bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Frequency of Different Type of Anemias in Hypothyroid Patients: Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Wajid Rafia , Ain Qurrat-Ul- , Kadir Sidra , Sharif Anum , Mazhar Neelam
Published: June 2022

Background: Thyroid hormones are essential for the normal mental and physical development but unfortunately, thyroid dysfunctions are common endocrine disorders. Aim: To determine the frequency and different type of anemia in hypothyroid patients. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Methodology: A total of 108 patients with hypothyroidism, 25 to 65 years of age were included. Pregnant women, history of blood transfusion within last one month, CLD & CRF were excluded. After this, 5ml blood sample was taken and sent to the institutional pathology laboratory for measuring hemoglobin and serum ferritin and presence or absence of anemia and its types was noted. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS. Chi square ware applied with P-value< 0.05 as significant. Results: Age range in this study was from 25 to 65 years with mean age of 42.18 ± 8.64 years. In this study, frequency of anemia was found in 43 (39.81%) hypothyroid patients with 65.12% patients have normo-cytic normo-chromic anemia. Conclusion: It was concluded that frequency of anemia in hypothyroid patients was very high with normocytic normochromic anemia as the most common type. Keywords: Anemia, Hypothyroidism and Types of Anemias.
Operational Result After Modified Weaver Dunn (W.D) Procedure In Chronic Acromio-Clavicular (A.C) Joint Disruption
Authors: Ur Rehman Muhammad Khalid , Amin Aadil , Aslam Muhammad Usman , Abbas Nauman , Hanif Mian Muhammad
Published: June 2022

Background: In orthopedic trauma acromioclavicular joint disruptions are among the most commonly faced injuries that could be due to sports or road traffic accidents. These are injuries in which treatment is always controversial especially in type III of Rockwood type. These injuries accounts for 12% of the total shoulder injuries with young male patients have predominance. Aim: To assess the operational result after acromioclavicular joint fixation with Modified Weaver Dunn procedure using tight roping technique with two endobuttons. Place and duration of study: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Govt. Shahdrah Teaching Hospital Lahore and Lahore General Hospital Lahore for one year from 01st July 2019 to 30th June 2020. Methodology: This is a descriptive case series study of 10 patients in the combined settings of Department of Orthopedic Surgery Govt. Shahdrah Teaching Hospital Lahore and Lahore General Hospital Lahore. All the cases were operated by a single surgeon using Modified WD procedure with endo-buttons and tight roping technique and operational result was assessed by using Oxford shoulder scoring system (OSS), this system was used in pre-operative and post-operative settings and results were compared. SPSS version 23 & paired t test was used for the analysis of results of all the patients in both pre and post-operative settings. Results: The patient’s average age was 34±2. Road traffic accidents and sports injuries to the shoulders were mechanism of injuries. In 70% of cases dominant side was involved. The significant p value is found in the pre and post-operative oxford shoulder score. Conclusion: There is a consequential improvement in OSS in all the patients. However small number of follow ups and lesser patients were the reasons of our limited study that need to be looked upon in near future. Keywords: Weaver Dunn (WD), Acromioclavicular (AC), Coraco-Clavicular ligaments (CC), Oxford shoulder score (OSS)
Role of Biofilm Formation in Mediation of Drug Resistance in E. Coli
Authors: Imtiaz Sila , Saleem Sidrah , Ahmad Irfan , Imran Muhammad , Imtiaz Sahar , Ch. Saadia
Published: June 2022

Aim: Measure biofilm formation in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and compare the survival of bacteria by treatment of ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the presence and absence of biofilm formation. Methodology: A total of ninety isolates of Escherichia coli were included in the study. All isolates were identified for biofilm production by microtiter assay. Antibiotic susceptibility test for all E. coli strains along with ATCC E. coli 25922 as a control was performed by agar dilution method (CLSI 2016) using three antibiotics e.g. ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid Result: Out of ninety E. coli isolates, 18(20%) were strong biofilm formers, 54(60%) were moderate and non-biofilm formers were 18(20%). Resistance to ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid were 75.5%, 63.3% and 22.2% respectively in all tested isolates. The rate of antibiotic resistance of strong biofilm formers, moderate formers and non-biofilm formers were 83.3%, 74% and 77.7% respectively for ciprofloxacin. Similarly, for ceftriaxone resistance pattern of strong, moderate and non-biofilm former were 66.6%, 66.6% and 50% respectively. Strong, moderate and non-biofilm forming E. coli were 11.1%, 27.7% and 22% respectively resistant to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Conclusion: Biofilm is not essentially involved in mediating drug resistance in E. coli against tested ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Biofilm formers showed more resistance to antibiotics than non-biofilm formers but statistical analysis of both groups against three antibiotics showed that there was no significant difference of resistance observed among them. There may be another molecular and enzymatic mechanism that allows bacteria to mediate resistance. Keywords: Biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance, minimum inhibitory concentration
PENERAPAN SISTEM INFORMASI TERHADAP PENJUALAN PRODUK JAM TANGAN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN SISTEM E-COMMERCE
Authors: Salsadila Rachel , Takwim Ahsani , Riskan Riskan
Published: June 2022

E-commerce sebagai bentuk dari aktifitas transaksi perdagangan dengan menggunakan sarana internet. Melalui e-commerce penjual dapat mempromosikan berbagai macam jenis produk jam tangan secara on-line sehingga memberikan kemudahan dalam berbelanja, bertransaksi, dan pengiriman secara efektif serta efisien. Pelaksanaan informasi penjualan berbasis web, menjadi pilihan perusahaan untuk memberikan keunggulan dalam proses mengetahui secara otomatis jumlah stok produk jam yang tersedia, proses transaksi secara langsung, serta pembuatan laporan harian. Sistem dapat memudahkan baik untuk penjual maupun untuk pembeli atau konsumen, memudahkan bagi penjual disini adalah penjual dapat memasarkan produk yang akan ditawarkan tidak hanya dari dalam rak-rak yang ada ditoko saja tapi juga bisa menawarkan produk tersebut ke sistem penjualan yang berbasis web dan penyimpanan data penjualan akan aman dari kerusakan maupun kehilangan karena data penjualan tersebut disimpan menggunakan database apabila diperlukan maka akan mudah dicari kembali, memudahkan bagi pembeli atau konsumen disini adalah konsumen dapat mengakses produk-produk beserta rinciannya yang ditawarkan oleh penjual tanpa harus datang langsung ke Toko. Hal tersebut mutlak diperlukan agar perkembangan perusahaan dapat terpantau secara terperinci, sehingga waktu operasional transaksi dan pembuatan laporan lebih efektif, karena secara otomatis laporan akan terlihat ketika semua transaksi sudah tersimpan langsung kedalam sistem. Dengan adanya website e-commerce penjualan jam tangan pada suatu toko maka akan memudahkan toko tersebut untuk mengembangkan bisnisnya, melakukan pertukaran informasi dan menjaga hubungan komunikasi dengan konsumen. Website e-commerce yang dibuat ini dapat menjadi media promosi, membantu meningkatkan penjualan dan menekan biaya operasional bagi perusahaan serta mempermudah konsumen dalam melakukan proses pemesanan dan pembayaran suatu produk karena dilakukan secara online serta mempermudah mencatat data-data produk dan transaksi lebih efisien.
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL ROBOTIC ARM FOR HIGH PRECISION MICRO FRICTION STIR WELDING
Authors: ALGHLOOM Azhar , AY Serdar
Published: June 2022

The usage of industrial robots in manufacturing industries has revolutionized the traditional manufacturing process into more diverse and sustainable modern manufacturing processes. This paper presents the design and analysis of a 6-DOF robotic arm, which will perform a highly précised micro friction stir welding process. Friction stir welding is a technology that is constantly evolving. It has played a vital role in connecting metals in numerous sectors since its invention in 1991, and one of the outcomes of its development is micro friction stir welding, which was invented in 2004. There are numerous advantages that a designed robotic arm possesses over other traditional micro friction stir welding machines, which include high precision, sustainability, flexibility, time, and cost-effectiveness, along with a small operation area. The robotic arm is designed in two phases; the first stage is a design of links and revolute joints, respectively, and high-speed motor selection for the end effector to operate at high torques with required precision and accuracy. In the second phase, the designed model was analyzed using ANSYS software. In this phase, the transient and structural analyses are performed to analyze the performance of the robotic arm under various conditions.
Habilidades dos profissionais formados em cursos superiores de tecnologia requeridas pelo mercado de trabalho
Authors: Queiroz Lucileila , Perdigão Adriane , Kanaane Roberto , Bertollini Sirlei , Pamboukian Sergio , Kenchian Garabed
Published: June 2022

Atualmente a capacidade de articular o conhecimento adquirido com as informações disponíveis e o pensamento crítico, torna-se um diferencial para os profissionais de tecnologia. O estudo questiona se as habilidades dos egressos das Instituições de Ensino Profissional Tecnológico estão alinhadas às requeridas dos profissionais no século XXI. O resultado aponta que há uma concordância parcial quanto ao alinhamento dos cursos profissionais tecnológicos e as habilidades requeridas no mercado de trabalho. Conclui ainda que as habilidades dos eixos “competências” e “características de personalidade” são as que os egressos possuem com “alto grau de domínio” e que as habilidades do eixo “letramentos essenciais” são as de “médio grau de domínio”. Tal aspecto sinaliza que os egressos tendem a enfrentar os desafios complexos de sua formação, necessitando desenvolver habilidades além da qualificação técnica, ou seja, sociocomportamentais.
Inteligência emocional: uma análise dos discentes em uma universidade pública
Authors: Lima Maria Luenna Alves , Oliveira Mariluska Macêdo Lobo de Deus , Oliveira Edvar Soares , Maia Juliana Barbosa Dias , Moura Roseane Luz , Aragão Janaína Alvarenga , Sousa Evandro Alberto , Figueiredo Luciano Silva , Oliveira Antonia Marina Jesus
Published: June 2022

Inteligência Emocional é a capacidade de reconhecer e gerenciar as suas próprias emoções e sentimentos; assim como interpretar e entender as emoções dos outros para melhorar a saúde mental, reduzir o estresse, o medo e a ansiedade. Este estudo analisou as relações entre as cincos habilidades de inteligência emocional (autoconsciência, automotivação, autocontrole, empatia e sociabilidade) dos cursos da Universidade Estadual do Piauí, campus Professor Barros Araújo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva/exploratória, de abordagem qualitativa, realizada no segundo semestre de 2019, composta por universitários com matrículas ativas nos cursos da UESPI, campus Professor Barros de Araújo, Picos – Piauí. Para a análise dos dados foi utilizado os métodos classificação e nuvem de palavras do IRAMUTEQ e o Software Microsoft Office Excel. Entre os participantes classificados com “bom nível emocional”, contatou-se que a autoconsciência é a habilidade que prevalece; estes discentes conseguem compreender e perceber bem seus sentimentos.
To study the effectiveness of intralesional verapamil in resolution of plaque of peyronie’s disease
Authors: Lavania Prashant , Yadav Sudhir Kumar , Gupta Prashant , Dwivedi Gopal Krishna , Gupta Ankush
Published: June 2022

The prospective study was conducted to study the role of intralesional verapamil in resolution of plaque of peyronies disease. Verapamil's effectiveness is predicated on its ability to affect fibroblast function on multiple levels, including cell proliferation, extracellular matrix protein synthesis and secretion, and collagen breakdown. Calcium antagonists may thus have the potential to reduce, halt, or even reverse plaque formation and Peyronie's disease progression. According to the intralesional verapamil injection therapy, the majority of men with Peyronie's disease who receive treatment experience long-term pain relief, curvature reduction, and enhanced sexual performance. Intralesional verapamil injection therapy resulted in reduction of pain in 92% cases, reduction of plaque size in 80% cases, reduction of penile curvature in 75% cases and improvement in erectile dysfunction in 60% cases.
Modern drug delivery formulations of potential anti-cancer herbal product
Authors: Goda Chirag , Kandalkar Ashish
Published: June 2022

Objectives: The objective of the present work is to formulate and evaluate lozenges of potassium salt of curcumin extract for the anticancer activity that delivers drug into buccal cavity. It aids in the management of oxidative and inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndrome, arthritis, anxiety, and hyperlipidaemia. Curcumin lozenges were prepared for studying anticancer activity. Method: Solid dispersion of potassium curcuminate was prepared using β-cyclodextrin to enhance the solubility of potassium Curcuminate. The prepared solid dispersion of potassium Curcuminate was analysed for solubility enhancement. Curcuminate lozenges were then formulated with Potassium curcuminate, liquid glucose, sucrose and corn syrup by heat, and congealing technique. The prepared lozenges were evaluated for drug-excipient incompatibility study, colour, odour, taste and hardness. Results: The results of the compatibility study showed that there was no interaction between the selected drug and excipients. In-vivo studies of the lozenges were optimized based on in in-vitro drug release, drug Stability studies revealed that the formulation was stable Potassium curcuminate having greatest anticancer activity 85% towards prostate cancer cell, 80% towards liver cancer cell, and average of 92% towards colon cancer cell compared to curcumin and standard anticancer drugs like 5-Fu, Mito-C and Paclitaxel.
Evaluating the effectiveness of Hybrid arch bar with Erich arch bar during maxillomandibular fixation
Authors: Xavier Soya Alfred , Wahab Abdul
Published: June 2022

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of Hybrid arch bar and Erich arch bar during Maxillomandibular Fixation. Materials And Methods: We designed a parallel-group, randomized controlled trial to compare the 2 types of arch bars. A total of 20 patients with mandibular parasymphysis fractures  within the age group of 25 - 30 years presenting to our institution were enrolled in the study and randomized into 1 of 2 groups: the hybrid arch bar  group and the  Erich  arch bar group. The primary outcome variable was arch bar placement time. The secondary outcomes were glove tears during application and removal , patient comfort  and the removal time of the device. The groups were compared using t tests. Results: A total of 20 patients participated in the study, out of which 10 were females and 10 were males.In group A  the mean application time noted was  7 minutes . In group B  the mean application time  noted  was  30 minutes (P < .0001). Significantly more glove tears or penetrations occurred during application in the Erichs arch bar  when compared to the Erichs arch bar.
study of personal practices of women as risk factors of vaginitis in Baghdad City, Iraq
Authors: Abbas Heba Muwafaq , Kareem Shatha Kathim Abdul Al , Ghazal Rusul Sabah
Published: June 2022

Background: Vaginitis risk factors include vulvar occlusion and moisture accumulation brought on by the use of sanitary napkins, synthetic underwear, and/or tight jeans. Patients and Methods: A case-control study conducted on 100 patients women with vaginitis and 100 in the control group attending  Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital and Medical City. The study used a convenience sampling technique (non-random sampling technique) to choose the patients with vaginitis and control groups via take swab vaginal and direct interviews. The data were collected during a period from the 1st of December 2021 to the end of May 2022. Results: The result explained that ages ≥ 50 years, and single, and menopausal women are more frequency in the control group compared to the study group. While reveals that the participants women who use not wipe with soft tissue, and soap and water are less likely for vaginitis than those who use it (OR; 0.278, and 0.488) respectively. In contrast, the participant's women who use not clean with water are more likely for vaginitis than those who use it ( B= 1.509; P. value<0.001; OR= 4.524; 95% C.I = 2.225-9.198).
Factors affecting business efficiency of retail business: Case study in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Authors: Thi Thao Tra , Quang Hung Le , Phu Tu Nguyen
Published: June 2022

On the basis of theory and overview of previous studies on factors affecting business efficiency and the scales of factors are designed and inherited,  the study aims to systematize the theoretical basis and identify the factors affecting business efficiency of retail business in Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam. The method of expert interview and group discussion used to consult or collect data on factors related to business influence of retailers in Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam. Through the research, find a Literature Review on the above topic to serve as a basis for further research to identify the factors affecting business efficiency of retail business in Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam and build a model research. Further studies apply this research model to measure the impact of each factor on the business efficiency of retail business in Ho Chi Minh city Vietnam as well as propose some managerial implications to help businesses meet the needs of customers and growing business more and more.
teaching of natural sciences in the demonstration of experimental tasks in the upper basic
Authors: Loor-Macías Mariela Trinidad , Reyes-Meza Orley Benedicto
Published: June 2022

The research aims to analyze the teaching of natural sciences in the demonstration of the experimental tasks in the upper basic students of the Gil Alberto Rivadeneira Arteaga Educational Unit of the Chone canton in 2022, this represents the practical and experimental criterion of learning from the first years, where they promote concrete experiences related to theory and practice, to reach the acquisition of new knowledge that is manifested in its responsible relationship with the natural environment. The applied methodology had a qualitative approach, the applied methods were inductive-deductive and experimental, the most appropriate technique was the interview where the theoretical and methodological criteria were considered. As a result, it can be stated that the teaching of natural sciences influences the demonstration of experimental tasks in upper basic students.
Family context in the learning of high school students
Authors: García-Zambrano María Andreina , Castillo-Bravo Eliecer Francisco , Alcívar-Castro Eddie José
Published: June 2022

The family context of the students of the basic education school "12 de Octubre" of the canton of San Vicente, has its influence on the teaching-learning process, the research reveals how the family intervenes in the quality of education. The problem arises from the need to implement strategic activities to involve and engage parents in learning their children. The objective of this research is to determine the incidence of the family context in the learning of students, a study was carried out taking as a reference observation made in the school at the level of basic education. The research is qualitative, the inductive, deductive, analytical, synthetic and statistical method was used. The result was relevant information on students who show high and low school performance, as well as the significant contribution of teachers in terms of low performance, establishing the type of levels of affection, communication, and styles that parents use to impose and / or demand compliance with standards in the family environment, this will serve as a basis for teachers to develop strategies that involve all members of the educational community and especially the family environment.
Improving Service Quality in the Customer Journey by Developing Innovations of Information
Authors: Irwanto Irwanto
Published: June 2022

To improve the service process requires the latest innovation and creativity to answer the needs of participants. This research uses research and development (R&D) methods. All BPJS Health employees to carry out innovation initiatives by developing various methods to improve services to participants based on information technology that is easily accessible by participants anytime and anywhere. Most of our customers are millennials and tech-savvy (62%) so we need innovation in technology development to answer customer needs quickly and capture data. Hopefully with this technological innovation we can meet the needs and expectations of our participants, can provide services that are easier, faster and definitely without having to meet face to face..

Keywords: BPJS Kesehatan; Costumer; Technology

 

Abstrak: Untuk meningkatkan proses pelayanan membutuhkan inovasi dan kreativitas terkini untuk menjawab kebutuhan peserta. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D). Seluruh pegawai BPJS Kesehatan untuk melakukan inisiatif inovasi dengan mengembangkan berbagai metode untuk meningkatkan pelayanan kepada peserta berbasis teknologi informasi yang mudah diakses oleh peserta kapan saja dan dimana saja. Sebagian besar pelanggan kami adalah milenial dan melek teknologi (62%) sehingga kami membutuhkan inovasi dalam pengembangan teknologi untuk menjawab kebutuhan pelanggan dengan cepat dan menangkap data. Semoga dengan inovasi teknologi ini kami dapat memenuhi kebutuhan dan harapan para peserta kami, dapat memberikan pelayanan yang lebih mudah, cepat dan pasti tanpa harus bertatap muka.
Analisis Take-Home Pay dan Perencanaan Anggaran terhadap Sustainabilitas Program Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional
Authors: Ridwan Ridwan , Siregar Doly
Published: June 2022

Abstract: Dynamic regulation changes in JKN Program are made by the government to maintain the program’s financial health and sustainability by increasing the contributions, but the local government budget weakening during the Covid-19 pandemic is resulting in contribution receivable increasing. This study aims to compare the contributions from the collection of Civil Servant salaries and local government subsidies based on take-home pay compared to the previous calculation and the effect on the civil servants to analyze the compliance of local government budget planning and the obstacles on the budget insufficiency. This study uses a case study through the qualitative method with a descriptive analysis approach, this research uses secondary data in the form of documents and primary data in the form of interviews. The samples are conducted by purposive sampling as many as 127,341 civil servants in Aceh Province. The results showed the potential for an increase in income of 140.81 billion rupiahs, which was an increase of 47.52%. In total, the payment of contributions by deductions from the salaries of civil servants decreased by 281%. On the other hand, the contribution paid by the local government increased by 203%. In terms of budget, 5 of the 24 local governments have provided their budget availability for a 4% contribution. The regulation changes have positive impacts on the sustainability of the JKN program by increasing the program’s income and realizing mutual cooperation with equitable contribution and the involvement of local governments through a larger portion of the contribution budget. Coordination and guidance improvement between the central government and local government to monitor the implementation of Presidential Regulation Number 75 of 2019 as a national priority program and sanction enforcement for local governments which are in contribution arrears and insufficient budget.
Keywords: take-home pay; budgeting; sustainability; JKN Program
En retrospectiva; aportes de los instrumentos de planificación urbana en la ciudad de Managua, Nicaragua
Authors: López Irías Néstor Saúl , Suárez Bonilla Brissa
Published: June 2022

Este artículo analiza los principales instrumentos de planificación urbana, desarrollados para la ciudad de Managua entre 1954 y el año 2017. Aborda de forma articulada, desde la compresión histórica y socio cultural, las causas que motivaron sus diseños, al igual que sus alcances, perspectivas, fundamentos generales, principales proyectos, contribuciones y efectos directos sobre la ciudad.

Como ejercicio de articulación histórica registra y evalúa de forma cronológica, las políticas urbanas y sus intenciones, su carácter temporal, práctico e instrumental. Con el propósito fundamental de relacionar los fenómenos espaciales y otras expresiones tangibles en la urbe, con la práctica de organizar y proyectar el territorio. Parte de los propósitos de este estudio, es evidenciar la trascendencia de la planificación urbana, así como su incidencia en la vida de las personas y en la ciudad contemporánea, a partir de la visión crítica de los autores y de las reflexiones que han tenido algunos investigadores sobre la ciudad, su evolución y sus procesos.
Satisfacción y Desempeño de Graduados de los Programas de Licenciatura de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, Años 2009-2016
Authors: Eguigure Torres Yenny Aminda , Zepeda Rodríguez Onis Jessica
Published: June 2022

Los estudios de graduado son acciones periódicas que realiza la Universidad para establecer el impacto y relevancia de su oferta formativa. En esta investigación se realiza el análisis la trayectoria académica y laboral de los graduados de 13 programas de Licenciatura; además se evalúa y determina el grado de satisfacción con la formación recibida durante los estudios en la Universidad en el período del 2009 al 2016. La información obtenida sirve de referente para formular propuestas de seguimiento que potencien la vinculación de la universidad con la sociedad mediante los procesos formativos y de inserción laboral. Se realizó un estudio de carácter descriptivo con respuestas directas a los participantes tanto en formato digital, impreso como electrónico. Adicionalmente, se revisaron bases de datos institucionales, ficha de egreso de estudiantes y listados de contacto como estrategias para localizar los graduados y determinar la satisfacción y la evaluación de la formación. Los hallazgos permiten fundamentar procesos de diseño y rediseño curricular, la creación de las asociaciones de graduados o redes Alumni, priorizar temas para formación continua y generar las bases para la formulación de la Bolsa de Empleo y la organización del Observatorio Laboral de los Profesionales de Educación.
Longing for Balance
Authors: Nowak Maciej
Published: June 2022

The article presents a biography of Andrzej Bobkowski (1913–1961), a Polish émigré writer associated with the Paris-based Instytut Literacki [Literary institute] and the monthly Kultura. Bobkowski belonged to the “1910 generation,” along with Czesław Miłosz, Zygmunt Haupt, and Witold Gombrowicz. He grew up in a family environment that was Protestant and Catholic, bourgeois and aristocratic, military and civilian, with high regard for intellect and physical strength. In 1936, he graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics and began working as a clerk in an office of an iron mill. In March 1939, he and his wife moved to Paris where they witnessed the outbreak of World War II. In Paris, Bobkowski started writing a diary that, redacted, would be published in 1957 in Paris under the title Szkice piórkiem. Francja 1940–1944 [Wartime notebooks: France 1940–1944]. During the war, Bobkowski was active in the Polish Office at the Atelier de Construction de Chatillon near Paris. After the war, he joined cultural initiatives of the Polish anti-communist emigration. Discouraged by the political situation in Europe, he left for Guatemala in 1948, but continued to publish in émigré journals.
Life and Other Fictions
Authors: Marcińczak Łukasz , Rostropowicz Clark Joanna
Published: June 2022

This essay makes a case for recognizing Andrzej Bobkowski, the author of masterful World War II diaries, a large corpus of fascinating letters, and Conradian short stories, as one of the twentieth century's major writers.
An American Reads Andrzej Bobkowski's Wartime Notebooks
Authors: Rzonca Chris
Published: June 2022

The article points out several of Andrzej Bobkowski's main concerns in his youthful Wartime Notebooks that may be of particular importance to contemporary American, although not only American, readers. They are the desire for individual freedom unrestrained by ideology, freedom from national or class allegiance, and disengagement from the past, be it familial or historical. Accordingly, the journal Bobkowski—a Polish exile in the German occupied France—kept throughout the war years became a project of gradual self-discovery and self-liberation.
Actual and Symbolic Spaces in Andrzej Bobkowski's Wartime Notebooks
Authors: Molisak Alina , Rostropowicz Clark Joanna
Published: June 2022

Andrzej Bobkowski spent the entire period of World War II as a Polish refugee in Nazi-occupied France. He kept a diary, first published in Paris in 1957 as Szkice piórkiem and recently translated into English as Wartime Notebooks. France, 1940–1944. This article examines the impact of Bobkowski's experiences on his evolving views about cultural characteristics of the Poles, the French and the Germans, as well as his own sense of identity as man and writer. The article's conclusion connects transformations of Bobkowski's worldview in the course of the war with his decision to leave Europe after its end.
Trespassing through Silences
Authors: Filipowicz Halina
Published: June 2022

In critical commentary, Czarny piasek [Black sand, 1959], Andrzej Bobkowski's only play, is surrounded by a sense of unease. Read through the lens of his other writings, it is decried as an offshoot of the blinkered ideas he propounded elsewhere. My approach, in contrast, is that of a drama scholar. I propose to read Black Sand as a play in its own right and to examine its tangled skein of dramaturgical and rhetorical strategies. Part a psychological drama on the torment of personal relations, part a nimble satire on a group of immigrants and refugees, and part a kind of romantic comedy in which the heroine, a young Jewish woman, resists her father's attempts to control her sex life, Black Sand is fraught with interpretive challenges. With the usual caveat that no single interpretation is ever fully adequate, I want to open the way for a more nuanced understanding of Black Sand by looking at it from the perspective of Holocaust drama studies.
Andrzej Bobkowski—Józef Czapski
Authors: Urbanowski Maciej , Rostropowicz Clark Joanna
Published: June 2022

The article introduces two letters by outstanding Polish émigrés: Józef Czapski (1896–1993), renowned painter and author of a memoir from the time of his incarceration in the Soviet prisons, and Andrzej Bobkowski (1913–1961), the writer best known for his book of diaries, Szkice piórkiem [Wartime notebooks: France, 1940–1944]. The introductory essay describes the long friendship between these two icons of the post-war Polish diaspora, men of strikingly different personalities, the contemplative Czapski and flamboyant Bobkowski. Both created remarkable books of diaries, compared and analyzed here within the context of their authors’ biographies, and the multi-faceted Polish cultural life in exile from communist-ruled Poland.
Bobkowski and the Banker
Authors: Engelstein Laura
Published: June 2022

This essay begins with a discussion of the controversy among Polish émigré intellectuals, following Bobkowski's death, on the subject of his attitude toward the Jews during and after the war. In the course of this precursor to more recent debates, Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004), for one, characterized Bobkowski's posture as antisemitic, but others rose to the writer's defense. Among them was Szymon Konarski (1894–1981), wartime director of the Paris office of the Polish Savings Bank (PKO), who came to know Bobkowski through their involvement in the support network for Polish workers in occupied France. An economist and amateur of Polish noble genealogy, Konarski was an ardent Catholic and member of the Knights of Malta. Twice arrested by the Gestapo for his charitable activities, Konarski encountered Jewish prisoners with whom he developed personal connections. Despite his conventional background, the memoirs he published after the war convey a deeply empathic response to the fate of the Jews. The essay compares his reactions to those recorded by Bobkowski at the time. It concludes with a consideration of Bobkowski's conflicted feelings on this matter in the years leading up to his death. The ambiguity inherent in his various pronouncements and published texts may explain Konarski's indignant response to Miłosz's accusation.
“¡Unamos nuestras manos!” Tracce e frammenti della solidarietà italiana alle donne latinoamericane durante i regimi autoritari (1964-1990)
Authors: Calandra Benedetta
Published: June 2022

The essay is focused on a specific component of the Italian solidarity toward the victims of Latin American military coups: women’s association, as widely known, a plural world. Based on primary sources, it considers the time span included between the first episode of that kind – the Brazilian coup of 1964 – and Chile’s 1973 one, an experience that produced a widespread and constant interaction between civil society and political institutions in our country. Through fund raising, counter information and multiple forms of denounce, several female associations in Italy have made their voice heard in support of the victims – women themselves – of political repression in Latin America during the ‘long seventies’. It was a decade in which, along with women’s enhanced participation in the public sphere, transnational activism began to denounce authoritarian regimes’ human rights abuses.
Le problème du harcèlement en France dans une perspective pluridisciplinaire
Authors: Gangale Lucia
Published: June 2022

The profound social transformations, the increase in interpersonal violence in a public space, including workplaces and learning places, the media coverage of sexual scandals (such as the famous “Harvey Weinstein” case), and the response to these problems (#MeToo, #balancetonporc on Twitter, #Iwas), urgently raise the problem of their collective representation today and what forms of degradation the male-female relationship is likely to have.  To address the topic of harassment, we divide the treatment as follows: 1) Methodological premise; 2) what is harassment; 3) the forms of harassment; 4) what psychology and sociology can tell us about the phenomenon in question; 5) domestic violence; 6) Defense against harassment.
Standardization of Aneilema lanceolatum as a potential medicinal plant
Authors: Ibrahim Mohammed Hadiza , Abdulhamid Zakir , Tesa M Bilatus , Sabo Ibrahim , Atinga Vallada , Musa Lubo Tabitha
Published: June 2022

Aneilema lanceolatum is a weed plant commonly found in farm lands and bushes around tropical African countries. The plant is utilized as livestock feeds and in traditional medicine in northern Nigeria for the treatment and management of pains, infectious diseases and as sexual stimulant. The present study was aimed at establishing microscopic, physicochemical and phytochemical constituents of the plant. The aerial parts of the plant was collected in May, 2021 from Kubanni, Sabon-gari local government area of Kaduna state and were identified and authenticated at the Herbarium unit of the Department of Botany, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria and a voucher number ABU0533 was assigned. The physicochemical parameters, microscopic evaluation and qualitative and quantitative screening of the plant were carried out using standard procedures. The stomatal index of the upper epidermis (18.60±1.91) is lower than the lower epidermis (22.10±2.03) with palisade ratio of 10.07±0.90. The microscopic of the stem and leaf revealed presence of epidermis, xylem and phloem. Moisture content of the powdered plants was 1.23±0.05% with water and alcohol extractives values of 20.40±0.03% and 12.40±0.05% respectively. The total ash, water-soluble and acid-insoluble ash values are 5.52±0.02, 2.05±0.02% and 2.62±0.01% respectively. The microscopic characters revealed presence of wavy and polygonal shapes of epidermal cells with anomocytic type of stomata and unicellular non-glandular trichomes. The qualitative and quantitative phytochemical studies revealed presence of saponins (10.61%), alkaloids (0.98%), terpenoids (0.10%) and flavonoids (4.08%). The pharmacognostic parameters of the aerial parts of A. lanceolatum were established.
Influence of seed pelleting treatment on seedling quality characteristics of Bambusa Bambos
Authors: Krishnaveni K. , Arulrajan P. , Gurunathan N. , Rao M.
Published: June 2022

Studies conducted with Bambusa bambos on evaluation of seed pelleting treatment for production of quality seedling revealed that seed pelleting with Azospirillum @ 50 g kg-1 has improved the germination (74%) of the seed both at laboratory and at nursery up to the evaluation period of three months. Same way all the seed and seedlings quality parameters showed superior performs with Azospirillum than others with control both at laboratory at nursery.
YENİ SÜPER KAHRAMANLAR: COVID-19 SÜRECİNDE GRAFİK TIPTA SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ TASVİRLERİ
Authors: KOÇAK Kenan , TÜRK ÖZTOPAL Ebru
Published: June 2022

Tüm dünyaya yayılarak dünya tarihinde yeni bir sayfa açan Covid-19, 11 Mart 2020 tarihinde Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (WHO) tarafından pandemi olarak ilan edilmiştir Covid-19 salgını beş milyondan fazla ölüme ve kalıcı sağlık sorunlarına sebep olmuş ve ekonomiyi ve toplumu etkilemiştir. Maske takmak, fiziksel mesafeyi korumak ve hatta sokağa çıkma yasağı yeni normal haline gelmiştir. Bu bulaşıcı hastalığın önlenmesi için çalışan bilim insanlarının yanı sıra felsefe, sosyoloji, sanat, edebiyat gibi diğer alanlardan akademisyenler de Covid-19'un hayatımızdaki yansımasına odaklanan çalışmalara katkı sağlamıştır.

Çizgi roman, insanlık tarihindeki felaketleri anlatmak, farkındalık yaratmak ve toplumu eğitmek için her zaman bir araç olarak kullanılmıştır. Tıbbi beşeri bilimleri ve çizgi romanı harmanlayan bir alan olan grafik tıp, Covid-19 pandemisi döneminde toplumun tüm kesimlerine duygularını veya deneyimlerini ifade etmeleri için geniş bir alan sunmuştur. Graphic Medicine internet sitesinde, ortak yöneticiler MK Czerwiec ve Alice Jaggers, bu dönemde üretilen çizgi romanları "Covid-19 Çizgi romanları" başlığı altında sınıflandırmıştır. Temalarına ve yaratıcılarına göre eğitici, aşıya özel çizgi romanlar, etik/sosyal adalet ile ilgili çizgi romanlar, sağlık çalışanları tarafından/onlar hakkında veya hastalar tarafından üretilen çizgi romanlar, başa çıkma ve mizah son olarak da tarihsel çizgi romanlar olarak adlandırılmışlardır. Bu çalışma, hem yayınlanmış hem de sosyal medya paylaşımlarından seçilen Covid-19 çizgi romanlarında sağlık çalışanlarının süper kahramanlar olarak tasvir edilmesine odaklanacaktır. Çizgi romanlardaki süper kahraman metaforu grafik tıp bağlamında ele alınacaktır.
Roy’s (1952) Revisited in Today’s Investing Contexts
Authors: Tarrazo Manuel
Published: June 2022

Prior research has documented effects of bank loan covenant violations on various firm behaviors from the perspective of shareholders. Our paper extends this stream of research by examining how bank loan covenant violations affect public corporate bondholders. Using an event study approach, we find that the bond price response to a bank loan covenant violation is marginally negative in the 1990s and becomes significantly positive in the 2000s. The favorable price response in more recent years indicates that bondholders benefit from covenant violations. The differential bond price responses suggest an evolution of banks' use of loan covenants. Specifically, banks gradually take covenants as "trip wires," enabling them to step in and take necessary actions to safeguard their interests when early warning signals show up through covenant violations. Such disciplinary actions benefit not only banks but also bondholders. In addition, this paper finds that bondholder and stockholder reactions are positively correlated in the 2000s and that managerial entrenchment could decrease banks' influence after covenant violations.
Learning on the periphery: A pilot study of an undergraduate nursing student communities of practice model
Authors: Terry Daniel , Peck Blake , Perkins Alicia J. , Burgener Wendy
Published: June 2022

Objective: Nursing shortages have led to an increased student nurse education and a greater need for work integrated learning among limited health services. A Communities of Practice student placement model was developed to address this deficit, while facilitating greater peer-to-peer learning, and incidental, yet essential, support and learning between junior and senior students. An exploratory study was undertaken to examine the experiences of key stakeholders, students and clinical staff regarding the Communities of Practice model.Methods: After implementation interviews were conducted with six (n = 6) students and three (n = 3) nursing staff, two (n = 2) nurse managers, and one (n = 1) clinical educator. Interviews examined the benefits and challenges of the new model, while further guiding its refinement. Interview data were analysed thematically.Results: The Communities of Practice student placement model, although met with initial hesitancy, was indicated to be a positive learning experience for all participants. Specifically, five key themes emerged, including increased support for junior students, extended learning among senior students, unexpected discoveries for staff and students, workload decision-making and implications for staff, followed by the need for adaptability and further insights to modify the model.Conclusions: The study demonstrated the capacity to increase student placement numbers, while effectively increasing the level of support, mentorship, and learning among students, and assisting nurses in their roles. Overall, the model has also been suggested to offer the near-peer support desperately needed for junior students, while at the same time, offering more senior students the foundation upon which to develop their leadership skills.
Kanser Hastalarında Hepatit B ve Hepatit C Seroprevalansı
Authors: İnci Habibe , Aşkın Nergiz , İnci Fatih , Karataş Fatih
Published: June 2022

Amaç: Kanser hastalarında malignitenin türüne göre hepatit B ve hepatit C seroprevalansının saptanması amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamıza Şubat 2016- Şubat 2021 tarihleri arasında tedavi gören malignite hastaları dâhil edildi. Kanser hastalarının kemilüminesans yöntemiyle saptanmış HBsAg, Anti HBs ve Anti HCV testi sonuçları kanser alt gruplarına göre karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: Çalışmaya dâhil edilen toplam 882 kanser hastasının %64,6’sı erkek, %35,4’ü kadındı. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 65,74±12,94’tü. Hepatit markerları cinsiyete göre değerlendirildiğinde, Anti HBs seropozitifliği oranının erkeklerde daha fazla olduğu görüldü (p
BORSA İSTANBUL’DA İŞLEM GÖREN GAYRİMENKUL FİRMALARININ RASYOLAR ARACILIĞIYLA FİNANSAL ANALİZİ ve SEKTÖRÜN GENEL OLARAK DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: ÇAKI Ş. Sertaç
Published: June 2022

Ekonominin itici kuvveti olarak görülen gayrimenkul sektörünün içinde bulunduğumuz yıllarda hem pandemi hem de ekonomik kriz dönemi açısından ne durumda olduğunun incelenmesi amacıyla BIST de işlem gören gayrimenkul firmalarının mali tablolarına göre rasyo analizine tabi tutularak kısa vadeli finansal risk, finansal yapı, verimlilik ve karlılık açısından değerlemesi yapılmış ve bu konuda araştırmacılara bir fikir vermesi amaçlanmıştır.

Sonuç olarak EDİP gayrimenkul ve Yeşil Yapı’nın kısa vadeli likidite riskleri yüksek olduğu ama genelde gayrimenkul sektörünün kısa vadeli finansal riskinin az oldu ifade edilebilinir. Gayrimenkul firmalarının finansal yapıları için DAP gayrimenkul ve EDİP Gayrimenkul firmaları haricinde tüm gayrimenkul firmalarının toplam borçlar karşısında özsermayeleri ve toplam aktifler içinde özsermaye paylarının oldukça iyi olduğu söylenebilir. Firmaların satışlar yoluyla verimliliği analizinde en önemli rasyolardan biri de aktif devir hızıdır. Aktif devir hızına bakıldığında İHLAS Gayrimenkul, Yeşil Yapı, KUYAŞ Yatırım ve ENKA İnşaat’a 2019/2021 yılları arasında özellikle 2021 yılına yaklaşırken net satışların %100’ler ve üstünde artışların aktif artışların üstünde olması nedeniyle aktif devir hızını arttırdığını ancak yeterli düzeyde olmadığını görmektedir. Bunun sebebi olarak da aktif tutarlarının net satış tutarlarının çok üzerinde olmasıdır. EDİP Gayrimenkul ve DAP Gayrimenkul ’de ise aktif artışlarının özellikle 2021’de net satışların çok üstünde olması nedeniyle düşüş göstermektedir. Karlılık rasyoları bakımından incelenen gayrimenkul firmalarının ortalamalarını bakılırsa net satış kârlılığının 2019 ve 2020’de negatif olduğunu ancak 2021’de 0,31’lere çıktığı görülmektedir. Özsermaye kârlılığının ise negatif olduğu ancak 2021 yılında 0,46’ya geldiği görülmektedir ancak bunun özsermaye yetersizliğinden oluştuğuna hatırlatmakta fayda vardır. Özsermaye kârlılığı ise eksi ortalamalardan pozitif sonuçlara ve 2021 yılında 0,07’ye çıkmıştır.
Role of cytology in diagnosis of filariasis in clinically unsuspected cases: A study from an endemic area of Western Uttar Pradesh in India.
Authors: Pant Suchita , Gupta Arohi , Rizvi Ghazala
Published: June 2022

Filariasis is a global health problem. Lymphatic filariasis is the second most common vector-borne disease in India and is a major contributor to chronic deformity like elephantiasis. The disease is widespread in India and highly endemic zones are present in several states, particularly Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. Filariasis can rarely present as asymptomatic swellings in various unusual sites in the body and very uncommonly as a sole finding in effusion cytology. Cytology plays a very crucial role in incidental diagnosis of filariasis in clinically unsuspected cases. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of cytology in diagnosis of filariasis, especially in clinically unsuspected cases and to study the cytological findings associated with filariasis in these cases . The present observational descriptive study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of this region. We collected the cases for this study from our routine cytology cases (FNAC/Body fluids) of over a three years period from March’2017 to March’2020 . All the diagnosed cases of filariasis in cytology were then evaluated by two pathologists. Aspiration was done using 23 G needle attached to a 10/20 cc syringe. Descriptive statistical analysis was done wherever required.Nine cases of filariasis were diagnosed in routine cytology smears (FNAC/Body fluids) during our three years study period. Conclusion: Cytology plays a very crucial role in diagnosis of filariasis in endemic areas, especially in those with atypical presentations. Therefore meticulous screening of all cytology smears is strongly indicated.
Key Words: Filariasis, Cytology, Incidental diagnosis, Endemic area