bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of Chelating Agents Addition on Ryegrass Extraction of Cadmium and Lead in Artificially Contaminated Soil
Authors: Dong Wen , Wang Ruichen , Li Huaien , Yang Xiao , Li Jiake , Wang Hui , Jiang Chunbo , Wang Zhe
Published: May 2023

This study investigated the removal of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from the soil through phytoremediation using ryegrass combined with chelating agents. Soil leaching experiments were employed to determine the extraction efficiencies of chelating agents, including ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), citric acid (CA), sodium glutamate tetra acetate (GLDA), oxalic acid (OA), and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) on Cd and Pb. Soil pot experiments were conducted to determine the effects of five different chelating agents—GLDA, EDTA, DTPA, CA, and OA—on the growth of ryegrass and the enrichment of Cd and Pb. The main findings were as follows: (1) the extraction efficiencies for Cd and Pb in soil were found to be GLDA > EDTA > DTPA > CA > OA and EDTA > DTPA > GLDA > CA > OA, respectively. (2) The aminopolycarboxylic acid class of chelating agents significantly reduced Cd and Pb contents in the weak acid extractable and reducible states in the studied soil, yet were less effective in the extraction of their residue state. Using chelating agents increased the proportion of residual heavy metals while reducing those in the weak acid extractable and reducible states in the soil, thereby mitigating the harmful effects of these heavy metals on the soil ecology.
Thermal Analysis of a Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machine for Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Authors: Yu Wenfei , Wu Zhongze , Hua Wei
Published: May 2023

This paper investigates the loss and thermal characteristics of a three-phase 10 kW flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) machine, which is used as an integrated starter generator (ISG) for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). In this paper, an improved method considering both DC-bias component and minor hysteresis loops in iron flux-density distribution is proposed to calculate core loss more precisely. Then, a lumped parameter thermal network (LPTN) model is constructed to predict transient thermal behavior of the FSPM machine, which takes into consideration various losses as heat sources determined from predictions and experiments. Meanwhile, a simplified one-dimensional (1D) steady heat conduction (1D-SHC) model with two heat sources in cylindrical coordinates is also proposed to predict the thermal behavior. To verify the two methods above, transient and steady thermal analyses of the FSPM machine were performed by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based on the losses mentioned above. Finally, the predicted results from both LPTN and 1D-SHC were verified by the experiments on a prototyped FSPM machine.
Modern tactics of follow-up care and treatment of patients with congenital maxillofacial defects combined with other comorbid conditions
Authors: Rogozhina Yu. S. , Blokhina S. I. , Bimbas E. S. , Galeeva K. V.
Published: May 2023

Relevance. Questions of methodology and organization of specialized treatment of patients with congenital maxillofacial defects do not lose their relevance and retain the interest of researchers and practitioners. This article covers the accumulated experience of centralized medical examination of patients with congenital maxillofacial defects combined with other comorbid conditions in the comparative evolutionary aspect of advancing the organizational structure and follow-up care regulation.

Purpose. To improve the rehabilitation process efficiency in patients with congenital maxillofacial defects complicated by other comorbid conditions by advancing the tactics of organizational and therapeutic measures.

Material and methods. The study conducted an analytical and quantitative-qualitative analysis of medical documentation of the comprehensive care organizational and rehabilitation process for 2475 patients with congenital cleft face and palate for 24 years (1998-2022) in the specialized Bonum Center (Yekaterinburg). Of 2475 medical records of patients with congenital cleft face and/or palate, 823 cases (33.25%) had comorbid conditions.

Results. The analysis of the results of a complex, specialized practice of multifunctional treatment of patients with congenital maxillofacial defects of complex systemic origin shows ways to improve and optimize the functionality of the rehabilitation process.

Conclusions. The presented practice of improving the system for organizing follow-up care and specialized treatment of patients with maxillofacial defects complicated by other comorbid conditions allowed for the successful health restorative process completion in 55.04% of cases, including surgical assistance within the recommended rehabilitation period. The presented experience, as a concept, can serve as a guide for practitioners of specialized medicine concerning the development of a system of rehabilitation processes for patients with congenital maxillofacial defects of a complex somatic status.
FROM STRUCTURALISM TO POST-STRUCTURALISM: THE MOTIVATION FORTHE CHANGE OF THE METHODOLOGICAL TRAJECTORY IN MICHEL FOUCO’S EXPERIENCE
Authors:   Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Tychinina Alyona
Published: May 2023

Crises are able to change and even ruin the traditional ways of text interpretation. They also affect the production of new phenomena in culture, science, and arts. The experience of Paul-Michel Foucault (1926–1984) is a typical example of how external events lead to drastic changes in scholar’s methodological views. According to G. Deleuze, P.-M. Foucault’s way of thinking «did not evolve, but went through crises». P.-M. Foucault has repeatedly pointed out that revolutionary events are the result of a general restructuring of the episteme. Relying mostly on the works of Maurice Blanchot, Didier Eribon, James Miller, and Paul Veyne, the scientific accomplishments of P.-M. Foucault might be divided into three stages: the archeology of knowledge (until 1968), the genealogy of power (1968-1980), and the esthetics of existence (1980s). The year 1968 has marked the epistemological border between the «archaeological» and «genealogical» stages – the period of change in the methodology of his research. While delivering the course lectures «Man in Western Thought» in 1968 in Tunisia, where (as in Paris) occurred a few student protests, P.-M. Foucault took part in them. At that time P.-M. Foucault possessed expressive «political intuition» (G. Deleuze), so he realized the myth-making function of political ideology and emphasized the importance of «revolutionary energy». At the experimental Vincennes University, which was opened at the request of the demonstrators, he headed the department of philosophy, feeding on the rebellious enthusiasm of communists, Trotskyists and leftists. According to D. Eribon, it was at this time that «a new Foucault was born», the one who embodied the image of an intellectual fighter. Thus, the events of May 1968 caused «the outing of the structure on the street» and even created the new ways of interpretation. In such conditions, trying to get rid of the «shortcuts» and «privileges of structuralism», P.-M. Foucault changed his methodology, as well as articulated a «new subjectivity» in the stream of post-structuralist poetics, which became the leading methodological trend in literary studies of the second half of the XX century – the early XXI centuries.
Immanent components of the horror genre in Ukrainian literature
Authors:   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Trofymenko Anastasiya
Published: May 2023

The genesis and genre system of Ukrainian horror literature have been analyzed in the present article. Studying the origins of the horror genre in literature, one can find the combination of mysticism, a specific emotional tonality (mysteriousness, fear of the unknown) and mythological images, which acquire new features in the course of literary development. The dynamics of changes in the genre system of horror literature has been examined; the typological development of Ukrainian horror has been analyzed; the transformations of the established artistic matrix of horror literature and the mechanisms of preservation of genre memory have been traced. It has been proved that the presence of common genetic and typological genre features in different national literatures can be explained by the process of migration of plots, motifs and their variants. The genesis of the horror genre in the genre group of horror literature has been briefly presented; an attempt was made to systematize genre-forming elements. The peculiarity of horror as an artistic phenomenon that evolves from a stylistic technique to a genre has been demonstrated. The nature of the complex polysemantic construct of the horror genre has been revealed. The set of analyses such as descriptive, typological, hermeneutic, cultural-historical, mythopoetic, psychoanalytical, bibliographical, comparative, philological, structuralist, and intertextual has been used for the interpretation of the horror genre. The process of the creation of the latter is described as a gradual crystallisation of a relatively stable artistic structure, which evolves throughout the interplay of stable (a particular kind of chronotype, stable functions of characters) and dynamic elements.
(Im)migration and food in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel ‘Americanah’
Authors:   Kyiv National Linguisitc University, Chernyshova Svitlana
Published: May 2023

The importance of food as a material object in fictional texts has attracted attention of literary scholars. The interest in the materiality of food helps to analyze the historical and cultural contexts, described in literary works. Moreover, the physicality of food in literature and the way of its consumption leads to a better understanding of individual and collective identities. Food and its rituals constitute the significant part in migratory novels. Customs and traditions surrounding food provide the unity of immigrant communities threatened by the disconnection from a native country. Communal dining ensures the affirmative experience of foreigners in host countries. The focus of this article is concentrated on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel ‘Americanah’ (2013). Food and food-related practices presented in the novel disclose several problematic layers: globalization and food, soul food and immigration, food and class, food and a migrant’s identity. As the narrative evolves the main protagonists go through their emigration from Nigeria to the USA and Great Britain. They experience new tastes and dishes in host countries as well as new cultural and racial realities. Soon they realize that their idealized images of the West do not have correlatives in the reality. The hardships and frustrations of immigrant life led them to either deportation or reverse migration. One of the main characters, Ifemelu, after thirteen years of living in the USA, comes back to Nigeria. The narrative discloses the possibility for her to assume an identity that is both “American” and ethnic at the same time. The rigid dichotomy between Americanness and racial Otherness is overcome through the mixing of tastes and culinary preferences.
Interaction between a language and a dialect in Italian discourse
Authors:   Mariupol State University, Stopin Maksym , Khodova Iulia ,   Mariupol State University
Published: May 2023

The national language is a fundamental and essential communication tool due to the fact that it is evenly distributed throughout the country, it is understood and spoken by most people who have certain rules of language use, and have a certain vocabulary, which more or less depends on the level of education and culture of a person. This article reveals the concept of a language and a dialect, characterizes the contact between them, and considers the dialect’s essence. The study highlights the problem of interaction between a language and a dialect and pays special attention to the role of dialect in language and cultural space. Based on linguistic mapping by isogloss strands, the boundaries of dialects are outlined, and the interpenetration issues of features of neighboring dialects as a result of their long-term interaction are considered. It is also emphasized that the structural features of the dialect change over time due to interdialect interaction and the influence of the literary language, but the dialect as a form of existence of the national language does not disappear, and only transforms into a new quality.
Literary translation as a tool of cultural contradiction
Authors:   Mariupol State University, Pavlenko Olena
Published: May 2023

The article highlights literary translation from the perspective of its social impact on the ideological environment of society focusing, in particular, on Ukrainian ‘voice’ in translation under the conditions of linguicide and unremitting national language suppression as well as identifies the destructive power of the ‘patronage ideology’ imposed on Ukrainian translators.
La industria musical y la disrupción de la tecnología digital. El caso de la escena tropical bass en la ciudad de Lima
Authors: Bailon Jaime , Roncoroni Umberto
Published: May 2023

Este artículo analiza los efectos disruptivos de la tecnología digital en el campo de la industria musical. Abordaremos la conformación del modelo Music 2.0, estudiado por George Yúdice, y la teoría de la larga cola de Chris Anderson. Analizaremos cómo ha sido el proceso de adaptación de los artistas a este nuevo ecosistema cultural, tomando como estudio de caso las estrategias de producción y distribución de la escena de la música electrónica tropical bass en la ciudad de Lima. Este género tiene como una de sus matrices la música chicha, que además de ser  un interesante fenómeno estético, tiene a su vez una gran importancia social: designa formas de socialización de un amplio sector de la población peruana y ha sido producto de los procesos migratorios de las zonas rurales a la ciudad capital, la economía informal y la crisis política.
Demonstração experimental das leis de Faraday: uma abordagem qualitativa utilizando materiais do cotidiano
Authors: Meneses Ilda Tavares , Stevens Ana Paula de Castro , Dos Santos Éverton Feitosa , Barbosa Gabriel Marcos Rodrigues , Ferreira Hyorran Cristian Paes , Furtado Kenedy Daniel Calegari , De Carvalho Victor Esmite Barroso , Stein Cléver Reis
Published: May 2023

O presente artigo se pautou em apresentar uma proposta auxiliar para o ensino de Eletromagnetismo, com uma atitude teórica-metodológica baseada na construção de uma maquete para trabalhar a Lei de Faraday, também conhecida como lei da indução eletromagnética. As etapas seguidas nesse percurso iniciaram-se com um levantamento bibliográfico sobre a temática apresentada, em seguida descrevermos o processo de construção da maquete utilizando materiais de baixo custo e por fim discorremos sobre nossos resultados alcançados. O desenvolvimento desse estudo buscou quebrar paradigmas entre Teoria e Prática, para que assim o docente possa repensar suas práticas e tente trazer ações que mobilizem os discentes para que suas experiências escolares possam ser combinadas com as práticas cotidianas.
Neoconstitucionalismo e o pragmatismo filosófico
Authors: Bortoni Gabriel Coelho
Published: May 2023

O Supremo Tribunal Federal vem reiteradamente ratificando a doutrina neoconstitucionalista consagrada pelo movimento filosófico pós-positivista. Nesse trabalho foram selecionados alguns julgados paradigmáticos como expressão desse movimento, destacando-se características próprias e típicas do neoconstitucionalismo. Porém, verifica-se que o neoconsticionalismo, mais do que um marco moral para o direito positivista, também pode servir como janela interpretativa destinada à filosofia pragmática. Sobre tal ponto, o artigo explica brevemente características essenciais do pragmatismo jurídico e como ele vem sendo empregado pelo Supremo durante a aplicação da doutrina neoconstitucionalista.
Patients with gastrointestinal cancer are more susceptible to unintentional weight loss after chemotherapy treatment
Authors: Segura Gabriela Gonzalez , Coletti Laura Martin , Saiane Amanda , Valentin Junior Gerson , Marins Mozart , Faccio Adilson , Fachin Ana Lúcia
Published: May 2023

There is growing evidence showing that some chemotherapeutic agents employed for oncology treatments contribute to the induction of anorexia, leading to weight loss and the reduction of muscle mass due to the effects of treatment and the tumor, which may trigger the cachexia syndrome. Owing to the complexity of the diagnosis and body evaluation in these patients, the objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of oncology patients submitted to chemotherapy treatment showing a weight loss greater than 5%. We screened 220 oncology patients and shortlisted 10 patients diagnosed with different types of tumors assisted by the Instituto Ribeirãopretano de Combate ao Câncer under chemotherapy treatment and who presented weight loss greater than 5%. Anthropometric data such as weight, height and arm circumference (AC) was used for the calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI). We also used the Arm Muscle Circumference (AMC) and Arm Muscle Area (AMB) and the application of the Oncology Patient Global Nutrition Questionnaire. The results point out that cancer patients presented different anthropometric classification pre-diagnosis and after the beginning of anticancer treatment resulting from the side effects of chemotherapeutic agents and the reduction in the volume of food ingested.  Gastrointestinal tract cancer patients presented greater short-term weight loss when compared to other types of tumors. We suggest that the observed weight loss may be related to the MFLOX and FOLFOX treatment protocols, in addition to the reduction in food intake (while maintaining good nutritional quality). These factors together may lead to the reduction of life quality and life expectancy and worsened patients’ prognosis.
A transcrição das oitivas audiovisuais nos inqueritos policiais militares
Authors: Vizzotto Ricardo Luís
Published: May 2023

A Polícia Militar do Paraná, em consonância com as inovações tecnológicas, aliadas às novas ferramentas advindas com esses recursos e, por conseguinte, às possibilidades da tecnologia implementada pelo sistema eletrônico EPROC, utiliza desde o ano de 2020 o sistema audiovisual para a coleta de depoimentos, nas oitivas dos indiciados, das testemunhas e dos ofendidos, no inquérito policial-militar. Tal aplicação, na fase de oitiva de testemunhas e dos demais envolvidos nos procedimentos de polícia judiciária militar, está de acordo com o Art. 37 da Constituição Federal, o Código de Processo Penal, o Código de Processo Civil, diretrizes insertas em leis federais e resoluções do Conselho Nacional de Justiça. Contudo, e não obstante, observamos o retrabalho impertinente dada a autoridade de polícia judiciária militar, depois de encerradas as diligências das investigações criminais e a remessa do caderno investigativo concluído ao parquet, para demandas de transcrição de inteiro teor, ou degravação integral, das oitivas audiovisuais consumadas.
Kindergarten: o modelo alemão de educação infantil
Authors: Nogueira Bruna Vitoria Nascimento , Schneider Josicleia Anacleto , Silva Paulo Roberto Nogueira
Published: May 2023

Este artigo busca compreender como a educação infantil está sendo aplicada em um kindergarten localizado na cidade de Backnang, sul da Alemanha. Utilizamos a metodologia da História Oral para dar o aporte na construção da escrita do trabalho de pesquisa. Autores como Thompson (1992) enfatizam que a história não é apenas sobre eventos, ou estruturas, ou padrões de comportamento, mas também sobre como são eles vivenciados e lembrados na imaginação. Nesta perspectiva, os objetivos específicos são: analisar a aprendizagem, os comportamentos sociais e verificar de que forma os ensinamentos pedagógicos estão sendo aplicados nas atividades com independência e a socialização com outras crianças e professores. Trata-se de uma pesquisa social, qualitativa, empírica, de abordagem narrativa que põe em evidencia o trabalho desenvolvido pelo kindergarten alemão.
Pengaruh Harga, Kepercayaan Konsumen, Dan Optimasi Penggunaan Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Konsumen Pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19 Melalui Marketplace Tokopedia Di Kota Cimahi
Authors: Hayati Nur , Mutaqin Jaenal
Published: May 2023

This study aims to analyze whether Price, Consumer Confidence and Ease of Use have a positive and significant effect partially and simultaneously on Purchase Decisions Making through the Tokopedia marketplace during the Covid 19 pandemic in South Cimahi District, Cimahi City. The research method used is a quantitative method. While the research formula used in this study is a descriptive formula. The research sample was 130 respondents using purposive sampling technique. The technique of collecting data is through the distribution of questionnaires directly and online using an ordinal scale. The results showed that there was a partial influence of consumer trust and ease of use on purchasing decisions through the Tokopedia marketplace during the Covid 19 pandemic in South Cimahi District, Cimahi City. However, there is no partial effect of price on purchasing decisions through the Tokopedia marketplace during the Covid 19 pandemic in South Cimahi District, Cimahi City. There is a significant effect of price, consumer trust, and ease of use simultaneously on purchasing decisions through the Tokopedia marketplace during the Covid 19 pandemic in South Cimahi District, Cimahi City.

Keywords:  Consumer Trust, Ease of Use, Pandemic Covid 19, Purchase Decision, Price.
Pengaruh Locus Of Control Dan Lingkungan Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Dengan Self Efficacy Sebagai Variabel Pemediasi
Authors: Mukti Adhitya Kuncoro , Waskito Jati
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh dari locus of control dan lingkungan kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan dengan self efficacy sebagai variabel pemediasi. Dalam penelitian ini menggunkan metode penelitian kuantitatif.  Populasi yang digunakan adalah karyawan pada BPJS Ketenagakerjaan di kota Surakarta dengan sampel sebanyak 55 responden. Pengambilan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan non-probability sampling dengan Teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan angket kuesioner yang disebarkan kepada seluruh karyawan BPJS Ketenagakerjaan kota Surakarta. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah menggunakan Smart PLS. Pengujian data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini meliputi outer model dan inner model. Hasil analisis dari penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa Locus of control berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap self efficacy, Lingkungan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap self efficacy, Locus of control berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan, Lingkungan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan, Self efficacy berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan, Self efficacy berpengaruh positif dan signifikan dalam memediasi pada pengaruh locus of control terhadap kinerja karyawan, Self efficacy berpengaruh positif dan signifikan dalam memediasi pada pengaruh lingkungan kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan.

Kata kunci:  Locus Of Control, Lingkungan Kerja, Self Efficacy, Kinerja.
Pengaruh Kualitas, Harga, Promosi Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Pada Kedai Kopi Janji Jiwa Di Purwodadi
Authors: Damayanti Dina , Saputro Edy Purwo
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine how product price, quality, and promotion affect customer decisions to buy at the Promise Soul coffee shop in Purwodadi. Associative research is this type of research. This research uses quantitative methodology. Demographics and samples in this study are customers who have purchased products from the Janji Jiwa Purwodadi coffee shop and have met the requirements. The number of samples for this study were 100 respondents. Primary data is the data source for this research. In this study, a 5-point Likert scale was used as a scoring system. Data analysis using SPSS version 22. According to the findings of the analysis, product quality has no positive or substantial influence on purchase choice, but product price has a positive and substantial influence on purchase choice. Price has a positive and significant influence on purchasing choice.

Keywords: Product Quality, Product Price, Promotion, Purchase Decision
How to Measure Knowledge Economy
Authors: Katuščáková Marcela , Capková Eva , Grečnár Juraj
Published: May 2023

The paper’s primary goal is to analyse the development of Knowledge Economy (KE) measurement methods ranging from those based on national income to indices identifying and combining the relevant indicators. The paper focuses on four current global and European KE level indices: Global Innovation Index (GII), Global Knowledge Index (GKI), European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), and Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), highlighting persistent significant differences in the perception of the very essence of KE, as there is no clear interdisciplinary definition of the initial concept of knowledge, leading to further problems with ambiguous and insufficiently specific definitions and measurement of KE. Tacit aspects of knowledge are rarely part of KE definitions or measurements, excluding a large part of the knowledge system from KE measurements. The results of the analysis show that the set of KE indicators used by the individual KE indices is heterogeneous, with the set of intersecting indicators having different weights in terms of importance. Frequent interventions in the indices by their authors were observed, such as changes in index methodology, the indicators used, main pillars (subindices), etc. Despite the high heterogeneity in the approach to measuring KE, we identified the pillars, which can be viewed as the core pillars of KE. These include, for example the level of ICT, R&D, human resources, innovation, patents, and education.
Syncretism: The Strongholds of Tradition, Teaching, and Legend
Authors: Budiono Stephanas
Published: May 2023

The world of Christianity in Indonesia has a complicated history and culture. The Indian sub-continent, Arab and Chinese traders, European colonialism, and American interests have influenced the indigenous culture over centuries and developed complicated relationships within the country. This complex mixture makes Indonesia unique to the rest of Southeast Asia—possibly the rest of the world—and raises challenges to spreading the gospel. Indonesian Christian denominations face those challenges when encountering the gospel with different cultures around Indonesia. There is a constant tension of assimilation between local culture and the gospel. This tension pressures pastors to take compromising actions at a level that is sometimes dangerous because they have crossed the boundaries of contextualization and are trapped in syncretism.
Paul’s Pattern of Handling the Pop Culture Based on 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
Authors: Pan Djun Tjhong
Published: May 2023

The emergence of pop culture is inevitable and irresistible. Society in general will find it difficult to accept something new and tend to reject it until there are positives to be found. Despite the absence of any positive aspects, popular culture will continue to exist and evolve as long as a sufficient number of people in society have embraced it through the advanced information technology available on the internet today. After a particular notion or conviction has been acknowledged by specific segments of society, it becomes difficult for even the more established members of the community to question or disprove it. Refusing to accept the new culture, such as pop culture, could lead to social unrest and possibly even trigger conflicts. To ensure that the culture continues to exist and evolve in a regulated manner, it must be handled with appropriate and intelligent methods. Communication channels must be kept open to allow the Gospel to guide the development of the new culture in a constructive direction.
Grand Theological Approach For Minahasa Christians In Manado: An Effort To Initiate A Theology In The Context Of A Consumptive Lifestyle
Authors: Leonardo C Dendeng
Published: May 2023

This article attempts to elaborate on theology that could be derived from the context of the Minahasa Christian community in Manado, particularly concerning the consumptive lifestyle. Manadonese, who predominately belong to the Minahasa ethnic group and are Christians (Protestants), has a reputation in Indonesia for leading very extravagant, consumptive lifestyles. By gathering observational data and researching relevant literature, the method is qualitative and takes a lived religion approach. By using the lived religion approach, data collection from observations is concentrated on daily life and what the community lives rather than institutional doctrine. The relevant grand theology as a broad starting point, which can later be refined specifically, is context-focused contextual theology or, to make it more comprehensive, multi-textual theology.
Intercultural Communication and Religious Belief in Eastern Countries
Authors: Donald K. Smith
Published: May 2023

Eastern countries require the same process as Western or Southern, or Northern, to achieve effective religious communication. The process does not differ from one country or another, nor between one religion and another. Four fundamental principles of communication guide effective ministry: Communication is (demands) involvement; Communication is a process; Communication is what is heard, not only what is said, meaning is internal and individual; and The Holy Spirit will guide and empower communication as we listen and trust Him. Spiritual meaning is developed through each principle by involvement with the people, love, and sharing personal experience of Jesus.
A Critique of Thomas Aquinas’ Three Percepts of the Old Testament Law
Authors: Roy Sujanto  , Joshua Ary Pratama
Published: May 2023

Aquinas’ three-part classification of the Old Testament law has gained popularity and is proving to be useful in addressing challenging questions about the Old Testament law when presented to modern audiences. This qualitative study will examine Aquinas’ thesis by examining it from the perspective of biblical writers. The hermeneutics approach will be used to investigate the three-part division of the Old Testament law in order to comprehend the division and its history as closely as possible to the author’s original intention, as God commanded through him. This critique intends to acknowledge and appreciate the valuable contributions of Thomas Aquinas in assisting modern believers in comprehending the intricate biblical law. Furthermore, it aims to align the context of the law with a biblical worldview. To comprehend the Old Testament law accurately, it is necessary to have a profound understanding of moral and ethical principles that transcend time, along with approaching the Old Testament law with the proper heart attitude. Such an approach can enable contemporary believers to view the Old Testament law as a guide that remains pertinent and practical in daily life.
Passionflower in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Authors: Протько Н.Н. , Ситник Г.Д. , Милюк Н.С. , Теплякова К.А.
Published: May 2023

Тревожные расстройства являются наиболее часто встречающейся группой психических расстройств. Вопросы своевременной диагностики и эффективного лечения этих заболеваний приобретают особую актуальность, прежде всего в первичном звене здравоохранения. Законом Республики Беларусь от 11.11.2019 № 255-З определены полномочия врачей общей практики в лечении психических расстройств. Среди ряда психотропных препаратов, которые применяются для лечения тревожных расстройств, отдельную группу представляют лекарственные растения с анксиолитическим эффектом. Одним из таких растений является пассифлора (Passiflora incarnata). В статье приведен анализ литературных данных по проблеме тревожных расстройств и использованию пассифлоры для их лечения. Описаны характеристика пассифлоры, ее состав, клинические эффекты и показания для применения в общей врачебной практике.

Anxiety disorders are the most common group of mental disorders. The issues of timely diagnosis and effective treatment of these diseases are of particular relevance, primarily in primary health care. The Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 255-3 of 11.11.2019 defines the powers of general practitioners in the treatment of mental disorders. Among a number of psychotropic drugs that are used to treat anxiety disorders, medicinal plants with anxiolytic effect represent a separate group. One of these plants is Passiflora (Passiflora incarnata). The article provides an analysis of the literature data on the problem of anxiety disorders and the use of passionflora for their treatment. The characteristics of passionflower, its composition, clinical effects and indications for use in general medical practice are described.
Integration of stochastic and robust optimization techniques into DEA model for more accurate and reliable efficiency estimation
Authors: Sihotang Hengki Tamando , Felix Patricius Michaud , Alesha Aisyah , Mathew Joan De
Published: May 2023

Efficiency assessment is vital to assessing decision-making units (DMUs) in numerous sectors. DEA is a prominent non-parametric efficiency assessment tool. Traditional DEA models assume deterministic inputs and outputs, ignoring real-world uncertainties and variability. To improve efficiency estimation, stochastic and robust optimization approaches can be integrated into DEA models. To improve efficiency estimation, we present a stochastic and robust optimization framework incorporating DEA. Probabilistic inputs and outputs allow stochastic optimization to account for uncertainty. The model can capture data variability and create stochastic DMU efficiency scores by adding probability distributions. For data uncertainties and outliers, the DEA model uses robust optimization. Robust optimization considers worst-case scenarios and minimizes extreme observations on efficiency estimation. This makes efficiency scores more resilient to data outliers and noise.  DEA models benefit from stochastic and resilient optimization. First, considering data uncertainties and fluctuations improves DMU efficiency representation. Second, eliminating outliers and extreme observations improves efficiency estimation. Third, efficiency scores help decision-makers make better, more informed choices. A case study in a specific industry shows the framework's efficacy. We compare classic and integrated stochastic-robust DEA model outcomes. The integrated model provides more accurate and dependable efficiency estimates, helping decision-makers understand DMU performance. DEA models with stochastic and resilient optimization increase efficiency estimation. By considering uncertainties and outliers, this paradigm helps decision-makers evaluate DMUs in many sectors more accurately and reliably.
Evaluation of the Antioxidant Effect of Dihydroquercetin in Adult Residents
of the North under Adverse Environmental Conditions
Authors: Minyailo Larisa A. , Korchina Tatyana Ya. , Korchin Vladimir I. , Nekhorosheva Alexandra V. , Nekhoroshev Sergey V.
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Transport-related air pollution (vehicle exhaust emissions) and the consumption of poor-quality drinking water can play a key role in the activation of oxidative stress in the population of the northern region.
Purpose: To study the effectiveness of taking dihydroquercetin to improve the adaptive reserves of antioxidant protection in the adult population of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
Materials and methods: Using test kits, we measured the content of lipid peroxidation products (lipid hydroperoxide and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) and antioxidant defense of the body (total antioxidant activity and thiol status) in blood serum of 156 young adults residing in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug before and after metabolic correction using Baikal dihydroquercetin, an antioxidant herbal preparation, at a dose of 60 mg/day for 30 days. The oxidative stress index was calculated by the formula: lipid hydroperoxides × 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances / total antioxidant activity × thiol status.
Results: We established increased lipid peroxidation, i.e. higher levels of lipid hydroperoxides and 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, in heavy-duty vehicle drivers occupationally exposed to car exhaust pollutants and urban residents consuming poor-quality tap water with a high content of iron and manganese ions, the excess of which in the form of inorganic compounds can demonstrate prooxidant properties before correction with dihydroquercetin. We also noted a decrease in the parameters of the antioxidant defense of the body (total antioxidant activity and thiol status) below the reference values. The oxidative stress index was 5.4 and 4.9 times higher than the upper limit of adequate values in the group of drivers and residents of the cities of Nyagan and Nefteyugansk, respectively. After taking dihydroquercetin at a dose of 60 mg/day for 30 days, all indicators of oxidative metabolism in both study groups returned to normal. A significant decrease in the level of thiabarbituric acid reactive substances was found in both groups, respectively: p¹ = 0.011 and p² = 0.002, in combination with a statistically significant increase in the total antioxidant activity (p¹ = 0.015 and p² = 0.019) against the background of the most pronounced decrease in the oxidative stress index: p¹ = 0.019 and p² = 0.001, however, not reaching the level of physiologically adequate values.
Conclusion: Positive changes in redox metabolism observed following a 30-day correction with the antioxidant drug dihydroquercetin give evidence of the restoration of adaptive resources of the human organism and an increase in its resistance to adverse environmental factors.
Aspectos implicados no protagonismo das mulheres no trabalho de parto e no nascimento do bebê
Authors: Ribeiro Juliane Portella , Mota Marina Soares , Porto Adrize Rutz , Klemtz Fabiane Voss , Bálsamo Ana Cândida Martins
Published: May 2023

Objetivo: compreender os aspectos implicados no protagonismo das mulheres trabalho de parto e parto. Métodos: pesquisa qualitativa; realizada na unidade materno-infantil de um Hospital Escola. Participaram 22 mulheres internadas na unidade e 21 profissionais de enfermagem. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados foram submetidos à análise temática. Resultados: elencaram-se como aspectos que potencializam o protagonismo das mulheres: atenção, esclarecimento de dúvidas, respeito as escolhas e cuidado pautado em evidências científicas. Como aspectos que dificultam o protagonismo: falta de engajamento dos médicos nas ações direcionadas à humanização do parto, desvalorização da fala das mulheres, colocações agressivas e restrições do espaço físico. Considerações Finais: para as mulheres serem protagonistas do parto, exercitando sua autonomia por meio de escolhas conscientes, é necessária a realização de educação em saúde no pré-natal; orientando-a acerca do trabalho de parto, seus direitos, conversando e esclarecendo suas dúvidas; num processo de empoderamento.
Sosialisasi Pembuatan Sabun Cuci dari Limbah Minyak Goreng Bekas bagi Ibu-Ibu PKK
Authors:   Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Jawa Barat, Rulianti Erina , Nurhidayanti Nisa ,   Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Jawa Barat, Isyulianto Isyulianto ,   Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Jawa Barat, Juhriati Ika ,   Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Jawa Barat, Suwazan Dhonny ,   Universitas Pelita Bangsa, Jawa Barat
Published: May 2023

Purpose: This service activity aims to provide new insights and knowledge for Jayamukti villagers, especially housewives in processing used cooking oil waste into laundry soap so that it is not disposed of directly and pollutes the environment. Methodology: This service activity includes four stages, namely planning, coordination, socialization of making laundry soap, evaluation of the results of the service. The results of the questionnaire were analyzed using Microsoft Excel to calculate the percentage of participant satisfaction Results: The results of the community service activities show that 85.71% of residents are very interested in washing soap from used cooking oil, as much as 91.43% of residents will collect used cooking oil and make laundry soap from used cooking oil, as much as 74.29% of residents are interested in innovating so they can selling washing soap from used cooking oil and as many as 85.71% of residents stated that they were satisfied with the socialization and mentoring activities for making laundry soap from used cooking oil that had been carried out. This shows that the service activities that have been carried out are very beneficial for residents, especially PKK women because they can create productive activities that can increase income. Conclusion: The socialization activities that have been carried out are very beneficial for residents, especially PKK women because they can create productive activities that can increase income. This is shown by the high interest of residents in being able to collect used cooking oil and process it into laundry soap and are very interested in innovating so they can sell washing soap from used cooking oil.
THORACIC SEGMENTAL SPINAL ANAESTHESIA IN BREAST SURGERIES.
Authors: M. Juneja Shama , Soni Bhavana
Published: May 2023

Background And Objectives: To see the effect of thoracic spinal anaesthesia in view of Intra operative Hemodynamic changes, intra operative complications, post operative pain and analgesia requirement, adverse events, post anaesthesia discharge time, patient and surgeon satisfaction in breast surgeries. 36 female patients of age group 18-65 years were selected random Method: ly, and thoracic spinal anaesthesia was administered using 1 ml isobaric bupivacaine+25 mcg Fentanyl intrathecally in T5-T6 intervertebral space. Patients were evaluated for hemodynamic stability, any adverse effects, post operative analgesia requirements. Thoracic spinal Results: anaesthesia provides better hemodynamic stability, lesser side effects and better post operative analgesia. Thoracic segmental spinal a Conclusion: naesthesia in patients undergoing breast surgeries provide better hemodynamic stabilitiy with minimal side effects and longer duration of post operative analgesia.
FACTORS PRECIPITATING HEART FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL.
Authors: Gangane Akash , Kale Narendra , Soni Pravin , Pradeep Ingale Yaminy
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Streptococcus pyogenes group A beta-hemolytic produces rheumatic heart disease, a chronic condition. In countries with low and intermediate incomes, it signicantly increases morbidity and mortality. Aims and objectives: To assess the precipitating causes for Frank congestive cardiac failure in patients with established RHD and evaluate the diagnostic problems of fresh rheumatic activity versus infective endocarditis. This was a hospital-based prospective, observational study conducted on Methodology: 150 patients with RHD with cardiac failure admitted to the tertiary care centre in the hospital in the department of general medicine. In patients (≤20 years) Fresh Rheumatic Activity Results: (FRA) was the single most important factor in 85.7%, followed by infection (47.8%) while in patients >20 years, infective endocarditis (92.9%), strenuous physical activity (84.2%) and irregular treatment (72.4%), were a few of the more common factors responsible for precipitation of CCF as compared with patients ≤20 years of age. FRA and infective endocarditis we Conclusion: re the most common precipitating factors in patients ≤20 years and >20 years respectively
LEVELS OF ENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANT SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE AND NONENZYMATIC ANTIOXIDANT URIC ACID IN POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF ASSAM
Authors: Kumar Pawan , Bora Madhurima , Sarma Purashree , Debnath Tanushree
Published: May 2023

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal disorders, occurring in 5–10% women in reproductive ages. Despite a long history of studies on PCOS, its aetiology is still unknown. Oxidative stress is now recognized to play a central role in the pathophysiology of many different disorders, including PCOS. Although intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and propagation are controlled by highly complex antioxidant enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems, understanding of mechanisms that oxidative stress is important to develop strategies for prevention and treatment of PCOS. Objectives: To estimate the serum levels of superoxide dismutase and uric acid in PCOS patients. Methodology:Acase-control study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Assam, with 60 PCOS patients attending the outpatient Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati, Assam along with 60 healthy controls of same age group. The samples were evaluated by ELISA and VITROS 5600 Autoanalyser using standard kits and reagents in the Department of Biochemistry, GMCH. Results: The results were statistically analysed and the mean and SD of SOD were found to be 969.95 + 62.96 among the cases and 1298.8 + 137.8 among the controls with p value <0.001, whereas the mean and SD of uric acid was 5.41 + 0.70 in cases and 3.76 + 0.74 in controls with p value <0.001.Conclusions: Signicantly lower serum levels of SOD and signicantly higher levels of Uric acid were found in cases with PCOS compared to the control group.
CARDIOVASCULAR AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION IN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH CD4 CELL COUNT
Authors: Behera Ashish , Aggarwal Ramesh , Mohindra Ritin , Saini Manpreet , Kumar Ajay
Published: May 2023

According to Global human immunodeciency virus and acquired
immunodeciency disease syndrome statistics, 38.4 million(33.9
million-43.8 million) people live globally with HIV in 2021, and 1.5
million people became newly infected with HIV in 2021(1). As per
India HIV estimation report 2020, national adult (15–49 years) HIV
prevalence was estimated at 0.22% (0.17%–0.29%) in 2020, 0.23%
(0.18%–0.31%) among males and 0.20% (0.15%– 0.26%) among
females(2). HIV is a condition which can progressively affect almost
all body organs and systems due to immune system failure. Infection
with HIV is well known to cause peripheral neuropathy and other
neurological complication thus affecting the quality of life(3).
Autonomic nervous system involvement can affect heart rate,
vasomotor tone, sexual function, gastrointestinal motility, urination,
thermoregulation and production of tears and saliva. This can lead to diverse symptoms like postural syncope, impotence, sweating, diarrhea/constipation, dry eyes and mouth, urinary incontinence and changes in skin temperature. Abnormalities in cardiac autonomic function occur at all CD4 levels(4,5). The aim of our study is to assess autonomic dysfunction in HIV-positive patients and to show the correlation between decreasing CD4 + T cell counts with increasing severity of disease in the form of autonomic dysfunction.