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A multicenter ICET-A study on age at menarche and menstrual cycles in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) who started early chelation therapy with different chelating agents
Authors: DI MAIO SALVATORE , DE SANCTIS VINCENZO , MARZUILLO PIERLUIGI , KATTAMIS CHRISTOS , DAAR SHAHINA , KARIMI MEHERAN , FOROUGH SAKI , BANKEV ATANAS , KALEVA VALERIA , CHRISTOU SOTEROULA , FORTUGNO CARMELO , DELAPORTA POLYXENI , SOLIMAN ASHRAF T , TZOULIS PLOUTARCHOS 
Published: October 2023

Abstract. Objective: To evaluate the age at menarche and menstrual characteristics in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) who started early chelation therapy (≤ 3 years) with a variety of chelating agents. Design: A retrospective multicenter study promoted by International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescent Medicine (ICET-A). Setting: Eight of 13 International Thalassemia Centers (61.5%) in the ICET-A Network participated. Patients: Fifty-seven female TDT patients, aged 11 to 26 years, were enrolled in the study. Seven patients were excluded, 4 who were still prepubertal (age 12-14 years) and 3 with primary amenorrhea. The remaining 50 patients were from Iran (33 patients), 9 from Bulgaria, 8 from Greece, 4 from Oman, 2 from Cyprus, and 1 from Italy. Results: At start of chelation therapy, 22 patients received desferrioxamine mesylate (DFO), 26 deferasirox (DFX) and 2 deferiprone (DFP). All fifty TDT patients developed spontaneous menarche at a mean age of 14.2 ± 2.24 years (range 9 – 20). A significant positive correlation was observed between age at menarche and serum ferritin (SF) levels (r: 0. 41, P: 0.005). Thirty-two patients (64%) reported regular menstrual cycles, 7 (14 %) oligomenorrhea, 3 (6%) short/light menses (hypomenorrhea), and 8 (16%) secondary amenorrhea (SA) (16%). Conclusions: Early chelation does not necessary correlate with efficient chelation during pubertal age. Delayed menarche, related to high SF levels, was still frequent in most Centers and was a forerunner of irregular menstrual cycles, SA and associated complications. Neglecting the importance of adherence to iron chelation therapy (ICT), despite innovative and expensive therapies, may lead to complications and decreased quality of life.

Key words: Transfusion-dependent thalassemia, menarche, menstrual cycles, iron chelation therapy (ICT), iron overload, adherence to treatment.
School readiness in South Africa: Concept analysis and plain language summary
Authors: De Wit Monique , Swartz-Filies Sylnita , Van der Walt Janke , Clarke Casey , Worship Liezl , Smit Carli , Van Greunen Darelle , Plastow Nicola 
Published: October 2023

Background: The concept of school readiness is well-defined internationally. However, it is unclear how the concept is defined and used in South Africa or understood by preschool teachers.Aim: The aim of this analysis was to develop a clear and accessible summary of the concept of school readiness in South Africa for preschool teachers.Methods: An eight-step systematic approach, including the use of the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines, was followed to identify research conducted in South Africa that defined school readiness, and to complete a concept analysis. A subsequent seven-step process was followed to create a Plain Language Summary (PLS) of the contextual definition of school readiness.Results: Using ATLAS.ti software, we identified 619 quotations related to school readiness. Through inductive thematic analysis we identified 48 unique concept codes followed by eight categories or attributes of school readiness. The contextual definition of school readiness was developed in plain language and is stated as children who are fully prepared for school can engage in meaningful learning, because they have developed the necessary behavioural, intellectual, language, literacy, numeracy, physical, socio-emotional and classroom skills for formal schooling.Conclusion: A South African school readiness definition, that is consistent with the way school readiness is understood internationally, was developed in plain language. Although the concept of school readiness is not unique to South Africa, the ways in which it is promoted is contextually bound.Contribution: This PLS may contribute to sustainable and affordable access to culture-centred preschool teacher training content.
El Espíritu Santo en la pastoral familiar
Authors: Paredes Muñoz Juan Antonio 
Published: October 2023

Este artículo aborda el papel del Espíritu Santo en la tarea evangelizadora de las comunidades cristianas, centrándose en la pastoral familiar. Se parte de un análisis de la importancia del Espíritu Santo en los primeros pasos de la Iglesia y desde el olvido el Espíritu Santo ha sido consignados por los cristianos actuales, tanto en su ámbito personal vida y en su vida apostólica. Después de insistir en que el seguidor de Cristo es el hombre del Espíritu, este artículo ofrece algunas claves para descubrir su presencia y su papel irreparable en evangelización.
The Influence Of Sales Promotion And Customer Experience On Purchase Intention Mediated By Customer Satisfaction
Authors: Grace Lidya , Pardede Ratlan 
Published: October 2023

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) retail business in Indonesia has been experiencing rapid growth since 2019. With over 3.6 million traditional retailers (warungs), the Indonesian economy has greatly benefited from this industry, with a business potential of up to US$ 58 billions (Maulana, 2022). As digital transformation continues, business owners are increasingly digitizing their operations. The B2B e-commerce model is used to simplify the procurement process for shop owners. The purpose of the research is to examine the impact of Sales Promotions and Customer Experience on Purchase Intention mediated by Customer Satisfaction among AKSESMU digital application users in JABODETABEK. In addition, this research aims to identify the variables that directly or indirectly influence purchase Intention. Data was collected through an online survey using Google Forms from 207 respondents of AKSESMU digital application users in JABODETABEK. The collected data was analyzed using AMOS software version 24. The results indicate that Customer Experience and Customer Satisfaction have a significant and positive impact on the Purchase Intention of AKSESMU digital application in JABODETABEK.
Special Protection For Whistleblowers In Disclosing Money Laundering In Indonesia
Authors: Hasbi Mhd. , Ansari Ansari , Hamdani Muhammad Faisal 
Published: October 2023

Introduction: A suspected criminal act of money laundering or a person who is designated as a witness in the process of examining a criminal act of laundering is obliged to obtain protection from the state. Purposes of the Research: This paper aims to find out the criminal law aspects of reporting Money Laundering where in fact someone as a reporter usually turns into a suspect so that this paper gives the spirit and courage of the community as a reporter because it is protected by state law.Method Of The Research: The type of research is normative juridical with analysis using legal documents in the form of primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials. Results of the Research : Reporting of suspected money laundering or a person who is designated as a witness in the process of investigating a laundering crime is mandatory to obtain protection from the state. The protection given to reporters and witnesses is given in two forms, namely legal protection and special protection.
The relationship of exercise addiction with alexithymia and orthorexia
Authors: Orscelik Aydan , Büyüklüoğlu Gökhan , Ercan Sabriye 
Published: October 2023

Objective: Based on the hypothesis that exercise addiction must be in accordance with general rules of addiction, it may be associated with healthy eating obsession as orthorexia and emotion blindness as alexithymia. This study aimed to determine the relationship between exercise addiction level and alexithymia and orthorexia.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on individuals who regularly exercise for more than 150 minutes a week. The descriptive characteristics of the participants were recorded, and the 'Exercise Addiction Scale, Teruel Orthorexia Scale, and Toronto Alexithymia Scale' were applied. According to the Exercise Addiction Scale, the athletes (n=95) were divided into two groups addicted (≥52) and risky (<51). Toronto Alexithymia Scale was used to categorize individuals with 51 point cut of values 'non-alexithymic' and 'alexithymic'.
Results: Athletes were found to be 22.1% (n=21) risky, 77.9% (n=74) addicted, and 31.6% (n=30) alexithymic. There was a significant difference between the 'risky' and 'addicted' groups in all sub-dimension scores of the Exercise Addiction Scale (p=0.001). There was a positive relationship between exercise addiction, exercise duration, orthorexia nervosa, and alexithymia at different levels from weak to high (p˂0.05).
Conclusion: Higher exercise addiction is a risk factor for alexithymia and orthorexia nervosa.
A Human Capital Perspective on Behavioral Factors Affecting Customers’ Acceptance of Crowd Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Muzanenhamo Arvid , Mkansi Marcia 
Published: October 2023

This paper provides a systematic review of the customer’s behavioral deliberations that govern their choice to participate in a crowd-logistics market. Little attention has been given to the crowd logistics platforms and small businesses. This paper presents the analysis of customers' crowd logistics adoption from a behavioral perspective. The study applied a systematic literature review method and examined previous literature on crowd logistics from Science Direct and Taylor and Francis. Systematic literature review involve the principles of transparency, rigor, and replicability, which bring significant benefits over traditional literature reviews through greater objectivity. The findings suggest that customers’ ability to use technology, safety considerations, desire to make social connections, trust, and convenience are the factors that influence people’s decisions to participate in the crowd-logistics market. The findings of this study are valuable for empirical research in a particular setting and strengthen the body of knowledge on the adoption or acceptance of the crowd-logistics concept.
Challenges and Prescriptions to Corporate Governance Issues Facing State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs): A Zimbabwean Perspective
Authors: Mthombeni Admire , Obert Sifile , Juet Nyamudzodza , Bronson Mutanda , Sydney Mishi 
Published: October 2023

The main objective of the study was to determine the corporate governance challenges facing State-Owned Enterprises in Zimbabwe. In so doing the study sought to proffer solutions and prescriptions to the challenges. In this view, the study adopted a quantitative research approach in which the positivist philosophy was applied. A cross-sectional survey design was used in which data was gathered using a structured questionnaire. The target population consisted of top and middle management, board members, board chairpersons, and CEOs of SOEs found in Zimbabwe. Using the sampling procedure developed by Krejcie and Morgan (1970), a sample size of 351 individuals was determined. The research employed stratified random sampling for sampling respondents. SPSS version 23 was used to analyze quantitative data. The research established that Corporate governance challenges faced by SOEs in Zimbabwe include the bureaucratic nature of SOEs which causes inflexibility, political history of SOEs, poorly composed boards, inefficient and lack of transparency in the appointment of boards, limited board independence, and unstable economic conditions. The research recommends that authorities in the Office of the President and Cabinet from the Corporate Governance Unit or State Enterprises Restructuring Agency should organize more corporate governance training for Boards and other custodians of corporate governance in State Owned Enterprises.
A Systematic Review of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Managing Innovation in E-Government Organizations Worldwide
Authors: Alshaer Mayid 
Published: October 2023

Purpose: This paper delivers a methodical literature review that focuses on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to handle innovation within e-government organizations globally.
Methodology: Showcasing meticulousness, the review utilized a structured method to scrutinize 11 academic studies obtained from established, globally renowned databases, such as Scopus and Web of Science.
Findings: The findings underscore an expansive array of AI applications within e-government's innovation management, incorporating data-led decision processes, chatbots for effective consumer service, sentiment inspection for useful citizen critique, and predictive analysis for service refinement. Conversely, incorporating AI within e-government establishments encounters considerable hurdles regarding data presence and integrity, transparency and interoperability concerns, ethical considerations, as well as sustainability and expansion challenges. The review strongly underlines the necessity for calculated investments towards resource augmentation and technological infrastructure.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into e-government innovation may shape the direction of ensuing research in digital governance and public administration. Beneficiaries of the comprehensive insights this scholarly study offers include e-government experts, scholars, and tech innovators hailing from manifold geographical spaces. The findings of this study could be resourceful for top-tier decision-makers in national and local e-government organizations, allowing them to refine their strategies for AI amalgamation and enhance service provision.
A Comparative Study to Assess Hamstring Tightness in Individuals with and without Plantar fasciitis
Authors: Sarfraz Zainab , Enderyas Dr. Gulraiz , Islam Dr. Farooq , Thakur Prof Asim Raza 
Published: October 2023

Purpose: To compare hamstring tightness in individuals with and without plantar fasciitis
Methodology: 369 individuals (male and female) was evaluated This, cross-sectional study included individuals with, and without plantar fasciitis. Data will be collected from hospitals in DHQ Wazirabad, THQ Gujranwala, Aziz Bhatti Gujrat. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used. Goniometer was used for measuring range of motion for active knee extension. The data was collected under the rules and regulations of ethical committee of University of Lahore.
Findings: This study's findings show that 50.27 percent of subjects had plantar fasciitis whereas 49.73 percent did not. Active knee extension test was used to determine whether participants had tight hamstrings. The results show that among the 49.73% of participants who did not have plantar fasciitis, 37.23% had negative results, while 12.50% had positive results. In contrast, among the 50.27% of participants who did have plantar fasciitis, 11.14% had negative results, while 39.13% had positive results.
Conclusion: The study's goal was to determine if hamstring tension contributes to the development of plantar fasciitis. According to the current study, individuals with and without PF had their hamstring tightness evaluated. An active knee extension test was used to measure the tightness of the hamstrings. Following the completion of the current study, it was shown that patients with plantar fasciitis show higher hamstring tightness than individuals without plantar fasciitis.
Recommendations: For study, it is recommended to gather data from several cities so that the conclusions may be generalized. Future research should examine additional risk factors for plantar fasciitis. The reasons of hamstring tightness should be addressed to reduce the chance of developing plantar fasciitis.
Prevalence and Functional Limitations Associated with Anterior Knee Pain among Females
Authors: Abbas Maham , Asghar Faiza , Islam Farooq , Raza Asim 
Published: October 2023

Purpose: Anterior knee pain begins when the kneecap does not move freely and bumps into the bottom portion of the thigh bone. This can be the result of the patellofemoral joint being out of alignment or the kneecap being in an abnormal position. The muscles on the front and back of your thigh are tight or weak. Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the term used to describe a common knee condition that causes pain in the front of the knee, near the patellofemoral joint. To determine the prevalence and functional limitations associated with anterior knee pain among female.
Methodology: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in the district Gujranwala. The sample size was 237. General female population of age 20 to 40 was included in this study. Convenient sampling technique was used. A Kujala scores (anterior knee pain scale) was used for data collection. The total scores of the questionnaire were 100. Participants with score less than 84 were positive anterior knee pain and those who had score more than 84 were negative anterior knee pain results.
Findings: Results shows that out of 237 participants 42 female with percentage 17.7% having positive results of ANP (anterior knee pain) and 195 females with percentage 82.3% have negative results of ANP.
Conclusion: This survey concluded that the 17.7% of the subjects were positive for ANP according to ANPQ. It was more common in young females. The daily physical activities are impacted by ANP. The majority of respondents who received positive scores struggled with knee flexion and experienced pain that affected their overall performance.
Saberes, experiencias y prácticas corporales culturales: Educación Física y Enseñanza
Authors: Piani Mailhos Miriam , Peralta Cinthia 
Published: October 2023

En el presente artículo se plantean algunos de los avances parciales del proyecto: “Las prácticas corporales culturales (PCC) desde una multiperspectiva: Educación Física y Enseñanza”. Objetivo: El objetivo de la investigación es construir principios para la enseñanza de esas PCC en las clases de Educación Física escolares, sin colonizar sus epistemologías. Método: Se investigó a partir de un diseño cualitativo de muestreo teórico, y a través de observaciones etnográficas, observaciones participantes y entrevistas en profundidad. La información fue analizada usando análisis de contenido. Resultados: los principios construidos no son generales, sino que cada práctica investigada tiene sus particularidades, y, por lo tanto, no admite la generalización de enseñanza. En cada una de estas, se tejen proyecciones sociopolíticas como formas de ser, estar y hacer en el mundo, con sentidos y significados singulares, que se encarnan a través de diferentes composiciones motrices y discursivas. Conclusiones: Los saberes y experiencias de las PCC, como espacios pedagógicos, y en clave performativa, constituyen nichos de subjetivación, según se hipotetiza desde la perspectiva Bourdiana, donde los y las practicantes experimentan saberes corporales y estéticos desde un lugar prelingüístico, con implicancias epistemológicas y ontológicas, aportando, además, habilidades físico-motrices, a la Educación Física, como saberes disciplinares específicos.
Spirit and Method
Authors: Rodríguez-Gungor Edwin 
Published: October 2023

Offers a generative and hospitable theological methodology rooted in the distinctives of pentecostal spirituality, enlivened by a Spirited imagination and opened toward critical, constructive, and conciliatory dialogue with the wider Christian tradition. This inter- and cross-disciplinary work is careful yet generous, drawing together of knowledge and wisdom from different domains—historical, philosophical, and theological—in ways recognizably pentecostal and effectively missional.
The book begins with a description of the essence of pentecostal spirituality that holds true across the various pentecostalisms. Drawing largely on an innovative engagement with the insights of Rudolph Otto and an exploration of the dialectic between religious experience and theological development, this book contends for an identifiable but mysterious “something” that makes pentecostalism truly pentecostal—that is, something more than one might sum up in any set of peculiar practices, beliefs, or behaviors.
The book also provides an overview of the intellectual history of English-speaking pentecostalism, specifying and assessing the movement’s major philosophical underpinnings and socio-cultural motivations. Finally, funded by an explicitly pentecostal metaphysics, the book sets forth a significant and boldly original pneumatological theological methodology, shaped by discerning conversation with the works of Amos Yong, L. William Oliverio, Jr., Wolfgang Vondey, and Simo Frestadius, among others.
Attlee
Authors: Thomas-Symonds Nick 
Published: October 2023

A biography of a key figure in British political life, now with a new foreword by Keir Starmer, providing a vivid portrait of the man and his politics.
Clement Attlee - the man who created the welfare state and decolonised vast swathes of the British Empire, including India - has been acclaimed by many as Britain's greatest twentieth-century Prime Minister. Yet somehow Attlee the man remains elusive. How did such a moderate, modest man bring about so many enduring changes? What are the secrets of his leadership style? And how do his personal attributes account for both his spectacular successes and his apparent failures?
When Attlee became Prime Minister in July 1945 he was the leader of a Labour party that had won a landslide victory. With almost 50 percent of the popular vote, Attlee seemed to have achieved the platform for Labour to dominate post-war British politics. Yet just 6 years and 3 months after the 1945 victory, and despite all Attlee's governments had appeared to achieve, Labour was out of office, condemned to opposition for a further 13 years. This presents one of the great paradoxes of twentieth-century British history: how Attlee's government achieved so much, but lost power so quickly. But perhaps the greatest paradox was Attlee himself. Attlee's obituary in "The Times" in 1967 stated that 'much of what he did was memorable; very little that he said'. This new biography, based on extensive research into Attlee's papers and first-hand interviews, examines the myths that have arisen around this key figure of British political life, providing a vivid portrait of this man and his politics.
Atatürk
Authors: Gawrych George W. 
Published: October 2023

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century. But how did the man from humble origins in modern-day Greece rise to become the leader of the new Turkish Republic out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire and go on to radically transform Turkish society?
In this book, George Gawrych studies Atatürk’s career in detail. He shows the remarkable character of the man: a war hero who considered himself ‘baba’ or father to his troops with a library of over 4000 books, Atatürk married the traits of the classic military man-of-action with those of the intellectual and theorist. Gawrych places Atatürk in the context of his times to reveal how with these unique character traits he harnessed wider forces of societal change and transformation to set Turkey on a path of secular nationalism, the legacy of which are explored in the text and can be seen everywhere in Turkey today, from the second names he imposed on citizens to the adoption of the Latin alphabet. Attentive, too, to the costs of Atatürk’s policies, including the suppression of the minorities of the former multi-ethnic, interfaith and polyglot Ottoman Empire in the name of ‘Turkification’, the book presents a nuanced analysis of a figure who through force of will and expert manipulation of the conditions within which he found himself, did much to define modern Turkey today.