bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Studi Perbandingan tentang Sifat Mekanik dan Struktur Mikro Material Radiator Impor dan Material Radiator Lokal
Authors: Rahmad Rahmad , Sudjadi Usman
Published: October 2021

Pengujian pada studi ini menggunakan sampel core radiator impor dan core radiator lokal. Metode pengujian dilakukan dengan tiga tahapan yaitu sebelum heat treatment, sesudah heat treatment, dan uji korosi dengan direndam cairan yang berbeda yaitu H2SO4, NAOH, dan cairan radiator selama 15 hari. Sebelum heat treatment, dilakukan uji komposisi kimia semua sampel radiator dengan alat XRF, uji struktur mikro dengan mikroskop optik pembesaran 500x, dan uji kekerasan micro-vickers dengan beban 100gf dalam waktu 10 detik. Heat treatment dilakukan dengan suhu 850oc dalam waktu 3 jam, kemudian direndam dengan cairan kimia selama 15 hari. Dari pengujian tersebut didapat hasil uji struktur mikro baik sebelum maupun sesudah heat treatment pada kedua sampel radiator tidak terlihat kumpulan atom, matrix dan batas butirnya. Uji kekerasan pada sampel core radiator Mercedez sebelum dipanaskan sebesar 43,4 HV dan 39,2 HV sesudah heat treatment. Pada core radiator lokal, sebelum dipanaskan sebesar43,5 HV dan 38,2 HV sesudah dipanaskan. Hasil uji komposisi kimia menunjukan pada sampel core Mercedez didominasi unsur Ca, Mn, dan Fe dan pada sampel core radiator lokal didominasi unsur Ca, Cu dan Zn. Hasil pengamatan dan analisa setelah direndam cairan H2S04, NAOH, dan cairan radiator pada kedua sampel menunjukkan terjadinya perubahan warna karena adanya perubahan unsur akibat peningkatan konsentrasi atom.
Study of lipids and lipoprotein levels in uncomplicated diabetes mellitus patients attending Shadan hospital
Authors: Tulla Samatha , Siddiqua Syeda Ayesha
Published: October 2021

Background: Lipid and lipoprotein levels are interrelated with diabetes mellitus. Abnormalities in the levels of total cholesterol (TC) or triglycerides (TAG) or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol or very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol or lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is traditionally named as dyslipidemia. Diabetes mellitus has been known to be associated with lipid disorders and cardiovascular diseases. In patients with diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia occurs earlier in life, leading to increased morbidity and mortality rates. The study aims to assess the changes in lipids and lipoprotein levels in uncomplicated diabetes mellitus patients.Methods: A case-control type of study was conducted for 18 months (September 2011 to March 2013) at the Department of General Medicine, Shadan Hospital, Hyderabad. Ethical committee approval was taken before the study from the institutional ethical committee. A total of 120 subjects, 60 non-diabetic (healthy) control subjects with matching age and gender and, 60 cases of subjects with uncomplicated diabetes mellitus were enrolled based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria.Results: This study was conducted to evaluate the changes in lipids and lipoprotein levels between control (normal and healthy subjects) and case (subjects with uncomplicated diabetes mellitus) groups. The Mean±SD levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and lipoprotein (a) were higher in the cases group and showed statistical significance when compared with the control group.Conclusions: Our study states that there are abnormal levels of lipids and lipoprotein in subjects with uncomplicated diabetes mellitus, which is the foremost cause of cardiovascular diseases, coronary heart disease, dyslipidemia, etc.
A study of haemoglobin percentage among pregnant woman at first visit in antenatal clinic in South Dumdum Municipal hospital, Kolkata
Authors: Mondal Chaitali , Panti Riyanka
Published: October 2021

Background: Low maternal haemoglobin concentrations during pregnancy have been reported to increase risk of small for gestational age (SGA) birth, which is a predictor of stillbirth. The objective was to find out a study of Hb% among pregnant woman.Methods: All consenting of 200 pregnant woman attending antenatal clinic in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at South Dumdum municipal hospital, Dumdum, Nager Bazar, Kolkata were included in the study.Results: Out of 200 pregnant woman, 75 woman were anaemic and there average Hb% was 10.10 and 125 mothers were non-anaemic and their average Hb% was 11.61. 39 mothers whose parity p0+0 and avg. Hb%-11.305 out of them 10 mothers are anaemic. In contrast 73 mothers whose parity P0+1 and average Hb% was 23.860, out of them 30 mothers were anaemic. In contrast 5 mothers whose parity P0+2 and average Hb% was 10.76, out of them 0 mother was anaemic. In contrast 22 mothers whose parity P1+0 and average Hb% was 10.31, out of them 13 mothers were anaemic. In contrast 56 mothers whose parity P1+1 and average Hb% was 11.31, out of them 19 mothers were anaemic. In contrast one mother whose parity P1+2 and average Hb% was 0.2 and she was anaemic. In contrast one mother whose parity P2+0 and Hb% was 10 and she was anaemic. In contrast two mothers whose parity were P2+1 and Hb% was 9.55 and out of them one mother was anaemic. In contrast one mother whose parity is p3+1 and Hb% was 12.Conclusions: Out of 200 pregnant woman 75 were anaemic and 125 woman were non-anaemic.
Successful conservative treatment for posterior cruciate ligament ganglion cyst; a simple approach to a very rare case: a case series
Authors: Maulana Yovi , Phatama Krisna Yuarno
Published: October 2021

Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) ganglion cyst is relatively uncommon compared to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ganglion cyst. The combined prevalence of all cruciate ganglion cyst (anterior and posterior combined) is ranging from 0.2%-1.9%. It is usually found as an incidental finding during MRI examination. PCL ganglion cyst may be asymptomatic, or it may present as variety of knee symptoms. To the authors’ knowledge, there is no consensus regarding its treatment. Previous case series suggest treatment of PCL ganglion by arthroscopic resection. However, in this case series, we present 4 cases of young patients with PCL ganglion cyst treated successfully by rest and bracing. After our series of conservative treatment, the patients reported satisfactory pain relief. This result suggests that symptomatic PCL ganglion cyst could be treated conservatively.
Heterologous COVID-19 vaccinations of Covishield/Astrazenica and Pfizer/Biontech: a case report
Authors: Kolaib Tamer M. , Sabry Rehab M.
Published: October 2021

The most significant scientific breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic is the speedy creation of COVID-19 vaccinations. Despite the fact that all licensed vaccines' efficacy and safety have been shown in large clinical trials, but the data regarding heterologous vaccination regimens' efficiency and safety is still limited. Heterologous schedules are intriguing for a variety of reasons, including logistical and therapeutic efficacy. The approval of heterologous vaccination will give countries with limited vaccine access and countries where different vaccines may become available at different times the opportunity to make vaccination programmes more flexible in response to supply fluctuations. Heterologous regimens have the potential to elicit a greater response, resulting in increased efficacy. In this case report we presented an adult male who was inadvertently given a combination of Covishield and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines within a 3 weeks interval period. This event happened accidentally. The patient was reassured and followed up after 8 weeks without any adverse reaction.
A rare tumor at an unusual site-angiomyolipoma vulva
Authors: Dubey Vikas , Gupta Neelam , Puri Monica , Blaggan Ankush
Published: October 2021

An angiomyolipoma is one of the very rare benign tumors. All three elements, that is, blood vessels, adipose tissue and smooth muscles, should be present to qualify it to be labelled as an ‘angiomyolipoma’. Although it has been reported at other sites also like mediastinum, heart, spermatic cord, fallopian tube, oral cavity, penis, salivary glands, and skin.
Accidental detection of clinically silent compound heterozygous Hb D Punjab/Hb Q India while analyzing HbA1c by high performance liquid chromatography
Authors: Dhanani Hiren J. , Sukhadiya Mittal C. , Dhanani Nandini H. , Kothia Jaysukh D. , Tandel Bharart D.
Published: October 2021

HbA1c is routinely prescribed investigations for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is preferred method which is also able to identify presence of hemoglobin variant. A case was encountered where presence of variant hemoglobin was indicated. On further investigation with three different instruments, diagnosis of compound heterozygous Hb D Punjab/Hb Q India was made. The chromatogram on Bio-Rad D10 showed Hb D Punjab (ααββHbD Punjab)-29.89% at 3.96 minutes retention time (RT), Hb Q India (ααHbQ Indiaββ) -9.5% with 4.45 minutes RT, hybrid of HbQ India/Hb D Punjab (ααHbQ IndiaββHbD Punjab)-6% with 4.66 minutes RT, Hb A2 (ααδδ) was 2.5% and Hb A (ααββ) was 52.2%. Analysis done on Bio-Rad variant V-II confirmed these findings. Analysis done on Sebia capillary electrophoresis revealed major peak of 50.9% in zone 9/Z(A) constituted by Hb A, second peak of 39.8% in zone 6/Z(D) constituted by co-elution of Hb D and Hb Q India, third peak of 8.8% in zone 3-4/Z(A2-C) constituted by co-elution of Hb A2 and hybrid of Hb D Punjab/Hb Q India and a fourth peak of 0.5% in zone 1 representing Hb A2HbQ India (ααHbQ Indiaδδ). Ideally variants detected while analyzing HbA1c should be further investigated for confirmation and result of which should be shared, discussed and the patient should be encouraged for screening of available family members for relevant variant hemoglobin. Combination of cation exchange HPLC and capillary electrophoresis in this case was sufficient to arrive at conclusion.
Aesthetic and functional rehabilitation of missing teeth in growing patients with mini-implants: a contemporary approach
Authors: Sarkar Nilanjana , Goel Sumit , Reddy Sumitra , Belludi Anup , B.C. Karunakara
Published: October 2021

Growing patients with missing teeth in aesthetically prominent areas pose a challenge in restoration of the same. Fracture of anterior teeth in these age groups is very common and often requires removal of the affected tooth. After the decision to maintain the space in the dental arch is made, some other factors have to be borne in mind before restoration of the space. Continuing growth of the alveolar bones, questionable cooperation of the patient and aesthetics are deciding factors that may limit the treatment options. The effective use of mini-implants for space preservation, alveolar bone width maintenance and aesthetics represents an elective way of successfully treating such cases. The aim of this article is to describe as well as highlight the advantages and ease of the procedure with the help of two clinical cases.
Revamped vaccination policy in India, need of the hour
Authors: Parida Swayam Pragyan , Bhatia Vikas , Alekhya G.
Published: October 2021

The unprecedented COVID pandemic has caused catastrophic loss all over the world. India has faced a flabbergasting second COVID wave. The current COVID mutant strain is more virulent and has become a variant of concern (VOC) with its high infectivity rate. The current second wave is more detrimental when compared to the first wave, where its transmissibility is high, affecting the younger generation, and even the mortality rate is high. Currently, there is no specific treatment against COVID-19. The health care workers (HCW’s) have been fighting the pandemic tirelessly since the beginning of the pandemic, and many were affected, and severe loss of HCWs occurred. The only ray of hope in fighting against this deadly virus is vaccination. Studies have shown that COVID vaccination is effective in preventing the severity of the disease. Hence vaccination is now is the need of the hour. COVID vaccination has to be taken rampant with vaccinating every citizen of the country in the current crisis. The government of India should make serious efforts that vaccination is available and accessible to everyone. With every citizen being vaccinated, one can flatten the current wave and also can prevent further outbreaks.
A comparative study of Stoppa’s repair versus Lichtenstein technique for surgical management of bilateral inguinal hernia
Authors: Patel Kiran
Published: October 2021

Background: The surgical management of bilateral inguinal hernias has been a point of contention for a long time, particularly in terms of whether to repair them sequentially or simultaneously, especially following tension-free surgeries. The present study was planned to compare the outcomes of bilateral inguinal hernia repair between patients who underwent the Stoppa’s repair and those who underwent Lichtenstein tension free mesh hernioplasty repair.Methods: The study included all patients of both genders with age of 18 years with bilateral inguinal hernias. Patients with following any condition-a complicated inguinal hernia; an obstructed or strangulated inguinal hernia; a recurrent inguinal hernia; previous abdominal surgery; a local skin infection-were excluded from the study. Patients were randomised into 2 groups based on simple randomization-group 1: patients underwent Lichtenstein tension free mesh hernioplasty; and group 2: patient underwent Stoppa's repair.Results: The operative time was significantly shorter in group 2 patients as compared to group A. In both groups, there were no intraoperative complications. Group 2 patients had significantly lower postoperative pain scores measured by the visual analogue scale at 12 hours postoperatively, but there was no statistically significant difference in pain at 24 hours or 7 days postoperatively. Post-operative hospital stays, return to normal daily activities, and chronic groin pain, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups.Conclusions: The present study was unable to show that either technique was superior in the treatment of bilateral inguinal hernias. Both procedures, on the other hand, were capable of achieving favourable postoperative outcomes and had similar problems.
Complex hypospadias reconstruction: Ulaan Baatar technique revisited
Authors: Das Asim K. , Karmakar Saurav , Mandal Tapan K. , Majhi Tapas K. , Kashyap Vishal , Bera Dipankar , Das Partha P.
Published: October 2021

Background: Complex hypospadias repair is a challenging issue for the urologists. In Ulaan Baatar technique a distal neourethral tube along with glans is reconstructed in first stage with formation of a controlled fistula between neourethral tube and native urethra proximally. Later in second stage the fistula is closed by traditional technique. Therefore glans and distal urethral tube are not being manipulated during second stage repair and thus it has better cosmetic outcomes.Methods: We reviewed the records of 33 different patients with proximal hypospadias who had undergone Ulaan Baatar repair in last 3 years. 21 patients had multiple previous attempts of hypospadias repair and 12 were primary (naïve) cases with proximal hypospadias.Results: Mean follow up was 18.5 months after first stage and 12.4 months after the second stage. The mean age was 14.1years (ranged 8 to 22 years). Mean time between stage I and stage II was 8 months (range 6-9 months). None of the patients developed fistula, glans dehiscence, meatal stenosis or diverticula formation. All patients had satisfactory cosmetic appearance of glans, distal meatus and shaft.Conclusions: The Ulaan Baatar technique is very safe and effective technique with better cosmetic outcomes and least complication rates. Also the vascularized tunica vaginalis flaps may be used for construction of urethral lumen in complex hypospadias cases when local penile skin is deficient.
Magnitude of hypothyroidism among patients of cholelithiasis in a tertiary care centre in rural West Bengal: a prospective study
Authors: Maji Jaganmoy , Mandal Debjyoti
Published: October 2021

Background: Cholelithiasis is a common pathology of the gall bladder affecting about 10 to 15% of the adults in western countries and 2 to 29% in India. More than 80% of the patients with cholelithiasis are asymptomatic. Hypothyroidism may cause gall stone formation due to the hyperlipidemia, motility disorders affecting the bile duct and sphincter of Oddi.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Department of Surgery, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura from March 2019 to February 2020 for duration of one and half year. The sample size was 54 and consecutive non-probability sampling technique was used for the sampling. All the collected data were recorded in a pre-designed proforma and analyzed in MS excel.Results: Out of 54-patients with cholelithiasis, 28% patients were from the age group 45-54 years.40% patients were hypothyroid pre-dominantly females. Among 30-female patients 11 (26.82%) were hypothyroid and among 11-male patients 2 (15.38%) were hypothyroid. Hypothyroidism in male and female was statistically significant.Conclusions: This study was introduced to determine the relationship between hypothyroidism and cholelithiasis. It was concluded that hypothyroidism was more common in female, obese and elder patients. The gender distribution of the hypothyroidism in patients with cholelithiasis was statistically significant while all other variables were statistically not significant.
Delayed splenic rupture and conservative management: case series
Authors: Silva Marta A. , Moreira Nídia , Baião José , Almeida Carlos E. Costa
Published: October 2021

Splenic injury is frequent in patients with abdominal trauma and delayed splenic rupture yields a poorer prognosis. Patients with hemodynamic stability, despite the grade of splenic anatomical injury, can be safely treated by conservative management (observation or angiography/angioembolization), if no other intra-abdominal injuries are found and a multidisciplinary team (surgeons, interventional radiologists) is available. The conservative approach is an alternative to surgery and its possible complications. In this case series, the authors present three trauma cases very commonly seen in emergency rooms, in whom delayed splenic rupture was diagnosed. All three patients were submitted to conservative management, with no need for surgery or complications.  This case series presents some common clinical signs and diagnostic steps, also showing the safety and efficacy of clinical observation in this setting.
Case series of gastrointestinal stromal tumors with lymph nodes metastasis: unusual presentations
Authors: Fahimy M. Afiq M. , Fan Ling L. , Ramasamy Umasangar
Published: October 2021

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, it occurred about 0.1-3.0% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. Accounted about 10% of small-bowel tumors, and 10-15% of all sarcomas. Liver is a common hematogenous spread in GIST. However, metastasis to lymph nodes is consider extremely rare and routine lymph node dissection for GIST tumor was not recommended. Hence, we reported a case series of GIST that metastasize to lymph node along our experience in our center, hospital Taiping, Malaysia from 2010 until 2020. Hereby we report total of 3 out of 18 GIST cases that we encountered confirmed through histopathology the existence of lymph node metastasis.
Spontaneous rupture of bladder diverticulum: a case report of non-traumatic extraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture managed with surgical intervention
Authors: Ping Lim Shiau
Published: October 2021

Spontaneous extraperitoneal bladder rupture is a rare urology emergency. Most of the extraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture cases were management conservatively. To my best knowledge, there was very few reported about outcome of surgical management for spontaneous extraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture. Herein we shared our experience treating a 84 year old male who first presented with gross hematuria and frequent clots retention. Later he developed septic shock and peritonism which prompted us to do an urgent CT and found out the cause of his acute abdomen. The dilemma we faced to go in for operation was explained and patient had a turbulent post-operative time and he eventually succumbed to death due to various factors. Spontaneous extraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture is a rare cause of acute abdomen and prompt diagnosis and management can produce best clinical outcome.
Phyllodes tumor in an adolescent female
Authors: Baldiwala Aafrin S. , Vaidya Hiren P.
Published: October 2021

Phyllodes is a tumor of breast. This fibro-epithelial lesion occurs in less than 1% of all breast tumors in female. They can be benign, borderline or malignant. It commonly occurs in age group of 45-50 years. It is also known as cystosarcoma phyllodes/ serocystic disease of Brodie. Treatment can be either wide local excision or mastectomy to achieve histologically clear margin. Palpable axillary lymphadenopathy can be identified in up-to 10-15% of patients but less than 1% has pathological positive nodes. Mammography and ultrasonography are main imaging modalities. Here, we present a case of a 14-year-old female presenting with a rapidly enlarging breast mass, which was ultimately found to be a Phyllodes tumor.
Primary cavernous hemangioma of the glans penis with balanitis xerotica obliterans: a case report
Authors: Sarma Priyanku Pratik , Rajput Manharsinh , Deka Pallavi , Singhania Sharwan Kumar , Deka Phanindra Mohan
Published: October 2021

The uniqueness of this case is in its rarity and divergent presentation. Here, we report a case of 61 years old diabetic male who presented with painless swelling on the glans penis for the past 6 months along with bleeding from the mass and difficulty to pass urine for 1 month. Examination revealed solid, mass arising from the tip of glans with non-retractile, indurated prepuce. No clinically palpable lymphadenopathy was present. Dorsal slit was performed and mass excised. Histopathology examination revealed cavernous hemangioma. Primary cavernous hemangioma of glans penis is very rare but challenging for urologists to diagnose and manage such cases.
Recurrent liver hydatid cyst and port site hydatid cyst in anterior abdominal wall in operated case of laparoscopic cystostomy for liver hydatid cyst: a rare complication
Authors: T. Swamy P. , Vagadia Jayendra G. , Bhatt Jatin G. , Dave Jignesh P.
Published: October 2021

Hydatid disease, or echinococcosis, is a widespread zoonotic parasitic disease caused by a tapeworm that continues to be a clinical and public health problem worldwide, especially in areas where animal husbandry and subsistence farming form an integral part of community life. Location of cyst in different organs of body changes the diagnostic and therapeutic management of the cyst.  Four treatment options are currently available: radical surgery, conservative surgery, puncture-aspiration-injection-respiration (PAIR), and antiparasitic medical treatment. Surgery is gold standard for liver hydatid cyst and can be done by open/laparoscopic approach. We are reporting a case of recurrence of liver hydatid cyst with port site anterior abdominal wall hydatid cyst in a 40-year-old female patient operated previously for laparoscopic liver hydatid cystectomy. ­­­Port site hydatid cyst is a rare complication after laparoscopic hydatid cystotomy, but can occur due to lodgement of scolices at port site while removing daughter cyst at port site of laparoscopy.
Aplicación del modelo de Aula Invertida en el aprendizaje de la asignatura de Metodología de la Investigación en estudiantes universitarios, Huancayo, 2019
Authors: Bulege Gutiérrez Wilfredo , Cristóbal Tembladera Carolina , Coronel Capacyachi Elizabeth
Published: October 2021

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar el nivel de aprendizaje de estudiantes de la Universidad Continental utilizando el modelo de Aula Invertida. La metodología estuvo basada en la participación de estudiantes de la asignatura de Metodología de la Investigación de la Universidad Continental en Perú, quienes tuvieron participación en dos grupos, un grupo experimental con estudiantes a quienes se aplicó el modelo de aula invertida, y un grupo de control quienes desarrollaron sus actividades con el modelo tradicional de enseñanza; la población estuvo compuesta por 240 estudiantes varones y mujeres de diversas carreras profesionales; la muestra fue no probabilistica, por conveniencia, con un tamaño de 159 estudiantes, para la medición de los aprendizajes se aplicó una prueba pedagógica de 20 items. Entre los resultados más importantes se tiene que, el GC obtuvo en la pre prueba una media de 7.3 puntos, y en la pos prueba una media de 12.8, evidenciando un incremento de 5.5 puntos; respecto al GE la media de la pre prueba fue de 6.9 puntos, y la media de la pos prueba fue de 13.9, con un incrementó de 7 puntos. En conclusión, comparando las medias de los aprendizajes ha habido un débil incremento del GE respecto al GC expresado en 1.1 puntos.
Emergence Time Phasing for the Potential New Airports in the Middle District of Iraq
Authors: Mohammed Baraa Raad , Jomaah Muyasser Mohammed , Zehawi Raquim Nihad
Published: October 2021

With the growing demand for air transportation and limited capacity at Baghdad International airport (BIAP), there is a need to increase the capacity of airport systems in the middle district of Iraq. The increased use of secondary airports has been and is expected to be one of the key mechanisms by which future demand is met in congested metropolitan areas. This paper analyzed the factors influencing the emergence of secondary airports in the Iraqi middle district and the dynamics of multi-airport systems. A system dynamics model was developed to simulate the relationship between the core airport in Baghdad and three potential secondary airports, one in each adjacent governorate. The model takes under consideration such characteristics as; capacity, location, proximity to populated communities, and ground transportation services for each airport. the main outcomes of this model are; the passenger's persuasion in an airport, which reflects their propensity to use this particular airport, and the predicted number of annual passengers in each airport. The system dynamics model was consulted twice. The outcomes of the first run facilitated the economic analyses of the secondary airports on which the sequence of the airports emergence was determined, and it also showed that the new airport feasibility is highly affected by the location, due to the influence on the road user cost for passengers, in addition to the capital expenses. The second run of the model helped in predicting the time schedule and interval between an airport emergence and the other. If the new airports have an equal capacity of one million passenger per year, the expected timing for the emergence is in 2023, 2027, and 2032 for the airports in Balad, Habbaniyah, and Baquba respectively.
Las bases politológicas de la trans-gamificación: aproximaciones a un fenómeno gaming radical
Authors: Sepúlveda Castro Guillermo
Published: October 2021

La Gamificación se ha convertido en de los últimos años en una tendencia. Y con ello no solo hablamos de una “técnica”, sino de un fenómeno de gaming de carácter radical. En los tiempos de hoy urge instaurar una discusión profunda de su impacto social más que de su mera intención de generar espacios de compromiso o aprendizaje, debido justamente a su expansión hacia ámbitos antiguamente “consagrados a lo productivo”. A este fenómeno extra-productivo le denominamos Trans-gamificación. En este artículo presentaremos las influencias politológicas más profundas de este fenómeno cultural y hablaremos de su expansión molecular hacia campos considerados socialmente como “inocentes” como lo es la “cotidianidad”. En definitiva, se trata de una profundización filosófico-política de un fenómeno que está cambiando el significado discursivo de lo “productivo “o lo “lúdico” y, que a su vez, invitan a los Games Studies a re-pensar y re-significar el denominado “círculo mágico” de Johan Huizinga.
Comportamiento moral de jugadores de videojuegos: un abordaje desde la Ética
Authors: Moscardi Ramiro
Published: October 2021

En este artículo se analizan casos desde la Filosofía Moral o Ética tomando como eje la moral y el comportamiento de los jugadores de videojuegos en su rol como decisores. El objetivo es comprender los diversos posicionamientos éticos asumidos por los jugadores, ante los conflictos expuestos en cada juego y estudiar el proceso de razonamiento moral correspondiente. Se abordan distintas corrientes éticas, que influyen en la experiencia de juego en términos de comportamiento moral. Se concluye sobre el potencial uso de videojuegos como facilitadores para la adquisición de conceptos éticos y para la resolución de problemas morales.
Neutralidad de género en localización de videojuegos
Authors: Di Biase Carla , Morales Tamara , Panero Carolina , Terceros Yesica
Published: October 2021

En la localización de videojuegos se lucha contra varios desafíos, como en todas las aristas de la traducción. La falta de neutralidad para dirigirse al público gamer es una, y una muy grave. Las frases “¿Estás listo?”, “¿Estás seguro?”, “El jugador…” excluyen a un gran porcentaje de quienes juegan a los videojuegos. Según un informe reciente de ISFE (2020), se trata de casi un cincuenta por ciento de gamers integrados por mujeres y disidencias en el mercado europeo. Este informe, respaldado por análisis numéricos previos de especialistas y asociaciones, intenta demostrar la necesidad real de generar estrategias prácticas para afrontar y superar esta problemática.
Vida, conciencia e individuo en SOMA: un análisis desde la cibernética
Authors: Saá Guido
Published: October 2021

SOMA es un videojuego de survival horror ambientado en un siglo XXII distópico en el cual la vida en la tierra está extinguida a causa del impacto de un cometa. Nuestro protagonista es un humano cuya conciencia ha sido transferida a un cuerpo robótico que buscará poner en órbita una cápsula de realidad virtual habitada por las mentes más distinguidas del planeta con la esperanza de que en el futuro reconstruyan a la humanidad. Con esta premisa el videojuego explora profunda y críticamente diversos conceptos y supuestos teóricos de la cibernética, ciencia pergeñada por Norbert Wiener en su libro Cibernética y sociedad. En este artículo exploraremos los conceptos cibernéticos, sus implicancias éticas y su funcionamiento ficcional en el entorno del juego, que actualiza los debates iniciados por él hace más de 70 años.
Volatility Factors of Returns and Risk Analysis Using Quantile Risk Measures in the Gold and Silver Market
Authors: Krężołek Dominik
Published: October 2021

The aim of the paper is to identify unobservable factors that may significantly determine the level of gold and silver returns and to assess the risk of investment in these metals. To measure risk, the value at risk and other, less popular measures are used: the ES, MS, Rachev ratio and GlueVaR risk measure. Normal and Student’s t‑distributions are used as theoretical distributions. The results of the study show that we can identify latent factors based on observable variables that have a significant impact on the level of gold and silver returns. In addition, it was observed that the risk measures would vary depending on the period of research. It was shown that the estimates of the risk measures using Student’s t‑distribution have a lower estimation error than those based on the normal distribution.
Przemiany wsi Cisna i Wołkowyja pod wpływem funkcji turystycznej
Authors: Dziegieć Elżbieta
Published: October 2021

W oparciu o szczegółowe badania terenowe w pracy określono zagospodarowanie i ruch turystyczny oraz przemiany w sferze zatrudnienia, struktur społeczno-gospodarczych i morfologicznych, zwłaszcza w zabudowie tych miejscowości. Wsie te, mimo pewnych i różnic w formach i stopniu rozwoju ruchu turystycznego, znajdują się w pierwszej fazie przekształceń.
M. Vasović, Ź. Jovićič, "Vaznije turističko-geografske regije Evrope", (Beograd 1982)
Authors: Wychowaniec Andrzej
Published: October 2021

Recenzja książki M. Vasović i Ż. Jovićič, "Ważniejsze turystyczno-geograficzne regiony Europy".
Armia chorwacka w systemie obrony państwa (od powstania do stanu obecnego). Zarys problemu
Authors: Krzak Andrzej
Published: October 2021

Niniejszy artykuł jest zarysem obrazu transformacji chorwackich sił zbrojnych — od okresu tzw. wojny wyzwoleńczej, poprzez reformy przed wejściem do NATO, aż po obecny stan. Autor zwraca w nim uwagę na kształtowanie się polityki bezpieczeństwa i tworzenie strategii obrony oraz planowania wojskowego w ciągu ostatnich 20 lat.
Retoryka w nauce?
Authors: Kaczmarek Janusz
Published: October 2021

It seems that rhetorical skills are applied mostly in social, cultural or political life, but are absent or useless in science, particularly in sciences with subtle research methods. Considering just economics, philosophy and psychology I will try to demonstrate that rhetorical reasoning and justification, which need not be associated with defective argumentation, is an essential component of these sciences. It means that the matter of “pathos” and “ethos” and not only “logos” is an important element of research and scientific reasoning.
Ochrona sygnalistów w miejscu pracy w państwach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej, Francji i Słowenii – propozycje zmian
Authors: Hajn Zbigniew , Skupień Dagmara
Published: October 2021

Monografia przedstawia wyniki badań przeprowadzonych przez międzynarodowy zespół ekspertów prawnych w ramach Grantu Wyszehradzkiego (Nr 21930021) nt. „Ochrona sygnalistów w miejscu pracy w państwach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej, Francji i Słowenii (WhistlePro)” finansowanego przez Międzynarodowy Fundusz Wyszehradzki. Głównym celem projektu było zbadanie uregulowania prawnego ochrony osób ujawniających nieprawidłowości i naruszenia prawa w przedsiębiorstwach oraz innych podmiotach prywatnych i publicznych w państwach objętych badaniem, a następnie ukazanie problemów i zaproponowanie rozwiązań prawnych związanych z transpozycją do przepisów krajowych dyrektywy Unii Europejskiej 2019/1937 z 23 października 2019 r. w sprawie ochrony osób zgłaszających naruszenia prawa Unii. Publikacja zawiera między innymi analizę dotyczącą zakresu spraw mogących stanowić przedmiot sygnalizacji, osób, które mogą zostać uznane za sygnalistów i korzystać z ochrony związanej z ujawnianiem naruszeń, a także innych podmiotów objętych ochroną ze względu na powiązanie z sygnalistą, wewnętrznych i zewnętrznych procedur i kanałów sygnalizowania naruszeń, prawnych środków wspierania sygnalistów w ich działaniach, ich ochrony przed odwetem za ujawnianie informacji, zapewnienia poufności tych działań, a także prawnej odpowiedzialności za stosowanie odwetu bądź naruszanie obowiązków wobec sygnalistów. Powyższe badania były koordynowane przez Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Prawa i Administracji we współpracy z Uniwersytetem Karola w Pradze, Uniwersytetem Kościoła Reformowanego im. Gáspára Károliego na Węgrzech, Uniwersytetem w Mariborze, Uniwersytetem w Tours i Uniwersytetem Trnawskim w Trnawie oraz z udziałem przedstawicieli innych ośrodków naukowych, instytucji publicznych, partnerów społecznych, organizacji społeczeństwa obywatelskiego, przedsiębiorstw i praktyków prawa. Pełny obraz badań przeprowadzonych w ramach projektu czytelnicy znajdą w książce pt. „Towards a Better Protection of Workplace Whistleblowers in the Visegrad Countries, France and Slovenia” opublikowanej przez Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Publikacja adresowana jest do wszystkich zainteresowanych działaniami mającymi na celu poprawę sytuacji prawnej osób sygnalizujących naruszenia prawa w miejscu pracy.
PEMENUHAN ASAS TRANSAKSI SYARIAH PADA PEMBIAYAAN DENGAN AKAD MURABAHAH
Authors: Mahmud Muhammad Daud bin
Published: October 2021

This study aimed to determine the flow of the financing processes with murabahah contract at Bank Syariah Mandiri Branch Office Ternate and to exam whether the financing practices are in accordance with the principles of sharia transactions as stated in Standar Akuntansi Syariah–Indonesian Accounting Standard Board by using qualitative method. The data were collected by using the triangulation sources approach by interviewing a competent banker and a customer, then the results of the interviews are compared with related regulations. The results of this study proved that procedurally the financing processes at Bank Syariah Mandiri Branch Office Ternate has fulfilled the sharia principles, but practically the principle of justice in murabahah contract can not be fulfilled.
Agricultural Commercialisation in South-Western Ghana
Authors: Hodey Louis S. , Dzanku Fred M.
Published: October 2021

The Agricultural Policy Research in Africa study in Ghana consists of three work streams. This report contains results of the analyses of Work Stream 1 (WS1) baseline and endline survey datasets for Ghana. Oil palm commercialisation arrangements and outcomes are the focus of WS1 in Ghana. Case studies have been carried out in two districts – Ahanta West and Mpohor – in Western Region. This report highlights the changes between 2017 and 2019 for five APRA indicators, including agricultural commercialisation (input and output), employment, poverty (income, subjective poverty and household asset ownership), food security and women empowerment.
Da ação coletiva ao crime: repertórios de movimentos sociais e facções prisionais | From collective action to crime: repertoires of social movements and prison factions
Authors: Gomes Simone
Published: October 2021

O trabalho discute a organização prisional em facções a partir de paralelos com ações coletivas, com teorias dos movimentos sociais para lançar luz às práticas das facções prisionais. Dessa forma, baseado em um trabalho de inspiração etnográfica em prisões masculinas e femininas no Rio de Janeiro, Manaus e Fortaleza, abordaremos convergências e diferenças entre o modus operandi das facções prisionais do país, Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), Comando Vermelho (CV), Facção do Norte (FDN) e Guardiões do Estado (GDE) e movimentos sociais. Desde 2006, aumentaram significativamente as rebeliões, queima de veículos e transferência de presos, como instrumentos de barganha, aqui entendidas como repertórios. A pesquisa aponta para um funcionamento das facções que, por ser empiricamente orientado, traz elementos inovadores para pensar os limites e as possibilidades das teorias da ação coletiva.
Nexos entre droga, violência e crime organizado | drugs, violence and organized crime nexus
Authors: Zaluar Alba Maria
Published: October 2021

O objetivo deste ensaio é colocar o aumento da violência no Brasil no contexto internacional, pois que aumentos notáveis de taxas de homicídios foram também registrados em países desenvolvidos no pós-guerra da segunda metade do século XX. Ao discutir o nexo violência-drogas, faz uma revisão das pesquisas que o discutem, mostrando a dificuldade de afirmar uma conexão causal entre elas. Retoma o debate sobre o crime organizado transnacional que transformou as relações microssociais nas áreas pobres das cidades e as macrossociais sistêmicas na economia e na política dos países da América Latina mais afetados pelo COT. No Brasil, analisa o que facilitou a entrada de armas, que explicam muito mais do que as drogas, o aumento das taxas de homicídios, especialmente no Rio de Janeiro. Esta última parte está baseada em 40 anos de pesquisas sobre o tema.
Sialotripsy as a treatment option for patients with salivary stone disease
Authors: Ivachenco A. V. , Yablokov A. E. , Filatova Е. О. , Monakov V. A.
Published: October 2021

Background. The pathologies of the salivary glands are very diverse. Salivary stone disease occupies a special place among diseases of the salivary glands of a non-neoplastic nature. The incidence of salivary stone disease is extremely extensive and accounts for up to 85% of all pathologies of the salivary glands.

Objective. Improvement of minimally invasive methods of treatment of salivary stone disease, which does not lead to excision of the gland.

Material and methods. On the basis of the Clinics of the Samara State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, in the period from 2010 to 2020, a clinical group was formed, consisting of 193 patients with salivary stone disease of various localization. The age of the patients ranged from 16 to 84 years. All patients were therapeutically examined at the preoperative stage, voluntary informed consent was signed. Shockwave sialotripsy was performed in 95 patients of the main group (in 64 patients the calculus was located in the submandibular salivary gland, in 31 patients – in the parotid salivary gland). For lithotripsy, we used a lithotripter apparatus "Edap" (France) and "Wolf" (Germany).

Results. The analysis of the results obtained as a result of the study made it possible to draw a conclusion about reasonably better results of removal of calculi in the ducts of the salivary glands using the lithotripter "Swiss LithoClast® Master" (Switzerland). At the first visit and the therapeutic effect of the lithotripter, all patients suffering from bouts of salivary colic showed complete cessation.

Conclusion. Thus our study, which was devoted to the study of the results of various methods of treating patients with salivary stone disease showed that sialolithotripsy using special narrowly targeted devices for crushing and subsequent excretion of salivary calculi allows to achieve the best results at present.
Editorial
Authors: McCash Phil
Published: October 2021

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The role of information in career development
Authors: Milosheva Marina , Robertson Peter , Cruickshank Peter , Hall Hazel
Published: October 2021

The role of information in career development has received relatively little research attention. A literature review completed as part of a doctorate in the first half of 2021 indicates that career information features in only a small number of publications spread across Career Studies, Organisational Studies, and Education in the time period between 2000-2021. In many cases, career information has not been the main focus of these publications. It has, instead, been viewed as a by-product of other phenomena. This article contends that information should be treated as central, rather than peripheral, to career development processes.
Exploring key facilitating factors to achieving the eight Gatsby Benchmarks in secondary schools in Kent
Authors: Allen Marcus , Chant Anne
Published: October 2021

The 2017 UK Careers Strategy required schools to meet the eight Gatsby Benchmarks. This paper describes a survey of Careers Leaders in schools in Kent which finds that key to success with the Gatsby Benchmarks were support from the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), sufficient resources as well as earmarked staff and curriculum time. This was irrespective of school type. The results indicate that SLTs within schools need to engage with career development activities, ensure that they are fully resourced, and allow them to pervade throughout their institutions.
The intersection of career and mental health from the lens of Cognitive Information Processing Theory
Authors: Reid Marks Laura , Hyatt Tristen , Saunders Denise , Hayden Seth , Osborn Debra , Sampson James
Published: October 2021

Anxiety and depression have increased exponentially and can be exacerbated by the ongoing individual and combined effects of the pandemic, ongoing unemployment, and systemic racism. Across the globe, career counsellors see the impact of these mental health concerns on individuals as they engage in career-decision making and problem-solving. Cognitive Information Processing theory (CIP; Sampson et al., 2020) can provide a useful framework for supporting diverse individuals experiencing heightened mental health and career concerns. In this article, we review key components of CIP theory, provide specific case examples that highlight the integration of career and mental health, and offer CIP-based conceptualizations and interventions.
Materials for Outer Shell of 1.170 GWh (1.00669 Kilo Ton TNT) Fusion Device - Weight Basis
Authors: Rafique Muhammad Musaddique Ali
Published: October 2021

With recent developments in fusion engineering, interest has sparked in development of fusion devices for deterrent. Enormous amount of energy generated by combining two light nuclei could be contained and manipulated at will to trigger and accelerate micro explosions (from shock wave, x-rays or ion beam focusing) which finally result in full scale blast. Materials required to make such device are critical. They must possess high strength, high hardness, ductility, formability, drawability, and anisotropic properties. High entropy alloys (HEA) are new class of materials which nicely fulfils this requirement. Essentially, they are solid solutions of multi principal elements (usually > 5) eliminating the need of base metal as in conventional alloys. This gives them many unique properties which may be tailored at will (heat treatment, cold rolling, precipitation, irradiation). They also exhibit excellent directional properties with formation of distinct bands along certain preferred crystallographic planes even in hexagonal close packed structures. These anisotropic properties are strong function of rolling, working, or forging (swaging) direction and can be utilized to benefit. This study encompasses making outer shell of a typical fusion device selected on the basis of the weight, which is a function of area of pay load bay of carrier aircraft.
Does Entrepreneurship Education in Family Business Affect Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Motivation?
Authors: Hasan Muhammad , Tahir Thamrin , Nurdiana Nurdiana , Sebayang Karuniana Dianta Arfiando , Fatwa Nur
Published: October 2021

The ability to survive a family business during the COVID-19 pandemic is a very interesting concept to study, because almost every family business has difficulty maintaining its business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, so based on this, this study aims to analyze and reveal the influence of entrepreneurship education in family towards entrepreneurial motivation, either directly, or through mediating the entrepreneurial attitude of family business entrepreneurs in the culinary sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is a non-experimental explanatory study on the culinary sector family business in Makassar City, South Sulawesi. The population in this study is 1,267 family businesses in the culinary sector, with a sample of 133 family businesses in the culinary sector. The findings of this study have succeeded in revealing and exploring that entrepreneurship education in the family has contributed to the formation of entrepreneurial motivation both directly and indirectly through mediating the entrepreneurial attitude of family business entrepreneurs in the culinary sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.