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Journal's Award in 2018: Andrii V. Kopchak, ScD, Professor
Authors: Tymofieiev Oleksii
Published: April 2022

Andrii V. Kopchak, Doctor of Medical Sciences (ScD), Professor serves in the Bogomolets National Medical University as:

• Professor, Department of Dentistry, Institute of Postgraduate Education.
• Director, Dental Medical Center.

Also Dr. Kopchak does his best as a Director in the Center of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry, Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital. From 2019 Dr. Kopchak headed a Kyiv Branch of the Association of Dentists of Ukraine.
With a whole editorial staff we are more than grateful for an amazing assistance to the Journal that Dr. Kopchak does not only with the inspiring articles (co-authors: Romanova and Mykhailenko), (Hresko, Chernohorskyi, and Vereshchagin) but also in his work at a position of Section Editor─Osteosynthesis of Facial Bones from the Issue 3─4, 2017.
So, we feel so humbled when we gave the Journal`s honorary plaque to Professor Kopchak. But we find the next words: “For the unique skills in organization of OMS meetings, uniting and educating the new generations of surgeons sincere thanks and appreciation.”
1st International Scientific Congress of the Azerbaijan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 14–16 March 2019 – Baku – Azerbaijan
Authors: Tymofieiev Oleksii
Published: April 2022

1st founding International Scientific Congress dedicated to oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) in Baku became a beautiful act of creation of the Azerbaijan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (www.az-omfs.az). Baku is a capital city-diamond with the coastline along the wonderful Caspian Sea (Fig 1). In last years, Baku has firmly established itself as very popular business and tourist destination. Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan is 9.8 million people (Fig 2). Chingiz R. Rahimov a President of the Azerbaijan Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons has done an incredible work with his team and organizers, making the event en extremely glorious.
EVENT PRESENTATION
The Congress was highly professional supported by International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (www.iaoms.org) and European Association for Cranio Maxillo Facial Surgery (www.eacmfs.org). The modern Baku Convention Center, in which the Congress was organized, strongly impressed all the visitors with its` beauty, high comfort and dimensions. Impressed with a 94 m2 lecture light-emitting diode (LED) monitor and a largest indoor LED screen with a high resolution of 405 m2 installed in the lobby (Fig 3) of the Center, which makes it a unique construction not only for Baku, but also for the world arena. So, the speakers and participants have a possibility to enjoy the greatest digital comfort sharing their knowledge.
The structure of the Committees consists of President of the Society, Secretary of the Society, Executive Director of the Society, Chairman of the Congress, Secretaries of the Congress, Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee, and a Technical Secretariat.2
The famous speakers from at least 14 countries were invited with next purposes: 1) to have the truly hot discussions with opinion leaders, 2) to make the event truly international, and 3) to establish a modern tradition in that truly beautiful region. The intensive Program of the Congress (Fig 4) includes 135 scientific-research works.2 Several masterclasses were also performed: Digital Dental Implantology, Microscope-aided Dentistry, and Aesthetic Medicine.
Taking into account the huge importance of the meeting a Ministry of Healthcare of Republic of Azerbaijan appreciated the Congress with high 24 credit points.
A novel advertising media selection framework for online games in an intuitionistic fuzzy environment
Authors: Heidary Dahooie Jalil , Estiri Mehrdad , Janmohammadi Mahshid , Zavadskas Edmundas Kazimieras , Turskis Zenonas
Published: April 2022

Research background: The critical role of online games in e-commerce and the great competition among providers to enhance market share has significantly increased the need to use effective advertising patterns, techniques, and tools to attract users. There are two significant challenges to planning online media game selection. The first challenge is that there is no agreement on media selection criteria for online game advertising. The second challenge relates to the complexity of choosing advertising media.
Purpose of the article: Given the multidimensionality and uncertainty in evaluating and selecting advertising media, especially in the case of online games, the need to provide a systematic framework for evaluating and selecting media is critical.
Methods: The present study aims to provide a systematic framework based on multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) methods to evaluate and select the appropriate media for online game advertising. For this purpose, first, by reviewing the literature, a relatively comprehensive list of media selection criteria for online game advertising was extracted and then provided to experts in online game marketing and advertising in the fuzzy Delphi questionnaire. Then, based on their opinions, a localized decision model was obtained. Also, the Step-wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) method helped to determine the criteria? importance. In the next step, a preliminary list of online game advertising media was prepared and evaluated by experts based on the criteria obtained in the previous step. Finally, the media was ranked using the Additive Ratio ASsessment (ARAS) method.
Findings & value added: Awareness of the criteria affecting the selection of online game advertising media and having a systematic framework for applying these criteria in advertising media selection decisions play a vital role in practical decisions. This research addresses one of the main gaps in the field of study by proposing a quantitative methodology for integrating information based on the knowledge of experts in the decision-making processes select advertising media for online games. Most traditional media selection processes are based solely on experience and estimation, and in practice, they are unable to systematically prioritize the alternatives due to the multiplicity of media available and the complexity of the decision-making process Interval-valued triangular fuzzy numbers (IVTFNs) can address the shortcomings of previous research while considering the uncertainties in this decision-making process. The findings of this framework can be good support for e-commerce managers and online game advertising practitioners.
Neuromanagement decision making in facial recognition biometric authentication as a mobile payment technology in retail, restaurant, and hotel business models
Authors: Dijmărescu Irina , Iatagan Mariana , Hurloiu Iulian , Geamănu Marinela , Rusescu Ciprian , Dijmărescu Adrian
Published: April 2022

Research background: With growing evidence of biometric identification techniques as authentication, there is a pivotal need for comprehending contactless payments by use of facial recognition algorithms in retail, restaurant, and hotel business models. Purpose of the article: In this research, previous findings were cumulated showing that harnessing facial recognition payment applications as software-based contactless biometric algorithms results in remarkably qualitative enhancement in purchasing experience. Methods: Throughout March and November 2021, a quantitative literature review of the Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest databases was carried out, with search terms including "facial recognition payment technology", "facial recognition payment system", "facial recognition payment application", "face recognition-based payment service", "facial authentication for mobile payment transactions", and "contactless payment through facial recognition algorithms". As the analyzed research was published between 2017 and 2021, only 187 articles satisfied the eligibility criteria. By removing questionable or unclear findings (limited/nonessential data), results unsubstantiated by replication, too general content, or having quite similar titles, 38, mainly empirical, sources were selected. The Systematic Review Data Repository was harnessed, a software program for the gathering, processing, and analysis of data for our systematic review. The quality of the selected scholarly sources was assessed by employing the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool. Findings & value added: Harnessing facial recognition payment applications as software-based contactless biometric algorithms results in remarkably qualitative enhancement in purchasing experience. Subsequent attention should be directed to whether perceived value and trust shape customers? adoption of biometric recognition payment devices.
Assessing the organizational commitment, subjective vitality and burnout effects on turnover intention in private universities
Authors: Parmar Vishnu , Channar Zahid Ali , Ahmed Rizwan Raheem , Streimikiene Dalia , Pahi Munwar Hussain , Streimikis Justas
Published: April 2022

Research background: Faculties of private universities are under immense working pressure, which causes stress and burnout. The job burnout triggers the psychological pressure, which increases the turnover intention. 
Purpose of the article: The undertaken study aims to evaluate the scale of burnout with its three-element model, which affects faculty members of private universities of Pakistan. This research also aims to examine the mediating effect of organizational commitment (e.g., affective, normative & continuance commitments), and moderating influence of subjective vitality in a relationship of job burnout and its constituents, for example exhaustion, efficacy & cynicism, and the turnover intention.
Methods: The 712 responses were collected through a structured questionnaire from the junior and senior faculty members of private universities of Pakistan. The data was examined by using second order partial least square ? structural equation approach ? PLS-SEM.
Findings & value added: The research findings exhibited that emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy have a direct significant influence on job burnout. The findings further demonstrated that the job burnout has a cogent and negative impact on faculty turnover intention. The findings demonstrated that elements of organizational commitment (e.g., normative, affective & continuance commitments) have a forceful serial mediating influence between burnout & its constituents for example exhaustion, efficacy & cynicism, and turnover intention. Finally, the findings have revealed that subjective vitality has a significant and positive impact as a moderating variable in a relationship between job burnout and turnover intention. This research has a long-term theoretical contribution, as it provides a novel conceptual framework, which can be replicated in different industries. Thus, this unique model provides the solution to reduce employees? turnover for other industries as well.
Aktinobakteri İzolatlarının Transglutaminaz, Levansukraz ve Beta Galaktozidaz Üretim Yetenekleri
Authors: KARABACAK Elif Gülşen , ADIGÜZEL Ali Osman , SAYGIN Hayrettin , ÇON Ahmet Hilmi
Published: April 2022

Aktinobakteriler ekstrem şartlarda gelişme, büyük miktarlarda enzim üretme potansiyeli, biyokimyasal çeşitlik ve genetik manipülasyonlara uygunluk özellikleriyle alternatif enzim kaynakları arasında önemli bir konumdadır. Çalışmada, endüstriyel alanda kullanımı fazla olan transglutaminaz, β-galaktozidaz ve levansukraz enzimleri için uygun bir üretici Aktinobakteri cinsi mikroorganizmanın seçilmesi hedeflenmiştir. Bu amaçla ekstrem koşullara sahip habitatlardan farklı araştırmacılar tarafından izole edilmiş 46 aktinobakteri izolatının hedeflenen enzimleri üretim yetenekleri araştırılmıştır. Aktinobakteri izolatlarının ilgili enzimler açısından üretici olup olmadıkları, önce veri tabanlarında kayıtlı olan genom dizilerinin “Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology Version 2.0” kullanılarak taranmış, devamında ilgili gene sahip olanların transglutaminaz için Hidroksimat Yöntemi (Kağıt Disk Yöntemiyle), β-galaktozidaz için ONPG yöntemi, levansukraz için ise mukoid yapı oluşturma fenotipinin belirlenmesi şeklinde enzim üretme yetenekleri belirlenmiştir. Biyoinformatik taramada tüm izolatların “transglutaminaz benzeri enzim” kodlayan gen bölgesi içerdiği, kalitatif tarama sonucunda farklı türe sahip ve besiyerinde daha hızlı gelişim gösteren 9 adet bakteri izolatının potansiyel olduğu belirlenmiştir. Levansukraz enzim genine ise sadece Micromonospora sp. KC721 ve Micromonospora sp. KC213 izolatlarının sahip olduğu ancak hiçbir izolat ne katı ne de sıvı besiyerinde aktivite göstermemiştir. ß-Galaktozidaz enzim üretim geni varlığı 38 izolatta saptanmıştır. Enzim üretim genine sahip izolatlara uygulanan kalitatif test sonucunda, daha yoğun renk oluşturan, farklı türe sahip olan ve besiyerinde diğerlerine göre hızlı gelişim gösteren 17 izolat potansiyel β-galaktozidaz üreticisi olarak seçilmiş ve farklı biyoteknolojik uygulamalar için endüstriyel ölçekli enzim üretiminde kullanım potansiyeline sahip aktinobakter izolatları olarak belirlenmiştir.
Kardinal Üzümü, Napolyon Kirazı, Mürdüm Eriği, Kivi ve Şeftali Meyvelerinden Doğal Fermantasyonla Sirke Üretim Potansiyeli: Fizikokimyasal ve Duyusal Özellikler
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Hale İnci
Published: April 2022

Bu çalışmada, sirke üzerine artan tüketici talebini karşılamak amacıyla farklı meyve kaynaklarından geleneksel yöntemle üretilen sirkelerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, Kardinal üzümü (KU), Napolyon kirazı (KR), mürdüm eriği (ER), kivi (KW) ve şeftali (SF) kullanılarak geleneksel yöntemle beş farklı meyve sirkesi üretilmiştir. Örneklerin bazı fizikokimyasal özellikleri (asetik asit içeriği, pH’sı, toplam çözünür kuru madde içeriği ve renk değerleri) ve duyusal özellikleri incelenmiştir. Sirke örneklerinin asetik asit içeriği %0.53-3.23 arasında belirlenmiş olup, pH değerleri ise 2.93-3.63 arasında tespit edilmiştir. En yüksek asetik asit içeriği KU sirkesinde gözlemlenirken, KR sirkesinin ise en düşük asetik asit içeriğine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, örneklerin 2.50-3.70°Brix arasında toplam çözünür kuru madde içeriğine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. En düşük Brix değeri ER sirkesinde iken KU ve SF sirkelerinde en yüksek tespit edilmiştir. Renk profili analizi sonuçlarına göre, en parlak sirkeler KW, KU ve ER sirkeleri olmuş, örneklerin sarılık değeri 13.19-26.60 arasında bulunmuş ve en yüksek kırmızılık değeri ise 17.60 ile KR sirkesinde belirlenmiştir. Duyusal değerlendirme sonucuna göre örnekler arasında en yüksek genel izlenim skoru KW sirkesinde belirlenmiş olup bunu SF ve ER sirkeleri izlemiştir.
Kastamonu'da Üretilen Siyez Buğdayının (Triticum monococcum) Bazı Kimyasal ve Fiziksel Özellikleri
Authors: HAN Şaban , HENDEK ERTOP Müge
Published: April 2022

Ata buğdaylarımızın en önemlilerinden olan Siyez buğdayı (Triticum monococcum) günümüzde başta Kastamonu olmak üzere Türkiye'nin kuzeyi ve kuzey geçiş bölgelerinde yetiştirilmektedir. Günümüz tüketicisinin doğal ürünlere ve ıslah edilmemiş çeşitlere artan ilgisi sayesinde tarım alanları ve üretim miktarı da her geçen gün artmaktadır. Kastamonu’da İhsangazi ilçesi, ülkemizde siyez üretiminin en yüksek olduğu bölge olmakla birlikte artan talep karşısında diğer ilçelerde de siyez yetiştiriciliği artarak devam etmektedir. Bu çalışmada, Kastamonu’da siyez buğdayı üretiminin en yoğun olduğu dört ilçede belirlenen 20 lokasyondan temin edilen siyez buğdaylarının (Triticum monococcum) bazı kimyasal (kül, yağ, protein, rutubet, karbonhidrat) ve fiziksel nitelikleri (kavuz/iç oranı, en/boy ölçüleri, hektolitre ve bin tane ağırlığı) ile mineral madde bileşimleri incelenmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar hem ilçeler arasında, hem de örnekler arasında istatistiki olarak değerlendirilmiştir. İncelenen nitelikler açısından ilçe ortalamaları arasındaki fark önemli bulunmamıştır. Siyez buğdaylarında ortalama %2.35 kül, %2.88 yağ, %14.22 protein ve %71.63 karbonhidrat içeriği tespit edilmiştir. Siyez buğdaylarının mineral madde içerikleri Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Zn, Mn ve Co açısından incelenmiş; Ca (545,67 ppm), Fe (39.22 ppm), Mn (44.36 ppm) ve Zn (52.70 ppm) mineral madde içeriği il ortalama değerlerinin, durum buğdayı ve ekmeklik buğdayın mineral içeriklerinden çok daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca Kastamonu siyez buğdayı örneklerin K içeriklerinin (4608-8086 ppm) literatürde belirtilmiş değerlerden daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yöresel olarak bulgur ve ekmek yapımında kullanılan siyez buğdayının düşük gluten, yüksek protein ve zengin mineral madde içeriği nedeniyle ekmeklik buğday unu ve durum buğdayı irmiği ile paçal yapılarak alternatif tahıl ürünlerinde kullanımının günümüz tüketicilerinin doğal ve fonksiyonel ürün beklentisini karşılayacağı düşünülmektedir.
Gıda Mühendisliği ve Kimya Bölümü Öğrencilerinin Probiyotik Gıda Konusunda Bilinç Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: KANAK Eda Kılıç , ÖZTÜRK YILMAZ Suzan , ÖZACAR Zeynep Ziyade , UFLAS Başak , BİLEK Meryem , YILMAZ Begüm
Published: April 2022

Bu araştırma, Sakarya Üniversitesi Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü ve Kimya Bölümü öğrencilerinin probiyotik gıdalar hakkındaki bilinç düzeylerini ve tüketim durumlarını belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma Nisan ve Mayıs-2019 arasında; her bir bölümden 200 olmak üzere toplam 400 öğrenciye uygulanmıştır. Araştırma verileri karşılıklı görüşme tekniği kullanılarak anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde Minitab programı kullanılmıştır. Ortalama, olasılık değeri (p değeri) ve yüzde (%) değerleri gösteren tablolar hazırlanmıştır ve ki-kare (χ²) önemlilik testi kullanılmıştır. Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü öğrencilerinin %44’ünün, Kimya Bölümü öğrencilerinin %20.10’unun probiyotik gıdalar hakkında bilgilerinin olduğu belirlenmiştir (p
The relationship of quality of life and selected sociodemographic factors in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Authors: Chrobak-Bień Joanna , Włodarczyk Marcin , Ignaczak Anna , Lakoma Anna , Małecka-Panas Ewa , Gąsiorowska Anita , Borowiak Ewa
Published: April 2022

Introduction

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with relapsing-remitting episodes that are very burdensome for the patient. Understanding the sociodemographic factors that affect a patient’s quality of life helps us to better understand the behavior and life circumstances of the patient as well as the patient’s ability to cope with the stresses caused by IBD.

Aim

The aim of the study was to identify factors that affect the quality of life of patients with IBD.

Material and methods

The study involved 100 patients with confirmed IBD (50 subjects with Crohn’s disease and 50 subjects with ulcerative colitis). Women constituted 45% (n=45) of the study group, while the remaining 55% (n=55) of the group were men. The mean age of the respondents participating in the study was 37.27±13.38. The youngest patient was 20 years old and the oldest was 76. The respondents were treated at the Department of General and Colorectal Surgery and at the Department of Digestive Tract Diseases (both at Medical University in Łódź, Poland). Data were collected using the SF-36 general questionnaire, the IBDQ specific questionnaire, and the original author’s questionnaire. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. A significance level of 0.05 was adopted in the statistical analysis.

Results

The study showed that the quality of life of IBD patients is reduced. The psychosocial factors influencing the quality of life of IBD patients include education, place of residence, professional activity, having a spouse, and lack of surgical intervention. However, no significant relationship was found between the respondents’ gender and age and their quality of life in any of the domains of the SF-36 and IBDQ questionnaire.

Conclusions

The occurrence of IBD, a chronic and incurable disease, reduces the quality of life of those patients. However, a higher level of education, living in a larger community, and increased physical activity all have a positive impact on the quality of life of patients with IBD.
Assessment of a multiplex RT-PCR for Simultaneous, Rapid Screening of Common Viral Infections of Central Nervous System: A Prospective Study for Enteroviruses and Herpesviruses
Authors: Khalili Maryam , Hajiabadi Hamid Rahimi , Akbari Mojtaba , Saleh Rana , Esfahani Bahram Nasr , Moghim Sharareh
Published: April 2022

Introduction

Acute meningitis is a common neurological disorder that affects both children and adults and has a high mortality rate. This study aimed to create a multiplex reverse transcriptase PCR system for screening clinical samples for the presence of the two viruses currently considered to be the most common causes of acute meningitis in Asia.

Materials and Methods

A single-tube RT multiplex PCR assay was developed and tested for sensitivity and specificity using primers that have been commonly used to screen for herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1/2) and enterovirus (EV) in clinical samples. The procedure was then used to screen 303 clinical samples for the target viruses, which included 101 feces samples, 101 throat swabs, and 101 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples obtained from 101 hospitalized Iranian children with suspected viral meningitis/meningoencephalitis, and the findings were compared to those of an RT monoplex PCR method.

Results

The RT-PCR approach demonstrated high precision, with no non-target virus amplification. The results of using this assay to screen clinical samples revealed that RT monoplex PCR had the same sensitivity as RT multiplex PCR for the three different types of specimens.

Conclusions

This newly developed multiplex RT-PCR method is a simple, fast diagnostic tool that can be used to screen clinical samples for viruses that cause acute meningitis/meningoencephalitis in children.
Cărţile Istoricului Keith Hitchins: Ultima Sinteză De Istoria României
Authors: Teodor Corina
Published: April 2022

The name of American historian Keith Hitchins has been established over the past three decades among the Romanian and foreign readers who are passionate about Romanian history, primarily because of his syntheses of modern history, which have demonstrated a great deal of objectivity and professionalism. The lines below focused on its last synthesis, the brief history of Romania, in which the author outlined the most important moments in our history, from Antiquity to the post-communist period.
“The Good Neighbor’’ Policy and the Beginnings of Its Use in the Cinema of the ’30
Authors: Scheianu Marius Adrian
Published: April 2022

Cinema, the youngest of the arts, has been energetic and has quickly gained public attention and became soon, after its appearance in the last years of the 19th century, the most popular of the arts, introducing the audiences to images of the world around them. From the first years of the 20th century silent films with plots came into vogue, substituting the documentary style of filming presented to the viewers. In the United States of America, many of these films introduced American viewers to their nearby Mexican neighbors. Usually, the Mexican image, in film, was dominated by stereotypes deeply rooted in American culture. This habit of portraying the Mexicans as bandits or as displaying every vice that could be shown on the screen, by the American film industry began to change by the middle of the 1930s. One of the reasons for this change is the new approach to the foreign policy implemented by the administration of US President Roosevelt, against the background of overcoming challenges caused by The Great Depression. The first beneficiary of this benevolent attitude towards Latin America, was US’s closest neighbor, Mexico. Two American movies are relevant, during this period, for illustrating this policy in cinematography: Viva Villa (1934) and Juarez (1939). The two movies deal with aspects of Mexican history in a different way than in the past, the use of Mexico and Mexican history as a background for political comments on contemporary events, also demonstrating the role that the film industry has played as a vessel for carrying various messages from the political authorities to the public.
Students and Teachers of the State University of Chișinău, 1946-1987: Mentalities, Daily Life and Ideology
Authors: Caşu Igor
Published: April 2022

The article takes a longue durée perspective on the history of the State University in Chișinău. More exactly, it sheds new light on the relations between students and the teaching staff at the first Moldavian Bessarabian university created by the Soviet regime in the aftermath of World War II. Based on new archival documents, it revolves around three main subtopics. The one focused on mentalities, the second one on everyday life, and the third one on ideology. The article tackles sensitives issues such as amoral or illegal actions by both students and professors, including corruption affairs and sexual scandals, how the Communist regime dealt with them and how these phenomena are connected to the ultimate goal, and failure, of the Soviet higher education, in creating the New (Wo)Man.
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about electroconvulsive therapy among Polish students
Authors: Gędek Adam , Materna Michał , Święcicki Łukasz
Published: April 2022

Introduction: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and safe treatment for many mental disorders. Nevertheless, the attitudes towards ECT are negative and the use of this method in Poland is decreasing.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the general knowledge and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy among Polish university students, including students of medicine, psychology and other faculties.

Material and methods: An original online questionnaire containing 39 questions was used, distributed through student groups on social networking sites. A total of 418 questionnaires were completed. The collected data were statistically analyzed.

Results: Significant knowledge gaps and negative beliefs about electroconvulsive therapy were observed among Polish students. Medical and psychology students had more extensive knowledge and more positive beliefs about this method of treatment than students of other faculties. Greater knowledge of the therapy was associated with a more positive attitude towards it. The main source of knowledge about ECT for students of medicine and psychology were lectures and courses, and for students of other faculties – movies. Students, who considered psychiatry as their future specialization, had less knowledge and a more negative attitude towards ECT, relative to the rest of the respondents.

Conclusions: There is a need for educational interventions that will change the way how ECT is perceived both in the public opinion and in the medical community. An effective solution to low levels of knowledge for medical students may be the observation of the procedure included in the study programme.
The interaction between stress and metabolic disruption in student population – preliminary study
Authors: Rog Joanna , Rząd Zuzanna , Karakuła-Juchnowicz Hanna
Published: April 2022

Introduction: Approximately 26% of individuals between 18 and 24 years old are overweight or obese, and the number of persons with excessive body mass index (BMI) is growing. Obesity increases the risk of metabolic disruptions, which is well connected with mental health problems. Stressful situations, including entering adulthood and starting university education, affect food choices negatively. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between psychological stress and body composition in the student population.

Materials and methods: The study group consisted of 80 students (76% of women and 24% of men) between 19 and 28 years old from universities in Lublin. To determine anthropometric measurement (fat-free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), total body water (TBW), intracellular (ICF) and extracellular (ECF) fluids), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method was applied. The severity of stress symptoms was measured using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10).

Results: When it comes to 41.25% of participants, they used relaxation techniques, mainly meditation, yoga practice and walking. Most students had optimal body weight. While 60% of individuals had high stress levels. The perceived stress was not related to using the relaxation methods. Individuals with the high stress severity were characterized by lower: TBW, ECF and ICF expressed in liters, and lower FFM represented in kilograms. The inverse relationship between the severity of stress and the aforementioned parameters was also detected (p<0.05).

Conclusions: Implementing appropriate healt h education programs to prevent negat ive changes in ant hropometric measurements, psychological stress, and their health-related consequences in the student population should be considered.
The 2016 Vietnam marine life incident: measures of subjective resilience and livelihood implications for affected small-fishery communities
Authors: Ty Pham Huu , Marçon Raphaël , Bayrak Mucahid Mustafa , Phuong Le Thi Hong
Published: April 2022

In April 2016, four provinces of Vietnam were struck by one of the largest manmade environmental incidents in Vietnam. Through a discharge of toxic chemicals by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, oceanic waters along Vietnam’s central coast were severely polluted. Consequently, the livelihoods of over 510,000 people living in coastal communities were severely affected by the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation incident (FHS incident). This study focusses on ex-ante and ex-post differences in livelihoods, and the subjective resilience of small-fishery households affected by the FHS incident in Hải Dương commune, a small coastal community, in central Vietnam. This was done through a qualitative analysis of livelihood strategies and resilience capacities of the affected households. Semi-structured interviews (n = 30), expert interviews (n = 3) and secondary data analysis were conducted from March to May 2018 employing a case study approach. Results show that the level of subjective resilience was strongly affected by a combination of social, financial, and human capitals. The presence, or lack, of these capitals combined with contextual factors influenced the livelihood strategies a household could pursue. Households that were able to pursue a combination of intensifying and diversifying livelihood strategies were most successful in recovering from and adjusting to the environmental incident. Households with restrained access to livelihood capitals were limited to intensifying livelihood strategies, having no real other option than persistence and increased dependence on government subsidies. Lastly, migration as a livelihood strategy and subsequent transformative resilience capacities remained generally low.
Groundwater quality testing in the area of municipal waste landfill sites in Dąbrowa Górnicza (southern Poland)
Authors: Łukasik Martyna , Dąbrowska Dominika
Published: April 2022

Groundwater quality assessment for pollution can be undertaken with the use of indicators that will confirm or deny the negative impact of potential pollution sources. Based on water quality monitoring data from the Lipówka I and Lipówka II municipal landfill sites in Dąbrowa Górnicza from the last five years, the water quality in the area was assessed using the Nemerow Pollution Index (NPI) method. Seven parameters were assessed – pH, electrical conductivity, and the concentrations of chlorides, sulphates, ammonium ions, boron and iron. The limits for class III water quality were used as the reference level. The results of the NPI calculations show that the highest indices were obtained for the piezometers PZ5 and T5 located in the outflow of the water from the Lipówka I landfill site. The highest values of the Nemerow index were obtained for ammonium ions and reached a value of over 36 in the PZ5 piezometer and 17 in the T5 piezometer. The other parameters did not indicate a significant impact of the landfill sites on the quality of groundwater. The highest values of the indicators were observed in 2017. It is worth noting that, apart from the large differences in the content of ammonium ions, the values of the Nemerow indices for the electrical conductivity specifically for the PZ5 piezometer are twice as high as for the other piezometers and four times higher than for boron. The Nemerow index is a useful and easy method of assessing the quality of groundwater. It can even be used for a small number of parameters.
University campuses as agents for urban change
Authors: Mohammed Ahmed M.S. , Ukai Tetsuya
Published: April 2022

Thanks to the leading role of universities in cities as knowledge and innovation hubs, many cities rely on their universities to face their economic and social challenges. On the other hand, universities need their cities to fulfil the capacity needed to satisfy student and staff needs for services and facilities. Therefore, the university-city relationship is considered to be intercorrelated and overlapping. However, due to the need for expansion, universities tend to move out and build larger campuses causing different trends of studentification and de-studentification in the city. These trends impact a city’s urban growth and transformation over time. This study analyses the impact of four different campuses of Kyushu University from 1993 to 2017 to understand the morphological impact of old and new campuses on their surroundings. A spacematrix and a mixed-use index were used to produce raster maps that helped to visualize temporal trends of urban density and the mixed use of functions in areas surrounding campuses. Results have shown that moved out campuses have the potential to impact the surrounding mixed use of functions. However, new campuses have the potential to impact a city’s urban density, therefore, trends in de-studentification can impact the campus-city functional relationship. Conversely, studentification trends can impact the campus-city physical relationship. Thus, university campuses could be considered as indirect agents that contribute to the urban physical and functional change of the city.
Spontaneous flora of O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Authors: Shynder Oleksandr I. , Kolomiychuk Vitaliy P. , Melezhyk Olga V.
Published: April 2022

For the first time we compiled a full checklist of the spontaneous flora of O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden of Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv. Native (281) and alien (243) taxa of the flora were analyzed. Among the alien species there are 115 xenophytes (including 71 archaeophytes and 44 neophytes), 128 ergasiophygophytes (including 3 archaeophytes and 125 neophytes). Four species of alien plants were listed for the first time for the flora of Ukraine: Arabis procurrens, Lactuca sibirica, Polanisia dodecandra subsp. trachysperma and Talinum paniculatum. It was found that the alien fraction of the flora is dominated by a stable component (54.7%), and among the ergasiophygophytes, most taxa (86.3%) are unstable components. Among the native plants, those species with a polyregional distribution predominate. This ratio is typical for transformed flora that have lost their natural structure. Among the alien species, the majority are sub-Mediterranean (43.6%), American (23.9%) and Asian (18.1%) in origin. In the biomorphological structure of the species of native plants perennial grasses predominate (65.3%), among xenophytes - annual grasses are dominant (74.8%), and among ergasiophygophytes perennial grasses predominate (43.8%). But despite the large number of alien plants in the botanical garden, their invasion can be mostly contained. The most widespread invasive plant is Parthenocissus vitacea, in addition, a number of potentially invasive plants need monitoring, in particular Parietaria officinalis, Phytolacca acinosa, Thladiantha dubia and some others. In addition, there is a list of introductions which have high naturalization rates and over time could replenish the composition of the spontaneous flora.
The scars of war: A programme for the identification of the environmental effects of Word War II bombings for the purposes of spatial management in the Koźle Basin, Poland
Authors: Waga Jan M. , Fajer Maria , Szypuła Bartłomiej
Published: April 2022

Poland’s Koźle Basin contains numerous craters created from the explosions of World War II aerial bombs as well as craters left by unexploded ordnance. The state of the local environment has been severely affected. This situation presents an obstacle to spatial management of the land to this day. This research programme studied the distribution of postmilitary anthropogenic geohazards in the area. It was intended to help to indicate the appropriate courses of action, including in the field of spatial planning, in the areas affected by former bombing. Desk studies focused on photo-interpretive analysis of archival aerial photographs and took advantage of the potential of high-resolution shaded relief rasters created from digital terrain models derived from LiDAR scanning. Field studies used classic geomorphological methods. Studies conducted so far in the bombed areas indicate the necessity of carrying out systematic, anticipatory, accurate surveys of the land and soil surface with the use of geophysical methods. Currently, the traces identified in the field suggest that the amount of unexploded ordnance remaining in the ground is very large.
Prevalence and Phylodiversity of ESBL-Producing Coliforms Isolated from Ruminant Mastitis in Nigeria
Authors: Anueyiagu K. N. , Agusi E. R. , Audu B. J. , Achi L. Ch. , Ayanbimpe G. M. , Ikeh E. I. , Kamani J.
Published: April 2022

The public health threat posed by Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing E. coli (ESBL-EC) in food animal production systems has attracted global attention. Data on the prevalence, diversity and genetic characteristics of ESBL-producing coliforms are key to advocacy on promoting responsible antimicrobial stewardship and proper planning of control strategies. The coliforms were isolated from 1052 milk samples of 160 cows, 103 ewes and 103 does with mastitis in Plateau State, Nigeria and analysed for ESBL production by phenotypic, biochemical, antimicrobial sensitivity and genetic characterization. The percentage of occurrence of clinical mastitis in cows, ewes, and does were 0.2 %, 0 %, 1.5 % respectively, while the percentage occur-rence of subclinical mastitis in ruminants were 18.1 %, 28.2 % and 38.3 % respectively. From the 677 isolates, 31.3 % (n = 212) were ESBL producing coliforms, with a prevalence of 48.6 %, 18.4 %, 12.7 %, 8.9 %, 5.7 %, 3.8 % and 1.9 % for E. coli, K. pneumoniae, C. freundii, K. aerogenes, S. marcescens, K. oxytoca and E. cloacae, respectively. The genetic characterization revealed a higher prevalence of bla
CTX-M than bla
TEM in the samples analysed (24.39 % vs. 12.19 %). High pairwise identity was observed among the bla
CTX-M and bla
TEM gene sequences obtained in this study, but they displayed high phylodiversity with sequences from ruminants and humans from other climes. The bla
SHV gene was not detected. Multidrug resistances especially to the commonly used antimicrobials; ofloxacin, gentamycin and streptomycin in veterinary practice in Nigeria were observed. This has public health implications considering the fact that consumption of raw unpasteurized milk is a common practice in some cultures in Nigeria. Such practise will facilitate the transfer of multidrug resistant coliforms to humans resulting in the complications of treatment outcomes. To the best of our knowledge this is the first genetic characterization of ESBL-producing agents from ruminant mastitis in Nigeria.
Deworming Schemes’ Efficacy for Adult Dogs with Mixed Gastro-Intestinal Helminthoses
Authors: Saichenko I. , Antipov A. , Bakhur T. , Bezditko L.
Published: April 2022

Mixed gastrointestinal helminthoses, which combines Toxocara canis, Trichuris (T.) vulpis, Toxascaris leoninа, Uncinaria stenocephala, Ancylostoma caninum, and Dipylidium caninum in various combinations, are very common pets’ problems worldwide. It is unlikely necessary to choose between 100 % efficiency and for the patient’s body to heal the infected animals safely. The present work aims to develop an affordable scheme for adult dogs’ deworming, which will create a minimum load on the body due to the low drugs’ toxicity. Mixed breed dogs, 1—5 years old, representing both sexes, spontaneously infected with T. vulpis (100 % prevalence) in combination with other gastrointestinal helminths (from 12.7 to 45.1 %) were selected for study. Regimens combining Caniquantel® Plus (fenbendazole + praziquantel) and fenbendazole with a 24-hour interval were tested. After a single treatment of experimental animals with Caniquantel® Plus, no helminth eggs were detected in their faeces after three days, except for T. vulpis. Seven days after the start of the experiment, the intensity of infection of this nematode decreased by only 22.0 % (P < 0.001). Bodies and fragments of dead helminths were found in faeces 1—4 days after de-worming, with T. vulpis isolated only in 2 days in small quantities (4.54 ± 0.21 specimens per 100 g of faeces). Two-stage deworming with Caniquantel® Plus and fenbendazole after 24 hours resulted in 100 % efficiency against eggs of all parasites after five days. Helminths’ bodies stopped excreting after four days, and T. vulpis was detected within three days in substantive quantities (from 10.03 ± 0.45 to 36.8 ± 1.2 specimens per 100 g of faeces).
Observations on Some Biological Characteristics of Rhipicephalus sanguineus Sensu Lato (Acari: Ixodidae) Under Natural and Laboratory Conditions in Nigeria
Authors: Kamani J.
Published: April 2022

The brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s. l.) is a globally distributed tick of medical and veterinary significance. This study reports some observations on the biological characteristic of the brown dog ticks kept under natural and laboratory conditions in Nigeria. Variation in biological parameters was observed within the Nigerian R. sanguineus s. l. population kept under various conditions. A higher number of R. sanguineus exhibited the type 1 oviposition pattern than the type 2 pattern. The type 1 pattern was observed in 84.2 % and 80 % of R. sanguineus s. l. reared under laboratory and natural conditions, respectively. The pre-oviposition period was significantly shorter in ticks maintained under laboratory conditions than under natural conditions. Similarly, ticks kept under laboratory conditions laid significantly more eggs with higher egg mass weight than ticks kept under natural conditions. Furthermore, the incubation period and the total weight loss by female ticks throughout the oviposition period differed significantly between the two groups (P < 0.05). The engorged R. sanguineus s. l. females kept at 4 °C survived for up to 21 days and remained viable producing fertile eggs. Egg of R. sanguineus s. l. kept at 4 °C for up to 63 days retain viability and were able to hatch to larvae after variable incubation periods when returned to ambient temperatures depending on the duration of storage at 4 °C. The results showed that the tropical lineage of the brown dog tick can survive and remain fecund at low temperatures, suggesting that it can be translocated and established in temperate regions.
Potential Role of Agrimonia eupatoria L. Extract in Cell Protection Against Toxicity Induced by Bisphenol A
Authors: Marcinčáková D. , Kolesárová M. , Falis M. , Horn Ch. , Miłek M. , Legáth J.
Published: April 2022

The aim of this study is to reveal the potentially protective role of ethanolic extract of agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria L.) against the cytotoxic effect of bisphenol A (BPA) in vitro, using an intestinal porcine epithelial cell line (IPEC-1). The cells were exposed to different concentrations of BPA: 12.5, 25, 50, 100, and 200 µg.ml–1 alone and in combination with agrimony extract (250 µg.ml–1). The proliferative cell response was monitored for 72 h by a xCELLigence system or real-time cell analyser (RTCA), recorded as the cell index (CI) and expressed as a proliferative activity (% PA) compared to the control cells without treatment. The metabolic activity was measured by a MTS colorimetric test, performed after 48 h of treatment with the tested substances. The cytotoxic effect on cells exposed to BPA alone, in comparison to the control cells without treatment, was observed in both assays (P < 0.0001). It was confirmed that BPA reduces both the metabolic activity and the proliferation of cells. After the cell treatment with agrimony, the metabolic activity had increased to reach over the control (101.52 %), while reducing the proliferation of the cells. The protective role of agrimony against cytotoxicity caused by BPA was observed after cell treatment with agrimony in combination with lower concentrations of BPA (12.5; 25 and 50 µg.ml–1). The slight improvement in the adherence was observed in cells treated with these combinations, in comparison to the cells treated with BPA alone. On the other hand, the metabolic activity was slightly improved in cells treated with a combination of agrimony and BPA at higher concentrations (50 a 100 µg.ml–1). This supported our assumption that agrimony can protect a model organism against cytotoxicity caused by BPA.
Vaccines for Lyme Borreliosis: Facts and Challenges
Authors: Bodnárová S. , Čížková D. , Hudáková N. , Mangesh Bhide M.
Published: April 2022

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a multisystem infectious disease abundant in the northern countries of the world and is caused by Borrelia species. Vaccination against LB is an effective way to prevent and reduce the number of diseases in endemic areas. Several vaccines have been developed and tested in the past, but no human LB vaccine is currently available on the market. This review aims to uncover and delineate various strategies and diverse technological approaches related to vaccine production. Furthermore, we characterize already tested vaccines, possibilities for their future development, and reasons for their failure.
Zearalenone Biodegradation by the Lactobacillus Spp. and Bacillus Spp. In Vitro
Authors: Harčárová M. , Čonková E. , Naď P. , Proškovcová M.
Published: April 2022

In this study, the biodegradation of zearalenone (ZEN) by cell suspensions of various Lactobacillus species (Lb. fermentum 2I3 (L1), Lb. reuteri L26 (L3), Lb. plantarum L81 (L4), Lb. reuteri 2/6 (L5), Lb. plantarum CCM 1904 (L6)), Bacillus subtilis CCM 2794 (Bs), and Bacillus licheniformis CCM 2206 (Bl); was investigated in vitro. All lactobacilli cell suspensions showed very good degradation efficiency (57.9—100 %) for zearalenone at the concentration 0.01 ppm. At higher concentrations of zearalenone, their biodegradation activity decreased significantly (0—13.9 %). Bacillus subtilis CCM 2794 was able to degrade zearalenone at concentrations of: 0.01 ppm (100 %), 0.1 ppm (74.5 %), and at higher concentrations of ZEN (1 ppm; 10 ppm), the degradation was 11.7 % and 0 %, respectively. For Bacillus licheniformis CCM 2206, no biodegradation of zearalenone was observed at the concentration of 10 ppm, but slight degradation (4.5—8.8 %) was found at lower zearalenone concentrations.