bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparing Clinical and Hemodynamic Parameters between the Two Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis
Authors: Moaref Alireza , Zarrabi Khalil , Hassanzadeh Mani , Fasihyan Mahshid , Namdar Zahra Mehdipour , Aslani Amir
Published: August 2022

Context:

Various techniques have been proposed for suturing following prosthetic aortic valve implantation, but each has its potential side effects such as patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) and paravalvular leak (PVL).

Aims:

In the present study, we aimed to compare the postoperative sequels of aortic valve replacement (AVR) following the use of two suturing techniques including from the inside of the aorta as the common and classic suturing techniques as compared to new approach including from the outside of the aorta.

Settings and Design:

This cross-sectional study was performed on patients suffering from symptomatic severe aortic valve disease and candidates for AVR in one of three referral hospitals for cardiovascular disease patients in Shiraz from 2019–2021.

Subjects and Methods:

The patients underwent one of the two considered surgical techniques for AVR including traditional approach (n = 60) or the tested approach (suturing from the outside of the aorta) (n = 30).

Statistical Analysis Used:

For statistical analysis, results were presented as mean ± standard deviation for quantitative variables and were summarized by frequency (percentage) for categorical variables.

Results:

PVL and PPM were revealed in none of the participants undergoing the tested approach, while the pointed complications were found in 41.7% and 25.0% of patients underwent traditional approach, respectively, indicating a significant difference. There was no evidence of abnormal dimensionless valve index (DVI) in the patients undergoing sutures from outside the aorta, whereas the rate of DVI abnormality in the patients undergoing traditional procedures was shown to be 18.3%. The mean aortic valve gradient was significantly higher in the group scheduling for the traditional surgical method.

Conclusions:

Applying new suturing method as suturing from the outside of the aorta, due to the selection of appropriate valve size, the risk for adverse consequences including PPM, PVL, or DVI can be significantly reduced.
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis following ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine
Authors: Shetty AJ , Rastogi A , Jha V , Sudhayakumar A
Published: August 2022

Transverse myelitis (TM) has been reported in association with various vaccinations. Herein we describe a case of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) associated with vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (COVISHIELD) vaccine. A 59-year-old woman with no prior co-morbidities presented with lower extremity numbness, weakness, acute urinary retention, and constipation. Numbness gradually extended up to the lower costal margin with band like sensation. She had received the vaccine 5 days prior to the onset of the symptoms. Extensive diagnostic evaluation effectively ruled out causes other than vaccination-associated transverse myelitis. Following treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone, the patient made a significant recovery. TM may be associated with vaccination against the novel ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine and we believe this to be the first report from India of LETM associated with this vaccine.
Parental-perceived health-related quality of life of school students with borderline intellectual functioning: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Authors: Karande S , Gogtay NJ , More T , Pandit S , Praveenkumar
Published: August 2022

Background and Objectives:

Students with borderline intellectual functioning (“slow learners”) underperform in all school subjects. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the parental-perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of these students. Its secondary objective was to analyze the impact of sociodemographic variables on their HRQoL.

Settings and Design:

Cross-sectional single-arm questionnaire-based study was conducted in the learning disability clinic in a public medical college in Mumbai.

Subjects and Methods:

One hundred parents of slow learners aged 8 to 16 years were recruited by non-probability sampling. Their HRQoL scores were measured using the English DISABKIDS chronic generic module parent (proxy) long-version (“DCGM-37-P”) instrument.

Statistical Analysis:

Multiple regression analysis was carried out for determining the “independent” impact that sociodemographic variables had on a poor facet and total score outcomes.

Results:

Clinically significant deficits were detected in 4 facets, namely: small deficit in “social inclusion”; medium deficits in “independence”, “emotion”, and “social exclusion”; and large deficit in “total score”. Multivariate analysis revealed that: (i) being an only child predicted a poor “emotion” and “social exclusion” facet score outcomes (P = 0.039 and P = 0.024, respectively); (ii) being a female predicted a poor “social inclusion” facet score outcome (P = 0.022); and, (iii) studying in a single-gender school predicted a poor “limitation” facet score outcome (P = 0.020).

Conclusions:

Parents of slow learners perceive their psychosocial and total HRQoL to be significantly compromised. There is a need to evaluate the HRQoL of slow learners so that optimum rehabilitation can be facilitated.
Autopsy-Related Work Experience
Authors: Udoh M O
Published: August 2022

Background:

Despite benefits, autopsy rates continue to fall globally. The effects of education, religion, and culture on autopsy rates are well documented.

Aim:

This study examines the knowledge and attitudes of health personnel, aiming to identify other factors affecting autopsy rates in our environment.

Subjects and Methods:

This is a cross-sectional non-intervention study using semi-structured questionnaires and Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 21, for data collection and analysis.

Results:

Seventeen percent, 50%, and 33% of participants had good, fair, and poor knowledge about autopsies, respectively. Poor understanding of the legal framework governing autopsies accounted for significant gaps in knowledge. Knowledge grade differed significantly amongst the different professional groups (χ
2 = 33.14; P value = 0.016). Eighty-two percent had good attitudes toward autopsy, though only 63% indicated approval. About 74% percent indicated willingness to consent to autopsies on relations, while 45.3% indicated willingness to consent to autopsy on self-remains. Autopsy-related work experience correlated strongly with both knowledge (χ
2 = 22.34; P value = 0.004) and attitude (χ
2 = 24.28; P value = 0.004) grades. Multinominal regression analysis showed autopsy-related work experience to be an independent determinant of willingness to consent to autopsy on self (P value = 0.023).

Conclusion:

Autopsy rates in Benin city and environs may reflect lack of knowledge or a misunderstanding of the laws guiding autopsy. Autopsy-related work experience is an important factor influencing knowledge and attitude of health personnel in this study. Its effect on autopsy request and acceptance rates should be further evaluated.
Peritoneal Dialysis in Children
Authors: Bakal U , Sarac M , Tartar T , Aydin M , Kara A , Gurgoze M K , Kazez A
Published: August 2022

Background:

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is frequently used in pediatric patients with renal failure.

Aim:

In the present study, we evaluated the indications and complications of PD and patients' outcomes in pediatric patients.

Patients and Methods:

Medical records of patients who underwent PD between 2012 and 2019 were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups as acute PD (APD) (Group 1) and chronic PD (CPD) (Group 2). If the patient was diagnosed with acute kidney injury (AKI), an APD catheter was inserted, while a CPD catheter was inserted for patients with stage 5 chronic renal failure or those in which AKI persisted for more than 6 weeks.

Results:

Group 1 and Group 2 consisted of 62 and 64 patients, respectively. The most common indications for PD were AKI (64.5%) in Group 1, and obstructive uropathy and reflux nephropathy (45.3%) in Group 2. The overall complication rate was 30%. These were leakage at the catheter insertion site (11.2%), catheter occlusion (4.8%), and peritonitis (4.8%) in Group 1; and peritonitis (14.1%), catheter occlusion (6.2%), and inguinal hernia (4.6%) in Group 2. The mortality rate was 72.5% and 23.4% in Group 1 and Group 2, respectively. The most common causes of mortality were multisystem organ failure (40%) and sepsis (33.5%) in both groups. A total of 83 patients (32 in Group 1 and 51 in Group 2) had omentectomy. Catheter revision and/or removal were performed in 11.9% of all patients. Omentectomy had no effect on the prevention of catheter occlusion (p > 0.05).

Conclusion:

The mortality rate is lower in CPD patients than in APD patients. Although PD in pediatric patients is associated with potential complications, its actual rate is relatively low. The primary catheter dysfunction rate is low, and omentectomy has no significant effect on preventing catheter occlusion.
Covid-19 Phobia in Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Workers in Turkey
Authors: Şahin Ç E , Değger M S , Sezerol M A , Özdemir M Y
Published: August 2022

Background:

The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) outbreak has its social, economic, and political effects on wider society, as well as physical and mental health effects on individuals. The psychological and social impacts are more apparent and common on emergency health care workers who have close contact with patients.

Aim:

Our study aims to investigate coronaphobia in emergency health care workers.

Subjects and Methods:

A cross-sectional study was carried out in July 2020 with 253 people working under the Bingöl 112 Provincial Ambulance Service Chief of Staff. The data of the study were collected using a questionnaire including sociodemographic characteristics, working conditions, pandemic process, and the Coronavirus-19 Phobia Scale. P < .05 was considered statistically significant.

Results:

The mean total score of COVID-19 phobia in 112 employees was 58.03 ± 18.78. The sub-dimension scores are psychological 21.92 ± 6.19, somatic 10.83 ± 5.68, social 15.98 ± 5.60, and economic 9.28 ± 4.18. Psychological and social sub-dimension scores and total COVID-19 phobia score of women, the somatic sub-dimension score of married people, all sub-dimension scores, and total COVID-19 phobia score of those who had contact with COVID-19-positive patients were found to be significantly higher (P < .05).

Conclusions:

Close contact with patients, working conditions, and the heavy schedule of nightshifts increase psychological and social fear in emergency health care workers. It is important to provide psychosocial support to emergency health care workers during the pandemic period.
Comparative Analysis of Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 as a Correlate of Cardiovascular Disease Among Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertensives, and Healthy Controls
Authors: Abiola B I , Raji Y R , Ajayi S , Adeoye A M , Salako B L , Arije A , Kadiri S
Published: August 2022

Background:

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global growing public health epidemic with attending morbidity and huge financial cost. Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a major complication of CKD, contributes to its excessive mortality rate. The aetio-pathogenesis of the excess burden of CVD in CKD is a feature yet to be unravelled. Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) has been implicated as a risk factor for CVD among patients with CKD. However, most of these studies were predominantly among the Caucasian population.

Aim:

This study aims to determine the correlation between FGF-23 and CVD among Nigerians with CKD.

Patients and Methods:

A cross-sectional comparative study composed of three groups: participants with CKD, hypertensives without CKD, and healthy individuals, represented as group 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Information obtained included demographic data and occurrence of risk factors for CVD. Cardiovascular risks were assessed by echocardiography and all the participants had kidney function tests done with plasma FGF-23.

Results:

The study sample size consisted of 135 participants. The mean (SD) age for participants with CKD and controls were 50.2 (12.7), 54.3 (15.5), and 40.2 (14.1) years, respectively. The median [interquartile range (IQR)] of plasma FGF-23 for participants with CKD 210 (139–304) RU/ml, and controls 124 (86–170) RU/ml, and 71 (38 – 89) RU/ml P < 0.001. Most participants with CKD had left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) (80.0%), compared to the controls; 28.9% and 6.7% P < 0.001. Similarly, majority of participants with CKD had elevated plasma FGF-23 with LVH (85.7%) compared to controls 55.6% and 11.5%, whereas for aortic valve calcification with elevated plasma FGF-23 among CKD and controls were 53.6% (P = 0.29), 37.0% (P = 0.03), and 19.2% (P = 0.06), respectively.

Conclusion:

Individuals with CKD had frequencies of elevated plasma FGF-23, LVH, and cardiac valve calcification, which are surrogates of cardiovascular events.
Evaluation of Intra-Cranial Pressure Changes by Measuring the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter During the Lung Recruitment Maneuver in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Authors: Komurcu Ozgür , Dost Burhan , Unal Neslihan , Ulger Fatma
Published: August 2022

Background:

The lung recruitment maneuver (LRM) applied in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may increase the intra-cranial pressure (ICP).

Aims:

This study evaluated the effect of LRM on intra-cranial pressure changes in patients with ARDS by measuring the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD).

Patients and Methods:

LRM was applied to patients undergoing follow-up for ARDS, with a positive pressure of 30 cmH2O for 30 s. ONSD on ultra-sonography, dynamic lung compliance (Cdyn), oxygen saturation (SpO2), and hemodynamic parameters were measured before (T0), immediately after (T1), and 10 min after (T2) LRM. The primary endpoint was the effect of LRM on ONSD changes. The secondary endpoints included the effect of LRM on Cdyn, SpO2 change, and relationship between Cdyn and ONSD changes.

Results:

The study included 60 patients. ONSD was higher at T1 than at T0 (median [interquartile range]: 5.13 [0.4] vs. 5.3 [0.3] mm, P < 0.001) but was similar at T0 and T2 (5.13 [0.4] vs. 5.09 [0.37] mm, P = 0.36). Cdyn and SpO2 were significantly higher at T1 and T2 than at T0 (Cdyn: 22.3 [5.8] vs. 23.7 [7.5] vs. 19.4 [6.6] mL/cmH2O, P < 0.001; SpO2: 90[2] vs. 92[4] vs. 88[4] %, P = 0.013). A significant correlation existed between Cdyn and ONSD changes, which increased at T2 compared to T0 (P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

LRM applied in ARDS causes a short-term increase in ONSD. However, Cdyn increases 10 min after LRM and causes ONSD, thereby leading to a decrease in ICP.
Relationship between Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Treatment and Mortality in Patients with Covid-19
Authors: Kemeç Z , Akgül F
Published: August 2022

Background:

It has been reported that the most affected organ by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the lung, closely followed by the kidney.

Aim:

Over the course of the COVID-19, the factors affecting mortality in acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy (AKI-RRRT) have not been known. This study was conducted in order to shed light on this issue.

Patients and Methods:

There were 64 patients in total. Subjects were divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of a control group that comprised 33 subjects who did not have AKI during the time in which they were infected with COVID-19. Group 2 was COVID-19 related AKI requiring renal replacement therapy (COVID-19 AKI-RRRT), which included 31 subjects who were exposed to AKI-RRRT.

Results:

İn Group 2, 27 (87%) patients died and 4 (13%) patients were recovered. The predominance of comorbidity and presence of more than one additional disease (p < 0.05), the excessive number of inpatients in intensive care unit (ICU) (p < 0.05), high mortality rates (p < 0.05), advanced age (p < 0.05), and long hospitalization periods (p < 0.05) were evident in Group 2. Serum levels of variables such as white blood cells (WBC), neutrophils, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), ferritin, D-dimer, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and prothrombin time (PT) were high for patients in the Group 2 (p < 0.05) group. However, serum levels of lymphocyte, hemoglobin (HGB), and albumin were low.

Conclusions:

It can be argued that COVİD-19 AKI-RRRT is associated with higher mortality.
Assessment of Glaucoma Awareness, Uptake, and Satisfaction with a Free, Targeted Glaucoma Screening Program Southwest in Nigeria
Authors: Sarimiye T F , Monye H , Abo-Briggs J , Abiola V
Published: August 2022

Background:

Glaucoma is a global public eye health concern, being the number one cause of irreversible blindness.

Aim:

It is commoner, has an earlier onset, and is more aggressive in people of African descent. Awareness creation and screening activities have been identified as key components of the glaucoma care pathway.

Subjects and Methods:

This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study with analysis. The screening took place at the eye clinic, University College Hospital, Ibadan. Participants comprised all consenting adults aged 40 years and above who presented following a prescheduled telephone appointment during the 2021 World Glaucoma Week (WGW) activities. The main outcome variables were the awareness of glaucoma, and the uptake of and satisfaction with the free screening program. The associations between participants' prior awareness of glaucoma and their socio-demographic and clinical features were explored using the Chi-squared test. APvalue of <0.05 was considered significant.

Results:

A total of 94 (47%) participants presented for the screening out of the 200 people who scheduled an appointment through the telephone appointment booking system. Forty-nine (52.1%) were males, and the mean (SD) age of participants was 55 years (10.9) with a range of 40–80 years. Fifty-eight (61.7%) participants had heard of glaucoma before the 2021 WGW awareness programs and 75.9% (44) gained some new knowledge from the programs. Newly diagnosed glaucoma was 9.6% (n = 9) of which seven (77.8%) had advanced glaucoma (CDR ≥0.9) in at least one eye. One hundred percent of the participants reported that they would recommend the screening to others.

Conclusion:

Targeted eye screening can help with the early detection of glaucoma. Patient satisfaction should be at the fore of eye health services to improve uptake.
Correlation between Prostate Volume Measured by Ultrasound and Symptoms Severity Score in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy in Southeastern Nigeria
Authors: Obiesie A E , Nwofor A M E , Oranusi C K , Mbonu O O
Published: August 2022

Background:

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a common urological condition in men older than 50 years. It is important in the aetiologies of life-threatening obstructive uropathies. Ultrasound measurement of prostate volume is non-invasive, easily available, and a cost-effective method, useful in assessing bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). The International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) on the other hand objectively assesses symptoms severity in BOO patients.

Aim:

This study was aimed at determining the correlation between ultrasound-measured prostate volume and IPSS in men with BPH.

Patients and Methods:

Following ethical approval from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Ethical Committee, 100 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were diagnosed with clinical BPH were enrolled into the study. They had no other identifiable cause of BOO except BPH after clinical evaluation. The IPSS, Quality of life score (QOL), and prostate volumes were measured. Correlation between prostate volume, IPSS, and QOL were done using SPSS version 20. P value <0.05 was considered significant.

Results:

The mean age of patients was 69.3 ± 10.6 years with a range of 48–100 years. The mean prostate volume, IPSS, and QOL were 96.0 ± 70.5 cm3, 15.63 ± 8.6, and 4.8 ± 1.3, respectively. The highest recorded IPSS was 35 and the lowest was 4, whereas the smallest and largest recorded prostate volumes were 19 cm3 and 350 cm3, respectively. Nocturia was the major IPSS subscore. There was a weak positive correlation between prostate volume and IPSS in men with BPH (r = +0.109; P = 0.28) and between prostate volume and QOL (r = +0.072; P = 0.45). There was also a weak positive correlation between patients with only severe symptoms and corresponding prostate volumes (r = +0.122; P = 0.125). The correlation between patients with severe symptoms and their corresponding QOL was strong (r = +0.537; P = 0.135, respectively). These findings were, however, not statistically significant.

Conclusion:

There is a weak positive correlation between prostate volume measured by ultrasound and symptoms severity scores in patients with BPH, although not statistically significant. This may be as a result of the small sample size. A larger sample size may be able to achieve statistical significance.
Clinical Predictors of Circulatory Failure and Coexisting Morbidities in Children Seen in An Emergency Room in Southern Nigeria
Authors: Sadoh W E , Abiodun M T
Published: August 2022

Background:

Circulatory failure (shock) is a life-threatening emergency referring to a state of poor tissue perfusion and resultant anaerobic respiration at a cellular level. It is a common pathway for several severe pediatric morbidities.

Aim:

We evaluated the clinical predictors of shock and coexisting morbidities in acutely-ill children.

Patients and Methods:

This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Data were collected using a researcher-administered questionnaire eliciting demography, clinical features, diagnoses/differentials, and comorbidities. After binary analysis, multiple logistic regression identified variables that independently predict circulatory failure in the participants, using odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results:

Five hundred and fifty-four children took part in the study. Their median age was 60 (IQR: 24–132) months, mean weight 16.3 ± 13.6 kg and mean height was 90.8 ± 33.2 cm; 53.7% of them were males while 46.3% were females. The incidence of shock was 14.3% among the participants on arrival at the emergency room. Febrile seizure (14.9%), dehydration (4.7%), pallor (3.1%), and coma (1.8%) were the clinical findings significantly associated with shock (P < 0.05). Leading underlying diagnoses and comorbidities associated with shock were severe malaria (85.4%) and severe sepsis (25.0%) (P ≤ 0.01). Also, seizure (OR = 0.07, 95% CI: 0.04–0.13; P ≤ 0.001) and severe sepsis (OR = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.15–0.65; P = 0.002) were independent predictors of circulatory failure.

Conclusion:

The presence of acute neurologic morbidities and severe infection predicts circulatory failure in the pediatric emergency setting. Early detection and prompt treatment will forestall shock-related complications in affected children.
Awareness of Medical Practitioners on the Link between Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital
Authors: ALADE Grace Onyenashia , OSAGBEMIRO Babatope Bamidele
Published: August 2022

Background: It has been established that periodontitis is linked to some systemic conditions. It is therefore important for medical doctors to be aware of the association between this oral disease and systemic conditions so that they can refer their patients with dental needs, for supportive dental therapy. It is not yet clear how this link is understood or perceived among medical practitioners and there are limited studies in the literature on this, particularly in the South-South region of Nigeria 

Objective: To assess awareness of the association between periodontitis and systemic conditions among medical practitioners and elicit the history of dental referral for supportive therapy.

Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted among medical practitioners working at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers State, Nigeria. Data collection (socio-demographic variables, level of awareness of the link between periodontitis and systemic diseases and history of dental referrals) was carried out using a semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire. The level of awareness was categorized as follows: limited (≤ 1 systemic disease associated with periodontitis), Fair (2-3 systemic diseases associated with periodontitis) and Good (≥ 4 systemic diseases associated with periodontitis). SPSS version 25.0 was used for statistical analysis, the p-value was considered significant at ≤ 0.05.

Results: A total of 162 out of 250 distributed questionnaires (64.8%) were analyzed. Majority (78.4%) of the participants had a limited level of awareness of the link between periodontitis and systemic diseases while 18.5% and 3.1% of the participants had fair and good levels of awareness respectively. Only 26.5% of the participants had referred patients to the dental clinic for supportive therapy

Conclusion: The level of awareness of the association between periodontal disease and systemic conditions among medical doctors in this study was limited
Przekład eksperymentalny: techniki, formy, metajęzyki
Authors: Brzostowska-Tereszkiewicz Tamara , Bazarnik Katarzyna
Published: August 2022

Experimental Translation: Techniques, Forms, Metalanguages

The aim of the article is to introduce a new series of studies on theoretical, methodological, analytical, and interpretive problems of “translation anomalies”. Functioning as a medium of artistic innovation and creative cognition, experimental literary translation has a laboratory meaning both for translators and translation, literary and cultural scholars. It allows to highlight the fundamental problems of artistic creation, the theory of literature, the theory of artistic translation and the theory of intercultural communication. On the one hand, translation experiments confirm the necessity of using interdisciplinary research instruments; on the other hand, they show translation as a fundamental metaphor that describes the innovative and dynamic nature of technology.
Wróżenie z tekstonów. Przekład dystrybutywny na przykładzie generatora Sea and Spar Between (2010) Stephanie Strickland i Nicka Montforta
Authors: Górska-Olesińska Monika , Pisarski Mariusz
Published: August 2022

Texton Telling. Distributed Translation Based on Stephanie Strickland and Nick Montfort’s Sea and Spar Between Generator (2010)

The article presents challenges of translating poetry generators in multi-authorial, creative collaboration and within the context of understanding text as process. Stephanie Strickland and Nick Montfort’s Sea and Spar Between is in many respects a translational challenge that in some languages might seem an impossible task. Polish, our target language, imposes some serious constraints: one-syllable words become disyllabic or multisyllabic; kennings have different morphological, lexical, and grammatical arrangement, and most of the generative rhetoric of the original (like anaphors) must take into consideration the grammatical gender of Polish words. As a result, the JavaScript code, instructions that accompany the JavaScript file, and arrays of words that this poetry generator draws from, needed to be expanded and rewritten. Moreover, in several crucial points of this rule-driven work, natural language forced us to modify the code. In translating Sea and Spar Between, the process of negotiation between the source language and the target language involves more factors than in the case of traditional translation. Strickland and Montfort read Dickinson and Melville and parse their readings into a computer program (in itself a translation, or port, from Python to JavaScript) which combines them in almost countless ways. This collision of cultures, languages, and tools becomes amplified if one wants to transpose it into a different language. This transposition involves the original authors of Sea and Spar Between, the four original translators of Dickinson and Melville into Polish, and us, turning into a multilayered translational challenge, something we propose to call a distributed translation. While testing the language and the potential of poetry translation in the digital age, the experiment – we hope – has produced some fascinating and thought-provoking poetry.
Wielogłos w serii przekładowej. Retranslating Joyce for the 21st Century
Authors: Koskinen Kaisa , Ziemann Zofia
Published: August 2022

Many Voices in Retranslation. A Review of Retranslating Joyce for the 21st Century

This article is a review of Jolanta Wawrzycka and Erika Mihálycsa’s edited volume Retranslating Joyce for the 21st Century (European Joyce Studies 30, Brill/ Rodopi, 2021). It discusses a number of core issues raised in the book, starting from the observation that 21st century translations of Joyce’s work are by necessity retranslations, and that this necessarily makes them qualitatively different from first translations. The chapters discuss many features of retranslation in the context of Ulysses in particular, ranging from the notion of retranslation hypothesis and comparisons between versions to issues of dealing with many voices and the creativity this requires; the necessity of contextualising the different versions; and the roles of the retranslator, reviser and editor. The review also makes some suggestions for future research on retranslating Joyce.
Kultura przekładu i krytyki. Friedricha Schleiermachera modele tłumaczenia w rozważaniach Piotra de Bończa Bukowskiego
Authors: Krysztofiak Maria
Published: August 2022

The Culture of Translation and Criticism. Friedrich Schleiermacher’s Translation Models in the Piotr de Bończa Bukowski’s Studies

Friedrich Schleiermacher’s philosophic-philological reflection forms the creative foundation of modern translation science. It creates spaces for constructing more and more inspirations in literature and culture through artistic translation also in the 21st century. In his monograph of the German theologian and translator Friedrich Schleiermacher, Piotr de Bończa Bukowski presents Schleiermacher’s views on the exceptional importance of disseminating world literature through translation, various aspects of the choice of text and translator, translation thoughts and the requirements Schleiermacher set for literary criticism, and translation criticism in particular. The following article focuses on the concept of the thoughts of the German Romanticist and on the selection of research guideposts in the reading of the Polish comparative translator.
« Éros mélancolique ». La folie d’amour chez les poètes de la fin du XVIe siècle
Authors: Ferrer Véronique
Published: August 2022

The article proposes to show how the poets of the late sixteenth century give new energy to the paradigm of love madness that runs through the literary tradition, from the desperate heroes of the Greco-Latin pastoral to the Roland Furious, not forgetting the “fools-for-love” of the courtly Middle Ages, by taking advantage of expanding philosophic-medical knowledge and a demonic imaginary in vogue.
Les phantasmata du mélancolique d’après Louis de Caseneuve (1626)
Authors: Koźluk Magdalena
Published: August 2022

In Louis de Caseneuve’s Melancholicus aeger emblem, we find a strange imaginary iconographic universe which, through the original associations proposed by the author, was to facilitate the memorization of the most frequent phantasmata in patients with melancholy. In the article, I analyze the engraving of this emblem as well as the Latin commentary that accompanies it. I distinguish five categories: melancholic bestiary, fragility, infirmity, gloomy and prophetic ideas, extravagance ‒the disorders of the senses and of the imagination evoked by the Caseneuvian iconography which, in a representative way, illustrate the pathologies from which melancholics may suffer. I also demonstrate the importance of the mnemonic method present in this medical collection created for didactic purposes, as well as attempt to identify the ancient sources that probably inspired Caseneuve.
Imaginaire mélancolique et rhétorique sacrée dans La Dernière Semaine de Michel Quillian
Authors: Krawczyk Dariusz
Published: August 2022

There are few areas of late 16th-century literature in France from which melancholy is absent. Religious literature does not escape it either, as testified by a very popular theme of vanitas. It is also evident in apocalyptic writing where religious rhetoric and melancholy meet. The French apocalyptic epics of the time take advantage of these possibilities to reinforce the effectiveness of the message. This article explores the melancholic landscapes in Michel Quillian’s La Dernière Semaine and considers the place that this imagery and these themes might have had in its author’s parenetic design and rhetorical choices.
La mélancolie dans Les Regrets de Du Bellay, sa place parmi les autres humeurs et sa thérapie
Authors: Millet Olivier
Published: August 2022

The article aims to clarify the point in literary history concerning the composition of the Regrets by Du Bellay, taking into account the sonnets written on the occasion of the poet’s trip to Italy that he later left out of the collection. This enables us to situate melancholy in the context of the function of all the humours in the book. Already the first part, clearly marked by melancholy, anticipates the therapy developed in the next two parts; therefore, the itinerary of the poet and of the book becomes that of a gradual recovery. Melancholy as a temperament constitutes a new point of departure; it could therefore no longer be presented, as was the case of the omitted sonnets, in the form of simple, medically operable humour crises, but as a temperament to be transformed progressively, from the sense of perdition to the salvation of a recovered balance.
Incorporating indigenous knowledge in the teaching of weather and climate in primary school classrooms in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Authors: Selepe Khanyisile , Ramsaroop Sarita , Carolin Andy
Published: August 2022

One of the challenges related to the teaching and learning of weather and climate in the social sciences is the somewhat abstract nature of these concepts. Incorporating indigenous knowledge (IK), a form of prior knowledge that learners acquire from communities and passed down through generations, can assist in making learning meaningful and relevant. Using a qualitative research design, we firstly explore the type of IK related to weather and climate practiced in a local rural community to identify the overlapping knowledges of community elders and Grade 5 social sciences teachers. Secondly, we set out to determine how these teachers view the incorporation of IK in the teaching of weather and climate. Finally, we show how teachers perceive the relationship between IK and scientific knowledge.The data confirms that there is a shared awareness, among the community members and teachers, of the rituals and practices associated with weather and climate in this area. Teachers do see the value of integrating IK into the lessons pertaining to weather and climate in their primary school classroom as it allows them to activate learners’ prior knowledge and connects the classrooms to the communities from which the learners come. The data shows that teachers largely support the blending of IK with scientific knowledge in their classrooms in order both to activate prior knowledge and to address misconceptions. It is therefore important to create constructivist learning environments in classrooms that encourage debate and dialogue and which do not pitch IK and scientific knowledge against one another.
A Review on AI methods for the Prediction of Infertility in Women
Authors: Soumya Koshy  , K. Anuradha
Published: August 2022

Around the world 8 to 15 percent of couples in their reproductive age have infertility problem.
According to WHO estimates, there are 60-80 million infertile couples globally, with some parts of
population having the greatest rate. Significant social, emotional and psychological stress has been
brought on by infertility among couples, families, the individual in question, and the larger society.
Few researches have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in the field of reproduction, despite
the fact that the use of AI techniques in the medical profession is growing every year. In order to
assist couples with unexplained infertility, this review study develops and assesses multiple artificial
intelligence models that can differentiate infertile/fertile couples based on a variety of characteristics.
REINFORCED PECTIN-DES BIOPLASTIC WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF CITRIC ACID
Authors:   Universiti Teknologi MARA, MOHAMAD SARINA , ROSLI FATIN ZAHRA ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, YUSOF RIZANA ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, SAMSUDIN DALINA ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, MOHAMED HANAPHI ROZIANA ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, AHMAD NASIR NOR ATIKAH HUSNA ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, KASIM KHAIRUL FARIHAN ,   Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Published: August 2022

The constant demand for synthetic plastics has led to the accumulation of plastic waste in nature due to its non-biodegradable attributes. In this study, the properties of pectin as biodegradable bioplastic were enhanced using Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) as a plasticiser with concentrations of citric acid as a crosslinker that was ranged from 1% to 4%. The physical characteristic and mechanical properties of bioplastics were determined using the thickness test and the tensile test. The sample with 3% citric acid showed the highest thickness value (0.25±0.01 mm). The results showed that the increase in the concentration of citric acid increased the film’s flexibility, thereby influencing the properties of the bioplastic film obtained. The highest citric acid concentration at 4% showed the highest flexibility with 29.02±2.99 MPa, 2.73±0.38% and 10.14±0.88 MPa for tensile strain, tensile stress and Young’s Modulus values, respectively. The presence of peak OH, C=O and C-O from Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy outlined the formation and showed the interactions between the pectin, DES and citric acid in the bioplastic that was produced. In conclusion, the properties of bioplastic/pectin/DES were altered with the different concentrations of citric acid either as a crosslinker or as a plasticiser to become a new green alternative to synthetic plastics.
SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SERVICES IN THE RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM: A CASE STUDY OF THE AL-SORRAH RANGELAND RESERVE IN JORDAN
Authors:   University of Jordan, AL-ASSAF AMANI , AL-KHALIDI KHALID ,   Royal Botanic Garden, PARKER TAPPAN ,   Independent Researchers, M.A. in International Relations, Washington,, TADROS MAHER ,   Jordan University of Science and Technology, MAJDALAWI MOHAMMAD ,   University of Jordan
Published: August 2022

The degradation of rangeland protected areas in Jordan due to refugee settlement and climate change directly impacts rangeland well-being and the ecosystem services (ES) it provides. But there is a lack of research and understanding of how human actions and perceptions impact rangeland ecosystems. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how different social-ecological systems (SES) influence human actions and perceptions toward rangeland ecosystems. Using a Multivariate Principal Component Analysis for Mixed data (PCAMIX), we interviewed 100 pastoralists and characterised groups of pastoralists based on their decision-making when grazing inside Al-Sorrah Reserve and their social- economic and environmental attitudes. The results showed a differentiated pattern of SES among the pastoralists. This research paper has identified three pastoralist groups based on their attitudes and perceptions towards utilising SES; based on the PCAMIX eigen values of grazing periods (-0.76), length of grazing inside the reserve (-0.53) and the act of practicing grazing inside the reserve (4.8-6.9). Most pastoralists currently have little incentive to consider the impact of their activities and results suggest that integrating SES into rangeland management and national policy would simplify and enhance knowledge and actions that encourage rangeland management.
WATER QUALITY PREDICTION USING LSTM-RNN: A REVIEW
Authors:   Politeknik Ungku Omar, JAFFAR AZHAR , M. THAMRIN NORASHIKIN ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, MEGAT ALI MEGAT SYAHIRUL AMIN ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, MISNAN MOHAMAD FARID ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, MOHD YASSIN AHMAD IHSAN ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA
Published: August 2022

Water is a critical component of life on this planet, as humans, animals, and plants all rely on water supplies for survival. Regrettably, human activity has contaminated water sources. As a means of remedying this situation, each river should have an intelligent system that continuously monitors the water quality index at each water source. However, testing and establishing a realistic acceptability level for all water quality and control parameters takes time. Some of the data on the parameter’s values were also not immediately available. To address this problem, an estimation based on past samples and readings was applied. The process also implemented an exemplary computer system-based method known as an artificial neural network (ANN) Which has evolved into a promising and versatile tool for data prediction over the last few years. This article analyses and compares a host of ANN techniques that have been researched or used in the past to determine water quality. According to this study’s review of available literature, there are two types of ANN computation engines: Feedforward network systems and recurrent network systems that can be used for the purposes of determining water quality. Each method has advantages and disadvantages which were studied and this study hypothesises that with right techniques will be able to accurately predict and account for river water quality.
MICROTRON M-30 FOR RADIATION EXPERIMENTS: FORMATION AND CONTROL OF IRRADIATION FIELDS
Authors: Romanyuk M.I. , Hainysh J.J. , Plakosh Y. , Kovtun V. , Turhovsky O.M. , Pitchenko G.F. , Megela I.G. , Goshovsky M.V. , Parlag O.O. , Maslyuk V.T. , Svatiuk N.I.
Published: August 2022

The results of the formation and study of the parameters of the electronic accelerator microtron M-30 are presented. The absorbed dose and spatial-energy distribution of the density of the beam in the area of the opinion are installed, which is important for protocols of radiation tests of various materials and devices. Several variants of the radiation formation, as well as the spatial distribution of radiation density are considered. For the homogeneity of radiation investigation, a commercial glass is used as a recording medium. The analytical dependence of radiation dose from the distance to the output node M-30, the control of the energy of accelerated electrons is carried out using an aluminum and glass absorber. Control of the accelerator parameters is carried out remotely from the control panel with the help of the developed «Virtual Remote» program.
中国海外园区的低碳评估 ——低碳发展指标体系的开发与应用
Authors: Song Jing , Wang Fang , Miao Hong , Jiao Jian
Published: August 2022

中国投资的海外园区是中国经济建设的重要增长极和对外开放的重要窗口，对中国境外市场开发和全球价值链建构十分关键。近年来，世界资源研究所致力于开发中国海外园区低碳发展指标体系，并在此基础上构建了海外园区低碳发展指数，为政策制定者、园区投资主体及金融机构等利益相关方推进海外园区低碳发展提供重要参考。
Ukrainian Intelligence in 1917-1921: Formation of Civil Position
Authors: Shevchyk T.
Published: August 2022

The article analyzes the activities of the Ukrainian intelligentsia in 1917-1921. The author aims to determine the achievements and losses received by the Ukrainian scientific intelligentsia during 1917-1921. Attention is paid to their contribution to the development of science and culture of the period when the regimes in the Ukrainian lands were constantly changing and power passed from one to another. At the same time, the policies of these regimes differed radically depending on the foreign policy orientation and program principles of their leaders. At the same time, the Ukrainian intelligentsia reacted differently to the change of government. It was made an attempt to divide representatives of the Ukrainian intelligentsia into groups in accordance with their ideological and ideological orientation. The impact of political changes on key branches of science and culture is explored. It is determined that, on the one hand, the position of scientific institutions was unsatisfactory while cultural branches were revived and developed actively.

The article is written using the principle of systematization, methods of comparison and generalization, structuring and analysis. The scientific novelty of the study is justified by the determination of the factors that influenced the formation of scientific and cultural interpretations of the future existence of the Ukrainian intelligentsia during the Ukrainian revolution on the basis of analyzed historiography and archival materials, as well as identifying major achievements and errors in this information and worldview. The author emphasizes the importance of further scientific research of the problem, because today, despite a certain existing block of work on the topic, there are issues that need further study and reinterpretation.
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Human Biomarkers of Exposure from Heated Tobacco Products Compared to Conventional Cigarettes among Adult Smokers
Authors: P Reaño Joan Dymphna , Barrientos-Regala Marie , P Arimado Reginald , Castillo Rafael R
Published: August 2022

Introduction: The health effects of Heated Tobacco Products (HTP), which are noncombustible alternatives to Conventional Cigarettes (CC), may be assessed by the measurement of Biomarkers of Exposure (BoE). Methods: This meta-analysis aims to compare the BoE levels between HTP and CC. Systematic computerized search was performed using Pubmed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane database. The studies included randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effectiveness of HTP compared to CC in reducing human BoE. Two reviewers independently appraised each study. Any disparity in assessment was settled by an independent adjudicator. Results: Data from the trials included in this study (N=1,193) showed that there was a significant difference in the levels of BoEs between HTP and CC. The levels of carboxyhemoglobin [-2.0 (95% CI -3.08 to -0.92), Z=3.64, p=0.00001], 4-aminobiphenyl [- 1.67 (95% CI -2.36 to -0.99), Z=4.80, p=0.00001], 3-hydroxypropylmercaptapuric acid [-1.09 (95% CI -1.54 to -0.63), Z=4.70, p= 0.00001], N-nitrosonornicotine [-0.95 (95% CI -1.49 to - 0.41), Z=3.46, p=0.0005], 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)- 1-butanol [-1.30 (95% CI - 1.72 to -0.89), Z=6.18, p=0.00001], Total Nicotine Equivalents [-0.85 (95% CI -1.36 to -0.34), Z=3.24,p=0.001], Benzo[a]pyrene [-1.70 (95% CI -2.08 to -1.33), Z=8.92, p=0.00001], and Sphenylmercapturic acid [-1.18 (95% CI -1.36 to -0.99), Z=12.36, p= 0.0001] among the participants were significantly reduced in those who used HTP as compared to those who smoked CC. Conclusion: The study showed that the use of HTP could significantly reduce exposure to harmful substances compared to CC using BoEs that are assessed to be most suitable and practical for tobacco product regulation.