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Костяная индустрия стоянки Сурунгур (Ферганская долина, Кыргызстан): материалы 2019 года
Authors: Федорченко Александр , Шнайдер Светлана , Баранова Светлана , Черноносов Александр , Чаргынов Темирлан , Рендю Уильям , Марковский Григорий
Published: December 2022

Представлены результаты комплексного анализа костяной индустрии стоянки Сурунгур (Кыргызстан). Предметом исследования послужила коллекция артефактов, полученная в результате полевых работ 2019 г. из слоя 2. Радиоуглеродное датированиепозволяет оценить возраст комплекса в промежутке 7,5–6,5 тыс. кал. л.н. В коллекции выделено четыре изделия – два шила, фрагмент удлиненного наконечника и бусина-пронизка цилиндрической формы. Применена комплексная методика изучения изделий, включавшая фотофиксацию, 3D-моделирование, археозоологический, трасологический и ZooMS анализы, что позволило реконструировать технологии изготовления, сырьевые предпочтения и особенности использования изделий. Для изготовления шильев использовались кости промысловых животных – овец и коз, обработанные строганием и шлифовкой. Трасологическим анализом установлено, что шилья применялись обитателями стоянки для обработки тщательно выделанных шкур и кожи, по всей видимости – при шитье одежды. Бусина-пронизка изготавливлена из трубчатой кости крупной птицы резанием или пилением с последующей подработкой строганием и шлифовкой. Завершённые пронизки использовались как носимые украшения в составе композиций. Выявленные типы изделий находит свои аналоги в синхронных комплексах эпохи неолита Ферганской долины, Памиро-Алая и Тянь-Шаня.
Estudio comparativo de la composición nutricional, antioxidante y sensorial en Chaetostoma fischeri y Saccodon wagneri en La Maná, Ecuador
Authors: Méndez-Martínez Yuniel , Avila-Cajas Gissela Fernanda , Ordoñez-Iglesias Juan Pablo , Lojan-Avellan Mariela Carolina , Verdecia-Acosta Danis Manuel , Ramírez-de la Ribera Jorge Luis , Zambrano-García Delsito Difilo
Published: December 2022

Dada la importancia de los peces de agua dulce en la dieta de los ecuatorianos, existe la imperiosa necesidad de conocer más acerca de la calidad de las carnes de las especies nativas de peces en el Ecuador; por ello se realizó el estudio comparativo de la composición nutricional, antioxidante y sensorial del campeche (Chaetostoma fischeri) y la chola (Saccodon wagneri), procedentes de diferentes ríos en La Maná, Ecuador, en la época de verano. El peso promedio de C. fischeri fue de 450,5 gramos (g) y de talla 151 centímetros (cm) y en S. wagneri de 420,5 g y 141 cm. Se utilizó un diseño completamente al azar, con tres repeticiones, donde las variables en estudio estaban dispuestas en forma bifactorial 3×2 (Factor A = Quindigua, Calope, San Pablo; Factor B = C. fischeri y S. wagneri). La valoración química en el C. fischeri tuvo el nivel más alto en humedad (79,27 %) y proteína (27,36 %), mientras la S. wagneri en materia seca (32,80 %), lípidos (8,74 %), ceniza (9,14 %) y en elementos no nitrogenados (25,11 %). En cuanto a la actividad antioxidante, mostraron una elevada actividad de superóxido dismutasa (SOD) en el C. fischeri (7,63 unidades·miligramos-1 –U·mg-1– proteína) en comparación con la S. wagneri (12,60 U·mg-1 proteína). Mediante Absorción atómica se determinó la cantidad de mercurio en el campeche (49 microgramos·kilogramos-1 –µg·kg-1–) y en la chola (48 µg.kg-1). En el presente estudio hubo interacción rio x especie con el mejor desempeño para C. fischeri en los ríos Quindigua y Calope en cuanto a la composición química, actividad antioxidante y análisis sensorial, con los mayores valores en proteína, bajos en lípidos, adecuados resultados en cuanto al olor, color, textura y aceptabilidad.
Hidroselektomide Yeni Teknik: Transskrotal Laparoskopik Hidroselektomi
Authors: SAĞIR Süleyman , ERGÜN Müslüm
Published: December 2022

Hidrosel bening skrotal hastalıklar arasında sık görülmektedir. Hidroselin geleneksel tedavisinde iğne aspirasyonu ,sklerozan madde enjeksiyonu ya da açık cerrahi yöntemi kullanılır. Kliniğimize 36 yaşında erkek hasta sol testiste 1 yıldır geçmeyen şişlik şikayeti ile başvurdu. Yapılan skrotal muayenesinde 15*10 cm ebatında sol hidroselinin olduğu tespit edildi. Hastaya laparoskopik skrotal kese cerrahisi önerdik ve hasta onayından sonra cerrahi planlama yapıldı. Laparoskopik olarak 3 trokarla skrotum içine girilerek hidroselektomi gerçekleştirildi. Postoperatif 10. gün 6. ay ve 1. yıl sonrası takiplerinde skrotumda herhangi bir komplikasyon gelişmedi. Kesi boyutunun minimal olması sebebiyle yara iyileşme hızı ve takibinde enfeksiyon oluşma oranı açık cerrahiye göre avantajlı olduğu kanısındayız. Hidroselektomide laparoskopik transkrotal hidroselektomi praktikte uygulanabilir bir yöntemdir.
GC-MS Analysis, Antibiogram and Computational Studies of Kakamout (Acacia polyacantha L.) Leaves Hydro-Ethanolic Extract
Authors: Abubakr Alsiddeg Hammad1,5*  , Abdelgadir A. Abdelgadir1,2  , Sitelbanat Yassin3  , Abdulrahim A. Alzain4  , Elhadi M. Ahmed1,2
Published: December 2022

Medicinal plants represent the main source of therapeutic agents. The WHO stated that most of the world population use herbal drugs because they belief that, they are safe, cheap and affordable. Many modern drugs show resistance to pathogenic bacteria as one of the forms of antimicrobial resistance which is considered from the top problematic issues in the world. Fortunately, medicinal plants can be the hero for fighting this problem by providing new antibacterial agents. Sudan is a virgin area for phytomedicine research due to its diversity of traditions besides the diversity of climates that leads to variety of plant species. Acacia polyacantha tree is widely available in Sudan and is used traditionally for treating many bacterial diseases. This study aimed to analyze the hydro-ethanol extract of Acacia polyacanthaleaves using GC-MS analysis and to determine its antibiogram against two standard bacterial strains by well diffusion method, besides molecular docking and ADMET studies.A. Polyacantha leaves was extracted by cold maceration using Ethanol 70%. GC-MS analysis was carried out for the first time and proved to contain 23 compounds. The major compounds were4-O-Methylmannose (60.28%), Phytol (8.2%) and Adenosine N6-phenylaceticacid (4.74%). The extract was tested for antibacterial activity against standard bacterial strains of Gram +ve bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram -ve bacteria (Pseudomonas aeroginosa) by well diffusion method which was active against S.aureus and inactive against P.aeruginosa. Moreover, binding mode and pharmacokinetics properties of the compounds present in the extract were further studied and reported. In conclusion, A. Polyacantha leaves extract is rich in phytochemical compounds having antibacterial activity.
Impact of a Pharmacist-led Educational Intervention on Inhalation Technique among Sudanese Patients with Asthma
Authors: Elham Khaled1*  , Imad Eldeen M. Taj Eldeen1  , Mirghani Yousif 2  , Hamed Fadlallah Hamed3
Published: December 2022

The proper use of inhaler devices can improve medication efficacy while decreasing dose and adverse effects. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of pharmacist-led asthma education interventions on inhaler techniques. This study was a controlled, randomized, prospective intervention, in Wad Medani Teaching Hospital outpatient clinic, between March and June 2021.Structured questionnaire with validated checklists of inhaler techniques were used to collect data, from patients at baseline and at three months of follow-up, for both intervention and control groups. Paired and independent t-tests were used to monitor the effectiveness of the interventions. A total of 130 asthmatic patients were enrolled in this study. The intervention group contains 70 patients (53.8%), while the control group contains 60 patients (46.2%). The mean score for the inhaler techniques of Pressurized metered-dose inhalers(PMDIs) was (3.50±1.43) for the intervention group at baseline and increased after the intervention to (6.78±0.515), this result was significant at the (P = 0.05) level, and the mean score of the dry powder inhaler technique at the initial of this study in the intervention group was (4.72 ±1.50) this means were improved after the intervention to (6.83± 0.44) this result was statistically significant. There was no significant difference between the control group before and after intervention (P=0.321).This study has shown that the pharmacist-led educational intervention improved the inhalation technique of asthmatic patients. It is important to consider these programs as routine health care to enhance inhaler techniques.
Artemether and Praziquantel a green light to treat the resistance schistosomiasis: A case Report
Authors: Omaima Abdel Majeed Mohamed Salih*1  , Abdelsalam MA Nail 2  , Ahmed Mudawi Musa 3  , Elmugadam F A4  , Abdelwaged Abdelrhman omer 5
Published: December 2022

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that remains one of the most prevalent parasitic infections in Africa , S. mansoni and S. haematobium are the most common species that infect humans and the Praziquantel (PZQ) is the drug of choice for treatment despite the recent resistance to it .In this case report, we present an augmenting evidence to support the use of combination regimen of antimalarial drug, Artemether (ART) along with Praziquantel, as an efficient methodology in the treatment of resistant urinary schistosomiasis.
Formulation and Optimization of Stable Aspirin 100mg Tablets
Authors: Radya A. Bashir*  , Eltayeb S. Elamin
Published: December 2022

Several moisture and temperature-sensitive medicines cannot be manufactured in Sudan due to extreme climatic conditions. Keeping these factors under control during production is difficult task. It is possible to overcome these difficulties by using excipients and utilizing technology in the production of the drug. This study aimed to adjust and improve the formulation of aspirin using different excipients and different technological approaches to produce stable aspirin tablets. Microcrystalline cellulose and lactose were used as fillers and stearic acid as a lubricant, four aspirin formulations, two formulations containing lactose and two formulations containing microcrystalline cellulose were prepared for aspirin 100 mg. For each formulation, wet granulation and direct compression techniques were applied separately, to study the effect of manufacturing technology and the role of excipients on the stability of the product. Prepared tablets were subjected to various quality control tests.  Lactose had lower moisture content than MCC. But MCC has moisture scavenger characteristic. Direct-compression CDs with MCC shows less degradation than other tablet formulations. Addition of stearic acid as a substitute for magnesium stearate (a lubricant) changes the overall pH to more acidic which reduces hydrolysis.
Formulation and Evaluation of Quinine sulfate Dispersible Tablets with Emphasis on Taste Masking using Cyclodextrin
Authors: Mohammed Abdelrahman1,2*  , Mohamed A. M. Elhassan1  , Alaa Alsadig Alzain1  , Alaa Fathalrhman1  , Alaa Salah Alemam1  , Ayaat Omer Alsiddeg1  , Fatima Ahmad Mohamed1  , Sitana Dafaallah Mohammed1  , Hiba Atif Mutwakil Gafar1
Published: December 2022

Dispersible tablets (DTs), also termed quick dissolving, fast melting, fast dissolving, fast disintegrating and rapid dissolving tablets, are uncoated or film-coated tablets intended to be dispersed in water before administration giving a homogeneous dispersion. Conventional quinine tablets have bitter taste when broken or dispersed to allow administration for children. Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides whose structural feature gives a hydrophobic interior and a hydrophilic exterior are widely used to increase the solubility of poorly soluble drugs. Recent studies showed that CDs masked taste of bitter drugs. The main objective of the present study was to formulate Quinine Sulphate as dispersible tablets via direct compression using different ratios of super-disintegrants. Three formulae were prepared (F1: Crosspovidone 5%, F2: Crosscarmellose 5% and F3: combination of crosspovidone 2.5% + crosscarmellose 2.5%). Further formulation development was done for taste improvement; four formulae were prepared based on the ratio of Quinine: Hydroxy propyl β - Cyclodextrin (HP- βCD) and the method of preparation. The prepared dispersible tablets were then evaluated for various parameters like thickness, hardness, friability, weight variation, assay of content and dispersion time. In vitro drug release profile was also determined. F3 was selected as optimized formula since it showed good dispersion time (58 sec.), acceptable limits of quality control tests and highest percentage of drug released at the end of 10 minutes. Acceptable taste for F3 was achieved when Quinine was complex at the ratio of 1:2 Quinine HP- βCD and the complex dried from water as solvent. More studies using other concentrations and/or complication methods for Cyclodextrin or other approaches are recommended for better taste masking.
Planificarea și particularitățile înființării plantațiilor noi de viță-de-vie
Authors:   Scientific-Practical Institute of Horticulture and Food Technologies, Republic of Moldova, Cuharschi Mihail , Cebanu Vitalie ,   Scientific-Practical Institute of Horticulture and Food Technologies, Republic of Moldova, Staschevici Iosif ,   Scientific-Practical Institute of Horticulture and Food Technologies, Republic of Moldova
Published: December 2022

The article highlights the peculiarities of planning and setting up new vineyards; planting and implementing them in practice through work projects. The paper summarizes the results obtained over several years by the authors on the establishment of vineyards, taking into account the achievements of science and practice in the Republic of Moldova, and generalizing data on quality and quantity of grape production obtained in households of the Republic of Moldova. The presented work is intended for managers and specialists of agricultural households who plan to set up new vineyards. The presented material is meant to emphasize the criteria underlying the establishment of efficient, highly productive, sustainable and long-lived grape plantations.
Clinical Utility of Cytology from Preoperative Percutaneous Fine Needle Aspirates of Solitary Liver Masses in 220 Dogs: A Retrospective Study (2009–2019)
Authors: Cray Megan , Hokamp Jessica , Abrams Brittany , Husbands Brian D. , Grimes Janet A. , Gleason Hadley , McChesney David , Casale Sue A. , Selmic Laura Elizabeth
Published: December 2022

When a solitary liver mass is identified in a dog, a fine-needle aspirate (FNA) is commonly employed to attempt to obtain a diagnosis. Little information is provided in the literature evaluating the sensitivity/specificity of FNA cytology for solitary liver masses. We hypothesized that liver lesion size nor the presence of cavitation would impact the success of cytological diagnosis. Medical records were obtained for 220 client-owned dogs. Inclusion criteria included preoperative abdominal imaging, percutaneous FNA of a solitary hepatic mass with cytologic interpretation by a board-certified pathologist, and a surgical biopsy or mass excision yielding a histopathological diagnosis. Six dogs (2.7%) experienced a complication after FNA, none considered severe. The agreement rate for correct cytologic diagnosis was 22.9% (49/220). Of the neoplastic masses 18.9% (35/185) were correctly diagnosed via cytology. The overall sensitivity was 60%, and the specificity was 68.6%. Neither institution (P = 0.16), lesion size (P = 0.88), cavitation (P = 0.34), or needle gauge (P = 0.20) had an association with correct diagnosis. This study demonstrates that, although there is a low risk of complications following FNA of a hepatic mass, overall success rate for correct cytologic diagnosis based on FNA was low compared to histopathologic diagnosis.
2023 AAHA Senior Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats
Authors: Dhaliwal Ravinder , Boynton Elizabeth , Carrera-Justiz Sheila , Cruise Nicole , Gardner Mary , Huntingford Janice , Lobprise Heidi , Rozanski Elizabeth
Published: December 2022

Veterinary professionals are taught to recognize that “old age is not a disease.” However, clients may have the perception that older dogs and cats undergo an unavoidable physical, mental, and behavioral decline attributable simply to old age. The veterinary team’s role includes providing medical care and support to senior pets to maintain their quality of life, as well as supporting and educating clients on proper senior animal care and addressing any misconceptions about the aging process. These Guidelines describe a systematic approach to the healthcare of the senior pet that is based on an evidence-guided assessment of both healthy and unhealthy canine and feline patients. By using evidence-guided medicine, which may include conventional and integrative approaches as well as environmental management for the senior pet, the patient’s quality of life can be enhanced and potentially extended during this vulnerable life stage. Developing a senior program for the veterinary practice requires appropriate training of the entire healthcare team and includes a robust client education program that focuses on the wellbeing of the senior pet. Palliative and hospice care should be included in the education and information provided for both the veterinary team and the families of senior pets.
Örtmece İfadelerinin Mizahî Boyutu: Leyla ile Mecnun Dizisi
Authors: NAZLI Kadri , ALTINTOP TAŞ Gülden
Published: December 2022

Değişen yapısıyla dilsel evrimin bir işaretleyicisi olarak kabul edilebilecek olan örtmece: toplumsal bir uzlaşı sonucunda tabu, yasak, kaba, çirkin, kötü, uyumsuz, uygunsuz, müstehcen şeklinde kodlanan dilsel yapıların doğrudan ifadesi yerine dolaylı/örtük bir şekilde ifade edilmesidir. Sözü edilen dilsel yapılar içerisinde uyumsuzluk, üzerinde durmak istediğimiz temel kavramdır. Örtmece yapısal özelliği gereği uyumsuzluk barındırmaktadır. Norm olarak kabul gören ve bu nedenle “normal” olarak işaretlenen dilsel yapıların kültürel ve sosyal sebeplerden dolayı ifadesinde güçlüğün yaşandığı noktada başvurulan örtmece, bu yönüyle standardın dışına çıkarak uyumsuzluk performansı sergilemektedir. Uyumsuzluk kavramı hem mizah hem de örtmece ifadelerinin ortaklaştığı noktadır. Dolayısıyla da temel mizah teorilerinden biri olan uyumsuzluk teorisi mizahın örtmece ile olan ilişkisini gösterir niteliktedir. Sözü edilen ilişki bu çalışma özelinde Leyla ile Mecnun dizisi örnekleminde incelenmiştir. Absürt komedi türünün başarılı bir örneği olarak kabul edilen dizi içerdiği örtmece ifadeleri ile uyumsuzluk teorisi odaklı bir mizah anlayışı benimsemiştir. Bu çalışma kapsamında Leyla ile Mecnun dizisinde hangi örtmece ifadelerinin, ne sıklıkla ve hangi temalar bağlamında kullanıldığı; uyumsuzluk teorisi ve örtmece arasında nasıl bir ilişkinin olduğu, benzeşen ve farklılaşan noktaların neler olduğu incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda Leyla ile Mecnun dizisinin 2011-2013 yılları arasında yayınlanan 103 bölümü içerisinde yer alan örtmece ifadelerinin belirlenmesinde amaçsal örneklem, ulaşılan korpusun incelenmesinde doküman incelemesi ve verilerin değerlendirilmesi için nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Ulaşılan örtmece ifadelerinin tematik sınıflaması yapılmış, kullanım sıklığı verilmiş ve ifadelerin içerdiği uyumsuzlukların mizahî işlevi belirtilmiştir. Çalışmada örtük anlam taşıyıcısı olarak örtmece ifadelerinin bilinen işlevlerinin yanında mizahî bir işlev fonksiyonuyla da hareket ettiği ortaya konmuştur.
Making Space for the Sharing Economy: Fablab Torino and the Performativity of Democratized Production
Authors: Cenere Samantha
Published: December 2022

The spreading of collaborative practices in the production and consumption of goods and services constitutes an unavoidable challenge to researchers aiming at understanding the sociospatial dynamics of economic life. Fablabs in particular are identified as expressions of a new form of material production pivoting on collaboration and democratised innovation. Embracing a recent claim in economic geography for an appreciation of the relevant role of spatial dynamics in organizations (Müller 2015), I argue for an investigation of collaborative workplaces through an ethnographic research of the situated practices involved in the process of organising a Fablab. Drawing on Actor-Network Theory and the ‘performativity programme’ launched by Michel Callon (1998), the chapter argues that collaborative economies could be analysed as the emergent outcome of the interaction between economic theories and heterogeneous socio-technical arrangements through which they are brought into being, showing how economics performs the economy. In order to unpack the contingent, situated, and fragile nature of this process with regards to Fablabs and Makers, the chapter discusses the data from an ethnographic investigation of a Fablab in Turin, Italy, working on two levels. Firstly, it identifies the economic theories involved in the process of performing Fablabs as collaborative and open spaces within contemporary urban economies. Secondly, it shows how sociospatial processes of organizing participate in the enactment of an economy where production and innovation have been ‘democratised’ and where collaboration and sharing are at the core of value production. However, the chapter highlights also how the process of actualization is never stable, resulting sometimes in failures and ‘misfires’ (Callon 2010).
Building the Playground for Collective Imagination: Ethnography of a Détournement around Moneywork and Carework
Authors: Bassetti Chiara
Published: December 2022

The chapter presents a case study of a digital complementary currency – Santacoin (SC) – co-designed, implemented and deployed at a 10-day performing arts festival in Italy. SC allowed participants to create a parallel economy within the blurring boundaries of the festival, in a sort of ‘serious game live’: enacted in the wild, with money and bodies at stake. The case study was conducted through a team ethnography that analysed the engagement of festival attenders, artists and staff with the system and the artistic intervention at its root. Indeed, SC was conceived as the core of a performance co-designed by Macao art collective and a group of local caregivers and wellbeing practitioners who then provided their services in the public space. This was thought of as a radical and experimental performative action for leading people to imagine new forms of social production and reproduction within an alternative world, a ‘citadel’ where finance could be thematized and sociopolitical imaginaries practised. It was a localized experiment in community building and collective imagination around issues of inequality and social re/production. The chapter provides an ethnographic account of the collaborative intervention and its main results. In doing so, it reflects on two main dimensions: the intersection of ‘moneywork’ and caring practices as explicitly thematized in the public space, and the role social interaction, relationships and communities play in collective imagination experimentations.
Reflective Ethnographic Design of Collaborative Economy Business Models Using Annotated Portfolios
Authors: Larner Justin
Published: December 2022

As the collaborative platform economy develops, network effects tend to create one dominant platform within each domain such as transport, reducing the power of workers to find alternatives. The research problem is to find a specific methodology that could enable researchers to draw on the experience of participants as workers and their wish to create ways of working that offer them greater power in the collaborative economy. Ethnographic studies can enable researchers to discover how workers make sense of their involvement in the collaborative platform economy and provide valuable data on how current business models and platforms can affect worker power. However, a wish to promote worker power implies a participatory form of research that aims to break down power relations between researchers and participants. This chapter reflects on the methodological challenges of studying the collaborative economy ethnographically in order to develop new business models and platforms. Annotated portfolios, a technique used in human-computer interaction, offers the potential to enable worker experience to inform new business model designs. Researchers can use annotated portfolios to articulate latent designs in ethnographic data gathered from engagement with workers in the collaborative economy. In bringing these designs into existence, researchers can then contribute their perspective to a co-design process with these workers. Annotated portfolio techniques can thus help both researchers and workers to use ethnographic data to design new business models in the collaborative economy.
Ethnography of True Sharing Initiatives in Brno
Authors: Rýparová Alena
Published: December 2022

The sharing economy is a topic of the current discussion. Platforms like Airbnb or Uber are often criticized for exploiting the positive connotations of the word ‘sharing’ to achieve financial gain. On the other hand, sharing has always been present in society, especially in families or closely related communities, where it was a fundamental form of asset redistribution. There is a third form of sharing that is often neglected. In this chapter, I focus on true sharing in the form of initiatives that are motivated by social, environmental, or other goals. I will present several sharing initiatives that operate in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. I will mainly focus on relational geography to show how communities are able to access resources and further control their flow through networks. Based on semi-structured interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, I will clarify how initiatives of true sharing manage and redistribute resources such as food, clothes, books, and houseplants. Resource management can highlight the materiality of true sharing as social practice, and also the transformational potential of this type of sharing. I place the whole theme in the broader context of a diversified and community-based economy as presented by Gibson-Graham (2006).
Tensions around Housing in the Collaborative Economy: Resisting against Platform Capitalism in Athens
Authors: Pettas Dimitris , Travlou Penny
Published: December 2022

In this chapter, we explore how different sets of practices that have been framed as ‘sharing’ and ‘collaborative’, coexist in the central Athenian district of Exarcheia. We mainly focus on issues related to housing and touristification and the ways the ‘platform capitalism’ side of sharing economy (through digitally mediated short-term rentals) operates in tension with grassroots, anti-gentrification initiatives that rely upon the rich political landscape of the district and involve the sharing of materials, knowledge and experiences, while evolving around the notion of caring for the most vulnerable parts of local population that are facing direct and indirect displacement. More specifically, we look into the sharing praxis itself: what is shared, by whom and how, while further elaborating on the labour and gendered dimensions of sharing. We argue that, despite their common framing as parts of the sharing (and/ or collaborative economy), ‘platform capitalism’ and grassroots collaborative practices constitute the materialization of different, often contrasting, broader visions concerning the organization of production, consumption and social reproduction, providing engaged actors with different capacities and possibilities of empowerment.
Practices and Attitude of Dental Clinicians towards Dental Amalgam in Lahore
Authors: Qaiser Aneela , Bashir Anam Fayyaz , Jatala Ussamah Waheed , Butt Aisha Arshad , Yaasir Zenab , Fareed Amber
Published: December 2022

Background: Amalgam was the material of choice for dental restorations due to its excellent mechanical properties, but the World Health Organization recommended that it should be phased out due to its environmental concerns. Aim: To determine the dental clinicians’ attitude to amalgam use during routine clinical practice in Lahore. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted among private practicing dentists in Lahore.Using convenience sampling, 100 proformas were dispersed. The questionnaire included informed consent along with demographic data such as gender and years of practice, 17 questions related to perceptionand practices, and seven questions about knowledge of dental amalgam restorations.Chi-square test was used to determine statistical significance. P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Seventy four questionnaires were returned filled by participants.Majority of the participants, 51 (68.9%), performed no amalgam restorations, but those with 10 years or more experience still used the material at their practices. Dentists based on clinical experience were: less than 5 years=14(18.9%), 5-10 years =31(41.9%), and more than 10 years = 29(39.2%). Significant association, p=0.02, was observed between clinical experience of clinicians and the number of amalgam restorations performed weekly in their clinics. Practical implication=Health organizations often debate about amalgam safety and the environmental issues of mercury. After the devastating floods in Sindh, environmental issues are recently raised in Pakistan. Conclusion: According to this research, dental amalgam use within private dental practitioners is definitely on a decline in Lahore. Some senior dental practitioners with 10 years or more of experienceregularly used amalgam as a restorative material. MeSH words: Dental amalgam, General Practice, Dental,
Intraocular Pressure Control after Trabeculectomy: A Comparison of Mitomycin C and Bevacizumab
Authors: Khan Aftab Ahmed , Siddiqui Sohail Ahmed , Raza Mujahid , Khan Nisar Ahmed
Published: December 2022

Objective: To analyze and compare the role of mitomycin C and bevacizumab in reducing the intraocular pressure post trabeculectomy. Study Design: Comparative analytical study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, Indus Medical College, Tando Mohammad Khan from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022. Methodology: Sixty patients were enrolled. Patients were divided equally in two groups. Thirty patients were given mitomycin C in Group A while Group B were those 30 patients who were given bevacizumab in a randomized manner. All the cases underwent trabeculectomy and followed upto a year and results were compared. An examination using slit lamp biomicroscope was performed for thorough examination of anterior segments with intraocular pressure recording. Gonioscopy through Goldman-two mirror lens was conducted. Results: The mean age of the patients was 50.23±7.7 years with 41.6 % females and 58.3% males. The intraocular pressure was seen to be controlled in 23 patients at day 1 in Group A and 23 patients in group B. The comparative analysis of pre and post intraocular pressure after trabeculectomy has presented the significant reduction in Group A than Group B at day 1, 6th week as well as at 3rd month or 6th moth to a year. Conclusion: Mitomycin C as well as bevacizumab are highly effective in reducing intraocular pressure post trabeculectomy with mitomycin C being slightly better in efficacy than bevacizumab. Keywords: Intraocular pressure, Trabeculectomy, Effective, Efficacy
Comparison between Open Testicular Biopsy and Testicular Fine Needle Aspiration (TEFNA) Cytology in Obstructive Azoospermia
Authors: Raza Zeeshan Ahmad , Mahmood Athar , Saeed Humayun , Rafaqat Mudessar , Ullah Ismat , Anwar Muhammad Shahzad
Published: December 2022

Objective: To compare open testicular biopsy and testicular fine needle aspiration (TEFNA) for spermatogenesis in terms of Johnsen’s scoring in patients with suspicion of obstructive azoospermia. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology, Services Hospital, Lahore from 24th December 2018 to 23rd December 2019. Methodology: Forty males with primary infertility and azoospermia (in 3 consecutive reports) were enrolled. Males with normal testicular size and bilaterally palpable vas deference were investigated further regarding their hormone profile (serum FSH, LH, and Testosterone) and scrotal color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS). When hormones and scrotal ultrasound were found normal, appointment was given to patients for procedure, after complete discussion about their diagnosis and plan of management with possible complications. Both procedures; open testicular biopsy and testicular fine needle aspiration (TEFNA) were done simultaneously under local anesthesia. Specimen obtained from both procedures was sent for analysis of spermatogenesis in terms of Johnsen scoring. Patients were discharged after four hours with advice of daily dressing for five days and scrotal support for two weeks and oral Diclofenac Sodium 50mg twice daily after meals for three days. Results: The mean values of Johnsen scores were 7.7±2.8 in open biopsy while in TEFNA 9.9±0.95 and statistically significant (<0.05) results were found. Among 40 patients, 33(82.5%) patients showed spermatogenesis on open biopsy and 39(97.5%) on TEFNA. Sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy of TEFNA in diagnosing spermatogenesis was 100%, 14.2%, 84.6, 100.0% and 85.0% respectively. Conclusion: Testicular fine needle aspiration is found to be a simple, reliable, and least invasive mode of diagnosing and management of azoospermia in adult males with minimal complications. Keywords: Open testicular biopsy, TEFNA, Infertility, Johnsen score
ÇEVRİM İÇİ İNSAN KAYNAKLARI EĞİTİMİ VE GELİŞTİRMEDE BİLİNÇLİ FARKINDALIĞIN ÖNEMİ
Authors: IŞIK Vahit Miraç , AĞLARGÖZ Ozan
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı çevrim içi insan kaynakları eğitimi ve geliştirmenin her zaman her yerde gerçekleştirilebilmesi düşüncesinin sorgulanmasıdır. Bu amaca ulaşmak için öz yeterlilik ile çevrim içi öğrenme motivasyonu arasındaki ilişki ve bilinçli farkındalığın bu ilişkideki aracılık etkisi analiz edilmiştir. İnsan kaynakları eğitim ve geliştirme faaliyetlerinde çevrim içi eğitim yöntemleri yoğun bir şekilde kullanılmaktadır. Çevrim içi eğitim yöntemlerinin en önemli üstünlüklerinden birisi eğitim sürecinin her zaman her yerde gerçekleştirilebilmesini olanaklı kılmasıdır. Fakat bu durum öğrenenler açısından her zaman geçerli olmayabilir. Nicel paradigma kapsamında yürütülen çalışmanın verileri telekomünikasyon perakendeciliği sektöründe çalışan 168 kişiden elde edilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında yürütülen analizlerde öz yeterlilik ile çevrim içi öğrenme motivasyonu arasındaki pozitif yönlü ilişkide bilinçli farkındalığın (kısmi) aracılık etkisinin varlığı saptanmıştır. Bu durum bireyin yapabileceğine inanmış olması ve aynı zamanda çevrim içi öğrenme konusunda motive olmasına rağmen öğrenme sürecinin etkili olamayabileceği şeklinde yorumlanabilir. Örgütlerin eğitim ve geliştirme faaliyetlerini planlarken bilinçli farkındalığı dikkate almaları ve örgüt genelinde bilinçli farkındalığı yaygınlaştırmaya yönelik faaliyetler geliştirmeleri gerekmektedir.
Credit line runs and bank risk management: evidence from the disclosure of stress test results.
Authors: Gutiérrez José E. , Fernández Lafuerza Luis
Published: December 2022

As noted in recent literature, firms can run on credit lines due to fear of future credit restrictions. We exploit the 2011 stress test supervised by the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the Spanish Central Credit Register to explore: 1) the occurrence and magnitude of these runs after the release of negative stress test results; and 2) banks’ behaviour before and after the release of this information. We find that, following the release of the results, firms drew down approximately 10 pp more available funds from lines granted by banks that had a worse performance in the stress test. Moreover, before the release date, poorer performing banks were more likely to reduce the size of credit lines, while those with more significant balances of undrawn credit lines were more likely to cut term lending.
PERANCANGAN BRANDING UMKM “NENG QUEEN” SEBAGAI IDENTITAS USAHA SUSU KURMA DI PADALARANG KABUPATEN BANDUNG BARAT
Authors: Aurumajeda Tiphanny , Achmad Kurniawan Rifky
Published: December 2022

Industri Usaha kecil Menengah Neng Queen merupakan sebuah usaha  susu kurma di Padalarang, Kabupaten Bandung Barat yang berdiri sejak september 2020 untuk menawarkan   produk   kesehatan,   awalnya   hanya   untuk   mengisi   waktu   luang semenjak pandemi karena semua pekerjaan dilakukan dirumah.Produk susu kurma ini memiliki kelebihan kulitas kurma yang premium dan campuran susu yang tidak ditambahkan dengan air. Namun saat ini produk susu kurma belum memiliki identitas usaha untuk dikenal masyarakat luas, maka dibutuhkan perancangan Branding Industri Usaha Kecil Menangah “Neng Queen” sebagai usaha susu  kurma  di  Kota Bandung.  Strategi  bisnis  dalam  menciptakan  brand  positioning dilakukan   untuk   mengedepankan   dan   memperkuat   brand   diantara   kompetitor lainnya. Perancangan Branding tersebut dilakukan melalui tahapan pengumpulan data seperti wawancara, data dokumen dan data pustaka. Perancangan yang dibuat penulis  menggunakan  pendekatan  adaptasi  metode  Alina  Wheeler,  metode  Alina Wheeler  adalah  proses  dimana  peneliti  berusaha  menerapkan  teori  dari  Alina Wheeler  dalam  model  5  M  yaitu;  melakukan  penelitian,    memperjelas  strategi, merancang  identitas,  Menciptakan  titik  sentuh,  dan  mengelola  aset  yang  sudah dibuat. Tujuan utama perancangan Brand Identity “Neng Queen” sebagai identitas usaha susu kurma di Kota Bandung menghasilkan sebuah identitas berupa logo, buku panduan penerapan logo sebagai media utama dan media pendukung berupa perlengkapan usaha dan media promosi yang bisa di implementasikan secara efektif.
VIRTUAL TOUR 360 DEGREE PENGENALAN PURA ULUN KULKUL SEBAGAI HULUNING KULKUL RING BALI
Authors: Hadi Rosalia , Putri Indah Sidhiantari I Gusti Ayu , Gede Lamopia I Wayan , Suwirmayanti Ni Luh Gede Pivin , Ciptahadi Ketut Gus Oka , Desi Saryanti I Gusti Ayu
Published: December 2022

Pura Ulun Kulkul merupakan salah satu pura pakideh (utama) di Pura Agung Besakih. Pura Ulun Kulkul sendiri terletak di Br. Dinas Besaih Kangin tepatnya di desa Besakih, Kecamatan Rendang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali. Pura Ulun Kulkul sebagai unsur pelinggih Catur Lokapala dan Pancadewata yang utuh dalam kedudukan Pura Agung Besakih sebagai Pura Khayangan Jagat, yang menjadi panyungsungan dan panyiwian jagat Bali. Fungsi utama dari Pura Ulun Kulkul ini adalah sebagai media pemujaan Tuhan Yang Mahaesa dalam mani festasinya sebagai Dewa Mahadewa. Pelinggih utama sebagai pemujaan Bathara Mahadewa adalah palinggih Gedong Sari. Sebelumnya karena sudah ada penelitian terkait Aplikasi Multimedia Interaktif Pengenalan Pura Ulun Kulkul Berbasis Android yang disusun oleh I Ketut Suardiana pada tahun 2019. Dengan adanya perkembangan teknologi informasi saat ini, penulis membangun aplikasi Virtual Tour 360 Degree Berbasis Website yang bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi detail dan memberikan kesan seolah-olah pernah berada pada Pura Ulun Kulkul. Dalam proses pembuatan Pengenalan Pura Ulun Kulkul Sebagai Huluning Kulkul Ring Bali Menggunakan Virtual Tour 360 Degree menggunakan metode MDLC (Multimedia Development Life Cycle) agar menghasilkan sistem yang sesuai dengan rancangan. Berdasarkan pengujian system menggunakan metode Blackbox Testing yang sudah dilakukan, diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa setiap fitur yang terdapat pada system aplikasi sudah berfungsi dengan baik sesuai yang diharapkan. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian menggunakan metode Kuesioner diperoleh hasil total rata-rata nilai 4.4 dengan persentase sebesar 88% maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa sistem Virtual Tour Pengenalan Pura Ulun Kulkul Sebagai Huluning Kulkul Ring Bali Menggunakan Virtual Tour 360 Degree termasuk ke dalam kategori Sangat Baik.
Estimativa de pessoas beneficiadas com reduções de perdas de águas no mundo, Brasil e no estado do Tocantins
Authors: Campos Vinícius Chaves Campos , Zukowski Junior Joel Carlos Zukowski Junior , Oliveira Julio Cesar Figueiredo de Oliveira
Published: December 2022

A presente pesquisa utilizou como procedimento técnico a revisão sistemática, com a obtenção de dados secundários referente ao índice de Perdas na Distribuição (%) do estado do Tocantins e do Brasil extraídos no Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre o Saneamento (SNIS)  e dados de água não lucrativa (%) dos países extraídos do The International Benchmarking Network (IBNET), para  calcular a quantidade de pessoas que seriam beneficiadas no mundo, Brasil e Tocantins, caso as perdas de água fossem inexistentes e em cenários que estas, apresentassem valores médios de 10 e 20% respectivamente. A população mundial em 2020 era de aproximadamente sete bilhões e oitocentos milhões de pessoas de modo que caso as perdas de águas nas condições de cálculo da pesquisa, fossem reduzidas a um patamar médio global de 20%, seria suficiente, para atender 1.090.589.857 habitantes/ano. Portanto a redução das perdas de águas é essencial, para que os sistemas de água apresentem melhores condições operacionais e atendam milhões de pessoas com acesso a água tratada no mundo.
Triagem para desprescrição de medicamentos em idosos na Atenção Primária à Saúde.
Authors: Dos Santos Corrêa Maria Gabrielle , Cezário Nakamura Amanda , Torres França Ramos Priscila , Moraes Penha Ramon , Miziara Barbosa Suzi Rosa , Guimarães Polisel Camila
Published: December 2022

A desprescrição de medicamentos é uma das estratégias de intervenção disponíveis para reduzir a polifarmácia e seus riscos  associados. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar a triagem para polifarmácia e desprescrição de medicamentos em idosos nan Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) de Campo Grande, MS. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal e quantitativo, cuja coleta de dados ocorreu no período de janeiro a outubro de 2022. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (parecer 4.211.316). Participaram do estudo 101 idosos com idade média de 69,5 (±7,52) anos. Do total, 48 (47,5%) estavam em polifarmácia e 55 (54,5%) estavam em uso de pelo menos um medicamento com algoritmo de desprescrição disponível. As classes com maiores oportunidades de desprescrição foram os Inibidores de Bomba de Prótons (76,9%) e os anti-hiperglicêmicos (70,7%). Os algoritmos de desprescrição utilizados neste estudo foram de fácil aplicação. Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que oportunidades de desprescrição podem estar sendo perdidas com idosos na APS.
Uso de materiais especificados de risco na produção de compostos orgânicos e uso no desenvolvimento da cultura do milho (Zea mays l.)
Authors: Dos Santos Júnio Gomes , Da Costa Alexandre Sylvio Vieira
Published: December 2022

O abate de bovinos gera considerável volume de resíduos, dentre eles os MER (Materiais Especificados de Risco), que podem conter o patógeno responsável pela Encefalopatia Espongiforme Bovina, popularmente conhecida como mal da vaca louca. Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar o efeito dos compostos orgânicos utilizando conteúdo ruminal, MER e outros resíduos: restos de poda (RP), casca de coco (CC) e restos de serragem (RS) em diversas composições. Após o período de decomposição os compostos foram incorporados no solo nas proporçoes 1%, 2,5% e 5% seguido do plantio do milho. As plantas foram coletadas 45 dias após a semeadura. Foram realizadas avaliações químicas dos compostos após o processo de decomposição e avaliações da parte aérea e raíz das plantas de milho. Os maiores teores de nitrogênio foram obtidos nos compostos orgânicos com RP e os menores nas misturas contendo RS. As plantas reduziram seu desempenho com o aumento da concentraçao de RS e RP nos compostos.  De modo geral, os compostos orgânicos contendo CC potencializaram a produtividade das plantas de milho diferente do desempenho das plantas com a aplicação de compostos contendo RS.
Paisagens de modernidade branca: uma análise sócio-histórica da segregação de classe e raça no urbanismo de Fortaleza
Authors: Sousa Antônio Fábio Macedo de , Morais Preciliana Barreto de , Amorim Rosendo Freitas de , Gomes Bruna Maria Costa , Silva Luany de Queiroz
Published: December 2022

Raça, classe e cidade estão historicamente interconectadas e configuram-se em um sistema de privilégios presentes nas origens e desdobramentos da modernidade urbana capitalista (BONNETT, 2002). Partindo desta perspectiva, temos como objetivo analisar os efeitos sociais produzidos pela incorporação de uma “modernidade branca” em Fortaleza, no Nordeste do Brasil. A partir da construção de uma abordagem sócio-histórica e etnográfica, observamos como o tradicional e rico bairro Aldeota foi sendo apropriado como local de poder e consumo pelas elites. Um espaço de privilégios de classe e raça de modo a atender os interesses materiais e simbólicos de uma “branquitude” local (RAMOS-ZAYAS, 2020). Desse modo, observamos as principais representações sobre a história de urbanização deste território e o seu processo de “enobrecimento” mediante o reforço constante de investimentos que fizeram do bairro uma paisagem da segregação racial moderna e dos privilégios de classe na cidade.
Atividade antimicrobiana de Melaleuca spp. (Myrtaceae) frente a isolados bacterianos causadoras da mastite bovina: uma análise cienciométrica
Authors: Austregesilo Filho Pericles Tavares , Moura Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de , Farias Eulina Tereza Nery , Oliveira Gibson Gomes de , Pereira Junior José Antonio de Sousa , Mota Rinaldo Aparecido
Published: December 2022

Por definição, mastite é a inflamação da glândula mamária, que ocasiona alterações no leite e no tecido glandular mamário, do ponto de vista físico-químico e microbiológico. Antibióticos são comumente utilizados para tratar mastites em vacas leiteiras, dentre eles encontram-se os β-lactâmicos, representados principalmente pelas penicilinas e cefalosporinas. Dentre os problemas gerados pelo uso de antibióticos, tem-se desde a selação de linhagens resistentes, até a presença de resíduos no leite, gerando problemas de saúde pública e ambientais, o que tem levado a busca por novas alternativas de tratamentos, principalmente com uso de produtos naturais. No presente trabalho foi realizada uma análise ciencimétrica sobre a utilização de Melaleuca spp. contra mastite em cinco base de dados, sendo considerados como trabalhos científicos apenas artigos científicos, publicados em português, inglês e espanhol nos últimos 30 anos. Embora seja preciso análises futuras mais aprofundadas, os resultados além de mostrarem indícios sobre a ação antimicrobiana de Melaleuca spp. contra microrganismos causadores de mastite, evidenciam a potencialidade de gerar produção científica, bem como indicar os caminhos para redes de colaboração.
Hubungan Motivasi Orang Tua dengan Hasil Belajar Siswa pada Mata Pelajaran Geografi
Authors: Mawi Handelia , Andaria Kalvin Salindeho , Oroh Hilda Vemy
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the connection between parental motivation and academic accomplishment. The research technique employed is a quantitative correlation method. strategies for gathering data include observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. The t test and product moment correlation test are both used in the analysis technique. The results demonstrated that parental motivation had an impact on students' learning outcomes at SMA Negeri 3 Tana Toraja in geography as indicated by tcount = 31,854 > ttable 2,015, and the determinant coefficient was 85%, meaning that parental motivational variables accounted for 85% of the variance in students' learning outcomes and that the remaining 15% was influenced by other factors. Parental motivation is a strong predictor of student learning results. Parents' behavior is adequate to inspire youngsters to engage in learning activities