bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hydranencephaly in a newborn due to occupational toluene exposure during pregnancy: a case report
Authors: Aydın Banu , Botan Edin , Gülensoy Bülent , Akyol Seda
Published: July 2022

The etiopathogenesis of hydranencephaly remains unclear; however, exposure to toxic substances during pregnancy likely increases hydranencephaly risk. Head computed tomography (CT) was performed in a neonate 9 hours post-delivery because the anterior fontanelle was large and there were clinical signs of encephalopathy. Head CT revealed a lack of both cerebral hemispheres and significant cystic enlargement, while the cerebellar hemispheres and pons were found to have developed normally. History-taking revealed that the mother worked in the automotive industry, specifically in the car paint cleaning business and was exposed to toluene during the pregnancy. The patient was diagnosed with hydranencephaly, central diabetes insipidus and central hypothyroidism. Due to the increased head circumference and tense anterior fontanelle, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed. Toluene exposure during pregnancy should be considered among the causes of hydranencephaly. Furthermore, central diabetes insipidus and central hypothyroidism may develop in such cases.
Firm level determinants of capital structure in Algeria
Authors: Khouri Nabil
Published: July 2022

This study analyzes the capital structure determinants in a sample of 207 non-financial Algerian enterprises (2013-2017).The Tobit-panel random effects model gives the following results: the firm-level determinants at the 1% level are : the profitability, the tangibility, the debt-tax shield DTS and the non-debt tax shield NDTS . A profitable company can easily take on debt at a low interest rate. The tangible assets are used as a collateral. The Algerian enterprises take on debt in order to benefit from the debt-tax deductibility. The positive impact of the DTS variable confirms the positive impact of the profitability variable. The debt-tax deductibility is useful when a company is profitable. The NDTS is an alternative funding source for the enterprises. For the state-owned subsample, the debt ratio decreases when the firm size increases. The small state-owned enterprises have a low self-financing. These enterprises are financed by the debt. For the services field subsample, the liquidity is used as a collateral.
Le projet d’intégration maghrébine à l’épreuve des tensions régionales
Authors: Mahmah Amar
Published: July 2022

Le projet d’unification du Maghreb est un projet ancien enraciné dans la conscience des peuples de la région, puisqu’il se fonde sur des éléments de solidarité extrêmement puissants comme la culture, l’histoire et le destin communs. Cet article se propose de montrer comment les tentatives d’intégration régionale, dans le cadre du Comité Permanent Consultatif Maghrébin (CPCM) mis en place en 1964 et de l’Union du Maghreb Arabe (UMA) instituée en 1989, n’ont pas atteint les objectifs escomptés. Pourtant, la coopération au sein du CPCM et de l’UMA aurait pu constituer le cadre idéal pour la normalisation des rapports entre les pays du Maghreb.
Darier-White Disease with Sensorineural Hearing Loss – A Case Report
Authors: Henshaw E. B. , Ekpenyong H. J. , Ekafor L. E.
Published: July 2022

Darier-White disease (keratosis follicularis) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by hyperkeratotic papules and plaques in seborrheic areas, often presenting with nail abnormalities and occasionally mucous membrane changes.It has been associated with neurocognitive/psychiatric disorders, ankylosing spondylitis, hidradenitis suppurativa and nephritis. Affected individuals also have an increased tendency to cutaneous infections.

However, a thorough literature search showed no association with sensorineural hearing loss. We herein report the case of a 34-year-old Nigerian man with disfiguring Darier-White disease (DWD) associated with spondyloarthropathy and sensorineural hearing loss. We affirm that early diagnosis, prompt and appropriate therapy and adequate patient education can avert undesirable outcomes.
How well Nigerian radiographers adhere to pediatrics-specific protocols during computed tomography procedures
Authors: Adejoh T. , Ezugwu E. E. , Erondu F. O. , Okeji M. C. , Ijever A. W.
Published: July 2022

INTRODUCTION: Enormously high-dose procedures such as computed tomography requires pediatrics-specific protocols due to high tissue radio-sensitivity and higher lifetime attributable cancer risks. It’s not known if radiographers in Nigeria consider this fact at all times.This work aimed to survey head computed tomography dose in Nigeria for evidence of pediatric- specific practice.

METHODS: The census of CT scanners was undertaken prospectively across the country from June 2019 to September 2021, while the dose survey was undertaken retrospectively in 14 facilities distributed evenly across the geopolitical zones between February to September 2021. Data on computed tomography installations were supplied by radiographers spread across the country. A dose survey involving 490 and 700 pediatrics and adult patients emanated from fourteen of those facilities. Doses were extracted from on-screen volumetric CT dose index (CTDIvol) and dose- length product (DLP) in non-contrast investigations.

RESULTS: There were 209 CT scanners installed in Nigeria as of September 2021, with a triennial growth rate of 12.4% (n = 26). Monthly patient throughput for all CT requests was ≤ 41,412 with pediatric cases accounting for 10.4 % (n = 4,311). Mean head dose for pediatrics and adults with CTDIvol (41/58 mGy) and DLP (922/1198 mGy-cm) appeared different prima facie. However, a paired - sample t-test gave statistically significant difference in the CTDIvol (p = 0.001), but not with DLP (p = 0.055).

CONCLUSION: The installation of CT scanners is on the increase in Nigeria. Pediatric and adult CT dose had minimal differences. Given the higher lifetime attributable cancer risks for pediatrics, this should be worrisome. This calls for pediatric- specific protocol design and enforcement by relevant regulatory agencies, as well as meticulous optimization of protection from radiation by radiation practitioners.
A review of ophthalmic registries in Africa – The shortage and importance
Authors: Adebusoye S. O. , Jagun O. O. , Betiku A. O. , Olajide O. S. , Aham-onyebuchi U. O.
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND: Clinical registries systematically collect standardized information for pre-defined purposes on patients with a particular condition of interest. The characteristics and quantity of ophthalmic registries in Africa are unclear.This study aimed to quantify ophthalmic clinical registries in African countries from published literature, and to supply an overview of the features and study outcomes of these registries. METHODS: A systematic search of the EMBASE, PubMed, and Web of Science databases was conducted to find ophthalmology clinical registries in Africa without time and language limitations. Relevant data elements about registry characteristics, nature, methodology, and outcomes were extracted for each individual registry identified.

RESULTS: Six clinical eye registries were found with no substantial growth over time. The most common condition captured is ocular tumors (n=3), of which two were retinoblastoma-specific registries. Five of them were focused on retinal diseases and one on blindness and low vision. None addressed cataracts and glaucoma. A third of the registries originated outside Africa, and one was multinational. Only three African countries produced a registry data set, with South Africa having the majority of the registries (n=3), followed by Egypt (n=2), and Ghana (n=1). Ophthalmic registries in Africa are used to study the epidemiologic features of ocular diseases, treatment outcomes, and genetic analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: The potential for clinical eye registries has not been adequately harnessed in Africa, as only a few ophthalmic registries exist. Findings from this study may help inform the planning and implementation of future ophthalmic registries and suggest focus areas that have not received due attention.
Krótka historia kodyfikacji na rzecz chemii przyjaznej środowisku
Authors: Krasnodębski Marcin
Published: July 2022

A Brief History of Codifications for Environmentally Friendly Chemistry

Since the beginning of the 1990s, environmental protection has played an increasingly important role both in the chemical industry and in the scientific work of chemists in the academic world. A noteworthy feature of the so-called green chemistry and sustainable chemistry is the emphasis that practitioners of both disciplines lay on codifying the principles, rules, and characteristics that environmentally friendly chemical reactions and processes should meet. These codifications have a complicated epistemological status: they aim to set the criteria of ‘greenness’, indicate the direction of scientific development, and build the foundations for new research programs. While the most famous of these codifications are the twelve principles of green chemistry developed in the United States in 1998, successive attempts to codify a new type of environmentally friendly chemistry have been regularly made over the last twenty years – not only in the United States but also in Germany. Starting with American green chemistry, through German ‘soft chemistry’ (sanfte Chemie) and chemistry for sustainable development, and ending with circular chemistry, this article is an attempt to familiarize the Polish reader with this new tool in the work of researchers and engineers. Its purpose is to pay particular attention to the context of the creation and interpretation of consecutive sets of rules of a new type of chemistry and the challenges related to their application.
Prace Romana Nitscha z zakresu wścieklizny na tle rozwoju mikrobiologii jako dyscypliny medycznej na przełomie XIX i XX w.
Authors: Wasiewicz Barbara
Published: July 2022

Roman Nitsch’s Works on Rabies in View of the Development of Microbiology as a Medical Discipline at the Turn of the 20th Century

Roman Franciszek Henryk Nitsch was born on September 5, 1873 in Podchybie. In 1899, he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University. Until 1915, he worked as an assistant in the Department of Hygiene of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, cooperating with Prof. Odon Bujwid. In 1915 he was nominated as an associate professor of hygiene and bacteriology. In 1920, he was appointed full professor of bacteriology at the University of Warsaw. For the rest of his life, he was associated with the research center in Warsaw. He died on 29 March 1943. Roman Nitsch’s scientific activity, which mainly involved his research on vaccination against rabies, is a significant contribution to the development of Polish medical microbiology. The analysis of Roman Nitsch’s scientific achievements proves that he was a continuator of Ludwik Pasteur’s and Odon Bujwid’s – his predecessor and teacher – research thought, as well as the author of pioneering works that shed new light on the world of microbes, which was then only gradually being discovered.
Equitum peditumque idem longe primus erat – uwagi o sprzęcie oblężniczym Hannibala
Authors: Wolny Miron
Published: July 2022

Equitum peditumque idem longe primus erat – Remarks on Hannibal’s Siege Equipment

The author of the article investigates the role and importance of Hannibal’s military equipment. Through the analysis of available literary sources, the author indicates imperfections of descriptions concerning this aspect of the Carthaginian’s activity. In addition, he draws attention to the characteristic form of siege weapons – as described in the sources, which allows for assuming some development tendencies in both modes of operating and kinds of Hannibal’s army combat equipment.
Pseudo-Dionysius’ Concept of Hierarchy and the Imperial Cult in the Early Roman Empire
Authors: Tomasiewicz Marcin
Published: July 2022

This article focuses on the relationship between the imperial cult in pagan Rome and the heavenly hierarchy taught by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. The latter’s thought played a significant role in the construction of the medieval image of the world. Medieval reflection on the state and law drew from it as well. Therefore, possible analogies between the imperial cult and the philosophy of Corpus Dionysiacum would indicate an indirect influence that the imperial cult of the emperor had on certain later ideas about state power, on the legitimacy of certain forms of social and constitutional organization, and on prophetic visions inspiring social and political movements. Against this background, the article compares the emperor’s genius (as well as the imperial virtues and the emperor’s numen) with the immaterial beings described by the Areopagite. It reveals clear parallels regarding the hierarchical construction of geniuses in the imperial cult of ancient Rome and Pseudo-Dionysius’ Angels, Names of God, and divine providences. The similarities in mediation between the human world and the divine reality regarding the granting of creative power and supernatural knowledge are also associated with this structure. In both cases, the divine element (genius and heavenly beings) has a historiosophical aspect, consisting of justification of belief about care that the deity exercises over the universal history of mankind. The conducted research constitutes an impulse for further research in the field of political aspects of medieval angelology.
Stosunek marszałka wielkiego koronnego Franciszka Bielińskiego do dziesięcin. Przyczynek do dziejów sporu o dziesięciny na Mazowszu w latach pięćdziesiątych XVIII w.
Authors: Gołaszewski Łukasz
Published: July 2022

Franciszek Bieliński’s Attitude towards Tithes. A Contribution to the History of the Dispute over Tithes in Masovia in the 1750’s

The present article describes Franciszek Bieliński’s attitude towards tithes. He was the Grand Marshal of the Polish Crown and initiated a conflict about tithes between the Masovian nobility and the Catholic clergy, that began in the early 1750’s. In the article I analyse the manifesto that was published under Bieliński’s auspices, along with his correspondence with other dignitaries of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as their speeches during the Sejm of 1752 in Grodno. It was no secret that Bieliński initiated this conflict mainly for personal reasons. However, his activity perpetuated the evolution of the practice that courts for nobility were competent to examine cases concerning tithes.
Wydawnictwo towarzyszące wystawie „Faszination Stadt” Kulturelle Vernetzung in Europa. Das Magdeburger Recht und seine Städte (Powiązania kulturowe w Europie. Prawo magdeburskie i jego miasta), red. Gabriele Köster, Christina Link, Heiner Lück. Dresden: Sandstein Verlag, 2018, ss. 520, ISBN 978-3-95498-452-7
Authors: Reszczyński Jarosław
Published: July 2022

The Publication Accompanying the Exhibition “Faszination Stadt” Kulturelle Vernetzung in Europa. Das Magdeburger Recht und seine Städte (Cultural Net in Europe. Magdeburg Law and Its Towns), eds. Gabriele Köster, Christina Link, Heiner Lück. Dresden: Sandstein Verlag, 2018, 520 pp., ISBN 978-3-95498-452-7

The overview refers to the publication Kulturelle Vernetzung in Europa. Das Magdeburger Recht und seine Städte (eds. G. Köster, Ch. Link, H. Lück, Dresden: Sandstein Verlag, 2018). It contains 23 articles devoted to the shaping of urban centres in Central-Eastern Europe, based on an interdisciplinary approach. These centres developed from the 13th through the 18th centuries, following the Magdeburg legal model, under the influence of its legal culture. A similar economic and social context shaped comparable circumstances and transformation trends in these centres, regardless of ethnic diversity. Cities established under Magdeburg law shared a network of cultural links, both material and spiritual. The starting point of most of the texts is the history of urban law, and its transfer and adaptation to new areas. However, they also refer to the legal language, the development of written culture in law, the history of the cities’inhabitants and ethnic groups, and the history of urban development, archeology, and art.
Maciej Jan Mazurkiewicz, Ludobójstwo Niemiec na narodzie polskim (1939–1945). Studium historycznoprawne. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, 2021, ss. 520
Authors: Mielnik Hubert
Published: July 2022

Maciej Jan Mazurkiewicz, Ludobójstwo Niemiec na narodzie polskim (1939–1945). Studium historycznoprawne (Germany’s Genocide against the Polish Nation (1939–1945). Legal Historical Study). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, 2021, 520 pp.

The monograph highlights the aspects of the international law qualification of the actions and omissions of Germany towards Poland and Poles during World War II. The study tries to prove that in the years 1939–1945 Germany was obliged to observe the norms of international law in its relations with Poland, and especially the non-treaty prohibitions not to initiate aggressive war or to commit the crime of genocide. The review describes the hypothesis and aims of the monograph and evaluates its substance, form, and argumentation.
Medice, cura te ipsum. W odpowiedzi Andrzejowi Zakrzewskiemu
Authors: Pilarczyk Piotr Miłosz
Published: July 2022

Medice, cura te ipsum. A response to Andrzej Zakrzewski

Andrzej Zakrzewski’s article reviews the book The judiciary adopted by the Treasury Commission of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in fiscal cases (1765–1794) by Piotr Miłosz Pilarczyk. The article was published in Krakowskie Studia z Historii Państwa i Prawa 14, issue 4 (2021). It is an unpleasant example of academic misconduct. Due to the doubts it raises, it is necessary to indicate the abuses committed by the reviewer.

Among Zakrzewski’s numerous remarks, his charge of insufficient use of the literature available on the subject stands out. However, the majority of issues raised by the reviewer either do not relate to things found in the book, or the references found there are irrelevant. The next objection relates to the language used in the work. The reviewer’s arguments result from misunderstanding of the assumptions elucidated in the work.

Polemics with the reviewer are in many cases impossible, because they often fail to justify criticisms with substantiable arguments, or they lack rational bases because of being ad personam. Criticism also applies to what is not in the book, because the reviewer does not focus on the content of the work, but refers to other topics that he would like to read about. Bearing all this in mind, one cannot consider Zakrzewski’s text be substantive and conforming to reasonable standards of academic criticism.
Asocjacja negatywizmu i personalizacji jako narzędzie komunikowania politycznego podczas kampanii parlamentarnej w Polsce w 2019 r.
Authors: Leśniczak Rafał
Published: July 2022

Celem badań jest próba udowodnienia, że asocjacja negatywizmu i personalizacji może stanowić strategię politycznego wsparcia określonych partii politycznych i legitymizowania ich działań w dyskursie medialnym polskiej prasy o tematyce religijnej. Posłużono się metodą analizy zawartości prasowej uzupełnioną elementami hermeneutyki. Materiał badawczy stanowiły teksty prasowe wersji drukowanych ogólnopolskich tygodników Niedziela, Gość Niedzielny oraz Tygodnik Powszechny, które odnosiły się do kampanii parlamentarnej 2019 r. w Polsce. Zakres czasowy analizy objął okres od 6.08.2019 do 13.10.2019. W Gościu Niedzielnym i Tygodniku Powszechnym odnotowano powiązanie dwóch czynników informacji, tj. negatywizmu i personalizacji, jako cechy dominującej materiału badawczego. W Gościu Niedzielnym i Niedzieli łączny odsetek tekstów, w których stwierdzono kategorię negatywizmu przyporządkowaną do polityków Prawa i Sprawiedliwości bądź do partii PiS, był znacząco niższy wobec rezultatów badań dotyczących Tygodnika Powszechnego. W Tygodniku Powszechnym odnotowano teksty zawierające krytykę obozu „dobrej zmiany” i jedynie częściową legitymizację działań polityczno-społecznych rządów prawicy w latach 2015–2019. Podjęte badania dowiodły, że wszystkie analizowane tytuły prasowe wykorzystały asocjację negatywizmu i personalizacji jako medioznawcze narzędzie komunikowania politycznego podczas kampanii parlamentarnej w Polsce w 2019 r.

The Association of Negativism and Personalization as a Tool of Political Communication During the Parliamentary Campaign in Poland in 2019

The article aims to prove that the association of negativism and personalization can constitute a strategy for political support of specific political parties and legitimizing their actions in the media discourse of the Polish religious press. The text presents the results of press content analysis supplemented with elements of hermeneutics. The research materials were printed versions of press texts of the nationwide weeklies Niedziela, Gość Niedzielny, and Tygodnik Powszechny, which referred to the parliamentary campaign of 2019 in Poland. The time range of the analysis covered the period of August 6, 2019, to October 13, 2019. Negativity and personalization seem like dominant features of the research material. In Gość Niedzielny and Niedziela, the total percentage of texts in which the category of negativity was noted, assigned to the politicians of the Law and Justice party or to the PiS party, was significantly lower than the results of the research on Tygodnik Powszechny. In Tygodnik Powszechny there were texts containing criticisms of the political camp of the ruling party and only partial legitimization of the political and social activities of the rule of the right in the years 2015–2019. The research undertaken proved that all the analyzed press titles used the association of negativity and personalization as a media science tool of political communication during the parliamentary campaign in Poland in 2019.
Okładka Twarzy trzeciej. Autorska ingerencja
Authors: Łebkowska Anna
Published: July 2022

Artykuł poświęcono interpretacji zmian dokonanych ręką Tadeusza Różewicza na okładce tomiku Twarz trzecia. Tomik – ofiarowany Jerzemu Kwiatkowskiemu i opatrzony rozbudowaną dedykacją – zawiera zmiany i korekty wprowadzone przez poetę w poszczególnych utworach, które też poddane zostaną analizie. Zasadniczym celem badań będzie zarówno analiza ujawnionego procesu twórczego, jak i interpretacja autorskiego braku akceptacji dla paratekstu dzieła gotowego.

The Cover of Twarz trzecia. On Authorial Interference

This article is focused on the interpretation of the changes made by Tadeusz Różewicz to the cover of a single Twarz trzecia poetry volume. The volume – offered to Jerzy Kwiatkowski and bearing an extensive dedication – contains changes and corrections introduced by the poet in individual works, which will also be analyzed. The main aim of the research will be both the analysis of the revealed creative process and the interpretation of the author’s lack of acceptance for the paratext of the finished work.
Arcimboldo w podróży służbowej. Z korespondencji Tadeusza Różewicza i Ewy Kierskiej. Przyczynek do interpretacji
Authors: Marszałek Maria
Published: July 2022

Artykuł omawia niektóre wątki pojawiające się w korespondencji pomiędzy Ewą Kierską a Tadeuszem Różewiczem. Uwaga zwrócona jest szczególnie na projekt portretu poety, na fizyczne aspekty obcowania ze sztuką oraz na refleksję o mocy i bezradności słów. Arcimboldo on Official Business. From the Correspondence of Tadeusz Różewicz with Ewa Kierska. Prolegomena to Interpretation This paper discusses certain motifs present in the correspondence between Ewa Kierska and Tadeusz Różewicz. The focus is particularly on the designs for the poet’s portrait, on the physical aspects of dealing with art, and the reflection on the power and helplessness of words.
Tradycje polskiego medioznawstwa
Authors: Mielczarek Tomasz
Published: July 2022

Polskie medioznawstwo zdaniem autora tego tekstu ma swój symboliczny początek w ostatnich latach XVIII wieku. W kolejnym stuleciu media były przedmiotem licznych badań prowadzonych przez reprezentantów starszych nauk humanistycznych i społecznych. Polskie medioznawstwo, przechodząc przez okres deskryptywny i kumulatywny, pierwszy swój paradygmat wypracowało w latach 60. XX wieku. W kolejnej dekadzie paradygmat ten zaczął dotyczyć nie tylko mediów, lecz także komunikacji społecznej. Cechą charakterystyczną polskich badań nad komunikacją społeczną i mediami jest ich interdyscyplinarność i odwoływanie się do innych dyscyplin szczegółowych, z obszaru nauk zarówno społecznych, jak i humanistycznych. Gwałtowny rozwój współczesnych mediów powoduje też, że medioznawcy poszerzają swe kompetencje techniczne. Multiplikacja ujęć teoretycznych zmusza medioznawców do interdyscyplinarności, a zarazem sprawia, że uprawiane przez nich badania charakteryzują się dużym zróżnicowaniem paradygmatycznym.

Traditions of Polish media studies

The author concluded that Polish media studies had its symbolic beginning in the last years of the 18th century. In the next century, the media were the subject of numerous studies conducted by representatives of the older disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. Polish media studies, going through a descriptive and cumulative period, developed its first paradigm in the 1960s. In the next decade, this paradigm began to apply not only to the media, but also to social communication. A characteristic feature of Polish research on social communication and media is their interdisciplinarity and reference to other specific disciplines, both in the field of social sciences and the humanities. The rapid development of contemporary media also causes media scholars to expand their technical competences. The multiplication of theoretical approaches forces media scholars to be interdisciplinary, and at the same time makes their research very paradigmatically diverse.
Clinicopathological Study of Skin Adnexal Tumors with Special Emphasis on the Line of Differentiation
Authors:   Department of Pathology, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, India,, Sejekan Shulbha V , Biligi Dayananda S
Published: July 2022

Background: Skin is a complex organ composed of epidermis, dermis and skin adnexa producing multitude of tumors. The skin adnexal neoplasms are classified into sub-groups, depending on their differentiation towards hair follicles, sebaceous, apocrine and eccrine glands. Clinically adnexal neoplasm presents as asymptomatic papules or nodules, having non-specific morphological appearance and therefore histopathology is the gold standard for their confirmatory diagnosis. The aim is to assess clinico-histopathological characteristic features of the skin lesions, subtype and to pick up certain subtle features that clinch the diagnosis towards their line of differentiation. Methods: The study has been conducted in the Department of Pathology, for a period of one year. The total numbers of cases with histopathological diagnosis of skin adnexal lesions are 105. Ethical clearance for the same has been obtained by the Head of Institution. Skin biopsy specimen are received and processed in the histokinette; paraffin embedded blocks made and stained with Hematoxylin & Eosin stain. Special stains when required have been used. Descriptive statistics have been used in analysis of the results. Result: The total number of cases with histopathological diagnosis of skin adnexal lesions is 105. Among them 99/105 cases (94.3%) are benign and malignant counterparts comprised of 6/105 cases (5.7%).Overall lesions with hair follicle differentiation comprised of 73.3% (77/105), followed by sebaceous differentiation of 15.3% (16/105) and eccrine differentiation of 11.4 % (12/105). Conclusion: This study emphasized that histopathological examination, plays an essential role in studying the skin adnexal tumors, owing to its indistinctive clinical presentation. Keywords: Adnexal, Eccrine, Skin, Tumor, Sebaceous, Apocrine
Interrelationship of Metabolic Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis in North Indian Population
Authors:   Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi-110095, India,, Jha Puja Kumari , Ranawat Narendra Singh , Ranjan Rajesh , Ahmed Rafat Sultana , Avasthi Rajnish , Ahirwar Ashok Kumar
Published: July 2022

Objective: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) may be responsible for occurrence of high frequency of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. An association between inflammatory activity of RA and MetS has also been speculated. This study was designed to see whether presence of MetS along with RA increases the severity of disease and to find the risk association of the disease severity markers of RA namely TNF-α, anti-CCP, RF, CRP and ESR with MetS. Methodology: 185 patients of RA (EULAR 2010) were recruited and assessed for MetS according to NCEP/ATP III criteria. Serum level of disease specific biomarkers of RA namely TNF-α, anti-CCP, RF, CRP and ESR were quantified in all patients and compared between RA with MetS and only RA patients. Cytokine TNF-α, anti-CCP, RF, and CRP were assayed through ELISA. Results: The prevalence of MetS among RA patients was 41.2%. The mean age of RA cases with MetS is significantly older (55.65yrs) with increased disease duration. The levels of TNF-α, anti-CCP, CRP and ESR along with EULAR & DAS score were significantly (p<0.05) high in RA with MetS. TNF-α showed maximum risk (OR=6.3; p=0.03) in development of MetS. Longer disease duration with high anti-CCP, CRP and DAS-28 were also contributing significantly in MetS development. Conclusion: A positive vicious cycle is working between the pathogenesis of RA and MetS through inflammatory cytokines and biomarkers. MetS in RA is associated with increased disease severity. Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Metabolic syndrome, Biomarkers, Cytokine TNF-α, Disease severity
Diphtheria: A case series from West Maharashtra, India
Authors:   Department of Microbiology, Dr, V.M. Government Medical College, Solapur - 413003, India,, Patil Snehal , Vedpathak Manoj , Dharmshale Sujata , Shaikh Nasira
Published: July 2022

Diphtheria is an acute infectious toxin mediated disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Effective vaccination has decreased the incidence of disease globally. However, despite of a full-fledged Universal Immunization Programme, the cases are still seen in children and adolescents in many states in India. Here, we report three recent cases of diphtheria from Solapur district of Maharashtra to flag the awareness of the disease and importance of vaccination. Keywords: Corynebacterium diphtheria, immunization, Diphtheria antitoxin
A formação em design à margem do centro e a possível ruptura do alfabeto regular
Authors: Araujo Germana Gonçalves de
Published: July 2022

O estudo da produção em design impresso num lugar à margem dos grandes centros, como Sergipe, envolve compreender aspectos da história da formação dos profissionais criativos locais. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é refletir sobre a produção atual de designers gráficos de Sergipe, considerando que, baseados em uma formação disciplinar distanciada do paradigma funcionalista, referências não hegemônicas colocam seus propósitos gráficos em um patamar que pode provocar tensão sobre o que é considerado “bom design”. Para isso, a particularidade da história dos cursos de formação em Design é contextualizada diante do cenário nacional desse campo, trazendo, ainda, referências e resultados da pesquisa “Memória Gráfica de Sergipe”, desenvolvida no período de 2018-2020, a partir de bibliografia especializada e, principalmente, documentos e depoimentos obtidos por imersão nos cenários de produção de impressos do estado.
v. 14 n. 27 (2022)
Authors: Albuquerque: revista de história Editores de
Published: July 2022

albuquerque: revista de história é uma publicação semestral editada pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Estudos Culturais (PPGCult) da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS/Câmpus de Aquidauana) e pelos membros do Laboratório de Estudos em Diferenças & Linguagens - LEDLin - UFMS, Brasil. v. 14 n. 27 (2022): Dossiê: Outras Histórias Do Design No Brasil: Perspectivas Contra Hegemônicas
Mamasa-Kristen dan Kematian Anggota Keluarganya
Authors: Surbakti Pelita Hati , Pori Rahyuni Daud , Sabaritno Ekavian
Published: July 2022

Kematian anggota keluarga seringkali meninggalkan duka yang mendalam. Karena itu, dalam berbagai kebudayaan telah tersedia mekanisme penghiburan sebagaimana yang juga ditemukan dalam Aluk Toyolo. Namun demikian, adakalanya mekanisme itu mendapat penentangan dalam kekristenan dengan alasan tidak sejalan dengan ajaran Alkitab. Gereja bahkan menetapkan sanksi bagi anggota jemaat yang tetap menjalankannya. Situasi ini tentu saja menjadi dilema bagi mereka yang hidup dalam dua tradisi, yaitu budaya leluhur dan kekristenan. Mamasa-Kristen yang dikenal dengan sejumlah ritus kematian merupakan salah satu komunitas yang mengalami dilema ini. Gereja Toraja Mamasa (GTM), melalui sejumlah keputusan dalam sidang sinode, pernah menetapkan sejumlah larangan bahkan sanksi yang dimaksud. Kenyataannya, beberapa ritus yang dilarang masih saja dilakukan secara terbuka. Kini, dilema itu tidak saja dialami oleh anggota jemaat, tetapi juga oleh gereja. Lalu apa yang bisa dilakukan untuk meminimalkan dilema tersebut? Tulisan ini mengusulkan sebuah dialog dalam ranah hermeneutika biblis yang dikenal dengan Hermeneutika Lintas-Tekstual. Dari dialog tersebut, ditemukanlah sejumlah titik temu antara konsep kematian dalam budaya leluhur Mamasa dengan konsep kematian dalam surat Paulus. Perbedaan di antara keduanya juga ada, namun perbedaan yang memperkaya juga tampak jelas. Melalui dialog ini, pemahaman terhadap teks 1 Tesalonika 4:14 tentang kematian justru dapat diperkaya melalui sejumlah ritus kematian dalam Aluk Toyolo.
Introducing Virtual Student Exchange in international university education
Authors:   Universidad de León, O'Dowd Robert
Published: July 2022

Virtual Exchange (VE) is an umbrella term which refers to the numerous online learning initiatives and methodologies which engage learners in sustained online collaborative learning and interaction with partners from different cultural backgrounds as part of their study programmes. This article reviews the differences between VE and the activities of Virtual Mobility and Blended Mobility. Following that, the main learning outcomes for teachers and students engaged in VE are outlined. The article concludes by proposing how universities can consider the activity within their internationalisation programmes and how they can support its take up among teaching staff. It is argued that VE is not in competition with physical mobility programmes, nor is it an ‘emergency tool’ to be considered only in times of pandemics and limited international travel. Instead, VE should be considered as a preparation for or complement to physical mobility which serves to enhance the range of international learning experiences which an institution offers its students.
INOVATIVNI METODIČKI PRISTUPI KNjIŽEVNOSTI ZA DECU NA RUMUNSKOM JEZIKU U MLAĐIM RAZREDIMA OSNOVNE ŠKOLE
Authors:   University of Belgrade, Teacher Education Faculty, Negru Мarinel A. , Juică Brândușa T. , Popović Virginia A. ,   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy
Published: July 2022

Contemporary pedagogy strives to find educational solutions designed to avoid the conflict between teaching strategies used in education and the mentality of contemporary society, which requires new dimensions of children’s intellectual and moral abilities. Literature plays an important role in shaping children’s personality, causing them to manifest their consciousness and to acquire certain beneficial behaviors. Models presented in literary works ensure the acquisition of some concepts, which provide children with the opportunity to discover their own personality. Differentiating positive aspects from the negative ones, discovering the role they can play in children’s development, can be obtained only by teacher’s use of specific strategies and methods favorable for the development of critical thinking and formation of creative personality. The aim of this paper is to identify innovative teaching methods and procedures, suitable for analyzing children’s literary texts in Romanian language in the lower grades of primary school, in order to improve and optimize the teaching process.
GRAPHIC NOVELS AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR RAISING INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY IN PRIMARY ENGLISH CLASSROOM
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education in Jagodina, Savic Vera
Published: July 2022

As multimodal texts in which both pictures and words are used to communicate meaning, graphic novels are increasingly finding their place in a foreign language classroom. While multimodality supports comprehension and increases motivation for reading in a foreign language, graphic novel contents offer ample opportunities for developing the 21st century skills, like visual literacy, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, communicative competence, and intercultural awareness and sensitivity. The paper explores how primary learners’ intercultural sensitivity can be developed through a number of age- and language-appropriate activities applied before, during and after reading a graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Yang (2006). The aim of the paper is to support the didactic potential and pedagogical value of graphic novels to foster intercultural learning and develop empathy in primary English language learners.
DEVELOPMENTAL BIBLIOTHERAPY IN STORYTELLING WITH VERY YOUNG LEARNERS
Authors:   ELLoquent school of English for children Novi Sad, Vukadin Milica D.
Published: July 2022

The paper discusses the process of bibliotherapy with a focus on developmental bibliotherapy at the preschool age. In order to illustrate how bibliotherapy can affect a child’s development at the preschool age, the paper defines developmental bibliotherapy, outlines the implementation process, presents how particular segments affect the participants, shares relevant activities, discusses the role of the institution and competencies оf the educator needed for bibliotherapy. Keywords: developmental bibliotherapy, preschool age, methodical approach to bibliotherapy, teaching English to very young learners, storytelling, very young learners.
„BAJKOVITO PUTOVANjE“ ZA PREDŠKOLCE
Authors:   Colledge of Applied Technical Sciences in Niš, Veljković Mekić Jelena P. , Dragutinović Dragana О. , Nikolić Bojana N. , Popović Emilija Ј.
Published: July 2022

The paper presents the project A fairytale journey that was carried out through art workshops with preschool children, for the purpose of their familiarization with cultural heritage of the selected countries, expanding their reading experience and thus fostering children’s language and artistic creativity. The goal of the project was to develop children’s linguistic, artistic and musical abilities, as well as to achieve an active and engaged attitude towards the phenomenon of art. Children were stimulated to express their own experiences, attitudes and judgments, to notice differences and similarities in literary texts that come from different cultural backgrounds and to connect new knowledge with their experience. Within each of the six workshops one fairytale was interpreted (fairytales from Serbia, China, Alaska, India, Ireland and Poland). The paper presents the workshops and summarizes the results of the project, as well as its shortterm and long-term effects.
Habilidades directivas: bases del liderazgo organizacional
Authors: Gonzalez -Marin Yesid , Canós-Darós Lourdes , Hernández Diego Fernando
Published: July 2022

El tema de habilidades directivas ha recibido una atención crítica considerable entendidas como un conjunto de saberes y actitudes que poseen un individuo para llevar a cabo ciertas actividades en una organización. La ausencia de formacion en ellas dificulta la toma de deciones a nivel diretivo. La organizaciones hoy buscan líderes polifacéticos que posean amplia gama de conocimiento y habilidades, por tanto las habilidades directivas son buscadas como base del liderazgo organizacional. En particular, se requiere de profesionales que sean capaces de liderar equipos altamente calificados, altamente eficientes y efectivos. La excelencia implica habilidades que conducen a la organización a un ambiente de trabajo agradable y a las personas que allí laboral, para que se sientan a gusto en cada actividad a su cargo; la importancia de visualizar las habilidades directivas como un conjunto de capacidades que satisfacen necesidades tanto internas como externas González y Canós (2020). De igual forma, este trabajo trata el tema de la regulación emocional en el desarrollo de diversas actividades; que definen ciertos comportamientos para el buen desempeño de la organización. En otras palabras este trabajo establece los criterios para la obtención de resultados eficientes. A través de la aplicación de un cuestionario  El cuestionario se sometió a la Prueba de KMO (.875) y Barlett (p=.000), en la cuarta aplicación se logró obtener el valor aceptable; la prueba de Alfa de Cronbach (α=.968) y Dos mitades de Guttman (G=.918) demostraron que el cuestionario es confiable que permite recopilar datos sobre las habilidades directivas que poseen los líderes de actualidad. En conclusión las habilidades directivas en la actualidad juegan un papel importante en el buen funcionamiento de la organización en combinación con factores humanos internos.
School and Community Relationship Management: A Literature Review
Authors:   Student of Education Administration, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, Andika Tua S Isyulianto
Published: July 2022

School-based management (SBM) is a management model that provides flexibility and freedom to schools that are expected to be able to manage and develop education with good education management in accordance with the potential, demands and needs that exist in schools. The management of SBM that occurs in school and community relations will provide a process of fostering and developing the personal growth of students so that it has an impact on improving the quality of schools. The problem is quite complex, one of which is the relationship between the school and the community.
Substituting Locally Sourced Carbon Nano Particle with the Conventional Additives
Authors:   Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Federal University Otuoke Federal University Otuoke Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Published: July 2022

Nanoparticle drilling fluids have the potential to minimize wellbore instability problems. There is a need for the development of a new generation of drilling fluids to handle wellbore instability problems especially in lost circulation zones and shale problems. A rheological model is needed to accurately describe the rheology of nano base drilling fluid because limited experimental data are currently available for using carbon nano particles in water base mud and Inability of current methods to address shale strength with increased open hole time reduction of critical mud weight to prevent hole collapse in challenging environment like depleted formation, narrow margin, HPHT wells. The study attempted to produce nano particles locally where the in-situ formation of floating catalyst was used. It involved the floating of catalyst particles by thermal decomposition of organometallic where argon, acethelene and nitrogen gas were used. The CNP WBM formulation was compared with the conventional base mud. Result Show that the CNP mud gave a better result for the fluid loss which can be used as a fluid loss property in the study mud, CNP gave 6.2mls while soltex gave 8.2mls and also CNP gave a thin and firm filter cake of 0.18cm as compared to the soltex formulated mud. Therefore, CNP is a good fluid loss additive and enhances the rheological properties of mud, also helped to improve and add value to local content in the oil and gas industry and save us the cost through the application of locally sourced drilling fluid and save foreign exchange and It has export potentials in the Gulf of Guinea and other oil provinces.
The Development of Multicultural Curriculum for Islamic Religious Education: A Literature Review
Authors:   Institut Agama Islam Negeri Syekh Nurjati (IAIN) Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
Published: July 2022

The integration between curriculum and multicultural awareness is one of the solutions to create a good education. This article aims to review the development of a multicultural-based curriculum in Indonesia. This research uses a literature review system method. Data collection uses the help of Google Scholar (2019-2022) to search for articles relevant to developing a multicultural-based Islamic religious education curriculum. Based on the results of the literature review analysis, it can be concluded that in developing a multicultural-based curriculum, the points that need to be considered are: 1) The curriculum must pay attention to clear objectives following current conditions. 2) The curriculum must pay attention to relevant development models. 3) The curriculum must be based on the principles of curriculum development in Indonesia. 4) The development of a multicultural-based curriculum must have characteristics that include multicultural values of understanding and awareness.
Do Acute Bouts of Resistance Training Influence the Psychometric Status and Affective State of Prepubertal Weightlifters?
Authors: Hanen Werfelli , Hammami Raouf , Selmi Walid , Selmi Mohamed Amine , Sekulic Damir , Rebai Haithem , Granacher Urs , Moran Jason
Published: July 2022

Resistance training (RT) can represent a challenging and stressful endeavour for those who participate in it. We aimed to investigate the acute effect of four types of RT exercise [i.e., Concentric (CONC), Isometric (ISOM), Dynamic (DYN) and Eccentric (ECC)] on psychological parameters (feeling scale: FS) and perceived internal load (RPE) in young elite weightlifters. The RT protocols were differentiated according to the contractile characteristics of the involved muscles and comprised: (i) CONC: 3 sets of 3 hurdle jumps; (ii) ECC: 3 sets of drop jumps; (iii) ISOM: 3 sets of 3-second maximal isometric back squat; (iv) DYN: 3 sets of 3 repetitions of 10 RM maximal back squats. Thereafter, participants were reported scores for RPE and FS. The execution of different types of RT exercises did not induce changes in FS. On the contrary, differences in RPE were observed with the CONC protocol being the least acutely strenuous, followed by the ECC and DYN methods. Of all four types used in this study, ISOM seemed to induce the highest RPE score , though these remained relatively low across the 10-point scale. Coaches can manipulate training activities based on the condition of the athlete and the potential physical strain that is associated with each exercise type.

Key words: Plyometrics, strenghtening, psychometric status, affective prevalence