bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rappresentare la violenza di genere: Sguardi femministi tra critica, attivismo e scrittura, Marina Bettaglio, Nicoletta Mandolini and Silvia Ross (eds) (2018)
Authors: Anatrone Sole
Published: June 2021

Review of: Rappresentare la violenza di genere: Sguardi femministi tra critica, attivismo e scrittura, Marina Bettaglio, Nicoletta Mandolini and Silvia Ross (eds) (2018)

Milan: Mimesis Edizioni, 596 pp.,

ISBN 978-8-85755-426-6, p/bk, €26.60, epub €19.99
‘Perhaps we may frighten away the ghost of so many years ago’: Gaston Leroux’s haunting of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera
Authors: Shah Raj
Published: June 2021

This article investigates the ambivalent relationship between Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 megamusical The Phantom of the Opera and its 1910 source novel, Gaston Leroux’s Le Fantôme de l’Opéra. Lloyd Webber and his collaborators initially differentiated the megamusical from previous adaptations by heralding a return to the spirit of Leroux’s narrative. In doing so, however, Lloyd Webber lay down the limitations of his own creative authority over the material by establishing a ‘knowing audience’ primed to experience both the ‘hypotext’ of the novel and the ‘hypertext’ of the musical through the prism of the other. This article demonstrates how Leroux’s novel was subsequently marginalized via a strategic project of displacement in the megamusical’s ‘paratexts’, such as programme notes and media interviews. Examining these paratexts and Lloyd Webber’s later reworkings of the material (as seen in its 2004 film adaptation and its 2010 sequel), this article argues that the composer-producer’s attempts to appropriate the ‘phantom’ legend have been repeatedly disrupted by the novel’s spectral resurgences in the public imagination.
Momma Rose: An Aristotelian heroine in the mother of all musicals
Authors: Walen Denise A.
Published: June 2021

The character of Rose from Gypsy has been compared to tragic characters such as Medea, King Lear and Willy Loman. She has been credited as one of the most psychologically complex characters in musical theatre history and is a role coveted by performers. Equally appalling and compelling, Rose, like characters in ancient Greek tragedies, is an imperfect human struggling to do her best in difficult situations but is ultimately misguided and suffers a tragic reversal of fortune. This article applies dramatic theory from Aristotle’s Poetics and Arthur Miller’s article ‘Tragedy and the common man’ to discover the dramaturgical practices the authors of Gypsy used to structure Rose, a figure from musical comedy, within the theoretical constructs of a tragic heroine.
Kirle from quarantine: An introduction to the Bruce Kirle Memorial Debut Panel, 2020
Authors: Kessler Kelly
Published: June 2021

Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the fate of the annual Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference and the twelfth annual Bruce Kirle Memorial Debut Panel hung in the balance. By sheer will and determination, those at the helm of the ATHE machine managed to pull off a virtual conference, bringing scholars from across the world together from the comfort and safety of their own digital devices. This introduction explores the context of the conference, theatre’s unique COVID-era connection to Kirle’s notion of ‘unfinished business’ and the work of the 2020 Kirle scholars Lindsey Barr, Samantha Lampe and Trystan Loustau.
‘Back to child, back to husband’: Containing transgressive mothers in Into the Woods
Authors: Loustau Trystan
Published: June 2021

Traditional American musicals have often portrayed women in conventional, domestic roles like wives and mothers. Sondheim and Lapine’s Into the Woods (1987) abounds with maternal figures who, at first, appear musically and lyrically complex. The musical’s mothers transgress the confines of housekeeping and childrearing to pursue sexual fantasies, provide for and protect their children and explore their personal and emotional bonds. However, the actions of such transgressive mothers, including the Baker’s Wife, Jack’s Mother and the Witch, are narratively renounced, their agency contained and their stories cut short with fatal punishments. In contrast, Cinderella, the epitome of the pure good woman, prevails as the solitary mother figure of the show’s concluding family. This article argues that despite its overtures towards something more complex, Into the Woods’ depiction of motherhood merely reinforces reductive, patriarchal genre standards.
The Black Broadway voice: calls and responses
Authors: Asare Masi
Published: June 2021

Black musical theatre artists in New York City share and theorize their experiences with industry expectations around racialized vocal performance. Musical director John Bronson, actor/singer Jamal James, composer/music director Dionne McClain-Freeney, composer/writer Khiyon Hursey, actor/singer Rheaume Crenshaw, actor/singer/voice teacher Elijah Caldwell, and actor/singer Zonya Love Johnson comprise the group. The artists grapple with the conundrum of sounding ‘Black enough’, how the demand for uniform Black vocalization confounds historical accuracy in period shows, and the fantasy of the generic, idealized ‘Black Broadway voice’. The group details unspoken, misguided industry assumptions that Black singers do not produce multiple kinds of belt sounds, do not use the vocal mix sound, and sing only in a heavy (power) sound virtuosically ornamented with riffs that evokes for (white) listeners a misleadingly monolithic idea of ‘the Black church’. As these artists point out, ‘We do not all go to the same church’; in fact, the ability to fluidly move between more classical (legit) and gospel vocal sounds may actually arise from a singer’s training in the church choir. Collectively these artists have worked on multiple Broadway and off-Broadway shows from The Color Purple to Hamilton and A Strange Loop, major tours and regional productions of shows such as Hair, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and Waitress, and hold songwriting credits from the prestigious BMI musical theatre writing workshop to Netflix. This conversation took place in October 2019.
La labor político-social de sección femenina durante el franquismo en Jaén
Authors: Gómez Fernández Ana Belén
Published: June 2021

En el presente artículo tratamos de abordar un estudio sobre el campo de acción de Sección Femenina, teniendo como marco de análisis la provincia de Jaén. Una provincia caracterizada por una importante presencia del mundo rural, ámbito donde Sección Femenina desplegó una importante labor político-social sobre las mujeres, destacando su papel tradicional dentro del ámbito privado y en el desarrollo de la economía rural. Sin embargo, en los últimos años del franquismo, Sección Femenina intentó borrar ese pasado antifeminista ayudando a la mujer a aumentar su presencia en la esfera laboral y en el espacio público.
Tres formas de restitución a los indios en la gobernación de Tucumán (siglo XVII)
Authors: Gentile Lafaille Margarita E.
Published: June 2021

Estos tres casos de restitución a los indios muestran la adaptación de la institución en la gobernación de Tucumán; allí, el siglo XVII fue una época de cambios rápidos y definitivos para todos sus habitantes.El primero transcurrió alrededor de 1615; el segundo c.1640, cuando todavía el sistema de encomienda indiana era funcional a la minería y la mayoría de los productos de Tucumán se destinaban al altiplano. En cambio, el tercer caso transcurrió cuando eran evidentes la falta de mano de obra indígena y se habían modificado los alcances de la legislación española en las Indias. Por otra parte, el tema en sí de la Restitución, hasta donde sé, no fue objeto de estudios pormenorizados con relación a la gobernación de Tucumán. La falta de noticias puede deberse a que aquí parece que no se llamó a dicha institución por su nombre.
La ordenación del espacio agrario en economías preindustriales. El caso del cultivo del olivo en el sur de España
Authors: Infante Amate Juan
Published: June 2021

En las últimas décadas se ha desarrollado una literatura especializada en el estudio de las particulares características de las agriculturas preindustriales. Este trabajo, en base a la citada línea de trabajo, analiza los plantíos de olivar andaluces, que hoy representan la mayor concentración arbórea de Europa, justo en el momento previo a su gran expansión (mediados del siglo XVIII). Intentamos aportar claves que expliquen la geografía de expansión: su escasa superficie antes de la industrialización y las causas de porqué algunos puntos de Andalucía se erigieron como focos prematuros de especialización.
Os efeitos das imagens sobre a disposicão a pagar por ingressos das atrações turísticas
Authors: Tavares Jean Max , Perinotto André Riani Costa , Juchneski Daniele Paula
Published: June 2021

O objetivo deste estudo foi medir a Disposição dos Consumidores a Pagar (DCP) por ingressos em atrações turísticas que eles nunca haviam visitado anteriormente, depois de visualizar imagens de atração turística como as mostradas no Instagram, por exemplo. Este artigo avaliou os possíveis efeitos das imagens na disposição dos jovens a pagar ingressos, em três atrações turísticas, em cada um dos cinco países mais visitados por brasileiros em 2017, a saber, Estados Unidos da América, Espanha, Argentina, França e Portugal. Primeiramente, foi feito um estudo piloto que contou com a participação de 60 universitários, com idades entre 18 e 35 anos e que nunca haviam viajado ao exterior, com uma única pergunta: qual o valor mínimo e máximo que estariam dispostos a pagar para cada uma das atrações turísticas apresentadas? Duas semanas depois, aplicou-se um questionário com essa mesma pergunta para 400 universitários com as mesmas particularidades supracitadas. Após responderem a esse questionário, foram convidados a visualizarem uma imagem de cada um dos atrativos para, em seguida, tornar a responder a mesma pergunta. Os resultados mostraram que a “imagem” melhorou sua DCP, embora em 20% das atrações os efeitos fossem contrários. Os resultados sugeriram contribuições importantes para os setores público e privado quando relacionados ao marketing do turismo.
Peran kepercayaan, manfaat dan religiusitas dalam meningkatkan niat menggunakan kembali dompet digital
Authors: A.N Adinda Ridhia , Sutarso Yudi
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of trust and perceived value on continuance intention of payment gateway services with religiosity as moderation variable. This study involves 130 respondents collected through questionnaires in the area of Surabaya and Sidoarjo, East Java. Their responses were analyzed using descriptive analysis with SPSS 16.0 and statistical analysis with WarpPLS 6.0. The results indicate that trust and perceived benefit have positive effect on continuance intention. The moderating role of religiosity has an effect on the relationship between trust and continuance intention. It can be impliead that wallet payment companies should develop their strategies in the future, especially as an evaluation of the performance of their services in fintech competition. They should also provide important information to wallet payment so that they can build trust and perceived benefit that have an impact on continuance intetntion by moderating religiosity to increase the use of wallet payment services.
Pengaruh risiko kredit terhadap permodalan dengan efisiensi sebagai variabel intervening
Authors: Achmad Achmad , Kristijadi Emanuel
Published: June 2021

Capital for the banking industry as a safeguard against possible risks is very important. This study aims to analyze whether NPL, CKPN, LAR, and BOPO have a significant effect on CAR. This research uses secondary data, taken by documentation method. The data were obtained from the Bank’s financial reports (Book 3) for the 2016-2019 period from the published reports of the Financial Services Authority (OJK). The data were analyzed using a descriptive analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA). The results show that NPL, CKPN, and LAR have a significant positive effect on BOPO. The effect of NPL, CKPN, and LAR is significantly negative on CAR. The effect of the BOPO variable on CAR is positive but insignificant. Meanwhile, the effect of NPL, CKPN, LAR through BOPO as an intervening variable on CAR is negative and insignificant. The research results imply that, in the future, banks can control the number of non-performing loans so that the cost of funds reserved for problem loans does not increase.
DIGITAL FORENSIC READINES INDEX (DiFRI) UNTUK MENGUKUR KESIAPAN PENANGGULANGAN CYBERCRIME PADA KANTOR WILAYAH KEMENTERIAN HUKUM DAN HAM DIY
Authors: WIJATMOKO TAUFIQ EFFENDY
Published: June 2021

Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Hukum dan HAM DIY dalam pelaksanaan tugas pemerintahannya dibantu dengan Teknologi Informasi dalam bingkai e-government berdasarkan suatu tata kelola pemerintahan yang baik (Good Corporate Governance). Pengelolaan informasi merupakan salah satu aspek dalam Good Corporate Governance, termasuk kualitas dan keamanan pengelolaan informasi. Pemanfaatan teknologi informasi pada instansi pemerintah (e-Government) ibarat dua sisi mata uang. Pada satu sisi memberikan manfaat luar biasa bagi akselerasi tugas pemerintahan, namun pada sisi lain dapat menimbulkan potensi cybercrime. Kurangnya kesadaran akan laporan tindak kejahatan internet dan barang bukti digital, mengindikasikan kurangnya pemahaman masyarakat akan cybercrime dan barang bukti digital. Dengan kata lain ini menunjukkan rendahnya kesiapan dari berbagai instansi dalam mengantisipasi dan mendokumentasikan pada instansi pemerintah dalam menghadapi cybercrime atau yang sering disebut disebut dengan digital forensic readiness. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kesiapan Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia DIY dalam menghadapi cybercrime dan diharapkan dapat melakukan perbaikan dan pembenahan tepat sasaran. Penelitian ini diperoleh melalui data kuisioner pada Kantor Wilayah Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia DIY yang kemudian di analisis dengan metode statistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan instansi pemerintah cukup siap menghadapi cybercrime dan diharapkan melakukan pembenahan dan perbaikan secara tepat sasaran agar dimasa mendatang sudah siap dalam menghadapi tindak kejahatan dunia maya untuk melindungi aset informasi.
Peer Education Intervention to Promote Drug Abuse Prevention among Secondary Schools Students
Authors: Mokadem Naglaa M. EL , Shokr Eman A. , Salama Alyaa H. , Shereda Hanaa M. Abo , Radwan Hanaa A. , Amer Hemat Mostafa
Published: June 2021

Drug abuse is a worldwide serious health problem. Peer education is an effective method in preventing risky behaviors and educating teens about drug abuse. Aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of peer education intervention to promote drug abuse prevention among secondary schools students. Methods: a quasi-experimental research design was used. A multi-stage random sample selection of six secondary schools affiliated to the Ministry of Education and Technical Education was utilized. A convenience sample of 1200 students was selected from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades of the selected schools at Shebin El kom, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Instruments: (1) Sociodemographic data questionnaire; (2) Basic knowledge of students about drug abuse questionnaire; (3) Attitudes of the students toward drug abuse prevention assessment questionnaire and; (4) Self-efficacy of students about drug abuse prevention questionnaire. Results: the mean age of the studied students in both study and control groups were (16.14 ± 1.08 &15.96 ± 1.01) respectively. There were statistically significant differences between study and control group in the total mean score of knowledge about drug abuse post intervention (12.39 ±1.72 & 6.88 ± 1.35; P value .000) compared to pre-intervention (6.95 ± 2.14 & 6.72 ± 2.19; P 0 .535). There was a statistically significant difference between study and control group regarding students' attitudes toward drug abuse post intervention (160.98 ± 11.72 & 75.55 ± 13.35; P 0.000) compared to pre-intervention (77.53 ± 12.14 & 75.89 ± 11.19; P 0.735). Finally, there was a statistically significant difference between study and control group regarding students' self efficacy about drug abuse prevention post intervention (11.84 ± 1.92 & 8.18 ± 1.55; P 0.000) compared to pre-intervention (8.89 ± 3.14 & 7.99 ± 1.92; P 0.598). Conclusions: the findings of the current study suggest that peer education intervention has a positive effect and significantly enhances knowledge, self-efficacy and attitudes of secondary school students toward drug abuse. Recommendation: Peer education intervention as a school-based prevention programs is an appropriate model to be implemented for drug abuse prevention among school students.
Study on the Effect Fractional Ablative Erbium: YAG Laser in Treatment of Melasma
Authors: Shokeir Hesham A. , Eittah Maha R. Abo , Seessy Noura A. El
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Melasma is a kind of acquired chronic hyperpigmentation that primarily have an effect on women on sun-exposed regions of the body, particularly on the face in Fitzpatrick skin types III-V. The investigation background is at the Dermatology Clinic at NILES, Cairo University, Egypt. The aim: This investigation aims to evaluate the clinical value and protection of fractional ablative erbium: YAG Laser therapy in handling the melasma. Patients, materials and methods: This study included 30 patients with melasma on their face aged 20-50 years. The patients were treated by four sessions of fractional erbium YAG laser at a period of four weeks. Results: The percentage of improvement in patients treated by fractional erbium YAG laser was 20 – 80% with a mean 54.33 ± 18.01. Conclusion: It was monitored that fractional erbium YAG is successful in treatment of patients with melasma.
Estimation of Na\K - ATPase Enzyme Activity and Endogenous Digitalis in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy
Authors: Al-Rikabi Eman Hameed , Mousa Mazin J. , Yasser Oda M.
Published: June 2021

Background: Among the most common complications of diabetes is diabetic neuropathy (DN). Diabetic neuropathy is a heterogeneous group of disorders, which involves a different part of somatic and autonomic nervous systems, with a gradual loss of neural conductivity. Some studies have shown that they reduce the activity of the Na/K ATPase, however, elevated levels of endogenous sodium pump inhibitor in diabetic individuals, including those with neuropathy. Changes in this transfer enzyme are believed to be due to several diabetes complications. Objective: The study had designed to evaluate the Na/K ATPase enzymatic activity in the erythrocyte-membrane among three groups. The first group had represented the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and neuropathy. The second group is diabetics without neuropathy. The third group was a healthy subject. As well, the study had estimated the inhibitory activity of endogenous digitalis among patient groups. Furthermore, the aim of this research was to see whether there was a connection between red blood cell membrane Na-K ATPase activity and the medical facts of the analysis subjects. Design and Methods: One-hundred fifty subjects had enrolled in this case-control study; 80 patients complained of diabetic neuropathy of both sexes, the mean age 59.3 years with an age range of 40-81, 40 DM2 without neuropathy (53.9 years), (35 – 70), and 30 healthy controls (30 years, 25 to 45). Patients in the first group were selected carefully according to their clinical manifestations and the nerve conduction study results. The evaluations of both inhibitory activities of endogenous digitalis and Na/K ATPase had completed using a spectrophotometer. Enzyme activity had expressed in micrograms of phosphate concentration per grams of red cell ghost total protein concentration. Results: The mean enzyme activity of Na/K ATPase was significantly lower (p<0.001) in patients with diabetic neuropathy (381±17.9) compared with the diabetic group without neuropathy (498±22.9) and the normal controls (837±61.43). There was a significant inhibitory activity of endogenous digitals (17.87±2.15) in patients with DNP, compared with the diabetics without neuropathy (8.78±0.89) and healthy control (5.3±1.33). There was a significant association of enzyme activity with the following parameters: duration of diabetes, age, level of glycated hemoglobin and endogenous digitalis with the respective p-values (0.000, 0.000, 0.000 and 0.021). Gender showed no significant relationship with enzyme activity (p 0.43). Conclusions: In DM2 with neuropathy, hyperglycemia can much reduce the activity of erythrocyte Na/K ATPase. In addition, it may enhance the inhibitory activity of endogenous digitals. The timedependent increase in diabetic complications can be due to a strong association between diabetes duration and erythrocyte Na/K-ATPase activities.
Effect of Incorporating ZrO2 Nanoparticles on Mechanical and Thermal Stability of Polymer Blends
Authors: Husein Mena M. , Hussein Seenaa I.
Published: June 2021

In this study, polymeric blends were developed by incorporating nano ZrO2 in the polymer blend with applications to oil tanks. The samples of tanks from the oil pipelines company of the Dora refinery in Baghdad. The blend and Nanocomposites preparation using casting method, the ratio of ZrO2 nano (0, 1, 3, 5, and 7 wt%). The results showed the mechanical tests, the best ratio of hardness 3 wt% with (71.93) and 3 wt% with Abrasion wear resistance the (2.4×10-7) compared with another ratio. The Adhesion strength of pure (2.31) MPa and the best ratio of 1 wt% (8.39) MPa. The current work confirms the thermal stability of the nanocomposites increases gradually with increasing the percentage of ZrO2 compared to the blend without adding ZrO2 nano and this is due to the thermal resistance of the ZrO2 nano.
First report of intraspecific variation in wing translucency for a Neotropical bat species
Authors: F. M. Oliveira Hernani , L. Peters Sandra , J. Gray Russell , Leonan M. Novaes Roberto
Published: June 2021

Although most variation regarding bat colouration has been recorded for fur, there have also been a few bat species for which intraspecific variation in wing translucency has been reported. However, all records are from the Paleotropics, with no cases reported for any bat species in the Neotropics. Here we describe the first case of intraspecific variation in wing translucency for a Neotropical bat species, the lesser ghost bat (Diclidurus scutatus). Two individuals captured hundreds of kilometres away from each other in the Brazilian Amazon forest showed distinct patterns in relation to the degree of their wing translucency. While one individual in the North‐eastern Amazon forest had fully translucent wings, the other in the Southern Amazon had whitish opaque wings. We propose three hypotheses to explain this variation, which are related to differences in: (1) light conditions and camouflage in the roost; (2) thermoregulation requirements; and (3) habitat structure relationship with hunting success
Trends in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use in eight Canadian provinces, 2014–2018
Authors: Popovic Nashira , Yang Qiuying , Archibald Chris
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Canada has endorsed the Joint United National Programme on HIV and AIDS global targets to end the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, including reducing new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections to zero, by 2030. Given the effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent new infections, it is important to measure and report on PrEP utilization to help inform planning for HIV prevention programs and policies. Methods: Annual estimates of persons using PrEP in Canada were generated for 2014–2018 from IQVIA’s geographical prescription monitor dataset. An algorithm was used to distinguish users of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) for PrEP versus treatment or post-exposure prophylaxis. We provide the estimated number of people using PrEP in eight Canadian provinces by sex, age group, prescriber specialty and payment type. Results: The estimated number of PrEP users increased dramatically over the five-year study period, showing a 21-fold increase from 460 in 2014 to 9,657 in 2018. Estimated PrEP prevalence was 416 users per million persons across the eight provinces in 2018. Almost all PrEP users were male. Use increased in both sexes, but increase was greater for males (23-fold) than females (five-fold). Use increased across all provinces, although there were jurisdictional differences in the prevalence of use, age distribution and prescriber types. Conclusion: The PrEP use in Canada increased from 2014 to 2018, demonstrating increased awareness and uptake of its use for preventing HIV transmission. However, there was uneven uptake by age, sex and geography. Since new HIV infections continue to occur in Canada, it will be important to further refine the use of PrEP, as populations at higher risk of HIV infection need to be offered PrEP as part of comprehensive sexual healthcare.
Sérovars de Salmonella enterica associés à des bactériémies au Canada, 2006 à 2019
Authors: Tamber Sandeep , Dougherty Brendan , Nguy Kimberly
Published: June 2021

Contexte : Les membres du genre bactérien Salmonella sont à l’origine de la salmonellose, une maladie dont les manifestations cliniques varient d’une gastro-entérite autolimitée à une bactériémie plus grave, une défaillance organique et une septicémie. Le genre se compose de plus de 2 600 variantes sérologiques (sérovars). On a remarqué des différences importantes dans la pathogenèse des sérovars de Salmonella. Objectif : Le but de cette étude était de déterminer quels sérovars de Salmonella étaient plus susceptibles d’être associés à des bactériémies au Canada. Méthodes : Pour chaque sérovar, on a extrait les informations sur le nombre total d’infections à Salmonella et d’isolats sanguins signalés au Programme national de surveillance des maladies entériques de 2006 à 2019. Le risque (proportion) et la probabilité (cote) de bactériémie ont été calculés pour tous les sérovars. Résultats : Sur les 96 082 cas de salmonellose signalés au Programme national de surveillance des maladies entériques pendant la période d’étude de 14 ans, 4,4 % (IC 95 % : 4,3 %–4,6 %) étaient bactériémiques. Vingt sérovars de Salmonella non typhique ont été associés à des taux plus faibles de bactériémie par rapport à tous les sérovars de Salmonella non typhique, et 19 sérovars de Salmonella non typhique ont été identifiés comme ayant des taux plus élevés, Heidelberg, Oranienburg, Schwarzengrund, Virchow, Panama et Poona comptant parmi les 25 sérovars les plus fréquemment signalés au Canada pendant la période d’étude. Conclusion : L’identification des sérovars associés aux bactériémies à Salmonella au Canada est un premier pas vers la compréhension des différences dans la pathogenèse et la présentation de la maladie.
Environmental scan of provincial and territorial planning for COVID-19 vaccination programs in Canada
Authors: MacDonald Shannon , Sell Hannah , Wilson Sarah , Meyer Samantha , Gagneur Arnaud , Assi Ali , Sadarangani Manish
Published: June 2021

Background: Public health departments in Canada are currently facing the challenging task of planning and implementing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs. Objective: To collect and synthesize information regarding COVID-19 vaccination program planning in each province and territory of Canada, including logistic considerations, priority groups, and vaccine safety and effectiveness monitoring. Methods: Provincial/territorial public health leaders were interviewed via teleconference during the early planning stage of COVID-19 vaccination programs (August–October 2020) to collect information on the following topics: unique factors for COVID-19 vaccination, intention to adopt National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations, priority groups for early vaccination, and vaccine safety and effectiveness monitoring. Data were grouped according to common responses and descriptive analysis was performed. Results: Eighteen interviews occurred with 25 participants from 11 of 13 provinces/territories (P/Ts). Factors unique to COVID-19 vaccination included prioritizing groups for early vaccination (n=7), public perception of vaccines (n=6), and differing eligibility criteria (n=5). Almost all P/Ts (n=10) reported reliance on NACI recommendations. Long-term care residents (n=10) and healthcare workers (n=10) were most frequently prioritized for early vaccination, followed by people with chronic medical conditions (n=9) and seniors (n=8). Most P/Ts (n=9) are planning routine adverse event monitoring to assess vaccine safety. Evaluation of effectiveness was anticipated to occur within public health departments (n=3), by researchers (n=3), or based on national guidance (n=4). Conclusion: Plans for COVID-19 vaccination programs in the P/Ts exhibit some similarities and are largely consistent with NACI guidelines, with some discrepancies. Further research is needed to evaluate COVID-19 vaccination programs once implemented.
Le Centre de collaboration nationale des méthodes et outils (CCNMO) : soutenir la prise de décisions fondée sur des données probantes en santé publique au Canada
Authors: Husson Heather , Howarth Claire , Neil-Sztramko Sarah , Dobbins Maureen
Published: June 2021

Le Centre de collaboration nationale des méthodes et outils (CCNMO) fait partie d’un réseau de six centres de collaboration nationale en santé publique (CCN) créé en 2005 par le gouvernement fédéral à la suite de l’épidémie de syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère (SRAS) afin de renforcer l’infrastructure de la santé publique au Canada. Le travail du CCNMO, qui vise à soutenir la prise de décisions fondée sur des données probantes dans le domaine de la santé publique au Canada, est accompli par l’organisation des données probantes dignes de confiance, le renforcement des compétences dans l’utilisation des données probantes, et l’accélération du changement dans la prise de décisions fondée sur des données probantes est décrit. La consultation permanente auprès de ses publics cibles garantit la pertinence du CCNMO et sa capacité à répondre à l’évolution des besoins en matière de santé publique. Cela s’est avéré particulièrement crucial lors de la pandémie de maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Le CCNMO a alors modifié la direction de ses activités pour soutenir l’intervention de la santé publique en effectuant des revues rapides sur les questions prioritaires identifiées par les décideurs, à l’échelle fédérale ou à l’échelle locale, ainsi qu’en créant et en maintenant un répertoire national de synthèses en cours ou terminées. Ces efforts, ainsi que le partenariat avec le COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-Making (COVID-END), visaient à réduire les doublons, à accroître la coordination des efforts de synthèse et à aider les décideurs à utiliser les meilleures données probantes dont on dispose dans la prise de décisions. Les données tirées des statistiques du site Web illustrent le succès de ces initiatives au Canada et à l’étranger.
Uniwersytet Trzeciego Wieku jako forma pomocy seniorom
Authors: Majkowski Władysław
Published: June 2021

Ostatnim okresem życia zdecydowanej większości ludzi jest starość. Starość wiąże się z wieloma problemami, ograniczeniami i trudnościami. Niektóre z tych problemów są ponadczasowe, więc zawsze były i będą doświadczane przez osoby starsze. Należą do nich: choroba, samotność, wykluczenie, ograniczenia... Inne pojawiają się w konkretnych formach społeczeństw, ich strukturach i systemach wartości ... Typowym przykładem takiej sytuacji jest wykluczenie osób starszych z określonych form życia społecznego z powodu przejścia na emeryturę. Będąc na emeryturze, nie przejmują ról społecznych, które są podstawą prestiżu społecznego i kryterium przydatności w społeczeństwie. Konsekwencją takiej sytuacji jest izolacja społeczna osób starszych. Każda inicjatywa mająca na celu zminimalizowanie negatywnych cech starości jest funkcjonalna i pożądana. Dotyczy to zarówno zdrowia fizycznego, jak i psychicznego, a także interakcji społecznych z innymi. To jest powód, dla którego Uniwersytety Trzeciego Wieku mają do odegrania wielką rolę w zaspokajaniu potrzeb osób starszych. Jednak niezależnie od potrzeby tych inicjatyw na rzecz seniorów oczywiste jest, że żadna z nich nie wyeliminuje wszystkich niedogodności związanych ze starością. Pogorszenie stanu zdrowia fizycznego, osłabienie zdolności intelektualnych, choroby są nieodłączną częścią starości; są częścią jej „kodu genetycznego”. Dlatego spokojne przetrwanie deficytów starości należy odnieść do perspektywy innej niż czysto naturalna. Jest to pogląd religijny, który jako jedyny może nadać pełny sens starości i ludzkiej śmierci. Tylko religia, głosząca prawdę o życiu poza granicami śmierci, jest w stanie nadać sens życiu ludzkiemu, pełnemu ograniczeń i braków.
Selected indicators of religiosity of postgraduate students of Theology in Poznan
Authors: Soiński Borys
Published: June 2021

Prezentowany artykuł jest raportem z empirycznych studiów dotyczących religijności słuchaczy studiów podyplomowych teologii, którzy przygotowują się do nauczania religii w szkołach i przedszkolach. Sformułowano następujący problem badawczy: czy słuchacze studiów podyplomowych teologii są osobami posiadającym kompetencje duchowe w aspekcie ich rozwoju religijnego i rozwoju wiary, tak aby mogli w przyszłości umiejętnie wspierać duchowo swoich uczniów? Czy są religijni i czy ich religijność posiada cechy dojrzałości? W celu weryfi kacji hipotezy badawczej wykorzystano następujące narzędzia diagnostyczne: ankietę do badania wymiarów religijności, Skalę Praktyk Religijnych (Chaim 1991), Skalę Tożsamości Religijnej A. Wieradzkiej-Pilarczyk (2015), Skalę Religijności Personalnej R. Jaworskiego (1989). Badania przeprowadzono w latach 2017-2019 wśród słuchaczy (N=62) Studiów Podyplomowych Teologiczno-Katechetycznych oraz Studiów Podyplomowych Katechezy Przedszkolnej na WT UAM w Poznaniu. Grupę porównawczą stanowili posiadający wyższe wykształcenie rodzice dzieci pierwszokomunijnych (N=145). Wszyscy badani byli wyznania rzymskokatolickiego. Uzyskane wyniki potwierdzają zasadność oczekiwania, że słuchaczy studiów podyplomowych teologii powinien charakteryzować wyższy poziom religijności. Zmienna niezależna, jaką jest podjęcie studiów podyplomowych teologii, łączy się w sposób istotny z wyższym niż u innych dorosłych katolików poziomem intensywności wyróżnionych zmiennych psychologicznych,takich jak: autodeklaracja wiary, obraz Boga, praktyki sakramentalne i religijne, zaangażowanie w życie wspólnoty kościelnej, tożsamość religijna oraz religijność personalna.
Problem ,,eurosieroctwa” w opinii ekspertów kierujących pomoc do rodzin migrantów zarobkowych. Praca socjalna i wsparcie psychologiczne w doświadczeniach rozłąki migracyjnej
Authors: Doiczman-Łoboda Natasza
Published: June 2021

Migracja stała się stałym elementem w życiu rodzin doświadczających separacji. W badaniu wykorzystałem wywiady z ekspertami – przedstawicielami zawodów pomocniczych, którzy zajmowali się również rodzinami migracyjnymi. Poprzez szczegółowe badania starałam się przedstawić historię ludzi, których życie codzienne determinuje separacja i piętno „europejskiej sieroty”. Celem pracy było przełamanie stereotypu „europejskiej sieroty” i spojrzenie na sprawę bez oceniania oraz ukazanie perspektywy tych, o których mówi się często, ale rzadko się ich słyszy. Specjalne przekazy medialne informujące o „europejskim sierocińcu” są pełne stereotypów, uogólnień i wyolbrzymień, które piętnują i kreują negatywny wizerunek dzieci i młodzieży dorastających w rodzinach migracyjnych. W niniejszej analizie „europejskie sieroctwo” traktowane jest jako brak rodzica / rodziców spowodowany migracją zarobkową po wejściu Polski do Unii Europejskiej.
Study on the application of a steam-foam drive profile modification technology for heavy oil reservoir development
Authors: Liu Yong , Zhao Fajun , Wu Yongxin , Xu Tianxiao , Zhu Guangmeng
Published: June 2021

This paper introduces a steam-foam drive profile modification technology for heavy oil development in Block Qi40 based on an in-depth study of the characteristics of heavy oil reservoir and cross flow characteristics of injected steam in Block Qi40 of Liaohe Oilfield. The performance evaluation was carried out indoors for foaming agents. Influencing factors affecting profile modification and foam injection mode selection are studied. The results show that the CX-4 foaming agent system has excellent foaming properties and foam stability at 300°C. The plugging pressure difference of core can be increased by more than 15 times at 240°C. When a 0.5 PV foaming agent system is injected, the oil displacement efficiency can reach more than 68%. The optimal concentration of the foaming agent is 0.5% and the change of resistance factor is the largest in the range of oil saturation between 15 and 20%. Foam has better plugging ability in high permeability and large pores. Furthermore, after field application effect analysis, it confirms that the steam-foam profile modification technology has an obvious effect on enhancing oil recovery.
Robust Iterative Solvers for Gao Type Nonlinear Beam Models in Elasticity
Authors: Borsos Benjámin , Karátson János
Published: June 2021

The goal of this paper is to present various types of iterative solvers: gradient iteration, Newton’s method and a quasi-Newton method, for the finite element solution of elliptic problems arising in Gao type beam models (a geometrical type of nonlinearity, with respect to the Euler–Bernoulli hypothesis).
Robust behaviour, i.e., convergence independently of the mesh parameters, is proved for these methods, and they are also tested with numerical experiments.
Analysis on vegetation cover changes and the driving factors in the mid-lower reaches of Hanjiang River Basin between 2001 and 2015
Authors: Zhan Yunjun , Fan Jiemeng , Meng Tingting , Li Zhongwu , Yan Yan , Huang Jiejun , Chen Di , Sui Lintong
Published: June 2021

The mid-lower reaches of the Hanjiang River Basin, located in the core of economic development in Hubei Province, is an integral part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. In recent years, the watershed ecosystem has become more sensitive to climate changes and human activities, thus affecting the regional vegetation cover. To maintain a stable watershed ecosystem, it is critical to analyze and evaluate the vegetation change and its response to temperature, precipitation, and human activities in this region. This study, based on the trend analysis, partial correlation analysis, and residual analysis, evaluated the change characteristics of vegetation cover as well as the corresponding driving factors in the basin from 2001 to 2015. The results showed that (1) the overall spatial pattern of vegetation cover in the study area was “high in the west and north, lower on both sides of Hanjiang River, and lowest in the center and southeast,” and the pattern changed parabolically with the increasing elevation. (2) Over the 15 years, vegetation cover in the basin showed an increasing trend, and the increased and decreased areas were 90.72 and 9.23%, respectively. (3) The response of vegetation cover to climatic factors varies greatly depending on the increasing elevation. That is, the lag effect under the impact of temperature disappeared gradually, while it became more evident under the impact of precipitation. (4) On the whole, human activities had a positive effect on the regional vegetation cover. The negative effect in the areas around the Nanyang Basin and the positive effect in most parts of the Jianghan Plain were gradually decreased.
Structural deformation characteristics of the Lower Yangtze area in South China and its structural physical simulation experiments
Authors: Li Xiao , Hu Qiuyuan , Dong Dawei , Guo Shaobin
Published: June 2021

The analysis of structural deformation characteristics in the Lower Yangtze area of South China is of great significance to petroleum exploration and development in this area. Based on the geological and geophysical data, the structural deformation characteristics of the Lower Yangtze area are systematically discussed. Structural physical simulation experiments are further conducted to model the typical structural deformation systems and to discuss their dynamic mechanism. The results show that the hedging system is characterized by “asymmetric opposite hedging in the south and north” of the study area. The structural deformation on the northwest of the hedging system mainly occurred in the Middle-Late Triassic and was controlled by southeaster compression in the Indo-Chinese Period. The deformation of southeastern side of the hedging system mainly occurred in Middle-Late Jurassic and was controlled by northwester strong compression in the early period of the Yanshanian Movement. According to the development and evolution sequence of the hedging structure system in the Lower Yangtze area, Wuxi area has weak structural deformation and has not undergone intensive transformation in later periods. Also, the other factors of petroleum accumulation, including the source rock, reservoir, and sealing conditions, are superior, which make a potential area for exploration.
Chorioamnionitis after premature rupture of membranes in nulliparas undergoing labor induction: prostaglandin E2 vs. oxytocin
Authors: Gulersen Moti , Zottola Cristina , Li Xueying , Krantz David , DiSturco Mariella , Bornstein Eran
Published: June 2021

Objectives

To assess the risk of chorioamnionitis in nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) pregnancies with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and an unfavorable cervix undergoing labor induction with either prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) or oxytocin only.

Methods

Retrospective cohort of NTSV pregnancies presenting with PROM who underwent labor induction with either PGE2 (n=94) or oxytocin (n=181) between October 2015 and March 2019. The primary outcome of chorioamnionitis was compared between the two groups. Statistical analysis included Chi-squared and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, as well as logistic regression. For time to delivery, a Cox proportional hazard regression was used to determine the hazard ratio (HR) and adjusted HR (aHR).

Results

Baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups. Cervical ripening with PGE2 was associated with an increased rate of chorioamnionitis (18.1 vs. 6.1%; aOR 4.14, p=0.001), increased neonatal intensive care unit admissions (20.2 vs. 9.9%; aOR 2.4, p=0.02), longer time interval from PROM to delivery (24.4 vs. 17.9 h; aHR 0.56, p=<0.0001), and lower incidence of meconium (7.4 vs. 14.4%; aOR 0.26, p=0.01), compared to the oxytocin group.

Conclusions

Based on our data, the use of oxytocin appears both superior and safer compared to PGE2 in NTSV pregnancies with PROM undergoing labor induction.
A review of extraction, analytical, and advanced methods for the determination of neonicotinoid insecticides in environmental water matrices
Authors: Selahle Shirley Kholofelo , Mpupa Anele , Nomngongo Philiswa Nosizo
Published: June 2021

Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely used to kill and prevent unwanted insects from attacking growing crops. Extensive use of insecticides in various compartments of the environment has led to adverse effect on the health of living organisms. Several analytical methodologies have been reported for extraction and quantification of neonicotinoid insecticides in various matrices. The analytical detection techniques range from traditional to modern or state of the art quantification methods. The traditional analytical techniques include gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography. These methods require extensive sample pretreatment before identification, separation, and quantification of target analytes. Advanced detection techniques refer to the sensor technologies based on optical, biorecognition, molecular imprinted polymers chemical, and piezoelectric. In this review, a summary and explanation of the various traditional analytical and advanced methodologies for extraction, separation, detection, and quantification of neonicotinoid insecticides residue in water samples have been discussed.
Consumption, personal income, financial wealth, housing wealth, and long-term interest rates: a panel cointegration approach for 50 US states
Authors: Kontana Dimitra , Fountas Stilianos
Published: June 2021

This study investigates the long-run and short-run relationship between consumption, income, financial and housing wealth, and a long-term interest rate for the 50 US states. Using an updated set of quarterly data from 1975 to 2018, we perform panel cointegration analysis allowing for cross-sectional dependence. We obtain the following results. First, there is strong evidence for cointegration among consumption and its determinants. Second, estimates of the housing wealth and financial wealth elasticity of consumption range from 0.072 to 0.115 and 0.044 to 0.080, respectively. Finally, Granger causality tests show that there is a bidirectional short-term causality between per capita consumption, income, and financial wealth in the short run and between all the variables in the long run.
Memorializing Pulse
Authors: Silverman Rachel E.
Published: June 2021

Since 2016, the city of Orlando, FL, has remembered the Pulse nightclub massacre through memorial projects honoring the victims and survivors. The process of remembering and memorializing trauma is contentious; debates over how, where, who, and what to remember are about emotions, economics, and politics. Knowing that meaning making and memory are ongoing processes, I use the circuit of culture model to navigate my city’s processes and places of memorializing by visiting and interpreting different sites of memory. I argue for the power of the vernacular memorial, rather than the state-sanctioned, as a more inclusive, living form of memory.
No Spanish in Cinderella’s Kingdom
Authors: Leon-Boys Diana
Published: June 2021

Research indicates that Disney theme parks function as sites of ideological negotiation. This study builds on the research by examining Disney World’s incorporation of its first avowed Latina princess, Elena of Avalor. Bringing together discourses of Latinidad, theme parks, and media, this essay focuses on how the park incorporates Elena into its landscape at the level of production, representation, and audiences. I argue that Disney’s inclusion of Elena, and by extension Latinidad, is malleable, situated within the geographic setting, and dependent on various factors seldom disclosed by the conglomerate. Ultimately, Elena exists as an outsider within the Disney park universe.
A Feminist Geopolitics of Technology
Authors: Jack Margaret , Avle Seyram
Published: June 2021

This article proposes a feminist geopolitics of technology framework that analyzes the connections between global politics and techno-empires through the lens of feminist scholarship. This framework has three dimensions: (1) grounding in place, (2) attention to everyday surviving and thriving, and (3) community. We draw on two long-term, community-oriented ethnographic research engagements in Cambodia and Ghana to illustrate how this approach might be used. This framework provides a resource for scholars to make sense of the contrasts between dominant narratives and lived experiences, particularly encouraging more sensitive and generative approaches to analyzing the conditions and dimensions of a shifting geopolitics of technology. In writing stories of caring, thriving, and grounded alternatives, we hope to foster and support initiatives that encourage personal agency and living the full human experience amid inequality and structural violence.