bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COVID-19 Fake News and Attitudes toward Asian Americans
Authors: WRIGHT Chrysalis L. , DUONG Hang
Published: March 2021

This study examined the relationship between an inability to identify COVID-19 fake news, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), soci- odemographic factors (i.e., race, biological sex), and the level of xenophobia along with anti-Asian American sentiment. Participants included 100 male and female college students. Participants answered questions about their social media usage and were asked to identify social media news posts as either false or accurate. Participants also completed a series of measures regarding their attitudes toward Asian Americans and xenophobia. Soci- odemographic variables of race and sex were examined as well as partici- pants levels of RWA. Participants were frequent social media users, with many having multiple social media accounts. Almost twenty-one percent of participants were unable to identify COVID-19 fake news. Higher rates of xenophobia were found among White participants. Male, compared to female, participants were more likely to report experiencing kinship with Asian Americans. Both RWA and an inability to identify COVID-19 fake news was associated with increased prejudicial attitudes. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
INNOVATIVE TEAMS THROUGH THE LENSES OF TEAM LEADERS: CHARACTERISTICS, CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Authors: RACOLȚA-PAINA Nicoleta Dorina , MUNTEAN Ileana
Published: March 2021

Teamwork as well as the interest in innovation in business are two of the few constant features of contemporary companies, which manifest themselves within a general context characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. In a company, the benefits of teamwork are widely acknowledged, whereas innovation in business is a strategic direction. This work is based on empirical research, and its main purpose is to identify the characteristics of the innovative teams, the challenges that they have to face, and their achievements, respectively. The empirical research undertaken is a qualitative one and it proposes a case study, the primary data being collected through interviews conducted with a number of four team leaders of innovative teams. The respondents work for companies in the fields of production of electric/electronic products, information technology and computer services, GPS, navigation technology, respectively; all these are fields in which innovation is an important component of successful companies. According to the team leaders who were interviewed, the characteristics of the innovative teams can be assessed in terms of: (i) results (“deliverable”) which contribute to the general effort of the company to be competitive on the innovation market; (ii) performance (reaching efficiently all objectives), (iii) the way of working of the team (the presence of psychological safety, proper communication) and (iv) composition (the qualities of the team members, such as autonomy, diversity and orientation towards cooperation). The main challenge of the innovative teams is given by the high level of stress arising as a consequence of the conditions (such as deadlines and budget restrictions) under which the main objective has to be reached, namely, to obtain products and/or services, new or improved processes, respectively. To all of these, there can be added ones that are specific to teamwork, generally, such as existing conflicts, reduced motivation, and individualism at executive level. The main achievements of the innovative teams, according to the interviewed leaders, are the obtaining of new technologies, product optimisation, complying with deadlines, a high level of quality, and the employees’ development, which is an essential aspect which contributes to their motivation and implicitly to their training to become future leaders.
JEL Classification: O39, M19
ENHANCING INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY: THE IMPACT OF ERASMUS+ MOBILITIES ON FUTURE ROMANIAN LEADERS
Authors: SĂVAN Emanuel-Emil , PAVĂL Gabriela-Casiana
Published: March 2021

This paper investigates the link between participation in Erasmus+ mobilities and a higher level of intercultural sensitivity, a component considered to be highly relevant for contemporary business leaders. It conducts an analysis of existing cultural influences in Romania, through the prism of ethnic minorities, migration and international tourism, in order to emphasize the country’s high level of cultural diversity. Furthermore, it explores the Erasmus+ mobility, more precisely, it presents the impact the programme has on integrating young people into the labour market. Subsequently, it clarifies the concept of intercultural sensitivity and outlines the links between intercultural competence and the educational environment. As far as the research methodology is concerned, the data was obtained through primary research: a questionnaire was developed, distributed and analysed. The instrument created by Chen and Starosta (2000), namely the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale, was used to measure the level of intercultural sensitivity of individuals. For this purpose, a comparative analysis of two groups of respondents: mobility participants and non-participants, was conducted, according to several independent variables. The study found that participation in this type of mobility has a positive impact in terms of intercultural skills and leadership abilities. Therefore, the formulated recommendations support the implementation of similar initiatives in the structure of the educational curriculum.
JEL Classification: M10, M14, M19
TRADITIONAL MARKET AND WOMEN’S WORK IN THE BERINGHARJO MARKET, OF YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Supangkat Budiawati , Latif Alfian Rahman , Iskandar Johan
Published: March 2021

Traditional market is often one of the locations for economic turnover in an area. Various goods from villages, sub-districts, and other areas around the city are sent to be traded. In this market there is a large system that makes the market “live” in which there are interrelated actors. Some of the actors in the traditional market system such as the Beringharjo Market are women who work odd jobs. To see this phenomenon, this study used an ethnographic method to delve deeper into the phenomena that occur from the point of view of stakeholders in Beringharjo Market. The results of study showed that Beringharjo Market always changes from time to time, both physically and the actors who “live it”. Women who work in al kind of work become one of the actors who play an important role in the sustainability of dynamic market activities.
Language Mixing in Creolized Glossy Magazine Advertisement Texts
Authors: Selemeneva O. A.
Published: March 2021

The issue of enhancing the use of language code switching technique in modern creolized advertising texts is discussed in the article. The relevance of the chosen topic is due to the expansion of the areas of language interaction and the change in tactics for contacting the addressee of advertising due to the process of globalization, the popularization of the English language in the world, the emergence of new communication channels, the mobility of visual images, and the clip’s perception of information by the recipient. The actual material of the study was creolized advertising texts from seven Russian international glossy magazines: “Cosmopolitan”, “Elle”, “Glamor”, “GQ”, “InStyle”, “Tatler”, and “Vogue”. It is proved that foreign inclusions in the considered texts are presented in several ways of varying degrees of productivity: insertion of a foreign language grapheme (formation of graphogibrids); use of the word in the Latin script (astionyms, burials, pragmatonyms, English preposition since , etc.); the introduction of one or more statements in a foreign language; inclusion of a hashtag in latin graphics. The listed types of foreign inclusions are attributed by the author to signal (intentionally introduced into the texts with the aim of accentuation of units or their elements) and multifunctional (capable of performing attractive, accent-emphasizing, utilitarian-compressive, emotionally-expressive, suggestive, informative functions).
Plot of Transition in Novel by F. Kafka “Metamorphosis”
Authors: Turysheva O. N.
Published: March 2021

The article puts forward the hypothesis that in the novel by F. Kafka “Metamorphosis” a mythological plot of the transition is realized. The author interprets this type of plot as an event when a hero crosses the border between life and death. The mythocritical and immanent methodology is used. It is concluded that in the Kafka’s novel the plot of the transition is reproduced in a reduced version. The significance of this reduction is proved: its discovery allows revealing the deep foundations of the tragic content of the novel. The author analyzes the approaches existing in science in interpreting the image of the three tenants who settled in Mr. Zamza’s apartment after the hero’s transformation. In a polemical perspective, some interpretations of the image of guests are considered. A new interpretation of this collective character is put forward: it is raised to the figure of a psycho-pump in the article. It is shown that the tragic pathos of the novel is associated with the event of the expulsion of the tenants, which is interpreted as a reduction of the rite of transformation. It is proved that the function of the image of tenants is to strengthen the semantics of family betrayal. Observations are made on the nature of Kafka's mythologism based on the material of its mythological miniatures.
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches of Studying the Image of China of 1931-1949 in USA Historiography
Authors: Buranok S. O.
Published: March 2021

The historiography of the problem of researching the image of China in the USA is considered. A comprehensive analysis of the evolution of the historiography of the image of China in 1931-1949 in the United States is proposed through the study of the specifics of the perception by the political elite, the military, the public and the US media of the most important events of the "Chinese crisis". It is noted that this approach allows us to talk about the formation of a special phenomenon of the socio-political life of the United States, the reconstruction and explanation of which are impossible within the framework of the traditional methodology of historical research and require an interdisciplinary approach based on historical imagology. It is shown that the formation of the image of China in 1931-1949 in the historiography of the United States by the American press is represented with several thematic areas: the first - the studies of American assessments of China in general works on the history of international relations before the Second World War and during its course; the second is a study of the history of the formation of American assistance to fighting China; third, analyzing China’s assessment of the United States in the context of the history of colonialism and decolonization; fourth, examining the image of China in the context of a study of public opinion in the United States. It is pointed out that the analysis of historiography indicates that China in the crisis period of history was in the focus of attention of both journalists and the academic community.
Features of Linguistic and Cultural Type “Bureaucrat”: Compatibility of Adjective bureaucratic
Authors: Anokhina S. A. , Pozdnyakova N. V.
Published: March 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the linguistic and cultural type “Russian bureaucrat”. The compatibility of the adjective bureaucratic is investigated according to the texts of the XIX - XXI centuries included in the National corpus of the Russian language. The novelty of the study is that to describe the character traits of the linguocultural type “Russian bureaucrat”, the authors refer to the compatibility of an adjective derived from the character type. It is noted that the connotative component in the meaning of the adjective determines an almost exclusively negative interpretation of the image: the pejorative component of the value determines the compatibility of the studied adjective with the designations of negative qualities. The authors dwell on the ideas that have developed in the Russian linguistic consciousness about the character of the Russian bureaucrat, and trace their transformations over two centuries. The analysis of the compatibility of the adjective showed that the linguistic and cultural character “Russian bureaucrat” is characterized by indifference, ignorance, cowardice, arrogance, insincerity. The authors of the article conclude that in the Russian language picture of the world indifference and cowardice are attributed to bureaucrats of different periods of Russian history, while ostentatious arrogance is noted mainly in the descriptions of officials of the past, and markers of ignorance and insincerity are more frequent in the characteristics of modern officials.
El arte como un bien inferior o como un bien de Veblen
Authors: Harillo Pla Adrià
Published: March 2021

Leslie P. Singer estableció, en una de sus obras, lo que para ella era una suerte de jerarquía dentro del mundo del arte. Para la pensadora, las pequeñas galerías de ciudades sin influencia eran el escalafón más bajo, seguidas por las galerías de importantes ciudades, a posteriori los museos, etcétera. En su visión del mundo del arte, los museos de las grandes ciudades eran lo máximo a lo que una pieza artística podía aspirar. Esa visión de los museos, otorgaba a lo que en ellos se hallaba una suerte halo casi sagrado.Lo que se pretende comunicar mediante este artículo es el modo en el que, las actuales prácticas museísticas vinculadas más al público que al objeto (su análisis científico y técnico), han restado ese halo antaño otorgado. Como no podría ser de otro modo, el enfoque se realizará desde una perspectiva museográfica en tanto que, tal circunstancia, es el resultado de determinadas políticas en lo que a la selección y utilización de técnicas expositivas se refiere.A modo de consecuencia, se defenderá que estas técnicas expositivas destinadas al público más que al objeto, conllevan que la separación económica entre “bien inferior” y “bien de Veblen” que antiguamente el museo tenía la posibilidad de establecer, se halle más en entredicho que nunca. La labor museológica y sus selecciones internas determina, por ende, el halo y la categorización del bien económicamente hablando. Si se acepta lo devandicho, surgen algunas cuestiones derivadas, sobre las que se reflexionará brevemente. Algunas de ellas, si bien no exclusivamente, serán: ¿cómo eso afecta a la riqueza patrimonial de un país y a su sistema de museos?, ¿cómo se justifican los precios pagados por parte de museos públicos?
El Pentecostés pagano de Hilario Bravo
Authors: García-Manso Angélica
Published: March 2021

Se examina la obra Flammae, de la serie “Las paredes de la idea” (2014-2016), del pintor Hilario Bravo, a partir de las referencias conceptuales que es posible descubrir en esta, así como el diálogo que establece entre la tradición mitológica pagana y la inspiración cristiana en la pintura clásica. Desde esta perspectiva se entiende la intertextualización que el artista hace entre las Dánae de Tintoretto o Rembrandt con el Pentecostés de El Greco.
Retos de futuro para un sector tradicional: la artesanía y las TIC unidas en el proyecto ARTCademy
Authors: Castillo-Clavero Ana María , Lobillo Gema , Sánchez-Teba Eva M. , Vera Durán María
Published: March 2021

El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar cómo la fusión entre lo tradicional y lo tecnológico es, no solo posible, sino deseable, y el único camino para la supervivencia de un sector tan importante para la preservación del patrimonio cultural de una sociedad como es la artesanía. En este mundo cambiante, la artesanía, sin abandonar su esencia ancestral de oficio basado en el trabajo humano, tiene que actualizarse para poder seguir existiendo como sector e incluso poder ser competitiva. Esa actualización vendrá de la mano de las TIC que, sin alterar la naturaleza artesanal de su producto, pueden abrir muchas formas de comercialización más allá de las tradicionales.
El proyecto ARTCademy es un claro exponente de esa necesaria colaboración entre lo antiguo y lo nuevo, que puede propiciar la supervivencia y desarrollo del sector artístico-artesanal y contribuir a la supervivencia de los pueblos y enclaves rurales.
Smart cities and robotic technologies for a model of integrated growth
Authors: Laudante Elena
Published: March 2021

The paper focuses on the importance of robotics and artificial intelligence inside of the new urban contexts in which it is possible to consider and enhance the different dimensions of quality of life such as safety and health, environmental quality, social connection and civic participation. Smart technologies help cities to meet the new challenges of society, thus making them more livable, attractive and responsive in order to plan and to improve the city of the future. In accordance with the Agenda 2030 Program for sustainable development that intends the inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable city, the direction of growth and prosperity of urban environments is pursued by optimizing the use of resources and respecting the environment. In the current society, robotic technology is proposed as a tool for innovation and evolution in urban as well as industrial and domestic contexts. On the one hand the users-citizens who participate dynamically in the activities and on the other the new technological systems integrated in the urban fabric. Existing urban systems that are “amplified” of artificial and digital intelligence and give life to smart cities, physical places that allow new forms of coexistence between humans and robots in order to implement the level of quality of life and define “human centered” innovative solutions and services thus responding to the particular needs of people in an effective and dynamic way. The current city goes beyond the definition of smart city. In fact, as said by Carlo Ratti, it becomes a "senseable city", a city capable of feeling but also sensitive and capable of responding to citizens who define the overall performance of the city. The multidisciplinary approach through the dialogue between designers, architects, engineers and urban planners will allow to face the new challenges through the dynamics of robot integration in the urban landscape. The cities of the future, in fact, will be pervaded by autonomous driving vehicles, robotized delivery systems and light transport solutions, in response to the new concept of smart mobility, on a human scale, shared and connected mobility in order to improve management and control of the digitized and smart city. Automation at constant rates as the keystone for urban futures and new models of innovative society. Through the identification of representative case studies in the field of innovative systems it will be possible to highlight the connections between design, smart city and "urban" robotics that will synergically highlight the main "desirable" qualities of life in the city as a place of experimentation and radical transformations. In particular, parallel to the new robotic solutions and human-robot interactions, the design discipline will be responsible for designing the total experience of the user who lives in synergy with the robots, thus changing the socio-economic dynamics of the city.
La democratización de la cultura y la socialización del conocimiento en un contexto de crisis
Authors: García Galindo Juan Antonio
Published: March 2021

Sin duda, hay una relación estrecha entre el uso social de las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación, especialmente de las tecnologías móviles, y la democratización de la cultura (tanto en los procesos de producción como de recepción), en el sentido de extensión de la cultura y de apropiación de la misma. Sin embargo, quizás sea más apropiado vincular dicho concepto al de socialización de la cultura, en su acepción relativa a la capacidad de los ciudadanos para acceder activamente a la cultura, como consumidores críticos, pero también como emisores y productores. Por su parte, el concepto democratización implicaría en todo momento el acceso igualitario a la cultura y el aprovechamiento por igual del potencial de las tecnologías para convertir a los ciudadanos en emisores y productores de contenidos y de mensajes de todo tipo (periodísticos, literarios, artísticos, textuales, icónicos, etc.). Entre otras cosas, porque en la sociedad digital las brechas sociales, económicas, o propiamente intelectuales también siguen existiendo.

Si la democratización de la cultura es posible en toda la extensión de su significado será porque sepamos integrar las nuevas tecnologías digitales, o no, que se desarrollan en nuestro entorno, en proyectos que reviertan en el enriquecimiento cultural de todos los ciudadanos y en la mejora de las condiciones de acceso a la cultura, eliminando las brechas existentes. Y podamos dar pasos en la consecución de una sociedad culta, que descanse sobre los principios éticos y los valores de toda sociedad democrática. Pero, aunque sea un objetivo inaplazable, no debería bastar con el acceso generalizado a la cultura, que es la base para que ésta sea democrática, sino con promover una cultura que contribuya asimismo a la democratización de la sociedad.
Tecnologías humano-centradas, y el porqué de Ortega
Authors: Rodríguez Ortega Nuria
Published: March 2021

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Metastasesin the pancreas: radiation methods assessment of cryodestruction
Authors: Galchina Yu. S. , Karelskaja N. A. , Kаrmаzаnovsky G. G. , Stepanova Yu. A. , Ionkin D. A. , Stashkiv V. I. , Chzhao A. V.
Published: March 2021

Metastases in the pancreas are rather rare tumor lesion of this organ. According to different data, the incidence of metastatic pancreatic lesions varies from 1.8 to 4% of all pancreatictumors.

The article presents three clinical observations of metastases of melanoma, renal clearcell cancer, lung cancer in the pancreas. All patients were treatedusing cryosurgical methods with positive dynamics in the postoperative period.

A brief review of the literature discussing metastatic lesions of the pancreas is also done, and the management treatment tactics of these patients is described.
Fibroma of the interventricular septum with bilateral obstruction of the ventricular outflow/tracts
Authors: Karpukhin V. G. , Paramonova T. I.
Published: March 2021

Heart fibroma accounts for about 5% of all primary neoplasms and is registered in children in 80% of cases. The ventricles or interventricular septum (IVS) are most often affected; in half of cases, the tumor has intracavitary growth. The clinical picture of the disease and its prognosis depend on the size and location of the tumor. The most unfavorable is the defeat of the IVS, since it causes obstruction of the output tract of one of the ventricles. Being localized in IVS, can involve a conducting system of heart, thereby increasing risk of sudden death.

A retrospective study of a case of cardiac fibroma in a child aged 4.5 months, confirmed by echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging and successfully operated on in the Central Federal District Center of Penza, is presented. A large tumor, localized in the IVS, caused atypical obstruction of the outflow tracts of both ventricles simultaneously. In the domestic and foreign literature, hemodynamic disturbances of only one of the ventricles are described, and we did not find a single case with simultaneous obstruction of both tracts. The possibility of MRI in the diagnosis of heart tumors has been shown.
Splenosis: fetters of the unknown or step through existing precautions (part II)
Authors: Gubergrits N. B. , Zubov A. D. , Borodiy K. N. , Mozhyna T. L.
Published: March 2021

Aim: to present a review of the literature on post-traumatic splenosis of different localization, as well as to complete the presentation of a rare clinical case of multiple post-traumatic intra-abdominal splenosis in combination with type 2 macroamylasemia, chronic pancreatitis in a 27-year-old woman.

Main results. The literature data of the pathogenesis and classification of splenosis are considered. Close attention is paid to the clinical manifestations of post-traumatic splenosis: the results of imaging studies in intrathoracic, disseminated abdominal, intrahepatic and intrapancreatic forms of splenosis are presented.

The end of the description of a rare clinical case of progressive multiple post-traumatic intra-abdominal splenosis in combination with type 2 macroamylasemia and chronic pancreatitis is presented. The process of diagnostic search, differential diagnosis is described, the controversial points to the patient’s management, the possibility and expediency of pregnancy are considered.

Conclusion. The exclusivity of this clinical case requires further dynamic monitoring, especially in the possible pregnancy.
A case report of Adult Onset Still’s Disease and Kikuchi Fujimoto lymphadenitis-challenges and learning points
Authors: Mathew David , Gupta Urmi , Igbokwe Uchechi , Todd Sophie , Greaves Paul , Doherty Teresa
Published: March 2021

Background:

Adult Onset Stills Disease (AOSD) and Kikuchi Fujimoto Lymphadenitis (KFL) are both rare Rheumatological diseases. Co-occurrence is very rare.

Case Presentation:

This is a case of AOSD and KFL co-occurrence presenting with polyarthritis, rash, and B Symptoms. Elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase and ferritin with anemia and lymphadenopathy raised suspicions of lymphoma. Histology confirmed KFL and clinical features, and raised ferritin confirmed AOSD.

After starting sulfasalazine, the patient was admitted to the hospital with ‘Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms’ (DRESS) Syndrome. Prior to sepsis exclusion, Gentamicin was given and subsequent hearing loss was noted.

Sustained remission was achieved with Tocilizumab and azathioprine. Tocilizumab was stopped during pregnancy.

Conclusion:

The diagnostic challenges of two rare overlapping Rheumatological diseases are highlighted. An early distinction of disease flares or drug reactions from sepsis is difficult. Risk-benefit ratio consideration of continuing successful treatments in pregnancy is acknowledged.
A case report of Acalculous gall bladder perforation with huge abdominal cyst
Authors: Siddique Ammar Ahmed , Sattar Zahra , Asghar Naqi Syed
Published: March 2021

Background:

Gall bladder perforation presents in various forms with the most common being peritonitis. The most common causes include gall stones obstructing the cystic duct and necrosis of gall bladder due to ischemia.

Case Presentation:

A 19-year-old female presented to the emergency department of East Surgical Ward of Mayo Hospital Lahore,

Pakistan, with a history of abdominal distension for 4 months for which she was counseled because of pregnancy. She gave birth to healthy baby 1 month prior, but abdominal distension did not resolve. On examination, she had a distended and tender abdomen with visible striae. She was tachycardiac with a pulse rate of 124 per minute and blood pressure of 110/80 mmHg.

Fluid cytology showed negative for malignant cells and total leukocyte count of 17 × 109 /l. Abdominal ultrasound showed a huge thick-walled cystic area with internal echoes measuring 31 × 19 × 19 cm with total amount of fluid volume in the cyst was approximately 5 l arising from the right hypochondrium. On opening the abdomen, a huge cyst was encountered extending from the epigastrium to the pelvis with dense adhesions. The cyst was opened and fluid aspirated. Communication between cyst was found with gall bladder in the epigastrium. The cyst wall was excised partially, and cholecystectomy carried out. The patient was discharged on 5th post-operative day.

Conclusion:

The development of thick-walled huge cyst within abdominal cavity after gall bladder perforation is a rare entity, especially when the patient had gone through full-term pregnancy with the presence of the cyst.
The Trend in Fish Species Diversity and abundance at Asejire Reservoir South Western Nigeria
Authors:   Bells University Of Technology, Omoike Augustine
Published: March 2021

The upsurge of population and industries around Asejire area necessitated a study into the fish species diversity and abundance for managerial purposes to determine the trend in the availability of fresh water fisheries resources in Asejire Reservoir within boundary of Oyo and Osun States in Nigerian
Policy to Promote Technology Transfer: Experiences from China and Lessons for Vietnam
Authors: Hau Ngoc Tran , Quoc Huy Nguyen , Huu Xuyen Nguyen
Published: March 2021

China used to be considered as the world's factory, but up to now, China's technological capacity has made positive changes, showing the most clearly in decoding and mastering high technology. To achieve these achievements, the efforts of Chinese enterprises are not enough as they need support from the Government's policies to acquire and master technology through technology transfer. This paper focuses on researching policies to support China's technology transfer, thereby drawing lessons that are suitable to Vietnam's conditions in the context of a strong fourth industrial revolution.
Population Policy and Fertility Change in Vietnam in the Period from now to 2030
Authors: Hung Ha Viet , Minh Ngoc Tran Thi
Published: March 2021

It is known that Vietnam has started an aging period that accompanied with the challenge of labor shortage for economic development. The way of fertility change in the modern society is that the more the socio-economic development the lower the level of fertility. The practice of fertility change in developed countries indicates that it has been very difficult to enhance the level of fertility once it was rather lower than the replacement one. The potential of  increasing for an economy would depend much on the percentage of increasing labor force. Under the market economy, the labor force is floating from areas to areas by the way of demand-supply. People are moving from regions with excess of labors to regions with shortage of labor. For the whole country, the labor force would move from 33 provinces/cities of the higher fertility to those 21 provinces/cities of the lower fertility, therefore keeping the fertility at replacement level for the whole country. It is not rational to set up a target of decreasing fertility by 10% for 33 provinces/cities of the higher fertility because it would not keep the general fertility at replacement level in the period from now up to 2030.
The Underlying Indicators of Good Governance in Vietnam
Authors: Phuong Dinh Bui , Hoai Thu Nguyen Thi
Published: March 2021

The concept of "Good governance" was brought to the world in the 1990s in the context of increasing globalization and expanding democratization worldwide. It can be seen that the common factors needed to implement good governance include: (i) Capacity of the state - the degree of problem-solving by governments and leaders religion; (ii) Responsiveness - whether public policies and institutions meet the needs of citizens and uphold their rights; (iii) Accountability - the ability of citizens, civil society and the private sector to monitor the responsibilities of public and governmental institutions.

In Vietnam, from the first decade of the twenty-first century, efforts have been made to set up indicators and measure the effectiveness of the public authority aligning to the principles of "good governance". Using data from the four sets of indicators in Vietnam namely PAR, SIPAS, PCI, and PAPI, this article reviews the process of developing the good governance’s indicators, compares the areas where each set of indicators measures and assesses the effectiveness, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of each set of indicators, and reviews some local government efforts in using the measurement and evaluation results of the four sets of indicators to improve the quality of governance in their respective localities. The article also asserts that these four sets of indicators reflect a large part of the content to be measured according to the principle of "good governance", and presents some recommendations to improve the four sets of indicators themselves to better reflect the principles of "Good governance" in the near future.
Some Approach in Assessing Information Technology Policies in Our Mining Industry under the Impact of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (Case study: Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group – Vinacomin)
Authors: Thi Hai Van Tran , Minh Quan Doan
Published: March 2021

Since 1997, the mining industry has paid attention to develop information-technology (IT) components at sectoral and enterprise levels. However, due to various reasons, including the interest of business and sector leaders as well as limited resources, IT in the mining industry is still on a small scale, in which it has not yet linked to a network and had a shared database, and is therefore not shared. Under the impact of Industry Revolution 4.0, to develop the IT field as an essential tool to promote the technologies of the 4.0 technology component, a systematic policy combination is needed. This article is responsible for meeting that demand of the IT field of Vietnam's mining industry.

Keywords

Industry 4.0, IT, IT policy.

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Applying the Rule of Social Mobility in Identifying Policy Frameworks to Attract High-Quality Science and Technology Human Resources to Universities
Authors: Anh Nguyen Thi Quynh
Published: March 2021

The fourth industrial revolution has created a great boost in the development of technology, prompting countries to seek intelligent management solutions in all fields. This also brings opportunities and challenges in attracting and using high-quality human resources for organizations and countries in current global competition. According to Klaus Schwab, who introduced the term Fourth Industrial Revolution, talent, rather than capital, will represent the factor of production. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for organizations and countries in the competition for high-quality scientific and technological human resources. Universities are also on this trend. The article will analyze the need to apply the rule of social mobility in policy identification to attract high-quality science and technology human resources to universities. These research contents initially contribute to providing the arguments for the process of making policies to attract talents or high-quality scientific and technological human resources in universities in the context of the fourth industrial revolution.

Keywords:

Social mobility, the Fourth industrial revolution, policies to attract high-quality science and technology human resources.

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RENEWING THE LAW OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURT POST-REFORMATION IN THE ERA OF ELECTRONIC LITIGATION
Authors: Bimasakti Muhammad Adiguna
Published: March 2021

In the past decade there has been a massive reform in the Indonesian judiciary system, especially regarding State Administrative Court. As from the enactment of Law No. 14 of 2008 concerning Openness of Public Information, until the enactment of Law No. 9 of 2018 concerning Non-Tax State Revenues opened a tap that expands the competence/authority of the State Administrative Court so that not only the authority to adjudicate disputes regarding that of individual-concrete administrative decision (beschikking) but also the authority to adjudicate all types of administrative decisions as long as they are not statutory regulations, and also to adjudicate disputes regarding administrative factual-deed. Morover, within the enactment of Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2019 also opened a new paradigm about Electronic Litigation. This paper will discuss the urgency of renewing the State Administrative Court Law in terms of expanding absolute competence, the implementation of Electronic Litigation, and also about synchronization with other laws and regulations. The method used in this paper is library research that is research that takes resources from relevant literature. In this paper it can be concluded that it is deemed necessary to reform the substance in the obsolete State Administrative Court Law.
Spinal cord compression from hypertrophic nerve roots in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy – A case report
Authors: Hasan Md Tanvir , Patil Subodh , Chauhan Vanisha , Gosal David , Ealing John , Du Plessis Daniel , Soh Calvin , George K. Joshi
Published: March 2021

Background:

Spinal cord compression secondary to nerve root hypertrophy is often attributed to hereditary neuropathies. However, to avoid misdiagnosis, rare immune-mediated neuropathy such as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) should not be overlooked. This report presents a case of multilevel nerve root hypertrophy leading to significant cord compression from CIDP.

Case Description:

We report a 56-year-old gentleman with type two diabetes mellitus who presented with subacute cervical cord syndrome following a fall. Mixed upper and lower motor neuron features were noted on examination. Magnetic resonance imaging showed significant pan-spinal proximal nerve root hypertrophy, compressing the cervical spinal cord. Initial radiological opinion raised the possibility of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1), but neurophysiology revealed both axonal and demyelinating changes that were etiologically non-specific. C6 root and sural nerve biopsies taken at cervical decompression displayed striking features suggestive for CIDP. Although NF-1 is the most observed condition associated with root hypertrophy, other important and potentially treatable differentials need to be entertained.

Conclusion:

While rare, CIDP can cause significant spinal cord compression. Furthermore, clinical manifestations of CIDP can mimic those of inherited peripheral neuropathies. Neurologists and neurosurgeons should be aware of this condition to optimize subsequent therapeutic decision-making.
Two cases of retained medullary cord running parallel to a terminal lipoma
Authors: Kurogi Ai , Murakami Nobuya , Morioka Takato , Mukae Nobutaka , Shimogawa Takafumi , Kudo Kyoko , Suzuki Satoshi O. , Mizoguchi Masahiro
Published: March 2021

Background:

Retained medullary cord (RMC) is a newly defined entity believed to originate from the late arrest of secondary neurulation. Some RMCs contain varying amounts of lipomatous tissues, which need to be differentiated from spinal lipomas, such as filar and caudal lipomas (terminal lipomas).

Case Description:

We surgically treated two patients with a nonfunctional cord-like structure (C-LS) that was continuous from the cord and extended to the dural cul-de-sac, and ran parallel to the terminal lipoma. In both cases, untethering surgery was performed by resecting the C-LS with lipoma as a column, under intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Histopathological examination confirmed that the central canal-like ependyma-lined lumen with surrounding neuroglial and fibrocollagenous tissues, which is the central histopathological feature of an RMC, was located on the unilateral side of the resected column, while the fibroadipose tissues of the lipoma were located on the contralateral side.

Conclusion:

Our findings support the idea proposed by Pang et al. that entities such as RMC and terminal lipomas are members of a continuum of regression failure occurring during late secondary neurulation, and the coexistence of RMC and terminal lipoma is not a surprising finding. Therefore, it may be difficult in clinical practice to make a distinct diagnosis between these two entities.
Decompressive hemicraniectomy for acute ischemic stroke associated with coronavirus disease 2019 infection: Case report and systematic review
Authors: Chan Kevin Ivan Peñaverde , Salonga Alaric Emmanuel Mendoza , Khu Kathleen Joy Ong
Published: March 2021

Background:

Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DH) has been performed for some cases of acute ischemic stroke in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, but there is little information about the clinical course and outcomes of these patients.

Case Description:

We report a case of a 36-year-old woman with COVID-19 infection who developed stroke like symptoms while under home quarantine. Cranial CT scan showed an acute left internal carotid artery (ICA) infarct. She subsequently underwent an emergent left DH. Despite timely surgical intervention, she succumbed to chronic respiratory failure. A systematic review of SCOPUS and PubMed databases for case reports and case series of patients with COVID-19 infection who similarly underwent a DH for an acute ischemic infarct was performed. There were eight other reported cases in the literature. The patients’ age ranged from 33 to 70 years (mean 48), with a female predilection (2:1). Respiratory preceded neurologic symptoms in 83% of cases. The ICA was the one most commonly involved in the stroke, and the mean NIHSS score was 20. DH was performed at a mean of 1.8 days post-ictus. Only four out of the nine patients were reported alive at the time of writing. The most common cause of death was respiratory failure (60%).

Conclusion:

Clinicians have to be cognizant of the neurovascular complications that may occur during the course of a patient with COVID-19. DH for acute ischemic stroke associated with the said infection was reported in nine patients, but the outcomes were generally poor despite early surgical intervention.
Adverse impact of smoking on the spine and spinal surgery
Authors: Khurana Vini G.
Published: March 2021

Background:

Tobacco smokers and companies are well aware that smoking increases the risks for cancers, vascular morbidity, and early mortality. This is a review of the plethora of adverse effects chronic smoking has on spinal tissues and spinal surgery.

Methods:

Medline (PubMed) and Google Scholar databases were searched for pertinent literature through keywords related to smoking, spondylosis, and spinal surgery.

Results:

Smoking accelerates spondylosis by impairing spinal tissue vascular supply through atherosclerosis and thrombosis, while inducing local hypoxia, inflammation, proteolysis, and cell loss. It, thus, compromises disc, cartilage, synovium, bone, and blood vessels. It can lead to early surgery, delayed wound healing, increased surgical site infection, failed fusion, more re-operations, and chronic spinal pain.

Conclusion:

There is ample evidence to support surgeons’ declining to operate on chronic smokers. The need for immediate and permanent smoking cessation and its potential benefits should be emphasized for the patient considering or who has undergone spinal surgery.
Hydrocephalus in Mexican children with Coccidioidal Meningitis: Clinical, serological, and neuroimaging findings
Authors: De la Cerda-Vargas María F. , Sandoval-Bonilla B. A. , McCarty James M. , De León Fernando Chico-Ponce , Candelas-Rangel José A. , Rodríguez-Rodríguez Jorge D. , Navarro-Domínguez Pedro , Muñoz- Hernández Melisa A. , Meza-Mata Elizabeth , Fernández-González Elena M. , Sámano-Aviña Mariana G.
Published: March 2021

Background:

Coccidioidal meningitis (CM) is a fungal infectious disease that rarely affects children. Even in endemic areas, coccidiomycosis rarely affects the pediatric population. However, 40% of affected children develop hydrocephalus. Here, we describe the clinical, serological, and neuroimaging findings in a series of Mexican children admitted to our neurosurgical service with hydrocephalus and subsequently diagnosed with CM.

Methods:

We report a prospective series of pediatric patients with hydrocephalus secondary to CM in an endemic area at the north of Mexico. Our report includes children with CM who were hospitalized from 2015 to 2019 in a regional hospital in Torreón, Coahuila. Clinical evolution was monitored for 1 year after hospital discharge.

Results:

Our series include five children with CM (2–17-years-old, three female), who were hospitalized for hydrocephalus and developed intracranial hypertension. The most frequent neuroimaging findings were leptomeningeal enhancement (5/5) and basal arachnoiditis (4/5), followed by asymmetric hydrocephalus (3/5), abnormalities in fourth ventricle morphology (3/5), and cerebral vasculitis (2/5). CM was diagnosed by positive serology or pathology studies. All children were initially managed with fluconazole and a shunt was placed for management of hydrocephalus. Four patients recovered without permanent neurological deficits and one subject developed persistent vegetative state. One year after hospital discharge, none of the subjects died.

Conclusion:

This series contributes to the limited number of pediatric CM cases reported in the literature, and describes neuroimaging findings in the pediatric population. The cases here presented show that the identification ofCoccidioidesas causal agent in pediatric meningitis is crucial for targeted treatment and can affect dramatically neurological prognosis. Furthermore, our report stresses that even in endemic areas pediatric coccidiomycosis represents a diagnostic challenge, which is further exacerbated by the limited availability of resources in these regions. Therefore, a positive immunoglobulin G by enzyme immunoassay is enough for diagnosis of CM in endemic areas without access to CF.