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Les nouvelles demandes de réparation de la Pologne à l’Allemagne pour les dommages que celle-ci lui a infligés pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Authors: Standke Klaus-Heinrich , Vaillant Jérôme 
Published: September 2023

Le 1 er septembre 2022, 77 ans après la fin de la fin de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, sur la demande M. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, chef du parti national-conservateur au pouvoir en Pologne, le rapport d’une commission parlementaire d’experts a été présenté au public qui a estimé que les dommages causés à la Pologne par l’occupation allemande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale s’élèvent à 1,3 billion d’euros. Pourtant selon le gouvernement allemand la question des réparations allemandes à la Pologne à la suite de la Seconde Guerre mondiale a été définitivement réglée le 22 septembre 1990 dans le cadre des négociations « Deux plus quatre » à Moscou par la cession irrévocable des territoires allemands à l’est de la ligne Oder-Neisse. Ces territoires représentaient environ un cinquième de la superficie du Reich allemand et ont entraîné l’expulsion d’un septième de sa population. L’acceptation de cette cession territoriale a été la précondition pour la réunification allemande le 3 octobre 1990.
Entomofauna cadavérica en vertebrados marinos varados en la costa central del Perú
Authors: Iannacone‍ José , Alvariño Lorena , Minaya David , Alarcón Geancarlo , Rodríguez Amparo , Ávila‍ Enrique 
Published: October 2023

La presente investigación evalúa la entomofauna cadavérica en vertebrados marinos varados en la costa central del Perú. Se determinó la diversidad de la entomofauna presente en diferentes estados de descomposición de 291 carcasas de 18 especies de vertebrados marinos. Cada vertebrado fue asignado a uno de los cinco estados de descomposición del cadáver: (1) fresco, (2) hinchado, (3) descomposición activa, (4) descomposición avanzada y (5) restos esqueléticos. Con relación al número total de cadáveres y de riqueza de especies, las aves fueron las dominantes. Las cuatro especies de vertebrados con mayor número de cadáveres correspondieron a Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800), Sula variegata (Tschudi, 1843), Pelecanus thagus (Molina, 1782) y Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789). La descomposición avanzada y los restos esqueléticos fueron los cadáveres más frecuentes. Los cuatro Órdenes de la entomofauna cadavérica presentes fueron Dermaptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera y Diptera, siendo Tenebrionidae y Muscidae las dos familias más abundantes. Para los coleópteros las cuatro especies principales fueron Phaleria gayi, Dermestes maculatus, Phaleria maculata y Dermestes frischii, y para los dípterosfueron Musca domestica, Lucilia sericata, Sarcophaga sp., Piophila casei y Calliphora nigribasis. Con relación a los servicios ecosistémicos, se observó la siguiente secuencia con base en la riqueza y abundancia de especies: necrófagos > necrófilos > omnívoros. Los índices de diversidad alfa y beta mostraron diferentes patrones según el estado de desarrollo de la entomofauna, el estado de descomposición de los cadáveres, los años de evaluación y según los cuatro cadáveres de vertebrados más frecuentes.
Balrit, port local et rural sur les rives de l’Oust du milieu ixe siècle?
Authors: Bachelier Julien 
Published: September 2023

Au milieu du ixe siècle, dans le secteur de la confluence de l’Oust et de la Vilaine, trois monastères se disputent les droits sur le tonlieu du port de Balrit. Les deux premiers, Ballon et Busal, sont modestes, alors que le troisième, Saint-Sauveur de Redon est en train de s’imposer avec le soutien des autorités. L’article reprend l’acte conservant le souvenir du contentieux juridique et le replace dans son contexte à la fois géographique, social mais aussi commercial et politique. Balrit relevait de l’autorité publique et disparaît alors que s’affirme un nouveau centre : Saint-Sauveur qui est certes une abbaye, mais aussi un lieu d’échanges qui semble alors concentrer les activités à son profit et à l’ombre des murs du monastère.
An autonomy-supportive climate for facilitation of self-leadership in health sciences educators
Authors: Matahela Vhothusa E. , Van Rensburg Gisela H. 
Published: October 2023

Background: The authors have observed that studies on autonomy-supportive climates in academic settings mostly focus on educator-facilitated supportive environments that motivate students towards improved performance. Yet, little is known about how academic institutions teaching nursing can facilitate autonomy-supportive climates that enhance health sciences educators’ self-leadership practices.Aim: This article discusses ‘autonomy-supportive climate’, a factor that emerged as a self-leadership practice construct, and how it can be promoted in academic institutions to facilitate self-leadership practices in health sciences educators.Setting: The study was conducted in purposively selected academic institutions (N = 15) located in two provinces in South Africa.Methods: Quantitative methods were employed to describe the factor ‘autonomy-supportive climate’, which yielded as a self-leadership practice construct, from a broader mixed methods project that sought to formulate guidelines that could promote health sciences educators’ self-leadership. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis.Results: The construct ‘autonomy-supportive climate’ is one of the five constructs in the Self-leadership Practices Subscale that was found to be meaningful and valid, with its Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.82 being the highest in the subscale. The perceptions of participants were that an autonomy-supportive climate promotes the facilitation of the educators’ self-leadership in a nursing education setting.Conclusion: An academic institution could play a significant role in enabling self-leadership in educators, which would in turn improve their teaching performance.Contribution: This study describes autonomy-supportive climate as a facilitator of self-leadership in health sciences educators. The study’s recommendations could assist institutions in facilitating a climate that strengthens educators’ self-leadership.
Dosimetric correlation of bone marrow irradiation with acute hematological toxicity in concurrent chemoradiation of cervical carcinoma patients
Authors: Pruthi Deep S , Nagpal Puneet , Pandey Manish , Singh Harpreet 
Published: September 2023

Background:
Many acute toxicities are associated with concurrent chemoradiation in cervical carcinoma, which includes burning micturition, burning defecation, pain lower abdomen, increased frequency of stools along with Acute Hematological Toxicity (AHT). AHT is often an expected adverse effect, which can lead to treatment interruptions and decreased response rates. The purpose of this study is to analyze if there are any dosimetric constraints on the volume of bone marrow irradiated with AHT in cervical carcinoma patients treated with concurrent chemoradiation.

Material and Methods:
In this retrospective study of 215 patients, a total of 180 patients were eligible for analysis. Multiple parameters of bone marrow volumes (whole pelvis bone marrow and its sub-volumes––ilium, lower pelvis, and lumbosacral spine) which were contoured individually for all patients were assessed to have any statistically significant association with AHT.

Results:
The median age of the cohort was 57 years and majority of cases were locally advanced (stage IIB-IVA: 88.3%). Grade I, II, III leukopenia was seen in 44, 25, and 6 patients, respectively. A statistically significant correlation between grade 2+ and 3+ leukopenia was seen if bone marrow V10, V20, V30, and V40 were more than 95%, 82%, 62%, and 38%, respectively. In subvolume analysis, volumes of lumbosacral spine V20, V30, and V40 more than 95%, 90%, and 65%, respectively, were statistically significant for AHT.

Conclusion:
Bone marrow volumes should also be given a constraint and should be tried to be achieved so that it leads to minimal treatment breaks due to AHT.
Association of Abdominal Volume Index with Glycemic Control (Glycated Hemoglobin) and Urine Albumin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Muzaffar Majida , Chaudhury Debasish , Bansal Priya , Bansal Rohit 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Context:
Anthropometric parameters can play an important role in monitoring the progression and management of diabetes mellitus (DM). This study was planned to highlight the relationship of abdominal volume index (AVI) with glycemic control and the microvascular complication of albumin excretion.

Aims:
We aimed to study the association of AVI with glycemic control and urine albumin excretion in patients of type 2 DM.

Settings and Design:
This was a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, hospital-based study.

Subjects and Methods:
The study conducted in a tertiary care health center of North India recruited thirty consecutive patients of type 2 DM attending the Medicine outpatient department. Anthropometric assessment was made, and samples for blood biochemistry including glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and urine albumin excretion were taken.

Statistical Analysis Used:
The association of AVI with degree of glycemic control and urine albumin levels was expressed as correlation coefficients (r) by using Spearman or Pearson correlation measures for qualitative and quantitative variables respectively. The ability of AVI to predict HbA1C and urine albumin–creatinine ratio was calculated by a simple linear regression technique. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results:
There was no statistical significance in the predictive ability of AVI and glycemic control, and microalbuminuria.

Conclusions:
Our study showed that AVI is not a reliable marker in diabetic patients to predict the degree of glycemic control and microalbuminuria.
A Catastrophic Combination of Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Pregnant Woman
Authors: Bembey Raghavi Abhilesh , Babu Ram , Tanwar Ajay , Sareen Manoj , Jain Mansi , Goyal Kush 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a benign, idiopathic, self-limiting, and systemic disorder involving lymph nodes (LNs) of unknown etiology. The first case was reported in Japan, with an increasing incidence globally. The disease is a challenge because of the nonspecific clinical features, and the disease is easily mistaken for other forms of lymphadenitis leading to misdiagnosis and mistreatment. It is associated with many autoimmune disorders, of which systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common association. The diagnosis is based on the histological examination of LNs, which typically reveals necrosis surrounded by histiocytes with crescentic nucleus, immunoblasts and plasma cells, and absence of neutrophils. We report the case of a 24-year-old pregnant Indian female patient without any relevant past medical history to demonstrate the correlation between KFD and SLE complicated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Assessment of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Noncommunicable Diseases in Urban Slum of Mysuru City
Authors: Choedon  , Murthy M. R. Narayana , Shree Amogha , N Chandan 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Background:
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and disability globally, and the burden is expected to grow rapidly in developing countries. In the absence of health insurance, public provisioning, and donor funds, the management and treatment of NCDs such as hypertension and diabetes might result in very large out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPEs) for households.

Objectives:
The objectives were as follows: to estimate OOPE and to study the association between sociodemographic characteristics and OOPE among patients suffering from NCDs.

Materials and Methods:
The sample size was estimated based on a mean OOPE of 63.5 Indian rupees (INR), with a standard deviation (SD) of 110 INR, a sample size of 464 was obtained, and individuals with NCDs were interviewed.

Results:
Of the total 464 participants, 325 (70%) were female and 139 (30%) were male, with a mean (SD) age of 55.78 ± 13.204. Three hundred and two (65.1%) participants were having hypertension and 232 (50%) were having diabetes. The mean total OOPE was 1173.0603 (INR), with a SD of 1424.54108 (INR), and the mean direct cost incurred was 1141.03. The mean (SD) direct cost spent for medication was 895.61 ± 1100.32, for the laboratory was 148.38 ± 440.7, and for consultation was 97.04 ± 113.86. Only 34 (7.7%) participants were having health insurance. There was an association between the OOPE and sociodemographic profiles such as occupation, educational status, and economic status where the P (<0.05) was noted as P = 0.004, P = 0.024, and P < 0.001, respectively.

Conclusion:
Knowledge and awareness about health insurance scheme and their benefits help in reducing the OOPE.
Evaluation of the Prevalence of Xpert Ultra Trace Calls and its Clinical Significance in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in High Tuberculosis-Endemic Setting
Authors: Prakash Keerthi A. , Ramakrishnan Gayathri A. , Vasudevan A. 
Published: September 2023

Introduction:
This study was done to evaluate the significance of “trace calls” in Xpert Ultra for Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin and to clear clinical dilemmas for treating Xpert Ultra trace calls with antituberculosis therapy (ATT).

Materials and Methods:
This is an observational retrospective study that was done at Apollo Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai, between April 2022 and January 2023 (10 months). Presumptive pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients above 18 years of age with at least one Xpert Ultra load trace result on their biological samples, and in whom the same sample was tested for histological/cytological analysis, MGIT 960 system culture during diagnostic workup were included in the study. The significance of Xpert Ultra “trace calls” was evaluated by comparing them with the composite reference standard (CRS). In the study period of 10 months, among 2130 presumptive TB cases, 954 (44.78%) were Xpert Ultra detected positive. Among the 954 Xpert Ultra detected cases, 157 (16.45%) were Xpert Ultra positive with Xpert Ultra trace load. After applying the exclusion criteria, 143 Xpert Ultra trace calls were included in this study.

Results:
After categorizing based on the CRS, confirmed TB accounted for 30 (21%), probable TB 82 (57.34%), possible TB 22 (15.38%), and non-TB 9 (6.3%). All cases in the non-TB category were in pulmonary TB. Among the 9 non-TB cases, 8 were diagnosed with carcinoma lung by histopathology/cytology, and 1 was diagnosed with nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) disease. There was no history of prior anti-TB treatment (ATT) in these 9 non-TB cases except one case, which was now diagnosed with NTM.

Conclusion:
All extrapulmonary “trace calls” should be treated with ATT, and in the case of pulmonary “trace calls,” the other clinical and laboratory variables should be considered, especially in cases with prior ATT history.
The Effect of Atrial Fibrillation on Recanalization and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy and/or Intravenous Thrombolysis
Authors: Erdoğan Hacı Ali , Acır İbrahim , Albuz Özlem Yalınkaya , Olgun Hülya , Yayla Vildan Ayşe 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT

Background:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cause of cardioembolic ischemic strokes. It causes large-vessel occlusions and a poor prognosis. Regardless of ischemic stroke etiology, hyperacute therapy strategies are effective treatment modalities.

Methods:
Patients who were diagnosed as having AF were classified as AF (+) and others without AF were classified as AF (-). It is not clear which treatment should be preferred in patients with stroke who are AF (+). We studied demographic characteristics, recanalization rates, and clinical outcomes in acute patients with ischemic stroke with or without nonvalvular AF who underwent hyperacute treatments.

Results:
We detected that clinical findings were more severe and the NIHSS scores were significantly higher at admission inpatients who were AF (+). In our study, mechanical thrombectomy rates were high in patients who were AF (+), whereas intravenous tissue plasminogen activator treatment rates were higher in patients who were AF (-). Thrombolysis in cerebral infarction scores were similar in our patient groups. We found high rates of both symptomatic (PH 2) and asymptomatic hemorrhagic transformation in patients who were AF (+) in 24th-h cranial computed tomography. A positive correlation was found between symptom-admission, symptom-needle, and symptom-groin times and discharge-modified Rankin Scale scores regardless of the hyperacute treatments in all patient groups.

Conclusion:
As a result, physicians should focus on the diagnosis of AF, and appropriate anticoagulant treatment is important for primary prevention.
Normal Nerve Conduction Values of Median and Ulnar Nerves in the Turkish Population
Authors: Esmeli Figen , Sucu Hasan Kamil , Gökmen Aytül Erol , Özdemirkiran Tolga 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACTBackground:Nerve conduction studies (NCS) are an important tool for the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases. In NCS, factors such as temperature, age, sex, body metrics, and recording technique can affect the values. There are currently no universal normative data. The standardization of NCS is essential for the reliable and consistent identification of pathologic conditions for each laboratory.Aim:We wanted to obtain normal values of our electrophysiology laboratory for the Turkish population.Materials and Methods:The volunteer group consisted of 120 people aged 15–74 years. They were distributed into 12 subgroups according to their age. Each subgroup included five male and five female subjects. Age, sex, weight, height, profession, body mass index, and hand preferences were recorded. Median and ulnar NCS were performed by two experienced clinical neurophysiologists. The skin temperature was corrected to 35.5°C, which was the highest measured value.Results:Age 50 years was used for the cutoff point for nerve conduction velocities (NCVs) because there was no significant difference within the groups aged ≥50 years and <50 years. However, the NCVs of groups aged <50 years and >50 years were significantly different. NCVs and action potential amplitudes were higher in females than males in both age groups. Women had higher NCV values and action potential amplitudes of motor and sensory fibers.Conclusion:Age, temperature, and sex are important factors that affect NCS. We believe this study will provide normal values for future studies, especially in the Turkish population.
Paired Associative Stimulation with Interstimulus Intervals of Short-latency Afferent Inhibition on Motor Plasticity
Authors: Boran H. Evren , Cengiz Bülent 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACT

Background:
Short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) is a method used to assess sensorimotor integration. Inhibition typically occurs at an interstimulus interval (ISI) of 20–22 ms or N20 + 2 ms. Paired associative stimulation (PAS) applied at certain ISIs consecutively can induce changes in corticospinal excitability. Usually, ISIs of 10 and 25 ms are applied in PAS. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between ISIs of SAI and PAS, a neuromodulation paradigm. To achieve this, we first identified the optimal ISIs that produced maximum inhibition and facilitation during SAI by evaluating multiple ISIs. Subsequently, we applied the PAS paradigm with these ISIs.

Materials and Methods:
Twelve healthy participants were recruited for the study conducted over three sessions. During the first session, we examined the ISI of maximum inhibitory and ISI of facilitatory or minimum inhibitory (if facilitation was absent) in each participant at multiple ISIs. In the other two sessions, we applied PAS at the ISI of maximum inhibitory and the ISI of facilitatory or minimum inhibitory. We compared the motor-evoked potential (MEP) amplitudes before PAS, immediately after PAS, and 30 min after PAS.

Results:
The highest inhibition in SAI was observed at an ISI of 22 ms. In 60% of the participants, inhibition was most prominent at this ISI. Facilitation was not observed in 50% of the participants. During the PAS paradigm, which used the ISI of maximum inhibitory, significant facilitation was observed 30 min after the procedure compared with baseline (P = 0.011) and immediately post-PAS (P = 0.026). The mean MEP amplitude decreased significantly 30 min after the procedure compared with the baseline in ISI of only detected facilitation (P = 0.041).

Conclusion:
Our findings suggest that the ISI of maximum inhibition can vary among individuals, and that facilitation may not be observed in everyone within the ISI range of 22 ms to 40 ms. The results indicate that paired stimuli at ISI of maximum inhibitory in SAI increase corticospinal excitability. In addition, PAS at ISI of only facilitation decreases excitability. These changes in excitability may be explained by spike-timing-dependent plasticity.
From the dynasty of blacksmiths-darkhans: about the work of the Buryat sculptor Geser Zodboev
Authors: Бороноева Т.А. 
Published: September 2023

Статья посвящена творчеству бурятского скульптора Гэсэра Зодбоева (1963–2007), потомственного кузнеца-дархана. Его дальний родственник — выдающийся буддийский скульптор, художник и философ Санжи-Цыбик Цыбиков, который стоял у истоков уникальной школы «оронгойских» мастеров. Семья Гэсэра Зодбоева — продолжатели народных традиций и профессиональные художники: отец, Батор Гармаевич, и дядя были резчиками по дереву. Его творчество глубоко национально и восходит в своей стилистике к древним истокам. Исследование с использованием метода сравнительного искусствоведческого анализа показало, что образы Гэсэра Зодбоева тесно связаны с автохтонными художественными традициями центральноазиатских и бурятских кузнецов, плотников, ремесленников. Культурное наследие кочевников Великой Степи сохраняет код древнего искусства в орнаментальных узорах и рисунках начиная со времен петроглифов. Г. Зодбоев — художник цельный и в своем творчестве воплотил лучшие традиции бурятского народного искусства.
The article presents an analysis of the work of the Buryat sculptor Geser Zodboev (1963–2007), a hereditary darkhan-blacksmith. His distant relative is the outstanding Buddhist sculptor, artist and philosopher Sanzhi-Tsybik Tsybikov, who stood at the origins of the unique school of “Orongoy” masters. Gesar Zodboev's family is creative: his father, Bator Garmaevich Zodboev, and his uncle were artists — wood carvers. His work is deeply national and goes back in its style to ancient origins. The images of Geser Zodboev are closely connected with the autochthonous artistic traditions of Central Asian and Buryat blacksmiths, carpenters, and artisans. The cultural heritage of the nomads of the Great Steppe preserves the code of ancient art in ornamental patterns and drawings, starting from the time of petroglyphs. G. Zodboev is an integral artist and in his work he embodied the best traditions of the Buryat folk art. The study is based on the method of comparative art history analysis.