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Ethnic and political constituents of national identity
Authors: Pandurević Vinko
Published: August 2022

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the eastern socialist lager, and then the disintegration of Socialist Yugoslavia, which was followed by strong ethnic antagonisms, whose cruelest form was an armed struggle, of until then "fraternal" peoples, historically "close", "same", who "achieved full national freedom and equality" in the common state, and pushed the themes of nation and nationalism to the forefront of sociological theory and political practice. Basic theoretical and research approaches to the nation in sociology, developed especially in the West, "liberated" the field of social sciences in the countries of the former socialist East, Marxist and communist theories about the nation and the national question. Moreover, not even the renewed studies of "nation and nationalism" have fully introduced conceptual and theoretical coherence in their research field, on the contrary, the increased interest in the topics of nation and nationalism, which followed in the second half of the last century and at the beginning of this century, led to even greater "incomprehensibility" and the existing ambiguities in the conceptual and theoretical sense have not decreased. In this paper, we deal with the problems of the "new incomprehensibility", which some authors called "terminological jungle", "conceptual anarchy" when defining and demarcating the basic terms in the field of nation and nationalism and related terms. We tried to determine when a nation is created and what are the constitutive elements of a nation and national identity. The postulates of the primordialist and ethno-symbolist direction in the research of the nation and nationalism are dominant in the understanding of the nation in the post-Yugoslav area and as such have been confirmed in practice, which once again dealt a blow to the theory of the "end of nations" and pan-nationalism, which came to life only within the framework of scientific works.
The role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the protection of national interests in Kosovo and Metohia from 1945. To 1999
Authors: Damjanović Stefan
Published: August 2022

The paper examines the role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in protecting national interests in Kosovo and Metohija in the period from 1945 to 1999 in the reports of Bishops Pavle and Atanasi and Metropolitan Anfilohije Radović. This recent period of Serbian history in Kosovo and Metohija was turbulent and little researched, and it is very important for the survival of the Serbian people and the Serbian Orthodox Church in these areas. It has been especially little researched from the point of view of theological sciences and the point of view of the highest representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church. This work, based on the reports of the then Bishop of Raško-Prizren, Pavle, Metropolitan of Montenegrin Littoral, Anfilohi Radović, and Bishop Atanasije Jeftić, fills that void. From a scientific and ecclesiastical point of view, the paper tries to prove that the persecution of the Serbian people from Kosovo and Metohija has continued continuously since 1945 and that it has been carried out carefully and deliberately until today. Parallel to the exodus of the Serbian people, there was also terror against the Serbian Orthodox Church, which fundamentally never left the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija and is with them today, and will be in the future as long as there is a Serbian people in this area of Serbian land.
Cyber attacks from the aspect of international and domestic law
Authors: Gordić Jovan
Published: August 2022

There is no doubt that international as well as internal legal regulation of the use of cyber space will be one of the most important topics in the near future. Namely, the development of information technologies, as well as the solutions that these technologies offer, which are used in cyberspace, will significantly improve the quality of international life structures and thus the individual structure in the future As a proposal for comparison, we cite an example of the formation of joint investigative teams, due to the fact that very often the perpetrators are from several countries and act in co-perpetration. By forming such criminal-legal teams from several countries, the goal of identifying the perpetrators, obtaining the necessary evidence and prosecuting the perpetrators of criminal acts can be achieved. As we have already emphasized, the very speed of development of modern technology, as well as the possibility of its misuse, imposes the need for every state to develop a system of defense of institutions and citizens against this type of threats. High-tech crime knows no borders, and the target can be any country, institution or individual, which leads to the conclusion that in addition to the internal regulation of this area, international cooperation is also necessary in order to adequately oppose this type of crime. Also, the calming of tensions between the most developed countries in the world, which must happen at some point, will increase the interest in solving international legal restrictions on the use of cyberspace with the aim of increasing national security in cyberspace and creating conditions for the economic development of countries and the formation of world and regional markets. In the end, it can be concluded that the normative - legal international regulation of the use of cyberspace and the prevention of misuse of modern information and communication technologies is a prerequisite for the further progress of humanity. In the future, all this will lead to close cooperation of all internationally relevant factors in the development of common standards and rules, the definition of common response mechanisms to cyber attacks and the formation of a common security cyber infrastructure with the aim of preventing cyber attacks and increasing cyber security on a global level.
Impact of ISO standard application on financial performance of private hospitals
Authors: Babić Jasna , Rajić Vesna , Rakonjac-Antić Tatjana
Published: August 2022

Health care is a set of measures implemented with the aim of preventing the occurrence of diseases in the population, timely diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Hospital health care is a part of a secondary level of health care. The paper examines the impact of the application of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO standards) on financial performance in private hospitals. The case study was made on the basis of a sample of the private hospitals in the city of Belgrade (the Republic of Serbia).
Big scale or small scale: A typology of architectural exhibitions held in Yugoslavia (SFRY) and their present significance
Authors: Pešić Mladen
Published: August 2022

With the notion that exhibitions, independently of their format or content, can always be considered as both discursive and visual platforms for the study of specific time periods, this research will provide an insight into a possible typology of architecture exhibitions that were organised socialist Yugoslavia between 1945 and 1991. The exhibitions in question were considered as collective activities, and they provide an insight into a wider context of social, economic, political and cultural events in Yugoslavia after World War Two as well as the status that architecture as practice held within them. Having in mind that we speak about various exhibitions with a large number of parameters according to which they were similar or different, this paper will point out the process of forming an exhibition typology in order to enable the classification for their systematic study. A specific study will be used to create the typology that will be applied in the process of researching the architectural exhibitions, their role and importance at the specific range in the specific time period.
Geometrical breakthrough in contemporary architectural design: Meta-materiality and fragmentation
Authors: Mojsilović Mila , Mitrović Jelena , Milenković Vladimir
Published: August 2022

The study relates two historical categories that were not previously associated in this manner. One concerns the role of geometry in the transformation of space in the Gothic architecture, where geometric line made the position of physical forces visible for the first time. The second transformation that sees the release of anxiety in challenging the perspective was done in Mannerism by instrumentalisation of the metaphor using visual means of deformation and figuration. Today we experience both historical moments in a modified form of appearance, still trying to give a formal character to the matter of materiality. As it is not possible, this approach has resulted in fragmentation in the absence of a unitary radical critique of modernity. Fragmentation and metamateriality of contemporary architecture today represent a possible conceptualisation of space invoking all known forms of dematerialisation and disappearance of the world, including digitisation. Referring once again to the myths of the Tower of Babel, the Fall of Icarus, and the Wizard of Oz, in this experiment myth and discourse persist together, turning into the other and finding themselves in the other. Building architectural position between the extremes of the metamaterial and the fragmentary is a matter of breaking geometry of form and the idea of it..
Scale beyond illusion: Aesthetic waypoints
Authors: Straehler-Pohl Lars
Published: August 2022

Infinity is intellectually incomprehensible to the human mind. Yet visual and acoustical illusions create the impression of infinite staircases and endlessly rising sequences of tones. Through the conscious use of proportion, the perception of extremes of scale can be induced in the viewer or listener, yet their effect is achieved subconsciously. Likewise a work of art can play with our sense of scale or proportion and influence our perception of time and space. There is a fundamental difference between the common illusion and the visual and acoustic shifts that can occur with our perception of a work of art. With the artwork, the recipient is co-creating aesthetic impressions of repeatable quality and not simply following the effect of an illusion. The article examines the ontological differences between illusions and the pursuit of art that explores the perceptual preconditions of space and time. The aesthetic perspective incorporates two major approaches to its discipline: the reflection of art as well as perception in general.
Superpowers of montage: A design-driven research experiment
Authors: Bulajić Đorđe
Published: August 2022

This paper presents one segment of a multi-part essay that investigates the 'superpowers' of montage. The main goal of the essay is to thoroughly examine the uncharted territories in the interspace between various disciplines - mainly architecture, but also film and other visual arts, in which montage as a technique has taken remarkably diverse forms. The aim of this particular paper is to present an interdisciplinary design-driven research experiment, which used montage technique as a design research tool. In this experiment, montage was not only used as a representation technique, rather it was employed as a main compositional and logical principle in the creative process. Therefore, this paper aims to define and describe in detail seven fairly distinct phases of design-driven research experiment. This interdisciplinary research attempts to contribute to the ongoing discussion on montage in architectural design and research, as well as to the recently established design-driven research field, which focuses on valuation of design thinking, design research methodologies and knowledge contributions made possible by design.
Development of drawing as a tool for reading the cityscape through the experiment on Block 30 in New Belgrade
Authors: Zlatković Snežana
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this paper is to identify the intersection point in the process of the building of the drawing as a methodological tool that occurred during PhD research, as well as to demonstrate the subsequent development of drawing experiments concerning the turning point for methodology. In the first part of the paper, we will try to explain why cityscape transformations are the subject of research. Through a brief historical analysis, we will point out the basic characteristics of the transformations of the space of Block 30. After that, we will cross the drawing as a methodological tool with the polygon for the experiment, i.e. with Block 30, and slowly start showing the steps that took place during the study on the elective course Architecture and Visual Language. The selected experiment aims to shed light on the turn that happened at that time for the methodology itself, but also to further point out the potential of contemporary drawing through layering and the connection between differently positioned architectural tools. In the final sections, we will discuss methodology reversal by examining current drawing experiments to see if it allows methodology to be constantly transformed and drawing to move from its static role to dynamic tool development. In this way, the drawing is enabled to include and follow contemporary currents in the design process at a higher level, as well as to move towards one that can respond to the speed and density of spatial changes that occur and provide innovative knowledge.
Can the 'designerly way of thinking' be taught remotely?
Authors: Lefa Nora
Published: August 2022

It is widely accepted that certain domains of knowledge are better made accessible to students by a complex set of strategies comprehensively known as 'designerly way of knowing'. This 'way of knowing', which is appreciated as essential to (good) design, is developed within the framework of the design process, the copying and reusing of existing forms, and the making of artefacts. The distant teaching applied during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown could only partly substitute for the in-person guidance provided to students in normal design studios. While the transfer of explicit aspects of knowledge, such as constant critical evaluation and reflection on the various stages of the design, could more-or-less be kept to the in-person tutoring, the transfer of implicit aspects of knowledge based on bodily involvement probably suffered considerably. The latter is involved in both the reactions to the modified design presented by students each week, and in the new modifications proposed by the tutor, or the critique realised by means of exploratory sketches meant to show the weaknesses or suggest ameliorations to the design presented. But, there is an upside, too. Students open up their personal space; the instructor can make adjustments to their tutoring on the basis of information they normally don't have access to.
The benefits of distant methods of architectural education in the post-Covid age: Confinement and liberation
Authors: Anđelković Katarina
Published: August 2022

With the digital environment, the capacity to communicate and be connected beyond the narrow economic, political and social dimensions has increased. Are the conditions for closing universities across the world in 2020 delineating the system of architectural education as confinement or liberation? Searching for answers, we take into account not only the conditions currently emerging in the world, but rather emulate the stage of life that reveals the conditions which produce the world. Accordingly, this presentation discusses new educational contexts for the post-Covid age and investigates alternatives to the traditional studio teaching. It provides a theoretical insight into how knowledge is used as an approach to online teaching and what alternative pedagogies are applicable against the backdrop of the escalating large-scale crisis, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. This presentation takes a series of architectural programmes and workshops performed at European universities and across the United States that test alternative educational methods. By examining the relationships in the production and ways of disseminating knowledge across diverse platforms, I hope to discover how the current unstable and unpredictable educational context regenerates virtuality, instrumentalities and intelligences to maintain its vital capacity unaffected. This comprehensive approach will provide new ventures into speculating the spaces of virtualisation, confinement and liberation in the encounter between the real and virtual worlds.
New Student typology: Studentbots?: Architecture students facing disruptive technologies in the pandemic era
Authors: Collado Arpia
Published: August 2022

The coronavirus pandemic and the obligation to be confined to small spaces for the majority of the population left us questioning how to teach the new design rules and communicate spaces without our physical presence. The 21st century student was already heading towards having a "bionic personality" due to new technologies. Simultaneously the classic project design outputs like paper presentations were gaining a high level of abstraction due to the massive data overlap and were demanding new formats for better public interaction. In such a context as confined designers and educators, we have seen a clear opportunity to boost all new digital formats, allowing design decision-making, new interaction platforms, and disruptive visual technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). By applying new teaching tools using VR/AR in different contexts and projects the concept of 'studentbot' will be narrowed down. Through different teaching experiences and project examples, we will evaluate the successes, failures, fields of expansion, and controversies of this new student typology.
Social, economic and environmental impacts of the pandemic on architecture: New spatial and educational grammars
Authors: Ibrišimbegović Senka , Mutevelić Nedim
Published: August 2022

We are all online. We rarely leave our homes - only when necessary, even though, at times, the prescribed measures allow us to do so. Our daily routines are embedded in video calls and performed online. Household members are forced to stay together now more than ever, but at the same time, all of them need space to study and work. A sudden transition from classrooms to Zoom rooms is forcing us to rethink the entire educational system: New educational grammar is needed! The need for additional insulation inside apartments has become a reality. A wardrobe turns into a study, and nature becomes our balcony. How aware are we of the current changes in our living spaces? Can we use architecture to establish a dialogue with contemporary issues and events, and provide critical solutions that would make the spaces we live in better? New spatial grammar is needed! The Covid-19 pandemic and rapid digitalisation have impacted architecture that has traditionally been a very slow discipline which uses specific tools with manual designing and thinking processes. Architectural education has seen demand-driven changes in the learning process through the years. Following the switch from the system inherited from the socialist period to the Bologna system, the impact of the pandemic has called for the need to conform to changes in teaching methods and understanding of space.
New comfort: Towards the post-pandemic living
Authors: Atanacković-Jeličić Jelena , Rapaić Milan , Maraš Igor , Ecet Dejan
Published: August 2022

Recent periods in global history have put some heavy strains on the human condition. Changes in living have subsequently led to spontaneous bottom-up adjustments of housing units. During 2020 and 2021 the definition of spatial features of these changes has been the main objective of three Master's course workshops at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad. Results of those workshops served as a pool of solutions for the research that followed. Using obtained data, abstract diagrams of architectural functionality are transcribed. They are applied to an algorithm and computer software that implements the algorithm, which has produced a wide range of spatial solutions. Both analytical and numerical approaches to the produced solutions, with additional criteria that have been applied and tested against some well-known theoretical thoughts from recent history, provide an insight into the possible future of multifamily housing.
Propagation of Bajakah and Akar Kuning to Support Bioprospecting of Traditional Medicine from Peat Swamp Forests: Prospect and Challenges
Authors:   Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jalan Raya Cibinong Km. 46, Bogor, Indonesia 16911, Tata H L , Widuri S A , Noorcahyati Noorcahyati , Puspanti A , Sitepu B S , Mawazin Mawazin
Published: August 2022

Bajakah and akar kuning are known as traditional medicine from peatlands, which are usually extracted from their natural habitats. Over extraction and illegal cutting have become a threat to the extinction of both species. Therefore, propagation and cultivation of those medicinal plants are necessary to be conducted outside forest areas to meet the demand of raw materials of traditional medicine and minimize the risk of species extinction. The experiment of stem cutting propagation of two bajakah species (Uncaria acida and Salacia sp.) and akar kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria) were conducted separately in two different nurseries. The results showed that stem cuttings of woody liana could produce more than one new shoot. The new shoots of U. acida and Salacia sp. grew after eight weeks, with a survival rate of 96% and 50%, respectively. The survival rate of F. tinctoria stem cutting after six weeks was 83.3%. These indicate that bajakah and akar kuning can be propagated and cultivated to support the bioprospecting of traditional medicinal plants. Despite some challenges, such as limitation of akar kuning and bajakah population at the pole stage in their habitats, it is an initial step of a long process of bajakah and akar kuning bioprospecting.
The Dynamic of Functional Microbes Community Under Auri (Acacia auriculiformis Cunn. Ex Benth) Agroforestry System
Authors:   Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jalan Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km. 46, Bogor, Indonesia 16911, Widyati E , Siarudin M , Yonky Indrajaya Y
Published: August 2022

Microbes are important rhizosphere constituents for providing nutrients in the soil. This study analyzes the dynamic of soil functional microbes' populations on land managed as an agroforestry (AF) system. The AF system consists of a 2-years old auri tree combined with several crops, i.e., wild grasses, peanuts (Arachis hypogaea), pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), and maize (Zea mays). Soil samples were collected from each rhizosphere and then analyzed for their chemical properties such as N, P, K, pH, and C organic contents. The population of functional microbes was observed by isolation of the non-symbiotic N-fixer microbes (BNF), the cellulose-degrading microbes (CDM), and the phosphate solubilizing microbes (PSM) in their selective media. The total soil sugars were also tested for root exudates. The results showed that in an auri agroforestry system, the kind of crops determines the content of the soil organic material that is turned-offer into the soil. This affects the population structure and functional microbial abundance in the rhizosphere. Furthermore, microbial colonization in the rhizosphere affects plants in producing root exudates. Then, root exudates shape the structures of the microbial community, as well as an influence among inhabitants in defining mineralization of soil organic matter, nutrient availability, and trees performance.
Ecotourism of Cireundeu and Basic Sundanese' Way of Life
Authors:   Printing Technology and Publishing Department, State Polytechnic of Jakarta, Jl. Prof. Dr. G.A. Siwabessy, Kampus Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia 16424, Putro M Z A E , Kustini Kustini
Published: August 2022

Nowadays, some indigenous religion members in Indonesia are still fighting to grasp a fully civil rights recognition granted by the state. However, the way of such effort undertaken by people of Sunda Wiwitan of Cireundeu Cimahi is different. Rather than claiming the civil rights rigorously, they introduce as well as organize community ecotourism by preserving natural environment combined with Sundanese culture. This article aims at uncovering social changing around the shifting point of organizing ecotourism, objections from outsiders and adaptation with social environment whereby they negotiate with. Based on qualitative research which focuses on observation, in-depth interview, as well as literature study, this paper aims to portray the ecotourism initiative and its recent empowerment in this community which currently makes their customary village (kampung adat) well-known as one of the Sundanese cultural tourism destinations for not only Bandung greater area people, but also for the people of outside Bandung and abroad as well. The result shows that albeit some restrictions on expressing civil rights status still occur, having previous experience of losing informal job and objections from other groups alike, this community can maximize their teaching as well as their natural landscape potential in managing self-ecotourism based on their local cultural values.
Vegetation Index and Mangrove Forest Utilization through Ecotourism Development in Dodola and Guraping of North Maluku Province
Authors:   Tourism Department, Faculty of Business Administration and Communication, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia 12930, Singgalen Y
Published: August 2022

This study analyzes the vegetation index and mangrove forest utilization through ecotourism development in Guraping and Dodola Island of North Maluku Province. This research uses a remote sensing approach through Landsat 8 Operational Land Imagery (OLI) from 2013 and 2021, calculated based on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) algorithms. This study indicates that ecotourism development can preserve the mangrove forest and generate economic and social benefits for the local community. Otherwise, the vegetation index in mangrove areas from 2013 to 2021 needs to be considered seriously as the primary data to optimize the management of tourism destinations. In the case of Dodola Island, the increased number of vegetation in 2017 experienced significant changes and threatened the sustainability of mangrove ecotourism. Thus, the mangrove monitoring needs to be optimized to anticipate the unsustainability of mangroves, which determines the sustainability of tourism in North Maluku Province. This study offers an idea to involve the local community in conserving the mangrove area through a controlled and sustainable rehabilitation program instead of economic activity purposes. The findings indicate that the existing condition of the Guraping mangrove forest in 2021 is classified as moderate compared with mangrove ecotourism in Dodola Island with sparse criteria based on the Decree of the Minister of State for the Environment in 2004. This research suggests adopting the community-based ecotourism mangrove development through collaborative advantages of all tourism stakeholders.
Monitoring of Natural Enemies (Hymenoptera) on Different Lands Use: Study from Agroforestry, Community Forest, and Pioneer Land
Authors:   Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Gadjah Mada University, Jl. Agro No. 1, Bulaksumur, Sleman, Indonesia 55281, Triyogo A , Adriansyah A Z , Adriyanti D T
Published: August 2022

Land use and management must be carried out to ensure the sustainability of land ecological function. The presence of natural enemies that suppress pest populations is an essential component of the ecological function. Monitoring the presence of natural enemies and avoiding silvicultural activities that threaten the presence of natural enemies are important aspects of land management. This study investigates the presence of natural enemies on three different land uses: agroforestry, community forests, and pioneer lands. Insect monitoring was carried out at an established plot (20 m × 20 m) for three months using passive sampling (pitfalls and sticky traps) placed using a grid and a diagonal method. The study surveyed phytophagous insects, such as leafhoppers, flies, thrips, and aphids. However, most specimens captured were represented by the natural enemies; Hymenoptera consists of predators (Formicidae) and parasitic wasps (Trichogrammatidae and Scelionidae). The results show that community forests and pioneer lands support the existence of Formicidae. This study indicates that in agroforestry, there are variations in the population of Formicidae based on the period of ongoing land management. Agroforestry provides a more suitable place for the existence of Trichogrammatidae and Scelionidae.
Socio-Cultural Factors on the Establishment and Development of Communal Homestay in Eco-Rural Tourism
Authors:   Graduate Program of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Department of Forest Resources Conservation, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Academic Ring Road, Campus IPB Dramaga, Bogor Indonesia 16680, Takaendengan M E , Setiawan Y , Mansur I , Masyhuri M
Published: August 2022

Socio-cultural aspects in homestay need to be identified since such businesses can make very close interactions among tourists and rural life. This study aimed to analyze socio-cultural factors in the establishment and development of communal homestays in eco-rural tourism. It was conducted in tourist villages in three provinces, namely the Special Region of Yogyakarta (Brayut and Tanjung Villages), West Java (Banceuy and Bunihayu Villages), and North Sulawesi (Bahoi, Tiwoho, Popareng, Tandengan, and Urongo Villages). This research used a close-ended questionnaire with 585 respondents. Data analysis was carried out in a quantitative descriptive by grouping, simplifying, and presenting the class interval data. The results showed that the majority of people in tourist villages agreed on the concept that communal homestay could be a forum for the preservation of the culture, customs, and norms of the local community. In the aspect of cultural heritage conservation, homestay businesses are considered capable of providing the function of protecting and preserving customs, arts, culture, religious traditions, and languages. The management of this communal homestay is considered to create social interaction, cooperation and reduce forms of unhealthy competition.
Imagining an imminent Victory: an imagological analysis of the Ottoman caricature of the beginning of the First Balkan War
Authors: Lyulchak Alexander
Published: August 2022

The article presents the results of the study of the images of the Ottoman caricature of the initial period of the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) from the point of view of the efficiency and effectiveness of the work of the Ottoman military propaganda. Starting with the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878. The Ottoman Empire did not win a single war. In many ways, the reason for the defeats of the Ottoman Empire was its technological backwardness from other countries. By the time the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 began, propaganda had already been spread throughout Europe as a purposeful method of fighting against the enemy. Nevertheless, by the beginning of the 1910s, the Ottoman Empire also had propaganda tools and knew how to use them.   Methodologically, the article is based on the tools of imagology, the essence of which is to study the nature, character, purpose and meaning of the image. This approach makes it possible to decode caricature images of Ottoman magazines in more detail. The author examines the issue of efficiency and effectiveness of Ottoman propaganda in coverage through the caricature prism of the initial period of the Balkan Wars (1912-1913). The results of the analysis of the cartoons show to what extent the Ottoman propaganda was able to use the mechanisms available to it to mobilize the masses within the country. Special attention is paid to the cartoons of the Balkan Wars from the magazines "Cem" ("Cem") and "Black-eyed" ("Karagöz"), one of the most popular publications of the early 1910s. They allow us to see how the Ottoman visual propaganda was used in the period before the First World War (1914-1918), which remains little studied in Western and Russian Ottoman studies.
Nauczając historii – analiza argentyńskiego serialu animowanego La asombrosa excursión de Zamba
Authors: Wróbel Antonina
Published: August 2022

Artykuł ten analizuje sposób ukazania głównych bohaterów oraz treść poszczególnych odcinków argentyńskiego serialu La asombrosa excursión de Zamba. Ma on na celu zinterpretowanie podejścia do historii zaproponowanego przez autorów serialu oraz składających się nań elementów (stosunku do Argentyńczyków i nie-Argentyńczyków). Ostatecznie, artykuł proponuje kilka sposobów odczytania badanego materiału jak i celu jego powstania.
Lola Mora in Tucumán: Personal Costs and Benefits of Creating Public Art, 1890-1904
Authors: Vignioli Marcela
Published: August 2022

From a traditional perspective, women who have triumphed in the arts, literature, or science have been seen as an anomaly or “exceptional women” by historians. In 1895, only a third of girls under 14 could read in the small provincial town of Tucuman, in northern Argentina. However, Lola Mora displayed her sculptures in her first exhibitions in the same year. Her career as a sculptor was legitimized and recognized in her hometown Argentina, after spending years in Europe developing her talent. Her career as an artist has historically been seen as a distinct rarity, and few people have attempted to provide an explanation or contextualization for her success as an artist at the turn of the 20th century. In this article, I propose an analysis of the methods that Lola Mora used to legitimize her art and establish herself professionally. I would like to draw attention to Lola Mora’s conscious decision to contradict the contemporary ideals of patriotism and politics as themes in her art; her sculptures were physical manifestations of her feelings on the contentious aforementioned subjects. Lola Mora realigned her focus on the intricacies of provincial and national politics during the 1890s, but she did not abandon her art. Her career has been interpreted as a radical deviation from the lives that women conducted publicly in the 20th century.
Filosofia da História
Authors: Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
Published: August 2022

Nestas lições sobre a filosofia da história universal, a trajetória da humanidade é retrilhada e interpretada por aquele que foi o líder indiscutível do pensamento filosófico da Alemanha de sua época e um dos filósofos de maior influência em todos os tempos. Publicada pela primeira vez em 1837, seis anos após a morte do autor, "Filosofia da história" é a obra que representa o estágio mais elevado e desenvolvido de seu pensamento, sendo um resumo e uma conclusão de toda a sua obra anterior. Aqui estão presentes os conceitos fundamentais de Hegel: a idéia, o espírito, a razão, a moralidade objetiva (ética, social) e a subjetiva (pessoal, individual). Os mais importantes fatos e indivíduos históricos são descritos e analisados. É uma viagem no tempo e no espaço, que vai da Ática às Américas, passando pela Ásia, pela África e pela Europa. Da Grécia antiga à Revolução Francesa, acompanhamos a evolução do espírito em busca de sua plena realização na liberdade de seus desígnios.
Isoform-specific mutation in Dystonin-b gene causes late-onset protein aggregate myopathy and cardiomyopathy
Authors: Yoshioka Nozomu , Kurose Masayuki , Yano Masato , Tran Dang Minh , Okuda Shujiro , Mori-Ochiai Yukiko , Horie Masao , Nagai Toshihiro , Nishino Ichizo , Shibata Shinsuke , Takebayashi Hirohide
Published: August 2022

Dystonin (DST), which encodes cytoskeletal linker proteins, expresses three tissue-selective isoforms: neural DST-a, muscular DST-b, and epithelial DST-e. DST mutations cause different disorders, including hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 6 (HSAN-VI) and epidermolysis bullosa simplex; however, etiology of the muscle phenotype in DST-related diseases has been unclear. Because DST-b contains all of the DST-a-encoding exons, known HSAN-VI mutations could affect both DST-a and DST-b isoforms. To investigate the specific function of DST-b in striated muscles, we generated a Dst-b-specific mutant mouse model harboring a nonsense mutation. Dst-b mutant mice exhibited late-onset protein aggregate myopathy and cardiomyopathy without neuropathy. We observed desmin aggregation, focal myofibrillar dissolution, and mitochondrial accumulation in striated muscles, which are common characteristics of myofibrillar myopathy. We also found nuclear inclusions containing p62, ubiquitin, and SUMO proteins with nuclear envelope invaginations as a unique pathological hallmark in Dst-b mutation-induced cardiomyopathy. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed changes in expression of genes responsible for cardiovascular functions. In silico analysis identified DST-b alleles with nonsense mutations in populations worldwide, suggesting that some unidentified hereditary myopathy and cardiomyopathy are caused by DST-b mutations. Here, we demonstrate that the Dst-b isoform is essential for long-term maintenance of striated muscles.
Malignant Hypertension Leading to Non Section Arteritis Anterior Ischaemic Optic NeuropathyUnilateral Involvement an Exigency
Authors: Kabra Ruchita , Acharya Sourya , Daigavane Sachin , Sharma Avi , Kumar Sunil
Published: August 2022

Non arteritis Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) is mentioned as loss of blood supply to the optic nerve further causing sudden onset and painless vision loss in eye. Exact mechanism, leading to reduced or loss of flow of blood to an optic nerve in NAION, is unknown but there are certain risk factors responsible for NAION like diabetes, malignant hypertension, Hypercholesterolaemia, platelet polymorphism, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, hyperhomocysteinemia, nocturnal hypotension, sleep apnea, contribute to it. This case report is about a 40-year-old patient who presented with a complaint of sudden onset vision loss in one eye which was further diagnosed as NAION on fundus examination. This shows association of malignant hypertension and NAION. Early diagnosis of the condition led to complete recovery of vision loss. Early management of blood pressure and timely management of NAION using antihypertensives and steroids in this patient found to be fruitful and patient regained his vision back.
Protein Biomarkers in Autistic Children: A Review
Authors: Alharbi Mona Ghonaim
Published: August 2022

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental and neurological disease that starts in beginning of childhood and remains all through life. ASD manifested by difficulties in social communications and interactions and constrained, repetitive actions. ASD prevalence is steadily rising globally, posing significant social and economic consequences. There is currently no medication for autism treatment because its etiology is not fully known. However, there are several behavioral therapies that can help with supplementary symptoms of autism, especially if started at a young age. Finding biomarkers for ASD is thus becoming important. Although diagnostic biomarkers have not yet been developed, investigations of immune system, inflammation, and microRNAs, as well as genomics and gene testing, proteomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics, have all been conducted. Many proteins can serve as ASD blood biomarkers since proteomic investigations show that several proteins' levels in plasma and serum are altered in ASD. This review aimed is to focus on protein biomarkers for ASD.
Awareness and Practice of Public School Core Values among Junior High School Students
Authors: Garcia Jovilyn V. , Bual Joel M.
Published: August 2022

Aims: This study determined the students’ awareness and practice of the public school Core values of maka-Diyos (Godly), makatao (person-oriented), makakalikasan (environmental), and makabansa (nationalistic) in a component city of Northern Negros Occidental.

Study Design: The study utilized a quantitative research design, particularly the descriptive-comparative and correlational approaches.

Place and Duration of Study: This study assessed the students’ level of awareness and extent of practice of core values of maka-Diyos, makatao, makakalikasan, and makabansa of junior high school students in a public school in Negros Occidental, Philippines, during 2021-2022 when taken as a whole and grouped according to sex, religion, and family structure.

Methodology: Using the descriptive-comparative and correlational design, the study was assessed by 221 junior high school students during the school year 2021-2022. It employed a researchers’ validated and reliability-tested core value awareness and practice questionnaires. In data analysis, Mean, Standard Deviation, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman Rank Correlation were used.

Results: Generally, the level of awareness (M=4.38, SD= 0.40) is very high. Particularly, all core values of maka-Diyos (M=4.43; SD=0.50), makatao (M=4.32; SD=0.52), makakalikasan (M=4.25, SD= 0.57), and makabansa (M=4.54, SD= 0.45) were rated very high. The extent of practice (M=4.38, SD= 0.41) was rated very great extent. All core values of maka-Diyos (M=4.39; SD=0.55), makatao (M=4.31, SD= 0.49), makakalikasan (M=4.31, SD= 0.57), and makabansa (M=4.54, SD= 0.46) were rated very great extent. It is also showed that there were no significant differences in terms of religion [U=2967.0, p=0.323] and family structure [χ2(2)=1.798, p=0.407]. Meanwhile, in terms of sex [U=4553.5, p=0.004], there was a significant difference in the students' awareness while there was no significant difference in the extent of practice when grouped according to sex [U=5075.5, p=0.072], religion [U=2848.5, p=0.184], and family structure [χ2(2)=3.253, p=0.197]. In terms of correlation, there was a significant relationship between the awareness and practice [ρ(219)=0.761, p=0.000] of public school core values.

Conclusion: The core value awareness and practice of maka-Diyos, makatao, makakalikasan, and makabansa is sustainably established among the students when the public school strongly implements and promotes this Department of Education (DepEd) mandate. Making these values visible in the school environment can help the learners recognize their importance.
Revised Fixed-base Model for Estimation of Adult Mortality in Developing Countries
Authors: Okoro C. O. , Nwogu E. C. , Mgbudem F. U.
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a revised Fixed-base model (RFBM) for the estimation of adult mortality in developing countries. The RFBM also derives estimates of adult mortality from the age distributions of two censuses by 5-year age-groups. Unlike the original version, RFBM does not depend on person – years lived between exact ages 0 and 5 years  ( 5L0 ) and the mid-point population of those aged 0 – 4 years  ( 5N0 ) . Both 5L0 and  5N0 are known to be affected by under-reporting in most developing countries. The estimates of the RFBM appear to have improved and compare favourably with estimates from other methods. We recommend the use of the model, especially when there is insufficient data for direct estimation of adult mortality in developing countries, among others.
Designing Social Care Plans by Grouping Services and Patients in Mixed Cohorts: A Study using Regression versus Neural Nets
Authors: Raptis Sotirios
Published: August 2022

Aims: Linking social needs to social classes using different criteria may lead to social services misuse. The paper discusses using ML and Neural Nentwoks (NNs) in linking public services in Scotland in the long term and advocates this can result in a reduction of the services cost connecting resources needed in groups for similar servicesters.

Study Design:  The work is based on public data from 22 services offered by Public Health Services (PHS) Scotland that break down into 110 years series called factors.

Place and Duration of Study: NHSS and Abertay University, Dundee, from 2018 to 2020

Methodology: The paper discusses using ML and Neural Nentwoks (NNs). The paper combines typical regression models with clustering and cross-correlation as complementary constituents to predict the demand. uses Linear Regression (LR), Autoregression (ARMA) and 3 types of backpropagation (BP) Neural Networks (BPNN) to link them under specific conditions.

Results:  Relationships found were between smoking related healthcare provision, mental health related health serices, and epidemilogical weight in Primary 1(Education) Body Mass Index (BMI) in chlildren. Primary component analysis (PCA) found 11 significant factors while C-Means (CM) clustering gave 5 major factors clusters.

Conclusion: Insurance companies and public policymakers can pack linked services such as those offered to the elderly or to low-income people in the longer term.
Pangenotypic Hepatitis C Therapy with Direct Acting Antivirals: A Southern Nigeria Pilot Experience
Authors: Sarah Abere , Boma Oyan , Mbang Kooffreh-Ada , Uchenna Ijoma
Published: August 2022

Background: Viral hepatitis C (HCV) is a global health challenge affecting at least 3.3% of the world population. Sub-Saharan Africa still battles with under diagnosis,  and poor access to diagnostic facilities occasioned by a lack of manpower/facilities to treat infected persons bringing about an increase in HCV-associated morbidity and mortality.  The goal of this prospective observational study is to assess the efficacy of sofosbuvir/daclatasvir (SOF/DAC) combination as a pangenotypic treatment for hepatitis C without HCV genotype determination in patients with hepatitis C attending the hepatology clinic at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH).

Method: One hundred and fifty (150) HCV RNA positive patients were enrolled into the study. Their sociodermographic factors, clinical and laboratory parameters including pre and post treatment HCV RNA were assessed. Treatment eligible patients received sofosbuvir 400mg and daclatasvir 60/90mg for 12 weeks which was extended to 24 weeks in patients with decompensated liver disease. Treatment success was defined as undetectable HCV RNA 12 weeks after completion of therapy (SVR-12).

Results: One hundred and nine (109) of the 150 recruited patients were eligible for treatment. The male to female ratio of the study population was 1.1:1(79, 52.7%):71,49.3%) with a mean age of 47.78±13.39 years. Eighty-six (86,78.9%) of the 109 treated patients had undetectable HCV RNA at SVR-12 and this was most likely to occur in patients with low viremia (OR=2.52, 95%CI=0.985-6.436, p=0.050). Extension of treatment duration played no apparent role in the achievement of SVR-12 (SVR-12=33.3%), however, previously treated HCV patients had a better outcome.

Conclusion: Sofosbuvir/ daclatasvir pangenotypic therapy is effective for treatment of HCV patients without genotyping.