bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Large and transient positive temperature anomalies in Washington’s coastal nearshore waters during the 2013–2015 northeast Pacific marine heatwave
Authors: Koehlinger Julie Ann , Newton Jan , Mickett John , Thompson LuAnne , Klinger Terrie
Published: February 2023

The northern portion of Washington’s outer coast—known locally as the Olympic coast—is a dynamic region characterized by seasonal upwelling that predominates during summer interrupted by occasional periods of downwelling. We examined spring-to-fall water temperature records collected along this coast from 2001–2015 from April to October at four nearshore locations (Cape Elizabeth to Makah Bay) that span one degree of latitude and are located within 15 km of the shore. When compared against a long-term climatology created for 2001–2013, seven-day smoothed temperature anomalies of up to 4.5°C at 40 m depth during 2014 and 2015 show short-term warm events lasting 10–20 days. These periods of warming occurred within the well documented marine heatwave in the Northeast Pacific and were about twice the seasonal temperature range in the climatology at that depth. These warm events were strongly correlated with periods of northward long-shore winds and upper ocean currents, consistent with what is expected for the response to downwelling-favorable winds. While our focus a priori was on 2014 and 2015, we also found large positive temperature events in 2013, which were potentially related to the early stage of the marine heatwave, and in 2011, which did not have a documented marine heatwave. This indicates that near-shore short-term warm events occur during periods of large-scale offshore marine heatwave events, but also can occur in the absence of a large-scale marine heatwave event when downwelling-favorable winds occur during the summer/early fall.
Taphonomy of the teleost Tselfatia formosa Arambourg, 1943 from Vallecillo, NE Mexico
Authors: Stinnesbeck Eva Susanne , Herder Fabian , Rust Jes , Stinnesbeck Wolfgang
Published: February 2023

The platy limestone deposit of Vallecillo in northeastern Mexico is dated to the early-middle Turonian (Late Cretaceous) and known to contain a variety of well-preserved vertebrate fossils. One of the most common fish species is the teleost Tselfatia formosa. A review of 149 individuals reveals the presence of two types of body shapes (diamond-shaped and torpedo-shaped individuals) which is interpreted as sexual shape dimorphism (SSD). A unimodal size distribution illustrates a dominance of diamond-shaped specimens, but both body shape types are present in small (young) and big sized (old) individuals. The abundance of well-articulated and complete specimens suggests that T. formosa populated deep levels of the water column, which excluded buoyancy and flotation as well as carcass disintegration near the surface. The reconstruction of the dorsal and anal fins suggests the presence of a membrane between each fin ray and allows for ecological comparison of T. formosa with modern fan fishes.
Aileen O’Brien: una activista profranquista católica en Estados Unidos durante la Guerra Civil Española
Authors: Escobedo Romero Rafael
Published: February 2023

Entre febrero de 1938 y marzo de 1939, Aileen O’Brien, una joven activista norteamericana, protagonizó a lo largo de todo Estados Unidos numerosos actos de propaganda en favor del bando franquista, dentro de una campaña más amplia llevada a cabo por los principales medios de comunicación católicos del país. O’Brien había estado previamente, entre el otoño de 1936 y la primavera de 1937, en la zona sublevada, representando al Frente Cristiano Irlandés, y visitaría de nuevo brevemente la España de Franco durante el verano de 1938. El análisis de la campaña de O’Brien, así como de los elementos claves de su discurso, permite conocer detalles reveladores y enriquecedores de la movilización católica en Estados Unidos en favor de la causa del llamado bando nacional.
REDONDO CARDEÑOSO, Jesús Ángel (Ed.), La Transición en Castilla y León: democracia, autonomía y Comunidad Económica Europea, Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, 2021, 239 pp.
Authors: Calvo Caballero Pilar
Published: February 2023

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SEXUALIDADE E GÊNERO NAS BRINCADEIRAS NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL: DISCUTINDO A IGUALDADE E RESPEITO ÀS DIFERENÇAS
Authors: Petrenas Rita Cássia , Riva Geniffer Gabriela
Published: February 2023

Na fase da educação infantil é necessário tratar de questões referentes à educação sexual, dentre elas as relações de gênero dentro do ambiente escolar, pois neste momento, as crianças começam a formar senso crítico, no qual precisam de informações para construir seus valores, atitudes, conceitos e sentimentos. Apontamos como questão de pesquisa qual a importância de abordar as temáticas relacionadas à sexualidade e gênero no contexto escolar com crianças da educação infantil? Para responder à questão levantada foram elencados dois objetivos que se complementam: enfatizar a importância da abordagem da temática de gênero na educação infantil e discutir o tema das relações de gênero através dos momentos de brincadeiras e atividades desenvolvidas nessa fase de escolarização. Para atingir os objetivos foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico. Espera-se que este artigo possa orientar professores sobre a importância de se trabalhar temáticas relacionadas a educação sexual, mais explicitamente as abordagens relacionadas a gênero.
“EU NÃO DOU CONTA DISSO”
Authors: Ribeiro Luiz Paulo , Esteves da Costa Mariana
Published: February 2023

Este estudo analisou as representações sociais de professores e professoras da Educação Básica de Belo Horizonte/MG sobre alunas travestis e transexuais. Foram realizadas entrevistas narrativas com seis professores que tiveram alunas travestis ou transexuais em seu percurso e foi utilizado o método de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados mostram que transexualidade e a travestilidade são representadas como algo “não familiar”, além de serem ancoradas a partir das referências de corpos cisgêneros. Evidencia-se que ainda há um caminho extenso a ser percorrido para a qualidade de acesso e permanência de pessoas travestis e transexuais na escola básica.
Possibilities of Autologous Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in patients with obesity and diabetes mellitus
Authors: Guseinova R. M. , Shestakova E. A.
Published: February 2023

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are major problems for public health all over the world. According to retrospective research, the prevalence of obesity has doubled in more than 70 countries since 1980, as well as the prevalence of obesity complications (atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their complications. There are many drug therapies for T2DM, but it is difficult to achieve a stable, clinically relevant effect on a long-term basis. The fact that a patient has both conditions makes it difficult to optimize carbohydrate metabolism and to achieve normal body weight. Many antidiabetic drugs cause weight again, which, in turn, contributes to the growth of insulin resistance (IR) and requires further intensification of therapy.

In the last few years, there is a growing evidence of the relationship between the gut microbiota (GM), obesity and T2DM. There has been a steady growth of interest in such medical technology as fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in the world. Since there is data on the association of the gut microbiota (GM) with the development of IR and T2DM, the possibility of FMT can potentially be one of the new methods of treatment. This review presents the current state of the problem and discusses the possibility of modifying GM as a therapeutic strategy in obesity and T2DM with an accent on autologous fecal microbiota transplantation.
Analytical solution of the boundary value problem of mathematical modeling for non-stationary oil flows through the trunk pipeline in the presence of internal pressure sources
Authors: Afinogentov Alexander A. , Tychinina Yulia A.
Published: February 2023

The main oil pipeline, due to its spatial extent, can be considered as a control object with distributed parameters (ODP). The dependences on time and coordinates of the flow velocity and pressure in the pipeline are considered as controlled output values of the ODP. The boundary value problem of mathematical modeling of the process of pipeline transportation of oil in the standard form is presented in the form of a linear partial differential equation of the second order. The paper presents a solution to the boundary value problem of mathematical modeling of unsteady oil flow through a trunk pipeline in the presence of internal concentrated pressure sources in the form of functions describing the dependences on time and spatial coordinates of pressures and average cross-section pipeline oil flow rates. To represent the solution of the boundary value problem in the form of convolution integrals, Green's functions and standardizing functions are obtained, which makes it possible to use non-smooth (discontinuous) dependencies to describe programs for changing the values of internal concentrated pressure sources over time. The solutions obtained make it possible to use the methods of the theory of optimal control of systems with distributed parameters to solve the problems of optimal control of the process of pipeline transportation of oil.
Development of active heat-protective materials for information-measuring devices and systems experiencing thermal loads in emergency situations
Authors: Aldebenev Nikolay S. , Toneev Ivan  R. , Zhuravleva Elena  S. , Demoretsky Dmitry  A.
Published: February 2023

The article deals with the problem of creating a t-protective coating for information-measuring devices and systems for various purposes exposed to external high-temperature exposure in emergency situations related to fire. As a solution to the problem, it is proposed to use thermal-protective materials containing active additives that provide a thermal-protective effect that promotes the refraction of heat flows aimed at heating the protected object. The heat-shielding effect is provided by an endothermic reaction that occurs in the material when the decomposition temperature of the selected component is reached. It should be noted that the temperature at which the reaction with heat absorption should occur should be lower than the temperature of the lesion of the protected object. In this case, the heat flows passing through the layer of heat-shielding material will be refracted, since heat will be spent on the decomposition of the endothermic filler. The heating of the material will be carried out due to the matrix of the material and decomposition products. Based on the tasks that require the use of a heat-protective material, the amount of endothermic filler is determined. Accordingly, with an increase in the time interval during which it is necessary to eliminate the fire, the content of endothermic filler also increases. The use of thermal-protective material is relevant for emergency flight data recorders, since in the event of a plane crash, a fire is likely to occur, which can lead to the loss of information necessary to determine the causes of an emergency.
Plato’s Use of Mogis (Scarcely, with Toil) and the Accessibility of the Divine
Authors: Brown Ryan M.
Published: February 2023

At key moments in the Phaedrus and the Republic, Socrates qualifies our capacity to “see” the highest realities (the “place of being,” the “Good beyond being”) with the adverb “mogis” (mogis kathorosa, Phdr. 248a; mogis horisthai, Rep. 517b). Mogis can be used to indicate either the toilsome difficulty of some undertaking or the subject’s proximity to failing to accomplish the undertaking. Socrates uses mogis to qualify the nature of the human soul’s capacity to make the intellectual ascent and see the divine, but it is not prima facie clear whether the qualification is meant to express (1) the difficulty we have in undertaking the intellectual ascent (a comment on the effort required) or (2) the fact that the human soul’s capacity to make the intellectual ascent will, on account of its limitations, only “just barely” be achieved, if at all. After discussing the uses of mogis in classical literature and surveying Plato’s uses of mogis across the corpus, I interpret Plato’s use of mogis at Phaedrus 248a, arguing that mogis kathorosa should be translated as “only gets a good look at the things that are with much toil” rather than the more common “scarcely able to gaze upon the things that are.” I then turn to the parallel passage at Republic 517b and argue against a prominent account, put forward by John Sallis, among others, of Plato’s understanding of divine inaccessibility. Whereas Sallis et al. argue that Plato’s use of mogis indicates that which is to be seen at the acme of the ascent is only “barely glimpsed” on account of the fact that it “withdraws” from our view, I argue instead that Plato’s use of mogis indicates that though we can “get a good look” at the highest realities, that good look is qualified by their inexhaustible excess. The human capacity to see the highest realities is qualified because there is “always more to see,” not because that which is there to be seen “withdraws” from view, and still less because there is some intrinsic limitation to human intellectual vision that prevents us from apprehending the highest realities. Accordingly, the divine is accessible but never exhaustible.
Inter-league Competition and the Optimal Broadcasting Revenue-Sharing Rule
Authors: Rocaboy Yvon
Published: February 2023

We propose a model where two sports leagues compete for sporting talent, and at the same time consider the competitive balance in their domestic championships. The allocation of broadcasting revenues by the league-governing body acts as an incentive for teams to invest in talent. We derive a strategic league authority’s optimal sharing rule of broadcasting revenues across teams in the league. While a weighted form of performance-based sharing is the best way of attracting talent, cross-subsidization from high- to low-payroll teams is required to improve competitive balance. The optimal sharing rule is then a combination of these two “sub-rules”. We show that the distribution of broadcasting revenues in two first divisions in European men’s football, the English Premier League (EPL) and the French Ligue 1 (L1), corresponds to the optimal sharing rule we discuss. We propose a new method to assess empirically the cross-subsidization impact of the sharing formula. As the impact of cross-subsidization is greater in the EPL than L1, we conclude that ensuring domestic competitive balance seems to be a more important target for the EPL than for L1.
Vaccine-related conspiracy and counter-conspiracy narratives. Silencing effects
Authors: Corbu Nicoleta , Buturoiu Raluca , Frunzaru Valeriu , Guiu Gabriela
Published: February 2023

Recent research explores the high proliferation of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccination, and their potential effects within digital media environments. By means of a 2 × 2 experimental design (N = 945) conducted in Romania, we explore whether exposure to media messages promoting conspiracy theories about vaccination versus media messages debunking such conspiracy narratives could influence people’s intention to either support or argue against vaccination in front of their friends and family (interpersonal influence). We also analyze the moderation effects of education and critical thinking. Main results show that both conspiracy and counter-conspiracy media content about vaccination negatively affect people’s willingness to discuss the topic with others, which offers support for a silencing effect. Education and critical thinking moderate the main effects, but only to some extent and in certain experimental conditions.
Approaching motion in a second language: how bilinguals restructure motion event expressions inside and outside the classroom
Authors: Treffers-Daller Jeanine , Aveledo Fraibet
Published: February 2023

In this introduction, we focus on three approaches to motion event construal, and explain how the papers in this special issue contribute to ongoing discussions in different fields of research. First of all, in second language (L2) acquisition, researchers ask to what extent L2 learners can separate the different conceptual systems that underpin motion in both languages, and whether there is crosslinguistic influence from the first language (L1) on the L2 or vice versa in the expression of motion. In particular research on gestures in SLA can throw new light on this issue. Second, linguists and psychologists are interested in finding out whether crosslinguistic differences might have an influence on non-linguistic cognition in the motion domain. This might be revealed in experimental tasks where speakers are asked to judge the similarity of film clips in contexts where no overt language is used. The third relevant question is to what extent this conceptually complex domain can be taught. This pespective on motion event construal has received very little attention from researchers interested in Instructed Second Language Acquisition. In the current SI, insights from cognitive grammar are used to explore the teaching of motion event construals to L2 learners, but we hope that the current SI will inspire researchers working in different frameworks to explore the teachability of motion in the classroom.
Character degrees of normally monomial 𝑝-groups of maximal class
Authors: Yang Dongfang , Lv Heng
Published: February 2023

A finite group 𝐺 is normally monomial if all its irreducible characters are induced from linear characters of normal subgroups of 𝐺. In this paper, we study the largest irreducible character degree and the maximal abelian normal subgroup of normally monomial 𝑝-groups of maximal class in terms of 𝑝. In particular, we determine all possible irreducible character degree sets of normally monomial 5-groups of maximal class.
An extension of the Hermite-Hadamard inequality for a power of a convex function
Authors: Sayyari Yamin , Dehghanian Mehdi , Park Choonkil , Paokanta Siriluk
Published: February 2023

In this article, we obtain an extension of the classical Hermite-Hadamard inequality for convex functions (concave functions) extending it to the power functions

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. Some related inequalities are also introduced. By applying those results in analysis, we obtain new upper and lower bounds for the error function.
Existence and multiplicity of solutions for a fourth-order differential system with instantaneous and non-instantaneous impulses
Authors: Xia Minggang , Zhang Xingyong , Xie Junping
Published: February 2023

The main purpose is to establish the variational structure of a fourth-order ordinary differential system with both instantaneous and non-instantaneous impulses. Then by using the mountain pass lemma and symmetric mountain pass lemma, the existence and multiplicity results of non-trivial weak solutions are obtained.
The impact of gestural representation of metaphor schema on metaphor comprehension
Authors: Khatin-Zadeh Omid , Hu Jiehui , Marmolejo-Ramos Fernando , Farsani Danyal
Published: February 2023

This study aimed to investigate how priming a metaphor by the gestural representation of its schema affects the understanding of that metaphor. In each of the two tests, different groups of participants were invited to judge the sensibility of the same 20 metaphors preceded by congruent versus incongruent gesture primes as compared to no prime. In the congruent gesture-prime conditions, each metaphor was preceded by a gesture that represented the schema of the subsequent metaphor whereas this gesture was not compatible with the schema of the subsequent metaphor in the incongruent gesture-prime conditions. Results showed that a higher proportion of sentences were judged to be sensible in the congruent gesture-prime conditions compared to no-prime and incongruent gesture-prime conditions. Also, response times of sensibility judgements were shorter in congruent gesture-prime conditions compared to no-prime and incongruent gesture-prime conditions. These results suggest that metaphor schema affects metaphor comprehension through the activation of metaphorically-relevant information and suppressing irrelevant information.
On-site contactless visualization of the laminar-turbulent flow transition dynamics on wind turbines
Authors: Gleichauf Daniel , Oehme Felix , Parrey Ann-Marie , Sorg Michael , Balaresque Nicholas , Fischer Andreas
Published: February 2023

Thermographic flow visualization is already an established imaging method to localize the laminar-turbulent flow transition on the rotor blades of operating wind turbines, while a steady flow state is assumed. To understand the potential of thermographic flow visualization for the investigation of unsteady flow phenomena, its capability to detect the change of the flow transition position due to a wind gust is studied. Previously laminar flow regions become turbulent with the gust, which means a sudden increase of heat transfer between surface and fluid and, thus, a decrease of surface temperature. The latter is detected by evaluating the difference of thermographic images before and during the wind gust. The achievable sensitivity and the temporal resolution are limited by the thermodynamic properties of the rotor blade and the fluid flow, as well as by the natural rotor blade heating with the sun’s radiation. As a result of theory and experiments on real wind turbines, the feasibility to detect flow state changes in the order of seconds is proven. This opens upthe analysis of unsteady flow phenomena on wind turbines by means of thermographic flow visualization.
Self-gravitating spherically symmetric systems with Q

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Authors: Yousaf Z. , Bhatti M. Z. , Rehman Sana
Published: February 2023

This paper is asserted to explore the self-gravitating spherically symmetric anisotropic fluids in Chameleonic Brans–Dicke theory as dark energy matter. The dissipative and non-dissipative cases for the evolution of the system are discussed evidently satisfying the quasi-homologous condition with vanishing complexity (Y

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) factor, which is identified in the trace free part of the electric Riemann tensor in splitting of the curvature tensor. We formulate different equations through conformal tensor, mass function, shear stress tensor, scalar field to govern self-gravitating systems. A few models describe center filled fluid distribution whereas some of them have cavities surrounding the center by means of matching conditions on the boundary as well as on inner surfaces. The temperature of the respective models is also discussed here. Finally, we conclude the work by comparing it with GR.
Evaluating Dialectical Behavior Therapy Training With Mental Health Clinicians
Authors: Bender Ansley M. , Wilson Ronan L. H. , Borntrager Lisa , Orlowski Edmund W. , Gryglewicz Kim , Karver Marc S.
Published: February 2023

A substantial body of research supports dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) as an evidence-based treatment for those with borderline personality disorder (BPD); however, there remains a lack of mental health clinicians trained in this modality, resulting in limited clinician competencies and skills. Furthermore, the effectiveness of DBT trainings with mental health clinicians remains understudied. The present study evaluated a comprehensive 5-day DBT-Linehan Board of Certification training program. Informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, this study assessed changes in clinician knowledge, attitudes, perceived behavioral control (PBC), intentions, and behaviors relevant to DBT at baseline, posttraining, and 6-month follow-up. Results showed large, significant pre-to-post training improvements in clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes, PBC, and intentions related to DBT implementation. Large improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and PBC were sustained at follow-up. A significant improvement in actual behaviors was also found at follow-up. Implications of the present study and directions for future research are discussed.
Cortical Patterns Shift from Sequence Feature Separation during Planning to Integration during Motor Execution
Authors: Yewbrey Rhys , Mantziara Myrto , Kornysheva Katja
Published: February 2023

Performing sequences of movements from memory and adapting them to changing task demands is a hallmark of skilled human behavior, from handwriting to playing a musical instrument. Prior studies showed a fine-grained tuning of cortical primary motor, premotor, and parietal regions to motor sequences: from the low-level specification of individual movements to high-level sequence features, such as sequence order and timing. However, it is not known how tuning in these regions unfolds dynamically across planning and execution. To address this, we trained 24 healthy right-handed human participants (14 females, 10 males) to produce four five-element finger press sequences with a particular finger order and timing structure in a delayed sequence production paradigm entirely from memory. Local cortical fMRI patterns during preparation and production phases were extracted from separate No-Go and Go trials, respectively, to tease out activity related to these perimovement phases. During sequence planning, premotor and parietal areas increased tuning to movement order or timing, regardless of their combinations. In contrast, patterns reflecting the unique integration of sequence features emerged in these regions during execution only, alongside timing-specific tuning in the ventral premotor, supplementary motor, and superior parietal areas. This was in line with the participants' behavioral transfer of trained timing, but not of order to new sequence feature combinations. Our findings suggest a general informational state shift from high-level feature separation to low-level feature integration within cortical regions for movement execution. Recompiling sequence features trial-by-trial during planning may enable flexible last-minute adjustment before movement initiation.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTMusicians and athletes can modify the timing and order of movements in a sequence trial-by-trial, allowing for a vast repertoire of flexible behaviors. How does the brain put together these high-level sequence features into an integrated whole? We found that, trial-by-trial, the control of sequence features undergoes a state shift from separation during planning to integration during execution across a network of motor-related cortical areas. These findings have implications for understanding the hierarchical control of skilled movement sequences, as well as how information in brain areas unfolds across planning and execution.
Torpified by Gaming
Authors: Kout Yacine
Published: February 2023

In this autoethnographic text I unveil new possibilities to better understand learning in video gaming. In many ways, the use of video gaming in schooling has merely moved the bubble sheet to the screen, continuing the problematic idea that to learn is to repeat pre-established answers. In sharp contrast with this model, I rely on Diller’s concept of torpification, the capacity to be moved or awed morally, ethically, aesthetically, epistemologically, and/or ontologically1 to share my experiences of learning through video gaming. I offer three epiphanies that made me face my own ignorance, question my identity, and rebuild my understanding of the world. By sharing my stories, I invite fellow players/scholars to engage on the autoethnographic path and to continue examining and sharing their learning experiences as insiders to the video-gaming community.
Forgiving Family Members
Authors: Jangbar Sakina
Published: February 2023

Forgiveness is considered necessary for psychological well-being after surviving violence, but it is not clear how the hurt person should proceed. This essay gives a firsthand account of the trauma the author experienced and how she healed herself by discovering an indirect route to forgiveness.
Structural and performance radiation protection the phosphate glasses contain: Te, K, Al, Nb-doped with rare earth
Authors:   Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Postcode: 9004, Zip code: 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia, Alqahtani M. S. , Alqahtani F. ,   Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran 1988, Saudi Arabia, Almarhaby A. M. ,   Radiology Department, King Fahd General Hospital, Postcode: 23325, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Hussain K. I. ,   Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Postcode: 9004, Zip code: 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia, Khalid Y. ,   Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Postcode: 9004, Zip code: 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia, Almohiy H. ,   Radiological Science Department – Faculty of Applied Medical Science – King Khalid University, Zip code 61413, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia, Yaha I. S. ,   BioImaging Unit, Space Research Centre, Michael Atiyah Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K, Yousef El S. ,   BioImaging Unit, Space Research Centre, Michael Atiyah Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K
Published: February 2023

Because of the increased use of ionizing radiation, radiation management and security procedures are now regarded a standard part of many therapeutic and specialist fields. The focus of this work is on the radiation security features of Novel Oxide Glass (PZBKTANEr). The unique glass assembly is 40P2O5-30ZnO- 20BaF2-3.8K2TeO3- 1.2Al2O3-5Nb2O5-3Er2O3 in mol percent (test code PZBKTANEr). For the suggested oxide glass, several radiation shielding characteristics have been investigated for a specific energy range of ionizing radiation. The linear and mass attenuation coefficients, mean free path, half-value layer, total nuclear and electronic cross-sections, and fast neutron expulsion cross-section are among the radiation shielding properties. Furthermore, the unique fabricated glass (PZBKTANEr) was compared to commonly used radiation protection compositions, such as RS-253 G18, RS-360, RS-520, Chromite, Ferrite, Magnetite, and Barite glass, as well as RS-253 G18, RS-360, RS-520, Chromite, Ferrite, Magnetite, and Barite glass. Also, we studied the structure of fabrication by using Raman spectra. The findings suggest that the new oxide glass might be used in a broad variety of ionizing radiation applications for protection in both therapeutic and industrial applications.
Synthesis and characterization of manganese-doped FeS2 thin films via chemical spray pyrolysis
Authors:   Department of Physics, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, Ali R. S. , Rasheed H. S. ,   Department of Physics, College of Education, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, Habubi N. F. ,   Department of Engineering of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Alnukhba, University College, Baghdad, Iraq, Chiad S. S. ,   Department of Physics, College of Education, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: February 2023

A thin film of iron disulfide (FeS2) and Mn-doped was prepared using the chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP) method at a constant temperature of the glass substrate at around 400 °C. According to XRD examination, films were structurally cubic oriented with a predominant planar orientation (201). The doping of Mn ions in the FeS2 host matrix was confirmed by a minor shift of the diffraction peak towards the lower 2θ values. The surface of the produced film for pyrite was homogeneous, according to the AFM investigations. According to the XRD data, the predicted grain size altered as the consistent manganese increased. When compared to undoped FeS2 thin films, the Mn2+- doped FeS2 thin films' desired bandgap energy showed a red shift.
Facile green synthesis of Ag, Au, AuAg@C-reduced graphene oxide nanohybrids and its catalytic studies
Authors:   Department of Physics, Sona College of Technology (Autonomous), Salem – 636 005, Tamil Nadu, India, Kavitha P. , Shanthi C. ,   Department of Physics, Sona College of Technology (Autonomous), Salem – 636 005, Tamil Nadu, India, Kannan R. ,   Department of Chemistry, Sri K.G.S. Arts College, Srivaikuntam – 628 619, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: February 2023

Facile green synthesis of gold, silver and silver-gold on graphene oxide nanohybrid using ascorbic acid at room temperature has been studied in this communication. Further the interaction between the metal and graphene oxide was enhanced with the help of the ascorbic acid/dehydroascorbic acid by the calcination process. The ascorbic acid acts as reductant as well as a stabilizer of metal nanoparticles on the support. The micrographs reveal the formation of metal nanoparticles as quantum dots (~ 3-5 nm), results improved catalytic activity towards methylene green degradation in room temperature was studied. The proposed method is facile, fast and eco-friendly for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles over the carbon nanostructures
The nursing process: a time to remember its purpose
Authors: Herdman T. Heather
Published: February 2023

We have a problem. Somehow, along the way, we lost track of what the nursing process is supposed to represent. Organizations produce documentation (often lots of paper or many computer screens of data) incorporating nursing assessment, diagnoses/patient problems, interventions and outcomes which meet the requirements of accrediting organizations and regulatory bodies. However, ask the nurses what they think about the nursing process and you will often see eyes rolling, and hear complaints about the amount of time it takes “to do” the nursing process. It is a requirement that seems to be without benefit or purpose to many in practice.
Support groups for mothers of newborns hospitalized in a neonatal unit
Authors: Duarte Elysangela Dittz , Dittz Erika da Silva , Silva Bárbara Christina Noelly e , Rocha Ludimila Laranjeiras Barros
Published: February 2023

Mothers’ stay with their babies at a neonatal intensive care unit requires the development of assistance initiatives that also take their needs into account. Games, leisure and educational activities, as well as support groups, are used to alleviate tensions, share information and foster socialization in hospital institutions. We sought to describe group activities during newborn mothers support and guidance. These mothers were hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Sofia Feldman Hospital in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais in 2010. Data was collected from records provided by the institution professionals and the authors’ experiences. Support groups offer a discussion and listening environment, allowing the construction of alternatives to face difficulties resulting from hospitalization, thus stimulating maternal participation in child care and enabling the interaction between the mothers and the health care team.
Family caregivers coping with terminality during home care
Authors: Oliveira Stefanie Griebeler , Quintana Alberto Manuel , Budó Maria de Lourdes Denardin , Kruse Maria Henriqueta Luce , Garcia Raquel Pötter , Simon Bruna Sodré
Published: February 2023

This study aimed to know how family caregivers cope with the finitude of their close relative in home care. This is a qualitative study, involving 11 caregivers of terminally ill patients, registered in a home care service of a university hospital in the South of Brazil, conducted in the period from January to June 2010. Data collection occurred through narrative interviews which were recorded and transcribed to be analyzed through content analysis. Two categories emerged from data analysis: “feelings involved in terminally ill patients home care” and “repercussions of human finitude in the caregiver’s life”, which made clear the complexity of home care of patients without possibilities of cure and the sufferings incurred by this situation to the family caregivers that are responsible for a caring of this nature.
Alves VLS, Feldman LB, organizers. Managers of Health in the Scope of Quality: Acting and Competences, multi-disciplined approach. São Paulo (SP): Martinari; 2011
Authors: Souza Cláudio José de , Sptiz Viviane de Moraes , Silvino Zenith Rosa , Christovam Bárbara Pompeu
Published: February 2023

The changes of the contemporaneity demanded that the professionals in the area of health, besides contemplating the scope of care, also absorbed the managing area. The authors of the reviewed work reaffirmed that, in these two decades of XXI century, there is a close relation between care and management.
Venous ulcer: clinical assessment, guidelines and dressing care
Authors: Brito Chara Keith Diógenes , Nottingham Iale Cardoso , Victor Janaína Fonseca , Feitoza Sarah Maria de Sousa , Silva Máguida Gomes da , Amaral Heloísa Esteves Gurgel do
Published: February 2023

The objective was to analyze the clinical profile of venous ulcers, getting familiar with received recommendations and investigating healing procedures. This is an exploratory-descriptive transversal research. The sample consisted of 51 patients with venous ulcers assisted in two vascular surgery clinics in Fortaleza from August to November 2011. Results revealed the existence of venous ulcer for more than one year in 60.8% of cases being that 44.1% of them suffered at least one relapse. The most important healing initiatives according to the patients were: rest (45.1%), limb elevation (23.5%) dressing application (19.6%). As for the place in which the dressing was prepared, 76.5% mentioned home as the primary location. It is suggested that further research on guidelines and dressing care should be carried out, as it is only through researchers’ adherence to guidelines in different scenarios that we can learn more about venous ulcer care.
Stressing factors and coping strategies of hospitalized patients for treatment of wounds
Authors: Videres Arieli Rodrigues Nóbrega , Vasconcelos Tatiana Cristina , Oliveira Dayse Cristina Lima , Pimenta Emília Fernandes , Sampaio Tarciana Costa , Simpson Clélia Albino
Published: February 2023

This is an explanatory study with a quantitative approach, which aimed to analyze the coping strategies adopted by 40 patients hospitalized in regional hospitals located in the cities of Sousa and Cajazeiras (PB), while undergoing treatment for wounds. The data collected through a script of semi-structured interview were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. One verified that 59.4% of the patients showed a decrease in their self-esteem, pointing the pain (55,1%), the impaired sleep and rest (18.4%) and inability to work (12.2%) as the main stressing factors that come during hospitalization. To deal with this situation and minimize their psycho-socio-spiritual suffering, one used mainly coping strategies focused on religiosity (average of 3.6), followed by strategies focused on the problem (3.5%); on social support (3.1%); and on emotion (1.8%). One noticed that religious beliefs acted as cognitive mediators for the interpretation of events in a positive way.
Vulnerability and risk situations self-reported by adolescent students
Authors: Queiroz Maria Veraci Oliveira , Franco Jacirene Gonçalves Lima , Cavaleiro Laura Martins Mendes , Brasil Eysler Gonçalves Maia
Published: February 2023

One aimed to characterize the profile of adolescents regarding their socio-demographic aspects and describe the risk and vulnerability situations mentioned by them. This is a descriptive and quantitative study carried out with 500 school adolescent students aged between 13 and 19 years old, from the city of Iguatu-CE, Brazil. One applied a questionnaire in the school in August 2008. Data were analyzed using a statistical program. The results showed that adolescents were predominantly from the urban area (59.25%); females (60.0%), most interviewees reported living with their parents (84.6%) and had income less than or equal to a minimum wage (64.2%). The use of licit and illicit drugs was identified as a factor that exposes adolescents’ health to risks (59.2%), and they considered the prevention important (18.2%), including healthy eating habits (15.2%). The adolescents saw the risks present in daily life and the possibilities of prevention through education in the family and school environment.
Understanding the nursing team in the assistance to the schizophrenic patient
Authors: Lima Danielle Uehara de , Garcia Ana Paula Rigon Francischetti , Toledo Vanessa Pellegrino
Published: February 2023

The goal is to comprehend the perception of the nursery team during the schizophrenic patient assistance. It’s an exploratory and descriptive study, performed in the psychiatric unit of a university hospital. Data collection was realized with fifteen nursing professionals, through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis revealed three categories: the look that highlights the common sense to guide the provided care; the care that recognizes the importance of the nurse and patient relationship, apart from their theoretical assumptions; to feel, where fear and frustration typify the assistance; It was evident that professionals fail to organize their perceptions about the relationship with the patient, due to lack of support and theoretical method to establish it, merely an interpretation based on common sense, which is a stage for the formation of nursing science. Transpose the limit requires preparation for professional practice, and the issues raised encourage further studies to consolidate care.
The chronic renal disease course: from early symptons to discovery
Authors: Fortes Vera Lucia Fortunato , Bettinelli Luiz Antonio , Pomatti Dalva Maria , Brock Jordana , Dobner Taise
Published: February 2023

An exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach aim at understanding the significance of the discovery of chronic kidney disease and the need for the hemodialysis machine. The research was made with twenty patients from two hemodialysis services of the city of RS. The data collection took place between September and December of 2007, throughout semi-structured interviews. The thematic analysis generated the following categories: history of chronic kidney disease, from the silence of the disease to the classical clinical symptoms; the discovery and its immediate effects; life after the discovery; acceptance of the dependence on a machine. We conclude that there is a need to adapt the daily life of patients with chronic kidney disease, because the hemodialysis causes physical and social changes, requiring support from health-team to manage the disease. The professional should not abdicate knowledge, safety and technical skill, as requirements to care.
Multipler Effect in East Java (Input-Output Analysis Approach)
Authors: Taufiqqurrachman Fahrizal
Published: February 2023

This study aims to examine the fundamentals of the economy of East Java with an Interregional Input-Output analysis approach. Produce 5 leading sectors (BL 1 FL 1) namely manufacturing industry, electricity supply, gas, transportation and warehousing, information and communication and company services. Changes in final demand (Household consumption, LNPRT consumption, Government Consumption, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, Inventory Change, Overseas Exports, Exports Between Provinces) indicate that the processing industry is very dominant in experiencing changes. The multiplier impact 1) output is dominated by electricity, gas 2) income is dominated by the Defense Administration and Mandatory Social Security 3) Employment is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The Impact of Spread including manufacture, procurement of electricity, gas, construction, transportation and warehousing, provision of accommodation and food and drink, information and communication, company services, health services, and social activities. The Degree of Sensitivity including agriculture, forestry and fisheries, manufacture, procurement of electricity, gas, wholesale and retail trade, car and motorcycle repair, transportation and warehousing, information and communication, company services.
Indonesian Export of Footwear Product: Export Destination Countries Analysis
Authors: Hodijah Siti , Amzar Yohanes Vyn , Ismiranda Thereza
Published: February 2023

This study aims to analyze factors affecting the export volume of Indonesian footwear products in eight export destination countries during the 2017-2020 period. The independent variables used in the study were Export Price, Real Gdp of Export Destination Countries, Population of Export Destination Countries, Exchange Rates, and Export Growth of Tiongkok Footwear. In contrast, the dependent variables were the export volume of Indonesian footwear. The study used multiple linear regression analysis with panel data. Based on the study's results, the variable export price negatively and significantly affects the volume of Indonesian footwear exports. In contrast, the variable real GDP and growth of Tiongkok footwear exports positively and significantly influence the volume of Indonesian footwear export exports. In contrast, the variable population of the destination country of footwear exports and exchange rates does not significantly affect the volume of Indonesian footwear exports in Indonesia's eight export destination countries.
The Impact of Covid-19 on Tax Compliance Behaviour Among Malaysian Taxpayers
Authors: Othman Rani Diana , Ismail Zubaidah , Sapari Afidah , Bakar Siti Anis Nadia Abu
Published: February 2023

The unexpected Covid-19 crisis presents major challenges to Malaysian’s revenue administrator due to worsening economic conditions as they anticipated growing in tax arrears, loss reporting by business and increasing in tax non-compliance and tax evasion. Therefore the objective of this study is to investigate the impact of the crisis on tax compliance and look at the willingness of the taxpayer to ensure the survival of the country while they themselves are facing financial uncertainty due to the pandemic. Adopting convenient sampling method, a survey was conducted among taxpayers in the south region of Malaysia. The findings show that 28.6% of respondents have deferred their tax e-filing and tax payment during the Covid-19 crisis. Nevertheless, those who have filed, make an early submission with intention to get tax refund in facing potential income reduction. Interestingly, 59.3% of respondents are still willing to pay tax, during and after the Covid-19 period at same marginal tax rate. In conclusion, this study provides important input to the tax administrator on the likelihood of future shortfalls in tax collection and suggests how to minimize the anticipated negative effects of the pandemic.