bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Role of Media Communication in Effective Communication for the Continuity of Business Negotiation Processes
Authors: Anandi Damara Febdwi
Published: January 2024

This research discusses the crucial role of media communication in ensuring effective communication for the continuity of business negotiation processes. Utilizing a qualitative research method, the study delves into factors influencing effective communication, the concept of effective communication in negotiations, and methods for determining effective communication media. The analysis incorporates the implications of media richness theory, emphasizing the need for negotiators to thoughtfully consider the complexity of negotiation issues when selecting communication channels. The study also addresses limitations acknowledged in the literature, particularly challenges associated with the dynamic nature of technology and cultural diversity. By synthesizing insights from qualitative research and literature review, this study offers comprehensive guidance for negotiators and practitioners, facilitating a deeper understanding of the intricate dynamics surrounding effective communication and media selection in the context of business negotiations.The objective is to understand the importance of communication media and the types of communication media used by negotiators in both small and large-scale business negotiation activities. In this research, a qualitative approach is employed, characterized by data that is presented in its natural context and as it is.
LINGVOMADANIYATSHUNOSLIKDA PRETSEDENT NOMNING STEREOTIP, ETALON, RAMZ BILAN MUNOSABATI (iboralar misolida)
Authors: SAYDALIEVA Mukhlisakhon
Published: January 2024

Lingvomadaniyatshunoslik fani asosida stereotip, etalon, ramz singari qator muammolar tadqiqi yotadi. Tilshunoslikka oid tadqiqotlarda bu tushunchalar tahlil etilsa, ular bo‘yicha qarashlar bir-biridan jiddiy farq qilishini, bir tushuncha boshqasi bilan adashtirilishini kuzatamiz. Pretsedent nomlar yuqori informativ, ekspressiv va allyuziv xarakter kasb etishi sababli ham ular orqali stereotip, etalon va ramz munosabati va farqlari aniqroq gavdalanadi. Atoqli otning stereotip, etalon va ramzlar tizimidan joy egallashi aynan shu nomning pretsedentga aylanganini ko‘rsatadi. Pretsedentlikning shartlaridan lingvomadaniy jamiyat vakillari lisoniy xotirasidan mustahkam o‘rin eganlaganlik va diskursda qayta-qayta jonlanish xususiyati ham shu yo‘llar bilan namoyon bo‘ladi. Stereotipda bir tushuncha atrofida muayyan qoliplashgan fikrlarning umumlashishini kuzatsak, ramzda atoqli otningning majoziylik (voqelikdan uzoqlik) xususiyati kuchli ifodalanadi; etalon bo‘lsa, pretsedent nomning aynan o‘zi ishtirok etgan va barchaga yaxshi tanish bo‘lgan bir jihat yoki xususiyatning o‘lchov me’yori, namunasiga aylanganidan dalolat berishini ko‘ramiz. Shunga ko‘ra mazkur maqolada pretsedent nomlar orqali stereotip, etalon va ramz munosabatini ochishga, ular o‘rtasidagi tafovutlarni yuzaga chiqarishga e’tibor qaratildi.
NATIONAL-CULTURAL CODE ON INTERNET MEDIA
Authors: NARZIEVA Gulnoza
Published: January 2024

The article describes and analyzes the national and cultural codes in the modern media discourse of Uzbekistan. National-cultural codes in contemporary media discourse are expressed in tactics and techniques for their construction. The tools for building national-cultural codes in the media discourse of Uzbekistan is predetermined by the peculiarities of the national picture of the world, the quality of awareness and their adaptability to new conditions. This study aims to reveal and describe the national and cultural codes in the media discourse on the Uzbek-language website of the socio-political Internet publication. The national-cultural code is a medium through which the secondary codes change, which determine the daily life and structure of the behavior of specific societies, and therefore affect the consumer behavior of the individual in particular. The national-cultural code constitutes a set of signs and meanings expressed in human activity.
НАЦИОНАЛЬНО-КУЛЬТУРНАЯ СПЕЦИФИКА СЕМИОСФЕРЫ «ГОСТЕПРИИМСТВО» В КОРЕЙСКОМ И УЗБЕКСКОМ ЯЗЫКАХ
Authors: KIM Olga
Published: January 2024

Статья посвящена лингвокультурологическому изучению семиосферы «гостеприимство» в корейской и узбекской языковых картинах мира с применением лингвокультурологического подхода к анализу лексем, вошедших в исследуемое семиотическое пространство. Семиосфера «гостеприимство» рассматривается как этимологическое гнездо однокоренных слов, происходящих от корней «гость» ‘손’ [son] в корейском языке и «mehmon» в узбекском. В данной статье корни ‘손’ [son] и «mehmon» подвергнуты исследованию сквозь призму их функций в качестве констант для всех однокоренных слов, составляющих словообразовательную парадигму в семиосфере «гостеприимство». Константа как обязательная составляющая, наряду со словообразовательными аффиксами, формантами и другими корнями, участвует в образовании нового значения. Гостеприимство, как социальное явление, представляет собой двусторонний процесс, что формирует бинарную оппозицию «я (хозяин) ↔ гость / я (гость) ↔ хозяин». И в корейской, и в узбекской ментальности универсальная семантическая оппозиция «я (хозяин) ↔ гость / я (гость) ↔ хозяин» может интерпретироваться в социальном, конфессиональном и территориальном планах. В корейской культуре «гостеприимство» синонимично высказыванию «встречать с добротой и относиться искренне», в узбекской — «встречать с теплом и добротой». Лингвокультурологический анализ пословиц и поговорок, связанных с бинарной оппозицией «я (хозяин) ↔ гость / я (гость) ↔ хозяин», позволил выделить основные для корейского и узбекского гостеприимства актуальные признаки.
THERANOSTICS : A NOVEL AND TARGETED APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN ORTHOPAEDICS : AN OVERVIEW
Authors: Keshari Kar Bikram , Bhardwaj Shubham , Gaurav Punit , Chouhan Dushyant
Published: January 2024

Theranostics is an intimate connection of therapeutics and diagnostics that aims at providing treatment protocols that are supposedly more specic
for individual patients and thus believed to provide a better prognosis with fewer adverse effects, taking diagnosis and therapy closer. The term in
itself is a Portmanteau of commonly used words Therapeutics and diagnostics by the medical fraternity which In itself is self-explanatory.1 The
term "theranostics" was coined to explain developments in science to establish more specic and individualized therapies for various pathologies,
and to bring about a union of diagnostic and therapeutic applications into a single agent thus leading to a promising therapeutic paradigm involving
diagnosis, drug delivery and monitoring of treatment response.2
TO STUDY THE CONCORDANCE BETWEEN CLINICALAND MRI FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH SCIATICA IN A MILITARY SETTING
Authors: Patel Khem Sagar , Raj Rankeen
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Sciatica, a radiculopathy arises when one or more lumbosacral nerve roots become compressed and can lead to radiating leg pain to
lower limbs as well as sensory or motor decits in some cases. The most common cause of sciatica is intervertebral disc herniation. Aim: To
evaluate patients with sciatica and assess the concordance between their clinical and MRI ndings. Materials and methods: An observational
prospective study was conducted from May 2021 to May 2023, with 200 patients with sciatica reporting to a military hospital. The individual data
were collected by a proforma and patients were evaluated with a thorough history, physical examination, and radiological ndings in of MRI spine.
Results: A 100% percent correlation between MRI and clinical ndings was seen. A statistically signicant association was found between range
of movement and any of the MRI ndings; between side of sciatica and pattern of disc involvement in MRI; and between duration of symptoms and
grade of disc bulge on MRI. No statistically signicant association was found between clinical ndings of the side of sciatica and disc bulging in
MRI. There was no signicant association between clinical and MRI ndings with; gender, height, or weight of the patients. Conclusion: Low
back pain with sciatica is an extremely common condition. The diagnosis of sciatica is complex and multifactorial. Clinical ndings correlate well
with MRI ndings, but all MRI abnormalities need not have a clinical signicance.
EFFECT OF TRANEXEMIC ACID IN REDUCING BLOOD LOSS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS UNDERGOING HIP SURGERIES
Authors: Reddy. G Vineeth , Jayaraman Subhashree , Pasupuleti Ashalatha , Kumar K. Pradeep
Published: January 2024

All major Orthopaedic surgeries are associated with high intraoperative and post-operative blood loss, especially hip fractures, which may result in
whole blood transfusions in majority of patients. Allogenic blood transfusions increase the risk of adverse events, such as blood borne infections,
immune reactions, volume overload, electrolyte disturbances and nally adding to the cost of health care. A variety of methods are used in
orthopaedic surgery to reduce blood loss¸ including the application of tourniquets, autologous blood transfusion, controlled hypotension,
intraoperative blood salvage, navigation, and minimally invasive surgery. However, these methods cannot be effectively implemented in elderly
patients posted for hip surgeries. So we conducted this study to determine the efcacy of tranexamic acid in reducing the blood loss in patients
undergoing total replacement surgeries. We included 70 elderly patients in two groups, tranexamic acid group received 15mg/kg iv, 15min before
skin incision whereas control group received normal saline. Demographic data were comparable between the groups. we found that blood loss was
less in tranexamic acid group without any incidence of deep vein thrombosis in the 6weeks follow up period.
IMPACT OF FOOTWEAR ON BALANCE IN PEOPLE WITH UNILATERAL CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY
Authors: Nayak Vimarsha , Hatmode Yogita
Published: January 2024

Background: Ankle sprains are immensely frequent both in sporting activities and in the general community. About 20% of people among this will
develop CAI. CAIT is used to screen the individuals if they have CAI or not which is an easy, valid and reliable tool to estimate the severity of
functional ankle instability. Postural control decits during quiet standing after CAI have been reported frequently. The task of maintaining posture
in quiet standing may not place sufcient demands on the postural-control system to identify decits originating from ankle-joint injury. To check
dynamic postural control, the SEBT is commonly used which is a reliable, and valid measure and may also provide a more accurate valuation of
lower limb function than tests concerning only quiet standing. Footwear plays an important role in balance and gait in both healthy individuals and
patients. It facilitates sensory information to the foot and control postural stability through the touch and proprioceptive system. Thus, the type of
footwear has a signicant effect on balance and gait which gives stability and support to the foot. To compare the effect of footwear on Objective:
balance between individual's normal and CAI foot with and without footwear using SEBT. To determine the effect of footwear on balance in
participants with unilateral CAI. Out of 36 individuals screened, 34 individuals w METHODOLOGY: ith unilateral CAI fullled the eligibility
criteria and were conveniently tested for balance using SEBT for both lower limbs with barefoot and with footwear.
PHANTOM TUMOUR OF LUNG IN AN ELDERLY PATIENT: A CLINICAL CHALLENGE
Authors: Kinjalk Nishindra , Kinjalk Tushar , Kinjalk Aarushi
Published: January 2024

Phantom tumour also called a vanishing tumour is a rare radiological diagnosis, found in an occasional patient of congestive heart failure. This
round or oval image in the lower zone of a chest Xray lm often gets an array of complicated investigations, in order to rule out tuberculosis or lung
tumours. We report a case of a heavy smoker patient with, cough and persistent dyspnoea. He responded dramatically to oral diuretics, and the
opacity on the skiagram too disappeared after two weeks of treatment.
ROLE OF IMAGING AND HISTOPATHOLOGY IN TREATMENT DECISION OF EARLY STAGE ADENOCARCINOMA OF CERVIX UTERI
Authors: Singh Priyanka , Ghosh Shreshtha , Gupta Pramod
Published: January 2024

The early detection and treatment of carcinoma cervix uteri is often aimed but most patients reach cancer care facilities at an advanced stage in the
low middle income countries (LMICs) like India.The early detection is possible by screening & training in simple procedures like colposcopy
which may prove a very useful method of ascertaining type, size and extent of disease on the cervix. The 2018 FIGO staging system incorporates
radiological, preferably Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) staging to enhance accuracy in diagnosis and prevent dual modalities of treatment.
Adenocarcinoma of cervix is although less frequently detected but its incidence is on the rise especially in younger population. Incidence of
recurrence are signicantly greater than that of the squamous histopathology, thereby necessitating establishment of different risk factors that
would guide the modality of treatment to be taken up in adenocarcinoma histopathology. In the current cases-study the authors have tried to explain
signicance of histopathology features like Silva pattern of classication in arriving at a reasonable treatment decision.
A CASE OF LARGE BROAD LIGAMENT FIBROID IMITATING OVARIAN TUMOR
Authors: S. Barkale Rachana , S. More Vibha , Kulkarni Swarada , Changede Pradnya , Ramugade Aditi
Published: January 2024

Due to its uncommon location, extra-uterine leiomyoma presents an extremely rare condition, leading to diagnostic challenges and surgical
complications. In this report, we highlight a case involving a substantial broad ligament leiomyoma measuring 14.1cm×11.7cm×10.1cm in
41-year-old premenopausal women that was diagnosed incidentally and was managed with challenges.
EPIDURAL ALKALINIZED ROPIVACAINE 0.2% FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF PRIMARILY ON ONSET AND DURATION OF ANALGESIA
Authors: Sangal Satyansh , Singhal Swati , Kaushik Sharad
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Postoperative pain management is crucial to promote better recovery and overall wellbeing of the patient. The addition of an
alkaline substance to local anesthetics is believed to facilitate quicker penetration into nerves, but the literature is inconclusive. Ropivacaine is a
long-acting local anesthetic that is increasingly used for postoperative pain management. This study aimed to evaluate the onset and duration of
analgesia after single shot epidural dose of ropivacaine 0.2% with or without the addition of an alkaline substance. The study aimed to Objective:
determine the time of onset and duration of analgesia after single shot epidural dose of ropivacaine 0.2%. The Materials And Methods:
prospective study was conducted at a hospital for a year, involving 90 adult patients. Patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Group
A received plain ropivacaine 0.2%, Group B received alkalinized ropivacaine 0.2%, and Group C received alkalinized ropivacaine 0.2% and
clonidine 37.5mcg. The onset and duration of analgesia were assessed by monitoring the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score, sensory block level, and
duration of motor block. The duration of surgery did not differ signicantly among the groups. How Results: ever, the time of onset of analgesia
was signicantly different among the groups, with a mean of 24.2±3.96 mins for Group A, 8.06±1.63 mins for Group B, and 7.56±1.16 mins for
Group C (p<0.05). The intra-group analysis showed that onset of analgesia was signicantly faster in Group C than Group A or Group B.
Conclusion: The addition of an alkaline substance to ropivacaine 0.2% for postoperative pain relief signicantly reduced the onset time of
analgesia. However, the duration of analgesia did not differ signicantly between the groups. This study suggests that adding an alkaline substance
to ropivacaine 0.2% can be a useful technique for reducing the time of onset of analgesia in postoperative pain management.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PREEMPTIVE EFFECT OF MULTIMODAL OPIOID VERSUS NON-OPIOID ANALGESIA IN FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY
Authors: C Ranjitha , R Manjula
Published: January 2024

Multimodal analgesia is the combination of different analgesics, act by different mechanisms and sites in the nervous system, resulting in
synergistic analgesia with lowered adverse effects of individual analgesics. Analgesia will be more effective if given before nociceptive stimulus.
Study was conducted on 60 patients under two groups between 16-60 years of ASA1 and ASA2 undergoing elective Functional Endoscopic Sinus
Surgeries under General Anesthesia after institutional ethical committee approval and written informed consent from each patient. Patients were
explained about sedation and analgesia scores. The overall study of two groups in comparison of Ramsay sedation score(1-6) and VAP score(0-10)
was found to be more effective in group D compared to group F (p value <0.05). The duration of analgesia was more in group D (p-value <0.0001).
Thus, our study showed that preemptive effect of multimodal non-opioid analgesia is superior to multimodal opioids for prevention of pain in
functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENT IMAGING MODALITIES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BAKERS CYST – CASE REPORT
Authors: B E Pragna , Bhat Swati , N Surange Pankaj , P Shubha
Published: January 2024

Baker's cyst is a uid lled sac which forms in the popliteal fossa present in the posterior aspect of the knee between medial head of gastrocnemius
and semimembranosus. A 62yr old female presented with pain in the calf at night on and off followed by swelling of knee joint and leg. Patient had
no relief in pain and pain increased in intensity in popliteal fossa with throbbing sensation in thigh and calf, no associated fever. Finally MRI was
obtained which showed early OA changes, bony edema of medial tibial plateau, Bakers cyst and sprain of medial collateral ligament. Patient was
treated with ultrasound guided aspiration of the Bakers cyst with inltration of steroid into the cyst and patient was also injected with Hyaluronic
acid (visco supplementation) in the suprapatellar recess for osteoarthritis. MRI remains to be gold standard and should be done done whenever
Baker's cyst is suspected and ultrasound guided aspiration of cyst and steroid injection gives excellent pain relief for the treatment of Bakers cyst.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLONIDINE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINE AS AN ADJUNCT TO BUPIVACAINE IN SUPRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE UPPER LIMB SURGERY
Authors: Dhillon Neelika , Gulati Sweta , Dhall Rajesh
Published: January 2024

Inadequate duration and analgesia of sensory and motor block with side effects is common with supraclavicular brachial plexus block despite of
several adjuvants available. Recently, Dexmedetomidine has been suggested as an alternative to clonidine. Aim of study was to compare the
effectiveness of clonidine Vs dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine as adjuvant in supraclavicular brachial plexus block undergoing elective upper
limb surgery
A STUDY OF ASSOCIATION OF TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDE TO HDL CHOLESTEROL RATIO WITH HEMORRHAGIC TRANSFORMATION OF ISCHEMIC STROKE
Authors: Sathya Tejaswini Durgam , Jude Vijay Marian , Balasubramanian S
Published: January 2024

Background: Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is a well-known complication after ischemic stroke, with its incidence being higher after
thrombolysis. Various risk factors like older age, high blood pressure, and poor glycemic control are associated with HT. Recent studies showed
associations of low level of Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol with HT, however the association of total cholesterol, triglyceride to high
density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio with HT is less frequently studied. In this study, we analyzed the association of total cholesterol level,
triglyceride to HDL-C ratio with HT of ischemic stroke. To study the assoc Aims and objectives: iation of total cholesterol level, triglyceride to
HDL-C ratio with the HT of ischemic stroke. Data from a total of 100 conse Methodology: cutive patients with ischemic stroke (from 15.05.2023 to
15.08.2023) were collected. Lipid prole including total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C and MRI brain imaging details of HT were collected.
All the patients were divided into 4 groups based on total cholesterol level (group 1 – total cholesterol </= 153 mg/dl, group 2 – 153 to 177 mg/dl,
group 3 – 178 to 202 mg/dl, group 4 >202 mg/dl). HT and its association with lipid prole was assessed. Of 100 patients, Results and conclusions:
34 (34%) had HT. 16 out of 34 (47.1%) had HT in group 1. 8 out of 19 (42.1%) had HT in group 2. 4 out of 15 (26.7%) had HT in group 3. 6 out of 32
(18.8%) had HT in group 4. The triglyceride to HDL ratio was in the range of 2.1 to 6.1 among 31.5% of patients with HT. From our study we
concluded that HT occurred more commonly in groups 1 and 2, however this association was not statistically signicant. Triglyceride to HDL-C
ratio had no signicant association with HT.
A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF 0.5% LEVOBUPIVACAINE WITH 0.5% BUPIVACAINE IN SPINAL ANAESTHESIA ON PATIENTS UNDERGOING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Authors: Suchitra M. , Krishnapriya K. , Ashalatha P. , Kumar K. Pradeep
Published: January 2024

Background:Total knee Arthroplasty(TKA) surgery is a major surgical procedure that requires effective and safe anaesthesia. Spinal anaesthesia
is most widely used technique for total knee arthroplasty surgeries. Choice of local anaesthetics depends mainly onset, duration, intensity of
sensory and motor block and side effects. Aim: To study and compare the efcacy and safety of 0.5% Levobupivacaine with 0.5% Bupivacaine in
spinal anaesthesia on patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery . Design: Randomised Controlled study. Material & Methods: The
study includes 40 patients randomly divided into 2 groups of 20 each. Group A patients received 3ml of 0.5% Levobupivacaine (15mg) 5mg/ml
with 15 mcg of fentanyl.Group B patients received 3ml of 0.5% Bupivacaine (15mg) 5mg/ml with 15 mcg of fentanyl. Statistical Analysis: by
using SPSS version 20 (Statistical Package for Social Studies), Chi square test, F table, Mean and standard deviation were used. Results &
Conclusion: Duration of sensory block and time for rst requirement of post-operative analgesia was longer in patients who received 0.5%
Levobupivacaine intrathecally when compared to 0.5% Bupivacaine intrathecally. Though there was no statistical signicance in terms of onset of
sensory block, there was a slow onset of motor block and less duration of motor block seen in Levobupivacaine group. Stable haemodynamics
were observed with Levobupicaine. Hence, Levobupivacaine is a better alternative to Bupivacaine.
ESTIMATION OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) IN PREPROSTHETIC AND POST-PROSTHETIC REHABILITATED PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT MAXILLECTOMY DUE TO COVID-ASSOCIATED MUCORMYCOSIS (CAM) IN KRISHNA POPULATION.
Authors: Sudha Madhuri Devupalli , Zakkula Srujana , Roshan Amiti Roja , Varalakshmi Udutha , Lalitha Mohana Mahankali Sri , Kumar Manyam Pavan
Published: January 2024

(Context: Estimation of Health-Related Quality of Life in CAM patients.) Aim: Estimation of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) after
maxillectomy in patients with Covid-Associated Mucormycosis (CAM) and their satisfaction with obturator functioning in Krishna District,
Andhra Pradesh, India. Settings and Design: Cross-sectional study in the population of Krishna district for six months done in the Department of
Prosthodontics. Methods and Material:To estimate HRQOLafter maxillectomy in CAM patients, a questionnaire developed by the University of
Washington with some additional factors which will correlate with the local living conditions of the Krishna population, and to estimate HRQOL
after prosthetic rehabilitation, an Obturator Functioning Scale (OFS) is undertaken. Statistical analysis used: Mann-Whitney U test. Results:
Signicant difference is noted between criteria gender and presence of oronasal/oroantral communication for factors like appearance, swallowing,
and anxiety in pre-prosthetic rehabilitation and factors like difculty in chewing and speech difculty in post-prosthetic rehabilitated patients.
Conclusion: Improvement in Quality of Life (QOL) can be obtained using obturators but still could not achieve satisfaction from patients.
Psychotherapy along with good obturator functioning can also help in improving the QOLof these patients to some extent.
Unfolding chromosomal uniqueness of the Scilloid ornamental Albuca virens by application of EMA based Giemsa- DAPI staining
Authors: Bhowmick Biplab Kumar , Nag Sayani
Published: January 2024

The cytogenetic features in the tribe Ornithogaleae of subfamily Scilloideae is a prerequisite for understanding genome evolution. Unfortunately, genomic or the foundational chromosomal features are neglected within majority of Ornithogaloids, incuding Albuca, one of the largest genus of the tribe. Albuca virens (Lindl.) J.C. Manning & Goldblatt is the only ornamental species of Albuca found to be exotic to India. Analysis of karyotype by EMA method followed by Giemsa and DAPI staining is the first step towards molecular cytogenetics attempted in this species and has currently brought significant resolution in chromosome morphology (especially NORs). The Indian population of A. virens with 2n=6 chromosomes, symmetric karyotype and heterophorphy of NORs provide excellent scope to navigate questions on dysploid origin of Albuca. The regular meiotic stages advocate genomic stability despite vegetative propagation and polysomaty in root cells. The comparative review of chromosomal evolution within Albuca has been discussed in relation to the Indian A. virens as a prototype.
Cytogenetic analysis of sympatric Trachelyopterus Valenciennes 1840 (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) species reveals highly conserved karyotypes despite the geographic distance
Authors: Felicetti Denise , Aparecido Grillo Haerter Chrystian , Baumgärtner Lucas , Marcel Paiz Leonardo , Rodrigues Blanco Daniel , Feldberg Eliana , Pavan Margarido Vladimir , Silva Maelin , Laridondo Lui Roberto
Published: January 2024

Trachelyopterus Valenciennes 1840 species exhibit striking morphological and cytogenetic similarities, leading to persistent taxonomic challenges. This research focuses on Trachelyopterus galeatus Linnaeus 1766 and Trachelyopterus porosus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888, both widely distributed throughout South America and often sympatric, facilitating cytogenetic comparisons. These taxonomic entities are noteworthy for their extensive geographical ranges within the genus. We examined two populations of T. galeatus and T. porosus collected from sympatric sites in the Amazon and Pantanal regions. Both species had the same diploid number and simple Ag-NORs. The 18S rDNA sites were found in only one subtelocentric chromosome pair. Meanwhile, the 5S rDNA sites were found on two distinct chromosomal pairs, with differences in the chromosomal morphology and site position among the species, constituting the most efficient chromosomal marker to distinguish them. The 5S rDNA pattern differed between species but remained consistent between populations of the same species. Minor differences were observed between the T. galeatus populations, probably related to chromosomal rearrangements. In contrast, despite the considerable geographical distance, no cytogenetic differences were detected among the T. porosus populations. Overall, the congruence between cytogenetic and morphological characteristics, combined with our findings from sympatric samples and existing data from geographically separated populations of Trachelyopterus, indicates that the cytogenetic is a promising tool for species differentiation and for delving into the cytotaxonomic and evolutionary aspects of Auchenipteridae.
Cytogenetical studies of some Convolvulaceae members from the Western Ghats, India reveal uniformity in karyotypes
Authors: Chougule R.N. , Deshmukh P.V. , Shelke P.E. , Patil V.J. , Lekhak M.M
Published: January 2024

Karyotypes of six Ipomoea and one Merremia species were studied. Chromosome counts of 2n = 30 for I. corymbosa, I. kotschyana, I. marginata f. candida and M. rhyncorhiza) and 2n = 60 for I. ochracea were observed for the first time. Meiotic course of five Ipomoea species was also examined for the first time and two counts, i.e. n = 15 and n = 30 were recorded. Meiosis was found normal. Karyotypes of the studied species exhibited uniformity. All the species had chromosomes with median region centromeres and karyotypes were symmetrical (Stebbins’ 4A category). I. marginata f. candida had the shortest chromosomes with mean length of 0.99 ± 0.02 µm. I. ochracea and I. corymbosa had the longest chromosomes with mean length of 1.22 ± 0.05 µm and 1.22 ± 0.01 µm, respectively. As chromosomes were small and exhibited uniform morphology, fluorescent banding or fluorescent in-situ hybridization can be useful to differentiate the karyotypes and understand species interrelationships.
«Il più efficace cooperatore dei negozi diplomatici»? Adelaide Ristori e il conte Cavour
Authors: Paoletti Matteo
Published: January 2024

In April 1861, just one month after the proclamation of the Unification of Italy, Prime Minister Cavour defined Adelaide Ristori «the most effective co-operator of diplomatic negotiations», praising her work at the court of the Czar in the winter of 1860. The letter is well-known since the 19th century and has been the key for creating the myth of the Grande Attore as a tool for cultural diplomacy. During her career, Ristori undoubtedly fascinated international audiences and kings, and thus acted as an effective tool for soft power. However, it is unclear to what extent her action was the result of aware foreign policies by the rising Kingdom of Italy. Drawing upon partially uncharted archival documentation, this essay reconstructs Ristori’s activity at the court of Alexander II, framing her Russian tour in the turbulent context of the Russian-Sardinian relations in the aftermath of Garibaldi’s expedition. In fact, Ristori left for Saint Petersburg during a diplomatic crisis: the Czar had recalled his Ambassador in Turin after the Piedmont army had invaded Naples; Cavour had recalled his delegation. The bilateral relationships were interrupted, although theatrical companies kept on moving across borders. Cavour asked Ristori to ‘convert’ the Russian minister of Foreign affairs, Prince Gorčakov: the fascination for the celebrity could sustain Italy’s cause. Between ceremonial and theatre stages, the peculiar affair imposes a new reflection on the relationship between theatre, celebrity, and influence in the 19th century.
Adelaide Ristori sublime declamatrice dantesca sulla scena italiana e internazionale del secondo Ottocento
Authors: Simone Andrea
Published: January 2024

This essay examines the presence of Alighieri’s poetry in the repertory and the self-promotion of Adelaide Ristori. During her career the exceptional tragic performer showed a clear interest in recitals where she used to combine excerpts from famous tragedies and Italian classics. Among others the Divina Commedia’s episodes were accurately selected to please the European public. The format conception was influenced by the collaboration with the young actor Ernesto Rossi, her scene partner in Paris with the Compagnia Reale Sarda between the months of June and August 1855, who was an excellent Dantean reciter. Reviews, reports, and playbills testify that over the years Ristori assimilated and re-elaborated the practice by way of an original dramaturgical operation. Her ability to recite the poem, particularly the Inferno’s fifth canto, emerged several times between 1856 and 1865, when she acted in London and in Paris. According to a consolidated bibliography, the Ristori’s international triumphs launched the season of the Italian Grande Attore. The recitation of Dante’s popular plots contributed to the success of the actress outside and inside Italian borders, and it represented both a typical brand of ‘Italianness’ and a masterpiece of her theatrical creations.
Adelaide, ‘born a dramatic gipsy’
Authors: Cuppone Roberto
Published: January 2024

Many acting careers have a T0, that is a first time that corresponds neither to the simple chronology nor to any anecdotes, but events in which the theatre clearly manifests itself to them in the form of alignment between the represented reality and their own biography. In this sense, the beginnings of Ristori’s career are very little investigated. Instead, her condition as a figlia d’Arte (‘daughter of Art’; the imprinting of her grandmother Teresa Canossa Ristori), the debut in companies (Cavicchi, Rosa-Tranquilli and Moncalvo), and comic roles were decisive facts, as well as the approach to the leading role with Francesca da Rimini, to whom she lended her youth (14 years) and that exposed her to culture, Europe and personal independence. Thanks to some genealogical and biographical checks, by crossing a new 0-14 theatrography, the biographical profiles published before her death and the anecdotal self-narration of the actress, we try to identify the artistic legacy of these early years in the form of a personal dramaturgy of actor (realism, art of ‘transition’, intelligence of stage entrance).
Scaramuccia nel teatro di strada. Una proposta di ‘attribuzionismo teatrale’
Authors: Gozzano Natalia
Published: January 2024

In the Museo di Roma at Palazzo Braschi there is a painting attributed to an anonymous Flemish painter of the 17th century depicting a theatre scene in Piazza Pasquino, whose iconography differs from the usual depiction of this subject spread by bamboozling painters in the 17th century.

Instead of being crowded at the foot of a raised stage – as was typical in works depicting charlatans accompanied by the comedians of the Commedia dell’arte – the spectators are arranged in a circle around them. And, above all, the character in the centre of the scene has the physiognomy and costume typical of the actor Tiberio Fiorilli (1608-1694) as Scaramuccia. This identification is based on iconographic comparisons with printed works and two paintings by Pietro Paolini.

Fiorilli’s presence in Rome and the social context in which he is documented are intertwined with the history of the urban space depicted in the painting, taking into account architectural, iconographic, and literary elements. On the basis of these elements, the work can be dated to between the 1630s and 1640s, a little-known period in Fiorilli’s life. Before conquering the stages frequented by the aristocracy and kings, the young actor may have begun to build his character in the street theatre made up of Commedia dell’Arte masks and charlatans with which the city was teeming.
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Authors: AAVV
Published: January 2024

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Updating Wikipedia in the School of Dentistry of the University of Florence
Authors: Masoni Marco , Di Grazia Omar , Guelfi Maria Renza
Published: January 2024

Teachers of the Computer Science course of the School of Dentistry of the University of Florence have accepted the many invites from academic organizations, health and non-health related, to propose the teaching methodology of updating Wikipedia pages to the students. This study describes the educational strategy that was tested in a class of students attending the Computer Science course of the School of Dentistry. The used approach was analyzed from a qualitative and quantitative point of view, respectively through the administration of a satisfaction survey and the examination of the whole activity carried out by the students. Editing Wikipedia pages was globally appreciated by students who expressed satisfaction in participating in a shared knowledge production process that spreads beyond the academic sphere to address a real audience. The modified Wikipedia pages have aroused interest, receiving many visits from Internet users. The Computer Science course program includes a part related to Evidence Based Medicine, which transfers competencies that are propedeutic to update Wikipedia pages.
 
Aggiornamento di Wikipedia nel Corso di Laurea in odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria dell’Università di Firenze.
I docenti del corso di Informatica del Corso di Laurea in Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria (CLOPD) dell’Università di Firenze hanno accolto le numerose istanze provenienti da organizzazioni accademiche, sanitarie e non, che invitano a proporre la metodologia didattica di aggiornamento di Wikipedia agli studenti. In questo studio viene descritta la strategia formativa che è stata sperimentata in una classe di studenti frequentanti l’insegnamento di Informatica di CLOPD. L’approccio utilizzato è stato analizzato da un punto di vista qualitativo e quantitativo, rispettivamente attraverso la somministrazione di un questionario di gradimento e l’esame dell’attività svolta dagli studenti. L’aggiornamento di Wikipedia è stato globalmente apprezzato dagli studenti che hanno espresso soddisfazione nella partecipazione a un processo di produzione di conoscenza condivisa che si diffonde oltre l’ambito accademico per rivolgersi alla popolazione. Le pagine di Wikipedia modificate hanno destato interesse, ricevendo numerosi accessi dagli utenti della rete. Il programma del corso di Informatica prevede una parte relativa alla Evidence Based Medicine, che trasferisce competenze che risultano propedeutiche all’aggiornamento di Wikipedia.
Toys, Advertisements, and Gender Roles: a Research on three Italian Television Channels for Children
Authors: Baiata Claudia , Pacetti Elena
Published: January 2024

Throughout history, toys have always represented an essential means to portray societies’ values and cultural identities, passing on morals, expectations, and traditions to the next generations. Gender stereotypes are present even in today’s toys, depicting fixed gender roles and conditioning children’s preferences in playing. The present study investigated three Italian television channels for children, to analyse to what extent gender stereotypes are conveyed through children’s toy advertisements. The findings indicate that gender biases are present in a large number of tv commercials, although a new trend of inclusive toys is gaining momentum, in ways that don’t limit children’s choices and predilection.
 
Giocattoli, pubblicità e ruoli di genere: una ricerca su tre canali televisivi italiani per bambini.
Nel corso della storia, i giocattoli hanno sempre rappresentato un mezzo essenziale per rappresentare i valori e le identità culturali delle società, trasmettendo morale, aspettative e tradizioni alle generazioni successive. Gli stereotipi di genere sono presenti anche nei giocattoli di oggi, raffigurando ruoli di genere fissi e condizionando le preferenze dei/lle bambini/e nel gioco. Il presente studio ha indagato tre canali televisivi italiani per bambini/e, per analizzare in che misura gli stereotipi di genere sono trasmessi attraverso le pubblicità dei giocattoli per bambini/e. I risultati indicano che i pregiudizi di genere sono presenti in un gran numero di spot televisivi, anche se una nuova tendenza di giocattoli inclusivi sta acquisendo importanza, in modi che non limitano le scelte e la predilezione dei/lle bambini/e.
The reception of New Arrivals in Italy fleeing war. A study of practices adopted by schools
Authors: Paiano Anna Paola , Iorio Carla , Di Genova Nicoletta
Published: January 2024

More than a year after the Moscow government's invasion of Ukraine, it seemed necessary to initiate a study to investigate how the New Arrivals in Italy (NAI) reception practices were implemented by Italian schools in the school year 2021/2022, following the emergency. The definition of the research theoretical framework focus on the concepts of emergency and interculture, intended as continuous processes of re-adaptation and re-organization. The data highlight the strengths and weaknesses found by the school in the reception process. The data collected about the effectiveness of the actions carried out by the school relates to what is desired and prescribed by ministerial documents. It emerges the need for a pedagogical system for the management of reception in emergency, in a circular perspective that is reflected in the theory-practice-theory nexus.
 
L’accoglienza dei Neo Arrivati in Italia in fuga dalla guerra. Uno studio sulle pratiche adottate dalle scuole.
A più di un anno dall’invasione dell’Ucraina da parte del governo di Mosca, si è sentita la necessità di avviare uno studio per indagare quali sono state le pratiche di accoglienza dei New Arrivals in Italy (NAI) messe in atto dalle scuole italiane nell’a. s. 2021/2022 a seguito dell’emergenza. La definizione del quadro teorico della ricerca ruota intorno ai concetti di emergenza e intercultura intesi come processi continui di ri-adattamento e ri-organizzazione. I dati mettono in luce i punti di forza e le criticità riscontrate dalla scuola nel processo di accoglienza.  Si mettono in relazione i dati raccolti in merito all’efficacia delle azioni svolte dalla scuola con quanto auspicato e prescritto dai documenti ministeriali. Emerge la necessità di un dispositivo pedagogico per la gestione dell’accoglienza in emergenza, in un’ottica circolare che trovi riscontro nel nesso teoria-prassi-teoria.
The integration of Soft Skills in Higher Education: Investigating the Perception of 40 Moroccan Employees
Authors: Jabri Abdelhafid
Published: January 2024

This article sets out to explore the prospects of integrating soft skills in Moroccan higher education, with particular emphasis on Mohammed I University. Once Morocco expressed its desire to adopt a soft-skill-based system in 2021, scholars have underscored the benefits of equipping university students with the necessary skills for their employability. This study is part of this growing attention to the Moroccan experience. Building on the perceptions of twenty English language teachers and twenty public sector employees who graduated from Mohammed I university, it investigates the following queries: Do soft skills play a key role in the professional life of those university graduates? Which soft skills should be more emphasized in higher education? And how can they be integrated in the university curriculum? Results suggest that while the two groups of participants had different views about which soft skills to be more emphasized, both agree that extra-curricular activities and ongoing professor training are key to their integration in higher education provided that due attention is given to social interaction. This study can bring new insights into the real needs of the Moroccan job market.
 
L’integrazione di soft skills nell’Istruzione Superiore: investigare la percezione di 40 lavoratori marocchini.
Questo articolo si propone di esplorare le prospettive di integrazione delle soft skills nell‘istruzione superiore marocchina, con un focus sull‘Università Mohammed I. Dopo che il Marocco ha espresso il desiderio di adottare un sistema basato sulle soft skills nel 2021, studiosi hanno sottolineando i vantaggi di dotare gli studenti universitari delle competenze necessarie per la loro occupabilità. Il presente studio si inserisce in questa crescente attenzione all’esperienza marocchina. Basato sulle percezioni di 20 insegnanti di lingua inglese e 20 impiegati del settore pubblico laureati all’Università Mohammed I, indaga le seguenti domande: Le soft skills giocano un ruolo fondamentale nella vita professionale di questi laureati? Quali soft skills dovrebbero essere maggiormente enfatizzate nell‘istruzione superiore? E come possono essere integrate nel curriculum universitario? I risultati suggeriscono che, sebbene i due gruppi di partecipanti abbiano opinioni diverse su quali soft skills dovrebbero essere maggiormente enfatizzate, entrambi concordano sul fatto che le attività extra-curriculari e la formazione continua per i professori sono fondamentali per la loro integrazione nell’istruzione superiore, a condizione che si presti la dovuta attenzione all‘interazione sociale. Questo studio può portare nuovi spunti di riflessione sulle reali esigenze dei docenti.
Megaureter and hydronephrosis: Consequences of ureteric dysfunction
Authors: Melovitz-Vasan Cheryl , McBride Amanda , Huff Susan , Vasan Nagaswami
Published: January 2024

The prevalence of “megaureter” among children can be as high as 20-25% and can be bilateral or unilateral; in some cases, the contralateral kidney is either absent or dysplastic. Megaureters can be categorized as obstructed, refluxing, obstructed and refluxing, or neither obstructing nor refluxing. Megaureter is likely to either transiently or permanently involve the kidneys, resulting in hydronephrosis or other medullary and cortical derangement. During routine student dissection of an 86-year-old female donor who died of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, we observed the presence of large ureters on both kidneys with the right-side ureters comparatively much larger than the left side. The upper and lower lobes of the right kidney were drained by independent ureters, which were encased in a thin, membranous connective tissue structure. Additionally, we also observed thinning of the renal cortex, renal pelvis, and caliceal dilation with total loss of medulla and lack of corticomedullary delineation. Importantly, reproductive structures such as uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries. cervix and vagina were normal. This paper, in addition to providing a description of what was observed on dissection, will discuss various causes, pathophysiology, and alterations in the matrix composition of the ureter and kidney.
Wandering gallbladder wrapping hepatoduodenal ligament and mimicking gastrointestinal stromal tumor at imaging. Case report and literature review
Authors: Malerba Silvia , Puglisi Giuliana , Panzera Piercarmine , Pasculli Alessandro , Prete Francesco Paolo , Gurrado Angela , Testini Mario
Published: January 2024

Wandering or free-floating gallbladder is a rare anomaly of position of the gallbladder, characterized by an unusually long or absent mesentery. This condition may present clinically as an emergency case of gallbladder torsion or as part of a complex clinical picture, where patients may present symptoms that trace to gallbladder pathology, but show morphologic features that are distant from gallbladder disease. We present a case where a wandering gallbladder wrapping around the hepatoduodenal ligament adhered to the stomach mimicking features of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor at preoperative imaging.
First year of life: the Golden Age of gut microbiota
Authors: Mazzone Mariangela , Di Marcantonio Maria C. , Mincione Gabriella , Muraro Raffaella
Published: January 2024

During the first year of life, development and balance of newborn gut microbiota are strongly influenced by external factors such as delivery mode, breastfeeding, duration of pregnancy, mother diet and lifestyle, siblings and pets, environment, and antibiotics administration. Gut microbiota colonization starts with facultative anaerobes and continues with the establishment of anaerobic genera of which Bifidobacteria are the gold standard of a healthy gut neonatal microbiota. Scientific literature traditionally describes the fetus as sterile in the womb and identifies the membranes rupture as the beginning of microbial colonization. Vaginal delivery is an important source for the onset of infant colonization which will then continue with the transfer of a new selection of intestinal bacteria with breastfeeding. During cesarean delivery a direct contact of the mouth of newborn with the vaginal and intestinal microbiota is absent, and environmental bacteria play an important role for infants intestinal colonization. Nature has ensured that newborns receive other specific maternal bacteria, through a subsequent method of transfer: breastfeeding. We present a brief and comprehensive state-of-the-art in order to encourage natural childbirth and breastfeeding whenever possible and discuss innovative directions for develop new ad hoc personalized treatments in order to restore physiological microbiota.