bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Blood Pressure Control in Individuals With Hypertension Who Used a Digital, Personalized Nutrition Platform: Longitudinal Study (Preprint)
Authors: Bakre Shivani , Shea Benjamin , Langheier Jason , Hu Emily A
Published: December 2021

BACKGROUND

While there is a strong association between adhering to a healthy dietary pattern and reductions in blood pressure, adherence remains low. New technologies aimed to help facilitate behavior change may have an effect on reducing blood pressure among individuals with hypertension.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to evaluate characteristics of participants with stage 2 hypertension who used Foodsmart and to assess changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP).

METHODS

We analyzed demographic, dietary, and clinical characteristics collected from 11,934 adults with at least two blood pressure readings who used the Foodsmart platform. Stage 2 hypertension was defined as SBP ≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90 mmHg. We calculated mean changes in blood pressure among participants with stage 2 hypertension and stratified by length of follow-up and the covariates associated with achieving blood pressure levels below stage 2 hypertension. We compared changes in diet quality and weight between participants with stage 2 hypertension at baseline who achieved stage 1 hypertension or below and those who did not.

RESULTS

We found that 10.63% (1269/11,934) of participants had stage 2 hypertension at baseline. Among Foodsmart participants with stage 2 hypertension at baseline, SBP and DBP decreased, on average, by 5.7 and 4.0 mmHg, respectively; 33.02% (419/1269) of participants with stage 2 hypertension at baseline achieved blood pressure levels below stage 2 hypertension (SBP <140 mmHg and DBP <90 mmHg). Using a multivariable ordinal logistic regression model, changes in Nutriscore (P=.001) and weight (P=.04) were statistically significantly associated with changes in blood pressure categories for users with stage 2 hypertension at baseline. Using a multivariable logistic regression model, we found that baseline Nutriscore, change in Nutriscore, and change in weight were associated with greater likelihood of users with stage 2 hypertension at baseline achieving a lower blood pressure category.

CONCLUSIONS

This study evaluated changes in SBP and DBP among users (with hypertension) of the Foodsmart platform and found that those with stage 2 hypertension, on average, improved their blood pressure levels over time.
Email Marketing: The most Important Advantages and Disadvantages
Authors: SABBAGH Foued
Published: December 2021

This paper focuses primarily on the role of Email marketing and E-commerce. Email marketing is one of the most modern means and marketing methods in the world. The modern information and communication technologies also facilitate the circulation and sending of electronic messages with the highest quality and accuracy. In addition, Email marketing campaigns help to increase the sale of products in electronic shops and to target customers efficiently and legally. However, despite the benefits of Email marketing, there are also many negatives that constitute a real obstacle to promotion and marketing via this messaging system. This study focuses on discussing the most important advantages and disadvantages of Email marketing and analyzing the success factors of this marketing by avoiding these disadvantages and benefiting all these advantages.
Тhe contribution of computed tomography to the diagnosis of multiple aneurysm in the acute period of aneurysmal intracranial hemorrhage
Authors: Zyablova E. I. , Kardailskaya D. O. , Pоrkhanov V. A. , Tkachev V. V.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Multiple aneurysms are detected in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (nSAH) in 14–45% of cases. The diagnostic algorithm for this pathology can be shortened by performing the non-enhanced CT of head, CT-angiography, and if the localization of hemorrhage according to non-enhanced CT data matches, there is enough evidence to perform direct surgery without obtaining preoperative DCA.Objective. Determination of the diagnostic efficiency of CT and CTA of brachiocephalic arteries (CTA BCA) for planning the surgical treatment in the case of multiple aneurysms of intracranial arteries in the acute period of non-traumatic ICH in an emergency room.Material and methods. Retrospective analysis of the records of radiological examinations in the preoperative period in patients in an acute period of non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage in the acute period performed in an emergency room of the Research Institute — Ochapovsky Regional Hospital no. 1. in the period from September 2017 to July 2018 (cerebral angiography, non-enhanced CT of the brain, CTA BCA).Results. According to the CTA BCA, 60 aneurysms were found: 21 patients had 2 aneurysms each one, 2 patients had 3 aneurysms, one patient had 8 aneurysms, and 4 patients had one aneurysm each. In comparison with DCA, which was performed in 10 patients, additionally there were found 3 miliary aneurysms, one aneurysm was excluded. For patients who did not obtain DCA, CTA scans were compared with intraoperative data on the side of surgical intervention (n=18). According to the CTA BCA, 18 aneurysms were found, according to the intraoperative record were found 17 aneurysms, while in one case a large bilobulated aneurysm was defined by a radiologist as two oppositely directed. The rest of the data was consistent.Conclusion. The presence of nICH on the non-contrast CT of the brain, and the correspondence of the localization of hemorrhage according to the results of CT-angiography, is sufficient for direct surgery without obtaining preoperative DCA, which is especially important in difficult patients. The use of DCA in patients with multiple aneurysms is recommended only in controversial and difficult cases.
Diagnostics of cerebral venous thrombosis associated with COVID-19 in young adults: clinical characteristics and imaging patterns
Authors: Olimova F. Z. , Klocheva Ye. G. , Semich V. N. , Goldobin V. V. , Lobzin S. V. , Partavi M. S.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is relatively rare, but leads to the development of cerebral venous infarction, intracranial hemorrhage, followed by severe disability and death. Due to the epidemiological situation caused by COVID-19, the incidence of CVT is increasing.Aims and objectives: to analyze clinical, laboratory instrumental and neuroimaging (multislice computed tomography (MSCT), MSCT — with intravenous contrast, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain (MRI) and MRI venography) data that confirmed the development of CVT in patients with COVID-19.Methods. Data of 5 young adults with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) associated with COVID-19 are presented.Results. Аmong 5 reported cases of COVID-19, two patients presented with venous infarcts (hemorrhagic and ischemic), 3 patients developed encephalopathy syndrome without acute cerebral infarction.Conclusion. Possibilities of modern imaging technologies permitted to timely diagnosis cerebral venous thrombosis associated with COVID-19, that can lead to immediate initiation of therapy and to prevent the development of cerebrovascular complications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Features of the physiological distribution of 68Ga-PSMA and its importance in the differential diagnosis of metastatic lesions of lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer
Authors: Dolbov A. L. , Stanjevskiy A. A. , Rozengauz E. V.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. The appearance of new radiopharmaceuticals based on prostate-specific membrane antigen has significantly increased the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis. The physiological accumulation of 68Ga-PSMA in the sympathetic ganglia is important in the diagnosis of metastatic lesions of the lymph nodes. Erroneous interpretation of images can lead to an incorrect choice of tactics for the treatment of prostate cancer.Purpose: improving the diagnosis of prostate cancer with the help of updated data on the physiological accumulation of 68GaPSMA. Identify the sources of potential errors in the interpretation of PET/CT with 68Ga-PSMA.Materials and methods. In order to stage the verified prostate cancer, PET was performed in our center/CT with 68Ga-PSMA in 109 men. All patients were divided into groups by the level of prostate-specific antigen, Gleason sum, and d’Amico.Results. In all patients, we observed the accumulation of RFP in the cervical, abdominal and presacral ganglia. The capture level of the radiotracer was in the range of SUV=1,6–2,3 (median SUV=1,9). In the control PET/CT study after treatment, the accumulation of RFP in the cervical, abdominal and presacral ganglia remained at the same values, which made it possible to identify the detected changes as a variant of the physiological norm.Conclusions. It is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the physiological distribution and accumulation of radiotracer in organs and tissues, in particular, the capture of 68Ga-PSMA by sympathetic ganglia. This will avoid false-positive cases when describing PET-CT images and will make it possible to increase the informative value of the method.
Big Business and Cadre Management in China
Authors: Brødsgaard Kjeld Erik , Beck Kasper Ingeman
Published: December 2021

Leading cadres in China are subject to rotation. An interesting form of rotation takes place between big business and the political world. That means one fifth of China’s governors and vice governors have a business background as heads of one of China’s large State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). How this takes place and which qualifications the involved business leaders possess are shrouded in mystery. Based on prosopographical studies of Chinese business leaders who have participated in the Chinese Executive Leadership Program (CELP), this article attempts to open the black box. The study examines the career pathways of CELP participants in Party, government and business positions. The study shows that 84 of the 261 CELP SOE participants (2005-2018) were subsequently promoted, and 20 of these promotions were from SOEs to leading Party and government positions. In some cases, former business leaders became Party secretaries in important provinces or ministers in key ministries. The article also argues that Chinese business leaders have managed to keep their administrative ranking in the Chinese nomenklatura system. In fact, Chinese business leaders are quasi officials (zhun guan) and form an important recruitment base for leadership renewal. As such, the article suggests that the rotation of cadres within the ‘Iron Triangle’ of Party–government–business constitutes the main unifying and stabilising factor in the Chinese political system.
Foreign Experience of CEOs and Managerial Risk Taking
Authors: Yeoh Siew-Boey , Hooy Chee-Wooi
Published: December 2021

Our paper uses a multidimensional analysis to provide a better insight on the relationship between CEO foreign experience and corporate risk-taking. By decomposing the foreign experience of CEOs from developing economies such as Malaysia, we find that CEOs who have studied in OECD countries undertake higher levels of risk-taking and CEOs’ foreign working experience may have an adverse effect on risk-taking behaviour especially if the working experience is obtained from non-OECD countries. Additional analysis reveals that younger CEOs and family CEOs with foreign working experience matter in reinforcing the firms’ risk-taking activities. Overall, our findings provide implication for researchers and policymakers seeking to nurture risk-taking behaviours and innovativeness in emerging countries.
Shariah Compliance in Islamic Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Sholihin Muhammad , Ali Ramsah , Wanto Deri
Published: December 2021

This study aims to examine the literature related to shariah compliance in the Scopus database. Furthermore, classification and critical commentary were applied to find a new direction for developing studies on shariah compliance in Islamic economics. The bibliometric approach was used to analyse 233 articles, while a systematic literature review was used to classify issues from 82 articles on this paradigm. The results showed that the examined studies grew significantly and were influential in developing the shariah compliance paradigm. This was indicated by the author’s highest m-index of 0.666. However, this literature primarily concerns financial institutions and their relationship with the paradigm, followed by related literature in various industries, with extensive discussion on ethics and in the normative context. In this regard, shariah compliance issues can be classified into three topics, namely Islamic banks, non-bank financial institutions, and general firms. Shariah compliance was insufficiently used as an instrument to measure the product restructuring impact of an Islamic bank and a reflection of the compliance from the customer psychology perspective. In this context, it is necessary to transform the paradigm into “preventing exploitation” by introducing the customer exploitation index.
Population Ageing and Price Level in Japan
Authors: Law Chee-Hong
Published: December 2021

This paper estimates the cointegration between population ageing and inflation in Japan using the augmented autoregressive distributed lag model. The method provides a complete indication of cointegration and avoids false conclusions from a unit root test. Moreover, the transmission channel from ageing to the price level is investigated using the pairwise Granger causality. Based on the annual data from 1961 to 2018, a cointegration relationship is found, and the deflationary effect of ageing in Japan is confirmed. Additionally, the young dependency ratio inflates the price level in Japan. Lastly, ageing influences the price level via its impact on the labour supply.
Russian Literature and Philosophy: Problems of Study and Preliminary Results
Authors: Takho-Godi Elena A.
Published: December 2021

The paper provides an analytical and historical survey of the studies of the interaction between literature and philosophy in the Russian and foreign humanities. Particular attention is paid to the paradoxical fact that despite the obvious synergy of philosophy and literature in Russian culture, which is essentially “a form of national self-consciousness,” there have not yet been developed optimal methods and tools to access the philosophy of the literary text. Thus, huge factual material has been left unexamined. It seems that the current surge of interest in the interaction of literature and philosophy is related not so much to the national cultural tradition as to the relevance of this topic in the West, where non-literary circumstances have not affected philosophical interpretation of literary texts. The break with the original national philosophy of the early 20th century, caused by socio-historical cataclysms, has posed a dilemma for Russian scholars: either to leave theoretical questions unresolved or resolve them with the reference to the Western models offered by the “continental” tradition or the analytical philosophy of literature.
“Imaginary Lines”: Sources of St. John of the Cross by D.S. Merezhkovsky
Authors: Ignatieva (Oganissian) Maria Yu.
Published: December 2021

St. John of the Cross is the second part of the trilogy by D.S. Merezhkovsky dedicated to the saints of the Carmelite order. This trilogy is Merezhkovsky’s last work and is the only novelistic description of the life and views of John of the Cross (1542–1591) in the Russian language. The article analyzes the features of the sources that the writer used in preparing his biography: French editions of St. John’s works, the biography of father Bruno (1929), and the monograph by Jean Barusi (1924) as well as the ways of working with these sources. The article provides a complete list of sources that appear in the notes and footnotes to the novel and analyzes those publications that the author actually worked with. Of particular importance is the source referenced by Merezhkovsky himself — the author’s “apocryph,” which provided him with a deeper insight into the life and work of John of the Cross. The article analyzes some of these “apocryphal” ideas (in particular, the figure of the Materefather, the idea of divine matrimony, and “the abyss of contradictions”) and shows the ways of dealing with sources when constructing these apocryphs: association of ideas, hyperbolization, decontextualization, etc. The article argues that Merezhkovsky’s approach was literary in its essence: on the one hand, there is his “captivation by the words and reflections” (N.A. Berdyaev), on the other hand, there is ecstasy as both the theme and the technique of this biography. The study allows to better understand the late Merezhkovsky, and also to correct important author’s statements about the personality and the views of John of the Cross.
From the Correspondence of Shalom Aleichem and A.V. Amfiteatrov (on the Problem of the Russian- Jewish Literary Dialogue)
Authors: Khazan Vladimir , Zhukhovitskaya Larisa G.
Published: December 2021

This publication of letters of Shalom Aleichem and A.V. Amfiteatrov — part of extensive epistolary corpus — dates back to the period of 1909–1912. The writer’s dialogue, which began with a discussion of literary and publishing topics, grows into an extensive correspondence taking place against the background of different cultural and historical events of the pre-revolutionary era. The letters selected for this publication examine the history of publication of Shalom Aleichem’s novel Wandering Stars in the magazine Sovremennik. The volume of correspondence covers the history of Sovremennik from the time when it was founded to the time when Amfiteatrov left the magazine. Fragments of parallel correspondence between Amfiteatrov and A.M. Gorky supplement the study with the facts of Gorky’s contribution to Sovremennik. The circumstances of Amfiteatrov’s trip to Capri are being clarified; in a letter written upon his return, Amfiteatrov shares the content of the conversation with Gorky about the publication of Shalom Aleichem’s works. Letters from A.V. Amfiteatrov to Shalom Aleichem are published in accordance with the manuscripts kept at the Beit Shalom Aleichem (Tel Aviv, Israel); letters from Shalom Aleichem to Amfiteatrov are based on the manuscripts kept at the Amfiteatrov Collection (Indiana University, USA).
Criação artística e metáforas bíblicas: uma relação de experiência | Artistic creation and biblical metaphors: a relationship of experience
Authors: Azeredo Jéferson Luís , Silveira Edivan Waterkemper
Published: December 2021

Neste artigo, evidenciamos que, para que possamos pensar as metáforas como um campo de experiências para a criação artística e, com isso, possamos usá-las como possibilidade aberta de repensar o mundo em que vivemos, é necessário destacá-las como lugar de experiência; para que isso aconteça, nosso objetivo aqui é indicá-las como uma disposição da compreensão. Procuramos, com isso, convocar o potencial da disposição para que nunca deixemos de empreender uma intensa e inesperada experiência nova, pois, quando as palavras se abrem para novas possibilidades, ao acessá-las pela via da compreensão e experiência, podemos ressignificar o mundo em que vivemos e, sobretudo, a nós mesmos. Alijamos essa compreensão a partir de alguns autores, especialmente Paul Ricoeur, Aristóteles e Friedrich Nietzsche, pois a partir deles,somos capazes de realizar o diálogo com as metáforas bíblicas, como um tipo mais específico de experiência, aproximando a experiência religiosa e o pensamento, no que se refere à criação artística.Palavras-chave: Metáforas bíblicas. Experiência estética. Diálogo. Lugar. AbstractIn this article, we show that, so that we can think of metaphors as a field of experiences for artistic creation and, therefore, also as an open possibility of rethinking the world we live in, it is necessary to highlight them as a place of experience, and for this happen, our aim here is to indicate them as a disposition of understanding. With this, we seek to summon the potential of disposition so that we never stop undertaking an intense and unexpected new experience, because, when words open up to more possibilities, by accessing them through understanding and experience, we can reframe the world in which we live and, above all, ourselves. We jettisoned this understanding from some authors, especially Paul Ricoeur, Aristotle and Friedrich Nietzsche, because from them, we are able to carry out a dialogue with biblical metaphors, as a more specific type of experience, bringing together religious experience and thought in the which refers to artistic creation.Keywords: Biblical metaphors. Aesthetic experience. Dialogue. Place. ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-6021
Além do Devir-animal: a co-criação egoísta da individualidade em um enterro budista de cachorros robôs | Beyond becoming-animal: the egoist co-creationof individuality in a robot-dogs Buddhist funeral
Authors: Mesquita Guilherme Castro Nunes , Lima Newton De Oliveira
Published: December 2021

O pensamento egoísta de Max Stirner povoou a reflexão críticadesde oséculo XIX até à contemporaneidade, servindo como uma das bases para o movimento do anarco-individualismo. Entretanto, sua estrutura serve como início para uma aceleração da desconstrução da noção de individualidade– não mais lida, aqui, como uma essência presente em cada ser, mas como uma categoria viva que transpassa os corpos de quaisquer tipos de entidades que povoam o real e imaginário. Esteartigo é uma tentativa de expor tais significados e compreender essa relação como uma possibilidade de cocriação da individualidade, a partir do estudo da noção de devir-animal, em Julian Langer, e do evento do funeral budista de cachorros robôs no templo budista Kofuku-Ji, em Chiba,no Japão, em 2018.Palavras-chave: Egoísmo. Individualidade. Budismo. Devir-animal. AbstractMax Stirner’segoist thought populated the critical thinking fromthe XIX centuryup to the present, serving as one of the bases for the individualist anarchism movement. However, its structure serves as a start for an acceleration of deconstruction of the notion of individuality – here no longer read as an essence present in everybeing, but as a living category that permeates the bodies of any kindsof entities that populates the realityand the imaginary. This article is an attempt to expose these meanings and understand this relationship as a possibility forthe co-creation of individuality, from the study of the notion of becoming-animal, in Julian Langer, and the Buddhist funeral for robot dogs at the Kofuku-Ji Buddhist temple in Chiba, Japan, in 2018.Keywords:Egoism. Individuality. Buddhism.Becoming-animal. ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2251-2413http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0459-6978
Do imaginário para a literatura: a confusão feminina na mentalidade do cristianismo europeu | From the Imaginary to Literature: female confusion in the mentality of European Christianity
Authors: Cunha Melo André Luiz Silveira da
Published: December 2021

Foi graças à perpetuação de certos preceitos de feminilidade que uma mentalidade antifeminina vingou no imaginário do cristianismo primitivo, enraizando-se na cultura europeia e revelando-se nas demonstrações de arte e literatura desde o baixo-medievo. Neste artigo busca-se discorrer sobre uma importante parte dessa maneira de pensar – a associação do feminino a um estado confuso ou à propagação da confusão, seja através da fala ardilosa ou da simples exposição à presença do feminino, que, para o cristianismo primitivo, estava intimamente ligado ao pecado original e à Queda. Dessa maneira, tenciona-se demonstrar como uma mentalidade antifeminina transpassou para a representação literária de feminino e de amor na Europa medieval, apresentando-se em cantigas e trovas variadas.Palavras-chave: Imaginário. Confusão Feminina. Cristianismo. AbstractIt was due to the perpetuation of certain precepts of femininity that an anti-feminine mentality took hold in the imagination of primitive Christianity, taking root in European culture and revealing itself in art and literature demonstrations since the low-medieval period. This paper seeks to discuss an important part of this way of thinking – the association of the feminine with a confused state or the spread of confusion, whether through cunning speech or through simple exposure to the presence of the feminine, which for early Christianity was closely linked to the original sin and the Fall. This paper seeks, then, to demonstrate how an anti-feminine mentality was transferred to the literary representation of the feminine and of love in medieval Europe, presenting itself in different lyrics and songs.Keywords: Imaginary. Feminine Confusion. Christianity. ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2526-7214
De corpo presente (De uma Belém a outra) | Body present (From one Belém to another)
Authors: Almeida Mauricio Igor , Benevides Laura
Published: December 2021

De uma Belém a outra é uma vídeoperformance criada a partir de minha experiência de quando saí de minha cidade, Belém do Pará, no Brasil, para ir à Belém de Lisboa, em Portugal. Este processo foi marcado pelos atravessamentos que meu corpo sentiu e ouviu.  Desse modo, aborda aspectos da relação histórica e desdobramentos atuais entre os dois países, assim como reflexões sobre monumentos públicos que homenageiam figuras colonialistas. Neste ensaio visual, são apresentados frames desta produção, a qual foi  contemplada pelo Prêmio Rede Virtual de Arte e Cultura, da Fundação Cultural do Pará, em 2020.ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-0501http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7210-5907
Elena Landkraut: apontamentos biográficos | Elena Landkraut: biographical notes
Authors: Schröpel Daiana
Published: December 2021

Ensaio Visual ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-0730
W. G. Sebald: reino dos mortos e espetáculo midiático | W. G. Sebald: realm of the dead and mediatic spectacle
Authors: Klein Kelvin Falcão
Published: December 2021

O objetivo do artigo é investigar as possíveis relações entre a reflexão teórica de Friedrich Kittler (especialmente em seu livro Grammophon Film Typewriter) e a produção literária de W. G. Sebald (especialmente seu último romance, Austerlitz). Minha hipótese é que Sebald mescla dois registros diagnosticados por Kittler: acessa o “reino dos mortos” (codificado com base nos resíduos materiais das fotografias) a partir tanto do paradigma técnico-midiático inaugurado com o gramofone, o filme e a máquina de escrever quanto do paradigma anterior, literário e alucinatório, apreendido por Kittler nas obras de Poe e Balzac, entre outros.Palavras-chave: W. G. Sebald. Friedrich Kittler. Mídia. Fotografia. Romance. AbstractThe aim of the article is to investigate possible contacts between Friedrich Kittler's theoretical reflection (especially in his book Grammophon Film Typewriter) and the literary production of W. G. Sebald (especially his latest novel, Austerlitz). My hypothesis is that Sebald merges two fields diagnosed by Kittler: he accesses the “realm of the dead” (coded from the material residues of photographs) from both the technical-media paradigm inaugurated with the “gramophone, film and typewriter” and from the previous paradigm, literary and hallucinatory, apprehended by Kittler in the works of Poe and Balzac, among others.Keywords: W. G. Sebald. Friedrich Kittler. Media. Photography. Novel.ORCIDhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8997-1174
Evolutionary change in metabolic rate of Daphnia pulicaria in response to the invasive predator Bythotrephes longimanus
Authors: rani varsha , Walsh Matthew , Burton Tim , Einum Sigurd
Published: December 2021

Metabolic rate is a trait that can be hypothesized to evolve in response
to a change in predation. In the current study, we address this question
by utilising an invasive event by the predatory zooplankton Bythotrephes
longimanus in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, US. This invasion dramatically
impacted the prey Daphnia pulicaria, causing a ~60%
decline in their biomass. Using a resurrection ecology approach, we
compared the metabolic rate of D. pulicaria clones originating from
prior to the Bythotrephes invasion with that of clones having evolved in
the presence of Bythotrephes. We observed a 7.4% reduction in metabolic
rate among post-invasive clones compared to pre-invasive clones. This
change is in the opposite direction to what might be expected to evolve
in response to increased predation. The evolution of a lower metabolic
rate may instead be due to a habitat shift in the prey species into
deeper and less productive waters and associated changes in the optimal
metabolic rate.
“Hearing Images, Seeing Sounds”: Disturbance as Pedagogy
Authors: Goswami Subhashim
Published: December 2021

This article is an ethnographic account of a course I designed and taught in my university to mostly non-humanities, engineering and science undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds. In it, I consider the possibility of a pedagogical approach to teach what it means to construct a field in anthropological terms during a classroom based teaching module. I suggest that one can approach the construction of a field within the classroom by using disturbance as a pedagogical tool. Drawing from Anna Tsing’s formulation of “disturbance as an analytical tool” I demonstrate how we can construct a field pedagogically by disturbing the certitude of the known and by reimagining the modes of seeing and hearing the familiar. The ethnographic elucidation of this paper is essentially work produced from this class – images created from within the university, influenced by a question asked by students and accompanying soundscapes produced by students’ themselves – which demonstrates the possibility of constructing a field by, in a sense, hearing images and seeing sounds. 

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Internal carotid artery “donut” aneurysm treated using DERIVO flow-diverting stent
Authors: Nestorovic Dragoslav , Nikolic Igor , Milosevic-Medenica Svetlana , Janicijevic Aleksandar , Tasic Goran
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Intracranial aneurysms with a radiological sign of a donut are a medical priority and have been described in a small number of cases. This radiological sign occurs in aneurysms in which there is partial thrombosis inside aneurismal sac and circular laminar flow between the aneurismal wall and the thrombus in its center. Consequently, there is a central contrast-filling defect of the aneurysm sac observed on different angiographic imaging methods. Case outline. We present a 35-year-old female patient admitted for examination due to frequent headaches, visual disturbances on the left and loss of sight on the right eye. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) showed an aneurysm on the right internal carotid artery measuring 25.6 ? 25 mm, while neck measured 11 mm and included part of the C6 and C7 segments. Treatment decision was made that placing a flow-diverting stent across the aneurysm neck would be most beneficial in this case. After the procedure, the patient was discharged in the same general condition as she was before admission to the hospital. Seven months after the intervention, she reported for her first DSA control examination. Normal position of the left A1 segment was demonstrated, suggesting shrinkage of the aneurysm sac. An improvement of vision on both eyes was stated. Conclusion. We present a patient with a ?donut? aneurysm on the internal carotid artery, successfully treated with a flow-diverting stent.
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
Authors: Nikolic Dragan , Basta-Nikolic Marijana , Manojlovic Vladimir , Zivanovic Zeljko , Vickovic Sanja , Till Viktor
Published: December 2021

Introduction/Objective. Coagulopathy induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (SARS-CoV-2) can be an underlying cause of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), a less common type of stroke with a variable clinical presentation and high mortality rate. The objective of the paper is to present a series of CVST cases associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods. This retrospective study evaluated clinical, laboratory and radiological presentations, risk factors, barriers to diagnosis, treatment and outcome of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced CVST. Results. The study comprised six patients diagnosed with COVID-19-induced CVST during an 18-month period. The majority (66.7%) had no significant risk factors for developing CVST. The median time from the initial COVID-19 diagnosis to the onset of neurologic deficit was seven days (interquartile range 0.5?7 days). Clinical presentation comprised non specific neurological symptoms: headache (83.3%) and decreased consciousness (33.3%), together with elevated levels of D-dimer and inflammatory biomarkers. The transverse (n = 4, or 66.7%), superior sagittal sinuses (n = 3, or 50%) and sigmoid sinus (n = 2, or 33.3%) were most commonly affected. Five patients (83.3%) had minimal to no symptoms at discharge (mRS ? 2). In-hospital mortality in our current series was relatively high (16.7%). Conclusion. The high mortality rate of SARS-CoV-2-associated CVST urges clinicians to suspect CVST in patients with a history of COVID-19 infection presenting with non-specific neurological symptoms in order to provide proper treatment and prevent complications.
Splenic cyst following trauma, the intraoperative decision on definitive management
Authors: Milosavljevic Vladimir , Grubor Nikola , Tadic Boris , Ceranic Miljan
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Posttraumatic splenic cysts are most commonly the result of blunt force trauma to the abdomen. They usually develop from subcapsular or intraparenchymal hematomas and are typically asymptomatic. Diagnostics includes clinical history and radiological imaging procedures. Surgical treatment is the only curative modality of treatment. Case outline. A 43-year-old female patient, without comorbidities, was admitted to the health institution for additional diagnostics and surgical treatment. Laboratory test results were within the reference ranges, while serological test results for hydatid disease were negative. An abdominal CT examination was subsequently performed confirming a splenic cyst positioned in the central part of the spleen. After a laparoscopic partial pericystectomy of the cyst, we identified another smaller cyst of the spleen. According to the estimation of the surgical team, the intraoperative appearance of the remaining tissue of the spleen was less than a third of the entire spleen. The decision was taken to perform a splenectomy in the best interests of the patient, bearing in mind the possibility of complications Conclusion. Accurate diagnosis of posttraumatic splenic cysts remains a challenge, despite state-of-the-art radiological imaging procedures that are applied. In addition to the well-known modalities of treatment, the laparoscopic surgical approach, i.e., minimally invasive treatment, should be the one of choice, if the situation allows it. The laparoscopic approach is a diagnostic and therapeutic method whose effect can especially be observed when the intraoperative finding differs from the preoperative radiological finding.
Effect of orthodontic treatment on periodontal health of periodontally compromised patients:
Authors: Gehlot Meenu , Sharma Rekha , Tewari Shikha , Kumar Davender , Gupta Ambika
Published: December 2021

Objectives

To evaluate the effect of fixed orthodontic treatment on periodontal parameters in periodontally compromised adult orthodontic patients.

Materials and Methods

This was a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Thirty-six periodontally compromised adult patients (mean age: 29.67 ± 4.8 years) were randomly allocated to either test (perio-ortho) or control group (perio). After periodontal stabilization in both groups, orthodontic treatment was started in the test group, whereas the control group remained on periodontal maintenance only. Evaluation and comparison of clinical parameters (plaque index [PI]; gingival index [GI]; bleeding on probing [BOP]; probing depth [PD]; clinical attachment level [CAL]) of both groups was assessed at three time intervals: T0 (base line), T1 (at start of orthodontic treatment), and T2 (1 year after start of orthodontic treatment). Radiological parameters (alveolar bone levels [ABL]) were recorded using CBCT at T1 and T2.

Results

Intragroup analysis showed statistically significant improvement in all clinical and radiological periodontal parameters in both groups (P ≤ .05). Intergroup comparison revealed improvement in the periodontal parameters was not statistically significant between the groups (P ≥ .05). Subgroup analysis showed reduction in the number of moderate and severe periodontitis sites in both groups with significant more gains in ABL in the test group compared to the control group.

Conclusions

Orthodontic treatment after periodontal stabilization does not have any detrimental effect on periodontal health in adult periodontally compromised orthodontic patients and may add to the benefits achieved by periodontal treatment alone.
Model Project-Based Learning Berbantuan Penilain Teman Sebaya di Tengah Pandemi untuk Meningatkan Hasil Pendidikan IPS Mahasiswa PGSD
Authors: Yudiana I Kadek Edi , Widiastini Ni Wayan Eka , Nirmayani L Heny
Published: December 2021

Pembelajaran daring tidak selamanya baik banyak masih kekurangannya salah satunya adalah mahasiswa merasa bosan karena proses pembelajaran monoton dan kurang menarik. Sehingga mahasiswa tidak tertarik belajar dan menyelesaikan pembelajaran yang dilakukan di di e-learning. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pengaruh model model Project-Based Learning berbatuan penelian teman sebaya terhadap hasil belajar. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian semu. Rancangan penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan posttest only control group design Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswa semester II PGSD yang ada di Singaraja yang berjumlah 170 mahasiswa yang tersebar secara merata di 6 kelas yaitu kelas A-F. Data diperoleh dari hasil perhitungan skor tes hasil belajar mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua teknik analisis yaitu analisis deskriptif dan analisis inferensial. Hasil analisis dengan uji t diperoleh terdapat perbedaan antara mahasiswa yang belajar dengan model Project-Based Learning berbatuan penelian teman sebaya dengan mahasiswa yang belajar dengan daring. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari nilai sig. yang lebih kecil dari 0,05 yaitu 0,00. Jadi, model Project-Based Learning berbantuan penilaian teman sebaya memberikan pengaruh yang positif terhadap hasil belajar. Sehingga di rekomdasikan sebagai salah satu model pembelajaran yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran daring.
Meningkatkan Respon Belajar Siswa Melalui Pembelajaran Multimedia Terintegrasi Kurikulum dengan Sistem shift
Authors: Paramasila Kadek Wikan
Published: December 2021

Rendahnya respon belajar siswa disebabkan adanya pandemi covid-19. Pandemi Covid-19 telah memicu perubahan signifikan dalam sistem pendidikan di seluruh dunia yang mengakibatkan penutupan sekolah sehingga sistem pengajaran harus beralih dari pelajaran tatap muka menjadi model yang sepenuhnya virtual. Salah satu caranya adalah dengan membuat pembelajaran berbasis multimedia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu menciptakan produk ajar multimedia interaktif yang nantinya mampu meningkatkan respon belajar siswa, khususnya pada pembelajaran praktik animasi 2 dimensi, sehingga kegiatan pembelajaran berjalan dengan lancar sesuai dengan tujuan pembelajaran yang diinginkan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Research & Development dengan menggunakan model Borg & Gall. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah ahli desain, ahli media, ahli isi dan siswa kelas XI Multimedia. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode wawancara dan angket dengan menggunakan teknik analisis desktiptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ahli media memperoleh kalkulasi 87%, ahli desain memperoleh 89% dan ahli isi memperoleh 88%. Selanjutnya ujicoba dilakukan oleh siswa kelas XI Multimedia dengan hasil yaitu uji perseorangan memperoleh hasil 90%, ujicoba kelompok kecil memperoleh 91% dan ujicoba kelompok besar memperoleh 89%. Dari analisis ujicoba yang sudah dilakukan membuktikan bahwa multimedia interaktif berbasis Integrated curriculum dengan Shift Mode pada pembelajaran praktik animasi 2 dimensi efektif dan layak digunakan. Implikasi penelitian yang telah dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan multimedia interaktif berbasis Integrated curriculum adalah terjadi peningkatan respon belajar siswa sehingga berdampak langsung terhadap semangat belajar siswa dan keaktifan serta partisipasi siswa dalam pembelajaran, karena dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran mandiri.
SIKAP DAN KEPUASAN KONSUMEN AYAM PROBIO DI KOTA METRO DAN BANDAR LAMPUNG
Authors: S Ellenia Agustia D , Haryono Dwi , Nugraha Adia
Published: December 2021

This study aims to determine the characteristics, stages of decision making, attitudes, and the level of consumer satisfaction on consuming probio chicken. The research location was determined purposively at probio chicken farm of Kelompok Peternak Ayam (KPA) Berkat Usaha Bersama (BeUBe) 21C Yosomulyo Metro, Transmart, Giant Kedaton and Carrefour in Bandar Lampung. The research was conducted as a survey, in which total sample constituted of 30 people recruited using accidental sampling technique. Data were collected by interviewing using questionnaires and analyzed by using descriptive analysis, Multiatribute Fishbein, and Consumer Satisfaction Index (CSI). The results showed that most consumers were women (60%). The highest frequency of purchasing probio chicken was once a month (36.67%). Consumer's decision-making stages showed that consumers bought probio chicken meat to meet their needs of improving nutrition. Consumers’ purchase was influenced by their family in which influencing factors were chicken taste and quality. Based on the analysis of consumer attitudes using Fishbein multiattribute model, it showed that multiatribute of attitude scores (Ao) equal to 157.83 and flavor attributes was become the highest score (22.09). Based on CSI, the level of customer satisfaction was 83.51%, in the scale range 0.81 to 1.00; meaning that consumers were very satisfied on consuming probio chicken.Key words: attitude, probio chicken, satisfaction
SISTEM AGRIBISNIS TANAMAN HIAS BUNGA (Adenium, Anggrek, dan Mawar) DI KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG
Authors: Putra Filipus Cahya Kusuma , Indriani Yaktiworo , Riantini Maya
Published: December 2021

This study aims to analyze the process of procuring production facilities in accordance with the right six (on time, place, quality, quantity, type, and price), farm performance, the marketing efficiency of the agribusiness system, and the supporting institutions for ornamental flower agribusiness systems at Lampung. This study uses a survey method conducted in the city of Bandar Lampung, namely in Gunung Terang, Gunung Agung and in the Way Halim Permai. Sampling in this study was sixteen respondents taken using a quota sampling technique. Data collection was carried out in September - October 2019. The results showed that the procurement of production facilities of ornamental flower plant farming had fulfilled the right six. Ornamental flower farming in Bandar Lampung is feasible to be cultivated because in farming it has an R / C ratio> 1, that is, the R / C over the total cost of 1.70 of adenium flowers, 2.00 of orchids, and 1.60 of roses. The three ornamental flower plants studied have a profit margin ratio of more than 1 which is 1.41 of the adenium flower, 1.80 of the orchid flower, and 1.81 of the rose flower, which means that the ornamental flower farmers in Bandar Lampung receives profits and no loss. Supporting institutions in the flower plant agribusiness system at the research location are financial institutions, namely banks as financing and borrowing funds, government policies, and transportation. All these supporting institutions are available but have not been used optimally by farmers.Key words: agribusiness system, R/C, profit margin ratio
RANTAI NILAI (VALUE CHAIN) AGRIBISNIS KOPI ROBUSTA RAKYAT: STUDI KASUS DI KABUPATEN EMPAT LAWANG PROVINSI SUMATERA SELATAN
Authors: Asriani Putri Suci , Suryani Armeitha
Published: December 2021

The absence of routine counseling and cooperatives that can work together also makes farmers still have to independently decide the direction of their business. In addition, the coffee processing industry is still very minimal. The majority of existing coffee products are sold in the form of dried coffee bean directly to collector traders. This study aims to analyze the value chain of coffee produced by value chain actors, and the potential for agribusiness development of robusta coffee in Karang Caya Village, Pendopo Barat District, Empat Lawang Regency. In this study, primary and secondary data were used which were analyzed using value chain analysis (VCA) and discussed in descriptive analysis. Research respondents involved were smallholder coffee farmers, agro-industry players, traders, and local government officials who understand the prospects for developing coffee farming in the research location. Based on the results of the study, it is known that there are 3 marketing channels for coffee, namely: farmers à subdistrict collectors à wholesalers à end consumers; farmers à end consumers; and farmers à coffee processors à end consumers. The dominance of farmers as the main actors in the activities of supply to marketing of coffee is very visible, the role of groups and other institutions is very minimal. Uneven distribution of values results in inefficient channels. This condition results in the price setting being carried out by the buyer (price setter) while the seller acts as the price taker.Key words: Robusta coffee, smallholder farmer, value chain
Methodology for determining the need to integrate digital technologies into the business processes of a construction organization
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Berezin A. O. , Kozakov R. R. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Published: December 2021

The article discusses the methodology for assessing the need to integrate digital technologies in the business processes of a construction organization. The actual costs from the introduction of digital technologies are shown, and the methods for analyzing the dependence of profit on the effect of the introduction of digital technologies are considered. Methods for assessing the effectiveness of decisions made by the expert commission on the necessary sets of key performance indicators for the introducing and implementing of digital technologies are discussed. Evaluation of digital marketing in the context of market conditions has been carried out.
Tools for evaluating the contractor during the tender procedure for performing construction works / rendering services
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Bochkareva O. Yu.
Published: December 2021

This article presents an algorithm for conducting a competitive procedure for selecting a contractor for a construction organization, which involves three stages of evaluation: 1 - assessment of admissibility; 2 - qualification assessment; 3 - determination of the winner. The methodological tools for evaluating the contractor during the tender procedure are proposed, including evaluation criteria with the determination of their significance by the expert evaluation method and their characteristics according to the score system. The article also presents a methodology that allows selecting the contractor that best of all meets the terms of the contract in terms of project financing of housing construction.