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Schoolchildren’s motivation for viewing Chinese opera animation according to opera genre
Authors: Lv Chan , Hsu Tzu-Fan , Tu Xian-Feng , Li Jia
Published: October 2023

The emergence of Chinese opera animation allows a wider audience, especially a younger audience, to access and embrace the art of opera heritage. This study used a two-way mixed-design ANOVA to explore the effect of Chinese opera animation on schoolchildren’s viewing motivation; the independent variables were the children’s grade level and the opera genre of the animation. Grade level was divided into three groups: lower, middle, and upper (grades 2, 4, and 6, respectively). Opera genre consisted of Peking, Yue, and Henan opera. The dependent variable, viewing motivation, comprised six dimensions: entertainment and relaxation, learning knowledge, escapist pastime, aesthetic appreciation, empathic identification, and socializing and sharing. After statistically analyzing the evaluations of 457 participants, the results showed the following: (1) Peking and Yue opera animation had a better entertainment and relaxation effect on the lower and middle groups. Henan opera had a better escapist pastime effect on the upper group but less effect on the lower group. (2) In terms of learning knowledge, empathic identification, aesthetic appreciation, and overall performance, Yue and Henan opera animations were more effective for enhancing viewing motivation compared with Peking opera animation. (3) The middle and lower groups showed higher viewing motivation than the upper group in the learning knowledge, empathic identification, and socializing and sharing dimensions. Overall, grades 2 and 4 were appropriate stages for schoolchildren to engage with opera animation. Our findings can provide a reference for promoting cultural heritage sustainability and support follow-up research on integrating opera animation into children’s education.
Tracing isotope precipitation patterns across Mexico
Authors: Sánchez-Murillo Ricardo , González-Hita Luis , Mejía-González Miguel A. , Carteño-Martinez Blanca , Aparicio-González Juan C. , Mañón-Flores Dustin , Ortega Lucía , Stojanovic Milica , Nieto Raquel , Gimeno Luis
Published: October 2023

Mexico encompasses a large spectrum of landscapes with topographic, geographic, and climatic factors interacting in a complex ecohydrological setting. For decades, isotope hydrogeological tools have been applied in Mexico using short-term or seasonal local meteoric water lines as valid input functions. Yet, a systematic evaluation of meteoric isotope characteristics is still lacking. Here we report on the spatial and temporal isotope variations of 21 precipitation monitoring stations across Mexico. Our database includes 608 monthly samples collected from 2018 to 2021 over four regions (between 5 and 2,365 m asl): the Pacific coast, the Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea region, and the Central and Northern plateaus. Precipitation δ18O seasonality from the dry (winter) to the wet season (summer) was characterized by a notable W-shaped variability. Monthly precipitation amounts and δ18O compositions exhibited poor to strong linear regressions (Adj.r2<0.01 to 0.75), with inverse (positive) relationships over the northern monsoon-affected region. Lowd-excess (5.1 to 9.7‰) corresponded with greater terrestrial moisture contributions (20.5%) over the arid northern regions. Moisture inputs from the Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean were associated with near-equilibrium or greaterd-excess values (8.8 to 14.3‰), respectively. The best-fit linear models for δ18O (Adj.r2= 0.85) and δ2H (Adj.r2= 0.88) were determined for topographic and geographical predictors, resulting in an updated high-resolution precipitation isoscape (100 m2grid) for Mexico. Orographic barriers (-2.10‰ in δ18O/km) coupled with the interaction of tropical cyclones and cold fronts, the evolution of the North American Monsoon system, and the passage of easterly trade winds play a remarkable role in controlling the spatial isotope rainfall variability. Our findings provide a robust baseline for ecohydrological, climatic, forensic, archeological, and paleoclimate studies in North America.
A Clinicopathologic Continuum of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases in an Adult With Tuberculosis and Latent Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Authors: Nguyen Phong V. , Quach Duc T. , Bui Minh H.Q. , Dang Thinh P. , Talley Nicholas J.
Published: October 2023

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is considered distinct from eosinophilic colitis (EC). A 59-year-old man presented with a colonic tumor, who had resolution of pain and diarrhea after surgery, then 7 months later developed proton-pump inhibitor-responsive dysphagia with esophagitis, and 9 months later presented again with pain and diarrhea where EGE with concurrent eosinophilic esophagitis was diagnosed. Review of the resected tumor specimen identified EC with an adenoma. Workup revealed tuberculosis and latent hepatitis B virus requiring treatment before commencing immunosuppressive therapy plus a 6-food elimination diet that led to complete resolution within 3 weeks. EC may precede EGE and eosinophilic esophagitis.
Analysis of the current status of ‘the Level 1 qualification training curriculum’ to seek a curriculum focused on cultivating the practical skills of school counselors
Authors:   Center For Educational Research, Kim Hye-Sook , An Sung-Hee
Published: October 2023

Purpose: he purpose of this study was to analyze 12 'Level 1 Qualification Training Curriculum(L1QTC) for School Counselors’ in order to discern for the L1QTC for school counselors that can cultivatetheir practical skills.
Methods: A total of 12 cases of the L1QTC for school counselors conducted between 2016 and 2022 were investigated. First, this study compared and analyzed the qualification training course tables of the 1st level of school counselors notified by the Ministry of Education, 2nd, the job competency tables of school counselors by Kim, In-gyu and Cho, Nam-jeong(2010). Finally, L1QTC was compared and analyzed the qualification training requirements tables of the 2nd level of the Korean Counseling Association and the Korean Counseling Psychological Association.
Results: The results of the study are as follows: First, the ratio of professional competence was 57% on average, confirming that it is possible to expand professional competence by about 13% even ifit follows the current Ministry of Education notice. Second, the subjects with the highest frequency of implementation were eleven sessions of counseling using media, and the second was ten sessions of group counseling practices. Among the job areas, counseling ranked first with 39% and 'other areas' ranked second with 28%.
Conclusion: This study is significant in that it was the L1QTC, which is the core of the professional development of school counselors. Problems such as lack of specialized subjects, lack of supervision,and the excessive proportion of simple lecture type training in the curriculum were identified andit is meaningful in that it drew implications for future improvement directions. The results of this study can be used as a reference for the development of the L1QTC for school counselors, and thisresearch is expected to trigger a follow-up study.
Exploring the meaning of movement according to pre-service teachers’ acquisition of exercise skills
Authors:   Center For Educational Research, Ha Seong-Jun , Park Dae-Won
Published: October 2023

Purpose: This study focused on exploring the meaning of movement by analyzing the experienceof how pre-service teachers accept and understand movement in the process of learning exercise skills. In addition, the purpose was to rediscover the essential value of Physical Education based on the understanding of movement.
Methods: To achieve this, three elementary pre-service teachers who participated in Physical Education and practical classes were selected as research participants. Data were collected through reflective journals submitted by the research participants after performing exercise skills for 15 weeks, individualin-depth interviews, and personal research journals of the researchers. The collected data were analyzed through inductive category analysis.
Results: As a result, the research participants experienced the “perceived body”, the “controlled body”, “physical movement”, and “physical emotion” during the process of learning exercise skills.
Conclusion: These experiences were divided into the “body as an object” and the “body as a subject”, which were not opposing but coexisting concepts with common denominators. These research resultswill be useful as a reference for expanding the discussion on the essential value of Physical Educationin understanding movement.
A Study on the Educational Planning Ability of Haneul High School
Authors:   Center For Educational Research, Kim Je Hyun
Published: October 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the reality of high school education planning basedon the characteristics of the Haneul High School curriculum organization and operation process, whichis the most important document for educational planning.
Methods: In order to achieve the purpose of this study, research data were collected through in-depth interviews with members of Haneul High School and the collected data were analyzed in compliance with general procedures.
Results: The results of examining the educational planning power of Haneul High School, focusingon the process of establishing the school curriculum operation plan and its characteristics, are as follows. Haneul High School is looking at the school curriculum operation plan as a legal document, 2) thecurriculum leadership of the principal is actively expressed in the school curriculum development stage, and 3) the school curriculum operation plan is established through the participation and deliberation of school members. The characteristics of the Haneul High School Curriculum Operation Plan mayinclude 1) the specificity of the curriculum operation plan, 2) the establishment of an elaborate academic schedule, and 3) the operation of a strict curriculum.
Conclusion: Based on the meaning of rationality as the essence of educational planning, Haneul HighSchool establishes a school curriculum organization and operation plan based on reasonable educational planning power and develops a school curriculum operation plan as a result, which provides a cluefor improving high school education planning.
Periodic verification of results’ comparability between several analyzers: experience in the application of the EP31-A-IR guideline
Authors: Guiñón Leonor , Illana Francisco J. , Cuevas Biel , Canyelles Marina , Martínez-Bru Cecília , García-Osuna Álvaro
Published: October 2023

Objectives

To assess the usefulness of the EP31-A-IR guideline published by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) to perform the periodic verification of results’ comparability between several analyzers.

Methods

Twenty-four biochemistry parameters that could be measured in different analyzers were included: albumin, alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, amylase, aspartate aminotransferase, calcium, chloride, C-reactive protein, creatine kinase, creatinine, direct bilirubin, gamma glutamyl transferase, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, magnesium, phosphate, potassium, sodium, total bilirubin, total cholesterol, total protein, triglycerides, urea and uric acid. In accordance with the EP31-A-IR guideline: (1) Patient samples were selected considering the concentration or activity of interest. (2) Acceptance criteria were established specifically for each concentration or activity level. A quality specification based on biological variation or on state of the art was selected, considering the analytical performance of the available technology. (3) Maximum allowable differences (MAD) between analyzers were calculated. (4) Measurements were performed as stated in appendix B of the guideline. (5) Maximum differences between analyzers were calculated. Results were considered comparable when the maximum difference was less than or equal to the MAD.

Results

For the 24 parameters evaluated, any difference between analyzers exceeded the MAD.

Conclusions

The EP31-A-IR guideline proved to be useful for periodic verification of results’ comparability. However, it must be considered that, to be practicable, it may require to adjust the acceptance criteria in accordance to the analytical performance of the available technology; as well as the number of analytical measurements conforming to the laboratory resources.
Chemical Quest: general knowledge and popular culture quizzes about the elements in a board game for the class
Authors: Bortoli Marco , Balasso Antonella , Carta Giovanni , Cestaro Maristella , Colla Viviana , De Togni Alessandra , Gallani Giulio , Giacometti Cristina , Gianni Laura , Giuffreda Lucia , Granella Manuela , Iarabek Marina , Lion Enrico , Mazzi Giuseppe , Migale Caterina , Milan Stefano , Molesini Paola , Moretto Mara , Predonzan Roberta , Priolisi Ornella , Romualdi Rosella , Rubini Cristina , Scarfì Sandra , Tobaldini Elena , Dalla Tiezza Marco , Nale Enrico , Bellanda Massimo , Kennedy Gordon , Sella Gianpietro , Lanza Alessandro , Orian Laura
Published: October 2023

Chemical Quest is an innovative trivia game based on the 102 elements of the periodic table from H to No, developed collaboratively by upper secondary school and university teachers with the aim of increasing the interest of young students (age 14–18) in chemistry. As part of the project, a software version of the game was successfully played in 24 classes. ‘Challenging, sometimes difficult, highly instructive, relaxing, captivating, ….’ are some of the positive comments by students and teachers. In addition, Chemical Quest was conceived to be adaptable since the rules can be modified and the cards can be selected to match the educational objective.
Effect of adverse slope on performance of USBR II stilling basin
Authors: Saleh Layla Ali Mohammed , Khassaf Saleh Issa
Published: October 2023

This article focuses on the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Type II stilling basin, which has chute blocks, an end dentated sill, and a flat floor. USBR provides general design criteria to contain the hydraulic jump within the stilling basin. The sequent depth ratio, energy dissipation ratio, and stilling basin dimensions of the hydraulic jump are changed when the bed slope of USBR II stilling basins is changed. This study aimed to investigate the effects of adverse slope on the performance of USBR II stilling basin in terms of sequent depth ratio and energy dissipation. Six discharges ranging from 8 to 33 lps were applied to the USBR II stilling basin with bed slopes (S) of −0.085, −0.055, −0.035, and 0. Results demonstrated that forQ= 13 and 8 lps, the basin performs better than other models withS= −0.085, increasing energy dissipation by about 10% compared to a typical basin due to the formation of a free hydraulic jump downstream dentated end sill. On the other hand, the floor downstream of the dentated end sill needs more protection against this free jump, and this case becomes economically expensive. In other cases, the downstream jump was submerged, resulting in a counterintuitive current and reverse roller based on the submerged ratio, reducing the effectiveness of the stilling basin. In addition, the modified design of the stilling basin resulted in a shorter effective length that included the hydraulic jump downstream spillway, thereby reducing internal friction. As a result, the standard USBR II with a flatbed is less expensive and more efficient than the adverse slope basin.
Wet-chemical synthesis of sponge-like porous Zn-doped copper oxide ceramic as an efficient solar-light triggered photocatalyst for multiple applications
Authors: Alabada Rusul , Aadil Muhammad , Mubarik Shamroza , Alsalmah Hessa A. , Hassan Warda , Ahmad Zubair , Ibrahim Mohamed M. , Mersal Gaber A. M.
Published: October 2023

This work presents a simple co-precipitation method for making Zn-doped copper oxide (C1−x
(Zn)
x
O) that is nanostructured, porous, active in visible light, and highly conductive. The combined impacts of doping, structural modifications, and nanoscaled synthesis contribute to the development of a novel catalyst that has inherent characteristics. Physicochemical studies confirm the coexistence of all desired features in the C1−x
(Zn)
x
O photocatalyst. The formed photocatalyst’s dye-destroying and antimicrobial properties were carefully examined and compared to those of pristine copper oxide (PCO) that had not been doped. When tested against Escherichia coli (a “negative strain”) and Staphylococcus aureus (a “positive strain”), the antimicrobial properties of the C1−x
(Zn)
x
O photocatalyst were better than those of PCO and on par with those of commercially available drugs. Also, C1−x
(Zn)
x
O photocatalyst gets rid of reactive orange 4 (RO-4) dye more effectively and faster (0.023 min−1) than PCO photocatalyst (0.11 min−1) by using simple sorption and photocatalytic annihilation. The C1−x
(Zn)
x
O photocatalyst eliminated 90.25 % of RO-4 dye under visible light irradiation. Under identical circumstances, the PCO photocatalyst removed 65.12 % of the RO-4 dye. The boosted bactericidal and photocatalytic activity of the C1−x
(Zn)
x
O photocatalyst may be attributed to its larger surface area (56.5 m2 g−1), good electrical conductivity (2.33 × 10−3 S m−1), low bandgap (1.98 eV), and doping-induced structural defects. The developed features increase the light-capturing sites on the catalyst surface, improve the charge transport kinetics, enable the catalysts to harvest visible light, and limit the charge recombination process, allowing our photocatalyst to show exceptional bactericidal and dye annihilation activities. This study opens new avenues for developing metal-substituted metal oxides with porous nanostructures for environmental and ecological protection.
Analysis of In-Season External Load and Sport Performance in Women’s Collegiate Basketball
Authors: Brown Faith S.A. , Fields Jennifer B. , Jagim Andrew R. , Baker Robert E. , Jones Margaret T.
Published: October 2023

Brown, FSA, Fields, JB, Jagim, AR, Baker, RE, and Jones, MT. Analysis of in-season external load and sport performance in women’s collegiate basketball. J Strength Cond Res 38(2): 318–324, 2024—Quantifying and monitoring athlete workload throughout a competitive season is a means to manage player readiness. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to quantify practice and game external loads and to assess the relationship between such loads and basketball-specific performance metrics across a women's collegiate basketball season. Thirteen National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women basketball athletes (age 20.08 ± 1.55 years) wore Global Positioning Systems sensors equipped with triaxial accelerometers for 29 games and 66 practices during the 2019–20 season. A multivariate analysis of variance was used to assess differences in external load between high- and low-minute players and across quarters within games (p < 0.05). Bivariate Pearson correlation coefficients were run to determine relationships between external loads and metrics of basketball performance. Findings indicated that high- and low-minute athletes experienced different loads during games and practices (p < 0.001). External loads differed by quarter, such that player load (PL) was highest in Q4 (p = 0.007), PL·min−1 was highest in Q1 and lowest in Q4 (p < 0.001), and explosive ratio (i.e., ratio of PL and explosive efforts) was lowest in Q3 (p = 0.45). Relationships existed between PL·min−1 and field goals (r = 0.41; p = 0.02) and between the explosive ratio and free throws (r = 0.377 p = 0.04). These results can be used to inform design of training sessions with the intent to prepare athletes for the demands of the competitive season. It is recommended that future research continue to explore the relationship of sport-specific performance metrics and athlete external load.
STIMULATING LEGAL REGIME OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC LAW: CONCEPT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SPECIAL ECONOMIC REGIME
Authors:   State Organization “V. Mamutov Institute of Economic and Legal Research of NAS of Ukraine”, Kurepina O.Yu.
Published: October 2023

Scientific approaches to delineating the stimulating legal regime of economic activity as a key element of the special economic regime within the framework of Economic law are substantiated. A definition of the stimulating legal regime of economic activity is proposed as a system of legal norms aimed at regulating economic relations through the use of a complex of legally stimulating means, which pursue the goal of creating conditions for the implementation of state economic policies along its priority directions in a manner that ensures sustainable development of the state and society. Drawing upon theoretical developments within the field of Economic law, it is proposed to recognize the stimulating legal regime of economic activity as a sub-institute within the institution of the special economic regime, highlighting its structure. It is argued that the subject of the stimulating legal regime of economic activity, as a component of the special economic regime, is characterized by a certain specificity. Approaches prevalent in the economic-legal literature for defining the scope of the special economic regime, namely as parts of the state's territory, individual economic sectors, or types of economic activity, are deemed inappropriate for identifying the subject of the stimulating legal regime of economic activity. Particularly, the position is advocated that the scope of the stimulating legal regime of economic activity should encompass economic entities. It is argued that in order to achieve the objectives of the special legal regime of economic activity as a whole, and specifically the stimulating legal regime of economic activity, certain legal constructs developed within the corresponding institutions of economic law acquire particular features, which are enshrined in the legislative acts of Ukraine. Within the framework of the stimulating legal regime of economic activity, legal conditions are integrated into the content of economic contracts, which reflect means of state regulatory impact on economic activity (e.g., conditions related to state support) or determine the extent of guarantees of the rights of economic entities against potential changes in legislation, thereby creating regulatory safeguards. Emphasis is placed on the coordinated operation of legal norms constituting the content of the stimulating legal regime of economic activity, achievable through adhering to legal principles during the construction of specific legal constructs.
Metodologia da pesquisa em ciências da saúde e da vida
Authors: Batista Blessmann Webe João , Quarti Irigaray Tatiana
Published: October 2023

Filho de um imigrante italiano e de mãe brasileira, Roque Callage nasceu em 1888, em Santa Maria, cidade em que realizou suas primeiras incursões pela imprensa. Esse foi um de seus principais espaços de atuação, tendo colaborado com diversas publicações, do interior do Rio Grande do Sul ao Rio de Janeiro. Escreveu também um dicionário de termos gauchescos e duas obras de militância política, engajando-se nas revoluções de 1923 e de 1930. Desenvolveu ainda uma carreira literária, principalmente como escritor de contos regionalistas. Tornou-se célebre em Porto Alegre a partir de março de 1925, quando passou a assinar a coluna diária “A Cidade”, no jornal Diário de Notícias. Dedicada aos mais diversos temas de interesse público, a coluna acompanhou as muitas facetas da vida cotidiana na capital, que passava então por um período de reformas urbanas e de elevadas expectativas de modernização.
Como utilizar a Entrevista Cognitiva em um processo de construção e de adaptação de instrumentos de pesquisa
Authors: Alves Sanseverino Marcela , de Lara Machado Wagner
Published: October 2023

Highlights * Entrevista Cognitiva (EC) é um método para desenvolvimento e adaptação de instrumentos. * A EC é um conjunto de técnicas qualitativas que visa elucidar o processamento da informação e a congruência entre construto e resposta dos participantes. * Sendo um método bem estabelecido na literatura, existem formas diferentes de implementá-la. * Um ponto importante nos procedimentos de pesquisa é mencionar o número de participantes que irão compor a amostra. * É interessante contar com o apoio de uma equipe de pesquisa ao longo da jornada de construção ou adaptação de um instrumento.
Characterizing the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: A case study from the Central Region, India
Authors: Charjan Y. D. , Tapre V. V. , Wankhade R. S. , Magare P. N.
Published: October 2023

Typologies may be used as tools for dealing with farming system heterogeneity. Small holder farming system into a few farm types particularly achieved by classifying farms into groups that have common characteristics, i.e. farm types, which can support the implementation of a more tailored approach to agricultural development. This article explored patterns of farming system diversity through the classification of 60 smallholder farm households in Nagpur districts of two blocks (Tahsils) Katol (High productive) and Narkhed (Low productive) of India’s Central Region. Based on 2017 survey data, the typology was constructed using the multivariate statistical techniques of principal component analysis and cluster analysis. Results proposed three farm types, stratified on the basis of household, labor, land use, livestock and income variables, explaining the structural and functional differences between farming systems. Types 1 was characterized by relatively high levels of resource endowment and oriented towards other-farm enterprises and crop sales with bullock pair, Types 2 were characterized by relatively low levels of resource endowment and oriented towards other-farm enterprises, dairy (livestock) and crop sales and Types 3 was characterized by crop + Horticulture + Dairy and Bullock pair, respectively. The most salient differences among farm types concerned rearing of bullock pair (income from bullock pair), degree of legume integration, household size and hired labor, degree of diversification into off/non-farm activities and severity of resource constraints (Type 2 was most constrained with a small farm area and herd comprised mainly of livestock particularly cow and under Type 3 crop + Horticulture + Dairy and Bullock pair). It was found that livelihood strategies reflected the distinctive characteristics of farm households; with economic benefit from the farming. This study clearly demonstrates that using the established typology as a practical framework allows identification of type-specific farm household opportunities and constraints for the targeting of agricultural interventions and innovations, which will be further analyzed in the research-for-development project. Conclude that a more flexible approach to typology construction, for example through the incorporation of farmer perspectives, might provide further context and insight into the causes, consequences and negotiation of farm diversity. The three type of farming system studied with some scientific incorporation of intervention and found 34 percent increase over benchmark in field crop + dairy farming system.
State management of financial support in the field of nature management and environmental protection as a strategic direction for the development of territories
Authors: Zakharchuk Ekaterina , Trifonova Polina
Published: October 2023

This study examines topical issues of the environmental tension in the regions, ensuring environmental safety, as well as increasing the anthropogenic impact on the environment as a result of the growth of industrial development and the increase in the amount of resources consumed in the socio-economic development of territories in the context of state regulation of nature management. The purpose of this study is to analyze the current legislation and assess the volume of financial support for activities aimed at ensuring environmental safety and environmental protection. As part of the study, the evolution of legislation in the field of environmental development and security of territories was studied, followed by an assessment of the dynamics of spending on the implementation of the national project «Ecology». The importance of developing a management mechanism in the field of nature management and environmental protection to improve the ecological situation of the territories is shown. On the basis of a complex indicator, the dynamics of the ranking of regions was assessed. The share of expenses of the consolidated budgets of the constituent entities of the Ural Federal District for environmental protection has been calculated and analyzed. It has been established that the costs of environmental protection and conservation activities are an important part of the costs of the regional budgets of the Russian Federation, although they are not a significant part of it. The rank of the regions that are part of the Ural Federal District is analyzed in terms of budget expenditures on environmental protection per capita among all subjects of the Russian Federation. Along with state regulation of the environmental sphere and building relationships with enterprises that use natural resources, in order to reduce environmental damage, the need to form an ecological culture of the population as a new way of life for people is reflected.
A Systematic Review on Comparison between Otago Exercise Program and Balance Exercise in Balance and Fall Risk among elderly with Knee Osteoarthritis
Authors:   Assistant professor, Faculty of Physiotherapy, MAHER, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India., Divya N  , Praveena Shri P  , Saipriyaa M  , Meyammai S  , Winnie T E  , Pavithra R  ,   Under graduate students, Faculty of Physiotherapy, MAHER, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Published: October 2023

Background: Patients with knee osteoarthritis have balance issues and an increased fall risk; nevertheless, it is unclear whether the Otago exercise programme (OEP) or balance exercise will improve balance and reduce fall risk among individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Therefore, there is a need to compare the effectiveness of these exercises in treating knee osteoarthritis. This review aims to investigate the effects of an OEP and balance exercise programme to improve balance and reduce fall risk among the elderly population with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methodology: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) were used to conduct this systematic review. Four databases (PubMed, Cochrane central register of controlled trails (CENTRAL), Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), and Science Direct) were searched until September 2022 using predefined terms by two independent reviewers. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using PEDro. All literature published from each source was selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and data extraction was performed independently with the outcomes of the Berg balance scale (BBS), time up and go test (TUG), chair stand test (CST), and short falls efficacy scale (SFES I). RESULT: The literature review studied seven full-text articles that met the selection criteria and PRISMA guidelines. Those articles were reviewed by grouping them into five different sub-groups based on the interventions. The quality of studies ranged from good (5 studies) to fair (2 studies). The improvement in balance and fall risk prevention following OEP and balance training showed mixed results, and the findings from this review may form the basis for a future systematic research program. CONCLUSION: It is difficult to conclude clear evidence-based recommendations for Otago exercise programmes and balance exercises in improving balance and reducing fall risk among the elderly population with knee OA due to limited availability and weak evidence. KEYWORDS: Fall risk, community dwelling older adults, elderly population, knee osteoarthritis.
THE APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVE MISCONDUCT IN THE WORKPLACE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo Nganezi v Dunlop Mixing and Technical Services (Pty) Limited 2019 (5) SA 354 (CC)
Authors: Simphiwe P Phungula
Published: October 2023

In modern South African law, employees have several fundamental rights, the right to strike being one of those rights. This right is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution) and also in the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (the LRA); both statutes provide that every employee has the right to strike (s 64(1) of the LRA and s 23(2)(c) of the Constitution). However, for a strike to be protected as legal strike action, at least 48 hours’ notice of the commencement of the strike must be given, in writing, to the employer (s 64(1)(b) of the LRA). If employees misconduct themselves – for example, engage in acts of violence during a protected strike – the employer is entitled to dismiss those employees on the grounds of misconduct (Schedule 8, item 7 of the Code of Good Practice under the LRA). However, if the employer is unable to identify the responsible employees (the perpetrators), the question is whether the employer can request other employees to identify the perpetrators. If the answer to this is yes, the next question is whether the employer can dismiss these employees if the employees do not want to identify the “perpetrators”.To answer these questions, employers have relied on the principle of “derivative misconduct” to discipline employees during strike action where employees responsible for misconduct cannot be identified and other employees fail, when requested, to come forward and assist the employer to identify those responsible. Derivative misconduct is a principle that is neither defined nor appears in any labour legislation. It has been developed by the courts and used by employers as a concept to require an employee to come forward and give information about other employees who have misconducted themselves during protest action. Since derivative misconduct is not defined in labour legislation, a consideration of the judgments that have considered the scope and application of this principle on a particular set of facts demonstrates the difficulties of its application. Before the Constitutional Court judgment in NUMSA obo Khanyile Nganezi v Dunlop Mixing and Technical Services (Pty) Ltd (2019 (5) SA 354 (CC)), several judgments attempting to develop or clarify the concept either found derivative misconduct did not exist on the particular facts or just expressed obiter views on the issue. This led to varying decisions on the application of derivative misconduct. The Constitutional Court has now finally sought to articulate and grapple with this concept.
Üniversitelerde Yapay Zekanın Kullanım Alanları: Potansiyel Yararları ve Olası Zorluklar
Authors: USLU Baris
Published: October 2023

Verilerin, güçlü bilgi işlem kaynaklarının ve karmaşık algoritmaların artan kullanımı doğrultusunda, son dönemde üniversiteler tarafından Yapay Zeka (YZ) sistemleri eğitim-öğretim, araştırma-geliştirme ve yönetsel süreçlerde kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Öğrencilere ilişkin öğrenme sonuçlarını geliştirme ve idari verimliliği önemli ölçüde artırma potansiyeli göz önüne alındığında, kullanım alanları genişlemeye devam ettikçe yükseköğretimde daha fazla YZ uygulamasının hayata geçmesi beklenebilecek bir durumdur. Diğer taraftan, yükseköğretimde YZ kullanımı etik kaygılar, insani direnç ve benimsenme(me), mevcut sistemlerle entegrasyon, sınırlı veri gibi bir dizi zorluğu beraberinde getirebilir. Ayrıca, üniversitelerde YZ sistemlerinin kullanım sürecinde teknik zorluklarla karşılaşabilir, şeffaflık ilkesi farklı bir kriter haline gelebilir, bu uygulamaların kullanımı özel bilgi ve beceri gerektirebilir, karmaşık yasal ve düzenleyici çerçevelere ihtiyaç artabilir ve veri gizliliği ile güvenliği için çeşitli riskler oluşabilir. Sonuç olarak, üniversiteler için faydalı işlevleri dile getirmek kadar, yükseköğretimde YZ’nın neden olabileceği potansiyel zorlukları değerlendirmek de önemlidir. Bu kapsamda, mevcut çalışma üniversitelerde YZ teknolojilerinin sunduğu fırsatlar ile beraberindeki zorluklara dair farklı tartışmalara değinmektedir.
Immunogenicity in CAR T cell immunotherapy
Authors: Emily Yu
Published: October 2023

Currently, the most accessible forms of cancer treatment include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. However, these forms of treatment may damage or destroy healthy tissue as well as cancerous cells, resulting in side effects such as fatigue, hair loss, diarrhea, etc. Immunotherapy, an alternative form of cancer treatment, is a growing treatment method of interest that uses bodily substances made by the body or in a laboratory to boost the immune system’s activity against tumor cells. One type of immunotherapy is CAR T cell therapy, in which a patient’s T cells are genetically modified in a lab to express Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) that help T cells identify and destroy their target. However, because CARs are constructed in the lab and currently consist of non-self components, genetically engineered CAR T cells have the potential to induce anti-CAR immune responses. The following paper will explore the causes of anti-CAR immunity, its possible solutions, and the potential implications of these discoveries.
Bitki ve böcekler arasındaki bilek güreşi: gal oluşumu ve gal arıları
Authors: MUTUN Serap
Published: October 2023

Dünyada yaşamın ilk ortaya çıkmasından bu yana pek çok farklı yaşam formu hem birbirleri ile hem de cansız çevre faktörleriyle etkileşim içinde bulunmuşlar ve evrimleşerek çeşitlenmişlerdir. Bu etkileşimler arasında en dikkat çekici olanlarından biri bitkiler ile gal oluşturan böcekler arasında görülür. Özellikle gal arıları (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) oldukça karmaşık gal yapıları ile adaptif radyasyonun en güzel örneklerinden birini sergiler. Sıra dışı bitki yapıları olan gallerin oluşabilmesi için herbivor böcek, bitkinin savunma bariyerlerini tek tek geçerek konak genomunu yeniden programlar ve onun öz kaynaklarını kendi lehine kullanır. Gal oluşum sürecinde hücre proliferasyonunun başlatılması sonrasında konak için tamamen yeni ve olağan dışı yapıların oluşumuna kadar bir dizi gen, molekül ve metabolik yol ve yolak kullanılır. Son yıllarda yapılan moleküler çalışmalarda artış olsa da gal oluşumu, moleküler mekanizmalar ve gal komünitelerindeki evrimsel ilişkiler henüz yeni yeni aydınlatılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu derleme çalışmasında gal oluşumu, meşe gal arıları (Cynipidae, Cynipini) temel alınarak morfolojik ve güncel moleküler bilgiler ışığında kısaca özetlenmeye çalışılmıştır.
Single-cell Fixed RNA sequencing from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE)-Lung Tissue by Chromium Fixed RNA Profiling for Multiplexed Samples v1
Authors: Pilar Vanegas Natalia-Del , A. Ovando-Ricardez Jose , Rosas Lorena , L. Mora Ana , Rojas Mauricio
Published: October 2023

Fixed RNA Profiling provides an approach to FFPE-lung tissue samples that were previously inaccessible. Fixation at the point of sample collection preserves fragile biology to provide high-quality data on gene expression of multiple cell types in the lung, generating critical and novel insights. This protocol describes the new platform for single cell RNA-seq from Fixed RNA, which uses fixed cells isolated from paraffin-embedded tissue and multiplexed samples to analyze multiple samples in a single run to generate DNA libraries for sequencing.
NADPH diaphorase histochemistry in rat gastric nitric oxide synthase neurons v1
Authors: Di Natale Madeleine , Hunne Billie , JL Liew Jamie , Fothergill Linda , Stebbing Martin , Furness John
Published: October 2023

NOS (nitric oxide synthase) is a NADPH oxidase, requiring NADPH as a proton donor for the conversion of arginine to citrulline and the production of nitric oxide (NO). Thus nitrergic neurons can be localised by nNOS immunoreactivity or histochemically, using the NADPH diaphorase reaction (Young et al. 1992) to enable investigation of their morphology.
Legislative bases for the development of domestic enteral nutrition
Authors:   All-Russian Dairy Research Institute, Belyakova Zinaida Yu.
Published: October 2023

We investigated fundamental legal documents concerning the requirements for production, turnover and use of enteral nutrition (EN) products, structured and analyzed them in order to build a generalized system of documents that are the basis for the production, identification of EN products, and the design of manufacturers’ technical documentation. The Russian EN market today is filled mainly with imported products, which, under the conditions of sanctions pressure, can become critical for the food supply of the country as a whole and the main consumers – patients with eating disorders – in particular. The objects of the study were documents that directly or indirectly include requirements for the production and turnover of EN products. Special attention was paid to national strategic planning documents to confirm the relevance of the development of domestic EN products. Search and selection of legal documents was carried out on the official Internet portals of legal information. The formation and development of a specialized food production sector specific to the food industry should be based on fundamental knowledges of such fields of science as medicine and the food industry. Only an integrated approach that takes into account the requirements of both industries allows to form a competitive market for high-quality domestic EN. The study objectives included the collection of fundamental requirements regarding the production, turnover and use of EN products, their structuring and analysis in order to form a generalized document system and identify regulatory framework problem areas that can be a hindrance both for the high-quality domestic EN production and for its implementation to end users – patients with eating disorders. Using of both hierarchical and faceted methods for classification and systematization documents alowed to develop a generalized hierarchical normative legal documents system in the part of the EN, which is necessary for the formation of basic requirements for the design of the EN products range and its subsequent implementation.
PRACTICES OF REPRESENTATION OF SPACE AS AN OBJECT OF CULTURAL STUDIES
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fanahei Rostyslav
Published: October 2023

The article is aimed at substantiating the potential of "spatial expansion" of both problematics and optics of cultural studies in their deepening and systematization by the conceptualization of practices of representing space. Late modern cultural studies in general actualize questions not about means of mediation — representations as objects, such as artifacts or mentifacts, and about the very methods of mediation — representations as processes — which is what practices are. At the same time, the "expansion" of these studies, outlined in the article, justifies such adjustment and allows to fully reveal under the temporal production of meanings the corporeal-spatial production of presence, as the basis of human experience of the world, and spatial organization as the main instrument of visual and tactile power relations, which are exercised through discourses, or directly. Moreover, it enables the systematization of a heterogeneous ensemble of practices of representing space in their historical dynamics. A. Lefebvre conceptualized this multiplicity of practices in the constant interaction of "representations of space" and "spaces of representation", which should be considered as fillings of the Foucault dispositive system between catching and the environment. Representations of space as a way of practice reflect the rationalized and visualized production of meanings in terms of both reflection and construction. Spaces of representation reflect the symbolic-corporeal dimension of representation as an imprint of presence, thanks to which we transform the world with our projection, and the presence of the world is given to us for use. On the basis of the outlined system, it is possible to single out a number of practices that are quite generalized and that exert, perhaps, a greater influence on the historical dynamics of the entire heterogeneous ensemble. This series of practices of "spatial issues" justifies the expediency of "spatial optics" at the subject level
AD GLORIAM DEI: PATTERNS OF PAIN, SUFFERING AND PLEASURE IN MEDIEVAL CULTURE
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Luibyva Mariia-Milana
Published: October 2023

The article provides a cultural analysis of the triad of pain, punishment and pleasure as a significant component of medieval religious practices and their representations. The artistic and visual sphere of medieval culture is characterized by the hegemony of images of violence. Accordingly, the study attempts to identify the potential of portraying violence to generate and legitimize various forms of pleasure. Violence in the religious discourse of the Middle Ages and its representations operates on several different levels: the pleasure associated with identifying with the victim, the pleasure of projecting cruelty on the tormentors, the pleasure of fantasizing about ritual violence against the sacred victim. Comparing the mechanisms of pain gratification in religious practices and masochism sheds light on the symbolic load and functions of pain in Medieval Culture. Medieval images of pain as a tool of punishment did not just reflect cruel realities: and images were common because they were motivated and created by certain types of pleasure. Artistic images of pain and suffering do not just depict broken bodies and psyche, they also create opportunities for constructing the "I", institutions and ideas in the interests of a whole range of different programs and ideological positions. The hegemony of violence in the visual art of the era has the potential to create a space for the cultivation of broader, subversive possibilities: compassion and opposition to the pain of martyrs, fantasies of resistance, emancipation, the formation of alternative forms of eroticism, getting voyeuristic pleasure from hurting others. The paper attempts a transcultural comparison of the practices of getting pleasure from causing pain on the example of religious practices (self-harm) and masochism: they are based on dramatic expectation, postponement, delay in final satisfaction, investment in fantasy, attraction to exhibitionism. Using masochism as an interpretive category, one can see the structures of fantasy, tension, and view that formed the basis of certain genres of medieval representation. Through fantasy, obscurity, and exhibitionism, masochism transcodes the body in pain to the scene of erotic liberation. With the help of a similar trio of techniques, martyrdom forms the sublime body of a saint.