bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of COVID-19 on control of T1DM patients in Aseer region of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alqahtani Mohammad Ahmad Awwad , Al Othman Abdullah Othman , Alqahtani Amal Mohammed , AlQahtani Abdullah Mohammed Ahmed , Asiri Fatimah Abdullah Mohammad , Mesfer Alqahtani Mohammed , Alshehri Sahar Dahman , Al-Fifi Suliman H.
Published: April 2021

Background:

The novel corona virus disease, also known as COVID-19, has emerged as a major health concern globally. Its association with comorbid condition has increased its mortality. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased risk of infection in comparison to general population. This risk is higher in type 1 DM that type 2 DM.

Methods:

A cross sectional study was done in T1DM patients in whom a structured questionnaire was administered after lockdown. Data regarding social demographical variables, Information regarding sugar levels, psychological effects, changes in weight, exercise habits and other variables were included in the validated, electronic questionnaire. Ethic approval was obtained from the Diabetic center Abha, study duration was from January-2020 to October-2020.

Results:

Out of 143 total patients (46.9%) were males while 53.1% were females. Mean ± S.D of age was obtained 29.6 ± 1.8. [Figure 1] depicted that 23% of the respondents were effected psychologically. [Figure 2] depicted that 80.4% used insulin as a treatment. [Figure 3] depicted that 8% of the respondents make an emergency visit to the health care centers for high rise in diabetes during lockdown.

Conclusion:

COVID-19 and the lockdown affected the management of T1DM. It resulted in changes in lifestyle, compliance to medication, and psychological impact on the participant.
Assessment of safe handling practices among resident doctors in Jos University Teaching Hospital Plateau state, Nigeria
Authors: Afolaranmi Tolulope O. , Hassan Zuwaira I. , Pam Obadiah S. , Ugwu Lotanna M. , Oyegoke Temidayo I. , Bello Kayode K. , Miner Chundung A. , Ogbeyi Gabriel O.
Published: April 2021

Background:

Standard safety precautions are essential in health care deliveryregardless of the presumed infectious state of the patients. Safe handling practices as detailed in the universal safety precaution guidelines are available to health care workers globally. However, there have been documentation of suboptimal adherence to it especially in the developing countries including Nigeria. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the level of safe handling practices and its determinants among resident doctors in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau state, Nigeria.

Methods:

This was a cross sectional study conducted among 192 resident doctors using quantitative method of data collection in 2018.SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis with chi square test used to identify the determinants of safe handling practices. Crude odds ratio as well as 95% confidence interval were used with a p-value of < 0.05 considered statistically significant.

Results:

The mean age of the respondents in the study was 33 ± 3 years with 119 (62.0%) of the respondents being males. Good knowledge of infection, prevention and control was reported among 120 (62.5%) while 137 (71.3%) were found to have engaged in safe handling practices. Sex (OR = 4.5; 95% CI = 2.05–9.85) and level of knowledge (OR = 1.97; 95% CI = 1.05–3.72) were found as the determinants of safe handling practice.

Conclusion:

This study has brought to light the need for improvement in the level of compliance with safe handling practices as it is far from the optimum.
Asthma monitoring and lung function in children with physician-diagnosed asthma
Authors: Yiltok Esther S. , Akhiwu Helen O.
Published: April 2021

Background:

Childhood asthma is the most common chronic lung disease of childhood that requires monitoring including lung function test. This study aimed to evaluate the lung function and the monitoring strategies of children with physician-diagnosed asthma.

Methods:

Children aged 6 to 18 years attending the respiratory clinic with physician-diagnosed asthma were studied. Clinical status and asthma monitoring strategies were obtained followed by spirometry. The tools used for monitoring asthma included symptom diary, peak expiratory flow meter, exacerbations, and use of rescue bronchodilator in the past 1 year.

Results:

There were 45 children aged between 6 and 18 years with 29 (64.4%) females and 16 (35.6%) males. There was no seasonal variation in the development of symptoms and most of the parents and siblings had no allergic conditions. Nearly all children did not use monitoring tools; none of them kept a symptom diary and only one (2.2%) and three (6.7%) had an action plan and peak flow meter, respectively. Only one (2.2%) had a history of being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Thirty-three (73.3%) patients had identifiable triggers (single or multiple) with cold being the most common. Eleven (24.4%) patients had the need to use a rescue bronchodilator in the past 12 months. Thirteen (28.9%) patients had an abnormal spirometric pattern and the most common being the obstructive type.

Conclusion:

The majority of the children had no asthma monitoring tools and a third of them had an abnormal spirometric pattern with the obstructive type being the most common.
Pattern of presentation and visual outcome of glaucoma in a tertiary hospital, Makurdi, Nigeria
Authors: Malu K. N. , Ramyil A. V. , Malu D. D.
Published: April 2021

Background:

About 15% of blindness in Africa is due to glaucoma. The Nigerian National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey found that glaucoma accounted for 16.7% of blindness with regional variations. The purpose of the study was to find the regional pattern of presentation and visual outcome to implement preventive measures.

Methods:

This was a descriptive retrospective study of new patients who presented to the eye clinic of Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi and were diagnosed of glaucoma.

Results:

In this study, 795 consecutive new patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for glaucoma were included. Their mean age was 45.5 ± 18.3. There were 450 (56.6%) males. More patients presented in the fourth and fifth decade of life (n = 299, 37.6%). Primary open-angle glaucoma (inclusive of juvenile open-angle glaucoma, n =595, 74.8%, and normal tension glaucoma, n = 8, 1.0%) accounted for a total of 603 (75.8%). There were 145 (18.2%) glaucoma suspects, 23 (2.9%) primary angle-closure glaucoma, 20 (2.5%) secondary glaucoma, and four cases of congenital glaucoma. Vertical cup-to-disc ratio of ≥0.9 was in 634 (39.9%) of eyes; 274 (34.4%) were bilateral, and were all considered to have severe, advanced or end-stage glaucoma. About 203 (25.5%) had discs asymmetry of ≥0.2. About 355 (22.3%) patients’ eyes were blind: 95 (11.9%) bilateral and 165 (20.8%) uniocular.

Conclusion:

Open-angle glaucoma was most common, and patients presented at a young age with severe eye disease, visual impairment, and blindness.
О матричных уравнениях Пенлеве PII
Authors: Adler Vsevolod Eduardovich , Sokolov Vladimir Vyacheslavovich
Published: April 2021

С помощью теста Пенлеве-Ковалевской найдены три матричных версии уравнения Пенлеве PII. Все эти уравнения проинтерпретированы как редукции интегрируемых матричных эволюционных уравнений по некоторой группе симметрий, что позволило построить для них изомонодромные пары Лакса.
On a stochastic model for a cooperative banking scheme for microcredit
Authors: Esquivel Manuel Leote Tavares Ingles , Mota Pedro P , Pina Joaquim P
Published: April 2021

Предлагается простая модель микрокредитования, описываемая двумя суммами (положительных) одинаково распределенных
случайных величин, число слагаемых которых имеет распределение Пуассона. Первая сумма состоит из взносов участников в общий фонд, вторая - из взятых из него ссуд. Суммарная величина общего фонда есть разность этих случайных сумм. Фонд устойчив, если для любого участника в любой момент времени среднее значение разности его взносов и ссуд положительно, а вероятность разорения фонда может быть сделана произвольно малой за счет задержки с выдачей ссуд. В предположении совокупной независимости, используя производящую функцию моментов, формулируется легко проверяемое условие устойчивости фонда. Приводятся численные результаты для случаев, когда взносы и ссуды имеют экспоненциальное распределение и распределение хи-квадрат. Для практического управления такого рода фондом можно рекомендовать введение правил выдачи ссуд, разрешающих независимость слагаемых. Приводятся результаты численного эксперимента для такого правила, приводящего к повышению устойчивости фонда.
Ergodicities and exponential ergodicities of Dawson-Watanabe type processes
Authors: Li Zenghu
Published: April 2021

Для суперпроцессов Доусона-Ватанабе, с иммиграцией или без иммиграции, при естественных предположениях доказываются
свойства эргодичности и экспоненциальной эргодичности в метриках Васерштейна и полной вариации. Попутно выводится сильно феллеровское свойство в метрике полной вариации. Ключевым моментом в нашем подходе являются оценки вариаций переходных вероятностей. Оценки в метрике Васерштейна выводятся из верхней границы для ядер, порожденных первым моментом суперпроцесса. Оценки в метрике полной вариации основываются на сравнении полугруппы кумулянтов суперпроцесса и полугруппы кумулянтов ветвящегося процесса с непрерывным множеством состояний. Наши результаты существенно улучшают и обобщают результаты, полученные М. Фризеном (2019) и В. Штаннатом (2003). Показывается также связь между эргодичностью суперпроцессов с иммиграцией и разложимыми распределениями.
Cultural Translation of Technologies in Ethiopia
Authors: Kenaw Setargew
Published: April 2021

The principal objective of this article is to show how technologies would be reconstituted in the social and cultural milieu in which they function. Focusing on the period from the last decade of the 19th to the mid-20th century, the aim is to discuss the cultural appropriation of technologies in the context of modern history of Ethiopia through exemplary ventures such as the first piped water supply, installing telephone lines, and introducing the first airplanes to the country. Mainly my endeavor being a study in philosophy of technology, sources supporting the core of my argument include books, newspaper articles, and popular lyrics narrating the adoption of specific technological artifacts in the country. The paper argues that, during technology “transfer” (a transfer across regions or cultures), technological artifacts do not only impact cultures but are also actively appropriated by them.

Keywords: cultural appropriation/reconstitution/translation, mediation, technology, technology transfer, Ethiopia
The Experiences of Ethiopian Unaccompanied and Separated Migrant Children in Yemen
Authors: Molla Bekele , Berhanu Zena
Published: April 2021

International child migration has become a modern form of brutality. Ethiopia is also one of the source countries for thousands of young migrants leaving their villages in search of better opportunities elsewhere. The article aims to explore the experiences of Ethiopian unaccompanied and separated migrant children in Yemen. The study was conducted using constructivist research paradigm qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry with a cross sectional exploratory study design. Twelve purposefully selected unaccompanied and separated migrant children returnees from Yemen, with the registered age of sixteen and seventeen, had participated in the study. Data collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussion and observation were analyzed thematically. The finding indicated dreadful experiences such as detention; bomb attack; physical abuses; emotional problems; imprisonment; starvation; military recruitment; and sexual abuse which were part of the lives of unaccompanied and separated migrant children in Yemen. The study concluded that the experiences of the migrant minors in Yemen were against the universally declared basic human and child rights that recognize the inherent dignity of all human beings and the developmental needs of children in particular. Findings implied points for comprehensive social work practice, and further research endeavors on the topic under investigation.Keywords: Child migrants, Unaccompanied Child, Separated Child, Ethiopia, Experiences, Yemen
Contributions of Youth Centers to the Development of Young People in Ethiopia
Authors: Belay Tefera  , Melese Getu  , Befekadu Zeleke  , Yekoyealem Dessie
Published: April 2021

There has been a global paradigm shift in conceptualizing how best young persons can be assisted from a conventional deficit-based approach of targeting youth  to a more enabling approach of promoting their strengths and competencies. Establishment of youth centers was one such global initiative meant to catalyze positive youth development through supervised and youth-friendly services. In recognition of this, several youth centers have been established in Ethiopia in the last few decades. This research was thus conducted to examine contributions of these centers to the development of young people. Data were collected through questionnaire from a sample of 2,165 participants (service providers and service users) and observation of 94 youth centers drawn from all regions of the country. Findings indicated that the contributions of youth centers were generally minimal in terms of promoting overall positive youth development. Some evidence even showed that youth centers could serve as a platform for acquiring undesirable behaviors among the youth mainly because supervisory and follow up services were not evident. While expanding establishment of youth centers is indeed commendable to ensure access to the greater majority of youth, the need to improve service quality, however, is a priority concern for the relevant actors.
Clinical case report of oesophagostomiasis in captive Hamadryas Baboon (Papio Hamadryas) in Ethiopia
Authors: Tschopp Rea , Schneider Jakob
Published: April 2021

Oesophagostomum spp is a nodule causing nematode found in livestock and primate species in Sub-Saharan Africa. The L3 infectious larvae invade the colonic wall, forming nodules in which the larvae continue their development. It can be a serious zoonotic risk in some areas in Africa. Primates are natural hosts for the parasite and do in general not show any symptoms. We present here a clinical case of Oesophagostomiasis in a captive hamadryas baboon (Papiohamadryas) in Ethiopia who died of acute peritonitis as a result of the infection with the parasite. Post-mortem was performed and colon tissue analyzed by cytology. This case highlights the importance of Oesophagostomiasis in captive baboons that undergo stress full events and the need for adequate management.Keywords: PapioHamadryas, Oesophagostomiasis, Ethiopia
Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in beef feedlot of Borena cattle by using comparative intradermal skin test, Adama, Ethiopia
Authors: Woldemariam Tefera , Mamo Gezahegne , Mohammed Temesgen , Ameni Gobena
Published: April 2021

A cross-sectional study was carried out from August to November, 2015 among feedlot cattle in and around Adama export feedlot farms by using comparative intradermal tuberculin skin test to estimate the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and to assess the associated risk factors. The individual animal prevalence with 4 mm cut-off point and with 2 mm cut-off point was 4.39% (95% CI: 2.59- 6.19) and 9.58% (95% CI: 6.99-12.16), respectively. In univariate logistic regression analysis, older animals (OR=7.11, 95% CI: 1.7-29.8), cattle from Yabello market (OR=5.66, 95% CI: 2.4-13.2) and cattle in feedlot 5 (OR=2.65, 95% CI: 1.03-6.8) were more likely to be tuberculin reactors than younger animals, cattle originated from Dubliqu market and those from feedlot I, respectively. In multivariable logistic regression, however, only feedlot farm difference showed a statistical significance difference among the groups with the OR=3.4 (95% CI: 1.2-9.5), while other factors were not statistically significant. In conclusion, the study revealed the occurrence of bovine tuberculosis in Adama export feedlot farms composed mainly of Borena cattle breeds which were established for export of fattened live beef cattle and hence, the findings of this study warrants the need to design a farm based control strategies at feedlot level and testing of animals during the purchase of the cattle at the market place of the animals.Keywords: Bovine tuberculosis, Comparative tuberculin testing, Feedlot farm, Prevalence, Risk factor
Sero-prevalence status of foot and mouth disease in the North Western Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Authors: Tesfaye Abbishu , Mengistu Araya , Rufael Tesfaye
Published: April 2021

A cross-sectional survey was conducted on serum samples collected from North and South Gondar zones of North Western Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia to determine the sero-prevalence of foot and mouth diseases in bovine species. The samples were processed with the nonstructural protein (NSP) enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that can able to differentiate foot and mouth disease (FMD) naturally infected vaccinated animals. From the total sera tested, the overall sero-prevalence of foot and mouth disease in cattle at the North and South Gondar zones was 14.9% (86/578). The prevalence rate was high in North Gondar, 17.8% (66/370), as compared to 9.6% (20/208) in South Gondar and the difference was statistically significant (χ² =7.108, p=0.008). Highest sero-prevalence was observed at Metema (62.5%), Quara (46.7%) and Alefa Takusa (34.9%) districts of North Gondar zone, which are bordering with Sudan. The difference among the districts is also statistically significant (χ²=141.115, p=0.0001). There was also a significant association between seropositivity and age groups (χ²=9.483, P=0.009) but there was no significant association between the seropositivity and sex (χ²=0.623, p=0.430). This information on sero surveillance of foot and mouth disease in cattle is important for further epidemiological studies towards developing effective foot and mouth disease control strategies, particularly in these areas where animal movement is not restricted.Keywords: Cattle, Seroprevalence, FMD, North West Amhara Region, 3ABC ELISA
Prevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis in One-Humped Camels Slaughtered at Addis Ababa Municipality Abattoir, Ethiopia
Authors: Abebe Natnael , Asrade Biruhtesfa , Mekibib Berhanu
Published: April 2021

Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important zoonotic and economically important disease prevalent in different parts of Ethiopia and the world at large. This survey aimed to estimate the prevalence, identify associated risk factors, and tissue distribution patterns of CE in camels slaughtered at Addis Ababa municipality abattoir. Out of 416 one-humped camels examined during meat inspection, hydatid cysts were detected in 159 (38.22%) of them. The cyst was detected more frequently in the lungs (37.02%) followed by liver (35.1%), but very few camels had cysts in their heart, spleen, and kidneys. Significantly higher (p <0.05) prevalence of hydatid cyst was observed in female than male camels (48.05% vs 32.4%), in adult camels than young ones (53.1% vs 20.2%), and camels with good (25.0%) and medium body conditions (67.4%) compared to those in poor body condition (7.7%). The study further revealed that out of 768 cysts collected from the different organs, 169 (22%), 215 (28%) and 384 (70.57%) were abscessed/calcified, sterile and fertile cysts, respectively. About 54% (n=235) of the cysts in the lungs and 45% (n=148) in the liver were fertile. Of which, 146 (62.13%) cysts in lungs and 87 (58.78%) cysts in liver were viable. In conclusion, this study revealed a high prevalence of CE with a higher proportion of fertile and viable cysts in the pastoral areas. Therefore, to reduce the wide spread occurrence of CE and hence the presumed public health and socio-economic impacts, extension work on safe disposal of infected offal and dead animals, awareness creation to the community about the disease, construction of abattoirs with appropriate disposal pits and strict meat inspection should be given due consideration

Keywords: Abattoir; Camelus dromedarius; Cystic echinococcosis; Prevalence; Risk factor.
Effects of Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds and their Combination as Feed Additive on Intake, Muscle chemical composition, Sensory Quality and Hematology of Broilers
Authors: Girma Meseret , Ameha Negassi , Zeryehun Tesfaheywet , Mathewos Zinabu , Tadesse Netsanet
Published: April 2021

A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of feeding neem (Azadirachta indica) and pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seed as natural feed additive for broiler chicks on dry matter intake, mortality, meat quality and blood parameters of broilers. One hundred ninety two day-old Cobb 500 chicks distributed to four treatments with three replications in a completely randomized design. Feed offered and refusals were recorded and Dry matter intake was calculated as the difference between the two on dry matter basis. At the end of the trial, four broilers were randomly picked up from each replication and slaughtered for carcass evaluation and the treatment used were ration that contain only commercial broiler diet (0 kg Neem and pumpkin seed (0NS-PS)), 1kg neem seed on 100kg commercial broiler diet (1NS), 1kg pumpkin seed on 100kg commercial broiler diet (1PS) and 1kg of neem and pumpkin seed combination on 100kg of commercial broiler diet (1NS-PS) stands for Treatment1, Treatment 2, Treatment 3 and Treatment 4 respectively. The average daily dry matter intake during the entire experimental period was 106, 111, 114 and 117 g/ bird for 0NS-PS, 1NS, 1PS and 1NS-PS respectively, and it was significantly higher (p<0.05) for 1NS-PS as compared to 0NS-PS, 1NS and 1PS. The serum cholesterol and white blood cell of broilers in the experimental period were significantly (p<0.05) decreased but total blood protein was significantly (p< 0.05) increased among treatment. Crude protein content of breast and thigh meat was significantly high for 1NS-PS. It is concluded that neem and pumpkin seed can be a good feed additive for broiler production aside its nutritional importance.

Key words: Broiler; Feed additive; Hematology; Neem and Pumpkin seed.
Kultura ludowa – restytucja czy zawłaszczenie?
Authors: Wężowicz-Ziółkowska Dobrosława
Published: April 2021

Celem artykułu jest namysł nad kulturą ludową w kontekście wiedzy o pamięci i wiedzy o przeszłości, pogłębiony o refleksję nad mechanizmami zawłaszczania przeszłości podrzędnych przez dyskursy grup dominujących. Autorka stawia tezę, że tradycyjna kultura ludowa (zwana też chłopską) jest obecnie kulturą bez podmiotu, a ideologiczne sito selekcji i procesy globalizacyjne przyczyniły się do zapomnienia/wyparcia całych jej obszarów, zachowując wybiorczo jedynie to, co łatwo może podlegać jej instytucjonalnej restytucji. Wskazując na uwikłania procesu restytuowania w polityki pamięci zawłaszczającej, podejmuje też polemikę ze stanowiskiem Barbary Fatygi, której zdaniem kultura ludowa jest współczesną kulturą popularną.

Folk Culture – Restitution or Appropriation?

The objective of the article is reflection on folk culture in the context of knowledge about the memory and knowledge about the past, deepened by the contemplation of mechanisms that appropriate the secondary pasts through the discourses of the dominating groups. The author argues that the traditional folk (or so-called peasant) culture is nowadays a culture without a subject and the ideological selection sieve and processes of globalisation only contributed to its whole areas falling into oblivion or being denied, while selectively keeping only those aspects which can easily undergo its institutionalised restitution. Pointing to the process of restitution being embroiled in the appropriating politics of memory, the author argues with the opinion of Barbara Fatyga who views folk culture as the modern popular culture.
Różnice komunikacji niewerbalnej w Polsce i Chinach
Authors: Giryn-Boudy Maria
Published: April 2021

Non-verbal communication differences between Poland and China

Polish and Chinese cultures were shaped in completely different geopolitical, social, and historical conditions. Non-verbal communication is closely related to cultural conditions. Chinese culture is based on the principle of face, and Polish culture is based on the principles of honour. However, it is very visible in the process of nonverbal communication, which directly influences the transmission and interpretation of information concerning the social reality of an individual. Additionally, the way messages are interpreted is not the same everywhere. You have to remember about the international filter in decoding the message. As a result, the lack of knowledge about these meanings very often causes misunderstanding and sometimes conflict situations. It should be emphasized that in the negotiation process one should know the cultural code, if we do not know it, misinterpretation may occur. For example, when on a pole, the nodding of a head in China may mean approval, but unfortunately the Chinese say that they are only listening to their opponent. These intercultural misunderstandings often result from intercultural egocentrism. The awareness of a foreign culture, its nuances, history, norms, and values can greatly facilitate cooperation, not only on a business or friendly basis.
Chūya Nakahara jako twórca japońskiego sonetu: perspektywy przekładu
Authors: Olszewski Krzysztof
Published: April 2021

Chūya Nakahara as the author of Japanese sonnet: Translation perspectives

This article offers a reflection – against the historical and literary background of the epoch – on Chūya Nakahara’s work (1907–1937), who was the precursor of the Japanese syllabicaccentual verse (particular of the sonnet). Comparative analysis of his poem Mata kon haru (Spring comes again) and its Polish translation (included in the only Polish anthology of contemporary Japanese poetry entitled Cherries bloomed in winter) aims at shedding light on how difficult was the adaptation of the sonnet to the Japanese language.

The OJAD (Online Japanese Accent Dictionary) service seems to offer a new promise for the research practice, proving that the intonation cadence may be treated similarly as feet in the poetry written in European languages.
Pomagać i leczyć. Przyczynek do powstania Instytutu Ubogich (Armeninstitut) w Gdańsku i jego pierwszych lat działalności (do 1795 r.)
Authors: Paluchowski Piotr
Published: April 2021

To help and to cure. An input to the establishment of the Institute for the Poor (Armeninstitut) in Gdańsk and initial years of its operations (until 1795)

The article is a form of input complementing a gap concerning the Institute for the Poor (Armeninstitut) in its initial years of operation, namely until the year 1795. On the basis of handwritten and printed sources, the focus lies on presenting the genesis, circumstances of its creation, organisation and functioning of this charitable institution. Institute for the Poor was established in October 1788 as a result of extraordinary efforts of a merchant and official Caspar David Selck. The institution was supposed to help the poor who owned their own flats. One form of the Institute’s operations was to hand over social benefits to those in need directly and on a weekly basis either in cash or in kind. The support also comprised free physician or surgeon care as well as the possibility to conduct work at home, mainly in the form of spinning wool and linen. At first, the institution occupied one chamber in the House of Charity (Spend‑und Waisenhaus) located in Sieroca Street (Am Spendhaus), from where it was later moved to a nearby building located in the same street, which had been bought specifically for that purpose. In 1823 it was relocated to the Correction House (Zuchthaus).
Między klasyką a awangardą. Szpital Morski na Oksywiu projektu Mariana Lalewicza
Authors: Szerle Weronika
Published: April 2021

Between the classic and the avant‑garde. The Maritime Hospital in Oksywie designed by Marian Lalewicz

The aim of the article is to present the architectural legacy of the Maritime Hospital in Gdynia, a military investment from the early 1930s, which was created in the office of a significant and renowned architect, Marian Lalewicz.
A distinguished designer, representative of academic classicism, he had in his portfolio, among others, several buildings in Gdynia so crucial for the Polish Navy. In 1930 he accepted an extraordinary challenge which was to build a military hospital of a wide spectrum of operations. It was to be the answer to the demands of the growing personnel and their families while at the same time constituting a form of medical security for the naval port.
The project, realised as the first modern hospital building in the developing port city, was modernistic and exceptionally functional. It was presented at an opinion‑forming national exhibition and in professional magazines, as it complimented the most important proposals in terms of construction and inventory of hospitals, taking into consideration the influence of nature on treatment and comfort quality improvement of patients. Generally, the hospital comprised two wards: surgical and internal diseases, with additional infectious diseases subdivision. Also, a dental clinic operated there, perhaps also a venereal clinic, an operating theatre, an X‑ray facility, physiotherapy surgery, a laboratory, a pharmacy, a dissection room and a mortuary. From the ground floor of the building there was an easy access to a terrace as well as to verandas, which were duplicated on the first floor. The loggias on two of the storeys were also exceptional. A good location of the hospital on a hillside, strong insolation and the fresh sea air were all elements of the processes of treatment and convalescence. The facility was manned with mixed personnel, both civilian and military.
The text broadly describes the architectural values of the structure, spatial arrangement and facade composition adjoining the function it served and juxtaposed with similar European realisations. Also, the architectural detail is brought to attention, both in the layer of the facade as in the interior of the building, which have been destroyed in the last few years due to renovations.
Opened in the spring of 1932, the building served its function until the outbreak of World War II and has remained a medical facility until today – currently it serves as a medical clinic. In itself, it is the proof of the timelessness of the project and its functional arrangement, after nearly 90 years of its completion.
Uwagi do projektu uchwały Rady Ministrów w sprawie aktualizacji programu wieloletniego pod nazwą „Program polskiej energetyki jądrowej”
Authors: Wiśniewski Grzegorz , Kowalak Tomasz , Michałowska-Knap Katarzyna
Published: April 2021

Comments to the draft resolution of the Council of Ministers on update of the multi-annual program under the name “Polish nuclear energy program”

The government presented a draft resolution for public consultation on the future of nuclear energy. The article contains detailed expert comments on the text of the resolution and its justification.
Nghiên cứu kinh nghiệm một số nước về quản lý nhà ở - Vận dụng vào địa bàn tỉnh Tiền Giang
Authors: Phương Nguyễn Thị Thanh , Nguyệt Đoàn Minh , Nhạn Võ Kim
Published: April 2021

Bài báo này nhằm thể hiện tính cấp thiết trong nghiên cứu chính sách nhà ở cho người dân vì đó là công cụ để tạo điều kiện cho người dân an tâm về chỗ ở và góp phần tăng trưởng nền kinh tế. Bên cạnh đó, nhóm tác giả lược khảo lý thuyết về nhà ở, cũng như nghiên cứu kinh nghiệm quản lý nhà ở của một số nước. Từ đó, nhóm tác giả đề xuất một số gợi ý chính sách nhằm sử dụng tối ưu các nguồn lực hiện có để phát triển và quản lý nhà ở đạt hiệu quả trên địa bàn tỉnh Tiền Giang.
Image Compression Approach using Segmentation and Total Variation Regularization
Authors: Shahin Ahmad , Moudani Walid , Chakik Fadi
Published: April 2021

In this paper we present a hybrid model for image compression based on segmentation and total variation regularization. The main motivation behind our approach is to offer decode image with immediate access to objects/features of interest. We are targeting high quality decoded image in order to be useful on smart devices, for analysis purpose, as well as for multimedia content-based description standards. The image is approximated as a set of uniform regions: The technique will assign well-defined members to homogenous regions in order to achieve image segmentation. The Adaptive fuzzy c-means (AFcM) is a guide to cluster image data. A second stage coding is applied using entropy coding to remove the whole image entropy redundancy. In the decompression phase, the reverse process is applied in which the decoded image suffers from missing details due to the coarse segmentation. For this reason, we suggest the application of total variation (TV) regularization, such as the Rudin-Osher-Fatemi (ROF) model, to enhance the quality of the coded image. Our experimental results had shown that ROF may increase the PSNR and hence offer better quality for a set of benchmark grayscale images.
Distribution of Тrifolium rubens in Ukraine and the current state of its populations in Zakarpattia
Authors: Gnatiuk Alla , Gaponenko Mykola , Loya Vlasta , Gaponenko Andrew
Published: April 2021

Trifolium rubens is a Central European forest-steppe plant species reaching its eastern distribution limit in Ukraine and listed in the Red Book of Ukraine (2009).Our study was carried out in 2016–2020 and aimed to analyze the distribution of T. rubens in Ukraine, to identify the composition of phytocoenoses with T. rubens, and to evaluate the current state of its populations in the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine. The distribution of this species was analyzed based on data obtained from the field surveys, literature, online resources, and herbaria. In total, 78 localities of T. rubens were analyzed. Trifolium rubens was found to be distributed in Zakarpattia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, and Vinnytsia regions of Ukraine. Two of these regions (Khmelnytskyi and Chernivtsi) were not mentioned before in the Red Book of Ukraine. The presence of T. rubens in Volyn, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, and Kyiv regions is doubtful and not confirmed by recent data. Most localities of this species are known from Zakarpattia and Lviv regions.Three new localities were found in the Beregovo district of the Zakarpattia region in the foothills of the Volcanic Carpathians. The floristic compositions of the plant communities and ontogenetic structure of T. rubens populations in Beregovo and Mukachevo districts of the Zakarpattia region were investigated. Investigated populations are isolated with a dispersed disposition of plants on large areas. Trifolium rubens occurs here in meadow-steppe and meadow areas, on hillsides, and also participate in mesoxerophilous secondary (semi-natural) shrub communities in anthropogenically transformed areas. Often such populations are situated along pathways, on forest edges and fallow lands, and associated with ecotones of Trifolio-Geranietea sanguinei class. All studied populations were incomplete with the domination of generative shoots.
The Development of A Mobile Application Prototype Tour Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
Authors: Sukmayani Anne , Sofian Erza , Hakim Abdul Barir
Published: April 2021

The development of information technology has a direct impact on the improvement of the mobile phone industry, resulting in increased production and use of smartphones as a medium of information exchange. This development also creates an evolution in the world of mobile services. Android is one of the operating systems on mobile phones that provides an open platform for developers to build applications on various mobile devices. This research aims to build an Android-based mobile application that provides information on tourist attractions in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. in real time and apply location-based services to the application. This TMII travel guide mobile application was created using Android Studio as an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), Google Maps API, and SQLite and MySql. The programming languages used are java, xml, sql, and php. The research method used is the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) approach with the Rapid Application Development (RAD) model.
Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education, by Andrea M. Nelson Royes
Authors: Lattibeaudiere Warrick
Published: April 2021

For the most part, children who succeed in the educational system can attest to the role parental involvement has played in their success. While some families have reneged on their responsibility or have left it up to other units in society, it is an almost undeniable fact that families are the most important point of reference insofar as educating children is concerned. In this regard, Andrea M. Nelson-Royes’ book, Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education underscores the critical role parents and families play in the life of children, and offers a range of suggestions as to how families can be helped to appreciate this role. The information contained therein seeks to empower parents and families and critically looks at the interplay between schools, children (disabled and normal) and families themselves.
Violências contra as mulheres na pandemia da Covid-19
Authors: Costa Patricia Rosalba Salvador Moura , Grossi Miriam Pillar , Valcuende del Río José Maria , Costa Luisa Maria Ramos , Oliveira Maria Luiza Vasconcelos Fernandes
Published: April 2021

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar, a partir de uma perspectiva de gênero, as distintas formas de representação sobre violências que atingem mulheres durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Para tanto, averiguamos como foram veiculadas, na imprensa e nas mídias sociais, notícias, imagens e discursos que apresentam o debate sobre as violências contra as mulheres no Brasil entre março e junho de 2020. Examinamos também imagens representadas em memes e vídeos que circularam nas páginas do Facebook, Twitter, Instagram e WhatsApp. Conluímos que as noticias publicadas na imprensa e a publicações nas redes sociais evidenciam como a COVID-19, durante os períodos de confinamento, desorganizou a sexualização dos espaços, forçando uma reconfiguração das relações de gênero e como consequência o aumento das violências contra as mulheres que estavam confinadas com seus parceiros nos espaços domésticos.

Palavras-chave: COVID-19; Gênero; Mídias; Imprensa.
Perceptions of International Students in Indian Higher Education Campuses
Authors: Pawar Sanjay , Vispute Swati , Wasswa Hassan
Published: April 2021

The global competition for international students has fuelled the need for education providers to become more consumer oriented in their planning. Our purpose with this study was to understand international student perceptions and discuss corresponding approaches. In this qualitative study we interviewed twenty international students enrolled in two Indian universities to examine: one, their feelings about being an international student in India and two, what attracted them to India as a higher education destination. Our findings suggest that, the people on campus and in the host city are vital to delivering experiences. We identified “quality of education,” “cultural diversity” and the “rapidly growing economy” as the most noteworthy among several factors that have motivated the selection of India as a host country. We discuss the findings through different conceptual lenses and implications for managers have been presented. This research acts as market intelligence input to the Indian HE policy makers and university leaders.
SU KÜLTÜNÜN AKARSU-GÖL BAĞLAMINDA ERZİNCAN HALK İNANIŞLARINA YANSIMALARI
Authors: TOZLU Necdet
Published: April 2021

Bu çalışmada, Türk tabiat kültlerinden olan “su kültü”ne ait inanç ve ritüellerin Erzincan uzantısı ve bu coğrafyadaki izleri ele alınmıştır. Türklerin tabiat kültleri, Yer-su’nun büyük bir parçası olan su ve onunla vücuda gelen “su kültü” içerisinde “yer” ile birlikte değerlendirilir. Türkler, beslendikleri ırmakları ve barındıkları dağları kutsal addederlerdi. Suyun kutsal olarak algılanmasının temelinde yaratılışın su ile başlayıp yine su ile sona ermesi algısı vardır. Suyun mitolojilerde, kutsal kitaplarda ve Türk halk inançlarında nasıl yansıdığı, bunun günümüzde Erzincan kaynak su ve göller temelinde halk inançları üzerindeki etkisi örnekleriyle tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Erzincan’da yapılan saha çalışmasında tespit edilen kutsal su kaynaklarının insanlar tarafından belirli amaçlar doğrultusunda ziyaret edilmekte olduğu görülmüş, bu inanışlarda da önceliğin insan ve hayvan hastalıklarına yönelik şifa beklentisi olduğu gözlenmiştir. Erzincan’da Türk “su kültü” izlerinin ortaya çıkarılması ve bunların geçmişle bağı araştırılarak bulgular değerlendirilmeye çalışılmıştır.
Effect of Cinnamon Extract on Blood Glucose level in Mice
Authors:   Department of Pharmacology, faculty of medicine, Benghazi, Libya, Elzwi Samia , ALbarasi Hamida ,   Department of Pharmacology, faculty of medicine, Benghazi, Libya
Published: April 2021

Cinnamon is a small evergreen tree 10-15 meters tall, belongs to the family Lauracae. The leaves are ovate-oblong in shape, 7-18 Cm long, the flowers which are arranged in panicles, have greenish color and distinct odor. The fruit is a purple one centiberry containing a single seed. Cinnamon are widely used as spice and flavoring agent and can be clinically used in treatment of certain diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cinnamon extract has blood glucose lowering effect in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study tested the effect of cinnamon extract on D- glucose induced hyperglycemias which showed significant reduction in plasma glucose level. Chronic hyperglycemia model induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin, the extract showed marked decrease in blood glucose level.
Perform Pap smear test and Factors affecting on the prevalence of cervical cancer in women at Qazvin, Iran
Authors:   Epidemiology & faculty members of surgical technologist group of paramedical college, Qazvin University of medical science, Qazvin, Iran, Karbord Asghar , Rajabi Maryam ,   Assistant professor anesthesiology & Faculty member of anesthesiology group of Medicine College of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran, Rastak Shahram ,   Anesthesiology & faculty members of surgical technologist group of paramedical college, Qazvin University of medical science, Qazvin, Iran
Published: April 2021

Background: After breast, skin and long cancers, cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women and is a kind of cancer that can be diagnosed with Pap smear method in pre malignancy stage. Awareness of screening methods of this cancer, have great influence in reducing the incidence and mortality of it. The aim of this project was to determine awareness, attitude and function of married women, who referred to health centers of Qazvin, about Pap smear and cervical cancer in 2018. Method and Material: In this cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytical), 300 married women, who referred to health centers of Qazvin in 2018, were selected by classified sampling method and then simple random selection. The study was a questionnaire with 4 part including demographic questions, functional test, attitude and awareness resulting from national Pap smear plan of health minister, which was distributed and completed after confirming the validity and reliability with coordination centers with the help of trained people. The data were analyzed with SPSS 22 software. Result: In this project that the highest age group were women with 35-45 years (58%) with the average age of (36±8) years, awareness about introducing and recognition of pap smear and cervical cancer were 41% and 46% respectively.44% of them have at least once experienced pap smear.24% of this number have followed up again after one year.73% of participants of this project were agree with the test and early diagnosed of cervical cancer. Conclusion: In order to assess the effect of factors influencing awareness, attitude and function of the women about the cervical cancer and pap smear test, using multiple regression model, it was determined that there is a significant relation between level of awareness and factors including: age, economic situation, job and education (p=.05).also there is a significant relation between function and attitude and factors including education, age and awareness about disease. This represents a change in policy and education and health infrastructure in the field of knowledge of cancer and the use of modern methods of teaching.
Organizational Change Management and Employee Participation
Authors:   University of Social, Computer & Medicine Science – Poland, Jasińska Joanna
Published: April 2021

Changes in modern organizations are inevitable. They are implemented purposefully and consciously in order to adjust the organization to the rapidly changing external conditions, as well as to increase or create its chances of market success. The social factor plays an extremely important role in the process of organizational change. It is people who create organizations so organizational changes apply to them in particular. Therefore, every organization should maintain a proper course of the cycle of change, with the use of appropriate methods and techniques of the change design and implementation, and above all, it should be concerned to carry out the cycle in such a way as to make employees the allies of change, to shape their proper attitude toward a change and their commitment to the process. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to develop a model of employee participation in the cycle of organizational changes. Through direct employee participation, this model explains how it is possible to get the employees involved in the process and to form appropriate attitudes to change.
Renal Diseases Associated with Malignancies
Authors:   Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania, Lonela Stoian Marinela
Published: April 2021

The kidney may be involved in patients with malignancy for a variety of reasons: the kidney is the site of a primary tumor or a secondary tumor; malignancies may have an indirect effect on kidney through electrolyte disorders; oncological therapy may have an adverse effect on renal function. Malignancies may be associated with a variety of renal complications. These include: acute kidney injury, chronic tubulointerstitial and vascular pathologies as well as paraneoplastic glomerulonephritis. The importance of the understanding this particular concern for the nephrologist, is not only because it can lead to delayed diagnosis of cancer but also because incorrect diagnosis may lead to harmful treatment. Lastly, an already existing occult cancer that is recognized too late may be wrongly attributed to the immunosuppressive therapy used to treat the original, presenting renal disease. Glomerular diseases associated with malignancy are often substantially improved by the cure of the proliferative disorder, which points to the importance of etiological investigations in patients with a glomerulopathy of unknown origin.