bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estimation of Atopy and Allergies Among Sudanese Children with Asthma
Authors: Elgadal Amani , Nail Omaima
Published: March 2023

Background: Bronchial asthma is a chronic respiratory problem characterized by a reversible hyper-responsive airway obstruction that is provoked by allergens, infections, or nonspecific triggers. The study aims to assess the coexistence of atopy and allergies among children with asthma.Methods: This single-center study was conducted at Mohamed El-Amin H. Hospital, Sudan. A free online sample size calculator was used. A specially designed form was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 20.0.Results: A total of 300 participants were enrolled in the study, with a mean age of 7.46 ± 3.93 years. The male-to-female ratio was 1.3:1. A total of 215 (71.6%) children had a family history of asthma; atopy was allergic rhinitis in 108 (36%), eczema in 53 (17.7%), food allergy in 38 (14%), and allergic conjunctivitis in 29 (9.7%). A significant association was observed between male gender and family history of asthma, atopy, and coexisting personal history of atopy, P = 0.002, 0.004, and 0.001, respectively. All participants who had atopy had allergic rhinitis; 53 (49%) had atopic dermatitis, 29 (26.8%) had coexisting allergic conjunctivitis, and food allergies were found in 38 (35.2%) participants. Common food allergies found were eggplants, fish, cow milk, and banana. Atopy and allergies were common among those who were 6–10 years old, however, only allergic rhinitis was statistically significant with age (P = 0.021).Conclusion: Combined family history of asthma and atopy was common, few had atopy only, and fewer had neither family history nor atopy. Atopy found was allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, eczemas, and food allergy.
A Tale of 5Ms: Massive Uterine Leiomyoma Mimicking Ovarian Malignancy along with Multiple Fibroids Displaying Multiple Degenerations
Authors: Koul Aakanksha , Shetty Archana , Gaffoor Nidha , Murali Nirupama , Prasad Nagendra
Published: March 2023

Background: Leiomyomas are by far the commonest uterine neoplasms in the female reproductive age group. Giant leiomyomas are quite scarce and when longstanding tend to undergo various degenerations owing to decreased blood supply which on imaging may simulate malignancy owing to compromised blood supply and may simulate malignancy on imaging.Case Presentation: We present a case of a 48-year-old post-menopausal multiparous woman complaining of intermittent lower abdominal pain for a month. Suspected as an ovarian tumor clinically and on ultrasound, this was seconded by raised serum CA125 levels. Histopathological examination gave a definitive diagnosis of a giant uterine leiomyoma along with multiple fibroids exhibiting multiple degenerations.Conclusion: Degenerated leiomyomas can masquerade malignancy and hence should be one of the first differentials in women of reproductive age group presenting with complex abdominopelvic masses.
Recurrent Solitary Clavicular Parosteal Osteoma 25 Years after Surgical Resection
Authors: Mısırlıoğlu Mesut
Published: March 2023

Osteoma is a slowly growing, asymptomatic, benign osteogenic tumor. An extremely rare case of clavicular parosteal osteoma (PO) is reported. A 46-year-old female patient was treated with marginal resection after an open biopsy for a large, firm symptomatic mass originating from the middle part of the left clavicle, which recurred 25 years after surgery. In the fifth year postoperatively, the patient was followed up with a full range of motion of the left shoulder without any problem in her daily life. In this case report, the clinical course, imaging findings, diagnosis, and long-term results of a rare case of parosteal osteoma recurrence of the clavicle are described for the first time in the literature.
COVID-19 Vaccine and Role of Community Pharmacists
Authors: Asif Bajwa Mayyda , Ashiq Kanwal
Published: March 2023

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Уніфікована методика розрахунку зон обслуговування в мережах залізничного технологічного радіозв’язку
Authors: Єлізаренко Андрій Олександрович
Published: March 2023

Проведено аналіз вимог до удосконаленої уніфікованої методики розрахунку зон обслуговування в мережах технологічного радіозв’язку. Розроблено пропозиції щодо уніфікованої методики розрахунку, яка б задовольняла розглянуті вимоги. Перехід від графоаналітичних методів до єдиної аналітичної форми розрахунків підвищує точність і спрощує автоматизацію.
Conceitos matemáticos na graduação numérica do instrumento Tabuleiro de Xadrez de John Napier com base em uma prática universitária
Authors: Almeida Jeniffer Pires de , Pereira Ana Carolina Costa
Published: March 2023

Baseada na demanda por diferentes estratégias metodológicas e maior qualificação dos professores, as práticas universitárias vêm sendo cada mais buscadas como alternativa para a formação e a prática docentes no contexto universitário. Em vista disso, realizamos um minicurso voltado para graduandos da Universidade Estadual do Ceará, tratando da manipulação do Tabuleiro de Xadrez de John Napier e apoiado em uma vertente que visa construir uma interface entre história da matemática e ensino por meio de um recurso histórico alinhado com fazeres pedagógicos. Com isso, baseados em uma metodologia de pesquisa aplicada descritiva, buscamos com este estudo apresentar e analisar os dados obtidos na prática referente aos conceitos matemáticos encontrados no processo de construção do instrumento matemático do século XVII, o Tabuleiro de Xadrez de John Napier, e, a partir disso, discutir sua possível inserção no ensino de matemática. Assim, consideramos que tal prática contribuiu de forma efetiva para os participantes e docentes, proporcionando debates que mostraram um novo olhar sobre a Matemática e o objeto de pesquisa. Concluímos que o instrumento apresenta diferentes conceitos, matemáticos e históricos, que podem ser discutidos de diversas maneiras, colaborando para a ação docente e a aprendizagem matemática.
Mathematical concepts in the numerical graduation of John Napier’s Chessboard instrument based on a university practice
Abstract
Based on the demand for different methodological strategies and greater qualification of teachers, university practices have been increasingly sought after as an alternative for teacher training and practice in the university context. In view of this, we conducted a mini-course aimed at undergraduates of the Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Brazil, dealing with the manipulation of the John Napier’s Chess Board and supported by a strand that aims to build an interface between history of mathematics and teaching through a historical resource aligned with pedagogical actions. With this, based on a descriptive applied research methodology, we seek with this study to present and analyze the data obtained in practice regarding the mathematical concepts found in the process of construction of the seventeenth century mathematical instrument, John Napier’s Chess Board, and, from that, to discuss its possible insertion in mathematics teaching. Thus, we consider that this practice contributed effectively to the participants and teachers, providing debates that showed a new look at Mathematics and the object of research, in addition, we concluded that the instrument presents different concepts, mathematical and historical, which can be discussed in different ways, collaborating for teaching action and mathematical learning.
Possibilidades de uso didático do artefato mesopotâmico BM 13901 no ensino de Matemática
Authors: Silva Neto Benjamim Cardoso da , Silva Evanildo Borges da , Oliveira Luis Carlos Barbosa de , Sousa Celma Damas de
Published: March 2023

O presente artigo tem como principal objetivo identificar possibilidades didáticas sobre o artefato mesopotâmico BM 13901 para o ensino de Matemática. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa e bibliográfica desenvolvida através de um minicurso para quatro professores do 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental. Utilizou- se a análise da conversação para elucidar possibilidades didáticas sobre o uso do artefato. Esse tablete mesopotâmico, elaborado no século XVIII a. C., apresenta problemas algébricos relacionados a resoluções de equações de segundo grau. Este estudo, que apresenta um dos problemas dispostos no texto do artefato, foi explorado junto aos professores participantes do minicurso. O aporte teórico se situa em torno da História para o ensino de Matemática e em produções baseadas no BM 13901 e sua vinculação ao ensino de Matemática. Foram apontadas possibilidades didáticas distribuídas em cinco categorias: quanto aos conteúdos que emergem; aos aspectos interdisciplinares, ao desenvolvimento de projetos escolares, ao desenvolvimento de pesquisas com alunos e ao uso de tecnologias. Consideramos, assim, que o BM 13901 constitui um importante artefato para fomentar discussões e estudos em sala de aula que contribuam para o processo de ensino e aprendizagem de Matemática.
Possibilities of didactic use of the Mesopotamian artifact BM 13901 in teaching Mathematics
Abstract
The main objective of this article is to identify didactic possibilities on the Mesopotamian artifact BM 13901 for teaching Mathematics. It is a qualitative and bibliographical research developed through a short course for four teachers of the 9th grade of Elementary School. Conversation analysis was used to elucidate didactic possibilities about the use of the artifact. This Mesopotamian tablet, made in the 18th century BC., presents algebraic problems related to resolutions of quadratic equations. This study, which presents one of the problems set out in the text of the artifact, was explored with the teachers participating in the short course. The theoretical contribution is based around History for the teaching of Mathematics and productions based on BM 13901 and its link to the teaching of Mathematics. Didactic possibilities distributed in five categories were pointed out regarding: the contents that emerge; to interdisciplinary aspects; the development of school projects; the development of research with students; and the use of technologies. We therefore consider that the BM 13901 constitutes an important artifact for encouraging discussions and studies in the classroom that contribute to the process of teaching and learning Mathematics.
O LÉXICO DO TURISMO EM DICIONÁRIOS DE APRENDIZAGEM PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DO ENSINO DE ESPANHOL
Authors: Oliveira Maria Eduarda Gomes da Silva , Moreira Glauber Lima
Published: March 2023

Sabe-se que os dicionários, glossários e vocabulários são obras lexicográficas utilizadas também com o propósito didático, ou seja, para fins de aprendizagem. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo geral analisar o léxico do turismo, especificamente nas áreas de agências de turismo e eventos. Nesse sentido, pode-se observar a estrutura deste trabalho da seguinte forma: na introdução, encontram-se os objetivos que levaram ao surgimento desta pesquisa, baseando-se em autores como Pontes (2012), Moreira (2022) e Porto Dapena (2014), entre outros que falam sobre o Léxico, a Terminologia e o Ensino. Na fundamentação teórica, apresenta-se a estrutura do trabalho dividida em três seções: “Dicionário e léxico: o ensino e o estudante de língua estrangeira ELE”; “O léxico do turismo em um dicionário de Língua Espanhola”; e “Dicionário Señas: algumas considerações”. A metodologia é de natureza qualitativa. Foram utilizados quatro verbetes para analisar as definições e os exemplos de uso retirados do dicionário Señas. Os resultados mostram que nem todas as definições e os exemplos de uso são capazes de oferecer informações suficientes em sua estrutura para auxiliar o leitor. Por fim, conclui-se que a escolha das informações que serão inseridas nas definições e nos exemplos de uso deve ser pensada e estudada pelos lexicólogos de acordo com o consulente do dicionário.
William James y el luteranismo
Authors: Viale Claudio
Published: March 2023

En este artículo defiendo la idea de que existe un luteranismo en la filosofía de la religión de William James. Este luteranismo es importante no solo para la interpretación de su obra sino que también es relevante como contraposición frente a otras visiones del protestantismo dentro del pragmatismo clásico, particularmente la de George Herbert Mead, como intentaré mostrar en otro trabajo.
Política cultural y religión : los usos rortyanos de James
Authors: Mattio Eduardo
Published: March 2023

En la última década de su carrera, Richard Rorty ha prestado especial atención a la cuestión religiosa, en particular, al problemático vínculo entre religión y esfera pública. Concentrado en diseñar una política cultural democrática, claramente secular en palabras de E. Mendieta, «un creciente romanticismo politeísta y antidogmático» (2008, p. 227), Rorty ha insistido en proponer una necesaria privatización de las creencias religiosas que garantice el abandono de toda forma de autoritarismo. Para lograr ese propósito, la referencia a James le ha resultado ineludible: Rorty cree que una relectura de La voluntad de creer a medida de sus prejuicios secularistas le permite sustituir el par jamesiano intelectual-pasional por el par liberal público-privado. Con el objeto de revisar críticamente tales afirmaciones, en la primera parte de mi trabajo examinaré brevemente el alcance de la noción rortyana de política cultural. En la segunda sección, mostraré el vínculo que Rorty pretende establecer entre su concepción secularista de la religión y ciertas consideraciones expuestas por James en La voluntad de creer. Para terminar, sugeriré otra lectura posible del clásico texto de James que explicite su utilidad genuinamente postsecular.
Contexto y emisión : una relación compleja
Authors: Fermandois Eduardo
Published: March 2023

La noción de contexto genera una perplejidad de tipo agustiniano: mientras no nos pregunten qué es un contexto, lo sabemos; todo cambia, y para mal, cuando hemos de explicarlo a otra persona o incluso a nosotros. Se trata de una de aquellas palabras cuyo significado pareciera, por decirlo de algún modo, escurrírsenos de las manos; una de aquellas que, seguramente por lo mismo, cuesta aprender y explicar1 . Quien tenga la mala suerte de que un niño de ocho años le venga con la pregunta: «Papá, ¿qué es un contexto?», percibirá al momento las dificultades. (Muestra de su completo despiste al respecto, mi hijo me preguntó alguna vez: «Papá, ¿qué es el contexto?» —así, con artículo determinado.) La palabra pareciera apuntar a algo de suyo difuso o indeterminado, pareciera incluir factores completamente heterogéneos y, quizás lo peor, pareciera acarrear consigo una cierta inestabilidad semántica: sin que se trate de polisemia o equivocidad, contexto no pareciera significar siempre exactamente lo mismo.
Tropología, realismo figural y la contingencia de la interpretación historiográfica. Aportes pragmatistas a la nueva filosofía de la historia
Authors: Tozzi Verónica
Published: March 2023

La historia es discurso, la historia es relato, la historia es escritura. Desde la institucionalización de la historia científica, historiadores y filósofos de la historia se han preocupado por mostrar cómo este discurso, relato o escrito acerca del pasado se diferencia de otros discursos, relatos y escrituras por su propósito o pretensión de verdad. Ahora bien, lo que ha caracterizado a la historia científica desde su constitución es la persistente coexistencia de interpretaciones alternativas y conflictivas acerca de la misma porción de pasado, de manera que este hecho complica la realización de su objetivo: alcanzar la verdad. Esta naturaleza disputada y disputable nos deja en el siguiente dilema: o bien admitir la coexistencia de muchas verdades o bien negar legitimidad al propósito. Las discusiones acerca del estatus del conocimiento histórico han discurrido frecuentemente alrededor de la conveniencia o no de que la historia trate de emular los métodos de las ciencias naturales o sociales, específicamente en relación al hecho de que la historia, al ser escrita en lenguaje narrativo, no logra demarcarse ni del discurso literario ni del discurso del sentido común, plagado de términos vagos, ambiguos y cargados de valoraciones. Como podemos ver, la cuestión del lenguaje es interna al propio quehacer historiográfico, pero su tratamiento ha sido en general en el marco de evitar los descuidos y excesos propios de la práctica cotidiana y de la libertad literaria.
Comunidades epistémicas y conversacionalismo rortyano
Authors: Penelas Federico
Published: March 2023

Ha sido Susan Haack quien caracterizó al pragmatismo de Rorty utilizando la expresión «conversacionalismo» (1993, cap. 9). Para la autora, el conversacionalismo resulta de combinar una tesis contextualista sobre la explicación de los criterios de justificación y una tesis convencionalista sobre la ratificación de tales criterios. Las tesis son enunciadas de la siguiente manera: • Contextualismo: «A está justificado a creer que p, si con respecto a p A satisface las pautas epistémicas de la comunidad epistémica a la que pertenece». • Convencionalismo: los criterios de justificación son convencionales, no tiene sentido preguntar cuáles son los criterios correctos de justificación, cuáles son realmente indicativos de la probable verdad de una creencia.
No queremos inclusión, queremos respeto : los pueblos indígenas amazónicos y sus demandas de reconocimiento, autonomía y ciudadanía intercultural
Authors: Espinosa Oscar
Published: March 2023

En las próximas páginas trataré de presentar algunos argumentos que nos permitan entender mejor por qué los indígenas en general y los de la Amazonía peruana en particular podrían no querer ser incluidos y, al mismo tiempo, tratar de entender qué tipo de relación desean establecer con el Estado. Para ello, es necesario recordar brevemente la historia de la relación entre el Estado y las sociedades indígenas amazónicas, para luego discutir la relación entre inclusión, identidad, reconocimiento e interculturalidad en la construcción de la ciudadanía indígena y del Estado peruano en la actualidad.
Construcciones de equidad en contextos hídricos : el caso del sistema de riego Comarapa-Saipina, Bolivia
Authors: Cerruto Tarrico Noelia
Published: March 2023

El artículo se basa en el análisis realizado al acceso y distribución de los derechos de agua del sistema de riego Comarapa-Saipina, aplicando los cuatro Escalones de Análisis de Derechos (ERA) (véase Boelens, 2008; Zwarteveen y Boelens, 2011). En este marco, cada nivel de análisis de derechos de agua es observado como un argumento en juego para: 1) concretar el acceso y distribución de los recursos hídricos; 2) conferir significado a las reglas y obligaciones conectadas a un derecho de agua; 3) legitimar la autoridad; y 4) defender y materializar los repertorios en la obtención de beneficios para el control y uso del agua.
Los principales dioses tarascos : un ensayo de análisis etimológico en la cosmología tarasca
Authors: Monzón Cristina
Published: March 2023

El tema de este trabajo es el análisis e interpretación etimológica de los nombres de los dioses tarascos registrados en un documento del siglo xvi. La ausencia casi total de información sobre los atributos, funciones o características de la mayoría de los dioses de la cultura tarasca da una importancia particular al análisis lingüístico como base para la interpretación de la religión registrada en la Relación de las ceremonias y ritos y población y gobierno de los indios de la provincia de Michoacán en adelante Relación de Michoacán—, obra cuya autoría se ha asignado a fray Gerónimo de Alcalá y en la que se compila y traduce la investigación llevada a cabo sobre «que hera la vida que tenian en su ynfidilidad que hera su creencia quales heran sus costumbres y su governagion de donde vinieron».
Entre el aimara y el quechua : la "cachiua" guamanpomiana
Authors: Cerrón-Palomino Rodolfo
Published: March 2023

La que Guarnan Poma recoge como una muestra de los distintos géneros de canciones y bailes del antiguo Perú ha sido objeto de diversas lecturas e interpretaciones, todas ellas muy lejos de ser satisfactorias. Uno de los problemas responsables de ello ha sido la identificación lingüística y/o dialectal del texto. En los últimos tiempos se ha sostenido que la lengua en que este aparece cifrado podría tratarse de un tipo de quechua central, lo cual, conforme lo demostraremos, no es exacto. Un análisis más cuidadoso del material revela que estaríamos ahí ante un texto escrito en lo que modernamente se llama quechua «ayacuchano» con fuerte sustrato de aimara «cuzqueño». Interpretada la canción en tales términos, su traducción, a la par que nos permite descartar falsas asociaciones, resulta mucho más sencilla y coherente
El discurso poético náhuatl de ayer y de hoy : trayectoria continua y discontinua
Authors: Sautron-Chompré Marie
Published: March 2023

Hoy en día algunos autores mexicanos se dedican a recoger la palabra poética de los indígenas contemporáneos de lengua náhuatl. Entre dichos indígenas, unos intelectuales -maestros y escritores- hacen brotar con toda claridad sus propias composiciones narrativas o poéticas. Se destacan, entre otros, el maestro y escritor de narrativa Librado Silva Galeana (México, Distrito Federal), el escritor Eliseo Aguilar (estado de Puebla), el investigador Marcos Matías Alonso (Guerrero), el lingüista y maestro Román Güemes (Veracruz) y el poeta José Antonio Xokoyotsij -seudónimo de Natalio Hemández Hernández-, oriundo de Ixhuatlán (Veracruz), en cuya poesía vamos a fundamen
Heparin-Induced Venous and Arterial Thromboembolic Disease: Case Report and Literature Data
Authors: Mahoungou-Mackonia Noël Maschell
Published: March 2023

HIT results from the development of F4P-specific IgG antibodies. It usually begins 5-14 days after initiation of heparin therapy with a drop in platelet count of more than 50% from a pretreatment value, associated in one in two patients with venous and/or arterial thrombotic complications. This is a rarer problem that occurs in 1-5% with UFH and 0.1-0.2% with LMWH and requires prompt management. Forty-seven-year-old patient, alcoholic at 3g/d for 10 years, hospitalized for APO complicating an ethylic CMD, LVEF 33% in tachy ACFA at 150batt/min. The patient was treated with furosemide and risordan. Injectable Cordarone was administered and LMWH in curative dose for 7 days. The evolution was marked by a resumption of sinus rhythm, disappearance of crepitus rales, after one week, but an installation of thrombenia at 22000/mm3, a pulmonary embolism, left popliteal DVT and thrombosis of the iliac and then left femoral arteries. The diagnosis of HIT type 2 was confirmed by the presence of anti-PF4 antibodies in association with the platelet activation test. LMWH was stopped, the patient received Fondaparinux 7.5mg/d until platelets normalized after 10 days and then substituted with rivaroxaban for 6 months after clinical improvement and normalization of arteriovenous Doppler ultrasound and chest angioscan.
International Tourism in Thailand: Trends and Recovery of the Flow of Russian Tourists after the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Ryazantsev Nikita
Published: March 2023

Tourism is the most important sector of the economy of the Kingdom of Thailand. Russian citizens have traditionally occupied an important place in the flow of tourists, but the COVID-19 pandemic has almost destroyed tourism in Thailand and, as a result, the number of Russian tourists has also significantly decreased. The gradual lifting of restrictions in Thailand on the reception of tourists began in 2022, and gradually the Russians have already taken a leading position among foreign tourists, bypassing the once significantly higher number of citizens from China, the flow of which has decreased due to a zero-tolerance policy and a new wave of the pandemic. Most Russian travelers began to consider Thailand due to their friendly attitude towards Russia, the resumption of regular direct flights, as well as profitable "package tours" through travel agencies, but they faced several difficulties, for example, in making payments through bank cards.
Activity and strategies for caring for the health of the elderly: urban and rural context
Authors: Galkin Konstantin
Published: March 2023

Modern Russia, like most European countries, is a state where the population is actively aging. At the same time, the issues of organizing care for the elderly, as well as the issues of organizing care for the elderly, are becoming increasingly important for modern Russian social policy. The article presents the results of a qualitative study conducted in the villages of the Republic of Karelia and in the city of St. Petersburg. A total of 40 semi-structured interviews were collected (n=40). In the framework of this study, we consider caring for the subjective health of older people as one of the important criteria for the development of active longevity policy in Russia. The main task of the study, in this regard, is to find out how the elderly themselves take care of their subjective health within various territories. The main research question is the question of how care for their subjective health is formed in older people. The results of the study confirm the presence of the specifics of caring for their subjective health, depending on the different locations where the elderly live. The main problem for elderly people living in rural areas is the exclusion of medical and social services, which actualizes the search for alternative treatment options for diseases. For the elderly in a large city, it is important to turn to institutional treatment providers as the only and non-alternative sources of care and a guideline for turning to such providers in the treatment of various diseases.
Ivanov D. V. (2023) Western sociology from an Eastern European perspective (review of the handbook. Titarenko L. G. Modern western sociology. Minsk : RIVSH, 2021. 420 p.)
Authors: Ivanov Dmitrii
Published: March 2023

The review presents the textbook "Modern western sociology" (Minsk, 2021) by Belarusian sociologist and philosopher L.G.Titarenko. Structure and contents of the handbook are considered from a pint of view of the multiparadigm condition in current sociology and in the context of post-globalization trends. The reviewed work, due to amount of material and to deep analysis, is reaching a level of sophisticated academic textbook. The author analyses main paradigms and theories which define the character of scientific discipline in its modern period covering a century since the 1920s to our days. The book demonstrates very well that Western sociology remains the core of modern sociology as a scientific discipline and that Western sociology is reassessed and modified in local sociological communities being a starting point for the new conceptions of social knowledge, including anti-Western and counter-globalist ones.
Italy: parliamentary elections-2022 and prospects for relations with Russia
Authors: Guseletov Boris
Published: March 2023

The governmental crisis that broke out in Italy in the summer of 2022 led to the resignation of the government of M. Draghi and the subsequent dissolution of Parliament. The article examines the results of Italy's early parliamentary elections held on September 25, 2022 (including a comparison with the results of the 2018 elections) and analyzes the positions of the leading political parties represented in the Italian parliament from 2018 to 2022. The author summarizes the results of the government with M. Draghi, identifying the reasons for the preservation of the rating of this government and its impact on the course of the election campaign. In reviewing the course and results of the election campaign the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the government's actions to overcome its consequences are analyzed, the activities of the main opposition parties in Italy are assessed. Considering the current situation, the author offers a comprehensive overview of the positions of the leading political parties and their coalitions, which passed on the results of the early parliamentary elections. The newly formed government supported the stance of the collective West on Russia, despite internal disagreements on this issue and direct recognition of the painful nature of anti-Russian sanctions for the Italian economy itself. There is no reason to count on a "privileged partnership" between Russia and Italy in the near future, but, according to the author, there are reasons to expect ties to be restored soon after the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
El género (sigue) en disputa. Algunas reflexiones a la luz de la sentencia “Vicky Hernández y otras vs. Honduras”
Authors: Rey Aramendía Matilde
Published: March 2023

En la sentencia Vicky Hernández y otras vs. Honduras, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos declaró que Vicky Hernández, una mujer trans, fue víctima de violencia de género y de violencia interseccional debido a su identidad de género. Sin embargo, el concepto de género que la Corte maneja, de influencia posmoderna, puede ser cuestionada desde una teoría estructural y asimétrica del género. En este sentido, este trabajo estudia el debate teórico en torno al concepto y cómo este influye sobre la sentencia, con la intención de proporcionar algunas claves para desenmarañar el debate actual en torno a la identidad de género.
La dicotomía público/privado y la violencia contra las mujeres en el ámbito de la pareja. Un análisis a través de la jurisprudencia de los sistemas europeo y americano de protección de derechos humanos
Authors: Giudice Graña Lucía
Published: March 2023

La violencia que un varón ejerce contra su pareja mujer tiene lugar usualmente en el hogar donde ella se encuentra aislada en una unidad social concreta bajo la autoridad y control de aquel. Si bien durante siglos esta práctica fue ubicada interesadamente en la denominada «esfera de lo privado», las teorías feministas se han encargado de demostrar que el fenómeno de la violencia en el ámbito de la pareja es la proyección de una amplia estructura de dominación que subordina a las mujeres. Advertida la influencia del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos y de la Corte Interamericana, en este trabajo se busca analizar la forma en que ambos sistemas han reconstruido este tipo de violencia, así como las relaciones que han identificado entre las dos esferas que esta involucra.
El examen de la discriminación de género e interseccional en la jurisprudencia interamericana. Una propuesta de clasificación
Authors: Aguilar Alegría Ana Lucrecia
Published: March 2023

Este artículo analiza el avance jurisprudencial y los estándares aportados por la Corte Interamericana de derechos humanos, al introducir el concepto de interseccionalidad cuando examina casos en los que se presenta una discriminación de género en conjunto con otro motivo, como la raza, clase social, etc.; para ello, propone una clasificación de los casos en los que ese tribunal ha lidiado con el concepto de discriminación interseccional. El objetivo es identificar la forma en que realizó el examen correspondiente y avanzar en la propuesta de un examen de interseccionalidad que pueda ser adoptado por los tribunales nacionales.
Virtud Cívica
Authors: García Alemán Víctor
Published: March 2023

El concepto de virtud cívica ha sido uno de los más recurrentes en la historia de la filosofía moral y política. La presente voz se propone un triple objetivo: en primer lugar, presentar un breve recorrido histórico de sus usos, atendiendo especialmente al cambio que se produce en los inicios de la modernidad; en segundo lugar, plantear analíticamente una comprensión de los elementos constitutivos del concepto (las nociones independientes de «virtud» y «cívico»); por último, explorar de dónde surge la virtud cívica, atendiendo tanto a los planteamientos liberales como a los planteamientos republicanos, estos últimos centrados en la importancia de la independencia material de los individuos.
Effect of Consumer Propensity to Consumption on Bio Cosmetics Selection Attributes and Purchasing Behavior
Authors: Choi Mi Jeong
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of consumers' consumption propensity on functional choice attributes and purchasing behavior through empirical analysis.Methods: A survey was conducted for two weeks from March 5 to March 19, 2022, targeting adults in their 20s or older in the Seoul metropolitan area, and the 237 questionnaires that faithfully responded were used as analysis data.Results: First, among the consumption propensities, resourcesaving propensity, planned purchasing propensity, and value-oriented propensity had a significant positive effect on functional selection attributes. However, impulse buying tendency was found to have a significant negative effect on functional selection attributes. Second, the functional selection attribute of cosmetics was found to have a significant positive effect on the purchase behavior of bio cosmetics. Third, among consumption propensities, resource-saving propensity, planned purchasing propensity, and value-oriented propensity had a significant positive effect on bio cosmetics purchasing behavior, and impulse purchasing propensity had a significant negative effect on product purchasing behavior. Fourth, the mediating effect of the selection attribute on the relationship between consumption propensity (resource-saving, planned purchasing, value orientation, impulse purchase) and purchasing behavior was confirmed.Conclusion: This study is meaningful in that it empirically examines the influence relationship between consumption propensity and bio cosmetics purchasing behavior and examines the mediating effect of functional selection attributes. It will have great implications for the bio-cosmetics industry preparing for the post-corona era.
Review of the Effects of Tremella fuciformis Berk Extract as a Functional Phytochemical
Authors: Yoon Yeahwa , Han Nayeon , Lee Jae Ho , Bae Seunghee , Lee Jungmin
Published: March 2023

Tremella fuciformis (T. fuciformiss) Berk is an edible and medical fungus that has been used as a traditional food and medicine throughout Asia. T. fuciformis Berk studies have been conducted in various ways, including neuroprotection related to memory and learning ability, anticancer efficacy, and efficacy for restoring and maintaining elevated cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Furthermore, T. fuciformis Berk’s importance has also been on the rise since the extracts derived from natural products have recently been in the limelight for safety and environmental protection as functional ingredients for cosmetics. Moreover, numerous studies have investigated T. fuciformis Berk’s activities on skin care. Due to these diverse bioactivities, the recent research has been focused on the usability of T. fuciformis Berk extract as a novel phytochemical. This article aimed to organize T. fuciformis Berk’s comprehensive effects, emphasizing its value as a useful phytochemical. T. fuciformis Berk would be remarkably effective in protecting the skin based on its functional activities such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. It is thus anticipated that T. fuciformis Berk would be a valuable cosmeceutical ingredient in medical and cosmetics industries in the future.
Whitening and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Geranium maculatum Liposomes
Authors: Choi In-Jeong
Published: March 2023

Purpose: In this study, cytotoxicity and whitening effects of liposomes and non-liposomes containing Geranium maculatum (G. maculatum) were measured to confirm their functionality as a cosmetic material.Methods: The cytotoxicity test was used to measure the effect of G. maculatum in liposomes and non-liposomes on B16F10 cells, and the whitening test was performed to measure the inhibitory effect of G. maculatum in liposomes and non-liposomes on melanin and tyrosinase production. Furthermore, the effect of G. maculatum liposomes on LPS-induced NO production was determined in RAW 264.7 cells. Cell viability was measured using the MTT assay.Results: G. maculatum in liposomes showed higher a cytotoxicity to B16F10 cells than G. maculatum in non-liposomes. Examination of the inhibitory effect on melanin production and tyrosinase production revealed that G. maculatum in liposomes produced a stronger whitening effect than that in non-liposomes. In addition, the experiments using RAW 264.7 cells showed that liposomes containing G. maculatum not only inhibited NO production but also resulted in higher cell viability than non-liposomes containing G. maculatum. Conclusion: Liposomescontaining G. maculatum exert an antiseptic effect through a significant inhibition of NO production. They are preferred as a cosmetic material owing to their inhibitory activity on tyrosinase and melanin production.
Comparación de las características anatómicas del conducto nasopalatino en pacientes dentados y desdentados mediante tomografía computarizada de haz cónico. Lima 2018-2020
Authors: Chacón de Velasco Sheyla Fiorella , Ruiz García de  Chacon Vilma Elizabeth , Sotelo Chavez Aldo Grimaldo
Published: March 2023

Objetivo: Comparar las características anatómicas del CNP en pacientes dentados y desdentados mediante Tomografía Computarizada de Haz Cónico (TCHC) del Servicio de Radiología Bucomaxilofacial realizadas en el Centro Dental Docente de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Material y métodos: Se evaluaron todas las TCHC adquiridas entre los años 2018 y 2020, que cumplan con ciertos criterios; donde se comparó las características anatómicas del CNP. Los datos fueron registrados en una base de datos, luego representados en tablas. Resultados: Se evaluaron 216 volúmenes tomográficos (VT), divididos en dos grupos: dentados y desdentados. La forma cilíndrica y la forma de canal único fueron las más encontradas en ambos grupos. La longitud y la distancia fueron mayores en pacientes dentados, no se encontró asociación con relación al diámetro; la inclinación fue mayor en pacientes desdentados, encontrándose asociación con relación a la inclinación entre los grupos comparados. Conclusiones: Se encontraron múltiples diferencias anatómicas del CNP entre los pacientes dentados y desdentados evaluados con TCHC con relación al sexo y la edad.
Tratamiento estético de la sonrisa gingival
Authors: Padilla-Avalos César-Augusto , Marroquín-Soto Consuelo
Published: March 2023

La exposición gingival excesiva es una condición conocida como sonrisa gingival. Esta alteración genera en muchos casos insatisfacción y solicitud de tratamiento por parte de los pacientes. Este exceso de exposición gingival podría obedecer a diferentes etiologías como un exceso maxilar en sentido vertical, un labio superior corto e hipermóvil, la erupción pasiva alterada, la extrusión dentoalveolar en el sector anterior o la combinación de estas causas. El enfoque de tratamiento va a depender del diagnóstico, de la complejidad del caso y de las expectativas de cada paciente. Por lo tanto, las rutas terapéuticas principales son el alargamiento de corona clínica, el reposicionamiento labial, la cirugía ortognática o la aplicación de toxina botulínica. Para ello, se debe considerar las ventajas y limitaciones de cada tratamiento estético, para garantizar predictibilidad y éxito.
Proportions of Group B Streptococcus Isolation from Pregnant Women’s Vaginal and Rectal Swab Specimens at a Tertiary Hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia
Authors: Ivanna  , Wasito Eddy Bagus , Debora Kartuti
Published: March 2023

Highlights:

Rectal and vaginal swab specimens were collected from pregnant women, and there was no significant difference in the proportions of group B Streptococcus isolation.
Combined vaginal and rectal swab cultures provide a higher isolation of group B Streptococcus.

Abstract :
Group B Streptococcus is a Gram-positive bacterium found in women. It causes high-risk mortality in pregnant women, newborns, and the elderly. This study aimed to compare group B Streptococcus (GBS/Streptococcus agalactiae) proportions from different collection sites (vaginal and rectal swabs). This was an analytic observational study with a hospital-based cross-sectional design. A total of 74 swabs were taken from 37 pregnant women at 35–37 weeks of gestation. Each participant provided a vaginal swab and a rectal swab, which were cultured in Todd Hewitt broth, blood agar, and CHROMagar. The specimens were subsequently identified using the VITEK 2 system. The GBS isolation percentages from the vaginal and rectal swab specimens were determined to be 13.5% and 8.1%, respectively. The McNemar test had a result of 0.697, and the Cohen’s kappa test had a result of 0.165. To conclude, there was no significant difference in GBS isolation proportions between the vaginal and rectal swab cultures. Combined vaginal and rectal swab cultures were required to increase GBS isolation from pregnant women.
Analysis of Spatial Working Memory Using the Y-Maze on Rodents Treated with High-Calorie Diet and Moderate-Intensity Exercise
Authors: Melbiarta Rezy Ramawan , Kalanjati Viskasari P. , Herawati Lilik , Salim Yusuf , Othman Zulhabri
Published: March 2023

Highlights:

This article reports the use of the Y-maze as a simple yet effective method to measure spatial working memory in mice.
The Y-maze method can be used safely without exposing the animals to additional stressors, as evidenced by the absence of mortality following the test.

 
Abstract:
Spatial working memory (SWM) in humans and animal models with impaired cognitive functions has been analyzed through a number of methods. However, this is still understudied in animal models treated with a high-calorie diet (HCD) and moderate-intensity exercise (MIE). The Y-maze was utilized as the assessment method in this study. A 40 x 9 x 9 cm3 Y-maze was employed to observe the animal models’ spontaneous alternation (SA) as the representation of their SWM. This was done by calculating the total alternation percentage divided by total entry minus two. A total of 17 female Mus musculus mice aged 8 weeks were tested in the Y-maze to investigate their SWM using SA calculations. Each mouse was analyzed for eight minutes and recorded in a dark and quiet room to minimize bias due to environmental noise and lighting. Comparing the treatment group’s (HCD+MIE) SA to the control group’s SA revealed no statistically significant difference (p=0.451). Seven mice in the treatment group performed similarly to the mice in the control group in the Y-maze test, with no significant difference in their ability to complete the task. The mice in the treatment group exhibited no motor impairment, as indicated by complete movements of all their extremities while exploring the Y-maze within the allotted time. In conclusion, the Y-maze can be used as a reliable method to analyze SWM in overweight/obese Mus musculus animal models treated with moderate-intensity physical exercise.
Mortality among Heart Failure Patients in the Presence of Cachexia
Authors: Andrianto  , Karman Ula Nur Pramesti , Mudjanarko Sony Wibisono , Ardiana Meity , Hermawan Hanestya Oky
Published: March 2023

Highlights:

Around 38.8% of heart failure patients with cachexia died during the 180-1,876-day follow-up period.
Cachexia increases the risk of mortality in heart failure patients.

Abstract:
Despite the fact that obesity has long been recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the mortality rate of heart failure (HF) patients with cachexia is still high. Several studies have been conducted to investigate the association between cachexia and mortality in HF patients. However, the research results vary, as do the diagnostic criteria employed to assess cachexia. This meta-analysis aimed to conclusively summarize the association between cachexia and mortality in HF patients. The data were obtained from prospective or retrospective cohort studies with full texts in English or Indonesian and keywords related to "cachexia," "heart failure," and/ or "mortality". Studies that did not assess mortality in HF patients with cachexia and had no full text accessible were omitted. A literature search was conducted through four databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and SAGE Journals) using keywords, reference searches, and/ or other methods on April 2022 in accordance with the Preferred Reported Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data from the selected studies were presented and analyzed using qualitative and quantitative synthesis methods. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to assess the risk of bias in the selected cohort studies. The qualitative synthesis contained nine studies, whereas the quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis) included six studies. Cachexia was found in 16.0% of the 4,697 patients studied. During the 180-1,876-day follow-up period, 33.0% of the patients died, with a mortality rate of 38.8% among the patients with cachexia. The pooled analysis revealed cachexia to be a significant predictor of mortality in HF patients (hazard ratio (HR)=3.84; 95% CI=2.28-6.45; p<0.00001), but with significant heterogeneity (p<0.00001; I2=88%). In conclusion, cachexia worsens HF prognosis.
Surgical Site Infection caused by Non-Hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus Following a Total Knee Arthroplasty at a Class C Hospital in Indonesia
Authors: Satiyo  , Rosa Elsye Maria
Published: March 2023

Highlights:

A patient with grade IV osteoarthritis underwent an arthroplasty and developed a surgical site infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
The treatment for the surgical site infection included antibiotic medications and revision surgery for the previous total knee arthroplasty.

Abstract:
This article presents a case report of a knee arthroplasty surgical site infection caused by non-hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus. A 56-year-old woman came to the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic, with the chief complaint of pain in the left knee for the last three years. After being diagnosed with grade IV osteoarthritis, the patient underwent a total knee arthroplasty. The patient had routine post-operative follow-ups at the Orthopedic Outpatient Clinic. However, the patient complained of swelling, pain, and discharge at the surgical site after three months. The patient underwent a second surgery for debridement, implant removal, and interspacer placement. A broad-spectrum antibiotic (gentamicin) was administered while waiting for the culture and antibiotic sensitivity test results. The culture results showed non-hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus presence. The antibiotics were then changed and administered for two weeks according to the culture and antibiotic sensitivity test results. As the results were good, the patient was scheduled for revision surgery for her previous total knee arthroplasty.
Expressions of β-Tryptase and Chymase in Lung Mast Cells due to Anaphylactic Shock through Histopathological Appearance at Different Post-Mortem Intervals
Authors: Putra Biqisthi Ari , Susilo Imam , Yudianto Ahmad
Published: March 2023

Highlights:

The post-mortem interval is related to tryptase and chymase expressions in anaphylactic shock incidence
Forensic experts can utilize tryptase and chymase as markers of anaphylactic (non-anaphylactoid) shock that occurs in the lungs.

Abstract:
Anaphylactic shock is a hypersensitivity response, a commonly type I hypersensitivity involving immunoglobulin E (IgE). It is caused by an antigen-antibody reaction that occurs immediately after a sensitive antigen enters the circulation. Anaphylactic shock is a clinical manifestation of anaphylaxis that is distributive shock, characterized by hypotension due to sudden blood vessel vasodilation and accompanied by a collapse in blood circulation that can result in death. β-tryptase and mast cell chymase expressions in the lungs of histopathological specimens that had experienced anaphylactic shock were examined at different post-mortem intervals in this study. A completely randomized design (CRD) method was employed by collecting lung samples every three hours within 24 hours of death, and then preparing histopathological and immunohistochemical preparations. The mast cell tryptase and chymase expressions were counted and summed up in each field of view, and the average was calculated to represent each field of view. The univariate analysis yielded p-values of 0.008 at the 15-hour post-mortem interval, and 0.002 at the 12-hour post-mortem interval. It was concluded that tryptase and chymase can be utilized as markers of anaphylactic (non-anaphylactoid) shock in the lungs.