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Reversing the Gaze: Subversion and Re-interpretation of Mythical Stereotypes in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions
Authors: Chayanika Roy  
Published: July 2021

Epics are indeed an indelible part of our existence carrying us into the timeless history where reality and fantasy blends into a harmonious whole. A diasporic women writer re-creating myth and folklore in a contemporary context and re-telling a popular epic Mahabharata from Draupadi’s perspective is monumental and extraordinary. There have been sudden inclinations on part of the contemporary writers to re-interpret the epics in a new light highlighting the women characters who have been otherwise neglected in the original story as tangible subjects. Usually, epic narratives portray women on an ideological viewpoint; women being embodiments of perseverance and forbearance, mute spectators of misery and injustice perpetrated on them. But Divakaruni re-created the women characters by assigning them a voice of their own so that they become strong enough to express their choices and by living their own bodies vis-à-vis lives. The mystifying feminine psyche of the mythical women characters is unfolded before the readers and many unknown crevices of the inner mind are laid bare. These impressions and explorations of the epic characters were actually a hidden trope for self-discovery and articulation. The Palace of Illusions is a re-creation of the illusionary, magical world of Draupadi and her dream destination and how this world gets shattered in front of her eyes is not only literal but metaphorical in course of the novel. In an attempt to re-work the epic, the contemporary women writers deviate from the usual phallocentric thrust of the epic and make Draupadi the hero of the novel; subverting the stereo-typed gendered version of an epic. Divakaruni’s fiction strives to subvert the gendered binaries looking at the epic and its magnificent characters and events through Panchaali’s gaze. Thus, the Western model of the male gaze is repudiated and the female gaze is celebrated in an altogether new form. Is the story of Mahabharata a familial clash between fraternity or a woman’s personal desire and Panchaali’s revenge which drenched the country and its inhabitants in the blood is the question that is left open-ended for the readers who revisits Mahabharata through the eyes of Draupadi vis-a-vis Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
VIX KORKU ENDEKSİNİN BIST SEKTÖR ENDEKSLERİ İLE VOLATİLİTE ETKİLEŞİMİNİN CCC-GARCH İLE ARAŞTIRILMASI: 2013-2020 DÖNEMİ
Authors: TUNCAY Merve 
Published: July 2021

Küreselleşen finans piyasalarında yatırımcılar karar alırken ulusal bileşenler yanında uluslararası göstergeleri de dikkate almaktadır. Korku endeksi olarak da ifade edilen Volatilite Endeksi (VIX) Şikago Opsiyon Borsası tarafından hesaplanmakta ve hem politika yapıcılar hem de piyasa katılımcıları tarafından yaygın bir biçimde takip edilmektedir.
Bu çalışmada da, Borsa İstanbul’dan seçilmiş 7 sektör endeksi ile VIX korku endeksi arasındaki volatilite etkileşimini ortaya koyabilmek amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışmada 2013-2020 dönemi için günlük gözlemlerden elde edilen logaritmik fark serileri Sabit Koşullu Korelasyon GARCH (CCC-GARCH) modeli ile analiz edilmiştir. Yöntem, volatilite etkileşimlerinin yanısıra değişkenler arası korelasyon katsayılarını da gösterebilmesi bakımından alternatif yöntemler arasından öne çıkmaktadır. Analiz bulgularına göre; seriler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı volatilite etkileşimleri ve zayıf olmakla beraber negatif korelasyon bulunmaktadır.
Asuhan Keperawatan Pada Pasien Gastritis Dengan Pemberian Jus Buah Pepaya Untuk Menurunkan Skala Nyeri di Wilayah Sei Panas Kota Batam
Authors: Novia Resi 
Published: July 2021

Penyakit Gastritis merupakan salah satu penyakit dalam sepuluh penyakit terbanyak di Kota Batam dan lebih banyak diderita oleh laki – laki dari pada perempuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan asuhan keperawatan pada pasien gastritis dengan pemberian jus buah pepaya untuk menurunkan intensitas nyeri di wilayah Sei Panas Kota Batam. Metode yang digunakan adalah studi kasus yang dilakukan berdasarkan tahap-tahap asuhan keperawatan meliputi pengkajian, diagnosa, intervensi, implementasi, dan evaluasi keperawatan. Hasil penelitian didapatkan terjadinya penurunan Tingkat nyeri dari skala 5 menjadi skala 0 setelah dilakukan tindakan keperawatan non farmakologi yaitu pemberian jus buah pepaya selama 5 hari berturut-turut. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa jus buah pepaya dapat menurunkan skala nyeri pada pasien gastritis.
Community Perception on Malaria in Urban Area of Tumkur
Authors: Vidya KR  , Lohit K  , Narasimha BC  , Swamy RM  
Published: July 2021

Background: Malaria is the parasitic disease that affects people around the world with highest rate of morbidity and mortality. There is a need to intensify efforts at grassroots levels to reach the most vulnerable people with advanced health care and technologies
Methodology: A community based cross sectional study was conducted in the urban slum area of Tumkur. All individuals aged more than 20 years of age, permanent residents, who were present on the day of survey were included in the study. Multistage random sampling method used to select participants, semi-structured questionnaire using interview method used to collect data.
Results: A total of 112 families were interviewed during the study. Among respondents 56.3% were females. Majority were in the age group of 20-39 years (50%). Regarding housing condition 67.9% of the houses were pukka while 18.3% of the houses. Majority of participants (76.7%) knew about malaria. Among them 60.5% said malaria is a communicable.
Conclusion: The study revealed that perception about malaria was satisfactory and there was varied perception about causes, spread of disease, and source of infection and prevention of malaria disease.
A Study of Osmosis Rate Through Several Proton Conducting Polymer Composite Membranes
Authors: KAPARKALĒJS Reinis , SPRŪĢIS Einārs , VAIVARS Guntars 
Published: July 2021

Carbon dioxide is typically considered to be a byproduct of various industrial processes that should not be released into the environment due to its nature as a harmful greenhouse gas. One of the more promising ways to dispose of it in an economical and environmentally friendly way is by using it as a raw material in electrochemical synthesis reactors. An important part of such reactors is an ion exchange membrane. In this study the influence of ZrO2 content in SPEEK – ZrO2 composite membranes on rate of osmosis trough them was investigated, with the goal of evaluating ZrO2 as an additive for making ion exchange membranes with fine-tuned osmotic permeability.
Le chamanisme shipibo à l’épreuve de la modernité
Authors: Slaghenauffi Doriane 
Published: July 2021

Le chamanisme shipibo (Amazonie péruvienne) exerce aujourd’hui un attrait tout particulier pour une clientèle nouvel âge occidentale en quête d’expériences hallucinogènes — ce qui, à première vue, serait à l’origine d’une certaine forme d’acculturation de l’institution « traditionnelle ». Or, l’analyse de la cure thérapeutique réservée aux touristes occidentaux, de même que les dispositifs de traduction et d’appropriation de composantes modernes telles que la médecine allopathique, semblerait plutôt mettre en relief une certaine forme de résilience, de la part des chamanes shipibo, par le biais de la mise en avant du règne végétal dans les thérapies. En effet, les plantes utilisées seraient capables d’« indigéniser » le corps du patient occidental dans un but curatif, mais aussi afin de faire subir au touriste une forme de socialisation par les plantes. Une telle action constituerait une réponse aux bouleversements que connaît aujourd’hui la société shipibo dans le contexte de la globalisation.
Vertimus
Authors: Marder Michael , Kerbiriou Anne-Hélène , Fortin Dominique 
Published: July 2021

En trois préambules et dix thèses, je considère la signification de « devenir-plante » en approfondissant le sens du devenir, de la végétalité et de leur imbrication mutuelle. Ces réflexions tournent, par ailleurs, autour de la figure de rotation dénotée dans le verbe latin vertere, même si elles remontent à la pensée grecque antique du devenir selon les voies parallèles de la métamorphose et du métabolisme, un changement de forme spatial et un changement temporel de trajectoire. La leçon pratique et philosophique de ces thèses est qu’il n’y a pas de devenir sans l’arrondi — sinon la circularité — du tournement ; qu’il ne s’agit pas d’une ligne directe d’ici à là, mais d’une route faite de détours et de va-et-vient (de l’être et du néant, de la progression ou de la digression dans une série et dans une boucle…) ; et que se tourner en (ou avec les) plantes est se tourner en (ou avec le) tournement, en osant devenir le devenir lui-même.
Peripheral Neutrophil- Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Seizure in Preterm Infants with Intra-Ventricular Hemorrhage
Authors: Ashraf Heba Ibrahim , El-Mashad Abd El-Rahman Mohamed , El-Sheikh Mai Rabie 
Published: July 2021

Background: Preterm infants with Intra-Ventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) are at risk for developing significant complications, including post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus and seizures. Neonatal seizures are the most common overt manifestation of neurological dysfunction in the newborn, and is associated with short- and long-term adverse effects.
Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the value of Peripheral Neutrophil- lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a predictor of seizure in preterm infants with intra-ventricular hemorrhage.
Methods: This prospective cohort study that comprised 60 Preterm infants with IVH admitted at NICU pediatric department Tanta university hospital from November 2019 to May 2020, Preterm infants were divided into two groups according to incidence of seizure.
Preterm infants in this study subjected to Careful history taking, clinical examination and investigations (laboratory and Trans-cranial ultrasound) as well as analysis of result and follow up clinical status for development of seizure.
Results: There was a statistically highly significant difference regarding NLR and development of seizure with p value <0.001 (NLR ≥ 2.3 with sensitivity 96%, specificity 93%, Area under the curve 0.849 and accuracy 84.9%).
Conclusion: NLR is a predictor of seizure in preterm infants with intra-ventricular hemorrhage.
Short-term Follow-up of Duplex Guided Angioplasty for Femoropopliteal Arterial Occlusive Disease
Authors: Eleiwa Mohamed A. , Aborahma Amr M. , El-Heniedy Mohamed A. 
Published: July 2021

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate initial and short-term result of duplex guided angioplasty (DGA) for treatment of femoropopliteal arterial lesions.
Methods: From October 2017 to September 2020, 50 limbs in 50 patients (30 males) underwent DGA in our institution. The study was conducted on patients suffered from chronic lower limb ischemia of grade IIb, III and IV (according to Fontaine Classifications) resulting from femoropopliteal lesions (occlusion or stenosis). Arterial access was done under duplex guidance followed by advancing a guidewire across the diseased femoropopliteal segment(s). The diseased segment(s) were then balloon-dilated. Intimal dissection or residual stenosis causing diameter reductions greater than 30% were stented with a self-expandable stent under duplex guidance. Completion duplex examinations and ankle brachial indices were obtained after the procedure.
Results: The mean age of patients was 64 ±8 years. Critical ischemia was the indication in 44%, and disabling claudication was the indication in 6% of cases. Technical success was achieved in 46 cases (92%). 31 cases (62%) went through transluminal crossing of the lesions using duplex guidance alone, 11 cases (22%) went transluminally using duplex combined with contrast-free fluoroscopic assistance and 4 cases (8%) was subjected to subintimal angioplasty using combined techniques. Stenting was done in 24 cases (48%), 16 cases (32%) were having floating intimal flap; while the other 8 cases (16%) had residual stenosis > 30%. A primary patency rate of 92% was obtained by the end of the 12 months follow-up period.
Conclusion: Duplex can be used as a first strategy for the treatment of femoropopliteal arterial diseases. However, the pitfalls in DGA technique make it insufficient to replace the classic fluoroscopy.
Implementation of Multivariate Exponential Power Distribution in Discrimination and Classification of Psychological Data and Other applications
Authors: Olosund ´ e A. A. , Soy´ınk ´ a´ A. T. 
Published: July 2021

Recent advances have shown that some multivariate psychological data are deviating from usual normal assumption either in the tails or kurtosis. Thereby, allowing the call for modelling of such data using more robust elliptically contoured density which includes the normal distribution as a special case. This allowed more flexibility at the kurtosis and tail regions, which is better in handling non-normality in data analysis and also lower the cost of misclassification. The present study employed a robust model for such cases in the context of discrimination and classification of multivariate psychological disorder data using multivariate exponential distribution as an underlining model. Parameters were estimated using the method of maximum likelihood estimation and the discrimination and classification were based on the log likelihood ratio approach. The resulting models relied solidly on the shape parameter, which regulate the tails and the kurtosis, thereby allowed flexibility. This method enable us to lower the cost of misclassification. Some other areas of applications were also considered in the paper.
Case Report on Hypothyroidism in Infertile Woman with IVF Conception
Authors: Mohadure Damini S. , Fating Leena 
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Hypothyroidism affects 2–4% of women in their reproductive years. Anovulatory cycles, luteal phase defects, hyperprolactinemia, and sex hormone imbalances are all symptoms of sex hormone imbalances are all consequences of hypothyroidism on fertility.
Main Symptoms/or Important Clinical Findings: A 33 years old female admitted in AVBRH on date 19/1/2021 with chief complaint of infertility with hypothyroidism since 8 year, pain in abdomen, irregular menses.
Obstetric History: Patient had obstetric history of menarche start age of 15 year and flow of bleeding in slow/light. After irregular menses, she received IVF cycle and she was conceived the pregnancy in 1st IVF cycle.
The Main Diagnoses, Therapeutic Intervention, and Outcome: After physical examination and investigation, doctor was detected a case of primary infertility with hypothyroidism. Patient was treated with tab.thyronom50 mg drug to reduce the symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Nursing perspective: Administered flued replacement i.e. DNS, RL, monitored fetal heart rate and vital sign per 4 hourly.
Conclusion: Pregnancy conceived with in vitro fertilization increasing the more risk of gestational hypothyroidism as well as fetal complication. Treatment and management improves the outcome of pregnancy.
Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications: Roadmap for Future Smart Materials
Authors: Mahapatra Susmriti Das , Mohapatra Preetam Chandan , Aria Adrianus Indrat , Christie Graham , Mishra Yogendra Kumar , Hofmann Stephan , Thakur Vijay Kumar 
Published: July 2021

AbstractPiezoelectric materials are widely referred to as “smart” materials because they can transduce mechanical pressure acting on them to electrical signals and vice versa. They are extensively utilized in harvesting mechanical energy from vibrations, human motion, mechanical loads, etc., and converting them into electrical energy for low power devices. Piezoelectric transduction offers high scalability, simple device designs, and high‐power densities compared to electro‐magnetic/static and triboelectric transducers. This review aims to give a holistic overview of recent developments in piezoelectric nanostructured materials, polymers, polymer nanocomposites, and piezoelectric films for implementation in energy harvesting. The progress in fabrication techniques, morphology, piezoelectric properties, energy harvesting performance, and underpinning fundamental mechanisms for each class of materials, including polymer nanocomposites using conducting, non‐conducting, and hybrid fillers are discussed. The emergent application horizon of piezoelectric energy harvesters particularly for wireless devices and self‐powered sensors is highlighted, and the current challenges and future prospects are critically discussed.
Sex differences in dementia and response to a lifestyle intervention: Evidence from Nordic population‐based studies and a prevention trial
Authors: Sindi Shireen , Kåreholt Ingemar , Ngandu Tiia , Rosenberg Anna , Kulmala Jenni , Johansson Lena , Wetterberg Hanna , Skoog Johan , Sjöberg Linnea , Wang Hui‐Xin , Fratiglioni Laura , Skoog Ingmar , Kivipelto Miia 
Published: July 2021

AbstractIntroductionEvidence on sex differences in the risk for dementia has been mixed. The goal was to assess sex differences in the development of dementia, and in the effects of a lifestyle intervention.MethodsTwo strategies were adopted, one using combined data from three large Nordic population‐based cohort studies (n = 2289), adopting dementia as outcome, and 2‐year multidomain lifestyle intervention (n = 1260), adopting cognitive change as outcome.ResultsThere was higher risk for dementia after age 80 years in women. The positive effects of the lifestyle intervention on cognition did not significantly differ between men and women. Sex‐specific analyses suggested that different vascular, lifestyle, and psychosocial risk factors are important for women and men in mid‐ and late‐life.ConclusionWomen had higher risk for dementia among the oldest individuals. Lifestyle interventions may be effectively implemented among older men and women.
Understanding and Calibration of Charge Storage Mechanism in Cyclic Voltammetry Curves
Authors: Pu Xiangjun , Zhao Dong , Fu Chenglong , Chen Zhongxue , Cao Shunan , Wang Chunsheng , Cao Yuliang 
Published: July 2021

AbstractNoticeable pseudo‐capacitance behavior out of charge storage mechanism (CSM) has attracted intensive studies because it can provide both high energy density and large output power. Although cyclic voltammetry is recognized as the feasible electrochemical technique to determine it quantitatively in the previous works, the results are inferior due to uncertainty in the definitions and application conditions. Herein, three successive treatments, including de‐polarization, de‐residual and de‐background, as well as a non‐linear fitting algorithm are employed for the first time to calibrate the different CSM contribution of three typical cathode materials, LiFePO4, LiMn2O4 and Na4Fe3(PO4)2P2O7, and achieve well‐separated physical capacitance, pseudo‐capacitance and diffusive contributions to the total capacity. This work can eliminate misunderstanding concepts and correct ambiguous results of the pseudo‐capacitance contribution and recognize the essence of CSM in electrode materials.
γ‐Lactones from Persea americana and Persea fulva – in Vitro and in Silico Evaluation of Trypanosoma cruzi Activity
Authors: Reis Isabella Mary A. , Umehara Eric , Conceição Rodrigo S. , de M. Oliveira Larissa , Coelho dos S. Junior Manoelito , Costa‐Silva Thais A. , Amaral Maiara , Tempone Andre G. , Branco Alexsandro , Lago João Henrique G. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractIn the present study, five known γ‐lactones (majoranolide B – 1, majorenolide – 2, majorynolide – 3, lincomolide D – 4, and isolinderanolide E – 5), as well as a new one (perseanolide – 6), were isolated from Persea fulva and P. americana. All isolated compounds exhibited potential activity against trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi, whereas compounds 2 (EC50 of 4.8 μM) and 6 (EC50 of 3.6 μM) displayed superior activity than the positive control benznidazole (EC50 of 16.4 μM), with selectivity index (SI) values of 17.8 and >55.6, respectively (benznidazole, SI>12.2). Molecular docking studies were performed for 1–6 against six T. cruzi molecular targets. Using this approach, we observed that, even though perseanolide (6) showed favorable docking to several studied targets, the results were especially promising for hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (PDB 1TC1). As PDB 1TC1 is associated to the transference of a monophosphorylated ribose from phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP) in the ribonucleotide synthesis pathway, this interaction may affect the survival of T. cruzi in mammalian cells. The data herein also indicate that possible intermolecular interactions between 6 and PDB 1TC1 derive from (i) hydrogen bonds in the α,β‐unsaturated‐γ‐lactone unity and (ii) hydrophobic interactions in the long‐chain alkyl group. Based on our results, perseanolide (6), reported for the first time in this work, can auspiciously contribute to future works regarding new trypanocidal agents.
Potential of Single‐Molecule Live‐Cell Imaging for Chemical Translational Biology
Authors: Yoshimura Hideaki 
Published: July 2021

AbstractSingle‐molecule live‐cell imaging is the most direct approach for monitoring the motility of molecules in living cells. Considering the relationship between the motility of molecules and their function, information obtained from single‐molecule imaging involves essential clues for understanding the regulatory mechanisms of the processes of target molecules, and translation to applied sciences such as drug discovery. In this Concept, examples of single‐molecule imaging studies on G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are mainly introduced, and recent techniques of single‐molecule imaging for overcoming the limitation of single‐molecule live‐cell imaging are discussed. Based on these studies, the prospects of single‐molecule imaging will be outlined.
Predictive factors of acute respiratory events during initial induction chemotherapy in patients with advanced neuroblastoma
Authors: Matsui Motohiro , Makimoto Atsushi , Nishio Nobuhiro , Takahashi Yoshiyuki , Urashima Mitsuyoshi , Yuza Yuki 
Published: July 2021

AbstractBackgroundAcute respiratory events (ARE) occasionally occur during induction chemotherapy as a complication in patients with advanced neuroblastoma.AimsThe present study aimed to identify the predictive factors of ARE, defined as severe hypoxia, during initial induction chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed advanced neuroblastoma.Methods and ResultsThe medical records of 75 consecutive patients in whom stage III or IV neuroblastoma was newly diagnosed between January 2003 and December 2018 at two medical institutions were retrospectively reviewed. The outcome was ARE, which were assessed by measuring oxygen saturation between days 1 and 14 of initial induction chemotherapy. Severe hypoxia was defined as grade 3 or higher according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4 (CTCAE v4.0) or decreased oxygen saturation at rest (e.g., pulse oximeter <88% or PaO2 ≤55 mmHg). Possible predictive factors on admission were first screened for using univariate analyses with P = .05, then models of the predictive power of the outcome were evaluated by generating receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Eleven patients (14.7%) had the outcome, including three (4.0%) who required respiratory support in the intensive care unit. The area under the curve of the ROC for the predictive factors screened by univariate analyses was 0.84 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.73–0.95) for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and 0.90 (95% CI: 0.82–0.98) for the disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) score.ConclusionThe LDH value and DIC score on admission may be clinically useful predictors of ARE during initial induction chemotherapy in patients with advanced neuroblastoma.