bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
influence of relationship marketing on customer loyalty
Authors: Darmayasa Gusti Ngurah Ary Raka , Yasa Ni Nyoman Kerti
Published: November 2021

This study aims to examine and explain the effect of relationship marketing on customer loyalty mediated by customer satisfaction. To achieve the research objectives, data analysis using Path Analysis and Sobel Test. Sampling by non-probability sampling with purposive sampling method and the size of the sample taken is 120 respondents. The results of the analysis show that relationship marketing has a positive and significant effect on customer loyalty at Livingstone Café & Bakery Seminyak Bali. Furthermore, relationship marketing also has a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction at Livingstone Café & Bakery Seminyak Bali. Customer satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on customer loyalty at Livingstone Café & Bakery Seminyak Bali and customer satisfaction can significantly mediate the effect of relationship marketing on customer loyalty at Livingstone Cafe & Bakery Seminyak Bali. Suggestions that can be recommended to the management of Livingstone Café & Bakery Seminyak Bali are to always build better relationship marketing to increase customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.
Determination of coordinates of the earthquake hypocenter by the method of circles
Authors: Aslanov G. K. , Aslanov T. G.
Published: November 2021

Objective. The aim of the study is to develop a method for determining the coordinates of the earthquake hypocenter using various combinations of second and fourth order figures as a geo-locus of the hypocenter position points.

Method. It is known that the line of intersection of figures of the second and fourth orders, in the case of coincidence of focuses, is a circle. To determine the coordinates of the earthquake source, data from seismographs are used, which are used to construct figures of the second and fourth order, the intersection point of which is the hypocenter. When using data from two seismic sensors, there are two figures, the intersection line of which is a circle. A sphere with a radius equal to the radius of the circle is constructed through the center of this circle. For the other two pairs of seismic sensors, two more spheres are also formed, The intersection point of the three spheres obtained is the sought-for hypocenter of the earthquake.

Result. A method has been developed for determining the coordinates of an earthquake source using different shapes of the second and fourth orders for different pairs of seismic sensors.

Conclusion. The method allows one to select one of the second or fourth order figures for different pairs of seismic sensors, which makes it possible to reduce the error in determining the source coordinates.
Development of a simulation model of energy-saving system based on CCGT-110 and ABСM for energy and thermodynamic analysis
Authors: Galimova L. V. , Bayramov D. Z.
Published: November 2021

Objectives.Simulation modeling is increasingly being used for the study of complex economic, technical, biological, etc. systems. Such systems are characterized by multifactorial relationships of their functioning, nonlinear dependencies between system elements and stochasticity of their parameters, etc. The purpose of this work is to develop a simulation model based on the C# programming language for the energy-saving CCGT-110 and ABCM system based on the results of manual analysis according to the data of a full-scale experiment.

Method.Methods of linear and nonlinear approximation, methods of energy and thermodynamic analysis, as well as methods of mathematical simulation modeling are used to develop the simulation model.

Result.The result of this work is the developed software SAESS 3.0, which allows you to analyze the operation of the CCGT-110 and ABCM systems together and  separately  in  a  wide  range  of  parameters  and  in  real  time.  

Conclusion.To  assess  the adequacy of the developed program, a comparative analysis of software and manual calculation was carried out. Deviations do not exceed an average of 3 %, which confirms the reliability of the simulation model.
Kryzysy jako impulsy zmian systemów społeczno-gospodarczych
Authors: Mączyńska Elżbieta
Published: November 2021

Przedstawione w tym eseju analizy ukierunkowane są na identyfikowanie potencjalnych, kierunków racjonalizacji systemów społeczno-gospodarczych, służących nie tylko przeciwdziałaniu kryzysowym destrukcjom, lecz przede wszystkim charakterystycznej obecnie globalnej kryzysogenności. O koniecz- ności poszukiwań racjonalizujących rozwiązań przekonuje nie tylko kryzys, jaki ogarnia świat w związ- ku z pandemią COVID-19 i który obnaża systemowe dysfunkcje gospodarki globalnej. Przekonuje o tym także charakterystyczna dla współczesnego świata i występująca już przed pandemią, multiplikacja kry- zysowa, czyli nakładanie się na siebie różnych kryzysów, co tworzy specyficzną, zagęszczającą się kryzy- sową sieć. Intensyfikują się w związku z tym dyskusje i pytania, dotyczące możliwych przyszłych kierun- ków zmian w systemach społeczno-gospodarczych. Pytania te są tym bardziej istotne, że wciąż utrzymują się neoliberalne tzw. zombi-idee, czyli idee, które, mimo że rzeczywistość absolutnie nie potwierdza ich zasadności, sztucznie i w interesie wąskich grup społecznych podtrzymywane są przy życiu, stanowiąc barierę przywracania ładu w wymiarze lokalnym i globalnym. W tym kontekście, w niniejszym eseju, analizowane są odmienne od neoliberalnych koncepcje, w tym koncepcja ekonomii obwarzanka autor- stwa brytyjskiej ekonomistki Kate Rawarth. Ekonomistka ta wykazuje, że im bardziej wzrost gospodar- czy nie jest zharmonizowany z postępem społecznym i ekologicznym, tym większa dziura w rzeczonym obwarzanku. Dziura ta zaś jest metaforą destrukcji i zaniedbań społecznych. Natomiast pole samego obwarzanka stanowi metaforę bezpiecznego i sprawiedliwego modelu społeczno-gospodarczego, elimi- nującego ubóstwo z jednej strony oraz niszczącą naszą planetę, konsumpcjonistyczną przesadę i nadmiar, z drugiej. Wewnętrzna, dolna krawędź obwarzanka obrazuje cele sprawiedliwości społecznej i dobroby- tu, które powinny być rozszerzane, zmniejszając rzeczoną dziurę. Zewnętrzna zaś krawędź wyznacza nieprzekraczalne granice obciążeń środowiska naturalnego. Analizowane są związki tej koncepcji z ordo- liberalnym modelem społecznej gospodarki rynkowej. To model ustroju z definicji ukierunkowany na ład społeczno-gospodarczy, model mający w krajach Unii Europejskiej traktatowo-konstytucyjną rangę. Ordo bowiem znaczy ład. Jednak formalne umocowanie tego modelu nie przekłada się w pełni na społeczno- -gospodarczą rzeczywistość. Dlatego też model ten wymaga wzmocnienia i dostosowania do wymogów czwartej rewolucji przemysłowej, ogarniającej obecnie świat. Przedstawione w tym eseju analizy wska- zują, że wzmocnieniu temu mogłoby służyć synergicznie połączenie intelektualnego potencjału modelu SGR i ekonomii obwarzanka. Obydwie te koncepcje łączy bowiem ich prospołeczne ukierunkowanie, harmonizujące cele gospodarcze, społeczne i ekologiczne, bilansujące system społeczno-gospodarczy, co przeciwdziała występowaniu asymetrii szkodliwych dla społeczno-gospodarczego rozwoju.
Wielosektorowa współpraca w kreowaniu rozwoju regionalnego województwa mazowieckiego
Authors: Gagacka Maria
Published: November 2021

Dążenia rozwojowe współczesnych społeczeństw nierzadko mają konfliktowy charakter. Kreowanie wizji rozwoju wobec zderzania się z doraźnymi celami ekonomicznymi zarówno na poziomie poli- tyk publicznych, jak i interesów poszczególnych jednostek i grup społecznych stwarza coraz większe trudności. Wymaga także poszukiwania nowych form rozwiązywania problemów społecznych. W Polsce kłopoty z implementacją idei rozwoju w oparciu o współpracę międzysektorową wiążą się ze zróżnicowaniem regionalnym, a także zróżnicowaniem w obrębie regionów. Pojawienie się w poli- tyce rozwoju na poziomie regionalnym – obok sfery publicznej i prywatnej – trzeciego sektora, przy- czyniło się do poszukiwania innowacyjnych form współpracy i nowych metod rozwiązań kwestii spo- łecznych. Celem opracowania jest analiza skali zaangażowania trzeciego sektora, ich rola w budowaniu regionalnej polityki i wpływ na rozwój województwa mazowieckiego.
Use of Natural Spoken Language With Automated Mapping of Self-reported Food Intake to Food Composition Data for Low-Burden Real-time Dietary Assessment: Method Comparison Study
Authors: Taylor Salima , Korpusik Mandy , Das Sai , Gilhooly Cheryl , Simpson Ryan , Glass James , Roberts Susan
Published: November 2021

Background

Self-monitoring food intake is a cornerstone of national recommendations for health, but existing apps for this purpose are burdensome for users and researchers, which limits use.

Objective

We developed and pilot tested a new app (COCO Nutritionist) that combines speech understanding technology with technologies for mapping foods to appropriate food composition codes in national databases, for lower-burden and automated nutritional analysis of self-reported dietary intake.

Methods

COCO was compared with the multiple-pass, interviewer-administered 24-hour recall method for assessment of energy intake. COCO was used for 5 consecutive days, and 24-hour dietary recalls were obtained for two of the days. Participants were 35 women and men with a mean age of 28 (range 20-58) years and mean BMI of 24 (range 17-48) kg/m2.

Results

There was no significant difference in energy intake between values obtained by COCO and 24-hour recall for days when both methods were used (mean 2092, SD 1044 kcal versus mean 2030, SD 687 kcal, P=.70). There were also no significant differences between the methods for percent of energy from protein, carbohydrate, and fat (P=.27-.89), and no trend in energy intake obtained with COCO over the entire 5-day study period (P=.19).

Conclusions

This first demonstration of a dietary assessment method using natural spoken language to map reported foods to food composition codes demonstrates a promising new approach to automate assessments of dietary intake.
The Utility of Different Data Standards to Document Adverse Drug Event Symptoms and Diagnoses: Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Chan Erina , Small Serena S , Wickham Maeve E , Cheng Vicki , Balka Ellen , Hohl Corinne M
Published: November 2021

Background

Existing systems to document adverse drug events often use free text data entry, which produces nonstandardized and unstructured data that are prone to misinterpretation. Standardized terminology may improve data quality; however, it is unclear which data standard is most appropriate for documenting adverse drug event symptoms and diagnoses.

Objective

This study aims to compare the utility, strengths, and weaknesses of different data standards for documenting adverse drug event symptoms and diagnoses.

Methods

We performed a mixed methods substudy of a multicenter retrospective chart review. We reviewed the research records of prospectively diagnosed adverse drug events at 5 Canadian hospitals. A total of 2 pharmacy research assistants independently entered the symptoms and diagnoses for the adverse drug events using four standards: Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA), Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) Clinical Terms, SNOMED Adverse Reaction (SNOMED ADR), and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 11th Revision. Disagreements between research assistants regarding the case-specific utility of data standards were discussed until a consensus was reached. We used consensus ratings to determine the proportion of adverse drug events covered by a data standard and coded and analyzed field notes from the consensus sessions.

Results

We reviewed 573 adverse drug events and found that MedDRA and ICD-11 had excellent coverage of adverse drug event symptoms and diagnoses. MedDRA had the highest number of matches between the research assistants, whereas ICD-11 had the fewest. SNOMED ADR had the lowest proportion of adverse drug event coverage. The research assistants were most likely to encounter terminological challenges with SNOMED ADR and usability challenges with ICD-11, whereas least likely to encounter challenges with MedDRA.

Conclusions

Usability, comprehensiveness, and accuracy are important features of data standards for documenting adverse drug event symptoms and diagnoses. On the basis of our results, we recommend the use of MedDRA.
Augmenting the Referral Pathway for Retinal Services Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus at Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital, Nepal: Protocol for a Nonrandomized, Pre–Post Intervention Study
Authors: Shrestha Ruchi , Singh Prerana , Dhakhwa Parami , Tetali Shailaja , Batchu Tripura , Shrestha Thapa Pragati
Published: November 2021

Background

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an important public health issue in Nepal with a huge social and economic impact. Despite the availability of retinal services, people may not access them because of the lack of knowledge about DR and poor referral systems. Published studies on referral pathways in Nepal are scarce. Improving DR awareness among general physicians has the potential to address these challenges.

Objective

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a health education intervention on health personnel, establish a referral pathway, and assess the impact of the intervention on the attendance of patients with diabetes mellitus for retinal screening at Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital in Nepal.

Methods

This is a nonrandomized, pre- and postintervention study. Health education on DR will be provided to selected health personnel of the intervention hospital (Scheer Memorial) using information education and communication (IEC) materials in the form of PowerPoint presentations, posters, pamphlets, videos, and pre- and postevaluation questionnaires along with referral slip. Pre- and postevaluation will be undertaken during the study period. Data will be analyzed using MS Excel and Epi Info 7.

Results

The ethical approval for this study has been obtained from the Ethical Review Board of the Nepal Health Research Council (ERB Protocol Registration Number # 582/2020P). The study is expected to be completed in 18 months from the start of the project. The baseline data collection was from June to January 2020 for a period of 8 months. The postintervention data collection was from February to September 2021 for a period of 8 months. The last 2 months are planned for data analysis and report writing.

Conclusions

Health education intervention could be a low-cost solution to improve the awareness, access, and utilization of retinal health care services; this is an understudied topic in Nepal. Working closely with the stakeholders, this study will evaluate the role of health education interventions (which are already validated in other low-income settings) to strengthen referral and reduce the burden of DR in Nepal.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04829084; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04829084

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/33116
Functional Reserve of the Kidney
Authors: Armenta Armando , Madero Magdalena , Rodriguez-Iturbe Bernardo
Published: November 2021

An exploration of the normal limits of physiologic responses and how these responses are lost when the kidney is injured rarely occurs in clinical practice. However, the differences between “resting” and “stressed” responses identify an adaptive reactiveness that is diminished before baseline function is impaired. This functional reserve is important in the evaluation of prognosis and progression of kidney disease. Here, we discuss stress tests that examine protein-induced hyperfiltration, proximal tubular secretion, urea-selective concentration defects, and acid retention. We discuss diseases in which these tests have been used to diagnose subclinical injury. The study and follow-up of abnormal functional reserve may add considerable understanding to the natural history of CKD.
Afrontamiento durante la pandemia: experiencias psicosociales de los amuzgos de Xochistlahuaca
Authors: Antúnez Nájera Guadalupe , Antúnez Salgado Timoteo
Published: November 2021

El objetivo de nuestra investigación fue la de conocer las problemáticas, desafíos y estrategias de afrontamiento en familias amuzgas de Xochistlahuaca durante la pandemia de covid-19, centrándonos en las afectaciones emocionales y físicas. El estudio que realizamos es de corte cualitativo y presenta los resultados de un taller con familias amuzgas aplicado en noviembre de 2020, en la comunidad de Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero. El método fue pequeños grupos de discusión, y se concretó con preguntas estratégicas y lluvias de ideas.
En los discursos y descripciones se observaron algunas contradicciones. Asimismo, encontramos que: 1) algunas familias y líderes continuaron rigiéndose por sus usos y costumbres durante la pandemia; 2) la falta de información sobre la covid-19 por autoridades municipales y de salud propició enojo y una interpretación endógena entre las familias; 3) el contagio de pobladores produjo miedo, estrés y angustia; 4) hay una resignificación de la cultura mediante la medicina tradicional y curanderismo, y 5) se dio un fomento del autoconsumo y el aprovechamiento de la diversidad de la flora y fauna.
Occidente, Oriente y África: El Derecho romano en el Imperio
Authors: Pérez Carrandi Juan
Published: November 2021

Únicamente en suelo itálico se desarrolla en forma plena el Derecho romano. En el resto del Imperio, a la par de la romanización, el ordenamiento jurídico romano se va extendiendo con intensidad dispar según los territorios. En el espacio occidental es acertado hablar de un mayor nivel de penetración, pero no es posible afirmar que esta se presente en forma extensa y homogénea. En oriente la propia romanización choca con la fuerte influencia cultural helena, y la presencia romana se ve circunscrita a la fuerza militar y la figura del gobernador, testimonial esta última claramente en la propia Grecia. Allí la autonomía jurisdiccional de los poderes locales tiende a ser amplia, y la presencia de colonos romanos es testimonial en comparación con el espacio occidental. Al sur, en África, los romanos colonizan intensamente el territorio, quedando este fuertemente romanizado, motivo por el cual el Derecho romano es aplicado allí en una forma que puede incluso sorprender en comparación, incluso, con determinados puntos del occidente imperial, donde pervive un importante sustrato indígena.
Los retos del compliance medioambiental en la administración pública
Authors: Moreira Domingos Isabela
Published: November 2021

El compliance de la normativa medioambiental promueve la aplicación de buenas prácticas en las empresas públicas y privadas, obedeciendo a los criterios de sostenibilidad de la Agenda 2030 de Naciones Unidas. Así, el programa de conformidad actúa en la prevención y mitigación de riesgos, en línea con la Ley Anticorrupción nº 12.846/2013, regulado por el Decreto nº 8.420/2015. Por lo tanto, existe una primacía de la licitación sostenible para el desarrollo nacional, ya que las empresas deben adaptarse a la mejor distribución de insumos, equipos, gestión de residuos y desarrollo socioeconómico. De esta manera, los factores ESG (que significa Environmental, Social and Governance) son medidas de responsabilidad social corporativa y tienen un impacto positivo en la probidad de la Administración Pública nacional y extranjera. Se presenta el Proyecto de Ley Nº 5442/2019 para el compliance medioambiental en el otorgamiento de incentivos a las actividades de empresas públicas y privadas, en la medida que operen en la actividad económica potencialmente perjudicial para los bienes naturales. El método utilizado fue el analítico, apoyado en la doctrina especializada y en la legislación del ordenamiento jurídico nacional e internacional.

 
El movimiento feminista y la Constitución como Norma
Authors: Álvarez Rodríguez Ignacio
Published: November 2021

El presente texto es una investigación que se interroga sobre cómo el pluralismo inherente a diferentes corrientes feministas ha permeado el mundo del Derecho en general y el mundo del Derecho Constitucional en particular, especialmente la Norma constitucional. Para demostrar tal aserto, nos remitiremos al marco teórico expuesto en la primera y en cómo se intenta mutar esos feminismos jurídicos en una síntesis que se ha dado en llamar constitucionalismo feminista.
Los retos de la Administración pública frente a una crisis del Derecho Administrativo
Authors: Rizzi Guillermo
Published: November 2021

Con fundamento en una crisis del Derecho Administrativo y la administración de los recursos frente a la pandemia, se impone la necesidad de repensar un Estado cuyas funciones estén orientadas a la producción de bienestar general. En razón de ello es el propio Estado, como garante de los derechos fundamentales, el que debe actuar brindándolos ya que convencionalmente no deben admitirse restricciones, ni siquiera en situaciones de excepción, para no apartarse de los elementos interpretativos que rigen en el ámbito del Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos.
Acumulación de derechos de agua en el sector energético-minero en México: una lectura de justicia hídrica
Authors: Jacobo-Marín Daniel
Published: November 2021

El artículo analiza la acumulación de derechos de agua en el sector energético-minero en México, desde la perspectiva teórica de justicia hídrica. El ensayo subraya las disposiciones derivadas de la reforma constitucional energética de 2013 y su vinculación con los aprovechamientos hidráulicos comunitarios. Se explica que la concentración oligopólica de derechos de agua se asocia con la apropiación selectiva del líquido y el despojo hídrico en tierras de propiedad social colectiva. Se discute que el orden jurídico se ha orientado, de forma histórica, para favorecer la transferencia de concesiones de agua hacia los usos económicamente redituables. Se concluye que el extractivismo, como paradigma hegemónico, se ha traducido en el surgimiento de conflictos socioambientales y la materialización de injusticias hídricas.
Inteligencia artificial: Discusiones e implicaciones actuales en materia de Derechos de Autor
Authors: Ávila Vallecillo José Alexander
Published: November 2021

El debate actual radica en que, al ser un software o programa de computadoras quien desarrolla y crea en forma autónoma e independiente un libro, un poema o una partitura musical, por ejemplo, deberían concedérsele derechos exclusivos de ser reconocido como autor, aun cuando dicho programa no posee personalidad o naturaleza humana, pero que fue diseñado a fin de adquirir inteligencia propia y de forma autónoma. Partiendo de la premisa anterior surgen diversas interrogantes y cuestionamientos vinculados al tema de la inteligencia artificial, una de ellas por no decir la principal, es en torno a la autoría o reivindicación de los derechos morales en relación a una obra creada por un programa o software inteligente con independencia y aprendizaje autónomo. Dicho de otra manera ¿Cómo se protegería o registraría una obra literaria o artística creada por un software inteligente, cuando para su inscripción es un requisito indispensable la participación humana? ¿Cómo verificarían las oficinas de derecho de autor en cada país, la autoría y/o originalidad de una obra cuando fuese creada por un software inteligente?
La acción de amparo y las medidas cautelares como herramientas de tutela del derecho a la salud y otros derechos fundamentales durante la pandemia (Covid 19) en Argentina
Authors: Enrici Luciano
Published: November 2021

La dinámica que ha ido adquiriendo la pandemia por Covid 19 en Argentina, al igual que en otras latitudes, implicó una prueba significativa para las capacidades del sistema judicial de resolver conflictos urgentes que involucran el derecho a la protección de la salud. El amparo y las medidas cautelares, en un marco de notable profundización del empleo de herramientas tecnológicas en los procesos judiciales hacia su plena “digitalización”, han tenido un papel protagónico durante este período y se han resignificado como herramientas de protección de derechos fundamentales, tal como revelan los antecedentes jurisprudenciales que se desarrollan en el trabajo.
Compliance programs como atenuante de responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas: novedad o gatopardismo
Authors: Vanegas Fernández Héctor Gabriel
Published: November 2021

La “Ley Orgánica Reformatoria Del Código Orgánico Integral Penal en Materia Anticorrupción”, trae como novedad la incorporación de la figura del compliance o cumplimiento normativo como atenuante para la valoración de la pena ante los delitos cometidos por personas jurídicas en nuestro país; sin embargo realizando un análisis dogmático e interpretativo previo a la reforma podemos concluir que el juzgador siempre contó con las herramientas para valorar una pena atenuada ante un caso de RPPJ, por ende, tal como se explicará, más allá de un incentivo desde el punto de vista normativo para la incorporación de programas de cumplimiento normativo en el seno empresarial, se aboradará la problemática de cómo la reforma no genera para efectos prácticos ninguna novedad, y del mismo modo se explicarán los efectos y consecuencias de la reforma.
Phonon Drag Thermopower in Silicene in Equipartition Regime at Room Temperature
Authors: Suresha Kasala
Published: November 2021

Abstract: Similar to graphene, zero band gap limits the application of Silicene in nanoelectronics despite of its high carrier mobility. In this article we calculate the contribution of electron-phonon interaction to thermoelectric effects in silicene. One considers the case of free standing silicene taking into account interaction with intrinsic acoustic phonons. The temperature considered here is at room temperature. We noticed that the contribution to thermoelectromotive force due to electron drag by phonons is determined by the Fermi energy. The explicit temperature dependence of the contribution to thermoelectromotive force deriving from by phonons is weak in contrast to that due to diffusion, which is directly proportional to temperature. Thus a theoretical limit has been established for a possible increase of the thermoelectromotive force through electron drag by the intrinsic phonons of silicene. Keywords: Phonon-drag thermopower, electron-diffusion thermopower, silicene, fermi energy, zero band gap
El “criollo” y sus otros. La formación de una matriz identitaria en el Chaco santiagueño
Authors:   Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Concha Merlo Pablo
Published: November 2021

En las últimas décadas comenzó a discutirse el proceso de invención y recepción popular de la identidad social “criollo” en las ciencias sociales argentinas. Desde un enfoque metodológico etnográfico el objetivo del artículo es describir y comprender este proceso durante el siglo XX en la región Chaco santiagueña, ubicada en la provincia de Santiago del Estero. Los resultados del proceso de investigación indican que dicha identidad fue asignada y apropiada por los pobladores locales en el contexto de un vertiginoso cambio de orden social generado por el arribo del capital obrajero y migrantes inteligidos por la gente del lugar en términos de “gringos” y “turcos”. En otras palabras, el artículo argumenta que el contraste con “gringos” y “turcos” fue lo que permitió la adopción discursiva de una identidad como “criollo” proveniente del mundo literario de fines del siglo XIX y la formación de una matriz identitaria en el plano local.
El cine aficionado como fuente documental: Juan Pérez Clavero en el Chile de los años sesenta
Authors: Horta Canales Luis
Published: November 2021

Juan Pérez Clavero (1924-2004), cineasta aficionado de la localidad campesina de Peñaflor (Chile), realiza numerosos documentales amateur en la década del sesenta, coincidiendo con el florecimiento de las corrientes renovadoras del cine nacional y latinoamericano. Su desconocida obra tiene la particularidad de estar construida desde el interior de las comunidades rurales, alejándose de formalismos y compartiendo la intención por abordar los problemas en boga del periodo, tales como la representación del mundo popular. El presente trabajo propone que la obra de Pérez Clavero, al filmar en los códigos no profesionales y fuera de los márgenes del cine comercial o profesional, se convierte en una importante fuente documental histórica que transita en dos líneas. La primera, al permitir abordar las lecturas posibles de una cultura visual no supeditada a los intereses intelectualizados del periodo. La segunda, cómo el cine amateur y en particular la obra de Juan Pérez Clavero otorgan una nueva perspectiva para abordar el cine de los años sesenta.
Mapa transnacional: El Festival Internacional de Cine de Rotterdam y el entramado financiero del cine uruguayo reciente
Authors: Marrero Castro Carmela
Published: November 2021

El Festival Internacional de Cine de Rotterdam (IFFR, por sus siglas en inglés) y su fondo, Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), han sido el sello distintivo de un conjunto de películas que marcaron un punto de inflexión en la producción cinematográfica regional y nacional. Con el objetivo de mapear el contexto transnacional de las películas uruguayas beneficiadas por este fondo, el artículo traza un recorrido histórico por el IFFR y el HBF y establece cuáles son sus marcas identitarias y de qué manera se inserta en la red de festivales europeos. Además, se estudian las herramientas de financiación que confluyen en las películas uruguayas que obtuvieron el HBF. Este recorrido evidencia las tensiones y articulaciones del IFFR con el circuito de festivales europeo, el continente latinoamericano y el cine uruguayo, y se propone matizar la perspectiva de análisis poscolonial según la cual las estrategias de financiación de los circuitos hegemónicos son prolongaciones de las dinámicas coloniales de poder.
High-precision quantum algorithms for partial differential equations
Authors: Childs Andrew M. , Liu Jin-Peng , Ostrander Aaron
Published: November 2021

Quantum computers can produce a quantum encoding of the solution of a system of differential equations exponentially faster than a classical algorithm can produce an explicit description. However, while high-precision quantum algorithms for linear ordinary differential equations are well established, the best previous quantum algorithms for linear partial differential equations (PDEs) have complexity poly(1/ϵ), where ϵ is the error tolerance. By developing quantum algorithms based on adaptive-order finite difference methods and spectral methods, we improve the complexity of quantum algorithms for linear PDEs to be poly(d,log⁡(1/ϵ)), where d is the spatial dimension. Our algorithms apply high-precision quantum linear system algorithms to systems whose condition numbers and approximation errors we bound. We develop a finite difference algorithm for the Poisson equation and a spectral algorithm for more general second-order elliptic equations.
Challenges of Converting an In-person Dance Course to a MOOC Course
Authors: Chantre Astaiza Angela Rocio , Burbano Astaiza Claudia Patricia , Solarte Sarasty Mario Fernando
Published: November 2021

This article presents the design experience of the “Folk dance as cultural heritage” course, which is offered to undergraduate students from University of Cauca the “massive online course” modality. It shows the main challenges faced in the exercise of the integration of two in-person courses, one practical and one theoretical, and its process of transformation into a MOOC. The course was designed for two academic credits with six hours of dedication per week and is offered as an elective (non-mandatory) class of the Integral Social and Human Formation (FISH) component, through a space in the MOOC Open edX platform. The integration process of the two in-person courses and their transformation into a MOOC, brought with it several challenges related to the adjustment of contents, academic activities and evaluation. This article presents how these challenges were faced in this experience. It is worth mentioning that one of the results obtained in this research is associated with the contribution of the research to the first folk dance course in MOOC modality in Latin America, what makes it an innovative educational proposal that allows the rescue of culture through the adaptation of traditional educational contents.
Statin and Post-Cardiac Surgery Atrial Fibrillation Prevention: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Oliveri Federico , Bongiorno Andrea , Compagnoni Sara , Fasolino Alessandro , Gentile Francesca , Pepe Antonella , Tua Lorenzo
Published: November 2021

Introduction: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a
frequently reported complication of cardiac surgery, leading to
increased in-hospital and long-term mortality rates. Many studies have
suggested using statins to protect against POAF. Thus, we aim to
investigate if statin pre-treatment may effectively lower the incidence
of POAF. Method: We performed a systematic literature search of
PubMed for potential studies between January 2006 and August 2021.
Principal inclusion criteria were: randomized clinical trials study
design; statin-naive patients; total study participants ≥ 50 units. We
used the fixed-effects model to obtain the odds ratio (OR) and 95%
confidence interval (CI) for each analyzed intervention.
Results: Overall, statin pre-treatment reduced the incidence of
POAF compared to placebo (OR 0.71; 95% CI: 0.60-0.85, p-value
< 0.00001). Analyzing subclasses, atorvastatin was associated
with lower incidence of POAF (OR 0.54; 95% CI: 0.41-0.70, p-value =
0.002), but rosuvastatin was not (OR 0.90; 95% CI: 0.71-1.14, p-value =
0.38). Selecting studies with ≥ 199 patients, results were divergent.
There was not statistically significant difference between statin
pre-treatment and placebo (OR 0.89; 95% CI: 0.74-1.09, p-value = 0.26),
as well as for atorvastatin (OR 0.74; 95% CI: 0.54-1.03, p-value =
0.08) and rosuvastatin (OR 0.87; 95% CI: 0.68-1.12, p-value = 0,29).
Conclusion: Statin pre-treatment before cardiac surgery is not
associated with a significant reduction in POAF occurrence. Thus, based
upon our results and considering possible renal complications, we
discourage statin pre-treatment in preventing POAF.
Comparisons of urine protein-to-creatinine ratios and their dynamic change patterns during labor at term between normal pregnant women and women with pregnancy induced hypertension
Authors: Wang Po-Hui , Yang PeiYin , Tsai Yi Lun , Chang Yu-Jun
Published: November 2021

Objective to compare the urine protein-to-creatinine ratios (uPCRs)
during labor at term between normal and women with pregnancy-induced
hypertension (PIH), and to evaluate the patterns of change in uPCRs.
Design observational study Setting Tertiary referral hospital in Taiwan
Population normal pregnant or women only with PIH at term were enrolled
Methods and Main outcome measures uPCRs in four phases (latent, active,
recovery and early postpartum) and related clinical data at delivery
were collected. Multivariate analysis with a linear regression model
were performed to analyze continuous variables after adjusting for
clinical data between two groups. Results 68 normal and 24 pregnant
women with PIH were included. There were no differences in the uPCR or
the proportion cases of uPCRs ≥ 300 mg/g between normal and PIH group in
the latent, active, recovery or early postpartum phases. There was a
statistically significant tendency for the proportion of uPCRs ≥ 300
mg/g to increase from the latent to the early postpartum phase in both
groups. The proportion of uPCRs ≥ 300 mg/g significantly increased from
the active to the recovery phase and then declined from the recovery to
the early postpartum phase in normal pregnant women.Thus no differences
in uPCRs cases change between any two phases in women with PIH, except
the duration above stated. Conclusion. This is the first study to
demonstrate that uPCRs data are not different between normal pregnant
and PIH groups during the course of labor, but it did show different
dynamic change patterns throughout the labor phases.
Second stage African Trypanosomiasis presented as Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Authors: Ibrahim Eetadal , Elmahal Mohammed Gasm Elseed M , Ahmed Khabab Mohamed , Omer Mohammed
Published: November 2021

Human African Trypanosomiasis also known as sleeping sickness is a
common disease in South Sudan. There are two recognized sstage, The
early hemolymphatic stage and The late encephalitic stage when the CNS
is involved specially with Gambians infection, broad neurologic spectrum
has been reported such as psychiatric, motor, sensory.
Towards an Understanding of Low-Income Individuals’ Financial Resiliency: Exploration of Risk Preferences, Personality Traits, and Savings Behavior
Authors: Parra Carlos M. , Poudel Ranjita , Sutherland Matthew
Published: November 2021

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has helped expose and exacerbate individuals’ and households’ financial vulnerability worldwide. Meanwhile, behavioral elements affecting low-income populations’ ability to save and become more financially resilient have yet to receive sufficient academic attention. This exploratory study aims at the beginning to help elucidate the determinants of low-income individuals’ real-life savings behavior by utilizing laboratory performance measures (to characterize participants’ risk preferences by using the Balloon Analog Risk Task – BART, in study 1), as well as self-report surveys (to characterize participants’ personality traits, in study 2). Combining results from both studies, latent personality traits (i.e., attitude towards risk, perseverance, distractibility, and state anxiety) are found to affect the risk preferences of low-income individuals (captured using a novel BART performance measure indicative of an individual’s strategic risk preference adaptation), which in turn impact their ability to successfully complete matched savings programs and, thus, their ability to save and enhance their financial resilience.
The Harmonized Social Cash Transfer Program in Zimbabwe: Achievements and Challenges
Authors: Chikoko Witness , Nyabeze Kudzai , Zvokuomba Kwashirai , Mwapaura Kudzai , Mhizha Samson
Published: November 2021

The research article reviews the achievements and challenges that bewilder the harmonized social cash transfer (HSCT) program in Zimbabwe. World over HSCT programming has grown in terms of importance as a social protection service vehicle. Deploying a qualitative research design and documentary analytical framework corroborated by the capability approach, the study unpacks and brings to the fore the challenges and opportunities as nuances of HSCT programming in Zimbabwe. The study supports, adds another dimension to existing literature and challenges previous findings of HSCT programming in the Zimbabwean environment. Thus the study argues that HSCT programming in Zimbabwe registered noticeable achievements which make it a critical social protection program that ought to be integrated into the broader national framework of protecting the vulnerable groups. The study further argues that the HSCT program contributes immensely to raising the dignity of those on the margins through the promotion of resiliency and the general well-being of the communities. Thus the study recommends that the HSCT program in Zimbabwe be part of the government and not-for-profit organizations’ comprehensive package for administering social protection services.
Effect of Loss-of-Function Genetic Variants in PCSK9 on Glycemic Traits, Neurocognitive Impairment, and Hepatobiliary Function
Authors: Ghouse Jonas , Ahlberg Gustav , Bundgaard Henning , Olesen Morten S.
Published: November 2021

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the association between PCSK9 predicted loss-of-function (pLoF) variants and glycemic traits, hepatobiliary function, and neurocognitive traits.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We identified carriers of PCSK9 pLoF variants in UK Biobank exome sequencing data. We assessed the aggregate effects of these variants on lipid and lipoprotein traits, which served as a positive control. Association of PCSK9 pLoF carrier status and glycemic traits, hepatobiliary function, and neurocognitive traits was then evaluated as a measure for adverse effects.

RESULTS

We identified 374 individuals carrying one of 41 unique PCSK9 pLoF variants. As expected, we found that PCSK9 pLoF carriers had significantly lower LDL cholesterol C levels (P = 7.4 × 10−55) and apolipoprotein B levels (P = 7.6 × 10−50) than did noncarriers. However, we found no significant associations between pLoF carrier status and glycemic traits, hepatobiliary function, and neurocognitive traits (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

Our results do not support adverse effects of PCSK9 pLoF variants on glycemic traits, hepatobiliary function, or neurocognitive traits.
A delphi procedure on rehabilitation outcome for patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury; first phase of the Neurotraumatology Quality Registry (NET-QURE)
Authors: Peppel Lianne D. , Heijenbrok-Kal Majanka H. , Van Essen Thomas A. , De Ruiter Godard C. W. , Peul Wilco C. , Ribbers Gerard M.
Published: November 2021

Objective: To select a set of rehabilitation outcome instruments for a national Neurotrauma Quality Registry (Net-QuRe) among professionals involved in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury.
Design: A 3-round online Delphi procedure.
Subjects: Eighty professionals from multiple disciplines working in 1 of the 8 participating rehabilitation centres were invited to participate. The response rate varied from 70% to 76% per round.
Methods: For the Delphi procedure, multiple outcome categories were defined based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) with concomitant measurement instruments. For each category we strived for consensus on one instrument of at least 75%.
Results: After the first round, consensus was reached for the category subjective cognitive functioning. After the second round for quality of life, pain, general functioning, anxiety and depression, general psychological functioning, communication (impairment), and personal factors. Finally, after the third round, consensus was reached for activities of daily living, participation, self-awareness, and aphasia. No consensus was reached for the categories motor function, cognitive function, comorbidity, fatigue, and employment status.
Conclusion: Consensus was reached in 12 out of 17 outcome categories. A Delphi procedure seems to be a feasible method to collectively select measurement instruments for a multicentre study.
Investigating the relationship between habitual physical activity and cardiovascular health in healthy and clinical populations
Authors:   , Marshall Zoe A.
Published: November 2021

Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for arterial and autonomic health and, subsequently, cardiovascular disease risk. However, fundamental questions remain regarding the relationship between PA and health, the relative importance of the volume, intensity or composition of PA, and whether this differs in chronic conditions. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to explore the influence of movement behaviours on key cardiovascular risk factors in healthy populations and those with T1D using novel methods and analysis techniques. Chapter 4 revealed that, contrary to expectation, the composition of daily movement and sleep behaviours was not associated with arterial stiffness in healthy children, with the reallocation of time between any behaviours not predicting significant change in arterial stiffness. It was hypothesised that this may be related to the measurement duration being insufficient to reflect habitual PA and its health-associated fluctuations. Therefore, a 28-day measurement period was used in Chapter 5, which revealed that, whilst there was minimal fluctuation in movement behaviours, PA metrics derived from 28 days were more strongly associated with cardiovascular health markers. Using a similar measurement protocol, children with type I diabetes (T1D) were found to engage in more light and less moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) than healthy peers and were characterised by poorer arterial stiffness and autonomic function (Chapter 6). Importantly, Chapter 6 suggested that the intensity of PA was more influential than the volume. Subsequently, Chapter 7 supported this contention, revealing that the reallocation of time from any behaviour to MVPA was the most potent stimulus to cardiovascular health in T1D. Overall, this thesis demonstrates that the composition and the relative importance of the volume and intensity of PA must be considered when investigating the relationship with health. The findings highlight key targets for future interventions seeking to enhance the cardiovascular function of youth, especially in T1D.
Apophatiké:
Authors: Bingemer Maria Clara
Published: November 2021

O presente artigo tem o intuito de apresentar um breve panorama acerca do grupo Apophatiké: Estudos interdisciplinares em Mística. O grupo congrega pesquisadores de diversas áreas acadêmicas, especialmente de Filosofia, Teologia, Letras, Psicologia e Ciências da Religião, de várias Instituições do Brasil, que têm suas pesquisas vinculadas aos temas da Mística e da Ascese. Iniciado em Março de 2010, mantém reuniões periódicas, no decurso das quais os membros do grupo apresentam internamente suas pesquisas e decidem os encaminhamentos das atividades do grupo. Além da realização de grupos de estudos e eventos acadêmicos, o grupo tem como objetivo produzir textos que representem as conclusões de suas pesquisas. Os temas principais pesquisados são: Relações entre Mística e Literatura na contemporaneidade; a Mística Neoplatônica (Plotino, Proclo e Pseudo-Dionísio); Mística dos Primeiros Padres (Orígenes, Evágrio, Agostinho), Mística e Psicanálise (Freud, Fichte) Místicos Contemporâneos (Simone Weil, Christian de Chergé, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, etc).
Palavras-chave: mística, literatura, filosofia, interdisciplinariedade, antiguidade, contemporaneidade
Teopatodiceia:
Authors: Villas Boas Alex , Zeferino Jefferson , Serrato Andreia Cristina
Published: November 2021

O campo de estudos em Teologia e Literatura está consolidado no contexto brasileiro. A proposta do grupo teopatodiceia visa situar este diálogo da teologia como pergunta pelo sentido de Deus na busca de sentido humana e oferta de uma racionalidade crítica a um sistema de crença tendo a literatura como interlocutora privilegiada, mas também outras formas de narrativas e expressões artísticas da condição humana. Nesse sentido, o elemento antropológico visa não somente o diálogo com a antropologia literária mas considera também, desde um projeto de arqueologia do saber teológico, a produção de subjetividades implicadas (pathos) nos saberes em diálogo e nos modelos epistemológicos que melhor favorecem a elaboração de uma teologia pública, plural e contrahegemônica a fim de discernir modos de se responsabilizar por uma agenda pública desde uma sensibilidade ética (diké) comum aos dilemas contemporâneos. A literatura ocupa um papel importante de heterologia no diálogo com a teologia. Como uma abordagem interdisciplinar, o projeto arqueológico se nutre dos percursos teóricos de autores como Antonio Manzatto, Paul Ricoeur, Michel Foucault, Michel de Certeau e David Tracy. Numa crítica à autorreferencialidade teológica, a via dialógica, interdisciplinar e intercultural da perspectiva teológica do grupo se aloca no conjunto das ciências humanas.