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Morphotectonic controls on hydro-environmental hazards in rift basins: a case study from Southern Suez Canal Province, Egypt
Authors: El-Rayes Ahmed E. , Arnous Mohamed O. , Shendi El-Arabi H. , Geriesh Mohamed H. , Gharib Ranem A.
Published: August 2023

Background

The Southern Suez Canal Province (SSCP) has recently encountered hydro-environmental hazards such as water logging and soil salinization, both of which impede the efficient land use planning.

Purpose

This study aims to assess the hydro-environmental threats to SSCP and identify the key factors that contribute to their occurrence. Previous research has demonstrated that the Gulf of Suez Rifting-related tectonic movements have a significant impact on the entire SSCP region. The influence of tectonic setting on the development of hydro-environmental dangers was not examined in almost any studies.

Methods

Remote sensing, GIS, hydrogeological, and geophysical techniques are used to identify and assess topographic, hydrogeological, and tectonic variables that affect hydro-environmental hazards in the SSCP.

Results

This study found that the distributions of water logging, saturated soil salinization, urban areas, and vegetation cover changed more dramatically between 1984 and 2015. The expansion of water logging area (+10.68 km2 rating +0.35 km2/y), saturated saline soil (+24.40 km2 rating +0.79 km2/y), and urbanized area (+58.43 km2 rating +1.89 km2/y) is strongly associated to the expansion of vegetation cover (+188.13 km2 at a rate of 6.07 km2/y). This could imply that growing agricultural expansion and urbanization are influencing the dominance of hydro-environmental hazards in SSCP. The distribution of water logging features identified on the land cover map corresponds closely to a buried horst structure dominating the middle part of the surveyed area.

Conclusion

The lowland water logging features of the SSCP provide support for the hypothesis that the buried horst structure that dominates the Miocene and pre-Miocene strata has an impact on the thickness and groundwater flow regime of the quaternary aquifer that lies above. The present study came to the conclusion that the shallow depth of groundwater, the vast expanse of newly cultivated lands, the impervious clay layer beneath the thin topsoil layer, and the low topography are the key factors influencing the development of water logging and soil salinization features in SSCP.
Duplicate left gastric artery identified during robot-assisted distal gastrectomy: a case report
Authors: Hayashi Hikota , Hirahara Noriyuki , Matsubara Takeshi , Takao Satoshi , Okamura Hiroki , Nakamura Kosuke , Kishi Takashi , Taniura Takahito , Zotani Hitomi , Ishitobi Kazunari , Tajima Yoshitsugu
Published: August 2023

Background

Duplicated left gastric artery (LGA) is a rare anomaly. With an incidence of only 0.4%, its clinical significance remains largely unrecognized.

Case presentation

A 65-year-old man underwent robot-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. After division of the left gastric vein in the left gastropancreatic fold, a slim LGA (LGA-1) was identified and dissected. Careful dissection of the left gastropancreatic fold toward the root of the celiac artery revealed another LGA (LGA-2), which was dissected without difficulty. Postoperative reevaluation of the three-dimensional-computed tomography (CT) angiography reconstructed using the preoperative CT scan identified a 2.7 mm LGA-1, branching from the splenic artery, and a 3.0 mm LGA-2, branching from the celiac artery. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the third reported case of a duplicate LGA in a patient who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy. Our case is the first to report the use of robot surgery.

Conclusions

Although duplicate LGA is rare and receives little clinical attention, surgeons should keep this vascular anomaly in mind during preoperative evaluation since there is an increased risk for intraoperative bleeding during gastrectomy.
Early retinal neurovascular findings in post-transplant diabetes mellitus patients without clinical signs of diabetic retinopathy
Authors: do Carmo Chaves Anne Elise Cruz , Londero Thizá Massaia , da Silva Monica Oliveira , Lavinsky Fábio , Leitão Cristiane Bauermann , Bauer Andrea Carla , Lavinsky Daniel
Published: August 2023

Background

Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a specific subtype of diabetes with an uncertain impact on mortality and morbidity in post-transplant patients. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus, but the long-term clinical progression in PTDM is unknown. New technologies are being used to assess pre-clinical signs of retinal changes, such as swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-angiography. The aim of this study was to detect pre-clinical structural and vascular changes in the retina using swept-source-OCT and OCT-angiography in patients with PTDM.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, post-kidney transplant patients were divided into PTDM and non-PTDM (control) groups. Both eyes of eligible PTDM patients and controls were included in this study. Inner retinal layer thickness was measured with swept-source-OCT. Retinal capillary density and the foveal avascular zone were measured with OCT-angiography.

Results

In the PTDM group, reduced thickness was found in the inferior ganglion cell layer plus inner plexiform layer (95% CI -8.76 to -0.68; p = 0.022) and the temporal inferior segment (95% CI -10.23 to -0.76; p = 0.024) of the inner retina, as well as in the retinal nerve fiber layer in the temporal (95% CI -34.78 to -9.28 p = 0.001) and temporal inferior segments (95% CI -33.26 to -5.03 p = 0.008). No significant differences were found in the vascular capillary plexus between groups at all depths, segments, or foveal avascular zone (p = 0.088).

Conclusions

According to OCT-angiography, PTDM patients had reduced inner neurosensory retinal layers but no significant change in vascular density, which suggests that early neuroretinal degeneration might occur prior to vascular changes secondary to PTDM. Prospective studies could help elucidate the clinical course of retinal neuropathy and microvascular pathology in PTDM and provide a better understanding of PTDM complications.
Further development and evaluation of a questionnaire targeting person-centred outpatient care for persons with long-term conditions
Authors: Gasser Fredrik , Bala Sidona-Valentina , Westergren Albert , Ekstrand Joakim , Hagell Peter
Published: August 2023

Aim

To further develop the Person-Centred Care instrument for outpatient care (PCCoc), evaluate its user-friendliness and content validity, and to explore its basic psychometric properties in various outpatient settings for adults with long-term conditions.

Background

Person-centred care (PCC) has been identified as a key factor to provide high-quality care. However, there is still a lack of instruments that are based on a clearly defined framework for PCC for persons with long-term conditions in an outpatient context. The PCCoc is a patient-reported experience measure under development aiming to fill this gap.

Methods

First, the 35-item PCCoc was reviewed and further developed in collaboration with a user-council. Second, the revised 36-item PCCoc was tested among persons receiving outpatient care for various long-term conditions. A total of 179 persons with long-term conditions from four different specialties participated in the study. User-friendliness and content validity were assessed through structured interviews and relevance ratings of each item. Content validity index (CVI) for individual items (I-CVI) and for the overall scale (S-CVI) were calculated, and basic psychometric properties of the PCCoc using classical test theory were explored.

Results

It took a median of 8 min for participants to complete the PCCoc. The majority found items easy to understand, response categories distinct and that no important areas were missing. Results from the CVI analyses suggested that participants found the content of the PCCoc relevant (I-CVI range 0.82-1, S-CVI = 0.95). All psychometric properties examined were satisfactory (e.g., item-total correlations, 0.45–0.75; Cronbach’s alpha, 0.96; test-retest stability, 0.83).

Conclusion

The PCCoc was considered user-friendly and relevant by the intended users, and its psychometric properties were satisfactory. This implies that the PCCoc can be a valuable instrument for evaluating and developing PCC in outpatient care for persons with long-term conditions. However, further studies of the PCCoc are needed to establish its measurement properties in various outpatient settings.
Effect of Pilates exercises on fatigue in post-menopausal women
Authors: Mohamed Dina M. A. , Hussien Amira M. Nabil , Kamel Hossam El Din H. , Awad Dalia M. Kamel
Published: August 2023

Background

A lot of changes occur in women’s post-menopausal period: one of these symptoms is fatigue or a lack of energy which is a potential symptom of menopause, and it can be one of the most difficult symptoms to manage. Few studies are concerned with post-menopausal fatigue treatment. Pilates is a mind-body exercise focusing on muscle strength, core stability, endurance, muscle control, posture, and respiration which seems to improve both the physical and psychological components in post-menopausal women. The purpose was to determine the effect of Pilates exercises on fatigue in post-menopausal women.

Methods

Fifty-two post-menopausal women are suffering from fatigue, their ages ranged from 50 to 55 years, their body mass index (BMI) is below 30 kg/m2, and they all became menopause at least 1 year ago. The patients were selected randomly from the out clinic of El Kasr EL-Aini Hospital and randomly divided into two equal groups: group A composed of twenty-six patients who received Pilates exercises and medical standard care for fatigue, and group B is composed of twenty-six patients who received medical standard care for fatigue only. It was a randomized controlled trial for 8 weeks, and the outcome measures were fatigue assessment scale (FAS) and interleukin-6 test (IL-6).

Results

There was a significant decrease in FAS (P < 0.00001) and IL-6 (P < 0.00001) after treatment for group A while there was no significant reduction for group B.

Conclusions

Pilates exercises are considered an effective modality to reduce fatigue in post-menopausal women.
Accelerated Bone Loss in Older Men With Severe Abdominal Aortic Calcification—the Prospective MINOS Study
Authors: Szulc Pawel , Lewis Joshua R , Chapurlat Roland
Published: August 2023

Context

Data on the association between the severity of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and bone loss are discordant.

Objective

Our aim was to assess the association between baseline AAC and prospectively assessed bone loss in older men.

Methods

This prospective cohort study started in 1995 (MINOS). Men aged 50 to 85 years (n = 778) had AAC assessed on the lateral radiograph of the spine using Kauppila's semiquantitative score and was followed prospectively for 7.5 years. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) were measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry every 18 months. Statistical analysis was performed using linear mixed models.

Results

In comparison to men without AAC (AAC = 0), severe AAC (>6) was associated with more rapid bone loss at the total hip (−0.62 ± 0.06 vs −0.32 ± 0.04%/year; P < .001), trochanter, and distal forearm (−0.72 ± 0.06 vs −0.45 ± 0.03%/year; P < .001). The highest decile (AAC >10) was associated with more rapid bone loss at the femoral neck, whole body, and ultradistal radius (−0.86 ± 0.12 vs −0.34 ± 0.05%/year; P < .001). The results were similar for BMD and for BMC. The patterns were similar in sensitivity analyses (eg, after excluding men with abdominal obesity, after excluding current smokers, after excluding men with ischemic heart disease or with diabetes mellitus, after excluding men with abnormal concentrations of lipids, bioavailable 17β-estradiol or 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, after excluding men with glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min).

Conclusion

Severe AAC is associated with faster bone loss in older men and may contribute to the higher fracture risk observed in this population.
Different and Familiar: Les enfances Renier and the Question of Medieval Orientalism
Authors: Le Anne
Published: August 2023

Some medievalists use “medieval Orientalism” to address critiques of Edward Said's engagement with the Middle Ages in Orientalism. However, the author of this article argues that “medieval Orientalism” entrenches a divide between the Middle Ages and other time periods, which sequesters medieval objects of study from contributing to the ongoing theorization of critical frameworks. The article analyzes a thirteenth-century Old French text, Les enfances Renier, to demonstrate how a medieval text depicts ambivalence in the face of alterity, a hallmark of recent post-Saidian engagement with Orientalism. The author argues that the nuances and complexities of medieval representations of interfaith encounter contribute to theories of Orientalism.
A Century of Evolution in Spine Surgery Publications: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Field From 1900 to 2023
Authors: Kurland David B. , Cheung Alexander T. M. , Kim Nora C. , Ashayeri Kimberly , Hidalgo Teresa , Frempong-Boadu Anthony , Oermann Eric Karl , Kondziolka Douglas
Published: August 2023

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Spine surgery has advanced in concert with our deeper understanding of its elements. Narrowly focused bibliometric analyses have been conducted previously, but never on the entire corpus of the field. Using big data and bibliometrics, we appraised the entire corpus of spine surgery publications to study the evolution of the specialty as a scholarly field since 1900.

METHODS:

We queried Web of Science for all contents from 13 major publications dedicated to spine surgery. We next queried by topic [topic = (spine OR spinal OR vertebrae OR vertebral OR intervertebral OR disc OR disk)]; these results were filtered to include articles published by 49 other publications that were manually determined to contain pertinent articles. Articles, along with their metadata, were exported. Statistical and bibliometric analyses were performed using the Bibliometrix R package and various Python packages.

RESULTS:

Eighty-five thousand five hundred articles from 62 journals and 134 707 unique authors were identified. The annual growth rate of publications was 2.78%, with a surge after 1980, concurrent with the growth of specialized journals. International coauthorship, absent before 1970, increased exponentially with the formation of influential spine study groups. Reference publication year spectroscopy allowed us to identify 200 articles that comprise the historical roots of modern spine surgery and each of its subdisciplines. We mapped the emergence of new topics and saw a recent lexical evolution toward outcomes- and patient-centric terms. Female and minority coauthorship has increased since 1990, but remains low, and disparities across major publications persist.

CONCLUSION:

The field of spine surgery was borne from pioneering individuals who published their findings in a variety of journals. The renaissance of spine surgery has been powered by international collaboration and is increasingly outcomes focused. While spine surgery is gradually becoming more diverse, there is a clear need for further promotion and outreach to under-represented populations.
Neuroethology in South America: past, present and future
Authors: Tomsic Daniel , Silva Ana C.
Published: August 2023

South America is a vast continent endowed with extraordinary biodiversity that offers abundant opportunities for neuroethological research. Although neuroethology is still emerging in the region, the number of research groups studying South American species to unveil the neural organization of natural behaviors has grown considerably during the last decade. In this Perspective, we provide an account of the roots and strategies that led to the present state of neuroethology in the Southern Cone of America, with a forward-looking vision of its role in education and its international recognition. Hopefully, our Perspective will serve to further promote the study of natural behaviors across South America, as well as in other scarcely explored regions of the world.
Duração da liberdade pós-prisão por gênero, e endogeneidade dos antecedentes criminais: um caso brasileiro
Authors: Petterini Francis , Gonçalves Jeniffer , Sallum Silvio
Published: August 2023

A população carcerária feminina cresce mais que a masculina em vários países. Para subsidiar a formulação de políticas de redução de reincidência considerando diferenças de gênero, a literatura internacional estuda a duração da liberdade pós-prisão e covariadas, mas pesquisas semelhantes para o Brasil são raras ou inexistentes. O artigo ajuda a preencher essa lacuna ao analisar de forma inédita os prontuários de milhares de ex-detentas(os) das prisões de Santa Catarina, montando-se um rico banco de microdados. O principal controle é o indicador de antecedentes criminais, que é endógeno e demanda uma modelagem peculiar. Conclui-se que características individuais e intervenções do Estado afetam marginalmente a duração da liberdade pós-prisão quando comparadas ao efeito dos antecedentes (e pertencer a uma facção criminosa), independentemente do gênero; e, a efetividade de uma política de redução da reincidência demanda uma estratégia de retenção da incidência, considerando diferenças de gênero.
Effect of the “Apprenticeship Law” on the Employment of Young Apprentices in Brazil
Authors: Nunes Erivelton de Souza , Khan Ahmad Saeed , Francisco de Lima Cícero , Martins Costa Edward , Irffi Guilherme , Alexandre Costa Rayssa
Published: August 2023

This study analyze the effect and effectiveness of the apprenticeship quota rule in hiring young apprentices in Brazil. To this end, we used longitudinal data from the Annual Social Information List (RAIS), considering the period from 2006 to 2019, and estimated the causal effects of the Learning Law using fuzzy and sharp Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD). It was found that the percentage of employers that comply with the Apprenticeship Law ranged from 2.42% in 2006 to 26.61% in 2019. As for the causal effects of the Law in Brazil, despite the improvement observed in this period, the rate of apprentices hired by companies in the Retail and Services, and Industry and Construction sectors is still below the established quota. This result suggests the need to improve control and inspection mechanisms to increase the effectiveness of the Law in Brazil.
Preschool Attendance and Intra-Household Time Allocation: Evidence from Brazil
Authors: Flores Reyna Edi , Da Costa Silva Maria Micheliana
Published: August 2023

This paper aims to identify the indirect effects of preschool on intra-household variables related to maternal labor supply, the older sibling’s domestic, productive work, and the demand for education for older siblings. We used the Constitutional Amendment that makesmandatory preschool attendance from 4 years old onwards as the identification strategy, and we used this discontinuity to perform an RDD fuzzy estimation. Results show that the child’s attendance at preschool increases the mother’s average weekly working hours by 26 hours but does not affect the hours offered by older siblings in the labor market. In addition, the intervention increases the older siblings’ household chores in low-income families. Concerning older siblings’ education attendance, the younger child’s preschool attendance showed adverse effects; the preschool reduces the school attendance of the older sibling. This effectis heterogeneous when considering the older siblings’ sex: girls are more affected than boys. Finally, the results identify the substitution effect of time allocation between the mother and the older sibling.
China Shock and Female Labor Market Participation in Brazil
Authors: Cristofani Juliana , Polato e Fava Ana Claudia , Yukie Kuwahara Mônica
Published: August 2023

Brazil was a successful case of economic growth based on import substitution. Recently, with the China shock, the country’s economy has been exposed to greater competition. In a similar period, an increase of 12 percent in the proportion of formalized female workerstook place in the Brazilian labor market. This paper explores the variation of China Shock between Brazilian local labor markets (or microregions) to identify whether the expansion of Chinese participation in international trade was able to improve the women’s conditions in the Brazilian labor market between 2000 and 2013 measured by the proportion of women formalized, and the wage ratio of female to male workers. It is the first study to assess how the two channels of China shock, the influx of Chinese imports in Brazil, and the increase in Chinese demand for Brazilian exports, affected the outcomes of formal Brazilian women, with data from the Brazilian labor market (RAIS and Census) and information on trade flows between Brazil and China (BACI database).
Como lidar com fornecedores diante da pandemia
Authors: Paiva Vanessa , De Souza Miguel Priscila Laczynski
Published: August 2023

A maioria das empresas mostrou despreparo para gerenciar suas cadeias de fornecimento diante de um evento inesperado. Reagir envolve trabalhar em relações de longo prazo, ganhar flexibilidade e colocar cláusulas de transparência nos contratos.
Ação em cadeia
Authors: Vasconcellos Luis Henrique Rigato , Fonseca Henrique Varela
Published: August 2023

Por meio de uma pesquisa que interveio na organização, foi possível delinear um caminho para mudar o sistema de produção baseado em previsões de vendas, com enormes margens de erro, para uma lógica ágil e competitiva ancorada na demanda real.
Security Dilemma Between USA and China: A Strategic Perception Approach
Authors: Kanellopoulos Anastasios Nikolaos
Published: August 2023

This paper approaches the "Security Dilemma" as the cornerstone of Realist school of thought strategic Theory. According to that, states are regularly trapped into competition escalations, due to the lack of a clear “opponent” strategy and operational decisions’ understanding. This situation, leads to political distrust, occurring economical rivalries and military conflicts. Subsequently, 21st century China’s commercial and military power rising, creates fear for the states in the East Asia region and the global naval powers, a situation that promotes a new world competition between USA and China.
The Greco-Albanian Relations During the Period 1974-1996: From Irredentism to Political Realism
Authors: Peponas Manolis
Published: August 2023

Greece and Albania are two countries that confronted each other several times during the first decades of the 20th century. The fact that both Albanians and Greeks were living for centuries in the same geographical region (Epirus) caused several disputes and the intervention of the Great Powers. However, after several years of armed or political confrontation (1913-1945), Greece understood the necessity for peaceful coexistence. The effort to re-establishment their relations was not easy because of the power of the nationalistic organizations. This paper aims to describe how political realism prevailed against irredentism.
Green Skills in the European Labour Markets
Authors: Karachalios George , Kotsios Vaios
Published: August 2023

This paper aims at exploring the significance of green skills in the European labour market, highlighting their importance for workers in various occupations and fields of the European economy. The European labour market has undergone several significant changes over the past decade as a result of the increased demand for sustainable practices and the need for a green transition. New strategies and policies have lavishly evolved to address the challenges related to climate change and environmental decay. The concept of green skills has thus emerged, referring to the skills, knowledge and competences required for working in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. In this context, this paper analyses specific aspects of the economic, environmental, and social impact of green skills from the point of view of an increasing demand for green skills in various occupations. It finally examines the benefits of having a well-trained workforce equipped with green skills as well as the level of responsiveness for certain EU member states towards the need to address existential challenges of the green transition.
COVID-19 and the Exacerbation of Existing Inequalities: Why the Lower Socioeconomic Stratums Were Influenced the Most
Authors: Alevizos Antonios , Michail Markella , Eleftheroglou Magdalini , Sidiropoulos Symeon
Published: August 2023

Since the outburst of the COVID-19 virus many changes have taken place that concern most aspects of human life. A group that seemed to be affected most by the pandemic was that of the lower socio-economic stratums. This paper aims to demonstrate how individuals were most influenced. Firstly, their health was severely affected mainly due to the higher prevalence of social determinants that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19 and as they were more likely to delay seeking the necessary care for the virus. They also had to deal with a greater financial burden throughout the pandemic. Individuals of lower socio-economic stratums were much more likely to lose their jobs, to have their earnings reduce and to have to work while sick or in unsafe conditions. The last areas that have been negatively affected by the pandemic is digital, educational and health accessibility, as poorer individuals appear having reduce to technical means.
Comparative evaluation of postoperative dentinal hypersensitivity between Cention-N and resin modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) in class V cavity using Schiff scale (SS) – an in vivo study
Authors: Dhimole Rishika , Patel Dr. Aditya , Reche Dr. Amit , Bharate Rudra
Published: August 2023

Aim – The study aims to assess dentinal hypersensitivity after restoring the tooth with Cention N and resin modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) in class V cavities using the Schiff scale.

Objective – This study will be conducted to assess the extent of dentin hypersensitivity to the patient's stimulus-response.

Methods – A total of 36 patients reporting to the sharad pawar dental college and hospital will be taken having class V cavities. All the patients were divided into two groups. Using a high-speed flat-end straight diamond bur, a cavity with the dimensions two millimeters mmm in depth, three millimeters in width, and two millimeters in height was produced in the occlusal-gingival direction. In group A (n = 18) patients Cention N will be given as class V restoration and in group B (n = 18) patients RMGIC will be given. Follow-up will be done after seven days for evaluation of post-operative sensitivity. Informed written consent will be taken from the patients and the aims and methodology of the study will be explained before enrolment. Demographic data of the patient will be recorded. A statistical analysis will be done based on the recorded data using paired t-tests using Schiff Scale (SS).

 Expected results – Teeth restored with recently advanced restorative material Cention-N are anticipated to be more susceptible to microleakage and reduce postoperative dentinal hypersensitivity. Class V patients' postoperative sensitivity may be affected by the restorative material used and their method sensitivity.

Conclusion – The overall microleakage in Cention N is expected to be minimal or absent after evaluating. Cention N will be superior mechanical properties in comparison to resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC). This substance will have a substitute restoring agent.
Effect of Maitland and Mulligan mobilization on pain, range of motion and disability in patients with rotator cuff syndrome: a randomized clinical trial protocol
Authors: Sonone Samiksha Vinod , Patil Deepali
Published: August 2023

Background: Rotator cuff syndrome (RCS) comprises partial or whole-thickness rotator cuff tears, rotator cuff tendonitis, subacromial impingement syndrome, and bursitis. Expansion of rotator cuff arthropathy and glenohumeral degenerative disease are both made more likely by chronic rotator cuff syndrome. The maximum well-supported nonsurgical treatment for individual with rotator cuff (RC) injury appears to be musculoskeletal physiotherapy, including manual treatments and exercises. Scapular stabilisation exercises, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), range of motion (ROM), rotator cuff strengthening exercises, and stretching exercises are some of the therapeutic exercises that have been shown to be useful in recovering shoulder function. The passive, expert movements known as joint mobilisation and manipulation are used by clinicians to increase joint mobility and to reduce pain.

Methods: In this study we aim to find out the effect of Maitland and Mulligan mobilization on improving ROM, functional disability and pain in individuals with rotator cuff syndrome through a randomized clinical trial. 80 individuals in total will be allocated equally into two groups, and both groups will be receiving treatment for six weeks with five sessions per week. After six weeks of therapy the results will be assessed for follow-up. By mobilization there will be increased range of motion, reduction in pain and functional disability, this technique may be used to patient with rotator cuff syndrome if our study's premise is found to be significant.

Conclusions: In this study, we expect that the Maitland and Mulligan mobilization on pain, range of motion and disability in patients with rotator cuff syndrome will have significant effects.

CTRI Registration: CTRI/2023/05/052643.
Towards a computational history of modernism in European literary history: Mapping the Inner Lives of Characters in the European Novel (1840–1920)
Authors: Radak Tamara , Burnard Lou , Francois Pieter , Hilger Agnes , Jannidis Fotis , Palkó Gábor , Patras Roxana , Preminger Michael , Santos Diana , Schöch Christof
Published: August 2023

In this paper, we investigate the common narrative in literary history that the inner lives of characters became a central preoccupation of literary modernism. We operationalise this notion via a proxy, tracing the use of verbs relating to inner life across 10 language corpora from the ELTeC collection, which comprises novels from the period between 1840–1920. We expected to find an increase in the use of inner-life verbs corresponding to the traditional periodisation of modernism in each of the languages. However, different experiments conducted with the data do not confirm this hypothesis. We therefore look at the results in a number of more granular ways, but we cannot identify any common trends even when we split the verbs into individual categories, or take canonicity or gender into account. We discuss the obtained results in detail, proposing potential reasons for them and including potential avenues of further research as well as lessons learned.
Bridging the gaps in the global governance of antimicrobial resistance: the UN sustainable development goals and global health security agenda
Authors: Esiovwa Regina , Connolly John , Hursthouse Andrew , Mukherji Soumyo , Mukherji Suparna , Parasnis Anjali , Sachwani Kavita , Henriquez Fiona
Published: August 2023

Background: This paper examines the suitability of extant governance frameworks at an international level for addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is a creeping crisis for global health security.

Methods: Our study begins by evaluating the place of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets and indicators. This is followed by a discussion of the global health security agenda (GHSA). We examine how AMR needs to be taken more seriously within global policy frameworks based on adopting a One Health approach.  The research is supported by a systematic analysis of the national action plans for addressing AMR published by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Results: We determine that political leaders need to do more to promote the problem of AMR and that global health institutions need to invest more energy in thinking about how AMR is governed as part of an already busy global health security agenda. This includes building capacities within health systems, embedding evaluation processes, and enhancing public service leadership within this area. 

Conclusions: Our review of global policy frameworks and the national plans for AMR highlight the patchy coverage of AMR strategies globally and nationally. This article represents a springboard for future research including whether and to what extent a One Health approach to AMR in the environment has been implemented in practice within national health and environmental systems.
Particular Aspects of International Cooperation of Ukrainian Forensic Science Institutions with Foreign Specialists in Collecting, Studying and Processing Human Genomic Information
Authors: Nechyporiuk Mykola , Filipenko Nataliia , Juodkaitė-Granskienė Gabrielė , Ivanovic Aleksandar , Spitsyna Hanna
Published: August 2023

The monograph deals with issues of organization and examination of physical evidence of biological origin (molecular genetic testing), which is becoming an increasingly relevant element in criminal proceedings. The authors stress that the studying and processing of human genomic information, as well as molecular genetic testing performed in forensic science institutions both in Ukraine and abroad, can be considered from two interrelated perspectives: of the relevant issues of appointing and conducting molecular genetic testing in present legal conditions, and of the moral and ethical aspects of ensuring that human rights are respected in the use of genomic information and human biomaterial. Also, an analysis of the practice of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of using genomic information and human biological material was carried out. The need for the legislative introduction of international standards in the process of molecular genetic test-ing has been identified and substantiated
Viability of Intellectual Propery Law in the War and Post-war Periods
Authors: Glotov Sergiy
Published: August 2023

First and foremost, it is the seemingly unshakable institutions that tend to be affected by the evolution of views. This is especially true for those “rules of life” that, for one reason or another, have not worked out as expected or assumed by the society that had established them. What first comes to mind here is, of course, the example of the public international law’s f lagrant and disgraceful failure in terms of the security assurances given to Ukraine as a state that had given up its nuclear weapons by the world community represented by specific subjects of international law, including the aggressor country, under the Budapest Memorandum of December 5, 1994, which manifested not just the weakness of interna-tional public law, but rather its failure or even non-existence.Meanwhile, if we talk about law, Russia’s war against Ukraine spurred the evolution of views not only on such a special legal system as public international law, but also on a num-ber of institutions of civil law, private law. Our article discusses such an undoubtedly impor-tant private-law institution as intellectual property law.The intellectual property rights (exclusive rights) are known to be equated with the right of ownership due to the absolute nature assigned to them. However, the retrospective analy-sis of the relations arising in the context of compensation for the war damage inevitably makes one doubt their absolute nature, at best, and at worst, the very possibility of an exclu-sive right as a “right to.” The reason for such doubts is, in the first place, it being impossible to exercise the right to protection by forcing third parties to refrain from encroachment on the right (object of the right), and in the case of such an encroachment, by bringing them to justice. Therefore, there is every reason to review the legal nature of the exclusive rights.
Natural and Artificial Real Estate Concerning the Question of National Concepts of the Correlation of Rights
Authors: Mytsa Yuriy
Published: August 2023

The superficies solo cedit principle experienced its natural golden age in the period of the Middle Ages in Europe, when land relations had little in common with the private legal sphere and were completely determined by the measure of public legal power arising from land rights. At the same time, this principle has taken root in the national tradition of pri-vate law in many European countries. Considering this, it finds strong supporters in the modern civil law doctrine and judicial practice of Ukraine.The standpoint regarding the need to implement the superficies solo cedit principle con-sistently is becoming more and more widespread, and as a result, only land plots are de-clared real estate in a purely legal (namely, civil law) sense, while everything that is insepa-rably connected with the plots is proposed to be considered their constituent part that does not have an independent object existence (principle of the unity of the real estate object).A moderate position is also expressed, which is based on the existence of two objects of law: a land plot and an artificial real estate built on it, and points to their inseparable factual (physical) connection with each other, which must be taken into account by establishing the same inseparable legal connection of these objects (the principle of the unity of the legal fate of the land plot and the immovable property located on it).At the same time, the mentioned trends do not take into account the situation that has actually developed regarding this issue in Ukraine over the past 100 years where, both in fact and legally, land plots and buildings on them are different objects of law, in most cases they belong to different persons, and participate in economic turnover according to differ-ent rules. So active introduction of the superficies solo cedit principle into national legal life under such conditions raises serious doubts.
Źródło idei ukraińskiego katolickiego uniwersytetu i dzieje jej realizacji w Ukrainie po 1991 r.
Authors: Turij Oleh , Nowak Alicja
Published: August 2023

THE IDEA OF A UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: ITS ORIGINS AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE AFTER 1991
The historical predecessors of the today’s Ukrainian Catholic University were the Greek-Catholic Theological Academy founded in 1928 in Lviv by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, and the Ukrainian Catholic University of St. Clemens the Pope in Rome, established by Metropolitan Josyf Slipyj in December 1963, after his release from the Soviet imprisonment. In 1994, the Lviv Theological Academy was restored in the independent Ukraine, and in 2002 it was transformed into a university. The very name of the institution reflects the three consecutive stages of its history. As first, during the interwar period, when Western Ukraine was within the borders of Poland, the principal task was to provide Ukrainian youth with a possibility to pursue higher studies in their native language. During the Soviet period, when the Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine was banned and persecuted, the top priority was to maintain links with the Catholic world. Nowadays, in the independent Ukraine, the UCU seeks to become a new type of university offering an alternative to the post-Soviet educational approach and forming leaders to serve with professional excellence in Ukraine and internationally – for the glory of God, the common good, and the dignity of the human person.
Religion in the Process of Nation-Building in Ukraine: Case Study on the UGCC and Military Chaplaincy
Authors: Wawrzonek Michał , Szyszlak Tomasz
Published: August 2023

Priests of various faiths have tried to accompany Ukrainian soldiers as military chaplains since the very beginning of the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Finally, the Ukrainian parliament regularized the status of the military chaplaincy adopting a relevant law. Analyzing the process of shaping the chaplaincy allows us to better understand the place of religious communities and religion itself in the social life of post-Soviet Ukraine. It also allows for an examination of the nation-building process from a different and very interesting perspective. The article consists of three parts. The first one briefly presents the process of institutionalizing the military service of priests in Ukraine. In the next part, the significance of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church’s (UGCC) special activity in the field of military chaplaincy is demonstrated. The third part attempts to explain the reasons why the UGCC, despite a number of objective limitations, plays the leading role in the sphere of chaplaincy in Ukraine.
Laparoscopic Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair with Percutaneous İnternal Ring Suturing with Finer Needle and Suture; A 5-Year Experience of A Single Surgeon
Authors: KALYONCU AYÇENK Aybegum
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) method is an effective minimally invasive laparoscopic method that was preferred for indirect hernia repair in children.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to report the evaluation of surgical results in our PIRS series modified with finer needle and suture with the diagnosis of indirect inguinal hernia, communicating hydrocele and incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Methods: This was a retrospective study that included children aged 3 months to 12 years who underwent PIRS technique due to inguinal hernia between 2017 and 2022. Per-operative findings, surgical time, follow-up findings, complications, and recurrence data were evaluated.
Results: One hundred patients underwent a total of 129 PIRS procedures. Right inguinal hernias were diagnosed in 63 (63%) of the patients (1 communicating hydrocele and 1 recurrent inguinal hernia). One communicating hydrocele and one recurrent inguinal hernia were present on the left side of 32 (32%) patients. Five patients were diagnosed bilaterally (one incarcerated hernia). 24 patients (29%) with no symptoms were found to have contralateral hernias: 11 on the right (45%) and 13 on the left (55%) side. The average duration of surgery for unilateral PIRS was 13.5 minutes and bilateral PIRS was 24.3 minutes. Average follow-up duration was nine months. There were complications in nine patients (9%). Recurrence was observed in 3 (or 3%) of 100 (or 100) patients.
Conclusion: PIRS is a simple and safe alternative to open hernia repair in terms of surgical outcomes for the management of inguinal hernia in children.
Continuous variable quantum key distribution based on simultaneous quantum and classical communication in the terahertz band
Authors: Liu Chengji , Chao Yu , Wang Lu , Zhu Changhua , Li Qingshan
Published: August 2023

Continuous variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) based on a simultaneous quantum and classical communication (SQCC) protocol can use a single coherent communication system for multiple purposes. In this paper, we propose an inter-satellite SQCC-CVQKD scheme in the terahertz (THz) band. This scheme performs classical modulation at the sending end, followed by quantum Gaussian modulation operations. At the receiving end, an amplifier is used to amplify and demultiplex the received signal, and, finally, a homodyne detector or heterodyne detector is selected for decoding. We have demonstrated the security of the SQCC-CVQKD system in the THz band, and a performance analysis of the scheme is given in the finite-size regime. The simulation results show that this scheme has a higher secret key rate and stronger anti-interference ability in practice. This work provides an effective way to construct wireless quantum communication networks.
Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Yb:CALYO oscillator with more than 20-W average power
Authors: Tian Wenlong , Tian Xuan , Li Qian , Wang Geyang , Bai Chuan , Yu Yang , Xu Xiaodong , Xu Jun , Wei Zhiyi , Zhu Jiangfeng
Published: August 2023

We report on the demonstration of a pure Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CALYO laser which can directly deliver sub-200 fs pulses with more than 20-W average power. With an incident pump power of 89 W, 153-fs pulses were generated with an average power of 21.5 W at a repetition rate of 77.9 MHz. The corresponding peak power and single pulse energy were 1.6 MW and 0.27 µJ, respectively. The stable operation of the mode-locking was confirmed by very small fluctuations in both spectrum and output power recorded over an hour. Second harmonic generation (SHG) was conducted with 59% conversion efficiency, which indicated that the high-power mode-locking pulses are of good quality. Stable Kerr-lens mode-locking (KLM) with 156-fs pulse duration and 27.2-W average power was also achieved with 109-W pump power. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest average output power ever reported from a femtosecond mode-locked bulk oscillator.
Rapid scan white light pump–probe spectroscopy with 100 kHz shot-to-shot detection
Authors: Bhat Vivek N. , Thomas Asha S. , Bhattacharyya Atandrita , Tiwari Vivek
Published: August 2023

We demonstrate a femtosecond pump–probe spectrometer that utilizes a white light supercontinuum as input and relies on mutual synchronization of the laser repetition rate, acousto-optical chopper, pump–probe delay stage, and the CCD camera to record shot-to-shot pump–probe spectra while the pump–probe delay is scanned synchronously with the laser repetition rate. The unique combination of technologies implemented here allows for electronically controllable and repetition-rate scalable detection throughput that is only limited by the camera frame rate. Despite high probe RMS fluctuations due to sample scatter (from ∼1.8% with solvent to 7.9% with sample scatter), a combination of fast and slow averaging with a fine sampling of pump–probe delay leads to reduction of RMS noise without multichannel referencing down to ∼0.4 mOD for a scattering nanotube sample. Throughput and limitations of the rapid versus stepwise scanning approaches are analyzed. Experimental comparison with stepwise scan shows ∼1.9x noise reduction in a significantly faster experiment, suggesting an additional suppression of 1/f noise enabled by rapid scan data collection. The particular combination of technologies implemented here makes our approach especially suitable for high throughput impulsive pump–probe micro-spectroscopy of highly scattering samples, without added cost and complexity of light sources, multichannel detection, or long sample exposure.