bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pitching Gender in a Racist Tune: The Affective Publics of the #120decibel Campaign
Authors: Adlung Shari , Lünenborg Margreth , Raetzsch Christoph
Published: March 2021

This article analyses the changed structures, actors and modes of communication that characterise ‘dissonant public spheres.’ With the #120decibel campaign by the German Identitarian Movement in 2018, gender and migration were pitched in a racist tune, absorbing feminist concerns and positions into neo-nationalistic, misogynist and xenophobic propaganda. The article examines the case of #120decibel as an instance of ‘affective publics’ (Lünenborg, 2019a) where forms of feminist protest and emancipatory hashtag activism are absorbed by anti-migration campaigners. Employing the infrastructure and network logics of social media platforms, the campaign gained public exposure and sought political legitimacy through strategies of dissonance, in which a racial solidarity against the liberal state order was formed. Parallel structures of networking and echo-chamber amplification were established, where right-wing media articulate fringe positions in an attempt to protect the rights of white women to be safe in public spaces. #120decibel is analysed and discussed here as characteristic of the ambivalent role and dynamics of affective publics in societies challenged by an increasing number of actors forming an alliance on anti-migration issues based on questionable feminist positions.
Contemporary Research on Gender and Media: It’s All Political
Authors: Bauwel Sofie Van , Krijnen Tonny
Published: March 2021

Recent global social changes and phenomena like #MeToo and Time’s Up Movement, the visibility of feminism in popular media (e.g., Beyonce or the TV series Orange is the New Black), the increase of datafication and fake news have not only put pressure on the media and entertainment industry and the content produced, but also generated critique, change and questions in the public debate on gender in general and (the backlash on) gender studies around the world. But are these phenomena also game changers for research on media and gender? In this thematic issue we want to provide insight in recent developments and trends in research on gender and media. What are the dominant ideas and debates in this research field and how do they deal with all of the changes in the media scape (e.g., platformization, the dominance of algorithms and datafication, slacktivism, and gender inequalities in media production). Moreover, how do current debates, theoretical insights and methods communicate with those in the past? The research field has changed rapidly over the last 10 years with repercussions on the conceptualisation of gender, its intersections with other identities markers (e.g., age, ethnicity, class, disabilities, sexualities, etc.), and media audiences’ responses to these developments. We welcome contributions within the scope of gender and media and which are topical in the way they introduce new concepts, theoretical insights, new methods or new research subjects.
THE FIRST CRUSADERS’ PERCEPTİON OF ARABS – MUSLIMS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE AUTHOR OF “GESTA FRANCORUM”
Authors: Perekhrest A.
Published: March 2021

The article examines the concept of the author of the chronicle “Gesta Francorum”, which describes the events of the first crusade, about the Arabs. The author of the article defined how Anonymous perceived Islam and how Christianity influenced his attitude towards Muslims. The study exposed the limited knowledge of the author of "Gesta Francorum" about the basics of Islam. The analysis revealed the low level of awareness of Anonymous about the difference between different peoples who professed Islam. Also, it was investigated towards which of them the author of "Gesta Francorum" had the most negative attitude. The author of the article determined Anonymous’s opinion on the military potential of the Arabs and the differences between the military tactics of the Muslim armies and the Crusaders. The Crusader's knowledge of the state and political system of the Middle East was clarified. Anonymous had some knowledge of political processes in the Middle East, but to describe the reality of the political life of Muslim states, he used Western terms, which in their content did not correspond to reality. The analysis revealed Anonymous's attitude to the rich, by the standards of medieval Western Europe, the standard of living in the Middle East. Moral characteristics that the author of "Gesta Francorum" gives to the Arabs were determined. Based on this information, the author of the article concluded that Anonymous perceived the Arabs through the prism of common in the Middle Ages ideas about Muslims, but he was able to notice other features that were not part of the established stereotype.
GRAND DUKE, KING, HOSPODAR: TITULATURE OF A RULER IN THE DOCUMENTS OF THE BOOK OF INSCRIPTIONS NO. 8 OF THE LITHANIAN METRICA
Authors: Yashchuk O.
Published: March 2021

The article analyzes the titulature used in the documents of the Book of Inscriptions No. 8 of the Lithuanian Metrica. The study of documents clearly indicates 1713 ruler’s titles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which are classified into 47 different variants. The author characterized the system of presentation of the supreme power through the title of a ruler and its reception by the subjects. The article provides specific features of the modern and previous rulers systems of titulature. It reveals the use of titles "king", "grand duke" and "hospodar".

The obtained results demonstrate that the title of the ruler is used in both extended and abridged versions. Most often, the abridged version contains the title of "king", which is a consequence of its greater prestige compared to the title of "grand duke".

The author examines the system of using titles of rulers within one document. It is established that the first use of the title is often the most complete. In the case of documents drawn up on behalf of the ruler, the first title denotes the prerogatives of the ruler. "King by the grace of God", "King and Grand Duke by the grace of God", "King of Poland by the grace of God", "By the grace of God" with the addition of a name in all cases are most often used as the first titles in the documents created during the reign of the ruler Sigismund I the Old. The supreme power emphasizes the sacred origin of their prerogatives by adding "by the grace of God" to the title of a modern ruler. In the same case, there is no deliberate emphasis on the sacralization of power of previous rulers.

The article provides an analysis of combinations of titles of rulers. In documents drawn up on behalf of the ruler, the title of "king" is often combined with the title of "grand duke", which is characteristic of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. On the other hand, it is typical to frequently use the title of "hospodar" for documents originating from subjects of rulers.

The study has confirmed that the remoteness of the reign of the Grand Duke from the time of the creation of the document reduces the variability of the titulature. Vytautas and Sigismund Kęstutaitis are titled exclusively as "grand duke". The titulature of Casimir IV Jagiellon and Alexander Jagiellon has more variations.

In documents originating from the subjects, the ruler is often referred to as "his mercy", "hospodar", "his mercy king" and "his mercy hospodar".
Social elevator as a means of rotation of government employee
Authors: Morozova Alina
Published: March 2021

The article is a study of reforming the civil service of Ukraine in terms of implementing an innovative approach to the selection of specialists. Various interpretations of the concept of "social ladder" and the prerequisites for the relevance of its introduction are considered. The peculiarities of the introduction of thesocial ladder on the Ukrainian labor market are noted. The importance of the following the certain steps in the implementation of the new strategy for the selection of civil servants was stressed. Emphasis is placed on the existing problems that hinder the introduction of the "social ladder" in the Ukrainian reality. The role of the state elite in preventing the full functioning of the social ladder as a tool for updating the professionals involved and creating obstacles to achieving certain goals is noted. Emphasis is placed on the expediency of ensuring the quality functioning of the social ladder in the Ukrainian civil service as a guarantor of European integration ambitions.
175 years of the astronomical observatory of the Kyiv university
Authors: Efimenko V.
Published: March 2021

In 2020, the Astronomical Observatory celebrates its 175th anniversary. The first director of the observatory was a student of the founder of the Pulkovo Observatory, Academician V.Ya. Struve Vasily Fedorovich Fedorov. Under his leadership, a site for the observatory was selected, a project was developed (by architect V. Beretti), a main building was constructed, and basic observatory astronomical instruments were commissioned. He also prepared and taught basic astronomy and surveying courses for university students. After him at the university, the post of professor of astronomy and director of the Astronomical Observatory was occupied by well-known astronomers A.P. Shidlovsky, M.F. Handrikov, R.P. Vogel, S.D. Chornyi. The main area of scientific research since the foundation of the observatory until the 1940s was astrometry and theoretical astronomy. With the arrival at the University of Kiev in 1939, the already well-known astronomer S.K. Vsekhsviatsky, along with existing scientific trends, astrophysical studies began. He started studying the small bodies of the solar system, physics of the sun and solar activity, astrophysics at the University of Kiev. The most important scientific achievements of the astronomers of the university include the work of determining the orbits of celestial bodies, the meridian observations of stars to create and maintain the celestial coordinate system, numerous observations of solar eclipses, which created the concept of dynamic solar corona, observing comets and meteors, application of the general theory of relativity in astronomy, development of the theory of gravitational lensing, opening of comets and participation in the international scientific project of the European Space Agency “Rosetta” on the research of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The Machine Learning Algorithm for Solving the Problem of Generating Recommendations for Goods and Services
Authors: Sudakov V.A. , Trofimov I.A.
Published: March 2021

The article proposes an unsupervised machine learning algorithm for assessing the most possible relationship between two elements of a set of customers and goods / services in order to build a recommendation system. Methods based on collaborative filtering and content-based filtering are considered. A combined algorithm for identifying relationships on sets has been developed, which combines the advantages of the analyzed approaches. The complexity of the algorithm is estimated. Recommendations are given on the efficient implementation of the algorithm in order to reduce the amount of memory used. Using the book recommendation problem as an example, the application of this combined algorithm is shown. This algorithm can be used for a “cold start” of a recommender system, when there are no labeled quality samples of training more complex models.
Search Contact Information of Scams in Classifieds of Marketplace
Authors: Smirnov D.A. , Sologub G.B.
Published: March 2021

The article describes an approach to determining whether an ad for sale or provision of services contains contact information: phone numbers, email addresses, website links, social media IDs etc.
Organization of Client-Server Interaction on a Single Computer
Authors: Popkov S.I.
Published: March 2021

A research of existing approaches to the organization of client-server interaction is conducted. Special attention is paid to the practical application of client-server interaction on a single computer. An experiment was conducted with the implementation of minimal server code and the application of virtualization. The result of the experiment is presented, the technical features and the results obtained are described.
Дискурсы развития в социальных науках: в преддверии этического поворота
Authors: Семененко Ирина
Published: March 2021

В структуре современных обществ происходят стремительные изменения, связанные с глубинными изменениями массового сознания и культурной нормы. Наряду с этим очевидны ограничения возможностей осмысления сущностных характеристик трансформаций с помощью привычного для социальных наук категориального аппарата: многие утвердившиеся понятия и концепты в содержательном отношении отражают реалии минувшего социального времени. Это касается концептов развития, политики развития и политического развития, – ключевых категорий анализа и прогнозирования общественных изменений, – но также и целого ряда иных описывающих политическую динамику понятий. В эпицентре изменений находится государство как сложная система институционализированных общественных отношений и сетевых взаимодействий. Потребность в системном осмыслении природы его субъектности актуализируется в условиях кризисного развития, когда государство оказывается в эпицентре социальных ожиданий, связанных с антикризисным регулированием. В основании целеполагания, определяющего выбор социально значимых приоритетов и эффективность взаимодействий институтов государства и граждан, лежат, как доказывается по итогам анализа, ценности доверия, ответственности, социальной солидарности. Эти ценности имеют ключевое значение для консолидации сообщества, решающего политико-управленческие задачи обеспечения жизнеспособности институтов на основе неконфликтного согласования интересов. В практической политике стоит вопрос об обращении к идентичности как нематериальному ресурсу развития, который может способствовать продвижению этих ценностей и в элитных, и в массовых группах на разных уровнях взаимодействия, в том числе в рамках местных сообществ. В данном исследовании возможности и ограничения использования ресурса идентичности оцениваются на примере Новой Зеландии – государства, в котором политика консолидации общества на основе инклюзивной национальной идентичности целенаправленно сопрягается в политическом дискурсе, в экспертной и публичной дискуссии с императивами политики развития. По итогам анализа повестки дня современного дискурса о развитии автор намечает направления уточнения или/и переосмысления категориального аппарата политической науки, описывающего социально-политические трансформации, и обосновывает гипотезу исследования – потребность в “этическом повороте” в социальных науках, а в практической политике – актуальность перехода к парадигме ответственного развития.
De la utilidad de las humanidades como método docente en la educación de las ciencias de la salud
Authors: Cambra Badii Irene , Orefice Carlo , Baños Josep E
Published: March 2021

El avance tecnocientífico en el siglo XX ha exacerbado la sensación de que las humanidades son inútiles para la formación de profesionales de la salud. El desarrollo de la medicina científica y los avances terapéuticos en los últimos dos siglos modificaron el foco de atención de muchos profesionales y Universidades, pasando de centrarse en los pacientes hacia privilegiar el foco de atención en las enfermedades, su diagnóstico y tratamiento. En las últimas décadas, el éxito de la medicina basada en
evidencia y la creciente disponibilidad de la tecnología han exacerbado esta situación. Sin embargo, es evidente que cada vez más se necesita volver a las humanidades en las ciencias de la salud. Tradiciones disciplinares como las “humanidades médicas” implican volver a incorporar elementos de historia, literatura, arte, cine, para un mejor entendimiento de los pacientes y sus sentimientos. En este ensayo relevamos los aportes de las humanidades en la enseñanza de las ciencias de la salud, señalando que no son simplemente un complemento prescindible en la formación universitaria, y recomendamos incluirlos en los currículos para garantizar que haya profesionales más empáticos que traten a los pacientes y las enfermedades.
Análisis contrastivo de la jerga peruana de hace 10 años hasta la actualidad, 2019
Authors: Sagástegui Toribio Edwin Eduardo , Rodríguez Ruiz Yosmiani Jacqueline , Medina Lescano Miguel Ángel
Published: March 2021

El siguiente proyecto se denomina “Análisis contrastivo de las jergas peruanas de hace 10 años hasta la actualidad, 2019”. Este trabajo de corte descriptivo pretende hacer un análisis contrastivo de las jergas que aún se siguen utilizando en la actualidad con aquellas utilizadas en la década anterior. El objetivo principal de este trabajo de investigación fue identificar aquellas jergas que aún siguen en vigencia, así como las que ya no están vigentes al momento de realizar este trabajo. De la misma manera, este trabajo de investigación ofrece un listado de términos equivalentes de aquellas jergas en desuso. La muestra estuvo conformada por 60 estudiantes de 1er año del Programa de Traducción e Interpretación. Para tal fin, se utilizó un listado de jergas que ha sido producto de más de una investigación anterior, se las categorizó según la intencionalidad de esta investigación, es decir se usó aquellas que colindan con las situaciones cotidianas de estudiantes universitarios (mundo académico y no académico) Posteriormente, se encuestaron a estudiantes universitarios sobre la vigencia de dichas jergas (aquellas que ya están en desuso y aquellas que siguen siendo utilizadas). Para las que ya están en desuso, se les pidió a los encuestados que coloquen un término equivalente. De esta manera pudimos verificar si la jerga ha sufrido alguna alteración en su uso contextual o no. Se espera que la información obtenida como producto de nuestra investigación sirva de base para futuras investigaciones futuras que conlleven a un mejor entendimiento del funcionamiento de las jergas y sus cambios con el paso de los años.
SEKTÖR-ÜLKE AÇISINDAN İHRACAT ÇEŞİTLENDİRMESİ VE İHRACATI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER: TÜRKİYE ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: BOLAT Melisa , KAPLAN Fatih
Published: March 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’nin sektörel ihracatının ülke bazında çeşitlendirmesi ve

sektörel ihracatını etkileyen temel faktörlerin tespit edilmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Türkiye’nin

sektörel ihracatının ülke bazında çeşitlendirmesinde Entropi Endeksi, sektörel ihracatını etkileyen

temel faktörlerin belirlenmesinde Poisson Pseudo Maksimum Olabilirlik (PPML) yöntemi

kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada 2010-2019 dönemine ait SITC Rev4 haneli düzey 1'de sınıflandırılan 10

sektörü kapsayan toplam ihracat verileri, Türkiye ve ithalatçı ülkelerin Gayri Safi Yurtiçi Hasılası

(GSYİH), ithalatçı ülkelerin Türkiye'den uzaklıkları, Türkiye'nin reel döviz kuru endeksi yıllık panel

verileri kullanılmıştır. Yapılan çeşitlendirme analizine göre son yıllarda ihracat yapılan 10 sektörün

8’inde ülke çeşitlendirmesi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca ortalama ihracat menzili arttıkça, ortalama

ihracat çeşitlilik endeksinin de arttığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. PPML analizi sonucunda ise Türkiye’nin

sektörel ihracatının, ihracat partneri olan ülkenin GSYİH ile ülkeler arası uzaklığa duyarlı olduğu,

reel döviz kur endeksi ile Türkiye’nin GSYİH’nin etkisinin sektörel bazda değiştiği sonucuna

ulaşılmıştır
Drug utilization study in patients visiting psychiatric OPD in tertiary care hospital
Authors: Gawali Ujwala P. , Mishra Prashant S. , Rizvi Salman H. , Kaur Sukhmeen
Published: March 2021

Background: The illness due to psychiatric diseases and behavioral disorders is enormous, but it remains under represented by conventional public health statistics; which mainly targets mortality more than morbidity or dysfunction. The drug utilization study was conducted to find out problems and provide feedback to prescribers so as to create awareness about irrational use of drugs. This study was conducted in psychiatry outpatient department (OPD) of a tertiary care hospital.Methods: A prospective, observational and cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Pharmacology in collaboration with department of psychiatry in a tertiary care hospital. Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria visiting psychiatric OPD from 01 October 2018 to 31 December 2018 period of 3 months were enrolled in the study. Assessment of the prescriptions was done as per the ICD-10 criteria and World Health Organization-indicators for rational use of drugs (WHO-INRUD).Results: Among total 390 prescriptions; 71.54% was males and 28.46% were females. All the drugs were oral formulations. The burden of diseases are depression 35.89%, anxiety 20.51%, schizophrenia 18.97% and bipolar disorder 11.28% and other psychiatric diseases were 13.33%. Olanzapine was the most common drug which was prescribed followed by alprazolam. Total 1,140 drugs were prescribed out of which 86.32% was psychotropic drug and 13.68% were other like vitamin B-complex, analgesics, anta-acids, antibiotics and NSAIDS. The Most common prescribed class was atypical antipsychotics 26.31% followed by benzodiazepines 20.26%, antipsychotics 19.74%, tricyclic antidepressants 8.16%, anticonvulsants 9.21%, antiepileptics 2.37% and lastly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.Conclusions: Atypical antipsychotics was most commonly prescribed drug followed by benzodiazepines. All the drugs were prescribed by their generic names which suggests awareness among prescribers regarding WHO policies for generic prescribing.
Type of antihypertensive medications in CKD-stage V patients on hemodialysis and its relationship with demographic variables: an observational study
Authors: Bharani Kalpana , Bharani Rajesh , Vohra Rubina , Goyal Chhaya , Reddy Pooja
Published: March 2021

Background: The majority of the patients with chronic kidney disease stage V on hemodialysis have been found to have hypertension and many studies have recommended that hypertension should be essentially controlled in these patients for better clinical outcome. But till now no study analyzing the relationship between antihypertensive medication and the demographics of the patient has been done, so with this objective in mind the present study was carried out. Aim and objectives were to analyse the types of antihypertensive being used in CKD stage V patients on hemodialysis and their relationship with the demographic variables.Methods: The present observational cross-sectional study was conducted in Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore (M.P.) from 01 January 2018 to 31 March 2018 on patients with chronic kidney disease stage V on hemodialysis. The demographic variables evaluated were age, sex, basic disease and duration of dialysis. The relationship with type of antihypertensive being used and these demographic variables was calculated using Pearson Chi-square test. A p value of<0.05 was taken as statistically significant.Results: Diabetic nephropathy, CIN-CKD 5d, CGN-CKD 5d and hypertensive nephropathy were the commonest basic diseases in our study. Calcium channel blockers, beta blockers, ATRB, centrally acting antihypertensive, ACE inhibitors were the commonest antihypertensive used. Statistically significant relationship was seen between antihypertensive and basic disease (p<0.05).Conclusions: The study revealed that all the antihypertensive medications are prescribed on the basis of basic disease while other demographic variables do not play a vital role prescribing antihypertensive in patients with CKD stage V on haemodialysis. And the prescription of antihypertensive medications also matches with the actual clinical practice.
A prospective, open label clinical study to evaluate the safety, efficacy and tolerability of azadvir herbal steam inhaler in asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients and health care workers posted to covid wards
Authors: Pottirayil Ajitha , S. Shankar A. , Kannoth Shaji , Prasad Poorna , Jaikar Sharath Kumar B. , Reddy L. Manjunath
Published: March 2021

Background: COVID-19 patients experience cytokine storm which cause pulmonary and extra-pulmonary complications even with currently available of standard of care. Additional antiviral and immune boosters are the need of hour to treat COVID-19 and to prevent post covid complications.Methods: In this study we enrolled 40 asymptomatic to mild COVID-19 patients to receive azadvir herbal steam inhaler along with standard of care. We evaluated the benefits of azadvir herbal steam inhaler by assessing RT-PCR conversion, clinical outcomes and improvement in immune markers (LDH, CRP, D-DIMER).Results: At the end of the study the immune markers improved significantly in study patients. In mild symptomatic cases IL-6 was 23.2 pg/ml on day 0 and 21.8 pg/ml on day 14. Reduction in IL-6 in mild symptomatic patients was statistically highly significant (p=0.0056). Mean IL-6 in asymptomatic patients was 22.3 pg/ml on day 0 and 21.1 pg/ml on day 14. Reduction in IL-6 in asymptomatic patients was statistically highly significant (p=0.0035).  Mean D-dimer was showing decreasing trend from day 0 to day 14 in mild symptomatic patients. In asymptomatic patients D dimer was 0.8 µg/ml on day 0 and 0.6 µg/ml on day 14. D-dimer decreased significantly from day 0 to day 14 (p value =0.0013). Mean LDH values on day 0 in mild symptomatic patients was 319.4 U/l and 219.3 on day 14. The reduction in LDH values in mild symptomatic patients is statistically significant (p value <0.0122). In asymptomatic patients mean LDH values on day 0 was 237 U/l and 194 U/l on day 14. The reduction in LDH values in asymptomatic group was statistically significant. Mean CRP values in mild symptomatic patients on day 0 was 12.2 mg/l and 3.8 mg/l on day 14. There was significant reduction in CRP values in mild symptomatic group which was statistically significant (p value =0.0546). Mean CRP values in asymptomatic patients on day 0 was 4.9 mg/l and 2.8 mg/l on day 14. There was significant reduction in mean CRP in asymptomatic patients which was statistically significant (p value =0.0446). In the present study all 40 patients (100%) cleared the virus and became negative for RT PCR test within 6 days. None of the patients progressed to severe COVID-19 and none of the patients succumbed to the disease.Conclusions: Azadvir accelerated recovery of COVID-19 patients by RT-PCR conversion, early improvement in clinical symptoms and immune markers in this study. This study results clearly indicates that azadvir has antiviral, immune booster activity and has definitive role in the management of asymptomatic to mild COVID-19 patients along with standard of care (CTRI no. CTRI/2020/06/026181).
Efficacy of intranasal olopatidine hydrochloride as an add on therapy in mild to moderate allergic rhinitis
Authors: Sahayam J. Sam Anbu , K. Vasanthira
Published: March 2021

Background: Treatment with intranasal olopatidine hydrochloride spray is proposed for patients with chronic perennial and seasonal rhinitis. Hence we compared the efficacy of intranasal mometasone furoate as an add-on therapy with existing standard treatment in a randomized, open label comparative study.Methods: A prospective, randomized, single blinded, comparative study in patients with chronic perennial and seasonal rhinitis. Patients were divided into two groups to receive intranasal olopatidine therapy and intranasal saline plus existing standard treatment with levocetrizine and vitamin C orally. Improvement in symptoms like nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, sneezing, nasal itching, itching of eyes, watering of eyes were assessed by a questionnaire at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks and  by a reduction of  eosinophil count in blood and nasal smear examination  at baseline and 8 weeks.Results: At the end of  8 weeks the percentage reduction of nasal obstruction in  olopatidine hydrochloride  and saline were  93.1%  and  36.07% respectively, rhinorrhoea was 90.34% and 36.42%, nasal itching  was 85.76% and 41.37%  sneezing symptoms were 89.6%  and 37.86%, itching in the eyes was 94.6% and 44.05% and watering in the eyes were 87.1% in group A and 38.07% in group B. At the end of 8 weeks, there was reduction in absolute eosinophil count and it attributed to 57.5% in olopatidine hydrochloride and 11.9% in saline group and reduction in nasal smear count scoring was 60.7% and 18.2% respectively.Conclusions: Intranasal olopatidine hydrochloride is highly effective, in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
Linezolid resistance in vancomycin resistant enterococci: a worrisome situation
Authors: Paudel Rama , Nepal Hari P.
Published: March 2021

Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens since 1986. VRE have been associated with higher morbidity and mortality rates than vancomycin susceptible enterococci.Of over 50 species of Enterococcus, a genus of Gram-positive cocci arranged in pairs and short chains, E. faecalis is the most common cause of infections whereas E. faecium is the species exhibiting highest rate of antibiotic resistance. VRE have been implicated in varieties of infections such as bacteremia, infective endocarditis, intra-abdominal and pelvic infections, urinary tract infections, central nervous system infections and skin and skin structure infections.
Acute effect of cyclophosphamide on rat’s urinary bladder and the possible protective role of sulforaphane: a histological and ultrastructural study
Authors: Elsisy Rasha A. , Taha Medhat , Sonpol Hany M. A. , Baokbah Turki A. S. , Abdelkareem Mona A. , Farage Amira E.
Published: March 2021

Background: Cyclophosphamide disturbs the oxidant and antioxidant balance that is associated with several unwanted toxic effects and induction of secondary cancers. The aim of this study was to test the protective effects of Sulforaphane on the cyclophosphamide toxicity of rat urinary bladder.

Methods: 32 male albino rats were divided into 4 groups, 8 animal each (n=8). Group I received saline intra-peritoneal, group II received 5 mg/kg sulforaphane for 5 days and then saline, group III received 0.9% saline intra-peritoneal for consecutive 5 days and a single dose of cyclophosphamide 200 mg/kg on the six-day, group IV received sulforaphane at a dose of 5 mg/kg for consecutive 5 days and a single dose of cyclophosphamide 200 mg/kg on the six day. On the seventh day of the experiment, the animals were sacrificed, and the urinary bladder samples were dissected for histopathological and immunohistochemical investigations and electron microscopic studies.

Results: the mucosa of the urinary bladder of Sulforaphane treated group showed normal architecture while that of cyclophosphamides treated group showed features of degenerated and ulcerated lesions of the epithelial lining associated with hemorrhage. Theses lesions markedly decreased in the mucosa of urinary bladder of cyclophosphamides and sulforaphane treated group.

Conclusions: The use of sulforaphane reduces the cyclophosphamide toxicity on the urinary bladder in the form of decreased vacuolation with decreased degeneration of the epithelial lining.
Isolated upper vaginal wall laceration in an underage: a need to re-examine child sexual abuse in South-South Nigeria.
Authors: Oriji Peter Chibuzor , Tekenah Ebiye S. , Makinde Olakunle I. , Wagio Tonebimonyo J. , Nwanze Nnamdi C. , Eneni Barbara
Published: March 2021

Child sexual abuse includes any sexual act between a minor and an adult, or between two minors, when one exerts power over the other. It involves forcing, coercing or persuading a child to engage in any type of sexual act. It also involves non-contact acts such as exhibitionism, exposure to pornography, voyeurism, and communicating in a sexual manner by phone or internet. An eight-year-old girl was rushed to the gynaecological emergency unit of the Federal medical centre, Yenagoa with complaints of a three-hour history of sudden onset vaginal bleeding following a fall astride in their house. There was no injury to the vulva and the child and her relatives denied any form of sexual abuse by anyone within or outside their home. She had examination under anaesthesia in theatre and a 3 cm laceration was identified at the proximal one-third of the left lateral wall of the vagina, covered with a blood clot; not bleeding actively. Repair was done and she was subsequently discharged home on the fourth post-operative day after counselling of mother and child. Child sexual abuse is common in our environment. Education and bonding with children, education of the public via outreaches, social media campaigns and other means possible, and improvement in the socio-economic situation of people will help reduce the incidence of child sexual abuse and encourage reporting and early disclosure where they occur.
Oral cancer chemoprevention: COX-2 inhibitor a covenant
Authors: Keshwar Shashi , Grover Sonal , Shankar Daya , Sarraf Deependra Prasad
Published: March 2021

Oral cancer survival remains poor despite advancement in treatment modalities. In oral cancer and oral premalignant lesions, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is widely expressed and tends to be enhanced especially in high-risk oral lesions. Numerous researches suggests that the inflammation pathway of cyclooxygenase/prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) leads to the development and progression of a number of cancers, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). With an emphasis on research data, this article discusses the relationship between inflammation and cancer, summarizes the use of anti-inflammatory agents COX-2 inhibitors for cancer chemoprevention and treatment, and explains the mechanisms underlying the anti-cancer effects of anti-inflammatory agents (COX-2 inhibitors).
Experimental Investigation of Rubberized Functionally Graded Concrete
Authors: Choudhary Sumit , Gupta Rajesh , Jain Abhishek , Chaudhary Sandeep
Published: March 2021

Concrete is a basic engineering material used for developing modern structures. The engineering properties of structures can be enhanced by using different concrete grades in the same structural element based on its specific requirement in functionally graded concrete (FGC). For meticulous critical inspection, an experimental investigation was prosecuted on three different types of concrete (conventional concrete (CC), rubber fiber concrete (RFC) and rubberized functionally graded concrete (RFGC)), and their properties were compared. The fine aggregate was substituted (by volume) with waste rubber fiber by 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30% to prepare RFC and RFGC. Tests were performed on concrete samples to analyze compressive strength, flexural strength, water permeability, and drying shrinkage. Moreover, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was utilized to observe the microstructures. Results indicated that RFGC performed better than CC and RFC and can be used to prepare precast structures and for the applications where high flexural load acts.
A Study on the Causes of the Disintegration of the Soviet Union in
Chinese High School History Textbooks
Authors: Hasanjan Hamrajan
Published: March 2021

The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 is one of the most important research topics in the history circles at home
and abroad, and also an important knowledge point in the world history part of history teaching in middle schools in China. This
paper selects the representative history textbooks of high school in China as the research object, summarizes the contents of the
selected textbooks about the disintegration of the Soviet Union, focuses on the description of the causes of the disintegration of
the Soviet Union in the history textbooks, summarizes and analyzes the contents, so as to let the Russian people understand the
Russian concept of history in China’s high school education, and promote the cultural exchanges between China and Russia.
Research on the development of aesthetic education in primary and
middle schools
Authors: Wang Lei
Published: March 2021

In recent years, social and economic development has been tremendous, but the people’s spiritual quality, especially
the development of aesthetic ability has been very poor. The exploration of aesthetic education has become an important node of
liberal education and Education. For All, for the law and characteristics of aesthetic education in education and the development
of campus aesthetic education put forward higher requirements and we need to continue to explore the process of aesthetic
education and expand the status of education and aesthetic education. From the angle of aesthetics and pedagogy, following the
characteristics of aesthetic education, this paper studies the development of aesthetic education and campus aesthetic education,
aiming at improving the teaching of aesthetic education. With a view to improving the personal development of students, as well
as the spirit of the whole society.
The Reception of Harold Shadick’s Translation of The Travels of
Lao Ts’an in the English World
Authors: Feng Zhijiao
Published: March 2021

As the masterpiece of late Qing novelist Liu E, The Travels of Lao Ts’an has received extensive attention from scholars
both in China and abroad since its birth. This article intends to examine the reception of Shadick’s version in the English world
from three dimensions: comments on Shadick’s translation, research on the novel itself, and the comparative study on the novel.
A Preliminary Study on the Intervention of Western Oil Painting
Creation Imagery in College Art Teaching
Authors: Mo Xiangying
Published: March 2021

With the development progress of modern technology and the continuous improvement of culture, each of us has become
more tolerant of artistic expressions. Nowadays, the ways of expression in painting have become more diverse, different ways of
expression in painting will converge with each other. Everyone is familiar with oil painting. It is a form of painting that originated
in the West. In the process of growing up in our country for more than 100 years, the creation of oil paintings in university art
education also has very significant characteristics. This has also determined a correct direction for the formation of the artistic style
of the students in the future and laid a very good foundation. So how do we combine the creative image of Western oil paintings
and guide students correctly in oil painting creation is very important. Based on my many years of teaching creation experience,
I’d like to introduce the preliminary explorations in the following aspects of teaching, hoping to provide very good guidance for
the majority of teachers and friends. We all know that the creation of works of art is a very high goal of art study, all the purpose
is to make works of art and paintings with ideas come out. Then, this article will start with the enthusiasm of Western oil painting
and traditional Chinese painting, it will conduct certain research and exploration of western oil painting creation image entering
college art teaching.
The Characteristics of Japan’s Preschool Education and Its
Enlightenment to China’s Preschool Education
Authors: Li Guoliang , Tan Bixia , Yi Wanting
Published: March 2021

In the field of world education, Japan’s preschool education level has always been in the leading position, which has a
great inspiration for China’s preschool education. On the one hand, preschool education is closely related to economic strength,
on the other hand, it is related to the development of education. Based on this, this paper analyzes the characteristics of Japan’s
preschool education and Its Enlightenment to China’s preschool education, so as to provide theoretical reference for the future
work.
Research on my country’s Wetland Agricultural Ecological Planning
and Landscape Design Based on American Experience
Authors: Wang Lian
Published: March 2021

This article summarizes and analyzes the American rural ecological wetland landscape agricultural design experience
on the basis of summarizing the connotation of agricultural ecological planning landscape design, and draws on the successful
experience of the United States, and proposes countermeasures based on the actual situation of agricultural wetland ecological
planning landscape design in my country.
Research on the New Model of Education Precision Funding under
the Model of Precision Poverty Alleviation
Authors: Yang Haixia
Published: March 2021

In recent years, the precision funding of college students with financial difficulties has been increasing. Doing a good job
of "precision funding" for impoverished college students has become an important task of "funding poverty alleviation" in colleges
and universities. This article elaborates on the problems of current poverty-stricken college students’ financial aid work under
the concept of targeted poverty alleviation and college students’ precise financial aid, and analyzes the practice path of "accurate
financial aid" for impoverished college students.
Trauma Narratives in Hiroshima Mon Amour
Authors: Guo Wenxi
Published: March 2021

This paper is based on the film Hiroshima Mon Amour,analyzing it through Vickroy’s trauma narratives.It aims to give
an analysis of its plot,characterization,and narrative discourse in relation to the fragmentation,dissociation of the character’s
identity,the capacity to produce symbols,and the composition of trauma incarnate.
Analysis on Environmental Information Disclosure of Listed
Companies in Heavy Pollution Industries in Shandong Province
Authors: Wang Xuan
Published: March 2021

Based on the research samples of Listed Companies in heavy pollution industries in Shandong Province, this paper
studies the current situation of their environmental information disclosure, finds out the problems existing in the environmental
information disclosure of such companies, analyzes the causes of the problems from different levels, and finally puts forward
countermeasures and suggestions to improve the environmental information disclosure of Listed Companies in heavy pollution
industries, in order to provide some reference for improving the level and quality of environmental information disclosure of Listed
Companies in heavy pollution industry.
Constructing a New Mode of Mental Health Education for College
Students Under the Network Environment
Authors: Hu Nan
Published: March 2021

In the network era, contemporary college students have more convenient accesses to information. With the rapid
development of internet technology, students have a broader latitude to develop. However, the diversity of information resources
in the network environment may also have a negative impact on their mental health and even affect their normal learning and
educational activities. Therefore, in view of the factors influencing college students’ mental health under the network environment,
this thesis puts forward some measures to construct a new mode of college students’ mental health education.
Study on the Pricing Mechanism of Deductive Right License Transfer
Based on Mechanism Design Theory
Authors: Tang Ting
Published: March 2021

The relevant laws and regulations in our country only provide in principle for the license transfer of deductive right.
In practice, we often encounter two major problems: First, there is information asymmetry between the original author and the
deductive author, and there is a large transaction cost. The second is how to give consideration to the interests of the original author
and the deductive author to achieve incentive compatibility. To solve these two problems, build a quantitative model. It has a
certain reference value to the practice of deduction right license transfer.
Study on three issues in Xiao Mang Cang Cang Zhai’ s Collection of
letters from the Qing dynasty calligrapher
Authors: Zhang Hui
Published: March 2021

This paper contains three studies on the calligraphy contents Xiao Mang Cang Cang Zhai’s Collection of letters from
the Qing dynasty calligrapher. The calligraphic spirit formation of Liu Yong and Kang Youwei; and the stele visit of literati in the
Qing Dynasty.
Outlaws of the Marsh: Confucianism Inside and Swordsman Outside
——The Development of Swordsman and Confucianism Culture in
Outlaws of the Marsh
Authors: Dong Min
Published: March 2021

Outlaws of the Marsh not only presents a world of Jiang-hu (literally rivers and lakes, term which refers to the environment
where the martial artists live) for the public, but also presents a cultural complex, including rangers, Confucianism, Buddhism and
Taoism. Among them, the "righteousness" of ranger culture and the "loyalty" of Confucian culture are the main body of Outlaws
of the Marsh. The combination of overt and covert constructs a Jiang-hu of "Outlaws of the Marsh" for readers.
Research on the Teaching Mode of Oral Courses for Kindergarten
Teachers based on OBE
Authors: Wu Liqun
Published: March 2021

The kindergarten teacher’s spoken language course is the core course of the preschool education major. Its main purpose
is to cultivate and improve the students’ ability to comprehensively use the kindergarten teacher’s oral language. This article is
guided by the OBE concept, with the teaching goal of cultivating students’ thinking ability as the main goal, and adopts the 5P
mode in classroom teaching, namely preparation, proposition, panel discussion, and debate display (Performance) and perfection
(Perfection), thereby improving the teaching quality of kindergarten teachers’ oral courses.
To What Extent Can Non-Native Speaker Teachers Teach Speaking
Successfully in Foreign Language Learning Context?
Authors: Yang Xinyi
Published: March 2021

In this essay, non-native speaker teachers teaching speaking under the foreign language learning context would be
analyzed. Instead of simply regarding native speaker teachers as the absolute priority in teaching speaking, non-native speaker
teachers could also effectively impart speaking skills to students with their bilingual proficiency, second language learning
experience and direct access to the cultural context of their students. After further studies, the unique competence of non-native
speaker teachers would be revealed through this essay.
Discussion on Oboe Teaching and Cultivation of Comprehensive
Quality
Authors: Zhang Yang
Published: March 2021

With the continuous deepening of education reform, more demands are placed on the current teaching. Oboe teaching
needs to adapt to the pace of education reform and make certain changes to teaching ideas and methods. While doing basic teaching
well, it is necessary to improve the comprehensive quality of students, so that students can meet the needs of social development.
Therefore, in teaching, teachers need to innovate existing teaching methods, focus on cultivating students’ comprehensive qualities,
improve the overall quality of teaching, and ensure that students can achieve comprehensive development.
Analysis of Strategies for Preventing and Controlling the Chikungunya Virus
Authors: Olarte Garciá Julián Alejandro , Muñoz Loaiza Anibal
Published: March 2021

Alternatives to stop chikungunya outbreaks are oriented to vector control and developing a specific treatment and a preventive vaccine. Environmental control and mosquito bite prevention are undoubtedly essential to decrease the disease burden, but Aedes vectors continue to expand geographically and re-emerge. So, vaccination is proposed to respond to this etiology and recognized as a pressing need for affected countries. A mathematical host-vector model, including asymptomatic population, vector control, and vaccination (assuming the existence of a safe protective vaccine against the chikungunya virus), is suggested to analyze the effects of these efforts. Poisson distribution is applied to interpret the basic reproduction number. Then vaccination and vector control thresholds are established to prescribe the most effective protection measures against exposure to the chikungunya virus. In conclusion, it is advisable to continue with integrated control to reduce the economic impact of relevant public health responses and mitigate other infections since Aedes is a transmitter of other arboviruses such as dengue, Zika, and Mayaro. Furthermore, vaccinating all individuals in a community could be a costly and gradual process.