bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Correction of Italian under-reporting in the first COVID-19 wave via age-specific deconvolution of hospital admissions
Authors: Milanesi Simone , De Nicolao Giuseppe
Published: December 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged in early 2020, healthcare and bureaucratic systems worldwide were caught off guard and largely unprepared to deal with the scale and severity of the outbreak. In Italy, this led to a severe underreporting of infections during the first wave of the spread. The lack of accurate data is critical as it hampers the retrospective assessment of nonpharmacological interventions, the comparison with the following waves, and the estimation and validation of epidemiological models. In particular, during the first wave, reported cases of new infections were strikingly low if compared with their effects in terms of deaths, hospitalizations and intensive care admissions. In this paper, we observe that the hospital admissions during the second wave were very well explained by the convolution of the reported daily infections with an exponential kernel. By formulating the estimation of the actual infections during the first wave as an inverse problem, its solution by a regularization approach is proposed and validated. In this way, it was possible to compute corrected time series of daily infections for each age class. The new estimates are consistent with the serological survey published in June 2020 by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) and can be used to speculate on the total number of infections occurring in Italy during 2020, which appears to be about double the number officially recorded.
Does maternal health voucher scheme have association with distance inequality in maternal and newborn care utilization? Evidence from rural Bangladesh
Authors: Chowdhury Asiful Haidar , Hanifi Syed Manzoor Ahmed , Iqbal Mohammad , Hossain Aazia , Stones William , Amos Mark , Pallikadavath Saseendran , Bhuiya Abbas , Mahmood Shehrin Shaila
Published: December 2023

Background

Bangladesh has made substantial progress in maternal health. However, persistent inequities in service use undermine the achievements at the national level. In 2007, the government introduced a Maternal Health Voucher Scheme (MHVS) to reduce barriers to service utilization. The current study explores the impact of MHVS on reducing distance inequality in utilization across the maternal and newborn continuum of care (MNCoC).

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted from October’2017 to April’2018 in four selected MHVS sub-districts of Chattogram and Sylhet Divisions of Bangladesh. 2,400 women with at-least one child aged below two years were randomly selected. Both bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to explore the absolute and relative influence of the voucher scheme and chi-square test was used for hypothesis testing.

Results

Nineteen percent of the women were MHVS beneficiaries and 23% of them lived within 5 km of the health facility. Among the beneficiaries no significant differences were observed in the utilization of at-least 4 antenatal visits, skilled-assistance at delivery, postnatal care, and MNCoC between those living closer to the health facility and those living far away. However, a higher facility delivery rate was observed among beneficiary women living closer. By contrast, for non-beneficiaries, a significant difference was found in service use between women living closer to health facilities compared to those living further away.

Conclusion

The study found the use of MNCoC to be similar for all MHVS beneficiaries irrespective of their distance to health facilities whereas non-beneficiary women living further away had lower utilization rates. MHVS could have potentially reduced distance-related inequality for its beneficiaries. However, despite the provision of transport incentives under MHVS the reduction in inequality in facility delivery was limited. We propose a revision of the transportation incentive adjusting for distance, geographical remoteness, road condition, and transport cost to enhance the impact of MHVS.
Predicting asthma using imbalanced data modeling techniques: Evidence from 2019 Michigan BRFSS data
Authors: Budhathoki Nirajan , Bhandari Ramesh , Bashyal Suraj , Lee Carl
Published: December 2023

Studies in the past have examined asthma prevalence and the associated risk factors in the United States using data from national surveys. However, the findings of these studies may not be relevant to specific states because of the different environmental and socioeconomic factors that vary across regions. The 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) showed that Michigan had higher asthma prevalence rates than the national average. In this regard, we employ various modern machine learning techniques to predict asthma and identify risk factors associated with asthma among Michigan adults using the 2019 BRFSS data. After data cleaning, a sample of 10,337 individuals was selected for analysis, out of which 1,118 individuals (10.8%) reported having asthma during the survey period. Typical machine learning techniques often perform poorly due to imbalanced data issues. To address this challenge, we employed two synthetic data generation techniques, namely the Random Over-Sampling Examples (ROSE) and Synthetic Minority Over-Sampling Technique (SMOTE) and compared their performances. The overall performance of machine learning algorithms was improved using both methods, with ROSE performing better than SMOTE. Among the ROSE-adjusted models, we found that logistic regression, partial least squares, gradient boosting, LASSO, and elastic net had comparable performance, with sensitivity at around 50% and area under the curve (AUC) at around 63%. Due to ease of interpretability, logistic regression is chosen for further exploration of risk factors. Presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower income, female sex, financial barrier to see a doctor due to cost, taken flu shot/spray in the past 12 months, 18–24 age group, Black, non-Hispanic group, and presence of diabetes are identified as asthma risk factors. This study demonstrates the potentiality of machine learning coupled with imbalanced data modeling approaches for predicting asthma from a large survey dataset. We conclude that the findings could guide early screening of at-risk asthma patients and designing appropriate interventions to improve care practices.
The association between cardiopulmonary exercise testing and postoperative outcomes in patients with lung cancer undergoing lung resection surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Arbee-Kalidas Nabeela , Moutlana Hlamatsi Jacob , Moodley Yoshan , Kebalepile Moses Mogakolodi , Motshabi Chakane Palesa
Published: December 2023

Background

Exercise capacity should be determined in all patients undergoing lung resection for lung cancer surgery and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) remains the gold standard. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between preoperative CPET and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung resection surgery for lung cancer through a review of the existing literature.

Methods

A search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library and CINAHL from inception until December 2022. Studies investigating associations between preoperative CPET and postoperative outcomes were included. Risk of bias was assessed using the QUIPS tool. A random effect model meta-analysis was performed. I2 > 40% indicated a high level of heterogeneity.

Results

Thirty-seven studies were included with 6450 patients. Twenty-eight studies had low risk of bias. V˙O2 peak is the oxygen consumption at peak exercise and serves as a marker of cardiopulmonary fitness. Higher estimates of V˙O2 peak, measured and as a percentagege of predicted, showed significant associations with a lower risk of mortality [MD: 3.66, 95% CI: 0.88; 6.43 and MD: 16.49, 95% CI: 6.92; 26.07] and fewer complications [MD: 2.06, 95% CI: 1.12; 3.00 and MD: 9.82, 95% CI: 5.88; 13.76]. Using a previously defined cutoff value of > 15mL/kg/min for V˙O2 peak, showed evidence of decreased odds of mortality [OR: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.28–0.81] and but not decreased odds of postoperative morbidity [OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.64–1.00]. There was no relationship between V˙E/V˙CO2 slope, which depicts ventilatory efficiency, with mortality [MD: -9.60, 95% CI: -27.74; 8.54] however, patients without postoperative complications had a lower preoperative V˙E/V˙CO2 [MD: -2.36, 95% CI: -3.01; -1.71]. Exercise load and anaerobic threshold did not correlate with morbidity or mortality. There was significant heterogeneity between studies.

Conclusions

Estimates of cardiopulmonary fitness as evidenced by higher V˙O2 peak, measured and as a percentage of predicted, were associated with decreased morbidity and mortality. A cutoff value of V˙O2 peak > 15mL/kg/min was consistent with improved survival but not with fewer complications. Ventilatory efficiency was associated with decreased postoperative morbidity but not with improved survival. The heterogeneity in literature could be remedied with large scale, prospective, blinded, standardised research to improve preoperative risk stratification in patients with lung cancer scheduled for lung resection surgery.
Evaluating the Citations and Social Attention Difference Between Open Access and Paywalled LIS Literature
Authors: C Vysakh , H Rajendra Babu
Published: December 2023

The purpose of the present study is to assess the open access advantages in getting citations and social media attention for Library and Information Science (LIS) literature indexed in the dimensions database and tracked by Altmetric Explorer. An advanced search in the Altmetric Explorer was carried out to collect the needed data for the study and subjected to parametric and non-parametric tests to achieve the objectives. The results discovered differences in citations and altmetric attention benefits between Open Access (OA) and pay-walled LIS literature. Open access was found to have more citations and altmetrics than Non-Open Access (NOA). Furthermore, green OA outputs were reported to have more citations among the OA categories, while hybrid OA attracted more social media attention. The results of the present study offer insights for authors in deciding where to publish in order to maximise the scientific and social impact of their writings.
Factors affecting Quality 4.0 implementation in Czech, Slovak and Polish organizations: Preliminary research
Authors: Wawak S. , Sutoova, A. , Vykydal D. , Halfarova, P.
Published: December 2023

With the proliferation of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, the inadequacy of conventional quality management tools has become increasingly apparent. The preliminary investigation presented in this paper focuses on the identification of the Quality 4.0 readiness level of organizations operating in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, as well as affecting factors. The study is based on the review of relevant literature. The web-based questionnaire enabling organizations' representatives through Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) to take part in the study was used. Data from 298 completed responses were subjected to comprehensive analysis. Descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing were applied to analyse the data. Small and medium-sized organizations achieve low levels of Quality 4.0 readiness. Large organizations are better prepared. The study confirmed the dependence between the Quality 4.0 readiness level and whether the organization operates in automotive, while automotive organizations achieved a higher level of Quality 4.0 readiness than other organizations. The significant relationship between the Quality 4.0 readiness level and whether the organization has a certified management system was also confirmed. Received data also enabled the identification of the main barriers and benefits of Quality 4.0 implementation perceived by the organizations. The research findings identify the challenges that enterprises face regarding the Quality 4.0 implementation and the necessary support that organizations require. These findings can be a foundation for developing novel research initiatives and implementation programs. The research results contribute to the existing body of knowledge and bring new information and insights into the field of quality digitalization.
What Are You Going Through?
Authors: Stoll Mareike
Published: December 2023

Jöns Mellgren’s Sigrid och natten (Sigrid and the Night, 2013), is a tale of grief and post-traumatic stress, but also – and more importantly – a tale of care and healing. The article’s aim is to show how the book offers narrative-visual access to social emotions (such as love and grief) and mental states (such as depression), which are usually not yet accessible to a young audience through their own experience. These social emotions and mental states are made tangible in different ways through the multimediality and materiality of the picturebook, and by the particular dialogical reading situation that the picturebook warrants. Picturebooks are consequently understood as part of visual literacy training and, explicitly in this context, of the acquiring of “emotional literacy” (Nikolajeva, “Emotions in Picturebooks” 114). The article argues that Sigrid och natten provides a training ground for visual and, in particular, emotional literacy. Three leitmotifs are examined in Sigrid och natten, namely lighthouses, colors, and hands, and one particular question is used as an analytical tool: “what are you going through?” (Ruddick, “Maternal Thinking” 596). The theme of mothering is connected to the hand and the lighthouse in particular. Regarded in a larger context of practices of care, a form of mothering takes place, for instance, in the reading situation (the reading aloud) of the book by caretakers/readers. The concept of visual literacy is influenced by Walter Benjamin’s theory on picturebooks, while cognitive criticism, reader-response theory, and a material and visual studies approach provide the theoretical framework for the reading of Mellgren’s picturebook.
Soft Regulatory Capture and Supervisory Independence: A Case-Study on Wirecard
Authors: Buttigieg Christopher P , Witzel Lothar Gustav , Zimmermann Beatriz Brunelli
Published: December 2023

623The traditional view on regulatory capture focuses on capture as a distortion of public purpose through a malicious relationship, corruption and possible collusion between the regulator and the industry (hard capture). This paper argues that regulatory capture can arise from political and institutional conditions which do not allow or favour the supervisory independence of authorities from both the industry and the government (soft capture). This paper’s argument is illustrated through a case-study on the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority’s (BaFin) handlining of the Wirecard AG case. The basis for the analysis are the findings from the Committee of Inquiry of the German Bundestag and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Fast Track Peer Review (FTPR) through three lines of inquiry: (1) lack of balance sheet control; (2) the short selling ban; and (3) Wirecard AG’s stock trading by BaFin’s employees. This paper concludes that BaFin was not hard captured in the Wirecard AG case as de facto influence cannot be proven. Instead, its de jure dependency vis-à-vis the MoF (as implicitly endorsed by German law) might have contributed to a case of soft regulatory capture – especially in the aspect of the short selling ban. The paper then analyses the reforms enacted by Germany and promoted by Europe in post-Wirecard case.
CACTI: Co-developing awareness of bi/multilingual classroom practices with a professional development survey instrument
Authors: Mendoza Anna , Ou Jiaen , Rajendram Shakina , Coombs Andrew
Published: December 2023

This paper introduces an instrument, the Classroom Approaches to CLIL and Translanguaging Inventory (CACTI), to help primary and secondary teachers and academic researchers collaboratively develop awareness of bi/multilingual practices when academic subjects are taught in English. While teachers can develop explicit awareness of their language policies and practices, and of critical gaps that require action toward more equitable and productive learning spaces, researchers can learn what different bi/multilingual practices mean to teachers, and what concerns are salient for teachers regarding these practices. The practices may include (1) teaching for knowledge transfer across languages, (2) cultivating linguistic analysis skills, (3) raising critical awareness of the value placed on different languages in society, (4) developing bi/multilingualism and bi/multiliteracies, and (5) involving ALL students’ languages in the social and academic life of the class, even if they are not the official medium of instruction. Besides explaining what brought us to develop the CACTI, we illustrate two ways it can be used for collaborative reflection, one with pre-service teachers and one with in-service teachers. For each application, we discuss how our understanding was challenged by teachers, and what insights we offer for teachers on theirs.
Public History in Digital Spaces: Public Interpretations of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Its Implications for History Teaching
Authors: Sosu Edmund S. , Boadu Gideon , Boateng Emmanuel B. , Appiah-Thompson Christopher
Published: December 2023

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was one of the cruelest events in human history, with its effects spanning several centuries. Slave monuments are visible representations of the memory of the slave trade and avenues for public discourse about the event and its impacts. This study draws on YouTube videos commemorating the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Ghana, examining not only the content of the videos but also the comments that YouTube users made on the videos. Based on the videos and comments, we analyze public sentiments, interpretations, and reconstruction of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This study finds that social media presents opportunities to intensify public discourses about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Public interpretations of the event convey a sense of optimism, forgiveness, reconciliation, and hope for a better and fairer world. Implications for the teaching of difficult histories in schools are discussed.
Traffic grooming with greedy-based priority routing and wavelength assignment for passive optical networks
Authors: Kumar Ashok , Bhat Shiveta , Aggarwal Sonam , Semwal Sunil , Batra Jyoti
Published: December 2023

Today, in passive optical networks (PON) the major issue is call blocking and it is getting worse as there is an increase in the number of connection requests but the wavelength channels in fiber links are limited. In this research, greedy-based priority routing and wavelength assignment traffic grooming (GPRWATG) technique is proposed aimed at reducing call blockage. In this scheme, to avoid optical–electrical–optical correspondence, firstly the grooming of connection requests with same source destination (s–d) is performed. According to the priority of these groomed connection requests, wavelength assignment and routing is assigned. This approach not only addresses the call blocking issue but also aligns with industry demands for improved network infrastructure. The proposed work performance is analyzed for blocking probability (BP), congestion, and its performance is compared with the non-priority-based routing and wavelength assignment traffic grooming (NPRWATG) and priority-based routing and wavelength assignment traffic grooming (PRWATG) schemes. The proposed method has 23.6 % lower congestion as compared to PRWATG and 21 % lower congestion as compared to NPRWATG. Also, the BP of GPRWATG is 26 % less than PRWATG and 21 % less than NPRWATG. Thus, it can be analyzed that by using the proposed technique, the BP as well as the congestion of the network altogether is reduced in comparison to the existing state-of-art techniques.
HAM simulation for bioconvective magnetohydrodynamic flow of Walters-B fluid containing nanoparticles and microorganisms past a stretching sheet with velocity slip and convective conditions
Authors: Yasmin Humaira , Mahnashi Ali M. , Hamali Waleed , Lone Showkat Ahmad , Saeed Anwar
Published: December 2023

In recent years, many numerical and analytical attempts have been reported by the researchers to explore the technological and industrial processes. Thermal management, hybrid-powered engine, microelectronics, heat exchanger, solar systems, energy generators are some recent applications of the heat and mass transfer flow. In this article, we have theoretically analyzed the convection flow of Walters-B fluid past a vertical extending surface. The Walters-B nanofluid contains the gyrotactic microorganisms and nanoparticles. The slip and convective conditions are imposed on the velocity and temperature equations. The modeled equations are reformed into the system of ordinary differential equations. Further, the transformed ordinary differential equations are solved analytically. The analytical results are compared with numerical solution and have found great resemblance to each other. The convergence analysis of analytical solution is also presented in this study. The impacts of the embedded factors on Walters-B nanofluid have been presented and deliberated in detail. The results show that the improvement in viscoelastic and magnetic parameter declined the nanofluid motion for both slip and no-slip conditions. The escalated mixed convection parameter has augmented the nanofluid motion. Additionally, at the surface of sheet, the slip condition reduces the fluid motion, however, away from the stretching surface, an increasing conduct up-to some points and then free stream velocity is found. The increased bioconvection Lewis number has increased the microorganisms’ profile while the greater bioconvection Peclet number has increased the microorganisms’ profiles reduced. The streamline patterns for Newtonian, non-Newtonian, magnetized, and non-magnetized cases have different behaviors. The flow factors have dominant impact on velocity profiles for the case of slip condition.
Der Zweck, der Gegenstand der Tätigkeit und ihr Verhältnis zueinander im Verbands- und Stiftungsrecht
Authors: Burgard Ulrich
Published: December 2023

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Im Verbands- und Stiftungsrecht ist zwischen dem Zweck und dem Gegenstand der Tätigkeit zu unterscheiden. Das ist unstreitig. Wie diese Differenzierung zu erfolgen hat und in welchem Verhältnis Zweck und Gegenstand zueinander stehen, ist dagegen völlig unklar. Verstärkt werden diese Probleme durch den uneinheitlichen Sprachgebrauch des Gesetzes. Der Beitrag will Licht in dieses Dunkel bringen und damit zugleich die Lösung von drei umstrittenen Rechtsfragen erhellen.The corporate law and the law of foundations distinguishes between the purpose and the subject matter of the activity. That is undisputed. The distinction itself and how purpose and subject matter relate to each other is, however, completely unclear. These problems are exacerbated by the incon850sistent language usage in the law. This article aims to shed light on these questions and through that provide solutions to three controversial legal issues.
A Developmental Switch in Cholinergic Mechanisms of Modulation in the Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body
Authors: Weimann Sonia R. , Zhang Chao , Burger R. Michael
Published: December 2023

The medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) has been intensively investigated as a primary source of inhibition in brainstem auditory circuitry. MNTB-derived inhibition plays a critical role in the computation of sound location, as temporal features of sounds are precisely conveyed through the calyx of Held/MNTB synapse. In adult gerbils, cholinergic signaling influences sound-evoked responses of MNTB neurons via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) (Zhang et al., 2021) establishing a modulatory role for cholinergic input to this nucleus. However, the cellular mechanisms through which acetylcholine (ACh) mediates this modulation in the MNTB remain obscure. To investigate these mechanisms, we used whole-cell current and voltage-clamp recordings to examine cholinergic physiology in MNTB neurons from Mongolian gerbils(Merionas unguiculatis)of both sexes. Membrane excitability was assessed in brain slices, in pre- (p9-13) and post-hearing onset (p18-20) MNTB neurons during bath application of agonists and antagonists of nicotinic (nAChRs) and muscarinic receptors (mAChRs). Muscarinic activation induced a potent increase in excitability most prominently prior to hearing onset with nAChR modulation emerging at later time points. Pharmacological manipulations further demonstrated that the voltage gated K+channel KCNQ (Kv7) is the downstream effector of mAChR activation that impacts excitability early in development. Cholinergic modulation of Kv7 reduces outward K+conductance and depolarizes resting membrane potential. Immunolabeling revealed expression of Kv7 channels as well as mAChRs containing M1 and M3 subunits. Together, our results suggest that mAChR modulation is prominent but transient in the developing MNTB and that cholinergic modulation functions to shape auditory circuit development.

Significance statementThis study is the first to examine downstream cellular mechanisms that underlie modulatory effects of acetylcholine (ACh) in MNTB neurons. The MNTB is a primary source of inhibition in the superior olive and features the calyx of Held, an intensively studied giant synapse that plays a pivotal role in precise encoding of acoustic cues. Recently, we discovered that ACh modulates MNTB responses in adult gerbils through nicotinic receptors. Here, we demonstrate that ACh has potent effects on membrane excitability prior to hearing onset primarily via muscarinic receptors and describe the expression of two muscarinic receptor subtypes. Our results suggest that developmentally transient cholinergic modulation of a voltage-gated K+conductance is poised to influence circuit development during the peri-hearing onset period.
El papel de las mujeres rurales en la construcción de un sistema agroalimentario que sea justo, saludable y resiliente.
Authors: Vega Gerardo Cerdas , Segura Mónica Ulate
Published: December 2023

Interview with Fanny Reyes Ortiz, member of the Rural Women's Network and indigenous leader of the Térraba people, Costa Rica.
Expectativas de disposición de la propiedad en La Paz, San Ramón, Costa Rica (2016-2017)
Authors: Sancho-Jiménez Luis Felipe , Brenes-Cambronero Liz
Published: December 2023

The objective of the study was to identify the expectations for the disposal of property in La Paz, San Ramón, Alajuela, a rural community located in the buffer zone of the Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve (ReBAMB). To this end, a housing census was applied between August 2016 and March 2017. During the census, 194 interviews were completed, in which 466 mentions of expectations of property disposal were recorded and distributed in 14 categories. Among them, the following stood out: inheriting the property (56%), sugarcane cultivation (27%), and forest conservation (21%). The correlation analysis registered a negative correlation between the extension of property and trade variables; that is, the smaller the extension of property, the higher the interest in commercial activities. On the other hand, there is a positive correlation between the extension of property and conservation variables; in other words, the greater the extension of the property, the higher the intention to conserve the forest. A negative correlation was determined between the extension of the property and grain cultivation variables, where the less extension of the property the higher the interest in that activity.
Focusing on a Needs Analysis on English for Geographic Sciences
Authors: Badilla-Ramos Karina
Published: December 2023

A needs analysis was conducted to develop an English for Specific Academic Purposes course for the major Geographic Sciences with emphasis in Land Use Planning at the Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. This study reports on the needs analysis process and provides a curricular proposal developed for this program. This investigation aims to contribute to field of applied linguistics since little research has been done on needs analysis in English for specific purposes for Geographic Sciences. Most research has focused on methodologies for data gathering and language teaching approaches.
La Editorial Universidad Nacional ante la pandemia de Covid-19
Authors: Baltodano Román Gabriel , Ramírez Villalobos Grethel
Published: December 2023

The actions of the Editorial Universidad Nacional during the pandemic are analyzed. Thus, six strategies developed by this university press to counteract the effects of the crisis are defined and explained; namely, the accelerated incorporation of the digital paradigm, the promotion of creative writing, the design of new dissemination and marketing models, the use of new publication formats, the renewed contact with their readership and the debate around cultural policies and the reactivation of the sector. Opportunities for improvement and other challenges are discussed in the conclusion.
Latest Developments in Robotic Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Authors: Khokhar Arif A , Marrone Andrea , Bermpeis Konstantinos , Wyffels Eric , Tamargo Maria , Fernandez-Avilez Francisco , Ruggiero Rossella , Złahoda-Huzior Adriana , Giannini Francesco , Zelias Aleksander , Madder Ryan , Dudek Dariusz , Beyar Rafael
Published: December 2023

Since the first robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention procedure (R-PCI) was performed in 2004, there has been a steady evolution in robotic technology, combined with a growth in the number of robotic installations worldwide and operator experience. This review summarises the latest developments in R-PCI with a focus on developments in robotic technology, procedural complexity, tele-stenting and training methods, which have all contributed to the global expansion in R-PCI.
Obstetric and perinatal pathology in women with a history of major obstetric syndromes
Authors:   SHEI «Uzhhorod National University», Ukraine, Lemish N.Y.
Published: December 2023

Purpose - to determine the features of obstetric and perinatal pathology in women who had complications from the group of major obstetric syndromes (MOS) in the anamnesis during previous pregnancies. Materials and methods. A prospective analysis of the course of pregnancy, childbirth and the condition of newborns was conducted in 120 pregnant women who had complications from the group of MOS in the anamnesis during previous pregnancies and received generally accepted diagnostic and treatment-prophylactic measures during this pregnancy (during 2019-2022). Statistical processing of research results was performed using the standard programs Microsoft Excel 5.0 and Statistica 6.0. Results. Peculiarities of the course of pregnancy and childbirth in women with a history of MOS are characterized by a high frequency of the threat of premature birth - 32.5% of cases, which determines the high frequency of perinatal pathology. In addition, it is possible to note the high frequency of premature births - 10.8% of cases. Attention is drawn to the stable high rates of the following complications of the III trimester of pregnancy: gestational anemia in 29.2% of cases; preeclampsia 13.3% of cases; placental insufficiency with growth retardation syndrome in 14.2% of cases; and violation of microbiocinosis of the genital tract in 24.2% of cases; without a tendency to decrease the frequency of these complications over the years. The consequence of these complications is an increase in the frequency of cesarean sections to 30.1% of cases. Conclusions. The identified features of obstetric and perinatal pathology in pregnant women who had complications from the MOS group during previous pregnancies can serve as markers for predicting the risk of developing complications from the mother and the fetus in these pregnant women. In our opinion, further analysis of functional, instrumental and laboratory indicators in these women can provide an opportunity to identify the most informative prognostic criteria regarding the development of MOS, and will allow the development of an effective method of predicting obstetric and perinatal complications in these women. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The research protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the institution mentioned in the work. Women's informed consent was obtained for the study. No conflict of interests was declared by the author.
Clinical laboratory correlations of moderate obesity and vitamin D imbalance with predictors of preeclampsia
Authors:   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Bodnarchuk O.V.
Published: December 2023

There is a lot of evidence regarding the validity of various biomarkers as predictors of preeclampsia. However, despite the obviousness and necessity of such studies for women with obesity, such works are not numerous and their data are contradictory. Purpose - to investigate different predictors of preeclampsia in patients with moderate obesity, depending on vitamin D status. Materials and methods. A prospective controlled clinical study was conducted in which 101 pregnant women were included: the main group, consisting of women with moderate obesity (n=75), and the control group, consisting of almost non-obese pregnant women (n=26). The level of 25(OH)D in blood serum, markers of gestational endotheliopathy, blood flow in the uterine arteries of pregnant women, and markers of prenatal screening in the first trimester were studied. STATISTICA 10 software was used for statistical data processing. Results. Among the women in the main group, 85.3% had vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency in their serum. In such women in the first trimester of pregnancy, a significant increase in cases of microalbuminuria with a level of >5.0 mg albumin/mmol creatinine and a decrease in cases of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation with an index of <15.0%, a significantly higher resistance index in the uterine arteries, cases of early lateral and bilateral diastolic notch, as well as a statistically significantly lower level of β-hCG were observed. Conclusions. Moderate obesity and low vitamin D status were statistically significantly associated with predictors of preeclampsia. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the author.
Modern views on the etiology, pathogenesis and clinical course of spontaneous premature birth, management tactics and prevention of complications (literature review)
Authors:   Dnipro State Medical University, Ukraine, Petrenko E.V. , Dubossarska Yu.O. ,   Dnipro State Medical University, Ukraine
Published: December 2023

A review of medical literature regarding modern views on premature birth, the main issues of etiology and pathogenesis of this pathology, diagnostic signs, clinical features of the course, management tactics and perinatal consequences, investigated prognostic markers. A review of the medical literature regarding modern views on premature birth, the main issues of etiology and pathogenesis of this pathology, diagnostic signs, clinical features of the course, management tactics and perinatal consequences, investigated prognostic markers is provided. Despite the active and relentless development of medical science, the issue of premature births and their impact on short- and long-term consequences for mothers and children remains an urgent issue. Purpose - to highlight the scientists’ understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical management of premature birth, as well as to examine the available data on promising tocolytic drugs and methods of predicting premature birth. Among the tocolytic drugs currently undergoing clinical trials, the following groups are distinguished - broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitors, prostaglandin F2α-receptor target drugs, interleukin 1 receptor antagonists, and nanoparticle platforms. If the research is successful, obstetricians and gynecologists may have a targeted drug for the treatment of preterm labor with a better safety profile than the range of drugs we have today. Research into new laboratory prognostic markers of preterm birth, such as pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, human chorionic gonadotropin, alpha-fetoprotein, estriol, ferritin, ceruloplasmin, alkaline phosphatase, hematological markers, is also ongoing. The implementation of the above prognostic markers in clinical medicine will allow obtaining new opportunities in the early prediction of premature birth. Sonographic approaches to predicting premature birth are being updated. In addition to the measurement of the length of the cervix, the measurement of the uterine-cervical angle and the use of cervical elastography are used. Modern scientific achievements will allow doctors in the future at earlier stages of pregnancy to predict the possibility of premature birth and more effectively treat premature birth that has begun. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
Glomus angioma in pediatric practice
Authors:   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Pasichnyk O.V. , Polkovnikova K.V. ,   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Konoplitskyi V.S. ,   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Korobko Yu.Ye. ,   National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Published: December 2023

Glomus angioma i1s a neoplasm of mesenchymal origin, which accounts for about 2% of soft tissue tumors. This is a benign tumor originating from the neuromuscular-vascular skin node (glomus) due to the predominant growth of arterio-venous anastomoses. The neuromyoarterial glomus is a structure whose function is arterio-venous shunting. Purpose - to acquaint a wide range of specialists in pediatric specialties with this pathology, features of the course, diagnostics and treatment tactics. Clinical cases. Two clinical cases are given to illustrate the difficulty of differential diagnosis of glomus-angiomas. In the first, when the formation was localized on the finger of the hand in a child of the first year of life, the differentiation took place with a pyogenic granuloma, the clinical and external signs of which and some morphological characteristics of which are very similar to vascular formations. In the second case, when a glomus angioma was localized in the area of the skin of the mammary gland in a 13-year-old girl, the differential diagnosis was made with a cavernous hemangioma. Both cases testify to the sufficient complexity of making a clinical diagnosis in children of different age groups and different localization of formations. Conclusions. According to the literature, the cause of glomus angiomas is mutations in the glomulin gene, which encodes a 68 kDa protein with an unknown function. Differential diagnosis should be carried out with pronodular hidradenoma, intradermal nevi, melanomas, myopericytomas and myofibromatosis, tumors of non-epithelial, smooth muscle, vascular or nervous origin. Histological examination is an important diagnostic method in the process of making a diagnosis. If a child is suspected of having a glomus angioma, with clinical symptoms and appearance appropriate for this tumor, radical removal of the tumor with mandatory histological confirmation is required. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent of the children's parents was obtained for the study. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
Paper mills: a novel form of publishing malpractice affecting psychology
Authors: Bishop Dorothy , Abalkina Anna
Published: December 2023

We first describe the phenomenon of the academic paper mill, a kind of large-scale fraud in which authors pay to have work published in reputable journals. We give examples of some known paper mills and discuss ‘red flags’ that characterise their outputs. Most of the early examples were in biomedical and computational sciences and so paper mills are less familiar to many psychologists. In the next section, we describe a broker company/paper mill, Tanu.pro, discovered by the first author, which was identified by the use of fake email addresses. This paper mill placed six outputs in the Journal of Community Psychology, a reputable journal from a mainstream publisher. We look in detail at these papers and describe the features that confirm that malpractice was involved in publication. In five cases there was circumstantial evidence of tampering with the peer review process coupled with lack of editorial oversight. These papers have now been retracted. In a final section, we discuss the need for editors of psychology journals to be aware of potential targeting by paper mills and recommend editorial procedures to counteract these.
Teologiczne wymiary komunikacji wiary z kulturą świecką
Authors: Jagodziński Marek
Published: December 2023

The communicative understanding of Revelation and the concomitance of the inculturation of faith promote the development of a theology of communication. The source of communication is the mystery of Communication and Communion of the Holy Trinity, which is also the source of the sending of the Son and the Holy Spirit creating the Church’s communication environment. Orders of nature and culture are inseparable. The Church accepts and respects all cultures, but reserves the right to criticize them. The Christian faith has always been realized in the dialectic of hooking into cultural data and resisting the prevailing obviousness. Today, this is done under „critical contrast” or „critical compromise.” The most fundamental issue is whether Christ should determine the position of the culture, or culture is to determine the position of Christ. There are also calls for correlationist theology or a „value distillation” strategy, as well as the danger of „iconoclasm” fearful of affirming beauty and high culture. So the situation is difficult, requiring discernment and hope, that the culture of the world can be transformed by Christians through the power of faith and love.
TASAVVUF MÛSİKÎSİ DERNEKLERİ FEDERASYONU’NUN TÜRK DİN MÛSİKÎSİ UYGULAMALARI
Authors: AKKUŞ Mustafa Asım
Published: December 2023

Bu çalışmada İstanbul Bağcılar’da kurulmuş, Kâdirî ve Rifâî temelli bir tarikat olan

Cevherîliğin Türk din mûsikîsi uygulamalarının ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Öncelikle

Cevherîliğin kurulmasındaki tarihsel sürece değinilmiş, akabinde kültürel anlamda yayılmasını

sağlayan Tasavvuf Mûsikîsi Dernekleri Federasyonu’nun mûsikî faaliyetleri ele alınmıştır. Arşivler,

mülâkatlar ve gözlemler neticesinde Cevherîliğin mûsikî ile ilişkisi saptanmış, zikirde icrâ edilen

mûsikî türleri ve tekkeye ait besteler tespit edilmiştir. Buna ilâveten, yapılan araştırmalar sonucunda

elde edilen ses kayıtları, nota arşivleri vesilesiyle tekkeye mahsus eserler düzenlenerek notaya

alınmış ve Türk din mûsikîsi repertuvarının yeni eserlerle tanışması amaçlanmıştır. Salâvat, imâmet,

tesbihât, istiğfar, terâvih tertibi, kaside ve ilâhiler gibi türler tekkede icrâ edilmekte ve özellikle

uşşak, rast, hicaz, segah makamındaki salâvat ve tesbihâtın besteleri tekkeye mahsus olarak

okunmaktadır. Ayrıca meşk akşamları da tertip edilmekte ve birçok ilâhi, şuğl, tevşih, nefes,

mersiye vb. besteli türler okunmaktadır. Yapılan bu çalışmanın problem durumu “Cevherîliğin zikir

ve mûsikî ilişkisi uyumlu mudur? Cevherîliğin Türk din mûsikîsi’ndeki yeri nedir?” olarak tespit

edilmiştir. Yöntem olarak çalışmamızda nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden kaynak tarama, veri

toplama, örnekleme, karşılaştırma, kaynak gösterme gibi yöntemlere başvurulmuştur. Bu

çalışmanın önemini ise, Cevherîliğin mûsikîyi etkili bir şekilde kullanması, birçok mûsikîşinas ve

bestekâr yetiştirmesi sebebiyle mûsikî ile ilişkisinin önem arz etmesi olarak ifâde edebiliriz.
Erfahrungsformate. Zur anthologischen Produktion von Authentizität in der bundesrepublikanischen Literatur um 1968, um 1980 und heute
Authors: Busch Christopher
Published: December 2023

The article explores an important strand of German literature from ca. 1968 until today in terms of its inclination towards 'authentic communication', a feature that is part of the historiographical concepts of 'Neue Subjektivität' and 'Neue Sensibilität'. With Foucault and others it is argued, that authenticity can only be produced by acts of authentification and thus entails a power structure that needs to be unravelled in a theoretical framework which is sensitive to discourse analysis and its methodological ally, paratextual reading. The article thus focusses on anthologies as media of authenticity, media it is, that render specific powers to authors and/as editors. It is shown, that so called 'Neue Subjektivität'/'Neue Sensibilität' is a discursive effect produced by pedagogy and emancipatory groups (of the so called 'Alternativmilieu'). Its anthological re-discription in contemporary culture, however, should be conceived of as a means to re-introduce a genuine aesthetic that no longer can be described as merely communicative or non-experimental.
EFFECT IN TIME OF THE LEGAL NORMS REGULATING MECHANISMS FOR PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF SHARED-EQUITY CONSTRUCTION PARTICIPANTS IN THE BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE OF THE PROJECT-DEVELOPER
Authors:   Perm State University, Sukhanova M. G.
Published: December 2023

Abstract: in order to maintain the confidence of citizens in the law, the legislator should strive to ensure the preservation of stable legal regulation inadmissibility of making arbitrary changes to the current legal system. This issue has been repeatedly indicated in the positions of The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation with an indication of the need to provide citizens with the opportunity (in particular, by establishing temporary regulation) during some transitional period to adapt to the changes being made. In the frame of present article the author analyzes the provisions of the bankruptcy legislation on the insolvency procedure of the project-developer. In recent years, it has been characterized by a special dynamism of development due to the constant search for the most effective way to protect rights of the shared-equity construction participants. The presented analysis of changes in the bankruptcy legislation in terms of protecting the rights of construction participants, especially legal entities, evidences that these actors obviously did not have the opportunity to adapt to the changes taking place, concerning not only the actual legal regulation of protective mechanisms, but also the order of their application to certain legal relations.
WHAT FATE AWAITS THE CONSTITUTIONAL (STATUTORY) COUNCILS?
Authors:   Perm State University, Khudoley K. M.
Published: December 2023

Abstract: the amendments to the legislation on the judicial system adopted in 2020 provided for the liquidation of constitutional (statutory) courts. Instead, the regional legislator has the right to establish a constitutional (statutory) council at the regional parliament. However, these councils, not being bodies of judicial power, cannot become a full-fledged replacement for constitutional (statutory) courts. In addition, the regional legislators of those few subjects of the Russian Federation. in which these councils were established, began to repeat the same mistakes that led to the low effectiveness of constitutional (statutory) courts and their liquidation in the future. Without correcting these errors in determining the powers of constitutional (statutory) councils, the status of advisers and the procedure for their appointment, this institution will face the same fate as the liquidated constitutional (statutory) courts.