OF SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE AMONG PATIENTS USING 3 TESLA AND 1.5 TESLA MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING MACHINES
Authors: Saengruang-Orn Supakajee , Noola Busabong
Published: February 2022

Background: Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is radiofrequency power delivered to tissue duringa Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examination, expressed as watts per kg (W/kg). Radiofrequencypower deposition results in increased heating of patient tissues; thus, the use of MRI has to becontrolled to ensure patient safety.

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate SAR among patients using the 3 Tesla MRI (MRI 3T) and 1.5Tesla MRI (MRI 1.5T) machines.

Methods: Data were obtained from patients who were examined using MRI 3T (1,159 patients, 8,225series) and MRI 1.5T (1,423 patients, 8,605 series) machines. Age, body weight, SAR, repetition time(TR), type of radiofrequency (RF) pulse and anatomical region exposed were studied.

Results: Average SAR for all patients using the MRI 3T was lower than that of the MR 1.5T in everypart (p <0.001) = 0.92 ± 0.57 W/Kg, 2.45 ± 1.01 W/Kg, accordingly. The SAR that the patients receivedusing the spin echo technique revealed that T2 weighted image had lower SAR than T1 weighted imagefrom both MRI 3T and MRI 1.5T (p < 0.001), 0.87 and 0.98 W/kg for MRI 3T, 2.20 and 2.83 W/kg forMRI 1.5T, respectively. For underweight patients, the lowest SAR was 0.89 W/Kg (MRI 3T) and 2.40W/Kg (MRI 1.5T), respectively. Whereas, among overweight patients, the SAR was the highest at 0.97W/Kg (MRI 3T) and 2.52 W/Kg (MRI 1.5T). For SAR categorized by the flip angle of the RF pulse,and patients evaluated by the MRI 3T, the study revealed that the group with the flip angle of the RFpulse <75 degrees had lower SAR than the flip angle of the RF pulse >75 degrees, 0.77 W/Kg and 0.94W/Kg, accordingly (p < 0.001) similar to the MRI 1.5T.

Conclusion: The average SAR of patients evaluated using the MRI 3T was lower than those of patientsevaluated using the MRI 1.5T in every body part examined. SAR was lower when the TR was increasedand flip angle was decreased.
SYNOVIAL HYPERTROPHY DETECTED USING ULTRASONOGRAM IN PRIMARY OSTEOARTHRITIC KNEES: PREVALENCE AND CORRELATIONWITH RADIOGRAPHIC STAGING
Authors: Termtanun Chawanvuth , Chotanaphuti Thanainit , Khuangsirikul Saradech , Heebtamai Danai
Published: February 2022

Background: Treatment of primary osteoarthritic (OA) knee has changed in recent decades with a greater focus on synovitis as one cause of cartilage destruction and degeneration. Ultrasonography (US), a noninvasive, low cost and convenient procedure may be used for early detection and monitoring synovitis in primary OA knee. Somehow, the lack of data on the prevalence of synovial hypertrophy (SH) and its correlation to disease progression has precluded the use of US in clinical practice. Objective: The study aimed to determine the prevalence of SH at each stage of the disease and its correlation to structural damage. Methods: In all, 214 knees among 127 cases diagnosed as having primary OA knee were examined using US. The midline scanning technique of US was performed and synovial thickness at the suprapatellar pouch was observed. All knees were categorized according to the Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic staging (KL). The prevalence of SH in each KL with 2, 2.5 and 3 mm cutoff level were calculated. The correlation between synovial thickness and KL was also analyzed. Results: The prevalence of SH with 2 mm cutoff level in KL I-IV was 38.8, 70.8, 66.6 and 91.1%, respectively. The prevalence of SH with 2.5 mm cutoff level in KL I-IV was 5.5, 37.5, 35.4 and 74.2%, respectively. The prevalence of SH with 3 mm cutoff level in KL I-IV was 0, 29.1, 20.8 and 56.4%, respectively. The overall prevalence with 2, 2.5 and 3 mm cut-off level was 72.2, 50.9 and 37.1%, respectively. Synovial thickness, measured in millimeters, correlated well with KL (p<0.01). The correlation of synovial thickness between each KL was also statistically significant (p<0.05) except those between KL II and KL III (p=0.98). Conclusion: Synovial thickness at the suprapatellar pouch detected with midline scanning US reflected the degree of synovitis which correlated well with structural damage and could be used to monitor disease progression in primary OA knee.
EFFECT OF RENAL SPECIFIC ORAL NUTRITION (ONCE RENAL) ON DIETARY INTAKE AND SERUM ELECTROLYTES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE STAGE IV
Authors: Satirapoj Bancha , Varothai Narittaya , Boonyagarn Natthida , Pumsutas Yanisa , Chotsriluecha Samitti , Supasyndh Ouppatham
Published: February 2022

Background and Objectives: Low nutritional intake is common in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and poses a direct risk for malnutrition. Our study evaluated the effects of a renal specific oral nutrition (ONCE Renal) supplement concerning nutritional status, minerals and electrolytes among patients with stage IV CKD.

Methods and Study Design: A total of 32 CKD patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate 16-29  mL/min/1.73 m2, well nourished subjects and anticipated good compliance with the diet received the ONCE Renal diet instead of 1 meal daily for 30 days. Dietary protein and energy intake, body compositions, and serum concentrations of urea, creatinine, calcium, magnesium, phosphate and albumin were assessed at baseline, and at 30 days. A dietary intake by three-day food record were also evaluated by a registered dietitian.

Results: At the end of 30 days, significant improvements in energy, fat, fiber and magnesium intake by dietary interview were noted. In addition, the patients also increased body weight and body mass index after supplement. No significant changes in renal function, serum electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium concentration and other nutritional markers including serum albumin, body compositions and protein equivalence of total nitrogen appearance were observedduring study. The compliance with the ONCE Renal diet was good among enrolled patients and no adverse reactions were found.

Conclusions: Renal specific oral diet supplement can improve energy intake, body weight and maintain serum electrolytes concentrations among patients with stage IV CKD.
EFFECTS OF ULTRAVIOLET C (UVC) LIGHT AND DRY HEAT ON FILTRATION PERFORMANCE OF N95 RESPIRATOR MASK
Authors: Hanyanunt Patomroek , Juntanawiwat Piraporn , Chatreewonanakul Tassananwan , Potisuwan Patsanun , Simsiriporn Waristha , Phondee Saowaluck , Sungsirin Nitchatorn , Kesakomol Piyanate , Watanaveeradej Veerachai , Boonsiri Tanit
Published: February 2022

Background: The emergence of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) creates one of the most pressing issues with a severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) particularly N95 respirators in healthcare settings worldwide. Recently, possible strategies to decontaminate disposable N95 respirators, including using ultraviolet C (UVC) irradiation and heat treatment, were reported to consider safely reusing the respirators. However, both methods create potential risks to reduce the ability of the respirator filter especially when exposed to these methods multiple times resulting in infectious agents passing through the filter.

Objective: The study aimed to ensure the effectiveness of UVC and dry heat to decontaminate N95 respirators.

Methods: N95 respirators were exposed continually to UVC and dry heat at 70°C. Then the ability of the aerosol penetration was assessed by introducing an aerosol containing a rotavirus used as a delegate for SARS-CoV2. The existence of the rotavirus at both external (front) and internal surfaces (back) of the N95 respirators was investigated using RT-PCR.

Results: UVC and dry heat administered at a 30-minute cycle up to 5 cycles did not change the filtration performance of the N95 respirators. Our results suggested that the reuse of disposable N95 respirators decontaminated by either UVC or dry heat could be possible under the test conditions used.

Conclusion: To reuse N95 respirators, UVC and dry heat were useful to apply amid the pandemic of respiratory diseases.
Effect of Competitive Strategies on Firm Performance and Mediating Role of Product Innovation
Authors: Kılıç Funda
Published: February 2022

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of competition strategies and product innovation on firm performance and to examine the mediating role of product innovation in relation between competitive strategies and firm performance. One of quantitative methods questionnaire technique was used to test the proposed theoretical model. The research sample 225 enterprises which was listed in Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) The data collection process was completed in June-July-August 2021. In this study, data were collected by questionnaire method. The obtained data were analyzed using regression analysis. The hypothesis that the idea of competitive strategies affects firm performance level was tested with simple linear regression and it was found that the hypothesis was significantly supported. According to the regression results are examined, in simple regression models in which competitive strategies and product innovation are the independent variables and firm performance is the dependent variable, it is seen that competitive strategies (β=0.654; t=16.543) and product innovation (β=0.632; t=8.043) have been seen that it has a positive and statistically significant effect on performance. Thus, in the multiple regression model product innovation variable has mediating role, between competitive strategies and firm performance. In addition, as for relationship of firm performance with the sub factors of competitive strategies, the correlation is found to be the highest between focus strategy and firm performance.
Rainfall Characteristics during the Years of Significant Departures from Normal in the Sudano-Sahelian Ecological Zone of Nigeria
Authors: Adeyefa Adewale O. , Odekunle Theophilus O.
Published: February 2022

The rationale examining the rainfall characteristics during the years of significant departures from normal in the Sudano-Sahelian Ecological Zone (SSEZ) of Nigeria is based on the devastating effects of extreme weather events and their subsequent implications for agriculture and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. This study designated Significant Years of Positive Departure (SYPD) and Negative Departure (SYND) of rainfall from normal using a Z-score analysis on 39 years of rainfall data (1980-2018) for Sokoto, Kano, Maiduguri, and Nguru.  

The results show that nine years possessed significant positive departures in rainfall versus six years of negative departures significant at α = 0.05. The frequency of occurrence of intra-seasonal dry spells outweighed that of wet spells in all the years except in 2000 (Maiduguri), 2012 (Kano and Nguru), and 2016 in Sokoto. Light rainfall contributed almost 60% of the total annual rainfall in the zone with heavy rains comprising 17.6% of the total in SYPD versus only 3% in SYND. The average length of the growing season (106 days) was higher during the SYND than the SYPD with an average of 99 days.  Onset and retreat days were mostly recorded during June and September respectively in SSEZ. This study found that SYPD in Sudano-Sahelian Ecological Zone possessed more wet occurrences than dry periods resulting from below-normal rainfall. These wetter occurrences also possess food security concerns because of their timing, while the SYND years portend to drought and possible famine.
Ethics Lost: The severance of the entrenched relationship between ethics and economics by contemporary neoclassical mainstream economics
Authors: Papadopoulos Yannis
Published: February 2022

In this paper we examine the evolution of the relation between ethics and economics. Mainly after the financial crisis of 2008, many economists, scholars, and students felt the need to find answers that were not given by the dominant school of thought in economics. Some of these answers have been provided, since the birth of economics as an independent field, from ethics and moral philosophy. Nevertheless, since the mathematisation of economics and the departure from the field of political economy, which once held together economics, philosophy, history and political science, ethics and moral philosophy have lost their role in the economics’ discussions. Three are the main theories of morality: utilitarianism, rule-based ethics and virtue ethics. The neoclassical economic model has indeed chosen one of the three to justify itself, yet it has forgotten —deliberately or not— to involve the other two. Utilitarianism has been translated to a cost benefit analysis that fits the “homo economicus” and selfish portrait of humankind and while contemporary capitalism recognizes Adam Smith as its father it does not seem to recognize or remember not only the rest of the Scottish Enlightenment’s great minds, but also Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments. In conclusion, if ethics is to play a role in the formation of a postcapitalist economic theory and help it escape the hopeless quest for a Wertfreiheit, then the one-dimensional selection and interpretation of ethics and morality by economists cannot lead to justified conclusions about the decision-making process.
Sovereignty and Biosecurity: Can we prevent ius from disappearing into dominium?
Authors: Tyson Paul
Published: February 2022

Drawing on Milbank and Agamben, a politico-juridical anthropology matrix can be drawn describing the relations between ius and bios (justice and political life) on the one hand and dominium and zoe (private power and ‘bare life’) on the other hand. Mapping movements in the basic configurations of this matrix over the long sweep of Western cultural history enable us to see where we are currently situated in relation to the nexus between politico-juridical authority (sovereignty) and the emergency use of executive State powers in the context of biosecurity. The argument presented is that pre-19th century understandings of ius and bios presupposed transcendent categories of Justice and the Common Good that were not naturalistically defined. The very recent idea of a purely naturalistic naturalism has made distinctions between bios and zoe un-locatable and civic ius is now disappearing into a strangely ‘private’ total power (dominium) over the bodies of citizens, as exercised by the State. The very meaning of politico-juridical authority and the sovereignty of the State is undergoing radical change when viewed from a long perspective. This paper suggests that the ancient distinction between power and authority is becoming meaningless, and that this loss erodes the ideas of justice and political life in the Western tradition. Early modern capitalism still retained at least the theory of a Providential moral order, but since the late 19th century, morality has become fully naturalized and secularized, such that what moral categories Classical economics had have been radically instrumentalized since. In the postcapitalist neoliberal world order, no high horizon of just power –no spiritual conception of sovereignty– remains. The paper argues that the reduction of authority to power, which flows from the absence of any traditional conception of sovereignty, is happening with particular ease in Australia, and that in Australia it is only the Indigenous attempt to have their prior sovereignty –as a spiritual reality– recognized that is pushing back against the collapse of political authority into mere executive power.
Λήψη Αποφάσεων σε μια Μετακαπιταλιστική Κοινωνία
Authors: Albert Michael
Published: February 2022

Η σειρά μελετών mέta Working Papers «Μετακαπιταλισμός στην Πράξη | Οδηγός για Αρχαρίους» δημοσιεύει κείμενα πολιτικής που περιγράφουν πτυχές του πώς θα έμοιαζε ένας μη-δυστοπικός μετακαπιταλισμός. Η σειρά εστιάζει σε τρεις βασικούς πυλώνες: Παραγωγή | Κατανομή | Λήψη Αποφάσεων δηλαδή, το με τι θα έμοιαζε η μετακαπιταλιστική παραγωγή (και ποιος θα κατείχε τα μέσα παραγωγής), τι μορφή θα λάμβανε η κατανομή αγαθών (και ποιες εναλλακτικές πέρα από την οικονομία της αγοράς αξίζει να διερευνηθούν) και ποιες θα ήταν οι βασικές αρχές λήψης αποφάσεων και δημοκρατίας σε μια μετακαπιταλιστική κοινωνία. Σε αυτή τη μελέτη, ο Michael Albert εξετάζει τον τρίτο πυλώνα, δηλαδή την μετακαπιταλιστική λήψη αποφάσεων.
Μετακαπιταλιστική εργασία: Ισορροπημένες θέσεις εργασίας και δίκαιη αμοιβή
Authors: Albert Michael
Published: February 2022

Η σειρά μελετών mέta Working Papers «Μετακαπιταλισμός στην Πράξη | Οδηγός για Αρχαρίους» δημοσιεύει κείμενα πολιτικής που περιγράφουν πτυχές του πώς θα έμοιαζε ένας μη-δυστοπικός μετακαπιταλισμός. Η σειρά εστιάζει σε τρεις βασικούς πυλώνες: Παραγωγή | Κατανομή | Λήψη Αποφάσεων δηλαδή, το με τι θα έμοιαζε η μετακαπιταλιστική παραγωγή (και ποιος θα κατείχε τα μέσα παραγωγής), τι μορφή θα λάμβανε η κατανομή αγαθών (και ποιες εναλλακτικές πέρα από την οικονομία της αγοράς αξίζει να διερευνηθούν) και ποιες θα ήταν οι βασικές αρχές λήψης αποφάσεων και δημοκρατίας σε μια μετακαπιταλιστική κοινωνία. Σε αυτή τη μελέτη, ο Michael Albert εξετάζει τον πρώτο πυλώνα, δηλαδή την μετακαπιταλιστική παραγωγή/εργασία.
The effect and clinical significance of using nathanson
liver retractor on liver function tests in laparoscopic
gastric cancer surgery
Authors: Gojayev Afig , Yüksel Cemil , mercan ümit , Çaparlar Mehmet Ali , Cetindag Ozhan , Akbulut Serkan , Ünal Ali Ekrem , Bayar Sancar , Demirci Salim
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT
Aim: There are very few studies in the literature investigating the changes caused by the Nathanson retractors in liver function tests (LFT) after LG and its clinical significance. The present study investigated the changes made by the Nathanson retractor used during LG on LFT and its clinical significance.
Material and Method: The data of 236 patients, who underwent radical gastrectomy for primary gastric cancer at Surgical Oncology Unit in the period between January 2015 and January 2020 were retrospective studied. The patients were divided into two groups: laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG; 136 cases) and open gastrectomy (OG; 106 cases). Patients who have undergone cholecystectomy, with primary or secondary liver tumors, with chronic hepatic disease, who have preoperative high ALT, AST and bilirubin values were excluded from the study. LFT were measured preoperatively and postoperative day 1 (LFT1), LFT3, LFT5 and LFT7. LFT: ALT, AST and Total bilirubin (BIL).
Results: ALT1, ALT3, ALT5, ALT7 ALT values and AST1, AST3, AST5 AST values of the patients in the LG group were found to be significantly higher (P <0.001). Mean total bilirubin values of the groups were similar (P >0.05). In order to evaluate how the increase in LFT due to the use of the Nathanson retractors reflected on the patients' clinic, we divided the patients who underwent LG into two groups based on ALT increase in ALT1: Normal and Elevated. The in-hospital mortality rates (P = 0.080) and oral nutrition time (P = 0.913) of the groups were similar. No liver infarction developed in any of the groups. The duration of stay in the ICU was significantly longer in individuals with elevated LFT (P = 0.019).
Conclusion: Although the use of the Nathanson retractor during LG causes an increase in liver function tests, this does not cause major clinical problems in patients.
Key Words: Gastrectomy; gastric cancer; laparoscopy; liver enzymes; liver dysfunciton
The diagnostic role of hemogram parameters in pregnant appendicitis
Authors: Somuncu Erkan , Bozdag Emre , sarici inanc , Ozcan Adem , Ozkan Cenk , Basaran Ceren
Published: February 2022

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most frequently encountered non-obstetric disease requiring surgical intervention during pregnancy. Early diagnosis reduces maternal and fetal morbidity / mortality rates.
Aim: This study aims to investigate hemogram parameters in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant women.
Material and Methods: A retrospective case-controlled study was conducted in three groups. Thirty-nine pregnant patients with acute appendicitis (Group A), 39 fertile nonpregnant patients with acute appendicitis (Group B), and 39 healthy pregnant women (Group C) were included in the study. WBC, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, NLR, PLR, MPV and RDW values were compared.
Results: The mean NLR values in group A, group B and group C were 7.39 (1.58–46.6), 5.66 (1–20) and 4.23 (1.54–10.77) respectively, and there was a significant difference in NLR values between the groups (P= 0.002). The mean PLR values in group A, group B and group C were 159.09 (69.1–574), 134.28 (21.5-360) and 120 (68.7–334) and difference was statistically significant (P= 0.019). Cutoff points for WBC count was 14155 106/μL (51,3% sensitivity, 82,1% specificity), for neutrophil count is 10955 106/μL (53,8% sensitivity, 84,6% specificity), for NLR is 9.23 (46,2% sensitivity, 92,3% specificity) and PLR is 157,6 (51,3% sensitivity and 82,1% specificity) NLR had largest area under the curve with 0.667 NLR.
Conclusion: Neutrophil count, WBC and PLR were found to be the most valuable inflammatory parameters however, RDW, Lymphocyte count, and MPV levels are not found valuable markers in terms of sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnant patients by this study.
Itopride in treatment of laryngopharyngeal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Authors: Janiak Maria
Published: February 2022

In everyday otolaryngological and gastroenterological practice, the diagnosis and treatment of extraesophageal forms of gastroesophageal reflux disease are often challenging. It is sometimes the case that treatment ordered by other specialists proves ineffective or even worsens the symptoms. There is no golden standard of diagnosis for otolaryngological forms of GERD, and currently used tools (gastroscopy, laryngoscopy, impedance and pH testing) have low sensitivity and specificity. After finishing a course of successful treatment, the patients often come back to our offices with the very same symptoms. In order to improve the efficacy of treatment, a prokinetic agent can be added to the standard proton pump inhibitor therapy.
Współczesne
funkcje miejskich
terenów nadrzecznych, w kontekście zrównoważonego rozwoju
w architekturze, na przykładzie
Wyspy Młyńskiej w Bydgoszczy
Authors: Jaszek Monika
Published: February 2022

Celem artykułu jest określenie kierunków kształtowania współczesnych funkcji terenów nadrzecznych, w kontekście zrównoważonego rozwoju, dla przykładu Wyspy Młyńskiej w Bydgoszczy. Przyjęta w artykule metodologia badań ma charakter analityczno-poznawczy. W pierwszej kolejności analizie poddano zagadnienia odnoszące się do współczesnych funkcji terenów nadrzecznych w mieście oraz aspektów kształtowania środowiska zbudowanego. Następnie przeanalizowano strukturę funkcjonalno-przestrzenną wyspy w ujęciu o współczesne funkcje obszaru nadrzecznego i kryteria zrównoważonego rozwoju w architekturze. Otrzymane wyniki oraz wnioski końcowe prowadzą do wspomagania procesów projektowych umożliwiających kreowanie zrównoważonych przestrzeni nadrzecznych w mieście.
Czerń w architekturze w aspekcie zrównoważonego rozwoju – część 1.
Authors: Gerlic Krzysztof
Published: February 2022

Artykuł jest wprowadzeniem do badań dotyczących wpływu zastosowania materiałów budowlanych o ciemnych barwach w architekturze. Obecnie projektowanie architektoniczne kieruje się m.in. doktryną zrównoważonego rozwoju. Troska o zmiany klimatyczne zaleca kształtowanie środowiska zbudowanego tak, aby zapewnić najlepsze warunki dla osób przebywających w nim obecnie i w przyszłości. Badania środowiskowe potwierdzają wpływ materiałów budowlanych na mikroklimat przestrzeni zbudowanej i dlatego stanowią inspirację do analizy ich właściwości, a zwłaszcza współczynników odbicia i pochłaniania promieniowania słonecznego. Istotne jest również, dlaczego podejmowane są decyzje o stosowaniu bardzo ciemnych materiałów. Czy kreacja twórcy może to pomijać?
Ogród miejski –
wytyczne do modelu przestrzennego
Authors: Szewczenko Anna , Benek Iwona , Feliszewska Maria , Kieloch Anna , Knobloch Dominik , Kotulek Martyna , Marzec Tomasz , Nowak Aleksandra , Prychodko Patryk , Zach Łukasz
Published: February 2022

Zmiany zachodzące we współczesnych miastach Polski zmuszają do nowego spojrzenia na przestrzeń publiczną. Dlatego warto przyjrzeć się bliżej tematyce projektowania ogrodów miejskich, które odgrywają ważną rolę w kształtowaniu naturalnego kapitału miast, ale również mają istotny wymiar społeczny, związany z zapewnieniem mieszkańcom odpowiedniej jakości życia dotyczącej kontaktu z przyrodą oraz umożliwieniem wielu form wypoczynku, co wpływa na ich zdrowie fizyczne i psychiczne. W artykule przedstawiono badania własne, zrealizowane w ramach udziału w programie Inicjatywa Doskonałości – Uczelnia Badawcza na Politechnice Śląskiej w Gliwicach, które dotyczą opracowania wytycznych dla ogrodu miejskiego. Głównym celem projektu było opracowanie strategii rewitalizacji fragmentu terenu z Zabrza Maciejowa, zlokalizowanego przy ulicy Tylnej, na potrzeby Miejskiego Ogrodu Społecznego. Projekt miał za zadanie stworzenie prototypu nowego podejścia do kwestii rewitalizacji terenu nieużytku przed podjęciem tematu przez miasto Zabrze.
Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury i Sztuki nad jeziorem Meixi w Changsha
Authors: Latusek Elżbieta
Published: February 2022

Artykuł dotyczy koncyliacyjnego rozwiązania projektowego w Międzynarodowym Centrum Kultury i Sztuki nad jeziorem Mexi [1]. Miasto Changsha w Chinach potrzebowało miejsca łączącego trzy ważne instytucje: dwa teatry i muzeum sztuki, skupione wokół wspólnej przestrzeni publicznej tak, aby ze sobą współgrały. Triada obiektów wielofunkcyjnego centrum zarówno w swoim kształcie, jak
i w sposobie rozwiązania konfliktów projektowych, jest wyjątkowa i zasługuje na pogłębiony opis.
Optymalizacja ustawienia paneli PV
z wykorzystaniem symulacji – „ClimateStudio” by Solemma
Authors: Sitek Michał
Published: February 2022

Artykuł to studium przypadku doboru instalacji PV dla domu jednorodzinnego oraz optymalizacji położenia paneli na dachu płaskim z wykorzystaniem narzędzi projektowania generatywnego i optymalizacji genetycznej. Celem przeprowadzonych symulacji było wykazanie przydatności wybranego narzędzia do analiz zmiennych projektowanego systemu w relacji do zapotrzebowania na energię zdefiniowanego przez obecność i aktywności użytkowników obiektu.
REMOTE TRIAL UNDER THE ARTICLE 374 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Authors: Grubalska Aleksandra
Published: February 2022

Conducting remote trials during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a new reality. In Polish criminal proceedings, under the anti-crisis shield 4.0., it was possible to organise trials by using devices that ensure remote communication. The article concerns a remote trial organised on the basis of the amended article 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The study presents inaccuracies appearing on the basis of regulations, concerning the conduct of a remote trial, as well as the principles of a criminal trial that are limited due to its organisation. The analysis of the topic has led to a conclusion that the amendment of solutions appears to be necessary.
The effect of somatic build on single-leg vertical jump performance in winter sport athletes
Authors: Maj Kamila , Tchórzewski Dariusz , Brudecki Janusz , Palik Marek , Zaryczny Joanna
Published: February 2022

Aim of the study. The vertical jump test in winter sports is most often performed with both feet. In competitive sports, there is a need to determine parameters separately for each lower limb. This is related to the sport practiced and anatomical and functional asymmetry. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of the somatic build of winter sports athletes on single-leg countermovement jump (CMJ) performance.Material and methods. The study group consisted of winter sports athletes, candidates for the high school in the Complex of Sports Championship Schools in Zakopane (ZSMS). The study was conducted in May 2019, with 121 participants including 56 girls (age: 13.981.76) and 65 boys (age: 13.892.09). Body build was determined based on 40 measurements of somatic characteristics which described body length and width, skeletal system mass, muscularity, body mass, and body fat. CMJ measurement was performed using the portable measurement system OptoJump. The relationships between somatic characteristics and CMJ results were determined using backward stepwise multiple regression analysis, whereas differences between the limbs were established using analysis of variance.Results. Analysis of variance did not confirm statistically significant differences between CMJ results for the right (RLL) and left (LLL) lower limbs. In the regression model for CMJ power, the coefficient of determination in girls was R2=33.53% for RLL and R2=43.69% for LLL. In boys, the range of explained total variance was higher with R2=39.64% for RLL and R2=61.36% for LLL. In the regression model for CMJ jump height, the coefficient of determination in girls was R2=44.63% for RLL and R2=38.53% for LLL. In boys, it was similar for both limbs (RLL: R2=57.36%; LLL: R2=58.53%)Conclusions. The power and height of CMJ obtained by both girls and boys did not confirm functional asymmetry. The study found significant relationships between CMJ results and athletes’ somatic build. However, body components were the most frequent explanatory variables in the regression models.
Examinando el Paisaje Lingüístico en una Clase de Composición para Hablantes de Herencia
Authors: Asención-Delaney Yuly
Published: February 2022

Este artículo presenta un estudio de investigación-acción que responde a la necesidad de incluir proyectos pedagógicos en las clases de composición para hablantes de herencia donde no solo se busque el desarrollo del registro académico, sino que también les permita a los estudiantes ampliar su rango de usos bilingües, exponerse a diferentes registros y valorar el uso del español enla comunidad. Para satisfacer esta necesidad pedagógica, se implementó un proyecto digital de análisis del uso del español en el paisaje lingüístico en el cual los estudiantes exploraron, describieron y reflexionaron sobre el uso de la lengua heredada en señales, rótulos, carteles o anuncios en los espacios públicos de una ciudad del norte de Arizona. En particular, se presenta una justificaciónpedagógica del análisis del paisaje lingüístico en la instrucción para hablantes de herencia, una descripción del proyecto digital implementado, lo reportado por los estudiantes, así como algunas conclusiones sobre su valor en la clase y sugerencias para su implementación.