bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effectiveness of Laser Fluorescence–Based Device in Detecting the Extent of Re-Mineralisation in Primary Teeth Compared to the Conventional Method
Authors: Nair Megha J. , Rao Arathi , Jayaprakash K , Natarajan Srikant , Kumblekar Vasavi , Suprabha BS
Published: January 2023

Background:

Laser fluorescence (LF)–based clinical device DIAGNOdent™ is at present being used to detect caries. Can the same be used to detect therapeutic remineralisation of early white spot lesions?

Aims:

To explore the feasibility of using LF-based device in monitoring the changes following remineralisation of demineralised primary teeth.

Materials and Method:

The sample number for the present experimental in vitro study was 10. The LF based device readings were correlated with surface microhardness (SMH) test values to evaluate its efficiency. SMH analysis was performed using a microhardness tester (Tescol-HT1000AD). All the samples were demineralised, followed by remineralisation using fluoride varnish and pH cycling. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0 (IBM SPSS®) software. Paired t-test was performed to compare laser fluorescence readings and SMH test result values at baseline, after demineralisation, and after remineralisation. Pearson's correlation was used to compare the relation between the laser fluorescence and SMH test.

Results:

A good negative correlation was seen between the two methods at the baseline readings even though it was not statistically significant (P = 0.069). A positive correlation between the methods existed following demineralisation which was not significant (P = 0.074). The correlation between the parameters following remineralisation showed a moderate negative correlation but was not significant (P = 0.55).

Conclusion:

DIAGNOdent™ values at baseline, after demineralisation, and after remineralisation was consistent with SMH values. Thus, DIAGNOdent™ can be explored to provide chairside assistance in identifying remineralisation of white spot lesions.
Hemifacial Hypertrophy – Report of 2 Cases
Authors: Balaji S. M. , Balaji Preetha
Published: January 2023

Hemifacial hyperplasia (HH) is a rare congenital condition involving enlargement of one or more tissues of the face. The treatment is surgically challenging and requires expertise. This manuscript aims to report two similar appearing HH but warranting different surgical treatment. A 19-year-old female and a 14-year-old boy presented with right facial asymmetry since birth and sought correction of the same. Surgical treatment was planned. Based on clinical history, diagnosis and imaging, HH was diagnosed. The first case was entirely a soft tissue abnormality that was treated with debulking while the second case had involvement of facial bones, necessitating surgical recontouring. The facial asymmetry was addressed. Healing was uneventful. Though the aesthetical concern and appearance of the two cases of HH were same, the treatment vastly differed. This was based on the source of asymmetry. Proper diagnosis and informed decision are a key for successful surgical outcome.
Outcomes of hospitalized renal allograft transplant recipients with coronavirus disease 2019
Authors: William Emad A. , Ahmed Heba M. , Reyad Ehab M. , Mogahed Mohammed M. , Boghdady Amira T.
Published: January 2023

Background

The outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in renal-transplant recipients may differ from the general population because of chronic immunosuppression and comorbidities. The aim of this study is to provide information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized renal allograft transplant recipients with coronavirus disease 2019 is restricted in the Arab region. This study aims to narrow this gap.

Patients and methods

The study was done on 21 renal allograft transplant recipients admitted in the isolation ward of a single Egyptian center for kidney diseases and transplantation during the period from July 2020 to July 2021, all cases were analyzed regarding their clinical presentation, follow-up, workup done, management, and outcomes.

Results

The main clinical presentations were fever 90.5% and respiratory symptoms 66.7%, not different from the general population. Their clinical course showed remarkable incidence of acute kidney injury (57.1%) than the general population, but mortality was not (14.3%). Remdesivir was tolerable, no noticeable side effects, and did not affect graft function.

Conclusion

This category of patients need special care, lowering of immunosuppresion during infection, close monitoring of kidney function, and respiratory status. They can receive ventilator support and same treatment as general population, including Remdesivir and Tocilizumab. Both patient and graft survival can be achieved.
Influence of donor complement component allotype on renal transplantation outcome
Authors: Elshair Heba S. , Naga Salah S. , Ahmed Mohammad A. , Hanno Ahmed Y.
Published: January 2023

Background

Improvements in clinical care and immunosuppressive medications have provided positive outcomes following kidney transplantation such as reducing acute rejection rates. Activation of the complement cascade is inevitable in kidney transplantation because of both the specific and nonspecific immunologic responses of the recipient. This study provides insights on the influence of the donor C3 allotype on renal transplant outcome (graft function).

Patients and methods

The present study was conducted on 50 pairs of donors and recipients of renal transplantation who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. C3 allotypes of donor–recipient pairs were determined and divided into four genotypic groups according to the C3F allotype of the donor and the recipient. The four genotypic groups were analyzed for association with graft function and assessed by serum creatinine, blood urea, and glomerular filtration rate.

Results

There was a positive statistically significant difference for the group FF/FS donor into SS recipient in comparison with other genotype groups of C3 among recipients, as shown by improvement in glomerular filtration rate, serum creatinine, and blood urea.

Conclusion

The presence of C3 (F) allele either homozygous or heterozygous in the donor and the absence of this allele in the recipient give a better renal allograft function.
Single stage maxillofacial reconstruction combined radical surgery for managing juvenile ossifying fibroma: A case report
Authors: Adham Marlinda , Dewi Dwi J. , Reksodiputro Mirta Hediyati , Ranakusuma Respati
Published: January 2023

Ossifying fibroma (OF) in craniofacial is a rare disease, benign, locally aggressive fibro-osseous tumor. The 2017 World Health Organization classifications divided OF into two types: OF of odontogenic origin and juvenile ossifying fibroma (JOF). Determining the right surgical treatment to reduce the postoperative recurrence rate is incredibly challenging. The author reports two cases of paranasal sinuses with disease onset progressed from pre-pubertal age. The first case is an example of a recurrent case after undergoing conservative surgery, and the second is a new one. All cases underwent radical surgery with subtotal maxillectomy and reconstructive surgery in one stage. After observing all patients until one year, there was no sign of recurrence through clinical and endoscopic examination. There are two types of surgery that compare in this case report: conservative surgery and radical surgery. Conservative surgical procedures include curettage, enucleation, or peripheral osteotomies. Several studies have shown high recurrence levels in OF patients when curettage or enucleation is performed; residue caused by incomplete excision is the most common reason that is easily caused by conservative surgery. Radical surgery such as open maxillectomy is a promising approach for degrading the level of recurrence. JOF, especially trabecular juvenile ossifying fibroma, shows a high recurrence percentage comparing other types. The first-choice management for treating OF was the surgical approach. Types of surgery depend on the disease’s aggressiveness and morbidity. Radical surgery was proven better at decreasing recurrence level than conservative surgery.
Variational autoencoder for prosody‐based speaker recognition
Authors: Alex Starlet Ben , Mary Leena
Published: January 2023

This paper describes a novel end‐to‐end deep generative model‐based speaker recognition system using prosodic features. The usefulness of variational autoencoders (VAE) in learning the speaker‐specific prosody representations for the speaker recognition task is examined herein for the first time. The speech signal is first automatically segmented into syllable‐like units using vowel onset points (VOP) and energy valleys. Prosodic features, such as the dynamics of duration, energy, and fundamental frequency ( ), are then extracted at the syllable level and used to train/adapt a speaker‐dependent VAE from a universal VAE. The initial comparative studies on VAEs and traditional autoencoders (AE) suggest that the former can efficiently learn speaker representations. Investigations on the impact of gender information in speaker recognition also point out that gender‐dependent impostor banks lead to higher accuracies. Finally, the evaluation on the NIST SRE 2010 dataset demonstrates the usefulness of the proposed approach for speaker recognition.
Z galicyjskich początków na południowo-wschodnim pograniczu Ordynacji Zamojskiej
Authors: Gmiterek Henryk
Published: January 2023

W odniesieniu do przeprowadzanych po I rozbiorze przez władze austriackie reform społecznych i podatkowych autor nawiązuje do wywołanego wówczas wzrostu zainteresowania szlachty najdawniejszą nawet dokumentacją, mającą legitymować jej status i stan posiadania. Prowadziło to niekiedy do prób rewindykacji zapomnianych i przebrzmiałych uprawnień bądź korekty granic sąsiadujących ze sobą dóbr. Do przypadków takich doszło w cyrkule zamojskim i żółkiewskim, gdzie dla uzyskania dostępu do lasów dziedzic Chodywaniec odwoływał się do przywileju Siemowita IV z 1422 r., a także na pograniczu dóbr Ordynacji Zamojskiej i tzw. państwa narolskiego Feliksa Antoniego Łosia, gdzie ordynacja zgłosiła roszczenia do znacznego, przeszło 1100 ha liczącego, obszaru opierając się na akcie rozgraniczenia z 1578 r.

The Galician Beginnings on the South-Eastern Border of the Zamoyski Estate

In connection with social and tax reforms carried out by the Austrian authorities after the first partition of Poland, the author refers to the then-resulting, increased interest of the nobility in even the oldest documents that would legitimize their status and possessions. This sometimes produced attempts to recover forgotten or expired rights, or to rectify the boundaries between neighboring estates. Such cases took place in the districts of Zamość and Żółkiew, where, in order to gain access to forests, landowner of Chodywańce referred to Siemowit IV’s charter of 1422 , as well as on the border between the Zamoyski Estate and the so-called “Narol State” of Feliks Antoni Łoś, where the Zamoyski Estate laid a claim to a sizable area of over 1100 ha on the basis of the demarcation deed of z 1578.
Залучення військовослужбовців, хворих на ішемічну хворобу серця, до партнерської участі в процесі лікування
Authors: Tkachuk І. М. , Sokolyuk А. К.
Published: January 2023

Мета дослідження. Обґрунтувати необхідність запровадження інформаційного листа для залучення військовослужбовців, хворих на ішемічну хворобу серця, до партнерської участі в процесі лікування та оцінити думку військовослужбовців щодо змісту інформаційного листа та власного ставлення до лікування і виконання рекомендацій лікаря після ознайомлення з інформаційним листом.

Матеріали дослідження. Узагальнено сучасні дані доказової медицини щодо профілактики та лікування ішемічної хвороби серця та розроблено інформаційний лист «Партнерська участь в процесі лікування ішемічної хвороби серця та самоконтроль стану здоров’я». За спеціально розробленою анкетою-відгуком на даний інформаційний лист проведено соціологічне опитування 50 військовослужбовців, чоловічої статі, середній вік 46,2±8,9 років, які лікувались в Вінницькій міській клінічній лікарні № 1 з проводу ІХС та коморбідної патології. Статистична обробка проводилась з використанням програми Microsoft Excel 2007 та стандартного статистичного пакета STATISTICA 6,0.

Методи дослідження. У дослідженні застосовано методи бібліографічний, статистичний, системного підходу та аналізу.

Результати. Для підвищення поінформованості пацієнтів з ішемічною хворобою серця та залучення їх до процесу ухвалення спільного рішеня щодо лікування, узагальнюючи дані сучасної наукової літератури, ми розробили інформаційний лист для пацієнтів «Партнерська участь в процесі лікування ішемічної хвороби серця та самоконтроль стану здоров’я» та з’ясували думку військовослужбовців, за даними соціологічного опитування, щодо змісту інформаційного листа та власного ставлення до лікування і виконання рекомендацій лікаря після ознайомлення з інформаційним листом. При апробації інформаційного листа отримано позитивну оцінку від військовослужбовців з ІХС, а саме: більшість респондентів (74%) отримали нову та корисну інформацію, яка зрозуміла для сприйняття (98%); 60 % опитаних відзначили зміну ставлення до лікування та виконання рекомендацій лікаря з готовністю до більш активної участі у самоконтролі стану власного здоров’я та у процесі прийняття рішень щодо лікування (72%). Слід зауважити, що 56% респондентів планують запровадити запропоновані рекомендації у життя.

Висновки. Обґрунтовано необхідність запровадження інформаційного листа «Партнерська участь в процесі лікування ішемічної хвороби серця та самоконтроль стану здоров’я» в практику первинної медичної допомоги. Інформаційний лист «Партнерська участь в процесі лікування ішемічної хвороби серця та самоконтроль стану здоров’я» може бути впроваджено в  практику військової первинної медичної допомоги для залучення військовослужбовців, хворих на ІХС, до партнерської участі в процесі лікування та більш активної участі у самоконтролі стану здоров’я.
Implementation of Bot Telegram as Broadcasting Media Classification Results of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Images of Rice Plant Leaves
Authors: Fajaryanto Adi , Masykur Fauzan , Rizqi Rosyadi Mohammad
Published: January 2023

Rice plants play an important role in the life of the Indonesian people because rice is the raw material for rice as a staple food. The rice production process does not rule out the possibility of interference by pests and diseases resulting in losses that cause crop failure. Meanwhile, pests on rice plants can be caused by various types, namely types of fungi (leafblast, hispa, brownspot) and types of nuisance animals. In this research, it will be carried out how to classify the image of rice plant leaves using the deep learning Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) algorithm, then the results of the classification are sent to users by utilizing the telegram chat application. The rice plant leaf image dataset is grouped into 4 groups (leafblast, brownspot, hispa and healthy). From several experiments it can be seen the results of system performance, namely the classification speed takes 30-60 seconds.
Exploring the management of college students from the perspective of the new media environmen
Authors: Zhang Yunxin
Published: January 2023

In the era of new media, the popularity of smartphones and the widespread use of clients such as microblogs and Weibo have enriched people's lives and changed people's social style and traditional thinking. Especially, college students thinking and values of the world have been diversified under the influence of new media. Such a new situation brings a lot of challenges to the management of college students. Teachers in colleges and universities must update their educational concepts, use modern social media and new media communication methods to guide college students' values and outlook on life, and ensure that colleges and universities carry out various campus activities in an orderly manner. This paper focuses on the fresh vitality brought by the new media environment to the management of college students, analyzes the problems that still exist in the management of college students in the new media environment, and puts forward practical optimization measures, in order to provide reference suggestions for the management of college students in China.
Research on the Construction of “Golden Course” in Cross-regional Collaborative Development Universiti
Authors:   HeXi University, China, Zheng Haiyan , Ran Xingcheng ,   HeXi University, China,   Lanzhou University, China, Li Guangwei ,   HeXi University, China, Shi Yanping ,   HeXi University, China, Li Hongjing ,   Longdong University, China, Chen Yan ,   Lanzhou Vocational Technical College, China, Wang Xiaoxia ,   Gansu Medical College, China
Published: January 2023

Abstract : Objective To understand the status of "golden courses" in cross-regional collaborative development of western local universities and to explore the strategies of "golden courses" in cross-regional collaborative development of western local universities. Methods The online survey was conducted by randomly selecting teachers from western local universities through "Questionnaire Star". SPSS25.0 software was used to analyze and process the data. Results 66.9% of western local universities have already started the construction of "Golden Course", 83.2% of teachers think it is necessary to implement it and are willing to participate in the construction of "Golden Course" through cross-regional collaborative development; resource platform, curriculum team and informatization facilities are the most important factors in the construction of "Golden Course". "The lack of curriculum team support, teachers' excessive teaching tasks, limited personal IT skills, and teachers' teaching philosophy and ability to carry out teaching reform and innovation are the most lacking resources in the construction of "golden courses". The main problems of "Golden Course" and cross-regional collaborative development. Conclusion The construction of "golden courses" in western local universities is not optimistic, teachers are not sufficiently aware of "golden courses", information technology teaching facilities are backward, teachers are overloaded with teaching tasks, and there is a lack of resources for the construction of "golden courses" and cross-regional construction of "golden courses". The lack of resources for the construction of "golden courses" and cross-regional construction of "golden courses" can be achieved through policy formulation, incentive measures, strengthening training and learning, improving personal business quality and competence of "golden courses" construction, and sharing high-quality resources to implement cross-regional collaborative development and construction of "golden courses" and
Sources of financing for increasing the competitiveness of the food Industry in Azerbaijan
Authors: Babayev Farid
Published: January 2023

The state policy of the government of Azerbaijan is aimed at the sectoral diversification of the economy of the country, in which the food industry occupies a significant place. Since for a long time there has been a raw materials-based model of the economy in Azerbaijan, investment funds have not been not directed to increase the competitiveness of the food industry in order to operate successfully in the global market. The main aim of the research is to investigate the opportunity of using various sources of financing, which are required to improve the Azerbaijani food industry competitivity. The methods of summary and grouping, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, were used in order to reach the goal. It was shown that the food industry in the state could be improved by increasing the climate investment and the share of outside and joint financing sources. During the research conducted it was determined that over the past 15 years, the government of Azerbaijan has implemented more than 70 national and industry specific programs. The work separately points out the State Programs I and II on the economic and social development of the regions, which were introduced in the period from 2004 to 2013. For increasing the food sector competitivity in Azerbaijan, additional financial resources, which reached $65 billion in 2012, were attracted in the country; loans to strengthen the competitiveness of the food industry increased by 9.7 times in the period between 2006 and 2021, and the investment volume will exceed $3 billion in the result. The positive impact of the measures, which were taken, was reflected in the creation of additional 1.2 million jobs in the food industry in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The study results showed that internal sources were the largest share in the financing of the food industry in the country, while the due attention was not paid to the development of international cooperation aimed at increasing external and joint sources of financing. The practical significance of the results of the study presented in this article lies in its providing of the basis for subsequent areas of study of the topic under consideration, as well as for the development of state programs on the improving of the food sector in Azerbaijan
Prospective areas for managing the financial potential of sustainable development of territorial communities
Authors: Patynska-Popeta Maryna , Zinchuk Tetyana
Published: January 2023

Low income and considerable amounts of local budget expenditures, dependence on interbudgetary transfers, and the lack of an effective financial resource management system do not allow local authorities to fully implement the functions assigned to them and fulfil the community's financial potential. In this context, the search for promising areas for managing the financial potential of sustainable development of territorial communities is considered particularly relevant. The purpose of this paper is the theoretical and methodological substantiation of promising areas for managing the financial potential of sustainable development of territorial communities. It has been established that in the conditions of martial law, the tasks of local authorities have significantly expanded. Specifically, the issues of social and household services for internally displaced people, the formation of food reserves, and the application of security measures to protect the community, the implementation of which require adequate funding, have become relevant. It has been proven that local budget revenues are a key indicator of the financial potential of territorial communities. Using the method of economic and mathematical modelling, it is argued that the progress of the financial potential of territorial communities both during the martial law and in the post-war period will depend on capital investments in the development of the economy, the growth of the employment of the working population, as well as the increase in its income as the main source of the formation of financial bases of local budgets. It has been empirically confirmed that the state of war and the need for post-war reconstruction of territorial communities requires their classification depending on the degree of human, infrastructural, and economic losses. It has been proven that such a gradation allows developing an algorithm for managing the financial potential of sustainable development of territorial communities depending on their immediate needs and requests, and for state authorities and management bodies to find out the necessary amounts of financial and other support as soon as possible. The need to develop conceptual approaches to the development of a sophisticated management mechanism for the restoration of the financial potential of communities synchronized with the EU membership plan is argued. Such approaches can be used by local government and management bodies when developing strategic plans for the sustainable development of territorial communities, developing financial potential capable of ensuring the implementation of measures to manage their economic, social, and environmental advance
Performance Comparison Between Conventional Fluorescent Spot Test and Quantitative Assay in Detecting G6PD Deficiency in Neonates
Authors: Halim Sarah Abdul , Bahar Rosnah , Abdullah Wan Zaidah , Zon Erinna Mohamad , Yusoff Shafini Mohamed
Published: January 2023

Objectives: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymopathy worldwide. The fluorescent spot test (FST) is the conventional method for screening neonates for G6PD. However, it has limitations and quantitative assays such as the CareStart Biosensor 1 are being increasingly recommended. This study aimed to compare FST and CareStart Bioensor 1 in their ability to detect G6PD levels in neonates. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 455 neonates between June and December 2020. Two milliliters of cord blood were analyzed with CareStart Biosensor 1 and dried cord blood spots with FST. Data was recorded and statistically analyzed. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were calculated to determine the performance of FST at specific G6PD cut-off values; Cohen’s kappa analysis assessed the agreement between the two methods. Results: The sensitivity of FST at 30% cut-off G6PD activity level was 91.0%, (95% CI: 57.0–100) and specificity of 97.0% (95% CI: 95.0–98.0). At 60% cut-off, the FST sensitivity sharply declined to 29.0% (95% CI: 19.0–40.0) with a specificity of 100% (95% CI: 98.0–100). The overall prevalence of G6PD deficiency was 5.1% as measured by FST and 17.8% by Biosensor 1 (p< 0.001). Conclusions: In this study, FST missed a significant proportion of cases of intermediate G6PD levels. FST also misclassified several G6PD intermediate individuals as normal, rendering them susceptible to oxidative stress. Biosensor 1 reported a significantly higher prevalence of G6PD deficiency.
Associated Factors of Tophaceous Gout: A Study Involving 20 Primary Care Clinics in an Urbanized State in Malaysia
Authors: Gan Syang Pyng , Zain Mollyza Mohd , Ch’ng Shereen Suyin , Hassan Hasliza , Wan Adib Wan Farzihan , Muzaid Anizah , Lau Ing Soo , Yusoof Habibah , Rosman Azmillah , Baharuddin Hazlyna
Published: January 2023

Objectives: Gout is a treatable disease. A complication of untreated or poorly-controlled gout is tophi formation. We conducted this study to investigate the associated factors of tophaceous gout among patients who attended 20 primary care clinics in Selangor, an urbanized state in Malaysia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from July to October 2019 that included all patients with gout who attended the clinics. Data on clinical demographics and laboratory results were collected. Comparison between tophaceous and non-tophaceous groups was performed using descriptive analysis. Results: A total of 421 patients with gout were involved in this study, 83 (19.7%) patients had visible tophi and were categorized into the tophaceous group, while the other 338 (80.3%) patients were categorized into the non-tophaceous group. The majority of patients were male with a mean age of 57.6±12.8 years. Three factors found to be significantly associated with tophaceous gout were age at symptom onset [tophaceous (45.6±13.3 years) vs. non-tophaceous (49.7±13.9 years), p =0.026], mean disease duration of gout [tophaceous (105.2±92.6 months) vs. non-tophaceous (77.6±88.6 months), p =0.013], and baseline serum uric acid level [tophaceous (622.3±129.1 µmol/L) vs. non-tophaceous (582.6±102.3 µmol/L), p =0.021]. Conclusions: Tophaceous gout is associated with longer disease duration, higher baseline serum uric acid level, and younger age at symptoms onset. Hence, early initiation of urate-lowering therapy with a treat-to-target approach is crucial to prevent tophi formation.
Idiopathic Hypertension with Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Paneyala Shasthara , Sundaramurthy Harsha , Panambur Sahana , Nemichandra S. C. , Colaco Vimala , Chalasani Sri Harsha
Published: January 2023

We report a rare case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) with multiple cranial nerve palsies involving cranial nerves VI, VII, IX, and X in a 32-year-old female who had no prior comorbidities. Her condition improved rapidly on a ten-day regimen of acetazolamide and tablet topiramate. IIH should be considered in every patient presenting with persistent headache and multiple cranial nerve abnormalities. This paper also includes a literature review of similar cases.
Theatre Spaces 1920–2020
Authors: Mackintosh Iain , Howard Pamela , Morgan Robert Mark , Tabacˇki Nebojša , Leacroft Richard , Drábek Pavel
Published: January 2023

In this lavishly illustrated hands-on account of the creation of new theatre spaces spanning a century, Iain Mackintosh offers a compelling history that is part memoir, part impassioned call to rethink the design of our theatre spaces and the future of live theatre. As the originator of theatre designs as diverse as the Cottesloe in 1977, Glyndebourne in 1994, the Orange Tree Theatre in 1991, the Martha Cohen Theatre in 1985 and the Tina Packer Playhouse in 2001, he discovered why the same show worked in some theatres but not in others.

It is this unique blend of experience that informs this account of many of the best-known theatre spaces in Britain, besides many international examples including the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis and the Oslo Opera House. Running throughout is a consideration of factors which have shaped design thinking during this time and which demand attention today. After the long theatre closures driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, Mackintosh argues that now is the time to discover the routes travelled over the last century.

Published in partnership with the Society of Theatre Research, the book features a foreword by Sir Richard Eyre, Director of the National Theatre, 1987–1997.
Universities in Crisis
Authors: Lybeck Eric , O’Connell Catherine
Published: January 2023

This book goes beyond now-familiar analyses of ‘neoliberal governmentality’ which tend to characterise academics as passive subjects or as ‘strategic actors’, drawing on and cynically exploiting metrics as a form of capital exchangeable across different fields. Instead, Universities in Crisis draws on newer paradigms by drawing on processual, post-critical and phenomenological approaches that leave room for new spaces of negotiation – discursive and practical – for understanding and advancing academic professionalism in this rapidly changing context.

Contributors reflect various manifestations of the changing political and public climate, as well as the unease that surrounds contemporary debates which position the academy in troubling ways. Unifying concepts such as academic work, jurisdiction and transdisciplinarity are deployed to transcend functional divisions within and between academics, administrators, managers and students. Drawing on these theoretical and conceptual resources, contributors engage in critical consideration of whether the potential for ‘push back’ lies both in re-emphasising the specialness of academic professionalism and in defining the commonalities with other professional groups of knowledge workers.

The book offers an unflinching analysis on the conditions which frame the darker side of professionalism and which are associated with increased precarity and reduced autonomy. The contributors explore the dilemmas, challenges and possibilities of professionalism for both early career academics and senior academic leaders.
Indigeneity and the Decolonizing Gaze
Authors: Stam Robert
Published: January 2023

Against the long historical backdrop of 1492, Columbus, and the Conquest, Robert Stam's wide-ranging study traces a trajectory from the representation of indigenous peoples by others to self-representation by indigenous peoples, often as a form of resistance and rebellion to colonialist or neoliberal capitalism, across an eclectic range of forms of media, arts, and social philosophy.

Focusing on Brazil but spanning national and transnational media in countries including the US, Canada, France, Germany, and Italy, Stam orchestrates a dialogue between the western mediated gaze on the 'Indian' and the indigenous gaze itself, especially as incarnated in the burgeoning movement of “indigenous media,” that is, the use of audio-visual-digital media for the social and cultural purposes of indigenous peoples themselves. Drawing on examples from cinema, literature, music, video, painting and stand-up comedy, Stam shows how indigenous artists, intellectuals and activists are responding to the multiple crises – climatological, economic, political, racial, and cultural – confronting the world.
The Later Reformation in England, 1547–1603
Authors: MacCulloch Diarmaid
Published: January 2023

The English Reformation was the event which chiefly shaped English identity well into the twentieth century. It made the English kingdom a self-consciously Protestant state dominating the British Isles, and boasting an established Church which eventually developed a peculiar religious agenda, Anglicanism. Although Henry VIII triggered a break with the Pope in his eccentric quest to rid himself of an inconveniently loyal wife, the Reformation soon slipped from his control, and in the reigns of his Tudor successors, it developed a momentum which made it one of the success stories of European Protestantism. In this book, MacCulloch discusses the developing Reformation in England through the later Tudor reigns: Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He provides a narrative of events, then discusses the ideas which shaped the English Reformation, and surveys the ways in which the English reacted to it, how far and quickly they accepted it and assesses those who remained dissenters. This new edition is fully updated to take account of new material in the field that has appeared in the last decade.
Setting up in Independent Practice
Authors: Bor Robert , Stokes Anne
Published: January 2023

Working in private, independent practice is not an easy option when compared to regular paid employment. The challenges and risks are in fact arguably greater, and the skills required to be successful are considerably broader and are not taught as part of one’s training. This compact textbook offers the trainee and beginning practitioner all the hands-on advice and support they could wish for in successfully planning, setting up and running their own practice.

Whether setting up your own independent practice, or an experienced practitioner reflecting on what is required to maintain a professional and ethical independent practice, this is the perfect guide to embarking on this extraordinary and rewarding journey. An in-depth and practical guide to working independently, this is an indispensable tool for both counselling and psychotherapy trainees considering their career options post-qualification, and established practitioners looking to refine their practice and revisit their skills in light of changing ambitions and circumstances.
Spain, Portugal and the Great Powers, 1931–1941
Authors: Stone Glyn A.
Published: January 2023

The Spanish Civil War and its significance in the foreign relations of the Great Powers - Britain, France, the United States, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Soviet Russia - has attracted the attention of numerous historians and readers. This new study re-evaluates the economic, ideological, political, diplomatic, military and strategic reasons for the involvement or non-involvement of the Great Powers in the Spanish conflict. It also examines civil war diplomacy through the London based Non-Intervention Committee.

In addition, Spain, Portugal and the Great Powers, 1931-1941 explores:

- the foreign relations of the Great Powers during the Second Spanish Republic between its inception in 1931 and the outbreak of civil war in July 1936

- the conflicting policies and interests of the Great Powers concerning Portugal following the establishment of the Estado Novo in 1933 and, in particular, the outbreak of the civil war in Spain in 1936

- the economic, strategic and military concerns and ambitions of the Axis and Allied Powers with regard to Spain and Portugal after the civil war and during the early Second World War.

Here, for the first time, with the inclusion of Portugal, the Great Power relations are set in the wider context of the Iberian Peninsula, making this an essential guide to a turbulent period in World history.
Pressure Groups and British Politics
Authors: Grant Wyn
Published: January 2023

Written by one of Britain's leading analysts of pressure groups, this book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of pressure group politics in the UK and of the increasingly important EU dimension. The sleaze scandals surrounding the parliamentary lobby, grass roots direct action, the use of the media and courts and the particular importance of business, labour and consumer interests are also given full coverage.
Shakespeare: The Tragedies
Authors: Brown John Russell
Published: January 2023

This comprehensive and well-informed study is also a work of detection and reappraisal. Each tragedy is considered both as a text and as a play to experience in performance. Shakespeare’s engagement with this form of drama is followed step-by-step until its concluding years of intense activity. No theory of tragedy emerges, but rather an increasing ability to maintain and communicate a clear-eyed perception of a changing and often violent society in which action is stronger than words or conscious intention.
Mushroom
Authors: Rich Sara
Published: January 2023

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

They are the things we step on without noticing and also the largest organisms on Earth. They are symbols of inexplicable growth and excruciating misery. They are grouped with plants, but they behave more like animals. In their inscrutability, mushrooms are wondrous organisms.

The mushroom is an ordinary object whose encounters with humans are usually limited to a couple of species prepackaged at the grocery store. This book offers mushrooms as much more than a pasta ingredient or trendy coffee alternative. It presents these objects as the firmament for life as we know it, enablers of mystical traditions, menders of lives lost to depression. But it acknowledges, too, that this firmament only exists because of death and rot.

Rummaging through philosophical, literary, medical, (paleo)ecological, and anthropological texts only serves to confirm what the average forager already knows: that mushrooms are to be regarded with a reverence deserving of only the most powerful entities: those who create and destroy, and who thrive on both processes.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Alastair Riddell’s Space Waltz
Authors: Chapman Ian
Published: January 2023

Alastair Riddell’s band Space Waltz was a short-lived one-album New Zealand glam rock act who achieved a #1 hit single in October 1974 with “Out On The Street”. While this feat may have relegated the band to one-hit-wonder status in the eyes of some, to this day Riddell and Space Waltz epitomize the mid-1970s heyday of glam rock in New Zealand. But in truth their impact went far beyond this. Their generationally divisive nation-wide debut on the hugely popular MOR television talent quest Studio One/New Faces demonstrated the power of mass media exposure – they were instantly signed to a record deal with industry giant EMI - while Riddell’s gender-bending image provided a cultural crossroads that greatly impacted the wider youth culture of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Memories of Underdevelopment
Authors: Sadlier Darlene J.
Published: January 2023

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) is a classic of Cuban revolutionary culture, and is hailed as a prime example of a radical style of 1960s political filmmaking that became known worldwide as Latin American “new cinema.”

Darlene J. Sadlier's detailed study approaches this much-written-about film from a new perspective. Her analysis situates the film in its historical context, considering how Cuban political history affected and informed the production of the film, particularly its use of archival footage. She discusses the film as an adaptation of Edmundo Desnoes's novel Memorias del subdesarrollo (1965), exploring how the novel itself is “re-written” in significant ways by the film.

Sadlier goes on to analyse the curious opening of the film on an outdoor scene of Afro-Cubans dancing to the “new” music of Pello del Afrokán, arguing that this opening scene prefaces the film’s exploration of both class and race. She focuses on the unique style of the film, particularly the use of voiceover, music and documentary footage to show how the themes of ennui, isolation, writing, and remembering are depicted. In doing so, she highlights the film’s lasting impact and its role in defining Latin American “new cinema”.
Creating Social Justice Instructional Templates: Frameworks, Process, and Lessons Learned
Authors: Paesani Kate , Goodspeed Lauren , Menke Mandy , Ruf Helena
Published: January 2023

Although social justice and related critical pedagogies are rapidly growing areas of interest in language education, instructional materials for use across languages and levels and published as free and adaptable Open Educational Resources (OERs) are lacking. The purpose of this article is to describe the frameworks, process, and lessons learned related to the creation of three instructional planning templates that support social justice in language education and scaffold implementation of multiliteracies and social justice pedagogies. After defining social justice, the article summarizes the frameworks that inform the instructional templates, describes the process of creating, piloting, and revising the templates, and identifies the affordances and constraints discovered through this process.
Pola Asuh Karyawati Rokok Muslimah dalam Membina Karakter Anak Usia Dini di Kabupaten Sumenep Madura Indonesia
Authors: Muru'atul Afifah  , Ulfatul Hasanah
Published: January 2023

Nowadays, the number of female workers in various companies is commonplace. As a result, women's parenting pattern is not intensive. In Islamic teachings, women have a great responsibility in educating children. This paper aims to look at the phenomenon of child rearing by Muslimah cigarette employees in Bulu Lebilleh Hamlet, Pragaan Daya Village, Sumenep, Madura. This paper uses a qualitative field method with a phenomenological approach. Data collection is done by interview, observation, and documentation. The results showed that five Muslimah cigarette employees entrusted their children to their families (husbands and parents) when they worked. The parenting style of Muslimah employees is limited. Among them are teaching their children to be independent, such as eating and bathing themselves, teaching the recitation of the Qur'an, teaching them to read prayers, and teaching children to color and draw. The supporting factors for the success of Muslimah cigarette employees in fostering the character of early childhood are a conducive environment and a harmonious family. The inhibiting factors are the limited time and defiance of children due to parenting patterns that are not optimal
Bioderecho y la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en Costa Rica
Authors: Chacón-Cordero Arturo
Published: January 2023

La resistencia a los antimicrobianos representa un peligro para la salud humana ya que pone en riesgo el valor clínico de estos medicamentos para el  tratamiento y prevención de enfermedades infecciosas. Este fenómeno es multisectorial y  requiere de acciones inmediatas; por ello, la Organización Mundial de la Salud ha instado a los  países miembros a adoptar planes de acción al respecto. Sin embargo, es necesario implementar un marco jurídico vinculante para la regulación del uso de antimicrobianos, especialmente en los  sectores de mayor consumo. El establecimiento de una legislación que asegure el uso prudente de estos medicamentos en la industria de producción animal es posible desde el bioderecho. Con este artículo se procura proponer algunas  recomendaciones para la regulación de los  antimicrobianos en el sector pecuario  fundamentadas en el derecho internacional. Se encontró que la efectividad de estos fármacos es un bien común intrínseco en el derecho a la salud humana, cuya protección, junto con declaraciones internacionales, respalda su regulación. En el sector pecuario resulta urgente implementar medidas vinculantes para reducir su uso, especialmente de aquellos categorizados como de importancia crítica para la salud humana.
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
Authors: CADTH
Published: January 2023

CADTH reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.
The assessments inform non-binding recommendations that help guide the reimbursement decisions of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.
This review assesses pembrolizumab (Keytruda), supplied as:

powder for solution for infusion: 50 mg lyophilized powder of pembrolizumab in a single-use vial, for reconstitution
solution for infusion: 100 mg/4 mL (25 mg/mL) solution in a single-use vial administered as an IV infusion over 30 minutes.

Indication: Adjuvant treatment of adult patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.
Estimation of biomass burning emission of NO2 and CO from 2019–2020 Australia fires based on satellite observations
Authors: Wan Nenghan , Xiong Xiaozhen , Kluitenberg Gerard J. , Hutchinson J. M. Shawn , Aiken Robert , Zhao Haidong , Lin Xiaomao
Published: January 2023

Abstract. The bushfires that occurred in Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 were unprecedented in terms of their scale, intensity, and impacts. Using
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) data measured by the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), together with fire counts
and fire radiative power (FRP) from MODIS, we analyzed the temporal and spatial variation of NO2 and CO column densities over three
selected areas covering savanna and temperate forest vegetation. The ΔNO2/ΔCO emission ratio and emission factor were
also estimated. The ΔNO2/ΔCO emission ratio was found to be 1.57 ± 1.71 for temperate forest fire and ranged
from 2.0 ± 2.36 to 2.6 ± 1.92 for savanna fire. For savanna and temperate forest fires, satellite-derived NOx emission
factors were found to be 1.48 and 2.39 g kg−1, respectively, whereas the CO emission factors are 107.39 and
126.32 g kg−1, respectively. This study demonstrates that the large-scale emission ratio from the TROPOMI satellite for different
biomass burnings can help identify the relative contribution of smoldering and flaming activities in a large region and their impacts on the
regional atmospheric composition and air quality. This method can be applied to study the emissions from other large fires, or even the burning of
fossil fuel in megacities, and their impact on air quality.