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Totalitaryzm w cywilizacji informatycznej
Authors: Bäcker Roman
Published: March 2020

GLAMOUR TOTALITARIANISM IN INFORMATION AGEThe totalitarianism of the information civilisation is, in comparison with the 20th century, much more varied, much more attractive externally and usually less likely to use violence. However, in its essence it does not differ from its predecessor of the industrial era. Its definitional features include political gnosis and the existence of a quasi-charismatic leader as well as, to a lesser extent, the existence of a structure typical of a religious order-like political party.
Geneza antropologii politycznej Carla Schmitta
Authors: Wielomski Adam
Published: March 2020

ORIGINS OF CARL SCHMITT’S POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGYThis text concerns the political anthropology of Carl Schmitt. Schmitt says that man is inhe­rently evil, he is born in evilness. On this thesis he builds their theory of politics and the concept of the authoritarian state. But he nowhere is developing his political anthropology. It does not explain why the man is born evil and does not explain what is the source of this view? The literature about Schmitt’s theory proposes three interpretations: Christian inspiration, lecture of the writings of Tho­mas Hobbes, fear of Bolshevism. The author examines these three interpretations and proposes his own. The political anthropology of Carl Schmitt is the mixture of orthodox St. Augustine’s teaching, Hobbes’s theory, fear of Communism, perhaps the tribulations of family life.
„Kondycje mitawskie” i próba ograniczenia samodzierżawia w Imperium Rosyjskim na początku 1730 r.
Authors: Szpoper Dariusz
Published: March 2020

THE MITAU CONDITIONS AND THE ATTEMPT TO LIMIT AUTOCRACY IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN THE EARLY 1730Tsarist autocracy is specific to Russia’s absolute power, in which the tsar’s position was su­perior and fully sovereign. In January of 1730 after the death of the last member of Romanov’s dynasty, Tsar Peter II of Russia, the dignitaries sitting at the Supreme Privy Council decided to vest the Russian’s throne to amember of the female line of this family — the Duchess of Courland, Anna Ivanovna. However, several political conditions were implemented, significantly reducing the scope of the imperial power. Their content was set out within so called “Mitau Conditions”, which after acceptance was to become asui generis constitutional document for the Russian Empire’s subjects. The resistance of conservative nobles gathered in Moscow caused acomplete fiasco of this initiative.
Kilka uwag o prawniczych studiach II stopnia w latach 1952–1954
Authors: Olszewski Henryk
Published: March 2020

SOME REMARKS ON THE GRADUATE LAW PROGRAMME IN 1952–1954The article is an analysis of graduate law programmes at Polish universities in 1952–1954. Drawing on the literature and sources, the author examines the changes taking place in the educa­tion of lawyers during the period of Stalinist indoctrination. He analyses the two-tier programme of studies and concludes that despite its political connotations the programme was not without some achievements. The most important among them was that it educated avaluable generation of law historians making up for the losses suffered by the profession during the Second World War and in the first few years after it ended.
Retoryka ciągłości: o dziedzictwie prawnym II Rzeczypospolitej i rządów komunistycznych
Authors: Kozerska Ewa , Scheffler Tomasz
Published: March 2020

THE RHETORIC OF CONTINUITY: ON THE JURIDICAL LEGACY OF THE SECOND POLISH REPUBLIC AND COMMUNIST GOVERNMENTSThe aim of the article is to establish whether the continuity between the Second and Third Polish Republics officially declared by the Polish elites is based on facts. The authors analyse the qu­estion with regard to three areas: symbolic events handing over of the presidential insignia in 1990 and the 1998 resolution of the Senate of the Republic of Poland on legal continuity, judgements of ordinary courts and the Constitutional Court as well as legal scholarship. In their conclusion they point out that the rhetoric of continuity between the Second and the Third Polish Republics on the legal level hides real continuity between the communist regime and the normative system in force in Poland since 1989.
Terroryzm — walka słabych z silnymi
Authors: Spustek Henryk
Published: March 2020

TERRORISM — THE FIGHT BETWEEN WEAK AND STRONG OPPONENTThe article focuses on the phenomenon of terrorism in the form of the fight weak from strong. The terrorist attack can be described similarly to the process of the fight. This observation enables to build the universal model of the superiority. This model is based on the differential equation called the Logistic Law of Population Growth.
Terroryzm w obliczu bezpieczeństwa państwa
Authors: Dukiewicz Tomasz
Published: March 2020

TERRORISM IN THE FACE OF STATE SECURITYThe article focuses on the issue of the threat of terrorism. Terrorism plays a vital role in the environment, gradually becoming a major threat to any conflict affecting the functioning of the state. Experience has shown that in the fight against terrorism, the key to victory is the exchange of intelligence and new techniques and procedures for action. Anti-terrorism methods are continually evolving as a result of new trends and ways in which terrorist activities are carried out.
Terroryzm — zjawisko pochodne wojny
Authors: Spustek Henryk , Paluch Alicja
Published: March 2020

TERRORISM — DERIVATIVE PHENOMENON OF THE WARIn the article a terrorism was shown in three aspects: military, economic and social. Two models of the fight: dynamic and mechanical were related to contemporary conflicts. According to authors of this article, the terrorism is a derivative phenomenon of the war. It is a main reason why we used the mechanical model of the fight to describe the contemporary conflicts.
Criticism of “fascist nostalgia” in the political thought of the New Right
Authors: Sondel-Cedarmas Joanna
Published: March 2020

CRITICISM OF “FASCIST NOSTALGIA” IN THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF THE NEW RIGHTThe article analyses the way in which the Italian New Right perceived fascist traditions as cultivated by the Italian Social Movement Movimento Sociale Italiano. The New Right that was shaped in the period of student protests and marches in the 1960s and 1970s among the youth environment of the MSI strived for the ideological renewal of this party, in particular seeking to discard the so-called “Fascist Nostalgia” that had been dooming it to political exclusion. The party principally rejected Julius Evola’s integral traditionalism, which had been a point of reference for neo-fascist circles, and castigated the absence of contemporary cultural and ideological patterns of the Italian far right. Under the infl uence of the French idea of “Nouvelle Droit”, the Italian New Right was meant to be a metapolitical programme that assumed expanding of the traditional electorate with a simultaneous and direct impact on the civil society through taking up contemporary social and cultural topics, as well as fi ghting traditional dichotomy of the right and the left.
Nacjonalizm włoski — pomiędzy nacjonalitaryzmem a nacjonalfaszyzmem
Authors: Bartyzel Jacek
Published: March 2020

ITALIAN NATIONALISM: BETWEEN NATIONALITARIANISM AND NATIONAL-FASCISMThe subject of this article is the doctrine of Italian nationalism considered using the approach of the Polish italianist Joanna Sondel-Cedarmas. This doctrine found its most complete expression in the activity and journalism of Italian Nationalist Association Associazione Nazionalista Italiana; ANI, of which the main theorists and leaders were Enrico Corradini, Luigi Federzoni, Alfredo Rocco and Francesco Coppola. Although the organization was active relatively briefly, that is, for 13 years from 1910 to 1923, it played a key role in the transitional period between the parliamentary system and the fascist dictatorship. The historical role of ANI consisted in breaking with the nationalitarian ideology dominating in nineteenth-century Italy and related to the Risorgimento Rising Again movement, which was liberal, democratic and anti-clerical. Instead, ANI adopted integral nationalism, connected with right-wing, conservative, monarchist, anti-liberal and authoritarian ideology and favourable to the Catholic religion. However, in contrast to countries like France, Spain, Portugal or Poland, nationalism of this kind failed to retain its autonomous political position and organisational separation, because after World War I it encountered a strong competitor in the anti-liberal camp — fascism, which as a plebeian and revolutionary movement found a broader support base in the pauperised and anarchy-affected society. Nationalists, forced to cooperate with the National Fascist Party after the March on Rome and the coming to power of Benito Mussolini, modified their doctrine in the spirit of the national-fascist ideology. In spite of that, the nationalists active within the fascist system were preventing that system from evolving towards totalitarianism and defended the monarchy, as well as the independence of the Roman-Catholic Church.
Przestępstwo publicznego propagowania faszystowskiego lub innego totalitarnego ustroju państwa art. 256 k.k.. Analiza doktrynologiczna wybranych wypowiedzi piśmiennictwai judykatury. Część szczególna I
Authors: Scheffler Tomasz
Published: March 2020

THE CRIME OF PUBLIC PROPAGATION OF A FASCIST OR OTHER TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM ARTICLE 256 OF THE PENAL CODE: A DOCTRINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SCHOLARLY WRITINGS AND JUDICATURE. DETAILED PART IThe paper presents interpretations of the content of art. 256 of the Polish Penal Code of 1997 The crime of public propagation of a fascist or other totalitarian governmental system, which were developed in the years 1998–2001. The most difficult problem for commentators was to understand the complexity of the phenomenon of totalitarianism and the consequences resulting from accepting one of the competing concepts of totalitarianism. Similarly, interpretational problems led to misunderstandings of the concept of fascism and the governmental system. As a result, individual authors incorrectly found resemblance between the regulations contained in the Penal Code of 1969 and the regulation contained in art. 256 from 1997.
Demographic determinants of the power of the state
Authors: Paluch Alicja
Published: March 2020

DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF THE POWER OF THE STATEConnections between demographic conditions of the state and its power have become a reason for the author’s attempt to identify key power-building factors featuring demographic nature. For this purpose, a statistical analysis based on data from selected European countries such as Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany and Romania was carried out. The outcome of the research allowed the author to obtain six groups of explanatory variables for the model of assessing the power of the state in the demographic area.
Przestępstwo publicznego propagowania faszystowskiego lub innego totalitarnego ustroju państwa art. 256 k.k.. Analiza doktrynologiczna wybranych wypowiedzi piśmiennictwa i judykatury. Część szczególna III
Authors: Scheffler Tomasz
Published: March 2020

THE CRIME OF PUBLIC PROPAGATION OF A FASCIST OR OTHER TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM ARTICLE 256 OF THE PENAL CODE: A DOCTRINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SCHOLARLY WRITINGS AND JUDICATURE. DETAILED PART IIIThe paper presents interpretations of the content of art. 256 of the Polish Penal Code of 1997 The crime of public propagation of a fascist or other totalitarian governmental/state system, which were developed amid amendment in 2009. The most difficult problem for commentators, much like authors, about whom we have deliberated earlier, was to understand the complexity of the phenomenon of totalitarianism and the consequences resulting from accepting one of the competing concepts of totalitarianism. Similarly, interpretational problems led to misunderstandings of the concept of  fascism and the state system. As a result, individual authors incorrectly found resemblance between the regulations contained in the Penal Code of 1969 and the regulation contained in art. 256 from 1997. In this paper we prove that the Polish Supreme Court and even Polish Constitutional Tribunal also had the same problem with the interpretation of the content of art. 256.
W poszukiwaniu racjonalnej organizacji społeczeństwa. Tomasz More, Robert Owen a praktyka kibuców
Authors: Grudzińska Agata
Published: March 2020

IN SEARCH OF A RATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETY: THOMAS MORE, ROBERT OWEN AND THE PRACTICE OF THE KIBBUTZESThe aim of the article is to present and analyze selected organizational solutions based on the same principles thanks to which their creators wanted to create the perfect social order. I will try to demonstrate the rationality of these solutions using the example of the state of T. More, New Harmony of R. Owen and kibbutzes in Israel. Certain regularities can be observed in that the emergence of fundamental assumptions of these communities coincides with the moments of crisis in particular societies, which led to changes in the way people think about the world around them. The object of the research is an understanding of the organization of these communities and the effectiveness of their functioning based on the same rules.
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
Authors: Korecki Zbyšek
Published: March 2020

UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALIThe security and political instability of West and Central African countries is influenced by several factors and is a topical issue for the United Nations UN and the European Union’s EU foreign policy. The security of the region decreased to a low level after the declaration of the war on terrorism in 2003. According to the Global Peace Index GPI, which takes into account the militarization and security of society, countries such as Mali 2.686 — 144, Central African Republic 3.236 — 155 or Libya 3.262 — 157 compared to other countries of the world have long been in the unflattering index position, which is evaluated by 163 countries. The destabilization of Libya and the consequences of the fall of the dictatorial regime of Muammar Gaddafiled to the subsequent spread of instability in the region in 2011. After the emergence of the radical organization of the Islamic State IS, as well as other organized armed groups in the Middle East and in some African Union states, fighters are rapidly expanding into Mali, Mauritania and Niger. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali MINUSMA was launched in July 2013. As asymmetric terrorist attacks on UN peacekeepers have increased, a UN-level debate was held to strengthen the mandate and capabilities of UN MINUSMA. Contributing countries of the African Union were aware of the fact that terrorist attacks could spread to neighboring countries and therefore called on UN Member States to become more actively involved in the mission in Mali. The pre-sented article analyzes the political and security situation of Mali and the participation of members of the Army of the Czech Republic at the UN MINUSMA. The author of the article concluded that Mali in the post-conflict reconstruction needs to implement all stages of post-conflict reconstruction and necessarily needs the presence of UN and EU troops.Participation of members of the Army of the Czech Republic should correspond to the ambitions of the Czech Republic within the EU in achieving the objectives of stabilizing the unstable territories in the neighborhood in order to prevent future potential security risks.
Wpływ systemu POL-on na dokumentowanie dorobku naukowego pracowników uczelni wyższych
Authors: Barańska-Malinowska Barbara
Published: March 2020

The influence of POL-on System on documenting academic achievements of university workersIntroduced in 2015 amended law on science financing regulations brought in big changes in higher education units. Universities and also academic libraries got new tasks. Legislators introduced in our country so called Science Information System under Integrated Information System regarding Science and Higher Education — POL-on. Academic units applying for statutory activity funds are obliged to send information related to their research and development activity to the System. One of the elements of POL-on System is Polska Bibliografia Naukowa PBN Polish Scholarly Bibliography in which we distinguish two modules — repository and reporting. Activity reports of higher education units will be sent to reporting module of PBN periodically. The system will collect information on research and development activity of the academic units and their effects, including publications and patents. Practically, the function of reporting the list of publications is realized by academic libraries in cooperation with scientific units. The paper discusses the most important assumptions of the System and its influence on documenting academic achievements realized by libraries.It tries to analyze and evaluate previous experiences regarding this task. It is avoice in an ongoing discussion and tries to answer some of difficult questions like: — to what extend the introduced system meets the expectations of academic world?— what kind of changes has the POL-on System forced in academic libraries and academic units?— has the obligation of reporting publications had impact on libraries and academic units cooperation?— would it be justified to introduce one computer system to develop and report publications of scientific units for reporting module of PBN?
Implementacja systemu COBISS w bibliotekach bałkańskich
Authors: Maczkowska Maria Małgorzata
Published: March 2020

Implementation of the COBISS system in the Balkan librariesThe beginnings of the computerization of libraries on the Balkan Peninsula involved the implementation of the project SNTIJ Sistem naučnih itehnoloških informacija Jugoslavije — Sys­tem of scientific and technological information of Yugoslavia in Yugoslav libraries in the 80s of the twentieth century. The creation of an extensive network, unifying library processes, enabled the creation of acommon database of bibliographic information. The disintegration of Yugoslavia stopped the process of mutual development and cooperation of libraries in the region. In countries formed from the former Yugoslavian republics, continued the development of local library systems based on the COBISS system Cooperative Online Bibliographic Systems and Services, created by the Institute of Information Science IZUM from Maribor Slovenia. In the 90s, libraries in newly established countries started using the system COBISS again. The COBISS system was also accepted by libraries in Bulgaria and Albania. The development of the system COBISS, connecting libraries in Balkan countries, allowed the creation of acommon information system in the Balkans.
Między lokalnością a potrzebami ministerialnymi — z doświadczeń rejestracji dorobku piśmienniczego Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej we Wrocławiu w roku 2015
Authors: Zawadzka Aleksandra
Published: March 2020

Between locality and governmental needs — experiences of outcome registration of Wrocław University Library in 2015Legislative changes of Science Funding Law made in 2015 have imposed significant modifications in functioning of the database Bibliography of University of Wrocław Academic Staff Publications http://www.bu.uni.wroc.pl/publikacje. It was founded in 2004 and since 2015 was only auxiliary tool for searching records to report them with another application to the Polish Ministry of Higher Education. From 2015 we were enforced to be asource of raw data xml given to the nationwide application Polish Scholary Bibliography Polska Bibliografia Naukowa. The need to adapt big amount of already gathered data about 10.000 records to governmental guidelines and to prepare instructions to new data was abig challenge to the team of Section of Bibliographic-Documentation Duties and Computerization Departament of Wroclaw University Library. The text is adescription of solutions used in the first period of cooperation the local database and nationwide one.
Co mówią okładki? O jakości komunikatów wizualnych współczesnych edycji wydawanych przez bibliologów i dla bibliologów
Authors: Repucho Ewa , Bierkowski Tomasz
Published: March 2020

What do covers say? About quality of visual communicates of Polish contemporary publications on bibliology and informatologyThe aim of the article is not only to point out at low quality of typography of contemporary scientific books published in Poland, but mainly to aware that it generates negative impact on communication value. In that context 400 books published in Poland by bibliologists in last 10 years were analyzed by authors of the article. The conclusions presented in the article were based on the analysis of the semantic quality of covers semantic relations of text and image. The most typical and repetitive errors e.g. neutrality, literalism and incompatibility were shown and described. Last, but not least, it was proven by some of good examples, that working on and achieving the proper quality of com­munication in cover’s design is possible, despite the costs. The only way to success is to understand the real needs of users and design thinking in books’ design.
Klasyk nieortodoksyjny. Estetyka książki w twórczości Andrzeja Heidricha
Authors: Kielan Marcin
Published: March 2020

An unorthodox classic. The esthetics of a book in Andrzej Heidrich’s worksGraphic design in Poland after World War II has not been completely explored so far. This article de­scribes the state of graphic design during the Polish People’s Republic period as well as presents the life and work of Andrzej Heidrich — one of the leading designers of that time. It shows his artistic versatility, which manifests itself in designing such varied works as books, banknotes, bookplates, postage stamps, identity papers and more. The main purpose of this article is to present one of Heidrich’s work aspects — the book design. The conclusions show that Heidrich is the advocateof clas­sic solutions, developed by former printing masters. However, he attempts to modify some elements, making them modern and original.
Nie samą pracą drukarz żyje… Przedstawiciele zawodu w świetle humorystycznych jednodniówek okolicznościowych z okresu międzywojennego
Authors: Jamrozik Katarzyna
Published: March 2020

For a printer work is not the most important thing… Humorous printers’ one day papers from the interwar periodIn the interwar period in printing and bookbinding 15.290 people were employed, which was only 0.11% of whole working population. Printers willingly joined together in unions and organizations, their environment had strong ties not only professional but also social. Testimony of those events were humorous dailies, which were printed in case of jubilees and regularly organized banquets. As aresult of the analysis of three interwar dailies from Polish digital library collection, it has suc­ceeded to save social relations of printers who, despite many financial problems, were behaving with big distance towards surrounding reality; editors binding was included in investigated documents.
Stanisława Przybyszewskiego kontakty z polskimi wydawcami
Authors: Lubińska Anna
Published: March 2020

Stanisław Przybyszewski’s contacts with Polish publishersIn the article the author discusses the presence of the oeuvre of Stanisław Przybyszewski 1868–1927 on the Polish publishing market. Stanisław Przybyszewski is a representative of Polish mod­ernism. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries as well the readers as the literary critics were very interested in his prose, poetic and dramatic creation. This article characterizes the publishing history of Przybyszewski’s literary works in Poland from his debut in 1892 to the end of his life in the light of the cooperating with Przybyszewski’s publishing companies such as Księgarnia Polska, Gebethner and Wolff and Lektor, and Polish publishers, e.g. Stefan Demby.
Duchowieństwo i stowarzyszenia katolickie wobec bibliotek dla ludu w Galicji na przełomie XIX i XX wieku
Authors: Gruca Anna
Published: March 2020

The clergy, Catholic associations and libraries for the folk in Galicia at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuriesIn the last decades of the 19th century libraries for the folk began to be created, founded by various educational societies for example by Catholic communities. In the documents of libraries’ functions and tasks it was emphasized that libraries should spread education consistent with Catholic faith and morality. The clergy were encouraged to set up and run parish libraries. The journals for priests provided advice on the organization of libraries. Appropriate guides were issued, too. In order to facilitate the selection of books appropriate for the assumed educational purposes, annotated catalogs were prepared by priests or various Catholic communities.
Rola biblioteki w dokumentowaniu dorobku naukowego pracowników Politechniki Lubelskiej
Authors: Hetman Ewa
Published: March 2020

Role of the library in documenting the scholarship of Lublin University of Technology academicsThe paper presents new functions and roles performed by Lublin University of Technology Library in context of the university parametric marks. A library has always played an important role in the scientific environment of universities. The primary aim of its activity is supporting the academics’ scientific performance. It has been done by providing the documentation of their scholarship. The composites of information on publications from various sources not only register the items but also positively influence the scholarly communications by enhancing discoverability. These databases, additionally equipped with tools necessary to analyse citations, start to play a more and more important role. Our bibliographic database has been enriched recently by new parametric indicators: journal mark indicators, citations, for example, according to the Web of Science. It allows the library to support the system of evaluation of scientific institutions conducted by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Poland. The paper presents a description of the important role played by the Scientific and Technical Information Department at the University as the main coordinator concern­ing documentation and information including parametric evaluation of the university 2013–2016.
Correlation Between Emotional Peer Support and Cyberbullying Behaviour in Senior High School Students
Authors: Wuryanningsih Emi Wuri , Kurniyawan Enggal Hadi , Aisyah Emila Cahya
Published: March 2020

ABSTRACTIntroduction: The biggest users of the internet and social media are teenagers. This has an impact on the tendency for harassment behavior known as cyber-bullying. This harassment is quite serious because it is massive; it can happen at any time and anywhere. This harassment generally comes from the victim’s peers. This research aimed to analyze the correlation between peer emotional support and the cyber-bullying behavior among the students in senior high school.Methods: This research used a cross-sectional study design. The sample size of this study was 246 students in senior high school from the academic year 2018-2019 collected through purposive sampling. The instrument of this research was emotional support from their peers and cyberbullying behavior. The bivariate analysis used was the Spearman test (α<0.05; CI=95%).Results: There is a significant correlation between emotional peer support and cyberbullying behavior among the students in senior high school.Conclusion: Community health nurses should improve the emotional peer support among the students in order to promote the prevention of cyberbullying behavior.
Editorial
Authors: Editorial Jners
Published: March 2020

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Comparison between the QRMA Measurement with the Anamnesis and the Capillary Blood Glucose Test
Authors: Muflih Muflih , Suwarsi Suwarsi , Asmarani Fajarina Lathu
Published: March 2020

ABSTRACTIntroduction: The examination of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) can be done by reviewing their complaints and through a capillary blood glucose level test to determine the value of their Random Blood Glucose Level. QRMA (Quantum Resonance Magnetic Analyzer) is claimed to be able to check the patient’s bodily condition (including blood glucose) with an accuracy of 85%. The purpose of this study was to verify the validity of the QRMA tool and its accuracy by comparing the results of the anamnesis and the examination conducted using the capillary blood glucose test method.Methods: The research method used was a cross-sectional design. The total sample consisted of 44 respondents in the working area of the Community Health Centers in Yogyakarta with the risk factor being blood sugar level instability. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The main variable in this study was the value of the blood sugar level measured based on the coefficient value of the QRMA tool and the value of Random Blood Glucose obtained through the capillary blood glucose test.Results: The blood glucose value was not correlated significantly with the coefficient value of QRMA. The value of blood glucose when examined alongside the result of the respondent's anamnesis showed there to be a significant difference. The value of the QRMA coefficient when examined against the results from the history of the respondents showed no significant difference. Linear regression showed that the variables of height, body weight, and IMT had a correlation with the QRMA coefficient value.Conclusion: The QRMA tool was not able to provide a picture of the actual condition of the blood glucose level of the respondents when compared with the results of the anamnesis and the blood glucose value from the capillary blood glucose test. Non-invasive health measurement devices such as QRMA are not used by nurses as a standard for determining the health status of DM patients.
Let's Stream! A Beginners' Guide to Live-Streaming Scientific Conferences
Authors: Amorim C. Eduardo Guerra , Tucci Serena
Published: March 2020

Live streaming conferences increase the participation of a diverse audience, help defray travel costs and overcome problems related to travel restrictions. In this article, we lay out tips for implementing live-streaming in scientific meetings. We also cover legal, ethical, and technical aspects implicated with live-streaming scientific talks. To write this article, we leveraged knowledge from our experience in organizing the symposium “Deciphering the Denisovans,” presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology (AAPA) in Cleveland, OH, in 2019, as well as literature on the topic.
Academic Emotions And Performance In Psychology Of College Freshman Students Of The University Of Eastern Philippines
Authors: Tan Josephine B.
Published: March 2020

College students experience a variety of emotion-related situations. Many of these situations imply daily hassles relating to teachers, classmates, or learning at home. The emotional state of a learner has the potential to influence his/her thinking. As a subject, which deals with the human mind and its process, Psychology lessons could trigger different emotions that may affect overall performance. The study determined the level of academic emotions of the students in terms of enjoyment, pride, anger, boredom, anxiety, hope, shame, and relief. It also determined the level of performance of the students in Psychology. Moreover, it looked into the significant relationship between academic emotions and performance in the subject. The study involved 387 freshman students enrolled in General Psychology in the first semester of SY 2013-2014. The respondents answered a 96-item academic emotions questionnaire. The performance of the students in Psychology was based on the grades they got in the subject. Statistical tools included frequency counts, percentages, weighted means, and multiple regression analysis. The study found out that the students have a high level of enjoyment, pride, hope, and relief; low level of anger, boredom, and anxiety; and an average level of shame. The respondents had a Fair to Good performance in Psychology. Test of relationship revealed that enjoyment, pride, and boredom significantly related to academic performance while hope, relief, anger, anxiety, and shame did not have a significant relationship with performance. The study recommended active participation in class discussions of students to enhance learning through more classroom activities and instructional strategies.
Aptitude, Attitude, And Motivation In English Language Learning Of College Freshmen
Authors: Bautista Elma P.
Published: March 2020

The research was conducted to determine the roles of aptitude, attitude, and motivation in English Language Learning of Freshman College students in Isabela State University – Cauayan Campus. This study is focused on the freshman students who are taking up four – year bachelor’s degree courses. The descriptive – correlational method of research was used in the study and the tools utilized to gather data from the respondents were the questionnaire, the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery(A/MTB), and the English Proficiency Test from CHED, documentary analysis on the result of Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults ( SATA ) and unstructured interview were used to gather needed information for the study. The statistical treatments used were Frequency and Tally Percent, Mean, Weighted Mean, Standard Deviation, One Way Analysis of Variance, Tamhane’s T2 post hoc test, Chi-square Test for Independence and Kendall’s Tau-b Rank Correlation Coefficient. The study revealed that majority of the respondents are of average age for college freshman and Ilocano – speaking; they are taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and are predominantly female.. It also showed that the students are not well inclined in learning the English language although a majority of the respondents have average proficiency level. The majority of the respondents have average English Proficiency levels while aptitude, attitude, and motivation of the respondents in English do not vary when grouped according to their age, sex and languages are spoken at home. The only aspect that shows the difference in their course. Among all the personal status in the profile of the respondents, only course significantly affects their English Proficiency Level Hence, to make students more confident in the use of language, opportunities for enhancing English proficiency like the use of English in communicating should be strengthened in the school and home.
One-pot Synthesis of Janus Nanosheets on Strengthening and Toughening Nanocomposite Double Network Hydrogels
Authors: Chen Shuning , Qian Wei , Chen Jiawen , Lin Jianrong , Chen Qinhui
Published: March 2020

Nanoparticles have leading strengthening and toughening effects on polymer matrix. Anisotropic Janus nanoparticles exhibit abundant interfacial behavior because their two surfaces possess different chemical properties. Herein, Janus nanosheets (JNSs) were synthesized by one-pot method. Different surficial morphology and chemical groups on each surface of JNSs were observed by SEM and AFM. In the process of tannic acid/polyacrylic acid (TA/PAA) polymerization, JNSs act as crosslinking agent to promote the formation of nanocomposite double network hydrogels. When the TA/PAA hydrogels were stretched, both strength and toughness of TA/PAA hydrogels are improved owing to the solid silica enhancement, the orientation-disorientation and the interfacial chemical bond of JNSs. Besides, adsorption-desorption of PAA molecular chains also toughens hydrogels. The tensile strength and the elongation at break of TA/PAA hydrogels containing 1.5wt% JNSs are 42 KPa and 370.9 %, respectively. Compared with the TA/PAA without JNSs, they increase by 90.9% and 88.7%. The recovery and self-healing of hydrogels with JNSs were accelerated dramatically. Meanwhile, the anti-fatigue property was improved. The as-prepared anisotropic Janus particles synthesized by one-pot method on strengthening and toughening double network hydrogels provide a new idea for the synthesis of Janus nanosheets and the crosslinking of hydrogel.
Putative positive role of inflammatory genes in fat deposition supported by altered gene expression in purified human adipocytes and preadipocytes from lean and obese adipose tissues
Authors: Lee Sang-Hyeop , Choi Nak-Hyeon , Koh In-Uk , Kim Bong-Jo , Lee Song , Kim Song-Cheol , Choi Sun Shim
Published: March 2020

BackgroundObesity is a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease that is generally characterized by enhanced inflammation in obese adipose tissue (AT). Here, we investigated alterations in gene expression between lean and obese conditions using mRNA-Seq data derived from human purified adipocytes (ACs) and preadipocytes (preACs). ResultsWe defined four classes of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) by comparing gene expression between 1) lean and obese ACs, 2) lean and obese preACs, 3) lean ACs and lean preACs, and 4) obese ACs and obese preACs. Based on an analysis of comparison 1, numerous canonical obesity-related genes, particularly inflammatory genes including IL6, TNF- and IL-1, i.e., the genes that are expected to be upregulated in obesity conditions, were found to be expressed at significantly lower levels in obese ACs than in lean ACs. In contrast, some inflammatory genes were found to be expressed at higher levels in obese preACs than lean preACs in the analysis of comparison 2. These two results indicate that (1) up-/downregulation of genes in ACs and preACs is inversely controlled during the fat deposition process and (2) preACs rather than ACs have increased inflammatory response genes in comparisons of lean and obese conditions for each of these cell types. Analysis of comparisons 3 and 4 showed that inflammatory gene classes were expressed at higher levels in differentiated ACs than undifferentiated preACs under both lean and obese conditions; however, the degree of upregulation was greater for lean than for obese conditions.ConclusionsTaken together, our analyses may suggest that lean fat differentiation involves even greater enhancement of inflammatory responses than does obese fat differentiation.
Knowledge and Attitude Towards Shisha Smoking Among Health College Students at Princess Nourah University.
Authors: Aldoss Atheer , JABER REEM BEN , ALRUSHUD NUJUD , Al-Qahtani Sarah , AlAlweet Randah M. , Alqahtani Abdulhadi , Abusalih Howeida Hassan
Published: March 2020

Background Despite the negative effects of tobacco use, Saudi Arabia is one of the leading causes of death globally. In Saudi Arabia, 17.1% of both sexes and 3.0% of females aged 15 or older smoke. One common way to consume tobacco is through a shisha (waterpipe). This study aims to measure the knowledge of the negative health effects and attitudes toward shisha use among health college students at Princess Nourah University (PNU) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Method A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at PNU’s health colleges, with the 525 student participants selected evenly from each college by using cluster sampling into five health colleges(College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Nursing, Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy), data was collected by a pretested, structured questionnaire and was coded, entered and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) v.20. Results 15.4% is the percentage for who had a history of smoked shisha. The percentage of current smokers was 4.19%. There was no association between the knowledge and shisha smoking practice ( P = .603). Conclusion In conclusion, the percentage of shisha smoking was high, in spite of having a high level of knowledge. Also, the knowledge toward shisha smoking and shisha practice was not associated. In contrast to a study conducted in USA which showed a slight association between the knowledge and smoking practice. (44)
Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter: Detection of blaNDM-1 genotype and biofilm formation at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern Nepal
Authors: Kumari Manisha , Bhattarai Narayan Raj , Rai Keshav , Pandit Tejendra , Khanal Basudha
Published: March 2020

Background: Acinetobacter species is an important hospital acquired pathogen. Rapid development of resistance to multiple drug and ability to form biofilm make these bacteria more adaptable to survive in health care facilities, thus posing a challenge for its effective management. This study was aimed to characterize clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp, study their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and ability to form biofilm. Resistant Acinetobacter was further analyzed for the detection of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), metallo β-lactamases (MBLs) production and presence of blaNDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1) gene.Results: A total of 324 Acinetobacter species isolated from various clinical specimens submitted to Department of Microbiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, were studied Antibiotic susceptibility testing, detection of ESBL and MBL production, and biofilm formation was performed by standard microbiological methods. PCR was done to determine the presence of blaNDM-1 gene.Predominant Acinetobacter species isolated was A calcoaceticus-baumannii Complex (Acb complex) 167 (51.5%). 13 (4.0%) were ESBL producers, 61.9% (70/113) were MBL, 10.6% (12/113) were carbapenemase producers. About 40% were Multi-drug resistant (MDR). Among MDR, producers of ESBL, MBL and carbapenemase were 1.6%, 57% and 9.6%, respectively. Thirty seven percent isolates formed biofilm. A significant proportion of biofilm producers were MDR (p<0.001). Majority was resistant to cefotaxime (73.8%) and cefepime (74.4%). blaNDM1 gene was present in 33 isolates. Conclusions: Resistant Acinetobacter formed a substantial proportion in our hospital with presence of blaNDM-1 gene in significant numbers. A matter of great concern is association of Multi-drug resistant phenotype with biofilm formation. This situation warrants a stringent surveillance and adherence to Infection prevention and control practice.
PPE 59 immunoreactivity in tuberculosis patients: IgA immunodominance to that IgG and IgM
Authors: Mulinari Ana Carla de Paulo , Sardella Isabela Gama , Silva Vania Maria C. da , Carvalho Anna Cristina C. , Matteelli Alberto , Saad Maria Helena Féres
Published: March 2020

Background: The role of protein families PE/PPE remains relatively enlightening. The gene rv3429, coding the PPE59 protein, is one of the 12 members of the PPE subfamily, and it is absent in all BCG strains. Although elicits low T cell response, there are no clues for the ability to induce a humoral response. Methods: We cloned, expressed, and analyzed by ELISA IgG, IgM and IgA anti PPE59 in 212 sera. Of them, 69 were from tuberculosis patients’ residents in Italy (TBIT, 12 native and 67 immigrants), the remaining 133 are Brazilians citizens (BR). Pulmonary (pTBIT) or extrapulmonary (eTBIT) clinical forms were 54 or 25. The pTBBR were 52 and 81 non-TB patients, including 10 non-tuberculous mycobacteria infected (NTM). Results: Keeping the specificity at 97%, IgA sensitivity decreased from pTBBR (53%) to pTBIT (38%) and eTBIT (28%), with an overall sensitivity of 42.7% and moderate accuracy (61.8 %), while IgG showed significant lower (p<0.0001) performance, 21%, 3%, 0%, 9% and 37%, respectively, at specificity of 83%. Groups were not discriminate by IgM. False-positive NTM IgG was high. Combination 16kDa IgG, previously performed only on Bazilians’ sera, plus PPE 59 IgA results increased sensitivity to 71% at 87.4% specificity. The overall smear microscopy (SM) diagnosis was 70.8% and a combination of SM/IgA increased sensitivity to 74% (p=0.01), mainly among SM- cases. Among pTBBR, all these rapid tests, including SM, sensitivity reach 86.5% (p=0.001). Positive IgA polarization was significant in extensive lung disease (p=0.001) and alcohol users (p=0.04). Conclusion: Although PPE59 IgA independently has moderate accuracy on TB diagnosis, together with other biomarkers contributes to improving its detection. Moreover, the polarized reactivity deserves further investigation.
Pulmonary manifestations in children with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Jiang Wujun , Dai Ge , Wang Ting , Ma Jie , Zhu Canhong , Yan Yongdong , Chen Zhengrong
Published: March 2020

Background Symptomatic pulmonary involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is commonly reported in children. However, few studies have assessed risk factors that predict pulmonary involvement in SLE.Methods This was a seven-year retrospective study involving 111 SLE patients. The demographic, clinical and laboratory data of the patients were collected. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify different clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters associated with presence of high resolution computerized tomography(HRCT) chest abnormalities.Results Of the 111 patients with SLE, we identified 18 patients (16.2%) with pulmonary involvement. The most common HRCT findings were ground glass opacity, interlobular septal thickening, bilateral diffuse infiltrates and pleurisy/pleural effusion (55.6%, 50%, 50%, and 44.4%, respectively). The variables independently associated with pulmonary involvement were anti- ribonucleoprotein (RNP) antibody (OR:7.9; 95% CI: 1.1–54.6) and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA, OR: 73.6; 95% CI: 2.9-1894.7).Conclusions Lung involvement was frequent in SLE patients from Southeast China. Anti-RNP antibody and ANCA were significantly associated with abnormal HRCT findings.
Effect of Fecal Microbiota Transplant on Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders: A Systematic Review
Authors: Meyyappan Arthi Chinna , Forth Evan , Wallace Caroline , Milev Roumen
Published: March 2020

Background: The Gut-Brain-Axis is a bidirectional signaling pathway between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the brain. The hundreds of trillions of microorganisms populating the gastrointestinal tract are thought to modulate this connection, and have far reaching effects on the immune system, central and autonomic nervous systems, and GI functioning. These interactions have also been linked to various psychiatric illnesses such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and eating disorders. It is hypothesized that techniques aimed at strengthening and repopulating the gut microbiome, such as Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT), may be useful in the prevention and treatment of psychiatric illnesses. Methods: A systematic search of five databases was conducted using key terms related to FMT and psychiatric illnesses. All results were then evaluated based on specific eligibility criteria. Results: Twenty-one studies met the eligibility criteria and were analysed for reported changes in mood and behavioural measures indicative of psychiatric wellbeing. The studies included were either entirely clinical (n=7), preclinical with human donors (n=7), or entirely preclinical (n=7). All studies found a decrease in depressive and anxiety-like symptoms and behaviours resulting from the transplantation of healthy microbiota. The inverse was also found, with the transmission of depressive and anxiety-like symptoms and behaviours resulting from the transplantation of microbiota from psychiatrically ill donors to healthy recipients. Conclusion: There appears to be strong evidence for the treatment and transmission of psychiatric illnesses through FMT. Further research with larger sample sizes and stronger scientific design is warranted in order to fully determine the efficacy and safety of this potential treatment.