bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Antimicrobial effect of three recently developed restorative materials against streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus casei - an in-vitro study
Authors: Srivastava Sanjeev , Mehdi Syed Haider , Chhabra Harpreet Singh , Dubey Sandeep , Singh Arohan , Shahi Tripti
Published: May 2022

Objective : The aim of the study was to determine the antibacterial efficacy of three different restorative materials against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus casei.

Materials and methods : In the present study agar well diffusion method was applied to evaluate and compare antimicrobial efficacy of Fuji IX (GC Tokyo,Japan), Hi-dense (Shofu Inc,Kyoto,Japan) and Beautifil II (Shofu Inc,Kyoto,Japan) against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus casei. Zone of inhibition was measured after at different time intervals that is 24hr,48hr,72hr and 7th day. Results: Hi-dense  restorative material demonstrated the best antimicrobial efficacy  against Streptococcus mutans followed by Fuji IX and Beautifil II. Most effective antibacterial  restorative material  against Lactobacillus casei was Fuji IX. Conclusion: All the tested restorative materials in present study demonstrated significant antimicrobial efficacy

Key words: Antibacterial activity, Beautifil II, Fuji IX, Hi-Dense, Lactobacillus casei, Streptococcus mutans
Knowledge, Awareness and Practice oral health survey among parents of children with Congenital Heart Diseases
Authors: Patel Rutu Patel , Fernandes Shobha , Chokshi Krunal , Patel Dharati
Published: May 2022

AIM : To investigate the oral health of pediatric cardiac patients and the parental knowledge and attitude about the importance of oral health and infective endocarditis.

MATERIAL AND METHOD:- Descriptive cross-sectional survey with total 100 CHD patients, ages 2-12 years (48 girls and 52 boys) performed with the application of a questionnaire. For each patient, demographic data, oral hygiene habits, knowledge and awareness of dental and general health, and attitudes toward professional dental care. oral hygiene and caries experience of these patients were recorded.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:-Pearson’s Chi Square test was used to observe the relation between categorical study and outcome variables

RESULT:- In the present study 43 % parents were aware of the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene in patients with CHD. Around 56% of parents were unaware of antibiotic prophylaxis for the dental procedure and 67 % of parents were unaware about the term IE. Oral hygiene of these patients is good while caries experience is higher and deft/DMFT Score, It was lower among the <5 years age group than 6 years and above and it was statistically significant.

CONCLUSION :- Parental knowledge was limited and fragmented and their attitude towards a specialized dental treatment or maintaining good oral health status was very minimal. the primary focus should be on oral hygiene instructions, dietary counseling, instructions on fluoride use and the awareness of infective endocarditis. Closer cooperation between Pediatric Dentists, Pediatric Cardiologists and Pediatrician could help improve dental care for these children.
Management of Class II Div 2 Malocclusion with Congenitally Missing Premolar and Impacted Mandibular Canine- A Case Report
Authors: Kumar Mukesh , Goyal Manish , Jain Atam Dev , Kaur Amandeep , Rai Anurag
Published: May 2022

Treatment of Class II div 2 malocclusion has always been a challenge for an orthodontist which requires a careful diagnosis and a treatment planning including occlusal, functional, and esthetic considerations. Additionally, the presence of impacted mandibular canine increases the complexity of the treatment as more clinical efforts and time is required to dis-impact mandibular canine, as mandible has a dense cortical bone. This case report represents the management of a class II div 2 malocclusion with impacted mandibular canine treated with camouflage in a 14 years old patient. The impacted canine was orthodontically guided into occlusion and a good esthetic and functional results were achieved.
A Rare Case of Mucormycosis in Oral Cavity – A Case Study
Authors: Lahoti Dr Akshat
Published: May 2022

Maxilla is one of the facial bones with rich vascular supply. Necrosis of maxillary bone is rare and may occur due to infection, trauma and rare metabolic disorders. Maxilla is essential bone which forms the roof of oral cavity. Mucormycosis is highly lethal opportunistic fungal infection, which affects especially in diabetic and immunocompromised patients.It is caused by filamentous fungi of the class zygomycetes. In this article we report a case of 64-year-old male patient with unknown diabetes and had undergone extraction of maxillary tooth 6 months back and had reported with unknown fungal infection.
Artifical intelligence: need to reboot dental education
Authors: Sharma Deepti , Malik Gauri , Koshy George , Koshy George , Sharma Vishal
Published: May 2022

We are heading towards a digital era and have to brace ourselves to adapt to technological innovations. The interest in competencies, knowledge processing and measuring specific learning is accelerating throughout the world. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly impacting the delivery of healthcare, medical education and dentistry is no exception. In dentistry, the tremendous amount of patient data requires intelligent softwares for computation and AI can be utilized for patient diagnosis, treatment planning, education and research.

            The speed at which new AI technologies are developing and introduced into clinical practice, warrants equipping our graduates with necessary knowledge and skills to exploit AI technologies to maximum benefit. Dentists are always at the front foot of embracing a new technology. Hence, understanding the various concepts and the techniques involved will have a clear advantage in the future. This review is an attempt to provide a perspective on the benefits of AI in dentistry and also emphasizes on the need to bring dental education reforms to foster  competency based education model and Artifical intelligence.
Plausible Correlation Between Sars-Cov2 and Periodontal Disease and Vice-versa: A Review
Authors: Bhosale Nishita
Published: May 2022

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease which affects the surrounding periodontal tissues and the primary etiological factor is the pathogenic microorganism. Apart from periodontal microbiome, various studies have shown that virome may play a role in etiopathogenesis of periodontal disease.  Recently COVID-19 caused by the virus SARS COV-2, has raised a global emergency. This virus belongs to the family of Coronaviridae which is an RNA virus that created havoc worldwide. This virus has affected millions of people globally. Angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) has been considered the main receptor for the virus entry into target cells. Oral cavity and periodontal structures are also found to have these receptors. This fact possesses a risk as SARS CoV2 can aggravate periodontal disease as well as may increase the risk of CoV2 spread or its severity. This review will give an insight about the possible correlation between COVID and periodontal disease.

KEY WORDS: COVID-19, Periodontal disease, ACE-2.
Effects of polymeric herbal gel on plaque and gingivitis a randomized controlled clinical trial
Authors: Ahuja Annapurna , Prakash Shobha , W NARAYAN , W NARAYAN
Published: May 2022

Dental diseases are recognized as major public health problem throughout the world. Numerous epidemiological studies showed that the diseases such as tooth decay and diseases of the periodontium are among the most common afflictions of mankind.  Dental plaque plays a major role in the etiology of periodontal disease: and that there is a direct relationship between the presence of dental plaque and the development of gingivitis.   Various synthetic chemical agents have been evaluated over the years with respect to their antimicrobial effect in oral cavity, however, all are associated with various side effects.  Thus patients are going away of modern day medicines, and they prefer using herbal ayurvedic preparations which are efficient without causing any side effects. Hence the purpose of present study was to evaluate the effects of novel herbal polymeric gel on gingival inflammation clinically and microbiologically.

Methods:

This was a split mouth clinical trial, designed for comparison of 3 treatment modalities, scaling, scaling plus novel herbal polymeric gel and only novel polymeric gel. Both sexes belonging to age group 18-55 years were included in the study. Plaque index, gingival index and gingival bleeding index were recorded at baseline, 7day, 14 day and 21 day. Microbiological assessment was done at baseline and 21 day.

           

Statistical analysis used: paired t test & ANOVA

 

Results: The results showed significant reduction in the clinical parameters within group. Between the groups, clinically there was more improvement in the group which received both scaling and topical application of herbal gel. There is significant reduction in microbial parameters from baseline to 21st day in a group which received both herbal gel and scaling.

Conclusions: Results confirmed that novel herbal polymeric gel is an effective agent for treating plaque induced gingivitis along with scaling, compared to only herbal gel application or scaling with least side effects. Further long term studies are needed to confirm effects of this gel on periodontal diseases.
The Prevalence and Pattern of Early Childhood Caries In Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh- An Observational Study
Authors: Thakur Jyoti , MOHAN SUMIT
Published: May 2022

Background: Dental caries is a disease of teeth that results due to demineralization and destruction of organic and inorganic components of oral cavity. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a serious dental problem that affects infants and toddlers.

 

Aim: To evaluate the incidence of early childhood caries in children between 3-6 years in Bareilly city.

 

Materials & Method: This cross sectional study was conducted among 1000 preschool children, 536 male and 464 females between the age of 3-6 years in Bareilly city. They were examined for dmft and dmfs.

 

Results: Prevalence of ECC was 56.6% (566/1000).  57.1% males (n=306) were affected from ECC while 260 female subjects (56.0%) were found to be having ECC. Out of the total teeth evaluated, 2170 (94.84%) were decayed, 96 (4.19%) were missing and only 22 (1.0%) were filled. Mandibular posterior region was the most commonly affected teeth.

 

Conclusion: The prevalence of ECC in children aged 3-6 in Bareilly district is approximately 57% which is  independent of the sex. The occlusal surface of the posterior teeth is the most common site for ECC. Dietary habits of the child, oral hygiene methods employed by the children and educational status of the mother play an important role in the incidence of ECC.
Comparative evaluation of Cention N and Amalgam in Class II posterior restorations.
Authors: Minocha Anshu , Sharma Vishal , Gupta Ashu , Sharma Neha
Published: May 2022

Aim of the study: To compare the clinical performance of Amalgam with Cention N in Class II cavities.

 Methodology : After ethical approval, fifty patients were selected as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria and Class II cavities were prepared and divided into two groups by simple randomization. In one group the cavities were restored with Amalgam using standard protocols and in the second group the cavities were restored with Cention N. At 1 week, 3 months and 6 months the restorations were evaluated for parameters specified by modified USPHS Criteria for dental restorations.

Conclusion: The study showed that there was no significant difference in the performance of both the materials in the given time frame. It can therefore be concluded that Cention N can be used as an alternate to Amalgam in Class II posterior restorations.
Assessment of Dental Student’s Knowledge & Attitude in The Practice of Communication Skills During Clinical Years
Authors: Vaithilingam Bindu , Loganathan Kamraj , Chawla Riddhi , Bruns Brayan Anthony , Xhuan Eunice  Siaw Yin , Binti Mohd Zulkalee Nur Hanani Nabila
Published: May 2022

INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the knowledge and the attitude levels of  dental College  students in Malaysia pertaining to proper communication skills during clinical years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The population for this study was the dental students of a dental college in Malaysia and a sample of 80 respondents were used for this study. The respondents were given questionnaires which gauged their knowledge and attitude towards proper clinical communication. The questionnaires were collected and the data analysed using the SPSS statistical software.

RESULTS: It was found that the sample had both satisfactory levels of knowledge (93.6%) and attitude (93.6 %). It was also found that there existed a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude level, (r = 0.541, α = 0.05).  T-test findings indicated that there was no significant difference of knowledge and attitude levels between level 5 and level 4,(t= 0.156).

CONCLUSION: Overall dental students were found to have satisfactory knowledge and attitude of proper communication skills and level of knowledge correlated significantly with attitude levels. Future researches should seek to find the relationship between knowledge and awareness of communication skills and patient satisfaction

KEYWORDS: communication skills; dental students; knowledge; attitude level
Perception of Students regarding online classes - adapting the New Normal
Authors: Kaur Harmanpreet
Published: May 2022

Abstract

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has halted teaching in variety of institutions, especially in dental schools. Educational directors had to refined education from the formerly class based lecture into long distance/online training programme. This study directed to compute the impact of COVID-19 on dental education enquiring the students’ perception of this method of e-leaning.

Methods

The study was held in Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India, from April to May 2020 after formerly being approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee. A survey was conducted disseminating an online questionnaire made on Google forms, which was further assessed and evaluated for its validity and reliability and further descriptive stats for procuring final results were applied.

Results

A total number of 310 students were considered for data analysis out of which 13.6% preferred online classrooms in comparison to 86.4% which were more inclined to offline classrooms. Our study on the BDS students’ perception revealed some supportive but also inhibitory factors

Conclusion

E-Learning programmes are a potent way for teaching dental students. However, lucrative, execution of online learning into the academics required a well-reasoned strategy and a more functioning approach.
A surgeon’s dilemma: Evidence based selection of suturing technique to minimize post-operative complications following lower third molar surgical extraction
Authors: Jain Shivani , Saxena Nupur , Singh Rana Raj , Jain Nityanand
Published: May 2022

Background

Lower third molar extraction is usually associated with multiple stigmae that deters the patients in most cases to postpone or not seek appropriate surgical care. It is also one of the most feared procedure amongst dentists and dental students. However, evidence has been reported suggesting that the choice of suturing technique can have a profound effect on post-operation complications and thereby can improve the overall outlook and comfort of the patient. In the past, multiple techniques like Mattress, Continuous etc have been compared with tissue glues, staples however, a comparative clinical study amongst the simplest and most commonly used suturing techniques have not been reported.

Material and Methods

Sixty patients with impacted mandibular third molars fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were randomly divided into three groups of 20 each. All patients underwent third molar extraction and sutures were placed using different techniques – Simple Interrupted (Group A), Continuous (Group B) and Figure of eight (Group C). Patients were evaluated pre-operatively as well post-operatively (at different time points) for five parameters - Pain, Swelling, Trismus, Periodontal health of second molar and Wound infection. Kruskal-Wallis (non-parametric ANOVA) with post-hoc and effect size was used for statistical analysis with P < 0.05 as statistically significant.

Results

Statistically significant differences were obtained in terms of pain and trismus between Groups A and C post-operatively (P < 0.05). There were also significant differences in pain between Groups B and C post-surgery (P < 0.05). No significant differences were found between groups for swelling, periodontal health of second molar and wound infection.

Conclusions

Figure of eight suturing presents with better patient outlook and is associated with lower pain, swelling and trismus. Continuous and simple interrupted suturing can be preferred as second-in-line techniques. Final choice of technique shall be made based on wound anatomy, patient history and surgeon’s expertise.
Disease in Disguise: The Mystic Extra Oral Sinus-A Case Report
Authors: Deeksha  Khurana  , Deepak Raisingani  , Ashwini B Prasad  , Saloni Gattani
Published: May 2022

Extra oral sinus tracts of odontogenic origin may be confused with a wide variety of diseases. Thus, the differential diagnosis of this clinical dilemma is of utmost importance in providing definitive treatment. Misdiagnosis of such condition may result in unnecessary treatments attributing to patient agony. For this reason, a dental origin must always be considered for any cutaneous lesion on the face or neck. Once the correct diagnosis is made, appropriate treatment, either through tooth extraction or endodontic therapy to eliminate the source of infection, is simple and effective.
A Mucocele on Dorsal Surface of Tongue: A Unique Case Report
Authors: Surabhi Mohase  , Chand Binti Rani
Published: May 2022

Mucocele is a one of the most common oral lesions resulting from mucous accumulation in the minor salivary glands. The extravasation mucocele is most commonly located in the lower lip whereas retention mucoceles can be found at any other site.  Treatment frequently involves surgical removal in addition to Micro marsupialization, cryosurgery, steroid injections and lasers. In this case report diode lasers are considered as treatment of choice as the mucocele was resting very near to the lingual artery. The use of a diode laser appears to present a good alternative treatment to remove mucocele in paediatric patients.
Imaging approach to find Osteoporosis in Pre & Post Menopausal Women in Urban & Rural Area
Authors: Nasreen Saba , Kumar Shubham , Yadav Pramod , Saba Raunaque , Bhowmick Devleena , Iqbal Haider
Published: May 2022

Background: The number of women with osteoporosis i.e. with reduced bone mass and disruption of bone architecture is gradually increasing in the Indian subcontinent and has been reported throughout the country. This condition majorly affects post-menopausal females and very often remains undiagnosed leading to various complications later. This study was therefore planned to ascertain the role of panoramic radiographs as a screening tool for osteoporosis using radio morphometric indices in postmenopausal women.

Materials and Methods: The study comprised a study group of 60 post‑menopausal women, divided into 2 sub‑groups (Urban & Rural), each comprising of 30 individuals, depending on their occupation and domicile. The panoramic radiographs of all the study subjects were recorded for evaluation of 3 radio-morphometric indices viz. Mandibular Cortical Index (MCI), Mental Index (MI) & Panoramic Mandibular Index (PMI).

Result: Statistical analysis revealed higher significant values for all the radio-morphometric indices in rural than in urban postmenopausal women.

Conclusion: The study suggests that a panoramic radiograph can be used as an effective screening tool for osteoporosis using various radio-morphometric indices.
Lexical Interference in Oral Speech of Shor-Russian Bilinguals
Authors: Rezanova Z. I. , Ryzhova O. V.
Published: May 2022

The article introduces the Shor-Russian lexical interference as a speech phenomenon. It is determined by the peculiarities of the linguistic situation in the region and the nature of discourses where borrowings are recorded. Borrowings are opposed by the presence / absence of a Russian equivalent, the degree of development, etc. They are characterized by the types of discursive conditions that actualize the borrowings in the Russian speech. The study featured recordings of spontaneous oral speech of Shor-Russian bilinguals in the towns of Sheregesh and Tashtagol and in the village of Bolshaya Sueta (Kemerovo Region, 2017–2018). The recording time is 23 hours and encompasses more than 138,380 word tokens. The data were collected by field methods and analyzed with corpus methods, sociolinguistic questionnaires, and linguistic analysis. Interference as a speech phenomenon appeared to be stimulated by special communicative conditions, the imbalance of the language situation being one of them. The Russian language dominates functionally, while the functions of the modern Shor language are limited to intra-family communication, close groups of friends, and a marker of ethnocultural identity. Most borrowings remain a speech phenomenon. Entering the language-system, they are generally assessed as functionally limited, being actualized in the discourses of Shor identity. The ease of systemic-linguistic phonetic and morphological adaptation to the Russian language is determined by the high level of its acquisition in the studied type of bilingualism.
Iterative-Taxis Intercategorial Interaction in German and Russian
Authors: Arkhipova I. V.
Published: May 2022

The article features iterative-taxis categorical situations of simultaneity and non-simultaneity in German and Russian. The functional and semantic categories of taxis and iteration are closely interrelated. The intersection and syncretic unification of these functional-semantic categories makes it possible to define the model of their intercategorial interaction as a model of intercategorical crossing. Intercategorical crossing of taxis and iterative categories determines the actualization of various iterative-taxis categorical situations of simultaneity and non-simultaneity. They are actualized in iterative statements of various subtypes, e.g., verbal-iterative, deverbial-iterative, attributive-iterative, adverbial-iterative, etc., which contain iterative deverbatives, iterative verbs, and iterative quantifiers, i.e., attributes and adverbials. German and Russian proved to have such varieties of iterative-taxis categorial situations of simultaneity and non-simultaneity as (1) deverbative-iterative, (2) verbaliterative, and (3) adverbial-iterative and attributive-iterative. Actualization of certain iterative-taxis categorial situations of simultaneity and non-simultaneity depends on genetically-iterative, genetically-multiplicative, and word-formation-iterative deverbatives, as well as on iterative verbs of different semantics (actual iteratives, diminutives, multiplicatives, distributives, etc.) and iterative quantifiers (attributes and adverbials).
Topic-Comment Relation as a Means of Textual Organization
Authors: Saltanova N. Yu.
Published: May 2022

Mechanisms of topic-comment relations, or actual division of the sentence, attracted scientists of previous centuries. However, the general idea was that of connection between the theme and the rheme. Subject and predicate connection is an independent unit of grammatical and logical unity. In spontaneous speech, such units are seldom coherent. The coherence is a result of the speaker’s purpose that turns a flow of sentences into a super-phrasal unity with a common theme and syntactic coherence. The connection of the theme and the rheme makes a foundation for the hyper-theme and the hyperrheme of the narrative. The research featured the ways of transmitting the new and the known to the recipient. It also included coherence achieved by inversion, when the rheme can be interpreted as the theme as a result of inverted word order. A comparative analysis of parts within the super-phrasal unity revealed an important semantic-syntactic entity called "abstract" as a minimal element of text division. The predicative-relative complex that unites a few super-phrasal unities accompanies abstract division. Therefore, actual division is much broader than a mere connection of themes and rhemes but remains a part of communicative value in spite of the tendency to identify them as equivalents. A thorough analysis of coherence of linguistic units made it possible to describe the level of their informative value, as well as to single out the semantic components that render the idea to the greatest extent. In an ambiguous situation, it enables to choose the right variant thanks to extra-linguistic connections. Thus, the text is a unit marked by the coherence of semantic and syntactic relations. The text is a realization of the author’s viewpoint developed thanks to a unique concept that constitutes the super-rheme, while the general theme is given in the form of the author’s subjective appeal to the reader.
New Formats of Interaction Between the Author and the Reader as a Parameter of Linguistic Creativity in Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Daredevil Comic Books
Authors: Engel E. A. , Petrova V. A.
Published: May 2022

According to linguistic creativity studies, the text is a product of creative activity of the author, who uses linguistic innovations and creative means mainly at the lexical level. However, linguistic creativity can manifest itself at any linguistic level. The present research featured the manifestation of linguistic creativity at the level of communication and discourse. The paper describes the formats of interaction between the author and the reader in the text of a comic book, which acts as a parameter of linguistic creativity on the communicative and discursive level. American comic books about Spider-Man, Hulk, and Daredevil (1960s–1980s) contain the traditional narrator – reader / listener interaction when the author comments on the real events and gives detailed information about the devices and appliances used by the characters. New creative formats include we (creators) – you (reader) and we (creators and readers). In the we (creators) – you (reader) format, authors share their opinions on the current comic book, publish teasers about the next issue, congratulate themselves and the personages on the work done, and openly communicate with readers through letters to the editorial office. The we (creators and readers) format presupposes a joint participation of authors and readers in the story. These formats emerge under the influence of temporal, cultural, social, economic, and political factors and are mediated by the discursive practices of rotation, dissemination, approximation, convergence, etc.
Accountability and advocacy interventions in the water sector: a global evidence review
Authors: Hepworth N. D. , Brewer T. , Brown B. D. , Atela M. , Katomero J. , Kones J. , Gashaw M.
Published: May 2022

This paper reports on a global review of evidence on the outcomes of accountability and advocacy interventions for improved water and sanitation service delivery, water resource management (WRM) sector governance, and the factors which influence their performance. Mapping current knowledge will help guide the community of practice, policy, and research working to strengthen water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) service delivery systems. We summarise the state of the evidence, key insights, and implications. Available evidence is relatively limited (151 papers) and is skewed towards India and East Africa (c. 50%), water service delivery (62%), and social accountability monitoring (54%). Most included articles (80%) associate accountability and advocacy with positive outcomes for sector performance. Positive outcomes are achieved through, for example: improved operational maintenance; access to data; representation and inclusion; political will; changes in policy, law, and process; new investment; and organisational performance. Impact is less frequently reported (32%) and attribution of impacts to interventions is a recurrent challenge. We identify 28 factors that determine the interventions' performance. These are used to populate a theory of change for accountability and advocacy interventions. The results of the review are important for those working on water sector system strengthening. They suggest the potential of accountability interventions to accelerate delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on WASH, and provide an organising framework to strengthen intervention design and delivery, and future research.
Assessing water and water infrastructure quality in community-managed water supply systems in northern Pakistan
Authors: Shah A. , Ali M. , Ali K. , Ahmed M. , Tan J.
Published: May 2022

This research assesses the quality of water and water supply infrastructure under the Water and Sanitation Extension Programme (WASEP) in Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. Water samples were collected from 26 randomly selected rural and urban WASEP projects and 12 control sites. Results show that 94% of rural and 83% of urban water samples from WASEP projects conformed with WHO standards for drinking water with no Escherichia coli colonies overall compared with 8% of rural and 0% of urban control sites. This corresponds with higher water infrastructure scores for WASEP projects based on engineering audits of water at intake, system, and network level. These findings demonstrate the importance of water infrastructure design for the delivery of clean drinking water, and the role of the WASEP model of community water management in improving the delivery of potable water.
Ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje. Nuevos retos de la educación superior
Authors: Balza Franco Vladimir , Martínez Torres Diana Carolina , Aguas Núñez Roberto , Callejas Porto Marcela , Martínez Torres Juan Carlos
Published: May 2022

Los beneficios de inventario que dejó la obligada modalidad de educación mediada por TIC, dominante del proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje durante la pandemia, aún se están evaluando. Esta experiencia debe motivarnos a mirar con mayor atención el fenómeno de los ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje (AVA) y los potenciales beneficios de la ludificación de ese proceso. En esta obra se exploran las posibilidades que brindan los juegos en el ámbito de la educación superior mediante la gamificación de los AVA. El lector encontrará una completa tipología y detallado análisis de los juegos serios y del rol de la ludificación como metodología de enseñanza. Se analizan las innovaciones de forma: construcción de AVA apoyada en gamificación y en nuevas tendencias como el aprendizaje basado en retos (ABR). Finalmente, se analizan innovaciones de fondo en el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje: vigilancia tecnológica curricular mediante análisis bibliométrico para detectar tendencias emergentes en una disciplina. Este libro aborda temas de gran actualidad y trascendencia para la academia. Pretende llamar la atención de directivos y docentes de educación superior sobre las enormes posibilidades que brinda el mundo de los juegos aplicados al proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje y en cuanto a la realidad del aprendizaje virtual, una opción que llegó para quedarse.
Biblioteca Central Zila Mamede e o inventário de suas coleções especiais
Authors: Marques Tércia Maria Souza de Moura , Oliveira Maria do Socorro do Nascimento , Almeida Rosa Ticiane de Oliveira , Silva Angelike Katherine Pereira da , Lima Juliane medeiros de
Published: May 2022

No ano em que comemora sessenta anos de funcionamento, a Biblioteca Central Zila Mamede realiza o primeiro inventário automatizado do seu patrimônio bibliográfico. Patrimônio este constituído por diversas coleções, o que justifica o recorte feito à escrita do artigo: 9 coleções salvaguardadas no Setor de Coleções Especiais. A pesquisa é um relato de experiência, que objetiva documentar o planejamento, a metodologia utilizada e os resultados alcançados na realização do inventário das 9 coleções, objeto desse estudo, no intuito de contribuir com outras unidades informacionais na realização de seus inventários. Para tanto percorreu as etapas de convocação e capacitação da equipe; organização do acervo; realização da captura de códigos de barras dos materiais por meio do aplicativo Bib Inventário Mobile; avaliação dos dados; localização de erros; aplicação de soluções. Como resultados, o inventário apontou que 12,28% dos materiais cadastrados no sistema apresentavam algum tipo de ocorrência, sendo que a maioria delas não influenciava na busca e recuperação dos materiais. Após as devidas correções, 0,86% do total dos itens inventariados não foram localizados, resultado que, embora reduzido, a equipe espera eliminar nos próximos levantamentos. Finalmente, a atividade permitiu registrar e reparar possíveis erros, perdas e/ou danos, tanto nos materiais físicos como no sistema de gerenciamento do acervo, possibilitando à equipe envolvida um aprendizado significativo e, consequentemente, os seus resultados, servirão de base para o planejamento e tomada de decisões administrativas da biblioteca.
Wstęp. X-lecie Wydziału Studiów nad Rodziną UKSW
Authors: Kućko Wojciech , Ozorowski Mieczysław
Published: May 2022

Niniejszy numer czasopisma „Studia nad Rodziną” jest poświęcony refleksji nad dziedzictwem badawczym i dydaktycznym Wydziału Studiów nad Rodziną, a zwłaszcza nad okresem ostatnich dziesięciu lat jego istnienia (2010-2020). Zawarto w nim artykuły i inne teksty, ukazujące bogac- two studiów i działalności osób, tworzących Wydział: pracowników badawczo-dydaktycznych oraz studentów studiów stacjonarnych i niestacjonarnych.
Nauki o rodzinie w strukturze uniwersyteckiej – między tradycją a współczesnością. Rozmowa z ks. prof. Mieczysławem Ozorowskim, byłym Dziekanem Wydziału Studiów nad Rodziną UKSW
Authors: Kruszewska Sandra , Smyk Klaudia
Published: May 2022

Z okazji 10. rocznicy powstania Wydziału Studiów nad Rodziną rozmowę z ks. prof. Mieczysławem Ozorowskim przeprowadziły w 2021 r. Sandra Kruszewska i Klaudia Smyk, studentki nauk o rodzinie, członkinie studenckiego Koła Naukowego Myśli i Praktyki Społecznej, Wydziałowej Rady Studenckiej WSR, Komisji ds. PR i Wizerunku.
Międzynarodowe projekty badawczo-rozwojowe na Wydziale Studiów nad Rodziną (2013-2021)
Authors: Kulesza Marek
Published: May 2022

Wydział Studiów nad Rodziną UKSW uczestniczył w latach 2013-2021 w szeregu międzynarodowych przedsięwzięć badawczo-rozwojowych pozwalających na powiązanie ze sobą działań badawczych z praktyką wdrożeniową oraz współpracą międzynarodową i włączenie ich w planowanie i realizacje aktywności kształceniowych. Realizowane w ostatnich latach międzynarodowe przedsięwzięcia badawczo-rozwojowe były niezwykle istotnym elementem wzmacniającym pozycję i rozpoznawalność Wydziału Studiów nad Rodziną UKSW. Wieloletnia kooperacja międzynarodowa i umocowanie pracowników naukowych Wydziału w sieciach partnerskich (w kraju i za granicą) pozwalało na ścisłe wiązanie podejmowanej refleksji teoretycznej, z praktyką badawczą oraz wdrożeniami.
Design, Synthesis, Inhibitory Activity, and SAR Studies of Hydrophobic
Phenylacetic Acid Derivatives as Neuraminidase Inhibitors
Authors: Lv Chanmei , Shi Fangyuan
Published: May 2022

Introduction:

A series of hydrophobic phenylacetic acid derivatives introducing an aromatic
lipophilic side chain at C-3 amino and an acetyl or isopropionyl at C-4 amino were synthesized and evaluated
for their ability to inhibit neuraminidase (NA) of influenza A virus.

Methods:

All compounds were synthesized in good yields starting from commercially available 2-(4-
aminophenyl) acetic acid using a suitable synthetic strategy.

Results:

These compounds showed potent inhibitory activity against influenza A NA. Several compounds
with alkylated amino group showed moderate NA subtype selectivity, among which compound (7i) displayed
the best.

Conclusion:

Compound (7i) activity against H5N1 was more than 10 times better than H9N2, and could
be used as lead compounds in the future.
Efficacy of Raloxifene as Add-on Therapy on Disease Activity of Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial
Authors: Salari Masoumeh , Sahebari Maryam , Sarafraz Yazdi Maryam , Mehrnaz Aghili Seyedeh , Esmaily Habibollah , Saeidi Sara
Published: May 2022

Objective:

The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of raloxifene on the disease activity
of postmenopausal patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the prevention of glucocorticoid-
induced osteoporosis.

Methods:

This double-blind, randomized clinical trial was conducted at the Rheumatic Diseases
Research Center affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences from 2015 to 2016. Postmenopausal
women with RA were randomly treated with raloxifene or placebo after discontinuation
of alendronate. Disease activity was evaluated using DAS28ESR, HAQ, and VAS before and every
two months after the intervention. In addition, bone mineral densitometry was performed for patients
before and 14 months after the intervention. The disease activity and densitometric criteria
were compared between the two groups at a significant level of p <0.05.

Results:

A total of 17 patients were allocated to each group. The two groups were similar at baseline
in underlying disease, age, duration of RA, duration of alendronate use, laboratory findings, and
rheumatoid arthritis drugs. Moreover, the mean scores of DAS28ESR, HAQ, and VAS during visits
were not significantly different between the intervention and control groups (p >0.05).

Conclusion:

The current study results could not prove any clinical benefits of adding raloxifene to
standard therapies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in improving their disease activity compared
to placebo.

Clinical Trial Registration Number:

Trial registration number is NCT02982083
Finite Element Analysis of Rotating Truncated Functionally Graded
Conical Shell
Authors: Singh Parihar Rityuj , Maitra Kinshuk
Published: May 2022

Background:

Functionally graded material (FGM) is popularly recognized as
promising material for modern engineering applications, which has gained attention of
researchers due to its composition design and mechanical behaviour. FGM is the most suitable
choice as a structural material for conical pressure vessel and requires detailed analysis for its
mechanical behaviour.

Objective:

The design optimization of the rotating truncated conical shell made from FGM
subjected to internal pressure (variable and constant) using Finite Element Method.

Method:

Using a commercially available finite element code, the effect of various parameters
(such as cone angle, internal pressure, and angular velocity) on truncated conical shell was
analyzed. The material properties and composition vary along the radial direction according to the
exponential function.

Results:

Under the chosen circumstances 10¹ cone angle, 4-12MPa internal pressure, and 50
rad/sec rotational velocity were found most suitable.

Conclusion:

The results also demonstrated that chosen parameters (such as, cone angle, internal
pressure, and rotational velocity) significantly affect the stresses working on conical shell. This
requires careful selection while designing the conical pressure vessel. These optimization results
are helpful for research community to design a conical shell pressure vessel using FGM.
Environmental Law as a Branch of Russian Law
Authors: Anisimov Aleksey , Ryzhenkov Anatoliy
Published: May 2022

This chapter begins with considering the basic concepts of the interaction
between nature and society that underlie the legal regulation of conservation of nature.
The authors review the concepts of sustainable development, circular economy, climate
change, and environmental law and draw attention to the methods (ways) of legal
regulation of environmental relations. Generally speaking, a method of legal regulation
is understood as a set of ways (techniques and means) enshrined in legal rules to impact
peoples behavior and their social relations governed by law. There are two methods of
legal regulation that function in environmental law: imperative and dispositive. The
imperative method in environmental law means the establishment of prescriptions,
permissions, prohibitions for the subjects of environmental legal relations and
manifests itself in the possibility of applying state coercion to the execution of legal
prescriptions by legal entities, citizens, including foreign ones, as well as by officials.
The dispositive method is based on the equality of the parties to legal relations and
their possibility to choose the particular behavior patterns independently. The citizens
right to establish public and other environmental associations is a typical example here.

The main stages of development of Russian environmental legislation are analyzed and
six levels of the sources of environmental law are distinguished subsequently in the
textbook. The principles of environmental law are also considered; these are the basic
ideas that underlie environmental law as a branch of law, determine its content and
areas for further development and are used in law enforcement practice in case there
are gaps in law. The authors distinguish generally accepted principles, interbranch,
branch principles and principles of institutions of law in the system of principles of
environmental law. A separate section in the textbook is dedicated to the system of
environmental law – its internal structure. It is followed by the section dedicated to
environmental legal relations –types of social relations regulated by rules of
environmental law of Russia. This chapter concludes with a section on ownership of
some natural resources.
Legal Liability for Environmental Offenses
Authors: Anisimov Aleksey , Ryzhenkov Anatoliy
Published: May 2022

The authors suppose that legal liability for environmental offenses is
understood as a legal relationship between the state represented by specially authorized
authorities and the party that has committed an environmental offense (an individual,
an official or a legal entity) and is obliged to undergo state coercion measures in the
forms of particular forfeitures (of a person, property or organizational nature) for the
violation of rules of environmental legislation.

An environmental offense is a ground and the time of the commencement of legal
relations of legal liability; it is a guilty wrongful act entailing legal liability and
prohibited by environmental legal rules of the Russian Federation and constituent
entities of the Russian Federation; it infringes on the constitutional right of everyone to
a favorable environment and also causes harm to the natural environment (its objects
and components) or poses a real threat of this harm. An environmental offense (like
any other offense) includes four elements: the object, the objective aspect, the subject
and the subjective aspect. For the classification of an offense as environmental, the
object of the encroachment at the time of its commitment must be in the system of
ecological relationships with the environment. Liability for environmental offenses
performs a range of functions: stimulating (compliance with rules of environmental
legislation),preventive (making it possible to prevent new offenses), compensatory
(aimed at compensating for harm to the environment, the life, health and property of
people) and punitive (punishment of offenders). The authors raise a question about the
number of types of legal liability for environmental offenses.

The Federal Law “On Environmental Protection” itself mentions four types of liability
in Article 75: property, disciplinary, administrative, and criminal liability. Having
analyzed the scientific doctrine and practice, the authors state that environmental
offenses entail civil legal, administrative and criminal liability. Criminal and civil legal
liability are regulated only by federal acts. Suppose a person is brought to
administrative or criminal liability; in that case, he or she may also have to compensate
for the harm caused to the environment. However, it is impossible to bring anyone to
both administrative and criminal liability. Particular attention is paid to the issues of
compensation for environmental harm, which is taken as negative changes in the
quality of the environment that are caused by economic or other human activities
involving the destruction of ecological relationships, pollution, and destruction of
certain natural components and can result in harm to the life, health or property of
citizens (property of legal entities).
Concept and Types of Areas with a Special Environmental Legal Regime
Authors: Anisimov Aleksey , Ryzhenkov Anatoliy
Published: May 2022

The Russian Federation now stipulates the possibility of establishing two
special environmental legal regimes in the country, including specially protected
natural areas (SPNAs) and ecological disaster zones. The essence of both
environmental legal regimes consists of establishing a special procedure for the use and
protection of a clearly localized territory different from the regime of using land plots
and other natural objects of the country. This manifests itself in establishing features of
the management of this territory, the regime of restrictions of civil and corporate rights,
as well as additional funding of a range of special nature protection activities. The
purpose of the establishment of special restrictions and prohibitions for economic and
other use of these territories is to create additional guarantees of the achievement of the
main objective of environmental legislation – to ensure a favorable environmental
quality.

This means that the establishment of the special environmental legal regime is
necessary if the general environmental requirements (licensing, standardization, etc.)
do not make it possible to preserve and restore specific natural objects and systems in
the appropriate state. The list of the relevant prohibitions and restrictions is contained
in federal and regional environmental legislation as well as in land, water, forest
legislation, legislation on natural and cultural heritage, etc. Particular additional
measures in the area under consideration can also be adopted at the municipal level
with the corresponding legal acts of local government bodies. The legal status of both
varieties of areas with a special environmental legal regime (SPNAs and ecological
disaster zones) has several similar and different features. The purposes of giving a
particular territory a special environmental legal regime are also the same – to ensure
everyone's right to a favorable environment. Significant differences between these
territories consist in the objective related to them. SPNAs are created to conserve
certain ecological systems for present and future generations and to study the unique
natural areas; ecological disaster zones are created to restore disturbed ecosystems. In
this regard, the access of citizens to SPNAs is not prohibited (it is even encouraged),
while they have to obtain a special permit to enter an ecological disaster zone.
Consequently, the special regime is established to ensure the protection of two
territories that are opposite to their ecological state.