bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SURFACE TEMPERATURE PROFILE, ENERGY-EXERGY ANALYSES AND THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POTATO CHIPS DRIED IN MICROWAVE AND HYBRID (MICROWAVE + CONVECTIVE) OVENS
Authors: Tasova Muhammed , Polatci Hakan
Published: June 2022

The present study potato slices were dried at a microwave oven and  hybrid (microwave + convective) oven at PR 3 power rate. Effects of drying methods and conditions on surface temperature profile, drying characteristics, effective diffusion, activation energy, thin-layer drying model, specific moisture extraction rate (SMER), specific energy consumption (SEC), energy efficiency (EE), specific exergy loss (SEL), exergy efficiency (EXE), specific heat, thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity and density were investigated. The lowest surface temperature (39.00 ÂºC) was observed in 160 W+55 ÂºC drying treatment and the greatest (128.30 ÂºC) in 160 W+75 ÂºC drying treatment. Among the thin-layer drying models, Wang-Sing model was identified as the best model. Effective diffusion values of drying treatments varied between 1.14x10-7- 3.18x10-10, activation energy values between 79.12 kJ/mol (Microwave) and 126.96 kJ/mol (microwave + convective), SMER values between 1006.57 - 1950.14 kg water/kWh, SEC values between 8.86 - 14.31 MJ/kg water, EE values between 2.55 - 19.39%, SEL values between 0.42 - 12.68 kJ/kg. Of thermophysical properties of potato slices, specific heat values varied between 837.69 - 848.13 J/kgÂºK, thermal conductivity values between 0.07 - 0.27 W/mÂºK, thermal diffusivity values between 1.163 - 3.774x10-6 m2/s and density values between 700.60 - 839.41 kg/m3.
COLOR AND SELECTED SECONDARY METABOLITES OF CONVECTIVE AND MICROWAVE-DRIED SQUASH (CUCURBITA PEPO L.) SLICES
Authors: Bulut Menekse
Published: June 2022

This work was undertaken to evaluate the impact of drying techniques (convective and microwave drying) on color and selected secondary metabolites (ascorbic acid, total phenolic substances, and antioxidant capacity) of squash slices. Convective drying at 3 different temperatures (55, 65, and 75 oC), and microwave drying at 2 different power levels (100W and 200W) were applied. Significant differences were found among fresh and dried-squash slices.  Convective-dried squash samples showed better quality characteristics in comparison with the microwave-dried squash samples. The convective-dried squash samples at 65 oC exhibited the highest retention of bioactive components and best color among all convective drying conditions. The microwave-dried squash samples at lower power (100W) showed higher quality characteristics compared to the dried squash samples at 200W.
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF BASALT STONE AS HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL FOR SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEM
Authors: Özbuldu Mustafa , Karaca Cengiz
Published: June 2022

In this study, basalt stone availability as storage material in the sensible heat storage method and the effect of heat transfer fluid flow rate were investigated. The experiments were carried out at three different flow rates, and measurements were taken at intervals of ten minutes for three days for each flow rate. Analytical results also show that the heat transfer to the water at 15 L min-1 is 660.5 W on average. On the other hand, it was determined that the average amount of heat transferred by the fluid at 30 and 45 L min-1 is 2339.9 and 2626.3 W, respectively. These results revealed that the increase in the intake temperature caused an increase in the fluid amount of heat transferred. A multiple linear regression model was created to determine the mathematical relationship between the inlet temperature and flow independent variables. Fluid heat transfer dependent variable and heat transfer values calculated by the generated model are found linear. It is seen that the amount of heat stored by the heat storage material decreases with the increase of the water flow rate. As a result of the calculations made, the water flow's heat storage efficiency adjusted at 15, 30 and 45 L min- 1 was found 43.1%, 9.5% and 6.5%, respectively. According to these results, it is concluded that the water flow rate as low as possible in such heat storage systems will increase the efficiency of the heat storage. Besides, the volumetric heat storage capacity of basalt stone was determined as 3417.3 kJ m-3 oC-1.
INFLUENCE OF CHITOSAN COATINGS ON THE POSTHARVEST SHELF LIFE AND QUALITY OF BUTTON MUSHROOMS (AGARICUS BISPORUS) DURING COLD STORAGE
Authors: Nakilcioglu Emine , Otles S.
Published: June 2022

In this study the influence of chitosan coating on the physiochemical properties of button mushrooms stored at 4 ºC was investigated. The button mushrooms were coated with 1 %, 2 % and 3 % (w/v) chitosan and then stored for 20 days. The results showed that chitosan coating is influential in inhibiting the senescence of button mushrooms and preserving their nutritional qualities. The optimum coating rate for button mushrooms in which the respiratory rate (28.26 %), weight loss (54.97 %) and percentage of open caps (72.22 %) are reduced and the changes in polyphenols (42.18 %), antioxidant capacity (4.38 %), ascorbic acid (33.29 %), titratable acidity (27.56 %) and total soluble solids (40.92 %) are retarded, was determined to be 2 %. The findings of this study suggest that 2 % (w/v) chitosan can be utilized for extending the postharvest shelf life of button mushrooms by delaying the ripening process during cold storage.
VITICULTURE ON THE ISLAND OF SAMOS AND DELICIOUS–DESIRED MUSKAT WINE
Authors: BAYKARA TAŞKAYA Arzu
Published: June 2022

Samos is the fourth largest island in the southeast of the Aegean Sea, after Rhodes, Lesbos and Chios. Samos Island is at a strategic point in terms of its location and the Ottoman Empire made this island semi-autonomous in 1832. The island also drew attention with its small number of Muslims, and the people earned their living from agriculture. Grapes were one of the main livelihoods of the island along with olives. A large part of the grapes was devoted to wine production and was sold abroad, mainly in Italy and France. Diseases that occurred in the vineyards of the island caused unrest in the sale of the wine obtained from the grapes. Another problem in the export of wine was the change in the customs tariff, the increase in the tax rate in foreign customs due to the sale of wine with spirit. The Ottoman palace used and consumed the grapes produced by the island as a purchase of miri. Although incorporation efforts were attempted to sell the wine in the archive documents, they could not be implemented. While the certificates received through the consuls were kept valid in the acceptance of wines to Italy, France, Austria; it was stated that over time, there were problems at the customs and an analysis was requested. Since Samos wine wass a highly demanded product with its delicious taste, it represented the Ottoman Empire at the Chicago Fair held in the USA in 1892. The main sources of our article are the documents in the Ottoman Archives of the Presidency of State Archives and the statistics of the period. Every detail reflected in the documents about viticulture and the diseases that plague the vineyards in Samos, as well as wine production and exportation of wine has been explained.
Duże prawdopodobieństwo popełnienia przestępstwa jako materialny warunek stosowania tymczasowego aresztowania
Authors: Kala Dariusz
Published: June 2022

Stosowanie (utrzymywanie) tymczasowego aresztowania uzależnione jest od istnienia materialnego warunku (przesłanki, podstawy ogólnej) tego izolacyjnego środka zapobiegawczego. Jest nim „duże prawdopodobieństwo popełnienia przestępstwa” (art. 249 § 1 k.p.k.). Tak wysoki poziom prawdopodobieństwa sprawstwa znajduje uzasadnienie w stopniu dolegliwości interesującego nas środka przymusu procesowego. Jego ustalenie odbywać się musi z uwzględnieniem wskazań wynikających z treści art. 92 k.p.k. stanowiącego, że podstawę orzeczenia może stanowić tylko całokształt okoliczności ujawnionych w postępowaniu, mających znaczenie dla rozstrzygnięcia oraz powinno respektować zasadę swobodnej oceny dowodów (art. 7 k.p.k.). W pracy zwrócono uwagę, że sąd rozpoznając wniosek o zastosowanie (przedłużenie) tymczasowego aresztowania w postępowaniu przygotowawczym, nie jest skrępowany opisem czynu przestępnego oraz jego kwalifikacją prawną wskazaną w postanowieniu o przedstawieniu zarzutów. Musi oczywiście uwzględniać treść zdarzenia historycznego stanowiącego kanwę wydania tego po stanowienia. Analogicznie, w postępowaniu jurysdykcyjnym, sąd podejmujący decyzję co do zastosowania (przedłużenia) tymczasowego aresztowania, związany jest jedynie ramami przedmiotowymi procesu wytyczonymi skargą zasadniczą. Na zakończenie podkreślono, że konieczność ustalenia dużego prawdopodobieństwa popełnienia przestępstwa oraz bieżącego monitorowania stopnia tego prawdopodobieństwa przez sąd, to nie tylko kwestia wypełnienia stosownego wymogu kodeksowego, ale także urzeczywistnienie standardu konstytucyjnego oraz konwencyjnego dotyczącego sfery wolności osobistej jednostki ludzkiej.
Dickens, Hogarth, and Artistic Perception: The Case of Nicholas Nickleby
Authors: Mangham Andrew
Published: June 2022

This essay considers the interest shared by William Hogarth and Charles Dickens in the idea of instrumentality in the art of realism. Taking his cue from eighteenth-century epistemological philosophy, Hogarth developed an idea of beauty and realism as insisting upon the need for human subjectivity or perspective. Naïve realism was a style that troubled both Hogarth and Dickens, and both men developed forms in which caricature, melodrama, and exaggeration are crucial to the development of verisimilitude. Considering the progress pieces and the writings of Hogarth as a preface to the style of Dickens, I argue that Nicholas Nickleby developed an extraordinary self-reflexivity. Both Nicholas and his uncle Ralph form part of a narrative study of the implications of filtering perception through the distorting lens of the individual.
The Art of Absence and Return in Martin Chuzzlewit
Authors: Batten Wayne
Published: June 2022

Martin Chuzzlewit represents a departure, prior to Dombey and Son, from the episodic form, interpolated tales, and backstories of Dickens's earlier works, as his preface implies. A key element would be careful attention to the implicit existence of characters when they are suspended: either off scene or not the object of direct narration. Seven distinct manifestations appear in the course of the narrative. The resurrection of a presumed-dead character is the most obvious and least common. A second category of suspension is deliberately and teasingly unexplained. For the third category, suspended characters are assumed to be doing their jobs or following known interests. In the fourth category are those characters whose return to scene requires explanation. The fifth category of suspension, the informational, allows characters to discover or withhold information. In the sixth category, suspension is deployed by a character in order to manipulate others. Unique in the last category, Mrs. Gamp's absent friend, Mrs. Harris, exists only in suspension. While some instances may seem contrived or strained, they attest to the virtuosity of Dickens's response to the possibilities of developing characters and plot by means of suspension.
Performance Anxiety inOur Mutual Friend
Authors: Pollack-Pelzner Daniel
Published: June 2022

The theatricality of Our Mutual Friend seems most apparent in its many schemers' extravagant role-playing and pious frauds. But in Betty Higden's death scene, Dickens stages a new form of narrative intimacy based not on interiority but on the dramatic acoustics of very close exteriority. This article also considers Dickens's own strategies as a writer and public reader to achieve intimacy through performance across a range of theatrical scales. This is the slightly modified script of a paper delivered at the 2014 Dickens Universe at the University of California, Santa Cruz. This piece offers an account of Dickens's relationship with his audiences through performance—on the page and in person—and since the lecture itself attempts to enact some of Dickens's performance techniques, various markers of its oral delivery have been preserved here.
“Making Literature Ridiculous”: Jerome K. Jerome and the New Humour
Authors: Oulton Carolyn W. de la L.
Published: June 2022

The New Humour of the 1890s was often depicted as a mania or disease attacking unreflecting or susceptible readers. However, like the figure of the New Woman (which it often attacked), New Humour both incurred and resisted simplistic definitions. As the most successful of the New Humourists, Jerome K. Jerome was uniquely placed to exploit the ambivalent status of fin de siècle comic fiction. His weekly journal To-day adroitly responds to press attacks, notably through provocative suggestions that he and his contributors are writing in the tradition of Dickens. Inviting readers to see themselves as loyal members of a club, Jerome surely had Household Words in mind when he said of To-day, “there can be few journals that have established so close and intimate a relationship with their readers.” In Jerome's account it is not the quality of modern fiction, but the snobbery of the critics themselves that is “making literature ridiculous.” Nonetheless, his writing from these years shows him asking serious questions about the relationship of a writer to his published work, while conflicted feelings about his own literary status haunt his fin de siècle writing.
Recent Dickens Studies—2015
Authors: Gates Sarah
Published: June 2022

This article surveys Dickens scholarship in 2015, with attention to more than 170 monographs, collections, book chapters, and journal essays. The scholarship exhibits an increasing interest in intermediality studies (including intertextuality), “things” and “bodies,” ethical and moral analyses, and an intensifying revival of formal and textual-aesthetic interests, including treatments of style, mode, voice, characterization, form, and “beauty.” The scholarship surveyed is organized into the following categories: General Studies; Bibliographical Studies; Biographical Studies; Ethics; Aesthetics; Modes of Reading; Intermediality; Bodies; Childhood, Adulthood, Family; Environments; Empire; and Neo-Victorianism. It does not include web-based scholarship except for the cluster of articles published in the online journal 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century.
National minorities of Ukraine in the political processes of (1945– 1991): scientific discourse: monograph
Authors:   Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Novorodovskyi V.
Published: June 2022

In the monograph it is examined the scientific discourse of the problem of participation of national minorities in the socio-political life of the Ukrainian SSR in 1945–1991, systematized the existing scientific knowledge on this issue and summarized the main problems of Soviet national policy. The comprehensive research of Soviet, modern Ukrainian and foreign scientific literature is carried out, the main directions of scientists research are singled out and development trends are revealed. A number of problems of historical and ethno-political science raised by scholars are covered.
Undergraduate Research: The Initiative, Trend and Reform
Authors: Shah Syed Z A , Ujjan Ikram Din , Shaikh M. Kashif , Lashar Naveed A. , Shaikh Muzaffar A. , Sheikh M. Khalid , Batool Nida , . Kanwal
Published: June 2022

The research isn't finished until published while the students must actively engage in all facets of scientific and professional culture.1This implies they must comprehend the profession's ideals while the students are taught the value of study, many fail to realize that study is not finished until it is printed.2 Releasing, peer review, and prioritization are all values of researchers that are not taught in textbooks, typical laboratories, or mass lectures.3 Students are sometimes included as co-authors in professional publications, although they are usually acknowledged. Rarely do students actively participate in both writing and peer review while the peer review and publishing will not be typical expectations of these essential encounters until then4.
Evaluation of Central Nervous System Tuberculomas by Using Modern Diagnostic Techniques
Authors: Ullah Ubaid , Bano Safia , Saleem Shoaib
Published: June 2022

Aim: To assess central nervous system tuberculomas by using modern MRI techniques such as Diffusion MRI (dMRI), Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR spectroscopy) and BOLD venographic imaging. Study design: A retrospective study design Study setting: From 5th Feb 2021 to 5th Feb 2022 at the department of Neurology of Ibe-e-Siena Hospital, Multan. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the neurology department of Ibe-e-Siena Hospital & Research Institute Multan from 5th February 2021 to 5th February 2022. A total of 100 patients with suspected intracranial tuberculomas were included in the study. Advanced MRI techniques, including Diffusion MRI (dMRI), Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR spectroscopy) and BOLD venographic imaging and conventional MRI, was performed on the patients. The study was approved by the ethical committee of the hospital, and all the patients provided their written consent for inclusion in the study Results: NMR spectroscopy evaluation showed that N-acetylaspartate /Creatine and N-acetylaspartate /Choline ratios of tuberculomas did not differ significantly from malignant brain lesions (p>0.04). But the malignant brain lesion (2.59) were significantly higher than the Choline/Creatine ratio of tuberculomas(1.29). BOLD venographic imaging evaluation showed no hypointense peripheral ring in malignant brain lesions but showed complete and regular rings in 36 (58.1%) of tuberculomas. Conclusion: Diffusion MRI did not help distinguish tuberculomas from metastasis and gliomas. However, NMR spectroscopy did offer this advantage by evaluating their unique metabolite pattern. BOLD venographic imaging showed the presence of a complete peripheral hypointense ring helping in diagnosing tuberculomas Keywords: Intracranial tuberculomas, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, diffusion MRI,
Co-Morbidities and Characteristics of Adult Obese patients for Bariatric Surgery (Sleeve Gastrectomy) and their early Postoperative Complications
Authors: Fatima Seerat , Fakhr Fakhra , Naseer Aliya , Rehman Abdul , Shamsi Mishal
Published: June 2022

Background: Obesity is defined as an increase in body weight that is greater than 20 percent of an individual's ideal body weight; the weight is determined by certain factors, such as age, height, and gender. Obesity has become a real and serious health issue in the world. Obesity doesn’t come alone but associates with many other multiple diseases like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension (HTN) and many more. Sleeve gastrectomy is very beneficial as the surgical treatment of obesity but it also has some risks or complications. Complications may be early or could be long term. Aim: To determine comorbidities and characteristics of adult obese patients for bariatric surgery (Sleeve Gastrectomy) and their early postoperative complications Method: Data of 55 participants was taken age ranging from 18 to 60 years from record room of General Operation Theatre (GOT) department of Shalamar Hospital, Lahore. Other than age, weight and BMI of the participants, their comorbidities and complications were studied. Result: Average age of participants which was 41.345 years with standard deviation of8.097. Most patients were in category of 40 to 50 years age. There were 27 females and 28 males included in this study. 94.5% of the participants had limited physical work ability. Most common co-morbidity was arthritis (53%) then came snoring and hypertension (45% each) followed by sleep apnea (40%) and respiratory disease (36.4%), diabetes (34.5%), regurgitation (32.7%) and myocardial infarction at last with 7% frequency. Rate of post-operative complications was very low with 5.5% of bleeding and 3.6% of abscess and stomach leak both. Conclusion: This study concluded that co-morbidities increase with increasing weight and older age in a dose-response relationship. Also, respiratory disease and sleep apnea are more significant than other co-morbidities. Co-morbidities can be controlled with changing social structure and lifestyles. The problem can only get worse with time if not addressed by healthcare planners. Keywords: obesity, co-morbidity, post-operative complications
Mass Spectrometry for Comprehensive Analysis of Metabolites
Authors: Farid Neha , Bashir Asma , Ali Kashif
Published: June 2022

Mass spectrometry is a highly sensitive high output instrumental analytical technique. It is used to determine the molecular mass but also gives the information on molecular structure and is used for quantification as well. It involves the measurement of mass to charge ratios of ions. It has become an essential tool in biological research and can be used to characterize a wide variety of biomolecules such as sugars, proteins, and oligonucleotides. Although it was developed 100 years ago, it continues to evolve both with respect to merit and applications in various fields of science and technology. Mass spectrometry is a field of studying macromolecules like proteins and complexes and has very high sensitivity also now compounds at the atom level can also be studied. In this present review, a brief history of mass spectrometry is discussed, and the basic principles of the technology are introduced. A summary of some current applications of mass spectrometry, current methods used to identify, quantify, and characterize proteins and peptides are then reviewed. The range of applications of mass spectrometry is considerable and only promises to grow as the technology continues to improve. Keywords: Mass spectrometry, Biomolecules, Structure Elucidation, Molecular mass, Natural, Medicines drugs
Sleeping Trends & Academic Performance among Medical Students
Authors: Mirza Humayun , Rasheed Rabia , Zaman Fakhar , Javed Sehar , Fatima Sameen
Published: June 2022

Background: Improper sleep and sleeping in the daytime affect intellectual ability of a student and have a undesirable effect on the academic performance. Aim: To define relationship between improper sleep and educational performance. Study design: A Cross sectional study Place & duration of study: 4 months in Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan Methodology: This study conducted on 103 medical students. All from fourth year MBBS studying at Lahore Medical & Dental College, Lahore. The students who participated in the study given to complete Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire to find out the quality of their sleep. Their third year annual result obtained to see their academic performance. Results: The no of students that initially participated in the study was 133, however 103 (77%) completed the questionnaires. From the responses received 18.4% students use to be in bed before 11:00 pm, 39.8% went to bed between 11:00 pm and an hour after midnight; and 41.7% went to bed after 2 to 4 am. Most of the students, 75.7% woke up between 5:00 am & 7:00 am and only 1.3% students woke up at or after 8:00 am. There was another class of 21 students, representing 20% reported using sleeping pills. Time taken from fully awake to deep sleep mentioned by 33.0% of the students was less than 15 minutes. Half an hour reported by 46.6% students, 60 and above minutes reported by 20.4% students. Washroom usage at night reported as not causing severe sleep disturbance. 42.7% never have to get up for use of washroom during last one month. 32% and 17.5% were those who have to get up to use washroom once or twice a week. Conclusion: Due to disturbed circadian rhythm of sleep, caused by academic busyness the lack of sleep and its quality caused. . The disturbed sleep in our study was however not associated with academic performance. Keywords: Undergraduate medical students, academic performance, sleeping habits.
Association of Respiratory Tract Infections causing Alterations in Lung Parenchyma and Pulmonary Vasculature with Body Electrolyte Imbalance
Authors: Zia Sadia , Bhatti Yasir Ali , Habib Nabeela , Ali Zulfiqar , Akbar Afsheen , Sohail Beenish
Published: June 2022

Aim: The assessment of serum electrolytes at the time of initial presentation of the patient with respiratory tract infection possibly causing lung parenchyma and pulmonary vasculature damage and serial monitoring during the stay could be beneficial in order to determine when and how to take remedial action when necessary. Methodology: A non-probability sampling was done on 139 subjects with suspected respiratory tract infection. For confirmation, culture, MTB PCR, COVID-19 testing was done to diagnose the nature of infection. Serum electrolytes were tested on chemical analyses Alinity instrument. Results: Most common infections found were COVID-19 and bacterial (n=59) collectively in a co-morbid state. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and fungal infections were also found in (n=8) each. Electrolytes imbalance was markedly observed in high prevalence amongst Tuberculosis and COVID-19 patients but also showed significant association with other respiratory investigated infections. Conclusion: A robust association of electrolyte imbalance was found in all cases presented with upper or lower respiratory tract infections. Keywords: Respiratory tract infections, electrolyte imbalance, Covid-19, MTB, Sodium, Potassium
Knowledge and Practices of Infant and Toddler Weaning among Mothers Attending Pediatrics Department of A Tertiary Care Hospital In Lahore
Authors: Faiz Wizra , Fayyaz Zahra , Mutai Noah , Bajwa Sikandar Javed
Published: June 2022

Aim: To assess the weaning knowledge, practices and the influencing factors. Methods: Questionnaires were filled from 315 mothers with children aged 06-24 months, who visited Pediatrics OPD Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan in 4 months. Weaning knowledge and practices of the respondents were evaluated by using a pre-tested questionnaire. Chi-square test was used to assess the associations between the variables. It was ranked as good, satisfactory and poor based on the gross sum total. Results: The overall knowledge of weaning was good in 159(50.5%) mothers and 133(42.2%) had satisfactory knowledge. Whereas the practices of 152(48.3%) mothers out of 315 were good but poor in 46(14.6%) of the mothers. There is a statistically significant association between the knowledge and practices of weaning with age of children (p values= 0.000 and 0.000, respectively) and total number of children of the respondents (p-values= 0.000 and 0.000, respectively). Residential status of respondent (p-value=0.028) and educational status of mothers (p-values= 0.01) also showed significant association with mothers knowledge. Outcome variables (p-values=0.02 and p-value= 0.026 respectively) are also statistically significant with the source of information and weaning practices. We also found an association with the type of family of the respondent (p-value=0.034). Conclusion: These findings will be helpful in making strategies of awareness program so that the effects of pre- or post-weaning can be minimized. Keywords: Assessment; Complementary feeding; Weaning; Pediatrics; breast-feeding; Practices; Knowledge.
Frequency of Contributing Factors behind Parental Refusal for Lumbar Puncture in Children in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Riaz Lubna , Naseer Aamer , Sukhera Shazia , Taj Faiqa , Hussain Faryad , Rehan Umaima Bint-e-
Published: June 2022

Aim: To determine the frequency of contributing factors behind parental refusal for lumbar puncture in children. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and duration of study: Department of Paediatrics, Jinnah Hospital Lahore and Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from 1st January 2021 to 30th June 2021. Methodology: One hundred and thirty nine parents whose children met the screening requirement were enrolled. Children’s age, sex, parent's educational status and socio-economic position, were recorded. Parents' reasons for refusing lumbar puncture (as defined by operational standards) were recorded. Results: There were 63.3% males and 36.7% females with mean age 4.9±3.02 years. According to contributing factors, 70% of parents thought it is risky while 12% were afraid of the needle, 34% had a terrible experience and 23% didn't want an intrusive technique. Conclusion: The chief factor for parents' discontent with lumbar puncture in their kids was that it’s a hazardous treatment. Most parents are uninformed of the value of lumbar puncture in assessing and treating children, it appears that the higher the parent's awareness leads to more positivity they have in this respect. Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid, Lumbar puncture, Factors
Application of cellular technologies in the treatment of chronic pain ofthe lumbar spine
Authors:   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N. N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia, Kudryakov Stepan A , Najda Darya A ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N. N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia, Kozlov Grigorij N ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N. N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia
Published: June 2022

The paper presents the results of clinical testing of autologous cells of the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) mesenchymal stromal cells in patients with deforming spondyloarthrosis of the lumbar spine. The study selected 20 patients aged 45 to 85 years with symptoms of degenerative spondyloarthrosis of the lumbar spine confirmed by radiological methods (CT, MRI, X-ray), 5 men, 15 women, average age 64.7 years with a disease duration of 5 years. Autologous SVF cells were injected into the affected facet joints under the control of an electron optical converter. The introduction of SVF cells did not cause the development of inflammatory allergic and toxic reactions. Patient survey conducted 1 month after the introduction of SVF cells revealed a decrease in the severity of pain syndrome, assessed on a visual analog scale (VAS) and a specialized SF-36 scale (p<0.05 on both scales). Patients noted an improvement in functional activity and quality of life associated with the affected facet joints. Positive clinical dynamic was maintained during follow-up up to 6 months. The control magnetic resonance imaging after 6 months revealed no significant differences from the initial examination. Our study showed the safety and good tolerability of the introduction of autologous SVF cells into the areathe zygapophysial (facet) of facet joints. Our study showed the safety and good tolerability of the introduction of autologous SVF cells into the area of the Lumbar Facet Joint Injectionsin patients with severe manifestations of deforming spondyloarthrosis. The obtained results also indicate a significant anti-inflammatory effect of autologous SVF cells of adipose tissue at the early stages of cell therapy.
Effectiveness of endoscopic operations in vertebrology. Literature review
Authors:   N. N.  Priorov Central Institute for Trauma and Orthopedics ofthe Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Kolesov Sergej V , Gorbatyuk Dmitrij S , Kazmin Arkadij I ,   N. N.  Priorov Central Institute for Trauma and Orthopedics ofthe Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Morozova  Nataliya S ,   N. N.  Priorov Central Institute for Trauma and Orthopedics ofthe Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Bagirov Samir B ogly ,   N. N.  Priorov Central Institute for Trauma and Orthopedics ofthe Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Published: June 2022

In this literature review, an attempt was made to describe the main possibilities and limitations of arthroscopic spine surgery. The description is organized according to topographic principle, for each region of the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar). Arthroscopic interventions in vertebrology are a set of methods that are promising and gaining popularity. At present, the main scope of their application (and indication for treatment as well) is degenerative diseases of the spine that are associated with nerve structures’ compression. Arthroscopic methods allow, according to present data, to achieve better functional results than conventional ‘open’ surgical methods, including lower pain level at the postoperative period. The main issues for development of the methods are as follows: minimizing the working parts of the endoscope to be used for interventions at the cervical spine; avoidance of anatomic restrictions for operations on the thoracic spine; expanding the possibilities and indications for the method.
Boris Yotsov and the Bulgarian Language
Authors:   Institute for Bulgarian Language “Prof. L. Andreychin”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Tsibranska-Kostova Mariyana , Mircheva Elka ,   Institute for Bulgarian Language “Prof. L. Andreychin”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Published: June 2022

The article analyzes specificities in the language practice of the famous literary critic Prof. Boris Yotsov. Тhe focus of attention is the domestic layer of words: the presence of archaic vocabulary from the Old Bulgarian period, rare and dialect words, dynamics in the word-forming variance of names; shortening the noun base of words, etc. B. Yotsov's literary criticism exemplifies the linguistic processes in the period between the Two World Wars: the time of accumulation, construction, and creativity, manifesting the tendency to combine the inevitable needs of education with identity politics, striving to establish, enrich and ever codify the academic level of the Bulgarian language.
Intellectual Reception of G. Lozanov’s Theory on Suggestopedia in the Pedagogical Discourse of Ukraine
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine), Klymentova Olena , Soroka Olha
Published: June 2022

The paper is aimed at studying the results of Ukrainian scientists who developed the theory and practice of suggestopedia.The ideas of the outstanding Bulgarian scholar G. Lozanov serve as the foundation of modern linguistics, including the directions of suggestive language didactics, linguistics of influence, psychological and neurological and marketing linguistics. Thanks to Lozanovʼs contribution, researchers have learned to find suggestive components in political messages, analyze strategic narratives, find hidden aspects in religious texts, better understand the applied nature of some folk genres and more. The special anthropological value of Lozanovʼs approaches is objectified by the development of neuroscience, where a person is often positioned as a functionary with electronic chips. Instead, Lozanovʼs man is a free, conscious and loving man. Although research on suggestion is growing in the scientific literature, there is still a significant gap in this topic, in particular on theoretical and empirical developments on the impact of suggestion on various aspects of communication. A review of recent publications on suggestopedic topics shows that the interest in G. Lozanov’s approaches does not fade and is nourished by the pedagogical search for educational paradigms which are adequate to the real needs of life and capable of combining tradition with innovation. The article presents different approaches to Lozanovʼs discoveries and aims to encourage new discourses into the area of the linguistic programming of personality.
Death as Being and Time in the poems “Death” by Peyo Yavorov and “Diabolical” by Atanas Dalchev]
Authors:   Department for Information and In-Service Teacher Training, Trakia University, Karaivanova Stefka
Published: June 2022

The article aims to present the closeness in the poetic perception of the image of death in the poems "Death" and "Devil's". It is a "home" for the two lyrical characters, a kind of end of life's knowledge, universality, originality and no alternative. The poetic implication of both texts is in the direction of masculinity and proud loneliness in the realization of death as an "existential phenomenon".
The Concept of Competence and the Concept of Literacy as Elements of the Educational Content in the Educational Documentation in Bulgarian Language in High School
Authors:   Sofia University, Chakarova Stoyka
Published: June 2022

This study offers an analysis and comparison of two basic concepts for our educational system: that of key competencies and that of literacy. Both concepts relate directly to the teaching of Bulgarian language and define its objectives. In both theoretical models, however, the semantic parameters of the terms vary and this makes it difficult to interpret them unambiguously. The problem is transferred to the normative documents in the educational system, where there is observed a certain chaos in the use of the concepts of competence and literacy, especially according to their varieties and relations. An attempt has been made to distinguish between the two systems and to deduce the level at which they can function in synthesis.
A atuação interdisciplinar entre educação e saúde no ambiente escolar de creches
Authors: Freitas Nascimento Maria de Fátima , Fernandes Flávia Emília Cavalcante Valença , Messias Cristhiane Maria Bazílio de Omena , Mendes Marianne Louise Marinho
Published: June 2022

O presente artigo trata da discussão referente a atuação interdisciplinar entre educação e saúde no ambiente escolar de creches uma vez que saúde diz respeito não somente ao cunho do tratamento curativo de doenças, mas a toda uma condição de vida. É uma pesquisa bibliográfica, com cunho reflexivo e abordagem qualitativa. Foi realizada busca eletrônica em bases de dados científicos que dispunham de materiais (periódicos, dissertações e teses) sobre o tema em questão e em repositórios de Instituições de Ensino Superior, entre abril e junho de 2022. Tem como objetivo compreender a atuação interdisciplinar entre educação e saúde nos contextos escolares de creches. As contribuições teóricas delineiam a problemática apresentada, oferecendo subsídios para uma melhor compreensão do assunto. Concluída a pesquisa, observa-se que há lacunas entre a integração das áreas abordadas, demonstrando que a prática interdisciplinar pode ser uma importante aliada na formação do homem uno e pleno, a fim de romper com a atuação isolada e propiciar benefícios para toda a sociedade.
Low level laser therapy versus polarized light therapy on healing of foot burn
Authors: Mowafy Zakaria Mowafy Emam , Abdelrahman Sameh Mohamed Eltaher , Ali Khadra Mohamed , Ali Akram Mohaamed Abdelfattah
Published: June 2022

Purpose: to evaluate the efficacy of the low level laser therapy (LLLT) versus polarized light therapy (BLT) on healing of foot burn. Methods of evaluation (Burn surface area and colony count). Methods: Forty patients who had partial thickness thermal burn affecting foot with the percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) ranging from 1% to 5%. Their ages were ranged from 25 to 35 years, diagnosis was clinically by physician, the patients were randomly divided into two equal groups in number; two study groups (one for LLLT and the other for BLT). The first study group (A) was composed of twenty patients who received the LLLT in addition to the traditional physical therapy routine and conservative treatment of the burn wound for one month. The second study group (B) was composed of twenty patients who received the BLT in addition to traditional physical therapy routine and conservative treatment for the burn wound. Duration of treatment was session (10 minutes) once daily, three times per week for one month or until wound healing. Results and Conclusion: Results showed that the application of both polarized light therapy and Ga-As laser had a valuable healing effect.
Effect of magnesium sulphate infusion on neonatal outcomes in babies with perinatal asphyxia
Authors: Nanda Ashok Kumar , Jalan Arpita , Pradhan Santosh Kumar , Kumar T V Ram , Pradhan Purna Chandra
Published: June 2022

Introduction- With a relatively scant evidence base in Indian population, this study aimed to determine the efficacy of intravenous magnesium sulphate in neonates with moderate to severe perinatal asphyxia on the severity of seizures, number of anticonvulsants used, duration of hospitalization and feeding pattern at discharge. Methodology- This was a non-blinded randomized controlled trial that was conducted among 227 neonates admitted to the SNCU of MKCG Medical College Hospital. Randomization and allocation of eligible neonates was done using software. The intervention used was magnesium sulfate given intravenously by trained pediatricians in a loading dose of 250 mg/kg/dose, given over 1 hour in 20 ml of 5% dextrose solution. This was given at the time of admission followed by two infusions of the same dosage after 24 and 48 hours of the first dose. Outcomes on neonatal feeding, survival, need for medications and seizure management were recorded and analysed using an intention to treat protocol. Results- The distribution of most clinico-social parameters were comparable between the 2 groups. The babies who received MgSO4 within 6 hours of life achieved earlier initiation of feeds (32 hours) as compared to control groups (63 hrs). They also reached full feeding significantly earlier.
In vivo antipyretic activity of Scutia myrtina acute oral toxicity study
Authors: Dhone Pravin G. , Ekka Abha , Sinha P. K. , Sahoo Annapurna
Published: June 2022

Pyrexia or Fever is defined as an elevation of body temperature. It is a response due to tissue damage, inflammation, malignancy or graft rejection. Cytokines, interleukin, interferon and Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNF- α) are formed in large amount under this condition, which increase PGE2 which in turn triggers hypothalamus to elevate body temperature. The present investigation it may be concluded that the hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Scutia myrtina has antipyretic activity.it is tested by in vivo method by using rat .In this study the hydroalcoholic extract contain fever reducing activity.
Captura por Unidad de Esfuerzo de Panulirus argus en cayos Black Mangrove y La Esperanza, Nicaragua
Authors: Wallace Morales Leonardo Daniel , Paiba Gutiérrez Francis Mayela , Ebanks Mongalo Billy Francis , Joseph-Sequeira Karen Marie
Published: June 2022

Estudio sobre la captura artesanal de Panulirus argus realizado en los cayos Black Mangrove y La Esperanza, de diciembre 2017 a octubre del 2018, a través de datos de Capturas en libras proporcionada por pescadores y registros de recepción en libras colas y enteras, obtenidas por responsables de centros de acopios (in situ) incluyendo el Esfuerzo, para efectos de análisis de Captura por Unidad de Esfuerzo (CPUE= , King, 1995) como indicador de la abundancia relativa. El estudio permitió ver el grado de presión que se ejerce al recurso en la zona. La pesquería de este recurso representa una de las principales actividades económicas como medio de vida para los pescadores y comunidades adyacentes en la zona de estudio. El esfuerzo aplicado en el cayo Black Mangrove fue: 2 pangas con 180 faenas realizadas, dando una captura total 12,163.00 libras, para un promedio de CPUE de 868.79 libras (mes/embarcación), la recepción registrada fue de 896 Lib/colas y 10,612 Lib/vivas. En La Esperanza, trabajaron 8 pangas con 240 faenas (nasas) y, a través del método de buceo fueron 80 faenas con 10 tanques de oxígeno por faena, obteniendo 8,690.00 libras, para un promedio de CPUE equivalentes a 318.41 libras por embarcaciones y 30.84/libras por cantidad de faena; el promedio de captura por nasas da un total de 1.60/libras por nasa, la recepción registrada fue de 6878.99 Lib/colas y 20,637.47 Lib/vivas. El esfuerzo de captura muestra un comportamiento ascendente posterior al periodo de veda, indicando una abundancia relativamente baja (disminución del recurso) conforme transcurren los meses.
‘PERFORMANCE DOES NOT CHANGE THE SEX’: A STUDY OF JUDITH HALBERSTAM’S NOTION OF FEMALE MASCULINITY IN THE LIGHT OF SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND LITERATURE
Authors: Huq Md. Emdadul
Published: June 2022

Gender and sexuality are two dominant aspects in queer and feminist studies. The idea of  feminine masculinity has been extensively discussed in Judith Halberstam’s Female Masculinity (1998)[1] to bring attention to masculine manifestations by female actors in butch-femme interplay and drag king performances. Halberstam’s arguments are based on the prevalent socio-political and cultural monopolization of gender identity that endorses patriarchy as the dominating force of economic and state manipulations. In a bid to challenge the status quo, Halberstam has propagated the notion of an alternative masculinity evident in childhood tomboyism that may lead to gender fluidity, frequently reflected and enacted in lesbian films and the American nightclub theatricals within an emergent drag king culture. The present article contends that Halberstam’s arguments for a feminine masculinity in his non-fictional prose work Female Masculinity (1998) are flawed in view of biological science, fictional representations of sexual orientations in dramatic performances, and real-life experiences. The results of the study indicate that outstanding human performances do not erase gender identities evident in biological anthropology.
La estafa académica: fraude en las publicaciones científicas
Authors: Picazo David , Pérez-Piñón María Teresa , Contreras Claudia Patricia , Sagarnaga-Chávez Diana
Published: June 2022

El fraude en las publicaciones de origen científico es una práctica que ha tomado fuerza a partir del desarrollo de revistas electrónicas y de acceso abierto en Internet. La combinación de estas prácticas deshonestas, y la presión por publicar a la que están sometidos los investigadores bajo la premisa de «publicar o perecer», puede poner en riesgo su imagen y credibilidad. En esta situación se pueden ver involucrados tanto investigadores como académicos, comités editoriales, evaluadores de revistas y correctores de estilo. El objetivo del presente artículo es exponer las características de las principales prácticas fraudulentas en el proceso de publicación de artículos científicos. Algunas formas que se describen son: revistas depredadoras y secuestradas, prácticas fraudulentas en el proceso de evaluación de artículos sometidos a arbitraje y falsa productividad científica. Se considera importante señalar que los autores tienen una gran responsabilidad respecto a sus propios escritos, por lo cual se aconseja revisar la idoneidad y los mínimos aceptables de las revistas donde pretenden publicar, y con ello evitar caer en la tentación de divulgar sus creaciones en medios fraudulentos que podrían afectar su prestigio como investigador.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tecnociencia.v13i3.478
Invasive alien weed in India, Parthenium hysterophorus L.- problems and remedies
Authors: Garg Arti
Published: June 2022

Attention is drawn towards the ever-increasing menace of invasive alien weed Parthenium hysterophorus L., its proliferating populations causing deleterious effects on native flora. Measures for eradication are suggested and appeal for collaborative efforts from all ends including public awareness is made for immediate action on control of spread.
Germination potential of Jatropha Curcas (L.) seeds under orientation, depth and stress level conditions
Authors: Ojha Saraswati , Mehta Puran , Negi K. , Koranga S.
Published: June 2022

An experiment was conducted to study germination potential of Jatropha curcus L. seeds under orientation, depth and stress level conditions. The percent germination maximum (77.08%), when the seeds were sown in the Styrofoam tray in vertical position with radical emerging point at upward direction and at 4.0 cm depth. The percent germination of maximum (65%) when the seed were treated with –0.2 MPa PEG-600 solution (stress conditions) for 24 hours and 55% with –0.2 MPa for 48 hours. The increasing levels of water stress for 24 hours and 48 hours the rate of germination decreased.