bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Setting Fire to the Poetic Correspondence of Multispecies Relationships
Authors: FitzHywel Katherine
Published: August 2023

This poetic work is a multispecies love letter seeking to make the reader aware of the strange aporia of human ‘love’ for animals.[1] Contradictory human expressions of love, care, indifference, and harm towards animals can be seen in words that change perceptions of animals (as individuals, groups or in general). Consider the changing status of a ‘pet’ cat being discarded and becoming ‘feral’. Is ‘it’ a ‘pest’ to be ‘culled’, not even ‘killed’ or ‘put to sleep’ or can ‘they’ be ‘rescued’? This work explores multiple and conflicting affective outcomes words have on building compassion, understanding and support for animals, or adding to misconceptions which can result in disregard or violent treatment. The words we use to represent animals and express our relationships to them can reduce animals to iconic national symbols and supportive anthropocentric tools, or to draw out the diversity, multiplicity and intrinsic value of animal being and create space for animals in the text.

The poem focuses on the contemporary Australian context for the aporia of human love for animals. It grounds the work in place and time by using Australian phrases, idioms, slang, associations, terms and names for animals, plants, and places while concentrating on recent events of bushfires, droughts, floods, and pandemic isolation. It references ongoing Australian settler-colonial practices where human animal entanglements and conflicts are highlighted, including horse racing, hunting, bushwalking, fishing, and farming.

Repetition and wordplay are used to amplify, destabilize, complicate, confuse and decentre human perspectives. The method is informed by the fictocritical work of Ania Walwicz in horse utilizing ‘The process of associative thought and reflection. Improvisation and analysis. The flight of thought, a trajectory and reflection, retrieval, recoil. The use of multilevel text comprising poetics, theory and appropriated text’ (5). The poet aims to draw attention to the ways our relationships with animals are constructed and circulated through our use of language which forms an inherently anthropocentric frame of reference. Unresolved contradictions between intimacy and distance in human animal relationships are used to create a space of questioning to provoke thought.

Work Cited

Walwicz, Ania. horse: A Psychodramatic Enactment of a Fairytale. Crawley, Western Australia: UWAP, 2018. Print.

[1]Although encompassing both, ‘animals’ is used here to differentiate ‘animals of different species’ from ‘human animals.’ Terms like ‘nonhuman animals’ and ‘other animals’ are definitions centring humans, in terms of what is not human rather than what are these beings. Words like ‘beast’ also have othering meanings.
ANALISIS RASIO KEUANGAN SEBAGAI ALAT PERENCANAAN LABA PADA PT BANK TABUNGAN NEGARA (PERSERO) TBK PERIODE 2017-2021
Authors: Jibara Nurhalisa Nurhalisa , Ramli Anwar Anwar , Nurman Nurman Nurman
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perencanaan laba PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk periode 2022 dilihat dari rasio profitabilitas. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu laporan keuangan PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. Adapun sampel dalam penelitian yaitu laporan neraca dan laporan laba rugi komprehensif PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk tahun 2017-2021. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan teknik dokumentasi dimana jenis datanya yaitu sekunder. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis rasio profitabilitas yang terdiri dari Net Profit Margin (NPM), Return On Asset (ROA), dan Return On Equity (ROE), kemudian melakukan forecasting untuk memprediksi profitabilitas periode mendatang dengan persamaan regresi menggunakan metode Trend least square atau trend kuadrat terkecil. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan forecast rasio profitabilitas diperoleh hasil untuk Net Profit Margin (NPM) sebesar 10,7%. Analisis Return On Asset (ROA) sebesar 1,0% dan analisis Return On Equity (ROE) sebesar 15%. Sedangkan forecast masing-masing indikator perhitungan rasio yang digunakan menunjukkan penjualan sebesar Rp34.977.005,75, total aktiva sebesar Rp797.074.279, modal sendiri sebesar Rp51.431.865,5 dan laba bersih sebesar Rp3.158.934,58.
PENGARUH PERAN AUDIT INTERN, EFEKTIVITAS PENGENDALIAN INTERN, KETAATAN ATURAN AKUNTANSI DAN ASIMETRI INFORMASI TERHADAP PENCEGAHAN KECURANGAN PADA PT MNC KABEL MEDIA CABANG SURABAYA
Authors: Natasya Adinda Rizki , Handayani Albertha Esti , Aulia Yoosita Aulia
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji pengaruh peran audit intern, efektifitas pengendalian intern, ketaatan aturan akuntansi, dan asimetri informasi terhadap pencegahan kecurangan pada PT MNC Kabel media cabang Surabaya. Variabel dependen dalam penelitian ini adalah pencegahan kecurangan. Sedangkan peran audit intern, efektifitas pengendalian intern, ketaatan aturan akuntansi, dan asimetri informasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa 1) Peran audit intern berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap pencegahan kecurangan, 2) Efektifitas pengendalian intern berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap pencegahan kecurangan, 3) Ketaatan aturan akuntansi berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap pencegahan kecurangan, dan 4) Asimetri Informasi berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap pencegahan kecurangan.
Feminism Depiction in “The Story of An Hour” By Kate Chopin’s Short Story
Authors: Sinthya Dewi Ida Ayu Made , Seri Malini Ni Luh Nyoman , Krisnawati Ni Luh Putu
Published: August 2023

Women's voices in a struggle against oppression are still very minimal to be heard. The purpose of this research is to find out the representation of liberal feminism that is used in the utterances in the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. This data was collected by qualitative method with documentation technique. The result of this study is the story contains about discrimination of women in marital status through the dialogue of the characters, paying attention to the behavior and actions of the characters in the story. The researcher found seven pieces of data that included the types of liberal feminism, such as equal liberty, equal right, and equal freedom. The conclusion of this study explains that the main character reflects liberal feminism. Mrs. Mallard as the main character implicitly feels unlucky in her marriage as a wife. In the end, she got her freedom back after her husband died.
The Influence Of Inquiry-Based Contextual Approach (CTL) On Student Learning Outcomes
Authors: Wawan Muliawan  , Zuliana Rohmani  , Baiq Jauziati
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using an inquiry-based contextual approach (CTL) on student learning outcomes in Integrated Science learning (Biology) in class VII students of MTs NW Tebaban in the 2022 academic year. This type of research is a quasi-experimental. The population in this study were students of class VII MTs NW Tebaban. By using the random sampling technique, two classes were obtained as the sample class, the experimental group was class VIIB and the control group was class VIIA. Data collection techniques use learning achievement tests, and student observation sheets. Based on the results of research and discussion that the average value of the experimental class was 79.24 while the control class was 69.5. So it can be concluded that the learning outcomes of the experimental class group are higher than the learning outcomes of the control class group. Meanwhile, based on the results of the normality and homogeneity tests of the two groups, the data were normally distributed and homogeneous, and had relatively the same initial conditions, so a two-party t-test was used to test the hypothesis. From the calculation results, obtained tcount = 4.06 while the value of ttable = 1.68. therefore tcount>ttable, so Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. So that it can be concluded that there is an influence of Inquiry-Based Contextual Approach (CTL) on Learning Outcomes of Grade VII MTS NW Students in Integrated Science Subjects
Manifestaciones iniciales de la enfermedad de Kawasaki incompleta o atípica
Authors: Chavesta Aray Santiago , Ordóñez González Evelyn , Chang Asinc Juan
Published: August 2023

Introducción: La enfermedad de Kawasaki (EK) es una vasculitis multisistémica que afecta a vasos de pequeño y mediano tamaño. Es considerada como la primera causa de enfermedad cardíaca adquirida. Su presencia en edades inferiores a 9 meses o después de los 5 años es rara.  Los casos de EK incompleta o atípica pueden presentar sintomatología de alguna entidad infecciosa o hallazgos inusuales durante el curso de una enfermedad, que dificultan la detección temprana; lo que ocasiona un retardo del crecimiento y mayor riesgo de afectación cardíaca.
Serie de casos: Se presentan 6 casos clínicos con diagnóstico de EK incompleta en el Hospital de Niños Dr. Roberto Gilbert entre enero 2017 – abril 2019; 83.4 % fueron hombres, el 66.8 % fueron menores a 1 año, el motivo de consulta fue fiebre > 5 días en todos los casos, exantema en 66.6 %.  Al ingreso, 3 casos (50 %) tenían 1 de los 5 criterios diagnósticos. Leucocitosis >16.000 u/ul estuvo presente en todos los casos; la Proteína C Reactiva (PCR) >15 mg/l fue positiva en el 66.6 % y las plaquetas menor de 450 x mm3 en el 66.6 %. Las manifestaciones asociadas presentadas fueron meningitis aséptica 33.4 %, hidrops vesicular 16.6 %, abdomen agudo 16.6 %, neumonía 16.6 % y sinovitis de cadera 16.6%.
Conclusiones: Se puede concluir que los casos descritos ejemplifican la variedad de la forma de presentación incompleta o atípica, ya que las similitudes con otros procesos infecciosos por las manifestaciones iniciales clínicas dificultaron el diagnóstico, lo que retardo el inicio de la terapia específica.
Rompiendo el círculo
Authors: Rodríguez Minotta Adolfo
Published: August 2023

El texto es un ensayo personal sobre la profesión médica. El autor comienza recordando su experiencia como estudiante de medicina, donde pasó más de 30 horas seguidas en los pasillos y quirófanos del hospital. Recuerda a los compañeros de clase que lo apoyaron y lo ayudaron a amar la medicina, y a aquellos que lo trataron mal. El autor reflexiona sobre la importancia de la enseñanza en la medicina, y sobre la necesidad de volver a los orígenes de la profesión, a los principios de Hipócrates. Concluye afirmando que los profesores pueden transformar vidas, y que esas vidas pueden transformar a las naciones.
En general, el texto es un ensayo reflexivo y bien escrito sobre la profesión médica. El autor transmite sus ideas de forma clara y eficaz, y utiliza ejemplos personales para apoyar sus argumentos. El texto es una lectura valiosa para cualquier persona interesada en la medicina o en la educación.
Aquí hay algunos puntos clave del texto:

La profesión médica es exigente, tanto física como emocionalmente.
Los profesores de medicina pueden tener un impacto significativo en la vida de sus alumnos.
Es importante volver a los orígenes de la profesión médica, a los principios de Hipócrates.
Los profesores pueden transformar vidas, y esas vidas pueden transformar a las naciones.
Características epidemiológicas de pacientes que requirieron angioplastía primaria.
Authors: Arellano Rojas Eliezer , Barrio Nuñez Eduardo , Masías Toapanta Juan Pablo
Published: August 2023

Introducción: El síndrome coronario agudo (SCA) comprende un espectro amplio de sintomatología clínica característica asociada con la isquemia miocárdica. El tratamiento de elección es el intervencionismo coronario percutáneo (IPC). El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir las características epidemiológicas de un grupo de pacientes con SCA que requirieron IPC en un centro de referencia local para cateterismo cardíaco.
Métodos: El presente estudio transversal, se llevó a cabo en el Hospital Alcívar de Guayaquil, Ecuador, durante el período de enero a diciembre de 2020. Se incluyeron pacientes mayores de edad con diagnóstico de SCA y que requirieron IPC. Las variables fueron sexo, edad, factores de riesgo cardiovascular, anatomía de lesiones arteriales coronarias, número de Stents que requirió la ICP. La muestra fue no probabilística. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva.
Resultados: Se analizan 87 pacientes, 69 (79.3%) hombres. La edad más prevalente fue entre 61-80 años con 62 % (n=54). El factor de riesgo asociado más prevalente fue el sedentarismo (40.65%, n = 87), seguido de la HTA (30.84%, n: 66). El 71% tuvo lesión univaso, siendo la arteria coronaria izquierda la más afectada 70.48%.
Conclusiones: Los resultados son comparables con estadísticas internacionales
Costo-beneficio en los estudios preoperatorios de pacientes sometidos a procedimientos quirúrgicos ambulatorios clasificados como ASA 1.
Authors: Calzadilla Alvarez Fidel Ernesto , Carrera Barroso César
Published: August 2023

Introducción: Los pacientes con clasificación ASA 1 tienen un bajo riesgo de complicaciones perioperatorias y las pruebas preoperatorias (PPO) no reducen el riesgo de complicaciones, como resultado, muchas organizaciones de salud recomiendan que las PPO solo se efectúen en pacientes con clasificación ASA 1 cuando están clínicamente indicadas. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la utilidad de solicitar exámenes complementarios prequirúrgicos a pacientes sanos (ASA 1) en relación con el costo de los mismos y la presencia de complicaciones.
Métodos: El presente estudio observacional fue realizado en el Hospital Alcívar de Guayaquil, Ecuador, de agosto a septiembre de 2022 con pacientes sometidos a cirugía ambulatoria, clasificados como grupo 1 con PPO y grupo 2 sin PPO. Las varaibles registradas fueron: Las variables fueron edad, tipo de anestesia, procedimiento realizado y costos asociados. Las medias se compararon con T de student.
Resultados: El estudio incluyó 62 pacientes, 24 en el grupo 1 (40 %) y 28 (60 %) en el grupo 2. Fueron 22 (33.4 %) hombres y 40 (66.6 %) mujeres.  No existió diferencias de edad entre los grupos. Existió más pacientes con anestesia general en el grupo 2: 86.8 % versus 62.5 % en Grupo 1 (P=0.025). El costo total de las pruebas preoperatorias tuvo un valor de $3,960.0. Existió diferencia estadística entre los promedios de los costos del grupo 1 con PPO: 3,625  ± 6,997 USD versus grupo 2 sin PPO: 6,250 ± 10,913 USD P<0.001. No hubo complicaciones en ningún grupo.
Conclusiones: No hay relación entre la presencia de complicaciones postoperatorias y la solicitud de estudios preoperatorios en pacientes con clasificación ASA 1.
Asma Eosinofílica Severa (TH2)
Authors: Ulloa Correa José , Arévalo Barahona Tatiana
Published: August 2023

Introducción: Los linfocitos Th2 participan en el reclutamiento de eosinófilos, promoviendo la síntesis local y sistémica de IgE. El Asma Eosinofílica se caracteriza por un aumento de las concentraciones de eosinófilos y una inflamación alérgica de tipo 2 en las vías respiratorias, generando exacerbaciones frecuentes y empeoramiento de la función pulmonar, lo que hace un subtipo de asma grave y difícil de tratar. Este Fenotipo corresponde al 10% de la población asmática.
Caso clínico: Hombre de 20 años, con antecedentes de asma y dermatitis atópica, quien ingresó a emergencia con disnea, tos, expectoración, sensación de opresión torácica, aleteo nasal, retracción intercostal, disociación toracoabdominal, saturación periférica de 90 % taquicardia 130 lpm, presión arterial 150/90 mmHg y  alza térmica de  38ºC. Al examen físico se observó edema de epiglotis y cuerdas bucales, a la auscultación la presencia de sibilantes expiratorios en ambos campos pulmonares diseminados.
Taller diagnóstico: Eosinófilos 9 % (790 u/uL). ANCA negativo, IgE 10789 UI/ml. Cultivo de expectoración Aspergillus Spp. negativo. Tac de tórax: opacidad con broncograma aéreo supra diafragmático izquierdo y engrosamiento pleural, con atrapamiento bilateral, bronquiolitis.
Evolución: Recibió ampicilina + sulbactam, hidrocortisona IV, budesonida 400 ug Inhalado cada 8 horas, salbutamol e ipratropio de 160/4.5 ug cada 8 horas. Paciente asmático de difícil control (th2) con buena respuesta clínica, ausencia de roncus y sibilantes, eosinófilos dentro de rangos normales. Se da alta médica con prednisona 20 mg cada día y disminución de dosis al 5to día.
Conclusiones: El Asma eosinofílica representa un grupo heterogéneo de pacientes que constituyen un desafío el diagnóstico. Todavía no se dispone de un clasificador práctico para este fenotipo sino que la característica de la respuesta rápida a esteroides intravenosos y orales.
Jacques Derrida et l’écriture de l’incalculable
Authors: Surin Guillaume
Published: August 2023

Dans le cadre de ce travail collectif sur les rapports entre lyrisme et critique, et dans le souhait d’établir les contours d’un lyrisme critique, le travail qui suit cherchera à se porter vers les enjeux portés par les questions du calcul et de l’incalculable dans l’œuvre de Jacques Derrida.
En proie à son Nom
Authors: Boivin Aglaé
Published: August 2023

Suivant la poétique jabésienne, cet article aborde la question de la nomination dans les trois premiers tomes du cycle Le Livre des Questions d’Edmond Jabès depuis la blessure. Il déploie une tension repérée entre la blessure singulière du nom propre et celle, universelle, du nom imprononçable de Dieu. À partir de l’expérience de la négativité de Maurice Blanchot, l’article reconnaît une certaine complicité du langage et de la mort, complicité qui passe, chez Jabès, par l’acte de nommer. À terme, il soupçonne néanmoins la possibilité d’une lutte qui se ferait contre la mort à travers le rêve jabésien d’un nom y échappant.
Refusal to Recognize and Enforce Decisions of international Commercial Arbitrations on the Basis of Contradiction to Public Policy
Authors: Guliev Shamil Akhmed Ogli , Rzaev Ramil Gummat Ogli
Published: August 2023

The relevance of this study is that due to the conditions of the globalization of the world economy and the development of international commercial turnover, the importance of international commercial arbitration is rapidly increasing. There is also complexity and ambiguity in understanding the legal category of "public order" because this institution is not a definitively regulated area of law enforcement in the modern legal order. This article’s research object is the social relations arising through the activities of arbitration courts in international commercial turnover. This work aims to identify the procedures, mechanisms, and features of applying the public policy clause in recognizing and enforcing international commercial arbitration decisions. When writing this article, both general scientific research methods, including analysis, synthesis, deduction, and induction, and special methods of cognition, such as comparative legal and descriptive methods, were used. One of the main methods in this work is comparative law, as it helps identify the similarities and differences of the legal systems under consideration, which are the subject of the study. The novelty lies in consideration of the correlation of issues concerning the legal nature of "public order," as well as the analysis of cases related to the procedure of refusal to recognize and enforce decisions of international commercial arbitration in the territory of a foreign state based on contradiction to public order. In the course of the study, the following conclusions were made. The complex problems that have formed in this area are almost impossible to solve by signing and putting into effect a single normative legal act at an international level. The list of cases applying this legal category in arbitration activities is non-exhaustive. The public policy clause is one of the most important components of the institutions of private international law. The institution of public order has an extraordinary character in the decisions of international commercial arbitration.
The Potential of International Law for Regulating Tourist Relations at the World Heritage Site Lake Baikal
Authors: Kolobov Roman Yur'evich , Ditsevich Yaroslava Borisovna , Ganeva Ekaterina Olegovna , Borodin Lev Vladimirovich
Published: August 2023

The research subject in this article is the international and national practice of regulation and implementation of activities in the field of tourism in the Central Ecological zone of the Baikal Natural Territory. Based on the materials from the authorities as part of the analysis of the impact of tourism activities on the ecosystem of the "Lake Baikal" World Heritage site, conclusions are formulated about the possibility of deterioration of its ecological state and the emergence of social tension in the event of an increase in the number of tourists on its shores. The content of guidelines on the organization of tourism at UNESCO World Heritage sites is disclosed, and the most successful international practices of tourism management are correlated with the implementation of regional programs for the development and organization of sustainable tourism. The conclusion is formulated about the importance of collecting information about the tourist infrastructure and statistical data. The program documents defining the policy in the field of tourism in the Central ecological zone of the Baikal Natural Territory are analyzed, and the conclusion is made that there is no unified strategy for the development of Baikal as a World Heritage site. The factor of significant influence and participation of the local population in the implementation of tourist activities is noted, and the need for the involvement of the local population in the planning of tourist activities is indicated. The main content of the Global Initiative to Reduce Plastic Consumption in Tourism and recommendations for improving procurement activities in the tourism sector are revealed. The problem of compliance with moral and ethical requirements by stakeholders in tourism is noted as an underestimated problem. The study resulted in recommendations both on the modernization of the existing domestic regulatory framework and the development of new documents in the field of sustainable tourism.
Regulation of Space Resources Mining: the Creation of an International Legal Custom
Authors: Popova Svetlana Mikhailovna
Published: August 2023

This article analyses the current state of affairs on creating "legal certainty" for economic entities in exploring, mining, using, and appropriating space resources. This study uses a parallel analysis of various events (legal, political, and economic ones) in the regulation of the extraction of space resources, as well as relevant legal acts. The studied sources are relevant acts of international and national space law, "gray" literature, and Russian and foreign publications. The transformation of international ideas about the possibility of national and/or private appropriation of space resources is proposed to be considered not only based on an analysis of norms and doctrine but also by considering various countries' institutional changes and technological achievements. The theoretical question of ownership of extraterrestrial resources and territories, discussed since the early 1960s, has moved from the distant future to the present. The current international space law seems insufficiently unambiguous for private companies and therefore requires clarification. However, the pace of modernizing international law lags behind the needs of the development of the space economy and needs to meet the interests of space investors and entrepreneurs. It is concluded that the chain of events of 2014–2022 testifies to the concerted actions of a group of countries aimed at deliberately forming an international legal custom—the source of international space law. It is shown that the adoption of a universal decision shared by all states in the field of space resources is hampered by the existence of equally significant but competing legal principles. Today, economic challenges are decisive in developing international space law: legal certainty in the extraction of space resources is necessary to ensure the economic priority and competitiveness of technologically advanced states in space.
Improved clinical data imputation via classical and quantum determinantal point processes
Authors: Kazdaghli Skander , Kerenidis Iordanis , Kieckbusch Jens , Teare Philip
Published: August 2023

Imputing data is a critical issue for machine learning practitioners, including in the life sciences domain, where missing clinical data is a typical situation and the reliability of the imputation is of great importance. Currently, there is no canonical approach for imputation of clinical data and widely used algorithms introduce variance in the downstream classification. Here we propose novel imputation methods based on determinantal point processes that enhance popular techniques such as the Multivariate Imputation by Chained Equations (MICE) and MissForest. Their advantages are two-fold: improving the quality of the imputed data demonstrated by increased accuracy of the downstream classification; and providing deterministic and reliable imputations that remove the variance from the classification results. We experimentally demonstrate the advantages of our methods by performing extensive imputations on synthetic and real clinical data. We also develop quantum circuits for implementing determinantal point processes, since such quantum algorithms provide a computational advantage with respect to classical ones. We demonstrate competitive results with up to ten qubits for small-scale imputation tasks on a state-of-the-art IBM quantum processor. Our classical and quantum methods improve the effectiveness and robustness of clinical data prediction modeling by providing better and more reliable data imputations. These improvements can add significant value in settings where where high precision is critical, such as in pharmaceutical drug trials where our approach can provide higher confidence in the predictions made.
Kombinerte stillinger kan fremme samarbeid mellom sykepleierutdanning og praksisfelt
Authors: Skaug Eli-Anne , Røssland Anneline , Lyberg Anne , Raustøl Anne , Helgesen Ann Karin
Published: August 2023

Samarbeid mellom utdanningsinstitusjon og praksisfelt er av betydning for studentens læring i praksisstudier. Denne studien er en del av et større prosjekt hvor et overordnet mål er å styrke samarbeidet mellom utdanningsinstitusjon og praksisfelt blant annet ved bruk av kombinerte stillinger. Hensikt med delstudien er å utforske erfaringene lærere og sykepleiere høstet i kombinert stilling. Data er innhentet våren 2021 ved fokusgruppeintervju og analysert ved hjelp av konvensjonell innholdsanalyse jf. Hsieh & Shannon (2005). Resultatene viser at kombinerte stillinger ga et positivt fellesskap om veiledning, basert på utvidet forståelse for hverandres roller, og fremmet samarbeidet mellom utdanningsinstitusjon og praksisfelt. Usikkerhet i begynnelsen av praksisperioden på hva rollene skulle fylles med gikk seg til underveis. Studien ble gjennomført under covid 19-pandemien, noe som påvirket samarbeidet og samarbeidsformene. Sentralt for et vellykket resultat er forankring av stillingene på alle nivå i begge organisasjoner.
Calcification detection on upper extremity arteries: a comparison of ultrasonic and X-ray methods
Authors: Yang Yanli , Lin Na , Xu Yuankai , Niu Zheli , Meng Fulei , Zhang Kaidi , Wang Yuhuan , Ruan Lin , Zhang Lihong
Published: August 2023

Background

Vascular calcification (VC) has been observed in patients with hemodialysis, whereas few studies have investigated calcification in the upper extremity vasculature. Both ultrasound and X-ray are used to investigate the calcification of arteries in patients. However, there is a lack of data on the consistency between these two methods. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of VC in the radial and ulnar arteries of hemodialysis patients and investigate the detection consistency in VC between ultrasound and X-ray.

Methods

Ultrasound and X-ray examinations were performed in the radial and ulnar arteries of both the left and right upper extremities of 40 patients on hemodialysis. The calcification status of arteries was evaluated by the calcification index from ultrasound and X-ray respectively. Clinical variables of patients were collected from all the involved patients.

Results

Of the 40 patients, VC was detected in 31 patients by ultrasound, while X-ray detected VC in 22 patients. Compared to ultrasound assessment, X-ray assessment was 73.21% sensitive but only 66.35% specific with a positive predictive value of 53.95% for detecting calcifications in the radial or ulnar artery. The level of agreement between ultrasound and X-ray results was fair. In addition, our data showed that more ulnar arteries had VCs than the corresponding radial arteries.

Conclusion

Ultrasound is more sensitive in detecting the presence of calcified atherosclerotic lesions. Ultrasound and X-ray exhibited fair consistency. Ultrasound screening for upper extremity radial and ulnar arteries in hemodialysis patients may deserve attention to explore its clinical significance.
A tomada de decisão na gestão de resíduos sólidos de municípios pequenos brasileiros
Authors: Alvarenga Augusto Duarte , Pereira Aline Aparecida Silva , Salgado Eduardo Gomes
Published: August 2023

Os problemas atuais e futuros relacionados a má gestão dos resíduos sólidos urbanos (RSU) tem incentivado a busca pela gestão integrada destes resíduos por meio da implementação de políticas públicas por todo o mundo. No Brasil, apesar dos municípios grandes estarem se adequando mais rapidamente a política nacional de resíduos sólidos, é nos municípios pequenos que está concentrado a maioria da população e, consequentemente, a maior parte dos RSU. Assim, este trabalho criou um modelo de auxílio a decisão aos municípios menores de 100 mil habitantes na busca pela gestão integrada por meio da aplicação da ferramenta de tomada de decisão multicriterial TOPSIS baseados em dados adaptados de avaliação do ciclo de vida (LCA). Foi observado que a implementação de alternativas baseadas no tratamento biológico é preferível em relação a implementação de tratamentos térmicos. Apesar desses resultados, o incremento de critérios nesse modelo, assim como a aplicação do LCA no próprio local ou em plantas de porte semelhante traria resultados mais confiáveis.
O assédio sexual nas relações verticais descendentes: abordagens conceituais, legais e teóricas
Authors: Dos Santos Jocelia Neres , Furlan Donizete Vaz , Andrade Thiago Santos , Barros Allison Caique de Oliveira , Silva Pedro Henrique Gonçalves , Da Silva Marcelino Freitas , Feio Paulo Eduardo Sá
Published: August 2023

Dados já levantados por pesquisas divulgadas na internet, apontam para o indicador de que vítimas de violência sexual no ambiente de trabalho aumentaram nos tribunais brasileiros, trazendo os princípios do direito ao contraditório, ao problema da violência no trabalho. Objetiva-se, destarte, examinar: as características das vítimas de assédio sexual nas relações de trabalho, sobre a competência da Justiça e Justiça do Trabalho; o perfil das vítimas de assédio sexual a partir da análise dos dados obtidos em publicações na mídia; projetos de Lei. Outrossim, compara-se: os perfis das vítimas de assédio sexual dos registros da Justiça e das Instituições Militares; os casos relatados como violência de gênero em instituições policiais no ano de 2015 e os dados da Secretaria de Políticas para as Mulheres publicado no Portal Brasil no ano de 2016. A dissertação faz um paralelo entre fontes pesquisadas para contribuir e desvendar o tema do assédio sexual em instituições públicas e privadas no Brasil, fornece subsídio para políticas destinadas a resolver este problema.
Great Mahābhārata After-Dinner Talk
Authors: Fitzgerald James L.
Published: August 2023

The “greatness” of the Mahābhārata, its mahat/mahā quality, refers primarily to its intended dynamism as a powerful engine generating the spread of Brahminic teaching throughout the world, casting “heathen” (nāstika) teachings and their patrons into shadow for all time. The Brahmin authors worked to accomplish this end in two main ways. First, they devised a tremendously engaging tale that depicted the decisive victory of a king (Yudhiṣṭhira Pāṇḍava) who accepted Brahmin claims to deserve monopoly-control over teaching the norms of society. Second, they made this tale an extensive magisterium of Brahmin ideology and philosophy, affording to all in society, women and śūdras as well as Aryan men, encouragement to seek the forgiveness of past wrongs at tīrthas and access to the teachings of mokṣa without Vedic initiation.
Emergence and Evolution of the West Karaim Bible Translation Tradition
Authors: Németh Michał , Sulimowicz-Keruth Anna
Published: August 2023

Karaim is a severely endangered language belonging to the Turkic language family and its only surviving dialect is Northwest Karaim with speakers in Lithuania and Poland. In the past few years numerous Karaim translations of the Bible have been discovered. Some of these are among the oldest texts written in this language. The authors present some of the oldest Karaim texts known today as well as recently discovered Karaim translations of the entire Tanakh. It is shown how these recent research results have broadened our knowledge regarding the Karaim written heritage. Furthermore, some preliminary conclusions are drawn on the relationships among the manuscripts and the biographies of the copyists and translators involved in their creation. Textual similarities between sources created separately in communities located far from one another in the regions of Crimea, Lithuania, Volhynia, and Galicia suggest that a common Karaim tradition of Bible translation must once have existed. Moreover, the textual complexity and the use of sophisticated translation techniques in the oldest known texts support the claim that they were based on older texts or on a well-established oral tradition of translation.
Inscriptions on the Tillya-tepe and Pushkalavati Coins: Epigraphic, Linguistic, and Literary Remarks
Authors: Baums Stefan
Published: August 2023

This article discusses paleographic and linguistic aspects of the Kharoṣṭhī inscriptions on the Tillya-tepe and Pushkalavati coins and adduces some epigraphic and literary parallels. It proposes a syntactically separate reading of the two sides of the Tillya-tepe coin, and concludes that in spite of some differences of execution the coins may have been produced in the same workshop.
Review of A Couple of Soles: A Comic Play from Seventeenth-Century China
Authors: Kile S. E.
Published: August 2023

A Couple of Soles: A Comic Play from Seventeenth-Century China. By Li Yu, translated by Jing Shen and Robert E. Hegel. New York: Columbia University Press, 2020. Pp. xxv + 330. $25.
Review of The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue
Authors: Sanders Paula
Published: August 2023

The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue. By Marina Rustow. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020. Pp. xi + 597, illus. $45, £35.
Review of The Dragoman Renaissance: Diplomatic Interpreters and the Routes of Orientalism
Authors: Hamilton Alastair
Published: August 2023

The Dragoman Renaissance: Diplomatic Interpreters and the Routes of Orientalism. By E. Natalie Rothman. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2021. Pp. xxiii + 419. $24 .95. Open access.
Review of The Abbasid Caliphate: A History
Authors: Yücesoy Hayrettin
Published: August 2023

The Abbasid Caliphate: A History. By Tayeb El-HiBri. Cambridge: CamBridge University Press, 2021. Pp. xxxii + 330, illus. $89.99 (cloth); $29.99 (paper); $24 (ebook).
Assessment of Food Safety Practices among Smoked Fish Sellers in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Authors: Owoeye R. S. , Ijigbade J. O. , Bunmi Adegbuyiro Olusola
Published: August 2023

This study was carried out to assess the food safety practices among the smoked fish sellers in Ekiti State, Nigeria. It aimed at describing the socio-economic characteristics of the smoked fish sellers; identifying the food safety practices, examining the determinants of using food safety practices, estimating the profitability of smoked fish and ascertaining the constraints to food safety practices among smoked fish sellers in the study area. Data, obtained through a multi-stage sampling technique, were analysed through the use of descriptive statistics and Tobit regression models. Result from socio-economic characteristics of the respondents revealed that smoked fish business was dominated by females (75.8%) who were majorly young people with the mean age of 45.5years. The majority of the respondents were married (59.1%). It was also revealed that most of the respondents were literate with different levels of education with the average family size of 6 persons. The respondents were fairly experienced with 41.7% of them had more than 10 years of involvement in smoked fish enterprise. Most of the respondents used charcoal (53.4%) and half drum kiln (57.5%) in smoking their fish. A larger percentage (33.3%) of the respondents sourced their capital from other sources. Majority (61.7%) of the respondents smoked other species of fish such as hake fish and herring fish etc. The smoked fish sellers (68.3%) had prior knowledge of food safety practices while the respondents (57.5%) had access to useful food safety practices. The majority (73.3%) of the respondents had no access to bank loans. This study revealed that the majority of the smoked fish sellers were food safety compliant. It revealed that the major food safety practices used by the respondents were sweeping of their workspace before and after processing (99.2%) and washing of their hands before and after processing (97.5%) The only place they were lacking was in the covering of their smoked fish, the study revealed only few (32.5%) of the smoked fish sellers covers their smoked fish. On the cost and returns, the study revealed the mean value of total cost to be ₦305,690 and the mean amount of the total income generated by the respondents to be ₦495,850. The total income was greater than the total cost, which implies that the business was profitable. The results of Tobit regression model analysis revealed that age, level of education, family size and access to useful food safety practices were found to significantly influence the number of food safety practices used by the respondents in the study area. On the constraints to the use of food safety practices, the study revealed that the respondents were facing different problems and the most prominent problem was the lack of storage facilities (88.3%).
An Experimental Study to Know the Effect of Nat Mur 30c in Prolonging Shelf Life of Sapota (Manilkara zapota L.)
Authors: Surekha T. , Maniprasad G.
Published: August 2023

The Manilkara zapota, commonly known as sapota, is a popular fruit with a sweet and juicy taste. However, its shelf life is relatively short, which limits its storage and transportation potential. In this experimental study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Nat Mur 30 in prolonging the shelf life of sapota. To conduct the experiment, we divided the sapota fruit into two groups - the experimental group, which was treated with Nat Mur 30, and the control group, which was left untreated. The fruit was then stored under controlled conditions, and the changes in its physicochemical properties were monitored over time. Overall, our study suggests that Nat Mur 30 has a remarkable effect in prolonging the shelf life of sapota fruit. This finding has significant implications for the fruit industry, as it provides a cost-effective and safe solution for preserving sapota and enhancing its market potential.
Heavy Metals Identification and Detection in Incinerated Bottom Ash from Biomedical Solid Waste in Selected Healthcare Facilities in Douala, Cameroon
Authors: Peter Nkwenti , Marie Etame Loe Gisele , Djopnang Justin , Nga Nnanga
Published: August 2023

Aims: To identify and detect heavy metals in incinerated bottom ash of Biomedical Solid Waste in selected healthcare facilities in Douala, Cameroon.

Study Design: Cross-sectional fieldwork and laboratory based study design approach that involved quantitative and qualitative data collection methods

Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in the Douala, Littoral region of Cameroon from the month of January 2023 to June 2023.

Methodology: 5 grams of filtered incinerated bottom ash from BSW were collected from incinerators of the selected healthcare facilities using labeled plastic polyethylene containers and transported to the laboratory for analysis. Samples were air dried and introduced on polypropylene film to the EDX 7000 spectrometer for sensitive analysis.

Results: Both the quantitative and qualitative concentration percentage of the heavy metals detected from Na to Uranium in each HCF was determined by the EDX 7000 spectrometer device. Zinc had a significant concentration percentage in BDH (7.491±0.009333%), LH (4.255±0.009%), GH (7.506±0.013%), AHD (6,903±0.012%) and Iron had a significant concentration percentage in GOHD (3.669±0.013%).

Conclusion:  It is concluded that improper disposal of incinerated BA from incinerators may pollute the environment and water bodies through leaching into ground water or being carried into water bodies through runoffs, being inhaled in dust from the dump area, and bioaccumulating in plants and animals that stray to the dump site, potentially having a negative impact on the environment and health risks like cancer and respiratory illnesses. Some of the heavy elements found in bottom ash that had been burned during this investigation were above the USEPA-permitted limits.   Assuring proper BA disposal through hygienic landfills may help reduce the amount of heavy metals and other toxic elements in the environment, hence safeguarding human health. To prevent additional environmental damage and human exposure to these elements, waste management practices must be improved through BA recycling. Additionally, it is advised that waste managers in the healthcare industry receive training in safe incinerator bottom ash handling and disposal techniques. Regulatory organizations should also oversee and implement policies for bottom ash management in neighborhood healthcare facilities. In Cameroon, a developing nation that must concentrate on environmental challenges that also benefit human health, this study is fundamentally significant. Sustainable prevention of waste and heavy metals in various HCFs will result from source segregation, knowledge of the problem, and safeguards taken at every stage of the waste cycle.
Halophytes: A Rapid, Inexpensive and Significant Way to Address Land, Water, Food, Energy and Climate
Authors: Bushnell Dennis M.
Published: August 2023

Climate change, in spite of attempts at mitigation, is becoming much more serious. Wide spectrum major mitigation efforts are now necessary including removing ­CO2 from the atmosphere, reducing fossil energy use and increasing the planet albedo. Halophytes, salt plants grown on deserts and wastelands using saline and seawater are uniquely suitable to rapidly and profitably, at the tremendous scale of the climate problem, using inexpensive land and water, remove CO2 and produce major amounts of biofuels and food while returning up to 70% of the fresh water to direct human use. This article examines the extraordinary possibilities of halophytes to significantly mitigate the major societal issues involving land, water, food, energy and climate.
Farmer’s Perception towards Mitigating Climate Change through Adoption of Soil Carbon Sequestration Practices: A Review Analysis
Authors: Surya K. Shanmuga , Fernandaz C. Cinthia , Karthikeyan C. , Thamaraiselvi S. P. , Boomiraj K. , Manivasakan S.
Published: August 2023

Climate change is one of the most severe global environmental issues. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and fluorinated gases (F) are the principal greenhouse gases (GHGs) whose atmospheric concentrations are escalating. According to [1], agricultural soils have the ability to mitigate GHG emissions by 89% through the sequestration of carbon and an additional 2% and 9% through the mitigation of N2O and CH4, respectively. The process of capturing and long-term stabilisation of CO2 in the soil is known as soil carbon sequestration. Increased food production, better soil health, diversified ecosystem services, and reduced environmental footprints are all the benefits of practices increasing soil organic carbon (SOC). These techniques include planting woods, managing nutrients by using compost, sludge and green manure, and mulching [2]. Additionally, they have the ability to reduce GHG emissions by up to 8% by mitigating around 18 Mg C ha-1 C year -1 (0-15 cm soil layer). Farmers and society as a whole may benefit from this approach [3]. Supporting campaigns and initiatives to boost soil C sequestration is crucial, both on a policy level and through programmes. Additional studies needs to be done to determine the benefits of C sequestration on soil quality precisely, which encourages farmers to adopt more C-positive agricultural practices that improve productivity, as well as water and air quality [4].
Influence of Weather Parameters on the Population of Sucking Pests in Castor Genotypes
Authors: Anuradha M. , Divija K.
Published: August 2023

Field experiment were carried out to study the seasonal incidence of leafhopper, Empoasca flavescens and thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis and also the influence of weather parameters on the sucking pest population in five castor genotypes i.e., DCH-519, DCH-177, ICH-66, NBCH, PCH-111 during Rabi, 2020-21 at the research farm of RARS, Palem, PJTSAU, Telanagana. The pest population was recorded from 10 random plants and the incidence was observed from 48th standard meterological week and the peak population of sucking pests was observed during 6th to 8th standard week. PCH-111 and NBCH were observed to be more susceptible to sucking pests whereas DCH-519 was least susceptible. The observed pest population is correlated with weather parameters by taking the weather data from the agro meteorological observatory located at RARS, Palem. Correlation studies indicated that all the parameters except max temperature had a negative influence on thrips whereas temperature showed positive influence towards hoppers.
Effect of Bio-fertilizers and Zinc Levels on Growth and Yield of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.)
Authors: Vamsi Kottam Ravi , Umesha C.
Published: August 2023

The field experiment was carried out during rabi season 2022 at the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P.) India. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments replicated thrice. The treatment combinations are T1:Azotobacter 25g + Zinc 0.1% (30 DAS and 50 DAS) T2:Azotobacter 25g + Zinc 0.3% (30 DAS and 50 DAS) T3: Azotobacter 25g + Zinc 0.5% (30 DAS and 50 DAS) T4:Azospirillum 25g + Zinc 0.1% (30 DAS and 50 DAS) T5:Azospirillum 25g + Zinc 0.3% (30 DAS and 50 DAS) T6:Azospirillum 25g + Zinc 0.5% (30 DAS and 50 DAS) T7:Azotobacter + Azospirillum 25g +Zinc 0.1% (30 DAS and 50DAS). T8:Azotobacter + Azospirillum 25g +Zinc 0.3% (30 DAS and 50 DAS) T9:Azotobacter+ Azospirillum 25g +Zinc 0.5% (30 DAS and 50 DAS), T10: Control (RDF-80-40-40 NPK kg/ha) are used. Results obtained that the higher plant height (205.06 cm), higher plant dry weight (78.17 g/plant), higher crop growth rate (37.6 g/m2 /day), higher ear head length (24.74 cm), higher grains/ear head (2212.69), higher test weight (10.29 gm), higher grain yield (34.16 q/ha) and higher stover yield (69.00 q/ha) were significantly influenced with application of Azotobacter+ Azospirillum 25g +Zinc 0.5% (30 DAS and 50 DAS). Higher gross returns (INR 96553.67/ha), higher net returns (INR 67523.67/ha) and higher B:C ratio (2.03) were also recorded in treatment-9 (Azotobacter+ Azospirillum 25g +Zinc 0.5% (30 DAS and 50 DAS).