bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The child and adolescent patient’s profiles and usefulness of instant collaborative video consultations of tele-psychiatrists with primary care doctors
Authors: Madegowda Rajendra K , Nirisha P Lakshmi , Sabhahit Gajanan Ganapati , Manjunatha Narayana , Kumar Channavaeerachari Naveen , Math Suresh Bada
Published: December 2024

Background:

The Tele-Medicine Center at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, organized module-based capacity-building training courses for in-service primary care doctors (PCDs) with MBBS degree. The objective was to bolster the coverage of the National Mental Health Program services and diminish the treatment gap in the region. As part of this training, an instant collaborative video consultation (i-CVC) module allowed PCDs to engage in live, real-time video consultations with tele-psychiatrists at NIMHANS to discuss their patients’ cases. Approximately 7% of the i-CVC cases focused on child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.

Aim:

Aim of this study is understand the profiles of child and adolescent patients and usefulness of instant collaborative video consultations of tele-psychiatrists with primary care doctors.

Materials and Methods:

This study delved into data from 41 children and adolescents’ (aged 10–17 years) i-CVC module case proformas. It examined six predefined learning themes highlighted by PCDs and evaluated patientprofiles, along with diagnostic agreement between PCDs and tele-psychiatrists.

Results:

Among the 41 patients, there were 19 males (46.3%) and 22 females (53.7%), aged between 10 and 17 years. The study identified six key learning themes: clinical assessment, identification and diagnosis, counseling for children and parents, pharmacotherapy, and legal aspects. Emotional disorders were noted in 12 patients (29.3%), developmental disorders in eight patients (19.5%), psychotic disorders in eight patients (19.5%), and behavioral disorders in three patients (7.3%). Pharmacotherapy was initiated for five patients (12.2%), while 23 patients (56.1%) received counseling, and 13 patients (31.7%) received both treatments.

Conclusion:

Diagnostic agreement between PCDs and tele-psychiatrists was observed in 25 cases (61%). This study represents the first evaluation of the collaborative i-CVC module aimed at training PCDs in child and adolescent psychiatry in India. The 61% diagnostic agreement suggests the feasibility of PCD training. These findings underscore the pressing need for an Indianized, point-of-care manual in child and adolescent psychiatry to train PCDs throughout India.
Isolated Shoulder Weakness as a Manifestation of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Rare Presentation
Authors: Arora Tanu , Velayutham S Sakthi , Sowmini P R , Mugundhan K
Published: December 2024

There is somatotopic organization of body in motor and sensory cortex of brain. Distal parts of a limb have a much larger area of presentation as compared to proximal parts. So, isolated distal hand muscle weakness as a manifestation of stroke is not so uncommon, but isolated shoulder muscle weakness as a manifestation of stroke is very rare. Here, we are presenting a case who presented as isolated shoulder muscle weakness as manifestation of stroke, which if one will not look carefully, can be easily mistaken as upper brachial plexopathy. But, on taking proper history and after doing proper neurological examination, it has given impression of stroke which got confirmed by doing MRI Brain. So this case shows rare presentation of ischemic stroke as isolated shoulder muscle weakness and also shows importance of proper history and examination in neurology to make correct diagnosis and do timely management.
Correlation of Preoperative Hippocampal Volume Measured with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Emergence from General Anaesthesia in Elective Neurosurgical Patients: An Observational Study
Authors: Kalgudi Pramod , Bharadwaj Suparna , Chakrabarti Dhritiman , Bhadrinarayan V , Uppar Alok M. , Prasad Chandrajit
Published: December 2024

Background and Objectives:

The electrophysiological process of emergence from general anesthesia (GA) commences from deeper structures of the brain rather than the cortex. The phylogenetically old parts of the brain (hippocampus) are the first to recover during emergence. Study objectives were to evaluate and predict the effect of preoperative hippocampal volume (HV) measured using MRI with emergence from GA and delayed extubation in patients undergoing elective neurosurgical procedures.

Methods:

Patients aged 18-65 years of age scheduled for elective neurosurgical procedures under GA with GCS = 15 were recruited into the prospective cohort. Those who underwent excision of the hippocampus, amygdala, and temporal lobe pathology were excluded. Bilateral HVs and total brain volume were measured preoperatively using MRI brain. GA was induced by thiopentone, fentanyl, and vecuronium and maintained with sevoflurane. At the end of the surgery, sevoflurane was turned off, and a fresh gas flow of 6 L min-1 oxygen was set, allowing patients to wake up by “no contact technique.” Time elapsed from turning off sevoflurane till the onset of different phases of emergence was measured. The patterns of emergence were assessed using GCS and Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale.

Results:

The complete data of 125 patients of 1192 screened for recruitment were analyzed. The median time for extubation was 13 minutes (IQR 9-16). The average bilateral standardized HV had a statistically significant negative correlation with the time to extubation (r = -0.185; P = 0.039). Average of bilateral standardized HV <2097 mm3 predicts delayed extubation with a specificity: 70.7%, sensitivity: 51.2% and AUC: 0.672, CI 0.524-0.724. Standardized dominant HV <1925 mm3 also predicts delayed extubation with specificity: 78%, sensitivity: 46.4% and AUC: 0.635, CI 0.533-0.738.

Conclusion:

Neurosurgical patients with larger average HV might lead to early extubation, vocalization, and faster gaining of orientation after GA.
Tranexamic Acid in Symptomatic Chronic Subdural Hematoma in the Absence of Surgical Intervention
Authors: Nayak Raghavendra , Pai Ashwin , Anand Arjun , Sunder Geeta , Gangachannaiah Shivaprakash
Published: December 2024

Background:

Standard treatment for symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a burr-hole evacuation. However, in patients in whom surgical evacuation carries a very high risk, we do not have an established practice guideline.

Objective:

To analyze the outcome of symptomatic CSDH treated only by tranexamic acid.

Material and Methods:

A total of 22 admitted patients with symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma from 2018 to 2019 were included in the study. All patients were managed conservatively with oral tablet tranexamic acid 250 mg thrice daily till the resolution of hematoma. Patients were followed up every month with CT scan brain. Data regarding the volume of hematoma, resolution of hematoma, and recurrence of hematoma were anonymized and analyzed.

Results:

The median duration of treatment was 60 days (range 30–98). The median volume of hematoma before the initiation of the therapy was 74 ml (range 66–96), and it was reduced to 2 ml after the therapy with tranexamic acid. The median midline shift before the initiation of the therapy was 15 mm (range 10–20), and it was zero in all patients following the treatment. There was no progression or recurrence of hematoma in any one of patients. No major complications (thromboembolic events) due to the use of tranexamic acid were seen in any patient.

Conclusion:

Even symptomatic patients with chronic subdural hematoma can be effectively managed with tranexamic acid when the surgical drainage is risky or not possible. It can be used as an alternative to surgery when there is no immediate threat to life.
Post ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Corona Virus Vaccine (Recombinant) (Covishield) Brachial Plexitis – Report of Two Cases Along with Review of Literature
Authors: Jain Rajendra Singh , Pandey Garima , Shah Chandani J. , Sukhani Paresh , Kabra Utkarsh
Published: December 2024

Various neurological complications have been linked with vaccines ranging from encephalitis, stroke, ADEM to GBS and many more. Although both viral as well as bacterial vaccines have been reported to cause neurological adverse events, brachial plexitis following vaccination is very uncommon. Vaccination drive against COVID-19 was started on 16th Jan 2021 in India. Various adverse events have been reported following vaccination since then. We observed two cases of brachial plexitis following the first dose of the Covishield vaccine. Although the risk-benefit ratio is very low for the COVID-19 vaccine, it is of vital importance for every clinician to be aware of such a rare adverse event.
Olfactory Evoked Potential Monitoring: Technical Note and Challenges Faced
Authors: Karre Bujji , Sasidharan Gopalakrishnan M.
Published: December 2024

Background and Aim:

Despite the sustained progress in the realm of intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring of the nervous system, little progress has been achieved in monitoring the olfactory pathway. Loss of olfactory function due to retraction-induced physical damage during operations has ill-appreciated negative consequences for the patients and is often underreported. Improvements in this area of neuromonitoring require a revisit of the technical challenges. We aim to describe the method to construct flexible, bipolar silver ball electrodes to stimulate the olfactory mucosa during cranial neurosurgery and suggest ways to overcome the challenges in eliciting olfactory evoked potentials.

Materials and Methods:

We analyze the potential difficulties in routinely eliciting olfactory evoked potential in neurosurgical operations and summarize ways to overcome them. We also describe the construction of a simple electrical stimulator electrode for the olfactory mucosa, its application, and potential recording sites in an effort to detect the potential during cranial neurosurgery.

Results:

We created flexible, insulated bipolar silver electrodes and placed them atraumatically on the olfactory mucosa under endoscopic guidance, bilaterally, in 22 patients. We obtained an optimal position in less than 10 minutes in most cases. We also summarize the challenges faced and potential paths to overcome them.

Conclusions:

Though electrical stimulation of the olfactory mucosa using custom-made silver electrodes is possible and takes little time to place them as part of an intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring setup, detecting the minute potential remains elusive.
Machine Learning–Based Model for Prediction of Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Zhang Junqin , Kong Zhaohong , Hong Songlin , Zhang Zhentao
Published: December 2024

Background and Objective:

Early identification of post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is an important challenge for clinicians. In this study, we aimed to build a machine learning–based prediction model for PSCI and uncover potential risk factors to support clinical decision-making.

Materials and Methods:

We collected features of 96 patients with acute ischemic stroke and measured cognitive impairment using the Mini-Mental State Examination. Three common machine learning algorithms, including support vector machine, Gaussian naive Bayes, and logistic regression, were used to build clinical prediction models for PSCI. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), specificity, sensitivity, negative prediction value, positive prediction value, accuracy, and model fitting effect were used to evaluate the predictive performance of the models and further determine the clinical prediction rules.

Results:

In this study, the logistic regression model showed the best performance with an AUROC of 0.86, which was higher than the values of the other two models. Moreover, the logistic regression model showed high sensitivity (0.82), specificity (0.83), negative prediction value (0.88), positive prediction value (0.75), and accuracy (0.83). This work identified the top nine factors in importance ranking as predictors of PSCI. Among them, age and urine glucose were significantly associated with PSCI (P < 0.05).

Conclusions:

Machine learning algorithms may be useful in the prediction of PSCI, especially logistic regression algorithms. In the present study, aging and hyperglycemia were independent risk factors for PSCI, and the cognition of such patients should be carefully addressed in clinical practice screening work.
Clinical, laboratory, and electrophysiological presentations and treatment modalities in Guillain–Barré syndrome: A prospective study
Authors: Singh Anshu Man , Sawardekar Vinayak M. , Jaiswal Amit , Kale Maithilee M.
Published: December 2024

INTRODUCTION:

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune disorder causing acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and respiratory failure.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

This single-center, prospective study was performed in the department of medicine of a tertiary care institute over a period of 18 months with 6 months of follow-up. This study enrolled 50 patients diagnosed with GBS. We analyzed medical records, clinical presentation, laboratory results, electrophysiological findings, and treatment modalities.

RESULTS:

This study enrolled 50 patients diagnosed with GBS, the mean age of patients was 38.5 ± 17.02 years, and males were predominant (70%). Quadriparesis was the most common motor complaint presented in 80%, whereas tingling and numbness were the most common sensory complaint (70%); 4% of patients had bowel and bladder involvement. Excessive sweating was the most common autonomic disorder, found in 44 (88%) patients. In a nerve conduction study, AIDP was the most common subtype seen in 28 (56%) patients; acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute motor sensory axonal neuropathy (AMSAN) were seen in 11 (22%) patients each. In patients with AIDP, distal latency prolongation was the most common findings (86%), while in AMAN and AMSAN, a decrease in CAMP was the most prevalent finding. Ventilatory support was needed in 18 (36%) patients enrolled in the study. Mortality was reported in 8 (16%) patients. In AMAN-AMSAN variants, IV Ig therapy appeared to have better outcomes at 6 months as compared to plasma exchange therapy.

CONCLUSION:

This study provides valuable insights into the clinical, laboratory, and electrophysiological features of GBS and highlights the effectiveness of IVIG as a treatment modality. Early recognition and treatment are crucial for optimal outcomes in GBS patients.
To study socioclinical profile of COVID-19 among health-care workers of tertiary care COVID-19 hospital in the year 2021–2022
Authors: Sharma Shweta , Gupta Abha , Singh Gaurav , Jain Seema , Malik S. K. K.
Published: December 2024

INTRODUCTION:

COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, emerged in December 2019 and swiftly became a pandemic by March 2020. Health-care workers (HCWs) face a high risk of infection. Previous epidemics such as SARS, Ebola, and Middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) highlight these risks. As of January 22, 2021, there were 96.2 million cases and 2 million deaths globally. In India, there were 10.6 million cases and 153,000 deaths by that date. Protecting HCWs and implementing preventive measures in health-care settings are urgent.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to study socioclinical profile of COVID-19 among health-care workers of tertiary care COVID-19 hospital in the year 2021–2022.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A cross-sectional study at LLRM Medical College (June 2021–June 2022) focused on COVID-19 positive HCWs. Inclusion criteria included HCWs aged 20–50 affiliated with the medical college. Exclusion criteria covered those outside this age range, COVID-19 negative cases, and individuals with diabetes, hypertension, or known respiratory illnesses, ensuring a specific study cohort.

RESULTS AND OBSERVATION:

Among the 51 positive cases, the majority were aged 25–30 (60.8%) and male (56.9%), with statistical significance. This aligns with previous research indicating that most cases were in the 26–35 years of age group (43.1%) and predominantly female. Junior residents (52.9%) and interns (27.5%) were the most affected. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms were uncommon (21.6%), and 78.4% had normal oxygen saturation. Symptom severity correlated with age: mild symptoms in 56.7% (25–30 years), moderate in 70% (25–30 years), and severe in 100% (35–40 years).

CONCLUSION:

The study underscores the vulnerability of younger male HCWs and emphasizes the importance of monitoring and protection measures in health-care settings. This research sheds light on the demographics and symptom severity among HCWs affected by COVID-19 during the specified period.
Estrategias para la comprensión de múltiples textos históricos
Authors: Moreno de León Tomás A. , Rangel Castillo Liliana , Vega López Norma Alicia , De León Arellano Esperanza
Published: December 2024

El objetivo de este artículo es reportar los efectos de una intervención diseñada para enseñar cuatro estrategias de evaluación de la fuente a partir de las credenciales del autor e integrar la información proveniente de diversas fuentes históricas. Para ello se empleó una metodología cuantitativa de diseño cuasi-experimental con un pre y dos postest en la que participaron dos grupos de estudiantes de secundaria (experimental: N = 28, control: N = 29). Los resultados señalan que el grupo que recibió la estrategia de enseñanza mostró mejorías estadísticamente significativas, tanto a corto plazo (un día después de la intervención) como a largo plazo (sesenta días después de la intervención). Estos hallazgos nos han permitido configurar cuatro perfiles lectores (Estratégico, Semi estratégico, Poco estratégico y Nada estratégico) que buscan ser una guía orientadora para quienes se enfrentan al reto de enseñar a evaluar fuentes. Así, en este artículo proporcionamos una descripción detallada de los desempeños de lectores estratégicos y de aquellos quienes no logran alcanzar este nivel. Estos últimos generalmente ignorados en los reportes de investigación.
Sustaining peace in the aftermath of armed conflicts: amnesties and the UN Security Council’s regime on terrorism – a critical analysis of how the rules interact
Authors: McKeever David
Published: December 2024

The fact that many groups designated as terrorist are party to non-international armed conflicts raises tensions between international humanitarian law (IHL) and international counter-terrorism law. One such area of tension – the topic of this article – relates to the granting of amnesties. IHL encourages the use of amnesties, and United Nations (UN) bodies have welcomed the granting of amnesties as part of peace agreements. At the same time, several UN Security Council resolutions adopted since 9/11 require States to ensure that persons responsible for terrorist acts, including those committed within situations of armed conflict, are brought to justice. This article analyses the ways in which such counter-terrorism rules impact States’ implementation of the amnesty provisions in IHL, and, in turn, how that interaction shapes the sustainability of the peace which amnesty schemes can facilitate. It makes two main arguments. First, UN Security Council resolutions on terrorism include certain binding obligations that must inform States’ implementation of the amnesty provision in IHL. Second, the indeterminacy of certain binding obligations in the UN Security Council resolutions, allied to the weak nature of the IHL amnesty obligation, creates challenges for States seeking to comply with both sets of rules. After outlining the rationales for amnesties under IHL and the UN Security Council framework on terrorism (Section 2), this article examines the varying normative weight and specificity of the rules at issue (Sections 3 and 4) and illustrates the inconsistent State practice to date (Section 5). Finally, this article proposes some guidance on the implementation of these two sets of rules (Section 6).
Climate change litigation: the role of international law*
Authors: Savaresi Annalisa
Published: December 2024

The 13th Cambridge International Law Journal Conference, where this article was originally presented as a keynote speech, was dedicated to ‘The Intersection of Peace and Sustainability in International Law’. This article addresses the conference’s theme by analysing the role of international law in the burgeoning practice of climate change litigation. Specifically, it considers how international law has been used in litigation brought against States before national and international bodies. In so doing, the article provides an international law perspective on a topic that is immensely popular in current legal scholarship. It demonstrates that international law obligations and adjudication are playing an increasingly important role in this dynamic area of legal practice and reflects on possible future developments.
Mechanisms for mathematical modelling: the study and research paths at university level
Authors: Barquero Berta
Published: December 2024

This paper addresses the problem of integrating mathematical modelling into first-year mathematics courses at university level. Our research focuses on identifying mechanisms that facilitate the dissemination of mathematical modelling in university mathematics education. Within the framework of the anthropological theory of the didactic (ATD), our work over recent decades has focused on the design, implementation, and analysis of the study and research paths (SRP) as a teaching device persuading a double purpose: making students aware of the rationale of mathematical contents through the experience of modelling activities; and connecting these mathematical contents through a whole modelling process. We draw upon empirical findings from the implementation of an SRP on population dynamics withfirst-year students at university level, and its ‘migration’ to other university settings, to identify valuable mechanisms for integrating mathematical modelling into university institutions. More concretely, we analyse the mechanisms facilitating two central dialectics for the SRP and for modelling: the dialectics of questions and answers and that of media and milieu.

Cet article aborde le problème de l’intégration de la modélisation mathématique dans les cours de mathématiques de première année au niveau universitaire. Notre recherche se concentre sur l’identification des mécanismes qui facilitent la diffusion de la modélisation mathématique dans l’enseignement des mathématiques à l’université. Dans le cadre de la théorie anthropologique du didactique (TAD), notre travail des dernières décennies s’est concentré sur la conception, la mise en œuvre et l’analyse des parcours d'étude et de recherche (PER) en tant que dispositif d’enseignement ayant un double objectif : faire prendre conscience aux étudiants de la logique des contenus mathématiques à travers l'expérience des activités de modélisation ; et relier ces contenus mathématiques à travers l’ensemble du processus de modélisation. Nous nous appuyons sur les résultats empiriques de la mise en œuvre d’un PER sur la dynamique des populations avec des étudiants de première année à l'université, et sa « migration » vers d’autres contextes universitaires, pour identifier des mécanismes qui paraissent pour la modélisation mathématique dans lesinstitutions universitaires. En particulier, nous analysons les mécanismes facilitant deux dialectiques centrales pour le PER et la modélisation : la dialectique des questions et des réponses et celle des médias et du milieu.
The Experience of Pet Ownership During Transitional Housing Process
Authors:   , Holden Kathryn
Published: December 2024

wenty-five percent of people experiencing homelessness have pets, but few transitional housing programs allow pets (Rhoades et al., 2015); therefore, there is a gap in the literature about the experience of pet ownership during the transitional housing process. This study aimed to explore pet owners' experiences at a transitional housing site in San Diego County. The student interviewed two current dog owners and four recent dog owners. All participants prioritized their pets because of the strong bond they shared with their pet. They described their relationship between themselves and their dog to be stronger than their relationships with family members and friends. The prioritization of their dogs positively and negatively influenced occupational engagement. While receiving services, owners experienced consequences when separated from their dogs, including a decline in motivation, depressed mood, and loss of purpose. Three participants lost ownership of their dogs due to unreliable caregivers, resulting in unresolved emotions that interfered with accomplishing goals. Since their dogs are significant figures in their lives, it is essential to consider them when determining goals and housing options. Working towards sheltering dogs with their owners has potential positive benefits.
A GRAMMATICAL DESCRIPTION OF PRONOUNS AND NUMBERS IN JULIJE BENEŠIĆ’S CROATIAN GRAMMAR
Authors:   Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje – Zagreb, BRLOBAŠ Željka
Published: December 2024

Among the linguistic heritage of Julije Benešić, a significant place is held by his grammar of the Croatian language (Gramatyka języka chorwackiego czyli serbskiego, 1939), which encompasses the morphology of parts of speech with brief references to word formation and particular syntactic characteristics. This paper inquires into Benešić’s approach to the grammatical description of pronouns and numbers as parts of speech. The division between pronouns and numbers is analysed within the framework of the author’s grammatical, morphological, and syntactic description; which of the corresponding categorical characteristics the author notes is also analysed. Selected examples are also analysed, which serve in the grammatical explanation of linguistic facts (e.g. ta dva brata, ova dva čovjeka, ove tri sestre, svađa dvije/dviju žena, otac dvoje/*dvoga djece, nas/mi dvojica, etc.). The goal of this research is to use the grammatical description of pronouns and numbers to show the following: a) the author’s contrastive approach to linguistic facts in Croatian as compared to Polish; b) the author’s contribution to grammatical description as a guideline towards modern principles of grammatical description in the Croatian language.
GRADATION AS A MEANS OF ACHIEVING EXPRESSIVEOF STYLISTIC EFFECT IN THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGEPOETRY OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE XX - EARLY XXI CENTURY: LANGUAGE AND STYLISTIC DIMENSION
Authors:   Харківський національний університет міського господарства імені О. М. Бекетова, ТЄЛЄЖКІНА Олеся
Published: December 2024

In this article, the author considers gradation as a stylistic means of ex-pressing poetic language, determining its main characteristics and clarifying the characteristics of its execution in poetry. The author concludes that gradation is a productive means of poetic syntax represented in the Ukrainian poetic creation of the second half of the 20th and early 21st century. Numerous types of gradation have been noted in the analysed corpus, which the author uses to prove that the source of forming a series of gradations is secondary nomination, hyponymy, antonymy, etc. By connecting homogeneous units of different linguistic nature, Ukrainian authors often resort to reproducing the psycho-emotional state of a person, describing the nature and spirit of the time. The use of gradation enables the most expressive stylistic effect.
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS: DANILO KIŠ, PERSONAL HISTORY, AND WORLD LITERATURE
Authors:   North Dakota State University, COX K. John
Published: December 2024

To mark the birthday of Danilo Kiš (1935 – 1989), this short talk contains the reflections of a Balkan historian who is also a literary translator and has been engaged with Kiš's works for over a decade. The main points of the talk are the historicity and global nature of Kiš's fiction, along with personal reflections on places where Kiš lived and worked.
ETHICS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Authors:   Pedagoški fakultet Univerziteta u Bihaću, PEČENKOVIĆ Vildana , PAŠIĆ-KODRIĆ Mirzana ,   Pedagoški fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Published: December 2024

In the 21st century, in a time of ethical flourishing in all spheres of public and social life, the question of the relationship between literature and ethics is especially relevant. Unlike the oldest debates about the effect of literature on the individual, contemporary discussions are based on the question of ethics at the expense of the aesthetic in literature in general. This topic becomes even more interesting in the context of children’s literature as a separate corpus of literature that is related to ethics from its inception until today. The paper examines the relationship between ethics and children’s literature, how ethical implications are present and important as an integral part of the text for the youngest readers, and how much the ethical aspect contributes to the aesthetic dimension of the text. The corpus of research is represented by contemporary Bosnian-Herzeogovinian fairy tales, because ethics has had a significant place in fairy tales since the time of oral tradition. It is concluded that ethical implications are the foundation on which the aesthetic values of a text are built, which only confirms that ethics is integrated into a literary text as the meaning and substitution of its aesthetic dimension.
AESTHETIC-ONTOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE RETURN OF PHILIP LATINOWICZ BY MIROSLAV KRLEŽA AND NAUSEA BY JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
Authors:   Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, KRAJINA Filip
Published: December 2024

This paper discusses the aesthetic-ontological connections between Krleža’s novel The Return of Philip Latinovicz and Sartre’s novel Nausea. The connections analysed are based on the sensory communication of the main characters with the world at the moment of their alienation from the world and acceptance of their contingency and resistance to imposed thought patterns in self-determination.
TWO LADIES. COMPARATIVE READING OF NASTASIJEVIĆ'S AND JERGOVIĆ'S POEMS
Authors:   Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, BOGUTOVAC Dubravka
Published: December 2024

The article demonstrates a comparative reading of two poems by different authors of the same title: Our Lady of Momčilo Nastasijević and Our Lady of Miljenko Jergović. Both poems have a love theme and character, and in addition to the title and genre specificity, they are connected by a specific use of language functions: with Nastasijević appellative function, and with Jergović phatic function. Careful reading of these poems reveals their self-ironic and self-referential character and gesture: lyrical subjects consciously write the futility of love lyrics that betray their own genre while also self-affirming.
HOW TO WRITE HISTORY IN LITERATURE: A TOMB FOR BORIS DAVIDOVICH BY DANILO KIŠ
Authors:   Univerzitet u Novom Pazaru, HAMIDOVIĆ Kimeta , PASER-ILIĆ Snežana ,   Državni univerzitet u Novom Pazaru
Published: December 2024

The book A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, a collection of mutually inter-dependent short stories, first published in 1967, controversial in its time, has not ceased to provoke attention of the contemporary researchers. The short stories were built on historical grounds, written in the light of medieval history and history of the first half of the 20th century, the one reconstructed from the textbooks and from the memories of its contemporaries. Regardless of the period each of the short stories is related to, the theme of political and religious delusion, betrayals and murders represents their common denominator. By means of fictional stories intertwined with historical data and supported with presence of historical figures (e.g. Eduar Erio), the narrator seeks to revive the forgotten history, to remind the world about millions of sufferers, the oppressed and tyrannized, having in mind that to forget the crime means to accept it, to remain silent in the face of misdeeds of a regime – the machinery of evil. Throughout the history of literature readers/interpreters of Kiš's fiction embarked on the task of finding its sources and influences that Kiš allegedly plagiarized on purpose. This paper represents one of the readings and interpretations of A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, seeking to investigate the role of documents, quasi documents, accompanied with the writer’s imagination, starting with the hypothesis that all the abovementioned contribute the enhancement of the book’s value.
MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN EARTHQUAKE INDUCED CRISES – REPUBLIC OF CROATIA PERSPECTIVES AND POLICIES
Authors:   Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, MESIĆ Hrvoje , MAVRIN Igor
Published: December 2024

Cultural Heritage in the Republic of Croatia faced numerous challenges in 2020. COVID-19 public health crisis struck the world in Spring 2020, leading to complete or partial lockdowns worldwide, making cultural heritage sites inaccessible and unavailable for tourists and visitors, depriving sites from significant revenue, indispensable for their preservation. Apart from this global crisis, parts of the Republic of Croatia faced destruction and damaging of cultural heritage caused by strong earthquakes – in March 2020, with strong impact on capital city of Zagreb and nearby region, and in December 2020, impacting mostly Banovina region, with cities of Petrinja, Sisak and Glina facing human casualties, and infrastructural damage. The paper deals with global perspectives of heritage preservation, with emphasis on crisis management, and gives an overview of specificities of policies and perspectives of emergency situations in the Republic of Croatia.
HUMANITIES IN THE POSTDIGITAL AGE: THE ROLE AND POSSIBILITIES OF SMART LIBRARIES
Authors:   Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu Odsjek za komparativnu književnost i informacijske nauke, KODRIĆ-ZAIMOVIĆ Lejla
Published: December 2024

From its very beginnings to the present day, libraries are one of the fundamental components of scientific infrastructure and they are emerging at all levels of scientific research, providing direct support to the scientific rese-arch process. With changes in the scientific and educational environment, as a consequence of activity in the age we call digital, and increasingly also post-digital age, changes that today are mostly moving in the direction of so- called „networked science“, scientific research processes and ways of its realization and mediation are being redefined, but also the role and libraries’ business models are changing. The way in which libraries are available to the scientific, academic and educational community in general today most often is manifested in their appearance that is named so-called „smart libraries“. The paper, in a new and innovative way, presents research of the complex interrelations-hips between the humanities, digital and postdigital age in which they operate today, but also of the potentials of the current alteration of libraries which we call smart libraries – all with the aim of improving and continuing humanities and other related research of today. Thus, the survival of the humanities in the digital and postdigital age is reaffirmed, but, at the same time, inevitability of libraries in the complex processes of humanistic and scientific research in general is argued. In doing so, special attention is paid to the changes within the higher education framework, whose information hub is represented by academic libraries, as well as to the consequences of their redesign in the direction of smart libraries for the humanities and related sciences.
PSYCHOLOGICALFEATURESOFSPEECHINPHRASESOF ARTISTIC DISCOURSE (ON THE MATERIAL OF UKRAINIAN ART PROSE, DRAMA)
Authors:   ДЗ „Луганський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка“, ГЛУХОВЦЕВА Катерина , ГЛУХОВЦЕВА Ірина ,   Східноукраїнський національний університет імені Володимира Даля
Published: December 2024

The purpose of research is to differentiate the means of portraying the psychological characteristics of actors in artistic texts in the course of speech activity, or to characterize their ability to produce texts represented by a soma-tic cultural code.
Research methods. The study of psychological peculiarities of speech in phrases of artistic discourse was carried out using theoretical methods and psycholinguistic empirical methods.
Results. The article describes the phrasemics used by the authors of works of fiction to reproduce the psychological characteristics of the actors in the process of speech activity, presents stable combinations of words with pivotal words tongue and teeth, which in some works is on the periphery of somatic cultural code of artistic discourse and in others it is in the center. Conclusions. Phrases with a dominant tongue represent the psychological state of a person, in which she cannot speak for some reason, and loses that capacity. On the other hand, a speaker may refrain from talking because of his or her character of being inflammatory, too emotional, due to prudence, the desire not to divulge secrets. In the phrasemics of a work of fiction, a whole spectrum of different psychological states of a person is usually reproduced, starting with the condition when the speaker becomes alcoholic under the in-fluence of alcohol, unable to restrain himself in conversation for certain reasons, and ending with the condition when the participant in the conversation has frivolous, meaningless conversations, says something incomprehensible and inappropriate. The dominant teeth are phraseologisms, combined by the total value of a fuzzy conversation. The component teeth is present in utterances with the general meaning of ‘braiding’, ‘spreading unpleasant rumors’, ‘silent’.
TEACHING READING AND WRITING IN THE 21TH CENTURY
Authors:   Odjel za nastavničke studije u Gospiću, NIKČEVIĆ-MILKOVIĆ Anela
Published: December 2024

Due to social contextual changes the teaching of reading and writing is changing. Although the main goal of education is to teach students to effectively use reading and writing skills, many schools around the world do not achieve this goal (Graham, 2019). Research shows a number of factors that hinder their adequate teaching: insufficient instruction and teacher preparation time, lack of critical and creative reading and writing longer texts that require analysis and interpretation, little cooperation among students, large number of students in classes and number of students with difficulties, absence of digital technology, infrequent use of formative assessment of achievement, insufficient encouragement of motivation to read and write, infrequent application of teaching procedures resulting from examples of good practice, weak teacher beliefs of reading and writing significance for the student's future, school policies that do not invest in teacher education and do not change existing education systems, and influences that do not sufficiently emphasize the value of reading and writing. The most commonly used programs in the world that have proven to be effective are also listed (Nikčević-Milković, 2018). Based on the results of numerous studies, teachers who implement adequate reading and writing programs are the ones who design comprehensive and collaborative programs, devoting considerable time to reading and writing instructions and using instructional practices with proven evidence of success. Many teachers use writing to support higher-level learning and adapt reading and writing instruction to students with disabilities. What research proves to be bad is that many teachers overemphasize the teaching of basic reading and writing skills, while paying too little attention to critical processes such planning, drafting, correcting text when writing and reviewing text, identifying the main idea of the text, drawing conclusions and summarizing when reading (called reading and writing strategies) and self-regulation of learning in these two generic linguistic activities (Graham, 2018).
CROATIAN BAROQUE RELIGIOUS POEM AND FAUNA
Authors:   Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmyera, ŠUNDALIĆ Zlata
Published: December 2024

In the 17th and 18th century four religious poems originated in Croa-tian literature (I. Gundulić, Suze sina razmetnoga; I. B. Vučić, Mandalijena pokornica; I. Đurđević, Uzdasi Mandalijene pokornice; A. Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija). Similarities and differences have already been researched in pre-sent literature: on a conceptual level, regarding themes, structure, metrics, embedded secondary genre (prayer, sermon, confession). This work focuses on researching fauna in the previously mentioned poems. Three animal lexemes were especially analyzed (beast, snake, bird, worm, sheep, lion) with the conclusion that an animal does not appear as an independent theme but it has specific symbolic and allegorical meaning associated primarily with sin and repentance.
SEARCHING FOR PROOF – IDENTITIES AND SPEECH ACTS INDEVIL’SYARD(PROKLETA AVLIJA)BY IVO ANDRIĆ
Authors: NOVINC Vlasta
Published: December 2024

This paper will present a reading of the novel Prokleta avlija (1954, eng. Devil’s Yard) by Ivo Andrić, which analyses the meaning of speech acts in the investigative process of pro­ving the guilt inside the localised space of a prison. The atten­tion is on the truth/lie dichotomy as the presumed starting point of the investigative procedure of proving innocence/guilt of the main character in the context of theory of speech acts (constative and performative according to the postulates of J. L. Austin). The narrative of greater history will be analysed, as well as its impor­tance in constructing the identity of the novel’s main character. The importance of space is already highlighted in the novel’s title, while the allegory of the procedure puts the relationship between an individual and the law to the foreground – Latifaga known as Karađoz symbolizes the law that does not care about justice, while Ćamil is presented as his antipode who considers the right to choose a basis of identity. Therefore, the novel Prokleta avlija and its cornerstone, the archetypal story of the conflict between two brothers, will be read through the relation between guilt and innocence, performative (the speech act of confession-proof) and constative (what is the truth in Ćamil’s case). The performative act of confession marks the end of the proceedings brought aga­inst every suspect, where the categories of truth and innocence are completely irrelevant. The spoken words of confession ini­tiate the activation of the penalty system, and using the example of Ćamil’s fate, Andrić deconstructs the question of truth and lie, innocence and guilt.
A Mamluk Sultan in Genoa
Authors: Fuess Albrecht
Published: December 2024

The Sīrat Baybars represents a very important Arab folktale pretending to describe the life of Mamluk Sultan Baybars (r. 1260-77). While the content varies between fact and fiction, it proved to be highly entertaining and popular among the Egyptian population until the nineteenth century, where we still hear of public recitals. As such it has shaped the image of Europeans and Christians as outer and inner foes of the Muslim realm and as a constant possible threat. The paper focusses especially on the so-called Genoa Episode of the Sīrat Baybars, when the sultan is taken as captive to Genoa but rescued by a Muslim alliance. The episode shows how real historical events like the Fatimid attack on Genoa in the tenth century and the Mamluk conquest of Cyprus in the fifteenth merge into later narratives. It will also show how the relationship between Europeans, Christian Dhimmis and Mamluks are interwoven in networks of alliances and deceit. In doing so the Sīrat Baybars underlines the existing mental map in Egypt and ensures its survival into modern times.
Comprehensive Overview of Eating Disorders and their Impact
Authors: Gupta Shaina
Published: December 2024

This research paper focuses on eating disorders and their effects on individuals in today’s society. There have been changes in the patterns of eating disorders over the years, especially considering the widespread impact of social media. It's important to note that this is a broad topic, and there are certain areas where our understanding is lacking. Additionally, it's a sensitive topic that may trigger certain individuals.
An in-Depth Analysis of the Relevance of the Informal Sector of the Indian Economy on Wages and Income Levels of the Labour Market
Authors: Jindal Daksh
Published: December 2024

The informal sector in India is a huge alternative for the workforce looking for employment other than agriculture. This sector has several disadvantages concerning jobs and social security. This sector is vital in achieving high economic growth rates and other macroeconomic indicators. It becomes necessary for the government to provide schemes that would secure individuals working in this sector. The Modi government has constituted various schemes to this effect.
НИШ У ЗАПИСИМА СТРАНИХ ПУТНИЦА С ПОЧЕТКА 20. ВЕКА
Authors:   Универзитет у Нишу, Филозофски факултет, Јовановић Јелена
Published: December 2024

У раду се бавимо путописним белешкама страних ауторки које су почетком
прошлог века боравиле у Нишу. Реч је о одломцима из путописа The Heart of
the Balkans, Деметре Браун (Demetra Brown), из 1917. године и Through the
Lands of the Serb, Мери Дарам (Mary Durham), из 1904. године. На основу
бележака које су ауторке оставиле, мапираћемо оно што им је посебно било
упечатљиво на југу Србије почетком века, и испитати на који начин су утиске
обликовале и представиле у својим делима. Због природе самих текстова, као
и чињенице да су их писале жене (путнице и књижевнице), наше истражи-
вање ослања се на следеће упоришне тачке: виђење другог – које је двосмерно
(начин на који путнице описују јужњачки (српски) менталитет, али и како
Срби доживљавају странкиње, наравно, дато кроз утисак путница). Други
крак истраживања иде у правцу жанровског дефинисања два записа, у којима
и на плану фактографског, и на плану књижевног проналазимо извесне срод-
ности. Најзад, рад је покушај реконструкције слике старог Ниша почетком
прошлог века, виђене из женског угла и дате женским пером. Имајући све на-
ведено у виду, јасно је да ће нам за истраживање тзв. путничке књижевности
од значаја бити наратолошки и имаголошки приступ текстовима.
ОЛАФ БРОК: ДИЈАЛЕКТИ НАЈЈУЖНИЈЕ СРБИЈЕ – ОСВРТ НА МОНОГРАФИЈУ
Authors:   Универзитет у Нишу, Филозофски факултет, Трајковић Татјана
Published: December 2024

У раду је дат краћи осврт на досадашња обележавања годишњица од објављи-
вања монографије Die Dialekte des südlichsten Serbiens (1903) норвешког сла-
висте Олафа Брока. У другом делу дат је краћи приказ књиге који се односи
на концепт и садржину ове монографије. Скреће се пажња на озбиљан научни
приступ истраживањима који је поседовао Олаф Брок, што је било веома ва-
жно да он дође до релевантних закључака о српским народним говорима са
југа Србије на самом почетку 20. века
ПОВРАТАК OЛАФА БРОКА НА ЈУГ СРБИЈ
Authors:   Норвешка, Осло, Димитријевић Саша
Published: December 2024

Јутрење је призвано из српске класичне лектире Први пут с оцем на
јутрење, коју је превео на норвешки по свом избору Арне Галис. Професору
je посвећeна апотеоза овe ретроспективе, до које је хронологија најпоузданија
пречица. Норвешки млађани слависта Олаф Брок (32), као стипендиста бечке
Царске академије на препоруку хрватског професора Ватрослава Јагића, бо-
равио je у Србији на југоистоку 1889. Слухиста до перфекције је ослушкивао
дијалекте који су тешко докучиви и доморицима, о чему сведочи и шала про-
шарана збиљом. Како опште Врањанац и Пироћанац, да ли преко преводиоца?