bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nature is resource, playground, and gift: What artificial intelligence reveals about human–Nature relationships
Authors: Gould Rachelle K. , Demarest Bradford , Ivakhiv Adrian , Cheney Nicholas
Published: June 2024

This paper demonstrates how artificial-intelligence language analysis can inform understanding of human–nature relationships and other social phenomena. We demonstrate three techniques by investigating relationships within the popular word2vec word embedding, which is trained on a sample from over 50,000 worldwide news sources. Our first technique investigates what theory-generated analogies are most similar to nature:people. The resource:user analogy is most similar, followed by the playground:child and gift:receiver analogies. Our second technique explores whether nature-related words are affiliated with words that denote race, class, or gender. Nature words tend slightly toward associations with femininity and wealth. Our third technique demonstrates how the relationship between nature and wellbeing compares to other concepts’ relationships to wellbeing—e.g., spirituality–wellbeing, social relations–wellbeing. Nature is more semantically connected to wellbeing than money, social relations, and multiple other wellbeing correlates. Findings are consistent with previous social science and humanities research on human-nature relationships, but do not duplicate them exactly; our results thus offer insight into dominant trends and prevalence of associations. Our analysis also offers a model for using word embeddings to investigate a wide variety of topics.
Mutations in RABE1C suppress the spirrig mutant phenotype
Authors: Jakoby Marc , Stephan Lisa , Heinemann Björn , Hülskamp Martin
Published: June 2024

The plant BEACH-domain protein SPIRRIG (SPI) is involved in regulating cell morphogenesis and salt stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabis alpina, and Marchantia polymorpha and was reported to function in the context of two unrelated cellular processes: vesicular trafficking and P-body mediated RNA metabolism. To further explore the molecular function of SPI, we isolated a second-site mutant, specifically rescuing the spi mutant trichome phenotype. The molecular analysis of the corresponding gene revealed a dominant negative mutation in RABE1C, a ras-related small GTP-binding protein that localizes to Golgi. Taken together, our data identified the genetic interaction between RABE1C and SPI, which is beneficial for further dissecting the function of SPI in vesicle trafficking-associated cell morphogenesis.
Antibiotic treatment to prevent pediatric acute otitis media infectious complications: A meta-analysis
Authors: Smolinski Nicole E. , Djabali Emma J. , Al-Bahou Julie , Pomputius Ariel , Antonelli Patrick J. , Winterstein Almut G.
Published: June 2024

Background

Most US children with acute otitis media [AOM] receive prompt antibiotic treatment, though guidelines encourage watchful waiting. Previous systematic reviews of antibiotics versus watchful waiting have focused on symptom resolution and RCTs, limiting the assessment of serious, rare complications. We sought to evaluate these complications by including observational studies.

Methods

RCTs and observational studies that compared antibiotics to placebo or watchful waiting for pediatric clinician diagnosed AOM were identified [PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science] and reviewed for meta-analysis. Two reviewers independently extracted study characteristics, patient characteristics, and outcomes. We assessed publication bias, study bias with ROBINS-1 and RoB-2 and used random-effects models to assess treatment effects.

Results

24 studies were included. Antibiotics decreased the risk of acute mastoiditis [incidence 0.02%, RR 0.48, 95% CI 0.40–0.59; NNT 5,368]. This protective effect may be underestimated because of misclassification of non-suppurative conditions as AOM. Intracranial complications remained too rare to assess. Antibiotics markedly increased the risk of adverse effects [incidence 10.5%, RR 1.49, 1.27–1.73; NNH 23]. Studies used non-specific criteria for acute mastoiditis, potentially underestimating treatment effects.

Conclusions

Prompt antibiotic therapy reduces the risk for some AOM complications. The NNT to prevent serious, rare complications is high, while the NNH is relatively low. Large-scale population-based observational studies using real-world datasets with validated measures of severe complications are needed to improve understanding of risk factors for serious AOM complications, facilitate more selective antibiotic therapy, and optimize individual outcomes and public health.
Understanding the burden of poor mental health and wellbeing among persons affected by leprosy or Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: A community based cross-sectional study
Authors: Ossai Edmund Ndudi , Ekeke Ngozi , Esmai-Onyima Amaka , Eze Chinwe , Chinawa Francis , Iteke Obiora , Henry Precious , Chukwu Joseph N. , Nwafor Charles , Murphy-Okpala Ngozi , Njoku Martin , Meka Anthony O. , Anyaike Chukwuma
Published: June 2024

Background

Skin neglected tropical diseases including leprosy and Buruli ulcer (BU)are a group of stigmatizing and disability-inducing conditions and these aspects of the diseases could lead to poor mental health. The study was designed to assess the burden of poor mental health and wellbeing among persons affected by leprosy or BU in Nigeria

Methods

A community based cross-sectional study design was employed. The study involved persons affected by leprosy or BU. Ten local government areas with the highest number of notified leprosy or BU cases between 2014 and 2018 in southern Nigeria were purposively selected. Information were obtained using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorders-7 (GAD-7), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and OSLO Social Support Scale. Outcome measure was poor mental health/wellbeing and was determined by proportion of respondents who had depressive symptoms, anxiety disorder and poor mental wellbeing.

Results

A total of 635 persons affected by leprosy or BU participated in the study. The mean age of respondents was 43.8±17.0 years and highest proportion, 22.2% were in age group, 40–49 years. Majority of respondents, 50.7% were males. A higher proportion of respondents, 89.9% had depressive symptoms, 79.4% had anxiety disorders and 66.1% had poor mental wellbeing. Majority, 57.2% had poor mental health/wellbeing. Among the respondents, there was a strong positive correlation between depression and anxiety scores, (r = 0.772, p<0.001). There was a weak negative correlation between depression score and WEMWBS score, (r = -0.457, p<0.001); anxiety score and WEMWBS score, (r = -0.483, p<0.001). Predictors of poor mental health/wellbeing included having no formal education, (AOR = 1.9, 95%CI: 1.1–3.3), being unemployed, (AOR = 3.4, 95%CI: 2.2–5.3), being affected by leprosy, (AOR = 0.2, 95%CI: 0.1–0.4) and having poor social support, (AOR = 6.6, 95%CI: 3.7–11.8).

Conclusions

The burden of poor mental health/wellbeing among persons affected by leprosy or BU is very high. There is need to include mental health interventions in the management of persons affected with leprosy or BU. Equally important is finding a feasible, cost-effective and sustainable approach to delivering mental health care for persons affected with leprosy or BU at the community level. Improving educational status and social support of persons affected by leprosy or BU are essential. Engaging them in productive activities will be of essence.
Size-inclusive advertising in the Asian fashion market: Female consumers’ responses to a plus-size vs. Thin-size model in South Korea
Authors: Kim Sunwoo , Yang Su Jin
Published: June 2024

Global fashion brands have embraced size-inclusive advertising featuring plus-size models, yet the responses of Asian consumers to such advertising—where the average body size of women is smaller than in Western markets—have garnered little attention. This study, utilizing the S-O-R model, aimed to investigate whether the relationships among perceived actual and ideal self-congruence, perceived attractiveness and familiarity of a fashion model, and purchase intention vary based on the body size of the fashion model. We tested the hypothesized relationships using ANCOVA, confirmatory factor analysis, and multi-group structural equation modeling, analyzing 623 online survey responses from South Korean female consumers. Actual self-congruence had a greater influence on perceived familiarity in consumers exposed to a thin-sized model compared to those exposed to a plus-sized model. In contrast, ideal self-congruence had a more significant positive impact on the perceived physical attractiveness of the plus-size model than the thin-size model. Furthermore, the plus-size model’s perceived physical attractiveness had a more significant positive effect on purchase intention than that of the thin-size model. This study highlights the importance of crafting advertising images that portray plus-size models as physically attractive to elicit favorable responses from Asian consumers.
Opportunities and risks involved in using ChatGPT to create first grade science lesson plans
Authors: Powell Wardell , Courchesne Steven
Published: June 2024

Generative AI can potentially support teachers in lesson planning by making the process of generating an outline more efficient. This qualitative study employed an exploratory case study design to examine a specific lesson design activity involving a series of prompts and responses from ChatGPT. The desired science lesson on heredity was aimed at first grade students. We analyzed the process’s efficiency, finding that within 30 minutes we could generate and substantially refine a lesson plan that accurately aligned with the desired curriculum framework and the 5E model of instruction. However, the iterations of the lesson plan included questionable components, missing details, and a fake resource. We discussed the implications of these findings for faculty looking to train pre-service teachers to appropriately use generative AI in lesson planning.
Zn2+-dependent association of cysteine-rich protein with virion orchestrates morphogenesis of rod-shaped viruses
Authors: Yue Ning , Jiang Zhihao , Pi Qinglin , Yang Meng , Gao Zongyu , Wang Xueting , Zhang He , Wu Fengtong , Jin Xuejiao , Li Menglin , Wang Ying , Zhang Yongliang , Li Dawei
Published: June 2024

The majority of rod-shaped and some filamentous plant viruses encode a cysteine-rich protein (CRP) that functions in viral virulence; however, the roles of these CRPs in viral infection remain largely unknown. Here, we used barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) as a model to investigate the essential role of its CRP in virus morphogenesis. The CRP protein γb directly interacts with BSMV coat protein (CP), the mutations either on the His-85 site in γb predicted to generate a potential CCCH motif or on the His-13 site in CP exposed to the surface of the virions abolish the zinc-binding activity and their interaction. Immunogold-labeling assays show that γb binds to the surface of rod-shaped BSMV virions in a Zn2+-dependent manner, which enhances the RNA binding activity of CP and facilitates virion assembly and stability, suggesting that the Zn2+-dependent physical association of γb with the virion is crucial for BSMV morphogenesis. Intriguingly, the tightly binding of diverse CRPs to their rod-shaped virions is a general feature employed by the members in the families Virgaviridae (excluding the genus Tobamovirus) and Benyviridae. Together, these results reveal a hitherto unknown role of CRPs in the assembly and stability of virus particles, and expand our understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying virus morphogenesis.
Aplicação do simulador de eventos discretos Flexsim® para virtualização do módulo VGR (robô) do simulador físico Fischertechnik® num contexto de Digital Twin
Authors: Nascimento Adna Thais de Lima , Veroneze Gabriela de Mattos , Leal Leandra Karolina Batista , Freires Vitoria de Melo
Published: June 2024

Este artigo descreve o processo de virtualização de um robô de 3 eixos com ventosa a vácuo (VGR - Vacuum Gripper Robot) para aplicações piloto de prova de conceito do Digital Twin. Buscou-se a representação da dinâmica de um ambiente de teste de placas incluindo as características do gêmeo físico, tendo como objetivo investigar a utilização do simulador de eventos discretos Flexsim® para virtualização. A pesquisa experimental foi realizada em laboratório, em parceria com a Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA) e seu Centro de Tecnologia e Inovação (HUB), no Laboratório da Indústria 4.0 (I-4.0). O estudo utilizou o simulador Flexsim®, um CLP Delta AS228P e o ambiente físico de fábrica Fischertechnik®. O Digital Twin desenvolvido possibilitou a movimentação das peças entre os módulos do simulador físico de forma similar ao ambiente real. Os resultados comprovam o conceito de Digital Twin e demonstram os desafios de trabalhar com modelos de simulação que refletem as características de um ambiente real, bem como permitem melhorias no sistema desenvolvido e geram oportunidades para trabalhos futuros.
Estudo comparativo entre a sustentabilidade de habitações de interesse social com foco nos materiais de três sistemas construtivos diferentes
Authors: Souza Cristian Moreira de , Recio María Ángeles Lobo
Published: June 2024

Construir habitações de interesse social sustentáveis para uma população crescente desafia as políticas públicas e a indústria da construção civil. O governo federal visa zerar o déficit habitacional até 2026, fornecendo dois milhões de unidades habitacionais. Nesse contexto, uma pesquisa bibliográfica em bases de dados foi planejada para propor, do ponto de vista da sustentabilidade, o sistema construtivo mais adequado para a construção das habitações de interesse social: Wood-Frame, Paredes de Concreto ou Alvenaria Convencional. Foram estudados parâmetros sociais, ambientais e econômicos. Os parâmetros sociais foram estudados qualiquantitativamente, onde foram levados em consideração a limitação geográfica, aceitação social, durabilidade, manutenção, conforto térmico e acústico, segurança contra o fogo e tempo de execução. Entre os aspectos ambientais, foram quantitativamente calculados o CO2 emitido e a energia incorporada para cada material, e qualitativamente a renovabilidade, desperdício, resíduos, descarte, reciclagem e impactos ambientais. Em seguida foram elaboradas tabelas de score dos parâmetros estudados numa tentativa de estabelecer a sustentabilidade. O estudo econômico foi quantitativo. Por fim, o sistema construtivo mais sustentável foi o Alvenaria Convencional. Com o custo de 2 milhões de habitações em Alvenaria Convencional, poderiam ser atendidas apenas 1.051.490 famílias com habitações em Wood-Frame (53%). Também foi possível concluir em quais parâmetros cada material destaca-se menos, para o possível desenvolvimento futuro de soluções para melhorar o atendimento dessa elevada demanda de materiais.
 
Palavras-chave: sustentabilidade; habitação de interesse social; sistemas construtivos
Human Ontogeny in Aristotle and Theophrastus
Authors: Roreitner Robert
Published: June 2024

This paper presents a detailed reconstruction of Theophrastus’ account of human ontogeny, which is built around Aristotle’s notoriously difficult claim in Generation of Animals II 3 that “νοῦς alone enters from without.” I argue that this account (which is known to us via quotes from Theophrastus’ de Anima II and On Motion I) provides a viable alternative to the traditional trilemma between naturalist traducianism, creationism, and pre-existence, as well as offering an attractive but so far unappreciated interpretation of Aristotle’s account of human ontogeny. More specifically, I argue that the extant evidence poses a challenge to the two dominant interpretations of “νοῦς from without” in the last decades: a dialectical one, according to which Aristotle ultimately rejects this claim, and a naturalizing one (often inspired by Alexander of Aphrodisias) that obliterates the essential difference between νοῦς and the other parts of the soul.
Industry Impacts of US Unconventional Monetary Policy
Authors: Goto Eiji
Published: June 2024

Conventional monetary policy has been shown to create differential impacts on industry output. This paper looks at unconventional monetary policy to see its differential impacts on industries in the United States. Identification is achieved with zero and sign restrictions within a structural global vector autoregressive framework. The effects of unconventional monetary policy on output have substantial heterogeneity across industries. Furthermore, the effects on output and monetary policy transmission mechanisms are qualitatively similar to that of conventional monetary policy previously reported in the literature. These findings suggest a substitutability between conventional and unconventional monetary policies. Importantly, policymakers can use unconventional monetary policy and be reassured that impacts on specific industries are similar to those using conventional monetary policy.
What is counter-Versailles literature? – At the intersection of humblebrag, irony, and humor
Authors: Zuo Baiyao
Published: June 2024

The counter-Versailles literature (counter-VL) is born out of the resistance to Versailles literature (VL). The latter is in essence the same as humblebrags. Authors of counter-VL pretend to post VL but are essentially making up jokes or expressing ironies and self-mockeries. Based on the samples gathered from Weibo, this study divides counter-VL into two types according to how their non-VL nature is revealed. By identifying the echoed VL strategies, we investigate how the irony of VL and self-mockery are incarnated in counter-VL and result in humorous effects. This study also highlights the social and psychological factors that influence the creation and effects of counter-VL.
Usefulness of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio, procalcitonin, and interleukin-6 for severity assessment of bacterial sepsis
Authors: Cai Shu-Qian , Xia Tingting , Xu Xiao-Ping
Published: June 2024

Objectives

To explore the usefulness of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio (NLR), procalcitonin (PCT), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) for the severity assessment of bacterial sepsis.

Methods

This study enrolled 100 patients with bacterial sepsis (disease group) who presented to Jinhua Central Hospital between March 2022 and March 2023 and 90 healthy individuals (control group). The patients were categorized into sepsis (64 cases), severe sepsis (18 cases), and septic shock (18 cases) groups according to the disease severity. The groups were compared in terms of the NLR, PCT, and IL-6, as well as the usefulness of these parameters, both alone and in combination, for the severity assessment of bacterial sepsis.

Results

The NLR, PCT, and IL-6 levels were significantly different among the three groups, with increasing values corresponding with disease aggravation. The area under the curve (AUC) values of the combinations of NLR, PCT, and IL-6 levels were higher than those of single markers. The sensitivity and AUC value of the combination of PCT and IL-6 levels were the highest (0.87), with a similar AUC value of the combination of NLR, PCT, and IL-6 (0.865); however, the specificity was significantly improved with the latter (0.938 vs. 0.859).

Conclusions

NLR, PCT, and IL-6 levels are significantly increased in bacterial sepsis, and the combination of PCT, and IL-6 levels can improve the sensitivity of the evaluation ability for severe sepsis, and is more economical.
A Digital Preservation for the Indonesian First Terminus
Authors: Sulistyani Harmilyanti
Published: June 2024

The presence of modernization in Indonesia is supported by several factors, one of which is the railway network. Unfortunately, despite its importance in Indonesian history, the first terminus in Indonesia – namely, Semarang Station – has almost been forgotten. Conservation efforts are needed to describe the architectural evolution of Semarang Station, which can provide a lens to see the adaptation efforts in the development process and the global impact of the establishment of a railway network in the colony. Moreover, digital reconstruction as architectural preservation is necessary to convey the station’s historical value. Given the limited access and scarcity of architectural drawings for Semarang Station, textual sources were used to validate the information from the visual sources. The digitalization of visual data produced 2D objects that were used as the basis for making 3D models; these 2D objects were identified using textual data to see the relationship between their architectural transformation and the events related to the building. The findings of the architectural morphology analysis were then used as data to produce the 3D models, which were the main target of the digital reconstruction. The result of this process is a reconstruction of the morphology of the Semarang Station that demonstrates its historical value.
Die bäuerliche Landwirtschaft auf den Gütern des Ordensfonds in Baranya in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhundert
Authors: Koloh Gábor
Published: June 2024

Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Bewohner der Vajszló und Mágocs Gutshöfe trennte sich im 18. Jahrhundert voneinander. Um die bäuerliche Landwirtschaft zu erfassen, schlage ich vor, in Anlehnung an das Entwicklungsmuster des Großgrundbetriebs, die Entwicklung vom Kleingrundbesitz zum Kleingrundbetrieb zu verwenden. Ungünstige natürliche Bedingungen müssen nicht unbedingt mit einem niedrigeren Produktionsniveau in der Landwirtschaft einhergehen. Ein gemeinsames Merkmal bei der Ausdehnung der beiden herrschaftlichen Bevölkerung über die Bestände auf dem Grundstück hinaus war die Nutzung von Pachtland. Diesbezüglich sah man, dass sowohl die deutschen als auch die ungarischen Landwirte sogar über ihre Ortschaft, ihren Gutshof hinaus arbeiteten. Ein gravierender Unterschied besteht jedoch darin, dass die Deutschen schnell die neuen Produktionskulturen und -verfahren beherrschten und entwickelten, während man bei den ungarischen Landwirten nicht nur dessen Mangel, sondern auch eine starke Verschlossenheit sieht, als sie bei der Wegnahme ihrer Felder behaupteten, ihre einzige Existenzgrundlage für sie die Bewirtschaftung des Landes sei. Die Teilnahme am Markt stand den Bewohnern beider Güter offen und ging über den Auftritt auf dem Markt des Marktfleckens, auf dem des lokalen hinaus: Transdanubien und die weiter entfernten Regionen Slawoniens wurden als Handelsziel genannt, das natürlich durch die Anziehungskraft des Marktes des Marktfleckens verstärkt wurde. Mit ihren wertvolleren und nachfragegerechteren Produkten waren die Deutschen die stärkeren Akteure auf dem Markt, während für die Ungarn der Tierhandel eine eher rudimentäre Markteintrittsstufe darstellte.
The Small G-Protein Rac1 in the Dorsomedial Striatum Promotes Alcohol-Dependent Structural Plasticity and Goal-Directed Learning in Mice
Authors: Hoisington Zachary W. , Salvi Alexandra , Laguesse Sophie , Ehinger Yann , Shukla Chhavi , Phamluong Khanhky , Ron Dorit
Published: June 2024

The small G-protein Ras–related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1) promotes the formation of filamentous actin (F-actin). Actin is a major component of dendritic spines, and we previously found that alcohol alters actin composition and dendritic spine structure in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and the dorsomedial striatum (DMS). To examine if Rac1 contributes to these alcohol-mediated adaptations, we measured the level of GTP-bound active Rac1 in the striatum of mice following 7 weeks of intermittent access to 20% alcohol. We found that chronic alcohol intake activates Rac1 in the DMS of male mice. In contrast, Rac1 is not activated by alcohol in the NAc and DLS of male mice or in the DMS of female mice. Similarly, closely related small G-proteins are not activated by alcohol in the DMS, and Rac1 activity is not increased in the DMS by moderate alcohol or natural reward. To determine the consequences of alcohol-dependent Rac1 activation in the DMS of male mice, we inhibited endogenous Rac1 by infecting the DMS of mice with an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing a dominant negative form of the small G-protein (Rac1-DN). We found that overexpression of AAV-Rac1-DN in the DMS inhibits alcohol-mediated Rac1 signaling and attenuates alcohol-mediated F-actin polymerization, which corresponded with a decrease in dendritic arborization and spine maturation. Finally, we provide evidence to suggest that Rac1 in the DMS plays a role in alcohol-associated goal–directed learning. Together, our data suggest that Rac1 in the DMS plays an important role in alcohol-dependent structural plasticity and aberrant learning.
Gender Differences in the Form and Function of Naturally Occurring Smiles
Authors: Hansen Zoe , Niedenthal Paula , Martin Jared , Wood Adrienne
Published: June 2024

Through their nuanced ability to reinforce, reassure, and judge, smiles accomplish many tasks in daily interactions. Do male- and female-identifying individuals use these smiles equally? Although American women smile more often than men overall, it is possible that gender differences in smile behavior are more nuanced. For instance, since it is more acceptable for men to convey status, men may produce more smiles with features of dominance smiles than women. Conversely, since women are socialized to perform tasks associated with care and nurturance, women may produce more smiles with features of affiliation than men. We filmed same- and different-gender participant pairs interacting while watching humorous videos with content related to reward, affiliation, and dominance. We extracted all visible smiles produced by participants and quantified their physical features using automated face coding software. Female participants smiled more often when watching affiliation videos and less when watching dominance content, compared to male participants. Women also displayed smiles with more affiliation features than men overall. Furthermore, participants’ smiles when discussing dominance content contained more features characteristic of dominance when they were interacting with an opposite-gender (as opposed to same-gender) partner. This study—the first to examine naturally elicited smiles while discussing reward, affiliation, and dominance content—suggests the relationship between gender and smiling norms is nuanced and depends on the smiler’s communicative intent.
On the importance of studying foreign literature for the formation of the state consciousness of the Ukrainian youth (information for reflection)
Authors: Kozlyk Ihor
Published: June 2024

The article is meant to draw attention to the negative phenomena observed in the field of higher education in philology in Ukraine. It is focused on the tendency to sharply reduce and even abandon the study of foreign literature as an independent educational subject. The opinion is substantiated that the exclusion of the educational component of «Foreign literature» from philological curricula in universities contradicts the parametric vectors of the educational process development in the modern civilized world.
Impacto de ejercicios bilaterales y unilaterales en la potenciación aguda del salto horizontal en futbolistas profesionales
Authors: Sánchez Javier Sánchez , Sanchez Mario , Perez Luis , Ramirez-Campillo Rodrigo
Published: June 2024

Objective: To analyze the effect of activation through bilateral or unilateral strength and plyometric exercises on horizontal jump performance. Methodology: The study involved 15 highly trained male soccer players (age, 24.7 ± 3.1 years; height, 181.2 ± 4.7 cm; weight, 79.7 ± 3.4 kg) from the same team competing in the national league. Their regular training routine consisted of 4 sessions and 1 competitive match per week. Participants performed 1 control protocol (CON) and 3 activation protocols following a counterbalanced design based on specific soccer exercises (SIN), bilateral (BIL), and unilateral (UNI) strength and plyometric exercises. After each protocol, players underwent the horizontal jump test (HZB). Results: The repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant positive effects on HZB for the SIN (p<0.01; diff = 2.95(2.00) %), BIL(p<0.01; diff = 3.22(2.61) %), and UNI (p<0.01; diff = 6.80(3.40) %) protocols compared to CON. Furthermore, HZB was significantly higher after the UNI protocol than after SIN (p<0.01; diff = 3.74(2.62) %) and BIL (p<0.01; diff = 3.47(1.94) %). Individual response analysis reflected positive effects on HZB for SIN, BIL, and UNI compared to CON, while 89 % of players showed better HZB performance after UNI than after BIL. Conclusions: Activation incorporating unilateral strength and plyometric stimuli has a greater positive effect on horizontal jump capacity than activation involving general, soccer-specific, and bilateral exercises.
Pediatric Collections: Family Partnerships
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: June 2024

Patients and their families play a crucial role as partners in ensuring quality and safety across various aspects of healthcare, including direct care, quality enhancement, safety initiatives, professional education, research, facility planning, and policy development. This new collection focuses on the partnerships between families, patients, and doctors to improve patient experience. This collection includes eight full-length articles on Individual-level Partnerships (Improving Diagnostic Safety; Communication Strategies for Patients Who Are Nonverbal; and Contextualizing Future Health: A Parent and Resident Discuss Down Syndrome) and Systems-level Partnerships (Building Community With Assistive Technology; Codeveloped Family-Faculty Curriculum to Improve Trainee Communication; Family Caregiver Partnerships in Palliative Care Research Design and Implementation; and Community-Informed Peer Support for Parents of Gender-Diverse Youth). Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/en/catalog/categories/journals/pediatric-collections-family-partnerships-paperback/
Project Spotlight: Environmentally friendly bridge design stands up to location challenges
Authors: Atkinson William
Published: June 2024

To withstand the saltwater environment, stand up to hurricane winds, protect vulnerable species, and achieve a 100-year service life, the Marc Basnight Bridge in North Carolina was constructed with precast concrete. Coastal Precast Systems of Chesapeake, Va., was the precaster for the Sustainable Design Award winner, part of PCI’s 2020 Design Awards.
Travel Notes by A. N. Karamzin in Personal and Creative Fate of E. P. Rostopchina
Authors:   Ural State Pedagogical University, Popova Maria Yu. , Ermolenko Svetlana I. ,   Ural State Pedagogical University
Published: June 2024

The article is devoted to the letters of A. N. Karamzin, sent to his family in Russia during his trip abroad (from May 1836 to October 1837). For the first time, Karamzin’s correspondence was published 60 years after his death in several books of the historical collection “Antiquity and Novelty” (1914–1916). The travel notes of the son of the famous historiographer N. M. Karamzin, written in a lively style, not devoid of poetry, has not yet been introduced into full scientific circulation. The article establishes the fact of acquaintance of E. P. Rostopchina, a well-known poetess by that time, with the letters of A. N. Karamzin. According to the tradition of that time — the era of “universal confession” — letters were publicly read out in the salon of his mother E. A. Karamzina. The acquaintance of the poetess with the letters of A. N. Karamzin is evidenced by the “Album ...” by E. P. Rostopchina, stored in the RGALI. It contains separate fragments from Karamzin’s letters, which served as the beginning of their acquaintance, which developed into a close relationship. A comparative analysis of Karamzin’s texts and Rostopchina’s works makes it possible to clarify some obscured parts in the writer’s personal and literary biography.
Features of Teaching Humanities in the Institutes of Noble Maidens of the Late XVIII — Mid XIX-th Century (Based on the Material of the Ego Documents)
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Prikazchikova Elena E. , Savchuk Violetta S. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: June 2024

Based on the analysis of ego­documents of the 18th–19th centuries (A. Levshina, G. Alymova (Rzhevskaya), A. Sokolova, M. Uglichaninova, A. Eshevskaya, E. Vodovozova) the authors examine the main strategies for teaching humanities at the Smolny Institute. Using the methods of cultural-historical, comparative-historical, and gender analyses, the authors look over the changes in teaching methods of these disciplines, starting from the era of Empress Catherine II, when the dominant aspect of teaching was the installation of utopia-eupsychia, the utopia of creating a “new breed” of women, where a significant attention was paid to theatrical culture. The last pedagogical subject of the article is the reform of K. D. Ushinsky in the memoirs of E. Vodovozova, carried out at the very beginning of the 1860s, when women’s education in Smolny, primarily related to the humanities, lost its exclusivity and elitism due to the emergence of female gymnasiums in Russia (starting from 1857).
The Perception of One’s Own Body in the Structure of Students Self-Relation
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Kremeshkova Sofya N. , Lebedeva Julia V. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: June 2024

A person’s attitude to himself/herself affects his/her self-esteem, self-acceptance and self-realization. The perception of one’s own body can be considered as one of the manifestations of self-attitude. This study examines the relationship of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the body, attitude to its individual parts and features with self-attitude (self-esteem, autosympathy, self-deprecation). The sample consisted of 174 students of the Ural Federal University, 21 of them were boys and 153 girls. The following methods were used in the empirical study: the method of associative experiment A. V. Svetikova and Z. V. Borisenko; methodology “Self-assessment of the external appearance” by V. A. Labunskaya; methodology for the study of self-attitude to the image of the physical “I” by A. G. Cherkashina; methodology for the study of self-attitude by S. R. Pantileev. Descriptive constructs of the body image were investigated. Most students have positive ideas about their own body. It was found that girls have higher results in self-guidance and self-worth. A correlation study showed that body satisfaction is associated with self-esteem and autosympathy, and dissatisfaction with self-deprecation. The further prospects of the study include the investigation of behavioral strategies that contribute to the formation of a positive body image.
Prevenção, detecção e assistência à deficiência em serviços de atenção primária à saúde do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
Authors: Zarili Thais Fernanda Tortorelli , Castanheira Elen Rose Lodeiro , Nunes Luceime Olivia , Mendonça Carolina Siqueira , Couto Caroline Eliane , Rossato Sinara Laurini , Nemes Maria Ines Baptistella
Published: June 2024

Resumo O objetivo do trabalho consiste em avaliar o desempenho de serviços de atenção primária à saúde (APS) do estado de São Paulo para prevenção, detecção e assistência à deficiência. Realizou-se uma pesquisa avaliativa em 2.739 serviços de saúde em 514 municípios com 128 indicadores da qualidade organizacional do instrumento QualiAB referentes à dimensão avaliativa “Atenção à deficiência em serviços de atenção primária à saúde”. Foram utilizadas medidas de desempenho e associações entre os escores de cada domínio e variáveis independentes sobre planejamento, avaliação em saúde e rede de apoio, por meio de regressão linear múltipla. O percentual de desempenho para a dimensão foi de 61,6%, para o domínio estrutura (insumos e recursos humanos), 73,6%, para qualificação da atenção ao pré-natal, 68,7%, qualificação da atenção à saúde da criança, 56,1%, prevenção de incapacidades relacionadas a condições crônicas, 55,8%, e atenção à pessoa com deficiência e ao cuidador, 53,9%. Houve associação significativa com variáveis relacionadas ao tipo de serviço e de participação em avaliações de serviços. Os serviços de APS ainda realizam ações incipientes para prevenção, vigilância e diagnóstico das deficiências, assim como para a atenção integral a pessoas com deficiência.
Desigualdades sociais no diagnóstico do câncer do colo do útero no Brasil: um estudo de base hospitalar
Authors: Oliveira Nayara Priscila Dantas de , Cancela Marianna de Camargo , Martins Luís Felipe Leite , Castro Janete Lima de , Meira Karina Cardoso , Souza Dyego Leandro Bezerra de
Published: June 2024

Resumo O estudo visa analisar a prevalência de estadiamento avançado ao diagnóstico do câncer do colo do útero e sua associação com indicadores individuais e contextuais socioeconômicos e de oferta de serviços de saúde no Brasil. Estudo transversal, realizado com casos de câncer do colo do útero em mulheres de 18 a 99 anos, no período de 2006 a 2015, extraídos do Integrador de Registros Hospitalares de Câncer. Variáveis contextuais foram coletadas no Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, no Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde e no Sistema de Informações Ambulatoriais. Usou-se o modelo de regressão de Poisson multinível com intercepto aleatório. A prevalência de diagnóstico em estádio avançado foi de 48,4%, apresentando associação com idades mais avançadas (RP 1,06; IC 1,01-1,10), raça/cor da pele preta, parda e indígena (RP 1,04; IC 1,01-1,07), menores níveis de escolaridade (RP 1,28; IC 1,16-1,40), ausência de parceiro conjugal (RP 1,10; IC 1,07-1,13), encaminhamento do tipo público ao serviço de saúde (RP 1,07; IC 1,03-1,11) e menor taxa de realização de exame citopatológico (RP 1,08; IC 1,01-1,14). Os resultados reforçam a necessidade de melhorias no programa nacional de prevenção do câncer do colo do útero em áreas com baixa cobertura da citologia oncótica.
Inovações produzidas na Atenção Primária à Saúde durante a pandemia do COVID-19: uma revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: Tureck Fernando , Chioro Arthur , Tofani Luís Fernando Nogueira , Lima Carolina Loyelo , Vieira Amanda da Cruz Santos , Andreazza Rosemarie
Published: June 2024

Resumo A Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) demonstrou ser parte importante das medidas de prevenção, controle e tratamento do COVID-19, ao mesmo tempo em que foi desafiada a manter a oferta dos serviços regulares. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar os principais arranjos desenvolvidos para ofertar cuidados na APS na pandemia do COVID-19. A revisão integrativa foi realizada nas bases de dados PubMed, SciELO e LILACS por meio dos descritores “Atenção Primária à Saúde” e “COVID-19”. Os resultados foram analisados por meio de três questões: Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), Organizações dos Processos de Trabalho e Doenças Crônicas Não-COVID. Ganha grande destaque o uso das TIC no cuidado ofertado na APS, tanto para pacientes com sintomas respiratórios quanto para pacientes crônicos. Alterações na composição das equipes, fluxos de atendimento, espaços físicos e horários de atendimento também foram implantadas. Ainda que estratégias que visaram o monitoramento dos pacientes crônicos e o atendimento remoto podem ter contribuído para minimizar os agravos à saúde desses usuários, a diminuição dos atendimentos realizados neste período poderá resultar em uma grande demanda para a APS nos anos pós-pandemia.
Prevalence of neonatal screening and associated factors in Brazil: a comparison of the 2013 and 2019 National Health Surveys
Authors: Melo Wesley Soares de , Brito Leandro Cardozo dos Santos , Oliveira Bruno Luciano Carneiro Alves de , Barbosa Lorena Pinheiro , Cardoso Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão
Published: June 2024

Abstract This study analyzed the prevalence of complete neonatal screening (CNS) of children aged under 2 years in Brazil and associated factors using data from the 2013 (n=4,442) and 2019 (n=5,643) national health surveys. We conducted a cross-sectional study to compare prevalence of CNS (eye, ear and heel prick tests) adopting 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and a 5% significance level. Crude and adjusted Poisson regression was performed to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and 95%CI to assess the association between socioeconomic, demographic and health variables and CNS. There was a statistically significant increase in CNS prevalence, from 49.2% (95%CI: 47.1-51.3) in 2013 to 67.4% (95%CI: 65.5-69.3) in 2019. However, large disparities persist across states and between sociodemographic groups. In both years, CNS prevalence was lowest among brown and black children, those from families in the three lowest income quintiles, children without health insurance, those from families registered in the Family Health Strategy and children living in the North, cities outside the state capital/metropolitan regions and rural areas. Despite the increase in prevalence of CNS, deep individual and contextual inequalities persist, posing challenges for health policies.
Vivencias y estrategias comunitarias de manejo del riesgo dentro de las prácticas chemsex: un estudio cualitativo
Authors: Cano-Ruiz Oscar , Íñiguez-Rueda Lupicinio
Published: June 2024

Resumen El auge en el estudio del uso sexualizado de drogas entre hombres gais, bisexuales u otros hombres que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH), conocido como chemsex, ha generado una multiplicidad de datos que contribuyen a su problematización en tanto cuestión de salud pública a través del vínculo con el VIH y las adicciones. El estudio de estas prácticas, desde un paradigma biomédico, se ha centrado en el riesgo y ha contribuido a su reducción como fenómeno único y cuantificable. Este estudio tiene como objetivo explorar la vivencia del riesgo en el transcurso de las prácticas, para conocer qué estrategias de manejo emplean frente a éste y de qué manera son generadas. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a cinco practicantes de chemsex en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona y, posteriormente se aplicó un análisis temático. Los hallazgos muestran cómo estos hombres detectan, asumen y enfrentan los riesgos presentes en estas prácticas, donde toman relevancia el tipo de relaciones que allí se dan y el círculo social del que disponen. Este estudio destaca también la creación de estrategias basadas en la experiencia y cómo la transmisión de estos saberes entre participantes facilita la toma de decisiones y el manejo del riesgo.
Diálogos entre educação popular e educação alimentar e nutricional: reflexões a partir das trajetórias de três docentes universitários
Authors: Rizzolo Anelise , Santos Ligia Amparo , Cruz Pedro José Santos Carneiro
Published: June 2024

Resumo Este ensaio explora as convergências e singularidades do diálogo entre a educação popular (EP) e a educação alimentar e nutricional (EAN) a partir de fragmentos biográficos do percurso formativo da graduação em Nutrição de três docentes universitários que constituíram as suas trajetórias acadêmico-profissional mediados pela Educação Popular. Inspirando-se na autobiografia, as narrativas revelaram que as indignações iniciais com as desigualdades sociais foram mobilizadoras do percurso formativo, possibilitando a compreensão dos fenômenos da fome, do sofrimento e do cuidado humano. Assim, o exercício de buscarem espaços e oportunidades na qual pudessem conhecer e experienciar o trabalho social em contextos de vulnerabilidades mostrou-se decisivo nas construções pessoais e profissionais, revelando as contradições dos modelos tradicionais de formação e foram o ponto de partida para a gênese do pensamento crítico. Assim, pretende-se oferecer pistas para compreender as interfaces entre EP e EAN, na convergência de ações em torno da luta contra a fome e pelo Direito à Alimentação, sem, entretanto, reduzir-se uma à outra, quando a alimentação e nutrição se projetam no horizonte das práticas.
Riscos ergonômicos e dor musculoesquelética em trabalhadores de limpeza hospitalar: Pesquisa Convergente Assistencial com métodos mistos
Authors: Luz Emanuelli Mancio Ferreira da , Munhoz Oclaris Lopes , Greco Patrícia Bitencourt Toscani , Santos José Luís Guedes dos , Camponogara Silviamar , Magnago Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza
Published: June 2024

Objetivo: analisar a exposição aos riscos ergonômicos e a ocorrência de dor musculoesquelética em trabalhadores do Serviço Hospitalar de Limpeza. Método: pesquisa Convergente Assistencial, sendo a produção de dados delineada com métodos mistos, realizada com 149 trabalhadores de limpeza hospitalar. Utilizou-se a estratégia metodológica do projeto paralelo convergente, baseada em observação, registros fotográficos, questionários e grupos de convergência. Os resultados foram integrados por meio de joint display . Análise de dados com estatística descritiva e inferencial e análise de conteúdo. Resultados: a mixagem dos dados evidenciou o caráter multifatorial da exposição aos riscos ergonômicos (posturas de trabalho desconfortáveis; movimentos repetitivos; ortostatismo prolongado; utilização de equipamentos não adaptados às necessidades psicofisiológicas dos trabalhadores) e à dor musculoesquelética na população investigada. Esta última foi prevalente na coluna lombar, tornozelos ou pés, punhos ou mãos, coluna torácica e ombros. O conceito de risco ergonômico foi ampliado e sofreu influência dos aspectos psicossociais do trabalho. Conclusão: os trabalhadores investigados estão expostos aos riscos ergonômicos multifatoriais modificáveis relacionados à dor musculoesquelética. É possível promover inovações e ações de ensino-aprendizagem para minimizá-los, como o programa de educação continuada, construído coletivamente com recomendações de melhorias.
Variation of rainfall features across the Plain of Reeds under the impacts of climate change
Authors: Duong Phung T.
Published: June 2024

ABSTRACT Globally, there is enough evidence to affirm that climate change is one of the main factors causing the changing trends in rainfall features (CTRFs). The aim of this study, therefore, is to assess the CTRFs across the rice cultivation regions (RCRs) of the Plain of Reeds in Vietnam. Vietnam is a prime example of the impacts of climate change (ICC) on agricultural activities. Daily rainfall data series from 16 observation stations during the period 1984-2015 were appraised for quality and then the CTRFs were detected by applying the Mann_Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator. The quality of rainfall data at all observation stations is homogeneous with a significance level of 0.05. Over a year, the trends in rainfall features slightly increased at most obsrvation stations, except for Hong Ngu and Moc Hoa. Additionally, the trends in rainfall features slightly decreased in rainny season rainfall (RSR) at 10 out of 16 observation stations, while insignificant to significant increasesing in dry season rainfall (DSR) were detected at all observation stations.