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Formulation, optimization and evaluation of losartan potassium microemulsions for treating hypertension
Authors: Khan Suhail , Verma Sushma , Ahmed Syed Akhlaque , Sharma Alka
Published: August 2022

Microemulsions are the advanced form of the conventionally used emulsions, which is a biphasic dosage form consisting of two immiscible liquids that are brought together with the application of surfactants and cosurfactants. The micron sized globules of microemulsions helps in achieving targeted action with improved availability and stability. The studies related to the microemulsions concluded its potential in delivering various hydrophilic and lipophilic drugs and several leading manufacturers are considering this as ideal formulation for delivering several potent drugs via several routes including oral, ocular, parenteral, topical routes. The advancements occurred during the previous few years in the pharmaceutical sector results in identification of innovative methods for preparing microemulsions and various patents related to the preparation of microemulsions are granted during last decade. This article enlisted the basic information related to the microemulsion along with its component, structure, method of preparation and evaluation parameters. The applications of microemulsion in several sectors of healthcare segment are also discussed in this review and the future scenario is also discussed in the article. Along with this, the article also enlisted the commercially available microemulsion, patent insight of microemulsion and the list of drugs previously used by the researchers for preparing microemulsion based products.
Teacher perpectives of social interaction in children with autism
Authors: Selvaraj Angel , Christopher Sheila
Published: August 2022

Social interaction with others is considered to play an important role in an individual’s growth and psychological wellbeing. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder characterized by changes in social and interpersonal interactions, as well as limited and repetitive patterns, behaviors, interests, and activities. Planning suitable interventions for social skill development in children with autism requires a clear understanding of the social skills in children with autism. Teachers being a significant people who encounter and address of this children should have a clear understanding of the condition. Thus, the study aims to study the teacher’s perspective of social interaction in children with autism. 200 Teachers of children with autism were chosen for the study. The impact of variables like birth order, religion and parents’ occupation were analyzed. The results of the study are discussed in detail with its relevance to day-to-day situation in this article.
Alzheimer's disease
Authors: Kumar Susheel , Hasan Mojahid , Singhal Sachin , Anupam Anupam
Published: August 2022

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia associated with a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, with a prevalence of 44 million people throughout the world in 2015, and this figure is estimated to double by 2050. This disease is characterized by blood-brain barrier disruption, oxidative stress, mitochondrial impairment, neuroinflammation, and hypometabolism; it is related to amyloid-β peptide accumulation and tau hyperphosphorylation as well as a decrease in acetylcholine levels and a reduction of cerebral blood flow. Studies of potential disease-modifying therapy have generally been undertaken in patients with clinically detectable disease, yet evidence suggests that the pathological changes associated with AD begin several years before this. It is possible that pharmacological therapy may be beneficial in this pre-clinical stage before the neurodegenerative process is established. Techniques providing earlier diagnosis, such as cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and amyloid positron emission tomography neuroimaging, are key to testing this theory in clinical trials. Recent results from trials of agents such as aducanumab are encouraging but must also be interpreted with caution. Such medicines could potentially delay the onset of dementia and would therefore markedly reduce its prevalence.
effect of electrical stimulation with specific frequency in improving back pain for physical strength athletes in the city of Baghdad
Authors: Hussein Mohammed Ubaid , Younus Mohammed Ibrahim , Yassen Ahmed Talib
Published: August 2022

In this study, the electrical muscle stimulation device was used in the treatment of back muscle pain for a number of players with back pain in the city of Baghdad, numbering (16 injured players), this experiment took place during a period of (3 months) , two sessions per week, the time of the session .It took 15 minutes, to find out the level of pain and muscle flexibility, it was found that the device had a positive effect in reducing the level of pain and rehabilitating the back muscles, where the great role was noted in reducing the level of pain and improving the muscle flexibility of the back.
Midshaft diameter of humerus and its accuracy in sex determination of south Indian population
Authors: Kumari K. Praveena , Janaki C. S. , Lokanadham S.
Published: August 2022

Background: Humerus is one of the long bones generally favoured in osteometric studies as it appears to yield highest level of classification accuracy in sex determination. Aim: To study the midshaft diameter of humerus and its accuracy factor in sex determination. Methods: A total of 100 (Male - 72, Female - 28) dry human humeri were collected from the Department of Anatomy as well as from the under graduate students of Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal. The maximum midshaft diameter of humerus was measured from absolute greatest diameter without regard to the vertical or transverse plane. The minimum midshaft diameter of humerus was measured from absolute least diameter in the middle without regard to any plane or maximum diameter Results: The mean maximum mid shaft diameter of humerus in male bones was 1.953±0.027 and in female bones was 1.75±0.030. The mean minimum midshaft diameter of humerus in male was 1.657±0.0211 and in female was 1.485±0.026 in the present study Conclusion: The mid shaft diameter can be considered as one of the sex determinations factors due to its higher accuracy in males than females with other predictive variables of humerus.
Correlation of proximal femur and lumbar spine hounsfield unit with risk of osteoporotic fracture
Authors: Rambe Tri Putra Rahmad Ramadani , Rahardjo Paulus , Setiawati Rosy
Published: August 2022

Fracture is a major complication of osteoporosis, however screening is not routinely carried out. CT-scan provides an opportunistic opportunity for screening, therefore this study aims to analyze the correlation the bone density on CT-scan and the risk of osteoporotic fracture. This was a cross-sectional study on patients who underwent abdominal-pelvic CT scan. Bone density was assessed with Hounsfield Unit (HU) CT-scan of the proximal femur and 3rd lumbar spine. Proximal femoral HU values were measured at the trabecular and cortical bones of the head-neck junction (HNt, HNc), femoral neck (FNt, FNc), and inter-trochanteric (ITt, ITc). The proximal femoral HU values were measured at the superior endplate, mid vertebral body, and inferior endplate. The risk of osteoporotic fracture was assessed by FRAX. Negative correlations were found between the risk of major osteoporotic fractures and HU in HNt, HNc, mid vertebral body, inferior endplate and mean proximal femoral HU. Negative correlations were also found between the risk of hip fracture and HU in HNt, HNc, FNc, ITt, ITc, superior endplate, mid vertebral body, inferior endplate and mean proximal femoral HU. The correlation shown supports the use of HU assessment of the proximal femur and lumbar spine as an opportunistic screening tool.
حرب على الإرهاب وحقوق إنسانية في قبضة البيروقراطيات الأمنية: قراءة في التجليات العامة وفي بعض مظاهر الأمنوقراطية الإسرائيلية
Authors: عبدالفتاح لؤي
Published: August 2022

تنطلق هذه الدراسة من الأطروحات القائلة بالتراجعات التي تعرفها أسس الديمقراطية وحقوق الإنسان تحت مسوغات أولوية الاعتبار الأمني، طارحةً إشكال المدى الذي يطبع سطوة وتغول البيروقراطيات الأمنية وتداعيات ذلك على مضامين التمتع بحقوق الإنسان، في تناول يُركّز على الدول الديمقراطية الغربية، وعلى قوة احتلال كإسرائيل باعتبارها تمثل حالة ذات مغزى خاص. وتستلهم الورقة من المذاهب النظرية التي تطرح مقولات الحوكمة عبر القلق وحالة الطوارئ والمراقبة المعممة، المُفسرة للتدابير الأمنية المشددة. منهجيًا، تعالج الورقة خصائص المحيط الأمني الاستثنائي الذي يسود سياق الحرب على الإرهاب وما يبديه من مساس بحقوق الإنسان نتيجةً لتطاول مقدرات البيروقراطيات الأمنية، مشيرةً في سياق ذلك إلى الحالة الإسرائيلية. وتخلص الورقة إلى أن حقوق الإنسان على العموم تتعرض لتهديد حقيقي، وإلى قلب كثير من المفاهيم السائدة؛ نتيجة للتدابير المشددة ولتسخير التكنولوجيا الرقمية في الحرب على الإرهاب بشكل يحول الأفراد إلى «إرهابيين محتملين»، وإلى استغلال إسرائيل تلك التوجهات في تكريس سياساتها الاحتلالية.
War on Terror and Human Rights Violations by Security Bureaucracies: A Reading of Some General Features and Israeli Securitocracy
Authors: Abdelfettah Louay
Published: August 2022

This study proceeds from the thesis that the foundations of democracy and human rights have been eroded by a logic that prioritises security. It looks at the ascendency and pervasiveness of security bureaucracies and the implications for human rights, focusing on Western democracies and Israel, which as an occupying power is a particularly significant case. The paper draws on theories of governance by anxiety, the state of emergency, and mass surveillance to explain heightened security measures. Methodologically, the paper addresses the features of the exceptional security climate prevalent in the context of the war on terrorism and the violation of human rights resulting from the far-reaching capabilities of security bureaucracies, with special reference to the Israeli case. The paper concludes that human rights are in genuine peril; many long prevalent concepts are being overturned as a result of restrictive measures and the way digital technologies are deployed in the war on terrorism to turn individuals into potential terrorists. In particular, Israel is exploiting these trends to consolidate its occupation policies.
Measuring Experiences of Art in the Museum: Exploring Methodology for Getting It Right
Authors: Schino Gemma , Van Klaveren Lisa-Maria , Gallegos González Héctor G. , Cox Ralf F. A. , Nori Franziska , Van Heusden Barend
Published: August 2022

Can we measure the experiences of physical and VR art installations? How could that be done? The present research attempts to answer these questions through the use of a multimethod approach to assess every dimension of the experience of art. Wristband and questionnaires have been used as research tools to understand how the experience of art installations in the museum takes place and to study it, through and across two different installations. To examine art experiences in an ecologically valid setting, a pop-up lab was used at the Frankfurter Kunstverein, creating an opportunity to reach the «golden path» for empirical investigation of art experiences and, in the present instance, specific experience of art installations. Two installations have been selected from the exhibition «The Intelligence of Plants» (16.10.2021 – 20.02.2022) as single-cases to explore a suitable methodology for the experience of art installations. Both installations were chosen by the

curator Franziska Nori for their shared goal of connecting the observers’ bodies with the ones of the giant trees featured in both installations, in order to look for commonalities with other non-human fellow beings. Additionally, both these installations aim at evoking experiences of the sublime in the audience. Sensations, emotions, and thoughts, as well as physiological reactions and movements, partake in these experiences. Data collected with the presented methodology is potentially very rich thanks to the presence of original art installations (rather than their reproductions) over the space and time they are meant to be visited. Data from the questionnaires can be considered ecologically valid, as consisting of accurate subjective reportages of the visitors while actually experiencing the installations in situ. The proper measurement of physical and behavioral patterns is however harder to achieve as it relies on biometrics in a real-world setting. To overcome this issue and have more control over the multiple variables that can affect the measurements, a collaboration among disciplines and professionals from the art sector is at the heart of the matter.
DETERMINANTS OF BRAND PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM TANZANIAN BREWING COMPANIES
Authors:   Mzumbe University, Mmasi Augustine , Mwaifyusi Hussein ,   Mzumbe University
Published: August 2022

The importance of brand performance is growing in both academia and practice. However, little attention has been directed toward identifying the determinants of brand performance in brewing companies. Consequently, the current study examines the effects of brand attitude, brand awareness and brand reputation on brand performance as discussed in the literature. Descriptive research design was used in this study. Convenience sampling was used to select 122 customers of Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) and Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL). Data was collected by using structured questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis was performed with the aid of IBM SPSS version. The empirical results showed that brand awareness, brand attitude, and brand reputation are directly associated with brand performance. However, the findings reveals that brand reputation is the strongest predictor of brand performance. The study concludes that brand attitude, brand awareness and brand reputation are the main determinants of brand performance. The study recommends that brewing companies should invest more on brand attitude, brand awareness and brand reputation in order to see their brands are performing well in the market. The findings provide insight to management of the brewing companies with regard to establishing strategy to increase brand performance. Also, this study contributes to the literature by offering a novel conceptualization and empirical validation of the constructs of brand attitude, brand awareness, brand reputation and brand performance
Difficulties in Speaking English among the EFL students in Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Authors: Ghafar Zanyar Nathir , M. Amin Momen Yaseen
Published: August 2022

Speaking is a measure of linguistic ability and a fluent speaker is considered as a skilled language learner. In Kurdistan Region of Iraq -KRI, English is taught as a foreign language from elementary to university. However, Kurdish students, even university students, have challenges with speaking English and show their attitudes to speaking as one of the complex skills in language learning. This paper revealed that most learners have personal, linguistic, social, and environmental speaking challegnes. Lack of confidence, insufficient vocabulary, reluctance, nervousness while speaking, fear of making errors, lack of an appropriate setting to practice English, and lack of instructor enthusiasm were major problems of Kurdish students. This study looked at students' speech problems and their reasons. The researchers collected data from 12 second-year students in the National Institute of Technology, in sulaimaniyah city, as an example by adopting a semi-structured interview. The data were collected and analyzed in two significant categories: difficulties and reasons, with three subgroups. The research focused on psychological, social, environmental, interpersonal, and linguistic issues as challaenges of speaking difficulty, instructor and instruction, core curriculum, misuse of mother tongue, insufficient education, and classroom culture as causes of speaking inadequacy. The researchers recommend the development of a positive atmosphere, promoting knowledge acquisition, modifying teaching approaches, and rewriting courses.
Reconstruction Options for Lower Extremity Traumatic Wounds
Authors: Azoury Saïd C. , Kovach Stephen J. , Levin L. Scott
Published: August 2022

The senior author first coined the “orthoplastic” approach to traumatic lower extremity reconstruction, by which multidisciplinary surgeons and specialists work together for optimal patient success. The goals of lower extremity salvage are to optimize limb appearance, restore unrestricted pain-free ambulation, and improve quality of life. Composite traumatic defects require an organized approach, and the reconstructive ladder is used for strategies of varying complexity for repair of soft-tissue wounds. The lower rungs of the ladder include simpler reconstructive options such as the use of skin grafts and local flaps, and the higher rungs represent complex techniques such as free tissue transfer. Although there is no notable difference between muscle and fasciocutaneous/perforator flaps in reconstructive outcomes, there has been a trend toward perforator flaps to minimize donor site morbidity.
Unique way of expressing lust, body and love in Contemporary Malayalam Feminist Poetry
Authors: R Chandrabose
Published: August 2022

The explosive beauty of contemporary Malayalam Feminist Poetry is due to its aesthetic and intellectual openness about lust, body and love. These poems validate the prophecies made by Helen Cixous in Laugh of Medusa about creative wonders that are going to be performed in female imaginary writings. Contemporary women’s poetry dispels all preconceived notions that men have made about women. This paper try to find out the poems that express extreme levels of writing about women’s life and thoughts. The aim of this paper is to mark the heights achieved by contemporary Malayalam feminist poetry.
THE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCESS ON COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYEES AND ONLINE MEDICAL CONTROL
Authors: DURMUŞ Sezgin , EKŞİ Ali , GÜMÜŞSOY Süreyya , ÖZTÜRK Sevgi
Published: August 2022

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic process on the communication between the pre-hospital emergency health system employee and online medical control.
Methods: The studobjectives: This study aims to evaluate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic process on the communication between the pre-hospital emergency health system employee and online medical control.Methods: The study, which collected data collected between May-July 2021, was planned as descriptive. Five hundred health professionals working in the Turkish pre-hospital emergency health system participated in the study. The data were collected online with a 17-question questionnaire applied to the participants.Results: 64.0% of the participants stated that they could always communicate with the online medical control during the regular period without any problems, and 55% of the participants stated that they were not adversely affected by communicating and consulting with the online medical control during the pandemic process, and 74.0% of the participants stated that they were unable to communicate with the online medical control during the pandemic period and that there aren’t situations where they could not perform the medication and/or medical intervention that should be done for the benefit of the patient. It is seen that the pandemic process has less effect on communication and consultation with the online medical control and has less effect on the inability to perform a medical intervention, which should be done for the benefit of the patient, in those who have effective communication with the online medical control and can conduct a positive consultation process.Conclusion: The Covid-19 pandemic process adversely affected the communication between the pre-hospital emergency health system employee and the online medical control. This is a situation that can negatively affect the quality of pre-hospital emergency health system service and increase mortality.
Extra short implants in jaws with extreme vertical resorption: Case series
Authors: Anitua Eduardo
Published: August 2022

Introduction: The use of in vitro implants can repair severe resorption. This sometimes requires the use of prostheses in the most extreme cases, when the proportion of crown implants is not ideal, to reach 2:1 or 3:1. Materials and methods: clinical analysis was carried out on implants with a residual of 5.5mm or less and more than 6 months. Chi square test was used for categorical variables and student t–test was used for continuous variables. Then, a linear fitting regression model is established. Results: Six patients received in vitro implantation. 21.2% of the patients in the study were male and 78.8% were female, with an average age of 57 years. The average crown planting ratio was 3.19 (+/–0.24). The average bone loss of the implant was 0.86mm (+/–0.33) in the near median position and 0.83mm (+/–0.47) in the anterior position. There was no statistically significant difference in the functional proportion of proximal and distal bone loss (P=0.224). Conclusion: According to the data provided in this study, even if the crown implant.
Bioethical thinking of cochlear implant in the treatment of deafness
Authors: Urbano Bucheli Fabio David
Published: August 2022

Otolaryngologists engaged in cochlear implant surgery are very careful to require a variety of complex medical and clinical examinations in order to make a clear diagnosis and perform surgery to improve hearing and speaking. From a biomedical point of view, this is not controversial. However, in the analysis, if the personal, social, family and environmental factors of deaf people are not considered as important as pathology, the wanted results may be undermined. This reflective article highlights these situations, which are part of the bioethics view and considered to be a necessary supplement to the rehabilitation of deafness. The dilemma and conflict in bioethics are defined so as to put the pathology of deafness, the deaf and their environment in the framework of the concept of overall health and the doctors’ responsibility, then to reach the bioethics principles of Beauchamp and Childress. Its purpose is to show that cochlear implantation can be attributed to a valuable cutting-edge technology operation behavior, and the prejudices and values of this medical technology must be surpassed and understood, which directly or indirectly, positively or negatively affect the deaf.
Practical needs of oral prosthodontics in the field of health
Authors: Lazo Nodarse Rómell , Hernández Reyes Bismar , Rodríguez Alpízar Rolando , Puig Capote Elizabeth , Márquez Ventura Yetisleydis , Sanfor Ricardo Magdalena
Published: August 2022

Reason: Teeth, related to chewing, aesthetics and vocal function, are an essential element. Therefore, the absence of teeth is considered to lead to the deterioration of oral health. Objective: To determine the actual needs of oral restoration in the Northern Health District of camagui city. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on the population in the Northern Health District of camagui city from October 2013 to April 2015. The study included 574 men and women aged 18 and over.Results: Female patients over 60 years old were dominant. Of the 574 people examined, 401 were determined to need artificial rehabilitation, and tooth loss was the main reason. People over the age of 60 have the greatest actual demand for prosthetics. With regard to gender, it was noted that women needed some prosthetic treatment because it was higher than men. Conclusion: The actual demand for oral restoration in female patients over 60 years old is widespread, and the main reason is the loss of teeth.
Research progress of fibre-based organic electrochemical transistors
Authors: Wang Yao , Wang Yuedan , Zhu Rufeng , Wang Dong
Published: August 2022

Organic electrochemical transistors are flexible in design with characteristics such as miniaturisation, biocompatibility and amplification and are one of the rapidly developing research topics in recent years. As an excellent flexible material, fibre has unparalleled advantages in weaving and compatibility with the human body. Combining fibres with organic electrochemical transistors is a promising research direction that has the high sensitivity of organic electrochemical transistor testing and the human body compatibility and flexibility of wearable electronic products. This paper introduces the relevant operating principles, working modes and commonly used channel materials of organic electrochemical transistors. Based on the basic device structure of organic electrochemical transistors, the development and changes of organic electrochemical transistors in recent years are discussed, and the research results of fibre-based electrochemical transistors by researchers focusing on the application of fibre-based organic electrochemical transistors in chemical sensing, bio-sensing and other application explorations are summarized. Finally, this paper visioned the future development trend of fibre-based organic electrochemical transistors.
Application of embedded accident prevention system for infant crawling stage in intelligent textiles
Authors: Chico-Morales I. J. , Narváez-Pupiales S. K. , Umaquinga-Criollo A. C. , Rosero-Montalvo P. D.
Published: August 2022

Infant crawling is a method to discover and learn its motor, cognitive, social and emotional functions. Therefore, infants face different risks, such as falls, burns and personal injuries. The most common is that the family is the place where the main event occurs. Therefore, the focus of this research is to develop the embedded system inside the intelligent textile to realize the early warning and prevention of accidents. The system is located in a clothing harness with a crawling knee pad connection including a magnetic sensor. These devices are responsible for detecting security tapes previously placed in the most dangerous location in the home. Therefore, the system gives an alarm with a response time of 7.6 seconds after activation.
Design of a multi-channel high precision wearable temperature collection system based on negative temperature coefficient thermistor
Authors: Tao Jie Tao , Maitirouzi Julaiti Maitirouzi , Luo Huiqing , Guo Tusheng , Wang Ping , Ren Hangning
Published: August 2022

Body temperature is often used to screen infectious diseases and monitor treatment. Through the method of measuring the resistance of constant voltage temperature measuring circuit, a wearable multi-point body temperature monitoring system is researched and designed to determine skin surface temperature. The STM32F103C8T6 chip is used as the core processor, and the negative temperature coefficient thermistor (NTC) as the temperature sensing component. ADS1256 chip is a temperature signal conditioner, Bluetooth module is a wireless transmission unit, and LABVIEW is used to design the host computer interface. The constant voltage bridge circuit composed of thermistor and resistor voltage divider to carry out the acquisition of 8 channels of temperature data, and the 24bits ultra-high-precision analog-to-digital conversion module is configured with differential inputs to amplify, filter and convert analog signals; the converted data is processed and calculated in the single-chip microcomputer; finally, the data is transmitted to the host computer via Bluetooth. The thermistor is linearly compensated using the fourth-order formulation of the Stein-hart formula. Reduce the impact of environmental interference and uneven body temperature distribution from software and hardware. The error during the temperature measurement of temperature sensor is analyzed. The experimental results showed that the resolution of measurement system reached 0. 01 , and the temperature measurement accuracy was up to ± 0. 02 . This design scheme has high stability and accuracy; and the circuit is simple in structure, small in size, and low power consumption which can be used in occasions requiring precise body temperature measurement.
Wearable low back trainer combined with massage in the treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain
Authors: Cao An , Huang Guozhi , Zeng Qing , He Peichen , Li Rihui
Published: August 2022

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of wearable low back trainer combined with massage in the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain. Methods: A total of 56 chronic nonspecific low back pain patients were randomly assigned to three groups. The ob group (n=19) was treated with wearable device treatments based on massage for two weeks, once a day, eight minutes each time, five times a week, while the control group (n=19) received massage only for two weeks, once a day, 20 minutes each time, and the blank group (n=18) rest only with closely observation. The therapeutic effect of three groups were evaluated by VAS and ODI scores before the treatment, one week after treatment and two weeks after treatment respectively. Results: There was no significant difference in the VAS score between the observation group and the control group before treatment (P>0.05) while the VAS score difference between the three groups after one week and two weeks of treatment were statistically significant (P<0.05). The VAS scores of the observation group and the control group showed a downward trend with time. After 2 weeks of treatment, the VAS value of the observation group decreased significantly more than the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The decrease of VAS value in the group was significantly greater than that in the blank group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the ODI score between the observation group and the control group before treatment and after 1 week of treatment (P>0.05). However, there was a statistically significant difference in the ODI score between the three groups after 2 weeks of treatment (P<0.05). The changing trends of ODI values in the three groups were different and both the observation group and the control group showed a downward trend. After two weeks of treatment, the ODI values of the observation group decreased significantly more than the control group with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). However, the ODI value of the blank group decreased after 1 week of treatment and increased again after two weeks of treatment. Conclusion: The use of the wearable low back trainer combined with massage therapy has a better therapeutic effect on chronic non-specific low back pain and can relieve pain more effectively than just simple massage therapy alone.
Extraction and Evaluation: The Viability of the Three Varieties of Banana (Musa Paradisiaca) Exocarps as Potential Sources of Acetic Acid
Authors: M. Saro Jeffry
Published: August 2022

The banana (Musa paradisiaca) exocarps have been a substantial source for maintaining human health and are the fast-growing herbaceous perennials arising from underground rhizomes. The ripe banana is useful in acidity. This study aimed to evaluate how the banana exocarps from ripe ones, can be made into vinegar. Also, to properly analyze the physicochemical properties (pH and color) and to determine the acetic acid content of the three selected varieties of banana exocarps if it conforms to the set standards. The most accessible in producing acidity is the Latundan (Musa acuminata musa balbisiana AAB Group), but all of the samples are accessible in producing acidity. In pH determination the highest in acidity is Lacatan (Musa acuminata C.) pH 4, while the Cardaba (Musa acuminata balbisiana ABB Group), is pH 3.5, and the lowest is the Latundan pH 3. All of the samples do not have pleasant odor, furthermore the samples well tested and undergo many stages of pasteurization. Thus, the study encourages further development of some spices and food additives and by application of new principles discovered, aside from extending the fermentation time.
A narrative analysis of a movie as seen in a abduktion method: Focus on the plot of the documentary film “Thin Blue Line”
Authors:   The Korean Society of Human and Nature, Lim Jia
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the storytelling technique of a documentary film that effectively conveys the truth based on the theory of Umberto Echo's “abduction” method. Among the various existing research results, the speed of storytelling has been developed in the movie as a double-track role commonly used in the genre of drama films and suspense. This paper study analyzes the story structure of the documentary film The Thin Blue Line.
Is It Possible to Miss a Metallic Airway Foreign Body on a Chest Radiograph? Imaging Case Report from Zambia
Authors: Bwanga Osward , Mulenga Mulewa , Jere Ethel C , Sichone James M.
Published: August 2022

Infants and young children are commonly referred for medical imaging for suspected aspirated or inhaled foreign bodies (Fbs). FB aspirations are potentially life-threatening and immediate diagnosis and treatment are vital to avert fatalities.Chest radiography is the first-line imaging method indicated to evaluate suspected aspirated FB. This can be supplemented withothermedical imaging modalities, such as fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the lack of specialised medical imaging modalities in developing countries impends timely diagnosis of aspirated FB. We report a case of a 7-year-old girl with airway metallic FB not visible on the initial chest radiograph. This case report highlights the challenges low-income health institutions are facing in the diagnosing of airway FBs and other complicated conditions which require advanced imaging. In the absence of specialised medical imaging modalities, radiographers and clinicians should have high indexes of suspicion to avert deaths. In addition, specialised training of radiographers in the absence of radio lo gists might contribute to improved patient outcomes.
Which is the more important for road safety—road design or driver behavioural adaptation?
Authors: Elvik Rune
Published: August 2022

Studies consistently show that sharp horizontal curves increase accident rate. One would therefore expect roads with many sharp curves to have a higher accident rate than roads with few sharp curves. This is not the case. The differences in road safety between roads with different profiles of horizontal road alignment are quite small. There are even studies suggesting that areas having roads with many curves have a lower number of accidents than otherwise identical areas with less curvy roads. The question arises: How can it be true both that sharp curves increase accident rate and that areas with roads with many sharp curves do not have a higher accident rate than areas with less demanding alignment? The answer is likely to be found in behavioural adaptation among drivers. The accident rates both in curves and on straight sections are strongly influenced by how drivers adapt behaviour to the number of curves per kilometre of road. This paper shows how behavioural adaptation can be quantified by means of the ‘human feedback parameter’ proposed by Evans. This parameter takes a value of -1 if drivers adapt behaviour so as to completely eliminate a risk factor. Values close to -0.7 for horizontal curves were estimated on the basis of micro-level studies. Thus behavioural adaptation reduces the increase in risk to about 30% of what it would have been without behavioural adaptation. In addition, a high frequency of curves leads to lower speed on the straight sections between curves.
HYPERBOLE IN TOILETRIES PRODUCTS ADVERTISEMENTS ON YOUTUBE
Authors: Wijaya Marchellina
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Hyperbole is one of the types of figurative language which is used to exaggerate something or to make the object bigger than the real object, and it has a different meaning from the standard meaning. The purpose of this research was to identify the forms of hyperbole found in toiletries product advertisements on YouTube. The data were taken from toiletries product advertisements on YouTube. The author applied Claridge's theory to classify the forms of hyperbole. There are seven forms of hyperbole according to Claridge (2011). They are single word hyperbole, phrasal hyperbole, clausal hyperbole, numerical hyperbole, the role of  superlative, comparison, and repetition. The author used the qualitative research method to dothe research. This study reveals that only six forms of hyperbole according to Claridge (2011) were found in toiletries products advertisements on YouTube. The forms are single word hyperbole, phrasal hyperbole, clausal hyperbole,numerical hyperbole, the role of superlative, and repetition. From the occurrence of all six forms of hyperbole, toiletries products advertisementst end to use phrasalhy perbole, single word hyperbole, and numerical hyperbole. Inconclusion, it can be said that almost all toiletries product advertisements on YouTube use hyperbole to attractor persuade people to buy their products.
WOMEN' RESISTANCE DURING NAZI OCCUPATION IN KRISTIN HANNAH’S THE NIGHTINGALE
Authors: Putra Alvons Satria Mandala
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Franceas the German’s mortal enemy ended in the hand of Hitler’s Nazi occupation and forced the civilians to revolt, not only men but also women. The women’s resistance represented the effort to get gender equality in life. To focus on the resistance, this paper aims to analyze the efforts of France women during the Nazi occupation portrayed in Kristin Hannah’s novel, TheNightingale. The writer uses Liberal Feminism as the main theory to describe the women's movement in getting their freedom and equality. In completing the analysis, the writer uses qualitative and descriptive methods. In theresults of the analysis, the author found that during the occupation, French women struggle to liberate and defend their families and country from the Nazi by doing certain attempts such as educating them selves to be asequal to men, developing themselves to fight as a resistance patriot and encourage themselves to be a woman leader.
BAD FAITH IN DAVID EBERSHOFF’S THE DANISH GIRL
Authors: Marcelina Vanessa , Tuaderu Yohanes
Published: August 2022

Abstract

Different people would have different perspectives on the meaning and purpose of life; some are scared to pursue it, while so me are keenen ough to explore. Any how, they all have to be responsible for the decision they choose. The Danish Girl, written by David Ebershoff, tells the story of a man and his journey to be coming a woman. As a man who has a feminine tendency, Einar Wegener lives his life as a man in bad faith to avoid unpleasant social interaction. As he gains the consciousness of his life’s meaning, he uses his freedom to decide to attempt to beauthentic. This research is conducted with a philosophical approach utilizing the existentialism theory of Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre believed that human existence precedesessence, which means human beings are born without any principle. Consequently, they have to find their meaning and purposein life. The concept of bad faith isused to describe Einar’s life as a man. His transition to be coming a woman is analyzed with the concepts of authenticity and freedom. This research found that Einar Wegener’s life as a man is a form of bad faith. His authentic self is in the form of a woman named Lili. After containing his feminine side, Einar decided to transform fully into awomanintheact of fulfilling his meaning and purpose in life. Despiteh is failure at living authentically, he had the full consciousness to understand himself and had attempted to achieveit.
AN ANALYSIS OF WRITTEN FEEDBACK ON STUDENTS’ WRITING GIVEN BY TEACHERS AT MAN KOTO BARU PADANG PANJANG
Authors: Yuniko Fajrilhuda
Published: August 2022

Abstract

This research was based on the phenomenon that the student’s writing ability was still low. It was assumed that there were two main factors influencing the students’ writing. One of them was about facilitating the students with appropriate written feedback. In line with that, this research was a kind of descriptive study, which was aimed at figuring out the focuses of written feedback given and the techniques used by the teachers in giving the written feedback on students’ academic writing, in this case,the students were asked to write a paragraph, at MAN Koto Baru Padang Panjang. Participants of the research were all English teachers there. Further more, the data were collected by using two instruments, documents, and interviews. The findings showed that, firstly, almost all of the written feedback items were provided to help students with their grammatical mistakes or forms of the writing, it was proven by the percentage that 99.66% of the written feedback items were focused on forms, the most dominant one is on S-V agreement and the least dominant one deals with the usage of adverb, where as only 0.34% of the written feedback items were focused on contents. Secondly, there were two written feedback techniques applied by theEnglish teachers, they were written commentary and minimal marking techniques.
Eligibility and Barriers to Promotion: A Perspective
Authors: Dohal Gassim H.
Published: August 2022

Promotion represents an important factor for the employee regardless of his/her position, especially the academic. It is noticeable in our daily life that there are obstacles that limit promotion, and these obstacles are established and organized for in at least some cases by those who are related and have something to do with it. These obstacles are placed in order to avoid many things, including financial burdens and/or social positions that the person in question may obtain. In some cases, the reason may be personal, caused by competition, gender, status, etc. Indeed, the procedure of promotion happens according to protocol frameworks that make the helpless employee accept the fait accompli. When an employee signs and agrees to work, s/he should consent to and accept all frameworks and regulations enacted by employers, whether they are individuals or institutions. There may be unfairness in these regulations that the employee must accept for the sake of having a job. During my search for articles discussing the subject of promotion, especially academic ones, I found very few, and all of them are about promotion in North America, and they depend on accurate information and statistics that I have nothing alike. Due to the lack of references and statistics, I will rely on my experience and background in most of the presentation of this topic. The goal is to attract the attention of those interested individuals and to share my experience with readers.
Dispute Resolution under USMCA
Authors: Thomas Jared
Published: August 2022

Dispute Resolution under USMCA: Modifications to NAFTA And the Potential Implications

In this article the author discusses the differences in the dispute resolution mechanisms between the North American Free Trade Agreement and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The author notes that while all three dispute resolution mechanisms from NAFTA are present in USMCA, two of the mechanisms have been extensively modified. The author is critical of the Trump Administration’s insistence on eliminating NAFTA’s Chapter 11 provisions on investor-state dispute settlements, leading to a severely weakened ISDS mechanism in USMCA. State-to-state dispute settlement (Chapter 20 under NAFTA) was also significantly modified. The third dispute resolution mechanism, a binational panel process that was covered in Chapter 19 of NAFTA, survived with only minor changes as insisted upon by Canada. As the most extensive changes were made to investor-state dispute settlements and state-to-state dispute settlements, the author analyzes these two dispute resolution mechanisms in detail. The author dissects the changes made to these dispute resolution mechanisms and provides insight into the rationale of the countries involved that led to the changes. The author concludes that with Canada’s refusal to sign on to Annex 14-D and a drastically diluted ISDS mechanism governing ISDs between the United States and Mexico, the most likely outcome under USMCA is that there will be a dramatic increase in Chapter 31 claims when the United States is involved and a heavy reliance on the CPTPP for claims between Mexico and Canada.
Giambattista Vico
Authors: Coronado Aguilar Guillermo
Published: August 2022

Giambattista Vico: Critical Legal Studies in Contextual Historical Mode?

The original thought of Giambattista Vico can provide a different avenue of understanding international law departing from Critical Legal Studies (CLS) by way of making contextual history. According to Vico, history was a human creation upon which history moved in an orbit rather than a straight line to progress, as the Enlightenment proposes. Under such a Vichian perspective, the understanding of ideas, institutions, and civilizations should be judged as elements of their own time; with their own goals, symbols, rituals, art, languages, gestures, myths, social customs, and law. Thus, avoiding presentism and anachronism. Vico provides an alternative method to the understanding of international law through history.
Een nieuw licht op het verbieden van ‘radicale’ organisaties en de democratische paradox
Authors: van Noorloos L.A. (Marloes)
Published: August 2022

Een nieuw licht op het verbieden van ‘radicale’ organisaties en de democratische paradox

Dit artikel geeft een beschouwing van de per 1 januari 2022 verruimde wettelijke mogelijkheden om een rechtspersoon te verbieden en te ontbinden wegens strijd met de openbare orde (art. 2:20 BW) vanuit het perspectief van de discussie over democratische weerbaarheid en grond- en mensenrechten. Deze wetswijziging beoogt onder meer om de rechtsstaat weerbaarder te maken tegen radicale organisaties. Bij de noodzaak, selectieve focus en invulling worden verschillende kritische vragen gesteld. Geconcludeerd wordt dat de wijze waarop van de verbodenverklaring gebruik zal worden gemaakt, zal moeten getuigen van terughoudendheid, wijsheid en mensenrechtelijk besef.
Maatschappelijk verantwoord afscheid nemen onder de WNT – geen gouden handdruk voor de topfunctionaris?
Authors: Immerzeel Michelle
Published: August 2022

Maatschappelijk verantwoord afscheid nemen onder de WNT – geen gouden handdruk voor de topfunctionaris?

Na bijna tien jaar WNT beoogt dit artikel een overzicht te geven van de aandachts- en discussiepunten bij het sluiten van een vertrekregeling met een WNT-topfunctionaris. Daarbij komen verschillende onderdelen van de beëindigingsovereenkomst aan bod, waaronder de beëindigingsvergoeding, de vrijstelling van werkzaamheden en het uitbetalen van vakantiedagen.
PETITE FOURS VARIASI FILLING DAN TOPPING BUAH NANAS SEBAGAI HIDANGAN STAND PESTAS
Authors: Dede Nisa , Saputra Fitri Mulyani
Published: August 2022

Petite fours are small cake dishes, biscuits or various kinds of pastries which are decorated with cooked chocolate, fondant, cream, fruits that are specially decorated, known as bite size or the size of one or two bites. Currently, the party stand dish in the form of petite fours is not widely served because people think that petite fours is an expensive dish. The use of pineapple as a filling or topping on petite fours is rarely found. The purpose of writing is to develop the writer's knowledge and skills in the field of cuisine, especially patisserie, in processing Petite Fours with variations of filling and topping of pineapple as a party stand dish. The method used in this manufacture is an experimental method, namely testing the recipe five times, resulting in petite fours with variations of filling and topping of pineapple as a party stand dish. The party stand dish is the Mini Cake Layers Pineapple.