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ON TELE-SCOPING AND THE ROLE OF RHETORICAL RELATIONS IN DISCOURSE SEMANTICS
Authors: Тискин Даниил Борисович
Published: January 2022

В статье обсуждаются два решения, предложенные (Э. Кешетом и Ш. Чжу) для объяснения «дально-действия» (tele-scoping) - избирательной способности именных групп с универсальной семантикой связывать местоимения через границу предложения в зависимости от риторической структуры дискурса. Исходя из их сильных и слабых сторон мы формулируем требования к формализации, в которой семантический вклад самих риторических отношений состоит в том, что они задействуют различные операции обновления информации в дискурсе. В качестве первого шага в этом направлении предложено различать две операции обновления, одна из которых применяется в случаях «дально-действия».

The paper makes a case for encoding different types of update operations directly in the rhetorical structure of discourse. First, I discuss two solutions for the puzzle of tele-scoping, i.e. the conditional ability of universal DPs to bind a pronoun across a sentential boundary, proposed by Ezra Keshet and by Shensheng Zhu. Basing on their relative advantages and disadvantages, I outline an agenda for a formalisation which, instead of linking discourse structure to some features of the interpretative pipeline, directly encodes different types of update into the interpretation of rhetorical relations. The degree to which this direction is worth pursuing is illustrated for tele-scoping, whose difference from cases where cross-sentential binding is impossible is argued to be that the latter use the “oblivious” type of update, which cannot preserve the values of universally quantified variables.
Memórias ancestrais e filosofias africanas forjando caminhos para uma educação afrorreferenciada
Authors: Machado Adilbênia Freire , Oliveira Lorena Silva
Published: January 2022

Este ensaio é mais que tudo um convite, uma mensagem que parte de nossos chãos de pertencimentos, de nossas experiências na busca de aprendermos a ler o mundo para além do que as peles de papel (livros) nos dizem. Forjando outros modos de aprender / ensinar, de construir uma educação afrorreferenciada mediada pelas filosofias africanas que são tecidas por tradições, valores e culturas preservadas e transmitidas por memórias ancestrais bordadas em nossos corpos, em práticas cotidianas de solidariedade, de cuidado, de respeito à natureza, as nossas sensibilidades, à ancestralidade. É convite à escuta sensível, ao aprender ouvindo as pessoas anciãs que nos apresentam ferramentas outras para construção de uma educação para as relações étnico-raciais harmônica, plural e integradora.
Efektivitas model pembelajaran conceptual understanding procedures terhadap peningkatan penguasaan konsep dan keterampilan proses sains siswa SMA pada materi elastisitas dan hukum Hooke
Authors: Sulistio Fuad , Hakim Abdul , Efwinda Shelly
Published: January 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas model pembelajaran Conceptual Understanding Procedures (CUPs) terhadap peningkatan penguasaan konsep dan keterampilan proses sains siswa SMA pada materi elastisitas dan hukum Hooke. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas XI SMA Negeri 9 Samarinda tahun ajaran 2019/2020. Sampel penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI MIPA 1 dan XI MIPA 3 yang masing-masing berjumlah 33 orang yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan desain penelitian static-group pre-test post-test design. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan teknik tes berupa soal pilihan ganda penguasaan konsep dan keterampilan proses sains dan teknik non-tes berupa lembar observasi siswa. Hasil analisis data dengan menggunakan uji t independen berbantuan SPSS menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan pada peningkatan penguasaan konsep dan keterampilan proses sains siswa antara kelas eksperimen dan kontrol dengan perolehan p-value 0,040. Penerapan model CUPs dapat meningkatkan penguasaan konsep siswa dengan tingkat efektifitas sedang untuk tingkat kognitif C3 mengaplikasikan dengan nilai effect size 0,46 dan C4 menganalisis dengan nilai effect size 0,52, serta dapat meningkatkan keterampilan proses sains siswa pada indikator mengidentifikasi variabel dan mengolah data dengan tingkat efektifitas kecil dan pada indikator menyajikan data, merumuskan hipotesis, merancang penelitian dan melaksanakan eksperimen dengan tingkat efektifitas sedang.
Пифагореизм и индийские истоки платоновской эсхатологии
Authors: Поздняков Сергей Николаевич
Published: January 2022

Автором рассмотрен вопрос влияния пифагореизма на платоновское учение о бессмертии души в контексте кросс-культурного взаимодействия древнеиндийской мифо-религиозной традиции и древнегреческой философии. Установлены объективные трудности в определении характера и степени влияния пифагореизма на эсхатологию Платона. Актуализирована проблема содержания и механизмов межкультурной коммуникации древних цивилизаций в сфере религиозной мудрости. Особое внимание уделено вопросу происхождения и развития древнегреческой доктрины метемпсихоза и возможного влияния на этот процесс религиозной культуры Древней Индии. Предложены к рассмотрению альтернативные источники возникновения учения о метемпсихозе, подтверждающие оригинальность религиозно-философской мысли Древней Греции.
Один аспект гносеологической скромности
Authors: Финогентов Валерий Николаевич
Published: January 2022

Автор демонстрирует, что претензия человечества на обладание всеобщими и необходимыми знаниями, выражаемыми соответствующими всеобщими и необходимыми суждениями, является необоснованной. Критический анализ априоризма И. Канта, панлогизма Г. Гегеля, рационалистической версии христианского теизма, диалектического материализма и позиции тех представителей фундаментальной науки, которые надеялись на получение всеобщего знания на пути осуществления беспредельной экстраполяции уже имеющихся научных знаний, показывает, что их попытки обоснования возможности достижения человечеством всеобщих знаний основаны на постулативном (бездоказательном) накладывании очень жестких ограничений на действительность. Отказ от столь жестких и необоснованных онтологических ограничений равносилен переходу на позиции гносеологической скромности и отказу от надежд на обретение всеобщего и необходимого знания.
Minimizing total tardiness for the order scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times using hybrid matheuristics
Authors: Antonioli Massimo Pinto , Rodrigues Carlos Diego , Prata Bruno de Athayde
Published: January 2022

This paper aims at presenting a customer order scheduling environment in which the setup times are explicit and depend on the production sequence. The considered objective function is the total tardiness minimization. Since the variant under study is NP-hard, we propose a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model, an adaptation of the Order-Scheduling Modified Due-Date heuristic (OMDD) (referred to as Order-Scheduling Modified Due-Date Setup (OMMD-S)), an adaptation of the Framinan and Perez-Gonzalez heuristic (FP) (hereinafter referred to as Framinan and Perez-Gonzalez Setup (FP-S)), a matheuristic with Same Permutation in All Machines (SPAM), and the hybrid matheuristic SPAM-SJPO based on Job-Position Oscillation (JPO). The algorithms under comparison have been compared on an extensive benchmark of randomly generated test instances, considering two performance measures: Relative Deviation Index (RDI) and Success Rate (SR). For the small-size evaluated instances, the SPAM is the most efficient algorithm, presenting the better values of RDI and SR. For the large-size evaluated instances, the hybrid matheuristic SPAM-JPO and MILP model are the most efficient methods.
Possibility of Using Fuel Cells for Co-generation of Heat and Power in Venizelio Hospital in Crete, Greece
Authors: Vourdoubas John
Published: January 2022

Mitigation of climate change requires the replacement of traditional energy technologies with novel low carbon energy systems. The possibility of using a fuel cell and a hybrid energy system consisted of a fuel cell and solar-PV panel for energy generation in Venizelio hospital located in Crete, Greece has been investigated. The size, the heat and electricity generated, the H2 required and the capital cost of the fuel cell and the solar-PV system covering the energy requirements in the hospital have been estimated. Existing research has indicated that fuel cells using H2 can cover the heat and electricity needs in various buildings. Our results indicated that a fuel cell at 1 397 KW can produce annually 4 895 MWhel and 4 895 MWhth covering all the electricity and heating needs in Venizelio hospital producing excess heat at 2 451 MWhth. The capital cost of the fuel cell has been calculated at 4 191 000 € while the required H2 at 367.5 tons/year. All the energy requirements of the hospital can be also covered with a hybrid energy system consisted of a fuel cell and a solar-PV system. The size of the fuel cell has been estimated at 697.5 KW and the cost at 2 092 500 €. The electricity generation was at 2 444 KWhel and its heat production at 2 444 KWhth. The size of the solar-PV system has been evaluated at 1 629 KWp and the cost at 1 634 000 €.The annual electricity generation was at 2 451 MWhel. The capital cost of the hybrid energy system at 3 726 500 € is lower than the cost of the fuel cell alone at 4 191 000 €. Our results indicated that the use of novel benign energy systems with zero carbon emissions in Venizelio hospital is technically and economically feasible.
Defining Pedagogical Differentiation in Higher Education
Authors: Kanellopoulou Eurydice-Maria , Darra Maria
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this paper is, through content analysis of 19 publications in the Greek and international literature in scientific texts, books, journal articles, and conferences, to investigate the conceptual content of pedagogical differentiation in higher education, as it emerges from the descriptions and discussion of authors, researchers, and experts. From the analysis, twelve dimensions or characteristics of pedagogical differentiation emerged that presented the highest frequency of occurrence in four broad categories. These are a. modification of the supportive learning context, meeting the needs of learners, and continuous improvement of the learning for all the learners who joined the category entitled "processes", b. student-centered teaching and learning, flexible learning context / flexible grouping and the possibility of learning option / multiple options as dimensions of a more general category called "context", c. the success and active participation of the learner in his learning, the development of life skills as well as the development of procedural knowledge skills that were included in the category called "learning outcomes" and d. the modification of "learning" products, the alternative / modern forms of assessment and the continuous assessment that were dimensions of the category "assessment". The results of the research show that the dimension with the highest frequency is a modification of the supportive learning context and follows in order of frequency of occurrence, the modification of learning "products" and meeting the needs of learners. Finally, the dimensions with the lowest frequency of occurrence include the continuous assessment and the development of procedural knowledge skills.
Financial Distress Prediction of Airlines Companies
Authors: Tapa Afiruddin , Ahmad Razif Nurfarah Lyana
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this study is to compare three financial failure models: the Altman Z-Score Model, the Springate Model, and the Zmijewski Model, in terms of predicting financial difficulty among airlines in Asia and the Middle East. Based on the results of this study, it is proven by the result of the analysis done for Airlines in Asia and the Middle East that all the three models have predicted that these companies are in financial distress. But, the Altman Z-Score model is the most significant model to forecast financial distress. Although the models employ different ratios in their analyses, this study demonstrates that there is a substantial difference in the analysis of these three models. Another independent T-test demonstrates that the Altman Z-Score Model and the Zmijewski Model, as well as the Springate Model and the Zmijewski Model, have substantial differences. The study employed a descriptive and comparative analysis method, and this model was created to compare the independent variables. The Altman Z-Score model is the most significant model for predicting the financial failure of enterprises, according to the descriptive analysis in this study. While the comparison findings show a large difference between the Altman Z-Score Model and the Zmijewski Model, there is also a significant difference between the Springate Model and the Zmijewski Model. The Altman Z-Score Model and the Springate Model, on the other hand, imply that there is no significant model.
SORO MATEO, B., JORDANO FRAGA, J. (dirs.) y ÁLVAREZ CARREÑO, S. (coord.) Viejos y nuevos principios del derecho ambiental Tirant lo Blanc h, Valencia, 2021.
Authors: Álvarez Buján María Victoria
Published: January 2022

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Preoperative Factors Affecting the Outcome of Single Stage Hypospadias Repair- An Observational Study
Authors: Wani Ab. Hamid
Published: January 2022

Background:Hypospadias is one of the commonest congenital anomaly in boys which requires either a single stage repair or staged repair. The success of the procedure depend upon the type, anatomy, experience of the surgeon, method of repair and preoperative hormonal stimulation. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the various preoperative factors responsible for outcome of single stage repair in distal penile, mid penile and proximal penile hypospadias. Methods: There were 48 patients in this observational study which were divided into two groups. Group A comprised of 24 patients with glanular and coronal hypospadias while Group B comprised of 16 patients with distal penile, 5 mid penile and 3 proximal penile types with minimal chordae. All the 24 (50%) patients in group A underwent meatal advancement and glanuloplasty incorporated (MAGPI) repair while in group B 15 (31.25%) patients underwent Tabularized Incised Plate (TIP) repair and 9 (18.75%) patients underwent combined TIP and Mathieu’s repair. Results: Overall operative success rate observed in the study was 41 (85.41%) patients. In 7 (14.58%) patients urethrocutaneous fistula as a major complication occurred which included 1 patient in Group A and 2 patients with Distal Penile Hypospadias (DPH), 2 patients with Mid Penile Hypospadias (MPH) and 2 patients with Proximal Penile Hypospadias (PPH) in Group B. In 2 (4.16%) patients, mild meatal stenosis was noted which settled with meatal dilatation. Urethrocutaneous fistula (UCF) disappeared in 2 (4.16%) patients on follow up with regular urethral dilatation. Conclusion: MAGPI is the ideal procedure for glanular/coronal hypospadias. For distal penile hypospadias, TIP alone or combined TIP and Mathieu’s repair gives equally good results. Preoperative testosterone therapy reduces the incidence of complications in a single stage hypospadias repair.
Evaluation of Epididymo-Orchtis-A Study of 100 Cases
Authors: Islam Mohammad Kamrul
Published: January 2022

Background: Acute epididymo-orchitis is a common clinical problem in urological practice. It is not an uncommon disease in our country to cause work loss particularly in active group of people. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to see the predisposing factors involved, aetiopathology and progression of disease process.Methods:This prospective study was conducted in department of surgery, Kumudini Women’s Medical College Hospital, Tangail from April 2008 to March 2009. Hundred patients of inflammation of epididymis and testis were included in this study.Results:Out of 100 patients, majority (48%) were in monogamous relationship. All patients (100%) had scrotal pain, 22% had scrotal swelling, 59% had fever, 32% had dysuria and 11% had urethral discharge. All patients presented with tenderness of the testis and epididymis and 82% cases had both epididymal and testicular swelling. Thirty two percent cases had urinary tract infection, trauma and promiscuous sexual contact were associated with the disease in 2% and 18% cases, respectively. History of masturbation was noted in 18% cases. By urine routine microscopy 28% had pus cell and 03% had RBC in urine, 16 cases were positive in urine culture, among 15% were E.coll and 01% were found Klebsiela. Forty patients were tested Chlamydial CFT and 16(40%) were found positive, out of 12 Filarial CFT tested 01(8.33 %) was found positive, Gram staining of urethral discharge revealed Neisseria gonorhhoae in 02(18.18%) cases. In maximum cases no actiological factor was found. Majority cases under 35 years were infected with Chlamydia and patients older than 35 years were mostly infected with E.coli.Conclusion:This study reflects that maximum of our study patients report to hospital nearly at right time with relatively better health status and outcome of available treatment facilities are satisfactory.
Outcome of Pertrochanteric Femur Fractures with Proximal Femur Locking Compression Plate
Authors: Singh Manpreet
Published: January 2022

Background: Fractures of the proximal femur, including fractures affecting the pertrochanteric region, have become a public health problem. Owing to aging of the population, we have to operate on even more elderly patients who sometimes present with significant co-morbidities. Although conventional implants have given good results in stable peritrochanteric fractures, proximal femur locking compression plate (PFLCP) which has been recently introduced is better suited for comminuted, unstable pertrochanteric fractures and osteoporotic bones. In PF-LCP, bone-implantconstruct so formed is mechanically stable and fixation failure due to screw loosening in osteoporotic bone can be reduced. Materials &Methods: This prospective study was conducted in our institute and was approved by local ethical committee. Twenty-five consecutive patients of either sex with age more than 60 years (range, 60-84) having pertrochanteric fractures were operated upon with PFLCP. A.O classification was followed in the study and Singh’s index for osteoporosis was calculated. Operating time, blood loss and any technical difficulty with the implant were recorded. Patients were followed clinically and radiologically for union at fracture site and implant-related complications for a period of 24 months. The Harris Hip Score was used to document hip functions at final follow-up. Observations: Amongst the 25 patients, the average operation time in our study was 66.60±10.57 minutes. The average radiological union was 3.40±0.63 months (13.6 weeks). Average time for full weight bearing was 13.12±1.90 weeks. There were two cases of wound infection, one case of coxa vara and one case of a proximal screw back-out. There was no case of plate lift or screw breakage. There was no case of non-union. Conclusion: The PFLCP can be a feasible alternative to the treatment of peritrochanteric fractures. Treatment with PFLCP can provide good-to-excellent healing in osteoporotic bones having comminuted and unstable peritrochanteric fractures, with a limited occurrence of complications.
Oxygen Saturation in Neonate after Birth
Authors: Chowdhury Ajmery Sultana
Published: January 2022

Background: Oxygen saturation measures the quantity of haemoglobin in the blood that is saturated with oxygen. Hemoglobin is a component of red blood cells that binds oxygen and transports it to outlying tissues. Oxygen is commonly used throughout the world in neonatal units. Injudicious use of Oxygen may not maintain appropriate oxygen status rather can lead to hypoxemia or hyperoxemia, both of the conditions are injurious to neonatal health. Objective: To assess the oxygen saturation in neonate after birth.Methods:A cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Neonatology BSMMU, Shahbag, Dhaka, Lab Aid Specialized Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from October 2013 to March 2014. A total 317 patients were selected according to selection criteria. The parents were interviewed with a specific pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire and some information were gathered by document review. All neonate both term and late preterm (˃34weeks) who would not be anticipated for resuscitation was included.Results:A total 317 neonate were selected according to selection criteria. Among the study subjects more than half were male (57.1%). Rests were female (42.9%). Average gestational age of the study subjects was 37.47± 1.16 (SD) with the range of 34-40. On the other hand average birth weight was 2.88±0.46 (SD) with the minimum birth weight 2.0 kg and maximum weight 4.2 kg. Illustrates the median (IQR) heart rate from one to ten min for preterm versus term births. At one to three minutes and at five minutes after birth preterm infants had significantly lower SpO2 measurements. From six to 10 minutes after birth and four minutes after birth there was no significant difference between SpO2 measurements for mode of delivery. Paired sample t test showed that average SpO2 was less in 1 minute[88.42±4.8(SD)] than in 5 minute [94.25±3.5(SD)] and statistically this differences were highly significant (t=24.44, p=0.000). Pearson correlation showed high positive correlation (p=0.000) and correlation co-efficient r=0.479. Correlation was significant at the 0.01 level.Conclusion:It is “normal” to have low oxygen saturation measurements in the first minutes after birth. It takes time for infants to reach oxygen saturation levels described as “normal” in the later postnatal period. Oxygen saturation increased with time i.e., it was more in 5 minutes than in 1 minute and similarly more in 10 minutes than in 5 minutes. Conversely heart rate was found more in one minute than to five and ten minutes. Oxygen saturation was ≥ 90% within 3 to 4 minutes. Significant changes were found in Oxygen saturation by mode of delivery in three minutes & in heart rate by two minutes after birth. At one to ten minutes after birth preterm infants had lower SpO2 measurements.
Determination of Serum Thyroglobulin Concentration in Simple Diffuse Goiter Patients with Known Iodine Status
Authors: Khan Muhammad Abdul Halim
Published: January 2022

Background: Thyroglobulin (TG) seems to be a valuable indicator of thyroid function and iodine nutrition status. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to observe the relationship between serum thyroglobulin and urinary iodine (UI) in simple diffuse goiter patients.Methods:This cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the Department of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study duration was 2 years, starting from May 2014 to March 2016. Total 87 patients with simple diffuse goiter attending the OPD Department of Endocrinology of BSMMU had been recruited as study population. A purposive sampling technique was followed for sample selection.Results:Serum thyroglobulin (ng/mL, mean±SD and median) was lowest in the age group 12-16 years (6.0±4.5, 5.16 ng/mL) followed by age>31 years (8.8±8.1, 6.16 ng/mL), whereas other age groups showed level around 13.0 and 10.0 ng/mL (p= 0.520). Mean (±SD) Urinary Iodine was not statistically different among age groups (347.4± 226.5 vs. 337.08±188.9 vs. 300.5± 95.37 vs. 337.7± 225.42 vs. 278.3± 105.7, µg/L; F 0.451, p=0.771) while median values were 325.26 vs. 355.68 vs. 325.80 vs. 338.86 and 300.90 µg/L respectively. Neither thyroglobulin (5.76±5.72 vs. 11.60± 13.50; 3.47 vs. 8.9 ng/mL, m±SD and median; p=0.294) nor Urinary Iodine (373.5± 44.5 vs. 317.2± 180.32; 378.1 vs. 308.9 µg/L, m±SD and median; p=0.450) were statistically different between the gender groups. Similarly, thyroglobulin and Urinary Iodine were also statistically similar for grade-1 and grade-2 goiter (thyroglobulin: 6.79±4.33 vs. 11.67±13.69 and 6.74 vs. 8.02 ng/mL, m±SD and median, p=0.319; Urinary Iodine: 361.33± 51.60 vs. 317.09± 182.44, 362.69 vs. 305.35 µg/L, m±SD and median, p=0.498).Conclusion:Thyroglobulin seems to have an inverse association in iodine deficiency state and positive association in over sufficient state with UI. There was no statistically significant difference of TG concentration between males and females nor between Grade-1 and Grade-2 goiter.
Mean Placental Birth Weight Ratio at Term in Primigravidae
Authors: Muneer Nazia , Shamaun Shamaila , Shahid Afshan , Jaleel Riffat , Iqbal Mehreen , Munir Sobia
Published: January 2022

Objective: To determine the mean placental birth weight ratio at term in primigravidae Study design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Civil Hospital Karachi, duration was six months after the approval of synopsis from 1st January 2016 to 30th June 2016 Subjects and Methods: A total of pregnant women who fulfill the inclusion criteria were included in this study. After delivery, baby was weighed by using weight machine and weight of baby was also noted (as per operational definition). After expulsion of complete placenta, placental weight was measured by using weight machine. The placental-birth weight ratio (PBWR) were calculated as ratio of placental weight to neonatal weight multiplied by 100. Results: Mean ± SD of maternal age was 24.77±4.04 with C.I (24.11----25.42) years. Mean ± SD of placental weight was 505.84±99.97 with C.I (489.71----521.97) grams. Out of 150 neonatal babies 101 (67.3%) were male and 49 (32.7%) were female. Mean placental birth weight ratio was found to be 16.82±2.63 with C.I (16.39----17.24). Conclusion: It is to be concluded that placental weight increased according to the birth weight. The placental weight to birth weight ratio decreased slightly with advancing gestational age. Keywords: Placental weight, Birth weight ratio, Labour at term, Primigravidae
Vitamin D Deficiency and Adverse Results in COVID-19
Authors: Mehmood Maria , Mubarak Zobia , Javed Irum , Arif Sarah , Khan Sikandar Ali , Jan Samreen
Published: January 2022

Aim: The goal of this study is to find out how common vitamin D deficiency is in patients with corona virus disease and what the consequences are. Study Design: Observational /Prospective Place and Duration: Institute of Basic medical sciences, Khyber Medical University (KMU), Jan 2021-Oct 2021. Materials & Methods: This study included 120 patients of both genders who had been diagnosed with covid-19. Patients ranged in age from 15 to 75 years. After receiving written agreement, demographically detailed such as age, sex, and BMI were recorded. All of the patients had a 5 mL blood sample obtained to check their vitamin D levels. 25(OH)D < 25 nmol/L (10 ng/dL) was considered severe Vitamin D insufficiency. The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency as well as negative effects were investigated. SPSS 23.0 was used to analyse the data. Results: The mean age of the 120 patients was 40.11±8.64 years, with 68 (56.7%) males and 52 (43.3%) females. There were 52 patients (43.3%) with severe vitamin D insufficiency. There were 17 deaths of the total number of patients in the study. Vitamin D deficiency was associated with a higher mortality rate in patients with covid-19 disease than in those who had normal levels of vitamin D, a finding that was statistically significant at the 0.05 level. Conclusion: It was found that severe deficiency of vitamin D and death in individuals with covid-19 illness had a strong association. Keywords: Mortality, Vitamin D Deficiency, Covid-19,
Third Molar Surgery: Risk Factors and Complications after Removal of Third Molars
Authors: Zuhair Mehdi Syed , Munir Khan Faizan , Shafiq Nighat , Salim Sarah , Amer Khan Muhammad , Ali Karishama
Published: January 2022

Objective: There is a need for this research because it aims to identify characteristics that increase the likelihood of negative outcomes following the removal of third molars. Study Design: Observational/transversal study Place and Duration: Dental College HITEC-IMS Taxilla/ Gulraiz Dental Clinic Quaid Avenue Main Road, Gulraiz 3, Rawalpindi. Nov 2020-June 2021 Methods: A total of 180 male and female participants were included in this study. The patients ranged in age from 20 to 50. Pericoronitis and tooth impaction were among the complaints of the patients included in the study. The oral and maxillofacial department operated on all of the patients who requested the removal of their third molars. All patients provided written consent before having their personal data collected, including their age, gender, BMI, kind of impaction, and location of their third molar. Various operative variables were employed. In our research, we looked at post-operative complications and risk variables. The whole data was analyzed with SPSS 23.0. Results: 110 (61.1%) patients were males and 70 (38.9%) cases were females. 28.17±9.47 years were the mean age with mean BMI 24.11±3.65 kg/m2. Most of the teeth impacted in left side found in 102 (56.7%) patients. Most common type of impaction was mesioangular among 90 (50%) cases followed by distoangular 45 (23.7%) cases. Majority of the third molars were fully impacted 120 (66.7%), 38 (21.1%) were partially impacted and frequency of erupted tooth was 22 (12.2%). All the third molars were removed by buccal guttering technique under local anesthesia. Post-operative infection was the most common complication found in 80 (44.4%) cases followed by gingival defect in 27 (15%) radicular fractures in 24 (13.3%) cases. Location of the third molar and bone removal was the most common factor found. Conclusion: There was an increased risk of problems with tooth sectioning, bone removal, and/or tooth localization in patients above the age of 22. Both the evaluation of the indications for the removal of third molars and the process of informed consent should reflect this information. Keywords: Third Molars, Surgery, Anesthesia, Complications, Impactions
Exploring the Mechanisms of Anti‐Aβ42 Aggregation Activity of Walnut‐derived Peptides using Transcriptomics and Proteomics in vitro
Authors: Wang Min , Gong Congcong , Amakye William Kwame , Ren Jiaoyan
Published: January 2022

Inhibiting β‐amyloid (Aβ) aggregation is of significance in finding potential candidates for Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment. Accumulating evidence suggests that nutrition is important for improving cognition and reducing AD risk. Walnut has been widely used as a functional food for brain health; however the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we investigated the molecular level alteration in Arctic mutant Aβ42 induced aggregation cell model by RNA‐seq and iTRAQ approaches after walnut‐derived peptides Pro‐Pro‐Lys‐Asn‐Trp (PW5) and Trp‐Pro‐Pro‐Lys‐Asn (WN5) interventions. PW5 or WN5 could significantly decrease abnormal Aβ42 aggregates. However, resultant alterations in transcriptome (substantially unchanged) were inconsistent with proteomic data (marked change). Proteomic analysis revealed 184 and 194 differentially expressed proteins unique to PW5 and WN5 treatment, respectively, for inhibiting Aβ42 protein production or increasing protein degradation via the mismatch repair pathways. Our study provides new insights into the effectiveness of food‐derived peptides for anti‐Aβ42 aggregation in AD.
Issues with mobile money in developing countries
Authors: Kevin Joseph Jr.
Published: January 2022

A major criterion is the reduction of snags in the management of mobile money systems. The study was prompted by the ongoing problems with mobile money management. Previous research in underdeveloped nations concentrated mostly on technology algorithms for mobile money systems, with little attention paid to managerial issues. The research aims to reduce hiccups in the management of mobile money systems. A qualitative investigation was carried out, which was supported by activity theory and directed by an interpretative paradigm. The major data tools were semi-structured interviews and an internal document review. Expert purposive sampling was used, and data was thematically evaluated and themes were mapped onto activity theory nodes. The study's key findings included inadequate monitoring of mobile money agents, insufficient confidentiality and privacy in financial transactions, the use of general accounts for financial transactions, the use of generic guidelines and policies, third-party involvement in sensitive mobile money activities, and weak staff recruitment policies. The study's managerial implications include online customer registration, the implementation of online transaction monitoring, the online categorization of mobile money accounts, digital financial crime checks, digital validation of customer identities, and the continuous review and updating of mobile money guidelines.
Extending UTAUT2 in Mobile money adoption and actual use behavior: An empirical research in Vietnam during the Covid-19
Authors: Duc Dang Thi Viet  , Luan Nguyen Thanh  , Anh Nguyen Duc Hoai
Published: January 2022

The goal of this article is to examine the antecedents of behavioral intention toward mobile money, as well as the mediating role of trust on behavioral intention and ﬁnancial inclusion in Vietnam during the COVID-19 period, using an expanded uniﬁed theory of technology acceptance and use (UTAUT2). The data were collected by an online self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SmartPLS 3.3.3. To determine the exogenous constructs’ relevance and performance, a matrix analysis of importanceperformancewas used. The ﬁndings indicate that behavioral desire to use mobile money is primarily driven by awareness, structural assurance, habit, and performance expectation. The behavioral intention of mobile money will substantially inﬂuence its adoption, and trust will not act as a mediator between behavioral intention and ﬁnancial inclusion. The extended UTAUT2 was used for the ﬁrst time to analyze mobile money in Vietnam. Additionally, the new research provides a more comprehensive explanation for users’ ﬁnancial inclusion than past research provided.
Investigating the impact of mobile money to well-being from a capabilities standpoint
Authors: Patricia Mac Alexa
Published: January 2022

Using data from the Upper East Region of Northern Ghana, this study examined the influence of mobile money on well-being and development from a competence standpoint. The data reveals that mobile money use has a variety of capability-enhancing effects, ranging from empowerment to engage in the financial system to choice and agency to satisfy multiple functions that lead to higher well-being outcomes in work, health, and education. Erratic power supply and a weak network signal in some places are unfreedoms that must be removed in order for people to benefit from mobile money's enormous potential for well-being and human progress. The long-term reliance on family and social networks for financial assistance is a capability-decreasing element of mobile money. The study's findings indicate the need for development researchers to embrace a diverse and pragmatic conceptualisation of development in information and communication technologies.
Against the Authoritarian Orator and His Pater familias: Deviant Literarity and Orphaned Speech in El padre mío by Diamela Eltit and Lotty Rosenfeld
Authors: Zheng Nan
Published: January 2022

Published in the last year of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte’s military dictatorship saw its end, My Father (El padre mío) constitutes an interprofessional, collaborative work between Chile National Literature Prize winner Diamela Eltit and visual artist Lotty Rosenfeld, composed of unaltered transcriptions of three monologues (dis)articulated by a schizophrenic vagrant who referred to himself as My Father. By re-enacting the vagrant’s irrational utterances in a truthful but parodic manner, Eltit and Rosenfeld “orphaned” these spoken words into a work of written literature that mocked the authoritarian voice of the dictator who had imposed himself as the Grand Orator of the Nation and the Father of Chile. The main objective of the present work, which is principally based on the conceptualization of Mute Speech by Jacques Rancière, is to examine the political dimension of Eltit and Rosenfeld’s aesthetic endeavor: through an exploration of the possibilities of political emancipation that the vagrant’s fatherless monologues fostered in My Father, our study demonstrates that what neoliberal civil society presupposes as objectionable animalistic noises may be capable of intervening in what Rancière refers to as the “distribution of sensible” and its consolidated aesthetics of hierarchy, thus subverting the fable of pater familias and pater patriae concocted by Pinochet’s right-wing military regime.
When the Periphery Becomes the Center: New Trends in Contemporary Brazilian Fiction
Authors: Fan Xing
Published: January 2022

Contemporary literature has always been a dynamic arena for reflecting on and discussing a country’s social changes. With the worsening of social problems and the resurgence of right-wing forces in Brazil in the last decade, literature has endured a series of crises, but it has also found new opportunities. The “marginal writers” who attracted attention at the beginning of the century have gradually moved to the center of Brazilian literature. Aside from denouncing the social problems that exist in the periphery, such as violence, discrimination and poverty, they now pay more attention to the inner feelings of the vulnerable. On the other hand, writers who are known for their psychological descriptions have also begun to explore social issues, often maintaining the subjective perspectives of their characters. This essay argues that the merging of the marginal with the center and of collectivity with subjectivity implies the advent of a new type of narrative in contemporary Brazilian literature.
Updatism: Pandemic and Historicities in the Never-Ending 2020
Authors: Pereira Mateus Henrique de Faria , Araujo Valdei Lopes de
Published: January 2022

In this essay we demonstrate that the present and the future are also history and must be dimensions of historiography. For that, we return to episodes from our book Alamanac of COVID-19 and some of our readings of key moments of this year in order to reflect on what we have called updatist historicity. In some moments we use the retrospective as a tool. In others we choose to maintain the anachronistic effect of certain passages in order to highlight the contingent aspect of all representation of time. We divided the text into three main parts. The first presents the most recent shifts in the hypothesis about an updatist historicity. In the second, we gathered some episodes from 2020 as a way to elucidate what we are calling updatism in its relations with politics and history, and finally we point out preliminary paths for action with counter-updatist effects.
Análise da motivação intrínseca de estudantes de nutrição em uma faculdade com metodologia ativa no Brasil
Authors: dos Santos Alícia Natalie Silva , Furtado Amanda Andrade , Ramos Adriana Carla Santos de Menezes , Benízio Enésia Eloyna da Costa
Published: January 2022

A Teoria da Autodeterminação foi desenvolvida, a fim de avaliar os componentes da motivação intrínseca e extrínseca e os fatores relacionados com a sua promoção. A motivação intrínseca é reconhecida como um mediador importante na conquista da competência e autoconceito do indivíduo sobre o ambiente. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a motivação intrínseca baseada na Teoria da Autodeterminação nos estudantes de Nutrição de uma Faculdade que utiliza a Aprendizagem Baseada em Problema para a participação no grupo tutorial. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo de corte longitudinal, analítico com abordagem quantitativa desenvolvido na Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS). Participaram da pesquisa os estudantes que estavam cursando do 1º ao 6º períodos do curso, regularmente matriculados no período da pesquisa, totalizando 251 estudantes participantes da pesquisa. Foi utilizado o Inventário de Motivação Intrínseca (IMI) como instrumento para análise da motivação no qual foi traduzido, validado e adaptado transculturalmente para o português brasileiro. Resultados: Não houve diferença significativa nas notas (escores médios) por competências comparando os três primeiros períodos (1º, 2º, 3º) com os três últimos períodos do curso (4º, 5º, 6º), sendo menor resultado 4,0 e maior resultado 6,0 respectivamente. As médias (escores médios) das subescalas avaliados no final do semestre para todos os períodos (1º ao 6º) foram: interesse/prazer com a média 5,3; competência percebida 5,3; valor/utilidade 6,1; esforço/importância 5,0; pressão/tensão 4,3; percepção de escolha 4,5; e integração 5,4, classificado em “motivado” >3,0 e <6,0 e ≥6,0 “muito motivado” para a atividade. A motivação intrínseca dos estudantes do 1º ao 6º período foram comparados os escores por domínio, no início e final do semestre obtendo resultados interesse/prazer com a média 5,5 e 5,3 respectivamente; competência percebida 5,1 e 5,3 respectivamente; valor/utilidade 6,2 e 6,1 respectivamente; esforço/importância 5,2 e 5,0 respectivamente; pressão/tensão 4,2 e 4,3 respectivamente; percepção de escolha 5,0 e 4,7 respectivamente; e integração 5,7 e 5,4 respectivamente. Esse trabalho demonstrou que os estudantes de Nutrição se apresentaram intrinsecamente motivados para realizar as atividades no grupo tutorial, no início e final do semestre letivo, tanto nos períodos iniciais quanto nos períodos finais do curso.
Analysis of Factors Affecting Public Interest in Investing in the Capital Market (Case Study on the Paluta Community)
Authors: Harahap Epa Purnama Sari , Silalahi Purnama Rahmadani
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this study is to find out how the Paluta community's opinion on the factors that influence people's interest in investing in the capital market, of the 28 respondents who filled out the questionnaire, the Paluta community knew what investment in the capital market was. And investment in the capital market is an investment activity in the form of buying company shares (securities). So by buying company shares, you become the owner of the company. In addition to stocks, investment products in the capital market are mutual funds and bonds.
PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF IN VITRO ANTI-OXIDANT AND IN VIVO ANTI-DEPRESSANT ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC BARK EXTRACTS OF ANNONA MURICATA ON MICE
Authors: Ravishankar K , Sowmya P.V.S.C.P. , Kiranmayi G.V.N. ,   Aditya College of Pharmacy, Surampalem, East Godavari District - 533 437, Andhra Pradesh, India
Published: January 2022

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the anti-oxidant and anti-depressant potentials of the Ethanolic bark extract of Annona muricata. Ethanolic bark extracts of Annona muricata was subjected to preliminary and quantitative phytochemical screening. In vitro Anti-oxidant activity of Annona muricata was performed using phosphomolybdenum assay with Ascorbic acid as the standard. As the extract exhibited potent anti-oxidant activity, it was investigated further for its anti-depressant activity using Forced swim test(FST), Tail suspension test(TST), Digital photoactometer test (DPT) and Open field test(OFT). Imipramine & Fluoxetine [10mg/kg] were used as reference drugs for the anti-depressant experiments. Ethanolic Bark extract of Annona muricata exhibited significant anti-oxidant activity with significant increase of absorbance in a concentration dependent manner while in anti-depressant activity there was considerable decrease in the immobility time . Altogether, these results suggest that the Ethanolic bark extract of Annona muricata could be used as a potential anti-oxidant and anti-depressant agent.
PERAN UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND (UNICEF) DALAM MENANGGULANGI MASALAH PERNIKAHAN ANAK
Authors: Herviryandha  , Nashir Asep Kamaluddin
Published: January 2022

Abstrak

Penelitian ini membahas tentang Peranan United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) dalam Penanggulangan Masalah Perkawinan Anak di Indonesia Periode 2014-2017. Salah satu masalah besar yang dihadapi Indonesia adalah isu pernikahan anak masih marak di Indonesia. UNICEF adalah salah satu organisasi internasional yang bergerak dalam melindungi anak-anak dan perempuan di seluruh dunia. Peran UNICEF dalam menangani masalah pernikahan anak di Indonesia telah diangkat sebagai bahan penelitian. Konsep Organisasi Internasional, Teori Peran, dan Perkawinan Anak digunakan dalam edisi ini. Untuk mengatasi masalah pernikahan anak di Indonesia, UNICEF melakukan program kerja sama dengan Pemerintah Indonesia yang diharapkan dapat mengurangi pernikahan anak sehingga anak-anak di Indonesia mendapatkan hak-haknya dengan baik. Dalam menjalankan perannya di Indonesia, UNICEF merupakan organisasi internasional yang berfungsi sebagai instrumen. UNICEF memberikan dukungan dan motivasi kepada Pemerintah Indonesia untuk membantu menangani perkawinan anak untuk memastikan bahwa semua anak di Indonesia, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, dapat memperoleh haknya dari pendidikan, kesehatan, dan perlindungan.

Abstract

This research discusses the role of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Tackling Child Marriage Problems in Indonesia, Period 2014-2017. One of the major problems faced by Indonesia is that the issue of child marriage is still rampant in Indonesia. UNICEF is one of the international organizations engaged in protecting children and women worldwide. UNICEF's role in tackling the problem of child marriage in Indonesia has been raised as a matter of research. The International Organization, Role Theory, and Child Marriage concepts are used in this issue. To tackle the problem of child marriage in Indonesia, UNICEF conducted a cooperation program with the Government of Indonesia, which is expected to reduce child marriage so that children in Indonesia get their rights well. In carrying out its role in Indonesia, UNICEF is an international organization that functions as an instrument. UNICEF provides support and motivation to the Government of Indonesia to help tackle child marriages to ensure that all children in Indonesia, both men, and women, can get their rights from education, health, and protection.
Problemi di politica edilizia locale nelle orazioni di Dione di Prusa
Authors: Russo Federico
Published: January 2022

Alcune orazioni di Dione di Prusa testimoniano i temi che furono al centro della competizione politica a Prusa e in altre città della Bitinia. Tra questi, un ruolo particolare è rivestito dal programma di monumentalizzazione edilizia voluto – e in parte finanziato – da Dione per la sua città, che fu motivo (o pretesto) di attacco politico da parte dei suoi avversari. Si indagano qui i possibili riferimenti legislativi in base ai quali Dione fu accusato, tra le altre cose, di non aver portato a termine edifici promessi alla comunità o di aver raso al suolo alcune aree della città stessa per far spazio a nuovi fabbricati. L’analisi della contemporanea legislazione edilizia a Roma mostra come problemi di questo genere fossero particolarmente sentiti nel II secolo d.C., inducendo gli imperatori a legiferare in materia a più riprese.
Ascalona spoliata. The dismantling of the Roman city and the reuse in Late and post-classical eras through archaeological and literary evidence
Authors: Dell’Acqua Antonio
Published: January 2022

The city of Ashqelon lies on the southern part of the Israeli coast, 50 km south of Jaffa, and 13 km north of Gaza. It was a relevant port city during Antiquity, until the Crusaders and the Arab conquest in the 13th century when it was destroyed and abandoned. The continuity of the settlement resulted in a rich archaeological deposit, spanning from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period. Still, at the same time, it also caused the dismantling of several buildings and the reuse of architectural debris in the city itself or elsewhere, mostly in other sites along the coast. This paper deals with the spolia of the Roman town, and aims to evaluate the management of the dismantling process in the post-Classical era, the purposes and dynamics of the reuse as well as its geographical spread.