bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigation of the Effects of Atmospheric Attenuation and Frequency on MIMO Channel Capacity
Authors: KOLA Ahmet Furkan , KURNAZ Çetin
Published: August 2023

The efficiencies of 5G channels, which are highly affected by atmospheric attenuation, are still being investigated. The effects of frequency and atmospheric attenuation parameters such as humidity, temperature, rain, and pressure were investigated in this study using the NYUSIM program. The spatial consistency mode of the NYUSIM channel simulator was turned off, and unnormalized channel capacities were calculated at 28, 45, 60, and 73 GHz frequencies. According to the research results, the rain rate was the atmospheric attenuation parameter that significantly affected MIMO channel capacity. In contrast, the humidity percentage had the slightest impact. The frequency where the channel capacity is most affected by the four determined atmospheric attenuation parameters is 60 GHz, while the frequency where it is least affected is 28 GHz. The study found that using frequencies with high atmospheric attenuation reduces communication efficiency significantly. Furthermore, rain rate has a significant impact on 5G channel performance.
Soğuk Savaş Dönemi ABD’nin Kıbrıs’ta Komünizm Kaygısı
Authors: Şahin Cemile , Şahin İsmail
Published: August 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin (ABD) Soğuk Savaş Dönemi’ndeki Kıbrıs politikalarını irdelemektir. Bu dönem boyunca, ABD’nin adadaki komünist örgütlenmeden ziyadesiyle rahatsızlık duyduğu bir gerçektir. Bu bağlamda ABD, adada güçlü bir siyasi tabana sahip bulunan AKEL’in (Emekçi Halkın İlerici Partisi) iktidara gelme ihtimalinden oldukça çekinmiştir. Bununla birlikte Sovyetler Birliği’nin AKEL üzerinden adada nüfuz kurma çabalarını da endişeyle takip etmiştir. Çalışma boyunca ABD’nin söz konusu endişeleri ile bunların çözümüne yönelik attığı adımlar ele alınmıştır. Makalede Soğuk Savaş Dönemi koşulları Kıbrıs bağlamında tümdengelim yöntemi ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın ana konusu ABD dış politikası olduğu için araştırmada ağırlıklı olarak Amerikan arşiv vesikaları kullanılarak dönemin koşulları ve kaygıları ele alınmıştır. Araştırma, elde ettiği bulgulardan hareketle, ABD’nin Kıbrıs politikasının Soğuk Savaş tezleri çerçevesinde şekillendiği sonucuna varmıştır.
Jeopolitik Açıdan Suudi Arabistan-Yemen Sınır Anlaşmazlığı ve Husiler Meselesi
Authors: Seyedı Asl Seyedmohammad , Karaoğlu Orhan
Published: August 2023

Eski çağlardan beri ülkeler ile yerel topluluklar arasında sınır anlaşmazlıkları hep var olmuş ve aralarında gerek savaşların gerekse çatışmaların doğmasında temel etken teşkil etmiştir. Bilhassa Arap yarımadası ve özellikle Suudi Arabistan’ın siyasi sınırları Birinci Dünya Savaşı’ndan sonra farklı savaşlar ve antlaşmalarla çizilmiştir. Bu gerçek, sınırların dayatılması, petrol ve enerji kaynaklarının bulunması, bazı bölgelerin veya adaların stratejik konumu, bölge dışı güçlerin müdahalesi gibi nedenlerden dolayı bu sınırların bazı kısımları üzerine anlaşma sağlanmamış ve bu anlaşmazlıklar günümüze kadar uzanmıştır. Söz konusu sınır anlaşmazlığının en önemlisi Suudi Arabistan ile Yemen arasında yaşanmaktadır. Özellikle Husilerin güçlenmesiyle sınır anlaşmazlığı kısmi çatışmaların ötesine geçerek Suudi Arabistan’ın Yemen’e savaş açmasına neden olmuştur. Bu çalışma, sınır kavramı ve sınır güvenliği konusunu ele alarak iki ülke arasındaki sınır güvenliğinin ikili ilişkiler üzerine etkilerini ve sonuçlarını değerlendirecektir. Literatür taramasında Yemen ve Suudi Arabistan arasındaki sorunların daha çok mezhepsel boyutlarıyla ele alındığı, sınır anlaşmazlığı konusunun yeterince ele alınmadığı görülmüştür. Bu makalede bu konunun derinlemesine incelenmesi makalenin önemini göstermektedir. Makalede vaka analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Vaka analizinde araştırma için belirli bir bireyin, grubun, kitlenin olayın, politika alanının ya da kurumun incelenmesini içermektedir. Her ne kadar vaka analizi nitel araştırmalar ile özdeşleştirilmiş olsa da hem nicel hem de nitel araştırmalarda vaka analizi yönteminin bu makalede uygulanmasının daha doğru olduğu düşünülmüştür.
Dermatophytosis: Clinical Manifestation, Diagnosis,
and Considerations for Antifungal use
Authors: Seo Hyun-Min , Kim Sungyu , Huh Yun Jung , Oh Se Uk , Kim Joung Soo
Published: August 2023

Dermatophytosis is a fungal infection of the keratinized tissues of the skin, hair, and nails caused by dermatophytes or other fungi. Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton are the three genera of dermatophytes that cause skin infections. In Korea, Trichophyton rubrum is the most common dermatophytes. Dermatophytosis can be classified into anthropophilic, zoophilic, and geophilic, and most fungal infections encountered by dermatologists are tinea, dermatophytosis. This study attempted to provide a brief discussion about the clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and considerations for antifungal use in the treatment of dermatophytosis.
Red Ginseng Water Extract Aggravates Inflammation in
Sebocytes and Outer Root Sheath Cells after Treatment with
Lipopolysaccharide and Mice with Cutibacterium acnesinduced
Inflammatory Nodules
Authors: Kwack Mi Hee , Lee Seung Soo , Lee Weon Ju
Published: August 2023

Background: Ginseng, a well-known health-supportive herbal medicine in Korea, has various forms, including red ginseng (RG) produced through steaming and drying white ginseng. RG has been associated with numerous protective functions in various diseases.
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether RG water extract exacerbates inflammation in human sebocytes and outer root sheath (ORS) cells following treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Cutibacterium acnes strain (ATCC 1182)-induced inflammatory nodules in mice.
Methods: Sebocytes and ORS cells were isolated and cultured from the human scalp. Reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to measure the expression of inflammatory cytokine and sebum-related genes after treatment with RG and LPS. Mice with Cutibacterium acnesinduced
inflammatory nodules were orally administered RG in water for two weeks, and immunofluorescence staining was performed to assess the inflammatory nodules.
Results: RG enhanced LPS-mediated inflammation by increasing the mRNA and protein expression of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-α in sebocytes and ORS cells. RG also upregulated the expression of p-nuclear factor-kappa B (p-NFκB), p-c-Jun, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK) in LPS-treated sebocytes and ORS cells. Moreover, RG promoted LPS-induced sebum production in sebocytes. Additionally, RG hindered the improvement of inflammatory nodules in mice and increased the expression of inflammatory biomarkers, such as neutrophil, myeloperoxidase, and IL-1β, as well as tissue remodeling biomarkers, such as myeloperoxidase (MMP)-2, MMP-3, and MMP-9 in the inflammatory nodules.
Conclusion: Our findings strongly suggest that RG exacerbates acne vulgaris. It is advisable to avoid using RG in patients with inflammatory acne.
Candidal Granuloma on the Lip Masquerading as
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Kim Jin Ho , Jang Yong Hyun , Lee Seok-Jong
Published: August 2023

Skin fungal infections are sometimes misdiagnosed as malignancies and vice versa. Herein, we present the case of a 78-year-old woman who visited our clinic because of a rapidly growing "hard-crusted nodule" on the lower lip persisting for 1 month. Keratoacanthoma or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was initially considered. However,
the histopathological findings revealed suppurative granuloma and fungal elements without atypical cells. Candida albicans was grown in tissue culture. The lesions were treated with topical ketoconazole. After 2 years, the patient revisited because of a black-crusted nodule on the left corner of her mouth that had been persisting for 1 month. The nodule resembled SCC. Histopathological examination revealed suppurative granuloma and fungal elements. After confirming Candida glabrata in fungal culture, the lesion was diagnosed as candidal granuloma and disappeared spontaneously without any treatment. Herein, we report a case of candidal granuloma on lip mimicking recurrent malignancies.
Unmasking the Silent Threat: Post-COVID-19 Cardiovascular Complications and the Road to Recovery
Authors: Moghaddam Hossein Sanjari , Nateghi Saeed
Published: August 2023

The Article Abstract is not available.
The Main Differential Diagnosis of Swellings in the Posterolateral Part of the Hard Palate: A Mini Review
Authors: Mortazavi Hamed , Hazrati Parham , Azadi Ali
Published: August 2023

Oral lesions consist of ulcerations, red-white lesions, pigmentations, and exophytic lesions. Exophytic lesions include swellings that project over the normal contours of the mucosa. In addition to a swelling’s surface texture, the type of base, and consistency, its location is also of significant importance in limiting the differential diagnosis and reducing the time needed to achieve it in some cases. According to the literature, one of the locations whose lesions are not readily and quickly diagnosed is the palate. Our review of the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases revealed that the lesions of the posterolateral portion of the palate, which account for the majority of the palate’s lesions, can be divided into four main categories, including 1) odontogenic infections or dental abscesses, 2) salivary gland neoplasms, 3) palatal mesenchymal tumors, and 4) maxillary sinus malignancies, which are discussed in this study. When clinicians face a swelling located at the palate’s posterolateral segment, they should consider the abovementioned entities as the most probable differential diagnosis, respectively.
Assessing the Level of Concentration and Full Presence of Perfectionist Students in Online Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Badrfam Paria , Sedaghat Sofia , Habibi Fatemeh , Rahmati Robabeh , Rahiminejad Fatemeh , Badrfam Rahim , Khonsari Nami Mohammadian , Zandifar Atefeh
Published: August 2023

Background: COVID-19 changed the global view of education in less than a few weeks and changed how students are taught worldwide. Online education, while having many advantages, also brings limitations and problems for some students. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the “level of concentration” and “full presence in the class” of perfectionist students in online education among the exceptionally talented students of the higher secondary school in Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 100 randomly selected exceptionally talented students of a higher secondary school in Karaj, Iran. The research tools included perfectionism and concentration skill questionnaires that were provided to students online.
Results: The findings showed no significant difference in the class’s level of concentration and full presence between students with different degrees of perfectionism (p=0.514 and p=0.247, respectively). However, due to the technical problems of online classrooms, 64% of students with high perfectionism were fully present in the classroom in less than 30 min. This rate was 47% for students with low perfectionism.
Conclusion: It seems that due to the difference between face-to-face and virtual learning environments, holding online classes along with determining and setting the topics of lessons and training hours differently from face-to-face classes and shorter and more concise in creating an interactive atmosphere may be more useful.
Evaluation of QRS Fragmentation and BMI in Obese and Non-Obese Children
Authors: Marzban Fatemeh , Sadjadei Nooshin , Dorreh Fatemeh , Hashemi Seyed Mojtaba , Riahi Zoha , Moghisseh Bardia , Ghandi Yazdan
Published: August 2023

Background: Fragmented QRS (fQRS) on electrocardiography is a marker of myocardial fibrosis and scar formation. We aimed to investigate whether the fQRS complex in children with and without obesity correlates with Body Mass Index (BMI).
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 104 children (5 to 17 years) referred to the pediatric clinic were studied. We divided participants into normal and obese groups. Standard 12-lead ECGs, anthropometric data, and blood pressure were recorded. All ECGs were analyzed blindly by two independent clinicians. Surveyed parameters of the ECG included heart rate, QRS duration, QT interval, presence of Q waves, and fQRS.
Results: Among 104 participants, 52 patients had normal BMI and 52 cases were obese. Systolic blood pressure (p=0.001), pulse pressure (p=0.007), mean blood pressure (p=0.006), and heart rate (p=0.009) were meaningfully different between the two groups. We found fQRS in four children with obesity. The frequency of fQRS was significantly different between children with obesity and children in the control group (p=0.041). We have found that each unit change of weight and BMI at 1.07 and 1.45, respectively, could be useful in prediction of the occurrence of fQRS complex in children.
Conclusion: This study suggested a significant association between the fQRS in children’s ECG and their weight and BMI. It would appear that each unit increasing weight and BMI predicts an increasing the occurrence of fQRS. The ECG may consider using fQRS as a cardiac risk marker in children with obesity.
Effect of Sedentary Lifestyle on the Oral Health in a Group of Iranian Children
Authors: Amrollahi Narjes , Jafari Omid , Jafarzadeh Mehdi
Published: August 2023

Background: Sedentary life style may affect dental health, growth, and general well-being of children, requiring the participation of health care providers. The aim of the present study was to assess the relation between oral health (dental plaque index) and sedentary lifestyle pattern in children.
Methods: In this cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study, 219 children aged 8 to 12 from the schools of Shahrekord city were selected by cluster random sampling in 2021–2022. After obtaining informed consent, parents filled a questionnaire about their child lifestyle pattern. Children chew disclosing agent and then Plaque index was recorded by examination according to tooth coloring pattern. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation coefficient, K-square in SPSS 22 software. The level of significance was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The mean dental plaque index was 1.37±0.53 in the total population of Shahrekord children (1.23±0.49 in girls and 1.54±0.55 in boys). Children spend most of their time studying and watching television and spend less time on calls and listening to music. There was no significant relationship between the mean score of overall sedentary entertainment and plaque index (p-value=0.092). However, there was a direct and significant relation between watching television and computer games with dental plaque index (p-value˂0.05).
Conclusion: Increasing sedentary entertainment in children, such as watching television or playing computer games, may affect children’s oral health. Therefore, it is important for dentists to consider children’s lifestyle as an influencing factor in oral health.
The Association Between Uterine Leiomyoma and Hypertension: A Single Center Case-Control Study
Authors: Mirdamadi Niloofar , Najafian Aida , Kargar Zohdieh , Adabi Khadijeh
Published: August 2023

Background: Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), mainly Hypertension (HTN), is the leading cause of death among women. Uterine Leiomyomas (UL) which have been associated with hypertension in multiple studies, may be a female-specific risk factor. Fibroids have become a primary reason for myomectomy and hysterectomy, nowadays. This study aims at the relationship between HTN and fibroids.
Methods: This case-control study was conducted on patients with symptomatic UL, scheduled for surgery. Patients were studied based on Blood Pressure (BP), the number and size of fibroids, past medical conditions, and gynecological history.
Results: Four hundred patients, divided into two groups of control and case, were studied. Menometrorrhagia was the most common reason for referral in both groups (328 patients in general). The use of Oral Contraceptives (OCP) (12 vs. 5%), anemia (57 vs. 38.5%), history of infertility (11.5 vs. 3.5%), and abortion (38.5 vs. 22%) was significantly higher in patients with fibroids. 24% of patients with fibroid suffered from hypertension; which was higher in comparison to the control group (9%). Patients with UL were 4.9 times in danger of having HTN.
Conclusion: UL is associated with hypertension. It is also concluded that anemia, rate of abortion, and infertility are higher in patients with UL.
A Cross-Sectional Study on Outcomes of Hospitalization in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder After Six Months
Authors: Sharifi Amirhosein , Mohammadsadeghi Homa , Ardebili Mehrdad Eftekhar , Saeidi Mahdieh
Published: August 2023

Background: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious psychiatric disorder that is characterized by unstable affect, mood, behavior, object relations, and self-image. In this study, a 6-month follow-up was performed to evaluate the outcomes of hospitalization in terms of symptoms severity, suicidal attempts, self-harm behaviors, substance use, and anger expression.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 60 patients hospitalized with BPD in Iran Psychiatric Hospital in the first 6 months of 2018. Demographic information of patients was collected at the time of admission. Patients were assessed by initial psychiatric evaluations with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV [Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-1), Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID-2)], the Borderline Evaluation of Severity over Time (BEST), the Spielberger’s state-trait anger expression inventory and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). Medical comorbidities, self-harm and suicide ideations and attempts, high-risk behaviors, and substance use disorders were also assessed and recorded. Three months after discharge, the patients were reassessed by BEST questionnaire and after 6 months, they were reassessed using DASS, BEST, SCID-2, and Spielberger’s state-trait anger expression inventory.
Results: The repeated measures analysis of changes in quantitative variables including the scores of the severity of symptoms in BEST, DASS, and Spielberger tools showed that the scores of DASS decreased significantly during the study (p=0.020), while no significant change was observed in the scores of Spielberger and BEST inventory.
Conclusion: In patients with BPD, hospitalization was correlated with reduced depression, anxiety, and stress 6 months after discharge. Regular follow-ups along with regular patient visits can form an effective therapeutic relationship with the patients and help to improve monitoring of their drug usage, self-harming acts, and suicidal thoughts.
Effect of Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Middle Molecules in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Sharifi nejad Zahra , Asadikaram Gholamreza , Mousavi Maryam , Nikvarz Naemeh
Published: August 2023

Background: Middle molecules, including some cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF-α, parathyroid hormone, etc., are types of uremic toxins having roles in the development of inflammation in hemodialysis patients. Different studies evaluating effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on different inflammation markers in hemodialysis patients have controversial results. Moreover, no study determined the effect of CoQ10 on plasma concentration of IL-6, the most powerful predictor of poor outcomes and mortality, in hemodialysis patients. Therefore, a study was designed to examine the effects of CoQ10 supplementation on IL-6, TNF-α, and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in chronic hemodialysis patients.
Methods: In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, patients undergoing hemodialysis were randomly assigned to CoQ10 (100 mg/day) or control group. The duration of the study was 12 weeks. The plasma concentrations of IL-6, as the primary outcome, and TNF-α and iPTH, as the secondary outcomes, were measured at baseline and week 12.
Results: Of 73 enrolled patients, 68 completed the study. At the end of the study, there were no significant differences in the concentrations of IL-6 (p=0.570), TNF-α (p=0.301), and iPTH (p=0.642) between the two groups. The standardized mean difference (CoQ10 vs. control) was -0.13 (95% CI -0.60; 0.35) for IL-6, -0.25 (95% CI -0.73; 0.22) for TNF-α, and 0.11 (95% CI -0.36; 0.59) for iPTH.
Conclusion: This study showed a trivial effect of CoQ10 supplementation on the concentrations of IL-6 and iPTH and a small effect on the level of TNF-α in hemodialysis patients.
Feasibility Study of Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) for Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2: Case Report
Authors: Safi Yaser , Ghazizadeh Ahsaie Mitra , Azma Zohreh
Published: August 2023

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia has been spreading worldwide since February 2019.  The most common symptoms are fever, dry cough and fatigue. The virus may affect the lungs, leading to complete opacification and in some cases death. Numerous attempts have been made in early diagnosis through imaging and laboratory tests. Imaging examinations such as conventional x-ray chest radiography and Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) are now being used for assessment of the lungs. The authors have presented a case in which signs of COVID-19 were detected in cancer patient undergoing Radiotherapy (RT) using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Cone Beam Computed Tomography is a safe, low dose, three dimensional lung screening evaluation method, in patients suspected for chronic and acute pulmonary diseases and COVID-19.
Developing and Validating the Model of Marital Satisfaction in Pandemics and Evaluating its Effectiveness on Psychological Well-being During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Authors: Nasab Akram Motahari , Farahbakhsh Kiumarth , Borjali Ahmad , Farrokhi Noor Ali
Published: August 2023

Aim: This research was conducted with the aim of developing and validating the model of marital satisfaction in pandemics and investigating its effectiveness on psychological well-being being during the coronavirus pandemic. Methods: In this research, a mixed research method was used (in the qualitative part, the systematic method of grounded theory and in the quantitative part, the semiexperimental method and single-subject method with AB design). The research participants in the qualitative part were 24 married women (12 with marital satisfaction and 12 without marital satisfaction) who were selected by following the necessary criteria and the purposive sampling method until data saturation was reached. The target population in the quantitative section was married women aged 25 to 55 with children aged 6 to 13 in Tehran, 3 of whom were selected by purposive sampling and participated in the intervention. The data collection tool in the qualitative part was a semi-structured interview, and in the quantitative part, The ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) Scale (1993) and Ryff Psychological Well-being (PWB) Questionnaire (1988). The data were analyzed in the qualitative part, using the Strauss and Corbin constant comparison analysis method (in three stages of open, axial and selective coding and in the quantitative part, based on visual analysis indicators.
Findings: Data analysis in the qualitative section led to the identification of 79 open codes and 26 axial codes and 4 selective codes including: “communication needs; Personality characteristics; social factors and behavioral strategies". After integrating the categories, the model of marital satisfaction during the coronavirus pandemic was developed and its content validity was confirmed. The results of the research in the quantitative part showed the effectiveness of the model-based intervention on psychological well-being.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the present research, the extracted model can be used to conduct counseling interventions in the fields of couple and family to facilitate adaptation to similar crises.
The effect of combined therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on values and psychological acceptance in couples applying for divorce
Authors: Tileh Noii Somayeh Mohammadi , Rahmani Mohammad Ali , Shiroodi Shohreh Ghorban
Published: August 2023

Aim: Divorce-seeking couples have many problems in their marital relationships, and one of the effective methods in improving the characteristics related to marital life is through offering a combined-approach educational method. The present study was conducted in order to determine the effect of combined therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on values and psychological acceptance in couples applying for divorce.
Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test/post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all couples applying for divorce who were referred from Behshahr City Court to counseling centers dedicated to the Divorce Reduction Program, during the second 6 months of 2018. In this clinical trial, 32 people (16 couples applying for divorce) were selected through available sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups of 16 individuals (treatment and control groups). Combined couple therapy intervention based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy (Liu and McKay, 2012) was implemented in 14 ninety-minute sessions in a group format (treatment group). Research tools included acceptance and action questionnaire (Bond et al., 2011) and personal values questionnaire (Schwartz, 2002). Data analysis was done by multivariate covariance analysis.
Findings: The results showed that integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy has significantly led to the improvement of acceptance and practice and values in couples applying for divorce in the post-test stage (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the research show the effectiveness of integrated couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on values and psychological acceptance in couples applying for divorce.
Exploring the impacts of a nuchal cord on perinatal outcomes in vaginal delivery
Authors: CÜNDÜBEY Cevat Rifat , AK Mehmet , DEMİR Mustafa Bertan , DAĞLITUNCEZDİ ÇAM Şeyma
Published: August 2023

Objectives: To investigate the frequency of cord entanglement and neonatal outcomes in vaginal deliveries.
Methods: A total of 24,623 patients who had vaginal delivery at at Kayseri City Hospital between July 2018 and January 2023 were included in the study. The incidence of nuchal cord was determined in the study group. The characteristics and perinatal outcomes of groups with and without nuchal cord were compared. Chi-square test was used for statistical evaluation. A p value less than 0.05 was considered significant in the evaluation.
Results: The rate of cord entanglement in the neck at birth was 15.7%. There was no statistically significant difference between the infant weights, genders, maternal ages, hospitalization rates in the neonatal intensive care unit, and apgar scores at the 1st and 5th minutes of the babies included in the study. We detected amniotic fluid with meconium in 506 (13.1%) patients with a nuchal cord and 270 (1.3%) without a nuchal cord, and the difference was found to be significant.
Conclusions: There is no significant relationship between vaginal deliveries with the nuchal cord and poor perinatal outcomes, except for meconium amniotic fluid. For this reason, pregnant women diagnosed with nuchal cord in the third trimester can deliver vaginally, but they should be carefully monitored in terms of meconium and related complications. However, neonates with nuchal cord do not have significantly longer neonatal hospital stays, and thus the adverse effects of nuchal cord may be transient.
The Association between Inflammatory and Nutritional Markers and Survival in Elderly Patients Operated for Lung Cancer
Authors: YILDIZ Oya , FINDIKÇIOĞLU Alper , KILIÇ Dalokay , ISSI Sinan
Published: August 2023

Aim: Today, there is an increase in cancer incidence and cancer-related deaths in the elderly population. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) levels on the survival rate in elderly patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Material and Methods: A total of 73 patients (aged ≥70 years) who operated for NSCLC between 2012 and 2018 were included in this study. Patient records were analyzed retrospectively. The NLR value was calculated with the blood neutrophil count/lymphocyte count formula. The cut-off value for NLR was considered as 2.5. The PNI value was calculated as 10 x serum albumin (g/dL) + 0.005 × total lymphocyte count (per millimeter). PNI values lower than 50 were considered as low.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 74.15±3.23 years, 59 (80.8%) patients were male and 14 (19.2%) were female. No statistically significant relation of postoperative complication was noted with PNI (p=0.354) and NLR (p=0.483). Postoperative mortality was not significantly associated with PNI (p=0.188) and NLR (p=0.465). For patients with NLR <2.5, 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates were at 86.0%, 86.1%, and 78.3%, respectively, while these rates were at 76.9%, 65.2%, and 24.8%, respectively, for patients with NLR >2.5 (p=0.028).
Conclusion: Results revealed a significant association of NLR with survival rates in elderly patients with NSCLC. NLR can be considered inexpensive, easily measurable, and reproducible marker that can be incorporated into routine clinical practice for guiding and optimizing treatment decisions in patients with NSCLC.
Arteterapia dla dzieci i młodzieży. Scenariusze zajęć
Authors: Karolak Wiesław
Published: August 2023

Arteterapia dla dzieci i młodzieży. Scenariusze zajęć może stanowić cenną pomoc dla nauczycieli, pedagogów, metodyków, arteterapeutów oraz studentów wielu specjalności pedagogicznych, edukacji artystycznej i arteterapii. Z tej publikacji, jak z przewodnika, mogą korzystać wszyscy, którzy prowadząc różne grupy zajęć, poszukują prostych i atrakcyjnych metod pracy, dających uczestnikom radość tworzenia i zwiększających efektywność działań twórczych. Książka składa się z dwóch części. Pierwsza ma charakter teoretyczny i wprowadzający – pozwala na poszerzenie i usystematyzowanie wiedzy dotyczącej arteterapii. Natomiast część druga zawiera scenariusze zajęć wraz z dokumentacją fotograficzną, ujęte w trzech blokach tematycznych: Zmysły, Cztery pory roku i Interakcje. Uczestnikami proponowanych warsztatów mogą być dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym i szkolnym oraz młodzież licealna.
Peran Modal Sosial pada Pengrajin Perahu Pulau Sewangi Kabupaten Barito Kuala
Authors: Dimas Asto Aji An’Amta  , Febrihada Febrihada Gahas Candramukti , Yusuf Hidayat  , Azmi Riyadi
Published: August 2023

Masyarakat sungai yang dicerminkan oleh suku Banjar menjadi citra yang melekat dikarenakan kondisi alamnya yang sangat dekat dengan sungai. Maka prasarana yang diperlukan adalah perahu sebagai transportasi penunjang aktivitas kesehariannya. Namun belakangan ini masyarakat mulai banyak beralih ke transportasi darat dan berimbas terhadap penjualan perahu. Berangkat dari sini penulis mengambil fokus tentang modal sosial produsen perahu dalam mempertahankan keberadaan mereka sebagai produsen perahu terutama di Kota Banjarmasin. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan modal sosial R. Putnam dan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data selama penelitian menggunakan wawancara mendalam dan pertanyaan terbuka dengan informan kunci, observasi lapangan dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan analsis data berupa reduksi data, trianggulasi waktu dan sumber. Kemudian melakukan penyajian data dan terakhir kesimpulan dari hasil penelitian ini. Dari hasil penelitian ini bahwa pengrajin perahu masih dapat produksi ditengah gempuran moda transportasi darat dikarenakan adanya modal sosial. Pertama, adanya kepercayaan yang saat ini masih terjaga baik antara pemilik dengan pekerja maupun pemilik dengan pemilik produksi. Kedua, adanya nilai/norma yang masih terjaga diantara pengrajin seperti bentuk gotong royong yang masih ada dengan istiliah lokal “mengulur”. Ketiga, jaringan sosial yang masih kuat antara pengrajin dengan pihak luar yang selama ini menjadi pemasok baik dari bahan baku maupun dengan konsumen yang menjadi pelanggan. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan agar pemerintah Daerah Barito Kuala agar lebih memperhatikan dan memfasilitasi berbagai keperluan para pengrajin perahu.
The Urgency of Social Studies Education in a Multicultural Society
Authors: Zainuddin Zurahmah
Published: August 2023

Multicultural society is a society that is synonymous with diversity. In Indonesia, diversity is a necessity which in the end does not only bring positive influences, but also negative influences attached to it. Because of the existing diversity, it does not only make Indonesia a unique country but at the same time creates frictions that can lead to the breakdown of unity which is the lofty ideal of the nation's founding fathers. Through IPS education, it is hoped that future generations will be able to survive amidst of increasingly complex frictions of a multicultural society. Instilling human values in diversity is the main goal of the expected learning process. This study uses the method of literature study. The data were obtained through various literature, both from books and journals related to the topics discussed and presented descriptively. Data obtained from various literatures were analyzed qualitatively. Therefore, the actualization of social studies education is a preventive step that can provide students with future generations in dealing with all problems of a multicultural society which in the end becomes an important thing in creating peace in a multicultural country.
Eco pedagogic Based on Local Wisdom as an Effort to Grow Students’ Ecological Awareness
Authors: Zahrawati Fawziah
Published: August 2023

Ecological awareness is an awareness that is important for someone to have as an effort to solve the problem of environmental crisis. This study aims to determine the portrait of students’ ecological awareness, the use of eco-pedagogy based on local wisdom to foster students’ ecological awareness, and the challenges faced by teachers in growing students’ ecological awareness. This research is a qualitative research conducted at SDN 16 Sayowang. Informants are school principals, teachers, staff, and students selected by purposive sampling. To obtain data interviewed, observation, and documentation. The validity of the data was obtained through triangulation of theories, methods, and sources. Next, the data is analyzed. This study found that the portrait of students’ ecological awareness can be seen from the ability to distinguish between organic and inorganic waste. Using local wisdom-based eco-pedagogy is carried out by utilizing school culture and through the learning process. The teacher takes as an example the traditions carried out by the local community and are related to the value of loving the environment, such as the appadekko tradition. To raise ecological awareness, it cannot be separated from the challenges faced by teachers, namely students who have diverse family backgrounds, students who have a diversity of characteristics and learning styles, as well as the influence of student association in society. The findings of this study can be an example of the use of local wisdom in instilling the value of loving the environment in students.
Social Harmonization Values and Local Wisdom in the Cathering Culture of Wedding Ceremonies in Madura
Authors: Khotijah Sitti , Hidayati Nurul , Annisa Anni
Published: August 2023

The sense of tolerance and community is highly upheld to create social harmony. However, as time went on, the community values were increasingly eroded due to the entry of a new culture, namely the catering culture which slowly shifted local traditions in the ceremonial marriage of the Madurese community, especially in kitchen matters which were originally cohesiveness, togetherness, intimacy, harmony, and high friendship become an individualist, hedonist society who prefers something instant and easy to put aside the values of harmonization among others. So, this study is intended to study further and more deeply about the values of social harmonization and local wisdom in the culture of catering wedding ceremonies in Madura. This research is qualitative approach with a descriptive study. The object of this research was Soloh Dajah Hamlet, Murtajih Village, Pademawu District, Pamekasan Regency. The results of the study state that: First, there are several values of the wedding ceremony as a locus of a social harmonization and local wisdom, namely: Religious values, kinship values, cohesiveness and cooperation values, and tolerance and solidarity values. Second, at Madurese wedding ceremonies, people tend to use catering services to make it easy. Third, the inequality that occurs in the values of social harmonization and local wisdom in the catering culture of Madurese wedding ceremonies, namely: The formation of apathy and bad views of society.
Case Study of Experiences with Transmediation for a Student with Learning Disabilities
Authors: Chang Lisa , Asselin Marlene
Published: August 2023

This case study explored the experiences with transmediation by a fourth grade student with learning disabilities (LD) and his teacher. Findings revealed that the student encountered mixed responses to his practices by the classroom community. Underlying these perspectives were issues of social capital contributing to the power dynamics of the classroom, and two contrastive provincial curriculum documents guiding classroom literacy instruction and assessment. Drawing on these findings, we discuss the nuances and complexities of transmediation for students with diverse learning needs.
Enhancing Relationality through Poetic Engagement with PhoneMe
Authors: Ahn Claire , Balyasnikova Natalia , Horst Rachel , James Kedrick , Morales Esteban , Takeda Yuya , Yung Effiam
Published: August 2023

This article explores the role of literary user preference and experience of contextualizing information in the interpretive responses to poems on PhoneMe, a social media web-platform and mobile app for place-based spoken word poetry. 137 education students in three Canadian universities participated by completing a survey that asked them to choose one of three stylistically distinct poems and subsequently introduced multimodal contextual information about the poet and location inspiring the poem. Findings indicate a productive tension between the reader/user’s interpretive agency with typographic text and the increasing relationality imposed by indexical, transmodal information, thus helping to update Reader Response theory.
Analisis Kebutuhan Pelatihan untuk Pengembangan Kompetensi Pelaku UMKM (Studi di Lembaga Perekonomian Nahdlatul Ulama Pamekasan)
Authors: Moh. Afnan Rahmaturrahman
Published: August 2023

This study aims to analyze the training needs for competency development of MSMEs assisted by the Lembaga Perekenomian Nahdlatul Ulama Pamekasan. This research uses an interpretative qualitative descriptive design based on applied research. Research data were obtained by in-depth interviews and the use of secondary data in the form of documents. Informants consisted of LPNU Pamekasan administrators and assisted MSMEs. The interviews were then transcribed and analyzed by organizing the data, reducing the rough data, presenting the data (display data), and interpreting the results and drawing conclusions. The results of this study reveal that there is a lack of competence of MSME actors and requires training content consisting of aspects of marketing, production and financial management. The training delivery method can be done in the form of online training, informal discussions, and workshops.
 Keywords: MSMEs, training, competency, training needs analysis
Kebijakan Berorientasi Misi untuk Mempromosikan Teknologi Digital dalam Mengatasi Ketimpangan Pendidikan dan Mendorong Pembangunan Inklusif di Brasil
Authors: Honorio Gomes de Souza Veronica
Published: August 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic's consequences have increased inequality and poverty around the world, making it harder to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. One of the main issues is the lack of education experienced by those who are mostly socioeconomically disadvantaged. Due to the technology gap, many underprivileged kids were left behind during the lockdown and school closure since access to the digital tools and infrastructure required to provide continuity of learning remotely was adopted and accessed unequally. For example, 5.5 million children and teenagers in Brazil didn't have access to education in 2020. The present and future of a generation, their families, and the economic and productive capacity of the entire society are all impacted by such a loss, which enlarges the educational gap that already existed in the nation. This situation demonstrates the necessity for governments to prioritise strong measures to close the digital gap in addition to reopening schools. These policies can encourage learning and inclusion of children and adolescents in the information age, which is influencing new methods of learning, working, and living. As a result, this article analyses the digital education gap in Brazil's context and offers suggestions to the ministry of education. The goal is to direct the creation of well-structured policies to make use of technological opportunities to develop the fundamental educational system. The ideas are based on mission-focused and frame 3 innovation strategies, with a particular emphasis on bolstering digital inclusion in basic education, which is essential to advancing social justice and the SDGs.  Keywords: Mission-Oriented Policy, Digital Technology, Educational Inequality, Inclusive Development
India's Withdrawal from RCEP: Understanding India's Independence Amid Trends in Global Economic Dependence
Authors: Satyakusuma Pasek Acyuta Diwangkara
Published: August 2023

The Indian government withdrew from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), citing the need to protect domestic small businesses. However, critics from liberalist intellectuals argued that India's justification of economic nationalism seemed weak and should not be adopted. This study then adopts a structuralist perspective to understand India's withdrawal and challenges the liberal view that sees it as a missed opportunity. The research question is formulated: amid current criticism of liberal groups against the government's protectionist justification, how does structuralism explain India's withdrawal from RCEP to justify the withdrawal? This essay employs the Dependency Theory, which highlights how RCEP's structure places India in a peripheral position and creates a dependency that threatens India. This article aims to defend the withdrawal of the Indian government and demonstrate the relevance of structuralism which is believed to be increasingly outdated in the theoretical debate between structuralism and liberalism in the Global Political Economy.
Keywords: Dependency Theory; Free Trade; India; RCEP; Structuralism
 
Pemerintah India menarik diri dari Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership  (RCEP) dengan alasan perlunya melindungi usaha kecil dalam negeri. Namun, justifikasi tersebut menuai kritik dari akademisi liberal yang berpendapat bahwa nasionalisme ekonomi India tampak lemah dan tidak layak diadopsi berdasarkan teori liberal. Kajian ini kemudian mengadopsi perspektif strukturalis untuk memahami penarikan diri India dan menantang pandangan liberal yang melihatnya sebagai peluang yang terlewatkan. Pertanyaan penelitian dirumuskan sebagai berikut: di tengah kritik kelompok liberal saat ini terhadap justifikasi proteksionis pemerintah, bagaimana strukturalisme menjelaskan penarikan India dari RCEP Untuk membenarkan penarikan? Artikel ini menggunakan Teori Ketergantungan, yang menyoroti bagaimana struktur RCEP menempatkan India pada posisi periferi dan menciptakan ketergantungan yang mengancam India. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk membela penarikan pemerintah India dan menunjukkan relevansi strukturalisme yang diyakini semakin usang dalam perdebatan teoretis antara strukturalisme dan liberalisme dalam Ekonomi Politik Global.
Kata kunci:  India; Pasar Bebas; RCEP; Strukturalisme; Teori Dependensi
UNHCR's Influence on Turkish Government Policies towards the Refugees Crisis
Authors: Muttaqien Audi Izzat , Muhammad Ali
Published: August 2023

This research examines the influence of UNHCR as an international institution on Turkey in global refugee governance. The Syrian war was the cause of the large influx of refugees to Europe, Turkey, as a transit country, received many refugees who came before they were forwarded to third countries. Turkey has become the most significant country in responding refugee crisis, especially the Syrian refugee crisis. This study used a qualitative method of reading critically and then being analyzed for interpretation. The data was collected through library research. The author uses an international regime theory to explain the role of international institutions in influencing actors' behaviors. The results found that UNHCR, as an international institution, influences Turkey's behavior in dealing with refugee issues. UNHCR standards and refugee regulations affect Turkey to adjust and adopt policies in the field of education, temporary protection regulations, and policy standards for refugees with a certain sexual orientation. Even though UNHCR influences the Turkish government, referring to the theory as an international institution, UNHCR's role is not binding and intervening in Turkish policies. Hence, the policies adopted by the Turkish government are their own decisions because the policies also follow their goals.
Keywords: International Institution, Policy Influence, Refugee, Turkey, UNHCR
 
Penelitian ini mengkaji pengaruh UNHCR sebagai lembaga internasional terhadap Turki dalam tata kelola pengungsi global. Perang Suriah menjadi penyebab masuknya pengungsi dalam jumlah besar ke Eropa, Turki sebagai negara transit banyak menerima pengungsi yang datang sebelum diteruskan ke negara ketiga. Turki menjadi negara yang paling signifikan dalam merespon krisis pengungsi, khususnya krisis pengungsi Suriah. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif membaca secara kritis kemudian dianalisis untuk interpretasi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui studi kepustakaan. Penulis menggunakan teori rezim internasional untuk menjelaskan peran lembaga internasional dalam memengaruhi perilaku aktor. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa UNHCR sebagai lembaga internasional memengaruhi perilaku Turki dalam menangani isu pengungsi. Standar UNHCR dan peraturan pengungsi memengaruhi Turki untuk menyesuaikan dan mengadopsi kebijakan di bidang pendidikan, peraturan perlindungan sementara, dan standar kebijakan bagi pengungsi dengan orientasi seksual tertentu. Meskipun UNHCR memengaruhi Pemerintah Turki, mengacu pada teori sebagai lembaga internasional, peran UNHCR tidak mengikat dan mengintervensi kebijakan Turki. Oleh karena itu, kebijakan yang diambil oleh Pemerintah Turki adalah keputusan mereka sendiri karena kebijakan tersebut juga sesuai tujuan mereka.
Kata-kata kunci: Institusi Internasional, Pengaruh Kebijakan, Pengungsi, Turki, UNHCR