bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Two leather-covered cases attributed to the Nuremberg goldsmith Peter Kuster, c. 1550
Authors: Dovgan Nurse Luba , Ljubić Tobisch Valentina
Published: January 2022

Close-fitting cases (German term Futterale) for
silverware of the Renaissance period have received much less attention than the
artefacts they were designed to protect. These cases are significant in that,
together with the silverware, they make an ensemble and provide insight
into the historical practices of care and display of treasures. The
ewer-and-basin set, dating to c. 1550 and attributed to the Nuremberg
goldsmith Peter Kuster, from the Reliquary of the Cathedral of the Assumption
of the Virgin Mary in Dubrovnik, Croatia, underwent technological and
scientific investigation, and conservation treatment for an exhibition in 2019.
The paper offers an overview of the definition of fitting cases, Futterale,
the materials, and the techniques of making such cases, provides historic
examples of cases for comparison, and discusses the issues surrounding their
preservation. The construction details and condition of the cases by Peter
Kuster are provided, followed by a summary of the conservation treatment carried
out. The paper contributes to the understanding of Renaissance materials and
techniques and the historical practices of care for valuable artefacts.
Dvorac Erdödy u Kerestincu – renesansni kaštel 16. stoljeća i njegove mijene
Authors: Jakaša Borić Viki
Published: January 2022

Rad donosi prikaz građevne povijesti dvorca
Erdödy u Kerestincu temeljen na terenskom i arhivskom istraživanju. Analiziraju
se i kontekstualiziraju njegovi građevni slojevi i mijene, od prvotne izgradnje
koja se pripisuje kuriji Petra Herešinca, te nizinskog kaštela sa četiri ugaone
kule koji podiže Petar III Erdödy tijekom sedamdesetih i osamdesetih godina 16.
stoljeća, do obimnih barokizacijskih zahvata 18. stoljeća, pregradnji i
neostilske obnove koje su uslijedile nakon velikog potresa 1880., kao i
promjena kojima se tijekom 20. stoljeća oblikuje današnja situacija. Osim
istraživanja in situ
te analize povijesnih kartografskih izvora i fotodokumentacije Ivana Standla,
velik je doprinos poznavanju prostorne strukture barokiziranog dvorca, naročito
vrsta stambenih, gospodarskih i poslovnih prostorija, konstrukcija i
materijala, kao i njihova interijerskog uređenja, do sada nepoznat, detaljan
opis dvorca iz inventara dobra Kerestinec, sastavljen 1847. godine. Opisi i
komentari vizitatora, nastali prilikom pregleda župe Sveta Nedelja tijekom 18.
i 19. stoljeća, također su dragocjen izvor iz kojeg se, osim pojedinosti o
izgledu i opremi dvorske kapele, saznaje da je bila posvećena Blaženoj Djevici
Mariji od Navještenja te da je bila izgrađena za grofa Ladislava Erdödyja od
Monyorókeréka, a da ju je blagoslovio biskup Branjuga 1735. godine. Nadalje,
ovim se radom preciznije utvrđuje slijed vlasništva, pri čemu posebice treba
izdvojiti 1852. godinu kada prodajom dvorca završava vlasništvo Erdödyjevih u
Kerestincu.
Alberto Marliani u srcu Bednje
Authors: Pasarić Jelena , Đurović Marina
Published: January 2022

Objedinjujući
rezultate konzervatorsko-restauratorskih, prirodoznanstvenih,
povijesnoumjetničkih i povijesnih istraživanja na slici iz dvorca Trakošćan,
evidentiranoj pod imenom Neutvrđeni muškarac (možda Maksimilijan I.
Habsburški), tekst donosi spoznaje o porijeklu, vremenu nastanka i složenim
mijenama slike koja je na jednom platnu nosila tri superponirana portreta triju
različitih osoba povezanih s Milanskim Vojvodstvom i obitelji Sforza u tri
različita perioda. Otkriveni izvorni renesansni portret iz ranog 16. stoljeća
prikazuje plemića Alberta Marlianija i primjer je leonardesknog smjera
lombardskog slikarstva visoke renesanse, ali i izniman primjer ranog portretnog
slikarstva sačuvan na tlu kontinentalne Hrvatske.
A Comparative Analysis of the Zambian Senior Secondary History Examination between the Old and Revised Curriculum using Blooms Taxonomy
Authors: Kabombwe Y , Machila N , Sikayomya P
Published: January 2022

ABSTRACT IThe 2013 Education reform in Zambia is one of the significant changes that brought about a shift in assessment. To understand the changes that have taken place in the 2013 revised curriculum, and to determine the claims by the Ministry of General Education that the revised curriculum is based on higher order thinking, this study evaluated the Examination Council of Zambia's Grade 12 History examination past papers. Qualitative content analysis was used as a research method and document study. A descriptive content analysis style was used to describe the occurrence of the coding categories of analysis precisely. Content analysis was used to make replicable and valid inferences by interpreting and coding textual material in the Grade 12 examination questions. The sample for this research comprised of 10 History examination papers from the new curriculum and old curriculum which were purposively selected. The findings of the study suggested that the analysed exam papers lacked the higher-level cognitive skills contained in Bloom's taxonomy. It is recommended that examiners follow the guidelines for setting an Outcome-Based Assessment so that they can achieve the intended goals of learning for learners. Keywords: Bloom's Taxonomy; History; exam questions; Assessment; Outcome Based Assessment and Outcome Based Curriculum/ Education.
Bulanık c-ortalama algoritması ile başlangıç çözümü iyileştirilmiş tavlama benzetimi algoritması ile kapasiteli araç rotalama problemi
Authors: EKER Ahmet Fatih , ÇİL Ahmet Yunus , ÇİL İbrahim
Published: January 2022

Bu çalışmada, popüler bir problem olan Araç Rotalama Problemi (VRP) üzerinde çalışılmıştır. Problemi çözmek için meta-sezgisel bir yöntem olan Tavlama Benzetimi (SA) kullanılmıştır. Genel olarak SA algoritması, metallerin tavlama işlemini taklit eden değişken sıcaklık parametresine göre tekrarlayan bir işlemdir. Bizim çalışmamız için bu yöntemin en büyük sorunu, algoritmayı başlatmak için kullanılan başlangıç çözümünü rassal olarak oluşturmasıdır. Bu sebepten dolayı optimum çözüme ulaşmak için kullanılan arama uzayı büyük olduğundan, çözüm süresi (veya iterasyon sayısı) artacaktır.

Daha iyi bir başlangıç çözümüyle optimum çözüme ulaşmak daha kısa zaman alacaktır. Ulaşmak istediğimiz optimum çözüm minimum mesafe olduğundan, başlangıç çözümünü iyileştirmek için Bulanık c-ortalama (FCM) kullanılarak rotalar kümelenmiştir. Bulanık mantık gereği, her verinin 0-1 arasında birden fazla kümeye dahil olabilmesi durumu, algoritmanın her çözümünde başlangıç çözümünü değiştireceğinden dolayı optimum çözüme yaklaşma durumu olacaktır.

Aynı veriler ve aynı parametreler kullanılarak rassal başlangıç çözümü kullanan SA ve FCM ile başlangıç çözümü iyileştirilmiş SA ile problem çözülmüştür. FCM başlangıç arama uzayını %57 oranında azaltmıştır. Dolayısıyla FCM aynı çözüm süresinde ve aynı iterasyon sayısında optimum çözüme daha yakın sonuçlar vermiştir. Çözüm sonuçları karşılaştırılmıştır.
Yangın gelişimi - duman yayılımı ilişkisi üzerine performans analizlerine dayalı bir model
Authors: ÇETİN Sevinç , BEYHAN Figen
Published: January 2022

Yangının seyrinin ve oluşacak koşulların önceden bilinmesi, yangına karşı güvenli bina tasarımlarında geliştirilecek stratejilerin doğruluğu ve uygulanabilirliği bağlamında yol gösterici olmaktadır. Bu bağlamda performans analizlerine dayalı yangın güvenlik tasarımları, yangın olaylarının gelişimini ve sonuç ürünlerinin yayılımını izlemeye yardımcı olan yöntemlerdendir. Yangına güvenli bina tasarımında yetkin ve yeterli stratejilerin geliştirilebilmesi amacıyla yangın ve sonuç ürünlerinin izlenebiliyor olmasının önemine dikkat çeken bu çalışmada, performansa dayalı analiz süreçlerinin işleyişini sistematikleştiren ve kolaylaştıran bir model tasarlanmıştır. Sistem analizi yöntemi esas alınarak, sistem bileşenleri belirlenen model beş aşamadan oluşmaktadır. Duman yayılımı, görüş mesafesi, sıcaklık değişimi ve CO yoğunluğu değişimlerinin belirlenmesinde FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator) yazılımını içerisinde barındıran, kullanıcı ara yüzü olarak çalışan Pyrosim benzetim programı kullanılmıştır. Tasarlanan model bir hastane binasının yatak katında uygulanmış, mevcut durum ile iyileştirme önerileri sonrasındaki durumlar karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, yangın ortamını belirleyen temel parametrelerin duman yayılımı ile görüş mesafesi olduğu görülmüş, duman tahliye fanı ve duman perdelerinin kullanılması durumunda artan fan debisi ile duman yoğunluğunun önemli miktarda azaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Yangının çıktığı mekândaki otomatik yağmurlama sisteminin başarılı bir şekilde çalışması ortamdaki sıcaklığın düşürülmesinde etkili olmuştur. Performans analizlerine dayalı tasarım, projenin ihtiyaçlarına göre yangından korunma önlemlerinin değerlendirilmesi ve geliştirilmesi için bir temel sağlamaktadır.
Tarihi yığma minarelerde çevresel ve zamana bağlı etkilerin titreşim testi yardımıyla incelenmesi
Authors: YANIK Yusuf , TÜRKER Temel , ÇALIK İsmet , YILDIRIM Ömer
Published: January 2022

Tarihi yapılar geçmişi günümüze bağlayan önemli eserlerdir. Çeşitli sebeplerle hasar gören tarihi yapılar restore edilmeli, onarılmalı veya güçlendirilmelidir. Bu işlemler sonrasında tarihi yapıların çevresel ve zamana bağlı değişiklikler etkisindeki davranışları takip edilmelidir. Bu amaçla tarihi yapıların güncel yapısal davranışlarının belirlenmesi gerekmektedir. Yapısal davranışın değerlendirilmesinde yapının dinamik karakteristiklerine dayalı yöntemler oldukça etkin olmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Trabzon ilinde bulunan Tabakhane ve Hacı Kasım Muhittin Cami Minarelerinin dinamik karakteristikleri farklı çevresel etkiler ve farklı zaman aralıklarıyla deneysel olarak elde edilmiş ve karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu minarelerinin deneysel ölçümleri çevresel titreşimler altında araştırma ekibimiz tarafından geliştirilen kablolu ve kablosuz veri alabilen Civil Engineering Vibration System (CEVS) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tabakhane Cami Minaresinde restorasyon öncesinde farklı zamanlarda alınan iki ölçüm ve restorasyon sonrasında farklı zamanlarda alınan iki ölçüm sonuçları değerlendirilmiştir. Hacı Kasım Muhittin Cami Minaresinin restorasyondan önceki ve sonraki ölçüm sonuçlarıyla restorasyondan uzun süre sonra farklı zamanlarda alınan iki ölçüm sonuçları karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Ölçüm verileri araştırma ekibimiz tarafından geliştirilen Civil Engineering Vibration Analysis (CEVA) programında ve ARTEMİS programında ayrı ayrı analiz edilmiştir. Ayrıca her iki minare için sinyal işleme sonucu elde edilen dinamik karakteristikler daha önce yapılmış çalışmalarla kıyaslanmıştır. Bu değerler arasında oluşan farklılıkların sebepleri çevresel etkilere ve zamana bağlı olarak irdelenmiştir.
The use of active subtitling activities for students of Tourism in order to improve their English writing production
Authors: Ávila-Cabrera José Javier , Rodríguez Arancón Pilar
Published: January 2022

Most current university students are permanently surrounded by multimedia content, especially in their leisure time, and this is affecting their attention span and the way in which they communicate and learn. As teachers/researchers it is both challenging and rewarding for us to create activities that keep them motivated and focused, therefore we must adapt our courses in order to achieve the expected results, trying to take advantage of what interests students whilst ensuring that their skills are clearly developed. Audiovisual translation can be useful in this scenario when it is integrated in the learning process as a tool, with a pedagogical objective: that is, as a means to an end.

This is the goal that a group of researchers from UCM, UNED and UAM aimed for when designing this project: to take advantage of the interest of a group of university students in multimedia content and ICT. All the activities were developed with a definite purpose –that of the improvement of writing skills in English and the use of specific vocabulary related to their degree in Tourism–.

The students undertook reverse subtitling activities before handing in written compositions at several stages of the project. The researchers gathered data about the effect that these reverse subtitling activities had on the improvement experienced by the students in their writing skills and compared them to the performance of a control group
Effect of exercise and androgen deprivation therapy on prostate cancer: a meta-analysis v1
Authors: Shao Wenjuan , Zhang Hanyue , Han Qi , Zhang Yimin
Published: January 2022

Androgen deprivation therapy is a common treatment for prostate cancer. However, this therapy is associated with various adverse effects, such as increased body fat and decreased bone mineral density. Exercise may be useful for ameliorating these adverse effects, although it is not completely effective. This review aimed to clarify how exercise interventions influenced body composition and bone mineral density and to explore the most effective exercise program among prostate cancer patients who received androgen deprivation therapy. We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, EBSCO, and Cochrane Library databases for reports of randomised controlled trials that were published until October 2021. All studies involved prostate cancer patients who received androgen deprivation therapy and completed aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, and/or impact exercise training. Outcomes were defined as lean body mass, body fat mass, body fat rate, regional and whole-body bone mineral density. Random effect models were used given the heterogeneity of interventions. Subgroup analyses were performed according to exercise type, exercise intensity, exercise duration, and ADT duration.
Making LB NGM Plates v1
Authors: Islam Priota
Published: January 2022

C. elegans is maintained in the laboratory on Nematode Growth Medium (NGM) agar which has been aseptically poured into petri plates. Sometimes they can also be grown on LB-NGM, where the LB in the media will promote better growth of the bacteria the worms feed on. The LB-NGM agar medium can be poured into petri plates easily and aseptically using a peristaltic pump. This pump can be adjusted so that a constant amount of LB-NGM agar is dispensed into each petri plate. A constant amount of agar in the plates reduces the need for refocusing the microscope when you switch from one plate to another.
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Does the EU Have Moral Authority? A Communicative Action Perspective on Sanctions
Authors: Bosse Giselle
Published: January 2022

The European Union (EU) states in its 2016 Global Strategy that it intends to be a “responsible global stakeholder” and to “act worldwide to address the core causes of war and poverty, as well as to promote the indivisibility and universality of human rights” (European Union Global Strategy, 2016, pp. 5–8, 18). However, the Global Strategy is silent on the credentials or prerequisites that give the EU the authority to act globally and address conflicts and violations of human rights, including through the use of sanctions against non-EU states. How far the EU has the authority to use sanctions, which are essentially coercive measures, is especially relevant when the EU resorts to unilateral sanctions based on obligations owed erga omnes, namely measures without explicit United Nations Security Council authorisation and based on obligations owed to the international community as a whole. Drawing on Habermas’s theory of communicative action, this article introduces an analytical framework—the “moral dimension” of EU authority—which maps the substantive and procedural standards to guide the assessment of whether the EU has the appropriate credentials to qualify as an authority with the right to intervene forcibly into the internal affairs of non-EU states. The analytical value of the framework is examined empirically in the case study of the EU’s restrictive measures (sanctions) imposed in response to state violence against anti-government protests in Uzbekistan in 2005.
A Post-Development Perspective on the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences
Authors: Orbie Jan , Alcazar III Antonio Salvador M. , Sioen Tinus
Published: January 2022

Trade policy is generally considered to be a key leverage in the pursuit of labor norms, environmental standards, and human rights. This is even more so for the European Union (EU), which exerts an extensive market power and exclusive competences in trade while lacking a full-fledged foreign policy. In recent years, there has been a growing demand for making sustainable development provisions “enforceable” and for more frequently applying trade sanctions. Taking a post-development perspective, we interrogate the EU’s enforceability discourse around the trade–sustainability nexus. We focus specifically on the conditionality behind the Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP). The EU GSP regime bears the “carrot” (reduced tariffs), the “stick” (preferential tariff withdrawals), and increasingly intrusive “monitoring” mechanisms. Drawing on the post-development literature, we problematize the discourses that fundamentally enframe the EU GSP conditionality regime: development through trade, performance of power, and epistemic violence. Empirically, we analyze these frames by looking at public-facing texts produced by policy elites in the EU as well as in Cambodia and the Philippines during the two most recent GSP reform cycles since 2014. We argue that the dominant discursive acts of policy elites in the EU and the two target countries congeal into a global presupposition that there is no alternative to the EU GSP regime, thereby effacing counterhegemonic perspectives and stripping emancipatory notions such as “dialogue” and “partnership” of their radical potential. This formulation demands a genuine commitment to researching with the very people the EU is intent on regulating, reforming, and rescuing to unsettle taken-for-granted views about EU trade sanctions.
Beyond Foreign Policy? EU Sanctions at the Intersection of Development, Trade, and CFSP
Authors: Meissner Katharina L. , Portela Clara
Published: January 2022

In the wake of unsettling conflicts and democratic backsliding, states and organisations increasingly respond with sanctions. The European Union (EU) is one of them: Brussels makes use of the entire toolbox in its foreign policy, and its sanctions appear in different forms—diplomatic measures, travel bans, financial bans, or various forms of economic restrictions. Yet, there is little debate between different strands in the literature on EU sanctions, in particular concerning measures under the Common Foreign and Security Policy and those pertaining to the development and trade policy fields. Our thematic issue addresses this research gap by assembling a collection of articles investigating the design, impact, and implementation of EU sanctions used in different realms of its external affairs. Expanding the definition of EU sanctions to measures produced under different guises in the development, trade, and foreign policy fields, the collection overcomes the compartmentalised approach characterising EU scholarship.
Bayes Prediction on Optimum SS-PALT in Generalized Inverted Exponential Distribution: A Two-Sample Approach
Authors: Prakash Gyan
Published: January 2022

The generalized Inverted Exponential distribution is considered for the study on Optimum Step Stress Partially Accelerated Life Test (SS-PALT) based on different censoring patterns. The first-failure progressive censoring (FFPC) scheme and their special cases are used in the present study. A two-sample Bayes Prediction Bound Length (TS-BPBL) under SS-PALT on FFPC have been obtained and studied their properties by using different special cases of FFPC. Based on simulated and real data set, the properties of the ML estimates and the approximate confidence length under the normal approximation, also have been studied.
Zero-inflated Modified Borel-Tanner Regression Model for Count Data
Authors: Anwar Hassan  , Ishfaq S. Ahmad  , Peer Bilal Ahmad
Published: January 2022

By starting from the one-parameter Modified Borel-Tanner distribution proposed recently in the statistic literature, we introduce the zero-inflated Modified Borel-Tanner distribution. Additionally, on the basis of the proposed zero-inflated distribution, a novel zero-inflated regression model is proposed, which is quite simple and may be an interesting alternative to usual zero-inflated regression models for count data. The parameters of the proposed model are estimated by Maximum Likelihood Estimation technique. To check the potentiality of the zero inflated Modified Borel-Tanner regression, an application to the count of infected blood cells is taken. The results suggest that the new zero inflated Modified Borel-Tanner regression is more appropriate to model these count data than other familiar zero-inflated (or not) regression models commonly used in practice.
10.17721/1812-5409.2021/2
Authors:   Institute of Mathematics of NASU, Teteruk I. S.
Published: January 2022

Generalized instantaneous image were introduced by V.K. Dzyaduk in 1981 and proved to be aconvenient tool for constructing and studying the Padé approximants and their generalizations. The method of generalized instantaneous images proposed by Dzyadyk madeit possible to construct and studyrational Padé approximants and their generalizations for many classes of special functions from a single position. As an example, the Padé approximants is constructed for a class of basic hypergeometric series, which includes a q-analogue of the exponential function In this paper the construction of the Pade approximants for the function of two variables is investigated. A two-dimensional functional sequence is constructed, which has a generalized instantaneous image, and rational approximants are determined, which will be generalizations of one-dimensional Padé approximants. The function of the two variables is entirely ~ related to the basic hypergeometric series, namely with the q-analog of the exponent e_q.
Necessary conditions for solutions for the mixed type equations
Authors:   Lankaran State University, Niftullayeva Sh.
Published: January 2022

The presented work consists of investigations of necessary conditions for linear mixed type equations in the limited area on a plane. These necessary conditions are determined by the help of integral relations and at the same time the fundamental solutions of such equations are used.
Algorithm for determining the optimal flow in Supply Chains, considering multi-criteria conditions and stochastic processes
Authors:   V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Symonov Denys
Published: January 2022

One of the main criteria for planning and evaluating supply chains is the indicator of the flow capacity, which affects the structure of the supply graph, terms of supply, risks, opportunities and the need to differentiate supply channels. The paper analyse an algorithm for calculating the optimal value of the flow in supply chains, taking into account the requirements and expectations of key stakeholders in the supply process. The algorithm provides for finding a balance between "requirements" and "expectations" by mathematical modelling of a multicriteria problem for each side of the supply process. It proposed to use the obtained parameters for calculating multicriteria problems as "input" data for an iterative algorithm for finding the optimal flow value. The proposed model allows one to take into account probabilistic fluctuations in processes by using stochastic programming. The model allows the parties to the procurement process to consider alternative proposals before the formation of contractual obligations, that is, based on residual capacity after choosing the best alternative.
Duality theory for concavification of utility functions in incomplete market model
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Bahchedjioglou O. O.
Published: January 2022

he main goal for this paper is to prove the existence of the optimal investment strategies for the standard and robust problems of maximization for the concavified utility function in an incomplete market model. We extend the existing results for strictly concave utility functions to concavification of non-concave utility functions. Moreover, we present an assumption under which the optimal strategies for concavified problems are also optimal strategies for non-concave problems.
After the Storm: Party Systems in Southern Europe in the Wake of the Eurocrisis
Authors:   University of Zagreb, Raos Višeslav
Published: January 2022

For years, the countries of Southern Europe have struggled with the consequences of the sovereign debt crisis. Under external pressure they enacted harsh austerity measures which resulted in shaken trust in the European Union, new protest movements and the entrance of new political parties in legislatures and governments. A decade later, this paper poses the question whether the storm of the European sovereign debt crisis has left an impact on Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The article focuses on changes on the macro-level and analyzes party system changes with the help of data from the CMP/MARPOR dataset. The paper deals with changes in the attitude towards the European Union, the position on the left-right scale (RILE), as well as economic and welfare policy. The analysis has shown a weak decrease in positive attitudes towards the EU in Italy, a moderate leftward shift of the Spanish party system, as well as a moderate decrease in positive attitudes towards the role of the state in the economy in the Greek case. In conclusion, one can say that ten years after the European sovereign debt crisis it is not possible to speak of drastic party system change in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, and that external pressure has not succeeded in having an impact on the fact that Southern European party systems are, in general, titled towards the left.
Photonic Seismometer Based on Whispering Gallery Modes
Authors: da Silva Jaime , Salameh Elie R. , Ötügen M. Volkan , Fourguette Dominique
Published: January 2022

We present the concept of an all-optical seismometer based on the principle of optical whispering gallery modes (WGMs). The proposed sensor is compact, rugged, low power, and resistant to electromagnetic interference. A cantilever configuration of a fiber-pigtailed photonic integrated circuit with a ring resonator is employed as the sensing element. The measurement approach is based on the optical excitation of the WGMs of a ring resonator using a 1313 nm tunable diode laser. A digital signal processing system analyzes the recorded WGM scans. The base acceleration is calculated from the WGM shifts caused by the deformation of the optical ring resonator. A prototype seismometer is developed, calibrated, and tested. The frequency response of the seismometer is assessed by observing the free vibration of the sensor. The preliminary results are encouraging and suggest that a WGM-based optical seismometer is feasible.
Cinta Tanah Air di Era Global
Authors: Tridiatno Yoachim Agus , Suryanti Chatarina
Published: January 2022

This study aimed to analyze the meaning of love for the homeland from time to time, the concept of world citizenship, global citizenship, and cosmopolitanism in the global era, and analyze the urgency of patriotism education in the global era. This study used a qualitative method by explaining the feelings and ideas of the informants regarding the occurrence of a specific behaviour or symptom. The meaning of love for the homeland had shifted from ancient times, medieval times, to modern times. In ancient times, love for the homeland was regional; in the Middle Ages, it was personal; while in modern times, it was more national and national. The concepts of global citizenship, global citizenship, and cosmopolitanism in the global era showed connectivity and interdependence between humans in all parts of the world. The urgency of patriotism education in the global era was related to providing learning materials about global citizenship education or global citizenship education to instil awareness of universal humanitarian issues.
Quantifying Factors Affecting Satisfaction of People to Waste Classification at Source: The Case of Hai Chau District, Da Nang
Authors:   Central Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vietnam, Thanh Nguyen Van , Le Dang Thanh , Tinh Luong
Published: January 2022

This research assesses the satisfaction of people to the urban waste classification at source as an effective waste management method. There was a survey via google form that was sent to emails of 450 people in Hai Chau District, Da Nang city, from July 20th, 2021 to August 5th, 2021. Using the structural equation modeling (SEM), the study showed that the facilities of waste classification, expectations of residents, service quality, and perceived value were all statistically significant. In addition, this study also found that it is the responsibility of the local government that has been demonstrated over the years, from paying attention to waste treatment and investing in physical facilities to being at the forefront of different movements of categorizing plastic waste, has created more trust, satisfaction, and support of the people to the movements proposed by the city. The results also show that, when the community is satisfied with the garbage classifying activity, it will create enthusiasm, active participation, and social interaction - community cohesion in the waste classification. The research provides additional evidence on the satisfaction of people to the movement of waste classification at source in Hai Chau district. The study also contributes a part theoretically and provides some implications for managers, citizens, and further researches.
Digital Zakat Fundraising in Times of Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from BAZNAS, Indonesia
Authors: Zulfikar Hasan  , Kamiluddin Kamiluddin
Published: January 2022

This research analysed the impact of COVID19 on zakat institutions. The COVID19 outbreak forced policymakers to issue various innovations to manage the pandemic consequences. BAZNAS of the Republic of Indonesia has introduced its digital zakat platforms to facilitate muzaki in performing zakat. The collection of zakat funds at BAZNAS of the Republic of Indonesia has increased despite the COVID19 pandemic. This study employed a qualitative method by analyzing primary and secondary data. The results of this study concluded that the role of digital technology during the pandemic to collect zakat funds greatly facilitates muzaki. Besides that, it has received full support from the MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council) and the government. Hopefully, typical research like this that can raise more themes about the role of zakat during the COVID19 pandemic.
Pre-delivery administration of azithromycin to prevent neonatal sepsis and death: a phase iii double-blind randomized clinical trial (PregnAnZI-2 trial)
Authors: Camara Bully , Bognini Joel D. , Nakakana Usman N. , Some Athanase M. , Jagne Isatou , Tahita Marc C. , Beloum Nathalie , Sillah Fatoumata , Danso Madikoi , Jones Joquina C. , Graves Shashu , Getanda Pauline , Rouamba Toussaint , Ndure Ebrahim , Franck Hien S. , Edmond Sawadogo Y. , Njie Yusupha , Dondeh Bai L. , Wilfried Nassa G. J. , Bojang Abdoulie , Zakaria Garba , Bottomley Christian , D’Alessandro Umberto , Tinto Halidou , Roca Anna
Published: January 2022

Background: Despite reduction in the risk of under-5 mortality in the last decade and a half, neonatal deaths have remained stable globally. Gram-positive bacterial infections are leading causes of neonatal sepsis and death. Because the mother is an important source for bacterial transmission to babies during the perinatal period, interventions that lower risk of transmission can potentially reduce invasive bacterial infections. The primary objective of the trial will assess the effect of intrapartum azithromycin on neonatal sepsis and mortality. Secondary objectives include the impact of the intervention on prevalence of carriage and resistance, puerperal infections, and infant growth.

Methods: This is a phase III, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial in which 12,000 women in labour are randomized to either a single dose of 2 g of oral azithromycin (AZI) or placebo in The Gambia and Burkina Faso. Mother/newborn pairs are followed-up at 28-days post-delivery to assess health and mortality. Passive visits are conducted to collect adverse events including hospitalizations. When clinically indicated, samples are collected for assessment of neonatal and puerperal sepsis. A cohort of 250 mother/newborn pair per country have been included in the carriage sub-study to assess bacterial colonization at day 0, 6, 28 and 4 months. Children of the first 1000 mothers recruited in each country are followed-up at 6 and 12 months for anthropometric assessments.

Conclusions: If successful, this simple implementable intervention has the potential to achieve wide coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where low-cost interventions to reduce neonatal sepsis and mortality and morbidity in mothers are urgently needed.

Trial registration: The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03199547.
Body mass index assessment of ekowe, ikianbiri and nangi-ama indigenes of Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Authors: Ogoun Timipa Richard , Sarah Tobia Pere-ere , Adekoya Itunuoluwa Deborah
Published: January 2022

Background: Body mass index (BMI) is one of the several anthropometric parameters used to monitor underweight, overweight and obesity in a population. This study assesses the BMI of adult males and females of the Ekowe, Ikianbiri and Nangi-ama people and to determine if they are normal, underweight, overweight or obese.Methods: This research was carried out on 405 subjects comprising of 219 males and 186 females. Weight was obtained from the individual standing on the weighing balance and the reading taken in kilograms. Subjects were asked to stand erect with barefoot and the measuring tape was placed from the tip of the heel to the vertex of the head. Body Mass Index was calculated as weight (in kilograms)/height (in meters square) (kg/m2).Results: Results showed that, for Ekowe, the males had a BMI of 26.0 kg/m2 while the females had a BMI of 27.1. For Ikianbiri, the males had a BMI of 25.1 while the females had a BMI of 22.9. For Nangi-Ama, the males had a BI of 23.0 while the females had a BMI of 26.0. The males and females of Ekowe and the females of Nangi-Ama are overweight. The males and females of Ikianbiri and the males of Nangi-Ama are of a normal weight.Conclusions: In conclusion, the indigenes of these communities should avoid eating foods of high calories and exercise regularly to keep a normal and healthy weight to avert possible stroke, high blood pressure, coronary heart diseases in later part of their life span.
Acute pancreatitis as first presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism: an observational study at tertiary care centre Jammu and Kashmir, India
Authors: Chesti Mohmad Saleem , Gazala Sheenam , Imran Ali
Published: January 2022

Metabolic causes of acute pancreatitis though uncommon, are important as early recognition helps in the management and prevention of recurrent episodes. Among the uncommon etiologies, Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is one of the important causes of acute pancreatitis. We studied nine patients with acute or recurrent acute pancreatitis with etiology of PHPT. All patients had elevated serum calcium on admission and high levels of circulating parathyroid hormone. Ultrasonography, 4D CT and Sestamibi scan was used to localize parathyroid adenoma. These patients underwent parathyroidectomy and post-operative histology was consistent with parathyroid adenoma.
Quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma: early rehabilitation is need of the hour
Authors: Saha Vasundhara , C. Hafis Rahman M.
Published: January 2022

Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a debilitating disease leading to reduced functioning. Evaluation of rehabilitative needs is necessary to provide rehabilitative care which may improve the functional status and quality of life (QOL) of such patients. We aimed to assess the rehabilitative needs, as well as levels of QOL in patients diagnosed with MM.

Methods: Ninety consecutive patients were included in this cross-sectional survey. All patients (new and relapsed), irrespective of disease status and duration from diagnosis, underwent baseline evaluation following which they completed a scale exploring their functional status by Barthel mobility index scoring and QOL with the European organization of research and training in cancer QOL questionnaire with its MM module. Mean score and frequency (%) were calculated. Comparison of scores between different categories was analyzed.

Results: Mean age was 57 years±10.1 (32 to 85 years). The QOL was low (39±18.2), with key areas of impairment being physical (100%), emotional (95.5%), role (91%), social (87.7%) and cognitive (68.8%) functioning. Low mean QOL score was found in all patients irrespective of treatment, clinical response and duration from diagnosis. There was improvement in quality-of-life score with treatment, though it did not cross the minimal important difference range.

Conclusions: There was significant reduction in quality-of-life score and functioning. This study emphasizes the need to assess rehabilitation needs among patients of MM to optimize the management. 

  
Diagnostic and therapeutic role of bronchoscopy in suspected cases of foreign bodies in tracheobronchial tree in pediatric age group
Authors: Ambani Kirti P. , Chavda Amit B. , Patel Urvish D. , Mulani Ajay M. , Shah Shaili S.
Published: January 2022

Background:  Aim and objectives were to review the importance and benefits of bronchoscopy in suspected foreign body aspiration in tracheobronchial tree, prompt diagnosis and early management, and correlation between clinical and bronchoscopic findings.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted. Total 50 pediatric patients were enrolled in our study who were giving strong history of foreign body aspiration with sudden respiratory symptoms. Chest X-ray PA view was performed in all the patients. All the bronchoscopy done under general anesthesia.

Results: In our study, children between 6 months to 3 years of age are the commonest victims, males are more affected than females. Classic triad of unilateral wheeze, coughing, and ipsilateral reduced air entry-is observed in less than 50% of cases.

Conclusions: Bronchoscopy is essential in all cases of bronchial foreign body known or suspected and rigid bronchoscopy has proven over time to be safest and most efficacious to therapy. Although X-ray examination is essential for diagnosis and management, CT thorax with virtual bronchoscopy is advisable before bronchoscopy procedure in suspected cases (if general condition permits), it gives better idea about exact location, nature and type of foreign body. 
A study of otorhinolaryngological diseases with ophthalmic complications: at a tertiary care center
Authors: Gobind Adhira , Sachdeva Kavita
Published: January 2022

Background: The close proximity of the eyeball and the orbit to the ENT region, makes the involvement of the orbit and there of ophthalmological manifestations common in the practise of Otorhinolaryngology. The diseases of ENT with orbital extension must be considered whenever a patient presents with signs and symptoms of orbital disease such as proptosis, orbital mass, restriction of eye movements, neurological dysfunction of eye, chemosis, vision disturbances or epiphora.

Methods: Patients presenting with ophthalmological manifestations due to various ear, nose, throat and head–neck pathologies were constituted in this prospective study which was carried out on 50 patients of the age group 10 years to 60 years with ophthalmological complications along with ENT diseases who came to the department of ENT and department of Ophthalmology of N.S.C.B. Medical College, Jabalpur from August 2019 to August 2021.

Results: Males were affected more than female with ophthalmic complications. Sinonasal tumours were the most common cause of orbital complications, of which carcinoma of maxilla was the commonest , followed by sinonasal lymphoma .Nasal obstruction was the most common ENT complaint and proptosis was the commonest orbital sign.

Conclusions: A firmer knowledge of orbital anatomy with respect to sinonasal region is required for any surgeon dealing with this important area, for a safer and more secure management in this complex region. Surgery remains the main stay of treatment for sinonasal diseases with orbital complications. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are of utmost importance in preserving vision and life in these patients.
Frequency cumulative effect of subthreshold energy laser-activated remote phosphors irradiation on visual function in guinea pigs
Authors:   Center of Clinical Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China; The Air Force Hospital from Northern Theater PLA, Shenyang 110092, Liaoning Province, China, Zhang Yu-Fei , Cao Rui-Dan ,   Center of Clinical Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China, Song Jun-Bo ,   Basic Medical College, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China, Wei Dong-Yu ,   Center of Clinical Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China, Duan Fu-Jun ,   Department of Aviation Medicine, Air Force Hospital of Southern Theater Command, Guangzhou 510062, Guangdong Province, China, Wang Wei ,   Naval Medical Center of PLA, Shanghai 200433, China, Zhang Zuo-Ming ,   Center of Clinical Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China, Chen Tao ,   Center of Clinical Aerospace Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China; Department of Aviation Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
Published: January 2022

AIM: To explore the effects of laser-activated remote phosphors (LARP) on visual function in guinea pigs.
METHODS: Electroretinogram (ERG) of guinea pigs were observed after LARP irradiation at different frequencies and irradiation times. We evaluated the expression of rhodopsin, β-catenin, connexin36, calretinin, and calbindin in the retina of guinea pigs and measured the density of photoreceptor cells after high-frequency LARP irradiation.
RESULTS: After LARP irradiation, the ERG results showed that the amplitude of the dark-adapted 3.0 b-wave of the model eye was lower than that of the control eye after high-frequency irradiation (P<0.05). The expression of rhodopsin, β-catenin, connexin36, calretinin, and calbindin in the retina of guinea pig declined.
CONCLUSION: There is frequency cumulative damage effect on the retina that relates to LARP illumination frequency. This has significance for staff visual protection policies under LARP lighting conditions.
One-step thermokeratoplasty for pain alleviating and pre-treatment of severe acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital; Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Beijing 100191, China, Hao Ran
Published: January 2022

AIM: To observe the efficacy of simplified one-step thermokeratoplasty for the treatment of severe acute corneal hydrops in keratoconus.
METHODS: In this retrospective, noncomparative clinical study, 10 patients (10 eyes) with acute hydrops in keratoconus were treated with simplified one-step thermokeratoplasty. Pain, changes in the corneal curvature, thickness, and size and morphology of the Descemet membrane breaks were detected before and after surgery. Eight patients were successfully treated using modified deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). Graft transparency, visual acuity, and immunological rejection were evaluated for 6 to 12mo.
RESULTS: Pain and corneal oedema were promptly alleviated, and the intrastromal ruptures diminished within 3 to 6wk after thermokeratoplasty. At 3 to 6wk after corneal oedema was faded, Descemet membrane breaks and intrastromal ruptures were healed. Two patients did not undergo subsequent corneal transplantation after thermokeratoplasty. Eight patients underwent DALK successfully and safely after thermokeratoplasty, without corneal perforation. Central corneal opacity faded or disappeared within 6mo. The mean best-corrected visual acuity was increased to 20/30 at 12 mo after DALK. No one was observed with any immune rejection.
CONCLUSION: One-step thermokeratoplasty can successfully and efficiently accelerate the absorption of prominent corneal oedema in severe acute hydrops patients. This simple procedure with no complications can be performed in the emergency department by residents. This method can improve the safety of DALK and obtain good postoperative vision. Long-term management of acute corneal hydrops using simplified one-step thermokeratoplasty seems promising.
Clinical research of EX-PRESS drainage device and modified trabeculectomy combined with intravitreal conbercept treatment for neovascular glaucoma
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology,  Xijing 986 Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi Province, China;  Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China, Li Peng , Liu Xiao-Min ,   Department of Ophthalmology,  Xijing 986 Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi Province, China, Wang Li ,   Ophthalmology Teaching and Research Section of Institute of Medical Technology, Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China, Du Zhao-Jiang ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Xi'an Central Hospital, Xi'an 710001, Shaanxi Province, China, Kang Qian-Yan ,   Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Published: January 2022

AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of modified trabeculectomy (experimental group) and implantation of EX-PRESS drainage device (control group), combined with intravitreal conbercept injection for neovascular glaucoma (NVG).
METHODS: Totally 30 patients with NVG were selected from June 2014 to June 2017, and randomly divided into experimental group and control group. All patients were underwent intravitreal conbercept (0.5 mg/0.05 mL) treatment before surgery. Modified trabeculectomy was performed in MT group, while EX-PRESS drainage device implantation was performed in EX group. The success rates, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), filtering bleb and complications were observed and compared.
RESULTS: The differences of success rate, BCVA and filtering bleb were not statistically significant 12mo after the surgery (P>0.05), however, the difference of IOP at 1d, 1wk, 1, 3, and 6mo after surgery was statistically significant (Ftime=390.64, Ptime<0.0001) between two groups. The interactions between two groups in the given time showed no significant difference (Fintergroup×time=0.181, Pintergroup×time=0.57), and also there was no significant difference in IOP between the two groups (F=3.16, P=0.09). The results of pairwise comparison at each time point showed no significant difference in IOP between 1d and 1wk, 3 and 6, 3mo and 12mo after surgery (P>0.05), while the results at other time point indicate statistical differences (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION: The modified trabeculectomy and the implantation of EX-PRESS drainage device have clinical application value in reducing IOP and postoperative complications of refractory NVG.