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Physical Modeling of Liquefaction in Various Granular Materials
Authors: Fioravante Vincenzo , Giretti Daniela
Published: February 2024

This paper compiles numerous experiences gained from physical models, to highlight the phenomena of triggering, propagation, and mitigation of liquefaction in granular soils. Results of tests at different scales, from the element volume (cyclic triaxial tests) to small-scale models in centrifuge, performed using several granular soils, will be presented to provide behavioral tools for predicting the phenomenon. Furthermore, the efficacy of vertical and horizontal drains as liquefaction mitigation techniques will be discussed.
Role of Transarterial Radioembolization in Management of HCC
Authors: Badar Wali , Husnain Ali , Fung John , Ahmed Osman
Published: February 2024

Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE) is an emerging therapy for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Radioactive Y90 can be loaded onto glass or resin microparticles for intra-arterial selective internal radiation therapy. TARE is a multistage procedure requiring a mapping procedure and a treatment procedure. The mapping procedure informs operators on vascular anatomy as well as potential arteriovenous shunting. Based on the device desired, goal of treatment, vascularity of the tumor and shunting, dosage can be computed for treatment day. Overall, TARE is generally a well-tolerated procedure with promising clinical outcomes with HCC for the purposes of curative therapy, downstaging, and palliation.
Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): A Potential Alternative Tool for Sustainable Agriculture
Authors: Ghosh Ashmita , Acharya Ritwik , Shaw Shubhajit , Gangopadhyay Debnirmalya
Published: February 2024

Soil is an important natural resource that nurtures living microbial communities and improves plant productivity, thus ensuring food security. The chemical fertilizers used during the last few decades though improved plant productivity so rapidly; however, it is indiscriminate use results in poor soil health and less agricultural productivity, affecting food security and human health worldwide. There is an urgent need of biological agents, such as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), which may serve as better alternative to solve this problem. PGPR plays an important role to increase soil fertility, plant growth promotion, and suppression of phytopathogens for the development of eco-friendly sustainable agriculture. The present study provides a critical overview on PGPR, its mechanism and function, and significance as a potential alternative tool for sustainable agriculture. An attempt has been made to propose an eco-friendly model integrating PGPR with various sectors, such as human health, agriculture, and food industry for its effective commercialization. The study might be helpful to identify the prospects and challenges of PGPR to fully integrate them into sustainable agriculture practices.
Perspective Chapter: The Japanese Coal Mining Industry Reconsidered – From Mechanized Longwall Mining to Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
Authors: Shimanishi Tomoki , Shimizu Taku , Shimazaki Naoko , Takahashi Ken , Nakajima Shigeo
Published: February 2024

This chapter investigates the role of the Japanese coal mining industry in global coal mining development. In the twenty-first century, the Japanese coal mining industry was a marginal contributor to global production, with an annual domestic production of only 750,000 tons. However, as explained below, Japan has contributed to clean coal technologies and coal mining. The combination of chock shields and a double-ended ranging drum shearer is one of the major mechanized longwall mining systems worldwide. It was developed by the Taiheiyo Coal Mining Company in Japan in the mid-1960s and subsequently spread among major coal-producing countries. Japanese coal production systems and clean coal technologies have been transferred to Asian countries since the late-1980s. Currently, carbon dioxide capture and storage system in a mine under the seabed is being implemented by the Kushiro Coal Mine Company which succeeded the mine of Taiheiyo. In addition, Japan has developed technologies for coal-fired power plants to burn coal more efficiently and contains the world’s most efficient ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants. Furthermore, the world’s largest Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle power plants started operating to reconstruct Fukushima and reduce carbon emissions.
Intravenous Lidocaine in Non-Opioid Multimodal Perioperative Pain Management: Current Controversy and Future Perspectives
Authors: Tonev Dimitar
Published: February 2024

In the perioperative setting, intravenous lidocaine moderately reduces postoperative pain, opioid consumption and inflammatory response. Under laboratory conditions, lidocaine has been shown to inhibit cancer cell behaviour and exerts beneficial effects on components of the inflammatory and immune responses that are known to affect cancer biology. New evidence suggests that it might minimize the impact of surgery on NK cells and could augment NK cell cytotoxicity and improve survival in patients after pancreatic oncosurgery. Given the narrow therapeutic index, potential toxicity and inconclusive evidence about its Enhanced Recovery After Surgery benefits, however, currently intravenous lidocaine is not routinely use for perioperative pain control. It should be administered after considering with the patient of its clear benefits over risks, in a dose of 1-2 mg/kg/h, not more than 24 hours and under a high dependency unit monitoring. Patients groups where the risk-benefit balance is tilted towards benefit include patients who are already on high doses of opioids, intolerant of opioids, and those who are at high risk of chronic postoperative pain. The upcoming role for intravenous lidocaine in oncosurgery might shift its place from a second line non-opioid adjuvant to a first line option in the context of improving oncological outcomes.
Perspective Chapter: The True Cost of Coal – Should Ego Veto Eco?
Authors: Iji Oluwafikemi
Published: February 2024

There is an urgent need to address the ever-growing concerns about the long-term impacts of coal mining as a cheap energy source in the 21st century because the consequence of inaction threatens the health of the environment, which is inextricably linked to human health. The discovery of the world’s largest solid fuel no doubt brought about industrial and modern technology revolution, but its cost on air, water, land, ecosystem, animal, and human health has brought about new realities that intreat urgent action. As humans, we sit on top of the food chain perpetuating our dominance over other species and studies have shown that with regards to the battle for the earth, human needs come first. To maintain a sustainable ecosystem, we need to foster a mutually beneficial relationship that promotes both the health and sustainability of our environment. A targeted transition away from coal to cleaner forms of energy will undeniably benefit the ecosystems, however appropriate measures are needed to continually reduce the environmental footprint, of the most available energy source so we can protect both the environment and human health.
Affective and Cognitive Bases of Implicit and Explicit Attitudes towards Domestic and Foreign Food Brands: Brand Preferences in Ethnic Primary and Minority Groups
Authors: Plotka Irina , Urbane Biruta , Blumenau Nina
Published: February 2024

The aim of the research is to investigate implicit and explicit attitudes towards domestic and foreign food brands and their affective and cognitive bases in Ethnic Primary and Ethnic Minority groups. Measurements: methodologically balanced procedures of implicit association tests (IAT): Self-Concept IAT, Affective IAT, Cognitive IAT; affective and cognitive explicit procedures. In the Primary Ethnic Group, affective-cognitive independence was revealed, which made it possible to develop two constructs using factor analysis: the affective and cognitive bases of ‘overall’ attitude towards food brands. The structure of the variability of these constructs contains both associations and propositions. Consumer preferences formed on affective and cognitive bases were stronger for domestic food brands than for foreign ones. This has some analogies with both explicit and implicit consumer ethnocentrisms. In the Ethnic Minority Group, implicit-explicit independence was revealed, and implicit and explicit ‘overall’ attitudes towards food brands were built. The structure of the variability of these ‘overall’ attitudes contains affective and cognitive components. Consumer preferences based on implicit ‘overall’ attitude towards food brands are stronger for domestic food brands than for foreign ones. This has some analogies with implicit consumer ethnocentrism. Consumer preferences based on ‘overall’ explicit attitude towards food brands are ambivalent or unpronounced.
Verifikácia lidarových dát na prípade lokality Čertova Skala (okr. Trenčín)
Authors: Rekemová Anna Mária
Published: February 2024

Článok sa zaoberá v minulosti už skúmaným hradiskom Čertova Skala, ktoré sa nachádza na Považí. Polykultúrny charakter nálezov poukazuje na dlhodobý význam tejto polohy. Nové lidarové dáta umožňujú čiastočne doplniť informácie o lokalite. Hlavným zámerom príspevku je preto porovnať voľne dostupné lidarové dáta s doteraz známymi publikovanými informáciami a následným overením v teréne.
L'Antoni M. Gallissà i Soqué, arquitecte (1861/1885/1903). Biografia, analisi de l'obra i recuperació gràfica
Authors:   , Moragas i Spà Antoni de
Published: February 2024

(Català) A partir d'un material gràfic, fotografies i dibuixos s'ha fet la biografia d'un arquitecte fins ara molt desconegut i que va jugar un paper que considerem de molta importància dintre del Modernisme. Deixeble de Domènech i Muntaner montà sota la seva iniciativa el taller d'artesans que va facilitar la construcció d'una bona part de l'arquitectura modernista. Moltes de les obres que figuren a la tesi eren desconegudes així com la influència que aquestes obres tingueren en els seus contemporanis. Gallissà no solament realitzà obres arquitectòniques sinó que també dissenyà mobles, ceràmiques, ferros i teixits. Tingué també un important paper polític essent president de la Unió Catalanista. Professor de l'Escola d'Arquitectura instal·là un laboratori d'investigació de materials i conduí les excursions dels estudiants.
Pembinaan Guru Inspiratif: Pelatihan Supervisi Akademik Berorientasi Coaching dalam Program Pendidikan Guru Penggerak di Lombok Timur
Authors: A. Gani Ramlah H , Supratmi Nunung , Ernawati Titin , Wijaya Herman
Published: February 2024

The PGP program is an important initiative in improving the quality of education in East Lombok. However, to ensure the success of this program, an effective academic supervision approach is needed, especially one that is oriented towards a coaching mindset. The PKM aims to provide coaching-oriented academic supervision training to teacher leaders in East Lombok. By doing so, it is expected that the teachers will be able to improve their skills in leading and managing the learning process effectively. Training methods include workshop sessions, interactive discussions, case studies, and practical simulations. The training was conducted face-to-face using the coaching mindset as the main foundation. The results of the training showed significant improvement in the understanding and skills of the lead teachers in implementing academic supervision using the coaching approach. The participants were able to identify strengths and areas of development in the learning process, and were able to provide constructive and growth-oriented feedback. In conclusion, coaching-oriented academic supervision training in the PGP program in East Lombok is an important step towards improving the competence of teacher leaders and in turn, the quality of education in the area.
Evaluation of quality of life of seniors with degenerative spinal cord disorders
Authors: Bolach Bartosz , Bolach Eugeniusz , Stępień-Słodkowska Marta , Kornatovská Zuzana
Published: February 2024

The goal of the research was to assess the quality of life of the seniors with degenerative spinal disorders. The research was conducted on 71 seniors with diagnosed degenerative spinal disorders, among them 33 women (46%) and 38 men (54%). The age of the subjects was in the range from 60 to 75 years. The questionnaire SF-36 was used to evaluate the indicators of the quality of life. The diminished quality of life was felt most strongly in the areas of general health (73%), vitality (62%) and physical activities (56%). Least affected were social activities (25%). The subjects perceived the reduced quality of life more in the physical dimension than in the mental dimension (58%). Spinal degenerative disorders had the biggest impact on the general sense of wellbeing in monitored seniors. They lowered vitality level and hampered physical activities. The least affected was the perceived quality of life in the area of social activities, and the assessment of the quality of life was independent of the subjects’ sex.
Stability of a Ro-Ro Ship: An Assessment of the Impact of Electric Vehicle Transportation
Authors: Göksu Burak
Published: February 2024

In terms of service lives, ships have the ability to remain operational for extended periods of time, potentially exceeding several decades. Changes in machinery and equipment are dependent on technological improvements. The above change is most noticeable in the components that make up ship systems. Nonetheless, the movement of ships on the water involves research into a variety of topics, including static-dynamic equilibrium and the demands of speed and power. The study focuses on the growing fascination with electric automobiles, which can be ascribed to technology improvements, environmental policies, and the concept's widespread acceptance. As a result, there has been a boom in interest in purchasing electric vehicles and using them for transportation. When conventional internal combustion engine automobiles are considered during the design process of marine vessels that transport land vehicles, it is expected that electric vehicles (EVs) will be primarily transported by Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) ships in the foreseeable future. However, weight discrepancies exist between electric vehicles and other models in the same category. The significant weight attributed to batteries emphasizes the significant possibility for advancement in modern battery technology. The purpose of this research is to look into the variations in the stability of a Ro-Ro vessel when transporting an equal number and weight of EVs and conventional automobiles.
Explorando Fronteras Medicas Un Viaje a través de las Especialidades Volumen VI
Authors: Aguilar Santiago , Carrasco Jesenia , Coello Patricio , Garcia Lit , Narváez Elizabeth , Tomalá Roberto , Zurita Daniel
Published: February 2024

Realizamos la sexta entrega de la serie "Explorando Fronteras Médicas: Un Viaje a través de las Especialidades volumen VI". En este volumen, como sus predecesores, nos adentramos una vez más en este apasionante universo de la Medicina, poniendo a disposición algunos conocimientos que podrán ser utilizados a lo largo de la carrera profesional
Conceptualisations of multilingualism in early childhood teacher education: Ideological and implementational spaces in policy texts
Authors: Alstad Gunhild Tomter
Published: February 2024

This paper explores how multilingualism is conceptualised in teacher education policy texts and discuss the ideological and implementational spaces for multilingual pedagogy in teacher education. The main focus is Norwegian early childhood teacher education curricula, and the qualitative oriented content analysis of teacher education curricula documents follows three steps. The first step provides an overview of how the content in Norwegian early childhood teacher education is regulated compared to Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The second step takes a historical perspective, examining how the conceptualisations of multilingualism in Norwegian ECTE have changed from 1971–2018. The third step involves a close reading of local course plans from 12 different Norwegian higher education institutions. Findings show how curriculum content in Norwegian early childhood teacher education related to multilingualism is far more regulated than in the other Nordic countries. The historical analysis reveals how the ideological and implementational spaces have changed over the years by defining multilingualism differently, and how the current national guidelines open the ideological and implementation spaces for multilingualism. Furthermore, the analysis of the 12 local teacher education programs illustrates how these open spaces are implemented in different ways, either in narrowing further the spaces or broadening the spaces. The discussion revolves around how these spaces require different kinds of competencies for both practitioners and teacher educators.
Swedish-English preschool as a site for the collaborative discovery of bilingual meanings
Authors: Anatoli Olga
Published: February 2024

This paper examines spontaneous conversations about word meaning in a bilingual preschool in Sweden. This qualitative empirical study is grounded in an ethnomethodological theoretical framework and contributes to research on multilingualism by using a sociocultural lens to examine mundane linguistic experiences of very young children who learn to speak in more than one language. The data comprise video-recordings of naturally occurring interactions among teachers and children in a Swedish-English preschool with a one teacher-one language policy. The data were collected during ethnographic fieldwork in an urban area in Sweden. Approached with multimodal interactional analysis, the data draw attention to teachers’ everyday didactics, including their professional strategies for initiating spontaneous vocabulary work and orchestrating multiparty engagement in the collaborative discovery of meaning, and children’s participation. The analysis discusses strategies for providing word definitions and demonstrates mundane institutional contexts outside of the classroom setting where such interactions were possible. Both teachers and children engaged in vocabulary exploration by using words in a situated, locally meaningful way. The study highlights that the teachers followed the preschool’s language policy and embodied monolingual identities, while orienting to children as multilingual learners and supporting their language development.
Acts of bridging in communication with newly arrived Ukrainian children in the Norwegian ECEC context
Authors: Aluf Anna , Tkachenko Elena
Published: February 2024

In this paper, we explore emergent communicative practices in a situation where a group of newly arrived children start attending early childhood education and care (ECEC) in a new country. The data are collected in a unique multilingual ECEC setting, organised temporarily for Ukrainian children that had arrived in Norway. Previous research on newly arrived children in ECEC settings in the Nordic context focuses mostly on how one or a few children are integrated into majority-language-speaking groups of children. Our study, however, provides an opportunity to explore communication practices that arise when a group of children share a language with some of the practitioners working with them, but not others. In this paper, we present an analysis of several narratives from practice, where we discuss how children and practitioners use their semiotic resources to accomplish their goals in communicative acts. The narratives show how the ECEC practitioners support children in their communicative efforts and bridge linguistic resources between languages. Inspired by the theory of bridging and bonding social capital (Putnam, 2000), we give a definition to acts of bridging and show that these acts of bridging can be performed by both children and practitioners with different language competences.
Staff self-assessment of ECEC practices in meeting language diversity in Finland
Authors: Bergroth Mari , Harju-Autti Raisa , Alisaari Jenni
Published: February 2024

The study examines language aware practices in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Finland. In Finland, the number of citizens with languages other than the national languages is estimated to increase, and population growth is dependent on migration. Children enrolled in ECEC have increasingly diverse language backgrounds. This calls for adjusting pedagogical practices to the needs of multilingual children only starting to familiarise themselves with the language of instruction. The data analysed were part of a national survey. A total of 882 respondents working in ECEC answered the survey. For this study, we concentrated on two open questions: “What kinds of practices do you have to support the language learning of children with an immigration background?” (N = 538) and “What kinds of needs to develop practices have you identified regarding language learning of children with an immigrant background or organising linguistic support?” (N = 509). Qualitative content analysis was used as an analytical approach. Our findings were condensed to a model consisting of six steps of language aware ECEC. The first three steps were well implemented according to the data. However, more attention is still needed to fully support language aware teachers, teams and systems.
Language-learning tools used in Norwegian ECEC
Authors: Lund Åse
Published: February 2024

The article presents the findings from a qualitative content analysis of three language-learning tools used in Norwegian kindergartens. While the holistic approach to learning has been central to Norwegian early childhood education and care, the use of manual-based programs and tools can reflect a shift towards a school-readiness approach. The findings from the analysis show that the language-learning tools promote a view of language as an instrument for academic work and reading abilities in school, with a focus on isolated language components and majority language acquisition for children with minority home languages. This language view reflects the school-readiness approach’s focus on early intervention and problem prevention. The article draws on language policy research and contributes to the ongoing discussion on the standardization of pedagogical practices in Norwegian early childhood education and its consequences for the child-centered and holistic approach to play, learning, and care.
The significance of multilingual children´s voices in research
Authors: Pesch Anja , Sundelin Marit
Published: February 2024

This paper discusses ethical and methodological aspects of research among multilingual children regarding the inclusion of their voices. The starting point of this paper is a field of tension concerning multilingual children’s participation in research. On the one hand, children have the right to protection, while on the other, they have the right to be heard and should be studied by virtue of being children. The empirical data for our paper were generated through two qualitative ethnographic research projects undertaken in one Norwegian kindergarten. Throughout our fieldwork, we had various encounters with children, teachers, and parents who negotiated and contested the kindergarten’s and our own discourses on multilingualism and specifically categorizations of who is or is not regarded as multilingual. Based on the dialogic concept of voice, discussions on children’s perspectives as an analytical construct, and the positioning of children in research, we explore the ways in which our positionality as ethnographic researchers provides opportunities to include children’s voices. Furthermore, we discuss the challenges the researcher might encounter when establishing legitimate positions between the three groups—children, teachers, and parents—and the aspects of power involved.
شكل النظام السياسي وحل مشكلة تركيز السلطة
Authors: الغيش د.أمين أحمد
Published: February 2024

اهتمت هذه الدراسة بالوقوف على السبب الرئيس وراء تخلف اليمنيين واستمرار الصراعات ودوامة العنف فيما بينهم على السلطة ، وفي ذات الوقت تجتهد تقديم الدواء ولأنني اعتقد أن سبب ذلك كله يكمن في تركيز السلطة " الاستبداد " الذي أدى إلى تخلف مؤسساتنا التشريعية والتنفيذية والقضائية بسبب تداخل السلطات أو هيمنة سلطة على بقية السلطات وأن تجاوز تلك الحالة تبدأ بفك الاشتباك والفصل بين هذه السلطات فصلا حقيقيا ، وهذا ينطبق على سائر الأنظمة العربية والإسلامية وليس على اليمن فحسب .
 
     تبين الدراسة أن معالجة هذا الخلل تبدأ من خلال تبني مشروح إصلاح سياسي جذري تحدد فيه قواعد العمل السياسي بكل وضوح لإعادة توزيع السلطة على المستويين العمودي والأفقي وضمان احترامها من خلال شكل الدولة وشكل النظام السياسي وشكل النظام الانتخابي الذي يعطي للشعب دورا حاسما في ممارسة سلطته من خلال اختيار ممثليه . 
     يحتل شكل النظام السياسي أهمية بالغة في هذا الخصوص ، وأولى مهمات هذه الدراسة وأخطرها هي الوقوف على المفاهيم والمصطلحات القريبة من مفهوم النظام السياسي وتمييزها عن بعضها تمييزأ علميا دقيقا لإزالة الالتباس فيما بينها .
     بعد عملية التمييز تلك ناقشت الدراسة ، ومن خلال عملية المقارنة ، شكل النظام السياسي وآلية عمله للمساعدة على معرفة أي من الأنظمة السياسية يساعدنا على إعادة توزيع السطة على المستوى الأفقي ومنع احتكارها من قبل فرد أو هيئة ، تاركين موضوع التوزيع العمودي للسلطة من خلال شكل الدولة لدراسة أخرى لتكتمل الرؤية حول مشروع الإصلاح السياسي ، وأوضحت الدراسة كيف أن النظام السياسي الرئاسي هو النظام الذي يمكن أن يقدم فصلا حقيقيا للسلطات ، ويساعد على استيعاب مشاركة سياسية مرتفعة ويسهم في تحقيق استقرار حكومي ومن ثم استقرارا سياسيا مع نظام التمثيل النسبي في الانتخابات ، يقودان إلى بناء حقيقي للدولة وتكوين الأمة ويؤدي إلى تنمية حقيقية " وهذا هو داء اليمن ودواؤه ، يعيش معه اليمنيون آمنون ، لايطمع فيهم طامع ، ولايغلبون عن قلة " حسب تعبير الكواكبي .
Migracje definitywne ludności woj. śląskiego w latach 1990–2007
Authors: Sojka Elżbieta
Published: February 2024

The article presents the assessment of the intensity, size and major directions of internal and foreign migrations of the Śląskie Voivodship (Silesian Province) population for the purpose of permanent residence in years 1990–2007, taking into consideration basic demographic characteristics, i.e. age and gender. Silesian society undergoes not only the transformation within the range of natural movement but also within the range of spatial mobility while tending to modern society characterised, among others, by reduction of migration from the country to the city, the appearance of intensive movements between the cities and the increase of immigration from abroad.
Funkcja popytu na towary importowane
Authors: Kruszka Michał
Published: February 2024

The paper analyses the relationship between liberalization of trade policy and the dynamics of real merchandise import of Latin America countries, using models based on panel data. Gross Domestic Product and relative prices are found to be significant determinants of the import demand function. The results also show that the reduction of import duties and elimination of other trade distortions have a strong positive impact on the real import growth.
Obliczanie jednostkowych kosztów pracy
Authors: Roszkowska Sylwia , Wyszyński Robert , Zienkowski Leszek
Published: February 2024

The aim of the paper is to present a practical construction of unit labour costs (ULCs) which, on the one hand, doesn't significantly differ from theoretical assumptions, on the other hand, is effective practically. The comprehension "Method effectiveness" shall be understood as small number of assumptions and possibly high availability of data needed to estimate of the measure. The new theoretical approach makes possible to propose the practical method of the quarterly ULCs' estimation. It can be directly used as a supporting tool to take decisions on the monetary policy.
Interwencjonizm państwa w Polsce oraz w krajach UE i OECD
Authors: Ptaszyńska Barbara
Published: February 2024

Characteristics of state interventionism according to economic theory as well as an analysis of the state involvement into economy on the income redistribution rate basis are presented in the article. The survey included years 1991–2007. The state intervention level into Polish economy was high, similar to the EU countries, in transition period. This resulted from characteristics of changes followed in Poland. Due to the disadvantageous structure in public expenditures as well as economic development level of the country, the level is still high. Social assistance for natural persons and the maintenance of public sector units make more than 80 percent of public expenditures. Economic task subsidies and property expenditures make only 10 percent of all sector expenditures.
The Worlding of Arabic Literature: Language, Affect, and the Ethics of
Authors: Ziajka Stanton Anna
Published: February 2024

Critics have long viewed translating Arabic literature into English as an ethically fraught process of mediating between two wholly incommensurable languages, cultures, and literary traditions. Today, Arabic literature is no longer “embargoed” from Anglophone cultural spaces, as Edward Said once famously claimed that it was. As Arabic literary works are translated into English in ever-greater numbers, what alternative model of translation ethics can account for this literature’s newfound readability in the hegemonic language of the world literary system? The Worlding of Arabic Literature argues that an ethical translation of a work of Arabic literature is one that transmits the literariness of the source text by engaging new populations of readers via a range of embodied and sensory effects. The book proposes that when translation is conceived of not as an exchange of semantic content but as a process of converting the affective forms of one language into those of another, previously unrecognized modalities of worldliness open up to the source text. In dialogue with a rich corpus of Arabic aesthetic and linguistic theory as well as contemporary scholarship in affect theory, translation theory, postcolonial theory, and world literature studies, this book offers a timely and provocative investigation of how an important literary tradition enters the world literary system.
Quality of Life, Social Support, and Physical Activity of Overweight Adolescents
Authors: Suwarsi  , Maria Elizabeth Coronel Baua
Published: February 2024

Adolescent health and well-being must be at the center of efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the World Health Organization in 2030. A solution is needed by first looking at the quality of life of overweight adolescents, their social support, and their physical activity behavior to suggest health interventions for overweight adolescents. This study contributed to test there is a significant difference in the level of involvement in participants' social support and physical activity with the quality of life. The method uses a quantitative, cross-sectional design. The sample is 80 overweight adolescents (13-19 years). The data was measured through a questionnaire tested for validity with a value of 0.9. The sample was selected using the purposive sampling method according to the inclusion criteria and data analysis using frequency and percentage. The result of this study is the majority of overweight adolescents have a low quality of life, good social support, and low physical activity
A PRESENÇA DE CORPO ESTRANHO EM ALIMENTO INDUSTRIALIZADO E O PRINCÍPIO DA DIGNIDADE DA PESSOA HUMANA.
Authors: Santos de Carvalho Letícia Athayde , Miranda Normelia
Published: February 2024

O trabalho visa analisar o Direito do Consumidor a luz do Estado Constitucional de Direito. Para tanto, busca-se verificar a existência de dano moral e material decorrente do encontro de corpo estranho em alimentos. A problemática se instala no dever do fornecedor de alimentos de prezar pela segurança, proteção à saúde e dignidade do consumidor, colocando em circulação somente produtos destinados ao seu fim, qual seja, ingestão, e, em caso de corpo estranho em alimento, será necessária a reparação do consumidor pelos danos material e moral. O encontro de corpo estranho em alimentos viola a boa-fé das relações, a confiança, expõe à segurança e saúde do consumidor a riscos, ferindo diretamente a dignidade da pessoa humana. Assim, a reparação por dano moral se impõe, respeitando o princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana e a Constituição da República. Para o desenvolvimento do trabalho utilizar-se-á como metodologia de pesquisa o método jurídico-dedutivo e a pesquisa bibliográfica e jurisprudencial, adotando-se como principais marcos teóricos José Joaquim Gomes Canotilho, José Geraldo Brito Filomeno, Humberto Theodoro Jr., Flávio Tartuce e Daniel Amorim.
Resultado clínico de sobredentaduras superiores según el número de implantes dentales en pacientes edéntulos totales
Authors: Guerra Maticorena Claudia , Bardález Daza Rogger , Pomacóndor Hernández Cesar
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: Realizar una revisión de la literatura sobre el resultado de las sobredentaduras maxilares según el número de implantes dentales en pacientes edéntulos totales. Materiales y Métodos: Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica sistematizada en los motores de búsqueda Pubmed, Scopus y Web of Science y luego de establecer los criterios y filtros de la misma, se utilizaron 6 artículos. De los 6 artículos analizados, 4 fueron estudios de tipo ensayo clínico aleatorizado, 1 estudio prospectivo y 1 estudio retrospectivo. Resultados: Los resultados clínicos de las sobredentaduras maxilares, basados en el número de implantes sobre los cuales fueron soportadas, y comparando los protocolos más difundidos e investigados como los de All-on-4 y All-on-6, fueron similares. Se consideran óptimos, confiables, exitosos y longevos, sin diferencia significativa según el número de implantes dentales colocados. Conclusiones: Las sobredentaduras maxilares soportadas por 4 o 6 implantes fueron técnicas de tratamiento confiables, y ofrecen resultados comparables. Las complicaciones fueron limitadas y los resultados óptimos y duraderos.
Enforcing line-break rules in RMarkdown via Pandoc
Authors: Modrák Martin
Published: February 2024

Generating document via RMarkdown is fun! So I recently used RMarkdown to generate reports that were written in Czech. Interestingly, Czech has rules on some words that are not allowed to be the last on a line of text - those are almost all single-letter words and a few abbreviations. MS Word is actually smart enough to enforce this policy, but this does not happen for the HTML and PDF outputs from RMarkdown.
Statistical Consulting
Authors: Modrák Martin
Published: February 2024

I love thinking about other people’s statistical problems! So get in touch if you need help with: Developing and debugging statistical models (particularly Stan and INLA) Exploratory data analysis Statistical graphics Small Inquiries If I have time, I will answer to small inquiries on Stan Discourse, tag me in as @martinmodrak to get my attention. You can check out list of my previous answers.
Kangaroo and DESeq2 (ENBIK 2018)
Authors: Modrák Martin
Published: February 2024

For the Czech national bioinformatics conference (ENBIK) I prepared a short presentation on Type S and Type M errors and how to use simulations to understand what your method might do before conducting an experiment. I show how t-test can fail, inspired by Andrew Gelman’s take on power = .06 and how DESeq2 (used to determine differentially expressed genes) does a good job at mitigating false positives at the cost of increased false negatives.
Optional Parameters/Data in Stan
Authors: Modrák Martin
Published: February 2024

Sometimes you are developing a model that has multiple variants: maybe you want to consider several different link functions somewhere deep in your model, or you want to switch between estimating a quantity and getting it as data or something completely different. In these cases, you might have wanted to use optional parameters and/or data that apply only to some variants of your model.
A Plea for Tests in R Markdown
Authors: Modrák Martin
Published: February 2024

I’ve read Yihui Xie’s thoughtful response to the I don’t like notebooks talk from JupyterCon 2018. And I agree with basically everything Yihui said, only one point felt like it could give a wrong impression. It states: This reads as if there is no room for automated tests in markdown/notebooks.
Population dynamics of settlements of the City of Prokuplje in 1991-2022 period
Authors: Mihajlović Marija , Novović Maja
Published: February 2024

Depopulation and the emptying of settlements are a global process, which is largely represented in our country as well. Demographic changes in the structure of the population are more pronounced and intense in the settlements, which are far from the city centers and are located at higher altitudes. Depopulation, which is strongly present in the area of Southern Serbia, has the effect that some settlements are almost empty or have an older population and a very small share of young people. The aim of this paper is to present the population dynamics of the settlements of the City of Prokuplje in relation to their altitude in the period 1991-2022. For this reason, research was conducted based on the distribution of settlements in the City of Prokuplje into three groups according to altitude. The findings indicate a noticeable difference in the population dynamics of three groups of settlements and show to what extent the negative indicators of the number of inhabitants in the settlements are related to the altitude based on comparative and correlation analysis. The results provide insight into the state of demographic development and could help to create a more complete demographic picture of the City of Prokuplje.
Developing an analysis model for communicating ethical responsibility
Authors: Trišić Marko , Đordević Bojan , Skorup Ana , Skorup Srđan
Published: February 2024

The two terms, analysis and self-analysis, are often treated as synonyms when used as research tools in corporate communications. That is particularly the case when it comes to business organizations without much prior knowledge and experience dealing with complex tasks that address contemporary issues. One of these tasks, which is becoming more popular, comes from the area of social responsibility. Many business organizations, especially the ones operating internationally, are working on improving their public standing precisely by using one or several of the four responsibility dimensions - economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic. Ethical responsibility is one of the more popular dimensions, especially in Southeast Europe today. This responsibility dimension concentrates on implementing and improving inner standards, defined by the business organizations, that are determined to better the treatment of all stakeholders. But mere implementation and active usage aren't enough to convert the audience's opinion or significantly shift one's reputation. What is also needed is dynamic and cyclical communication that covers all the essential issues from the topic while including as many participants from the internal and external public as possible. That is the reason for a model that can analyze the communication of ethical responsibility, both inner and outer, but can also serve as a guiding tool for business organizations with low experience with social responsibility. What makes it especially essential is its implementation in countries in the process of legal EU integration and the lack of application of ethical principles in the workplace. Since the EU has the highest standards regarding ethical responsibility, this issue can be especially crucial for the country's economic and political future.
Digital currency as a tool for reducing information asymmetry: Start-ups' financing example
Authors: Korableva Olga , Kalimullina Olga
Published: February 2024

Support for technology startups is a strategically important issue of economic development. One of the most relevant areas is a fintech startup. In this regard, it is interesting to consider the possibilities of new digital tools in the context of startup financing processes. The paper considers the problem of low efficiency of investing in startups, and makes an assumption about the possibilities of reducing the existing inefficiency of venture investments associated with information asymmetry through the usage of digital currency and digital platform.
A bootstrap efficiency analysis based on economic sensitivity for the first term of covid-19
Authors: Topçuoğlu Özlem , Bozkurt Eda , Altiner Ali
Published: February 2024

No situation similar to the Covid-19 pandemic on a global scale has been encountered in the world lately. The uncertainty caused by the nature of the disease at the time of the emergence of Covid-19 also led to the fact that the methods of struggling with it were not fully known. Governments have started to implement strategies to combat the pandemic. However, it is debated whether the interventions of the countries are fast, serial, and effective enough. Although it is accepted that the Covid-19 crisis caused an unprecedented economic downsizing after the great depression of 1929, it is also known that countries responded seriously. In this study, the performance of countries in the pandemic was handled from an economic point of view, taking into account the Covid-19 parameters. Bootstrap Efficiency analyses conducted in 24 European countries during the period March 2020-March 2021 revealed that the countries did not exert full efficiency in terms of economic sensitivity which was used as output. The results indicated that countries should be more prepared for future risks related to the fight against the virus when assessed from an economic point of view.
Analysis of the characteristics of traffic trauma
Authors: Kasalović Mladen , Jakovljević Aleksandar , Miljković Nikola , Igrutinović Gojko , Milentijević Milica , Milenković Aleksandra
Published: February 2024

Introduction: It is estimated that an average of 1,308 people die in traffic accidents in the world every day. Traffic accidents are caused by factors of the road, vehicles and the human factor, which occur alone or in combination with other factors in over 90% of cases. Material and methods: The retrospective systematic research included all cases of traffic trauma that were brought to the admission surgical outpatient clinic in the Clinical Hospital Center Kosovska Mitrovica in the period from January 2020 to December 2022. Results: In the observed period, 126 patients were registered. The age of the respondents differs statistically according to gender (p=0.030), and the highest frequency is male (81.8%) in the working population (18-59 years). The age of the subjects showed no statistical association with the types of injuries in traffic trauma (p=0.151). Friday and Saturday are the days with the highest risk (25.3% of injuries), and Sunday is the day with the least number of injuries (3.6%). The lowest number of injuries was recorded from January to May (n=12, 9.5%), and the highest was in the period August to October (n=54, 42.9%). A male patient, 20 years old, an alcoholic, required urgent surgical treatment (splenectomy) due to abdominal injuries. Alcoholism and the age of the subjects did not show statistical significance (p=0.495), and 24.6% of patients had a diagnosis of alcoholism. The age of the subjects showed a statistical association with hospitalization (p=0.004), male gender and age between 18-59 years. Only 2 patients required transport to a highly specialized facility. The fatal outcome showed a statistically significant correlation with the age of the respondent (p=0.016), there was only one patient (between 12-18 hours), a female, 85 years old as a passenger of a motor vehicle. Conclusion: The results of our study indicate a statistically significantly more frequent injury and hospitalization of male patients, that Friday and Saturday are the days of greatest risk and that the fatal outcome occurs in extremely elderly patients. Our findings favour the need to raise public awareness through the media, public actions and forums.
Case report of Parkinson's disease and orthostatic hypotension
Authors: Mijalković Miloš , Vukašinović Nikola
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Parkinson's disease is an idiopathic, slow progressive neurodegenerative condition with the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra compacta of the midbrain. Due to cardiovascular dysautonomia and impaired baroreflex function in Parkinson's disease, the development of orthostatic hypotension is most common, along with increased blood pressure variability, supine hypertension, nocturnal hypertension, etc. Orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease increases the risk of developing coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and the risk of overall, and cardiovascular mortality. Case report: Orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease is associated with an increased risk of gait disturbances, loss of balance, falls resulting in injuries and limb fractures, and mortality. In this paper, we presented a patient who had previously been treated for arterial hypertension, with the current clinical presentation of symptomatic orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease. After neurological evaluation and the implementation of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy for orthostatic hypotension, gradual improvement and stabilization of blood pressure values are achieved, along with a reduction in orthostatic hypotension symptoms and a decrease in subjective discomfort. Conclusion: In the presence of orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease, in addition to pharmacological therapy, nonpharmacological treatment measures are very important for stabilizing blood pressure values and reducing the symptoms of orthostatic hypotension.
The role of the police in combating terrorism in Mogadishu and Marseille
Authors: Matijević Milan
Published: February 2024

The security situation at the global level especially worsened at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century. Terrorism has become one of the biggest threats today. Targets have become physical and technical objects, infrastructural objects, communications of strategic importance, various state and international systems of vital importance for the functioning of states and the international community, and of course human lives. In addition to the measurable damage to these facilities and systems, terrorism, due to its terrifying brachial physical methods, also causes great fear and horror that affects all layers of society, from children to representatives of the highest executive authorities. Numerous countries and international organizations have created a need to oppose this growing multidimensional phenomenon. This situation led to the development and strengthening of the security systems of the states, especially the army and the police as the backbone of the security systems. In this paper, we will analyze crisis situations resolved by engaging special police units. By collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting quantitative and qualitative data that determine the basic elements of a crisis situation, that is, by looking at crisis situations through a scientific statistical method, we will gain insight into the ability and effectiveness of the police in combating terrorism. This approach will allow to conclude which factors determine the operability of police special units. We will also be able to conclude what needs to be done in order to maintain such operability at the required level.