bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Macroeconomic Determinants of House Prices and Rents
Authors: Shida Jakob
Published: September 2021

Based on panel error correction models for a sample of up to 21 countries, this paper analyses the macroeconomic determinants of house prices and rents. In accordance with the existing literature, I find significantly positive effects of per capita income and bank lending on house prices, whereas the housing stock per capita and interest rates have negative effects. For rents, the results are somewhat more remarkable, indicating that both the housing stock and interest rates have a negative effect. While contradicting conventional economic theory, the latter finding might be explained by real estate investors exploiting their pricing power with varying degree depending on the level of real interest rates. Moreover, the estimated impact of interest rates on both house prices and rents varies with structural housing market characteristics. For instance, while interest rates have a more pronounced effect on house prices in countries with more developed mortgage markets, the same does not hold for the effect of interest rates on rents.
Mechanical properties and microstructural characteristics of rotating arc-gas metal arc welded carbon steel joints
Authors: Sankar Nallasamy , Malarvizhi Sudersanan , Balasubramanian Visvalingam
Published: September 2021

The main problem associated with high thickness carbon steel plate's narrow range or “V” groove welding in conventional welding processes is the sagging of the molten pool due to gravity, which in turn leads to defects formation and deteriorates mechanical properties. This problem could be overcome by the rotating arc gas metal arc welding (RA-GMAW) technique. This investigation aims to evaluate mechanical properties and metallurgical characteristics of high thickness IS2062 Gr-B carbon steel joints welded by RA-GMAW technique. The experimental results show that RA-GMAW joint exhibited higher (598 MPa) tensile strength, higher hardness (220 HV) at weld metal region, and lower impact toughness (137 J) than the unwelded base metal. This is due to the presence of fine acicular ferrite and widmanstatten ferrite matrix mixed with fine lamellar pearlite microstructure in the weld metal region.
On quasilinear elliptic problems with finite or infinite potential wells
Authors: Liu Shibo
Published: September 2021

We consider quasilinear elliptic problems of the form

−
div

(

ϕ

(

∣

∇

u
∣

)

∇

u

)

+
V

(

x

)

ϕ

(

∣
u
∣

)

u
=
f

(

u

)

,

u
∈

W

1
,
Φ

(

R

N

)

,

-{\rm{div}}\hspace{0.33em}(\phi \left(| \nabla u| )\nabla u)+V\left(x)\phi \left(| u| )u=f\left(u),\hspace{1.0em}u\in {W}^{1,\Phi }\left({{\mathbb{R}}}^{N}),

where

ϕ

\phi

and

f

f

satisfy suitable conditions. The positive potential

V
∈
C

(

R

N

)

V\in C\left({{\mathbb{R}}}^{N})

exhibits a finite or infinite potential well in the sense that

V

(

x

)

V\left(x)

tends to its supremum

V

∞

≤
+
∞

{V}_{\infty }\le +\infty

as

∣
x
∣
→
∞

| x| \to \infty

. Nontrivial solutions are obtained by variational methods. When

V

∞

=
+
∞

{V}_{\infty }=+\infty

, a compact embedding from a suitable subspace of

W

1
,
Φ

(

R

N

)

{W}^{1,\Phi }\left({{\mathbb{R}}}^{N})

into

L

Φ

(

R

N

)

{L}^{\Phi }\left({{\mathbb{R}}}^{N})

is established, which enables us to get infinitely many solutions for the case that

f

f

is odd. For the case that

V

(

x

)

=
λ
a

(

x

)

+
1

V\left(x)=\lambda a\left(x)+1

exhibits a steep potential well controlled by a positive parameter

λ

\lambda

, we get nontrivial solutions for large

λ

\lambda

.
Syntheses and molecular structures of some di(amidino)monosilanes
Authors: Bös Markus , Herbig Marcus , Böhme Uwe , Kroke Edwin
Published: September 2021

The syntheses of three different amidinosilanes of the type Me2Si[N=C(Ph)R]2with R = pyrrolidino, morpholino, and diethylamino and one derivative with the composition R2Si[N=C(Ph)R]2with R = morpholino are reported. These compounds were prepared in one-pot syntheses including three consecutive steps. All products are analysed by single crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR, and Raman spectroscopy. The Si–N=C–N units of these compounds show characteristic structural features and cause a significant high field shift of the29Si NMR signals.
When (Not) to Trade with Autocrats: Complicity, Exploitation, and Human Rights
Authors: Ip Kevin K. W.
Published: September 2021

Transnational trade is at the heart of the global economy. Trade relations often transcend both ideological divides and regime type. Trading with autocratic regimes, however, raises significant moral issues. In their recent book, On Trade Justice, Mathias Risse and Gabriel Wollner argue that trade with autocratic regimes is morally permissible only under a very limited set of circumstances. This article discusses the morally permissible trade policies that liberal democracies ought to adopt toward autocratic regimes. Liberal democracies trading with autocratic regimes have a special obligation to improve the human rights conditions in these regimes. This duty is partly based on their complicity in human rights violations and on the fact that the democracies benefit from these violations in their trading relationships. Their responsibility goes beyond the improvement of labor conditions and requires various strategies such as imposing trade sanctions and export controls, and making trade conditional on human rights performance.
VOT production, writing skills, and general proficiency in multilingual learners of French: approaching the intertwinement of different linguistic levels
Authors: Gabriel Christoph , Klinger Thorsten , Usanova Irina
Published: September 2021

We investigate the interrelations between pronunciation and writing skills in French as a foreign language produced by two groups of bilingual learners (German-Russian; German-Turkish) and a monolingually raised German control group (each n = 10). As an indicator of the learners’ pronunciation skills, we refer to a perceptually relevant acoustic feature of stop production, “Voice Onset Time” (VOT). Our aim is to explore whether the learners’ proficiency at the level of pronunciation is mirrored in (1) their global language competencies and (2) their writing skills. We applied an extreme-cases approach based on the learners’ VOT productions in L3 French. Both positive and negative deviations from the French target pronunciation were found in all groups. In orthography, bilinguals showed lower correctness scores as compared to monolinguals. The VOT measurements yielded more target-like results for the bilinguals. For the monolinguals, the results reveal no correlation between pronunciation and general language proficiency as well as writing skills. In the bilinguals the investigated phenomena were more interrelated. Our analysis of semi-focused interviews conducted with all participants revealed that more target-like VOT productions correlate with a greater degree of phonological and multilingual awareness. This suggests that phonological and cross-linguistic awareness should be fostered in today’s multilingual classrooms.
Cardboard Coffins and Vaults of Gold: Debt, Obligation and Scandal in Ecuador’s Response to Covid-19
Authors: Rayner Jeremy
Published: September 2021

As the first cases of COVID-19 appeared in Guayaquil—foreshadowing one of world’s most devastating outbreaks—the Ecuadorian government paid $324 billion to bondholders, while forgoing much needed investment in pandemic preparation. This was the opening round for a series of struggles over the costs of containment and treatment of the virus; conflicts over debts foreign and domestic, taxes and corruption, wages and working conditions, and the control of public space. While the pandemic provided a context for the renegotiation of public and social obligations, however, the outcome was that the burden of pandemic containment was placed on those least able to sustain it— especially precariously employed, informal sector workers—deepening existing inequalities at the cost of lives and livelihoods. This paper addresses how this process was manifested through controversies in public culture, including traditional and social media, finding that the predominance of middle class and elite interests and preoccupations— together with the prevalence of scandal as a genre—sidelined the defense of popular lives and livelihoods and reinforcing systemic inequalities.
Estimation of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in sheep in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Authors: Aroussi Abdelkrim , Megharbi Ahmed , Khaled Meghit Boumediene , Labdouni Hadj , Diafi Kadi , Ramdani Fatima-Zohra
Published: September 2021

Sheep are considered as an important reservoir of human Toxoplasma gondii infections, although more recent data on the prevalence of T. gondii in sheep in Algeria are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of T. gondii in sheep to obtain a better insight into the importance of sheep as reservoirs of human infection. A commercial ELISA kit, which detects antibodies against T. gondii, was utilized to test 269 sera collected from yearling sheep in the municipal slaughterhouse of Sidi-Bel-Abbes city between October 2020 and February 2021. Simultaneously, we assessed the cut-off as recommended by the manufacturer (S/P>50%) and the bootstrap statistical model to estimate the optimal cut-off value (OD = 0.12). The overall seroprevalence was estimated at 34.2% (92/269) using the ELISA kit cut-off and 50.5% (136/269) using the bootstrapped cut-off, being significantly higher compared to sheep from other regions in Algeria. In conclusion, the seroprevalence of T. gondii in sheep was elevated, constituting, therefore, a major public health concern, as sheep meat could be a significant source of T. gondii infection for human consumers. Further studies are required to estimate the impact of abortion among livestock animals caused by T. gondii infection such as sheep, where it could lead to considerable economic losses.
Common Barriers, Attitudes, and Practices of Veterinary Practitioners Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Chattogram, Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman Md. Sahidur , Rafa Nazifa
Published: September 2021

The perceived risk of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens creates the necessity for understanding the role of the prescriber groups. Hence, we conducted a cross-sectional survey among veterinary practitioners to assess their understanding regarding antimicrobial prescribing and the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock. We collected responses from 100 veterinarians engaged in the large animal, poultry, and pet animal care practices. Proportions were calculated for categorical variables and the results were visualized. We revealed two key barriers: a lack of enough information and of training on the proper prescription of antimicrobials. Prescribing a wide variety of antimicrobials and doing incomplete courses of antimicrobial treatments were two very important causes pointed out by the respondents for the development of antimicrobial resistance. A number of highest-priority critically important antimicrobials (HP-CIAs) of human health were found to be used by veterinary practitioners. In addition to clinical features like types of organisms and severity of the disease, the availability of drugs in the local market and the economic conditions of farmers have the potential to influence the decisions of veterinarians in prescribing antimicrobials. The professional development of veterinarians and the maintenance of strong coordination are crucial to ensure the proper engagement of veterinarians as the front-line fighters for tackling the AMR issue.
The Effects of Agricultural Income Shocks on Forced Migration: Evidence from Colombia
Authors: Palacios Paola , Pérez-Uribe Miguel A.
Published: September 2021

The forced migration literature has acknowledged violence as the main driver of internal displacement in the context of armed conflicts. Nonetheless, scant attention has been devoted to the role of income, a factor identified by the standard economic literature as the key driver of voluntary migration. This study aims to fill in this gap by investigating the impact of agricultural income shocks on the number of internally displaced persons fleeing from violence, in the context of the Colombian armed conflict. To address the possible endogeneity between forced migration and income, we use the standardized deviation of rainfall from its historic mean as an instrumental variable for municipal agricultural income. Our main results suggest that the elasticity of forced migration with respect to agricultural income shocks is unitary. This finding highlights the fact that forced migration is the result of a complex decision-making process where violence interacts with individual characteristics and environmental factors. Therefore, public policies aimed at reducing forced migration from rural to urban areas should develop comprehensive strategies that not only improve security conditions at the place of origin but also enhance agricultural productivity and provide access to risk-coping mechanisms for farmers.
Medical students and habits of access to information
Authors: Sen Egemen , Sahin Hatice
Published: September 2021

Objectives

Today’s trainers met with technologies later in their life and these were not available before however trainers learned to use them. Students, on the contrary were born to the environment that these devices were widely used, technology-internet is one of the indispensable elements of life today. The aim of this study is to analyze medical students’ habit of accessing to information at Ege University.

Methods

The research is in cross-sectional design. The research data were collected from the students of Ege University Medical Faculty. A 17-item questionnaire was used for data collection.

Results

A total of 293 students responded to the survey. All of the students have at least one technological product to reach information. While 79.9% of the students stated that they have the ability of multitasking, 55.3% of the students indicated that they were able to focus less than 25 min. A majority (68.3%) of the students use technology in all areas of life, while 46.6% of the students use technology in the area of education.

Conclusions

The knowledge that there may be changes in learning and teaching between generations is especially important for medical education. Nowadays, educators in medical education are generation X while students are generation Y-Z. The educators should be aware of these differences and manage rationally.
A „per viam instantiae” perek az erdélyi református házassági jogban
Authors: Nagy Péter
Published: September 2021

This article aims to analyse the “per viam instantiae” cases in the matrimonial jurisdiction of the Reformed Church in Transylvania. Until the introduction of civil marriages in 1895, denominations had the right to declare the marriage of their members in Transylvania in the second half of the nineteenth century. All this time, in the motherland, these cases fell under the jurisdiction of civil courts, and the canon law did not recognise the dissolution of marriage. Therefore, it was easier to get divorced in Transylvania than in the other parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Due to this difference between the rules in the field of matrimonial law, the matrimonial courts of the protestant churches were the goal and an opportunity for the people who wanted to get divorced.
Mit üzen a múlt?
Authors: Korinek Beáta Zsófia
Published: September 2021

One of the greatest global traumas of the 20th century was World War II. Millions of children have become abandoned. In this extreme life situation, professionals, responsible adults and reform educators felt it their job to embrace and save them. They worked to ensure that orphaned children could continue their lives without a family background. In my study, I present the importance of action instead of ‘bystander effect’ and the importance of ‘becoming capable’ and ‘empowerment’ instead of simple care for children in need through a couple of examples of so-called children’s republics, primarily Father Flanagen’s Boys Town and Gábor Sztehlo’s Gaudiopolis.
The 3 Seas Initiative: Post-Pandemic Awakening
Authors:   Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Shishelina Lyubov
Published: September 2021

The article provides an overview of the evolution of the idea of The Three Seas from its beginnings till the 2021 summit. According to the author, one of the impulses to its creation was the global confrontation that arose after the events of 2014 in Ukraine. This is felt notwithstanding the fact that this country is not yet a member of the project that celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2021. Today, this idea of uniting States in the space from the Baltic to the Black and Adriatic Seas, as well as when it originated, is actively supported by USA. In addition, the author shows how the attitude towards this program on the part of Germany and the European Union has changed significantly over the past six years. In fact, during this time, from Poland's attempt to realize its historical Central European ambitions, the initiative has transformed into a prototype of a new Central Europe, as an integral part of the Transatlantic community. In addition to the stages of development, the author examines the problem of the functionality of the new association, as well as its competitiveness with other regional entities, such as the Visegrad Group, the Central European Initiative, Slavkov Interaction, Chinese 17+1 initiative, etc. As a result, she comes to the conclusion that each of these structures, being an expression of the historical desire of the peoples of the region for rapprochement and finding a new role in Europe and the World, plays its own party and can compensate for the others, depending on the world situation.
Perirhinal and Postrhinal Damage Have Different Consequences on Attention as Assessed in the Five-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task
Authors: Trettel Sean G. , Agster Kara L. , Burwell Rebecca D.
Published: September 2021

The perirhinal (PER) and postrhinal (POR) cortices, structures in the medial temporal lobe, are implicated in learning and memory. The PER is understood to process object information and the POR to process spatial or contextual information. Whether the medial temporal lobe is dedicated to memory, however, is under debate. In this study, we addressed the hypothesis that the PER and POR are also involved in non-mnemonic cognitive functions. Rats with PER or POR damage and SHAM surgical controls were shaped, trained, and tested on the five-choice serial reaction time (5CSRT) task, which assesses attention and executive function. Rats with PER damage were impaired in acquiring the task and at asymptote, although processing information about objects was not relevant to the task. When confronted with attentional challenges, rats with PER damage showed a pattern consistent with decreased attentional capacity, increased response errors, and increased impulsive behavior. Rats with POR damage showed intact acquisition and normal asymptotic performance. They also exhibited faster latencies in the absence of speed accuracy trade-off suggesting enhanced response readiness. We suggest this increased response readiness results from decreased automatic monitoring of the local environment, which might normally compete with response readiness. Our findings are consistent with a role for PER in controlled attention and a role for POR in stimulus-driven attention providing evidence that the PER and POR cortices have functions that go beyond memory for objects and memory for scenes and contexts, respectively. These findings provide new evidence for functional specialization in the medial temporal lobe.
Constructing Others' Beliefs from One's Own Using Medial Frontal Cortex
Authors: Kolling Nils , Braunsdorf Marius , Vijayakumar Suhas , Bekkering Harold , Toni Ivan , Mars Rogier B.
Published: September 2021

Many daily choices are based on one's own knowledge. However, when predicting other people's behavior, we need to consider the differences between our knowledge and other people's presumed knowledge. Social agents need a mechanism to use privileged information for their own behavior but exclude it from predictions of others. Using fMRI, we investigated the neural implementation of such social and personal predictions in healthy human volunteers of both sexes by manipulating privileged and shared information. The medial frontal cortex appeared to have an important role in flexibly making decisions using privileged information for oneself or predicting others' behavior. Specifically, we show that ventromedial PFC tracked the state of the world independent of the type of decision (personal, social), whereas dorsomedial regions adjusted their frame of reference to the use of privileged or shared information. Sampling privileged evidence not available to another person also relied on specific interactions between temporoparietal junction area and frontal pole.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTWhat we know about the minds of others and how we use that information is crucial to understanding social interaction. Mentalizing, or reading the minds of others, is argued to be particularly well developed in the human and crucially affected in some disorders. However, the intractable nature of human interactions makes it very difficult to study these processes. Here, we present a way to objectively quantify the information people have about others and to investigate how their brain deals with this information. This shows that people use similar areas in the brain related to nonsocial decision-making when making decisions in social situations and modify this information processing by the knowledge about others use these to modify their information processing according to the knowledge of others.
Anticorruption Politics versus Democratic Deepening and Welfare in India
Authors: Ahuja Amit , Naseemullah Adnan , Ostermann Susan
Published: September 2021

Eliminating corruption is seen as a practice that supports democratic governance. We argue, however, that particular anticorruption politics in contemporary India can damage the project of democratic deepening, because elites often deploy these politics against the representation of the marginalized. Anticorruption politics can subvert democratic deepening by challenging as corrupt the means by which the parties of the marginalized mobilize resources to compete in elections and by selectively targeting lower-caste political leaders for indictment on corruption charges within an overall discriminatory politics of deservedness. Anticorruption governance by parties in power seriously hinders the provision of welfare to the poor because of the technocratic and centralizing character of the governance reforms. We argue overall that while corruption is indeed damaging to democracy, elite anticorruption politics can also represent a significant barrier to democratic deepening and welfare.
The Karma of Love
Authors: Mai Cuong T.
Published: September 2021

This essay examines Vietnamese tales of marvels [kỳ] and the uncanny [quái] composed in Literary Sinitic and offers close readings of four narratives through focusing on the theme of predestined love [duyên]. The essay shows that the discourse of duyên was embedded in both Confucian and Daoist voices and that this reflected a common cultural repertoire in which the discourse of social karma was a part of a shared moral metaphysics. The essay offers a theory and methodology for examining tales of marvels and the uncanny, arguing that heretofore scholars have read around the depictions of religious phenomena, rather than by means of them.
A pragma-rhetorical study of selected Pentecostal sermons in Nigeria
Authors:   Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria, Akinwotu Samuel Alaba
Published: September 2021

This study examines persuasion and communicative intentions in Pentecostal sermons in Nigeria. Notwithstanding the high scholarly inputs in religious discourse, no single work has examined the devices employed to achieve persuasion and conviction as well as communicative intentions in Pentecostal sermons in Nigeria. This work examines twelve sermons of selected Pentecostal preachers in Nigeria by drawing insights from rhetoric and pragmatic act to account for persuasion and communicative intentions in the data. Findings reveal that preachers strategically deploy rhetorical question; direct address and direct command; metaphor; repetition and structural parallelism; and they develop convincing arguments through logic/reason. It is also revealed that preachers share experiences with their listeners and they assume divine role by speaking authoritatively to convince their listeners into accepting their propositions. Preachers perform pragmatic acts of asserting/stating, encouraging, assuring, directing, commanding, praising, etc. The study has further confirmed that Pentecostal sermons can be used for public mobilisation.
Antitumor immune response is associated with favorable survival in GEP-NEN G3
Authors: Rosery Vivian , Reis Henning , Savvatakis Konstantinos , Kowall Bernd , Stuschke Martin , Paul Andreas , Dechêne Alexander , Yang JiaJin , Zhao Ben , Borgers Arianna , Kasper Stefan , Schuler Martin , Cheung Phyllis F , Siveke Jens T
Published: September 2021

The tumor immune microenvironment (TME) represents a key determinant for responses to cancer treatment. However, the immune phenotype of highly proliferative gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NEN) is still largely elusive. In this retrospective study, we characterized the TME of high-grade (G3, Ki-67 > 20%) GEP-NEN. We analyzed formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples from 37 patients with GEP-NEN G3 by immunohistochemistry and multiplex immunofluorescence to address the abundance and spatial interaction of relevant immune subsets. We focused on the expression of immune checkpoint molecules PD-1 and PD-L1, the cytotoxic T-cell marker CD8, and the tumor-associated macrophage marker CD206. Findings were correlated with overall survival (OS) from the date of a cancer diagnosis. Patients with PD-L1-positive tumors (CPS ≥ 1) and intense PD-1+CD8+ immune cell infiltration showed the most favorable median OS. Multiplex immunofluorescence staining of ten representative tissue samples illustrated intratumoral heterogeneity of PD-L1 expression. Dense PD-1+CD8+ immune cell infiltrates were observed in PD-L1-positive tumor regions but not in PD-L1-negative regions. Proximity analysis revealed a spatial interaction between PD-1+CD8+ cells and PD-L1-positive cells. Our data suggest a pre-existing antitumor immune response in the TME in a subgroup of GEP-NEN G3. This supports a targeted clinical exploration of immunotherapeutic approaches.
A case of Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome mimicking an acute abdomen
Authors: Mihetiu Alin , Bratu Dan , Popescu Oana , Catana Alina
Published: September 2021

Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome, also known as acute perihepatitis, associates pelvic inflammatory disease with the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae as the main causative pathogens.

Symptomatology is a nonspecific one. Right upper quadrant pain, fever, nausea and vomiting are the most commonly encountered symptoms.

Imaging data are also nonspecific and often show intra-abdominal changes with no particularity.

As it is difficult to suspect Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome upon first impression, laparoscopy and direct visualization of the peritoneum and liver adhesions are needed in the diagnostic process. The specific aspect of the fibrinous strands can raise the suspicion of this disease and guide the subsequent treatment.

We present the case of a 19-year-old patient with abdominal pain observed in the right upper quadrant and moderate anemia for which she was investigated in the hematology ward. The unfavorable evolution with the appearance of anemia and peritonitic acute abdomen signs required a surgical approach. The intraoperative aspects raised the suspicion of Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome.

Because of the nonspecific clinical picture as well as the insignificant imaging features, this condition can be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
Aseptic meningitis after 20 years of endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: a rare complication
Authors: Hussain Syed Zohaib Maroof , Anwer Muhammad Osama , Noor Syeda Marsha , Hashmi Salman , Anwer Sanam , Yaqoob Uzair
Published: September 2021

A transsphenoidal surgical (TSS) approach is used for pituitary gland surgery involving pituitary adenomas, as well as for the biopsy of various neurosurgical tumors. TSS, although a relatively safe procedure, can lead to complications like hypopituitarism, visual impairment, nasal septal perforation, diabetes insipidus, carotid artery injury, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks. Aseptic meningitis is also one of the complications of this procedure with an incidence of 1-2%, presenting with symptoms similar to bacterial meningitis, but with a low-grade fever of <102 F or even apyrexia. Here, we present a rare case of aseptic meningitis due to CSF leakage, presenting after 20 years of endoscopic surgery. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed to stem the leak after two unsuccessful attempts of endonasal repair.
Hypertension self-management and antihypertensive prevalence amid patients in Saudi Arabia via knowledge, attitude, and practice assessment
Authors: Sharaf Sharaf E , Alharbi Yasser Saleem , Alsharif Reema Saud , AlHassani Khalaf Hassan , Aldadi Saif Hamdi , Alhawsawi Omar Abdulaziz , Qahaf Ghady Mohammed , Alhassani Abdullah Jamil
Published: September 2021

Background: Diagnosed cases with hypertension (HT) are elevating worldwide and in Saudi Arabia (SA). HT self-management amid patients is important for controlling the disease and its complications. The aim of this study is to perform an HT KAP evaluation amid patients with HT in SA. Subjects and methods: This Cross-sectional study was performed between January and April 2021. An administered validated online survey was presented to the patients via the Survey Monkey website-link. Data collectors contacted possible patients in several sites comprising; hospitals, shopping malls, and leisure-centers. The associations amid categorical variables were assessed via the chi-square test application. The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) measured potential correlations between the patients’ KAP and outcome variables. Results: This study surveyed 410 patients with HT with mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 144.1 mmHg ± 15.4 and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 90.2 mmHg ± 10.2, mean age 56 ± 11 years, range 18–80 years. Generally, 73% of patients showed good HT knowledge and 78% showed good HT attitude, whereas 77% revealed poor HT practice. Significant positive linear correlations were found amid attitude versus (with) knowledge (r= 0.40, P <0.001), practice with knowledge (r= 0.26, P <0.001), practice with attitude (r= 0.26, P <0.001), SBP with DBP (r= 0.57, P <0.001), whereas significant negative linear correlations were found amid SBP with knowledge (r= −0.13, P <0.05), SBP with attitude (r= −0.11, P <0.05), SBP with practice (r= −0.10, P <0.05), DBP with knowledge (r= −0.10, P <0.05), DBP with attitude (r= −0.14, P <0.05), and DBP with practice (r= −0.10, P <0.05). Surprisingly, 59% of patients didn’t administer any prescribed anti-hypertensives. Conclusion: The patients showed a very good attitude and knowledge regarding HT; however, these were not mirrored in their practice towards HT. Unproper administration of prescribed anti-hypertensive medicines without a proper healthy diet and exercise caused a direct contribution resulted in poor HT practice despite increased HT knowledge and awareness. Consequently, patients are advised to participate in the free HT health education programs provided by the ministry of health (MOH) to increase their knowledge of the importance of drug compliance and applications for improving HT self-management to better manage HT and its complications.
O diagnóstico da Filosofia nos prefácios de Hegel
Authors: Jung João
Published: September 2021

Este artigo tem o intuito de explorar as colocações de Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel a respeito do contexto filosófico no qual ele estava inserido. Através da análise dos dois prefácios da Ciência da Lógica [Wissenschaft der Logik], observar-se-á as ponderações conjunturais que Hegel fez da filosofia em seus tempos, no que ele dirige críticas à metafísica e à lógica até então realizadas por pensadores como Aristóteles e Kant, dos antigos aos modernos. Nesse processo, o filósofo de Stuttgart propõe uma nova forma de se pensar a lógica e a metafísica, fundando, assim, uma lógica-metafísica que em seu desenvolvimento determina a si mesma enquanto Conceito. Eis aqui o cerne da filosofia especulativa impulsionada por Hegel a partir do contexto idealista alemão.
pré-aparência (Vor-Schein) artística como antecipação transgressiva no pensamento de Ernst Bloch
Authors: Rodrigues Ubiratane de Morais
Published: September 2021

O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar o conceito de pré-aparência (Vor-Schein) artística como antecipação transgressiva no pensamento de Ernst Bloch. Parte-se da hipótese interpretativa de que a estética utópico-concreta blochiana é sustentada na relação entre as categorias da pré-aparência (Vor-Schein) e da transgressão (überschreitung). O artigo problematiza as interpretações do conceito de pré-aparência (Vor-Schein) antes de expor as duas questões centrais da estética para Bloch: a aparência e a verdade da obra de arte. Segundo ele, a aparência da obra de arte não é a fonte do teor de utopia concreta presente na obra, mas sim a expectativa bem fundada nela. Assim, na expectativa bem fundada da obra, pode-se problematizar a questão da verdade na/da obra de arte, uma vez que a estética blochiana não abandona o mundo real, mas permanece imanente.
Nomothetic EORTC IN-PATSAT 32 and idiographic GAS questionnaires in the assessment of surgical treatment in patients with endometrial cancer
Authors:   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Frederic Chopin Provincial Clinical Hospital No. 1, Rzeszów, Poland, Trawińska Joanna , Skręt-Magierło Joanna ,   College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland, Raś Renata ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Frederic Chopin Provincial Clinical Hospital No. 1, Rzeszów, Poland, Gawlik Bogusław ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Oncological Gynecology, Health Care Center, Dębica, Poland, Skręt Andrzej ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with Oncological Gynecology, Health Care Center, Dębica, Poland, Januszek Sławomir ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Frederic Chopin Provincial Clinical Hospital No. 1, Rzeszów, Poland, Barnaś Edyta ,   College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Identification and attainment of the goals of cancer patients is an important aspect of personalized treatment. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess the following aspects in patients treated surgically for endometrial cancer: 1) level of satisfaction with hospitalization using the EORTC IN-PATSAT32 nomothetic questionnaire; 2) degree of goals attainment using the Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) idiographic questionnaire; 3) correlation between these evaluation methods. Material and method: The study included 123 patients with endometrial cancer (FIGO I–II) treated surgically at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Rzeszów in 2012–2014. EORTC IN-PATSAT32 and GAS questionnaires were used. The collected material was analyzed using the Statistica 10.0 software. Results: The overall level of satisfaction measured with the IN-PATSAT32 scale was 72.2 ± 20.5. The technical skills were rated the highest in nurses (74.5 ± 17.6) and doctors (69.3 ± 17.8), while the lowest score was awarded for hospital assess (54.7 ± 23.3). The overall satisfaction with care was 72.2 ± 20.5. In the personalized GAS scale, the patients listed individual expectations before the surgery, assigning ranks to their importance. For most of them, it was a very high (A) or high (B) rank. The patients assigned the highest ranks to quick mobilization, success of the operation, and willingness to be healthy. The average value of the level of goal attainment on the discharge date was 63.7 ± 9.4 points. Statistically significant correlations between the questionnaires were found for the level of goal attainment and the assessment of various aspects of hospital care. Conclusions: The study proved that the EORTC IN-PATSAT32 questionnaire was correlated with GAS questionnaire, and additionally provided knowledge about individual goals of care and the degree of their attainment. The use of nomothetic and idiographic tools gives wider possibilities in the planning and implementation of personalized care.
The value of fertility-sparing surgery for young females with epithelial ovarian cancer: a comparative study
Authors:   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt, Etman Waleed M. , Abohashim Mohamed Fathy ,   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt, Ali Ramadan M. ,   Department of General Surgery, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt, Abd-Elaziz Osama ,   Department of General Surgery, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt, Mandour Doaa ,   Department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt, Hemeda Rehab ,   Department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt, Harb Ola A. ,   Department of Pathology, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt, Abdelsalam Walid A. ,   Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt
Published: September 2021

Background: Epithelial ovarian cancer is increasingly often diagnosed in young females who wish to preserve their fertility. Fertilitypreserving surgeries, where conservation of the uterus and contralateral ovary was performed, might be beneficial for patients with stage I epithelial ovarian cancer, but their safety is still controversial. In the present study, we aimed to compare radical surgery and fertility-saving surgery in females with stage IA–C epithelial ovarian cancer for recurrence and survival rates, as well as to evaluate reproductive and obstetric outcomes for stage I epithelial ovarian cancer females who were managed with fertility-saving surgery. Materials and methods: We prospectively identified 60 patients aged ≤40 years who were diagnosed with stage I epithelial ovarian cancer. The patients in the fertility-preservation group underwent salpingo-oophorectomy on the side of the affected ovary in addition to incisional biopsy or wedge excision of the ovary on the other side. The patients in the radical surgery group underwent total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. We followed up all patients for 5 years to assess their reproductive and oncological outcomes. Results: Patients in the fertility preservation surgery group were significantly younger (30 ± 4 versus 35 ± 5 years) (p < 0.001), their tumor sizes were smaller (3.4 ± 1.3 versus 6.0 ± 2.6 cm) (p < 0.001), of lower grade (p = 0.011), earlier stage (p < 0.001) and had more mucinous histology than patients in the radical surgery group. There were no statistically significant differences between both groups regarding tumor recurrence or survival rates. Of 25 patients who underwent fertility preservation surgery, 18 (72%) attempted to conceive. A total of 15/18 (83%) pregnancies were recorded, including 13 live births, 1 miscarriage, and 1 intrauterine fetal death. Conclusion: Fertility-sparing surgery could be an adequate alternative to radical surgery for young females with stage I epithelial ovarian cancer.
Nerve-sparing surgery in current gynecologic oncology
Authors:   Department of Oncological Surgery, Saint Raphael’s Hospital, Krakow, Poland, Gruszecki Paweł , Pityński Kazimierz ,   Department of Gynecology and Oncology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Published: September 2021

Nerve-sparing surgery is currently a very important topic in gynecologic oncology. In this review, it is shown that radical hysterectomy is not the only operation where the nerve-sparing technique can be used. Most surgical procedures in modern gynecologic oncology should spare the autonomic nerve structures. The review includes recently published articles precisely describing the nerve-sparing techniques in paraaortic and pelvic lymphadenectomy, and the modern approach to radical nerve-sparing hysterectomy. It has been shown in the literature that the quality of life of patients is directly dependent on the operation technique and its extension. As mentioned above, the nerve-sparing technique needs to be used not only in surgical procedures for cervical cancer, but more extensively also for endometrial and ovarian cancers. Modern techniques demonstrate that such an operation can be suitable both for the radicality and improved quality of life. Results of such operations are comparable to the old – not nerve-sparing techniques – both in terms of progression-free survival and overall survival. Nerve-sparing surgery in gynecologic oncology is our future. Better quality of life and greater patient satisfaction should be our goals. Studies are needed for better examination and comparison of the presented systematic nerve-sparing operations of lymphadenectomy in ovarian and endometrial cancers, and also combined with nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy.
Effect of nano silica on the properties of concrete and mortar – A state of art
Authors: Karthigai Priya Pandiaraj , Vanitha Sankararajan
Published: September 2021

Construction industry is one of the biggest sectors globally and a wide variety of materials are used to carry out various works. Particularly, cement is a material that is used in the construction of various structures and it is also the major source of emission of CO2 gas into the atmosphere which results in global warming. Many researchers have identified various replacement materials for cement as a partial substitution and carried out experiments successfully. Nano silica is widely utilized as a partial replacement for cement and a lot of research is carried out. This paper reviews the past studies in which nano silica is utilized in various building materials such as cement mortars, normal concrete and special concretes. The fresh concrete properties, strength and durability of the material are the parameters reviewed and it is apparent that by incorporating nano silica in cement it absorbs more water, which makes the mix less workable and it imparts additional strength to the concrete and also provides better durability when compared with the control specimen. Hence it has been revealed that nano silica will be a good replacement for cement as it is pozzolanic in nature and also possessing good microstructure.
Motivations of an active lifestyle to the benefit of a healthy society: A study of consumer motivations and their choices of fitness facilities
Authors: Bartha Éva Judit , Bácsné Bába Éva
Published: September 2021

Our study aims to discover what reasons justify the physical activity of fitness consumers, and how the motivation of this physically active group can be maintained, which then may contribute to maintain a healthy society in the long run. Of the primary research procedures we chose to use the questionnaire survey method. We used cluster analysis for which we used principal components that were created with factor analysis to determine what groups can be established based on responses to the questions related to motivation and the factors that influence their choices of facilities. Based on the rank order of motivations influencing attendance of fitness sessions, fitness consumers were stratified into four different clusters. Then, segmentation of the consumers was done based on the factors influencing their choices of facilities. Our results lead to the conclusion that the motivation of consumer groups identified in our research can be sustained in the long run, the less active groups can be better involved and attracted to sports offered by fitness centres, on condition the fitness studios reliably serve these needs and provide the expected variety of services and hygienic conditions.
Palm oil substitution in hazelnut spread
Authors: Kovács Anikó , Körmendi Lilla , Kerti Katalin Badakné
Published: September 2021

One of the most important components in spreads is the fat phase. The characteristics of the used fat determine most of the quality factors of the products such as viscosity, texture, colour, shelf life, etc. In these kinds of products, the commonly used fat is palm fat, however, in recent years it has had a bad press due to its negative environmental impact and health concerns. Therefore, the aim of our research was to develop a palm oil free hazelnut spread. We investigated the effect of replacing the fat in the fat phase with milk fat or coconut fat to the apparent viscosity, colour and texture properties of the product. According to our results the palm fat had the highest and coconut fat had the lowest viscosity. In texture analyses palm fat and milk fat showed no significant difference in hardness and in work of penetration. Coconut fat was significantly different in every texture attributes from the other samples. In the case of colour measurement all samples were significantly different. Despite the observed differences in some parameters the suitability of milk fat for hazelnut spread production should be further investigated (sensory analyses, shelf-life).
Study on the potential of chia gel usage as a natural fat substitute in cake formulation
Authors: Iserliyska Dida , Zsivanovits Gabor , Marudova Maria
Published: September 2021

In the current study, cakes were prepared with the addition of different levels of chia gel obtained by soaking 1 part of chia seeds in 9 parts of water by weight. Mix was allowed to stand for 30 min for gel formation and seeds were left in the gel and later incorporated into the batter. The addition of chia gel to cake batter to partially substitute the fat from the basic recipe (control) resulted both in improved quality characteristics at all levels of substitution and reduction of caloric value, at the expense of energy from fat, especially at higher reduction levels (40 and 60%). The fat replacement at 40 and 60% had a caloric value decrease by 48 kcal per 100 g compared to the control and respectively the energy at the expense of the fat was 37.9 and 25.7% (reduction by 71.3 and 48.3%). Sensory evaluation demonstrated good acceptability for all the products with slight prevail for the samples with 40% followed closer by those with 20% fat replacement. Hence, chia gel proved to be a good alternative for fat substitution in baking goods recipes while preserving the quality and sensory parameters aiming to produce healthier foods.
Effect of wet-curing on physical properties and proteins of cured ham
Authors: Visy Anna , Hidas Karina Ilona , Barkó Annamária , Nguyen Lien Le Phuong , Friedrich László , Jónás Gábor
Published: September 2021

Consuming enough protein is a very important part of a balanced and healthy diet. Complete proteins are those in which all essential amino acids are present. In meat products, like hams, many different reactions occur during ageing and storage. For example, the production of free amino acids or the production of biogenic amines is formed by decarboxylation. In this study, the presence of these amino acids and biogenic amines, as well as the quality properties of cured hams during curing and ageing, were investigated.

The meat samples were immersed into 100 g L−1 NaCl brine. The curing took 20 days, followed by smoking and ageing for 35 days (12 °C, 75% RH). The wet-cured ham samples were analysed for changes in NaCl concentration (at 3 parts: surface, core, bottom layer). Moreover, color, water activity, denaturation temperature and enthalpy (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), free amino acids (FAAs) and biogenic amines (BAs) were also evaluated.