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Chinoiserie in Russian culture before XX century
Authors:   Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, He Xing
Published: January 2022

The article deals with the content and meaning of the Chinoiserie art style, which appeared in Europe in the 17th century and is based on traditional Chinese culture. It has distinct Chinese features and reflects a lot of Chinese elements. Chinoiserie still has a great influence on world culture in various spheres of art. The main focus is on the formation and spread of chinoiserie in Russia, which was related to the beginning of the Enlightenment era, the development of Chinese-Russian trade, and the published works on sinology that appeared at that time. In addition, the geographical proximity of the two countries is also considered a major factor in the spread of chinoiserie in Russia. There are several stages in the existence and evolution of chinoiserie in Russia: the era of Emperor Peter the Great (18th century), when elements of Chinese architecture, sculpture, art, clothing, decor and ornaments, household items and utensils appeared. At the same time there also appeared imitations of Russian masters of Chinese decorative and applied arts. During this period of time, ordinary people are also introduced to Chinese items and products, such as cotton cloth, silk, porcelain, tea, rhubarb, etc., which are now an integral part of life in Russia. The next era of introducing Chinese culture is the 19th century. It is connected with the spread of international relations and political ties. But chinoiserie evolution at this time was no longer as rapid and multifaceted as it had been a century earlier. The author concludes that chinoiserie reached its peak in Russia in the XVIII century, gradually began to decline in the XIX century, but in the XX century and nowadays it is becoming popular again.
Conceptual foundations of the didactic system for the formation of competencies of future teachers in the context of folk applied art
Authors:   National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N. I. Lobachevsky, Gusev Dmitriy A. , Povshednaya Faina V. ,   Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University named after Kozma Minin
Published: January 2022

The article presents the results of a study of the formation of the competencies of future teachers in the context of the implementation of the pedagogical potential of applied folk art in the upbringing of rural schoolchildren; a model of a didactic system for the formation of competencies in future teachers was determined, the basis for the development of which was such philosophical and psychological-pedagogical ideas as: the idea of developing rural school, the idea of continuous education, the idea of personality development, the idea of creativity and creative activity, the idea of personality socialization, the idea of humanization education; disclosed their content, substantiated their significance in developing the concept of a didactic system for the formation of competencies in future teachers of rural school, the implementation of which makes it possible to use the pedagogical potential of applied folk art effectively in upbringing of rural schoolchildren.
Dynamics of value-semantic self-determination of rural high school students
Authors:   Bashkir State Pedagogical University named after M. Akmulla, Nurimanova Faniya K.
Published: January 2022

The article considers the system of value orientations of high school students as an important factor of self-determination of personality (on the example of rural schoolchildren). In modern life, purposefulness, the ability to form meaning and develop, etc. are important for the self-realization of a person. Self-awareness and the desire for self-realization help a person to remain in demand and realized not only in the profession, but also in life. The article presents the results obtained using the methodology of M. Rokich's value orientations and content analysis of essays to identify the features of terminal and instrumental values of rural high school students. It was found that rural high school students have higher values of personal life and acceptance of others, low – professional self-realization. They have more developed high demands, firm will, acceptance of others, but abstract, passive values-means often prevail. Values-goals and values-means have their own specifics during high school age. The obtained data reveal the role of the personal factor in the self-determination of senior schoolchildren. These results of the dynamics of value-semantic self-determination contribute to the deepening of ideas about the trends of its development in high school age. They can be useful for optimizing the psychological and pedagogical support of personal self-determination of high school students. The results of this study can be used to improve the system of vocational guidance of rural schoolchildren, increase their competitiveness and develop professional competencies. The study of various characteristics of self-determination is relevant for optimizing professional self-actualization and evaluating the productivity of human life cycles. Further research prospects may be related to the determination of the interrelationships of different components of value-semantic self-determination in a sample of rural high school students.
Professional self-determination of high school students in rural and urban schools
Authors:   Yaroslavl state pedagogical university named after К. D. Ushinsky, Povaryonkov Yuri P.
Published: January 2022

The article formulates the problem of insufficient knowledge of the patterns of professional self-determination of high school students in rural schools. The purpose of the study is formulated, which is to identify the features of professional self-determination of rural schoolchildren of the 11th grades, based on the analysis of their professional interests and self-assessment of the formation of professional skills. In accordance with this goal, the following research objectives are defined: to identify and compare the professional interests of high school students in rural and urban schools; to identify and compare the level of formation of professional skills of high school students in rural and urban schools; to analyze the relationship between the level of development of professional interests and the formation of professional skills in high school students in rural and urban schools. The study revealed that high school students of rural schools are significantly more interested in the professions of «man – nature» and are poorly inter-ested in the professions of «man-man»; high school students of urban schools demonstrate the opposite orientation: they show interest in the pro-fessions of «man-man» and are practically not interested in the professions of «man nature»; rural schoolchildren show the highest interest in the pro-fessions of «man-sign», and high school students of urban schools show the highest interest in the professions of «man-man»; the same and low in-terest in the professions of «man-technique» and «man-artistic image» is recorded for both groups of schoolchildren. Differences and coincidences in the level of formation of professional skills in rural and urban schoolchildren have been established, they are as follows: rural schoolchildren have significantly lower professional skills in relation to the activities of «man-man» and «man-technique» than urban schoolchildren; professional skills in relation to the activities of «man-nature» and «man-artistic image» are equally low in both groups of schoolchildren; – professional skills in relation to the activities of «man-sign» are equally well formed in both groups of schoolchildren; in general, the level of formation of professional skills in rural schoolchildren is significantly lower than in urban ones.
Designing a training lesson in rural school in the context of education democratization ideas
Authors:   Yaroslavl state pedagogical university named after К. D. Ushinsky, Belkina Vera V.
Published: January 2022

The change in the vector of development of modern education in the direction of ensuring the subject position of students in the educational process determines new approaches to the preparation and organization of training sessions, suggesting the rejection of a carefully thought out outline of the lesson in favor of a scenario plan, which provides for the possibility of various options for the development of the course of the lesson and the variability of children's reactions to the proposed content to be mastered. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the process of designing a lesson in rural school, taking into account the development trends of modern society, the characteristics of society and the needs of students. The proposed ideas are the result of many years of work by the problem group of rural school teachers «Democratization of the educational process». The article gives a definition of the concept «democratic culture of the individual», the component composition of this definition, analyzes the content of modern educational standards from the point of view of the democratization idea, provides the results of a comparative study aimed at studying the changes in educational needs of children and parents over the past twenty years. On the basis of the conclusions made, methods of choosing the content and organizational formats of a training lesson are proposed. The main guidelines are determined that can become a support in the design of interaction formats for subjects of educational relations in the educational process.
The specifics of the lesson with the use of integrated tasks of agricultural subjects in the teacher's methodological system
Authors:   Vyatka State University, Korshunova Olga V. , Cheraneva Valeriya I. ,   Vyatka State University
Published: January 2022

What is the model of a rural school graduate today? What skills of the XXI century should he have? The same as a city graduate or excellent, different? At first glance, the answer is simple: since there is an educational standard (now FGOS-3_2022), the educational results should be similar. But this is the simplest answer and not quite reflecting the objective reality. The village school has its own mission, purpose, creed (symbol of faith), which is characteristic only for it. Rural territory is only a small homeland for rural schoolchildren, and only a rural graduate, as a true citizen and patriot of his homeland, is able, with all the difficulties available today, to return to his native settlement and fulfill his mission to revive rural territory and increase the prestige of life in the countryside. In the current conditions, it is difficult to imagine that graduates of urban schools are capable of such a vital «feat». Therefore, it is especially important to form professional orientations in rural schoolchildren related to future life activities for the benefit of the village. This explains the importance of including an appropriate component in the methodological system of a rural school teacher. But what is the content of this component, how can it be implemented technologically? Тhe purpose of the article is to find answers to these questions, and the content is the result of reflection. Research methods are the study of literature, modeling of the methodical system of a rural school teacher with a career-oriented component, modeling of the means of teaching such a system – integrated tasks of agricultural subjects. The novelty of the article lies in the presentation of a model of the methodical system of a rural school teacher with a career guidance component in the format of integrated tasks of agricultural subjects and the description of the model of the training session as a means of implementing the methodological system. The materials of the article will be useful for teachers of rural schools teaching natural sciences to students.
Translation and Cultural Adaptation to European Portuguese of the “Measure of Moral Distress – Healthcare Professionals” Scale: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study
Authors: Dias Mónica , Teixeira Carla , Antunes Bárbara
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Moral distress occurs when one knows the morally correct action to take but is constrained from taking that action. The aims of this study were to translate into European Portuguese and culturally adapt the “Measure of Moral Distress – Healthcare Professionals” questionnaire to the context of the Portuguese healthcare system and to explore the frequency and intensity of moral distress occurring among medical students.Material and Methods: The “Measure of Moral Distress – Healthcare Professionals” questionnaire was translated and culturally adapted to European Portuguese, following the internationally accepted “COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments”. Afterwards, a web-based survey was conducted, following the “Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys” guidelines. Medical students were asked to rate potentially morally distressing situations on frequency and intensity.Results: Of approximately 4300 medical students, 939 (22%) completed the survey. Participants experienced, on average, 16 morally distressing situations. Median of composite score of moral stress was 79 (IQR 44 - 118). Only 31% of the students felt well prepared to handle a morally distressing situation, 26% considered leaving medical school and 28% thought about choosing a non-clinical specialty due to moral distress.Conclusion: Despite a plethora of studies on this topic, the results suggested that moral distress is still a common phenomenon among medical students with a cumulative effect over time. These results emphasize the importance of a critical review of medical education, reducing the harmful effects of preventable psychological phenomena in clinical practice and in the lives of future healthcare professionals.
Mil Litros de Preto
Authors: Alencar Alexandra , Da Cruz Jesse , Rosa de Souza Julianna
Published: January 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma análise da performance Mil Litros de Preto de Lucimélia Romão a fim de problematizar a relação entre performance, raça e logo apresentar as possibilidades de uma estética dentro de uma perspectiva decolonial. Será debatido ainda o conceito de corpo e a relação com a memória e a diáspora africana. Considerando, portanto, a história do teatro fundamentada numa lógica hegemônica, será problematizado as dimensões de raça e colonialidade no campo artístico.
Revendo nós historiográficos
Authors: Farias Joyce
Published: January 2022

Este texto consiste em estabelecer uma leitura mais ampla e comparativa sobre as esculturas de cunho devocional denominadas “santos-amuletos”. Para isto, é proposta uma análise sobre a antologia crítica desenvolvida até os dias atuais sobre estes objetos, pautando os problemas epistemológicos que levaram estabelecer, em partes, uma historiografia equivocada, com interpretações acondicionadas em abordagens estereotipadas destas esculturas produzidas por africanos escravizados no século XIX, na região paulista do Vale do Paraíba (SP). Em contraponto, pesquisas sobre a influência cultural que o antigo reino do Kongo (região da África Central) teve sob as regiões circunvizinhas e na Europa, entre os séculos XVI e XIX, atestam as fronteiras que aproximam os nós-de-pinho com a tradição escultórica desenvolvida neste reino durante a implantação do catolicismo pelos portugueses e difundida pelos próprios monarcas do Kongo. Esse contexto histórico evidencia os resultados desses contatos culturais entre portugueses e os bakongo (bacongos), e, permitem traçar outra perspectiva historiográfica das pequenas esculturas de santos-amuletos encontradas no Brasil, possibilitando identificá-las dentro de um escopo cultural ampliado e significativo para o entendimento da circulação de um cânone estético.
O retorno à ilha-memória
Authors: Moura Sabrina
Published: January 2022

O presente artigo toma como base a questão do “retorno à África” a fim de tecer uma leitura sobre um conjunto de obras produzidas por artistas visuais da diáspora negra – entre os quais, Chester Higgins Jr., Ayrson Heráclito, Carrie Mae Weems e Maria Magdalena Campos Pons – que desembarcaram no Senegal e encontraram na Ilha Gorée um dos pontos culminantes de suas jornadas em solo africano. Para tanto, analiso como o emprego de certos recursos narrativos – tais como a contemplação do passado, a continuidade histórica, e a expurgação ritualística – ensaiam um retorno metafórico a esse lugar de memória. Ao longo do texto, demonstrarei ainda como as imagens gestadas nesses ensaios visuais se relacionam com os processos de patrimonialização de Gorée, perturbando a historiografia acerca da escravidão sem, contudo, invalidá-la.
O agente preto como fator da modernização brasileira
Authors: Conduru Roberto
Published: January 2022

A partir do texto “O colono preto como fator da civilização brasileira”, publicado por Manuel Querino em 1918, o artigo conecta tanto culturas africanas e afro-brasileiras, de maneira geral, quanto pessoas afrodescendentes e suas realizações, em particular, como fatores cruciais da modernização artística no Brasil, entre o final do século XIX e meados do século XX. Essas contribuições ainda não foram devidamente reconhecidas pela crítica e instituições de arte, nem publicamente. Sem o reconhecimento de suas dimensões afro/pretas, a modernidade no Brasil permanece incompleta.
“Exu, c’est pour vous”
Authors: Valle Arthur
Published: January 2022

O texto discute a série de treze artigos intitulada Candomblé e Makumba, publicada pelo poeta surrealista francês Benjamin Péret (1899-1959) entre novembro de 1930 e janeiro de 1931 no jornal paulistano Diário da Noite. Os artigos de Péret são inquiridos especialmente a respeito daquilo que revelam sobre as religiões afro-brasileiras no começo dos anos 1930 e como um exemplo da recepção dessas religiões por um intelectual europeu, que é aqui pensado como um representante da classe mais ampla de agentes que expressam uma “visão de fora” dessas religiões.
O afro nas artes visuais
Authors: Santos Milton Silva dos
Published: January 2022

O texto discute a conceituação da arte visual afro-brasileira e sua abordagem em livros escolares para o ensino de Arte, História e Cultura Afro-brasileira e Indígena. Também referenciada como arte negra ou arte afrodescendente, é possível antecipar que a arte afro-brasileira comporta tendências diversas sem ser propriamente um estilo. Obras e artistas visuais informados como afro-brasileiros não necessariamente são apresentados, sobretudo nos livros didáticos de Arte (PNLD 2020), como membros de um nicho particularizado das artes visuais brasileiras. Essa ressalva agradaria, supostamente, aos artistas contemporâneos contrários à adoção de um rótulo (afro) para designar a produção autoral negra.
We write samba on the wild asphalt
Authors: Querin Camilla
Published: January 2022

The importance of Hélio Oiticica’s ascension to the Morro of Mangueira to his career has been extensively studied and mythicized, and the indebtedness of his work to Afro-Brazilian culture has recently started receiving attention. Nevertheless, his oeuvre has not been explored with sufficient attention through the lens of malandragem, the use of tricks to outwit people in positions of power and restore a temporary sense of justice. I interpret malandragem as a legacy of the resistance enacted by enslaved Africans and their descendants against colonialism, slavery, and oppression. In this paper I analyze the work of an Afro-Brazilian artist from a previous generation, Heitor dos Prazeres, whose work was labeled “naïf” and “primitive” and, thus, ostracized from the history of modern art. Although it might seem unusual to pair the work of a figurative painter like dos Prazeres with that of Oiticica, an artist who not only never produced representational art, but even declared the death of traditional painting and dedicated his career to transposing the medium into space and time, in fact the culture of malandragem brings the two oeuvres together. Painter and samba composer, dos Prazeres was profoundly consequential in establishing the foundations of the cultural environment that Oiticica would draw from in the 1960s, where samba is just one aspect. Heitor dos Prazeres used malandragem to bend social barriers and infiltrate a hostile cultural world during the Estado Novo (1937-1945) and the following decades. His tactics should be considered precursors to the strategies that artists working under the military dictatorship (1964-1985) would enact to express dissent, as in the case of Hélio Oiticica.
Amplifying syncretism
Authors: Smythe-Johnson Nicole
Published: January 2022

Antonio Obá (b.1983) was born and grew up in Ceilândia, a dormitory town thirty kilometres outside of Brazil’s capital, Brasilia. Though this may not seem like an especially significant biographical detail in considering Obá’s work – other writers, for example, have focused on the artist’s race and devout Catholic upbringing­ – I argue that this foundational fact of Obá’s upbringing and experience is more telling than first impressions suggest. This paper posits Brasilia and Ceilândia as stand-ins for a more general dynamic that structures Brazilian identity and nationhood. That violent and generative dynamic – which occurs between a range of other symbolic pairs of concepts, such as black and white, rich and poor, formal and informal, progress and stasis, sacred and profane, European and African, and so on – is Obá’s focus, thus “syncretism” emerges as an important term within his practice. The paper offers readings of two of Obá’s performances – Atos da transfiguração –  desaparição ou receita de como fazer um santo (2015) and Malungo: Rite for a Black Mass (2016) – as well as an accompanying installation, Malungo (2019), as examples of the syncretic dynamic or dialectic that runs through much of Obá’s work.
Individual specialists within a generalist niche: variable diet of stoats and implications for conservation
Authors: McAulay Jamie , Monks Joanne , Wilson Deborah , Seddon Philip
Published: January 2022

Conservation programmes aiming to suppress or remove invasive small mammal populations that threaten endemic fauna assume that eliminating an individual predator has the same effect as eliminating a conspecific in terms of decreasing risk to the prey species. However, marked between-individual variation in prey take could, at times, lead to uneven predation pressure. Such variation in the diets of introduced predators has long been hypothesised in New Zealand, suggesting that some observed rates of predation are not typical of the prey population as a whole. We used stable isotope analysis to estimate the isotopic dietary niches of stoats Mustela erminea (n = 51) caught in three New Zealand National Parks. We modelled δ13C and δ15N ratios from five tissue types to estimate the isotopic niche for each individual stoat, and for each population. The isotopic niche used by the population of stoats in Nelson Lakes National Park was substantially larger (5.3 ‰2) than for those at either Mt Aspiring National Park (3.1 ‰2) or Fiordland National Park (2.8 ‰2). Despite this, a measure of individual specialisation (proportional niche use) in stoats at Nelson Lakes National Park (0.4 ± 0.3) was similar to the other two sites. Collectively these data suggest a comparable degree of individual specialisation even within a more generalist population niche. This variability in the range of prey items taken by small carnivores, between populations and individuals of the same species, has consequences for how we design and monitor small mammal control programmes; for example, the threatened species outcomes observed in one area or time period may not be applicable to another.
Factors limiting kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) populations across New Zealand
Authors: Carpenter Joanna , Walker Susan , Monks Adrian , Innes John , Binny Rachelle , Schlesselmann Ann-Kathrin
Published: January 2022

Kererū declined rapidly following European settlement in New Zealand, and they remain at a reduced density. We assessed three sources of information to test the hypothesis that predation by introduced mammals and abundance of food resources are the two major factors determining kererū abundance across New Zealand. First, we reviewed the literature on factors affecting the vital rates of kererū. This analysis showed that predation is the cause of most nest failures and deaths in kererū. Second, we examined data from a major database of bird sanctuary outcomes across New Zealand to evaluate long-term responses of kererū to intensive pest control at local scales. Kererū detections did not always increase following predator control, which suggests that food supply or forest area may be more important limiting factors at some sanctuaries. Third, to understand the factors underlying temporal and spatial kererū distribution patterns at a national scale, we assessed changes and patterns in kererū local occupancy through time using data from the 1969–1979 and 1999–2004 editions of the Atlas of Bird Distribution in New Zealand. Specifically, we asked (1) whether there have been declines in kererū occupancy between the two Atlases, and (2) how patterns of kererū occupancy relate to indigenous forest cover, temperature, urbanisation, and forest type (podocarp or beech dominated). Kererū occupancy remained stable across the North Island between the two time periods but declined in the South Island. Across both islands and time periods, kererū occupancy decreased significantly as forest cover decreased, which suggests that forest availability is still a major limiting factor across some parts of New Zealand. Overall, our results support previous studies showing that predation by introduced mammals is the primary limiting factor for kererū in forests, but also highlight the importance of forest area and food supply for kererū recovery.
Enhanced electromechanical conversion via in situ grown CsPbBr3 nanoparticles/poly(vinylidene fluoride) fibers for physiological signal monitoring
Authors: Sun Xindi , Zhang Fengyuan , Zhang Lingyu , Liu Guimin , Wang Yalong , Wang Yao , Deng Yuan
Published: January 2022

Mechanical energy conversion based on piezoelectric principle has received much attention due to its promising applications in sustainable power supply systems and sensor technology. Ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) combines the advantages of both good electromechanical coupling and easy processability, yet the low piezoelectric coefficient limits its output performances thus cannot meet the increasing requirements for power generation and sensing. Here, inorganic metal halide perovskite CsPbBr3 (CPB) nanoparticles have been incorporated into the PVDF fibers via electrospinning technique, where an in situ crystallization and growth process of CPB nanoparticles have been established. Meanwhile, both the CPB nanoparticles and PVDF fibers are poled by the electric field during electrospinning process, which promotes the formation of polar phase of PVDF and the distortion of CPB lattice, resulting in greatly enhanced piezoelectric performances of CPB/PVDF composites. The output performances under external force of the flexible generator developed from electrospun CPB/PVDF films are significantly enhanced compared with neat PVDF film, with the maximum Voc value 8.4 times higher; while the measurements on the microscopic piezoelectric responses unambiguously reveal that the increased polar phase mainly contributes to the enhanced electromechanical coupling. The functions of CPB/PVDF film as physiological signals monitoring sensor have been performed, demonstrating its potential applications as flexible piezoelectric generator and wearable health monitoring electronics.
Research on the Impact of R&D Investment Under Tax Preferences on the Long-Term Debt Paying Ability of Enterprises ——Based on the Empirical Analysis of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen Listed Companies
Authors: Feng Jing , Yang Yunshu , Zheng Ziyou
Published: January 2022

Science and technology are the primary productive forces. Nowadays, most countries attach great importance of R&D investment. According to data released by OECD and other institutions, the United States continues to rank first in the world in terms of specific R&D expenditures, with US$612.7 billion in 2019; China After surpassing the 27 EU countries in 2015, it has been firmly ranked second, with 514.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. However, from the perspective of growth trends, China’s R&D investment in science and technology is growing at a significantly higher rate than other countries. According to the growth rate, it is expected that China’s R&D investment in science and technology is expected to surpass around 2022. In the context of the Chinese government's strong support for technological innovation of enterprises, various preferential tax policies have encouraged enterprises to invest in research and development. However, under preferential tax policies, enterprises have reduced their capital occupation, which in turn increases their cash flow and reduces their research and development. Risks promote the increase in corporate R&D investment, and the impact on corporate R&D investment in its long-term debt servicing ability is different. Therefore, under the preferential after-tax policies, it is of practical significance to study the relationship between the R&D investment of Chinese listed companies and the corporate solvency. This paper selects China's Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies as the research sample. The time span is from 2015 to 2019. A panel model is constructed and multiple regression analysis is performed to empirically test the impact of R&D investment on the long-term solvency of companies. On this basis, Incorporate taxes incentives into the model. Research shows that: R&D investment is significantly negatively correlated with corporate debt solvency; corporate R&D investment under tax incentives has a stronger impact on its long-term debt solvency.
From the Popularization of Mandarin to Talk About the Inheritance of Dialect -To Take Maanshan as an Example
Authors: Chen Yue
Published: January 2022

Maanshan, abbreviated as "Ma city", is located in the east of Anhui. It is the intersection of Jiangsu and Anhui, and is also the core of Hefei metropolitan area and Nanjing metropolitan area. With the rapid development of urbanization in China and the popularization of Mandarin, the collision between dialect and Mandarin is more extensive. They interact, influence and connect with each other, forming a unique scenic. This article is based on the contact between Maanshan dialect and Mandarin, to understand the phenomenon and characteristics of the collision between Maanshan dialect and Mandarin in the process of urbanization, and how to make Mandarin coexist harmoniously with dialects, and how to promote Mandarin better while respecting dialects.
Compassion Fatigue in Nursing Professionals from Complex Care Units of a Brazilian University Hospital
Authors: Lourenção Luciano Garcia , Penha José Gustavo Monteiro , Galvão Daniela Menezes , Ximenes Neto Franciso Rosemiro Guimarães , Santos Betânia Maria Pereira dos , Cunha Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm , Oliveira Jacqueline Flores de , Santos Fernando Braga dos , Borges Márcio Andrade , Afonso Max dos Santos , Cunha Carlos Leonardo Figueiredo , Sasaki Natalia Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos , Santos Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes , Freire Neyson Pinheiro , Silva Francielle Garcia da , Nascimento Vagner Ferreira do , Sousa Anderson Reis de , Félix Nuno Damácio de Carvalho , Vargas Keith Kelli Jora de , Rodrigues Sidiane Teixeira , Foss Marcos Henrique Dall' Aglio
Published: January 2022

The aim was to evaluate levels of compassion fatigue in nursing professionals working in complex care units of a Brazilian university hospital. A cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study was carried out with nursing workers from complex care units of a University Hospital. Data were collected in the second half of 2019, in the pre-pandemic period of COVID-19, using the Brazilian version of the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQoL-BR). A total of 146 individuals partici-pated, including 41 (28.1%) nurses, 92 (63.0%) nursing technicians and 13 (8.9%) nursing assis-tants. It was observed that 26.1% presented high level of compassion satisfaction. For 17.5% there was level of burnout and 49.7%, medium level of burnout; and 22.0% with high and 46.1% with medium level of secondary traumatic stress. Twenty-eight (19.2%) professionals had compassion fatigue, of which 16 (57.1%) were nursing technicians. There is a high percentage of professionals with medium and high rates of burnout and secondary traumatic stress, a fact that is reinforced by the presence of compassion fatigue in almost one fifth of the studied individuals. These results highlights how much the health of these workers can be affected by living with traumatic patient experiences.
Circulating Tumor Cell Assay to Non-Invasively Evaluate PD-L1 and Other Therapeutic Targets in Multiple Cancers
Authors: Page Raymond , Patil Darshana , Akolkar Dadasaheb , Murthy Sudha S , Bendale Kiran , Patil Revati , Fulmali Pradeep , Fulmali Pooja , Adhav Archana , Puranik Sneha , Apurwa Sachin , Datta Vineet , Bose Chirantan , Schuster Stefan , John Jinumary , Srinivasan Ajay , Datar Rajan
Published: January 2022

Biomarker directed selection of targeted anti-neoplastic agents such as immune check-point inhibitors, small molecule inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies form an important aspect of cancer treatment. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis of the tumor tissue is the method of choice to evaluate the presence of these biomarkers. However, a significant barrier to biomarker testing on tissue is the availability of an adequate amount of tissue and need for repetitive sampling due to tumor evolution. Also, tumor tissue testing is not immune to inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity. We describe the analytical and clinical validation of a Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) assay to accurately assess the presence of PD-L1 22C3 and PD-L1 28.8, ER, PR and HER2, from patients with solid tumors to guide the choice of suitable targeted therapies. Analytically, the test has high sensitivity, specificity, linearity and precision. Based on a blinded case control study, the clinical sensitivity and specificity for PD-L1 (22C3 and 28.8) was determined to be 90% and 100% respectively. The clinical sensitivity and specificity was 83% and 89% for ER; 80% and 94% for PR; 63% and 89% for HER2 (by ICC); and 100% and 92% for HER2 (by FISH), respectively. The performance characteristics of the test support its suitability and adaptability for routine clinical use.
On Shape Parameter $Alpha$ Based Approximation Properties And $Q$-statistical Convergence Of Baskakov-gamma Operators
Authors: Chen Ming-Yu , Nasiruzzaman Md. , Ayman Mursaleen Mohammad , Rao Nadeem
Published: January 2022

We construct a novel family of summation-integral type hybrid operators in terms of shape parameter $\alpha\in \lbrack 0,1]$ in this paper. Basic estimates, rate of convergence, and order of approximation are also studied using the Korovkin theorem and the modulus of smoothness. We investigate the local approximation findings for these sequences of positive linear operators utilising Peetre's K-functional, Lipschitz class, and second-order modulus of smoothness.
Improved Cognitive Performances in Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 5 (TAAR5) Knock-out Mice
Authors: Maggi Silvia , Bon Carlotta , Gustincich Stefano , Tucci Valter , Gainetdinov Raul R , Espinoza Stefano
Published: January 2022

Trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs) are a family of G protein-coupled receptors present in mammals in the brain and in several peripheral organs. Apart from its olfactory role, TAAR5 is expressed in the major limbic brain areas and regulates brain serotonin functions and emotional behaviors. However, most of its functions remain undiscovered. Given the role of serotonin and limbic regions in some aspects of cognition, we used a temporal decision-making task to unveil a possible role of TAAR5 in cognitive processes. We found that TAAR5 knock-out (KO) mice showed a generally better performance due to a reduced number of errors and displayed a greater rate of improvement at the task than WT littermates. However, task-related parameters, such as time accuracy and uncertainty have not changed significantly. Overall, we show that TAAR5 modulates specific domains of cognition, highlighting a new role in brain physiology.
A Review Of The Fundamental Factors And Processes Leading To The Accumulation Of Aflatoxins In Cereal Crops
Authors: Bhardwaj Kiran , Adunphatcharaphon Saowalak , Banerjee Kaushik , Elliott Christopher , Petchkongkaew Awanwee , Kolawole Oluwatobi
Published: January 2022

Aflatoxins (AFs) contamination of cereals is considered one of the greatest food safety concerns worldwide. Occurrence of AFs in maize, wheat, rice and sorghum is highly prevalent with each commodity accounting for more than 10% of world’s AF exposure. Their occurrence as food contaminants is also associated with huge economic losses. AFs are highly stable compounds that cannot be eliminated by regular processing of grains. Hence, prevention of AFs in food and feed is now considered more important than the subsequent interventions to mitigate the deleterious health effects of AFs in human and animals. However, the development of an effective preventive strategy hinges on a clear understanding of the underlying factors influencing AFs production. Therefore, the present review aims to highlight the most significant factors influencing AFs contamination of cereals at pre-and post-harvest stages. This is crucial for effective monitoring of critical control points and optimisation of preventive strategies in food and feed supply chains. Several intrinsic and extrinsic factors have been reported of which nutritional composition, environmental factors (temperature, water activity and relative humidity) and climate change have been identified as primary factors, while pH of the substrate, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the gaseous environment, and agronomic and socioeconomic status are the main secondary factors promoting AFs biosynthesis in cereals. Additionally, an overview of global occurrence of AFs in cereals, with their health impacts and various preventive measures have also been highlighted.
Challenges and Best Practices of Teaching and Learning among Islamic Education Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia
Authors: Rashed Zetty Nurzuliana , Mohd. Hanipah Nurul Rahimah Binti
Published: January 2022

Online learning (e-learning) has become a norm since the Covid-19 pandemic struck the world. The global health crisis has forced teachers and students to drastically adapt to a new method of teaching and facilitation (PDPC), i.e. online. However, teachers living in rural areas face various challenges teaching online due to poor Internet access. There are still many teachers who are less skilled in information technology to deliver teaching materials online. This study uses a qualitative approach by interviewing three secondary school Islamic Education teachers as the study participants. The findings reveal that the teachers utilise social media such as WhatsApp and Telegram to convey various information, instructions and training. The learning mediums used also vary, from the Zoom app to Google Meet and video calls. In addition, teachers employ other online learning tools such as Google Classroom. Teachers also employ flexible online teaching and learning schedules to overcome issues such as parents who have many school-going children but lack the funds to purchase gadgets for each child. A flexible schedule enhances online learning as the school-going children in each household can use devices but not simultaneously. Other major challenges include students’ lack of cooperation (whether in an online or offline class) and the failure of parents to monitor their children’s progress. As a result, educators need to be more creative and ready to acquire new skills to meet the current challenges. Educators need to adapt online teaching and learning methods in line with the concept of 21st Century Learning (PAK21). Therefore, the use of appropriate and creative technology in a remote learning environment encourages students to focus on learning and prevents dropouts.
Evaluasi Potensi Gas Rumah Kaca Berdasarkan Sektor Ketenagalistrikan dan Infrastrukur Penyediaan Air Minum di Kota Batam
Authors: Adicita Yosef , Ulfah Nurul , Handayani Sri Dewi , Suryawan I Wayan Koko
Published: January 2022

Batam City is one of the biggest city in Indonesia. The economic development in Batam City is increasing, which is followed by the needs of the city. Electricity and water supply requirements are one of the essential aspects of the management of a city and sustainable development. Electricity consumption and water supply can contain carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The purpose of this study is to estimated CO2 emissions in Batam City from electricity activity and water consumption.Calculation of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity consumption in Batam uses an emission factor of 0.975 tons CO2/MWh, while for water supply consumption uses an emission factor of 0.51 kgCO2/m3. Projections are carried out until 2030 in accordance with sustainable development goals. Based on electricity consumption, the highest contributor to emissions in 2014-2017 is the business sector with the highest value of 679,658 tons of CO2. Emissions from electricity consumption from the industrial sector fell from 567,904 tons of CO2 in 2014 to 510,630 tons of CO2 in 2017. The projected emissions that will emit emissions from the industrial sector will increase each year. Water consumption showed the highest emissions in the household sector at 28.461 tons of CO2 in 2017. Compared with the projected results on water supply, only 2.21% compared to total electricity consumption emissions.
ANALISIS VALUE ENGINEERING PADA STRUKTUR BANGUNAN DENGAN METODE ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) (STUDI KASUS: PROYEK SUPPORTING UNIT DPRD KOTA SALATIGA)
Authors: Musliha Sukmawati Santika Arina
Published: January 2022

Pada segmen pekerjaan yang memiliki nilai besar dapat dilakukan identifikasi untuk dilakukan penghematan tanpa mengurangi kualitasnya atau sering disebut Value Engineering. Pada pembangunan ini, pekerjaan struktur memakan biaya sebesar 32% dari keseluruhan biaya proyek. Pertimbangan yang melatar belakangi penelitian ini adalah desain struktur gedung yang dinilai memiliki dimensi yang besar dan dapat di efisienkan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifkasi pekerjaan mana yang dapat dianalisis, memilih alternatif terbaik, dan menghitung perbandingan biaya sebelum dengan setelah dianalisis. Pada tahap analisa digunakan metode AHP dengan bantuan software expert choice. Data yang digunakan terdiri dari kuisioner dari beberapa expert, RAB, shop drawing, daftar harga satuan pekerjaan, spesifikasi teknis, dan peraturan-peraturan yang berlaku Dengan cost breakdown didapat tiga item pekerjaan yang strategis untuk dianalisis yaitu pekerjaan pelat, balok, dan kolom. Dilakukan perhitungan ulang desain struktur dengan pertimbangan responden dan memunculkan alternatif precast. Dari analisis yang dilakukan, alternatif yang terpilih tidak berbeda dengan tipe struktur awal yaitu pelat precast dengan kolom dan balok konvensional dengan dilakukan perubahan dimensi. Penghematan yang didapatkan sebesar Rp 231.708.894,36 atau sebesar 2,55 % dari keseluruhan biaya proyek.
ANALISIS KINERJA SIMPANG BERSINYAL PASAR PON MENGGUNAKAN PROGRAM SIMULASI PTV VISSIM
Authors: Aldo Juan Nicholas
Published: January 2022

Masalah transportasi merupakan masalah publik yang kini mulai menjangkiti kota – kota atau daerah di Indonesia. Meningkatnya jumlah kepemilikan kendaraan pribadi menyebabkan meningkatnya tingkat kemacetan pada sejumlah ruas jalan, khususnya di kota Surakarta. Untuk mengantisipasi hal tersebut, Pemerintah Kota (Pemkot) Surakarta merevitalisasi angkutan umum perkotaan regular menjadi angkutan umum yang berbasis Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) yaitu Batik Solo Trans (BST). Pada tanggal 1 September 2010 BST Koridor 1 mulai dioperasikan, dengan rute Bandara Adi Soemarmo – Palur (PP) – via Jalan Brigjend Slamet Riyadi. Untuk memudahkan akses BST Koridor 1, perlu adanya sistem Contra Flow Bus Lane pada ruas Jalan Brigjend Slamet Riyadi. Sehubungan dengan hal tersebut, perlu diadakan pengendalian pada kelima simpang utama jalan Brigjend Slamet Riyadi, salah satunya pada Simpang Bersinyal Pasar Pon, yang merupakan simpang empat bersinyal yang menggunakan sistem fixed time controller dalam pengoperasian lalu lintasnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memodelkan dan menganalisis kinerja Simpang Bersinyal Pasar Pon menggunakan sistem Fixed Time Controller, skenario Optimalisasi Sinyal, dan penambahan Fase Pedestrian menggunakan program simulasi PTV VISSIM.

Proses kalibrasi dan validasi dilakukan pada base model agar mendapatkan hasil yang akurat dan mendekati kenyataan. Pada proses kalibrasi dilakukan uji statistic Geoffrey E. Havers (GEH) terhadap arus lalu lintas di lengan-lengan simpang untuk mengetahui apakah model telah terkalibrasi. Sedangkan pada proses validasi dilakukan uji t terhadap panjang antrian maksimum tiap interval 10 menit dan uji perbedaan relatif terhadap waktu perjalanan LV untuk mengetahui apakah model
 telah tervalidasi.

Dari pemodelan dan analisis yang dilakukan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa sistem Optimalisasi Sinyal memberikan pengaruh yang cukup signifikan terhadap peningkatan kinerja Simpang Bersinyal Pasar Pon, terutama apabila dilihat dari tundaan dan Panjang antrian. Sedangkan sistem penambahan fase pedestrian memberikan penurunan kinerja yang signifikan karena adanya penambahan waktu fase, sehingga panjang antrian, travel time, dan tundaan meningkat drastis dibandingkan kondisi eksisting dan skenario optimalisasi simpang
Analisis Kinerja Simpang Gendengan Surakarta Menggunakan Program Simulasi PTV Vissim
Authors: Pradipta Safira Hana
Published: January 2022

Jalan Brigjen Slamet Riyadi pada ruas paling selatan terdapat perubahan arus lalu lintas menjadi contraflow bus lane untuk BST (Bus Solo Trans). Simpang Gendengan merupakan salah satu simpang yang akan dipengaruhi oleh adanya contraflow bus lane tersebut, karena waktu siklus menjadi bertambah dengan volume arus lalu lintas yang besar sehingga panjang antrian dan tundaan kendaraan akan bertamabah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kinerja Simpang Gendengan yang menggunakan sistem fixed time controller pada kondisi eksisting. Pemodelan pada penelitian ini menggunakan program simulasi PTV Vissim karena merupakan model simulasi yang dapat menganalisis kinerja lalu lintas dengan hasil output mendekati kondisi lapangan. Untuk membuktikan tidak adanya perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil output model dengan hasil observasi dilapangan kemudian dilakukan kalibrasi dan validasi. Hasil output model Simpang Gendengan mendekati hasil observasi dengan hasil uji GEH < 5 pada arus lalu lintas, nilai thitung < ttabel pada panjang antrian, dan pada waktu perjalanan hasil uji perbedaan relatif menunjukkan nilai presentase perbedaan sebesar 6%. Dari hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa model terkalibrasi dan tervalidasi. Hasil analisis kinerja simpang yaitu pada panjang antrian rata-rata tiap lengan sebesar 34,3 meter, waktu perjalanan sebesar 161 detik, dan tundaan simpang sebesar 57 detik.