bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Encountering drawing
Authors: Mulla Sarosh , Paterson Aaron , Macken Marian
Published: May 2023

This project report outlines the research-led exhibition, Drawing Room – part of an ongoing collaborative design research project focusing on drawing – exhibited at Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art Christchurch (CoCA), New Zealand. The research interrogates drawings that move – made by light, shadow and animation – and our encounters with drawings through the manipulations of scale and virtual reality (VR). The research investigates the relationship between scale, moveable drawings and bodily engagement in architectural drawing and the speculative nature of VR in architectural drawing. The research places architectural drawing within an expanded practice – shifting its generation from the architectural office – by way of critiquing the normative ways of representing the discipline of architecture. This project demonstrates that the making of architectural drawings and their encounter engages the entire body; in encountering these, we occupy and inhabit the spaces of these drawings. The project investigates the influence of speculative drawing practices on the conceiving and developing of developing architectural built work through the use of exhibition.
‘Nuevo monumentalismo’ de Kepa Garraza
Authors: Gómez Miranda Ander
Published: May 2023

A través de este texto se propone una breve introducción a la obra del artista vasco Kepa Garraza (1979), a punto de cumplir dos décadas de consolidada trayectoria. Para ello, presentamos una reflexión acerca de tres cuestiones principales que, a nuestro juicio, pueden definir y ayudar a comprender su producción. Del mismo modo, hemos entrevistado al artista para preguntarle sobre el proyecto en el que trabaja en la actualidad, llamado ‘Nuevo monumentalismo’, y que en su ejecución combina software de modelado digital en tres dimensiones con el uso de pintura al óleo tradicional y la creación de esculturas.
En busca de la línea rítmica
Authors: Román Aliste Sergio
Published: May 2023

Este texto aborda la forma en que la concepción de la línea en la estampa japonesa fue utilizada para definir una determinada forma de aprendizaje del dibujo en el contexto pedagógico de la Bengala colonial, y en particular en la escuela Kala Bhavana de Śāntiniketan (1920-1950 aproximadamente). La influencia japonesa en la India de principios del siglo XX fue clave para definir una identidad artística anticolonial y para establecer planteamientos teóricos y pautas de enseñanza vernáculas. De modo particular, se analiza cómo desde la teoría artística del maestro Nandalal Bose (1882-1966) se articularon una serie de guías de dibujo bajo el título de Rupavali, cuya forma y alcance no se pueden entender sin la influencia de la técnica xilográfica japonesa.
La emoción comunitarista católica y foral patriótica y la comunidad de los vencedores en Navarra en el verano de 1936. El papel de Eladio Esparza como gestor de emociones colectivas
Authors: Mikelarena Peña Fernando
Published: May 2023

En este artículo nos disponemos a examinar las características de los dos actos más importantes de emotividad catártica celebrados en Pamplona en el verano de 1936, y que se corresponden con ritos de comunión litúrgica, pero también, al menos uno de ellos, de sacrificio, expiación y castigo. Esos actos actuaron como configuradores de la comunidad emocional del bando sublevado. Asimismo, analizaremos la incidencia, en ese mismo plano articulador de dicha comunidad, de la política de exaltación de los muertos propios promovida en Navarra desde las primeras semanas, en paralelo a aquellos actos. Por último, estudiamos el papel de Eladio Esparza, subdirector de Diario de Navarra y delegado de prensa del Requeté, como gestor más destacado de emociones colectivas a lo largo de la guerra, sobre todo, en Navarra (función en la que destacó junto al falangista Yzurdiaga y al carlista López Sanz), pero también en Álava, donde fue gobernador civil.
Setembrino Petri (1922 - 2023)
Authors: Corpo Editorial
Published: May 2023

O Professor Setembrino Petri, especialista nas áreas de Paleontologia e Estratigrafia, foi um dos maiores geocientistas do Brasil. Nascido em 25 de setembro de 1922 na cidade de Amparo, faleceu em 1 de março de 2023, em São Paulo.A maior parte de sua carreira científica desenvolveu-se na Universidade de São Paulo, onde foi consagrado como professor emérito no Instituto de Geociências, tendo publicado mais de uma centena de artigos e livros sobre a Geologia do Brasil.No âmbito do Instituto Geológico, atual Instituto de Pesquisa Ambientais, atuou como liderança científica (1986 a 1994), com foco nas pesquisas sobre a Sedimentologia e Estratigrafia do Grupo Tubarão (Bacia do Paraná). Na época, o IG realizava perfurações de poços para abastecimento de água subterrânea em municípios do Estado de São Paulo, cujos testemunhos de sondagem, com estruturas sedimentares e fósseis preservados, levaram-no a um trabalho sistemático de caracterização, com a idealização de uma litoteca para o Estado.Inúmeros foram os alunos e pós-graduandos que orientou, incluindo vários pesquisadores e estagiários do IG. Contribuiu com as atividades do Acervo de Paleontologia Sergio Mezzalira do IG, além de ter participado por décadas no Corpo Consultivo da Revista do IG, atual Derbyana, onde publicou diversos artigos científicos.Como professor, orientador e pesquisador, deixa um legado científico inestimável. Sua personalidade afável e generosa, juntamente com seus valores éticos, também nos foram transmitidos e jamais serão esquecidos.
O Corpo Editorial
Síndrome de sotos: una mirada al gigantismo cerebral. Reporte de caso.
Authors: Redondo Meza Yulys Carolina , Lopez Garcia Teresa Josefina , Molina Toro John Carlos , Gordillo Gonzalez Gisel
Published: May 2023

Antecedentes: El Síndrome de Sotos también conocido como Gigantismo cerebral.  Es uno de los síndromes de sobrecrecimiento más frecuentes, La macrocefalia y alta estatura son características frecuentes de estos niños. Se caracteriza por una apariencia facial distintiva (frente amplia y prominente con una forma dolicocefalia, escaso cabello frontotemporal, entre otros); discapacidad en el aprendizaje y sobrecrecimiento corporal. El tratamiento va encaminado a favorecer el desarrollo neurológico. Caso clínico: se presenta el caso de un preescolar que en la etapa de lactante evidenció perímetro cefálico aumentado y pobre avance en el neurodesarrollo, con dolicocefalia, frente abombada, fisuras estrechas, columna hipoplásica, narinas apuntando hacia arriba, paladar íntegro, pabellones rotados posteriormente, espalda con cifosis importante lumbar. El estudio molecular, identificó una variante heterocigota, tipo missense c.5165G>C; p.Cys1722Ser en el gen NSD1. El paciente recibe acompañamiento multidisciplinar con avance en neurodesarrollo. Conclusión: A pesar de su distribución mundial, es posible que el síndrome de Sotos no se notifique. Además de su cuadro clínico característico, las pruebas genéticas moleculares también son muy recomendables para llegar al diagnóstico.
Dificultades de alimentación en pacientes con alergia alimentaria en gastroenterología pediátrica
Authors: Dadán Silvana , Daza Wilson , Higuera Carrillo Michelle
Published: May 2023

Introducción: la alergia alimentaria es una respuesta inmunitaria anormal a un antígeno alimentario en la cual los pacientes pueden tener trastornos alimentarios secundarios a la respuesta inmune. Objetivos: describir las dificultades de alimentación en pacientes con alergia alimentaria en un centro de gastroenterología y nutrición en Bogotá D.C. Colombia.
Métodos: estudio retrospectivo. Se incluyeron pacientes de 0 a 18 años con diagnóstico de alergia alimentaria, durante el periodo 2013 a 2015. Para comparar las variables de interés, se utilizó la prueba de Fischer. Resultados: se incluyeron un total de 644 pacientes, de los cuales, 109 (16.92 %) presentaban alergia alimentaria y 40 casos (36.69 %) tenían algún tipo de dificultades de alimentación en la que la manifestación más frecuente fue alteración del apetito. Las dificultades de alimentación se presentaron en 62.5 % de los pacientes con alergia alimentaria mediada por mecanismo mixto (p <0.009). La expresión clínica más frecuente fue esofagitis eosinofílica (37.5 %), el apetito selectivo fue el síntoma más común. En los pacientes con alergia alimentaria sin dificultades de alimentación el mediado por inmunoglobulina E fue proporcionalmente mayor (52.17 %). Las dificultades de alimentación se encontraron con mayor frecuencia en varones (55 %) y lactantes (77.5 %) con una edad media de 13.3 meses. Más de la mitad de los pacientes con alergia alimentaria y dificultades de alimentación presentaban estado nutricional normal (55 %). Entre los antecedentes de importancia para las dificultades de alimentación se presentó: la hospitalización previa (52.5 %), la alimentación nasogástrica u orogástrica (15 %) e historia de prematuridad (5 %).  Conclusiones: las dificultades de alimentación parecen presentarse más frecuentemente en alergia alimentaria de mecanismo mixto, y dentro de ellas, principalmente con la esofagitis eosinofílica. Las dificultades de alimentación en los pacientes con alergia alimentaria pueden orientar al médico y al nutricionista acerca de la necesidad de iniciar un manejo interdisciplinario y preventivo para evitar o minimizar las dificultades de alimentación y sus impactos.
Teratoma maduro retroperitoneal en un infante, una entidad poco frecuente. A propósito de un caso
Authors: Gutierrez Gonzalez Jorge Aurelio , Adame Gutiérrez Anya Yamilia , Tamez Pedroza Luis , Martínez Garza Edmundo , Martínez Flores José Guillermo , Montes Tapia Fernando Félix , Muñoz Maldonado Gerardo Enrique
Published: May 2023

Antecedentes: Los teratomas representan el 3 % de las neoplasias malignas infantiles y son el tercer tumor retroperitoneal pediátrico más común. Reporte de caso: Femenina de 4 años que fue ingresada por dolor abdominal, distensión y masa intrabdominal palpable. En su abordaje la tomografía evidencia una masa compatible con teratoma, por lo que se realiza laparotomía exploradora donde se observa tumoración con múltiples adherencias, se logra resecar por completo sin complicaciones, cursa su postoperatorio sin incidentes y es egresada a los 5 días. La histopatología confirmó teratoma maduro. Conclusiones: El teratoma retroperitoneal a pesar de su poca incidencia, es una patología que verá cualquier medico de primer contacto inicialmente y se debe tener en cuenta en el diagnóstico diferencial ante un paciente con masa intraabdominal y dolor abdominal. Su manejo oportuno es imperativo.
Perfil epidemiológico de la mortalidad perinatal en el departamento del Cauca, Colombia, 2010- 2018.
Authors: Quiñonez Zúñiga Yenny Alexandra , Castro-Delgado Oscar Eduardo , Sotelo Daza Jorge Albeiro , Ortiz Martinez Roberth Alirio
Published: May 2023

Introducción: la mortalidad perinatal es un grave problema de salud pública a nivel mundial. Se estima que el 98 % ocurren en los países en vías de desarrollo. En el Departamento del Cauca, Colombia, las tasas permanecen constantes e incluso superan las nacionales. Objetivo: determinar el perfil epidemiológico de mortalidad perinatal, en el Departamento del Cauca, entre los años 2010 a 2018. Métodos: Cohorte retrospectiva en el que se incluyeron todos los casos de mortalidad perinatal, registrados en la base de datos del Sistema de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Nacional, del Departamento del Cauca, del 2010 al 2018. El análisis se realizó en SPSS versión 19.0. Resultados: Se incluyeron 2.527 registros de muertes perinatales durante el período de estudio;  42.9 % de las madres con casos de muertes perinatales tenían entre 20 a 29 años; 80.61 % pertenecían al régimen subsidiado; 26.2 % de las madres eran indígenas; 42.50 % tenían un nivel educativo de secundaria; el 18 % de las madres tenían algún método de planificación familiar; 57 % hicieron menos de 4 controles prenatales y 64.51 % hicieron controles prenatales de manera tardía (después del primer trimestre de gestación). El 40.04 % de las muertes perinatales fueron secundarias a asfixia; 69.5% presentaron bajo peso al nacer (< 2500 gramos) y 69,9 % tenían edades gestacionales por debajo de las 37 semanas de gestación. El 55.5 % de los casos se presentó en el anteparto. Conclusiones: Las tasas de mortalidad perinatal en el Departamento del Cauca han permanecido constantes.  Es más frecuente en madres afiliadas al régimen subsidiado, pertenecientes a algún grupo étnico, con bajo nivel educativo, con baja regulación de la fecundidad, antecedente de muerte fetal y con limitados controles prenatales.
Vernetzen, fördern, konsolidieren, stärken ‐ zur Gründung der Gesellschaft für transdisziplinäre und partizipative Forschung
Authors: Bergmann Matthias , Lang Daniel J. , Mbah Melanie , Schäfer Martina
Published: May 2023

Um den Herausforderungen der Gegenwart nachhaltig begegnen zu können, ist transdisziplinär und partizipativ ausgerichtete Forschung zentral. Diese Art der Forschung erfordert verstärkten Austausch und verstärkte Vernetzung zwischen den Forschenden. Auf Initiative
der Plattform tdAcademy wurde dazu die Gesellschaft für transdisziplinäre und partizipative Forschung (GTPF) gegründet, die sich als Anlaufstelle und unabhängige Interessenvertretung der transdisziplinären und partizipativen Forschung versteht ‐
auch gegenüber Politik und Förderinstitutionen. Die Mitglieder engagieren sich in Vernetzung, Aus- und Weiterbildung sowie bei der Konsolidierung dieser Forschungsansätze und der Qualitätsstandards.
Oral history interviews (OHIs): Participatory research methods for sustainability ‐ toolkit #5
Authors: Mohr Franziska , Lock Susan , Stuber Martin , Bürgi Matthias
Published: May 2023

When addressing land use related sustainability issues, looking to the past can contribute an important layer of information. For this, oral history interviews are a useful approach, especially when written sources are not available or do not adequately reflect the views of certain
relevant social groups, such as the practitioners directly involved in a certain land use. This toolkit provides an overview of how to use and implement oral history interviews.
The role of transdisciplinarity in building a decolonial bridge between science, policy, and practice
Authors: Zonta Aymara Llanque , Jacobi Johanna , Mukhovi Stellah M. , Birachi Eliud , Groote Per von , Abad Carmenza Robledo
Published: May 2023

Research that focuses on changing problems of poverty, inequality, and food security may not always listen to what people who live in areas with sustainability problems need in order to make those changes. In our analysis of development research projects, we reflect on the challenges of participation faced by different actors in transdisciplinary science. For a decolonial turn, people need to be involved in making decisions about resources, research topics, and how to use knowledge.Transdisciplinary research is considered to offer contributions of science to sustainability transformations, partly because transdisciplinary approaches aim to increase the relevance, credibility, and legitimacy of scientific research by ensuring the active participation of non-academic actors in research. However, the possible impact of transdisciplinary research on decolonial sustainability science ‐ understood as actively undoing Euro-North American centricity, dispossession, racism, and ongoing power imbalances in inequitable social-ecological systems ‐ and simultaneous response to scientific rigor remain under debate. Thus, this article assesses the contributions of transdisciplinary research projects to decolonial sustainability science based on empirical information. To do so, we analyze a sample of 43 development research projects of theSwiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d programme)in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We found that despite significant differences in approaches, Global-North-dominated sustainability science still has far to go to achieve the decolonial potential of transdisciplinarity, enabling different actors’ participation.
EDTA-associated pseudothrombocytopenia: definition and real-world occurrence
Authors: Markewitz Robert , Sharifzadeh Shahpour Reza , Junker Ralf , Wandinger Klaus-Peter
Published: May 2023

Objectives

To better characterize occurrence and extent of anticoagulant-associated pseudothrombocytopenia (PTCP) in the daily routine of a high-throughput clinical laboratory in order to draw conclusions on a more precise definition of this phenomenon.

Methods

Concomitant platelet counts in both EDTA and citrate whole blood (WB) performed in our laboratory over a period of four years and 9 months, were analyzed, calculating the correlation, as well as the absolute difference in the results obtained from both materials, cross-referencing these measures with automated flags for platelet aggregates and the results of the visual examination for platelet aggregates of peripheral blood smears.

Results

Platelet counts in both materials were strongly correlated (ρ=0.86; p<0.0001) but are on average significantly higher in EDTA WB than in citrate WB (median difference: 11 ± 14.8/nL, p<0.0001). This is in spite of numerous instances of EDTA-associated PTCP recorded in our data, where the opposite is the case. The automated flag for possible platelet aggregates was shown to be very unspecific, while a machine-learning algorithm suggested the difference in platelet counts between EDTA and citrate WB as a predictor of platelet aggregates.

Conclusions

EDTA-associated PTCP is a regular occurrence. Differences in platelet counts between EDTA and citrate WB appear to be a far better predictor of PTCP than automated flags. A clear and useful definition of PTCP is still missing, however, and cannot be derived from our data either, indicating the need for further research.
Self-Respect and the Importance of Basic Liberties
Authors: Stensen Vegard
Published: May 2023

This article discusses the self-respect argument for basic liberties, which is that self-respect is an important good, best supported by basic liberties, and that this yields a reason for the traditional liberty principle. I concentrate on versions of it that contend that self-respect is best supported by basic liberties for reasons related to the recognition that such liberties convey. I first discuss the two standard approaches loosely associated with John Rawls and Axel Honneth. Here self-respect pertains to traits and conduct (Rawls) or to one’s personhood (Honneth). It is argued that these approaches fail to show why self-respect is better supported by the liberty principle than certain alternatives worth taking seriously – unless (in the case of personhood self-respect) self-respect is construed in such a narrow way that it is not a condition for autonomy or welfare in any plausible sense. I then identify a self-attitude that I call “a sense of competence”, which at least shows that the liberty principle is more important to autonomy than what we might otherwise have reasons to believe.
Coronavirus Disease 2019, Myocardial Injury, and Myocarditis
Authors: Xiang Lilin , Zhang Lin , Zhang Tong , Zhang Hanyu , Guo Cihang , Liu Shi , Wang Qiongxin , Cai Huanhuan , Lu Zhibing
Published: May 2023

After its initial outbreak in 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remains a global health concern. COVID-19 is well known for causing severe respiratory pathology, but it can also cause a variety of extra-pulmonary manifestations. Among them, myocardial injury has received substantial attention because it is usually associated with poor prognosis and mortality, thus emphasizing the importance of monitoring and managing myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19. Myocarditis has received attention as a complication of myocardial injury during and after the onset of COVID-19. Here, to aid in clinical decision-making, we present a narrative review on COVID-19- associated myocardial injury and myocarditis, discussing clinical evidence, pathogenesis, diagnostic tools, and therapeutic strategies.
“You Fell into Milk”: Symbols and Narratives of Kinship in Bacchic Mysteries
Authors: McClay Mark F.
Published: May 2023

This article argues that claims of divine kinship play a central role in the Bacchic gold tablets of the late classical period. While many scholars have interpreted these tablets in reference to the Orphic Zagreus myth, I contend that key details of their texts are better understood as assertions of a familial link with the gods that assured postmortem happiness. The tablets develop the Hesiodic idea of human-divine fellowship, expanding this theme to include claims of identity or kinship with the gods through a variety of narrative strategies. This aspect of the tablets finds a parallel in Empedocles, who (under Orphic-Pythagorean influence) elaborates traditional human-divine fellowship into a claim that humans are exiled gods who can hope to rejoin divine society. Following this interpretive approach, I suggest that the puzzling expression “I/you fell into milk” in some tablets expresses a symbolic relation to the gods via divine breast milk.
The Land of Milk and Honey: Goats, Bees, and the Poetic Identity of Virgil’s Eclogues
Authors: Campbell Celia
Published: May 2023

This article offers a new perspective on the poetic concerns of the Eclogues by looking at goats as the programmatic poetic symbol of the collection. It shows how Virgil has adapted a new poetic identity for the goats of his pastoral world from the bucolic landscape of Theocritus’ Idylls by borrowing and transforming the established poetic identity of a different animal, the bee. In particular, it traces the significance and intricacies of etymological play and markers to deepen our understanding of the relationship Virgil creates between his work and that of Theocritus, and shows how this shift in poetic identity from bees to goats establishes a Virgilian conception of Roman pastoral. It gives especial consideration to Idyll 10 as a source text of inspiration for the Eclogues, with an eye to rehabilitating the importance of this poem to Virgil’s bucolic collection.
Warehouse Performance Improvement During Big Event using Discrete Event Simulation approach : A Case Study of Food and Beverages Company in Shah Alam
Authors: Abd Ghafar Muhammad Amar Azamuddin , Mohamad Fazeeda
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study is to see how customer demand changes when Malaysian e-commerce hosts a major event affect the warehouse operations. This is due to the fact that, when compared to non-major events, the pricing are very reasonable. As a result, when the major events happen, e-commerce especially the warehouse operations will face significant challenges in managing customer orders. Long lines can be found in the picking and packing sections. Orders will then be shipped later than anticipated. In this study, Company X is one of the e-commerce companies affected by this issue. Discrete Event Simulation (DES) was used as the method in measuring the warehouse performance under study. By introducing several scenarios that are appropriate for company X, the company's warehouse performance is found to be more efficient in terms of reducing process queuing time and resource utilization.
The Level of Carbon Emissions and Climate Change Engagement Through Corporate Reporting: An Analysis of Main Power Producer in Malaysia
Authors: Shaiful Bahari Norhabibi Aishah , Abdillah Afif Aizuddin , Alrazi Bakhtiar
Published: May 2023

Urbanization has extensively impacted the climate change issues as the ground level temperatures are dramatically increased from the greenhouse gas emissions (carbon emissions) caused by business operations globally. Consistently, the main contributor of climate change is from the power generation sector that emitted the highest carbon emissions from their coal burning activities. Amidst these circumstances, the growth of the development of policies and commitments in mitigating the issues had exponentially taken place globally. This research aims to observe the level of carbon emissions and climate change engagement through corporate reporting in Malaysia. Thus, this research analyses the main power producer in Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad for the year 2015 to year 2021. Based on the content analysis of annual reports, sustainability reports, and website’s statements, the overall results indicate that the level of reporting had significantly increased in 2018 with the introduction of new mandatory guidelines from Bursa Malaysia as well as the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their corporate reporting. The findings suggest that the awareness on the company to mitigate the issues as a goal congruence with Malaysia’s commitments internationally on climate change by communicating through corporate reporting.
Improvement of Business Performance in Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) : Evidence From A Sanitaryware Company in Malaysia
Authors: Abdul Wahab Norwazli , Low Yong Hong
Published: May 2023

The market for sanitaryware in the world was estimated at USD 13.00 billion in 2021, and it is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% over the next five years. Sanitaryware includes items like washbasins, pedestals, and other sanitary equipment like toilets. Typically, ceramic, pressed metal, and other materials are used to create these products. One of the key factors fuelling the market's expansion globally is the growing awareness of superior sanitaryware items due to different benefits to cleanliness and health. This paper uses the Fishbone diagram technique to identify the potential root causes of fluctuating revenue of a sanitaryware retailer in Malaysia. As a result, the proposed solutions to improve the business performance of the company are proposed using the Business Excellence Model approach. The findings of this research are expected to make important contributions to the sanitaryware industry as it will help the companies to understand the customer behaviours and strategies to improve their business performance. This research also can act as a basic guideline when they want to analyse their business performance using Fishbone diagram method
Towards Effective Evacuation Procedures in Disaster Management (Dm): Simulation Modelling and Governance Strategies
Authors: Abu Bakar Noor Akma , Mah Hashim Noridayu , Aminuddin Afrig , Zakaria Siti Aishah , Abdul Majid Mazlina
Published: May 2023

Natural catastrophes and disasters may cause the destruction of infrastructure and personal property. In order to reduce the effects of such tragedies, the effectiveness of the evacuation procedures is essential. Effective evacuation procedures, however, also depend on governance issues in addition to technical aspects like infrastructure and communication. This paper intends to review on how governance, and evacuation protocols relate to emergency preparedness and disaster management (DM). Thus, this study explores the use of agent-based and social force theory in developing evacuation simulation models that incorporate evacuation governance strategies. Practitioners and policymakers can better understand the elements that determine the effectiveness of evacuation procedures and create more efficient methods for disaster management and emergency response by modelling human behaviour in disaster circumstances. The policy is an illustration of how governance elements can be integrated into evacuation procedures and guidelines for effective DM. Thus, the expected result for this study emphasises the significance of governance for policymakers and practitioners in the execution of evacuation procedures.
Flood Governance: A Review on Allocation of Flood Victims Using Location-Allocation Model and Disaster Management in Malaysia
Authors: Mah Hashim Noridayu , Abu Bakar Noor Akma , Kamaruzzaman Zetty Ain , Shariff Sarifah Radiah , Amin Burhanuddin Siti Nur Zahrah
Published: May 2023

Flood management can be defined as the technique and strategy to reduce the risk and damage from flooding. The efficient strategies for the both short-term and long-term plans is needed in order to minimise losses and damage during disaster happen. Flood governance entails the need of a coordinated system in dealing with this natural disaster. The phases of the flood disaster management cycle such as flood preparedness, flood mitigation, Emergency Response Plan (ERP), and flood recovery helped the federal government and states government to overcome the flood  disaster. In Malaysia, the disaster management undergoes three levels, where each level is governed by a committee with specified responsibilities. Flood disaster mitigation is crucial since it is possible to prevent damage that is brought upon by flood disaster. During the flood event, all the flood victims must be allocated to relief center. The allocation process needs to be conducted efficiently to avoid much worse incidents happening. The aims of this paper review are to explore the existing knowledge on flood mitigation and to identify Location-allocation model currently applied to solve allocation of flood victims to relief centre.The paper review is based on secondary data to give comparison and recommendation in achieving the objective. However, lack of coordination remains an issue that could potentially be tackled using a more efficient framework. Further researches are needed to test the effectiveness of this framework in improving flood governance.
Oksiduotų 5-metilcitozino formų nustatymas naujais metodais, jų genominis pasiskirstymas ir funkcijos
Authors:   , Ličytė Janina
Published: May 2023

Identification of oxidized 5-methylcytosine derivatives by novel technologies, their distribution and functions
Improving and Sustaining Interpreter Use Over 5 Years in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Authors: Hartford Emily A. , Rutman Lori E. , Fenstermacher Sara , Eaton Kathy , Ramos Jessica , Carlin Kristen , Lion K. Casey
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND

Patients with a language for care other than English (LOE) face communication barriers and inequitable outcomes in health care. Professional interpretation can improve outcomes but is underutilized. Our pediatric emergency department (ED) implemented quality improvement (QI) interventions over a 5-year period with an aim to increase interpreter use to 80% of patient encounters with LOE.

METHODS

Overall interpreter use for ED encounters was measured over time, with a baseline period of October 2015 to December 2016 and during 5 years of QI interventions from January 2017 to August 2021. Interventions included staff education, data feedback, reducing barriers to interpreter use, and improving identification of language for care with plan-do-study-act cycles. Outcomes were analyzed by using statistical process control charts and standard rules for special cause variation.

RESULTS

We analyzed a total of 277 309 ED encounters during the study period, 12.2% with LOE. The overall use of interpretation increased from a baseline of 53% to 82% of encounters. Interpretation throughout the ED visit and the number of interpreted interactions per hour also increased. There was improvement across language types, patient age groups, acuity levels, and during different times of day. Special cause variation was associated with multiple QI interventions.

CONCLUSION

We reached our primary aim of providing professional interpretation for 80% of patient encounters with LOE. There were several QI interventions associated with improvements, including staff education, data feedback, improved access to interpretation, and improved identification and visualization of language for care. Efforts to improve interpreter use may benefit from a similar multifaceted approach.
A prolegomenon to the study of the late antique casket of Traismauer (Augustianis)
Authors: Bianchi Davide
Published: May 2023

This paper offers an updated and current picture of the history of research carried out by scholars affiliated with Austrian universities and institutions on late antique caskets found in the territories of the provinces of Noricum and Pannonia. The central figure in this research was Helmut Buschhausen who, notably in his monograph on the subject, collected a large number of casket mounts found particularly in the Pannonian provinces. Starting with Buschhausen's research, this paper focuses on the evolution of studies carried out in Austria on late Roman caskets to define the status quaestionis, also in consideration of the research carried out in this area by Hungarian scholars. The description of an interesting case study concerning the casket mounts found at the Austrian site of Traismauer (Augustianis) allows us to take stock of current studies of late antique caskets.
Methane emissions from elements of gas distribution networks and the energy security of EU countries in time of gas wars
Authors:   Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza w Krakowie, Narloch Piotr , Skrzyński Tomasz ,   Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Published: May 2023

The scale of methane emissions from gas distribution systems has serious consequences for energy security, ensuring the security of natural gas transmission and reducing gas losses in transport. That is why it is important to determine the scale of such emissions from individual elements of the infrastructure. It has been confirmed that such emissions have a significant effect on the military security of EU co untries. The emission factor (EF) is affected by many other causes. The best method of calculating the EF is one that takes into account the most variables. A theoretical method of determining the EF has been developed, taking into consideration the age of the equipment as well as pressure, temperature and speed. When comparing the methods in the literature to date, one has to bear in mind that none of them describes the variables that affect the magnitude of the EF. To map an actual emission, it is crucial to have data that describe the gas infrastructure component under analysis, along with the most precise information available to characterise the operating conditions.
Tolerancja zachowań związanych z szerzeniem nienawiści w internecie w grupie młodych dorosłych: analiza empiryczna
Authors:   Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, Pazderska Agnieszka
Published: May 2023

Access to the Internet is associated with many risks for young people, including exposure to hate speech or haterade. The prevalence of this type of speech may reduce the sensitivity of young online users to this problem. Sometimes young people express indifference towards hate speech on the internet, and sometimes even find it funny or attractive. The aim of this article was to indicate the level of tolerance of hate behaviour among young adults. The research hypothesis was that young adults, despite frequent encounters with haterade and hate speech, are characterised by a low level of tolerance of online hate behaviour. Survey research was conducted to verify the hypothesis. The empirical research confirms the hypothesis. Young adults do not tolerate activities aimed at insulting, intimidating or offending other Internet users.
Polonijna, amerykańska misja braci księdza Wincentego i Jana Barzyńskich
Authors:   Uniwersytet Opolski, Piątkowska-Stepaniak Wiesława
Published: May 2023

The paper’s objective is to draw the reader's attention to the achievements of individuals who lived during one of the largest waves of migration from the Polish lands to America. The example of the activities of Rev. Wincenty Barzyński and his brother Jan illustrates the phenomenon of their involvement in helping thousands of compatriots to adjust to the conditions of the New World. They both raised a lot of money, occasionally and on schedule. Jan Barzyński became a wealthy man, while Rev. Wincenty Barzyński, one of the pillars of the Order of Resurrectionists, having at his disposal considerable amounts of money, with time also had more and more organizational possibilities, including the establishment and management of parishes and schools (also schools of higher education). The Barzyński brothers’ mission was of inestimable value. It laid the foundation for the unification of the Polish community, building the Polish Roman Catholic Union, a thriving self-assistance organization. At the same time, their activities initiated the remarkable story of the Polish press in America and introduced special values into the joint history of Americans and Poles. They also played a major role in the establishment of many Polish Catholic parishes in the US territories. The money they earned as a result of their activities served to build new organizational and social structures of the Polish-American diaspora.
Combination of 2D-Electrical Resistivity Imaging and Seismic Refraction Tomography methods for groundwater potential assessments: A case study of Khammouane province, Laos
Authors: Xayavong Viengthong , Vu Duc Minh , Singsoupho Sounthone , Nguyen Anh Duong , K.N.D. Prasad , Vu Minh Tuan , Do Anh Chung
Published: May 2023

2D Electrical Resistivity Imaging (2D-ERI) and Seismic Refraction Tomography (SRT) are non-destructive techniques widely used for numerous geophysical investigations, namely, structural geology mapping, archaeological, engineering, and groundwater investigations. The present study aims to define potential groundwater zones in the Thakhek district of Khammouane Province, Laos, by 2D-ERI and SRT methods; due to the limitation of groundwater potential information, monitoring and evaluation activities regarding groundwater quantity and quality have not been conducted in this study area. The 2D-ERI measurement is based on the Wenner configuration with an electrode spacing of 10-160 m. In contrast, SRT uses a 6.5 kg sledgehammer for a seismic source with a 4 m geophone interval. The results indicate moderate resistivity values ranging from 18.8-71 Ohm-m, and seismic velocities ranging from 1220-2140 m/s were found at 12-30 m in the study region, illustrating the existence of a groundwater/aquifer at this depth. These results correlate well with drilling results from the borehole measurements in the Thakhek district, where the water levels were found at a depth of 12 m for borehole 1 and 15 m for borehole 2. The present study also demonstrates the correlation between 2D-ERI and SRT techniques. The adopted methods favor groundwater identification in the study region and other areas with similar geology formations.
Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology in Light of Classical Persian Literature
Authors: Ismagilova Fayruza S. , Khamenehei Nazyar
Published: May 2023

This paper aims to present a tentative analysis of the possible commonalities and differences between Adlerian individual psychology and classical Persian literary texts of the pre-modern period written by mystics Abu Saeed Abu al-Khair, Jami, Saadi, and Rumi. The authors put forward the suggestion that modern psychological approaches, especially those dealing with education of children, might be rooted in the teachings of Iranian mystics. In mysticism and classical Iranian literature, like in Adlerian psychology, much attention is given to human nature in its entirety and personality development. The analysis focuses on such core aspects of Adler’s theory as the feeling of inferiority and the striving for recognition, the influence of family and social environment on personality development and lifestyle. It is shown that, like Adler’s individual psychology, classical Persian texts stress the importance of the social aspect in the child’s development but while Adler believed in the freedom of choice and people’s creative power to change their personality structure (lifestyle), the classical Iranian authors emphasized the existence of a certain “true nature” that cannot be influenced by education or social environment. These findings can inspire future research into the possible connections between the holistic personality theories in modern psychology and the philosophical thought in classical Persian literature.
Determination of Rheological and Chemical Properties of Hemp, Rosehip Seed and Safflower Flours
Authors: CİNGÖZ Ali , ŞAHİN Nazlı
Published: May 2023

The use of alternative flour in the production of cereal products such as bread can improve the functional and nutritional properties of bread. However, the addition of substitute flour to wheat flour may have some technological, sensory, and rheological disadvantages. To eliminate these problems, the alternative flours should be used in different proportions. The aim of this study is to evaluate the remaining proportions of hemp, safflower and rosehip seeds, which are raw materials of edible and cosmetic oil industry, after oil extraction and to determine their chemical properties (protein, fat, ash) and to investigate the effect on rheological dough properties with Mixolab when used as a substitute for wheat flour. Accordingly, safflower, hemp and rosehip seed flour were added to wheat flour in five different amounts (5, 7.5, 10, 15 and 20%), focusing on displacement. The addition of flour increased protein, fat, ash, phenolic content, and antioxidant capacity. It was found that the addition of 10% safflower and hemp seed flour and 7.5% rosehip seed flour had a positive effect on rheological properties. For all three flour additions, dough development time, stability, and percent protein softening values increased, while water holding capacity decreased. Flours added at 15% or more began to negatively affect rheological properties. This study shows that 3 different flours, which can be added up to 10%, improve the rheological properties, chemically enrich them and improve their functional properties.
Toxigenic Genes of Coagulase-Negative/Positive Staphylococcus aureus from Milk and Dairy
Authors: ELAL MUŞ Tülay , ÇETİNKAYA Figen , SOYUTEMİZ Gül Ece , ERTEN Burcu
Published: May 2023

This study was performed to determine the prevalence of toxin-related genes and methicillin-resistance genes in coagulase-positive/negative Staphylococcus aureus isolated from raw milk and dairy products. The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus in tested 260 raw milk and 755 dairy samples was highest with ice cream (15.7%) followed by raw milk (11.2%), cheese (10.1%), and butter (2.7%) samples. The distribution of coagulase-positive and negative Staphylococcus aureus was 3.2% (33 isolates) and 5.3% (54 isolates) respectively. The average counts of Staphylococcus aureus among the dairy, positive samples were 3.46 and 3.16 log CFU/ml-g for coagulase-positive and negative isolates respectively. According to the results of Polymerase Chain Reaction, the enterotoxin gene sea (6.9%) was detected in milk and 5 cheese, seb (2.3%) in 2 cheese, see (1.1%) in a cheese isolate of coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus. One coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk possessed both tss and etb genes. None of the isolates had the sec, sed enterotoxin, pvl, eta virulence, and mecA methicillin resistance genes. As a result, enterotoxin genes were determined among coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from dairy products, while toxin genes associated with human infections were assigned in coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus strains are not considered in standard food surveillance analysis. These strains carrying toxigenic genes can be ingested with food and colonized in the gastrointestinal tract, and they can transfer their pathogenic genes to other strains and/or bacteria. Thus, it should be considered in terms of public health that staphylococci harboring toxin genes. Our work demonstrated the pathogenic potential of neglected bacteria coagulase-negative staphylococci carrying virulence genes. More research is needed about this bacteria implemented in the food matrix, and clinical isolates. In the future, surveillance of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus in foods and human infections may be included food legislation rules.
The effect of the addition of fermented natural lactic acid bacterial liquid and some lactic acid bacterial inoculants on alfalfa silage quality, in vitro digestibility and gas production
Authors: AYDIN Sadık Serkan
Published: May 2023

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding fermented natural lactic acid bacteria (PFJ) obtained from different sources and some lactic acid bacteria inoculants to alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) silage on fermentation, in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) and in vitro gas production. In the study, (i) pure alfalfa plant constituted the control group, whereas (ii) 2% molasses added group (iii) PFJ (3% molasses) prepared from alfalfa + 2% molasses to alfalfa plant, (iv) PFJ (3% molasses) prepared from meadow grass + 2% molasses alfalfa. plant, (v) PFJ (3% Molasses) prepared from maize + 2% molasses to alfalfa plant, (vi) homofermentative added group + 2% molasses to alfalfa plant, (vii) heterofermentative group + 2% molasses to alfalfa plant, added groups formed the trial groups. Homofermentative and heterofermentative LAB inoculants were added to alfalfa plant at the level of 108 cfu/kg. When the DM, CA, ADF, NDF, IVOMD, ME and CH4 values of the prepared silages were examined, the differences between the groups were found to be statistically significant. When the fermentation characteristics (pH, NH3-N, CO2, LA, AA, BA, mold) of the silages prepared by adding PFJ and some LAB inoculants to alfalfa plant, the differences between groups were found to be statistically significant. When examined in terms of all parameters, it was determined that the addition of PFJ (3% molasses) prepared from meadow grass + 2% molasses to alfalfa plant had positive effects on silage quality, fermentation characteristics and in vitro organic matter digestion.
Commercial banana and macadamia plantations in a savanna matrix support high levels of arthropod diversity
Authors: Simba Vhuawelo , Yekwayo Inam , Mwabvu Tarombera
Published: May 2023

Expansion and intensification of agroecosystems is one of the major causes of habitat loss in the savanna biome in South Africa. As such, this study sought to determine the influence of commercial subtropical fruit plantations (banana and macadamia) on species richness, abundance, and composition of surface-active arthropods compared to the savanna biome. Given that pesticides and herbicides are applied from spring to early autumn in banana and macadamia plantations, we sampled in winter to reduce the potential impact of pesticides and herbicides. Surface-active arthropods were sampled using pitfall traps. Habitat type did not affect species richness and abundance of ants and spiders, as well as species richness of beetles. However, significantly greater abundance of beetles was recorded in the macadamia plantation compared to the banana and savanna. This could have been due to greater abundance of herbivorous beetles and other insects, which would have increased the diversity of predatory beetles. Furthermore, unlike the banana plantation, the macadamia plantation was characterised by a deep leaf litter layer and the presence of weeds and grasses, which probably increased abundance of beetles. Species composition indicated that the studied arthropod taxa associate with specific habitats, as demonstrated by the three habitats supporting different species composition. Despite savanna habitat not supporting high species richness or abundance of surface-active arthropods, we recorded the highest number of unique species of ants and spiders in the savanna rather than in the plantations. These results highlight the importance of natural landscapes in conservation of surface-active arthropods.