bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Features of laboratory markers in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome and retrochorial hematoma
Authors: Tomniuk Oleh
Published: August 2021

The aim. Study of hemostasis, antiphospholipid antibody levels and immunological parameters in pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), in particular with retrochorial hematoma (RCH).

Materials and methods. 90 women were selected and divided into two groups: the control group – 30 pregnant women with a normal pregnancy (without APS) and the main group – 60 pregnant women with APS. Women in the main group were diagnosed with APS before pregnancy. In turn, the main group was divided into two subgroups: 1 subgroup – 41 pregnant women without RCH and 2 subgroup – 19 pregnant women with RCH.

The main indicators of hemostasis were determined in all pregnant women, namely: the degree and rate of platelet aggregation, Willebrand factor, D-dimers. In addition, the level of antiphospholipid antibodies (APLA), antibodies to β2-glycoprotein, to annexin V, to prothrombin was examined, and the level of annexin V was also determined. The absolute and relative content of Treg, CD3+, T-lymphocytes, CD4+ (T-helpers), CD8+ (cytotoxic T-lymphocytes), CD19+ (B-lymphocytes), CD16+CD56+ (NK cells), CD16+CD56+CD107a+ (activated NK cells).

Results. The obtained results showed that in pregnant women with APS compared to pregnant women without APS there are statistically significantly higher values of the degree and rate of platelet aggregation (90.6±6.3% and 106.3±6.7% vs. 65.3±5.3 % and 73.4±5.6%, respectively). There were also higher values ​​of Willebrand factor and D-dimers (2.5±0.3 IU/ml and 378.1±34.3 ng/ml against 1.7±0.2 IU/ml and 268.1±27, 3 ng/ml, respectively).

APLAs were significantly higher in pregnant women with APS compared with pregnant women in the control group, namely: 16.1±1.5 vs. 3.8±0.4 U/ml. With regard to antibodies to β2-glycoprotein, to annexin V, to prothrombin and to the level of annexin V, their values were also statistically significantly higher in the group of pregnant women with APS.

In addition, the results of the study showed that pregnant women with APS showed changes in subpopulations of immunocompetent cells.

However, examining the difference in hemostasis, antibody content, and level of lymphocyte subpopulations between pregnant women with APS with and without RCH, it was found that their shifts in pregnant women with RCH were more pronounced than in women without RCH.

Conclusions. Pregnant women with APS are characterized by significantly more significant changes in hemostasis, manifested by activation of intravascular thrombosis. In addition, such pregnant women had a significantly higher concentration of autoantibodies. There are also changes in the immune system, in particular, a decrease in Treg-cells, which have the ability to reduce the specific proliferation and effector functions of lymphocytes, thereby participating in the pathogenesis of APS.
Free radical damage: role in varicella zoster virus infection
Authors: Volobuieva Olga , Liadova Tetiana , Popov Mykola , Sorokina Olga , Ognivenko Olena , Dorosh Diana
Published: August 2021

Study of the role of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant system in patients with infectious diseases is of great interest to researchers. Numerous studies have led to a common understanding of their contribution to the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, as well as to the complications development. However, the state of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant protection in patients with chickenpox (varicella) has not been sufficiently studied which is important for the development of new targeted treatments.

The aim of the research - to assess the state of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and the antioxidant system (AOS) in the dynamics in patients with chickenpox, depending on the severity of the disease.

Materials and methods. We selected for participating in the study 240 chickenpox patients (142 women and 98 men) aged 18-40 years. Chickenpox was diagnosed using clinical, serological, and molecular genetic methods. The state assessment of LPO in chickenpox patients was based on the determination of serum diene conjugates (DC), malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and the total oxidative activity (TOA) of blood plasma.

Results. Study showed that the process of lipid peroxidation increases and the activity of the antioxidant system decreases in patients with chickenpox during the acute period of the disease. The extent of these processes becomes greater as the severity of chickenpox increases. A decrease in the activity of antioxidant enzymes and a disruption in the functioning of the glutathione system in patients with moderate to severe hypertension leads to disruption of protective mechanisms and, as a result, to an increase in the free radical chain reactions, the uncontrolled growth of which causes irreversible damage to the membranes of various cells, which underlies visceropathy in chickenpox patients.

Conclusions. Antioxidant system is activated in the acute period in patients with mild chickenpox. It is evidenced by an increase in the overall antioxidant activity of blood plasma (p=0.045) and red blood cells (p=0.00087), in the activity of catalase (p=0.001), superoxide dismutase (p=0.0093), glutathione peroxidase (p=0.036), glutathione reductase of plasma and red blood cells, and an increase in the concentration of oxidized and reduced glutathione in blood. Lipid peroxidation is hyperactivated in the acute period in patients with a moderate and severe course of the disease and an excess amount of primary and secondary hydroperoxides of fatty acids accumulates in the blood. This is accompanied by indicates a developing imbalance between the oxidative and antioxidant systems in group of patients with moderate and severe chickenpox. Our findings confirm the usefulness of antioxidants in the treatment of chickenpox.
Family Planning Utilization among PLWHIV Attending TASO Masaka: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Kizito Benjamin Birungi , Arigye Ayebare Angella , Namubiru Sophia , Kabogo Nabukeera Swalha , Kafeero Hussein Mukasa , Kironde Fred
Published: August 2021

People living with HIV (PLWHIV) need family planning (FP) services to avert the spread of HIV and eliminate mother to child transmission (MTCT). Besides, family planning services greatly reduce the incidence of vertical transmission reducing new cases of pediatric infections.  The aim of this study was to establish the factors influencing the utilization of FP services among PLWHIV affiliated to The AIDS Service Organization (TASO) Masaka responsible for the unmet need for FP utilization. A cross-sectional study with quantitative data analysis was used.  A structured questionnaire was used to collect data in line with the set objectives. Categorical data were presented as frequency percent and continuous data as a mean ±standard deviation. The data were analyzed with the statistical software called Medcalc software v. 19.5.6. Analysis was done using the test of proportion at 95% confidence interval and a P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study had significantly more females, married, and of low education level (p<0.05).  Medium parity of 1-3, a spouse being comfortable with a partner using FP, knowledge about FP were significantly associated with FP use (P<0.05). The Majority of the participants were using FP methods (P<0.05) with injections being the most used method (P<0.05). The Majority of the clients would encourage others to use FP (P<0.05) and HIV had no effect on FP use (P<0.05). Culture and society beliefs did not affect FP utilization (P<0.05). Being close to the service provider, hospitality of the service provider, information about the benefits and risks associated with FP use were significantly associated with utilization of FP methods (P<0.05). However, the overall utilization of FP was low (58.9%) and was largely affected by personal factors other than community or service delivery factors. Future research should focus on the putative personal factors that may prevent the utilization of FP methods.
A Literature Review of Neural Tracking to Speech Envelope from the View of Audiology
Authors: Lee Sungmin
Published: August 2021

Despite the significant contribution of hearing assistive devices, medications, and surgery to restoring auditory periphery, a large number of people with hearing loss still struggle with understanding speech. This leads many studies on speech perception to move towards the central auditory functions by looking at associated brain activities using macroscopic recording tools such as electroencephalography (EEG). Up until a few years ago, however, limitation has been given to the brain scientists who attempted to investigate speech perception mechanisms using the EEG. In particular, short duration of speech segments has inevitably been used to elicit auditory evoked potential, even though they were too brief to be considered as speech. Today, however, advance in neural engineering and better understanding of neural mechanism have better facilitated brain scientists to perform studies with running stream of continuous speech and expand the scope of EEG studies to include comprehension of more realistic speech envelope. The purpose of this study is to review literatures on neural tracking to speech envelope to discuss it in Audiology perspective. This review article consists of seven subjects including introduction, neural tracking theories, neural tracking measure, signal processing & analysis, literature review on neural tracking associated with hearing loss, application of neural tracking to audiology, and conclusion. We noted that neural tracking has potential to be used in clinical sets to objectively evaluate speech comprehension for people with hearing loss in the future.
Characteristics of Performance according to Type of Semantic Lexical Task in Normal Elderly and Individuals with Subjective Memory Impairment
Authors: Park Sangwook , Kim JungWan
Published: August 2021

Purpose: For comparison of a semantic knowledge processing of the elderly, particularly the normal individuals and individuals with subjective memory impairment, this study aims to clarify what factors of semantic knowledge task could sensitively discriminate between the two groups by conducting various types of tasks and analyzing the aspects.Methods: High/low frequency category fluency test, concrete/abstract noun word defining test, and semantic association task were performed by 30 normal subjects and 30 subjective memory impaired subjects over 65 years old. Total and each subcategory scores were assessed for the category fluency test and word defining test, and correct response and reaction time were measured for the semantic association task.Results: It was found that there were significant differences between the two groups in the total score of the category fluency task (p < 0.001), low-frequency category score, abstract noun word defining task score (p < 0.05), and reaction time of semantic association task (p < 0.01).Conclusion: The result showed that in case of a target word with lower contact frequency and more abstract concept, the elderly with subjective memory impairment have difficulties in neural-networking activation of semantic knowledge and control of interruption stimulation when approaching a target word, with increased reaction time. This findings demonstrate that a semantic and lexical task has a clinical significance in discriminating a subjective memory impairment group.
Физические основы формирования гетероваризонной структуры на основе кремния
Authors: Бахадирханов М.К. , Исамов С.Б.
Published: August 2021

With the formation of binary unit cells based on the AII and BVI, AIII, and BV elements, a heterovarizonic structure was obtained in the near-surface region of silicon, without destroying the crystal structure, without surface states with a thickness of about 5 μm. The resulting heterovarizonic structure has special fundamental parameters that ensure the absorption of light in a wide range of the solar spectrum from UV to IR radiation with λ = 0.1-3 μm, i.e., it covers the entire solar spectrum.
Улучшение растворения лидокаина посредством диспергирования методом быстрого расширения сверхкритического раствора
Authors: Кузнецова И.В. , Сандугей Н.С. , Гильмутдинов И.И. , Гильмутдинов И.М. , Сабирзянов А.Н.
Published: August 2021

An experimental study of the grinding of lidocaine by the rapid expansion of supercritical solutions (RESS method) was carried out. The experiments were carried out in the pressure range of 10–35 MPa and temperatures of 308–333 K. The analysis of the morphology and size of particles, as well as the effect of the process parameters on them, was carried out. Qualitative and quantitative spectrophotometric analysis was carried out. The dissolution test was carried out in a phosphate buffered saline medium simulating plasma, which showed that the reduction in particle size gave an increased yield of the drug in a shorter period of time compared to the original drug that was not treated.
Development, Implementation, and Effectiveness of a Self-sustaining, Web-Based LGBTQ+ National Platform: A Framework for Centralizing Local Health Care Resources and Culturally Competent Providers
Authors: Nowaskie Dustin Z
Published: August 2021

Background

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) population has long faced substantial marginalization, discrimination, and health care disparities compared to the cisgender, heterosexual population. As the etiology of such disparities is multifaceted, finding concrete solutions for LGBTQ+ health care equity is challenging. However, the internet may offer the space to initiate an effective model.

Objective

In an effort to make LGBTQ+ public resources and culturally competent providers transparent, modernize medical education, and promote cultural competency, OutCare Health—a nonprofit 501(c)(3) multidisciplinary, multicenter web-based platform—was created.

Methods

The organization employs a cyclic, multidimensional framework to conduct needs assessments, identify resources and providers, promote these efforts on the website, and educate the next generation of providers. LGBTQ+ public health services are identified via the internet, email, and word of mouth and added to the Public Resource Database; culturally competent providers are recruited to the OutList directory via listservs, medical institutions, local organizations, and word of mouth; and mentors are invited to the Mentorship Program by emailing OutList providers. These efforts are replicated across nearly 30 states in the United States.

Results

The organization has identified over 500 public health organizations across all states, recognized more than 2000 OutList providers across all states and 50 specialties, distributed hundreds of thousands of educational materials, received over 10,000 monthly website visits (with 83% unique viewership), and formed nearly 30 state-specific teams. The total number of OutList providers and monthly website views has doubled every 12-18 months. The majority of OutList providers are trained in primary, first point-of-care specialties such as family medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, mental health, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics.

Conclusions

A web-based LGBTQ+ platform is a feasible, effective model to identify public health resources, culturally competent providers, and mentors as well as provide cultural competency educational materials and education across the country. Such a platform also has the opportunity to reach self-perpetuating sustainability. The cyclic, multidisciplinary, multidimensional, multicenter framework presented here appears to be pivotal in achieving such growth and stability. Other organizations and medical institutions should heavily consider using this framework to reach their own communities with high-quality, culturally competent care for the LGBTQ+ population.
Unifying Heterogenous Electronic Health Records Systems via Text-Based Code Embedding: Study of Predictive Modeling (Preprint)
Authors: Hur Kyunghoon , Lee Jiyoung , Oh Jungwoo , Price Wesley , Kim Young-Hak , Choi Edward
Published: August 2021

BACKGROUND

Substantial increase in the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has opened new frontiers for predictive healthcare. However, while EHR systems are nearly ubiquitous, they lack a unified code system for representing medical concepts. Heterogeneous formats of EHR present a substantial barrier for the training and deployment of state-of-the-art deep learning models at scale.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study is to suggest a novel text embedding approach to overcome heterogeneity of EHR structure among different EHR systems.

METHODS

We introduce Description-based Embedding, DescEmb, a code-agnostic description-based representation learning framework for predictive modeling on EHR. DescEmb takes advantage of the flexibility of neural language understanding models while maintaining a neutral approach that can be combined with prior frameworks for task-specific representation learning or predictive modeling.

RESULTS

Based on five prediction tasks with two heterogeneous EHR datasets, DescEmb achieves comparable or superior performance to the traditional code-based embedding approach, especially under the zero-shot and few-shot transfer learning scenarios. We also demonstrate that DescEmb enables us to train a single model on a pooled dataset from heterogeneous EHR systems and achieve the same, if not better performance compared to training separate models for each EHR system.

CONCLUSIONS

Based on the promising results, we believe the description-based embedding approach on EHR will open a new direction for large-scale predictive modeling in healthcare.
An Overview of the Cure of HIV/AIDS Harbal Therapy Containing Natural Antioxidant, Vitamins and Minerals
Authors: Emmanuel Silas David , Bugaje I. M. , Mohammmad S. M.
Published: August 2021

Purposes: The unprecedented and sequence through which an estimate of 25 million lives have gone to their early grave yard through Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS can never be quantified; since, when it was first describes in 1981. In 2017/2018 by (UNAIDS) it was estimated globally for about 36.9millions people were living with Human, Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) so to say. Henceforth the progress made in the field of treatment in the form of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) disease has not been fully ascertain for the cure of HIV/AIDS; except, perpetual clinical suppressions. Thus, the current challenges that man kinds faces with the used of perpetual intake of antiretroviral therapy (clinical suppression)/artificial vaccine is un-justifiable. However, search for HIV therapy have open a new chapter in the search for novel drugs from Kaduna Polytechnic procedure. This review focuses on vitamins, antioxidant, mineral and supplement as sources of in-hibitors or eradications for human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV) reverse transcriptase. Objective: To assess whether vitamins, antioxidant, minerals supplement are effective and safe in eradicating mortality and morbidity among populace with HIV infection. Selection criteria: Randomized control trials were selected that compared the effect of vitamins (A, C, D, E, K,), antioxidant, minerals and supplement with regard to treatment measures in HIV infected persons. Methods: To prevent authors bias, based on a systematic search of literature; anti-HIV reverse transcriptase activity of some plant’s species like those of Eucalyptus leaves, Garlic fresh fruits, Baobab leaves, aloe vera, neem leaves, moringa leaves, bitter leaves etc. respectively. Thus, these medicinal plants contain an appreciable or above values antioxidant compound or photochemical like those of Phenolic, anthraquinone, tannin, falconoid, terpenoid, lignin, coumarins etc. respectively. Contrarywise, these phytochemical compounds have been exploited traditionally for the cure of many diseases as well as inhibition of viral replication/transcription. Further investigations have shared more light through which phytochemicals compounds inhibit virus replication either during the viral entry inside the host cell or during their replication. Originality: in view of the current investigation or to accelerate drug discovery and innovation, this review recommends the urgent need to tap into the enrich locally available endogenous knowledge of putative anti- HIV/AIDS, photochemical and their derivatives, (reverse pharmacology, determine pan assay, interferences compounds, microbial enzyme metabolites relationship and their mechanisms to treat virial diseases.
Caracterización clínica, según niveles de glucemia, de pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19: serie de casos
Authors: Stulin Irene , Montes de Oca Maria , Blanco Gabriela , Sánchez Laura , Silva Isabel-Carlota , Quevedo Jennireth , Arvelo Maria Cristina , Valera Nathalia , Papa Irene , Bacci Hospital Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela , de Abreu Fátima , Villarroel Héctor , Catari Juan Carlos , Lopez José Luis , Moran Brigitte , Cárdenas Claudio , Santucci Saverio , Viloria José Luis , Gómez Jerry , Martinelli Antonio , García Eleonora , Guzmán Manuel
Published: August 2021

La hiperglucemia con o sin diabetes en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19 se asocia con complicaciones. No existe información del problema en nuestro entorno. El objetivo del estudio fue comparar las características y curso clínico intrahospitalario de los pacientes con diagnóstico de COVID-19 que presentaron o no hiperglucemia durante su hospitalización. Estudio retrospectivo, observacional, de revisión de historias clínicas de pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19. Se usó el formulario desarrollado por ISARIC y OMS para recopilar datos. Siguiendo los objetivos glucémicos estándar en pacientes hospitalizados, se definió como hiperglucemia, al valor en ayunas igual o mayor de 140 mg/ dL. Se incluyeron 148 pacientes, 97 (65,5%) hombres y 51 mujeres (34,5%), con edad promedio de 64,1±16,1 años, de los cuales 42 (28,4%), refirieron antecedente de diabetes, 60 (40,5%) presentaron hiperglucemia intrahospitalaria y 32 (53,3%) de estos casos no reportaron diabetes previa. Los pacientes con hiperglucemia tenían mayor edad, recibieron más corticoides sistémicos (96,6 vs 82,6%; p=0,01), antibióticos (68,3 vs 44,3%; p=0,01), presentaron mayor alteración en la oxigenación de ingreso (SpO2 88,1±11,7% vs 92,8±5,5%, p=0,02; PaO2/FiO2, 194,4±119,7 vs 270,9±118,3, p<0,001), mayor puntaje de extensión de lesión pulmonar en la tomografía de tórax (14,9±5,7 vs 11,1±6,3; p<0,001) y marcadores inflamatorios al ingreso más alterados (PCR 6,73±3,61 vs 5,08±4,21; p<0,01, LDH 342,9±118,4 vs 296,5±161,4; p=0,01 y ferritina 687,7±373,2 vs 542,6±395,3; p=0,01). La mortalidad (34,5 vs 10,7%; p<0,001) y admisión a la UCI (43,3 vs 7,9%; p<0,001) fue mayor en los pacientes con hiperglucemia. La hiperglucemia en pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19 es un marcador de mayor gravedad y mal pronóstico.
SARS-CoV-2: Potential feco-oral transmission and implications on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Venezuela. Mini-review
Authors: Chacín-Bonilla Leonor , Chacón Nathalie
Published: August 2021

The recognized human-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is through respiratory droplets and contact with contaminated surfaces. However, the high transmissibility of the virus and the pattern of symptoms of COVID-19 suggest the likelihood of other forms of spread. Increasing evidence suggests that SARS‐CoV‐2 could be transmitted by the feco‐oral route. SARS-CoV-2 is known to infect gastrointestinal epithelial cells and a significant number of infected people have gastrointestinal symptoms. Viable viruses, viral RNA, and prolonged shedding of viral RNA have been detected in the feces of COVID-19 patients. The virus has been found in sewage and surface waters of several countries. The possible feco-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 could be significant in low-income countries. High poverty levels and the collapse of health and other public services might increase the risk of Venezuelans to suffer a more devastating impact from COVID-19 than other populations. In conclusion, the feco-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has not been demonstrated. However, it is conceivable and the impact of COVID-19 could be high in low-income countries, especially in Venezuela due to its humanitarian crisis. The lack of information on the viability and infectivity of the virus in wastewaters and surface waters and the risk of transmission of the infection are important gaps in knowledge that deserve further investigation.
Water Level Detection and Monitoring Using Arduino
Authors: Sindhu Gannoju
Published: August 2021

Most of the individuals in residential areas experience the problem of running out of water and overflow tanks. It becomes more difficult for the consumer to gauge the amount of water in the tank. When the pump is ON, the user will not realize that the water tank is filled, which may result in an overflow. Auto water pump switch is used to troubleshoot problems with the water tank. The consumer can use this technology to fill an empty tank without having to take any effort. When the tank is empty, the system automatically turns ON, and when the tank is filled, it automatically turns OFF. Water is not wasted with this technique
A Comparative Study of Intrathecal Bupivacaine with Fentanyl versus Plain Bupivacaine in Elective Lower Segment Caesarean Section
Authors: Kasturi Dr. Hari Prasad
Published: August 2021

Pregancy is a very stressful condition for every women. Most of them live in a fear of complications and the safety of the unborn baby. Many have lots of questions and confusions when it comes to surgery. Regional anaesthesia is the best choice for a elective lower segment caesarean section. Making sure that the pregnant women co-operates to perform a lumbar puncture to deliever the drugs is at most important to have a succesful spinal block. It is also very important to choose drugs which last for longer time and provide analgesia even after the surgery. The practice of adding additives to local anaesthetic agents is very come from decades. The best and the safest additive with very low complication is the one which doesn’t affect the degree of anaesthetic block and has very safe haemodynamic response. Fentanyl is a time tested drug and it is very safe as per the available litracure and can be safely given in pregnancy. In this comparative study we are going to compare the potentail of fentanyl and bupivacaine with bupivacaine alone when given intrathecally
Experimental Study on the Properties of Banyan Stalks Reinforced Concrete
Authors: Charan S. Sri
Published: August 2021

In this developing country day by day technology increasing rapidly “According to the development there is an increasing in the construction process”. In construction the major role placed by concrete and steel. Due to wide ranging of steel usage the ore is also decreasing in the earth crust, so to avoid this type of scarcity or problems by using natural resources we can manufacture a fine quality reinforcing material for binding. In this process banyan tree stalks are the main component and we are not cutting the tree, just using AERIAL ROOTS of the banyan tree. If we cut them also, they can reproduce again by that tree. Banyan tree scientific name is “FICUS BENGHALENSIS” an annual fibre plant has been found to be an important source of fibers for a number of applications since good olden days. The banyan fibers has high potential as a reinforcing fiber and common home and office house tree, but in the wild forest, it’s a giant tree of Indian Jungles. Banyan tree starts out life as an epiphyte growing on another tree where some eating birds deposited seed. Banyan tree can get 100 inches tall and, with its massive limbs supported by prop roots, spread over an area of several acres. A famous banyan tree near Poona, (India) is said to measure a half mile around its perimeter and be capable of sheltering 2000 peoples. Banyan trees are native to India, Srilanka and Pakistan. The literature review and tests we are conducting has shown scanty information on the application of this fibers as reinforcing material, keeping in view the easy availability of this new and a comprehensive research work has been initiated in our laboratory on synthesis study of properties of banyan tree stalks as a reinforcing binding material by adding some resins. The composites provide characteristics that are not obtained from any discrete material systems and cohesive structures made by combining two or more compatible materials, the present work presents the results of experimental investigations carried out to evaluate the effect of partial replacement of steel in the construction. To check the properties of the prepared specimen by the banyan tree stalks, we are doing Laboratory Tests i.e., Tensile and Hardness test. The test strength at 7, 14, 28 days then comparing the values with the steel and also materials tests are to be performed.
Seismic Analysis of Twin Tower Structures: A Review
Authors: Nagar Shruti
Published: August 2021

Since the world's most populous cities are experiencing a land shortage, it is more important to make high-rise buildings, skyscrapers, and twin towers safer and more secure for residence, commercial and other purposes. More research and study is required to make skyscrapers and twin tower high rise buildings safe and secure. New projects and ideas for twin towers and skyscrapers will help reduce the risk of disaster. More unique forms are in trend to show the rich connotation and vitality of buildings. Connected twin tower structures conform to these requirements, and many connected structures in different forms have been or are being built in recent years. It is observed that there are many types of high rise buildings in the world with different shape and sizes. These buildings are mostly designed and analyzed for seismic and wind loads. Therefore it is necessary to take new ideas of construction and research on that so that the chances of seismic and wind failure can be reduced. After reviewing various papers it is necessary to perform seismic analysis.
The case of Thermodom: features of operation and development of construction holding companies in the residential real estate market of Penza
Authors: Khrustalev Boris , Klyueva Ekaterina , Zakharov Sergei
Published: August 2021

The article addresses the efficiency of construction holding companies that operate in the housing market of oneRussian region. The main trends in the development of construction holding companies in the Penza region areoutlined within the framework of the Strategy for the social and economic development of the Penza region through2035. The co-authors analyze the principal characteristics of Termodom, a Penza-based construction holdingcompany. In particular, they explore the implementation of its market strategy, the cyclical nature of the housingmarket development, cycles of construction project development and implementation, and real estate sales overthe period exceeding the last five years. Research methods include theoretical analysis and empirical researchsuch as statistical data analysis, as well as data description and grouping. The co-authors have studied workson the operation of construction enterprises, research articles, monographs, electronic resources, and legal acts.Research methods, employed by the co-authors, include description, comparison, and classification. The coauthorsuse practical approaches to the monitoring and analysis of the activities performed by various constructionholding companies with a special focus on the milestones of their strategic development and with regard forthe factors of internal and external environments. This approach has enabled the co-author to project the mainpatterns of future sustainable development of these enterprises and the construction industry as a whole.It is necessary to develop a system of legislative, regulatory and economic standards to efficiently solve the problemof unfinished construction projects, to switch over to innovative technologies and implement other innovations andproper development strategies with a focus on investments, innovations, internal and external market potential. Theproper analysis of factors of external and internal environments is a must for the successful attainment of theseobjectives.
Digital and online technology changing the real estate market in Russia
Authors: Boriskina Yulia
Published: August 2021

The real estate market has to respond quickly to all global and local changes, such as the development of digital technologies, new legislation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and shrinking demand, and each major market player reacts accordingly. The government announces a new strategy in an effort to have information technologies introduced by its official agencies and the population and establish an electronic government system. Developers launch virtual sales and 3D tours, willing to attract new buyers from distant locations, cooperate with banks and provide assistance in obtaining digital signatures. Banks offer new services by consolidating online property search engines and mortgage issuance. SberBank’s DOMclick service is described in the article in detail. Evenconservative notaries have joined the process: now they can notarize online deals and register electronic purchase and sale contracts.Online deals have several steps: choosing and visiting the property, entering into a preliminary contract and making an advance payment, performing the due diligence, preparing for the deal, having a mortgage issued and the deal registered, and now each step can be made online.Changes have affected both sales contracts and rental agreements. A leading Internet company has chosen to rent properties only from those landlords, who register rental agreements on its platform in the capacity of partners and have digital signatures to sign their electronic contracts.New services have become possible thanks to the development of new digital and online technologies, new tools appear to meet the market needs. Although some risks arise at certain stages, online technologies have been successfully adopted by the real estate market.
Digital reference images when evaluating the quality of castings from aluminum and magnesium alloys
Authors: Kosarina E. I. , Demidov A. A. , Smirnov A. V. , Suvorov P. V.
Published: August 2021

Reference X-ray images of defects in castings and welded joints have been used for many years in X-ray radiation inspection. With the transition to digital technologies, and the use of flat-panel detectors instead of radiographic film, the problem arose of creating reference digital images. Comparison of the digital image of the reference sample with the digital image of the test object can be carried out using software, which completely or partially excludes the subjective assessment of the operator, makes it possible to view doubtful areas of the image with magnification and without loss of contrast, automatically show the size of the defect, its intensity distribution by volume of the casting. All this makes the control more objective and productive. The reference images in the detector’s memory do not undergo the aging and degradation typical of X-ray images, and there is no need to replicate them.
MEIO AMBIENTE, CRISTIANISMO E ECOTEOLOGIA: UMA ANÁLISE INTERDISCIPLINAR
Authors: Dos Santos Júnior Paulo Jonas , Caetano Figueira Pedro Henrique , Gonçalves dos Santos Silvana Duarte
Published: August 2021

O artigo tem por finalidade esboçar os paradigmas de interpretação de mundo da Ecoteologia; desta forma, fez-se necessário uma contextualização da história do cristianismo, para assim se compreender a estrutura crucial da religiosidade cristã. É sabido que as preocupações com o meio ambiente tem ganhado um destacado lugar no meio científico e acadêmico, porém por vezes essa preocupação não é vista no ambiente religioso. Desse modo este trabalho busca analisar como assuntos relacionados ao meio ambiente são tratados no âmbito da teologia cristã; dessa forma, para um melhor entendimento sobre a formação da doutrina e da cultura cristã, foi realizado um levantamento de caráter historiográfico. Por fim, foi possível constatar que apesar da temática ambiental ter sido tratada como de menor importância durante muito tempo por parte de várias áreas das Ciências Humanas e Sociais, ultimamente esse assunto tem ganhado espaço nas discussões acadêmicas e possibilitado a consolidação de novas perspectivas, como é o caso da própria Ecoteologia.
FESTA AMEJIKIIM DO POVO KANELA DO ARAGUAIA: DIÁLOGOS COMO AÇÃO EDUCATIVA DE SENSIBILIZAÇÃO INTERCULTURAL
Authors: Leite Renata Santana , Leão Marcelo Franco
Published: August 2021

O povo indígena Kanela do Araguaia é oriundo do Estado do Maranhão, cujas famílias foram dispersas pelo Brasil devido ao massacre provocado pelos confrontos entre índios e fazendeiros no século passado. Muitas destes indígenas atualmente vivem no município de Luciara/MT, na aldeia Nova Pukanu. Atualmente, esse povo tradicional tem buscado resgatar memórias para registrar sua cultura, sendo que muitos destes estudantes e moradores são indígenas. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo promover diálogos culturais com o Povo Kanela do Araguaia, por meio da compreensão da festa Amejikiim, como uma ação educativa para abordar a interculturalidade. O estudo foi desenvolvido desde 2018 por estudantes da sala anexa multisseriada da Escola Estadual Sol Nascente, localizada na zona rural do município de Confresa/MT. Assim, foi proposta a investigação sobre essa manifestação cultural praticada em uma das aldeias do povo Kanela do Araguaia, situada nas margens do Rio Tapirapé. Para compreender este fator histórico, os estudantes presenciaram depoimentos de anciãos da comunidade. Percebeu-se que a festa Amejikim propicia diversão, prazer e fortalecimento cultural. A dança ensina e contempla o indivíduo em seu saber, seus conhecimentos e sua expressão do mundo e dotado de natureza livre típica de uns processos educativos. Logo, esta ação educativa serviu como sensibilização intercultural, pois os estudantes aprenderam com os mais experientes sobre das origens deste povo tradicional e assim respeitar a cultura do outro.
CONHECIMENTOS EMPÍRICOS SOBRE ASTRONOMIA DA COMUNIDADE INDÍGENA KANELA DO ARAGUAIA DA ALDEIA NOVA PUKANU
Authors: Tolentino Gabriel Alves , Moraes Devacir Vaz de , Tasinaffo Alves Ana Claudia
Published: August 2021

O ensino de Astronomia no Ensino Médio tende a proporcionar a formação de um estudante crítico e pleno, que estará preparado para interagir com a sociedade. Assim, a contribuição da Ciência se encontra atrelada à compreensão de outras culturas, como a dos indígenas. Nesse contexto, o presente texto é resultado de um estudo que objetivou analisar os conhecimentos sobre Astronomia da comunidade Kanela do Araguaia da Aldeia Nova Pukanu, no segundo semestre de 2019, por meio de uma pesquisa com enfoque qualitativo. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de pesquisa de campo com questionário, contendo oito perguntas abertas, tendo como sujeitos 35 indígenas da comunidade local, que aceitaram participar, voluntariamente, da investigação. Entre as estrelas mais citadas por eles estão: Estrela D’alva (35 participantes), Sol (35 participantes) e Estrela Cadente (35 participantes), já as constelações que mais vezes apareceram nas respostas foram: Constelações Cruzeiro do Sul (32 participantes), Caminho de Santiago (31 participantes), e Três Marias (31 participantes). Assim como em outros estudos, as estrelas e as constelações mais citadas pelos indígenas são as da Via Láctea. Ao analisar os resultados se percebeu que a comunidade utiliza os conhecimentos empíricos de Astronomia para se orientar e guiar em tarefas simples, cotidianas, que vão desde o preparo de um medicamento, caça, pesca e plantio até a colheita de produtos que são necessários para a sua subsistência.
Competitiveness and export development strategy for Indonesia's creative economy sector in the ASEAN market
Authors: Haryadi Haryadi , Umiyati Etik , Dhora Sony Tian
Published: August 2021

The main objectives of this study are (1) to analyze the competitiveness of Indonesian exports in the ASEAN market (2) to formulate a strategy that will be able to support the export competitiveness of Indonesia's creative economy. Revealed Comparative  Advantage, Acceleration Ratio, Export Competitiveness  Index, and SWOT analysis (to determine a  creative economy export development strategy using quantitative) were used as analysis tools. This study focused on examining the subsectors of architecture, movies, animation and video, craft, culinary, music, fashion, publishing, and art. Based on the results, we conclude that all subsectors have export competitiveness in the ASEAN market. Among them, craft and culinary appear as subsectors with strong competitiveness and meet all the analysis criteria. The results also show that SO strategy (growth) could be chosen to develop the creative economy.
Concepción de la masculinidad como dominación masculina y propuesta metodológica para abordarla
Authors: Batres Quevedo Jorge Alejandro
Published: August 2021

Desde los años noventa se han intensificado las investigaciones sobre masculinidad, lo mismo ha pasado con las acciones destinadas a formar y abordar la temática. Con este artículo se pretende posicionar una forma novedosa de concebir, estudiar y plantear la masculinidad: como una forma de dominación social estructurada, que articula un conjunto de disposiciones sociales que los hombres asumen para integrarse funcionalmente en la sociedad y reproducir un orden social determinado. Dicho enfoque ha sido estudiado empíricamente desde 2012 y se ha tenido ocasión de traducir la propuesta teórica a una metodología de intervención, usando como referencia la supervisión psicosocial. La metodología ha sido validada en talleres y encuentros con hombres, y se expone en la parte final del artículo.
“Los jóvenes son el futuro”: Prácticas de la juventud en la participación política durante la primera ronda del proceso de elecciones 2018 en Costa Rica
Authors: Araya Pérez Mario Alberto , Alpízar Lobo Natasha , Álvarez Calderón Adam
Published: August 2021

La imagen “los jóvenes son el futuro” es empleada habitualmente en el ámbito de la participación política para designar a una supuesta grupalidad considerada a partir de criterios etarios. A partir de la investigación aquí presentada, basada en una observación participante en dos cantones costarricenses durante la primera ronda de las elecciones 2018, se pudo demostrar que dicha imagen es negociada, atribuida y asumida de forma relacional en entornos diferenciados. En otras palabras, no existe un entorno previo de participación política en el cual las personas consideradas jóvenes decidan o no involucrarse; por el contrario, este emerge y muta a lo largo de la campaña política. En el proceso, el ambiente electoral, la familia y la constitución de la imagen de las personas jóvenes en las prácticas son categorías medulares al analizar el involucramiento de esta población en los espacios en que se desenvuelven.
La infalibilidad del contenido en los textos escolares: ¿Mito o realidad?
Authors: Velásquez Echeverri Mauricio
Published: August 2021

El ensayo deriva de la tesis doctoral del autor y es una reflexión sobre el rol protagónico otorgado por la política educativa del Estado, quien coloca centralidad a los textos escolares en la educación formal de la sociedad venezolana. Por tanto, el artículo tiene como objetivo: sensibilizar a los usuarios del recurso pedagógico-didáctico sobre la importancia que tiene una postura crítica del docente y del estudiante frente a los contenidos temáticos desarrollados en los textos escolares. En la tesis, a que se hace referencia, la metodología aplicada fue el análisis de contenido cualitativo. Ella, condujo a que emergiera como inferencia -respaldada por las evidencias de los resultados- que: los textos escolares venezolanos de ciencias sociales (geografía, historia y ciudadanía) entre el período 1966-2016, son susceptibles de equivocaciones (allí se desmorona el mito educativo), ya que se hallaron errores e inconsistencias de forma y de fondo, en el tratamiento textual e iconográfico dado al tema del diferendo por el Territorio Esequibo.
Primavera Imaginada: Ciudad, comunicación e imaginarios urbanos
Authors: Gómez García Nataly , Garcés Gutiérrez Diana Isabel
Published: August 2021

El objetivo de este trabajo fue desarrollar una investigación rigurosa de tipo cualitativo con un aporte determinante de datos cuantitativos enmarcados en una línea temporal que se extendió entre los años 2004 y 2015, visualizó 11 años de trabajo enfocado a la transformación de la imagen de Medellín ante el mundo, permitió determinar la injerencia de los procesos de comunicación en el desarrollo social de una ciudad a partir de la transformación de imaginarios que otredades tienen al respecto.

Primavera Imaginada evidenció que, el uso del lenguaje y los medios de comunicación son determinantes al momento de instalar, mantener o dinamizar imaginarios. Igualmente, y a partir de ello, aumentar la favorabilidad en la imagen hacia una ciudad, permite generar cooperación e inversión internacional que aporta en gran medida al desarrollo sostenible de una ciudad y, por ende, a la calidad de vida de sus habitantes.
Deserción y demora universitaria: lo que los indicadores y los rankings dejan afuera. El caso de la carrera de Bioingeniería de la U.N.S.J - Argentina
Authors: Seminara María Paula
Published: August 2021

En los últimos años la calidad de la Educación Superior ha sido crecientemente evaluada y cuestionada. Los indicadores de deserción y demora, entre otros, han resultado fundamento primordial para asegurar la falencia en relación a la eficiencia del Sistema. Este escrito se estructura alrededor del siguiente interrogante: ¿Qué consideran y qué dejan afuera los indicadores y rankings que evalúan el desempeño institucional? El desarrollo se divide en 5 ejes. El primero introduce las demandas a las que se enfrenta la Universidad hoy. El segundo, precisa ciertos aspectos referidos al tipo de evaluación que ofrecen estos dispositivos. El tercero, se aboca a la problemática de la deserción/demora, enfatizando en el error de reducirlas bajo criterios cuantitativos y estandarizados. El cuarto, expone algunas experiencias que, desde la Carrera de Bioingeniería de la U.N.S.J, dan cuenta de la complejidad de la labor social universitaria. El quinto, retoma la necesidad de construir una nueva forma de evaluación. La metodología de reflexión crítica se basó en la revisión bibliográfica de la temática y en el resultado de entrevistas en profundidad mantenidas con estudiantes de la Carrera en cuestión. El objetivo es incentivar el dialogo entre Universidades, para lograr una mirada comprensiva sobre sus funciones.
Estado, escuela y violencia simbólica: construcciones desde Pierre Bourdieu
Authors: Cabrera Cifuentes Karol Andrea
Published: August 2021

El texto pretende establecer, a partir de las apuestas teóricas de Pierre Bourdieu, posibles relaciones entre Estado y Escuela desde las nociones de campo burocrático y campo escolar, cruzadas por el ejercicio de la violencia simbólica que en cada campo sus capitales posibilitan. Con este propósito el texto recupera de manera sucinta el modo en el que el autor piensa el Estado y concomitantemente ideas clave en su teoría como son el capital, el poder y la violencia simbólica. Referirse al Estado implica entender la reconstrucción que Bourdieu hace de su génesis en la que resulta vital hablar del Estado burocrático, cuya consolidación tiene una fuerte relación con la escuela, los títulos escolares, y el mercado de bienes simbólicos alrededor del cual configura el campo escolar. La configuración de este campo trae consigo una legitimación que deriva de los capitales estatales con los cuales la escuela también tiene la potestad de ejercer una violencia simbólica que redunda en la reproducción de las estructuras sociales, aspecto que marca las conclusiones de este texto. En las conclusiones, además y sin ánimo de profundizar, pero si en respuesta a las motivaciones de este texto, se sintetiza un análisis inicial derivado del abordaje teórico y de las claridades epistemológicas y metodológicas a propósito de una investigación en curso desde la apuesta Bourdiana.