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Polyvinylidene fluoride prosthetic reinforcement in abdominal wall hernia surgery
Authors: Ivanov Ivoslav A. , Mitev Dimo B. 
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Surgical repair of the anterior abdominal wall hernia is the most common intervention in general surgery practice. The introduction of synthetic prostheses reduces the frequency of recurrences, but in many cases, they are associated with complications that could seriously impair the quality of life of patients. To reduce perioperative complications, we introduced in our practice innovative prostheses made of a highly inert polymer, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and conducted an observational study.
Aim: To compare the postoperative results of using PVDF prosthetic material to the standard polypropylene mesh and to evaluate the applicability of the new material in daily surgical practice.
Materials and methods: Over a two-year period, 34 operations were performed using PVDF meshes, with characteristics varying depending on the operative technique and anatomical region of the hernia defect.
Results: With a median follow-up of 8 months, no recurrences or early complications occurred in patients with an expressed comorbidity
Conclusions: PVDF offers comparable advantages to other synthetic prosthetic materials due to its improved biostability, minimal tissue reaction, limited shrinkage, and lack of stiffness after integration.
On-slide clearing and imaging of 100-µm-thick histological sections using ethyl cinnamate and epifluorescence
Authors: Kontny Andreas , Stoyanov Dimo , Pavlov Pavel , Wagner Neele , Kolev Nikola , Zlatarov Alexander , Kalinov Turgay , Tonchev Anton B. 
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Thick histological samples are difficult to image without proper tissue clearing methods. Among these methods ethyl cinnamate (ECi)-based clearing preserves antigenicity and is compatible with immunofluorescent labeling. In contrast to many other clearing protocols, ECi-based clearing is fast and is done as a final step after standard immunofluorescent labeling protocols.
Aim: We aimed to develop a simple method of ECi-based tissue clearing approach of thick (100 µm) sections attached to a slide glass.
Materials and methods: Samples of human colorectal cancer underwent fixation and frozen section. We used indirect immunofluorescence to label Von-Willebrand factor, which is expressed in blood vessels. After completion of labeling and nuclear DAPI staining, the material was dehydrated using alcohols. Finally, the material was cleared and mounted with ECi and subsequently visualized via standard widefield epifluorescence microscopy. Image analysis of z-stacks were evaluated for the depth of visible signals and compared them to non-cleared samples.
Results: Compared to the non-cleared sections, the ECi-cleared sections provided a 2.5-fold increase in the observable tissue thickness following immunofluorescent staining. Further, the proposed approach is time efficient (4 days from tissue preparation to final imaging) as compared to other tissue clearing methods and low cost as it minimizes the use of large amounts of reagents.
Conclusion: ECi-based clearing is a very effective simple extension of standard immunofluorescent protocols and can be implemented in future experiments.
Visibiliser les illégalismes de dominants. Enquêtes journalistiques et réaction sociale à l’heure des big data
Authors: Gagey Numa 
Published: July 2024

Nombre de scandales financiers qui émaillent l’actualité internationale depuis le début des années 2010 sont le fruit d’enquêtes qui s’appuient sur le datajournalisme. Prenant l’exemple de l’implication des journalistes français dans les enquêtes du Consortium international des journalistes d’investigation (ICIJ), la présente contribution vise à interroger la capacité de ces nouvelles pratiques à transformer la visibilité des illégalismes inhérents aux classes dominantes. Elle s’appuie pour cela sur 17 entretiens semi-directifs menés auprès de journalistes d’investigation, ainsi que sur une analyse des productions médiatiques publiées après les révélations. Réinterrogeant l’idée d’un renouvellement de l’enquête et de la réaction sociale grâce au datajournalisme, l’article montre en premier lieu que les scandales leaks se situent dans la continuité des pratiques usuelles d’investigation. En outre, si certaines bases de données ouvertes par les journalistes après l’enquête font l’objet d’une réappropriation institutionnelle, elles sont plutôt destinées à des publics « citoyens » distincts des autorités, et contiennent peu de données susceptibles d’alimenter l’action de ces dernières.
Quand des illégalismes économiques populaires répondent à ceux des puissants. Monopoles commerciaux et pillages alimentaires au Burkina Faso
Authors: Bonnecase Vincent 
Published: July 2024

Au Burkina Faso, il est commun d’invoquer les « monopoles commerciaux donnés par l’État aux grands commerçants » même si, officiellement, il n’y a presque plus de monopole dans le pays. Une telle expression dénonce les rapports cachés entre les autorités politiques et les élites économiques et la manière dont ces dernières peuvent, grâce à une application plus souple de la loi à leur encontre, dominer la distribution des biens de consommation courante. Cet article interroge les compréhensions populaires de ce phénomène à partir d’entretiens réalisés dans des quartiers populaires des deux principales villes du pays, mais aussi les réponses collectives qui peuvent lui être données en revenant sur les pillages alimentaires survenus pendant l’insurrection de 2014. Ce faisant, il s’agit de se demander comment des illégalismes économiques populaires répondent ponctuellement à celui des puissants, sans que l’ordre social s’en trouve pour autant bouleversé.
Impact des délestages sur l’efficience technique des firmes manufacturières au Cameroun
Authors: Nzepang Fabrice , Fotso Silvain Raoul , Ewondo Mbebi Olivier 
Published: July 2024

L’objectif de ce papier est de mesurer l’impact des délestages sur l’efficience technique des firmes manufacturières au Cameroun. Nous mobilisons les données issues des enquêtes sur les entreprises Enterprises Survey réalisées au Cameroun en 2009 et 2016 par la Banque Mondiale. Dans un premier temps, nous appliquons la méthode d’enveloppement des données (DEA) pour déterminer les scores d’efficience technique des firmes. Nous estimons à 25% et 42% les scores moyens d’efficience pour 2009 et 2016 respectivement, soit une amélioration sur la période. Dans un second temps, nous évaluons l’impact des délestages et d’autres facteurs exogènes sur les scores d’efficience grâce au modèle Tobit instrumenté. Les résultats montrent que la survenue de délestages, le nombre de délestages, la durée d’un délestage, le coût total électricité et les pertes dues aux délestages affectent négativement et significativement les scores d’efficience des firmes manufacturières au Cameroun en 2009 et 2016. Par ailleurs, l’étude montre que les firmes informelles sont plus résilientes aux délestages que les firmes formelles. Ces résultats demandent premièrement, d’améliorer la qualité des infrastructures électriques privées et publiques afin de réduire la survenue des délestages. Deuxièmement, ces résultats proposent de développer des substituts à l’énergie électrique pour faire face aux longues périodes de délestage.Classification JEL : Q40, D24, D20, L25, C26.
Entre préservation des ressources naturelles et transformation sociale, quelle centralité de la ressource dans la théorie des communs ?
Authors: Laurent Adrien , Lecomte Louise 
Published: July 2024

Cet article examine l’évolution conceptuelle de la notion de ressource au sein de la théorie des communs, en mettant en lumière la diversité des approches depuis les contributions initiales d’Elinor Ostrom. Au terme d’une revue de littérature intégrative, nous identifions les différents types de ressources étudiées sur le plan empirique. Dans un second temps, une analyse de type abductif nous permet d’identifier deux paradigmes sous-jacents : une perspective naturaliste et une approche relationnelle des communs. Nous montrons que ces paradigmes sont ancrés dans des perspectives divergentes de la ressource sur les plans empirique, ontologique et épistémologique, ainsi que dans une conception particulière du commun dans sa fonction sociopolitique. Nous contribuons, enfin, à dessiner les voies de recherche ouvertes pour de futurs travaux sur les communs.Classification JEL : P28.
Décrire pour comprendre et transformer les pratiques : un travail coopératif dans un ESAT
Authors: Perraud Caroline 
Published: July 2024

La question d’une « société inclusive », en particulier dans le cas des personnes avec un handicap mental, reste une question vive. Pour travailler certains aspects de cette question, nous avons mis en œuvre et étudié une ingénierie coopérative réunissant des professionnels, une chercheuse et des personnes en situation de handicap, dans un établissement et service d’aide par le travail (ESAT), du secteur médico-social. Dans cet article, à partir de deux exemples empiriques, nous montrons la spécificité d’une tel dispositif coopératif, dispositif de recherche inscrit dans le paradigme général du design-based research.
Case Report: Nonalcoholic Hepatic Steatosis Associated with Type-2 Leprosy Reaction
Authors: Araujo Orozco Karina Lucia , Prada Cubillos Johan Sebastián , Otero Genes María José , Serrano-Coll Héctor , García Posada Mara Judith 
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT.
Leprosy reactions are complex immune events, generating disabling consequences and threatening the lives of those who experience them. This case report addresses the episode of a 28-year-old female patient who suffered a severe type-2 leprosy reaction, characterized by significant hepatic involvement, specifically, nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis. This case report underscores the importance of maintaining a high level of clinical suspicion, early recognition, accurate diagnosis, and immediate addressing of these types of reactions that may arise in the context of leprosy.
Assessment of electronic health literacy and its association with self-management among gout patients: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Qian Jiazhen , Yao Xinyu , Liu Ting 
Published: July 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to assess electronic health (eHealth) literacy and self-management ability among gout patients in China and analyze their correlation.
Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 168 male gout patients (mean age: 44.5±13.8 years, range, 22 to 76 years) using a gout patient self-management assessment scale and the Chinese version of eHealth Literacy Scale between August 2020 and February 2021. The correlation between eHealth literacy and gout self-management was examined. Multivariate regression analysis was conducted to identify the predictors of gout patients’ self-management ability.
Results: The scores of eHealth literacy and self-management were 28.56±1.72 and 3.59±0.78, respectively, which were both in the medium level, with the lowest score in the lifestyle management dimension. Pearson’s correlation analysis showed that eHealth literacy was significantly and positively associated with the total score of gout self-management and its four dimensions. Literacy in eHealth (β=0.399, p<0.001, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.023-0.069), living with family members (β=0.336, p=0.001, 95% CI: 0.313-1.234), living in an urban area (β=0.312, p=0.005, 95% CI: 0.191- 1.022), and having college or a higher level of education (β=0.268, p=0.016, 95% CI: 0.032-0.302) were the significant predictors of gout patients’ self-management ability, explained 30.6% of the total variance.
Conclusion: Literacy in eHealth was the most significant predictor of gout self-management ability. Gout patients had the lowest score in the perceived ability of searching and applying online health-related information, indicating that both the quantity and quality of gout-specific information needs to be enlarged in electronic resources. Healthcare providers could design and implement eHealth literacy interventions to strengthen patients’ gout self-management ability
Association of focus score and extraglandular involvement in Sjögren's syndrome: A study on antinuclear antibodies and minor salivary gland pathology
Authors: Çağrı Ergün Mustafa , Yılmaz Okancan , Bilgen Hakan , Oltulu Pembe , Kılınç Fahriye , Tunç Recep 
Published: July 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between patients with and without extraglandular involvement in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) by analyzing ANA (antinuclear antibody) and ENA (extractable nuclear antigen) results and minor salivary gland pathology findings.
Patients and methods: A total of 265 (245 females; 20 males; mean age: 50.4±12.4; range, 19 to 79 years) patients diagnosed with SS were included in the retrospective cohort study between March 1, 2011, and December 1, 2021. Detailed documentation was performed, capturing demographic characteristics, clinical information, laboratory findings, medication usage, and manifestations of the syndrome. The patients were divided into two groups, with (78 females; 8 males; mean age: 52.7±11.5; range, 22 to 78 years or without (167 females; 12 males; mean age: 49.3±12.8; range, 19 to 79 years extraglandular involvement.
Results: The mean follow-up duration was 63.1±31.9 months. Extraganular involvement, including joint involvement, lung involvement, central nervous system involvement, hematological involvement, hepatitis, and lymphoma, was observed in 32.5% of the patients. Patients with extraglandular involvement required multiple medications, while those with only glandular involvement predominantly used hydroxychloroquine. The mean duration from SS diagnosis to extraglandular involvement was 15.2±27.8 months. The comparison between patients with and without extraglandular involvement revealed a significant association between higher focus scores (FS) and extraglandular manifestations. However, no significant differences were observed in terms of ANA positivity, ANA titers, or ENA positivity. Regression analysis indicated that age and FS were linked to systemic involvement.
Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of FS as a predictive indicator for extraglandular manifestations in SS. Advanced age was found to be associated with an increased likelihood of extraglandular involvement. Assessing FS and age can aid in predicting extraglandular manifestations.
Epistemicidio y resistencia
Authors: Martinez Perez Kevin Ignacio , Ipuana Hipuana Luarys Adriana 
Published: June 2024

En el presente artículo presentado a partir de los resultados de una investigación etnográfica, se hace un abordaje de las repercusiones socioculturales experimentadas por los miembros del Resguardo Indígena Wayuu Nuevo Espinal en Barrancas la Guajira (Colombia), en el contexto del desplazamiento forzado generado por la expansión de la actividad minera del complejo minero Cerrejón en 1993, así como por la presencia de grupos armados al margen de la ley. Esta situación condujo a que esta población indígena se mantuviera por mucho tiempo en un estado de desterritorialización que contribuyó al debilitamiento de su cosmovisión, especialmente en aspectos relacionados con la espiritualidad, el territorio y las prácticas de subsistencia, desencadenando un proceso de epistemicidio físico y exterminio étnico. Los procesos de lucha y resistencia por parte de los miembros de esta comunidad wayuu son fundamentales para comprender su existencia física y cultural al día de hoy, a pesar de los procesos de desterritorialización. Esta resistencia dio su mayor resultado cuando se logró la consolidación de su territorio como Resguardo de especial protección por parte del estado en el año 2017. Sin embargo, la lucha de esta comunidad continúa de manera constante y parece no tener un fin cercano, ya que las problemáticas que aún los afectan ejercen un alto impacto en su pervivencia tanto social como cultural.
Law and order in the light of national security issues
Authors: Лапшин В.Е. , Свинин Е.В. 
Published: July 2024

В статье обращается внимание на догматизм и ограниченность восприятия правопорядка как результата реализации законности. Широкая трактовка правового порядка предполагает обращение к интегративной характеристике правового регулирования в целом. В этой связи обеспечение национальной безопасности имеет важное методологическое значение для понимания существенных сторон правового порядка. Анализируется дву- сторонний характер взаимодействия национальной безопасности и право- порядка, предполагающий, с одной стороны, существенную зависимость на- циональной безопасности от качественного состояния правопорядка в виде технико-юридического уровня развития норм права и практики их применения, а с другой – рассмотрение национальной безопасности как комплексной характеристики действия права и состояния правопорядка. Закрепление в стратегии национальной безопасности системы базовых ценностей определяет важнейшие ориентиры развития и укрепления правопорядка, который выступает как нормативная система охраны и обеспечения ведущих правовых ценностей.
The article draws attention to dogmatism and limited perception of the rule of law as a legality implementation result. A broad interpretation of law and order implies an appeal to the integrative characteristic of legal regulation as a whole. In this regard, ensuring national security is of great methodological importance for understanding essential aspects of the legal order. The authors analyze a bilateral interaction between national security and law and order that implies, on the one hand, a significant dependence of national security on the qualitative state of law and order in the form of a technical and legal level of development of legal norms and practice of their application, and, on the other hand, consideration of national security as a complex characteristic of the law operation and the state of law and order. The consolidation of a system of basic values in the national security strategy defines crucial value orientations for the development and strengthening of the rule of law, which acts as a normative system for the protection and provision of leading legal values.
Countering manipulation of public consciousness and dissemination of fake information on the Internet
Authors: Крюкова О.Ю. , Федорова А.В. 
Published: July 2024

Статья посвящена изучению особенностей противодействия манипулированию общественным сознанием и распространению недостоверных сведений в сети Интернет на примере отечественного опыта. Анализируются такие понятия, как «манипуляция» и «фейковая информация». Исследуются вопросы правового регулирования в сфере противодействия манипулированию общественным сознанием в Российской Федерации. Авторы анализируют проблему распространения недостоверной информации в современной России, определяют основные направления государственной политики в рамках ее преодоления.
The article considers the specifics of countering manipulation of public consciousness and dissemination of false information on the Internet on the example of domestic experience. Concepts, such as “manipulation” and “fake information” are analyzed. The article studies issues of legal regulation in the field of countering manipulation of public consciousness in the Russian Federation. The authors analyze the problem of spreading false information in modern Russia and identify key directions of state policy.
Aspects of the interrogation preparatory stage of convicts who have committed fraud from the territory of correctional institutions
Authors: Остапенко В.Н. 
Published: July 2024

В статье на основании анализа результатов материалов уголовных дел, анкетирования сотрудников органов предварительного расследования и криминалистических исследований рассмотрены и выделены наиболее проблемные аспекты подготовительного этапа допроса осужденных, совершивших мошенничество. Изучены возможности использования отдельных подготовительных средств допроса осужденных, направленных на установление трудновыявляемых обстоятельств совершенного мошенничества. Сформулированы особенности их применения, приведены примеры осуществления в конкретных следственных ситуациях и даны общие рекомендации по повышению эффективности допроса при расследовании данной категории мошенничеств.
Based on the analysis of the results of criminal case materials, questionnaires of employees of preliminary investigation bodies and forensic research, the most problematic aspects of the preparatory stage of interrogation of convicted fraud offenders are considered and highlighted in the article. The possibilities of using certain preparatory means of interrogation of convicts aimed at establishing poorly revealed circumstances of the committed fraud are studied. The features of their application are formulated, examples of implementation in specific investigative situations are given, and general recommendations to boost interrogation effectiveness in the investigation of this category of fraud are presented.
On the issue of changing the type of correctional institution in relation to convicts serving sentences in a high-security correctional facility
Authors: Саркисян Л.А. 
Published: July 2024

В статье рассматривается проблема изменения вида исправительного учреждения в отношении осужденных за особо тяжкие преступления, отбывающих наказание в исправительной колонии (далее – ИК) строгого режима. В статье проведен анализ изменений в УИК РФ, а также предлагаются пути совершенствования уже существующих норм в этой области для обеспечения эффективного исправления и ресоциализации осужденных. Анализируются проблемы применения норм, регулирующих перевод из исправительной колонии строгого режима в колонию-поселение. Также приведены статистических данные ФСИН России для анализа применения института изменения вида исправительного учреждения. В статье предлагается в п. «г» ч. 2 ст. 78 УИК РФ добавить обязательное условие в виде нахождения в облегченных условиях содержания для применения перевода в колонию-поселение в отношении осужденных, отбывающих наказание в ИК строгого режима. Это позволит соблюсти принцип последовательности и постепенности применения поощрительных мер в отношении осужденных за особо тяжкие преступления. Особое внимание уделяется анализу норм уголовного и уголовно-исполнительного права. Актуальность темы обусловлена важностью изменения вида исправительного учреждения как средства ресоциализации осужденных. Представляется, что данные изменения будут способствовать повышению эффективности исполнения наказаний.
The article deals with the problem of changing the type of correctional institution in relation to those convicted of particularly serious crimes serving sentences in a correctional facility of a strict regime. The article analyzes changes in the penal system and also proposes ways to improve existing norms in this area to ensure effective correction and re-socialization of convicts. Problems of applying norms regulating the transfer from a high-security correctional facility to a panel settlement are analyzed. Statistical data of the Federal Penitentiary Service are also provided in the analysis of the application of the institution of changing the type of correctional institution. The article proposes to add in paragraph “d” of Part 2 of Article 78 of the Penal Code of the Russian Federation a mandatory condition, such as being in light conditions of detention, for the transfer of a convict from a strict regime correction facility to a penal settlement. This will allow observing the principle of consistency and gradual application of incentive measures against those convicted of particularly serious crimes. Special attention is paid to the analysis of norms of criminal and penal law. The relevance of the topic is caused by the importance of changing the type of correctional institution as a means of resocialization of convicts. It seems that these changes will contribute to improving effectiveness of the execution of sentences.