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The Word, Prophecy, Time, Blessing: A Thematic Itinerary through Genesis 1
Authors: Mazzinghi Luca
Published: January 2023

The article proposes a thematic reading of the first chapter of Genesis, through the analysis of three words: Word, Time, and Blessing. The aim is to show how the narrative, located in the period of the Babylonian exile, was not intended to offer a nostalgic reading of the origins, but to offer meaning to the present, a complex present, difficult but open to God's surprises. Because of this dynamism, the text also speaks to our contemporaneity, often steeped in sadness and lack of meaning, offering our generation the image of the divine dream of a world governed by the gentleness of the 'word.’
Heldenfriedhof in Lublin – wojenny cmentarz niemiecki w Lublinie z II wojny światowej. Powstanie, funkcjonowanie, „znikanie”
Authors: Kus Józef
Published: January 2023

Artykuł porusza problematykę związaną z grobownictwem wojennym III Rzeszy na okupowanych terenach Polski. Przedmiotem badania był cmentarz wojenny (Heldenfriedhof ) utworzony przez okupanta na terenie nekropolii ewangelickiej przy ul. Lipowej w Lublinie. Podstawową bazą źródłową są materiały archiwalne dotyczące grobownictwa zawarte w zespołach archiwalnych z okresu okupacji niemieckiej i PRL. Autor był zainteresowany powstaniem cmentarza wojennego, jego funkcjonowaniem i wreszcie jego losem w okresie powojennym. Heldenfriedhof in Lublin – the German War Cemetery of WW2 in Lublin. The Establishment, Operation, and “Disappearance” The article discusses the issues connected with the Third Reich war graves in the occupied territories of Poland. The object of study was the war cemetery (Heldenfriedhof) established by the occupiers in the Evangelical necropolis in Lipowa St. in Lublin. The principal source base is the archival materials concerning graves contained in the archival fonds from the period of German occupation and People’s Poland. The author’s interest focused on the establishment of the war cemetery, its functioning and its fate in the postwar period.
Mujeres, cárceles y feminismos
Authors: Almeda Samaranch Elisabet , Camps Calvet Clara , Ortiz Monera Rosa María
Published: January 2023

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las diversas perspectivas feministas sobre los procesos de criminalización, prisonización y cotidianidad penitenciaria de las mujeres privadas de libertad. Es un trabajo teórico a la vez que de contrastación con investigaciones empíricas y trabajos de campo en cárceles de mujeres y/o con mujeres encarceladas. Se referencian las diferentes etapas de estas reflexiones e investigaciones de autoras anglosajonas, europeas y también latinoamericanas, aportando sus resultados y debates principales. Los enfoques de los distintos feminismos, en su conjunto, han permitido profundizar cada vez más en la realidad de este colectivo de mujeres, histórica y académicamente tan invisibilizado por las ciencias sociales. Asimismo, los feminismos han ido priorizando y enfatizando diversos aspectos que consideran más urgentes de abordar, si se quiere preservar y asegurar el ejercicio de los derechos de las mujeres presas y sus reivindicaciones. Se constata que las cárceles de mujeres son un claro reflejo de las discriminaciones, opresiones y desigualdades que padecemos las mujeres en nuestras comunidades, y en consecuencia, una excelente atalaya feminista para comprehender la opresión patriarcal, combatirla y resistirla.
Correlation of Middle Upper Arm Circumference With Other Anthropometric Indictors and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Young Adults of Urban Areas of Hyderabad, Pakistan
Authors: Baig Nimra Masood , Samo Ayaz Ali , Narejo Naeem Tariq , Kalhoro Hameeda
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Middle Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) is used to assess nutritional status particularly under nutrition. Recently, the use of MUAC has been suggested as a novel anthropometric marker to assess the condition of obesity among the children, adolescents, and young adults. We, therefore, setup / study to evaluate the correlation of MUAC for the assessment of various CVD risk factors. Methodology: The study was carried out from April 2021 to March 2022. Total 366 participants were randomly selected, out of which 190 were male participants and 176 were female participants. The data was collected using interview based questionnaire; middle upper arm circumference was measures using a non stretchable measuring tape. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS ver 23. Results: The mean age of participants was 24.04±4.04, the mean values of WC, WHR, SBP, DBP, and LDL were significantly higher (P< 0.05) in males, the mean values of HDL were significantly higher in females(p< 0.05). Non-significant difference in the mean values of BMI, FBG, Cholesterol and Triglycerides (P> 0.05) were observed between male and female participants. MUAC showed strong positive correlation with BMI, WC and WHR (P<.001). Except HDL all other CVD risk factors showed significant positive correlation with MUAC (P<.001), however, MUAC showed a significantly negative correlation with HDL( r = -.370, P<.001) in males, no correlation of MUAC with HDL ( r = -.028, P<.001) was observed in females. Conclusion: Except HDL significant correlation was observed between MUAC and various CVD risk factors.
Molecular Prevalence of Anaplasma Marginale in Cattle and Identification of Rhipicephalus, Boophilus, Hyalomma, And Amblyomma Ticks from District Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad
Authors: Iram Shaikh  , Naheed Baloch  , Abdullah G. Arijo  , Riffat Sultana  , Durshana Bai Devrajani  , Zain-ul Abdin Abro
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Anaplasma marginal is a rickettsial organism and is the causative agent in cattle anaplasmosis. This Parasite attacks the red blood cells after infection of sensitive bovine and is transmitted by ticks. Methodology: The study was aimed to detect Anaplasma marginale through PCR the prevalence of four genera (Rhipicephalus, Boophilus, Hyalomma, and Amblyomma) of ticks, twelve hundred animals were observed, 560 samples of blood randomly taken from cattle that possesses ticks on their body and these samples were shifted to the Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam. The infected cattle exhibited clinical signs such as Temperature, decrease in appetite, nausea, and chills. The study was conducted over a period of one year from November 2020 to November 2021. Results: The results of the study showed a high rate of Anaplasma infection (88.33%) and a prevalence of ticks at Mirpurkhas. Month-wise data reveals that the maximum infection was shown in the month of June and the minimum in the month of November at District Mirpurkhas, while at Hyderabad, the month-wise data indicates the Maximum infection rate in the month of May, and the minimum infection was found in the month of November. Conclusion: Ticks collected from two districts of Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad proceeded for identification of Tick’s genus, and the mostly ticks which were infested on animals concerned with the Hyalomma genus (26.11%) Amblyomma genus (25.37%), Boophilus genus (24.62%), and Rhipicephalus genus (23.88%).
Identification of Pathogenic Variants Causes Microcephaly In Sindh Families
Authors: Mughal Zaib-Un-Nisa , Zai Jawaid Ahmed , Muhammad Ansar  , Memon Ali Muhammad
Published: January 2023

Introduction: The study was designed to identify the genetic mutation in families with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH). Methodology: The present study was cross-sectional and conducted at the Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad in 2017. The two families (A and B) with MCPH phenotype randomly selected from Hyderabad and Tando Adam districts respectively. Informed written consent was taken, physical parameters were measured and blood samples were collected from both families. DNA was extracted from whole blood and PCR was performed. The ASPM gene located on chromosome 1 is known to play a vital role in mitotic spindle fiber regulation during neurogenesis, and also is the most probable causative agent of microcephaly. Therefore targeted Sanger sequencing method for the ASPM gene was selected for variant identification in both families. Results: The Sanger sequencing result showed the novel missense variant (c.5841T/C; p. K1862E) in 18 exon of ASPM gene in Family A  and this variant predicted as damaging in mutation tester, and provean and also exhibited deleterious in Polyphen 2 and SIFT public database. Similarly in family B we found a previously reported protein pre termination variant (c.3978G/A; p.Trp1326*) (rs137852995) in exon 17 of ASPM gene. The later mutation was most predominant cause of microcephaly in KPK families. Conclusion: Therefore it is concluded that mutation in the ASPM gene is the most prominent genetic player of Microcephaly in Pakistani families. The current study aids in the genetic analysis of MCPH phenotype families in Pakistan alongwith the counseling of MCPH families.
Feasibility of a Fair Carbon Tax Scheme
Authors: Schilling Svenja
Published: January 2023

For decades climate change is considered the greatest challenge nature and humanity have to face. But not only the normative questions of climate change need to be considered by ethicists, politicians all over the world debate about the right political instruments to induce carbon mitigation. As an essential piece of climate policy carbon taxation is one of the most discussed political instruments to address climate change. The article aims to examine whether carbon taxation is a fair and feasible instru­ment to address climate change or not and deals with the questions: Can a carbon tax be considered fair? And is a fair carbon tax feasible?
Assessing Geopolitical Risk: A Multi-Level Approach for Top Managers of Multinationals
Authors: De Villa Maria A.
Published: January 2023

Geopolitical risk is a major concern for top managers of multinationals around the globe. However, top managers often find it challenging to assess how geopolitical risk can impact their multinational’s operations. Hence, this article offers top managers a multi-level approach for the holistic assessment of geopolitical risk that can help them identify their multinational’s degree of exposure. This multi-level approach integrates insights of over one hundred top managers of multinationals, and involves conducting a tailored examination at the supranational, international, national, industry, and firm levels of analysis to factor geopolitical risk more effectively into strategic decision making.
Оцінка крововтрати у поранених військовослужбовців із проникаючою черепно-мозковою травмою під час підготовки до аеромедичної евакуації
Authors: Khytryi G. P. , Ukhach Yu. D.
Published: January 2023

Мета роботи. Порівняти показники вітальних функцій та ступінь шоку у поранених із проникаючою черепно-мозковою травмою та мінно-вибуховими торако-абдомінальними пораненнями.

Матеріали та методи. У дослідженні ретроспективно за 3 роки (2016-2019 рр.) проаналізовано медичні карти 122 постраждалих, яким проводилася аеромедична евакуація гелікоптерами з польових госпіталів. Постраждалих було поділено на три групи. Ступінь шоку було визначено за допомогою методу арифметичного розрахунку шокового індексу (ШІ) Альговера та за даними лабораторних досліджень.

Результати. В результаті проведеного дослідження було встановлено, що постраждалі із проникаючими черепно-мозковими пораненнями (ЧМТ) та із поєднаними проникаючими пораненнями голови та торако-абдомінальними травмами (ЧМТ+МВТ) мали достовірно нижчі показники за ШКГ – 8 (6-10) та 8 (6-9) бали у порівнянні із групою поранених із мінно-вибуховими торако-абдомінальними пораненнями (МВТ) – 15 (12,5-15) балів (р <0,001). Показники ЧСС у поранених із групи ЧМТ+МВТ та МВТ (89 (86-100) уд/хв та 94 (87-110) уд/хв.) достовірно відрізнялися від групи постраждалих із ЧМТ - 82 (75-88) уд/хв (р <0,001). У групі ЧМТ+МВТ АТсист. становив 110 (100-120) мм рт. ст. і статистично не відрізнявся від показників в групах ЧМТ та МВТ. САТ в групі ЧМТ становив 87,5 (78,5-97) мм рт. ст., у групі ЧМТ+МВТ становив 83 (77-90) мм рт. ст. та 81.5 (71-93) мм рт. ст. в групі МВТ. Показник гемоглобіну у групі ЧМТ становив 122 (110-138,5) г/л, у групі ЧМТ+МВТ - 99 (87-115) г/л, а в групі МВТ –4,5 (86,5-117) г/л. Кількість еритроцитів в групі ЧМТ становила 4,12 (3,59-4,5)*1012/л, у групі ЧМТ+МВТ – 3,32 (2,88-3,7) *1012/л, та 3,2 (2,8-3,7)*1012/л у групі МВТ. При оцінці показника шокового індексу (ШІ) Альговера отримано наступні результати: у групі ЧМТ ШІ становив 0,7 (0,60-0,80), у групі ЧМТ+МВТ – 0,8 (0,73-0,91) та у групі МВТ – 0,9 (0,72-1,12). Час підготовки до евакуації у групі ЧМТ становив до 12 год, у групі ЧМТ+МВТ – 12-24 год., а в групі МВТ – 24-48 год.

Висновки. У групах постраждалих із поєднаними проникаючими пораненнями голови та торако-абдомінальними травмами спостерігався дефіциту ОЦК І-ІІ ступеня (від 10-15% до 20%-25% ОЦК), що в свою чергу впливає на показники гемодинаміки та необхідність проведення додаткової інфузійно-трансфузійної терапії на етапі стабілізації, та подовжує тривалість підготовки до евакуації до центрів надання спеціалізованої нейрохірургічної допомоги.
Національний військово-медичний клінічний центр «Головний військовий клінічний госпіталь» як клінічна база Української військово-медичної академії: 30 річний досвід поєднання науки з практикою
Authors: Kazmirchuk A. P. , Savytskyi V. L.
Published: January 2023

Вступ. Від заснування Української військово-медичної академії (УВМА) Національний військово-медичний клінічний центр «Головний військовий клінічний госпіталь» (НВМКЦ «ГВКГ») є основною потужною та найбільш ефективною клінічною базою з широкою можливістю для слухачів отримати безцінний досвід безпосередньо у провідному військово-медичному закладі Збройних Сил України.

Мета. Провести аналіз взаємодії між УВМА та НВМКЦ «ГВКГ» як клінічною базою закладу за 30 років.

Матеріали та методи. Історичний, бібліографічний, системного підходу, аналітичний та узагальнення.

Результати. За ці десятиріччя між закладами історично склалися тісні науково-практичні професійні відносини. На сьогодні випускники УВМА складають ядро лікарського складу НВМКЦ «ГВКГ», викладачі та слухачі активно залучаються до практичної діяльності у відділеннях і клініках, активно займаються науковою роботою, використовуючи набутий досвід та потенціал Центру (архівні обліково-статистичні дані, широкі можливості діагностичної бази), а отримані результати та практичні напрацювання впроваджуються в першу чергу саме в НВМКЦ «ГВКГ». Взаємодію, яка вибудувалась за 30 років існування УВМА, можна умовно розподілити на декілька напрямків: викладацька діяльність, пов’язана з підготовкою та перепідготовкою лікарів та середнього медичного персоналу; наукова діяльність та імплементація результатів наукових досліджень в роботі НВМКЦ «ГВКГ»; практична робота, що включає ведення пацієнтів та консультативну роботу викладачами УВМА та залучення до роботи слухачів. Окрема сумісна робота проводиться у видавництві: УВМА є засновником періодичних видань «Український журнал військової медицини», «Проблеми військової охорони здоров’я», а також співзасновником періодичного видання НВМКЦ «ГВКГ» - «Сучасні аспекти військової медицини».

Висновки. УВМА як заклад вищої військово-медичної освіти забезпечує підготовку кадрів – медичної служби всіх сил оборони на усіх її рівнях. Впродовж 30 років найпотужніша клінічна база НВМКЦ «ГВКГ» та УВМА являють собою скоординований центр розвитку національної військово-медичної практики та виконують функції з визначення клінічної проблематики, пошуку шляхів вирішення виявлених клінічних задач, їх апробації, корекції та впровадження в клінічній роботі.
Sentir ou discordar (aqui está o dilema)
Authors: Palacios Alberto
Published: January 2023

Interessado na resposta terapêutica que costumo prever nos meus doentes crónicos, trago à um fenómeno por si só enigmático: o efeito placebo.
To sense or dissent (that's the dilemma)
Authors: Palacios Alberto
Published: January 2023

Interested in the therapeutic response that I usually predict in my chronically ill patients, I bring to the fore a phenomenon that is enigmatic in itself: the placebo effect.
Propuestas matemáticas originales en inteligencia artificial, teoría de colas y cálculo diferencial; para empleo, redes de computadoras, oferta y demanda, medio ambiente y neuronas espejo
Authors: Massa Fernando Gustavo Isa
Published: January 2023

Para la construcción de sociedades justas y morales, es necesario la intervención de todos los actores, entre ellos los intelectuales; como forma en que la ciencia y tecnología cambia y mejora los estándares de vida de los pueblos. El trabajo de investigación que se presenta contiene tres modelos matemáticos originales: una probabilidad en teoría de colas muy útil en los procesos dónde el tiempo es determinante y un factor importante de análisis; y la empleo en pérdidas de trabajo en el tiempo, pérdida de paquetes en redes de datos; el segundo modelo es una ecuación de cálculo diferencial utilizada para oferta y demanda; Y por último una red neuronal espejo como presentación de un nuevo paradigma en inteligencia artificial. Las herramientas que se presentan tienen una gama mayor de utilidades, se presentan las más prácticas con una variedad de opciones muy grandes. Sin embargo, cabe acotar, que esa amplia variedad de opciones de uso queda implícito en las expresiones teóricas y prácticas presentadas.
Reliability and accuracy of varicocele videos in YouTube
Authors: Dogan Cagri , Akgul Haci Murat , Yazici Cenk Murat , Sahin Mehmet Fatih , Keles Anil
Published: January 2023

Objectives: To evaluate the scientific impact of videos about varicocele on YouTube.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Turkey in September 2020, and comprised YouTube videos related to varicocele. The videos were divided into 2 groups according to their reliability and accuracy using the European Association of Urology Sexual and Reproductive Guidelines 2020. A 5-point modified reliability (DISCERN) tool, Global Quality Score, and Journal of the American Medical Association scores of each video were calculated. The user’s engagements by total views, video-related comments, and “likes” and “dislikes” to the videos were compared. Data was analysed using SPSS 23.
Results: Of the 151 videos assessed, 73(48.34%) were included; 36(49.3%) reliable and 37(50.7%) unreliable. All scores were significantly higher for reliable videos (p<0.05). The mean number of views was 108448±90567 for reliable and 392626±895897 for unreliable videos (p=0.044). The rates of “likes” and “dislikes” were similar between the groups, whereas the comment rate was significantly higher for reliable videos (p<0.05).  Most of the videos 40(54.8%) were uploaded by medical advertisements or for-profit companies, while those uploaded by universities or professional organisations were 19(26%).
Conclusion: Nearly half of the varicocele-related videos on YouTube were unreliable, and the reliability of videos was not directly related to their popularity.
Key Words: Social media, Ethics, Misinformation, Varicocele, Internet.
Prevalence and nature of injuries among young professional cricketers of academies and clubs in Lahore; cross sectional survey
Authors: Shahzad Akhtar  , Danish Hassan  , Nazeer Ahmad  , Ehtisham Ul Haq
Published: January 2023

A cross-sectional survey was conducted from February 2021 to June 2021, to assess the prevalence and nature of injuries among young professional cricketers from various academies and clubs in Lahore. The study comprised 149 cricketers representing different academies and clubs of Lahore. Injuries acquired between January and December 2019 were included as retrospective data.
The findings revealed that 93 injuries were reported by 149 cricketers with a prevalence of 62.4%. Of these 41 (44%) injuries occurred during matches, 50 (54%) during practice, and 2 (2.1%) injuries were caused during fitness training. The head, neck, and face sustained 3 (3.2%) injuries, while the upper extremities received 35 (37.6%), the lower extremities 39 (41.9%), and the back and trunk 16 (17.2%). The most commonly injured players were fast bowlers 23 (24.7%). First time reported injuries were 66 (70.9%), while those repeated in the past were 16 (17.2%).
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Effects of high intensity aerobic training on symptomatology of primary dysmenorrhoea
Authors: Imtiaz Iqra , Riaz Huma
Published: January 2023

This study was conducted to determine the effects of high-intensity aerobic training on the symptomatology of primary dysmenorrhoea. The study was conducted at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan, from February 2021 to July 2021. The participants were randomly allocated to two groups—experimental and control—with 21 participants in each group, using the sealed envelope method. Experimental group underwent a structured eight-week high-intensity aerobic training regimen on a treadmill (Intensity 80-90% of target heart rate). The participants in the control group were given low-intensity aerobic training (Intensity 40-60% of target heart rate). The severity of dysmenorrhoea symptoms was assessed using Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire. The study concluded that high-intensity aerobic training is effective in reducing the symptoms of primary dysmenorrhoea.
Keywords: Dysmenorrhoea, Heart rate, Pakistan, Primary, Participant, University.
CADEIAS EMERGENTES: Economia do Mar, Energia Renovável e Hidrogênio Verde; Economia da Saúde; Economia do Turismo e Economia Criativa.
Authors: Fernandes Célio , Gadelha Carlos Augusto Grabois , Lages Vinicius Nobre , Reis Ana Carla Fonseca , de Paula Simone Mello , Marques João Carlos Souza
Published: January 2023

A compreensão acerca de cadeias produtivas acompanha a história
econômica, é reforçada com o processo de formação e desenvolvimento do
capitalismo e ainda mais acelerada após a revolução industrial e o fortalecimento
da divisão do trabalho nos processos de produção.
De forma singela e resumida, pode-se compreender por cadeias
produtivas o conglomerado de processos de produção, extração, refino,
incorporação de tecnologia, montagem, inclusão de peças ou demais ações
necessárias para se chegar a uma determinada mercadoria ou serviço, que pode
ser um bem final ou intermediário, nesse último caso, podendo dar continuidade
a uma nova cadeia produtiva. Esses processos não precisam estar no mesmo
setor, indústria, região ou até mesmo país, estas, quando de forma mundializada
adentram as Cadeias Globais de Valor (WORLDBANK, 2022). Essa relação de
mercadorias entre cadeias de produção é o que se pode chamar de
conectividade da mercadoria (GALA, 2017).
A forma, o tipo e os desmembramentos das cadeias produtivas são
vetores importantes para se definir o crescimento da economia, e, em muitos
casos, o desenvolvimento econômico e social, como atribui bem a teoria da
Complexidade Econômica conforme Hausmann e Hidalgo (2011).
No painel 3 do XXXI Encontro de Entidades de Economistas do Nordeste
– ENE, a intenção dos expositores é retratar quatro cadeias distintas observadas
pelos economistas e que possuem grande potencial de expansão no Brasil com
encadeamentos substanciais para proporcionar crescimento econômico e, a
depender da forma, o desenvolvimento econômico. Dessa forma, este artigoresumo está dividido em outras quatro partes além da introdução e uma breve
conclusão. Em cada uma dessas partes será apresentado o resumo da
exposição de cada um dos palestrantes, conforme descrito: 1) Economia da
Saúde, por Carlos Gadelha; 2) Economia do Mar, Energia renovável e hidrogênio
verde, por Célio Fernandes; 3) Cadeia do turismo, por Vinicius Lages, e 4)
Economia Criativa por Ana Carla Fonseca Reis.
The Fontan procedures – early outcomes and predictive factors
Authors: Hien Nguyen Sinh , Phong Nguyen Huu , Ngoc Nguyen Minh , Hung Nguyen Dang , Huy Dinh Xuan , Phuong Nguyen Thi Minh , Trong Do Duc
Published: January 2023

Objectives: the aim of this study was to describe the early outcomes after the extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure and evaluate predictive factors related to these results.

Methods: a cross – sectional study. We retrospectively reviewed the perioperative medical records of 71 patients with Fontan surgery at Hanoi Heart Hospital between January 2017 and December 2020. Data processing using SPSS 22 software

Results: the early mortality and early failure rates with Fontan circulation were 4.2%. High postoperative pulmonary artery pressure was a risk factor for early mortality and early Fontan failure. The mean duration of mechanical ventilation was 62.86±108.17 hours; female, short height, and common atrioventricular valve or double­inlet atrioventricular connection increased the risk of prolonged mechanical ventilation. The mean intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay was 6.46±6.32 days, female, short height, and moderate to severe postoperative atrioventricular valve regurgitation increased the risk of prolonged duration in ICU. The mean time of pleural drainage was 16.96±10.23 days, low weight was a risk factor for prolonged pleural drainage. The mean postoperative hospital stay was 23.89±11.83 days, age at the Fontan surgery, preoperative oxygen saturation, concomitant atrioventricular valve repair, and postoperative atrioventricular valve regurgitation were factors associated with prolonged postoperative hospital stay.

Conclusion: the early outcomes after Fontan surgery have been consistent with our condition. There have been many risk factors that influenced early results after surgery, and identifying those factors may help with our treatment.
Two and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for pre-operative assessment of mitral valve morphology and regurgitation severity
Authors: Hoai Nguyen Thi Thu , Dinh Ta Thi
Published: January 2023

Background: Two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are the two main diagnostic modalities used to assess valvular heart diseases, particularly for mitral valve injury. In patients who have the indication of mitral valve surgery, 2D TEE & TTE have some limitations in identifying valve lesions. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) is more accurate than 2DTTE and 2DTEE in the qualitative assessment of mitral valve.

Objectives. Evaluating valve morphology and the severity of mitral valve regurgitation using 2DTTE and 2D/3D TEE in patients who required surgical intervention, compared to surgical and left ventricular angiography findings. Subjects: 44 patients with surgical indication from September 2017 to June 2018 were enrolled in this study.

Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at Vietnam National Heart Institute from September 2017 to June 2018. 44 patients with mitral regurgitation who had indication for mitral valve surgery underwent 2D TEE and 2D/3D TEE before opened heart surgery for mitral valve, 17/44 had left ventriculogram during coronary angiogram before surgery.

Results: Men/women ratio = 2/1. Mean age: 54.14 ± 13.066 years old. Most of patients (93,2%) had symptoms of heart failure with mean NYHA classification of 2.55 ± 0.504. 3D TEE showed higher diagnostic accuracy and better agreement with surgical findings compared to 2D TEE and 2D TTE in A2 prolapse, A3 prolapse, P3 prolapse, Kappa =1,1,0.65 respectively. For anterior leaflet perforation, 3D TEE had positive predictive value of 100% and better agreement (Kappa =1) in comparison with 2D TEE and 2D TTE with positive predictive value of 96,5 %, Kappa = 0,65. In identifying valve vegetation, 3D TEE had positive predictive value of 93%, kappa =0,82 which were higher than those of 2D TEE and 2D TTE (positive predictive value of 89,6 % and Kappa = 0,73). In evaluating mitral valve regurgitation, 3D TEE had positive predictive value of 100%, kappa =1 compared with positive predictive value of 76,5%, kappa of 0,47 of 2D TEE and 2D TTE. Conclusions: 3D TEE is valuable in localizing prolapse valve segments, especially for A2, A3 and P3 prolapse, as well as in diagnosing anterior leaflet perforation and vegetation of mitral valve. 3D TEE is also more valuable than 2D TEE and 2D TTE in assessing mitral regurgitation severity.
A Systematic Review on the Employability Prediction Model for the Management Students
Authors: Crasta Laveena C , V. T. Shailashri
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The demand for management education is on a constant surge that has resulted in quality check of the students who are employed and will be of value to the organisation and country at large. This paper attempts to explore the literature that will help in understanding the students’ employability based on attributes that are vital to both industry and academia. The employability prediction model will help the management to understand the students’ output quality in terms of being employable or not. It will also help them to improve employability through proper intervention by training and development programs.
Methodology: The study is based on the literature of employability models that have been developed using various approaches especially that of machine learning. The published research papers in various journals that were reviewed range from the time period 2006 -2022 have been analysed using ABCD analysis.
Findings/Result: The employability models have been developed using machine learning approaches. The necessity of an accurate employability prediction model that serves as a guide to help students and faculty is the need of the hour.
Originality Value: Employability models are of great value to the students and institutions as they provide a silver lining in knowing the students’ employability. There are several gaps in terms of building an appropriate model that will serve as a scale to measure the uncertainty that exists in knowing the quality of output produced by management educational institutions.
Type of Paper: Review paper.
Problems and prospects of state financial control and analysis of local budget execution
Authors: Riabchuk Oksana , Panasiuk Olha , Tarashchenko Volodymyr , Bilobrovenko Tetiana , Saliamon-Mikhieieva Kateryna
Published: January 2023

In the conditions of the constant increase of global challenges and socio-economic instability, the problem of the effectiveness of state financial control is one of the central ones for modern Ukraine. The purpose of the research was to identify key problems of government financial control and to assess the implementation of local budgets. The main methods for the study of the subject matter were theoretical approaches (analysis of Ukrainian and international theoretical positions), analysis and synthesis, statistical analysis, systematic analysis, terminological analysis, method of graphical representation of statistical data, and analysis of legislative and programme documents. As a result, it was confirmed that necessity to develop the state financial control system and to create a basis for improving the effectiveness of local budget execution had increased. The statistical data for the last three years (in some cases for 10 years) were analysed, which made it possible to describe the current situation in the field of public financial control and execution of local budgets in Ukraine. Shortcomings, problems, obstacles, limitations, and perspectives for public financial control development and the execution of local budgets are identified. The results obtained have theoretical and practical significance. The application of theoretical approaches in the study complements the theoretical provisions financial control of government. The results are of practical importance, especially in the implementation of national policy in the field of state financial control in the context of the crisis caused by the pandemic and its socio-economic consequences
Indicative features of macrophyte communities in the assessment of anthropogenic load on aquatic ecosystems
Authors: Fedonyuk Tetiana , Zymaroieva Anastasiia , Pazych Viktor , Melnyk Natalia , Vlasiuk Volodymyr
Published: January 2023

Studying structural and functional biodiversity in relation to various environmental factors is currently extremely relevant because aquatic ecosystems are a significant source of biological diversity and make up a significant part of the biological productivity of the Earth, they perform many functions, and they are valuable and important for the stability of biotic communities. With this in mind, the task to determine the floristic composition of the Teteriv ecological corridor as a prototypical river landscape in the northern part of Ukraine, to analyse the structural and functional features of the species diversity of macrophytes therein, and to dissect this diversity into its component parts according to its place of origin, its life form, and its relationship to environmental factors was set. The number of species and their predicted coverage in areas with different anthropogenic pressures within the Teteriv ecological corridor were analysed within ecological zones based on the study's findings. It was demonstrated that the integrated ecological indicator of water quality was crucial to the growth of phytocenoses in high-anthropogenic-load regions. The communities may survive in environments where dissolved oxygen is low, muddy sediments are abundant, and anaerobic processes predominate in the transformation of substances. Additionally, they can propagate in floodplains, wet swampy ecotopes, and other environments where water is present for extended periods of time. Most of these communities are not picky about their habitat, as they may thrive in a variety of situations, including slightly acidic or neutral substrates, varying amounts of nitrogen and minerals in the soil, and mild salinization of the plant life. An increase in the number of representatives of individual ecogroups can attest to changes in the ecological state of aquatic ecosystems and have practical significance in detecting increased anthropogenic pressure on aquatic ecosystems
Surviellance Robot
Authors: GVNSK Sravya  , N Harini  , P Lavanya  , P Roopa Ranjani
Published: January 2023

Security is always become a basic necessity in remote areas. It is not always possible for the police to patrol all the areas and a watch man to secure the premises all the time. In this scenario having the best security system makes life safer and more comfortable. The system uses GPS and GSM for securing any premises. The robotic vehicle will keep on detecting the sound and if any sound is detected, it moves towards the sound. It then takes pictures of the area using four ESP32 camera modules covering 360-degree view and transmits the images of that area to the preassigned Gmail ID and the location information through GPS is sent as an SMS alert to the effected person pre- defined number in terms of latitude and longitude with the help of GSM. A Buzzer is also interfaced to robot which make alert sound whenever it detects any sound from surroundings. Thus, we put forward a fully autonomous robot that operates tirelessly and patrols large areas on its own to secure the facility. It also acts as a surveillance system which reduces the human work.
Women in John’s Gospel
Authors: Miller Susan
Published: January 2023

Closely examines John’s portrayal of women in relation to discipleship and the theme of new creation, arguing that these depictions are influenced by his apocalyptic world-view. By employing historical and literary methods of biblical interpretation to analyse John’s presentation of women and gender, Miller explores the extent to which John gives any indications of the female role in both John’s community and the beginnings of the Christian faith.

Beginning with the Virgin Mary’s portrayal at the wedding at Cana, where she prompts Jesus to carry out his first sign, Miller then thoroughly asses several crucial female characters in John to stress how Jesus’ female followers truly recognise him as the Messiah. These include the Samaritan woman, Martha and Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalene and her encounter with Jesus in the garden. Crucially, Miller suggests that John’s frequent use of “woman” links these female followers (particular Jesus’ venerated mother) with the figure of Eve in Genesis, and she concludes that women are associated with the “hour” of Jesus when he casts out the “ruler of the world” and inaugurates the new creation.
Modern Tragedy
Authors: Moran James
Published: January 2023

What distinguishes modern tragedy from other forms of drama? How does it relate to contemporary political and social conditions? To what ends have artists employed the tragic form in different locations during the 20th century?

Partly motivated by the urgency of our current situation in an age of ecocidal crisis, Modern Tragedy encompasses a variety of drama from throughout the 20th century. James Moran begins this book with John Millington Synge’s Riders to the Sea (1904), which shows how environmental awareness might be expressed through tragic drama. Moran also looks at Brecht’s reworking of Synge’s drama in the 1937 play Señora Carrar’s Rifles, and situates Brecht's script in the light of the theatre practitioner’s broader ideas about tragedy. Brecht’s tragic thinking – informed by Hegel and Marx – is contrasted with the Schopenhauerian approach of Samuel Beckett. The volume goes on to examine theatre makers whose ideas were partly motivated by applying an understanding of the tragic narrative of Synge’s Riders to the Sea to postcolonial contexts. Looking at Derek Walcott’s The Sea at Dauphin (1954), and J.P. Clark’s The Goat (1961), Modern Tragedy explores how tragedy, a form that is often associated with regressive assumptions about hegemony, might be rethought, and how aspects of the tragic may coincide with the experiences and concerns of authors and audiences of colour.
Historical Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion
Authors: Holroyd Amy Twigger , Gordon Jennifer Farley , Hill Colleen
Published: January 2023

For centuries, the fashion industry has struggled to reconcile style with sustainability. In Historical Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion, you will be transported back in time to discover the historical dimensions of today’s sustainable fashion movement. An array of success stories and cautionary tales provide both inspiration and warnings for the eco-conscious designer, encouraging an innovative approach that builds on predecessors’ discoveries to move the practice of fashion forward.

The 1st edition, Sustainable Fashion: Past, Present and Future, emerged from the Museum at FIT’s ground-breaking exhibition ‘Eco-Fashion: Going Green’. This revised edition broadens perspectives even further, incorporating eye-opening examples of designers, brands and activists working for change across the world today. Likewise, a new chapter examines the globalized mainstream fashion system and historical alternatives that provide compelling inspiration for reimagining the status quo.

Fascinating and timely, Historical Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion examines progressive fashion through a historical lens, encouraging readers to question the state of the industry and demonstrating the value of historical insights in enabling and inspiring change.
The Turn to Provisionality in Contemporary Art
Authors: Rubinstein Raphael
Published: January 2023

In his influential essay “Provisional Painting,” Raphael Rubinstein applied the term “provisional” to contemporary painters whose work looked intentionally casual, dashed-off, tentative, unfinished or self-cancelling; who appeared to have deliberately turned away from “strong” painting for something that seemed to constantly risk failure or inconsequence.

In this collection of essays, Rubinstein expands the scope of his original article by surveying the historical and philosophical underpinnings of provisionality in recent visual art, as well as examining the works of individual artists in detail. He also engages crucial texts by Samuel Beckett and philosopher Gianni Vattimo.

Re-examining several decades of painting practices, Rubinstein argues that provisionality, in all its many forms, has been both a foundational element in the history of modern art and the encapsulation of an attitude that is profoundly contemporary.
Theories of European Integration
Authors: Rosamond Ben
Published: January 2023

In this first book-length treatment of integration theory for many years, Ben Rosamond provides an accessible and stimulating critical introduction to the full range of classical and contemporary perspectives. The book explains the centrality of theoretical work to the study of integration and the EU and carefully locates different theories within their wider intellectual and 'real world' contexts. This thoroughly researched book engages with the key debates to have arisen from theoretical deliberations about European integration. It develops its own distinctive contribution, emphasising the importance of 'sociology of knowledge' questions when evaluating integration theory and stressing the continued significance of international theory to the study of the EU.
Édith Piaf's Récital 1961
Authors: Looseley David
Published: January 2023

From the beginning of her career in 1935, beyond her death in 1963, and right up to the present day, Piaf has been recognized as a unique global icon. And she remains France’s most famous singing star across the world. Récital 1961 explores the content, context, and significance of the 1960 concert and the ensuing album, in relation to Piaf’s career, her life, and her celebrity. What was so special about the performance and why did the ecstatic audiences, that night and at subsequent performances in 1961, find it so moving? It discusses the enraptured reception of concert, album and song and, at a deeper level, their place in the invention of the public Piaf we know today – asking why, a century after her birth and half a century after her death, we still remember her, listen to her, and commemorate her in films, musicals, documentaries and tribute acts around the world.
Listening to the Unconscious
Authors: Smith Kenneth , Overy Stephen
Published: January 2023

What happens in our unconscious minds when we listen to, produce or perform popular music? The Unconscious – a much misunderstood concept from philosophy and psychology – works through human subjects as we produce music and can be traced through the music we engage with. Through a new collaboration between music theorist and philosopher, Smith and Overy present the long history of the unconscious and its related concepts, working systematically through philosophers such as Schopenhauer, psychoanalysts such as Freud or Lacan, to theorists such as Deleuze and modern Post-humanists. The theories offered are vital to follow the psychological complexity of popular music, demonstrated through close readings of individual songs, albums, artists, genres, and popular music practices. Among countless artists, Listening to the Unconscious draws from Prince to Sufjan Stevens, from Robyn to Xiu Xiu, from Joanna Newsom to Arcade Fire, from Joy Division to LCD Sound System, each of whom offer exciting inroads into the fascinating worlds of our unconscious musical minds. And in return, theories of the unconscious can perhaps takes us deeper into the heart of popular music.
Persepolis
Authors: Yardumian Aram
Published: January 2023

Iannis Xenakis’s Persepolis stood as witness to one of the most important events in modern human history, the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Its existence is owed to an invitation to participate in the 1971 Shiraz Arts Festival, which was overseen by Empress Farah Pahlavi. Like the Festival, and the extravagant celebratory party held the same year, Xenakis’s symbolic paean to Persian history was polarizing. Many loved it, others detested it. Overwhelming but also subtle and precise in its non-harmonic shifts in texture and density, listeners and critics simply did not know what to make of it. This book tells the story of how Xenakis’s early history and involvement in the Resistance against the Axis occupation of Greece during the Second World War; escape and re-settlement in Paris; work as an architect with Le Corbusier; and distinct views on world history and politics all led to his 1972 electro-acoustic album Persepolis.
Blue jeans
Authors: Purnell Carolyn
Published: January 2023

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Few clothing items are as ubiquitous or as casual as blue jeans. Yet, their simplicity is deceptive. Blue jeans are nothing if not an exercise in opposites.

Americans have accepted jeans as a symbol of their culture, but today, they are a global good. Levi Strauss made blue jeans in the 1870s to withstand the hard work of mining, but now, jeans are the epitome of leisure. In the 1950s, celebrities like Marlon Brando transformed the utilitarian clothing of industrial labor into a glamorous statement of youthful rebellion, and now, you can find jeans on the chicest fashion runways. For some, indigo blue might be the color of freedom, but for others, it’s the color of oppression and slavery.

Blue Jeans considers the versatility of this iconic garment and investigates what makes denim a universal signifier, ready to fit any context, meaning, and body.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Character is Structure
Authors: Wilkes Ted , Hughes Phil
Published: January 2023

This book seeks to reshape the way that writers think about constructing their story, looking at the subject from the inside out. Often practitioners and theorists examine work through the separate lenses of character and/or structure and then bring them together. Within this book, authors Hughes and Wilkes argue that character is structure and one without the other makes for a dissatisfying narrative.

Through detailed case studies on films that span all genres, from mainstream franchises like The Hunger Games (2012-2015) and Shrek (2001-2010) to art house films such as Toto Le Heros (1991) and Eraserhead (1977), the authors reveal the dramatic imperative behind the central choices or dilemmas faced by every protagonist in every classic feature length narrative. They argue there is only one of five choices that any writer must make in inventing that key transition from the protagonist’s ordinary world into the adventure that will form the heart of their story.

Using the universal language of folk and fairy stories, this book gives writers and students a clear framework through which they can reference and improve their own storytelling. In doing so, it enables both the novice and experienced screenwriter to tell their story in the most authentic and impactful way, while keeping their protagonist at the heart of the narrative.
Lexical variation in NPI illusions – A case study of German jemals 'ever' and so recht 'really'
Authors: Schwab Juliane
Published: January 2023

The illusory licensing of negative polarity items has been an insightful phenomenon for accounts of human sentence processing, as its extreme selectivity has proven problematic to explain in terms of parsing principles that underlie the establishment of other item-to-item dependencies. Using speeded acceptability judgments, I provide novel experimental evidence that the NPI illusion may be restricted to a particular type of NPI—illusory licensing was replicated for German jemals 'ever', but was not confirmed for the attenuating NPI so recht 'really'. I argue that this finding challenges all current accounts of the NPI illusion, and propose an explanation that purports an interaction between a scalar NPI licensing mechanism and scalar properties of the illusory licensing context as the source of the NPI illusion.