bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ecological Consortium as an Elementary Ecosystem
Authors: Ivashov Anatolij , Simchuk Andriy
Published: July 2022

Each of the large autotrophic or heterotrophic organisms  reproduces an environment for many organisms, living in, on and around it. This central organism and all other organisms, living in the sphere of its influence, constitute together an elementary community or ecosystem if to take into the consideration soil, air and other elements, which are included into the sphere. In East European ecological tradition such the elementary ecosystems are named individual consortia. Population and species consortia integrate individual consortia of population and species representatives correspondingly. Each central organism has unique genotype, and, thus, reproduces unique environment for its inhabitants. In this reason, the result of interaction between consorters and their host depend both from the   genotype of central organism from one side and from genetic structures of the consorters from another side. Thus, autotrophic or heterotrophic individual consortium is a spatially limited unity of different organisms, zone of life concentration, in which specific composition of living and non-living components with peculiar energetic and informative exchange is forming arround the determinant, anough large central organism.
Skydliaukės karcinomų miRNR analizė ir prognostinė vertė
Authors:   , Laukienė Romena
Published: July 2022

miRNA expression analysis and prognostic significance in thyroid carcinomas
Vaikų miego sunkumai ir šiuolaikinių informacinių technologijų naudojimas: sąveika ankstyvos raidos periodu
Authors:   , Baukienė Edita
Published: July 2022

Childrens‘ sleep problems and the use of modern information technologies: interactions in the early developmental period
Efficient laser ablation for bio-inspired 3D functional surfaces
Authors:   , Žemaitis Andrius
Published: July 2022

Naši lazerinė abliacija bioinspiruotų trimačių funkcinių paviršių kūrimui
Nanoparticles application as a therapeutic strategy for diabetes mellitus management
Authors:   Department of Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, Ojo A. B. , Oni A. I. ,   Department of Biochemistry, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria, Rotimi D. ,   Department of Biochemistry, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria, Iyobhebhe M. ,   Department of Biochemistry, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria, Adeniji P. O. ,   Department of Tourism Studies, Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria;, Talabi J. ,   Department of Food Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria;, Ojo O. A. ,   Department of Biochemistry, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria,   Department of Biochemistry, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria;
Published: July 2022

The prevalence of diabetes, as reported by the World Health Organization and the International Diabetes Federation, has raised many eyebrows about the dangers of diabetes mellitus to society, leading to the development of various therapeutic techniques, including nanotechnological, in the management of this disease. This review discusses silver, gold, ceramic, alloy, magnetic, silica, polymeric nanoparticles and their various applications in diabetes management which may help to reduce the incidence of diabetes and its complication.
Study of matrix metalloproteinase activity in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis
Authors:   Azerbaijan Medical University, Department of Biochemistry, Baku, Rahimova R. R.
Published: July 2022

One of the most important pathogenetic mechanisms of autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is the violation of immunological tolerance and the development of the autoimmune process, the markers of which are various biologically active substances, in particular, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) of the extracellular matrix (ECM). MMPs play a crucial role in the development of pathological processes in these diseases, contributing­ to matrix degradation due to imbalance between the activity of enzymes and their inhibitors. The aim of the work was to study the activity of key metalloproteinases and the level of α2-macroglobulin in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis. The diagnosis of AIT was established based on the study of data on anamnesis, thyroid status, the results of ultrasound of TG, and the presence of antibodies to the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSH) in blood plasma. Patients were enrolled in 2 groups: group 1 – 74 patients with a manifest form of the disease; group 2 – 96 patients with a subclinical form of the disease. The study of matrix metalloprotein activity in the examined patients showed a statistically significant (P = 0.015) increase in MMP-3 and MMP-7 activity in patients with AIT compared to the corresponding parameters in persons of the control group. Thus, levels of MMP-3 and 7 were in the group of patients, respectively 56 (51.0; 59.0) and 4.6 (4.3; 5.2) ng/ml, in control 23.0 (16.0; 26.0) and 3.6 (3.4; 4.1) ng/ml, respectively.
Changes in the expression of TRPV4 and TRPM8 channels in the colon of rats with 6-OHDA-induced Parkinson’s disease
Authors:   ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Stetska V. О. , Dovbynchuk T. V. ,   ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;, Dziubenko N. V. ,   Institute of High Technologies, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;, Zholos A. V. ,   ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;, Tolstanova G. M. ,   Institute of High Technologies, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;
Published: July 2022

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is neurodegenerative disease, which is accompanied by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in subtantia nigra. Non-motor symptoms, in particular, disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are observed in 20-80% of patients some 15-20 years before clinically diagnosed PD and are not a least important feature of PD pathogenesis. The transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are expressed throughout the GI tract, where they play an important role in taste, thermoregulation, pain, mucosal function and homeostasis, control of interstitial motility etc. The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of TRPV4 and TRPM8 channels in the GI motor function in the colon of rats with PD, incduced by injection of the 12 μg 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). The studies were performed on the 4th week and the 7th month after PD induction The rats were randomly divided into: I group – the sham-lesioned rats, 4 μl 0.9% NaCl, autopsy 4 weeks after injection (n = 5); II group – the 6-OHDA-PD rats, 4 μl 12 μg of 6-OHDA, autopsy 4 weeks after injection (n = 5); III group – the sham-lesioned rats, 4 μl 0.9% NaCl, autopsy 7 months after injection (n = 4); IV group – the 6-OHDA-PD rats, 4 μl 12 μg of 6-OHDA, autopsy 7 months after injection (n = 5). We evaluated the body weight of rats, GI transit time, the cecum weight index and immunohistochemical identification of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) -positive cells, and TRPV4, TRPM8 expression in rat’s colon. We showed that on the 7th month of the experiment, the GI transit time doubles over time; the cecum weight index of 6-OHDA rats increased by 57%; the number of TH-positive cells in colon rats decreased 2-fold, while TRPM8 ion channels were downregulated in PD rats and TRPV4 ion channels were upregulated in the colon of rats with 6-OHDA-PD. It was concluded that TRPV4 and TRPM8 ion channels may be considered pharmacological targets in the progression of PD pathology.
Unraveling the mystery of nitric oxide: Nobel prize winners Robert Furchgott, Louis Ignarro, and Ferid Murad
Authors:   Institute for Social and Political Psychology, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Danylova T. V. , Komisarenko S. V. ,   Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv;
Published: July 2022

In the 21st century, none of the scientists denies the determining role of the cardiovascular system and its central organ, the heart. The ongoing attempts to design new medications, elaborate effective trainings, heart transplant programs testify that humanity does not abandon attempts to improve and prolong human life, especially given the fact that the world’s biggest killer is ischemic heart disease. The most significant achievements in this field receive the highest rating in the scientific community – the Nobel Prize. In 1998, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro and Ferid Murad “for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in cardiovascular system”. Their discovery triggered an international boom in research on nitric oxide. The paper aims to outline briefly the main stages of the scientific activity of R.F. Furchgott, L.J. Ignarro and F. Murad.
Sleep Duration and Kindergarten Adjustment
Authors: Teti Douglas M. , Whitesell Corey J. , Mogle Jacqueline A. , Crosby Brian , Buxton Orfeu M. , Bierman Karen L. , Almeida David M.
Published: July 2022

OBJECTIVES

The current study examined longitudinal linkages between child sleep duration and children’s socioemotional, learning engagement, executive functioning, and academic outcomes across the full kindergarten (K) year.

METHODS

A measurement-burst design was employed to examine 3 different measures of child sleep duration in 7-day bursts at pre-K (July–August), early K (late September), mid-K (late November), and late K (mid-to-late April), using wrist actigraphy. These measures included mean amounts of child sleep per 24-hour period across the full week, proportion of 24-hour periods per week that children slept 10 or more hours, and proportion of nighttime sleep periods per week that children slept 10 or more hours. Children’s outcomes at early, mid-, and late K were provided by their K teachers blind to children’s sleep histories, and by assessments administered by project staff.

RESULTS

Among the 3 sleep measures examined, regularity of nighttime sleep in which children slept 10 or more hours per night, especially at pre-K, consistently predicted more favorable K outcomes in both socioemotional, learning engagement, and academic domains. Results suggested that establishing healthy nighttime sleep habits before K start was especially promotive of better K adjustment across the full K year. These findings were controlled for income-to-poverty threshold ratios, child health status, and number of missed school days.

CONCLUSIONS

Efforts to promote a favorable transition to first-time schooling should pay particular attention to sleep hygiene and regularity of 10-plus hours of nightly child sleep established before the start of K.
Santa Teresa de Jesus e seu influxo na espiritualidade laical
Authors: Carli Vitoria Andreatta De
Published: July 2022

O artigo apresenta a figura de Santa Teresa como inspiração para a vivência de uma autêntica espiritualidade cristã em sua modalidade laical. Em tempo de descrença no atual contexto pós-pandêmico, de guerra e diante da atual “crise de Deus dos crentes” (RATZINGER, 2015), percebe-se a realidade de muitos em viver a margem de Deus e da Igreja ou ainda de experimentarem falsas formas de espiritualidade cristã. Apesar do distanciamento do tempo de Teresa do nosso, essa santa nos contempla com seu testemunho que é “incomparável na contemplação e infatigável na ação” (PAULO IV, 1970a). Logrou tal feito com todas as armas ao seu alcance, em especial a oração como dom de sua relação com Deus e o compromisso com o mundo de forma integrada e luminosa. Recorrer hoje à sua herança tem muito a sugerir e revelar para a vivência da autêntica espiritualidade cristã. É um convite também aos fiéis leigos para recuperar a intensidade da fé e a intensidade da vida de oração. Em outras palavras, colocar toda a vida cotidianamente diante de Deus para exercitar a relação com Ele, unindo assim o ser e missão; palavra e vida como fez a mística. Considerando isso, conclui que o modelo de Teresa é atual sobretudo nos aspectos de sua doutrina a respeito da vida de oração; da unidade entre fé e vida e que não há vida cristã sem luta. O método proposto será essencialmente bibliográfico-analítico para depreender a profunda amizade de Santa Teresa com Deus e desde aí a necessidade em comunicar sua experiência aos que dela se acercavam.
“Nessas águas moventes onde se cruzam ficção e realidade”
Authors: Bojić Majda
Published: July 2022

O resgate do passado por meio da linguagem narrativa assim como a problematização do processo de criação literária são assuntos recorrentes dos romances de Ana Maria Machado que instigam ao debate sobre a fronteira entre o real e o imaginário, ficção e realidade, memória e imaginação, verdade e mentira. Este trabalho pretende analisar o romance A audácia dessa mulher a partir dos procedimentos narrativos que levamos em consideração enquanto sinais de ficcionalidade presentes no romance. A partir dessas ocorrências discutem-se as noções da referencialidade, motivação narrativa, verosimilhança e verdade ficcional. Enfoque especial será colocado na análise do narrador. Na elaboração do trabalho, contamos com o apoio de textos teóricos de Mieke Bal e Michael Riffaterre que abordam a questão da ficcionalidade em textos narrativos.
Comunicação e educação em saúde: o COVID-19 na Folha de São Paulo
Authors: Gonçalves José Roberto , Richter Tamara Tomitan , Lucena Tiago Franklin , Silva Tânia Maria Gomes da
Published: July 2022

A pandemia da Covid-19 oferece uma boa oportunidade para a reflexão sobre comunicação, jornalismo e saúde. Este artigo buscou analisar como a Folha de S. Paulo reportou a Covid-19 nos três primeiros meses de pandemia. Trata-se de uma investigação de abordagem qualitativa e de suporte documental que analisou os títulos de matérias veiculadas de 1º de janeiro a 31 de março de 2020. Os dados foram analisados na perspectiva da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados evidenciaram que houve a construção de uma narrativa que buscou associar o vírus à China, contribuindo para situações de xenofobia, além de pensar a doença como um problema distante. Evidenciou-se ainda que nesses primeiros momentos, aspectos econômicos ganharam maior visibilidade, com associação clara entre pautas de saúde e mercado financeiro, com pouca atenção aos determinantes sociais de saúde.
Extracellular DNA in blood: an index of in vivo inflammatory response
Authors: Demchenko E. N. , Gavrilova E. D. , Goiman E. V. , Volskiy N. N. , Kolesnikova O. P. , Kozlov V. A.
Published: July 2022

Increased concentration of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the circulating blood of humans and animals is a sign of inflammatory conditions and a distinctive characteristic of various pathophysiological processes in the body. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible role of tumor necrosis factor (TNFα) in changes of cfDNA contents in peripheral blood as a response to experimentally induced systemic inflammation.

We used 40 female hybrid mice (C57Bl/6xDBA/2) F1 at the age of 6-8 weeks. The concentration of cfDNA and its individual fractions was determined using a PicoGreen fluorescent dye. The dynamics of inflammatory process was evaluated after 4, 8, 11 and 24 hours following LPS injection. A significant increase in the blood plasma cfDNA levels was shown under the action of E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS), along with simultaneous decreased levels of cfDNA, associated with cell surface. The ratio of cell surface-bound cfDNA to the total cfDNA contents was reduced in dose-dependent manner as early as 4 hours after LPS injection to the animals, thus allowing us to consider this ratio a characteristic sign of netosis of neutrophilic granulocytes during the development of acute inflammation. The described effects are significantly suppressed with co-injection of recombinant TNFα neutralizing protein along with LPS, whereas increased intake of neutrophils in the tissues is determined by some other factors which are not directly related to the production of this cytokine.

Based on the obtained data, we proposed a following hypothesis: induction of netosis by inflammatory stimuli causes an increase in the concentration of cfDNA in blood plasma not only due to de novo emerging extracellular DNA by neutrophil netosis, but also by the release of distinct cfDNA fraction that was previously firmly bound to cell membranes in multiple body tissues under the action of proteases released during netosis.
Percepções de estudantes de enfermagem sobre o ambiente de aprendizagem clínica e saúde mental: um estudo multicêntrico
Authors: Karaduman Gul Sahin , Bakir Gizem Kubat , Sim-Sim Maria Margarida Santana Fialho , Basak Tulay , Goktas Sonay , Skarbalienė Aelita , Brasaitė-Abromė Indrė , Lopes Manuel José
Published: July 2022

Resumo Objetivo: este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar as percepções dos estudantes de Enfermagem das universidades públicas de três países da União Europeia sobre saúde mental e ambientes de aprendizagem clínica, tema pouco investigado na literatura. Método: a coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de um formulário de dados demográficos, a Escala Ambiente de Aprendizagem Clínica, Supervisão e Professor de Enfermagem e o Mental Health Continuum Short Form. Um total de 571 participantes da Turquia, Lituânia e Portugal foram incluídos no estudo. Resultados: houve uma diferença significativa entre os três grupos em relação ao ambiente de aprendizagem clínica e estado de saúde mental (p <0,001). A supervisão foi o elemento mais valorizado. Os estudantes portugueses apresentaram a média mais elevada nos escores do Mental Health Continuum Short Form e Ambiente de Aprendizagem Clínica, Supervisão e Professor de Enfermagem (p<0,001). Idade, sexo e saúde mental influíram nos escores do Ambiente de Aprendizagem Clínico, Supervisão e Professor de Enfermagem. Conclusão: os resultados indicaram que os escores do Mental Health Continuum Short Form e Ambiente de Aprendizagem Clínica, Supervisão e Professor de Enfermagem obtidos pelos estudantes de Enfermagem portugueses foram mais elevados. Revelou-se também que as percepções dos alunos sobre o ambiente de aprendizagem clínica foram afetadas pela idade e sexo, e que suas percepções sobre saúde mental foram influenciadas pelos escores da escala Ambiente de Aprendizagem Clínica, Supervisão e Professor de Enfermagem.
The effect of ascorbic acid and bio fertilizers on basil under drought stress
Authors: Hamidi M. , Moghadam H. Tohidi , Nasri M. , Kasraie P. , Larijani H.
Published: July 2022

Abstract Evaluate the effect of ascorbic acid application and coexistence of Mycorrhiza fungus and Azospirillium on basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under drought stress. This experiment was performed as a split factorial in a randomized complete block design with three replications in the crop year 2017-2018 in Shahriar, Iran. In this experiment, irrigation was the main factor in three levels, including drought stress based on 40-70-100 mm from the evaporation pan of class A. Biofertilizer including growth-promoting bacteria (Azospirillium) and mycorrhiza fungus in four levels, including a(Non-consumption) B (Seeds of growth-promoting bacteria (Azospirillium)) C (Consumption of mycorrhiza fungus as seeds) D (Concomitant use of growth-promoting bacteria Azospirillium with mycorrhiza fungi as seeds) and ascorbic acid in two levels of foliar application, including A (Absence Application of ascorbic acid) and B (Application of ascorbic acid (two days after irrigation treatment)) was considered as a factorial factor. The results showed that the highest biological yield was obtained in drought stress of 40 mm and application of biological fertilizers in the form of mycorrhiza application with an average of 3307.1 kg/ha, which was about 70% more than 100 mm evaporation stress and no application of biological fertilizer. The use of ascorbic acid under drought stress conditions improved by 10%, the essential oil using ascorbic acid evaporated under drought stress conditions of 100 mm. As a general conclusion, the use of ascorbic acid and Mycorrhiza + Azospirillium biological fertilizer improved the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of basil under drought stress.
Hepatic changes in Gallus gallus domesticus in Brazil
Authors: Lopes Marcelo C. , Freitas Neto Oliveiro C. , Amaral Camila I. , Lacerda Maira S.C. , Fonseca Clarissa S. , Martins Nelson R.S. , Ecco Roselene
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT: The occurrence and the frequency of hepatic changes in chickens, including broiler (BC), layer (LC) and backyard chickens (BYC) were investigated. The retrospective and prospective study (2006-2021) was conducted with a total of 300 cases of liver disorders. Industrial poultry (BC and LC) were frequently affected (88%) and noninfectious changes were the most diagnosed (69%). Considering etiology or conditions, the hepatic changes were classified as follows: degenerative changes (42%), bacterial (28%), metabolic (15%), toxic (8%), viral (3%), neoplastic (2%), protozoal diseases (1.5%) and circulatory disorders (0.5%). Regarding the type of bird, degenerative, toxic changes and viral hepatitis were more frequent in BC. Circulatory and metabolic disorders, as well as bacterial hepatitis, were more frequently diagnosed in LC. Neoplastic and protozoal hepatitis occurred more frequently in BYC. The macroscopic examination in association with histopathology enabled the diagnosis of the hepatic changes in 59% of the cases. Considering bacterial hepatitis in commercial poultry, the etiological diagnosis is highly important, in view of the risk for public health, despite the obvious importance due to the productivity losses and condemnation at processing.
Vulnerabilizando invulneráveis: pandemia e o consumo de idosos afluentes
Authors: DEUS ELISA PRIORI DE , CAMPOS ROBERTA DIAS , ROCHA ANA RAQUEL COELHO
Published: July 2022

Resumo A vulnerabilidade do consumidor é uma condição de desequilíbrio na relação consumidor-mercado que leva o consumidor a perder o controle nessa relação; e a pandemia da COVID-19 é um evento externo que tem contribuído para este desequilíbrio. O artigo explica de que maneira o consumidor vive a experiência da vulnerabilidade percebida na pandemia; e o papel do consumo para lidar com os efeitos dessa vulnerabilidade. Nós estudamos o consumidor idoso aposentado, com saúde e capital cultural para realizar seus planos através de pesquisa interpretativista, usando entrevistas em profundidade com 31 idosos brasileiros, e outras fontes, como: memes, artigos jornalísticos e propagandas. Encontramos um evento externo que tornou consumidores idosos vulneráveis apenas pela idade, consumidores esses que não se consideravam vulneráveis antes da pandemia. Adicionalmente, o consumo revelou ser uma estratégia para lidar com as consequências da vulnerabilidade, e a resposta do mercado à pandemia ajudou a devolver a sensação de invulnerabilidade desses consumidores.
O Anhanguera, de Theodoro Braga: dissonâncias de uma imagem controversa do bandeirantismo paulista
Authors: CAMPOS ELISA FERREIRA ROCHA
Published: July 2022

RESUMO A vida e a obra de Theodoro Braga tem sido destacada pela historiografia contemporânea devido a sua presença nas artes decorativas e por seu papel na formulação de uma identidade nacional brasileira, atividade que perpassa toda sua atuação como pintor e educador. Porém, como apontado por alguns autores, o artista também tem expressiva importância no campo da pintura histórica. Uma de suas obras mais conhecidas do gênero é O Anhanguera (1930), um dos retratos mais famosos e reproduzidos do bandeirante Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva. A obra integra o acervo do Museu Paulista desde 1960, quando foi doada por Maria da Silva Braga, viúva de Theodoro Braga. Até alguns anos atrás, o Museu não tinha informações sobre o processo de produção da obra, bem como sua inserção na produção artística do pintor, sua circulação antes da doação em 1960, a relação do artista com o Museu Paulista e a relação da obra com os padrões de representação da iconografia bandeirante estabelecida por Afonso Taunay, então diretor do museu. Essas relações foram aqui investigadas por meio de levantamento documental em periódicos da época. A análise das fontes, junto à revisão bibliográfica sobre a criação e consolidação do mito do “herói bandeirante” e dos padrões de representação dessas personagens nas obras do acervo do Museu Paulista, demonstram que a obra de Theodoro Braga foi excluída das encomendas e compras oficiais realizadas por Taunay por não se adequar ao cânon por ele imposto à instituição. Essa exclusão, no entanto, não impediu que a obra fosse adquirida pelos acervos oficiais do estado de São Paulo a partir de 1945, ano em que Taunay deixou a direção do Museu Paulista.
Occurrence and distribution of Scrippsiella cf. acuminata (Dinophyta, Thoracospharaceae) in a tropical estuarine gradient
Authors: Nunes Caio Ceza da Silva , Silva Daniela Mariano Lopes da , Affe Helen Michelle de Jesus , Nunes José Marcos de Castro
Published: July 2022

Abstract Scrippsiella acuminata is a species complex that can cause anoxic conditions in the water column during blooms. This study aimed to analyze the occurrence and distribution of Scrippsiella cf. acuminata along the estuarine gradient of Paraguaçu River, from bimonthly sampling (March 2018 to March 2019) performed at 12 sampling points. Environmental variables were measured in situ, and water samples were collected for analysis of dissolved inorganic nutrients and phytoplankton cell density. At each point, samples were collected for analysis of species composition and preserved with formaldehyde at a final concentration of 4%. S. cf. acuminata occurred throughout the estuarine gradient (salinity 0.1–38.9), except in July, coinciding with the lowest concentrations of dissolved inorganic nutrients. Cell density varied between 20 cel L-1 (January 2019) and 1.8 × 106 cell L-1 (March 2018); in the latter, the species bloomed under conditions of low salinity (5.7) and the highest dissolved inorganic nutrient concentration recorded in the study. Cell density (1.7 × 105 L-1) increased in November 2018. Neither event had any detrimental effects on the estuarine system. This study allowed us to better understand the distribution patterns of S. cf. acuminata considering the environmental characteristics that can favor its development.
It is better at home: characterization of home care services
Authors: Cavalcante Maria Eduarda Pires Lima , Santos Mariana Matias , Toso Beatriz Rosana Gonçalves de Oliveira , Vaz Elenice Maria Cecchetti , Lima Paloma Mayara Vieira de Macena , Collet Neusa
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT Objective to characterize the Home Care Services in operation in Paraíba. Method this is a descriptive, exploratory, quantitative research. Data collection was conducted between March and June 2020 with professionals and coordinators of Home Care Services in 17 municipalities of Paraiba using Google Forms sent by email. Data were statistically analyzed using absolute and relative frequencies. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results 14 teams (61%) were active from Monday to Friday; 16 (69.6%) used transportation of care shared with other services; 11 teams (47.8%) did not use electronic patient records and, among those who did, they did so in the format interconnected to the Health Care Network or in communication only with the Home Care Service (34.8%; 17.4%). As for the Singular Therapeutic Project, 13 teams (56.5%) prepared it. The reference and counter-reference process occurred only at admission and discharge in 19 teams (82.6%). Conclusions and implications for the practice it was evidenced the need for adjustments in the operation of the service and improvements in technological resources, communication and transportation to be implemented by public management for the qualification of home care.
Ability of management of families of children with chronic conditions for care at home
Authors: Felizardo Melissa Joice de Abreu , Silva Juliana Barony da , Neves Eliane Tatsch , Duarte Elysângela Dittz
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT: Objective to analyze the relationship between families' living context and their management skills in caring for children with chronic health conditions. Method a mixed, convergent parallel study, with the Family Management Style as the theoretical framework. Participants were family members of children with chronic conditions egressing from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Southeastern Brazil. For the collection of quantitative data, the instrument Family Management Measure and a questionnaire of socio-demographic characterization were used. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Stata 15 statistical program. Qualitative data were produced by means of semi-structured interviews and submitted to the Directed Content Analysis. Results the families presented a positive average score in the Management Ability scale, having greater ease to meet the care needs of the child with chronic condition at home. Favorable social and economic conditions contributed to the family's ability to care for the child with chronic health condition. Conclusions and implications for practice it was concluded that there is a relationship between the context of life of the families and the ability to manage the child in chronic condition. Being able to count on a partner or other family members can improve the management skills of these families.
Campo Científico, Reconhecimento e Motivação Profissional em Programas de Pós-Graduação do Sul do Brasil
Authors: Guerrini Daniel
Published: July 2022

RESUMO Este artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa sobre profissão científica. A partir de um referencial que estabelece um diálogo entre a sociologia da ciência e a sociologia das profissões, investigam-se aspectos da produção do conhecimento científico tanto quanto aspectos institucionais e normativos que a sustentam. Especificamente, discutem-se as relações entre posições no campo científico, a percepção de pesquisadores sobre o reconhecimento da sua atividade e suas motivações profissionais. A depender da percepção de reconhecimento ou não da atividade nas diferentes posições ocupadas, pesquisadores tendem a aderir a concepções mais puras ou mais utilitárias da ciência. Para isso, analisaram-se 398 respostas a um questionário de pesquisadores credenciados em programas de pós-graduação de universidades localizadas nos estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul. Resultados apontam para um campo científico pouco reconhecido socialmente, com disposições orientadas a objetivos utilitários e uma maior racionalização do campo em torno de ideais docente e formativo.
FORESIGHT CAPABILITY AND MATURITY FOR KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Vásquez Javier Enrique Medina , Pazos Leonardo Solarte , Arias Luis Felipe Sánchez
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT The article develops an institutional maturity perspective for foresight capacity building in knowledge-intensive organizations (KIO), as typically embedded in highly demanding dynamics of generation and use of knowledge, which is necessary for constructing comprehensive visions and studying the future. A foresight maturity grid is proposed as structured in five dimensions: people; sophistication of methods, platforms, and infrastructures; the complexity of application areas; organizational structure; and impact on the environment. Described in five maturity levels gradually progressing in organizational capabilities, they constitute an evolutionary logic operatively articulated in processes, projects, and foresight cycles. The resulting grid, conceptually constructed in consideration of other proposals, guides the design and stabilization of foresight systems, forming a basis for the accumulation of organizational learning curves. An application case in a Colombian public KIO provides evidence of its usefulness and applicability in building foresight capabilities.
Forecasting the rice yield in Rio Grande do Sul using the SimulArroz model
Authors: Silva Michel Rocha da , Streck Nereu Augusto , Cera Jossana Ceolin , Duarte Junior Ary José , Ribas Giovana Ghisleni , Rossato Ioran Guedes , Meus Lorenzo Dalcin , Pereira Vladison Fogliato , Pilecco Isabela Bulegon , Benedetti Romulo Pulcinelli , Tonetto Francisco , Zanon Alencar Junior
Published: July 2022

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate a flooded-rice yield forecasting method for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, using the SimulArroz model. Version 1.1 of this model and historical meteorological data were used, with six different scenarios composed of the following levels of field information: number of sowing dates (1 to 4) and number of cultivars and/or development cycles (1 to 3) during four growing seasons (2014/2015 to 2017/2018). The root mean square error (RMSE) for comparing the actual yield with the simulated yield for Rio Grande do Sul was of 618.3 and 1,024.8 kg ha−1, i.e., of 8 and 13%, respectively. The forecast of rice yield by applying the SimulArroz model and historic meteorological data for Rio Grande do Sul shows a good predictability, and the recommended scenario is complex 1, using three sowing dates per site and the three most representative rice cultivars per region.
Variability and genetic associations of pigeon pea yield traits in Mozambique
Authors: Pedro César , Cruz Cosme Damião , Donça Marques Cachisso Bambo , Somueque Salva Inácio , Gimo Sabir Tualibo , Silva Michele Jorge da , Ferraz Alexandre Gomes , Rosado Renato Domiciano Silva , Bhering Leonardo Lopes
Published: July 2022

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the genetic variability and associations of yield traits of pigeon pea, for indication of this crop for the breeding program in Mozambique. Eleven pigeon pea traits were evaluated in a experimental design with three randomized complete blocks, in the environments of Namapa (I) and Montepuez (II), in 2017/2018. To evaluate the traits, analyses of variance, genetic parameters, correlations, correlation network, and path analysis were used. In both environments, there is a high genetic and phenotypic variability for primary branches, secondary branches, pods per plant, number of seed per pod, pod width, pod length, and yield, as well as a high heritability for all traits except for plant height. The primary and secondary branches have a high correlation with yield and a positive direct effect on it. However, plant height and pods per plant show a high phenotypic variability and a positive correlation with yield in environment I. Pods per plant, weight of 100 seed, and primary branches show high direct positive effects in environment I, and secondary branches and number of seed per pod, in environment II. The primary and secondary branches show high variability and associations with yield in both environments and are indicated for the pigeon pea breeding program in Mozambique.
Salmonella enterica and enterobacteria in pig carcasses processed on different slaughter days
Authors: Rizzotto Douglas , Montes Julia Helena , Kich Jalusa Deon , Peripolli Vanessa , Bianchi Ivan , Oliveira Júnior Juahil Martins de , Duval Eduarda Hallal , Schwegler Elizabeth , Moreira Fabiana
Published: July 2022

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the contamination by Salmonella sp. and enterobacteria in pig carcasses from the first and last batches slaughtered in a same week, at different stages of the slaughtering line. Samples were collected from the first and last batches slaughtered on Monday and Friday of each week, respectively, during five weeks, totaling ten batches. From each batch, ten carcasses were collected in eight stages of the slaughter line: bleeding, scalding, singeing/evisceration, inspection, spinal cord removal, final washing, blast chilling, and after cooling. A total of 800 samples were analyzed for Salmonella sp. and enterobacteria quantification. The last batch of the week showed twice the chances of the pig carcasses being contaminated with Salmonella sp. and, consequently, a greater amount of enterobacteria (1.00 log10 CFU per square centimeter) than the first batch (0.88 log10 CFC per square centimeter). A higher count of enterobacteria was also observed in the stages of bleeding (2.37 log10 CFU per square centimeter) and scalding (2.36 log10 CFU per square centimeter). The last batches slaughtered in the week show a greater contamination than the first ones, and there is a greater contamination of carcasses by Salmonella sp. and enterobacteria in the initial stages of pig slaughter, i.e., at bleeding and scalding.
Learning Bayesian Networks Under Sparsity Constraints: A Parameterized Complexity Analysis
Authors: Grüttemeier Niels , Komusiewicz Christian
Published: July 2022

We study the problem of learning the structure of an optimal Bayesian network when additional constraints are posed on the network or on its moralized graph. More precisely, we consider the constraint that the network or its moralized graph are close, in terms of vertex or edge deletions, to a sparse graph class Π. For example, we show that learning an optimal network whose moralized graph has vertex deletion distance at most k from a graph with maximum degree 1 can be computed in polynomial time when k is constant. This extends previous work that gave an algorithm with such a running time for the vertex deletion distance to edgeless graphs. We then show that further extensions or improvements are presumably impossible. For example, we show that learning optimal networks where the network or its moralized graph have maximum degree 2 or connected components of size at most c, c ≥ 3, is NP-hard. Finally, we show that learning an optimal network with at most k edges in the moralized graph presumably has no f(k) · |I|O(1)-time algorithm and that, in contrast, an optimal network with at most k arcs can be computed in 2O(k) · |I|O(1) time where |I| is the total input size.
CoLLIE: Continual Learning of Language Grounding from Language-Image Embeddings
Authors: Skantze Gabriel , Willemsen Bram
Published: July 2022

This paper presents CoLLIE: a simple, yet effective model for continual learning of how language is grounded in vision. Given a pre-trained multimodal embedding model, where language and images are projected in the same semantic space (in this case CLIP by OpenAI), CoLLIE learns a transformation function that adjusts the language embeddings when needed to accommodate new language use. This is done by predicting the difference vector that needs to be applied, as well as a scaling factor for this vector, so that the adjustment is only applied when needed. Unlike traditional few-shot learning, the model does not just learn new classes and labels, but can also generalize to similar language use and leverage semantic compositionality. We verify the model’s performance on two different tasks of identifying the targets of referring expressions, where it has to learn new language use. The results show that the model can efficiently learn and generalize from only a few examples, with little interference with the model’s original zero-shot performance.
Destabilisation of seawall ground by ocean waves
Authors: Takahashi Hidenori , Zdravković Lidija , Tsiampousi Aikaterini , Mori Nobuhito
Published: July 2022

Seawalls are constructed by covering and protecting the sloping seashore ground with concrete plates or blocks. Their purpose is to sustain high waves induced by strong winds and prevent ground erosion, but they often collapse, mobilising different modes of failure, including that of the ground. Nevertheless, limited research has been conducted on ground failure caused by high waves. In this study, a series of novel centrifuge model tests was first conducted to investigate the failure mechanisms of seawalls due to wave propagation, focusing on the failure of the ground. Finite-element analyses were subsequently conducted to explore the failures observed in the model tests and to provide further insight as to the state of the ground leading to failure. Two failure modes were demonstrated to prevail: floating of the covering panel and sliding failure of the ground. In addition, of the possible causes of failure, the following three were identified in the current study: increased unit weight and reduced suction from wetting; enhanced seepage force under the panel and around the toe block during backwash; water pressure on the back of the panel and the landward side of the toe block during backwash.
Effect of long‐term valproic acid therapy on lipid profiles in paediatric patients with epilepsy: a meta‐analysis
Authors: Guo Hong‐Li , Dong Na , Chen Feng , Zeng Yuan‐Yuan , Hu Ya‐Hui , Xia Ying , Tian Man , Lu Xiao‐Peng , Qiu Jin‐Chun
Published: July 2022

Objective. Despite the potential role of valproic acid (VPA) in weight gain, the effects of VPA therapy on lipid profiles remain unclear. This study aimed to review the influence of VPA therapy on serum lipid profiles in children with epilepsy.

Methods. This meta‐analysis was conducted on data from PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases. Case‐controlled studies, which assessed the effects of VPA therapy on lipid profiles, were included. All outcomes were recorded as continuous variables, and the effect size was measured.

Results. VPA therapy was associated with a significant reduction in total cholesterol (mean difference [MD]=‐6.34, 95% confidence interval [CI]: ‐12.30, ‐0.37, p=0.04) and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (MD = ‐7.75, 95% CI: ‐13.48, ‐2.0, p=0.008). No significant effects were observed regarding the levels of high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides.

Significance. In conclusion, this meta‐analysis indicates that VPA therapy causes a decrease in the levels of total cholesterol and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Las artes plásticas para el desarrollo de la motricidad fina en niños de grado segundo del Colegio República Dominicana
Authors: González Sonia , Almeyda Cortes Johana Marcela
Published: July 2022

Introducción: El presente artículo enmarca el papel de las artes plásticas en el fortalecimiento de la motricidad fina de los niños, inicia dando a conocer la importancia de las artes en la educación y las competencias que éstas desarrollan. Luego, se describe la motricidad fina analizada a la luz de diferentes pedagogos y las técnicas artísticas a trabajar que contribuyen al perfeccionamiento de los procesos motrices finos en los estudiantes, de acuerdo a sus etapas, edad y características evolutivas. Metodología: Se muestra también la metodología empleada refiriendo una investigación de carácter cuantitativo, utilizando como técnica de investigación: la observación directa y como instrumentos de recolección de información: una prueba diagnóstica aplicada a treinta estudiantes de grado segundo y un cuestionario aplicado a ocho docentes; dicha información fue analizada posteriormente a la luz de unas categorías y subcategorías de análisis. Resultados: Una vez analizados los datos recolectados se evidenció que los estudiantes presentan dificultades motrices finas, por lo que, requieren de actividades que desarrollen, estimulen y perfeccionen sus habilidades motrices, fue así como, se propusieron y ejecutaron técnicas de artes plásticas que contribuyeran a este proceso. Conclusiones: Finalmente, si se da una buena estimulación y desarrollo de la motricidad fina a través del arte, desde las primeras edades del niño de manera secuencial, progresiva y coordinada, obtendremos prevención de posibles dificultades y disminución de problemas de aprendizaje en las aulas de clase.
‘Performed Poetics: A two-day event celebrating the work of Eric Mottram and Jerome Rothenberg’, King’s College London, 12th-13th March 2022
Authors: Cook Rory
Published: July 2022

‘Performed Poetics’ was a two-day conference celebrating the work of Eric Mottram and Jerome Rothenberg through a series of readings, performances, panel discussions, and film screenings. Organised by Valerie Soar and taking place at King’s College London – where Mottram taught from 1975 until 1994, shortly before his death in 1995 – the conference provided a comprehensive overview of the life and work of the two poets, particularly of Rothenberg, who was in attendance.
Dimensions of honorific meaning in Korean speech style particles
Authors: Portner Paul , Pak Miok , Zanuttini Raffaella
Published: July 2022

In this paper we analyze a set of sentence final particles in Korean that express information on clause type and on the relation between speaker and addressee. Our focus is the latter type of information, known as speech style; we argue that it involves two distinct dimensions, hierarchy and formality. Hierarchy expresses the respective position of speaker and addressee relative to a scale based on a certain social relation (for example, boss-subordinate). We argue that formality is a way of classifying the social relation that forms the basis, or source, for the hierarchical relation. We extend the participant structure analysis of hierarchy from Portner, Pak, and Zanuttini (2019) to capture formality in a way that explains not only how the two dimensions are distinct, but also how they are related.
A neurophonetic approach to articulation planning: The case of apraxia of speech
Authors: Ziegler Wolfram
Published: July 2022

This article addresses the question of whether data from neurological populations can inform basic phonetic research. An approach is reviewed in which speech error data from patients with articulation disorders after a stroke were used to model articulation planning processes.The first section addresses a controversy in cognitive neuroscience about the extent to which data from neurological patients can enrich research in cognitive science at all. It introduces post-stroke apraxia of speech (AOS) as a clinical model of a process termed speech motor planning, suggesting that speech data from patients with AOS can inform phonetic theories about articulatory control.The second section explains how speech error data from patients with AOS were used to develop a measure of articulatory ease that integrates facilitating and complicating factors across different phonological levels, from the articulatory gesture to the phonological word.Section 3 presents previously unpublished data to exemplify how this model can be applied to typical speech, e.g., in studies investigating interactions between lexical and articulatory parameters or in developmental studies of word learning. In a final section, the main line of reasoning is summarized and limitations of this work are discussed.
Review of Walter Sickert at Tate Britain
Authors: Aspinall Kate
Published: July 2022

A review of the Walter Sickert exhibition at Tate Britain, London, 28 April–18 September 2022, which will travel to the Petit Palais in Paris, 14 October 2022–29 January 2023.
O menino e a cantiga: literatura e música em Mário de Andrade
Authors: Breunig Tiago Hermano
Published: July 2022

A partir do pressuposto da correlação entre diferentes esferas da obra de Mário de Andrade, o presente artigo se propõe a analisar as relações entre literatura e música na poesia de Mário de Andrade. Para tanto, examina as articulações com a música desde o seu primeiro livro de poemas, Pauliceia desvairada, ao derradeiro, Lira paulistana, e as transformações decorrentes das relações entre arte erudita e popular em torno dos problemas da nacionalização e da politização da arte no Brasil dos anos 1920 aos anos 1940. Fundamentado, principalmente, em textos críticos, folclóricos e historiográficos de Mário de Andrade (1974; 1991; 2019; 1982; 1972; 1998; 1977; 1976), o artigo procura compreender a sua poesia a partir dos problemas da transposição erudita dos processos de criação musical do folclore e do cancioneiro popular brasileiros.