bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of body weight dissatisfaction among adolescents: a systematic review
Authors: Martini Mariana Contiero San , Assumpção Daniela de , Barros Marilisa Berti de Azevedo , Mattei Josiemer , Barros Filho Antônio de Azevedo
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence of weight dissatisfaction among adolescents aged 10-19 years and stratify the analysis by sex. Data source: A literature review of cross-sectional studies among healthy adolescents was performed. The U.S. National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health (PubMed), Ovid® (Wolters Kluwer), The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and American Psychological Association (PsycINFO®) databases were searched between May 2019 and January 2020. Data synthesis: Initially, 3,700 records were identified, and 10 papers were obtained through other sources. After the removal of duplicates, 1,732 records were screened based on the titles and abstracts, and 126 were preselected for full-text analysis. After the application of the eligibility criteria, 34 papers were included in the present review. The studies were published between 1997 and 2020. The sample size ranged from <150 to >103,000 adolescents. The prevalence of weight dissatisfaction ranged from 18.0 to 56.6% in both sexes (10.8-82.5% among boys and 19.2-83.8% among girls). Conclusions: Based on the findings of the present systematic review, the prevalence of weight dissatisfaction is high among adolescents, especially girls. Such information can contribute to the planning of health and education programs addressing the issue of weight in adolescents.
Use of probiotics in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis: a randomized clinical trial
Authors: de Araújo Érica Maria Rodrigues , Meneses Gdayllon Cavalcante , Carioca Antônio Augusto Ferreira , Martins Alice Maria Costa , Daher Elizabeth De Francesco , da Silva Junior Geraldo Bezerra
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Introduction: Supplementation with probiotics for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be associated with decreased systemic inflammation. Objective: To assess the impact of oral supplementation with probiotics for patients with CKD on hemodialysis. Method: This double-blind randomized clinical trial included 70 patients on hemodialysis; 32 were given oral supplementation with probiotics and 38 were in the placebo group. Blood samples were collected at the start of the study and patients were given oral supplementation with probiotics or placebo for three months. The probiotic supplement comprised four strains of encapsulated Gram-positive bacteria: Lactobacillus Plantarum A87, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium bifidum A218 and Bifidobacterium longum A101. Patients were given one capsule per day for 3 months. Blood samples were taken throughout the study to check for inflammatory biomarkers. Non-traditional biomarkers Syndecan-1, IFN-y, NGAL, and cystatin C were measured using an ELISA kit, along with biochemical parameters CRP, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, PTH, GPT, hematocrit, hemoglobin, glucose, and urea. Results: Patients given supplementation with probiotics had significant decreases in serum levels of syndecan-1 (239 ± 113 to 184 ± 106 ng/mL, p = 0.005); blood glucose levels also decreased significantly (162 ± 112 to 146 ± 74 mg/dL, p = 0.02). Conclusion: Administration of probiotics to patients with advanced CKD was associated with decreases in syndecan-1 and blood glucose levels, indicating potential improvements in metabolism and decreased systemic inflammation.
Uso de probióticos em pacientes com doença renal crônica em hemodiálise: um ensaio clínico randomizado
Authors: de Araújo Érica Maria Rodrigues , Meneses Gdayllon Cavalcante , Carioca Antônio Augusto Ferreira , Martins Alice Maria Costa , Daher Elizabeth De Francesco , da Silva Junior Geraldo Bezerra
Published: September 2022

Resumo Introdução: A suplementação com probióticos na doença renal crônica (DRC) pode estar associada à redução do processo inflamatório sistêmico. Objetivo: Avaliar a suplementação oral com probióticos em pacientes com DRC em hemodiálise. Método: Ensaio clínico, duplo cego, randomizado com 70 pacientes em hemodiálise, sendo 32 do grupo que recebeu o suplemento de probióticos e 38 do grupo placebo. Inicialmente ocorreu a coleta de sangue e suplementação oral com probióticos ou placebo durante três meses. O suplemento probiótico foi composto pela combinação de 4 cepas de bactérias Gram-positivas encapsuladas: Lactobacillus Plantarum A87, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium bifidum A218 e Bifidobacterium longum A101, sendo 1 cápsula do suplemento ao dia, durante 3 meses. Após esse período foram feitas novas coletas de sangue para dosagem dos biomarcadores inflamatórios. Foram analisados os biomarcadores não tradicionais: Syndecan-1, IFN-y, NGAL e cistatina C pelo método ELISA, e os seguintes parâmetros bioquímicos: PCR, cálcio, fósforo, potássio, PTH, TGP, hematócrito, hemoglobina, glicose e ureia. Resultados: Os pacientes que receberam suplemento tiveram diminuição significativa dos níveis séricos de syndecan-1 (de 239 ± 113 para 184 ± 106 ng/mL, p = 0,005). Outro parâmetro que diminuiu significativamente nos pacientes que receberam suplemento foi a glicemia (de 162 ± 112 para 146 ± 74 mg/dL, p = 0,02). Conclusão: O uso de probióticos na DRC avançada esteve associado à redução dos níveis de syndecan-1 e glicemia, sinalizando possível melhora no metabolismo e redução do processo inflamatório sistêmico.
AS GUERRAS DE INDEPENDÊNCIA DO BRASIL: NOTAS SOBRE SUA HISTÓRIA E HISTORIOGRAFIA
Authors: Pimenta João Paulo
Published: September 2022

Resumo Este artigo realiza observações sobre as guerras de independência do Brasil, ocorridas entre 1822 e 1824, no tocante a sua história e historiografia. O ponto central é um comentário ao livro de Hélio Franchini Neto, Independência e morte: política e guerra na emancipação do Brasil, de 2015, cujas ideias, méritos e problemas fornecem um bom pretexto para a discussão de um tema crucial para a história ibero-americana do século XIX.
Performing Arts and Theories of Knowledge: poetic research on the scene in the light of Thomas Kuhn’s ideas
Authors: Andraus Mariana Baruco Machado
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Performing Arts and Theories of Knowledge: poetic research on the scene in the light of Thomas Kuhn’s ideas – This paper discusses the knowledge production in dance, as well as its dissemination. The distinctions between theories of knowledge and knowledge production are examined, seeking a commitment to the study of knowledge already produced in the field of dance and the involvement with the production of knowledge from the artistic practice.
O Lado B da História: o teatro popular da segunda metade do século XVIII nas Histórias do Teatro Português
Authors: Rosa Carlos Gontijo
Published: September 2022

RESUMO O Lado B da História: o teatro popular da segunda metade do século XVIII nas Histórias do Teatro Português – O objetivo deste artigo é analisar os discursos de quatro Histórias do Teatro Português (HTP) sobre a segunda metade do século XVIII. Após discussão e delimitação dos aspectos estéticos que circulam por Portugal no período e dos problemas relativos ao teatro popular no corpus, estabelece-se uma análise quantitativa das variedades teatrais setecentistas em cada uma das HTP. Tal olhar quantitativo alavanca a análise qualitativa empreendida na parte central do artigo, que visa compreender a posição estético-ideológica do projeto discursivo de cada autor. Por fim, conclui-se que as HTP são marcadas por uma mirada que deve ser revista a partir do pensamento contemporâneo sobre o período.
Effects of sand and slurry characteristics on pressure infiltration of bentonite slurry into sand
Authors: Xu Tao , Zhou Wan-Huan , Bezuijen Adam , Qin Su
Published: September 2022

Two series of experiments were carried out to examine pressurised bentonite slurry infiltration into saturated sand columns. Three types of sand were examined, and water–bentonite and water–bentonite–sand slurries were used in series 1 and 2, respectively. Series 1 investigated the effect of sand particle size and series 2 examined the effect of the fine-sand particle content in the slurry. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging was used to observe the morphological features of the dry slurry-infiltrated sand samples. A solution for the infiltration distance during mud spurt for water–bentonite–sand slurry infiltration was verified using the data from series 2. The infiltration test results showed that the hydraulic conductivity of the slurry-infiltrated coarse sand for slurry in series 2 was lower than that in series 1. Visual observations and the SEM images showed that sand particles were bound to a bentonite film, indicating that, during infiltration, the channels for fluid flow among the sand particles are blocked by the bentonite particles adhered to the sand particles. The solution for the infiltration distance during mud spurt for water–bentonite–sand slurry infiltration showed good agreement with the experimental results.
Intento suicida: un análisis municipal de factores asociados 2012-2017
Authors: Vásquez-Escobar Laura , Benítez-Camargo Sonia
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: analizar el comportamiento epidemiológico del intento de suicidio, examinando las diferencias existentes entre el sexo, variables sociodemográficas, psicosociales y especificas durante 2012-2017. Materiales y métodos: un estudio analítico transversal; se incluyeron 524 casos reportados al Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud Pública (SIVIGILA) entre 2012 y 2017 en el municipio de Sogamoso. La variable de interés se fundó en el género, los datos fueron procesados y se construyó un modelo de regresión logística binaria con un nivel de confianza de 95% y una precisión del 5%. Resultados: con el modelo de regresión logística bivariada se encontró que la adolescencia y adultez temprana (p<0,05) se asocian significativamente con el género mujer, y con respecto al posible desencadenante, el conflicto de pareja (p<0,05; OR= 2,32). Lo anterior evidencia una interacción con la variable violencia (P<0,05). Por otro lado, el consumo de alcohol se constituyó en una variable asociada significativamente con el género hombre (p<0,05) y un OR= 3,6 con respecto a las mujeres. Conclusiones: se evidencia que las prevalencias ajustadas por edad no muestran una reducción significativa desde el inicio hasta el final del periodo, siendo evidente la concentración en edades tempranas del desarrollo. Los resultados observados en mujeres y hombres revelan una necesidad de capacitación de agentes comunitarios o guardianes (gatekeepers) y el fortalecimiento de centros de escucha y demás estrategias de intervención comunitaria.
Kentsel Kamusal Mekânda Yaratıcı Aktivizm: İzmir Darağaç Kolektifi’nin Sanat Üretim Pratikleri
Authors: GÜLEÇ Ece , SAVAŞIR Gökçeçiçek
Published: September 2022

Gündelik hayatın olağan ritminde dönemsel olarak çeşitli kırılmalara şahitlik eden kentsel kamusal mekân, yerleşik iktidar yapılarını kesintiye uğratabilecek taktiksel pratikler veya stratejik müdahaleler ile sürekli olarak yeniden üretilir. Her iki açıdan da sanat üretim pratikleri, günlük aktivitelerin, ortak faaliyetlerin, müşterek alanların ve mahalle örgütlenmelerinin önünü açar. Yeniden üretim süreci kentlinin gündelik hayatta mekân ile kurduğu ilişkiye bağlı olarak, mekânın hem fiziksel hem de sosyo-kültürel bağlamda dönüşümünü ifade eder. Kentsel mekânın yaratıcı aktivist sanat üretim pratikleri aracılığıyla yeniden üretimi kapsamında ele alınan bu makale Darağaç Kolektifi’nin üretimlerini, iş birliği içinde olduğu inisiyatiflerin üretimlerini de ele alarak, kentsel mekânın ve gündelik hayatın kolektif eylemler aracılığıyla yeniden üretimini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Sanat üretim pratiklerinin sosyo-kültürel ve sosyo-mekânsal açıdan değişim yaratma potansiyelleri, stratejik-taktiksel hedefleri bakımından kalıcılık-geçicilik nitelikleriyle ilişkilendirilerek irdelenmekte ve diğer inisiyatiflere kıyasla Darağaç Kolektifi’nin küçük ölçekli taktiksel müdahalelerinin zaman içinde uzun vadede daha etkin stratejik müdahalelere dönüşme süreci incelenmektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında, Darağaç Kolektifi'nin Darağaç IV: Lüzum sergisi ile birlikte Spinning Triangles (SAVVY Contemporary), New Alphabet School (Haus der Kulturen der Welt), Mahalle@İzmir (Kültür için Alan ve Geniş Açı Proje Ofisi), Bellek Haritaları (Karantina) ve İyi Saatte Olsunlar (Hayy Açık Alan, Darağaç Kolektifi ve Pelesiyer) projelerinin mekânı hangi araç, yöntem ve izlekler doğrultusunda, nasıl dönüştürdüğü, karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiş; eylem biçimlerinin özgün yönleri ele alınmıştır. Örnek olay incelemesi yöntemi ile elde edilen veriler doğrultusunda yaratıcı aktivist pratiklerin kentsel kamusal mekânı dönüştürme potansiyellerini ortaya koymayı hedefleyen bu çalışmada, taktiksel ve stratejik müdahalelerin ortak paydasında konumlanan sanat üretim pratikleri beş ana başlıkta ele alınmaktadır: Gündelik hayatın ritmini değiştirme yöntemleri, oluşturdukları eşiklerin özellikleri, toplumsal katılımı ön plana çıkarma biçimleri, yaratıcı aktivizm uygulamaları, kolektif pratiklerin yeri ve ölçeği.
DNA Extraction v1
Authors: not provided klaus.stark
Published: September 2022

DNA extraction from frozen blood clots is challenging. Here we applied QIAGEN Clotspin Baskets and the Gentra Puregene Blood Kit for DNA extraction from 5.5 ml whole blood without anticoagulating additives.
Immunochemistry on paraffin sections v1
Authors: not provided miquel.vila
Published: September 2022

Immunochemistry protocol on paraffin-embedded rat brain sections
A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON VIOLENT EXTREMISTS AND NEWS MEDIA: HOW MALAYSIAN ONLINE NEWS FRAMED VIOLENT EXTREMIST GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR
Authors: Mohd Rashid Nurul Miza , Riaz Fahad
Published: September 2022

The news has been a place for violent extremist groups to gain recognition internationally. The Syrian Civil war which had involved notorious and internationally recognised violent extremist groups is an example of this phenomenon. However, a limited number of studies had uncovered the thematic variation on how Malaysian online news frames violent extremist groups involved in the Syrian Civil War. Therefore, the present study explored whether the Malaysian news coverage of the violent conflicts that involved violent extremist groups active during the Syrian civil war may shed light on how mainstream news covers violent extremist groups. The present study employed a qualitative search and analysis of two popular online newspapers in Malaysia to identify the types of news frames on the news published during the peak of the Syrian civil war and when a notorious violent extremist group, Daesh (alternatively known as Islamic State (IS) or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)), had shaken and threatened the world. A total of 272 news articles published between 2010 to 2020 were collected and analyzed. Analysis of the news frames revealed twelve different news frames. The frame with the highest occurrence was labelled as “Western destructive interventions”. The frame detailed out Western nations’ involvement in the war which caused damage to livelihood and civilizations in Syria and justified the violent extremist groups’ activities. The present study concludes that the Malaysian news media framing on violent extremist groups and other parties involved in the Syrian Civil War could have two varied forms, positive (heroic or humanized) or negative (destructive or demonized). The main contribution of this study is that it provides an insight into how Malaysian news media cover a conflict involving Muslim extremist groups. Additionally, the study adds to previous research on how violent extremist groups is framed in digital news.
The effectiveness of a systematic approach in the complex treatment of congestive prostatitis with chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Authors: Tikhonov I. V. , Tityaev I. I. , Kasyanov D. S. , Chekushin R. H. , Udalov K. V.
Published: September 2022

Background. Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome remains an urgent urological problem due to unsatisfactory treatment results.

Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of complex therapy of chronic prostatitis using special physiotherapeutic methods of exposure.

Materials and methods. The clinical study involved 49 patients aged 22 to 47 years with congestive prostatitis. Two groups were made up of them: group 1 (n = 27) received the main treatment complex – prostate massage, magnetic therapy transcranially and perineally, laser therapy transrectally, chloroethyl applications on the Michaelis rhombus; group 2 (n = 22) – prostate massage and longidase in suppositories rectally. Both groups of patients received standard background spa treatment.

Results. At the end of the 14th day course of treatment in group 1 the disappearance of chronic pelvic pain syndrome was noted in 65 % of patients (p p p p (p >0.05), in the rest without significant dynamics.

Conclusion. Consistent use of a complex of physiotherapeutic procedures with minimal time intervals between them with a directed effect of synergistic factors not only on problem areas, but also on the central mechanisms of autonomic regulation, affecting the emotional sphere of the patient, leads to a decrease in pelvic pain, which is the leading syndrome in the clinical picture of chronic prostatitis.
Prostate diseases: pathogenetic bases and therapeutic possibilities of entomotherapy
Authors: Kuzmin I. V. , Slesarevskaya M. N.
Published: September 2022

The review article is devoted to the history of creation, biological effects and clinical application of the entomological drug Adenoprosin. The data of experimental studies are presented, indicating a high biological activity of the drug, the mechanisms of its therapeutic action are described. The pharmacological effects of Adenoprosin were analyzed, which ensure its high clinical efficacy and good tolerability. The pathogenetic validity of the appointment of Adenoprosin in patients with chronic prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia was shown.
Migraine and pelvic congestion syndrome. Is there a connection?
Authors: Vasilyev A. E. , Zhukov O. B. , Tsay S. T. , Sulima A. N.
Published: September 2022

The article presents the results of endovascular diagnosis and treatment of 76 women suffering from migraine cefalgia, which as a result of the survey also identified signs of a congenital disease. The failure of the ovarian vein valve apparatus and reversed blood flow on them with the formation of pelvic full-volume was detected in 100 % of cases. The results of the endovascular correction of pelvic venous blood flow make it possible to approve about the connection of the congenital syndrome with migraine cefalgia with a high propriety.
Application of texture analysis of CT and MR images to determine the histologic grade of hepatocellular cancer and it’s differential diagnosis: a review
Authors: Shantarevich M. Yu. , Karmazanovsky G. G.
Published: September 2022

In recent years, more foreign publications are devoted to the use of texture analysis or radiomics in solving certain diagnostic problems, including the diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer (HCC). This method of processing medical images allows for a comprehensive assessment of the structure of neoplasms by extracting a large number of quantitative features from medical images.

The purpose of the study was to determine the role of texture analysis of CT and MR images in differential diagnosis and determination of the degree of differentiation of HCC based on a review and analysis of the results of publications.

We searched for scientific publications in the PubMed information and analytical system for 2015–2021. by keywords: “HCC”, “texture analysis” (texture analysis), “radiomics”, “CT”, “MRI”, “grade”, “differential diagnosis”. After excluding reviews of publications and studying the full text of articles, 21 articles were selected for analysis.

Despite the growing number of publications devoted to the successful use of textural analysis of CT and MR images, including non-invasive assessment of the histological grade of HCC and in the differential diagnosis of HCC with hypervascular neoplasms, metastases, regenerative and dysplastic nodes, the use of such type of analysis in routine practice is limited due to the lack of standardized methods for performing texture analysis, which leads to low reproducibility of the results. The parameters of image acquisition and methods of image preprocessing and segmentation affect the reproducibility of the obtained texture features. In addition, the presented studies were performed using different MR sequences and phases of contrast enhancement, as well as different software, which makes it difficult to compare the obtained data.

The use of texture analysis certainly demonstrates promising results and requires further investigation to systematize and standardize the obtained data in order to develop an optimal diagnostic model for wide clinical use.
Hierarchy of labor motives of different professional groups of employees of medical institutions
Authors: Kukurika A. V. , Iurovskaia E. I.
Published: September 2022

Improving the productivity, quality and availability of medical services directly depends on the effectiveness of motivational mechanisms for personnel management. Despite the sufficient empirical and practical experience in the field of health workforce management, data on the comparison of labor motivation among different professional categories of medical personnel are not often found. The article analyzes the main labor motives of nurses and doctors, reveals the differences in the motivational profiles of these categories of workers.

Purpose of the study. Is to study and compare the motivation of doctors and nurses from budgetary healthcare institutions providing TB care to the population.

Materials and methods.A sociological survey was conducted using a questionnaire form containing questions to study the labor motivation of healthcare workers. The study involved employees of various professional categories of public medical institutions – the Republican Clinical Tuberculosis Hospital and the Makeyevka Municipal TB Dispensary. Labor motives are structured into 3 blocks: material, socio-psychological and individual.

Results. In the overwhelming majority, doctors and nursing staff of public health care institutions with a phthisiology profile are equally satisfied with the work they do. The most significant labor motives were identified for each category of medical personnel. For paramedical personnel, the factor of material motivation came out on top, but a convenient work schedule, relationships with superiors and a favorable psychoemotional climate made up the five most significant work motives. Physicians are more influenced by individual and socio-psychological motives: self-realization and professional interest are in the lead, remuneration, relationships with colleagues and patient care have a complex effect on the activities of doctors.

Conclusion. This study confirms the principle of polymotivation of all categories of employees, therefore, the modernization of the motivational environment should be carried out taking into account group affiliation, individual characteristics, preferences and personal qualities of employees. Personnel-oriented system of motivation of medical personnel will solve most of the problems faced by the healthcare sector in today's changing market relations.
Morphological signs of the prophylactic effect of 1,3-diethylbenzimidazolium triiodide on the ectopic growth of sarcoma 45 in the lung
Authors: Shikhlyarova A. I. , Trepitaki L. K. , Frantsiyants E. M. , Kaplieva I. V. , Nepomnyashchaya E. M. , Bandovkina V. A. , Neskubina I. V. , Surikova E. I.
Published: September 2022

Purpose of the study. An analysis of morphological features of the lung sarcoma 45 ectopic growth in rats of different sexes in course of experimental therapy with 1,3‑diethylbenzimidazolium triiodide.

Materials and methods. Studies were carried out on 60 white nonlinear female and male rats weighing 180–220 g with transfusion of sarcoma cells 45 suspension from the subclavian vein into the lung, which resulted in subsequent ectopic tumor growth. At the same time, per os, 0.5 ml of an aqueous solution of 1,3‑diethylbenzimidazolium triiodide in a single dose of 0.4 mg/kg was administered. Morphological control of the lung tumor growth was carried out in stages, weeks 1 through 8, while assessing visual changes with Axiovert microscope (Carl 44 Zeiss, Germany) as well as with Axiovision 4 image visualization program (Carl Zeiss, Germany).

Results. It was found out that, instead of the initial acute phase of blood flow reduction due to introduction of tumor cells resulting in neoplastic growth, activation of the immunity cellular link occurred under the influence of 1,3‑diethylbenzimidazolium triiodide along with a compensatory increase in bronchoalveolar structures, regression of tumor nodes and proliferation of connective tissue. At the same time, in females, a more rapid restructuring of the protective cellular systems of the lung occurs, and tumor regression is observed.

Conclusion. The morphological manifestations of triiodide indicate the antitumor effect of 1,3‑diethylbenzimidazolium on the possibility of inhibiting lung sarcoma 45 ectopic growth and demonstrate a high reactivity of female rats to the damaging effect of the tumor and the rate of disturbed pulmonary structures compensation.
The evolution of personalized medicine: literature review
Authors: Dolgopolov I. S. , Rykov M. Yu.
Published: September 2022

"Personalized" medicine is based on the belief that each person has unique molecular, physiological, environmental and behavioral characteristics and in case of disease development each patient should be treated taking into account these unique characteristics. This belief was to somehow confirmed by the use of the latest technologies, such as DNA sequencing, proteomics, imaging protocols and the use of wireless devices for health monitoring, which revealed inter-individual differences in gene expression and penetrance levels. A search was conducted for literary sources (scientific articles), including those published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in Pubmed, WOS, Scopus and RSCI from 2010 to 2021. The review includes 49 articles on personalized medicine. The technologies that make personalized medicine possible, new experience, methods of testing and prospects for the use of individually selected medicinal preparations, as well as potential approaches to the treatment of people with fertility problems and infertility are considered. It can be assumed that the individualization of medical practice will develop, especially in the case of rare genetic diseases. Moreover, an individual approach to the patient is more effective and rentable.
Cultural analysis of gastronomic practices represented in the new media
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Bandurko D. A.
Published: September 2022

The article studies the problem of nutrition, which comes as the basis for the existence security of an individual as well as of any community. The transition to thermo-processed food was a necessary stage of humanization in the process of human genesis from nature, as long as the increase in its assimilation provides a time release for other activities and, accordingly, their more complex specialization. Therefore, the transformation of "raw into cooked" (C. Lévi-Strauss), which becomes a part of gastronomic practice basic definition, implies not only the technology of cooking (the actual operations with food), but also the process of human self-production, which has its social and even cosmological contexts. We should understand this process within historical dynamics. After all, each historical and cultural epoch makes a "food revolution" (F. Braudel) and creates its own "Tastes of Paradise" (W. Schivelbusch). The new field of food studies, which is actively developing on the basis of existing humanitarian scientific approaches to media and gastronomic practices taken together, presents actual material for cultural studies. Gastronomic practices engaging into the global media space, and gastronomic culture acting at the present stage as a process of de-differentiation of the structures of everyday life and the media environment, represent actual objects of cultural studies. This approach reveals such a basic unit of analysis as cultural practice, defined as a routine type of behavior consisting of interrelated elements (forms of culture of presence and culture of meaning, human activity, objects and ways of using them). Cultural practice in a gastronomic dimension is the process of cooking as an element of self-production of man and community, of the care for themselves and for others. The distinction between mediation as a process of cultural products communication as media production (in this case, people and things in the production and consumption of food in the unity of material, social and spiritual dimensions) and mediatization as a process of media hierarchy constructing (which becomes apparent at the level of media formation) is another important element of the gastronomic practices study in the situation of new media.
Transformation of cultural landscape of Kyiv during the independence of Ukraine
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, A. H. Hladka A. H. Hladka
Published: September 2022

The article is about a cultural analysis of Kyiv's cultural landscape, which is made up of a complex of elements such as an architectural ensemble and public spaces, historical and cultural heritage objects, cultural and creative industries, media, along with external agents such as active consumers and contemplators. We observe the fundamental changes in Kyiv's cultural landscape during the period of independence, as a result of modern changes in everyday culture. The article is based on multidisciplinary researches on the psychological space of Harry Trayandis, Sarah Dawkins, Sophia Nartova-Bochaver, visual anthropology of Benjamin Cope, Nerius Millerus, analysis of the transformation of leisure practices of Neil Brenchby-Barbury-Simbros and others. The scientific developments of Ernst Cassirer, Manuel Castells, Arnold Toynbee, and Tolcott Parsons are important core theories on which the methodology of work is built. The transformation in the overall cultural viewpoint may be seen in the development of urban cultural landscapes, as well as the increased emphasis on the production of cultural services. If the city used to be a "factory" for producing goods, it is now a market for services. Cities are becoming more and more places where cultural practices can be carried out. As a result, capital freely flows in the city, fueling the expansion of the cultural environment. Mapping residents' daily cultural practices is evolving into a technique for mapping urban area and industries. Modern geographers like Neil Brenner, David Hervey, and others have recognized 1970s-era spatial alterations in Western cities. The city development, particularly its cultural environment, began with Ukraine's independence in 1991. "Antropolis: wspóczesny Gdask w wymiarze symbolicznym" is a signifcant resource for us. It is a study of Gdansk's urban anthropology from a German to a Polish city after the city's architectural ensemble was demolished during WWII. The experience detailed in the essay is used to propose solutions for the rebuilding of Ukrainian cities. From 1991 to the present, a cultural investigation of the transformative processes of urban cultural landscapes and socio-culture phenomena in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities has not been conducted. The cultural landscapes of Ukrainian cities are being transformed, and the cultural coordinates of local communities' social engagement in the alteration of the cultural landscape of cities are being determined.
Source Parameters of the Mw 5.7 Pica Crustal Earthquake in Northern Chile
Authors: Herrera Carlos , Cassidy John F. , Dosso Stan E. , Dettmer Jan , Rivera Efraín , Ruiz Sergio , Vasyura-Bathke Hannes
Published: September 2022

On 10 September, 2008, an Mw 5.7 earthquake occurred under the Central Valley of northern Chile near the town of Pica at a depth of ∼33 km within the continental crust of the South America plate. We find this earthquake to be a high stress-drop, reverse-oblique event that generated unusually high ground accelerations of up to 0.67g. Overall, its observed ground motion intensities are considerably larger than those predicted by ground motion models, particularly at short periods. The source properties inferred through waveform modeling indicate reverse-oblique fault motion on a ∼75  km2 plane dipping to the northeast, which is corroborated by the located aftershock distribution. Stress-drop values of the mainshock and larger aftershocks were estimated through S-wave spectrum modeling, with values up to ∼250 MPa for the mainshock. The event occurred in a cold section of the continental crust under the Central Valley, and its fault kinematics and orientation are consistent with the dominant style of faulting and stress field under the neighboring Coastal Cordillera. Although our recurrence analysis shows that crustal events in the region occur at a lower rate than interplate and inslab events, crustal events of similar or higher magnitude than the Pica earthquake have occurred, on average, approximately once every three years in northern Chile, which could pose an important hazard to nearby populations or critical infrastructure.
Survei kecepatan, daya tahan dan pengetahuan wasit futsal Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Kasmad Rachmat , Irfan Irfan
Published: September 2022

Kecepatan, daya tahan, dan pengetahuan merupakan hal penting dalam melaksanakan tugas sebagai wasit. Hal tersebut berpengaruh pada saat pertandingan berlangsung dalam hal pengambilan keputusan wasit yang tepat sesuai dengan kondisi yang terjadi, baik dari segi fisik maupun pengetahuan. permasalahan kecepatan, daya tahan dan pengetahuan wasit futsal Sulawesi Selatan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dengan variabel mandiri yaitu, kecepatan, daya tahan dan pengetahuan. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan instrumen tes 30 meter untuk kecepatan, bleep test untuk daya tahan dan kuesioner angket untuk pengetahuan. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 25 orang wasit futsal yang ada di Sulawesi Selatan dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel penelitian purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian dari ketiga variabel menunjukkan bahwa, tingkat kecepatan yaitu 2 responden (8%) berkategori cukup, 11 responden (44%) berkategori sedang, dan 12 responden (48%) kategori baik. Berdasarkan nilai rata-rata tingkat kecepatan wasit futsal Sulawesi Selatan berada dalam kategori “Sedang”. Untuk Tingkat daya tahan hasilnya yaitu 9 responden (36%) berkategori cukup, 13 responden (52%) berkategori sedang, dan 3 responden (12%) berkategori baik. Berdasarkan nilai rata-rata, tingkat daya tahan wasit futsal Sulawesi Selatan berada dalam kategori “sedang”. Dan untuk pengetahuan wasit futsal Sulawesi Selatan dari jumlah sampel 25 orang wasit, 2 responden (8%) berkategori kurang, 5 responden (20%) berkategori cukup, 11 responden (44%) berkategori sedang 5 responden (20%) berkategori baik dan 2 responden (8%) berkategori baik sekali. Berdasarkan nilai rata-rata, tingkat pengetahuan wasit futsal Sulawesi Selatan berada dalam kategori “sedang”.
Pengaruh latihan interval untuk meningkatkan kecepatan gaya bebas 50 meter atlet Pekan olahraga dan seni mahasiswa nasional (Porsenasma) Upgris
Authors: Prastiwi Bertika Kusuma , Ratimiasih Yulia , Royana Ibnu Fatkhu , Zhannisa Utvi Hinda
Published: September 2022

Renang merupakan olahraga yang dilakukan di air, dibutuhkan latihan teknik dan fisik yang baik untuk mencapai prestasi. Latar belakang penelitian event kejuaraan yang akan diikuti dalam waktu dekat dan perlunya persiapan, pemusatan latihan bagi atlet renang. Gaya bebas 50 meter digunakan dalam nomor individu maupun estafet. Permasalahan yang dihadapi atlet adalah kecepatan yang kurang di gaya bebas 50 meter karena di 25 meter awal kecepatan menurun karena kelelahan fisik. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh program latihan menggunakan metode interval dalam meningkatkan kecepatan 50 m gaya bebas atlet Porsenasma UPGRIS. Desain pada penelitian eksperimen ini peneliti menggunakan desain quasi experimental, dalam bentuk one group pretest-posttest design.  Populasi atlet renang UPGRIS, sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah sampel yang digunakan 16 atlet dengan cara purposive sampling, atlet Porsenasma, menguasai teknik gaya bebas dengan baik. Spesifikasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pembuatan program latihan interval. Program latihan dilakukan 12 kali pertemuan, instrumen penelitian menggunakan stopwatch mengukur kecepatan. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah rumus t-test. Dari data hasil pretes post tes terlihat hasilnya signifikan, kecenderungan hitungan waktu menurun maka dikatakan hasilnya mengalami peningkatan kecepatan. Pengaruh latihan interval dalam meningkatkan kecepatan gaya bebas 50 meter atlet Porsenasma UPGRIS mengalami peningkatan, karena latihan interval training menggunakan jeda istirahat yang artinya kemampuan paru terlatih.
Investigation and Research on Physical Education and Health Curriculum of K-12 School in Guizhou Province
Authors: Wu Jianpeng , Wang Xiaozan , Guo Mingming , Li Tao
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this study is to investigate the current situation of physical education and health curriculum in primary and secondary schools in Guizhou Province, and to provide reference for promoting the better implementation of physical education and health curriculum in Guizhou Province. In the form of questionnaires, 1549 parents' questionnaires and 254 teachers' questionnaires were collected and statistically analyzed in Guizhou Province, China. Use Excel to summarize and analyze the collected questionnaires. The results found the teaching content could basically meet the needs of students. The satisfaction of primary school students, junior high school students and senior high school students with physical education and health curriculum evaluation was 71.6%, 68.4% and 63.6%, respectively. Students' satisfaction with the content of physical education and health curriculum in senior high school decreased; both students and teachers believed that all students had the opportunity to participate in sports activities in physical education and health classes, but the time for skill learning and physical training in PE classes in primary and secondary schools was less than 20 minutes. The intensity of classroom exercise in 60% of primary and secondary schools was less than 75%. 94.1% of teachers control exercise load according to experience, and only 3.9% of schools use intelligent monitoring devices to monitor. 50.9% of primary and junior high school physical education classes did not meet the required number of class hours. 69.6% of the students were satisfied with the elective items in the physical education courses offered, but their satisfaction with the senior high school dropped to 61.6%. Primary and secondary schools in Guizhou Province should continue to increase the construction and investment of physical education and health curriculum venues, equipment and facilities, and optimize the use and development of existing physical education curriculum resources. Physical education teachers should constantly update teaching concepts, improve teaching methods and improve course teaching ability. Schools and teachers should carry out physical education and health courses according to the requirements of physical Education and Health Curriculum Standards, and actively promote the "Chinese Health physical Education Curriculum Model" put forward by JI Liu professor to ensure a certain exercise load and exercise density.
An Empirical Study on the Improvement of Attention by Exercise Game Intervention in Children with ADHD
Authors: Mao Xinyue , Wang Xiaozan , Chen Meiyuan
Published: September 2022

This study aims to verify the attention improvement of ADHD children after sports game intervention, and provide a green and safe intervention path to help ADHD children improve their attention. 16 children with ADHD (experimental group: 10, control group: 5) were selected to carry out exercise game intervention for 24 weeks, 4 times a week, each intervention lasted about 60 minutes. D2 attention test was carried out twice in the experimental group and the control group respectively to observe the attention of children, and the results of attention change in ADHD children before and after the intervention were analyzed. Data were analyzed in SPSS23.0 by independent sample t-test and paired sample t-test. Before the experiment, there was no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in the scores of each dimension of attention test. After the experiment, the experimental group had significant differences in TN and CP dimensions, but did not have significant differences in other dimensions. Intervention of rich and interesting sports games can effectively improve the selective attention and concentration ability of ADHD children. Therefore, in order to develop the attention of children with ADHD, sports game environment can be created to carry out challenges of team cooperation.
Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Indian Insurance Sector, including Healthcare Companies
Authors: Pradeep A. , Patil K.
Published: September 2022

This research aims to understand better the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) cases in the insurance industry, including healthcare companies. In particular, we want to expand the size and market penetration of AI in insurance markets to boost customer satisfaction in the insurance industry. The analytical model attempts to define the relationship between AI and its implementation in the insurance industry. Rigorous research to test the definition was carried out through a sample of international corporations and insurance firms. This work presents various practical findings that insurance companies consider quite useful when responding to dissatisfied customers and certain organizational concerns. This paper aims to identify the challenges and enablers that have evolved in the context of artificial intelligence adoption, specifically in the finance sector, and to analyze the impact of this disruptive technology on the organization’s financial performance and market capitalization. The findings indicate that, in addition to the various risks and challenges associated with artificial intelligence adoption, it is critical for all financial institutes or companies involved in financial tasks to adopt artificial intelligence to compete globally.
Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Building Brand Loyalty and Purchase Consideration of Products and Services for Millennials
Authors: Chhadwa J. , Bhoyar P.K. , Sharmiladevi J.C.
Published: September 2022

Can Corporate Social Responsibility have marketing implications and create value for the firm? This is a question which marketing managers often face. This study helps to examine and identify if CSR has a role in building brand loyalty and purchase consideration of products and services for Millennials. A questionnaire was rolled out, and factor analysis was conducted on the data. The Findings suggest that CSR does help in creating a strong brand image, adds to the brand value of the firm, and helps to develop brand loyalty in the consumers and firms, which invest in CSR, are easily recognized by the consumer and thus helps them to consider the firm for the purchase of products & services. Thus, Marketing Managers should focus on aligning CSR activities, so the consumer can also be engaged with the brand and adds value to all stakeholders. Thus if CSR managers enforce in their organizations to make sustainable products, customers can be won on product differentiation.
Receiving the Eucharist, Writing the Gift: Anglo-Catholic Epistemology and the Obligation of Transformative Knowledge
Authors: Dreyer Carolyn Wason
Published: September 2022

In this article I address anthropology’s secular underpinnings by presenting the discipline’s epistemology as antithetical to that of Catholic Christianity. I consider this opposition through the lens of an Anglo-Catholic student chaplaincy in Oxford, England. Anglo-Catholics are members of the Church of England who desire to restore Catholic sacramentality to Protestantism, particularly through a theology of the Eucharist in which Christ inhabits and transforms material elements. Anglo-Catholic Eucharistic theology exemplifies an epistemology based on attachment and obligation between the human recipient and God as the giver of revelation. In offering an ethnographic account of Anglo-Catholic Eucharistic theology, I consider how a theory of knowledge based on gift exchange may remedy anthropology’s struggle to comprehend and convey a level of difference in religious lives beyond the social register.
Protests Over Social Injustice; A Christian's Perspective on the #Blacklivesmatter Movement
Authors: Vongvirath Nakia
Published: September 2022

Researching the active protests stemming from the death of George Floyd is an important step towards understanding why the protests matter to our society. People by the thousands have come out and protested, and they have various reasons for showing up. Most importantly, there are multiple races who participate with just as much conviction as any other race, including African Americans. This article will examine why the protests are so diverse and why the fight for African American social justice is not only important to the African American race, but to the Caucasian race as well. Christians have to take a stand against social inequality to ensure the hope for peace does not fade into antiquity. Christians have something to offer to the #Blacklivesmatter movement. We have a unique perspective on peaceful protesting that can be an example to others. This article will discuss what Christians can do to join in the fight for social change without confusion over whether or not we belong in the struggle.
A Culture of Conflict: Race Reconciliation and the White Evangelical/Southern Church
Authors: Burroughs Anna
Published: September 2022

The American church, part of the body of Christ, particularly the White Evangelical and White Southern denominations, have had a questionable relationship with race and racism and share the same system and systematic issues with race as American society has generally.  This struggle has most recently manifested itself in the conflict between the White church and the Black Lives Matter movement. I investigate this conflict through study of its history, ethnographic research in a multi-cultural church in Texas, and investigations into Critical Race Theory and Liberation Theology. Somehow huge segments of the Christian population have become disenchanted with the principles that Jesus gave us, that love was the greatest commandment, and that loving our neighbor as ourselves is a mandate. They have forgotten that God is a God of everyone, including the disinherited. This article speaks to the history of race and the church and how the conflict between the church and racism does not align with the principles of God.
Homosexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Authors: Rynkiewich Michael A.
Published: September 2022

In the American debate about sexuality, homosexuality is portrayed as an aberrance of choice by one side and as a natural outcome of biology by the other, sometimes with nuanced stances in between. Both sides tend to take for granted that the thing that they are talking about exists, and some argue that it is a unitary phenomenon found across cultures and through time. I question whether or not the English concept of homosexuality can serve as a scientific category for cross-cultural comparison. Similar practices identified in one culture area reveal that the characteristics of same-sex behavior and belief vary significantly, thus deconstructing American narratives. Those arguing for a more traditional perspective have too easily accepted the terms of the debate. Perhaps it is time to step back and take a broader view that includes the experiences and narratives of a full range of the world’s many cultures and many Christianities.