bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fast calculations of Jackknife covariance matrix estimator
Authors: Miroshnychenko V. O.
Published: July 2021

We consider data in which each observed subject belongs to one of different subpopulations (components). The true number of component which a subject belongs to is unknown, but the researcher knows the probabilities that a subject belongs to a given component (concentration of the component in the mixture). The concentrations are different for different observations. So the distribution of the observed data is a mixture of components’ distributions with varying concentrations. A set of variables is observed for each subject. Dependence between these variables is described by a nonlinear regression model. The coefficients of this model are different for different components. Normality of estimator for nonlinear regression parameters is demonstrated under general assumptions. A mixture of logistic regression models with continuous response is considered as an example. In the paper we construct confidence ellipsoids for the regression parameters based on the modified least squares estimators. The covariances of these estimators are estimated by the multiple modifications of jackknife technique. Performance of the obtained confidence ellipsoids is assessed by simulations.
Percussive-Abrasive Stone Tools from Chagyrskaya Cave: Results of Functional Analysis
Authors: Seletsky M. V. , Fedorchenko A. Y. , Chistyakov P. V. , Markin S. V. , Kolobova K. A.
Published: July 2021

This article presents a comprehensive study of percussive-abrasive active stone tools from Chagyrskaya Cave, using experimental use-wear and statistical methods, supplemented by 3D-modeling. Experiments combined with use- wear analysis allowed us to determine the functions of these tools by comparing the working surfaces and use-wear traces in the Chagyrskaya samples with those in the reference samples. As a result, we identified 19 retouchers, four hammerstones for processing mineral raw materials, and one hammer for splitting bone, which indicates the dominance of secondary processing over primary knapping in the Chagyrskaya lithic assemblage. Using statistical analysis, we traced the differences in the dimensions of the manuports and lithics under study. These artifacts are a promising and underestimated source of information for identifying working operations associated with stone- and bone-processing; moreover, they can provide new data on the functional attribution of sites and the mobility of early hominins.
Influence of cultural and religious aspects on the perception of autism in children by parents in Africa and the Middle East
Authors: Kukanov A.A.
Published: July 2021

The article includes a literary review of scientific works devoted to the study of specific features of the motivational and personal sphere of mothers with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), published in a number of countries in Africa and the Middle East. The author describes the difficulties faced by mothers in the process of education and treatment of their autistic children in these regions of the world; provides statistics on the extension of autism among the child population in South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The article presents studies assessing the degree of influence of religious and cultural aspects on the parents’ perception of their "special" children in Israel and Somalia.
The concept of a positive body image in modern foreign psychology
Authors: Meshkova T.A.
Published: July 2021

Research into the problem of body image has more than a century of history, most of which is associated with the study of negative attitudes towards the body and related psychopathology - eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorders, etc. In the last decade there has been a growing tendency in this area to shift the emphasis to the study of a positive body image, just as in psychology in general there are more and more works performed in the paradigm of positive psychology, which calls for abandoning the concept of disease and searching for new approaches based on the positive potential of the individual. This review presents the main stages in the study of the problem of body image in foreign psychology, the origin and development of ideas about a positive body image as a special construct that is not the opposite pole in the general “negative-positive” continuum, the key works of leading researchers who have formed the concept of a positive body image as an independent entity, the main components of a positive body image, methodological tools used to assess a positive body image, and the results of studies of a positive body image in various social groups. The modern perspectives of research in the field of body image are presented in accordance with the views of leading foreign experts.
Burnout in the lives of schoolchildren and students: causes, consequences and ways to overcome
Authors: Ilyukhin A.G.
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the review of foreign studies of the phenomenon of burnout of school, college and university students. For academic burnout, a three-component structure corresponding to the traditional one is shown: exhaustion, cynicism, and low perceived effectiveness. The article presents works that investigate the influence of social (the quality of relationships with peers, teachers and close relatives) and individual (emotional and personal profiles, empathic abilities, optimism, personal resources) on the development of burnout symptoms in cross-sectional and longitudinal research formats. We analyzed research data on the impact of burnout and learning stress on the quality of life, psychological well-being and academic success of schoolchildren and students. Approaches to preventing the development of burnout, based on the provisions of positive psychology and psychology of motivation, are considered.
S. Mikhailov. On the question of the development of motor centers of the cerebral cortex of newborns. Doctor. Bulletin No. 6-7, 1910
Authors: Baklushinskiy Ivan Dmitrievich
Published: July 2021

Based on his experiments on puppies and guinea pigs, the author draws conclusions
Priv.-Assoc. Preobrazhensky. About acute encephalitis. Honey. review 1910, no. 21.
Authors: Baklushinskiy Ivan Dmitrievich
Published: July 2021

In modern works, either the existence of acute (non-hemorrhagic) encephalitis is not mentioned at all, or it is mentioned in passing, as something little-known, dubious, and sometimes as a secondary process with various kinds of inflammation of the soft membrane.
Piradov. On the issue of the modern doctrine of Basedow's disease and its treatment. Proceedings and duct. I. Caucasus. m. total. February-April 1910.
Authors: Baklushinskiy Ivan D.
Published: July 2021

Briefly outlining the history of the doctrine of the origin, essence and treatment of morb. Basedowi, the author, on the basis of literary data and his own experience, comes to the conclusion that the essence of the disease lies in the hypersecretion of the gland (hyperthyroidization) and its treatment should be reduced to neutralizing the excess secretion.
Minutes of the VIII-th meeting of the Society of Neuropathologists and Psychiatrists at the Imperial Kazan University on November 30, 1910.
Authors: Darkshevich L. O. , Voroshilov V.
Published: July 2021

Chaired by prof. L.O. Darkshevich with the secretary Voroshilov. Attended by: prof. Osipov; Dr. Pervushin, Favorsky, Veselitsky, Klyachkin, Levchatkin, Donskov, Pipkin, Golovin, Emdin, Protopopov, Lapukhin, Skuridin, Arkhangelskaya, Semileiskaya, Lopatin, Nikolaevsky and others, about 40 students.
Minutes of the 9th meeting of the Society of Neuropathologists and Psychiatrists at the Imperial Kazan University on December 17, 1910.
Authors: Darkshevich L. O. , Voroshilov V.
Published: July 2021

Chaired by prof. L.O. Darkshevich with the secretary Voroshilov. Attended by: prof. Mislavskiy, prof. Osipov, doctors: Pervushin, Favorsky, Goryaev, Vishnevsky, Veselitsky, Golovin, Zhilin, Emdin, Lapukhin, Nikolaevsky, Donskov N.A., Donskov V.A., Klyachkin, Baklushinsky, Belitsky, Popov, Cheboksarov, Sholomovich and people 20 students.
Little-described forms of acutely developed dementia after trauma
Authors: Lapinskiy M. N.
Published: July 2021

Daily clinical experience shows that gross tremors of the body and, in particular, bruises of the head, can be accompanied by a variety of mental disorders, ranging from very elementary changes in memory, mood, etc., and ending with the most complex mental illnesses with a complete change in intelligence, will, mood , character and personality in general in all its phases.
The modern epidemic of school suicides in Russia
Authors: Popov Nikolay M.
Published: July 2021

Suicide is a profoundly abnormal phenomenon. That is why every case of him involuntarily attracts general attention even in our time, when a person's life has fallen so low in value. But if what has just been said is true in relation to suicide in general, all the more it matters when it comes to children.
O. Maas. On the question of Recklingausen'a disease. Beitrag zur Kentniss der Recklinghausenschen Krankheit. Monatschr. für Psychiatrie u. Neurol., Bd. XXVIII (1910 г.)
Authors: Leshchinsky V. N.
Published: July 2021

The author gives a medical history and the results of a detailed microscopic examination of a case in which he was diagnosed with multiple tumors of the nervous system during his lifetime. Based on post mortem research, which revealed the existence of numerous tumors of the membranes of the spinal cord and brain, peripheral nerves and roots, the author views this case as a rare form of Recklingausens disease, in which there are no skin tumors that occur in almost all cases of this disease.
W. G. Spiller. Fridreich's disease. Fridreich’s ataxia. — Journ. of Nervous and Ment. Diseases, 1910, № 7
Authors: Likhnitsky Vitaliy N.
Published: July 2021

The author describes 2 cases of Fridreichs disease (one of them with autopsy); both of them represent the peculiarity that, along with the typical symptoms of this disease, they had rather pronounced atrophy of the muscles of the arms and legs, and atrophic phenomena prevailed in the peripheral parts of the upper and lower extremities
G. Markelov. To the pathogenesis and therapy of myasthenia. - Therapeutic Review, December 1910.
Authors: Likhnitsky Vitaliy N.
Published: July 2021

The author points out that a great service to the clinic in the study of the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis was rendered by the acquaintance with the glandular system, with internal secretion, which has significantly advanced in recent years.
N. Willige. Observations on the action of Ehrlich-Hata on neurological and psychiatric material. Uber Erfahrung mit Ehrlich-Hata 606 an psychiatrisch-neurologischen Material.—Münch. med. Wochensch. 1910, № 46
Authors: Likhnitsky Vitaliy N.
Published: July 2021

Injections of the drug "606" were made in 35 patients; 5 had repeated injections; 21 of them suffered from progression paralysis, 3 taboparalyse, 5 lues cerebri, 3 tabes dorsalis, 1 lues spinalis, and, finally, in 2 cases the diagnosis could not be established with certainty.
A. Shilov. Pris. turn. On the question of how to combat drunkenness
Authors: Sholomovich A. S.
Published: July 2021

The brochure presents the first part of the author's report to the Central Committee of the Union on October 17 on bills to combat drunkenness.
N.I. Tezyakov. The incidence of the population of the Saratov province in 1904. General outline and materials. Publication of the Saratov Provincial Zemstvo.
Authors: Sholomovich A. S.
Published: July 2021

The author examines the results of the card registration of patients, carried out by zemstvo doctors.
Analysis of the application of electric conducting concrete in the power industry
Authors: Agunov Alexander V. , Terekhin Ilya A. , Baranov Ivan A.
Published: July 2021

At present, on the territory of the Russian Federation, there is no massive use of electrically conductive reinforced concrete structures in the electric power industry due to insufficient operating experience and a low rate of research on electrically conductive concretes.
The article compares the main characteristics of existing electrically conductive concrete. The paper shows the disadvantages of traditional concrete and existing electrically conductive concrete. The electrically conductive concrete was selected, the most suitable for further research, testing and direct modernization of the composition based on the results obtained.
The main disadvantages of existing electrically conductive concretes are the high cost and specificity of electrically conductive components and other additives, as a consequence of the amount of capital investment in mass and large-scale production, as well as the lack of operating experience as overhead supports.
Perception, Communication, and Representation of Activity Delays in Dynamic Medical Teamwork
Authors:   , Jagannath Swathi , Sarcevic Aleksandra
Published: July 2021

Activity delays in medical settings could lead to poor patient outcomes. Specifically, in time-critical and high-risk settings such as trauma resuscitations, effects of delays are augmented as decisions need to be made within the span of seconds and errors could be fatal. Therefore, effective communication and work coordination are crucial to support continuous temporal awareness among trauma resuscitation team members. The use of information systems for real-time data sharing has the potential to enhance team communication, support awareness, and decrease medical errors. To design these systems, there is a need to understand how team members perceive time and estimate delays on the ground, how these delays are communicated, and how team members coordinate their activities to mitigate the delays. This dissertation used methods including participant observation, video review, contextual inquiry, stimulated recall interviews, as well as thematic, discourse, and interaction analyses to explore communication patterns and user behaviors during delays in dynamic medical settings. Through the conceptual lenses of articulation work, coordination mechanisms, and temporal rhythms, this work examined how team members estimated activity delays, how they coordinated and situated their activities with those of others, and how they mitigated the delays. Key findings of this dissertation research include: (1) rich descriptions of the nature of verbal communication during high-tempo medical activities and their performance stages, (2) thorough understanding of team members' perceptions of delays and coordination behaviors during activity delays, and (3) detailed insights into the role of verbal communication in team members' management of activity delays in time-critical medical settings. Armed with these insights, I contribute to the literature by: (1) introducing speech-based coordination mechanisms as an extension to immaterial coordination mechanisms and discussing their role in supporting articulation work during activity delays, (2) describing the process of shaping of new rhythms-rhythms of the resuscitation process, the team members, and the patient record-and synchronization of these rhythms through the manifestation of collective temporal horizons, and (3) explaining experiences and lessons learned as a researcher conducting ethnographic fieldwork in high-risk medical settings. I also contribute to information system design by: (1) constructing narrative schemas for fast-paced medical activities and a speech-flow model for supporting activity delay detection, and (2) developing a framework for recognizing delays and providing appropriate alerts through optimal approaches to support decision-making in dynamic medical settings.
Crystal Children's Choir
Authors:   , Jiang Yifeng , Yau Pamela , Zitcer Andrew
Published: July 2021

Nowadays, classical music organizations are plagued by difficulties, including a decline in their audience and lack of attention from younger generations. This thesis explores and analyzes methods to solve these issues. In particular, this thesis suggests that chorus music has unique advantages for promoting classical music among younger generations, as it is widely accepted by educators, parents, and teenagers themselves. In addition, Asian American communities are keen on classical music due to historical factors, and such potential should be taken seriously. Crystal Children's Choir in San Francisco, a choral performing group that mainly consists of Asian American youths, is one such example of how choral music can appeal to younger audiences, including those in Asian American communities. Data collected from the choir provides reference values for the audience-developing strategies of today's classical music performing organizations.
Contributions of Classroom Engagement and Exposure to Math Content on Preschoolers' Math Performance
Authors: Smith Kathryn , Downer Jason
Published: July 2021

Children's early math skills are one of the strongest predictors of later academic success, yet many preschools dedicate relatively minimal time to fostering math skill development. Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds tend to enter school with weaker math skills than peers and continue to lag behind more affluent peers throughout elementary and secondary school. The current study a) explored the amount of exposure to math content that children receive in preschool (both observed and teacher-reported), and b) examined children's engagement with tasks, the quantity of exposure to math content, and the quality of instructional support as potential factors that may contribute to changes in children's math performance across the preschool year. The sample consisted of 380 preschool children from primarily low-income families. Controlling for child characteristics (e.g., sex, age, race, SES) and classroom factors (e.g., teacher education, years of teaching experience), children's engagement with tasks emerged as a strong predictor of positive changes in math performance across the preschool year. Independently, neither exposure to math content nor instructional support significantly predicted changes in children's math performance. However, the pairing of high-quantity exposure to math content and high-quality instructional support was associated with significant positive changes in children's math performance across the preschool year.
COVID-19 and Pandemic Teaching: Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning and English Learner Teachers
Authors: Morita-Mullaney Trish , Greene Michelle , Cushing-Leubner Jenna , Benegas Michelle , Stolpestad Amy
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this study is to illuminate how English Learner (EL) teachers in the Great Lakes region responded to the sudden shift to emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL) at the onset of COVID-19 school closures in March 2020. Using an online survey, we examined how EL teachers from Indiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin continued legal provisions of instruction and service through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. We look closely at the state of Indiana, a state with a more recent immigrant population and where requirements for EL licensure and preparation are not yet required. Although findings show that schools and districts violated legal requirements for ELs, this is polarized by the lack of required training and licensure in Indiana among those serving in the role of EL teacher.
Correlation between haematological profile and body mass index in adults
Authors: Basarigidad Tejashwini V , Ganashree C P
Published: July 2021

Obesity is defined as excessive accumulation of fat in various tissues in the body which causes ill health in the body. The basic cause of obesity is imbalance between calories intake and calories expenditure There is increased intake of calorie rich foods and reduced physical activity due to urbanization all over the world.

Body mass index is simple formula to classify obesity in adults. It is defined as person’s weight in kilograms divided by height in meter squares (m).

Obesity and elevated BMI are the major causes for development of chronic diseases like stroke, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular disorders.

BMI is the modifiable risk factors of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular diseases. This study was undertaken to assess the relationship between BMI and haematological profile among young Indian population.

This study comprises 200 participants comprising 100 males and 100 females aged between 18 to 30 years. The design for this study was cross-sectional survey. Ethical approval was taken from ethical committee of BMCH, Chitradurga.

Under aseptic precaution, 10 ml of venous blood sample collected from antecubital vein and then transfererd to EDTA tube. Then haematological parameters like PCV, Haemoglobin concetration, RBC, WBC count was estimated using sysmex haematology anlyser.

Subjects were grouped into underweight, normal, overweight and obese subjects. Stastical significance was determined by ANOVA. Scheffe post-hoc test was used to determine significance while pearson correlation was used to determine relationship between the variables. Data was analysed using SPSS software and presented as mean± standard deviation. Values of P ≤ 0.05 were considered significant.

In our study, PCV is statistically increased in overweight and obese individuals as compared to other BMI groups in both males and females. Total leucocyte count was significantly higher in overweight and obese subjects when compared to normal subjects. We found no change in Haemoglobin concentration and RBC count in all BMI groups.

In our study we observed, leucocytosis and higher PCV in overweight and obese individual groups when compared to underweight and normal weight BMI groups. There is direct positive correlation between BMI and total leucocyte count. RBC count and haemoglobin concentration shows no statistical significance among all BMI groups.

There is need for promotion of a healthy life style, regular exercise, healthy nutrition, stress free life in young population.
A study of the dermatoglyphic pattern in diabetic subjects in Kalaburagi district
Authors: Zeba Arshiya , Pasha Mohd Ibrahim , Sarwari Khwaja Nawazuddin , Ahmed Mohammed Mateen
Published: July 2021

Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of epidermal ridges and their configurations on the palmar region of hand and fingers and plantar region of foot and toes. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defect in insulin secretion, action or both. Dermatoglyphic patterns are genetically determined and can be used as supportive for diagnosis of various hereditary disorders including T2DM. This study was carried out to compare palmar dermatoglyphic pattern in T2DM and control group and compare with previous studies.

A hospital based case control study was conducted 100 cases of T2DM are taken from Basaweshwar hospital Gulbarga, and another 100 persons are included as control group. The palms and fingers are smeared with ink to bring out the dermatoglyphiic patterns which were subsequently studied.

There was increased number of whorls and decreased number of ulnar loops in both T2DM patients compared with normal individuals. Total finger ridge count and Absolute finger ridge count is increased in both T2DM patients and there is also increased atd angle.

The knowledge of dermatoglyphics in patients with T2DM and essential hypertension can be utilized to find out genetic correlation. The existence of such relation might be important for the screening programme for prevention of T2DM.
donativo de los hacendados de Nueva España para financiar la guerra de Sucesión española, 1709-1716
Authors: Nieves Elienahí
Published: July 2021

El presente trabajo estudia el donativo que se solicitó en 1709 exclusivamente a los dueños de propiedades productivas de Nueva España, con la finalidad de ayudar a los gastos de la guerra de Sucesión española. Se analiza la estrategia utilizada para solicitar recursos a ese grupo específico, así como los resultados obtenidos. Asimismo, se describen las tareas que las autoridades locales pusieron en práctica para recolectar las contribuciones. La negociación atravesó cada etapa de esta recolección y permitió a los implicados obtener o evitar lo que convenía a sus intereses, según fuera el caso.
The Understanding and Construction of Competences in the Teaching Action of the Law from the Complexity and the Transdisciplinarity
Authors: Santana Hadassah Laís de Sousa , Das Neves Júnior Idalberto José , Meira Liziane Angelotti , Costa_Lobo Cristina
Published: July 2021

O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar conteúdos de relatos de um grupo de professores, os quis possibilitem pensar sobre a formação do professor de Direito, sob as ideias de complexidade e da transdisciplinaridade. O problema de pesquisa identifica quais os polos constitutivos da ação docente que trazem a complexidade subjacente à ação formadora. O trabalho perpassa o tema da desigualdade e do desenvolvimento, haja vista as diversas dimensões de oportunidade refletidas no desenvolvimento de uma sociedade respaldada em um Estado de Direito. O texto aborda o desenvolvimento e o envolvimento da atividade de pesquisa voltada para uma prática reflexiva alicerçada na epistemologia transdisciplinar e na consequente transformação dos sujeitos do grupo de discussão.
Riqueza, composición florística y estructura de la vegetación silvestre en la zona rural de las cuencas de las quebradas Yomasa y Fucha, Bogotá, Colombia
Authors: Cabrera-Amaya Diego Mauricio
Published: July 2021

La cabecera de las cuencas de las quebradas Yomasa y Fucha abarca amplias zonas de vegetación silvestre, cuya degradación afecta los servicios ecosistémicos que brinda, entre ellos, la fertilidad del suelo, el agua y el aire puro. Para contribuir a su conservación se planteó un análisis de la riqueza, composición y estructura de dichas cuencas. Se delimitaron 22 parcelas de vegetación, se midieron el diámetro del tronco y la altura de individuos de las especies leñosas, y se estimó el porcentaje de cobertura de todas las especies con el método punto-intercepto. Se estimó la riqueza y el esfuerzo de muestreo, y se hicieron análisis de conglomerados y de ordenación con información florística y estructural para evidenciar los estados de desarrollo de la vegetación por comunidad y los parámetros más relacionados con ellos. Se registraron 247 especies, seis comunidades florísticas y siete estados de desarrollo estructural. A pesar de la transformación agropecuaria, los parches de vegetación todavía muestran un parón de riqueza representativo de la región, con más especies en el bosque altoandino y matorrales y pajonales de páramo. Hubo similitud en la composición y estructura de la vegetación comparada con las montañas circundantes de la sabana de Bogotá.Algunas comunidades florísticas presentaron varios estados de desarrollo estructural (posiblemente debido a perturbaciones), siendo más evidentes en la vegetación boscosa, cuyo nivel de complejidad es mayor. La propuesta metodológica presentada sirve para evidenciar patrones generales de riqueza y composición de la vegetación, así como para profundizar en detalles de la variación estructural claves para su conservación.
Optimización del ensayo de inhibición de la nicotinamida/ nicotinato mononucleótido adenililtransferasa de Leishmania braziliensis
Authors: Contreras Rodríguez Luis Ernesto , Ramírez Hernández María Helena , Granados Ramírez Carmen Giovana
Published: July 2021

La nicotinamida/nicotinato mononucleótido adenililtransferasa (NMNAT, EC 2.7.7.1/18) desempeñauna función central en la síntesis del dinucleótido de adenina y nicotinamida (NAD) debido a queen esta enzima confluyen las rutas de síntesis de novo y de reciclaje. El NAD es una moléculatrascendental en el metabolismo de todos los seres vivos, principalmente en el metabolismo redox. Eneste estudio se presenta una nueva estrategia metodológica para la evaluación de posibles inhibidoresde la NMNAT de Leishmania braziliensis (LbNMNAT). El método suprime la actividad inhibitoriacruzada con la enzima acoplada al ensayo de detección, la alcohol dehidrogenasa (ADH, EC 1.1.1.1).Experimentalmente se introdujo un paso intermedio de extracción en fase sólida de los inhibidoresantes de la ejecución del sistema enzimático de detección. La implementación del paso de extracciónposibilitó la evaluación específica de la enzima de interés, la LbNMNAT, sin afectar la enzimaacoplada ADH. El nuevo método permitió estudiar el efecto inhibitorio de la galotanina, productonatural de especies del género Rhus (Rhus chinensis), en la actividad de la LbNMNAT.
An Agile Approach to LMS Migration
Authors: Cottam Michael E.
Published: July 2021

Principles of the Agile Manifesto may guide academic and technology teams to lead learning management system (LMS) migration projects with inclusiveness, flexibility, and speed. Agile teams follow an iterative, rapid-cycle path to design, develop, evaluate, revise, and improve the LMS from project inception to completion. An agile approach values individuals and interaction, delivering working courses, collaboration, and responsiveness to changing environments. With attention to each of these values in LMS migration, the project runs with full stakeholder engagement, responsiveness, and speed.
Comprehensive Hospitals Nurses’ Cognition on Palliative Care in Shandong Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Yang Hailing , Shang Meimei , Sun Chunhua , Li Lihua , Wang Chao
Published: July 2021

Background: Palliative care is an essential part of medical practice, however, it has developed slowly in China. We aimed to analyze the current situations of the cognition on palliative care among the nurses in Shandong Province, China.
Methods: This was a cross sectional study. Investigation of 1050 nurses came from 5 third-class hospitals and 5 second-class hospitals in Shandong Province, China from Jul to Oct in 2018. The questionnaire included 4 parts: general information of the subject, the questionnaire of palliative nursing knowledge, attitude, and the behavior. Data were collected by the APP. Overall, after eliminating the invalid questionnaires, 1026 questionnaires were included in the final analyses. The software Stata 14.2 was used for all statistical analyses.
Results: The score of knowledge and attitude was low, the practice was higher. Multivariate analysis results: the significant independent variables of univariate analysis were included in the multivariate non-conditional logistic regression model for analysis. Some departments had statistical significance in knowledge multivariate Logistic regression analysis. The multivariate logistic regression analysis of practice was significant for physical health and religious beliefs. The statistical variables of the total score of cognition were gender, age of care, health status and religious beliefs.
Conclusion: Nursing knowledge is lacking and attitude remains to be improved as soon as possible. It is vital to improve the cognition of palliative care of nurses in Shandong general hospitals by developing relevant rules and regulations, strengthening the supervision of relevant ant departments, and enhancing training for nurses.
Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life of Adults with Cardiovascular or Metabolic Diseases Compared to the General Population
Authors: Kwak Yeunhee , Kim Yoonjung
Published: July 2021

Background: We aimed to compare demographic, health-related characteristics, and quality of life between adults with cardiovascular or metabolic diseases and the general population.
Methods: Data from 25,712 adults assessed on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V & VI (2010–2013) were analyzed for differences in health-related quality of life.
Results: The corrected EuroQol-5 Dimension score mean among participants with cardiovascular or metabolic diseases was significantly lower than for the general population across all five dimensions (P<0.001). Individuals with cardiovascular disease had lower quality of life than those with metabolic diseases.
Conclusion: Adults with cardiovascular or metabolic diseases reported lower health-related quality of life in all domains when compared to adults in the general population. Therefore, interventions and management to improve quality of life among patients with cardiovascular or metabolic diseases are necessary.
Evaluation of Multiple Imputation with Large Proportions of Missing Data: How Much Is Too Much?
Authors: Hyuk Lee Jin , Huber Jr. J. Charles
Published: July 2021

Background: Multiple Imputation (MI) is known as an effective method for handling missing data in public health research. However, it is not clear that the method will be effective when the data contain a high percentage of missing observations on a variable.
Methods: Using data from “Predictive Study of Coronary Heart Disease” study, this study examined the effectiveness of multiple imputation in data with 20% missing to 80% missing observations using absolute bias (|bias|) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of MI measured under Missing Completely at Random (MCAR), Missing at Random (MAR), and Not Missing at Random (NMAR) assumptions.
Results: The |bias| and RMSE of MI was much smaller than of the results of CCA under all missing mechanisms, especially with a high percentage of missing. In addition, the |bias| and RMSE of MI were consistent regardless of increasing imputation numbers from M=10 to M=50. Moreover, when comparing imputation mechanisms, MCMC method had universally smaller |bias| and RMSE than those of Regression method and Predictive Mean Matching method under all missing mechanisms.
Conclusion: As missing percentages become higher, using MI is recommended, because MI produced less biased estimates under all missing mechanisms. However, when large proportions of data are missing, other things need to be considered such as the number of imputations, imputation mechanisms, and missing data mechanisms for proper imputation.
Association of CCL5 rs2107538, and CCL2 rs3760396 Gene Pol-ymorphisms with the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Mohtavinejad Naser , Nakhaee Alireza , Harati Honey , Gholipour Nazila , Mahmoodzade Yavar
Published: July 2021

Background: Chemokines are proinflammatory cytokines that play key roles in development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Chemokine-induced recruitment of peripheral leucocytes to tissues is a crucial step in the CVD progression. CC chemokines ligand 5, 2 (CCL5 and CCL2), have been characterized as emerging inflammatory biomarkers of atherosclerotic CVD. The aim of this study was to find out whether genetic polymorphisms of CCL5 -403 G>A (rs2107538) and CCL2 –927 G>C, (rs3760396) were associated with the risk of CVD.
Methods: In this case-control study, 500 Iranian individuals including 250 CVD patients and 250 healthy subjects as the control group participated in 2017. Genotyping of CCL5 -403 G>A and CCL2 –927 G>C polymorphisms were executed using Tetra-ARMS PCR method.
Results: At genotypic level both CCL5 -403 G>A and CCL2 –927 G>C polymorphisms were not associated with the risk of CVD (P>0.05), even after adjustment by age, sex, race, and history of hypertension, DM and smoking. However, the CCL2 –927 C allele was associated with an increased risk of CVD (OR=1.42, P=0.050) with a higher prevalence in CVD patient than in controls (17% vs. 12%). Moreover, the haplotype analysis revealed that CCL5/CCL2 haplotype (G/C) was a risk factor for CVD (OR=2.13, P=0.001), and that carriers of this haplotype were at 2.13-fold higher risk of CVD than subjects with G/G haplotype.
Conclusion: CCL2 –927 C variant and CCL5/CCL2 haplotype (G/C) were associated with susceptibility to CVD, and were risk factors for CVD in our population but more studies with large sample size are recommended.
Prehospital Management and Transportation Strategies for Handling COVID-19 Cases
Authors: Li Chen , Wei Lei , Tan Junyuan , Yang Xinglong
Published: July 2021

The article’s abstract is not available.
From Submission to Contract: An Evaluation on the Manage-ment Process of Research Proposals in Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Authors: Holakouie-Naieni Koroush , Nematollahi Shahrzad , Shamshiri Ahmad Reza , Ansari Hossein , Mirmohammadkhani Majid
Published: July 2021

The article’s abstract is not available.
An Examination of the Factors, Which May Affect the Duration of Admission to the Hospital of Panic Diagnosed Patient in Surgical Pathology during and Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: ISSİN Gizem , GAMSIZKAN Mehmet , TURAL Ersin , ÇAĞATAY Diren , KESKİN ÇİMEN Ferda
Published: July 2021

Objective The present study aimed to determine the duration of hospital admission of the panic diagnosed patients, examine the factors that may influence hospital admission time, and identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission time.
Method: In this study, the panic diagnosed patients between January 2018 and January 2021 were determined. These patients’ demographic, clinical, and panic diagnosis form data were documented. The duration of hospital admission of patients during and pre-COVID-19 pandemic period was determined.
Results: There were 65 panic diagnosed cases, of which one patient had leukocytoclastic vasculitis, 10 patients had uterine contents without villi or trophoblasts, and 54 patients had unexpected malignancy. The mean time of admission to the hospital of verbally informed and not verbally informed cases were five days and 156 days, respectively in the pre-COVID group. All cases in the COVID pandemic group were verbally informed about panic diagnosis by phone call. The mean time (day) of admission to the hospital was 18.3 days (1-40). Admission times were on mean about 13.3 days longer in verbally informed cases in the COVID pandemic group compared to verbally informed cases in the pre-COVID group.
Conclusion: We determined a dramatic decrease in the number of panic diagnosed cases during the COVID pandemic and patients who are verbally informed admitted to the hospital in a shorter time. Integrations of hospital panic diagnosis notification systems to health application programs and primary responsible family physician’s systems may be useful for preventing unwanted delays.
A paráfrase na universidade: a responsabilidade de discentes em diálogo com a palavra do outro
Authors: Fernandes Dante Lima , Campos Sulemi Fabiano
Published: July 2021

O trabalho tem como objetivo analisar as produções parafrásticas encontradas em trabalhos acadêmicos. O diálogo com a palavra do outro para produção de conhecimento é a base de todo processo de escrita acadêmica e espera-se que o exercício da paráfrase seja feito de modo bastante cauteloso, a fim de manter o que já foi dito no texto fonte de forma verossímil e, sobretudo, de, a partir dele, construir-se um novo conhecimento, seja a partir da concordância ou da discordância com a paráfrase citada. Nesta perspectiva, é feita uma análise das citações indiretas produzidas por graduandos e mestrandos, a partir da comparação entre os textos fonte e as paráfrases realizadas através deles. O corpus do trabalho é composto, portanto, por trechos dois trabalhos de conclusão de curso e de uma dissertação de mestrado retiradas do repositório da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), que apresentam paráfrases, bem como seus respectivos textos fonte. Respaldando-se nas obras de Fuchs (1985), Barbosa; Fabiano-Campos (2015) e Fabiano-Campos (2017), o estudo busca apontar a existência de equívocos interpretativos e distorções nas paráfrases realizada pelos acadêmicos. Nota-se a importância da apreensão e interpretação do conhecimento por parte dos pesquisadores com relação aos textos fonte no processo de paráfrase.
Produção escrita acadêmica: fichamento, resumo e paráfrase em evidência
Authors: Santos Avelino Pablo Diego , Da Silva Miranda Maria Aparecida Aparecida
Published: July 2021

O trabalho em questão volta-se para a escrita acadêmica e seu desdobramento conceitual e prático na produção do fichamento e do resumo textual. O objetivo é refletir sobre o modo como alunos do curso de Letras da disciplina Leitura e Produção de Texto Acadêmico I da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte mobilizam a voz alheia para fundamentar teoricamente o próprio dizer. Partimos da ideia de que o fichamento e o resumo são formas organizadas de registrar informações a partir de um texto-fonte por apresentar especificidades estruturais. Isso pode ser percebido quando levantamos as estratégias de leitura mobilizadas e analisamos os efeitos que se produzem na escrita. Definimos como pergunta: qual a relação existente entre leitura e escrita na universidade? Para tanto, o apoio teórico concentra-se nas recomendações da Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABTN), as contribuições dadas por Weg (2006) e Leite (2006) sobre fichamento e resumo, respectivamente. Estudos de paráfrase proposto por Fuchs (1985); Fabiano-Campos (2007; 2014) e Miranda (2013) sobre escrita acadêmica. Como objeto de análise, delimitamos analisar 03 (três) textos produzidos por um mesmo aluno – a saber, aluno de graduação no curso de Letras - Língua Portuguesa – sobre o artigo Letramento acadêmico: da escrita à leitura científica, de Clínio Jorge de Souza (2012). Considerando o corpus, portanto, os resultados apontam que, em certa medida, os textos examinados apresentam elementos que são correlatos ao fichamento e ao resumo.
Avaliação da segurança da preparação de macarrão em serviço de refeição transportada de cozinha industrial do Distrito Federal
Authors: Machado Alessandra Sacramento dos Santos , Damian Andréa Clara Spoladore , De Matos Katherine Helena Oliveira
Published: July 2021

Foi realizado um estudo para avaliar a segurança da preparação do macarrão produzido em cozinha industrial, especializada em refeições transportadas, no atendimento aos requisitos estatutários vigentes aliados aos critérios gastronômicos necessários para a preparação. Foi avaliado o perfil de perigos da matéria-prima, as massas alimentícias, com análises microbiológicas com a pesquisa de Bacillus cereus, Coliformes a 45ºC/g, Estafilococus coagulase positiva/g, Salmonella sp, bolores e leveduras e presença de matérias macroscópicas e microscópicas prejudiciais à saúde humana. O acompanhamento do processo de preparo do macarrão na cozinha industrial, coleta de amostras nas diversas etapas de produção e a realização de análises microbiológicas destas amostras possibilitou avaliar a segurança da preparação elaborada. Foi realizada visita ao fabricante da massa alimentícia para identificar o processo de fabricação e medidas de controle sanitário adotadas e proposto o preparo e distribuição de macarrão com molho agregado. Os resultados revelaram que as formas adotadas para o preparo e distribuição da preparação se demonstraram eficazes na manutenção da segurança dos produtos mesmo sendo considerados valores de referência abaixo dos exigidos pelas legislações vigentes.
Simuladores de circuito pneumático como ferramenta de ensino
Authors: Lisboa Fernando , Vieira Geovane
Published: July 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo incentivar e orientar os professores de diversas instituições de ensino a utilizar softwares de simulação em aulas de acionamentos pneumáticos e hidráulicos, evidenciando as facilidades em trabalhar e interpretar os circuitos desenvolvidos. Neste estudo, mostra as principais contribuições geradas (com a utilização do software) ao ensino-aprendizagem dos estudantes dos cursos técnicos e superiores, melhorando o aproveitamento e entusiasmo dos mesmos. Através da análise de um circuito eletropneumático desenvolvido com o auxílio de um software de simulação, foram avaliadas as vantagens e desvantagens de trabalhar com simuladores. Os resultados desta análise foram mensurados, por meio da realização de pesquisas de satisfação com alunos do Curso Técnico em Ferramentaria de Moldes (CTFM) 3º semestre e também com alunos do Curso Técnico em Mecatrônica (CTMT) 4ª semestre. Os resultados mostraram que 95 % dos estudantes indicaram melhora na captação do conhecimento com a utilização desta ferramenta, 5 % indicaram que não houve, ou não foram perceptíveis mudanças com a utilização desta ferramenta. Outro método utilizado para avaliar os resultados deste estudo, foi à realização de uma avaliação prática de um circuito eletropneumático, onde neste foi verificado que houve um incremento de 22 % na média geral do CTFM 3º semestre e de 35 % na média geral do CTMT 4º semestre. .
Aceitação e resistência à educação a distância: reflexões sobre experiências de funcionários de uma empresa localizada na região sul do Brasil
Authors: Tezza Morgana Machado
Published: July 2021

Nesta pesquisa apresenta-se um estudo sobre a aceitação e resistência à educação a distância no contexto corporativo. Os dados empíricos foram obtidos por meio de entrevistas com funcionários de uma empresa de grande porte localizada na região norte de Santa Catarina. Os resultados indicaram que os empregados entrevistados estão mais inclinados a “aceitar” a EaD do que “resistir” a ela. Ressalta-se que, apesar de esta pesquisa apresentar apenas uma amostra do cenário de Educação Corporativa a Distância desta empresa, ela traz contribuições significativas. Contudo, enfatiza-se que, ao tratar de outro grupo de alunos ou outro tipo de curso, novas mudanças de categorias de aceitação ou de resistência poderão surgir, emergindo, assim, novos levantamentos e interpretações de dados.
Competências para uma aprendizagem significativa: reflexões no contexto da educação profissional
Authors: Adão Nilton Manoel Lacerda , Rengel Denise Maria
Published: July 2021

Esse estudo caracteriza-se pela reflexão sobre o que significa competência no contexto da Educação Profissional e como pode se constituir uma arendizagem significativa. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica que teve como temas principais competência e aprendizagem significativa. O critério de escolha dos temas está associado à necessidade de evidenciar como práticas pedagógicas podem contribuir para uma práxis que considere a objetividade e subjetividade do processo de ensinoaprendizagem. Da reflexão, destacam-se algumas possibilidades de interpretação do que venha ser competência no processo educativo e a caracterização de um processo de ensino-aprendizagem que seja significativo possibilitando a reação e ação em situações reais.
Papel do coordenador pedagógico nas instituições de ensino: questões a respeito de sua formação inicial
Authors: Wajskop Gisela
Published: July 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma proposta inovadora de currículo para o curso de pedagogia em uma instituição paulistana no qual a presença de disciplinas específicas para a formação do coordenador pedagógico sugerem conteúdos e instrumental tanto teórico como prático para que futuros pedagogos possam cumprir com qualidade, também, essa função. Para justificar as disciplinas implementadas no referido curso, parte de uma reflexão a respeito dos conteúdos da formação inicial do pedagogo associados à sua função coordenadora e formadora das equipes docentes no interior da escola. Para tal fim, baseia-se em investigações que têm identificado a presença do coordenador pedagógico e suas necessidades reais quanto à formação docente e acompanhamento escolar dos estudantes nas escolas. Ao mesmo tempo, revela a importância das equipes de gestão pedagógica como aspecto fundamental e indicador de qualidade da educação. Aponta, porém, como também identificado em investigações recentes que os conteúdos de ensino associados à identidade e exercício desta função estão ausentes nas formações iniciais dos professores e pedagogos em suas especificidades mais cotidianas.