bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improved Illumination Correction that Preserves Medium Sized Objects
Authors: Hast Anders , Marchetti Andrea
Published: May 2022

Illumination correction is a method used for removing the influence of light coming from the environment and of other distorting factors in the image capturing process. An algorithm based on the luminance mapping is proposed that can be used to remove low frequency variations in the intensity, and to increase the contrast in low contrast areas when necessary. Moreover, the algorithm can be employed to preserve the intensity of medium-sized objects with different intensity or colour than their surroundings, which otherwise would tend to be washed out. Furthermore, examples are given showing how the method can be used for both greyscale images and colour photos.
A method of constructing phyllotaxically arranged modular models by partitioning the interior of a cylinder or a cone
Authors: Stępień Cezary
Published: May 2022

Illumination correction is a method used for removing the influence of light coming from the environment and of other distorting factors in the image capturing process. An algorithm based on the luminance mapping is proposed that can be used to remove low frequency variations in the intensity, and to increase the contrast in low contrast areas when necessary. Moreover, the algorithm can be employed to preserve the intensity of medium-sized objects with different intensity or colour than their surroundings, which otherwise would tend to be washed out. Furthermore, examples are given showing how the method can be used for both greyscale images and colour photos.
A Curvature-Tensor-Based Perceptual Quality Metric for 3D Triangular Meshes
Authors: Torkhani Fakhri , Chassery Jean-Marc , Wang Kai
Published: May 2022

Perceptual quality assessment of 3D triangular meshes is crucial for a variety of applications. In this paper, we present a new objective metric for assessing the visual difference between a reference triangular mesh and its distorted version produced by lossy operations, such as noise addition, simplification, compression and watermarking. The proposed metric is based on the measurement of the distance between curvature tensors of the two meshes under comparison. Our algorithm uses not only tensor eigenvalues (i.e., curvature amplitudes) but also tensor eigenvectors (i.e., principal curvature directions) to derive a perceptually-oriented tensor distance. The proposed metric also accounts for the visual masking effect of the human visual system, through a roughness-based weighting of the local tensor distance. A final score that reflects the visual difference between two meshes is obtained via a Minkowski pooling of the weighted local tensor distances over the mesh surface. We validate the performance of our algorithm on four subjectively-rated visual mesh quality databases, and compare the proposed method with state-of-the-art objective metrics. Experimental results show that our approach achieves high correlation between objective scores and subjective assessments.
Visualization and interaction in the atlas of the human brain, head and neck
Authors: Nowinski Wieslaw
Published: May 2022

Our ultimate objective is to create a holistic and reference atlas of the whole adult human brain along with the head and neck. Several techniques have been employed to create atlases. Here we discuss the atlas design and use from a point of view of two key techniques, visualization and interaction. For visualization, surface rendering of a geometrical model of the brain, head and neck is employed. Geometrical model ensures anatomic parcellability, high (sub-pixel) resolution, editibility, extendibility, structure separability, structure-to-structure conflict detection, and integration a knowledge-based content with the atlas. Interaction allows the user to create and explore any region of interest along with its surroundings just with a few clicks, taking into account that the atlas provides a rich set of functions and the number of atlas components is about 3,000. There are seven types of interaction enabling to: select and deselect tissue classes/groups/individual structures, do real-time manipulation, do virtual dissections, select and scroll the original scans, query a structure to get its label or location, get stereotactic coordinates and measure distances, and support other functionality. This design of visualization and interaction provides a fast and easy to use solution, and allows the atlas to run on desktop and mobile iPad and Android-based platforms.
Immersive rehabilitation monitoring system supported with Augmented Reality
Authors: Wojciechowski Adam , Majewski Artur , Napieralski Piotr , Nowak Przemysław , Poreda Tadeusz
Published: May 2022

Gender recognition, across different races and regardless of age, is becoming an increasingly important technology in the domains of marketing, human-computer interaction and security. Most state-of-the-art systems consider either highly constrained conditions or relatively large databases. In either case, often not enough attention is paid to cross-racial age-invariant applications. This paper proposes a~method of hybrid classification, which performs well even with a small training set. The design of the classifier enables the construction of reliable decision boundaries insensitive to an aging model as well as to race variation. For a training set consisting of one hundred images, the proposed method reached an accuracy level of 90%, whereas the best method known from the literature, tested under the restrictions imposed on the database, achieved only 78% accuracy.
Acoustic carpets
Authors: Janowicz Maciej , Kaleta Joanna , Wrzeciono Piotr , Zembrzuski Andrzej
Published: May 2022

Initial-boundary value problem for linear acoustics has been solved in two spatial dimensions. It has been assumed that the initial acoustic field consists of two Gaussian distributions. Dirichlet boundary conditions with zero acoustic pressure at the boundaries have been imposed. The solution has been obtained with the help of a split-operator technique which resulted in a cellular automaton with uncountably many internal states. To visualize the results, the Python library matplotlib has been employed. It has been shown that attractive graphical output results in both the transient and stationary regimes. The visualization effects are similar to, but different from, the well-known quantum-mechanical carpets.
Particle effect system for the needs of a modern video game using the GPU
Authors: Zeler Wojciech , Rohleder Paweł
Published: May 2022

A new system of creation and management of particle effects created for the needs of the future productions of Techland Co. Ltd. is presented. By a proper organisation of memory buffers it provides for maximum data density in the memory. This makes it possible to simplify the calculations and to use a smaller number of threads and less memory readings.
Offline handwritten pre-segmented character recognition of Gurmukhi script
Authors: Kumar Munish , Jindal Manish , Jindal Simpel , Sharma Rajendra
Published: May 2022

In this paper, we have proposed a feature extraction technique for recognition of segmented handwritten characters of Gurmukhi script. The experiments have been performed with 7000 specimens of segmented offline handwritten Gurmukhi characters collected from 200 different writers. We have considered the set of 35 basic characters of the Gurmukhi script and have proposed the feature extraction technique based on boundary extents of the character image. PCA based feature selection technique has also been implemented in this work to reduce the dimension of data. We have used k-NN, SVM and MLP classifiers. SVM has been used with four different kernels. In this work, we have achieved maximum recognition accuracy of 93.8% for the 35-class problem when SVM with RBF kernel and 5-fold cross validation technique were employed.
Comparison of bromazepam and ibuprofen influence on tooth pulp-evoked potentials in humans
Authors: Vukovic Branislava , Lazic Zoran , Avramov Stevan , Pavlovic Maja , Cabrilo-Lazic Milana , Malesevic Adam , Trifunovic Jovanka , Nikolic Zivorad
Published: May 2022

Introduction/Objective. Somatosensory evoked potentials are a neurophysiological tool for testing the effects of drugs in humans and animals. The aim of this study was to estimate the way that bromazepam and ibuprofen had on tooth pulp-evoked potentials (TPEPs) after non-painful stimuli, as well as to detect possible differences in this activity. Methods. Sixty young healthy subjects were included in the study. They were arranged into three groups: ibuprofen, bromazepam, and placebo. To record TPEPs response, dental pulp were electrically stimulated through intact enamel with non-painful stimuli. For stimulation and registration we used Xltek Protektor 32 system, software EPWorks, version 5.0 (Natus Medical Incorporated, Oakville, ON, Canada). The experiment consisted of two testing sessions. Five recordings were performed in each session. The first test session was before, and the second was 45 minutes after administration of a single dose of the ibuprofen (400 mg), bromazepam (1.5 mg) or placebo. Results. The results of the present study exhibit that both ibuprofen and bromazepam significantly increased all the latencies; ibuprofen decreased amplitudes of all the waves except the first one (p < 0.05), and bromazepam decreased amplitudes of all the waves except the first one (p < 0.05); placebo did not modified TPEPs waves (p > 0.05). Additionally, there were no significant differences in influence on TPEPs between bromazepam and ibuprofen (p > 0.05). Conclusion. Our study showed that both bromazepam and ibuprofen had the same influence on TPEPs after non-painful stimuli. That indicates that anxiolytic dose of bromazepam affects neurotransmission in the same manner as non-opioid analgesics ibuprofen.
Effect of Banded Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy on Diabetes Remission at 5 Years Among Patients With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Murphy Rinki , Plank Lindsay D. , Clarke Michael G. , Evennett Nicholas J. , Tan James , Kim David D.W. , Cutfield Richard , Booth Michael W.C.
Published: May 2022

OBJECTIVE

To determine whether silastic ring laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (SR-LRYGB) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) produces superior diabetes remission at 5 years.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

In a single-center, double-blind trial, 114 adults with type 2 diabetes and BMI 35–65 kg/m2 were randomly assigned to SR-LRYGB or LSG (1:1; stratified by age-group, BMI group, ethnicity, diabetes duration, and insulin therapy) using a web-based service. Diabetes and other metabolic medications were adjusted according to a prespecified protocol. The primary outcome was diabetes remission assessed at 5 years, defined by HbA1c <6% (42 mmol/mol) without glucose-lowering medications. Secondary outcomes included changes in weight, cardiometabolic risk factors, quality of life, and adverse events.

RESULTS

Diabetes remission after SR-LRYGB versus LSG occurred in 25 (47%) of 53 vs. 18 (33%) of 55 patients (adjusted odds ratios 4.5 [95% CI 1.6, 15.5; P = 0.009] and 4.2 [1.3, 13.4; P = 0.015] in the intention-to-treat analysis). Percent body weight loss was greater after SR-LRYGB than after LSG (absolute difference 10.7%; 95% CI 7.3, 14.0; P < 0.001). Improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors were similar, but HDL cholesterol increased more after SR-LRYGB. Early and late complications were similar in both groups. General health and physical functioning improved after both types of surgery, with greater improvement in physical functioning after SR-LRYGB. People of Māori or Pacific ethnicity (26%) had lower incidence of diabetes remission than those of New Zealand European or other ethnicities (2 of 25 vs. 41 of 83; P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

SR-LRYGB provided superior diabetes remission and weight loss compared with LSG at 5 years, with similar low risks of complications.
Effects of Kinesiology Taping on Sleep Quality in Participants with Cronical Low Back Pain
Authors: YÜKSELMİ Özkan
Published: May 2022

Our main aim in this study is to compare the effectiveness of conventional physical therapy in the context of sleep quality of participants with chronic low back pain and the effectiveness of kinesiology taping applied to the waist area in a very short time. 40 participants (30 females, 10 males) whose age ranges ranged from 25 to 50 years were randomly divided into two groups (banding group and control group). In both groups, a home exercise program was given by applying therapeutic ultrasound for 5 minutes, TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) for 30 minutes and infrared for 30 minutes. In kinesiology taping groups, taping was applied to the waist region with the star technique, once for 48 hours. VAS (Visual Analog Scale) for pain, hip flexor flexibility test and hand-finger floor distance test for flexibility, Berg balance scale for balance, Beck anxiety scale for anxiety, Oswestry disability index for disability level, Tampa kinesiophobia scale for kinesiophobia, sleep quality Pittsburg sleep quality index and Nottingham life profiles were used for quality of life. Evaluations were made twice, before and after the treatment. The significance level was accepted as p <0.05
Ethiopian Hides and Skin Defects and Quality Status: An Assessment at Wet Blue Stage
Authors: A Teklay
Published: May 2022

Hides and skins are important byproducts of livestock playing significant role in the Ethiopian economy. However, the potential of the sector is not adequately exploited due to factors limiting quality of the products. The objective of this s tudy was therefore to identify the major defects of hide and skins and assess their impact on quality. The study was conducted in eight purposely selected tanneries in and around Addis Ababa. Overall, 648 hides, 648 sheepskins and 324 goatskins were assess ed at wet - blue stage for defects and quality grading. Defects were categorized into pre - slaughter, peri - slaughter and post - slaughter problems. The findings showed 13 different types of defects; the major ones being cockle (28.4 - 60%), scratch (31 - 40.74%), s car (9.72 - 17.9%), flaying defect (35.2 - 69.44%) and putrefaction (20.2 - 25.31%). No single hide or skin was found free of defects. Irrespective of the type and number of defects observed, no skin or hide was found to fall in grades 1 and 2 whereas grades 3 a nd 4 accounted for only 0.31 - 2.47%. On the other hand, majority of the hides and skins were grouped in either low grade (5 and 6) or reject categories. Similarly, out of the total sample examined, pre - , peri - and post - slaughter defects accounted for 70 - 87% , 36.7 - 75.3% and 27.2 - 32.9% respectively. When data were filtered for each defect category to show the impact of each on quality, pre - and post - slaughter defects caused maximum loss of quality in cattle hide and sheepskins whereas peri - and post - slaughter defects were responsible for higher loss of quality in goatskins. Similarly, highest rate of rejection was caused by post - slaughter problem in cattle hide (66.7%) and goatskins (67%). About 66 - 73% and 17 - 18% of hides and skins were downgraded to low grade and reject categories by cockle problem alone. Whereas scratch was responsible for 45 - 82% of the products earning low grades. Similarly, flaying defect only has resulted in 22 - 24% of hides and sheepskins being rejected while deteriorating majority of goats kins to low grade category. Putrefaction, although prevalent in lower proportion, has the capacity to cause major rejection mainly in cattle hides and goatskins compared to sheepskin. In conclusion, i n the presence of other major pre - slaughter problems and slaughtering defects, ectoparasite control alone may not significantly improve the quality of both hides and skins. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that hide and skin quality improvement programs should include strategies that can alleviate all majo r problems from supply side (pre - slaughter to post - slaughter) stages.
Comparative Analysis of Alkali, Ash and Moisture Content of Some Agricultural Wastes
Authors: SN Ugariogu
Published: May 2022

Comparative analysis of alkali, moisture and ash contents of some agricultural wastes which include palm bunch, plantain peel, banana leaf and maize cob were carried out to assess their usefulness in food, chemical and soap industries and as well as the possibility of reducing environmental pollution caused by them. Standard methods of analysis were used for all the parameters and the results revealed that all the wastes contain considerable amount of alkali in (g/l) as follows 0.05, 0.062, 0.016 and 0.03 and their molarity in mol/dm3 as 0.134, 0.09, 0.086 and 0.038 for Palm bunch, Plantain peel, Banana leaf and Maize cob respectively. The percentage ash content results were 2.91, 1.62, 2.02 and 1.12 while moisture content results were 53.77, 86.95, 79.05, and 38.54 respectively. The results suggested that some of the waste can be used for several beneficial purposes thereby reducing the harm and pollution they caused to the environment
Performance of Concrete Mixes Using Marble Waste and ISF Slag
Authors: D Kore Sudarshan
Published: May 2022

A high volume of marble production generate a considerable amount of waste in the form of odd sizes of stones and slurry during the mining, processing and polishing stages that has a serious impact on the environment. Imperial Smelting Furnace (ISF) slag is a waste generated in the primary extraction of zinc by a pyro metallurgical process with a granular texture. The main goal of this study is utilization of marble mining waste as a partial replacement for conventional coarse aggregate and ISF slag as a partial replacement for sand in concrete mixes. The concrete mixes were designed by using particle packing density approach with a constant water/cement ratio 0.5. In this study the natural coarse aggregate was replaced by 75% marble aggregate and natural sand was replaced by 40% ISF slag by weight. The results of the study show that, the mechanical and durability properties of concrete mixes using these wastes did not have significant adverse impact on properties of concrete.
Impact of Environmental Pollution on COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
Authors: Li Wei
Published: May 2022

The global COVID-19 pandemic is not finished yet, so it’s taught us a lot of lessons already-the hard way. The current situation is dominated by studies on identifying the factors that impact, taking preventive steps and trying to find successful care at the top of the list. Countries around the globe have made some arrangement of lockdown in order to slow down their infection. However this lockdown makes some positive effect on air quality and substantial reduction in nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution worldwide. Luckily, NASA collected the images over Sentinel-5p satellite broadcasting using TROPOMI (TROPPspheric Monitoring Instrument) and issues the various images of major city of Pakistan before and after lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on the Pakistan air pollution.
Use of Vermicomposted Fly Ash as an Important Component for Integrated Nutrient Management of Potato
Authors: GN Chattopadhyay
Published: May 2022

Large scale generation of fly ash (FA) from varying kinds of coal fired plants has now emerged as a global environmental threat. To combat the situation, various possibilities of recycling this waste material are being explored. In view of appreciable occurrence of most of the plant nutrients in FA, the possibility of recycling this waste material in agriculture as a source of these nutrients is being envisaged in many countries. However, the major problem associated with supply of plant nutrients through FA is the low bio-availability of most of the nutrients in this material. Under this context, adoption of vermicomposting biotechnology for simultaneous degradation of different organic wastes and FA with the help of some special purpose earthworms is being recommended by a group of workers. Vermicomposting helps in accelerated degradation of various kinds of wastes with the help of gut microorganisms of these earthworms. In view of the encouraging results from various studies on beneficial effects of vermicomposted fly ash (VFA) on soil properties a field study was carried out to assess the potential of VFA as a component of integrated nutrient management for potato cultivation. The on-farm trial revealed the efficiency of VFA in increasing the yield of potato under such nutrient management and the results were comparable to those with farm yard manure and vermicompost.
Teaching of the Ecology of Aral-Syrdarya Basin in the Higher Educational Institution
Authors: Kh Zhanbekov
Published: May 2022

It is not simple to form ecological literacy; it requires the development of student’s elements of systemic thinking, which is achieved already in a mature state of the individual. In light of this, the importance of teaching ecology at the university has greatly increased and here we are faced with a number of problems. The article considered the ecological problem of Aral- Syrdarya basin and actions to improve the state of the ecology of the Aral region.
Effect of Planting Media Composition on Growth of Chrysanthemum spp.
Authors: Elfandari Henni , Safitri Betari
Published: May 2022

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.) is one of the ornamental plants that has the potential to be developed in Indonesia. In general, chrysanthemums are cultivated as cut flowers and potted flowers. The diversity of colors and shapes of chrysanthemums and the low rate of flower wilting are the main attractions of chrysanthemum plants. The demand for chrysanthemum flowers increases by 25% every year so that cultivation and production technology is needed to meet the needs of the national market. Fertilization is the addition of nutrients to plants to increase plant growth and development. One of the materials that can be given to plants is biochar. This study used one treatment in a Randomized Block Design (RAK) with four replications. The treatment of  the composition of the growing media consisted of 4 levels. Observations were made on the growth of chrysanthemum plants including plant height and number of leaves. The results showed that the planting media treatment with a composition of 50% soil + 50% biochar produced the best plant height and number of leaves compared to other treatments. This shows that the addition of biochar with the right ratio in the growing media can increase the growth of chrysanthemum plants.
Picturebooks for teenagers? Erzählen mit Bild und Text in der Sekundartstufe
Authors: Kist Heiko , Kolb Annika
Published: May 2022

While picturebooks have been part of foreign language classrooms at primary level for quite some time, the potential of this literary format is now increasingly being discovered for the secondary level. The paper presents results from a reading project with secondary school learners in Year 9 of a German Realschule. In the first part, characteristics of picturebooks for young adults are identified. These are illustrated by sample picturebooks that were read in the project. Subsequently, the potential of picturebooks and their reading experiences. The learners read different texts in free reading phases and could choose from a range of follow-up tasks. Results of a questionnaire survey, a group discussion in class and the analysis of selected learner texts show what features of picturebooks make them interesting for students in secondary school and reveal picturebooks’ potential also for the secondary foreign language classroom.
Breaking down barriers - Englische Lektüre in einfacher Sprache
Authors: Mayer Nikola
Published: May 2022

Texts in simple or simplified language have the power to enrich the EFL literary classroom. Since there is a vast number of graded readers or simple originals out there, we should benefit from them and use them to enhance reading in heterogeneous secondary classrooms. This article first outlines the ongoing discussion on the value of graded readers, especially in connection with learners’ perspectives and the aims of reading. The article then explores in detail the category of simplicity and how it manifests in young adult literature. To illustrate the practical use of simple texts, the results of selected extensive reading projects are briefly presented, along with the analysis of an exemplary literature project on Robinson Crusoe. Excerpts from guided interviews with three teachers who all carried out reading projects with graded readers are woven into the article to add experience-based knowledge.
Young Adult Literature and critical literacy - politische Bildung im fremdsprachlichen Literaturunterricht
Authors: Freitag-Hild Britta
Published: May 2022

This paper explores the role that Young Adult Literature can play for developing foreign language learnersֹ’ critical literacy in secondary schools. Drawing on Paulo Freire’s Critical Pedagogy and approaches in literature and language pedagogy, critical literacy is understood as learners’ competence to critically reflect and question established beliefs, texts, representations and power relationships with the aim of participating in social transformation. The paper argues that critical literacy can be seen as a central goal of literature classes and illustrates how it can be transferred into classroom practice. Several texts are presented to show how learners may be encouraged to critically reflect social, political and environmental issues of global importance, such as climate change, racism, or social justice, thus developing skills they need to become critical agents of change.
DEPICTION OF STRUGGLE BY MIRANDA TO REACH LUCIA AGAINST MENTAL ILLNESS IN EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL
Authors: Fattamubina Afifah Zakia , Prastiwi Yeny
Published: May 2022

This research discusses Miranda’s struggle to reach Lucia against mental illness in the novel Everything Here Is Beautiful. Everything Here Is Beautiful novel deals with an issue that is closely related to the individual's role in the extent to which the individual will or must go for the sake of the family. In this novel, Miranda, the older sister of her younger sister, Lucia, who suffers from mental illness, decides to step up to struggle for Lucia against her mental illness. Hence, in this research, the researcher examines Miranda’s struggle to reach Lucia against mental illness. The purpose of this research is to discover struggles by Miranda. This is descriptive qualitative research with an individual psychological approach as the theory. Individual psychological approaches rely on Alfred Adler's "6 Major Concepts of Personality," which include inferiority feeling, fictional finalism, striving for superiority, creative self, style of life, and social interest. This research uses a novel entitled Everything Here Is Beautiful, internet sources, journal articles, and books that are related to the subject matter as primary and secondary data. As a result, the researcher discovered all six Major Concepts of Personality that portrayed Miranda's struggle to reach Lucia against mental illness.
‘Asi - A presença do invisível
Authors: Faumuina Cecelia
Published: May 2022

Em 1993, Wolfgramm referiu-se ao clímax em faiva como ‘asi (a presença do invisível). Este espírito de expressão artística é um agente às vezes identificado quando as pessoas da Oceania trabalham juntas para levar obras artísticas à sua apoteose. Esta tese pergunta: “O que ocorre quando os jovens Oceania juntos criativamente em um grupo, valendo-se de valores de sua herança cultural, como reciprocidade e interdependência, para criar uma faiva significativa. A tese busca entender como, dentro desse processo, ‘asi pode trazer um poderoso senso de expressão enraizado em uma relação entre envolvimento e um sentimento de pertença. Emanando de uma consideração crítica de faiva e ‘asi, a pesquisa considera a dinâmica do desenvolvimento e desempenho coletivos. Vídeo, gravação de som, desenho, fotografia, poesia, performance e talanoa (conversas cotidianas, onde as pessoas envolvidas compartilham suas experiências pessoais) são coletados e analisados por meio de um processo de reflexão artística e analítica. Como investigação artística, a pesquisa considera dois corpos de trabalho. A primeira é uma obra cocriada, chamada Lila. Esta foi desenvolvida por uma equipe de participantes de pesquisa, que combinou talentos e experiências para produzir uma faiva (performance) para apresentação em 2019. A segunda é o desenvolvimento e performance da experiência do pesquisador e síntese de pensamento em uma segunda faiva contemporânea, denominada FAIVA | FAI VĀ. Isto é apresentado como parte do exame desta tese. Emanando na perspectiva de uma professora que trabalha com alunos há mais de 20 anos, a obra emprega poesia falada, som, desenho, vídeo design e performance. Estes elementos entrelaçam a reflexão autobiográfica e os retratos poéticos para refletir sobre a natureza e a agência de ‘asi. O significado da pesquisa reside na sua contribuição para a compreensão do ‘asi, de modo que possamos identificar e considerar sua agência potencial para fornecer recursos à criatividade e pertencer ao desenvolvimento e desempenho da faiva contemporânea. Nesta apresentação, o autor irá: descrever o que ‘asi é em relação ao estudo; explicar o que são faiva e fai vā, em relação ao estudo; discutir a metodologia usada; considerar as descobertas do primeiro aluno — liderado por faiva; considerar as descobertas da faiva colaborativa para a peça final; discutir os benefícios futuros para os jovens da Oceania em relação à identidade, pertencimento e bem-estar. Dada a natureza da tese, utilizo várias linguagens. Além do inglês, os dois mais comuns são o tonganês e o samoano (em parte, porque são as línguas de meus pais e dominantes entre os jovens oceânicos com quem trabalho).
Soy un bucle creativo: Hacia estudios integradores en diseño y tecnologías creativas
Authors: Sosa Ricardo
Published: May 2022

“Soy un bucle extraño” es una profunda declaración del erudito Douglas Hofstadter, quien integra ideas de Filosofía, Neurociencia e Informática para analizar conceptos del “yo” y la conciencia (Hofstadter, 2007). Sobre los hombros de una idea tan gigantesca (parafraseando la máxima de Newton), intento examinar mi identidad como diseñador-investigador como una forma de desencadenar la reflexión y sintetizar propuestas para un nuevo tipo de pedagogías de estudio que unan la teoría y la práctica, que parecen haberse distanciado en la educación del diseño convencional y la investigación del diseño. Los pensadores de todas las epistemologías y épocas geohistóricas se han preocupado por las preguntas: “¿Quién soy? ¿Quiénes somos?”. Encontré una perplejidad similar a la de un estudiante hace tres décadas entre los diseñadores que se preguntaban: “¿Qué es el diseño? ¿Quién es diseñador?” (Roberts, 1982), preguntas que continúan provocando debates en la actualidad. Utilizo y amplío aquí el concepto de “sentipensante” (Borda y Moncayo, 2009) para reflexionar sobre mi experiencia personal de sentir-pensar-crear en el diseño y sobre el “bucle creativo” bastante confuso que conecta las identidades de investigación y diseño en mí y en nuestros estudiantes de posgrado (Yee, 2017). Para hacer estas ideas más concretas, me refiero a tres experiencias recientes específicas: dos son lecciones aprendidas de mi enseñanza en el programa de Tecnologías Creativas en AUT y una de mi trabajo de investigación en un espacio de creación después de la escuela en colegio del sur de Auckland en Tāmaki Makaurau entre 2016 y 2021. Estas viñetas ilustran algunos de los profundos abismos que dividen las actividades de diseño e investigación en la academia moderna, en particular, el divorcio entre la llamada teoría y la práctica. Las escuelas de diseño de hoy tienen una división paradójica, en gran parte arbitraria y perversa, entre estas formas de conocimiento. Sugiero que, en la educación del diseño, lo que llamamos teoría no es realmente teoría, y lo que llamamos práctica no es realmente práctica. Hemos estado ejerciendo mal ambas cosas, en gran parte debido al abismo que hemos abierto entre ellas. Me preocupo aquí por las formas en que se planifica la currícula en la educación del diseño, las pedagogías y las prácticas de horarios que usamos, y los discursos entre nuestros estudiantes y profesores. La última parte del artículo adopta una postura constructiva en un viaje que comenzó filosóficamente, se volvió crítico y se cierra generativamente con ideas concretas para el futuro de la erudición del diseño. Para ello, profundizo en la noción de “praxis del diseño” para reformular lo que Studio puede significar en la educación del diseño: un espacio integrador donde las formas pluriversales de conocimiento pueden unirse en “bucles creativos” para generar, aplicar y evaluar conocimientos de diseño.
Eu sou um loop criativo: Em direção a estúdios integrativos em design e tecnologias criativas
Authors: Sosa Ricardo
Published: May 2022

“Eu sou um loop estranho” é uma declaração profunda do polímata Douglas Hofstadter, que integra ideias da Filosofia, Neurociência e Ciência da Computação para analisar conceitos de “Eu” (self) e consciência (Hofstadter, 2007). Apoiado sobre os ombros dessa ideia gigante (parafraseando o dito de Newton), procuro, aqui, examinar minha identidade como designer-pesquisador, como uma forma de desencadear a reflexão e sintetizar propostas para um novo tipo de pedagogia de estúdio que reúne teoria e prática, que parecem ter se distanciado na educação do design convencional e na pesquisa em design. Pensadores de epistemologias e eras geo-históricas têm se preocupado com questões do tipo “Quem sou eu? Quem somos nós?”. Eu encontrei uma perplexidade semelhante como estudante de graduação, três décadas atrás, entre designers que se perguntavam “O que é design? Quem é designer?” (Roberts, 1982) — uma questão que continua a despertar debates até hoje. Eu uso e estendo aqui o conceito de “sentipensante” (Borda e Moncayo, 2009) para refletir sobre minha experiência pessoal sentimento-pensamento-criação em design e o “loop criativo” um tanto confuso que conecta as identidades de pesquisa e design em mim e em nossos alunos de pós-graduação (Yee, 2017). Para tornar estas ideias mais concretas, refiro-me a três experiências recentes, específicas: duas são lições aprendidas com meu ensino no programa de Tecnologias Criativas na AUT e uma com meu trabalho de pesquisa em um espaço maker após a aula em uma escola de South Auckland, em Tāmaki Makaurau, entre 2016 e 2021. Elas ilustram alguns dos profundos abismos que dividem as atividades de design e pesquisa na academia moderna, particularmente o divórcio entre a chamada teoria e a dita prática. As escolas de design de hoje têm uma divisão paradoxal, amplamente arbitrária e perversa entre essas formas de conhecimento. Eu sugiro que, na educação em design, o que chamamos de teoria não é realmente teoria, e o que chamamos de prática não é realmente prática. Temos feito as duas coisas erradas, principalmente por causa do abismo que abrimos entre elas. Eu problematizo, aqui, as maneiras como os currículos são planejados na educação em design, as pedagogias e as práticas de estabelecimento de horários que usamos, e os discursos entre nossos alunos e professores. A última parte do artigo adota uma postura construtiva, em uma jornada que começou filosófica, virou crítica e se encerrou generosamente com ideias concretas para o futuro da bolsa de design. Para tanto, desenvolvo a noção de “práxis de design” para reformular o que o estúdio pode ser na educação em design: um espaço integrativo onde formas pluriversais de conhecimento podem se reunir em “loops criativos” para gerar, aplicar e avaliar conhecimentos de design.
The Experience of nurse managers implementing a nursing management system in COVID-19 wards: A Descriptive Phenomenology Study
Authors: Sutejo Joko , Setiawan Setiawan , Syam Bustami
Published: May 2022

Background: The nurse manager is one of the nurses who has authority to implement a nursing management system in a nursing organization to achieve goals based on the input, process and output stages, whether the Covid-19 pandemic has positive and negative impacts on the implementation of the nursing management system. Nursing management is a form of coordination and integration in achieving nursing care and nursing services. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the experience of nurse managers in implementing nursing management system in the COVID-19 wards. Methods: This study used a phenomenological descriptive design and in-depth interview data collection methods. Furthermore, the implementation of this research was carried out in 10 hospitals in North Sumatera, especially Medan City, Deli Serdang Regency and Serdang Bedagai Regency. The participants involved in this study were 20 participants and used the Collaizzi data analysis method. Results: This study revealed 7 themes related to the experience of nurse managers running a nursing management system in the COVID-19 treatment room ; (1) Requires extra high discipline to carry out nursing management functions, (2) There is a psychological disorder for nurse manager to carry out nursing management, (3) Requires moral and material support in carrying out their duties, (4) Performs various efforts to disseminate information on nursing care management systems, (5) Experiences more benefits in implementing nursing management in the COVID-19 ward, (6) Faces complicated obstacles in carrying out nursing management, and (7) Has high expectations in carrying out increasingly complex management functions.Conclusion: From the themes above, the researcher concludes that the nursing management system in the COVID-19 treatment room involves psychological feelings, requires extra self-preparation, requires support from all parties in providing nursing care, improving nursing services to the fullest and can develop the concept of nursing management system during a pandemic.
Remembering 9/11: Religious Maximalism in the United States of America Twenty Years after the Attacks
Authors: Friesen Steven
Published: May 2022

On September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda partisans hijacked four American airliners. Three of the planes struck their targets:the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon outside of Washington, DC. In “Holy Terrors: Thinkingabout Religion after September 11” (2nd ed., 2006), Bruce Lincoln made several provocative proposals about thestudy of religion and the category of fundamentalism, based on his reflection after those attacks. This articleextends some of Lincoln’s proposals by refining his category “religious maximalism” in terms of his four domains of religion (transcendent discourse, practices, community, and regulatory institution), rather than considering it as a replacement for the category “fundamentalism” or as a global religious pattern. The article then examines several presidential speeches to chart the progress of Christian maximalism in the United States of America. The last four presidential speeches before the 20th anniversary of 9/11 were delivered by President Donald Trump. These speeches deemphasized religion, ignored history, disregarded basic factual accuracy, and promoted the authoritarian use of power. These signaled a move not toward religious maximalism, but rather toward racist nationalism. The article concludes that American Christian maximalists who helped elect President Trump did not gain control of the national transcendent discourse during his term of office, but they did gain considerable control of judicial and legislative power. It remains to be seen whether they can use their power in the national regulatory institutions to move the United States of America toward Christian maximalism in the long wake of 9/11.
Direitos humanos pós-modernos e a centralidade na dignidade da pessoa humana a partir da percepção orgânica de Hannah Arendt
Authors: Damas Edson Damas
Published: May 2022

O ponto de ruptura entre modernidade e pós-modernidade, com algum consenso, são os eventos traumáticos causados pelos regimes totalitaristas no desenrolar da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tais fatos foram testemunhados e analisados por Hannah Arendt que, focando sua reflexão na busca dos elementos formadores da condição humana, acabou propagando uma nova noção de espaço público e respeito aos valores humanos, cujo pensamento se guiou pela centralidade da dignidade da pessoa humana. As revelações acerca do Holocausto, em suas premissas de progresso e administração racional/oficial da sociedade alemã, empreendidos sob a proteção da legalidade e do Estado Alemão, tornaram-se símbolo de desencanto com a modernidade. Assim, a pós-modernidade é menos uma época e mais um movimento de transição marcado pela consciência de mudanças nos rumos tomados pela cultura e relações sócio-humanas. O direito, agora permeado pelo ideário pós-positivista e levado a efeito para além daquela primeira moldura do Estado Democrático de Direito, marca-se pela inclusão de princípios da justiça, reaproximando-se dos valores éticos e junto da centralidade dos direitos fundamentais, desenvolvidos a partir do valor-fonte da dignidade humana, cujo conceito restou abordado, ainda que de forma fragmentária, na filosofia política arendtiana.
O significado da liberdade no pós-fordismo
Authors: Hoshika Thais
Published: May 2022

Como pode o capitalismo se transformar e, ao mesmo tempo, permanecer o mesmo? No último século, a humanidade testemunhou a incrível capacidade plástica de remodelamento e reorganização do capitalismo, mesmo diante de crises que pareciam evidenciar o seu colapso definitivo. Neste artigo, procura-se investigar a particularidade histórica do pós-fordismo como mediação entre a contingência histórica e as leis de movimento que determinam o modo de produção capitalista naquilo que aparece sob diferentes aspectos: a liberdade abstrata do sujeito (de direito). Através da apresentação das principais características do atual estágio do capitalismo, os movimentos de sublevação contra o mundo do trabalho e a cultura dos anos 1960-1970 e a incorporação da própria crítica, questiona-se a natureza da única liberdade possível no interior deste tempo histórico.
Pretibial myxedema exhibiting prominent asymmetrical manifestations
Authors: Sawada Tomoya , Otsuka Atsushi , Tsujioka Kaoru
Published: May 2022

Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is an uncommon cutaneous manifestation of Graves’ disease. A 62-year-old obese Japanese man treated for Graves’ disease presented with nodular lesions symmetrically on both pretibial areas. Systemic corticosteroid therapy targeted against simultaneously developing severe Graves’ ophthalmopathy almost completely cleared his skin symptoms. About ten years later, edema of both lower legs recurred, and the right lower leg showed an elephantiasis-like condition with nodules. However, the left leg had less edema and only a few nodular lesions. The skin lesions gradually improved with oral prednisolone. We speculate that our patient’s habit of lying on the right side of the body induced prominent asymmetry of skin lesions by pooling some immune mediators.
Pathology in Practice
Authors: Saint Georges Chaumet Annie-Claire , Rossi Tracey , Powers Barbara , Nakamura Reid K. , Murphy Lisa A.
Published: May 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Pathology in Practice
Authors: Fenton Heather M. A. , Spears Jonathan , Martinson Shannon
Published: May 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Pathology in Practice
Authors: Lee Gary K. C. , Bowal Jacqueline , Beaulieu Alexandra , Iverson Melanie , Jensen Monica , Mutsaers Anthony J. , Foster Robert A. , Wood Robert D.
Published: May 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
A Review on Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystem Services in the Mediterranean Basin
Authors: Appiagyei Bright Danso , Belhoucine-Guezouli Latifa , Bessah Enoch , Morsli Boutkhil , Fernandes Paulo Alexandre Martins
Published: May 2022

The Mediterranean Basin covers more than 2 million square kilometres and is surrounded by three continents: Africa, Asia and Europe. The Basin that is rich in biodiversity has tilted towards warmer and drier conditions over the last decades. The emerging climatic conditions particularly the increase in the number of climate extremes are bringing new threats and risks that will exacerbate existing pressures. The present study thoroughly reviewed the recent scientific literature and synthesized existing body of knowledge on the impacts (direct and indirect) of climate change on forest ecosystem services in the Mediterranean Basin. Despite many uncertainties about climate change in the Basin, there appears to be a consensus among a number of studies that climate change is having and will continue to have mostly negative impacts on the Mediterranean forest ecosystem services (wood and non-wood forest products, water resources, carbon storage and recreation and tourism) with possible substantial impacts in the future. Further, evidence is mounting that climate-induced natural disturbances (fires, insect pests, and pathogenic diseases) are becoming frequent and severe. The Mediterranean plants are known for their resilience to natural disturbances. However, the novel climatic conditions may exceed their resilience and alter the ecosystem services. Therefore, there is the need to mitigate the challenges posed by climate change and adapt forest management practices to impending changes to sustain the forest ecosystem services.
Urban Green Space Planning and Development in Urban Cities Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study of Noida
Authors: Sharma Richa , Pradhan Lolita , Kumari Maya , Bhattacharya Prodyut
Published: May 2022

Urban planning, with special attention to green space development, offers a relatively simple and low-cost solution to the impacts of climate change and urbanization faced by urban centres. The present work examines the spatial variability of availability of adequate sites for the development of urban green amenities in Noida city. Multi-criteria assessment of potential locations has been accomplished using Analytical Hierarchical Process coupled with geospatial technology. Urban land use, physiographic factors (slope and elevation), accessibility (proximity to roads), and presence of grey, green and blue amenities (Normalised Difference Built-up Index, Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and proximity to water bodies, respectively) are the seven key criteria used to derive the final green space suitability map. A total of 46.47 % of the land was found to be in the category of highly and moderately suitable for greening the city, highlighting the potential of developing different forms of green spaces in the area. Such holistic city scale analysis of availability of potential sites for green space development can be utilised by the city administrators and urban planners for future land use planning and improving the distribution and spatial connectivity of the green spaces in the city with the common goals of better health, a cleaner environment, and climate change mitigation.