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MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS USED IN PROMOTING IT SERVICES
Authors:   Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University, Buga Nataliia , Yanchuk Tanya ,   Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University, Taranovska Ylia ,   Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University
Published: February 2021

The article describes the reasons for choosing marketing communications used in promoting IT services. The object of the research was marketing communications of the hosting company, which has been operating in Ukraine for the last 19 years. In writing the article the theoretical-empirical research method is used, consisting of elements such as analysis and synthesis of marketing processes in the enterprise, logical argument of the consequences and effects of the introduction of certain promotion tools, Comparing and generalizing the main differences between online and offline marketing communications. Distinctions between the traditional complex and Internet communications have been defined. The traditional complex of marketing communications contains advertising, public relations, sales promotion, direct marketing and personal sales. The complex of Internet communications involves the use of different kinds of Internet advertising, Internet PR, search engines, direct marketing, SMM, virtual communities. The detailed main means of Internet communications have also been identified to promote the services of enterprises active in the IT field. On the basis of the expert evaluation, the effectiveness of the use of Internet communications of the hosting company is evaluated. The most effective in this case are Email mailing, SEO and PPC. It has been proved that when choosing the type of marketing Internet communications, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the target audience. To promote the services of the hosting company, where the target audience is “permanently” in a virtual environment, it is not practical to use traditional means. Recommendations are given on the selection of Internet communication tools for the hosting company depending on the characteristics of the target audience. The use of social media is justified. The practical significance of the study is that companies that try to adapt traditional tools to a virtual environment need to find new tools to better influence the behavior of both existing and potential customers.
Half Step Numerical Method for Solution of Second Order Initial Value Problems
Authors: Adebayo O. Adeniran , Kikelomo Edaogbogun
Published: February 2021

This paper presents a half step numerical method for solving directly general second order initial value problems. The scheme is developed via collocation and interpolation technique invoked on power series polynomial. The proposed method is consistent, zero stable, order four and three. This method can estimate the approximate solution at both step and off step points simultaneously by using variable step size. Numerical results are given to show the efficiency of the proposed scheme over some existing schemes of same and higher order.
Estratègies, plataformes i dispositius que afavoreixin la participació dels joves
Authors: Pujol Íngrid
Published: February 2021

La participació és un dret, però no tothom es troba en les mateixes condicions per a poder exercir-lo. És aleshores quan cal que sapiguem treballar per a fomentar la participació i capacitem les persones a que puguin decidir sobre allò que passa al seu voltant, actuïn en funció de les seves necessitats, puguin intervenir en el seu entorn i aprenguin a responsabilitzar-se i organitzar-se en comunitat. A partir de la seva experiència com a dinamitzadora del Kasal de Joves Roquetes, situat al districte de Nou Barris (Barcelona) l’autora
reflexiona sobre la participació dels joves i sobre el treballar amb joves a través de la participació, com una oportunitat aprendre a conviure amb la diversitat i fer front a les desigualtats. A banda de posar en valor el coneixement del territori a l’hora d’impulsar qualsevol projecte de participació, l’autora destaca les 5 qüestions a tenir presents perquè el procés de participació tingui sentit i arribi a bon port: el què, el qui, l’on, el quan, el com i el per què de la participació. Finalment fa referència a dues experiències d’interès i a alguns recursos a tenir en compte.
La necessitat de la integralitat en les polítiques públiques d'immigració
Authors: Casademont Falguera Xavier
Published: February 2021

Aquest article pretén analitzar el que considerem que és un dels aspectes rellevants de les polítiques públiques orientades a la integració de les persones immigrades: com aconseguir que les polítiques d’immigració siguin una política pública integral en el si de les administracions públiques. És a dir, que no depenguin d’una única unitat administrativa, sinó que cadascun dels departaments i àrees l’assumeixin com una realitat que els és pròpia i que, al mateix temps, es dissenyin estructures organitzatives, participatives i d’intervenció que assegurin el desenvolupament d’una estratègia única, coordinada i compartida. Aquesta qüestió no és menor i en bona mesura denota la mirada que tenim sobre el fenomen migratori: si pensem la immigració i les persones immigrades des de l’estereotip de la pobresa i l’exclusió, té tot el sentit que plantegem polítiques assistencialistes pensades per a la seva execució des dels serveis socials; si les pensem des de la seva complexitat (pensem, per exemple, que implica totes les dimensions de les persones que d’una manera o altra participen del fenomen), entendrem que precisen d’un abordatge integral, global, multidisciplinar. En la mesura que estem convençuts que el que és necessari és aquest segon abordatge, plantejarem la necessitat de desenvolupar estratègies de gestió i implementació de polítiques d’immigració integrals i que afavoreixin que les persones immigrades puguin superar les desigualtats que els afecten en múltiples dimensions. També explicarem quins són alguns dels obstacles a superar més habituals i apuntarem algunes recomanacions que permetin superar-los. Finalment, presentarem un parell de casos que exemplifiquen bones pràctiques en el desenvolupament de polítiques públiques integrals.
Suport des de l'àmbit social a les trajectòries educatives i formatives a joves migrats
Authors: Salvachúa Esther , Sibina Cristina
Published: February 2021

Les autores de l’article identifiquen l’acompanyament com l’acció bàsica del suport que es pot prestar als processos educatius i de formació. Un acompanyament encara més necessari quan el plantegem en relació als joves d’origen immigrat que fan front a múltiples factors risc d’exclusió social, que van des del baix nivell de formació i les dificultats d’accés als estudis postobligatoris, fins a les situacions administratives irregulars o la consciència de ser víctimes de racisme. Les autores proposen que l’acompanyament es desenvolupi a partir d’aquests tres eixos metodològics: l’acompanyament individual, el treball en grup i el treball en xarxa i comunitari. Finalment les autores fan referència a tres experiències que poden servir de model per a aquesta línia de treball: Centre Educatiu i d’Aprenentatges Can Cuní, el projecte Tarda Jove, de la Fundació SER.GI, i el Centre de Noves Oportunitats de Girona - CNO.
BENTUK DAN PERUBAHAN FUNGSI MUSIK KONGKIL DI DESA BUNGKAL KABUPATEN PONOROGO
Authors: Rahayuningsih Bina Kiki
Published: February 2021

Kongkil music was created in 1933 by Eyang Toinangun as a means of gathering the people of Bungkal Village as an effort to resist the Dutch invaders. Kongkil music is an ensemble consisting of instruments of kongkil, kedhang, saron, kethuk, kenong, kempul and gong. In the beginning, Kongkil's music brought songs created by its members with the theme of passion-building, because there was no legacy of the old repertoire of the predecessors. There was an innovation in the form of repertoire changes since 1975, namely bringing dolanan gendhing. Around 2000, Kongkil's music was in a vacuum, then it was revived in 2012 with a new repertoire that presented lancaran and langgam gendhing. The research entitled "The Form and Change of Kongkil Music Function in Bungkal Village, Ponorogo Regency" uses the concept of Edy Sedyawati's thought that changes in social structure and values will cause physical changes and the role of art itself in society. It also causes changes in the structure of forms. These changes cannot be avoided if the art is willing to live within the society. This study uses descriptive qualitative analysis methods.  From this study, it found several things related to the Kongkil Martapura music group, including: (1) History and regeneration of the Kongkil Martapura music group, (2) the forms of performances, instruments and repertoires presented, (3) the factors driving changes in function and its impact on intellectuals and contextual.
Non-locality of two ultracold trapped atoms
Authors: Fogarty Thomás
Published: February 2021

Quantum mechanics is the physics of the very small and the very cold. When particles are small and cold they take on wave properties and thus act differently to anything you can imagine in the world you see around you. Throwing tennis balls through brick walls, walking through two adjacent doors at the same time, even having a cat that is both dead and alive at the same time might seem weird to you, but in quantum mechanics this is quite normal. It is this strange playground of physics that has attracted people to quantum mechanics, and the advent of cold atom technologies allows us to, not only theoretically but physically, study these weird systems. In recent years, cold atoms have provided an excellent testbed for investigating these quantum effects. As the system is cold, it is incredibly clean and noise-free due to the lack of thermal vibrations and collisions ...
Wave farm modelling: harnessing Ireland’s greatest energy resource
Authors: Cahill Brendan
Published: February 2021

Wave Energy Converters are being developed worldwide, including by a number of Irish companies, as a sustainable and environmentally-friendly means of generating electricity using the power of the ocean. By 2020 it is envisaged that hundreds of these devices will be deployed off the West Coast of Ireland in arrays known as Wave Farms and connected to the national electricity grid. The focus of my Ph.D. project, being carried out at the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) in UCC, is to create realistic models of these Wave Farms so that we can better understand their behaviour and ultimately optimise their performance. Nearly 95% of the electricity consumed in Ireland is generated from fossil fuels such as gas, coal and oil. As reserves of these resources begin to dry up, leading to scarcity of supply and increases in cost, and the environmental concerns about carbon dioxide emissions become more pronounced, ...
Migration of businesses in the case of the Morvian-Seleian Region
Authors: Kukuliač Pavel
Published: February 2021

This article deals with the assessment of the status and development of the distribution of economic activities in the Moravian-Silesian Region (MSR) in 1999-2009. The aim of this paper is to research the development of the geographical distribution of economic activities in relation to migration processes of these activities. In the case of this study, we focus on the monitoring of changes, particularly in the manufacturing industry, which is currently undergoing a process of deindustrialization. Migratory population movements are very important objects of interest for demographers. In fact, it is, together with the natural movement of the population (births, deaths), a key variable used for the description and prediction of demographic structures. These demographic indicators can be easily applied to monitor the development of economic activities in terms of their establishment, extinction, and movement in the study area.
The Effect of Bank Liquidity and Efficiency on Non-Interest Income with National Income as Variables Moderator
Authors: Suryanto Dadang Agus , Disman Disman , Nugraha Nugraha , Waspada Ika Putera , Sugiyanto Sugiyanto
Published: February 2021

Empirically, non-interest income from banks in Indonesia has increased in the last five years. Apart from being caused by efficiency issues and the level of risk in interest income, the increase in non-interest income was due to the proliferation of electronic-based banking services. In an effort to understand the influence factors on non-interest income, this study examines the effect of market concentration on third party funds, credit market concentration, capital adequacy, bank liquidity, bank efficiency, non-performing loans, leverage, and reference interest rates on non-interest income. In addition, testing the effect of bank and macroeconomic characteristics variables on non-interest income with national income as a moderating variable and the effect of bank and macroeconomic characteristics on non-interest income with inflation as a moderating variable. This research uses descriptive methods and causality. The research was conducted at conventional National Commercial Banks in Indonesia, which is divided into the periodization of the financial crisis era, namely 2006-2011 and post-financial crisis, namely 2012-2017. The data collection technique used by researchers is the documentation method. The data analysis technique was performed using unbalance panel data regression analysis. The results showed that bank liquidity and bank efficiency had a significant effect.
PJTV as a Sunda Cultural Socialization Media
Authors: Nurhayat E Itsna , Tanziil S Muhammad
Published: February 2021

This research aims to find out how PJTV as one of the local televisions in Bandung socializes Sundanesse culture through television media, and also to determine the factors that support and hinder PJTV in socializing Sundanese culture as an effort to preserve it. The research method used is descriptive qualitative method. Sampling was done by purposive sampling, namely selecting certain people who are considered important and representative. This research uses a structural functional approach by Talcott Parsons which states that in explaining functional structural existence it can be observed from the existence of individuals who are integrated in a system, and this condition occurs from functional and structural relationships and is supported by the existence of socializatiuon and social control mechanisms that run constantly.
The Strategy of Islamic Religious Education Teacher in Applying Hidden Curriculum to Increase Student Learning Activeness
Authors: Haidir Haidir , Matondang Muhammad Alfaridzi , Lubis Chairul Azmi , Siregar Aisyah
Published: February 2021

In accordance with the formulation of the problem, this study aims to find out: PAI teachers 'strategies in implementing the hidden curriculum to increase the learning activity of students, Implementation of the hidden curriculum carried out by teachers to increase students' learning activeness, Barriers faced by teachers in implementing hidden curricula and solutions against the obstacles faced by teachers in implementing the hidden curriculum.The research method used is seen from the type of research is qualitative research, and in the data collection process, the authors use the method of observation, interviews and documentation. As for the analysis, the writer uses a qualitative descriptive analysis, which is in the form of written or oral data from the person or actor being observed so that in this case the writer conducts research that describes the actual situation as a whole. The results of the research conducted indicated that, among others: There was a strategy of Islamic Education teachers in implementing the hidden curriculum to increase the learning activity of students. The implementation of the hidden curriculum carried out by the teacher to increase the learning activeness of students is so diverse. There are obstacles faced by teachers in implementing the hidden curriculumas well, the lack of teacher understanding in the use of IT in the learning process, the lack of facilities and infrastructure in the learning process, the presence of students a little late in the learning process. There are various solutions to the obstacles faced by teachers in implementing the hidden curriculum.
Implications of Local Knowledge Construction in Empowerment Practices of Women's Groups at Batik Liza Mangrove Studio, Pematang Johar Village, Deli Serdang Regency
Authors: Mujahiddin Mujahiddin , Tanjung Yurisna , Nasution Nurhasanah
Published: February 2021

At present, the global development goals stated in the Sustainable Development Gols (SDGs), the empowerment agenda is still the main focus, especially with regard to empowering women's groups. Although it does not explicitly emphasize women's empowerment in it, in many cases community empowerment practices through ADD always place poor and under-prosperous women as the main participants. In Pematang Johar Village, Deli Serdang Regency, the practice of empowering women's groups is carried out by developing entrepreneurship based on the local potential of the village, namely through batik crafts. This program begins with the formation of a women's batik group with the aim that the batik group formed can produce batik works with local characteristics which are then given the name "Batik Sawah". The research design used a qualitative research design with a case study approach to a group of women in the Batik Liza Mangrove Studio, Pematang Johar Village, Deli Serdang Regency. The data in this study were collected using in-depth interviews with each research informant. The research informants were selected using a purposive sampling approach. Based on the results of the discussion above, it can be concluded that the batik training given to the women's batik groups makes them self-empowered in the form of authority, knowledge and abilities. This condition makes them able to fulfill their daily needs physically, economically and socially. The impact of the practice of empowering women at the Liza Manggrove Batik Studio has only succeeded in improving family welfare subjectively. This is because the income generated from batik activities can only be used to meet the primary needs of the family and has not been able to meet other needs.
The Effectiveness of Advertising Marketing in Print Media during the Covid 19 Pandemic in the Mandailing Natal Region
Authors: Bara Al , Affandi Faisal , Farid Ahmad Salman , Marzuki Datuk Imam
Published: February 2021

This study explains how effective advertising marketing is in three print media in Mandailing Natal. Several print media such as the Waspada Daily, representatives of the Mandailing Natal bureau and Mohganews, stated that the impact of the Covid 19 outbreak on the effectiveness of advertisements in the print media mentioned above. On the other hand, the print media Madina Post revealed that the Covid 19 pandemic had little impact on the advertisements served through the advertising column in its print media. This study uses the principles of a qualitative approach, using the SOR theory as an acronym for Stimulus-Organism-Response which has an impact on the Covid 19 pandemic outbreak. Namely, humans whose souls include components; attitudes, opinions, behavior, cognition and conation.
Uso sustentable de la Microcuenca del Río Blanco: Posibles soluciones desde un Programa de Manejo Ambiental.
Authors: Nuñez Moreno María Soledad , Calderón Tapia Cristina Gabriela
Published: February 2021

Introducción. El deterioro progresivo que a nivel mundial se da  como consecuencia del uso indiscriminado de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente, constituye un grave problema, el cual demanda de urgentes respuestas direccionadas al manejo y sustentabilidad del medio ambiente. Ecuador, independientemente de los esfuerzos realizados  no escapa de esta realidad. Un ejemplo de esto lo constituye el uso de la Microcuenca Rio Blanco, del cantón Penipe, de Chimborazo. Objetivo. Aportar un  Programa de Manejo Ambiental, que permita de manera paralela la protección de los recursos hídricos de la microcuenca y a su vez tribute al desarrollo local sostenible. Metodología. El estudio siguió una metodología cualitativa, de tipo descriptiva, no experimental, acompañada de métodos teóricos y empíricos.  El proceder investigativo se enmarco en tres etapas: Constatación y diagnóstico del problema objeto de estudio, determinación de los objetivos y  estrategia a seguir y diseño del Programa de Manejo Ambiental. Resultados. 1. Se corrobora la existencia del problema objeto de estudio y la necesidad de buscar alternativas que garanticen el uso sustentable de la microcuenca de referencia. 2.  Se aporta un Programa de Manejo Ambiental, que dada su estructura, conformación y cronograma previsto para su implementación permite la protección de los recursos hídricos de la microcuenca“Río Blanco” y a su vez tributa al desarrollo local sostenible. Conclusiones. La conservación y manejo adecuado de los recursos ambientales,  además de ser en extremo prioritaria requiere de un proceso de intervención oportuno, el cual debe estar sustentado en un Plan de Manejo Ambiental, de carácter integral, que favorezca no sólo la protección de los recursos hídricos, sino también la sostenibilidad y desarrollo local de la microcuenca Río Blanco”, ello permitirá mejorar la conservación y disponibilidad de los recursos naturales así como la supervivencia de las diferentes especies que conforman el ecosistema, incluyendo la vida humana.
Evaluación financiera de la producción y venta de madera aserrada de Eucalyptus globulus Labill elaborada con sierra circular y de cinta
Authors: Guallpa Calva Miguel Ángel , Arcos Torres José Franklin , Suatunce Cunuhay José Pedro , Canchignia Martínez Hayron Fabricio
Published: February 2021

Introducción. La necesidad de conocer la situación económica de dos unidades productoras de madera aserrada, que cuentan con una capacidad productiva ya instalada, motivó a desarrollar esta valoración financiera del rendimiento en el proceso de transformación de madera en rollo a madera escuadrada de Eucalyptus globulus, con el uso de sierra circular (aserradero A1) y sierra circular más sierra de cinta (aserradero A2). Objetivos. Establecer los costos de producción y la rentabilidad por la venta de tablas de primera, tablas de segunda y costeras con base en los sistemas de aserrío utilizados. Metodología. En esta investigación se aplicó las técnicas de observación y entrevista. Los costos se estimaron al agrupar los componentes; producción, administración, el nivel de ventas y financiero. La rentabilidad con el cálculo del margen bruto de utilidad (MBU) y margen de utilidad neta (MUN). Resultados. Los resultados evidencian costos de producción similares al momento de elaborar tablas de primera, tablas de segunda y costeras de E. globulus con valores de 0,29 y 0,27 USD/pt en los aserraderos A1 y A2 respectivamente. Por su parte, con la transacción de los tres productos de madera, generan utilidad bruta de 53,79%, 61,49% y como margen de utilidad neta 61 y 87 dólares respectivamente. Conclusión La rentabilidad de los dos proyectos de aserradero por vender tablas de primera, tablas de segunda y costeras de eucalipto generaron valores de margen de utilidad bruta superiores al 50%, idóneos para estos negocios, y en el caso del margen de utilidad neta del aserradero A2 por ser más alto con 26 USD, es el mejor en referencia al aserradero A1.
Gram Stain and Ziehl Neelsen Stain: Limited but Important, Specific Diagnostic Tool
Authors: Lutfor Afzalunnessa Binte
Published: February 2021

Abstract not available

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2017; 11 (2): 1-4
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Blood Urine and Wound Swab in Febrile Neutropenic Children in a Tertiary Level Hospital, Bangladesh.
Authors: Ahamed Farook , Shahid Sazzad Bin , Begum Shahin Ara , Mohammad Jobayer - , Rahman Mizanur , Nahar Sultana Shazeda , Islam Afiqul
Published: February 2021

Fever is the commonest symptom of infection in neutropenic children with malignancy, under chemotherapy. To avoid bacterial complications, it is necessary to diagnose infection early and to administer empirical antibiotic. The aim of this study was to find out the causative bacteria and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in febrile neutropenic children who were under chemotherapy. The study was conductedin a tertiarylevel hospital,Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Blood, urine and wound swab were collected for culture from 30 febrile neutropenic children, age 1-15 years. Out of 70 samples total 26(37.14%)yielded growth of bacteria among which 6(20%), 12(40%), and 8 (80%) were isolated from blood, urine and wound swab respectively. Among thebacteria Pseudomonas spp, Esche coli and Staph aureus weremost frequently isolated. Meropenem, imipenem and netilmicin were the most sensitive against gram negative bacteria and the entire isolated gram positive bacteria were 100% sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid.

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2017; 11 (2): 5-8
Detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in Cerebrospinal Fluid by Multiplex PCR for Diagnosis of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Paediatric Population
Authors: Nili Nilufar Yeasmin
Published: February 2021

The present study was done to evaluate a multiplex PCR based method for simultaneous detection of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in CSF. A cross sectional study was carried out with 140 children (2 months to 12 years of age) with clinical suspicion of acute meningitis during July 2010 to June 2011. Three species-specific primers were used along with universal primers of bacterial gene 16S rRNA, in a two-stage PCR assay for diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis.Among 140 patients, 42 (30%) cases were diagnosed as bacterial meningitis and other 98 (70%) as viral meningitis by clinical and cytobiochemical criteria. Out of 42 bacterial meningitis cases, 9 (21.43%) were positive by Gram stain.These 9 cases were also positive by bacterial culture and PCR. Again, 15 (35.71%) were positive by bacterial culture which were also PCR positive. In 27 cases (out of 42), the etiologic diagnosis was not possible using routine bacteriological methods; in 11 of these patients, the etiologic agents were identified by PCR. In addition, PCR recognized 5 more cases whose etiologic diagnosis was not possible, as they were identified by universal primer of 16S rRNA. Hence, among 31 (73.81%) PCR positive cases, 12 (38.71%) were S. pneumoniae, 10 (32.26%) were H. influenzae, 4 (12.9%) were N. meningitidis and 5 (16.13%) were other bacteria.Among the antibiotic users, bacterial meningitis case detection by PCR was higher (65.52%) than that of culture (10.34%) and Gram staining (6.90%). The overall sensitivity and specificity of PCR assay was 100% and 66% respectively when bacterial culture was considered as gold standard. PCR can be used as a valuable supplementary diagnostic technique in routine clinical practice for diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in hospital setting.

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2017; 11 (2): 9-16
Mysteries of Melioidosis: Unearthing the Enigma
Authors: Jilani Md Shariful Alam , Farook Saika
Published: February 2021

Abstract not available

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2018; 12 (1): 1-3
Evaluation of Diff Quik Staining Method for Detection of Mono Sodium Urate Crystals in Synovial Fluid Using Light and Polarizing Microscopy: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Rahim Ina , Chowdhury Jamal Pasha
Published: February 2021

Gout is one of the oldest diseases of the medical history that results from the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joint structures and in periarticular sites in the form of tophi. The evaluation of synovial fluid is integral for the diagnosis of gout and other arthritis of microcrystals. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the analysis of synovial fluid by polarizing and light microscopy using wet film and Diff Quik stained films and evaluating usefulness of Diff Quik stain in identifying monosodium urate (MSU) crystals on permanent mounted slides. It was conducted on 100 clinically suspected gout patients in the Department of Clinical Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka from May 2008 to April 2009. Polarizing Microscopy detected the presence of MSU crystals in 35.71% cases from wet films and 36.73% cases from Diff Quik stained films. Light Microscopy detected crystals in 28 (28.57%) cases from Diff Quik stained samples and in 31.63% cases from wet film samples. Considering wet film polarizing microscopy as gold standard, the sensitivity and specificity of wet film light microscopy was 88.6% and 100.0% respectively, whereas sensitivity and specificity were 80.0% and 100.0% respectively in Diff Quik light microscopy.In Diff Quik polarizing microscopy, sensitivity and specificity were100.0% and 98.4% respectively. The sensitivity and specificity was highest in Diff Quik stained films examined by polarizing microscopy

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2018; 12 (2): 10-13
Japanese Encephalitis-Emerging Disease in Bangladesh
Authors: Akram Arifa
Published: February 2021

Viral encephalitis remains a significant public health problem worldwide and one of the most important causes of mosquito borne viral encephalitis not only in Asia but all over the world. Its transmission is either from insect or environmental vectors or from human-to-human contact. It causes severe disease in humans, resulting in death or permanent neurologic deficits among the person who survives. As the risk of Japanese Encephalitis is persisting, implementation of strategies that will strengthen Japanese Encephalitis surveillance systems to understand the disease burden and apply vaccination protocols in national childhood immunization programs in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2018; 12 (2): 21-23
Mutational Analysis of Clarithromycin and Levofloxacin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Biopsy Specimens in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Tanni Nusrat Noor , Anwar Shaheda , Ahmed Sharmeen , Halder Kakali , Nesa Maherun , Kismat Saifa
Published: February 2021

Background: Clarithromycin and Levofloxacin are most frequently included in the standard triple therapies for H. pylori eradication in our country. Resistance to clarithromycin and fluoroquinolones are particularly related with treatment failure.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to detect, clarithromycin and levofloxacin resistance associated with gene mutations in H. pylori directly from gastric biopsies using an allele specific primer-PCR (ASP-PCR) assay.

Materials and Methods: Gastric biopsy specimens were collected from 143 adult dyspeptic patients, from Department of Gastroenterology, BSMMU and Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), during the period of March, 2018 to February, 2019. H. pylori was identified by rapid urease test, ureC gene by PCR, histological staining and culture. ASP-PCR was used to identify 23S rRNA gene and gyrA gene mutation predictive of clarithromycin and levofloxacin resistant H. pylori respectively.

Results: H. pylori positive cases were 32.9% based on the case definition used in the study. Among 42 ureC positive H. pylori cases, point mutations in 23Sr RNA gene for clarithromycin resistance were detected only at A2142G position in 9 (21.4%) cases and gyrA gene mutations for levofloxacin resistance were detected in 16 (38.1%) cases. Only 1 (2.4%) case had mutation both in 23Sr RNA and gyrA gene.

Conclusion: Those findings may guide toward the therapeutic choices in our country. PCR based diagnostic assays can be the alternative approach for rapid detection of antibiotic resistances of H. pylori directly from gastric biopsies, where culture and susceptibility tests are not routinely performed.

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2019; 13 (1): 12-19
Analisis Kelayakan dan Faktor Usahatani Janggelan di Kawasan Hutan Pinus
Authors: Dewi Susantriana
Published: February 2021

Abstract— Janggelan farming is mostly carried out under pine stands, but the feasibility of this farming has never been done, besides that, the production factors that affect farming are also unknown, so it needs research that can be used as a basis to determine the steps to be taken in farming to increase the income of janggelan farmers so that worthy of being occupied by the community around the pine forest. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and production factors that affect janggelan farming in the pine forest area. The method used in this research is a survey method to collect primary data and secondary data. Data were analyzed using the F test and t test. Based on the research results, it was found that the cultivation of janggelan under pine stands was feasible. The biggest factor affecting the production of janggelan is the use of manure.  Keywords—: Feasibility; farming; janggelan; pine forest.
Сircumstances of arrest and exile of Borys Kudryk (based on criminal case from archives the Security Service of Ukraine)
Authors: Teslya Tetyana , Zagnitko Kateryna
Published: February 2021

When Soviets came to Galicia (1939), music and art activity became to be controlled by the new Soviets authorities. The pressure on the musical elite of Lviv increased when Galicia returned to the USSR in 1944. The purpose of the article is to investigate the circumstances of arrest and exile of famous composer and musicologist Borys Kudryk (1897-1952).
Borys Kudryk (1897-1952) - one of the most famous musicians of the XX century in western Ukraine. He was born in priest’s family in Rogatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Kudryk 's various talents were demonstrated in musicological research and critical reviews, composer activity, conducting, performances as a solo pianist and accompanist. Borys Kudryk was lucky enough to learn from the best musicians of his time, which heralded a successful career and recognition in the artistic sphere. But unfortunately, talent and professional success did not save Kudryk from the repressive machine of "bright communist life", which led to an early death and years of oblivion at the end. He was arrested in Vienna (1945) by the counterintelligence Smersh (Death to Spies!).The interrogations began April, 14 1945 and finished in cloused court. Borys Kudryk was accused of cooperating with UNDO organization, anti-Soviets agitations and publications during the nazi-occupation of Lviv.
The circumstances of the arrest of Borys Kudryk are described in a criminal case, which was declassified on December 25, 2012 (rehabilitated on March 26, 1993).
The methodology of the article is based on using of a combination of different methods, such as musicological, analytical, historical and comparative generalizing. In Ukraine, the study of criminal cases against «Enemies of the Union» became possible when the archives of the Security Service of Ukraine were opened for researchers.
Gender issues in the ukrainian music journalism of Galicia (of first third of the XX century)
Authors: Frait Oksana
Published: February 2021

The feminist movement, which originated in the nineteenth century in the Western Europe, soon spread to the Eastern Galicia. One of the manifestations of feminism in the field of music culture was posts, articles and reviews that raised gender issues. Their authors were men and women – both professional musicians and representatives of other arts.
Stanislav Liudkevych, Antin Rudnytskyi, Vasyl Barvinskyi, Nestor Nyzhankivskyi, Melaniia Nyzhankivska, Halia Levytska, Dariia Vikonska dealt with various aspects of gender issues. These could only be cursory remarks. These are also special illustrations: both generalized, in which poetic and emotional expressions bordered on the list of names of female performers and attempts to draw attention to more important points of a different nature, namely, personal and professional factors. But all these considerations were aimed at overcoming the stereotypical views of the cultural canons of men and women, firmly rooted in the Galician society, on the gender stratification, which fixed the steady roles of the sexes, and on the search of the methods of the most complete female self-realization in the music arts.
The characteristic features of the mentioned above authors were the such as: a high intellectual level, fruitful work in the cultural field, as well as true caring for the Ukrainian destiny. Their publications appeared on the front pages of the following periodicals: ―Dilo‖, ―Nova Hata‖, ―Nazustrich‖, ―Ukrayinski Visti‖.
It can be stated that the mentioned above publications have become a significant factor in the formation of a distinct ―female accent‖ in the Ukrainian music culture. Music journalism gradually opened up the potential to promote high achievements of the Ukrainian women in various fields of music art, namely composing, pedagogy, performance, musicology.
About the meaning of the terms autochthonous and authentic in relation to the term «traditional musical instrument»
Authors: Pasichniak Liliia
Published: February 2021

In this article the author attempts to clarify the meaning and essence of the terms autochthonous and authentic folk musical instrument, which is of exceptional importance for explaining the process of formation of the national instrumental tradition, in particular its collective forms under consideration, on the example of the musical folk-instrumental culture of the Carpathian folklore tradition. Іn particular, the status of the study of selected issues in recent studies and publications is analyzed; a comparative analysis was carried out of the dictionary definitions of the terms autochthonous and authentic; their semantics is substantiated in defining the term "Ukrainian folk musical instrument". Significant contribution to the study of the problem theoretical understanding of the semantics of the terms "autochthonous" and "authentic" in the definition of "Ukrainian folk musical instrument" became the works of V.Dutchak, I.Zinkіv, M.Imkhanitsky, I. Matsievsky, Ya. Pavliv, M. Stankiewich, N. Suprun-Yaremko, M. Khay, L. Cherkasky, B. Yaremko. The term "autochthonous" is explained as a local, indigenous one, which makes it possible to distinguish those traditional instruments that originated in the studied territory and became important in the creation of folk-instrumental culture of the ethnic groups of the Carpathian region. Also autochthonous are those instruments (archeological "fossils" and those preserved in Ukrainian "musical" iconography) that have existed since ancient times in our country. The main criteria of "authentic" determine the originality and rootedness of folk musical instruments in this territory. In our opinion, the terms "autochthonous" and "authentic" are fundamental in defining the concept of "Ukrainian folk musical instrument". After all, nowadays, academic folk instruments function in the musical educational institutions of Ukraine and, at the same time, in the national environment to perform traditional music.
About realization of the first stage of development of the fundamental problem “Folk music of Halychyna and Volodymyria”: innovative activity of the Research Scientific Laboratory of Musical Ethnology 1990s–early 2000s.
Authors:   Mykola Lysenko Lviv National Music Academy, Dobrianska Lina
Published: February 2021

The article considers versatile ethnomusicographic activities of the Research Scientific Laboratory of Music Ethnology (RSLME) in initial period of its activity (1990–2004) under the direction of Bohdan Lukaniuk. A brief historical outline of the ethnomusicological studies of the Lviv Conservatory has been submitted, the chronology of educational reform in pedagogy and scientific ethnomusicological studies of higher education has been presented, which resulted in the establishment of a new scientific institution, the Scientific-Researching Laboratory of Music Ethnography, on the basis of the Office of Folk Music as early as 1990’s. The main innovations introduced by B. Lukaniuk in the etnomusicology and education were outlined. PSRLME in cooperation with Music Folklore Department of the Mykola Lysenko Lviv High Music School has rapidly developed into a trusted ethnomusicological institution well established in Ukraine and abroad. The main innovations were: carefull planning of all activities of the Laboratory as an integral part of the project “Folk music of Galicia and Volodymyria”; the methodological and practical reform of musical education; establishment of an careful field research and archiving strategy as integral part of historical and ethnomusicological research programmes of the Western Ukraine ethnomusicological areals; a reform of Ethnomusicographic data archive: careful planning of field research programmes, establishments of new funds and collections, systematic archiving of current & historical records, etc. The results of the initial period of the activities of PSRLME in the field of musical and ethnographic data archives are summarized, including the historical timeline of the implementation of as much as two dozen research programs and sub-programs which were then initially established, and a series of indicators has been created to provide historical timeline reference. The article is prepared on the basis of the data archives of documentation and printed sources. Tags: music folklore, ethnomusicology historical records, etnomusicological data archives, archiving data strategies, Bohdan Lukaniuk, PSRLME.
Produção do feijão-caupi cultivado em sucessão ao consórcio entre milho e Urochloa ruziziensis
Authors: Marques Fernanda Pereira , Dal Evedove Letícia Carvalho , Leão Victor Garcia , Silva Jaqueline Oliveira da , Silva Carlos Henrique de Lima e , Silva Jeovane Nascimento , Jakelaitis Adriano
Published: February 2021

O consórcio da cultura do milho com Urochloa ruziziensis tem sido amplamente utilizado visando a formação de palhada e a supressão de plantas daninhas. Neste trabalho, objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos da densidade de semeadura de U. ruziziensis em consórcio com milho tratado ou não com subdose de glifosato e o desempenho da cultura do feijão-caupi cultivado em sucessão. O delineamento usado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com quatro repetições. No consórcio entre o milho e a forrageira foi adotado o esquema fatorial 2x3+1, sendo que o primeiro fator constou da aplicação ou não do herbicida glifosato (55 g ha-1) e o segundo fator das taxas de semeadura da forrageira (10, 12,5 e 15 kg ha-1), mais o monocultivo de milho. Para a cultura do feijão-caupi cultivado em sucessão foram testadas as palhadas oriundas do consórcio, alocadas nas parcelas, e nas subparcelas a aplicação ou não dos herbicidas imazamoxi + bentazon + fluazifope-p-butilico em pós-emergência. O sistema de consórcio, independente das taxas de semeadura da U. ruziziensis ou do seu manejo com glifosato, contribui para a redução da infestação de plantas daninhas. O uso de glifosato reduziu a produção de palhada de U. ruziziensis no momento da colheita do milho. Porém, as palhadas produzidas pelos consórcios, independente dos tratamentos, não contribuiu com o controle de plantas daninhas principalmente de propagação vegetativa. A produção de grãos das culturas de milho e de feijão-caupi não foram afetadas pelos tratamentos testados.
Scientific Production of Researchers Recipiente of CNPq Productivity Grants in the Field of Production Engineering in the 2013-2016 period
Authors: Rubbo Priscila , Pedroso Bruno , Pinto Guilherme Moreira Caetano , Pilatti Luiz Alberto , Picinin Claudia Tania
Published: February 2021

This work has the purpose of mapping the scientific production of researchers recipient of CNPq productivity grants in research (PQ) and productivity grants in technological development and innovative extension (DT), in the Production Engineering field, in the four-year period from 2013 to 2016. The information was extracted from the Lattes Platform, on which we obtained quantitative data about the individual scientific production of 190 researchers, through the software scripLattes v8.10. The data analysis was conducted through descriptive statistics, the Kolgomorov-Smirnov data normality test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Mann-Whitney test. The results show that 76% of the researchers compose the PQ grant category. Within the four-year period, among PQ researchers, 1B and 1A researchers had the best average of total published articles, with 19.42 and 15.75 articles per researcher, respectively. Among DT researchers, 1D and level 2 researchers had, in average, 21.5 and 12.57 published articles, respectively. PQ researchers maintain their production of scientific articles homogeneous at all Qualis levels. On the other hand, DT researchers present greater heterogeneity in their publications. It is possible to conclude that level 1 researchers do not focus on journals that present low Qualis ratings for the publication of their research. In contrast, level 2 researchers are less experienced and expect to publish in higher-level journals, but when their works are rejected, they start “betting” on journals of lesser quality.
99mTc-sestamibi uptake in rat skeletal muscle and heart: physiological determinants and correlations
Authors: Arsos G , Kyparos A , Moralidis E , Kyparos D , Georga S , Sotiriadou S , Matziari C , Karakatsanis C
Published: February 2021

The lipophilic cationic radiotracer 99mTc-sestamibi, known to be
concentrated within mitochondria, is widely used for myocardial
perfusion and to a lesser extent for muscle metabolism imaging.
However, the exact distribution pattern in skeletal muscle has not
been yet studied in detail. The present study aims to investigate
the 99mTc-sestamibi uptake in rat skeletal muscle and
myocardium in relation to their metabolic characteristics. 99mTcsestamibi was i.v. administered in twenty adult male Wistar rats
and uptake, as percent of injected dose per tissue gram (%ID/g),
in the myocardium, soleus, extensor digitorum longus and
gastrocnemius muscles was assessed 2 h after the injection.
Muscle uptake was also correlated with myocardial uptake,
muscle weight and body weight. Skeletal muscle 99mTc-sestamibi
uptake was a small (9-16 %) fraction of that found in
myocardium (1.71±0.63 %ID/g). Among the three hindlimb
muscles considered, the slow-oxidative soleus muscle showed the
highest uptake (0.28±0.16 %ID/g). Metabolically diverse parts of
the gastrocnemius muscle showed different uptake. Skeletal
muscle uptake was positively correlated with myocardial uptake
and both were negatively correlated with tissue and body weight.
Skeletal muscle and myocardium 99mTc-sestamibi uptake is
related to their metabolic profile. Myocardium, with an
exceptional rich mitochondrial concentration, shows much higher
99mTc-sestamibi uptake compared to skeletal muscles. Among
muscles, uptake is dependent on their mitochondrial content.
Evidence of matching exists between myocardial and muscle
uptake, and both are size-dependent.
Age-dependent expression of 5alpha-reductase and androgen receptors mRNA by the canine prostate
Authors: Shidaifat F
Published: February 2021

The growth of the prostate gland is androgen-dependent.
Testosterone is converted to the most potent dihydrotestosterone
(DHT) by 5α-reductase within the prostate. Androgen interacts
with androgen receptors (AR) to regulate normal growth of the
prostate and has also been implicated in both the progression of
benign prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancer. This study was
conducted to compare the mRNA expression of AR and 5αreductase by the prostate gland from three age categories:
immature, young-mature and old dogs. Quantitative gene
expression was assessed by the real-time PCR and the results
were expressed as a relative mRNA expression of the target
gene. This study revealed that there was no significant difference
in the mRNA expression of the AR gene by the prostate gland of
immature, young and old dogs. In contrast, there is a highly
significant (P<0.001) down-regulation in 5α-reductase gene by
the prostate of young and old dogs as compared with immature
dogs. However, there is no significant difference in mRNA
expression of the 5α-reductase gene by the prostate gland from
young and old dogs. This differential expression of AR and 5αreductase genes, which are involved in the regulation of
androgen effect on prostate gland, might reflect an agedependent growth requirement of the gland for androgens.