bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Behaviour of concrete filled rectangular tube girders in bending
Authors: Al-Dujele Rana , Cashell Katherine A.
Published: October 2023

A detailed study of the behaviour of concrete-filled rectangular tubular flange girders (CFRFGs) was undertaken. The CFRFGs were steel beams in which the top flange plate is replaced with a concrete-filled steel section, resulting in greater load-carrying capacity and lateral torsional buckling resistance compared with a regular steel beam of similar proportions. They are complex members and their behaviour is governed by several interrelated parameters, which were studied in this work. Using the Abaqus program, a three-dimensional finite-element (FE) model was developed to investigate the flexural behaviour of simply supported CFRFGs. Using available experimental results, the computational model was validated and then used to study the influence of the most salient properties on the overall response. Based on a fundamental assessment of the behaviour, a simplified analytical model was developed to predict the capacity of these types of section in a way that is suitable for designers. The results were compared with those from the FE analysis and it was found that the analytical model is capable of providing an accurate depiction of the behaviour and the bending moment capacity.
SYSTEMATIZATION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTS: THEORETICAL LEGAL ASPECT
Authors:   Commercial Court of the Saratov region, Mamyasheva D. R.
Published: October 2023

Introduction: currently, there are several thousand acts of strategic planning operating at all three levels (according to the Federal Register of Strategic Planning Documents). These acts include both those specified by the Law on Strategic Planning and those not provided for by it. Many acts of strategic planning are not included in the state register, which makes it difficult to analyze the entire picture of strategic planning in the country and the corresponding acts. The article aims to provide theoretical systematization of strategic planning acts and define practical directions for optimizing such a system and increasing its effectiveness. Methods: basic principles, laws, and categories of dialectical materialism, general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, system-structural method), and special scientific methods (formal-legal and comparative legal). Results: the study revealed numerous normative defects of legal systematization of strategic planning acts; the author developed an algorithm that is supposed to contribute to the effective systematization of acts in question, taking into account that the Federal Law ‘On Strategic Planning in the Russian Federation’ is the core regulatory legal act in this area and contains an exhaustive list of acts of strategic planning.
PARLIAMENTS IN THE STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Authors:   Perm State University, Khudoley D. M. , Khudoley K. M. ,   Perm State University
Published: October 2023

Introduction: the article studies the structure, formation procedures, and powers of parliaments in the CIS countries. These are considered through the prism of the theory of separation of powers. We also carried out a comparative study of the status of parliamentarians in the countries of the ormer Soviet Union – their rights, duties, restrictions, and responsibilities. The purpose of our research is to trace the mutual penetration of all the branches of power into the functions of one another, which has an impact on the powers of legislative bodies in the CIS countries and the way they perform their functions. Methods: apart from general scientific methods, we employed specific scientific methods, including comparative legal and systemic ones. Results: the study has shown that many ex-USSR countries tend to adopt so called rationalized parliamentarism, a system borrowed from the constitutional practice of France and some other foreign countries. There are noted two major trends in the CIS countries: the strengthening of the powers of heads of state in some countries and their weakening in others, which cannot but affect the structures and powers of the parliaments. In countries such as Kazakhstan, the powers of the parliament are expanding and the influence of the head of state on the formation of the parliament and its autonomous activities is reducing. However, in Belarus and Turkmenistan, an opposite trend has been observed. Conclusions: in some states, the methods mostly typical for the parliamentary practices of Anglo-Saxon countries are applied, namely the parliamentary shuttle method and pocket veto. Thus, parliamentarism in the CIS countries turned out to be open to adopting various legal institutions and norms that cannot be found within the framework of a single national legal system in other foreign countries. The article describes the structure of parliamentary immunity in the CIS and Baltic countries, including parliamentarians’ immunity and indemnity (non-responsibility and witness immunity as well as the right to remuneration).
PROCEDURAL EQUALITY OF THE PARTIES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Authors:   Southwest State University, Chebotareva I. N.
Published: October 2023

Introduction: the article explores the national, historical, and international legal aspects of the concept and essence of equality of arms in criminal proceedings as a balance of procedural means and conditions providing each party with the opportunity to present and defend their position on the case before the court. Objectives: to study the concept of equality of the parties within the concept of adversarial criminal proceedings of the Russian theory of criminal procedure; to analyze the relationship of the adversarial principle and equality of the parties as well as the essence of procedural equality of arms in its doctrinal and legal meaning in Russia; to articulate the concept and essence of the international legal principle of equality of arms. Methods: general scientific dialectical method of cognition, systematic approach, general scientific methods (deduction and induction), specific scientific methods (logical and legal analysis and synthesis). Results: the study has shown that the concept ‘equality of arms’ used in the Russian theory of criminal procedure, criminal procedural legislation, and law enforcement practice does not fully reflect all aspects of a fair balance of procedural possibilities of the parties in criminal proceedings. There is an imbalance of legal means and conditions, with the defense being at a disadvantage compared to the prosecution. Conclusions: it is necessary to improve the legislation in order to ensure the balance of the parties’ legal possibilities through establishing elements of favorable treatment of the defense; to provide the defense with the real means necessary to protect their interests; to create conditions that would make it possible to really use these means, i.e., to create mechanisms balancing the parties not only at the level of the law but also in its implementation.
COVID-19 Aşısı İle İlgili Kamu Spotlarının Halkın Üzerindeki Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: SALIŞ Ezgi , ÖNSÜZ Muhammed Fatih , METİNTAŞ Selma
Published: October 2023

Çalışmada COVID-19 aşısı ile ilgili kamu spotlarının halkın üzerindeki etkisi ve halkın COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutumunun incelenmesi amaçlandı. Sağlık Bakanlığı’nın Youtube kanalındaki 1 Eylül 2021 tarihine kadar yayınlanmış olan COVID-19 aşısı ile ilgili tüm kamu spotları araştırmacılar tarafından izlenerek müzik klibi, toplum içinden bireylerin mesajları, ünlü bilim insanlarının mesajları ve ünlü sanatçıların mesajları olarak gruplandırıldı. Çalışma grubunun yarısından fazlası COVID-19 aşısı ile ilgili kamu spotları hakkında olumlu düşünceye sahipti. Çalışma grubunda COVID-19 aşısı ile ilgili kamu spotları hakkındaki genel düşünceleri olumlu olanların COVID-19 aşısına yönelik olumlu tutumlarının daha yüksek olduğu bulundu. Toplum bağışıklığının sağlanabilmesi için aşı kabulünü arttırmaya yönelik daha çok duygulara hitap eden, toplumun her kesimini etkisi altına alabilecek kamu spotlarının hazırlanması ve etkinliklerinin değerlendirilmesi gereklidir.
Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Yaklaşımı ile Sosyal Hizmet Mesleki Uygunluk Kriterlerinin Sıralanması
Authors: PANCAROĞLU Mehmet Serhat , YELBOĞA Nurullah
Published: October 2023

İşe alım süreçlerinde aday çalışanların mesleğe uygunluğu büyük önem taşımaktadır. Önceki çalışmalarda sosyal çalışmacılar için Sosyal Hizmet Mesleki Uygunluk Ölçeği geliştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı söz konusu ölçekte yer alan değişkenleri Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci ile sıralamaktır. Bu amaçla Türkiye’de çalışan 43 sosyal çalışmacıdan, oluşturulan anket yardımıyla veri toplanmıştır. Literatürde farklı meslek gruplarında seçim kriterlerinin veya adayların Çok Kriterli Karar Verme teknikleriyle sıralandığı çok sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır. Ancak Sosyal çalışmacıların uygunluklarını sıralayan başka bir araştırmaya rastlanmamıştır. Çalışma bu yönüyle literatürdeki söz konusu boşluğu doldurmaktadır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre Etik Uygunluk en önemli kriter olarak hesaplanmıştır. Sonrasında önem sırasına göre Toplumsal Bilinç, Uygulama Uygunluğu ve Kişisel Uygunluk kriterleri gelmektedir.
Ortaöğretim Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İnkılap Tarihi ve Atatürkçülük öğretim programı ve ders kitaplarında teknolojik ve bilimsel gelişmelerin incelenmesi
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Kamuran
Published: October 2023

Dünya üzerinde canlı hayatın başlangıcından bugüne bilimsel ve teknolojik gelişmelere her gün bir yenisi eklenmiştir. Sanayi inkılabı sonrasında bilgi akışının hızla artması neticesinde gelişmiş toplumlar bilgi üreten ve bilgiye bağlı olarak da teknoloji satan ülkeler haline gelmişlerdir. Öğretim programında bilim ve teknoloji alanında meydana gelen hızlı değişim sürecinde yer alan konuların ortaöğretim “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İnkılap Tarihi ve Atatürkçülük” ders kitabında nasıl ele alındığı yapılan bu incelemenin çalışma konusunu oluşturmuştur. Bu çalışmada araştırmanın temel problem sorusu “12. sınıf Türkiye Cumhuriyeti inkılap tarihi ve Atatürkçülük ders kitaplarında bilimsel ve teknolojik gelişmelerle ilgili konuların yeri nedir?” şeklinde belirlenmiştir. Nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı bu çalışmanın verileri doküman incelemesiyle yoluyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın veri toplama aracı olarak ortaöğretim “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İnkılap Tarihi ve Atatürkçülük” ders kitabı kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizine başlarken önce öğretim programı ve programda yer alan kazanımlar bilim ve teknoloji konusu açısından incelenmiştir. Daha sonra öğretim programında yer alan konular ders kitabıyla eşleştirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak 12. sınıf T.C inkılap tarihi ve Atatürkçülük öğretim programı kazanımlarında bilim ve teknoloji konusuna sınırlı bir şekilde yer verildiği belirlenmiştir. Öğretim Programı ve ders kitabı karşılıklı incelendiği zaman öğretim programında mevcut olan kazanımların ders kitabında yer aldığı görülmüştür. Bilim ve teknoloji konularına ait görsellerin dağılımında makul denge dikkate alınmamıştır. İncelenen ders kitabında bilim insanlarına ait örnekler oldukça sınırlı bir şekilde yer almıştır.
Quick guide to use EPU for Cryo-em data collection v1
Authors: Sanz Murillo Marta , Villagran Suarez Amalia
Published: October 2023

This quick guide provides key minimal steps for preparing the Microscope/EPU for single-particle data collection Please note that this guide might be slightly different for each microscope and facility.
Targeted detection of SNCA CNVs in SOX10+ nuclei from oligodendrocytes containing alpha-synuclein inclusions isolated from human post-mortem brain v1
Authors: Morley Caoimhe
Published: October 2023

There has been a growing recognition of the complexity of the human genome, and the role somatic variation plays in disease. The brain is particularly vulnerable to genomic mosaicism, likely arising during complex neurodevelopmental and ageing processes. However, current genomic technologies often lack the sensitivity to detect low-level genomic mosaics that could contribute to disease. An alternative cytogenetic method is DNA fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), which allows for a targeted analysis of rare, disease-relevant copy number variants (CNVs). FISH can be subsequently combined with immunofluorescence to characterize somatic CNVs in specific cell populations based on specific protein marker expression. This protocol describes a method combining FISH with immunofluorescence, which we name immuno-FISH, for the detection of CNVs in the SNCA gene of patients with synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). This method is performed on nuclei isolated from frozen, human post-mortem brain tissue, which addresses potential sectioning artefacts and reduces protease digestion for epitope preservation. Our protocol is optimised to detect SOX10, a nuclear oligodendrocyte marker, and alpha-synuclein inclusions, which are frequently retained at the perinucleus in MSA (the so-called Papp-Lantos inclusions). This protocol also describes its use in affected PD and MSA brain regions such as the putamen, substantia nigra (SN) and cerebellum.
STOWAGE PLANNING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERING STRUCTURAL AND OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS
Authors:   Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University, Odesa, Ukraine, Gunchenko Yu.O. , Kamenev K.I. ,   National University “Odessa Maritime Academy”, Kameneva A.V. ,   Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University, Odesa, Ukraine, Zuy O.M. ,   Odesa I. I. Mechnykov National University, Odesa, Ukraine
Published: October 2023

Increasing the efficiency of loading container ships, especially in wartime, is one of the most important problems. The paper examines elimination of safety issues in marine transportation of containerized goods at the stowage planning stage. The article examines well-known stowage planning software that was developed in order to help with the stowage planning process. This paper presents a Boolean mathematical model of integer linear programming, which considers structural and operational constraints of a vessel and containers likewise, including hazardous cargoes compatibility constraints (according to the International Maritime Dangerous Cargoes Code) and container loading sequences (that depends on discharging port order). The proposed approach for solving the task mentioned above consists of dividing it into two stages. At the first stage, a preliminary stowage arrangement is calculated using a simple heuristic, which takes into account structural and operational limitations, container loading sequence and compatibility of dangerous cargoes as well as certain safety parameters (stability, durability, etc.). At the second stage, the arrangement is optimized using the safety parameters using a steady-state genetic algorithm. Developments on the subject include - data structures for application in container vessel stowage planning software; - interface that allows a user to graphically display a stowage plan of a container ship; - interface that allows a user to display safety parameters of a container ship (stability, durability, etc.); - interface that allows to input and edit containers and vessel data, as well as dangerous goods segregation provisions according to the International Maritime Dangerous Cargoes Code, and displays a notification if those are not satisfied.
A FORMALIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS OF THROWING AN ELEMENT THAT TRAPS TENSION SENSORS OF AN EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE TARGET
Authors:   Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy, Korolev V.M. , Kryvtsun V.I. ,   Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy, Ageev O.V. ,   Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy
Published: October 2023

As a result of the aggression of the Russian Federation in 2014, as well as the large-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine became the most explosive contaminated country in the world. The relevance of the issue of reconnaissance and demining of the area from explosive devices both during and in the absence of combat operations has increased many times over. The experience of war shows that the enemy, despite international conventions banning certain types of mine weapons, uses its entire arsenal of mines and improvised explosive devices, which are often set to be unremovable. The most widespread and dangerous IEDs during the war were those with tensioned target sensors (tripwires).Due to the moral and physical obsolescence of reconnaissance and demining equipment in the units of the Armed Forces and the SES of Ukraine, manual reconnaissance and demining is the main method of reconnaissance and demining, which poses a great danger to sappers. To reduce the risk to the personnel of demining groups and pyrotechnic units, it is proposed to use a mechanical means of trawling for UXOs with tension target sensors. Based on the analysis of existing approaches to modeling demining processes, in particular the use of means for trawling tension sensors of explosive objects, a formalized description of the throwing of the element that trawls the tension sensors of the target is proposed, which, unlike the existing ones, takes into account the increase in the specific mass of the trawling means (a combination of the trawling element and the cable) during the flight. One of the most difficult issues in modeling is to determine the dependence of the flight parameters of the trawling element on the dynamics of the mass gain of the cable (cord). The kinematic parameters of the trawling element under study are: angle of departure, range, height, time, and flight speed. The proposed improvements to the mathematical model and the sequence of calculations will improve the accuracy of the results of modeling the process of trawling the tension sensors of an explosive target when substantiating the requirements for this type of demining equipment.
FEATURES OF THE NARRATIVES OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE DISTRIBUTED IN THE INFORMATION SPACE OF THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND THE LEADING STATES OF THE WORLD
Authors:   Military Institute of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Ukraine, Babich O.M. , Kolodka Yu.O. ,   Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: October 2023

This paper examines the content and components used by enemies of Ukraine and its allies to form narrations from the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Particularly ones that are disseminated in the information environment of the global top influencers G7, and Ukraine itself designed especially for the West Ukraine habitants. The research reveals that narration domain is studied properly abroad, in European Union and the USA. And that it is practical for different applications in social studies and analytics. That enables make usable this groundwork in such practical spheres as Strategic Communications, Public Relations, Analytics etc. Narrations of russia invasion in Ukraine are distributed into sets according to the region they were disseminated, environments both Ukrainian and abroad. Contents inherent to narrations for each set are stated. Particularities for each group of environment are studied: in the information environment of the Western Ukraine in the beginning of russian invasion, the information environment of the world the most influencers that set trends in the global politics and economics and define the pace of developments that makes effect on subsequent future of many countries of the world. Properties of narrations inherent to information environment of the allies of belligerents are also examined. Both linguistic and pragmatic texts components inherent to mass media news content of Ukrainian counterparts and allies are the subject of interests. They are referred to in news content that is transmitted to certain audiences, and basic tendencies of the purpose-oriented information are followed. Contradictions tendency in mass media of the West (the USA and Western Europe) and East (Chine and Iran) narration content is revealed, with their correspondence to the most resonance topics related to information support of each part, belligerents ally. Trends for further studies and data regulation for narration research are defined. And events display perspective importance of this domain.
Matrimonio en el judaísmo: tradición y retos en el contexto grecorromano
Authors: Johnson Cayetana Heidi
Published: October 2023

La preocupación por el mantenimiento de las tradiciones era y es algo que todavía hay que tener en cuenta en el pueblo de Israel. Los tiempos y sus ciclos vitales siempre fueron un reto para la institución familiar pues estaba en juego la herencia y la memoria que dio la razón de ser al judaísmo. Los relatos bíblicos desde la pareja primigenia, pasando por los patriarcas y los reyes, no hacen más que confirmar que los hebreos eran muy conscientes de su entorno y las culturas que formaban parte de su vida cotidiana. Con la diversidad literaria, desde la bíblica hasta la rabínica, se destaca el pensamiento crítico sobre la asimilación y la pérdida de la memoria histórica tradicional además de poder constatar el ambiente sociopolítico en el que vive todo judío, especialmente en el período helenístico y romano. La inculturación de este período era especialmente intenso y dramático en cuanto a las relaciones personales. El temor a la pérdida de la identidad judía era evidente.
Tracking humano visual aplicado a manipuladores no antropomórficos para imitación
Authors: Prados Adrián , López Blanca , Barber Ramón , Moreno Luis
Published: October 2023

En este trabajo se presenta un algoritmo de detección humana basado en el uso de único sensor RGB-D para demostrar movimientos teniendo en cuenta los puntos clave del brazo humano (hombro-codo-muñeca) para controlar un brazo no antropomórfico. El método desarrollado se basa en la detección de dichos puntos significativos del brazo humano y su mapeo al robot, un proceso de filtrado Gaussiano que permite suavizar los movimientos y el ruido del sensor y un algoritmo de optimización que obtiene la configuración más cercana al brazo humano sin generar colisiones con el entorno ni consigo mismo. La novedad de este método se basa en la utilización de los puntos clave del brazo humano, teniendo en cuenta el efector final y el codo, para obtener la configuración más similar para un brazo no antropomórfico. Se han generado pruebas con diferentes movimientos realizados a distintas velocidades para validar nuestro método, comprobando su eficacia en el efector final del robot.
Control de acceso remoto a redes industriales
Authors: Díaz-Cacho Medina Miguel , Chaves Méndes Andre , Pereira A.
Published: October 2023

El acceso remoto a redes industriales es una de las contribuciones que la Industria 4.0 ha popularizado al habilitarse la integración de las tecnologías TCP/IP en las redes OT y poder realizarse dicho acceso a través de la red pública Internet. De esa forma se posibilita ejecutar operaciones de mantenimiento de forma remota con mejoras en recursos y costes respecto a las opciones previas. No obstante, este acceso hace que los riesgos de seguridad aumenten al abrirse una nueva e importante vulnerabilidad y existir la posibilidad de acceso desde cualquier equipo conectado a Internet. Para poder gestionar de forma eficiente estos accesos remotos, este trabajo propone el uso del protocolo industrial de telemetría MQTT en el intercambio de comandos de control de acceso entre las partes implicadas. Ello permite una modalidad de acceso oportunista que disminuye cuantitivamente hasta en cuatro los niveles de seguridad requeridos según la norma IEC62443. La propuesta incluye una topología basada en tres elementos, el Ancla, el UNet y el Nauta y en tres servicios ofrecidos en formato Open-Source, el servicio de redirección de puertos, el servicio de acceso y el servicio de control de acceso.
Particionado del software de control de un prototipo de vehículo autónomo
Authors: Ortiz Enguix Luis , Valiente Moreno Yolanda , Balbastre Patricia , Simo Jose , Crespo Alfons
Published: October 2023

Este artículo presenta el diseño de una arquitectura particionada de criticidad mixta aplicada a un prototipo de vehículo autónomo en el contexto del transporte público. La movilidad inteligente, sostenible y segura es una meta aún no alcanzada, por ello este artículo propone una solución basada en un sistema ciberfísico (CPS). El CPS emula las capacidades del vehículo autónomo, incluyendo la recopilación de datos del entorno, su procesamiento en tiempo real y la toma de decisiones y de acciones mediante los actuadores de este. El principal problema que se presenta en sistemas mixtos son las posibles interferencias causadas por los diferentes niveles de criticidad de las tareas. Se propone como solución el uso del particionado, buscando aprovechar el rendimiento del multiprocesador, aumentar la seguridad y reducir costes en el proceso.
Cálculo de flujo óptico denso en colonoscopia mediante aprendizaje no supervisado
Authors: Gonzalo Ivan , Morlana Javier , Martínez Montiel José María
Published: October 2023

La colonoscopia es la técnica de referencia en la detección del cáncer colorrectal. Sin embargo, los métodos asistidos por ordenador no se usan mucho en estos procedimientos. Este trabajo se enmarca dentro del proyecto EndoMapper, que tiene como objetivo crear reconstrucciones del colon que puedan ser utilizadas para ayudar a los médicos o para llevar a cabo cirugía robotizada. La asociación de datos es un elemento clave en estos sistemas, realizando la asociación entre píxeles de la imagen para permitir posteriores reconstrucciones 3D. En este trabajo, evaluamos un método de estimación de flujo óptico denso sobre imágenes de colonoscopia, adaptándolo al dominio del colon mediante aprendizaje no supervisado. Diseñamos un conjunto de datos para training, validation y test a partir de las secuencias reales de colonoscopia del conjunto de datos de Endomapper. El modelo se ha re-entrenado obteniendo una versión adaptada al dominio del colon. La validación experimental muestra cómo el modelo entrenado puede estimar el flujo de manera robusta bajo cambios de iluminación. También muestra una capacidad excepcional para estimar el flujo entre imágenes de colonoscopia muy separadas con grandes rotaciones.
Implementación de una red neuronal para la detección de anomalías en bandejas
Authors: Sánchez Santalices Julián , Moya de la Torre Eduardo Julio , Poncela Méndez Alfonso Valentín
Published: October 2023

El objetivo de este trabajo es la detección de diversos tipos de defectos que aparecen en las bandejas biodegradables durante su fabricación, más concretamente a la entrada y salida del proceso de laminado. Para ello, se emplea un sistema de visión artificial, que se va a encargar de realizar un análisis de las bandejas que vayan pasando por la línea de producción y expulsando las que considere defectuosas. Dicho sistema de visión está compuesto por tres cámaras, dos situadas a la entrada del proceso y otra a la salida, un PLC que comanda las cámaras, un sistema neumático que expulsa las bandejas defectuosas, y un ordenador exclusivamente destinado al análisis de cada imagen tomada mediante el lanzamiento de una red neuronal. El modelo desarrollado permite detectar anomalías de las bandejas durante la producción con una precisión, velocidad y efectividad muy elevada, produciendo un aumento muy significativo de la calidad de la producción.
BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KALKINMA HEDEFLERİ DOĞRULTUSUNDA TÜRKİYE VE OECD ÜLKELERİNDE EĞİTİM HARCAMALARININ ANALİZİ
Authors: ARIMAN Yasemin
Published: October 2023

1 Ocak 2016’da Birleşmiş Milletler (BM) 17 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefi (SKH) yürürlüğe girmiştir. Bu hedeflerden dördüncüsü nitelikli eğitimdir. Nitelikli eğitim hedefine ulaşmak için kullanılacak araçlardan biri eğitim harcamalarıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’de eğitim harcamalarının artırılması halinde nitelikli eğitim artar mı? sorusuna cevap bulmaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda öncelikle BM SKH nitelikli eğitim başlığı incelenmektedir. Sonrasında Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ülkeleri için eğitim harcamaları verileri incelenmektedir. Türkiye’de eğitim harcamaları OECD verileri ve literatür çalışmaları ile analiz edilmektedir. Buna göre Türkiye’de eğitim kurumlarına öğrenci başına yapılan toplam harcama okul öncesi, ilkokul, ortaokul, ortaöğretim ve üniversiteler için OECD ortalaması gerisindedir. Kamu üniversite, özel ilkokul, özel ortaöğretim ve toplam özel eğitim harcamaları OECD ortalaması üzerindedir. Çalışmanın sonucunda Türkiye’de eğitim harcamalarının artırılması ile nitelikli eğitimin artırılabileceği kanaatine varılmıştır.
Perceptions of undergraduate medical students of old traditional and new CBME curriculum about pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting at a tertiary care teaching hospital: a comparative study
Authors: Venepally Sailaxmi , K. Indira , Jadala Sankirth , C. Murali Krishna
Published: October 2023

Background: National pharmacovigilance program is an ongoing program to monitor the adverse drug reactions and reporting at the earliest. The effectiveness and success of any pharmacovigilance system depends highly on the participation of all health care professionals. As medical students are future health-care givers, this study is aimed to measure perceptions on Pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting among medical students of two different curriculum.
Methods: A validated and standardized KAP Questionnaire based cross sectional study. It consists of 22 questions divided into four sections of total of 22 items (six related to Personal details, eight related to knowledge, four related to attitude, and four related to practice) The filled questionnaires were collected and analyzed by MS excel
Results: A comparative sample of 100 from old (phase 4) and 100 from New CBME (phase 3) curriculum undergraduate medical students of Government Medical College are included in our study. The average score of phase 3 and phase 4 medical students for knowledge was 85.37% and 75.87%, for attitude was 95.5% and 84% and for practices was 88.75% and 67.5% respectively.
Conclusions: The overall knowledge, attitude and practices of new curriculum students found to be better than old curriculum students as CBME curriculum was introduced from the academic year 2019–2020 in all Medical Institutions of India to impart knowledge, communication and leadership skills using various teaching–learning methods among students.
Probable fluoxetine-induced hepatomegaly: a case report
Authors: Braich Jarnail S. , Sharma Amiya , Vasistha Harsh
Published: October 2023

Depressive disorder is a common behavioural, psychiatric disorder. Among various antidepressants selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are preferred drugs for the treatment of depression. When second-generation antidepressants SSRIs and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are used to treat depression, 0.5–1% of patients develop mildly altered liver function without any symptoms. Various degrees of organ dysfunction are linked with drug-induced liver injury, which is unpredictable and might result from exposure to a drug. We reported suspected fluoxetine-induced hepatomegaly secondary to nine weeks of treatment with an SSRI fluoxetine. Upon cessation of the agent, the patient recovered symptomatically. The evidence is vital that the hepatomegaly in this patient was caused by fluoxetine.
Maximizing learning efficiency: exploring the impact of ChatGPT in pharmacology assessment for undergraduates
Authors: Hasan Sabahat
Published: October 2023

Pharmacology, as a core discipline in healthcare education, plays a pivotal role in shaping competent and responsible healthcare professionals. The traditional methods of pharmacology assessment, such as written exams and multiple-choice questions, have long been the norm for evaluating students' understanding of drug interactions, mechanisms, and clinical applications. However, as technology continues to advance, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into education has emerged as a transformative approach to enhance learning efficiency and improve student engagement.
Medicolegal issues in otorhinolaryngology: a review
Authors: Swain Santosh Kumar , Sahu Manas Ranjan
Published: October 2023

The doctor-patient relationship has undergone a sea change in the past few decades because of the result of fast commercialization and globalization of the medical profession. Miscommunication and lack of patient consent are important points that lead to complaints against surgeons in otorhinolaryngology and other medical specialties. Otolaryngology is a dynamic field, with standards of care changing with the advent and popularization of numerous technological innovations. Inadequate documentation and suing unusual terminologies are the well-known reason for errors in Otorhinolaryngology. The treatment has the potential to affect the ability for getting hearing, smelling, talking, swallowing, and breathing. So, any event that affects adversely results in a dramatic impact on quality of life. This specialty typically also involves the face and the part of the body that most people associate with one’s identity. Most complications due to otorhinolaryngological surgeries may not result in litigation, however, management of the post-complication period is important to prevent lawsuits. Adequate awareness of the factors involved in lawsuits in Otorhinolaryngology allows surgeons to reduce their risk of prosecution.
VERA TRIUMPHO: INTERSECÇÕES ENTRE PRODUÇÕES ESCRITAS, ESPIRITUALIDADE AFROCATÓLICA E EDUCAÇÃO ANTIRRACISTA NOS ANOS 1980 E 1990
Authors: Meinerz Carla Beatriz , Da Silveira Monique Brito
Published: October 2023

O artigo aborda o protagonismo das mulheres negras nas ações que transformam a educação e os currículos escolares e universitários na perspectiva do ensino da história e cultura africana e afro-brasileira, considerando as ações da educadora Vera Regina Santos Triumpho. Essas ações são observadas tanto em agremiações do movimento social negro organizado, quanto em espaços educativos institucionais, através do ativismo nos Agentes de Pastoral Negros. Enfocam-se analiticamente as escritas da educadora, destacando-se seu vínculo com a religiosidade afrocatólica e que se agrega na fundamentação da educação antirracista nos anos 1980 e 1990. Conclui-se que o projeto político e pedagógico, oficializado nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para a Educação das Relações Étnico-raciais, é o resultado do trabalho do Movimento Negro em articulação com pensadoras dotadas de coragem para denunciar a subalternização do negro, sua cultura e religião, nos processos de ensino limitados ao cânone branco e sua versão unidimensional da história.
TENSIONAMENTO GEO-ONTOEPISTÊMICO-LINGUÍSTICO ENTRE O PATRIARCADO E A ESPIRITUALIDADE DA MULHER NEGRA
Authors: Ferreira Rezende Tânia
Published: October 2023

Neste artigo, problematizo a relação entre corpo-território-espiritualidade-linguagem-conhecimento e as políticas de controle dos corpos, no percurso entre a Dica dos Anjos e a Madrinha Dica, no rio Peixe, no povoado de Lagolândia, município de Pirenópolis, Goiás. Discuto o processo de perseguição política e de racismo religioso à líder espiritual e política Madrinha Dica, em que os padres redentoristas usam imagens de controle para incitar o ódio dos fiéis contra Dica. Com base nisso, o objetivo da discussão é identificar e interrogar as estratégias de atuação do racismo religioso, geo-ontoepistemologicamente marcado e propor maneiras de interromper a atuação da colonialidade do poder-saber-ser sobre o corpo socialmente racializado. A metodologia adotada é a busca de insurgências de sentidos ocultados, por meio de narrativas da trajetória de Dica, para o estabelecimento de conflitos de percepção e o tensionamento da narrativa única sobre mulheres negras.
“FEMINISMOS DE TERREIROS” E PATRIARCADO NO BRASIL
Authors: Marinho Thais Alves
Published: October 2023

Este artigo integra uma pesquisa mais ampla em que buscamos evidenciar a participação histórica de mulheres afrodiaspóricas na construção da América Latina e do Caribe, desenvolvida no âmbito da Rede de pesquisas Latino Americana e Caribenha sobre Feminismos de Terreiros – RELFET. Propomos compreender os processos de longa duração (sociogênese), como o patriarcado, o feminismo e a ancestralidade africana, que orientam ações coletivas de mulheres (psicogêneses) em diáspora no contexto brasileiro, formando singularidades históricas, como os feminismos de “terreiros”. O argumento central é que a entrada de mulheres africanas no tempo-espaço moderno-colonial, ao atuarem para além da delimitação binária de gênero ocidental, promoveram uma virada no patriarcado, complexificando-o. Fazemos então, uma incursão bibliográfica, explorando conceitos como gênero, patriarcado, feminismo, poder e movimentos sociais.
LUIZA MAHIN, MÃE, MULHER, REBELDE E LIBERTÁRIA
Authors: Ferreira Rocha Letícia
Published: October 2023

Este texto objetiva apresentar a vida e a trajetória de Luiza Mahin, mulher negra, mãe, ex-escrava e ativista, nome ainda desconhecido do grande público, embora, conste pesquisas em vários campos do conhecimento que enfatizam suas ações. Este nome está intimamente ligado ao de Luiz Gama (1830-1882), seu filho, aos levantes de escravos e rebeliões libertárias ocorridas no século XIX, na cidade de Salvador-BA. Destacamos nesse texto aspectos de sua personalidade, suas origens africanas, sua audaciosa trajetória enquanto ex-escrava e exímia ativista defensora da causa do povo negro. Os processos de mitificação a partir da literatura concernente ao fato. E por fim, a sua representação no feminismo negro brasileiro.
ENTRE UNIÓN Y DIVISIÓN
Authors: Giraudier Élodie
Published: October 2023

Inspirándose en la doctrina social de la Iglesia, el Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC) propuso en 1964 un programa de transformaciones graduales, la "Revolución en Libertad". Los católicos occidentales se movilizaron a favor de su candidato, Eduardo Frei Montalva, para evitar una segunda Cuba. Sin embargo, las acciones de su gobierno (1964-1970), las repercusiones del Concilio Vaticano II y la polarización política de la Guerra Fría dividieron al catolicismo chileno en tres tercios. Basado en fuentes americanas y europeas, este texto demuestra que el primer ascenso de la democracia cristiana fue acompañado por la división del mundo católico anticomunista. Primero analiza cómo los católicos apoyaron a Frei y su partido en los años 1961-1964, luego cubre la reacción conservadora a la política demócrata cristiana. Finalmente, desarrollará cómo algunos católicos se inspiraron en fuentes marxistas y apoyaron una opción más radical a finales de los años sesenta.
Effect of COVID-19 on ANA positivity in the Indian population
Authors: Christy Alap Lukiyas , Pagare Priyanka , Patiyane Pratip , Kamble Surekha , Jatale Raj
Published: October 2023

The prevalence of Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) positivity has increased following Covid-19 infection. This study investigates the ANA positivity rate by comparing ANA data from two distinct years, 2019 (a pre-Covid year) and 2022 (a post-Covid year).

This retrospective study analyzes and compares ANA Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) data for the years 2019 and 2022 across various parameters, including age, gender, prevalence rate, positivity rate by grade, and patterns of ANA.

In the post-Covid year 2022, there was a notable increase in both the total suspected cases and the ANA-positive cases, amounting to approximately a 30% rise. Positivity rates were observed to increase with age, and a female preponderance was noted in both years. Nuclear speckled patterns remained the most common in both time periods.

The post-Covid pandemic period has witnessed a significant role of immune modulation in the development of autoimmunity. This phenomenon could potentially be attributed to Molecular Mimicry, the production of Autoantibodies upon exposure to Viral epitopes through the generation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs), or via Toll-like Receptor (TLR) pathways of immune modulation, which may activate latent autoimmunity.
Protective effect of Ageratum conyzoides against carbon tetrachloride –induced hepatic damage in rats
Authors: Sharma Manik , Soni Manish , Gupta Amita
Published: October 2023

The present study was conducted toexamine the Hepatoprotective activity against the carbon tetrachloride toxicity in Wister rats.

The Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol extract of was prepared and evaluated for phytochemical screening. The serum level of glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) Glutomicpyruvate transaminase (SGPT) and bilirubin were investigated for the assessment of hepatoprotective activity of ethyl acetate of extract .

Additionally, the histological changes in liver were studied. The primary phytochemical investigation of the extract of revealed the presence of Flavonoids, tannins, and carbohydrates. Pretreatment with ethyl acetate extract of showed a significant (P<0.05) decrease in serum SGOT, SGPT and bilirubin when compared to control group rats treated with CCl in dose dependent manner.

The outcomes of histology study revealed that there was significant reversal of histological functions of liver. In conclusion, the findings of study validated that the can improve CCl–induced hepatic toxicity.
Noticias del BID: Vol. 10, no. 5, julio 1983
Authors:   Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Published: October 2023

Noticias del BID, publicación mensual que tiene por objetivo informar acerca de las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
Jornada escolar extendida: evidencia, desafíos de implementación y recomendaciones
Authors: Contreras Dante , Lepe Ignacio
Published: October 2023

El presente documento desarrolla un metanálisis de un conjunto amplio de investigaciones en torno a los programas de Jornada Escolar Extendida (JEE). La evidencia resume efectos en rendimiento académico, socioemocionales, de riesgo y en el resto de la familia y comunidad. En general, la evidencia sugiere efectos marginales de la política en términos de rendimientos educacionales, efectos positivos en deserción y en las otras dimensiones previamente señaladas. El artículo también discute desafíos de implementación de un programa de estas características. Esto por su elevando costo, tiempo de implementación y otros efectos relacionados a la gobernanza, economía política y potenciales resistencia por parte de las familias. Esta discusión contribuye con recomendaciones para una adecuada conducción de este tipo de programas.
First contact investigations and compliance to treatment in patients with uveitis
Authors:   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India, Patil Anuja , Venkatesh Pradeep ,   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India, Banerjee Mousumi ,   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India, Kumar Vinod ,   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India, Chawla Rohan ,   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India, Azad Shorya Vardhan ,   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India, Kumar Atul ,   Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Published: October 2023

AIM: To ascertain the pattern of investigations at first contact in uveitic patients and evaluate compliance to treatment.
METHODS: An observational study comprised of 201 uveitic patients presenting for the first time to our centre from January 2019 to June 2020. Detailed information regarding systemic investigations undertaken by specialists at the time of first contact and the cost of these investigations were reviewed on the first visit to our centre. Compliance with the treatment was determined and reasons behind non-compliance were evaluated on the first follow-up in patients who had no improvement in clinical signs and symptoms.
RESULTS: The mean age of the study group was 35.35±14.1y and gender composition was 59.7% males and 40.3% females. Anterior uveitis was observed in 45.3% of patients, intermediate uveitis in 31.8% of patients, posterior uveitis in 14.9% of patients and panuveitis in 8.0% of patients. Association with a systemic disease was evident in 17.9% of patients. When compared with standard guidelines and uveitis patterns, systemic investigations were identified to be relevant only in 38.3% of patients. Non-compliance to treatment was documented in 22.4% of patients. Common reasons for non-compliance were inadequate counselling by the treating physician about treatment in 26.7% of patients and a busy schedule at work/school in 22.2% of patients.
CONCLUSION: Significant number of investigations performed at first contact is found to be contrary to standard guidelines and are not contributory to the care. About a quarter of patients in this study are found to be non-compliant with the treatment. Compliance is more challenging to achieve in school-going children and working adults. The availability of comprehensive, periodically updated, evidence-based guidelines on the role of investigations and the use of trained counsellors may help to channelize proper evaluation and improve compliance to treatment, respectively, in patients with uveitis.
Effectiveness of toric soft contact lenses for vision correction in patients with different degrees of astigmatism: a real-world study
Authors:   Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital), Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China, Zhang Guo-Yun , Wang Wen-Jun ,   Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital), Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China, Guo Yi-Ming ,   Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital), Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China, Wei Jun-Han ,   Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital), Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China, Ren Mei-Xia ,   Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Xi’an People’s Hospital (Xi’an Fourth Hospital), Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China
Published: October 2023

AIM: To assess the visual correction of patients with different degrees of astigmatism with toric soft contact lenses (TSC).
METHODS: It was a real-world study with prospective and single-arm design. A total of 384 patients with astigmatism who came for TSC fitting and alignment from November 2022 to January 2023 were included. According to the difference in astigmatism, patients were divided into groups A (cylinder degree: -0.75 to -0.50 D), B (cylinder degree: -1.75 to -1.00 D) and C (cylinder degree ≤ -2.00 D), and followed up on the day of wear, 1wk, 1 and 3mo, mainly to observe visual acuity, refraction, lens fit, visual quality and comfort at 1wk after wear. The visual acuity success rate and the overall success rate of the fitting were evaluation indicators (taking into account the four dimensions of visual acuity, fitting, quality of vision and comfort). The visual acuity success rate was calculated by taking “corrected visual acuity with contact lenses is no less than 1 line or better than best spectacle-corrected visual acuity” (i.e. corrected visual acuity with contact lenses is 1 line below, equal to, one line above or more than best spectacle-corrected visual acuity) as the criterion for visual success, and the the overall success rate of the fitting was calculated by using the comprehensive indicators (visual acuity, fit, visual quality, comfort) to meet certain conditions as the judgment criteria for successful fitting.
RESULTS: After 1wk of wearing TSC, the visual acuity success rates of patients were 100% (207/207), 98.58% (139/141) and 97.22% (35/36) in the three groups, respectively, with residual cylinder closed to 0. The acceptability of the lens fitting was over 95%; the incidence of adverse visual symptoms was within 10% and the comfort acceptability was over 97%. The overall success rate of fitting for patients with high, medium and low astigmatism was 93.72% (194/207), 90.78% (128/141) and 88.89% (32/36), respectively.
CONCLUSION: TSC (model: G&G POP·CT) are effective in correcting astigmatism in patients with different degrees of astigmatism.