bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fourth ventricle neurocysticercosis presenting with Bruns’ syndrome: A case report
Authors: Roque Diogo , Hipólito-Reis José , Duarte-Batista Pedro , Manuel Santos Maria
Published: December 2021

Background:

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infection of the central nervous system. We present a case of the fourth ventricle NCC that presented with Bruns’ syndrome (with headaches worsened by head movements, gait ataxia, and vomiting) and the operative technique used for cyst removal.

Case Description:

A 39-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with moderate-to-severe headaches that got worse in the afternoon and were triggered by head movements, relieved on prone position, and were associated with gait ataxia and vomiting. A brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a fourth ventricle cyst, with an eccentric enhancing nodule compatible with a larvae scolex and associated obstructive hydrocephalus. The patient was positioned prone and underwent a microsurgical resection of the cyst without rupture through a telovelar approach to the fourth ventricle. The postoperative MRI confirmed complete cyst removal and resolution of the hydrocephalus. At 12-month follow-up, the patient remains with no signs of disease recurrence.

Conclusion:

In this report, we depict a case of intraventricular NCC successfully treated with a single surgery, allowing intact cyst removal and achieving effective hydrocephalus treatment with no need to resort to cerebrospinal fluid diversion techniques.
Combined subtemporal and pterional approach for clipping of multiple aneurysms
Authors: Rennert Robert C. , Twitchell Spencer , Budohoski Karol P. , Couldwell William T.
Published: December 2021

Background:

Despite ongoing improvements in endovascular techniques, open surgical management of basilar apex aneurysms is occasionally necessary.[2] Critical dissection of perforating vessels from the aneurysm is facilitated by the lateral trajectory of the subtemporal approach.[1] Incorporation of additional trajectories can facilitate treatment of multiple aneurysms within the same procedure.

Case Description:

A 48-year-old woman presented with a Hunt and Hess 1 and Fisher Grade 3 subarachnoid hemorrhage from a small and broad-necked basilar apex aneurysm that was not amenable to endovascular management. An unruptured left A1-A2 anterior cerebral artery aneurysm was also noted on vascular imaging. The patient underwent a combined right subtemporal and pterional approach for sequential clipping of the basilar and anterior communicating artery aneurysms. The third nerve, running between the posterior cerebral artery and the superior cerebellar artery, guided dissection to the basilar artery in the subtemporal approach. A temporary clip was placed on a vessel-free zone of the basilar trunk during dissection of perforators off the posterior aspect of the aneurysm dome. A fenestrated clip around the right P1 segment was used to ensure complete occlusion of the aneurysm. Indocyanine green angiography was used to confirm successful clipping and patency of parent and perforating vessels. The unruptured A1-A2 aneurysm was clipped without difficulty from the pterional trajectory. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery with the exception of transient right third nerve palsy.

Conclusion:

As highlighted by this case, maintenance of open surgical skills for the treatment of complex aneurysms unamenable to endovascular therapies is critical.
Deradikalisasi Paham Radikal di Indonesia: Penguatan Kurikulum Pendidikan Islam Berbasis Moderasi
Authors: Nur Adnan Saputra Muhammad , Nurul Mubin Muhammad , Minhajul Abrori Ahmad , Handayani Rika
Published: December 2021

Berbagai isu dan bukti adanya penyusupan ideologi radikalisme di lingkungan pendidikan, dan perlu penguatan kurikulum pendidikan Islam yang moderat sebagai penangkal hal tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengkaji deradikalisasi pemahaman radikal dan implementasinya di Indonesia melalui penguatan kurikulum pendidikan Islam berbasis moderasi Islam. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah systematic literature review, dengan content analysis. Lembaga pendidikan dituntut untuk dapat menanamkan nilai moderasi (memiliki pola berfikir, bertindak, dan berperilaku yang memiliki ciri-ciri tawassuth, tawazun, dan i’tidal) melalui pembelajaran. Guru merupakan peran sentral dalam menanamkan nilai-nilai serta pengamalan ajaran-ajaran agama Islam di sekolah. Penanaman nilai-nilai moderasi secara praktis ada beberapa aspek untuk melaksanakan hal tersebut berbasis moderasi Islam antara lain yaitu, kebijakan sekolah, materi dan strategi pembelajaran, penjaga atau pegawai sekolah,  orang tua dan guru, kelima komponen tersebut harus senantisa bersinergi dalam pelaksanaannya. Penelitian ini berimplikasi dalam mengembangkan teori kurikulum pendidikan Islam berbasis moderasi beragama
Bagaimana Pendidikan yang Berpusat pada Peserta Didik Mempengaruhi Efikasi Diri Guru Madrasah? Kasus Model Project-Based Learning
Authors: Sukenti Desi , Syarif Hermawati
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi apakah peningkatan penggunaan project based learning (PBL) oleh guru madrasah aliyah di Indonesia meningkatkan efikasi diri guru madrasah dalam pembelajaran bahasa. Menggunakan data yang dikumpulkan dari program intervensi project-based learning (PBL), penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen semu untuk menilai bagaimana PBL dikaitkan dengan efikasi diri guru, dan dianalisis menggunakan uji t. Umumnya self-efficacy guru madrasah hanya dianggap sebagai penentu praktik pembelajaran bahasa, tetapi kami menemukan bahwa efikasi diri guru madrasah dapat dipengaruhi secara positif oleh peningkatan penggunaan PBL dalam pembelajaran bahasa. Di antara sub-skala efikasi diri guru madrasah, PBL berhubungan positif dengan keterlibatan dan pengajaran siswa dalam pembelajaran bahasa. Analisis menggunakan siswa data menunjukkan bahwa tanggapan positif siswa terhadap praktik pembelajaran bahasa dapat memediasi hubungan antara PBL dan efikasi diri guru madrasah. Penelitian ini berimplikasi pada pengembangan model PBL dalam meningkatkan efikasi guru madrasah dalam pembelajaran bahasa.
Deconvoluting and Quantifying the Real-time Fluxes and Ionic Currents of Various Species Using In Situ Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Measurements
Authors: Zheng Kai , Xian Yongqiu , LIN Zifeng
Published: December 2021

Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) is a powerful technique to screen the gravimetric response of electrochemical electrodes. In this study, a straightforward mathematical method is proposed for extracting and deconvoluting the real-time fluxes and ionic currents of two species based on the EQCM measurement results. We creatively propose the concept of flux cyclic voltammograms (CVs) and ionic current CVs of various species and apply them to the real-time analyses of molecules/ions dynamics. For proof of concept, Ti3C2Tx MXene, a most studied two-dimensional metal carbide, is investigated as a supercapacitor electrode in a 1M H2SO4 electrolyte. The H2O and H+ flux CV plots are highly symmetrical, indicating reversible inserting/deserting species fluxes. The highest fluxes along with maximum hydration numbers are obtained at the peak current potential. This suggests the significant contribution of double-layer capacitance originates from the insertion of hydrated H+. The H+ CV with the ionic current induced by H+ flux overlaps the real CV, confirming that H+ is the only interactive ion for screening the electrode charge. Lastly, we also validate the proposed strategy using Ti3C2Tx MXene electrode in 1M KCl electrolyte and YP80 porous carbon electrode in 1 M LiCl electrolyte.
Salt-Enhanced Oxidative Addition of Iodobenzene to Pd: an Inter-play Between Cation, Anion and Pd-Pd Cooperative Effects
Authors: Liang Haosheng , Rio Jordan , Perrin Lionel , Payard Pierre-Adrien
Published: December 2021

Halide salts facilitate the oxidative addition of organic halides to Pd(0). This phenomenon originates from a combina-tion of anionic, cationic and Pd-Pd cooperative effects. Exhaustive computational exploration at the DFT level of the com-plexes obtained from [Pd0(PPh3)2] and a salt (NMe4Cl or LiCl) showed that chlorides promote phosphine release, leading to a mixture of mononuclear and dinuclear Pd(0) complexes. Anionic Pd(0) dinuclear complexes exhibit a cooperativity between Pd(0) centers which favors the oxidative addition of iodobenzene. The higher activity of Pd(0) dimers toward oxidative addition rationalizes the previously reported kinetic laws. In the presence of Li+, the oxidative addition to mon-onuclear [Pd0L(Li2Cl2)] is estimated barrierless. LiCl coordination polarizes Pd(0), enlarging both the electrophilicity and the nucleophilicity of the complex, which promotes both coordination of the substrate and the subsequent insertion into the C-I bond. These conclusions are paving the way to the rational use of salt effect in catalysis for the activation of more challenging bonds.
Comparison of approximate intermolecular potentials for ab initio fragment calculations on medium sized N-heterocycles
Authors: Barcza Bónis , Szirmai Ádám B. , Szántó Katalin J. , Tajti Attila , Szalay Péter G.
Published: December 2021

The ground state intermolecular potential of bimolecular complexes of N-heterocycles is analysed for the impact of different terms of the interaction energy as provided by various, conceptually different theories. Novel combinations with several formulations of the electrostatic, Pauli repulsion, dispersion and other contributions are tested for a good performance at both short- and long-distance sides of the potential energy surface for various alignments of the pyrrole dimer as well as the cytosine-uracil complex. The integration of a DFT/CC density embedding scheme and dispersion terms from the effective fragment potential (EFP) method is found to provide very good agreement with the reference CCSD(T) potential overall, but a QM/MM approach using CHELPG atomic point charges for the electrostatic interaction augmented by EFP dispersion and Pauli repulsion contributions comes also close. Both of these schemes has the advantage of not relying on predefined force fields, rather the interaction parameters can be obtained for the system under study, therefore excellent candidates for ab initio modeling.
Challenges in Preserving the Orthodox Traditions in Bulgarian Icon Painting
Authors: Dobrevski Dimitar Ivanov , Goleva Russana
Published: December 2021

Bulgarian iconography is centuries old and, as its peoples, has both suffered and triumphed from the heavy hand that destiny has dealt them. It is an important element of our national, historical and cultural heritage. Today, the number of fortuitous circumstances notwithstanding, the Bulgarian iconography is facing multitude of challenges, including the danger of the loss of its tradition. This report raises the core present-day issues iconographs and restorers face, issues related to the limits of the orthodox tradition.
Old Testament Readings for the Feast Meeting of the Lord: A Hermeneutical Key for the Old Testament's Exegesis in the Orthodox Church
Authors: Kancheva Stefka
Published: December 2021

The paper traces the main accents in the worship of the feast Meeting of the Lord towards the exegesis of the Old Testament and consider it as the "hermeneutical key" for understanding, accepting, and interpreting the Old Testament in the Orthodox Church. The Lawgiver who obeys the Law, the sacrifice's theme and the antithesis light/darkness are the main ideas in the worship and its exegesis of the Scripture.
Intelligent Tourist Guide - Generating Ambient-Oriented Routes and Digital Classification of Elements of the Cultural and Historical Heritage of Bulgaria
Authors: Milev Kristian , Kostadinov Georgi , Staynov Stefan , Stoyanova-Doycheva Asya
Published: December 2021

One of the areas of application of digital mobile assistants is intelligent transport and tourist guides. Such personalised systems aim to facilitate the increasingly difficult choice of the most appropriate transport option regarding personal preferences and habits, current location and available options in real time. To implement a smart travel guide, it is necessary to develop personalised models that include not only static information about routes and destinations, but also to take into account the personal preferences of the user and dynamically respond to unplanned real world circumstances. In the field of intelligent systems, such variable physical characteristics in time and space (so-called ambient characteristics) have a significant role in the degree of usefulness for the end user. The personal assistant is an integral part of the user experience that helps tourists immerse themselves in the rich history and cultural heritage of Bulgaria. Modern technologies in the field of artificial intelligence allow the tourist to get acquainted with the traditions and folk customs, receiving detailed information about the surrounding objects such as folk costumes, architectural monuments and others.
Digitalization of Bulgarian Residential Architecture in and around the Bulgarian Revival Period - Typological Groups and Houses
Authors: Madanska Sebiha , Stoyanov Stanimir , Stoyanova-Doycheva Asya
Published: December 2021

The article presents the Bulgarian Revival architecture in the context of Informatics, and in particular of the Artificial Intelligence. Ontological engineering is dealing with the semantic modeling of real-world concepts and the relations between them under the influence of semantic axioms and machine-readable judgments. Ontologies that are described in the article were developed to be included in the repository with multiple ontologies for Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage.
Vasil Levski, Grandmother Dona Milina and the Troyan Revolutionary Activists
Authors: Vladeva Pavlina
Published: December 2021

The object of the study is the activity of Vasil Levski in Troyan, the organization of the committee network, the personality of grandmother Donna Milina - hiding and sheltering the Apostle. Тhe setting's circumstances have been restored and presented on the basis of documents and memoirs from the establishment of the two revolutionary committees in the town of Troyan and in the Troyan Monastery "Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God". It shows the difficult and full of hardship life of a great patriot. During the Russian-Turkish War (1877-1878), grandmother Dona Milina treated wounded Russian soldiers in her house.
UN NUEVO ACEITE ESENCIAL DE LA ESPECIE ECUATORIANA CROTON RIVINIFOLIUS KUNTH (EUPHORBIACEAE)
Authors: Mera Maldonado Franklin
Published: December 2021

Resumen: Este estudio, investigó la composición química y propiedades físicas del aceite esencial, que se extrajo mediante destilación al vapor de la especie Croton rivinifolius Kunth del cantón Célica de la provincia de Loja-Ecuador; su análisis se realizó mediante cromatografía de gases acoplado a un detector de espectrometría de masas (GC-MS), cromatografía de gases acoplado a un detector de ionización de llama (GC-FID). Para la caracterización química tanta cualitativa como cuantitativamente se utilizaron columnas apolares (DB-5), en la determinación de la composición química se identificaron un total de 44 compuestos, de los cuales la mayoría son γ-muuroleno con el 15,3 %, (E)-cariofileno con el 11,7 %, β-elemeno con el 6,4 %, α-humuleno con el 5,7%, ar-curcumeno con el 3,8%, γ-elemeno con el 2,8%, (E)-nerolidol con el 2,7% y el spathunelol con el 2,4%.

Palabra Clave: Croton rivinifolius Kunth, aceite esencial, composición química, GC-MS, GC-FID.
participación ciudadana y su educación: nuevos retos en la era digital
Authors: González - Andrío Jiménez Rocío , Palomero-Ilardia Irene
Published: December 2021

Se presenta una aproximación al concepto de participación ciudadana y su educación. En una sociedad cambiante, global, digital en la que la democratización del conocimiento ya es una realidad, se acrecientan los retos educativos. Se incide en la importancia de incorporar en la asignatura de Ciencias Sociales en Primaria y de Geografía e Historia en Secundaria una educación para saber participar de manera offline y online.
Frasier: A Cultural History, by Joseph J. Darowski and Kate Darowski
Authors: Murtagh Robert Patrick
Published: December 2021

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Phonological Remarks on Spanish Loanwords in English
Authors: Ramírez Quesada Estrella
Published: December 2021

This paper focuses on loanword phonology in the context of Spanish words that have become part of the English lexicon in the 20th century. The background section shows that attention has been paid to Spanish words used in English from a lexical point of view, but scarcely regarding phonology. Furthermore, the few existing studies of loanword phonology do not deal in depth with Spanish and English as an example of crosslinguistic contact. Therefore, this paper aims at contributing to the explanation of the phonological adaptations occurring in Spanish words when integrated into English, and therefore the conditions of English phonology that operate in the process of perception and production of Spanish loanwords. In doing so, two areas of interest are analysed: vowel phonemes and consonant phonemes, mainly in relation to their distinctive features and the distribution of units and also considering related phenomena such as phonetic and orthographical factors.
Forget Not Who Thou Art: Contradictory Identification in Ruiz de Burton's Play Don Quixote de la Mancha
Authors: López-Peláez Casellas Milagros
Published: December 2021

In her play Don Quixote de la Mancha. A Comedy, in Five Acts, Taken from Cervantes’ Novel of that Name (1856), María Amparo Ruiz de Burton is seen to identify with her Don Quixote, a cathartic character who views himself as impotent and mistreated. The identification of Don Quixote as a colonized, mad Californio is not accidental, but done for ideological effect. He serves as an expression of an incipient —even if problematic— oppositional identity for Californios within the new Anglo/US hegemonic regime post-1848. It is a contradictory identification, loaded with racial and class anxieties, which aims to redress the decentering and despoliation of Californios as a whole while shining a light on those upper-class Californios who associated with their US colonizers. This article suggests that the play’s significance, and indeed uniqueness, is the creation of an incipient border identity for the Californios through the prism of madness.
IRRATIONALITY OF THINKING AS A WAY TO COPE WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE MODERN WORLD
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Orestova Vasilisa R. , Tkachenko Daria P. ,   Russian State University for the Humanities, Manchkhashvili Marina A. ,   Tilburg University
Published: December 2021

This work is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the worldview, in particular, the irrational attitudes of modern people who find themselves in a situation of abrupt changes. Their significance for coping with uncertainty and maintaining a sense of security and control of the world is analyzed. The article considers domestic and foreign approaches to understanding the mechanisms of overcoming and rethinking the changing reality, as well as the contribution of irrational beliefs to strategies aimed at coping with the crisis. The results of an empirical study of the peculiarities of the worldview of people faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and the selfisolation regime introduced in March 2020 are presented. A comparative analysis of the data obtained from 188 respondents was carried out in terms of basic beliefs, belief in the supernatural and conspiracy theory, propensity to pseudo-intentionality, and locus of control. The contributions of gender and age factors to the expression of basic beliefs, irrational attitudes, belief in the supernatural and pseudo-intentionality are shown. The connection of basic beliefs with a tendency to pseudo-intentional attitudes, irrational beliefs and belief in conspiracy theory is demonstrated. The conclusion is made about the predominant importance of maintaining the basic attitudes of the personality when faced with abrupt changes in the familiar world. The limitations of extrapolation of research results due to the specificity of the surveyed sample are noted.
Evaluation of Nutrients in Leaves and Seeds of Calotropis Procera (linn)
Authors: Ogundola A.F. , Yekeen T.A. , Arotayo R.A. , Akintola A.O. , Ibrahim A.O. , Adedosu H.O. , Bello M.O.
Published: December 2021

Calotropis procera has been widely explored in ethnomedicine to cure several ailments such as leprosy, fever, elephantiasis, menorrhagia, and snakebite. It is also used as a purgative, anthelmintic, anticoagulant, anticancer, antipyretic, analgesic, and carminative. In addition to its traditional use as coagulants, the leaves and seeds of Calotropis procera could be used in food fortifications to combat nutrient deficiencies as reflected in its bioactive components. The increase in its use might be associated with the level of many bioactive components, which provide nutritional and health benefits. Thus, the leaves and seeds were analyzed for their bioactive components and characterized for nutrient values using the procedures of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.

The chemical analyses results showed that the leaf and the seed contained (g/100 g dry weight) moisture (8.11g, 9.53g), crude protein (26.69g, 14.48g), crude fiber (7.54, 15.73), crude fat (21.70, 6.29), ash (5.32, 3.69) and carbohydrate (30.64, 50.29), respectively. The leaves and seeds contained zinc (1.20, 0.60 mg/100 g), potassium (33.60, 30.30 mg/100 g) and iron (36.90, 12.90 mg/100g), respectively. The fatty acids profile revealed that the leaves and the seed oils contained a low level of saturated palmitic acid (3.01, 7.70 g/100g) and a high level of monounsaturated oleic acid (10.31, 27.90 g/100g) and polyunsaturated acids (11.63, 18.53 g/100g), respectively.

It is established that the chemical compounds in the Calotropis procera seeds and leaves could be beneficial for therapeutic and dietary purposes. Thus, it can be accepted that the Calotropis procera plant may be used as medicine and food fortificants.
The Wife’s Act of Refusing to Have an Intimate Husband (Equity, Sociological and Health Study)
Authors: Songgirin Amin
Published: December 2021

This paper discusses the hadith cursing angels against wives who do not want to be invited to bed. In discussing it, the author uses an equality approach, a sociological and health perspective. The problem of the bed is an important problem in the household because such rituals are a form of obedience and fulfillment of the rights of both parties as well as a form of worship. Angels act against a wife who refuses the husband's invitation to bed, even when she is menstruating. On the other hand, the husband also sins if his wife asks to make out, but the husband refuses, even though the reason is busy doing worship. So on the matter of the bed, there must be equality between husband and wife, because in addition to the purpose of physic (zahir) goodness, it is far from that to build inner (bathin) pleasure, namely sakinah, mawaddah wa rahmah. In essence, marriage is worship, so it must be interpreted as jima' as a form of worship, not as coercion or oppression. "Hunna libāsun lakum, wa antum libāsun lahun" "You are clothes for them, so they are clothes for you".
The Scientific Miracles of Olive (Zaitūn) in the Qur'an: Perspectives of Classic and Scientific Interpretations
Authors: Atabik Ahmad
Published: December 2021

Today, commentators use scientific interpretation to investigate various types of knowledge presented by the Qur’an, such as some modern commentators combine scientific studies of fruits cited in the Qur’an with their medicinal properties, such as olives (Olea Europea). According to Al-Baqi, there are at least 7 (seven) verses that mention ‘Zaitūn’ (olives), which are spread across seven different letters. The purpose of this article is to dissect the anatomy of classical and scientific interpretations of the olive fruit in the Qur'an. In the scope of library research, this study employed a thematic method that refers to the literature on commentary books, scientific miracles books of the Qur’an about fruits, and articles in reputable journals. According to the findings of this study, olives are known as the name of a blessed fruit that has advantages over other fruits in several interpretations of the Qur'an. There are various interpretations of the word ‘Zaitūn’; some argue that it refers to the location where many figs and olives grow, namely Jerusalem, where Prophet Isa was born and received revelation. Whereas, scientific interpretation reveals that olives are effective as herbal medicines capable of treating a variety of diseases such as treating the digestive tract in general (particularly the liver), lowering the risk of high blood pressure, treating joint problems in both hands, and lowering the risk of cancer.
Bone marrow aspiration versus trephine biopsy: diagnostic value of both modalities when done simultaneously.
Authors: Muhammad Ihtesham Khan  , Asmara Rasheed  , Sami Iqbal
Published: December 2021

Objective: To compare diagnostic value of bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow trephine in reaching to final diagnosis. Study Design: Cross Sectional Descriptive study. Setting: Pathology Department of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. Period: December 2015 to September 2016. Material & Methods: About 199 bone marrow procedure were done during study period. Nine cases were excluded because their trephine biopsy specimen was not available. So, the remaining 190 cases, of both the sexes and age above 2 years were included. Bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy were obtained from all the patients, and examined. Qualitative data was determined by frequency and percentages. Quantitative data was shown by mean and standard deviation. Results: 190 cases were included in the study. The mean age of the sample was 40 ±11.5 SD years (range: 2 to 81 years). Bone marrow aspirate alone could diagnose 139 (72.8%) cases while trephine biopsy alone was sufficient to diagnose 12 (6.3%) cases. Both the modalities showed similar diagnosis in 39 (20.9%) cases. Conclusion: Leukemias, anemias, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura can be diagnosed by marrow aspiration alone. Aplastic anemia and myelofibrosis need marrow trephine for diagnosis. Both these modalities are important lest any diagnoses should be missed.
THE EFFECT OF THE DOE WEIGHT ON HER REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENY
Authors: Ahmed Mohammad Ebrahim , Hussain Hussain Yawr
Published: December 2021

Thirty-six local dose have been used and were divided in to three groups sacording to weight, in each group twelve dose. In the first group the weights of the dose were higher than ( 2.5 kgs) and less than (3 kgs). The second groups was higher than 3 kgs) and less than (3.5 kgs). The third group was higher than (3.5 kgs) and less than (4 kgs). The aim of this study was to obtain the effect of doe weight on her reproductive efficiency (gestation period, litter size, litter weight at birth and weaning, growth rate of offspring preweaning, conception rate and preweaning mortility). 

The weight of the doe had no significant effect upon the gestation period and this period was 30.9, 31.2, 31.3 days for the three groups respectively, on the other hand the litter size was affected significantly by doe weight and litter size was at birth and preaweaning (5.1 , 5.8 and 6.2), (4.5, 5.3 and 5.7) for the three groups respectively. The offspring weight at birth and weaning was affected significantly by doe weight and this weight was (40.1 , 48.2 and 53.3 gms), (203.6, 227.5 and 233.8 gms) for the three groups respectively while the conception rate was not affected by doe weight. The mortility percentage in the prewaning period was not significantly by doe weight
PREVELENCE OF GIARDIASIS IN HUMAN AND DOGS
Authors: Mohammed Talib, A.R. , Wali Nabil A.
Published: December 2021

From Ministry of Health records from 1989-1995, Giardiasis in human being was recorded between 4.3%-9.9%. 

In comparison between years 1988 and 1989 with 1994 and 1995 in Baghdad there was a double fold increase. 

The study followed up the disease in dogs.
SOME TOPOGRAPHICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THYROID AND PARATHYROD GLANDS OF MOORHEN (Gallinula c. chloropus)
Authors: Kadhim K.K. , Al-Samarrae N.S. , Al-Fayas J.Y.
Published: December 2021

The thyroid gland of Moorhen has two separated lobes. These lobes were located in the throracic inlet and receive blood supply from the cranial, middle and caudal thyroid arteries.

The histological organization of the thyroid gland in Moorhen is surrounded by a distinct connective tissue capsule and the parenchymal cells were arranged into colloid filled follicles enmeshed in the highly vascular interstitial connective tissue. The bilaterally paired, round to oval, parathyroid glands in Moorhen were located intrathoracically near or close to the caudal pole of the thyroid glands. They receive blood by short branches from caudal thyroid artery and small branch from the common carotid artery.

The parathyroid glands in Moorhen have a thin connective tissue capsule. Its parenchymal cells were arranged into an irregular, anastomosing cords of chief cells. No oxyphil cells were found in the parathyroid glands of Moorhen.
SOME HISTOLOGICAL OBSERVATION OF THE EYE IN THE FISH (Mystus pelusius)
Authors: AL-Fayas J.Y.
Published: December 2021

The eyes of 50 fishes (Mystus pelusius) were located in protective myodome of the skull and were basically made up of an elongated globe. The comeal epithelium was composed of stratified squamous non-keratinized. The iris bends sharply inward over the lens and consisted of richly vasculared connective tissue stroma and a pigmented epithelium. The sclera was cartilaginous. The choroid was made of connective tissue and containing choriocapillaris. Longe single, short single and double cones and rods was the characteristic feature of the retina.
“Pohutu Momulanga”: Penganugerahan Gelar Adat dalam Budaya Gorontalo untuk Membangun Sistem Tata Kelola Pemerintahan
Authors: Muda Lisdawati
Published: December 2021

Artikel ini berfokus pada kajian nilai-nilai Pohutu Momulanga sebagai kearifan lokal Gorontalo dalam membangun sistem pemerintahan yang baik. Sistem pemerintahan yang baik membutuhkan pemimpin yang memiliki karakter yang baik, oleh karena itu menarik untuk mengkaji nilai-nilai kearifan lokal dalam kaitannya dengan membangun pemimpin yang baik dalam pemerintahan. Untuk menggali nilai-nilai Pohutu Momulanga dan kinerja pemimpin, penelitian ini menggunakan studi kepustakaan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui buku tentang upacara adat Pohutu Momulanga, autobiografi Bupati Kabupaten Boalemo Provinsi Gorontalo dan didukung dengan wawancara. Analisis data menggunakan teknik triangulasi yang sesuai dengan data dalam literatur dan hasil wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Bupati Kabupaten Boalemo Provinsi Gorontalo dianugerahi gelar adat, karena memiliki nilai-nilai Pohutu Momulanga dalam prestasi kerjanya, yaitu sangat religius, berwawasan tinggi, disiplin diri, berwawasan, ramah, dan berani.
Haptic Rhythmics for Mediation Design Between Body and Space
Authors: Dall'Osso Giorgio
Published: December 2021

"The research focuses on the relationship between human body and space when mediated by enabling technologies. In the context of wearable devices and prosthetic objects, innovation is linked to integration between body, objects and the data.
To identify an effective communication process between man and space, two insights were developed: pressure haptic and rhythm.
Haptic pressure is a communicative vehicle to keep attention on main tasks. Rhythm can create a natural dialogue between body and space through the mechanisms of rhythmic entrainment, rhythmic imitation, synchrony.
The foot, due to its functional and perceptual characteristics, was chosen as the platform for experimentation. Two prototypes were constructed and tested. The qualitative and quantitative data collected are analysed and discussed in relation to the research objectives.
The intervention presented here is called footactil rhythm and seems to have a high application potential in several areas."
Product Advanced Design: A Cultural Intermediation Between Knowledge and Information
Authors: Cianfanelli Elisabetta , Tufarelli Margherita , Coppola Maria Claudia
Published: December 2021

"Digital transformation (DX) drives transversal change, breaking disciplinary silos to transition to more sustainable paradigms through new ontological and epistemological frameworks. This has consequences on product design and development too: since DX concerns cultural and meaning shifts, it enhances product development as a high-intensity knowledge-based process. Thus, product design shifts into its “Advanced” stage, enacting transcendence and translation of different kinds of knowledge into future-oriented artefacts. This highlights new needs in the generation and transmission of Advanced Design knowledge stemming from future artefact production instances.
By focusing on recent challenges rising in product design and development, this paper aims to discuss the cultural intermediation enacted by Advanced Design knowledge through the results of an applied research experience."
Design in Egypt. A Historic and Theoretical Context
Authors: Saad Qassim
Published: December 2021

This study is observing design in Egypt to articulate its theoretical framework, which developed since the establishments of the early model of vocational school in 1839. The school formed to provide much needed skilled workers for the modern industrial productions capabilities progressively established at that time. The school transformed during the postcolonial era to take the current educational institution of applied arts. Building on Egypt’s geopolitical superiority and cultural influences in the region, its design education model spread across many neighbouring countries. Egypt is one of the ancient centres of skilled craftsmanship, traditional crafts as socio-cultural context and practices continue to influence the applied arts teaching pedagogy. The study argues the need to consider the role of design in the social context and move it outside its traditional context and practices of making and ornamenting material objects.
Surveillance Resilience Design. Designing for Protecting the Personal Identity in the Age of Surveillance
Authors: Bianchini Massimo , Morozumi Rei
Published: December 2021

Ubiquitous Surveillance refers to the unilateral collection of data on people through sensors (Oulasvirta et al., 2012). It is a phenomenon under-explored and under-practised within the design discipline. The proposed work1 explores the resilience to surveillance by framing it from the design perspective. It starts with a literature review to outline the Age of Surveillance and analyses approaches and tools to address such complex and controversial topics, focusing on design for Surveillance Capitalism (Zuboff, 2018). Finally, the article outlines the principles and values of Surveillance Resilience Design.
Design Thinking as a Mindset Shift for Innovation in Healthcare
Authors: Marti Patrizia , Lampus Flavio , Recupero Annamaria , Franchi Lorenzo , Goracci Cecilia , Guercio Simone , Vichi Alessandro
Published: December 2021

Design Thinking is a human-centred approach to problem solving and innovation that exploits design theories and methods to solve ill-defined problems. Recently it has been a popular subject of real-life applications in research and industrial endeavours for its original way to combine creative and analytical thinking, what is desirable from a human viewpoint with what is technologically feasible. This paper focuses on the application of Design Thinking in paediatric orthodontics. Through the analysis of a design case study, the paper picks up the threads of the challenges of devising a facemask for maxillary malocclusion. The case study shows how a Design Thinking mindset can make a holistic and creative approach flourishing, bringing together different competences at any stage of the design process. The methods of design allowed to translate the different languages of the stakeholders into a single narrative where the people’s journeys are clearly depicted, monitored, and supported.
Who Needs Solutions? Social Design Between Technological Solutionism and Articulation of Conflicts
Authors: Facchetti Andrea
Published: December 2021

Starting from Morozov’s thoughts, this paper uses the concept of solutionism to analyze and criticize some trends that today define and lead practices of the so-called social design. To what is referred to as solutionist design, another design approach is here opposed, in which tools and methodologies of the discipline are oriented towards the articulation of a specific problem, rather than its solution. The theoretical background refers to the concepts of “antagonism” described by Mouffe, which has been recently translated within the design field. According to this perspective, a design project develops a political dimension through processes of reframing of a given problem. In this way a social issue will be represented as the product of specific choices or agencies and will therefore emerge as a political problem. This theoretical framework is described and discussed through the analysis and comparison of design projects addressing the issue of refugees and the refugee camp.
L’ARBITRATO DEGLI AGENTI SPORTIVI DAVANTI AL COLLEGIO DI GARANZIA DELLO SPORT DEL CONI
Authors: Rasia Carlo
Published: December 2021

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the phenomenon of “Arbitrations of sports Agents”, set up within the CONI, showing its features and critical elements, starting from two arbitral awards that have raised a question, of an intrinsically procedural nature, relating to the term for the submission of the request for arbitration.
Looking East? An Analysis of Kazakhstan’s Geopolitical Code after Participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Authors: Sciorati Giulia
Published: December 2021

Kazakhstan’s geopolitical landscape plays a decisive role in framing its multi-vector foreign policy. Not only is the country landlocked by five states, but it is also enclosed between two regional powers, China and Russia. When joining the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Kazakhstan made firm commitments to China, potentially putting its multi‑vectorism at risk. The paper adopts geopolitical codes as a theoretical framework to account for changes in the country’s geopolitical considerations. It presents a qualitative discourse analysis on the presidential ‘State of the Nation Addresses’. The research contributes to the literature on Kazakhstan’s multi-vectorism by conducting a data-driven analysis that maintains geography at the core.
Women’s Issues: African Writers Fighting Portuguese Colonialism in the 1950s
Authors: Alfieri Noemi
Published: December 2021

This essay approaches the literary production by female intellectuals who opposed Portuguese colonialism in Africa, recognising their active role in history, as well as the cultural and political processes that influenced their writing and its repercussions. Experiencing multiple forms of subalternity – of class, race and gender – women like Alda Espírito Santo, Alda Lara, Noémia de Sousa Deolinda Rodrigues and Manuela Margarido were committed to the creation of new ways of writing and forms of conceiving the world. Playing a fundamental role in the literary, political and cultural environment of the second half of the 20th century, they circulated in spaces in which they questioned male hegemony, discussing gender issues and exercising multiple forms of resistance. This article will consider how the demands of women in the process of political decolonisation have often been reduced to the label of ‘women’s issues’, the idea of unification of struggles having been privileged instead.
Marie-Claire Blais, Lise Gauvin. Les lieux de Marie-Claire Blais
Authors: De Vaucher Gravili Anne
Published: December 2021

Compte rendu de Blais, M.-C. ; Gauvin, L. (2020). Les lieux de Marie-Claire Blais. Entretiens. Montréal : Éditions Nota Bene, 223 pp.
How do you Jew in Finland?
Authors: Andersson Lars M
Published: December 2021

Review of Mercédesz Czimbalmos's Intermarriage, Conversion and Jewish Identity in Contemporary Finland. A Study of Vernacular Religion in the Finnish Jewish Communities (Åbo Akademi University).
Wakaf Produktif dalam Perspektif Maqasid Shari’ah (Studi tentang Wakaf Produktif di PMDG- Ponorogo)
Authors: Masruchin Masruchin , Mahanani A’yunina , Ekowati Diyah
Published: December 2021

Wakaf is a Maliyah worship that have tight relation with development of umat welfare. It is a worship in the form of social economy. The potential of wakaf is huge nowadays however it does not use optimally yet because of some factors so that it cannot give maximum role in bringing welfare for society and empowering society’s economy. Wakaf does not only support the development of science but also prepare all facilities needed by students of university or society.Modern Boarding School Darussalam Gontor, Islamic boarding school that considered has been successful in organizing productive wakaf to finance itself and because of that, it can be the role model for developing educational institution base wakaf. Most of the result of wakaf used to develop the business and another used for teachers’ welfare and funding institutions of boarding school in shelter of PMDG. Some of the fund also donated to assistance founding of religious social life of society around.As for the concept of wakaf PMDG refers to maqashid – al shari’ah that is in level of law enforcement (tatbiq al hukmi) that is create welfare and avoid mercilessness. Trimutri in his wakaf concept more emphasizes on the welfare aspect aimed to that wakaf is a media to get closer with Allah SWT. It is form of Hajiyyat needs to possess the nature of religion, and give humanity assistance institutionally (at – tahbis), and for education of Islamic boarding school related to the intelligence development, so that it can give advantage optimally for Muslim’s life later.Key words: productive wakaf, Wakaf Gontor, Maqashid al – shari’ah.
Intercultural Dialogue in the Middle Ages: A Christian Cemetery in Pagan Vilnius
Authors: Jonaitis Rytis
Published: December 2021

In Medieval Europe, Lithuania remained a pagan state the longest, officially accepting Catholic baptism only in 1387. But the country had already been influenced by Christian culture, Orthodox from the East and Catholic from the West, since the 11th century. It should be noted that this influence was not the same: Catholicism was mostly brought ‘by fire and sword’ in the role of the Teutonic Order while the spread of Orthodox Christianity could be more peaceful. It is frequently stressed that the Ruthenian Orthodox Christians were close neighbours of the pagan Lithuanians, settling in Lithuania as subjects of the grand dukes. While the Catholics needed to be invited, the Orthodox Christians from the Ruthenian lands were already subjects of the grand dukes. Thus, communities of both branches of Christianity: Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic, had settled here and were interacting in a still pagan environment in pagan cities ruled by pagan dukes. This article, in seeking to present the circumstances of the settlement of one of the early Christian communities in Vilnius, the Orthodox one, and its development, examines this community through data from the burial site it left and the interpretation of those data.
Theophrastus Paracelsus von Hohenheim: His Corpuscular Theory and the Spread of Paracelsianism
Authors: Papanikolaou Elli
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this article is to analyze Paracelsus’s corpuscular theory in order to be explained how his theory redefined the terms of minima naturalia and semina rerum adding new terms, such as archeus. Initially the study refers to important information about his life and to historical theories of analysis of Paracelsus’s corpuscularianism. Next, the paper undertakes a detailed analysis of his matter theory focusing on the terms of minima naturalia, semina rerum and tria prima. Finally, the research explains how Paracelsus’s matter theory was adopted by his followers and constituted a controversial subject between the scholars of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, providing a different view of how his matter theory constituted a force key in the development of the Scientific Revolution.
MENILIK PERTUNJUKAN ADU DOMBA DI PRIANGAN PADA MASA KOLONIAL
Authors: Gustaman Budi
Published: December 2021

Adu domba sangat populer di Priangan, khususnya di wilayah Garut. Popularitas adu domba (Garut) tidak bisa dilepaskan dari historisitasnya. Penelitian ini ditujukan untuk mempertanyakan kemunculan domba Garut serta pertunjukan adu domba pada awal perkembangannya. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode sejarah, dengan memanfaatkan sumber berupa buku dan koran yang diproduksi pada masa kolonial. Temuan utama penelitian ini ialah kemunculan jenis domba Garut dilatarbelakangi impor domba yang diinisiasi oleh K.F. Holle untuk tujuan budidaya wol. Kawin silang domba impor dan domba lokal menghasilkan jenis domba petarung yang lazim disebut domba Garut. Pertunjukan adu domba muncul dari kebiasaan masyarakat pribumi dalam mengadu binatang, hingga berkembang menjadi hiburan yang sering diselenggarakan pada setiap event besar. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah sebagai domba petarung, domba Garut muncul dari ‘ketidaksengajaan’ hingga menjadi populer sejak akhir abad ke-19, dengan diiringi berbagai kecaman dari perspektif orang Eropa perihal esensi permainannya.      Fighting sheep is very popular in Priangan, especially in the Garut region. The popularity of fighting sheep can't be separated from the history that lies behind it. This research is intended to answer the questions about the emergence of Garut sheep and sheep fighting show at the beginning of its development. The method used in this research is the historical method by utilizing sources of books and newspapers produced during the colonial period. The main finding of this study is that the emergence of the Garut sheep breed was motivated by the import of sheep initiated by K.F. Holle for wool cultivation purposes. The crossbreeding of imported sheep and local sheep has resulted in the type of fighting sheep which is now commonly referred to as Garut sheep. The fighting sheep show itself emerged from the indigenous people's habit of fighting animals which later developed into an entertainment that was often held at every major event. The conclusion of this study is that Garut sheep as fighting sheep emerged from an 'accidental habits' and then became popular since the late 19th century. On the other hand, it has also drawn criticism from the perspective of Europeans who are concerned about the essence of the fighting sheep.
KRISIS POLITIK DI KALIMANTAN BARAT 1950: SUATU PROSES MENUJU INTEGRASI KE DALAM REPUBLIK INDONESIA
Authors: Prabowo Mohammad Rikaz , Aman Aman
Published: December 2021

This event was based on the background of competition between political groups after the recognition of Indonesian sovereignty on December 27, 1949, namely the pro-integration groups into the Republik of Indonesia through the West Kalimantan National Committee (KNKB), with those who wanted to maintain the status of the Special Region of West Kalimantan (DIKB) within the framework of a systemized Federal RIS. This competition resulted in a political crisis that affected the entire province. The republicans in the KNKB demanden the DIKB Government that West Kalimantan be part of the Republic of Indonesia. This desire was responded coldly, even though the DIKB figures rejected the entry of the TNI. This sparked demonstration that led to the arrest of republicans and a general strike which resulted in a political crisis. The political crisis subsided after the arrival of the RIS and DPR-RIS Commissioners. The arrest of Sultan Hamid II on April 5 1950 paralyzed DIKB and accelerated joining the Republic of Indonesia.