bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Seroepidemiología de Neospora caninum en caninos en Córdoba, Colombia
Authors: Daza-Rodríguez Jhon Alexander , Herrera-Benavides Yonairo Manuel , Hincapié-Márquez Sebastián
Published: April 2024

Objetivo.   Estimar la seroprevalencia de la Neospora caninum en caninos de áreas rurales del departamento de Córdoba, Colombia. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio de tipo descriptivo exploratorio de corte transversal a conveniencia en 180 perros   de 5 municipios del departamento de Córdoba. Las muestras tomadas fueron de sueros sanguíneos y analizados mediante la técnica de ELISA competitiva utilizando para ello el kit comercial ID Screen® Neospora caninum Competition (LMV S.A.S.). Resultados. La seropositividad general de anticuerpos contra N. caninum fue de 1,61% (3/180). En cuanto a la variable sexo, se obtuvo una frecuencia en machos del 1.92% (2/104) y hembras del 1.31% (1/76). En cuanto al grupo etario se obtuvo que la seropositividad a N. caninum únicamente en el grupo de adultos 3.61% (3/83), en la variable estado reproductivo y raza se evidenció que los individuos seropositivos fueron mestizos (3/173) y enteros (3/177), el grupo de talla grande fueron los únicos con seropositividad 7,69% (3/39). Conclusión. A pesar de ser una seropositividad muy baja con relación a otros estudios nacionales, permite evidenciar la presencia de N. caninum en el departamento de Córdoba y región Caribe, al ser el primer estudio en caninos.
DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE ET MODE : RÉFLEXIONS TERMINOLOGIQUES
Authors: CALVI Silvia
Published: April 2024

Sustainable Development and Fashion: Terminology Considera­tions. Since the beginning of the 2000s, international and local initiatives to promote sustainable development in the fashion industry have been carried out. These actions contributed to the spread of a new terminology introduced in several types of texts – from institutional documents to e-commerce articles and texts from the specialised press. The aim of this study is to explore this terminology in a corpus built ad hoc. Firstly, the analysis of the most frequent terms and collocations will lead to the description of sustainable fashion subdomains, to underline the interdisciplinarity of this sector; secondly, the focus will be on the formation of terms and collocations.
Dezvoltare durabilă și modă: reflecții terminologice. Încă de la începutul secolului al XXI-lea, sectorul modei a promovat inițiative locale și internaționale menite să stimuleze dezvoltarea durabilă. Aceste acțiuni au contribuit la apariția unei noi terminologii în mai multe tipuri de texte - de la documente instituționale, la articole despre comerțul electronic și până la presa de specialitate. În prezentul studiu, ne propunem să analizăm această terminologie pe baza unui corpus constituit ad-hoc. În primul rând, prin studierea celor mai reprezentativi termeni și a colocațiilor legate de moda durabilă, vom descrie natura interdisciplinară a acestui sector și vom observa subdomeniile din care este compus. În al doilea rând, ne vom concentra atenția asupra proceselor de formare a termenilor și a colocațiilor.
Cuvinte-cheie: limbaj de specialitate, terminologie, dezvoltare durabilă, modă, limba franceză
Article history: Received 20 November 2023; Revised 15 December 2023; Accepted 31 January 2024; Available online 27 March 2024; Available print 27 March 2024.
Unravelling Power Relations in Sexual Violence in the Penyalin Cahaya Movie: Sara Mills' Feminist Stylistic Analysis Framework
Authors: Fajria Fira , Fatanti Megasari Noer
Published: April 2024

The number of sexual violence cases against women in Indonesia almost reached 9,000 cases from January to November 2021. This number is increasing every year as protection against victims, whom predominantly are women, remains weak. All this time, social stigma has labeled women as victims since they are weak and easily oppressed. However, the reality of sexual violence does not only affect women but also men, who have long been regarded as the ruling group. In the Penyalin Cahaya movie, the issue of sexual violence is packed with different perspectives. The image of women as victims, who have been portrayed as a second class, weak, and confined group, is not seen in this film. Conversely, men as victims choose to shut up and surrender. This research aims to reveal the representation of sexual violence victims experienced by men and women using the framework of the Feminist Stylistics Approach/FSA developed by Sara Mills. The research body consists of scenes depicting (1) forms of sexual violence, (2) the social narrative of the victims and power relations in handling cases of sexual violence in academic environments, and (3) the representation of victims who choose to remain silent to stay accepted by the society. The documentation techniques were used to look more deeply into the positions and actions taken by the victims to fight the stigma caused by sexual violence. The research results show (1) the negation against male victims of sexual violence, (2) that women’s appearance still becomes the main reason for her to be harassed and (3) academic institutions are weak in dealing with sexual violence cases.
Family Politics in the Recruitment Process of Legislative Candidates in the 2024 Elections: A Case Study of the Indonesian Unity Party (Perindo)
Authors: Subekti Dimas , Putra Dinda Syufradian , Muliono Muliono
Published: April 2024

This research aims to explain the political recruitment process of the Perindo Party in endorsing legislative candidates with the family backgrounds of its general chairman. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The results showed that the Perindo Party normatively implemented a more innovative political recruitment process for the 2024 legislative elections by involving public participation and technology. However, in this idealized process, a phenomenon of family politics occurs. The family of the chairman of the Perindo Party did not go through the entire recruitment process because they have strong ties to the party elite who have decision-making power. The chairman's family jumped straight to the nomination stage to be nominated by the Perindo Party. The mechanism is also directly through appointment rather than e-voting as cadres and the general public must go through the title of the people's convention. Therefore, the political recruitment of the Perindo party for the 2024 legislative elections has a gap in the process for the chairman's family because it does not apply the principles of openness and fairness. This has implications for the lousy party institutionalization trend in political recruitment.
The Effectiveness of Electronic Services for Land and Building Tax-Rural and Urban in Tuban Regency
Authors: Yulisrowati Iis , Tukiman Tukiman
Published: April 2024

Taxes are one of the main revenues for the Indonesian State. Land and Building Tax-Rural and Urban (PBB P2) is a state tax imposed on land and buildings of a material nature, which the amount of tax payable is determined by the condition of the object, including land, funds or buildings. In improving the quality of services, Tuban Regency has implemented E-Government innovations in accordance with Tuban Regent Regulation Number 1 of 2019 concerning the implementation of non-cash transactions within the Tuban Regency Government, thus Tuban Regency has made an innovation called as Electronic Land and Building Tax-Rural and Urban (E-PBB P2) through the BPPKAD which aims to provide convenience for the public to find out information related to the E-PBB P2 and to be able to make payments independently through the Collecting Agents provided. The purpose of this research is to determine the effectiveness of Electronic services for Land and Building Tax-Rural and Urban implemented at the Regional Revenue, Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPPKAD) in Tuban Regency. The method used in this research was descriptive-qualitative method using data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observation and documentation, as well as applying Budiani's theory with 4 indicators, including (1) Program Targets (2) Program Socialization (3) Program Objectives, and (4) Program Monitoring. The research results show that the E-PBB P2 service in Tuban Regency has been running effectively but is still not optimal.
Implementation of Village Fund Policy To Realize Village Accountability and Resilience in Tangerang Regency
Authors: Sriyani Sriyani , Akbar Bahrulah , Achmad Mansyur , Kusworo Kusworo , Sunyoto Edi
Published: April 2024

The Government's attention to development in rural areas has experienced quite significant developments, marked by allocations Village Fund budget which continues to increase and produce development facilities and infrastructure massively in villages. However, the implementation of village fund policies still does not provide an optimal contribution to handle the problem of poverty and improving village independence. The shift in development funding from the center to the regions encourages village officials to commit acts of corruption. This shows that accountability in village fund management and village resilience need to be improved. Although Tangerang Regency is very close to the national economic center, it still cannot create villages which are free from corruption and independent villages. This research aims to analyze policy implementation along with its obstacles in realizing accountability and resilience villages in Tangerang Regency. This study uses a qualitative approach. Study This finds (1) implementation policy management of village funds in Tangerang Regency is still not optimal (2) main obstacles for realizing accountable and independent Village Fund management villages in Tangerang Regency are (a) weak system monitoring and distribution of information Village Fund management; (b) weak resource man Village Fund Manager; and (c) low Village Original Income (PADesa) to total village and shopping income.
Construcción del sentido de vida y responsabilidad social.
Authors: Correa Arias César , Caro Beltrán Amelia Guadalupe
Published: April 2024

El sentido de vida y la responsabilidad social son trascendentales en el coexistir con la humanidad, ya que posibilitan experiencias dotadas de conciencia para la comprensión y la toma de decisiones acerca de nuestra existencia. Con referencia a jóvenes universitarios representa un proceso decisivo de sus vidas, debido a que es una etapa de múltiples cambios físicos, emocionales, intelectuales y sociales.
El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar cómo los jóvenes universitarios construyen su sentido de vida en una universidad pública en México y, a la vez, identificar sus capacidades y potencialidades que les permita contribuir en el fortalecimiento de sus proyectos de vida para una mayor conciencia de sí mismo y la necesaria responsabilidad con la otredad.
El estudio utiliza una metodología mixta, con un enfoque hermenéutico-fenomenológico y una perspectiva psico-sociológica centrado en las experiencias de percepción que los estudiantes tienen de sí mismos y de otras personas que son significativas en sus vidas. La investigación utiliza el cuestionario LOGOTEST y PIL, además de entrevistas semiestructuradas.
La pregunta central se refirió a, ¿Qué significados brindan los estudiantes a sus existencias y de qué manera los utilizan como medio para comprender el sentido y proyecto de vida que construyen dentro de sus trayectos de vida y formación?  
Se concluyó que los estudiantes reportan serias dificultades en la construcción de la identidad personal, el reconocimiento y aceptación de sus potencialidades con un claro detrimento de su autoestima, lo que dificulta la construcción de un sentido de vida que permita el profundo desarrollo de la subjetividad e intersubjetividad. Así, los estudiantes construyen su sentido de vida en función de establecer lazos familiares que les permitan avanzar en sus vidas y contar con metas y propósitos claros para el desarrollo profesional y para ubicarse en el mercado laboral.
Aproximaciones del enfoque de género en la educación superior dominicana. Percepciones y actitudes del alumnado universitario
Authors: Guillén Maestre Yolanda , Gutiérrez Valerio Rosaura , Ceron Valencia Fernando
Published: April 2024

La educación superior dota de formación académica desde una perspectiva profesional, así como, promueve la formación integral del alumnado basada en valores éticos imprescindibles para desarrollar cambios necesarios en aras de una sociedad más equitativa e igualitaria. El objetivo de este trabajo de investigación es analizar la percepción y la actitud que muestra el alumnado hacia el tratamiento de la igualdad de género en el contexto universitario. La metodología de esta investigación es de un estudio cuantitativo a través de la implementación de un cuestionario, los datos obtenidos fueron analizados por el programa estadístico descriptivo JAMOVI. La muestra integrante estuvo comprendida por 424 estudiantes, todos los participantes cursan estudios universitarios de educación inicial, primaria y secundaria. Los resultados obtenidos indican que el alumnado tiene actitudes positivas hacia la igualdad de género, participa en actividades y trabajos relacionados con esta temática, perciben un ambiente positivo y están comprometidos activamente en promover el cambio en su entorno. No obstante, sobre la asistencia a actividades que implican tratar trabajos versados desde el enfoque de género, el alumnado se muestra más indiferente.
Historia de la constitucionalización del derecho laboral peruano: el camino recorrido por las constituciones de 1979 y 1993
Authors: Murrugarra Retamozo Brenda Isabel
Published: April 2024

El artículo abordó el tema de la constitucionalización del derecho laboral, mediante el análisis de las disposiciones de la Constitución de 1979 y 1993, ello a fin de sustentar la tesis de que con lo dispuesto en tales normas se consolidó, en Perú, dicho fenómeno. Igualmente, se vio cómo el Tribunal Constitucional peruano, con su jurisprudencia, había contribuido a concretar dicho proceso. Finalmente, se consideró que la constitucionalización del derecho laboral implicaba que los magistrados aplicasen el bloque de constitucionalidad en sus resoluciones a través del control de convencionalidad.
protección social a través de la “reforma” de los subsidios de desempleo para una transición justa climática
Authors: Álvarez Cuesta Henar
Published: April 2024

La reforma llevada a cabo por el no convalidado RD-Ley 7/2023 en los subsidios por desempleo tiene como objetivos los siguientes: simplificar su percepción, extender su ámbito subjetivo de personas beneficiarias y, al tiempo, pretende impulsar una activación para el empleo más intensa de las personas subsidiadas a través de la compatibilidad entre trabajo y prestación. A la luz de los cambios mencionados, se trata de comprobar si la reducción del puzle del subsidio por desempleo sirve para  proteger realmente a quien más necesita una red de supervivencia frente a las consecuencias de las medidas de adaptación o mitigación frente al cambio climático y si se cumplen los requisitos que una transición justa frente al cambio climático precisa, esto es, la formación y recualificación de las personas trabajadoras dentro de la economía verde o circular y la protección de las personas que han perdido su puesto de trabajo o ven impedida su actividad productiva.
Nuevas obligaciones laborales, nuevas incertidumbres
Authors: Vila Tierno Francisco
Published: April 2024

En los últimos tiempos, en los que se ha producido una auténtica avalancha de normas que atienden tanto al género como a la diversidad —fundamentalmente al final de la anterior legislatura—, se han incorporado a nuestro ordenamiento nuevas obligaciones que se insertan en el panorama de las empresas.
Reseña de “La juventud en el contexto de las políticas legislativas de contenido socio-laboral: conceptualización, reformas normativas y cambios reciente” (Gómez Salado, M.Á., Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Cizur Menor, 2024)
Authors: García Vázquez Eva
Published: April 2024

“La juventud en el contexto de las políticas legislativas de contenido socio-laboral: conceptualización, reformas normativas y cambios reciente”, publicada por el profesor Miguel Ángel Gómez Salado, en 2023 por la editorial Aranzadi, S.A.U, aporta una de las visiones más actualizadas de la situación en la que se encuentra el mercado laboral para los empleados más jóvenes y los futuros trabajadores.
Cenozoic Basin Evolution During Alternating Extension and Shortening in the Southern Central Andes Along the Chile-Argentina Border, 37–38°S
Authors: Encinas Alfonso , Rosselot Eduardo , Sagripanti Lucía , Folguera Andrés , Horton Brian K. , Orts Darío , Valencia Victor A. , Arriagada Gabriel , Butikofer Paz , Solórzano Andrés
Published: April 2024

The south-central Chile and Argentina margin experienced a regional phase of extensional tectonics during the Oligocene–early Miocene, forming several basins across the forearc, Andean Cordillera, and retroarc regions. These basins accumulated thick successions of volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Subsequently, Neogene contractional tectonics led to the development of the current Andean Cordillera and the deposition of synorogenic clastic deposits in foreland basins. Traditionally, the Cura Mallín Formation, comprising a lower volcanic unit (CMV) and an upper sedimentary unit (CMS), has been interpreted to have formed during the Oligocene–early Miocene extensional phase. However, some studies propose deposition of the CMS in a foreland basin during the early–late Miocene. To unravel the transition from extensional to contractional tectonics in the Andes of south-central Chile and Argentina, we conducted new geochronological analyses (U-Pb, LA-ICP-MS) and integrated these results with structural, stratigraphic, and sedimentological observations in key sections within the CMS and the overlying Trapa-Trapa Formation in the Principal Cordillera along the Chile-Argentina border (37°–38°S). Our findings indicate that only the lower part of the CMS was deposited in an extensional setting, as evidenced by the presence of an inverted extensional wedge dated at ∼20 Ma. The middle-upper CMS (∼19 to 9 Ma) and contemporaneous units to the east exhibit evidence of syncontractional deformation, suggesting deposition in a foreland basin generated by shortening of the western Principal Cordillera. Around 9 Ma, uplift of the Agrio and Chos Malal fold and thrust belts, east of the Principal Cordillera, led to segmentation of the foreland basin. The Trapa Trapa Formation was deposited in a hinterland basin, with sediment sourced from the east. After ∼6.5 Ma, major contractional deformation shifted westward, resulting in intense folding of the CMS and Trapa Trapa Formation and subsequent thrusting of the western Principal Cordillera over the Central Depression. Our study suggests that deformation progressed toward the eastern foreland during the early to late Miocene and then shifted toward the western forearc during the late Miocene to Pleistocene.
Navigating Around Conflict: The Indonesia Way to Initiating Peace Talk in the South China Sea Dispute
Authors: Pedrason Rodon , Haryanto Agus , Yusuf Muhamad , Setyoko Paulus Israwan
Published: April 2024

Objective: This paper aims to unravel the pattern of Indonesia's diplomatic maneuver in the South China Sea dispute over the years.
 
Result and conclusion: We conclude that Indonesia has repeatedly shown a tendency to take the initiative and lead the talks to promote a peaceful settlement. The proposed zero drafts in 2012 indicate Indonesia's strategy to lead the conversation toward peaceful agenda. In order to execute its diplomatic maneuver, Indonesia repeatedly exploited ASEAN Forum to achieve milestones in the South China Sea peaceful settlement.
 
Research implication: The South China Sea has been diplomatic for Indonesia's Foreign Policy for ages. In response to the matters, Indonesia has been persistently implementing two diplomatic alternatives by enforcing formal diplomatic ways utilizing the ASEAN forum and executing an informal path through Managing Potential Conflict in the South China Sea.
 
Originality/value: The two ways have been a fundamental Indonesian foreign policy landscape towards South China Sea dispute since the 1990s until arguably 2014. Various scholarly manuscripts conclude that the approach proved unsuccessful in effectively bringing a settlement to the South China Sea disputes.
Nosocomial transmission of Candida pelliculosa fungemia in a pediatric intensive care unit and review of the literature
Authors: Kalkanci Ayşe , Dizbay Murat , Turan Ozden , Fidan Işil , Yalçin Burçe , Hirfanoğlu Ibrahim , Kuştimur Semra , Aktaş Firdevs , Sugita Takashi
Published: April 2024

Horizontal transmission of Candida species in the hospital environment and the fungemia rates have increased in the past decade. We describe a nosocomial cluster of fungemia caused by Candida pelliculosa (teleomorph Pichia anomala) in four infants hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit. Candida isolates had strictly related fingerprints, as generated by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis using five different primer sets. The four babies were all treated successfully and recovered. All of the isolates were susceptible to the antifungals tested including amphotericin B, flucytosine, fluconazole, miconazole, micafungin, itraconazole, and voriconazole. Infection control procedures were adapted in the unit and no relapse was detected. In addition, 30 publications presenting 450 pediatric and 28 adult cases are reviewed.
Generalized aggressive periodontitis in a child with 92, XXYY / 46,XY mosaicism: report of a second case
Authors: Olgun-Erdemir Ebru , Yildirim M Selman , Karşiyaka Meltem
Published: April 2024

The present case report describes the oral features of tetraploid/diploid mosaicism. An 11-year-old boy with severe periodontal destruction is presented in this report. He was examined clinically, radiologically, immunologically, and genetically. Significant edema of the gingiva, severe sulcular bleeding on probing and mobility of many teeth were detected on intraoral examination. There was severe generalized maxillary and mandibular bone loss as determined by radiological examination. He was diagnosed as generalized aggressive periodontitis. The cytogenetic examination revealed 92,XXYY (4%) / 46,XY (96%) karyotype indicating tetraploid/diploid mosaicism. Nonsurgical periodontal therapy was applied and he is currently under a routine follow-up period. In this report, the oral characteristics of tetraploid/diploid mosaicism are described. Dental practitioners should see these patients in some distinct periods, because tetraploid/diploid mosaicism subjects may have aggressive periodontitis.
Is neonatal antiretroviral therapy a risk factor for NEC occurrence?
Authors: De Carolis Maria Pia , Lacerenza Serafina , De Luca Daniele , Bersani Iliana , Costa Simonetta , Romagnoli Costantino
Published: April 2024

An association between maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and increased necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) risk has been reported. Viral exposure and maternal antiretroviral therapy have been described as mediators of this risk. We report a preterm patient with delayed meconium passage and subsequent NEC, in which both the above-mentioned mechanisms were excluded, suggesting that neonatal antiretroviral therapy could be the most relevant risk factor for NEC in a susceptible preterm gut.
Hepatitis A seroprevalence among infants aged 12 months in Ankara
Authors: Ince Osman Tolga , Yalçin S Songül , Yurdakök Kadriye , Ozmert Elif N
Published: April 2024

Seroprevalence studies in various age groups contribute to a better understanding of hepatitis A infection and response to hepatitis A immunization. Hepatitis A seroprevalence in 12-month-old infants from Ankara was studied. Among 601 healthy infants, overall hepatitis A seropositivity was found to be 23.5%. There were no gender differences in seropositivity (22.6% for male and 24.5% for female infants). Although vaccination of infants would be an ideal prevention strategy, presence of maternal anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibody interferes with the immune response to hepatitis A vaccine in infants and young children. Therefore, further knowledge about decay of maternal antibody in infants is important in determining the optimal age for vaccination against hepatitis A. There is no recommendation for routine hepatitis A vaccination in Turkey. However, we need more seroprevalence studies in different age groups to decide the appropriate timing/age of vaccination.
Clinical and laboratory features, complications and treatment outcome of brucellosis in childhood and review of the literature
Authors: Uluğ Mehmet , Yaman Yöntem , Yapici Ferda , Can-Uluğ Nuray
Published: April 2024

Brucellosis, whether in an endemic region or not, remains a diagnostic puzzle due to occasional misleading unusual presentations and non-specific symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings, complications and treatment outcome of brucellosis in children in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. This study focuses on the frequency of clinical and laboratory findings and complications in cases with brucellosis. Of 22 patients, 8 (36.3%) were female and 14 (63.7%) were male. Fever, malaise, lack of appetite, arthralgia, and night sweating were the main presenting symptoms overall. Hematologic complications (n=13, 59.1%) were most common, followed by skeletal (n=7, 31.8%) and cutaneous system (n=1, 4.5%). Brucellosis may affect any organ system and imitate a variety of clinical entities. Diagnosis of brucellosis should be considered whenever there is a febrile illness associated with rheumatological complaints. Consequently, early recognition of the infection, prolonged antibiotic treatment and careful long-term follow-up should improve the patient outcome.
Detection of other inborn errors of metabolism in hyperphenylalaninemic babies picked up on narrow-spectrum screening programs
Authors: Unal Ozlem , Oztürk-Hişmi Burcu , Coşkun Turgay , Tokatlı Ayşegül , Dursun Ali , Sivri Hatice Serap
Published: April 2024

In many countries, neonatal screening programs have been unable to expand and have been limited to a few diseases. We highlight herein the opportunity available for the early detection of some inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) in those countries in which newborn screening programs are limited. All the newborns that are referred to us for hyperphenylalaninemia are examined physically and their blood samples are checked by both high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for blood phenylalanine levels and by amino acid analyzer for the measurement of blood amino acid concentrations. Seven patients who had been referred to our unit for hyperphenylalaninemia were eventually diagnosed with another IEM. A careful physical examination of the babies sent for positive screening test result combined with the utilization of low expense screening techniques at the experienced referring centers might facilitate otherwise missed opportunities for the early detection of some IEMs.
Approach to thyroid nodules in children and adolescents
Authors: Önder Aşan , Aycan Zehra
Published: April 2024

Thyroid nodule prevalence is about 1.8% in healthy children; however, malignancy frequency is higher than in adults. Approximately 26.4% of thyroid nodules generate thyroid cancer in childhood. Coexisting thyroid disease, history of irradiation of the neck, post-pubertal age, female sex, and thyroid malignancy in the family are risk factors for developing nodules. After evaluation of the medical history and detailed physical examination, the second step is assessment of thyroid function and measurement of calcitonin level. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) value in the upper range seems to be correlated with cancer. Calcitonin levels must be evaluated, especially if medullary cancer is suspected. Ultrasonography (USG) is the first-line imaging tool in the diagnosis of thyroid nodules. It gives information about the nodule size, echogenicity and location. Hypoechogenicity, microcalcifications, undefined margins, high internodular vascular flow, and subcapsular localization are clues of malignant lesions. Scintigraphy is only recommended in a solid nodule with the presence of suppressed TSH. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has 90% accuracy and is very useful in the selection of patients for surgery. It must be applied to all nodules ≥1 cm and nodules ≤1 cm suspicious for malignancy. The other diagnostic tools are elastography, immunocytochemical markers and genetic evaluation. In the management of thyroid nodules, surgery is advised, especially if there is difficulty in distinguishing benign lesions from carcinoma.
Tuberculous liver abscess in an immunocompetent child with pulmonary tuberculosis as a cause of fever of unknown origin
Authors: Çalışkan Bahar , Somer Ayper , Hatipoğlu Nevin , Keser Melike , Yekeler Ensar , Gün Feryal , Güllüoğlu Mine , Salman Tansu , Salman Nuran
Published: April 2024

Infectious diseases are the leading cause of FUO. A case of prolonged fever with hepatic and pulmonary tuberculosis as a final diagnosis is herein presented. A 4-year-old, otherwise healthy boy presented with an axillary temperature of up to 39.5ºC for the previous 3 weeks. His medical history revealed an occasional increase in body temperature up to 38.5ºC for the last 6 months. Physical examination revealed coarse breath sounds on the basal lung area. Chest X-ray showed mediastinal lymphadenomegaly and computed tomography revealed paratracheal conglomerated lymph nodes and a groundglass appearance on the right lung. There were multiple contrast-enhanced, hypoechoic nodules with central necrosis in the liver parenchyma on abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. Open liver biopsy yielded chronic granulomatous inflammation compatible with pathological findings of tuberculosis infection. The culture specimen was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient improved rapidly after antituberculous therapy was initiated. Tuberculosis, especially in its disseminated form, poses a distinct diagnostic challenge in cases of prolonged fever with unproven etiology, and thus persistence should be exercised in disclosing the cause of such fevers.
A rare but important adverse effect of tacrolimus in a heart transplant recipient: diabetic ketoacidosis
Authors: Öztürk Zeynelabidin , Gönç E Nazlı , Akcan Leman , Kesici Selman , Ertuğrul İlker , Bayrakçı Benan
Published: April 2024

Heart transplantation indications in pediatric population include congenital heart diseases, cardiomyopathies and retransplants. Cardiomyopathy is the primary indication for 11 to 17 years of age. The surveillance after transplantation is a very important issue because of both the rejection risk and the adverse effects due to medications after transplantation. Immunosuppressive agents that are commonly used after heart transplantations have several toxicities. Here we present an adolescent patient diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, performed heart transplantation, treated with tacrolimus and suffered from diabetic ketoacidosis due to tacrolimus. After the diagnosis was made the appropriate fluid and insulin therapy was started immediately and ketoacidosis resolved in the first 24 hours of the therapy. The diagnosis revised as new onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation and the tacrolimus dosage titrated to therapeutic level. After glycemic control the patient discharged with rapid acting insulin, three times daily, before meals; and long acting insulin once daily at night. In ten month follow up time the insulin dosages were progressively reduced.
EFL Teachers’ Attitudes Towards a Glocalized Approach: An International, Mixed-Methods Study
Authors: Bin-Hady Wagdi , Sarnou Hanane , Schug Daniel
Published: April 2024

Glocalization is the practice of combining global and local approaches. In English language teaching, it involves adapting materials to reflect the students’ local environment while still equipping them with intercultural communication skills. Nevertheless, it is a phenomenon that teachers are unfamiliar with in many parts of the world. Guided by glocalization research, this study aims to study the teaching practices of university instructors of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Yemen, Algeria, and France, as well as their attitudes towards glocalization. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, including both a questionnaire addressed to 78 teachers and interviews with a select group of 21 EFL professors and instructors working in the three countries, to understand and analyze their use of a glocalized approach for teaching EFL. The results revealed that EFL teachers in all three countries recognized the importance of applying a glocalized approach in their classrooms and used a variety of strategies, technologies, and materials to implement it. Finally, the study found no significant differences in the attitudes of EFL teachers in Yemen, Algeria, and France towards adopting glocalized approaches. Still, some noticeable differences can be observed, particularly in how teachers in the different countries glocalized their classrooms. French participants, for example, focused on the types of documents studied in class and how they were selected, while the Algerian and Yemeni participants focused their comments on their general strategies. This study highlights the awareness of EFL teachers of the importance of including local values while teaching a foreign language to their students.
Assimilation of the Batak Angkola Language in Pintu Padang, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Authors: Nadra Nadra , Marnita Rina , Amini Khofifah Aisyah
Published: April 2024

The objective of this research is to describe the assimilation process in the Toba Batak language, specifically as it is spoken in Pintu Padang Village, located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Assimilation is a type of sound change that is not the same to become the same or almost the same. This process can occur between segments in a word and between components in compound words. So, it is essential to formalize it by describing the sound features that undergo these changes. The data was gathered through observation and interviews. Listening to Batak Angkola speakers communicate with one another allowed for observations. Simultaneously, interviews were conducted by directly interviewing informants who were chosen based on particular criteria. Three individuals were interviewed using a structured interview format. In addition, a set of unstructured interviews was carried out with several other speakers. For this purpose, a generative phonology approach is used. Data analysis was carried out by the distributional method with the segmenting immediate constituents technique. After that, the distinctive features of the sound are explained. The results of this research show that assimilation took place in nasal consonants [m], [n], and [ŋ], which met the consonants [k], [p], [s], [t], [l], and [c]. The sounds [m], [n], and [ŋ] appear in the forms [p], [t] and [k], respectively. Then, the sound [n] appears in the form [l] and [c] when it meets the sounds [l] and [c] too. Generally, it can be inferred that sound modifications in the form of assimilation are homorganic.
Woman Creativepreneurship Based on Minangkabau Culture
Authors: Sari Fitria , Sapriya Sapriya , Supriatna Nana , Mulyadi Hari , Hasanuddin Hasanuddin
Published: April 2024

Indonesia comprises various ethnic cultures, which has its own uniqueness. One element of culture is a livelihood system. The Minangkabau ethnic community has a uniqueness that is represented by the tradition of migrating and the livelihood system of trading. Migrants were initially only carried out by men but later were also joined by women. Many Minangkabau women migrants are successful in their overseas and trading businesses. This prompted this research to be carried out with the title Minangkabau Woman Creativepreneurship. This paper applies qualitative approach, with ethnographic research methods and an anthropolinguistic paradigm. The informants in this research were 10 Minangkabau women who were creative in running their businesses. The location of this research is Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra Province. This research found 7 (seven) Minangkabau Woman Creativepreneurship values, namely: (1) religiosity, (2) hard work, (3) discipline, (4) honesty, (5) never giving up, (6) thriftiness, and (7) creativity. These values were internalized from the teachings of the Minangkabau adat. It is deemed that cultural values are represented in and internalized from language in the form of adages, forming attitudes, character, ethos and ethics and behavior, leading to their success. These findings are relevant to the current state of unemployment rates and in motivating local cultural education in the education system.
Corpus-assisted CDA of George Floyd’s Murder Reports on CNN and Aljazeera
Authors: Putri Radya Cantika Suhardiman , Mardiah Zaqiatul
Published: April 2024

In 2020, one news that shook the world was the murder of an Afro-American named George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. This study focuses on the media coverage of George Floyd’s murder case by two news outlets, CNN and Aljazeera. We used a Corpus-assisted Critical Discourse Analysis (CACDA) technique to compare how each news outlet portrayed the social actors involved in the incident and to identify if any social actors were excluded from the reporting, eventually revealing which side each media was inclined to. The analysis was based on Theo Van Leeuwen’s theory and utilized the Antconc application. The data used in this study consists of ten news articles, five from CNN and Aljazeera, published between May and July 2020. A literature study was conducted to collect the data. The Antconc corpus-processing application was then used to process the large amount of data collected, enabling quick, extensive, and comprehensive analysis. We uploaded all ten articles to the Antconc application and used the frequency feature to identify the five most used words in the ten news articles. The top five words were further analyzed using van Leeuwen’s critical discourse analysis, excluding irrelevant particles. The result shows that CNN aligned with the police and Aljazeera aligned with Floyd. By the ideological stances of CNN and Aljazeera, readers can become more aware of potential biases in news articles concerning George Floyd’s murder.
RAZÕES DERIVADAS DO HEMOGRAMA DURANTE A PANDEMIA DA SARS-COV-2: UM ESTUDO OBSERVACIONAL RETROSPECTIVO EM PACIENTES EM HEMODIÁLISE
Authors: Drewnowski Bianca , Schechtel Koch Mariana , Rebuglio Vellosa José Carlos
Published: April 2024

Biomarcadores de inflamação derivados do hemograma como a razão neutrófilos/linfócitos (NLR), a razão plaquetas/linfócitos (PLR), a razão neutrófilos/plaquetas (NPR) e o índice de inflamação imune sistêmico (SII) já foram investigados como preditores de prognóstico de doenças inflamatórias sistêmicas, cardiovasculares, malignas, etc., e com a ocorrência da pandemia de SARS-CoV-2, também passaram a ser estudadas como biomarcadores de interesse nessa doença. Objetivo: Comparar retrospectivamente o valor dessas 4 razões hematimétricas durante os dois anos da pandemia (2020-2021), com o período anterior (os anos de 2018-2019), em uma população de pacientes doentes renais em hemodiálise. Métodos: Esta pesquisa foi submetida ao Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (CEP-UEPG) e foi aprovada sob o número do parecer 5.024.864. Foram incluídos pacientes tratados no setor de Terapia Renal Substitutiva do Hospital Santa Casa de Ponta Grossa durante os anos 2018 – 2021, com n amostral de 155 pacientes. A coleta dos dados se baseou na consulta de prontuários eletrônicos. O valor das razões NLR, NPR, PLR e SII foram calculados a partir da contagem dos neutrófilos, linfócitos e plaquetas dos hemogramas, considerou-se um hemograma a cada trimestre nesse intervalo de 4 anos. Como a normalidade dos dados não foi atestada, seguiu-se a metodologia não-paramétrica, o valor de α foi fixado em 0,05. Resultados: O teste de Skillings-Mack apresentou um valor de p-simulado significativo (< 2.2e-16) na comparação de cada uma das quatro razões. Na análise post-hoc, as comparações trimestrais das medianas do SII, não apresentaram diferença significativa, as razões PLR, NPR e NLR apresentaram respectivamente, duas, três e seis, comparações com diferenças significativas. Conclusão: Houve comparações com diferenças significativas pontuais, não houve um aumento geral no valor das razões SII, PLR, NPR e NLR durante o período de pandemia (2020 - 2021) entre os pacientes em hemodiálise.
Production and sale of handicraft toys by Russian Zemstvos
Authors: Ugryumova Mariya Viktorovna , Fomenko Marina Viktorovna
Published: April 2024

The activities of the zemstvo self-government bodies to support handicrafts occupied a special place in many territories of pre-revolutionary Russia. Through the creation of workshops for the production of handicrafts, special schools, creative associations, museums and connections with individual handicrafts, the zemstvo productively established the production of artisanal domestic toys. Individual zemstvos were actively engaged in advertising the toy, its sale both domestically and abroad through regional, Russian and European exhibitions. The organization of sales outlets and a specialized Moscow store, coordination of packaging and shipment of individual toys or their batches were also included in the scope of activity of the zemstvos. The subject of this study is the activity of Russian zemstvos in organizing the production and sale of handicraft toys in the second half of the XIX – early XX centuries. The main methodological foundations of this research are the principles of scientific objectivity, consistency and historicism. The center, of course, is the method of searching for archival documents, and a retrospective method of studying the activities of individual zemstvos in organizing training in the art of creating toys, its production and sale on domestic and foreign sites. During the research, the author discovered, analyzed and for the first time introduced into scientific circulation documents containing data on the organization of production and sale of handicraft toys by the zemstvo authorities, which were deposited in the fund of the Moscow Provincial Zemstvo (both in the cases of structural divisions of the zemstvo, the Handicraft Museum, and in individual cases of the county zemstvos of the Moscow province) and are stored in The Central State Historical Archive of Moscow (TSGIA of Moscow), various reports and indexes of handicraft, industrial and art exhibitions. Of course, the main centers of the appearance of handicraft toys, in the production and marketing of which the zemstvo participated, were the Moscow province with handicrafts from Sergiev Posad and S. Bogorodsky, Nizhny Novgorod, Vyatka, Tambov, Perm and Kazan provinces.
Three-Dimensional Spatial Atmospheric Turbulence Generation Method for Aerial Refueling Flight Simulation
Authors: Meng Xiangrui , Li Zhibin , Wang He , He Deping
Published: April 2024

Traditional flight simulation models often operate on the premise of a steady atmosphere, overlooking the complexities of actual atmospheric dynamics and the flight safety risks posed by wind disturbances, such as turbulence. To Address this oversight, the present study introduces a method for generating three-dimensional atmospheric turbulence based on spatial correlation functions. This method, rigorously validated against correlation and spectral benchmarks, guarantees isotropic properties in the synthesized turbulence fields. Through interpolation techniques, the model integrates the spatial atmospheric turbulence into the flight simulation framework effectively. The paper highlights the application of this model by examining the impact of atmospheric turbulence on the precise flight dynamics of quadcopter UAVs during aerial refueling operations. The findings demonstrate the model’s pertinence not only to UAVs but also to the broader spectrum of aircraft and their operational procedures.
Inverse Estimation of Thermal Contact Resistance Between Two Layers of Cylindrical Wall
Authors: Li Bin , Liu Qiang , He Keli
Published: April 2024

This study presents a method for estimating the space-dependent thermal contact resistance between the two-layer walls of a furnace using the boundary element method (BEM) and conjugate gradient method (CGM) for the heat conduction problem. The global solution equation in matrix form is derived using the interface conditions, and the BEM is used to solve the direct problem. The CGM minimizes the objective function and calculates the sensitivity coefficients with the complex variable derivation method (CVDM). Comparative results show that the present approach is more accurate, stable, and efficient than the conventional CGM, which is attributed to the calculation of the sensitivity coefficients by CVDM. The effects of the value of thermal contact resistance, thermal conductivity ratio, Biot number, initial guess, measurement error, and the number and position of measurement points on the inversion results are also analyzed. Finally, the effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated through numerical examples, and the inversion results show its stability, efficiency, and accuracy in identifying different and complex distributions of thermal contact resistance. Furthermore, this approach is feasible for nonintrusive measurement, which is very meaningful in practical applications.
Etiology and outcome of hypoglycemia in young children: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Chai Xin Yean , Shaikh M. Guftar , McNeilly Jane D.
Published: April 2024

Objectives:

Hypoglycemia is one of the most common presenting complaints at a pediatric emergency department. There are many distinct causes of hypoglycemia, ranging from nutritional insufficiency to infectious origins to metabolic disorders. Full clinical assessment and appropriate investigations can help differentiate the cause of hypoglycemia with subsequent tailored management. All patients with hypoglycemia should have a full clinical assessment together with a hypoglycemia screen if appropriate. This clinical review aims to determine the investigation of hypoglycemia in young children (<6 years) and whether these patients received a subsequent diagnosis and adequate follow-up plans.

Material and Methods:

The laboratory database searched for all children from 0 to 6 years old, with hypoglycemia defined as plasma glucose (PG) <54.0 mg/dL (or <3.0 mmol/L) from 2013 to 2021 at the Royal Hospital of Children, Glasgow. Cases were reviewed for the biochemistry investigations to determine if they had hypoglycemia screening requested and/or performed the presenting complaint, clinical diagnosis, and subsequent follow-up arrangements.

Results:

Five hundred and one children were identified with hypoglycemia (PG <54.0 mg/dL) over a 9-year period. Of these patients, 28% (142/501) had a full hypoglycemia screen, 38% had a partial screen, and 34% (166/501) had no additional blood tests related to hypoglycemia screening other than a PG. The cause of hypoglycemia was identified in 15% (77/501), with gastroenteritis being the most common cause. Of those who were hypoglycemic, 48% (240/501) had an ongoing follow-up. Among those with severe hypoglycemia (PG ≤27.0 mg/dL) (86/501), causes were identified in 72% (62/86) and 63% (54/86) of this cohort which was followed up after the first presentation.

Conclusion:

Screening was not consistently performed for all patients presenting with hypoglycemia. A great portion of patients were not fully investigated or followed up. This could be a result of clinical judgment in the assessment of further investigation for hypoglycemia. However, moderate and severe hypoglycemia still require further investigations, which can potentially lead to long-term consequences if not managed appropriately.