bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Antenatal Care Practice and Reasons for Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery at Homein Rural Bangladesh : A Synopsis
Authors: Jahan Ummay Taslima , Mahmud Sayeed , Dutta Mukesh Kumar , Deb Ajoy , Dhali Balayat Hossain , Islam Md Serajul
Published: June 2023

Background: In the last decade Bangladesh has made significant progress in reducing maternal and child mortality. Still, spontaneous vaginal delivery at home and neglected Antenatal Care (ANC) practice is evident among women of reproductive agein the rural communities.Home delivery assisted by skilled attendants has not reached the expectation. Present study was aimed to evaluate the status of antenatal care practice and the underlying causes of preference of for spontaneous vaginal delivery at home among the rural people.
Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of one year (January 2019 December 2019) in selected villages of Feni and Chattogram district. 312 respondents, who were married women in reproductive age (15 – 49 years) and had at least one delivery experience, were interviewed face-to-face by using of a pre-tested mixed questionnaire. Collected data were presented and analyzed by SPSS version-23 software.
Results: Majority 67.95% of the respondents attended hospital or clinic for ANC while 32.05% of them didn’t perform it. 68.60% respondents preferred spontaneous vaginal delivery at home and only 31.40% of them preferred institutional delivery. The respondents 51(23.83%) didn’t prefer institutional delivery due to financial matter.
Conclusion: Adequate coverage of ANC yet remains poor and women’s attending these services had faced significant gaps in the content of ANC in rural Bangladesh. To reduce maternal mortality, access to health facility for pregnant mothers and inclusion of skilled birth attendants, strengthening the health system is necessary to make birth safer for both mothers and newborns.
IAHS Medical Journal Vol 5(2), Dec 2022; 62-66
Profiling Breast Diseases Attended in Breast Clinic of A Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Khan Rafiul Karim , Sarker Rajib Dey , Bhuiyan Md Nur Hossain
Published: June 2023

Background: Due to global rise of awareness and bonafide role of multi sector media towards breast diseases, women are becoming concern of any health issues of breast and many of them are attending breast clinics. Besides breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the world. We confidently rely on the triple assessment protocol comprising clinical, radiological and pathological examination to escort the management schedule in any breast disease. However, benign breast lumps are most commonly found, but association with morbidity has to be checked and evaluated accordingly. This study was aimed to profiling the breast diseases attended in breast clinic of a tertiary care hospital. To evaluate and categorized the patients with breast diseases which are referred to Breast and Endocrine Clinic (BEC) of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.

Materials and methods: This is a cross sectional done in Breast and Endocrine Clinic (BEC) of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital from January 2019 to January 2021.376 patients with breast symptom included in this study.Demographic data, painful breast, nipple discharge, nipple retraction and breast lump were analyzed.

Results: During the study period 376 female patients of different age groups underwent in this study who visited the BEC with a breast symptom detected incidentally by themselves or by other physician, lump in 102 individuals. Demographic pictures were framed in the mean age group of patient was 35.1±9.2 where 30% subjects were postmenopausal and the mean BMI picture revealed stat of 22.5±2.1. Among the afore mentioned objects 154 patients complained of painful breast symptoms of which 64 found with bilateral breast pain, 05 with discharge from nipple and 18 with retracted nipple, 3 with symptoms associating axilla.Breast lump were seen in 61 cases out of which 06 malignant cases were sorted whereas 55 patient came up with benign pathologies.

Conclusion: History quest, proper methods of clinical examination of breast is and histopathology are the most predominating screening procedure to recognize pathologies in breast.

JCMCTA 2021 ; 32 (1) : 9-13
Clinico-Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Biochemistry of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Medicine OPD of A Tertiary Hospital
Authors: Erfan Uddin Rabiul Alam Md , Islam Mohammed Jahedul , Das Suman , Chanda Aneek , Chowdhury Sumit Roy , Karim Mohammed Maksudul , Hossain Mohammad Moinul
Published: June 2023

Background: Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is one of the major causes of end stage liver disease worldwide and increasing in Bangladesh day by day. The study was conducted in Medicine Outpatient Department (OPD) of Chittagong Medical College Hospital to observe the clinic-epidemiology, risk factor and biochemical changes in patients with sonographyically proven NAFLD.

Materials and methods: This was a prospective observational study.Patients presented with ultrasonography having NAFLD were enrolled and case record form were filled up after examination and investigations. Data were analyzed by SPSS 25. For statistical significance students t Tests (Continuous variables) and chi square tests (Categorical variables) were done where appropriate.

Results: Total patients were 110, 71.8% were male, mean age were 40.1±9.5 years, 92.7% were obese though other risk factors were present with variable frequencies. 72.7% were symptomatic whether abdominal discomfort was highest of clinical symptoms that they had (58.2%). Triglyceride was more than 150 mg/dl in 81.8% cases and there was hyper transaminasemia in 80% cases.

Conclusions: This was a small study and there was no histopathologically proven cases but was to do an screening in OPD. Further study would be required to conclude as hypertriglyceridemia and abdominal obesity are the risk factors in NAFLD cases.

JCMCTA 2021 ; 32 (1) : 4-8
Venlafaxine Extended Release in the Treatment of Post Herpetic Neuralgia: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Authors: Afrose Sagia , Munna Nazmul Hoque , Rahman Md Mahfuzur , Kabir A K M Humayon , Ahmed Nur Faysal , Malek Abdul
Published: June 2023

Background: Anti depressant drugs are sometimes used to treat neuropathic pain like Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) however, their analgesic efficacy is unclear. Venlafaxine is a reasonably well tolerated anti depressant and is a Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI) and weak noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. Although not licensed for the treatment of chronic or neuropathic pain in most countries, it is sometimes used for this indication. The present study evaluated the efficacy, tolerability and Quality of Life (QoL) of venlafaxine use for 12 weeks in patients with PHN.

Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental (Pretest-posttest design) was conducted in the department of Neurology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, from July 2012 to June 2013. Four hundred and fifty two patients were included in the study and Venlafaxine extended release tablet (75 to 150 mg) were administeredfor 12 weeks. Pain severity score, pain interference score and QoL score were assessed by a self-rated questionnaire before treatment and at 12 weeks follow-up.

Results: Majority of the patients were male (63.7%) with a mean age of 48.1 years. After 12 weeks of Venlafaxine treatment, 330 (73%) patients reported at least 50% relief in pain, whereas three (0.7%) patients did not report any pain relief. Pain was relieved completely in 32 (7.0%) patients. There was a significant decrease in the mean pain severity score, (5.8±2.0 versus 3.6±2.2) and meanpain interference score (4.5±2.0 versus 3.1±1.9) from baseline to 12 weeks. The mean QoL scale score improved significantly from 5.9±1.6 at baseline to 8.0±1.7 at week 12. Only 2.8% (13/452) patients experienced at least one adverse effect during the study period.

Conclusion: Venlafaxine was found to be effective, safe and well tolerated in the patients of PHN for relieving pain and improving QoL. Further double blinded randomize study is needed to validate these findings.

JCMCTA 2021 ; 32 (1) : 31-34
Study on Male Breast Cancer
Authors: Yusuff Sajjad Mohammad , Chowdhury Ali Asgar , Hasan Md Rakibul , Muhammad Iqbal Abu Khaled , Alam Fahmida , Tasmia Syeda Umma
Published: June 2023

Background : Male Breast Cancer (MBC) is a rare disease all over the world accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancers. Histopathologically most of the cases are infiltrating ductal carcinoma. Treatment depends on the stage and biological behavior like ER, PR and HER-2 status of the disease, general condition and other comorbidities of the patient. Like female breast cancer, different modalities like surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy are the mainstay of treatment. This analytical study was carried out to see the clinical and biological behavior, risk factors and treatment pattern of the disease.

Materials and methods: This analytical study was carried out in the Department of Radiotherapy, Chittagong Medical College Hospital and Centre for Specialized Care and Research Hospital, Chattogram from January 2005 to July 2020. Total 28 numbers of patients of postoperative breast cancer were enrolled in the study. Case records including follow up records were collected for all cases. Clinical, histopathological and molecular biomarker data were analyzed.

Results: Majority of the patients (20 in number, 71.43%) belonged to age group 51-70 years. 23 patients (82.14%) were smoker. 19 patients (67.8%) had lump in the left breast. Infiltrating duct cell carcinoma was the dominant histopathological type. More than 90% cases were of this type of histopathology. All the cases presented with axillary lymph node metastases. One patient had second malignancy who was previously diagnosed and treated as a case of lung cancer. Two patients had positive family history of breast cancer.

Conclusion: As a rare disease, sample size was very small in this study. Comprehensive multi center studies are needed to better understand this disease.

JCMCTA 2021 ; 32 (1) : 35-39
Correlation between Chest CT Score and Outcome of COVID-19 Patients: Experience from A COVID Hospital of Chattogram, Bangladesh
Authors: Dutta Hiranmoy , Rahman Chowdhury Mohammad Mahmudur , Karim Mohammed Maksudul , Shams Tarek , Chakraborty Rivu Raj , Chakraborty Pragwa Permita , Kabir Sheikh Khairul , Arif Mahmud Hassan , Saha Shusmita , Paul Sujat
Published: June 2023

Background: Studies elsewhere in the world observed that, chest Computed Tomography (CT) scoring could help to stratify patient’s risk and predict short-term outcome of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. But report from Bangladesh in this regard is in short supply. This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between the percentage of lung involvement as defined by CT scan score and outcome of COVID-19 patients admitted in a COVID dedicated hospital of Bangladesh.

Materials and methods: This prospective observational study included 103 RTPCR confirmed COVID19 patients admitted in Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). All patients had a non-contrast HRCT scan done at presentation. Severity of CT score was categorized as Mild: score 7 or less, Moderate: score 8–17 and severe: score 18 or more. Outcome data in terms of oxygen requirement, length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality were collected.

Results: The mean age was 53.12 ± 12.69 years (58.3% males, 41.7% females). CT severity score was found to be positively correlated with clinical category of COVID-19. The oxygen requirements and length of hospital stay were increasing with the increase in scan severity. Multivariate analysis revealed that CT severity score was the only significant predictor for death (Odds ratio: 1.228; 95% CI:1.019-1.48).

Conclusions: Our data suggest that chest CT scoring system can aid in predicting COVID-19 disease outcome and significantly correlates with oxygen requirements in a sample of Bangladeshi COVID-19 patients.

JCMCTA 2021 ; 32 (1) : 78-82
The Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome : A New Emerging Health Issue
Authors: Chowdhury M A Hassan
Published: June 2023

Abstract not available

JCMCTA 2021 ; 32 (1) : 1-3
IMPLEMENTASI PROMOSI KESEHATAN TENTANG MENJAGA KEBUGARAN FISIK USIA LANJUT DI RW 05 DESA JAYARAGA KECAMATAN TAROGONG KIDUL GARUT
Authors: Iin Iin Patimah , Tantri Tantri Puspita , Rudy Rudy Alfiyansah , Eldessa Eldessa Vava Rilla , Hasbi Hasbi Taobah Ramdani , Wahyudin Wahyudin , Engkus Engkus Kusnadi , Andhika Andhika Lungguh Perceka
Published: June 2023

The health status of the elderly is not as good as at a young age. Often the elderly suffer from various diseases that generally occur due to decreased organ function. Based on the initial study we conducted in RW 05 Jayaraga Village, Tarogong Kidul Garut District, there were 80 elderly, 30 women and 50 men. Of the 80 elderly, there are 40 elderly who frequently visit Pos Bindu, and 20 elderly who experience health problems such as hypertension and gout. The activity of the elderly is to always come every month to the bindu post to have their health checked. The objectives of this community service are: providing an understanding of maintaining fitness in old age, health education for the elderly and preventing disease in old age. The methods used in this community service are: Lecture method on maintaining fitness in old age, and demonstration method in the form of gymnastics for the elderly. The target of this activity is the elderly with a total of 80 people. The urgency of this community service activity is that old age is seen as a period of decline, a period where the elderly feel a decrease in the decline that occurs in them both physically and psychologically. Some elderly people still view old age with an attitude that shows hopelessness, is passive, weak and dependent on relatives. The elderly do not have enough effort to develop themselves so that the elderly experience deterioration both physically and mentally. So it can be concluded so that it can be concluded that the implementation of these activities has been going well. It can be seen from the results that participants can understand and respond to the material we convey and participants can do elderly exercise.
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Kelompok PKK/Kader Kesehatan : Pentingnya Kartu Identitas Berobat Dan Rekam Medis Di Desa Giriwono
Authors: Sugiarsi Sri , Sri Warianti Astri , Dyah  Ayu Seruni Febi , Kusuma Ningtyas Nandani
Published: June 2023

Mayoritas masyarakat  Desa  Giriwondo, Kecamatan Jumapolo, Kabupaten Karanganyar berpendidikan SMP, jauh dari akses fasilitas kesehatan. Mayoritas mereka tidak mengetahui pentingnya kartu identitas berobat, kegunaan rekam medis dan mutu pelayananan. Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan penyuluhan pentingnya karttu identitas berobat, kegunaan rekam medis dan mutu pelayanan. Sebagai metodenya adalah cerama, diskusi dan demonstrasi.Hasil kegiatan ini adalah ada peningkatan pengetahuan sebelum dan setelah diberi pelatihan (selisih mean: -3,2, SD:1,7).
Kata Kunci: penyuluhan, identitas kartu berobat, rekam medis, kelompok pkk
Translating Denial Rhetorical Questions in the Holy Quran: Reiss’ Text Typology Perspective
Authors: Anis Lubaba , Fareh Shehdeh
Published: June 2023

This paper aims to analyze the informative, operative, and expressive functions of the Quranic denial rhetorical question following Reiss’ (1981) text typology. It also aims at investigating the extent to which three English translations of the meanings of the Quran can reflect these functions. The sample consists of ten denial questions randomly selected from five suras according to a list of admissibility conditions. The translations of each question were examined lexically, grammatically, and stylistically to determine the extent to which they conform to the functions expressed in the source text. The analysis revealed that the English translations vary in their fidelity in rendering the Quranic functions primarily because of inappropriate grammatical and lexical choices that may be ascribed to linguistic differences between English and the Quranic language.
A Pragmatic Study of the Speech Act of Threatening between Jordanian and American Speakers
Authors: Al-Shboul Othman
Published: June 2023

This paper investigates the speech act of making threats among native speakers of Jordanian Arabic (JA) and American English (AE). It explores new threat strategies used by Jordanian and American speakers and their pragmatic functions to construct an analytical framework for analyzing this act across cultures. The data for this study were collected using an open-ended questionnaire. This questionnaire consists of ten imaginary situations drawn from real life. The data were analyzed using chi-square tests (value <0.05) to determine whether the difference between the two groups for each threat strategy was statistically significant. The subjects of Jordanian Arabic included 40 male participants and 40 female participants from three universities in Irbid district while the American subjects included 15 male participants and 15 female participants from the University of Illinois in the United States. Five threat strategies were identified. Four of which were shared between the two groups: Telling Authority, Committing Harm, Introducing Options and Warning. However, Promise of Vague Consequence was confined to JA speakers. The study also found that JA speakers tended to be less direct than their AE counterparts.
(Re)constructing Narratives in Qur'an Translation
Authors: Mahasneh Anjad A.
Published: June 2023

Negative and distorted narratives about Islam and Jihad in the Western media, in general, and in certain publications, in particular, have increased with the emergence of terrorist and radical groups in the past decade. Narrative theory has recently expanded to include the study of translations and other types of texts in order to show how ideology and power relations affect narration and potentially steer public opinions. This paper scrutinizes the negative narratives constructed and reinforced over time by both some Western publications after the emergence of ISIS and by some leaders of terrorist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), about Islam in general and about Jihad in particular. It examines a number of narratives regarding jihad and war-related verses put forth by both the Western publications and ISIS leaders in light of Mona Baker and Sue-Ann Jane Harding’s theories of narrative. It is found that negative narratives proliferate distorted images and misconceptions about Jihad and Islam. These narratives have contributed to a meta-narrative in which Jihad and Islam are contiguous with terrorism, and that these narratives have therefore contributed to global Islamophobia.
Lost in (Mis)Translation: Paratextual Framing in Selected Arabic Translations of Orwell’s Animal Farm
Authors: Mowafy Mai , Mohamed Talaat Farouq
Published: June 2023

Paratextuality plays a key role in cultural stereotyping and ideological framing of the translated texts and pre-positions the reader by setting certain expectations (Baker 2006). They also serve as a tool of adaptation (Genette 1997), superimposing certain interpretations of the author’s intentions and ideologies. Here, George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an optimum example. The rising interest in its Arabic translation, especially in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings bears on the politicized readings of the text, as manifested in the paratextual elements accompanying its translations. The present study investigates the role of paratextual renderings of Animal Farm in mainstreaming ideological frames and cultural stereotypes about the narrative. Drawing on Genette (1997), we close-read peritexts of the Arabic translations and probe potential paratextual functions. So far, sixteen plus Arabic translations of the novel have been published. This recent translational influx reflects, besides literary and cultural significance of the novella, an increasing interest in reading it as symbolizing the recent socio-political change. As a process where content transfer and transform(ation) overlap, translation involves an inevitable degree of bias (Venuti 2012). Orwell’s novella was largely appropriated by Arabic translators as a political manifesto, to the disregard of its other literary and cultural valances. For Arab readership, Animal Farm belongs to a long line of allegorical tales, not so much different from works like Kalila wa Dimna (The Panchatantra), where the political largely prevails over the literary. The present study thus draws on Lefevere (1992), Genette (1997), Kress and van Leeuwen (2006), Van Dijk (2003), and Baker (2006) in exploring paratextual elements as potential sites for translatorial/editorial intervention, ideological framing, and cultural appropriation of the translated text. It investigates the use of paratextual elements as sites for contestation of agency and validity, and also for interpretive foreclosure in ways that suppress/miss potential layers of meaning in the novella.
The Influence of Gender on EFL learners’ Discourse Functions in a CMC Environment
Authors: Bani Younes Mohammad , Smadi Alaa' M. , AbuSeileek Ali , Rabab'ah Ghaleb
Published: June 2023

This study investigates the role of gender on EFL Learners’ output of discourse functions obtained from computer-mediated communications (CMC) via Skype. The study seeks to answer the question: Are there any statistically significant differences among the total means of discourse functions generated by gender groups (same-gender (male-male (MM), and female-female (FF)) and mixed-gender (female-male (FM), and male-female (MF)))? Sixty-four undergraduates (32 females and 32 males) participated in the study. They were assigned into two gender main groups: same-gender (MM: 16 males who chatted in pair groups with each other; FF: 16 females who chatted in pairs with each other) and mixed-gender groups (32 participants (16 females chatting with 16 males in pairs, MF (males’ output) and FM (females’ output)). Participants were asked to chat in pairs for an hour. Results revealed that FF group produced significantly more discourse functions than all the other gender groups, by having the highest total mean.
Strategies in Translating Collocations in Political Texts: Case study of the Beirut Port Explosion 2020
Authors: Alrashidi Wafaa
Published: June 2023

: The present study examines the strategies used by Saudi undergraduate students when translating adjective plus noun collocations and verb plus object collocations in political texts from English into Arabic. An English proficiency test, along with a translation test, were conducted to evaluate the performance of the students. The translation test consisted of 10 English collocations selected from 53 random extracts from two online articles on the BBC and The Guardian websites, focusing on the Beirut port explosions in August 2020. The results show that the literal translation technique was highly dominant in translating both types of classification. This indicates that students encounter some obstacles when it comes to determining the correct equivalents in Arabic. However, the data show that sometimes literal translation can sometimes be adequate in translating the political collocations in both types. The data also reveal that a synonymy strategy was adopted more frequently in translating the verb + object than the noun + adjective. This is mainly because the frequency of (un)restrictedness of collocation errors may be limited in political texts because the structure of political texts is different from that of other texts, in the sense that it has a limited number of culture-specific collocations that are frequently translated, and therefore an equivalent can easily be found in the target language.
Internalized Racial Oppression in Teresa Ann Willis’ Like A Tree Without Roots
Authors: Ibrahim Abeer , Hosny Maha , Raslan Iman
Published: June 2023

Internalized racial oppression is a multi-dimensional interdisciplinary phenomenon that plagues many ethnic groups in America. However, little attention has been given to this race-based issue. The aim of this research paper is to highlight internalized racial oppression as a socio-psychological phenomenon in the novel of the African American writer Teresa Ann Willis’ Like A Tree Without Roots which is a story of suffering as well as of healing. In this young adult fiction, the protagonist is subjected to an internalized set of values that creates its own cycle of victimization leading to feelings of self-hatred, self-doubt and disrespect for her race and herself. An integral part of this culture is the White standards of beauty. The paper unravels the severe psychological effects of the internalization of Western beauty standards on the identity formation of African American teen girls. The paper focuses on oppression theory in relation to sociology and psychology to analyze the novel understudy. In addition, Liberatory/critical consciousness will be tackled as a concept in the educational system that proves to be highly important to fully comprehend this phenomenon of internalized racial oppression.
A Prosodic Account of Negation in Jordanian Arabic
Authors: Yasin Ayman , Al-Shawashreh Ekab , Obeidat Hussien , Aljarrah Rasheed
Published: June 2023

This study investigates the relationship between negation variation in Jordanian Arabic and prosody. Inspired by a variationist study (Sallakh 2021) which found that transitivity and tense had major effects on the choice of negation variants in Jordanian Arabic, we provide phonological and acoustic analyses of tokens involving transitive and intransitive verbs. Our results show that intransitive verbs are more likely to occur in discontinuous negation ma:- -ʃ because the verb is not prosodically parsed with a complement. On the other hand, transitive verbs tend to take pre-verbal ma: since the verb is prosodically parsed with its complement hence disfavoring the addition of another syllable to the MiP of the verb and its complement. Similarly, our phonological and prosodic analyses show that tense also affects negation variant choice as discontinuous negation is more frequent in past tense because it does not have any tense or agreement proclitics or enclitics. Present tense disfavors discontinuous negation because of the proclitics and enclitics it is attached to. Finally, to support the prosodic analysis, we conducted an acoustic analysis that investigated negator duration, pitch, intensity inter alia.
Discursive Representation of Victims of Mosque Attacks in Egypt and New Zealand
Authors: El-Nashar Mohamed , Nayef Heba
Published: June 2023

This study examined the discursive representation of victims of two terrorist attacks that occurred in Egypt and New Zealand. The data include all news reports released by the online version of The Guardian and The Washington Post on the attacks. To this end, we employ Martin and White's (2005) Appraisal Theory, van Leeuwen's (2008) Socio-semantic Inventory and Entman’s (1993) Framing Theory. This article filled a gap in literature as it is the first – to the best of our knowledge - to address Muslim victims of terrorist attacks in two countries, one Muslim, and one Christian.  Discussion reinforced the belief that there is disparity in journalistic treatment in favour of victims in a country culturally and linguistically belonging to the west (New Zealand). All the 10 frames devised for this study, side by side with the appraisal resources deployed, reveal a marked difference between the ‘high-profile’ representation of Christchurch social actors and the ‘low-profile’ depiction of the Sinai social actors.  All the socio-semantic categorisations of victims also prove such discursive disproportion.
Notas para um panorama do fotojornalismo do A Classe Operária (1925-1953)
Authors: Rodriguez Tavares Rodrigo
Published: June 2023

O objetivo do presente artigo é analisar o fotojornalismo do periódico A Classe Operária, órgão do Partido Comunista Brasileiro, entre 1925 e 1953, data da fundação até o último exemplar disponível. Embora a produção historiográfica sobre o PCB seja vasta, o fotojornalismo do partido é uma fonte ignorada pela historiografia. A partir do levantamento de todas as fotografias publicadas nas fontes disponíveis para este período, construímos uma série documental, em ordem cronológica, abrangendo o clichê e todos os textos que se referem a ele (título, legenda, reportagem etc.). Analisamos, então, a representação dos personagens e dos cenários presentes nessas imagens, as ênfases e as ausências do discurso fotojornalístico do PCB. Concluímos, mostrando como, longe de ser uma fonte neutra, objetiva, que ilustra a reportagem, as fotografias publicadas estão carregadas de significado e contribuem para a história do PCB tanto quanto o discurso textual.
Does Productivity Really Matter for Profitability? Evidence from a Publicly Owned Transport Corporation
Authors: Singh Sanjay Kumar , Singh Vijay
Published: June 2023

For many years now, a variety of studies have proven the strong relationship between productivity and profitability. However, simply earning a profit does not necessarily mean that the firm is productive. Many highly productive firms face financial losses, whereas less productive ones’ experience significant profits. This paper examines the dynamics of how productivity really matters for profitability. The paper uses a non-parametric index number approach to estimate the productivity, profitability, and price performance of a publicly owned, once world’s largest, bus transport corporation operating in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to examine these dynamics. The paper finds that when public organizations are constrained from raising the prices of their services, productivity gains may not be adequate to counterbalance the impact of rising prices of major inputs. Moreover, loss-making organizations, even if they are publicly owned, would find it hard to improve both the quality and quantity of their services.
Barriers to Cement Industry Towards Circular Economy
Authors: Ada Erhan , Kazancoglu Yigit , Mangla Sachin Kumar , Aydin Ugur
Published: June 2023

Cement, as the main component of concrete, is a crucial industrial product for economic development and civilization. Nevertheless, its production is highly energy-intensive, environmentally polluting, and a source of extreme CO2 emissions. For success in the transition to the circular economy and accelerating sustainable manufacturing in the cement industry, understanding and addressing the main barriers are essential. Using the above point of view, this study intends to address the challenges and barriers of the cement industry in the transition to a circular economy, define the causal relationships between these barriers, and determine the necessary practical implications to overcome the barriers. Systematic literature review and focus group study results enable a holistic model that integrates research results and business practical criteria. The DEMATEL method is used for the clarification of causal relations between factors. A total of 18 barriers in 6 clusters have been revealed to be used for managerial implications to speed up the transition to CE applications in the cement business. Out of 18 barriers, 6 were effect groups, which were the outcomes due to the remaining 12 causing barriers. The top three cause factors are an unstable waste market, lack of management competencies, and unstable macroeconomic conditions, while the leading three effect factors are revealed as giving priority to other issues, insufficient organisational structures, and deviations in product quality. Although there are many studies on CE in cement, they are concentrated on technical and laboratory studies enabling the use of different alternative materials as inputs to the cement process. Studying and revealing the barriers holding back the cement sector in the transition to CE is this study’s core contribution, making it novel and unique.
Deep Learning Based on Fine Tuning with Application to the Reliability Assessment of Similar Open Source Software
Authors: Tamura Yoshinobu , Yamada Shigeru
Published: June 2023

Recently, many open-source products have been used under the situations of general software development, because the cost saving and standardization. Therefore, many open-source products are gathering attention from many software development companies. Then, the reliability/quality of open-source products becomes very important factor for the software development. This paper focuses on the reliability/quality evaluation of open-source products. In particular, the large quantity fault data sets recorded on Bugzilla of open-source products is used in many open-source development projects. Then, the large amount of data sets of software faults is recorded on the Bugzilla. This paper proposes the reliability/quality evaluation approach based on the deep machine learning by using the large quantity fault data on the Bugzilla. Moreover, the large quantity fault data sets are analyzed by the deep machine learning based on the fine-tuning.
Probabilistic Audit in a Revenue Sharing Contract Under Asymmetric Demand Information
Authors: Bhattacharyya Jaimini , Marathe Rahul R. , Srinivasan G.
Published: June 2023

A two-echelon supply chain comprising a supplier and a retailer, coordinated by a revenue-sharing contract has been studied. The supplier knows the realized demand only from a sales report submitted by the retailer at the end of each decision period. Possession of private information about the market demand allows the retailer to under-report sales. To protect revenue loss from this under-reporting, the supplier uses audit probabilistically to check the retailer’s dishonesty. Unlike designing a mechanism for the supplier to elicit private information from the retailer, which has been predominantly discussed in the literature, this study proposes a policy where the players can improve their expected profit compared to what they would have earned when the retailer had to reveal truthful information. Our study finds that the supplier benefits from the retailer’s dishonesty, provided dishonesty is limited with the help of a probabilistic audit process. Both players' expected profits are higher in our proposed policy than what they would earn under a truth-inducing policy. These findings suggest that future studies focus on achieving social welfare instead of concentrating only on truth-inducing mechanisms. A numerical analysis of the optimization problem is performed to find the optimal audit probability. Our results will help a manager in a supplying firm design a revenue-sharing contract when she cannot observe her retailer’s revenue without an audit.
Picture Fuzzy Knowledge Measure with Application to MADM
Authors: Sharma Dinesh , Singh Koushal , Singh Surender
Published: June 2023

The complementary dual of entropy is termed “knowledge measure” in recent studies concerning fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy sets. A picture fuzzy set is an extended and generalized form of fuzzy and intuitionistic fuzzy sets. The broader perspective of the picture fuzzy set inculcated the possibility of the formulation of a picture fuzzy knowledge measure and its potential implications. In this paper, we set up an axiomatic framework for obtaining a complementary dual of the picture fuzzy entropy. Subsequently, we derive two new knowledge measures that strictly follow the axiomatic requirements. Some empirical investigations establish the advantages of our proposed knowledge measure over the existing measures. We also present a novel multiple attribute decision-making (MADM) algorithm, wherein the proposed knowledge measure computes attribute weights and exhibits encouraging performance. The comparative analysis shows the potential implications and advantages of the proposed measures.
Approximation of the Time-Fractional Klein-Gordon Equation using the Integral and Projected Differential Transform Methods
Authors: Singh Manoj
Published: June 2023

In the present investigation, a new integral transform method (NITM) and the projected differential transform method (PDTM) are used to give an analytical solution to the time-fractional Klein-Gordon (TFKG) equation. The time-fractional derivative is used in the Caputo sense. The huge advantage of the suggested approach is the ease with which the nonlinear term can be effortlessly treated by projected differential transform without using Adomian's and He's polynomials. The solution of fractional partial differential equations using the aforementioned method is very simple and straightforward. The efficiency and accuracy of the proposed method are demonstrated by three examples, and the effects of various fractional Brownian motions are demonstrated graphically.
Novel Heuristic Algorithm & its Application for Reliability Optimization
Authors: Dahiya Tripti , Vashishth Nakul , Garg Deepika , Shrivastava Avinash K. , Kapur P. K.
Published: June 2023

Heuristic algorithms are practical, easy to implement, and work fast to provide short-term, feasible solutions for any kind of problem within economical budgets as compared to other meta-heuristic algorithms. This paper presents a novel heuristic algorithm named the Dahiya-Garg Heuristic Algorithm (DG-Alg) to find the optimal solution for constrained reliability redundancy allocation optimization problems. The cornerstone of the novel DG-Alg is its novel selection factor, which is a mathematical formula that helps the heuristic algorithm search for optimal subsystems for reliability optimization. A novel formulated selection factor in DG-Alg has increased its effectiveness and efficiency. To analyze the performance of the proposed heuristic algorithm and the other three existing heuristic algorithms, they are applied to a problem taken from a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant named Yaris Pharmaceuticals. During the application of the heuristic algorithms, it was ensured that redundancy allocation was done within stipulated cost constraints. Further, a comparative analysis of the obtained results has been done to judge the performance of the proposed heuristic algorithm. It is deduced that the proposed heuristic algorithm gives optimized and computationally efficient results in comparison to the other existing heuristic algorithms.
Performance Analysis of a Retrial Queueing System with Optional Service, Unreliable Server, Balking and Feedback
Authors: Saravanan V. , Poongothai V. , Godhandaraman P.
Published: June 2023

This paper considers a Markovian retrial queueing system with an optional service, unreliable server, balking and feedback. An arriving customer can avail of immediate service if the server is free. If the potential customer encounters a busy server, it may either join the orbit or balk the system. The customers may retry their request for service from the orbit after a random amount of time. Each customer gets the First Essential Service (FES). After the completion of FES, the customers may seek the Second Optional Service (SOS) or leave the system. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the server may encounter a breakdown, at which point an immediate repair process will be initiated. After the service completion, the customer may leave the system or re-join the orbit if not satisfied and demand regular service as feedback. In this investigation, the stationary queue size distributions are framed using a recursive approach. Various system performance measures are derived. The effects induced by the system parameters on the performance metrics are numerically and graphically analysed.
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP IN THE CONCEPTUAL AND CATEGORICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Authors: Kyvliuk Olga , Zadorozhna Olha , Mordous Iryna
Published: June 2023

The article examines the concept of responsible citizenship in the field of philosophy of law through the prism of modern conceptual interpretations, the principle of historicism, the hermeneutic approach, and the empirical legal and socio-political orientation of society. Responsible citizenship can be described as an interdisciplinary, integrated, interactive phenomenon, which on the one hand is a factor of law or legal practice and on the other hand, is a complex of established ideas, feelings, national traditions, perceptions, views, etc., of individuals on legal, socio-political, economic, cultural, state phenomena and processes.
PECULIARITIES OF ORGANIZING INDIVIDUAL WORK WITH STUDENTS USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Marienko Maiia , Markova Oksana , Konoval Oleksandr
Published: June 2023

To organize individual work with students, it is recommended to use a combination of general purpose cloud services, specialized cloud services and video conference programs. The choice of a specialized cloud service depends on the subject taught by the teacher. The toolkit of the video conferencing program should consist of the function of video recording and text chat. These are the basic requirements that will help in organizing and conducting individual work with students.
SACREDNESS IN CONTEMPORARY ART: RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES AND FORMS OF INTERPRETATION
Authors: Lazorevych Iryna
Published: June 2023

The article analyzes the worldview and social contexts of a number of significant works of modern art (literature, painting, cinematography, theater art, architecture), which in one form or another cultivate sacred symbolism. The researcher also interprets the forms of cultivation of traditional meanings of world religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Islam) in modern art.
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIAL TURBULENCE
Authors: Kubalskyi Oleh
Published: June 2023

Science in the modern sense as an experimental science was born only in the 16th century. Despite the fact that even in antiquity the process of accumulation and systematization of knowledge acquired a high level of empirical and practical status, it was far from a rational level. The science of antiquity offered solutions to specific problems, while science in its modern sense operates with theorems and axioms. With the development of science, since the 17th century, the practice of scientific communication has been formed in Europe. Scientific communication through correspondence brought together such intellectuals of the New Age as F. Bacon, G. Galileo, I. Newton, R. Descartes and many others. World science works at the global level as a network, the same “invisible college”. Between the “invisible collegium” of the 17th century and its 21st century counterpart there are many common features, they still contributed to the communication of leading intellectuals, they still function spontaneously. The theorist of communicative action J. Habermas said that his original theory should set new meanings for rationality and social architecture related to it. In conditions of social turbulence, there is a growing need for a special kind of heuristic scientist. A scientist guided by a special path of cognition to a deep understanding of the processes. His activity should be based on the already existing experience and be directed to the constructive result of cognition and action. The essence of this view of the process of cognition lies in the dualism of knowledge and understanding, for example, in the dynamic conditions of social turbulence, it is not enough just to look for the right or useful ways to solve the tasks set, it is also necessary to realize, search for meaning.
THE INTELLECTUAL ORIGINS OF THE CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY OF ÉTIENNE GILSON
Authors: Shymanovych Andrii
Published: June 2023

Gilson managed to creatively present, update, and reveal the heuristic potential of Thomism as a paradigmatic system of metaphysical and epistemological realism, which had proved its historical continuity and notable influence even on the founders of the rational discourse of the Enlightenment. Gilson’s merit also lies in his expression of the constitutive role of human reason in the construction of Christian philosophy, as well as in the fact that he did not attempt to mask a possible lack of argument by appealing to the doctrine of divine revelation. The researcher advocated the need for the creative rethinking of Thomism as a dialogical system of ideas and emphasized the inadequacy of the uncritical repetition of Aquinas’ teachings in the frozen historical form in the context of new unprecedented challenges.
A RELIGIOUS-PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CATHOLIC ECUMENICAL CONCEPT IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE WITH ISLAM
Authors: Kvik Andrii
Published: June 2023

The Enlightenment philosophical concept led to the formation of the understanding that religion must serve the common good and justice in society, otherwise it cannot function freely in the public space. Protestant criticism of the biblical text largely reflects the main trends of the crisis of faith in the social environment of the Enlightenment, and they also laid the foundation for the formation of liberal theology. In the Catholic environment, such phenomena have been criticized, but over time there is an understanding of the need for an adequate reaction of the traditional Church. As an option to solve this issue, the creation of conditions for the separation of religious and non-religious spheres, which will make it possible to achieve objectivity on the part of the secular authorities with the simultaneous inclusion of the legally regulated functioning of religious organizations, which can carry out social activities in the plane of ecumenical actions, can be done. The analysis of social phenomena that gave impetus to the formation of the ecumenical movement in its current forms and manifestations is extremely significant, as it is a reading and forecasting of the further development of the ecumenical concept as a whole, which requires a detailed delineation of the impact of postmodern trends on the cultural change of society. The question of rationalization of religious beliefs, which satisfy the needs of the vast majority of the planet’s population, arises more and more often in the religious and philosophical environment, but the question of the probability of the disappearance of these beliefs or, even more, their elimination from the cultural and worldview plane of humanity, is not raised in any way.
PRACTICAL MODELS OF SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES OF THE CLERGY OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR CRIMES OF RUSSIA AGAINST UKRAINE (BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE WESTERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY)
Authors: Lutsan Ihor
Published: June 2023

The OCU’s significant role in the society and the specifics of its activity during Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, and the impact of Russia’s war crimes on the church and religious life and the state of public consciousness in the country are analyzed. Further, we reveal peculiarities of this confession in practical terms of its parishes’ functioning, in relation to the events of the war itself and their consequences.