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Liturgical Mystery in Zviad Gamsakhurdia's Poetry
Authors: Khachapuridze Luiza , Khupenia Teona
Published: August 2021

For today's Georgian society, the attitude of Zviad Gamsakhurdia to true Orthodox faith is less well known. He not only showed to the Georgian nation the way to gain state independence but he restored the Religious consciousness to Georgian people and Inspired by the spirit of Christianity. All his works are full of orthodox spirit. He creates new poetic phrases, which are more intensely melodic liturgica than just poetry. While his contemporaries avoid mentioning religion, he creates musical prayers: to Saint George, to Saint Nino , prayers for the nation… He writes the poems under the titles: Proscomidia, Easter, Melkesidek – King of Salim, Betania, Prodigal son. Z. Gamsakhurdia not only dedicates poetic prayers to his devout saints but he also gives the poetic form to the Holy liturgy. The poems are proof of this: "Epiphany", "For Manana". As for the poem "Father", he resembles the prayer of the Savior in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Pharmacognostical, Physico-Chemical and Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Whole Plant of Piper Longum L.
Authors: P Fathima Suman , . Minhaj , Arthi I
Published: August 2021

This study deals with the Pharmacognostical physicochemical and phytochemical evaluation of the whole plant of Piper longum L. Pharmacognostical studies include macroscopic, microscopic and physicochemical evaluation. Physicochemical constants showed the values of total ash (10.8%), acid insoluble ash (1.3%), water soluble ash (3.2%), sulphated ash (12%), nitrated ash (1.85%), hot extraction (11.2%), water soluble extractive (4.8%), ethanol soluble extractive (12.4%), ether soluble extractive (5.6%), loss on drying (29%), swelling index (0.33) and mucilage content (0.8%) w/w. The preliminary phytochemical screening of the alcoholic extract showed presents of alkaloids, phenolic compounds, tannins, mucilage, starch, steroid and flavonoids. This study helps to development of different standard parameters of the plant which help the plant identification and authentication.

Keywords: Piper longum L., Whole plant, Pharmacognostic, Phytochemical, Extract.
The Effectiveness City of Balikpapan-Samarinda Route Selection with User Characteristics Analysis, and Toll Tariff Analysis
Authors: Natalia Wendy , Dwiatmoko Hermanto , Widyaningsih Nunung
Published: August 2021

The cities of Samarinda and Balikpapan are connected by one national road with a lenght time of 3.5 hours along ± 125 km. With narrow road widths, high vehicle volumes result in congestion, delays, and many accidents due to the treacherous road terrain. Then, the Balikpapan-Samarinda toll road has started operating in early 2020, with a lenght time of 1.5 hours along ± 99 km. However, not all vehicle users choose the same route, many factors can influence the route selection decision. By distributing questionnaires and route surveys, as well as interviews. Then a statistical test is carried out through the output of the SPSS application, and using multiple regression models to predict trip generation and the factors that influence it. Analyzing toll rates using the ATP and WTP methods, as well as identifying land use along the two Balikpapan-Samarinda routes.The results of the study conclude that route generation on toll roads is influenced by factors of age, income, and reasons for passing the route. Meanwhile, the arterial road is influenced by gender, income, type of vehicle, and reasons for passing the route. Analysis of the Balikpapan-Samarinda toll rate based on the Ability To Pay (ATP) approach for type 1 vehicles of Rp. 99,095 and Willingness to Pay (WTP) for type 1 vehicles of Rp 47,808, for the ideal rate for type 1 vehicles Rp 73,452<Rp 83,500 (currently applicable rates). Also, the identification of the area of land development around the two routes does not have a significant effect on the two Balikpapan-Samarinda routes.

Keywords: trip generation, ATP, WTP, land use, and multiple regression.
TOCA O SOM DJ! SEQUÊNCIA DIDÁTICA SOBRE SEXUALIDADE COM O USO DE MÚSICAS E VIDEOCLIPES
Authors: De Oliveira Silva Mauricio , Anjos de Moura Marcos
Published: August 2021

A sexualidade é um tema transversal importante a ser debatido no ambiente escolar. Por se tratar de uma temática que, por vezes, devido a uma má condução pode gerar polêmicas desnecessárias, optou-se por fazer leituras de videoclipes e músicas que estão no contexto cotidiano da vida dos jovens. Nesse sentido, foram preparadas 10 aulas, para uma turma de 34 alunos, idades entre 16 a 17, Educação de Jovens e Adultos II, 8º E 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma Escola Municipal, de Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Nordeste do Brasil. O objetivo desse trabalho foi desenvolver uma sequência didática (SD) sobre o tema sexualidade por meio de músicas e videoclipes. Na maioria das vezes o assunto é negligenciado no ambiente escolar, principalmente por ferir a moralidade imposta pelo padrão da sociedade contemporânea conservadora. No entanto, é tema transversal e obrigatoriamente deve estar presente no currículo da educação básica, sobretudo fundamentando debates sobre gravidez na adolescência, métodos contraceptivos, infecções sexualmente transmissíveis, respeito ao corpo, dentre outros. Por meio da Sequência didática aplicada foi possível levantar o debate da sexualidade dentro produções culturais diversas, essa abordagem suscinta a utilização dos conhecimentos populares e multiculturais em sala de aula e ilustra bem o diálogo entre saberes científicos e as questões culturais como a música e as produções audiovisuais.
Manual de viverización. Eucalyptus globulus a raíz cubierta
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Escobar Rodríguez René
Published: August 2021

Actualmente la mayoría de los viveros forestales y en particular los grandes viveros (más de 10 millones de plantas), utilizan tecnología de última generación en la fase de endurecimiento de plantas. Desde la cosecha de las plantas hasta la plantación, en muchos casos, la tecnología empleada es la misma o muy similar a la de 50 años atrás. Los procesos de recolección, manipulación, producción, cosecha y transporte de material a utilizar en una plantación se entiende o explica como un conjunto de eventos sucesivos, cada uno dependiente del otro, por lo que se les puede asimilar a una cadena constituida por muchos eslabones, férreamente unidos, razón por la cual la falla o debilidad de uno de ellos, pone en riesgo el éxito del proceso completo.

El presente manual, preparado especialmente para pequeños y medianos productores de plantas pretende proporcionar herramientas simples, de relativa fácil implementación, para el manejo de sus producciones de Eucalyptus globulus durante todas las fases de viverización.
Informe técnico 182. Ejemplos de cálculo estructural en madera
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), González R. Marcelo , Hernández C. Gonzalo , Vásquez V. Luis , Wagner Muñoz Mario
Published: August 2021

El presente informe técnico es una ayuda para el diseño estructural de construcciones de madera de acuerdo con las especificaciones de la norma NCh 1198 Of 2006. Se entrega una colección de 30 ejemplos de diseño solucionados detalladamente, a través de los que se cubre un amplio espectro de situaciones prácticas abarcando con ello la interpretación de los aspectos más relevantes de la norma
Eucalyptus regnans antecedentes silviculturales y tecnológicos para su uso en Chile
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Hernández C. Gonzalo , Pinilla Suárez Juan Carlos , Barros Asenjo Santiago
Published: August 2021

Eucalyptus regnans es una especie con gran potencial maderero, su madera ya esta posicionada en mercados internacionales por Australia y Nueva Zelandia, muestra un muy rápido crecimiento y presenta menores problemas tecnológicos que otros eucaliptos en su etapa industrial, razones por las que INFOR ha iniciado investigaciones sobre su utilización y espera poder continuarlas con los aspectos relativos a su manejo silvícola y su mejoramiento genético
Guías expertas de manejo forestal sustentable para plantaciones forestales
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile),   Fundación Chile
Published: August 2021

La presente publicación es una herramienta para lograr que pequeños y medianos productores forestales implementen prácticas de manejo forestal sustentable y de este modo producir un importante avance hacia una futura certificación de manejo forestal sustentable FSC y/o Certfor.

Estas Guías fueron desarrolladas en el marco del Proyecto CORFO-FDI "Generación de Modelos de Manejo Sustentable en Bosque Nativo y Guías Expertas de Manejo Forestal para Pequeños y Medianos Productores" que ejecuta el Instituto de Investigación Forestal de Chile (INFOR) en forma conjunta con el Área Forestal, Industria y Turismo Sustentable de Fundación Chile
Anuario Forestal 2015
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile)
Published: August 2021

El Anuario Forestal 2015 entrega series estadísticas, la mayor parte actualizadas al año 2014, en los siguientes ámbitos: indicadores macroeconómicos nacionales y sectoriales; recursos forestales; producción industrial y consumo de madera; comercio exterior; precios del mercado nacional y de exportación; transporte; disponibilidad de madera y ocupación en la actividad forestal
Informe técnico 199. Grados estructurales de la madera aserrada de Raulí clasificada visualmente
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Campos P. Raúl , Elgueta M. Patricio , González R. Marcelo , Hernández C. Gonzalo , Vásquez V. Luis
Published: August 2021

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo caracterizar la madera aserrada de raulí destinada a usos estructurales, mediante una clasificación visual en dos grados de calidad (N°2 y mejor, y N°4 y mejor), según norma chilena NCh 1970/1, y la ejecución de ensayos físicos y mecánicos en piezas de tamaño comercial bajo norma chilena NCh 3028
Propiedades físicas y mecánicas de la madera y usos potenciales Acacia dealbata Link
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Campos P. Raúl , Hernández C. Gonzalo , Luengo Vergara Karina , Pinilla Suárez Juan Carlos
Published: August 2021

El Instituto Forestal (INFOR) está desarrollando desde el año 2003 un intenso programa de investigación con especies del género Acacia, el cual ha abordado los aspectos de propagación, establecimiento de plantaciones, manejo silvícola y utilización de sus maderas, incluyendo en estas investigaciones a Acacia dealbata, A. melanoxylon y A. mearnsii. Lo anterior orientado principalmente a los pequeños y medianos propietarios, con el fin de entregarles herramientas técnicas que les permitan nuevas alternativas para sus predios y generar nuevas posibilidades de negocios. En este contexto, Acacia dealbata podría aportar y diversificar la oferta del mercado regional de madera de calidad, para usos relacionados con la industria de la construcción y del mueble, generando oportunidades de desarrollo local
Ley de bosque nativo: desafíos socioculturales para su implementación
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Blanco Wells Gustavo , Lagarrigue Ibañez Andrés , Reyes Gallardo René Alberto , Rojas Marchini Fernanda
Published: August 2021

Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la incidencia del contexto socioeconómico y

cultural de los propietarios-usufructuarios de bosque nativo en la implementación de la

Ley 20.283, más conocida como "Ley de Bosque Nativo". Para esto, se propuso identificar

y analizar las variables sociales y económicas que más se asocian con la extracción de

madera y forraje desde el bosque nativo, así como también las fuerzas de mercado y los

costos de oportunidad que inciden en el proceso. A partir de esta información se elaboraron

una serie de recomendaciones tendientes a mejorar el diseño de la Ley y sus reglamentos
Sistemas silvopastorales una alternativa de manejo sostenible para bosques de ñirre (Nothofagus antarctica (G. Forst.) Oerst.) Región de Aysén
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Acuña Aroca Bernardo , Hepp K. A. , Little Cárdenas Christian Leonardo , Moya Navarro Iván Alberto , Peri Pablo Luis , Salinas S. Jaime , Sotomayor Garretón Alvaro
Published: August 2021

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo definir pautas de manejo silvícola para bosques de ñirre que hagan viable la producción silvopastoral en bosques pertenecientes a pequeños productores forestales de la Región de Aysén
Propiedades físicas y mecánicas de la madera y usos industriales Acacia melanoxylon R. Br.
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Campos P. Raúl , Hernández C. Gonzalo , Luengo Vergara Karina , Pinilla Suárez Juan Carlos
Published: August 2021

INFOR ha desarrollado durante el año 2003 un intenso programa de investigación con especies del género Acacia, en el cual se han abordado los aspectos de propagación, establecimiento de plantaciones, manejo silvícola y utilización de sus maderas, incluyendo en estas investigaciones a Acacia dealbata, A. melanoxylon y A. mearnsii, especies que en investigaciones anteriores ya habían mostrado buenos crecimientos en diferentes regiones del país. Este programa se ha orientado principalmente a los pequeños y medianos propietarios, con el fin de entregarles herramientas técnicas que les permitan incorporar nuevas alternativas en sus predios y generar nuevas posibilidades de negocios.

Estos trabajos han contado con el apoyo del programa FIC FNDR/FIC-2013 Región del Bio Bio para que INFOR desarrolle el proyecto Fortalecimiento de la Competitividad de Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas y Propietarios Forestales de la Región del Bio Bio, a través de la difusión y promoción de la utilización de especies forestales de Acacias de un alto potencial productivo
Catastro de recolectoras y recolectores de Productos Forestales No Madereros (PFNM) en las Regiones de Biobío y Ñuble
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile)
Published: August 2021

El presente estudio tuvo por objetivo dimensionar y caracterizar a las personas que habitan en comunas rurales de las regiones de Biobío y Ñuble, que se vinculan en forma parcial, temporal o permanente a actividades económicas de recolección y procesamiento de Productos Forestales No Madereros (PFNM) para fines de autoconsumo y/o comercialización.
Guía práctica para el establecimiento, manejo y cuidados de plantaciones de castaño
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Benedetti Ruiz Susana , Saavedra Moraga Jaime
Published: August 2021

El establecimiento con éxito de la plantación de Castaño se basa en el cuidado que hay que tener en aspectos claves como: factores microclimáticos específicos en el lugar de plantación como heladas, golpes de calor o vientos, la competencia de la vegetación circundante, los daños producidos por animales, el uso de procedimientos de plantación incorrectos o el empleo de plantas mal conformadas y/o en mal estado fisiológico.

La plantación se puede desde fines de mayo a principios de agosto, durante el período de receso vegetativo. Para asegurar un buen prendimiento se debe verificar que las plantas no presenten daños en las raíces y raicillas, que no desequen sobre todo en la parte radical y evitar que se sobrecalienten.
Manual de cortinas forestales
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Alarcón Araya César Christian , Matzner Katherine
Published: August 2021

El sector agroforestal chileno ha adoptado en los últimos tiempos procesos continuos de optimización de la productividad, a través de los cuales se obtienen productos de mejor calidad aumentando de esta manera las posibilidades de una buena comercialización, junto a un beneficio medioambiental de primer orden.

Como una respuesta a esta demanda generada en el sector, el Instituto Forestal lleva adelante el proyecto "Investigación y Fomento de Cortinas Forestales Productivas", que abarca las regiones del Bío-Bío a Magallanes.

El presente manual recoge los aspectos más relevantes de este trabajo, y se constituye en una opción para optimizar la producción agrícola y su rentabilidad, con la incorporación de cortinas forestales para protección de cultivos, y su complementariedad con los beneficios medioambientales altamente positivos que conllevan estos sistemas.
Monografía de Eucalyptus cladocalyx F. Muell
Authors:   CORFO (Chile), Faúndez C. Jorge ,   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Meneses Rojas Raúl , Mora Poblete Freddy Luis , Parra Sanhueza Patricio , Perret Sandra , Pinilla Suárez Juan Carlos
Published: August 2021

Eucalyptus cladocalyx aparece como una especie interesante para ser utilizada en programas de forestación para la zona árida y semiárida de Chile, debido a la gran adaptación demostrada, especialmente a severas condiciones de estrés hídrico.

La presente publicación tiene como objetivo general recopilar y sintetizar la investigación e información disponible sobre el cultivo de la especie Eucalyptus cladocalyx, pretendiendo ser una guía para quienes estén interesados en profundizar conocimientos sobre esta especie, especialmente en lo que se refiere a sus características ecológicas y productivas, pudiendo ser un efectivo aporte al desarrollo de la actividad forestal en zonas marginales, caracterizadas por una escasa e irregular precipitación y por suelos con un alto grado de deterioro y nutricionalmente pobres.
Manual de establecimiento para zonas australes
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Alarcón Araya César Christian , Barra Amador
Published: August 2021

Las cortinas cortavientos en Coyhaique y Magallanes son un tema reciente y de escaso desarrollo, esto básicamente porque no se ha puesto a disposición de los productores ganaderos la tecnología que permita un establecimiento exitoso de cortinas cortavientos naturales. Se presentan entonces las cortinas forestales como la única posibilidad de aumento productivo, ya que otra alternativa como las cortinas artificiales no permiten operatividad productiva por su alto costo unitario, su escasa vida útil y su condición muy negativa en el ámbito estético y medioambiental.

Este manual, como parte del proyecto del Instituto Forestal "Investigación para el establecimiento y fomento de cortinas forestales" permite la orientación respecto a métodos, materiales y especies forestales que pueden ser utilizadas en esta zona, con el propósito de mejorar la calidad de vida, paisaje y cultivos de los agricultores de la Zona Austral.
Guía de campo principales hongos micorrícicos comestibles y no comestibles presentes en Chile
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Chung Guin-po Patricio
Published: August 2021

Guía de campo que entrega información e imágenes que pueden ser de utilidad para aquellos colectores y aficionados, para apoyar el reconocimiento preliminar de las callampas prsentes dentro de los bosques anttivos y exóticos de Chile
Exportaciones forestales chilenas Enero-Diciembre 2002
Authors:   Corporación Nacional Forestal (Chile),   Instituto Forestal (Chile)
Published: August 2021

Durante el año 2002 las exportaciones forestales chilenas alcanzaron un total de US$ 2.301,1 millones, lo que representa un incremento de 4,3% respecto del nivel alcanzado en el 2001. Esta evolución se considera exitosa dadas las dificultades e incertidumbres por las que atravesó la economía mundial y nacional en el transcurso del año.
Estadísticas forestales XII Región 2002
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile)
Published: August 2021

Contiene: Cap.1. Indicadores macroeconómicosCap. 2. Recurso forestal. Uso del suelo, Superficie de bosque nativo por provincia y tipo forestal, Plantaciones forestales, Planes de manejo, Viveros, Incendios forestales, Areas Silvestres ProtegidasCap.3. Consumo y Producción: Trozas, Madera aserrada, Empresas ForestalesCap.4. Comercio exterior: Exportaciones forestalesCap.5. Precios de productos forestalesCap.6. TransporteCap.7. Ocupación forestalCap.8. Indices de precios, dólarAnexo: Antecedentes generales de la lenga
Informe Técnico 145: Secado artificial de la madera aserrada en la Región del Bio Bío
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile), Sánchez Arriagada Reinaldo , Hernández C. Gonzalo
Published: August 2021

Informe que pretende suplir la carencia de información sobre el área de secado de maderas en la Región del Biobío, esperando contribuir como base para la discusión y la formulación de proyectos orientados a mejorar el desarrollo de aquella técnica. Para la captura de información se confeccionó una encuesta especialmente diseñada para estos fines, la que fue aplicada en terreno por tres equipos de trabajo. Previamente fue necesario confeccionar un listado con el universo de empresas con unidades de secado, entre ellas aserraderos, plantas de elaboración y de servicios madereros.
Estadísticas forestales 2004 Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (XII Región)
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile)
Published: August 2021

Contenido: El sector forestal en la Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena; Principales indicadores 2003-2004Cap.1. Indicadores macroeconómicosCap.2. Recurso forestal Uso del suelo, Superficie de Bosque Nativo por provincia y tipo forestal, Plantaciones, sector estatal y privado, pequeños propietarios, planes de manejo aprobados según comuna, viveros, producción de plantas, incendios forestales, Áreas Silvestre ProtegidasCap.3. Consumo y Producción Trozas, Madera aserrada, Empresas ForestalesCap.4. Comercio Exterior: Exportaciones forestales, productos de lenga, Empresas exportadorasCap.5. Precios de productos forestales, principales productos a base de lenga, madera aserrada, madera elaborada, mercado interno, mercado externoCap.6. Transporte, infraestructura portuaria, transporte por provincia según tipo de camino, exportaciones forestales según puerto de embarqueCap.7. Ocupación Forestal, sector forestal según actividad, industria forestal, por provincia según tipo de aserradero, rango de producción y nivel de especializaciónCap.8. Indíces de precios, dólar. Precios al consumidor Chile, índice general de precios al por mayor Chile, índice de precios al consumidor EE.UU., índice general de precios mayoristas EE.UU., valor mensual del dólarAnexos. Antecedentes generales de la lenga en la XII Región, equivalencias utilizadas, relación insumo producto, unidades de medida, abreviaturas utilizadas
Estadísticas forestales chilenas 2006
Authors:   Instituto Forestal (Chile)
Published: August 2021

Publicación de consulta que permite obtener una mejor comprensión del sector forestal regional, sirviendo como instrumento de apoyo a entidades privadas e instituciones públicas
To Compare the Mean Decrease in Respiratory Distress Assessment Score after Nebulization With Salbutamol Vs Epinephrine in Children With Acute Bronchiolitis
Authors: Ullah Faheem , Munir Syed Sajid , Saeed Maimoona
Published: August 2021

Aim: To compare the mean decrease in respiratory distress assessment score after nebulization with salbutamol vs epinephrine in children with acute bronchiolitis. Study Settings: Department of Pediatrics, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. Study design & duration: Randomized Controlled Trial for six months from 13/6/2018 to 13/12/2018. Methodology: In this study, 105 patients in each group were studied. Baseline RDAI score was calculated. All the patients were randomly divided in two groups. Children in group A were Nebulized with Epinephrine (0.1 ml/kg) while children in group B were with salbutamol nebulization (5mg/ml solution) ½ml+3ml normal saline repeated every hour. All children were reassessed at the end of 4th dose (4th hour) and RDAI were recalculated for all patients. Results: In age of 2-12 months, 63% infants have nebulization with epinephrine and 70% cases with salbutamol while in age group 13-18 months, 37% cases nebulized with epinephrine and 30% infants with salbutamol. Mean±SD was 10.57±4.22 and 11.63±3.14 months respectively. Regarding sex, 60% males were nebulized with epinephrine and 53.3% with salbutamol while 40% females were nebulized with epinephrine and 46.7% cases with salbutamol. Mean RDAI at baseline was calculated as 11.57+2.21 with epinephrine and 11.3+2.14 with salbutamol and P value was 0.3695. Conclusion: Mean reduction in RDAI with epinephrine nebulization is more as compared to nebulization with salbutamol in children of acute bronchiolitis. Keywords: RDAI, nebulization, salbutamol, epinephrine, acute Bronchiolitis
Incidence of Infection and Mortality in Surgeries of Sports Injuries during COVID-19 Pandemic at GTTH, ahore, Pakistan
Authors: Khalil Sarmad , Ansari Hizbullah Riaz , Ahmad Ali Ijaz , Al-Hutam Abdullah Ali Mohammad , Zaheer Majid , Aziz Amer
Published: August 2021

Aim: To find out if there was a negative impact or consequence of performing surgeries related to sports injuries during COVID-19 period when most of the hospital services were suspended all over the globe. Study design: Prospective study Place and duration of study: Department Orthopaedic and Spine, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore from 19thMarch 2020 to 6thAugust 2020. Methodology: Seventy patients with sports injuries were enrolled. The history and thorough clinical examination, X-rays and CBC along with other relevant investigations were recorded. The patients were discharged in 24 to 74 hours period intervals and all the necessary SOPs regarding COVID-19 were strictly followed. Results: None of the patients who underwent procedure developed infection or acquired coronavirus illness after discharge from the hospital or during follow-ups in OPD. Conclusion: The surgeries performed during COVID-19 did not result in wound infection or patient-related mortality. Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Arthroscopy, COVID-19, Pandemic, Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), Sports injuries, Infection, World Health Organization (WHO)
Comparison of Intravenous Paracetamol Prophylaxis versus Placebo for Prevention of Pain with Injection Rocuronium
Authors: Khan Aneeque Alam , Mehwish Kiran , Kumar Ravi , Kumar Pavan , Ali Tahir , Mansoor Fahad
Published: August 2021

Aim: To compare the frequency of absence of pain with injection paracetamol versus placebo given before injection rocuronium in patients undergoing elective procedures Study design: Randomized Controlled Trial Place and duration of study: Dept of Anaesthesia, Civil Hospital, Karachi from 15th January to 14th July 2017. Methodology: One hundred and two patients aged 25-75 years of either gender undergoing elective surgery were enrolled. The lottery method was used to divide the patients into two equal groups. Paracetamol (5 mL, 10 mg/mL) or normal saline (5 mL) were used as pretreatment solutions. When the tourniquet was removed after 2 minutes, the rocuronium at 1% concentration was injected throughout the 10 second’s period. Patients were then advised and asked to rate their pain on the hand's dorsum using VAS. Results: Mean age of the patients was 44.11±7.75 years. Mean pain score was 1.49±1.38. Significant difference was observed in the mean pain score in between paracetamol and placebo group (p-value <0.001). Overall absence of pain was found in 49 (40.8%). Absence of pain was found to be higher 34 (69.4%) in paracetamol group as compared to placebo group (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Frequency of absence of pain found lower in patients undergoing elective procedures with injection paracetamol versus placebo given before injection rocuronium. Keywords: Injection rocuronium, Elective procedures, Injection paracetamol, Absence of pain
Comparing the Efficacy of Double Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine with Conventional Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine in CLD Patients
Authors: Hamid Mohammad , Khan Tahir Ullah , Masood Atif , Baig Faisal Amin , Khan Wali , Sarwar Sadaf
Published: August 2021

Aim: To compare the efficacy of double dose hepatitis B vaccine with conventional dose hepatitis B vaccine in hepatitis C related chronic liver disease patients. Study design: Interventional study (randomized controlled clinical trial) Place and duration of study: Outpatient Department of Medicine, Services Hospital, Lahore from 12th August 2019 to 12th February 2020. Methodology: One hundred and ten patients of both male and female age group 30 to 70 years diagnosed with chronic liver disease on the basis of changed liver echo texture on ultrasound were included. Patients were divided into two groups, each group having 55 patients. One group was given double dose (2ml) while the other was given conventional dose (1ml). Both groups were compared for efficacy in terms of prevention of CLD. Results: The mean age of conventional group was 33.8±9.6 years while 33.7±9.1 years in the double dose group with male predominance (69.10%). Hypo-responsiveness was detected in 23.6% and 32.7% of conventional low dose group and double dose group respectively. There were gender variations in mean Anti-HBs levels. It was 129.80±70.53 mIU/mL in males and 113.26±75.57 mIU/mL in female patients (P= 0.039). Mean titers of anti-HBs in conventional dose group and high dose group were 127.82±67.59 mIU/mL and 121.56±77.00 mIU/mL, respectively (P= 0.52). Conclusion: Double dose hepatitis B vaccination in chronic HCV infected patients efficiently increases the response rate and hence protection against chronic hepatitis B. Keywords: Double dose hepatitis B vaccine, conventional hepatitis B vaccine, chronic hepatitis.
‘Corporate Culture’ Is the ‘New Black’ – Its Possibilities and Limits as a Regulatory Mechanism for Corporations and Financial Institutions
Authors: Comino Vicky
Published: August 2021

A common and recurring theme in analyses of the causes of the Global Financial Crisis (‘GFC’) is the poor culture of corporations and financial institutions. It is unsurprising then, that in its aftermath, arguments that regulatory reform, absent a changed culture, will be ineffective gained momentum. The succession of corporate and banking scandals post-GFC, both globally and locally, suggests that corporations and banks have failed to address their cultural failings. Meanwhile, the perceived failure of regulators to hold to account wrongdoing corporations and directors, by not prosecuting them, has weakened public confidence and trust in the financial sector, regulators and political oversight. Indeed, trust in public institutions in Western liberal democracies is at an all-time low. Australia, up to the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, has not been immune from this phenomenon as the Hayne Banking Royal Commission hearings have demonstrated. The focus of this article is on the role of ‘culture’ in corporations and the extent to which corporate culture can be used as a regulatory tool. It will contend that despite a wealth of scholarly work and commentary on ‘corporate culture’, efforts to use it as a legal mechanism in prosecutions and as a regulatory device to instil a superior culture in corporations remain problematic. This is not to say that recent initiatives that focus on culture as a key item of interest in the regulation of corporations, such as embedding Australian Securities and Investments Commission specialist staff in the major Australian banks are not important; only that it is unlikely that we will see public confidence and trust in corporations and regulators being restored any time soon.
Emptying the Nest Egg to Fill the Nursery: Early Release of Superannuation to Fund Assisted Reproductive Technology
Authors: Bhatia Neera , Porceddu Lily
Published: August 2021

This article considers the current law in Australia that regulates early release of superannuation on compassionate grounds, for Assisted Reproductive Technology (‘ART’) to alleviate a ‘mental disturbance’. We examine the role of the fertility industry and third-party intermediaries in this pursuit. Current mechanisms for early release may give rise to ethical concerns, especially given the emotional vulnerability of persons accessing ART, whose successful applications are based on a diagnosis of ‘mental disturbance’. We do not argue for a blanket prohibition of early release for ART. Rather, we make several recommendations that include financial counselling for individuals or couples – independent of fertility clinics prior to making a financial decision to access superannuation early. The law concerning early release on grounds of ‘mental disturbance’ is ripe for reform. Necessary and appropriate reforms may lead to better retirement outcomes for those accessing ART, and greater public faith in the fertility industry and its practitioners.
Trade Mark Law’s Identity Crisis (Part 1)
Authors: Handler Michael
Published: August 2021

The concept of ‘substantial identity’ has not been the subject of sustained critical inquiry in Australian trade mark law, notwithstanding that it plays a crucial role in relation to trade mark ownership, non-use, amendments to representations, and the criminal offences. The first part of this two-part article reveals, through novel doctrinal analysis, how over the course of the twentieth century a settled, strict interpretation of substantial identity took shape in Australian trade mark law. This orthodox interpretation was recently disrupted by the Full Court of the Federal Court in Accor Australia & New Zealand Hospitality Pty Ltd v Liv Pty Ltd and Pham Global Pty Ltd v Insight Clinical Imaging Pty Ltd. In these decisions the Court reinterpreted earlier High Court authority to set up a new, significantly more expansive test of substantial identity – one that is already starting to have a major, and concerning, impact throughout Australia’s trade marks system.
Who Cares? The Conundrum for Gender Equality in Legal Practice
Authors: Thornton Margaret
Published: August 2021

Although women comprise the majority of practitioners in legal practice in Australia, the question of who cares remains an enduring challenge for gender equality. Against the backdrop of social and policy changes resulting from the feminisation of labour, this article pays particular attention to the role of flexible work in legal practice. It draws on two empirical projects – one involving corporate law firms and the other involving NewLaw firms. As the results were somewhat ambivalent, the article then turns to the feasibility of shared parenting regimes by drawing on studies from Scandinavia. These studies show that the unencumbered worker ideal is nevertheless resistant to sustained absences from work even though the norms of fatherhood are changing. The competing narratives of the ‘new father’ and the unencumbered worker who devotes himself to work therefore produce a paradox that underscores the ongoing elusiveness of gender equality in legal practice.
Irreducible Life Sentences, Craig Minogue and the Capacity of Human Rights Charters to Make a Difference
Authors: Dyer Andrew
Published: August 2021

Certain commentators have recently doubted whether, as a normative matter, an irreducible life sentence will always breach an offender’s human rights. This article argues that it will. Such commentators ignore the fact that certain punishments are ‘inhuman or degrading’ however proportionate they are, and however much suffering they cause. After noting that there is a clear trend against irreducible life sentences in Europe, the article then contends that a comparison of the relevant European jurisprudence with some recent decisions of the High Court of Australia demonstrates that charters of rights can improve protections for prisoners against laws that objectify and exclude them. The Victorian government’s recent disapplication of its charter for the purposes of legislation that removes the possibility of parole from certain named prisoners, however, also indicates that, if future Australian charters are properly to protect prisoners’ rights, they might have to be designed differently from existing Australian charters.
A Reforma Gerencial no Brasil em 1995 e a “reatualização” da reforma administrativa prevista na PEC 32/2020
Authors: Lemos Neto Katiane Emanuele , Souza Marcio Coutinho de , Dutra Pedro Henrique , Mota Raquel Cristina Lucas
Published: August 2021

O artigo busca analisar a reforma administrativa de 1995, afim de averiguar se a reforma cumpriu seu propósito. Para a realização desta pesquisa, foram utilizadas as pesquisas bibliográficas e documental. Dentre os artigos e textos analisados, foram considerados os que indicavam os benefícios e desvantagens da Reforma. Se fez um debate sobre estas perspectivas diferenciadas. Resultados mostraram que a reforma administrativa de 1995, se deu de forma tecnocrática e, que a forma como foi conduzida trouxe um resultado pífio quanto a capacidade de eficiência do estado brasileiro, como alardeavam os defensores da reforma. O artigo mostra também, a retomada do debate da reforma administrativa, com a PEC 32/2020, o que se considera aqui, como “reatualização” da reforma de 1995 e da manutenção das inconsistências.
ETHICAL ISSUES IN GENOMICS
Authors: Ahmed Shanzay , Jannat Arooma , Bhatti Attya , John Peter
Published: August 2021

Bioethics are usually associated with ethical issues that emerge from advances in medical sciences and practices. These basically include the ethical guidelines that should be followed during any research or medical procedure or practice that is to be conducted. The genetic material present in the form of DNA, which encodes guidelines for cellular life, is termed as genome. Genome of many organisms has been sequenced completely and with this genetic manipulation is possible. To characterize and manipulate the genome many techniques and procedures have been developed like Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and genome editing respectively. Some other techniques that come under the umbrella of functional genomics generate huge amount of data that can be characterized and manipulated according to the requirement. These new procedures and approaches have raised many ethical concerns and issues that are being addressed in this review.
Exercise in virtual reality with a muscular avatar influences performance on a weightlifting exercise
Authors: Czub Marcin , Janeta Paweł
Published: August 2021

Virtual Reality (VR) technology can be used to influence performance on endurance exercises. In this study, we focused on manipulating perception of own-body strength by exercising in VR as a muscular avatar. In this repeated-measure study, twenty-nine participants performed biceps curl exercise in a maximum repetitions protocol, up to exhaustion. The exercise was done either in VR as a muscular avatar, or without VR, in front of the mirror. Dependent variables were the number of exercise repetitions and self-reported exertion. We also controlled blood glucose level, perceived weight of the barbell and level of embodiment. Participants performed significantly more biceps curl repetitions in the VR condition (Z = -2.05, p < .05) with an effect size of d = 0.36. The self-reported effort did not differ significantly between conditions. The results of this study may have an applied significance since number of exercise repetitions is an ecologically valid measure, directly relevant to real training protocols.
Sexual and gender-based violence: To tweet or not to tweet?
Authors: Masciantonio Alexandra , Schumann Sandy , Bourguignon David
Published: August 2021

This research explores the reasons that lead survivors of sexual and gender-based violence to share their experiences on Twitter, as well as the reasons that prevent them from doing so. Using an online survey, we investigated the perspective of 94 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Open-ended responses were analysed with the ALCESTE method, a lexical analysis. Considering that in-person self-disclosure differs from in-public self-disclosure, we based our interpretations of the findings on self-disclosure as well as collective action and social activism frameworks. Results showed that those who shared their experience on Twitter did so to render sexual and gender-based violence more visible, and to support the #MeToo movement. They also wanted to change public perceptions of sexual and gender-based violence, while addressing violence at work and denouncing rape culture (the difficulty of filing a complaint, and victim blaming). On the contrary, survivors who did not tweet their experience expressed several concerns, such as feeling ashamed, the fear of being judged by others, and a lack of trust in the Twitter platform and its members. This research concludes that in order to understand the disclosure of victimisation on social network sites, like Twitter, it is worthwhile to complement the self-disclosure framework with insights on collective action and social activism. We also make a call for taking into account differences of social network sites when studying online disclosure of sexual and gender-based violence. Content warning: This article discusses issues of sexual and gender-based violence.
Caregiving strategies, parental practices, and the use of Facebook groups among Israeli mothers of adolescents
Authors: Goldberg Alon , Grinshtain Yael , Amichai-Hamburger Yair
Published: August 2021

Facebook offers a “village” for mothers to come together and seek and share parenting information, but while there has been substantial research examining both positive and negative aspects of parents’ Facebook use, there is no research on use of Facebook by mothers of adolescents and its association with parent-adolescent relationships. Given the intense challenges of raising adolescents and the dearth of research into potential benefits and drawbacks of mothers of adolescents seeking support from Facebook, we sought to fill this gap by focusing on the caregiving and parenting practices of mothers of adolescents who were members of mothers’ groups on Facebook. The sample included 74 Israeli dyads of mothers (Mage = 43.73, SD = 4.41), who participated in Facebook groups for mothers and their adolescent children (Mage = 12.26, SD = 3.11) during 2019. Mothers reported on their Facebook use and caregiving strategies. The adolescents answered a parenting practices questionnaire. It was found that higher permissiveness and greater psychological intrusiveness were related to higher use of Facebook by the mothers. Among mothers who were high on hyperactivation, greater permissiveness and psychological intrusiveness were related to higher Facebook use to a greater extent than among mothers who were low on hyperactivation. Alongside Facebook’s benefits as a community for mothers come serious risks for some mothers. As research in this area grows, an examination of the characteristics of Facebook use by mothers of adolescent children involved in Facebook mothers’ groups is meaningful.
Alterações na estrutura da comunidade de artrópodes de solo provocadas pelo manejo
Authors: Freitas Cesarina Chagas de , Araújo Isabel Cristina da Silva , Blum Susana Churka , Pinto Olienaide Ribeiro de Oliveira , Alcócer Juan Carlos Alvarado , Aguiar Maria Ivanilda de
Published: August 2021

O solo é uma estrutura trifásica e ativa que pode servir de habitat a vários organismos que são responsáveis por diversas atividades no ambiente, envolvendo a transformação da matéria orgânica, a ciclagem e liberação de nutrientes, e a estruturação do solo. As funções desempenhadas pelos invertebrados do solo são indispensáveis para manutenção dos processos biológicos do solo, sendo inteiramente conectada a preservação da fertilidade do solo nos vários ecossistemas. Portanto, o objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a influência do manejo em áreas sob diferentes cultivos, hortaliças, girassol, arroz em sistema agroflorestal (SAF) e vegetação nativa, na composição e distribuição dos artrópodes de solo nos períodos seco e chuvoso em Redenção, Ceará. Para capturar os indivíduos do solo foram utilizadas armadilhas “pitfall”, que permaneceram no campo por sete dias. Após a triagem, foram calculados os índices de diversidade de Shannon-Wiener e de uniformidade de Pielou. A similaridade das áreas e de grupos foi avaliada com análise multivariada empregando técnica de componentes principais (ACP) e de análises de fatores (AF). A abundância e a diversidade dos artrópodes de solo variam em função dos manejos e com o período sazonal da região. Os grupos Entomobryomorpha e Formicidae foram os mais abundantes nas áreas nos dois períodos do estudo. A área do SAF favoreceu a comunidade de artrópodes, melhorando as condições edáficas para a manutenção da comunidade do solo.
Land use and fragmentation in a dry forest in the Brazilian semiarid
Authors: Souza Luís Pedro do Nascimento , Moura Debora Coelho , Batista Regiane Farias , Costa Cássio Ricardo Gonçalves da , Marques Ailson de Lima
Published: August 2021

The municipality of Campina Grande is the main medium city in the Brazilian semiarid region. Its floristics are formed by the tropical forest (seasonally dry transition) and the Caatinga. In view of this reality, the present study sought to assess the dynamics of land use, map forest fragments from 2010 to 2018, and study floristics. Remote Sensing and floristic survey techniques were used. There was an increase of 21.6% in urban and agricultural space, a reduction in fragments of vegetation by 20.2% and an increase in the regeneration stage by 18.7%. These data show forest fragmentation and loss of biodiversity due to crop rotation mainly in winter. On the other hand, there is a succession of pioneer species in this regeneration of the Caatinga. This indicates a decrease in the richness of tree species and, consequently, loss of forest in the municipality during this period.
Use and occupation of soil and carcinoculture in the ciliar forest of the Paraíba do Norte river in municipality of Mogeiro/PB, Brazil
Authors: Souza Luís Pedro do Nascimento , Moura Debora Coelho , Marques Ailson de Lima , Costa Cássio Ricardo Gonçalves da
Published: August 2021

The environmental collapse has required an enormous effort to guarantee studies that contribute to planetary environmental conservation. Diametrically, the riparian forest has suffered a great loss of vegetation biome to the detriment of human occupation in these ecosystems. Currently, in the face of the global environmental crisis, riparian forests have been the most degraded ecosystem on the planet. In another sense, riparian forests play an indispensable role in maintaining aquatic and terrestrial environments. Work aims to map the uses and occupations of the soil in riparian forest areas of the Paraíba do Norte River, in Mogeiro - PB. To this end, the research methodology consists of characterizing the use and occupation using remote sensing and delimitation of images to create marginal strips of the 50-meter perennial natural water course in line with the Forest Code (12651/12).
Analīze par sliežu slīpēšanas ietekmi uz to stāvokli
Authors:   , Ivanovs Viktors
Published: August 2021

Promocijas darbā pētīti sliežu tēraudi saskaņā ar standartiem EN 13674-1:2011 un GOST R 51685-2013. Izanalizēti sliežu tērauda defekti un to rašanās iemesli. Detalizēti izpētīta un izanalizēta bojāto un ļoti bojāto sliežu statistika VAS “Latvijas dzelzceļš” 2011.–2019. gadā. Apkopota un izanalizēta sliežu slīpēšanas vilciena darba statistika VAS “Latvijas dzelzceļš” 2011.–2019. gadā. Veikta 60 Е1 tipa sliežu ritvirsmas cietības, bojātās sliedes (kods Х 10.1.) metāla ķīmiskā sastāva un struktūras izpēte. Apkopota un izanalizēta riteņpāru izbrāķēšanas statistika VAS “Latvijas dzelzceļš” tīklā 2016.–2019. gadā un riteņu loku defektu skaits “RŽD” Krievijas dzelzceļā. Izskatīti riteņpāru galvenie defekti. Izpētīti riteņa un sliedes faktiskie nodilumi Latvijas un uzrādītie Krievijas dzelzceļos. Iemodelēti remonta profili sliežu galviņas slīpēšanai Latvijas sliežu ceļiem un novērtēta to ietekme uz sānu nodilumu sliežu un riteņu virsmu mijiedarbības rezultātā. Veikts riteņu ar atloka leņķi 66,8° nodilušo profilu noturības koeficienta aprēķins Latvijas sliežu ceļiem atbilstoši uzbraukšanas nosacījumiem uz sliežu profiliem, kas izstrādāti šajā promocijas darbā. Izstrādāta sliežu slīpēšanas metodika. Aprēķinātas riteņpāru remonta un sliežu slīpēšanas ekonomiskās izmaksas. Piedāvātas rekomendācijas riteņu un sliežu sānu nodiluma mazināšanai.