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Developing Communication in People with ASD, with the Help of Music
Authors: Negrila Ion
Published: February 2023

The development of communication is a fundamental pillar in the development of the child and necessary for the development of social skills. Research over the decades has been devoted to understanding the connection between music and our cognitive processes, such as learning, language, and symbolic understanding. They showed that this therapy facilitates the development of speech in patients with autistic spectrum disorders. There are two types of music therapy: active and passive. If in active therapy the subject plays an instrument, sings, or dances; Passive therapy aims to induce the patient into a state that allows a complete process for the person through listening sessions of 20 to 30 minutes in which vibrations and musical waves help regulate the frequencies of the brain.
Evaluating cross-cultural Connections within the Modal Structure of Iranian Music
Authors: Panahi Mehdi
Published: February 2023

The structure of Iranian music is unique. It does not conform to the system of tonal hierarchies that characterized European classical music between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. This paper focuses on successful music compositions that have cross-cultural connections in the contemporary era. It has shown that Iranian music by conserving its unique characteristics, has been able to combine with the music of other nations. Also, Iranian music can adopt modern compositions.
Editorial News: At the piano with Alfred Cortot. Artists from Cluj at the Ecole Normale de Musique
Authors: Pascu Cristina
Published: February 2023

Starting from the premise that the topic of the Romanian descendants of the French interpretative school has not yet been approached in a scientific and integrative manner, the book At the piano with Alfred Cortot. Artists from Cluj at the École Normale de Musique presents a documented view on this major line of development that capitalized on the technical and artistic knowledge acquired by the Romanian musicians who attended the École Normale de Musique de Paris. As such, the express purpose of this paper is to highlight the noble descent of the Romanian pianistic school, represented by six Romanian piano teachers who enhanced their skills and knowledge in the elevated Parisian setting, at the institution founded by the famous pianist and teacher Alfred Cortot. In the order of their arrival at the Cluj Conservatory, these teachers are Ecaterina Fotino-Negru, George Ciolac, Eliza Ciolan, Alexandru Demetriad, Viorica Adelina Radu and Gabriela Țereanu.
Structural Innovations in the First Movement of Beethoven’s Sonata W. O. O. 47 No. 2 in F minor Kurfürsten (1783)
Authors: Stefan Dinu-Mihai
Published: February 2023

The article discusses the use of original compositional methods in the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata W. O. O. 47 No. 2 in F minor “Kurfürsten”, adopted to innovate the sonata on a structural level, but also to offer it a greater variety of characters. The alternation of slow sections with fast ones within the movement, the opening of the work with a slow introduction, repeated in the recapitulation, which was first used by the composer at the age of 13, as an absolute premiere in music history, gave rise, years later, to a masterpiece of the 18th century, the Sonata Op. 13 in C minor “Pathétique”, one of the best known, innovative and impressive works written by him, but also to another important and creative work from the beginning of the 19th century, the Sonata Op. 31 No. 2 in D minor “Tempest”.
The Role of the Piano in Romanticism Approached by Serbian Composers
Authors: Totan Virdinia
Published: February 2023

Serbian piano literature can be divided, quite meaningfully, into several categories if one takes into account the classification criteria: a) the origin of the compositions, b) the level of their content and c) the level of success of the piano performance. Piano performance survived for several decades as the only form of creative expression of Serbian citizens.
Transylvania: Nature and Tradition in Transition
Authors: Akeroyd John
Published: February 2023

The rich ecological and cultural heritage of Transylvania has survived despite a once depressed rural economy, a situation markedly improved after Romania’s EU accession in 2007. The last decade has seen accelerated change in the farmed landscape, with agricultural, conservation, and rural development initiatives, a more prosperous society, and growing public awareness of the environment. In the Saxon Villages, as elsewhere, these trends present opportunities and challenges to local people and biodiversity. Positive change in the countryside includes more eco-tourism, guest houses, and traditional food products. Expanding beef rather than dairy cattle herds may present both environmental threats and economic opportunities.
On Contemporary Botanical Art
Authors: Neacsu Irina
Published: February 2023

Botanical art travels from various historical forms into a contemporary approach that calls for a bold redefinition of its practice. This article aims to introduce the reader to the general context of botanical art production today, and to its core new facets, mirroring environment, education, and new understanding in creative industries. Its relevance lies in its capacity to connect the wide public to general core climate and environmental debates; also botanical art is called to raise awareness on the interconnectivity of higher education sectors that whiteness the dissolution of their (de)limitations by hybrid new age creative approaches.
Homogeneity vs. Heterogeneity: An Identity crisis of the communities in the Jiu Valley
Authors: Salca Iulia
Published: February 2023

The history of the Jiu Valley has gone through multiple stages that have polished the identity of the communities. The development of mine exploitation has attracted immigrants from all over the country and from abroad. This has led to the emergence of two types of local identity communities: the natives and the newcomers. The relations between them have influenced the strategies used in building their constitution of identity. This paper focuses on the idea that these two types of identity are directly responsible for the degree of community homogeneity. In this respect, the natives belonged to a homogeneous community, with one dominant source of collective identity, while the arrival of the newcomers transformed the community into a heterogeneous one, with pluralistic sources of identity. These aspects reflect in the identity narratives which can be found in the Jiu Valley nowadays. The analysis of these narratives shows a common history, filled with tension, negation, disappointment, and acceptance.
The Sick Offspring of Science: Bad Science and Pseudoscience
Authors: Shields Roxana M.
Published: February 2023

The problem of demarcation between science and pseudoscience, although old, it was made central to debates about the nature of science in 1962 by Karl Popper. In this current climate of the pandemic, anti-vaccine theories, and fake news, it is imperative that one distinguishes between science, bad science, and pseudoscience. In this paper I analyze and discuss a number of arguments related to this debate mainly from Sven Ove Hansson’s paper, `Science and Pseudo-Science` (2021). The Swedish thinker argues for the importance of identifying subtle differences between bad science, non-science, un-science, and pseudoscience. I claim that in this debate the starting point is a careful analysis of well-known examples. I conclude that understanding the demarcation between those domains and the unmasking of pseudoscientific theories is vital for negotiating both the social and the scientific landscape.
Aspects regarding the Concept of State and Globalization in the Current Context of International Relations
Authors: Saramet Oana
Published: February 2023

The state is that form of organization specific to human society even today, although several thousand years have passed since it was set up in the Ancient Orient. Over time the concept of state has evolved, perhaps even sometimes didn't evolve, on the contrary, it has certainly undergone complex adaptations generated by the challenges that have arisen over different historical periods, as well as by historical, political, social, economic, cultural phenomena, etc. Nowadays, globalization is a phenomenon or even a complex process generated by a multitude of causes, shared, more or less, by human society, but whose existence and effects can neither be ignored nor denied. In this briefly presented context, are witnessing the encounter of two different concepts, perhaps even antagonistic, concepts, namely the state, and globalization. These two concepts and more had to find a way to live together. We ask ourselves, however, whether this coexistence between the state and globalization is a temporary compromise or in time the nation-states will disappear leaving the place of another form of organization that responds better to globalization or, on the contrary, we will return to the classic nation-states, abandoning or diminishing the effects of globalization? We ask ourselves if nations, especially in the current international context, are ready to abandon the states they have created in favor of a multinational but unique international community. Using methods of scientific research, such as the comparative, historical, or teleological method, in this paper, we aim to identify possible answers to the previous questions.
Configuration of Couple Relationships and Marital Conflict
Authors: Gotea Mihaela
Published: February 2023

One of the most well-known marital typologies in the study of lasting marriages was developed by John Cuber and Peggy Harroff (1965) and is used as the main theoretical framework in the present analysis. I collected data using the technique of individual, semi-structured, face-to-face interviews and participatory, uncontrolled, hidden observation. This paper highlights some specific features of marital conflicts in different types of marital relationships. I also underline that marital partners, to a different extent, focus either on the pragmatic or the emotional benefits of marriage, and this priority influences their behaviors during their conflictual situations.
KAJIAN ONTOLOGI PROBLEMATIKA PEMBENTUKAN UNDANG-UNDANG DI INDONESIA DIKAITKAN DENGAN KEBUTUHAN HUKUM MASYARAKAT
Authors: Gusman Delfina
Published: February 2023

Persoalan klasik yang dihadapi terkait dengan pembentukan peraturan perundang-undangan adalah bagaimana membuat peraturan perundang-undangan yang mencerminkan kehendak rakyat, memenuhi rasa keadilan dan memberikan kepastian hukum kepada masyarakat. Permasalahan tidak aspiratifnya suatu undang-undang adalah berada pada materi muatan undang-undang. Pengaturan materi muatan undang-undang (UU) itu sendiri, ternyata kebutuhan hukum masyarakat berada pada skala prioritas terakhir. Hal ini dapat terlihat di dalam Pasal 18 Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 2011 (UU No.12 Tahun 2011) tentang Pembentukan Peraturan Perundang-undangan. UU yang aspiratif dapat dicapai melalui konsep skala prioritas UU yang terdapat pada Pasal 18 UU No.12 Tahun 2011 yaitu materi muatan UU aspiratif dan kebutuhan hukum masyarakat harus ditempatkan pada skala prioritas utama bukan pendukung. Sehingga perlu dilakukan perubahan Pasal 18 UU tersebut. Serta perlu juga dilakukan perubahan terhadap Pasal 23 ayat (2) terkait dengan harus jelasnya parameter pembentukan UU yang mencerminkan kebutuhan hukum masyarakat.
Bread in folk culture: Karahöyük Bread (Denizli)
Authors: ERSÖZ TÜĞEN Arzu , ÖZAV Lütfi
Published: February 2023

Traditional products are very important for the protection and sustainability of cultural heritage. The natural, cultural, and historical richness of the Anatolian geography has provided a wide variety of traditional products. It is important that traditional products, which remain only locally and are produced by small family businesses, become value-added products and contribute to the country's economy. Karahöyük Bread, which is one of the traditional products and whose only master remains, has been examined in this study. Karahöyük Bread, which has a history of approximately 600 years and is sold in the Karahöyük Bazaar established on the Silk Road, is important in this respect. Document analysis, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and the semi-structured observation technique, which is one of the qualitative data collection tools, were applied in this research. The research area was plotted with ArcGIS 10.3. Karahöyük Bread, a traditional type of bread, is well-known in Denizli and its surroundings. Karahöyük Bread, which is a traditional product, has been emphasized through this study to highlight the geographical indication of this bread, to promote the region, and to increase the touristic destination value of the district.
Prawnokarne i kryminologiczne aspekty przestępstwa z art. 77 ustawy z 2015 r. o leczeniu niepłodności
Authors: Wojewoda Ewelina
Published: February 2023

The problem of infertility and interference in the sphere of human reproduction is an issue of paramount importance as exemplified by the current social debate about said issue. For the first time in Poland’s legislative history, the realm of procreation has been regulated by the Infertility Act of 25 June 2015. The normative solutions now limit the accessibility to the advanced ART technology as well as change the criteria for reproductive cell donations. Illegal conduct is penalized with criminal sanctions. Consequently, commercial trading of reproductive cells is one of the acts penalized by the new law. Such a state of affairs may generate criminal activity as it pertains to trading in human gametes, even though there is lack of viable data in criminal statistics relevant to the Infertility Act. The multi-faceted nature of presented problem makes it necessary to investigate its juridical and criminological scope.
Odpowiedzialność sprawcy wypadku drogowego ze skutkiem śmiertelnym za zabójstwo w typie podstawowym (art. 148 § 1 Kodeksu karnego)
Authors: Kluza Jan
Published: February 2023

The article deals with the issue of the possibility of prosecuting the person who caused a road accident in which the victim died for homicide in the basic form. In specific facts of cases, it is reasonable to conclude that an intention (dolus eventualis) to cause a possible fatal outcome can be attributed to the driver, which excludes liability for vehicular homicide. For this purpose, selected case law of ordinary courts and the views expressed in literature presented with regard to the dolus eventualis of the perpetrator of the offence are analysed. In situations of gross violation of road traffic rules on the basis of circumstances objectively justifying a high degree of probability of a given effect, the perpetrator should be held more strictly responsible for the offence.
Instytucja kuratora reprezentującego dziecko w procesie cywilnym po nowelizacji
Authors: Kotas-Turoboyska Sławomira
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyse the amendments to Article 99 et seq. of the Family and Guardianship Code, introduced by the Act of 16 May 2019 Amending the Act – Family and Guardianship Code and the Act – Code of Civil Procedure. The author discusses and evaluates the solutions introduced under the said Act, taking into account the circumstances that provided the impulse for the legislator to introduce changes affecting guardians representing children, bearing in mind the existing regulations and recommendations in the field of broadly understood international law as well as the position of judicature and legal scholars. The overall positive assessment of the amending act, which was one of the most anticipated amendments in recent years, is made worse by the ambiguities identified by the author in the area of detailed requirements set by the legislator for the person acting as the guardian representing the child and how they are verified by guardianship courts. Due to the limited size of the study, the considerations are limited to issues related to the guardian representing the child in court proceedings.
Przebieg postępowania w sprawach o wydanie dziecka w trybie Konwencji dotyczącej cywilnych aspektów uprowadzenia dziecka za granicę sporządzonej w Hadze 25.10.1980 r. przed sądem I instancji – zagadnienia wybrane
Authors: Białecki Marcin
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this publication is to analyse the proceedings in cases relating to surrender of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on 25 October 1980, in comparison to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure and the Act of 26 January 2018 on the Performance of Certain Activities of the Central Authority in Family Matters in the Field of Legal Transactions under European Union Law and International Agreements. The research I have carried out, and the conclusions I have drawn from it, are based on an empirical analysis of the court files made available to me by the district courts and the relevant divisions of those courts that adjudicate in cases for ordering the return of a person subject to parental custody or guardianship abroad and in cases for forcibly removing a person subject to parental custody or guardianship abroad. The aim of this analysis was to provide a comprehensive overview of the proceedings before the Polish court conducting the case, including the proceedings before the court of first instance. My main assumption was to focus on the utilitarian character of the existing solutions and on their use at particular stages of proceedings by means of appropriate procedural and non-procedural tools.
Alimentacja ojczyma (lub macochy) na rzecz pasierba
Authors: Łukasiewicz Jakub
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this Article is to reconstruct the cases where a stepfather or stepmother should provide alimentation to his/her stepson/stepdaughter pursuant to the Article 27 and 144 of § 1 of the Family and Guardianship Code. This publication defines the moment of creation of a potential alimentation relationship between the above-mentioned entities, sets out the criteria according to which the alimentation obligation is specific to the stepson/stepdaughter while highlighting two different situations (i.e. alimentation of the stepson during the marriage pursuant to the Article 27 and 144 § 1 of the Family and Guardianship Code and the alimentation of the stepson/stepdaughter after its termination only pursuant to the Article 144 § 1 of the Family and Guardianship Code), finally, an attempt was made to clarify the criteria reported in the literature for determining the specific alimentation obligation of the stepfather/stepmother regarding to a stepson/stepdaughter entitled to alimentation.
Children and Their Debts: Current Situation in the Czech Republic. Part Three: Practical, Ethical, Procedural, and Comparative Perspectives and Current Proposals of Legislative Solutions
Authors: Frinta Ondřej , Frintová Dita , Elischer David
Published: February 2023

The article deals with the issue of debts of minor children. It builds on the first part of the study, which analysed the current legal regulation of the legal capacity of minors, the administration of their assets and liabilities by legal representatives within the framework of parental responsibility and the maintenance and support duty of parents to children, and identified six problematic types of debts incurred by minors. Requesting that a child seek compensation for damage from parents who breached the duty of due managerial care in administration of the child’s assets and liabilities appears to be problematic from the practical and above all ethical point of view. This is all the more so because the root cause of the problem (the child becomes aware of the debt as an adult) is not in the Civil Code, but in the lack of effective protection of the rights of minors in the civil proceedings. This is the principal direction in which the considerations of possible changes to current legislation should be driven/focused.
Zawieszenie prawa do renty socjalnej – wypłata w tym samym miesiącu wynagrodzenia za dwa miesiące a przekroczenie kwoty przychodu
Authors: Leszczyński Adam
Published: February 2023

Ustawa z dnia 27 czerwca 2003 r. o rencie socjalnej określa zasady i tryb przyznawania oraz wypłaty renty socjalnej. Renta socjalna przysługuje osobie pełnoletniej całkowicie niezdolnej do pracy z powodu naruszenia sprawności organizmu, które powstało przed ukończeniem 18 roku życia, w trakcie nauki w szkole lub szkole wyższej – przed ukończeniem 25 roku życia, albo w trakcie studiów doktoranckich lub aspirantury naukowej. Jedną z przesłanek jej przyznania jest nieprzekroczenie określonego przychodu i na tym tle może dojść do wątpliwości interpretacyjnych ze względu na wieloznaczną treść przepisu. Osoba będąca w stosunku pracy i zarazem uprawniona do renty socjalnej pobierając wynagrodzenie od pracodawcy nie jest w stanie wpływać na datę wypłaty tego wynagrodzenia. Zdarza się, że pracodawca w jednym miesiącu przelewa na konto pracownika wynagrodzenie należne za poprzedni i aktualny miesiąc. Taką wykładnię przepisu art. 10 ust. 6 ustawy o rencie socjalnej stosują organy rentowe, a często również sądy powszechne. W sprawie, która stała się przedmiotem tego artykułu, dopiero sąd drugiej instancji wydał korzystny dla osoby uprawnionej wyrok, przyjmując wykładnię celowościową przytoczonego wyżej przepisu ustawy o rencie socjalnej.
Postępowanie kontrolne prowadzone przez Inspekcję Weterynaryjną jako odrębne postępowanie
Authors: Nogalska Anna
Published: February 2023

Inspekcja Weterynaryjna realizuje zadania z zakresu ochrony zdrowia zwierząt oraz bezpieczeństwa produktów pochodzenia zwierzęcego w celu zapewnienia ochrony zdrowia publicznego. Jednym z najważniejszych zadań Inspekcji Weterynaryjnej jest prawidłowe przeprowadzanie kontroli weterynaryjnej podmiotów nadzorowanych. Ustalenia dokonane w protokole kontroli mogą w dalszej konsekwencji wiązać się z wszczęciem i prowadzeniem postępowania administracyjnego wobec kontrolowanego, co może prowadzić do nałożenia kary pieniężnej, czy też innych restrykcji (zawieszenie, zamknięcie zakładu, nakazy podjęcia określonych działań). Zatem, organy Inspekcji Weterynaryjnej muszą przeprowadzić kontrolę prawidłowo, z zachowaniem pełnych gwarancji dla podmiotu. Tylko właściwe postępowanie kontrolne, w sposób jasny i zgodny z przepisami prawa stanowi gwarancję prawidłowej jego oceny dokonywaną przez sąd administracyjny, a ponadto stanowi wyraz realizacji zasady praworządności i pogłębiania zaufania podmiotów nadzorowanych względem organów Inspekcji Weterynaryjnej. Zatem, z uwagi na daleko idące konsekwencje wobec podmiotu kontrolowanego w ustawie o Inspekcji Weterynaryjnej przewidziano szczegółowy sposób i tryb przeprowadzania kontroli weterynaryjnej które można niewątpliwie określić jako postępowanie odrębne.
Przesłanie Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego do prawników
Authors: Sitarz Mirosław
Published: February 2023

Autor w artykule analizuje przemówienia Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego do prawników. Prymas Tysiąclecia wskazał cztery główne cechy osobowości, jakimi powinien odznaczać się każdy prawnik: umiłowanie człowieka, umiłowanie prawdy, umiłowanie sprawiedliwości, i mieć właściwie uformowane sumienie. W kontekście wydarzeń historycznych podkreślał, że prawnik nie może postępować wyłącznie w oparciu o tzw. „więzi prawne”, ale powinien kierować się również normami moralnymi, naturalnymi, socjologicznymi i psychologicznymi. Dlatego też Kardynał Wyszyński przestrzegał przed „nadmiarem praw i przepisów”.
VI Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa „Kodeks Prawa Kanonicznego w badaniach młodych naukowców”
Authors: Dryja Dominik
Published: February 2023

Dnia 3 czerwca 2017 r. w Katolickim Uniwersytecie Lubelskim Jana Pawła II odbyła się VI Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa pt. „Kodeks Prawa Kanonicznego w badaniach młodych naukowców”.
Lata studenckie Księdza Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Lublinie
Authors: Sitarz Mirosław
Published: February 2023

Autor analizuje działalność naukową i społeczną ks. Stefana Wyszyńskiego w latach 1925-1929 podczas studiów w Lublinie. Po rocznej posłudze duszpasterskiej we Włocławku, S. Wyszyński został wysłany na studia w Uniwersytecie Lubelskim (od 1928 r. – Katolickim Uniwersytecie Lubelskim). Studia z prawa kanonicznego ukończył w 1929 r. na podstawie rozprawy doktorskiej pt. „Prawa Kościoła do szkoły”. Jednocześnie uczęszczał na zajęcia z Sekcji Społeczno-Ekonomicznej. Ks. Wyszyński był również członkiem licznych stowarzyszeń i organizacji studenckich.
Costs During the Last Five Years of Life for Patients with Clinical and Pathological Confirmed Diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Zhu Carolyn W. , Gu Yian , Kociolek Anton J. , Fernandez Kayri K. , Cosentino Stephanie , Stern Yaakov
Published: February 2023

Background: Little is known regarding healthcare expenditures for patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) during the end of life. Objective: This study estimated Medicare expenditures during the last 5 years of life in a decedent sample of patients who were clinically diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or DLB and had autopsy confirmed diagnosis. Methods: The study included 58 participants clinically diagnosed with mild dementia at study entry (AD: n = 44, DLB: n = 14) and also had autopsy-confirmed diagnoses of pure AD (n = 32), mixed AD+Lewy body (LB) (n = 5), or pure LB (n = 11). Total Medicare expenditures were compared by clinical and pathology confirmed diagnosis, adjusting for sex, age at death, and patient’s cognition, function, comorbidities, and psychiatric and extrapyramidal symptoms. Results: When pathology diagnoses were not considered, predicted annualized total Medicare expenditures during the last 5 years of life were similar between clinically diagnosed AD ($7,465±1,098) and DLB ($7,783±1,803). When clinical diagnoses were not considered, predicted expenditures were substantially higher in patients with pathology confirmed mixed AD+LB ($12,005±2,455) than either pure AD ($6,173±941) or pure LB ($4,629±1,968) cases. Considering clinical and pathology diagnosis together, expenditures for patients with clinical DLB and pathology mixed AD+LB ($23,592±3,679) dwarfed other groups. Conclusion: Medicare expenditures during the last 5 years of life were substantially higher in patients with mixed AD+LB pathology compared to those with pure-AD and pure-LB pathologies, particularly in those clinically diagnosed with DLB. Results highlight the importance of having both clinical and pathology diagnoses in examining healthcare costs.
Plasma Soluble ST2 Levels Are Higher in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Associated with Poorer Cognition
Authors: Tan Yi Jayne , Siow Isabel , Saffari Seyed Ehsan , Ting Simon K.S. , Li Zeng , Kandiah Nagaendran , Tan Louis C.S. , Tan Eng King , Ng Adeline S.L.
Published: February 2023

Background: Suppressor of tumorgenicity 2 (ST2) is highly expressed in brain tissue and is a receptor for interleukin 33 (IL-33). ST2 exists in two forms, a transmembrane receptor (ST2L) and a soluble decoy receptor (sST2). IL-33 binds to ST2L, triggering downstream signaling pathways involved in amyloid plaque clearance. Conversely, sST2 binds competitively to IL-33, attenuating its neuroprotective effects. High sST2 levels have been reported in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), suggesting that the IL-33/ST2 signaling pathway may be implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. Objective: To investigate plasma sST2 levels in controls and patients with MCI, AD, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: Plasma sST2 levels were measured using ELISA in 397 subjects (91 HC, 46 MCI, 38 AD, 28 FTD, and 194 PD). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of sST2 were measured in 22 subjects. Relationship between sST2 and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Results: Plasma sST2 levels were increased across all disease groups compared to controls, with highest levels seen in FTD followed by AD and PD. Dementia patients with higher sST2 had lower cross-sectional cognitive scores in Frontal Assessment Battery and Digit Span Backward. At baseline, PD-MCI patients had higher sST2, associated with worse attention. In the longitudinal PD cohort, higher sST2 significantly associated with decline in global cognition and visuospatial domains. Plasma sST2 levels correlated with CSF sST2 levels. Conclusion: Plasma sST2 is raised across neurodegenerative diseases and is associated with poorer cognition. Higher baseline sST2 is a potential biomarker of disease severity in neurodegeneration.
Mortality Risks and Causes of Death by Dementia Types in a Japanese Cohort with Dementia: NCGG-STORIES
Authors: Ono Rei , Sakurai Takashi , Sugimoto Taiki , Uchida Kazuaki , Nakagawa Takeshi , Noguchi Taiji , Komatsu Ayane , Arai Hidenori , Saito Tami
Published: February 2023

Background: Prognosis-related information regarding dementia needs to be updated, as changes in medical and long-term care environments for patients with dementia in recent decades may be improving the prognosis of the disease. Objective: We aimed to investigate the mortality, cause of death, and prognostic factors by types of dementia in a Japanese clinic-based cohort. Methods: The National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology-Life Stories of People with Dementia consists of clinical records and prognostic data of patients who visited the Memory Clinic in Japan. Patients who attended the clinic between July 2010 and September 2018, or their close relatives, were asked about death information via a postal survey. A cohort of 3,229 patients (mean age, 76.9; female, 1,953) was classified into six groups: normal cognition (NC), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. A Cox proportional hazards model was employed to compare the mortality of each type of dementia, MCI, and NC. Results: Patients with all types of dementia and MCI had higher mortality rates than those with NC (hazard risks: 2.61–5.20). The most common cause of death was pneumonia, followed by cancer. In the MCI, AD, and DLB groups, older age, male sex, and low cognitive function were common prognostic factors but not presence of apolipoprotein E ɛ4 allele. Conclusion: Our findings suggest important differences in the mortality risk and cause of death among patients with dementia, which will be useful in advanced care planning and policymaking.
Web scraped data in consumer price indices
Authors: Knížat Peter
Published: February 2023

The changes in the consumer behavior, a consumer prefers to purchase some products through internet, calls for revisiting of the traditional data collection and integration of the automated online data collection, also called data web scraping, of products’ prices for official price statistics. In this paper, we demonstrate different methods for aggregating daily web scraped price data to determine monthly prices that are normally used by National Statistical Institutes in the estimation of consumer price indices. Moreover, various economic approaches for estimating indices, which capture price dynamics of product items such as replacements and missing prices, are presented and applied to the observed web scraped data.
The development of split-treadmill with a fall prevention training function
Authors: Heo Min , Kang Seung-Rok , Yu Mi , Kwon Tae-Kyu
Published: February 2023

BACKGROUND: The weakening of the ability of the elderly to perform gait is becoming a major cause of the increase in the frequency of falls. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we designed and manufactured a treadmill capable of restraining walking by providing a sudden repulsive force on the left and right legs of a pedestrian when walking for the fall prevention training of the elderly. Through this, it is possible for the elderly person to strengthen the lower extremity muscles to prevent and prepare for falling through the fall prevention training similar to the fall environment that may occur in daily life. METHOD: The development system includes a motor for generating a driving force in the form of a left and a right driving system and a belt separated from each other, an electromagnetic clutch for rapidly stopping the running belt of the motor transmitted to the running belt to stop the running belt, and a controller for controlling the driver. RESULTS: In order to evaluate the development system, the motor driving ability test and the power transmission, connection and shut-off performance of the electromagnetic clutch were carried out. The subject’s muscle activity of the lower extremity muscles was evaluated when the running belt stopped at the beginning of the right folding. CONCLUSION: It is expected that the developed dual function system would be helpful for the fall prevention exercise as well as the rehabilitation exercise for patients who have recovered from surgery or hemiplegic patients.
Geometric parameters sensitivity evaluation based on projection trajectories for X-ray cone-beam computed laminography
Authors: Sun Yanmin , Han Yu , Tan Siyu , Xi Xiaoqi , Li Lei , Yan Bin , Zhang Yuan
Published: February 2023

BACKGROUND:

X-ray cone-beam computed laminography (CL) is widely used for large flat objects that computed tomography (CT) cannot investigate. The rotation angle of axis tilt makes geometric correction of CL system more complicated and has more uncertain factors. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate sensitivity of the geometric parameters of CL system in advance.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aims to objectively and comprehensively evaluate sensitivity of CL geometric parameters based on the projection trajectory.

METHODS:

This study proposes the Minimum Deviation Unit (MDU) to evaluate sensitivity of CL geometric parameters. First, the projection trajectory formulas are derived according to the spatial relationship of CL system geometric parameters. Next, the MDU of the geometric parameters is obtained based on the projection trajectories and used as the evaluation index to measure the sensitivity of parameters. Then, the influence of the rotation angle of the axis tilt and magnification on the MDU of the parameters is analyzed.

RESULTS:

At low magnification, three susceptible parameters ( η, u0, v0) with MDU less than 1 (° or mm) must be calibrated accurately to avoid geometric artifacts. The sensitivity of CL parameters increases as the magnification increases, and all parameters become highly sensitive when the magnification power is greater than 10.

CONCLUSION:

The results of this study have important guiding significance for the subsequent further parameter calibration.
KEDUDUKAN PEREMPUAN DALAM SEJARAH DUNIA DAN ISLAM BERKESETARAAN GENDER
Authors: Azizah Nur
Published: February 2023

Abstract

The theme of this study is the position of women in the course of history up to the post Apostolic and present. Women in terms of social opinions, norms, and even women themselves are still women below men, also still have the notion of not having full rights. Thus it is important to reexamine the history of women's civilization into the future to better understand that women today have gained equality activities. Next, explain to get gender equality in accordance with the times and social challenges needed by smart and critical women and society to find and fight for their rights. Gender inequality that is still felt by women in modern times raises the failure of Shari'a for women, but questions the human failures that come from Shari'a itself. This research uses historical and analytic descriptive methods.

Key Words : Position, Woman, History, Gender, Islam

 

Abstrak

            Tema penelitian ini adalah kedudukan perempuan dalam perjalanan sejarah hingga pasca Kerasulan dan masa sekarang. Perempuan dari segi pendapat social, norma, dan bahkan diri perempuan sendiri masih berpendapat perempuan berada di bawah tingkatan laki-laki, juga masih adanya anggapan belum memiliki hak sepenuhnya. Dengan demikian penting untuk mengkaji kembali sejarah perjalanan peradaban perempuan dari masa ke masa untuk lebih memahamkan bahwa perempuan saat ini sudah mendapatkan progrsitivas kesetaraan. Selanjutnya, menjelaskan bahwa untuk mendapatkan kesetaraan gender sesuai dengan zaman dan tantangan social yang dihadapi perempuan dan masyarakat harus secara cerdas dan kritis menemukan dan memeperjuangkan hak-haknya. Ketimpangan gender yang masih dirasakan perempuan zaman modern ini bukanlah akibat ketidakberhasilan syariat dalam melindungi perempuan, tetapi tepatnya ketidakberhasilan manusia menemukan nilai dari syariat itu sendiri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode historis dan deskriptif analitik.

 

Kata Kunci: Kedudukan, Perempuan, Sejarah, Gender, Islam
PENERAPAN KAJIAN FEMINIS )
Authors: Muthoharoh Lailatul , Oktora Nency Dela , Putra Muhammad Yusuf
Published: February 2023

Application of Feminist Studies (Study of Sachiko Muratas Opus, The Tao of Islam, A Sourcebook on Gender Relationship in Islamic Thought). Allah creates human being in two genders that is man and woman, Allah has explained each rights and responsibilities in the holy book of Quran. Yet, other thoughts from several groups are emerged and said that the regulation of rights and responsibilities between men is not balanced, and put the woman as the lowest creature. Sachiko Murata has a different thought of man and woman position that argue the position of man and woman is not balance. He poured his thought on his book entitled The Tao of Islam. This book explains about his thought of gender relations in Islamic theology and cosmology.
HAK ANAK YANG DIRAMPAS ORANGTUANYA PERSPEKTIF GENDER
Authors: Ikhsan Afiful , Mahmudah Nurul , Alkautsar Muhammad Syakir
Published: February 2023

Idealnya seorang anak memiliki hak dan kewajiban yang seimbang didalam tatanan kehidupannya. Tak hanya dilingkungan maupun di sekolahnya. Namun anak juga memiliki hak didalam sebuah keluarga. Hak anak dididalam keluarga meliputi hak mendapatkan kasih sayang, hak mendapatkan pengajaran, hak bermain, hak mendapatkan kebebasan berekspresi. Namun adakalanya bayangan tak sesuai dengan realita. Bagi anak-anak korban perceraian, untuk mempertahankan hak nya adalah hal yang paling sulit. Tak jarang pula mereka mendapatkan kekerasan fisik dan psikis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ditemukan sebuah kasus dimana seorang anak perempuan harus mendapatkan beban ganda didalam hidupnya. Selain harus mengurus dirinya, ia juga mengurus semua keperluan sang ayah layaknya seorang istri. Hak-haknya sebagai anak diabaikan ditambah kekerasan psikis yang diterimanya membuat sang anak menjadi trauma dan tidak percaya diri dalam berinteraksi dilingkungannya. Hingga kini ia tumbuh dengan menjadi seorang anak dengan rasa ketakutan dan tekanan dibawah perintah orangtuanya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif (field research) dengan sifat penelitian deskriptif analitik. Sumber data yang diperoleh melalui wawancara. Dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa hasil pengamatan serta melakukan analisis dengan metode induktif.
INTERPRETASI MAKNA CANTIK DI KALANGAN MAHASISWA DALAM PERSFEKTIF FENOMENOLOGI SOSIAL
Authors: Ulva Siti Maria , Hamer Wellfarina , Ayyuhda Citra , Nurlatifah Linda
Published: February 2023

Abstract : Beauty is the most beautiful gift that God gives to every woman, how to care for it is also a nature that cannot be separated from the discussion of women, especially in the current millennial era. Beauty for the perception of many women can be relative and difficult to describe, but its meaning can be seen in different perspectives. This study aims to reveal what the meaning of beauty looks like for students of the IAIN Metro Social Studies Department, because based on the author's observations it is found that there are differences in perceptions in terms of interpreting beauty which tend to be seen from appearance so that students try to look beautiful by wearing make-up on campus so that beauty becomes a necessity of social recognition, appreciation and self-actualization. This study was analyzed using the theory of Phenomenology by Alfred Schutz. This study uses a qualitative research method with a phenomenological study approach. The results showed that there were various perceptions of the meaning of beauty for each student, especially Tadris IPS IAIN Metro students in interpreting beauty which tended to be objective in terms of: (1) ideal body shape (2) white and bright skin (3) attractive (outer beauty) rather than subjective meaning as seen from (1) Intellectual Intelligence (2) Emotional Intelligence (3) Spiritual Intelligence (Inner Beauty). The meaning of beauty for students is very diverse, every effort is made to meet certain beauty standards because then they will be more confident, get praise and attention and feel welcomed in a social environment.
DAMPAK PERCERAIAN ORANG TUA BAGI PSIKOLOGIS ANAK
Authors: Sukmawati Berlia , Oktora Nency Dela
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of parental divorce on children's psychology. The method used is qualitative research with a case study approach. The subjects in this study amounted to one 8-year-old child who resides in Lampung, Metro Regency, North Metro District, 28 Purwoasri using purposive sampling technique, namely sampling where the researcher has determined the criteria for the research subject. The results of this study indicate that divorced parents will have a psychological effect on children, including children who receive less attention, protection, and affection from their father and mother.
KETERWAKILAN PEREMPUAN SEBAGAI PENGAWAS PEMILU PADA PILKADA PROVINSI LAMPUNG 2018 DI KABUPATEN PRINGSEWU
Authors: Syarifudin Ahmad , Malik Adam
Published: February 2023

Women’s representation as supervisor of regional election doesn’t have a legal basis in Law No. 6 Year 2020. Thus in regional election 2024 supervisor have the potential to be recruited without considering women’s representation. This research seek to reflect supervisor in the regional election Lampung Province 2018 in Pringsewu Regency and project the implementation of the regional election Lampung Province 2024 in Pringsewu Regency. Therefore, this study proposes 2 problem formulations, namely: 1) how is the representation of women as supervisor of regional election Lampung Province 2018 in Pringsewu Regency? 2) What is member Supervisory Body’s view to women representation in Regional Election Lampung Province 2018 in Pringsewu Regency? This is qualitative research using primary data collect by interviews, and secondary data using documentation and literature study. The conclusion are: 1) women’s representation in regional election Lampung Province 2018 in Pringsewu Regency under 30% (thirty percent) for Panwaslu Kecamatan (7,4%) and Panwaslu Desa (9,16%). But for Pengawas TPS got above 30% (thirty percent). 2) Supervisory Body Pringsewu Regency try to increase the representation of women as supervisor by cooperating with women organization and intensive socialization.
Program Wadul Bae (Warga Peduli Bocah Lan Emboke) Sebagai Upaya Menekan Tingkat Kekerasan Seksual Pada Anak di Kota Cirebon
Authors: Nuroniyah Wardah
Published: February 2023

Kekerasanseksualdapatterjadikepadasiapapuntidakmemandang tua maupunmuda.Tentunyaisukekerasanseksualsudahtidakasinglagidalam deretankasuskejahatan,khususnyadiIndonesia.Kejahatan seksualyang mendominasidiIndonesiaadalah kekerasan seksualpadaanak,yang semakin marakterjadisetiap tahunnya.Jawa Baratmerupakanprovinsiyangmemilikitingkatkasus kekerasanseksualpadaanakcukuptinggidanmemprihatinkan.Hal inijelas mengindikasikan bahwamasihbanyak diskriminasiyang dialami olehanakdinegeri ini. Kota Cirebon denganmendapatkanpenghargaanKotaLayakAnak,hal tersebutsebagaisalah satubuktinyatakeberhasilan Pemerintah Daerah KotaCirebonyang dibantuolehelemen-elementerkait,salahsatuelemen yang mempunyaiperanan besaradalahPusat Pelayanan Terpadu PerlindunganTerhadapAnakdan Perempuan(P2TP2A)Kota Cirebon dalam  programnya yaitu  Kader  Wadul  Bae  (WargaPeduli  Bocah Lan Mboke). Programyangtelahdirintissejaktahun2005hingga saatini merupakan layanan terpadu untuk penanganan kasus kekerasan terhadap anak dan perempuanyangterintegrasi diDinas Sosial Pemberdayaan Perempuandan PerlindunganAnak(DSPPPA)KotaCirebon danPusat Pelayanan Terpadu Perlindungan PerempuandanAnak(P2TP2A)Kota Cirebon,program Wadul Baemerupakan layanan terpadu untukpenanganankasus kekerasan terhadapperempuandananak.ProgramWadulBaejugaadalahsuatuwadah kepedulian wargaakanhak-hak anakyang adadiwilayahnya.Tujuandari programWadulBaeiniantara lainuntukmelindungi perempuandananakdarikekerasanditingkatRTRW danKelurahandi Kota Cirebon, membantumenyelesaikanmasalah,danmengurangiangka kekerasan terhadapperempuan dan anak diKotaCirebon.
Hydrocarbon systems in the Turkmen sector of the South Caspian basin
Authors: Serikova U. S. , Allanazarova M. A. , Idiyatullina E. Z.
Published: February 2023

Introduction. The paper considers conditions conductive to the formation and location of oil and gas accumulations in the Turkmen sector of the South Caspian Basin.

Aim. Modeling of hydrocarbon systems of the Turkmen sector of the South Caspian Basin.

Materials and methods. Statistical generalization and systematization of the data and materials presented in reference literature, field sources, and archive data, as well as published works of Sh.F. Mekhtiev, I.S. Guliev, M.Z. Rachinskii, S.S. Dzhibuti, S.A. Aliev, V.Yu. Kerimov, V.V. Kolodiya, etc. Data modeling was performed using the PetroMod software.

Results. As a result of numerical modeling, the formation conditions of hydrocarbon systems and their main elements, i.e., oil and gas source strata (OGSS), reservoirs and seals, were determined. Oil and gas prospects were identified, and the main spatial and temporal patterns in the development of generation, migration, and accumulation processes of hydrocarbon fluids, as well as the formation conditions of traps were established. In addition, a map was created to illustrate potential prospective zones, objects, and “plays.” Oil-and-gas prospects were determined, and the main areas of oil-and-gas exploration in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea were substantiated.
Emerging and infectious diseases: defending against a dynamic opponent
Authors:   , Coy Melissa R.
Published: February 2023

Emerging infectious diseases (EID) pose a growing threat to public health each year. Viruses and bacteria alike are major causes of EIDs and as these pathogens mutate, reemergence occurs, leading to the need for advanced understanding of the pathogens' life-cycle and evolution in order to control outbreaks as well as drug resistances. Tularemia, the disease caused by the highly infectious, bacterium, Francisella tularensis (Ft), is commonly acquired via natural infection and is a threat for biological warfare. However, previous data has indicated that Ft may persist in the environment without a host, but the mechanism by which Ft survives in adverse environments is not well understood. Furthermore, HIV, the causative agent of AIDS, has been treated with a combination therapy for the last two decades and has now developed mutations, conveying resistance to drugs within the combined therapy regimen. The goal of this study is to better understand the mechanisms of action that has led to the evolution of each of these very different pathogens in order to provide information necessary to treat these diseases and control the reemergence of these notable pathogens.