bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Galectin-3 - a modern biomarker for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy and chronic heart failure and control of treatment of patients with hypertension
Authors: Ruzhanska V. O. , Sivak V. G. , Polishchuk T. V. , Zhebel V. M.
Published: May 2019

The development of new methods for the prevention and treatment of chronic heart failure and its control is an urgent medical and social problem. In this regard, using of new biological markers of the disease may be useful for early diagnosis of the disease, predict a clinical course, monitor the effects of pharmacotherapy (personalized medicine) and play an important role in stratifying the patient's risk. In 2013, according to the recommendation of the American Heart Association, a galectin-3 was introduced into the pool of such biomarkers for prevention and treatment of chronic heart failure. Objective: to improve prediction of the course and effectiveness of the therapy for hypertension and chronic heart failure as the hypertension complication in men 40-60 years old by applying the level of galectin-3 as a biomarker. There were observed the men 40-60 years old with hypertension and chronic heart failure for the concentration of galectin-3. Also, there were observed subjects without cardiovascular pathology (n=79), the men with hypertonic disease with myocardial hypertension (n=62) and the men with chronic heart failure II-III functional class of NYHA (n=50) for the indicators of central and systemic hemodynamics. The level of galectin-3 was determined by immunoassay analysis on the equipment "Stat Fact 300". Structural and functional parameters of myocardium were assessed by an ultrasound method using the equipment "RADMIR ULTIMARA". Data statistical analysis was performed on a personal computer using standard statistical package "Statistica 10.0". All data is presented in the form of average (M) and standard deviation (± σ). It has been established that the concentration of galectin-3 significantly decreases against the background of treatment. The level of galectin-3 in the patients with the II stage of hypertonic disease with good treatment effect was close to normal values compared to those with moderate treatment effect. In terms of patients with hypertension III stage, the level of galectin-3 also decreased, indicating the possibility of therapy monitoring using this biomarker. The mathematical model of the galectin-3 influencing factors also has been determined in patients with hypertension. The boundary level of the galectin-3 has been calculated, it is counted 46.51 pg/ml. It might be assumed a moderate effect of the treatment of hypertensive patients and chronic heart failure in males.
Age peculiarities of spirometric indices within the juvenile period of ontogenesis
Authors: Kyrychenko Yu. V.
Published: May 2019

In the modern world, there are many causes (reducing the elasticity of the lungs, reducing bronchial tubes, reducing the strength of the respiratory muscles) that affect the parameters of external respiration. Knowledge of age, sexual and regional features of spirometric indicators helps to differentiate and detect the degree of disturbance of respiratory biomechanics and to choose effective treatments that are most appropriate for established violations. The purpose of the work is to establish the age-old peculiarities of the spirographic indexes of virtually healthy young men and women within the juvenile period of ontogenesis. We conducted a survey of 141 young women (from 16 to 20 years of age) and 154 young men (from 17 to 21 years) of adolescence. The spirographic study was conducted according to the generally accepted methodology of the American Association of Pulmonologists adopted in 1994 on the device Medgraphics Pulmonary Function System 1070 series. The analysis of the obtained results was carried out with the help of the license program "Statistica 5.5" using nonparametric methods of estimating indicators. The progressive age dynamics of the vital capacity, forced vital capacity, forced capacity of the lungs on the inhalation, volume exhalation velocity was detected in young women in 25% and 50% respectively of the forced vital capacity, the average expiration flow, the residual volume of exhalation and the forced inspiratory flow, respectively is 50% of exhalation from the forced vital capacity. In the last year (20 years) of the youthful period of ontogenesis in young women, the maximum arbitrary ventilation of the lungs is increased, the volume exhalation rate is 75%, and from 75% to 85% of exhalation from the forced vital capacity, the one-second volume of forced exhalation and maximal peak flow of exhalation. Within the juvenile period of ontogenesis in young men, the vital capacity of the lungs increases, the maximum arbitrary ventilation of the lungs and the maximum peak flow of exhalation. Only in the last year of the youthful period of ontogeny (21 years) in young men there is an increase in forced vital capacity, volume exhalation velocity, respectively, in 25% of the forced vital capacity, the residual volume of exhalation, one-second volume of forced exhalation was observed at the end.
Comparative anatomy of the uterine tube of human and laboratory white rat females
Authors: Podolyuk M.V.
Published: May 2019

The world literature has accumulated a considerable amount of data to characterize the main components of the female genital system, functional relationships between them, as well as the links between this system and other systems of the organism. The relevance of the study is also due to the fact that in the structure of female infertility 6070% is occupied by a tubo-peritoneal factor. The problems associated with this pathology have been studied for more than half a century. Until now, information about the microanatomy of the fallopian tube of a human and, especially, of the female white laboratory rat is contradictory. The aim of the study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the structural organization of the uterine tube of a human and female laboratory white rat. The article and analyzes the data of research conducted on 10 sexually mature white rats in females of reproductive age. The method of preparation was used, for the study of macroanatomy of the uterine tube of females, and also standard histological methods (cuts of the wall of the fallopian tube in the thickness of 5-7 microns, stained with hematoxylin and eosin). The external structure of the fallopian tube of the female rat and man has some differences. Unlike humans, the fallopian tube of a white laboratory rat has the appearance of a thin and short tubule, spirally twisted into a compact lump. In the fallopian tube of the female white rat, it is advisable to distinguish 2 parts: the funnel and the fallopian part. The uterine part connects to the uterine horn cavity of the uterine opening of the fallopian tube, and the fallopian tube opens into the cavity of the peritoneum to the surface of the ovary by the abdominal opening of the fallopian tube. Around the funnel of the fallopian tube, its mucous membrane is gathered in folds - the fringe of the fallopian tube and the ovarian fringe (in humans - one ovarian fringe), which are attached to the ovary. The diameter of the fallopian tube of the female white rat decreases in the direction from the funnel to the uterine part. In particular, in the area of the funnel, the diameter of the fallopian tube is 0.90±0.10 mm, and the diameter of the fallopian part is 0.70±0.09 mm. The uterine tube of a laboratory white rat, like a human, has a mesentery of the fallopian tube. Both in human and in female white rat, the wall of the fallopian tube consists of three layers: the inner lining is mucous, the middle lining is muscular, the outer lining is serous. It was established that the female uterine tube of a white rat in its macroscopic structure differs from the uterine tube of a person. The microscopic structure of human and the white rat female uterine tube is rather similar and, therefore, may serve as an object of the experimental modeling of certain pathological conditions of the reproductive system.
Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Aluminum Alloys
Authors: Kaufman J. Gilbert
Published: May 2019

In high-strength aluminum alloys, stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) is known to occur in ordinary atmospheres and aqueous environments. This article discusses the mechanisms of SCC in aluminum alloys, providing information on two main types of SCC models: those of anodic dissolution based on electrochemical theory and those that involve the stress-sorption theory of mechanical fracture. It reviews three different categories of experiments used to compare SCC performance of candidate materials for service. The categories are tests on statically loaded smooth samples, tests on statically loaded precracked samples, and tests using slowly straining samples. The article describes SCC susceptibility and ratings of SCC resistance for high-strength wrought aluminum products, such as 2xxx, 5xxx, and 7xxx series alloys, aluminum-lithium alloys, and 7xxx alloys containing copper.
Corrosion of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
Authors: Kaufman J. Gilbert
Published: May 2019

Aluminum and its alloys are highly corrosion resistant, protected by a self-healing oxide film that effectively passivates the underlying surface. This article examines the various processes by which the protective layer can be breached and the types of corrosion that can occur. It describes pitting, galvanic, and atmospheric corrosion as well as stress-corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, and erosion corrosion. It also covers intergranular, exfoliation, filiform, deposition, and crevice corrosion and special cases of corrosion in soils, seawater, and automotive coolant systems. The article provides an extensive amount of data as well as information on coatings, claddings, and cathodic protection methods; the effects of composition, microstructure, and surface treatments; and the compatibility of aluminum with food and various household and industrial chemicals.
Two new outstanding species of the genus Hedychridium Abeille from Kyrgyzstan (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)
Authors: Rosa P. , Agnoli G.L.
Published: May 2019

Hedychridium karakolense sp. nov. and Hedychridium tarbinskyi sp. nov. from Kyrgyzstan are described and illustrated. These outstanding species are among the largest Palaearctic species. Their doubtful placement in known species groups is discussed
REKAYASA PERANGKAT LUNAK UNTUK JASA PINDAH BERBASIS WEB
Authors: Elisa Erlin , Azwanti Nurul
Published: May 2019

Perkembangan teknologi dijaman sekarang ini sangatlah canggih dan pesat. Hal ini dapat dibuktikan dengan banyaknya inovasi dimasa ini, dengan yang sederhana maupun yang menghebohkan dunia, begitu juga dengan pengembangan perangkat lunak sebelumnya telah melihatkan hubungan antara kebutuhan dan arsitektur. Kota Batam yang berada di Kepri memiliki pertumbuhan penduduk paling tinggi dalam satu dasawarsa terakhir yaitu 7,70 persen per tahun, Jumlah penduduk di Batam berdasarkan Sensus Penduduk 2010-2015 sebanyak 1.061.375 orang, mengalami peningkatkan pesat dibanding 10 tahun sebelumnya yang hanya mencapai 455.103 orang. Dengan demikian perpindahan penduduk tentu semakin banyak mulai dari mereka yang datang pertama ke kota Batam ini awalnya tinggal dirumah sewaan kemudian dengan berjalannya waktu mereka telah memiliki rumah sendiri atau bisa jadi pindah dari rumah sewa satu ke yang lainnya, perpindahan ini kadang menjadi kendala bagi mereka yang disibukan dengan rutinitas pekerjaan sehari-hari karena jadwal pekerjaan yang padat ditambah waktu istirahat yang kurang, sehingga apabila mereka pindah rumah sulit untuk merencanakan secepat mungkin karena mulai dari mencari jasa angkutan, packing barang hingga merapikan ditempat yang baru sangat melelahkan bagi mereka, maka penelitian ini membuat sebuah rekayasa perangkat lunak untuk jasa pindah berbasis web yang nantinya dapat dimanfaatkan untuk mencari jasa untuk pindahan termasuk dengan fasilitas-fasailitas lain yang berguna pada saat pindahan tersebut, sistem ini akan dibangun dan dirancang dengan UML, pemrograman  PHP 5 dan database MySql.hasil dari penelitian ini memudahkan para pencari jasa angkutan pindahan termasuk jasa lainnya yang berhubungan dengan pindah rumah,kantor dan angkutan barang bekas.
Diagnosis Klinis Morbus Hansen Tipe Mid Borderline (BB) dengan Gambaran Histopatologis Morbus Hansen Tipe Borderline Tuberculoid (BT)
Authors: Mayasari Reza , R Salsabiilah
Published: May 2019

Morbus Hansen (MH) merupakan salah satu penyakit tropis yang terabaikan dan membutuhkan perhatian khusus. Morbus Hansen memiliki berbagai gambaran klinis, mikrobiologis,dan histopatologis. Ketidaksesuaian antara gambaran klinis dan histopatologis menyebabkan kesulitan diagnosis tipe MH. Hal ini berdampak pada pemilihan obat MH yang mempengaruhi transmisi penyakit, relaps, kecacatan, dan deformitas. Dilaporkan kasusseorang laki-laki, 55 tahun dengan bercak merah meninggi di wajah, badan, kedua lengan dan tungkai yang bertambah banyak sejak 1 pekan lalu. Pada pemeriksaan saraf perifer ditemukan pembesaran nervus aurikularis magnus sinistra, penurunan fungsi sensorik digiti III, IV,V palmar manus sinistra, plantar pedis bilateral, dan penurunan fungsi motoriknervus medianus dekstra et sinistra dan nervus peroneus komunis sinistra. Pemeriksaan BTA mikroskopis ditemukan indeks bakteri (IB) +1 dan indeks morfologi (IM) 82%. Pemeriksaan histopatologis kesan MH tipe BT. Pasien mendapat terapi MDT MB dan mengalami perbaikan klinis. Diagnosis tipe MH yang ideal tidak dapat ditentukan hanya dengan gambaran klinis saja atau histopatologis saja. Korelasi gambaran klinis dan histopatologis disertai indeks bakteriologis lebih berguna untuk menentukan tipe MH secara lebih tepat dibandingkan hanya mempertimbangkan salah satu parameter saja. Jika ditemukan perbedaan antara gambaran klinis dan histopatologis, maka pasien diterapi berdasarkan tipe MH yang lebih berat, yaitu ke arah kutub lepromatosa untuk mencegah pengobatan tidak adekuat.
CORRELATING BIOCHEMICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL OUTCOMES OF PLEURAL EFFUSION
Authors: Mehta Dr. Shefali , Goyal Dr. Shuchi , Triloki Dr. Rajendra , Meena Dr. Renu
Published: May 2019

Introduction: The research emphasises on the association bond of correlation of biochemical radiological and cytological outcomes of pleural effusion

Material and Methods: The samples for the study were collected from the diagnostic centre, out-patient department and in-patient department of Department of Biochemistry, Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine at Rabindranath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan The research was carried out on a total of 100 patients .The observations took about a year’s time. The research was carried out on a total of 100 patients,

Results: 100 patients with pleural effusion were studied of which 60.00% were cases of tuberculous effusion and 40.00% were cases of non tuberculous effusion. This was reflective of the high prevalence of tuberculosis in the area being studied. The remaining 40 cases were of malignant effusion (15 cases), Transudative effusion (13 cases), synpneumonic effusion (8 cases) and 4 cases of empyema.. In patients of age more than 40 years, malignant effusion was more common; It was found more common in lower socioeconomic class such people live in crowded, unhygienic conditions. The commonest symptoms were cough (81.32%) and breathlessness (78.76%), followed by fever 69.20%, weight loss 64.64%, chest pain 45.50%, loss of appetite 63.30% and hemoptysis 15.80%.

Conclusion: Thus it can be concluded that ADA is elevated in tubercular pleural effusion. Exudatives had decreased glucose but increased protein, LDH and cholesterol compared to transudatives Pleural fluid cytology revealed elevated Lymphocytes in tubercular and polymorphs in acute infections

Keywords: Lactate dehydrogenase, Adenosine Deaminase biochemical, radiological and cytological  outcomes of pleural  effusion
USE OF THE CONDOM CATHETER TO CONTROL THE MASSIVE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE
Authors: Agarwal Dr. Manju , Soni Dr. Rakhee
Published: May 2019

Background: To evaluate the efficacy of a condom as a tamponade for intrauterine pressure to stop massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)

Methods: This prospective study was done in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Jhalawar Medical College and Hospital, Jhalawar, between June 2017 and October 2017. In this study period, total 30 cases of PPH were identified; 20 were managed medically,2 were managed using the B-Lynch procedure, and 7 were managed using the condom catheter,1 underwent hysterectomy. The condom catheter was used when PPH that occurred as a result of atonicity could not be controlled by uterotonics. Under aseptic precautions, a sterile foley ‘s catheter fitted with a condom was introduced into the uterus. The condom was inflated with approximately 250-500 mL normal saline and kept for 24-48 hours, depending upon the initial intensity of blood loss, and gradually deflated when bleeding stopped.

Results: In all 7 cases in which the condom catheter was used, bleeding stopped within 15-20 minutes. No further intervention needed.

Conclusion: The hydrostatic condom catheter can control PPH in a very short time and effective manner. It is simple to use, cheap, and safe.

Keywords: PPH, Condom Catheter
Antibioticoterapia e sobrevivência de pacientes sépticos em hospital de alta complexidade, Belém/PA
Authors: Rêgo Hellen Cristhina Lobato Jardim , Lima Karla Valéria Batista Lima Batista , Xavier Marí­lia Brasil
Published: May 2019

Objetivo: Avaliar o protocolo de sepse após a implantação deste em hospital de alta complexidade identificando as variáveis que melhoram a sobrevivência dos pacientes sépticos. Métodos: Trata-se de uma análise de prontuários realizada em um hospital geral de alta complexidade da Região Norte do Brasil, com os dados coletados nos meses de janeiro e fevereiro de 2015 com 58 pacientes. Resultados: A administração do antibiótico em até uma hora do reconhecimento da sepse em 81,03% dos pacientes foi a variável que interferiu significativamente na sobrevivência dos pacientes (p=0,0356). Conclusão: A antibioticoterapia no tempo adequado melhora a sobrevivência dos pacientes sépticos.Palavras-chave: sepse, protocolos, sobrevivência, uso terapêutico, antibacterianos.Â
Segurança do paciente em unidade de terapia intensiva: uso de pulseiras de identificação
Authors: Trindade Thaí­s Venas da Costa , Picanço Carina Marinho , Vieira Silvana Lima , Batalha Edenise Maria Santos da Silva
Published: May 2019

Introdução: A identificação correta dos pacientes tem sido adotada para garantir a sua segurança, sendo uma prática imprescindí­vel no cuidado í  saúde especialmente na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI). Objetivo: Avaliar o uso da pulseira de identificação em pacientes internados em UTIs de um hospital geral de grande porte, público e terciário do municí­pio de Salvador/BA. Métodos: Estudo quantitativo, transversal e descritivo, realizado em três UTIs (Cirúrgica, Emergência e Geral). A coleta dos dados ocorreu através de formulário estruturado baseado no Protocolo de Identificação do Ministério da Saúde. A amostra foi composta por 117 oportunidades de observação e a análise ocorreu através de estatí­sticas descritivas. Resultados: Foi observado que 41% dos pacientes estavam sem a pulseira, sendo a UTI da Emergência com o maior número de casos de não identificação (70%). A maioria das pulseiras estava com dados legí­veis (63,7%), em condição de uso (75%), apresentando dados em conformidade com os dados do prontuário (97%), eram brancas (95,6%) e manuscritas (92,7%). Conclusão: Foi possí­vel constatar que o sistema de identificação dos pacientes nas UTIs apresenta-se deficitário, visto que as unidades avaliadas necessitam melhorar a conformidade no uso das pulseiras, em especial a UTI da Emergência.Palavras-chave: segurança do paciente, unidade de terapia intensiva, sistemas de identificação de pacientes.
Adesão de idosos hipertensos ao tratamento farmacológico
Authors: Amaral Isabel Lopes Pereira da Silva , Rodrigues Ana Paula Silva de Brito , De Miranda Mariana Suênia Soares , De Carvalho Simônica Cruz Almeida , Da Silva Minéya Cabral , Dos Santos Ana Carla Silva
Published: May 2019

Introdução: O aumento da população idosa leva ao consequente aumento da prevalência de doenças crônicas não transmissí­veis, responsáveis pelas maiores causas de morbimortalidade mundial. Dentre as doenças crônicas a Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica é responsável por aproximadamente 7,6 milhões de mortes ao ano no mundo. Objetivo: Sintetizar os principais resultados de pesquisas e analisar criticamente as evidências cientí­ficas relativas ao tema adesão do paciente idoso hipertenso ao tratamento farmacológico. Métodos: Revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada nas bases de dados: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) e Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Bases de Dados de Enfermagem (BDENF), por meio dos Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS): idosos, hipertensão e adesão í  medicação, os quais foram integrados por meio do operador lógico booleano "AND", no perí­odo de 2010 a 2018, norteado pela seguinte questão: Quais fatores estão associados a não adesão dos idosos ao tratamento farmacológico anti-hipertensivo? Resultados: Dentre os artigos identificados, 12 estudos fizeram parte da amostra do estudo, as categorias que permitiram uma melhor apresentação das evidências cientí­ficas sobre adesão do paciente idoso hipertenso ao tratamento farmacológico foram: grau de instrução, situações estressantes, falta de ví­nculo com o profissional. Conclusão: Constatou-se que os fatores associados a não adesão dos idosos ao tratamento farmacológico foram: o grau de instrução, déficit cognitivo e sí­ndrome da fragilidade; a falta de sintomas da doença, a politerapia, péssima caligrafia dos prescritores e a falta de ví­nculo com o profissional de saúde; bem como a presença de sintomas depressivos e eventos estressantes da vida.Palavras-chave: idosos, hipertensão, adesão í  medicação.
Emprendedorismo y educación universitaria. Caso: Facultad de Ingeniería
Authors:   Sergio Albano, Leonardo Barrea, Ariel Patriarca, Luis Alberto Krapf, Laura Serenelli, William Frey
Published: May 2019

En el marco del proceso de insertar el Emprendedorismo y la Innovación Científica y Tecnológica en la enseñanza universitaria, se han realizado encuestas a profesores, alumnos y graduados de las carreras de Ingeniería Civil, Eléctrica y Mecánica de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la WF y a empresarios relacionados con la Facultad. Previamente se realizaron entrevistas a los responsables de cada carrera. El proceso de encuestas fue por correo electrónico y se llegaron a conclusiones que son de vital importancia para obtener la inserción de la temática en la currícula, excepto en el caso de los alumnos que fue presencial. La antigüedad de los profesores en la docencia fue muy importante para determinar su afinidad con el emprendedorismo, al igual que la metodología de las clases determina la capacidad creativa de los alumnos. Y la opinión de graduados y empresarios resulto fundamental para confirmar la importancia de esta temática.
De científico a científico-tecnólogo: estrategia y compromiso en relatos de conversión de investigadores científicos
Authors: Spivak L’Hoste Ana , Hubert Matthieu
Published: May 2019

Este artículo se enmarca en los estudios que analizan la transición de la producción científica hacia un paradigma que incluye una mayor aplicabilidad y pertinencia socioeconómica de la ciencia. A partir del análisis de las trayectorias profesionales de dos investigadores científicos, nos apropiamos del concepto de “trabajo de frontera” (Gieryn, 1983) para explorar cómo se establecen y en que consisten las bases de una nueva identidad profesional orientada por actividades de desarrollo tecnológico. En particular, mostramos que este “trabajo de frontera” explicita diferentes formas de experimentar y dar sentido a los cambios que interpelan las dos trayectorias profesionales. Esto nos llevó a delinear dos modalidades de conversión: una que enfatiza las oportunidades institucionales y las estrategias profesionales para justificar el pasaje de científico a científico-tecnólogo; la otra que subraya búsquedas y compromiso de carácter personal para dar un sentido social o político a ese pasaje.
Las valoraciones de los graduados en Comunicación Social sobre su formación
Authors: Deharbe Diana Carolina
Published: May 2019

El objetivo del artículo será problematizar los sentidos que poseen los graduados de la Licenciatura en Comunicación Social (fce, uner) sobre los saberes técnicos contenidos en su itinerario de formación. La indagación se encuadró dentro de los llamados estudios cualitativos, específicamente interpretativo-descriptivo y la técnica de investigación escogida fue la entrevista en profundidad. Se realizó un análisis interpretativo-crítico del corpus según una hipótesis de lectura que apuntó a identificar las huellas del sentido respecto a la valoración de su itinerario de formación en los relatos de los entrevistados. Los resultados del análisis evidencian la presencia de matices, zonas de claroscuro, en torno a la valoración de la formación según el trayecto transitado por el entrevistado. En general, los graduados rescatan la apertura y el ejercicio de la mirada teórica que les proporcionó la carrera en vista a sus inserciones laborales en detrimento de otras posturas que enfatizan las vacancias.
Sonority, Difference and the Schwarzenegger Star Body
Authors: Gergely Gábor
Published: May 2019

Discussions of the exilic body in Hollywood cinema have tended to focus on the personal trajectories of émigré actors in the context of the broader history of the industry in which they achieved star status. Significant work has been done in particular on the fate of European women stars in Hollywood but what has been rarely addressed, however, is the way in which Hollywood films imagine the exilic experience via the narratives built around specific stars. This article focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the dominant stars of the 1980s–1990s, whose foreignness, accent and body are used in a remarkably consistent set of aesthetic, generic and narrative practices. The article uses Jean-Luc Nancy's concept of sonority to argue that the sonorous presence of the foreign other in the “host” space produces a new space; it produces the space of the host anew as one in which the foreign other is present despite the discursive denial of the possibility of that presence whilst at the same time producing a new self as distinct from the self before displacement. The article's aim is to highlight the ways in which Hollywood films produce and reproduce foreignness as an impossibility, a presence that cannot be. The use of the foreign star, I argue, is to perform the permeability of the boundary between outside and inside, while also policing it.
Greta Gerwig's Gestures: Agamben in the Land of Stardom
Authors: Harbord Janet
Published: May 2019

In a brief essay, “For an Ethics of the Cinema”, Giorgio Agamben names the film star as the twentieth century figure representing an elision of what is individual and what is collective. It is impossible, he argues, to separate the actor from the character in the thorough commodification of the star, drawing examples from classical Hollywood cinema. Yet consideration of contemporary film provides for a different account of stardom in which the common language of performance is seen to be an inheritance to be inhabited critically and citationally by the star. This article brings Agamben's cinema essays on ethics and gesture respectively into dialogue with Greta Gerwig's emphatically gestural style of performance, a style that belongs to what Erin Manning has named the minor gesture. Incomplete and imperfect performances of heterosexual femininity, Gerwig's gestures are incisive in their revelation precisely of binary gender identity as the major, the defining and delimiting paradigm of adulthood that her characters consistently resist.
Information Society, E-Records and the New Archival Science
Authors: Körmendy Lajos
Published: May 2019

The study shows how information society is reflected in e-records (volatility, dynamism, mixed private and public spheres), how it transformed the records themselves (no physical aspect, complicated structure, separated elements), and how it conquered the human memory. The basic dilemma of long term preservation is that erecords are dependent upon hardware and software which change rapidly, therefore we are unable to preserve them unchanged. The study talks shortly about integrity and authenticity of e-records which are basic requirements, and then outlines the major preservation strategies (migration, emulation, technology preservation, post-custodial archives, cloud computing) used by archives. In the digital world archival science adopted a lot from information science which caused that standards (ISADg, EAD, OAIS) are the new milestones of archival science. The greatest „yield” of this cooperation is that the data management and procedures are automatable. However, archivists must keep their classical synthetic work in digital world, too: to know and describe the record creator agency, its economic, political and societal environment, to build the system of fonds, etc.
Management, Appraisal and Long Term Preservation of E-records: Role of Archivists and IT Professionals
Authors: Babić Aida Škoro
Published: May 2019

In the process of creating records the role of IT professionals in present time increased, especially if we compare the role of IT professionals in record management and preservation of not born digital records. The author will try to define the role of archivists in the process of creating, managing, appraising and preserving e-records, as well as the role of IT professionals in the same process. Definition of both will be specified through analysing the processes in life of e-records and what professional and scientific approaches are necessary for long-term preservation of e-records. Through this analyse the author will try to specify what knowledge of both professions are actually necessary in the specific period in life of e-record and to emphasize the need of educating IT professionals in the field of basics of archival science to reach the goal of e-archives according to archival standards and principles.
Certification and Trusted Digital Repositories: the Role of Standards and Policies
Authors: Guercio Maria
Published: May 2019

The contribution discusses digital preservation issues with specific reference to the role of standards and policies relevant for digital repositories certification and auditing. The analysis will focus on the OAIS reference model and related standards at the basis of ISO 16363 and ISO 16919, their evolution in the last decade and the critical aspects still open (such as the development of accreditation bodies and the level of parameters for metrics and assessment). The role of policies for digital preservation is also examined as output from international research (InterPARES and APARSEN) and in the Italian legislation, briefly described as a case study.
Evaluation of Archival Material and Re-Use of Information in the Public Sector
Authors: Novak Miroslav
Published: May 2019

With the implementation of Directive 2003/98/EC and Directive 2013/37/EU on the one hand and with the implementation of the systematic management of electronic documents on the other hand, several archival professional issues are raised regarding the evaluation and use of modern archival material in physical and digital form. Existing archival practice in this area is based mainly on the management of records in physical form. For the modern archivists broader requests for re-use of public sector documents represent great archival-professional challenges. Some basic aspects of this problem are presented in this paper.
Emergency Planning in Switzerland
Authors: Bianchi Cristina
Published: May 2019

Switzerland is a relatively safe and neutral country. The main risks of losing information, though, are through water and fire. Risk management includes emergency planning to quickly react against floods - lakes, rivers, cascades, glaciers and dams represent a wealthy use of hydropower in this alpine country - and fire or worse, arson. In practice, not many entities have yet thought of writing an emergency plan for saving their archives, and they find themselves lost when something happens, because they are unable to reactivate their business with vital documents in a couple of days… A special entity within the Swiss Civil Protection, called the Cultural Property Protection (PBC) specializes in training young men to protect cultural goods in their region. They will inspect the place, create an inventory with pictures, and propose an emergency plan. When an accident or natural disaster happens, they will be called on duty and asked to physically protect the goods by taking them out of the damaged building, ensure packing and store them in a safe place. How this works, under which legislation and what practical tools (inventory sheet, emergency evacuation sheet) the PBC uses to achieve this mission are the aspects that this article will develop.
Data Management at the French National Audiovisual Institute (Ina)
Authors: Alquier Eleonore
Published: May 2019

The French National Audiovisual Institute has been responsible since 1974 for the preservation of the audiovisual heritage produced by national broadcasting corporation (or “Office de radio et television française”: ORTF, for French radio and television corporation). The massive digitalization of these collections in the 1990s, the native digital capture of 120 channels since 2001, the opening of a “general public” website in 2006, are some of the steps taken by the Institute to progressively take into account the digital technologies to benefit the audiovisual preservation. This proposal of presentation would provide an update on the evolution of our processing, concerning most specifically a multi-year project which aims, linked to a new big data policy, to harmonize descriptive metadata according to common thesaurus and to streamline production processes as well as to promote new uses of these contents within the Institute (partial automation of documentary processing by automatic detecting of quoted or represented entities (faces, names, …), automatic articulation of documentary and legal metadata, …), but also outside of the Institute (online access to open data, access to media by technical data mining, …).
Archives in the Clouds
Authors: Tatò Grazia
Published: May 2019

The issues of a guaranteed and orderly conservation of the archives, of all archives, is intertwined since ever, but even more in the digital world, with the issue of the confidentiality of data. The present work will retrace here briefly the principles already established in the Italian archival law of the ‘60s, but who went then gradually taking shape in the ‘90s of last century, when people began to talk about privacy, confidentiality, right to oblivion, sensitive and very sensitive data on the one hand and transparency, right of access and information on the other. If public administrations have already issued a regulation articulated both for the preservation of digital native documents as well as for their access, private archives are threatened by problems related to incorrect storage of data and the lightness with which they are entrusted to the web.
Traditional and a New Paradigm of Protection of Sensitive Data in the Archives
Authors: Novak Miroslav
Published: May 2019

Current practice of protection of (sensitive) data in the archives is based on the controlled restriction and use of archival material. It can be defined as the potential capability of consistent and long-term management of their statuses. A new paradigm of sensitive data protection is upgrading the traditional paradigm and it covers the protection of sensitive data in the whole segment of archival metadata. According to the new paradigm properly captured and professional maintained archival metadata, become an important basis for the protection of (sensitive) archival data. This can be defined as a complex professional task that must be consistently implemented in all procedures and policies of each archival institution.
The Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence: Research in a Multilingual and Transnational Archives
Authors: Schlenker Dieter
Published: May 2019

The Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) is a centre dedicated to the archival preservation and research on the history of European integration. In close cooperation with the Archives services of the EU Institutions, the HAEU preserves and make available to research the archival holdings of EU Institutions. Also, the Archives promotes research on the history of the EU Institutions, raises the public interest in the process of European integration and increases transparency in the EU Institutions’ work. Established following a decision by the European Communities in 1983 to open their historical archives to the public, the HAEU opened its doors in 1986. As part of the European University Institute, it is located in the historic Villa Salviati in Florence, Italy. The internet era and the modern information society have profoundly changed the research behaviour at the HAEU, in particular due to its unique character as transnational and multi-lingual archives. As central access point to EU institutional archives it is part of a network of more than 50 EU Institutions, Bodies and Agencies and seeks to respond, in close collaboration with its partners, to the challenges of the digital age. This paper outlines some key projects in terms of coping with research in an online archival database, the necessity to standardise and harmonise archival description, the added value of standardised vocabularies and the digitisation and online publication of paper archives.
Archives in the Internet Space
Authors: Larin Mikhail V.
Published: May 2019

Presentation of information resources of the Russian archives in global information networks is an actual task of the current stage of archives management development. This task is a part of the Program of archives management informatization in the Russian Federation. The report highlights results of a project on creating an information portal „Archives of Russia“. Infrastructure of the portal, its main aims, formation of information resources are considered in it. Basic methodical approaches to the portal’s structure, forms and methods of work on filling the resource and support it in a working order are also reflected in this report. The main purpose of the portal is to give users additional opportunities to get access to archives, finding aids, specific records and their collections based on modern information technologies. The author describes principal methods for enhanced interaction of archives and their users in the process of obtaining necessary new information, legal basis for such cooperation, fulfillment of social and legal, and case requests of users. Major forms of archival records’ usage: central fund catalogue, state register of unique records of the Russian Federation Archival fund, guides to the Russian archives, electronic inventories of federal archives, online - projects exhibitions, electronic library, services to users in electronic form are mentioned in the report. Portal „Archives of Russia“ gives an opportunity to provide direct access to 85 regional archival resources and allows for a possibility of its expansion and additions. The author also presents a related project for creation of a virtual reading room in federal archives. As a part of this project it is expected to provide online - user access to archival records, including possibility of copying them. These projects will greatly enlarge the abilities of users to archives’ access by using modern information technologies and enable greater participation of the Russian archives in the world information space.
Theory and Practice of Electronic Records’ Archival Storage
Authors: Larin Mikhail V.
Published: May 2019

The problem of electronic records’ archival storage in modern world is very actual. Scientists and specialists from many countries are actively working on their solution. Archivists of the Russian Federation pay considerable attention to this field of archival activity, developing methods of working with archival electronic (digital) documentation. The report includes an analysis of main developments and tasks needed to be solved in the sphere of electronic records in order to create a program for efficient work with electronic records in archives.
Importance of Educating Archival Personnel: Experiences of the Archive of Tuzla Canton
Authors: Zulić Omer
Published: May 2019

The basic presumption of establishing a valid system of protection and management of documents at registry offices and archives is professional and trained archival staff. This assumption is particularly important in Bosnian archives, since they all operate with significantly reduced personnel capacities. On the other hand, Bosnian archival service is, compared to countries in the region, most affected by the transition process, in which the archival service should act urgently, professionally and responsibly, in order to fulfil the basic function of protection of archives. In such circumstances, only trained personnel can be a guarantee of timely and adequate professional work on the challenges facing the archival service of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this paper, the author attempts through the experience of the Archives of Tuzla Canton to point out the importance of professional, educated staff in order to achieve the higher quality and better results in all fields of archives: of professional archival work to scientific research, publishing, cultural and educational activities.
Training of Archivists in the 21st Century: Some Reflections
Authors: Ryantová Marie
Published: May 2019

The end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century brought numerous changes to Archival science. Not only employees of different archives, but also universities, resp. educational institutions, which trains these workers, have to cope with them. Archivists will still need „traditional“knowledge of Auxiliary historical sciences or History of administration in the future, but simultaneously it will be necessary to develop a more significant specialization in information science or create directly „Cyber archival science“. Archivists should obtain at least basic knowledge of computer science or so-called History informatics, Digital humanities and Cyber security. However, the knowledge gained at the beginning of archivist’s career is not sufficient for the entire duration of its course - and so besides university education or other special trainings possibilities for further education and the expansion of professional competencies in different areas must be developed.
The Art of Facilitating Archiving Workshops in South Africa, in Order to Develop Skills in the Archival Profession Accommodating Unique Challenges
Authors: Senekal Pétria De Vaal
Published: May 2019

The core of this article is aimed at highlighting the challenges in the facilitating of archiving workshops in South Africa. Apart from formal training of Archivists (of which some available qualifications and courses are discussed), there is a huge need for shorter, hands-on training. Learners represent a variety of working environments, backgrounds, levels of education, languages and cultures. The current situation in terms of formal training is briefly outlined. Available, more informal training and workshops are discussed as a means of filling the gaps for a specific sector in the archival profession. The challenges and the outline of workshops’ content are shared. Current research in order to establish loopholes and needs regarding archival skills in the workplace, is mentioned. The majority of the article has been written against the background of the author’s own experiences.
Archival Staff and Education of Archivists with an Emphasis on Planning and Implementation in the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Popović Jovan P.
Published: May 2019

At the time of the technical and technological revolution modern archives are asked to respond to a number of professiona and specific questions and provide relevant information. Modern technology in the field of communication has brought so much innovation that it becomes an object and a subject of study of archival science in all spheres of its activities (the contents of archival material, external and internal features, types and shapes of substrates, the method of creation, forms of record, languages of letters ...). All of this should be based on scientific methods, because archives are the largest and most complex memory from which man draws a number of insights from vast amounts of information and data. In the Republic of Serbia, there is no completely organized form of education within the regular education. Therefore, regardless of the progress in the sphere of archival education, there are numerous problems with the personnel who need to perform tasks of a scientific nature, which are, by their nature: large, complex, responsible, and therefore vulnerable. Without it, there can be no success. The Republic of Serbia is expected to adopt the law governing archival activities soon, as currently applicable provisions of the Law on Cultural Properties of 1994. The author, who studies the legal protection of archival material, considers that by regulations and subordinate legislation, by systematic and substantive laws should be specifically regulate the field of education, using a number of experiences of prestigious countries in Europe, where the main carriers of the lectures should be featured archivists, and thus scientists. Therefore, we suggest that in the context of full-time study at the faculties of philosophy departments- groups for archivistics is established, and that that is finalized required for postgraduate studies in archival science, as it has been done successfully in the prestigious ALMA MATER Department for Archival and Documentary Studies.
Significance and preservation of private archives in Slovenia
Authors: Melik Jelka , Jeraj Mateja
Published: May 2019

In all European countries there are both public and private archives, public and private archival records. Which archives are public and which are private is determined individually by country itself. In Slovenia we distinguish three periods in which private archives had completely different meaning. In the first period until 1945, private archival records were the only wealth of the first archival institutions. In the second period from the end of the Second World War to Slovene independence, archival legislation and law was created. With public property private archives had only a negligible role. In the third period, after 1991 and the independence of Slovenia, the introduction of parliamentary democracy and the market economy, the new state and social order also brought a new attitude towards private property and, accordingly, archival law. But the current legislation in no way follows the new realities and needs. In the course of modern privatization processes, it will be necessary to reconsider, re-define and appropriately protect private archival records.