bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Shamak Yoga on Essential Hypertension in comparison with Atenolol: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Sharma Mrityunjay , Sharma Harshala Rajurkar , Takalkar Kedar , Meshram Komal
Published: October 2021

Hypertension is responsible for many morbidities and increasing mortality in India. A lot needs to be done to find safe and yet effective treatment of hypertension. Ayurveda has no direct reference of blood pressure or hypertension in its classics, but various conditions mentioned in classical texts resembles hypertension. A poly herbal combination of ten Ayurvedic herbs called “Shamak Yoga” was in use in Pakwasa hospital, Nagpur for more than twenty five years for management of hypertension along with anxiety, palpitation and insomnia. Objective- To evaluate the effect of Shamak Yoga (SY) on essential hypertension in comparison of Atenolol. Material and Methods – thirty four clinically freshly diagnosed patients of hypertension were randomly divided in two groups. Control group was treated with Tablet Atenolol 50 mg once a day orally and experimental group was treated with SY 2 gm orally twice a day with plain water for 4 weeks. Subjective criteria and objective criteria were observed and recorded; data was analyzed statistically. Results - SY was found comparable and statistically significant effective with Atenolol for systolic and diastolic blood pressure in mild hypertensive patients. SY is most effective on symptoms like headache, giddiness, fatigue, dizziness, sleeplessness, body ache and palpitation.
In-vitro evaluation of nano-liposomal formulation of Fluconazole and Amphotericin B against visceral leishmaniasis
Authors: Tripathi Atul , Vyas Amber
Published: October 2021

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of a dual and single drug loaded nano-liposomal formulation of Amphotericin B and Fluconazole for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis with plain drugs. Methods: We have formulated nano-liposomes (200-250 nm) from Amphotericin B and Fluconazole using dry film hydration method and have tested their efficacy on promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania donovani strain. Physicochemical characterization, entrapment study, stability study, in-vitro release study, in-vitro macrophagic uptake studies (Confocal microscopy) and in-vitro antileishmanial activity were evaluated for various formulations containing Amphotericin B and Fluconazole. Results: The in-vitro cellular uptake confocal studies revealed that NR-loaded AmpB + Flu nanoliposomes have enhanced cellular uptake of formulation. The in-vitro inhibition of promastigotes and amastigotes with liposome containing both Amphotericin B and Fluconazole was significantly more than with liposomes containing individual drugs. The IC50 and CC50 of AmpB + Flu nanoliposomes against promastigotes was found to be 3.308μg/mL and 73.48μg/mL respectively, while the IC50 against axenic and intramacrophagic amastigotes was found to be 3.412 and 3.7028μg/mL respectively. Conclusion: In conclusion, Liposomal formulation containing both Amphotericin B and Fluconazole had significantly greater efficacy than conventional combination and other formulation with individual drugs. Current dual drug loaded formulation may have a favourable safety profile, and if production costs are low, it may prove to be a feasible alternative to currently available therapy after in-vivo testing.
Assessment of medication intake forgetfulness, recent digital medication technology and associated individuals’ acceptance and health privacy concerns
Authors: Gacem Sabrina Ait , Hassan Nageeb AGM , Al-Qaysi Afnan Abdul-Hameed , AlAani Maryam Jaafar
Published: October 2021

Background: Non-adherence to medication is a fundamental problem worldwide that leads to further complications. In corresponding to this problem, The FDA approved a drug with an embedded sensor, that sends signals through the Bluetooth to the application and website and this will play a vital role in improving the adherence, as it shows whether the drug has been ingested or not. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of adherence, evaluating of respondents' impression toward the new technologist medication "Digital Pill" that will be applied in the future for a range of medications, as well as discussing patients’ opinions regarding privacy issues related to digital pills use. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 320 university students during the period of one month from June to July 2018. The data was obtained through hard copy and online (electronic) survey. The data was analysed using SPSS version 20. Results: The current study results show that (61.9%) of respondents sometimes forget to take their medication followed by (24.4%, 13.8%) who never/rarely and usually/always forget to take their medications, respectively. Surprisingly, the majority of respondents (35%) take their medication anyway when they forgot to take it and (33.4%) they skip the dose of the medication and only few of respondents (28.1%) stated that they ask family members to know what to do when they forget to take the medication. More than half of the respondents (53.4%) do not tell their doctor if they forgot to take the medication. Majority of respondents (44.7%) ask family members to remind them to take their medication. Approximately two-thirds of the respondents (61.3%) said that they stopped taking their medication without telling the doctor. Further statistical tests revealed that most respondents (78.8%) want to use the "Digital pill". On average, (55.9%) of respondents were shown a full agreement to allow the doctor to access their mobile application and website. Conclusion: Based on the conducted study, we conclude that most of the respondents gave positive and good feedback and agreed to use such a new technology "Digital Pill" as they found it very helpful and will lead to improved health outcomes. As well as they also agreed to allow the doctor to access their mobile application and website to check if they take medication or not.
Study the Corrosion behavior of AA7051 Aluminum alloy at different temperatures and inhibitor concentration in Acidic medium
Authors: Kareem Al-Rudaini Khudhair Abbas , Saleh Al-Saadie Khulood Abid
Published: October 2021

This study will be investigating acidic corrosion of AA7051 alloy at a different temperature, and introduces milk thistle aqueous extract as a new and widely available green corrosion inhibitor. The electrochemical methods were used to measure weight loss, penetration loss, corrosion inhibition efficiency and other parameters. The data substituted in Langmuir adsorption isotherm as well as in kinetic equations. The finding exhibit high corrosion inhibition efficiency at 0.5g/L of milk thistle extract and the efficiency rose from around 72% at 293K to just over 86% at 333K. Langmuir model linear regression coefficient ( =0.98) and the slight change in corrosion potential refer to mixed-type inhibitor attach to the surface by chemisorption. FTIR spectra for crude extract supported by literatures shows the molecular structure of the main component of milk thistle extract and exhibit the O-H group as a major group participate in adsorption.
Analysis of Lipid profile and Atherogenic index (AIP) in dyslipidemia rats given Ipomea batatas tuber extract (IBTE)
Authors: Warditiani Ni Kadek , Widi Astuti Ni Made , Nova Armita Sari Pande Made , Swastini Dewa Ayu , Gelgel Wirasuta I Made Agus
Published: October 2021

To evaluate the effect of Ipomea batatas tuber extract (IBTE) on blood lipid profile and atherogenic index in plasma (AIP) of dyslipidemia rats. First, IBTE was extracted by methanol. Fat-rich diets was given for 30 days to induce dyslipidemia in rats. Then, IBTE was given to dyslipidemia rats for 21 days. Lipid profiles in the form of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), high lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and AIP in rats were measured and analyzed. The results showed that administration of IBTE 150, 300 and 600mg/kg BW was able to improve the blood lipid profile of dyslipidemia rats, where there was a decrease in levels of TC, TG and LDL-C, and an increase in HDL-C levels. In line with this, the AIP value has also decreased. The conclusion was IBTE have affect to improve the blood lipid profile of dyslipidemia rats and the AIP.
UV Spectrophotometric Analysis and Validation of Dapsone in Semisolid Dosage Form
Authors: Nangare Gajanand , Tegeli Varsha , Ingle Suyash , Matole Vinod , Birajdar Avinash , Adlinge Sagar
Published: October 2021

Objectives: A new, economical, sensitive, simple, rapid UV spectrophotometric method has been developed for the estimation of Dapsone in pure form and Semisolid Dosage form. Method: This UV method was developed using methanol: RO water (75:25) as a solvent. In the present method the wavelength selected for analysis was 260nm. UV-Visible double beam spectrophotometer (Systronic 2201) was used to carry out spectral analysis. The ICH guidelines were used to validate the method. Results: The method was validated for linearity, range, accuracy, precision, robustness, LOD and LOQ. Linearity was found in the range of 3-18µg/ml. Accuracy was performed by using recovery study. The amount of drug recovered was found to be in the range of 100.1-100.5 %. The %RSD value was found to be less than 2. Conclusion: The proposed UV spectroscopic method was found to be accurate, precise, stable, linear, specific, and simple for quantitative estimation of Dapsone in bulk and Semisolid dosage form. Hence the present UV spectroscopic method is suitable for routine assay of Dapsone in bulk and Semisolid dosage form.
Stability Indicating Assay Method Development and Validation of Simultaneous Estimation of Chlorzoxazone, Diclofenac Sodium and Paracetamol in Bulk Drug and Tablet by RP-HPLC
Authors: Patel Krutika , Kumar Verriboina Sudheer , Vasantharaju S.G.
Published: October 2021

A simple, accurate, specific and stability-indicating RP-HPLC method was developed for simultaneous determination of chlorzoxazone, diclofenac sodium and paracetamol, using C18 Vydac Monomeric 120A (250 × 4.6mm, 5μ) at 40ºC. The mobile phase contains a mixture of 20mM potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer (pH 6.2 adjusted with potassium hydroxide) and acetonitrile (30:70 v/v). The flow rate was 1ml/min and detection was carried out at 275nm using PDA detector. The retention time of paracetamol, chlorzoxazone and diclofenac sodium were 3.28mins, 13.27mins and 15.61mins respectively. The analytical curve was linear over a concentration range of 0.65- 6.5μg/ml for paracetamol, 1-10μg/ml for chlorzoxazone and 0.1-1μg/ml for diclofenac sodium. The drugs in bulk and tablet were subjected to acid and alkali hydrolysis, oxidation, thermal and photolytic degradation. This method can be successfully employed for simultaneous quantitative analysis of Chlorzoxazone, Diclofenac sodium and Paracetamol in bulk drug and tablet formulation.
Characteristics of AC-WC Mixture Using Waste Tires Added Material
Authors: Elizabeth Louise , Alpius  , Sanggaria Olan Jujun
Published: October 2021

The problem of the quality of the asphalt mixture, especially on the surface layer, is a matter that really needs to be considered because a poor asphalt mixture will cause the surface layer on the road to be damaged quickly or not in accordance with the expected service period. This research was conducted to test the AC-WC mixture with added waste tires. The research methodology uses the Conventional Marshall method to obtain the characteristics of the AC-WC mixture and Marshall Immersion to obtain the Marshall Residual Stability value. The results show that the characteristics of the AC-WC mixture meet the 2018 Highways Specifications. The results of the Marshall Immersion test with an optimum 4% used tire content obtained a Marshall Stability value of 94.64% and the effect of adding used tire rubber will make the cavities in the mixture smaller thus the mixture can be resistant to water.
PARLAMENTER VE BAŞKANLIK SİSTEMLERİNDE YASAMANIN BÜTÇE GÜCÜ
Authors: KARAER Abdullah
Published: October 2021

Demokrasi ile yönetilen ülkelerde bütçe yürütme tarafından hazırlanıp uygulanmakta, yasama organı ise bütçe sürecinde yürütmeyi dengeleyen ve denetleyen bir görev üstlenmektedir. Yasama bu görevini sahip olduğu bütçe gücü ile yerine getirmektedir. Yasamanın bütçe gücü, yürütmenin bütçeyi halkın iradesine, yürürlükteki mevzuata ve hesap verilebilirlik ve mali saydamlık gibi bütçe ilkelerine uygun bir şekilde hazırlamasını ve uygulamasını sağlamaktadır. Parlamenter ve başkanlık sistemlerinde yasama ve yürütme erkleri arasındaki ilişkiler birbirinden farklı şekilde kurulduğundan bu durum yasamanın bütçe gücünü de etkilemiştir. Hükümet sistemleri dışında çeşitli siyasi, hukuki ve kurumsal/yapısal faktörler de yasamanın bütçe gücünün kullanımını ve bu gücün içeriğinin şekillenmesini etkilemektedir. Bu çalışmada farklı hükümet sistemlerinde yasamanın bütçe gücü incelenmiş ve ülkeye özgü siyasi, hukuki ve kurumsal/yapısal faktörlerin hükümet sistemine kıyasla yasamanın bütçe gücünün şekillenmesinde daha belirleyici olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca çalışmanın son bölümünde Türkiye’de yasamanın bütçe gücünün artırılmasına yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur
Burying the Body: Pandemic and Public Health in Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables
Authors: Hillard Tom J.
Published: October 2021

This article discusses Hawthorne's engagement with discourses of public health, disease, and burial practices in The House of the Seven Gables. The recurring descriptions of the decayed house and its stifling air, coupled with the frequent imagery of bodies/corpses within it, evoke contemporary historical concerns related to “miasma,” disease, and public health, as well as changing burial practices during the first half of the nineteenth century. These issues were made even more pressing, especially in urban centers, by the devastating 1832 and 1849 cholera pandemics, and Hawthorne's experiences with these events make their way into his writing. The fearful public health discourse connected with the cholera pandemics is epitomized in the now-obscure 1850 gothic novel The Cholera-Fiend, and Hawthorne engages in similar but subdued language and rhetoric in The House of the Seven Gables, employing it for his own thematic ends.
Note: The 1832 Cholera Epidemic and the Book Nathaniel Hawthorne Never Wrote
Authors: Albanese Laurie Lico
Published: October 2021

On June 28, 1832, Nathaniel Hawthorne penned a letter to Franklin Pierce describing plans for a Northern tour through New York into Canada, a trip that he was forced to postpone due to the 1832 cholera outbreak in Montreal. Hawthorne intended to gather tales for The Story Teller on this ill-timed trip, but the trip was never made and the collection of interlinked traveling tales never published. The author of this note paper considers the cholera epidemic's impact on Hawthorne's writing life and how it reverberates through her own writing of historical fiction during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Memória da Casa dos Mortos
Authors: Pinheiro Veralucia , Martins Tristão Maciel Roseli
Published: October 2021

O presente trabalho faz uma análise sobre a violência contra a mulher que se desenvolve em dois contextos e, por isso, possui diferenças quanto à narrativa, à temporalidade e à cultura. Trata-se, respectivamente, de um conto escrito no século XIX de autoria do russo Dostoiévski e de uma matéria jornalística publicada no Brasil em 2018. O objetivo principal é demonstrar que os valores machistas que justificavam a violência contra a mulher em uma sociedade à margem do mundo ocidental, de característica rural e pré-capitalista, ainda se fazem presentes no espaço urbano brasileiro contemporâneo. Outrossim, destacar que apesar das lutas protagonizadas pelos movimentos sociais, especialmente o movimento feminista cujas conquistas se materializam em legislações e instituições destinadas à proteger a mulher dos espancamentos, dos estupros, dos assassinatos etc, esse ciclo de violência não se rompeu e ainda faz parte do cotidiano de milhares de mulheres em nosso país.
Feiticeiros Saberes
Authors: Rocha Soares Mayana , Menezes de Santana Léa
Published: October 2021

O presente ensaio, a partir de três giros analíticos e performáticos, enfatiza a importância da produção intelectual de sapatonas negras nos âmbitos científicos, literários e artísticos na construção de conhecimentos que alarguem narrativas sobre nós, a partir de nós, e assim consigam construir caminhos de rasura de perspectivas teóricas e políticas hegemônicas e opressoras sobre nossas corporeidades. Acreditamos que os saberes que advêm das experiências intelectuais e artísticas de sapatonas negras geram novas possibilidades éticas de coabitar o mundo, de modo que possamos construir efetivas chances de coexistir em diferença. Não ler, acessar ou (re)conhecer trabalhos de sapatonas negras como um importante campo de produção de saberes, portanto, leva ao que Sueli Carneiro chamou de epistemicídio, ou seja, o apagamento de nossas epistemologias. Por isso, compreendemos que tais saberes se instauram como feitiçaria de cura, principalmente vindo de campos artísticos, como a literatura, tendo em vista sua potência revolucionária e afetiva de contágio e desorganização de ordenamentos ontoepistemológicos opressores.
Docência sapatão
Authors: Ladeira Pereira Anamaria , Santos Pereira Camila , Pocahy Fernando
Published: October 2021

Professoras inegavelmente lésbicas, professoras sapatonas, em salas de aula com crianças, driblam a obrigatoriedade de ser exemplos de heteronormatividade para a nova geração e protagonizam este trabalho. É preciso admitir que lecionar para crianças impõe cobranças diferentes das que recaem sobre docentes de outros níveis de ensino, apesar disso, tais especificidades costumam ser invisibilizadas como se não existissem. A exigência do padrão da “professorinha”, por exemplo, consiste em inúmeras pressões bem pouco sinalizadas em pesquisas, sobretudo se aliada à sexualidade, raça e geração. Ser professora de grupos de estudantes de zero a doze anos significa ter de lidar, cotidianamente, com imposições despropositadas a respeito do que seriam vestimentas, cortes de cabelo e comportamentos aceitáveis, dentro e fora do ambiente escolar. A situação se agrava quando se trata de professoras que estão longe de representar o modelo de “feminilidade” determinado para tal função e que, ao mesmo tempo, vivem relações afetivo-sexuais com outras mulheres. Este artigo baseia-se em pesquisa de mestrado em andamento, cujo referencial teórico e metodológico parte de contribuições de feministas lésbicas interseccionais e docentes-corpos-dissidentes em turmas de crianças.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Yiu Matthew S. , Sahminan Sahminan ,   Bank Indonesia
Published: October 2021

The quantitative easing policy adopted by the advanced economies since 2009 has led to an abundance in global liquidity. In the same period, the ASEAN-5 economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) have recorded strong capital inflows, particularly portfolio inflows. The asset prices, in particular, the house prices of these economies, have also experienced excess buoyancy. In this paper, the relationships among global liquidity, house prices and capital flows are studied. Empirically, capital inflows have a positive effect on the residential house prices of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. After accounting for their own domestic demand (by using real GDP growth as a proxy), the capital inflows still have a positive impact in Indonesia and Singapore. The authorities of these economies have implemented similar macroprudential measures to safeguard financial stability and cool down speculative activities. The effectiveness of the measures is mainly the reduction in the transaction volume.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bahmani-Oskooee Mohsen , Ghodsi Seyed Hesam ,   The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Published: October 2021

When U.S. house prices were rising before the financial crisis of 2008, Case and Shiller (2003) argue that "income growth alone explains the pattern of recent home price increases in most states¨. Then can the decline in income after 2008 explain for the burst and abnormal decrease in house prices? Alternatively we ask whether the effects of income on house prices are symmetric or asymmetric. We employ quarterly data from each of the states in the U.S. and nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag modelling approach of Shin et al. (2014) to show that indeed, household income changes do have asymmetric effects on house prices in most of the states in the U.S. While adjustment asymmetry is borne out by the results in all states, asymmetric short-run impact is evidenced in 18 states and significant asymmetric long-run impact in 21 states.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   Black Swan Realty Advisors, Thomas Charles , Welke Gerd ,   California State Polytechnic  University, Pomona
Published: October 2021

We present empirical results for the e?ect on residential property values from the construction of high voltage transmission towers on an existing utility right of way. The event window consists of a period of two and a half years during which non-operational 500 kV towers were in place, after which they were taken down. When comparing the proximate transactions within the window to those outside, relative to the same di?erence for distant transactions, we ?nd a negative e?ect on valuation during the presence of the towers, which is most signi?cant for encumbered and abutting properties, and vanishes quickly with distance from the right of way or nearest tower. An event window that corresponds to widespread public knowledge of the pending construction leads to an insigni?cant effect, which suggests that the price formation process is possibly inefficient.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   Lingnan University, Wong Gary Wai Chung , Ho Lok Sang ,   Chu Hai College Higher Education
Published: October 2021

This paper builds on the literature that shows policy often plays a key role in housing cycles. Using the cointegration approach which focuses on the supply and demand dynamics of the housing market, and with explicit consideration of housing price expectations proxied by the price-earning ratio in financial markets, this paper identifies two cointegrating relations: a long run demand-side relation that involves housing property price, interest rate, price expectation and income; and a supply-side relation that involves private housing completion, property price, interest rate, and building and land costs. Based on Hong Kong data from 1990 a£á¡§ 2012, which covers big cycles in the housing market, this paper suggests that policies to augment or restrain housing supply in the attempt to stabilize housing prices have been counterproductive.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   National Taiwan University, Hua Chang-I
Published: October 2021

This paper presents a structural model of nine equations that connect the unobserved housing service and the observed house transaction markets. Endogenous variables include two prices, supply, demand, stock of houses for sale on the market, average time on the market, stock of all houses, total vacant houses, and average house size. The search process of households for houses generates a stochastic process which results in an uncleared stock of houses on the market. The friction cost is specifically measured. The model should improve many practices in housing market research, and may be extended to other durable goods markets and beyond.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   RQuest Financial Services Group, Chen Jian , Xiang Jin ,   Western Alliance Bank, Yang Tyler ,   IFE Group
Published: October 2021

During the recent housing recession and financial crisis, mortgage modification has been heavily promoted by the U.S. government as a way to stabilize the housing and the national banking systems. Numerous programs, such as the Home Owners Preserving Equity (HOPE), Home Affordability Modification Program (HAMP), and Home Affordability Refinance Program (HARP), were introduced or enhanced to allow more aggressive modifications than traditionally observed prior to the crisis. Loan modification is believed to be a way to avoid foreclosure and to help borrowers keep their homes. However, the effectiveness of loan modification in preventing eventual foreclosure has not been quantified. In this paper, we use Federal Housing Administration (FHA) modified loans to analyze their re-default risk. We use loan-level data to trace the performance of loans with heavy modifications. We have three major empirical findings. First, the empirical model shows that modified loans tend to have much higher re-default risk than otherwise identical never-defaulted loans. Second, the re-default model shows that re-default hazard is less sensitive to traditional risk drivers, compared with non-modified loans. Third, the re-default risk declines initially with the magnitude of the payment reduction associated with the modification received. However, as the payment reduction becomes substantial, the probability of re-default increases. Our empirical results suggest payment reduction is most effective around the 10% to 30% level, in order to reduce re-default risk. The effect is relatively flat between the 30% to 40% level. Payment reduction beyond the 40% level increases re-default risk, controlling for all observable variables. These findings have profound implications in how lenders should design optimal modification policies.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   RMIT University, Wong Wong Weng , Reddy Wejendra ,   RMIT University
Published: October 2021

This study explores the sensitivity of the performance of Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) to changes in short and long term interest rates. Based on the intertemporal capital asset pricing model in Merton (1973), we propose an asset pricing model that consists of market returns, macroeconomic indicators, and short and long term interest rates. The effect of market capitalisation is also explored. High debt funds show greater sensitivity to adverse movements in long term interest rates compared to low debt funds. This suggests that gearing levels play a significant role in the returns generating process. All size based portfolios exhibit strong exposure to market risk with medium size A-REITs displaying greater sensitivity to movements in both short and long term interest rates. Although market risk became a stronger driver of returns during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), the impact was less prominent post-GFC possibly due to already low levels of interest which created an environment of cheap credit. The implications for asset allocation strategies are that portfolio managers and other investors can reduce exposure to interest rate risk by selecting funds with less leverage and are large in size. High debt funds benefit more during periods of low interest but this may be offset when there is a corresponding increase in long term interest rates.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bahmani-Oskooee Mohsen , Ghodsi Seyed Hesam ,   Lake Forest College
Published: October 2021

The Great Recession of 2008 in the U.S. was mostly attributed to the U.S. housing market bubble that came to an end in 2007. In this paper, we provide empirical evidence on the above conjecture by detecting the asymmetric causality between house prices and unemployment rate in each state of the U.S. We find that indeed, decreases in house prices cause unemployment in 39 states. There is evidence in only 19 states that an increase in house prices causes unemployment. Since an asymmetric analysis requires the use of nonlinear models, we use nonlinear models and find evidence of asymmetric cointegration between the two variables in all states.
International Real Estate Review
Authors:   City University of Hong Kong, Chang Zheng
Published: October 2021

There are few empirical studies that study the effects of different housing search methods on housing outcomes. This paper addresses this research gap by surveying students from Mainland China in Hong Kong to measure residential satisfaction in the use of three different housing search strategies: social media, housing agents, and personal social networks (friends and relatives). We use a structural equation model (SEM) to analyze the results and find that students who use social networks to find houses have a significantly higher level of residential satisfaction than those who use social media as a search method. However, using a housing agent does not significantly affect residential satisfaction, although both the number of houses viewed and time spent during a search have small effects on increasing residential satisfaction.
Presence of bilateral vocal cord palsy with stridor: A case study on an unusual complication of scrub typhus
Authors: Mohanty Chitta Ranjan , Bellapukonda Snigdha , Shaikh Zaid
Published: October 2021

Several studies have reported on developing neurological complications following scrub typhus, however vocal cord palsy (VCP) symptoms in this case have never been reported. This work reports on a case where a twelve-year-old male child has been presented to the emergency department with stridor due to bilateral vocal cord palsy as a complication of post-scrub typhus infection.
Blind temporary pacemaker lead insertion using femoral access when fluoroscopy is unavailable: A case report
Authors: Kristanto Harris , Rizal Ardian , Anjarwani Setyasih , Waranugraha Yoga
Published: October 2021

The temporary pacemaker (TPM) insertion must be done in symptomatic bradycardia to provide adequate heart rate and stable hemodynamic. Transvenous TPM is inserted under fluoroscopy guidance. However, in an extraordinary situation, such as the unavailability of the catheterization laboratory, transvenous TPM insertion can be performed using the blind approach. This case report focused on the procedural aspects of blind transvenous TPM insertion using femoral vein access when fluoroscopy is unavailable. By performing the blind transvenous TPM insertion, the patient should be stabilized as soon as possible. The confirmation of the lead placement using fluoroscopy was needed to ensure that the tip of the electrode was in the proper position.
Aggression and violence against paramedics and the impact on mental health: A survey study
Authors: Olschowka Nadine , Möckel Luis
Published: October 2021

Aggression and violence against paramedics by patients or their relatives are frequent events. Therefore, the aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of aggression / violence against paramedics in Germany and the impact on their mental health. To perform this study, a nationwide survey method was followed where items of the Perceptions of Prevalence of Aggression Scale (POPAS) and the short version of the Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scale (DASS-21) were used. The results obtained from the feedback of 786 participants (52.42% female) showed that verbal aggression was experienced by 96.44%, provocative aggressive behavior by 79.62% and threatening verbal aggression by 75.16% of the participants; respectively. Mild and severe physical violence were experienced by 59.75% and 16.82% of all participants; respectively. Moreover, the results indicated a significantly higher risk of experiencing humiliating aggressive behavior (OR: 1.38 [95% CI: 1.00; 1.90]; p = 0.049) of female participants. Correlations between DASS-21 subscale for depression and anxiety were seen for frequency of experiencing different kind of aggressive / violent behaviors. Nevertheless, based on rho values ranging from 0.14 to 0.27 DASS-21 stress subscale indicated the largest correlations with investigated kinds of aggression / violence.

To this end, this work indicated a high prevalence of aggression and violence against German paramedics and the implementation of an aggression / violence monitoring system might help to improve their situation.
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Authors: Melikjanyan Sona
Published: October 2021

ON THE QUESTION OF FEMALE LABOUR MIGRATION IN RA

Migration decision-making phase is one of the most important stages in migration process. At this stage it is decided who is migrating, where and how. Family is one of the key agents at migration decision-making stage: the structure of the family, the role obligations based on sex and age, as well as expectations of society determine the negotiation process. The paper studies the features of negotiations on migration of Armenian female labour migrants. The analysis is based on the data collected within biographical interviews in 2019. The biographical interview method helps to figure out the structure of family, the features of the roles and the involvement of family members in negotiation process.
A new species of Homonota (Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from Paraguay
Authors:   Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil., Cabral Hugo , Cacciali Pier ,   Asociación Guyra Paraguay, Av. Cnel. Carlos Bóveda, Parque Asunción Verde, Viñas Cué, Paraguay
Published: October 2021

The 12 recognized species of the genus Homonota are geographically restricted to central and southern South America in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The phylogenetic relationships within the genus are well known where three groups are identified, each of them containing four species: the whitii group (Homonota darwinii, H. williamsii, H. whitii, and H. andicola), the borellii group (H. borellii, H. taragui, H. rupicola, and H. uruguayensis) and the horrida group (H. horrida, H. underwoodi, H. septentrionalis, and H. marthae). During fieldwork in Paraguay, we found a specimen of Homonota with unique morphological and geographical traits. Thus, we performed a comparative morphological analysis against specimens housed in different Paraguayan collections. Additionally, we performed a DNA analysis of our specimen to assess its relationships within the genus. Results suggest that this specimen represents a new species of the Homonota horrida group based on molecular and morphological evidence. The new species is characterized by a robust body, 10 longitudinal rows of strongly keeled scales separated by one or two granular scales, square-shaped mental scales, small postmental scales, one or two rows of rectangular scales in the upper eye scales, rostral scale divided, edge of auditory meatus serrated posteriorly, and black and brown background coloration with one white vertebral line and seven white transverse bands. The new species is restricted to Paraguarí Department, characterized by herbaceous grasslands with rocky outcrops.
Ensino Remoto Emergencial: reflexões de um Núcleo de Educação a Distância
Authors: Damiance Patrícia Ribeiro Mattar , Laham Stelamary Aparecida Despincieri , Faria Mary Leiva de
Published: October 2021

Uma emergência de saúde pública de importância internacional desencadeou o Ensino Remoto em todo o mundo. Este estudo busca narrar a experiência de um Núcleo de Educação a Distância, na concepção e na execução do processo de transposição das aulas presenciais para aulas em mídias digitais, sob a ótica das fragilidades e das potencialidades que permearam o processo. Trata-se de um relato de experiência estruturado na relevância teórica, metodológica e política da documentação narrativa de experiências pedagógicas. A construção e a execução do plano de transposição das aulas atenderam à legislação vigente, apresentando pontos positivos e negativos e foi finalizada com depoimentos de aquisição de saberes e de recursos educativos valiosos para o aprendizado e para a prática pedagógica.
Comparative Analysis Of The Contracts For Maritime Transport Services. Chain Of Charter Parties
Authors:   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Dimitrakieva Svetlana , Kostadinov Ognyan ,   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Atanasova Christiana ,   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
Published: October 2021

A basic principle in Law is the freedom of contract. Particularly, in Private Shipping Law, contractual parties may agree on all lawful terms and conditions which are most appropriate for the performance of the carriage. During the years of maritime trade practice, different types of contracts has been created, as well as systems of Chain Charter Parities have been adopted, through all of which the relations between maritime traders were settled. All this has contributed to maritime commercial practices for the carriage to be carried out not only by the shipowners, but also by other maritime traders with the appropriate authority and competence.
Influence Of Optimism Upon The Accumulation Of Stress, Mental State And Perceived Risks For The Future Of Students, In The Conditions Of Covid–19 Pandemic
Authors:   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Stoyanov Valeri
Published: October 2021

An empirical psychological study was conducted with students from Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The aim of the research was to test the role of optimism on the accumulation of stress in the conditions of pandemic of COVID-19, their mental states, experiences in connection with social isolation and perceived risks for the future and career. It has been found that optimism, as a generalized personal expectation, has a strong buffering effect on the impact of accumulated pandemic stress on students’ emotional states. Negative expectations do not have a significant effect on the emotional state. Optimism and negative expectations have no effect on fears for the future and perceived risks for young people as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, other personal and social factors determine the negative expectations for the acquired competencies during distance learning – online, as well as for more difficult careers and career problems for this reason. More pronounced negative expectations make it more difficult for students to tolerate social isolation, while optimism has no statistically significant impact on social isolation experiences during a pandemic. Students with more optimism perceive their mental state as stable, good, while those with reduced optimism and more pronounced negative expectations as shaky, depressed. The results of the study suggest the need for additional activity of higher education institutions in such conditions to support and advise students.
The Challenges Of Teaching English To The Marine Electrical Engineering Students
Authors:   University of Montenegro, Dževerdanović-Pejović Milena , Dlabač Tatijana ,   University of Montenegro
Published: October 2021

Teaching requirements for Maritime English teachers have been adapting to changes in social and work setting. The changing nature of the learning environment and the growing demand for the ETO (Electro-Technical Officer) at the seafaring market called for the need to adapt the English language learning plans to the language requirements of the amended STCW (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) code. Likewise, the students’ needs related to language competencies are also changing. The goal of this paper is to present the possibilities of teaching the English language to ETO students according to the requirements laid down by the IMO (International Maritime Organization), IMO Model Course 3.17, IMO Model Course 7.08 and the specificities of the ETO ranking. The choice of the language exercises presented in this paper rests on the blended teaching practices carried out at the Faculty of Maritime Studies Kotor with the Marine Electrical Engineering students. The article starts with theoretical insight about teaching the English language in the recent literature. In addition, the need for integration and cooperation between language and specific-subject teachers, the so-called “twinning” is also highlighted in the paper. Conclusions reached in this paper might motivate technical-related or specialized English practitioners to collaborate with their colleagues teaching professional subjects.
Modeling Of The Dependence Of The Produced Amount Of Hydrogen Gas (Y) On The Amperage Of Cell (X) Of A Marine Diesel Engine Skl 3Nvd24
Authors:   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Hristov Hristo , Bakalov Ivaylo ,   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Shopov Bogdan ,   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Yovkov Dobromir ,   Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy
Published: October 2021

The introduction of new fuels in the field of maritime transport is considered a serious challenge due to the harsh environmental conditions in which the motor ship must operate. Modern marine engines are designed to improve the overall efficiency of the marine system so any attempt to exploit a new fuel must be accompanied by scientific research and experimental data to provide engineers and ship operators with sufficient information on its efficiency and safety.
Shipyard Crane Modeling Methods
Authors:   FUD Technologies Sp. z o.o. (FT) (Poland), Piskur Pawel , Szymak Piotr ,   FUD Technologies Sp. z o.o. (FT) (Poland), Larzewski Bartosz ,   Polish Naval Academy
Published: October 2021

The article discusses various crane mathematical modelling and simulation methodologies. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of wind force on the dynamic of shipyard cranes, particularly hook movements in the horizontal plane. Appropriate simulation models are required to offer a robust control strategy that allows the crane to be remotely operated in windy circumstances. As a result, mathematical models based on differential equations for varying numbers of independent variables are compared to object-oriented, physical modelling model based on Matlab Simscape Multibody. The assumptions are explored, as well as the effect of the number of independent variables on model correctness.
The Problem of the Totalitarian Nature of the Information Society in the Context of its Influence on Social Institutions
Authors:   Belgorod State Technological University V. G. Shoukhov, Sheleketa Vladislav , Ivakhnov Vasilij ,   Volgograd State Technical University, Dmitrieva Irina ,   Volgograd branch of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Revenko Natalia ,   Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law
Published: October 2021

The article discusses the features of the process of transformation of human consciousness and educational culture in the conditions of the modern information society in the context of digitalization. By using such concepts, the theory of postmodernism and existentialism, the authors prove the legitimacy of the explication of these theories on the processes of transformation of human consciousness and radical changes in educational culture. At the same time, the necessity of critical reflection on the processes and phenomena from the perspective of the basic values of human life, such as love, moral values, creativity, is emphasized. The role of independent and systemic thinking as a condition for selfrealization is also proved. The phenomenology of modern consciousness, intertwined with the phenomena of technology, is the basis of the existential analysis of consciousness. According to the authors, it is an utmost technological and utilitarian orientation of consciousness. Consciousness today is a reflection of the technological orientation of society and this cannot but affect the educational culture, which is becoming technological. The information space modulates the independence of thinking as a support for authoritative opinions, awakening the needs for material well-being, to the detriment of the dialogic nature of thinking and the independence of thinking.
Morals as a Law Building and Changing Factor
Authors:   South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Mihaylov Georgi
Published: October 2021

This article studies the specific designation of morals under the conditions of a modern society. Due to the circumstances that morals are able to overcome differences between the social regulatory systems and to unite the perceptions of a regulatory framework, they have become a major contemporary metalegal regulator. Being a significant social regulator, morals also play a mediation role between law and other social regulatory systems. In this role of theirs, they make a substantial factor having an influence on building and changing legal prescriptions. Morals are also studied as a variable in the conditions of a dynamically developing society and changing conditions of living. Some models of behaviours, which were considered to be against moral only several decades ago, are nowadays regarded as completely normal.
Comparison of Interests and Special Abilities of Left- and Right-handers
Authors:   South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Asenova Ivanka
Published: October 2021

Cerebral lateralization is associated with differences in brain organization and handedness is seen as its main marker. In order to verify the hypothesis that differences in brain organization tend to be associated with different patterns of interests and abilities, 379 normal left-handed subjects (221 women, aged 18 – 72 years) and 366 normal right-handed subjects (256 women, aged 18 – 72 years) were interviewed about their interests and special abilities. The following interests and special abilities were studied: singing, playing an instrument, dancing, painting, acting, foreign language skills, sports skills, and writing poetry.The results in the left-handers group showed that there is a significantly higher percentage of subjects with a pronounced interest in playing an instrument. In the group of right-handers, the study demonstrated a significantly higher percentage of subjects specifically interested in learning foreign languages. With respect to the abilities, a significantly higher incidence of participants with vocal, instrumental, sports, and foreign language skills was found in the left-handers’ group. Differences in functional cerebral organization between left- and right-handers were suggested as possible explanation for the relationship of handedness with special abilities.
Cuidados paliativos una herramienta para estudiantes de enfermería y garantía de la dignidad humana
Authors: Alvarado Acevedo1 María Magdalena , Cruz Palacios2 Evelyn Yesenia , Alvarado Guardado3 Estela de Jesús
Published: October 2021

La enfermería tiene su razón de ser en el cuidado a la persona y al realizar cuidados paliativos se necesita de profesionales con conocimientos especializados y un alto grado de calidez humana que le permita dar un soporte al paciente y familia en la etapa terminal de la enfermedad. Desde este enfoque, se puede determinar el impacto que tiene el conocimiento especializado que se debe adquirir desde la formación de los estudiantes de enfermería, quienes se convierten en profesionales que prestan sus servicios en diferentes instituciones del sector salud público o privado. Se investigó, desde el contexto salvadoreño, el conocimiento sobre cuidados paliativos de los estudiantes de 5° año de Licenciatura en Enfermería de la Universidad Católica de El Salvador, limitando la muestra al Centro Regional de Ilobasco, considerando que es el único centro educativo de nivel superior de la zona paracentral donde se forman profesionales en enfermería íntimamente relacionada a los cuidados directos del paciente. El propósito del estudio fue identificar conocimientos en estudiantes de enfermería sobre el tipo de pacientes que requieren cuidados paliativos. En consecuencia, la investigación es un precedente importante para realizar esfuerzos para justificar una reforma a la malla curricular de la carrera de licenciatura en enfermería e incorporar como asignatura del área. especializada de enfermería, en la cual, se aborde el contenido de cuidados paliativos de forma holística, humanitaria y que promueva una atención digna en la etapa final de la vida.