bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Conexões entre dois mundos. Prática médica, artes de curar e os saberes locais angolanos nos textos europeus ao longo do século XVIII
Authors: Da Conceição Gisele Cristina
Published: December 2022

[pt] As conexões entre a África e o Brasil são tema recorrente na historiografia, principalmente, aquela relacionada com as questões sociais, econômicas, logísticas e políticas que envolviam o tráfico de escravos entre ambos os continentes. Um dos aspectos de maior interesse para os pesquisadores da história das ciências é, nesse sentido, a questão da saúde dos povos escravizados. Neste aspecto, a história da Medicina e dos conhecimentos médicos e farmacêuticos retratam um cenário no qual os contributos dos conhecimentos de origem africana tem vindo a ser verificados. Neste artigo, pretendo reconhecer as práticas médicas aplicadas em território angolano através de uma série de tratados médicos escritos por europeus que praticaram medicina em Angola, mais precisamente em Luanda, pretendendo responder às seguintes questões: Qual é o peso do conhecimento das populações locais na formação dos tratados médicos angolanos? Havia circulação de conhecimentos médicos entre Angola e Brasil?.
En la mansión de los desgraciados. La antropometría criminal en la prisión Modelo de Barcelona (1895-1918)
Authors: Galindo Miguel
Published: December 2022

El objetivo de este artículo es aproximarnos a la historia del gabinete antropométrico de la prisión Modelo de Barcelona entre 1895 y 1918. Será revisada la confluencia entre las nociones jurídicas, científicas y religiosas que los agentes correctores de la cárcel introdujeron en el gabinete, así como las discusiones, tensiones e interpretaciones que produjo su práctica. Para llevar a cabo este propósito la investigación girará en torno a las siguientes preguntas ¿cómo se consolidó la antropometría criminal en Barcelona? ¿Cuáles fueron las características de su proceso de apropiación? ¿las posturas vernáculas de los agentes correctores de la Modelo implicaron una transformación en el sistema antropométrico? y ¿cuáles fueron las consideraciones de los presos frente a este saber? Para responder estas preguntas, este artículo problematizará metodológicamente sobre las perspectivas enunciadas, primero, por la prensa local y los escritos de los representantes de la prisión Modelo, desde donde se interseccionó el ideal de prevención y corrección. Además, se hará un acercamiento a las experiencias escritas por los individuos antropometrizados, con las cuales se ofrecerá una constelación de representaciones microhistóricas y regresivas que develarán la criminalización del enemigo político, de las clases subalternas y el funcionamiento mismo del gabinete.
Pyrometers in the brickworks
Authors: Anónimo
Published: December 2022

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Acceptable aggregates from low-grade deposits
Authors: Tristes
Published: December 2022

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El cálculo térmico en los hornos de cemento, cal, magnesita y dolomita
Authors: Anselm
Published: December 2022

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Low heat cement and mass concrete construction
Authors: Editorial
Published: December 2022

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Aged linseed oil as dispersing agent in portland cement analysis
Authors: McCoy  , Caldwell
Published: December 2022

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Physical properties of calcined gypsum
Authors: Riddol
Published: December 2022

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Perfeccionamientos técnicos en las fábricas de cemento
Authors: Varios autores
Published: December 2022

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Reunión anual de ASTM
Authors: Anónimo
Published: December 2022

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Testing of clays for lightweight aggregate
Authors: Klinefelter  , Hancock  , Hamlin
Published: December 2022

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Pliego general de condiciones para la recepción de aglomerantes hidráulicos en las obras de carácter oficial
Authors: N. de la R.
Published: December 2022

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B.S. 12:1947. Portland Cement (ordinary and rapid-hardening)
Authors: Anónimo
Published: December 2022

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Synthetic cement produced by newly-petented process
Authors: Anónimo
Published: December 2022

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Blowing of internal plaster
Authors: Anónimo
Published: December 2022

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Long-time study of cement performance in concrete
Authors: Jackson  , Tyler
Published: December 2022

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Air replaces sand in "no-fines" concrete
Authors: Valore  , Green
Published: December 2022

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Insulation for protection of new concrete in winter
Authors: Tuthill  , Glover  , Spencer  , Bierce
Published: December 2022

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Hydration products formed in cement pastes at 25 to 175 ºC
Authors: Kalousek  , Adams
Published: December 2022

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Cement research in Japan
Authors: L.S.C.
Published: December 2022

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New portland cement process
Authors: L.S.C.
Published: December 2022

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Shape of the flame in the rotary kiln
Authors: L.S.C.
Published: December 2022

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La protection du bois au moyen du néoforme
Authors: L.S.C.
Published: December 2022

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Métodos normalizados A.S.T.M. para el ensayo de cementos. Métodos normalizados de la A.S.T.M. para el ensayo de la finura del cemento portland
Authors: A.S.T.M.
Published: December 2022

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Wirksames Frostschutzmittel
Authors: L.S.C.
Published: December 2022

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Ultra modern tile production
Authors: S.F.S.
Published: December 2022

Como consecuencia del empleo; cada día creciente, de los azulejos en la construcción, se revisan continuamente los viejos métodos de producción de aquéllos. En este artículo se resumen las principales características de la producción de azulejos en una de las fábricas más modernas, de la Stylon Southern Corporation, en Florence, Ala.
Tentative specifications for flow table for use in teste of hydraulic cement
Authors: S.F.S.
Published: December 2022

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Tentative method of test for air content of hydraulic cement mortar
Authors: S.F.S.
Published: December 2022

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Fuel economy in brick drying
Authors: S.F.S.
Published: December 2022

Mediante el empleo de dos nuevos mecheros Suxé, junto con la introducción de algunas reformas, se ha conseguido disminuir el consumo de combustible en la operación de secado, evitándose, al mismo tiempo, la presencia de humos.
Ein neuer beton-werkstein: ''Maclit"
Authors: S.F.S.
Published: December 2022

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Execution and the questioning of authority in three early modern English history plays
Authors: Bertheau Gilles
Published: December 2022

Analysing the three plays chosen for this paper (Sir Thomas More by Munday et al., The Tragedy of Byron by Chapman et The Tragedy of Barnavelt by Fletcher and Massinger) from the viewpoint of the execution scenes leads to a consideration of the political issues at stake. The omission of historical details in More’s fate and the staging of his death enable the authors to make their play a plea for liberty of conscience. Under the reign of King James I, the two topical plays selected here provide two good examples of the way dramatists could intervene in the public debate – at the risk of censorship – about the rise of the modern State. Their depiction of the modern prince, who uses Providence as a political tool, casts a Machiavellian shadow on his discourse and, without exculpating the guilty hero, underlines the constitutive ambiguity of the modern state.
Le De Missione dans la stratégie missionnaire et la communication culturelle d’Alessandro Valignano
Authors: Pizzorusso Giovanni
Published: December 2022

Le présent article analyse la stratégie de communication de Valignano, grand Visiteur du Japon, lors de l’ambassade Tenshō. Très nourri de l’humanisme renaissant, sensibilisé aux rapports subtils de la politique et des comportements de cour par Il cortegiano de Castiglione, Valignano s’applique à entretenir la réciprocité dans l’échange interculturel. Soucieux de l’adaptation du missionnaire aux mœurs de son terrain, il veille à garder la balance entre l’observation attentive mais point trop fascinée des mœurs locales et l’affirmation univoque de la supériorité de la foi et du monde chrétien. Pédagogue, il construit De missione sur la rhétorique du dialogue classique et fait des Japonais, et non pas des jésuites, les vecteurs de l’information sur le Japon. Valignano anticipe ainsi la communication interculturelle.
La identidad en cuestión en la poesía carcelaria argentina (1976-1983)
Authors: Guillard Amandine
Published: December 2022

Este artículo propone acercarse a la poesía carcelaria escrita por los presos políticos durante la última dictadura argentina (1976-1983). La situación límite sufrida por los autores nos lleva hoy a considerar sus poemas a la luz del contexto histórico-político y literario-cultural. En particular, nos interesa descifrar la manera como se expresaron poéticamente personas encerradas por razones políticas. La represión y la censura aplicadas diariamente en las prisiones argentinas nos incitan a pensar que los autores remitieron a estrategias de distanciamiento con la realidad. Sin embargo, una minuciosa lectura no solamente demuestra lo contrario, sino que evidencia un verdadero acto de resistencia mediante una enunciación sembrada por reivindicaciones identitarias.
« Elles disent...! » : une pièce féministe jouée au cœur de Belsunce (Marseille)
Authors: Pedrotti Vanessa , Raquel Fernanda , Champion-Schreiber Sarah
Published: December 2022

En juin 2018, c’est sous l’égide de Louise Michel, interprétée par une jeune fille de 17 ans, que plusieurs femmes, d’âges et de milieux socioculturels variés, ont fait entendre leur voix lors de l’inauguration de la place Louise-Michel. Située au cœur du quartier de Belsunce à Marseille, cette place, d’ordinaire exclusivement occupée par des hommes, s’est soudain peuplée de femmes venues livrer leurs histoires, inspirations, coups de gueule politiques et poétiques. Avec humour et dérision, elles ont interpellé, déconstruit les rôles sociaux, joué avec de nouveaux codes et inventé de nouvelles manières d’être libres. Cet article a pour but de partager cette expérience de création théâtrale participative et d’apporter quelques pistes de réflexion sur la fonction sociale de l’art. En quoi et jusqu’à quel point un travail artistique peut-il activer un questionnement sur les usages d’un lieu public ? Est-ce qu’une création artistique participative peut créer une « nouvelle communauté de sens » pour les participantes, l’auditoire et les passantes et passants qui déambulent sur la place au moment de la représentation ? Comment le groupe prend en charge les questionnements et les mécanismes d’autocensure liés à la peur de s’exprimer dans l’espace public ? Le théâtre peut se présenter comme une arène d’expériences de vie pour un groupe socialement vulnérable, mais suffisamment solide pour créer ses propres stratégies de résistance. C’est pourquoi la réflexion proposée ici s’oriente vers l’analyse d’une expérience concrète de micro-résistance qui questionne l’architecture politique patriarcale, les limites de la citoyenneté, les déplacements géographiques de l’art, la subjectivité et la performativité des participantes, ainsi que la possibilité de créer de nouveaux imaginaires sur la ville et sur les femmes.
Un Moyen Âge recomposé. Variations autour du déploiement ecclésial dans l’espace d’exposition
Authors: Fouché Fanny
Published: December 2022

La transmission patrimoniale des objets religieux suscite des approches distinctes. Une première consiste à souligner les dimensions techniques, historiques ou esthétiques des œuvres au détriment de l’évocation des formes antérieures de leur efficacité. Les artefacts sont alors présentés pour leurs qualités matérielles, selon la place qu’ils prennent dans des typologies ou en tant que jalons d’histoires des formes. Une autre approche tend à mettre davantage en lumière les conditions sociohistoriques à travers lesquelles certaines catégories d’objets se voient, à un moment ou à un autre de leur histoire, chargées de sacralité. Où qu’elle se situe entre ces deux pôles, toute réapparition d’artefacts ayant rapport avec l’invisible constitue un défi pour le musée. S’agit-il de reconstituer l’intangible qui les entourait de toute part ? Des fragments matériels de cultes disparus ou transformés permettent-ils de recomposer dans l’espace muséal une image de pratiques religieuses, de l’organisation de sociétés, des tissus de symboles et des réseaux de gestes engloutis ? Quelles strates de significations d’objets tels que ceux issus de la spiritualité du Moyen Âge occidental l’expographie est-elle capable de transcrire ? Peut-elle concevoir des espaces scéniques et discursifs traduisant quelque chose des conditions de visibilité et d’opérativité propres à l’existence pré-muséale de ces catégories de créations ? Les tâtonnements expographiques autour du patrimoine numineux ont trait à la mise en récit de l’histoire à travers la sélection et la manipulation de ses vestiges. Ils interrogent la frontière entre réel et reconstitution, entre authentique et fac-similé, entre effets de signification et effets de présence (pour reprendre les termes d’Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht). Cet article s’attache à décrire, autour d’objets issus du christianisme, la résurgence de formes telles que la silhouette d’un autel ou le dessin d’une croix comme autant de variations libres à partir des traits du rite et de l’espace ecclésial médiéval. Au-delà de la simple semblance avec des éléments originels, on interroge la manière dont ces à-côtés informent les artefacts qu’ils entourent et en soutiennent ou oblitèrent la dimension anthropologique. Les travaux d’Hayden White et de Stephen Bann permettent en outre d’examiner dans quelle mesure la mise en images muséale de la civilisation médiévale joue des ressorts de la synecdoque ou de la métonymie. S’intéressant enfin à la lente rumination et recomposition dont cette civilisation fait l’objet via l’assimilation patrimoniale, cet article aborde le dialogue avec des créations par nature épiphaniques, c’est-à-dire destinées à s’effacer dans l’instant même de leur révélation, comme un chassé-croisé avec la part manquante d’œuvres ouvrant sur le mystère.
La nature de la numinosité et sa reconstruction muséologique
Authors: Ames Michael M.
Published: December 2022

L’auteur interroge la notion d’objets « numineux », c’est-à-dire supposés détenir un certain pouvoir dans un certain contexte culturel, et pour des communautés précises. Une fois mis au musée, ces objets sont censés perdre toutes leurs qualités, au profit de seules valeurs savantes étrangères à leurs propriétés d’origine. Le propos de l’article est au contraire de soutenir, dans une perspective anthropologique, que la situation de pareils artefacts, au cours de leurs transports, ne se résume pas à pareille opposition binaire – et que la situation de leurs conservateurs ou de leurs visiteurs ne se résume pas non plus à une simple opposition entre membres de la communauté d’origine et membres extérieurs, les premiers jouissant d’un monopole de compréhension, les seconds en étant privés. Michael Ames plaide pour une collaboration des savoirs et des intervenants, et soutient que la re-présentation d’un objet au sein d’un musée n’est, de ce point de vue, finalement pas plus artificielle que celle du même objet au sein de sa culture d’origine. Ce thème tenait particulièrement à cœur à l’auteur, qui est revenu dessus dans son ultime article, publié de manière posthume : « Counterfeit museology », Museum Management and Curatorship, vol. 21, n° 3, 2006, p. 171-186.
« Pour moi, c’est plus qu’une expo ! » Production et réception d’une exposition sur les musiques populaires dans un musée d’histoire
Authors: Creton Caroline , Bornand Elvire , Letourneux Frédérique , Lecompte Hélène
Published: December 2022

L’article analyse la production et la réception d’une exposition de territoire portée par le château des ducs de Bretagne (Nantes). Les expositions de territoire visent à interroger le rapport à la ville, son histoire sociale, politique, économique. Après avoir exposé le travail des femmes et les phénomènes migratoires, le musée met en place en 2018 une exposition durant 21 mois sur le rock nantais, qui revisite l’histoire locale des musiques populaires de 1960 à nos jours. Dès le départ, le musée fait le choix d’une approche subjective de cette histoire en confiant le commissariat d’exposition à un journaliste, membre de la scène musicale locale, qui s’inscrit davantage dans un rapport à la mémoire collective qu’à l’histoire sociale. L’article propose une analyse de ce parti pris et cherche à étudier ses effets sur les publics à partir d’une enquête qualitative centrée sur les émotions. Les résultats indiquent la relation étroite entre la socialisation des individus aux musiques populaires tout comme à la scène nantaise et leurs ressentis durant le parcours de visite, allant de la nostalgie à la joie.
L’émergence d’opérateurs territoriaux dédiés au vélo dans les espaces ruraux : les premiers pas d’une forme de transition vers une mobilité durable
Authors: Peycheraud Alice
Published: December 2022

Cet article vise à comprendre les conditions et les processus d’émergence d’opérateurs territoriaux œuvrant au développement du vélo quotidien dans les espaces ruraux. En adoptant le prisme d’une pratique encore minoritaire et peu légitimée dans des territoires largement dominés par la voiture, il offre une fenêtre d’observation sur les tâtonnements et les premiers mouvements de création d’opérateurs, depuis la nécessaire constitution d’un terreau de valeurs partagées pour promouvoir une transition vers le vélo jusqu’à la réflexion sur les moyens de pérenniser et de normaliser les initiatives entreprises. Choisir de positionner l’étude dans des territoires peu denses permet en outre d’explorer la notion d’opérateur par ses limites en questionnant la manière dont peut se mettre en place une coordination des acteurs et des échelles dans un contexte rural où l’ingénierie fait souvent défaut et où les enjeux du vélo quotidien restent peu interrogés.
“Road Courtesy” in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi: A Political Tool to Maintain Public Order
Authors: Malukisa Nkuku Albert
Published: December 2022

Road courtesy is traditionally based upon rules of civility between drivers or road users. This is not the case in cities of the Democratic Republic of Congo, however, where road courtesy refers to periods when, in an attempt to combat corruption and harassment, the public authorities prohibit police officers from stopping drivers in their vehicles. Contrary to what is often found in the literature, this article shows that “petty corruption” generates a certain social order in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi; the public authorities would do well to turn a blind eye to such practices, intervening solely when public order is threatened by a breakdown of relations between police and road users.
The Production of a “True Muslim” by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Loyalty and Dissent
Authors: Ben Néfissa Sarah
Published: December 2022

Mentoring young people is one of the core activities of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, since they view political reform as the result of individual religious reform. The article analyses the forms of their educational actions. The analysis is based on the Brotherhood’s literature on their educational principles, internal documents on how to apply these principles, and accounts published by former young Muslim Brothers. The production of a “true Muslim” relies as much on the affection built by the organisation as on the scrutiny and control of individuals. This article highlights the importance of the cultural factor as the main resource for disengagement.
The Challenges of Food Supply: Actors, Places, and Links
Authors: Janin Pierre
Published: December 2022

In a world faced with growing instability and inequality, food supply is a constant challenge for governments and societies. Beyond concrete organizational aspects, two fundamental issues are at stake: the strategic control of flows and the geographical and social relations operating within supply systems. This article focuses on the complementary approaches commonly adopted to address this question, rarely studied in recent years. By closely associating the field of resources and power, it shows that food supply is not simply a technical question of price, volumes and flows, but depends ultimately on the relations between different types of actors – governments, businesses, communities, trade networks, etc. – thus becoming a truly political issue. We observe that under certain authoritarian regimes (Gulf States, Latin America), the organizing state remains ever-present, while outside times of crisis (sub-Saharan Africa), there is greater scope for developing more informal dynamics.
Multi-Objective Energy-Efficient Virtual Machine Consolidation Using Dynamic Double Threshold-Enhanced Search and Rescue-Based Optimization
Authors: Singh Sweta , Kumar Rakesh , Rao Udai Pratap
Published: December 2022

The popularization of the cloud and its need to solve complex engineering application have alarmed energy and environmental concerns among the researchers. Achieving energy efficiency has become one of the most essential aims of the data center, offering more services with minimal energy consumption (EC). VM consolidation aims at adjusting the VMs to fewer PMs by live migration of VMs and then switching off the inactive servers, achieving energy efficiency. However, uncontrolled consolidation could violate the SLA. The paper contributes by considering the optimization problem targeting the EC and the number of VM migrations. Dynamic double threshold with enhanced search and rescue (DDT-ESAR) optimization has been introduced utilizing two thresholds; the first value defines the upper and lower bound for host classification, whereas the other is used to make migration decision. For migration, ESAR has been adopted for the most appropriate PM- VM mapping. The experimental analysis proves the efficiency where EC is computed to be 0.384kWh, SLA violations to be 6.33% and 64 number of migrations.
Male reproductive system and simulated high-altitude environment: preliminary results in rats
Authors: Li Xiu-Yun , Zhang Mei-Hua , Chen Zhao-Wen , Zhang Bin , Bai Gang , Wang He-Feng
Published: December 2022

This study assessed the effects of a simulated high-altitude environment on the reproductive system of prepubertal male rats and the reversibility of these effects upon return to a normal environment. Three-week-old male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to 4 groups that were exposed to different conditions: a normal environment for 6 weeks and 12 weeks, respectively, hypobaric hypoxia for 6 weeks, and hypobaric hypoxia for 6 weeks followed by a normal environment for 6 weeks. Multiple pathophysiological parameters were evaluated at the histological, endocrine, and molecular levels. Hypobaric hypoxia exposure for 6 weeks during the prepubertal phase significantly altered physiological parameters, body functions, blood indices, and reproductive potential. Six weeks after returning to a normal environment, the damaged reproductive functions partially recovered due to compensatory mechanisms. However, several changes were not reversed after returning to a normal environment for 6 weeks, including disorders of body development and metabolism, increased red blood cells, increased fasting blood glucose, abnormal blood lipid metabolism, decreased testicular and epididymis weights, abnormal reproductive hormone levels, excessive apoptosis of reproductive cells, and decreased sperm concentration. In summary, a hypobaric hypoxic environment significantly impaired the reproductive function of prepubertal male rats, and a return to normal conditions during the postpubertal phase did not fully recover these impairments.
Contact Tracing of Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19 Infection in a Tertiary-Care Hospital: Containing the Contagion
Authors: Sharma Sarit , Gupta Vikas , Bawa Ashvind , Kumar Ajay , Pooni Puneet Aulakh , Gautam Parshotam Lal , Chaudhary Ashwani Kumar , Chhina Rajoo Singh
Published: December 2022

Introduction:

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at higher risk of getting infected with COVID-19 infection due to their close proximity to COVID-19-positive patients. We studied the risk stratification and positivity rate in HCWs at risk of getting COVID-19 infection as well as the possible factors responsible for their being at risk of COVID-19 infection during the study period.

Material and Methods:

This prospective study was conducted after approval by the institutional ethics committee. The data regarding demographic variables, risk stratification, COVID-19 (reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction) report, and possible sources of exposure for HCWs were recorded in a proforma by personal/telephonic interviews as well as from hospital records from March 2020 to June 2021. The data generated were entered into Microsoft Excel® software and analyzed using percentages, proportions, and Chi-square tests for qualitative variables.

Results:

COVID-19 infection’s positivity rate was 19.5% among high-risk and 0.6% among low-risk HCW contacts. HCWs working in non-COVID-19 areas (67.9%) were more at risk than those working in COVID-19 areas (32.1%). In contrast, the COVID-19 positivity rate was significantly higher among high-risk contact HCWs from COVID-19 areas (34.2%) than in non-COVID-19 areas (12.6%). The maximum COVID-19 positivity rate was seen in high-risk contacts with body fluid exposure (21%), performing aerosol-generating procedures (20%), and close exposure in operation theaters (18%).

Conclusions:

Risk stratification is an important tool to contain infection among HCWs who had unprotected close contact with a COVID-19-positive case. With appropriate contact tracing, we were able to avoid over- and under-quarantine, save many man-hours as well as contain the spread of infection. HCWs should not only wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) during work hours but should also practice mask-wearing and social distancing while they are in the community.
Health Status and Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis with Diabetes Mellitus Cases, Rajkot City, Gujarat – A Longitudinal Study
Authors: Solanki Harsha M. , Ranpariya Pooja N. , Chudasama Rajesh K.
Published: December 2022

Background:

India, with the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world, is also facing epidemic growth in diabetes mellitus (DM). TB is curable while DM is a metabolic and incurable disease that if not controlled will affect the health status of a person. This study was conducted to assess the health status and treatment outcome of TB with DM cases.

Materials and Methods:

We selected a total of 64 newly registered pulmonary TB (PTB) with DM cases from five tuberculosis units (TUs) in Rajkot city from October 2019 to December 2020. At the end of treatment, 64 cases were analyzed for treatment outcome and 56 cases (5 deaths; 3 lost to follow-up) were followed up to observe progression in health status. The information was collected in pretested proforma by interview.

Results:

There was a significant improvement in TB symptoms (cough, weight loss, weakness, anorexia, evening rise of temperature, dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptysis), DM symptoms (frequent urination, excessive thirst and hunger, tingling and numbness), symptoms of mental health (fatigue, sleep disturbance, negative emotions, socially inactive), and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) on consecutive visits (McNemar’s test, P < 0.001) and at the end of treatment (Cochran’s Q test, P < 0.001). Improvement of nutritional status was also found statistically significant on consecutive visits (Wilcoxon test, P < 0.001) and at the end of treatment (Friedman’s test, P < 0.001). The cure rate was 82.8% and 4.7% of cases had completed treatment.

Conclusion:

At the end of treatment, there was a significant improvement in health status and treatment outcome; also good cure rate was reported among cases.
Post-vaccination Symptoms of Covishield Vaccine among Frontline Workers of a Tertiary Care Center in Pathanamthitta District
Authors: Dev Sahya S. , Vargese Saritha Susan , Mamachan Serah , Varghese Abraham V. , Mathew Elsheba
Published: December 2022

Introduction:

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in late 2019 and is still ongoing, has affected health and life across the world. Widespread vaccination with highly effective vaccines is an important tool in the efforts to control this pandemic. To determine post-vaccination symptoms after the first dose of Covishield vaccine among health care workers at a tertiary care centre in Pathanamthitta District.

Materials and Methods:

A descriptive cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital in Pathanamthitta District. Data on adverse effects following vaccination with the first dose of Covishield vaccine were collected from health care workers through online surveys and interviews. Baseline characteristics were described with frequency, percentages, and mean. Associations between categorical variables were assessed using the Chi-square test.

Results:

Of the 1,115 health care workers who participated in the study, the majority were medical students (28.3%), followed by nurses (24.8%), and doctors (19.1%). Post-vaccination symptoms were reported by the majority of the participants (95.1%). The most common symptoms were pain at the site of injection (79.8%), followed by myalgia (67.2%), and tiredness (64.6%). Hospitalization was required for six (0.5%) of the participants.

Conclusion:

The symptoms reported in the study were those already known to be the general side effects associated with vaccines. The information obtained from this study will aid in health promotion activities related to COVID-19 vaccination.
An Unusual Case of Urothelial Carcinoma of Bladder with Metastasis to Brain and Skeletal Muscles Evaluated on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography
Authors: Dang Shreya , Pereira Melvika , Singh Natasha , Shivdasani Divya , Roy Debdip , Rungta Rachita
Published: December 2022

Urothelial or transitional cell carcinoma is the most prevalent variant of urinary bladder carcinoma worldwide occurring in both men and women. There are a very few cases described in the literature with metastasis to skeletal muscles and even fewer cases with metastatic site in the brain. We present a case of high-grade urothelial carcinoma with metastasis to the left temporal lobe as well as multiple inter- and intra-muscular deposits in the left thigh.
Ga-68 Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-HBED-CC Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Authors: Subudhi T. Kishan , Damle Nishikant Avinash , Arora Geetanjali , Prabhu Meghana , Tripathi Madhavi , Bal Chandrasekhar , Agarwal Shipra , Kumar Rajeev , Kumar Ritesh , Madan Karan
Published: December 2022

Purpose:

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is the most aggressive thyroid cancer and there is no established treatment that works well. The study was conducted to see prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression in ATC as a stepping stone to study its role in potential theranostics.

Materials and Methods:

Pathologically proven ATC patients were prospectively included in this study. Ga-68-PSMA positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was done to look for PSMA expression in local and distant sites 45-60 mins after injecting 2-3mCi of tracer.

Results:

Twenty patients were enrolled in this study. Nodal metastases were seen in all patients, while distant metastases were seen in 17/20. The mean SUVmax of primary lesion was 6.72 ± 4.6. Mean SUVmax of node and lung lesions was 5.7 ± 5.6 and 2.9 ± 1.98, respectively. Mean SUVmax of liver, mediastinum, and parotid gland was 5.95 ± 3.03, 1.54 ± 0.68, and 9.03 ± 3.75, respectively. Mean Tumor to background ratio (liver = TBRl; mediastinum = TBRm; parotid = TBRp) were 1.21, 4.49 and 0.78, respectively.

Conclusion:

ATC showed variable PSMA expression on Ga-68-PSMA-PET/CT and this attribute may be potentially useful in ATC theranostics.
Omicron Variant of COVID-19
Authors: Khan Dikhra , Sagar Sambit , Tripathi Madhavi , Damle Nishikant Avinash , Bal Chandrasekhar
Published: December 2022

We report a case of omicron infection in a biopsy-proven case of carcinoma breast sent for staging F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) during the omicron COVID wave. FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) revealed increased FDG uptake in nasopharyngeal, oropharynx, and tonsillar regions and bilateral cervical lymph nodes along with uptake in primary carcinoma and locoregional lymph nodes. Based on the clinical history and specific pattern of FDG PET/CT findings (as suggested by SNMMI Taskforce), COVID history and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction positivity was elicited.
Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT in the Evaluation of Paragangliomas and Other Indeterminate Lesions in the Head and Neck
Authors: Kuker Russ , Wang Jiaqiong , Nagornaya Natalya , Bhatia Rita G. , Quencer Robert , Serafini Aldo
Published: December 2022

Background and Purpose:

Paragangliomas (PGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors with imaging features that can overlap with other entities. This study hypothesizes that given overexpression of somatostatin receptor (SSTR) 2, PGLs can be differentiated on Ga-68 DOTATATE positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) from other benign or malignant lesions.

Materials and Methods:

Ninety-six patients with known tumors of the head and neck who underwent Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT from May 2017 to December 2021 were retrospectively reviewed from a single institution. Of these, 43 patients had histopathological confirmation and 66 positive lesions were discovered on PET/CT. For each lesion, the SUV max, the SUV lesion to liver ratio, and the SUV lesion to spleen ratio were analyzed.

Results:

PGLs (n = 37) showed the most intense uptake, and the mean of SUVmax was 69.3 (range 3.7–225.9). Metastatic PGL and metastasis from other neuroendocrine tumors (n = 13) demonstrated intermediate uptake, the mean of SUVmax was 15.16 (range 2.3–40.3). Meningiomas (n = 3) had intermediate uptake, and the mean of SUVmax was 12.37 (range 2.5–19.4). One patient with esthesioneuroblastoma had 5 lesions in the head and neck, and the mean of SUVmax was 18.9 (range 6.9–49.4). Schwannomas (n = 4) had very low uptake, and the mean of SUVmax was 1.75 (range 1.1–2.2). Other rare cases with low uptake included 1 each of osteosarcoma, acinic cell carcinoma, ectopic thyroid tissue, and plasmacytoma, and the mean of SUVmax was 4.75 (range 2.3–6.1).

Conclusions:

Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT can be a useful adjunct in differentiating tumors in the head and neck. PGLs demonstrate the highest uptake. Meningioma, esthesioneuroblastoma, and neuroendocrine tumor metastasis have intermediate uptake. Schwannomas and other rare tumors exhibit low uptake.
Incidental 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Avid Cardiac Mass on Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography in a Patient with Head-and-Neck Carcinoma
Authors: Sharma Punit , Bari Ejaz Ahmad
Published: December 2022

High 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake in a cardiac mass is considered to be a marker of malignancy, but that is not always true. We here present such a case of incidentally detected 18F-FDG cardiac mass on staging positron emission tomography-computed tomography in a woman with head-and-neck cancer, confirmed to be myxoma on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and subsequent histopathology.
Intraoperative Electrocardiogram Monitoring Induced Bispectral Index Interference – A Misleading Heart–Mind Connection
Authors: Pahade Akhilesh , Mowar Ashita , Singh Vishwadeep , Kharayat Urvashi
Published: December 2022

Bi-spectral index (BIS) is a common but an important tool in anaesthesiologist's armamentarium across the world which helps to assess the level of sedation and effect of hypnotic drugs. A value between 40-60 in BIS is considered as optimal level of sedation during general anaesthesia. However, numerous factors can interfere with accurate BIS value. Electrocardiogram (ECG), has been mentioned as a factor resulting into fallacious BIS values in the literature, which may have significant implications on appropriate dosage of hypnotic drugs. ECG inferences are usually filtered by proprietary algorithm of BIS, and few cases have been documented wherein ECG interference resulted in fallacious BIS readings. Our case reports a less frequently reported interference in BIS values by ECG, which resulted into lower BIS values.
Spinal Medulloblastoma in Pregnancy
Authors: Pathak Sharmishtha , Agrawal Sanjay , Biswas Konish
Published: December 2022

Tumors of the spinal column, meninges, nerve roots, or the cord parenchyma itself may compress and damage the spinal cord resulting in neural deficits. The presence of spinal cord tumor itself in pregnancy is a rare occurrence. Rapidly progressive neurological involvement due to compression should be considered for immediate decompression. The specific positioning for surgery and inaccessibility to the airway during surgery makes all spinal surgeries technically challenging for the anesthesiologist. The presence of pregnancy along with this disease further complicates patient management. We present the case of a 24-week-old pregnant female who reported to emergency with decreased sensation in her lower limbs and urinary retention. She was operated previously for cranial medulloblastoma and was on regular follow-up. Magnetic resonance imaging spine revealed multiple intradural extramedullary masses at the D3-4, D8-9, and D10-D11 vertebral levels. Considering her pregnancy and increased risk of surgery during this condition, only the mass causing her symptoms was decided to be operated upon (D10-11). The surgery was done in the prone position, during which, fetal well-being was insured by the obstetric team using transabdominal ultrasonography. Careful padding of pressure points was done; frames on the Allen table were placed in a manner to avoid any pressure on the abdomen during the surgery. The surgery was uneventful, and the patient was successfully reversed and extubated. Fetal heart rate was monitored perioperatively at regular intervals, and ultrasonographic assessment was done by the obstetric team once the patient was extubated. This case highlights the requirement of training the professionals for tackling nonobstetric surgery in a pregnant patient. The increased awareness and education in society regarding perioperative care issues will bring forth new challenges and thus we need to be more prepared for handling such cases.
Tract Specific CNS Involvement Post COVID-19 Vaccine: A Case Report
Authors: Dubey Prashant , Rohatgi Shalesh , Rao Prajwal , Nirhale Satish , Naphade Pravin , Gitay Advait
Published: December 2022

We hereby report an interesting case of tractopathy following COVID-19 vaccine. Acute transverse myelitis following COVID-19 infection or vaccination is well documented. However, to the best of our knowledge, no case of selective tract involvement following COVID-19 vaccine has been reported so far. One case of tract-specific central nervous system involvement following COVID-19 infection has been reported from India. We report the case of a 46-year-old male who developed clinical and radiological evidence of tractopathy involving the corticospinal tracts and posterior columns following the first dose of the Covishield vaccine.
A Prospective Cohort Study of Auditory and Visual Comorbidities in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Authors: Mishra Manas Ranjan , Adhikari K. M. , Panigrahi Nikita Kumari
Published: December 2022

Introduction:

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders involving movement, posture, and motor function with the uniqueness of being an outcome of a static insult and ever-changing clinical course. Early identification and rehabilitation of associated morbidities are the keys to comprehensive management.

Materials and Methods:

This was a prospective observational study conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital in western India, from January 2016 to June 2017, to determine the prevalence of ocular and hearing morbidity in children with CP. All children presenting with developmental delay and diagnosed as a case of CP were serially recruited in the study. Data were collected by using a predesigned pro forma.

Results:

The study included 80 children with CP. Male-to-female sex ratio of 2.08:1 was observed. The prevalence of visual morbidity was 67.5%, with the most common morbidity being squint followed by refractive error and nystagmus. Auditory morbidity was present in 22.5% of cases with the predominant type being sensorineural hearing loss.

Conclusions:

This study emphasizes the importance of prompt identification of auditory and visual morbidities in these children, as early intervention is the key to management and is vital for optimal speech, vision, developmental, and neurocognitive outcomes in these cases.
О максимальном объеме дерева случайного леса
Authors: Pavlov Yurii Leonidovich
Published: December 2022

Рассматриваются леса Гальтона - Ватсона, состоящие из $N$ корневых деревьев и $n$ некорневых вершин. Распределение числа прямых потомков каждой частицы образующего лес критического ветвящегося процесса имеет правильно меняющийся хвост и бесконечную дисперсию. Доказана предельная теорема для максимального объема дерева, когда $N,n \rightarrow \infty$, $n/N \rightarrow \infty$. Эта теорема справедлива в значительно более широкой области изменения параметров $N$ и $n,$ чем это было известно ранее.
Предельное совместное распределение статистик критериев «Monobit test», «Frequency Test within a Block» и «Binary Matrix Rank Test»
Authors: Savelov M P
Published: December 2022

Найдено предельное совместное распределение статистик $T_1, T_2, T_3$ следующих трех критериев пакета NIST: «Monobit Test», «Frequency Test within a Block» и «Binary Matrix Rank Test» в ситуации, когда исследуемая последовательность состоит из независимых случайных величин, имеющих распределение Бернулли с параметром $p = \frac12$. Установлены необходимые и достаточные условия асимптотической некоррелированности, а также необходимые и достаточные условия асимптотической независимости данных статистик. Доказано, что ковариационная матрица $C=\|C_{ij}\|$ предельного распределения вектора $(T_1, T_2, T_3)$ удовлетворяет соотношениям $C_{12}=C_{21}=C_{13}=C_{31}=0$, $C_{23}=C_{32} \ge 0$. Для широкого класса значений $p \ne \frac12$ описано предельное поведение вектора $(T_1, T_2, T_3)$.
Вероятность принадлежности нескольких вершин одной связной компоненте случайного равновероятного отображения
Authors: Zubkov Andrei Mikhailovich , Khalipov P V
Published: December 2022

Найдены предельные значения вероятности того, что $k$ элементов принадлежат одной и той же связной компоненте случайного равновероятного отображения конечного множества (при стремлении числа элементов этого множества к бесконечности).
Application of ground magnetics and geoelectrical methods in delineating sulphide deposit in oshiri area, southeastern nigeria
Authors: Chidiebere Elem Joseph , K. Anakwuba Emmanuel
Published: December 2022

The Asu River Group Shale in the Oshiri area was evaluated using ground magnetic and geoelectrical methods within existing mine. Some exploration programs in the area have resulted to failure due to the fact that project managers have not fully understood the use and importance of geophysics in enhancing the search for mineral deposits. The aim of the study was to delineate the sulphide deposits using ground magnetics and geoelectrical methods. Result of the ground magnetic survey delineated some shallow tectonic structures like fractures and faults which are capable of hosting metallic sulphide deposits. The residual magnetic intensity of the study area indicates very low magnetic field intensities around the central and southern portions of the study area. These low values indicate absence of magnetite in the near surface materials as suggested by previous studies in the area, but could be referred to as zones with shallow tectonic structures which could be faults and/or fractures capable of housing sulphide deposits. The ore-bearing veins within the sedimentary rocks have susceptibilities of ≤ -1.8 nT. The low, negative residual susceptibility zone in the southeastern portion of the study area was targeted for the induced polarization IP and electrical resistivity tomography. Four traverses of induced polarization IP and resistivity surveys were carried out with all the profile lines were in the NE-SW direction. Isolated chargeable bodies with values greater than 340msec and a correspondingly low resistivity values (10Ωm-50Ωm), were encountered across some of these profiles. This zone may represent zones with sulphide mineralization. These identified chargeable bodies occur at approximate depth and width range of between 25-30m and 50-70m respectively. The 1D stratigraphic models reveal an average thickness estimate of 11.0m. Using scalar geometric approach, an estimate of 103,513.75tonnes was obtained, representing a relatively economically viable quantity and a worthy target for investors.
The Effect of Rice Price, Income Per Capita, Population on Rice Demand in Sulawesi Island using Panel Data Regression
Authors: Irwandi Irwandi , Rahim Abd. , Rahmasari Astrid , Aulia A. Rizqa Nurul , Nurmi Nurmi , Rusman Aldha
Published: December 2022

Panel data regression analysis is a combination of cross section data and time series data. This study aims to analyze how the effect of rice prices, per capita income, population on the demand for rice on the island of Sulawesi. Using a combination of cross-sectional data, namely the six provinces on the island of Sulawesi and time series data from the 2017-2020 period. The results of the research show that the population and income per capita have a significant influence on the demand for rice on the island of Sulawesi. Meanwhile, the price of rice has no significant effect on the demand for rice on the island of Sulawesi. From the R2 value, it is 95.1453%, which means the variance of rice prices, population, and per capita income to the demand for rice on Sulawesi Island, while the rest is influenced by other variables not included in the model
The Effect of Education and Work Achievement on the Career Development of Employees With Work Motivation as a Mediator at the West Sumatra Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency Office
Authors: Susanti Febsri , Afifah Pritania
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of education and work performance on the career development of employees with work motivation as a mediator at the office of the financial and asset management agency in the West Sumatra region. Respondents in this study were 70 people with the Total Sampling technique. Analysis of the data used is multiple linear regression. The test results show that education has a positive and significant effect on employee career development. Work performance has a positive and significant effect on employee career development. Education has a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work performance has a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee career development. Education has a positive and significant effect on employee career development through work motivation. And work performance has a positive and significant effect on employee career development through work motivation