bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Na encruzilhada da extinção das Congregações Religiosas: a fundação do Museu Machado de Castro, acaso ou desígnio?
Authors: Martins Costa Pereira Helena Maria
Published: November 2020

O decreto fundacional do Museu Machado de Castro estabelecia que o Museu seria organizado «no intuito de oferecer ao estudo público coleções e exemplares da evolução da história do trabalho nacional (...) destinados à educação do gosto público e à aprendizagem das classes operárias» (DECRETO-LEI 124/1911). Anos mais tarde, vozes críticas, longe de entenderem os conceitos que haviam presidido à sua criação, rotularam a primitiva instituição de armazém, asseverando que o mesmo resultara apenas de uma contingência, a acomodação das obras das congregações religiosas extintas. Pretende-se com a presente reflexão problematizar tais opiniões, alicerçando o argumento no conjunto de indícios que refutam a ideia do Museu ter sido concebido sem obedecer a uma lógica concertada.
O Museu de Imagens. Património artístico nas ilustrações e textos do Archivo Pittoresco (1857-1868)
Authors: Ribeiro António Manuel
Published: November 2020

Concentrando a análise no Archivo Pittoresco (1857-1868), deparámos com imagens e textos relativos ao património artístico. Como exemplo, estudámos a representação de alfaias religiosas. Nos textos, ilustrados por gravuras em madeira, são refletidas as preocupações com a conservação deste património e propostas para a sua musealização. A leitura destes objetos está, de acordo com uma perspetiva ideológica e cultural do romantismo, associada a uma valorização da idiossincrasia nacional. À semelhança do património edificado, os objetos artísticos são perspetivados como padrões comemorativos de uma história nacional gloriosa, testemunhos de feitos populares que preservam a identidade nacional.
Sob um sol inclemente. Conservação e restauro de um painel de azulejos do séc. XVIII e sua aplicação em espaço público
Authors: Pinto Silva Teresa
Published: November 2020

A comunicação visa recriar o percurso de descoberta de um painel de azulejos do século XVIII, em contexto arqueológico. O nosso trabalho como conservadora-restauradora de cerâmica foca-se na musealização em contexto arquitectónico de um painel de azulejos parcialmente completo. O afastamento afectivo face às obras de arte, a incompreensão do seu discurso e afinidades, não cativam a grande maioria da comunidade estudantil a visitar os circuitos museológicos; integrar peças museológicas em espaços quotidianos poderá ser um veículo inversor desta situação e foi um dos principais fundamentos para a integração deste painel no espaço escolar da Escola Secundária Gil Vicente, em Lisboa. Com este projecto, proporcionou-se aos alunos e a toda a comunidade escolar uma abordagem à conservação e restauro, através da integração de uma obra de arte, até há pouco oculta em estratigrafias locais.
A construção de um Museu Imaginário, ou a criação de um Repositório de Objetos do Culto Católico
Authors: Guerreiro Dália
Published: November 2020

Esta comunicação integra-se numa investigação no âmbito das humanidades digitais, uma transdisciplina recente que procura adequar os métodos das Ciências Humanas às novas tecnologias. Os acervos patrimoniais móveis têm vindo a ser digitalizados, inseridos em sistemas de informação e progressivamente disponibilizados em linha, permitindo um acesso global e ubíquo à informação. A fase seguinte é a otimização deste acesso, aplicando-o a um espólio de objetos do culto católico, em função das exigências e das expetativas dos investigadores de Humanidades e, com isso, prosseguir na construção do “museu imaginário” idealizado por Malraux.
Su Tulsa Di Larry Clark, Shantelle Jennings e L’Iperfotografia
Authors: Alessandro Ferraro
Published: November 2020

Il presente testo analizza la storia di Shantelle Jennings, orfana americana che scopre notizie sulla propria famiglia di appartenenza grazie a Tulsa di Larry Clark. Il racconto della donna esplica un particolare tipo di fruizione personale dell’opera d’arte, tanto da risultare “eccezionale”, sia nel senso letterale, sia metaforico. Questo tipo di eccezione risulta essere profondamente collegata alle nuove modalità di fruizione delle immagini nell’era della convergenza mediale. Ho inteso tale effetto come propaggine concettuale dell’idea di iperfotografia di Fred Richtin; lo studioso americano non solo riscrive gli impieghi virtuosi dell’approccio neomediale sulla trasmissione delle informazioni, ma postula un vero e proprio paradigma fruitivo. Nell’articolo saranno fatti cenni anche ad altri casi in cui si è verificato questo tipo di effetto narrativo esorbitante, come il caso del cast di Kids, le cui storie personali sono estremamente utili alla comprensione del testo artistico intesto nella sua complessità narrativa e temporale.
‘Weighing the Work of Love’: on Kate Davis’ Re-visioned Iconoclasm
Authors: Paterson Dominic
Published: November 2020

This essay offers a close reading of recent work by Glasgow-based artist Kate Davis to argue that her practice engages iconoclasm in ways importantly modified by her feminist commitments. Often Davis’s source material has significant historical, political or art historical import, as in her works dealing with the Suffragist attack on Velásquez’s Rokeby Venus in 1914. What is at stake in her ‘re-visioning’ of such moments, which often involves labour-intensive drawing as a key method, is a formal commitment to a kind of delicate or caring vandalism, often pursued through labour-intensive drawing (iconoclasm as a means of making images) and a specifically feminist contention with existing hierarchies of value and systems of representation (iconoclasm as contestation). To reckon with these stakes, Jean-Luc Nancy’s account of ‘the pleasure in drawing’ and the feminist concept of the ‘work of love’ are brought into relation with Davis’s work.
Evicting Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from the Hall of Fame for Great Americans
Authors: Skrill Howard
Published: November 2020

Evicting Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from the Hall of Fame for Great Americans examines the removals of portrait busts of confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson from the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on the campus of the City University of New York’s Bronx Community College in Bronx, NY after violence in defense of confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia. The article explores these iconoclastic attacks as reflecting battles between factions over control of public squares in the U.S. in 2017 and in context of only one bust of a ‘Great American’ added to the hall in many decades.
‘No Dia do Juízo, antes que soe a espantosa trombeta, que fará ressuscitar os mortos, toda a terra será um cemitério de ossos…’: Nota organológica relativa ao tema hagiográfico de São Jerónimo
Authors: Duarte Sónia
Published: November 2020

O trabalho de levantamento nacional in situ, estudo e disseminação de motivos musicais na pintura portu­guesa – e de outras pinturas com ligações a Portugal – não apenas das memoriadas mas também das que nada se achava escrito, leva-nos a reunir um corpus significativo de fontes primárias seiscentistas e setecentistas com a representação hagiográfica de São Jerónimo acompanhado de um aerofone, ou parte dele. Que instrumento musical se encontra representado? Qual o seu significado? Que fontes e modelos poderão ter sido usados na sua representação?
Património e História da Indústria dos Mármores: o papel da História da Arte num projeto pluridisciplinar
Authors: Moura Soares Clara , Serrão Vítor , Filipe Carlos , Massano Rodrigues Rute , Monteiro Patrícia , Penedo dos Santos Mariana
Published: November 2020

A investigação consagrada ao estudo das pedreiras (extintas e em atividade) e à sua relação com o património histórico-artístico tem sido escassa em Portugal, registando-se a ausência de um programa que, à escala nacional, identifique e promova as suas potencialidades sociais, económicas e patrimoniais. O presente projeto, assente em princípios e práticas interdisciplinares, pretende evidenciar a importância dos mármores do Anticlinal Alentejano, num contexto de valorização patrimonial e cultural, numa região onde a indústria das rochas ornamentais define as paisagens, molda a economia e estabelece modos de vida. O conhecimento alcançado pela investigação científi­ca, difundido através de várias plataformas e destinado a diversos públicos, contribuirá para o desenvolvimento regional, fornecendo conteúdos sólidos para um turismo industrial e cultural atrativo, sustentável e de qualidade.
Quem faz o quê: a produção de Azulejos na Época Moderna (séculos XVI a XVIII)
Authors: Salema de Carvalho Rosário , Mangucci Celso
Published: November 2020

Pretende-se definir as principais linhas de actuação dos mestres oleiros, ladrilhadores e pintores no decurso da Época Moderna, explorando as suas dinâmicas de trabalho e as relações que estabeleciam entre si. No que diz respeito aos oleiros, procurou-se perceber as variantes da sua actividade ao longo do tempo, também em função da tipologia de azulejos que produziram – de padrão ou figurativa –, contextualizando ainda estes artífices na sociedade portuguesa. No caso dos ladrilhadores, que na documentação surgem também designados como azulejadores, discute-se o papel que desempenhavam no contexto da encomenda de um revestimento azulejar, observando a sua relação com os encomendadores mas, principalmente, com as olarias, com os pintores e ainda com os arquitectos. Por fim, analisa-se o âmbito de acção dos pintores de azulejos, uma actividade que se reparte entre o conhecimento do processo tecnológico da cerâmica, a assun­ção de uma cultura ornamental actualizada e o conhecimento de modelos de uma cultura figurativa erudita.
Portuguese International Pavilions and National Style – Architecture tenders shaped by political and cultural agents
Authors: Neto Teresa
Published: November 2020

Universal exhibitions were true emblems of modernity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as vehicles of artistic and technical paradigms of each country. Portugal’s participation, from the first Republic to the regime encompass different political and economic circumstances which moulded the strategies to adopt in each participation, and therefore the architectural style that should be used to convey a certain image of the country. The concept of ‘Em­pire’ dominates the discourse, to be translated into appropriate architectural options of its exhibition pavilions. This sparked a debate between architects and key cultural and political agents, selected as jurors for the architectural tenders held for the Portuguese Pavilions. Evaluating these events means identifying pivotal participants, their pro­posals and their thoughts on the issue of a representative ʻnational styleʼ. This particular period also dwells with the issue of implementing modern architecture, distanced from eclectic historicisms yet rooted in vernacular elements.
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano – Os Estádios Monumentais de Mussolini, Salazar e Getúlio Vargas
Authors: De Almeida Sampaio Gustavo
Published: November 2020

Este artigo volta-se a três centros esportivos edificados em três diferentes pontos do globo durante a década de 30, sendo eles: o Foro Mussolini (Roma,1932), o Estádio Nacional do Jamor (Lisboa,1944) e o Estádio do Pacaembu (São Paulo, 1940). Construídos em um momento histórico de consolidação e atuação de vários “Estados Novos”, estas obras esportivas demonstram como o anseio de construção de um “novo homem” compartilhado por estes governos, catapultou a construção de grandiosos e monumentais centros esportivos.

O estudo, feito majoritariamente por meio de textos ligados à mídia seriada (jornais e revistas), evidencia que, apesar de serem edificados em diferentes nações, estes estádios compartilhavam composição, discurso e finali­dade.

Juntamente a estes pontos, almeja-se demonstrar como os estudos que relacionam a arquitetura edificada na Itália Fascista, Portugal Salazarista e o Brasil Getulista podem contribuir para a compreensão da trajetória da arquite­tura moderna da década de 30.
“Por uma Revolução Total” – Ernesto de Sousa e a prática política na arte em Portugal na década de 1970
Authors: Mariano Gonçalves Pedro Miguel
Published: November 2020

Na década de 1970, instigando concepções entabuladas nos anos precedentes, Ernesto de Sousa advoga “por uma revolução total”, que deveria repercutir-se em todos os campos da sociedade. Com o intuito de subverter as normas instituídas, Ernesto de Sousa conduz os processos artísticos sob a sua alçada numa extensão política, pro­cedendo tanto a uma revisão de nomenclaturas linguísticas, substituindo, por exemplo, o termo artista pelo de ope­rador estético; como na abertura das obras ao espectador, activando-o como elemento constitutivo das mesmas. Estas transformações situam-se na sua maioria em confronto com a burguesia, que, dentro do seu espectro teórico, abarca tanto o mercado artístico como o regime fascista, que perdurou até 1974. O programa que engloba estas considerações atravessa, neste sentido, diversos momentos históricos em território nacional, procurando sempre reflecti-los e abarcá-los na promoção de uma sociedade mais livre e igualitária.
A Obra de Arte na era da sua selfiezação: empoderamento, enxames sociais e higienismo estético
Authors: Medeiros Vasco
Published: November 2020

Este ensaio pretende analisar o impacto das coetâneas práticas de auto-representação, vulgo selfie, nas tradicionais formas de fruição do objecto artístico. As inúmeras transformações do papel ontológico do objecto artístico, decorrentes, na última década, do surgimento de novos conceitos de “socialização visual”, obrigam a uma releitura do célebre ensaio de Walter Benjamin, A Obra de Arte na Era da Sua Reprodutibilidade Técnica. Com efeito, por detrás do fenómeno que a recorrente selfiezação do mundo impõe, assiste-se hoje a uma clara injunção do sujeito/observador sobre a «aura» e poder do objecto artístico. Esta notória dessacralização promove o empoderamento icónico do sujeito em detrimento da «aura» do objecto artístico, descaracterizando-o e remetendo-o para as inconscientes arenas que os enxames sociais representam. Este facto, tem motivado o ressurgimento de ameaçadores fenómenos de denuncia de “arte degenerada”, promovidos por um renovado e avassalador higienismo estético.
O Obsoleto como matéria significativa para as Práticas Artísticas Contemporâneas
Authors: De Lopes Grilo Margarida
Published: November 2020

Ainda que em contracorrente, podemos identificar alguns artistas contemporâneos que partilham uma preocupa­ção para com a problematização da categoria de obsolescência, que passa pela actualização significativa dessas matérias no presente, através de uma anamnese aos diversos significados históricos dessas formas. Pretendemos nesta nota de investigação examinar os procedimentos teóricos de que esta actualização significativa do obsoleto é herdeira, a saber, o pensamento de Walter Benjamin (método de imagens dialécticas) e sua conceptualização dos procedimentos surrealistas. Finalmente, tentaremos esclarecer como a obsolescência se traduz numa categoria fundamental para o que Rosalind Krauss define como a reinvenção da “especificidade” do medium na contempo­raneidade, como uma forma de posicionamento crítico das práticas artísticas face aos ditames cada vez mais he­gemónicos do capitalismo e dos seus efeitos no campo artístico, tratando-se assim de uma reinvenção fundamental para o assentimento de um campo de liberdade artística e política.
Publicity Tile Panels in Portugal: a Singularity within Identity
Authors: Carvalho Cristina
Published: November 2020

In mid-19th century when tiles turn to the outside of the buildings, covering façades, a singularity in tile production came to light: their use as advertising or publicity support. From the third quarter of the 19th century on, very simple signs made of tiles start to inform about products, shops, workshops or services. Since then, until mid-20th century, this sort of production never stopped, being able to update itself to new artistic styles following graphic arts and publicity concepts evolution. Work of unknown artists as well as of consecrated painters and designers, it evolved from the simple lettering to the most exuberant colourful figurative representations.

Despite its decline from mid-20th century, this sort of panels never completely disappeared and continued to be produced until nowadays. The present article aims to analyse the publicity panels, a singular tile production scattered all over the country, relating them to the Portuguese artistic identity.
A pintura mural de finais do século XVIII e inícios do XIX na Baixa Pombalina
Authors: Rodrigues Monteiro Patrícia Alexandra
Published: November 2020

A Baixa pombalina e os edifícios que a integram, apresentam características únicas que os distinguem dentro do urbanismo lisboeta. Sendo uma zona da cidade bastante sensível do ponto de vista sísmico, a Baixa não tem sido deixada incólume a pressões de vária ordem e que geraram transformações, sobretudo no interior dos edifícios. Apesar disso, ainda hoje, nesses mesmos edifícios existem vestígios de algumas soluções decorativas, das quais se destacam o azulejo, o estuque e a pintura mural, constituindo esta última um capítulo pouco conhecido da História da Arte nacional. Importa conhecer e valorizar este património enquanto parte integrante de um plano construtivo abrangente, onde o elemento estético associado à própria arquitectura não foi esquecido. O presente artigo resulta da colaboração em trabalhos multidisciplinares, no âmbito do levantamento e caracterização histórico-artística do património integrado existente em alguns edifícios da Baixa pombalina, alvo de projectos de reabilitação arquitectónica.
Body As Architecture: Designing the Stout Body in the Age of Standardization
Authors: Downing Peters Lauren
Published: November 2020

This article explores the curious intersections of stoutwear design, Gestalt Psychology, and architectural discourse in early twentieth-century American fashion media. In doing so, it focuses principally on trade media, style guides and advertisements that grappled with the perceived flaws of the stout woman’s physique and how sophisticated design principles, if properly handled, could create the appearance of bodily slenderness. By moving beyond the biological determinism of contemporary obesity discourse, this article argues that ideas about stoutness and, more specifically, what constituted a stout body, were produced through attempts to contain, control, and correct the fat, female body in fashion design discourse. By further embedding this research within a broader consideration of the relationship between bodies, dress, architecture, and modernist design thinking, this article argues that the mediums and discourses of fashion can open up pathways for thinking about the body itself as “designed.”
#NaturalDye
Authors: Doty Kelsie , Green Denise Nicole , Rogers Dehanza
Published: November 2020

Natural dyes from plants, insects, and fungi can be used to color yarns and textiles by craftspeople. Craft communities interested in natural dyes are using social media platforms such as Instagram to connect and share knowledge and to generate commerce for their products. #Naturaldye is a documentary film that explores the use of Instagram as a pedagogical, social, commercial, and creative space where dyers foster community and support businesses. Participants in the film discuss what types of information they find essential to articulate while also describing themselves as part of a community of other makers and artists. Theoretically, #Naturaldye is situated at the intersection of the circuit of style-fashion-dress (Kaiser, 2012) and imagined communities (Anderson, 1983). Social media platforms like Instagram enable articulation between fashion, textiles, commerce, and craftspeople where knowledge of natural dyes, dyers, and their work is conveyed to a wider array of individuals that become part of an imagined community through craft.
Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Pediatri Kliniğine İlişkin Klinik Rahatlık ve Endişe Durumları
Authors: ÜSTÜNER TOP Fadime , KULAKAÇ Nurşen
Published: November 2020

Amaç: Bu araştırma, pediatri hemşireliği dersini alan öğrencilerin klinik rahatlık ve endişe durumlarının saptanması amacıyla planlandı. Yöntem: Araştırma analitik tipte planlandı. Örneklemi bir üniversitenin Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi hemşirelik bölümünde pediatri hemşireliği dersine kayıtlı öğrenciler oluşturdu. Araştırmada veriler bireysel tanıtım formu ve Pediatri Hemşireliği Öğrencileri Klinik Rahatlık ve Endişe Değerlendirme Ölçeği ile toplandı. Araştırmada istatistiksel değerlendirme bilgisayar ortamında yapıldı. Sonuçlar % 95'lik bir güven aralığında analiz edildi ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlılık için p
New Pieri Type Formulas for Jack Polynomials and their Applications to Interpolation Jack Polynomials
Authors:   Kobe University, Japan, Shibukawa Genki
Published: November 2020

We present new Pieri type formulas for Jack polynomials. As an application, we give a new derivation of higher order difference equations for interpolation Jack polynomials originally found by Knop and Sahi. We also propose Pieri formulas for interpolation Jack polynomials and intertwining relations for a kernel function for Jack polynomials.
AN APPLICATION OF IMPACT CALCULATION METHOD IN TRANSPORTATION
Authors: Wangai Agnes , Kale Utku , Kinzhikeyev Sergey
Published: November 2020

Forecasted/projected rise of impacts in modes of transportation has necessitated a new rethinking of the evaluation of total impact. While most researchers deal with defined parts (like environmental impact) of the total impact. The total impact calculation methodology includes: (1) analysis of all the impacts (environmental impact, safety and security, costs, cost benefits and sustainability), (2) evaluation on the transportation system level, (3) as their total value (including all the related sub-systems and elements, i.e. transport infrastructure, transport flow control), (4) generation of total impact index. Such an index might be called as transport total sustainability index. The paper defines the Total Impact Performance Index (TIPI) evaluating the total impact in the form of generalized (summarized) costs, specifies its calculation methodology, develops a simplified Excel based calculation methods. It aims to demonstrate the applicability of this methodology, which involves evaluation of impacts in more detailed forms, two parts calculation methods namely impact of road transport safety aspects and impact of the railway transport. Finally, some selected results of the applied new index calculation and developed methodology are introduced and analysed.
Gaps in tuberculosis control in Armenia: How to improve the care system?
Authors: Davtyan Hayk , Petrosyan Ani , Aslanyan Garry , Aghabekyan Seda , De Basso Deborah , Davtyan Karapet
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a global public health problem. People with weakened immune systems are more vulnerable to TB. It is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and is a leading cause of death for people living with HIV (PLWH). The aim of the current study was to perform programmatic data analysis of TB cases treated with the first-line drugs, registered in Armenia for the period of January 2017 – August 2018, and to identify gaps in TB care system in Armenia.

Methodology: A retrospective cohort study using programmatic data from National TB Program.

Results: Overall treatment success rate for the period of study was 79%. HIV had impact only on “died” outcome with odds ratio (OR) of 20.9. More than a third (34%) of all HIV-positive patients died during TB treatment and 45% of patients who had non-Armenian citizenship were lost to follow-up during the treatment (OR = 3.3). Treatment duration for the 8% of all cases (mainly with brain or bone localization) was > 9 months and lasted up to 500 days.

Conclusions: Better collaboration and partial integration of TB and HIV services in Armenia is required. The access to care for non-Armenian citizens needs to be improved. The national TB treatment guideline needs to be updated based on scientific evidence. This study demonstrates that continuous analysis of the available data and tailoring of the system is required to address the needs of key populations and achieve universal care coverage.
Tuberculosis in key populations in Tajikistan – a snapshot in 2017
Authors: Tilloeva Zulfiya , Aghabekyan Seda , Davtyan Karapet , Goncharova Olga , Kabirov Olim , Pirmahmadzoda Bobojon , Rajabov Asliddin , Mirzoev Azamdzhon , Aslanyan Garry
Published: November 2020

Introduction: WHO End TB Strategy aims at achieving targets of 90% mortality reduction and 80% reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence by 2030, recommending better addressing TB and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) issues in key populations.

Aim: The study aimed at having a snapshot of the epidemiological characteristics of the key populations among the new TB patients, registered in Tajikistan during 2017.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted, using official TB registration data for all new TB case notification in Tajikistan in 2017.

Results: The key population included 1,029 (19.8%) patients among all 5,182 new TB cases registered in 2017. The following selected sub-populations were identified: migrant workers – 728 (70.7%), diabetics – 162 (15.7%), HIV-positive – 138 (13.4%), heavy drinkers – 74 (7.2%), drug users – 50 (4.8%), ex-prisoners – 50 (4.8%), and homeless – 9 (0.9%). Among the key population, 307 (29.8%) patients were smear-positive, 145 (14.1%) were drug-sensitive and 116 (11.3%) had MonoDR/MDR-TB. Time to treatment initiation for smear-positive cases was ≤ 5 days for 303 (98.7%) patients. Being a key population was inversely related to gender (female) (OR = 0.25, 95% CI (0.21, 0.29)) and population type (rural) (OR = 0.64, 95% CI (0.55, 0.74)).

Conclusion: Among the key population the identified overlaps of selected sub-populations would enable more efficiently reaching the certain groups. TB case detection at PHC levels needs to be targeted for improved rates for key population detection. In the key population sub-group of migrant workers’ special migration destinations are recommended to be explored and find out possible associations with drug resistance.
The survival rate of tuberculosis patients in HIV-treated cohort of 2008-2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Authors: Zhandybayeva Ainur , Truzyan Nune , Shahumyan Elina , Kulzhabaeva Aizat , Nugmanova Zhamilya , Denebayeva Alfiya , Tukeyev Marat
Published: November 2020

Introduction: HIV/TB comorbidity is responsible for 1.6 million deaths worldwide. HIV/TB control and patients’ survival are still among priorities of the national HIV and TB programs. We aimed to evaluate the HIV/TB survival in connection with TB treatment outcomes and factors influencing life duration of the cohort 2008-2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Methodology: This retrospective cohort study extracted data for all HIV and pulmonary TB adults coinfected during 2008-2018 in Almaty from national registries to apply descriptive, Kaplan-Meier estimation, and Cox proportional hazards regression model. Survival function for the TB treatment outcomes and factors predicting the probability of survival were tested and described.

Results: The cohort population (n = 521) mean age was 37.4 years with 405 (77.7%) males and 210 (40.3%) marrieds. More than one TB treatment had 181 (34.7%) patients, 291 (55.9%) were smear-positive (SS+), and 423 (81.2%) were on antiretroviral therapy with mean CD4 count 254.22cells/µL. Probability to live longer was higher (128 versus 37 months, p = 0.003; 95% confidence interval (CI) 71.65, 184.35) for those who succeeded in TB treatment compared to “lost to follow-up” and “failed” treatment outcomes. Adjusted Cox regression model death hazard showed association with missing ART treatment (HR: 1.699, 95%CI 1.164, 2.481, p = 0.006) and having CD4 count < 499 (HR 2.398, 95%CI 1.191, 4.830, p < 0.014).

Conclusion: TB treatment outcomes, ART treatment, and the CD4 count of HIV/TB coinfected population substantially influence their life duration. The medical decision- and policy-makers should take this into consideration when implementing targeted improvements in the national HIV and TB programs.
Treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis in people living with HIV in Odesa province, Ukraine, 2014-2016
Authors: Yesypenko Svitlana , Grigoryan Ruzanna , Sereda Yulia , Denisuk Olga , Kovtunovich Liana , Rybak Tatyana , Postnov Oleksandr , Neduzhko Oleksandr , Antonyak Sergiy , Bespoyasnaya Valentina
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Odesa province has the highest TB/HIV prevalence in Ukraine, exceeding the total prevalence in the country by 3 times. The objective of this study was to investigate the unfavorable treatment outcomes and associated factors in patient with drug-resistant (DR) TB in people living with HIV (PLH) in Odesa.

Methodology: A cohort study with secondary data analysis was conducted among 373 PLH with confirmed pulmonary DR TB for 2014-2016.

Results: About 2/3rd of the cohort were males from urban areas. Mean age and CD4 counts were 39 and 203, respectively. The overall treatment success was 44.2% with the most unfavorable treatment outcomes being observed in extensively and pre-extensively drug resistant (XDR and PreXDR) TB. The mean time between the results of GeneXpert (manufactured by Cepehid) and DR TB treatment based on GeneXpert was 1.3 days. However, the mean time between DR TB treatment based on GeneXpert and results of drug susceptibility test (DST) was 37.0 days referring to a late reporting of DST and to a late adjustment of previously prescribed treatment. The factors associated with the treatment unfavorable outcome included XDR and Pre-XDR TB, lack of antiretroviral treatment (ART), contrimoxazole preventive therapy (CPT) and CD4 test.

Conclusions: The rate of successful DR TB treatment in PLH in Odesa remains low. The delayed reporting of DST contributes to lack of timely adjusted treatments. XDR and Pre-XDR TB, lack of ART and CPT are associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes. Additional studies would help to understand the temporal relationship between CD4 test and treatment outcomes.
Severe Root Resorption after Obturating a Primary Molar Using Zinc Oxide and Eugenol at Different Follow-up Periods – A Case Report
Authors: Wahby Mona Abdel Rehim , Taha Sherine Ezz Eldin , El Masry Eman Sayed , Al Gawad Randa Youssef Abd
Published: November 2020

AIM: The aim of this study is to present severe root resorption following obturation of the primary molar with zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) at different follow-up periods.
CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 6-year-old boy with decayed lower primary molars. Pulpectomy for pulpally involved primary molars was performed. ZOE has been used as root canal filling material and follow-up was done at 3, 6, and 9 months.
CONCLUSION: External root resorption was detected at 3 months and the resorptive process continued till 9 months. This finding emphasizes the need for alternative filling material with less irritating properties.
Influence of Oscillating Packing Instrument on Microhardness of Bulk-Fill Composite: In Vitro Study
Authors: Bayoumi Emad Mohamed , Riad Mohamed Farid , Zayed Mohamed Mostafa , Shelib Mostafa Abou , Bayoumi Ahmed Mohamed , Hussein Yaser Fathy
Published: November 2020

AIM: This study aimed to assess Vickers microhardness of Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill composite that was packed manually and using oscillating packing device.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two different packing techniques were applied on Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill composite. For each packing technique, ten specimens (6 mm in diameter and 4 mm height) were prepared using a black-shaded Teflon mold. The resin was inserted in a bulk increment either packed manually or using Compothixo oscillating device and then light-cured for 40 s. Microhardness was analyzed at the top and the bottom surfaces.
RESULTS: Overall, for both packing techniques, microhardness decreased significantly with the increase of depth. Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill composite when packed either manually or using oscillating device, did not show significant difference neither at the top surfaces of both applied techniques nor at the bottom surfaces of both applied techniques.
CONCLUSION: Different packing techniques did not influence the microhardness of Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill composite.
Association of History Taking and Accuracy of the Interpretation of Cervical and Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors: Mohammad Hossein Daghighi  , Jafarabadi Mohammad Asghari , Sefat Mitra Shoja
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: Disk herniation leading to radiculopathy is one of the most important causes of neck and back pain, requiring specific diagnostic tests. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of these diagnostic methods. Interpreting the findings of this imaging method by an experienced skilled person is very important.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of history on the accuracy of the lumbar or cervical MRI reports in patients with back and neck pain referring to the radiology department.
METHODS: This study was performed on patients with complaints of lumbar or neck pain that MRI had been performed for them. At first, the MRI was studied by the residents of the 2nd and 3rd years and then a radiologist as a routine, respectively. From 4 to 6 months later, patients’ clinical history was presented to the same students and professors and MRI was re-reported. Statistical differences were evaluated and analyzed using SPSS software version 20.
RESULTS: Out of 150 patients with mean age of 42.56 ± 10.65, 87 patients (58%) were female and 63 (42%) were male. Most of the patients were between the ages of 40 and 50 years (34.66%). The most common clinical symptom of patients was waist and neck pain followed by sensory disturbances of the extremities. The most pathologic changes found was disk bulging in 28.8% of patients (68 cases). In terms of lumbar canal stenosis, the most cases were in the L4-L5 levels of the moderate type. The most reported cases of cervical stenosis have been mild. Disk herniation and DOCP were two main factors causing canal stenosis in the study patients. Statistical difference in the MRI reports performed by the residents on most of the variables was statistically significant before and after knowing the clinical history of the patient (p < 0.05). However, this difference was less noted in the reports of the radiologists.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed that knowing the history of patients in interpreting the results of MRI in patients with vertebral disk hernia is misleading and will lead to many false positive and negative results, especially for radiology residents. It is recommended that the residents and radiologists consider the MRI films before focusing on the biographies and clinical features of the patient, to prevent the occurrence of bias and to increase the accuracy of the reports.
Multiple Gastrointestinal Vascular Variations in a Male Cadaver: A Case Report and Literature Review of Embryonic, Genetic, and Clinicosurgical Implications of Pathogenicity
Authors: Fakoya Adegbenro Omotuyi John , Perez-Protocarrero Luis Manuel , Kungurova Yulia , Ndrio Mariana , Marty-Ramirez Xiomara , Rodriguez-Pinero Derek Mizael , Rentas-Figueroa Luis Eduardo , Dimitri Nahu Gulelat , Collzao-Roman Juan Manuel , Demsey-Corbett Graham Robert , Afolabi Abayomi , McCracken Thomas , Otohinoyi David
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: To be acquainted with gastrointestinal vasculature variations is of utmost importance for establishing proper surgical management, improving safety, and decreasing the frequency of iatrogenic errors or complications arising in operational and post-operational settings.
CASE REPORT: The subject of the present publication involves a unique case of an 80-year-old Caucasian male who presented with various vascular variations during routine cadaveric dissection. Key variations presented in this report include unique findings such as an abnormal trifurcation of the celiac trunk, a bifurcation of the superior mesenteric artery, and its associated branches; an unusual portocaval system communication; and various renal variations. These variations are examined in an anatomical and clinical context. We further discuss the possible embryologic and genetic mechanisms which may lead to such vascular abnormalities.
CONCLUSION: Furthermore, with this report, we aim to demonstrate the strong need for adequate knowledge of vascular variations as well as the important role of pre-operative imaging in the identification of vascular variations and the elimination of iatrogenic errors during surgical procedures.
Salmonella sp. as the Cause of Periprosthetic Joint Infection of the Hip: Report of a Rare Case and Review of Past 10-year Literatures
Authors: Santoso Asep , Utomo Pamudji , Anwar Iwan Budiwan , Sibarani Tangkas , Soetjahjo Bintang , Wardhana Hanif Andika
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) due to Salmonella sp. is rare. It is sometimes difficult to treat and need prolonged antibiotic treatment.
CASE REPORT: We reported a case of PJI of the hip in a 67-year-old female who received prior left total hip arthroplasty. Two-stage revision surgery with antibiotic-loaded cement spacer had been performed to the patient and successfully control the infection.
CONCLUSION: Although literature review showed that there has been no consensus for the treatment of Salmonella PJI, a two-stage revision procedure has been more commonly performed to control the infection by previous authors and might be the safest way to control Salmonella PJI recently.
Behavior-Based Safety Model Development in the Workplace Based on Religiosity and Psychological Condition of Workers at PT. Semen Tonasa
Authors: Wahyu Atjo , Suwandi Tjipto , Basuki Hari , Mallongi Anwar
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: Awareness of safety is still very low and that is an unfavorable behavior toward safety. It certainly leads to the high number of accidents in the workplace, especially in the mining sector.
AIM: The research objective was to develop a model of behavior-based safety in the workplace based on religiosity and psychological conditions of labors at PT. Semen Tonasa.
METHODS: The method of the study used in this research was cross-sectional design that was explanatory research, based on the perception of the respondents. The research variables were exogenous variable, namely, religiosity, intervening variables: Psychological condition, knowledge, and attitudes, and safety culture and endogenous variable: Behavior-based safety practices. Data analysis test used path analysis by structural equation modeling.
RESULTS: This study had found empirically that behavior-based safety was affected by religiosity factor through three paths, namely, the variables of psychological condition, safety culture, and religiosity of the workers. Thus, the development of the model refers to workers’ religiosity, psychological condition, and safety culture. The implementation of behaviorbased safety in the workplace must be initiated from the top management to the workers at the bottom. Internalization of religious values should be started from the individual level to the top management level.
CONCLUSION: This internalization can be implemented through the continuous training and strict supervision. To facilitate the implementation of behavior-based safety, the company is recommended required to make religious cooperate management or spirituality cooperate management which is aligned with other organizational structures in PT Semen Tonasa so that the implementation of religious values is not partially but systemically internalized in PT. Semen Tonasa.
Polycythemia Vera Presenting as Tinnitus and Hearing Loss: A Case Report
Authors: Thong How Kit , Goh Kim Yen , Bin Saim Aminuddin
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) characterized by erythrocytosis and commonly associated with the JAK2 V617F mutation. PV is a relatively rare disease with a prevalence rate of 22 per 100,000. Historically, hearing impairments were first described as a complication of PV in 1963, and it was stated that symptoms recovered after a phlebotomy. Occlusion and thrombosis of the feeding labyrinthine artery causing cochlear ischemia were thought to be the cause of such symptoms and complaints.
CASE PRESENTATION: We are reporting a case of PV that was presented in our ENT outpatient clinic. The patient presented with a main complaint of sudden-onset bilateral tinnitus with one-sided hearing loss. The patient was treated medically with hydroxyurea, aspirin, and phlebotomy. On improvement of the hematological parameters, the patient noted an improvement in his hearing and it was confirmed with the finding on the repeated hearing assessment.
CONCLUSION: This case emphasizes the importance of otolaryngologists remaining vigilant and maintaining a high index of suspicion as PV can present with audiological symptoms. The early diagnosis and initiation of treatment can improve patients’ hearing and reduce the morbidity of such patients.
The Contribution of SPECT/CT Bone Scintigraphy in the Localization of an Infective (Purulent) Sacroiliitis – A Case Report
Authors: Manevska Nevena , Popovski Neron , Makazlieva Tanja , Popovska Hristina , Pesevska-Todorcevska Aleksandra , Stojanoski Sinisa
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: Infectious sacroiliitis (ISI) is an inflammation of one or both of the sacroiliac (SI) joints, relatively rare disorder, affecting between 1% and 2% of all patients with septic arthritis. The variety of symptom presentation makes the diagnosis quite challenging. Combination of laboratory hematological tests, together with diagnostic imaging tools, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and bone scan (BS), as well as microbiological tests contribute the final diagnosis, which may take up to several months.
CASE REPORT: We present a case of a 33-year-old male patient with a history of lower back pain with propagation of the pain in the right leg, accompanied by febrility and hematuria. Laboratory tests showed high values of C-reactive protein, high degradation products and hyperkalemia, leading to a diagnose of acute renal failure stage 3. MRI of the lower spine and pelvis revealed hetero- signal change more to the right where the spinal canal was expanded, accumulating contrast and involved the caudate and the right radix. Тhe displayed sequences were accompanied by an altered morphology of the spinal musculature, with intense accumulation of contrast in parts of the muscle. Paravertebral abscess was detected in the intercaudal and iliac muscles, along with inflammatory edema of the right SI with a suspicion of a sacroiliitis. One week after, a three phase BS showed positive accumulation in the right SI joint in all three phases. The SI index for the right SI joint was 2.09, while for the left SI joint was 1.125. The patient underwent surgical intervention for drainage of the paravertebral abscess.
CONCLUSION: The condition of ISI may be sometimes very difficult to be recognized in many patients. Considering the diversity of the clinical manifestations, it is of great importance to select the right imaging modality. The nuclear medicine technique triple phase bone and the hybrid imaging SPECT/CT have been suggested to improve the sensitivity and specificity of the bone scan, providing better characterization of equivocal lesions, especially in the acute form for disease localization.
Clinical Evaluation of Denture Retention by Multi-suction Cup and Denture Adhesive
Authors: Shoieb Ahmed M. , Borg Hesham S.
Published: November 2020

AIM: The aim of the study was to compare the retention of two modalities: Multi-suction cup denture, and denture adhesive and to evaluate the change of retention by different time intervals.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twelve completely edentulous patients were selected. The patients received two dentures: One conventional denture, and the other with multi-suction cups. The retention was measured by a universal testing machine at insertion, 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, and 4 h. All values were recorded in Newtons. Statistical analysis was carried out using two-way analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey’s test.
RESULTS: Retention was higher in denture adhesive than multi-suction cup, and the change of retention was not statistically significant by time.
CONCLUSION: Denture adhesive showed better retention clinically and simplified laboratory procedures than multi-suction denture.
Gallstone Ileus: An Unfortunate Complication after Endoscopic Biliary Drainage
Authors: Jothi Dinesh Baithma , Ran Dexter Lai Zen , Sandrasecra Sanjeev , Hayati Firdaus
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: Gallstone ileus is a misnomer of intestinal obstruction. This rare entity of gallstone disease happens after episodes of acute cholecystitis, Mirizzi’s syndrome, or even after endoscopic intervention.
CASE REPORT: A 17-year-old lady with acute cholecystitis, hepatolithiasis, and choledocholithiasis was endoscopically managed through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. She was initially well but complicated with intestinal obstruction the next day. The abdominal radiograph and computed tomography showed a dilated small bowel secondary to gallstone ileus. An emergency laparotomy was performed to relieve the obstruction.
CONCLUSION: Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. It must be suspected in a patient with underlying gallstone disease, especially after an endoscopic biliary intervention. Emergency enterotomy and stone extraction are the imperative surgical intervention if the stone is not able to pass out spontaneously.
Fundamental Role of Neurochemicals Aberration in the Pathogenesis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Authors: Meguid Nagwa A. , Ahmed Hanaa H. , Gad Manal A. , Abdel Baki Olwaya M. , Aziz Samia S. , Eskander Emad F.
Published: November 2020

AIM: The aim of this research was to establish the perturbation of reliable biomarkers implicated in the pathophysiology of autism to help in the early diagnosis and to be as targets in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in children and to spotlight into the complex crosstalk between these biomarkers.
PATIENS AND METHODS: This study included 90 autistic children aged from 2 to 7 years old, who were classified into two groups, the atypical autism of 30 children and the childhood autism. The childhood autism group was further divided into mild-moderate autism group and severe autism group each of 30 children. The control group included 30 matched healthy children. All the participants were subjected to full psychiatric examinations, psychological investigations, and biochemical measurements, including gamma-aminobutaric acid (GABA), serotonin, dopamine (DA) in plasma, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in serum.
RESULTS: The autistic groups showed a highly significant increase in GABA, serotonin, DA, and BDNF levels compared to the control. Of note, the levels of GABA, DA, and BDNF were significantly increased with the increased disease severity. Furthermore, a significant positive correlation between BDNF levels and both GABA and DA levels in the childhood autism group has been recorded.
CONCLUSION: The present clinical setting provides new insight into the fundamental role of BDNF in the brain of autistic children as any alterations of its level due to GABA increment cause change in serotonin and DA levels which have empirical evidence in the pathophysiology of ASD. The results received in this research, create a fertile base for the setup of particular targets in the intervention of this ailment.