bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pattern of Cytogenetic Abnormality by Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) in Multiple Myeloma Patients in a Tertiary Hospital
Authors: Ahmed Alamgir
Published: January 2022

Background: Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell neoplasm with acquired genetic abnormalities of clinical and prognostic importance, with survival duration ranging from a few months to more than 10 years. Cytogenetic abnormalities (CA) detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are of major prognostic significance since e.g. patients with del(17p), t(4;14) or gain 1q21 show dismal outcome. Objective: To evaluate the cytogenetic patterns by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of clinically diagnosed cases of multiple myeloma.Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Haematology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, from January 2018 to December 2018. A total number of 30 patients with multiple myeloma were analyzed cytogenetically by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (iFISH). The collected data were analyzed by using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS-24) for windows version 10.0.Results:Out of 30 diagnosed Multiple Myeloma cases the mean age was 56.37±10.38 years and male to female ratio was almost 3:1. Sixteen (56.7%) of 30 patients. Among 30 cases of 8 cases were thyrogenicity positive of 7(23.3%) patients was detected del 13q positive. Isolated del 13q was found in 4 cases. 2 cases were found coexistence of del 13q and del 17p positive ;1 case was found coexistence of del 13q and t(4;14) positive and rest of 1 case had del 17 p positive. There was no detectable t (11; 14) and t(14;16) in any of 30 cases.Conclusion:FISH panel for Multiple Myeloma including del (13q); t(11;14); t(4;14), del(17p), t(14;16) is very important molecular test for the prognosis , risk stratification, treatment modality of the patient. On the basis of cytogenetic abnormality Multiple Myeloma risk stratification is modified now a day. This Revised International Staging system R-ISS is a simple and powerful prognostic staging system.
An Assessment of 3.5mm Reconstruction Plate Fixation in Olecranon Fractures
Authors: Singh Manpreet
Published: January 2022

Background: Olecranon process is a large, curved eminence comprising of the proximal and posterior part of the ulna. It lies subcutaneously which makes it more vulnerable to injury. Due to intra-articular extension of fractures, anatomical reduction and early mobilization should be achieved in every case and usually managed surgically. Aims and Objectives: To access the results of reconstruction plate in fracture olecranon.Materials &Methods: This was a prospective study consisted of 25 cases of olecranon fractures which were managed by open reduction and internal fixation using 3.5mm reconstruction plate. Patients were followed up every month till 6 months. At each follow up visit clinical and radiological parameters were assessed: Final assessment was done at 6 months using the Mayo Elbow Performance Score.Result: According to the AO classification, Type A-1 – 7 cases, A-3 – 1case, B-1 – 13 cases, B-3 – 1 case, C-1 – 1 case, C-2 – 1 case, C-3 – 1 case. An adequate reduction was maintained in all fractured olecranon until union. Average radiological union time was 12 weeks in 72% cases, 15 weeks in 16% cases, 18 weeks in 8% cases and > 18 weeks in 4% cases. The results were graded as per the criteria laid by Rogers et al as excellent in 84% cases, good in 12% and unsatisfactory in 4% cases. 2 cases developed superficial infection and 1 deep infection and 1 delayed union.Conclusion: Open reduction and internal fixation of fracture of olecranon with 3.5mm reconstruction plate is based on sound biomechanical principle with a good functional outcome and a low incidence of complications.
Importance of Doppler study of Umbilical Artery and FoetalMiddle Cerebral Artery in PIH and IUGR
Authors: G N Manjunath
Published: January 2022

Background: PIH is associated with increased vascular resistance and decreased utero -placental perfusion resulting in an increased incidence of foetal hypoxia and impaired foetalgrowth.The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of S/D ratio, resistance index(RI), pulsatility index (PI) and cerebro-placental ratio (CPR) in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in PIH and IUGR. Objective: is to determine S/D ratio, RI, PI, CPR and asses their diagnostic values in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome.Material& Methods:50 pregnant patients with PIH and IUGR, beyond 28 weeks of gestation, were prospectively studied at P k das institute of medical college,vaniyamkulamand subjected for Doppler study of the umbilical artery and foetal middle cerebral artery. The abnormality of above parameters was correlated with the major adverse perinatal outcome.Results:Patients with abnormal Doppler parameters had a poor perinatal outcome, compared to those who had normal Doppler study. The cerebro-placental ratios(CPR) had the sensitivity and specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 95%,76%,73%,95% respectively with Kappa value of o .68(good agreement) and p value of .000 which was statistically significant, for the prediction of major adverse perinatal outcome.Conclusions:This study shows that Doppler study of umbilical and foetal middle cerebral artery can reliably predict the neonatal morbidity and helpful in determining the optimal time of delivery in complicated pregnancies. The CPR is more accurate than the independent evaluation of S/D, RI, PI, in identifying foetus with adverse perinatal outcome.
Clinico-Epidemioogical and Radiological Profile of Broncholitis at Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal, Bangladesh
Authors: Halder Ashis Kumar
Published: January 2022

Background: Bronchiolitis, caused mostly by Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) virus is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants. The disease is mostly presents with cough runny nose, fever, breathing difficulties and respiratory failure This infection usually affects children up to age of 24 months, with younger infants often more severely affected and is the most prevalent cause of hospitalization in infants under the age of 12 months. The treatment is supportive; therefore, epidemiology, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings can help to ensure appropriate diagnosis and proper treatment.Methods:This descriptive cross-sectional observation study was conducted at Paediatrics department of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College & Hospital (SBMCH), Barishal, Bangladesh between October 2018 to March 2019To find out the clinico-epidemiological and radiological profile of Bronchiolitis. Children below 24 months of age diagnosed as bronchiolitis were studied.Results:200 children were evaluated, including 150 boys and 50 girls; Infants below 6 months accounted for the highest proportion (60%). All the bronchiolitis patients had cough or cold with respiratory distress. Other symptoms were fever (98.0%), restlessness (63.0%), poor feeding (60%) and fast breathing. On examination lower chest indrawing and rhonchi were found in all cases. Hyperinflation was the most prevalent radiological finding (60%) and more than half (55%) patients had lymphocytosis on CBC.Conclusion:Most children present with typical clinical and radiological feature of bronchiolitis which can help the clinicians to clinically identify this disease more efficiently.
Short Term Outcome in Sleep Disturbance Intervention in Children with ASD in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
Authors: Sarker Shaoli
Published: January 2022

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between sleep patterns and behavioral difficulties in children with ASD using sleep disturbance treatments. Methods: We selected a total 41 children with sleep disorders as study population. The sleep services (behavioral sleep management techniques) were given by the child development center team of Dhaka Shishu Hospital comprising of physician , developmental therapist and psychologist. Children were split into eight groups and two gender divisions based on their age, and they were then studied over a period of 6 months . Sleep disorders were investigated both before and after intervention. Results: The results revealed that the children’s sleep dysfunction improved from before, with the lowest improvement percentage decreasing from 62.9 percent to 51.8 percent and the greatest improvement percentage increasing from 100 percent to 59.2 percent, whereas a sleep problem showed no change at all (sleepwalking). Conclusion: The study has tried and succeeded to an extent to intervene in the sleep dysfunction process of children with ASD in a tertiary care hospital. However, there is still much to learn about the clinical efficacy of these types of behavioral interventions in children with ASD who have sleep disruption.
Prostate Volume Measurement by Ultrasonography Over 40 Years Age of Bangladeshi Population
Authors: Naheen Towhida
Published: January 2022

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or benign prostatic hypertrophy, is a histologic diagnosis status characterized by proliferation of the ‘glandular elements’ of the prostate, which may lead to an enlarged prostate gland. In many studies, people over the age of 40 years found as the most vulnerable for BPH. Ultrasonography is a prominent method to determine prostate volume or size. Aim of the study: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prostate volume measurement for the Bangladeshi population over the age of 40 years by ultrasonography.Methods:This prospective, observational study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Chattogram Medical College Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh during the period from January 2019 to December 2020. In total 157 suspected patients of benign prostatic hyperplasia were selected as the study population. All patients were clinically diagnosed for BPH, based on the present prostate symptoms and digital rectal examination. To measure the prostate volume, abdominal ultrasonography was performed for all the patients. After enucleation, another ultrasonogram was performed for all the patients to measure the existing sizes of the prostates of the patients. All the data were processed, analyzed, and disseminated by MS-word and SPSS programs as per need.Results:Finally, in this study in analyzing the volumes of the prostates of the participants according to the abdominal ultra-sonographic reports of pre-operative stage we observed, in 9%, 34%, 31%, 30%, 21% and 32% patients, the prostate sizes (In cc) were <20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100 and >100 cc respectively. On the other hand, after enucleation, in 11.46%, 24.20%, 28.66%, 27.39%, 7.01% and 1.27% patients, the prostate sizes (In cc) were found <20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100 and >100 cc respectively. The mean changes of prostate sizes between pre- and post-operative stages among the participant was not significant where the P value was found 0.464.Conclusion:The findings of this study support the applications of abdominal ultrasonographic evaluation for suspected benign prostatic hyperplasia patients to know about the exact volumes of their prostates for selecting the appropriate surgical approach.
HER2 Positive Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Tertiary Center Experience in (NICRH) Bangladesh
Authors: Hossain Nabir
Published: January 2022

Background: Gastric cancer is the fourth commonest cancer worldwide. It is also recognized as the second commonest cause of cancer related death in the global perspective. Although the incidence of gastric cancer has gradually decreased over the last half of the century, it varies among the different part of the world and different ethnic group. Mortality from gastric cancer extremely high, and it is second only to lung cancer. Gastric cancer occurs more frequently in men than in women. Aim of the study: Aim of the study was to find the clinic-profile outcome HER2 Positive Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma.Methods:This cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Surgical Oncology of National Institute of Cancer, Research and Hospital, Mohakhali, Dhaka. The study period was from March, 2014 to April, 2015. A total of 80 patients were included for the study. After receiving the gastrectomy specimen, it was fixed in 10% formaldehyde. Data were compiled and necessary statistical analysis were carried out using computer based software package for social science (SPSS 16.1). Ethical clearance was taken from the ethical committee of NICRH.Results:The highest patients were from 61-70 years’ age group and the lowest were from 71-80 years. The mean age of the patients was 59.71 (±10.19) years. The female to male ratio in this study was 1: 2.48. 66 (82.5%) patients were presented with anemia which was followed by 39 (48.75%) cases with dehydration. Most of the tumors were located in the distal part of the stomach (11.67%). Regarding staging 79(12.65%) patients were in the advanced stage of the disease. The correlation between HER2 overexpression and TNM staging has been tabulated below where it is shown that only Nodal (N) staging has the significant correlation with the HER2 overexpression.Conclusion:It is already mentioned that, in early history of immunohistochemistry, HER2 overexpression in case of carcinoma stomach was highly varied in different studies (from 9-92%). But recently, it was found around 9-32%, in several studies all over the world. It is necessary to conduct further studies with larger samples and long term follow-up in order to draw definite conclusions regarding the role of HER2/neu overexpression.
Epidemic of Coivid-19 Contagion in Pakistan (Asia): a Perspective Assessment
Authors: Shah Zaib Muhammad , Khan Raina , Raza Hassan , Ehsan Saleem
Published: January 2022

Background: On November 18, 2019, a 57-year-old man from China's Hubei province got COVID-19, the first instance of coronavirus. It takes physicians in China more than a month to identify additional instances in Wuhan, China. Within a week, the coronavirus appeared in a Chinese seafood and meat market and swiftly expanded to at least 180 nations, killing over 125,000 people and infecting over a million. Method: Our data comprised the overall number of coronavirus cases, cases reported, repeated cases, and fatalities caused by the outbreak. For pandemic coronavirus, content method was used to analyze data from March 27, 2020, to May 24, 2020, in Pakistan. Results: COVID-19 had an impact on both developing countries and developed countries, according to the findings. Likewise, coronavirus active cases and fatalities have been documented in all parts of Pakistan. Conclusion: Coronavirus originated in China and now affects 180 nations, includes Pakistan. Pakistan is an impoverished country that is unprepared for a pandemic. As a result of this coronavirus Outbreak, Pakistan could confront a slew of difficulties in the future. Keywords: Coronavirus. COVID-19, Pakistan, health, Pandemic, Developing countries
Mobile Money for the Unbanked in Emerging Markets
Authors: Jing Jin
Published: January 2022

Mobile money, together with mobile broadband, is likely to be the primary growth engine for emerging market mobile network carriers. The service is gaining popularity and is beginning to contribute considerably to telecom income.

There are still 2 billion individuals worldwide who do not have a bank account. This group is primarily located in less developed areas (Africa, part of Asia, and Latin America). A typical use case of a distant worker sending money to the family for living expenses is highly expensive for persons who do not have financial inclusion. Mobile penetration is substantially higher, allowing for these remittances to be sent in a cost-effective and simple manner. Because the system is based on feature phones and 2G technology, end users do not need to have the most recent smartphone or mobile broadband (SMS or Unstructured Supplementary Service Data-USSD channel).

The most common application is domestic remittance. Bill payments and merchant payments are two others. International remittances are now feasible across various operators as well (cross-MNO agreements). Globally, there were already more than 100 million active mobile money accounts in 2014, with services available in around 90 countries.
Paul Groussac’s Void: The French Writer and the Argentine Tradition
Authors: Siskind Mariano
Published: January 2022

The French-Argentine Paul Groussac embodied a wide range of writerly functions and cultural-political positions within the Argentine cultural field between the 1880s and the 1920s: writer, playwright, chronicler, traveler, literary, art, and music critic, historian, educator, editor, and director of the National Library during 44 years. This essay considers his place in the history of Argentine literature looking at two of the many ways in which he inscribed himself in it. The first takes up the production and reproduction of the ontological privilege of French identity as a form of legitimization for his public—and often polemic—interventions, through which he sought to establish scholarly-disciplinary practices, protocols, and conventions that would articulate an entire critical field around his own authority. The second proposes to think his alternatively weak and strong inscriptions in the literary tradition through his own narrative production: his fiction and dramaturgy, travelogues, and biographical sketches. In other words, this essay situates Groussac in an Argentine literary tradition (conceived as an organic and institutionally sanctioned textual corpus) he believed to have founded and established, a selfrepresentation that led Borges to say that Groussac saw himself as “a missionary of Voltaire among the mulattage.”
The Latin American Publishing Circuit in the 21st Century: Following the Trajectory of César Aira
Authors: Riveiro María Belén
Published: January 2022

This essay poses a question about the identity of Latin American literature in the 21st century. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Latin America Boom received recognition both locally and internationally, becoming the dominant means of defining Latin American literature up to the present. This essay explores new ways to understand this notion of Latin America in the literary scene. The case of the Argentine writer César Aira is relevant for analyzing alternative publishing circuits that connect various points of the region. These publishing houses foster a defiant way of establishing the value of literature.
Morning Conferences: From Dialogue to the Sacrificial Rite and the Formation of Scapegoats
Authors: Márquez Muñoz Jorge Federico , González Ulloa Aguirre Pablo Armando
Published: January 2022

In order to achieve the objectives of transparency and accountability, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has offered a press conference every morning since he took office. This situation seemed to be a transcendental change in the field of democratic dynamics and political communication in Mexico; however, not merely a means of communication, these conferences have instead become a method of government. Using postulates of Mimetic Theory, this essay analyzes AMLO’s conferences, showing how this daily practice has become propaganda for the regime.
Opportunities and Challenges: Internationalized Higher Education in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Age
Authors: Jiang Hongxin
Published: January 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis all over the world, while it also marks the coming of a new era of opportunities and challenges, especially for higher education. Universities should be more inclusive and innovative in communication and cooperation, promoting opportunities for collaborations in all aspects and reshaping international education.
A Qualitative Exploration of Social Media Consumption and Use Among Everyday Women Who Participate in CrossFit
Authors: Gipson Christina
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Social media allows a user to be a content creator and consumer. This paper focuses on the social media engagement of everyday women who participate in CrossFit, exploring differences in how they consume and use social media content. CrossFit women are celebrated for their strength, power, and fitness in the social media community, which is not consistent for all women.
Methods: This study used semi-structured focus groups with 47 participants between the ages of 18-54 who were everyday women who participate in CrossFit. The participants self-identified their level of CrossFit as recreational, semi-competitive, competitive, or high-level competitors.  
Results: Findings reveal two major themes: consuming corporate messaging and using social media for their own benefit, included the subthemes of social support and shifting perceptions. The findings, including supportive quotations from the participants, reveal that these women are critical consumers of social media who express disapproval of traditional media portrayals of women’s bodies.
Conclusions: Women’s experiences with CrossFit seem to offer some protection from the negative outcomes associated with consumption of traditional media messaging about women’s bodies.
LIFI COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING KEYPAD
Authors: Gupta Sapna , Kaur Gursharan , Mittal Ridima , Garg Dev
Published: January 2022

Over the years, the overdependence on Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) for data transmission necessitated the need for an alternate and more reliable means of communication, hence, Light Fidelity (Li-Fi). It involves the use of Light Emitting Diode to transmit data by blinking (i.e. switching them on and off) at a speed not noticeable to the eye. This paper proposed the development of the Li-Fi system using off the shelf electronic components. This would make the system an indispensable means of communication in the nearest future. This data transmission system is different from those in existence because expensive components were not in the design, invariably reducing the overall cost of the implementation. Keywords: Light Fidelity (Li-Fi), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Optical communication, Telecommunication
PENGARUH PENERAPAN FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT, WORKLIFE BALANCE TERHADAP DIGITAL TRANSFORMASI SERTA IMPLIKASINYA TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA
Authors: Sholihat
Published: January 2022

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh flexible working arrangement, worklife balance terhadap digital transformasi serta implikasinya terhadap produktivitas kerja. Saat ini dan mungkin perusahaan terpaksa karena pandemi covid-19 untuk menerapkan sistem kerja yang fleksibel. System kerja yang fleksibel sudah banyak diterapkan di perusahaan asing/multinasional sebelum terjadinya pandemi covid-19 dengan sistem kerja yang fleksibel perusahaan juga mengharapkan worklife balance karyawannya tetap terjaga dan peningkatan kemampuan pada digitalisasi/teknologi. Dengan pendekatan kuantitatif penelitian ini dilakukan berbasis explanatory research. Sampel yang diambil sebanyak 200 responden dari berbagai jenis perusahaan dengan menggunakan pendekatan analisis SEM berbasis aplikasi AMOS versi 23.0. Berdasarkan hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa flexible working arrangement, worklife balance berpengaruh signifikan terhadap digital transformasi serta berimplikasi signifikan terhadap produktivitas kerja dilihat dari hasil uji Goodness of Fit (GoF), Reliabilitas dengan Uji Construct Reliability (CR) yaitu menguji keandalan dan konsistensi data, dimana kriteria Construct Reliability (CR) nya adalah > 0,7 dan nilai Variant Extracted nya (AVE) > 0,5, serta hasil uji Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) untuk CR ≥ 1,96 dan p-value ≤ 0.05.

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of flexible working arrangements, work-life balance on digital transformation and their implications for work productivity. Currently and perhaps companies are forced due to the covid-19 pandemic to implement a flexible work system. A flexible work system has been widely applied in foreign/multinational companies prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a flexible work system, the company also expects the work-life balance of its employees to be maintained and their ability to increase in digitalization/technology. With a quantitative approach this research was conducted based on explanatory research. Samples were taken as many as 200 respondents from various types of companies using SEM analysis approach based on AMOS application version 23.0. Based on the analysis results show that flexible working arrangement, worklife balance have a significant effect on digital transformation and have significant implications for work productivity seen from the results of the Goodness of Fit (GoF) test, Reliability with the Construct Reliability (CR) test, namely testing the reliability and consistency of the data, where the criteria The Construct Reliability (CR) is > 0.7 and the Variant Extracted value (AVE) is > 0.5, and the results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) test for CR 1.96 and p-value 0.05.
HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI KERJA DENGAN KOMPENSASI KARYAWAN
Authors: Suryo Koen Adi
Published: January 2022

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara motivasi kerja karyawan dengan kompensasi. Penelitian dilakukan di “PT PAI”. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan PT ”PAI”, sampel sebanyak 20 orang karyawan diambil dengan teknik convenience sampling. Perangkat pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah perangkat kuesioner. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif dan induktif. Perangkat analisis data yang digunakan adalah tabel distribusi frekuensi dan korelasi Spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif kuat sebesar 0,983 dan signifikan antara motivasi kerja karyawan dengan kompensasinya pada PT ”PAI”.

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between employee motivation and compensation. The research was conducted at "PT PAI." This research is descriptive. The population in this study were all employees of PT "PAI." A sample of 20 employees was taken using the convenience sampling technique. The data collection device used is a questionnaire device, and the method used is descriptive and inductive methods. Data analysis tools used are frequency distribution table and Spearman correlation. The results showed a strong positive relationship of 0.983 and significant between employee motivation and compensation at PT "PAI."
PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN DENGAN MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN KADER DALAM UPAYA PENEMUAN KASUS TB
Authors: Ernirita  , Awaliah  , Zuryati Masmun , Setiyono Erwan
Published: January 2022

Abstrak Indonesia menempati peringkat kedua dengan kasus (TB) tertinggi di dunia. Oleh sebab itu diperlukan strategi dalam penemuan kasus TB. Penelitian ini bertujuan meneliti pengaruh Pendidikan kesehatan dengan media Audio Visual terhadap pengetahuan kader dalam upaya penemuan kasus TB. Disain penelitian ini adalah pre eksperimen dengan desain One group pre-post test design. Sebanyak 10 orang kader terpilih sebagai responden dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Instrument penelitian menggunakan kuesioner berupa google form. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Usia kader 70% berusia 41 tahun -50 tahun, mayoritas berpendidikan SMA (60%), sedangkan lama menjadi Kader TB mayoritas antara 1 tahun sampai 2 tahun (80%). Hasil analisis diketahui bahwa skor kader sebelum diberikan Pendidikan kesehatan dan setelah diberikan Pendidikan mengalami peningkatan yang signifikan. Nilai rerata skor hasil pre test adalah 69,30 dan setelah pelatihan meningkat menjadi 76,00., Hasil menunjukan ada perbedaan yang signifikan pengetahuan Kader sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan Pendidikan kesehatan (P value =0,007), dengan ini maka dapat disimpulkan ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara nilai ujian pre test dan nilai ujian pos test. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemberian Pendidikan Kesehatan dengan Audio Visual dapat digunakan dalam peningkatan pengetahuan kader dalam penemuan kasus TB. Abstract Indonesia ranks second with the highest cases (TB) in the world. Therefore, a strategy is needed in TB case finding. This study aims to examine the effect of health education with audio-visual media on cadres' knowledge to find TB cases. The design of this study was a pre-experimental design with a One group pre-post test design. A total of 10 cadres were selected as respondents using the purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used a questionnaire in the form of a google form. The results showed that 70% of cadres were aged 41 -50 years. The majority had high school education (60%), while most TB cadres had been between 1 year and two years (80%). The analysis results showed that the score of cadres before being given health education and after being given education experienced a significant increase. The mean score of the pre-test results was 69.30 and increased to 76.00. The results showed a considerable difference in Cadre knowledge before and after health education (P-value = 0.007). Thus scores can consider a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores. It can be regarded as Audio Visual to increase cadres' knowledge in TB case finding.
CHONDRITES-CLADICHNUS ICHNOCOENOSIS FROM THE DEEP-SEA DEPOSITS OF PIERFRANCESCO (CRETACEOUS; ITALY): OXYGEN- OR NUTRIENT-LIMITED?
Authors: BAUCON ANDREA , LO RUSSO GIROLAMO , NETO DE CARVALHO CARLOS , FELLETTI FABRIZIO
Published: January 2022

The Italian Northern Apennines are acknowledged as the place where ichnology was born, but there is comparatively little work about their ichnological record. This study bridges this gap by describing two new ichnosites from the locality of Pierfrancesco, which preserve an abundant, low-disparity trace-fossil assemblage within the Late Cretaceous beds of the M. Cassio Flysch. Results show that lithofacies and ichnotaxa are rhythmically organized. The base of each cycle consists of Megagrapton-bearing calciclastic turbidites, which are overlain by marlstone beds with an abundant, low-disparity assemblage of trace fossils. This includes Chondrites intricatus, C. patulus, C. targionii, C. recurvus and Cladichnus fischeri. The cycle top consists of mudstones with no distinct burrows. The rhythmic pattern of Pierfrancesco reflects a deep-sea ecological succession, in which species and behaviour changed as turbidite-related disturbances altered the seafloor. This study opens the question of whether the Chondrites-Cladichnus ichnocoenosis represents low-oxygen or nutrient-poor settings.
«Vergilius non ero, Marsus ero»: la figura di Domizio Marso nell’opera di Marziale
Authors: Pasetto Cristiana
Published: January 2022

Il contributo si propone di indagare la presenza della figura di Domizio Marso all’interno dell’opera di Marziale, avanzando delle ipotesi in merito al ruolo di mediazione esercitato dal poeta augusteo nella storia dell’epigramma latino. Le frequenti e significative menzioni nel corpus marzialiano, che evidenziano una progressiva identificazione di Marziale con il suo antecedente, suggeriscono che Marso, prendendo le mosse dal modello catulliano, non abbia esitato a ricercare soluzioni poetiche nuove e originali, facendosi autore di una poesia improntata a un forte sperimentalismo, nelle forme e nei contenuti: fu ora poeta leggero e ora impegnato, rappresentando per Marziale un esplicito punto di riferimento, sia nell’interpretazione fluida e aperta del genere epigrammatico, sia per la capacità di comporre un epigramma degno, non meno della poesia “maggiore”, di adempiere alla celebrazione del potere. È possibile ipotizzare, inoltre, che Marso abbia offerto un rilevante contributo, in particolare, nello sviluppo dell’epigramma longum, discostandosi dal principio callimacheo della brevitas ma pur sempre mantenendosi fedele alla sua “Musa minore”.
Le musiche di scena di Louis Pister per La Tosca di Sardou: edizione critica della partitura
Authors: Ciprandi Davide
Published: January 2022

La tesi di dottorato di Erin M. Brooks, oggi Assistant Professor di Storia della musica presso la Crane School of Music della State University of New York at Potsdam, indaga il rapporto tra Sarah Bernhardt, prima interprete del ruolo di Floria in La Tosca, e la musica del suo tempo, compresa quella scritta appositamente per il teatro. All’interno di questo testo viene citata una rilevante scoperta dell’autrice, ossia un manoscritto delle musiche di scena composte da un certo Louis Pister per la pièce di Sardou, conservate oggi presso la National Library of Australia. Scopo di questo contributo è quello di proporre un’edizione critica delle musiche di scena composte da Pister, documento imprescindibile per l’analisi dell’opera di Sardou. Inoltre, si tenterà di ricostruire, attraverso lo spoglio dei periodici contemporanei, la ricezione del dramma La Tosca e il profilo biografico dello sconosciuto compositore della musica incidentale.
Introduction
Authors: De Toffoli Matteo
Published: January 2022

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Il simbolico e la via del movimento delle donne
Authors: Zamboni Chiara
Published: January 2022

Symbolic politics has been one of the key phrases in Italian feminism since the 1970s. This text describes the historical origins and significance of this concept together with the difference in the use of the symbolic dimension in traditional male politics. The most important difference is that female politics are born from living and affective relations which cannot be permanently established and rotate around non-formalized procedural practices. The sense that emerges is felt during the actual process and the symbolic is therefore experienced and transformed from the inside with the authority that comes from these practices, which influence and modify each other due to their closeness. They spread by proximity.
Arte e tabù: il disgusto e i limiti della rappresentazione
Authors: Feloj Serena
Published: January 2022

Referring to the notion of representation, I will argue the idea that disgust continues to constitute a limitation for art and that the presence of the disgusting can be read through the Freudian notion of taboo. The indulgence of artistic creation in disgust, in fact, would confirm the fact that only what is domesticated, thus what does not arouse authentic disgust, can be assimilated by art. On the contrary, authentic disgust remains taboo insofar as it indicates the absolutely other, the unassimilable, a non-domesticated animality extraneous to the process of civilization. It is, after all, what classical aesthetics had already shown and that today can be reread in Freudian terms.
Fight for Beauty! Un Pentalogo
Authors: Kemeny Tomaso
Published: January 2022

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Problematizzazione, contesa e rivalutazione del bello nell’arte, tra relativismo filosofico, pratica artistica e senso comune
Authors: Vitale Nicola
Published: January 2022

Aesthetic perception is today a confused and controversial experience. In common sense relativistic conception of beauty, coexists with the consideration of the so-called “masterpieces” as works in which there is a stable aesthetic value. Philosophical and scientific relativism seems to have definitively set aside the conception of beauty not only as a universal value, but also as the essence of art, as it is counted among those universal metaphysical values, which have long been questioned. But some philosophers, such as Severino, say the opposite. Today seems to be a tendency to rediscover beauty above all in art, as a contemplative perception. Would the eventual return of art to beauty mean a return to universal metaphysical values? The difference between Kantian adherent beauty and free beauty is analyzed. The first is linked to metaphysical values, as an expression of an idea. The second, free beauty, on the other hand, has no metaphysical characteristics because it is not linked to a concept, therefore an expression of empirical harmonies. But also with regard to free beauty, the Kantian idea that sentiment can perceive its universality as an intersubjective value, is today difficult to accept both theoretically and empirically. This happens because today sentiment is no longer cultivated in the perception of beauty through canons, which are also disqualified for the pretense of universality in determined forms. Here, too, a distinction must be made between classical anthropometric canons and archaic non-naturalistic canons. We discover that the former are affected by a metaphysical foundation, while the latter reveal a different structure with other functions. According to Florenskij, the canon is not oppressive but liberating. On these suggestions and on empirical evidence we theorize that the (non-naturalistic) canon constitutes a guide for the recognition of a polyvalence of expressive language in which feeling coordinates with the other functions of consciousness, leading to transcend language itself in a non-metaphysical dimension. This suggests that this polyvalent structure that emerges from the canons is associated with beauty, as aimed at its realization.
Riflessioni su Formazione e musica di Elena Madrussan
Authors: Papi Fulvio
Published: January 2022

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Winterreise op. 89 di Schubert: una lettura a tre chiavi
Authors: Canfori Tiziana
Published: January 2022

This paper explains the “birth” and development of an idea of performance: “Winterreise” by Franz Schubert; the concert was premiered at Levanto Music Festival (La Spezia-Italy) in summer 2021. The performers were Mirella Di Vita (soprano), Tiziana Canfori (pianist) and Simone Fareri (painter and sculptor). The artists conceived a detailed performance that combined music, lyrics and fine arts, intending to get the audience more involved in listening to this long and complex Lieder cycle. The different languages and the space-time arrangement had to be considered in the structure of this concert to create a more natural and complete sharing experience for the audience.
Rievocando Guido Davide Neri
Authors: Natali Luca , Karapedian Paolo , Merli Sofia Elena
Published: January 2022

La morte di Guido Davide Neri, di cui quest’anno ricorre il ventennale, ha determinato la presa di coscienza – nei suoi maestri, amici, colleghi e allievi – dell’irreparabilità dell’evento, della definitività del venir meno di una voce così teoreticamente stimolante ed eclettica. Perdita tragicamente vissuta nella cerchia della sua frequentazione, ma, parallelamente, inserita nell’ampio contesto del dibattito culturale nazionale e internazionale, in cui Neri era organicamente inserito. Pare a noi, che non lo abbiamo conosciuto e gli siamo temporalmente più distanti rispetto a quanti ne hanno sinora scritto, quasi inusuale che, a un filosofo mancato da così poco tempo, sia stata consacrata una già così importante quantità di ricerche e studi. Al di là della retorica che spesso accompagna, in ambiente accademico, il ritiro dall’attività didattica o la scomparsa di un docente, e abituati alla necessità della sedimentazione storica per la messa a punto del bilancio storiografico, ci ha stupito l’intensità con cui Neri è stato ricordato e la varietà degli interventi sulla sua figura, l’insegnamento e la produzione scientifica.

Se da un lato questo acuisce, in noi, il rimpianto di non averlo incrociato nel mondo, dall’altro stimola la volontà di tornare a lui, al suo pensiero, alle sue opere. Un ritorno che, non mediato dall’influenza personale, potrà certo apparire privo di taluni elementi importanti, come la testimonianza diretta o la compartecipazione a certe esperienze determinanti, ma, insieme, si potrà giovare del giusto distacco critico, trovando ora nel prezioso Fondo Guido Davide Neri, conservato presso l’Università degli Studi di Milano, la fonte privilegiata dell’accesso alla sua opera teorica. Questo, si potrebbe dire, è il fil rouge che accomuna i nostri brevi contributi, diversi per tematiche e occasione di elaborazione, ma tutti contraddistinti dall’interesse e dalla volontà di avvicinare un po’ meglio la figura di Neri: le carte dell’archivio personale per noi hanno rappresentato e rappresentano la possibilità di accedere al suo laboratorio, di scoprire da esse l’uomo e il filosofo e di dare concretezza documentaria alla dialettica tra pensiero, letture ed esperienze.

Certo il lavoro da svolgere è ancora molto e solo lo scandaglio approfondito del materiale permetterà di penetrare a fondo l’officina neriana. Quello che noi qui, più limitatamente, offriamo, è soltanto un piccolo esempio di quanto di rilevante e ancora da vedere è racchiuso nei faldoni e aspetta di essere portato alla luce. Il nostro, in altre parole, vorrebbe essere un invito a ripensare Neri attraverso le carte, convinti della loro imprescindibilità ai fini della ricostruzione storico-critica del suo percorso filosofico e coscienti del loro straordinario valore intrinseco (per certi versi anche estetico). Gli interventi che presentiamo – ne siamo convinti – sono poi una ulteriore testimonianza della capacità di Neri e del suo pensiero di porsi in dialogo, anche a distanza, con una sempre nuova varietà di interlocutori.
Salvatore Veca per noi
Authors: Renzi Emilio
Published: January 2022

Salvatore Veca (31 October 1943 - 7 October 2021) was not only a lecturer in many universities, including eventually Pavia, but also an active intellectual in many important civic structures. A brilliant pupil of Enzo Paci at the University of Milan, editor of the journal «aut aut», Veca chaired the Fondazione Feltrinelli and the Casa della Cultura in Milan and was the author of many books on philosophy based on the critical introduction of Anglo-Saxon analytical culture. The presentation in Italy of the work of John Rawls was important and marked the liveliest interest in the problem of the “just society”. He played a leading role in the debate on the possible developments of the Italian left after the fall of the Berlin Wall. For the Expo Laboratory he was responsible for drafting the “Milan Charter” on environmental sustainability.
La filosofia di Biancaneve. Spunti per i tempi che cambiano
Authors: Muccioli Cristina
Published: January 2022

Nicola Vitale walks a side path to the smooth march of technocratic rationalism. A rationalism dried up in the imagination, in the capacity for vision, in the sense of community belonging that makes us human beings, as Aristotle taught. Snow White, from a Disney fairy tale, returns to its symbolic powerful significance of alchemical narration where everything, even the most divisive evil, finds meaning and place.
A study of evening convective clouds over Kochi and neighbourhood
Authors: MATHEW A. J. , KAIMAL S. U.
Published: January 2022

Radar echoes of 0900 and 1100 UTC over Kochi and 200 km around were studied from 1996 to 1999 along with SST of southeast Arabian Sea and Kochi. The following results are obtained :

Monsoon convective cloud tops were lower than Pre-monsoon and Post-monsoon convective cloud tops.

(ii) In the mean, monsoon cloud tops gradually increased from 1996 to 1998 and then decreased.

(iii) Very large convective activity existed during August 1997 to June 1998 compared to other periods of this study.

Seasonally the higher the SST, the higher is convective cloud top.

(v) Interannually, large positive SST anomaly coincided with high convective activity and this may be related to then prevailing El Nino.
Tropical cyclone frequency in the north Indian Ocean in relation to southern oscillation phenomenon
Authors: SINGH O. P. , KHAN TARIQ MASOOD ALI , RAHMAN MD. SAZEDUR
Published: January 2022

The present paper deals with the influence of Southern Oscillation (SO) on the frequency of tropical cyclones in the north Indian Ocean. The results show that during the negative phase of SO the frequency of tropical cyclones and depressions over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea diminishes in May which is most important pre-monsoon cyclone month. The correlation coefficient between the frequency of cyclones and depressions and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is +0.3 which is significant at 99% level. Post-monsoon cyclone frequency in the Bay of Bengal during November shows a significant positive correlation with SOl implying that it also decreases during the negative phase of SO. Thus there is a reduction in the tropical cyclone frequency over the Bay of Bengal during both intense cyclone months May and November in EI-Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) epochs. Therefore it would not be correct to say that ENSO has no impact on the cyclogenesis in the north Indian Ocean. It is true that ENSO has no significant impact on the frequency of cyclones in the Arabian Sea. ENSO also seems to affect the rate of intensification of depressions to cyclone stage. The rate of intensification increases in May and diminishes in November in the north Indian Ocean during ENSO. The results are based on the analysis of monthly frequencies of tropical cyclones and depressions and SOI for the 100 year period from 1891-1990.
Evaluation of dynamic simulation model for wheat genotypes under diverse environments in India
Authors: ATTRI S. D. , SINGH K. K. , KAUSHIK ANUBHA , RATHORE L. S. , MENDIRATTA NISHA , LAL B.
Published: January 2022

Performance of dynamic crop growth simulation model (CERES -Wheat v3.5) has been evaluated for various wheat genotypes in wheat growing regions of India. The genetic coefficients were developed and sensitivity analysis was carried out for the genotypes under study. The simulated phenology and yield were found in agreement with observed ones suggesting that calibrated model may be operationally used with routinely observed soil, crop and weather parameters.
Characteristics of radiative and non-radiative energy fluxes over monsoon trough zone
Authors: JHA T. N.
Published: January 2022

In order to describe behaviour of radiative and non-radiative erergy fluxes in the surface layer, computation of net radiation, sensible, latent and heat soil flux has been done using hourly global radiation, slow response data of MONTBLEX-90 and surface observation of Varanasi and Jodhpur during rainy and non-rainy days in July 1990. Daily and hourly ground temperature is calculated solving one dimensional heat conduction equation and soil heat flux is computed using force restored method .Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) is calculated by Stefan-Boltzrnann law of radiation and the largest diurnal variability was found over dry convective zone. Results show that OLR from the ground lies in the range 473.0-537.6 Wm-2 at Jodhpur and 497.4 -548.4 Wm-2 at Varanasi during generally cloudy day. The dip in OLR is increascd by 10% with increase of relative humidity and cloudiness. Daily mean of the largest downward soil heat flux are found as 206.4 and 269.4 Wm-2 at Varanasi and Jodhpur respectively during cloudy day. About 40-50% of net radiation is imparted to soil heat flux at Varanasi and  Jodhpur. Sum of the hourly non- radiative energy fluxes has not been balanced by net radiation while daily cumulative value of the fluxes balances the net radiation during non-rainy day.
Bowen ratio determination of sensible and latent heat fluxes in a humid tropical environment at Ile- Ife, Nigeria
Authors: JEGEDE O. O. , FOKEN Th. , BALOGUN A. A. , ABIMBOLA O. J.
Published: January 2022

The Bowen ratio energy balance (BREB) method is the most widely used for estimating the fluxes of sensible heat and latent heat near the surface largely because of its conceptual simplicity and the robustness of instrumentation required. We have adopted the same technique here to study partitioning of measured available energy (difference of net radiation and soil heat flux) over bare soil at a humid tropical location in Ile-Ife, Nigeria (7° 33' N, 4° 34' E) between 7 and 10 March, 1999. Results obtained of the diurnal variations of the both fluxes in relation to the changing surface conditions (case studies) are quite satisfactory. For dry days, the sensible heat flux is comparatively of the same magnitude as the latent heat flux but it is less, about 10-60% for the wet surface conditions. It is clear from the present study that for the tropical forest zone, evaporation is the next important factor after radiation in the energy balance due to the humid conditions that usually prevail. Except for the few instances when very weak gradients exist, particularly of moisture, during transition periods (at sunrise or sunset), the technique has worked satisfactorily for day as well as night time periods regardless of prevailing weather conditions.