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KUZGUN ACAR'IN HEYKELLERİNDE KONSTRÜKTİVİST YAKLAŞIMLAR ÜZERİNE DÜŞÜNCELER
Authors: YAVUZ Ömer Emre
Published: October 2020

Bu çalışmada heykeltıraş Kuzgun Acar’ın 1957 ve 1962 yıllarında sergilediği kafes teli heykelleri ile bazı Konstrüktivist heykeller arasında görülen paralellikler üzerinde durulmaktadır. Sanatçının eserleri, özellikle 1920’lerden itibaren Rus Konstrüktivist sanatçılarının yapıları ve Konstrüktivizm akımının temel kuramları üzerinden gidilerek değerlendirilirmiştir. Kuzgun Acar’ın heykellerinde kullanmak üzere seçtiği malzemeler ve biçimlendirme prosedürleri değerlendirmede yol gösterici olmuştur. Makalenin ilk bölümünde Kuzgun Acar’ın Konstrüktivizm ile ilişkisinde dönemsel farklılıklara değinilmiş, kafes teli meselesine odaklanılan ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü bölümlerinde ise heykeller, uzamsal form, faktura ve soğuk strüktür gibi Konstrüktivist kavramlar ışığında ele alınmıştır. Bu bağlamda Acar’ın kafes teli heykelleri ile onlara sıklıkla benzetilen Gabo ve Pevsner gibi batıya göç eden sanatçıların yapıtlarının aksine özellikle Rus Konstrüktivist sanatçıların yapıtları arasında gözlemlenen formel ve kavramsal benzerlikler dikkat çekicidir. Diğer yandan Kuzgun Acar’ın heykel serüveni içerisinde Rus Konstrüktivizminin farklı yönelimlerinin de izlerini sürmek mümkündür. Bu yönelimler Kuzgun Acar’ı döneminin Türk heykeltıraşlarından ayrı değerlendirmek gerektiğini açıkça göstermektedir. Araştırmada, yukarıda söz edilen kavramlar ile Kuzgun Acar’ın kafes teli heykelleri arasında kurulan analojiler doğrultusunda bu heykellerin birer uzamsal konstrüksiyon olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Bununla beraber Ferit Edgü, Murat Ural, Maria Gough, Yves-Alain Bois, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh ve Nikolai Tarabukin gibi eleştirmen ve yazarların kitap ve makaleleri çalışmamızın kavramsal arka planını oluşturmaya yardımcı olmuştur.
Role of Lead Bank in Poverty Alleviation
Authors: Kumari Suman
Published: October 2020

This paper presents an overview on the role of lead bank in poverty alleviation.
Multidisciplinary team discussion in onkology
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Institution ", Kalinin A.E. ,   N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Guschin V.V. ,   Mercy Medical Center, The Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy, Baltimor, USA
Published: October 2020

The multidisciplinary team (MDT) conference has evolved as an essential instrument in the optimal management of a complex patient in the era of ever-changing medical knowledge. MDT discussions may improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment as well as provide an additional formal opportunity for collaboration among colleagues. MDT conference has become the standard of care and decision making tool in oncology. Such meetings include medical staff from all oncology-related services, and the decision is encouraged to be supported by the principles of evidence-based medicine. This paper provides an overview of the goals, pitfalls, and general recommendations for holding a productive MDT discussion.
Trust in the healthcare system: review
Authors:   State Budgetary Institution Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department, Kamynina N.N. , Korotkova E.O. ,   State Budgetary Institution Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department, Skulkina Yu.N. ,   State Budgetary Institution Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department
Published: October 2020

Purpose. Many aspects of the health care system effective functioning depend on the level of trust in it. The purpose of this work is to study and summarize the research of native and foreign scientists on the topic of trust in the health care system in order to identify the context and methodological approaches to the study of trust. Materials and methods. The author used in the review the method of systematic review of publications based on strict criteria for selecting publications of individual homogeneous original studies. The search was carried out in the bibliographic databases PubMed, Google Scholar. The author included in the review articles that mentioned trust in the health system as part of their research objectives or questions. No reports published in peer-reviewed literature were analyzed. Results and discussion. There are three positions to consider trust from: trust in the personality of a medical worker (interpersonal); institutional trust in medical organizations; trust in the health care system as a whole (systemic). Several studies have looked at trust in the context of public trust in health care. Within the health care system, there are processes of transfer of trust from an individual to an institution and back. Institutional trust has a significant impact on the formation of interpersonal trust. No causal relationship has been established about the impact of trust on treatment outcomes, and patient distrust of healthcare providers can have detrimental health consequences. The degree of trust in the health care system is different in various categories of citizens. Conclusion. The review revealed that there is no sufficiently accurate, theoretically substantiated and empirically verified definition of trust; trust studies are scattered and built around different definitions. The terms are used interchangeably between studies with the same focus and are not clearly defined and distinct. A variety of tools used to measure trust, the use of different concepts, a significant variation in the choice of the subject and object of empirical research, different methodological foundations of research make it difficult to compare and generalize research data, therefore, for further understanding, study, assessment and conduct of empirical research, a theoretical basis of trust is needed.
Terapêutica musical na Saúde Mental de São Paulo: recorte sobre higienismo, psiquiatria e disciplina no hospital do Juqueri, início do século XX
Authors: Cardoso Tânya Marques , Lima Elizabeth Maria Freire de Araújo
Published: October 2020

Este artigo3 pretende discorrer sobre a constituição da relação música-saúde no tocante à psiquiatria do período compreendido entre início do século XX até o final da década de 1950. Nesta conjuntura, o higienismo toma a música como instrumento para controle da vida e disciplinarização dos corpos; estabelecendo discursos preventivistas, práticas manicomiais - como as experiências no Hospital Psiquiátrico do Juqueri -, bem como defesas e críticas à meloterapia, farmacopeia musical e música moderna. Duas obras, de Carvalhal Ribas e Mário de Andrade, foram as fontes bibliográficas e documentais principais dessa pesquisa, que cita alguns psiquiatras da época e algumas ideias sobre música naquele período histórico.
O Instituto Vacinogênico de São Paulo − Uma instituição de saúde pública no bairro do Cambuci (1894-1924)
Authors: Dantes Maria Amélia M.
Published: October 2020

O objetivo deste texto é analisar a atuação do Instituto Vacinogênico de São Paulo no período em que funcionou na rua Pires da Mota 35, no bairro do Cambuci. Nestes anos iniciais do período republicano, o governo paulista investiu na produção de vacinas e na vacinação como forma de combater a varíola, doença que atingia o estado. Para a produção das vacinas foi construído um prédio que seguia as normas de higiene estabelecidas internacionalmente, em região de recente urbanização na cidade de São Paulo. O Instituto Vacinogênico funcionou neste prédio até 1924, quando foi transferido para o Instituto Soroterápico do Butantan.
Tradição e saúde e as mudanças nas necrópoles de Pelotas/RS
Authors: Aires Anderson Pires , Gutierrez Ester Judite Bendjouya
Published: October 2020

O artigo busca identificar na história mortuária possíveis classificações das necrópoles quanto às suas organizações e aos seus costumes. Por meio de estudo sobre as formas de sepultamento no Brasil do século XIX, os cemitérios da cidade de Pelotas foram analisados e agrupados em duas categorias. A necrópole da tradição abrangeu os quatro primeiros campos santos da cidade. Nesse grupo, foram observadas características que perpetuavam as tradições da Igreja, sem uma preocupação sobre os perigos que os corpos em decomposição junto à cidade apresentavam. A necrópole da saúde seguiu determinações para evitar a propagação de doenças, representou um campo santo de Pelotas e utilizou soluções da cidade romana da Antiguidade, adaptadas para auxiliar na organização da necrópole. Com isso, verificou-se que a preocupação com a saúde substituiu a tradição nos campos santos de Pelotas, mudando os locais de sepultamento para evitar a propagação de doenças provindas dos corpos em decomposição.
O estudo do caso histórico de Vital Brazil em sala de aula: uma ferramenta para investigar a visão dos alunos sobre os desafios enfrentados durante uma pesquisa cientifica
Authors: Ricci Fernanda Pardini , Teixeira Karen Kellen Silva , Oliveira Adriano Dias de
Published: October 2020

Este trabalho teve o objetivo de analisar de que modo o estudo de um caso histórico contribuiu para a compreensão que os alunos de ensino médio de uma disciplina de iniciação científica têm sobre possíveis desafios presentes em uma pesquisa. O caso, aplicado, seguindose uma metodologia investigativa com pausas para a inserção de questões interpretativas, convida os alunos a acompanharem o percurso de Vital Brazil em sua descoberta sobre a especificidade dos soros antiofídicos. Foram aplicados questionários antes e depois da realização da atividade, sendo analisadas 27 respostas. De modo geral, observamos que os alunos deram grande ênfase para a dificuldade de acesso a elementos materiais necessários para a realização dos experimentos, abordando também a necessidade de repetição dos experimentos, decorrentes dos resultados negativos encontrados. Ambos aspectos apareceram nos dois conjuntos de questionários, no entanto, foram mencionados por mais alunos e de maneira mais detalhada após a aplicação do caso.
Caso de estudo: Vital Brazil e as mordidas de cobras
Authors: Oliveira Adriano Dias de , Ricci Fernanda Pardini
Published: October 2020

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Hospital Evandro Chagas: uma análise das transformações no edifício
Authors: Martire Giovanna , Costa Renato Gama-Rosa
Published: October 2020

Este artigo analisa a questão da preservação das edificações históricas hospitalares que, ao manterem seu uso original, tiveram sua arquitetura alterada para se adequar aos padrões contemporâneos de atendimento hospitalar, muitas vezes de forma irreversível. Como estudo de caso será utilizado o Hospital Evandro Chagas, edifício eclético construído na primeira década do século XX, inserido no Núcleo Arquitetônico Histórico de Manguinhos, localizado no campus da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, no Rio de Janeiro. O texto é parte do projeto de mestrado que busca aprofundar o conhecimento sobre a edificação através da pesquisa de dados históricos, arquitetônicos e construtivos, bem como das alterações sofridas ao longo de sua existência. Este estudo visa a gerar subsídios importantes para definir as diretrizes para a elaboração de futuros projetos de intervenção, levando em consideração os princípios contemporâneos da preservação do Patrimônio Cultural.
Okul Psikolojik Danışmanlarının Sosyotelist Davranışlarının, Sosyotelizme Maruz Kalma ve Yalnızlık Düzeyleri Üzerindeki Etkisinin İncelenmesi
Authors: AYDOĞDU Fuat , ÇEVİK Özlem
Published: October 2020

Bu araştırmada okul psikolojik danışmanlarının sosyotelist davranışlarının, sosyotelizme maruz kalma ve yalnızlıkları üzerindeki etkisinin anlamlılığını ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2019 - 2020 eğitim öğretim yılında Muş ilinde görev yapmakta olan anaokulu, ilkokul, ortaokul ve liselerde çalışan 115 okul psikolojik danışmanı oluşturmaktadır. İlişkisel tarama metodu kullanılan bu araştırmada veriler, "Demografik Bilgi Formu", "UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği", "Genel Sosyotelist Olma Ölçeği” ve “Sosyotelizme Maruz Kalma Ölçeği" ile toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler SPSS 22.0 programında analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada okul psikolojik danışmanlarının genel sosyotelist olma puanları ve genel sosyotelizme maruz kalma puanları medeni durum ve cinsiyet açısından bağımsız örneklem t testi ile karşılaştırılmış ancak anlamlı fark bulunamamıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda Pearson Çarpım Momentler Korelasyon katsayısı ile değişkenler arasında ilişki incelenmiş olup genel sosyotelist olma ile yalnızlık ve genel sosyotelist olma ile genel sosyotelizme maruz kalma arasında pozitif yönlü anlamlı ilişki bulunmuştur. Yapılan basit regresyonlar sonucunda okul psikolojik danışmanlarının genel sosyotelist davranışlarının, yalnızlıklarını ve sosyotelizme maruz kalmalarını anlamlı bir şekilde yordadığı saptanmıştır. Araştırmadaki bulgular alanyazında sosyotelizmle ilgili yapılan diğer araştırmalarla karşılaştırılarak tartışılmış ve araştırmacılara çeşitli önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
Dimensiunea temporală a sistemului montan-pendulator de creștere a oilor pe Valea Argeșului
Authors:   Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei, Micu Cristian
Published: October 2020

The villages on Argeș river upper valley, some of them having a population of Transylvanian origin, have developed a type of shepherding determined by specific spatial coordinates: the boundary of the settlements is relatively reduces, the arable lands occupies small areas and there are no crops alternating with the parcels left to rest, factors that make it impossible to feed flocks in the border, during the summer time. As a compensation, the villages are in the proximity of Făgăraș Mountains, which generously offer alpine pastures for drowning. These conditions together with the zonal climate gave rise to a specific time coordinate describing the mountain-pendulatory system for sheep breeding specific also to the pre-mountain villages of Albeștii de Argeș commune, to a pastoral calendar and to a schedule that mark the pastoral day in this area. This time coordinate presents the following features: 1. Low-scale agriculture does not significantly condition the time sequences specific to the pastoral process, temporal limitations imposed on grazing being generated by the need to preserve the meadows. 2. The period of exploitation of the sheep's lactating potential is relatively short, probably due to a weaker autumn feeding determined by the lack of large miriște (agricultural plot where inferior parts of the cereal stalks or from other cultivated plants) and porumbiști (plot that was previously cultivated with corn) at the border of the village. 3. The degree of agricultural involvement of the sheep is low, not very strictly regulated and it is reduced only to the autumn interval. 4. Neither the pastoral calendar nor the pastoral day hours are subordinated to the rigors imposed by măsuriș (spring custom to measure the sheep milk in order to decide the quantity of milk products that belongs to each sheeps’ owner) and by the daily distribution of the milk to the associates („the turn to milk”), the system of dividing the products towards the owner being simplu, „on sheep’s head”. 5. Programming of the litters depends mostly on the optimal date, from the economic point of view, for sacrificing of the lambs and on the needs to leave enough time for lamps from the lamb birth till climbing lambs on the mountain.
Înmormântarea în Maramureș după răspunsurile la chestionarele lui Ion Mușlea
Authors:   Baia Mare, Maramureș, Bilțiu Pamfil , Bilțiu Maria ,   Baia Mare, Maramureș
Published: October 2020

Our work is based on the material provided by the answers to Ion Muşlea's questionnaires on the funeral in Maramureş, which raises a special interest to the researcher due to the rich ritual and ceremonial acts, beliefs and superstitions that give complexity, individuality and also the status of regional variant to the funeral in this area. After brief general considerations about the funeral, in which we emphasized its characteristic traits, especially the historical evolution of this custom, we proceeded to synthesize and systematize the information obtained in the localities Vadu Izei, Rona de Jos, Hărniceşti and Giuleşti, following the succession of the sequences in the funeral ceremony. The first part of our paper was reserved for the signs of death, then we talked about the period before the agony, and finally about the agony of the dying person. The largest part of our work concerns the burial itself, as it is the basic sequence of the funeral ceremony and it has a very rich repertoire, made up of all kinds of ritual-magical acts related to different sequences of the custom, some of them complex - such as the wake ceremony. We included information about the post-burial sequence, where the ritual funeral repasts are predominant. Our work ends with the beliefs and superstitions that once circulated intensely during the funeral, the emphasis being on the superstitions - reproduced separately by the investigator - about male or female ghosts; then the beliefs related to the soul, to the afterlife, to apparitions and to death. In the context of using the material investigated by Ion Muşlea's correspondents, we have made some interpretations focusing on decoding the symbols of some magical instruments or vegetal elements used in the magical practices and ritual acts of the funeral in Maramures. Our guidelines throughout the work was our concern to show the entire complexity, richness and variety of the funeral habits in this area.
Surse de sare și procesul de neolitizare din SE Transilvaniei
Authors:   Cluj-Napoca, Lazarovici Gheorghe , Lazarovici Cornelia Magda ,   Iași, Gridan Silviu ,   Brașov
Published: October 2020

Archaeological investigations at Rupea in the summer of 2018 showed that in the vicinity of each spring of salt water, from about 50 m to 1,7 km there is an early Neolithic site, belonging to Starčevo – Criş. Analyzing the ceramic materials from a complex and those discovered on the area of the site we found that they belong to the Starčevo-Criş III phase. Chronological and cultural links suggest that these communities are related to the discoveries of Cristian III in the same cultural phase. Based on ethno-archeological research on salt sources, but also in the sheepfolds, their placement against salt springs and salted lands, archaeologists have established direct links between salt sources and neolithisation processes in the Rupea area. Rupea is at the center of communication paths between Moldova, south-eastern Transylvania and western Transylvania in the middle basin of Mureş and the center of Transylvania (the upper part of Mureş's middle basin).
1929: Primul an al istoriei Parcului Etnografic Național din Cluj
Authors:   Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei, Sălăgean Tudor
Published: October 2020

The first year of the history of the Cluj Ethnographic Park was a difficult and complex one. It was marked by a promising start, followed by a period of dissapointment caused by the exclusion of Cluj from the list of the Union Celebration venues, which could have been an excellent way to promote the new museum and its goals. The documents kept in the archive of the Transylvanian Museum of Etnography reveal the complexity of the efforts to create the first open air museum in Romania, through the activity of several specialists coordinated by Romulus Vuia, who have successfully overcome the difficulties generated by the novelty of this endeavor, as well as from the insufficient funding, gathered with difficulties from several soruces. At the end of 1929, the Ethnographic Park was in possession of a land with an area of 75 hectares, on which were already located two objectives, both coming from the Apuseni Mountains: the house from Vidra and the cross form Lupșa. Equally important for the development of the museum was the restaurant Gaudeamus, a revenue-generating objective, whose complementarity with the cultural developement of the Ethnographic Park was very well understood by all the factors involved. Despite the difficulties encountered, Romulus Vuia managed tom ove forward, offering the Romanian culture a museum objective of major importance.
Influența viziunii lui Luther asupra muzicii în apariția conceptelor de musica poetica și retorică muzicală
Authors:   Academia Națională de Muzică „Gh. Dima„ Cluj-Napoca, Kalό Ildiko
Published: October 2020

De cele mai multe ori, când vorbim despre retorică muzicală, despre figuri retorice sau elemente care țin de musica poetica, gândul ni se duce spre Baroc și, de ce nu, spre muzica lui Johann Sebastian Bach. Însă puțini dintre noi realizăm că augurii acestor noțiuni au pornit încă din Renaștere și un număr mult mai mic dintre noi vom conecta toate acestea de numele lui Martin Luther și Reforma protestantă. Principiile retoricii muzicale s-au dezvoltat cu precădere în spațiul nord-german, deși au fost prezente și în alte țări ca Italia, Franța și Anglia. Germania a fost, însă, cea care a adoptat și adaptat în modul cel mai entuziast în această perioadă terminologia, metodele și structurile retoricii antice. Muzicologul german Dietrich Bartel explică în Musica poetica motivul ascensiunii retoricii muzicale în Germania, prin îmbrățișarea viziunii lui Martin Luther asupra muzicii de către credincioșii creștini. Pe parcursul secolelor XVI-XVIII, retorica muzicală se îmbogățește și se perfecționează continuu, generând o artă extrem de elaborată, al cărei focus era găsirea de echivalențe între figurile retorice și intervalica muzicală. În acest mod, muzica a primit un plus de exactitate în ceea ce privește exprimarea.
Castelul Prințului Barbă Albastră de Béla Bartók – un posibil avatar al mitului orfic?
Authors:   Academia Națională de Muzică „Gh. Dima„ Cluj-Napoca, Oltean Tatiana
Published: October 2020

La casa di peste drum este, poate, cea mai emblematică lucrare corală a lui Tudor Jarda, fiind prima compoziție din cele 10 colinde pentru cor mixt, din volumul Coruri (1981). Dedicată maestrului Dorin Pop și corului Cappella Transylvanica, această lucrare face parte din repertoriul ansamblului de la editarea colecției, regăsindu-se totodată în repertoriul celor mai importante coruri clujene și transilvănene. Prezentul studiu își propune detalierea aspectelor de gramatică muzicală a lucrării corale La casa di peste drum, reliefând strânsa legătură dintre text și muzică, și implicațiile ei în interpretarea corală. Analiza morfologică și sintactică evidențiază, de asemenea, câteva caracteristici proprii scriiturii corale a lui Tudor Jarda.
Predictive Performance of Logistic Regression for Imbalanced Data with Categorical Covariate
Authors: Rahman Hezlin Aryani Abd , Wah Yap Bee , Huat Ong Seng
Published: October 2020

Logistic regression is often used for the classification of a binary categorical dependent variable using various types of covariates (continuous or categorical). Imbalanced data will lead to biased parameter estimates and classification performance of the logistic regression model. Imbalanced data occurs when the number of cases in one category of the binary dependent variable is very much smaller than the other category. This simulation study investigates the effect of imbalanced data measured by imbalanced ratio on the parameter estimate of the binary logistic regression with a categorical covariate. Datasets were simulated with controlled different percentages of imbalance ratio (IR), from 1% to 50%, and for various sample sizes. The simulated datasets were then modeled using binary logistic regression. The bias in the estimates was measured using Mean Square Error (MSE). The simulation results provided evidence that the effect of imbalance ratio on the parameter estimate of the covariate decreased as sample size increased. The bias of the estimated depends on sample size whereby for sample size 100, 500, 1000 - 2000 and 2500 - 3500, the estimated were biased for IR below 30%, 10%, 5% and 2% respectively. Results also showed that parameter estimates were all biased at IR 1% for all sample size. An application using a real dataset supported the simulation results.
Performance of Mid-Size Combine Harvester of Grain Corn on the Field Efficiency and Energy Consumption at the Northern Johor of Malaysia
Authors: Masroon Mohamad Hairie , Nawi Nazmi Mat , Yahya Azmi , Shukery Mohamad Firdza Mohamad , Amin Mohamed Ezzeldien Salih
Published: October 2020

A mid-size combine harvester with 2.76 m reaping width and 103.53 hp engine output has been employed in grain corn production, especially by small-scale grain corn farmers. This study attempted to determine field performances of a typical mid-size combine harvester by measuring its effective field capacity (EFC), field efficiency (FE), fuel consumption (FC) and field machine index (FMI). Different types of energy inputs such as fuel, machinery, human, included direct, indirect, renewable and non-renewable energy involved in grain corn harvesting were also measured. The field measurements were carried out in 3 ha of grain corn farm, under similar field conditions using a typical mid-size combine harvester. The average values of EFC, FE, FC and FMI for the mid-size combine harvester were found to be 0.23 ha/h, 34.97%, 37.25 lit/ha and 0.91, respectively. The average equivalent energy values of fuel, machinery and human energy were 1780.70 MJ/ha, 587.73 MJ/ha and 8.53 MJ/ha, respectively. The average values of the direct and indirect energy were 1789.23 MJ/ha and 587.73 MJ/ha, respectively. The average values of renewable and non-renewable energy were recorded at 8.53 MJ/ha and 2368.42 MJ/ha, respectively. The mid-size combine harvester investigated in this study exhibited good field performance characteristic using a reasonable amount of energy consumption as compared to harvesting operation for other grain crops. From the results, it can be concluded that good practice in harvesting operation could improve field performance, and minimise operational costs and energy consumption.
Pattern and Trend of Land Surface Temperature Change on New Guinea Island
Authors: Munawar  , Prasetya Tofan Agung Eka , McNeil Rhysa , Jani Rohana
Published: October 2020

Global warming will have an impact on nature in many ways, including rising sea levels and an increasing spread of infectious diseases. Land surface temperature is one of the many indicators that can be used to measure climate change on both a local and global scale. This study aims to analyze the change in land surface temperatures on New Guinea Island using a cubic spline method, autoregressive model, and multivariate regression. New Guinea Island was divided into 5 regions each consisting of 9 subregions. The data of each subregion was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer database from 2000 to 2019. The average change in temperature was +0.012°C per decade. However, the changes differed by region; significantly decreasing in the northwest at -0.107°C per decade (95% CI: -0.207, -0.007), significantly increasing in the south at 0.201°C per decade (95% CI: 0.069, 0.333), and remaining stable in the centralnorth, southeast and northeast.
The Effect of Alkaline Treatment onto Physical, Thermal, Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Lemba Leaves Fibres as New Resources of Biomass
Authors: Nasir Nur Aina Farhana Mat , Jamaluddin Jamarosliza , Zainudin Zuraidah , Busheri Mahirah Muhammad , Adrus Nadia , Azim Fatria Syaimima Syaiful , Hasham Rosnani
Published: October 2020

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of alkaline treatment on the physical, thermal, mechanical and chemical properties of pristine lemba leaves fibres (LeLeFs). LeLeFs were treated with 6, 8, and 10 wt% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution at room temperature for 24 h. In order to determine the functional group presence after the alkaline treatment, LeLeFs were analyzed using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. The density of LeLeFs treated with 10 wt% NaOH solution recorded the highest density with 1.168 g/cm³. Morphology study showed that the diameter of fibre reduced with the increment of NaOH concentration. The removal of lignin and hemicellulose could be observed in the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Alkaline treatment enhanced the tensile properties of fibre and 10 wt% alkaline treated fibre resulted in the highest tensile strength, modulus and elongation of the fibre at 511.10 MPa, 11.76 GPa and 3.69% respectively. Chemical resistance analysis found that the treated fibre had better chemical resistance compared to untreated fibre. Therefore, it is substantiated that alkaline treatment affects the properties of LeLeF.
A Review of the Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa (Zobo) Plant
Authors: Ghandi Ibrahim Kasimu , Sani Kangiwa Nasiru
Published: October 2020

Hibiscus sabdariffa (HS) is a plant from the Malvaceae family that is grown widely in most of Asia and tropical Africa. The various parts of the plant are used traditionally as food in form of beverages or salads and as medicine. In folklore, HS has been used to treat many ailments including cardiac and nerve ailments, induction of diuresis and lactation among others. Scientific studies have also demonstrated the antihypertensive, antidiabetic, anti-obesity and anti-hyperlipidaemic properties of HS. These biological activities are thought to be as a result of the battery of phytochemicals in HS that have strong antioxidant activity and that inhibit α-amylase, α-glucosidase, angiotensin converting enzyme, calcium channel blockage and direct vasorelaxant effects. Some of the phytochemicals that are thought to be responsible for these biological effects include anthocyanins, flavonoids and organic acids.There is however the need for more robust researches including controlled clinical trials to validate these biological activities with a view to bringing the benefits closer to the bedside.
Effectiveness of Bupivacaine Trigger Points Injections in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Authors: Mohammed Bashir Rabiu , Abdulrahman Afeez , Suleiman Zakari
Published: October 2020

Background: Myofascial pain syndrome is a regional or widespread muscular pain associated with tenderness localized to linear or nodular hardening, trigger points in one or group of muscles. It is a major cause of time loss from work and low quality of life. Injections of myofascial trigger points either with local anaesthetics, steroid, normal saline or without any agent have been proven to provide pain relief. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of trigger point injection with bupivacaine in treatment of myofascial pain syndrome and improvement in quality of life. Methods: After Institutional Ethical Committee approval, forty one patients aged 16 years and above with myofacial pain syndrome had 0.5mls of 0.25% plain bupivacaine trigger points injections with size 26G 11 /2 inch hypodermic needle. Pain was assessed using Numerical Rating Scale and Pain disability questionnaire was administered to all the patients before the procedures and 1 month post-intervention (follow-up visits) to assessed functional and psychological component of pain disability scale and their response to treatment. Results:
Perceções discentes sobre a escola e a educação física: influências na prática de atividade física
Authors: Góis Francisca , Gouveia Élvio , Martins João , Barbosa Valter , Marques Adilson
Published: October 2020

This study analyzed the relationships hypothesized by the Theory of Achievement Objectives in physical education classes and school satisfaction in the prediction of attitudes (the taste for physical activity and self-efficacy) and the level of physical activity of adolescents from two secondary schools. 624 adolescents (326 boys) participated, aged between 14 and 17 years old from two schools in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Several questionnaires were used as an instrument. Linear regression analysis stratified by school was performed, testing three models hierarchically. Most students did not meet the recommendations for physical activity (<60 min / day) and showed moderate effectiveness, with no significant difference between schools. There was a difference between schools regarding the taste for physical activity (p = 0.001), school satisfaction (p = 0.007), the mastery objective (p <.001), the social approval objective (p = 0.002), the mastery climate (p <0.001) and the performance-approximation climate (0.001). In conclusion, the model that included the motivational climate, school satisfaction and achievement objectives, proved to be the most adequate to predict the physical activity of students from both schools.
Análise das relações interpessoais dos alunos em Educação Física
Authors: Ângelo Elisa , Campos Francisco , Silva Elsa , Rama Luís
Published: October 2020

Physical Education, when taught in an integrating and facilitating way of learning, allows students to acquire specific skills (eg., interpersonal relationship). Thus, we aim to: a) characterize the well-being and lifestyle of young teenagers in 9th grade class; b) characterize the interpersonal relationship, both in terms of acceptance and rejection; c) associate the interpersonal relationship (acceptance and rejection) of the students with them well-being and lifestyle feeling. Twenty-eight students, from 14 to 16 years old, participated in the study. An intervention program was applied in Physical Education classes, for 14 weeks, based on group exercises (in pairs). Before and after the intervention, was applied a questionnaire, constructed and validated according to the reference literature. After the intervention program, student’s interpersonal relationship improved and there were greater acceptance and less rejection. This in-depth knowledge will enable us to pedagogically act in a more fruitful way given the relationship rooted within a group.
Better Management of Rabies Using Innovative Statistical Tools
Authors: MIRICA Andreea , CEBAN Octavian , FERARIU Georgiana Andreea , CIRNU Viorel , CHIPER Bogdan , VELISCA Nicoleta , NECULA Marian
Published: October 2020

The aim of this paper is to illustrate how statistical tools can benefit healthcare policy makers specialised in the rabies management. Understanding the prevalence of such a disease is crucial for management teams. Seasonality may be a salient feature of data series provided by medical units, that is why the use of an innovative tool for seasonal adjustment is needed. For this paper, the data series (number of persons examined for rabies, by age and residency) were provided by one single health care unit – The National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Matei Bals”.
Managing Patient Engagement in the Process Approach
Authors: DYMYT Małgorzata , WINCEWICZ-BOSY Marta
Published: October 2020

The main goal of the article is to identify the essence, role, premises and conditions of managing patient engagement in the process approach. Patient engagement is an important component of health services, covering a wide area of action at the systemic and organizational levels. A comprehensive and coherent approach to the processes related to patient involvement, especially in the area of care decision-making, is essential for the smooth functioning of the healthcare system.
Sustainable Development And Innovation In Financial Services
Authors: MAHCINE Hala Miada , CHERCHEM Mohamed
Published: October 2020

In the current global context of an economy dominated by services and the rise of environmental and social concerns, the challenge is to integrate the notion of sustainable development with the approach of banking innovation as a marketing strategy allowing banks to be competitive. This paper aims at the link between marketing innovation and sustainable development, often conceived and organized independently, and proposes to analyze the place of sustainable development in the marketing strategy of banks. An exploratory approach to the field of interaction between sustainable development and marketing innovation in banking activity.
Stochastic noise modelling of kinematic orbit positions in the Celestial Mechanics Approach
Authors: Lasser Martin , Meyer Ulrich , Arnold Daniel , Jäggi Adrian
Published: October 2020

Abstract. Gravity field models may be derived from kinematic orbit positions of Low Earth Orbiting satellites equipped with onboard GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers. An accurate description of the stochastic behaviour of the kinematic positions plays a key role to calculate high quality gravity field solutions. In the Celestial Mechanics Approach (CMA) kinematic positions are used as pseudo-observations to estimate orbit parameters and gravity field coefficients simultaneously. So far, a simplified stochastic model based on epoch-wise covariance information, which may be efficiently derived in the kinematic point positioning process, has been applied. We extend this model by using the fully populated covariance matrix, covering correlations over 50 min. As white noise is generally assumed for the original GPS carrier phase observations, this purely formal variance propagation cannot describe the full noise characteristics introduced by the original observations. Therefore, we sophisticate our model by deriving empirical covariances from the residuals of an orbit fit of the kinematic positions. We process GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment) GPS data of April 2007 to derive gravity field solutions up to degree and order 70. Two different orbit parametrisations, a purely dynamic orbit and a reduced-dynamic orbit with constrained piecewise constant accelerations, are adopted. The resulting gravity fields are solved on a monthly basis using daily orbital arcs. Extending the stochastic model from utilising epoch-wise covariance information to an empirical model, leads to a – expressed in terms of formal errors – more realistic gravity field solution.
ROBOMINERS – Developing a bio-inspired modular robot-miner for difficult to access mineral deposits
Authors: Lopes Luís , Bodo Balazs , Rossi Claudio , Henley Stephen , Žibret Gorazd , Kot-Niewiadomska Alicja , Correia Vítor
Published: October 2020

Abstract. Within the ROBOMINERS project an innovative technology
for the future exploitation of small and difficult to access mineral
deposits is being studied. The project has two main objectives. First, the
development of a bioinspired reconfigurable robotic miner prototype, able to
navigate, explore and mine selectively with a certain degree of autonomy.
The robot-miner will be able to work under different conditions, making the
exploitation of many mineral deposits economically feasible, while reducing
social and environmental impacts associated with conventional mining
methods. The second objective is the creation of a vision of a new mining
ecosystem, its function, parts, research roadmaps and visions for years 2030
and 2050, including creation of novel ideas from other sectors, particularly
robotics. The robotic ecosystem concept will be tested in representative
sites across Europe with simulations, showcasing the different mining
environments and conditions where it can be applied.
GRACE-FO radio occultation data processing – First result
Authors: Schmidt Torsten , Schreiner Patrick , Iijima Byron , Ao Chi
Published: October 2020

An objective of the GRACE-FO mission is the continuation of GRACE radio occultation measurements successfully performed between 2006 and 2017.

GRACE and GRACE-FO radio occultations contribute to the overall radio occultation dataset used in weather and climate applications.

Since mid-2019 rising occultations from GF1 are available while setting radio occultations from GF2 are still disabled. After several on-board software updates and raw data reader improvements about 280 daily GF1 radio occultations are available since March 2020.

Currently GF1 radio occultation data are processed on the basis of different measured variables: For different GPS satellites a combination of L1CA/L2P, L1CA/L2C, or L1CA/L5 is available.

In this study first results of GF1 processing are presented. Refractivity and temperature data up to an altitude of 60 km will be compared with ECMWF operational analyses and the quality of the different measured variables will be evaluated.
Science Operations Report
Authors: Save Himanshu
Published: October 2020

The science operations activities and plans for GRACE-FO will be discussed.
Characterization of ceramics based on laser speckle photometry
Authors: Chen Lili , Cikalova Ulana , Bendjus Beatrice , Muench Stefan , Roellig Mike
Published: October 2020

Abstract. Advanced ceramic components are frequently used in
industrial applications. As a brittle material, ceramic reacts very suddenly to excessively high stresses. Existing defects lead to rapid crack growth followed by spontaneous destruction. This leads to a functional failure of the entire component. It is therefore important to develop innovative techniques to ensure a good quality condition of ceramic products. Laser speckle photometry (LSP) is an optical nondestructive testing method. It is based on the dynamic analysis of time-resolved speckle patterns that are generated by an external excitation. In this paper, we will present two investigations on ceramic components using the LSP technique. One is the nondestructive stress characterization on ceramic surfaces, and the other is the defect detection on ceramics components. The aim is to improve the quality and safety control of ceramic production in the challenging industrial field. Preliminary results have shown the potential of the LSP sensor system for the nondestructive characterization of ceramics in terms of stress monitoring and surface defect detection.
Connecting flow–topography interactions, vorticity balance, baroclinic instability and transport in the Southern Ocean: the case of an idealized storm track
Authors: Jouanno Julien , Capet Xavier
Published: October 2020

Abstract. The dynamical balance of the Antarctic Circumpolar
Current and its implications on the functioning of the world ocean are not
fully understood and poorly represented in global circulation models. In
this study, the sensitivities of an idealized Southern Ocean (SO) storm
track are explored with a set of eddy-rich numerical simulations. The
classical partition between barotropic and baroclinic modes is sensitive to
current–topography interactions in the mesoscale range 10–100 km, as
comparisons between simulations with rough or smooth bathymetry reveal.
Configurations with a rough bottom have weak barotropic motions, ubiquitous
bottom form stress/pressure torque, no wind-driven gyre in the lee of
topographic ridges, less efficient baroclinic turbulence and, thus, larger
circumpolar transport rates. The difference in circumpolar transport
produced by topographic roughness depends on the strength with which
(external) thermohaline forcings by the rest of the world ocean constrain
the stratification at the northern edge of the SO. The study highlights the
need for a more comprehensive treatment of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
(ACC) interactions with the ocean floor, including realistic fields of
bottom form stress and pressure torque. It also sheds some light on the
behavior of idealized storm tracks recently modeled: (i) the saturation
mechanism, whereby the circumpolar transport does not depend on wind
intensity, is a robust and generic attribute of ACC-like circumpolar flows;
(ii) the adjustment toward saturation can take place over widely different
timescales (from months to years) depending on the possibility (or not) for
barotropic Rossby waves to propagate signals of wind change and
accelerate/decelerate SO wind-driven gyres. The real SO having both gyres
and ACC saturation timescales typical of our “no gyre” simulations may be
in an intermediate regime in which mesoscale topography away from major
ridges provides partial and localized support for bottom form
stress/pressure torque.
Estudio de caso en diálisis: El niño que construía castillos
Authors: Barrantes Fernández Telma
Published: October 2020

Patito es un niño de tres años y medio que acude a la unidad de diálisis. A través de su caso podremos analizar y reflexionar sobre las características tan particulares que tienen dichas unidades, y observar el proceso emocional que sufre el niño en las diferentes sesiones de Arteterapia. Con ello nos planteamos no solo qué consecuencias psicosociales tiene el contexto hospitalario de forma general, sino específicamente en las unidades de diálisis pediátricas. Patito nos da la oportunidad de analizar algunas de las complicaciones que pueden surgir y cómo afectan al proceso arteterapéutico, reflejando de este modo algunos efectos que la diálisis tiene en los pacientes. Reflexionaremos sobre el tipo de sesiones que se pueden impartir o emprender en Arteterapia y cómo en el espacio de diálisis conviven las sesiones grupales e individuales al mismo tiempo, por lo que señalaremos aquellos elementos que deben tenerse en cuenta en estos contextos. Con este artículo pretendemos contribuir al conocimiento de cómo las arteterapeutas podemos intervenir en la unidad de diálisis pediátrica de la manera más apropiada.
Una contribución al aprendizaje del futuro a través de la mediación artística
Authors: Cejudo Mejias Vanesa , Galllego Trijueque Sara , Vinader-Segura Raquel
Published: October 2020

La práctica del arte contemporáneo puede ser un ejercicio para el pensamiento de lo visual y, al mismo tiempo, una herramienta para explorar lo inexplorado y establecer relaciones con el mundo. El presente trabajo presenta un prototipo de innovación educativa: Making Art Happen, que consiste en la creación de equipos de trabajo multidisciplinares, compuestos por un artista contemporáneo, un mediador cultural y un profesor universitario, que planifica situaciones experienciales en el aula, en las que practicar el proceso creativo, como posible material para fabular, reflexionar, y aprehender sobre la asignatura a tratar. Estas situaciones artísticas son diseñadas en función de la temática propia de una materia determinada perteneciente a un plan de estudios universitario. El objetivo de esta propuesta es evaluar el impacto de estas experiencias como medio para que el alumnado se exprese y aprenda de una manera crítica, única y personal en un mundo altamente visual, cambiante y dinámico. Para ello, se aplicaron una combinación de técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas. Las experiencias recogidas en las asignaturas “Introducción a la Sociología” del primer curso del Grado de Criminología y Doble Grado de Criminología y Psicología; y “Nuevas Tecnologías y Sociedad de la Información” del primer curso del Grado de Comunicación Audiovisual, ambas pertenecientes a estudios de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, nos revelan una alta aceptación del método en todos los agentes implicados en el proceso: profesorado, estudiantes y artistas visuales. Sobre este punto de partida se persigue crear a largo plazo una batería de acciones artísticas en asignaturas transversales pertenecientes a diferentes disciplinas universitarias; y conseguir, de esta manera, incorporar las situaciones artísticas diseñadas, como una herramienta contemporánea para los actuales docentes.
Congreso Internacional ALETHEIA: Arte, Arteterapia, Trauma y Memoria Emocional
Authors: Olarte Castañeda Mabel Gisela
Published: October 2020

Reseña del Congreso Internacional ALETHEIA: Arte, Arteterapia, Trauma y Memoria Emocional.