bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Potret Komunikasi Antarbudaya Muslim dan Adat Aboge Mudal di Wonosobo
Authors: Asep Dadang Abdullah  , Silvia Riskha Fabriar  , Farida Rachmawati  , Mafriha Azida
Published: January 2024

This study aims to explore a portrait of social communication in the Muslim community and the Aboge community in Binangun Hamlet, Mudal Village, Mojotengah District, Wonosobo Regency. This study is qualitative research using a sociological approach. Religious leaders, Aboge traditional leaders, as well as village heads in Mudal were decided to be key informants and primary data sources, while other various elements within both communities as secondary sources. The results illustrate that Muslim and the Aboge community communicate using verbal and nonverbal means, with primary, secondary, circular and omnidirectional network (star) patterns. The collectivity and social cohesiveness among people occurred because of their ability to use adaptation or integration strategy. Both Muslim and Aboge communities have high intercultural communication competence, so they are able to dwell in unity and help each other most of the time.
Platform economy and journalism: another side to the precarious labor environment in Brazil
Authors: Nicoletti Janara , Figaro Roseli
Published: January 2024

In this article, we discuss the precarious labor environment of Brazilian journalists with relation to platformization and the impacts it has had on the profession. This discussion is based on research data conducted on the work of journalists in Brazil, and primarily on the analysis of the results from the Brazilian Journalist Profile 2021 survey. The online survey consisted of a total of 3,100 professionals working in the field of journalism throughout the country. Data reliability is 95%, with a 2.3% margin of error. The study shows that around 60% of journalists work with online media, and more than half work from home – most of whom paid a high price for this as they were placed under a high level of stress with heavy workloads and overtime. Additionally, 50% of professionals in other communications fields have had to develop social networking roles that are unrelated to their job description. The discussion of this data, in view of precariousness and platformization, leads us to conclude that journalism professionals are subject to working conditions that have an impact on the quality of their physical and mental health.
El enfoque de las microcredenciales en la Educación Superior
Authors:   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Arroyave Villa Norberto Alonso
Published: January 2024

Los cambios generados por la tercera y cuarta revolución industrial en todos los sectores de la sociedad impactan también los ecosistemas educativos, especialmente a la educación terciaria que, tras asumir un rol más activo frente al desarrollo económico de las naciones, ha adoptado nuevas dinámicas en su sistema, que se basan en la generación de aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida y en el diseño de rutas de aprendizaje per-sonalizadas y no lineales que beneficien la empleabilidad. El propósito de este artículo es explorar el enfoque de la microcredencialización como tendencia estratégica complementaria de los programas universitarios que favorece las nuevas dinámicas demandadas. Primero, se realiza un rastreo bibliográfico para dar una mirada al origen de esta estrategia, a sus características, condiciones, metodología, críticas, proyecciones y recomendaciones. Luego, se describen algunas buenas prácticas lideradas por universidades a nivel mundial y local concernientes a su uso y, finalmente, se detallan las potencialidades que tiene la ucc para incluir la microcredencialización en sus rutas de aprendizaje. El análisis muestra que, a pesar de la falta de políticas unificadas reguladoras, la estrategia ha tenido un amplio despliegue especialmente en Europa y América del Norte y que Colombia se ha sumado a los países latinoamericanos que han visto en ella una oportunidad para atender un público en formación más amplio y estimular la demanda de sus programas académicos. Esto constituye una oportunidad para la ucc, que cuenta con los insumos teóricos, institucionales y metodológi-cos suficientes para implementarlo porque se ajusta perfectamente a su visión institucional.
ONLINE EDUCATION IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE PANDEMIC: EXAMPLES OF BRITAIN AND KYRGYZSTAN
Authors:   Ala-Too International University, Bodbaeva Cholpon , Akylbekova Akmaral ,   Ala-Too International University
Published: January 2024

The article deals with acute and topical issues of modern education. About how the COVID-19 pandemic affected education. We are investigating the sudden transition from traditional education to online (distance) education, which occurred due to the closure of schools and educational institutions. The article also examines the problems that have arisen during online education, such as the lack of access to technology and the difficulties of teaching and learning in a virtual environment, not only for students, but also for teachers of private and public schools in Kyrgyzstan and Britain. However, the article highlights the advantages of this kind of education as increased flexibility, accessibility, time management, and the ability to reach students who may not have had access to traditional educational institutions. In general, the article provides an overview of the impact of the pandemic on education, problems and their solutions.
PROJECT METHOD OF LEARNING IN ORGANIZATIONS OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Authors:   International Language Center ", Chaldanbaeva Nurgul ,   ATLAS WORDS"
Published: January 2024

This article reveals the use of project methodology in teaching, the importance of this learning technology for students in organizations of additional education. As well as the effectiveness of their application in teaching a foreign language in an out-of-school organization. The popularity of the project method is due to the fact that, due to its didactic nature, it allows solving the problems of developing the creative abilities of students, the ability to independently design their knowledge and apply it to solve cognitive and practical problems, navigate the information space, analyze the information received, since at different moments of cognitive, experimental or applied, creative activities, students use the totality of all the listed intellectual skills and abilities. The project method is always focused on the independent activity of students - individual, pair, group, which students perform for a certain period of time. This method is organically combined with group methods. Through this method, the social competencies of students are formed. It should be noted that project activities develop communication and public presentation skills in students, the ability to work in a team, research competencies, and increase motivation for learning.
THE PRINCIPLES OF CREATION OF TEMPORAL-VISUAL FORM IN THE WORK OF ART
Authors:   Naryn State University named after Satybaldi Naamatov, Biygeldieva Nurzhan
Published: January 2024

Time, type, and temporal displacement are the meanings of forms of microsystems that differ from each other. Artistic time subjugates grammatical time: the present time form is not expressed as "present, now" to any author's speech, nor to any recipient. Here, authorial and reader time, on the one hand, are opposed to the character time, and on the other hand, such a discrepancy is not necessary when using the past tense form. Such multiplicity of temporal- visual form is resolved according to the nature of the relationship, which penetrates and mixes with the highest-level unity of the artistic text. The meaning of the present indefinite form derives from the paradigmatic and syntagmatic core meaning. As soon as these forms are added to the text, their meaning is superimposed on the meaning that has passed. These meanings are not mutually exclusive, they are interrelated. The intersection of various meanings into one form plays a big role in the semantic organization of the temporal structure of the work of art. Having such a complex semantics of the temporal-visual form is a feature of the artistic text.
RESEARCH OF LEGAL LINGUISTICS AS A NEW DIRECTION IN KYRGYZ LANGUAGE
Authors:   Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic, Semenova Zhidegul
Published: January 2024

The article is devoted to the replacement of legal linguistics in modern Kyrgyz linguistics. We think that the time has come for scientific research to "go beyond" an object and subject that belongs only to one field of science. This phenomenon in language is due to the high level of its development, the diversity of approaches to language, the abundance of concepts and theories of language, the existence of an appropriate national-cultural school. Another reason why linguistics goes beyond its own expansionism is the consolidation of the sciences with the problems being solved, rather than as an object. The need for research is to study the theory of the scientific paradigm, which can reflect the solution of many problems, combining different directions and trends. One of such new directions in modern Kyrgyz linguistics is legal linguistics. Legal linguistics studies the language of the state (as a status unit, as an object of state language policy, etc.) and the language of law (as a system of specialized terminology, as an element of servicing the legal environment, as an object of investigation and litigation, etc.).
LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF THE NAMES OF GYNECOLOGICAL DISEASES IN THE EPIC "MANAS"
Authors:   Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn, Supaeva Aida
Published: January 2024

The epic "Manas" several types of folk traditional knowledge are widely spread, including medical, military, handicraft, and food. Significant scientific work on folk medicine has been carried out from this traditional knowledge. Kyrgyz people have always turned to representatives of traditional medicine in their lives. The article tells about women's diseases that we encounter in the epic, and about the methods used to treat them, as well as about religious beliefs. Currently, some of these methods have been forgotten and have fallen out of use, and some have been updated and are widely used in modern scientific medicine. This paper provides a brief linguistic analysis of some names associated with women's diseases, as the basis for which the traditional knowledge of the Kyrgyz people, including the origins of folk medicine, starting with the epic “Manas", is given.
Studying the Absorption and Fluorescence Parameters of Ho: YAP Laser Using the Judd-Oflet Model
Authors:   Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jabir Ibn Hayyan University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Najaf, Iraq, Hassan Ameer Ali , Hasheem Haider F , AL-Ruwashdi Mohsin F
Published: January 2024

Objectives: Study and find the absorption and fluorescence parameters for the Ho: YAP laser crystal, such as branching ratios, intensity parameters, oscillation strength, fluorescence line strength, absorption line strength, the spontaneous emission factor, the time life of the upper irritated level, the emission cross-section, and the absorption cross-section and prove that this laser is Ho: YAP laser. Method: Absorption and fluorescence parameters are calculated by employing the equations of the Judd-Oflet model and using the absorption coefficient to calculate the area under the curve. Findings: The properties of the compelling medium were calculated theoretically using the Judd-Oflet Model. These include branching ratios β2 = 0.27, β3 = 0.72, intensity parameters Ω2=1.41*10-20 cm2 Ω4=2.91*10-20 cm2, Ω6= 1.72*10-20 cm2, oscillation strength 1.48*10-6, fluorescence line strength Sf1 =0, Sf2 = 3.24*10-23, Sf3 = 4.9*10-23, absorption line strength 3.2439*10-23, the spontaneous emission factor 167 s-1, and the time life of the upper irritated level 5.99 ms, the emission cross-2.239*10-18 cm2, the absorption cross-section 0.92*10-20 cm2, these values are evidence that the active medium to be studied is Ho: YAP. Also, the ratio of the probability of spontaneous emission to stimulated emission was calculated, which is much less than one, which indicates that the laser system operates in this medium, and a laser is emitted through it. Novelty: In this article, we succeeded in using a mathematical model to calculate the properties of absorption and fluorescence, which are of great importance in laser work, instead of experimental work that could expose the crystal to damage and also require money, effort, and time. Keywords: Judd-Oflet Model, Ho: YAP laser, Absorption Parameters, Fluorescence Parameters, absorption coefficient, intensity parameters
Cognitive Constructivism in the Development of Medical Education
Authors: Chun Kyung Hee
Published: January 2024

This study introduces cognitive constructivism in reference to its emergence in the development of medical education. The main concepts of cognitive constructivism as they relate to knowledge construction and the learner’s process were described, and cognitive constructivism as a learning theory was examined in its capacity to help interpret the phenomenon of medical education. Piaget’s theory of cognitive constructivism and Ausubel’s meaningful learning theory were applied in an attempt to explore the role of students and educators, curriculum, and teaching and learning in medical education from a cognitive constructivist perspective. When faced with new information, learners compare it with the existing schema to understand, and in order to resolve conflicts caused by inconsistencies in the information, learners incorporate assimilation and accommodation to help maintain equilibration. Therefore, instructors must meaningfully connect new content to the learner’s existing schema and make endless efforts to satisfy learners’ intellectual curiosity. The basic premises of medical education content is a suitable subject of meaningful learning. A learner who already possesses well-structured knowledge is likely to experience meaningful learning and a richer intellectual experience. Therefore, it is necessary to organize the curriculum strategically and elaborately so that learners can have an improved and effective learning experience.
Plant RNA purification using TRIzol (TRI reagent) v2
Authors: R Ganguly Diep
Published: January 2024

Extraction of total RNA from plant tissue using TRIzol (or TRI reagent) followed by DNA nuclease treatment.
Characterization of human immune cell subpopulations in cerebrospinal fluid using mass cytometry. v2
Authors: Gallaccio Gerardina , Wang Meng , Schlickeiser Stephan , Kunkel Desiree , not provided chotima.boettcher , Fernández-Zapata Camila
Published: January 2024

Phenotypic and compositional changes of immune cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be used as biomarkers to help diagnose and track disease activity for neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we describe an end-to-end workflow to perform high-dimensional immune profiling at single-cell resolution using Cytometry by Time-of-Flight (CyTOF) on cells isolated from the CSF of patients with neuroinflammation. We include protocols for sample collection and preparation, barcoding to allow for multiplexing, and downstream data analysis using R. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Fernández-Zapata, C. et al1.
Tissue sampling from museum specimens of mitten crabs v1
Authors: Ewers Christine
Published: January 2024

Simple protocol for sampling tissues from mitten crabs housed in natural history collections. Mitten crabs are somewhat unique because they have hair on their chelae from which DNA can be extracted. However, the protocol could also be used for other crabs (I am providing a few possible tissue sampling sites).The tissues are intended to be used for DNA extraction and museomic / genomic studies. The protocol is aimed at limiting contamination and specimen destruction while allowing reasonable throughput.
Locomotion test for mice v1
Authors: Novák Csilla , Mauricio Jaramillo Flautero Andrés , Prigge Matthias
Published: January 2024

The locomotion test is an open field test in darkness, so it does not aim to measure anxiety, only locomotor activity.
Amyloid beta (Aβ) aggregates N-terminal labeling v1
Authors: Yuste Checa Patricia
Published: January 2024

This protocol details how to efficiently label protein aggregates at the N-terminal using Amyloid beta as example.
Elevated plus maze test for mice v1
Authors: Novák Csilla , Mauricio Jaramillo Flautero Andrés , Prigge Matthias
Published: January 2024

The elevated plus maze is a classical test to screen anxiety-like behaviors in laboratory animals. This protocol is optimized to mice. The protocol also describes the use of Biobserve Viewer, which is is a software to track online the movement of animals. Generally, less time spent in the open arms of the maze is associated with higher levels of anxiety.
Kinetic of the photooxidation of 4-chlorophenol with singlet oxygen generated by the tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin adsorbed on silicon dioxide
Authors: Diaz Uribe Carlos , Daza Martha , Páez Mozo Edgar , Martínez Fernando
Published: January 2024

The photooxidation of 4-chlorophenol by singlet oxygen was studied in aqueous solution. The reactions were carried in a heterogeneous system using tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin as a sensitizer adsorbed on silicon dioxide (TcPPH/SiO2). The generation of singlet oxygen produced during photosensitization of TcPPH/SiO2 with visible light was analyzed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies using spin trapping technique. Hydroquinone and benzoquinone were identified by HPLC as the main products of the photooxidation. The photooxidation of 4-chlorophenol followed a global kinetic Langmuir-Hinshelwood.
model for solving the dynamic vehicle dispatching problem with customer uncertainty and time dependent link travel time
Authors: Huang Shan-Huen , Blazquez Carola Alejandra
Published: January 2024

In a real world case scenario, customer demands are requested at any time of the day requiring services that are not known in advance such as delivery or repairing equipment. This is called Dynamic Vehicle Routing (DVR) with customer uncertainty environment. The link travel time for the roadway network varies with time as trafÆ c Ø uctuates adding an additional component to the dynamic environment. This paper presents a model for solving the DVR problem while combining these two dynamic aspects (customer uncertainty and link travel time). The proposed model employs Greedy, Insertion, and Ant Colony Optimization algorithms. The Greedy algorithm is utilized for constructing new routes with existing customers, and the remaining two algorithms are employed for rerouting as new customer demands appear. A real world application is presented to simulate vehicle routing in a dynamic environment for the city of Taipei, Taiwan. The simulation shows that the model can successfully plan vehicle routes to satisfy all customer demands and help managers in the decision making process.
Analysis of trip distribution modeling for different socio-economic categories at the Valle de Aburrá
Authors: Gonzáles-Calderón Carlos Alberto , Sarmiento Ordosgoitia Ivan
Published: January 2024

This paper is about the analysis of trip distribution modeling for different socioeconomic categories at the Metropolitan Area of the Valle de Aburrá for the year 2005. The gravity model was applied using the software TransCAD. This model determines the trips between two zones in accordance with the generation and attraction of trips between related zones and an impedance function that depends on the travel time-cost between zones. The model was analyzed for different AM and PM peak hour periods and for different purposes: study, work and other, finding that the negative exponential is the impedance function which adapts best to the models for the different socio-economic categories.
Using the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide for material selection
Authors: Orobio Armando , Zaniewski John P.
Published: January 2024

The general design approach in the Mechanistic-Empirical pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is to compare the performance of several trail structures over the design period against previously defined performance criteria to choice the best alternative after life cycle and constructability analyses. The material properties are selected from laboratory testing, correlation or typical values depending on the hierarchical levels deÆ ned by the designers. Layers in a flexible pavement structure are built with different materials and different asphalt mix types. The MEPDG predicted performance of pavement structures varies with variations of the material properties and material properties combination in the different layers. The effect on pavement performance from variations of material properties in the different layers of a pavement structure is analyzed in this study using MEPDG. The study showed that results from sensitivity studies of MEPDG to material properties can be used in selection of pavement materials for better performance.
Separation of base flow in upper part of the Lebrija river basin
Authors: Gómez Sully , Guzmán Jorge
Published: January 2024

To make separation of base flow in the upper part of Lebrija River basin, we developed and applied physical concepts such as mass balance equation with natural tracers called stable isotopes of water and numerical algorithms based on stream flow recession from time series. These algorithms uses parameters  hat have physical meaning in the recession of the rivers and may represent behaviours non lineal in groundwater storage. Sampling of stable isotopes in rainwater, as in groundwater and rivers were made, taking into account the response of the components of hydrograph in several scales, seasonal and spatial. The analysis resulting from the recession parameters and equation for the mass balance equation validated the existence of aquifer systems in contact with the main river. The results obtained allow proposing a significative value for base flow in the Lebrija basin.
novel graphical and analytical method for the kinematic analysis of fourth class Assur groups
Authors: Quintero Héctor , Calle Gabriel , Díaz Alexander , Henao Edison
Published: January 2024

A method for the kinematic analysis of a fourth class Assur group, using a combination of graphical and analytical methods, is presented in this paper. The solution is obtained through a method in which two special Assur points are used. A mechanism of 1 DOF with a fourth class group is considered as an example to develop the proposed method. The results of this method are in agreement with the results obtained by a dynamic simulation program. Since there are no solutions for fourth class structural groups in the literature,this method allows developing a complete modular procedure for the kinematic analysis of mechanisms, with the methodological advantages that this type of solution offers.
Three-dimensional reconstruction of superficial mechanical deformations in metallic plates, based on fringes projection
Authors: Quintero Oliveros Diana Margarita , Villamizar Mejía Rodolfo , Mendoza Edward Yesith
Published: January 2024

This paper presents a methodology for three-dimensional reconstruction of deformed metallic surface plates, by using nondestructive techniques. Specifically, the fringe projection optic method and phase shifting algorithm were used for three-dimensional reconstruction of deformed surfaces with different color and texture. Based on this reconstruction and by using image digital processing, maximum depth, length and area of defect were measured. Resultant measurements were compared with those obtained by using manual elements. In the experiment, a resolution of 14 mm was obtained for an observation area of 12x10 cm2, which makes this approach appropriated for computing depth, diameter and area of defects present for example in oil pipes, and integrity parameters could be adequately computed by using a Nondestructive Testing (NDT).
Simulation to asses a payment proposal for Black Start service in Colombia
Authors: Carvajal Quintero Sandra Ximena , Arango Aramburo Santiago
Published: January 2024

This article presents a payment proposal for Black-Start Service (BSS), which consists of bilateral procurements between generators and the administrator of the National Interconnected System (SIN). The procurement of Black-Start’s MegaWatt (MW) depends on both the maximum demand and the stability of each operative area. This proposal is analyzed using System Dynamics (SD) in order to assess the impact on the behavior of the generators regarding the payment proposal. The simulation model has a time horizon of 20 years and includes the Contract Time (CT), the contract amount (AC), and the number of agents (NA). Model results show that the procurements duration is essential to ensure the necessary participation in each contract period.
Purification of lactic acid obtained from a fermentative process of cassava syrup using ion exchange resins
Authors: Quintero Joan , Acosta Alejandro , Mejía Carlos , Ríos Rigoberto , Torres Ana María
Published: January 2024

In the present work, the production of lactic acid (LA) via fermentation was evaluated, and its subsequent separation by means of an ion exchange resin system. For the biosynthesis of LA, the Lactobacillus brevis strain was used, which was cultivated under anaerobic conditions using a medium of low nutritional content based on cassava hydrolyzate, called HY1. For a culture kinetics of 120 h, in a 7.5 L bioreactor, the highest concentration of LA found was 24.3 +/- 0.07 g AL / L, with a productivity of 0.20 g / L / h, at pH 6.5 and 38 ° C. For the recovery of LA, the ion exchange resins Amberlite IRA-400 and IR-120 were used. Initially, the adsorption isotherm of AL (25 ° C) on the Amberlite IRA-400 resin activated in its Cl-, OH- and HSO4 2- form was determined. The Cl- form of the activated resin was evaluated at pH 5, while the OH form was evaluated at pH 3.5 and 6.3. The highest adsorbate content was 0.59 +/- 0.03 g AL / g resin at pH 6.3, when the resin was activated in its OH- form. Next, the breakdown curves were developed in the Amberlite IRA-400 resin at pH 3 and 5, and 0.5 and 1mL / min of feed flow. The maximum concentration of adsorbed AL was 0.109 +/- 0.005 g AL / g resin at pH 3 and 0.5 mL / min. Finally, the recovery of AL was evaluated in a system of serial columns packed with Amberlite IRA-400 and IR-120 resins; The recovery of LA was 77% and 73%, when the system was adjusted to 0.5mL / min, 25 ° C, pH 3 and 5, respectively.
Diagnostic errors and treatment of anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency
Authors: Cherepanova V. V. , Sidnev G. V. , Konyshkina T. M. , Borisov V. I. , Moiseenko N. B.
Published: January 2024

This work was carried out in real clinical practice. Five clinical observations of anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency are presented, which demonstrate the difficulties of differential diagnosis. Differential diagnosis of B12‑deficiency anemia is carried out with folate deficiency anemia, hemolytic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute leukemia – erythromyelosis, aplastic anemia, myelocarcinomatosis, anemia due to copper deficiency. The relevance of the clinical problem is determined by the fact that B12‑deficiency anemia is one of the common anemias, the frequency of its detection varies in different age groups: after 60 years, vitamin B12 deficiency is found in one in 50 people, after 70 years – in every 15th. Currently, an increasingly common cause of megaloblastic anemia is vitamin B12 deficiency, which occurs while taking certain medications. Vitamin deficiency leads to a wide range of various disorders, primarily the occurrence of neurological manifestations, while there is insufficient awareness of clinicians about causes of its occurrence, nonspecific manifestations, diagnostic methods and effective therapy.
Dermoscopic Features of Benign Pigmented Skin Lesions on Face
Authors: Othman Awat , Saeed Mohammed
Published: January 2024

Background: Benign pigmented skin lesions (BPSL) on the face, including melanocytic nevi, lentigines, freckles, lichen planus pigmentosus, pigmented seborrheic keratosis, pigmented actinic keratosis, lichenoid keratosis, hypertrophic lichen planus, and melasma. Dermoscopy is used to aid the diagnosis and to help exclude malignant skin lesions.

 

Aims: To recognize benign features of pigmented lesions using dermoscopy as a noninvasive procedure, reduce the rate of biopsy as invasive as much as possible, and be more familiar with benign dermoscopic features of benign pigmented lesions and differentiate them from pigmented malignant lesions.

 

Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was done in Sulaimaniyah Dermatology Teaching Center from 1st July 2021 to 30th May 2022. One-hundred fifty patients with benign face pigmented lesions were enrolled. Clinical and dermoscopic assessments of each lesion were performed using Molescope TM II.

 

Results: Melanocytic lesions were the most prevalent type of benign pigmented lesions on the face in 97 patients (64%), and the most frequent dermoscopic features include homogenous brown pigmentation, typical pigmented network, and regular distributed dots and globules. Hyperkeratotic lesions were the second most common benign and premalignant lesions in 40 patients (27.3%), and among them, pigmented seborrhiek keratosis was the most prevalent lesions in 20 patients (13.3%), while the most abundant dermoscopic findings were homogenous brown pigmentation in 100% (20 patients), followed by 95% (19 patients) for each milia like-cyst, comedo like opening, and mouth border. Inflammatory lesions were the least prevalent pigmented lesions in 13 patients (8.7%), and melasma was the most common inflammatory lesion in 11 patients (7.3%). At the same time, most observed dermoscopic findings were homogenous brown pigmentation, pseudo network, dots/globules, and telangiectasia in 100% (11 patients).

 

Conclusion: Dermoscopy was the definite tool for diagnosing BPSL, locating on the face and differentiating them from pigmented malignant lesions.
Big Data in the Mechanism of the Formation of Main Directions of the «Data Economy» National Project: A Civilist’s View of the Problem
Authors: Vasilevskaya L. Yu.
Published: January 2024

The new national project «Data Economy» developed by the Government of the Russian Federation actualizes the problem of determining the legal nature of big data and the specifics of its civil law regime. Based on the basic civil law doctrinal provisions, the author explores the concept of big data, examines the relationship between the concepts of «big data», «database», «data bank». The paper concludes that the impossibility of big data’s existence without a material carrier — a computer device with appropriate software (a set of certain programs) and artificial intelligence (a new innovative product of intellectual activity), on the basis of which a symbiosis of artificial intelligence information technologies, technical means and digital structured information is formed — allows big data to be attributed to a certain information system. The conclusion is made about big data as a new object of civil rights, the content of the legal regime of which is determined by the characteristics of this object as a result of intellectual activity, namely: the ability to participate in civil law transactions only through the exclusive (property) right to big data by means of conclusion of relevant agreements: license and sublicense agreements, agreements concerning alienation of exclusive rights, commercial concessions, trust management of the exclusive right to big data, collective management. With regard to big data, we can talk about applicability of the contractual structure for the provision of information services and the conclusion of relevant contracts (rendering paid services using big data, etc.).
Consequences of Academic Degrees Deprivation for the Faculty Members of Educational and Research Organizations in the Context of Labor Legislation
Authors: Bogdan V. V. , Urda M. N.
Published: January 2024

The deprivation of academic degrees of employees of educational and scientific organizations has negative consequences for the employer. In addition to the fact that the employer suffers reputational losses, the employer is obliged to make a decision concerning the possibility of continuing an employment relationship with such an employee, since the academic degree confirms the qualification level, and concerning recovery of unreasonably received remuneration, since the academic degree entitles the employees to receive additional payments and participate in grants. The lack of a direct mechanism for resolving this issue violates the balance of interests between the employee and the employer. The purpose of the paper is to identify the negative consequences of deprivation of an academic degree in the context of labor legislation for employees of educational and scientific organizations, including risk assessment for the employer.

The research methodology was based on general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, which made it possible to draw reasonable conclusions about the need to develop a special mechanism for establishing legitimate certainty of labor relations when an employee is deprived of an academic degree. The study used a formal legal method (when referring to the texts of normative legal acts and court decisions).

The doctrine of labor law lacks thorough consideration of the issue due to its relative novelty because of the large number of deprivations of academic degrees that have taken place recently. The author determines two problems related to the consequences of deprivation of an academic degree: termination of an employment contract on the employer’s initiative and recovery of unjust enrichment. The paper justifies the necessity of granting the employer the right to terminate employment contracts with such persons. For the first time, the paper shows the dependence of the consequences of deprivation of an academic degree in the form of the possibility of termination of an employment contract at the employer’s initiative on the office taken by the person deprived of the academic degree, as a result of which the need to change approaches to the balance of rights between the parties to an employment contract is elucidated. The results of the study can be used in the work of educational and scientific organizations whose employees are deprived of academic degrees, in order to avoid procedural errors and violations of workers’ rights, or in judicial practice.
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations in the System of Modern law: Towards the Problem Statement
Authors: Sidorenko E. L.
Published: January 2024

The paper examines the issues of adaptability of legal structures to the needs of the digital economy from the angle of analyzing the status of decentralized autonomous organizations. It reveals key trends in the development of blockchain technologies, reveals deep systemic connections between the needs and instrumental © Сидоренко Э. Л., 2024

capabilities of civil law in the digital age. The refrain in the article is the idea that the digital economy throws new challenges to the legislator and generates previously unknown forms of business process organization, to which the law simply does not have time to respond, and it is forced to look for new methodological solutions. One such solution is to regulate the status of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) as an alternative to traditional corporations. Among the legally significant signs of DAO, the nature of the interaction of participants based on a distributed registry system, the absence of a single management body, automated execution of decisions, etc. is noted. Based on the concept of functional equivalence, the author examines the existing models of DAO legal regulation and highlights their common legal properties, which in the future allow us to propose a universal matrix of regulation of decentralized societies. The paper also evaluates the prospects for the «implantation» of DAO into the Russian legal field and draws conclusions about the instrumental and conceptual inability of civil law to offer a legal matrix of DAO that meets modern economic and digital demands.
Preoperative nutritional status assessment and clinical outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective study
Authors: El-Rebigi Amany Mohammed , Ahmad Khaled S. , Mshantat Abdulrahman M. , Abdelfattah Mohamed F. , Essa Mohamed S.
Published: January 2024

Background: The objective was to assess the association between preoperative nutritional status and postoperative outcomes in children undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.
Methods: This prospective study recruited pediatric patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal surgical pathology from the pediatric surgical department in a tertiary care hospital during the period from April 2023 to October 2023. Sixty surgical cases were included in our study from both genders. An organized questionnaire was created. This questionnaire involved 3 major parts: demographic and nutritional status parameters at admission and discharge. Comparison of nutritional status pre- and postoperatively were done.
Results: A total of 60 pediatric patients were enrolled. According to both STRONGKIDS score and the subjective global nutritional assessment, 58.3% of upper gastrointestinal (GI) group were at risk of malnutrition. Wasting was more common in the upper GI group 75%; versus 36.8% in the lower GI group. Underweight was more common in the hepatobiliary and upper GI groups (nearly 41.7% for each group) than in the lower GI group (26.3%). Furthermore, stunted patients had a higher incidence of complications and a prolonged hospital stay (>7 days) (p=0.001 and p=0.028, respectively), while underweight lower GI patients showed a prolonged hospital stay (p=0.017).
Conclusions: Nutritional assessment is an essential part of surgical management of pediatric patients. Both underweight and wasting statuses were more common among hepatobiliary and upper GI groups. A long hospital stay and postoperative complications were more common among stunted patients.
A study on the investigation of the biomarker potential of miRNA-21 expression in colorectal tumor samples and serum
Authors: Kalariya Bhargav J. , R. D. R. Arul Jothi , S. Sumanth , S. Guruprasath
Published: January 2024

Background: miRNAs have been highlighted as diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers because of the high tissue specificity, stability and altered expression in tumor development. miRNA analysis could offer a less invasive and more cost-effective alternative to supplement existing screening approaches.
Methods: All colorectal cancer patients were subjected to serum miR21 expression and from biopsy by RT PCR.
Results: Higher stage tumors had higher expression of miR21 in both serum and biopsy. Higher grade tumors had higher expression of miR21 in both serum and biopsy.
Conclusions: From our study, we conclude that, Higher miRNA 21 expression in serum and biopsy were associated with acute presentations and advanced stages of colorectal malignancies. Serum miRNA 21 expression patterns can be found even in early-stage malignancies of colorectal tumors, hence serving as a useful noninvasive biomarker. miRNAs have been highlighted as diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers because of the high tissue specificity, stability, and altered expression in tumor development. Thus, miRNA21 analysis could offer a less-invasive and more cost-effective alternative to supplement existing screening approaches.
Healthcare providers factors influencing the uptake of WHO modified safe child birth checklist in management of pre-term births among healthcare workers in Migori County, Kenya
Authors: Lihanda Priscah , Muitta Esther , Muhonja Faith
Published: January 2024

Background: The World Health Organization introduced the safe childbirth checklist in 2015 to address high rates of maternal mortality and preterm deliveries. The checklist varies based on geography and socioeconomic position. Healthcare professionals in developing nations lag behind those in developed nations, with less than sixty percent using the checklist routinely in African nations.
Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study design was used and 140 participants in the selected public health facilities in Migori County, Kenya. Data was collected using administered structured questionnaire, and Key Informant Interview. Quantitative data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26.0 and involved univariate and bivariate analysis. Bivariate analysis was done through logistic regression was used to test the significance of the association between the dependent and independent variables (p<0.05). Qualitative data was analyzed by thematic content analysis.
Results: Almost three-quarter of respondents 100 (71.4%) use the WHO safe childbirth checklist, with 80 (78.4%) of nursing officers and 22 (75.9%) of respondents aged between 40-49 years had higher uptake of WHO modified safe childbirth checklist. Cadre (ꭓ2=9.030; df 1; p=0.003), understanding what mSCCL is all about (p=0.0001), aware mSCCL is available in maternity unit (p=0.0001), and understanding the pause points in the mSCCL (p=0.006) were significantly associated with uptake of WHO modified safe childbirth checklist.
Conclusions: Healthcare institutions should prioritize comprehensive training programs on the mSCCL, incorporating peer-led initiatives and experienced healthcare workers for practical insights and shared experiences.
Assessment of awareness, attitude, knowledge and application towards dental ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorder among dental students and professionals in Ahmedabad
Authors: Solanki Harsh , Sodani Vasudha , Sarvaiya Bhumi , Chauhan Keyur , Shah Reetu
Published: January 2024

Background: Dental ergonomics, the science of optimizing the workplace for dental professionals, is essential for preventing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and ensuring the long-term health of dental practitioners.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey aimed to assess the awareness and attitude of dental students and professionals towards dental ergonomics, with the collected data subsequently subjected to rigorous statistical analysis.
Results: A 51% of dental students and 78% of dental professionals were aware about dental ergonomics. Only 12% of the dental students have attended a course regarding dental ergonomics, 73% of the dental professionals among study population have experienced musculoskeletal pain due to dental practice.
Conclusions: The survey revealed that dental students exhibited lower awareness of dental ergonomics compared to dental professionals, with a notable discrepancy in the implementation of ergonomic principles. Additionally, a significant prevalence of pain related to MSDs was observed among the dental professionals surveyed.
Assessment of Ki-67 expression in Phyllodes tumor of breast: An Indian study
Authors: Deeparani Thingujam , Kasimsetty Chatura Ramakantha
Published: January 2024

Phyllodes tumor (PT) accounts for 0.3-1% of all breast tumors and classified into benign (BP), borderline (BLP) and malignant (MP). However, grading system is somewhat subjective and diagnosis remains challenging. Ancillary techniques may help in classification and prognostication of the tumor.

Evaluation of the proliferative activity by Ki-67 index in Indian scenario.

50 PTs received from January 2014 to December 2018 were graded using WHO criteria 2019. Ki-67 labelling index (LI) was calculated and graded 1+ (1-35%), 2+ (35-70%), 3+ (70-100%). Relevant statistical analysis was applied. P value of <0.05 was considered significant.

70% (35) were BP, 26% (13) BLP and 4% (2) MP. Infiltrative margin, increased stromal cellularity, overgrowth, nuclear atypia and mitotic index were significantly associated with higher grade (P<0.000). The proportion of Ki-67 positive stromal cells in MP (mean76%) was higher than in BLP (mean 56.2%) and BP (mean 23.1%). Increasing Ki-67 index was significantly associated with infiltrative margin, presence of stromal overgrowth, increasing stromal cellularity, nuclear atypia, mitotic index and histological grade (P<0.000). Ki-67 statistically distinguished BP from BLP and MP (P<0.000, P<0.001 respectively), but not between BLP and MP (P<0.329). As a prognostic feature, high Ki-67 index expression did not predict local recurrence and due to fewer recurrent cases, the statistical correlation with any parameter could not be done.

Histopathologic characteristics correlated with Ki-67 index. However, it was uncertain whether Ki-67 could provide independent prognostic information beyond histopathological typing. Continued follow-up with greater number of significant episodes may yield more informative correlations.
Effects of socio-demographic parametrs on anemia in antenatal women in Vijayapur district of North Karnataka- A cross sectional study
Authors: Patil Prakash M , Patil Neelamma G , Thakur Naqsh , Kumar Shrey
Published: January 2024

Anaemia is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, especially among women having prevalence of approximately 41.8% among pregnant women. In India, Iron deficiency anaemia takes the highest share when it comes to prevalence pan nation.

To study the prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women and the factors contributing to it in the population of Vijayapur district.

A cross sectional study conducted in a Tertiary care, Centre at Vijayapur, North Karnataka. All the consenting pregnant women between age 20 to 40 years of age and gestational age more than 37 weeks.

57.3% were in the age group of 21-24 years in which 67.4% were non anaemic, 13.9 % were mild anaemic, 17.4% were moderately anaemic, 1.1% were severely anaemic. 27.3% were in the age group of 25-29 years in which 65.8% were non anaemic, 12.1% were mild anaemic, 21.9% were moderately anaemic.

Iron deficiency anemia is most prevalent in reproductive age group, low socio-economic status, Iron and Folic acid medication taken in pregnant women which was in concordance with other studies.

Conclusion: High prevalence of anaemia is a strong indicator of failure of the healthcare system at national and international level.
Coexisting lactating adenoma and invasive breast carcinoma: A case report and review of literature
Authors: Saeed Muneerah , Saeed Marya , Abbas Sadaf , Siddiqui Yousuf , Teja Vishal
Published: January 2024

Lactating adenomas are the most common masses occurring during pregnancy. Although they are not thought to carry an increased risk of malignancy, there are rare cases of co-existence of Lactating adenoma and Invasive breast carcinoma. We present a 24-year-old lactating woman with an enlarging breast lump for 1 year. Histopathological examination of the resected mass showed lactating adenoma and invasive ductal carcinoma, no special type. This may have been a collision between a separate lactating adenoma and an invasive ductal carcinoma or a malignant transformation of a lactating adenoma. Analysing this case and more such cases can enable us to better understand the etiological factors, clinical and histological characteristics, and the prognosis of invasive ductal carcinoma associated with lactating adenoma.