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Rheological characterization of rhea (Rhea americana) eggs subjected to different storage periods
Authors: Cervi Renato Clini , Andrade Maria Auxiliadora , Cavallieri Ângelo Luiz Fazani , Moura Celso José de , Café Marcos Barcellos
Published: September 2022

Abstract Eggs are used as food industry ingredients due to their functional properties. Eggs from different bird species are used in industrial processing; therefore, rheological experiments were carried out at steady state to obtain the flow curves and also at a dynamic state to study the rheological properties of greater rhea eggs. The viscoelastic behavior of the fluids as a function of the coagulation temperatures for albumen and yolk and of the oscillatory shear frequency was studied. Fifteen rhea eggs stored for up to 28 days at 10 °C were analyzed at 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. The albumen and yolk fractions showed pseudoplastic rheological behavior with small initial flow shear and dependence on shear time, with albumen demonstrating thixotropy and the yolk showing rheopexy. In low shear rheological tests, thermal gelation of albumen was observed, presenting a first change in the elastic modulus around 56 °C, and a second from 78 °C. In the yolk, a change was observed from 66 °C, with more structural variations in the development of the gel at higher temperatures. For rhea eggs, the gel structuring (gelation) temperature of albumen (80 °C) and egg yolk (69 °C) did not undergo variations during the storage periods. Compared to commercial eggs, the higher viscosity and gelation temperatures presented by the rhea eggs can help determine the size of the industrial processing system as they can be submitted to higher temperatures without modifying protein structures and hindering the process.
Canine transmissible venereal tumor with spontaneous remission: case study with emphasis on clinical and cytopathological exams to monitor tumor evolution
Authors: Costa Thiago Souza , Paiva Felipe Noleto de , Manier Bruna Sampaio Martins Land , Barreto Monica Yamile Padilla , Fernandes Julio Israel
Published: September 2022

Abstract The canine transmissible venereal tumor (TVTC) is a neoplasm transmitted mainly through copulation and with a high incidence in stray dogs in Brazil. In the process of tumor evolution of TVTC, the progression, stationary and regression phases are recognized. The host immunity is related to the disease’s biological behavior, however, spontaneous regression observation in cases of naturally occurring TVTC is uncommon. A canine patient was attended, after beeing rescued from the street, due to an ulcerated mass in the external genitália and tick infestation. Cytopathological examination, which diagnosed TVTC, and laboratory tests that showed mild anemia and severe thrombocytopenia were performed. In view of the impossibility of carrying out other exams, it was made the presumptive diagnosis of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME), and treatment was instituted. During follow-up it was observed quick improvement in clinical signs and laboratory changes, as well as a reduction in tumor mass. A new cytopathological evaluation was carried out, and was verified increase in mature lymphocytes and plasmocytes in the midst of the tumor cells, finding compatible with the stationary phase of the disease. From that moment on, it was decided to perform only clinical and cytopathological follow-up. In the following evaluations, continuous clinical remission and cytopathological findings compatible with those described in the regression phase were observed, until its complete remission. It is considered that the improvement in the general health of the patient after the treatment of CME is related to the spontaneous regression of TVTC, and that simultaneous performance of serial clinical and cytopathological exams may be feasible and useful for monitoring the stages of evolution of TVTC.
Effect of cigarette smoke on aesthetic brackets: an in vitro study
Authors: BORGES Laura , CASTRO Amanda Cunha Regal de , ELIAS Carlos Nelson , SOUZA Margareth Maria Gomes de
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cigarette smoke (CS) on physical and mechanical properties of ceramic, polycarbonate and alumina ceramic brackets. The null hypothesis tested was that aesthetic brackets would not be influenced by CS. Methods: Ninety aesthetic brackets were allocated to three groups (n = 30): ceramic (GCE), polycarbonate (GCO) and alumina ceramic (GPS). Ten samples of each group were assigned to color and surface roughness analysis, performed before (T0) and after (T1) exposure to CS; and twenty samples were allocated into control and experimental groups (n = 10) (not exposed and exposed to CS, respectively) for shear bond strength test (SBS). Exposure to CS followed an adaptation of the method described by Le Mesurier. Colorimetric reading, surface morphology and roughness, SBS and adhesive remnant index (ARI) were assessed. Statistical analysis comprised independent and paired t-tests, ANOVA/Tukey and Fisher’s exact tests (α = 0.05). Results: Changes were observed in brackets’ color (NBS: GCE = 2.4; GCO = 1.9; GPS = 2.1), surface roughness (ΔRa: GCE = 1.1 ± 0.8 µm; GCO = 1.9 ± 1.5µm; GPS = -0.3 ± 0.1 µm / ΔRz: GCE = 1.4 ± 1.0 nm; GPS = -0.5 ± 0.1 nm); and SBS (GPS - experimental = 221.8 ± 48.6 N) after exposure to CS (p< 0.05). Conclusions: Exposure, in vitro, of aesthetic brackets to CS resulted in changes of color to darker and more opaque shades, surface roughness alterations, and higher SBS values. ARI scores were not associated with exposure to CS.
What do black patients expect from orthodontic treatment? The aesthetic perception of facial profile between orthodontists and black laypersons
Authors: SOUZA Denise Bitencourt de , OLIVEIRA Adriana Ismerim , GOUVÊA Giovana Renata , SANTAMARIA-JR Milton
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the influence of anteroposterior position of the soft tissue on facial attractiveness in black people, and compare the perception of aesthetics and satisfaction between orthodontists and black laypersons. Methods: The sample was composed of 69 orthodontists and 69 laypersons of black ethnicity (n=138). Facial profile photographs of two black volunteers, a man and a woman, were digitally manipulated to change the position of the lips and chin, by making gradual changes of 4mm in relation to the true vertical line, simulating advance or retrusion of the soft tissues by -2, -6, -10, +2, +6, +10mm, totalling six images per sex. The photographs were classified by the research participants using a visual analogue scale (VAS), from 0 (unpleasant) to 100 (pleasant). The results were analyzed by generalized linear model and by the Fisher’s exact test, considering the level of significance of 5%. Results: The orthodontists and black laypersons considered straight profiles the most pleasant. The two groups classified the male profile as being more unpleasant in comparison with the female facial profile, which was concave. When evaluating all the images together, the image most indicated as being the most pleasant, once again, was the one with the straight profile, for both sexes. Conclusion: The influence of orthodontists’ and laypersons’ aesthetic perception on evaluating the facial profile of blacks was similar. The straight profile was classified as the most pleasant and the concave, as the most unpleasant.
Social Networks and Mobile Instant Messaging Services in the Election of Jair Bolsonaro as President of Brazil in 2018
Authors: Mundim Pedro Santos , Vasconcellos Fábio , Okado Lucas
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Studies that have used survey data to analyze the reasons behind the Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential victory in 2018 have highlighted factors such as conservative ideology, antipetismo (resentment against the Brazilian Workers’ Party) and populism. In all of them, media variables are treated superficially, as if their role in politics and elections was simply to “deliver a message” to voters. We contest this view that the media played a secondary role in voters’ decisions, emphasizing instead the effects of social networks and mobile instant messaging services. Based on data from the Brazilian Electoral Study, a post-electoral survey, we show that the use of Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube as sources of political information almost doubled the odds of one voting for Bolsonaro. This places them at a level of importance similar to that of other variables, such as anti-pluralist discourse, religious values and right-wing ideology.
Estado Laico e Razão Pública: Como Distingui-los?
Authors: Rudas Sebastián
Published: September 2022

RESUMO É comum que o estado laico seja definido em termos da ideia da razão pública. De acordo com John Rawls, um dos seus principais defensores, a razão pública não permite que as razões religiosas sejam utilizadas como a única fonte de justificação do uso do poder estatal. Com frequência, assume-se que a exclusão das razões religiosas do universo justificatório do poder estatal implica que a laicidade deve ser entendida como um arranjo institucional que exclui o conteúdo religioso das instituições do estado. Neste artigo, essa tese é revisada. Defende-se que o projeto pluralista do liberalismo político de Rawls implica em aceitar a possibilidade de arranjos institucionais da laicidade que não demandam esse tipo de exclusão. Portanto, o liberalismo político, incluindo a ideia da razão pública, é indeterminado em relação ao arranjo institucional de laicidade a ser implementado numa democracia constitucional. Fatores contextuais serão cruciais para determinar qual regime de laicidade adotar.
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USE IN BRAZILIAN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Authors: HENRIQUES Débora Pereira , OLIVEIRA Rebeca Rodrigues de , VANNI Jeslei , LIMA Henrique Patriota de , OTITI Jean Vianney , NEVES Fabio Ricardo Monteiro , HAMMERLE Marcia Beiral , SASSAKI Lígia Yukie , ZALTMAN Cyrla
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Background: The conventional treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is based on drug therapy, but different studies have shown a progressive increase in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The most used CAM comprises of acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, and herbal medicine, as well as more modern practices, including aromatherapy and reflexology. Data from CAM use in Brazil has previously been scarce and there are no studies among Brazilian patients with IBD. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of, and factors associated with the use of CAM among IBD patients in Brazil, in addition to estimating the satisfaction with CAM use. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in adult IBD outpatients from two Southeastern Brazilian referral centers, with a total a sample of 227 individuals. A semi-structured questionnaire was used containing CAM products - tea, probiotics, omega 3 or glutamine, homeopathy, and herbal therapy, and factors associated with CAM use and patient satisfaction. We used descriptive statistics, association tests (P<0.05) and logistic regression for statistical analyses. Results: In total, 126 patients with Crohn’s disease and 101 with ulcerative colitis were included. The mean age was 41.19±14.49 years and 57.27% were female. The time since diagnosis was 10.58±7.5 years, and most patients were in clinical remission. Twenty-nine patients (12.8%) reported having used CAM for IBD treatment, such as tea (5.29%), probiotics (5.29%), omega-3 or glutamine (1.76%), homeopathy (0.88%), and herbal therapies (0.44%). Despite the low frequency, patients were satisfied (>50%). There was no difference between CAM use in Crohn’s disease as compared to ulcerative colitis patients (P=0.1171). The factors associated with the use of CAM were regular or poor quality of life (odds ratio 2.084; 95% confidence interval 1.147-3.786, P=0.0159) and a shorter time since diagnosis (odds ratio 0.956; 95% confidence interval 0.918-0.995; P=0.0260). Conclusion: The prevalence of CAM use was low, but satisfactory among Brazilian IBD patients. The application of CAM has been associated with poor quality of life and shorter disease duration compared to patients with no use of CAM.
What do we know about academic culture? A review of the concept in the field of higher education studies
Authors: Pedraja-Rejas Liliana , Rodríguez-Ponce Emilio , Labraña Julio
Published: September 2022

Abstract Academic culture has a long tradition in higher education studies; nevertheless, only a few studies on this concept are available. This article aims to review the use of the concept of academic culture in higher education literature based on a bibliographic review, supported by bibliometric techniques, of studies on this topic in the last twenty years, paying special attention to state of the art in the Latin American context. The results show a growing use of the concept, which has not been yet linked to a clear definition that could conduce to the consolidation of a field of study of the cultural dimension of the sector. Specifically, there are four lines of research on academic culture: the impact of changes in the political economy on the traditional values of higher education institutions, the challenges of international exchange of students and academics, the recognition of implicit biases in the dominant academic culture, and the relationship between tacit regulations and organizational reform processes. This article also addresses how the fundamentally atheoretical character of academic culture studies mirrors the state of research in higher education, particularly in the Latin American context.
Para uma teoria do capital esportivo: conversações com Bourdieu e Lahire
Authors: Bungenstab Gabriel Carvalho , Souza Juliano de , Garcia Rui Proença
Published: September 2022

Resumo Este artigo discute a possibilidade de uma teoria do capital esportivo a partir dos preceitos do que se pode denominar de um modelo disposicionalista no contexto dos esportes. Busca-se, portanto, elencar alguns aspectos teóricos que informam esse modelo e defendê-lo como um dos contributos da obra de Pierre Bourdieu para as áreas de educação física e ciências do esporte. Nesse sentido, são recuperados alguns elementos fundantes do programa de pesquisa disposicionalista demarcado no campo da sociologia francesa, mais especificamente em obras de Bourdieu e Lahire, para pensar o modo como as disposições esportivas, mais ou menos duradouras, são produzidas relacionalmente ao acúmulo de um capital esportivo. Foram revisitados alguns estudos que analisaram as trajetórias esportivas de atletas de diferentes modalidades e, em seguida, inferiu-se que elas endossam a necessidade de um modelo de socialização no domínio dos esportes que procure expandir a lógica de explicação das trajetórias esportivas que se assenta na herança familiar. Conclui-se a partir do artigo que: está devidamente demarcado um programa disposicionalista nas áreas de educação física e ciências do esporte no Brasil; a noção de “capital esportivo” ajuda a pensar as trajetórias biográficas dentro do campo dos esportes; e a família e a educação física escolar são espaços de socialização esportiva.
Rheological properties and hydration of ternary cements containing clay brick, clay tile, marble, and phosphogypsum waste
Authors: Costa Ana Rita Damasceno , Gonçalves Jardel Pereira
Published: September 2022

Abstract No research demonstrates the effect of combined waste raw materials as an alternative to natural sources in Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3). In this context, this study aimed to evaluate the influence of the composition of ternary cements (TCs) containing industrial waste on their rheological and hydration properties. As raw materials, Portland cement and clay brick (CBW), clay tile (CTW), marble (MW), and phosphogypsum (PG) wastes were used. The rheological behaviour of the pastes was analysed by the mini-slump evolution over time and rotational rheometry. Hydration was evaluated by isothermal calorimetry and XRD/Rietveld. An increase in the specific surface area enhances the yield stress and plastic viscosity of the paste. CBW and CTW have pozzolanic reactivity, presenting an increase in the content of non-crystalline phases, including calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H). The TCs reached at least 70% of the compressive strength of theHigh Early Strength Portland cement paste.The results suggest that CBW, CTW, MW and PG can be used as an alternative to reduce the clinker factor and decrease the environmental and economic impacts associated with extracting natural raw materials for cement production.
O impacto das janelas na percepção visual em ambientes de escritórios no clima tropical quente e úmido
Authors: Lima Amanda Vieira Pessoa , Noda Lumy , Souza Jullyanne Ferreira de , Leder Solange Maria
Published: September 2022

Resumo A iluminação natural oferece benefícios para o edifício e para os ocupantes, porém, em climas tropicais, a luz natural é frequentemente excessiva, sendo fonte de ofuscamento e incentivo ao uso intensivo da iluminação artificial. Objetivando analisar a influência das janelas e da iluminação natural na percepção visual em ambientes laborais, esta pesquisa foi conduzida em dois edifícios de escritórios em João Pessoa-PB, com o registro da iluminância em 219 estações de trabalho simultâneo à aplicação de questionário. A amplitude dos índices de iluminância (6,77 lux a 2.620,4 lux) demonstra a dificuldade em atingir uniformidade e condição adequada às normas, com recorrentes índices em torno de 750 lux - implicando a insatisfação para 30,15% dos ocupantes. Predominaram elementos internos de sombreamento na posição 'fechada' e baixo percentual de acionamento pelos usuários (22,94%), uma vez que a frequência de manuseio se mostrou relacionada à proximidade do dispositivo. Os resultados sugerem que as janelas podem desencadear elevada insatisfação com a luz natural, quando permitem excessiva incidência de luz solar e, especialmente, quando associadas a grandes aberturas com orientação leste desprovidas de proteção solar externa.
Assessment of thermal comfort in workstations located near highly glazed façades: solar-adjustment models
Authors: Pinto Mônica Martins , Westphal Fernando Simon
Published: September 2022

Abstract Although solar radiation exposure strongly impacts people's thermal comfort, workstations are frequently positioned close to glazed façades. Solar adjustment models have been developed to include the solar radiation impact on people's thermal comfort, which the Fanger and Adaptative models do not address. Nonetheless, those models present differences in their calculation procedures, which have not been thoroughly investigated. This study aims to verify differences in thermal comfort results by applying various solar adjustment models of thermal comfort indices for a person sitting close to a highly glazed façade in an office room. The analyses were based on indoor environment data from computer thermal simulations in EnergyPlus for a temperate climate in Brazil. The results for the same room demonstrated significant differences. For example, the hourly difference between the solar-adjustment models reached 1.7 in PMV, and the MRT was up to 17.6 ºC higher than the mean result calculated through EnergyPlus. The need for solar radiation incidence control is also reinforced. Although the results were not compared with measurement data or people's thermal perception, the limitations and advantages of each solar adjustment model were numerically analysed, broadening the discussions about the solar adjustment models and the consequences of the choices among them.
Housing transformations and their impacts on the well-being of dwellers
Authors: Muianga Elisa Atália Daniel , KnatzKowaltowski Doris Catharine Cornelie , Silva Vanessa Gomes da , Granja Ariovaldo Denis , Moreira Daniel de Carvalho , Ruschel Regina Coeli
Published: September 2022

Abstract Housing transformations have been studied over time. Numerous Post-Occupancy-Evaluation (POE) studies reveal user-initiated alterations occurring in Brazilian Social Housing (SH). These transformations have specific objectives, such as additional space, refurbishment, and improvement, or upgrading. However, results of transformations are not always positive, and may affect dwellers’ well-being through losses in environmental comfort. A critical investigation using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method analysed forty-seven studies to understand what needs and requirements stimulate SH projects' upgrading and how transformations impact well-being. In addition, an in-depth analysis was made to assess aspects of environmental comfort, safety, design, layout and economic aspects that affect people’s well-being, and improve their quality of life. Results contribute to supporting upgrading processes of existing SH and to guide the improved design of new SH projects based on the desires and well-being requirements of low-income families.
Floor impact noise performance of prefabricated prestressed joists and block slabs with wooden laminate floors
Authors: Lourenço Willian Magalhães de , Meller Gabriela , Rossi Camila Taciane , Haas Alessandra , Santos Eduardo Henrique Lucca , Santos Joaquim Cesar Pizzutti dos , Melo Viviane Suzey Gomes de , Tenenbaum Roberto Aizik , Mohamad Gihad
Published: September 2022

Abstract This research aims to discuss and determine acoustic performance values for impact noise insulation (L’nT,w) for 39 floor system compositions that have different resilient materials and wooden laminate floor finishing. The methodology is organized according to ISO 16283-2, ISO 717-2 and NBR 15575-3 for classification. The results obtained demonstrate that the prefabricated ribbed slab with prestressed joists and ceramic slabs, as well as the slab and subfloor system do not meet the minimum requirements for acoustic insulation, comprising values of 91 and 84 dB, respectively. Among the other 37 samples, it is worth mentioning that wooden laminate floors with better abrasion resistance is more efficient concerning acoustic performance, comprising impact noise insulation values ranging from 60 to 62 dB, due to its surface density. In the samples that use resilient materials, the performance values vary from 55 to 46 dB.
ACTIVATION OF LUMBAR SPINE STABILIZER MUSCLES IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: ARAUJO WILLIAM JOLLI DE , BASTOS MATHEUS SIQUEIRA , BONVINO MARCO AURÉLIO SERAFIM
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the level of activation of the lumbar spine stabilizing muscles between people with chronic low back pain and healthy people. Methods: A systematic search was performed on May 10, 2021, of the following databases: PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database and Cochrane Library. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were based on the PICO format. Two authors independently examined all articles that were selected for full reading. Disagreements were resolved through a discussion between the authors. Results: The bibliographical search identified 525 records, 165 of which were duplicates. After screening the titles, abstracts and the full text of the remaining 360 studies, 352 articles were excluded, and 8 articles were included in this review. The eight studies assessed the level of muscle activation in patients with chronic low back pain. In six studies patients with chronic low back pain had a higher activation level, in one study there was no statistically significant difference between groups,and in one study the activation level was lower in the chronic low back pain group. Discussion: This review was the first to review electromyography studies of the lumbar spine stabilizer muscles, covering all types of exposure procedures for evaluation. We believe that the recommendation of healthcare professionals for these patients to contract the stabilizer muscles are totally unnecessary. Conclusion: Patients with low back pain have a higher level of lumbar spine stabilizer muscle activation than healthy people. Level of evidence IIA; Systematic review of cohort studies.
EFFECT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING IN OBESE PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: SILVA JÚNIOR ROQUE RIBEIRO DA , RODRIGUES VINICIUS ILEY OLIVEIRA , CARVALHO CAMILA FERNANDES MAIA DE , RODRIGUES PERLA SILVA , FÉLIX ÉRICA GALDINO , ARAÚJO LÍGIA FERNANDA DE , COSTA ADALBERTO VERONESE DA , CARDOSO GLÊBIA ALEXA
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the hypoalgesic effect of exercises in obese patients with low back pain. Methods: From the methodological point of view, this is a systematic review study supported by the PRISMA guidelines (2020). Only clinical trials with defined eligibility criteria were included and the methodological evaluation was carried out using the Risk of Bias 2.0 (RoB 2.0) tool. Results: Four clinical trials were found, which underwent an assessment of risk of bias and were mostly categorized as moderate risk of bias or with some concerns. Conclusions: Moderate-intensity interval training (MIIT), high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and total resistance or lumbar spine extension exercises were shown to be effective for pain control, quality of life, and functional performance in obese individuals. On the other hand, the exercises alone did not produce a decrease in body composition. Level of evidence I; Systematic review.
Caracterización de la actividad investigativa de los alumnos ayudantes en la Facultad “Victoria de Girón”
Authors: Piñera-Castro Hector Julio , Saborit-Rodríguez Adrian
Published: September 2022

Introducción: El Movimiento de Alumnos Ayudantes “Frank País” constituye una valiosa cantera de investigadores. Sin embargo, estas potencialidades no siempre generan tal resultado, por lo cual se torna necesario monitorear sistemáticamente dicha actividad.

Objetivo: Caracterizar la actividad investigativa de los alumnos ayudantes en la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Victoria de Girón”.

Métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal, en una muestra probabilística estratificada de 131 sujetos. El análisis estadístico fue descriptivo. Se empleó la prueba ji-cuadrado de Pearson y el coeficiente V de Cramer.

Resultados: Los estudiantes en el quinto año académico, de las 12 habilidades investigativas exploradas, en ocho alcanzaron las mayores cifras en cuanto a los que expresaron dominarlas. El área clínica fue la de principal interés investigativo (50,4 %); esta variable se asoció con el tipo de especialidad de la ayudantía (p < 0,001; V = 0,710). El 53,4 % de los educandos refirió estar vinculado a la investigación científica, lo cual presentó asociación estadística (p < 0,001; 0,6 ≤ V < 0,8) con las variables: antigüedad en el Movimiento, autopercepción de su importancia en la formación profesional, la autoevaluación de la preparación en ella, incorporación a un proyecto de investigación, pertenencia al Grupo Científico Estudiantil e interés por practicarla en el posgrado. Pocos se encontraban vinculados a proyectos de investigación (n = 22), al Grupo Científico Estudiantil (n = 37) y a la publicación científica (n = 22).

Conclusiones: En los alumnos ayudantes de esta facultad se observa una insuficiente actividad en investigación científica.
Hide-and-Tell: Learning to Bridge Photo Streams for Visual Storytelling
Authors: Jung Yunjae , Kim Dahun , Woo Sanghyun , Kim Kyungsu , Kim Sungjin , Kweon In So
Published: September 2022

Visual storytelling is a task of creating a short story based on photo streams. Unlike existing visual captioning, storytelling aims to contain not only factual descriptions, but also human-like narration and semantics. However, the VIST dataset consists only of a small, fixed number of photos per story. Therefore, the main challenge of visual storytelling is to fill in the visual gap between photos with narrative and imaginative story. In this paper, we propose to explicitly learn to imagine a storyline that bridges the visual gap. During training, one or more photos is randomly omitted from the input stack, and we train the network to produce a full plausible story even with missing photo(s). Furthermore, we propose for visual storytelling a hide-and-tell model, which is designed to learn non-local relations across the photo streams and to refine and improve conventional RNN-based models. In experiments, we show that our scheme of hide-and-tell, and the network design are indeed effective at storytelling, and that our model outperforms previous state-of-the-art methods in automatic metrics. Finally, we qualitatively show the learned ability to interpolate storyline over visual gaps.
‘Seanachie to the New World’: Seumas MacManus and the Transatlantic Appeal of Irish Local Colour
Authors: Cusack Christopher
Published: September 2022

From the late 1890s onwards, Donegal writer Seumas MacManus was a frequent contributor to leading American periodicals and was often listed alongside noted American local colour writers. Moreover, the first books he published in America were immediately successful. MacManus rooted his work explicitly in Donegal and its seanchaí tradition, and in the United States in particular his works were positioned as representative of an authentic Celticity. But why did MacManus’s work translate so readily to the American market? And what were the contexts that engendered the success of his stories and books? Using reviews, profiles, promotional materials, letters, and MacManus’s self-presentations, this article explores how his work contributed to the construction and commodification of a transatlantic sense of Irishness rooted in local colour conventions. It concludes that the American reception of his work demonstrates how apparently local formations of regional identity garnered transatlantic attention not only as a function of their exoticness, but also as a result of the instrumentalisation of domestic literary conventions that generated conceptual links between localness and universality.
Eficácia e efetividade do UVC para desinfecção de materiais hospitalares de pacientes com COVID-19
Authors: Couto Henrique Rietra Dias , Lima Wilson Souza , Romaniello Jeruza Aurora Quezada , Giarola Lucca Gontijo , Saldanha e Silva Danilo Cotta , Couto Bráulio Roberto Gonçalves Marinho , Rocha Davi Brasil
Published: September 2022

Justificativa e Objetivos: Após o início da pandemia de COVID-19, meios mais efetivos e eficazes foram necessários para desinfetar materiais hospitalares. Este trabalho visa avaliar a eficácia in vitro e a efetividade econômica de luz ultravioleta tipo C (UVC) para desinfecção de materiais usados em pacientes com COVID-19. Métodos: Quatro placas bipartidas de Cled foram inoculadas com suspensões de 10.000 ufc/mL de cepas de Escherichia coli e Staphylococcus aureus, expostas a duas lâmpadas de 18W, colocadas dentro de um fluxo laminar e incubadas para avaliações quantitativas de crescimento. O equipamento germicida foi construído: uma “caixa UVC” com duas lâmpadas de 18W para materiais da farmácia e um “armário UVC” com duas lâmpadas 60W para exposição de capotes. A efetividade econômica foi avaliada comparando os custos de estoque, com quarentena de materiais versus custos de uso da UVC. Resultados: A inativação microbiológica nas placas se iniciou a partir de 4 minutos, com eficácia próxima a 100% aos 8 minutos. A “caixa de UVC” reduziu o tempo para liberação do material de 9 dias para imediato, gerando uma economia de aproximadamente R$ 68.400,00, e o “armário de UVC” alterou o uso de capotes para 0,7/paciente, comparado ao uso habitual de 1,5, gerando uma economia de 3.000 reais/mês. O custo de instalação e manutenção foi de R$ 1.500,00. Conclusão:Foi comprovada a eficácia e efetividade dos sistemas UVC, além da economia promovida por sua instalação.
Operacionalização da campanha de vacinação contra a Covid -19, no município de Vitória -ES, uma experiência de sucesso.
Authors: Comerio Tatiane , Siqueira Priscila Carminati , Do Prado Thiago Nascimento , Sales Carolina Maia Martins , Maciel Ethel Leonor Noia
Published: September 2022

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Designing Serious Game Metrics for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia
Authors: Liu Noreena Yi-Chin , Wills Gary
Published: September 2022

The paper presents a conceptual framework and a metric instrument for assisting design and evaluating serious games for dementia family carers as the first step towards designing a game specifically designed to cater for their needs. The paper starts with a literature survey on dementia, dementia family carers and existing games for health issues. From this survey, three components of the carers’ needs (health, education and social), three platforms (social marketing, social media and games) and six game contents (game play, avatar portrayal, game world graphics, sound / music and storyline) were identified, and engagement as the metric of interaction was also identified. With these, a conceptual framework was constructed, identifying the relationship amongst these elements. Based on these, the metric instrument is devised using the Goal Question Metric (GQM) method. An exploratory experiment was conducted with six health-related games and five game professionals to assess the effectiveness of the instrument. It is found that the instrument can identify the successfulness of the games in terms of satisfying the three categories of needs of the carer, i.e., health, education and social, though it was suggested that a further experiment with more participants and focusing on one game would be needed to further verify the effectiveness of the instrument.
Introduction to the Special Issue on GaLA Conf 2021
Authors: De Rosa Francesca , Baalsrud Hauge Jannicke , Dondio Pierpaolo , Marfisi-Schottman Iza , Romero Margarida , Bellotti Francesco
Published: September 2022

This is a short introduction pecial issue of the International Journal of Serious Games dedicated to the selected best papers of the 2021 edition of the Games and Learning (GALA) 2021 conference. The three selected papers have undergone a regular review process. Covered topics range from cooperative games to mixed reality, from digital companions to game co-design.
Vacinação contra a COVID-19 em território nacional
Authors: Rodrigues Júnior Nelson Silva , Moreno Stefane Marinho , Machado Marília Girão de Oliveira , Costa Filho Antonio Alberto Ibiapina , Ibiapina Aline Raquel de Sousa
Published: September 2022

OBJETIVOS: Analisar a vacinação contra a COVID-19, por meio dos registros em território nacional, no período de 2021 a 2022. MATERIAIS: Trata-se de um estudo ecológico descritivo retrospectivo, cujo levantamento das informações foi realizado em maio de 2022, extraídos do portal LocalizaSUS, por meio do painel Vacinômetro-SUS, no período de 17 de janeiro de 2021 até 21 de maio de 2022. RESULTADOS: Em 21 de maio de 2022 o Brasil mostrou, através do painel do Ministério da Saúde sobre a vacinação contra COVID-19, 429.803.859 doses aplicadas, elucidando a evolução da vacinação da COVID-19 em território nacional. Os dados levantados identificaram maior número de aplicações no sexo feminino (53,3%), em adultos jovens na faixa etária entre 20 e 59 anos (64,1%) e valores menores na vacinação referente à população maior de 60 anos (21,6%). Ao considerar as divisões geográficas, a região sudeste apresenta o maior quantitativo de doses aplicadas contra a COVID-19 (353.197.267 doses) e, em relação as unidades federativas, o estado de São Paulo precede as demais no quesito. CONCLUSÃO: A aplicação das vacinas contra a COVID-19, nos estados brasileiros é heterogênea. Mesmo diante destes fatos, o estudo comprovou que o Brasil obteve resultado satisfatório na evolução vacinal contra a COVID-19 em todo o território nacional.
Methods and Algorithms for Solving the Problem of Early Diagnostics of Technical Objects Using Data Mining Methods
Authors:   Institute of Control Sciences V. A. Trapeznikov Academy of Sciences Senior Researcher, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation, Veresnikov G. S. , Golev A. V. ,   Institute of Control Sciences V. A. Trapeznikov Academy of Sciences Senior Researcher, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation, Moskovtsev A. M. ,   Institute of Control Sciences V. A. Trapeznikov Academy of Sciences Senior Researcher, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation, Martirosyan M. P. ,   Institute of Control Sciences V. A. Trapeznikov Academy of Sciences Senior Researcher, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
Published: September 2022

Русский Main page New issue Archive of articles Editorial board For the authors Publishing house ABSTRACTS OF ARTICLES OF THE JOURNAL "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES". No. 9. Vol. 28. 2022 DOI: 10.17587/it.28.475-484 G. S. Veresnikov, Dr. Tech. Sc., Leading Researcher, A. V. Golev, Junior Researcher, A. M. Moskovtsev, Engineer, M. P. Martirosyan, Engineer, Institute of Control Sciences V. A. Trapeznikov Academy of Sciences Senior Researcher, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation Methods and Algorithms for Solving the Problem of Early Diagnostics of Technical Objects Using Data Mining Methods We are seeing a huge increase in the productivity of technical facilities. But as soon as the object is used for its intended purpose, its technical resource begins to be consumed. Early diagnostics and condition detection are important for reliable and safe operation of technical facilities. The results of early diagnostics are used both for prevention of emergency situations and for operation of technical objects according to their condition. In this article, the task is to analyze the methods and algorithms of data mining used in the tasks of determining and predicting the state of technical objects. Neural networks, decision trees, growing pyramid networks, metric algorithms, and the support vector method are considered. Advantages and disadvantages of data mining methods and algorithms are given. Special attention is paid to algorithms and methods for identifying informative features in empirical data, in particular, filtering, projection, and wrapping methods. The use of these methods and algorithms is important to simplify the models used to classify the States of technical objects and improve the accuracy of diagnostics. Analysis of the world scientific literature has shown the relevance of using methods and algorithms for data mining in integration with methods for identifying informative features. These methods are usually used in conjunction with wrapper methods and filters to improve diagnostic accuracy and condition detection of technical objects.
Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) Based on Discrete Wavelet Transform
Authors:   Research Station of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Bishkek, Bishkek, 720049, Kyrgyzstan, Imashev S. A. , Cheshev M. E. ,   Research Station of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Bishkek, Bishkek, 720049, Kyrgyzstan
Published: September 2022

We developed an improved algorithm for calculating Hurst exponent in Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) method based on discrete wavelet transform (DWT). The proposed algorithm was compared with the classical implementation using a set of model signals with a known Hurst exponent and a family of Daubechies wavelets. Calculations showed that use of the improved algorithm led to decrease of the absolute error in calculation of Hurst exponent by an order, and to increase of the execution speed by ~5 times. The algorithm was used to retrieve in geoacoustic noise data the responses of medium to electromagnetic sensing of the earth's crust using ERGU-600-2 electrical prospecting generator set.
People’s Control in the USSR: theory and practice of implementation
Authors: Budaev A. M.
Published: September 2022

Among the development priorities of modern Russia is the search for effective mechanisms of interaction between government and society. One of the effective forms of such interaction is the control of citizens over the activities of public authorities and officials. Control is a widespread objective phenomenon in the socio-economic and political life of society, closely merged with other phenomena. Of great interest at the present stage of formation and development of the institution of citizens’ control over power in Russia is the experience of implementing people’s control in the USSR. A critical analysis of the accumulated experience in the implementation of public control in the Soviet period allows us to formulate recommendations for improving the mechanisms for exercising public control at the present stage of the socio-political and socio-economic development of the Russian Federation.
Problems of development of local self-government in the works of Professor V. I. Fadeev (to the anniversary of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL))
Authors: Zabelina E. P.
Published: September 2022

This article analyzes some concepts of the science of municipal law, sets out their author’s vision, taking into account the ideas of the Russian scientist Professor Vladimir Ivanovich Fadeev. Recognizing the invaluable contribution of Professor V. I. Fadeev’s scientific views on the problems of the organization and functioning of municipal government in modern Russia, the legal nature and content of the competence of local self-government bodies, procedural support of the powers of municipal authorities and other subjects of local self-government are investigated.The author introduces the concept of municipal procedural activity into scientific circulation, the grounds for its separation from the structure of general municipal activity, formulates its purpose, defines its security role in the implementation of other types of municipal activities. According to the author, municipal procedural activity acts as an integral component of organizational, law-making, personnel, financial, law enforcement and other municipal activities.This activity is being updated in connection with the constitutional provisions of part 3 of Article 132 as amended in 2020 on the need for interaction of public authorities for the most effective solution of tasks in the interests of the population living in the relevant territory.
On the Importance of Academician O. E. Kutafin in the Development of the Institute of Citizenship
Authors: Iksanov I. S.
Published: September 2022

The article examines the problem of the need to study doctrinal views on the formation and development of the institution of citizenship. In particular, this is due to the lack of an unambiguous definition by scientists of the concept of citizenship, the unity of the positions of scientists regarding the affiliation of citizenship to the constitutional legal institute and the intersectoral institute.The article pays special attention to the contribution of academician O. Е. Kutafin to the problems of constitutionalism in general and the institution of citizenship in particular.
About the formation of youth culture in the legacy of Academician Oleg Elel’yanovich Kutafin
Authors: Rybakova O. S.
Published: September 2022

The article presents an analysis of the works of Oleg Kutafin, devoted to the organization of educational activities among young people, the formation of the culture of the youth. Guided by his own experience at the university, Oleg Kutafin emphasized the special role of educational institutions in organizing work on the formation of culture and worldview of young people, which was carried out by universities along with party and other public institutions. The main goal of educational work with students was seen by Oleg Yemel’yanovich in the formation of the worldview of the younger generation based on the ideological values of Soviet society traditional for that period. The article presents an analysis of the scientist’s works devoted to the organization of educational work with young people, in particular, the academician’s articles “Forms of educational work with students in the conditions of a correspondence university” (1970) and “Permanent Commissions on Youth affairs of the Soviets” (1971), as well as O. Е. Kutafin’s interview in the scientific journal “Legal World” and scientific publications containing memoirs of contemporaries and students of academician O. Е. Kutafin are analyzed.
A method for the treatment of patients with massive tears of the rotator cuff: a clinical case
Authors: Menshova Daria V. , Kuklin Igor A. , Ponomarenko Nikolay S. , Tishkov Nikolay V. , Puseva Marina E. , Pichugina Uliana V.
Published: September 2022

Background: Rotator cuff tears are the most common cause of shoulder pain and dysfunction in older patients. Tears with the retraction greater than 5 cm or with the involvement of two and more tendons are considered massive. According to the literature, the incidence of massive injuries of the rotator cuff ranges from 10 to 40%. The formation of massive injuries is a long process leading to a pronounced pain syndrome, loss of function and, as a result, to pseudo-paralysis of the affected limb. There is no consensus concerning the treatment of this category of patients. Conservative methods of treatment are applicable for patients with a low activity. Among the surgical methods of treatment, the preference is given to the proximal capsule reconstruction, subacromial balloon arthroplasty, reverse arthroplasty and muscle-tendon transfers. However, today there is no single tactic for the surgical treatment of patients with massive rotator cuff tears. Clinical case description: We propose a new surgical method for this shoulder joint pathology arthroscopically associated transposition of the tendon of the latissimus dorsi muscle using an autograft of the long peroneal muscle tendon. As an illustration of the new method, we present a successful clinical case of the treatment of a patient with a chronic massive rotator cuff injury of the right shoulder and secondary upper subluxation of the right humerus head. Conclusion: This method allows increasing the efficiency of the treatment of a massive tear of the rotator cuff tendons, restoring the correct biomechanics of the shoulder joint, reducing the pain and restoring the function of the affected limb.
On spontaneity, variability and directed evolution. Whether it is necessary to push foreheads inherited or acquired features?
Authors: Daev Eugene V.
Published: September 2022

It seems, that historically the problem of oppose inherited features vs acquired is mainly two-causes problem. The first is an insufficient knowledge about mechanisms how acquired phenotypic feature could became inherited.
The second is semiotic or more precisely semantic. Any language itself contained the seeds of the problem because of ambiguous interpreting of same terms by different scientists. Human specific understanding of any term, which depends on their different education, specificity of different languages, usage of metaphors and analogies, etc., create unintended illusions of real truth.
This brief theoretical study attempts to consider adaptively significant traits as gradually moving from the category of non-heritable to heritable ones. The conceptual approach used makes it possible to erase the contradictions between the interrelated concepts of acquired and inherited features.