bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Secondary to Postpartum Endometritis
Authors: Amodeo Silvia , Paci Giuseppe , Cutaia Giuseppe , Murmura Bruno , Cannizzaro Fabio , Venezia Renato
Published: August 2021

We report a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) 1 week after an urgent cesarean section. Although its onset in the postpartum period is poorly reported in the literature, we suggest that FHCS can complicate puerperal endometritis; therefore, it should be consider in differential diagnosis in puerpera with right upper quadrant pain. Again, it can be useful to perform a contrast computed tomography that allows early diagnosis and conservative treatment.
Effectiveness of Cross Double McDonald Cerclage for Intractable Bleeding from a Cervical Varix in Pregnant Women
Authors: Fujibe Yuya , Mariya Tasuku , Mizuuchi Masahito , Ishioka Shinichi , Saito Tsuyoshi
Published: August 2021

Cervical varix during pregnancy is a rare condition, and standard management for bleeding from a varix has not been established. We performed cross double cervical cerclage and effectively stopped bleeding. A 41-year-old female had a twin pregnancy. The development of a cervical varix was observed during pregnancy and bleeding from ruptured varix started at 20 weeks of gestation. We performed surgical hemostasis by cervical cerclage. In the first cerclage, we could not stop the bleeding from the varix. For further restriction of blood supply to the cervical varix, we performed a second cerclage in a crossed position on a deeper side of the vagina than the first cerclage. Then the bleeding completely stopped and there was no bleeding until delivery. The “cross double McDonald cerclage” performed in our patient may be a useful modified cerclage method for stopping intractable bleeding from the cervix during pregnancy.
Barbed Suture in Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Authors: Talwar Prathap , Velayudam Lakshmi , Hemapriya L. , Patil Soumya
Published: August 2021

Objectives:

To evaluate whether the use of barbed sutures during laparoscopic hysterectomy for vaginal cuff closure has reduced the surgical difficulty and incidence of post-operative complications as compared to polyglactin 910 suture.

Materials and Methods:

This is a randomized comparative study conducted at a tertiary care hospital and research institute where 100 patients were divided into two groups (50 each) and underwent vault closure using barbed suture/Polyglactin 910. Data collected include demographic details, indication for surgery, mean suturing time, degree of surgeon difficulty, and the incidence of postoperative complications when followed up to 12 weeks and were compared statistically using Chi square test and Independent-t test.

Results:

The use of barbed suture has significantly reduced the suturing time (5.39 min vs. 6.9 min, P < 0.0001) and surgical difficulty. The incidence of minor complications is similar to that of polyglactin 910. There were no cases of vaginal cuff dehiscence or bowel obstruction reported in our study.

Conclusion:

With the advantages of reduced suturing time and technical difficulty, and incidence of complications similar to conventional suture material, barbed sutures are to be considered as an excellent alternative to conventional suture materials.
Comparison of Bipolar Ball Endometrial Ablation and Transcervical Resection of the Endometrium in the Treatment of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Authors: Subbaiah Murali , Selvest Neethu , Maurya Dilip Kumar
Published: August 2021

Objectives:

To compare the operative time, effectiveness, and patient satisfaction between ball endometrial ablation and transcervical resection of the endometrium (TCRE) using a bipolar resectoscope.

Materials and Methods:

Forty-four women with heavy menstrual bleeding who were unresponsive to at least 3 months' medical management were included in this randomized, controlled clinical trial. After randomization, patients underwent either TCRE or ball endometrial ablation using a bipolar resectoscope. The operative time, fluid deficit, and postoperative pain were recorded. The patients were evaluated postoperatively at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Patient satisfaction, amenorrhea rate, reintervention rate, and pictorial blood-loss-assessment chart (PBAC) score were compared between the two groups.

Results:

The mean operative time in ball endometrial ablation group was 11.17 ± 2.24 min and in TCRE group was 22.33 ± 5.26 min (P < 0.001). There was no significant difference in the postoperative PBAC score, amenorrhea rates, patient satisfaction, and need for reintervention between the two groups.

Conclusion:

Operative time with ball endometrial ablation is significantly less when compared to TCRE when using a bipolar resectoscope.
Plasma miR-183-5p in colorectal cancer patients as potential predictive lymph node metastasis marker
Authors: Sanjabi Fatemeh , Nekouian Reza , Akbari Abolfazl , Mirzaei Rezvan , Fattahi Azam
Published: August 2021

Background:

Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a point that often, treatment is not effective in colorectal cancer (CRC). Clinical and pathologic markers of prognosis help clinicians in selecting patients for adjuvant therapy after surgical resection in CRC. MiR-183-5p has been demonstrated to play as an oncogene in CRC, although its biological role still remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of miR-183-5p in CRC and its potential relevance to clinicopathological characteristics as a prognostic biomarker.

Materials and Methods:

In this case–control study, 33 CRC plasma samples at stage I-II-III, as well as plasma samples from 13 healthy controls, were collected. The relative expression levels of miR-183-5p in cancer and the normal samples were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. We analyzed their correlation with clinicopathological parameters and prognostic value.

Results:

Our results indicated that miR-183-5p was significantly overexpressed in CRC samples compared to healthy controls (P < 0.001) from a cutoff value of 3.9 with a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 91% and an AUC value of 0.74. Further analysis showed that a high plasma expression level of miR-183-5p was significantly associated with LNM and higher tumor/node/metastases stage (III) (P-value < 0.001).

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the overexpression of miR-183-5p is highly related to advanced clinical stage, LNM and poor prognosis of CRC, indicating that miR-183-5p may serve as a predictive biomarker for the prognosis or the aggressiveness of CRC.
Immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67 and Glypican-3 to distinguish aggressive from nonaggressive benign odontogenic tumors
Authors: Chaturvedi T. P. , Gupta Kanupriya , Agrawal Rahul , Naveen Kumar P. G. , Gupta Jatin
Published: August 2021

Background:

The benign neoplasms are normally slow growing, indolent with no invasive potential. However, there exist a few locally aggressive benign odontogenic tumors that have a tendency to invade and deform the surrounding structures. The exact reason for the aggressiveness of these benign neoplasms remained an enigma. Their biology and clinical expression can often be destructive and ominous. An appropriate treatment protocol needs to be followed to combat the high recurrence rate and aggressiveness of these entities. Aggressive and noniaggressive epithelial odontogenic tumors were analyzed immunohistochemically with Ki-67 and glypican 3 (GPC3).

Materials and Methods:

Fifty-nine cases of tumors were divided into aggressive odontogenic tumors (20 solid ameloblastomas, four unicystic ameloblastoma, and 28 keratocystic odontogenic tumors) and nonaggressive odontogenic tumors (five adenomatoid odontogenic tumors and two calcifying cystic odontogenic itumors).

Results:

Statistical analysis using Pearson correlation showed Ki-67 to be a better marker for differentiating aggressive from nonaggressive odontogenic tumor as compared to GPC3 (P < 0.001, highly significant), whereas among aggressive tumors, GPC3 turned out to be more useful as compared to Ki-67 (P < 0.001, highly significant).

Conclusion:

The present study provides an insight into the different biological behavior of odontogenic tumors, which can thus be helpful in determining the therapy strategies for more aggressive odontogenic tumors.
Radiobiological modeling of acute esophagitis after radiation therapy of head, neck, and thorax tumors
Authors: Alizade-Harakiyan Mostafa , Jangjoo Amir Ghasemi , Jafari-Koshki Tohid , Fatemi Ali , Mesbahi Asghar
Published: August 2021

Aim:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of various radiobiological models in predicting the occurrence of acute esophagitis (AE) during radiation therapy (RT) of head, neck, and thoracic tumors with concurrent and sequential chemotherapy. According to recent studies, the probability of AE following RT by normal tissue complication probability models is predictable.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 100 patients with nasopharynx, larynx, Hodgkin's lymphoma, spinal metastases, and oral cavity and lung tumors were included in the study. Half of these patients were treated by concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (Con. CRT) and the other half were treated by radiotherapy alone or sequential chemo-radiotherapy (RT + seq. CRT). Radiobiological models of several types were used as follows,: Lyman-generalized equivalent uniform dose (gEUD), Lyman-MED, log-logistic, logit, and logistic. Parameters were estimated using maximum likelihood estimation, and models were compared using Akaike information criteria.

Results:

Based on follow-up data, the behavior of dose–response curves differed markedly between the Con. CRT and RT + seq. CRT groups. The best fit with clinical results was offered by the Lyman-MED model for the Con. CRT group and the Lyman-gEUD model for the RT + seq. CRT group. Depending on the model used, the parameter of D
50 was considerably lower (up to three times) in the Con. CRT group compared to the RT + seq. CRT group.

Conclusions:

The incidence of AE significantly differed between the two treatment groups in all the models. New parameter estimates could be used for predicting the probability of acute esophagitis after chemo-RT.
Histopathological prognosticators and their clinicopathological correlation in oral squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue
Authors: Pallavi Kriti , Tandon Ankita , Gulati Nikita , Juneja Saurabh , Shetty Devi Charan
Published: August 2021

Background:

Tongue carcinomas account for 25%–40% of intraoral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). Although TNM staging systems is an international standard for cancer reporting, prognosis evaluation, and treatment planning, multiple histopathological risk assessment predictors such as tumor thickness (TT), tumor shape, tumor growth pattern, and invasive malignancy grading scoring systems have been studied and should form a basis for prediction and prognostication of such aggressive carcinomas.

Aim:

To evaluate and characterize the histomorphological prognostic indicators in OSCCs of tongue and compare it with OSCCs of other anatomic sites within the oral cavity. Furthermore, to elucidate the significance of histopathological indicators in predicting prognosis of tongue squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs).

Materials and Methods:

Forty SCC cases with 20 each of tongue and 20 from other intraoral sites were retrieved from department archives. Clinical data and staging were obtained for each case. Histomorphological parameters including pattern of invasion (POI), tumor budding (TB), depth of invasion (DOI), TT, lymphocytic host response, tumor-associated tissue eosinophilia (TATE), vascular invasion, perineural invasion (PNI), and muscular invasion were assessed. The results were statistically evaluated.

Results:

TB, DOI, and sarcolemmal spread were significant histologic predictors in tongue SCC. Upon correlation of histomorphological parameters with clinical staging, TT, POI, and TATE were observed to be significantly correlated (P ≤ 0.05).

Conclusion:

The histomorphological risk assessment model may serve as important addition to the existing prognosticators and may be used as a prognostic index to help plan and individualize treatment protocol in cases with aggressive high-risk disease for whom the use of multimodality treatment seems beneficial.
Preoperative neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio/platelet–lymphocyte ratio
Authors: Chandrasekaran Deepika , Sundaram Sandhya , Maheshkumar K. , Kathiresan N. , Padmavathi R.
Published: August 2021

Background:

Emerging evidences have elucidated the crucial role of inflammation in carcinogenesis and tumor progression. In the recent years, many inflammatory biomarkers showed promising prognostic factors in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We intended to evaluate the significance of one such inflammatory factor which is potential, noninvasive, simple, as well as economical. The preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in RCC patients have shown favorable results.

Objective:

The objective was to assess the prognostic role of NLR/PLR in the advanced stage and high-grade RCC.

Subjects and Methods:

This is a retrospective study. Ethical clearance was obtained from the institute ethics committee. One hundred and fifty histopathologically proven RCC cases during the period of January 2010–September 2018 were chosen from the pathology department and corresponding blood reports were obtained from the medical records department. We divided the cases based on their staging and grading. NLR/PLR values were calculated using formulas.

Statistical Analysis:

Statistical analysis was done using R software. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median, and percentage. Independent t-test, Mann–Whitney test, and Chi-square test were used. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was plotted to assess the sensitivity of NLR/PLR.

Results:

The elevated NLR/PLR values showed a significant relation with high-grade and advanced stage RCC. The ROC curve proved the accuracy of NLR/PLR in the advanced stage and high-grade RCC.

Limitations:

A multicentric, prospective study can be planned in the future. Follow-up studies are needed to assess their prognostic role.

Conclusion:

NLR/PLR values can become part of routine investigations for all RCC patients. The values may help to estimate pathological outcomes, chance of recovery, recurrence, and survival rates.
Isolated Rectal Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Host
Authors: Manoria Piyush , Singhai Abhishek , Gulwani Hanni V
Published: August 2021

Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is the sixth most common site for extrapulmonary TB. Ileocecal region is the most common site for it, and its incidence reduces as we move proximally and distally from it. Isolated rectal TB in an immunocompetent person is very rare, and it usually mimics as rectal carcinoma. The yield of endoscopic biopsies for granuloma is low due to submucosal location of these lesions, and mostly, they are diagnosed after surgical intervention. We report a case of isolated rectal TB in a middle-aged female who present with chronic diarrhea and was diagnosed by the presence of epithelioid cells forming granulomas and acid-fast bacilli in rectal biopsy.
Comparison of two different initial archwires for tooth alignment during fixed orthodontic treatment—A randomized clinical trial
Authors: Jain Shubhangi , Sharma Payal , Shetty Divya
Published: August 2021

OBJECTIVES:

The aim of the study was to clinically evaluate and compare 0.016-inch superelastic nickel–titanium (NiTi) and 0.016-inch heat-activated nickel–titanium (NiTi) archwires in terms of alignment efficiency, root resorption, and pain intensity.

METHOD:

A total of 20 patients requiring fixed orthodontic treatment, having Little's irregularity index of 5–8, and requiring first premolar extractions were recruited. They were randomly allocated to receive two different archwires (0.016-inch superelastic NiTi or 0.016-inch thermoelastic NiTi). Good-quality impressions were taken of the lower arch before archwire placement (T0) and at every month after that till the alignment was complete. The rate of tooth alignment was measured on casts by determining Little's irregularity index. The pain experienced by the patient was assessed 24 hours and 1 week after the placement of the archwire on a visual analogue scale. Cone beam computed tomographic radiographs of lower anterior teeth were taken before and after alignment to assess root resorption. Data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using the SPSS software (version 20.0). The level of significance was kept at 5%.

RESULTS:

The repeated measures ANOVA indicated that there was no significant difference in the aligning efficiency of superelastic and heat-activated NiTi wires. (p = 0.45). The Mann Whitney U test showed that superelastic NiTi wires had statistically significant higher VAS scores than heat-activated NiTi at 24 hours and 1-week interval (p < 0.05). Student's t-test indicated greater root resorption with superelastic NiTi but the difference was not statistically significant.

CONCLUSION:

Both the wires showed similar aligning efficiency and resulting root resorption. Superelastic NiTi was observed to produce more pain compared to heat-activated NiTi in the aligning phase.
Reliability of mobile application-based cephalometric analysis for chair side evaluation of orthodontic patient in clinical practice
Authors: Barbhuiya Maruf H. , Kumar Piush , Thakral Rachit , Krishnapriya R , Bawa Madhurima
Published: August 2021

OBJECTIVES:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of Mobile Application-Based Software for chair side cephalometric analysis.

MATERIALS AND METHOD:

Pretreatment lateral cephalograms of 20 patients (10 males and 10 females) were selected randomly and were traced manually and also using Application-based software (One Ceph). 20 angular and three linear parameters were measured both manually and with the software in all the patients. Inter and intra-operator reliability of one ceph was evaluated and the measured parameters were statistically compared with the manual method (Gold Standard).

RESULT:

The accuracy of angular and linear values was compared for all 23 parameters and our results showed no significant difference in the two methods used for most of the measurements. Three of the measurements [Angle of convexity (N-A; A-Pog); ANB angle; Upper Incisor to NA (Angular)] did show a statistically significant difference though these were clinically irrelevant.

CONCLUSION:

Application-based cephalometric analysis can be an effective clinical diagnostic tool for chair-side cephalometric evaluation of orthodontic patient.
Accuracy of three different customized lingual orthodontic appliance systems in achieving predicted results on maxillary anterior teeth
Authors: Fernandes Floyd , Krishnan Ravindranath V. , Patni Vivek , Vaid Nikhilesh
Published: August 2021

OBJECTIVE:

To comparatively evaluate the ability of three different customized lingual appliance systems in achieving predicted results with respect to the mesiodistal crown tip, labiolingual crown inclination, in–out position of Maxillary permanent anterior teeth, and Maxillary arch form.

METHODS:

Three commercial houses: Incognito, iLingual 3D, and Lingual matrix were analysed in this study. The final sample size consisted of 42 cases. Fourteen digital prediction and posttreatment models of the maxillary arch were provided by three orthodontic offices each using a different system. Discrepancies between the prediction and posttreatment model in mesiodistal tip, labiolingual inclination, in–out position of anterior teeth, and arch form were analyzed.

RESULTS:

Incognito displayed the highest accuracy in all parameters except for in–out positioning. Lingual Matrix showed greater precision in achieving planned mesiodistal positions than labiolingual inclination while it was just the opposite for iLingual 3D. All three systems proved to be clinically reliable in achieving the predicted in–out positions of permanent Maxillary anterior teeth.

CONCLUSION:

These systems were considerably accurate in achieving planned treatment goals with minute deviations from the predicted value.
Effect of antimicrobial agents on the oral microflora in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic therapy–An ex vivo comparative analysis
Authors: Shahi Ankit Kumar , Kumar Piush , Shetty Divya , Jain Anshi , Sharma Payal , Raza Monis
Published: August 2021

Aim:

To evaluate and compare the efficacy of Ozonated Olive Oil Gel, Chlorhexidine gel, and Amflor (Fluoridated) mouthwash on reducing the count of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic therapy evaluated at different time intervals.

Methods:

Sixty patients undergoing orthodontic treatment were randomly divided into three groups (n = 20) based on antimicrobial agents used (Group 1: Ozonated olive oil gel; Group 2: Chlorhexidine gel; Group 3: Fluoridated mouthwash). Elastomeric modules from brackets were collected at T0 (Fresh samples) and T1 (2nd week) and T2 (4th week) for assessment of the microbial growth. These collected modules were cultured and evaluated for the presence of Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacilli and numbers of colonies were counted at each interval. Data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software (Version 20.0). Level of significance was kept at 5%. Intra-group and inter-group comparison between pretreatment, 2nd week and 4th week was done for each group using Wilcoxon signed rank test and Mann–Whitney U test.

Results:

There was presence of Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacilli during orthodontic treatment which progressively increased from To to T1 and then declined from T1 to T2. The colony counts were maximum for Fluoridated mouthwash and least for Chlorhexidine and the results were statistically significant (P < 0.05).

Conclusion:

All three antimicrobial agents used were effective against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus. Chlorhexidine proved to be more efficacious whereas Fluoridated mouthwash proved to be least effective against both Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus bacteria.
Actitudes y expectativas de aprendizaje sobre estudiantes con síndrome de Down: validación de un instrumento
Authors: Muñoz Montes María Magdalena , Pozo Tapia Francisca Javiera , Rivera Bahamonde Carla Rocío , Gutiérrez Oyarce Ana Rosa , Mora Castelletto Valentina María , León Hopfenblatt Constanza Sofía , Aracena Inostroza Giselle Stefany , Fuentes López Eduardo
Published: August 2021

El objetivo de este estudio fue crear y validar un instrumento para evaluar actitudes y expectativas de aprendizaje del equipo educativo respecto a estudiantes con síndrome de Down (SD). Se elaboró el Cuestionario de Actitudes y Expectativas de Aprendizaje respecto a estudiantes con SD (CAEASD) siguiendo tres fases: (1) diseño del instrumento, (2) validación de contenido, (3) validación de constructo y confiabilidad. Se aplicó en profesores y asistentes de la educación de establecimientos municipales. En el análisis exploratorio y confirmatorio factorial las aseveraciones fueron divididas en dos escalas: Actitudes y Expectativas de Aprendizaje. La primera es multidimensional, conformada por las subescalas Emociones, Creencias y Acciones, y la segunda es unidimensional. Destacaron correlaciones significativas entre ambas escalas y entre Actitudes y sus subescalas. El CAEASD es un instrumento válido y confiable para evaluar actitudes y expectativas de aprendizaje del equipo educativo hacia estudiantes con SD.
Random walks on the discrete affine group
Authors: Brieussel Jérémie , Tanaka Ryokichi , Zheng Tianyi
Published: August 2021

We introduce the discrete affine group of a regular tree as a finitely generated subgroup of the affine group. We describe the Poisson boundary of random walks on it as a space of configurations. We compute isoperimetric profile and Hilbert compression exponent of the group. We also discuss metric relationship with some lamplighter groups and lamplighter graphs.
Properly discontinuous actions versus uniform embeddings
Authors: Schreve Kevin
Published: August 2021

Whenever a finitely generated group

G

acts properly discontinuously by isometries on a metric space

X

, there is an induced uniform embedding (a Lipschitz and uniformly proper map)

\rho\colon G \rightarrow X

given by mapping

G

to an orbit. We study when there is a difference between a finitely generated group

G

acting properly on a contractible

n

-manifold and uniformly embedding into a contractible

n

-manifold. For example, Kapovich and Kleiner showed that there are torsion-free hyperbolic groups that uniformly embed into a contractible

3

-manifold but do not act on a contractible

3

-manifold. We show that

k

-fold products of certain examples do not act on contractible

3k

-manifolds.
Fine properties of the optimal Skorokhod embedding problem
Authors: Beiglböck Mathias , Nutz Marcel , Stebegg Florian
Published: August 2021

We study the problem of stopping a Brownian motion at a given distribution

\nu

while optimizing a reward function that depends on the (possibly randomized) stopping time and the Brownian motion. Our first result establishes that the set

\mathcal{T}(\nu)

of stopping times embedding

\nu

is weakly dense in the set

\mathcal{R}(\nu)

of randomized embeddings. In particular, the optimal Skorokhod embedding problem over

\mathcal{T}(\nu)

has the same value as the relaxed one over

\mathcal{R}(\nu)

when the reward function is semicontinuous, which parallels a fundamental result about Monge maps and Kantorovich couplings in optimal transport. A second part studies the dual optimization in the sense of linear programming. While existence of a dual solution failed in previous formulations, we introduce a relaxation of the dual problem that exploits a novel compactness property and yields existence of solutions as well as absence of a duality gap, even for irregular reward functions. This leads to a monotonicity principle which complements the key theorem of Beiglböck, Cox and Huesmann [Optimal transport and Skorokhod embedding, Invent. Math. 208, 327–400 (2017)]. We show that these results can be applied to characterize the geometry of optimal embeddings through a variational condition.
Panthers in Russian and Old Russian
Authors: German Jan
Published: August 2021

This paper discusses the etymology of the Russian word пантера ‘panther’ and its other variants in Old Russian and Russian. The Greek word πάνθηρis a direct or indirect source of all of the investigated forms, but several other languages (Old Church Slavonic, German, French) are involved in the borrowing process as media. The solutions proposed in the article are based on extended method inventory, which includes both traditional methods of historical linguistics and some new proposals connected with extralinguistic factors (Wörter und Sachen method).
Focus dissipation as a narrative and mimetic technique: A case study of Virginia Woolf’s “Blue & Green”
Authors: Vorobyova Olga
Published: August 2021

This paper addresses the issue of focus dissipation as a narrative and mimetic technique based on ludic transformations of Figure/Ground correlation in literary text. Such transformations are triggered by text-driven attentional shifts that violate, shatter, or split the integrity of focal elements in literary texture, thus generating a range of verbal and/or multimodal stylistic effects. Woolf’s “Blue & Green” (1921) suggests a sample of condensed mimetic and diegetic manifestations of focusing/refocusing/defocusing, which heightens textual ambiguity caused by temporal, spatial, epistemic, colour, and substance oscillations. The split of initially focal elements into a set of microfoci, accompanied by the interaction of sensory (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and kinesthetic) modes, gives rise to what is known as verbal holography in literary mimesis. The motion of foci, highlighted by the wave-like chains of short nominative sentences and excessive syntactic parallelism, creates a narrative construal of dynamism vs. stability as an iconic trigger of the readers’ emotional response.
Rachunek kosztów instytucji kultury w świetle badań literaturowych
Authors: Turowska Wioletta , Kotapski Roman
Published: August 2021

Cost Accounting of Cultural Institutions in Literature Research

The article deals with selected issues associated with cost accounting of cultural institutions in view of literature research. The authors describe and analyse available national monographs as well as scientific and specialist articles. In principle, the analysis reveals a poor state of research on the issues related to the cost of cultural institutions. The deficiencies in literature, combined with the necessity to propose scientific and practical solutions to meet the management needs of cultural institutions, makes it necessary to expand the study of cost accounting in such entities. The aim of the article is to assess the existing acquis in the area of cost accounting in cultural institutions as well as to provide a starting point for discussing the issues associated with the subject.
O twórczości Krzysztofa Frysztackiego
Authors: Miś Lucjan
Published: August 2021

On the output of Krzysztof Frysztacki

Krzysztof Frysztacki is one of the most influential Polish authors in the fields of social work, urban sociology and social policy. His scientific activity has lasted almost half a century. He is the author or co-author of twelve books and nearly two hundred scientific articles. In the article I describe his creative writing and research work. My main focus is on his last books published in 2019. I present his achievements and contribution to Polish social work education and applied sociology in the context of social changes taking place at the Jagiellonian University and in Poland over the last fifty years.
Recenzje/Reviews
Authors: Helbig Vincent , Gonçalves Beatriz , Kamińska Marta
Published: August 2021

In permanently introducing this new section to our periodical, we wish to call the reader’s attention to a unique approach we are consciously taking. In a desire to identify impending foci in our field, we have invited the youngest of our colleagues – MA and PhD candidates in social work – to act as our reviewers. Furthermore, considering the vast multitude of scholarly articles published annually, we have asked our students to primarily focus on this segment which is more likely to reflect the most recent findings. That said, we have not set a strict date range in the hope that our reviewers will freely discover or recover studies which might have been overlooked heretofore.

Flack J., Lechevalier A., Wielgohs J. (2013). Cultural Distinction and Example of the “Third East German Generation”, in: A. Lechevalier, J. Wielgohs (eds.), Borders and Border Regions in Europe – Changes, Challenges and Chances. Transcript Verlag, Bielefeld.
Reviewed by: Vincent Helbig

Collins S. (2008). Statutory Social Workers: Stress, Job Satisfaction, Coping, Social Support and Individual Differences. “The British Journal of Social ork”, 38, 6: 1173–1193.
Reviewed by: Beatriz Gonçalves

Ferguson H. (2017). How Children Become Invisible in Child Protection Work: Findings from Research into Day-to-Day Social Work Practice, “The ritish Journal of Social Work”, 47, 4 (20170601): 1007–1023.
Reviewed by: Marta Kamińska
Społeczna rola pracownika socjalnego: jej kształtowanie i odgrywanie w perspektywie dramaturgicznej Ervinga Goffmana
Authors: Warzecha Jesica
Published: August 2021

The social role of social worker: its shaping and acting in Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective

The subject of the work is shaping and playing the social role of a social worker in the dramaturgical perspective of Erving Goffman. The article is based on the author’s own research carried out for the purposes of the BA thesis. A qualitative method was used, namely an in-depth interview and participant observation. The aim of the article is to describe and explain how the social role of a social worker is shaped and played in the light of Erving Goffman’s dramatic concept on the basis of research carried out at the Municipal Social Welfare Center. Social workers and students of social work participated in the study. The main hypotheses adopted in this work are the assumptions that the social role of a social worker is shaped and played by participation in performances with a defined interactive order, and that each of the performances contains a defined interactive order to which certain, constant elements are subordinated. The collected data was analyzed using the Atlas.ti qualitative analysis software. The research shows that social workers shape and play their social role by preparing in the backstage and during performances on stages, which are: studies, internships and professional work both in the center and in the field.
Risk behavior of youth – social definition of risk
Authors: Wanke Michał , Piejko-Płonka Magdalena , Deutschmann Marcin
Published: August 2021

Social defining of the risk behaviors is rooted in a diverse, multidimensional world of norms, values, rituals and discourses. Including social contexts of engaging in the risk behaviors and production of knowledge about them allowed us to go beyond standard cause-and-effect descriptions and examine these actions as an essential element of everyday practices and rituals of youth. The aim of this paper was to analyze the risk behaviors of youth in the framework of sociological categories of risk, reflexivity and interactional order. The paper is based on the results of the qualitative study conducted within the project “Problem Behaviors of Youth – Study in the Opole Region 2019–2020,” that attempted to capture the ways of defining and explaining the risk behaviors by the school youth, teachers and counselors. Such a sociological perspective bridges the gap in the prevention scholarship connected to insufficient attention paid to social ways of defining and meaning making connected to the risk behaviors of youth.
Radziecki wysiłek kolonialny, czyli socrealizm i orientalizm. Uwagi na marginesach powieści Człowiek zmienia skórę Brunona Jasieńskiego
Authors: Pfeifer Kasper
Published: August 2021

Artykuł opisuje radziecki projekt kolonialny lat trzydziestych XX wieku. Na przykładzie socrealistycznej powieści Brunona Jasieńskiego Człowiek zmienia skórę autor analizuje oficjalny dyskurs metropolii oraz rozmaite strategie jego aplikacji w rzeczywistości Centralnej Azji, skupiając się na takich zagadnieniach jak nadreprezentowane w utworze wątki radzieckiej mission civilisatrice, ugenderowienie kolonialnej dominacji Rosjan oraz problemie władania poprzez narzucanie obecności, czyli wypieranie rdzennej problematyki i przywłaszczanie/przekształcanie obcej geografii.
Impairment, disability, and handicap associated with hearing problems and voice disorders among Colombian teachers
Authors: Cantor-Cutiva Lady Catherine , Cuervo-Diaz Diana Elizabeth , Hunter Eric J , Moreno-Angarita Marisol
Published: August 2021

Objectives: 1. define the occurrence of work-related hearing problems and voice disorders among teachers that have contacted the Colombian National Board of Disability Assessment (NBDA) for follow-up; 2. identify individual associated factors of hearing problems and voice disorders among teachers; 3. assess the limitations and restrictions due to hearing problems and voice disorders among these participants.

Methods: Retrospective study. The National Database of the Colombian NBDA was reviewed. Information on distributions of occupation, individual characteristics, and diagnosis code (ICD-10) was analyzed.

Results: Communication disorders among teachers that have contacted the Colombian NBDA for follow-up included voice disorders, with a prevalence of 51%, and hearing problems, with a prevalence of 7%. Female teachers who have contacted the Colombian NBDA for follow-up were 4 times more likely to be identified as having voice disorders compared with their male colleagues.

Conclusions: While teachers that have contacted the Colombian NBDA for follow-up have a high occurrence of voice disorders, hearing problems are more likely to be stated as a debilitating condition. One possible explanation is that teachers who contacted the Colombian NBDA for follow-up continued working even when many voice symptoms were evident, while hearing problems would prevent a teacher from interacting with students, thereby affecting the teaching-learning process sooner. Nevertheless, with both voice and hearing problems, work performance and social interaction is affected, and, therefore, quality of life is reduced.
Conocimiento de los factores de riesgo vocal y presencia de síntomas vocales en profesores universitarios
Authors: Rincón Cediel Melissa , Neira Castiblanco Yaddy Andrea , Diaz Rincón Maritza
Published: August 2021

Introducción: existen diferentes factores de riesgo que pueden llegar a generar alteraciones vocales en los profesores en el ejercicio de su labor. Esta investigación busca establecer la relación entre el conocimiento de los factores de riesgo vocal y la presencia de síntomas asociados a enfermedad vocal en profesores universitarios.
Método: se llevó a cabo un estudio observacional descriptivo con un diseño transversal con 200 profesores seleccionados bajo criterios de exclusión y exclusión. Se aplicó una encuesta online de conocimiento de los factores de riesgo vocal y la subescala física del Índice de Incapacidad Vocal (VHI). Para el análisis estadístico se usó Stata 14.
Resultados: se encontró que los docentes presentan conocimiento de los factores de riesgo vocal y la presencia de síntomas es leve. La relación entre estas dos variables fue negativa, es decir, a mayor conocimiento vocal menor presencia de síntomas.
Conclusiones: a pesar de encontrarse relación entre las variables de estudio, el nivel de significancia es bajo. Las investigaciones que indagan el conocimiento de los factores de riesgo vocal son reducidas, por lo que se recomienda continuar investigando esta temática.
Experimental investigation of pull-out and shear behavior of lifting sockets in precast UHPC panels
Authors: MARAŞLI Muhammed , SUBAŞI Serkan , DEHGHANPOUR Heydar , OZDAL Volkan , KOHEN Beni
Published: August 2021

The increasing demands and needs of human beings reveal the need to increase the performance of construction techniques and materials in the construction sector. Recently, the use of ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) on building facades has been increasing due to their superior mechanical and physical properties. Since UHPC products are relatively heavy, it is important to examine the lifting apparatuses for safety. In this study, pull-out and shear behavior of lifting sockets embedded in UHP precast panels produced in real geometry and dimensions were investigated. UHPCs consist of two different mixtures as A and B. Two different types of lifting sockets with the trade names RD and TF were used. Pull-out and shear test results proved that lifting sockets are sufficient as safety in both mixtures. The results obtained can contribute to the literature in this area and provide insight into the reliable lifting and handling procedure of precast facade panels.
The idea of equality as a double-bind of modern civilization
Authors:   Vologda Institute of Law and Economics of the Federal Penal Service of Russia, OBOTUROVA N. S.
Published: August 2021

Analysis of the evolution of the idea of equality from its classical to its modern interpretations shows that in the history of human thought there have been many delusions, erroneous and false representations based on the understanding of equality not as an idea, direction, but as a really operating inevitable law. The absolutized literal understanding of equality, which is spreading today in the postmodern pluralistic worldview, turns it according to the author into a trap, a double-bind of modern civilization and creates disformative risks. Considering equality from the standpoint of the libertarian-legal type of legal thinking as primarily formal legal, the author analyzes the dialectics of equality and inequality, shows the conceptual, programmatic nature of the idea of equality in modern social development. It is equality in rights as a guaranteed by law and guaranteed by judicial protection the ability to realize in various spheres of life that has conceptual significance for the development of modern legal theory and practice and acts as a stabilizing basis for the development of our civilization.
International standards for the use of confiscation of earnings gained by illegal means: features of implementation in Russian legislation
Authors:   Vologda Institute of Law and Economics of the Federal Penal Service of Russia, BATOVA O. S.
Published: August 2021

The author examines international standards for the use of confiscation of earnings gained by illegal means, the process of their consistent formation, practical implementation and the problems arising from the ratio of “soft” and “hard” law. The contribution of the United Nations and other international specialized and regional organizations to the consolidation of international standards in the field of confiscation of instruments, means of committing and proceeds from corruption crimes and legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds is analyzed. International standards are studied in accordance with their legal force and form of consolidation, they are compared with national mechanisms and standards. It also indicates the problems of introducing international law into Russian criminal legislation, provides examples of the practice of foreign countries.
On the harmonization of anti-terrorist legislation norms
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, SAVINSKY A. V.
Published: August 2021

Measures are being taken in Russia to improve anti-terrorist legislation, with special attention paid to increasing the counter-terrorism potential of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. However, the current anti-terrorism regulations are not without drawbacks. Thus, terrorist activity is interpreted differently in Art. 3 of the Federal Law "On Countering Terrorism" and Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which leads to contradictory investigative and judicial practice. The solution is seen in the unification of the definition of terrorist activity and the definition in the wording of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation looks preferable. It is noted that the legal support for the operational penetration of law enforcement agencies into terrorist structures does not meet the requirements, since the norm of Part 4 of Art. 18 of the federal law "On operational-search activity" (contains an operational-search basis for active repentance) remains inoperative due to the lack of its incorporation into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation. The article formulates additions to these codified federal laws, which will legitimize the operational-search basis for active repentance.
Comprehensive diagnosis of development of children 5-6 years old. Message II
Authors:   Institute of Developmental Physiology of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia, Bezrukikh M.M. , Filippova T.A. ,   Institute of Developmental Physiology of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia, Verba A.S. ,   Institute of Developmental Physiology of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
Published: August 2021

The article presents a diagnostic method that allows a comprehensive assessment of the level of social and communicative, speech, cognitive, artistic, aesthetic and physical development of children aged 5-6 years. Using this approach, the study of all aspects of child development makes it possible to give recommendations to specialists and parents in the organization of educational games, taking into account the individual characteristics of children's development
СОВЕРШЕНСТВОВАНИЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ ЯБЛОЧНОГО СИДРА С ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ ДИКОРАСТУЩИХ ПЛОДОВ И ЯГОД КАЛИНИНГРАДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
Authors: Кошкина Анастасия , Альшевский Дмитрий Леонидович
Published: August 2021

Переработка свойственных регионам фруктов и ягод в алкогольные напит-ки с целью их сохранения на более длительный срок и увеличения гастрономиче-ского разнообразия является традиционной практикой. 12 000 лет назад зароди-лось и стало развиваться производство вин и слабоалкогольных фруктовых вин-ных напитков [1]. Определенная местность имеет свою фруктово-ягодную базу в зависимости от природных и климатических условий, а также трудозатрат для возделывания. На сегодняшний день в каждой климатической зоне сформировал-ся характерный для нее набор сортов и видов культур, так появилось понятие «ал-когольные пояса». Южной Европе свойственно различное виноделие, Централь-ная Европа преимущественно перерабатывает яблоки в вино и сидр. В рамках представленной статьи предложено несколько экспериментальных рецептур яб-лочного сидра с использованием дикорастущих плодов и ягод, а именно плодов шиповника, облепихи и калины. В каждой из рецептур установлены показатели, определяющие принадлежность конечного продукта к категории «сидр», такие как кислотность, содержание спирта и сахара. Крепость некоторых составов до-ходила до 8–9 % при дозволенных ГОСТ 31820 6 % [2]. Кислотность соответ-ствовала норме и составила не менее 4 г/дм3, а по содержанию сахара значения колеблются от 5,8 до 24,8 Brix, нижние значения характерны для составов с добавлением облепихи, высокие – свойственны напиткам с сиропом калины в их составе. Для оценки органолептических показателей использована 50-балльная система. Лидирующими стали напитки с большим процентом сиропа калины и шиповника (50 и 75 %), набравшие в среднем по 47 баллов, и напиток с малым содержанием облепихового сиропа в составе (25 %) – 43 балла.
ОЦЕНКА РЕЖИМОВ РАБОТЫ СУДОВОГО ДИЗЕЛЬ-ГЕНЕРАТОРА
НА ОСНОВЕ ДИАГРАММЫ РАСПОЛАГАЕМЫХ МОЩНОСТЕЙ
Authors: Белей Валерий Феодосиевич , Коротких Кирилл Викторович
Published: August 2021

Анализ эксплуатационных режимов судовых электростанций показал, что зачастую они работают с большими реактивными нагрузками. Это приводит к снижению активной мощности синхронных генераторов и работе вспомогательных судовых дизелей на долевых нагрузках, что характеризуется повышенным удельным расходом топлива. Качественная оценка режимов работы судовых дизель-генераторов основывается на рассмотрении диаграммы мощностей, представляющей зависимость располагаемой активной мощности от реактивной. На примере дизель-генератора учебно-парусного барка «Крузенштерн» показан расчет располагаемой мощности синхронного генератора для различных режимов работы. Построение диаграммы располагаемых мощностей выполнено на основе анализа характеристик и технических данных синхронного генератора и вспомогательного дизеля с учетом ряда зон ограничения мощности: ограничение по нагреву обмотки возбуждения и обмотки статора судового синхронного генератора; ограничение мощности по техническим возможностям вспомогательного дизеля; по условиям обеспечения статической устойчивости при работе в режиме недовозбуждения и ограничение по минимально допустимому току возбуждения. На основе анализа построенной диаграммы мощностей определен рабочий диапазон по активной и реактивной мощностям судового синхронного генератора, для каждой из ограничительных точек диаграммы располагаемых мощностей построены угловые и синхронизирующие характеристики. В итоге на основе изучения комплекса взаимосвязанных решений – диаграммы располагаемых мощностей, векторных диаграмм, угловых и синхронизирующих характеристик синхронного генератора и технических параметров вспомогательного дизеля – дана оценка режимов работы судовых дизель-генераторов, что может быть использовано на стадиях проектирования и эксплуатации судовых энергетических установок.