bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fatores individuais, familiares e comunitários associados ao uso de contracepção de emergência por adolescentes escolares brasileiros
Authors: Sousa Marco Aurélio de , Menezes Luana Leão , Vieira Ed Wilson Rodrigues , Andrade Gisele Nepomuceno de , Malta Deborah Carvalho , Felisbino-Mendes Mariana Santos
Published: November 2024

Resumo: O objetivo foi estimar a proporção do uso de contracepção de emergência alguma vez na vida entre adolescentes escolares brasileiros e a associação de fatores individuais, familiares e comunitários com o uso. Realizou-se estudo transversal, com amostra de 38.779 adolescentes escolares brasileiros, de 13 a 17 anos, respondentes da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar (PeNSE) em 2019 que declararam iniciação sexual. Estimou-se a proporção do uso de contracepção de emergência alguma vez na vida e a forma de acesso ao método. As razões de proporções foram estimadas para avaliar quais os fatores associados ao uso de contracepção de emergência alguma vez na vida. A proporção de adolescentes que usou contracepção de emergência, ou que informaram o uso por seus parceiros, alguma vez na vida foi 37,9%. Quanto ao acesso à contracepção de emergência, as farmácias comerciais foram a principal forma de aquisição. Os adolescentes de 16 e 17 anos, os que procuraram por serviço de saúde no último ano, os residentes nas regiões Centro-oeste e Sudeste, e os com histórico de violência sexual usaram contracepção de emergência ou informaram o uso alguma vez na vida por seus parceiros com maior frequência. Residir na Região Sul do país esteve associado à menor proporção de adolescentes que usaram contracepção de emergência ou que informaram o uso por parceiros alguma vez na vida. A associação com fatores individuais, familiares e comunitários relacionados ao uso de contracepção de emergência pode refletir a não utilização ou falhas no uso de outros métodos contraceptivos, revelando lacunas nas políticas públicas relacionadas à saúde sexual e reprodutiva dos adolescentes no país.
Drug resistance of Acinetobacter ssp. in patients with pneumonia in a Brazilian Pre-Amazon region during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods of COVID-19
Authors: Costa M. C. C. , Mesquita G. P. , Silva M. A. , Araújo L. G. , Vila Nova B. G. , Castelo Branco L. C. M. , Silva R. C. S. , Marques S. G. , Abreu A. G.
Published: November 2024

Abstract Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health threat that has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the resistance of Acinetobacter spp. isolated from patients with pneumonia in a Brazilian Pre-Amazon region during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods of COVID-19. Bacterial strains were obtained from tracheal aspiration, sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage for diagnosis and phenotypic characterization. MALD-TOF was used to identify strains. The automated Phoenix and VITEK® 2 Compact system and the disc diffusion method were performed to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility profile. Were analyzed a total of 41,590 samples from patients admitted to hospitals of a Brazilian Pre-Amazon region, from January 2019 to December 2021. Of these, 162 isolates of Acinetobacter spp. were from the pre-pandemic period and 308 from the pandemic COVID-19. A. baumannii was the most prevalent species. Among the samples, 52% were male patients, aged over 60 years, hospitalized in intensive care units. Acinetobacter spp. showed higher rates of resistance to cefepime (79.1%), levofloxacin (77.8%), and ceftazidime (77%) in the pre-pandemic period and during the pandemic to piperacillin (72.4%), imipenem (71.6%) and ciprofloxacin (71.8%). Taken together, the data showed that A. baumannii was the most prevalent species among Acinetobacter spp., being more frequent among elderly patients admitted to the ICU. The strains presented high resistance to most antibiotics tested, mainly carbapenems. In addition, there was an increase in resistance to polymyxin B, which raises an alert since this is a therapeutic choice to treat infections caused by Acinetobacter spp. multidrug resistant.
Evaluation of the agronomic traits and correlation analysis of phenotypes of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) germplasm in Kazakhstan
Authors: Dyussibayeva E. , Abylkairova M. , Tsygankov V. , Zhirnova I. , Zeinullina A. , Yessenbekova G. , Orazov A. , Tsygankov A. , Dolinny Y. , Rysbekova A.
Published: November 2024

Abstract Proso millet is a valuable short-term crop of universal use cultivated all over the world. However, due to the lack of genetic improvement, the yield of this crop does not provide stable in-come for farmers. The research is aimed to test proso millet germplasm of different geographical origin under different agro-climatic regions in Kazakhstan. 90 accessions of proso millet originated from 19 countries were tested in the conditions of the North (A.I. Baraev Scientific Production Centre of Grain Farming) and the West (Agricultural Experimental Station) Kazakhstan from 2022 to 2023. The main agronomic traits such as plant height, number of seeds per panicle, seed weight per panicle and productive tillering, 1000 seed weight and yield per m2 were measured. Correlation analysis was conducted based on the obtained data. High correlation was established between the SWPP and NSPP traits (r=0.73-0.92) in Northern and Western Kazakhstan conditions in 2022-2023 years. The world collection with higher values of 1000 seed weight showed a lower number of seeds per panicle, while the correlation was negative (r= - 0.48). The findings can be used in future proso millet breeding programs to develop new and improved genotypes with desirable productive traits adaptable to different environments.
Comparison of direct blood smear methods to detect piroplasms in wandering horses from Midwest Brazil
Authors: Pinto Arthur M.S.V. , Argenta Verônica L.S. , Duarte Patrícia C. , Fino Tayná C.M. , Soto-Blanco Benito , Câmara Antonio Carlos L.
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACT: Equine piroplasmosis is an apicomplexan hemoprotozoan-caused disease that affects equids worldwide. Horses that survive piroplasmosis can become asymptomatic carriers for the rest of their lives. The present study aimed to determine the frequency of piroplasms and to compare three different blood smear tests (jugular, peripheral, and splenic blood) to detect piroplasms in asymptomatic wandering horses seized by the “Secretaria de Estado da Agricultura, Abastecimento e Desenvolvimento Rural do Distrito Federal” (SEAGRI-DF), Midwest region of Brazil. Of the 100 horses evaluated, 38 were diagnosed positive for piroplasm (38%), with the etiological agents found at the jugular blood smear in 11% (11/100) of horses, peripheral blood smear in 13% (13/100), and splenic blood smear in 38% (38/100). Piroplasm-positive horses showed anemia, neutrophilia, and lymphopenia, but the hematological changes did not differ statistically between positive and negative horses. In summary, the stray horses evaluated showed a high incidence of piroplasm (38%). All positive horses presented one of the etiologic agents in the splenic blood, but some did not show the parasite in the jugular blood smear (27/38, 71%) or the peripheral blood smear (25/38, 65.8%). Thus, the splenic blood was shown to be the best sample to determine the presence of piroplasm in wandering horses. As it is a low-cost and easy-to-perform test, it can be included in the routine diagnosis of equine piroplasmosis, helping to monitor the prevalence of piroplasms in places where molecular techniques are not accessible.
O volume 14 dos Collected Papers of Albert Einstein e sua visita ao Brasil
Authors: Moreira Ildeu de Castro
Published: November 2024

O objetivo aqui é apresentar uma resenha do volume 14 dos Collected Papers of Albert Einstein (CP 14), que contém os escritos científicos e cartas de Einstein do período de 1923 a 1925 e que comemoram agora seu centenário, limitando-nos à parte que se refere à história da física no Brasil: sua viagem ao país, ocorrida em 1925.
Um desastre licenciado em nome do progresso e do desenvolvimento: um estudo do lago de óleo na Comunidade Quilombola Ilhotinha, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Authors: Amaro Andréia Gimenes , Assunção Viviane Kraieski de
Published: November 2024

Resumo Este artigo trata do lago de óleo, um desastre decorrente das atividades de uma empresa de refino de óleo que, há mais de três décadas, vulnerabiliza a Comunidade Quilombola Ilhotinha, localizada no município de Capivari de Baixo, Santa Catarina. Desenvolvido por meio do método etnográfico, objetivou analisar se o lago de óleo revela mecanismos de poder e controle operacionalizados pela colonialidade. O estudo aponta aspectos que sustentam essa faceta específica da colonialidade, dentre os quais, a produção de vulnerabilidades e a instrumentalização dos racismos. Argumenta que o ideário do desenvolvimento tem produzido, ao longo de sua regência, desastres que revelam mecanismos de ação e manutenção da colonialidade. Por fim, evidencia a emergência de movimentos articulados pela própria comunidade que transcendem o sentido mais elementar de restauração dos danos causados pelo desastre, vislumbrando a construção de uma nova realidade, na qual seus direitos sejam contemplados e a produção da vida, garantida.
Is the shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum sold in an urban center in the central Brazilian Amazon contaminated with microplastics?
Authors: GUIMARÃES Gabriel dos Anjos , MORAES Beatriz Rocha de , ANDO Rômulo Augusto , PEROTTI Gustavo Frigi , SANT’ANNA Bruno Sampaio , HATTORI Gustavo Yomar
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACT Growing global concern surrounds microplastics, found in various environments. However, data on microplastics contamination in salted shrimp and associated health risks remain scarce. We analyzed whether salted shrimps sold in markets in a main city in Amazonas state (Brazil), are contaminated with microplastics. We examined 150 specimens of Macrobrachium amazonicum and found 396 potential microplastics in 129 individuals (86%). The number of particles per gram of body mass was highest in the gastrointestinal tract, with 60% of them ranging in size from 1,000 to 5,000 µm, predominantly dark blue fibers (80%). The contamination likely originates from the environment and the salt used during processing in the region where the shrimps are captured. Our findings point to a potential health risk to the many consumers of salted shrimp in the Amazon region.
Cuidados de enfermagem à citorredução e hyperthermic intraoperative chemotherapy em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva: revisão de escopo
Authors: Branco Aline , Weston Fernanda Cirne Lima , Soares Giovanna da Rosa , Linch Graciele Fernanda da Costa , Caregnato Rita Catalina Aquino
Published: November 2024

RESUMO Objetivo: Mapear os cuidados de enfermagem pós-operatórios para pacientes críticos adultos e idosos internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva após cirurgia de citorredução com quimioterapia intraperitoneal hipertérmica (hyperthermic intraoperative chemotherapy). Método: Revisão de escopo segundo metodologia do JBI, com artigos extraídos de bases de dados e literatura cinzenta, sem delimitação de idioma ou data de publicação. Realizou-se o processo de seleção dos estudos e extração dos resultados por dois revisores independentes, por meio dos programas EndNote® e Rayyan®. Utilizou-se o PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews para a redação, registrando-se na Open Science Framework. Resultados: Selecionados 42 estudos. Análise evidenciou 72 cuidados agrupados em 14 áreas assistenciais. A utilização de cateter epidural para analgesia, otimização do status hemodinâmico individualizado, e controle rigoroso do balanço hídrico foram os cuidados mais citados. Conclusão: O mapeamento identificou cuidados de enfermagem pós-operatórios semelhantes às cirurgias de grande porte de pacientes recuperados na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, com indicação de uso de equipamentos de proteção individual para os profissionais ao manipular drenos nas primeiras 48 horas de admissão.
Factors associated with nurses’ search for training in auriculotherapy: a national cross-sectional study
Authors: Dallegrave Daniela , Wickert Daiana Cristina , Gonçalves Isabella Goulart , Schimith Maria Denise , Piexak Diéssica Roggia
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic profile and highlight factors associated with nurses’ search for training in auriculotherapy. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, with national scope, with 1,154 nurses. The data was collected digitally from June 2021 to January 2022 through a sociodemographic and training characterization questionnaire. Variables were assessed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: 301 participants reported having training in auriculotherapy, the majority being women (88.96%), between 40 and 46 years old (26.86%), white (73.67%), born (48.83%) and working (48.16%) in the South region. The majority of nurses who have training in auriculotherapy (63.12%) did not specialize in acupuncture. Conclusion: Nurses’ professional practice in auriculotherapy is carried out by professionals who have training in professional qualification courses, a fact that is supported by the regulations of public policy and the professional council. Age was a factor associated with the search for training in auriculotherapy, i.e., as nurses age, especially young adults, there is a greater tendency to seek this practice.
Variáveis relacionadas ao estresse percebido e à resiliência entre migrantes internacionais: estudo multicêntrico (AFFAIR Project)
Authors: Barreto Mayckel da Silva , Barbieri-Figueiredo Maria do Céu , Garcia-Padilla Francisca Maria , Mendia Raquel Saenz , Silva Renan Alves , Sá Florinda Laura Ferreira Rodrigues Galinha De , Almeida Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim , Campos Maria Joana , Lise Fernanda , Marcon Sonia Silva
Published: November 2024

RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar as variáveis relacionadas ao estresse percebido e à resiliência de migrantes internacionais. Método: Estudo multicêntrico, observacional e de corte transversal, realizado com 403 migrantes que residiam no Brasil, Espanha ou Portugal. Para a coleta de dados foram utilizados os instrumentos: Perceived Stress Scale e Resilience Scale. Na análise foram aplicados os testes t-student e análise de variância. Resultados: O estresse percebido esteve relacionado com: viver no Brasil ou em Portugal; menor tempo de permanência no país anfitrião; ser negro ou pardo; e não ter religião. Maior resiliência relacionou-se com: não ser divorciado; ter menor escolaridade e menor renda familiar; ser originário de países em desenvolvimento; viver na Espanha; e ter religião. Conclusão: Aspectos como país de acolhimento e de origem, cor da pele, renda, estado civil, escolaridade, tempo de permanência no país anfitrião e religião estão relacionados com o nível de estresse e/ou resiliência de migrantes. Conhecer esse perfil é útil para a elaboração de políticas públicas de integração e intervenções que busquem diminuir o estresse e melhorar a resiliência.
Parental health literacy, resources in the family environment and hearing complaints: preliminary study
Authors: Gonçalves Jaqueline Batista Diniz , Escarce Andrezza Gonzalez , Lemos Stela Maris Aguiar
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACT Purpose To verify the association between parental functional health literacy and resources in the family environment, sociodemographic, and clinical aspects. Methods This is a preliminary stage of an analytical observational study, with a cross-sectional design, using a non-probabilistic sample consisting of 39 family members of children aged between nine and 12 years old. The instruments used were: Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults (SALPHA 18), Brazilian Economic Classification Criteria (CCEB), and Family Resource Inventory (RAF). Descriptive and bivariate analysis of the data was conducted using Pearson's chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test, with a significance level of 5%. Results In the descriptive analysis, it was observed that the majority of participants had adequate functional health literacy. The association analysis between SALPHA and sociodemographic data indicated a statistically significant association between functional health literacy and the education level of the head of the family (p=0.009), where those with up to incomplete higher education tended to be classified with adequate literacy. The association between RAF domains and SALPHA categories revealed a statistical difference in the domain of proximal processes. Conclusion This study demonstrated an association between functional health literacy and parents' education level, which may reflect the type of environmental resources offered to children in the family dynamics.
Catálogo de dados para descoberta e recuperação de dados abertos: uma solução baseada em APIs governamentais do Brasil
Authors: Silva Patrícia Nascimento , Silva Gabriel Vieira Pereira da , Fernandes Filho Douglas Rodrigues
Published: November 2024

Resumo Com a evolução tecnológica e o surgimento de novos suportes, ambientes e ferramentas, as fontes de informação sofreram alterações nas formas de acesso e comunicação, sendo automatizadas por Application Programming Interface que permitem a representação, organização e recuperação de dados para diversos domínios. O catálogo, instrumento longínquo de organização e preservação em acervos, também sofreu modificações contemplando uma visão ampliada dos dados e metadados nas organizações. Unir esses recursos para descoberta e recuperação em fontes volumosas, valiosas, pouco padronizadas e dispersas como os dados abertos publicados pelos governos é uma solução plausível e necessária. O objetivo deste estudo foi modelar um catálogo de dados para as Application Programming Interfaces de dados governamentais abertos do Brasil. Caracterizada como descritiva e aplicada, a pesquisa foi dividida em três etapas, uma para cada objetivo específico, executadas entre 2023 e 2024. Na primeira etapa, o mapeamento das Application Programming Interfaces, realizado em estudo anterior, foi utilizado para estudo e identificação dos domínios, fontes de informação e ativos. Na segunda etapa foram definidos metadados para representação das Application Programming Interfaces, que considerou componentes padrões da arquitetura, o padrão e-PMG e um vocabulário controlado do governo para classificação. A terceira etapa consistiu na modelagem do catálogo de dados, por meio de um banco de dados relacional, com oito tabelas validadas com dados reais. O catálogo de dados permitiu descobrir metadados para recuperar conjuntos de dados abertos, fomentando o reúso e a interoperabilidade com outras aplicações, além disso, a solução é reprodutível para outros serviços e domínios de dados.
A la búsqueda de un modelo: 25 años calculando los costes de la preservación digital
Authors: Díez-Carrera Carmen , Cruz-Mundet José Ramón
Published: November 2024

Resumo El cálculo de los costes es uno de los aspectos de la preservación digital permanente que aún está a la espera de solución. Saber cuánto cuesta preservar un paquete de información de archivo a largo plazo , ha sido una aspiración que surge desde que la comunidad interesada a finales del siglo pasado, se empezó a plantear el binomio preservación permanente aplicado al ecosistema digital. El objetivo del trabajo es analizar los diferentes modelos para el cálculo de los costes desarrollados en los 25 años transcurridos entre 1998, fecha del primer planteamiento teórico y 2023. Para ello se realizó una revisión exhaustiva de la literatura, junto con un estudio de los sitios web de los proyectos. El resultado ha sido la obtención de un diagnóstico sobre la viabilidad de dichos modelos, las últimas propuestas aún en desarrollo, lo que nos permite poner de relieve los aspectos pendientes de resolver para lograr despejar el horizonte de la preservación digital permanente.
Informação, conhecimento e inteligência organizacional: das bases conceptuais ao comportamento epistemológico na Ciência da Informação
Authors: Macucule Augusto Júnior , Valentim Marta Lígia Pomim
Published: November 2024

Resumo Analisa-se a estrutura conceitual de informação, conhecimento e inteligência organizacional no âmbito da Ciência da Informação, a partir do campo de pesquisa da gestão do conhecimento. A gestão do conhecimento como ponto de partida e de encontro para a reflexão dos referenciais epistemológicos da informação, conhecimento e inteligência organizacional, de modo a elucidar as diferenças e semelhanças conceituais. A inteligência organizacional pode ser intercambiável com a noção de gestão do conhecimento, uma vez que ambas se valem da mesma matéria prima: dados, informação e conhecimento. Do ponto de vista metodológico o trabalho recorreu à revisão da literatura, majoritariamente fez uso de artigos do campo da Ciência da Informação que abordam os conceitos de informação, conhecimento e inteligência organizacional, incluindo referencias teóricos do campo de estudo da gestão do conhecimento e nas disciplinas que recorrem à gestão do conhecimento para a construção do conhecimento disciplinar e interdisciplinar. A construção de conhecimento organizacional tem se alicerçado nos dados, na informação, no conhecimento e na inteligência gerado coletivamente em contextos organizacionais. A clarificação de conceitos intercambiáveis e difusos, tais como: informação, conhecimento, inteligência organizacional e conceitos correlatos parecem ganhar clareza no contexto interdisciplinar oriundo do campo de pesquisa da gestão do conhecimento, bem como da organização do conhecimento, que também intercambiam perspectivas e referenciais teóricos interdisciplinares. A realidade epistemológica dos proponentes do campo de pesquisa da gestão de conhecimento, bem como da organização do conhecimento, procura demarcar o campo com aportes epistemológicos orientais, sem divergir das abordagens ocidentais de construção de conhecimento organizacional, com exemplos empíricos da realidade organizacional e intelectual oriental e ocidental.
Plastinação na atividade museal preservando e divulgando a memória da biodiversidade da Mata Atlântica
Authors: Monteiro Yuri Favalessa , Silva Marcos Vinícius Freitas , Menezes Fabíola Veloso , Bittencourt Athelson Stefanon
Published: November 2024

Resumo A plastinação é uma técnica de preservação de matéria biológica, cujo princípio básico é a substituição dos fluidos corporais por um polímero curável. O tecido biológico não é só preservado por tempo indefinido, mas permanece também inerte, realista e livre de agentes decompositores. Diante das vantagens proporcionadas, a plastinação pode gerar muitos benefícios às exposições museais das ciências da vida e afins. Nesse sentido, o Museu de Ciências da Vida se institui enquanto único no mundo em produzir exposições com espécimes animais da fauna silvestre brasileira plastinados e, além disso, não há na literatura relatos do uso desse tipo de espécime em exposições, indicando suas vantagens e limitações. Os espécimes animais utilizados neste projeto foram: cachorro-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous), feto e cabeça de anta (Tapirus terrestris), gato-maracajá (Leopardus wiedii), mão-pelada (Procyon cancrivorus), preguiça-comum (Bradypus variegatus), quati (Nasua nasua), paca (Cuniculus paca), pica-pau-anão-barrado (Picmnus cirratus) e pena de harpia adulta (Harpia harpyja). Estes foram apresentados em quatro exposições diferentes: “Diversidade dos Vertebrados” em Venda Nova do Imigrante (VNI) (ES); “A Alma do Mundo - Leonardo 500 anos” na Biblioteca Nacional (RJ); “A Métrica do Corpo Humano” na Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo e “Conheça!” na XI Semana de Biologia da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Diante dos resultados obtidos, a plastinação mostrou-se uma ferramenta preciosa e facilitadora para a educação científica e ambiental, notando-se uma maior segurança e facilidade de transporte, planejamento e execução de exposições, com destaque para as itinerantes.
IMPACT OF SARCOPENIA ON THE PROGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE DECOMPENSATION OR ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE
Authors: EIFLER Leticia Macedo , MOREIRA Thaís Rodrigues , POSSEBON João Pedro Pagani , FERREIRA Luis Fernando , JOTZ Raquel de Freitas , MATTOS Ângelo Z
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACT Background: Cirrhosis is a prevalent disease and ranks among the leading causes of death worldwide. Sarcopenia is believed to be associated with a poorer prognosis in patients with cirrhosis. Objective: To evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on the prognosis of patients hospitalized for acute decompensation of cirrhosis, with or without acute-on-chronic liver failure. Methods: This prospective cohort study evaluated patients hospitalized for acute decompensation of cirrhosis, with or without acute-on-chronic liver failure. Sarcopenia was assessed according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People, using skeletal muscle mass analysis by bioelectrical impedance and handgrip strength testing. The data was collected between March-2019 and April-2020. Qualitative variables were presented as frequencies and percentages, and quantitative variables as means and standard deviations when symmetrical, or medians and 25th and 75th percentiles when asymmetrical. The association of sarcopenia and mortality with quantitative variables was tested using Student’s t-test or the Mann-Whitney test, while associations with qualitative variables were tested using the Chi-square test or Fisher’s Exact test. For significant associations, crude and adjusted (multivariate analysis) relative risk estimates with a 95% confidence interval were calculated using Poisson regression analysis. Results with P<0.05 were considered significant. Results: Fifty patients were included, with a mean age of 60.5 years (±10.4) and a slight predominance of men (56%). The main causes of cirrhosis were alcohol use disorder (28%) and hepatitis C (24%). The median Child-Pugh score was 8 points (7-10), and the median Model for End-stage Liver Disease score was 15 points (12.5-21). Ten patients were diagnosed with acute-on-chronic liver failure. Sarcopenia was present in 50% of the sample. Sarcopenia was present in 70.0% of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and in 43.2% of those without acute-on-chronic liver failure (P=0.168). Overall mortality was 48% in patients with sarcopenia and 44% in those without sarcopenia (P=1.000). In multivariate analysis, overall mortality was associated only with leukocyte count (relative risk=1.01, 95% confidence interval=1.01-1.01) and Model for End-stage Liver Disease score (relative risk=1.07, 95% confidence interval =1.03-1.10). Conclusion: In this study, sarcopenia was not associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for acute decompensation of cirrhosis, with or without acute-on-chronic liver failure. There was a non-significant trend towards a higher prevalence of sarcopenia among individuals with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Gas exchange and growth of bell pepper grown in different substrates under salinity stress
Authors: Oliveira Francisco de A de , Santos Sandy T dos , Melo Mikhael R de S , Oliveira Mychelle KT de , Travassos Kaline D , Sousa Leonardo V de , Pinto Francisco FB
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACT Physicochemical qualities of the substrate, such as moisture retention capacity and retention of exchangeable bases, enable better photosynthetic activity and plant growth gains in semi-hydroponic cultivation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different substrates on physiology and growth of bell peppers cultivated under salinity stress. The research was conducted in a greenhouse, in randomized block design, 3 x 4 factorial scheme, using three substrates [coconut fiber, sand, mixture (coconut fiber + sand (1:1)] and four electrical conductivity levels of the nutrient solution (2.2; 3.5; 4.5 and 5.5 dS/m), with three replications. At 72 days after transplanting, we evaluated gas exchanges in plants through stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, photosynthesis, water use efficiency and intrinsic water use efficiency. At 120 days after transplanting, the plants were collected and evaluated in relation to leaf dry mass, stem dry mass, fruit dry mass and total dry mass. Salinity stress affected gas exchange in bell pepper plants in all substrates, especially at higher salt levels. Coconut fiber provided better physiological and growth conditions for bell pepper grown under salinity stress. Bell pepper can be grown under salinity levels up to 3.5 dS/m using coconut fiber or the mixture of coconut fiber and sand (1:1) as substrates.
Critical and Interpretivist Foreign Policy Analysis: Reflecting on Three Challenges Ahead
Authors: Guzzini Stefano , Siman Maíra , Salgado Carolina
Published: November 2024

Abstract This text concludes the Special Issue on “New Directions for Foreign Policy Analysis” that aims at exploring some recent research avenues in the critical and interpretivist tradition in International Relations. Rather than summarising the contributions to the Special Issue, it reflects on a series of challenges ahead, focusing on three: the theoretical challenges in identity-focused or practice-theory inspired FPA, the international division of knowledge production in the context of a semi-peripheral academic community like Brazil, and the challenges for developing a truly critical FPA that does not take its Western-established categories for granted. Doing so, it issues an invitation to explore these challenges together.
Approximate Counting of Linear Extensions in Practice
Authors: Talvitie Topi , Koivisto Mikko
Published: November 2024

We investigate the problem of computing the number of linear extensions of a given partial order on n elements. The problem has applications in numerous areas, such as sorting, planning, and learning graphical models. The problem is #P-hard but admits fully polynomial-time approximation schemes. However, the polynomial complexity bounds of the known schemes involve high degrees and large constant factors, rendering the schemes only feasible when n is some dozens. We present novel schemes, which stem from the idea of not requiring provable polynomial worst-case running time bounds. Using various new algorithmic techniques and implementation optimizations, we discover schemes that yield speedups by several orders of magnitude, enabling accurate approximations even when n is in several hundreds.
Editorial: Accelerating Endogenous Knowledge Production in Africa – Contributions from Legal Research
Authors: Mupangavanhu Brighton
Published: November 2024

The special edition consists of eight (8) papers from a special research project and symposium, conceptualised, organised and led by the Editor (who is a member of the Department of Mercantile and Labour Law at the University of the Western Cape) between 29 and 31 September 2021. This project was undertaken in partnership with the Afrikan Peer Growth Network NPC, a non-profit company co-founded by the Editor for the purpose of promoting autochthonous or endogenous African scholarship. The theme of the symposium "Towards Afrikan-centred participatory knowledge production" echoes the dream expressed in the title of this editorial, which seeks to accelerate endogenous knowledge production on the African continent. This editorial will answer two related questions. The first is: does accelerating or promoting autochthoneity and endogeneity in knowledge production in Africa matter, and if so, why and how does it matter? The second is related to the first, and the question is: in what ways do the contributions to legal research in this special edition help to advance the agenda of enhancing endogenous and decolonised scholarship and knowledge production on the African continent?
Proceedings Report SADC Open Science Workshop: Democratising Knowledge through Open Science
Authors:   Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Published: November 2024

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in partnership with the Botswana Academy of Science (BAS), Kingdom of Eswatini Academy of Sciences (KEAS), Lesotho Academy of Science and Technology (LAST), the Academy of Science (TAS) in Malawi and Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences (ZAS) hosted a collaborative workshop on Democratising Knowledge through Open Science: A collaborative Workshop on 27 August 2024. This workshop was hosted to better understand the role of African Academies of Science in advancing Open Science on the African continent.

View the slides at https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/412
İnteraktif Sanat Enstalasyonlarında Birim Tekrarının İncelenmesi
Authors: Aydin Sibel , Demir Evrim
Published: November 2024

Bu makale, birim tekrarını temel bir tasarım öğesi olarak bütünleştiren dijital ve interaktif sanat formlarına odaklanarak, teknolojik gelişmelerin sanat üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktadır. Araştırma, yeni medya bağlamında, birim tekrarının özellikle etkileşimli tekstil yüzeyleri ve etkileşimli video enstalasyonlarındaki organizasyonel bir ilke olarak işlevini ve anlatım diline katkısını incelemektedir. Gestalt teorisinin (Yakınlık İlkesi, Süreklilik İlkesi, Benzerlik İlkesi, Anlaşılırlık İlkesi, Basitlik İlkesi ve Şekil-Zemin İlişkisi) görsel tasarım ilkeleri, analizin temel ölçütlerini oluşturmaktadır. Bu ölçütler doğrultusunda makale, literatür taramasıyla belirlenen 20. ve 21. yüzyıla ait birim tekrarına dayalı sanatsal uygulamaları analiz etmektedir. Bu makale, tekrarlayan birimlerin sanatta sürükleyici ve çok duyulu deneyimler yaratmadaki etkisini saptamaktadır. Araştırma sorusu, birim tekrarının izleyici katılımını ve dinamik görsel etkileşimleri nasıl şekillendirdiğini incelemektedir. Nitel bir yöntem kullanılan bu araştırmada, seçilen etkileşimli enstalasyonlar üzerinden görsel veri analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yapılan analiz, mekân, görsel tutarlılık ve dokunsal etkileşim açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular, birim tekrarının tutarlı bir görsel oluşturduğunu ve sanat eseri ile izleyici arasındaki duyusal etkileşimi derinleştirerek dijital ortamlardaki sanatsal ifadenin niteliğini arttırdığını göstermektedir. Bu araştırma, çağdaş interaktif sanatta dinamik bir görsel dil olan tekrarlayan birimlerin rolünü vurgulayarak alana katkıda bulunmaktadır.
SENIOR Protocol v1
Authors: Ignacio Serrano J. , Cruz-Gil Silvia
Published: November 2024

Protocol to relate microbiota profiles with spontaneous brain activity in older people
Sinai SCENT TMC - Peripheral Blood Collection v2
Authors: Bermejo Santos , Kim Sojin , J Lee Patty
Published: November 2024

This Standard Operating Procedure is to provide guidance toresearch team members who are involved in the retrieval, processing, and storing of peripheral blood samples obtained from research participants. The research team shall use this SOP within the scope of an IRB-approved protocol.
IMPACT OF INTEGRATED ORGANOMINERAL FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD, QUALITY, AND HEALTH-RELATED COMPOUNDS OF SWEET CORN
Authors: Alan Özlem , Budak Bülent , Şen Fatih , Gündoğdu Müttalip
Published: November 2024

In this study, the effectiveness of two organomineral formulations (OMF I and OMF II) on the growth, yield,
kernel quality and health-related compounds of sweet corn were evaluated. Organomineral fertilizers were
compared with chemically fertilized and unfertilized control to evaluate their effects as a basic fertilizer source.
Field experiments were conducted using a randomized complete block design, with three replications over 2
years. Two cultivars (cv. ‘Sentinel’ and cv. ‘Khan’) were used as plant material. The results indicated that (1)
compared to control, the application of organomineral and chemical fertilizers resulted in improvements in most
growth, yield and quality traits of sweet corn in both cultivars; (2) use of organomineral fertilizers led to similar
or significantly higher than chemical fertilizer in plant height, leaf number per plant, ear size, ear weight, ear
yield (husked and de-husked) and total soluble solids. However, these effects showed responses that varied with
type of organomineral fertilizer or cultivar; (3) use of OMF I treatment with cv. ‘Khan’ significantly improved
ear size, ear weight, ear yield (husked and de-husked), colour traits, total phenolic content and antioxidant
activity compared to other treatments.
Young Latinas/os’ Environmental Commitments: The Case of Waste
Authors: Solis Miriam , Morales Sergio , Cohen Noah , Pérez-Quiñones Katherine , Chatham Ana , Hagerman Janice , Oliva Marisa , Valdez Carmen R.
Published: November 2024

This participatory research project aimed to identify young people’s perceptions of the natural and built environment in their neighborhoods, including how social inequities shape those environments, and how their community and governments can improve them. The study took place with 25 young Latinas/os, ages 14 to 18, many of whom lived in a formerly unincorporated neighborhood (known as colonia) in Pharr, Texas, located in the state’s Rio Grande Valley region. Through a walkalong, photovoice, and focus groups, participants identified waste management as a resounding priority. Their reflections highlighted their motivations behind and actions toward addressing this problem. This study makes two empirical contributions to scholarly and applied discussions on young people’s outdoor experiences. First, young people’s prioritization of waste highlights the role that trash—often in the form of scattered objects, small and large—has in shaping young people’s outdoor experiences. Second, young people are committed to improving waste conditions through individual and group actions, and they identified needed structural changes. Pharr youths’ environmental commitments call for investment in waste management and set the stage for more generative ways of experiencing the natural environment.
Transarterial embolization of renal cell carcinoma (modern review)
Authors: Popov S. V. , Guseynov R. G. , Vintskovskiy S. G. , Alkhazishvili A. V. , Sivak K. V. , Perepelitsa V. V. , Grushevskiy R. O. , Shmidt I. O. , Bunenkov N. S. , Lelyavina T. A.
Published: November 2024

Currently, renal cell carcinoma is one of the most common malignant neoplasms, the main treatment method of which is surgery. However, surgical treatment in some cases may be accompanied by deterioration of renal function, which dictates the need to search for alternative treatment methods. This review examines the possibilities of a minimally invasive, radiosurgical procedure – transarterial embolization of the renal arteries in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. Options for performing this procedure and indications for them are given, the results of using transarterial embolization of the renal arteries for renal cell carcinoma are analyzed, and possible complications are described. The advantages of the method are indicated. The need for further large-scale scientific research devoted to studying the effectiveness and safety of transarterial embolization of the renal artery for renal cell carcinoma is urgent.
TARAS'S HOME ON THE KOZYNE BOLOTO: POLEMICS, FACTS
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Orlova N. I.
Published: November 2024

From the end of April 1846 the house of the Kiev official I. Zhytnytskyi on Kozyne Bolote street became for one year a temporary residence for T. Shevchenko and his friend (poet O. Afanasiev-Chuzhbinsky and artist M. Sazhin). Polish writer Yu. Belina-Kenjitsky, who was a student of the Imperial University of St. Vladimir, acquaintance of T. Shevchenko, who repeatedly visited him, noted in memoirs that in 1862 visiting Kiev, he saw that the house I. Zhytnytskyi is not preserved.

The problem of reliability of the house I. Zhytnytskyi on Kozyne Boloto street, in which November 10, 1928 the House-Museum of T. Shevchenko was opened, was the subject of scientific interest of researchers V. Krychevsky, V. Shchurat, M. Novitsky, M. Gaiduchok, P. Zhura and others. However, reliable information about the appearance of the house, when here we do not have Shevchenko.

The author of the article set the task on archival materials to trace the history of the house I. Zytnytskyi from the time of its construction and stay here Shevchenko and until the opening of the House-Museum T. G. Shevchenko.

The following results are presented in the scientific intelligence. The house was built in 1835. on a typical facade № 3 – one of the standards for urban, burial wooden houses. During its existence, it has undergone some changes. With the permission of the Kiev Road and Construction Commission, I. Zytnytskyi carried out repairs: changed the roof, completed an open veranda. During the poet's stay in it, the idea of the appearance of the house, in addition to the typical project of a wooden house № 3, gives an engraving "View of old Kyiv" (1850-ies) according to a picture of M. Sazhin, a photo of Chugayevich in 1860. Confirmation of the reliability of the house I. Zhytnytskyi there are also plans of estates 1852, 1876, lists of owners, documents on payment of taxes. Residential, descriptions of the building during the sale of heritage 1900 and 1906 engineer of communication routes I. Zhytnytsky – son of I. Residential. All these documents confirm the authenticity of the house I. Zhytnytskyi, where Shevchenko lived in 1846. It was the changes in the reconstruction of the building that caused Yu. Belina-Kenjitsky did not recognize him in 1862. In 1924–1927 biennium under the leadership of V. Krychevsky was repaired and restored the house.
TARAS SHEVCHENKO'S PRE-DEATH POETRY: PESSIMISM OR PROPHECY?
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Slipushko O. M.
Published: November 2024

In the article the peculiarities of Taras Shevchenko's pre-death poetry are investigated. Particular attention is paid to its ideological characteristics; it is found out what its basis is: pessimism or prophecy. Based on a complete analysis of the artist's poetry, written before his death, it is proved that the idea of a prophetic vision of the future is leading in it. The conceptual dominants of Taras Shevchenko's pre‑death poetry have been determined, particularly the steadfastness of spirit, desire for freedom and struggle, love for the Motherland, appeal to God, and others.

The motive of death appears in the creativity of Taras Shevchenko in the etching "Fairy Tale" of 1844, which depicts death in the form of a grandmother-skeleton with a braid in the Ukrainian national dress. Taras Shevchenko appeals to the topic of death in the "Testament" of 1845, when young and ill poet has ordered to bury himself after his death in Ukraine. Analysis of the ideological paradigm of the work shows that the essence of this testament hasn't changed until his last breath. In pre-death poetry the artist represents a prophetic vision of the future. The motives of sadness are explained by tragic events in the poet's life, particularly detachment from his native land, as well as disappointments in the ability of compatriots to statehood and freedom. According to Taras Shevchenko's conception, historical events, especially the deeds of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Peter I and the "bad" lords, are the reasons of this situation.

It is proved that the works written before poet's death are a spiritual testament of the artist, a prayer for all, because Taras Shevchenko appeals to God with a supplication for a better fate for his country and people. The artist hopes that Ukrainians will realize the need to fight for freedom and self-sufficiency. Taras Shevchenko thinks himself inseparably from his homeland, he wants to return and die in Ukraine before his death. Until his last breath the poet doesn't lose the strength of spirit, hangs on his beliefs, cultivating visions of freedom and happiness – personal and national.
IDEA AND THEME PARADIGM OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO POEM "BLIND"
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fan Zh.
Published: November 2024

In this article the specific of idea and theme paradigm of Taras Shevchenko poem "Blind", that was written in Russian language, is investigated. The system of images of poem is analysed. It is investigated the specific the of autobiography vector in the text. The particularly of genre of poem, representation of folklore tradition in the poem is investigated. It is underlined the motive of dream, madness, fire in the poem.

The specific of idea and theme of paradigm of poem is determined by the motive of the tragedy of person, that development in the image of Motherland. The images of concrete of the persons have universal meaning. They are projecting in the general image of Motherland. The poem is based in the union of real and unreal sphere, union of romantic literature tradition with folklore.

The poem is interesting because of autobiography and confession vectors. In general the poem "Blind" of Taras Shevchenko is based using rhythmic song forms.

The general specific of idea and theme paradigm are determined by motive of the life and feelings, that development in the universal images. The poem of Taras Shevchenko "Blind", like written in Russian language poetic work "Tryzna" represent very important stage in the evolution of the poetry of the author – in the inner and in the outside levels. According to its character the poem is very narrative. The motives of the madness and incident are dominated in the poem. They are develop in the tragedy. We can see it in the denial of the real life, even in the denial of the myself. In the literature context it was denial from myself, from my own personality. The important specific of the art style of Taras Shevchenko "Blind" is reason based in the symbols and allegories.
TRADITIONS OF BAROQUE THEATRE IN THE CREATIVE WORKS OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO (AS EXAMPLE TRAGEDY AND COMEDY OF FEOFAN PROCOPOVYCH "VOLODYMYR" AND DRAMA "NAZAR STODOLYA")
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Huan M.
Published: November 2024

In this article the problem of development of Baroque drama (as example using tragedy and comedy "Volodymyr" of Feofan Procopovych) traditions in the creative works, separately drama "Nazar Stodolya", is analysed. It is analysing the specific of school drama of Ukrainian literature Baroque, its general features and representation in the drama of Kobzar. It is underlined using on the method of one place, time and space. In the drama "Volodymyr" is investigated the problem of the choice – it is not only choice of the Christian religion. It is very important choice between two outlooks – new and old. And it is choice between two ways of the person life and thinking.

The drama of Taras Shevchenko represent theatre heritage of writer. It is written in the base of united of national Baroque tradition and personal understanding of author about this genre. It is represent another aspect of the creative works of Taras Shevchenko. He was well educated person of his time. He studied in the Peterburg Academy and represent understanding of styles and vectors of art and literature. His drama work "Nazar Stodolya" represent united of Baroque traditions in the context of romantic and realistic literature of ХІХ century.

The structure of the drama is tradition for school drama, that was formed under influence of the European tradition and old Kyivan Rus tradition. The poem is consist of the five parts. According to Baroque poetic the plot is development and heroes act. Historical facts are interpreted according to "Synopsys". We can observe influence of the traditions of the novels about Volodymyr as a saint.

Drama of Taras Shevchenko "Nazar Stodolja" represent evolution of the art thinking of the writer. His talent was demonstrated by using different genres, partly genre of the drama. In general in the genre level in the drama of Taras Shevchenko we observe the one place, time and space, that adopted to another real conditions. The Baroque problem of the choice is represented in the drama "Nazar Stodolya". It means that Taras Shevchenko demonstrated continuation and development of the traditions of the idea, theme and genre levels. Taras Shevchenko inherited and development traditions of the Baroque theatre according to modern life, outlook and literature. His drama "Nazar Stodolya" united heritage of the old Ukrainian literature and represent new author model of the artistic thinking.