bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Métodos de monitoramento da sigatoka amarela da bananeira nas condições de clima subtropical no Sul do Brasil
Authors: Martins Peruch Luiz Augusto , Sonego Márcio , Ferreira Bonfim Junior Mauro , Sangaleti Tarinks
Published: January 2023

A adoção de sistemas de monitoramento para o controle do complexo de manchas de sigatoka representa um dos avanços mais significativos na produção de banana no mundo. Neste trabalho foram comparadas quatro metodologias de avaliação da sigatoka-amarela (Pré-aviso Biológico - PAB, Estágio de Evolução - EE, Índice de Infecção - II e Primeira folha Manchada - PFM), em regime experimental no período de 2012-2014 e duas metodologias foram selecionadas para ensaios comerciais no período de 2016-2018 em condições subtropicais. Esses sistemas de monitoramento foram submetidos à correlação (P<0,05) e análise estatística descritiva. Os sistemas de monitoramento de doenças na fase experimental apresentaram valores diferentes dependendo da metodologia. Os maiores valores foram observados no PAB (8450 pontos), seguido de EE (3213 pontos), II (36,3%) e PFM (9,7). O PFM apresentou forte correlação negativa com o PAB (-80,7%), enquanto o PAB e EE tiveram uma correlação fraca (37%). Nos ensaios comerciais, a baixa frequência da variável PFM detectada nas plantas limitou sua aplicação para avaliação da sigatoka. Ao comparar os dois sistemas em pomares comerciais, verificou-se que a PAB deve continuar sendo o método padrão de monitoramento do mal-de-sigatoka no litoral catarinense.
Exploring research on the management of business ethics
Authors:   Doctoranda en el Departamento de Economía y Empresa. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Universidad de Almería. Ctra. Sacramento, s/n, 04120 La Cañada de San Urbano, Almería (España) – anabatlles@ual.es, Batlles-de la Fuente Ana , Abad-Segura Emilio ,   Profesor del Departamento de Economía y Empresa. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Universidad de Almería. Ctra. Sacramento, s/n, 04120 La Cañada de San Urbano, Almería (España) – eas297@ual.es
Published: January 2023

Society is constantly striving to promote actions that are environmentally, socially and economically sustainable in the long term. The initiatives that are currently being proposed are not only global, but corporate as well, and they all contribute to a more environmentally-friendly future. In this context, the concept of business ethics arises, referring to the set of arguments that allow to improve the relations between workers and external parties directly related to the business activity. This starting point is essential to explain how achieving an ethical organizational environment may bring about improved economic, social and environmental results. For this reason, this work focuses on discussing business ethics through a literature review and a bibliometric analysis.
Ecografía de la vena cava caudal pre, trans y post quirúrgica como determinación de hipotensión en perros
Authors: Álvarez-Bastidas Alex Aníbal , Castillo-Hidalgo Edy Paul , Armas-Ariza Juan Carlos
Published: January 2023

El volumen sanguíneo es un factor fundamental en la funcionabilidad hemodinámica determinante de la correcta homeostasis en los seres vivos. La hipovolemia, así como la hipervolemia son factores perjudiciales en el paciente que los padece. La medición del índice de colapsabilidad de la vena cava caudal (ICVCC) es un marcador predictor de ciertos trastornos, que pueden ser corregidos mediante la administración intravenosa de fluidos y así poder evaluar su adecuada respuesta mediante el uso de la ultrasonografía. Mediante el uso de la ultrasonografía, realizando una medición del diámetro máximo y mínimo de la VCC usando el modo M del equipo ecográfico, permite medir el diámetro interno de la VCC, antes, durante y después del procedimiento quirúrgico. En los pacientes que se evidenció un colapso de la VCC, independientemente del momento quirúrgico se administró una solución de Ringer Lactato para posteriormente medir nuevamente la VCC y verificar que fueron responsivos a la fluidoterapia.
Systems of Reference for Personality Structure: Peseschkian & Zubiri on Systems of Reference
Authors: Cope Theodore
Published: January 2023

The Spanish philosopher, Xavier Zubiri, wrote a major work titled Sentient Intelligence wherein he analyzes the human act of intellective knowing. In this work he delineates the importance of a system of reference (SoR) which serves two important functions: providing a direction for intellectual inquiry and providing an experience. The Iranian born psychiatrist, Nossrat Peseschkian, creator of Positive Psychotherapy, which originated in Germany in 1968, also mentions the importance of systems of reference (SsoR) for psychological knowing and personality structure. In this article, I expound upon and develop this construct, showing how humans have many SsoR which we use in interpreting psychological experience which form our unique personalities, based upon what we learn in our environments-of-origin. These SsoR become foundations for individual personality characteristics and provide insights into personality structure. I apply Zubiri’s construct to Peseschkian’s psychological system of reference, drawing out elements of Peseschkian’s contribution to personality theory. SsoR which we learn as infants can be modified and differentiated to create healthier ones and knowing them are important for psychological understanding. Furthermore, all approaches to psychotherapy and theories of personality can benefit from knowing of these SsoR.
Seven Tales from the Clinical Child Psychologist
Authors: Ivanova Veronika
Published: January 2023

The article presents seven archetypical fairy tales composed to reflect the inner dynamics of some of the most common clinical cases in the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry. These seven stories provide seven collective archetypal images of child suffering. When clothed in a story, the pain is more bearable to live with and to deal with even in the most difficult environment.
Big Bat Year
Authors: Bouillard Nils
Published: January 2023

Can one undertake a round-the-world trip with conservation uppermost in the mind? This is exactly what Nils Bouillard sought to do in 2019, adapting a popular concept in birding known as the 'big year' and focusing instead on bats. This had never been done before and so became the ideal platform to spotlight countless conservation projects across the globe. In this engaging and inspiring account we follow Nils on his adventures – along the way discovering the extraordinary diversity of bat appearances and behaviour, and learning how we might help to protect these fascinating creatures. During his itinerary covering just shy of 30 countries, Nils was lucky enough to encounter no fewer than 400 bat species. But beyond the impressive list, The Big Bat Year is a passionate tale about the people who are protecting bats all over the world, the amazing life of these animals and the unique and doughty journey it required to set a world record. Going off the beaten path isn’t difficult when it comes to bat watching, offering the chance for genuine exploration and even discovery – as evidenced by the important discovery of a species new to science while visiting Southeast Asia. This book is will appeal to any nature enthusiast, regardless of whether you enjoy chasing new species.
Frustrating Flowers and Puzzling Plants
Authors: Warren John
Published: January 2023

If you have tried to identify wildflowers, you'll already know exactly what is meant by the main title of this book. Although a lot of plants are relatively straightforward to recognise, many others are not. Standard wildflower books tend to provide as much guidance with identifying the easy and distinctive as they do with complex, tricky species. This ingenious book is designed to come to the rescue of the exasperated novice botanist and to help those more experienced who might be stuck on unfamiliar and complex groups. From willows to water-crowfoots, from eyebrights to dandelion look-a-likes, all of us have struggled with baffling specimens or the seemingly cryptic. Presented here is a fresh new approach to identifying difficult plants by giving you an understanding of the biology behind their complexity. In simple language, you will be directed to the particular parts of the plant that you need to look at most closely. The tabular keys are more user friendly and evolutionarily valid than conventional dichotomous keys, which are often confusing and unwieldy. Each chapter contains illustrations of the plants' key diagnostic features, rather than of entire plants. Other novel aspects include coverage of the historical recognition of complexity within each group, which is used to inform debate about the level of resolution that may be most appropriate for your needs. This accessible guide is the perfect chance to get to grips with that challenging group you keep saving for 'next year' or for untangling a botanical mystery which keeps repeating itself.
Wonders Never Cease: Werewolves, Vampires, and Other Curiosities in Early Modern France
Authors: Lynn Michael R.
Published: January 2023

This article argues for the continuity of belief in wonders from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries through the Enlightenment. Even as confidence in magic and witchcraft supposedly waned, popular interest in wonders (including creatures like werewolves and vampires) continued to occupy a significant place in eighteenth-century culture. Max Weber’s notion of disenchantment never fully materialized leaving a more complicated picture of the development of modernity. Through an exploration of werewolves, vampires, and the wonders inhabiting Joseph Aignan Sigaud de la Fond’s Dictionnaire des merveilles published at the end of the eighteenth century, this article traces the evolution and development of interest in wonders that lay outside the scope of a narrowly defined Enlightenment. Long considered a lacuna between the witch beliefs of the early modern period and the spiritism of the nineteenth century, instead the eighteenth century presents both continuity of beliefs and innovation in viewing the natural world.
Upaya Pemberdayaan Ibu-Ibu Pkk melalui Pelatihan Kewirausahaan Pembuatan Cake
Authors: Vernando Alexander Nova , Fajarsari Hesti
Published: January 2023

Pandemi Covid 19 telah berdampak pada banyak bidang, sirkulasi ekonomi yang berjalan lancar sekarang menjadi terhambat akibat pandemi. Kondisi sulit ini membuat masyarakat dituntut bisa lebih kreatif dalam mencari sumber pendapatan dengan melakukan kegiatan wirausaha guna mencukupi kebutuhan sehari-harinya. Kemandirian dalam menunjang kegiatan ekonomi beberapa tahun ini sudah di gencarkan oleh pemerintah melalui bantuan-bantuan yang diberikan kepada kelompok UMKM. Sel-sel kelompok masyarakat yang belum maksimal teredukasi untuk dapat menghasilkan produk yang dapat dijual inilah yang perlu kita kembangkan, terutama kelompok Ibu-Ibu yang setiap harinya bekerja membantu suami dan membesarkan anak. Ibu-Ibu PKK perlu diberikan pelatihan pembuatan roti dengan harapan bisa memberikan gambaran kewirausahaan pada mereka sejalan dengan program-program yang sudah dilakukan pemerintah di tengah Pandemi Covid 19. Di samping pelatihan pembuatan roti juga memberikan pelatihan bagaimana cara menetapkan harga pokok penjualan, bagaimana cara memasarkan produk secara online, serta bagaimana cara mengelola fungsi manajemen. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini adalah deskriptif analisis, dan hasil dari pengabdian masyarakat ini dapat dilihat dari pembagian angket dari panitia, 100% peserta merasa bisa membuat usaha cake ini secara mandiri, 90% peserta mengerti bagaimana cara menentukan harga jual, dan 80% peserta kegiatan mengerti bagaimana caranya menjual produk roti atau cake tersebut.
Sosialisasi Tipe-Tipe Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus pada Sekolah Inklusi di Kelurahan Pakal Surabaya
Authors: Aryanti Mira Pradipta , Isnaini Indri Dwi , Julianingsih Denok , Dharmayanti Aprilia , Irsalina Nabila
Published: January 2023

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini memiliki tujuan untuk menambah pengetahuan bagi guru KB, PAUD, dan TK tentang tipe-tipe anak berkebutuhan khusus. Tipe anak berkebutuhan khusus bermacam-macam dengan penyebutan yang sesuai dengan bagian diri anak yang mengalami hambatan baik telah ada sejak lahir maupun karena kegagalan atau kecelakaan pada masa tumbuh-kembangnya. Langkah-langkah pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini terdiri dari tiga tahapan yaitu yang pertama perencanaan, kedua pelaksanaan, dan yang ketiga evaluasi kegiatan. Setelah dilakukan kegiatan pengabdian ini, banyak hal positif yang didapatkan oleh para pendidik di sekolah inklusi Kelurahan Pakal khususnya pendidik kelompok bermain, PAUD dan TK. Salah satunya yaitu pendidik merasa lebih paham dengan materi yang diberikan oleh narasumber yaitu dengan ulasan materi dari narasumber yang disertai dengan berbagai kejadian konkrit tentang tipe-tipe anak berkebutuhan khusus. Hal tersebut dibuktikan dengan antusiasnya para pendidik ketika berdiskusi dengan narasumber sehingga mereka dapat mengklasifikasikan tentang tipe-tipe anak berkebutuhan khusus di lembaganya masing-masing.
Compare the Effectiveness of Systematic Steroids Verses Nebulizer in Pediatric Patients of Acute Exacerbation of Asthma
Authors: Hussain Mohammad , Iqbal Mohammad , Rayaz Saima , Bizenjo Attaullah
Published: January 2023

Aim: To compare efficacy of the nebulizer with systematic steroids in acute exacerbation of asthma patients. Study design: Prospective study Place and duration of study: Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta from 1st February 2022 to 31st July 2022. Methodology: One hundred patients with acute exacerbation of asthma and age of 1-10 years were included. Patients were divided into two groups where Group A was given flunisolide nebulization and comprised of 50 cases. The group B was given systematic steroid budesonide. The post outcomes of treatment were noted after two weeks. Results: The mean age in group A and B as 5.8±7.45 and 5.6±7.25years respectively. More boys were presented with acute exacerbation of asthma with a percentage of 66% and 68% in group A and B than girls as 34% and 32% respectively. The duration of asthma in Group A was found to be mean 3.5±6.60 years while in group B it was 4.2±4.20 years post treatment. Hospitalization was also observed at a significant higher rate in group B than Group A. Conclusion: The nebulizer has a better efficacy than systematic steroids in acute exacerbation of asthma. Keywords: Acute exacerbation, Asthma, Pediatrics, Efficacy
Endoscopic Determination of Various Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Authors: Abdaal Maham , Ghafoor Numan , Akram Isma , Usman Muhammad , Hussain Saqib , Naqvi Mehdi
Published: January 2023

Aim: To determine the various causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding through endoscopic method. Study design: Descriptive observational study Place and duration of study: Department of Medicine, SKZB, CMH Muzaffarabad from 1st January 2021 to 30th June 2022. Methodology: Ninety patients of upper gastrointestinal bleeding which were clinically and endoscopically confirmed of their state and between <25 to >66 years of age were included. Endoscopy procedure was conducted using lignocaine gargling as analgesia. Grading system was utilized for scoring endoscopy results as Grade I to IV. Results: There were 52 (57.8%) males and 38(42.2%) females. The mean age of the patients was 48.5±3.3 years. It was also seen that majority of the males as well as females had esophageal varices and peptic ulcer as the main cause of UGB followed by esophagitis and gastritis. Conclusion: Esophageal varices and peptic ulcer followed by esophagitis and gastritis are the main cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Key words: Causes, Upper gastrointestinal bleeding, Endoscopic method
An Autopsy based unaided Eye Study of Lambdoid Suture of Skull– the Science of Forensic Estimation of Age
Authors: Buzdar Zulfiqar Ali , Khan Mubarak Mehmood Ahmad
Published: January 2023

Background: The criminal investigation starts at crime scene and ends in the laboratory. The most vital of which is mortuary where the postmortem examination of the deceased is carried out to answer the questions of interest in that investigatory menu. Aim: Unaided eye estimation of age from the lambdoid suture of skull on autopsy. Methods: The subjects under study were taken from mortuary of the department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology in the King Edward Medical University Lahore during the year 2016. The targeted population for study was the draining are of the mortuary of King Edward Medical College having designated police station. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect the calculated sample among the research population as a research method. A non-probability convenient consecutive sampling technique was applied to collect the data. The comparative descriptive study design was utilized to analyze the results. Results: The study revealed that among the targeted population a higher percentage more than third of the sample size were adolescents of age between 21 – 30 years being 35% followed by elderlies of age between 41 – 50 years amount to 20%. The research depicted that age can be determined from degree of closure of lambdoid suture in the dead body on the autopsy table with closure taking place earlier in males as compared to that of females. Conclusion: This study concludes that it is possible to estimate age from the degree of lambdoid suture closure of the deceased skull vault during the postmortem examination. Keywords: Age, Lambdoid, Suture, Autopsy, Cranial, Post-mortem Examination, Skull
Effects of Nalbuphine with Morphine on Mean Systolic and Mean Diastolic Blood Pressures after Laryngoscopic Tracheal Intubation in Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Authors: Khan Mehreen , Kumar Ravi , Kumar Udesh , Kumar Vijai , Shujaat Hira , . Hiranand
Published: January 2023

Background: The raise in mean blood pressure and heart rate associated with intubation and laryngoscopy is harmful for patients of ischemic heart disease, hypertension, raised intracranial and intraocular pressure. To counter this problem nalbuphine began to be used. Nalbuphine is an opioidagonist antagonist which acts on ê receptor as agonist and on μ receptors as antagonist. We chose to study its haemodynamic response to orotracheal intubation. Aim: To compare the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure with nalbuphine with morphine after laryngoscopic tracheal intubation in elective coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial. 100 patients fulfilling selection criteria were included in the study from Operation theatre of Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi. Patients were randomly divided in two equal groups by using lottery method. In group A, morphine was administered and in group B, Nalbuphine were administered during induction of general anaesthesia. History was taken from patients. Demographic information like age, gender and co-morbid. Patients were followed for results of the study. All information of was noted and entered in the Proforma. Results: One hundred patients fulfilling selection criteria were included in the study. In group A, morphine was administered and in group B, Nalbuphine were administered during induction of general anaesthesia. Comparison of SBP and DBP has been done between both of the study groups mean and SD of SBP in morphine group was 113.16 and 9.15(p-value=0.007), in nalbuphine group 120.90 and 11.46(p-value=0.03), respectively. Conclusion: It had been considered that morphine offers better analgesic conditions, but it also cause hemodynamic instability. nalbuphine can help in preventing anaesthesia complications, and cause less hemodynamic instability which results in less requirement of maintenance drugs for attenuation. This study to confirmed that nalbuphine can help in less fluctuation in hemodynamic conditions of the patients as compared to morphine. Keywords: Coronary artery bypass grafting, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, nalbuphine, morphine
Syphilis Seropositivity in Blood Donors: A study at Multan
Authors: Latif Saadia , Iqbal Hamid , Chaudry Jawad Zafar , Chughtai Taimoor , Parveen Saadat , Mujahid Aayza
Published: January 2023

Aim: To determine syphilis seropositivity in healthy blood donors. Study design: Cross sectional analytical study Place and duration of study: Conducted atNishtar Medical Universityfrom February 2022 to July 2022. Methodology: Healthy blood donors of either gender between 18-50 years of age were included in study. All individuals were screened for transfusion transmissible infections including Syphilis. Data was collected by using preformed questionnaire that included information regardingsocio-demographic profile. The data was entered and analyzed by SPSS version 22.0. Results: Mean age of donors was 26.48±6.25 years. The highest proportion of donors was between 18-29 years age (69.2%). Majority (99.2%) blood donors were male. The marital status of the blood donors showed that 595 (81.9%) were single. The educational level of the participants revealed that about two third 465 (64.1%) blood donors had up to matric education and majority of blood donors 493 (67.9%) were resident of urban areas. The seropositivity of syphilis among donors was02.5%. The seropositivity of the syphilis is significantly associated with age (p<0.001), gender (p=0.001), educational level (p=0.001) and residence (p=0.05) of donors. Conclusion: Blood supply safety is dependent on screening of blood donors for transfusion transmissible infections. Therefore it must be compulsory to screen apparently healthy blood donors for syphilis. Keywords:Transfusion, Infection, Blood bank, Blood donors
Vaccination Status of Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 Infection during 4th Wave in Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan
Authors: Saqib Muhammad , Mahmud Talha , Abbas Rabbia , Ahmed Muhammad
Published: January 2023

Background: The first COVID-19 vaccination was developed in December 2020.Effectiveness of different vaccines to prevent symptomatic COVID infection varies from 50% to 95% while effectiveness at preventing the critical disease and death ranges between 79 to 100%. Aim: To see vaccination status of hospitalized patients with COVID infection and to compare severity & mortality among vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients during 4th wave of COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pulmonology Shaikh Zayed hospital, Lahore. The duration of study was 4 months from 01-07-2021 to 31-10-2021. Results: Total 121 patients having ages between 28 and 85 years; there were 77(63.6%) males & 44(36.4%) females. Twenty four (20%) study participants were fully vaccinated, 14% were partially vaccinated and 66% of patients were not vaccinated. Most of the fully vaccinated patents had mild disease (58.3%),while, non-vaccinated patients either had severe disease (57.5%) or they were in critical condition (22.5%). All deaths in our study were recorded in non-vaccinated patients (28.8%). Conclusion: We concluded that patients who are fully vaccinated have less severe disease and low mortality rate as compared to non-vaccinated patients. Keywords: COVID-19, Vaccination
Histopathological Characteristics and Incidence of Thyroid Carcinoma in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan - A retrospective study
Authors: Kiran Nazma , Adeel Bushra , Abbasi Momina Khadija , Malik Ayesha Imtiaz , Aslam Nadia , , Sharif Sumera
Published: January 2023

Background: Thyroid cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer of endocrine organs. From the past few decades, the prevalence of thyroid carcinoma is increasing generally and this has aroused the great public concern.Papillary thyroid carcinoma is primarily responsible for this high prevalence.The cases of other types of thyroid malignancies have remained stable over time. Aim: To analyze our institution-based trends in histopathological characteristics and incidence of thyroid carcinoma. Study Design: Retrospective study Place and duration: Pathology Department of Rai Medical College, Sargodha, from July 2017 to June 2022. Methodology: This study comprised of 56 cases of thyroid neoplasm diagnosed on biopsy. The main histologic types of thyroid carcinoma include papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. Results: Of 374 thyroid lesions reviewed, 56 cases were malignant. Among these, PTC constituted about 43(76.78%) cases. There were 6(10.71%) cases of follicular ca followed by 5(8.92%) cases of medullary and 1(1.78%) case of anaplastic carcinoma. Practical implication: Unfortunately, the frequency of thyroid cancer in Pakistan is on the increaseandthe incidence of thyroid cancer in our country is difficult to measure due to the limitations of epidemiological statistics. Information regarding the geographic distribution of thyroid cancer is of great value for formulating epidemiologic hypothesis and for understanding the concepts of its risk factors. Such info is also valuable for making worldwide comparisons. Conclusion: Thyroid cancer was six times more frequent in females (female-to-male ratio 6:1). Most cases of PTC, follicular carcinoma and medullary carcinoma were in patients in the fourth decade of life then in third and fifth decade. However, anaplastic carcinoma was seen between 60 to 69 years of age. Keywords: Thyroid Neoplasms, Thyroid Cancer, Papillary, Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic
The Effect of Argumentation-Supported Problem-Based Learning Method in Teaching Chemical Equilibrium and Le-Chatelier’s Principle
Authors: Seyhan Hatice Güngör , Türk Gülseda Eyceyurt
Published: January 2023

This study aims to examine the effects of argumentation-supported problem-based learning (AS-PBL) carried out in the Chemistry-II laboratory course on the conceptual understanding of prospective science teachers about "Chemical equilibrium and Le-Chatelier's principle". The prospective teachers' answers were analyzed using content analysis and the existing misconceptions about the relevant chemistry topics were determined and the effectiveness of the relevant method in eliminating the misconceptions was also examined. The prospective science teachers had fewer scientific arguments in writing grounds for their claims before the treatment using AS-PBL. They were able to use their rebuttal skills more in addition to their claims and grounds after the treatment. Suggestions about problem-based learning supported by argumentation in science laboratory environments were presented to prospective teachers, educators and, readers.
Treatment Slow Learner Learning Repetitive Addition with Realistic Mathematics Learning Approach
Authors: Hafidah Hafidah , Rukli Rukli
Published: January 2023

Mathematics is the queen of science, but many children experience slow learners in these subjects. Slow learners can achieve maximum abilities if the learning approach is appropriate to the situation. This study examines slow learner children with a realistic mathematics education approach. The research method uses single subject research with multiple baseline cross conditions designs at school and home. Then data analysis uses an internal analysis approach and an analysis between curves of both conditions. The results showed that slow learners experienced a higher tendency to score higher when studying at home than at school. In addition, slow learner students have a higher score increase after treatment, but after moving to another condition, the increase in score slows or stagnates. The implication is that teachers teach slow learners with the MRE approach at school based on home situations to maximize their learning abilities.
Planning for Cultivation Numerical Literacy in Mathematics Learning for Minimum Competency Assessment (AKM) in Elementary Schools
Authors: Rohmah Aldila Nur , Sutama Sutama , Hidayati Yulia Maftuhah , Fauziati Endang , Rahmawati Laili Etika
Published: January 2023

Numeracy literacy skills in learning mathematics in elementary schools are still low. This is evident from the AKM value, which is still below average. This low numeracy literacy ability is caused by various things, such as the teacher's lack of ability to make HOTS questions and the lack of habituation for students to work on complex. The main problem that causes students to be still unable to complete learning based on numeracy literacy is the teacher who has not familiarized students with literacy-based questions. Many teachers still cannot compile numeracy literacy questions, especially at the elementary school level. This research is qualitative research with a case study. The results of this research are planning for curricular activities in cultivating numeracy literacy carried out by compiling a Learning Implementation Plan (RPP), compiling numeracy literacy-oriented learning materials, compiling numeration literacy-oriented evaluation questions with the criteria of Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS), and designing audio-visual and realistic learning media.
When the scope would not pass: Diaphragmatic hernias
Authors: Tasneem Khan Nabila , Saifuddin Ahmed Dewan
Published: January 2023

Introduction: A diaphragmatic hernia is a condition characterized by herniation of the abdominal content(s) via a defect in the diaphragm. It may be congenital or may be preceded by a history of trauma.

Case Series: Here we report two cases whose diaphragmatic hernias were detected on evaluation of a difficult gastroscopy. Both cases were those of young males who presented with non-specific gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms which warranted further evaluation with upper GI endoscopy and imaging. The first patient had a history of abdominal trauma during a road traffic accident. When scope negotiation proved to be difficult, they were both investigated and found to have displacement of the stomach within the mediastinum. Surgery was done followed by uneventful recovery in both patients.

Conclusion: Diaphragmatic hernias do not always present in the background of typical settings and may be asymptomatic in many cases. However when any undue resistance is faced during endoscope negotiation, a high degree of clinical suspicion should be kept for any anatomical aberration—either congenital or acquired. This may ensure early detection and prevent life-threatening acute conditions as an acute gastric volvulus.
ԸՆԴՀԱՆՈՒՐ ՏԵՂԵԿԱՏՎՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԱԶԱՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՍԱՀՄԱՆԱԴՐԱԻՐԱՎԱԿԱՆ ԵՐԱՇԽԻՔՆԵՐՆ ՈՒ ԱՌԱՆՁՆԱՀԱՏԿՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԸ/CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES AND FEATURES OF GENERAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/КОНСТИТУЦИОННЫЕ ГАРАНТИИ И ОСОБЕННОСТИ ОБЩЕЙ СВОБОДЫ ИНФОРМАЦИИ
Authors: Avetisyan Edgar
Published: January 2023

Along with the challenges of the modern world, the demand for information and the volume of its circulation are increasing day by day, which causes the imperative to give a proper legal assessment to the legal relations arising around this right. General freedom of information is defined as the freedom to seek, receive and impart information through any media, which is part of the fundamental right of freedom of expression.
The study carried out by us addressed the place and role of freedom of general information, the Armenian constitutional and legal guarantees of its provision, and also presented some questions regarding the features and limitations of this right. Approaches, interpretations and proposals were put forward with the research, which aimed to ensure and protect the freedom of general information, which is part of the basic right to freedom of information.
Handwritten Character Recognition through Feature Extraction using Artificial Neural Networks
Authors: HP Abhishek , CS Jayashree , Gokul Megna , B Bhavani
Published: January 2023

Today’s computer can be fast, accurate and knowledgeable. But they are far from being intelligent; computers are still unable to
communicate with human beings in natural forms like written languages, speeches, pictures and images. With the rapid development in the
computer facilities users have now turned their attention to interact with computers in their local languages, so it is more user friendly. In
Karnataka, HINDI is the local and official language. it is very convenient and faster to enter a HINDI document into computer by
handwriting rather than by typing using existing HINDI converted English keyboard, where key combinations have to be used. This
necessitates the development of an efficient online system to recognize HINDI handwritten characters or words. The concept in the online
character recognition system is to capture a character as a sequence of [x(t),y(t)] points while the character is being written on a computer
screen. Trajectory curvature, shape, size etc., are extracted from the characters. Each point of the input sequence is coded as a set of these
features for recognition.
Ethics for the Depressed: Arguing with "S"
Authors: Fitzpatrick Devin
Published: January 2023

I reflect on an argument with a friend, “S,” who also struggles with depression. In examining my formalization of S’s argument, I claim, we may discern the structure of depressive thought. In observing what is missing from this structure, we may identify what depression tends to hide from depressed persons and what, more broadly, it tends to compel from them. I argue for a redescription of depressive thinking in terms of two compulsions: 1) to perceive an absolute and vague threat that causes disruption to action and 2) to take this disruption as also being a reason for inaction. To do ethics for the depressed, I conclude, is to ask what philosophical argument can do for those who seek justification for action but struggle with these specific limits on their responsiveness to reasons.
Foreword by the Editor
Authors: García-Caro Pedro
Published: January 2023

In this third issue of Periphērica (2.1) we offer a wide range of critical approaches to cultural production from Latinoamérica and Iberia. As in our past issues, most of the works analyzed here are not defined by one cultural center, a single nation-state, but instead they inhabit the intervals of migration, exile, travel, adaptation, and cultural circulation in different spaces: Argentina and Paris, Cuba and Spain, Murcia and Havana, Mexico and Barcelona, Lisbon and Mexico.
Entrevista con el autor argentino Pablo Pérez
Authors: Dell Jaramillo Jon
Published: January 2023

El VIH/SIDA no solamente colonizó cuerpos por todo el mundo, provocando una epidemia corporal, sino que también provocó una epidemia discursiva, enredando discursos mediáticos, politicos, religiosos, literarios, cinematográficos tanto como los discursos medicinales de la terminología médica y las terapias alternativas. Segun Lina Meruane en Viral Voyages, "el virus se convirtió en una pandemia de significaciones...una necesidad de narraciones que intentan explicar la epidemia". Asi que, autores y artistas Latinoamericanos utilizaron una variedad de estéticas políticas y narrativas para visibilizar la precariedad de los latinoamericanos que han vivido con o muerto a causa del VIH. El autor argentino Pablo Pérez, quien declara abiertamente su estatus de seropositivo, ha publicado varios libros sobre el tema y dos de sus novelas auto-referenciales fueron adaptadas juntas en una sola película. Esta entrevista con el autor profundiza el tema en relación con sus obras literarias, su trabajo periodístico y su trabajo pedagógico como docente en la Universidad de Argentina, Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas.
Peering into a House of Pain: La pérdida es mía by José Miguel Curet
Authors: Powell Amanda Elisabeth
Published: January 2023

This collection of nine poems highlights the highly-charged political landscape of Puerto Rico through pointed criticism and poignant nostalgic imagery. Curet follows in the vein of decades of Puerto Rican resistance poetry, and the reality and scope of the nation's struggle seethes through each line and stanza. These poems are replete with repetition, utilized effectively to illustrate the ongoing instability of the nation across generations.
Dientes de leche perdidos: una reseña del poemario Historia de la leche de Mónica Ojeda
Authors: Serrano Torres Pablo
Published: January 2023

El terror yace en la blancura más pura, porque en ella está contenida la inevitable inminencia de la mancha. Esa blancura yace en el centro de la obra de Mónica Ojeda, poeta y narradora ecuatoriana autora del poemario Historia de la leche. Se trata de una revisión de mitos, una narración poetizada que explora las relaciones entre la destrucción y el amor, la creación y la muerte, el deseo y el horror. “Apagado su diseño abierto / tu cadáver es sólo un testimonio visible / de mi capacidad de crear” (46). Historia de la leche desarrolla una poética de lo sublime y lo abominable, que toma como modelo el mito de Caín y Abel, pero lo transporta a un universo femenino donde el deseo de matar se explora no desde el odio o la envidia sino desde el amor.
The Tragedy of a Man Who Cursed: On Leonardo Padura's The Novel of My Life (2002)
Authors: Duprey Jennifer
Published: January 2023

This article explores how in The Novel of My Life Heredia’s tragedy -that is forced exile- stems from a dynamics between colonialism and culture in Cuba. At the same time, this dynamics reveals the transatlantic concatenations between the imperial politics of Spain and the colonial character of nineteenth-century Cuba. Heredia’s tragedy, I argue, is depicted in Padura’s novel as a consequence of a socio-historical reality in which Heredia’s enlightened, or liberal, ideas about politics and independence where rather “misplaced ideas” in the Cuba of the 1820s. In other words, some of these European liberal ideas became “misplaced ideas” when they were displaced first to the Spanish context, and subsequently to the colonial context in Cuba. The incongruences between the political structures and culture of the Spanish dynastic state and enlightened European ideas reflected themselves on colonial Cuba.
“Una extensa zona relacionable”: Zambrano y Lezama
Authors: Bush Andrew
Published: January 2023

Cuando Juan Ramón Jiménez llegó a Cuba al comienzo de la Guerra Civil española en 1936, el joven Lezama Lima, habiéndose comprometido ya con el secreto de Garcilaso o la serpiente de Góngora y siendo, además, lector de Ortega y su Revista de Occidente, estaba preparado para recibirlo . Juan Ramón, por el contrario, no estaba listo para Lezama.
Characterization of biosurfactant-producing bacterial strains isolated from agro-industrial wastes in southwestern, Nigeria
Authors: Onajobi Ismail B. , Adeyemi Jamiu O. , Orji Frank A. , Samson Oyindamola J. , Egberongbe Haneefat O. , Aina Suliamon A. , Afolabi Oluwabukola T. , Adebajo Lawrence O. , Fagade Obasola E.
Published: January 2023

Introduction. The difficulty of managing trash and cleaning up the environment prompted interest in biosurfactants and surface-active proteins made by microbes. The study aims to augment bacterial isolates from agro-industrial wastes targeted for possible mass production of biosurfactants. Methods. Six agro-industrial wastes from Cassava, Palm kernel, and Sawdust from six agro-industrial sites within Ijebu area in Ogun State were collected for standard laboratory analyses in the Biotechnology Unit of the Federal Industrial Institute for Research, Oshodi (FIIRO). Five screening methods; blood hemolysis, lipase activity, blue agar hydrolysis, oil spreading, and emulsification index (EI24) were carried out to confirm biosurfactant production. Isolates with the highest hyper-production were subjected to 16rRNA molecular identification. Results. The study justified efficient biosurfactant production from 4 bacterial isolates out of 26 screened bacterial isolates from hydrocarbon degraders and 29 heterotrophic screened bacterial isolates, making a total of 55 screened bacterial isolates. Screening results reveal the emulsification capacities of identified Pseudomonas putida strain SG1, Acinetobacter baumanii strain MS14413, Bacillus zhangzhouensis strain cdsV18, and Burkholderia cepacia strain 717. Conclusion. Biosurfactant bacteria produced in all agricultural and industrial wastes considered in this study are capable of mass production.
STUDIARE LA LINGUA ITALIANA CON DUOLINGO
Authors: Rollet Silvia
Published: January 2023

L’articolo ha per oggetto principale Duolingo, ossia una app per l’apprendimento delle lingue estremamente diffusa. La premessa espone elementi e dati sull’uso sempre più esteso dei dispositivi portatili per l’apprendimento e sull’“apprendimento mobile”, indicandone i vantaggi secondo la letteratura di riferimento. Nelle fasi successive viene presentata la app e il suo funzionamento e vengono illustrati gli studi più recenti sulla sua efficacia, pubblicati sul sito ufficiale della piattaforma stessa. Proprio da questi spunti parte la fase successiva di questa indagine, con la presentazione di un sondaggio proposto a utilizzatori dell’app che studiano la lingua italiana e sulle cui risposte viene costruita una ipotesi di identikit degli apprendenti e quindi dei loro bisogni formativi. Il sondaggio viene pubblicato su Facebook e Reddit, quindi su ambienti digitali che sono in linea con la tipologia di utenti che cercano percorsi formativi, appunto, online e che costituiscono, quindi, una tipologia di apprendente che può rappresentare un campo di indagine nuovo e dinamico. All’analisi dei risultati si collegano alcune riflessioni sulle modalità di studio dell’italiano, a supporto delle quali vengono allegate due appendici (A e B) che mostrano gli screenshot di alcuni elementi di Duolingo e risposte alle domande 10 e 12 del sondaggio, che offrono spunti di riflessione particolarmente interessanti.

 

Learning the Italian language with Duolingo

The article has as its main focus Duolingo, an extremely popular app for language learning. The premise presents elements and data relating to the increasingly widespread use of portable learning devices and the concept of “mobile learning” and its advantages according to reference literature. The app is then presented, as well as the most recent studies on its efficacy, which are published on the official website of Duolingo itself. Building upon these ideas, the next phase of the article introduces a survey submitted to users of the app who study the Italian language, on whose answers a hypothetical profile of such learners - and therefore of their learning needs - is then outlined. The survey was posted on Facebook and Reddit, namely on digital environments that are widely known by users who are looking for online training courses; therefore, they embody a type of learner who can represent a new and dynamic field of research. The analysis of the results is intertwined with reflections on learning the Italian language with the aid of digital devices, which are bolstered by the two appendices (A and B) attached at the end, containing screenshots of some elements of Duolingo and answers to the questions 10 and 12 of the survey that provide interesting insights.
DALLA PRAGMATICA ALLA SEMANTICA: USI METAFORICI DEI SALUTI DI CONGEDO IN ITALIANO
Authors: Casadei Federica
Published: January 2023

Il presente lavoro ha come tema gli usi figurati dei principali saluti di congedo italiani, ovvero addio, arrivederci, buonanotte, buonasera, ciao, ti saluto, tanti saluti. L’uso delle formule di congedo in funzione diversa da quella di saluto, come ad esempio l’uso di ciao in accetterò la sua proposta e ciao, è molto diffuso in italiano e tuttavia non è mai stato oggetto di indagine. Perciò il lavoro si propone anzitutto di fornire una descrizione dettagliata di tali usi, basata sia sulle informazioni ricavabili dalle fonti lessicografiche, sia su verifiche nei corpora. Argomenterò poi che questi usi possono essere descritti, più che come ironici come suggeriscono i dizionari, come propriamente metaforici, in quanto sfruttano il riferimento al frame concettuale del congedo per esprimere concetti quali l’abbandono, la fine, il disaccordo.

 

From pragmatics to semantics: metaphorical uses of leave-taking greetings in Italian

 The topic of this paper is the figurative senses of the main Italian leave-taking greetings, i.e. addio, arrivederci, buonanotte, buonasera, ciao, ti saluto, tanti saluti. The use of leave-taking formulas in functions other than that of greeting, such as the use of ciao in accetterò la sua proposta e ciao, is widespread in Italian, however it has never been investigated. Therefore, the paper first aims to provide a detailed description of such uses, based both on information that can be obtained from lexicographic sources and data from corpora. It will then be argued that these uses can be described, rather than as ironic as dictionaries suggest, as genuinely metaphorical, since they exploit the reference to the farewell conceptual frame to express concepts such as leaving, ending, and disagreeing.
DALLA LASCIVIA ALL’AMBIGUITÀ: IL TERRITORIO DELL’INGENUITÀ TASSIANA
Authors: Nardella Serena
Published: January 2023

Il saggio si propone di analizzare le locuzioni e i passi della Liberata giudicati lascivi, ambigui o immorali sia nella prima fase di revisione del poema, sia successivamente alla sua pubblicazione, nel corso della polemica cinquecentesca. Il confronto linguistico tra i testimoni della prima Gerusalemme e in particolare tra quest’ultima e la Conquistata ha permesso di verificare come e se Tasso abbia accolto le critiche, mostrandosi in alcune circostanze flessibile e disposto ad alterare il testo, in altre convinto delle scelte poetiche, confermandole anche nella riscrittura.

 

From lasciviousness to ambiguity: the territory of Tasso’s ingenuity

The essay aims to analyze the locutions and passages in the Liberata that were judged lascivious, ambiguous or immoral both in the early phase of the revision of the poem and after its publication, during the occurrence of the sixteenth-century controversy. The linguistic comparison between the Liberata and the Conquistata made it possible to ascertain how and whether Tasso accepted the criticism, showing in some circumstances flexibility and willingness to alter the text, in others determination in confirming the previous poetic choices in the rewriting.