bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prematurity and Neurological Sequelae
Authors: Wahed MA
Published: August 2023

Any birth that takes place three weeks or more before the baby’s due date is a premature birth. Prematurity is a public health problem worldwide. Every year, 15 million infants are born premature, accounting for a prevalence of 11% in 84 surveyed countries. Premature births alone account for a quarter of all neonatal deaths. Survivors of premature births have high rates of postnatal morbidities. With the development technologies and medical procedures, the morbidities are increasing due to improving survival of borderline viable cases. The prevalence of cerebral palsy, intellectual and cognitive dysfunction, retinopathy, hearing loss, epilepsy, ADHD and autistic disorder are more in babies born preterm. The risk of cerebral palsy is 8- 10 times higher in preterm infants and nearly 30 times higher in infants born <32 weeks. Children born preterm have an average 12.9 IQ points lower than term born controls and these children face difficulty in making communication, executive functioning and cognition. ADHD and autism spectrum disorders are frequently diagnosed (OR 3.3) in children born preterm. ROP associated blindness is 10% in high income countries and 40% in middle and low income countries. As many as 10% children born preterm have hearing loss and 35% suffer from different types of epilepsy. Adequate antenatal check-up and immediate postnatal care are key issues to reduce or prevent neurological sequelae in survivors of premature birth.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 212
Role of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (Nlr) And C - Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio (Car) As Early Predictors of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis
Authors: Azam Mohammad Golam , Roy Nikhil Chandra
Published: August 2023

Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a life-threatening disease caused by a variety of factors, and once it progresses to severe acute pancreatitis, the prognosis is poor. Different modalities are available for predicting severity in acute pancreatitis. A single, cheap, widely available marker with high sensitivity and specificity is yet to be identified. The present study was aimed to determine the relation of the neutrophillymphocyte ratio (NLR) and CRP-Albumin ratio (CAR) in early prediction of severity in acute pancreatitis.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders (GHPD), BIRDEM General Hospital, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, from April, 2020 to March, 2022. Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis was made by clinical findings, serum amylase and lipase levels (>3 times the upper limit of normal values), evidences of acute pancreatitis by ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT). Severity of acute pancreatitis was classified according to the revised version of Atlanta classification. Data collection was done through a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 23. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was constructed to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of NLR and CAR.
Results: A total of 120 patients with acute pancreatitis were enrolled in this study. Age of the patients was 45.20±13.93 (mean ±SD) years, male predominance was observed (54.2%). Majority of the cases were mild 52.5% (n=63) compared to moderate 28.3% (n=34) and severe 19.2% (n=23). The NLR was 6.63±3.344 (Mean±SD) with a range of 1.32 to 18.75. The CAR was 3.20±2.23 (Mean ±SD) with range of 0.14-7.20. The area under the curve (AUC) of NLR and CAR were 0.865 and 0.949 for severity of AP respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and accuracy of NLR at cut-off e”5.72 were 80.7%, 76.2%, 75.4%, 81.4% & 78.3% and that of CAR at cut-off e”2.07 were 96.5%, 76.2%, 78.6%, 96.0% & 85.8%.
Conclusion: This study revealed that NLR and CAR are good predictors in the assessment of severity of AP. These easily accessible and low-cost inflammatory markers can be used for the management of acute pancreatitis.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 213-214
Higher Glycemic Excursion of Newly Diagnosed Youthonset Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus May Be Related to Â-Cell Secretory Capacity and Not to Insulin Resistance
Authors: Shil Kishore Kumar , Hasan Mashfiqul , Sultana Nusrat , Salam Sayad Bin Abdus , Hasanat Ma
Published: August 2023

Background: Youth-onset type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often presents with high glycemic values.To see the plasma glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) at diagnosis and their relationship with â-cell secretory capacity and insulin resistance in phenotypic T2DM of young.
Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 72 newlydiagnosed youth-onset phenotypically T2DM [age range 19-29, median 27, inter-quartile range (IQR) 24-29 years; male 32 (44.4%), female 40 (55.6%)] during March-December’2022 in Endocrinology department, BSMMU. The secretory capacity of â-cell was estimated by fasting C-peptide (measured by chemiluminescence immunoassay) and insulin resistance by calculating visceral adiposity index (VAI) and serum triglyceride/highdensity lipoprotein (TH/HDL) ratio.
Results: Median HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and 2h plasma glucose (2h-PG) of the participants were 8.7% (IQR 6.7-11.0), 10.8 (IQR 7.1-16.3) mmol/L and 18.0 (IQR 13.1- 24.3) mmol/L respectively. All glycemic values were negatively correlated to fasting C-peptide (HbA1c: r=-0.437, p<0.001; FPG: r=-0.479, p<0.001; 2h-PG: r=-0.456, p<0.001), body mass index (HbA1c: r=-0.546, p<0.001; FPG: r=- 0.550, p<0.001; 2h-PG: r=-0.505, p<0.001) and waist circumference (HbA1c: r=-0.422, p<0.001; FPG: r=-0.399, p=0.001; 2h-PG: r=-0.361, p=0.002). There were no significant correlations of any glycemic values to VAI (HbA1c: r=-0.037, p=0.757; FPG: r=0.075, p=0.532; 2h-PG: r=0.136, p=0.254) or TG/HDL ratio (HbA1c: r=0.036, p=0.764; FPG: r=0.144, p=0.228; 2h-PG: r=0.196, p=0.099). In a linear regression model adjusted for VAI, each nmol reduction of C-peptide was associated with 0.49 (95%CI 0.19-0.79) rise of HbA1c% (p=0.002).
Conclusion: Higher glycemic excursion at diagnosis of youth-onset T2DM is related to lower â-cells reserve and lower obesity indices but not to insulin resistance.
Bangladesh J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 214-215
Prevention of Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Administration of Polymyxins by Intravenous Calcium Gluconate in Critically Ill Patients for Treating Carbapenem Resistant Infections in Acute Medicine Unit: A Quality Improvement Project (Qip)
Authors: Chowdhury Bornali , Anam Ahmed Mursel , Huq Shihan Mahmud Redwanul , Shareef Adnan , Mukarrom Mymuna Binte
Published: August 2023

Background: Polymyxin B and colistin are most potent antibiotics for treating carbapenem resistant infections due tomultidrugs resistant organisms that are currently rising remarkably and alarm signs for global health. These are last resorts options for bacteremia during crisis time when pathogens are only sensitive to polymyxins. Most common life threatening complication is respiratory muscle paralysis due to neuromuscular blockage that lead to apnea, acute type 2 respiratory failure and death. Main aim of this quality Improvement project (QIP)was to demonstrate therapeutic effectiveness and outcomes of I/V calcium gluconate during administration of polymyxins.
Methods: This QIP was conducted at acute medicine and HDU of a tertiary care hospital for 2 months in Bangladesh. Patients who got I/V calcium gluconate with polymyxins in January and February, 2023 were compared with similar data without calcium gluconate for prior 4 months. Data analysis and interpretation done by unpaired t test.
Results: Primary outcome shows statistically significant decrease dintubation and mechanical ventilation due to sudden respiratory failure and ICU transfer after getting I/V calcium gluconate during polymyxins(30.8%,n=13 and 88.9% ,n=9 and p= <0.005).
Conclusion: This study showsstrongly visible positive outcome in prevention of acute respiratory failure by polymyxins in critically ill patients. We feel that all physicians may practice this study in acute medicine and critical care setup.
Bangladesh J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 216
Recurrent Vomiting, an Atypical Presentation of Sheehan’s Syndrome
Authors: Mahmud Makamam
Published: August 2023

Sheehan’s syndrome is a rare condition involving injury to the pituitary gland following excessive blood loss during delivery. Its presentation is too variable sometimes, it may be remained asymptomatic for long times. Here we are presenting a 50 yr-old woman presented with recurrent vomiting admitted in the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Bangladesh J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 217
Liver Function Test (SGPT) Abnormality in 319 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Bangladesh
Authors: Yesmin Mahbuba , Biswas Nirmol Kumar , Alam Afroja
Published: August 2023

Background: Deranged liver function abnormalities are well-recognized sequela of COVID-19 infection. Globally, there are studies dedicated to evaluate spectrum of liver injury by COVID-19. In this study, we have described the impact of COVID-19 on liver function tests in 319 confirmed COVID cases. Our study aimed to evaluate the liver function alteration by COVID-19 in our population.
Methods: This study included all adult inpatients (> 18 years old) with laboratory confirmed (RT-PCR) COVID-19 from March to April, 2020 in a tertiary COVID dedicated hospital. We assessed liver function test and categorized patients according to COVID severity. This was a single center, retrospective, observational study.
Results: Among 319 patients with COVID-19, 36% had normal and 64% had abnormal liver function test. Out of this, 18% had 1-2 times, 42% had 2-3 times and 19% had >3 times upper limit of normal SGPT during admission. 57 (18%) patients presented with mild illness, 83 (26%) with moderate, 124 (39%) patients with severe and 54 (17%) with critical COVID-19 during admission. Significant correlation was found between severity of COVID-19 and raised SGPT level.
Conclusion: More than half of patients presented during admission with abnormal liver function. COVID-19 has significant impact on liver function derangement in this population.
Bangladesh J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 217
Prevention of Unnoticed Deterioration And Improvement In Outcome of Critically Ill Patients By Implementation of National Early Warning Score 2 In A High Dependency Unit In Bangladesh: A Quality Improvement Project
Authors: Shareef Adnan , Islam Mahbuba , Haroon Muddassir Ahmed , Roy Sharon , Anam Ahmad Mursel
Published: August 2023

This Quality Improvement Project (QIP) was aimed to assess the acceptability and utility of the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in a Bangladeshi level-2 care setting.All nurses and physicians were trained on NEWS2 scores and proper response before starting the QIP. Utilization of NEWS2 and patient outcome were documented and analyzed. Acceptability was recognized by increase in utilization, and utility by reduction in unnoticed deterioration of patients. With modified NEWS2 chart, it became well adopted and utilized by the nurses. Data from 3828 patients showed statistically significant reduction in unnoticed deterioration evident by lowering of sudden cardiac arrest and ICU transfer (0.35% vs 2.6% and 2.33% vs 6.6%, p= <0.0005) after and before implementation of the NEWS2, respectively.With adequate training, motivation, and appropriate modification, the NEWS2 can become a well-accepted, widely adopted, and realistic bedside monitoring tool in resource limited settings like Bangladesh.
Bangladesh J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 188
Clinical Presentation of Heart Failure Patients Admitted in Colonel Maleque Medical College, Manikganj
Authors: Rahman Md Toufiqur , Ahmed Rashid , Alam Rumi , Hossain Mohammad Anowar , Hossain Md Sarowar , Hossain Mohammad Ashraf , Goni Mohammad Nasimul , Rahman Md Sajjadur , Hoque Mohammad Faridul , Sarker Manobendra
Published: August 2023

Background: Heart failure is a complex syndrome that arises from abnormalities in the structure and/or function of the heart, whether inherited or acquired. This increase in prevalence and incidence is due to a variety of factors, including the aging of the population, improved survival rates from other cardiovascular diseases, and changes in lifestyle and risk factors such as obesity and diabetes. Heart failure patients have various presentations and different etiologies. This study aimed to see the different clinical presentations of hospitalized heart failure patients.
Methods: This study was done to see Clinical Presentation of Heart Failure Patients admitted in Colonel Maleque Medical College, Manikganj and Maikganj Sadar Hospital. Total 3650 patients were enrolled for this study during the period of April 2018 to March 2023.
Results: Most of the patients (60%) were of 51-70 years age group. 70 % (2555) patients were male. 99 % patients presented with SOB, 95 % patients had basal creps, 70% had orthopnoea, 49% had Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspoea (PND), 40% had leg edema and 25% had raised JVP. Average heart rate was 84 beats/min, average systolic B.P. was 128 mm Hg and average diastolic B.P. was 76 mm Hg. 49% population had hypertension, 39% patients had diabetes and 28% had concomitant respiratory illness. Average EF was 37 %. Ischemic Cardiomyopathy was the commonest (40%) cause of heart failure, acute coronary syndrome was the second leading (30%) cause, valvular heart disease and hypertension is the third common cause.
Conclusion: Most of the heart failure patients are elderly age group. Most of the patients presented with shortness of breath and bilateral basal creps. Most patients had co-morbid other illness that influences the natural course of heart failure patients. Most common causes are ischemic cardiomyopathy, a sequel of ischemic insult of the heart.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 219
An Atypical Case of Anti GBM Disease
Authors: Shahrin Sabrina , Mahmud Al , Alam Babrul
Published: August 2023

Anti GBM disease is a very rare type of small vessel vasculitis. The incidence is around less than 1 per million per year .This disease is also known as “Good Pasteur Disease”. Usually it presents with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with or without lung haemorrhage. The pathognomonic hallmark of the disease is strong linear IgG deposition along the GBM along with positive anti GBM antibody. But when the circulating antibody is absent in the blood, with mild renal impairment it is termed as atypical anti GBM disease. Recently we have found a 26 years old gentleman who presented with leg swelling for 1.5 months along with decreased urine output. He was non diabetic, normotensive, there was no history of joint pain, rash, no offending medication intake, or coughing out of blood. His urine R/E report showed Alb+++, RBC-plenty. After admission his serum creatinine was increasing rapidly. We have done renal biopsy and started treatment with I/V methylprednisolone followed by oral steroid. He had nephrotic range proteinuria. His auto antibody profile and HBsAg, Anti HCV was negative. We have done renal biopsy and it showed crescentic GN with strong linear deposition of IgG. His anti GBM Ab was negative. Thus we labelled the case as atypical anti GBM disease. Now patient is on RRT and we started therapeutic plasma exchange.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 220
A Case Report of Chronic Diarrhoea and Itchy Rash- are We Missing Something?
Authors: Farhana Synthia , Podder Hemonta , Ghosh Goutam Kumar , Tarafder Keya , Mortuza Md Golam , Acherjya Goutam Kumar
Published: August 2023

A proper and complete history is very important to reach the ultimate diagnosis and complete evaluation of a patient. Otherwise, the typical presentation can also be sometimes missed which leads to delay or even miss the actual diagnosis of a patient. However, we hereby present a case of a HIV (Human Immunodeficiency) patient where an incomplete history put the physician into a diagnostic dilemma and hindrance. The patient was a migrant worker and had history of sexual exposure and previous blood transfusion. Initially, he did not disclose his personal history to his general and specialist physicians. Therefore, the several consulted physicians could not reach his true diagnosis. After getting admission, we became able to explore his personal history which guided us prompt reaching in his proper diagnosis finally. Moreover, we sometimes fail to make a patient friendly environment to share everything due to social stigma, lack of welcoming environment, lack of good doctor-patient relationship.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 222-223
Two Rare Variants of Turner Syndrome with Isochromosome Structural Abnormalities
Authors: Ferdousi Tahmina , Banu Hurjahan , Sultana Nusrat , Mahrukh Hafsa , Shil Kishore Kumar , Hasanat MA
Published: August 2023

Background: Turner’ssyndrome (TS) is the most common cause of short stature and delayed puberty of female sex. Approximately half of the patients have its classic form of 45 XO, one fourth of patients are different mosaic forms and the remaining cases are structural abnormalities on X chromosome, among them most common structural abnormality is isochromosomeXq. These variant Turner’s can present with delayed menarche, amenorrhoea and infertility rather than classic manifestations of TS.Here we describetwo uncommon variants of TS, one is structural abnormality on X chromosome as 46X, iso(Xq) and another one is mosaic variety of TS including Isochromosome X as form of 45XO/46X, iso(Xq).Both of them presented with short stature and secondary amenorrhea without classic manifestations of TS. In TS with or without mosaicism, the frequency of isochromosome is reportedto be about 15-18%. Due to lack of classical manifestations of TS, diagnosis may be delayed and/or missed. So, female of short stature with secondary amenorrhoea should be searched for rare variants of TS by chromosomal analysis.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 223
Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsy & Choroid Tuberculoma in a Patient with Disseminated TB: A Clinic Biochemical Study
Authors: Parvaz MH , Yesmin S , Khalil I , Rahman MR , Uddin AA
Published: August 2023

Disseminated Tuberculosis is a potentially lethal disease if not diagnosed and treated early. A high index of clinical suspicion and early diagnosis and timely institution of anti TB treatmen is life saving.Patient’s sociodemographic, clinical, labarotory investigations and treatment outcome were recorded in a case record form Here we report a case of 42 year old male, known case of diabetes mellitus, presented with the complaints of fever and headache for 1 month, dropping of both eyelids, diplopia and painful red eyes for 7 days. There was no sign of meningeal irritation. Neurological examination revealed proptosis and 3rd, 4th, 6th cranial nerve palsy as evident by bilateral ptosis, diplopia, restricted ocular movement in all direction. Fundoscopy showed choroid tubercle on left eye. CSF study suggestive of tubercular meningitis. CXR showed pleural effusion and pleural fluid study suggestive of tuberculous pleural effusion. We diagnosed him as disseminated tuberculosis (tubercular meningitis, ocular TB, pleural TB). After starting anti tubercular regimen and steroid, patient’s condition got improved. Disseminated tuberculosis usually presents with constitutional symptoms rather than respiratory features. Tubercular meningitis not always present with features of meningism. Choroid tubercle is pathognomic for tubercular meningitis. Early diagnosis and treatment can reduce the mortality, morbidity and complications of disseminated TB.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 224
Management of Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases by Liver Friendly Drugs: Evaluation of Livelihood Score Efficacy
Authors: Md Navim Kabir Chowdhury
Published: August 2023

Background: Compare efficacy and safety level different Proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor blockers by livelihood score category.
Methods: 52 participants (30 male and 22 female) participated in this cross sectional studies. They were asked about their drug history specially pattern of drug, starting time, change history (if applicable) dosage schedule, relevant adverse effects etc.
Results: Out of 52 participants, 27 patients (52%) regularly took proton pump inhibitors for avoiding gastro intestinal irritations more than 7-8 months.10 patients having heart burn and rest of taking different medication for improvement. Out of 27 patients 10 were male and 17 were female. Dependency upon proton pump inhibitors was more in female due to spicy food intake and lack of punctuality of meal. Important clue that 17 patients switch to lansoprazole/rabeprazole from omeprazole/esomeprazole due to insufficient duration of anti-heart burn activity. Condition improved after starting lansoprazole/dexlansoprazole/rabeprazole. Livelihood score of Rabeprazole is D and for lansoprazole/dexlansoprazole it is C. That means hepatic injury is unlikely such as enzyme elevation. Rest of 20 patients who had history of occasional proton pump inhibitor use.Remaining 5 participants didn’t give adequate information about their drug history. After switching, 10 patients found fatty liver grade 1 which previously diagnosed as grade 2.
Conclusion: Carbohydrate and protein dominancy in daily food is prime reason for GIT irritation. In advance stage fate may be ulceration as well as non- alcoholic fatty liver disease. Avoiding unnecessary Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and selection of proton pump inhibitors according to livelihood score, decrease patient’s gastric irritation as well as establishing healthy drug usage.
J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 224
The Role of Patience in Coping Mental Problems: A Quranic Perspective
Authors: Alfain Shinta Nuriya Idatul , Soleh Achmad Khudori , Yamani Muhammad Rafi
Published: August 2023

Mental health issues have become a growing concern in today's fast-paced and challenging world. In the quest for effective coping strategies, researchers and professionals are increasingly turning to ancient wisdom and religious scriptures for insights. This article explores the role of patience, as emphasized in the Quran, in addressing mental problems and promoting emotional well-being. The study delves into the Quranic verses and teachings that emphasize patience as a virtue and its potential impact on mental health. Drawing from the rich Islamic tradition, the article examines the concept of "Sabr" (patience) and its multifaceted dimensions, including perseverance, endurance, and emotional resilience. Furthermore, it explores how these qualities can be cultivated and practiced in dealing with various mental health challenges. The method used in this research is a content analysis with data in the form of verses from the Qurâ€™an, and some researches related to patience. The findings of this study contribute to the growing body of literature on the intersection of spirituality and mental health, showcasing how religious teachings can offer a unique and valuable perspective on coping with mental problems. Moreover, it underscores the significance of embracing patience as a holistic approach to foster emotional well-being and promote resilience in the face of life's challenges, as emphasized in the Quranic teachings. The results of this study are 1) the word patient in the Qurâ€™an is described more than a hundred times which generally explains that patience means self-restraint, emotion, and surviving in difficult conditions; 2) mental problems that are often experienced by people are anxiety, stress, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and behavioral disorders; 3) patience can be one of the treatments for mental disorders through self-control, self-acceptance, and resilience. The article concludes with implications for future research and clinical practice in the realm of mental health, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive and culturally sensitive approach to address mental health issues in diverse populations.
Development of Expert System Application to Detect Chicken Disease using the Forward Chaining Method
Authors: Ramadan Ahmad , Harahap Syaiful Zuhri , Muti’ah Rahma
Published: August 2023

Chicken is the most widely kept and consumed poultry in Indonesia. Due to the large population of poultry, a variety of diseases have also emerged, from minor diseases to diseases that can kill chickens and infect humans. As a result of these diseases, there are implications for the losses suffered by chicken farmers. Most farmers find it very difficult to identify chicken diseases due to their lack of knowledge. On the other hand, expecting treatment from a veterinarian or expert is very limited and expensive. Therefore, a system is needed that can easily help chicken farmers detect diseases in their pet chickens. This research aims to build an expert system to detect chicken diseases by applying the forward chaining method. The expert system is implemented as a web-based application. The research stages start with identifying problems, collecting data, creating a knowledge base and production rules, building applications, and getting results. The results showed that the forward chaining method provides convenience in detecting chicken diseases. This is proven by only selecting the symptoms of the disease that appear, and then the application will provide conclusions regarding what type of disease is being suffered by chickens. In addition, this application also provides information related to ways of handling and control that can be done to overcome the chicken disease. Hopefully, the results of this research can facilitate chicken farmers in identifying and handling diseases effectively and efficiently.
Meaningful Sense Perceptions: Existential and Transcendental Phenomenology in Jawdat Haydar’s Poems
Authors: El Samad Soha
Published: August 2023

In their transcendental and existential dimensions, Jawdat Haydar’s poems manifest philosophical notions akin to those of Edmund Husserl’s theory of consciousness. As a centenarian poet who has embraced diverse cultures, he reveals an unwavering desire to bridge the cultural and human divide between East and West in a style reminiscent of Husserl’s notion of intersubjectivity. In poems that abound with beautiful, rhythmical and transcendental sense perceptions occurring within constant cyclical time, Haydar blends Self and Other rendering an otherwise bleak state of existence an aesthetic and transcendental dimension. His hybrid identity and what Husserl refers to as intersubjectivity, are the basic profound drives behind his poetic blending of the beautiful and the sublime easing his transition toward a reconciliation with his once dislocated and displaced state. This paper attempts to reveal phenomenological features in some of Haydar’s major poems and establish how his meaningful sense perceptions project experiences of sublimity and transcendence in such a harmonious blending of image and reason, that man’s existence acquires an enduring sense of beauty instead of the overwhelmingly depressive and futile post-war states..
Book Review of Farghal and Al-Manna’s Contextualizing Translation Theories: Aspects of Arabic-English Inter-lingual Communication*
Authors: F. Atari Omar
Published: August 2023

With the publication of the seminal contribution by Hatim and Mason Discourse and the Translator (Longman 1990), a new era of research in translation studies, including research and pedagogy of translator training, was ushered in. This pioneering work has been complemented by Munday’s Theories of Translation Studies (2001/2008). Farghal and Al-Manna’s most recent work, Contextualizing Translation Theories: Aspects of Arabic-English Inter-lingual Communication (2015), builds on those previous advancements in the field of translation studies to highlight the whole range of translation theories which diagnose and analyze persistent translation problems that affect the decision-making policies of today’s trainee translators. The current volume offers an agenda for putting theory into practice while raising awareness of the proper techniques and strategies of translation practices and translation classroom pedagogy.
Online Newspapers Portrayal of Arab Female Athletes in Rio 2016 Olympics: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis
Authors: Mohammad Saeed Rasha
Published: August 2023

Rio 2016 Olympics witnessed an unprecedented increased participation of Arab female athletes, many of whom unconventionally competed in games that are stereotypically categorized as male-appropriate/dominated. This reflects an ideological change in the substantive structure of sport as a male site, marking a new era for women’s empowerment in the Arab world. The current study explores the interplay of multiple and interacting semiotic modes used in selected national and international online newspapers covering Arab female athletes in 2016 Olympics. It compares/contrasts how Arab and Western ideologies representing the achievement of these athletes are mediated through various modes. The study is grounded in the methodological framework of Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis (MCDA) (Machin and Mayr 2012). It starts with the hypothesis that MCDA contributes to our understanding of how mediated verbal and visual messages work together to indicate a shift in the construction of Arab female athletic identity..
Some Aspects of the Syntax of the Arabic Legislative Sentence
Authors: Fathi Attia Alaa
Published: August 2023

The analysis of the internal structure of the Arabic legislative sentence is of immediate relevance to several interrelated disciplines including discourse analysis, contrastive linguistics and translation pedagogy. Nonetheless, little, if any, systematic corpus-based research has been conducted to verify the largely impressionistic and intuitive claims made about the syntax of this sentence type. This paper provides a statistical analysis of the syntax of this sentence type in three legislative texts: the Iraqi Companies Law, the Emirati Labor Law and the Jordanian Penal Code. The results show that passivization is a common feature, that the number of words in the Arabic sentence is less than half of its counterpart in English, that complex sentences are more frequent than other types of sentences and that case descriptions are less frequent than syntactic discontinuities. The research findings are significant to both translators and translator trainers as they identify the most salient features of Arabic legislative text and place such features at the disposal of these practitioners for the purposes of teaching and learning. However, despite the revealing conclusions, more research needs to be carried out on larger corpora not only in this sub-genre but also in other areas of legal Arabic..
Ideological Encounters in the BBC Translation of Media Reports on the Conflict in Yemen
Authors: Allawzi Areej
Published: August 2023

This paper aims to investigate the influence of ideology on media translation. It examines the BBC news coverage of the current conflict in Yemen and the translation of media content discussing this conflict. In a globalized world, media becomes a powerful tool to generate and disseminate certain ideologies. Its power has been best manifested in the Arab Spring as social media platforms have played a pivotal role in campaigns to bring down regimes in the Arab world. Thus, it becomes important to explore the influence of ideology on media news agencies and the translations of the contents published therein. The paper comes to the conclusion that both the BBC coverage of the conflict in Yemen and the translation of relevant texts lack impartiality and neutrality..
Negotiating Narrative in Transcultural Spaces by Leila Aboulela’s Minaret
Authors: Aladaylah Majed
Published: August 2023

Many Anglophone novelists attempt to conceptualize diverse experiences from their own transcultural spaces. They reflect how transcultural identities are burdened with cultural ambivalences and founded through a process of belonging, dislocation, alienation, and assimilation. This paper sets out to negotiate representation of narration in cultural spaces in Leila Aboulela’s Minaret (2005). She recreates the images of ‘home’ and ‘homeland’ through a process of cultural narration, she uses space metaphorically and aesthetically to negotiate transculturality. Transcultural space is movable and dynamic; it is generated by recognition and adaptation of others, causing a constant process of transformation and change, opening up a space for bridging and narrowing the differences, hyphen spaces, hybrid experiences, multiple identities and constructing a new mixed transcultural space of identification and attachment. Aboulela believes that in this way she does not exclude or alter her old values, memories and yet valorize the new. In this light, she tries to transform cultural, emotional, spiritual, and national differences into deference, assimilation and adaptation. Her journey is to move beyond one's immediate consciousnesses, circumstances and identities. Consequently, Aboulela strives to achieve mutual assimilation and nullifies differences and divisions for constructing oneness and a harmonious cultural space..
Use of Project Management for optimization
of the company’s functioning
Authors: Prokopenko Tetiana , Ponomarenko Ihor
Published: August 2023

The purpose of the article is issues related consideration to the features of
optimizing project management and obtaining economically justified results through
the use of specialized software.
The methodological basis of the research are carrying out an assessment of
the effectiveness of project management approaches introduction in economic activity various types, which will allow optimizing the use of resources in the process
of creating innovative products.
The scientific novelty of received results is study of project management advanced concepts essence and the peculiarities of their use by modern companies.
The main functions of project management as an effective tool for the development
of modern products are presented. The main methodologies of project management
are given, which allow to optimize the stages of their implementation in accordance
with the specifics of the projects.
Conclusion. The introduction of innovations leads to the transformation of project management and the introduction of advanced approaches to managing teams and
creating products with qualitatively new characteristics. Competition in the software
market for project management needs promotes the transformation of existing methodologies and the emergence of qualitatively new approaches to establishing effective
interaction between all project participants and optimal use of available resources.
Keywords: Project Management, PMBok, methodologies, optimization, product,
software.
Problems of Sustainable Development of the Economy
of the Regions of Ukraine: Ecological and Economic Study
of Iron Ore Surface Utilization of Krivorizh
Authors: Stenicheva Inna , Ilchenko Viktoriia , Bodyuk Adam , Ablova Olena , Medvid Hanna
Published: August 2023

The purpose of the article is to study the problem of sustainable development
on the example of the Kryvorizh region, namely: the level and specificity of
landscape destruction in Kryvorizh as a result of the long-term development of
iron ore deposits.
The research methodology is based on the use of general scientific and specific
methods, in particular: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, modeling,
systematization and generalization.
The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the well-founded essence
of environmental pollution and environmental violations, it was concluded that the
current environmental tax does not correspond to the definition of the tax.It is
proposed to provide the new payment with the performance of a penal-incentive
function, which must be considered as a theoretical concept.The article determines
that Kryvorizhia belongs to the most ecologically dangerous territories in Ukraine,
where large areas of land have been withdrawn from agricultural use. The authors
proposed in the Tax Code of Ukraine to limit preferential taxation for placing on
the territory of each ton of mining waste and to raise the tax rate to the objective
level of the III class of danger, which is due to the content of highly toxic heavy
metals in the composition of this waste. To replace the name and mechanism of
payment for environmental pollution, damage to the health of the population in
the Tax Code of Ukraine. It is proposed to give the new payment a punitive and
stimulating function, which must be considered as a new theoretical concept.
Conclusions. The problem of cleaning excessively polluted territory and air in
Kryvorizha, in the perspective of improving the landscape structure of the region,
can be solved by state measures, joint active activities of regional and city
authorities, scientists and the local public.First of all, the state needs to legitimize,
that is, at the legislative level, significantly increase the financial responsibility
of business entities for violating the requirements of the environmental protection
legislation of Ukraine and the recommendations of international environmental
programs.
Key words: resources, mining industry;mining enterprise;mining and beneficiation
plant;environmental protection measures.
The Paradigm of Creation and Transformation
of Systems of Human Activity
Authors: Yury Prykhodkо
Published: August 2023

The Paradigm of Creation and Transformation
of Systems of Human Activity
Purpose. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the paradigmatic
foundations of the creation and dynamics of transformation of systems – products
of human activity.
Research methodology. On the basis of research on the globalization of the
world, the theory of systems and systemology, the transformation of systems, the
psychological structure of the individual, the foundations of the creation and
transformation in space and time of any micro- and macro-systems - products of
human activity are substantiated, and the patterns of transformational processes
in the systems of human activity are determined.
Scientific novelty. For the first time, the Paradigm of creation and transformation
in space and time of any micro- and macrosystems – products of human activity
was developed and substantiated, and the patterns of transformational processes
in the systems of human activity were determined. The research has both theoretical
and practical significance for the analysis of the creation, functioning and
transformation of systems of human activity.
Conclusion. Man, as a biological system, is a determining factor in the creation,
development and transformation of systems of various origins. The functioning of
systems, their productive or counterproductive development, transformation are
determined by the ideas, approaches, decisions, competencies, leadership, willpower
characteristics and qualities of the creators of the specified systems at all
hierarchical levels of activity – people, teams.
The paradigm of creation and transformation in space and time of any microand macrosystems – products of human activity should become the subject of
discussions and further scientific research.
Key words: human activity, globalization, system, personality structure, need,
motives, self-realization, competence, technology, turbulence, transformation,
regularities.
Application of Internet Marketing Technologies
in Marketing Activity of Enterprise
Authors: Yanchuk Tetiana
Published: August 2023

The purpose of the article is to determine the features of theoretical and practical research on the use of Internet marketing technologies and the improvement
of marketing activities of modern domestic enterprises.
Research methodology. During the study, the method of theoretical synthesis,
generalization, structural analysis, observation and generalization, formalization
was used. The article analyzes the role of Internet technologies in the commercial
and marketing activities of a modern enterprise. The components of Internet technologies are defined. The necessity of application of such technologies during sales
activity of the enterprise is disclosed. The specifics of Internet trading are identified. Internet marketing technologies are defined and systematized. The advantages of using Internet marketing as a tool for marketing communications of an
enterprise are substantiated. The reserves of increasing the level of marketing
activities after the use of Internet technologies are outlined. The practical value
of the results obtained is the development of modern Internet marketing technologies to ensure the efficient operation of the enterprise and optimize certain
business processes.
The scientific novelty of the results obtained is the development of a mechanism
for the application of Internet marketing technologies for the marketing activities
of the enterprise.
Conclusions. With the introduction of the Internet marketing complex, modern
companies can automate the process of interaction with customers, provide personalized service at a convenient time, effectively organize feedback, quickly
receive marketing information and make effective and informed decisions based
on it. The use of such technologies allows companies to reduce administrative
costs and increase sales, which leads to an increase in the efficiency of the firm
as a whole.
Key words: marketing, Internet marketing, innovative technologies, commercial
activity of enterprise, Internet technologies.
ОСОБЕННОСТИ ТРАДИЦИИ ИМЯНАРЕЧЕНИЯ В УСЛОВИЯХ РАННЕГО СОВЕТСКОГО ВРЕМЕНИ (ПО МАТЕРИАЛАМ ГОРОДА ВОЛОГДЫ)
Authors: Спасенкова Ирина Валентиновна
Published: August 2023

Аннотация. В статье исследуются изменения в практике выбора имени в один из сложных периодов развития советского общества: в 1920-е – 1930-е годы. Выявляется степень традиционного и новационного при выборе имени, анализируется степень сохранности (статичности) традиции и направления в ее реконструкции. Источниковой основой для определения траектории изменений являются официальные документы по регистрации детей в советских органах Вологды. Изменения, происходившие здесь, типичны для большинства подобных городов, а следовательно, и городской повседневности раннего советского времени. Проведенный анализ источников позволяет сделать вывод о сохранении традиции имянаречения в конкретном городском пространстве ранней постреволюционной эпохи как маркера сохранения этничности.
Abstract. The article examines changes in the practice of choosing a name in one of the difficult periods in the development of Soviet society: in the 1920s – 1930s. The degree of traditional and innovative when choosing a name is revealed, the degree of preservation of the tradition and the direction in its reconstruction are analyzed. The source basis for determining the trajectory of changes is the official documents on the registration of children in the Soviet institutions of Vologda. The changes that took place here are typical for most of these cities, and, consequently, for the urban everyday life of the early Soviet period. The analysis of the sources allows us to conclude that the tradition of naming in a particular urban space of the early post-revolutionary era was preserved as a marker of the preservation of ethnicity.
УЧАСТИЕ КАЗАЧЬИХ ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ САМАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ В ПАТРИОТИЧЕСКОМ ВОСПИТАНИИ МОЛОДЕЖИ
Authors: Товченко Роман Борисович
Published: August 2023

Аннотация. Понятие «патриотизм» имеет множество толкований и определений. В настоящей статье под патриотизмом понимается исторически сложившаяся и развивающаяся категория социальной педагогики, отражающая устойчивое положительное отношение людей к своему Отечеству, проявляющееся в деятельности на его благо, в достижении которого участвуют и государство, и общество. Соответственно, патриотическое воспитание – это целенаправленный процесс деятельности по формированию у населения (прежде всего у детей и молодежи) патриотического долга, сознания, готовности к выполнению задач по обеспечению защиты Отечества и его национальных интересов. В данном процессе задействованы как государственные учреждения, так и общественные организации. К последним относятся и казачьи организации, участие которых в патриотическом воспитании молодого поколения в современных политических условиях приобретает особое значение.
Abstract. The concept of «patriotism» has many interpretations and definitions. In this article, patriotism is understood as a historically established and developing category of social pedagogy, reflecting a stable positive attitude of people to their Fatherland, manifested in activities for its benefit, in the achievement of which both the state and society participate from a single position. Accordingly, patriotic education is a purposeful process of activity to form a high patriotic duty, consciousness, readiness to fulfill tasks to ensure the protection of the Fatherland and its national interests among children and youth. Both government agencies and public organizations are involved in this process. The latter include the organizations of the modern Cossacks. In the existing political conditions, the participation of Cossack organizations in the patriotic education of the younger generation is of particular importance.
КРЕСТНЫЙ ХОД К 120-ЛЕТИЮ ОБРЕТЕНИЯ МОЩЕЙ ПРЕПОДОБНОГО СЕРАФИМА САРОВСКОГО
Authors: Мартаков Сергей Владимирович
Published: August 2023

Аннотация. Очерк в краткой форме затрагивает историю Серафимовского крестного хода из г. Борисоглебска в Свято-Серафимовский мужской монастырь Воронежской обл. В юбилейный 2023 г. автор очерка, организатор крестного хода и ответственный за его проведение, рассматривает этот народный церковный феномен как уникальное явление для г. Борисоглебска и округи. Крестный ход – это не только действо молитвенного хождения, имеющее церковную природу, но и важное социально организующее, культурно-просветительное явление, за которым стоят и определенные организаторы и своего рода волонтеры, принимающие крестоходцев на местах отдыха.
Abstract. The essay briefly touches on the history of the Seraphim procession from the city of Borisoglebsk to the St. Seraphim Monastery in the Voronezh region. In the anniversary year of 2023, the author of the essay, the organizer of the religious procession and responsible for its conduct, considers this folk church phenomenon as a unique phenomenon for the city of Borisoglebsk and the surrounding area. The procession of the cross is not only an act of prayer walking, which has a church nature, but also an important social organizing, cultural and educational phenomenon, behind which there are certain organizers and some kind of volunteers who receive the cross walkers at places of rest.