bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Taekwondo sports coaching at Mahameru Club: A basic interpretive study on historical aspects, coaching systems, management resources, and achievement coaching
Authors: Setyasih Nur , Sugiyanto  , Liskustyawati Hanik , Riyadi Slamet
Published: November 2023

The Taekwondo sports coaching system necessitates effective organisational management. However, managing a sports organisation unquestionably demands a suitable and accurate concept, one that will ultimately allow the sports organisation to accomplish its objectives. The purpose of this study was to examine the basic interpretation of historical aspects, development systems, management resources, and achievement development. The research method used in this study is qualitative descriptive research, employing a phenomenological research design. The research sample consists of 5 informants, including 1 club founder, 2 club executives, and 2 athlete coaches, selected for direct interviews. Data analysis involves (i) introduction and organization; (ii) coding and reduction; (iii) interpretation and representation. The findings revealed that the coaching system, management resources and Taekwondo achievement development at the Mahameru Club in Sukoharjo Regency were functioning effectively. The limitations of this study are the sample used and the scope of the study which is only one area. As a result, future research should compare and broaden the scope of the study by investigating the factors that influence the implementation of the coaching system, management resources, and achievement development, such as psychological, sociological, and environmental aspects for athletes. The conclusion of this research indicates that this research makes a notable contribution by delving into the uncharted territory of Taekwondo sports coaching at Mahameru Club. It not only fills a knowledge gap but also furnishes practical guidance for the improvement of coaching strategies.
ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ ОПТИМАЛЬНЫХ ПАРАМЕТРОВ ВЛИЯНИЯ УФО НА ОЖИВЛЕНИЕ ГРЕНЫ ТУТОВОГО ШЕЛКОПРЯДА
Authors: Исматуллаева Д.А. , Азимова Д.А.к.
Published: November 2023

Получен расчет необходимых оптимальных параметров использования лампы и облучателя грены (яйца) тутового шелкопряда для получения энергии излучения. Можно заметить, что грена тутового шелкопряда, которую облучали УФО разными параметрами, стимулировало зародыш внутри грены и повысило процент оживляемости. В результате мы наблюдали повышенную оживляемость грены в некоторых опытных вариантах по сравнению с контролем. Среди 81 различных вариантов эксперимента наибольший процент оживляемости составил 99,5% при использовании ламп УФО 254 нм мощностью 90 Вт и УФО 300 нм мощностью 30 Вт в течение 5 минут на расстоянии 10 см, и 99,1% при лампе УФО 254 нм мощностью 60 Вт и УФО 300 нм мощностью 30 Вт использовались в течение 30 продемонстрированных при использовании в течение 3 минут на расстоянии 30 см (сравнительный показатель 95,5%). Также есть варианты, которые показывают низкий показатель в сочетании подсветки. Это 95,3 % УФО 254 нм 30 Вт и УФО 300 нм 30 Вт лампы на расстоянии 10 см в течение 1 минуты, 95,0 % УФО 254 нм 60 Вт и УФО 300 нм 30 Вт лампы на расстоянии 20 см в течение 5 минут, 95,4 % УФО 254 нм 90 Вт и УФО 300 нм 30 Вт лампы на расстоянии 20 см в течение 3 минут и УБН 254 нм 30 Вт и 95,0 % УФО 300 нм 30 Вт лампы на расстоянии 30 см за 3 минуты показали низкий процент оживления (по сравнению с контролем - 95,5 %).

The calculation of the necessary optimal parameters for the use of the lamp and the irradiator of the mulberry silkworm (egg) to obtain radiation energy is obtained. It can be noted that the silkworm’s egg, which was irradiated with DEA with different parameters, stimulated the embryo inside the egg and increased the percentage of livability. As a result, we observed an increased revivability of the egg in some experimental variants compared to the control. Among 81 different variants of the experiment, the highest percentage of livability was 99,5 % when using DEA 254 nm lamps with a power of 90 Wand DEA 300 nm with a power of 30 W for 5 minutes at a distance of10 cm, and 99,1 % when DEA 254 nm lamps with a power of 60 W and DEA 300 nm with a power of 30 W were used for 30 demonstrated use for 3 minutes at a distance of 30 cm (a comparative indicator of 95,5 %). There are also options that show a low indicator in a combination of illumination. These are 95,3 % DEA 254 nm 30 W and DEA 300 nm 30 W lamps at a distance of 10 cm for 1 minute, 95,0 % DEA 254 nm 60 W and DEA 300 nm 30 W lamps at a distance of 20 cm for 5 minutes, 95.4% DEA 254 nm 90 W and DEA 300 nm 30 W lamps at a distance of 20 cm for 3 minutes and DEA 254 nm 30 W and 95.0% DEA 300 nm 30 W lamps at a distance of 30 cm for 3 minutes showed a low percentage of recovery (compared to the control - 95,5 %).
Péritonite à Sphingobium yanoikuyae en dialyse péritonéale : à propos d’un cas.
Authors: Mouradi Sara , Motte Gérard , Torner Stéphane , Lebugle Pierre , Petitboulanger Nelly , Bemmerzouk Aziz , Charles Pierre-Yves
Published: November 2023

Nous rapportons un cas clinique rare d'infection par la bactérie Sphingobium yanoikuyae chez un patient de 87 ans traité par dialyse péritonéale pour insuffisance rénale terminale. Sphingobium yanoikuyae est une bactérie aérobie, gram-négative, connue pour sa capacité à dégrader les hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques et son potentiel en bioremédiation. Elle fait partie de la famille des Sphingomonadaceae, identifiée dans divers environnements, y compris les équipements de dialyse.Après avoir commencé la dialyse péritonéale, le patient a développé un syndrome infectieux. L’analyse bactériologique de l’effluent péritonéal a mis en évidence la présence de Sphingobium yanoikuyae dans le dialysat. Une antibiothérapie adaptée par MEROPENEM a été institué dès obtention de l’antibiogramme du Sphyngobium. Une seconde bactérie, Shingomonas sp était également identifiée dans les suites (résistant au MEROPENEM). Du fait d’une évolution clinicobiologique favorable, seul le sphingobium a été retenu responsable de l’atteinte.Ce cas est le premier connu d'infection humaine à Sphingobium yanoikuyae et le troisième cas d'infection par une espèce de Sphingobium en contexte de dialyse péritonéale. La faible prévalence de ce germe dans les infections humaines suggère une faible virulence de cette bactérie. Cela met néanmoins en évidence le risque potentiel des infections nosocomiales liées à cette famille de bactéries. Ce germe a montré une résistance aux antibiotiques, ce qui soulève des préoccupations sur la résistance aux anti-infectieux chez les bactéries opportunistes comme les Sphingomonadaceae.Ce cas ajoute aux connaissances sur les infections rares et résistantes aux antibiotiques en milieu hospitalier, en particulier chez les patients vulnérables traités par dialyse péritonéale.
La dialyse péritonéale en République du Congo : historique et problématique actuelle (lettre)
Authors: Gandzali Ngabee Eric , Kambourou Judicael , Okiemy Cardinal , Eyeni Sinomono Tony Daniel , Mahoungou Gael , Loumingou Richard
Published: November 2023

Introduction

La dialyse péritonéale (DP) est une technique d'épuration extrarénale utilisant le péritoine comme membrane d'échange.

Les objectifs de ce travail étaient de faire l'historique de la dialyse péritonéale au Congo Brazzaville et de décrire une technique de cathétérisme pour la dialyse péritonéale à l'aide de la sonde nasogastrique en l’absence de disponibilité de cathéter spécifique pour DP.

Méthode

Nous avons passé en revue la littérature sur la DP en République du Congo et décrit la technique actuelle.

 Résultats 

 Notre revue de la littérature sur la DP au Congo révèle que la première DP en République du Congo a été réalisée en 1989 par MPIO et ses collègues. Notre technique actuelle de DP n'utilise qu'une sonde nasogastrique placée en sous-ombilical par un chirurgien pédiatre sous anesthésie locale, et un dialysat de fabrication locale perfusé à la dose de 50ml par kilogramme et par jour d'un mélange de ringer lactate et de sérum glucosé hypertonique avec 1 ampoule de sérum glucosé hypertonique à 30% ou d'icodextrine en cas d'œdème aigu du poumon (OAP). Sur les 6 patients qui ont bénéficié de la DP, 2 se sont rétablis.

Conclusion

La description de la technique de DP révèle que n'importe quel pays en développement peut le faire. Nos résultats globaux encouragent la poursuite de la DP et motivent la création d'une unité de DP au CHU/B.
Mechanisms of cellular crosstalk in the gastric tumor microenvironment are mediated by YAP1 and STAT3
Authors: Thilakasiri Pathum , O’Keefe Ryan N , To Sarah Q , Chisanga David , Eissmann Moritz F , Carli Annalisa LE , Duscio Belinda , Baloyan David , Dmello Rhynelle S , Williams David , Mariadason John , Poh Ashleigh R , Pal Bhupinder , Kile Benjamin T , Vissers Joseph HA , Harvey Kieran F , Buchert Michael , Shi Wei , Ernst Matthias , Chand Ashwini L
Published: November 2023

Deregulation of the Hippo pathway is a driver for cancer progression and treatment resistance. In the context of gastric cancer, YAP1 is a biomarker for poor patient prognosis. Although genomic tumor profiling provides information of Hippo pathway activation, the present study demonstrates that inhibition of Yap1 activity has anti-tumor effects in gastric tumors driven by oncogenic mutations and inflammatory cytokines. We show that Yap1 is a key regulator of cell metabolism, proliferation, and immune responses in normal and neoplastic gastric epithelium. We propose that the Hippo pathway is targetable across gastric cancer subtypes and its therapeutic benefits are likely to be mediated by both cancer cell–intrinsic and –extrinsic mechanisms.
Urban and Regional Migration Estimates, Second Quarter 2023 Update
Authors: Whitaker Stephan D.
Published: November 2023

This Data Brief updates the figures that appeared in "Urban and Regional Migration Estimates: Will Your City Recover from the Pandemic?" with data for 2023 Q2 for all series. Migration estimates will enable us to track which urban neighborhoods and metro areas are returning to their old migration patterns and where the pandemic has permanently shifted migration trends.
Black mayors and crime
Authors: Sylvera Craig
Published: November 2023

Local elections are often contested on the grounds of public safety, but do elected officials have any power to curb crime? Black mayors have particular interest in the issue because Black communities are victimized by high levels of crime and fragile police-community relations. Using data on elections of first-time Black mayors, I find that police forces add more Black officers, a finding that is especially true for mayors with executive authority. Officers arrest 48 fewer potential Black offenders per 10,000 Black residents for crimes where they have the ability to exercise discretion, a finding that is commensurate with the overall reduction in crime. This effect is not visible for similar white arrests. Using changes in the levels of arrests and officers induced by pivotal Black elections, I then estimate the correlation of an additional officer on race-specific arrests. An additional Black officer is related to large reductions in discretionary Black arrests, perhaps suggesting increasing the presence and visibility of Black officers may offer a solution to the “over-policing, under-policing” problem Black communities tend to face.
Efficiency evaluating method for coordinated control type on main street
Authors: Dorokhin S. V. , Artemov A. Yu.
Published: November 2023

For the majority of cities with an established transport system, certain intensity fluctuations are characteristic, which are cyclical and repeated during a day, day and night and week. Taking into account the available equipment, executive elements of the first layer of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), it is possible to promptly assess the transportation situation and change the mode of control in the on-line format, but this kind of technology is mainly presented in large cities. In spite of the fact that in cities with a small population, belonging to the category of small and medium-sized cities there are identical problems in the field of coordinated management of main streets, on such sections there is no possibility of operational change of management, due to the lack of special equipment and implementation of constant monitoring and control of the traffic situation. In order to improve the efficiency of management in such sections located in small and medium-sized cities, it is necessary to develop a way to evaluate the effectiveness of coordinated management, which is the main purpose of the study.

Methods and materials. As a result of the performed research, methods of field observations, calculation methods and modelling methods were used.

Results. As part of the completed study, a method to evaluate the effectiveness of the coordinated type of control based on a comparison of the average intensity of the adjacent and mainline section and their corresponding average delay values was developed.

Conclusion. The use of the obtained results on the research object made possible to establish time periods of application of coordination and rigid non-coordinated control.
Organizational and technological reliability of construction in Iraq
Authors: Al-Msari Ahmed Abdul Ruda Awda , Rudenko A. A.
Published: November 2023

Introduction. The construction of capital construction facilities is a complex organizational and technological task, providing for the execution of a complex of construction and installation works, as well as organizational and technological interaction of all construction participants, including with the aim of prompt management of risks arising during construction with varying degrees of intensity and danger.

Materials and methods. One of the main conditions for ensuring organizational and technological reliability in the construction industry is the full and timely provision of all types of resources, which at the current stage is not always an effectively solved scientific and practical task, due to the high level of various risks.

Results. The results of the adverse consequences of the risks have a very negative and significant impact on such construction issues as compliance with the deadlines for the work, optimization of the cost of the facility at all stages of its construction, ensuring the specified quality of construction and installation. In this regard, ensuring organizational and technological reliability (OTR) of construction based on an effective resource support system, taking into account risks, is an urgent and important task.

Discussion and conclusion. Consideration of the impact of construction resource supply factors is important for taking into account the risk and its consequences, as a quantitative measure to assess the negative or favorable scenario of construction progress. Assessment of various factors of resource supply will make it possible to more accurately assess the organizational and technological reliability of construction.
NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS: CIVIL LAW ASPECT
Authors: Guzhva Anton
Published: November 2023

The article is devoted to the problems of legal regulation of non-compete agreements in the civil law of Ukraine. The author considers non-compete agreements as one of the types of negative obligations. Emphasis is placed on the insufficient regulation of the research subjects in the national legislation.

The author outlines the range of civil law contracts in which non-compete clauses are used in practice. The content of non-compete clauses in supply, distribution, agency, and lease agreements has been clarified. It is indicated that the ban on competition may concern the list of goods, the price of sale to other buyers, the territory of distribution of goods, counterparties under contracts.

It is emphasized that transactions concerning the conclusion of non-compete agreements can be disputed on the basis of violation of the principle of freedom of contract, freedom of entrepreneurial activity, restriction of civil capacity, and unlawful restriction of competition. The author proposes to apply to non-compete agreements the doctrine of reciprocal provision, which is the property of the Anglo-American legal family. Accordingly, the presence of material compensation of the obliged person in non-compete agreements ensures a balance of the interests of the parties.

The possibility of applying the legal provision of Part 3 of Art. 538 of the Civil Code of Ukraine on stopping or refusing to fulfill the counter obligation in case of violation of the non-competition condition is analyzed. The author emphasizes that the main effect of the violation of the non-compete agreement is the failure of the creditor to receive the income he was counting on. Since recovery of lost profits is problematic in national judicial practice, a proposal is put forward to take into account the possible amount of lost income when determining compensation for non-competition.

Non-competition agreements are characterized as negative obligations that are characterized by an intangible object, indivisibility, duration, personal nature, and the impossibility of forced performance in kind.
LEGAL NATURE OF CONCLUSION CONTRACTS
Authors: Savchenko Viktor
Published: November 2023

Introduction. The article is devoted to studying the legal nature of conclusive contracts. Having experienced the first attempts at legal regulation in Roman law, conclusive contracts have undergone an evolutionary path to today's understanding. Case law and legal doctrine demonstrate the urgent need for a detailed definition and application of conclusive contract rules. The development of international relations and integration processes actualise the practicality of a detailed analysis of the legal nature of concluding contracts.

Summary. First, there is an urgent need to establish in detail the definition and rules of application of concluding agreements. Today, conclusive contracts are widely used: buying goods or exchanging currency through vending machines, purchasing goods in self-service stores, paying for public transport through terminals, giving gifts through the transfer of a symbol (for example, car keys), paying for services without signing the corresponding act of services rendered, etc. Conclusive contracts are based on the performance of conclusive actions, which are not a form of contract, but a way of expressing a will for contracts concluded in verbal form. Conclusive actions themselves can be performed by performing actions or speaking words. In any case, conclusive actions are an active form of expression of will, unlike silence. The legal nature of conclusive contracts is based on a cause-and-effect relationship between actions and consequences. The point is the impossibility of denying the result of one's actions if they were done consciously and freely.

Conclusions. In the study, the author notes that conclusive are contracts in which a person's will to agree is embodied by performing conclusive actions. It is also proven that the legal nature of conclusive contracts is based on the principles of Roman law and characterises them as a way of the will expressed in verbal contracts. In some cases, conclusive contracts can be concluded by speaking words and not just by doing actions.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS SEEN BY THE FRENCH WITNESSES OF THE CRIMEAN WAR (1853-1856) IN THE NOVEL BY L. BOUSSENARD "LE ZOUAVE DE MALAKOFF" (LINGUOIMAGOLOGICAL ASPECT)
Authors: MOROZ Andriy
Published: November 2023

The article deals with the means of linguoimagological verbalization. Linguoimagology is a new trend in philology. The term was introduced by L. Ivanova. The author of the article analyzed the features of the linguistic perception’s interpretation of the Russian officers and soldiers by the French witnesses during the Russo-Turkish War which started in 1853 and finished in 1856. We have selected for the analysis "Le Zouave de Malakoff" – the novel by L. Boussenard. The book describes the military activities on the peninsula. It should be underlined that this work has never been translated from French into the Ukrainian language and is a rare volume even in the motherland.

The author pays great attention to the description of fighting of the Russian troops. L. Boussenard evaluates the war activities in the Crimean War and everyone has a good chance to see them with the eyes of a French person. It looks, as if he or she paricipates in the described campaign.

This novel fully depicted the events of the mid-nineteenth century which happened on the Crimean peninsula where the British, French, Russian, Sardinian, and Turkish armies fought. In the article various discourses were considered. The volume of the work let us deal only with the military activities associated with the soldiers and officers of the Russian army from the point of view of the French participants. We came to such an assumption that besides the positive attitude to the enemies, L. Boussenard also had ironic assessment of them and of the activities conducted by the people.

Thus, it should be concluded that, the view of the Russians by the French is presented ambivalently in the linguoimagological aspect. The writer gives characteristics which have positive connotations, together with those which contain negative ones in their semantics. The author used repetitions, alliteration, hyperbole, comparison, short sentences, and metaphor. Generally speaking, the descriptions of the attacks and retreats of the armies are rendered in the present tenses. With the help of this stylistic detail, the narrator reveals the features of the battles, the nature of the involved armies more colorfully.
FATAL LOVE OF KHARKIV WOMEN
Authors: ANDREEV Felix
Published: November 2023

The article is devoted to the cultural study of the life and work of two famous Kharkiv women who lived and worked in Kharkiv in the second half of the XIX - first half of the XX century - Eulalia Pavlovna Kadmina and Anna Yakivna Brovar, better known as Anna Mar. The article updates the biography of Eulalia Kadmina, analyzes her creative path, emphasizes the prominent personalities of that time who had a great influence on the life of the artist (such as: Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexandra Dormidontovna Alexandrova-Kochetova). The article mentions the life stories of other famous women of that time - Elizaveta Dormidontivna Lavrovska, Oleksandra Valerianivna Panayeva-Kartsova, Emilia Karlivna Pavlovska. The reproduction of the image of Eulalia Pavlovna Kadmina in literature is studied, in particular in the novel "After Death" by Ivan Turgenev, in the story "Theatrical Character" by Nikolai Leskov, in the story "The Last Debut" by Alexander Kuprin and others. The author of the article researches the biography of Anna Yakivna Brovar (Anna Mar), analyzes her stories that were published in magazines of that time. Anna Mar's early works are autobiographical, the main characters of her early works are young women, lonely, disorganized, half-hungry, dreaming of love, a meeting with a courageous and good man. The fascination with Buddhism, and later the conversion to Catholicism, was reflected in the subsequent works of Anna Mar. A separate series of works is dedicated to the activities of the Polish House of Kharkiv, a public and cultural center created by the Polish community of Kharkiv. At this time, she chose European decadence and symbolism as aesthetic and spiritual landmarks. Lyrical miniatures become an artistic form of her works. The main themes of the writer's works in recent years are loneliness, death and suicide.
Determinant of Taxpayers Compliance in Paying Motor Vehicle Tax in Demak Region
Authors: Damajanti Anita , Muamanah Anita , Rosyati Rosyati
Published: November 2023

This study was conducted to empirically examine determinat factors of taxpayer compliance in paying motor vehicle tax in Demak Region. The variables analyzed in this research are taxpayer awareness, tax sanctions and the quality of tax services on taxpayer compliance. Data collection using a questionnaire method. The sample was calculated using the slovin formula for as many as 100 respondents. Filling out the questionnaire using google form media sent via whatsapp social media and obtained as many as 100 respondents' answers that can be processed data. The analysis method used is ordinary least square regression analysis. The results indicate that taxpayer awareness, tax sanctions, and tax service quality have a significant influence on increasing taxpayer compliance. The coefficient of determination is 48.8%, meaning that the variables of taxpayer awareness, tax penalties, and the quality of tax services can explain the level of tax compliance by 48.8%, and 51.2% is explained by other variables outside the research model.
IMPLEMENTASI MANAJEMEN PEMUTUSAN HUBUNGAN KERJA (PHK) TERHADAP PEKERJA STATUS PERJANJIAN KERJA WAKTU TIDAK TERTENTU (PKWTT) DI AL-HASYIMIYAH BOUTIQUE STORE
Authors: Fahrudin Fahrudin , Sunaika Sunaika , Mawaddah Ida
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini membahas mengenai Pemutusan Hubungan Kerja (PHK) adalah pemutusan hubungan kerja yang dilakukan oleh pekerja dan pemberi kerja disebabkan karena suatu hal tertentu dan mengakibatkan berakhirnya kontrak kerja atau hak dan kewajiban pekerja tersebut. Tempat penelitian yang dibahas yakni Al-Hasyimiyah Boutique Store yang merupakan Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah yang berada dibawah Pondok Pesantren Nurul Jadid. Rumusan masalah adalah mengapa pekerja menyetujui Perjanjian Kerja Waktu Tidak Tertentu (PKWTT) dan bagaimana implementasi hukum Undang-Undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 tentang ketenagakerjaan. Metode penelitian yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini yakni Metode Kualitatif Deskriptif. Dengan melakukan cara wawancara dan observasi secara langsung kepada pegawai Al-Hasyimiyah Boutique Store. Hasil dari penelitian ini yakni Bahwasannya para anggota Al-Hasyimiyah Boutique Store memahami tentang pentingnya perjanjian tertulis dalam hubungan kerja. Namun dari hasil penelitian bahwa Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah  yang berada dilingkup pesantren ini tidak mematuhi tata cara dan prosedur pemutusan hubungan kerja yang terdapat dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 13 tahun 2003 tentang ketenagakerjaan yang tidak dipatuhi. Dari pihak karyawan tidak ada tuntutan hak atas PHK yang dilakukan oleh pihak Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah sesuai dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 13 Tahun 2003. Hal ini dikarenakan mereka telah mengetahui dan memahami bahwa mereka bekerja untuk pesantren dan hal tersebut merupakan bentuk kepatuhan terhadap pesantren.
STRATEGI MENINGKATKAN CAPAIAN STANDAR PELAYANAN MINIMAL PADA PEMERINTAH KOTA MAGELANG
Authors: Sarastri Linggar , Indarto Indarto , Wardoyo Paulus
Published: November 2023

The purpose of this study was to find out and analyze the strategies that can be used by the City Government of Magelang in implementing SPM (Minimum Service Standards) as an effort to fulfill basic services for the citizens of the city of Magelang, covering education, health, public works and spatial planning, public housing and residential areas, peace, public order, and community protection, and social affairs. The analytical method in this research is a qualitative case study. The data used is primary data obtained through interviews, observation and documentation which includes the efforts, constraints and strategies of the City Government of Magelang in achieving 100% of the SPM implementation target. The research findings show that there are several efforts as a strategy that can be carried out by the City Government of Magelang in targeting the implementation of SPM. These efforts include establishing the Mayor's Policy on SPM Fulfillment, establishing the Mayor's and Head of Service's Performance Agreement, conducting SPM Target Formulation Consultations with the Technical Ministries, conducting database validation, setting plans for SPM fulfillment in the RPJMD, formulating Action Plans, Cross-Sectoral Coordination, outreach and educating related parties, strengthening supervision, making routine real time evaluation applications, enforcing sanctions and establishing channels for complaints.
Surgical intervention on the wound channels of gunshot non-penetrating craniocerebral injuries
Authors: Altabrouri M.S. , Usatov S.A.
Published: November 2023

Objective – to optimize of surgical approaches to damaged tissues of the head and methods of primary surgical treatment for gunshot non-penetrating gunshot craniocerebral injuries in accordance with the principles of comprehensive and single-stage surgical treatment accepted in military field surgery. Materials and methods. An analysis of the surgical treatment of 155 wounded people with non-penetrating gunshot wounds of the skull vault and brain for the period from 2014 to 2020 was carried out. Anatomical and morphological features of wound canals were studied depending on the traumatic agent. Variants of surgical approaches for the primary surgical treatment of non-penetrable gunshot wounds of the skull and brainwere developed based on the clinical X-ray and computed tomography characteristics of the affected head tissues. Results. The choice of surgical approaches depends on the nature of the wound canals (single fragment blind, multiple fragment blind, ball and fragment tangent) and the presence of concomitant epidural and subdural hematomas. Primary plasty of the skull defect with a titanium plate during primary surgical treatment is indicated for gunshot impenetrable craniocerebral injuries with a single fragmental blind wound channel. Such plastic surgery was performed in 33.5% of cases with a favorable postoperative course. Peculiarities of surgical approaches to damaged tissues of the head in case of single fragmentary, blind wound canal; with multiple blind fragmental wound canals, the adjacent wound canal and the sequence of their surgical treatment were established. Conclusions. Planning of surgical approaches to damaged tissues of the head in case of gunshot impenetrable craniocerebral wounds in modern local wars should be carried out taking into account clinical and computed tomography data. The high proportion of comprehensive and one-time early primary surgical treatments (92.9%) performed on the first day after the injury testifies to the high efficiency of the system of providing specialized medical care during the local war.
On the Other Shore: Water in Latine Illness Narratives
Authors: Veloria Elyse
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Drawing on Afro-Caribbean and Black theories, this paper analyzes water as metaphor in Isabel Allende’s “Paula” and Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera. I read these texts as illness narratives to conceptualize water as a generative space where the authors negotiate death, grief, and loss. Although these texts are written by established, canonical Latin American writers, this paper attends to the overlapping iterations of water as currents, clouds, and rivers throughout the texts, emphasizing water’s potential to be a mode and method of transformation and memory. Water, as Márquez describes, can carry illness and even the threat of death. Yet water is also a necessary life-sustaining force and animates the relationships and connections that tie bodies together. Therefore, I consider bodies of water and water in bodies, exploring the linkages between mother and daughter through birth and the ways people visualize reflections of their past lives and selves. Charting water as a recurring symbol throughout the texts captures the ebbs and flows of emotion across the texts, and illustrates the blurred, rippling boundaries reverberating between grief, love, and loss.
 
KEYWORDS: Illness Narratives, Water, Transformation, Isabel Allende, Gabriel García Márquez
Resumen:
Basándose en teorías afrocaribeñas y negras, este artículo analiza el agua como una metáfora en los libros Paula de Isabel Allende y Amor en tiempos de cólera de Gabriel García Márquez. Yo interpreto estos libros como narrativas enfermizas para conceptualizar el agua como un espacio generativo donde los autores negocian la muerte, el dolor, y la pérdida. Aunque estos libros están escritos por autores latinoamericanos consagrados y canónicos, noto en las novelas muchas reiteraciones del agua tales como corrientes, nubes, y ríos para ilustrar el agua como una forma y método de transformación y memoria. El agua, como describe Márquez, puede acarrear enfermedades e incluso amenazar de muerte. Pero además, el agua es una fuerza necesaria para sustentar la vida y animar las relaciones y conexiones que unen a los cuerpos. Por lo tanto, considero los cuerpos de agua y el agua en los cuerpos, como una exploración del vínculo entre la madre e hija a través del nacimiento y las maneras que las personas visualizan las reflexiones sobre sus vidas y sobre sí mismas. Trazar el agua como un símbolo recurrente a través de los textos captura los flujos y reflujos de emociones en los libros e ilustra los límites borrosos y fluctuantes que reverberan entre el dolor, el amor y la pérdida. 
Palabras claves: Narrativas enfermizas, agua, transformación, Isabel Allende, Gabriel García Márquez.
Macho Mama
Authors: Ross Laguna Jen
Published: November 2023

Jen Ross Laguna's nonfiction has appeared in Guernica Magazine and Hispanic Magazine. Her poetry appears in Better than Starbucks, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, the other side of hope, Descant and in an anthology by The Poet Magazine. Her fiction has appeared in The Pine Cone Review, The Global Youth Review, Isele Magazine, Evocations Review, the Arlington Literary Journal, and the Everlast anthology by Dragon Soul Press.
La vida es pornografía igualitaria. Inmaculada o los placeres de la inocencia de Juan García Ponce
Authors: Avila Ponce de León Eric Miguel
Published: November 2023

Resumen
La obra del escritor mexicano Juan García Ponce es considerada uno de los ejemplos más importantes de literatura erótica en lengua española. Sin embargo, ninguna causó tanta polémica como su novela de 1989 debido a su su carácter fehacientemente pornográfico. Existen críticos que defienden Inmaculada argumentando que en realidad no es pornográfica, sino intensamente erótica, y por tanto, se trata de una obra más de gran calidad artística del autor yucateco. Sin embargo, en este artículo, hago uso de algunas ideas de teoría feminista para cuestionar la validez crítica de lo “erótico”, como medida para determinar lo artístico. Esto con el fin de traer a colación lo que algunos investigadores han determinado como la tradición histórica de la pornografía literaria, la cual introduzco como la nueva medida crítica, y filológica, para estudiar Inmaculada o los placeres de la inocencia. Dado que las novelas Justine y Juliette del Marqués de Sade son los modelos de pornografía literaria que García Ponce siguió para la escritura de Inmaculada, en este artículo realizo un análisis comparativo entre las tres obras para establecer las diferencias claves entre ambas, y las contribuciones del escritor yucateco a la tradición histórica de la pornografía literaria. Finalmente, debido al hecho de que la protagonista de Inmaculada es mujer, cotejo sus experiencias en la novela con teoría feminista sobre la sexualidad femenina, así como con ideas generales de teóricas y pornógrafas feministas que buscan modelos “igualitarios” de producción sexual.
PALABRAS CLAVE: Juan García Ponce; Sade; literatura mexicana; pornografía; feminismo.
Abstract
The work of the Mexican writer Juan García Ponce is considered one of the most important examples of erotic literature in the Spanish language. However, none caused as much controversy as his 1989 novel, Inmaculada o los placeres de la inocencia, due to its patent pornographic nature. There are critics who defend Inmaculada, arguing that it is not really pornographic, but rather intensely erotic, and therefore, it is another work of great artistic quality by the Yucatecan author. However, in this article, I use of some ideas from feminist theory to question the critical validity of the “erotic” as a measure to determine the artistic. This in order to bring up what some researchers have determined as the historical tradition of literary pornography, which I introduce as the new critical and philological measure to study Inmaculada o los placeres de la inocencia. Given that the novels Justine and Juliette by the Marquis de Sade are the models of literary pornography that García Ponce followed for the writing of Inmaculada, in this article I carry out a comparative analysis between the three works to establish the key differences between them, and the contributions of the Yucatecan writer to the historical tradition of literary pornography. 
Keywords: Juan García Ponce; Sade; Mexican literature; pornography; feminism.
Revolutionary Visions: Jewish Life and Politics in Latin American Film, by Stephanie Pridgeon. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021. 194 pages.
Authors: Solomon Claire
Published: November 2023

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Effect of Bisphenol A Level In Serum and Follicular Fluid On ICSI OutCome
Authors:   High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq, Hamza Sarah , Abbood Muayad ,   High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq., Jwad Mufeda ,   High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Published: November 2023

Infertility is the disability of a couple to obtain pregnancy after one year of sexual intercourse that is unprotected and regular. Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical spread worldwide, that is a raw material utilized in multiple industries. Bisphenol A is assorted as an endocrine-disrupting chemical, which can interfere with hormone activity. This study aimed to assess the effect of BPA levels in serum on ICSI outcomes. The study was conducted at the High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies / Al-Nahrain University during the period from October 2021 to April 2022. sixty infertile women enrolled in this study. BPA levels were analyzed through an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Mean serum BPA was not significantly higher in non-pregnant women in comparison with that of pregnant women. Serum BPA was positively correlated to immature oocytes (MI) and abnormal oocytes. Also, BPA inversely correlated to Grade1 embryos and positively correlated to Grade 3 embryos. Bisphenol A can be detected in sera of infertile female undergoing ICSI. High BPA level in serum may impact oocyte quality and embryo grading
Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and determination of the Santonian-Campanian boundary in the Zagros sedimentary basin, SW Iran
Authors: Ardestani Meysam Shafiee , Vahidinia Mohamad , Rahiminejad Amir Hossein , Bohloli Elham
Published: November 2023

The carbonate-dominated Upper Cretaceous Ilam Formation is representative of an important reservoir in the Zagros Basin. In this study, planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Ilam Formation was investigated in the Kuh-e-Surgah section in western Iran. In the studied section, the 170 m thick Ilam Formation is mainly composed of imestones with shale intercalations. The formation conformably overlies and underlies the Surgah and Gurpi formations, respectively. Twelve genera and 24 species of planktonic foraminifera were identified. The following planktonic foraminiferal biozones were identified: the Dicarinella asymetrica Total Range Zone (latest Coniacian- late Santonian), the Globotruncanita elevata Partial Range Zone (Santonian to early Campanian), the Globotruncana ventricosa Interval Zone (middle to late Campanian.), the Radotruncana calcarata Total Range Zone (late Campanian.), the Globotruncanella havanensis Partial Range Zone (late Campanian) and the Globotruncana aegyptiaca Interval Zone (late to latest Campanian). In general, the biozones show that the Ilam Formation in the studied section is latest Coniacian-late Campanian in age. The Santonian-Campanian boundary in the Kuh-e-Surgah section correlates with the Globotruncanita elevata Partial Range Zone. The recognized biozones in the Ilam Formation are comparable with those recorded in other parts of the Tethyan Realm. The crinoid species Marsupites testudinarius is absent in the studied section. Generally, the last occurrence of this cosmopolitan species indicates the base of the Campanian stage. The Santonian/Campanian boundary was placed in the lower part of the Globotruncanita elevata Partial Range Zone at the base of the Ilam Formation in the studied section.
Evaluating the paleoenvironmental significance of sediment grain size in Bering Sea sediments during Marine Isotope Stage 11
Authors: Thompson Natalie S. , Caissie Beth E.
Published: November 2023

Grain size is an important textural property of sediments and is widely used in paleoenvironmental studies as a means to infer changes in the sedimentary environment. However, grain size parameters are not always easy to interpret without a full understanding of the factors that influence grain size. Here, we measure grain size in sediment cores from the Bering slope and the Umnak Plateau, and review the effectiveness of different grain size parameters as proxies for sediment transport, current strength, and primary productivity, during a past warm interval (Marine Isotope Stage 11, 424-374 ka). In general, sediments in the Bering Sea are hemipelagic, making them ideal deposits for paleoenvironmental reconstructions, but there is strong evidence in the grain size distribution for contourite deposits between ~408-400 ka at the slope sites, suggesting a change in bottom current transport at this time.We show that the grain size of coarse (>150 micrometers) terrigenous sediment can be used effectively as a proxy for ice rafting, although it is not possible to distinguish between iceberg and sea ice rafting processes, based on grain size alone. We find that the mean grain size of bulk sediments can be used to infer changes in productivity on glacial-interglacial timescales, but the size and preservation of diatom valves also exert a control on mean grain size. Lastly, we show that the mean size of sortable silt (10-63 micrometers) is not a valid proxy for bottom current strength in the Bering Sea, because the input of ice-rafted silt confounds the sortable silt signal.
Analysis of the level of sustainability with the application of KPIS
Authors:   Rzeszow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Czerwińska Karolina , Pacana Andrzej ,   Rzeszow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Bednarova Lucia ,   Technical University of Technology, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Košice, Slovakia
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to analyze the essence of the concept of sustainable development and the level of fulfillment of one of the sustainable development goals of selected countries in comparison with the European Union based on a system of indicators. The level of fulfillment of Sustainable Development Goal 8 - decent work and economic growth in Poland and Slovakia was studied. Design/methodology/approach: The research methodology used a diagnostic survey method comparative analysis and, to gather data, content analysis and desk research techniques. Findings: As a result of the analysis carried out, it was found that surveillance using sustainable development indicators is fraught with various difficulties. An example of an inconvenience is: the need to standardize data for European Union countries and the lack of access or difficult access to adequate data in individual countries. In addition, the indicator method is characterized by certain generalizations and is fraught with subjectivity. However, the need for control and implementation of cyclical data analysis and information on the progress of implementation of the provisions of sustainable development in the member countries of the European Union is undeniable. Research limitations/implications: An identified limitation in the implementation of the presented research methodology is the potential shortcomings in the availability of data necessary to calculate indicators monitoring the degree of achievement of sustainable development goals and the different level of detail available within the countries of the European Union community. Practical implications: The results of the conducted research procedure provide factual knowledge that can support the process of creating future strategic plans to further the goals of sustainable development. Originality/value: The study completes the research gap concerning comparative analyses of the level of fulfillment of selected sustainable development goals by Poland and Slovakia in relation to the level that has been registered for the European Union. Keywords: sustainability, sustainability management, key performance indicators, sustainability indicators. Category of the paper: Research paper.
Professionalization of the accounting profession: opportunities and threats related to certification. Evidence from Poland
Authors:   University of Szczecin, Department of Accounting, Hońko Stanisław , Strojek-Filus Marzena ,   University of Economics in Katowice, Department of Accounting, Świetla Katarzyna ,   Cracow University of Economics, Department of Financial Accounting
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the article was to assess the attitude of accountants to the process of professionalization based on voluntary certification. As part of implementing the auxiliary objective, a list of arguments for and against voluntary certification of the accounting profession in Poland was developed. Design/methodology/approach: The research project aimed at determining the current professionalization stage of Polish accountants. A survey method was used in empirical research, and followed by an in-depth secondary analysis of an open question regarding the justification of solutions that, according to the respondents, should be adopted in the future in practicing the accounting profession in Poland. The analyzed question was an extension of a closed question. Findings: The obtained results indicate a problem of a large diversity in the opinions expressed by the accountants and their willingness to accept various solutions, including voluntary certification. The arguments for and against professionalization of the profession, understood as voluntary certification, were grouped. The obtained results expand the knowledge about the expectations and fears of accountants in the field of solutions for practicing the accounting profession in Poland, revealing various interests and experiences of the accounting community in Polish business practice. Research limitations/implications: A limitation is no possibility to compare the conducted studies with others due to lack of this type of research in the environment and a limited number of survey questions constituting the basis for diagnosing the diversity of the accounting environment in Poland. Practical implications: The research is a continuation of studies diagnosing the current status in Poland and the possibility of applying new solutions regarding the practice of the accounting profession in the future. Social implications: The research results have impact on the development of the accounting profession and the market of accounting services in Poland as well as the role of accountants in sustainable economic and social development. Originality/value: The research broadens the knowledge about the determinants underlying professionalization of the accounting profession. The article is a voice in the discussion on the need to prepare new solutions for the accounting profession in Poland. Keywords: accountants, professionalization, accounting, deregulation in accounting profession, certification in accounting. Category of the paper: research paper.