bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Le pluralisme managérial en Afrique
Authors: Atangana-Abé Jacob
Published: July 2022

Les recherches du professeur Kamdem révèlent que l’Afrique vit une double crise : une crise du management et une crise de légitimité de ses dirigeants quels que soient leurs secteurs d’activité. En effet, ce qui fait défaut en Afrique, ce n’est pas le fait de n’avoir pas appliqué dans ses organisations les principes de management issus de l’occident, mais plutôt de n’avoir pas su adapter ces principes au contexte qui lui est propre. Dans cette perspective, cet article s’appuie sur trois dimensions de la culture africaine qui ressortent des travaux d’Emmanuel Kamdem à savoir, le monde sorcellaire, les temporalités et l’ethnicité, pour poser les bases d’une légitimation des dirigeants africains. Tout pouvoir est une forme de domination (et donc de violence) qui a besoin de se légitimer pour s’établir dans la durée. L’article postule qu’en prenant appui sur ses traditions, le dirigeant africain ne s’enferme pas sur lui-même mais retrouve son authenticité. Condition nécessaire pour s’ouvrir aux autres dans un monde où la différenciation et la capacité à gérer la diversité sont devenues des compétences clés.
Le pluralisme managérial en Afrique
Authors: Tedongmo Teko Henri
Published: July 2022

Ce chapitre s’inscrit dans la logique des Critical Management Studies (CMS). Il présente une lecture des travaux d’Emmanuel Kamdem suivant sa démarche critique des dimensions idéologique et épistémologique de l’idéologie managériale en Afrique. L’ambition de notre recherche est de souligner l’intérêt de la prise en compte de l’environnement africain comme laboratoire par excellence de l’observation des limites de l’idéologie managériale. De cette recherche, il ressort des variables qui permettent d’esquisser les principaux traits d’un paradigme pluraliste, orienté par une approche plus sensible à la diversité et plus ouverte aux différences. Ce nouveau paradigme propose un renouvellement des grilles de lecture orthodoxes du management. Il soutient également que du fait de la pluralité des pratiques de management, une « bonne » lecture de ces pratiques ne peut qu’être plurielle.
Le pluralisme managérial en Afrique
Authors: Etogo Gabriel
Published: July 2022

Il existe au moins deux manières d’interpréter le leadership en Afrique : soit on considère que les valeurs culturelles africaines représentent un levier de mobilisation et d’implication des personnes au travail, soit on estime que cette forme de direction des hommes entrave l’expression de pratiques de leadership efficaces. Entre des positions clairement identifiées, Emmanuel Kamdem observe que le dirigeant africain éprouve des difficultés à faire un choix entre la fonctionnalité opérationnelle et la rentabilité économique de son entreprise, et la prise en compte des contingences sociales et culturelles dans les pratiques managériales et de direction. La complexité de cette observation invite à discuter la thèse défendue par ce chercheur, s’agissant particulièrement du leadership paternaliste.
Les droits fondamentaux et la lutte contre la pandémie de Covid-19 en Suisse
Authors: Bernard Frédéric
Published: July 2022

En Suisse, les dernières mesures sanitaires ont été levées en avril 2022, après plus de deux ans de lutte contre le Covid-19. Il sied donc de s’interroger sur la compatibilité de ces mesures avec les droits fondamentaux garantis par la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme.
Non bis in idem et violences familiales
Authors: Dejemeppe Benoît
Published: July 2022

L’arrêt du 31 août 2021, dans l’affaire Galović c. Croatie , permet à la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme de s’interroger de nouveau sur l’application du principe non bis in idem à l’occasion de violences familiales sanctionnées, d’abord, comme des faits ponctuels et, ensuite, comme un comportement continu se prolongeant sur plusieurs années. Cette nouvelle affaire offre l’occasion de confirmer les critères dégagés par l’arrêt A et B c. Norvège et de les approfondir, avec, il faut le souligner, une attention particulière pour les victimes.
Le démantèlement de la tradition patriarcale patronymique par le principe de non-discrimination
Authors: Marguénaud Jean-Pierre
Published: July 2022

Par un arrêt rendu à la requête de Madame Josefa Léon Madrid, la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme a dressé contre l’Espagne un constat de violation de l’article 14 combiné avec l’article 8 de la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme du fait que la règle nationale encore en vigueur au moment des faits prévoyait qu’en cas de désaccord entre les parents quant à l’ordre d’attribution des noms de famille de l’enfant, le nom du père devait figurer avant le nom de la mère sans tenir compte des circonstances particulières au cas d’espèce. La Cour de Strasbourg poursuit avec un tel acharnement la lutte contre les discriminations fondées sur le sexe que la solution n’étonnera pas. Elle correspond si bien aux changements sociaux ayant déjà poussé la plupart des pays membres du Conseil de l’Europe à abandonner le concept patriarcal de famille, qu’elle n’aura pas l’occasion d’avoir de profondes retombées. À peine avertira-t-elle les États comme la France qui font jouer l’ordre alphabétique en cas de désaccord des parents, des risques d’inconventionnalité de leur méthode ne tenant pas non plus compte des circonstances particulières au cas d’espèce susceptibles de commander de placer le nom de la mère en premier. L’arrêt (Josefa) Léon Madrid marquant plutôt la fin d’une époque, il était tentant de le prendre comme prétexte pour retracer l’épopée jurisprudentielle qui, depuis l’arrêt Burghartz c. Suisse du 22 février 1994 en passant par les arrêts Ünal Tekeli c. Turquie du 16 novembre 2004 et Cusan et Fazzo c. Italie du 16 janvier 2014, a permis au principe de non-discrimination de démanteler la tradition patriarcale patronymique qui touchait le nom des conjoints presque autant que celui des enfants.
Remède sans remèdes. Entre rationalisme et irrationalisme
Authors: Samama Guy
Published: July 2022

Le remède est sans doute en grande partie une sorte de néant ontologique , c’est-à-dire un produit de l’imagination, de la croyance ou de l’autosuggestion, autant de termes différents pour désigner une même irréalité. S’y profile en filigrane la question de la rationalité de la médecine.
À la recherche d’un remède oublié
Authors: Sesé Bertrand
Published: July 2022

Les frères Chanteaud étaient tous deux adeptes et promoteurs en France de la médecine dosimétrique, méthode inventée par un médecin belge, le docteur Burggraeve, méthode controversée mais largement diffusée en son temps, basée sur l’usage de granulés et de lotions fabriquées suivant des dosages précis, progressifs, et bien sûr secrets… L’auteur évoque la rivalité commerciale entre les deux frères, chacun revendiquant pour lui la propriété industrielle de la marque patronymique « Chanteaud ».
Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium in a Patient With Fragile X Syndrome
Authors: Philip Timothy J. , Patel Nimesh A. , Gonzalez Efren
Published: July 2022

A 13-year-old boy with fragile X syndrome presented with painless, decreased vision in his right eye. Funduscopy revealed fibrotic tissue and an epiretinal membrane. This patient with fragile X syndrome was diagnosed as having combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium and treated with vitrectomy and epiretinal membrane peeling.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus.
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Controllability of retarded time-dependent neutral stochastic integro-differential systems driven by fractional Brownian motion
Authors: Benkabdi Youssef , Lakhel El Hassan
Published: July 2022

In this manuscript the controllability for a class of time-dependent neutral stochastic integro-differential systems driven by fractional Brownian motion in a separable Hilbert space with delay is studied. The controllability result is obtained by using stochastic analysis and a fixed-point strategy. Finally, an illustrative example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the obtained result.
Asymptotic analysis of an age-structured predator-prey model with ratio-dependent Holling Ⅲ functional response and delays
Authors: Yan Dongxue , Yuan Yuan , Fu Xianlong
Published: July 2022

This paper studies the dynamical behavior of a radio-dependent predator-prey model with age structure and two delays. The model is first formulated as an abstract non-densely defined Cauchy problem and the conditions for existence of the positive equilibrium point are derived. Then, through determining the distribution of eigenvalues, the globally asymptotic stability of the boundary equilibrium and the locally asymptotic stability for the positive equilibrium are obtained, respectively. In addition, it is also shown that a non-trivial periodic oscillation phenomenon through Hopf bifurcation appears under some conditions. Finally, some numerical examples are provided to illustrate the obtained results.
Time-of-flight completion in ultrasound computed tomography based on the singular value threshold algorithm
Authors: Fang Xiaoyue , Zhou Ran , Gan Haitao , Ding Mingyue , Yuchi Ming
Published: July 2022

Ultrasound computed tomography (USCT) has been developed for breast tumor screening. The sound-speed modal of USCT can provide quantitative sound-speed values to help tumor diagnosis. Time-of-flight (TOF) is the critical input in sound-speed reconstruction. However, we found that the missing data problem in the detected TOF causes artifacts on the reconstructed sound-speed images, which may affect the tumor identification. In this study, to address the missing TOF data problem, we first adopted the singular value threshold (SVT) algorithm to complete the TOF matrix. The threshold value in SVT is difficult to determine, so we proposed a selection strategy, that is, to enumerate the threshold values as the multiples of the maximum singular value of the incomplete matrix and then evaluate the image quality to select the proper threshold value. In the numerical breast phantom experiment, the artifacts are eliminated, and the accuracy is higher than the accuracy of the compared methods. In the in vivo experiment, we reconstructed the sound-speed image of the breast of a volunteer with invasive breast cancer, and the SVT algorithm improved the image sharpness. The completion of DTOF based on SVT gives better accuracy than the compared methods, but too large a threshold value decreases the accuracy. In the future, the selection method of the threshold value needs further research, and more USCT cases should be included in the experiments.
The Historical Lawyer and the Goals of Legal Education
Authors:   Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, Longchamps de Bérier Franciszek
Published: July 2022

Sloppy education results in misdirected graduates. We need to see legal education as a matter of shaping in adepts something that can be called caliber of intellect. It is referring to the university formation of a way of thinking and of perceiving the world that distinguishes legal studies from any other intellectual or scientific preparation. The author argues that legal education in the main must ensure that graduates are historical lawyers. There are two occupational paths open to law graduates, that of practitioners and that of scholars. The vast majority choose to be practitioners. Law adopts not only a dogmatic or comparative legal perspective, but also a historical perspective of discourse and argumentation. The users of this argumentation — and, one might say, everyone who appreciates it — are, on the strength of this fact, historical lawyers. Law is in a constant process of historical development, therefore a historical lawyer is a realist lawyer. The historical lawyer, with his awareness of the inevitable successive changes in the law, has no illusions as to the immutability of specific regulations, and is consequently more able to estimate the spectrum of such changes and what future amendments might entail. He is aware of the mistakes of the past and can thus take care to avoid them in the future — and, hopefully, help others to avoid them, too.
Ženidba u Državi Vatikanskog Grada i crkvene odluke o ženidbi u pravnom poretku RH
Authors:   Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska, Hoško Tena , Held Henrik-Rko ,   Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Published: July 2022

This paper analyses the issue of recognition of canon marriage (matrimonium) that has been concluded in the Vatican City State and also the effects of decisions of church courts on marriage in the Republic of Croatia. Firstly, the authors elaborate the issue of the status of the state and legal order of the Vatican City State, including its regulation of marriage. After the initial findings the question of recognition of marriage concluded in the Vatican City State in the Republic of Croatia is analysed. The conclusion in this aspect is that such a marriage is recognised in Croatia and its registration in the personal status record should be facilitated. In the following chapters the authors first analyse all the potentially relevant church courts’ decisions that concern canon marriage in the Vatican City State. Thereafter, they elaborate whether such decisions may be recognized in Croatia given the fact that church, and not state, courts decide on the issue. Given the specificities of the Vatican City State that are evidenced in the fact that those decisions have direct effect, the authors conclude that such decisions are to be generally differentiated from church courts’ decisions. Finally, the paper deals with the application of Art. 13/4 of the Agreement on legal issues between the Holy See and the Republic of Croatia that regulates how church decisions on marriage are given effect in Croatia. However, without further legislative steps, the courts cannot apply the rule. So far, such steps have not been taken and the concerned parties can only gain civil effects of cessation of marriage through civil courts.
In memoriam Marko Petrak (1972. – 2022.)
Authors:   Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska, Held Henrik-Riko
Published: July 2022

U ponedjeljak 17. siječnja 2022. godine, na tmuran i sumoran zimski dan, svega nekoliko mjeseci prije pedesetog rođendana, Marko Petrak napustio je ovaj svijet. Ovaj iznenadan i iznimno šokantan događaj snažno i bolno pogodio je mnoge – njegovu obitelj te zaista nebrojene prijatelje i kolege u cijeloj Hrvatskoj, od Zagreba do Konavala, ali i u cijeloj Europi i svijetu. U takvim trenucima riječi, zaista, kao ni tekstovi, ne mogu ni približno dočarati bol i težinu tog događaja za sve koji su ga poznavali i s njime živjeli ili surađivali. U korespondenciji koja je uslijedila neposredno nakon nemilog događaja s nekim njemu bliskim kolegama u inozemstvu mogu se istaknuti samo neki, možda teže prevodivi, izričaji koji su se koristili – am Boden zerstört ili perdita di equilibrio. No smrt je uvijek takva, a posebno kad nastupi, kako bi rekao otac Marka Petraka, veliki hrvatski pjesnik i akademik Nikica Petrak, koji nas je također nažalost napustio 2016. godine, “potpuno besmislena smrt iza ugla”. Naravno, kad umru veliki ljudi, velikani, kakav je nedvojbeno bio Marko Petrak, onda su bol i praznina na mnogim razinama utoliko veći. No Marko Petrak bio je mnogo više od velikog čovjeka. Naime, on je bio dobar čovjek. A dobri ljudi iza sebe ostavljaju dobra djela.
Maximum Likelihood Estimation in Markov Regime‐Switching Models With Covariate‐Dependent Transition Probabilities
Authors: Pouzo Demian , Psaradakis Zacharias , Sola Martin
Published: July 2022

This paper considers maximum likelihood (ML) estimation in a large class of models with hidden Markov regimes. We investigate consistency of the ML estimator and local asymptotic normality for the models under general conditions, which allow for autoregressive dynamics in the observable process, Markov regime sequences with covariate‐dependent transition matrices, and possible model misspecification. A Monte Carlo study examines the finite‐sample properties of the ML estimator in correctly specified and misspecified models. An empirical application is also discussed.
An overview of seismic attenuation in the Eastern Canadian Arctic and the Hudson Bay Complex, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Ontario, and Quebec
Authors: Farahbod A M , Cassidy J F
Published: July 2022

In this study we investigated coda-wave attenuation (QC) from the eastern Canadian Arctic in Nunavut and the Hudson Bay complex including portions of northern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Labrador. We used earthquake recordings from 15 broadband and 3 short
period seismograph stations of the Canadian National Seismic Network (CNSN) and 29 broadband stations of the POLARIS network across the region. Our dataset is comprised of 637 earthquakes recorded between 1985 and 2021 with magnitudes ranging from 1.3 to 6.1, depths from 0 to 20 km and epicentral
distances of 5 to 100 km. This gives a total of 246 high signal-to-noise (S/N) traces (S/N[lesser/equal]5.0) useful for QC calculation (with a maximum ellipse parameter, a2, of 100) across the region. Coda windows were selected to start at tc = 2tS (two times the travel time of the direct S wave),
and were filtered at center frequencies of 2, 4, 8, 12 and 16 Hz. Our study reveals a consistent pattern. We find that in the northern section of the study area, the highest Q0 values (e.g., Q0 of 110 and 112) are at station POIN and station RES, respectively, which are located in the older Archean
province. The lowest Q0 values that we find (e.g., Q0 of 55 and 61) are at station AKVQ and IVKQ respectively, located in northern Quebec. Smaller Q0 values for stations in the south are explained by the younger age of the rocks and proximity to the main fault systems. An average for all the data
results in a Q relationship of QC = 82f1.08 for the frequency band of 2 to 16 Hz for the entire region.
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Acupuncture for Pain Caused by Liver Cancer
Authors: Zhang Xiao-Wen , Gu Yun-Jia , Wu Huan-Gan , Li Kun-Shan , Zhong Rui , Qi Qin , Wu Pin , Ji Jun , Liu Hui-Rong , Huang Yan , Son Chang-Gue , Wu Lu-Yi
Published: July 2022

Objective:

The objective of this study is to systematically review and analyze the efficacy of acupuncture for pain caused by primary liver cancer (PLC).

Materials and Methods:

We searched databases, including PubMed, Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Science and Technology Periodicals Database (VIP), Wanfang, and SinoMed/Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM), and retrieved randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that used acupuncture as the primary intervention to treat pain caused by PLC. Two investigators then screened the articles, extracted and pooled data, and evaluated the risk of bias of the included articles according to the Cochrane Handbook. RevMan5.3 was used for the meta-analysis of eligible RCTs.

Results:

A total of 145 articles were retrieved; after screening, 8 RCTs involving 496 patients were eventually included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that acupuncture effectively improved cancer pain and was superior to Western medicine. Moreover, acupuncture was fast-acting for pain relief, prolonged the relief, and prevented relapse. Its adverse reaction rate was also significantly lower than that of Western medicine. No significant difference was observed in Visual Analog Scale score between acupuncture and Western medicine.

Conclusion:

Acupuncture relieves pain caused by liver cancer and can be used as an adjunct and alternative therapy for drug treatment. The existing research evidence is not yet objective or comprehensive, and more rigorous clinical trials are needed to validate the results.
Application of the Data Mining Algorithm in the Clinical Guide Medical Records
Authors: Liu Xin-Yuan , Li Jing-Hua , Wang Ying-Hui , Weihan Lim , Wang Yi-Meng , Tian Ye , Huang Yan , Tian Shao-Lei , Yu Qi
Published: July 2022

Objective:

This study analyzed the data of the medical cases in the book, “Clinical Guide Medical records” using a data mining method, to provide a reference for Ye Tianshi's academic thoughts.

Methods:

We used the web version of the ancient and modern medical records cloud platform to complete distribution statistics, association rules, cluster analysis, and complex network analysis of all the medical records in the “Clinical Guide Medical records.” These methods were used to summarize the baseline data and to identify the core relationship between Chinese medicine diseases and Chinese medicine, as well as the Chinese medicine Classification.

Results:

A total of 2572 medical records, 3136 visits, and 2879 prescriptions of 1127 traditional Chinese medicines were included in this study. The most common diseases (such as hematemesis), syndromes (such as liver–stomach disharmony), symptoms (such as rapid pulse), disease sites (such as gastric cavity), disease properties (such as Yang deficiency), treatment methods (such as activating Yang), and traditional Chinese medicines (such as Poria cocos) were identified. Furthermore, medicines with a warm, flat, cold, sweet, or bitter taste with its effects on the lungs, spleen, and heart were the most common. The observed effects of the drugs included clearing dampness, promoting diuresis, and strengthening the spleen. The association analysis showed that the associations between TCM diseases and traditional Chinese medicines that had a high confidence were “phlegm and fluid retention–Poria cocos,” “diarrhea–Poria cocos,” etc. The cluster analysis showed that traditional Chinese medicines were classified into five categories. The complex network showed the core relationship between nine high-frequency diseases and nine high-frequency traditional Chinese medicine.

Conclusion:

This study revealed the most important relationships between traditional Chinese medicines diseases and traditional Chinese medicines and classified the most used traditional Chinese medicines. These findings may help the coming generations of doctors to make accurate diagnoses and treat patients effectively and to improve the clinicians' efficacy in clinical diagnosis and treatment.
An attempt of lethal self-harm in a 7-year-old child
Authors: Vijayakumar Sharanya , Ramadas Smitha
Published: July 2022

Suicidal behavior in young children is inadequately studied due to methodological limitations, although there is an increasing trend of suicidal behavior among youngsters. Here, we report the case of a lethal act of self-harm by a 7-year-old child. On evaluation, the child was detected to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. He attempted hanging after a trivial altercation with mother and was nearly strangulated. He had learned the method from visual media and did the act impulsively. There was history of suicides in the family. Pharmacological and psychosocial interventions were done and the child was followed up for almost 1 year. There was good resolution of the symptoms and the family interaction pattern improved. This case highlights that, suicide threats even in very young children need to be urgently and sensitively handled, from a biopsychosocial perspective. The media influence on suicide on young children needs to be addressed urgently.
Development of the India COVID-19 vaccine tracker
Authors: Singh Harpreet , Lohia Rohan , George Leyanna Susan , Gupta Nivedita , Thangaraj Jeromie Winsley , Rana Salaj , Rana Shweta , Kaur Jasmine , Shivam Shashwat , Arora Narendra Kumar , Muliyil Jai Prakash , Murhekar Manoj V. , Lodha Rakesh , Pandey R.M. , Rao Vishnu Vardhan , Dhandore Suhas , Malik Akash , Kumar Vijay , Tripathi Ankit , Panda Samiran , Bhargava Balram
Published: July 2022

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Since then, efforts were initiated to develop safe and effective vaccines. Till date, 11 vaccines have been included in the WHO’s emergency use list. The emergence and spread of variant strains of SARS-CoV-2 has altered the disease transmission dynamics, thus creating a need for continuously monitoring the real-world effectiveness of various vaccines and assessing their overall impact on disease control. To achieve this goal, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, took the lead to develop the India COVID-19 Vaccination Tracker by synergizing three different public health databases: National COVID-19 testing database, CoWIN vaccination database and the COVID-19 India portal. A Vaccine Data Analytics Committee (VDAC) was constituted to advise on various modalities of the proposed tracker. The VDAC reviewed the data related to COVID-19 testing, vaccination and patient outcomes available in the three databases and selected relevant data points for inclusion in the tracker, following which databases were integrated, using common identifiers, wherever feasible. Multiple data filters were applied to retrieve information of all individuals ≥18 yr who died after the acquisition of COVID-19 infection with or without vaccination, irrespective of the time between vaccination and test positivity. Vaccine effectiveness (VE) against the reduction of mortality and hospitalizations was initially assessed. As compared to the hospitalization data, mortality reporting was found to be much better in terms of correctness and completeness. Therefore, hospitalization data were not considered for analysis and presentation in the vaccine tracker. The vaccine tracker thus depicts VE against mortality, calculated by a cohort approach using person-time analysis. Incidence of COVID-19 deaths among one- and two-dose vaccine recipients was compared with that among unvaccinated groups, to estimate the rate ratios (RRs). VE was estimated as 96.6 and 97.5 per cent, with one and two doses of the vaccines, respectively, during the period of reporting. The India COVID-19 Vaccination Tracker was officially launched on September 9, 2021. The high VE against mortality, as demonstrated by the tracker, has helped aid in allaying vaccine hesitancy, augmenting and maintaining the momentum of India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive.
Is Tattoo in the Operative Field a Disadvantage in Posterior Thoracolumbar Surgery?
Authors: Yilmaz Murat , Yucesoy Kemal , Ozgiray Erkin
Published: July 2022

Objective:

Tattooing has become more popular, especially in Western culture. We aimed to analyze the impacts of the presence of tattoos in the operative field for posterior thoracolumbar surgery.

Methodology:

This study was performed using data extracted from the medical files of 15 patients who underwent posterior thoracolumbar surgery between April 2013 and May 2020 in the neurosurgery department of our tertiary care center. Therapeutic, clinical, and cosmetic outcomes after surgery necessitating incision on the tattoo are presented together with a brief discussion of the current literature.

Results:

Our series consisted of nine women and six men with an average age of 31.03 (range, 17–45) years. The duration of follow-up was 52 (range, 6–90) months. Ten patients underwent posterior spinal stabilization, and a simple discectomy was performed on five patients. The therapeutic outcomes and clinical improvement were satisfactory in all patients. No complications attributed to the presence of tattoos were detected in any patients.

Conclusion:

Posterior thoracolumbar surgery usually necessitates a midline incision that may unavoidably result in the deformation of a tattoo. Our results yielded that therapeutic and cosmetic results in patients with tattoos in the operative field were acceptable in the vast majority of cases after posterior thoracolumbar surgery.
Time-dependent effect of clarithromycin on pro-inflammatory cytokines in CRS
Authors: Pratas A.C. , Shaida Z. , Gavrilovic J. , Philpott C.
Published: July 2022

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the time-effect of clarithromycin on the inflammatory response in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), to further explore the use of macrolides in cell culture as a model for CRS, and its action on the immune system. Methodology: The time effect of clarithromycin on several cytokines was examined for IL-1β, IL-4, IL-5, IL-8 and GM-CSF. Samples prior and post-incubation were assessed, as well as samples collected 24h following removal of clarithromycin to determine if any immunomodulatory effect persisted. Cytokines were quantified using ProcartaPlexTM assays. Results: Of the 5 cytokines assessed, only IL-1β and IL-8 production were significantly inhibited at 4h. Increased levels of IL-4 were observed at 72 hours of incubation and returned to near baseline levels after its removal. IL-8 showed the most time-dependent relationship with clarithromycin. No differences between the expression of IL-5 and GM-CSF were found. Conclusions: The present work suggests a specific and dose-dependent impact of clarithromycin on the inflammatory response in CRS. Moreover, the immunomodulatory effects of clarithromycin on the cytokines IL-4 and IL-8 varied depending on length of exposure to clarithromycin. Further studies to further establish the relationship between length of exposure and cytokine expression, and with additional “actors” in CRS pathophysiology should be considered. This may enable us in the future to determine appropriate duration of macrolide therapy in patients with CRS.
Propiedades físicas de los agregados de suelos en bosques y praderas con régimen ácuico
Authors: Bravo A. , Zúñiga F. , Valle S. , Thiers O. , Dec D. , Clunes J. , Dörner J.
Published: July 2022

El cambio de uso de suelo (CUS) de bosque nativo a pradera naturalizada reduce el volumen de macroporos e incrementa la resistencia mecánica de los Aquands (Ñadi). El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el efecto del CUS sobre la estabilidad de los agregados y su relación con la capacidad de humectación y el contenido de carbono orgánico en un suelo Ñadi (Duric Histic Placaquands). Cuatro usos de suelo fueron evaluados: Renoval de bosque de Alerce (BN1), bosque nativo secundario (BN2), pradera mejorada sin drenaje topo (PN1) y pradera mejorada con drenaje topo (PN2). Se colectaron agregados a cuatro profundidades de muestreo por cada sitio. Se determinaron: la porosidad total (PT), el agua disponible para las plantas (ADP), la capacidad de aire (CA), la contracción de los agregados (COLE), la resistencia mecánica (Crushing test), el índice de repelencia (Sortividad), y el carbono orgánico (CO) del suelo.

El CUS en Aquands, altera el régimen hídrico provocando una pérdida de la PT (hasta un 28% en H1) y de un 30% del ADP en los horizontes superficiales (H1 y H2), lo que restringe la capacidad de contracción de los agregados. Si bien todos los agregados de todos los sitios se contraen debido a la pérdida de agua, PN1 y PN2 presentan una menor contracción (COLE > 0,15) debido a una menor PT y a una mayor densidad aparente (0,53 Mg m−3). La intensificación de uso de suelo provoca cambios en el contenido del CO del suelo, la cual disminuye conforme aumenta la profundidad (27% a 5%) en todos los usos de suelos evaluados.
Contenido de materia orgánica y textura del suelo en el desempeño biológico de larvas de P. herrmanni Germ.
Authors: Berrocal M. , Silvestre L. , Carrillo R.
Published: July 2022

Se llevaron a cabo estudios en invernadero para determinar la influencia de la textura del suelo y el contenido de materia orgánica (MO), sobre el peso y la supervivencia de larvas de Phytholoema herrmanni Germ. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Se examinó la supervivencia y el peso de las larvas del tercer estadio en tres texturas de suelo (franco limoso, franco arenoso y arena). La textura del suelo tuvo una influencia significativa en la supervivencia de las larvas, siendo mayor en suelos ricos en arcilla y limo, que en aquellos con alta presencia de partículas de arena, sin embargo la textura del suelo no afectó el peso de las larvas. Por otro lado, en un suelo derivado de cenizas volcánicas de diferentes horizontes, incrementos en el porcentaje de MO y tipo de MO (labilidad), aumentan el peso y la supervivencia larvaria. No obstante, este efecto de la MO sólo ocurre sobre la supervivencia de las larvas, cuando se probaron suelos del horizonte A de diferentes orígenes y texturas. Las diferencias observadas en la respuesta al MO podrían ser atribuibles al tipo de materia orgánica, por lo que los suelos del horizonte A presentan una mayor proporción de materia orgánica lábil, que los suelos del horizonte B y esto podría estar relacionado con el comportamiento de alimentación preferentemente de raices que presentan los Melolonthinae, sin embargo, se necesitan más estudios para confirmar este hallazgo.
Records Management Policy in Enhancing Governance in Homa Bay County Headquarters, Kenya
Authors: Obunde Joan Atieno , Wasike Jotham , Awuor Mzee
Published: July 2022

Globally, records management plays major role in enhancing governance. The study objective was to examine the role of records management policy in enhancing governance at Homa Bay (HB) County Headquarters, Kenya. Target population comprised of 306 employees who are the custodians of records within the County Headquarters. Stratified technique was used to classify employees into strata. Yamane simplified formula was used to obtain a sample size of 174 respondents, which was proportionately distributed per department using random sampling technique. Structured questionnaires and interview schedules were pretested to determine validity and reliability and thereafter employed to collect data. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the aid of IBM – SPSS (Version 23), presented in a table and interpreted in mean, frequencies, percentages, and standard deviation. Qualitative data was analysed using content analysis. The finding showed that records management policy was available in HB, though some employees were unaware. The study concluded that records managers in HB County should instill awareness among staff on the importance of records management policy. Based on the finding and conclusion, the study recommends, firstly, that HB records managers should ensure records management policy is properly documented and shared with all employees managing records with a view of increasing efficiency in the information flow thus enhancing governance and secondly, HB would identify areas of weakness in records management policy and focus on improvement.
Assessing the Role of Community Forest Management: A Geographical Information System (GIS)-based approach
Authors: Zahor Zahor
Published: July 2022

This paper examined e-logistic practices and health care supply chain management in the context of Ugandan public referral hospitals. The prime objective was to examine the relationship between e-logistics operations and performance of health care supply chain management. A quantitative research approach was utilized to gather data from public referral hospitals respondents using structured survey questionnaires.  For data analysis, descriptive statistics and Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling were utilised, aided by SmartPLS 3. Findings showed a positive significant relationship between e-logistics operations and performance of health care supply chain management in the context of Ugandan public referral hospitals. This study implies that the key e-logistics operations in relation to the performance of health care supply chain management, are central management of drugs, the correct order picking of drugs given to the right patients for quality control, and presence of an electronic system to update stock daily. Additionally, the findings designated that, e-logistics operations are related to the performance of health care supply chain management in terms of ICTs tracking systems and data transparency. The practical implication to the health sector- stakeholders, is to consider ICT-tracking systems and data transparency for e-logistics operations and performance of health care supply chain management.
Overcoming the Odds
Authors: Mahai Lulu Simon
Published: July 2022

This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study that has explored rural students’ experiences with online learning in Tanzania. The study used purposive sampling to select twenty-five participants. It employed a phenomenological design, primarily using semi-structured interviews coupled with document review, to obtain data on students’ lived experiences. The data was then subjected to thematic analysis to generate study findings which show that rural students used the Moodle system to support their online learning. Moreover, they had Zoom meetings, discussion forums and WhatsApp as recourse to the Moodle system. According to the findings, the students faced challenges such as poor access to the Internet, prohibitive costs of learning infrastructure, and limited technical skills. Furthermore, these students faced inflexible schedules and limited access to assistive technologies. As a result, they complemented their study processes with downloaded materials, printed learning materials, regional centre physical visits and university graduates’ additional support. The study concludes that the complex nature of the rural environment marked by limited infrastructural and technological development makes studying through ODL doubly daunting for rural-based students. The paper, therefore, recommends instituting transformative strategies aimed to enhance the quality of rural students’ lived experiences of ODL online learning.
A seventeen-year Research Topic Dispersion and Methodological Choices among LIS Postgraduates in Tanzania
Authors: Ndenje-Sichalwe Esther , Elia Emmanuel Frank
Published: July 2022

The study explored research topics dispersal and research strategies of Library and Information Science (LIS) postgraduate students in Tanzania from 2000-2017. Data were collected from the East Africana research repository section of the UDSM Library and the Information Studies Programme (ISP) offices from June to November 2017. A total of 269 LIS dissertations were assessed using content analysis to classify research topics. Findings revealed topics extensively researched were information dissemination, information access and information seeking behaviour. Least researched topics were information privacy and ethics, reading habits and encouragement, copyright and Information policy. History of information science and librarianship, quantitative and qualitative research, multimedia, webometrics, human–computer interaction, systems analysis, digital security, internet crime and information licensing and fair use were not researched. In addition, mixed research approach was mostly preferred by students but experimental and action research were least used. The study contributes in LIS education mapping in Tanzania and likely the first study to show topics selection based on globally accepted LIS classification schemes. The study gives an insight on research topics and research strategies used in higher learning organizations (HLIs) in Tanzania and arguably most developing countries. Findings may improve quality of research offered in LIS schools by supporting LIS postgraduate training and establishing library technology hubs and laboratories to match the world LIS research trend and order.
Un proyecto de innovación docente sobre discusiones asíncronas en línea para aprender en la universidad
Authors: Lopez Frances Inma , Garcia-Garcia Fran J. , Alfonso Molina María
Published: July 2022

Tomando como referencia las recomendaciones europeas y las líneas de acción de los proyectos de innovación de la Universitat de València para la incorporación de un plan digital en los espacios educativos, se incorporó en nuestra práctica docente universitaria la discusión asíncrona en línea. A tal efecto, tratamos de sintetizar evidencias empíricas acerca de los beneficios que puede suponer para la mejora del proceso de enseñanza/aprendizaje universitario y generar materiales para aprender en red, optimizando de este modo la docencia híbrida y a distancia. En este artículo, presentaremos esta experiencia pedagógica aplicada en la Universitat de València, en concreto en la Facultat de Filosofia i Ciències de l´Educació. Llevamos a cabo discusiones asíncronas en línea, configurando foros en Moodle con un formato semiestructurado. Las experiencias educativas duraron entre 10 y 14 semanas y participaron un total de 201 personas, matriculadas en diferentes cursos de las titulaciones de Educación Social y Pedagogía de esta universidad. Se obtuvo que los debates en línea sirvieron para la construcción social de conocimientos y el aprendizaje activo y colaborativo. Finalmente, discutimos las limitaciones de la experiencia y sus implicaciones para la práctica docente.
Iskustva učitelja u korišćenju elektronske knjige u izmenjenom društvenom kontekstu
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education in Užice, Purić Daliborka S. , Kostić Ljiljana S. , Marinković Snežana S.
Published: July 2022

The requirements of information technology-aided contemporary teaching as well as the changed social context, due to the global health pandemic, have transformed the traditional educational communication paradigm into a new one, created by digital media tech- nology, and have affirmed the use of e-books in teaching and learning. The present paper investigates primary school teachers’ experiences (N = 1117) as re- gards using (a) e-books for teaching purposes; (b) e-textbooks for the purpose of distance teaching; (c) certain e-books for teaching purposes; (d) digital libraries. The majority of primary school teachers have experience in using e-books for teaching purposes, with e-textbooks being used to an almost equal extent in both direct and online distance teaching; regarding professional literature, the respondents mostly use e-books on teaching methods, on pedagogy and psychol- ogy, while most interest has been expressed in using the Digital National Library of Serbia and the Internet Archive. The research results show that primary school teachers use resources from electronic sources for the purposes of education and self-education, which has been in part influenced by the global health crisis, but that there is also a need for further development of their digital competences in this particular domain, so that they would be able to respond to the future challenges posed by the digital age.
Postupci posebne podrške darovitim čitačima u redovnim odeljenjima
Authors:   University of Niš, Faculty of Education in Vranje, Zlatković Blagica M. , Denić Sunčica M.
Published: July 2022

In this paper, the special support procedures for gifted readers in the regular classroom are being considered from a perspective of composite and systematic concepts. These concepts define giftedness as an extraordinary achievement (Altaras 2006). In addition, learning and education have the status of factors that influence the actualization of giftedness, i.e. ac- cording to these concepts, education provides special conditions for the development of gifted behavior (Renzulli 2012). The aim of the paper is to emphasize the need for a clear operationalization of specific forms of support for gifted readers in regular classes. Based on these forms of support teachers can encourage the further development of this specific ability of their students.
Bilingvalno obrazovanje i vaspitanje na školskom i predškolskom nivou u Srbiji i u svetu
Authors:   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Pedagogy in Sombor, Janković Aleksandar P. , Prošić-Santovac Danijela M.
Published: July 2022

This paper, first of all, gives an overview of theoretical-pedagogical and other assumptions on teaching in school and preschool bilingual education. It gives an overview of some of the currently applied didactic-methodological, curricular and other solutions of this kind in countries where the practice of bilingual education has recently come to life, includ- ing Serbia, where it is practiced today in numerous state or private kindergartens and schools, especially in larger towns, i.e. in environments where it is easier to find educators who speak foreign languages. Some important requirements for educators and teachers regarding their language competencies that qualify them for educational work in one of the foreign languages are considered, such as competence in both certain subject and the foreign language in which it will be taught, the skill in terms of cooperation between the subject teacher and foreign lan- guage teacher, etc. Also, empirical indicators on the efficiency of bilingual teaching in foreign and domestic practice are discussed, such as research projects on the effectiveness of bilingual teaching in the world that have been aimed at determining how much it has contributed to the level of development of student competencies, with most of such research being conducted in Canada, Finland and Germany. Some of the benefits of bilingual education include better results of bilingual students when compared to non-bilingual peers in all language skills (speaking, lis- tening, reading and writing in English, French and German), higher motivation levels, a richer lexical fund, more skills of knowledge transfer, language spontaneity, intercultural awareness, cognitive flexibility and creativity, etc. However, it has been concluded that, given that there are not many dilemmas of a scientific-theoretical nature regarding the earlier inclusion of preschool children and students in various forms of institutional bilingual education, it is unsustainable that bilingual education is still an educational novelty in Serbia, and that, judging by the insignificant number of preschool institutions and schools in Serbia committed to bilingual education, this problem is still not given enough attention. Therefore, it would be useful, at least at the optional level, to offer university students foreign language teaching programs that would functionally train them for this type of teaching.
Diferencirana početna nastava matematike organizovana u skladu sa obrazovnim standardima u oblasti razlomaka
Authors: Milenković Vesna V.
Published: July 2022

Respecting different characteristics of students is one of the most important tasks to which contemporary school strives, so that differentiating of teaching and educational standards obtain a great importance. Educational standards, defined at three levels, may help teachers when preparing differentiated initial teaching of mathematics. The paper presents the examples of tasks used during the research. The impact of differentiated teaching, organized in accordance with educational standards, on students’ achievements in the initial teaching of mathematics in the domain of fractions is examined. The research sample consisted of 228 fourth grade elementary school students. The results of the research have shown that differenti- ated teaching, organized in accordance with educational standards, has positive impact on the achievement of students in the domain of fractions.
Uloga školske biblioteke u kontekstu digitalne transformacije obrazovanja
Authors:   City Library of Novi Sad, Panić Jelka M. , Živković Vesna R.
Published: July 2022

The first part of the paper examines the role of school in creating a stimulat- ing learning environment, emphasizing the importance of multimedia instruction and a con- structivist approach to learning. In this context, school libraries are presented as multimedia learning centers. Further, the paper analyzes classroom equipment that should be in line with the constructivist approach to learning, which brings up the current issues of the use of digital media. The relationship between students’ and teachers’ competencies in terms of the use of ICT is considered, and the importance of pedagogy (and didactics) of the media in integrating media into interdisciplinary competencies is emphasized. The second segment is dedicated to the role of the school library in the modern educa- tional process, to its importance, function, organization and increasingly important position in multimedia and digitally transformed teaching, as well as its importance in the cognitive process and lifelong learning; competencies of library and information professionals are discussed as well.