bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimisation de la formulation d’une boisson artisanale à base de jus d’ananas pour un stockage à température ambiante
Authors: N’Guessan-Gnaman Kakwokpo C , Bony Nicaise François , Tuo-Kouassi Awa Nakognon , Obodji Monney Désiré Blanchard , Chougouo Kengne Nkuitchou Rosine Désirée , Amin N’cho Christophe , Dally Ismael
Published: July 2023

Le jus d’ananas présente un grand intérêt nutritionnel grâce à sa richesse en sels minéraux, en vitamines et aussi une forme intéressante de consommation du fruit. Mais ce jus constitue dès son extraction un milieu aqueux instable. Pour la conservation plus longue du jus d’ananas les producteurs utilisent généralement le congélateur ou le réfrigérateur. L’objectif de cette étude est de proposer des procédés de traitement chimique pour la conservation à temperature ambiante d’une boisson artisanale à base d’ananas. La méthodologie était basée sur l’application seul ou en combinaison de traitement thermique (chauffage), d’acidifiant (acide citrique), d’antioxydant (acide ascorbique) et d’antimicrobien (benzoate de sodium et/ou sorbate de potassium). Une étude de l’évolution des caractéres organoleptique, physicochimique (pH, acidité titrable et degré Brix) et microbiologique sur une durée de 21 jours a été réalisée  Une analyse sensorielle a été réalisée afin d’évaluer leur acceptabilité.

Les procédés efficaces étaient ceux utilisant un conservateur chimique antimicrobien (benzoate de sodium ou sorbate de potassium) seul ou combiné aux autres traitements. Les jus traités avec le sorbate de potassium seul à 2 g/L présentaient une meilleure stabilité pendant 21 jours et également une meilleure acceptabilité à l’analyse sensorielle. Le sorbate de potassium (2 g/L) conservateur chimique antimicrobien peut être proposé seul comme additif pour la conservation à température ambiante du jus d’ananas artisanal.
Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des pharmaciens dans l’utilisation de tableaux de bords appliqués à la gestion des stocks de médicaments au niveau des officines privées de pharmacie de Bamako, Mali
Authors: Coulibaly Issa , Traoré Sylvestre , Coulibaly Seydou L. , Sita Zeynab H. , Traoré Mohamed S. , Maiga Saibou
Published: July 2023

Résumé

L’objet de ce travail a porté sur les connaissances, les attitudes et les pratiques des pharmaciens dans l’utilisation du tableau de bord dans la gestion des stocks dans les officines de pharmacie. Il s’agissait d’une étude descriptive et transversale qui s’est déroulée de mars 2022 mars 2023 dans 60 Officines privées du district de Bamako. L’étude était portée sur les pharmaciens titulaires et assistants. La population fut interrogée à l’aide de questionnaire fiches d’enquêtes. L’analyse des données a été faite avec le logiciel SPSS.20, le traitement de texte et la saisie sur Microsoft Word. Les résultats de notre étude ont montré que le sexe masculin était le plus représenté, l’inventaire était la méthode de gestion la plus représentée. La majorité de la population n’utilisaient pas le tableau de bord dans la gestion de stock de médicaments. Après cette étude nous pouvons dire que le tableau de bord est un outil essentiel dans la gestion de stock de médicaments en Officine.
Sobreculturalidade e educação no México: o caso da Universidade Intercultural Indígena de Michoacan
Authors: Martins Daniel Valério
Published: July 2023

A presente pesquisa analisa o repositório da Universidade Intercultural Indígena de Michoacán – UIIM no México dos campi de Pichátaro e Zitácuaro com ênfase na educação intercultural, pois, consiste além da interação entre as culturas indígenas envolvidas, em ser uma ferramenta utilizada na busca pelo desenvolvimento local e comunitário, com a formação de profissionais qualificados, responsáveis por propagar o ativismo indígena na conscientização da comunidade. Assim, a ideia central deste estudo é analisar os estudos realizados na produção dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso – TCC da UIIM dos campi de Pichátaro e Zitácuaro com o propósito de mostrar o processo de Sobreculturalidade em um caso prático.
INCLUSÃO SOCIAL E DIVERSIDADE NA EDUCAÇÃO DESAFIOS DO MUNDO ATUAL
Authors: Sousa Fernando J. Pires de
Published: July 2023

A questão da inclusão e diversidade na educação requer, portanto, um conjunto de estratégias individuais, familiares, coletivas e sociais de mobilização, transformação de políticas públicas, condições de trabalho e mudanças reais que contribuam para a justiça e a justiça social. No atual contexto de globalização, é essencial usar comparações internacionais para entender essas questões. Nesse sentido, este livro visa a troca de experiências entre diferentes contextos e de forma interinstitucional e interdisciplinar. Isso contribui para a apreensão do conhecimento e para o aprofundamento teórico e empírico, visando melhor compreender o problema da inclusão social e educacional e posicionar- se diante dos imensos desafios para a efetivação das transformações econômicas e sociais, centradas na inclusão e bem-estar social. Nesse sentido, os autores são renomados pesquisadores e especialistas internacionais dedicados às questões da diversidade e inclusão escolar. A orientação temática fundamental e princípio orientador é combinar elementos teóricos e práticos. Assim, o livro tem duas partes: a primeira trata da inclusão social e educacional, bem como da formação de professores; a segunda refere-se a novos olhares sobre o fracasso escolar e propostas de novas práticas.
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Resilience Scale in Iranian Adolescents
Authors: Ahadianfard Pantea , Javaherirenani Razieh , Maghami-Sharif Zahra , Farahani Hojjatollah , Aghebati Asma
Published: July 2023

Background: According to the Wagnild model, resilience as an initial trait is critical in overcoming challenges and protecting wellbeing. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties and cultural adaptation of the Persian version of the Resilience Scale (RS), including validity, reliability, and factor analysis in the adolescent population. Methods: The scale was translated and adapted using a standard method and a pilot study after receiving permission from the original author. This cross-sectional study investigated the face, content, criterion validity, construct validity, and reliability of RS. A sample of 419 adolescents aged 12 - 18 was selected by convenient sampling in Tehran, Iran. The subjects completed the RS, Beck depression inventory-II, and Mental Health Continuum Questionnaire. Results: The quantitative and qualitative analyses of scale items and modifying them based on the feedback of participants and experts showed that face and content validity was acceptable. Factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure described by Wagnild and Young, including personal competence and acceptance of self and life. Moreover, Cronbach’s alpha exceeded 0.84, showing the scale has strong internal consistency. There was also a significant negative correlation between RS and the total score of the depression inventory. At the same time, there was a positive correlation between RS and the score of the mental health questionnaire, indicating acceptable criterion validity. Conclusions: Persian version of the RS can be considered a valid and reliable instrument to measure resilience in adolescent populations. Therefore, researchers and mental health professionals can use it for therapeutic, preventive, and research purposes.
Comparing Predictive Effects of Sensory Processing and Executive Functions on Self-care Activities in Pre-school Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Hosseiny Seyedeh Faezeh , Karamali Esmaili Samaneh , Akbarfahimi Malahat
Published: July 2023

Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face some challenges with performing self-care. Many performance components, including sensory and cognitive functions, are effective in performing self-care. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the role of sensory processing and executive functions in performing self-care among preschool children with ASD. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 70 children with ASD aged 3-6 years were selected and investigated by adopting convenience sampling. The instruments included the Short Sensory Profile-2 (SSP-2), Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and linear regression tests. Results: The results of the correlation revealed that executive functions (P≤0.01) and sensory processing (P ≤ 0.005) had a small yet significant inverse relationship with performing self-care activities. The results of stepwise linear regression showed that executive functions and sensory processing were equally capable of predicting self-care activities. Conclusions: It was recommended that therapists should pay enough attention to both executive functions and sensory processing in order to solve the self-care problems of preschool children with ASD. Due to the low correlation between variables, it was also suggested that a multifactorial approach to self-care activities should be employed as well as the role of other factors along with sensory processing and executive function should be considered.
Efficacy of a Home Care Plan in the Mental Health of Burn Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Heydarikhayat Nastaran , Ashktorab Tahereh , Zayeri Farid , Rohani Camelia
Published: July 2023

Background: Mental health is a serious concern for burn survivors. Burn injuries can bring long-term complications that begin at the moment of injury and last throughout a burn victim’s life. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a home care plan in the mental health status of burn survivors six months after hospital discharge. Methods: This randomized clinical trial with intervention and control groups was conducted in Kermanshah, Iran. Eligible samples (n = 90) were allocated into the two groups by a randomized block design. The intervention group received a home care plan for six months. The General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) was responded to by the samples at three time points, baseline (T1: hospital discharge) and 3 (T2), and six months (T3) after the intervention. Results: The mean scores of the GHQ-28 showed a descending trend in the intervention group during six months (T1: 32.48 ± 15.83, T2: 25.15 ± 15.11, and T3: 19.37 ± 14.11). However, the mean scores of the GHQ-28 were increased in the control group (T1: 32.29 ± 17.66, T2: 39.35 ± 14.59, and T3: 40.44 ± 15.59). There were significant differences between the two groups in 3- and 6-month measurements (P < 0.001). Conclusions: A 6-month home care plan improved the mental health of burn survivors in the intervention group in comparison to the controls; nevertheless, there were still survivors who needed help. Therefore, it is suggested to develop a home care plan with longer regular follow-ups for burn survivors based on their needs in the healthcare system of Iran.
Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Therapy in Behavioral-Emotional Disorder and Excessive Mind Wandering in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Darehshoori Mohammadi Zeinab , Bavi Sassan , Human Farzaneh
Published: July 2023

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders among school-age children. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of transdiagnostic therapy on children with ADHD who also had behavioral-emotional disorders and experienced excessive mind wandering. Methods: This quasi-experimental study utilized a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all college students referred to the West Health Center in 2019. A sample of 30 patients was selected, and they were randomly assigned to either the TDT intervention group (n = 15) or the control group (n = 15). The experimental group received TDT for eight sessions, with two 90-minute sessions per week, while the control group did not receive any treatment. The Rutter Children Behavior Questionnaire (RCBQ) and the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS) were among the research tools used. A multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results: The study included 30 participants who were children with an average age of 11.2 ± 1.2 years. In the experimental group, the average score for emotional and behavioral disorders decreased from 30.33 to 23.40, and the average score for mental wandering decreased from 18.93 to 15.26 after the intervention. In the control group, the average score for the RCBQ changed from 30.86 to 30.60, and the average score for the MEWQ changed from 19.06 to 18.86 after the intervention. The TDT is effective in reducing behavioral and emotional disorders, as well as excessive mind wandering, in children with ADHD (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Transdiagnostic therapy is effective in treating behavioral and emotional disorders, as well as excessive mind wandering in children with hyperactivity and attention deficit. Therefore, these individuals should incorporate transdiagnostic interventions alongside psychiatric therapies.
Skin Complications Associated with Interferon-β Treatment in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Tehran in 2021 - 2
Authors: Allahyari Fakhri , Davoudi-Monfared Esmat , Molaei Hamideh , Shahabi Fatemeh , Tanbakuchi Davoud , Shahrivar Mohsen
Published: July 2023

Background: Interferons are generally prescribed in multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment. This study was done to investigate the severity and type of skin side effects of interferon beta (IFNβ) in patients with MS. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study on the patients with MS taking IFNβ medication referred to Baqiyatullah Hospital in 2021 - 22. The sample size was 322, and the sampling method was census. Data were documented in a checklist, and analyses were performed by SPSS software version 24 at a significance level of 0.05. Result: About 46% of patients had no skin complications. The erythema at the injection site was the commonest skin complication (45.2%). The hair loss severity after treatment had a statistically significant increase than before (P < 0.001). If the severity of the patient's current disease was moderate, the estimated odds of developing the erythema compared to no complication was 2.60 times higher than the patient with mild current severity of the disease (P = 0.003), and if the severity of the current disease was moderate, the estimated odds of developing erythema + eczema than no complications was 7.70 times higher than the patient with the current severity of the mild disease (P = 0.001). Conclusions: The most important skin complications MS patients experience following the use of IFNβ are injection site skin reactions and erythema. Hair loss increased in MS patients after IFNβ treatment. Prospective studies on the procedure of hair loss after treatment with IFNβ in MS patients are recommended.
Evaluation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Kermanshah (2006 - 2020)
Authors: Zamanian Mohammad Hossein , Nouri Roghayeh , Shirvani Maria , Mohseniafshar Zeinab , Miladi Ronak , Mehdizad Roknedin , Yavari Sara
Published: July 2023

Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a contagious viral disease that can be transmitted through various means, including tick bites, contact with infected blood and animal tissues in slaughterhouses, and healthcare-related infections. Methods: In this study, we examined the incidence of CCHF and analyzed the demographic and clinical data of 130 patients diagnosed with CCHF in Kermanshah, a city located in western Iran, over a period of 15 years (2006 - 2020). Results: During the study, 19 cases tested positive, 66 were verisimilar, and the remaining cases (31.54%) were considered suspected. Among the positive cases, 15 patients recovered, and four died. Of those infected, 63.16% were males residing in rural areas. Additionally, 78.95% of the infected individuals had contact with domestic livestock, 26.31% had a history of contact with ticks, and 10.53% had contact with raw meat or raw liver. Furthermore, 5.26% had a history of contact with a CCHF patient. Conclusions: The highest prevalence of CCHF was observed among men aged 15 to 30 who lived in rural areas. According to the annual reports of people suffering from CCHF, health authorities should prioritize this disease in their public health programs. Since individuals who come into direct contact with livestock and livestock products are at a high risk of contracting diseases, it is important to educate them.
El Proyecto local : hacia una consciencia del lugar
Authors: Magnaghi Alberto
Published: July 2023

Para quienes estamos comprometidos con el desarrollo de nuevas estrategias de conocimiento y actuación dentro del planeamiento ambiental, la presente obra de Alberto Magnaghi puede ser considerada un auténtico hito dentro del proceso de evolución de esta disciplina. Esta apreciación no es una presunción apresurada, sino que se basa en la constatación de que estamos ante un cambio epistémico fundamental dentro del proceso de evolución de la disciplina tras superar los reduccionismos propios de las visiones funcionalistas y biocéntricas sobre el entorno.

Nos encontramos ahora frente a un cambio cualitativo fundamental: se trata del paso de una visión externa de tipo interproposicional de los elementos y de las características del entorno, desde un enfoque biocéntrico, a una visión antropobiocéntrica o territorialista de tipo intraposicional entre los elementos de un nuevo tipo de entorno, el entorno del hombre, con la intención de interpretar las relaciones más profundas y significativas entre estos elementos.
Hacia un urbanismo alternativo : Towards an alternative planning
Authors: Muntañola Thornberg José , Zárate Marcelo , Magnaghi Alberto , Carta Massimo , Valera Sergi , Delgado Manuel , Sierra Manuel , Azevedo Rosane
Published: July 2023

Este número de la revista Arquitectonics sobre Un urbanismo alternativo se inscribe en una necesidad ineludible de encontrar nuevas maneras de urbanizar la tierra menos agresivas con la naturaleza, con la cultura y con la propia humanidad en general. He escrito ya un segundo volumen de Las formas del tiempo para iniciar esta profunda reflexión sobre el nuevo urbanismo que aquí numerosos profesores intentan describir. En este artículo aporto algunas ideas sobre las arquitecturas dialógicas como escenarios de vida social, un camino que debería estar en la base de cualquier visión alternativa hacia una arquitectura del territorio más humana y más viva.
Topogénesis : fundamentos de una nueva arquitectura
Authors: Muntañola Thornberg José
Published: July 2023

El libro establece los fundamentos de un saber hacer arquitectura que no se identifique únicamente con el espacio de la construcción, en concordancia con las posturas humanistas de Occidente. Se estructura en tres partes la estética, la ética-política y la científica.
Arquitectura y educación
Authors: Muntañola Thornberg José , Saura Carulla Magdalena , Jordán Almudena , Camús Enna , Messori Rita , Estany Ana , Puig-Pey Clavería Ana María , Davì Emanuela , Capdevila Castellanos Iván , Iborra Pallarés Vicente , Franquesa Sànchez Jordi , Silvestro Geuna Josemaría , Rivera Rivero María Gabriela , Oulmane-Bendani Nabila , Pedrós Fernández Óscar , Prieto López Juan Ignacio , Navarro Martínez Virginia , Nielsen Johan
Published: July 2023

The crucial challenges of the architecture and planning designs today: the climatic changes, the fast growing urbanisation of the environments, the financial crisis, the impact of design by computer, the need of knowledge basic designs etc, all these challenges can be the starting point for an architectural education renewal.

Our proposal can be, then, optimistic, in the middle of a very complex and difficult scenario. Sometimes, the worst scenarios can be the seed for radical innovation, and we will try to describe this possibility of positive changes in architectural education, if, and only if, some conditions are accomplished. The work has three parts: first, a pedagogic meditation taking into account the last ideas about how our body and our mind behave in order to know challenges of a general architectural education to day. The second part, it is the consideration of design as a responsive "creative chronotope", using the definitions of the late Russian thinker Mikhail Bakhtin, in order to take advantage of our professional circumstances today. And, finally, the third part, will deal with the institutional aspect of architectural education and with the need for new "scenarios" for more effective schools of architecture in our universities.
Arquitectura y dialogía : Architecture and dialogics = Architecture et dialogie
Authors: Muntañola Thornberg José , Messori Rita
Published: July 2023

En este número monográfico de Arquitectonics sobre "Arquitectura y dialogía", hemos agrupado una serie de trabajos que se aproximan a un análisis de la compleja dimensión dialógica de la arquitectura. En primer lugar, un texto inédito en castellano de Bajtin, como siempre de enorme intensidad intelectual, aunque fuera su último "diálogo", ya muy cerca de su muerte. En segundo lugar, textos de Rita Messori, y míos, sobre la extraordinaria riqueza dialógica y hermenéutica del espacio construido, riqueza todavía por descubrir. En tercer lugar, una serie de referencias a tesis doctorales leídas, y en su gran mayoría publicadas, que empiezan a explorar este inmenso bosque de la naturaleza dialógica del espacio humano que, a buen seguro, nos ofrecerá sorpresas en los próximos años.
Arquitectura y hermenéutica
Authors: García Luis Felipe , Soria Javier , Miranda Wilson Mogro
Published: July 2023

¿Por qué Arquitectura y Hermenéutica? En este número monográfico de ARQUITECTONICS hemos intentado resumir la extraordinaria inteligencia del filósofo Paul Ricoeur, a partir de la publicación (con su expreso permiso) de sus escritos en castellano y francés. Paul Ricoeur, en sus libros y artículos más recientes, nos ha hecho un gran regalo a los arquitectos al aplicar sus ideas al espacio arquitectónico como realidad material "inteligible". Por otro lado, pocas personas han sido más influyentes en esta compleja relación entre arquitectura y hermenéutica que Robert Slutzky. Extraordinario pintor y no menos buen profesor en las mejores escuelas de arquitectura de los Estados Unidos, junto con Colin Rowe y John Hejduk, Slutzky ha logrado dar a la arquitectura un nivel de sensibilidad y de inteligibilidad inigualable. Buena muestra de ello es el texto de 1985 (que publicamos aquí), auténtico tratado y teoria del buen pintar, en el que palabra escrita e imagen pictórica dialogan en una doble hélice de energía inagotable.
Arquitectura, modernidad y conocimiento
Authors: Muntañola Thornberg José
Published: July 2023

En el origen de la cultura griega clásica subyace una definición de arquitectura muy antigua, surgida en la isla de Syros, que la describe como una relación entre geografía e historia, a través de la cual cada isla es una encrucijada de historias, o viajes posibles, y cada historia el paso de una isla a otra desde una orientación espacio-temporal, muy precisa entre dos lugares y dos culturas, en el mar. Esta metáfora, auténtica teoría de la relatividad sociofísica, ha guiado mi reflexión en este escrito sobre las relaciones entre arquitectura y conocimiento desde una perspectiva de constante innovación. La reciente pérdida del arquitecto catalán Enric Miralles debería llevarnos a reflexionar sobre los desaguisados urbanísticos que hemos realizado en el siglo XX si no queremos perder, además de un gran arquitecto, un territorio entero y, con él, su arquitectura, todo a cambio de un nuevo territorio en el que deberíamos comprobar si el conocimiento y la sabiduría de sus arquitectos son reconocibles e inexistentes. Como dijo un gran poeta catalán: "He mirat aquesta terra... He mirat aquesta terra..." y habríamos de responsabilizarnos de lo que hemos visto. Y ello sigue siendo cierto en cualquier país del mundo.
Cultura, arquitectura y diseño
Authors: Rapoport Amos
Published: July 2023

¿Qué debe hacer el diseño para solucionar su(s) problema(s)? Es necesario saberlo para poder juzgar si los problemas están realmente solucionados o, lo que es lo mismo, para efectuar una evaluación posterior a la ocupación del entorno (...). Esto es esencial, ya que todo diseño puede considerarse una hipótesis de la forma: "Si se hace esto y lo otro, ocurrirá esto y aquello". Pero luego hace falta demostrarlo. Sólo así uno será capaz de encadenar éxitos fiables y previsibles (...) Los objetivos han de ser definidos de forma explícita y su validez justificada, haciendo referencias al conocimiento de las EBR (relaciones entre el entorno y el comportamiento humano) (...) Si el diseño está destinado a crear "mejores" entornos, uno necesita saber: ¿Qué es lo mejor? ¿Mejor para quién? ¿Por qué es mejor? ¿Cómo se sabe que es mejor?
Urbanismo ambiental hermenéutico
Authors: Zárate Marcelo
Published: July 2023

El urbanismo alternativo y hermenéutico, al que yo he dedicado igualmente años de esfuerzo, parte de presupuestos diferentes, ya que antepone las necesidades de las culturas y de sus lugares de desarrollo, es decir, las necesidades sociofísicas, a cualquier otra necesidad globalizadora y financiera que pretenda controlar todo sin dejar participar a sus usuarios, con un paternalismo neocolonial. Las consecuencias de esta decisión son amplias y profundas. Por una parte, los conocimientos de los habitantes del lugar y los de los expertos, financieras internacionales, poderes políticos regionales etc., no se consideran incompatibles sino inmersos en un complejo proceso hermenéutico y participativo que permite un escenario de diálogo interdisciplinar, intercultural e histórico-social. Más profundamente, esta decisión implica una refundación del urbanismo como disciplina capaz de involucrar el espacio como forma de conocimiento social y cultural, tanto en la educación como en las actuaciones profesionales que participan, finalmente, en la vida política de los grupos sociales que estén presentes.
Arquitectura y modernidad : ¿suicidio o reactivación?
Authors: Muntañola Thornberg José
Published: July 2023

La forma específica del suicidio de los arquitectos, como veremos, es muy
sutil, y se ejerce con toda impunidad e inconsecuencia, sin que por ello sea menos letal. Muchas civilizaciones, otra vez Lewis Mumford fue el profeta, han muerto por no querer cambiar las condiciones eco-sociales, explotando con tanta codicia la naturaleza que, a la postre, se autoaniquilaron. El/la arquitecto se suicida de una forma muy sutil al «desactivar» lo nuevo en lugar de asimilarlo. Este sería el concepto fundamental del presente trabajo. Si ante un veneno «desactivar» es positivo, ante una medicina es un suicidio. Confundir la medicina con un veneno es la esencia del suicidio del arquitecto. Ya lo profetizó Platón, pero hoy, evitarlo, podría ser la única garantía para nuestra supervivencia como especie humana. Este escrito no defiende una única teoría o práctica arquitectónica tenida por verdad universal, eterna o indiscutible. No se defiende a los fundamentalismos, pero sí que se intentará denunciar teorías y prácticas, mayoritarias o minoritarias, que se consideran negativas por su impacto sobre la calidad física, mental y social de la humanidad.
The Kainuu Regional Experiment:
Authors: Haveri Arto , Airaksinen Jenni , Jäntti Anni
Published: July 2023

This article examines the deliberate and unintended effects of the Kainuu Regional Experiment, a regional reform where some important local government tasks were rescaled to the regional level. The analysis is based on the empirical results of a long-running evaluation study.

In Kainuu, the new regional government was successful in securing the quality and availability of welfare services, but in the task of regional development ‒ creating new growth and development ‒ its role has been practically secondary, and in some cases the new regional government has been marginalised by the tensions built into it during the rescaling process. The Kainuu experiment exemplifies a case of rescaling where some (political) tensions between two perspectives/factors, service and development, were rescaled together with local government functions, reflecting the reformer’s problem that it is extremely difficult to achieve many different outcomes with one governance expedient. Altering the scale of governance has consequences for political decision-making, power structures, institutions, and citizens. Rescaling through a restructuring of hierarchy may produce different outcomes in different activities, and the coercive character of the tool can both create unexpected tensions and undermine network activity.
After the Merger:
Authors: Lundell Krister , Karjalainen Maija , Christensen Henrik Serup
Published: July 2023

Democratic innovations are often considered a solution to the widespread citizen disengagement from politics at both national and local levels of government. However, it is still not clear what forms of engagement citizens prefer and whether the innovations can help sustain popular involvement in times of political turmoil. In this study, we examine whether inhabitants consider democratic innovations to be an important way to sustain citizen engagement after a municipal merger and whether introducing new ways of involvement can help mobilise otherwise disengaged groups of citizens. The data come from a survey answered by 2000 respondents in 14 current municipalities in the Turku region of Southwest Finland. The 14 municipalities are all currently involved in plans for a municipal merger to create a larger municipality. In the survey, we ask the respondents about their attitudes towards the use of various democratic innovations in the case of a municipal merger. The results suggest that citizens consider democratic innovations as important for creating a functioning democracy after a municipal merger. However, it is unlikely that democratic innovations will mobilise people not already involved in politics, regardless of the characteristics of the previous municipality.
Various-sized Municipalities Dealing with Growth Issues:
Authors: Brorström Sara , Parment Anders
Published: July 2023

This article deals with differences in identified growth issues between areas, ranging from managing growth in metropolitan areas to managing decreasing population in rural areas. Across areas, attempts are made to realize and communicate shared visions of place; however, because inhabitants may not agree with these attempts, confusion rather than the intended outcomes may result. Pressure to grow tends to result in resources being spent on branding activities with limited results, and populations continue to decline in rural areas despite such efforts. Growth may cause problems unless it is managed in harmony with the place identity, so ensuring that the local community supports branding efforts is crucial, quite apart from the fact that growth per se may not automatically increase place attractiveness. Our research questions the dominant paradigm suggesting that economic growth is the key driver of place attractiveness and success. We also draw parallels to the sustainability concept to highlight different perspectives of population growth.
To investigate Impacts of Implementing multimedia computer for EFL Students to Promote L2 Learning Gaps in Schools
Authors:   Emeritus Professor, TESOL & Education Technology, Tehran, Iran., Abbasi Peyman
Published: July 2023

This study tries to investigate impacts of integrating CALL in classroom enhancing EFL learning gaps. This study tries to provide local voice and insight of implementing CALL into Iranian EFL educational contexts as well as global perspectives in CALL. There is no qualm that CALL mediated is adhered as technology development to convey and paving paths which we are interacting with each one of community members. However, primary goal of this research is to find how information and communicative technology and its methodology can be effectively utilized to ameliorate cumbersome and prohibitive EFL teaching-learning obstacles. Based on findings it can be predicted that CALL helps to learn FL skills. Recent Research has focused to go over status of CALL and non-CALL settings to investigate what students do while to use CALL technology in EFL contexts for their language learning activities. While a lot of studies have carried out research in a laboratory context or through structure observation, this study explores learners’ interactions and challenges within CALL. The results indicate significant changes in participants’ scores after to use CALL to learn EFL skills in contrast to non-CALL environments. It also examines strategies in which persuade students’ challenges for their developing CALL professionals.
Ecocity in the COVID-19 era
Authors:   Department Psychology, Mexico University., Lirios Cruz García , Cordoba Victor Hugo Meriño , Meriño Carmen Ysabel Martinez de
Published: July 2023

The system of co-management and co-administration of public services known as governance has been extensively addressed in terms of its dimensions, but an analysis of the process has not been established so far. The objective of this work has been to confirm the factorial structure reported in the literature. Two studies were carried out, one exploratory and the other confirmatory to the factorial structure of the Expected Governance Scale of Carreón (2021), establishing three factors: expected resolution, perceptions of agreements and expectations of responsibilities, although the research design limited the findings to the sample of analysis, suggesting the extension of the model to other moderating factors such as leadership.
Tai-chi versus stretching exercises to manage fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis: a randomized clinical trial
Authors:   MSc in Nursing,Department of CriticalCare Nursing, Schoolof Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran., Naseri-Salahshour Vahid , Alazmani Noodeh Farshid , Baniyaghoobi Faeze , Sajadi Mahbobeh ,   Ph. D in Nursing, Assistant Professor, Critical Care Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing,Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,   Instructor, Department of Military Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran,   AssociateProfessor of Nursing,School of Nursingand Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Published: July 2023

Background: Fatigue is one of the common complications of hemodialysis. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of Tai-chi (TC) and stretching exercises (SE)on fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis. Methods: A double-blind randomized clinical trial was undertaken with42 eligible patients receiving unit hemodialysis in Iran. Patients were randomly assigned to the first intervention (I1) (n=14), second intervention (I2) (n=14) and control (C) (n=14) group. The standard Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) was completed at baseline and after 6 weeks else. In the I1group, SE was performed for 6 weeks and included 18 sessions for 40 to 60 minutes. In the I2group, TC was offered over 6 weeks and 18 sessions (40 to 60 minutes) were performed. During this period, the control group did not receive any training. Finally, the data were analyzed with SPSS Ver. 16 using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: At baseline, there was no significant difference in fatigue score between the three groups (P>0.05). Post-intervention the fatigue score in the intervention groups was significantly lower than the control group. (P<0.05). Although the fatigue score decreased in both intervention groups, this decrease was more significant in I1 than I2 (p=0.01). Conclusions: SE and TC reduced fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis in this study. Therefore, considering the simplicity, safety, and cost-effectiveness of these methods, it is suggested they are implemented for use in hemodialysis units. Trial registration: The present study was registered on 06/04/2019 in the Iranian registry of clinical trials (IRCT20161223031522N10).
What a Lower Value of Fasting Plasma Glucose in Smokers
Authors:   Specialist of Internal Medicine, MD, Turkey., Helvaci Mehmet Rami
Published: July 2023

Background: There may be a significant relationship between smoking and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in the human body. Method: Consecutive daily smokers at least for a period of six months and age and sex-matched non-smokers were included into the study. Cases with regular alcohol consumption (one drink a day) and patients with inflammatory, infectious, or devastating disorders including eating disorders, malignancies, acute or chronic renal failure, cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hyper- or hypothyroidism, or heart failure were excluded from the study. Results: The study included 150 smokers (99 males) and 162 non-smokers. The mean age of smokers was 45.9 years, and 66.0% of them were male. Although the mean body weight, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and hematocrit values were similar in both groups, FPG value was lower in the smokers (101.9 versus 111.9 mg/dL, p<0.01), significantly. Similarly, high density lipoproteins (HDL) value was lower in the smokers (41.1 versus 44.0 mg/dL, p<0.05), again. On the other hand, triglycerides (163.3 versus 151.8 mg/dL, p<0.05), low density lipoproteins (LDL) (126.1 versus 117.4 mg/dL, p<0.05), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (10.8 versus 9.4 mm/h, p<0.05), and C-reactive protein (CRP) (2.5 versus 2.1 mg/L, p<0.05) values were all higher in the smokers, significantly. Conclusion: Smoking causes a low-grade systemic inflammation on vascular endothelium terminating with an accelerated atherosclerosis-induced end-organ insufficiencies all over the body. FPG and HDL may be negative whereas triglycerides, LDL, ESR, and CRP positive acute phase reactants indicating the inflammatory effects of smoking in the human body.
Ethical Ideas of The New Period
Authors:   Assistant professors, Tajik State University of Law, Business and Politics (TSULBP), Tajikistan., Alimov B.H. ,   Assistant professors, Kazan Federal University (KFU), Institute of International Relations, Russian Federation.
Published: July 2023

This article deals with the philosophical and ethical views of scientists of the new epoch, who expressed their ideas on morality and contributed to the development of the science of ethics. Scientific Method and Methodology This theme was studied on the basis of general philosophical methods of scientific analysis: a dialectical, historical-logical, ethical-functional, objective-structural, systems approach and so on. Objective The task of the work is to identify, reveal and show important aspects of the ethical views of the new period of world history.
On the Mechanisms of Neuroendocrine Regulation of Fish Reproduction
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Saint-Petersburg State Agrarian University, Russia”., P.E Garlov , Biol Dr. Sci.
Published: July 2023

The participation of the preoptic-postneurohypophysial neurosecretory system in fish breeding was shown by histomorphological, immunohistochemical and electronicmicroscopical researches. The activation of discharge of nonapeptide neurohormones into blood circulation from posterior neurohypophysis at the beginning of spawning, with the following decrease of functional activity of system after it are revealed in every lumpsum (simultaneous) spawning fishes idependently of its season (for example: Acipenser, Lota, Oncorhynchus). The similar reaction of neurosecretory system is observed morphologically also under the conditions of experimental stress–the containing of the adult acipenseridae fish in hypertonic medium. The diphasic reaction of neurosecretory system conforming to stages of an alarm and a resistance of stress, is considered to be the reflection of participation of neurosecretory system in protective-adaptive reactions of an organism to a physiological stress arising at breeding period of lumpsum spawning polycyclic fishes. At monocyclic species at once after spawning there becomes the blockage of function of releasing of neurohormones from posterior neurohypophysis corresponding to supernatural inhibition of system at disstress. The functional role of nonapeptide neurohormones in breeding and the possibility of constructive usage of representation about the spawning as a physiological stress are discussed on the basis of analysis of morpho-functional mechanisms of participation of neurosecretory system in this process.
Culture of the ancient East
Authors:   Assistant professors, Tajik State University of Law, Businessand Politics (TSULBP), Tajikistan.
Published: July 2023

The article describes the emergence and development of the culture of the ancient period, such as ancient Egypt, Babylonia, India and China. These were the first centers of world culture, thanks to which civilizations arose in later epochs.
Stem Cell Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus
Authors:   Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Sharkia,44519, Egypt., Saeed Ahmed G. , Sebaiy Mahmoud M.
Published: July 2023

The loss of pancreatic cells characterises type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), the most prevalent chronic autoimmune illness in young individuals. As a result, the body lacks insulin and becomes hyperglycemic. Exogenous insulin cannot replace the endogenous insulin secreted by a healthy pancreas through administration or injection. For restoring the normal regulation of blood glucose in T1DM patients, pancreas and islet transplantation have shown promise. The broad use of these techniques is hindered by a significant shortage of pancreases and islets obtained from human organ donors, transplantation-related difficulties, a high cost, and limited procedural accessibility. There have been initiatives to handle the rising number of T1DM patients. With stem cell therapy, T1DM patients have a high probability of recovery. There have been advancements in stem cell-based therapies for T1DM with the development of research on stem cell treatment for a variety of disorders.
Isolated Acute Rheumatic Pancreatitis- A Case Report
Authors:   Morning Star hospital, Marthandam, Kanyakumari District, India
Published: July 2023

Aim: To emphasize the role of antibiotics in acute pancreatitis as prophylactic and therapeutic benefits. Case Report: A 32-year-old obese male was admitted with acute abdomen in the emergency room. He was supported with intravenous fluids and the blood chemistry revealed elevated amylase and lipase levels, raised ESR and a positive ASO titer test. CT abdomen suggested interstitial edematous pancreatitis (IEP) and no fluid collection. Patient was treated with IV cefotaxime and metronidaziole and his condition remarkably improved with therapy and blood parameters returned normal at the end of 4 weeks and follow up CT revealed no abnormal findings and symptom free thereafter. Conclusion: Acute pancreatitis is usually a sterile inflammatory process caused by chemical autodigestion of pancreas. The edematous form of acute pancreatitis needs to correct its etiological factor to avoid recurrence. It is observed as an initial manifestation of group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection in this patient and antibiotics play a role as curative and prophylactic in selected cases.
A Little Science Distances You From God But A Lot Of Science Brings You Nearer To Him
Authors: ONYEOCHA DR VERONICA OGECHI
Published: July 2023

This write-up follows the statement by Louis Pasteur, founder of Microbiology and Immunology, that “a little science distances you from God but a lot of science brings you nearer to him”. The discussion here focuses on: The description of science The appreciation of science in relation to quantum theories The impact of science on lives and human interactions Knowledge and its ability to explain nature The study of science through the established scientific method has positively affected life in the area of Technology, Medicine, Education, Cosmology, etc. Science has given the appreciation of life and nature. The physical laws that guide scientific approaches have produced cosmological models that have explained the structure and the evolution of the universe. In conclusion, the study of science gives knowledge and creates appreciation which serves as the driving force that pushes the scientist to further search and appreciation of the creation of Nature which leads to a greater love for the creator (God).
Review on Composition, Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Camel
Authors:   School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture  and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma , Ethiopia., Nigussie Zerihun
Published: July 2023

The camels are the most dominant and widely distributed animal in tropical and subtropical continents of Africa and Asia. They make an important contribution to human survival and utilization of these dry and arid lands. The objective of this review is to describe the general compositions of camel milk and its nutritive and medicinal values. Camels are an important source of milk, meat, hides, wool and serve as a source of prestige for their owners. Camel’s products like milk, meat and urine has nutritional value as well as therapeutic for different human diseases especially in the pastoral communities. Milk is the lacteal secretion of mammary gland of mammals. As it is well known, milk is the first natural food of young mammals during the period immediately after birth. Camel milk is one of the most valuable food resources in the nomadic society and has high nutritive and therapeutic values, due to its essential elements like minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, carbohydrates and protective proteins such as, lactoferrin, lacto peroxidase, lysozme, peptidoglycan recognition protein and immunoglobulins. Camel milk contains disease-fighting immunoglobulins, which are small in size, allowing penetration of antigens and boosting the effectiveness of the immune system. Camel milk has a medicinal properties suggesting that, this milk contains protective proteins, which may have a possible role for enhancing immune defense mechanism. Due to its protective proteins and other components, camel’s milk is important for the treatment of diseases like, dropsy, jaundice, spleen ailment, tuberculosis, asthma, anemia, autoimmune diseases (autism), constipation, crohn’s diseases, and liver cirrhosis also serve as beauty products. Pastoralists have indigenous knowledge in treating their animals and themselves using milk. Because they are living at periphery and remote area where social services are in scarce or even absence and therefore, they depends on traditional medicines. Camel milk is among the items used as traditional medicine in pastoral communities. Generally, Camel milk is extremely nutritious and safe for consumption and has a high therapeutic value, so experimental researches should be conducted specially on the medicinal value of camel milk.
Updates on Mosquito Control Methods
Authors:   School of Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, Animut Dr. Abebe ,   Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Published: July 2023

Control of mosquito involves the use of all appropriate technological and management techniques that brings about an effective degree of mosquito prevention and suppression in a safe, cost effective, and environmentally sound manner with inter-sectoral participation. Approaches to mosquito management can be direct or indirect. Direct interventions include the removal of breeding habitat, use of biological controls or the application of pesticides. Indirect approaches reduce human-mosquito conflict, for example utilizing planning mechanisms and educating the public to avoid mosquitoes. Another important indirect approach is for mosquito managers are actively link and collaborate with other departments/authorities to minimize the potential for mosquito breeding. Integrating malaria prevention activities with other health programming, pioneering village-based health care delivery systems that share resources, personnel, health education, and treatment to address several diseases at once.