bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Factors Affecting Uptake of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination among in- School Adolescent Girls in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.
Authors:   , Nanyunja Zaitune
Published: January 2021

Background: Since 2008, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has been routinely recommended for pre-adolescents and adolescent girls in Uganda. The introduction of HPV vaccines represents a step forward in the primary prevention of cervical cancer and other HPV-related malignancies. This study examines the factors affecting the uptake of HPV vaccination among in-school adolescent girls in Wakiso district to generate information that can be used to improve the uptake of such critical services. Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical study was employed. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected concurrently. Data were collected from secondary schools in Wakiso district, selected using cluster sampling. Semi-structured self-administered questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data while data from mothers in Wakiso were collected using In-depth interviews through group dialogue sessions. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0; characteristics of the sample were summarized by descriptive statistics Results: The findings indicate the HPV vaccination uptake rate as low as 9.2% among the In-school adolescent girls in the Wakiso district. 68.5% belonged to the age group 16-19 (older adolescents). 91.2% had already had vaginal sex and 90.4% had ever had any STI. In the bivariate analyses, five factors were presented to be statistically significant with a P<0.05, implying that these factors were associated with HPV vaccination. They included the occupation of the caretaker, education level of the caretaker, perceived susceptibility to HPV infections and cervical cancer, perceived benefits of HPV vaccination, and knowledge attributes regarding HPV and HPV infections. Conclusion: The Ministry of the health of Uganda and partners should offer ample orientation and training to all health workers and encourage them to disseminate information on HPV vaccination to all eligible adolescents and their caretakers in Wakiso district central Uganda.
Ancylostomaduodenale and Ascarislumbricoides Mixed Infection in Pregnant Woman in Maharashtra
Authors:   Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha., Karadbhajne Mrs. Priti , Tambekar Mr. Anil , Gaidhane Dr. Abhay , Quazi Syed Dr. Zahiruddin , Gaidhane Dr. Shilpa , Patil Dr. Manoj ,   Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha.
Published: January 2021

Background: More susceptible helminthic infection decreases immunodeficiency in pregnancy and may pose a serious threat to health and sometimes fatal to the new-born baby also. Ancylostomaduodenale and Ascarislumbricoides are categorized as soil-transmitted helminths. These helminths lead to greater impairment of mental and physical development, mainly in developing nations. Due to the shortage of qualified staff and suitable technology, these infections remain hidden and asymptomatic.Furthermore, sporadic shedding of eggs or larvae makes it tough to diagnose. There is, therefore, a desperate necessity of fast and precise tests to diagnose soil-transmitted helminths. Microscopy and molecular approaches are included in the diagnostic methods.In countries where faeces are used as fertiliser and in the absence of sewage systems, these parasites are commonly observed, especially in tropical and subtropical areas.Case Presentation: A woman was enrolled in field survey DMIMS, Sawangi in July, 2017. The community-based field survey was held within four villages of district Wardha. A 22-year-old pregnant woman had a lot of complaints and history also. Symptoms correlated with electrolyte imbalance was seen. For detection purpose, microscopy and qPCR has been used in the case. Conclusion: The purpose of this study is to find out the reasons why pregnant women are more likely to get sick and to investigate the hygiene conditions in houses and evaluate the demographic feature. Throughout childhood to adulthood, a pregnant woman was malnourished. It is assumed from a study that the effect of under-nutrition may persist throughout life. A molecular technique like q PCR gives the most accurate results for infection.
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC CRISIS AND GLOBAL SCENARIO: A REVIEW
Authors: SINGH SHRAVI , SINGH SHREYANSH , DOBRIYAL SHAILJA , KUMAR SUNIL , DOBRIYAL KUSUM
Published: January 2021

Novel coronavirus is a new strain that has not been previously found in human beings. Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that is originated in Wuhan, China during December, 2019 from where it spread to all over the world in more than 205 countries. Approximately 99 lac peoples were infected, about 1.4 lac death in India out of which more than 94 lac were recovered till December 2020. It was declared pandemic by the World Health Organization in March, 2020. The virus was found to infect people of all ages. It has resulted into more than 7crore infection in people and approximately 16 lac deaths globally till December 2020 and is continuing to cause further mortality. Its mortality rate is high on aged or co-morbid patients suffering from cardiovascular, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and cancer. In India mortality rate is less than 2% may be due to genetic variation, immunity, feeding habits and specific socio-cultural traditions. Covid-19 pandemic has changed global economy, medical system and geopolitics. The present communication deals with a review on this pandemic,
its current status and future perspectives.
O Peso histórico dos discursos hegemônicos sobre a sexualidade
Authors: Bonfim Cláudia Ramos de Souza
Published: January 2021

O presente estudo de abordagem qualitativa e caráter explicativo-bibliográfico objetiva esclarecer quais os discursos hegemônicos historicamente construídos ao longo da história buscaram controlar a sexualidade. Fundamenta-se especialmente em Foucault, Highwater e Reich. Questiona-se: como e quais discursos hegemônicos pesaram e ainda pesam sobre a sexualidade? Aborda-se sobre os discursos historicamente produzidos e culturalmente repassados através de alguns dispositivos ideológicos. Considera-se que ao longo da história a biologia, a ciência, a religião e medicina produziram discursos e disseminaram discursos visando atender aos interesses das ideologias sociais dominantes ao longo da história.
Editorial
Authors: RODRIGUES Yara , Soncini Miranda Eduardo
Published: January 2021

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Educação como Direito Humano e o Ensino Tecnológico em Tempos de Pandemia
Authors: Amaral Manoel Francisco do , Nunes Rosana Helena , Amara Kelly Janaine
Published: January 2021

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo desenvolver reflexão sobre a problemática gerada com a pandemia do Covid-19, sua relação com ensino tecnológico enquanto um direito humano, assim como os limites e contradições. Revelam-se algumas situações que comprometem o acesso à educação de qualidade como um direito de todos, tais como: dificuldades de domínio do professor para com a ferramenta Teams; questões ideológicas, falta de flexibilidade como verdade absoluta e dificuldade de acesso do aluno ao sistema on-line. Isso pode comprometer a garantia da educação como direito humano, em tempos de pandemia: Covid-19.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH (PBL) TERHADAP LITERASI SAINS SISWA KELAS V SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Aiman Ummu , Amelia Ramadhaniyah Ahmad Rizqy
Published: January 2021

Tujuan utama penelitian ini untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan literasi sains siswa yang belajarkan model PBL dan dibelajarkan metode ekspositori. Penelitian eksperimen semu (quasi experiment) dan desaian  post-test only control group design. Data literasi sains diperoleh melalui tes. Kemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik statistik deskriptif dan uji-t. Hasil  thitung sebesar 4,30dan ttabel = 2,00 (dengan tingkat signifikasi 5%).  Berarti thitung>ttabel, maka simpulkan bahwa adanya perbedaan yang signifikan literasi sains siswa yang dibelajarkan dengan model PBL dan metode ekspositori. Dari rerata skor literasi sains, berada pada kategori sangat tinggi dengan Mean 23,51 sedangkan kelompok kontrol berada pada kateogri sedang dengan hasil Mean 15,75. Jadi, kesimpulannya bahwa model  PBL meningkatkan literasi sains siswa kelas V SD Muhammadiyah 2 Kota Kupang.
Justicia Alternativa en Tiempos de Covid-19
Authors: Escalera Silva Luz Alejandra , Amador Corral Sandra Rubí , España Lozano Jesús
Published: January 2021

Una vez que se declaró pandemia a nivel mundial, muchas actividades habituales cambiaron de modalidad presencial a en línea. En temas de justicia no fue la excepción y en México, específicamente en materia de mediación, las mediaciones que ordinariamente se llevaban en las instituciones de manera presencial, ahora se realizan de manera virtual. Lo anterior exige garantizar que los procesos que ahora se llevan en línea, tengan las mismas garantías que los procesos presenciales y en su caso se identifiquen las áreas de oportunidad para que se trabaje en ellas lo antes posible. Se aplicaron 25 entrevistas a personas que actualmente se desempeñan como mediadores en el Poder Judicial del Estado de Nuevo León con el objetivo de conocer cuál ha sido su experiencia con el procedimiento de mediación en línea.
Analisis Pengaruh Supply Chain Integration Dan Inovasi Terhadap Kinerja Perusahaan: Studi Kasus Pada Perusahaan Freight Forwading Di Semarang
Authors: Supriyanto  , Rahmasari Lisda
Published: January 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh supply chain integration dan inovasi terhadap kinerja perusahaan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan  Freight Forwading di Semarang. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Sampel yang digunakan adalah 100 perusahaan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan angket, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi berganda dengan program spss versi 17 for window. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa:  1) Supply chain integration berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja perusahaan dengan nilai probability 0.00 < 0.05  ; 2) Inovasi  berpengaruh positif dan  tidak signifikan terhadap kinerja perusahaan dengan nilai probability 0,06>0,05. Dan diperoleh nilai koefisien determinasi (R2) sebesar 72 %. Nilai tersebut menunjukkan bahwa 72% kinerja perusahaan dipengaruhi oleh supply chain integration,  dan inovasi  sedangkan sisanya 28 % dipengaruhi oleh variabel bebas lain yang tidak diteliti
Designing Alternatives to China’s Repressive Surveillance State
Authors:   Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Peterson Dahlia
Published: January 2021

China has built a surveillance state that has increasingly incorporated AI-enabled technologies. Their use during the COVID-19 pandemic has softened the image of China’s surveillance system, presenting unique challenges to preventing the spread of such technologies around the globe. This policy brief outlines core actions the United States and its allies can take to combat the spread of surveillance systems that threaten basic human rights.
U.S. Semiconductor Exports to China: Current Policies and Trends
Authors:   Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Khan Saif M.
Published: January 2021

The United States has long used export controls to prevent the proliferation of advanced semiconductors and the inputs necessary to produce them. With Beijing building up its own chipmaking industry, the United States has begun tightening restrictions on exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. This brief provides an overview of U.S. semiconductor export control policies and analyzes the impacts of those policies on U.S.-China trade.
Patent Landscape for Computer Vision: United States and China
Authors:   Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Rodriguez Simon , Toney Autumn , Flagg Melissa
Published: January 2021

China’s surge in artificial intelligence development has been fueled, in large part, by advances in computer vision, the AI subdomain that makes powerful facial recognition technologies possible. This data brief compares U.S. and Chinese computer vision patent data to illustrate the different approaches each country takes to AI development.
U.S. Military Investments in Autonomy and AI: A Budgetary Assessment
Authors:   Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Konaev Margarita , Chahal Husanjot , Fedasiuk Ryan , Huang Tina , Rahkovksy Ilya
Published: January 2021

The Pentagon has a wide range of research and development programs using autonomy and AI in unmanned vehicles and systems, information processing, decision support, targeting functions, and other areas. This policy brief delves into the details of DOD’s science and technology program to assess trends in funding, key areas of focus, and gaps in investment that could stymie the development and fielding of AI systems in operational settings.
INVESTIGATION OF STUDENT ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND ITS IMPACT
Authors: Luis Jose , Antonio Marco
Published: January 2021

The objective of the study was to test the influence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its associated problems. The focus of the study was college students in the city of Mexico. The methodology was quantitative and survey based. Data is collected from two selected college students and sample size was 327. Correlation results shows that there is positive and significant relationship between ADHD and psychological problems. Accordingly, attention deficit is positively associated with internet addiction (r=.33, P<.05); depression (r=.29, P<.05); anxiety (r=.26, P<.05); stress (r=.41, P<.05); and social phobia (r=.27, P<.05). The other variable is hyperactivity/impulsivity which is also positively associated with internet addiction (r=.34, P<.05); depression (r=.29, P<.05); anxiety (r=.29, P<.05); stress (r=.27, P<.05); and social phobia (r=.26, P<.05). The canonical correlation results shows that attention deficit disorder is associated with dependent variables including internet addiction (Fstat=6.09, P<.05); depression (Fstat=4.78, P<.05); anxiety (Fstat=2.89, P<.05); stress (Fstat=7.92, P<.05); and social phobia (Fstat=4.94, P<.05). Similarly, hyperactivity/impulsivity is positively associated with internet addiction (Fstat=8.27, P<.05); depression (Fstat=5.30, P<.05); anxiety (Fstat=6.69, P<.05); stress (Fstat=20.61, P<.05); and social phobia (Fstat=3.51, P<.05). Overall, our results implies that ADHD is positively leading to other psychological problems among the college students and hence need suitable intervention
OLD AGE VULNERABILITY AND FORMAL SOCIAL PROTECTION IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR RENEWED FOCUS ON PROSPECTS OF INFORMAL SOCIAL PROTECTION
Authors: Yakubu Abubakar
Published: January 2021

A renewed look at informal social protection may offer an effective option for addressing vulnerability among elderly Nigerians. This follows the need to overcome both current, and potential challenges in elder vulnerability, related to population aging. The main argument posed by this article is that, social protection in Nigeria has traditionally ignored the elderly, right from its colonial roots. Subsequent governments have also ignored the elderly in social policy, and social protection programmes. As a result, social vulnerability seems synonymous with old age among Nigerians. This article maintains that, as a phenomenon that requires attention, elderly vulnerability in relation to population aging, can be approached by strengthening informal social protection. Importantly, where necessary, a synergy should be innovated between formal and informal social protection systems. The framework for analysis was sourced from aging and modernization theory. The integration of these perspectives explains why formal social protection has rendered the elderly in Nigeria more vulnerable. The framework also justified the need for resorting to potentialities, within informal social protection. It was highlighted that, informal social protection can serve as an option for addressing elderly vulnerability, based on a subjective analysis of the wide range of traditional informal strategies available, within Nigerian communities. However, the analysis was limited to modernization theory, while a wider more comprehensive analysis could be attained by the integration of other theories
THE EFFECT OF PROJECT MANAGER’S SOFT SKILLS ON SUCCESS OF PROJECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Authors: Tahir Muhammad
Published: January 2021

For any project success, there are numerous factors which plays its role. The hard and soft skills of project managers also plays its role in the success of a project since these skills enable project managers to better plan, execute, and evaluate project progress. The objective of this study was to identify and test the influence of soft skills of project managers on success of a project. The study design was cross-sectional and quantitative approach based. Data is collected using the convenience non-random sampling. Results indicate that among the skills set, the highly influential skills of project manager on project success include communication skills (Beta=.394, P<.05); team building skills (Beta=.618, P<.05); and problem solving skills (Beta=.424, P<.05).Furthermore, we did not find support for the relationship between interpersonal skills and coordination skills. The Rsquare value indicated that project managers soft skills can contribute as much as 78.3% variation in the success of a project. Our results implies that organizations need to give attention to the soft skills of a project manager.
THE EMINENCE OF POETIC ARABIC LANGUAGE: LAMIYYAT AL ARAB OF ASH-SHANFARA EXAMPLE (1)
Authors: DAHAMI YAHYA SALEH HASAN
Published: January 2021

The significance of the Arabic language holds back from its being one of the most explicit languages in its brilliance and its repeated ability to adapt to countless other sciences and knowledge. The Arabic language has reached creativity and originality in different fields of literature in which the greatest is poetry. The paper aims at scrutinizing the figurative, rhetorical and aesthetic images in Lamiyyat Al Arab by Ash-Shanfara in which it follows the deductive, inductive critical approach focusing analytically on the first ten verses of the poem. Applying the historical-analytical method, the study attempts to reveal in the in-depth analysis of the aesthetic qualities and poetic issues as well as the figurative images in the poem. It commences with an introduction on Arabia and Poetic Language then moves to shed light on the protagonist-poet Ash-Shanfara as a great Arabic poet to be concluded with analysis and comments on the poem Lamiyyat Al-Arab trying to find out the original Arab values, morals, ethics, and tenets in the pre-Islam era it contains.
ONLINE TICKETING AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ANALYSIS: AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH CONCERNING CUSTOMERS IN THE CONTEXT OF BURKINA FASO.
Authors: Zongo Nathalie Kiswendsida , NASSE THEOPHILE BINDEOUE
Published: January 2021

Most studies on revenue or yield management have focused on its benefits to airline companies (Anderson & Wilson, 2003; Jerath, Netessine & Veeraraghavan, 2010). Then, the buying behavior of airline passengers has been studied by Diggines (2010), Gupta, Su and Walter (2004) and Yu (2008). General customer search theory has explored the strategies that customers use to make a purchase decision (Stigler, 1961; Koch & Cebula, 2002; Öörni, 2003; Armstrong, Vickers & Zhou 2009). The airline industry has known some difficulties as the overall world economy. Therefore, the challenge of each airline company is to cut costs while increasing profitability and achieving a satisfactory customer service. For this research, the approach is a quantitative one; a stratified random sampling is used and 131 completed questionnaires are collected for the subsequent analysis. The statistical software sphinx IQ is used to analyze the data. Four (4) dimensions of e-service quality are identified, i.e. website ease of use, website design, website reliability and responsiveness. The results show that these four (4) dimensions have an effect on customer satisfaction.
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW EDUBIASE
Authors: Ampofo Justice Agyei
Published: January 2021

The level of students’ involvement in examination malpractice in Junior High Schools in Ghana has become increasingly worrying, problematic and threatening to the well-being of Ghanaian educational system. However, there seems to be paucity of studies on the causes and effects of examination malpractices among Junior High School students in Ghana and Adansi South District (New Edubiase) of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in particular. This research seeks to bridge this knowledge gap by identifying and discussing the causes and effects of examination malpractices among Junior High School students in New Edubiase. Study methods include the use of questionnaire (open and close ended questions). A total of ninety (90) respondents comprising of sixty (60) students and thirty (30) teachers who took part in this study were randomly and purposively selected. The results indicate that collusion, examination leakages, smuggling of answers scripts and late submission of parcels, sending foreign materials into the examination hall, impersonation, dubbing, writing on items (sheets of papers, handkerchief, erasers, and covers of calculator), writing answers on question papers and exchanging them with others to copy, communicating orally or through gestures during examination and using fake names index numbers, buying examination questions for students and offering money to examination authorities to assist their children and mass cheating are the nature of examination malpractices among Junior High School students in New Edubiase. The study revealed that examination malpractices brings total loss of trust in the educational system, reduced enrolmentof students in school, frequent cancellation of results, discourages good students/candidates from studying hard, derives innocent students’ opportunity for admission, decrease job efficiency, bring dissatisfaction on the part of the candidates, renders the goals of education invalid, examination cheats obtain certificates which they cannot defend, examination malpractice has reduced the quality and standard of education in the country, examination malpractice adversely affects national productivity as the certificates workers possess are not backed with commensurate knowledge, skills and values, examination malpractice makes employers of labour lose confidence in the educational system and the credentials that are paraded by job seekers and lastly examination malpractice leads to high educational wastage as those who cheat to pass examinations at a lower level, achieve very poorly at a higher level.Keywords: Causes, Effects, Examination, Malpractices, Junior High School, Students, New Edubiase, Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Papiloma escamoso del esófago: hallazgo histopatológico infrecuente, a propósito de dos casos
Authors: Muñoz Cedeño Rubén  Gustavo , Rodríguez Chica Gema , Martínez Ballesteros Priscila , Paullán Saní Viviana
Published: January 2021

El papiloma escamoso del esófago es relativamente raro, tiene una prevalencia de 0.01 a 0.45%. Generalmente es asintomático, de hallazgo incidental durante procedimientos endoscópicos. Sepresenta más en hombres que mujeres, en una relación de 3:1, y su vía de transmisión es de manera directa. La infección oral por virus de papiloma humano se ha asociado a un subgrupo de carcinomas escamosos de la oro-faringe en pacientes con comportamientos sexuales de riesgo elevado. El diagnóstico temprano y oportuno es vital para el pronóstico. Se describen dos casos clínicos de pacientes femeninas, de edad entre 60 a 70 años, con antecedentes de cirrosishepática, que acuden a la consulta de gastroenterología para realización de screening de várices esofágicas, durante el cual se evidenció, como hallazgos endoscópicos y corroborados con estudio anatomopatológico, la presencia de una lesión exofítica, con tallos fibrovasculares, correspondiente a la presentación clásica del virus del papiloma humano.
World corn market: analysis, trends and prospects of its deep processing
Authors: Tanklevska Natalia , Petrenko Viktoriia , Karnaushenko Alla , Melnykova Kateryna
Published: January 2021

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to determine the prospects of deep processing of corn in Ukraine, taking into account the restraining factors of development, on the basis of the analysis of the state and tendencies of functioning of the world market of corn.

Methodology / approach. During the research, general scientific and special research methods were used, in particular: analysis and synthesis, scientific abstraction – in determining the purpose and formulating conclusions; comparative, calculation, statistical and graphical ones – in the assessment, analysis, comparison and establishment of patterns of the current state and trends in the production of corn and its deep processing; program-target one – to substantiate the factors of intensification of deep processing of corn in Ukraine.

Results. The analysis was carried out and tendencies of world corn production were determined. The shares of countries-producers and countries-consumers of corn were calculated; their dynamics of changes were analyzed. Analysis of the dynamics of prices for corn grain on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange indicates that the price of raw materials is gradually declining, so agricultural enterprises that sell corn as a raw material, lose income from its production. The structure of corn use in different directions in the world was analyzed, and the structure of its use in the USA was considered in more detail. Factors of activation of deep processing of corn were identified. In Ukraine, deep grain processing as an industry is just beginning to develop, so it is worth processing corn, based on the experience of leading countries, such as the USA and China. Estimated costs for the construction of a modern plant for deep processing of corn and income from the implementation of this investment project were calculated.

Originality/scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of the study is a comprehensive analysis of the world corn market; economic substantiation of expediency of corn processing in Ukraine; improving the system of factors to intensify the development of deep processing of corn in Ukraine.

Practical value / implications. The practical value of the results of the study is that they will contribute to the formation of the concept of intensifying the development of deep processing of corn in Ukraine. The main results can be used by agro-industrial enterprises during the development of deep corn processing projects.
Ефективність витрат на впровадження нових сортів і гібридів у рослинництві
Authors: Oliynyk Oleksandr , Makohon Vitaliy , Mishchenko Vitaliya , Brik Svitlana
Published: January 2021

Мета. Мета статті – висвітлити результати дослідження, присвяченого розробці підходів до оптимізації рівня витрат на впровадження нових сортів і гібридів у рослинництві, у тому числі за умов їх фінансування за рахунок позикового капіталу. Методологія / методика / підхід. Спираючись на діалектичний метод пізнання, використали методи: абстрактно-логічний (систематизація публікацій, присвячених проблемам агроінновацій і кредитування аграрної галузі, теоретичні узагальнення та формулювання висновків), нелінійного кореляційно-регресійного аналізу (установлення залежності між інтенсивністю виробництва продукції рослинництва та результатами функціонування галузі), оптимізаційного моделювання (розробка інструментарію, що дозволяє визначити оптимальний обсяг кредиту в разі впровадження інновацій). Результати. Розроблено підхід, який ураховує агробіологічні, економічні та фінансові аспекти аграрної галузі, та дозволяє на етапі планування виробничого процесу і його фінансового забезпечення оцінити доцільність кредитного покриття витрат на впровадження інноваційного рішення; апробовано методичний інструментарій, який дозволяє визначити оптимальні величини витрат за різних умов і форм фінансування, а також оптимальну величину кредитного забезпечення, що гарантує максимізацію прибутку з урахуванням очікуваного приросту урожайності за рахунок упровадження нових сортів і гібридів. Оригінальність / наукова новизна. Обґрунтовано підхід до визначення оптимального обсягу кредитного забезпечення впровадження інновацій, що, на відміну від традиційного, який ґрунтується на ефекті фінансового важеля, ураховує нелінійність витратних і результативних показників функціонування аграрної галузі, спричинену ефектом спадної віддачі. Практична цінність / значущість. Застосування пропонованого до впровадження методичного підходу дозволяє визначити оптимальні величині виробничих витрат і їх кредитного покриття з урахуванням очікуваного приросту урожайності виробництва, який забезпечує впровадження нового сорту або гібриду рослин.
Fatalities associated with the weather in the Czech Republic, 2000–2019
Authors: Brázdil Rudolf , Chromá Kateřina , Dolák Lukáš , Řehoř Jan , Řezníčková Ladislava , Zahradníček Pavel , Dobrovolný Petr
Published: January 2021

Abstract. This paper presents an analysis of fatalities attributable to weather conditions in the Czech Republic during the 2000–2019 period. The database of fatalities deployed contains information extracted from Právo, a leading daily newspaper, and Novinky.cz, its internet equivalent, supplemented by a number of other documentary sources. The analysis is performed for floods, windstorms, convective storms, rain, snow, glaze ice, frost, heat, and fog. For each of them, the associated fatalities are investigated in terms of annual frequencies, trends, annual variation, spatial distribution, cause, type, place, and time, as well as the sex, age, and behaviour of casualties. There were 1164 weather-related fatalities during the 2000–2019 study period, exhibiting a statistically significant falling trend. Those attributable to frost (31 %) predominated, followed by glaze ice, rain and snow. Fatalities were at their maximum in January and December and at their minimum in April and September. Fatalities arising out of vehicle accidents (48 %) predominated in terms of structure, followed by freezing or hypothermia (30 %). Most deaths occurred during the night. Adults (65 %) and males (72 %) accounted for the majority of fatalities, while indirect fatalities were more frequent than direct ones (55 % to 45 %). Hazardous behaviour accounted for 76 %. According to the database of the Czech Statistical Office, deaths caused by exposure to excessive natural cold are markedly predominant among five selected groups of weather-related fatalities and their numbers exhibit a statistically significant rise during 2000–2019. Police yearbooks of the fatalities arising out of vehicle accidents indicate significantly decreasing trends in the frequency of inclement weather patterns associated with fatal accidents, as well as a decrease in their percentage in annual numbers of fatalities. The discussion of results includes the problems of data uncertainty, comparison of different data sources, and the broader context.
Dinâmicas Sociais: a construção da «persona feminina», na plataforma do Instagram, a partir da materialidade midiática
Authors: Di Lauro Laís Sousa , Soares Bezerra Josenildo
Published: January 2021

Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar as dinâmicas sociais de usuárias do Instagram, investigando a construção das personas femininas na plataforma, a partir da materialidade midiática. Com o intuito de estudar o corpo e suas relações no contexto atual, das novas tecnologias e consequentes formas comunicacionais, foi aplicado um questionário com usuárias da plataforma do Instagram, com idade entre 16 e 29 anos. Para analisar os dados e compreender o fenômeno, apropriamo-nos dos conceitos de Estudos do Discurso (Foucault) e de Sociedade do Espetáculo (Guy Debord).
Effect of aflatoxin B1 on digestibility and blood parameters in horses
Authors: Braga Auro , de Almeida Fernando Queiroz , Silva Vinicius Pimentel , Keller Kelly Moura , Maciel Marina Prado , De Almeida Maria Izabel Vieira , Da Rocha Rosa Carlos Alberto
Published: January 2021

The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of mycotoxins on the digestion of nutrients and on the hematological profile of horses. Twelve horses were used in a completely randomized design, with three treatments and four replicates. Aliquots of 50 or 100 µg kg-1 of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) were added to a basal diet naturally containing mycotoxins. The basal diet did not contain AFB1. The 40-day evaluation included a 12-day adaptation period and a 28-day experimental period. A digestion test was carried out at the end of the experimental period, using the partial stool collection method, using LIPE® as an indicator. Blood samples were collected once a week during 4 weeks of the essay for hematological and biochemical evaluations. The amounts of mycotoxins added did not influence the intake and digestibility of the nutrients (P>0.05). The aflatoxins in the diet influenced the white blood cell count, especially mature neutrophils and the creatine kinase and alkaline phosphatase (P <0.05), which had higher activity in horses fed diets with greater toxicity.
IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS NA SAÚDE HUMANA ORIUNDOS DA POLUIÇÃO SONORA NAS UNIDADES DE SAÚDE EM CATOLÉ DO ROCHA
Authors: Costa Fabiana Xavier , Cledson Morais Dantas  , Emanoel Lima Maartins  , Salomão de Sousa Medeiros  , Francisco de Oliveira Mesquita
Published: January 2021

Resumo - Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar os impactos ambientais negativos na saúde da população, oriundos da poluição sonora das unidades de saúde do município de Catolé do Rocha-PB. O presente trabalho foi realizado em todas as unidades de saúde públicas e algumas particulares, no município de Catolé do Rocha – PB, sendo eles - Hospital Regional Americo Maia, PSF Batalhão, Clínica Dr. Iran Campos, Hospital Infantil Erminia Evangelista, USF (Unidade de Saúde da Família), PSF Várzea, PSF CAIC, Laboratório de análise clínica Dr. João Veras Diniz, Odonto-Center, Centro de Saúde. De acordo com os parâmetros ambientais, todos os setores das unidades de saúde de Catolé do Rocha – PB, houve excesso de ruído, ou seja, teve um valor de decibéis (db) que ultrapassa o teor recomendado pela audição humana. Todos os setores de unidades de saúde trabalhados emitiram poluição sonora acima de 65 db, isso mostra que, esses setores estão funcionando fora da lei, quando diz que o ouvido humano deve suportar até 65 db.
O CENÁRIO POLÍTICO BRASILEIRO E A POLARIZAÇÃO DOS ÚLTIMOS TEMPOS.
Authors: Rocha Antônio
Published: January 2021

A reflexão apresentada neste artigo é fruto de um estudo bibliográfico e tem como objetivo proporcionar ao leitor reflexões em torno da polarização política no Brasil, mas ao mesmo tempo sinalizar que o contexto é mais amplo, de caráter global. Os referenciais ajudam contrastar fatos e realidades tomando como base à sociologia, complementados por outros referenciais. Trata-se de uma análise que, mesmo na superficialidade do contexto histórico, tem importância ímpar a ajudar o leitor que está em busca de um raciocínio crítico sobre a realidade vivida no país, nos últimos tempos. O estudo perpassa por momentos na história, de controle, mas também, de reações sociais. Apesar de não entrar na especificidade do tema, o estudo se vale de referenciais com abordagens em diferentes momentos na história. Além da Origem social e Antropológica do brasileira, ele fala no sistema estrutural e evolutivo da nação, na polarização dos últimos tempos capaz de envolver, de um lado, uma elite que fala em democracia, mas busca a privatização do Estado, o extermínio de ações sociais e a concentração da riqueza para uma minoria, do outro, seguimentos sociais e partidos de esquerda em defesa da democracia e ações sociais, além da preservação e proteção do Estado. Mesmo não entrando no mérito da questão polêmica, o estudo quis servir como provocação à reflexão. Outra evidência no artigo que merece a atenção, é a proposta de reflexões, valorização e o cuidado com a chegada da tecnologia e seus desafios para ambos os polos. As conquistas tecnológicas podem representar benefício, recurso e/ou comprometimento, um sustentáculo à polarização ideológica mencionada, mas pode prover indagações e manipulações em torno da realidade de toda a história do país. Enfim, sugere-se que o leitor busque entender a dimensão histórica e social do país para aprimorar sua compreensão em torno do comportamento social e psicológico do cidadão brasileiro. O momento de incerteza com a pandemia (Covid 19) neste ano de 2020 pode fomentar uma reflexão e um novo paradigma social, aproximar as pessoas e direcioná-las a uma mudança de comportamento mais relevante, em defesa do social, do humano.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF D - DIMER
Authors:   Department of Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria., I. Gencheva Irena
Published: January 2021

Introduction: D - dimer is a product released during the process of blood clotting and degradation, which can be measured by blood sample analysis. There is usually the minimal activity of the pro/anticoagulant system in the human body, which generates low levels of D-dimer in healthy individuals. Normal values for plasma D-dimer are ≤ 0.50 mg / l. Aim: The aim of the present study is to determine to what extent the quantitative and qualitative method for determination of D - dimer can be interchangeable and what is their diagnostic reliability in the normal and pathological area of measurement. Materials and methods: We studied the levels of D-dimer by two methods - quantitative and qualitative, in 91 patients aged 25 to 86 years, of which 59 men and 32 women. To determine the D-dimer, we used venous blood taken in a vacuette containing sodium citrate. We used a Roche test for quantitative determination and a Latex agglutination test for qualitative determination. Results: It was found that in positive samples above 0.5 mg/l, there is a very high percentage of coincidence. There is a discrepancy in the values obtained by the two methods at the negative values below 0.5 mg/l. We determined the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of both methods. Conclusion: The correlation in the results of the two methods is very good, but the quantification of D-dimer is more specific and accurate. We recommend that the value of 0.5 mg/l should be used as a cut off value for D-dimer.
RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH BISPHOSPHONATE - ASSOCIATED OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAWS
Authors:   Department of Epidemiology and DM, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Hristamyan Meri , Raycheva Ralitsa ,   Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Pechalova Petia ,   Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Hristamyan Veselka ,   Clinic of Maxillo-facial Surgery, UMHAT "St. George" - Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Stoilova Yordanka ,   Department of Epidemiology and DM, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Published: January 2021

Purpose: To investigate patient diagnosed with BAONJ in order to identify the presence of risk factors. Material/Methods: A prospective epidemiological study of 112 patients diagnosed with Bisphosphonate-associated Osteonecrosis of the jaw in 2016 and 2017 was conducted in the Clinic of maxillo-facial surgery of UMHAT "St. George", Plovdiv, Bulgaria, based on anamnesis, clinical examination, hospital documentation, and imaging studies. SPSS Statistics v.24 was used for statistical analysis, at a significance level p<0.05. Results: Of the patients, 77.89% had a primary oncological diagnosis of breast or prostate cancer; the average duration of bisphosphonate therapy up to the time of the study is 4.5 years; the most common co-morbidities were hypertension (72.73%), anemia (40.00%) and diabetes (23.67%); 65.18% of patients smoke or are former smokers; the time till first oral complaints after initiation of BP treatment was usually 2 years (31.25%, n = 35) and 3 years (24.11%, n = 27) (p> 0.05).; the last dental manipulation before the onset of symptoms was tooth extraction (52.68%), followed by removable dentures (21.42%). Conclusions: The investigation of identified in the literature risk factors with their occurrence in the studied population shows a correlation with the data of leading researchers.
Trace Metal Levels in Muscles and Exoskeleton of Pink Shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis and paulensis) from a Subtropical Coastal Region, Laguna Estuarine System, Brazil
Authors: Silva Cíntia Souza da , João Jair Juarez , Silveira Marcos Henrique Luciano , Jesus Paulo Cesar de
Published: January 2021

Contamination by heavy metals produced by either anthropogenic or natural activities represents a threat to man and marine life. The present paper aimed to carry out in situ monitoring of trace metals using shrimp species from an estuarine area as a bioindicator of environmental contamination. The shrimps were captured by fyke net during the rainy and dry periods, and the metal concentrations in the muscles and exoskeletons were determined. The results showed that the metal concentrations decrease in the following order Fe> Zn> Cu> Mn> Cr> As> Pb> Cd for both samples groups, muscles and exoskeletons, being the muscles presented lower concentrations. Metal concentrations were within the permissible limits allowed by the Brazilian legislation, except for Pb. Bioconcentration factor was below 1 for most of the metals, what it means that metals are not accumulating in the shrimp body.
Técnicas de elicitação de requisitos no desenvolvimento de software: uma revisão sistemática da literatura
Authors: Alflen Naiara Crislaine , Vasques Prado Edmir Parada
Published: January 2021

Introdução: A elicitação de requisitos (ER) é uma tarefa difícil na qual é necessário lidar com ambiguidade de informações, dados incompletos e inconsistentes. Ela busca descobrir e entender o real problema e as necessidades dos usuários. O sucesso do desenvolvimento de software depende da elicitação correta dos requisitos, e a qualidade deles é influenciada pelas técnicas usadas. Dentro deste contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é identificar as técnicas de ER mais citadas na literatura em projetos de desenvolvimento de software. Método: Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura, que analisou 61 artigos da base de dados Scopus. Resultados: Foram identificadas as 10 técnicas de ER mais citadas na literatura. A classificação dessas técnicas mostrou que aquelas obtidas pelo envolvimento de grupos de stakeholders foram as menos citadas. Conclusão: A pesquisa identificou a oportunidade e relevância para o desenvolvimento de pesquisa acadêmica descritiva ou confirmatória sobre técnicas de ER baseadas na interação entre grupos de usuários e membros da equipe de desenvolvimento de software.
A pediatric case of food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis due to rice bran
Authors: Haneda Yasuhiro , Kadowaki Saori , Furui Midori , Taketani Takeshi
Published: January 2021

Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) caused by fruits and vegetables is increasing in recent years, but rice-induced FDEIA is rarely reported. The mechanism of FDEIA is unclear, although percutaneous sensitization occurs in some cases. A 14-year-old adolescent came our hospital who had 6 episodes of unknown FDEIA occurring from age 13. He affected atopic dermatitis in infancy, and he had been polishing rice daily to help with housework, and also had occasionally begun to observe urticaria while bathing after eating rice from 5 years old. Antigen-specific immunoglobulin E antibody titers (ImmunoCAP) were 1.35 UAmL for rice, 23.6 UAmL for orchard grass. Oral food challenge and exercise provocation test with polished rice were negative. An oral food challenge with rice bran was also negative, but exercise provocation test induced severe anaphylaxis. IgE immunoblotting with rice bran detected patient-specific bands, as 25-, 35-, 50-, and 60 kDa, and the 25- and 60-kDa bands were heat-resistant. In a suppression test using rice bran, these bands disappeared or diminished. In an inhibition test against orchard grass pollen with rice bran, inhibition was not observed. Conversely, an inhibition test against rice bran with orchard grass pollen, inhibition was observed in a concentration-dependent manner. This is extremely rare case of FDEIA in children, caused by rice bran. Furthermore, it might be induced by percutaneous sensitization. In FDEIA, it is necessary to scrutinize the possibility that rice bran may be the cause even in children.
Anarchaeologies
Authors: Graff Zivin Erin
Published: January 2021

How do we read after the so-called death of literature? If we are to attend to the proclamations that the representational apparatuses of literature and politics are dead, what aesthetic, ethical, and political possibilities remain for us today? This book brings together works of continental philosophy and critical theory (Emmanuel Levinas, Paul de Man, Jacques Derrida, Jacques Rancière) and works of art from Argentina (J. L. Borges, Juán José Saer, Ricardo Piglia, César Aira, Albertina Carri, the Internacional Errorista) in order to practice what Graff Zivin calls anarchaeological reading: reading for the blind spots, errors, points of opacity or untranslatability in works of philosophy and art. Rather than “applying” concepts from the former in order to understand or elucidate the latter, the book aim to expose works of philosophy, literary theory, narrative, poetry, film, and performance art/activism to one another. The work of aesthetic or political expression, then, does not appear as an object of study in the conventional sense, but rather as a possible source of philosophical and political thought itself. Ethical and political concepts such as identification and recognition, decision and event, sovereignty and will, are read as constitutively impossible, erroneous, through these acts of interdisciplinary and interdiscursive exposure.
Textures of the Ordinary
Authors: Das Veena
Published: January 2021

Textures of the Ordinary: Doing Anthropology after Wittgenstein is an exploration of everyday life in which anthropology finds a companionship with philosophy. Based on two decades of ethnographic work among low-income urban families in India, Das shows how the notion of texture allows her to align her ethnography with stunning anthropological moments in Wittgenstein and Cavell as well as in literary texts from India. Das poses a compelling question—how might we speak of a human form of life when the very idea of the human has been put into question? The response to this question, Das argues, does not lie in some foundational idea of the universal as that of human nature or the human condition but in a close attention to the diverse ways in which the natural and the social mutually absorb each other within overlapping forms of life. The book shows how reality as ordinary and domestic is impaired not only by catastrophic events but also by the repetitive and corrosive soft knife of everyday violence and deprivation. It advances a view of ordinary ethics as attentiveness to the other and the ability of small acts of care to stand up to horrific violence. The book also presents a picture of thinking in which concepts and experience are shown to be mutually vulnerable and ethnography is treated as intimately connected to autobiography as a form of reflection emanating from the impersonal regions of the self.