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Development of Interactive Media Based on Augmented Reality for Early Childhood Learning Around the Home
Authors: Novaliendry Dony , Septiawan Saltriadi Kristiyo , Mahyuddin Nenny , Sriwahyuni Titi , Ardi Noper
Published: December 2022

In this age of digitization, it is essential to develop interactive media that may serve as a vehicle for learning while also engaging children. Thus, learning media that includes both real and digital media can be made more exciting and less tedious by making it more fun while still valuing traditional and interactive learning utilizing technology, which is why this is important. This project aims to generate media solutions that early childhood educators and kindergarten teachers can use to assist them in learning and teaching. The media that was created includes Android apps that use Augmented Reality. (AR), technology to make the experience more fun for kids and book media based on the kindergarten curriculum. Subsequently, parents and caregivers can use this media to teach their children about the living room, toilet, and other places based on the images that have been shown. When an Android app scans this picture, it will illustrate animated 3D objects through Augmented Reality. Notwithstanding, the Android app has a free picture coloring option. Equally, it must be supervised by parents or teachers, a practice known as digital parenting. The development and verification results confirm that this medium is suitable for implementation and use in schools and kindergartens.
Mobile Application with Augmented Reality Focused on the Study of Human Anatomy
Authors: Basurco-Reyes Diego , Nuñez-Lopez Arturo , Sierra-Liñan Fernando , Zapata-Paulini Joselyn , Cabanillas-Carbonell Michael
Published: December 2022

Education in current times has taken leaps and bounds, so the use of traditional classrooms in conjunction with textbooks and static 2D images is no longer enough, even more so in the teaching of human anatomy, which requires images, didactic methods, and easy understanding. In that sense, Augmented Reality (AR) is a technological tool that takes on great importance in various areas and education is no exception. For this reason, this research describes the results of the development of an application with AR focused on helping in the study of human anatomy, being developed with ARCore technology and the Unity IDE, following the Mobile-D methodology. The results were analyzed in 3 indicators (amount of light required, time required for surface recognition, and ease of use of the application), of which in the first indicator a good performance was obtained requiring only 30 lux for recognition of illuminated flat surfaces; for the second indicator, it was obtained that the delay time is 3 seconds, which makes it acceptable; for the third indicator, it was obtained that 93% of participants interviewed in the research agreed that the application is easy to use and very easy to use. From the developed application was concluded that this, in general terms, has good performance in the sections of the amount of light required, the time required, and ease of use.
A Mobile Application for Earthquake Education Targeting Foreigners Intending to Visit Japan
Authors: Liu Meiqin , Mitsuhara Hiroyuki , Shishibori Masami
Published: December 2022

Japan is in the Pacific Rim Seismic Belt, and earthquakes happen frequently. Foreigners who lack the necessary earthquake knowledge and escape skills may not survive strong earthquakes in Japan. Therefore, it is essential to provide earthquake education to these foreigners. Since rich-formed earthquake education has been available for foreigners living in Japan, this research works to improve the earthquake education situation for foreigners who intend to visit Japan. Receiving earthquake education in advance helps enhance foreigners’ earthquake risk awareness, gain more opportunities to master earthquake survival knowledge, and build earthquake survival confidence. This paper proposed a learning model called ‘FOE+G’ to achieve this research goal. ‘FOE’ means the frequency of occurrence of earthquakes in Japan, and ‘G’ means gamification. A prototype system in the form of a cross-platform application has been developed to confirm that the learning model improves earthquake education for the target audience. The application delivers an earthquake notification to target objects each time an eligible earthquake occurs in Japan. The High-frequency earthquakes in Japan lead to relatively frequent updates, which enable users to build earthquake awareness, realise the importance of earthquake education, and participate more actively in it. Furthermore, gamification is employed in the application to prompt participation in earthquake education.
Website-Based Government Learning Development: An Innovation for Learning in the Implementation of Life-Based Curriculum
Authors: Untari Sri , Saputra Meidi , Taufiqurrahman Muhammad
Published: December 2022

In the digital era, the internet is one of the most influential learning resources in various sectors including the education sector. With the digitalization process in the education sector, the learning process can be carried out anywhere and anytime, the concept of "space and time" which has been an indicator in determining the speed and understanding of students begins to fuse with digital learning in the form of virtual learning, this is in line with the concept of a life-based curriculum which emphasizes that the learning process can be carried out anywhere, in any situation and circumstance. This study aims to develop a website-based government learning product as a learning innovation in the implementation of a life-based curriculum. The specific objectives of this study are (1) how the characteristics of the development of website-based government learning are, and (2) how effective the development of website-based government learning is. The development is carried out using the development model from Sugiyono (2013) which has been adjusted by the researcher. The product of the learning model was then tested for validity and product testing with students majoring in Law and Citizenship at the State University of Malang as test respondents .

 

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ENERGY AND LIFE CYCLE COST SAVING POTENTIAL OF BUILDINGS USING GREEN WALLS: A CASE STUDY FROM SRI LANKA
Authors: Madushika U. G. D , T Ramachandra , N Zainudeen
Published: December 2022

With its numerous benefits, the concept of green walls can be used as one of the solutions to address global warming and climatic changes while improving the natural vegetation in dense urban areas. However, perception about the initial and maintenance cost of green walls along with lack of awareness about operational cost savings seems to influence the slow uptake of green wall applications. In that context, this research aimed to assess the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of green walls in comparison to a conventional wall towards exploring the operational cost benefits which are the most convincing decision criteria for clients/investors. The study involved a case study analysis of an indirect green façade and a comparative conventional wall. The data required to perform the LCC analysis were collected through documentary reviews and on-site temperature measurements. The analysis shows that the initial cost of a green wall is 15% higher than a comparable conventional wall. However, operational and maintenance costs of green walls result in 64% and 25% savings due to potential energy cost-saving, and minimum external redecoration time interval, respectively. This results in an overall LCC saving of 45% over conventional walls with a reasonably expected lifetime of fifty years. As a departing point of previous studies, this study provides empirical evidence on the LCC of green walls in comparison to a conventional wall in a residential facility, from a tropical climate perspective.
De l’ambivalence à l’authenticité, il n’y a qu’une brique !Potentiel et enjeux pédagogiques de la méthode LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® pour l’enseignement du management
Authors: Jamin Bénédicte , Zaoual Anne-Ryslène
Published: December 2022

Visant une meilleure compréhension des apports de la méthode LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® pour la formation au management, notre contribution s’appuie sur l’analyse inductive de récits d’expérience d’étudiants. Révélant que les ateliers sont empreints d’ambivalence en raison de l’inconfort et du lâcher-prise qu’ils suscitent, nos résultats soulignent également l’expérience d’authenticité que procure la méthode. Plus particulièrement, notre recherche permet d’envisager cette méthode comme un moyen pour éveiller le leadership authentique des étudiants en favorisant la conscience de soi (connaissance de soi, exposition de soi et affirmation de soi) et des autres (écoute, empathie et humilité).
L’intégration d’une pédagogie expérientielle dans un module de méthodologie de la recherche
Authors: Marina Bourgain
Published: December 2022

Nous manquons de résultats empiriques qui éclairent le développement et l’impact de pédagogies expérientielles en écoles de gestion. L'objectif de cette étude est double : rendre compte d’une initiative expérientielle inspirée par la perspective pragmatiste et apprécier son impact en termes d’autonomie perçue des apprenants en fin de module – ici un module de méthodologie de la recherche. Deux enquêtes sur deux cohortes sont mobilisées, qualitative puis quantitative, dans une approche mixte. Les résultats montrent les liens entre l’autonomie perçue et les trois dimensions du projet expérientiel, de l’équipe et de la posture de l'enseignant.
Overview of the age, evolution, and petroleum potential of the Eagle Plain Basin, Yukon
Authors: Lane L S , Bell K M , Issler D R
Published: December 2022

New mapping, biostratigraphy, geochemistry, and organic petrology results have led to new insights into the structural evolution, depositional history, and resource potential of the Eagle Plain Basin. Apatite fission-track modelling resolves at least two distinct
heating-cooling cycles and suggests that sediment was sourced from the east, as well as from the south. A recently identified marine-slope setting in the west of the basin represents a new petroleum play. Advances in understanding the age and depositional history of the Eagle Plain Group derive from
new fossil localities, a new bentonite age, and detrital zircon data. Initiated in the Cenomanian, or possibly latest Albian, deposition continued until the late Maastrichtian, although post-Coniacian deposits may have been subsequently eroded, or bypassed across southern parts of the basin. New
petroleum resource appraisals include new petroleum exploration-play concepts, as well as qualitative assessments of unconventional oil and gas potential.
Devonian of the Mackenzie
Authors: Kabanov P
Published: December 2022

This paper reviews the Devonian-Lower Mississippian strata of NTS areas 106 and 96 lying within Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) Mackenzie project area and its vicinity. These strata are usually well in excess of 1 km in non-eroded sections, cropping out
extensively in the Cordillera and occurring in the subsurface of adjacent Interior Plains. Major tectonostratigraphic assemblages are the latest Silurian-Eifelian platform carbonates and evaporites, the latest Eifelian-Frasnian basinal mudrocks with isolated carbonate banks bundled in the Horn River
Group (HRG), and the thick coarsening-upward siliciclastic succession of Frasnian-Tournaisian age deposited in the distal setting of the Ellesmerian foreland basin. A major total petroleum system of the HRG defines the economic prospectivity of Devonian strata. Review of the lithostratigraphic
nomenclature is supplemented with highlights on HRG depositional environments, patterns of thermal maturity, disconformities, and sedimentary cycles in platform carbonates.
Functional Security and Trust in Ultra-Connected 6G Ecosystem
Authors: Sharma Vishal
Published: December 2022

Security and trust are the entangled role players in the future generation of wireless networks. Security in 5G networks is currently supported using several functions. Given the advantages of such a system, this article explores the functional security and trust for the 6G ecosystem with ultra-connectivity. Several associated challenges, application-specific domains, and consumer issues related to 6G security are discussed. The article highlights the network security-by-design and trust-by-design principles and performance expectations from the security protocols in supporting handover in an ultra-connected scenario. Finally, potential research directions are presented for a road towards the 6G ecosystem.
Asymptotic $N$-soliton-like solutions of the fractional Korteweg–de Vries equation
Authors: Eychenne Arnaud
Published: December 2022

We construct

N

-soliton solutions for the fractional Korteweg–de Vries (fKdV) equation

\partial_t u - \partial_x(|D|^{\alpha}u - u^2 )=0,

in the whole sub-critical range

\alpha \in(1/2,2)

. More precisely, if

Q_c

denotes the ground state solution associated to (fKdV) evolving with velocity

c

, then, given

0<c_1< \cdots < c_N

, we prove the existence of a solution

U

of (fKdV) satisfying

\lim_{t\to\infty} \Big\lVert U(t,\cdot) - \sum_{j=1}^N Q_{c_j}(x-\rho_j(t)) \Big\|_{H^{{\alpha}/2}}=0,

where

\rho'_{j}(t) \sim c_j

as

t \to +\infty

. The proof adapts the construction of Martel in the generalized KdV setting [Amer. J. Math. 127 (2005), pp. 1103–1140] to the fractional case. The main new difficulties are the polynomial decay of the ground state

Q_c

and the use of local techniques (monotonicity properties for a portion of the mass and the energy) for a non-local equation. To bypass these difficulties, we use symmetric and non-symmetric weighted commutator estimates. The symmetric ones were proved by Kenig, Martel and Robbiano [Annales de l’IHP Analyse Non Linéaire 28 (2011), pp. 853–887], while the non-symmetric ones seem to be new.
On the extension of even families of non-congruent numbers
Authors: Reinholz Lindsey , Yang Qiduan
Published: December 2022

A method that extends existing families of even non-congruent numbers to produce new families of non-congruent numbers with arbitrarily many distinct prime factors is presented. We show that infinitely many new non-congruent numbers can be generated by appending a suitable collection of primes onto any even non-congruent number whose corresponding congruent number elliptic curve has 2-Selmer rank of zero. Our method relies upon Monsky’s formula for computing the 2-Selmer rank of the congruent number elliptic curve. Even non-congruent numbers constructed according to our result have an unlimited number of prime factors in each odd congruence class modulo eight, and have congruent number elliptic curves with 2-Selmer rank equal to zero.
Sustainability in the Workplace: A Global Concern
Authors: Bosetti Luisa
Published: December 2022

Health and safety in the workplace should be an integral part of any sustainable organization, regardless of its size, sector and geographical sphere of operations.  To ensure and maintain a healthy and safe work environment, companies should constantly identify and prevent all factors that could provoke work-related injuries and diseases. In particular, in today’s rapidly changing context, companies should carefully consider not only the traditional risks to the employees’ health and safety, but also the emerging ones associated with the ecological transition, the increasing digitalization of business processes, and the impact of climate change on working conditions. Adopting a theoretical approach, this study aims at explaining the relationship between occupational health and safety and corporate sustainable success.
Human-Machine Interaction and AI for Competitive Business in the Digital Era
Authors: Risso Mario , Delbufalo Emanuela , Di Bernardo Mirko
Published: December 2022

Digital innovation prompts reflection on the rationalization of business processes. Businesses are less restricted to organizational boundaries and increasingly linked to the technological evolution and the global economic and social context. Intelligent transformation supported by technological development requires a redefinition of business models and the roles assigned to artificial and human intelligence. The competitiveness of companies is the result of sustainable strategies and policies, striking the right balance between human and artificial intelligence. The study of human-machine interaction in decision-making processes appears to be crucial to the future of economic organizations, and thus should be extended beyond the bounds of techno-centric approaches. Mechanical thinking is left to the machines, while the human must be given the space and time to ensure creativity capable of creating value.
Los viejos caminos y las nuevas posibilidades: marcas androcéntricas y epistemologías feministas en las representaciones sociales de la menstruación
Authors: Lara Vargas Erika Johanna
Published: December 2022

La menstruación es un proceso biológico e involuntario vivenciado por mujeres cis, varones trans, personas no binarias y algunas personas de determinados espectros de la intersexualidad por aproximadamente cuarenta años. Se constituye también como un fenómeno histórico-social susceptible a elementos culturales que influyen en la forma en que se construyen las representaciones sociales que se elaboran sobre ella. Dichas representaciones no son ajenas al impacto de las marcas androcéntricas y el orden cisheteropatriarcal que ha permeado desde la cotidianidad hasta la producción de conocimiento científico. Lo anterior conlleva a que hayan prevalecido representaciones negativas de la sangre menstrual vinculadas a crisis de higiene, efectos negativos, cambios emocionales, estigmatización, ocultamiento, tabú, entre otros. No obstante, en las últimas décadas, epistemologías otras han permitido el surgimiento y la visibilización de narrativas y lenguajes que han facilitado no solo la elaboración de representaciones más positivas y críticas, sino también la comprensión de la menstruación como un fenómeno que no solo es vivido por las mujeres. Por tal motivo, en el presente artículo se pretende realizar una breve revisión de las marcas androcéntricas encontradas en algunas disciplinas científicas y en la sociedad en sí misma. Asimismo, busca resaltar las nuevas perspectivas como formas de resistencia epistémica y las herramientas, como las epistemologías feministas, que pueden marcar un camino en la re-apropiación de la menstruación por parte de quienes la viven.
Feminismos, interseccionalidad y cuidados. Reflexiones a partir de experiencias de mujeres venezolanas en la Argentina actual
Authors: Martínez Espínola María Victoria , Delmonte Allasia Antonella
Published: December 2022

El presente artículo busca indagar los vínculos entre los estudios del cuidado y los estudios migratorios, desde las teorías feministas de la interseccionalidad. Entendemos que entre ambos campos de análisis se da un doble movimiento. La interseccionalidad propicia aperturas epistemológicas de enorme valor para el análisis de las migraciones, por cuanto permite un abordaje no esencialista del sujeto ‘mujer’ en los procesos migratorios. En estrecha vinculación a ello, las teorías de los cuidados permiten analizar las trayectorias de lxs migrantes desde una conceptualización amplia y atravesada por condicionamientos de clase, etnia, edad, nacionalidad, entre otras. Por su parte, el análisis de las migraciones nutre las discusiones teóricas sobre interseccionalidad y cuidados, por cuanto las interpela desde el carácter situado de contextos y actores sociales en situaciones de movilidad. Con el objetivo de poner en diálogo estos marcos teóricos, nos basamos en un acercamiento cualitativo a experiencias y narrativas de mujeres venezolanas residentes en Argentina, con énfasis en la dimensión temporal longitudinal a partir de dos puntos de inflexión de sus trayectorias: la migración hacia el país y la pandemia por covid-19.
El derecho a la libertad: el pragmatismo radical de la resistencia carcelaria en conflictos prolongados
Authors: Acosta Morales María Gabriela , Montero Solano Juan Pablo , Tite Segundo Ramiro
Published: December 2022

Las cárceles suelen funcionar como epicentros de conflictos prolongados, en los que el Estado utiliza el encarcelamiento y la detención como medios de control, y los detenidos buscan utilizar el espacio carcelario para la resistencia, tanto internamente como a través de la solidaridad con redes externas. El objetivo de la presente investigación consiste en reconocer los aspectos del pragmatismo radical de la resistencia carcelaria en Ecuador. La resistencia de los presos está presente en casi todos los espacios carcelarios. Sin embargo, en este artículo se centró en tres contextos que, si bien son política, cultural y geográficamente distintos, todos representan conflictos prolongados, como luchas prolongadas de grupos comunales por necesidades básicas como seguridad, reconocimiento, aceptación, acceso justo a las instituciones políticas y participación económica. Finalmente, se evidenció que los Estados utilizan el encarcelamiento masivo y la detención arbitraria en un intento de sofocar los movimientos de resistencia, especialmente en conflictos prolongados post-empíricos.
Security Implications of Fake News and Disinformation in Nato Member and Partner Countries
Authors: Opašinova Šundovska Marijana
Published: December 2022

Misuse of digital platforms for the dissemination of fake news and disinformation online is becoming an increasingly serious problem both for individual states and multilateral organizations. Alternative facts presented under the veil of awakening critical thinking, or false and purported information placed in the social media environment by state and non-state actors for their own purposes, have been disturbing the credibility of traditional fact-checking media outlets to present actual information to the public. Grasping the notion of parrhesia as part of the democratic free expression in a liberal society via social networks is now seriously questioning the common objective standards of truth. Deliberate interference with fake news and disinformation in contemporary democracies, especially during election campaigns, the use of anti-NATO narrative, particularly in countries with former communist regimes, and recent promotion of a false sense of security or insecurity about the Covid-19 pandemic, became an issue of major concern for the entire Alliance and its field work. Although in essence being a military organization with the aim to secure peace and stability in its wider area and promote its values globally, what the NATO has witnessed in the last decade is that peace and security in the traditional sense cannot be taken for granted. The emergence of modern non-military tactics by adversaries to destabilize member and partner countries require specific methods and approaches for deterrence and defense. This paper will analyze how these alternative facts affect both state and overall Alliance stability, possible implications on the diminishing public trust in state institutions, and actions needed to mitigate their effects.
Contra Horowitz
Authors: Amos Jon-Paul , Block Walter E.
Published: December 2022

Horowitz rejects reparations for African Americans. We demonstrate that their heirs are entitled to the property illegitimately obtained by the slave owners. When we operate under the libertarian homesteading principle, the land should be redistributed back to the people who worked and tilled it first. That is, the black slaves. Horowitz’s claims against reparations serve as a poor refutation towards the reparations argument. African Americans are entitled to the “40 acres and a mule” that was promised, yet never fulfilled. We rely upon libertarian theory to clearly understand the case for reparations.
Macroeconomic Determinants of Housing Finance in Pakistan
Authors: Sheikh Muhammad Ramzan , Ashfaq Komal , Ahmad Rashid , Ali Neelam Asghar
Published: December 2022

The concept of human welfare cannot be imagined without housing as it is one of the basic needs of human life. It is alpha and omega for social inclusion and standard of living. The persons need a house for a variety of reasons including protection, security, space and other services and utilities attached with the houses. The people who do not have adequate housing facilities may encounter many pitfalls. This study explains the macroeconomic determinants of housing finance in Pakistan based on quarterly data ranging from 2005Q1 to 2018Q4. Vital factors that influence the housing finance in Pakistan are interest rate, per capita income, urbanization and wholesale price index. Findings expose that the interest rate and wholesale price index are negatively while per capita income and urbanization are positively related to housing finance of Pakistan.
Effect of Vasanthika Vamana Karma on TSH levels - A Successful Case Series
Authors: Misriya K H  , Bhagyashree  , Ananta S Desai  , Shaila Borannavar
Published: December 2022

Hypothyroidism in one among the lifestyle and metabolic disorders having great prevalence in the world wide. It occurs when the thyroid gland is not making enough hormones for good health. It effects multiple organ system so the symptoms of hypothyroidism are wide ranging and diverse. In spite of many advance techniques the allopathic management of hypothyroidism still remains unsatisfactory. Ayurveda is holistic approach particularly Panchakarma which aims at eliminating the Doshas from its root. Hence Vamana karma is found to be effective treatment in hypothyroidism due to involvement of abundant Kapha dosha with Pittanubandha and also involvement of Rasavaha, Medovaha dushti and Bahudoshavastha lakshnas. Hence in this present of 6 patients where Vamana Karma is conducted in Vasanta ritu. There was significant decrease in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level and marked improvement in signs and symptoms.
Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Care Elective in Medical Education
Authors: Hollis Emily , Paterno Anthony , Beck Dallaghan Gary , Tolleson-Rinehart Sue , Thorp John
Published: December 2022

Background: Education about the harm trauma does to one’s health is lacking in traditional medical school curricula. The goal of our elective extracurricular course on trauma-informed care (TIC) was to provide students with experience, knowledge, and resources to care for future patients who may have lived through traumatic experiences.
 
Methods: We created a semester-long elective TIC course for first year medical students at a large, public medical school. We developed one - and one retrospective /post-course survey for studentsusing a mix of sliding scale and free text responses to capture student evaluations of the course. ANOVA was used for statistical analysis.
 
Results: Of the 11 students who completed the retrospective - and post- surveys, there was a significant increase in student’s rating of their knowledge regarding impact of trauma on health by the end of the course (retro : 45.55+24.73, post: 81.64+11.79). Importantly, the group felt significantly more comfortable screening for intimate partner violence (retro : 34.09+31.05, post: 77.00+23.81), performing a physical exam for patient’s experiencing intimate partner violence (retro : 17.55+22.17, post: 67.27+18.35), accessing resources for patients experiencing addiction and recovery (retro : 35.00+32.25, post: 76.82+17.79), and caring for patients who have had adverse childhood experiences (retro : 28.27+32.18, post: 66.36+21.46).
 
Discussion: This study is limited in a small sample size and the biases that accompany survey-based qualitative studies. It can only be interpreted in the context of a large public medical school in the southern United States.
Conclusion: An elective course on TIC can be a way to make medical students feel more comfortable providing trauma-informed care. Additional research is needed to evaluate the long-term influence of a TIC course on medical students’ patient interactions.
Parrot’s pseudoparalysis in congenital syphilis
Authors: Ahmad Serene
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Congenital syphilis is an intrauterine infection transmitted by the spirochete Treponema pallidum, and it is the most common congenital infection in the world. Cases of congenital syphilis continue to rise in the United States, and prompt clinical diagnosis of those cases that escape prenatal screening is critical given the wide availability of treatment and prevention of long-term sequela when treatment is provided.
 
Case Presentation: Here we report an infant who presented with irritability and apparent paralysis of the right upper extremity, consistent with Parrot’s pseudoparalysis, a classic physical exam finding in congenital syphilis. The infant was treated with intravenous penicillin G for 10 days. In the following months, the infant’s symptoms improved – she was able to move all limbs comfortably and the pseudoparalysis completely subsided. Cranial and eye exams were normal. Her liver function tests normalized, and repeat non-treponemal antibodies fell at a slow rate over several months. Her growth and development were appropriate for age.
 
Conclusions: This case illustrates the importance of recognizing pseudoparalysis of Parrot and of considering congenital syphilis in an infant with bone pain or apparent paresis. Prior reports of pseudoparalysis of Parrot are reviewed.
Increased Complication Rate of Ports Placed into the Subclavian versus Internal Jugular Vein
Authors: Patetta Matthew , Wang Eric , Lessne Mark
Published: December 2022

Purpose: Totally implantable venous access ports are commonly placed via subclavian or internal jugular (IJ) veins. The purpose of this study is to investigate the rate of radiographic abnormalities in clinically dysfunctional ports for subclavian versus IJ venous ports.
 
Methods: This retrospective study included 152 ports in 150 patients placed by multiple operators in both surgery and interventional radiology departments. Contrast-based, fluoroscopically guided vascular access studies performed for clinically dysfunctional ports from January 2019 to September 2020 were included. The port studies were evaluated for subclavian versus IJ access and to determine if there were radiographic abnormalities present, including catheter fracture, fibrin sheath, or catheter malposition.
 
Results: Of the 152 ports investigated, 30 were placed into the subclavian vein and 122 into the IJ vein. During vascular access checks, subclavian ports (n=23, 76.7%) demonstrated significantly more radiographic abnormalities compared to IJ ports (n=66, 54.1%, p=0.025). Of the dysfunctional ports with abnormal radiographic findings, subclavian ports were significantly more likely to have a major abnormality (n=15, 65.2%), defined as a malpositioned or fractured catheter, compared to IJ ports (n=21, 31.8%, p=0.005). The most common finding during vascular access checks for all ports investigated was no abnormality, with a well-functioning port and the catheter tip in an appropriate position (n=63; 41.4%).
 
Conclusions: This study suggests that for patients undergoing implantable port evaluation, ports placed into the subclavian vein are more likely to demonstrate a radiographic abnormality, as well as having increased likelihood of catheter malposition or fracture, compared to those placed into the IJ vein. Additionally, this study suggests that a relatively high rate of clinically dysfunctional ports referred for IR port checks have no demonstrable abnormalities on fluoroscopic port evaluation.
Total Knee Replacement in Hemophilic Arthropaties
Authors:   Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Viale Regina Margherita, 70022, Altamura, Bari, Italy, Bernardino Saccomanni
Published: December 2022

In severely affected haemophilic patients arthropathy is a common problem which can lead to considerable pain and functional deficit.
Post Traumatic Uterine Rupture
Authors:   Gynaecology-Obstetrics and Endocrinology Department, Maternity Souissi, University Hospital Center IBN SINA, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco, ELHARMOUCHI Othman
Published: December 2022

The rupture of gravid uterus is a rare complication concerning less than one percent of the pregnant women involved in a motor vehicle accident
Indução de adenocarcinoma de cólon em Rattus norvegicus Wistar
Authors: Da Silva Bruno Carlos Teixeira , Couvain Vinícius Monteiro , Pereira Carlos Alberto Sanches
Published: December 2022

Avalia-se que o adenocarcinoma de cólon seja uma causa de morte prematura e uma questão de saúde pública por ser o terceiro tipo de câncer mais comum em homem e o segundo mais frequente em mulheres no Brasil. O adenocarcinoma de cólon se origina na luz do intestino grosso e pode apresentar quadros clínicos tratáveis. Os modelos experimentais se tornam uma fonte para os estudos de novas técnicas que visam a prevenção e o tratamento. Os ratos se apresentam como uma forma de estudo e desenvolvimento do adenocarcinoma de cólon induzido por 1,2-dimetilhidrazina (DMH). Dessa forma, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo a indução de adenocarcinoma de cólon em Rattus norvegicus Wistar por meio da DMH. Os animais foram submetidos a aplicações semanais de DMH por via subcutânea. Após 90, 170 e 353 dias, os animais foram eutanasiados e verificou-se que houve a formação de pólipos adenomatosos, um adenocarcinoma e a manifestação de metástase em tecidos próximos. Demonstrou-se que o modelo pode ser aplicado para estudos visando alterações moleculares, mas também para estudos com tumores estabelecidos e para o monitoramento de casos de metástase.
FRP Strengthening of RC Structures: Sustainable, Environmental and Structural Evaluations
Authors: YAĞAR Ali Cem , İNCE Ceren , DEROGAR Shahram
Published: December 2022

Strengthening and rehabilitation have been widely implemented for many years to extend the service life of reinforced concrete structures. The paper begins with a comprehensive review of the fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) utilization on strengthening particularly over the traditional materials formerly used in practice with respect to materials, manufacturing, operation, construction, and maintenance phases, as well as the engineering and environmental performance of such materials. Carbon and Glass FRP, the most frequently used strengthening materials, are particularly designated in the study and are employed to conduct an environmental performance evaluation using the previously published data in the literature. The paper then investigates the punching shear strength of flat slab-column connections strengthened with externally bonded FRP by means of a nominated database comprising 57 number of data points harvested from the recent literature. The database is used in the evaluation of the test data with TS 500 code equations and the recent modification of Chen and Li. The study enabled the key factors affecting the punching shear strength of such connections to be emphasized and highlighted the fact that the TS 500 code equations fall conservative in predicting the punching shear strength of slab-column connections strengthed with FRP. The study is novel as it provides a comprehensive review of the FRP as a strengthening material with regards to environmental sustainability and also provides an insight into the structural implications of this material by evaluating the current TS 500 code provisions and recent modifications.
Ares Reliefs and a New Votive Inscription to Ares in the Rural Highlands of Kabalis / Kabalia
Authors: DÖKÜ Feyzullah Eray , KİLECİ Şenkal
Published: December 2022

2017 yılından itibaren Kabalis / Kabalia yüksek yaylalarında sürdürülen Uylupınar (Erken Kibyra) yüzey araştırmalarında, hareketli çiftçi ve çobanların kırsal yaşamlarına dair Roma Dönemi yoğun arkeolojik izleriyle karşılaşılmıştır. Bu izlerden en önemlileri, kalıcı ya da dönemsel yerleşimler, yüksek yayla kırsalında yerleşimlerle bağlantılı mezar tipleri yanında yol güzergahları ve su kaynaklarını koruyan farklı tanrılara adanmış kaya kabartmalarıdır. Bütün bu veriler, Roma Dönemi’nde bölgede yaratılan yaşam biçimi bütününün bıraktığı maddi kültür verileridir. 2017 yılında Balboura sınırı içerisinde yer alan ve bugün Ambarcık köyü Ballık mevkisinde bir mağara içerisindeki Ares kabartması ve kabartmanın hemen bitişiğindeki sekiz satırlık Hellence yazıtı tespit edilmiştir. Bu yazıt ile Ares olduğu net olarak anlaşılan kabartmanın ikonografisi, bölgede tespit edilmiş olan, benzer ikonografiye sahip diğer kabartmaların da Ares’i temsil ettiğini anlamamız için yol gösterici olmuştur. Ayrıca mağarada yer alan Ares kabartmasıyla aynı kayalıkta mağaranın girişinin önünde, kehanet yazıtı ve yanındaki küçük kabartmanın da, kehanet veren Ares ile bağlantılı olduğu anlaşılmıştır.
Late Antique Industry in the Urban Public and Private Spaces of Asia Minor
Authors: MURPHY Elizabeth A. , UYTTERHOEVEN Inge
Published: December 2022

Geç Antik Dönem’deki kentsel değişimin belirleyici özellikleri arasında endüstriyel faaliyetlerin yaygınlığı ve bu faaliyetlerin bir zamanlar kamu binaları olan yapılarda yürütüldüğü görülmektedir. Bu makale, Küçük Asya’daki Geç Antik Dönem (MS 3. yüzyıl sonu ve 7. yüzyıl arasında) endüstrisinin hem kamusal hem de özel bağlamdaki maddi kanıtları üzerine güncel bir sentez sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Makalede 39’dan fazla şehirde bulunan 100’ün üzerindeki üretim bağlamından oluşan veri kümesi tasvir edilmektedir. Bir araya getirilen veri kümesi ile birlikte bu eğilimlerin bölge çapında bir fenomen olma derecesi, farklı yapı tiplerindeki bu gelişimin aşamaları ve farklı endüstrilerin bu süreçteki kanıtları ile ilişkili bazı temel sorunları ele alabilmek için kentsel endüstrinin arkeoloji kayıtlarındaki büyük ölçekli eğilimleri belirlenecektir. Bahsedilen verilerin ışığında, bu çalışmanın sonuçları Geç Antik Dönem şehirciliğinde yavaş ve aşamalı süreklilik eğilimleri ile ilgili daha geniş tartışmalarla değerlendirilecektir.
The Story of Storax in the Byzantine World: A Fragrant Resin of International Fame from Southern Anatolia
Authors: DURAK Koray
Published: December 2022

Bu makale, Geç Antik Çağ ve Orta Çağ’da storaks ismi verilen reçine üzerinedir. Styrax officinalis L.’den (İng. snowbell, Tr. tesbih / ayı fındığı) elde edilen, sert ve altın rengi olan ve bu yüzden “katı storaks” diye adlandırılan bir türün yanında, Liqudambar orientalis Mill.’den (İng. oriental sweetgum, Tr. sığla / günlük / buhur ağacı) elde edilen, yapışkan ve daha az katı olan ve bu yüzden “sıvı storaks” olarak bilinen bir türü de vardır. Her iki ağaç da Doğu Akdeniz, özellikle Güney Anadolu’da yetişir. Tarih boyunca bu iki ağaçtan çıkarılan reçine, tıpta, parfüm yapımında, liturjide ve büyücülükte kullanılagelmiştir. Tarihsel kaynaklarda birbirine benzeyen bu iki reçine arasında genellikle bir ayrım yapılmaması, modern araştırmacıların işini zorlaştırmaktadır. Bu makalenin amaçlarından biri, metinlerdeki dolaylı ve kısıtlı referanslar üzerinden iki tür arasındaki ayrımı göstermektir. Klasik Dönem’de yaygın şekilde kullanılan katı storaksın, Geç Antik Çağ’da ve özellikle Orta Çağ’da yerini sıvı storaksa bıraktığı düşünülmektedir. Bu varsayıma karşın, hâlihazırdaki çalışma, daha az bulunur ve pahalı olsa da katı storaksın söz konusu geç dönemlerde de mevcut olduğunu kanıtlamaktadır. Ayrıca, storaks ticareti üzerine elde edilen veriler, bize Bizans Dönemi’nde Güney Anadolu’nun Yakındoğu ticaret ağlarının parçası olduğunu gösterir. Storaksın Bizans tıbbi yazınında, büyücülük metinlerinde ve dini ve popüler imgelemde yaygın kullanımı, söz konusu maddenin Bizans kültüründe ne kadar önemli olduğuna işaret eder.
The role of lower dose steroid therapy with vitamin D replacement in patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis
Authors: Altıntaş Tansu
Published: December 2022

Objective: Low-dose steroid therapy has been recommended in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) in various studies in the literature, but the therapeutic minimum dose has not been determined yet. Furthermore, vitamin D deficiency, the effect of which is accepted in autoimmune diseases, has not been previously examined in IGM. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of lower dose steroid theraphy with adjustment of vitamin D replacement doses with measuring serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM).

Material and Methods: Vitamin D levels were evaluated in 30 IGM patients who applied to our clinic between 2017-2019. Vitamin D replacement was performed in patients with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level below 30 ng/mL and prednisolone was given to all patients at a dose of 0.05-0.1 mg/kg/ day. Clinical recovery times of the patients were compared with the literature.

Results: Vitamin D replacement was given to 22 (73.33%) patients. Recovery time was shorter in patients receiving vitamin D replacement (7.62 ± 2.38; 9.00 ± 3.38; p= 0.680). Average recovery time was 8.00 ± 2.68 weeks.

Conclusion: Treatment of IGM can be carried out with lower dose steroid therapy, leading to less complications and lower costs. Measuring serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and treating it with the appropriate dose may contribute to the healing process.
A case series of choledochal cyst with pancreatic divisum: A rare association
Authors: Pakkala Amith , Nagari Bheerappa , Kumar Nekarakanti Phani , Kumar Bansal Ashish
Published: December 2022

Choledochal cysts (CC) are congenital cystic dilations of the biliary tree usually associated with abnormal pancreaticobiliary ductal junction (APBDJ), but its association with pancreatic divisum has been rarely described. We encountered four cases of CC associated with pancreatic divisum (PD). Three had Type 3 PD and one had Type 1 PD. Two cases presented with pancreatic complications, with one case requiring preoperative minor papilla sphincterotomy for recurrent pancreatitis. The association of CC with PD is infrequent, and the variable presentation alters management strategy. PD may be one of the factors responsible for complications associated with CC.
Anti-inflammatory effects of oral and intraperitoneal administration of cerium oxide nanoparticles on experimental hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury
Authors: Zengin Akile , Erikçi Açelya , Telli Gökçen , Gümüşel Bülent , Kösemehmetoğlu Kemal , Uçar Gülberk , Cem Algın Mustafa
Published: December 2022

Objective: Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury occurs in liver surgery, resection, and transplantation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced following IR starts the cascade of cell damage, necrosis/apoptosis, and proinflammatory responses by activating intracellular signaling cascade to drive hepatocellular damage. Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CONPs) act as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agents. Thus, we evaluated the protective effects of oral (o.g.) and intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of CONPs on hepatic IR injury.

Material and Methods: Mice were randomly divided into five groups: control, sham, IR protocol, CONP+IR (i.p.), and CONP+IR (o.g.). Mouse hepatic IR protocol was applied to the animals in the IR group. CONPs (300 μg/kg) were administered 24 hours before IR protocol. Blood and tissue samples were taken after the reperfusion period.

Results: Hepatic IR injury markedly increased enzyme activities, tissue lipid peroxidation, myeloperoxidase (MPO), xanthine oxidase (XO), nitrite oxide (NO), and tissue nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) p65 levels, plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules while decreasing antioxidant markers and caused pathological changes in hepatic tissue. The expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), and 9 increased, and tissue inhibitor matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) expression decreased in the IR group. Pretreatment with CONPs o.g. and i.p. 24 hours before hepatic ischemia improved the biochemical parameters above and alleviated the histopathological findings.

Conclusion: Results of the present study demonstrate a significant reduction in liver degeneration by administering CONPs via i.p. and o.g. route in an experimental liver IR model, suggesting that CONPs have the extensive potential to prevent hepatic IR injury.
Evaluation of knowledge and practice regarding mammography among a group of Turkish women attending a tertiary hospital
Authors: Mert Tuba
Published: December 2022

Objective: Early detection is the most important cornerstone of breast cancer in determining treatment outcome and survival. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of mammography in the early diagnosis of breast cancer in a group of women.

Material and Methods: Data of this descriptive study were collected under observation with the help of a questionnaire. Female patients over 40 years of age or over 30 years of age with a family history of breast cancer admitted to our general surgery outpatient clinic for a health problem other than breast were included.

Results: A total of 300 female patients with a mean age of 48.7 ± 10.9 years (min-max, 33-83 years) were included. Median frequency of correct answers among the women participating in the study was 83.7% (76.0-92.0). Mean score obtained by the participants from the questionnaire was 75.7 ± 15.8 (the median score 80; 25th-75th centiles, 73.3-86.7). Slightly more than half of the patients (159 patients, 53%) had at least one mammography scan before. The level of mammography knowledge was negatively correlated with age and the number of previous mammographies, and positively correlated with education level (r= -0.700, p< 0.001; r= -0.419, p< 0.001 and r= 0.643, p< 0.001, respectively).

Conclusion: Although the level of knowledge about breast cancer and early diagnosis methods in women was at a satisfactory level, it is obvious that mammography screening practice of women without any breast symptoms is very low. Therefore, it should be aimed to increase women’s awareness of cancer prevention and compliance with early diagnosis methods and to promote participation in mammography screening.
Elderly trauma patients and the effect of trauma scores on hospitalization decision
Authors: Gürgöze Ramazan , Niyazi Özüçelik Doğaç , Yılmaz Mustafa , Doğan Halil
Published: December 2022

Objective: Hospitalization, mortality and trauma scores are important in trauma patients aged ≥65 years. The present study aimed to investigate the use of trauma scores in the prediction of hospitalisation and mortality in trauma patients aged ≥65 years.

Material and Methods: Patients aged ≥65 years who presented to the emergency department with trauma over a one-year period were included in the study. Baseline data of the patients together with their Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), hospitalisation and mortality were analysed.

Results: A total of 2264 patients were included in the study, of whom 1434 (63.3%) were women. The most common mechanism of trauma was simple falls. Mean GCS scores, RTSs and ISSs of the inpatients were 14.87 ± 0.99, 6.97 ± 0.343 and 7.22 ± 5.826, respectively. Furthermore, a significant negative correlation was found between the duration of hospitalisation and GCS scores (r= −0.158, p< 0.001) and RTSs (r= −0.133, p< 0.001), whereas a positive significant correlation with ISSs (r= 0.306, p< 0.001) was observed. The ISSs (p< 0.001) of the deceased individuals were significantly elevated, whereas their GCS scores (p< 0.001) and RTSs (p< 0.001) were significantly decreased.

Conclusion: All trauma scoring systems can be used to predict hospitalisation, but the results of the present study suggest that the use of ISS and GCS in making the decision regarding mortality is more appropriate.