bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Word-of-art: The relationship between destination image and art
Authors: Borlido Tiago , Kastenholz Elisabeth
Published: January 2023

Destination image is a prominent topic in tourism research. While art’s importance in marketing has been highlighted by some authors ever since Gartner (1994) included it in his taxonomy of image formation agents, a systematic literature review on the relationship between art and destination image is still lacking. This paper thus explores this relationship through a qualitative systematic literature review of Scopus-indexed research published between 1960 and 2020 concerning this theme, discussing the main findings and methodologies utilized. Results show that different art forms have been the object of diverse types of research throughout the years, with cinema standing out as the most studied art form, while painting, sculpture and the performing arts have barely been approached in the destination image literature. Overall, the impact of semiotic qualities in art on destination image has been proven in several studies, and the concept of “word-of-art” is suggested to accommodate these findings. Gaps and future avenues of research are identified.
COMPARISON OF PROLONGATION OF ANALGESIA AND CONSUMPTION OF OPIOIDS IN PATIENTS GIVEN SAB WITH LOCAL ANESTHESIA ALONE VERSUS WITH TRAMADOL AS ADJUVANT THERAPY UNDERGOING LOWER LIMB SURGERY
Authors: SHEIKH NG , JAVED HM , SHEIKH MG , AVAIS B , BUTT Z , JAMSHAID B
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not adding intrathecal tramadol to bupivacaine for lower limb procedures increased the duration of analgesia and decreased the mean post-operative opioid intake. This research was carried out between June 1 and November 30, 2022, in the Department of Anaesthesiology at Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital in Gujrat, Pakistan. Non-probabilistic sequential sampling was used to pick the patients. One hundred patients from the ASA I, II, and III categories who met the inclusion criteria and were scheduled for lower limb surgery were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The tramadol-bupivacaine group (T) was given 15 milligrams of tramadol and 10 milligrams of bupivacaine (0.5 percent). In comparison, the bupivacaine-alone group (B) was given 1 milliliter of saline and 10 milligrams of bupivacaine (0.5 percent). The duration of analgesia was recorded by tracking the time until the patient first asked for pain medication. The average amount of opioid analgesia taken by both groups in the first 24 hours after surgery was also compared. SPSS version 22 was used for the data analysis. Anesthesia lasted much longer, 174.26 ± 15.21 minutes in the tramadol group, compared to 132.5 ± 14.48 minutes in the bupivacaine group. (p = 0.006). As expected, there was a significant (p 0.001) reduction in 24-hour opioid intake (308.2 ± 23.8) in group T compared to group B (470.5 ±36.2mg). This research confirmed that intrathecal tramadol (15mg) could be safely used with bupivacaine in subarachnoid blocking to increase the duration of analgesia and reduce the need for opioids in the post-operative period following lower limb procedures.
On Some Properties of Dedekind Lattices
Authors:   Umm Al-Qura Univerity, Mekka, Saudi Arabia, Othman Khadija Ben
Published: January 2023

The objective of this paper is to study the Dedekind lattices, where we prove if is a -lattice and domain, then will be a Dedekind domain if and only if every non zero maximal element is invertible. On the other hand, we prove that if is a domain and -lattices, then is a dedehind domain if and only if is a UFD lattices and every non zero prime element is maximal.
A Study of Neutrosophic Real Analysis by Using the One-Dimensional Geometric AH-Isometry
Authors:   Faculty of Science, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria, Abobala Mohammad ,   Department of Mathematical Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria, Zeina Mohamed Bisher
Published: January 2023

The objective of this paper is to study and define the neutrosophic real functions with one neutrosophic variable depending on the geometric isometry (AH-Isometry), with a lot of concepts from real analysis including continuality, differentiability, integrability. We have presented the formal forms of different popular functions in neutrosophic environment like logarithmic function, exponential function, trigonometric functions. Rising neutrosophic numbers to any power is well defined including rising to neutrosophic powers.
A Study of a Neutrosophic Differential Equation by Using the One-Dimensional Geometric AH-Isometry
Authors:   Departement of  Mathematics, port said, Egypt, Salamah Ahmed ,   Departement of  Mathematics, Albaath University,Homs, Syria,   Departement of  Mathematics, Albaath University,Homs, Syria, Alaswad Malath F , Dallah Rasha
Published: January 2023

In this paper, the definition of a Neutrosophic Differential Equation by Using the One-Dimensional Geometric AH-Isometry. The main objective is define a Neutrosophic identical linear differential equation and Neutrosophic non-homogeneous linear differential equation and find solutions for this equation.
Imagistic Care
Authors: Stevenson Lisa , Desjarlais Robert
Published: January 2023

How can imagistic inquiries help us understand the complex entanglements of self and other, dependence and independency, frailty and charisma, notions of good and bad aging, and norms and practices of care in old age? And how can imagistic inquiries offer grounds for critique? These are some of the questions that run though the chapters in this book as authors consider the imagistic in diverse ways. Contributors variously consider the body as a speaking image, the imagistic as gesture and signature, imaginations of self and other, imagistic fences, steps and plastic bags, resonance images, unchanging images that ossify, haunting images that persist over generations, and drawings that live underneath a visible surface. The authors' explorations have emerged from in-depth investigations of life among elderly who age in challenging and uncertain circumstances in Denmark, Kyrgyzstan, Uganda, US, and among exiled Tibetans in Dharamsala, India. The book is also the result of an extended interdisciplinary dialogue. The chapters and the drawings that accompany them grew out of conversations and collaborations that took place over several years among a group of anthropologists, philosophers, and artists.
On the Silent Anarchy of Intimacy
Authors: Dyring Rasmus
Published: January 2023

In this chapter, I propose a critical phenomenology of the still modes of life with dementia. Still life, I argue, is not stale life. Stillness resonates. Breathes and pulsates. In a series of ethnographic “resonance images” sketched during fieldwork at a dementia unit in Denmark, I attempt to capture such potentiated, intermediary spaces of resonance to explore registers of life that are generally and profoundly at work in human experience, but often eclipsed in the commotion of daily life and outshouted in the common sense discourses that delimit our shared worlds. I will conclude by sketching some implications of these analyses for the ethics of dementia care.
Obscene Gestures
Authors: Lawrence Patrick
Published: January 2023

This interdisciplinary study of twentieth-century American culture examines the popular afterlives of novels, plays, and photographs deemed obscene to reveal racial, gendered, and sexual disparities in how such texts are received. The major Supreme Court precedents for obscenity were argued at the same time as the cultural upheaval of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, with the result that obscenity challenges and prosecutions became entangled with social justice movements through the rest of the century. Starting with early post-war touchstone cases and continuing through the Civil Rights, Feminist, and LGBTQ+ movements, Obscene Gestures demonstrates on one level that breaking sexual taboos in literary and cultural works often comes with cultural cache and increased sales. In that sense, contra conventional wisdom, obscenity often benefits publishers and creators in the long term. However, the route to these benefits is easier for majoritarian authors, whose place in the nation is more secure, than it is for marginalized creators, who must navigate stereotypes of othering and exclusion that raise the stakes of breaking the rules. The insights generated by this study contribute to the fields of American Literature and American Studies by highlighting how legal discourses around free speech served to prop up a power status quo in the second half of the twentieth century, even though permissive legal standards hamstrung prosecutions. In addition, the book breaks new ground by considering issues of race as a key component of obscenity debates.
Short text classification applied to item description: Some methods evaluation
Authors: Darú Gilsiley Henrique , Motta Felipe Daltrozo da Motta , Castelo Antonio , Loch Gustavo Valentim
Published: January 2023

The increasing demand for information classification based on content in the age of social media and e-commerce has led to the need for automated product classification using their descriptions. This study aims to evaluate various techniques for this task, with a focus on descriptions written in Portuguese. A pipeline is implemented to preprocess the data, including lowercasing, accent removal, and unigram tokenization. The bag of words method is then used to convert text into numerical data, and five classification techniques are applied: argmaxtf, argmaxtfnorm, argmaxtfidf from information retrieval, and two machine learning methods logistic regression and support vector machines. The performance of each technique is evaluated using simple accuracy via thirty-fold cross validation. The results show that logistic regression achieves the highest mean accuracy among the evaluated techniques.
ECOEFICIÊNCIA E METODOLOGIA SEIS SIGMA
Authors: Lopes Silva Gabriele , Antônio Ferreira Marco , Fidelis Reginaldo
Published: January 2023

O tratamento da água no Brasil, para consumo humano, realizado pelas estações de tratamento de água (ETAs), apresentam os seguintes processos: coagulação, floculação, decantação, filtração, desinfecção, correção química e fluoretação. Estes processos podem ser otimizados visando o aumento da eficiência operacional. A metodologia utilizada neste trabalho foi a bibliográfica e a prospecção de um modelo com a simulação do seu funcionamento baseada em dados hipotéticos de ETA. Portanto o resultado desse estudo apresenta uma aplicação da metodologia seis sigma à uma ETA, demonstrando que a evolução pode ser gradativa pois para uma produção de 2,58 milhões de m3/mês, o volume de água produzido na ETA em conformidade seria de aproximadamente 1,95 milhões de m3/mês e o volume não conforme seria de 990,6 mil de m3/mês. Caso a ETA obtenha um nível Seis Sigma de excelência, a operação de tratamento de água deveria apresentar apenas 3,4 defeitos a cada um milhão de oportunidades, resultando em um rendimento de 99,9997%. Nestas condições, o volume de água produzido em conformidade seria de 2,58 milhões de m3/mês e o volume não conforme seria de apenas 7,75 m3/mês.
ECOINOVATION PRACTICES AND THE SOCIOTECHNICAL TRANSITION IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
Authors: Denes dos Santos Danielle , Adélia Becker Cristiane
Published: January 2023

The world is sensitive to unbridled consumption that impacts on sustainability. Eco-innovation has been shown to be an approach that seeks to understand sustainable innovations as an alternative to the economic development of societies. The main contribution of this paper is to describe how the system of eco innovation practices was developed in the process of socio-technical transition to sustainability in a construction company. From a qualitative approach we describe how eco-innovation practices are developed in a construction company with socio-technical theory and social practice theory. This analysis allowed us to understand how eco-innovation practices are developed, considering points that delay or stimulate the transition to sustainability. The results showed some intersections with niche, regime and landscape, many of them stimulating sustainability and others slowing down. We also included an amplification of the theory by showing that the intersections that stimulate are more organized in practices, and those that delay find strong barriers in the regime.
ECOINOVAÇÃO PARA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR
Authors: Bauer Zavelinski Joana Eliza , Cavalcante Nascimento Thiago , Torres Barros Batinga de Mendonça Andréa
Published: January 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo compreender, a partir da abordagem da ecoinovação, os impactos da adoção de lodo de esgoto como fertilizante agrícola por produtores paranaenses. O argumento teórico que sustenta a pesquisa é que o processo de ecoinovação envolve melhorias econômicas, ambientais e sociais na empresa e para os usuários do programa, o que consequentemente, pode proporcionar melhorias para a sociedade. Foi realizada pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa e caráter descritivo, por meio da realização de um estudo de caso, no qual a coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevistas e análise documental. Os princípios da ecoinovação foram atendidos, considerando os impactos apresentados nas dimensões estudadas. No âmbito da ecoinovação, houve antecipação de normas e regulamentos promovida pelo programa, ou seja, o desenvolvimento de iniciativas que culminaram na formulação de instrumentos normativos específicos para regulamentação da atividade no Estado do Paraná e no país. Para os agricultores houve a constatação nos relatos de aumento de produtividade e renda entre os que usufruíram do lodo de esgoto. A ecoinovação influenciou o desenvolvimento econômico, ambiental e social da empresa, dos agricultores e da comunidade em que estão inseridos.
Native Danish listeners’ evaluation of English accents
Authors: Vesterlund Steffen Graversen , Bohn Ocke-Schwen
Published: January 2023

This paper examines native Danish listeners' attitudes towards five native English accents and some of the factors which are likely to influence listeners' evaluations. Forty-seven native Danish listeners participated in a verbal guise test in which they rated samples from five English varieties on status/competence (the power dimension), solidarity and voice quality dimensions, and had to guess the speaker's origin: Standard Southern British English (SSBE), General American (GA), Australian English (AUS), Scottish English (SCO), and Southern US English (SUS). Additionally, the listeners stated their accent preference and responded to questions regarding their English media consumption. The standard varieties SSBE and GA were rated highly on the power dimension, but downgraded on solidarity. The varieties AUS, SCO, and SUS were rated more positively on solidarity, but downgraded on power. SUS was correctly identified most frequently, followed by SSBE and GA, while the listeners had problems identifying SCO and AUS correctly. Accent preference and English media consumption were related to some of the individual traits, and the listeners' ability to identify GA correctly was related to their English media consumption. Overall, the present results suggest that future studies should examine the influence of media consumption on attitudes towards accents in greater detail.
Functions of legal contracts. An analysis of macrostructure and speech acts in contracts represented by the example of German tenancy contracts
Authors: Larsen Aase Voldgaard
Published: January 2023

In this paper, the realization of fundamental functions of legal contracts is studied. To this purpose, the macrostructure of the contract (Gläser 1990) is analyzed, and the text part segments that occur in contracts are mapped and described, focusing on the speech acts that are being performed. The corpus of the survey consists of 23 German tenancy contracts, of which some form part of the mapping and some are selected for further exemplary analysis. Genre analysis is the point of departure of this study to look further into the functional element, using the notions of macrostructure and speech acts. A contract text fundamentally realizes two overall functions; firstly, it creates a legal relationship between the contract parties, and secondly, it establishes the rights and obligations of the two parties. Realizations of the latter function by far takes up the greatest part of the contract text, and the contract often provides answers to a lot of questions about what the parties can, must and must not do, as the norms of the contract process itself are established. The contract texts, used in practice, are usually very extensive when it comes to legal provisions, but in fact only very few text part segments are obligatory and genre constitutive, while most of the text part segments are optional. The investigation seeks to categorize the text part segments and show their individual contribution to the fulfillment of the overall functional complex of the contract. More precisely, the paper seeks to investigate which text part segments are obligatory and which are optional, which lexical features are characteristic in each of the text part segments as well as to what extent variations occur.
Obsesity: a view on treatment
Authors: Campassi Bonini Luca , Antônio Alves Consoleto Lucas , Maluli Maluf Silva Lucas , Sartori de Oliveira Souza Mateus , Mendes Soares Vinícius , Ribas Filho Durval
Published: January 2023

Obesity is a disease stigmatized by society in general. Many tend not to consider it a disease, which makes it difficult to treat and worsens the pandemic generated by this condition. Considering the seriousness with which health professionals must face this problem, a form was applied to 511 Brazilian academic medical students, to understand how these students see this disease and how to treat it. The results showed that there is a tendency for incoming students to opt for diet therapy associated with physical exercises, while students further on consider the use of drugs associated with diet therapy and physical exercises the best strategy. This shows the importance of medical schools providing solid information about obesity and its treatment, showing that in certain cases it is not enough for the patient to follow a diet and exercise. This change in the view of health professionals, therefore, would be a way to fight the pandemic in question.
Maintenance, Improvement, and Supervision of Annex Campuses: An Evaluative Study
Authors:   https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6653-6148, rome.moralista@gsc.edu.ph, Guimaras State University Philippines, ASEAN, B. Moralista, Ph.D Rome , B. Rueda, Ph.D Roger , M. Martir, Ph.D Erly , M. Artajo, Ph.D Tommy , G. Berondo, Ed.D Ronilo , R. Vilbar, Ph.D Helen
Published: January 2023

To evaluate the maintenance, improvement, and oversight of the school enable to better meet its educational needs. A descriptive-evaluative study was conducted with a focus on the level and relationship of maintenance, improvement, and supervising activities of top-level management of annex campuses. There were 21 non-faculty employees working at Guimaras State College who served as respondents. Findings revealed that most respondents strongly agreed on the degree of management responsible for school maintenance. It is always highly satisfactory in terms of improvement and supervision. However, maintenance has a negative correlation with improvement, but a large positive correlation with the level of supervision. Lastly, improvement is strongly correlated with supervision. Keywords: Maintenance, Improvement, and Supervision
Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Transformational Leadership in Selected Academic Institutions in the Kathmandu, Nepal
Authors:   pbrt426@gmail.com, b.hemlal@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4950-9855, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6512-1685, Centre of Lighting and Energy Efficiency Studies, Lecture, Department of Electrical Engineering, Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Royal University of Bhutan, School of Business, ITM University, Gwalior, India 28, Yeti Health Science Academy (YHSA), Kathmandu, Nepal, Thapa Pramila , Bhattarai Hemlal , Bharti Dr. Vandana , Khanal Josana
Published: January 2023

Emotional intelligence and transformational leadership are well-liked academic disciplines. This paper examined the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on transformational leadership (TL) in selected academic institutions in Kathmandu, Nepal using a cross-sectional strategy. A total of 133 academic managers from different academic institutions served as respondents of the study through Cochran’s method. Convenient sampling with a five-point modified Likert scale to answer 20 validated emotional intelligence questions and 25 validated transformational leadership questionnaires. Statistical tools such as simple percent, mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, MANOVA, and linear regression were used to investigate and interpret the data. The regression data analysis revealed that emotional intelligence has an impact on the transformational leadership (r= 0.749). R Square= 0.561, Ad (R Square) = 0.557, P > 0.05. In this study, ANOVA and MANOVA tests were also used to find associations between demographic variables and emotional intelligence. Findings unveiled that there is a significant difference between different academic fields and emotional intelligence, while MANOVA Analysis revealed that there is a significant difference between gender and EI. Evidence suggests that both EI and TL are critical traits for boosting intellectual capacity, communication, and compassion. As a result, academic-related organizations should invest in building and improving EI and competence among academic managers, as well as performing additional studies in different parts of Nepal using a wide sample and qualitative technique to better comprehend in-depth data. Keywords: Transformational leadership (TL), Emotional Intelligence (EI), gender, Academic Manager
Project Tala (Technology-Based Activity and Learning Assistant): An Intervention to Maximize Performance of ICT Learners in Modular Distance Learning
Authors:   https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0000-9331, vriginkathleen.cupo@deped.gov.ph, Lemery Senior High School, Batangas, Philippines, D. Cupo Vrigin Kathleen
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to develop an intervention to maximize the performance of ICT 12-Shannon learners in Computer Programming during the first semester of S.Y. 2021-2022. The study involved 56 learners to gather data and utilized the descriptive research design. Based on the findings, learners experienced difficulties in Computer Programming specifically in one of the learning competencies during the second quarter which is Applying the basics of the java language. To address this problem, the researcher utilized chatbot technology and came up with Project TALA (Technology-based Activity and Learning Assistant) which provides interactive and immediate responses when prompted by learners and delivers the content of the learning activity sheet. It is an automated instructional material that can be accessed by learners through the messenger application. The learner should provide the lesson code to prompt TALA to deliver the lesson. There will be two options on how to go through the lesson; text/image format and video format. The content is based on the learning activity sheet for week six of the second quarter with the learning competency of applying the basics of the java language. TALA can also provide supplementary learning materials and additional examples of the lesson. Learners are expected to give their answers to the activity in real-time. After the implementation of Project TALA, it was revealed that there is an improvement in the performance of the learners as revealed by Pre-Test and Post-Test results. With this result, the researcher recommends TALA be replicated in other learning areas. Keywords: intervention, technology-based, chatbot, interactive
Boli gorritik hodei kooperatibora. Berriz ere zuzenketarekin...
Authors: Cassany Daniel
Published: January 2023

Sakabanaketa digitalaren garaian, ikasleen idazkien zuzenketak beharrezkoa bezain astuna izaten jarraitzen du, bai eta konplexuagoa, teknikoagoa eta askotarikoagoa ere. Online programa espezifikoak erabiltzen ditugu, hiztegiak eta itzultzaile automatikoak kontsultatzen ditugu; eta, horrez gain, beste egile batzuekin ere lankidetzan aritzen gara edo Wikipediatik “kopiatu eta itsatsi” egiten dugu. Betiko aholkuak (zuzendu ikasteko, hitz egin ikaslearekin) baliozkoak dira oraindik ere, baina berrikuntza teknologikoak bata bestearen atzetik datozkigu eta ez dugu argi zer egin.
Assessment of the Correlations between Interleukin-6 and 10 Levels and Mortality in Patients with Sepsis
Authors: Akkaya Oya , Mutlu Nurser , Koylu Ramazan , Akilli Nazire , Koylu Oznur , Eryilmaz Mehmet
Published: January 2023

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-6/IL-10 ratio and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE-II), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores and mortality in patients with sepsis.
Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 50 patients (median age: 75 years) presented to the Intensive Care Unit of the Emergency Department between January 2019 and December 2019 with sepsis. Blood samples were taken from all patients on day 1 and day 3. The IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α levels, APACHE-II, SOFA, and GCS scores were recorded on a data collection form.
Results: The deceased and the survived groups significantly differed in day-1 (p = 0.013) and day-3 IL-6 (p = 0.016) levels, day-1 IL-6/IL-10 ratio (p = 0.029) and gender. On the other hand, there was no significant difference between the groups in day-1 and day-3 IL-10 levels and day-3 IL-6/IL-10 ratio. The GCS score was significantly lower in the deceased group than in the survived group (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: High IL-6 levels and high IL-6/IL-10 ratios on the day of diagnosis with sepsis were found to be correlated with mortality. IL-6 level may be particularly useful for predicting mortality if used in combination with scoring systems such as the GCS and different clinical parameters.
Comparison of the effects of implant locations and overdenture designs on the implants and bone stress: a finite element analysis
Authors: zelce Elifnur , Tokar Emre , Karacaer zg
Published: January 2023

Objective
The effects of implant locations and prosthesis design (palate less, full palate) on stress values of the implant and bone in maxillary overdenture prostheses were examined and compared with finite element analysis.
Material and Methods
Full palate and palate less four implant supported finite element overdenture models have created with different implant locations (M1: bilateral lateral 1. premolar, M2: canine 2. premolar, M3: 1. premolar 1. Molar). Static loads have applied with food stuff method on 1. Molar region. Von mises stress on implants and implant parts, maximum and minimum principal stress generated in peri-implant bone have calculated with finite element analysis method (FEA).
Results
As a result, it was observed that the palate less design creates more stress on the implants and bone compared to the full palate design. In addition, stress formation was observed to be higher in models with implant positions are posterior.
Conclusion
In implant supported overdentures (ISO), palatal coverage ensures more balanced distribution of stresses occurring around the implants and implant parts, regardless of the location of the supporting implants.
The Predictive Ability of Hematologic Parameters for In-hospital Mortality In Patients Presenting With Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: zcan Sevgi , nmez Esra
Published: January 2023

Introduction
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the leading causes of mortality. Components of complete blood count indicate thrombotic and/or inflammatory status in various clinical conditions. In this study, we aimed to evaluate if hematological parameters could predict in-hospital mortality in patients presenting with PE.
Methods
Patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute PE in our tertiary center between 2016 and 2022 were involved in this retrospective study. Hematologic parameters obtained on admission were analayzed. PESI scores were calculated and comparative statistical and regression analyses were obtained.
Results
There were 254 patients (37.4% male). Thirty-eight patients (14.9%) were died in-hospital and formed ‘non-survivors’ group. NLr and RDW were found as independent risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Our results revealed a strong correlation between hematological parameters and PESI risk score and a cut off value of 5.9 for NLr was associated with 68.4% sensitivity and 68.1% specificity; besides that, cut off value of 14.1 for RDW was associated with 68.4% sensitivity and 62.6% specificity in prediction of in-hospital mortality.
Conclusion
Our current study showed that hematological parameters, assessed by routine blood count analysis, may serve as a promising and useful marker to foresee in-hospital mortality in patients presenting thru acute PE especially when used additive to validated risk scores.
Artificial Cystitis Model: The Response of Sprague-Dawley Rats’ Bladder To Surfactant Instillation
Authors: yesildal cumhur , yilmaz omer , yenigurbuz serkan , sade ayse , kizilkan yunus , albayrak ahmet , ilgi musab
Published: January 2023

Abstract

Objectives:
Chemical cystitis is a disease that causes mortality and morbidity. It’s treatment is really difficult. We aimed to present a low-cost, successful, easy-to-access, and easily applicable treatment option for the treatment of this disease.

Materials and Methods:
16 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups. 1 group is a sham group, 2’nd is saline, 3’rd surfactant before chemical cystitis, and 4’th group is surfactant after chemical cystitis. On the 4th day, all groups are sacrificed and their bladders are sent for histochemical examination. The pathological data of the subjects were evaluated according to the levels of hemorrhage, edema, inflammation, and congestion. Data were evaluated by scoring between 0-2. 0 none, 1 Moderate, and 2 highly present.

Results:
There was no statistically significant difference found between the groups in terms of all parameters (p=0.111). The difference was not found statistically significant in the pairwise comparison of the groups (p>0.05).

Conclusion:
Surfactant had no preventive or therapeutic effect on the chemical cystitis developed in mice. The simple saline application seems to be more effective.
A new designed slit mesh method with the least recurrence and complication rate in laparoscopic hernia surgery
Authors: Aktruk Remzi , z Serdar
Published: January 2023

Background: The aim of our study is to determine the method with the least recurrence and complication rate in laparoscopic hernia surgery. For this reason, the purpose of cutting the graft is to give it a closer and appropriate shape to the anatomy and thus to minimize the recurrence rate.
Methods: A total of 142 patients with hernias, 135 men and 7 women, were included in the study. The cases were divided into two groups; the conventional shape of the graft was applied to the first group without slit, in the second group; the graft was cut in the middle to spread around the pampiniform plexus, and the hernia sac and pampiniform plexus were dissected, and then spread around the pampiniform plexus with slit. The methods of spreading around the inguinal cord by cutting versus spreading on the inguinal cord without cutting were compared.
Results: While the slit mesh status of those with postoperative testicular edema was 100% present and 0% absent, and a statistically significant difference was determined between the groups (p=0.027). The patients' time to return home after surgery was statistically significantly higher in the slit mesh present group compared to the absent group (p=0.001). A statistically significant difference was found when those who did not have reoperation and those who had reoperation status were compared (p=0.044).
Conclusion: It was concluded that this new approach minimizes early and late recurrences with faster recovery after repair of laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia. We suggest a slit mesh method by changing the shape and spreading the mesh without using any fixation material can also be used as a fixation method such as self-adhesive mesh and fibrin glue.
Evaluation of Panoramic Radiographs of Totally Edentulous Jaws: A Retrospective Study
Authors: ksel brahim , nda Ali , z Mehmet , ven Mehmet
Published: January 2023

Aim:
This retrospective study aimed to determine the incidence of random findings in digital panoramic images acquired from edentulous patients presenting for conventional prosthetic rehabilitations or implant-supported dentures.
Materials and Methods:
In this retrospective study, of the patients aged 16 years and older, 950 of 1100 panoramic films were evaluated by two maxillofacial radiologists (MA and IBY) in ambient light on an LCD monitor. The final classification and radiographic status of each finding were recorded after inter-observer consensus. Radiographs with low image quality and artifacts that did not include the demographic information of the patients were not included in the study. In the present study; impacted teeth, root remnants, radiolucent (RL) lesions, radiopaque (RO) lesions (including idiopathic osteosclerosis), foreign bodies, crest atrophies, soft tissue calcifications, maxillary sinus opacities, and Stafne bone defects were examined. Lesions affecting the alveolar region were divided into three regions as anterior (incisors and canines region), premolars and molars region.
Results:
Tonsillitis was observed in a total of 55 individuals, 26 men and 29 women. Sialolith was seen in a total of 3 patients, 2 male and 1 female, but phleboliths were not found in any of them. Styloid ligament ossification(SLO) was seen in a total of 125 patients, 69 of these cases were female and 56 were male, however calcified atherosclerotic plaque is the most common calcification with 156 individuals and a rate of 16.4% among calcifications. Laryngeal cartilage calcification, which is seen in 36 female and 23 male individuals.
Conclusion: The outcome of this study indicated that the ratio of advantageous findings fixed in digital panoramic images of totally edentulous patients was highly rated. There are indispensable for patients with total edentulism such as routine use and careful examination of panoramic images.
The Psychosocial Well-being of Children with Fragile X Syndrome: Psychopathology, Autism Spectrum Disorder Comorbidity and the Role of Caregivers' Perceived Social Support
Authors: ru Hicran , Kahraman i
Published: January 2023

Objective: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a rare genetic disease that can have several intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here, we aim to examine psychopathology in children with FXS and investigate the relationship between children's psychosocial well-being and socio-demographic factors, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comorbidity, and the type and level of caregivers' perceived social support.
Materials and Method: Twenty-six children aged 5-18 years with FXS and 26 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HC) were included. DSM-5-based clinical interviews were conducted with all participants. We also collected parent ratings of health-related quality of life indexes and perceived social support levels and types.
Results: The mean age of children with FXS was 10.9 ± 3.5 years, and the mean age of healthy comparisons (HC, n= 26) was 11.8 ± 2.6 years. In the FXS group, 84.6% had comorbid psychiatric disorders, and 65.3% had intellectual disability. FXS group displayed lower psychosocial and total quality of life scores than the HC group. Also, there was significant positive correlations between childrens' psychosocial well-being and "significant others" (rp = 0.502, p = 0.009) and total perceived support scores (rp = 0.448, p = 0.022). The most influential factor related to the psychosocial well-being in children with FXS was ASD comorbidity (F= 30.6, R2, 0.543, p<0.001).
Conclusion: Providing support to mothers of children with FXS may positively affect the children's health outcomes, especially psychosocial well-being.
A Study on Personal Financial Planning in UK and India with the Help of Case Studies
Authors:   GIDC Rajju Shroff ROFEL Institute of Management Studies, Vapi, India, Singhvi Aabha S , Chetanbhai Solanki Harshit ,   GIDC Rajju Shroff ROFEL Institute of Management Studies, Vapi, Masters in Business Administration (Finance), Valwada, India, S. Kansara Parth ,   GIDC Rajju Shroff ROFEL Institute of Management Studies, Vapi, Masters in Business Administration (Finance), Bilimora, India
Published: January 2023

Financial planning is becoming one of the most important parts of life in the world. In this study, we discuss about personal financial planning, financial literacy, and software applications. We have done this by examining two scenarios: India and the UK. For this study, we took cases of personal financial planning done in the UK and India to gain clarity. We had joined an organization to understand this topic and prepare this research paper. We tried to find out how financial planning is done in the UK and what type of software is used by UK people to invest and plan their future. Similarly, we have studied which type of software and method was used to invest and plan future by Indian people; we also found out how Indian and UK organizations provided financial services and which method they used, as well as how the different government rules and regulation effected personal financial planning in both countries. We have done this topic based on case study by using real-time case. We also try to study the differences between Indian people and UK people toward future planning and investment.
Dimenzie environmentálnej zodpovednosti
Authors: Šrobár Štefan
Published: January 2023

Global changes are taking place in our world that worry us. In the environmental field, these include climate change, water pollution and soil devastation. Deforestation is also a problem. Responsibility is a phenomenon of morality and a fundamental category of ethics. It is essential to take responsibility for sustaining life on our planet, which is home not only to humans but to all living beings.
Policy Brief: Transformando a Amazônia através de 'Arcos de Restauração'
Authors: Barlow Jos , Anderson Liana , Berenguer Erika , Brancalion Pedro , Carvalho Nathalia , Ferreira Joice , Garrett Rachael , Jakovac Catarina , Nascimento Nathália , Peña-Claros Marielos , Rodrigues Ricardo , Valentim Judson F , Leite Lucas Isabella
Published: January 2023

Existe uma necessidade urgente de restauração em larga escala na Amazônia, região que tem sofrido por décadas com a deterioração de suas condições ecológicas e encontra-se em situação de fragilidade diante das mudanças climáticas. A restauração em escala pode ser alcançada através de sete objetivos complementares: (a) Alcançar o desmatamento zero até 2030; (b) Evitar a degradação florestal; (c) Restaurar florestas em áreas protegidas; (d) Restaurar florestas em terras devolutas; (e) Restaurar áreas em propriedades privadas que tenham sido desmatadas acima do limite permitido por lei; (f) Restaurar a cobertura florestal além da conformidade legal; e (g) Restauração sustentável de terras agrícolas degradadas.
The Virtual Interactive Learning Model using Imagineering Process via Metaverse
Authors: Kongpha Rattanakul , Chatwattana Pinanta
Published: January 2023

The virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process as a tool to promote happy learning for digital age learners. The concept is based on the combination of virtual learning environment and metaverse in order to create learning experience via virtual community. The objectives of this research are (1) to study and synthesise the conceptual framework of the virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process via metaverse, (2) to develop the virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process via metaverse, and (3) to study the results after using the virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process via metaverse. The participants in this research include seven experts from various institutions, all of whom are specialised in the design and development of instruction models and instruction systems. The research tools consist of (1) the virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process via metaverse, and (2) the evaluation form on the suitability of the virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process via metaverse. The results, which are in consistence with the expectation of the researchers, show that (1) this research can be used as a guideline to develop the virtual interactive learning system using imagineering process via metaverse, which can promote happy learning, and it consists of six steps of imagineering process integrated with learning through virtual environments via metaverse; thereby, users can interact in the virtual world and exchange knowledge with one other through virtual reality technology, (2) the overall suitability of the development of the virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process via metaverse (overall elements) is at the very high level, and (3) the overall suitability of the development of the virtual interactive learning model using imagineering process via metaverse is at the very high level.
Penerapan Naïve Bayes Guna Mendiagnosa Kesehatan Pada Atlet Binaraga
Authors: Maulina Tria Audina Gultom  , Yuni Rahma
Published: January 2023

Cedera merupakan suatu kerusakan struktur pada fungsi tubuh dikarenakan paksaan tekanan fisik bisa juga kimiawi. Cedera sendiri terjadi pada kerusakan anatomi dan fungsi normal yang disebabkan kondisi patologis. Cedera fisik disaat ketika pada tubuh manusia mengalami sebuah penurunan energi secara tiba-tiba dengan jumlah melebihi ambang batas dari toleransi fisiologis dikarenakan akibat kekurangan elemen esensial seperti oksigen. Cedera biasa yang diabaikan selama bertahun-tahun memiliki konsekuensi terus-menerus. Mayoritas masalah cedera pada kaki yang bersifat berat dan dapat mempengaruhi posisi pada tulang jika cedera pada kaki tidak cepat ditangani. Tulang yang rusak dapat menyebabkan peradangan pada otot dan sekitarnya, oleh karena itu otot diseliputi oleh membran yang erat maka dari kondisi ini dapat menghambat darah yang pada kasus terburuknya menyebabkan kematian otot (necrosis) kondisi ini dapat menghalangi aliran darah. Masih banyak orang yang tidak tahu bagaimana menangani cedera ringan dan berat pada kaki. Maka dari itu, peneliti mengembangkan sebuah sistem pakar untuk mengdiagnosis cedera sakit kaki menggunakan cara metode Naive Bayesian guna membantu masyarakat bisa dapat informasi tentang cedera kaki dan mencari solusi untuk menghentikannya. Sistem ini agar memudahkan masyarakat untuk mengetahui gejala pada cedera.

Kata Kunci: Binaraga, Cedera, Naive Bayes
Metode Black Box Inventaris dengan Menggunakan E-Aplikasi di Gudang Material Pabrik Gula PT Perkebunan Nusantara 2 Sei Semayang
Authors: Naufal Rahmad , Zilfikar Nasution Rahmat
Published: January 2023

Hampir semua kegiatan teknologi informasi dalam industri bisnis baik pemerintahan maupun swasta dilakukan melalui perantara internet. Perkembangan teknologi demi menunjang perkembangan bisnis cukup banyak diterapkan pada hampir seluruh perusahaan. Perkembangan teknologi komputer yang sangat pesat berdampak pada seluruh kegiatan bidang usaha, sehingga untuk dapat mengumpulkan dan menganalisa data dengan cepat dan mudah serta menghasilkan informasi yang akurat, cepat, dan relevan dibutuhkan bantun komputer sebagai media utamanya. Setiap perusahaan tentu memerlukan adanya data persediaan sehingga para pengusaha dapat terhindar dari resiko tidak dapat memenuhi keinginan para konsumennya. Permasalahan pengelolahan data dapat terselesaikan dengan menggunakan teknologi informasi khususnya masalah pengelolahan inventaris barang. Gudang Material PT Perkebunan Nusantara 2 masih menggunakan sistem persediaan barang yang bersifat manual seperti media kertas dan masih terpaku pada microsoft excel serta faktur pembelian barang. Hal ini memakan terlalu banyak waktu untuk memperoleh informasi persediaan barang serta mengakibatkan perusahaan mengalami kekurangan stock. Untuk menghindari permasalah tersebut di atas dan untuk mengimbangi kemajuan teknologi informasi, maka perusahaan membutuhkan sebuah teknologi. Teknologi ini dapat berupa E-Aplikasi. E-Aplikasi dapat berjalan dengan normal, sehingga dibutuhkan pengujian untuk memastikannya. Metode black box testing merupakan pengujian yang tepat untuk dilakukan karena pengujian ini didasarkan terhadap detail aplikasi seperti tampilan E-Aplikasi, fitur-fitur yang terdapat dalam E-Aplikasi, maupun kesesuaian alir fungsi dengan proses yang diinginkan oleh pengguna.
Kepastian Hukum Perlindungan Merek Dagang Terkenal Dalam Persaingan Industri Consumer Goods (Study Kasus Gudang Garam VS Gudang Baru)
Authors: Tumanggor Deynisa Bella , Saidin OK , Leviza Jelly , Sukarja Detania
Published: January 2023

Kepastian hukum terhadap sengketa merek dagang antara Gudang Garam dan Gudang Baru yang mempunyai persamaan pada pokoknya dengan merek Gudang Garam yang terkenal sebagai jenis barang di kelas 34 yaitu sigaret kretek. Permasalahan yang dibahas dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana kepastian hukum atas kriteria merek terkenal dan persamaan pada pokoknya pada merek dagang terkenal dilihat dari peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku, bagaimana upaya hukum yang dilakukan oleh pemilik merek terkenal untuk memperoleh perlindungan hukum atas pelanggaran persamaan pada pokoknya, bagaimana kepastian hukum terhadap perlindungan merek dagang terkenal dalam sengketa merek Gudang Garam dan Gudang Baru. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian normatif dengan pendekatan penelitian pendekatan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan kasus. Jenis bahan hukum terdiri dari bahan hukum primer, bahan hukum sekunder dan bahan hukum tersier. Teknik dan alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah studi kepustakaan dan studi dokumen. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang diperoleh, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kepastian hukum atas kriteria merek terkenal dan persamaan pada pokoknya secara substantif sudah diatur jelas pada penjelasan Pasal 21 Undang-Undang No. 20 Tahun 2016 Tentang Merek dan Indikasi Geografis. Upaya hukum yang dilakukan oleh pemilik merek terkenal untuk memperoleh perlindungan hukum adalah dengan mengajukan gugatan apabila ada yang melanggar hak eksklusif yang dimiliki. Dalam sengketa merek Gudang Garam dan Gudang Baru terdapat perbedaan pertimbangan hukum hakim, Putusan Kasasi No.162 K/Pdt.Sus-HKI/2014 dalam penegakannya tidak memberikan kepastian hukum karena Gudang Garam secara normatif telah memenuhi kriteria sebagai merek terkenal dan Gudang Baru terbukti memiliki itikad tidak baik dan persamaan pada pokonya dengan Gudang Garam. Dalam hal ini hakim masih harus memperhatikan yurisprudensi atau putusan hakim terdahulu untuk menjadi pedoman dalam menyelesaikan suatu perkara merek terkenal.