bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Knowledge and Compliance of Hydroxychloroquine Prophylaxis for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection among Indian Health-Care Workers
Authors: Haldar Rudrashish , Mishra Prabhaker , Gurjar Mohan , Sanjeev Om Prakash , Upadhyaya Vijai Datta , Bhatnagar Ankur , Bhadauria Dharmendra , Agarwal Vikas
Published: August 2022

Objective:

In the initial days of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as chemoprophylaxis for health-care workers (HCWs) involved in the care of COVID-19 patients. The present survey aimed to assess the knowledge and compliance of HCQ prophylaxis as per the ICMR recommendations among Indian HCWs during the first wave of the pandemic.

Methods:

A validated 19-item questionnaire-based survey was distributed to HCWs in our apex tertiary care institute who had completed their duties in the COVID-19 wards to assess the knowledge, attitude, and compliance of all sections of HCWs regarding the ICMR-recommended HCQ prophylaxis. Participation in the survey was voluntary, and anonymity was maintained. Data obtained from the responses were collated and analyzed.

Findings:

Two hundred and fourteen out of 250 HCWs completed the survey (85.6% response rate). Among 214 participants, 87.9% were below the age of 40 years. 83.2% were aware of the use of HCQ for possible prevention of COVID-19 infection, while only 24.6% took HCQ for 7 weeks as was recommended during that period. The main reasons given by 37.3% of the HCWs for not taking HCQ were their knowledge and research on HCQ, where side effects were prominent. Side effects were reported by 35% of the respondents, of which the most notable was nausea/vomiting (14%) followed by gastritis (12%).

Conclusion:

The poor compliance with HCQ prophylaxis by HCWs was influenced by their knowledge and research, lack of strong scientific evidence, and drug-associated adverse effects.
Patients’ Knowledge and Practice on Disposal of Medicines Kept in Households in South Africa
Authors: Mahlaba Kesentseng Jackson , Helberg Elvera Anna , Godman Brian , Kurdi Amanj , Meyer Johanna Catharina
Published: August 2022

Objective:

The disposal of unwanted, unused, or expired medicines is a concern. Currently, there is little knowledge regarding their disposal among patients in South Africa. Consequently, there is a need to address this.

Methods:

This was a descriptive and quantitative study with patients conducted among 16 primary health-care clinics (PHCs) in South Africa. A structured questionnaire was administered to 171 conveniently selected patients. Data on ideal disposal methods were collected and compared to actual disposal practices.

Findings:

74.9% of patients reported having unused medicines at home, of whom 34.4% wanted these medicines disposed of. However, 64.9% did not know how to dispose of them, with 95.3% reporting having never been informed by health-care professionals of disposal methods. While patients prefer to return medicines to their PHC, only 7.0% did so. Patients’ ideal disposal practices included designated collection task teams (25.1%) and dissolving their unused medicines in water (38.6%). However, current practices indicated that patients flushed medicines down the sewer (31.6%) or disposed of them in municipal bins (23.9%).

Conclusion:

Patients disposed of their unwanted medicines using incorrect disposal techniques, which they thought were correct. This urgently needs to be addressed.
Assessment of surgical outcomes of tongue in groove technique vs cartilage resection technique in management of caudal septal dislocation
Authors: Selem Sara Kamal Bedeer , Hagras Mahmoud Abdul Ghani , Gamea Ahmed Moawad , Tomoum Mohamed Osama
Published: August 2022

Background

Caudal septal deviation is a major cause of nasal obstruction. This problem affects normal nasal breathing by narrowing the external valve area and the nasal valve angle, in addition to aesthetic deformity of the nose. Treatment of midseptal and posterior deviations is rather straightforward, but treatment of the caudal septal deviation can be a more challenging problem.

Aim

To assess the aesthetic and functional satisfaction for patients with tongue in groove technique vs cartilage resection technique in managing caudal septal dislocation.

Patients and methods

This is a prospective, cohort controlled study of 25 patients divided into two groups: group A consisted of 13 patients who underwent tongue in groove technique and group B consisted of 12 patients who underwent cartilage resection technique.

Results

In managing caudal end septal dislocations, both tongue in groove and cartilage resection techniques have valuable aesthetic and functional outcomes.

Conclusion

The tongue in groove technique has a better outcome as there is no residual postoperative caudal dislocation or sublaxation. Also, it is usually used in combination with other septoplasty maneuvers to achieve the desired functional and cosmetic result. The cartilage resection technique does not add any other incision or scar except for the same ones used for septoplasty.
Diagnostic value of multidetector computed tomography for detection of complication after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
Authors: Elmorshdy Sara Abd Elaty Bder , Elsharway Fatma Anas , Farha Mohamed Osama Abo , Elbarbary Aly Aly
Published: August 2022

Background

Urolithiasis represents one of the most common urogenital disorders. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has changed the management of urolithiasis. ESWL has many complications, including cardiac dysrhythmia, bacteriuria, bleeding, steinstrasse, renal colic, and urosepsis. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) allows reliable detection and quantification of post-ESWL complications.

Aims

The aim of this work was to evaluate post-ESWL sequel by CT and to rule out complications.

Patients and methods

In total, 30 patients with renal stones received treatment with ESWL. Patients came after undergoing ESWL procedure and suffering from clinical complaints to the Department of Diagnostic Radiology in Tanta University Hospital examination center.

Results

All patients included in our study were evaluated by MDCT to detect complications after ESWL. We found that 10 cases had multiple stone fragments along the course of the ureter that was called steinstrasse. Urinary-tract infections in six (20%) cases. Two cases had signs of inflammation with steinstrasse. Six cases had renal hematoma. We found a significant value. No significant value between the incidence of complications and systolic blood pressure and also diastolic blood pressure. We found significant differences between the incidence of complications and high fasting blood sugar, especially urinary-tract infection. MDCT-diagnosed pyelonephritis has high white blood cell count in urine more than 100. Red blood cell significantly increased in urine analysis of cases with renal hematoma and pyelonephritis.

Conclusion

MDCT is considered the most accurate noninvasive imaging tool not only for diagnosis of urinary-tract stone but also detection of complications after ESWL.
Role of healing promoting factors in healing of tympanic membrane perforations
Authors: Atlam Ahmad S.A.M. , Erfan Fathy A. , Abushleeb Walaa H. , Mandour Mahmoud F.
Published: August 2022

Background and Aim

Some healing promoting factors, such as epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), hyaluronic acid (HA), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP), have been in use nowadays to assist healing eardrum perforations. Several trials have been conducted to assess their effectiveness. This meta-analysis was conducted to find out the prognostic effects of these factors.

Materials and methods

The search methods consist of electronic databases and literature references for published and unpublished studies, besides the reference lists of all relevant studies. Selection criteria All types of studies (randomized controlled trials, prospective, retrospective, or case–control). Data collection and analysis Eighteen articles were included after screening by titles and/or abstracts and full-text assessment. They were categorized according to the used healing promoting factor. Data were extracted and analyzed via Cochrane Collaboration's Review Manager Software.

Results

EGF and FGFs significantly improved the rate of closure, healing duration, and increased hearing gain. On the contrary, the overall effects of HA and PRP were nonsignificant in this respect.

Conclusion

EGF and FGF can increase the rate of closure of tympanic membrane perforations, shorten healing duration, and improve hearing gain. PRP and HA do not have a significant effect. This can be attributed to heterogeneity of the studies included to assess the role of each of these two factors.
Physicochemical, Nutrient, and Heavy Metal Characterization of Wastewater Released from Wachemo University, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Authors: Haile M. Z. , Gedamo F. E.
Published: August 2022

Waste management in higher educational institutions is an existing environmental challenge in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to determine the physicochemical, nutrient, and heavy metals concentration of wastewater generated from Wachemo University, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Three wastewater samples were collected and placed in a refrigerator until sample preparation and analysis. Physicochemical parameters, nutrients, and heavy metals were measured using the Standard Methods of the American Public Health Association. The results of the study were ranged as Temperature (19.00–19.02 oC), TDS (89.9–201 mg/L), E.C (179.9–284 µS/cm), DO (1.5–4.5 mg/L), Turbidity (93.2–513.8 NTU), pH (4.82–7.48), TSS (458.4–143 mg/L), TS (339.7–3889.6 mg/L), BOD (44.9–287.1 mg/L), COD (144.9–869.7 mg/L), phosphate (5.2–13.0 mg/L), sulfate (0.02–280.3 mg/L), nitrate (47.9–54.0 mg/L), NH3–N (0.03–7.39 mg/L). The values of most of the physicochemical parameters, nutrients, and heavy metals are within the permissible limit of FAO and EEPA. However, the concentration of Pb was found to be above the maximum permissible limit set by WHO. Similarly, the values of physicochemical parameters such as BOD, COD, TSS, and E.C were above the acceptable range for wastewater discharged limit set by FAO and EEPA. Thus, the result showed that the wastewater released from Wachamo University pose a risk to the surrounding environment and human health unless a proper waste management system is implemented.
Application of Machine Learning Identification and Classification of Muturu and Keteku Cattle Species for a Smart Agricultural Practice in Developing Countries such as Nigeria
Authors: Bello R. W. , Ikeremo E. S. , Olubummo D. A.
Published: August 2022

Smart technologies have drastically reshaped the traditional methods of practicing agriculture as witnessed in husbandry. In this paper, a novel application of machine learning identification and classification of Muturu and Keteku cattle species in Nigeria was proposed as the mainstream model that enables the precision and intelligence perception of animal husbandry for a smart agricultural practice using enhanced mask region-based convolutional neural networks (mask R-CNN). A performance accuracy of 0.92 mAP (mean Average Precision) was achieved by the enhanced mask R-CNN model, making it on a par with the existing models.
Effect of Meteorological Parameters on the Performance of Photovoltaics Installed under the Guinea Savannah Atmosphere in Ogoja, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Akonjom N. A. , Njok A. O.
Published: August 2022

A thorough experimental investigation was carried out to study the effect of some meteorological parameters on the performance of photovoltaics installed under the guinea savannah atmosphere in Ogoja, Cross River State, Nigeria  by in-situ measurement approach using a precision digital solar power meter, an accurate digital hygrometer, precision digital infrared gun thermometer and a digital high precision photovoltaic smart panel maximum power point tracker (MPPT) tester to track and determine the maximum power, voltage and current produced by the photovoltaic module. The result reveals that stability in voltage should be expected between relative humidity levels of 67% to 47% while erratic drop in voltage below 47% of relative humidity should be expected which hinders the PV module from attaining 100% efficiency. In addition, the temperature of the study location seems favorable as on the average the panel temperature will rarely exceed 400C for months besides January which makes it possible for the PV module to attain 90% efficiency. Also, with an altitude of 85m above sea level coupled with the fact that as early as 9:00am the solar power level is close to 800W/m2 makes the location a good site for the installation of solar farm for harvesting solar energy.
LGBT students in schools. Stereotypes versus reality
Authors: Gurbisz Dominika , Augustyn Andżelika
Published: August 2022

The aim of the study is to gain knowledge about the perception of the situation of LGBT students in schools. The analysis was broadened by incorporating the research question of whether there is a significant relationship between demographic variables and the beliefs and attitudes about the situation of LGBT students in schools. The study highlights the low level of common education in the field of anti-discrimination policy. An analysis of an online survey was carried out, the data were analyzed through chi-square test of independence, allowing to determine the connection of the variables. The results show a clear association between sexual orientation, belief systems, and the perception of the situation of LGBT students in the school environment. It was concluded that in order to improve the situation of LGBT students it is necessary to instruct the teaching staff in the methods of engaging in conversation with students about sexual orientation, as well as in ways of recognizing and reacting to manifestations of school homophobia.

Uczniowie LGBT w szkołach. Stereotypy a rzeczywistość

Celem badania jest zdobycie wiedzy na temat postrzegania sytuacji uczniów LGBT w szkołach. Analizę poszerzono o pytanie badawcze: czy istnieje istotny związek między zmiennymi demograficznymi a przekonaniami i postawami dotyczącymi sytuacji uczniów LGBT w szkołach? Badanie zwraca uwagę na niski poziom powszechnej edukacji w zakresie polityki antydyskryminacyjnej. Przeprowadzono analizę ankiety internetowej, dane poddano testom niezależności chi-kwadrat, pozwalającym na określenie związku zmiennych. Wyniki wskazują na wyraźny związek między orientacją seksualną, systemem przekonań a postrzeganiem sytuacji uczniów LGBT w środowisku szkolnym. Stwierdzono, że dla poprawy sytuacji osób LGBT w szkołach konieczne jest przygotowanie kadry nauczycielskiej do prowadzenia rozmów z uczniami na temat orientacji seksualnej oraz rozpoznawania i reagowania na przejawy szkolnej homofobii.
Reflections for the interdisciplinary study of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Authors: Villasmil-Espinoza Jorge J. , Leheza Yevhen , Holovii Liudmyla
Published: August 2022

The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 is an unusual geopolitical event that puts the security of Western Europe at risk and, at the same time, erodes the norms of international law that regulate, at least in theory, relations between civilized countries. Indeed, it is a tragic event that has cost the lives of thousands of civilians who have been victims of war crimes and serious violations of their fundamental rights. In this sense, the objective of this editorial is twofold, on the one hand, to present volume 40, number 73 of Political Questions and, on the other, to briefly explain the causes and geopolitical consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is concluded that the invasion of Putin’s Russia in Ukraine can trigger a prolonged and extensive conflict that can even confront NATO directly with Russia. Ideologically, it is a conflict that means a clash between different political models such as the liberal democracies of the West (ensuring human rights, adherence to the principles of international law - the sovereignty of the country, freedom of speech, free movement around the world, etc.) with the militarist and neoconservative authoritarianism of tsarist roots.
Effectiveness of gender policy in the activities of the Ukrainian police in the context of intensifying European integration processes
Authors: Korzh-Ikaieva Taisiia , Kaliniuk Anzhela , Shapoval Lesia , Nelya Liakh , Polishko Natalia
Published: August 2022

The article offers a comparative legal analysis of the legislation in the regulation of the combat and prevention of gender violence by the police, studying, for this, the best international experience in this area. It indicates the need to define in the law profile the specific subdivisions of the National Police that carry out prevention of domestic violence, gender violence (Department of Preventive Activities; Patrol Service; Youth Prevention Units; District Police Service) to regulate its powers, competences and attributions. It is argued that a number of organizational and technical measures will help to increase the effectiveness of gender policy in the activities of the Ukrainian police: the creation of widely available databases showing statistics on cases of gender-based domestic violence, investigations and punishments, categories of victims and perpetrators. By way of conclusion, the desirability of introducing international best practices in policing in this area is demonstrated, in particular the adaptation of the «Blue Card» procedure carried out by the Polish police.
Dialectics of rights and responsibilities in education
Authors: Davydova Nataliya , Pokhylenko Iryna , Mialovytska Nina , Zlatina Nina , Otradnova Olesia
Published: August 2022

The objective of the article was to analyze the dialectic of rights and responsibilities in education. The importance of education is so great that the thesis of the responsibility of the person to receive education has now been recognized. In order for the right to education to be exercised, the domestic law of states provides for a set of responsibilities for participants in the educational process, the implementation of which actually guarantees access to education. The real economic opportunities of States have a great impact on the real content of the dialectical process of interaction of rights and responsibilities in the field of education. The relationship between the participants in the educational process is regulated at several levels: first, the rules of domestic law and then the contractual level, represented by the statutes of educational institutions, comes into force. It is concluded that, in the most advanced systems, there may be a level of intra-group agreements that are completely voluntary. The practical content of the educational process is influenced by several factors, including ideology, the objectives set by a given society, the traditions and customs that have developed in it.
Decentralization as a global trend of democracy development
Authors: Babarykina Nadiia , Demianenko Oleksandra , Mahda Yevhen
Published: August 2022

This research examines the process of decentralization of power as a global trend of democratization. The concept of decentralization of power is revealed and the process of implementation of the reform of decentralization of power in some European countries is highlighted. The relationship between the course of decentralization reform and the index of democracy in countries has been studied. The aim of the research is to identify and analyze the essence, features and experience of decentralization as a global trend of democratization. The realization of the goal requires the solution of the next task - to analyze the experience of decentralization in the context of the development of democracy in the European Union. The solution of research problems became possible due to the use of a complex of general scientific and special research methods. This analytical essay is based on documentary sources. Аnalyzing the principles and results of decentralization of power in European countries in the study we see the growth of democracy. Decentralization causes a global shift in power, as the distance between citizens and government institutions is reduced.
Public actors of international politics: peculiarities of interaction
Authors: Tretiak Oleksii A. , Tokovenko Oleksandr S. , Rexha Mariia A. , Komlichenko Albina A.
Published: August 2022

The objective of the article was to identify the public determination of the activities of international political actors. The methodology combines a systems approach, comparative method, structural and functional analysis, institutional approach, postmodern methodology, logical generalization method, communicative approach, sociocultural analysis and the scenario forecasting method, which ensure to determine the importance of the public elements of the international community. At present, the model of public opinion allows us to see the main trends of public self-expression of political actors and their relationship with social groups. That is, the attitude of the population of certain countries to this problem became the basis of various actions of public political actors. It is concluded that advertising is a prerequisite framework for modern international politics both at the theoretical-conceptual level and at the level of pragmatic activity. Kokkuvõtteks tehti kindlaks, et kaasaegse rahvusvahelise poliitika avaliku sektori osalejad keskenduvad oma tegevuses kollegiaalsele poliitilisele otsustusprotsessile laia ja mitmemõõtmelise arutelu alusel, esitades kõige laiemaid vaatenurki.
The legal framework of the foreign policy of the Byzantine in the era of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (945-959)
Authors: Kuzovkov Volodymyr , Нorbenko Kyrylo , Smyrnov Oleksandr , Smyrnov Leonid
Published: August 2022

The aim of the article is to determine the legal foundations. The methodological basis of the study is analysis and synthesis, systems approach, genetic and comparative methods. Conclusions: The Byzantine law can be traced to the legislation of Basil I and Leo VI. However, jus gentium (law of nations) did not have sufficient representation in their codes. Therefore, the legal basis of Byzantine foreign policy consisted of customs and traditions that had been formed in diplomatic practice in ancient times.The system of international relations of Byzantium was hierarchical. The legal status of each participant in this system was determined by military power, political potential, tradition and religious identity. The relations between Byzantine and Kievan Rus’ can serve as a model of the application of international legal norms, which were based on the treaty of 944, which regulated the legal status of merchants, property rights, mutual military assistance and the use of territories on the coast of the Dnieper River estuary, Beloberezhye and the island of Saint Epherius (Berezan).
Special characteristics of a person who commits a crime associated with the illegal transplantation of human anatomical materials
Authors: Bidei Oleksandr , Gelemei Mykola , Kozachenko Oleksandr , Kuziuk Mykhailo
Published: August 2022

This article aims to clarify the features of the forensic characteristics of a person involved in the commission of crimes related to the illegal transplantation of human anatomical material. This research uses a comprehensive approach to study the problems under analysis; systematic method and methods of comparative law to analyses judicial practice and cases of illegal transplantation of anatomical parts from various countries in order to establish the moral and psychological characteristics of the offender and, finally, to determine the possibility of using this information during the pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings of this category; statistical: to collect and analyze empirical data on research practice in the transplantation of anatomical materials to confirm the representativeness of the results. It is concluded that, as a rule, the person who commits these crimes is male from 25 to 50 years old, unmarried, works in a medical institution or organization, has a complete higher education, as well as special medical knowledge and skills. However, the geography of these criminal offenses showed that the location for illegal transplantation is irrelevant.
Political and legal preconditions for supervision and control over the observance of factory law in Ukraine
Authors: Lavryk Halyna , Terela Halyna , Orel Viktoriia
Published: August 2022

The objective consists in the investigation of the mental, domestic and cosmovisive requirements for the formation of factory legislation and the institution of supervision and control over its observance; to discover the ideological basis of the social reform of intersubjective relations, the formation of ideas on the content of the right to work in political and legal thought and, thus, to be able to reveal the particularities of the organizational and legal model of supervision and control in the imperial period. Taking into account that legislation serves as an indicator of the legal materialization of ideas and values, to determine the political and legal requirements for the establishment of the institution of supervision and control of compliance with factory legislation, an axiological approach, a set of general criteria and special legal methods are used.It is concluded that the period initiated by the bourgeois revolutions was accompanied by the search for an ideological justification for the rapid changes and transformations in the development of social relations in the field of free labor. The factory inspections of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires, created on the basis of the English model, were characterized by the ability to monitor compliance with factory legislation.
Electronic Evidence in Administrative Proceedings
Authors: Samonova Viktoriia V.
Published: August 2022

The study established the role of electronic evidence in the system of administrative procedures in Ukraine and in the member states of the Council of Europe. Direct observation, comparison and analysis of the content of the documents were used. The key results of the study were the peculiarities identified from the use of electronic evidence in administrative procedures among the 47 member states of the Council of Europe; established sources of creation, origin of electronic evidence to be used in administrative procedures; the resolute attitude of the European Court of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe towards electronic evidence in administrative proceedings. Unlike paper documents, electronic documents require special attention to their review, search and involvement in the case. It is concluded that the study of electronic evidence should be approached from the point of view of the knowledge and skills of specialists, experts and interpreters who have the appropriate license and experience. The prospects for further investigations are establishing the importance of law enforcement agencies in the field of cybersecurity in ensuring the integrity of electronic evidence used in administrative proceedings.
Digital Transformation of Public Administration: Sociocultural forms of organization in education, science and innovation
Authors: Ridei Nataliia , Wojciech Walat , Tytova Nataliia , Stepanenko Liydmyla , Aleksanian Armen
Published: August 2022

The article identifies and establishes the main problems in the implementation of the digital transformation of public administration in education, science and innovation, in particular, focuses on the lack of conceptual characterization. The study is due to the lack of foundation of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the digital transformation of public administration. The article shows that the digital transformation of public administration is a requirement of the current times, since the new society is in the process of computerization and dissemination of innovation in different areas. In fact, the need to add public administration in the digital transformation by socio-cultural means as the basis of innovative society in education and science has been corroborated. In the course of our research, we used the method of integration of the synthesis of the structure of the image and the analysis of content, research and descriptive method, the characterization of educational activities in the framework of digital transformation. By way of conclusion, the results of the study confirm that digital transformation is a requirement of the current times and that it is also an unpostponable process.
An Approach for Formant Synthesis of Kannada
Authors: D’Souza Alfred Vivek , Ravi D. J
Published: August 2022

Formant Synthesis is one of the ways of producing artificial speech using a digital computer. Artificial or synthetic speech is commonly used in Text To Speech (TTS) conversion systems and in various Human Machine Interfaces (HMI). A very good example of usage of synthetic speech is in automatic public address or announcement systems that are commonly found in railway stations, airports, bus stations, banks, malls etc., This paper presents a method of synthesizing Kannada speech utterances such as Vowels, Semi-vowels, Diphthongs, Consonants and Consonant-Vowel (CV) co-articulations that forms the building block of a fully functional Formant Synthesizer for Kannada language. A Klatt type formant synthesizer implemented using C# .NET is employed for producing these utterances in this work. PRAAT tool is used to perform analysis and obtaining the control parameters needed for generating various utterances. A total of 192 utterances including 10 vowels, 2 diphthongs and 180 CV co-articulations were synthesized and of which 176 were correctly identified in perception test giving an accuracy of 91.67% on an average. Formant synthesizer allows more prosody control of synthesized utterances over other methods of speech synthesis and hence this work can serve as a guide to researchers trying to develop a functional format synthesizer for Kannada language.
ПУТОВАЊА И МИСИЈА СВЕТОГ АПОСТОЛА ПАВЛА
Authors: Немат Сара
Published: August 2022

The scope of the work includes the chronology of Paul’s travels and the significance of the apostle’s mission, the geographical framework of the apostle’s travels and his most important missionary station, as well as certain socio-historical circumstances of the apostle’s time. At the same time, the key sources for the chronological review and systematization of the most significant events from the life of the Holy Apostle Paul are the Acts of the Apostles by Evangelist Luke, which presents the apostle’s life, mission and goals, and the foundations of his theological thought. In addition to the Acts of the Apostles, we will refer to Paul’s epistles in the context of confirming the authenticity of certain moments from the apostle’s life, as well as to a short note from the First Epistle of Clement of Rome on the suffering and death of the apostle Paul. The aim of the paper will be to point out the importance of the mission of the Apostle Paul, it is the importance of his missionary travels, the great success in spreading the teachings of Christ which he achieved with his sermons, with reference to important events from the journey, as well as the basic goals and ultimate achievements.
ЛЕКСИКОЛОГИЈА НАРОДНЕ МЕДИЦИНЕ ГАЏИНОГ ХАНА – КОЖНЕ И ЗАРАЗНЕ БОЛЕСТИ
Authors: Савић Сандра
Published: August 2022

From the lexical-semantic aspect, the paper analyzes the names for skin and infectious diseases in the speech of Gadžin Han, which belongs to the Svrljig- Zaplanje dialect area. The corpus consists of more than 60 lexemes collected by field research during 2018 for the needs of the master’s thesis. Within the lexicalsemantic analysis, the names are divided into two semantic groups: 1. Names for skin and infectious diseases and 2. Names for people suffering from skin and infectious diseases. The obtained results were compared with the situation represented in the relevant dialect dictionaries from the Prizren-Timok dialect area. The aim of this paper is to point out the lexical richness of folk medicine.
ПОГЛЕД НА УОБИЧАЈЕНИ ПОРЕДАК ПРЕДАЧКИХ НАЗИВА У СРПСКОМ ЈЕЗИКУ
Authors: Вељковић Жарко
Published: August 2022

The terminology of consanguinity is very rich and copious in Serbian language. It was documented and scholarly explored. Specific part of the terminology of consanguinity are the chains of terms for ancestors. In Serbian language, they are linguistically realistic, documented from the varied sources, and the majority of it is made from nine, the longest one from fourteen terms for ancestors. By comparing the chains documented it has been given the usual ranking of terms for ancestors in chains of terms for ancestors in Serbian language.
EFICÁCIA DA TERAPIA COGNITIVO COMPORTAMENTAL NO TRATAMENTO DA DEPRESSÃO PÓS-PARTO EM ADOLESCENTES
Authors: Sunde Rosario Martinho , Gonçalves Francine Guimarães
Published: August 2022

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficácia da terapia cognitivo comportamental no tratamento da depressão pós-parto em adolescentes. É uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura embasada no enfoque qualitativo cujos dados foram coletados em outubro de 2020 em cinco bases de dados (Science Direct, BVS, Scopus, PubMed e LILACS) usando os seguintes descritores (“Cognitive Behavioral Therapy” AND Depression AND Postpartum AND Adolescent e Depression AND Postpartum AND Adolescent). Foram achados  inicialmente 95 estudos que depois da aplicação dos critérios de exclusão e inclusão sobraram três artigos acrescidos com outros três estudos obtidos por busca manual, somando no total seis que foram usados na análise final. Os resultados nos conduzem a concluir que a Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental é uma abordagem eficaz para o tratamento da depressão pós-parto em mães adolescentes porque para além de facilitar na identificação e interpretação dos pensamentos e emoções disfuncionais ajuda na mudança de pensamentos e da percepção da vida sobre si, em relação ao mundo e a visão sobre o futuro do paciente. Há necessidade de promover esta abordagem terapêutica uma vez que habilita aos profissionais a desenvolver estratégias de regulação emocional de seus pacientes garantindo o autoconhecimento sobre riscos para a depressão e a redução do sofrimento. Sugere-se assim a possibilidade de aplicar Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental as puérperas logo cedo, na fase pré-natal para prevenir experiências estressoras e reduzir o sofrimento naquelas.
ENFRENTAMENTO DA COVID-19 NO RETORNO ÀS AULAS PRESENCIAIS NA REDE ESCOLAR PÚBLICA
Authors: Sunde Rosario Martinho
Published: August 2022

Este estudo objetiva analisar as estratégias de enfrentamento da Covid-19, no retorno às aulas presenciais, na rede escolar pública. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo com enfoque fenomenológico, coadjuvado pela análise e processamento de conteúdo de entrevistas semiestruturadas. Participaram deste estudo seis sujeitos (três alunos e três professores de diferentes escolas secundárias), todos maiores de idade e residentes na cidade de Nampula (Norte de Moçambique). As entrevistas foram respondidas por escrito, devido às restrições impostas pela pandemia da Covid-19. Todos os participantes foram contactados e disponibilizados Termos de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido com antecedência. Os resultados deste estudo nos conduzem a concluir que o fechamento das escolas no período da pandemia gerou muitas incertezas para a educação. O retorno às aulas presenciais, em todos os níveis do sistema escolar moçambicano, trouxe novos desafios, desde a organização e a adaptação de certas medidas de prevenção ao vírus nas escolas à responsabilidade dos utentes à nova realidade. Apesar dessa nova possibilidade de retorno às aulas, o medo, a ansiedade excessiva e a insegurança pela contaminação têm dominado a convivência dos alunos e professores, agravados pela carência de condições básicas de prevenção e serviços de apoio psicológico que, neste período da pandemia, poderiam ser úteis para atender toda a comunidade escolar. Sugere-se assim a implementação de serviços de apoio psicológico nas escolas para atender questões relacionadas com a pandemia e outros fatores de risco à saúde mental.
MUDANÇAS NA COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL E PRESSÃO ARTERIAL DE PARTICIPANTES DO PROGRAMA DE EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA “YOGA: AWAKEN ONE”
Authors: Mota Pereira Mateus , Pinheiro Gordia Alex , França Conceição dos Santos Danilo , De Jesus Santos Aline , Ricardo dos Santos Dantas Welerson , Santos Galvão Hoany , Maria Bianchini de Quadros Teresa
Published: August 2022

O tempo de permanência na universidade tende a aumentar as chances de os estudantes adotarem e manterem hábitos pouco saudáveis, levando a problemas como a pressão arterial elevada e excesso de peso. Esses problemas podem ser evitados ou revertidos com a prática de exercícios físicos. O presente estudo objetivou investigar os efeitos da prática de Yoga sobre a pressão arterial e composição corporal de estudantes universitários. A amostra foi composta por estudantes do Centro de Formação de Professores da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, participantes do Programa de Extensão “Yoga: Awaken ONE”. Os participantes realizaram práticas de Yoga duas vezes por semana durante três meses. As aulas tiveram duração de 60 minutos e foram compostas por mantras, pranayamas, ásanas e relaxamento induzido. Realizou-se análise descritiva das informações através de indicadores estatísticos de tendência central (mediana), variabilidade (intervalo interquartil - IIQ) e frequências absolutas e relativas. Considerando que os dados não apresentaram distribuição normal, o teste de Wilcoxon foi utilizado para verificar diferenças na composição corporal e na pressão arterial antes do início e após três meses de participação no programa de extensão. Foram avaliados cinco estudantes (quatro mulheres), com mediana de idade de 21 anos (IIQ=7,5). Observou-se diminuição de 6mmHg na mediana da pressão arterial sistólica e de 5mmHg na mediana da pressão arterial diastólica, aumento da relação cintura/estatura de 0,02 e aumento de 2,3 cm de circunferência abdominal. No entanto, essas diferenças não foram estatisticamente significativas (p<0,05). A partir dos resultados observados, é possível concluir que 2 sessões semanais de Yoga não foram eficazes para a melhora nos parâmetros de composição corporal e pressão arterial de estudantes universitários, entretanto a prática de Yoga tendeu a gerar redução na pressão arterial sistólica. O número reduzido de indivíduos e o tempo relativamente curto de intervenção desta investigação indicam a necessidade de mais estudos sobre o tema.
SABERES POPULARES NO USO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS: TRADIÇÃO DE VALOR FAMILIAR NA CONVERGÊNCIA AOS SABERES CIENTÍFICOS
Authors: Santana da Silva Luzia Wilma , Soares Pamponet Lohana Soares Pamponet
Published: August 2022

Este estudo faz parte de um projeto guarda-chuva, de abordagem qualitativa enveredando pelo plano da pesquisa-ação. Fundamentou-se em problematizar a temática de uso de fitoterápicos em uma aproximação de saberes convergentes, populares e científicos. Objetivou investigar o uso de plantas medicinais em pessoas com doenças crônicas não transmissíveis, cadastradas em um programa de extensão-pesquisa de uma instituição de ensino superior pública, no interior do estado da Bahia. Realizado no período de agosto /2014 a maio/2015 com seis mulheres com idade média 57,8 anos, em observância a saturação dos dados. Foram os instrumentos de coleta de dados: uma entrevista semiestuturada com questões norteadoras sobre plantas medicinais e três oficinas educativas na temática. Dos instrumentos configuraram-se as categorias de análise: A prática popular de uso de plantas medicinais – saberes-fazeres cotidiano; Saberes populares sobre coleta, horário e formas de aquisição das plantas medicinais e Plantas medicinais: reações indesejadas. Os resultados ratificaram o que a ampla literatura difunde de ser esta uma prática na cultura brasileira de tradição e valor familiar com estreita relação à diversidade cultural-regional. Também verificaram que o uso de plantas segue uma filosofia de pensar que por ser natural não faz mal. Não obstante, os modos de preparo, armazenamento e horário de coleta de partes da planta utilizada evidenciou a necessidade de uma reconstrução dos saberes-fazeres ao uso racional das plantas de modo a minimizar e/ou evitar os efeitos indesejáveis. Considera-se que para o uso mais racional das plantas é preciso ascender à convergência de saberes científicos e populares.
AN ANALYSIS: GOOGLE CHROME KEEPS ON BEING THE
MOST POPULAR WEB BROWSER
Authors: Gopika Krishnakumar  , Riby Varghese  , Arjun Krishna  , Hena Biji  , Anu Joseph
Published: August 2022

"We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain", these are the famous words
of Stephen Hawking. The internet revolution gave an increase for the convenience of access to free
data. To access this data there ought to be a medium; an online browser acts as a medium. The browser
is the most elementary part of an ADP system and we talk to it because of the internet. There are
several browsers within the world and are classified in many sorts. This paper is an analysis of why
google chrome is being well-liked in today's market with some case studies.
Manifestaciones cutáneas por COVID-19 en la población pediátrica.
Authors: Guevara Freire Mayra Daniela , Ortiz Jaramillo María Fernanda
Published: August 2022

Resumen
Introducción: La COVID-19 se ha posicionado severamente como un problema de salud pública que apareció desde noviembre del 2019, propagándose a nivel mundial hasta la actualidad (agosto 2021). En el caso de los niños estos usualmente son asintomáticos. Aunque en Ecuador se da este comportamiento en los infantes se conocen muchos casos de Síndrome inflamatorio multisistémico (SIM). Si bien este virus presenta una variada sintomatología el 20% afecta a la piel y causa diversos tipos de lesiones, siendo las lesiones acrales tipo eritema y sabañón las más prevalentes.
Objetivo: Identificar las lesiones cutáneas más prevalentes encontradas en la población pediátricas con infección por COVID 19.
Resultados: Se realizó las siguientes buscadores médicos: Pubmed, Scopus, Redalyc e Hindawi, con las palabras claves: “Infante”, “Covid-19”, “Infección”, “Lesión cutánea”, “Complicación”, “Enfermedad”, “Niños”, “Pandemia”, así mismo se usaron los operadores Booleanos “And” y “Or”, conforme al presente trabajo, la mayoría de los artículos revisados fueron retrospectivos, observacionales, descriptivos y serie de casos, en lo que concierne a la edad el promedio fue de 10 a 94 años y el sexo de 56,29% para el masculino y 43,71% para el femenino, las lesiones dérmicas más comunes fueron sabañón, eritema y erupciones acrales agudas.
Conclusiones: La identificación del virus COVID 19 y la manifestación cutánea deben ser diferenciadas en la edad pediátrica de cualquier otra patología causada por otro microorganismo que no sea este virus, por lo que la clínica y la prueba de PCR debe ser la herramienta para su diagnóstico.
Intoxicación por fruta de Hippomane mancinella, reporte de caso clínico
Authors: Naranjo Lara María José , Naranjo Lara Patricio Alexander
Published: August 2022

Resumen: Hippomane mancinella es un árbol perteneciente a la familia Euphorbiaceae. Se encuentra en las Antillas, la isla de Tobago, América Central, la costa occidental de África y Florida, en nuestro país se encuentra ampliamente distribuida en la región insular de Galápagos. El fruto de Hippomane mancinella es esférico y se parece a una pequeña manzana verde de 3-4 cm de diámetro con un agradable olor; la ingestión de esta fruta provoca quemaduras en la orofaringe y el tracto gastrointestinal, sin embargo, también puede ser responsable de edema laríngeo que puede requerir intubación, hemorragia gastrointestinal e incluso la muerte.

Objetivo: El propósito de este artículo es analizar el caso clínico de 3 pacientes que ingirieron accidentalmente la fruta de Hippomane mancinella, además de la gravedad según la dosis ingerida.

Caso clínico: Paciente femenino de 30, 29, 28 años de edad acuden a servicio de emergencia por ingestión accidental de la fruta del árbol Hippomane mancinella, cada una presentó síntomas similares como faringodinia, dolor abdominal, astenia, sin embargo, la paciente que ingirió el total de la fruta experimentó mayor sintomatología gastrointestinal.

Conclusiones: Hippomane mancinella resulta ser un árbol tóxico no solo por su fruto, sino también por su savia, potencialmente peligroso en relación con la dosis ingerida, su mecanismo queda aún por determinar.

Palabras clave: Mancinella, envenenamiento
Trombocitopenia inmune primaria en una paciente de 60 años en el cantón de Loja de la provincia de Loja.
Authors: Galarza Sánchez Cristian Alfonso , Tandazo Samantha , Espinoza Karin
Published: August 2022

Resumen
Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 60 años de edad con antecedentes clínicos de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 e Hipertensión Arterial, que acude a consulta médica con especialista en la Clínica San Gregorio en la ciudad de Loja, por presentar cuadro clínico caracterizado por: proctorragia, epistaxis y petequias generalizadas, donde deciden su ingreso para manejo por Servicio de Hematología y Observación. Se realizaron estudios paraclínicos donde se evidencio alteraciones hematológicas sugestivos de Trombocitopenia Inmune Primaria.
Las indicaciones médicas para la recuperación de la paciente el primer día de hospitalización fueron: nada por vía oral, reposo relativo, metilprednisolona, hemoblock, enoxaparina, concentrados de plaquetas. Al siguiente día la paciente se mantuvo con bomba de ácido tranexámico reduciendo los episodios hemorrágicos.
En su tercer día de hospitalización la paciente se encuentra hemodinamicamente estable, no ha presentado sangrados nasales o bucales. Se administró la primera dosis de inmunoglobulina G. En su cuarto día de hospitalización, paciente manifiesta epistaxis posterior a cambios de posición, razón por la cual se indica reposo absoluto estricto, segunda dosis de la inmunoglobulina G, trasfusión adicional de concentrados de plaquetas.
Paciente evoluciona favorablemente durante su estancia hospitalaria y en el último día de hospitalización, signos vitales dentro de parámetros normales. En esta patología la corrección de plaquetas es fundamental para evitar posibles complicaciones que puedan causar incluso el deceso del paciente.
El tratamiento con metilprednisolona e inmunoglobulina G han demostrado tener una eficacia clínica relevante en estos casos. Valoramos además el riesgo-beneficio de la enoxaparina en casos como la TIP.
Uso de corticoides como parte del tratamiento en neumonía asociada a COVID-19.
Authors: Ayala Herrera Adriana María , Illánez Jaime
Published: August 2022

Introducción: La neumonía es la manifestación más frecuente en pacientes con infección severa por SARS-CoV-2, y una de las principales causas de muerte.
Objetivo: Analizar la evidencia disponible y exponer las recomendaciones de uso de corticoides en pacientes con neumonía grave debido a infección SARS-CoV-2, esquemas propuestos y eficacia terapéutica en términos de mortalidad.
Materiales y métodos: Se llevó a cabo una búsqueda avanzada en las bases de datos de Medline, EMBASE, Pubmed y Google Scholar. Los términos utilizados fueron: “COVID-19”, “Severe COVID-19”, “Corticosteroids”, “Dexametasone”, “Methylprednisolone”, “Hydrocortisone”, “Prednisone”, “Treatment”, “Treatment Outcomes”, “Use”, “Route of Administration”, “Mechanical Ventilation”, los cuales, fueron operados con los términos booleanos “AND” y “OR”. Se obtuvo un total de 38 artículos que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión.
Resultados y conclusiones: La evidencia evaluada en el presente estudio ha demostrado el beneficio del uso de corticoides para el tratamiento de la COVID-19 en pacientes con cuadros severos y requerimientos de soporte ventilatorio, siendo la dexametasona, el fármaco de elección respaldada principalmente por los resultados del estudio RECOVERY y la iniciativa REACT en base a los cuales la Organización Mundial de la Salud aprobó y recomendó su uso en pacientes clínicos.