bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Uma sociologia do escândalo da Mostra Queermuseu: disputas de enquadramento midiático entre o jornalismo profissional e o Movimento Brasil Livre
Authors: Balieiro Fernando de Figueiredo
Published: August 2022

Resumo Este artigo apresenta uma análise do escândalo em torno do fechamento da exposição Queermuseu, ocorrida no Espaço Santander Cultural, em Porto Alegre, no segundo semestre de 2017. O texto busca desvelar o processo no qual, a partir de mobilização nas plataformas digitais, uma mostra artística voltada ao tema da diversidade sexual passou a ser compreendida em certos segmentos como promotora de “pedofilia”, “zoofilia” e “blasfêmia”, teve seu encerramento antecipado, resultando em perseguições a artistas e ao seu curador, bem como na difusão de uma interpretação que associa a esquerda a uma agenda de “perversão moral” às crianças. A análise empírica teve como fonte reportagens digitais e impressas do jornal Zero Hora de Porto Alegre, além de textos, imagens e vídeos que circularam em plataformas digitais, abordando em específico o enquadramento do evento pelo Movimento Brasil Livre (MBL), grupo que liderou a campanha pelo fechamento da exposição. Ao analisar o alcance do enquadramento do MBL, permite-se reconhecer como as plataformas digitais ampliaram o espaço para grupos políticos agendarem questões públicas e imporem seu enquadramento para suas audiências. O artigo elucida, a partir do caso empírico analisado, aspectos da pervasividade das mídias no debate público no contexto de uma esfera pública tecnomidiatizada e busca evidenciar aspectos da acentuada midiatização da política na era digital.
Cultura digital, imaginários de trabalho docente e a profissionalização do ensino: a série Rita
Authors: Penteado Regina Zanella , Budin Clayton José , Costa Belarmino Cesar Guimarães da
Published: August 2022

RESUMO Esta pesquisa documental objetiva identificar imaginários de trabalho docente expressos/difundidos na série Rita (Netflix, por streaming), protagonizada por uma professora. Da análise, emergiram os imaginários de trabalho docente: solitário e individualizado; temporalizado, regrado e rotinizado; conflitivo; técnico; apartado do debate social e com práticas pedagógicas tradicionais; submetido a relações autoritárias, competitivas, ameaçadoras, disciplinares e punitivas. Tais imaginários correspondem a concepções antigas de ensino (como vocação e ofício) e a uma socialização docente marcada pela feminização - avessas às formas contemporâneas de ensino e à ideia de docência como profissão. A abordagem considera o contexto da cultura digital que incide nas formas de percepção e representação da docência no espaço público da educação, expressando/difundindo imaginários que atravancam o debate social da profissionalização docente.
Clinical and parasitological impact of short-term treatment using miltefosine and allopurinol monotherapy or combination therapy in canine visceral leishmaniasis
Authors: Ayres Eveline da Cruz Boa Sorte , Dias Álvaro Felipe de Lima Ruy , Monteiro Bruna Ribeiro Gomes , Pazzini Sarah Szimanski , Barbosa Mateus Elias Chagas , Silva Eveliny Barroso da , Macedo Luis Felipe da Cruz , Sousa Valéria Régia Franco , Dutra Valéria , Nakazato Luciano , Almeida Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de
Published: August 2022

Abstract Canine visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic zoonosis in Brazil. Dogs are the main hosts in urban environments. The treatment has gained popularity since the Brazilian government authorized miltefosine for canine treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and parasitological impact of short-term treatment with miltefosine and allopurinol, alone and in combination. We evaluated the ability of pharmacotherapy to reduce clinical signs of disease, antibody levels using the indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT) and skin parasite load via qPCR after 28 days of treatment. The therapeutic protocols promoted a significant decline in clinical signs and in the skin parasite load in dogs (p < 0.01). We observed a moderate correlation between the skin parasite load and the clinical score in all three treatment groups (r > 0.5) Antibody levels did not decrease in this short period. It was concluded that the treatment with allopurinol reduced the number of parasites in the skin of dogs with visceral leishmaniasis in the short term. However, its efficiency is potentiated when associated with miltefosine.
Morphomolecular identification and considerations of the infestation site adaptations of Pricea multae (Thoracocotylidae: Priceinae) from Scomberomorus commerson, off Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Baghdadi Hanadi Baker , Al-Salem Afaf Abdullah Mubark , Ibrahim Mustafa Mohamed , Younes Abdelgayed Metwali , Aboelenin Salama Mostafa , Bayoumy Elsayed Mahmoud
Published: August 2022

Abstract Monogeneans Pricea multae naturally infested 42 of the 120 (35%) mackerel fish (Scomberomorus commerson) examined. For the first time, an infestation was discovered off the coast of Jubil in the Arabian Gulf of Saudi Arabia. Based on the structure clarified through light and electron microscopy of mounted specimens and molecular analysis of rDNA and measurements of this monogenean parasite was identified as P. multae. The tegumental surface of the parasite was characterized by tegumental ridges running transversally, generating folds in both the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body at regular intervals. The study clarified the importance and function of the micro-structures, such as tegumental folds, perforations, sensory ganglia present on the parasite's surface, and the larger hamulus supported by a relatively unmodified internal spine. This monogenean parasite has adapted to its host infestation site uniquely.
Paleozoic Scleractinia: progenitors or extinct experiments?
Authors: Ezaki Yoichi
Published: August 2022

The Scleractinia, which are one of the most important builders of modern reefs, have been considered to have first appeared in the Middle Triassic. Recently, Paleozoic scleractiniamorphs have been reported from both the Ordovician and the Permian, suggesting that the scleractinian-like body plan was already established in the Paleozoic. Those Paleozoic scleractiniamorphs are considered either unsuccessful skeletonized offshoots (extinct experiments) or Paleozoic progenitors of the post-Paleozoic Scleractinia. Permian scleractiniamorphs are characterized by “ancestral” features and have no specific morphologies that deny scleractinian affinities. Molecular phylogenetics also indicate that extant scleractinians are monophyletic and originated long before their Triassic appearance. A Paleozoic origin for the Scleractinia is supported by morphological and molecular phylogenetic data. On the other hand, there is no positive evidence to show that different groups of scleractinians had separate soft-bodied precursors.

The Paleozoic scleractinians evolved within the framework of their basic body plan, and a direct derivation of the Scleractinia from the Rugosa is not probable. The Anthozoa are characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical body plan, which is traditionally considered to have been derived from other radially symmetrical Cnidaria. The problem of the origin of scleractinian body plan may provide a key for deciphering the early anthozoan radiation within the Bilateria. Other examples of Paleozoic Scleractinia and scleractiniamorphs will be found, probably in shallow-water reefal facies or deeper-water communities, bridging the stratigraphic gaps in occurrence and elucidating the origin of the Scleractinia and their body plan.
Inteligencia emocional y funcionamiento familiar en adolescentes estudiantes del nivel secundario
Authors: Zela Bravo Raúl Stifp
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: Determinar si existe relación significativa entre la inteligencia emocional y el funcionamientofamiliar en adolescentes estudiantes del nivel secundario. Metodología: Enfoque cuantitativo, detipo descriptivo correlacional y tiene un diseño no experimental, transversal. La población son 530adolescentes de 12 a 17 años, estudiantes del nivel secundario de un colegio privado de Juliaca,Puno. La muestra estuvo confirmada por 320 participantes, obtenidas a través de un muestreo noprobabilístico por conveniencia. Los instrumentos de evaluación fueron: La Escala de InteligenciaEmocional – WLEIS y la Escala de funcionalidad familiar FACES III. Resultados: Los resultadosobtenidos permitieron evidenciar que cerca del 95% de los estudiantes presentan niveles entre promedioy alto de inteligencia emocional, asimismo el 70% de los estudiantes perciben un grado saludable decohesión y adaptabilidad familiar y el 30% percibe carencias y conflictos en su funcionalidad familiar.Por otro lado, se realizó la correlación de ambas variables a través del coeficiente de rho de Spearman,en donde se aprecia que existe una correlación significativa directa moderada entre el funcionamientofamiliar y la inteligencia emocional en los adolescentes estudiantes del nivel secundario de manerageneral (r = .465**, p = .000) y con sus respectivas dimensiones. Conclusión: A mayor funcionalidadfamiliar percibida mayores niveles de inteligencia emocional desarrollara el adolescente.
Adicción a los videojuegos y sociabilidad en estudiantes de colegios de la región San Martín
Authors: Araujo Morales Luz Victoria , Santisteban Salvador Lesly
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: Determinar si existe relación significativa entre la adicción a los videojuegos y la sociabilidaden estudiantes del quinto grado de colegios de la región San Martín. Metodología: Diseño noexperimental de tipo descriptivo correlacional, con una muestra de 308 estudiantes de ambos sexosde entre 15 a 17 años a quienes se le aplicó la Escala de videojuegos (GAS) y la Lista de evaluaciónde habilidades sociales. Resultados: Los resultados demostraron que existe una relación significativae inversa entre la adicción a los videojuegos y la sociabilidad (rho=-0.756; p=0.000), al mismo tiempose evidenció la relación entre la adicción a los videojuegos y las dimensiones de sociabilidad, esdecir, existe una relación significativa, considerable e inversa con el asertividad (rho=-0.679; p= 0.000)comunicación (rho=-0.677; p= 0.000), autoestima (rho=-0. 696; p= 0.000) y la toma de decisiones(rho=-0.645; p= 0.000). Conclusión: Cuanto mayor sea la adicción a los videojuegos menor será lasociabilidad, generando dificultades en la asertividad, comunicación, autoestima y toma de decisiones.
Рождение пациента: (де)медикализация новорожденных в организационных контекстах неонатальной службы
Authors: Артемий Минаков , Анастасия Новкунская , Анна Клепикова
Published: August 2022

Статья предлагает взглянуть на феномен медикализации в организационном контексте в интеракционистской перспективе, используя теорию ярлыков (labeling theory). На примере взаимодействия медицинских профессионалов между собой, с пациентами или их родителями, медикализация рассматривается как континуум, в котором происходит постоянное переключение реестров коммуникации. Это сопряжено с попеременным процессом переключения с объективации на наделение пациента большей агентностью. Исследование проводилось методом включенного наблюдения в ходе этапного лечения новорожденных пациентов внутри трех секторов неонатальной помощи: акушерских стационаров, консультативной службы, занимающейся транспортировкой пациентов и педиатрических стационаров. Объект исследования составляют используемые профессионалами медицинские и социальные категории, присваиваемые новорожденным пациентам, которые влияют на его лечебную траекторию в разных организационных контекстах. Материалы исследования позволяют проанализировать медикализацию не как линейный и однозначный механизм реализации медицинской власти, но как гибкий и подвижный процесс, зависящий от обстоятельств конкретного взаимодействия – тяжести состояния пациента, организационных условий и набора участников взаимодействия. Результаты анализа показывают, что «социальные» ярлыки возникают в профессиональной среде, даже в тех случаях, когда мы имеем дело с пациентом, характеризующимся низким уровнем агентности. Такой режим взаимодействия отчасти вступает в конкуренцию с биомедицинским подходом, доминирующим в медикализированном поле экстренной и стационарной медицинской помощи.
Androgen receptor, oxidative stress and inflammation at the crossroads of skin diseases
Authors: Yiumo Michael Chan , Yen-ting Liu , Hardy W Chan
Published: August 2022

Skin is the largest organ of the human body and acts as a protective barrier as our first line of defense. The development of effective treatments for skin diseases represents one of the biggest challenges in drug discovery. The pathogenesis of many skin disorders is complex and multifactorial.
Processing of Radial K-space DW-MRI Data v1
Authors: not provided Miguelrj
Published: August 2022

The protocol includes reconstruction of diffusion weighted images from radial k-space data and using a 3-parameter fit to derive metrics of ADC and kurtosis index.
Mediational Analysis of Yoga’s Effect on Chronic Low-Back Pain in Veterans: What Factors Really Matter?
Authors: McCarthy Adhana , Liu Lin , Groessl Erik
Published: August 2022

Considerable evidence supports yoga as a treatment for chronic low-back pain (CLBP), yet more research is needed on the mechanisms of yoga. Yoga may be particularly helpful for military veteran populations, where there is a high prevalence of CLBP due to intensive training requirements. Our objective was to examine possible mechanisms by which yoga reduced disability in a clinical trial of yoga for veterans with CLBP. Using data from a prior randomized controlled trial, we used mediation analysis to examine factors that may mediate or influence the effects of yoga on disability over time. The 12-week yoga intervention study measured outcomes at baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months. Fatigue and pain were the variables that met all statistical criteria for mediation of the effect of yoga on disability. The total effect of yoga on disability was significant (β = –2.28; 95% CI –3.93 to –0.64), and this consisted of a direct effect of yoga (β = −1.40; 95% CI −3.02 to 0.25) and a statistically significant indirect effect (β = −0.88, 95% CI −1.91 to −0.15) that was mediated by pain and fatigue. The indirect effect accounted for 38% of yoga’s effect on back-pain disability. Fatigue and pain were not significant as individual mediators. The other mediators—self-efficacy, spinal range of motion, grip strength, core strength, and balance—did not meet published criteria for mediation. Our results suggest that in veterans with CLBP, yoga may reduce pain and fatigue and contribute to reductions in disability. Although pain may be an expected precursor of disability, the finding that fatigue mediates the relationship between a mind-body intervention like yoga and disability appears novel. Fatigue should be measured more widely in yoga research and considered when designing interventions for specific populations such as military veterans with chronic pain.
An Adaptive Firefly Optimization (AFO) with Multi-Kernel SVM (MKSVM) Classification for Big Data Dimensionality Reduction
Authors: Varghese Jijo , Selvan Dr. P. Tamil
Published: August 2022

The data's dimensionality had already risen sharply in the last several decades. The "Dimensionality Curse" (DC) is a problem for conventional learning techniques when dealing with "Big Data (BD)" with a higher level of dimensionality. A learning model's performance degrades when there is a numerous range of features present. "Dimensionality Reduction (DR)" approaches are used to solve the DC issue, and the field of "Machine Learning (ML)" research is significant in this regard. It is a prominent procedure to use "Feature Selection (FS)" to reduce dimensions. Improved learning effectiveness such as greater classification precision, cheaper processing costs, and improved model comprehensibility are all typical outcomes of this approach that selects an optimal portion of the original features based on some relevant assessment criteria. An "Adaptive Firefly Optimization (AFO)" technique based on the "Map Reduce (MR)" platform is developed in this research. During the initial phase (mapping stage) the whole large "DataSet (DS)" is first subdivided into blocks of contexts. The AFO technique is then used to choose features from its large DS. In the final phase (reduction stage), every one of the fragmentary findings is combined into a single feature vector. Then the "Multi Kernel Support Vector Machine (MKSVM)" classifier is used as classification in this research to classify the data for appropriate class from the optimal features obtained from AFO for DR purposes. We found that the suggested algorithm AFO combined with MKSVM (AFO-MKSVM) scales very well to high-dimensional DSs which outperforms the existing approach "Linear Discriminant Analysis-Support Vector Machine (LDA-SVM)" in terms of performance. The evaluation metrics such as Information-Ratio for Dimension-Reduction, Accuracy, and Recall, indicate that the AFO-MKSVM method established a better outcome than the LDA-SVM method.
The effectiveness of the IL-17A inhibitor in generalized pustular psoriasis: a clinical case
Authors: Olisova Olga Yu. , Snarskaya Elena S. , Kochergin Nikolay G. , Teplyuk Natalia P. , Ignatyev Dmitry  V. , Tavitova Alana R. , Makhmudi William
Published: August 2022

The first clinical case of the effective use of a domestic biological drug inhibitor netakimab ― IL-17A ― in a patient with persistently progressive, torpid to therapy generalized pustular psoriasis Tsumbush is presented. This rare systemic dermatosis refers to severe forms of psoriasis that threaten the patients life and require intensive therapy from the very first hours of the manifestation of the disease. The development of pustular psoriasis can be promoted by: long-term therapy with systemic glucocorticosteroids, cytostatics, oral contraceptives, as well as prolonged use of irritating external agents. In some cases, the disease is associated with high emotional stress, stress. In severe generalized pustular psoriasis, biological drugs, cyclosporine, methotrexate, and acitretin are effective.
The article presents summary data on the effectiveness of first- and second-line drugs in the treatment of pustular psoriasis. According to the literature, patients with severe pustular psoriasis, torpid to standard therapy, demonstrate a positive response to treatment with biological drugs in most cases. Anti-TNF- are the most available biological drugs for the treatment of pustular psoriasis, and anti-IL-12/23 and anti-IL-17A can be considered as the first or second line of therapy for moderate-severe and refractory pustular psoriasis.
The choice of effective therapy for the treatment of pustular psoriasis is an urgent problem of modern dermatology and the presented clinical case demonstrates the effectiveness and pronounced positive therapeutic effect of the IL-17A inhibitor for 1 day in the treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis resistant to previously conducted therapy, which allows us to count on the prospect of further successful use of this targeted drug in the treatment of severe pustular psoriasis.
Phototherapy for psoriasis
Authors: Yazkova Olga S. , Anpilogova Ekaterina M.
Published: August 2022

Psoriasis is a chronic genetically determined disease of a multifactorial nature associated with immune-mediated inflammation and characterized by a recurrent course with frequent associative damage to other organs and systems.
According to global recommendations, nowadays, despite the era of biologic therapy, phototherapy (PUVA and UVB) continues to occupy its important niche in the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis, due to the pathogenetically justified therapeutic effect, safety and low cost of procedures.
The review provides detailed data on the mechanism of action, the effectiveness of phototherapy; as well as potential biomarkers of psoriasis (calprotectin, lipocalin 2, resistin), which can enhance an accuracy assessment of the effectiveness of the treatment and, if necessary, its timely correction, which will allow faster achievement of the desired effect resulting in improvement of the quality of patients lives.
Photogallery. Anogenital (venereal) warts
Authors: Dubensky Valery V. , Dubensky Vladislav V.
Published: August 2022

Anogenital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (most commonly types 6 and 11, giant condylomas ― types 16 and 18) and are exophytic and endophytic growths on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital and perianal areas. There is no generally accepted classification, but based on clinical manifestations, there are: acute condylomas, papular, patchy, hyperkeratotic, and giant condyloma acuminatum (BuschkeLowenstein tumor). Anogenital warts can be the result of infection through sexual contact, which is indicated by the synonym venereal warts. Anogenital warts is a separate nosology (International Classification of Diseases of the Tenth Revision: A63.0), but can also be part of the symptom complex of immunodeficiency conditions (in particular acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and neoplasias (squamous cell carcinoma and erythroplasia of Queyrat).
We offer the publication of a photogallery on this problem.
El trabajo clínico para la protección del derecho a la vivienda digna de la población con discapacidad víctima del conflicto armado
Authors: Cerón Arboleda Paula Andrea , Sánchez Correa Stephanía , Obando Rentería Fabio Andrés
Published: August 2022

This document presents an analysis of the right to housing with respect to the population displaced by the armed conflict and shows how strategic litigation actions carried out from the clinical teaching of law can contribute to social change and the realization of the right to housing. worthy. All this is done from the evidence of a specific case study.
El derecho a la prueba y su tutela judicial efectiva en Bolivia. Desarrollo doctrinal y su tratamiento en la legislación comparada, así como en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional
Authors: Vargas Lima Alan E.
Published: August 2022

This paper outlines the main existing doctrinal tendencies about the proof, emphasizing its configuration as a fundamental right and its manifestation in comparative constitutional jurisprudence; then it continues to briefly analyze the elements that make up the right to evidence and its scope as a substantial element of due diligence, according to its intense development in Bolivian constitutional jurisprudence. Finally, some relevant jurisprudential lines are included about the review of the assessment of the evidence in the constitutional venue, as well as the justification and motivation of the resolutions as an element of the guarantee of due diligence, according to the recent jurisprudence established by the Plurinational Constitutional Court of Bolivia.
Clinico-histopathological correlation of abdominal hysterectomy
Authors: Sultana Sayeda Niger , Sony Afrin Akter , Pervin Moriam , Hamid M. A.
Published: August 2022

Background: Hysterectomy is the most common gynaecological procedure performed. Abdominal hysterectomy remains the most common approach though recently there has been preference towards laparoscopic hysterectomy. It is still considered as the treatment of choice for benign lesion such as leiomyoma, adenomyosis, extensive pelvic infection or adhesions, dysfunctional uterine bleeding and obstetric complications. Objectives were to correlate the indications of abdominal hysterectomy to histopathological findings thus, determining histologically confirmed preoperative clinical diagnosis.Methods: This study was conducted at the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib medical university, Dhaka from August 2010 to January 2011. This is a descriptive analysis of the patients who had undergone abdominal hysterectomy during the study period.Results: One hundred patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy were studied. Data were recorded on structured proforma, including demographic characteristics, clinical features and indications of the procedure. In. our study, it was observed that the most common clinical diagnosis was leiomyoma of uterus 52 (52%). Other clinical diagnosis was DUB in 30 cases (30%), adenomyosis in 7 cases (7%), endometriosis in 6 cases (6%). Pelvic inflammatory disease in 3 cases (3%), endometrial polyp (2%). Abdominal hysterectomy was the single approach done in these cases. Clinical, radiological as well as histopathology report correlated uterine leiomyoma very well and it was about 94.23%, while DUB was a disease of exclusion. In 53 cases combined pathology was found.Conclusions: Hysterectomy is currently the most widely performed major operation in gynaecology and histopathology is mandatory for ensuring diagnosis and management. With the improvement in the different organ preserving options, hysterectomy in benign disease should only be opted when all the other conservative options failure.
Clinical profile of dengue fever in children in a university level medical college of North India
Authors: Sharma Raman , Khajuria Kajal
Published: August 2022

Background: Dengue epidemics are more frequent in developing countries like India. Dengue is a self-limiting disease but its complication in children may cause high morbidity and mortality. Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess the clinical profile of dengue fever in children less than 15 years of age.Methods: This was a retrospective study done in a pediatric department of Maharishi Markandeshwar institute of medical science and research hospital, Ambala, a university level medical college of North India for a period of 17 months.Results: A total of 130 patients of dengue fever were identified in our study. Out of these 130 patients, 39 patients were included in dengue without warning signs,78 were included in dengue with warning signs and 13 in severe dengue category. The most common age group was between 5 to 10 years of age. Fever was the most common presenting symptom in all dengue patients. No mortality was observed during our study period due to dengue.Conclusions: It is one of the dreaded fevers for all the pediatric age group. So, early suspicion and effective management can reduce the severity.
Early and late complication of sleeve gastrectomy
Authors: Rahimuddin Noora O. , Alanazi Wael K. , Alabdulhadi Reham M. , Alwakeel Abdullah A. , Alanazi Thamer A. , Alyousef Reem M. , Alzahrani Abdullah M. , Aldhafeeri Fahad S. , Alawad Maram N. , Sabrah Gaith A. , Alshahrani Abdulaziz N.
Published: August 2022

The rate of obesity is on rise worldwide and almost 13% of the global population is obese leading to development of various other diseases and complications. Lack of effective outcome from conventional approach for weight control and loss is causing a transition among people to approach for bariatric surgeries. Sleeve gastrectomy is one of the surgical techniques of bariatric surgery aimed to achieve weight loss. Like any other surgical procedure, it also has certain post-operative complications associated with it. The complications of sleeve gastrectomy are further divided into early and late phase. The purpose of this research is to review the available information about early and late complication of sleeve gastrectomy. In the surgical treatment of morbid obesity, sleeve gastrectomy is the most widely performed bariatric procedure. It is a minimally invasive and risk-free surgery with a low risk of complications and death. The complication rates for early and late complication range from 5.4% to 7.3%, with incidence of serious complications ranging from 1.2% to 2.2%. Early complications include bleeding such as intraluminal or extraluminal, a leak in the staple line, and the formation of an abscess. While gastric stenosis, nutritional shortages, mediastinal pouch migration, and the development or worsening of gastroesophageal reflux disease are all late consequences. Older age, male sex, increased body mass index, smoking, and comorbidities are considered the risk factors for the development of complications of sleeve gastrectomy. Overall, sleeve gastrectomy is considered a safe and effective surgical weight loss technique.
A case of mucoid hypertrophic degeneration of anterior cruciate ligament with ganglion cyst causing extension block treated with arthroscopic debridement of the cyst and partial debulking surgery
Authors: Jain Vicky T. , Katti Shubham N. , Yadav Vijay P. , Paigude Prithviraj A.
Published: August 2022

Mucoid degeneration of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an uncommon cause of knee pain and restriction of movements. It uncommonly presents with a coexisting ACL ganglion cyst. Typically present between ages of 40-60 years, however, the true incidence and symptoms are variable. We present our experience with one such case with loss of knee extension treated with arthroscopic debulking. The patient regained both full range of motion and resolution of symptoms after the treatment.
Oral enzyme therapy using trypsin-bromelain-rutoside combination to counter pain and swelling in orthopaedic conditions: a single-centre experience
Authors: Dhadiwal Rajesh K. , Khemnar Bhushan M. , John James
Published: August 2022

Background: Various orthopaedic conditions end up being painful, chronic and progressive, and are associated with persistent inflammation. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an enzyme-bioflavonoid combination of trypsin-bromelain-rutoside in managing the chronic pain and swelling in out-patients with various orthopaedic conditions.

Methods: The study was a prospective, observational study, conducted in 100 patients attending the orthopaedics department at a multi-speciality hospital located in Nashik, Maharashtra, India.  Verbal rating scales were used for grading the pain intensity and extent of swelling at baseline and on days 3 and 8, after being prescribed oral tablets of trypsin-bromelain-rutoside combination. Scores were analysed using paired t test. A 5-point Likert scale was used to evaluate patient- and investigator-reported global assessment of improvement in pain and swelling at days 3 and 8.

Results: At baseline, 68 patients reported moderate-severe pain, while 74 patients had moderate swelling. The mean scores for pain and swelling showed statistically significant reduction at both day 3 (p<0.0001) and day 8 (p<0001). By day 8, 98 patients reported good-excellent improvement and the investigator reported good-excellent improvement in 97 patients. No adverse event was reported by any patient.

Conclusions: The results indicate that this therapy led to significant improvement in the pain and swelling as early as day 3 and further improvement with continued therapy, and can, thus, provide a safe alternative in patients with various orthopaedic conditions and reduce the need for other analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
A SWOT Analysis for Wind Energy Potential Assessment in Colombia
Authors: Martínez-Hernández Juliana , Parra-Reyes Nicolas , Guerrero-Martin Laura E. , Camacho-Galindo Leidy Stefanny , Salinas-Silva Raúl , Alberto-Guerrero William , Guerrero-Martin Camilo Andrés
Published: August 2022

The energy demand and supply in Colombia has been increasing, although considering that renewable energy production in the territory does not have high percentages, it is possible to observe an economically viable market for investment and raising capital, which is why, in Colombia in specific areas, such as arid areas, the development of wind farms and plants can be implemented in the short term, with economic and social support from the government. However, Colombia's capacities should be compared with the experiences of countries with high wind energy production, such as European countries. Thus, know how to improve and how to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Colombian territory with its strengths and weaknesses in a variable market such as the renewable energy market today. One of the main objectives of this work is to technically evaluate the project, as well as the levelized cost of energy to meet the energy demand requirements.
The Relationship between Tourism Development, Satisfaction, Support to Tourism and Tourism Entrepreneurship in Emerging Tourism Destination: Residents’ Perspective
Authors: Akay Bayram
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is to research the relationship between tourism development in the province of Burdur, satisfaction, support to tourism development and tourism entrepreneurship. The research model developed was based upon the theory of social change and was tested by using PLS-SEM. The data were obtained from 390 persons residing in the province of Burdur by using the survey method. The findings have revealed significant relationships between positive economic and sociocultural effect in tourism development and satisfaction by tourism development, support for tourism development and tourism entrepreneurship. No relationship between positive environmental effect, negative economic, sociocultural and environmental effect, and satisfaction by tourism development was confirmed. The results are coherent with the theory of social change in terms of indicating that the residents of Burdur perceive much the benefits in tourism development, but not yet the costs. Moreover, the findings of this study reveal the tourism entrepreneurship role of the residents, although the tourism development studies neglect the tourism entrepreneurship of the residents on a large scale.
The Role of Foods and Beverages in the Effectiveness of Drugs
Authors: Marzban Ameneh , Marzban Abdolrazagh , Sadeghi-Nodoushan Fateme , Emami Payam
Published: August 2022

The Article Abstract is not available.
Contamination of Stored Pistachios to Aspergillus Section Flavi and Aflatoxins
Authors: Salehian Younes , Sobhanipour Adeleh , Mohammadi-Moghadam Mehdi , Fani Seyed Reza
Published: August 2022

Background: Contamination of stored pistachio nuts to Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxins (AFs) as well as effective parameters on fungal growth and AF production during storage was assayed.
Methods: Twenty one pistachio nut samples were taken from some warehouse of Damghan county. Different parameters of storage, including temperature, relative humidity, and pest infestation were recorded. Contamination to aflatoxigenic fungi was investigated by serial dilution method and aspergillus flavus and parasiticus agar (AFPA) medium with three repetitions. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method were used to measure quality and quantity of the produced AFs, respectively.
Results: There was a significant difference in contamination to Aspergillus section Flavi between different samples on the basis of statistical analysis. There was no significant difference between samples contamination to Aspergillus section Flavi and storage parameters. The ability of AF production of isolates was variable. More than 88% of isolates were able to produce one or several types of AFs and less than 12% of isolates produced no AF. HPLC assay showed that out of 21 pistachio nut samples, 3 samples were contaminated with various types of AFs, but were below the allowable levels (P ≤ 0.05).
Conclusion: Despite the population of aflatoxigenic strains in the mycoflora of warehouse, AF contamination of pistachios was estimated to be about 14%, which was also less than the allowable level. The results showed that the environmental parameters required for the production of AF in the warehouse of Semnan province do not exist and the storage conditions in this province are suitable.
Public Health Implications of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Associated with Suya Spices in Nigeria
Authors: Kudirat Bello Temitope , Omolaja Bello Olorunjuwon
Published: August 2022

Background: The emergence and re-emergence of antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria call for concerted efforts, especially in developing countries. Spices have been employed traditionally to improve the aroma and flavour of foods; however, they could  serve as reservoirs for the spread of potential pathogenic organisms. This study aims to investigate the public health implications of antibiotic-resistant bacteria associated with suya spices.
Methods: Three hundred samples of suya spices were evaluated for bacteriological quality. The isolates were presumptively identified by standard biochemical tests and confirmed by API 20 E and API 20 NE. The Etest was used for determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the drugs, while the antibiotic resistance profile  of the isolates was evaluated using the Kirby Bauer methods.
Results: The mean total plate count (TPC) ranged from 1.0 x 103 to 1.6 x 103 CFU/g. The TPCs of control samples showed significant differences in various zones (P < 0.05). One hundred and thirty-three bacterial isolates were obtained from suya spices. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (25.56%) had the highest frequency and Klebsiella planticola (3.01%) the lowest. The MIC of antibiotics ranged from 0.02 mg/l to > 256. The percentage of isolates resistant to the antibiotics ranged from 3.01% to 87.97% as exhibited by imipenem and teicoplanin, respectively.
Conclusion: This study revealed a high bacterial load and the presence of potential pathogens in suya spices. This depicts that suya spices, when added to suya meat, are one of the sources of microbial contamination.
Effective Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus and Autoimmune Diseases by Resonance Medicine
Authors: Viktor MD Praznikov
Published: August 2022

Diseases - diabetes mellitus (especially type 1) and autoimmune diseases are incurable diseases. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the tail of the pancreas die. It is in the beta cells of the tail of the pancreas that insulin is located, a hormone that maintains normal blood sugar levels in patients with type 1diabetes. Until now, no methods have been known to restore dead pancreatic beta cells. Methods for restoring the lymphoid system in patients with autoimmune diseases were not known. With these diseases, the normal properties of the lymphoid system are lost. This review aims to present materials on the effective treatment (cure) of these diseases. For the treatment, the resonance therapy method was used, which has been known for at least 25 years and which has been modified in our work since 2016. The essence of our modification was that the author began to use 1. not only low (previously known), but also high potencies of resonant drugs. 2. We have created a direction in resonance therapy, which is called "resonance of creation." So far, only the direction known as “resonance of destruction” is known, with the help of which oncological tissues, infectious processes, cysts, stones, etc. are treated - destroyed. With the help of the resonance of creation, various biological structures that have undergone degeneration and death are restored - the myelin sheath of the nerves in multiple sclerosis, nerve cells in Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, etc. With the help of the resonance of creation, the beta cells of the tail of the pancreas are restored in type 1 diabetes, and restoration of the lymphoid system in autoimmune diseases. So, in patients with autoimmune diseases, organ preparations were tested: “lymph nodes”, “lymphocytes”. It turned out that in all patients with various autoimmune diseases, lymph nodes, lymphocytes were tested as being in a degenerative state. There was not a single patient whose lymph nodes and lymphocytes were tested as normal.  The task was to normalize the functional state of the lymph nodes and lymphocytes in our patients and thereby take an important step towards curing their autoimmune disease. To this end, it was necessary to increase the potency of the lymph nodes and lymphocytes in the same way as we did it in relation to the beta cells of the pancreas in patients with diabetes mellitus, in relation to the substantia nigra of the midbrain in patients with Parkinson's disease and in relation to the myelin sheath. nerves in multiple sclerosis.   After testing organ preparations: "lymph nodes", "lymphocytes" in patients with autoimmune diseases, the potency was selected, which led to the fact that lymph nodes and lymphocytes were no longer tested as degenerated formations. It was this potency of lymph nodes and lymphocytes that was the basis for the treatment of patients. Thus, as a result of the treatment of diabetes mellitus (especially type 1) and autoimmune diseases by resonance therapy, these diseases become curable.
The relationship between platelet indices and residual SYNTAX score in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Authors: YILMAZ Emre , ÇAMCI Sencer
Published: August 2022

Objectives: Our aim is to investigate the relationship between thrombocyte indices, which have previously been proven to be associated with many cardiovascular diseases and adverse events, and residual SYNTAX (SYNergy between percutaneous coronary interventionwith TAXus and cardiac surgery) score (rSS) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Methods: Our study included 534 patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for STEMI between January 2018 and June 2021. In our study, only patients who underwent infarct-related coronary artery revascularization in the index procedure were evaluated. First of all, patients were compared as two groups as low rSS (rSS ≤ 8) and high rSS (rSS > 8). Our definition of platelet indices includes mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), plateletcrit (Pct), MPV to platelet ratio (MPVPR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and MPV to lymphocyte ratio (MPVLR).
Results: The mean age of the study patients was 56.4 ± 10.3 years and 78.8% were male. The high rSS group had higher C-reactive protein, lower lymphocyte count, and significantly higher platelet indices other than PLR and MPV. Among the platelet indices, MPVLR was found to have the best correlation with rSS (r: 0.398, p < 0.001). MPVLR (AUC: 0.820, 95% CI: 0.701-0.899) was determined as the best diagnostic power index with 5.08 cut-off value in predicting high rSS with 88% sensitivity and 76% specificity (Youden index: 0.64). Age, right coronary artery involvement as culprit lesion, ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus and MPVLR (OR: 5.966 [2.489-8.413], p < 0.001) and PDW were identified as independent risk factors for predicting high rSS.
Conclusions: In conclusion, increased MPVLR is associated with high rSS in STEMI patients. There is a significant positive correlation between MPVLR and rSS. MPVLR is an independent predictor of high rSS.
„Bliżej Biblioteki. Pismo bibliotekarzy Wielkopolski południowo-wschodniej” – próba charakterystyki
Authors: Mikołajczyk Marcin
Published: August 2022

Artykuł ma na celu prezentację regionalnego fachowego czasopisma bibliotekarskiego pt. „Bliżej Biblioteki. Pismo bibliotekarzy Wielkopolski południowo-wschodniej” wydawanego przez PBP Książnicę Pedagogiczną im. Alfonsa Parczewskiego w Kaliszu od 2013 r. Omówiona została m.in. geneza powstania pisma, krąg autorów oraz tematyka poruszana na łamach periodyku bibliotekarskiego. Uzupełnieniem tekstu jest dołączona bibliografia obejmująca zawartość siedemnastu numerów czasopisma.
Ocena wiedzy, umiejętności i postaw studentów Wydziału Filologicznego Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego w zakresie bezpiecznego korzystania z Internetu
Authors: Sikorska Anna
Published: August 2022

W artykule podjęto rozważania nad kompetencjami studentów Wydziału Filologicznego Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego w zakresie bezpiecznego korzystania z Internetu. Celem badań było poznanie i ocena wiedzy, umiejętności i postaw studentów w obrębie niezagrożonej konsumpcji treści zamieszczanych i spotykanych w sieci każdego dnia, a także innych aspektów związanych z wyzwaniami cyberprzestrzeni. Zwrócono również uwagę na potencjał kompetencji informacyjnych i cyfrowych, których nie powinno brakować szczególnie (choć nie tylko) osobom studiującym. Kluczowe znaczenie mają zatem: ustawiczny rozwój tych umiejętności, pozyskiwanie wiedzy i świadomość potencjalnych zagrożeń.

Realizacji wyznaczonych celów posłużyły następujące metody badań: metoda krytycznej analizy literatury przedmiotu, metoda bibliograficzna oraz metoda sondażu diagnostycznego. Niezbędne dla zrozumienia istoty problemu i zagłębienia się w tematykę bezpieczeństwa w sieci było przywołanie definicji „cyberprzestrzeni”, „cyberbezpieczeństwa”, „kompetencji cyfrowych” i „kompetencji informacyjnych” oraz scharakteryzowanie wybranych zagrożeń bezpieczeństwa w sieci, czego dokonano dzięki przeglądowi literatury.

W części o charakterze metodologicznym wskazano przedmiot badań, cele i problemy badawcze, określono zasady doboru próby oraz opisano metody, techniki i narzędzia badawcze. Część badawcza stanowi analizę wyników badania ankietowego przeprowadzonego na studentach Wydziału Filologicznego Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.

Badanie przeprowadzone na reprezentatywnej grupie studentów pozwoliło ustalić, jakich trudności związanych z korzystaniem z Internetu studenci Wydziału Filologicznego Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego najczęściej doświadczają, jakich zagrożeń w sieci obawiają się najbardziej, w jaki sposób studenci chronią swoje zasoby, prywatność i wizerunek w Internecie, z jakich źródeł czerpią wiedzę o cyberbezpieczeństwie i jak oceniają swoje kompetencje w tym zakresie. Z analizy można odczytać, że większość badanych ma podstawową wiedzę niezbędną do odpowiedzialnego korzystania z zasobów Internetu oraz umiejętności korzystania z narzędzi umożliwiających lepszą ochronę w cyfrowej przestrzeni. Zaleca się jednak prowadzenie dalszych badań w tym kierunku.
“Being a Yid”: Jewish Identity of Tottenham Hotspur Fans—Analysis and Interpretation
Authors: Wilczyńska Bogna
Published: August 2022

Tottenham Hotspur football fans are victims of regular antisemitic abuse from opposition fans. They are commonly referred to as “Yids.” Interestingly, Tottenham supporters appropriated the Jewish image and embraced it as part of their fandom identity. They have been using symbols and content associated with Jewish identity, even if their club has never been a Jewish organization, and the vast majority of them are not Jewish. The objective of this paper is to describe and explain the main characteristics of the phenomenon of what I call the “Jewish identity” of the fans. The research presented in this paper was based on sociological and anthropological qualitative methods; above all—in-depth interviews with the fans and participant observation in the stadiums during Tottenham games. The analysis and interpretation of the material collected for the study allowed me to explore the questions of “how,” “why,” and “what” happens in the stadiums (and outside the stadiums) from the perspective of the fans in the context of their “Jewish identity.” I particularly focus on the mechanism Tottenham supporters use to manage and fight stigma and investigate how different groups of fans have created different narratives around Jewish identity to make it meaningful for them.
Financial Incentives and Healthcare: A Critique of Michael Sandel
Authors: Peacock Mark
Published: August 2022

The use of financial incentives in healthcare calls for ethical examination. Michael Sandel's influential work represents such examination and is subject to critical analysis in this paper. Sandel focuses on monetary payments to persuade patients to lose weight, give up smoking etc. but also on the much-discussed case of giving drug addicts money in return for their consent to be sterilized. He offers two separate objections to financial incentives, one based on coercion, the other on corruption. I argue that Sandel's corruption objection to commodification is insufficient to ground the objection he has to financial incentives in healthcare. Whatever strength his corruption objection has comes from his coercion objection.