bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of housefly (Musca domestica) larvae on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of local chickens in Niger
Authors: Hamani Bachir , Moula Nassim , Taffa Adamou Guisso , Leyo Idriss Hamidou , Mahamadou Chaibou , Detilleux Johann , Van Quynh Chau Dang
Published: July 2022

Background and Aim: The meat supply of local poultry for human consumption is greater than that of fast-growing poultry in Niger. However, meeting the protein needs of these local chickens is a major challenge due to the availability of protein sources and their cost. Nowadays, insect larvae such as houseflies are used and even recommended as animal feed; hence, the need to evaluate the effect of housefly (Musca domestica) larvae on the growth performance of local chickens. This study investigated the feeding effects of housefly larvae on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of local Nigerien chickens and determined the rate of fish meal substitution, in fresh or dry larvae form, whichever would be preferable. Materials and Methods: A total of 165 3-week-old local unsexed chickens of the salmon variety, weighing 120.3 ± 15.43 g, were used to evaluate the effect of housefly (M. domestica) larvae on their growth performance and carcass yield (CY). The experiment consisted of five treatments with three replicates, that is, 15 batches of 11 animals each. Five iso-protein-caloric diets were developed with 25%, and then 50% fish meal substitution with fresh and dried housefly larvae. The chicks were reared together during the first 3 weeks for their adaptation, during which they were fed an imported starter commercial feed, ad libitum. After that, they were weighed weekly for 12 weeks. Next, the body weights (BWs) were taken weekly for all chicks, feed daily intake and mortality were recorded daily, and average daily gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and viability rate were calculated. In the end, four chickens (two males and two females) per batch were slaughtered for the CY evaluation, breast meat, drumstick and tight (legs), and wings. Statistical analyses were performed using a linear mixed model for repeated data. Results: The weight, FCR, and carcass traits were unaffected by either the rate or larvae state. Conversely, the growth rate was improved, and feed consumption was increased. Notably, the chickens consumed more feed but grew faster with fresh larvae and at a higher substitution rate. Conclusion: This study reported that 50% fresh or dried housefly larvae substituted into the fish meal in growing local chicken's diets had no effect on their BW, FCR, and carcass traits but increased the growth rate and feed consumption.
From Shelters to Dwellings
Authors: Dalal Ayham
Published: July 2022

In Zaatari camp, Jordan, thousands of Syrian refugees were sheltered in tents and caravans, which they steadily appropriated and turned into dwellings that responded to their social and cultural needs. In this book, Ayham Dalal takes a closer look at this remarkable transformation. He draws on the tension between 'the shelter' and 'the dwelling' to unravel how new spaces unfold in between them, where refugees become architects and the camp is dismantled and reassembled. From Shelters to Dwellings is the first study to uniquely combine ethnographic observations with new architectural research methods, to illustrate in detail how refugees inhabit shelters. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how camps and shelters are transformed by the powerful act of dwelling.
Klassikerfeiern
Authors: Picard Sophie
Published: July 2022

Im 20. Jahrhundert wurden die Geburts- und Todestage Beethovens, Goethes und Hugos verlässlich gefeiert, was von der anhaltenden Bedeutung dieser Autoren in einer sich wandelnden Welt zeugt. Sophie Picard fragt nach den Bedingungen für diese Beständigkeit und eröffnet eine neue Perspektive auf das Phänomen Klassik. Ihre Rekonstruktion der Gedenkjahre ermöglicht einen vergleichenden Blick auf den Umgang mit Beethoven, Goethe und Hugo in verschiedenen historischen, kulturellen, diskursiven und medialen Kontexten. Die Vielfalt konkurrierender Funktionalisierungen wird dabei als die Grundlage der Permanenz gedeutet: Die drei Klassiker überdauern den zeitlichen Wandel, weil sie polyfunktional gebraucht werden.
Formen - von Erfahrung
Authors: Bockrath Franz
Published: July 2022

Ausgehend von der Auseinandersetzung zwischen Goethe und Schiller über anschauliche und begriffliche Möglichkeiten der Erfahrungsbildung, geht Bockrath auf symbolische Formbildungen im Sinne von Ernst Cassirer ein. Dessen Unterscheidung unterschiedlicher »Objektivitätsstufen« thematisiert unterschiedliche »Arten der Formbildung«, die laut Bockrath in der »reinen Bedeutungsfunktion« ihren Gegenstand einbüßt beziehungsweise in »reine Abstraktion« auflöst. Demgegenüber wäre auf die »Subjektivität im Objekt« (Adorno) zu insistieren, die im Sinne von Goethe nur in »reflexiver Teilnahme« an den »Phänomenen selbst« erfahrbar ist.
Politik, Medien und Jugend
Authors: Kruse Merle-Marie
Published: July 2022

Jugendlichen wird in der Öffentlichkeit wie in der Wissenschaft gerne Politikverdrossenheit und Desinteresse an politischen Themen unterstellt. Merle-Marie Kruse zeigt in ihrer Studie zu medienbezogenen Aushandlungen des Politischen dagegen auf, dass das den konkreten Sichtweisen junger Menschen nicht gerecht wird. Aus der Perspektive eines mediatisierten Alltags und eines erweiterten Politikverständnisses rekonstruiert sie anhand von Gruppendiskussionen, wie Jugendliche Politik begreifen, kommunikativ mit Bedeutung versehen und politische Identitäten aushandeln. Dabei zeigt ihre Analyse auch, welche Rolle populärkulturelle Medien für das Involvement mit Politischem spielen.
Kooperation Macht Arbeit
Authors: Darian Veronika , Gruß Melanie , Haß Athalja , Sodhi Verena
Published: July 2022

Veronika Darian, Melanie Gruß, Verena Sodhi und Athalja Haß widmen sich in diesem Beitrag verschiedenen Kooperationsbeziehungen zwischen Produktionsstätten, Künstler*innen, weiteren Akteur*innen und deren Förderungen. Diese Studie verdeutlicht exemplarisch die Bedeutung von historisch geprägten Räumen und die Einbettung von der Partner*innen in ihre soziale, gesellschaftliche und räumliche Umgebung. Darin wirken unterschiedliche Entwicklungen der Freien Darstellenden Künste u.a. in urbanen Kontexten, strukturschwachen Regionen und peripherisierten ,Räumen' in Ost- und Westdeutschland bis heute nach und werfen Fragen nach Machtverhältnissen, Zugänglichkeiten, Ressourcenverteilungen und Bedarfen auf. In Fokusgruppengesprächen, Expert*innen-Interviews sowie einer Umfrage unter Künstler*innen und Produktionsorten wurde nach Bedeutung, Ausgestaltung und Effekten von Kooperationen gefragt, um Fördermaßnahmen vor und in der aktuellen Krisensituation abzugleichen und Perspektiven für künftige Förderstrukturen abzuleiten.
Sound Formations
Authors: Bocquillon Rémy
Published: July 2022

Is it possible to work with sound in sociology rather than being about sound? Can there be a »sonic sociology«? Rémy Bocquillon reflects on the process-oriented character of sociology as an experimental science by including aesthetic practices of sounding and listening as constitutive for the making of sociological theory. Following new materialist and speculative philosophies, this study is thus a combination of sociological theory, philosophical thought and aesthetic practices, not understood as discrete fields of inquiry, but co-constituting each other. It also features an audio chapter, »feeding-back« the sonic experimentations at the core of the research in new and engaging ways.
Die Poetik des Marginalen
Authors: Münüklü Ersin
Published: July 2022

Das Marginale ist ein immanenter Bestandteil der Lebenswirklichkeit. W.G. Sebald und Orhan Pamuk widmen sich ihm in ihrer Prosa auf vielfältige Weise: Randfiguren, politische und geografische Peripherien, eine verdrängte Vergangenheit sowie marginale Objekte wie Ruinen, Verfallenes und scheinbar wertlose Gegenstände sind wesentlicher Gegenstand ihrer Werke. Ersin Münüklü eruiert ihre emphatische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Marginalen als ein poetologisches Prinzip ihrer Erzählungen. Das Marginale wird hier mit Sinnhaftigkeit besetzt und erscheint als ein in ethisch-ästhetischer Hinsicht wertvolles Erkenntnismodell: eine Poetik des Marginalen.
Extraordinary Women: (Harmony of Ibadah and Aqidah in Inventing the Perfection of Ramadan at the Salat Empat Puluh in Sijunjung)
Authors: Salma Salma , Jarudin Jarudin
Published: July 2022

The study aimed to analyze the activities and understandings of Muslim women in Sijunjung region accompanying the implementation of Ramadan fasting with salat empat puluh. The Salat empat puluh is the name/term of the activity because it is carried out for 40 (forty) days throughout Ramadan month and added 10 days before or after it. The data were obtained by observing the activity of salat empat puluh in 7 mosques/musallas/suraus in Sijunjung region during Ramadan in 2018 and also by interviewing several imams and women who were the members of the salat empat puluh. The qualitative data analysis was conducted descriptively through reducing, displaying and verification (drawing conclusions). The result of the study showed that the activity was dominantly done by women. These women were at menopause age but economically still very productive. During the days they worked in the fields, farms, and stalls, and in the evening they stayed in mosques or musallas to do salat in congregation, to substitute the congregational salat that were left behind, to read Qur`an, to study fiqh, Qur'an exegesis and to discuss the issues of tauhid. During those 40 days they never left salat in congregation, avoided immoral acts and really brought themselves closer (taqarrub) to Allah. When someone left the salat in congregation and did not replace it in the salat i'adah, then they considered that the salat empat puluh was invalid and no longer had the same value as those who completed it. In those 40 days these women showed the height of their faith and humanity quality in front of God.
Historical Socio Analysis in the Interpretation of the Quran: Case Study of Legal Verses
Authors: Khoiruddin Heri , Rohimin Rohimin , Athoillah Mohamad Anton
Published: July 2022

This study is to find the role of historical setting of the Quran revelation in understanding Quran, which is traced through the cause of Quran revelation. The verses analyzed in this study are the verses of the law (legal verses) which have the special cause of revelation. Those verses of the law are read and interpreted by using three theory of the cause of revelation, those are the common word of the Quran text, the special cause of revelation, and maqāsid al-sharīa (purposes of sharia). The finding of this study asserts that the verses of the law which are read and interpreted by using maqāsid al-sharīa are more dynamic than using two other theories. Based on this finding, then any provision of the law which differ textually with the provision of the law existing in the Quran may it is a part of the Quran teaching based on the similarity of maqāsid al-sharīa.[Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peranan latar historis turunnya ayat dalam memahami Alquran, yang ditelusuri melalui sebab turunnya ayat. Ayat-ayat yang dianalisis pada penelitian ini adalah ayat-ayat hukum yang memiliki sebab turun khusus. Ayat-ayat tersebut dibaca dengan kaidah sebab turun yang dibaca dengan menggunakan tiga kaidah sebab turun, yakni keumuman lafal, kekhususan sebab, dan maqāsid al- sharīah (tujuan-tujuan syara). Simpulan penelitian ini mengatakan bahwa ayat-ayat hukum yang dibaca menggunakan maqasahid syariah lebih dinamis daripada ayat-ayat hukum yang dibaca menggunakan kekhususan sebab apalagi keumuman lafal. Didasarkan pada simpulan ini, maka setiap ketetapan hukum yang berbeda secara tekstual dengan ketetapan hukum yang ada dalam Alquran boleh jadi merupakan bagian dari ajaran Alquran didasarkan pada kesamaan maqāsid al-sharīah.]
De citas, referencias y citaciones
Authors: Gómez Moreno Pedro Pablo
Published: July 2022

En el año 2007, junto con otros colegas, planeábamos lo que sería Calle14, su política editorial, sus alcances, su periodicidad, su sostenimiento, entre otros aspectos. También nos encontrábamos con las estadísticas, que decían que en Colombia nacen muchas revistascada año, pero dos de cada tres desaparecen sin llegar al tercer número –y más cuando se trata de publicaciones que aspiran a ser indexadas y clasificadas
Anish Kapoor y el material más oscuro: un análisis desde el libertarismo de izquierda
Authors: Harillo Pla Adrià , San Martin Gabriel
Published: July 2022

En este texto realizamos un análisis de las acciones del artista angloíndio Anish Kapoor, quien adquirió el derecho a ser el único artista que puede utilizar el material más oscuro del mundo. Esto tuvo un gran impacto y generó discusiones dentro del mundo del arte. Algunos artistas crearon el color más verde del mundo, el más rosado del mundo o el más brillante del mundo y permitieron que todas las personas lo compraran, excepto Kapoor y sus asociados. Presentamos un análisis desde la perspectiva del libertarismo de izquierda sobre si la acción de Kapoor es moral o no. Para ello, el texto se divide en dos partes: la primera es un análisis del papel del color en la historia del arte y la segunda aborda la legitimidad de las patentes y la acción de Kapoor.
The Flu Epidemic of 1918 in Paterson: A Retrospective
Authors: Hida Fazli , MacDonald Ditko Veronica
Published: July 2022

More than 100 years ago, a pandemic gripped the state of New Jersey—the Spanish influenza. This article is a narrative of events described in Paterson, New Jersey, newspapers at that time. The authors have refrained from drawing parallels to modern times; however, readers will notice the 1918 events carried elements of denial, hysteria, anger, randomness, loss of income, and profound grief that readers can no doubt relate to today. The article is modeled after the amazing Influenza Archive created by the University of Michigan’s Center for the History of Medicine (influenzaarchive.org). The authors highly recommend a visit to this website to see how the flu affected other areas around the country. As readers will see, this article is also a case study in the meaningful scholarship that can be created by students during internships.
Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey
Authors: Aksel Keith
Published: July 2022

Keith Aksel reviewing Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey, at the Morven Museum & Garden.
There and Back
Authors: Johnson Susan Gail
Published: July 2022

Susan Gail Johnson reviewing There and Back at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation.
Erratum: "New Jersey Photographers of the Civil War and Postwar Era: John P. Doremus"
Authors: Saretzky Gary
Published: July 2022

This erratum corrects an oversight in the Winter 2022 publishing of the article "New Jersey Photographers of the Civil War and Postwar Era: John P. Doremus."
Morphological, immuno- and lectinohistochemical evaluation of the lymphoid apparatus of the human fetal appendix
Authors: Tavroh M. L. , Syrtsov V. K. , Popovуch Yu. I. , Hryhorieva O. A. , Popovych N. R. , Zidrashko H. A.
Published: July 2022

Aim. To identify the morphological and functional features of the human appendix lymphoid formations in the late period of prenatal ontogenesis.
Materials and methods. The vermiform appendices from 42 human fetuses of both sexes without anomalies, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, immune system and hematopoiesis were examined. Histological, lectinohistochemical (PNA+, SBA+), immunohistochemical (expression of markers CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD20+, CD34+, CD68+, Ki-67, caspase 3+), morphometric methods of examination were used with statistical analysis of the obtained results.
Results. Single lymphocytes are seen near venules in the mucous membrane of the human fetal vermiform appendix at 16–18 weeks’ gestation; the lymphocytes are aggregated to form the lymphoid follicles at the 25th week. The lymphoid follicles are populated by small- and medium-sized lymphocytes, macrophages, cells at the stages of apoptosis (Caspase 3+) and proliferation (Ki-67+), reticular cells. From the 28th week of the prenatal period, lymphoepithelial nodules are detected compositionally resembling perivascular ones. In the subepithelial and peripheral zones of the nodules, there are lymphocytes expressing CD3 and PNA receptors, in the central zone – CD20 and SBA receptors, macrophages (CD68+/PNA+/SBA+), cells at the stage of proliferation (Ki-67+) and apoptosis (caspase 3+). By the end of the fetal period, the lymphoid follicles of the human appendix contain fewer T-lymphocytes (CD3+) and an increased number of B-lymphocytes (CD20+) and macrophages (CD68+), which are localized mainly in the central zone, however, the germinal centers are not yet formed.
Conclusions. In the developmental process of the vermiform appendix lymphoid tissue during the prenatal period of ontogenesis, the following critical periods were noted: the 16th–18th weeks – the appearance of lymphocytes in the lamina propria, the 25th week – the formation of perivascular lymphoid follicles near venules, the 28th week – the appearance of lymphoepithelial nodules. The number of T-lymphocytes (CD3+) was decreased in the lymphoid follicles, while the number of B-lymphocytes (CD20+) and macrophages (CD68+) was increased with age.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and simultaneous cholecystectomy: a choice of optimal tactics
Authors: Todurov I. М. , Perekhrestenko O. V. , Kalashnikov O. О. , Kosiukhno S. V.
Published: July 2022

Obesity has become a worldwide pandemic that has led to an increase in morbidity and mortality in patients, both young and old. Conservative treatments for obesity did not live up to expectations. Bariatric surgery has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment for obesity with weight reduction, resolution of obesity-related comorbidities, improved quality of life and an increased life expectancy.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become the most popular bariatric procedure worldwide. Whether to perform simultaneous cholecystectomy (CHE) during bariatric surgery is a subject of debate among bariatric surgeons.
The aim of the study was to form an optimal tactics regarding the expediency of performing simultaneous CHE in LSG in patients with obesity.
Materials and methods. Between January 2012 and March 2021, 59 morbidly obese patients underwent LSG and were considered for the present study. The patients were subdivided in the first group undergoing LSG (n = 39) and the second group undergoing LSG with simultaneous CHE (n = 20). Demographics of both groups were similar.
Results. The mean BMI in the first group was 51.9 ± 7.6 kg/m2 with no significant difference compared to the second group values 48.7 ± 7.1 kg/m2 (P = 0.117). There was no significant difference in pain syndrome level and postoperative in-patient treatment duration (P = 0.236 and P = 0.983, respectively) in the groups.
Assuming equal intraoperative tactics and approaches to patient management after LSG, the simultaneously performed CHE resulted in significant prolongation of surgical intervention time (P = 0.0001). The postoperative complication rate in the second group was slightly higher than that in the first group, but it did not reach the statistical significance (P = 0.198). No significant difference in the fatality rate was detected in the study groups (P = 0.16).
Conclusions. Simultaneous CHE during LSG is safe and warranted when indicated in gallstone disease. Simultaneous CHE during LSG is still debatable.
Association of COL11A1 C4603T polymorphism with the risk of cervical and lumbar disc herniation
Authors: Pedachenko Ye. H. , Vasylieva I. H. , Khyzhnyak M. V. , Halanta O. S. , Chopyk N. H. , Tsiubko О. І. , Hriazov A. В. , Nekhlopochyn O. S. , Ksenzov Т. A. , Dmytrenko A. B. , Makarova T. А.
Published: July 2022

Aim. To evaluate the association of COL11A1 gene C4603T polymorphism with the risk of cervical and lumbar disc herniation among Ukrainian people.
Materials and methods. In total, 97 patients (48 women and 49 men with a mean age of 34.49 ± 6.75 years) with lumbar and cervical disc herniation and 60 (30 women and 30 men with a mean of 35.00 ± 6.51 years) control subjects were included in the study. All participants underwent T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Single nucleotide polymorphism С4603Т (rs1676486) of COL11A1 gene was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction using Tag Man Universal PCR Master Mix (Applied Biosystems, USA) and Tag Man SNP Genotyping Assays (Applied Biosystems, USA).
Results. The study revealed the association of the COL11A1 gene C4603T polymorphism with a risk of lumbar L5-S1 herniation in the dominant (OR = 3.20; 95 % CI (1.34–7.50); P < 0.008) and multiplicative models (OR = 2.82; 95 % CI (1.34–5.93); P < 0.006). A statistical association of the polymorphism with lumbar L4-L5 herniation was not found. Carriers of the 4603Т allele had a four-fold higher risk of cervical herniation in the dominant model (OR =4.00; 95 % CI (1.37–11.79); P < 0.01), and three-fold higher – in the multiplicative model (OR = 3.12; 95 % CI (1.26–7.69); P < 0.05).
Conclusions. The study has shown the statistically significant association of the COL11A1 C4603T polymorphism with cervical and lumbar disc herniation among Ukrainian people. The 4603T allele presence should be considered when a sports career planning or occupational choice related to a heavy load on the cervical or lumbar spine.
Aeromonitoring of Alternaria spores in the air of Zaporizhzhia city
Authors: Havrylenko K. V. , Prykhodko O. B. , Liakh V. O. , Yemets T. I.
Published: July 2022

The aim of the study was to determine the patterns of changes in the concentration of mold spores of the genus Alternaria in the air of Zaporizhzhia city.
Materials and methods. The object of the study was the dynamics of Alternaria spore concentration in the atmospheric air of Zaporizhzhia city. The study was carried out at the Department of Medical Biology, Parasitology and Genetics of Zaporizhzhia State Medical University. Samples were taken annually from March 1 to October 31 by volumetric method using a Hirst-type trap. The device is yearly certified by the state metrological service with certificates. The samples were analyzed using a light microscope at ×400 magnification using the method of vertical transects. The results of the research were processed by applying the Statistica® for Windows 13.0 licensed software package.
Results. The seasonal dynamics of fungal spores of the genus Alternaria in the atmospheric air of Zaporizhzhia was analyzed over several years: from 2015 to 2020. The beginning, end and duration of sporulation, maximum values were determined.
Conclusions. Analyzing the average daily (for six years) indicators of the spore number in the air of Zaporizhzhia city, it can be concluded that their distribution is normal throughout the year, which corresponds to the intensity of spore formation, depending on changes in meteorological conditions, that is, an almost equally symmetric range from the optimum, which falls on the beginning of June and is associated with an increase in precipitation in this region. Thus, an average of 17 256 spores/m3 were determined over six years. The maximum number of spores was 680 spores/m3 (6.07). The average day fell on July 25, σ = 37.1. In general, sporulation lasted 119 days. Peak concentrations were recorded in summer and autumn.
The hypotensive effect of dosed endotrabeculoectomy in combination with non-penetrating deep sclerectomy in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma
Authors: Levytska O. V. , Novytskyy I. Ya.
Published: July 2022

Aim. To analyze the effect of dosed endotrabeculectomy in combination with non-penetrating deep sclerectomy on the level of intraocular pressure (IOP) and aqueous humor outflow from the anterior chamber.
Materials and methods. The study involved 12 patients (12 eyes) who underwent dosed endotrabeculectomy with ab interno approach in combination with non-penetrating deep sclerectomy surgery. All the patients had moderate or severe trabecular pigmentation by gonioscopy. The follow-up period was 12 months. Measurement of IOP was performed according to Maklakov before and after surgery (on the 7th day, 1st, 3rd, 6th and 12th month). Tonography was performed according to Nesterov (using the simplified method) at the same time periods. The outflow facility coefficient and Becker’s coefficient were determined. The number of local antihypertensive agents used within that period was also observed. A combined drug was counted as two – according to the number of active substances.
Results. The difference between preoperative and postoperative IOP was found to be significant up to and including the 12th month. IOP at the 6th month after surgery was 8.67 mm Hg lower and at the 12th month – 7.83 mm Hg lower. The outflow facility coefficient was significantly increased from 0.14 ± 0.06 mm3/mm Hg/min up to 0.32 ± 0.03 mm3/mm Hg/min (P < 0.05). Becker’s coefficient was significantly decreased from 157.80 ± 8.04 to 42.2 ± 3.6 (P < 0.05).
Conclusions. Dosed endotrabeculoectomy in combination with non-penetrating deep sclerectomy has shown the significant hypotensive effect, as well as the increase in outflow facility coefficient and the decrease in Becker’s coefficient during the postoperative period among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma within the 12-month follow-up.
Clinical manifestations of cardiovascular disease in children as a sequela of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (a clinical case)
Authors: Horodkova Yu. V. , Kurochkin M. Yu. , Davydova A. H. , Podlianova O. I.
Published: July 2022

The aim of the work: to provide medical practitioners with a clinical case of cardiovascular affection with ST-segment elevation in a child as a result of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Materials and methods. Here is a clinical case of our own observation of the clinical course of post-COVID cardiovascular system involvement with ST-segment elevation in the child who was treated at the City Children’s Hospital No. 5 of Zaporizhzhia City Council.
Results. The patient with severe post-COVID cardiovascular implication, COVID in anamnesis confirmed by COVID-19 IgG positivity with negative IgM and PCR test results. The following laboratory findings were also detected when the child was admitted to the hospital: Troponin I was 136 ƞg /ml (referent value – less than 0.32 ƞg/ml), Lactate Dehydrogenase – 4199 U/l (referent value – 110–295), Creatine Phosphokinase-MB – 25.4 U/l (referent value – 0–24), CRP was increased to 6.2 mg/l, D-dimer – to 3221.12 ng/mL (referent value – less than 500 ng/mL). ECG showed QS-waves in leads V3–V6, I, 2.0–2.5 mm ST-segment elevation in leads V4–V6, and Р-mitrale.
The clinical course was characterized by cardiogenic shock development. During intensive care, there was moderate positive clinical and laboratory dynamics. Peculiarities of post-COVID myocarditis in children were characterized based on the comparative analysis of this clinical case and results of relevant clinical studies, world recommendations and guidelines.
Conclusions. Peculiarity of the case is severe post-COVID syndrome after almost asymptomatic COVID-19. Physicians should be aware after coronavirus disease while providing a close follow-up for six months. Myocardial ischemia is among casuistic post-COVID manifestations in children. The basic treatment is a complex therapy of heart failure, anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy, as well as corticosteroids administration, which is pathogenetically justified and leads to regression of major clinical and laboratory symptoms.
Factors aggravating the course of atrial fibrillation in comorbid hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Hrebenyk M. V. , Honcharyk Yu. V.
Published: July 2022

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is quite a common problem, and its frequency increases with age. The course of this rhythm disturbance in comorbid conditions of hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM) may depend on many pathophysiological factors. Therefore, the study on factors of AF development and aggravation in these comorbidities remains relevant.
Aim. The work aimed at determining the factors of development and aggravation of AF in patients with hypertension and type 2 DM.
Materials and methods. 214 patients with AF, hypertension and type 2 DM were examined. They were distributed into groups: 1) isolated AF – 7.5 %; 2) AF and hypertension – 51.9 %; 3) AF, hypertension and DM – 25.2 %; 4) isolated hypertension – 5.1 %; 5) hypertension and DM – 10.3 %. The paroxysmal form of AF was revealed in 34.3 %, persistent – in 46.4 % and constant – in 19.3 %.
Results. It was revealed that persons with taller stature experienced arrhythmia symptoms more frequently (P = 0.01). Sex, Quetelet index, height, duration of hypertension, SBP, glucose, glycated Hb, urea, fibrinogen, triglycerides, interventricular septum and left ventricular posterior wall thickness, LV ejection fraction, concentric type of remodeling influenced the development of next AF episode in conditions of comorbid hypertension and DM. Quetelet index (P = 0.03), duration of AH (P = 0.03), and glycated Hb level (P = 0.002) were the most significant factors for frequent AF recurrences.
A history of at least one AF episode increased the risk of developing a subsequent one by 5.56 times (Р = 0.01). An increase in LA was significantly influenced by AF. Hypertension also contributed to cardiac remodeling, namely, its hypertrophy, while the presence of DM only enhanced this effect. The increase in LА over 4.43 cm (P = 0.0001) and RV over 2.59 cm (P = 0.02) significantly increased the risk of АF conversion to the permanent form.
Conclusions. A special attention should be paid to such parameters as Quetelet index, duration of AH, elevated BP, daily SBP variability, glycated Hb level and fasting glycemia, echocardiography indexes (EF, size of LA and RV) to prevent the occurrence of AF and its chronicity in patients with hypertension and DM.
Endoscopic signs of gastroesophageal reflux disease with different hiatal hernias types
Authors: Nykonenko A. O. , Haidarzhi Ye. I. , Kiosov О. М.
Published: July 2022

A hiatal hernia occurs in 83–94 % of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Difficulties in diagnosing endoscopic signs of gastroesophageal reflux with combination of the most common hiatal hernia types remain relevant. Untimely and inaccurate endoscopic interpretation of these pathological changes significantly reduces the effectiveness of treatment.
The aim of the research was to study the endoscopic signs of gastroesophageal reflux disease with the most common hiatal hernia type I and type III.
Materials and methods. The examination results of 153 patients with GERD and the most common hiatal hernia type I and type III at the stage of preparation for antireflux surgical treatment were analyzed. The age was 54.5 ± 11.3, there were 48 (31.4 %) men, 105 (68.6 %) women. In Group I – 85 patients with GERD and type I hiatal hernia, in Group II – 68 patients with GERD and type III hiatal hernia. A complete preoperative examination necessarily included endoscopy with chromoendoscopy (mainly NBI or FICE), biopsy from suspicious foci of the gastric mucosa and the lower third of the esophagus followed by histological analysis. Statistical processing and mathematical analysis of the obtained results were performed using the Statistica for Windows 13 (StatSoft Inc., No. JPZ804I382130ARCN10-J). For comparative analysis the arithmetic mean and standard deviation were calculated and presented as M ± s. Differences between groups were assessed using the sub-module “Difference tests” in the module “Basic statistics and tables”. Differences at P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Results. In both groups, non-erosive forms of gastroesophageal reflux disease prevailed: 57 (67.1 %) and 39 (57.4 %) patients respectively. Both in Groups I and II, among the erosive forms there were mainly LA A stages of esophagitis – 20 (23.5 %) and 17 (25.0 %). СLE signs of the esophageal mucosa prevailed in Group I – 16 (18.8 %) patients, in Group II – 5 (7.4 %) patients. The proximal edges of the gastric folds, which are visualized in all patients, were considered the reference point for the true esophageal-gastric junction. Complicated course of GERD was noted in both groups of patients.
Conclusions. Endoscopic signs of GERD with hiatal hernia type I or type III have characteristic features, the severity of which manifestation does not depend on the type. A reliable indicator of the true esophageal-gastric junction location is the proximal edge of the gastric folds. Complicated course of GERD occurs in both groups: Barrett’s esophagus and Schatzki’s ring predominate in the Group I, strictures and ulcers of the esophagus – in the Group II.
Social media Wołodymyra Zełenskiego a kreowanie wizerunku w dobie wojny ukraińsko-rosyjskiej
Authors: Narożna Dominika
Published: July 2022

W artykule autorka analizuje wizerunek Wołodymyra Zełenskiego w prowadzonych przez niego mediach społecznościowych (social mediach) w pierwszym miesiącu od agresji Rosji na Ukrainę. Wskazuje w jaki sposób uległ on zmianie, podaje przyczynę tych modyfikacji oraz określa sposoby kreowania wizerunku prezydenta Ukrainy. Odnosząc się do analizy zawartości treści poszczególnych wystąpień Wołodymyra Zełenskiego przy uwzględnieniu głosów polskich ekspertów obrazuje elementy mające wpływ na kształtowanie jego marki osobistej (personal branding).
Reverse Stein–Weiss, Hardy–Littlewood–Sobolev, Hardy, Sobolev and Caffarelli–Kohn–Nirenberg inequalities on homogeneous groups
Authors: Kassymov Aidyn , Ruzhansky Michael , Suragan Durvudkhan
Published: July 2022

In this note, we prove the reverse Stein–Weiss inequality on general homogeneous Lie groups. The results obtained extend previously known inequalities. Special properties of homogeneous norms and the reverse integral Hardy inequality play key roles in our proofs. Also, we prove reverse Hardy, Hardy–Littlewood–Sobolev,

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Design X Bioinformatics: a community-driven initiative to connect bioinformatics and design
Authors: Sommer Björn , Inoue Daisuke , Baaden Marc
Published: July 2022

Bioinformatics applies computer science approaches to the analysis of biological data. It is widely known for its genomics-based analysis approaches that have supported, for example, the 1000 Genomes Project. In addition, bioinformatics relates to many other areas, such as analysis of microscopic images (e.g., organelle localization), molecular modelling (e.g., proteins, biological membranes), and visualization of biological networks (e.g., protein–protein interaction networks, metabolism). Design is a highly interdisciplinary field that incorporates aspects such as aesthetic, economic, functional, philosophical, and/or socio-political considerations into the creative process and is usually determined by context. While visualization plays a critical role in bioinformatics, as reflected in a number of conferences and workshops in the field, design in bioinformatics-related research contexts in particular is not as well studied. With this special issue in conjunction with an international workshop, we aim to bring together bioinformaticians from different fields with designers, design researchers, and medical and scientific illustrators to discuss future challenges in the context of bioinformatics and design.
Tannin extraction and characterization of polar extracts from the barks of two Eucalyptus urophylla hybrids
Authors: Sartori Caroline J. , Mota Graciene S. , Miranda Isabel , Mori Fabio Akira , Pereira Helena
Published: July 2022

Barks from two commercial clones of Eucalyptus urophylla hybrids used by the charcoal industry in Brazil were analyzed, with their polar extracts characterized. Also, tannins were extracted with water and sodium sulfite. The mean bark chemical composition showed 2.6% ash, 16% extractives (89% of which were polar extractives), 1.2% suberin, 18.9% lignin, and 61.4% polysaccharides composed mainly of glucans (glucose 48.3% of bark) and xylans (xylose plus arabinose 10.1% of bark). The polar extracts included high mean contents of total phenolics (380.9 mg GAE / g extract), flavonoids (178.4 mg CE / g extract), and tannins (67.7 mg CE / g extract). The mean antioxidant activity of the extracts was low (53.6 mg Trolox / g of bark extract). The extracts had Stiasny indices of 20% with water and 45% with sodium sulfite solution. The FTIR spectra showed condensed tannin bands characteristic of C=C, C-C, and O-H bonds. The barks of E. urophylla hybrids are a potential source of polar extractives that may represent an important valorization.
Successful Aging Transition and Its Impact on Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction: Findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2018)
Authors: Seo Yoo Bin , Yang Yun Jun
Published: July 2022

Background: The concept of successful aging (SA) is becoming more emphasized. Since this status can change over time, it is necessary to evaluate the pattern of change and its effect on subjective well-being.Methods: In this study, the participants aged 65 or older in the Korean longitudinal study of aging (KLoSA) were divided into four groups based on the change in SA (2006-2018), and its relationships with self-rated health and life satisfaction were evaluated.Results: Compared to the non-SA (NSA)→NSA group, the odds ratio for positive self-rated health was 4.30 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.64-11.31) in the SA→SA group, 3.92 (95% CI, 1.94-7.95) in the NSA→SA group, and 1.79 (95% CI, 1.28-2.50) in the SA→NSA group. High life satisfaction was 2.42 (95% CI, 1.19-4.94) in the SA→SA group and 2.50 (95% CI, 1.36-4.59) in the NSA→SA group.Conclusions: Maintenance or improvements of a SA state has a significant association with positive self-rated health and high life satisfaction.
The Development and Effect of a Storytelling Based Diabetes Education Material: Focus on Rural Elderly with Diabetes
Authors: Lee Sung Sim , Lee Dong Suk
Published: July 2022

Background: Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information. It should be considered to make appropriate health education. The aims of this study were to develop the new diabetes education material using storytelling for improving health literacy and to determine the education effects.Methods: A new storytelling based education material was developed using ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate) teaching model. The content was compiled using Korean traditional fairy tales by researchers and a storytelling writer. For determination on effectiveness of education, non-equivalent control group experimental design was used. The participants were 49 rural elders who visiting elderly welfare center;experimental group (25) received education using the new developed material and control group (24) received education using the existing material. The measurement variables for education effectiveness were diabetes health literacy, diabetes knowledge, diabetes self-efficacy and diabetic self-care behaviors. Data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 21.0 program for mean comparison between two groups.Results: Diabetic health literacy, diabetic self-efficacy, and diabetic self-care behaviors scores were higher in the experimental group than the control group except diabetes knowledge score.Conclusions: Based on research findings, the new education material using storytelling was considered to be easier and more interesting than existing materials for rural elderly to be educated, which improved health literacy more. Using storytelling in health education might be more effective for rural elderly.
Familial Types and Dietary Quality in Korean Elderly
Authors: Youn Kyoungjoon , Park Hyun Ah , Cho Young Gyu
Published: July 2022

Background: The aim of this study is to assess the relationships between familial types and dietary quality measured by the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI) in representative Korean elderly.Methods: We used cross-sectional data from 4,260 Korean elderly, aged over 65 years, who had participated in the 2016-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The 14-item KHEI scores were calculated from the Food Frequency Questionnaire and the Dietary Habit Survey from the Nutrition Survey.Familial type was categorized into three groups of Live alone (LA), Live with a partner with or without other(s) (LP), and Live with other(s) without a partner (LO) based on the Household Interview Survey.Results: LP had better dietary quality than LO for both sexes (both P<0.05). LA (64.5; standard error [SE], 1.0) had worse dietary quality than LP (66.7; SE, 0.6]) in elderly male (P<0.05) while they were not significantly different in elderly female. The percentages of subjects having poor dietary quality (total KHEI score of ≤50) in LA, LP, and LO were 20.6% (SE, 2.7), 7.3% (SE, 0.8), 8.9% (SE, 3.6) in elderly male, and 9.6% (SE, 1.2), 5.7% (SE, 0.8), 12.9% (SE, 1.8) in elderly female, respectively. The multivariate-adjusted odds ratios of having poor dietary quality compared with LP was 2.45 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.66-3.60) for LA male, and 1.98 (95% CI, 1.19-3.28) for LO female.Conclusions: Familial type affects dietary quality in Korean elderly. However, differential associations were shown between elderly male and female.
Help students learn interpreted Petri nets with Minecraft
Authors: Grobelna Iwona , Mazurkiewicz Małgorzata , Janus Damian
Published: July 2022

Background: Petri nets are a formal specification technique for modelling of control processes and modern flexible manufacturing systems. Interpreted Petri nets take into account input and output signals, allowing to apply them in any control system or even in control part of a cyber-physical system. Due to the fact that Petri nets are not used in the industrial practice, the students sometimes lack motivation to learn them. Contributions: In the paper we propose how to help students learn interpreted Petri nets with Minecraft (as a game-based learning). We show how interpreted Petri nets can be modelled in Minecraft and how they communicate with the surrounding environment via input and output signals to visualize control processes. The proposed approach has been validated experimentally among university students. Hypotheses: (1) Creating interpreted Petri net models with Minecraft helps to understand the basic principles; (2) Minecraft makes the course more attractive. Methodology: Students were divided into an experimental group (with game-based learning) and a control group (with traditional learning). The experimental group filled in a knowledge test twice (on the entry and on the exit) and a questionnaire. The control group filled in the same knowledge test at the end of the course. Findings: The observations confirm that the Minecraft-based teaching of interpreted Petri nets allows to gain better results in final tests, making at the same time the course more attractive and enjoyable.
Climate change will likely threaten areas of suitable habitats for the most relevant medicinal plants native to the Caatinga dry forest
Authors: Silva Jéssica Luiza S. , Cruz-Neto Oswaldo , Tabarelli Marcelo , Albuquerque Ulysses Paulino , Lopes Ariadna Valentina
Published: July 2022

Disruption of ecosystem services associated with climate change may affect human well-being in different ways. Medicinal plants provide extremely relevant ecosystem services. Here, we tested the hypothesis that highly suitable habitats (i.e. suitability ≥ 0.8) for medicinal plants in Caatinga dry forest may be potentially contracted under scenarios of climate change, which are represented by different levels of increases in greenhouse gas emissions. We performed species distribution modelling to simulate the effects of climate change on the range of suitable habitats for medicinal plants native to the Caatinga dry forest. We selected the 10 most important plant species based on their high local importance as medicinal resources. We documented that climate change may distinctly affect areas of suitable habitats for medicinal plants in the Caatinga dry forest. Independent of the future climatic scenario projected to 2070, 60% of the studied species will likely experience reductions in their areas of highly suitable habitats, 30% will likely experience increases and 10% may not be affected. Specifically, suitable habitats will likely be reduced for Myracrodruon urundeuva, Erythrina velutina, Operculina hamiltonii, Cereus jamacaru, Bauhinia cheilantha, and Anadenanthera colubrina; increased for Amburana cearensis, Neocalyptrocalyx longifolium and Operculina macrocarpa; and may not be affected exclusively for Maytenus rigida in future scenarios of climate change. We alert that potential future contractions of highly suitable habitats for the most important medicinal plants may compromise ecosystem functions and the provisioning of relevant natural medicines, mainly to low-income communities, which predominate abundant in the Caatinga dry forest.
Annotated list of Pachyrhynchini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines
Authors: Cabras Analyn A. , Medina Milton Norman D. , Torrejos Chrestine , Pajota Efhrain Loidge , Pepito Mark John , Ceballos Roel , Susulan Treaseur , Rukmane Anita
Published: July 2022

Pachyrhynchini is a group of flightless plant-feeding weevils known for their complex and iridescent body ornamentation. It has its center of diversity in the Philippines and this paper presents the first comprehensive record of Pachyrhynchini fauna in Davao City. Data gathering was done through a combination of belt transect, photo documentation, and opportunistic sampling techniques. Materials were collected from trees and shrubs in twelve selected green spaces in Davao City using handpicking and bush beating techniques between 2016 and 2019. A total of 1103 individuals consisting of 32 species and two genera-Pachyrhynchus Germar and Metapocyrtus Heller, were documented. Thirty (30) species (93.75%) are endemic to Mindanao, while fifteen (15) species (46.88%) are considered vulnerable based on Department of Environment and Natural Resources Administrative Order No. 2019-09. The high endemism and the presence of rare species associated with the remaining forest patches call for immediate conservation actions.
An estimation of ecosystem services provided by urban and peri-urban forests: a case study in Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Authors: Costemalle Valéria Borges , Candido Helder Marcos Nunes , Carvalho Fabrício Alvim
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT: Urban expansion has led to the replacement of natural landscapes and environmental degradation, making cities and their urban and peri-urban forests (UPFs) vulnerable to climate change, especially on the formation of heat islands. Using i-Tree Canopy program (v. 7.0), we estimate the ecosystem services provided by UPFs in Juiz de Fora (Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil), through the analysis of the (1) annual removal of atmospheric pollutants, (2) annual removal of atmospheric carbon, (3) total carbon stock in vegetation, and (4) the monetary benefits of sequestered and stocked carbon, based on Future Carbon Credit (CFI2Z1) as a monetary proxy. The results showed an average total amount of removal of 4.45 thousand tons of air pollution annually. The average annual total carbon storage was 158 thousand tons and the equivalent CO2 was 580 thousand tons, with an estimated total value of R$ 173 million per year. Significant values of the gross carbon stock (3.98 million tons) and equivalent CO2 (14.59 million tons) were found, being valued at R$ 4.35 billion. We concluded that the Juiz de Fora UPFs have a great potential for socio-environmental and economic benefits.