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A New Belt and Road Framework Method Based on the Internet of Things (IoT) for Industrial Applications
Authors: Zhang Decai , Binti Ali Mass Hareeza
Published: December 2022

A network called the Internet of things (IoT) enables data communication amongst all autonomous inanimate devices. It is a network that enables users to practice object communication. Its development marks a significant turning point in digital technologies. The IoT is growing, and with it, the amount of research being done on its foundation. The western region's economic growth should take advantage of this growth and find a path that works for it. There are many flaws and issues in the accounting system of enterprises as a consequence of the development of internal management aspects. In order to aid the west area's quick development, this article is focused on the optimization of the financial growth trajectory of that region against the "Belt and Road" framework. The interaction development route of related industries and modern urbanization is presented in this research. The future total GDP and per capita GDP of the west area are studied and reported using simulated data. According to the data, the west area's total GDP and per capita GDP will expand annually over the following 4 years and afterwards continue to grow.
Study of Trust Aggregation Authentication Protocol
Authors: Gulati Meena , Yadav Rakesh Kumar , Tewari Gaurav
Published: December 2022

The main focus of this work is to sense and share the data that are required to be trusted and the solutions are to be provided to the data, as trust management models. Additionally, the elements in the IoT network model are required to communicate with the trusted links, hence the identity services and authorization model are to be defined to develop the trust between the different entities or elements to exchange data in a reliable manner. Moreover, data and the services are to be accessed from the trusted elements, where the access control measures are also to be clearly defined. While considering the whole trust management model, identification, authentication, authorization and access control are to be clearly defined.
Deep Learning and Computer Vision based Model for Detection of Diseased Mango Leaves
Authors: S Sandhya , Ananthakrishnan Balasundaram , Sivaraman Arun Kumar
Published: December 2022

Mangifera Indica, commonly known as mangoes, is the most commercialized export fruit crop in India, accounting for about 40% of the total global production. Due to its widespread production, it is vulnerable to a variety of diseases that affect its yield and resulting in loss. These diseases like Anthracnose, Powdery Mildew, Leaf blights, etc., occur primarily on leaves. As a result, there is a great need for a system that helps in the detection of diseased mango leaves. In this paper, we propose a system that makes use of pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network architecture, the ResNet-50 for the detection of infected mango leaves. The dataset contains 435 images of mango leaves with binary classification as healthy and diseased. These images are pre-processed by resizing them and applying CLAHE. After applying in-place data augmentation on the dataset, the features are extracted using the ResNet-50 model. For the classification process, we make use of fine-tuned head and Machine Learning classifiers such as Support Vector Machine, Gradient Boosting, Logistic Regression, XGBoost, Decision Tree, and K Nearest Neighbour. Among them, the fine-tuned head classifier achieved an accuracy of 97.7%, and Machine Learning classifiers such as SVM, Logistic Regression obtained an accuracy of 100%. The experimental results obtained validate that the system is efficient in its performance of detecting the two classes of mango leaves.
Conformal Printed Log Periodic Microstrip Antenna Array for Triple Band Applications
Authors: Velicheti Swetha , Rao Prudhivi Mallikarjuna
Published: December 2022

In this paper, a conformal Printed Log periodic microstrip antenna (LPMA) is proposed for sub-6 GHz (triple band) applications. This antenna consists of twelve rectangular patch elements along with microstrip feed line and those are fabricated on a polyimide substrate with dielectric constant value of 3.3. The adaptability of the antenna is shown by bending the LPMA horizontally and vertically across the angle of 300, 450 and 600. The execution of the antenna is analysed in terms of its return loss, Gain, H-E plane patterns and efficiency. The designed antenna is capable of operating with the resonant frequencies 2.4 GHz, 4 GHz and 5.9 GHz with the gain of 8.2, 8.9&7.5 dBi respectively, providing voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) < 2. Using CST software the designed antenna designed, simulated and the estimated results are in great concurrence with the simulation results.
Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for Advanced Photovoltaic Systems
Authors: Srinivas Paruchuri , Swapna P
Published: December 2022

Photovoltaic (PV) systems are the major nonconventional sources for power generation for present power strategy. The power of PV system has rapid increase because of its unpolluted, less noise and limited maintenance. But whole PV system has two main disadvantages drawbacks, that is, the power generation of it is quite low and the output power is nonlinear, which is influenced by climatic conditions, namely environmental temperature and the solar irradiation. The natural limiting factor is that PV potential in respect of temperature and irradiation has nonlinear output behavior. An automated power tracking method, for example, maximum power point tracking (MPPT), is necessarily applied to improve the power generation of PV systems. The MPPT methods undergo serious challenges when the PV system is under partial shade condition because PV shows several peaks in power. Hence, the exploration method might easily be misguided and might trapped to the local maxima. Therefore, a reasonable exploratory method must be constructed, which has to determine the global maxima for PV of shaded partially. The traditional approaches namely constant voltage tracking (CVT), perturb and observe (P&O), hill climbing (HC), Incremental Conductance (INC), and fractional open circuit voltage (FOCV) methods, indeed some of their improved types, are quite incompetent in tracking the global MPP (GMPP). Traditional techniques and soft computing-based bio-inspired and nature-inspired algorithms applied to MPPT were reviewed to explore the possibility for research while optimizing the PV system with global maximum output power under partially shading conditions. This paper is aimed to review, compare, and analyze almost all the techniques that implemented so far. Further this paper provides adequate details about algorithms that focuses to derive improved MPPT under non-uniform irradiation. Each algorithm got merits and demerits of its own with respect to the converging speed, computing time, complexity of coding, hardware suitability, stability and so on.
THE PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS OF THE QUALIFICATION OF COMPLEX CONCEPTS
Authors: Pilipsons Edvards
Published: December 2022

This article examines the problematic aspects of the qualification of legal categories involved in the formation of the rules of contractual succession and, accordingly, determining the essential components of transactions of this legal institution.Also this article analyzes collision links that determine the models of legal regulation in situations determined by donation and donation in case of death conflict factors. Donation in transactions and contracts, provided by contractual succession is involved as a legal basis, in special cases determining subject and object status of the participants in a particular relationship. Also, donation is involved in the formation of the will of the participants.Article considered issues related to the qualification of concepts in accordance with the factor determining the right to establish succession contracts and the right of the place of execution of these contracts.
THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL IN THE SHADOW OF PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS
Authors: Intlers Māris , Mikoss Kristaps
Published: December 2022

The spread of Covid-19 virus infection, in 2020 Latvian legislator adopted several legal norms expanding the possibilities of courts to hear the case in written proceedings or videoconferencing at the expense of restrictions to the oral hearing in presence of the parties. The authors argue why the application of these restrictions, set out in the Covid-19 Infection Control Act (in Latvian – “Covid-19 infekcijas izplatības pārvaldības likums”) may result in human rights violations, and make suggestions for better regulation so that the fight to protect public health is not conducted at the expense of unreasonable restrictions on the right to a fair trial and privacy.
Dismantling Myths and Teaching Controversial Issues in Conflict-Affected Societies: Insights From Cyprus
Authors: Christodoulou Eleni , Zembylas Michalinos
Published: December 2022

In this short piece we argue that although theoretically in times of war and protracted conflict, it is particularly crucial for teachers to engage with controversial issues, doing so in praxis is fraught with ethical, practical, political, contextual and emotional dilemmas and challenges. Informed by our research on and teaching of the Cyprus conflict (and the associated peacebuilding process) as a controversial issue itself, we posit that merely replacing ‘war education’ with ‘peace education’ can fail at best and be counterproductive or solidify essentialist positions at worst. Instead of focusing primarily on replacing one form of knowledge with another and on developing fixed skillsets as part of peace education manuals, we argue that meaningful engagement with difficult conversations requires new modes of being that can only materialise through long-term processes of self-reflection, affective engagement and enactment of critical pedagogies: here, we focus on three such pedagogies, namely, ‘pedagogies of discomfort’; ‘pedagogies of desecuritisation’ and ‘pedagogies of empathy’.
Should Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation be a Priority in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction?
Authors: Skanes Allan C ,   London Heart Rhythm Program, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, Sadek Mouhannad M ,   Heart Rhythm Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, Tang Anthony SL ,   London Heart Rhythm Program, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Published: December 2022

The management of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure (HF) has been an on-going challenge, with no clear evidence for a rhythm control strategy until recent clinical trials using catheter ablation. Recently, the RAFT-AF study (randomized ablation-based rhythm-control versus rate-control trial in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01420393) was published suggesting benefit for atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction. The data from this pivotal trial are reviewed and placed into context with other important trials. Taken together, these studies make a strong argument for considering catheter ablation for patients with HF and reduced but not preserved ejection fraction.
Expanding Nursing Faculty Development Through a Fitness Initiative
Authors: Walker Crystal , Humphrey Sally , Chandler Vicki
Published: December 2022

Background: Prioritizing fitness in the workplace can aid in promoting a more contemporary view of faculty development. As a result, a workplace fitness initiative was developed in a Southern college of nursing to address the physical activity of faculty and staff during work hours and to promote a more contemporary view of faculty development.
Aim: This study examined perceptions of the fitness initiative and explored opportunities for improvement.
Methods:  Faculty and staff completed a survey about the fitness initiative including perceptions of workplace fitness, motivation to join, most enjoyable aspects of the fitness initiative, and opportunities for improvement.  Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative responses were coded and analyzed using thematic content analysis.
Results: One hundred percent of survey respondents (n = 35) believed in the importance of workplace fitness. Four themes were identified related to the perception of workplace fitness: workplace fitness can increase self-reported movement and productivity and support personal goals. Survey respondents also appreciated the comradery, connection, and team-building that the initiative created. However, time was a barrier to engagement.
Conclusion: As nurses are urged to model health-promoting behaviors, a college fitness initiative should be considered for encouraging and normalizing workplace fitness and promoting a more contemporary view of faculty development that focuses on factors outside the traditional faculty role. Our fitness initiative demonstrated that such programs are feasible, well-accepted, promote fitness in physical or virtual workplaces, and help to build connection and comradery among faculty and staff.
Insight into Sexual Risk Reduction for College-Entering Males Reacting to Gender-Tailored Role Play Scenarios
Authors: Lazor Allison , Dianne Morrison-Beedy
Published: December 2022

Background: College represents a time of independent decision making, increased exposure to substances, and new, less supervised, opportunities for sexual behaviors and new partners. Despite the high prevalence of sexual risk behaviors in adolescent males pursuing higher education, there are still limited evidence-based interventions for sexually transmitted infections (STI), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and pregnancy prevention tailored for this population.
Aim: The aim of this study was to gain insight into the perspectives of males on role play situations used in a sexual risk reduction program tailored for adolescent girls to obtain feedback on creating effective prevention programs for males.
Methods: We conducted a focus group with males entering college. We analyzed the transcribed data to assess the relevance, realism, and utility of role-playing and to gain insight into the participant’s communication styles and approaches to risk reduction.
Results: Four major themes were identified using conventional content analysis: (1) Non-verbal responses and “the vibe” are the go ahead for consent for sex, (2) Jokes and excuses are common communication skills used for risk reduction, (3) Prevention of pregnancy is more of a concern than STI or HIV prevention, and (4) Being gaslighted regarding mental health issues by girls was not uncommon.
Conclusions: Findings from this pilot study can help inform sexual risk reduction intervention programming for males entering new environments such as the college-setting.
Possibility to adopt LRTAP against Transboundary Haze Pollution: What Should ASEAN Look For?
Authors: Umar Wahyudi , Kurrahman Taufik
Published: December 2022

Transboundary pollution is part of air pollution originating from other countries has an impact on areas that are under the jurisdiction of other countries, The seasonal haze affected the health quality of ASEAN, it is evident that every time a forest fire occurs, the population with respiratory problems increases, including psychological stress. The objective of this paper is to investigate the problems and challenges that ATHP faces. It elaborates on the factors that contributed to LRTAP's relative success. It also analyzes and describes the measures taken in relation to the ATHP and compares its efficacy to LRTAP.  The study used empirical-normative research method sourcing from literatures and journals.  The study shows that ASEAN formed the Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (ATHP) which has the aim of being a body that works to reduce and suppress air pollution in the ASEAN region, framed within the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). In comparison to LRTAP, the aforementioned can be offered as a means of recommendation for the success of the AATHP. It is measurable that the importance placed on contribution, cooperation, scrutiny, democracy, and transparency in the agreement was a contributing factor in LRTAP's success.
A case of Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl syndrome
Authors: Kaluvai Sai Indraneel , K. V. Rajalakshmi , P. K. Anantha Kumar , N. Bubhaneshwar
Published: December 2022

Laurence Moon Bardet Biedl syndrome (LMBBS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by retinitis pigmentosa, obesity, hypogonadism, mental retardation and polydactyly. We present a case of 20-year-old male with history of intellectual delay, speech impairment and progressive vision loss. Presented with chief complaints of Breathlessness, oliguria, abdominal distension. Upon examination he is morbidly obese, short stature, pedal edema, facial puffiness, polydactyly of feet, micro penis and retinitis pigmentosa. He presented with primary pentad features of LMBBS with CKD stage 5 for which he was started on hemodialysis. He also had secondary features of speech delay, developmental delay, dental crowding, high arched palate and ventricular hypertrophy. Management of LMBBS is supportive. genetic counselling of affected families raises awareness about need to get the other family members assessed for renal and cardiovascular problems.
Clinical outcome of proximal tibia plates in extra-articular proximal tibia fractures: a retrospective study
Authors: Sharma Akash , Jain Arpit , Luthra Gaurav
Published: December 2022

Background: Tibial fractures, which account for 2.2% of all intra-articular fractures, are frequent. These fractures are prevalent in two age groups: younger patients experience higher-energy fractures, whereas elderly patients experience lower-energy fractures as a result of osteopenia. These injuries are linked to a higher frequency of complications such as non-union, infection, mobility limitation, and post-traumatic arthritis in the younger population. The study's primary objective was to assess the results of proximal tibial fracture treated with a locking plate.

Methods: Thirty patients with proximal tibia fractures are included in this retrospective clinical study. They are all treated with a tibia plate system made by Kaulmed private limited in Sonipat, Haryana, India.  Thirty patients consisting of 18 males and 12 females, with average age of 42 years. Fractures categorized based on AO classification and type of soft tissue injury. Patients assessed clinically, radiologically, functionally using VAS, post-op radiographs and ROM.

Results: All 30 cases that were chosen were monitored for 6 months. The average time for fracture union was 21 weeks, with a range of 18 to 24 weeks. No delayed union and non-union was observed. Infection, valgus, Knee stiffness were the complication that was observed. Two patients complained about the mild pain on the post-operative visit. Acceptable knee ROM of angle >120° was achieved and all patients were satisfied at their last visit based on parameters of pain, ADLs, aesthetics and full weight bearing.

Conclusions: Excellent results were achieved in the surgical treatment of proximal tibia fractures by MIPO (minimal invasive plate osteosynthesis) and ORIF (Open reduction and internal fixation) using proximal tibia plate technique. Optimum knee function is achieved with reduction, rigid fixation to restore articular fragments, and early mobility. preventing osteoarthritis following trauma.
Distribution of tumor-associated macrophages and M1/M2 polarization in different types and grades of ovarian tumors
Authors: Kepuladze Shota , Devadze Rusudan , Gvenetadze Arsen , Burkadze George
Published: December 2022

Ovarian cancer represents one of the major causes of gynaecologic cancer mortality worldwide. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are associated with the development and progression of ovarian cancer. TAMs are mainly represented by two types M1 and M2. We investigated the distribution of total, M1, M2 macrophages, tumor cell/macrophage ratio and M1/M2 ratio in mucinous and serous ovarian tumors. The study results showed that total TAM count is significantly higher in serous ovarian tumors, compared to mucinous tumors and the highest infiltration rate is detected in high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas. In addition, the number of M2 macrophages is significantly increased in higher-grade serous ovarian carcinomas. The evaluation of tumor/cell macrophage ratio could be used as an objective measure of macrophage infiltration in ovarian tumors.
"Life under the german": sexual violence in the occupied regions of the Ukrainian SSR (1941-1943)
Authors: Marchukov Andrey V.
Published: December 2022

The article deals with sexual violence and the policy of German and Romanian aggressors against Soviet women in 1941-1943 (on the example of the southern and eastern regions of the Ukrainian SSR). On the basis of archival eyewitness testimonies, the moral, medical and social aspects of sexual violence and other forms of sexual relations and their perception in society are considered.
Comparative analysis of self-perception of adolescents in a situation of remarriage of parents and adolescents from families of the first marriage
Authors: Borovkova Maria V.
Published: December 2022

The article reveals the concept of self-perception, in the concept of self-conscious theory, its components are highlighted. Methods of diagnostics, self-perception are presented. The results obtained in the course of a comparative analysis of self-perception of adolescents in a situation of remarriage of parents and adolescents from families of the first marriage are described.
Genre experiments of bloggers in the Internet environment and socio-cultural support of the user
Authors: Antonova Lubov G. , Ryzhenkova Ksenia A.
Published: December 2022

The article discusses the genre models of statements presented in the Internet environment as educational medium content on media platforms, video hosting, personal accounts of journalists-bloggers, analyzes the ways and means of accompanying the user in such an educational Internet discourse. The authors give a detailed comment on the current paradigm of genres of Internet communication, consider the genre-defining features that allow us to talk about typologies of genres of Internet resources and network blogs. In more detail, the authors dwell on the results of a discussion study on the description of Internet genres with an increased status of the subjective, personal principle. Particular attention in the description of personal genre experiences is paid to the methods of self-presentation and the choice of tools for virtual interaction with subscribers, the analysis of the means and techniques for organizing dialogue relations in Internet discourse in the genre form of an informative conversation, storytelling, ironic description or discussion discussion. Genre experiments are considered sequentially on the example of network book blogging and on the channel «Artifex Ru», a series of audio podcasts on the media platform «Arzamas» (Arzamas.academy) and TV program «Seminar» on the Russian channel «Culture». Each of the selected and presented materials offers relevant educational content and successfully promotes in the space of virtual discourse new and in demand by the target audience intellectual products in the field of cinema, theater or book production. The authors analyze the features of relations in Internet discourse and prove that such genre experiments serve the humanitarian tasks of cognitive socio-cultural and educational dialogue.
Estimación de la producción de lodos en plantas convencionales de tratamiento de agua potable mediante modelos de predicción
Authors: Torres-Lozada Patricia , Arango-Vallejo Luis Ancizar , Torres-López Wilmar Alexander
Published: December 2022

El tratamiento de agua para consumo humano en plantas de tratamiento de agua potable (PTAP) convencionales, genera lodos que se retienen principalmente en la etapa de sedimentación y para hacer un manejo adecuado es importante conocer las cantidades producidas. Para aportar a este fin, en este estudio se evaluaron diferentes modelos empíricos (AFEE, Cornwell & Koppers, Coşkun, CETESB, AWWA y Kawamura) y estocásticos (ARIMA) para la predicción de la producción de lodos de una PTAP convencional que utiliza sulfato de aluminio como coagulante. Entre los modelos empíricos, los tres primeros presentaron un mejor ajuste frente a los datos observados; sin embargo, el estocástico ARIMA (0,1,2) fue el de mejor predicción con una diferencia de 1.51% entre el valor pronosticado y el observado (2173,65 ± 549 vs 2207 Kg / día de lodos en base seca), lo que demuestra su aplicabilidad para estimar la producción de lodos.
The Formation of Doped PZT Solid Solution and Its Structural Characterization
Authors: Keltoum Kribaa O. , Zenkhri Louiza , Boutarfaia Ahmed
Published: December 2022

The main objective of this work is the synthesis, structural and morphological characterization of ceramics materials. Abbreviated PZT-PYN. Ferroelectric ceramics of general formulation Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 are massively used in many fields such as medicine or aeronautics because of their dielectric and electromechanical properties, although the electronic properties of doped PZT are much better compared to undoped PZT. Samples selected for this study were prepared bins solid way. The thermal treatment called calcination was applied to these compositions is carried around: 450℃, 550℃, 650℃, 750℃, and 900℃ for two hours with a Vitesse of 2℃ / min., then sintered at different temperatures: 1100℃, 1150℃, 1180℃, successively to optimize the sintering temperature where the product is better physical quality. Different techniques of characterization were used such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and Energy-dispersive spectrometric, which showed that the response is optimal for the compositions included in the morphotropic phase boundary, achieves excellent properties.
Study of properties of real vibroseis signals contaminated by harmonic noise
Authors: Denisov M. S. , Zykov A. A.
Published: December 2022

Properties of the ground force signal complicated by harmonics are studied. It is shown that the adaptation filters, that enable matching the amplitude- and phase- frequency characteristics of harmonics in the corresponding frequency range, have a simple form. The problem of focusing a signal containing harmonics using correlation and deconvolution is discussed. An example of using harmonics to expand the signal spectrum is given.
Survey, identification and management of Fusarium wilt of banana in Tamirabarani tract of Southern districts of Tamil Nadu
Authors: Vijayasanthi S. , Akila R. , Ayyandurai M. , Kannan R.
Published: December 2022

In Tamil Nadu state, Thoothukudi district ranked second in banana production and especially the Tamirabarani tract of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts are known for the production of various banana cultivars like Rasthali, Andhra Kozhi, Karpooravalli, Neypoovan, Poovan, Peyan and Chakkai. Among these varieties, cultivation of Rasthali faces 50-60% yield loss due to the incidence of Fusarium wilt disease. As the farmers have been practising ratooning for 6-7 year continuously which enhances the inoculum load of the pathogen and make the plantains succumb to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). Studies carried out on different treatments in the management of Fusarium wilt of banana, Trichoderma sp. Tsp1(ALG) showed a maximum reduction of mycelial growth of Foc (72.18%) over control which was on par with Pseudomonas fluorescence 1(Pf1). Under pot culture conditions the combination of three treatments, Tsp1(ALG)+Pf1+ neem cake excelled and showed an 80% reduction of wilt incidence. A multifaceted approach comprising the application of biocontrol agents (Trichoderma sp.) + Pseudomonas sp. 1 (TNAU) and organic amendments was found to be the best management practice in containing the wilt.
Up-regulation of HSPA1A and HSPA1B in the blood of tophi patients and its clinical significance
Authors: Li Yang , Shan Chen , Yang Bo , Wang Hu
Published: December 2022

Objective: Poorly treated gout can cause tophi, which can lead to serious and potentially fatal complications. This study aimed to find the potential diagnostic value of blood levels of HSPA1A and HSPA1B for tophi patients. Methods: 58 tophi patients and 61 healthy controls were enrolled in this study, and the whole venous blood samples of all subjects were collected for microarray analysis to identify differentially expressed genes associated with tophi. Meanwhile, KEGG and GO analysis were used to filtrate the enriched different expression genes. The mRNA expression levels of HSPA1A, as well as HSPA1B, were measured by the RT-qPCR method, the correlation between which and the severity of the disease were analyzed. Finally, the receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC) analysis has been performed to the diagnostic value of HSPA1A as well as HSPA1B. Results: Bioinformatic analysis results suggested that both HSPA1A and HSPA1B are abnormally expressed in tophi. Then, it was observed that HSPA1A and HSPA1B were dramatically increased in the blood samples of tophi patients compared with healthy controls and were further linked with the severity of tophi. Moreover, the area under the curve (AUC) of HSPA1A for the diagnosis of ACI was 0.8999 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.8338 to 0.9661) while of HSPA1B was 0.9093 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.8550 to 0.9635), suggesting that blood level of HSPA1A, as well as HSPA1B, are sensitive markers to distinguish tophi patients from the healthy people. Conclusion: HSPA1A and HSPA1B were over-expressed in the blood of tophi patients and may be potential diagnostic markers for tophi.
Technical Efficiency of Physicians on a Provincial Basis in Turkey: An Application in Ministry of Health Hospitals
Authors: ŞENER Mehmet , YİĞİT Vahit
Published: December 2022

This study aims to analyze the technical efficiency of the physicians working in the hospitals of the Turkish Ministry of Health of Turkey on a provincial basis. The other aim is to determine the idle inputs and under-produced outputs of the inefficient provinces. CCR and BCC models of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique were used as a method to determine the technical efficiency level of physicians. The Super-efficiency model was also used to rank the efficiency of the efficient provinces. The total number of surgical specialists, the total number of internal medicine specialists, and the total number of general practitioners were used as input variables, the total weighted number of surgeries, the total number of hospital admissions, and the total number of inpatients as output variables in this study. As a result of the analysis, 19 (23.5%) provinces were technically efficient according to the CCR model, while 28 (34.6%) provinces achieved to be technically efficient in the BCC model. The efficiency average of 81 provinces was calculated as 0.8647 in the CCR model and 0.9149 in the BCC model. As a consequence of the super-efficiency ranking of the 19 provinces that are efficient in the input-oriented CCR model, the three provinces with the highest efficiency scores were Istanbul, Ankara, and Kırıkkale, respectively. The super-efficiency score of the Istanbul Province was higher than the others, having a value above 1.7. It is a known fact that the number of physicians in Turkey is quite insufficient compared to developed countries. Therefore, instead of reducing the number of healthcare personnel in inefficient provinces, the number of healthcare personnel in efficient provinces should be increased.
Davranışsal İktisat Politikaları Perspektifinden Türkiye’de Zorunlu Deprem Sigortası Sistemi
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Mustafa Hakan , KARACA Coşkun
Published: December 2022

İktisadi olayları matematiksel formüllerle çözümlemeye çalışan ana akım iktisat teorisi, bireyi merkezine aldığı analizlerinde, ekonominin niceliksel yöntem ve aksiyomlarla çözümlenebileceği varsayımıyla hareket etmektedir. Bu tür bir yaklaşım analizleri basitleştirme noktasında literatüre katkı sunsa da psikoloji ve iktisat arasındaki etkileşimi göz ardı etmesi teorinin zayıflamasına neden olmaktadır. Bu eksikliği gidermeyi amaçlayan davranışsal iktisat, matematiksel ispatı reddetmemekle birlikte beşerî ilişkilerin yer aldığı tüm analizlerde sosyal, kültürel, kurumsal ve psikolojik faktörlerin de dikkate alınması gerektiğini savunmaktadır. Söz konusu gereklilikten hareketle hazırlanan bu makale tüketici davranışlarıyla şekillenen sigortacılık sektörünü ve doğal afet sigortalarını, davranışsal iktisat perspektifiyle irdelemekte ve bu bağlamda düşük talep sorununa yönelik politik ve çözümleyici öneriler getirmektedir. Çalışma bulguları; doğal afet sigortasına ilişkin düşük talep sorununun çözümü için bireylerin sigorta sözleşmelerinin zorunlu ve çok yılı kapsayacak şekilde yapılmasının, sigorta yaptırmayanların kamu hizmetlerine erişimlerinin engellenmesinin ve betimleyici sosyal normlar şeklinde paternalist liberal politikalardan yararlanarak davranışsal yanlılık sorunlarının azaltılmasının faydalı olacağını göstermiştir.
Analysis of Drug Accuracy, Dosage and Drug Interactions in Comorbid Hypertension COVID-19 Patients at Hospital X in Central Java Period 2021
Authors: Khairani Sondang , Manninda Reise , Fajri Rosyiedi Afif
Published: December 2022

Treatment of COVID-19 comorbid hypertension involves many drugs with therapeutic risk of non-guidelines and potential drug interactions. Study aimed to determine the demographic characteristics, clinical degree, accuracy of drugs and doses and potential drug interactions. Study design was cross-sectional through retrospective data collection. Samples that meet the criteria obtained 70 samples. The results were 51.4% female sample, the highest age was 46-59 y.o (48.6%), the most degree of COVID-19 was moderate (61.4%), the highest degree of hypertension was grade 1 (48.6%) and the longest length of stay was >14 days (51.4%). The accuracy of COVID-19 therapy were 78.6% accurate drug, 21.4% inaccurate drug, and 100% accurate dose. The accuracy of antihypertensive were 82.9% accurate drug, 17.1% inaccurate drug, 95.7% accurate dose and 4.3% inaccurate dose. Samples with potential drug interactions were 97.1%, the highest number of potential drug interactions was 1-5 events (52.9%), based on severity 60.2% moderate, 20.1% minor, 13.2% major, and 6.5% unknown. Correlation test results sig. (p-value) 0.237. The conclusion showed that most samples were female, aged 46-59, moderate-grade COVID-19 patients with grade 1 hypertension, and length of stay >14 days. There is accuracy or inaccuracy of drugs and doses, potential drug interactions and there is no relationship between length of stay and potential drug interactions.
Teaching doctors how to teach
Authors: Taylor Charles Frederick Collins , Border Scott
Published: December 2022

Doctors are required to actively participate in the training and teaching of their colleagues and therefore must be competent at teaching others. However, opportunities to develop these required teaching skills are lacking in the current medical curricula. Consequentially, trainees are forced to look beyond the restraints of their standard curriculum. Near-peer teaching (NPT) appears to provide a fitting solution to the current lack of teacher training in medical education. NPT demonstrates well-documented benefits to the teacher, learner and faculty and is supported by several well-established pedagogical theories. Considering the requirement of future doctors to act as teachers and the importance of these skills, it may be appropriate to recommend that NPT no longer acts as a supplement to medical education, but rather as a core feature so that it may address the often ignored and neglected curricula component of teaching skills.
A contemporary review of LGBTQ+ healthcare teaching in the UK medical curriculum
Authors: Barber Alice Tamar , Flach Alexander James , Pattinson Emily M
Published: December 2022

Background: Changing societal views and the increasing prevalence of online education has created an environment ideal for the evolution and change of the medical curriculum. One area in need of improvement is LGBTQ+ health care teaching. Current literature demonstrates that LGBTQ+ individuals have higher levels of poor mental and physical health than heterosexual, cis-gender individuals (6). Therefore, it is key that the medical curriculum is made more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ population to ensure future doctors can provide inclusive care. This review aimed to examine the current literature on LGBTQ+ health care teaching in UK medical curricula, identify potential barriers to change, and explore efforts to improve the LGBTQ+ health care teaching in the UK. Methods: Literature searches were carried out using the PRISMA framework. The databases used were PubMed, Ovid, Embase, AMED, Global Health and Scopus. The searches were carried out in July 2021. Results: 15 relevant papers were reviewed. Three main themes were identified, 1) medical students (or medical schools) believed current education on LGBTQ+ health care was insufficient, 2) students reported wanting more in-depth practical education on LGBTQ+ health, 3) the potential impact of a lack of LGBTQ+ health care education on clinicians’ confidence and ability to treat LGBTQ+ patients. Discussion: LGBTQ+ health care is lacking in the UK medical curriculum which has the potential to negatively impact patients. The teaching that is present is firstly inconsistent which leads to disparities and unreliability for LGBTQ+ patients. It is also heavily focused on sexual health which can lead to damaging stereotypes. Despite there being barriers to improving LGBTQ+ health care education, we present practical suggestions to overcome these. Further research should explore in greater depth the level of knowledge of medical students on LGBTQ+ health care, and their perceptions of curriculum improvements, in order to establish a basis for future curriculum change.
Poglavja iz zgodovine prekmurskega knjižnega jezika
Authors: Jesenšek Marko
Published: December 2022

Monografija pokriva najpomembnejša poglavja iz razvoja prekmurskega jezika od njegovega nastanka (Temlin, 1715) do prevoda svetega pisma (Š. Küzmič, 1771), katoliškega nadaljevanja (M. Küzmič) in razvoja v 19. stoletju. Pomembno spoznanje je, da se je prekmurski knjižni jezik sredi 19. stoletja poenotil z osrednjeslovenskim; v Prekmurju so tak naravni razvoj sprejeli katoliški pisci, medtem ko so protestanti vztrajali v pokrajinskosti vse do konca prve svetovne vojne. Jesenšek tako odpira aktualno in pomembno vprašanje za znanost, saj v tem prepoznava nastavke za neznanstveno vendsko teorijo, ki jo ovrže z analizo jezikovnih razmer v Prekmurju. Za nadaljnje jezikovne raziskave je pomembno, da Kardoševega vztrajanja pri prekmurskem jeziku v knjigi po poenotenju slovenske knjižne norme ne razlaga za jezikovno zablodo in odklon od pozitivne razvojne smeri slovenskega jezika, ampak njegovo držo sociolingvistično analizira in jo pokaže v luči takrat še prikritih madžarizacijskih pritiskov: ne kot odločitev za Madžarsko in proti Sloveniji, ampak kot odločitev za preživetje protestantizma v Prekmurju.
Naked Villany: The Fatal Attraction of Richard III and Donald Trump
Authors: Livingstone David
Published: December 2022

Although no longer American President, Donald Trump still manages to upstage the current administration. An explanation for his “sinister aesthetics”, to use Joel Elliot Slotkin’s concept, can be seemingly found in developing a comparison with the eponymous king of Shakespeare’s Richard III, who masterfully employs soliloquies and asides to draw the audience and reader into his evil plots and dealings. Donald Trump also managed something similar by means of Twitter, constantly tweeting out vicious comments and insults, which kept both his followers and opponents engaged. This theatrical skill is also compared to the ‘heat’ generated by villains in professional wrestling, whose popularity is marked by how much hatred they can produce.
"Hamlet", "Macbeth", Anantanarayanan’s "The Silver Pilgrimage" and A Touch of Occidentalism
Authors: Kaul Mythili
Published: December 2022

The article focuses on an encounter with Shakespeare in an unusual place, a novel set in medieval India, where Shakespeare is viewed and assessed by an Indian audience, by Indian listeners, through principles of classical Indian art and thought. Such an encounter creates a sense of incongruity, an incongruity that is cultural, philosophical and aesthetic, but at the same time leads to startling perspectives and new and fresh insights. The novel does not privilege one culture over another but the listeners do and we have a brilliant piece of comic writing where the humour derives from the one-sidedness of their perceptions, their “occidentalism”, their easy assumption of the superiority of their belief system over the “other”. The Silver Pilgrimage thus provides not only a stimulating perspective on two Shakespearean tragedies from the point of view of Sanskrit poetics and Indian thought, but also a gentle expose of the limitations of this point of view, and the cultural chauvinism that lies behind it.
The Poetics of Body: Representing Cultural Imaginations in Yang Jung-Ung’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
Authors: Choi Boram
Published: December 2022

This article explores the psychology that motivates Yang Jung-Ung and his actors in the process of translating Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream into a Korean style. By focusing on the ways of showing the theme of the play in modern styles fused with traditional modes of theatrical practice, the director attempts to develop his own ways of expression to communicate with the modern Korean audience. In this process, Yang reconstructs the dialogues between the characters rather than rely heavily on Shakespeare’s text and language. For this reason, his production has often been criticised for missing Shakespeare’s poetry. However, the beauty of poetry is not only in Shakespeare’s language itself, but rather it is in the mental process of how the artist and audiences understand and translate its meaning in their cultural contexts. Shakespeare’s language includes a great deal of imagery that provides the artists with concrete information for constructing the stage mise-en-scène. In Yang’s production, Shakespeare’s poetry is expressed through the visual images created by the performer’s physical bodies, which reflects the director’s interpretation of the play in his cultural context. By analysing the performers’ physical movements, this article studies how Yang perceives the theme of Shakespeare’s Dream in relation to a Korean cultural context and presents his unique vision on the play.
From Casket to Court via Mercy and the Ring: Commemorating Shakespeare’s Portia in "The Merchant of Venice"
Authors: Tripathy Mitashree
Published: December 2022

Shakespeare’s comedies mark his artistic excellence in the portrayal of woman characters. Shakespearean women have invariably moved the audience and their understanding towards them from being sweet and mawkish to expressing their needs sternly for integrity, justice through wit and intelligence in his plays. Often strongly approved by the modern feminists, the qualities of intelligence and assertiveness are regarded as admirable qualities in Shakespearean comic heroines. As revolutionaries, Shakespearean female characters have always been projected as strong, sometimes stronger than the male counterparts; often going against the conventions of the society to symbolize what gender equality in the future may be like. Essential qualities like intelligence and wit always fulfilled and made Shakespearean heroines independent personalities. The female characters in Shakespeare’s plays always played an important role in the dramatic run in both tragedies and comedies. This article studies the portrayal of intelligence by Portia in The Merchant of Venice making her the hero of the play.
Effect of Times of Sowing and Nitrogen Levels on Yield and Yield Attributes of Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.)
Authors: Dimple K.T. , Nagamani C. , Chandrika V. , Kumar A.R. Nirmal , Sagar G. Karuna
Published: December 2022

Background: Optimum sowing time which enables the utilization of all the available resources is prerequisite to achieve the potential crop yield. Quantifying nitrogen requirement of a crop is important as nitrogen directly influences the crop yield. The objective of this study was to evaluate sowing time and nitrogen levels on proso millet yield and yield attributes. Methods: The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with three replications having four times of sowing [II FN of June (S1), I FN of July (S2), II FN of July (S3) and I FN of August (S4)] as main plots and four nitrogen levels [0 kg N ha-1 (N1), 20 kg N ha-1 (N2), 40 kg N ha-1 (N3) and 60 kg N ha-1 (N4)] as sub plots. Result: Among the sowing times tried, II FN of June (S1) sown crop resulted in the higher yield attributes, grain and straw yield. While their lowest were with the crop sown during I FN of August (S4). Significantly higher yield attributes, grain and straw yield were observed with the application of 60 kg N ha-1 (N4) than with 40 kg N ha-1 (N3). Reduced yield attributes, grain and straw yield were observed with no nitrogen application (N1).
Processing Driven Impact on Functional and Nutritional Profile of Pearl Millet
Authors: Kulthe Amit A. , Khapre Amol P. , Rana Kartika
Published: December 2022

Background: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is one of the major food crops in most of the arid and semi-arid cropping regions of India being the fourth most important cereal crop. Though rich in nutrients, presence of anti-nutrients reduces nutrient bioavailability in grains. The present study focuses on the impact of different processing methods on functional and nutritional profile of pearl millet flour (PMF). Methods: In present investigation, pearl millet grains were subjected to different processing treatments viz. roasting, blanching and malting and the post treatment effect on functional and nutritional profile of PMFs was studied. The influence of processing on functional properties, proximate, mineral and anti-nutrient composition of PMFs was studied. Result: Results revealed that processing treatments significantly affected the functional and nutritional profile of PMFs with reference to untreated PMF. Functional property assessment of PMFs depicted that, roasting enhanced the water holding capacity (371.24%) and swelling power (6.10%) of PMF while reduced the other functional properties. Blanching negatively impacted foaming capacity (3.52%) and stability (2.46%). Malting enhanced oil holding capacity (150.95%), emulsion capacity (38.51%) and stability (32.93%). Results for post treatment effects on nutritional profile of PMFs remarked malting as best in terms of nutritional enhancement with anti-nutrient reduction than roasting and blanching.