bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of Childhood Obesity and Food Habits in School Going Children of 10 -12 Years
Authors: - Riswana KM , - Annie Ninan , - Bushaira V
Published: September 2023

Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic affecting children at an alarming rate in the world. Childhood obesity has important consequences for health and wellbeing both during childhood and also in later adult life. The rising prevalence of childhood obesity poses a major public health challenge in both developed and developing countries by increasing the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases. The present study was conducted to find out prevalence of childhood obesity and to study the food habits among school going children. It is conducted in Anakkayam panchayath, Malappuram district, Kerala. 200 samples were selected and information collected using questionnaire. Based on the BMI for age samples classified into obese, overweight, risk of overweight, normal, wasted and severely wasted. Among the total samples there are no obese children, 4.5 percent were overweight, 16 percent are risk of overweight, 63 percent are normal, 9 percent are wasted and 7.5 percent are severely wasted samples. There is more preference for dinner than breakfast among overweight samples (55.6 percent). 44.4 percent skip meals among overweight samples. 31.93 percent prefer sweet items for snacking and preference for fast food among overweight samples were 100 percent. Soft drink consumption is high among overweight samples (88.9 percent).
An Observational Study to Find Impact of Covid-19 Infection on Causation and Prognosis of Pancreatitis in a Tertiary Care Center
Authors: - Teena chandran , - Madhusudhan c , - Naseem hussain
Published: September 2023

Objective :Acute kidney injury affects 10-15% of all hospitalized patients with a much higher
incidence in the critically ill. The Acute Kidney Injury Network proposed a definition in which serum
creatinine rises (>0.3mg/dl) and/or oliguria (<0.5/ml/kg/h) for a period of 6 hours are used to detect
AKI. Accurate urine output measurements as well as serum creatinine values from our database were
used to detect patients with AKI, their clinical profile and to identify prognostic markers.
Design :Prospective observational study
Setting :4 intensive care units at, a large, academic, tertiary medical center
Methodology:All patients admitted in INTENSVE CARE UNIT in Sapthagiri Institute of Medical
Sciences and Research Centre with diagnosis of acute kidney injury, was included.Data was collected
through a prepared performa.Patients were followed up till death or discharge.The main outcome
evaluated was mortality.
Results:The study shows majority of patients were in 50-60 years age group(24%).Covid 19
pneumonia (52%)was the most common diagnosis followed by sepsis(19%).Overall mortality rate was
56%.In this study out of 100 patients,45 patients required dialysis among them 29 patients
(66%)expired.There was more mortality in patients who needed dialysis;Comorbidities and mods
contributed to mortality.In our study ,Comorbidity seen with highest frequency was Diabetes
mellitus(48%),followed by Hypertension(17%),COPD(5%) and CLD(4%).The current research found a
mortality rate of 64.3% among men and 35.7% among females.
Interpretation and conclusion:The study demonstrates high overall mortality of 56%.Mortality
increased with advancing age.Other contributing factors were comorbidities and oliguric renal
failure.Covid 19 pneumonia was most common diagnosis.There was increased mortality among the
ventilated patients and those requiring dialysis.
3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilan: Description, and Analysis of Works Approaches and Applications
Authors: - Himani Shivhare , - Dr Preeti Chincholikar
Published: September 2023

3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilan, also known as GPTMS, is a versatile organosilane compound that has gained significant attention in various fields. Its unique chemical structure, consisting of a glycidoxy group and three methoxy groups attached to a propyl chain, enables it to exhibit exceptional reactivity and compatibility with different materials. In the literature, extensive research has been conducted to understand the properties and behavior of GPTMS. Studies have focused on its synthesis methods, All of the GPTMS work is discussed and evaluated in this article. The work done in various areas of GPTMS has also been assessed. We have discovered and discussed all of the applications of GPTMS as well as its physical and chemical properties. In conclusion, here is the complete GPTMS description. We have covered all of the GPTMS applications as well as all of the experimental work done on them, including sol-gel pressure synthesis, hybrid coating sol-gel processes, cellulose-based sensors, etc.
Understanding Consumer Perceptions of Organic Produce: A Multidisciplinary Analysis
Authors: - Dipjyoti Bharali
Published: September 2023

This research article investigates and analyses the diverse range of factors that influence how consumers perceive organic produce. These factors encompass elements such as health considerations, environmental awareness, and economic factors. By comprehensively examining the factors affecting consumers’ perceptions, the research endeavors to shed light on how these perceptions translate into purchasing decisions. It explores the extent to which consumer attitudes towards organic produce influence their willingness to select and pay a premium for these products. This multidisciplinary analysis employs insights from consumer psychology, economics, and sustainability to provide a holistic understanding of consumer behavior in the context of organic farming.
Relationship Between Problems of Women Laborers and Their Socio-economic Status
Authors: - Radhika , - Neelam Dahiya , - Meera Rani
Published: September 2023

Agriculture, the single largest production endeavor in India, contributing about 18 per cent of GDP, is increasingly becoming a female activity. Women labourers play a crucial role in agriculture activities like main crop production, livestock production, horticulture, post-harvest operations etc. In spite of these, they face a number of problems such as exploitation, long working hours, unhealthy working conditions, insecurity of job, low wages, absence of decision making, male dominating society etc. Similarly the women labourers working in unorganized sector especially in urban areas are engaged in activities like domestic work, construction work, small trade brick making, coir and basket weaving, household industries etc. and they also face same types of problems. Keeping in view the above socioeconomic and psychological problems and factors affecting socio-economics problems, this present study was conducted among 120 women labourers in rural and urban communities of Hisar district of Haryana.
The results revealed that majority of the respondents were in the age group of 20-35 years, belonged to scheduled caste, had nuclear families and were agricultural labours in rural areas and construction labourers in urban areas. Maximum number of the respondents from rural and urban areas had high level of social, economic and psychological problems. Regarding socio-economic problems and factors associated, it was found that caste, education, occupation of the family, income and socioeconomic status were significantly associated with problems of respondents.
Understanding the Decline and Downfall of the Indian National Congress in Manipur: an Analysis of the Factors for Its Defeat in the State Assembly Elections of 2017 and 2022
Authors: - Peter Paoginpu
Published: September 2023

The Indian National Congress that have been dominating the politics of one of India's Northeastern state of Manipur, has decline so much so that in the latest Assembly election 2022 got just 5 seats out of 60 seats. So this paper is an attempt to analyse the factors for its Decline and Downfall.
Anthropocentric Subaltern: The Protagonist in Indra Sinha’s “Animal’s People”
Authors: - George Samuel Kisku
Published: September 2023

The story of “Animal’s People” is a tale of the residents of Khaufpur, a town, just like Bhopal, which is experiencing the aftereffects of a Gas Tragedy. The protagonist, who is also the narrator, apparently does not have a name and calls himself Animal. He calls himself that because his body (mainly spine) has been disfigured as a result of a chemical accident at a Kampani (“Company”) factory and he can no longer stand upright like a human. It is through the point of view of Animal that we see Zafar, Nisha and other people of the town seek accountability and reparations for the damage done to them by the chemical accident at the Kampani’s factory. While Khaufpuris, like Pandit Somraj who has lost his wife and child, have suffered, there are outsiders as well who stand with the marginalised such as Zafar who is up in arms against the Government officials and the Kampani (Company) which is pulling the strings of these officials, and the American doctor Elli who is helping the victims of the poisoning caused by the accident. While other residents are fighting for justice which is a human right, Animal is simultaneously fighting his own battle of being accepted as a human.
The paper attempts to bring to light the Anthropocene that we live in, and the subalterns that arise in the hierarchy of an anthropocentric world. Anthropocentrism, just like Colonialism, consists of a dominating human group, and victims of Colonialism often are also victims of Anthropocentrism, making them subalterns of an Anthropocentric world. I have referred to the subaltern theories of Gramsci and Spivak to identify the subaltern characters in “Animal’s People”. The world of Khaufpur in Indra Sinha’s “Animal’s People” is a microcosm of our planet which has begun experiencing Apocalyptic effects of the Anthropocene. The protagonist, Animal, is a subaltern in all aspects if we consider the subaltern theories of Gramsci and Spivak – he belongs to the lowest strata of hierarchy in the novel and he does not have a voice in his society (which Indra Sinha tries to bring out through this novel). These are the motives that inspired me to study “Animal’s People” with an Ecocritical lens and trace out elements pertaining to the idea of the Anthropocentric subaltern.
Arsenic(II) Complexes of Acetic Acid (3-nitrobenzyli- Dene)–hydrazide(schiff Bases Ligands):synthesis and Spectral Characterization
Authors: - Hitendra Singh Tomar , - Ritesh Sharma , - Sonam Dawar
Published: September 2023

The synthesis and characterization of arsenic(II) complexes with Schiff base ligands, [AsL)]Cl2 (L=Acetic acid (3-nitrobenzylidene) – hydrazide are described. Vibrational study in the solid state of hydrazide derivatives and its new mercury(II) complexes was performed by IR spectroscopy, UV spectral techniques. The changes observed between the FT-IR and UV-Vis spectra of the ligands and of the complexes allowed us to established the coordination mode of the meal in complexes. The results suggest that the Schiff bases coordinate as univalent anions with their bidentate N,O donors derived from the carbonyl and azomethine nitrogen.
NEFT VƏ QAZ QUYULARININ LƏĞVİ ZAMANI YARANAN PROBLEMLƏR
Authors: Yaşar Ələkbərov, Ziya Ağayev Yaşar Ələkbərov, Ziya Ağayev , Əli Qənbərov, Cəvahir Rəcəbli, Aygün Bayramova Əli Qənbərov, Cəvahir Rəcəbli, Aygün Bayramova
Published: September 2023

Dünyada neftn sənaye üsulu ilə (mexanikburla) ilkin olaraq 1846-cı ildə Bibiheybətdə, sonralar isə zərbə texnologiyasından istifadə etməklə 1871-ci ildə Balaxanıda qazılmaqla Azərbaycanı neft hasilatının mərkəzinə çevirmişdir. Ölkənin neft tatixinin təhlili nəticəsində müəyyən edilmişdir ki, ötən illər ərzində quru və dəniz ərazilərində olmaqla 30 000 artıq neft və qaz quyuları qazılmış, istismar olunmuş, sonda fəaliyyətləri dayandırılmış, konservasiyaya uğradılmış və ya ləğv edilmişdirlər. Hazırda fəaliyyətdə olan quyu fondu 6000-dən biz az çoxdur.
Bu proseslərdə neftqazmədənlərinin ərazilərində ekoloi tarazılığın pozulması, torpaq və su sahələrinin çirklənməsi, eləcə də yer təkində ciddi kənara çıxmalarön baş verməsinə gətirib çıxarmışdır. Quru və su ərazilərində yerləşən və ləğv edilmiş quyular ekoloji cəhətdən real təhlükə mənbəyi olub bu gündə ciddi fəsadlar yaradır.
Digər tərəfdən istismar müddəti başa çatmış quyuların ləğvi teznologiyası yenilənmə tələb edir ki, burada təkcə çirklənmiş neft ərazilərinin təmizlənməsi ilə yanaşı həmən zonalarda yer təkinin rekultivasiyası ilə bağlı problemlərin həlli böyük aktuallıq kəsb edir.
Quyuların mövcud ləğv edilmə üsulları işlənməsi istiqamətində geniş tərkibli elmi-tədqiqat içlərinin aparılmasına baxmayaraq ləğv edilən quyuların hermetikliyin tam təmini məsələsi problem işlərdən hesab olunur.
Digər tərəfdən qoruyucu kəmərlərin korroziyası, kəmər arxasında sement daşı həlqələrinin olmaması, həmçinin sement körpülərinin dağılması sonradan ləğv olunmuş quyularda məhsuldar təbəqələrlə yer səthi arasında əlaqənin yaranma ehtimalının yüksəlməsinə, qalıq neftin və qazın yer səthinə istiqamətlənməsinə səbəb olur [1-3].
Bu səbəbdən təqdim olunan məqalə neft quyularının ləğvı, bərpası və yerın təkının rekultıvasıyası problemlərınin müasir vəziyyətinin təhlininə və müvafiq tövsiyələrin işlənməsinə həsr edilmişdir.
Açar sözlər: neftqaz mədənləri, ləğv olunmuş quyular, ekoloji təhlükə, yer təkinin rekultivasiyası, hermetiklik.
MÜƏSSİSƏLƏRDƏ ƏMƏYİN TƏHLÜKƏSİZLİYİ SİSTEMİNİN EFFEKTİVLİYİNİN TƏDQİQİ
Authors: Etibar Yusifli Etibar Yusifli
Published: September 2023

Müasir istehsal prosesində işçi o qədər də aktiv rol oynamır, mexanizm və avadanlıqların işinə tabe olur və texnoloji proseslərə uyğunlaşmağa məcbur olur. Eyni zamanda texnika və texnologiyanın, elmi-texniki inkişafın sürərtləndirilməsi şəraitində təkmilləşir. Bu proses ardı kəsilmədən baş verir və işçiyə daha yüksək tələblər irəli sürülür.
Heç kəsə sirr deyil ki, ölkədə olan istehsalatların böyük hissəsi öz resurslarını çoxdan başa vurmuş SSRİ dönəmindən qalan köhnə avadanlıqlarla işləyir. Bu da öz növbəsində istehsalatda qəza riskinin, travmatizmin eləcə də müxtəlif peşə xəstəliklərinin baş vermə ehtimalını artırır.
Azərbaycanda fəaliyyət göstərən müxtəlif müəssisə və təşkilatlarda, o cümlədən sənaye müəssisələrində əməyin təhlükəsizliyi məsələləri aktual problem olaraq qalır və bu istiqamətdə müəyyən tədqiqatların aparılmasına ehtiyac vardır.
Onu da qeyd etmək lazımdır ki, bir çox müəssisələrin rəhbərləri əməyin təhlükəsizliyinin vacibliyini dərk edir, Sağlamlıq, Əməyin Təhlükəsizliyi və Ətraf Mühitə (SƏTƏM) cavabdeh şəxslər isə əməyin mühafizəsinin təşkili sahəsndə müəyyən səylər göstərirlər.
Bu məqalə müxtəlif müəssisə və təşkilatlarda, o cümlədən sənaye müəssisələrində əməyin təhlükəsizliyi sisteminin effektivliyinin tədqiqinə həsr olunmuşdur.
Açar sözlər: Əməyin təhlükəsizliyi, attestasiya, qəza riski, peşə xəstəlikləri, travmatizm, səs-küy, vibrasiya, texnologiya, avadanlıq, əmək şəraiti.
METALƏRİTMƏ SOBALARININ İSTİSMARI ZAMANI YARANAN PROBLEMLƏRİN ARAŞDIRILMASI
Authors: Hikmət Qurbanov, Şahbaz Babayev Hikmət Qurbanov, Şahbaz Babayev , İlahə Şahnazarova İlahə Şahnazarova
Published: September 2023

Metallurgiya sənayesi ağır, çoxmərhələli və yüksək enerji tutumlu bir sənaye sahəsidir. Bununla yanaşı nəqliyyat və enerji sərfiyyatı böyük məsrəflər tələb edir. Bir başa dağ-mədən sənayesi ilə əlaqədar olan metallurgiya Azərbaycan iqtisadiyyatının prioritet istiqamətlərindən biri hesab olunur. Neft və qazdan fərqli olaraq, faydalı qazıntılarının daşınması, nəqli də problem olaraq qalır və baha başa gələn bir proses qismində həmişə yekun məhsulun maya dəyərinə təsir edir.
Maya dəyərin formalaşmasına əsas təsir edən amil əritmə prosesi ilə bağlı olduqundan məqalədə metaləritmə sobalarının istismarı zamanı yaranan problemlərin araşdırılması və onların aradan qaldırılması ilə bağlı tövsiyələrin işlənməsinə həsr edilmişdir.
Açar sözlər: Metallurgiya, əritmə sobaları, metallar, imtinalar.
TƏNZİMLƏNƏN DROSSELİN TIXAC DÜYÜNÜNÜN TƏKMİLLƏŞDİRMƏKLƏ İŞQABİLİYYƏTLİLİYİNİN YÜKSƏLDİLMƏSİ
Authors: Cəmaləddin Aslanov, Ramiz Abbasov Cəmaləddin Aslanov, Ramiz Abbasov , Ayhan Buğdayev, Mahmud İsmayılov,   Elmar Qəfərov Ayhan Buğdayev, Mahmud İsmayılov,   Elmar Qəfərov
Published: September 2023

Müasir dövrdə neftin və qazın istismarında ən əsas məslələrdən biri yeyilməyə qarşı davamlı olan avadanlığın layihələndirilməsi və tətbiqidir. Məslənin vacibliyi bundan ibarətdir ki, istismar olunan neft məhsulu karbohidrogen birləşmələrindən, qumdan, kükürdən və.s aşqarlı maddələrdən ibarət olub istifadə olunan avadanlıqlarda korroziya, abraziv yeyilmə və digər prosesləri sürətləndirirlər.
Hal-hazırda Azərbaycanın əsas neft hasilatı dəniz yataqlarında aparılır. Yuxarıda sadalanan proseslərlə yanaşı dəniz suyu, açıq hava mühiti və.s avadanlıqların uzun ömürlüyünə ciddi təsir göstərir və bunlar nəzərə almalıdır.
Neft hasilatı və onun nəqlində tətbiq olunan avadanlıqlar sırasında siyirtmələr və drossellər xüsusi önəm kəsb edir. Drosselin iş prosesində sol tərəfdən daxil olan maye böyük sürətlə 90 º bucaq altında yuxarı oturma deşiyinə daxil olur. Bu zaman ucluq hissə tam açılmır. Ucluq hissənin yuxarı hissəsini təzyiqlə vurur. Bu hissə qaykanın aşağı hissəsidir. Bu zaman o hissədə neftin təsirində yeyilməyə məruz qalır. Nəzərə alsaq ki o hissənin diametri oymağın diametrindən kiçikdir, deməli əgər daxil olan mayenin təzyiqini qarşısını almasaq həmin hissənin dağılmasına səbəb ola bilər.
Açar sözlər. Tənzimlənən drossel, yəhər, ucluq hissə, fontan armaturu, hermetiklik.
Professional learning tasks and mathematical knowledge involving the algebraic structure of Groups: an experience in the degree in Mathematics teaching
Authors: Jardim Vania Batista Flose , Aguiar Marcia , Ribeiro Alessandro Jacques
Published: September 2023

Considering the teacher education of prospective teachers, the objective of this article is to understand how professional learning tasks are carried out in classes of a course of Algebra in the teacher education. Using Design-Based Research cycles, documents and video recordings were collected throughout the course of the classes. Data were analyzed in order to interpret how future teachers mobilize School-Related Content Knowledge and how teacher educators generate professional learning opportunities for them. The results indicate the possibility of approaching academic mathematics in specific-content disciplines of the teacher education, focusing on teacher training and the changes that future teachers’ knowledge may undergo during training. It is concluded that the use of resources that explore connections between academic and school mathematics, as was the case with formative tasks, seems to be a way to promote mathematical and didactic discussions in the teaching degree.
Study of Perinatal Outcome in Premature Babies with Complete and Incomplete Course of Antenatal Corticosteroids
Authors: M Rajesh Babu
Published: September 2023

The rate of preterm birth sweeps from 5-18% across 184 countries. India has a lofty number of preterm births as well as neonatal deaths due to prematurity. Preterm birth is a risk factor in at least 50% of all neonatal deaths and is the second most common cause of death (after pneumonia) among children under the age of five. In the Indian context, many pregnant women are registered late or are referred to a peripheral center when a preterm delivery is suspected. Many receive an incomplete course (only one dose) of corticosteroids. Therefore, in this proximity of the truncation researcher’s attempt to analyze the efficacy of a single dose, to see whether it is as good as two doses in averting impediment, especially RDS in preterm babies. This study aims to determine the differences in survival and short-term morbidity in neonates receiving an incomplete course (one dose) of steroids in comparison to those receiving a complete course (two doses) and to know the relation between co-morbidity with respect to those receiving a complete course of drug (two doses). The study depicts that RDS more common in premature babies who did not receive ANCS that who did. It also shows that requirement of surfactant and no. of doses of surfactant less in babies who received ANCS than babies who did not.
Summary of Findings from the Evaluation of the Current Periphery Building Environment
for Lezha City's Future Vision
Authors: Rusi Ilda
Published: September 2023

The city of Lezha has been traced along the Drini's riverbanks since antiquity, not far from its estuary. There are two different hills to the east of this territory, each with ruins of historical defences. Lezha's historical role as a well- fortified harbour was characterized by its geographical location. It has always been separated into two parts, the upper and lower city, due to its location. As a result of uncontrolled urban development after the 1990s and the phenomena it brought as a result in the territory, such as urban dispersal, extinction or damage to public spaces, construction in areas of sensitive natural and agricultural lands, as well as the endangerment of specific ecosystems, harmonization of sustainable urban development, appears to be necessary as a priority action. Sustainable urban development attempts to provide a high quality of life for all residents and users in urban areas by providing public services that meet certain criteria. The plan establishes the norms, conditions, and necessary criteria for development and well-being through hierarchization, consolidation, specialization, and centre regeneration, ensuring the construction of sustainable communities and the preservation of cultural and traditional values.
Infrastructure: Proposals for planning and settlement models connection and better access development in the Lezhë region
Authors: Qaja Besjana
Published: September 2023

The organization of rural settlements is an important measure to cope with rural decline and to improve the quality of life and rural attractions, tourism, assets, natural resources, etc. This study tries to analyze and present the relationship that these settlements have, what are their assets and values, and in what way they can be more connected and have permanent communication and access.
Rural areas in the Lezhe region have experienced a rapid depopulation in the last 30 years, accompanied by rural-urban migration. This extraordinary transition has caused a series of negative consequences, requiring a reorganization of access and interaction of rural settlements, to increase their economic efficiency, promoting agrotourism and local production.
In the continuation of the study, he takes into account the objectives of adaptability, compactness and local connection under the control of territorial limitations.
The main goal of our work is to improve the infrastructure as an important tool in relation to the development of tourism and agro-tourism, taking into account the growth of the population of Lezha in the projection based on the data from INSTAT.
The main ideas for improvement are based on expanding the information area of the "Rana e Hedhun" bicycle path; Connecting the most remote settlements with improved rural infrastructure and identifying natural areas that can be used for agricultural and tourist purposes.
Smart road infrastructure: Shaping the future of Shengjin accessibility.
Authors: Tocilla Albina
Published: September 2023

Albania is a strategic area in terms of tourism, because of its unspoiled beaches, cultural heritage, mountainous landscapes, connection with other countries, etc. Tourists suffer from the lack of smart infrastructure in Albania, which makes them face with traffic congestion during summer, in road segments towards beach areas. Lezha region is one of these Albanian attractions, among others, famous for the Shengjinbeach. Visiting it in summer is a real challenge, because of traffic congestion caused by insufficient road infrastructure, influx of visitors, lack of signaling, etc(Ora News, 2022). As long as, this concentration of tourism during the summer is associated with many natural, economic and social consequences, the issue of infrastructure should be addressed and improved. The improvement of physical infrastructure is an important and valuable tool related to the development of tourism(Lee et al, 2020). The chosen area for intervention is the segment from Shengjin to the main intersection at the entrance, which is considered also as ‘point of death’. Nowadays, technology facilitates our lives in many directions(Javaid et al, 2018), thanks to its unlimited components and it can be applied as well in road infrastructure.This paper aims to achieve these goals by using internet of things technology and different types of sensors based on it (speed sensors, IP CCTV cameras, smart traffic lights, digital signage, etc). Applying technology in this segment, provides an enhancement of Shengjin accessibility and developing more sustainable tourism in this area, contributing also to the reduction of accidents. In this way, we increase the efficiency of existing roads and improve their maintenance. Despite suggesting other mobility alternatives our proposal will convert the existing infrastructure into a better one, providing in this way a higher quality of tourism in this area and encouraging visitors to access Shengjin more often.
Climate change awareness in the Lezha area through artistic practice
Authors: Pronja Remijon
Published: September 2023

The phenomenon of global warming and its triggering effects among which are the rising of water levels is a fact that is happening unstoppably day by day. Many coastal parts across the globe are in danger of disappearing. One of the cases that should be considered is the lagoon of Kune-Vain in the Lezha district.
The whole area administered by the Municipality of Lezha has problems and will have problems with the floods of the lands that make up this administrative unit. At the same time, the cultural heritage sites of this municipality are endangered. Seen from a wider scale, man has his own responsibilities for these climate changes, such as rising temperatures and coastal erosion. For this reason, the awareness of the residents of this municipality but also that of tourists can play an important role in protecting the ecosystem and even more, in protecting the Kune-Vain lagoon.
Based on several previous implementations. the lagoon in addition to a national park can be turned into an art park through the implementation of art pieces, which will serve to raise public awareness against climate change. The art pieces can give an even greater visibility to the lagoon, increasing the number of visitors.
Artworks that have the same concern about climate changes that are already showed and are part of public art, they can be installed in the Kune – Vain lagoon, by use of sensors, colors, lights, etc. the installations will interact with the rising hypothesis of the increment of water; activating on the predictions of the sea level and rain flood. The works provide a visual reference of future sea level rise.
One of the art works that will suit very well as part of the lagoon is “Lines (57° 59N, 7° 16’W)” (Niittyvirta & Aho, 2018), an interactive site specific light installation located Outer Hebrides in Scotland, UK. The project was a collaboration between Timo Aho & Pekka Niittyvirta.
This installation will explore the catastrophic impact of our relationship with nature and its long term effects. The work provokes a dialogue on how the rising sea levels will affect coastal areas, its inhabitants and land usage in the future.
Presence of peculiar organisms in the water of Lagoons: Potentially valuables Bio indicators for cultural eutrophication level assessment
Authors: Volta Antonella
Published: September 2023

Coastal lagoons are transitional ecosystems located on the border between land and sea characterized by strong environmental fluctuations which affect the physiological and ecological adaptations of the living species.
The environmental quality of the lagoon ecosystem depends on the balance between chemical-physical components (water salinity, temperature, water-dissolved oxygen, high productivity, reduced hydrodynamics) and biological processes that define the complexity of the trophic chain. All these factors are strongly influenced by human activities that cause the phenomenon of eutrophication.
The coastal lagoon ecosystem is an heterogeneous environment easily affected by changes of different kinds (both natural and artificial) which cause the reduction in size of wetlands areas, increment of coastal erosion and more frequent flooding. Human activities are also important stressors which can lead to significant biological changes.
In this context the study of the structure and space-time dynamics of biological communities is an important way to assess the ecosystem’s quality, to evaluate its healthiness level and to suggest possible strategies for environmental remediation.
The individuation of specific Bioindicators becomes fundamental for a precise assessment of the “health status” of the animal, vegetal and microorganism populations and the quality of their habitat.
The continuous monitoring of Bioindicators over time allows to define plan and realize interventions focused on adapting as soon as possible ecosystem to environmental changes improving resilience to the climate changes.
Excessive presence of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Drini River and their impact on the Kune-Vain lagoon ecosystem: how anthropization can affect biodiversity
Authors: Bisi Matteo
Published: September 2023

In the western part of Albania there are various examples of lagoons and wetlands ecosystems; the object of this manuscript is addressing the environmental conditions of The Kune-Vain Lagoon, located in proximity of the city of Lezhë and south of the Drini River and its delta and providing suggestions about its preservation: it has been calculated that about 10 million m3 of polluted water are released, in many ways, every year into the Drini River. Because of its biodiversity this land has both national and international protection status. However, the flux of contaminants and pollutants derived from anthropic activities is strongly affecting this transitional body of water which is located at the interface of the river and the Adriatic Sea. Due to human activities, mobile aqueous species of nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) have become an actual environmental issue because high levels of such chemical elements are linked to the eutrophication of the lagoon’s waters, causing the proliferation of invasive species (mostly microorganisms, plants and crustaceans). As mentioned above a very high quantity of N and P from anthropogenic sources can infiltrate the ecosystem in many ways, like from mining activity, liquid and solid wastes from the urban aera of Lezhë, from farms and livestock, from fires and more. But the main cause of this problem is associated with the use that people make with soils and lands: the increment of fallow uncultivated areas from abandoned agricultural sites contribute indeed to the surface runoff, erosion and subsequent transport of N and P chemical species to the actually cultivated territory in which cultivation and managements practices for forage and cereals are present; this leads to ulterior release of soil particles that are rich in N and P chemicals compounds into the aqueous phase of the land. A very big portion of those aforementioned particles have been and still are depositing in the main area of the Kune-Vain Lagoon. The Lagoon is part of the coastal area, thus it is very important for economy, industry and tourism and it also act as a ‘buffer zone’ between the sea and the agricultural areas because of its biological function as natural filter for nutrients overload through its characteristic vegetation. Nevertheless, the Kune-Vain lagoon waters show a clear tendency toward degradation and something must be done to prevent heavy ecological issues. It would be useful to constantly monitor the chemical composition and the state of the waters. Also, the employment of meanings of phytoremediation would represent a practical, cheap and environmental-friendly way to help the process of recovery toward better environmental conditions of the Kune-Vain Lagoon.
Proactive approaches through environmental and architectural elements towards sustainable solutions for post pandemic city. Case study of Lezha
Authors: Zogiani Rine
Published: September 2023

Towards sustainable solutions for post pandemic city is analyzed the city of Lezha - as case study, by splitting it into three zones, whose two are on city's side and one on the beach side, in terms of buildings, theirs foot within terrain's morphology, the roads grid, etc. Some of identified problems regarding environment and post pandemic consequences appeared to be: air pollution, humidity, lack of water management, and others, settled priorities for an environment, climate and health research agenda in the EU by adopting a holistic and systemic approach in the face of global environmental changes . In relation to the sustainable form of constructions within a plot, based on the research of the previous workshop on the Sustainability of the Form, is proposed to intervene with interdisciplinary approaches to achieving sustainability in terms of from and environmental factors together. Since it is almost impossible to propose demolitions and other rigid solutions that could cause many other aspects too, it is crucial to approach with smart solutions. Thus, resulting the analysis of environmental characteristics of the zones and features together, by linking them with smart sustainable architecture's solutions. The new areas or those to be built by having a certain angle of orientation, intervention on building heights and where possible open corridors for natural ventilation is hypothetical concept. This result as an approach towards hygienic reasons of cleaning the city from polluted air based on studies of buildings and natural characteristics of the environment tailors a lot components towards sustainable solution among settled priorities for an environment. In addition, closing in blocks where it is possible, to avoid the negative phenomena of un-sustainable form, through the proposals of new forms will also contribute to the environmental hygienic aspect - as a factor directly related to the recent pandemic. Actually, the proposal to intervene on the zones by different approaches referring potentials of natural elements like wind, orientation, ventilation and insulation conform terrain morphology, environmental characteristics of the zone - based on blocks and plots - to achieve sustainability through natural elements and existing buildings considering the last pandemic better management and overall contribution on efficiency. The pandemics as crisis leads on opportunities in terms of being proactive when thinking and designing the same way this pandemic exposed the differences and popped up the inequalities reflected also on architecture, society, environment and economics. The crisis and natural catastrophes should serve as an alert on design and planning in order to avoid or at least manage easier the situations like last pandemic.
Strategies to adapt and update the existing residential building stock of Lezha region in the post Covid-19 pandemic era
Authors: Talamonti Nicola
Published: September 2023

Towards sustainable solutions for post pandemic city is analyzed the city of Lezha - as case Since its beginning, the Covid-19 pandemic changed most of the aspects of human life and, specifically, has resulted in a disruptive transformation of the social interactions. As it is well known, the largest part of the built spaces has been shaped to ensure these interactions and, as consequence, sanitary prevention measures (minimum interpersonal distance of one meter and half to keep in public spaces or the attendance of school from home, working from home) have been having a disruptive impact on the spaces inhabited by humans until now. Narrowing down the field to the built environment, at the scale of the residential buildings, this article investigates how, in the of region of Lezha (Albania), both in the pandemic and post-pandemic scenario, the reconfiguration of the home spaces can play a significant role in protecting residents from the disease. In this context, the two main key aspects of the houses analyzed in the article are essential to face those transformations of built environment due to the pandemic: the spatial transformation in terms of size, adaptability, and flexibility of the layout of the dwellings and the improvement of environmental quality and comfort of the dwellings. Starting from data available from the Census 2011 for the region of Lezha, the spatial, constructive and environmental features of the most representative existing building types have been analyzed, identifying the ones that have to be improved. From the data collected by this analysis, general design support guidelines to adapt and update the existing residential Lezha region building stock to the new living needs imposed by Covid-19 pandemic have been developed, addressed mainly to local authorities and building users.
Spatial Proposals for The Post Pandemic City. Panacea Planning and Architecture for The Third Millenium Settlement. The Case of Lezha Region
Authors: Kumaraku Llazar
Published: September 2023

This publication is the result of a research project, within the framework of the National Research and Development Projects (PKKZH) for the period 2021-2023, co-financed by Polis University (U_POLIS) and the Agjencia Kombëtare e Kërkimit Shkencor dhe Inovacionit (AKKSHI) / National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation. In the call opened by AKKSHI in March 2021, U_POLIS in cooperation with Co-PLAN - Institute for Habitat Development presented a research proposal with the title "Spatial Solution for the post Pandemic City: The Case of Lezha Region". This research proposal won the call made by AKKSHI and in this way it was funded as research by AKKSHI and by U_POLIS in cooperation with CO_PLAN. According to the chrono-program, the two-year project started in October 2021 and ends in September 2023, even though the staff involved in this project had been working on this topic for months since the beginning of the pandemic problem. So this publication is the product of an almost three-year research on the state of settlements after the global crisis caused by the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic that had its beginnings at the end of 2019 in China and later spread throughout the planet. The working group of this project was directed by Prof. Besnik Aliaj, Rector of U_POLIS, and consists of Dr. Llazar Kumaraku, Dr. Skender Luarasi, Dr. Endri Duro as members of U_POLIS and Dr. Rudina Toto and Dr*. Rodion Gjoka from CO-PLAN. The project began with preliminary studies of the condition of the settlements affected by the pandemic and later was detailed in specific studies by international scientific researchers who are part of the joint International Doctorate in Architecture and Urban Planning (IDAUP) that U_POLIS organizes in collaboration with the University of Ferrara in Italy (UNIFE). In this research project, beyond the working group, more than twenty other young researchers at different academic levels gave a scientific contribution via a scientific paper in this volume.
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Collaborative post-conflict urban planning tools, to help ensure that reconstruction efforts are people- centered and accessible to all
Authors: Aliaj Besnik , Dhamo Sotir
Published: September 2023

Urban areas and living settlements are frequently nowadays at the center of modern conflicts or crisis. They all face somehow their own unique set of challenges of “post-conflict/crisis” nature - including situations like wars, pandemics, environmental crisis, social unrest, political instability, economic collapse, demographic decay, etc. Aliaj, Toto & Perna conclude that such crisis situation needs to face the “new normal”, that becomes soon the “new normal” that pushes for transformative shifts of society, and changes in ideologies or systems. This is a call to think beyond the “stable state” and the “stable normal” (Schon, Donald).
Evaluation of indoor air pollutants and new buildings’ solutions to reduce them: literature review and fundamentals
Authors: Lanzoni Luca
Published: September 2023

During the past few decades various symptoms and illnesses have been increasingly attributed to nonindustrial indoor environments. In general, indoor exposure to noxious chemical, physical, and biological hazards occur at low levels, however, such indoors exposition are very common (Seltzer, 1994: pp. 318-326). Symptoms such as drowsiness, headache, fatigue, burning eyes and breathing difficulties are signs that could indicate a high percentage of pollutants in the indoor environment, although we often tend to attribute them to other causes. This phenomenon which causes disease is called - sick building syndrome - (SBS) and it is a growing problem (Carrie A Redlich, 1997: pp. 1013-1016). SBS has been reported with increasing frequency since the 1970s, as older, naturally ventilated buildings have been replaced by more energy efficient, “airtight” buildings. SBS was frequently associated with workplaces, where the employees work together and spend most of their time. However, in this pandemic and post-pandemic situation, the smart working, and the greater crowding of living spaces, could cause this problem to arise even in private homes. Now, in the framework of COVID, it has become even more necessary to look closely at the quality of the air in homes. Indeed we spend more and more time inside enclosed and shared places, where the air can be much more polluted than outside. At home and office, we are surrounded, and we daily breathe dangerous but invisible substances, which penetrate our body without being noticed. In order to propose the best house's construction and rebuilding solutions, this review considers the contamination sources that can cause diseases in the house's environment. The innovative approach, based on the complexity of the problem, it focuses attention about the different factors in order to reduce the indoor air pollutions. Finally, having identified the factors that play a significant role in environmental indoor house's contamination, a clear picture should emerge to draw conclusions and propose the best buildings solutions. Based on the complexity of the problem and the need for interdisciplinary research.
Manifestation of Russian national character in the image of Andrei Sokolov (based on the story “The Fate of a Man” by M.A. Sholokhov)
Authors: Малекзада Д.Ф.
Published: September 2023

В статье раскрывается специфика творческой реализации национальной идеи в произведении М. А. Шолохова «Судьба человека», посвященном героизму, проявленному русским народом в годы Великой Отечественной войны. Исследование направлено на раскрытие истинного смысла национальной идеи путем противопоставления ее фашизму в аспекте общечеловеческих моральных ценностей. Образ героя рассказа собирательный, таких, как Андрей Соколов, очень много. Шолохов показывает достоинство русского солдата, который даже в плену думает не о собственной жизни, а о Родине. В поступках героя воплощаются специфические черты русского характера.

The article reveals the specifics of the creative realization of the national idea in M.A. Sholokhov’s work “The Fate of a Man”, dedicated to the heroism shown by the Russian people during the Great Patriotic War. The study shows the true meaning of the national idea by contrasting it with fascism in the aspect of universal moral values. The image of the hero is collective, there are many such as Andrei Sokolov. Sholokhov shows the dignity of the Russian soldier, who even in captivity thinks not about his own life, but about the Motherland. The hero’s actions embody specific features of the Russian character.
Tactical medicine in the Russian army in the 20th and early 21st centuries
Authors: Звонарёва М.М. , Сарин Д.П.
Published: September 2023

Исследовательская работа освещает развитие отечественной военно-полевой медицины в области доврачебной медицинской помощи и эвакуации раненых военнослужащих российской армии на протяжении последнего столетия. В период XX – начале ХХI века произошла трансформация санитарной доврачебной помощи в тактическую медицину. Подчеркивается значение действий современного тактического медика в условиях иррегулярной войны и взаимопомощь сослуживцев при эвакуации раненых. Знание и навыки действий в рамках тактической медицины являются важным фактором сохранения жизни военнослужащих во время военных действий.

The article highlights the development of domestic military field medicine in the field of pre-hospital medical care and evacuation of wounded soldiers of the Russian army over the past century. The importance of the modern tactical medicine in irregular warfare and the mutual assistance of comrades-in-arms in evacuating the wounded is emphasized. The author concludes that in the period of the 20th and early 21st centuries there was a transformation of sanitary pre-hospital care into tactical medicine. The knowledge and skills of tactical medicine are an important factor in preserving the lives of military personnel during military operations.
Islam, Demokrasi Liberal Dan Sekularisme Oleh Nader Hashemi Dalam Kajian Hukum Islam Kontemporer
Authors: Nilhakim Nilhakim
Published: September 2023

Islam dan Politik demokrasi liberal sering menimbulkan perdebatan   muncul sebagai isu yang paling dipertentangkan. Para ilmuan sosial yang meyakini bahwa politik keagamaan dan perkembangan demokrasi liberal secara struktur tidak sejalan (incompatible) ditantang oleh Nader Hashemi. Menurutnya ketegangan antara agama dan demokrasi liberal yang serius bukan berarti bahwa keduanya tidak mungkin untuk didamaikan. Penelitian ini akan meneliti bagaimana konsep Nader Hashemi tentang relasi  Islam, Demokrasi Liberal dan  Sekularisme? Dan bagaimana hasil konsep teoritis dan praktis relasi  Islam, Demokrasi Liberal dan  Sekularisme?. Reinterpretasi yang terkait teori relasi  agama dengan demokrasi, bahwa teori sekularisme bagi muslim bukan hanya mungkin dilakukan, tetapi sangat sekali dibutuhkan untuk membangun demokrasi yang liberal. Dengan catatan paham sekulerisme tidak hanya menganggap pemerintahan sebatas untuk kepentingan dunia semata. Memang tidak ada konsep Islam yang baku, jika melihat kembali sejarah perkembangan kekuasaan Negara, yaitu sistem demokrasi berasal dari Yunani berawal dari sini, kemudian Islam datang pada masa Nabi Muhammad Saw “Negara Madinah” yang hingga kini menjadi rujukan paling sahih bagi perjuangan politik umat Islam. Ternyata belum cukup memenuhi kriterium bagi sebutan berdirinya sebuah Negara. Kemudian diteruskan masa Khulafa ar-Rasyidun, selanjutnya kekuasaan monarki. Di perkembangan selanjutnya beralih pada kekuasaan Barat (Kristen) dan menyebarkankan paham demokrasinya dengan kolonialisme. Dan terasa pada masyarakat muslim hingga sekarang, sehingga menimbulkan bias pertentangan terhadap sistem demokrasi. Hasil dari produk  pemikiran Nader Hashemi  (metode historis dan komparatif) yaitu: pertama, agama berperan dalam kehidupan politik; ada gerakan-gerakan protes religious dan demokrasi jangka panjang. Kedua, toleransi timbal balik agama terhadap demokrasi; negara tidak bisa melarang kelompok-kelompok keagamaan dari kegiatan politik hanya karena mereka bersifat keagamaan. Ketiga, pembaharuan keagamaan mendorong demokrasi; pergeseran terhadap dokrin agama dapat memberikan kontribusi terhadap pembangunan politik
Potensi Usaha Tanaman Sagu Dalam Mendorong Perekonomian Masyarakat Di Desa Sebagun Kecamatan Sebawi
Authors: Ananda Iva Ashari
Published: September 2023

Sago has enormous potential in meeting food needs. This plant only needs to be planted once, and after 12 years it can be continuously harvested, without the need to clear land for new plantings. Sago also does not need fertilizers, pesticides and other things. The potential of the sago plant business is one of the livelihoods of the people in Sebagun village, Sebawi sub-district, with an area of ​​​​about 200 hectares. It turns out that it can provide distinct benefits for economic independence for the people in the village. The proof is that many young sago stems are found in areas that have a high enough water content, this can be a source of increasing regular or side income for the community.